- Jefferson takes Khalil up on his offer to help. Meanwhile, Lynn finds herself wrestling with what could be the biggest decision of her life. Lastly, Tobias follows through on a hunch.
- With help from Hassan and Khalil, Jeff manages to find out who is framing him and stop them. Meanwhile, Tobias wins the election and learns that Jennifer and JJ are one and the same, and learns that Khalil is working directly against him now.—Gislef
- Lightning goes to a warehouse where cryogenic containers of the stolen meta-genes are being moved. Anissa is running oversight, and Lightning goes forward and uses her lightning on the techs and guards. She gasps in pain and then tells Anissa that she's good. Lightning grabs one of the containers and leaves.
Tobias is in his penthouse playing piano. Once he finishes, he checks his phone and watch, and asks his AI Katie where his shipment is. Katie reports that the shipment left but never arrived, and plays back surveillance footage showing lightning. Tobias wonders who Lightning is since Jennifer Pierce is supposed to be gone, and has Katie run a DNA scan to see who Lightning is.
Jeff is in a bar drinking, and Peter is with him and asks what's eating Jeff. Jeff says that he feels like he's missing a limb without his powers, and Peter tells him that he isn't defined by his powers. Peter assures Jeff that he'll find the emitter and Jeff will get his powers. Jeff says that he has to go and leaves.
At the Pierce homes, Keith tells Lynn and Jeff that Lynn will have to take a plea deal. If she takes it to court, the government will hold back and their family's secrets will go public. When Keith says that he can get Lynn minimum jail time, Jeff says that they're not taking a plea deal. Keith reminds Jeff that he's Lynn's ex-husband, and Jeff takes offense at his comment. Lynn tells both of them to stop arguing and she can speak for herself, and storms off.
Tobias is watching the news, which is announcing that he's the new mayor of Freeland. Lopez arrives to meet with Tobias, and she congratulates him on winning the election. She says that she needs more firepower to deal with Lightning, and asks if Tobias has more DEGs. He gives her a vial of the meta-boosters, and says that metas go bad because they're weak-minded while Lopez is strong-minded. Tobias points out that she'll also handpick who gets the boosters, and the powers are temporary. Lopez takes the vial, and Tobias says that he's created a nullifying emitter and gives Lopez a bracelet that blocks the wave signal.
Katie announces that the DNA analysis is complete, and Tobias dismisses Lopez after she takes the boosters and the bracelets. The AI says that the new Lightning and Jennifer have the same DNA. Tobias calls Red in.
Jeff and Lynn confront JJ and Anissa after learning that JJ went up into the ionosphere. Anissa defends her sister, and the two sisters show their parents the stolen meta-genes. Anissa explains about the pregnancy abnormalities, and how pregnant women were sent to a clinic to have their unborn children's' meta-genes removed. Jeff figures that Tobias and Montovista are working together, and Tobias has picked up where the ASA left off.
Jeff goes to the Sanctum in response to TC's text. Khalil is on video, and he and Jeff exchange greetings. Khalil says that he's still "dealing" with Painkiller, but Khalil has it under control. Khalil says that he knows Tobias set up Jeff, and has the digital ledger with the list of people Tobias has paid off. They can't identify Looker, and Jeff knows who she is from their earlier encounter. The ASA locked Looked up but she disappeared after the war. Tobias' payment to her started three months ago, and Khalil figures that Tobias paid Looker to make people set Jeff up.
Khalil has Looker's address from the ledger, and offers to bring her in. Jeff says he needs Looker inside, and Khalil says that he'll do it and then asks how Jen is. Jeff avoids saying that Jen is now JJ, and thanks Khalil for helping him.
Jeff goes home and Lynn tells him that she hasn't made any deals about the plea deals. Her ex-husband tells her that Khalil may bring in Looker, and Lynn says that she can extract Looker's silver from anyone influenced by it. Jeff says that Hassan can help them.
TC finds JJ on the roof of the patio outside her bedroom window, staring up at the stars. She says that something is off with her powers, and when she used them earlier she felt "drained". JJ says that she's not emotional about anything, and TC figures that Uriah has her upset. He says that he's tapped into the Darknet, and Lopez hacked Uriah's IG to lure Lightning into a trap. They were monitoring his account because Lightning was in contact with Uriah, and TC has set up a date between Lightning and Uriah so they can make up. JJ thanks him for the effort.
Lynn sets up a chemistry lab in her home and, with Anissa's help, makes an antidote to repel the silver from someone's body once they drink the antidote. However, Lynn warns that they have no way to test it.
Jeff meets Hassan at a bar and tells him that he has proof that Tobias paid Looker to set Jeff and Lynn up. He says that they have to stop Looker from doing any more damage, and figures Mason is being controlled. Jeff wants to slip the serum to Mason, with Hassan's help. Hassan warns that it's assault, and leaves for a meeting with Black Lightning, and Jeff reveals that he's been in contact with Black Lightning. Hassan figures that Jeff has been lying to him by omission, and wonders why he should help him. Jeff tells him that now Hassan knows everything about him, and he's trusting Hassan with his life. He tells Hassan that the ball is in his court.
Uriah goes to the bar and finds JJ there. He says that she looks amazing, and JJ says that she had some stuff about Uriah and apologizes for ghosting him. JJ is glad that they have some alone time, and says that TC set up the place so the bar is otherwise empty. Uriah says that he's glad JJ came out, and they take each other's hands.
Hassan sets up a meeting at the station between Jeff and Mason. They drug Mason's coffee with the serum before he comes in, and Hassan tells Mason that he convinced Jeff to confess. Jeff says that he'll confess, and reiterates that he's being set up. He tells Mason that it's a long story, and Mason agrees and drinks his coffee. Mason gives Jeff five minutes, then starts coughing. His eyes glow silver and says that Jeff did it. Looker speaks through Jeff and says that he should have killed him in South Freeland. Mason kicks up a wad of silver, and Jeff puts it in a vial.
Mason comes back to life and says that he felt like a puppet. Jeff tells him that a metahuman did it to Mason and Lynn set him free, and Mason thanks him and says that he'll do his best to repay the favor.
Gambi is at home when Lauren arrives. He thanks her for coming and she notices the writing he's been doing on the walls. Gambi apologizes then tells her that Tobias is a gangster and took the emitter. Lauren wonders why she should believe Gambi, and Gambi calls Anissa in and says that Gambi went behind Lauren's voice to protect her family. Anissa says that Tobias has stolen metagenes from pregnant women and using the Montovista R&D to do it. Anissa and Gambi show Lauren the computer evidence, and she asks how she can help.
JJ and Uriah go for a walk, and Red steps out and shoots bullets at them using his powers. JJ blocks them with her powers, but they fade. One of the bullets hits Uriah as JJ tells him to run, and Red tells JJ to stop being Lightning or more people she cares about will die. He walks away, and Uriah tells JJ to go light up the world before dying.
Later, JJ sits outside her bedroom with TC. TC blames himself, but JJ says that it's her fault and her powers keep failing on her. She figures that it's something other than her emotions, and says that thanks to TC she and Uriah finally got together.
Khalil goes to the 100 club and tells the guards that he needs to get to the top. When they grab him, he easily defeats the first two. Two more show up and attack Khalil, who takes them down. One is a meta with heightened speed, but Khalil is able to grab him and break his arm. Khalil continues on and two more men are in the next room. He says that he just needs to see Looker. The two men open fire, and Khalil kills one of them. The other one attacks him and Khalil breaks his neck. Silver oozes out of the man's mouth and flows down the hallway.
Khalil follows the silver to the office, where Looker is waiting. She says that she's going to keep Khalil as a pet, and he asks if they can do it peacefully. She projects silver into his face, enters his mind, then tells him that he's going to do as she says. The image of Khalil tells her that he isn't, and she attacks him. They fight and Looker knocks him out. Painkiller is a separate entity in Khalil's mind, and attacks Looker. She knocks him down and grabs Khalil by the throat, and Painkiller attacks her from behind. They attack Looker together and Painkiller grabs her and uses his poison touch. He says that he's killed her and she drops to the floor. Khalil tells Painkiller not to kill Looker because they need her alive to take down Tobias. Painkiller agrees and lets Khalil "drive".
In the real world, Khalil tells Looker that the most lethal venom on Earth is coursing through her veins. He gives her half the antidote and says that he's negated her powers, and tells her to admit to everyone what she did for Tobias. Looker refuses, and Khalil tells her that her men and money are gone. If looker cooperates, she'll get the rest of anti-venom.
Peter and Lauren search for the emitter by scanning for promethium, and Lauren says that she isn't doing it for Gambi but to prevent her invention from being perverted. They track the signal into an old tunnel beneath Freeland, go down, and as they search they admit that they're glad they're there together.
Following the signal, the duo find the hotspot. Gambi uses a C4 charge to blow open the wall, revealing a vein of promethium. The promethium is highly radioactive, and Gambi guides Lauren out.
Jeff returns home and tells Lynn that Mason is free and Khalil has Looker. He figures they don't need Keith now, and Lynn tells Jeff not to worry about Keith. Jeff suggest that they get remarried, but Lynn says that she wants to celebrate and leads Jeff to the bedroom
Tobias is rehearsing his acceptance when Katie informs him that Gentilucci's account has been rendered inactive. The AI brings up footage of Gentilucci, dead in his office, and Painkiller killing him. Angry, Tobias calls Ishmael and says that he has some loose ends to tie up.
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