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You have to stop.

I can't keep letting you put yourself,
or me through this.

I promise,

no more.

It has been nine years

since I've even come
close to using my powers.

Do you remember why
you became Black Lightning?

You wanted to give
the people hope.

Somebody has to do something,
because all of this policing,

and marching, and praying,
it hasn't changed anything.

It is time that people
know that Black Lightning...

...is back.

Previously on
Black Lightning...

Thirty years ago, nine kids,
all of whom displayed enhanced abilities,

suddenly disappeared.

The reporter was Alvin Pierce.

- Grandpa?
- He was murdered.

You need to take
Black Lightning out,

'cause if you don't my partners
are gonna turn you into dust.

I found these on my student.

The only way I could keep him from
hurting anyone was to blast him.

Must be this new drug,
Green Light.

Khalil, your spinal cord
is now completely severed.

You sayin' I'm not
gonna walk again?

I've been waiting to knock you
out since the sixth grade.

Black Lightning is not making things
better for the citizens of Freeland.

Is he back?

You know better than that.

I pray that's true.

Joey Toledo is back.
Now, we're talking

about the guy who worked for
the man who killed my father.

- Where is Tobias?
- I'm not telling you nothing.

You should've stayed away.

Right away, sir.

Listen up.
Tip said Black Lightning is on the East End.

I'm taking 33rd Street.

Adam and Baker squads on me.

Henderson, I want you
to take MLK Street.

Charlie and David
squads with him.

Copy, Chief.

Let's roll.

Everybody, be safe,
heads on the swivel, let's do this.

We got him.

That's Black Lightning!
Come on. Let's get out of here.

I'm here, man.

Are you with me?

Tobias is in Freeland, Gambi.

Tobias...
Tobias is in Freeland, Gambi.

Breathe, Jefferson.
Breathe!

Call Lynn Stewart.

It's Doctor Stewart.

It's Gambi.

Jefferson's in the hurt locker,
and it's bad.

- Here you go.
- Thank you.

Cheers.

What the hell
happened to you?

I just fought
Black Lightning.

I mean, one more minute and I
would've killed him. I swear.

I mean, something's wrong with his head.
He looked half-dead.

So why didn't
you finish him?

I tried.

But I, but I was
all on my own.

And he trashed
my gun and I couldn't take him.

I tipped our guy
in the department.

There was a time you could
depend on white folks

to be professional.

Nowadays white boys just as lazy
and shiftless as the brothas.

- Tori's protection team checked in on schedule.
- Hmm.

- All is well.
- Hmm.

Tori's under protection?

Lady Eve sent me powder
from ground albino bones,

trying to mess
with my head.

Or issue a warning.

Yeah, and you're bleeding
on my floor.

Sorry, Boss.

Make sure we got a crew
in lockup on standby

and let me know as soon
as the cops get him.

Black Lightning doesn't
live out the night.

I don't get it. We roll the cavalry,
and he's gone. Disappears.

Eyewitnesses saw him
get into a van.

Did you get a plate?
Description of the van?

They were fans, sir.
So, willful amnesia.

How does a criminal
and a freak have fans?

Where'd you say
you got that tip, sir?

I didn't.

I gotta take this.

Look, I know
I should've waited,

but Joey Toledo has tried to
kill me over and over again.

And he was Tobias's
right-hand man.

I couldn't miss a chance
to go after him.

I didn't get him, though.

What's that?

I brought a portable,

took a brain scan
while you were out.

And?

Anomalous,
but normal for you.

If you did have a brain bleed,
it's gone by now.

Your powers turbo-charged
your recovery system.

May not heal as fast you used to,
but it's still twice as fast as normal.

Well, it doesn't feel
twice as fast.

It's good to be
in your hands.

Stop it, Jefferson!

You're pulling me
back into this mess,

and I don't like it.

I hate this.
I hate having to stitch you back together,

living in fear
of turning on the news

and somebody finding
your body dead in the gutter.

I watched Tobias
murder my father.

He's here in Freeland,
so what do you expect me to do?

I don't give a damn,
Jefferson.

Your father is dead.

And nothing you can do
is gonna bring him back.

Wow.

You have no idea what this does to
me every time I see you like this.

It's too much.

It's... It's just too much.

Shoot!

Back up.

Come with me.

Stay on the ground.

Get off of me.

Long night?

I just didn't
sleep very well.

- Because, you had company?
- Yeah.

Company named insomnia.

Boring.
Let me show you something.

Aren't these the weirdest
brain scans?

These are the scans
of the Green Light addicts?

Mmm-hmm.

Gray matter should be dark,
but it's lit up like a Christmas tree.

Have you ever seen, like,
a scan like this before?

No.

Would you do me a favor and get
me one of those coffees, please?

Sure thing, boss.
Your usual?

Yeah, thanks.

This way.

Here she is.

Hey, maybe you shouldn't
workout so hard.

No, I'm fine.

Thank you for coming
to get me.

You okay?

Yeah.

Damn, you stay
getting arrested.

Shut up.

You know, let me
ask you a question.

S hould I have you committed? Because
you have obviously lost your damn mind.

That statue, Dad,
is an insult to black people.

Glorifying a national traitor.

You broke the law, Anissa.

That gives the police
an excuse to hurt you,

and on top of that,
you used guns.

- Guns.
- They were water guns.

They looked enough like real
guns to be the end of you.

All it takes
is for one cop,

one cop to see your color instead
of your humanity and decide,

"better dead than sorry."

Look, you are a black woman.

You don't have
the luxury of being naive.

I know, I know.
You have said that like a thousand times.

- Okay, then hear it.
- Okay.

And I will stop saying it.

Okay.

Look, I love you.

I don't want to lose you because
you went along with something

that you should have
walked away from.

Okay.

Okay, so.

Biologically super powers
are possible.

E equals MC square.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Mass is a function
of energy. Mitochondria.

Mitochondria provide energy
in human cells.

That's what this stuff
from my grandfather is,

research on human mitochondria that
I don't know how to read. Great.

Are you talking
to yourself in here?

What, did you hit your head or something
when you were arrested, Harriet?

Okay, you know what?

Mess around and get hit in your head.
Keep listening at my door.

Okay! Geez!
When you get a moment,

could you please check
my Pre-Calc homework?

- Lot of mouth to need a favor.
- Thank you!

All right,
let me see, Jennifer.

Hmm.

I would be the only one in
the family who's bad at math.

Mmm-mmm. Everybody winds up
in the mud somewhere in math.

Plus eight.

Oh, here, it's perfect.

You knew that.

- Here.
- Boo-yah!

What's up?
You all right?

Yeah.

Mmm-mmm.

That was totally
not convincing at all.

Is everything okay
with you and Khalil?

I hate to say this
or even think it, but...

I was so looking forward to
dating and having a boyfriend

and I used to dream about prom
and going dancing.

Yeah.

And, with Khalil,
that can't happen the way you saw it.

All I can see in my future is
struggling to help him get around.

You know, standing
with him on the sidelines

instead of actually
being on the dance floor.

And I'm awful for that.

No, listen.

You're human,
with a hard choice to make,

that's all.

Okay. Draw in some energy.

How's that?

Good.

Right hand.

Left.

How's does that feel?

Good.

Real good.

You know, sometimes I, uh,

wonder if Lynn's right
about my powers being a drug.

Endorphins is what
you feel, that's all.

How's your head now?

Yeah, so far so good.

Your powers
are largely neurological.

Your brain can pick up and use
electricity the way a normal person

picks up and uses
a pencil or a hammer.

You sure there's no pain now?

I told you I'm good.
Did you figure out what went wrong?

Well, we're screwing with forces of nature,
Jefferson.

That suit of yours
is what keeps you

from blowing out your nervous
system when you use your power

and when the resistance
is set too high...

There's feedback.

That's what was wrong.

Okay. Thanks for fixing it.

Now, we got work to do.

Tobias is not on the run,

he's right here in Freeland and I'm going
to put his albino ass right in his grave.

Hey, slow down, Jefferson.

You're talking about
cold-blooded murder.

You're Black Lightning, man.

A vengeful son is a far cry from a
hero seeking justice for Freeland.

Freeland is in crisis
because of Green Light.

Toledo is behind that.
Tobias is behind him.

So ridding Freeland
of Tobias is justice.

Maybe Toledo is behind Green Light.
Maybe Tobias is, too.

What do you mean "maybe?"

If Toledo is around,
Tobias is holding his leash.

I feel like every time I bring up
Tobias to you, I get resistance.

Yeah. You're acting like you
don't even want me to catch him.

That's ridiculous.

Is it?

You couldn't wait
for me to get in the suit.

Now you're gun-shy
about Tobias.

Why is that?

There is no
"why," Jefferson.

Uh, other than The 100 had nine years
to get strong with no Black Lightning.

They've got state-of-the-art technology,
political protection,

lookouts on
every other corner...

You know what?
Save your history lesson.

I have lived with the murder
of my father all my life.

Tobias vanished
without a trace once,

and now he's right here
under our noses.

I'm gonna take him out.

Period.

Good morning.

What do you want?

That's a little harsh, Lynn.

Well, you've never come by before.
Now you break in.

I apologize.

I wanted to speak with you before
your research assistant gets in.

Of course.

You know our hours.

I'm concerned that Jefferson is
on the verge of crossing a line.

He crossed the line when he decided
to go back to being Black Lightning.

Not like this.

He's going to kill the man
who murdered his father.

You do something like that,
you kill something inside yourself,

maybe the best part.

You raised him
to be Black Lightning.

His father raised him
to be Jefferson Pierce,

but he was formed
on the streets of Freeland.

And no amount of education,

or Olympics gets that out of you.
He's complicated.

And no one understands him like you do,
not me, maybe not even him.

S o you might be the only one
who can save him from himself.

You know what?

You and Jeff chose this,
not me.

- Leave me out of it.
- Lynn...

I have work to do.

Usually we catch these
guys when somebody talks or their habits.

There are some special health concerns
that affect individuals with albinism.

Eye issues are a concern,

and they suffer from a much higher
incidence of psoriasis and skin cancer.

So regular screenings
are a must.

Albinism is a complex disorder.
You get your skin, hair and eye color...

- Ugh, I am so done with her.
- Huh?

Look at what she just
posted, look.

Let's go.
What you wanna do?

- Come on! Don't walk away from me!
- That's Jennifer Pierce,

Miss Black Becky.
Trying to talk like she's white

'cause she thinks she's
better than everybody else.

I'm so done.

Hey, you shoulda
beat her ass again.

Yeah, you're right.

Let's go.

Hey, Mom.

- Hey.
- Hope you don't mind me stopping by.

You know, I missed you at
family dinner the other night.

Are you still coming or is it
too weird between you and Dad?

Your father and I have been getting
into it lately, but we'll be okay.

One thing's for sure, Dad's nose is wide
open for you and it always will be.

That's not always enough,
baby.

I get it.
It's not meant to be.

What do you mean by that?

I used to hear you and dad
arguing when I was a kid.

- You did?
- I couldn't hear that well.

I just know you didn't
like being the mistress.

Your father never cheated
on me, Anissa.

Mom, Dad is married
to saving the world.

You didn't like
coming in second.

I get it.

I feel the same calling.

You don't know
how right you are.

Is this for me?

No, it's actually for me.

So there's some lab results
inside and a sample,

but I can't make sense of it.

- Well, where did you get it?
- Belonged to Dad's dad.

Call it
a self-discovery project.

What is it
you're not telling me?

Never mind.

Your whole body just screamed like it
did when you were a three-year-old.

Just promise you'll tell me when you can,
okay?

I will.

I'll take a look at this
as soon as I can.

- All right. Thank you, Mom.
- Sure.

Jefferson...

I don't know
what you're up to,

but there is a difference
between you and Tobias.

You need to keep it that way.

Who's there?

Do you know who I am?

You specialize in treatin'
people with albinism.

Do you have
an albino patient?

A gangster named Tobias Whale?

Okay, okay.

He never gives his name,
but he has my home address.

He knows where
my kids go to school.

Please, don't hurt me.

I have to treat him.
I don't have a choice.

Whoa, whoa.

I'm not gonna hurt you,
I'm gonna help you.

When's his next appointment?

He doesn't make appointments.

I get a call from this scary
lady to stay open after I close.

I do, and he shows up.

- All right, call her. Tell her you need to see him.
- No, I can't.

He'll kill us all.
I know he will.

Look...

I can help you
and your family.

But you gotta help me.

Or you can stay
under his thumb.

But sooner or later,
he will crush you.

Call me
if you change your mind.

Jefferson.

Yeah. I know.
I know, it's on my desk.

Good, but you know I monitor social media
for cyberbullying of Garfield students?

Um... take a look at this.

Scroll down.

I'm around
if you need anything.

Thank you.

Okay. Now.

Some people like
to study roots...

and suffixes...

and prefixes.

Personally,
I'm not a huge fan...

I'm guessing you already know
what they're saying about me.

Yeah.

You know, Jen,

a cultural aftershock
of slavery...

that sometimes when one
black person gets ahead,

another feels like it ruins their chances,
so they lash out.

It's called
"Crabs in a barrel."

Look, no one is an expert
on what is or is not black

because black is everything
under the sun.

That actually
backfired on her.

Hmm.

Lots of people jumped on her,

saying that black people
need to stop

with the good hair, bad hair,
light skin, dark skin stuff.

But it's the Khalil comments
that bother you?

Yeah.

Well, he's a young man
in a lot of pain.

Could be the pain talking,
not the person.

Yeah, I was thinking that.

Or...

the pain could be revealing
who he really is

when things don't go his way.

How do I know which?

Well, you listen

and stay honest with yourself
about what you hear.

Right now, I would just
give him some space.

I need to talk to him.

Yeah.

You will not replace us!
You will not replace us!

You will not replace us!
You will not replace us!

This counter-protest began calling
for the preservation of all history,

but was hijacked
by white nationalists.

It turned violent,
then tragically,

a white nationalist drove his
car into a crowd of students,

killing 19-year-old
Katie Smith.

Ugh. My goodness.

What, did you know her?

Not really, but I knew her.

So sad.

I just... I don't know.

Makes you wish there was something
you can do to stop this madness.

Yo, you are trippin'.

Trippin'? Me?

You've been avoiding me.

I text you,
you don't text me back.

But, what, you have
the time to post shade?

Maybe we should
take a break.

Until what?

I walk?

If it weren't for you,
I wouldn't have gone to that march

and I wouldn't
be in this chair.

Wow. Really?

- So you're blaming me now?
- It's your fault, Becky.

Hey, you got everything.

What I got?

Nothing.

You see, I did everything right.
Yeah, I played by the rules.

No drugs, no alcohol,
stayed out of jail, and had no kids.

Hell, I went
to church every Sunday

and God still took my legs.

You can't see it that...

That's the only way to see it!
Don't you understand?

Khalil, I'll pray for you.

Yeah, well,
you keep your damn prayers.

Now get out.

Yeah?

Black Lightning,
it's Dr. Mayfield.

I, uh...

I called.

Said he needed to come in
to redo a test for psoriasis.

- What time?
- After I close, at 6:00.

You're coming, right?

Definitely.

So, how'd it go?

I should've waited like you
told me and given him space.

Can we please just go home?

Yeah.

Hey, sweetie.
I'm glad you called.

I inputted the organic sequencing
from the data you gave me

and cross-referenced it
with known sequences.

That way, I can tell
what it is and what it does.

I'll let you know
when I have it.

Okay.

Mom, actually...

I'm calling because
I need to tell you...

More like show you the real
reason I need the research.

Can I come over?

Yeah. I'm still at the lab.

Just use the intercom when you
get here and I'll let you in.

Bye.

Yes?

Lynn,
you have to get involved.

Please.
He's about to kill a man.

Hmm.

So you want to write about me?
Huh, Uncle Tom?

It's time for you to eat your damn words.

Daddy.

Daddy.

Jefferson,
I'm putting you through to Lynn.

June 28th, 1994
and October 7th, 2001.

Your daughters came
into this world on those dates.

You're an amazing dad,
their anchor in this world,

but you can't be if you let
the air out of your soul.

And that's exactly what will
happen if you commit murder, Jeff.

It will shred your soul.

It's already shredded.

Goodbye, Lynn.

No, you think
I don't understand.

I had some real talk with
Anissa and I've been thinking.

I realize I was mad about not always
being the first in your life.

But Black Lightning is part
of you and I can't deny that

just because I want
Jefferson Pierce all to myself.

This isn't me
fighting with you anymore.

I accept who and what you are.

This is about me reminding you
that you're a hero.

Not a murderer.

What was that?

Someone's breaking in.
They're coming this way.

Okay, hide. I'm coming.

Did you get it?
Come on. Hurry up.

Let's go,
let's go, let's go.

- Get away from her!
- Stop!

Get away from her now!

Get on the floor!
Get on the damn floor!

What?

You thought he missed?

Let her go.

Anissa?

What?

No broken bones,
but she has a concussion

and quite a few
bruises and burns.

What the hell was she doing?

What you do.

She has powers, Jeff.

Oh, God.

She has powers.

She has powers.

Don't you worry
about a thing.

I got you.

Just remember this
and never forget.

There's two ways
to walk in this world.

Either you're gonna be
one of the sheep?

Oh, yeah.

Or you gonna be a wolf?

I think you made
the right decision.

Thanks, Mr. Tobias.

But I don't know
what I can do.

Better yet
I can't even walk.

You will. I promise.

You will know strength,
be strength, and believe me,

it's so much fun.

Hello, Evelyn.

Peter Gambi.

How did you get
past all my security?

Evelyn, I taught you
everything you know,

not everything I know.

You are so corny.

You get to be corny when
you're technically retired.

If you had just gone into business
with me after I left the Agency,

you would be
wealthily retired.

I wouldn't know
what to do with it.

Point of clarification,

the Pierce family
is supposed to be off-limits.

That's the deal, right?

It is.

But Dr. Lynn Stewart
is highly capable.

And she's been doing
research that's off-limits.

We just wanted
her files, that's all.

Didn't expect her
to be there

or the meta-human
that attacked the Plummer crew.

What do you know
about her? Anything?

No idea.

Don't make a mistake.

I would take out
my own mother if I had to.

You made promises.

I know. I've kept
my end of the deal.

I could've outed Tobias.

- Didn't.
- That's fortunate.

Because if his dirty laundry comes out,
so does yours.

Hey, honey.

Hi.

Dad?