All language subtitles for Black.Lightning.S03E14.WEB-DL.x264-ION10

[Jefferson] Previously
on Black Lightning...

I unraveled that
Bitcoin chain.

This is who had you killed.

I like this little hustle that
you got goin' on here.

As of right now,
you work for me.

[Lala] The case belongs
to Tobias Whale.

I can't turn it on.

He'll find me if I got his.

So, there's a chip in him.
Why don't we just take it out?

[Gambi] The chip is connected
to Khalil's brain.

Removing it would kill him.

Firewall.

[crackling]

He's still in my head, Jen.

-I can't be trusted.
-I trust you.

[Jefferson] We're going on to
foreign soil to engage

a ruthless enemy
who knows we're coming.

We're gonna be
outnumbered and outgunned.

I'm looking for Dr. Jace.
Jace killed my mother.

-[Sergeant Grayle] Stop!
-[grunts]

[screaming]

Nobody touches my wife!

-I love you.
-[Jefferson] I love you.

Let's go home.

[Gambi] You know me...

by another name
from another life.

I go by Peter Gambi now,

but no matter how hard
I try to escape,

my past is determined
to haunt me.

This war between the ASA
and Markovia should've...

could've been prevented,

if I had only
disobeyed one order.

I should've killed you
40 years ago, Dr. Jace.

But you didn't, did you?

I was forced to
work for both sides,

and let me tell you,

if Markovia wins
this meta arms race,

we and everything
we know will cease
to exist.

So, whether you understand
that or not,

we're fighting
on the same side now.

You were their prisoner
for months.

Tell me about their leader.

I believe you've met him.

He answers to
the name Gravedigger.

And what does Gravedigger
want here in Freeland?

Your stable metas.

All of them.

The mission was a success.

My team managed
to retrieve Dr. Stewart
and Dr. Jace from Markovia.

Hmm.

Dr. Jace, how fortunate.

I do look forward
to debriefing her.

No, not a chance.

I'm holding you to our deal.

All members of my team
are to be erased from
the ASA records,

including Dr. Jace.

Under whose authority?

I noticed you failed
to mention you let
Tobias Whale escape.

There was an audible
in play.

This was supposed to
be a covert mission.

Your team botched it
so completely,

the Markovians now have
Freeland surrounded.

Sounds like
an ASA problem to me.

Major Grey...
you are dismissed.

[scoffs]

Erica Moran's been
returned to her family.

Her identity, as well as
those of every member
of your team

will be excised,
including that of Dr. Jace.

There's more.

We came across
an American meta in Markovia.

Now, my intel says
he's heading to Freeland,

leading the Markovian invasion.

Calls himself...
Gravedigger?

I'm not familiar
with that name...

but rest assured,
I will perform
the due diligence.

Am I to assume
I can count on you
in the coming war?

No.

Freeland can.

[Anissa] Okay, here I come.

Okay, okay,
that's enough, Anissa.

Oh, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. I know.

[sighs]

Dad said it'll help
after the fight in Markovia.

I really wish I had
your abilities right now.

God, who thought ice
would hurt more than a punch?

Maybe you can ask Painkiller
to take your pain away.

Please don't call him that.

His name's Khalil.

Plus, we're not
talkin' about him.

You lost those privileges
when you conveniently
forgot to tell me he's alive.

Yeah, well, he has
an assassin trapped

in that chip in his head.
He's a ticking time bomb.

He still needs my help.

No one should have
to face what he went
through by themselves.

You know that.

Jen, what happens
if Painkiller gets loose?

He is a killer.

He helped protect
all of us in Markovia.

He seems like
he's in control to me.

Look...

I know you love him, Jen,

but the two of you are
not the same people you
were when you fell in love.

[breathing deeply]

You have never met Painkiller.

I'm telling you,
he is a wild animal.

-He's a wild animal?
-Yes.

Whose girlfriend spends
most of their time roaming
Freeland as a leopard?

Oh. That was a low blow.

It's true.

The difference?

Grace knows who I am
in all of her forms and
she never hurt me.

Can you say
the same about Khalil?

That looks light.

You're not holdin' out
on Lala, are you, Lady Eve?

Now, you know you
gotta kick out 30% to
keep operating in Freeland.

That's exactly what
Lala and I agreed upon.

Count it.

Devonte, isn't it?

We're gonna be seeing
a lot of each other.

I prefer our interactions
be pleasant.

Did any of my girls
happen to catch your eye?

You know you can
take your pick.

This is about business.

I ain't here for pleasure.

Lala and I
are business partners,

and he should know
the quality of our product.

And since he feels
it beneath him,

that duty falls squarely
upon his lieutenant.

[chuckles]

[fizzing]

Right here.

Excellent choice.

Shalon will fulfill
your every desire.

Your firewall's
holding up, Khalil.

Is there anything else
I can do for you?

No, thanks, TC.

I don't need anything.

Yes, you do.

Okay, what am I
supposed to do with that?

Idle hands are
the devil's playground.

Jen told me that
you are an accomplished artist.

The world needs more artists.

No, the world doesn't need me.

Listen, Khalil, I've had
my own struggles with PTSD.

What helped me was finding
a safe emotional structure.

I found that in tailoring.

I'd lose myself for hours
in the stitching and fabrics.

And seeing that I could
create something of value

helped me get out of
the dark places that my mind
would get trapped in.

Thanks, but I'll be okay.

I can take care of myself.

You're one tough cookie, kid,
no doubt about that,

but PTSD is not an enemy
anyone should handle
by themselves.

Would you be
willing to talk with
someone about it?

Right, and what therapist
is gonna take a patient

who murdered his own mother?

Once this occupation's over,

I'm gonna get you
the help you need.

I have a friend, Perenna.

She's used to tough cases.

She helped Jennifer
through a rough patch.

But until then...

express yourself.

♪ Last night
I saw a superhero
He was black ♪

♪ He said
"This is for the street
Black Lightning's back" ♪

[music playing]

Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.

I got you.

I got you. Come on.

Baby... baby, you're sweating,
but you're cold as ice.

It's the withdrawals.

I'm surprised it's taken
this long to manifest.

Is there anything else
I can do for you?

Jeff...

I'm an addict.

I never truly knew,
all those years,

what it was like for you...

being Black Lightning.

The weight of the world
on your shoulders.

Knowing you could fix it.

I understand that lure...

and why you couldn't stop.

I should've seen that
I was forcing you

to be something
that you weren't,

and I am sorry.

No, no, no. I'm sorry.

If I'd gone after you
instead of helping Henderson,

then the Markovians
wouldn't have gotten you.

[gagging]

Withdrawals. I'm sorry.

I love you.

I love you, too.

Brandon, please,
just sit down and
chill for one second.

Not until you take me
to Dr. Jace.

Have you ever taken a life?

It changes you forever.

Look at Khalil.

Look, I know you wanna
even the score with Jace
for killing your mom,

I get that, but we're
in Freeland now.

It seems more like
an execution than justice.

Is that really what you want?

Just let me talk to her.

Please.

[sighs]

[Shalon chuckles]

I've heard the rumors
about your boss, Lala.

[Shalon] Is it true
he's a meta?

[Devonte] No.

I think it got something
to do with this briefcase.

[Shalon] What briefcase?

[Devonte] He said it belonged
to Tobias Whale.

As soon as he
comes to collect...

[imitating gunshot]

it's over with.

Set up a sit-down with Lala.

[water splashing]

Mom, how you feelin'?

This too shall pass.

I wanna thank you
for coming for family dinner.

I appreciate it.

I'm looking forward
to getting to know Grace.

Next time.

Yeah.

After Markovia,
she really needed some rest.

Turns out that
shapeshifting is quite taxing.

-Here--
-Hey, I got it!

Okay.

I can do it myself.
I'm an adult. Thank you.

Okay.

Forgive me.

It's the withdrawals.

I'm so ashamed.

I know. Come here.

You have nothing
to be ashamed of.

Addiction is a disease
and it can happen
to anybody.

We're here to support you

and we will get through
this. You'll see.

Thank you, sweetheart.

Never have to thank me, Mom.

All right, well,
I'll let you freshen up.

-Dinner's ready.
-Okay.

♪ It's hard to take
All of this hate ♪

♪ It's hard to take
All of this hate ♪

[Jefferson] That's exactly
why I told Odell

that I would lead the
defense of Freeland
if the Markovians attack.

Someone has to keep
an eye on that, yeah?

Well, Dad, I don't understand
why it has to be you.

Well, actually, I was hoping
it would be all of us.

Okay, look, I understand
your hesitation,

but if anyone has
a better idea, I'm listening.

Mmm, well, yeah,
Odell needs to go.
Like, for real.

Yeah. I'm with Jen
on this one.

Well, sometimes
it's easier to work with
the devil you know.

Odell fractured us
and nearly destroyed
our family, so...

Your mother and I discussed
that we need a reset.

A do-over. But in order
for that to happen--

We need a clean slate.

No more secrets.

I, um...

I found my last
hidden stash of glimmer.

I tried to flush it, but...

I couldn't.

Look,

no one survives addiction
without support, okay?

We're here for you.

Yeah.

I got you, Mom.

[crackling]

Okay, I guess it's my turn.

All right, guys, I think...

I think Grace might
be the one.

Mmm. We see that in your eyes
every time you look at her.

-You still owe us a secret.
-What you mean?

I ain't got nothin' to say!
I'm open book!

[chuckles]

What about you?

Like I said,
clean slate, honey.

No judgement.

All right. Um...

Dad already knows, but
I've been working with Odell.

He groomed me as an ASA asset

and he tricked me
into killin' a bunch
of Markovians.

He didn't tell me that
they were Markovian soldiers

in the data farm
he had me nuke.

I'm so sorry.

Odell tricked me into
using glimmer without
my knowledge as well.

Look at me.

You did what
you thought was right.

But it wasn't, though.

[Jefferson clears throat]

Well, I witnessed the erasing
of multiple universes.

And I helped save the universe
that we all live in now,

so, you know,
I just had that...
little tidbit.

[chuckling] Oh, come on, Dad.
Why do you always gotta
one-up us?

I mean...

Yeah. [laughing]

Okay, on that note,
do you wanna bless this mess?

[laughing]

[Jefferson sighs]

This food we're about
to receive,

we are truly,
truly thankful for.

Amen.

Amen.

All right, let's eat.

-Please.
-[Jennifer laughing]

Fall back.

I'm not changin' our terms
of agreement, if this is what
this is about, Lady Eve.

Our agreement
is quite satisfactory.

I've asked you here
for a personal matter.

[chuckles]

Well, look at you
gettin' all familiar.

Maybe I raise the fee
for you wastin' my time.

Say another 5%?

[laughing]

I understand you have
a certain briefcase in
your possession.

One you can't open.

I don't know nothin'
about no briefcase.

Oh, Lala...

you know these streets.
They talk.

And you know what
a good listener I am.

If I had such a thing...

why would I hand it
over to you?

Because I can give you
what you truly want.

That briefcase is
the only thing that will
bring Tobias Whale to me.

And when he comes to collect,

I'll have my revenge
come hell or high water.

[chuckling]

Oh. [chuckling]

Oh, Lala...

what will you do
when you catch
the white whale?

Oh, right.

You can't harm him.

Tobias programmed you.

How you know that?

E pluribus unum.

Sit your ass down!

[grunts]

You never worked
for Tobias Whale.

You worked for me.

I ran the Shadow Board.

Tobias used my technology
to keep you on his leash.

[shuddering]

I can undo that for you, baby.

Imperium in Imperio.

[breathing heavily]

[grunts]

[Lady Eve chuckling]

Now, does that
sound like something

the Godfather of Freeland
would be interested in?

Babe, Jen is so stubborn

and infuriating
sometimes that it makes
me wanna... [grunts]

Can't imagine
what that's like.

You joke.

But she refuses to believe
that Painkiller is dangerous.

It's like, he'll never
be Khalil, right?
Why can't she see that?

Isn't it obvious?

It's her first love.
She'll fight tooth
and nail for him.

It's like the more
I push, the more
she just rushes to him.

With everything that's
going on, your sister
has a lot to process.

I mean, cut her some slack.

So, that's what you would do?

I would help my girlfriend
paint her nails, you know?

Share a romantic
moment together.

Come on, sit down already.

Fine.

But if he hurts her,
I'mma put his ass
in the ground

and I'mma make sure
it sticks this time.

From what I can see,
Jen can take care of herself.

[Shonda] Anissa, you have
an urgent call from
the Perdi farm.

Shonda, put it through.

Blackbird, are you there?
It's Anaya. Please, come in.

Oh, my God.

Anaya, it's Blackbird.
What's goin' on?

Markovians found us.
It's a massacre.

I'm leading what's left
of the Perdi to make a run
for the safety of Freeland.

Meet us at
the ASA checkpoint, but hurry.

Shonda, call Black Lightning.

Have him meet me
at the ASA Checkpoint Charlie.

Suit up.

Dr. Jace!

[Jennifer] Hey!
We're here to talk.

She wants to talk?
Then let's talk.

Start by sayin'
why you experimented

on my mom while
she was pregnant with me.

[chuckles] The child with
the earth-based powers.

Your mother...
Helen, wasn't it?

Oh, yes, she was lovely.
I was very fond of her.

Say her name again.

[Jennifer] Brandon!
Brandon! Hey, Brandon,
stop. You promised.

I promised you
I wouldn't kill her.

My mother will.

Justice is balance.

A life for a life.

You used your powers
to crystallize your
mother's ashes

and wore her your
entire life waiting
for this moment?

Hey, stop talkin'.

Those powers
you're flaunting,
I gave you those.

You cursed me.

You took away my life.

And gave you this one!

A "thank you" would suffice.

Brandon... No!

Back up.

When I helped your
mother escape Markovia,

your father tried to kill me
with very similar powers.

Guess the apple
doesn't fall far.

Maybe you and he should talk.

All right, it's time to go.

She knew my pops.
I thought he was dead.

Kill me and you'll
never find out the truth.

[impact grunting]

Brandon, stop!

Let's go!

You're lucky!

-Markovian forces
are advancing.
-[people screaming]

Form a line and
protect the refugees.

Looks like you could
use the assist.

Let's go! Get behind me.

[men yelling]

[indistinct shouting]

[Anissa] How about
we give 'em a little
Lightning and Thunder?

With a touch of Grace.

[Black Lightning] All right,
I'll take care of the Perdi.

-[Anissa inhales deeply]
-[man screaming]

-[blows landing]
-[man screaming]

That's all I can remember.

They say the Markovians
swarmed the Perdi farm.

-Took Anaya and Thierry.
-[Anissa sighs]

Look, I forced the Perdi
to help, so this is on me.

Anaya and Thierry took me in
when I needed help.

We can't leave them
in Markovian hands.

What's gonna happen
to these refugees?

ASA doesn't have
enough supplies to help...

but I think I can.

I know a guy.

All right.

We'll go get Anaya
and Thierry.

-[slapping]
-[breathing heavily]

Now that I have
your full attention,

I trust you'll take
this message to
your boss, Lady Eve.

You tell her the Tailor
sends his regards.

And next time you plan
to assassinate someone...

[cutting]

don't miss.

Get out of here!

If anyone can find
out the truth about
your father, it's TC.

So, go ask him or I will.

Didn't you want me
to think things through?

Let me think, then. Damn.

You know, you're just
as stubborn as my father.

You and your pops
got the same powers, right?

I mean, I guess.

I'm kind of
an upgrade, though.

Black Lightning 2.0.

What if Jace is right?

What if I take after my pops
like you do yours?

Earth-based powers?

Well, if that's true,
it makes sense.

But if you kill Jace,
you'll never find out.

She's not gonna tell you
the truth anyway, just her
own twisted version of it.

So, go talk to TC
and stop being stubborn.

[exhales deeply]

TC, got a sec?

Yeah.

What you doin'?

You know, keepin' busy.

It helps with, well...

you know.

Yeah, I do know.

If you need anyone
to talk to, I'm here.

Everybody keeps saying
you're dangerous, but
I don't believe any of that.

I know you'd never hurt me.

Thanks.

But can you turn
to the right?

I wanna grab that profile.

[clicks tongue,
clears throat]

[chuckles]

[Brandon] I need a favor, man.

To help you find
your pops because
Dr. Jace is a liar, right?

[TC chuckling]

Hey, sound travels
pretty well here, man.

Yeah, you might want to be
a little bit quiet.

Appreciate you, man.

[Jennifer] Khalil?

Khalil?

-Oh, no. Hey, Khalil!
-TC, I think he's
glitchin' again.

Khalil?

Yeah, he's
definitely glitching.

What are you waiting for,
an invitation?

-Go in there and save him.
-Yeah, come on!

Didn't I tell you,
you can't keep me
here forever?

I still have my mission.

Kill the Pierce family.

And when I get out of here...

I'm gonna make you
watch and listen...

as they scream,

as they beg.

[grunting]

I want you
to watch her die.

Khalil, you're hurting me.

Khalil, you're hurting me.

[Jennifer] Khalil, please.

No.

[grunts]

[struggling]

Khalil, please.

[straining] Khalil,
you're hurting me.

[screaming]

[door shuts]

-[shouting]
-[banging]

[gasps]

[grunts, coughing]

[breathing heavily]

[panting]

[groaning]

[exhaling deeply]

Don't take another step.

Yo, it's me, Jen.

Khalil.

For how long?

You know, my sister
was right about you.

I don't know
how I was so blind.

I came to apologize.

Look, I...

I'm not myself anymore.

I don't know who I am.

But I do know that
Painkiller is a part of me
and he's not goin' away.

And I have to learn
to live with him.

I don't.

I know you can't see him...

but when I look into
Painkiller's eyes, there's
nothin' there but death.

Odell made me a weapon,
but I know...

I know deep down
that I still have
a soul, Jen.

And I need you more
than anyone to believe that.

What Odell did to you
was evil...

but I can't love a weapon
that's pointed at my family,

even if it does have a soul.

See you around, Khalil.

No.

You won't.

[bell dinging]

[gun cocking]

[chuckles]

I received your message.

You know, Gambi,
an e-mail would've sufficed.

An old friend like you
deserves a personal touch.

"An eye for an eye."

You're getting literal
in your old age.

Well, at least I can tell
my twins apart now.

Speak your piece, Evelyn.

One way or another,
our feud ends now.

Okay.

I did set a contract
for your life, true.

But after you took out
Joey Toledo, Tobias had
me killed.

I got better, so...

bygones?

What do you want?

[chuckles] Same old Gambi.

Don't fret.

I come bearing gifts.

We both worked
for the ASA, so...

I don't need to tell you
what this is, do I?

Where did you get it?

Let's say it fell off a truck.

I can't open it.

You always were
more capable when it
came to things like this.

I taught you better
than that, Evelyn.

"Never give something
for nothing."

I was gonna get to that part.

In my absence,
the ASA shattered Freeland.

Take this peace offering.

Use it to burn down
the ASA for what they
did to my city.

Or not.

Either way, my quarrel
with the Tailor is over.

Good. You're here.

I have to tell you
about Khalil.

He left, didn't he?

Yes, but that's not all.

It'll have to wait.

This is our top priority
as of right now.

[clicks]

Wow.

Would you look at that?

I appreciate you both coming.

This simply couldn't wait.

Looks like
the nuclear football.

Might be worse.

This briefcase
contains the genome

of every meta the ASA
has ever come in
contact with.

It self-updates every time
the ASA inputs new data
into their systems.

But this goes far deeper
than just the ASA.

What are you saying, Gambi?

The United States
is responsible

for starting and funding

the Markovian meta
research program

decades before they brought
that research to the States.

And it all began with
an American soldier
named Tyson Sykes,

or as we all know him...

Gravedigger.

And like many soldiers
of the period, he
suffered daily abuse

at the hands of those
that felt that people with
his skin color didn't belong.

[clanging]

Look at that, somebody
threw away a perfectly
good coon.

[laughing]

[grunts]

[man] Hey, get off of him.

[tray clangs]

[both grunting]

[blows landing]

[yells]

[Gambi] The government
gave Sykes a choice.

Court martial or volunteer
for their enhanced
soldier program.

Sykes chose lab rat.

[grunts]

[Sykes groaning]

[screaming]

[gasping]

The program killed
hundreds of soldiers...

but not Sykes.
He was different.

Their experiments activated
his dormant meta gene...

[gasping]

...giving him
superhuman strength,
slowing the aging process,

and the power to push his will
on to others...

that we've all experienced.

Ah! [panting]

[Gambi] The US military
sent Sykes on countless
secret missions,

earning him the moniker
that he answers to today,
Gravedigger.

[grunting]

[man yells]

[grunting]

[gun firing]

[grunting, gasping]

[grunting]

-[bomb explodes]
-[ears ringing]

[muffled screaming]

[man yelling]

-[both grunting]
-[screaming]

[groaning]

[both grunting]

-[bones cracking]
-[screaming]

[grunting]

[panting]

-[distant gunshot]
-[man yelling in distance]

-[gunshot fired]
-[body thuds]

[Gambi] Tyson Sykes
is the first metahuman
in recorded history.

Meta-prime.

If the US government
had the serum

to unlock meta powers
this entire time,

where is their meta army?

The only part of the
program that survived
was Gravedigger himself.

And for the past 70-plus years,
the US has spent billions

trying to recreate
the original serum.

First in Markovia,
then here in Freeland.

What is so special
about Markovia?

During the Cold War,
it was the perfect
strategic location.

Close to Russia,
and lacking laws against
human experimentation.

That is, until the Markovian
government was overthrown

and the US was kicked out.

You were stationed
in Markovia.

No.

I was sent there
after the coup.

My covert mission...

was to extract
the lead scientist
of their meta program.

Dr. Jace.

Which led to the start
of the ASA,

and the beginning
of the vaccine program
here in Freeland.

Every US president since FDR
has known about

and funded
this program.

And now we're holding
the only proof.

[Jefferson] This is insane.

The US government has
operated this program
around the world

with no one's knowledge
for nearly a century.

The world needs to know.

I don't understand
how Gravedigger
landed in Markovia.

Odell claims
he's never heard of him.

I don't think he has.

You have to have direct access
to this briefcase in order
to know those secrets.

Even in my ASA days,
I never learned about him.

It seems that after the war,

Gravedigger refused to live
in a country that never
wanted him in the first place.

He was a key factor
in the Markovian coup.

And he's been there
ever since,
living like a king.

And now he's in charge
of the Markovian military.

And he has a serious grudge
against the ASA,
the United States,

and probably us.

Beat him once,
we'll do it again.

[Lynn] No,
you don't understand.

I left the formula

for the meta-boost serum
in Markovia.

What happens if Gravedigger
can have any meta power
he wants?

He'd be unstoppable.

[sighing]

Transport to Freeland
has been secured.

However, we were unable
to track down the albino.

He is lost to us.

What would you have me do?

Colonel Mosin...

Markovia thanks you
for your service.

[choking]

But, unfortunately,
your services are
no longer needed.

[bone cracks]

[body thuds]

[speaks Russian]

[speaks English]

And vengeance, doctor.

Ultimate vengeance...

in one man.

Me.

[closing theme music playing]