- Gambi warns the Pierce family of a possible crisis looming.
- JJ goes public as Lightning to help the Garfield music program get funding. Black Lightning confronts Ishmael, Anissa is drawn further into the cystic fibrosis scam, and Lynn is arrested. Meanwhile, Tobias steals Lynn's research and discovers a way to negate the meta-powers of all those who oppose him.—Gislef
- Jeff, Anissa, and JJ go to Lynn's laboratory to celebrate her discovery. They go into the lab, and the doors seal shut behind them and alarms go off. Lynn addresses them from the next room, and says that they can be a normal family and their powers don't make them who they are.
Lynn pumps gas into the room, and her family discovers that their powers are gone. JJ gasps out to Lynn, and all three of them bleed. Lynn falls down to her knees, overwhelmed with guilt.
Later, Lynn tells her therapist that she had a dream. Her therapist suggests that Lynn's family doesn't need fixing, and Lynn worries that she will hurt them badly.
Uriah is bicycling through the park delivering food, and Lightning steps out in front of him. He's thrilled to see her, and Lightning says that she a report of his GoFundMe campaign to save Garfield's musical program, so she came to help. Uriah gives her his phone, and Lightning makes a broadcast asking for the community's help.
At the station, Hassan gets an alert and comes in. A tech shows him the podcast, and Uriah asks for people to donate what they can. Hassan sends the tech to notify Lopez, then sends a text warning Black Lightning once he's alone.
Lightning finishes her broadcast, and tells Uriah that they need more people like him, and goes to his bike. Wincing in pain, Lightning hears Jennifer's voice in her head saying that it hurts. She flies off while Uriah's back is turned, while Ishmael watches from the shadow and records her speed and energy levels to Cloud
Later at the Sanctum, Anissa is sparring with a bag. Gambi has her new suit for her, and she tries it on as Gambi looks on. He then shoots Thunder and the suit maintains her density and keeps her bulletproof. Gambi tells her that she looks amazing.
Later, Jeff and JJ come in and Jeff tells JJ that she's grounded for bringing attention to Uriah's campaign. JJ points out that she's considered the "niece" of the man who supposedly embezzled funds from Garfield. Gambi, listening in, points out that they all have to keep a low profile with the DEG out on the streets and Lightning considered Public Enemy Number One. He and TC then show them a file on Ishmael and warn that he's a meta-hunter. There's chat on the Darknet that he's trying to join the League of Assassins.
Jeff says that they'd better collect more intel, and TC checks online. He discovers that Ishmael is on the Kobra Cartel's payroll, and Gambit tells them that he and TC will run oversight on them, and they should keep Ishmael and his blades at a distance, and not engage. He also says that he's almost ready to upgrade their suits to resist the DEGS.
The next morning at home, JJ is making breakfast when Jeff comes in. He asks what's going on, and JJ says that she made breakfast to apologize to her earlier comment about him embezzling. Jeff sits down to eat and thanks JJ, then says that they still need to discuss Lightning's IG page. He suggests that she delete it, saying that they don't do what they do for attention or applause and she needs to stay focused. JJ just tries to convince Jeff to just deactivate it for a while, and Jeff finally agrees but says that she's still grounded.
Lynn goes to her lab and discovers that she's been locked out. A guard, Michael, tells her that she's no longer allowed on the premises and her files have been transferred off-site. Michael tells her that Mason came in and took everything as evidence, and Lynn walks off.
At home, Jeff is looking at video of Ishmael's fight with Blackbird. Lynn comes in and tells Jeff what happened, and Gambi has confirmed that the money Jeff supposedly embezzled financed her work. Until Jeff can prove that she's innocent, 26 years of her life has been taken away. When Jeff tries to apologize, Lynn tells him not to do it and walks away.
At a strip club, an Armenian gang lord, Jesse Gentilucci, is shooting ball and watching the female performer with his men. Khalil fights his way in the guard and tells Jesse that they need to talk. Jessse's men lock the doors and draw their guns, and Khalil draws his knife and kills one of the men that comes at him. Jesse and two of his guards go into Jesse's office and the guards shoot through the door. Khalil opens the door and comes in, and says that he just wanted to talk.
The guards Khalil Painkiller, and he easily subdues them and then grabs Jesse and slams him into the wall. When Jesse asks what Khalil wants and he can have whatever he wants, Khalil uses his poison touch on him. Painkiller appears to Khalil in a nearby mirror, saying that they can't information out of a dead man, and Khalil changes his poison glands to antidote ones and reverses his poison touch on Jesse.
Khalil asks Jesse how Tobias framed Jeff for embezzlement. Jesse claims that he doesn't know anything, and Painkiller appears to Khalil and says that he can get the truth out of Jesse. Khalil lets Painkiller take over, and Painkiller tells Jesse that he'll kill him if he doesn't tell him about Tobias' books. Jesse breaks and says that there's a hidden ledger, and writes down the location. Painkiller takes the paper and thanks Jesse for his cooperation, then kills him out with his touch. Khalil asks why he did it, and Painkiller says he could get information out of a dead man.
At Garfield, JJ finds Uriah in the music room, playing the piano. She interrupts him and says that she's heard that Uriah got a lot of donations for the program for the rest of the year. Uriah thanks JJ for bringing Lightning into contact him, says that it's amazing, and kisses Uriah on the cheek.
That night, Hassan is playing basketball and Black Lightning arrives. Black Lightning steps out of the shadows and asks Hassan if he's heard of Ishmael. Hassan has heard of the meta-hunter, and warns that Lopez will never give protection to vigilantes. Black Lightning says that all he needs is a cleared-out area and he'll handle the rest. Hassan gives him 20 minutes, and invites Black Lightning to make one shot with the basketball. Black Lightning makes the shot from half-court and walks out.
JJ and TC go out and JJ smokes weed, and she says that why people consider her dumb because she's young. TC says that he doesn't do drugs, and is monitoring JJ's DM to know that Uriah is texting her. The text is about the account, and JJ points out that she promised not to go live, not deactivate it. TC asks her why she has to be Lightning to be with a boy who already likes her, and she just says that it's fun. Uriah says that he wants to thank Lightning in person. She figures that she'd better not meet with Uriah, and TC asks why she can't just be JJ. JJ figures that she'll go as JJ, then change into the suit right before she meets with Uriah.
Lopez and the dispatcher tech sent the message, and monitor JJ's response. The chief tells the tech not to notify Hassan, and tells the tech not to unlock Uriah's account until they have Lightning in custody.
At the hospital, Anissa is talking to Grace on the phone. Grace wants Anissa to turn on her GPS, and Anissa reluctantly agrees. Anissa finds Darius there. He is wearing a hoodie so no one else realizes where he is, and tells Anissa that he found out about the fake cystic fibrosis treatment like Anissa asked him to. The system locked him out, so now they know he broke into the system. Darius asks Anissa to meet him later at his place, and he'll give her a thumb drive with everything he's learned. Once he gives it to Anissa, he's leaving town. Once Darius leaves, Anissa tells Grace that she'll handle it on her own.
Black Lightning tracks Ishmael down with some help from Gambi. After Black Lightning takes out the guard, he calls Ishmael and shows him he has the guard, knocks the guard out, and invites Ishmael to come for an ass-whooping.
Bates goes to Tobias' penthouse and collects his money, and Red escorts Bates out once Bates assures Tobias that his work is done as Tobias wanted. Tobias look at the emitter that Bates deliver, and Val comes in and says that Lynn harvested her powers into the vials, and the nullifier boosters are authentic. She says that they've already moved on Lynn. Tobias wants Black Lightning to feel what Tobias felt when Black Lightning took his sister. He promises that he shall accelerate to his thrown and knock Black Lightning off of his.
Ishmael comes down from his apartment and confronts Black Lightning. They fight and Black Lightning boosts his punch with lightning and knocks Ishmael back.
Lynn is at home when there's a knock at the door. She goes to open it, and finds Mason there. Mason tells Lynn that he's under arrest for violation of civil rights, and takes her away.
Lightning goes to meet with Uriah at parking lot. Lopez is there with her anti-meta task force, and they use their DEG on her. She blocks them, blasts them, and then hides behind a car. The men split up to search the place, but discover that Lightning is gone.
Lynn is processed and thrown in a cell at the federal building. The guard manhandles her and does a pat-down, making it as humiliating as possible. The guard then tells Lynn to take her clothes off so she can do a cavity search. Lynn disrobes, crying, and the guard proceeds.
At a church, Tobias looks at stained-glass portrait of his sister, Tori, and says that he's almost the King of Freeland. Val and Red watch as Tobias looks at the emitter and says that the first will be last and the last will be first. He turns on the emitter and laughs in triumph.
Anissa goes to Darius' apartment and finds him dead on the floor. Someone approaches outside, and Anissa leaves. A car comes at her and her powers don't work when she tries to deflect it.
Black Lightning and Ishmael continue fighting, and Black Lightning's powers fizzle out. He talks to Gambi via his comm, and Gambi has TF find Black Lightning an escape route out. TC discovers that his powers aren't working. Ishmael swings at Jeff with one of his swords.
Lightning is flying above Freeland. Her powers cut out and she falls.
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