Black Lightning

Previously, on "Black Lightning"...

The Markovians are on the outskirts of Freeland

and they're marshalling their forces.

Speaking Russian...

The Markovians want to capture

or kill as many metas as possible.

Markovians breached the compound.

- Put Freeland on lock down. - Copy.

Me, Reverend Holt, and a handful of other people,

we started up our own underground railroad.

We've been sneaking metas and suspected metas

outside the perimeter.

What happened?

We got ambushed.

They hit us with some kind of poison.

It can't be.

This poison is...

breaking down your cells faster

than anything I have ever seen.

What're you doing

- in my apartment? - Don't dash it, perv.

Why do you have photos of my mom?

It's not even like that.

What the hell was that?

Why is my life always so messed up?

The medicine isn't working anymore.

So I'm shapeshifting left and right.

I thought getting my feelings out in this video

would help me stabilize, but...

I'm so scared.

Grace. Hey, hey, what happened?

I keep shifting all day.

I can't control it, I don't know what's happening.

Okay,

I've got you, Grace.

Now your emotional state, it causes you to shift,

so you've gotta calm down.

You wanna do our routine together?

Okay?

- Shonda. - Yes, Anissa.

Play relaxation program.

Come on.

Breathe in and out, okay?

You're safe here.

Just listen to the sound of nature.

Smell the trees

and flowers.

As you sink your feet...

..to firm, green earth.

All those fears that you have

bundled up inside...

..let 'em go.

Breathe, let them all out.

See? It works every time.

Shonda.

End relaxation program.

Program ended.

You're not always gonna be around

to talk me down like that.

Where am I gonna be?

Oh, snap.

So you plannin' on breaking up with me?

You so cold, but you so

- fine, come here. - Look, I'm serious, Anissa.

I heard the ASA's going door to door now.

- If they come here... - They won't come here.

And that creepy Odell, I mean, he already paid us a social call.

He could pop back in any minute

and if I can't control my shifts...

- Grace, Grace, Grace. - No.

I won't let the ASA take you.

Did your powers come back yet?

Not yet.

But we'll keep you out of sight

until I figure something out.

All right?

I don't appreciate being summoned, Gambi.

You obviously have no more respect

for my work than Jefferson does.

Did something happened with the girls?

No, they're fine.

So what's so urgent?

Ever since the ASA had that fire fight with the Markovians,

the ASA has gone into overdrive with Jeff

and Anissa smack in the line of fire.

Now I can't protect them unless I stay ahead of the ASA's plans.

So I need to access the ASA's mainframe.

Well, the only way to do that would be...

Gambi.

The ASA picks me up in a sedan,

I'm blindfolded for the entire journey

to and from the Pit, I have no idea where it is.

I do, that's not what I need you for.

I need you...

..to sneak in with this.

This Markovian attack has got the ASA so riled up,

they're going door to door in Freeland looking for safe houses.

Which will eventually lead them here.

I know for a fact churches have protected status

during any military operation.

The ASA is legally prohibited from stepping one foot inside of this church.

Revered, the ASA don't give a damn about international law,

and this new chick in charge, this Major Grey,

she's got ice in her veins.

Look, they've already begun on the outside edges of the city.

Jamillah's getting word out on the radio.

How soon before they reach here?

Not long.

Well, I got something in the works to breach the reinforced perimeter,

but it's not ready yet.

Well, then, the good Reverend and I will have to improvise.

*BLACK LIGHTNING* Season 03 Episode 07

Title : "The Book of Resistance : Chapter Two - Henderson's Opus"

Uh, my bad, wrong car.

Jennifer, sorry to meet like this.

I'm Major Sara Grey.

- ASA. - Great.

Stranger danger, bye.

Agent Odell was shot during a Markovian attack,

I'm acting director of operations.

Thought you'd wanna know since you two were so closely together.

He always spoke very highly of you.

- Is he dead? - Far from it.

He's in the hospital and expected to make a full recovery.

Getting shot at his age,

he needs to go ahead and retire,

start that rideshare business like I told him.

You know there's an ancient warrior saying,

"Beware an old man in a profession where men usually die young."

Odell's as tough as they come, he'll be back straight away.

Maybe with a woman in charge,

we'll finally get some stuff done around here.

Let me just go light up the fools that shot Odell, okay?

- I'll be down with it. - Absolutely not.

Why the hell not?

Odell said himself that I'm the best the ASA has, so...

That's exactly why we can't risk you falling into enemy hands.

So no more using your powers.

And no more flying.

Are you serious? Y'all are grounding me?

Like I don't get enough of that from my parents already.

The Markovian threat is far greater than we thought, Jennifer.

We have good reason to believe the Markovians have safe houses

throughout Freeland, we've already encountered

several of their embedded mercenaries.

You need to leave this to the pros.

Trust me.

Okay.

Trust is earned, right?

There's anything I can do to make this transition easier?

Yeah, actually, there is something.

Everything the ASA has on Dr. Jace.

Jace? Why?

Well, if Odell didn't tell you what he and I were working on regarding Jace,

it's not really my place to say, right?

I see.

Look, Eddie Munster, you wanna be besties,

I'm gonna need the full dossier on Jace, okay?

Package has been delivered.

You sure this damn thing will work?

Look, I put a diuretic in the sports drink that Two-Bits gave him.

It won't be long.

Who's over here squishing me?

- Natalie. - Settle down, y'all.

Don't make me have to come back there.

Everybody, say a quiet prayer, you buckle up.

All right, get ready.

All clear.

Damn it!

Let this be a lesson, my children.

Skin folk ain't always kin folk.

This negro just messed us up.

Hey.

Yeah, okay, nice to see you too.

What's up, man? What's wrong with you?

Black Lightning is what's wrong with me.

And yesterday, he defused a bomb

and screwed up a diversion

we have for our underground railroad.

What? Wait.

Our underground railroad?

Plan?

So you're involved with planting that bomb?

I'm more than involved, Jeff, and I want to bring you in to the fold

but I don't know exactly where you stand.

Now, one minute, Black Lightning is roughing up the ASA

over some damn graffiti, and the next minute,

he's saving the ASA from a bomb.

Whose side are you on, man?

Wait, you planted a bomb, man, you could've hurt innocent people.

I controlled the detonator and made sure no one was in the vicinity.

No, no, you know bombs misfire all the time.

The shrapnel could've hit the guard or you.

Or one of the children.

It was a calculated risk, Jeff, what am I supposed to do.

Let the ASA capture more metas?

No, of course not, I'm talking innocent people,

you're talking a calculated risk?

Are you hearing yourself right now?

Hate begets hate, violence begets violence.