Black Lightning (2018–…): Season 3, Episode 6 - The Book of Resistance: Chapter One: Knockin' on Heaven's Door - full transcript

Previously, on
"Black Lightning"...

Dr. Jace.

You're wanted in Markovia.

[Agent Odell] 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.

This occupation won't end until
I stabilize the meta-gene itself.

It has to be extracted
from a human host.

Only one patient survived
taking the serum.



Now, you work for me,
you miserable bastard.

I need you to bring
Tavon back to Freeland.

Too dangerous.

He needs to be with his family.

Come on, Tavon.

Run!

[both grunting]

[Black Lightning]
What happened?

We got ambushed.

No, no, Tavon!

- Remember his face!
- [students chanting] Tavon! Tavon!

What the hell is going on?

Stand down!

ASA tanks and heavily
armored checkpoints



enforce the total
isolation of Freeland.

Nevertheless, a resistance
has begun to arise

Tavon Singley
and Jefferson Pierce

are the spark we need.

But it's time to
run the ASA out of here,

take our freedom back.

They hit us with
some kind of poison.

*BLACK LIGHTNING*
Season 03 Episode 06

*BLACK LIGHTNING*
Season 03 Episode 06

Title :The Book Of Resistance: Chapter - 01
"Knocking Heaven's Door"

I guess if you're seeing this,

it means I didn't make it...

[clears throat]

And I'm okay with that.

Really, I am.

[groaning softly]

Because I know my sacrifice...

it meant something.

Jen...

Jen, I'm sorry.

I'm so sorry for leaving you.

[crying]

Especially...

with what you're going through.

Mom.

Dad.

[clears throat]

Uncle Gambi.

I knew what I was doing,

and it was worth the risk.

[clears throat]

Now, none of you

are gonna take comfort

in hearing this,

but it's because of you

that I was strong enough

to do what had to be done.

[continues groaning]

You all taught me

to stand up for what's right

even if it's difficult

because evil triumphs

when good people do nothing,

and I damn sure

wasn't gonna do nothing.

♪ Last night I saw a
superhero He was black ♪

♪ He said "This is for the
street Black Lightning's back" ♪

[soft gospel music playing]

How are Tavon's parents?

Uh, better than I would be.

[Anissa] Is there anything
that they need?

Anything that we can do?

[sighs] Wish there was, but...

No, what they need,
we can't give them.

I'm proud of you, Jeff.

Proud? Of what?

For not suiting up
to avenge Tavon's death.

I know this must be
hard for you,

but it was
the right thing to do.

How can you say that to me,

here of all places?

Innocent people
are dying, Lynn.

- Kids are dying.
- Shh...

- No. Tavon is dead.
- Jeff.

Do you hear me?

Tavon is dead.

This is not just
about us anymore.

[gospel music continues]

Mr. Pierce.

Mr. Pierce,
I'm sorry to do this.

[Anissa] Jamillah,
now isn't a good time.

- But the people deserve to know the truth.
- [cell phone beeps]

Mr. Pierce, how are you feeling

after your altercation
with the ASA?

Do you plan
on pressing charges?

Mr. Pierce, do you think
that your actions

will inspire the residents of Freeland
to push back against the occupation?

Excuse me, young lady,
I don't know who you are,

but show some respect.
This is not the time or place.

Mr. Pierce,
one last question.

If you could say anything
to Tavon Singley right now,

what would that be?

Can you please let us
grieve in peace?

[Jefferson] Anissa, it's okay.

I'll answer that question.

If I could say anything
to Tavon, I'd tell him

how proud I am of him.

I'd tell him how much

he inspired the other students

and me...

to be the best version
of ourselves.

I would tell him
that his death...

His death will not be in vain.

[cell phone beeps]

[gospel music playing]

[Lynn] You look tired, Jeff...

Long night?

Okay, so you heard...

That Black Lightning nearly
killed two ASA commandos

and Zorro'd a lightning bolt
onto the side of a building?

Yeah, Jeff, I heard.

The whole damn town heard.

I was going to talk to you about
it before I went out, but...

But you didn't.

Instead, you reacted
the way you always do,

and now
we have to pay the price.

[sighs]

Look, Odell is not going
to do anything to us

or the girls.
We are too valuable to him.

How can you be so certain?

I thought so.

You're unbelievable.

What do you expect me
to do, Lynn? Huh?

Just sit around
and do nothing?

I can't, not anymore.

I expect you
to keep your word.

I expect you to treat me
like a partner

and not make decisions that affect
all of us without talking to me.

I expect you to not put
our family in jeopardy.

I expect you to not go out
as Black Lightning

every time you want to ease
your troubled conscience.

No, no, no, this is not about
me, this is about...

Who? Who, Jeff?

Earl?
Alvin?

Tavon?

You keep telling yourself that.

Because no matter how heroic
you think you are,

I know the truth.

This is not about Freeland.

It's not about Tavon,
it's about you.

It's always about you.

If you'll excuse me,
I have lives to save.

[Jefferson scoffs]

Hopefully, Odell won't throw me
in a cell when I get there.

[Gambi] So, how're you doing?

I thought that's what you're
supposed to be telling me.

Oh, I'm waiting
on test results.

I was talking about Tavon.

His death must be
weighing on you.

Do you want to talk about it?

No amount of talking

is going to bring Tavon back.

So what's the point?

The point is that you can't
carry something like this around.

It'll eat at you. Trust me.

[computer beeps]

It's that good, huh?

This poison is...

breaking down your cells faster
than anything I have ever seen.

If you hadn't had your
meta-human healing ability...

you'd probably be dead already.

Had my healing ability?

Whatever is in you is
suppressing your meta-gene.

Right now you're
as vulnerable as I am.

You're getting weaker
by the second.

So, what's next?
What we are gonna do?

I've come in contact with a
variation of this poison before.

But this one, this one
is ten times as potent.

So I'm trying to
supercharge the antivenom

that I've already created
but... that takes time.

Look, how much time I got?

At the rate
this toxin is spreading...

a week.
Maybe two.

Anissa, you've got to tell
parents what's going on.

No, I don't,
and neither do you.

You can't ask me
to keep this from them.

Uncle Gambi, listen to me.

I'll tell them if
and when the time comes,

but until then, I need you
to keep this between us.

They're going through enough
as it is.

I'm sorry.
I can't do that.

Then give me a day.

If you can't stop
what's happening to me

in these next 24 hours,

I'll tell Mom and Dad then.

Please.

Okay.

Twenty-four hours.
But that's it.

I'll take it.

You should get home.

Get some rest.

I'll call you as soon as
I have something.

Promise.

Thank you.

[door closes]

[Kyrie] Hey.

This fake news
ASA is putting out,

it's making us look bad.

It's like the resistance is
causing more harm than good.

What about Truthteller Johnson?

I thought he was spreading
our gospel to Freeland.

- Yeah.
- He was.

Until Freeland PD fished him
out of the river this morning.

Oh, my God.

So, maybe you should
lead with that then, brother.

I mean, are you sure it's him?

It's him all right.

Shouldn't we be running
or something?

I mean, if they got
Truthteller, then...

If he said something, do you think
I'd be standing here right now?

I'd be the first person
they threw under the jail.

So what's the play?

[Inspector Henderson sighs]

What are we supposed to do now?

Well, like I said,

we need to get our truth
to all of Freeland,

not just the five-mile radius

that Truthteller was reaching
with that bootleg setup he had.

Gina, you said you had a nephew who
is an engineering student at Bowman.

Yeah, why?

I want you to get him

and as many of those
tech nerds as it takes

to build a radio system

strong enough to broadcast
to all of Freeland.

- [mutters in agreement]
- What if something goes wrong?

What if I get caught?

I strongly suggest you don't.

With no Truthteller,

who's going to be the voice
of the resistance?

Leave that to me.

Dr. Stewart.

I was beginning to think
you didn't love me anymore.

What,
no witty comeback?

Did someone wake up on the wrong side
of the light socket this morning?

I'm not here
to talk to you, Tobias.

I'm just here to check
your healing properly,

so I can harvest
another round of marrow.

So you can cure the pod kids.

I didn't say anything
about the pod kids.

You didn't have to.

Helping them would be
the only reason

Odell pulled me
out of the hole I was in.

You know you can't
trust him, right?

So, whatever he promised...

But I suppose I can trust you?

I'm a true friend,
Dr. Stewart.

I'd much rather stab you
in the front,

whereas Odell...

Well, you get the metaphor.

We're not friends,
Tobias.

You're a lab rat that I can
use and discard as I please.

You want to be my friend,
Dr. Stewart,

because friends keep
their friends' secrets.

I'm tired
of your empty threats.

You're on lockdown with no
access to the outside world.

You're never going to see
the light of day again.

I hear your man went
all theatrical.

Burning lightning bolts on the
side of buildings and whatnot.

Such a goon.

- How do you know about that?
- I have my ways.

I always have my ways.

So, like I said,
Dr. Stewart...

You wanna be my friend?

What do you want?

I want a list of every meta
in this place, complete with

their particular set of powers.

I can't do that.

Oh...

I think you can.

And...
I think you will.

[R&B music playing]

Anissa,
your father is at the door.

[pounding on door]

Shonda...

Yes, Anissa?

Pause music.

[music stops]

[pounding continues]

[groaning]

[pounding continues]

[groans]

[breathing heavily]

[pounding insistently]

And open front door.

[lock clicks]

I'm never gonna get used
to these smart houses.

What're you doing here,
Dad?

I... just came to check on you.

You were beat up pretty bad.

Look who's talking.

Yeah. I just wanted to make
sure that you were okay.

As you can see, I'm fine.

So, if that's all you wanted...

you came all this way
for nothing.

I also...

wanted to say I'm sorry.

I pressured you to bring
Tavon back to Freeland.

I was wrong.

You were right.

Tavon's death is on me.

And I'm gonna have to live with
that for the rest of my life.

I knew it was a bad idea,

and I did it anyway.

So Tavon's death,

that's on me.

Not you...

not the ASA...

me.

And that is something

that I...

have to live with...

for the rest of my life.

- No, Anissa...
- You should go.

Shonda,

- open front door.
- [lock clicks]

So, it's like that.

It's like that.

Okay.

Okay. [clears throat]

[door closes]

[thuds]

- Anissa, Anissa.
- [soft music playing]

Thank God,
I was so scared.

What happened?

I don't know. I walked in and
found you unconscious on the floor.

I don't know. I must have
gotten lightheaded or something.

Anissa, if we're
really trying to do this,

if we're really trying
to make this work,

you have to trust me enough
to let me in.

I'm not a porcelain doll,
I'm not going to break if you lean on me.

Hey, hey, babe,
I know that.

And when I need
to lean on you, I will.

I'm just...

I'm just still recovering from
my run-in with Bruce Leroy.

That's all.

When I morph
into the leopard,

I don't remember a lot,
but the smells,

they always stay with me.

The smell of...
fresh cut grass,

the smell of the air
right before the rain...

the smell of death.

Death? Wait, mmm-mmm.

Nobody's dying here.

Yeah, okay.
I'm a little beat up.

Okay.

I'm a little more
than a little beat up,

but I'm good.

I want to believe you.

Then you should believe me.

Look, if it makes you
feel any better,

I went to see Uncle Gambi.

And he's working on something
to fix me up.

Said I'll be back on my feet
in no time.

You promise?

Girl, we've been through
too much to be together.

I'm not about
to lose you now.

If you say so.

I do.

[both chuckle]

I like the sound of that.

Well, since you're okay...

I'm gonna go take a shower.

If you get lonely,
you know where to find me.

I damn sure do.

- [soft music continues playing]
- [sighs heavily]

[groans]

What is this?

[sighs]

Who the hell is this kid?

All right, Brandon.

Let's see
what you're hiding.

Mom. [gasps]

[door opens]

What're you doing
in my apartment?

Don't dash, you perv.
Why do you have photos of my mom?

It's not even like that.

Would you just let me explain?

[both grunting]

[both groan]

What the hell was that?

[Agent Odell clears throat]

Agent Odell.

I can't say
I'm surprised to see you.

Mr. Pierce, I came by
to tell you that

the ASA has
a team of neurologists

standing at the ready

to give you
a thorough examination.

I don't need a neurologist,
I'm fine.

[scoffs] I beg to differ.

You must have suffered
brain damage

to think there'd be
no consequences

from breaking our deal.

Ah... our deal

made me a guinea pig

and took me away from my family
for over a month.

Our deal got me beat down
in front of my own school,

in front of my own daughter.

Our deal kept me
from saving Tavon.

Our deal is over.

Our deal

protected your family

from taking your place
in the Pit.

If you even think

about laying a finger
on my girls,

I will barbeque your black ass.

[chuckling]

Mr. Pierce,

you don't want to make
an enemy out of me.

That's funny,
Agent Odell.

I was about to tell you
the same thing.

'Sup? Y'all got room
for one more?

[all grunting]

Where did he go?

Where the hell did he go?

[rap music playing]

[yelling]

You could've said no.

[neck snaps]

Halt!

[guard] Let him through.

Now we go to work.

[Inspector Henderson] Come in.

Hmm.

Thank you.
I can take it from here.

Jamillah Olsen.

Please, take a seat.

Chief Henderson.

I have to admit, I'm...

surprised you finally agreed
to see me.

This isn't an interview.

This is an interrogation.

Excuse me?

I can draw a direct correlation

from some of those "girl on
the street" interviews of yours

and the escalating
insurgent violence

in the streets of Freeland.

That's ridiculous.

Uh, unfortunately for you,
it isn't.

I've lived in Freeland
my entire life,

but you, you just came here
looking for a story.

Try to make a name
for yourself.

Hell, I should have
arrested you on GP

for ambushing Jefferson Pierce
at Tavon Singley's wake.

Now you stop what you're doing.

Right now.

Or the next interview you do

will be from the wrong side
of iron bars.

I can't.

What you mean,
you can't?

What's happening here
is wrong

and the people need to know.

If I have to go to jail
to make that happen,

then I will.

That's what I hoped
you would say.

What?
Okay, I'm so confused.

Let's just say

I have a job opening for your
particular set of skills.

Working with you?

That's a hard pass.

You want to be
the voice of the people?

The voice of a movement?

Here's your chance.

[typing]

[computer beeps]

[printer whirring]

[shredding]

[Jennifer] All right,
I think I'm calm now.

Why're you cyber-stalking
my mom?

I'm not stalking your mother.

I'm looking for Dr. Jace.

Your mom is the last link
I have on her.

Wait, why're you looking
for that psycho?

Jace killed my mother.

I came to Freeland to make sure

that I put Dr. Jace in a grave
right alongside her.

But you need to keep my
family out of your business.

Done.

I'm sorry for breaking
into your spot.

I'm not.

I'm actually glad to have someone
to talk to about all this.

Question, what's
with all the coal?

You have a mad
grilling habit or something?

[Brandon chuckles]

I think it's easier
if I just show you.

Hold on.

All right.

So...

my powers,

they give me the ability
to manipulate the earth.

Watch this.

And everything that
comes from it.

It's a diamond.

It is.

And I just paid
for your college education.

- Put that in your treasure chest.
- [both chuckle]

This is tight.

That's tight.

I've come in contact with a
variation of this poison before.

But this one, this one
is ten times as potent.

It can't be.

Dr. Stewart,

back so soon?

What is this?

I temporarily disabled the
recording devices in this room.

I'll give you five minutes to
memorize everything on those sheets

before I destroy them.

Doctor, I always knew
you'd do the right thing,

and they say
black women are difficult.

I think,
much like most Negroes,

they just need
the proper motivation.

You're a monster,
do you know that?

You may think I'm a monster,

but I'm nothing
compared to Odell.

You have no clue
who he is, do you?

You're just trying
to get inside my head.

Maybe.

If only you had a way
to make me tell the truth

and get the answers you seek.

Oh, wait. You do.

I mean, you did.

Poor, poor Issa.

What do you know
about Issa?

The question isn't
what do I know about Issa,

the question is,
what does Odell know?

Five minutes.

Have you been reading
Michelle Obama's book lately?

You sure are becoming
very assertive.

Hmm.

Don't forget to say hello
to Jefferson for me.

You haven't told him
about us.

- Have you?
- There is no "us," Tobias.

Hmm.

I wonder if the neon Negro
will see it the same way.

- [Anissa gasping]
- Anissa?

Anissa?

Anissa, baby. Anissa.

- [gasping continues]
- My God.

Anissa, stay with me.

[Anissa gasping]

How long
has she been like this?

I don't know,
15, maybe 20 minutes.

She was sweating so bad,

I took off
her jacket and found...

What is happening to her?

Is she dying?

Grace, I can't answer
those questions.

But I need you
to back off a little.

Please.

Anissa, I'm here.

You hold on.

Is this gonna work?

We'll have to wait and see.

- It has to work.
- Come on, Anissa.

Come on.

It has to work. It has to work.
It has to work.

Come on, Anissa,
you got this.

She's responding.
It's working! Come on!

[gasps]

Hey!

Hey, welcome back.

- [Grace] Hey.
- Uncle Gambi.

[Gambi] Don't,
don't try to talk, dear.

Let me help you.
There we go.

You just rest.

And let this pretty lady
take care of you. Okay?

Wait. You're leaving?

There's just something
I have to take care of.

What if she has a relapse
or something?

She should be fine.

But if anything happens,
I'm not far.

- You got this, Grace.
- Yeah.

Hey.

Agent Odell, sir,
sorry to interrupt,

but I thought you'd want
to have this information ASAP.

We detected a neutrino
anomaly in Freeland.

The same anomaly that appeared
when Dr. Jace was abducted

at the Freeland
Police Department.

So, the teleporter.
Are we tracking?

As of two minutes ago,
the anomaly has already shown up

at the perimeter
outside the armory

and the detainment facility.

Which leaves only three
high-level targets left.

Command center,

perimeter generator,
and the Pit.

And since the Pit
is a black site...

We should concentrate on the
generator and the command center.

Sir, I agree.

I've already put
the protocols in place.

Good.

Let's see who's looking
through our refrigerator.

[beeping]

[blows]

[beeps]

So?

You get what you need?

No.

[Agent Odell] Colonel Mosin!

It's been too long.

Don't strain yourself, son.

I had neutrino disruptors

placed around
all of our critical assets.

After your great escape
with Dr. Jace,

you're trapped... in here,

with us.

[Instant chuckles]

We'll see about that.

[gunfire]

Gambi, you hearin' this?

Sounds like a war
is breaking out at Club 100.

[soldier coughing]

Now... we'll finish...

what we started in Moscow.

[automated voice]
Neutrino disruptors disabled.

Catch you later.

[weakly] You should've
taken out Colonel Mosin.

I don't kill people.

[chuckling]

Pathetic.

...glad that you're doing this.

[Jamillah] Me, too.

Gina, Reverend Holt, Kyrie,

let me introduce you
to Jamillah Olsen,

the new voice
of a new Freeland.

Good to see you again,
Ms. Olsen.

Glad to have you with us.

I'm happy to be here, Reverend.

Once Jamal plugs this in,
you have about two minutes

to say all you need to say.

[exhales] No pressure.

Remember, once you do this,

there's no turning back.

Let's make herstory.

Good.

Wake up, Freeland.

The insurgents are
not your enemy.

They're fighting to protect us,

all of us,

against the tyranny
of our so-called protectors...

the ASA.

Are you such a coward

that you could not wait
one more second

before you run away?

We could have
finished them both.

First, I don't run.

I make people run.

Second,

you hired me to get you
in and out of Freeland,

not fight Black Lightning.

Now, I held up
my end of the bargain,

I suggest you do the same.

[computer beeps]

[cell phone chimes]

Nice doing business with you.

It looks like you both had
a typical visit to Freeland.

I thought you should know that the
metas at the detainment facility

are showing no sign
of illness.

Which means Dr. Stewart has either
discovered a way to stabilize the metas,

or she's only days away.

And once she does,
we will acquire that information

and use it to stabilize
our own army of metas.

[upbeat music playing]

[electronic beeping]

[Jefferson sighs]

Lynn, what're you doing?

What does it look like
I'm doing? I'm leaving.

[distorted] Because I didn't tell you
I was going out as Black Lightning?

You say it
like it's nothing.

That just proves my point.

[in normal voice] You claim you value
me, and yet, you don't consider me.

Did you consider me

before taking the job
with the ASA?

I had to!

I'm the only one
that can help those kids.

Without me, they'd all die.

Welcome to my life.

[Lynn sighs]

Look, Lynn, what I see is you
spending more time at the Pit

than with your own family.

Why is that? Hmm?

[distorted] Is there something
you want to tell me?

- Talk to me.
- [in normal voice] Why talk, Jeff?

I talk, you don't listen,

- history repeats itself.
- [sighs]

The very definition of crazy

is doing the same thing
over and over again

and expecting
a different result.

Well, I'm not crazy,
I'm done.

Come on, you don't...
you don't mean that.

I'll send someone over to
get the rest of my stuff.

Lynn.

Come on. Lynn!

[door closes]

Sync corrections by srjanapala

[closing theme music playing]