1 00:00:16,266 --> 00:00:17,601 Look at them. 2 00:00:17,684 --> 00:00:19,853 Praying for a miracle that isn't coming. 3 00:00:20,812 --> 00:00:21,855 Who knows? 4 00:00:21,939 --> 00:00:25,192 Maybe it's my curse to leave one betrayal behind, 5 00:00:25,526 --> 00:00:28,820 only to find a greater one here amongst the stars. 6 00:00:29,613 --> 00:00:31,323 They could've stopped this. 7 00:00:32,115 --> 00:00:35,077 But none of them had the strength to do what must be done. 8 00:00:36,537 --> 00:00:37,538 But I do. 9 00:01:15,909 --> 00:01:19,288 So what is it like walking to go get coffee when you can run 10 00:01:19,371 --> 00:01:20,789 4,000 miles an hour? 11 00:01:20,872 --> 00:01:24,001 It's nice slowing down every once in a while, even for the flash. 12 00:01:24,084 --> 00:01:25,210 Is frostjoining us? 13 00:01:25,460 --> 00:01:28,630 No. Last night I sent her on a two week eat pray love tour 14 00:01:28,714 --> 00:01:30,882 because she's still pining over Mark Blaine. 15 00:01:31,300 --> 00:01:32,819 I thought she was mad at him all summer. 16 00:01:32,843 --> 00:01:33,760 And fall. 17 00:01:33,844 --> 00:01:36,388 But she still misses him, even though I told her 18 00:01:36,471 --> 00:01:38,557 he's a jerk who is never going to change. 19 00:01:38,849 --> 00:01:40,142 Let me guess, she didn't care? 20 00:01:40,475 --> 00:01:41,476 Yep, she said, 21 00:01:41,685 --> 00:01:43,437 "the heart wants what the heart wants." 22 00:01:43,520 --> 00:01:45,397 She's always been such a romantic. 23 00:01:51,278 --> 00:01:54,406 I have learned one thing watching frost go through all this. 24 00:01:54,906 --> 00:01:56,783 For the first time since Ronnie passed, 25 00:01:58,702 --> 00:02:00,704 I think I'm really ready to get back out there. 26 00:02:01,788 --> 00:02:04,499 I'm... gonna start dating again. 27 00:02:05,000 --> 00:02:07,169 That's awesome. I'm really happy for you. 28 00:02:07,252 --> 00:02:10,130 Thank you. Now if I can just get some oat milk for my coffee. 29 00:02:13,300 --> 00:02:15,612 Two bullet trains on the calvert railway are going to collide. 30 00:02:15,636 --> 00:02:17,679 Barry, that's 50 miles south of keystone city. 31 00:02:17,763 --> 00:02:18,763 Yeah. 32 00:02:38,241 --> 00:02:40,577 Ladies and gentlemen, authorities are now confirming 33 00:02:40,661 --> 00:02:45,290 that despite a massive explosion caused by today's railway accident, 34 00:02:45,374 --> 00:02:49,086 no lives were lost during this horrific event. 35 00:02:49,419 --> 00:02:52,964 It appears our city has the flash to thank once more. 36 00:02:56,468 --> 00:02:58,095 That was amazing! 37 00:02:58,804 --> 00:03:01,056 You got everyone to safety in what, 20 seconds? 38 00:03:01,264 --> 00:03:03,767 Twelve actually. Try your coffee. 39 00:03:09,731 --> 00:03:12,109 Wow. You have seriously leveled up. 40 00:03:12,734 --> 00:03:14,654 If only you could teach frost how to do the same. 41 00:03:14,695 --> 00:03:17,656 I mean, bypassing anyone who calls themselves "chillblaine," 42 00:03:17,739 --> 00:03:19,419 I think would save her a lot of heartbreak. 43 00:03:19,491 --> 00:03:23,120 I mean, frost dating anybody, is a first for her, right? 44 00:03:23,412 --> 00:03:25,038 And everybody you dated before Ronnie, 45 00:03:25,122 --> 00:03:26,748 I'm guessing that was you leveling up. 46 00:03:27,207 --> 00:03:28,333 You know, it's a process. 47 00:03:29,042 --> 00:03:31,545 Maybe just give frost space to do the same. 48 00:03:34,297 --> 00:03:37,092 Captain Kramer, while supportive of your transparency... 49 00:03:37,426 --> 00:03:39,636 You have been criticized for your decision 50 00:03:39,720 --> 00:03:41,430 to disband the city's meta task force. 51 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:44,933 Some people thinking that it will increase meta-crime across the city. 52 00:03:45,267 --> 00:03:46,435 Do you care to comment? 53 00:03:46,893 --> 00:03:53,233 Once I came to terms with being a meta, it helped me realize how important it is 54 00:03:53,316 --> 00:03:58,113 for everyone in central city to receive equal protections under the same laws. 55 00:03:58,280 --> 00:04:02,325 So you felt as though the meta task force was unfairly targeting 56 00:04:02,576 --> 00:04:04,327 marginalized sections of the populace. 57 00:04:04,411 --> 00:04:07,038 Yes, which is why its time has passed. 58 00:04:07,372 --> 00:04:09,458 Great. Thank you, captain Kramer. 59 00:04:09,666 --> 00:04:11,960 This is Iris west-Allen for citizentopia. 60 00:04:12,043 --> 00:04:13,253 Thank you for listening. 61 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:15,756 That was great. 62 00:04:15,839 --> 00:04:17,090 It was great. Come in. 63 00:04:17,549 --> 00:04:19,468 Allegra, you remember captain Kramer? 64 00:04:19,551 --> 00:04:20,551 - Hi. - Hi. 65 00:04:21,219 --> 00:04:23,764 Well, I have an appointment with chief Singh, 66 00:04:23,847 --> 00:04:25,140 so, thanks. 67 00:04:26,808 --> 00:04:27,808 You wanted to see me? 68 00:04:28,602 --> 00:04:32,189 Yes. So the last six months have been pretty intense. 69 00:04:32,481 --> 00:04:37,444 I'll say. We have three new reporters, an it intern and an office manager now. 70 00:04:37,569 --> 00:04:39,988 Plus, online circulation's over two million, 71 00:04:40,071 --> 00:04:42,240 and your new podcast's frickin' brilliant. 72 00:04:42,324 --> 00:04:45,285 - Thank you. - Oh, we need faster Internet. 73 00:04:45,368 --> 00:04:46,703 Should we call the new landlord? 74 00:04:46,995 --> 00:04:48,264 Sue dearbon bought the building. 75 00:04:48,288 --> 00:04:50,165 I think we can fix our own Internet. 76 00:04:50,248 --> 00:04:51,248 Roger that. 77 00:04:51,541 --> 00:04:53,710 But seriously, I just don't see how you do it all 78 00:04:53,794 --> 00:04:55,438 and still find time for an op-ed each week. 79 00:04:55,462 --> 00:04:56,671 Well, I can't. 80 00:04:57,172 --> 00:04:59,257 So the bullpen needs a supervising editor. 81 00:04:59,341 --> 00:05:00,943 Someone who decides which stories we cover 82 00:05:00,967 --> 00:05:03,386 and then assigns and pre-edits copy. 83 00:05:03,970 --> 00:05:07,474 Which is why I am promoting you. 84 00:05:07,682 --> 00:05:09,267 Wha... Iris... 85 00:05:09,810 --> 00:05:12,687 Well, I've barely been staff for a year. 86 00:05:12,771 --> 00:05:14,147 I'm not ready for that. 87 00:05:14,815 --> 00:05:17,943 - Well, I think you are. - You do realize you have people on staff 88 00:05:18,026 --> 00:05:20,153 who are more qualified to handle that sort of thing? 89 00:05:20,237 --> 00:05:23,490 I mean, Vanya, she's got ten years of experience under her belt. 90 00:05:23,573 --> 00:05:24,991 Or that annoying Taylor, 91 00:05:25,075 --> 00:05:28,119 just graduated summa cum laude from barnard college. 92 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,622 Even the old guy was a war correspondent in Beirut. 93 00:05:31,581 --> 00:05:34,709 Aariz is my age. Girl! 94 00:05:39,005 --> 00:05:42,592 Look, now that we're cc citizen media, I am busier 95 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,344 with more and more administrative duties. 96 00:05:44,803 --> 00:05:47,013 - Iris, are you sure? - You got this. 97 00:05:47,347 --> 00:05:48,431 I believe in you. 98 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,021 What is this? 99 00:05:55,313 --> 00:05:59,192 A candlelit pizza dinner, from our favorite place in Milan. 100 00:05:59,276 --> 00:06:02,612 Oh, thank god, I was too tired to cook. 101 00:06:02,696 --> 00:06:04,072 I can't imagine why. 102 00:06:04,155 --> 00:06:06,616 Team citizen's been in overdrive these days. 103 00:06:07,117 --> 00:06:08,910 Plus, Deon's still helping to stabilize 104 00:06:08,994 --> 00:06:11,329 your temporal sickness with regular treatments. 105 00:06:11,705 --> 00:06:12,789 It's a lot to handle. 106 00:06:13,540 --> 00:06:14,624 I told you I'm fine. 107 00:06:14,958 --> 00:06:17,711 Plus, you're not exactly an underachiever yourself, flash. 108 00:06:17,794 --> 00:06:19,421 Nice work at calvert railway. 109 00:06:19,504 --> 00:06:20,338 Thanks. 110 00:06:20,422 --> 00:06:21,822 I guess we both earned a night off. 111 00:06:21,882 --> 00:06:23,049 And without kids, too. 112 00:06:23,425 --> 00:06:25,403 I mean, don't get me wrong. It's great having Bart and Nora 113 00:06:25,427 --> 00:06:27,095 stop in all the time from 2049... 114 00:06:27,178 --> 00:06:32,183 But ifwe're ever going to have a baby, we need some alone time, Mr. Allen. 115 00:06:36,521 --> 00:06:37,689 - Great. - Yeah. 116 00:06:39,858 --> 00:06:41,484 - Ray? - In the flesh. 117 00:06:43,153 --> 00:06:45,697 What, uh... what brings you to central city? 118 00:06:45,780 --> 00:06:47,741 Oh, well, you guys said I could always crash here 119 00:06:47,824 --> 00:06:50,911 if ever I was in town, and I'm here attending cctc. 120 00:06:51,161 --> 00:06:54,247 But my hotel is overbooked, and it's impossible to get 121 00:06:54,331 --> 00:06:55,975 a conference hotel room at the last minute. 122 00:06:55,999 --> 00:06:59,085 So I figured I'd take you up on your very kind offer. 123 00:06:59,169 --> 00:07:01,755 - Oh, that makes sense. - Doesn't it? 124 00:07:03,173 --> 00:07:06,217 Are you guys having pizza? Is it gluten-free? 125 00:07:06,426 --> 00:07:09,054 - No, it's from Italy. - Oh. 126 00:07:09,304 --> 00:07:12,307 So, where is Nora? Did she come with you? 127 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:14,768 No, she's saving the world one kid at a time 128 00:07:14,851 --> 00:07:16,269 and loving it. 129 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:20,482 Am... am I interrupting? 130 00:07:20,982 --> 00:07:22,359 - Never. - No. 131 00:07:22,484 --> 00:07:23,610 Really? Great! 132 00:07:24,110 --> 00:07:25,320 So is this a sofa bed 133 00:07:25,403 --> 00:07:27,447 or like a sheets-and-blankets-on-top sort of thing? 134 00:07:28,531 --> 00:07:30,992 There is a guest bedroom at the top of the stairs. 135 00:07:31,368 --> 00:07:33,161 Aw! You guys are the best. 136 00:07:34,329 --> 00:07:36,373 - I'll get the rest of my bags later. - Okay. 137 00:07:39,334 --> 00:07:41,294 - I thought he could shrink things. - Yeah. 138 00:07:44,005 --> 00:07:45,382 Trucks at loading dock. 139 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:47,926 Copy that. Transport team's here. 140 00:07:49,844 --> 00:07:50,844 What the hell? 141 00:08:02,190 --> 00:08:04,401 In three seconds, the two on the outside 142 00:08:04,484 --> 00:08:06,194 will draw their weapons and advance, 143 00:08:06,277 --> 00:08:07,988 while the other two hold their positions. 144 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:09,572 Jack, you're up. 145 00:08:14,202 --> 00:08:16,037 I could have melted your faces instead. 146 00:08:16,705 --> 00:08:18,164 Guess you drew a lucky hand. 147 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:21,310 Ooh, their minds are full of fear, ten. 148 00:08:21,334 --> 00:08:23,003 Show them who has the winning hand. 149 00:08:28,174 --> 00:08:30,010 - Jackpot. - Oh, crap. 150 00:08:31,011 --> 00:08:33,638 My king, you know the drill. 151 00:08:44,232 --> 00:08:45,358 I guess he folded. 152 00:08:45,442 --> 00:08:47,777 - Well, that's no fun. - Either way, 153 00:08:48,153 --> 00:08:54,242 that was damn fine work, my queen. 154 00:08:55,285 --> 00:08:58,663 Well, it's easy when you can see each card before it's dealt. 155 00:09:00,123 --> 00:09:01,291 My queen. 156 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:18,641 - Now what? - We raise the stakes. 157 00:09:28,109 --> 00:09:29,110 There you go, Iris. 158 00:09:30,737 --> 00:09:35,241 Uh, ray, how often do you talk to Sara and all the other legends? 159 00:09:35,658 --> 00:09:37,619 Well, not very often. 160 00:09:37,952 --> 00:09:40,747 Nate and I do have a standing drinks night once a month, 161 00:09:41,164 --> 00:09:44,334 but he's rarely in the same century or year. 162 00:09:45,001 --> 00:09:46,854 Yeah, that may be why I haven't heard from him lately. 163 00:09:46,878 --> 00:09:47,879 I'm sorry. 164 00:09:48,213 --> 00:09:49,213 It's okay. 165 00:09:49,714 --> 00:09:50,714 Kind of. 166 00:09:51,216 --> 00:09:53,676 Yeah, it was really hard leaving the legends, 167 00:09:54,385 --> 00:09:58,598 but since then, Nora and I have been more connected than ever. 168 00:09:58,807 --> 00:10:01,059 And, you know, I've been able to get back 169 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:03,770 to my other true love, pure research. 170 00:10:03,853 --> 00:10:05,980 Plus, my life's more balanced now. 171 00:10:06,064 --> 00:10:08,608 It's not just "I'm the atom, and science takes a backseat," 172 00:10:08,691 --> 00:10:12,028 you know so, yeah, to, uh... To second acts. 173 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:15,114 I'll get it. 174 00:10:17,325 --> 00:10:20,411 Is this year's legacy honoree in the house? 175 00:10:20,495 --> 00:10:21,735 Hey, Chester. Yeah, come on in. 176 00:10:23,248 --> 00:10:24,958 Chester, ray. Ray, Chester. 177 00:10:25,041 --> 00:10:27,710 Ah, so you're the new team tech genius. 178 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:29,129 Nice to meet you, Chester. 179 00:10:29,504 --> 00:10:30,338 Likewise. 180 00:10:30,421 --> 00:10:33,400 I've been a big fan of yours ever since reading your papers on quantum qubits. 181 00:10:33,424 --> 00:10:35,552 So you're pretty stoked about the con this year, huh? 182 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:37,053 Oh, are you kidding me? 183 00:10:37,387 --> 00:10:39,824 Ever since I found out you were going to be this year's legacy honoree, 184 00:10:39,848 --> 00:10:44,144 I kind of took the Liberty of signing up to be a cctc volunteer. 185 00:10:45,895 --> 00:10:49,649 I'm going to be your liaison for the entire event, if that's cool. 186 00:10:49,732 --> 00:10:51,568 Like, if you're all right. 187 00:10:51,985 --> 00:10:52,819 Sounds great. 188 00:10:52,902 --> 00:10:56,114 Cool, because I already have your whole itinerary planned to sweet perfection. 189 00:10:58,241 --> 00:11:00,618 So, um, I'm late for work. 190 00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:03,788 So, ray, Chester, I'll pop by the convention center later. 191 00:11:03,872 --> 00:11:05,472 - Don't you dare... - See ya, I gotta go. 192 00:11:07,625 --> 00:11:09,460 Aw, he forgot his breakfast. 193 00:11:10,670 --> 00:11:14,340 That's a bracelet. You know what? I have to go, too... deadlines. 194 00:11:14,424 --> 00:11:17,051 You got the list of questions for the interview later, right? 195 00:11:17,135 --> 00:11:18,803 Sure do. See you at 4:00. 196 00:11:22,974 --> 00:11:25,894 Heard some paroled ex-cons went shopping without their wallets. 197 00:11:25,977 --> 00:11:27,937 Og meta-criminals, actually. 198 00:11:28,521 --> 00:11:33,401 Jack, ten, king and the queen, they call themselves the royal flush gang. 199 00:11:34,110 --> 00:11:36,196 They were central city's very first meta-threat. 200 00:11:36,446 --> 00:11:37,464 You worked that case, too? 201 00:11:37,488 --> 00:11:41,159 Actually, no. The first time they pulled a job, I was... 202 00:11:45,955 --> 00:11:47,665 Kind of under the weather. 203 00:11:48,499 --> 00:11:53,254 It's weird. Their mo is stealing cash from casinos, not microchips. 204 00:11:54,505 --> 00:11:58,009 Well, at least no one was killed... This time. 205 00:11:59,427 --> 00:12:00,637 Everything okay, captain? 206 00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:07,185 This is the kind of case the meta task force would have been assigned to. 207 00:12:08,353 --> 00:12:12,148 Uh, so your mimic powers, 208 00:12:12,857 --> 00:12:14,859 how exactly do they work? 209 00:12:15,151 --> 00:12:17,278 They only activate in times of stress, 210 00:12:17,612 --> 00:12:20,657 when my adrenaline spikes, and the effects are temporary. 211 00:12:21,282 --> 00:12:22,325 That's good. 212 00:12:23,368 --> 00:12:24,368 Yeah. 213 00:12:25,954 --> 00:12:29,165 Allen, does me being a meta make working for me more difficult? 214 00:12:30,166 --> 00:12:33,753 No, ma'am. It's already tough enough as it is. 215 00:12:36,965 --> 00:12:39,092 I'll let you know as soon as I find something. 216 00:12:39,968 --> 00:12:40,968 Okay. 217 00:12:47,267 --> 00:12:49,686 So I've gone over everyone's ideas and they're great. 218 00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:52,939 But what I'd like to do is start with last night's break-in at Mercury labs. 219 00:12:55,817 --> 00:12:58,278 It's not news, not in this city. 220 00:12:58,486 --> 00:13:01,364 It's a high-tech theft at a huge R&D corporation... 221 00:13:01,447 --> 00:13:03,533 Which happens all the time in this town. 222 00:13:03,783 --> 00:13:05,326 - Was anyone killed? - No. 223 00:13:05,410 --> 00:13:06,845 - Was the flash involved? - No. He isn't. 224 00:13:06,869 --> 00:13:10,748 - Tragedy sells papers, folks. Sorry. - But... that's not the point. 225 00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:13,394 We should look into the rumors of embezzlement inside the mayor's office. 226 00:13:13,418 --> 00:13:15,420 Scooping a major scandal before our competition... 227 00:13:15,503 --> 00:13:16,838 Will make Iris happy. 228 00:13:16,921 --> 00:13:18,524 Get in touch with someone at the mayor's office. 229 00:13:18,548 --> 00:13:21,175 I got 1,000 words to finish on the shark's new gm for Iris, too... 230 00:13:21,259 --> 00:13:23,177 Wait. What 1,000 words? 231 00:13:23,261 --> 00:13:24,822 Well, I know the mayor's executive assistant. 232 00:13:24,846 --> 00:13:27,265 I need someone on this Mercury break-in. 233 00:13:28,474 --> 00:13:31,394 Vanya, I really need you to run with this tech heist. 234 00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:35,189 I'm going to follow up on the calvert collision this morning. 235 00:13:35,273 --> 00:13:36,873 My source in the county planner's office 236 00:13:36,941 --> 00:13:39,902 says it's going to cost several million to repair the damage. 237 00:13:40,069 --> 00:13:44,282 Talk about a budget crisis. Plus, that is what Iris would want. 238 00:13:46,034 --> 00:13:50,413 Well, hold on. Wait, guys... seriously? 239 00:13:54,042 --> 00:13:56,127 We found this at the train collision site. 240 00:13:56,210 --> 00:13:59,464 I thought Kramer had you working on the Mercury heist instead. 241 00:13:59,630 --> 00:14:00,630 Yeah, I am. 242 00:14:00,715 --> 00:14:01,549 You are, 243 00:14:01,632 --> 00:14:05,803 but you think that it's related to the calvert train collision? 244 00:14:05,887 --> 00:14:07,388 I will know in a minute. 245 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:10,224 While working evidence from the Mercury labs heist, 246 00:14:10,308 --> 00:14:12,852 I found charred marks on the guards' weapons. 247 00:14:13,269 --> 00:14:15,188 Marks exactly like those. 248 00:14:16,439 --> 00:14:17,648 Yeah, I was right. 249 00:14:18,024 --> 00:14:21,402 Heat signature is the same as the burn marks on the weapons at Mercury labs. 250 00:14:21,944 --> 00:14:24,781 Laser burns delivered with pinpoint precision. 251 00:14:25,406 --> 00:14:26,406 Jack's trademark. 252 00:14:26,449 --> 00:14:27,950 Okay. Okay. 253 00:14:28,868 --> 00:14:33,039 Even if it is the royal flush gang behind all of this, why? 254 00:14:33,289 --> 00:14:35,124 Why would they go through all the trouble 255 00:14:35,208 --> 00:14:38,211 of causing a massive railway collision 256 00:14:38,294 --> 00:14:40,505 when they haven't even stolen anything yet? 257 00:14:40,588 --> 00:14:42,006 I asked myself that, too. 258 00:14:42,507 --> 00:14:45,051 Then I found out what was being carried in this case. 259 00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:51,307 A bleeding-edge, beryllium core, which is a highly unstable power source. 260 00:14:51,391 --> 00:14:52,951 And that's what caused the trains to explode. 261 00:14:52,975 --> 00:14:55,478 No, beryllium-based detonation would have leveled 262 00:14:55,561 --> 00:14:57,146 a surrounding ten-mile radius. 263 00:15:00,191 --> 00:15:02,127 The core wasn't in the case when the trains collided. 264 00:15:02,151 --> 00:15:06,114 Which means the real question is why is the royal flush gang 265 00:15:06,197 --> 00:15:07,990 changing their m0 to become tech thieves? 266 00:15:13,538 --> 00:15:14,622 Korber, what's going on? 267 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:16,916 Iron heights just lost power for three seconds, 268 00:15:17,208 --> 00:15:19,502 during which every cell door unlocked and opened. 269 00:15:19,585 --> 00:15:21,921 Now they've got a thousand inmates roaming the facility. 270 00:15:22,588 --> 00:15:23,673 Barry, if they get out... 271 00:15:23,756 --> 00:15:24,756 Yeah, I know. 272 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:30,555 Barry, what happened? 273 00:15:34,976 --> 00:15:37,645 I got the inmates back in their cells before anyone got hurt. 274 00:15:39,147 --> 00:15:40,440 But we've got a bigger problem. 275 00:15:41,732 --> 00:15:44,318 Looks like the royal flush gang just leveled up, too. 276 00:15:50,825 --> 00:15:52,702 Well, I am impressed. 277 00:15:52,785 --> 00:15:56,372 A schedule timed to the minute, including a coffee stop to recharge. 278 00:15:57,540 --> 00:16:00,293 Best. Handler. Ever. 279 00:16:00,376 --> 00:16:03,056 Oh, you're getting a whole lot more than java at jitters, my friend. 280 00:16:03,171 --> 00:16:05,548 How about a dozen cctc 281 00:16:05,631 --> 00:16:09,760 entrepreneurial hopefuls, each with their own game-changing startup idea, 282 00:16:09,844 --> 00:16:12,388 ready to pitch in three minutes or less 283 00:16:12,763 --> 00:16:17,518 to ray Palmer, business behemoth, scientific genius. 284 00:16:19,312 --> 00:16:20,146 Am I right? 285 00:16:20,229 --> 00:16:21,229 Okay, okay. 286 00:16:21,481 --> 00:16:23,816 Come on. Let's go make some dreams come true. 287 00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:29,697 - Chester. - Yeah. 288 00:16:29,947 --> 00:16:30,966 What made you think that... 289 00:16:30,990 --> 00:16:34,410 Oh, I just know how much you used start-up investments 290 00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:35,495 to expand Palmer tech. 291 00:16:35,578 --> 00:16:37,747 You just got, like, a nose for science. 292 00:16:38,122 --> 00:16:40,100 But I also know you've been out of the game for a little while, 293 00:16:40,124 --> 00:16:42,251 so I figured I'd help jumpstart the magic. 294 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:44,602 - Okay. - And don't worry about tech con, 295 00:16:44,629 --> 00:16:47,340 because your interview with Iris isn't for another 90 minutes. 296 00:16:47,423 --> 00:16:48,966 So we got time. 297 00:16:49,300 --> 00:16:50,218 Hey, I got your back, man. 298 00:16:50,301 --> 00:16:52,470 Thank you. But I'm not worried about my schedule. 299 00:16:52,553 --> 00:16:56,224 Oh, right, right. You need a cronut first, obviously. 300 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:58,226 - Excuse me, can we... - Chester. 301 00:16:58,559 --> 00:16:59,559 Chester... 302 00:17:01,103 --> 00:17:02,897 I don't want to start another tech business. 303 00:17:07,610 --> 00:17:10,446 It's like I told Barry and Iris, the only thing I want 304 00:17:10,530 --> 00:17:13,491 to pursue these days is a balanced life. 305 00:17:15,243 --> 00:17:17,453 That's why I haven't worn the atom suit in ages. 306 00:17:17,787 --> 00:17:19,914 Uh-huh. But you're... 307 00:17:19,997 --> 00:17:21,457 You're a legend. 308 00:17:22,583 --> 00:17:24,418 Was a legend. 309 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:28,506 Now I suppose that's what team flash is for. 310 00:17:30,508 --> 00:17:33,511 Look, I know how that might sound for the atom, 311 00:17:34,303 --> 00:17:39,183 but ray Palmer's priorities are his wife and working in his own lab. 312 00:17:39,976 --> 00:17:41,686 I hope that you can understand that. 313 00:17:42,311 --> 00:17:43,813 Yeah. No, no, I get it. 314 00:17:43,938 --> 00:17:48,818 And, I am, uh... I am so sorry. 315 00:17:48,985 --> 00:17:51,070 - It's okay. It's okay... - Everyone. 316 00:17:52,071 --> 00:17:58,035 Today's pitch sessions are officially canceled. 317 00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,620 - What? - No, that's not fair. 318 00:17:59,704 --> 00:18:03,165 Guy, guys, guys, we are impinging on a great man's time. 319 00:18:03,833 --> 00:18:07,003 So get... go on, go on. Come on. 320 00:18:07,336 --> 00:18:08,462 Sorry, everyone. 321 00:18:09,672 --> 00:18:10,756 I still believe in you. 322 00:18:11,882 --> 00:18:13,092 I like your sweater. 323 00:18:14,844 --> 00:18:18,681 And I will, um, leave you 324 00:18:18,806 --> 00:18:22,602 to get your privacy on, and again I am... 325 00:18:24,103 --> 00:18:25,103 I'm so sorry. 326 00:18:25,771 --> 00:18:26,814 Chester, I... 327 00:18:38,367 --> 00:18:39,636 Thank you so much for coming. 328 00:18:39,660 --> 00:18:41,829 It's so exciting to have you here. 329 00:18:42,622 --> 00:18:46,000 When I founded this conference five years ago, I never would have 330 00:18:46,167 --> 00:18:47,918 dreamed we'd get coverage like this. 331 00:18:48,002 --> 00:18:50,254 - Well, this is pretty impressive. - Yeah. 332 00:18:50,755 --> 00:18:53,633 Hey, your press pass gets you into our after parties. 333 00:18:53,924 --> 00:18:56,218 Are you a fan of filk music, by any chance? 334 00:18:56,886 --> 00:18:58,220 Boss. Excuse me. 335 00:18:58,554 --> 00:18:59,554 Can we talk? 336 00:18:59,847 --> 00:19:00,848 We'll gab later. 337 00:19:01,599 --> 00:19:05,978 - Hey. - So I totally blew it at the office. 338 00:19:06,062 --> 00:19:07,521 I told you I wasn't ready. 339 00:19:08,064 --> 00:19:09,690 You got resistance from the staff. 340 00:19:10,191 --> 00:19:11,817 They barely listened to me. 341 00:19:12,068 --> 00:19:15,196 I'm pretty sure they think I don't have enough experience, which I don't. 342 00:19:15,279 --> 00:19:18,366 And they think that my suggestions for which stories to cover are wrong. 343 00:19:18,532 --> 00:19:20,284 Yeah, I figured that might happen. 344 00:19:20,868 --> 00:19:22,078 Then why put me in charge? 345 00:19:22,161 --> 00:19:23,579 Because you can handle it. 346 00:19:23,663 --> 00:19:27,500 And dealing with this is a part of growing into your new position. 347 00:19:27,875 --> 00:19:29,085 Well, I am not growing. 348 00:19:29,168 --> 00:19:31,170 I'm crashing and burning. 349 00:19:31,462 --> 00:19:33,297 Iris, I can't do this. 350 00:19:33,631 --> 00:19:34,631 Yes, you can. 351 00:19:36,092 --> 00:19:37,092 How do you know? 352 00:19:37,343 --> 00:19:40,137 Because you're exactly what 000 media needs. 353 00:19:40,721 --> 00:19:42,973 You have a point of view that's entirely your own. 354 00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:45,935 And you know the city better than anyone in that room, you grew up here. 355 00:19:46,435 --> 00:19:49,397 You not only survived iron heights, you came out on the other side a hero. 356 00:19:49,605 --> 00:19:51,315 I could melt Taylor's face. 357 00:19:51,565 --> 00:19:54,276 You went from juvenile delinquent to voice of the people. 358 00:19:54,402 --> 00:19:56,904 And I'm talking about your writing, not your meta-powers. 359 00:19:57,488 --> 00:19:59,728 Your articles speak to people because you're one of them. 360 00:20:00,866 --> 00:20:02,118 That's your point of view. 361 00:20:02,576 --> 00:20:05,079 It's also how 000 media speaks to the city 362 00:20:05,162 --> 00:20:07,832 and why people respond so strongly. 363 00:20:09,291 --> 00:20:13,713 Okay, but being a journalist and being in charge are way different. 364 00:20:13,921 --> 00:20:17,091 Look, I know that it's scary, but think how you leveled up as a meta. 365 00:20:17,174 --> 00:20:18,334 I'm sure that was scary, too. 366 00:20:22,263 --> 00:20:27,351 Try terrifying, but somehow I knew I could handle an upgrade. 367 00:20:27,435 --> 00:20:29,228 Okay, then do that at the office, too. 368 00:20:29,353 --> 00:20:32,481 Your point of view is perfect for this company. 369 00:20:32,565 --> 00:20:35,359 You've already learned how to own it. Now go sell it. 370 00:20:39,947 --> 00:20:40,947 Sell it. 371 00:20:41,949 --> 00:20:43,301 Turns out the royal flush gang 372 00:20:43,325 --> 00:20:45,202 kidnapped a prisoner named Jared Haywood. 373 00:20:45,828 --> 00:20:47,580 Had any luck tracking them down? 374 00:20:47,747 --> 00:20:48,748 Not yet. 375 00:20:49,081 --> 00:20:51,333 What about the Mercury labs chip? 376 00:20:51,459 --> 00:20:54,462 Chester's still trying to figure out why the royal flush gang would need it. 377 00:20:54,545 --> 00:20:56,672 - Okay. - Not anymore. 378 00:20:56,881 --> 00:20:58,716 Turns out that chip is so cutting edge, 379 00:20:58,799 --> 00:21:01,469 it has, like, a thousand different applications, 380 00:21:02,428 --> 00:21:03,637 so, sorry, I blew it. 381 00:21:04,263 --> 00:21:05,723 It just seems to be my thing today. 382 00:21:06,474 --> 00:21:07,474 Hey. 383 00:21:08,017 --> 00:21:10,853 What's going on, Chester? I'm sensing a whole lot of sadness. 384 00:21:10,936 --> 00:21:12,776 Yeah. Aren't you supposed to still be with ray? 385 00:21:13,022 --> 00:21:17,610 I have resigned as Ray's liaison. Turns out, I messed that up, too. 386 00:21:18,527 --> 00:21:19,820 I'm like, dead to him. 387 00:21:23,616 --> 00:21:26,911 Oh, my god, cecile. I am so sorry. I shouldn't have said that. 388 00:21:27,077 --> 00:21:29,663 No, no, it's okay. Hey, 389 00:21:31,207 --> 00:21:32,541 you gotta go easy on yourself. 390 00:21:32,875 --> 00:21:33,876 How? 391 00:21:35,085 --> 00:21:37,379 The day I'm having, I feel like I might as well just 392 00:21:37,713 --> 00:21:40,633 gamble my per diem away at the craps table with grandma runk. 393 00:21:41,050 --> 00:21:43,010 And tech con's paying in cryptocurrency this year, 394 00:21:43,052 --> 00:21:45,492 which barely feels like real money, even though it totally is. 395 00:21:48,641 --> 00:21:51,060 What if the royal flush gang didn't change their mo? 396 00:21:52,186 --> 00:21:54,814 Chester, can we find out if any star city casinos 397 00:21:54,897 --> 00:21:56,440 also take cryptocurrency? 398 00:21:57,566 --> 00:21:58,566 Yeah. 399 00:22:01,195 --> 00:22:03,239 Hot damn! Turns out they all do. 400 00:22:03,364 --> 00:22:05,574 Guess they'll happily take your money however they can. 401 00:22:06,158 --> 00:22:07,201 And check this out. 402 00:22:09,328 --> 00:22:12,748 These casinos have over 50 mil in their digital coffers. 403 00:22:13,123 --> 00:22:15,167 So what exactly would the royal flush gang need 404 00:22:15,251 --> 00:22:16,877 to pull off a heist like this? 405 00:22:17,586 --> 00:22:19,380 A computer with a next-level microchip, 406 00:22:21,465 --> 00:22:23,384 massive power source to run it... 407 00:22:26,053 --> 00:22:29,348 And an expert in cyber-espionage to execute the hack. 408 00:22:32,017 --> 00:22:33,435 They didn't change their mo. 409 00:22:35,187 --> 00:22:36,188 They just leveled up. 410 00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:40,109 Okay, how do we stop them? 411 00:22:40,192 --> 00:22:43,070 The second the hack starts, I can trace it and ping the location. 412 00:22:43,237 --> 00:22:44,363 And I'll be ready. 413 00:22:50,369 --> 00:22:52,496 So, it's all done? 414 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,457 Transfer completed. Who wants to be a millionaire? 415 00:22:55,916 --> 00:22:56,916 I do. 416 00:22:57,501 --> 00:22:58,669 Exactly. 417 00:22:58,836 --> 00:23:01,839 And since more people means smaller shares for us. 418 00:23:03,424 --> 00:23:04,550 Someone's out of chips. 419 00:23:06,343 --> 00:23:09,305 What the hell, man? We've planned this for years 420 00:23:09,513 --> 00:23:10,681 and now you're gonna kill me? 421 00:23:10,973 --> 00:23:12,808 Of course not. 422 00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:15,269 Jackis. 423 00:23:15,728 --> 00:23:16,728 I'm all in. 424 00:23:20,149 --> 00:23:21,149 It's over, people. 425 00:23:21,358 --> 00:23:22,985 Haywood's back in iron heights. 426 00:23:23,110 --> 00:23:24,153 Who wants to go next? 427 00:23:24,653 --> 00:23:27,531 Oh, usually I know when to fold 'em. 428 00:23:27,823 --> 00:23:31,911 You know, 50 million, it's a lot to leave on the virtual table. 429 00:23:32,494 --> 00:23:34,955 And since my queen is a psychic, who knows everything 430 00:23:35,039 --> 00:23:36,874 you're going to do before you do it, 431 00:23:36,999 --> 00:23:40,377 go ahead, flash. We call. 432 00:23:41,503 --> 00:23:43,756 Four to one. I like these odds. 433 00:23:44,590 --> 00:23:45,841 Go ahead, flashy. 434 00:23:46,508 --> 00:23:48,594 Pick a card. Any card. 435 00:23:50,512 --> 00:23:53,599 Execute a full house maneuver, all of you. Now. 436 00:24:25,673 --> 00:24:26,673 Hey, bud. 437 00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:32,388 What? This is impossible. 438 00:24:32,846 --> 00:24:35,349 I read your mind. I saw what you were planning 439 00:24:35,432 --> 00:24:37,935 and then I trumped your hand by going all in. How did you... 440 00:24:38,018 --> 00:24:39,103 You can read minds? 441 00:24:40,062 --> 00:24:41,230 I can think at super speed. 442 00:24:41,689 --> 00:24:44,942 Your thoughts, after I read them, you reshuffled the deck! 443 00:24:45,025 --> 00:24:46,944 I guess the house doesn't always win. 444 00:24:53,993 --> 00:24:55,869 I am so sorry, folks. 445 00:24:55,953 --> 00:24:58,122 I know today did not go as planned. 446 00:24:58,205 --> 00:25:00,833 But the rocky road of science will not stop me 447 00:25:00,916 --> 00:25:04,586 from bringing you the best tech con coverage ever. 448 00:25:04,670 --> 00:25:06,356 Hey Chester, you left before I could thank you for help... 449 00:25:06,380 --> 00:25:10,342 Yo, yo, yo it's my fellow science geek, 08! Barry Allen! 450 00:25:10,426 --> 00:25:12,678 - Hi. - Good to see you, man. Good to see you. 451 00:25:12,761 --> 00:25:14,930 - So, ixnay on the ashflay talk... - Yeah. 452 00:25:15,973 --> 00:25:17,450 Thanks for coming to my livestream, dude. 453 00:25:17,474 --> 00:25:20,269 - Sure. - And this is his first tech con ever. 454 00:25:20,352 --> 00:25:22,229 - Somehow that's true. - Yeah. Yeah, so... 455 00:25:22,312 --> 00:25:23,397 - Barr. - Yeah. 456 00:25:23,480 --> 00:25:25,607 How awesome is all this? 457 00:25:25,691 --> 00:25:28,253 It's pretty awesome. Have you seen the Magnus labs' saturn simulation? 458 00:25:28,277 --> 00:25:29,903 Dude. I was in it. 459 00:25:29,987 --> 00:25:31,196 You can get in it? 460 00:25:32,364 --> 00:25:34,825 Hey, ray! There's legacy honoree, ray Palmer. 461 00:25:35,242 --> 00:25:37,286 Come say hi. You've seen some of these displays? 462 00:25:37,369 --> 00:25:39,913 Yeah, I mean, the imagination on display is just stellar. 463 00:25:40,164 --> 00:25:42,833 - Hey, Chester... - Welcome to my livestream, Mr. Palmer. 464 00:25:43,459 --> 00:25:46,170 But hey, it's been a great first day of webcasting. 465 00:25:46,336 --> 00:25:47,963 So, how about we take a break? 466 00:25:48,297 --> 00:25:51,300 - Good, 'cause then we can talk about... - See you in ten, party people. 467 00:25:51,842 --> 00:25:53,093 - Hold this please. - Okay. 468 00:25:53,427 --> 00:25:54,887 Talk about what happened earlier. 469 00:25:57,598 --> 00:25:59,349 Well, he's not avoiding me. 470 00:26:01,018 --> 00:26:03,353 Chester surprised me earlier with a pitch fest 471 00:26:03,437 --> 00:26:06,273 to mentor aspiring scientists and... 472 00:26:06,732 --> 00:26:09,193 The intention of forming a startup with one of them. 473 00:26:09,943 --> 00:26:10,943 That sounds great. 474 00:26:11,612 --> 00:26:13,363 And it would have been before, but... 475 00:26:14,740 --> 00:26:16,825 I've grown a lot the last few months. 476 00:26:16,909 --> 00:26:18,827 So, what? You don't miss any of this? 477 00:26:19,661 --> 00:26:21,789 - I'm still a scientist, Barry. - Yeah. 478 00:26:21,872 --> 00:26:24,083 But, you know, if I start another big tech company, 479 00:26:24,750 --> 00:26:28,003 next thing I know... I get lost in all this again. 480 00:26:28,879 --> 00:26:30,422 This is all so intoxicating 481 00:26:31,298 --> 00:26:33,842 and... I don't want to fall back into the trap. 482 00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:35,719 I get that, but... 483 00:26:36,553 --> 00:26:40,140 I'm not the same that I was, the first time I put on the cowl either. 484 00:26:40,307 --> 00:26:43,477 I'm faster, more confident, more at ease with myself. 485 00:26:44,019 --> 00:26:45,687 Yeah. You've grown, too. 486 00:26:45,896 --> 00:26:48,107 Yeah. One of the ways that's happened 487 00:26:48,190 --> 00:26:50,818 is learning to take time out to help team flash grow, too. 488 00:26:51,693 --> 00:26:54,172 I've learned just as much from them as they've learned from me. 489 00:26:54,196 --> 00:26:56,406 It's like being a CSI. Every day I work with 490 00:26:56,824 --> 00:26:58,700 all my fellow officers in all departments. 491 00:27:01,912 --> 00:27:05,749 I mean... I do miss scientific collaboration. 492 00:27:07,042 --> 00:27:09,962 It's like I told Chester, I'm not a legend anymore. 493 00:27:10,420 --> 00:27:12,756 And I don't have the c.C.P.D. 494 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:14,549 So what? 495 00:27:15,217 --> 00:27:17,845 You're ray Palmer, legacy honoree. 496 00:27:18,595 --> 00:27:21,557 If you want something that doesn't exist, invent it. 497 00:27:39,616 --> 00:27:42,411 This copy is damn well-written. 498 00:27:43,287 --> 00:27:45,998 What exactly are you looking for? 499 00:27:46,081 --> 00:27:47,416 If you even know. 500 00:27:48,250 --> 00:27:50,586 Look, these stories aren't bad. 501 00:27:51,128 --> 00:27:53,130 They're well sourced. Thorough. 502 00:27:53,213 --> 00:27:57,885 But, ccc media is about more than just providing facts. 503 00:27:58,760 --> 00:28:00,512 It's the voice of the people, 504 00:28:00,846 --> 00:28:03,682 which means it needs to have something to say. 505 00:28:03,891 --> 00:28:06,226 It's literally the opposite of objective journalism. 506 00:28:06,810 --> 00:28:08,687 How about we leave the editorializing to Iris? 507 00:28:09,730 --> 00:28:13,483 Okay, it's right there in the name. Central city citizen. 508 00:28:14,985 --> 00:28:17,821 Yeah, you guys landed some pretty major interviews, 509 00:28:18,113 --> 00:28:21,742 but every person's voice in this city deserves to be heard. 510 00:28:21,825 --> 00:28:24,244 Not just the most famous or high-profile ones. 511 00:28:24,328 --> 00:28:27,789 So what, we're not even supposed to talk to the da or the mayor anymore? 512 00:28:27,915 --> 00:28:29,124 Yes, talk to them. 513 00:28:29,583 --> 00:28:32,669 But then go talk to the janitor who cleans the mayor's office 514 00:28:33,253 --> 00:28:37,007 or a mom working two jobs just to pay her bills. 515 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:41,178 Because corruption in this city, it affects them more than anyone. 516 00:28:42,971 --> 00:28:45,849 Don't you guys see? When we're at our best, 517 00:28:46,183 --> 00:28:49,770 our readers see themselves reflected in our stories. 518 00:28:52,689 --> 00:28:54,358 So, try again. 519 00:28:55,484 --> 00:28:58,987 But this time... Remember who you're writing for. 520 00:29:10,082 --> 00:29:12,042 You've already accomplished so much... 521 00:29:12,376 --> 00:29:14,628 And now you're a cctc legacy honoree. 522 00:29:16,046 --> 00:29:18,131 What's next for you? Retirement? 523 00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:20,717 Uh... 524 00:29:21,760 --> 00:29:24,304 Well, honestly I... 525 00:29:27,474 --> 00:29:28,475 I'm not sure. 526 00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:32,104 That question's come up for me a lot today. 527 00:29:32,521 --> 00:29:35,148 And, you know, I have been doing a ton of research lately, 528 00:29:35,232 --> 00:29:39,069 but, I also don't want to repeat my previous achievements. 529 00:29:39,403 --> 00:29:42,656 So, I guess I'm having conflicting thoughts about it. 530 00:29:43,407 --> 00:29:44,700 It's a tough decision. 531 00:29:47,035 --> 00:29:48,078 So, you know what? 532 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:51,039 Maybe we should all find out together... 533 00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:53,165 Next year. 534 00:29:58,839 --> 00:30:00,465 Okay, and on that note, 535 00:30:00,549 --> 00:30:02,467 let's thank ray Palmer for joining us today. 536 00:30:12,185 --> 00:30:13,353 You all should run. 537 00:30:18,775 --> 00:30:20,402 While you still can. 538 00:30:22,529 --> 00:30:23,529 Everybody go. 539 00:30:29,619 --> 00:30:30,619 Flash, 540 00:30:31,163 --> 00:30:32,581 don't make this difficult. 541 00:30:34,166 --> 00:30:35,334 Show yourself. 542 00:30:38,587 --> 00:30:39,963 I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone. 543 00:30:41,089 --> 00:30:42,929 Why don't you just tell me what it is you want? 544 00:30:43,175 --> 00:30:44,176 Of course. 545 00:30:45,260 --> 00:30:47,512 I came along way to find you, flash. 546 00:30:48,430 --> 00:30:49,681 And now that I have, 547 00:30:52,267 --> 00:30:53,477 I'm going to kill you. 548 00:31:00,692 --> 00:31:03,612 Whoever you are, if you're looking for a fight, 549 00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:05,363 you found one. 550 00:31:08,742 --> 00:31:09,785 Oh, snap! 551 00:31:10,077 --> 00:31:11,703 Time for flash to do what he does best 552 00:31:12,079 --> 00:31:13,079 and kick some butt. 553 00:31:13,789 --> 00:31:15,457 You're nothing like I expected. 554 00:31:16,750 --> 00:31:17,918 Not that it matters. 555 00:31:18,627 --> 00:31:20,253 Those who were once good 556 00:31:21,797 --> 00:31:23,173 die just as easily. 557 00:31:37,104 --> 00:31:39,189 - Oh, well, that's not good. - What is that thing? 558 00:31:39,481 --> 00:31:41,858 Oh, I'm picking up some seriously advanced tech readings. 559 00:31:42,025 --> 00:31:43,586 You just have that thing in your back pocket? 560 00:31:43,610 --> 00:31:45,320 No, I just picked it up from right there. 561 00:31:46,488 --> 00:31:48,073 Oh, yeah. Tech con, right. 562 00:31:48,156 --> 00:31:49,796 I think Barry's gonna need a helping hand. 563 00:31:49,950 --> 00:31:53,537 Wait. What? Like a superhero team up with the atom? 564 00:31:55,163 --> 00:31:56,163 What changed your mind? 565 00:31:59,292 --> 00:32:01,336 My friends. An old one and a new one. 566 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:03,130 But I'm still not a legend. 567 00:32:04,714 --> 00:32:06,091 Man, you're a hell of a lot more. 568 00:32:28,321 --> 00:32:30,407 I was born amongst the stars, flash. 569 00:32:30,490 --> 00:32:32,617 Trapping me in a vacuum was pointless. 570 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:36,830 Now surrender... And I promise you won't suffer. 571 00:32:40,584 --> 00:32:41,793 And the suit still fits. 572 00:32:42,627 --> 00:32:45,422 - Hey! You been working out? - Yeah, thank you for noticing. 573 00:32:47,632 --> 00:32:48,967 - All right, you ready? - Yeah. 574 00:32:53,722 --> 00:32:55,849 Flash! Atom! Who are you firing at? 575 00:32:56,099 --> 00:32:57,517 Yeah, yeah. He's right behind you. 576 00:33:09,488 --> 00:33:11,031 Oh, now I know how diggle feels. 577 00:33:11,781 --> 00:33:14,451 This guy isn'tjust strong. I think he's messing with our minds. 578 00:33:14,951 --> 00:33:15,951 Correct. 579 00:33:16,119 --> 00:33:19,581 This isn't your fight, atom. Now leave while you still can. 580 00:33:19,664 --> 00:33:20,707 Everyone has a weakness. 581 00:33:22,042 --> 00:33:23,251 I'll keep him occupied. 582 00:33:42,437 --> 00:33:45,607 You can't fool me with a speed mirage, flash. 583 00:33:46,191 --> 00:33:48,109 My mind is too powerful. 584 00:33:48,235 --> 00:33:50,153 Wait, you said I was good once. 585 00:33:51,571 --> 00:33:54,032 What happened to me? You owe me that. 586 00:33:55,283 --> 00:33:56,409 As you wish. 587 00:34:01,873 --> 00:34:04,751 Bear witness to a coming armageddon 588 00:34:04,918 --> 00:34:07,045 that you create ten years from now. 589 00:34:08,088 --> 00:34:10,590 One that destroys your own planet. 590 00:34:12,592 --> 00:34:14,177 It's already happened, flash. 591 00:34:14,261 --> 00:34:16,680 That's why I, despero, have to kill you. 592 00:34:18,306 --> 00:34:20,141 It's how I save our world. 593 00:34:37,284 --> 00:34:39,244 - Man, whatever you did... - Any time, flash. 594 00:34:39,536 --> 00:34:40,620 - Hey! - Hey, you guys okay? 595 00:34:41,037 --> 00:34:42,037 Yeah. 596 00:34:42,122 --> 00:34:43,206 Where'd that thing go? 597 00:34:43,873 --> 00:34:45,208 I don't know. 598 00:34:53,800 --> 00:34:56,928 Barry, you know you're not destined to destroy the world, right? 599 00:34:57,012 --> 00:35:00,515 Yeah, I know. But the visions despero showed me seemed so real. 600 00:35:00,974 --> 00:35:02,309 And he said "ourworld." 601 00:35:02,601 --> 00:35:04,019 But what does that even mean? 602 00:35:04,102 --> 00:35:05,770 I don't know... yet. 603 00:35:06,104 --> 00:35:07,355 What if he's mind-punking you? 604 00:35:07,731 --> 00:35:10,567 Like how he made you and ray see an illusion during your fight? 605 00:35:11,860 --> 00:35:12,902 I don't think he was. 606 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:15,071 Every test I've run on Barry shows that 607 00:35:15,155 --> 00:35:17,407 he's completely fine, mentally and physically. 608 00:35:17,574 --> 00:35:20,285 Well, I scanned the residual feelings that despero left behind 609 00:35:20,368 --> 00:35:23,538 inside your mind, and there was no doubt. 610 00:35:24,080 --> 00:35:26,875 Despero was telling the truth. He really did see those things. 611 00:35:26,958 --> 00:35:28,627 Which means everyone's in danger. 612 00:35:28,710 --> 00:35:31,838 No, no. There's no way that you're the bad guy in this situation. 613 00:35:31,921 --> 00:35:34,424 What we need to do right now is find out the truth. 614 00:35:34,507 --> 00:35:36,551 I have a bad feeling it's gonna find us. 615 00:35:36,635 --> 00:35:39,429 Once despero gets back from wherever ray sent him. 616 00:35:39,512 --> 00:35:43,475 Yeah. Well, the tech inside his belt was so complex, 617 00:35:43,808 --> 00:35:45,852 I could barely recognize the navigation system. 618 00:35:45,935 --> 00:35:49,397 So, instead of sending him to a specific location, I tried a random setting. 619 00:35:49,981 --> 00:35:51,232 Who knows where he went. 620 00:35:51,566 --> 00:35:53,318 - Or when he's coming back. - Barr... 621 00:35:53,777 --> 00:35:56,446 How do we beat a ten-foot-tall red alien, 622 00:35:56,529 --> 00:35:59,324 who thinks like grodd and punches like fuerza? 623 00:35:59,991 --> 00:36:02,160 By figuring out what kind of alien he is. 624 00:36:02,452 --> 00:36:05,372 Get that and you may have some idea of what his weaknesses are. 625 00:36:05,497 --> 00:36:07,666 - Like Kryptonians. - And kryptonite. 626 00:36:08,249 --> 00:36:10,043 Great idea. I'll call Alex in national city. 627 00:36:10,126 --> 00:36:11,252 Yeah. So what do we do? 628 00:36:11,503 --> 00:36:13,755 Well, he took our best shots like they were nothing. 629 00:36:13,838 --> 00:36:15,840 - We need to be ready. - For what? 630 00:36:16,966 --> 00:36:17,967 The fight of our lives. 631 00:36:23,056 --> 00:36:24,056 Iris. 632 00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:27,143 This account of despero fighting flash and atom, 633 00:36:27,644 --> 00:36:28,644 it's amazing. 634 00:36:29,062 --> 00:36:30,062 Is Barry okay? 635 00:36:30,563 --> 00:36:34,567 Yeah, it's just despero is like no one we've ever faced before. 636 00:36:35,694 --> 00:36:36,694 Any notes? 637 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:38,738 Just one. Publish this. 638 00:36:39,155 --> 00:36:41,199 Now. People need to read it. 639 00:36:41,741 --> 00:36:44,619 You saw everything and survived. The city needs to know it can, too. 640 00:36:45,954 --> 00:36:48,331 By the way, I read the revised articles 641 00:36:48,415 --> 00:36:50,417 that you had Vanya, aariz and Taylor write. 642 00:36:51,042 --> 00:36:52,042 And? 643 00:36:52,419 --> 00:36:54,295 We're going straight to print with all of them. 644 00:36:55,964 --> 00:36:57,900 Whatever you did to inspire quality work like this, 645 00:36:57,924 --> 00:36:59,342 it must have gotten through. 646 00:36:59,718 --> 00:37:00,718 Thank god. 647 00:37:01,511 --> 00:37:04,180 But they're still not happy with me. 648 00:37:04,556 --> 00:37:06,224 Mm. Welcome to management. 649 00:37:10,770 --> 00:37:12,939 Are you sure you don't need me to stick around? 650 00:37:13,064 --> 00:37:15,418 Nora can handle any supernatural emergencies while I'm gone, 651 00:37:15,442 --> 00:37:17,610 and like you said, despero could come back any minute. 652 00:37:17,736 --> 00:37:20,905 It's okay. We're on it, and if despero comes back again... 653 00:37:21,114 --> 00:37:23,199 The atom will embiggen, yeah? 654 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:25,869 No? All right. Keep working on that one. 655 00:37:27,245 --> 00:37:29,456 Chester, what you did back there at jitters... 656 00:37:29,539 --> 00:37:32,375 - Was a huge mistake, I know... - Was the best gift possible. 657 00:37:33,209 --> 00:37:35,253 Between that and helping Barry again as the atom, 658 00:37:35,336 --> 00:37:37,547 I have now realized that there's a middle ground 659 00:37:37,630 --> 00:37:41,134 to this whole balance thing. Which is why I want to return the favor. 660 00:37:41,342 --> 00:37:44,345 So, what if I created a non-profit organization 661 00:37:44,429 --> 00:37:46,931 to fund young scientists like your jitters friends? 662 00:37:49,058 --> 00:37:50,810 - That would be awesome. - Great! 663 00:37:50,977 --> 00:37:53,563 I was thinking I could call it the Quincy p. Runk foundation, 664 00:37:53,855 --> 00:37:56,065 if that's okay? Barry told me about your father. 665 00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:02,237 Oh! 666 00:38:06,034 --> 00:38:09,829 Uh... yeah. If you ever need, like, a consultant or anything like that. 667 00:38:09,913 --> 00:38:10,913 I know who to call. 668 00:38:14,250 --> 00:38:15,251 Oh, and, Barry... 669 00:38:16,586 --> 00:38:19,586 There's one sure way to prove to despero that you'd never destroy the world. 670 00:38:19,756 --> 00:38:20,756 What's that? 671 00:38:21,674 --> 00:38:22,994 Just show him who you really are. 672 00:38:23,843 --> 00:38:25,643 Like you do with this team each and every day. 673 00:38:37,899 --> 00:38:39,943 Barry, we got an alien signal coming in hot. 674 00:38:41,152 --> 00:38:42,487 Barry, are you sure about this? 675 00:38:43,071 --> 00:38:44,239 Yeah, it's like ray said, 676 00:38:45,240 --> 00:38:47,134 the only way to convince despero I'm not a threat, 677 00:38:47,158 --> 00:38:48,535 is to show him who I really am. 678 00:38:52,372 --> 00:38:54,332 Prepare to die, flash. 679 00:38:54,916 --> 00:38:56,459 Every life ends sooner or later. 680 00:38:57,168 --> 00:38:59,045 Wise words from a dead man. 681 00:38:59,295 --> 00:39:00,815 Despero, I'm not going to fight you again. 682 00:39:00,839 --> 00:39:02,882 Really? I'm disappointed. 683 00:39:03,466 --> 00:39:05,718 Striking down a defenseless foe? 684 00:39:06,553 --> 00:39:08,346 Well, there's no pleasure in that. 685 00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:09,556 So you enjoy killing? 686 00:39:12,684 --> 00:39:15,478 Twist my words at your own risk! 687 00:39:16,646 --> 00:39:17,772 You wanted to kill me. 688 00:39:18,731 --> 00:39:19,858 I'm not running anywhere. 689 00:39:25,989 --> 00:39:26,990 Neither am I. 690 00:39:28,950 --> 00:39:31,035 In another time, on another world, 691 00:39:31,744 --> 00:39:33,997 we could've fought side by side, you and I. 692 00:39:35,540 --> 00:39:37,292 There's great strength in you, flash. 693 00:39:37,959 --> 00:39:39,502 But I've seen your future. 694 00:39:41,004 --> 00:39:43,882 The lives you take, the betrayals you revel in. 695 00:39:44,841 --> 00:39:46,885 You're the most dangerous kind of killer 696 00:39:48,011 --> 00:39:50,138 because you hide in the body of a hero. 697 00:39:50,221 --> 00:39:51,264 I'm not a killer. 698 00:39:53,141 --> 00:39:55,685 I'm not whatever you think I am. I can prove it. 699 00:39:55,852 --> 00:39:59,272 If you let me show you the truth. Or are you gonna take an innocent life 700 00:39:59,939 --> 00:40:01,024 just to prove you're right? 701 00:40:01,941 --> 00:40:04,402 You're either very stupid or very brave. 702 00:40:05,945 --> 00:40:07,447 I can't decide which. 703 00:40:07,572 --> 00:40:09,365 Find out. Scan my mind. 704 00:40:10,158 --> 00:40:11,618 See for yourself, then decide. 705 00:40:18,541 --> 00:40:20,501 I see no deception in your mind. 706 00:40:22,754 --> 00:40:27,634 But I do see truth... and honor. 707 00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:34,390 Flash, you're asking me to risk allowing the future 708 00:40:34,474 --> 00:40:36,267 I've already witnessed, to unfold. 709 00:40:38,436 --> 00:40:39,437 I'm sorry. 710 00:40:41,397 --> 00:40:42,899 There's too many lives at stake. 711 00:40:43,691 --> 00:40:46,319 Don't you see? This is why I came back. 712 00:40:47,070 --> 00:40:49,989 This is the purpose that I swore to uphold. 713 00:40:50,490 --> 00:40:51,699 What if you're wrong about me? 714 00:40:54,243 --> 00:40:58,039 I've spent my entire life protecting this world. 715 00:40:59,499 --> 00:41:02,102 All I'm asking for is a chance to prove I'd never turn my back on it. 716 00:41:02,126 --> 00:41:04,128 Why should I believe you? 717 00:41:09,759 --> 00:41:10,999 Because my name is Barry Allen. 718 00:41:12,220 --> 00:41:13,388 And I have nothing to hide. 719 00:41:16,015 --> 00:41:18,226 Your boldness impresses me, flash. 720 00:41:20,269 --> 00:41:22,313 And has earned you a stay of execution. 721 00:41:24,190 --> 00:41:27,276 You now have seven earth days to prove that you won't become the monster 722 00:41:27,360 --> 00:41:29,195 I've already witnessed in the future. 723 00:41:29,529 --> 00:41:31,990 If you can't convince me in that time 724 00:41:32,115 --> 00:41:35,201 or if I find any trace of a darker nature, 725 00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:38,329 I will end your existence.