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[man humming]

[singing] ♪ Time on my hands Could be time spent with you ♪

[continues humming]

[slurps]

[continues humming]

Hmm.

[ticking]

[continues humming]

[singing] ♪ I guess that's why They call it the blues ♪

[jaunty music playing]

That'll teach you for betting against my Knights, Doctor.

[man] Well, I'm a die-hard Sharks fan.

Some folks never learn.

Anyways, thanks for the coffee.

[man] Sure.

Also, I think I left my--

ID badge?

Cleaning crew found it inside the elevator.

[suspenseful music playing]

Thanks. Been looking for it all morning.

So, how's it fit?

[Allegra] Uh…

Perfectly, I guess.

I feel like Rainbow Brite.

Okay, okay. Yeah, no, I see that. I see that,

but I just figured, you know, since you can control

all the wavelengths in the spectrum,

why not have the groovy threads to match, right?

[inhales sharply]

Oh, my God, you hate it.

Yes, and I'm sorry, 'cause I know how hard you worked on this,

and that you're just trying to protect my identity, which I really appreciate.

How about just the mask?

Chuck, I just wanna be myself and feel comfortable doing it.

Yeah, yeah.

And I just… I just want you to be happy.

So, go on, give it back.

I'll find a way to recycle these materials, somehow.

You know, uh, Cecile's away with Joe and Jenna.

Mm-hmm.

Do you wanna come over to the house and help me take this off?

[Chester] Yeah.

[oven dings]

[Joe] Yams are ready.

Babe, you know you do not have to make an entire feast for me

every time I come home for the weekend.

I don't have to, but I want to.

Oh. I mean, if you want to. If you insist.

-[chuckles] -[sighs]

It feels so good to be home.

Oh. New place ain't so bad?

No, it's not about that. It's not about the place.

It's you.

It's you and Jenna. You're my home.

And these weekends, they mean everything.

In that case, maybe you wanna hang a little longer.

Maybe go to the office late on Monday?

Mmm, is that why I'm sensing you singing the blues inside?

[laughs]

Hey, I am so proud of the hero you've become.

This place that we built out here,

honestly, I feel like I'm the luckiest person in the world.

We both are.

-Mm. I'm gonna go get our little munchkin. -Mm!

Jenna! It's lunchtime, sweetie!

[sighs]

[classical music playing]

[inhales and exhales]

Hello, Laverne, Kalil, Jean-Paul, everyone else.

[Khione] Dear sisters Caitlin and Frost, you won't believe what happened today.

The journey I've been on for the last nine months

keeps bearing fruit in wonderful ways.

Like this morning,

I re-froze Lake Whittier for a group of school kids

-on an ice skating trip. -[children laughing]

Frost, I know you'd have done the same.

And Caitlin, A.R.G.U.S. has been helping me catalogue my new powers,

which is good, because every day another new ability crops up.

There's just one person I wish I could talk to about all this.

So wherever you are, Mark, I hope you're okay.

Since when do you do things last-minute?

I thought you'd be happy. I'm just trying to live in the moment.

[scoffs, chuckles]

Well, speaking of, can I please give birth right now?

Seriously, I am so ready to drink wine again.

Any day now. You got this.

[sighs] So what's up with the tiny tech?

I'm baby-proofing the loft with proximity-based meta dampeners.

You're dampening our kid?

Yeah, you know, what if Nora accidentally uses her speed and gets hurt?

Oh. Yeah.

-Oh, God, my back is killing me. -[cell phone dings]

-[Iris West] Oh, my gosh. -What?

My article, "Nightmare Under Red Skies," has been nominated for a Pulitzer.

-It happened? -Yeah!

-Iris! -Oh!

I'm so proud of you.

And remember, even though we knew this was coming, you earned this.

-I'm gonna call my dad. -All right.

I'm gonna finish installing these.

[exclaims]

-What is it? -I don't know, I… [screams]

Barry!

[breathing heavily]

[indistinct chatter]

[music playing faintly]

2000.

What did I do this time?

[intense music playing]

Time to go home.

[Barry yelling]

[Barry grunting]

How the hell do I get out of here now?

[siren chirping]

Yeah.

[elevator dings]

[indistinct chatter]

[softly] Um, okay.

Where are the…

Can I help you?

Captain Singh.

Uh, it's "Detective." Do I know you?

No, no, I just… I call everyone "Captain." So, hey…

Hey, Captain. Morning, Cap.

It's a weird thing I have. I'm looking for Joe West.

I'm an old family friend.

Okay.

Yeah, West is right back there.

-Thanks. -All right.

Love the hair.

Excuse me, Officer West?

I need your help.

Okay.

Have a seat.

So…

What seems to be the trouble, Mr--

I can't tell you my name.

And I know what you're thinking.

Well, then you'd know I need to see ID first.

I'm stranded, very far away from home, with no way to get back on my own.

So you need a bus ticket?

No, I…

I need your help to find Dr. Tina McGee.

She's the one person that can help with my specific problem.

She's not listed in the phone book.

I need you to use the C-NET database to get me her address.

I'm supposed to do what?

Right, that system is still two years away.

Um, you can check the city registry.

I know you can access those.

How do you know that?

Uh…

I'm sorry, kid, but you walk in here asking me for contact information

for a private citizen, and you won't even tell me your name?

I told you I can't.

Okay, look, I'm sorry. If I do, or say, the wrong thing,

everything could change.

Officer, I…

People have told me if I'm ever in trouble,

there's one person I can turn to… Joe West.

Now, look, I know you've got no reason to trust me,

but I'm asking you to.

Please.

[sighing] Well…

my gut says you're a good person

who's going through something bad.

So I'm gonna help.

But now that I'm trusting you,

I need to know the truth.

-Who are you? -Okay.

My name is…

[Nora Allen screams]

I have to go.

Hold on.

[phone line ringing]

-Come on. -[man] Hello?

Professor Stein. Um… Look, you don't know me yet,

-but I need you to listen. -[Martin] Who is this?

My name's Barry Allen. I'm from the future, I need your help.

[Martin] Pranking a physics expert with time travel? Who put you up to this?

No one. Look, I swear I'm telling the truth.

I know about your research into quantum anomalies.

[Martin] I'm hanging up.

-Have a nice day. -[phone line clicks]

[melancholy music playing]

[imperceptible]

[imperceptible]

[Nora Allen gasps]

-[car horn honks] -Henry!

[tires screech]

[both breathing heavily]

My goodness. Henry, he looks just like my father.

Call 911.

[heart monitor beeping]

[paper rustling]

No. No, no, I can't be here.

Easy. I'm Dr. Allen.

Whoa, now! You're gonna be in a lot of pain.

-Where are my clothes? -There in the cabinet, in a bag,

but listen, you need to stay put so we can examine you.

Thank goodness you're okay.

-[Henry] I'm sorry. This is my wife, Nora. -Hi.

She was with me at the scene of the accident.

[Nora Allen] Mmm.

[Henry] What's your name?

-It's-- -[Henry] When we found you,

you didn't have any ID on you.

Bart.

Bart, is there someone that we can call for you?

Family member, friend?

Uh, no. I appreciate all this. I can't be here.

I mean, you don't have to tell us anything you don't want to.

Just know that right now, in this moment,

you're not alone.

Mmm.

[Henry sighs]

Let us help you, son.

What? Whoa. I got you.

I'm all right, I've been running a lot. My blood sugar is just really low.

What? Does this hurt? That hurt?

-Henry? -I'm fine.

Henry, the boy needs to eat.

What about Zatara's?

Well, they do have the best pizza in town, so how about it?

Our treat. They make a killer New York slice.

[Nora Allen] You're starving. Let us feed you.

I really, uh, really shouldn't.

And I won't take no for an answer.

[chuckles] You're fighting a losing game, kid.

West.

Thought this was a hit and run.

Well, it turns out the car never hit anyone.

David, we're missing something.

-That kid who got hurt? -Hmm?

He was snooping around C.C.P.D. this morning.

So… I mean, what's the connection?

I don't know, but whatever he was running from got him terrified,

and my gut is telling me that he needs our help.

All right.

I'll get the others up to speed.

[mysterious male voice] Joe!

What in the world?

[Captain] Joe.

You all right?

Yeah. Never better.

I can't thank you enough.

Your son is very lucky to have such amazing parents.

And what about your folks? Where are they?

Uh, they died.

Oh…

-I am so sorry. -No, it's, um…

It was a long time ago.

Although sometimes it hurts like it happened yesterday.

I guess I'm still trying to run away from all of it.

Bart, no one is fast enough to run from pain like that.

Bart, do you believe in fate?

Because I do.

That's why I believe that there's a reason that we met.

So that, even for one day,

you don't have to go through all of this alone.

Amen to that.

[Nora Allen] Do you have someplace to stay tonight?

You shouldn't be alone.

Of course.

Stay at our house.

-What? What is it? -I'm sorry. I, uh…

Thank you for… For everything.

Um, it means more to me than you could ever know.

I'm sorry.

-No, I-- -Bart, wait.

-Stay. -I can't.

[breathing heavily]

Somebody's having a bad day.

Unfortunately, [chuckles] it's only gonna get worse.

Every time I think you're gone, you come back to destroy my life!

That ends today, Thawne.

[intense music playing]

Go on. Do it!

-How predictable, as always. -Shut up!

So, what are we doing in the year 2000?

Cut the crap, I know you brought me here.

Um…

No, I didn't.

Well then, I guess that makes our meeting

just a case of right place, right time.

Oh, Flash…

We are gonna have the most wonderful day together.

[rock music playing]

To us.

[laughs]

You're not thirsty?

Mmm.

Mmm!

Oh, boy, that's good!

You seem tense. I really think you should try--

Why don't you just tell me what you want?

To enjoy this very special day.

I mean, maybe this is some sort of cosmic gift.

The chance to torture you slowly, one last time,

before I end your existence entirely.

You're here to kill me as a child.

You always were smart.

Too bad you're not smart enough to, uh, save yourself this time.

See, there's only two ways you can stop me tonight.

One is to put me in Iron Heights right now,

and risk destroying the timeline,

which would wipe that wonderful wife and family

right from existence in just a heartbeat.

And the second option?

You have to kill me, which you won't,

so I guess… I've already won.

How'd the parental reunion go today?

Did it feel good to have them care for you one last time?

Did you feel loved? Did you feel like you had a family?

You attacked me this morning.

You knew they'd help me.

It must hurt to not be able to tell them that you're their son.

Tell me, does being this close to them again

bring back all the pain I have ever given you?

Good.

If your plan's so perfect, why are you wasting so much time?

Why not just wipe me off the face of the Earth right now?

[scoffs] And ruin my pièce de résistance?

No, no, no, no, I'm going to savor this entire day

and the peace that it's brought me.

Now, there's one last thing.

I wanna hear you say it, Barry.

[snaps fingers]

Say it.

You win.

I can't stop you.

[exhales]

Delicious.

You can't walk away from what's about to happen, Barry.

I know.

But I can walk towards it.

[Nora Allen] I can't stop thinking that we should be out there looking for him.

I know.

I feel it too.

But we just met the boy.

And you can't give someone help who doesn't want it.

It's not that I don't want your help.

We've been worried about you.

That means the world to me, especially today.

Ever since they passed, I've never stopped wondering.

Yeah, what I would give to have them back

for just one more day.

And if that happened, what I would say.

You can tell us.

I'd say,

"Your love made me who I am.

And, despite the darkness,

I still carry your light inside me every single day.

So will your granddaughter."

I know your parents would've loved that.

And have no doubt, wherever they are…

they're proud of you, son.

-You okay? -Yeah, I just feel like maybe we should--

I just… I just wanna talk to him about something.

Bart…

take care of that little baby.

[mysterious male voice] Barry!

[suspenseful music playing]

Barry!

[electricity buzzing]

Barry, it's okay. It's me.

Joe?

And I know you've been stuck here in the past.

[sighs] Thank God!

I have no idea how I got here.

Relax, son.

-Everything's fine now. -No, it's not.

I can't make contact with the Speed Force.

And Thawne kills my mom, today.

I know.

You okay?

Look, whatever's affecting me, it could be affecting you also.

Maybe that's why you're remembering things--

Barry, I know what happens today.

[distorted] Because I've been waiting for it since the dawn of time.

[intense music playing]

[dramatic music playing]

[Barry] You're not Joe.

Who are you?

What the hell do you want?

To level the playing field,

by correcting the imbalance your legacy created.

Negative Speed Force.

You're the new avatar?

That's impossible. Joe doesn't hate me.

No, I'm not the avatar.

You killed him, remember?

[Reverse-Flash screams]

I'm the real deal.

You're going to pay for what you've done.

You wanna fight me? Fine.

-Let Joe go. -I can't.

He's part of the plan.

They all are.

Now shut up and die.

[Barry yells]

What's happening? Was that an explosion?

Is my dad safe?

Everyone, please listen. We're calling C.C.P.D.

Stay calm and we will get everyone to safety. I promise. Come.

We have a Code Green.

Evacuate all patients, visitors and hospital personnel, in that order.

Understood?

[groans]

You wanna know what's gonna happen next?

I can tell you.

You're going to experience a world of pain.

I don't think so.

Ooh.

Is that a threat?

A promise.

I'm not afraid of you, boy.

I'm a Force of nature.

But this body? It's human.

Which means the real Joe West is still trapped inside.

That's right.

Kill me and you kill your own father.

This is useless.

Neither of us can win.

Thawne died.

So can you.

[all yelling]

Everyone keep moving. Come on, stay calm.

Who's in charge here?

Dr. Rachel Rosso, chief of surgery.

Doctor, it felt like a damn earthquake.

It started with an electrical surge throughout the entire building.

Now everything from heart monitors to surveillance cameras are down.

Okay, we'll help with the evacuation.

Any idea what could be causing it?

No, but the hospital's east wing is under construction.

I think whatever's happening may have started there.

[gasps]

Give me that flashlight. I need you to call for backup.

I'm gonna find out what's going on.

I need you to get you and your staff to safety.

Let's get them out of here.

Come on out, son.

'Cause no matter where you go

or how fast you run,

I'll always find you.

What's it gonna be?

You gonna come face me here and now and risk dying?

Or are you gonna run away to save mama

and risk losing everything by altering the timeline?

Including little Nora.

[grunting]

[breathing heavily]

C.C.P.D., show yourself.

[rumbling]

[Joe, distorted] Give up and die, boy.

You have no choice.

[breathing heavily]

No. No, no, no.

Joe? Joe?

[Joe groaning]

Joe?

[distorted] You were the chosen one for nine years.

But tonight, a new world begins.

[rumbling]

[grunts]

[grunts]

[Captain] C.C.P.D.!

Who's up here?

[siren blaring in distance]

[Henry] Run, Barry, run!

[Nora Allen screaming]

[young Barry yelling]

[Eobard] Run, Barry, run!

[chuckles]

You'd actually destroy an entire timeline just to save your own pathetic existence?

No, Thawne.

I'm not here to save myself.

I'm here to save you.

[dramatic music playing]

[suspenseful music playing]

You wanna save me?

-Is this a joke? -No, I'm serious.

Thawne, do you remember that day you told me about,

170 years from now,

when you presented yourself to the world and finally gained speed of your own?

Greatest day of my entire life. Until now.

Up until that point in your life, you admired me.

You wanted to be a hero.

Then you destroyed everything I'd worked for.

You saved that crowd.

You took the credit that I should have had.

I know.

And I'm sorry.

[chuckles]

Is that what this is all about? Making amends for ruining my life?

Well, it's too late.

It doesn't have to be.

You can still have a better life, the life you once saw for yourself.

Don't you see? All we do is cause each other pain.

But tonight, you can change all that

if you just walk away.

That's not what this is about.

You know I win tonight.

That's what this is all about.

You win one battle, Thawne, not the war between us.

Neither of us can do that.

But if you don't walk away tonight,

you will lose everything.

[laughing]

Liar.

Don't you know who I am?

I have always been the hero.

You're the villain, Flash.

You're the one who reversed my entire life and dragged me into hell.

[distorted] And that's why you die tonight, by my hand.

-Barry! Barry, no! Barry, run! -Mom!

[young Barry] Mom!

-Mom! -Barry!

[Henry] Nora! Hold on!

Run, Barry, run!

Barry!

No! No!

[grunts]

[Eobard] Gideon, what's happening to me?

[Gideon] Your ability to move at super-speed

as well as travel in time has been completely depleted.

How am I supposed to get back?

You can't.

[screams]

[panting]

I don't understand.

You saved yourself and let me kill her instead.

Why?

I had no choice.

Killing your mother,

it's a fixed point.

You knew this was gonna happen.

And now I'm stuck here,

in a hell where I get to watch you grow up

and become the hero that I should have been!

I swear, even if I have to tear the universe apart,

I will find a way to destroy you and everyone you love!

Because from this moment forward,

my life's work will be finding ways to kill you.

I know.

And this night tortured me for decades.

Not anymore.

Because today I got to see my parents one last time,

feel how much they loved me.

This is the worst night of your life.

I know it.

And today brought me the peace I've been looking for ever since.

I have you to thank for that, Eobard.

And I'll always be grateful.

[exclaims]

[screams]

No!

["I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" playing]

[thunder rumbling]

[exhales]

Great.

That's the last thing I need on a deadline.

[rumbling continues]

[rumbling intensifies]

[electricity crackling]

That's impossible.

[thunder crashes]

[electricity buzzing]

[inhaling and exhaling sharply]

[groans]

[dramatic music playing]

Who the hell is Eddie Thawne?