1 00:00:11,345 --> 00:00:14,212 "[Jennifer]" Justice, like lightning Should ever appear. 2 00:00:14,473 --> 00:00:17,056 To some men hope And to other men fear." 3 00:00:17,768 --> 00:00:20,385 My father taught me that poem when I was just a little girl. 4 00:00:20,604 --> 00:00:23,187 [man on TV] My son wasn't in no gang. 5 00:00:23,398 --> 00:00:25,730 He had a job with the city and a little boy. 6 00:00:26,610 --> 00:00:29,352 Our children are dying in these streets and no one cares. 7 00:00:29,571 --> 00:00:32,359 No one is in control. Not even the police. 8 00:00:32,574 --> 00:00:35,566 - This city has really lost its damn mind. - [sniffles] 9 00:00:35,786 --> 00:00:40,622 This incident marks 125 shootings in Freeland in just one weekend, 10 00:00:40,832 --> 00:00:44,791 proof The One Hundred keeps growing even stronger in power. 11 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:46,483 Freeland activists took to the streets 12 00:00:46,672 --> 00:00:48,162 to protest the notorious gang, 13 00:00:48,757 --> 00:00:49,838 but it turned violent 14 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:52,542 when One Hundred gang members tried to break up the march. 15 00:00:52,761 --> 00:00:53,421 [woman] They shootin'! 16 00:00:53,637 --> 00:00:57,221 We understand the community is frustrated with the violence in our city. 17 00:00:57,891 --> 00:00:59,598 Freeland PD is frustrated, too. 18 00:00:59,810 --> 00:01:00,810 But I want to be clear, 19 00:01:00,936 --> 00:01:05,396 we will not tolerate any rioting, looting, or violence. Excuse me. 20 00:01:05,607 --> 00:01:08,086 [reporter] But what about... One more question for you, Inspector... 21 00:01:08,110 --> 00:01:10,950 [news anchor] Many residents say they have lost faith in the Freeland PD 22 00:01:11,113 --> 00:01:14,447 and Inspector Henderson, a 23-year veteran 23 00:01:14,658 --> 00:01:17,070 who came up through the ranks fighting Black Lightning, 24 00:01:17,286 --> 00:01:20,404 who mysteriously disappeared nine years ago. 25 00:01:20,998 --> 00:01:23,330 One day, I wish these idiots would give us credit 26 00:01:23,542 --> 00:01:25,749 for all the lives we've saved in Freeland. 27 00:01:25,961 --> 00:01:28,248 [Jennifer] I didn't fully understand the poem 28 00:01:28,463 --> 00:01:32,081 until I grew to know the truth about my family and myself. 29 00:01:32,551 --> 00:01:36,465 The signs were always there, but this is how the journey began. 30 00:01:36,680 --> 00:01:37,680 Dad? 31 00:01:42,477 --> 00:01:43,888 [indistinct chatter] 32 00:01:50,193 --> 00:01:51,354 That's my dress. 33 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:53,613 Oh, yeah. 34 00:01:54,698 --> 00:01:57,360 So is this one. Now, hurry up and put it on 35 00:01:57,576 --> 00:01:59,567 before Dad gives birth to a small farm animal. 36 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:03,153 [sighs] 37 00:02:04,249 --> 00:02:06,206 Oh, so you looked at your schedule for tonight... 38 00:02:06,752 --> 00:02:07,992 and you had a choice. 39 00:02:08,253 --> 00:02:12,497 Protest The One Hundred, or attend Garfield High's fundraiser, 40 00:02:12,716 --> 00:02:15,048 and you chose the path that led you to getting arrested. 41 00:02:15,260 --> 00:02:16,750 It wasn't a choice, Dad. 42 00:02:16,970 --> 00:02:20,179 No, it was a choice, Anissa. Everything is a choice. 43 00:02:20,390 --> 00:02:21,846 It was a peaceful protest. 44 00:02:22,059 --> 00:02:25,051 Oh. Oh, yeah, burning police cars? Breaking windows? 45 00:02:25,270 --> 00:02:27,630 You know, that's actually the very definition of "peaceful." 46 00:02:27,689 --> 00:02:30,477 Well, I guess it depends on what your definition of "peace" is. 47 00:02:30,692 --> 00:02:33,650 Because the people in Freeland, they haven't had peace in generations. 48 00:02:33,862 --> 00:02:38,072 "Returning violence for violence multiplies violence, 49 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:42,572 adding deeper darkness to a night already devoid of stars." 50 00:02:43,413 --> 00:02:44,528 Dr. King. 51 00:02:45,582 --> 00:02:49,041 "And I'm sick and tired of being sick and tired." 52 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:51,292 - Fannie Lou Hamer. - Yep. 53 00:02:51,505 --> 00:02:54,543 - But that is not the point I'm making. - [police siren blaring] 54 00:02:55,425 --> 00:02:56,631 [sighs] 55 00:02:58,303 --> 00:03:00,670 This night just keeps getting better and better. 56 00:03:01,306 --> 00:03:02,909 [dispatcher] To be advised, the suspect is armed. 57 00:03:02,933 --> 00:03:04,173 [Anissa] Dad, what's going on? 58 00:03:05,102 --> 00:03:07,142 - Copy that, Dispatch... - [Jefferson] Just be calm. 59 00:03:08,230 --> 00:03:10,062 - Ugh! - [Jefferson] Let me handle this. 60 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:13,166 Yeah, this doesn't feel so good, does it? 61 00:03:13,276 --> 00:03:14,276 [Jefferson] Jennifer. 62 00:03:15,487 --> 00:03:16,693 Step out of the car. 63 00:03:18,657 --> 00:03:20,898 Look, Officer, my name is Jefferson Pierce... 64 00:03:21,118 --> 00:03:22,118 Get out, please. 65 00:03:22,494 --> 00:03:24,986 Okay, okay, look, this is getting out of hand. 66 00:03:25,205 --> 00:03:26,787 Now, this is the third time this month! 67 00:03:26,998 --> 00:03:28,142 - [Jennifer] Hey! - What are you doing? 68 00:03:28,166 --> 00:03:29,622 Get your hands off my dad! 69 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:31,204 - Hey! - Leave him alone! 70 00:03:31,586 --> 00:03:33,356 - Let me see your hands! Now! - [Jefferson] Stop! 71 00:03:33,380 --> 00:03:35,712 Don't shoot, all right? Everybody, just calm down! 72 00:03:35,924 --> 00:03:36,924 Okay- 73 00:03:37,300 --> 00:03:38,861 [officer] Ma'am, put 'em up on the dashboard. 74 00:03:38,885 --> 00:03:41,422 Anissa, put your hands on the dashboard! 75 00:03:41,638 --> 00:03:43,518 Dad, I have the right to videotape if I want to! 76 00:03:43,557 --> 00:03:45,264 Damn it, Anissa, just do it now! 77 00:03:55,986 --> 00:03:57,026 [officer] Is this the guy? 78 00:03:59,156 --> 00:04:00,396 [officer sighs] 79 00:04:09,499 --> 00:04:11,490 You're not gonna tell me what this is all about? 80 00:04:14,379 --> 00:04:15,619 You have a good night, sir. 81 00:04:17,716 --> 00:04:19,332 I asked you a question. 82 00:04:26,183 --> 00:04:28,094 Her liquor store just got robbed. 83 00:04:29,394 --> 00:04:31,635 [stutters] And I'm sure the description is what, 84 00:04:32,105 --> 00:04:35,848 "a black man dressed in a suit and tie. 85 00:04:36,401 --> 00:04:39,689 Getaway car, a mid-sized Volvo wagon"? 86 00:04:40,655 --> 00:04:43,397 [scoffs] You have a good night, sir. 87 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:49,153 [siren chirps] 88 00:04:51,291 --> 00:04:53,077 [static on radio] 89 00:04:54,419 --> 00:04:56,285 [electricity crackling] 90 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:02,257 [pants and exhales] 91 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:06,553 [Jennifer] This was the night, in the rain, 92 00:05:07,057 --> 00:05:09,424 with thunder and lightning as a witness, 93 00:05:09,684 --> 00:05:11,470 that Black Lightning was born again. 94 00:05:20,487 --> 00:05:23,195 We all know that this city is in a crisis. 95 00:05:23,406 --> 00:05:26,444 But under the leadership of Principal Jefferson Pierce, 96 00:05:26,660 --> 00:05:29,197 Garfield High is an oasis of hope. 97 00:05:29,746 --> 00:05:32,113 This Olympic gold medal-winner came back 98 00:05:32,332 --> 00:05:35,916 to his old neighborhood of Freeland to turn it around. 99 00:05:36,127 --> 00:05:39,210 And with graduation rates now in the nineties, 100 00:05:39,422 --> 00:05:41,163 Jefferson does it all with the help 101 00:05:41,383 --> 00:05:44,341 of an outstanding faculty and his family. 102 00:05:44,553 --> 00:05:47,841 His oldest daughter, Anissa, is a medical school student, 103 00:05:48,056 --> 00:05:52,175 and teaches three days a week at the school as a health educator. 104 00:05:52,435 --> 00:05:53,925 His younger daughter, Jennifer, 105 00:05:54,145 --> 00:05:57,854 is a standout scholar-athlete just like her father. 106 00:05:58,275 --> 00:06:00,892 - Girl, I was about to leave your ass. - [scoffs] Okay. 107 00:06:01,111 --> 00:06:04,194 No. Ain't nobody got time to be waiting on the Queen Of Garfield High. 108 00:06:04,531 --> 00:06:06,363 Kiesha, stop calling me that. 109 00:06:06,616 --> 00:06:08,573 What? Girl, embrace it. It's true. 110 00:06:08,785 --> 00:06:11,055 Yeah, but when people say it, they're just low-key hating on me 111 00:06:11,079 --> 00:06:13,840 for something I can't control. Like, my dad's the principal, I get it. 112 00:06:14,124 --> 00:06:17,492 Girl, here you are. Where do y'all think y'all going? 113 00:06:17,711 --> 00:06:21,625 [groans] Okay, okay. Damn, we're busted. Um... 114 00:06:21,840 --> 00:06:24,735 Listen, Khalil and a few of his friends, we're having a small house party, 115 00:06:24,759 --> 00:06:25,778 and Kiesha and I were gonna go. 116 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:29,090 So why are your fast asses in the bathroom, half naked? 117 00:06:31,057 --> 00:06:31,671 Thank you. 118 00:06:31,892 --> 00:06:34,133 Listen, I promise to be home before Dad gets home. 119 00:06:35,270 --> 00:06:37,081 Come on, Harriet, help a sister get some freedom. 120 00:06:37,105 --> 00:06:37,517 Mmm-mmm. 121 00:06:37,529 --> 00:06:39,563 You know what it's like to live in that house. 122 00:06:40,525 --> 00:06:41,525 Please? 123 00:06:42,110 --> 00:06:43,110 [sighs] 124 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:47,856 Listen, Jennifer, this fundraiser is over at ten o'clock. 125 00:06:48,575 --> 00:06:51,818 You better have your behind in the house no later than 10:15. 126 00:06:52,037 --> 00:06:53,306 - I'm_not playing. - [giggles] Yep. 127 00:06:53,330 --> 00:06:54,330 No, seriously. 128 00:06:54,497 --> 00:06:55,987 - 10:15. - Don't play with me. 129 00:06:56,207 --> 00:06:59,416 I'm not playing, I promise. I'll be at home in the bed. 130 00:06:59,628 --> 00:07:00,016 Mmm-hmm. 131 00:07:00,028 --> 00:07:01,828 Thank you. Thank you, thank you, thank you. 132 00:07:02,756 --> 00:07:04,747 Love you! [Chuckles] 133 00:07:04,966 --> 00:07:06,832 And stop calling me "Harriet Tubman." 134 00:07:07,052 --> 00:07:08,052 Oh, sorry... 135 00:07:08,803 --> 00:07:10,464 [both] Harriet. [Laughing] 136 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:11,960 Okay, come on, come on, hurry up. 137 00:07:12,265 --> 00:07:14,347 Ladies and gentlemen, join me 138 00:07:14,559 --> 00:07:18,678 and welcome to the stage, Principal Jefferson Pierce. 139 00:07:18,897 --> 00:07:21,059 [audience applauding and cheering] 140 00:07:29,240 --> 00:07:30,901 Thank you, Senator Turner. 141 00:07:31,326 --> 00:07:32,326 [clears throat] 142 00:07:34,704 --> 00:07:35,704 Where is the future? 143 00:07:35,914 --> 00:07:37,075 [students] Right here. 144 00:07:37,499 --> 00:07:39,911 - And whose life is this? - [students] Mine! 145 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:41,537 And what are you gonna do with it? 146 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:44,253 [students] Live it by any means necessary. 147 00:07:45,590 --> 00:07:49,128 [rapping] H' 'Bout 'bout 'bout now N'. 148 00:07:49,344 --> 00:07:51,301 N' This is my intuition listen H'. 149 00:07:51,554 --> 00:07:52,914 N' I shouldn't be pushing hard N'. 150 00:07:53,181 --> 00:07:54,888 H' They said that be difficult N'. 151 00:07:55,141 --> 00:07:56,677 N To make it I needed a miracle N'. 152 00:07:56,893 --> 00:07:58,850 I.“ But I did it I did it without you N'. 153 00:07:59,062 --> 00:08:00,803 N' What'd you think I would amount to N'. 154 00:08:01,022 --> 00:08:03,167 I.“ What'd you think I would go Prowlin' n the city N'. 155 00:08:03,191 --> 00:08:04,351 N' I will be a legend now N'. 156 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:05,670 I.“ Come on, think about it h'. 157 00:08:05,694 --> 00:08:08,186 N' I got loads of muscle N' 158 00:08:08,446 --> 00:08:09,902 [vocalizing] 159 00:08:19,499 --> 00:08:21,957 Yeah! [Laughs] 160 00:08:23,378 --> 00:08:25,335 You wanna go over there? Come on. 161 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:30,465 - What do you say? - Are you serious? 162 00:08:30,885 --> 00:08:33,468 Listen, don't think just 'cause I'm a little stoned 163 00:08:33,680 --> 00:08:34,960 that means you're gonna get some. 164 00:08:35,098 --> 00:08:36,858 Because I'm not having sex in a club bathroom 165 00:08:36,933 --> 00:08:39,300 with somebody I just met. Or ever. 166 00:08:39,728 --> 00:08:40,934 I was just playing- 167 00:08:41,146 --> 00:08:44,355 No, you weren't. Because if I'd said yes, you would have been all over this. 168 00:08:44,566 --> 00:08:47,649 - Okay, all right, I'll give you that. - [both laugh] 169 00:08:47,861 --> 00:08:49,338 - That's wonderful. - [man] That's great. 170 00:08:49,362 --> 00:08:50,362 Excuse me. 171 00:08:50,447 --> 00:08:52,358 You got a state senator introducing you? 172 00:08:52,741 --> 00:08:55,108 Don't let all this high-class ass-kissing go to your head. 173 00:08:55,326 --> 00:09:00,071 [laughs] Henderson, uh, my students would define your comments as "hatin'." 174 00:09:00,290 --> 00:09:01,325 [laughs] 175 00:09:01,541 --> 00:09:02,906 Thank you for your support. 176 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:07,753 And more importantly, for, uh, pulling the strings to get Anissa released. 177 00:09:07,964 --> 00:09:10,672 Of course. It's getting crazy out there, Jefferson. 178 00:09:10,884 --> 00:09:12,644 The rules of the streets don't apply anymore. 179 00:09:12,844 --> 00:09:16,303 [chuckles] You protest the police, we'll tear gas you, arrest you, 180 00:09:16,598 --> 00:09:17,958 maybe even put a knot on your head. 181 00:09:18,099 --> 00:09:20,511 But protest The One Hundred and they will kill you. 182 00:09:20,727 --> 00:09:22,997 -[cell phone vibrates] -You tell Anissa she's needed more in emergency rooms 183 00:09:23,021 --> 00:09:24,227 than in those streets. 184 00:09:24,439 --> 00:09:25,600 Got to get back to work. 185 00:09:25,815 --> 00:09:27,585 And I'll check on those guys who pulled you over. 186 00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:29,475 - I don't think they're mine. - Thank you. 187 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:30,810 Thank you. 188 00:09:31,029 --> 00:09:32,611 [laughing] 189 00:09:32,822 --> 00:09:33,903 Nice monkey suit. 190 00:09:34,240 --> 00:09:37,120 You should start a church, Jefferson. At least you would make more money. 191 00:09:37,243 --> 00:09:38,278 [Jefferson] Uh-huh. 192 00:09:39,579 --> 00:09:41,539 - [clears throat] - Enjoying yourself, Mr. Pierce? 193 00:09:41,790 --> 00:09:43,110 I will if we hit our goal tonight. 194 00:09:43,208 --> 00:09:44,915 - Well, turn on the charm. - [chuckles] 195 00:09:45,168 --> 00:09:46,979 -[clears throat] -I have someone you should meet. 196 00:09:47,003 --> 00:09:49,335 Ms. Lady Eve from Black Bird Funeral Parlor. 197 00:09:49,672 --> 00:09:51,458 Deep, deep pockets. 198 00:09:51,674 --> 00:09:53,460 - Yeah, I met her once or twice. - Oh! 199 00:09:53,676 --> 00:09:55,556 Okay, I will be over. Uh, just give me a minute. 200 00:10:03,103 --> 00:10:05,140 - Hi. - Hey. 201 00:10:06,356 --> 00:10:10,691 Heard your daughter got arrested tonight. It's not a good look, Jeff. 202 00:10:10,902 --> 00:10:12,984 - My daughter? Oh, you're funny. - [chuckles] 203 00:10:13,196 --> 00:10:14,316 Yeah, we have joint custody, 204 00:10:14,447 --> 00:10:17,360 which means half of her attitude is your responsibility. 205 00:10:17,575 --> 00:10:21,034 Jeff, Anissa has not been in "our custody" for quite some time now. 206 00:10:21,246 --> 00:10:24,739 Now, I know it's hard for you to swallow, but she's not a child anymore. 207 00:10:25,458 --> 00:10:26,458 She's a grown woman. 208 00:10:26,626 --> 00:10:30,415 Yeah, legally true, but emotionally and financially, 209 00:10:30,630 --> 00:10:33,334 she is still in my care and always in my wallet. 210 00:10:33,346 --> 00:10:33,998 [chuckles] 211 00:10:34,217 --> 00:10:35,937 You know, I'm actually kind of proud of her. 212 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:37,713 She's a lot like you, Jeff. 213 00:10:38,179 --> 00:10:41,467 Always wanting to help, always fighting for change. 214 00:10:43,601 --> 00:10:44,601 You are beautiful. 215 00:10:45,311 --> 00:10:46,392 Don't do that. 216 00:10:46,646 --> 00:10:47,646 What? 217 00:10:48,022 --> 00:10:49,103 You know what. 218 00:10:50,400 --> 00:10:52,482 Besides, Ms. Fowdy's waiting on you. 219 00:10:53,444 --> 00:10:56,903 [gasps] Oh. Mmm-hmm. 220 00:10:58,408 --> 00:11:02,902 You know, you actually look really good in this suit. 221 00:11:09,752 --> 00:11:10,752 [sighs] 222 00:11:20,680 --> 00:11:21,841 Hey, hey! 223 00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:24,218 Hey, it's me. 224 00:11:25,059 --> 00:11:27,175 No, I thought you said Jennifer was home. 225 00:11:29,689 --> 00:11:30,689 What? 226 00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:34,767 Absolutely ridiculous! 227 00:11:35,278 --> 00:11:36,768 No, you should know better. 228 00:11:37,822 --> 00:11:39,312 Yeah, I will talk to you later. 229 00:11:48,208 --> 00:11:50,996 No, Afropunk over Coachella any day of the week. 230 00:11:51,211 --> 00:11:52,542 - No way. - Are you serious? 231 00:11:52,754 --> 00:11:55,837 SZA, Solange, Childish Gambino? 232 00:11:56,049 --> 00:11:57,809 All right, all right, I'll give you that one. 233 00:11:58,593 --> 00:12:00,584 So, you one of them alternative black girls? 234 00:12:01,512 --> 00:12:03,344 [chuckles] All right, I'll take it. 235 00:12:03,598 --> 00:12:06,636 - No, for real, how old are you? - I'm serious, I'm 18. 236 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:08,341 What's good, bruh? 237 00:12:09,771 --> 00:12:10,771 What up? 238 00:12:13,191 --> 00:12:15,711 Uh, I'm gonna run to the restroom while you talk to your friends. 239 00:12:15,735 --> 00:12:17,146 - Excuse me. - No. 240 00:12:17,820 --> 00:12:20,653 I'm sorry? - Chill. Chill. 241 00:12:24,077 --> 00:12:26,193 [rapping] N' This rap you Step aside H' 242 00:12:26,412 --> 00:12:27,994 I.“ I am richer than That some guy N'. 243 00:12:28,206 --> 00:12:29,662 I.“ On my homepage And my phone is N' 244 00:12:29,874 --> 00:12:32,457 h' You both Just keep going hard N' 245 00:12:39,717 --> 00:12:40,717 [grunts] 246 00:12:50,395 --> 00:12:51,977 [Lala] Will, Will, Will, Will. 247 00:12:52,188 --> 00:12:54,270 Why I gotta chase you down to have a conversation? 248 00:12:54,524 --> 00:12:56,231 You ain't got to chase me down, Lala. 249 00:12:57,026 --> 00:12:59,546 I'm just hustling, just trying to make the money you say I owe you. 250 00:12:59,570 --> 00:13:01,436 Oh, look, the money I say you owe me? 251 00:13:01,656 --> 00:13:03,897 Bruh, did the Freeland PD 252 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,905 not steal 100 grand worth of product from you when you got popped? 253 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:09,040 See, none of this is my business. I'm gonna go... 254 00:13:09,205 --> 00:13:12,243 I'm talking, sweetheart. Just stand there and be cute. 255 00:13:12,458 --> 00:13:14,825 'Cause I want to make sure that we clear on this point. 256 00:13:15,628 --> 00:13:17,164 Did you not have commissary money? 257 00:13:17,755 --> 00:13:19,712 Did you not have the best lawyer in Freeland? 258 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:22,882 The money I say you owe me? 259 00:13:24,429 --> 00:13:25,669 '[Qrunts] '[9l"oans] 260 00:13:25,888 --> 00:13:27,424 - I'm talking to you, man. - [grunts] 261 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:29,320 Why you got to do that in front of my girl? 262 00:13:29,517 --> 00:13:31,328 You know I'm good for it. I'm gonna get you your money. 263 00:13:31,352 --> 00:13:33,664 Don't say that. I'm not his girl. I just met him tonight, I swear... 264 00:13:33,688 --> 00:13:36,271 Hey, shut up. As a matter of fact, 265 00:13:37,150 --> 00:13:39,312 I think your girl should start putting in some work 266 00:13:39,527 --> 00:13:43,316 over at the Seahorse Motel to pay down some of that debt. 267 00:13:44,407 --> 00:13:45,407 We good? 268 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:48,950 Yeah. Yeah, we're good. 269 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:51,494 We're good. [Chuckles] Shut your proper ass, man. 270 00:13:51,706 --> 00:13:53,572 No! No! The hell, we're not good. 271 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:54,873 I'm not ho-ing for nobody! 272 00:13:55,001 --> 00:13:57,321 - I don't even know this dude! - Jen, Jen, I'm sorry. Wait. 273 00:13:57,503 --> 00:13:58,981 You know what? I thought you were kind of cute 274 00:13:59,005 --> 00:14:00,962 until I found out you were somebody's bitch. 275 00:14:01,382 --> 00:14:03,168 .[groaning] - paughs] 276 00:14:03,384 --> 00:14:05,170 Hey, man, I like this girl, man. 277 00:14:08,181 --> 00:14:09,783 Whoa, whoa, whoa. Where you think you going, Bojangles? 278 00:14:09,807 --> 00:14:12,244 No, please, let's not do this. I just need to get through that door. 279 00:14:12,268 --> 00:14:13,428 You ain't getting up in here. 280 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,514 [grunting] 281 00:14:16,898 --> 00:14:18,059 [sighs] 282 00:14:19,901 --> 00:14:21,232 I tried to do it the right way. 283 00:14:21,903 --> 00:14:23,940 [electricity crackling] 284 00:14:24,155 --> 00:14:25,691 - [gunshots] - [crowd clamoring] 285 00:14:29,202 --> 00:14:30,202 Do you see him? 286 00:14:31,704 --> 00:14:33,286 - Where'd he go? - Move! Move! 287 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:36,875 Right there! 288 00:14:42,423 --> 00:14:43,423 Where'd he go? 289 00:14:44,217 --> 00:14:45,707 [groans] 290 00:14:50,890 --> 00:14:51,890 Where he at? 291 00:14:52,016 --> 00:14:53,016 [grunting] 292 00:14:55,686 --> 00:14:56,847 [groans] 293 00:15:10,743 --> 00:15:11,743 [sniffling] 294 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,660 [man] Come on! Come on! Hurry! 295 00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:25,125 [police siren wailing] 296 00:15:25,425 --> 00:15:26,985 [officer on megaphone] You, in the suit, 297 00:15:27,343 --> 00:15:28,833 stay right where you are. 298 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,128 Put your hands where we can see 'em! 299 00:15:31,889 --> 00:15:33,550 Do not move. 300 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,355 [slow echoing] Get on the ground! 301 00:15:43,568 --> 00:15:45,900 He said, "Get on the ground!" 302 00:15:46,112 --> 00:15:49,696 You get your black ass on the ground. 303 00:15:51,617 --> 00:15:53,779 [grunts] 304 00:15:53,995 --> 00:15:56,862 - [grunting] - [tasers crackling] 305 00:16:07,758 --> 00:16:09,999 - [grunts] - [officers groaning] 306 00:16:24,775 --> 00:16:27,358 I.“ Stand up for something Or fall for anything N'. 307 00:16:28,571 --> 00:16:29,982 N' Lightning came with no rain N'. 308 00:16:30,198 --> 00:16:31,734 N I saw a superhero Last night N'. 309 00:16:32,033 --> 00:16:32,738 N' He was black H'. 310 00:16:32,950 --> 00:16:34,361 N' He said This is for the hood N'. 311 00:16:34,577 --> 00:16:35,737 N' Black Lightning's back N'. 312 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:12,566 You are lucky you didn't get shot 313 00:17:12,782 --> 00:17:15,945 or end up in some motel room right now, all drugged up and being passed around! 314 00:17:16,160 --> 00:17:17,554 All right, you're going too far with it. 315 00:17:17,578 --> 00:17:19,910 No, I'm not. It's happening every day. 316 00:17:20,373 --> 00:17:21,373 Plus, you lied to me. 317 00:17:21,457 --> 00:17:24,199 You said you were going to a small house party, not Club 100. 318 00:17:24,418 --> 00:17:26,647 Well, if I'd said Club 100, would you have still let me go? 319 00:17:26,671 --> 00:17:27,671 - Uh, no. - Right. 320 00:17:27,713 --> 00:17:30,171 Because your fast ass shouldn't be going there anyway. 321 00:17:30,633 --> 00:17:32,749 You know why they call it "Club 100," Jennifer? 322 00:17:32,969 --> 00:17:35,427 Because that's all who hang there. Gang members. 323 00:17:35,638 --> 00:17:38,380 Well, all you guys want me to do is go to school, run track, 324 00:17:38,599 --> 00:17:40,359 and "set a good example for the other girls." 325 00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:42,225 When did that become a bad thing? 326 00:17:42,436 --> 00:17:45,474 I'm not Dad! I'm not you, and I'm not the Queen of Garfield. 327 00:17:45,690 --> 00:17:47,522 No, no, this is not about Dad or me 328 00:17:47,733 --> 00:17:49,690 or some silly name they call you at school. 329 00:17:49,902 --> 00:17:52,798 It's about the fact that you're trying to act grown when clearly you're not. 330 00:17:52,822 --> 00:17:54,422 Why are you being such a bitch right now? 331 00:17:54,532 --> 00:17:56,022 Call me a bitch one more time. 332 00:17:56,242 --> 00:17:57,803 I just won't tell you next time. How about that? 333 00:17:57,827 --> 00:17:59,113 You didn't tell me this time. 334 00:17:59,328 --> 00:18:01,911 You came up in this house shaking because you were so scared. 335 00:18:02,123 --> 00:18:04,080 That's what told me. Now you want to act all cool 336 00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:05,727 like it was just, what, some great adventure? 337 00:18:05,751 --> 00:18:07,151 All right, I'm already stressed out. 338 00:18:07,211 --> 00:18:08,522 - I can't with you right now. - Okay. 339 00:18:08,546 --> 00:18:10,649 - Give me my phone, please. - Okay, you're not getting your phone. 340 00:18:10,673 --> 00:18:11,287 Anissa. 341 00:18:11,507 --> 00:18:14,090 [news anchor] Dark clothes. If anyone has any information... 342 00:18:14,302 --> 00:18:16,384 I'm not here to talk about Club 100. 343 00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,212 We are here because two police officers 344 00:18:18,431 --> 00:18:19,671 were viciously attacked tonight 345 00:18:19,765 --> 00:18:22,427 while on the job protecting and serving this community, 346 00:18:22,643 --> 00:18:23,643 plain and simple. 347 00:18:23,811 --> 00:18:26,290 Witnesses say it looked a lot like Black Lightning was involved 348 00:18:26,314 --> 00:18:27,770 at the incident at Club 100. 349 00:18:27,982 --> 00:18:29,251 [Inspector Henderson] That's fake news... 350 00:18:29,275 --> 00:18:32,609 This is not a game. This is real, Jen. 351 00:18:34,155 --> 00:18:38,319 We are looking for a regular, human, black male, 352 00:18:38,534 --> 00:18:40,445 who was probably hyped up on drugs. 353 00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:42,341 This assailant is responsible for an attack 354 00:18:42,455 --> 00:18:44,271 on two of Freeland's finest officers, not some... 355 00:18:44,283 --> 00:18:44,641 [grunts] 356 00:18:44,665 --> 00:18:46,281 I thought you were done being a hero. 357 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:47,792 I am. 358 00:18:48,461 --> 00:18:49,496 Doesn't look like it. 359 00:18:49,879 --> 00:18:51,085 Thanks for stitching me up. 360 00:18:51,547 --> 00:18:53,288 Luckily, it's just a flesh wound. 361 00:18:53,507 --> 00:18:55,214 It doesn't feel like a flesh wound. 362 00:18:56,886 --> 00:18:57,886 Nine years... 363 00:18:59,096 --> 00:19:02,589 It has been nine years since I've even come close to using my powers. 364 00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:05,721 And each of those nine years I've told you this city needs you. 365 00:19:06,187 --> 00:19:07,187 So what's next? 366 00:19:07,772 --> 00:19:10,639 What? If you mean Black Lightning, there is no "next." 367 00:19:10,983 --> 00:19:12,565 No, my daughter is safe. 368 00:19:14,111 --> 00:19:16,193 Do you remember why you became Black Lightning? 369 00:19:19,241 --> 00:19:21,152 You wanted to give the people hope. 370 00:19:21,911 --> 00:19:24,869 You wanted the evil that's out there to have something to fear. 371 00:19:25,289 --> 00:19:26,558 Right now there's nothing to fear 372 00:19:26,582 --> 00:19:28,902 and evil's running rampant like a plague through this city, 373 00:19:29,460 --> 00:19:31,326 hell, through this world. 374 00:19:31,545 --> 00:19:33,377 [sighs] Okay. You know what? 375 00:19:33,756 --> 00:19:37,044 Let's cut through the poetry and just talk real. 376 00:19:37,426 --> 00:19:40,839 Now, the purpose of Black Lightning was to kill Tobias 377 00:19:41,263 --> 00:19:45,052 for literally shoving my father's articles down his throat until he died. 378 00:19:45,476 --> 00:19:49,891 Then it was because of crime bosses, crooked politicians, 379 00:19:50,147 --> 00:19:51,808 every small-time street thug 380 00:19:52,024 --> 00:19:55,358 that had snatched a purse or robbed a store. 381 00:19:55,611 --> 00:19:57,943 You see, there's no end, Gambi. 382 00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:00,689 There's no bottom for Black Lightning. 383 00:20:01,283 --> 00:20:05,197 And the only loser in all of it is... me. 384 00:20:05,705 --> 00:20:06,911 [Jefferson sighs] 385 00:20:07,498 --> 00:20:12,834 I feel like Lynn and I are making room for a possibility of a reconciliation. 386 00:20:13,295 --> 00:20:16,413 Do you hear me? I have a shot at putting my family back together. 387 00:20:17,842 --> 00:20:21,005 Black Lightning is not gonna jeopardize that. 388 00:20:21,637 --> 00:20:24,095 [clicks tongue] I love Lynn and those girls, 389 00:20:24,306 --> 00:20:25,967 but we knew this day would come. 390 00:20:26,976 --> 00:20:28,995 Jefferson, I've known you since you were 12 years old. 391 00:20:29,019 --> 00:20:32,512 You're like my son, so I have to tell you the truth. 392 00:20:34,191 --> 00:20:36,728 The promise you made Lynn was well-intentioned, 393 00:20:38,028 --> 00:20:39,939 but it always had an expiration date. 394 00:20:41,657 --> 00:20:44,445 [Lynn cries] Jeff, baby... 395 00:20:44,910 --> 00:20:46,400 I can't do this anymore, Jeff. 396 00:20:46,620 --> 00:20:50,204 I can't stay here with the girls and just watch you kill yourself. 397 00:20:50,458 --> 00:20:52,950 I promise, no more. 398 00:20:55,504 --> 00:20:58,417 See, that's a curious question. Why is he a vigilante 399 00:20:58,632 --> 00:21:00,672 while other communities have folks with superpowers, 400 00:21:00,843 --> 00:21:02,709 and all of a sudden, they're heroes? 401 00:21:02,928 --> 00:21:04,781 This shows you how, in this country of nearly 400 years... 402 00:21:04,805 --> 00:21:05,805 Hey. 403 00:21:06,307 --> 00:21:06,539 Hey. 404 00:21:06,551 --> 00:21:08,507 There's a double standard when it comes to us. 405 00:21:08,851 --> 00:21:11,639 You know, I was just thinking about you on the drive over here. 406 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,261 What were you thinking? 407 00:21:14,148 --> 00:21:17,058 Things you are not supposed to say to your ex-wife. 408 00:21:17,070 --> 00:21:17,732 [chuckles] 409 00:21:18,319 --> 00:21:19,319 Everything Okay? 410 00:21:19,653 --> 00:21:21,644 Yeah. I just came over to calm Jennifer down. 411 00:21:21,864 --> 00:21:23,070 She was pretty shaken up. 412 00:21:23,491 --> 00:21:24,491 Why? What happened? 413 00:21:25,034 --> 00:21:26,900 She was at Club 100 when that mess went down. 414 00:21:27,161 --> 00:21:28,777 - She was there? - We tried calling you. 415 00:21:28,996 --> 00:21:30,452 We even tried calling the school. 416 00:21:30,706 --> 00:21:32,809 [inhales deeply] I think we've managed to calm ourselves down, 417 00:21:32,833 --> 00:21:34,233 but it was scary hearing it, though. 418 00:21:34,418 --> 00:21:36,785 Damn. The board had me hemmed up. 419 00:21:37,004 --> 00:21:38,124 I mean, they're trying to... 420 00:21:38,964 --> 00:21:41,877 It doesn't matter. It doesn't matter. 421 00:21:42,134 --> 00:21:43,670 I tell you, these girls... 422 00:21:43,886 --> 00:21:46,486 I mean, one of 'em gets arrested, the other's sneaking into clubs. 423 00:21:46,555 --> 00:21:50,514 As scary and dangerous as it was, Jennifer was just being a teenager. 424 00:21:50,851 --> 00:21:53,593 Don't take it personal and don't start having catastrophic thoughts. 425 00:21:53,854 --> 00:21:55,970 - Yeah, well, it's hard not to. - I agree. 426 00:21:56,398 --> 00:21:57,751 When I think about what could have happened, 427 00:21:57,775 --> 00:21:59,265 it makes me sick to my stomach. 428 00:22:00,486 --> 00:22:01,942 Now she knows what can happen. 429 00:22:02,613 --> 00:22:06,026 - You're right. You're right. - [chuckles] 430 00:22:06,242 --> 00:22:07,528 Mmm, I better go. 431 00:22:07,910 --> 00:22:10,671 Oh, and I played bad parent tonight. You know, did the whole speech... 432 00:22:10,788 --> 00:22:12,788 - Mmm-hmm. - "You lied. You put yourself in danger. 433 00:22:12,998 --> 00:22:15,990 This speaks to your character. No social media for a month." 434 00:22:16,210 --> 00:22:17,541 So you're good on that front. 435 00:22:17,753 --> 00:22:19,084 Wow. A month? 436 00:22:20,923 --> 00:22:21,628 You're not playing. 437 00:22:21,841 --> 00:22:24,629 No. No, I'm not. Not when it comes to keeping them alive. 438 00:22:25,386 --> 00:22:26,386 Thank you. 439 00:22:28,472 --> 00:22:31,760 So, I was watching the news tonight. 440 00:22:32,351 --> 00:22:34,467 And they were talking about Black Lightning. 441 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:37,850 - [scoffs] What were they saying? - That he's back. 442 00:22:38,983 --> 00:22:39,983 Is he? 443 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:44,898 Lynn, of course not. You know better than that. 444 00:22:46,574 --> 00:22:48,485 I have saved more lives as a principal 445 00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:52,069 than I ever would have as Black Lightning. 446 00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:54,153 I'm not looking to go backwards. 447 00:22:54,373 --> 00:22:55,488 I pray that's true. 448 00:22:55,958 --> 00:22:56,958 It is. 449 00:22:57,209 --> 00:23:00,497 Good. 'Cause I don't ever wanna see you like that again. Ever. 450 00:23:02,965 --> 00:23:04,501 It was too painful. 451 00:23:04,842 --> 00:23:09,086 You are talking like someone who cares about me. 452 00:23:11,765 --> 00:23:13,096 I do care about you, Jeff. 453 00:23:15,769 --> 00:23:16,850 I do. 454 00:23:30,868 --> 00:23:32,279 You're not gonna find anything. 455 00:23:33,746 --> 00:23:36,238 Just a man who wants his woman back. 456 00:23:39,084 --> 00:23:40,165 I should go. 457 00:23:42,338 --> 00:23:43,419 Yeah. 458 00:23:49,970 --> 00:23:51,381 - Drive safe. - [car lock chirps] 459 00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:58,763 Daddy, why are you bleeding so much? 460 00:23:59,021 --> 00:24:01,058 [Lynn] You may as well be some crackhead. 461 00:24:01,482 --> 00:24:03,894 I want you out. I want a divorce. 462 00:24:04,485 --> 00:24:05,850 You broke your promise. 463 00:24:08,113 --> 00:24:09,113 [groans] 464 00:24:13,035 --> 00:24:16,403 [Roland on TV] Look, you have this fervor, this desire for a savior, 465 00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:21,074 and that speaks to how this system has utterly failed the black community. 466 00:24:21,293 --> 00:24:24,581 Look, if Black Lightning is back, this is a game changer for Freeland. 467 00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:28,665 [man] Tobias! Please! Don't do this! Tobias! 468 00:24:28,884 --> 00:24:30,500 - [splashes] - [muffled screaming] 469 00:24:30,719 --> 00:24:33,552 Hey, boss, you're gonna wanna come take a look at this. 470 00:24:34,431 --> 00:24:37,674 [interviewer] Mr. Martin, is Black Lightning back? 471 00:24:37,893 --> 00:24:39,930 Come on, what have you got? 472 00:24:40,145 --> 00:24:43,103 You've got people praying for someone others call a vigilante 473 00:24:43,315 --> 00:24:44,521 to be back in this city, 474 00:24:44,733 --> 00:24:47,100 even though we haven't confirmed if this rumor is true. 475 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:57,406 H' Grey hoodies They cover their heads N'. 476 00:24:58,455 --> 00:25:00,071 N' I can't see their faces N'. 477 00:25:00,290 --> 00:25:02,156 S.“ I can't see, see See, see, see N'. 478 00:25:03,210 --> 00:25:04,371 N' They're near me N' 479 00:25:04,586 --> 00:25:07,419 [all laughing] 480 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:08,245 What are you doing? 481 00:25:08,465 --> 00:25:11,127 [indistinct chatter] 482 00:25:11,343 --> 00:25:15,086 N' No need No need to take from me N'. 483 00:25:15,347 --> 00:25:17,463 N' Don't throw the paint on me H'. 484 00:25:17,725 --> 00:25:19,716 N' I see this lake formin' H'. 485 00:25:19,935 --> 00:25:21,391 N' I got lost astray N' 486 00:25:21,603 --> 00:25:22,934 [school bell ringing] 487 00:25:23,147 --> 00:25:24,763 Stan, I have not heard from your parents. 488 00:25:24,982 --> 00:25:26,382 - Have them call me. - Will do, sir. 489 00:25:26,483 --> 00:25:27,836 So, that's what this is really all about, right? 490 00:25:27,860 --> 00:25:28,900 - The board thinks... - No. 491 00:25:28,986 --> 00:25:31,273 The board wanting to put metal detectors in the school. 492 00:25:31,488 --> 00:25:32,193 It's not about the metal... 493 00:25:32,406 --> 00:25:34,363 Oh, Kay, I have the yearbook proofs in my office. 494 00:25:34,575 --> 00:25:35,360 - Come find me. - Okay. 495 00:25:35,576 --> 00:25:37,012 Jefferson, it's not about the metal detectors, 496 00:25:37,036 --> 00:25:38,513 it's about the safety of the students. 497 00:25:38,537 --> 00:25:40,015 - "The safety of the students"? - Yes. 498 00:25:40,039 --> 00:25:41,119 Is that what they told you? 499 00:25:41,790 --> 00:25:42,790 [scoffs] 500 00:25:43,459 --> 00:25:44,459 No, look... 501 00:25:44,626 --> 00:25:47,960 Now, I will not treat my students like criminals. 502 00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:51,756 Do you realize almost all of these kids know someone in prison? 503 00:25:51,967 --> 00:25:55,005 Yeah, their mothers, or fathers, or their aunties, uncles. 504 00:25:55,345 --> 00:25:58,883 Now I will not turn my school into another jail, Kara. 505 00:25:59,808 --> 00:26:01,014 I'll relay the message. 506 00:26:03,020 --> 00:26:04,020 Thank you. 507 00:26:06,899 --> 00:26:07,934 [sighs] 508 00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:12,153 [groans] 509 00:26:17,451 --> 00:26:20,284 [chuckles] You really don't quit, do you, old man? 510 00:26:21,997 --> 00:26:23,829 When you're staring down the barrel of a gun, 511 00:26:24,249 --> 00:26:28,163 you don't care if the person saving you is a Christian, Muslim, Jew, 512 00:26:28,378 --> 00:26:29,584 black or white, 513 00:26:29,922 --> 00:26:32,914 or some guy in a weird Parliament-Funkadelic getup. 514 00:26:33,133 --> 00:26:35,295 - "Parliament"? - You just wanna be saved. 515 00:26:35,511 --> 00:26:37,093 - [robber] Hurry up, man! - Here it is. 516 00:26:37,304 --> 00:26:40,046 I've watched this every year on my birthday since then. 517 00:26:41,517 --> 00:26:43,133 [grunting] 518 00:26:48,732 --> 00:26:51,144 [yelling] 519 00:26:51,485 --> 00:26:54,227 I wouldn't have seen my kids graduate college, 520 00:26:54,488 --> 00:26:56,104 the first black President, 521 00:26:56,448 --> 00:26:58,530 or my grandkids if it wasn't for Black Lightning. 522 00:27:06,208 --> 00:27:09,417 - What are you even doing here? - Jennifer, damn, girl, come on! 523 00:27:09,628 --> 00:27:11,960 I told you, I just wanna make sure we were cool. 524 00:27:12,631 --> 00:27:15,043 Look, I saw your Instagram and I zoomed in on your initials 525 00:27:15,259 --> 00:27:16,545 and you know, I found you. 526 00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:19,798 Okay, one, that's called "stalking." And second, it's creepy. 527 00:27:20,013 --> 00:27:21,825 - Now get out of here, I'm serious. - No, it's not! Yo, Jen... 528 00:27:21,849 --> 00:27:23,993 Stop! What the hell is wrong with you? Get your hands off me! 529 00:27:24,017 --> 00:27:26,930 Damn! Why do black girls gotta have so much attitude? 530 00:27:27,437 --> 00:27:29,757 What the hell is wrong with you, grabbing on her like that? 531 00:27:29,815 --> 00:27:31,055 You need to get up out my face. 532 00:27:31,108 --> 00:27:32,394 You are not a student here 533 00:27:32,609 --> 00:27:35,192 and I'm asking you to leave before I call the police. 534 00:27:35,404 --> 00:27:36,964 Bitch, I told you to get out of my face. 535 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:38,487 That's it. I'm calling the police. 536 00:27:38,699 --> 00:27:39,699 The hell you not. 537 00:27:39,867 --> 00:27:41,153 [grunting] 538 00:27:41,368 --> 00:27:42,984 - [groans] - [students screaming] 539 00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:44,203 [grunts] 540 00:27:48,792 --> 00:27:51,152 - [Anissa] Let's go now. Let's go. - Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa! 541 00:27:51,336 --> 00:27:52,936 Now what happens after you pull this gun? 542 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:56,713 You going to shoot her? In front of the entire school? 543 00:27:56,925 --> 00:27:58,165 You're on parole, right? 544 00:27:58,552 --> 00:28:01,510 Yeah, yeah. There are cameras all over this place. 545 00:28:01,763 --> 00:28:04,505 Do you really wanna go back to jail for a school shooting? 546 00:28:04,725 --> 00:28:06,966 'Cause that is life with no possibility of getting out. 547 00:28:07,186 --> 00:28:08,706 You don't know who you're messing with. 548 00:28:08,896 --> 00:28:10,386 You're right, I don't. 549 00:28:10,731 --> 00:28:14,520 But the police are already on their way and they don't care who you are. 550 00:28:14,735 --> 00:28:16,601 They will shoot your black ass for fun. 551 00:28:25,662 --> 00:28:28,450 This ain't over. Bet that. 552 00:28:39,426 --> 00:28:40,945 [Jefferson] What the hell were you thinking? 553 00:28:40,969 --> 00:28:43,006 I mean, you not only put yourselves in danger, 554 00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:44,303 but also the entire school. 555 00:28:44,514 --> 00:28:45,595 What was I supposed to do? 556 00:28:45,807 --> 00:28:47,673 You were supposed to follow school protocol, 557 00:28:47,893 --> 00:28:49,804 call security, and walk away. 558 00:28:50,187 --> 00:28:52,303 It's been seven years since I took over as principal. 559 00:28:52,648 --> 00:28:55,811 Seven years, and we haven't had one incident of violence. 560 00:28:56,026 --> 00:28:57,312 Not one. And now this. 561 00:28:57,527 --> 00:29:00,645 If you haven't noticed, Dad, violence is everywhere in Freeland. 562 00:29:00,864 --> 00:29:03,777 Did you really think it wasn't gonna touch Garfield at some point? 563 00:29:03,992 --> 00:29:07,110 Either we help the community as a whole or we will all go down in pieces. 564 00:29:07,329 --> 00:29:10,617 No. No, this is not about one of your political diatribes right now. 565 00:29:10,832 --> 00:29:12,072 It's not about the community. 566 00:29:12,334 --> 00:29:13,620 A community, I might remind you, 567 00:29:13,835 --> 00:29:15,795 I've been fighting for since before you were born. 568 00:29:15,921 --> 00:29:19,039 This is about me trying to keep my daughters alive. Period. 569 00:29:19,258 --> 00:29:21,590 [school bell ringing] 570 00:29:22,135 --> 00:29:23,296 What happened, Dad? 571 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:26,049 When did you abandon your people? 572 00:29:29,518 --> 00:29:31,259 Love you. Anissa. 573 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:37,981 [indistinct chatter] 574 00:29:48,412 --> 00:29:49,493 Mr. Jefferson. 575 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:51,122 Latavious. 576 00:29:51,164 --> 00:29:53,246 Wow. "Latavious." 577 00:29:54,084 --> 00:29:56,621 Nobody's called me that since I graduated from Garfield. 578 00:29:57,462 --> 00:29:59,294 I'm kinda busy, so let's jump right in. 579 00:30:00,215 --> 00:30:03,628 I heard what happened with Will. Not cool, especially at the school. 580 00:30:03,885 --> 00:30:04,885 Yes, exactly. 581 00:30:04,970 --> 00:30:08,008 Now I've had an unwritten agreement for years with all the gangs. 582 00:30:08,223 --> 00:30:11,636 Garfield is a safe zone, right? He broke that. 583 00:30:12,102 --> 00:30:13,871 Now I'm trying not to drag the police into this 584 00:30:13,895 --> 00:30:15,806 because I do not want things to escalate. 585 00:30:16,023 --> 00:30:20,108 But I need you to keep Will away from my girls, 586 00:30:20,652 --> 00:30:21,767 and away from Garfield. 587 00:30:22,195 --> 00:30:23,230 Will's my cousin. 588 00:30:24,406 --> 00:30:26,317 He's been kinda lost since he got out of jail. 589 00:30:27,034 --> 00:30:29,526 But you ain't trying to hear all that. I get it. 590 00:30:30,537 --> 00:30:31,537 Hey, come here. 591 00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:35,452 You late. The van's gone already. 592 00:30:36,460 --> 00:30:38,451 This is Mr. Jefferson. I went to his school. 593 00:30:39,004 --> 00:30:39,618 Hey. 594 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,751 Come on, man. You know that's not how we do. 595 00:30:43,008 --> 00:30:44,840 Look at Mr. Jefferson in the eyes. 596 00:30:45,052 --> 00:30:46,588 Shake his hand and introduce yourself. 597 00:30:47,804 --> 00:30:50,364 Hey, Mr. Jefferson. My name's Malik. It's a pleasure to meet you. 598 00:30:50,599 --> 00:30:51,879 It's a pleasure to meet you, too. 599 00:30:52,100 --> 00:30:54,967 Whoo! That's what I'm talking about. Yeah. 600 00:30:55,562 --> 00:30:56,562 Everything Okay? 601 00:30:56,688 --> 00:30:58,474 - Yeah, everything's cool. - Excellent. 602 00:30:59,524 --> 00:31:01,185 {gasps} -Latavious. 603 00:31:01,401 --> 00:31:03,361 'Cause I was told that you spent most of yesterday 604 00:31:03,487 --> 00:31:05,228 playing video games in your phone. 605 00:31:06,114 --> 00:31:08,902 What pisses me off is when you don't give it your best, Malik. 606 00:31:09,493 --> 00:31:11,472 When you don't put in the effort to succeed. 607 00:31:11,484 --> 00:31:11,700 Ow. 608 00:31:12,120 --> 00:31:15,613 There's a time to play games and there's a time to focus on reality. 609 00:31:15,832 --> 00:31:18,039 - And the reality of the situation is... - Latavious... 610 00:31:18,251 --> 00:31:20,663 While you got your mind buried in them video games, 611 00:31:20,921 --> 00:31:23,458 them white boys up in them neighborhoods that you selling in 612 00:31:23,673 --> 00:31:26,040 are being prepared to run the world and your black ass! 613 00:31:26,343 --> 00:31:27,708 Okay, Latavious, that is enough! 614 00:31:27,969 --> 00:31:29,209 You know my damn name! 615 00:31:32,265 --> 00:31:33,346 Now say it. 616 00:31:37,396 --> 00:31:38,396 Say it. 617 00:31:41,358 --> 00:31:42,358 Lala. 618 00:31:43,068 --> 00:31:45,184 Never put your hands on me again. 619 00:31:47,030 --> 00:31:49,362 You teach them your way and I teach them mine. 620 00:31:52,411 --> 00:31:53,411 Give me your phone. 621 00:31:58,125 --> 00:32:01,334 Go get that broom. I want these floors swept. 622 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,640 And don't even ask me about your damn phone. 623 00:32:07,509 --> 00:32:08,920 I'm gonna do you this favor. 624 00:32:10,303 --> 00:32:11,759 But that means you owe me. 625 00:32:12,722 --> 00:32:13,722 We good? 626 00:32:14,933 --> 00:32:15,933 We good. 627 00:32:20,272 --> 00:32:21,888 That's a nice suit, man. 628 00:32:23,525 --> 00:32:24,981 Real nice suit. 629 00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:55,546 All right, ladies. Homework. Let me... 630 00:32:56,016 --> 00:32:57,016 [students gasping] 631 00:32:57,058 --> 00:32:59,265 Excuse me? I'm talking to you. 632 00:33:00,645 --> 00:33:02,832 - [Will] Remember me? - I'm not afraid of The One Hundred. 633 00:33:02,856 --> 00:33:05,188 - Bitch, you should be! - Get your hands off of her! 634 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:06,686 Let's go. Come on! 635 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:08,017 - Jen! - Anissa. 636 00:33:08,278 --> 00:33:10,064 Don't! Wait, don't take them! 637 00:33:24,085 --> 00:33:26,702 This could literally turn into a mess if we're not careful, Lynn. 638 00:33:26,922 --> 00:33:28,024 Now, let me at least confirm 639 00:33:28,048 --> 00:33:29,817 that they're at the Seahorse Motel before we go in. 640 00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:31,752 How long does "confirm" take, Henderson? 641 00:33:31,968 --> 00:33:34,926 We're talking about our daughters here. Our daughters. 642 00:33:35,263 --> 00:33:37,575 I should just go over there and talk to someone my damn self. 643 00:33:37,599 --> 00:33:38,599 Talk to who? 644 00:33:39,684 --> 00:33:40,684 Who, Jeff? 645 00:33:41,186 --> 00:33:44,266 We're at this point right now 'cause you didn't talk to me in the first place. 646 00:33:46,274 --> 00:33:47,274 I'm sorry. 647 00:33:48,818 --> 00:33:49,853 It's not your fault. 648 00:33:50,070 --> 00:33:53,779 Now, come on, man, let me take care of it. Let me do my job. 649 00:33:55,116 --> 00:33:56,116 Okay- 650 00:33:57,827 --> 00:33:58,827 Okay- 651 00:34:07,045 --> 00:34:08,331 Jeff, where are you going? 652 00:34:10,423 --> 00:34:11,709 To get our girls. 653 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:15,886 Bring them home. 654 00:34:28,316 --> 00:34:30,273 The One Hundred have Jennifer and Anissa. 655 00:34:31,444 --> 00:34:32,559 Head downstairs. 656 00:34:52,299 --> 00:34:53,835 I've been working on something new. 657 00:34:58,263 --> 00:34:59,549 Something better. 658 00:35:08,148 --> 00:35:09,730 [suit powering up] 659 00:35:13,820 --> 00:35:15,231 [electricity crackling] 660 00:35:22,287 --> 00:35:23,618 [grunting] 661 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:49,766 [powering up] 662 00:35:54,069 --> 00:35:55,309 So your dumb ass thought 663 00:35:55,528 --> 00:35:57,448 that bringing them here was actually a good idea? 664 00:35:57,530 --> 00:35:58,530 Yes! 665 00:35:59,783 --> 00:36:01,023 [groans] 666 00:36:01,242 --> 00:36:02,824 These ain't no ordinary girls, man! 667 00:36:03,370 --> 00:36:05,327 Their father's like Black Jesus to Freeland! 668 00:36:05,789 --> 00:36:06,995 You know damn well 669 00:36:07,207 --> 00:36:09,407 that you don't make a move like this without permission. 670 00:36:10,377 --> 00:36:11,457 No, I was just trying to... 671 00:36:11,670 --> 00:36:13,081 -[grunting] {groaning} 672 00:36:13,338 --> 00:36:15,375 [gunfire in distance] 673 00:36:15,924 --> 00:36:18,507 See what I mean? It's been, like, what, huh, 674 00:36:18,718 --> 00:36:20,613 at least five years since I took over this place, 675 00:36:20,637 --> 00:36:23,550 and we ain't had no violence here? Now look. 676 00:36:24,891 --> 00:36:25,926 Handle that. 677 00:36:26,685 --> 00:36:28,892 - Murk these girls and make them disappear. - [crying] 678 00:36:29,562 --> 00:36:30,802 And you do the same. 679 00:36:34,234 --> 00:36:35,599 [thugs snickering] 680 00:36:46,371 --> 00:36:47,371 [gasping] 681 00:36:48,707 --> 00:36:49,707 [groans] 682 00:36:57,257 --> 00:36:58,668 [yelling] 683 00:37:03,388 --> 00:37:06,847 [girls sobbing] 684 00:37:09,894 --> 00:37:10,894 Nice suit. 685 00:37:11,396 --> 00:37:12,932 [girls gasping] 686 00:37:14,607 --> 00:37:15,607 [exhales] 687 00:37:16,818 --> 00:37:18,684 Now you should at least give a brother a moment 688 00:37:18,903 --> 00:37:20,735 to say something heroically clever. 689 00:37:22,866 --> 00:37:24,356 Now you've just pissed me off. 690 00:37:25,535 --> 00:37:26,535 Let's go, Jen! 691 00:37:26,995 --> 00:37:28,736 [groaning] 692 00:37:35,086 --> 00:37:36,201 [gasping] 693 00:37:36,421 --> 00:37:38,412 - Where is Lala? - I don't know! 694 00:37:38,631 --> 00:37:39,792 '[Qrunts] '[9l'0aning] 695 00:37:40,008 --> 00:37:41,008 Boy! 696 00:37:41,968 --> 00:37:44,960 Now, I'm only gonna ask you one more time. 697 00:37:45,180 --> 00:37:46,466 Where's Lala? 698 00:37:46,681 --> 00:37:48,137 [sobs] I don't know, man! 699 00:37:51,102 --> 00:37:52,102 Is that your car? 700 00:37:52,854 --> 00:37:53,854 [grunts] 701 00:37:54,939 --> 00:37:55,939 Yeah. 702 00:37:56,816 --> 00:37:57,851 It was nice. 703 00:37:59,319 --> 00:38:00,354 [shouts] 704 00:38:03,656 --> 00:38:04,737 [groans feebly] 705 00:38:06,201 --> 00:38:09,660 - [sirens blaring] - [men grunting] 706 00:38:09,954 --> 00:38:12,912 [officer] Get over here! Move! Move! 707 00:38:13,124 --> 00:38:15,582 They were holding us in that room up there. Right there! 708 00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:20,503 [electricity crackling] 709 00:38:33,686 --> 00:38:34,847 [tires screeching] 710 00:39:07,053 --> 00:39:08,053 [smooches] 711 00:39:11,057 --> 00:39:13,048 - Hey, boss, you know, I... - [shushing] 712 00:39:17,397 --> 00:39:18,683 '[9l'0ans] '[laughter] 713 00:39:18,898 --> 00:39:20,388 Damn! 714 00:39:20,608 --> 00:39:23,145 Do you believe in the Resurrection, Latavious? 715 00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:25,450 - I asked you a question. - [continues groaning] 716 00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:26,937 Do you believe in the Resurrection? 717 00:39:27,323 --> 00:39:30,782 The concept itself is beautiful, but it's a complete fantasy. 718 00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:32,734 I killed Black Lightning. 719 00:39:32,954 --> 00:39:34,874 -[groaning] -But it seems you and whoever this is 720 00:39:34,914 --> 00:39:38,623 have developed an adversarial relationship that's bad for my business. 721 00:39:39,168 --> 00:39:40,533 [groaning loudly] 722 00:39:42,255 --> 00:39:46,340 My question is, can you take care of this problem, 723 00:39:46,551 --> 00:39:50,385 or should I just kill you now and solve it myself? 724 00:39:58,479 --> 00:40:00,186 [girls sobbing] 725 00:40:04,444 --> 00:40:07,482 It's okay. It's okay, you're okay. 726 00:40:58,122 --> 00:40:59,612 [sighs] 727 00:41:03,628 --> 00:41:04,834 [sniffles] 728 00:41:06,464 --> 00:41:07,795 Thank you. 729 00:41:10,385 --> 00:41:11,591 You're welcome. 730 00:41:14,806 --> 00:41:16,467 But it's not over yet. 731 00:41:20,061 --> 00:41:22,039 -[gunshot] -[Anissa] I'm not afraid of The One Hundred! 732 00:41:22,063 --> 00:41:23,463 [Will echoing] Bitch, you should be! 733 00:41:28,861 --> 00:41:30,741 [Lala] Mark these girls and make them disappear. 734 00:41:30,822 --> 00:41:32,622 [Will] What if it's that Black Lightning dude? 735 00:41:32,865 --> 00:41:34,745 [Black Lightning] Now you've just pissed me off! 736 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:37,196 [labored breathing] 737 00:41:37,412 --> 00:41:39,198 [Lala] These ain't no ordinary girls, man! 738 00:41:41,874 --> 00:41:43,410 [gasping]