1 00:00:06,924 --> 00:00:08,300 Hasta mafiana, Stan. 2 00:00:09,301 --> 00:00:10,177 Have a good one. 3 00:00:10,260 --> 00:00:12,262 [Door opens, closes] 4 00:00:17,559 --> 00:00:18,810 [Soft thumping] 5 00:00:22,439 --> 00:00:23,439 Donna? 6 00:00:25,609 --> 00:00:27,069 - [Ersh sizzles] - [Screams] 7 00:00:29,696 --> 00:00:30,906 [Groans in pain] 8 00:00:33,116 --> 00:00:34,836 If you're trying to scare me, it won't work. 9 00:00:35,911 --> 00:00:38,038 I told you I ain't paying you a damn cent more. 10 00:00:41,166 --> 00:00:42,501 [Jukebox clicking] 11 00:00:45,379 --> 00:00:47,381 [Rock music playing on jukebox] 12 00:00:51,969 --> 00:00:53,512 Come on, man. That's enough. 13 00:00:54,137 --> 00:00:55,847 - [Music continues] - [Beer bubbling] 14 00:00:57,849 --> 00:00:58,934 [Whooshing] 15 00:01:00,394 --> 00:01:01,478 [Low growl] 16 00:01:04,106 --> 00:01:05,440 [Screaming] 17 00:01:27,379 --> 00:01:29,673 [Sighs] Ooh! 18 00:01:30,132 --> 00:01:32,301 - Fresh java. Thank you, baby. - Yeah. 19 00:01:32,467 --> 00:01:35,387 Hey, I was thinking that we could get an early dinner reservation tonight. 20 00:01:36,930 --> 00:01:37,930 Sure. 21 00:01:44,271 --> 00:01:45,606 Actually, um, 22 00:01:46,440 --> 00:01:50,068 you know what? Why don't we stay in, have a quiet night, just the two of us? 23 00:01:50,777 --> 00:01:51,777 That feels better... 24 00:01:51,945 --> 00:01:53,155 Thank you. I'm okay. 25 00:01:54,281 --> 00:01:56,116 You know, I got to get used to it eventually. 26 00:01:56,199 --> 00:01:57,199 It's just another day. 27 00:01:57,326 --> 00:01:58,702 I can clear my schedule. 28 00:01:58,785 --> 00:01:59,786 I'm fine, really. 29 00:02:00,412 --> 00:02:02,539 Besides, things are... Things are busy at 000. 30 00:02:02,623 --> 00:02:03,623 You need to be there. 31 00:02:05,375 --> 00:02:06,460 And I need to get to work. 32 00:02:07,461 --> 00:02:08,587 I'm just a phone call away. 33 00:02:10,047 --> 00:02:11,047 I know. 34 00:02:15,093 --> 00:02:16,093 [Exhales] 35 00:02:21,808 --> 00:02:22,808 Is it that bad? 36 00:02:23,685 --> 00:02:27,439 [Clears throat] Sorry. The fire just kinda weirds me out, is all. 37 00:02:29,107 --> 00:02:31,443 [Clears throat] The Vic's name is Stanley mullen. 38 00:02:32,694 --> 00:02:35,906 Uh... he's the manager of this local watering hole. 39 00:02:36,740 --> 00:02:37,740 [Barry] That's weird. 40 00:02:38,283 --> 00:02:41,578 The body's burnt through, but the ground underneath isn't even charred. 41 00:02:41,662 --> 00:02:44,122 Yeah, this was definitely a meta attack. 42 00:02:45,040 --> 00:02:46,708 Dark matter levels are off the charts. 43 00:02:47,042 --> 00:02:50,712 Whoever the meta is, they produce fire that ignores the laws of physics. 44 00:02:50,962 --> 00:02:52,547 Oh, man. Now this is giving me, 45 00:02:52,631 --> 00:02:57,427 like, goodbye-armageddon-but-hello- Dante's-inferno type of vibe. 46 00:02:58,261 --> 00:03:00,263 - Morning, Allen, runk. - [Barry] Morning. 47 00:03:01,098 --> 00:03:03,141 Find anything that can help us piece this together? 48 00:03:04,393 --> 00:03:07,729 Uh, no, not yet. Were there any witnesses? 49 00:03:07,854 --> 00:03:10,524 The bartender, Donna winters, didn't see the crime, 50 00:03:10,941 --> 00:03:14,152 but, she said our victim got into a pretty nasty argument last night 51 00:03:14,236 --> 00:03:16,279 with a recently paroled ex-convict. 52 00:03:16,363 --> 00:03:17,864 Apparently, the guy had a bad temper. 53 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:23,912 Oh, and he was wearing a lips concert t-shirt. You know, as in the rock band. 54 00:03:26,164 --> 00:03:27,892 I was gonna ask her some follow up questions. 55 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:30,627 Would it be okay if I, um, showed her a picture 56 00:03:30,711 --> 00:03:32,151 of someone who could be our suspect? 57 00:03:32,546 --> 00:03:33,547 Sure. 58 00:03:37,676 --> 00:03:42,389 Donna, this is CSI Barry Allen and c.C.P.D. Consultant, Chester runk. 59 00:03:42,889 --> 00:03:46,768 Miss winters, the person you saw arguing with the victim, was this him? 60 00:03:49,104 --> 00:03:51,022 That's him. That's the guy. 61 00:03:51,857 --> 00:03:54,651 Jaco birch. I'll put out an apb. 62 00:03:55,652 --> 00:03:56,652 This way, ma'am. 63 00:03:58,947 --> 00:04:00,323 The hotness did this? 64 00:04:01,324 --> 00:04:04,327 I thought it was all about the moolah, not cold-blooded murder. 65 00:04:04,995 --> 00:04:07,789 Plus, how do you kill someone without burning half the place down? 66 00:04:08,623 --> 00:04:10,983 Looks like we're not the only ones who leveled up this year. 67 00:04:18,175 --> 00:04:20,802 Here you go, boss lady. This is every suggestion 68 00:04:20,886 --> 00:04:24,598 the bullpen brainstormed for who should be our first cc citizen of the week. 69 00:04:24,681 --> 00:04:25,681 Nice work. 70 00:04:26,391 --> 00:04:29,269 Only, this is every suggestion... 71 00:04:30,562 --> 00:04:31,772 Except the winning one. 72 00:04:33,565 --> 00:04:34,900 - Rosie levin? - Hmm? 73 00:04:35,901 --> 00:04:39,863 Uh... boss, I don't think launching our first profile section 74 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:43,742 on some shallow social media inquencer is the way to go. 75 00:04:43,825 --> 00:04:46,787 I just thought we were supposed to be the voice of the people. 76 00:04:47,162 --> 00:04:48,413 Ihearyou. 77 00:04:48,497 --> 00:04:51,458 But Rosie levin is who the people are interested in. 78 00:04:52,042 --> 00:04:53,794 Five hundred thousand of them, to be exact. 79 00:04:53,877 --> 00:04:55,796 And if we can bring those eyeballs to 000, 80 00:04:55,879 --> 00:04:58,590 then, hopefully, people will read the stories that matter. 81 00:05:03,595 --> 00:05:05,430 Is there something that you want to tell me? 82 00:05:06,890 --> 00:05:08,183 Yeah. Okay, fine. 83 00:05:08,266 --> 00:05:12,187 Taylor brought this to me earlier, and I told her it wasn't right for us. 84 00:05:12,395 --> 00:05:14,481 And she went behind my back. 85 00:05:15,524 --> 00:05:19,027 She believed in the story, and she followed protocol 86 00:05:19,110 --> 00:05:21,321 and made an appeal to the editor-in-chief. 87 00:05:21,404 --> 00:05:22,404 And I approved it. 88 00:05:23,073 --> 00:05:24,073 Is that a problem? 89 00:05:24,324 --> 00:05:26,326 Yes. I mean, no. 90 00:05:27,285 --> 00:05:30,664 I just mean if the bullpen knows they can come to you 91 00:05:30,747 --> 00:05:33,667 when I say no, my word means nothing. 92 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:36,461 Look, you're still their boss. 93 00:05:37,712 --> 00:05:38,797 But I'm also yours. 94 00:05:39,631 --> 00:05:42,551 And that means that sometimes we are going to disagree on the stories 95 00:05:42,634 --> 00:05:44,469 that we tell. It's a part of the process. 96 00:05:45,220 --> 00:05:47,722 Yeah, you're right. Of course, I... 97 00:05:48,431 --> 00:05:52,352 Actually, you know what? Why don't you both interview Rosie? 98 00:05:53,687 --> 00:05:55,355 You want Taylor and me to work together? 99 00:05:55,480 --> 00:05:58,024 You are my supervising editor. Go supervise. 100 00:05:58,441 --> 00:06:01,361 Plus, opposing perspectives make for better stories. 101 00:06:02,445 --> 00:06:04,281 And keep an open mind. I mean, you might 102 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:06,449 be surprised at what the two of you can do together. 103 00:06:07,826 --> 00:06:10,036 Yeah. You got it. 104 00:06:21,756 --> 00:06:24,009 Whoa, whoa. Easy with the guitars, roadies. 105 00:06:24,134 --> 00:06:27,262 You're unloading the gilded weapons of true rock gods. Come on. 106 00:06:28,263 --> 00:06:29,973 Trust your old man, Harold. 107 00:06:30,098 --> 00:06:32,642 Watching the lips concert is gonna blow your freaking mind. 108 00:06:32,726 --> 00:06:33,727 Yeah. Whatever, dude. 109 00:06:33,977 --> 00:06:35,353 Hey, I'm sorry I couldn't land 110 00:06:35,437 --> 00:06:37,397 the backstage passes I promised. All right? 111 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:40,025 I kind of ran into a little bit of a cash flow issue. 112 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:42,640 You bribe me here with stuff you couldn't even get, jaco. 113 00:06:43,528 --> 00:06:44,613 Even more lame than usual. 114 00:06:46,448 --> 00:06:48,533 I know, right? [Chuckles nervously] 115 00:06:49,117 --> 00:06:53,580 But, uh, hey, look, maybe after the show, we could grab some food. Huh? 116 00:06:53,788 --> 00:06:55,957 I could tell you some stories about these crazy things 117 00:06:56,041 --> 00:06:57,584 these bands I'm working with get into. 118 00:06:57,667 --> 00:07:01,713 You aren't with the bands, jaco. You're arena security. Anyone can do that. 119 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:04,507 I'm gonna go for a walk. 120 00:07:08,303 --> 00:07:09,846 Look... look, Harold... 121 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:11,056 [Siren wailing] 122 00:07:11,890 --> 00:07:12,890 Whoa. 123 00:07:17,479 --> 00:07:21,316 Jaco birch, you're under arrest for the murder of Stanley mullen. 124 00:07:21,733 --> 00:07:23,318 I think you got the wrong guy. 125 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:24,569 What's going on? 126 00:07:25,070 --> 00:07:26,154 Take him somewhere safe. 127 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:27,446 Hey... 128 00:07:27,864 --> 00:07:28,864 Let go of me, jerk. 129 00:07:28,907 --> 00:07:30,575 Hey, hey, hey. Get your hands off my son! 130 00:07:30,659 --> 00:07:32,744 Calm down and put your hands behind your back. 131 00:07:33,912 --> 00:07:35,705 Nobody's taking my kid away from me. 132 00:07:36,289 --> 00:07:37,874 Never again! 133 00:07:42,087 --> 00:07:43,087 [Groans] 134 00:07:48,176 --> 00:07:50,553 Thanks, flash. We've got it from here. 135 00:07:51,262 --> 00:07:54,933 Harold, I'm innocent, I swear. I'm innocent. 136 00:07:55,016 --> 00:07:56,101 Please, believe me. 137 00:07:56,226 --> 00:07:57,578 Flash, you've got to help me. Please. 138 00:07:57,602 --> 00:07:58,603 I didn't do anything. 139 00:07:58,895 --> 00:08:00,897 Please! I can't lose my son! Please. 140 00:08:02,315 --> 00:08:04,442 I didn't do this. I swear to god, I didn't do this. 141 00:08:04,526 --> 00:08:06,462 - Where's mom? - What's going to happen to my son? 142 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:07,821 - Dad! - Barry! 143 00:08:09,614 --> 00:08:11,658 Harold, I didn't do anything, iswear. 144 00:08:12,117 --> 00:08:13,994 I swear. Please, believe me. Please! 145 00:08:29,217 --> 00:08:30,593 Okay. I got to be honest. 146 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:33,346 Eh... based on these police reports, 147 00:08:33,888 --> 00:08:36,516 I'd advise Mr. Birch here to start thinking about a plea bargain. 148 00:08:37,434 --> 00:08:38,601 [Sighs] Okay. 149 00:08:41,521 --> 00:08:44,357 I'm guessing you feel differently. 150 00:08:44,524 --> 00:08:46,860 I... I just want to make sure they got the right guy. 151 00:08:46,943 --> 00:08:48,278 Well, it seems like they do. 152 00:08:48,361 --> 00:08:50,989 He had an argument with the victim hours before he was killed. 153 00:08:51,072 --> 00:08:52,157 He's got no alibi. 154 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:54,659 The crime matches his powers, and the guy is an ex-con. 155 00:08:54,993 --> 00:08:57,495 Who was released early for good behavior. 156 00:08:57,871 --> 00:08:59,456 Korber and those other officers 157 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:01,434 could have been killed, too, if you hadn't intervened. 158 00:09:01,458 --> 00:09:04,002 [Stammers] I know how it looks for birch, 159 00:09:04,085 --> 00:09:07,213 but there isn't any hard evidence that he's guilty. 160 00:09:07,589 --> 00:09:09,674 And last night, he supposedly killed a man. 161 00:09:09,758 --> 00:09:12,427 And then, instead of laying low, he went back to work this morning? 162 00:09:12,594 --> 00:09:14,471 As a security guard, of all things? 163 00:09:14,971 --> 00:09:16,473 It's just... it doesn't add up. 164 00:09:16,556 --> 00:09:18,516 Yeah. Stranger things have happened. 165 00:09:19,184 --> 00:09:23,146 I know. Look, I've worked hundreds of cases like this, 166 00:09:23,229 --> 00:09:26,274 and I'm telling you something about this 167 00:09:26,357 --> 00:09:28,193 just... it doesn't feel right to me. 168 00:09:29,736 --> 00:09:33,073 Okay. Okay, but you know that birch had motive 169 00:09:33,156 --> 00:09:34,991 and opportunity to commit this murder. 170 00:09:35,909 --> 00:09:38,589 You didn't see the look on his face when they took him from his son. 171 00:09:39,621 --> 00:09:40,705 He was... 172 00:09:41,831 --> 00:09:44,834 He was begging for me to believe that he's innocent. 173 00:09:45,543 --> 00:09:46,543 And you do. 174 00:09:47,796 --> 00:09:48,796 I'm not sure yet. 175 00:09:50,465 --> 00:09:54,177 Look, would you be willing to meet with him? 176 00:09:54,344 --> 00:09:56,179 To get a read on his emotions? 177 00:10:00,225 --> 00:10:02,102 Yes, of course, I'll meet with him. 178 00:10:02,185 --> 00:10:04,562 Guilty or not, everyone deserves proper representation. 179 00:10:04,646 --> 00:10:05,646 But, Barry... 180 00:10:06,856 --> 00:10:10,026 Using my powers to read a client? 181 00:10:11,361 --> 00:10:13,488 It's an ethical line that I can't cross. 182 00:10:13,822 --> 00:10:15,240 Yeah, of course. I'm sorry. I... 183 00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,451 I just don't want to see someone 184 00:10:18,535 --> 00:10:21,121 go to prison for a murder they might not have committed. 185 00:10:26,167 --> 00:10:27,043 [Taylor] So, Rosie, 186 00:10:27,127 --> 00:10:31,047 dropping out of come” to become a social media inquencer took guts. 187 00:10:31,756 --> 00:10:34,551 What inspired you to make such a bold decision? 188 00:10:35,426 --> 00:10:38,263 Let's just say institutionalized learning 189 00:10:38,471 --> 00:10:40,223 felt like a total prison. 190 00:10:40,473 --> 00:10:41,766 Uh! Mm-hmm. 191 00:10:42,100 --> 00:10:43,893 Trust me, it's not. 192 00:10:45,770 --> 00:10:46,771 What my supervisor means 193 00:10:46,855 --> 00:10:51,276 is that our readers are just so eager to get to know the real Rosie levin. 194 00:10:52,152 --> 00:10:53,611 So sorry. Will you excuse me? 195 00:10:53,862 --> 00:10:55,071 Uh... [sighs] 196 00:10:55,155 --> 00:10:58,241 I'm so sorry. I don't know what her problem is. 197 00:10:58,324 --> 00:11:01,661 Uh, now, uh, why don't you take me through atypical day? 198 00:11:04,289 --> 00:11:05,289 Lydia. 199 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:08,250 Garcia. 200 00:11:08,877 --> 00:11:09,711 [Scoffs] 201 00:11:09,794 --> 00:11:14,007 Oh, my god, it's so good to see you. How are you? 202 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:15,340 [Chuckles] 203 00:11:15,592 --> 00:11:18,386 Well, look who decided to come say hi. 204 00:11:18,887 --> 00:11:22,515 I haven't seen you since iron heights. At least, not in person. 205 00:11:23,141 --> 00:11:25,935 Then, again, your face is plastered all over that news website. 206 00:11:26,436 --> 00:11:30,398 Ccc media. Yeah, I... iwork there now. 207 00:11:31,107 --> 00:11:34,027 These days, I'm writing the headlines, not starring in them. [Chuckles] 208 00:11:34,402 --> 00:11:35,402 Must be nice. 209 00:11:39,157 --> 00:11:41,451 So, you've been working here since you got out? 210 00:11:41,618 --> 00:11:46,247 No. Um, my first gig was cleaning out porta potties. That was fun. 211 00:11:48,666 --> 00:11:50,585 I guess this is kind of like a promotion for me. 212 00:11:51,961 --> 00:11:52,962 Not that you care. 213 00:11:53,254 --> 00:11:54,505 What's that supposed to mean? 214 00:11:54,839 --> 00:11:57,050 I get it. You're too busy to help out old friends. 215 00:11:57,383 --> 00:12:00,011 You're mad because I'm a reporter now? 216 00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:04,557 Look. You got out, walked into a legit career. Good for you. 217 00:12:05,934 --> 00:12:09,062 Meanwhile, I busted my butt to get my ged in prison 218 00:12:09,145 --> 00:12:10,396 and look where it got me. 219 00:12:10,647 --> 00:12:11,814 [Chuckles nervously] 220 00:12:12,023 --> 00:12:15,443 This is just temporary. I mean, I'm sure you can do better. 221 00:12:17,320 --> 00:12:18,404 Gee, thanks. 222 00:12:18,571 --> 00:12:19,822 I didn't mean it like that. 223 00:12:19,948 --> 00:12:20,948 I know what you meant. 224 00:12:22,909 --> 00:12:25,245 The truth is, cleaning floors is the best job I can get 225 00:12:25,328 --> 00:12:26,579 with a record like mine. 226 00:12:27,622 --> 00:12:30,750 People like you don't see who I'm trying to be, only who I was. 227 00:12:32,293 --> 00:12:33,711 Makes it really hard, you know. 228 00:12:34,462 --> 00:12:36,631 No. I don't know. 229 00:12:37,799 --> 00:12:42,470 Not yet. But... I'd like to try and help you. 230 00:12:43,096 --> 00:12:44,597 How could you possibly help me? 231 00:12:45,848 --> 00:12:47,976 Let me share your story with the world. 232 00:12:50,895 --> 00:12:51,896 Trust me. 233 00:12:57,652 --> 00:13:00,113 Before we get into this, I need to know my son's okay. 234 00:13:00,571 --> 00:13:01,851 The cops won't tell me anything. 235 00:13:01,948 --> 00:13:02,824 Yeah, Harold is fine. 236 00:13:02,907 --> 00:13:05,386 He's with social services just until they can track down his mom. 237 00:13:05,410 --> 00:13:07,787 Good luck with that. She's been in and out of his life 238 00:13:07,870 --> 00:13:10,123 since he was born. No telling when she'll turn up again. 239 00:13:10,957 --> 00:13:14,252 Harold's mother, she took care of him while you were in iron heights, right? 240 00:13:14,377 --> 00:13:15,378 Barely. 241 00:13:16,129 --> 00:13:18,809 That's why I got my act together and got the hell out of that place. 242 00:13:19,132 --> 00:13:23,469 But Harold, he never forgave me for abandoning him, and I don't blame him. 243 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:27,432 Every second of the four years I spent in that prison, 244 00:13:27,765 --> 00:13:29,392 it was like he was serving time, too. 245 00:13:31,185 --> 00:13:33,855 The thing is, Harold's a good kid. 246 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:37,775 I don't know what he did to deserve a father like me. 247 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,196 Okay. Why don't you tell me what happened last night? 248 00:13:42,822 --> 00:13:44,324 Stan and I got into it at the bar. 249 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:46,451 I sold him a guitar so I could buy Harold 250 00:13:46,534 --> 00:13:48,119 backstage passes to the lips concert. 251 00:13:48,202 --> 00:13:51,622 And, at the last minute, Stan decided to only pay me half of what we agreed on. 252 00:13:52,040 --> 00:13:53,124 Then what happened? 253 00:13:53,875 --> 00:13:55,001 Sure, we argued. 254 00:13:55,293 --> 00:13:58,546 And, yeah, I told him this wasn't over. But then iwent home. 255 00:13:59,714 --> 00:14:01,090 That's the last I saw of Stan. 256 00:14:01,507 --> 00:14:03,027 Is there anybody that can confirm that? 257 00:14:03,051 --> 00:14:05,261 Anybody? Was your son home with you last night? 258 00:14:05,345 --> 00:14:06,596 No, he was out with friends. 259 00:14:06,721 --> 00:14:08,765 So, unless my vinyl collection can talk... 260 00:14:10,892 --> 00:14:11,892 I got nothing. 261 00:14:16,981 --> 00:14:17,981 All right. 262 00:14:18,775 --> 00:14:21,486 Listen, I've been around long enough to know 263 00:14:21,569 --> 00:14:23,321 you're about to tell me I'm screwed. 264 00:14:24,447 --> 00:14:27,492 But I'm telling you, I'm innocent. 265 00:14:29,035 --> 00:14:32,830 Jaco, the bartender places you at the scene 266 00:14:32,914 --> 00:14:34,415 moments before the crime. 267 00:14:35,416 --> 00:14:37,502 Anyjury is going to see that 268 00:14:37,585 --> 00:14:39,587 as more than enough evidence to convict. 269 00:14:41,756 --> 00:14:44,675 I won't leave my son without a dad again, okay? 270 00:14:45,218 --> 00:14:46,218 You got that? 271 00:14:48,763 --> 00:14:51,283 [Cecile] Look, I wish I had something better to tell you, Barry, 272 00:14:51,682 --> 00:14:56,229 but birch just doesn't have the pieces that you need to build a strong defense, 273 00:14:56,312 --> 00:14:59,857 and all of the evidence, it's still pointing to him as the killer. 274 00:14:59,941 --> 00:15:02,527 I... I know you didn't use your abilities in there, 275 00:15:02,610 --> 00:15:04,278 but what does your gut tell you? 276 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:08,658 It's telling me that whether he is actually innocent or not, 277 00:15:09,951 --> 00:15:12,370 he definitely believes that he is. 278 00:15:13,538 --> 00:15:15,331 But it's not nearly enough. 279 00:15:15,623 --> 00:15:19,168 Yeah, but look, if there is any chance he is innocent, we have to help him. 280 00:15:19,544 --> 00:15:20,544 [Gate opening] 281 00:15:25,007 --> 00:15:26,007 What's going on? 282 00:15:26,968 --> 00:15:29,178 Jaco birch just escaped custody en route to holding. 283 00:15:29,262 --> 00:15:31,222 - Was anybody hurt? - Thankfully, no. 284 00:15:31,389 --> 00:15:33,474 But so much for his "I'm innocent" sob story, huh? 285 00:15:43,025 --> 00:15:44,025 [Donna gasps] 286 00:15:45,903 --> 00:15:47,697 You told the cops I killed Stan? 287 00:15:47,989 --> 00:15:50,616 Come on, man. I only told them what I saw. 288 00:15:51,200 --> 00:15:53,828 And when you think about it, I really didn't see anything. 289 00:15:54,412 --> 00:15:56,873 Hey, you and me are... are good, right? 290 00:15:56,956 --> 00:16:00,501 I'm gonna lose my son because of you. Because of what you said! 291 00:16:00,585 --> 00:16:03,254 Hey, man, relax. Maybe I didn't see anything. 292 00:16:04,046 --> 00:16:06,716 Damn straight, 'cause you're gonna take it back. 293 00:16:07,300 --> 00:16:10,011 You're gonna take it all back right now! 294 00:16:10,178 --> 00:16:11,721 Wait, man, please! [Screams] 295 00:16:15,892 --> 00:16:17,518 [System beeping] 296 00:16:18,561 --> 00:16:20,771 - Nothing on the satellites yet. - Okay, keep trying. 297 00:16:20,980 --> 00:16:23,292 We have to figure out where birch is going before c.C.P.D. Does. 298 00:16:23,316 --> 00:16:25,502 It's the only way we'll have a chance to prove he's innocent. 299 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:27,713 I'm sorry, are we talking about the guy who just burned his way 300 00:16:27,737 --> 00:16:29,822 through a c.C.P.D. Transport convoy? 301 00:16:29,906 --> 00:16:32,408 The fact that birch ran away doesn't change the evidence. 302 00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:34,869 There's still nothing directly tying him to mullen's death. 303 00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:40,291 Sure. Barry, sure, but ereing custody is not exactly exculpatory. 304 00:16:40,374 --> 00:16:41,751 And I'm saying that as his lawyer. 305 00:16:41,834 --> 00:16:44,921 She's right, barr, if jaco birch is innocent, why run? 306 00:16:45,046 --> 00:16:47,507 Why did frost run when chillblaine framed her? 307 00:16:47,590 --> 00:16:49,902 Because, unfortunately, sometimes people don't get a fair shot 308 00:16:49,926 --> 00:16:51,010 from the justice system. 309 00:16:51,719 --> 00:16:53,763 Yeah, and, as a former da, I know. 310 00:16:53,888 --> 00:16:56,474 I know that sometimes it's true, they don't. 311 00:16:56,766 --> 00:16:59,685 Okay, but how do we know birch isn't the same hothead he's always been? 312 00:16:59,769 --> 00:17:01,663 I mean, he'd be halfway across the country by now. 313 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:03,606 No, he didn't skip town. Not without his son. 314 00:17:03,689 --> 00:17:04,899 And you know this how? 315 00:17:04,982 --> 00:17:07,193 - I just do. - Okay. 316 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:11,405 Uh, guys, emergency dispatch is getting calls about a fire 317 00:17:12,240 --> 00:17:13,741 right outside o'shaughnessy's. 318 00:17:13,866 --> 00:17:14,866 [Cecile] What? 319 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:16,953 Why would birch go back to the scene of the crime? 320 00:17:17,078 --> 00:17:18,078 If it's really birch. 321 00:17:19,372 --> 00:17:20,372 Yeah, I'll find out. 322 00:17:22,750 --> 00:17:25,378 I'll go with you for backup. 323 00:17:30,550 --> 00:17:31,550 Holy crap. 324 00:17:40,309 --> 00:17:41,644 What kind of fire is this? 325 00:17:43,354 --> 00:17:44,814 I think I know who this is. 326 00:17:45,648 --> 00:17:48,901 Is that the witness who pinned it on birch? The bartender? 327 00:17:51,279 --> 00:17:54,073 You know, your innocent man, barr, is not looking so innocent anymore. 328 00:18:00,663 --> 00:18:02,944 I thought we were supposed to be working together on this. 329 00:18:03,165 --> 00:18:05,501 Next time. Right now, I am in the zone. 330 00:18:06,419 --> 00:18:08,700 I thought I saw you two were back. How'd the interview go? 331 00:18:09,005 --> 00:18:12,300 Great. I feel like the story is exploding out of me. 332 00:18:13,551 --> 00:18:15,303 So, everything went well? 333 00:18:15,553 --> 00:18:18,097 [Sighs in exasperation] Yeah. Peachy. 334 00:18:18,639 --> 00:18:21,642 Seriously, you're gonna love what I'm doing here. I promise. 335 00:18:21,934 --> 00:18:25,187 [Clears throat] Excuse me, I just need to get some air. 336 00:18:25,271 --> 00:18:26,271 [Chuckles awkwardly] 337 00:18:28,899 --> 00:18:30,659 All right. Well, I'll let you get back to it. 338 00:18:30,735 --> 00:18:32,735 I'm looking foward to reading the finished product. 339 00:18:33,696 --> 00:18:34,696 Roger that. 340 00:18:37,992 --> 00:18:40,077 I got back the tomography reports from the crime lab. 341 00:18:40,494 --> 00:18:42,622 Donna winters, the bartender who died, 342 00:18:43,080 --> 00:18:46,459 the thermal lesions on her body match the marks on Stan mullen's body exactly. 343 00:18:46,792 --> 00:18:47,627 Too exactly. 344 00:18:47,710 --> 00:18:50,397 I mean, there's no pyrokinetic meta who could replicate burns like that 345 00:18:50,421 --> 00:18:51,422 even if they tried. 346 00:18:51,797 --> 00:18:54,677 I... I... I told you. Something about birch's case just wasn't adding up. 347 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:56,427 Barry, we're the ones who told birch 348 00:18:56,510 --> 00:18:58,113 that Donna blamed him for the first murder 349 00:18:58,137 --> 00:18:59,221 and now Donna is dead. 350 00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:00,681 She's dead. 351 00:19:00,806 --> 00:19:02,558 You have gotta see how that looks, right? 352 00:19:02,683 --> 00:19:05,061 Yeah, but the facts are still on birch's side. 353 00:19:05,144 --> 00:19:08,022 Neither crime scene has any direct evidence tying him to it. 354 00:19:08,105 --> 00:19:10,316 No DNA, no fingerprints, no witnesses... 355 00:19:10,441 --> 00:19:11,817 That are still alive. 356 00:19:12,276 --> 00:19:15,404 Barry, you gotta admit, birch has motive. 357 00:19:16,197 --> 00:19:20,618 And the more emotional he gets, the stronger his powers are. 358 00:19:20,701 --> 00:19:23,704 Like, you know, earth-shattering. 359 00:19:23,996 --> 00:19:25,756 Thank goodness he wasn't in a bad mood today. 360 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:27,030 That doesn't make him a killer. 361 00:19:29,001 --> 00:19:30,001 [Cecile sighs] 362 00:19:30,127 --> 00:19:31,271 Okay, look, we know that you're just 363 00:19:31,295 --> 00:19:33,047 trying to do the right thing here, we do. 364 00:19:33,339 --> 00:19:38,177 But, Barry, we can't help but wonder if just maybe you're not thinking clearly 365 00:19:38,302 --> 00:19:39,470 about this case. 366 00:19:41,097 --> 00:19:42,223 Oh, so that's it. 367 00:19:43,057 --> 00:19:46,769 You've already decided. You're giving up on him. 368 00:19:47,395 --> 00:19:49,647 No, we're just looking at the facts, man. 369 00:19:49,730 --> 00:19:50,731 So am I. 370 00:19:50,898 --> 00:19:54,110 And two exact fire signatures makes me think birch is not our guy. 371 00:19:55,361 --> 00:19:57,047 Chester, could you please at least take a look at this 372 00:19:57,071 --> 00:19:58,111 and see what you can find? 373 00:20:02,576 --> 00:20:03,576 Yeah, okay. 374 00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:06,723 Look, I know that you've all thought birch was guilty from the start... 375 00:20:06,747 --> 00:20:08,347 [Cecile] No, we haven't. That's not true. 376 00:20:08,499 --> 00:20:11,419 Each of us have been trying to help him from the beginning. 377 00:20:11,627 --> 00:20:12,878 But then birch ran off. 378 00:20:12,962 --> 00:20:14,588 He was just trying to protect his son. 379 00:20:15,756 --> 00:20:17,007 What about other suspects? 380 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:18,259 There are none. 381 00:20:18,801 --> 00:20:21,846 Both victims worked at o'shaughnessy's. 382 00:20:22,596 --> 00:20:26,016 Maybe they, uh, owed somebody money or pissed off the wrong person. 383 00:20:26,517 --> 00:20:30,688 I... I get birch is a known fire-meta and an ex-con. 384 00:20:30,771 --> 00:20:32,606 That also makes him the perfect fall guy. 385 00:20:32,690 --> 00:20:34,358 Okay, now you think he's being framed. 386 00:20:34,483 --> 00:20:35,526 I'm saying it's possible. 387 00:20:35,901 --> 00:20:38,988 Look, birch is the freaking hotness and a bad guy. 388 00:20:39,071 --> 00:20:40,281 It feels like he's changed. 389 00:20:40,448 --> 00:20:41,449 Not to us. 390 00:20:41,824 --> 00:20:43,826 And, honestly, it feels like you're asking us 391 00:20:43,909 --> 00:20:45,369 to believe in something impossible. 392 00:20:45,453 --> 00:20:46,453 Yeah, I am. 393 00:20:47,329 --> 00:20:50,209 'Cause if anyone had when I was a kid, my dad wouldn't have gone to jail. 394 00:20:52,668 --> 00:20:53,668 Barry. 395 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:56,254 Barry, honey. 396 00:20:56,297 --> 00:20:58,007 Look, we're... we're sorry. 397 00:20:58,090 --> 00:20:59,759 We weren't thinking. 398 00:20:59,842 --> 00:21:00,926 Look, here's the deal. 399 00:21:01,510 --> 00:21:03,179 I believe birch is innocent. 400 00:21:04,638 --> 00:21:06,348 So, with or without your help, 401 00:21:06,432 --> 00:21:09,310 I'm gonna do everything within my power to clear his name. 402 00:21:23,032 --> 00:21:24,533 [Joe] That looks familiar. 403 00:21:26,535 --> 00:21:30,956 It's been, what, seven, eight years since I've seen this board. 404 00:21:31,749 --> 00:21:35,002 Except, the last time it was covered with photos of a different man. 405 00:21:37,671 --> 00:21:38,964 Cecile told me what happened. 406 00:21:40,758 --> 00:21:41,967 The team is worried about you. 407 00:21:42,092 --> 00:21:43,636 No, they don't have to be. I'm fine. 408 00:21:43,844 --> 00:21:44,845 No, you're not. 409 00:21:46,847 --> 00:21:48,474 They don't know what today is. 410 00:21:49,058 --> 00:21:50,059 I do. 411 00:21:51,352 --> 00:21:54,688 February 1st. Henry's birthday. 412 00:22:02,446 --> 00:22:06,700 You remember, when he was turning 45... 413 00:22:08,118 --> 00:22:10,079 And your mom threw that surprise party? 414 00:22:10,621 --> 00:22:15,876 The whole block showed up, and you were baking cupcakes for weeks. 415 00:22:16,585 --> 00:22:19,922 And when the big night came, before he can even take off his coat... 416 00:22:21,006 --> 00:22:22,091 His pager went off. 417 00:22:22,591 --> 00:22:23,968 A patient needed him. 418 00:22:25,302 --> 00:22:26,554 He had to miss his own party. 419 00:22:26,929 --> 00:22:30,766 And you were disappointed, of course, but you understood. 420 00:22:32,476 --> 00:22:35,312 He was helping save people's lives, right? 421 00:22:35,813 --> 00:22:36,814 Yeah. 422 00:22:38,774 --> 00:22:42,403 But Henry, he was crushed. 423 00:22:43,237 --> 00:22:46,866 He was worried that he was missing all these moments 424 00:22:47,241 --> 00:22:48,951 with you and your mom. 425 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:51,078 But I told him, 426 00:22:52,079 --> 00:22:54,123 "those cupcakes might be stale now, 427 00:22:56,292 --> 00:23:01,589 but... you'll have more birthdays with both of them." 428 00:23:01,839 --> 00:23:02,882 Only, there weren't. 429 00:23:04,800 --> 00:23:06,468 That was the last one before it happened. 430 00:23:06,802 --> 00:23:07,970 - Barry! - Dad! 431 00:23:08,137 --> 00:23:09,179 Stay out of the house! 432 00:23:10,347 --> 00:23:11,347 Barry! 433 00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:14,852 Joe, the look in my dad's eyes that night... 434 00:23:17,146 --> 00:23:19,690 It was the same look in birch's eyes when they arrested him. 435 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:27,156 Look of an innocent man desperate not to lose his son. 436 00:23:29,408 --> 00:23:30,648 Begging someone to believe him. 437 00:23:31,368 --> 00:23:32,369 And you do? 438 00:23:33,537 --> 00:23:34,538 Yeah, I do. 439 00:23:35,414 --> 00:23:37,833 I just keep thinking about all the time my dad lost. 440 00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:39,083 [Sighs wearily] 441 00:23:39,293 --> 00:23:42,087 All the birthdays we spent separated by plexiglas. 442 00:23:44,924 --> 00:23:47,509 I can't let birch and his son go through that if he's innocent. 443 00:23:51,347 --> 00:23:52,616 I don't know, maybe the team's right. 444 00:23:52,640 --> 00:23:54,558 Maybe I'm making something out of nothing. 445 00:23:57,394 --> 00:23:59,647 Do you think maybe I've had blinders up this whole time? 446 00:24:00,481 --> 00:24:01,481 Maybe. 447 00:24:04,735 --> 00:24:06,236 You can see something they can't. 448 00:24:07,279 --> 00:24:08,279 Look_. 449 00:24:09,531 --> 00:24:11,659 What you went through, I wouldn't wish on anyone. 450 00:24:14,370 --> 00:24:20,834 But what it did was it gave you the ability to believe in the underdog 451 00:24:22,211 --> 00:24:24,713 when no one else is willing to. 452 00:24:31,303 --> 00:24:33,138 If your gut tells you... 453 00:24:35,808 --> 00:24:37,351 To not give up on birch... 454 00:24:39,895 --> 00:24:43,023 Then, for Henry's sake, don't. 455 00:24:46,527 --> 00:24:47,528 Not yet. 456 00:24:48,028 --> 00:24:49,321 [Cell phone chirps] 457 00:25:00,207 --> 00:25:02,167 [Allegra] So, what do you think? 458 00:25:05,879 --> 00:25:08,215 I think the iede is in the second graph, not the first. 459 00:25:09,299 --> 00:25:12,761 But, besides that, it is a very engaging 460 00:25:13,262 --> 00:25:14,555 and beautifully written article. 461 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:16,640 I think it's gonna open a lot of eyes. 462 00:25:17,307 --> 00:25:18,350 Seriously, you like it? 463 00:25:18,642 --> 00:25:19,642 Yes, I do. 464 00:25:20,227 --> 00:25:21,907 But, Allegra, as strong as that article is, 465 00:25:21,937 --> 00:25:23,397 that's not what I assigned you. 466 00:25:24,023 --> 00:25:28,485 I know, but I have a unique insight into Lydia, 467 00:25:28,569 --> 00:25:31,321 and me connecting with the story so much 468 00:25:31,405 --> 00:25:33,449 is what's gonna make it connect with our audience. 469 00:25:33,532 --> 00:25:34,532 Agreed. 470 00:25:34,658 --> 00:25:37,995 But I wanted you to make this special 471 00:25:38,245 --> 00:25:39,663 and to help support a colleague. 472 00:25:39,788 --> 00:25:42,750 There's some decent writing in Taylor's article, but it's all surface. 473 00:25:42,833 --> 00:25:43,667 There's no context. 474 00:25:43,751 --> 00:25:47,212 There's no examination of Rosie's influence on young women. 475 00:25:48,422 --> 00:25:50,358 Allegra, you could have made this story so much better 476 00:25:50,382 --> 00:25:52,152 if you would have helped her, like I asked you to do. 477 00:25:52,176 --> 00:25:54,470 Yeah, Iris, I'm so sorry. 478 00:25:56,055 --> 00:25:58,307 The interview with Rosie, it wasn't going anywhere. 479 00:25:58,557 --> 00:25:59,683 So, you abandoned it? 480 00:26:00,100 --> 00:26:01,560 I followed my instinct. 481 00:26:01,769 --> 00:26:04,188 I... I thought that's what you'd want me to do. 482 00:26:04,271 --> 00:26:07,024 What I want is for you to learn how to be a supervisor. 483 00:26:07,107 --> 00:26:09,818 That's why I'm trying to teach you how to mentor her. 484 00:26:10,486 --> 00:26:11,987 Instead, you did just the opposite. 485 00:26:13,489 --> 00:26:17,201 But... I have an obligation to our readers 486 00:26:17,284 --> 00:26:19,536 to publish the best articles that I can, 487 00:26:20,662 --> 00:26:25,250 and your profile on Lydia is amazing. 488 00:26:25,751 --> 00:26:27,753 I think it's gonna start an important conversation. 489 00:26:28,003 --> 00:26:31,090 So, we're gonna go with it. 490 00:26:32,091 --> 00:26:35,594 But, next time, please run any changes this big by me first. 491 00:26:36,220 --> 00:26:38,472 And another thing, I want you to talk to Taylor. 492 00:26:40,099 --> 00:26:41,141 You're her immediate boss, 493 00:26:41,225 --> 00:26:44,353 so it's up to you to fix this, not the other way around. 494 00:26:48,982 --> 00:26:50,085 [Barry] Chester, what'd you find? 495 00:26:50,109 --> 00:26:51,985 - You were right. - Yeah, check this out. 496 00:26:52,069 --> 00:26:54,839 [Chester] So, I cross referenced the heat signature from o'shaughnessy's 497 00:26:54,863 --> 00:26:57,463 to the one in the alleyway from the second victim, like you asked. 498 00:26:58,117 --> 00:26:59,117 Guess what I found. 499 00:26:59,785 --> 00:27:02,204 Both signatures produced an anomalous heat effect 500 00:27:02,329 --> 00:27:05,541 created by non-composites reacting to hydrogen isotopes. 501 00:27:05,874 --> 00:27:06,917 Nuclear fusion. 502 00:27:07,167 --> 00:27:10,379 What you're describing is cold fusion. 503 00:27:11,046 --> 00:27:14,633 But birch's powers come from absorbing heat, not nuclear fusion, 504 00:27:14,716 --> 00:27:15,716 meaning... 505 00:27:16,301 --> 00:27:17,301 He's innocent. 506 00:27:18,345 --> 00:27:21,890 Yeah. We get this data to c.C.P.D., we can clear his name. 507 00:27:22,850 --> 00:27:24,810 Okay, Chester, put everything you have on a drive. 508 00:27:25,269 --> 00:27:27,104 I need to get this to captain Kramer fast. 509 00:27:27,771 --> 00:27:28,772 I need to find birch. 510 00:27:30,566 --> 00:27:31,441 [Computer chirping] 511 00:27:31,525 --> 00:27:33,086 Let's hope he doesn't do anything else stupid 512 00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:34,270 before we can clear his name. 513 00:27:43,537 --> 00:27:48,417 Harold, I know this is tough, but we're gonna find you a place to stay. 514 00:27:49,209 --> 00:27:52,671 I'm here to make sure your transition is as easy as possible. Okay? 515 00:27:53,589 --> 00:27:56,550 Whatever. I'm used to jaco being a screw up. 516 00:27:57,551 --> 00:27:58,969 Especially since he got his powers. 517 00:28:09,229 --> 00:28:10,355 I want my son! 518 00:28:11,732 --> 00:28:12,732 Now! 519 00:28:18,113 --> 00:28:19,406 Harold, get out of the car. 520 00:28:22,826 --> 00:28:24,929 Get down on your knees with your hands above your head. 521 00:28:24,953 --> 00:28:27,706 I'm not letting you cart my son off to a bunch of strangers. Harold! 522 00:28:28,832 --> 00:28:30,250 Birch, I said get down. 523 00:28:32,628 --> 00:28:34,588 Why won't you leave me alone? 524 00:28:36,965 --> 00:28:40,427 C.c.p.d. Scanners have birch at Hastings Avenue and Nicola Lane. 525 00:28:41,845 --> 00:28:46,975 Oh. Man, satellitesjust picked up a city vehicle at the exact same spot. 526 00:28:47,809 --> 00:28:49,519 It's a social services SUV. 527 00:28:49,603 --> 00:28:51,438 He's trying to get his son. 528 00:28:51,521 --> 00:28:53,791 Barry, c.C.P.D. Still doesn't know that birch is innocent. 529 00:28:53,815 --> 00:28:56,415 - If he tries to take his kid by force... - We have to stop him... 530 00:28:57,027 --> 00:28:58,547 Before he does something he'll regret. 531 00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:01,990 - Birch, listen to me. - No, you listen. 532 00:29:02,991 --> 00:29:04,201 I just want my son. 533 00:29:04,952 --> 00:29:05,953 Now get out of my way. 534 00:29:06,662 --> 00:29:07,829 [Low rumbling] 535 00:29:10,123 --> 00:29:11,917 Wait. Wait. No, wait, wait. 536 00:29:14,294 --> 00:29:15,921 - Harold, stay back. - She's right, son. 537 00:29:16,004 --> 00:29:17,649 - It's too dangerous. - I'm not scared of him. 538 00:29:17,673 --> 00:29:19,549 [Rumbling continues] 539 00:29:20,217 --> 00:29:22,678 Look, Harold, I know how bad this looks, 540 00:29:22,886 --> 00:29:25,264 but I swear I'd never hurt anyone. 541 00:29:25,514 --> 00:29:26,765 What's wrong with you? 542 00:29:27,432 --> 00:29:29,184 You get that you're a total loser, right? 543 00:29:30,519 --> 00:29:33,021 I am a total loser. 544 00:29:34,022 --> 00:29:35,565 Have been since the day I was born. 545 00:29:36,733 --> 00:29:38,211 I thought having powers would change all that, 546 00:29:38,235 --> 00:29:39,795 but all they did was make things worse. 547 00:29:40,654 --> 00:29:43,214 And now they've turned the only good thing in my life against me. 548 00:29:43,991 --> 00:29:44,992 My own kid! 549 00:29:45,075 --> 00:29:46,827 [Rumbling intensifies] 550 00:29:48,328 --> 00:29:49,329 All I wanted 551 00:29:49,621 --> 00:29:52,040 when I got out of iron heights was a clean start, 552 00:29:52,624 --> 00:29:54,918 to get my life together so we can be a family. 553 00:30:02,968 --> 00:30:04,386 This is your final warning. 554 00:30:04,594 --> 00:30:07,723 Who cares? No matter what I do, you'll always think I'm a killer. 555 00:30:08,181 --> 00:30:10,434 And now you want to take my son away forever? 556 00:30:11,268 --> 00:30:13,186 Well, I won't let you! 557 00:30:18,066 --> 00:30:19,484 [Panting] 558 00:30:19,568 --> 00:30:21,236 You can't keep me from my family, flash. 559 00:30:21,320 --> 00:30:22,529 No one's taking Harold away. 560 00:30:23,030 --> 00:30:24,740 I know you didn't kill anyone, birch, 561 00:30:24,823 --> 00:30:26,467 your lawyer found evidence to prove you're innocent. 562 00:30:26,491 --> 00:30:29,369 But you have to stop what you're doing before anyone gets hurt. 563 00:30:31,288 --> 00:30:32,288 Okay. 564 00:30:36,877 --> 00:30:37,877 All right? 565 00:30:43,425 --> 00:30:44,926 [Loud rumbling] 566 00:30:45,844 --> 00:30:47,262 [Car alarm ringing] 567 00:30:47,679 --> 00:30:48,930 Oh, come on. 568 00:30:49,139 --> 00:30:50,474 I'm not doing anything. 569 00:30:50,557 --> 00:30:53,518 It's not what you're doing, it's what you already did. 570 00:30:57,189 --> 00:30:58,607 Officer, get them to safety! 571 00:31:12,496 --> 00:31:13,580 Thanks for the save. 572 00:31:17,751 --> 00:31:19,878 Birch, your heat abilities, 573 00:31:20,504 --> 00:31:23,024 they're connected to the earth beneath wherever you're standing. 574 00:31:23,382 --> 00:31:27,010 Yeah, science is not my strong suit, but yeah, okay, I'll buy that for a dollar. 575 00:31:27,094 --> 00:31:28,428 He means emotionally. 576 00:31:28,678 --> 00:31:29,678 Ooh. 577 00:31:30,013 --> 00:31:31,223 - Right. - Chester, 578 00:31:31,306 --> 00:31:33,433 can you scan for thermal activity below us? 579 00:31:33,517 --> 00:31:34,393 Yeah, yeah. 580 00:31:34,476 --> 00:31:35,310 [Device beeping] 581 00:31:35,394 --> 00:31:37,229 Mary mack Gibson Jr. 582 00:31:37,729 --> 00:31:39,940 Okay, there's a volcano's worth of magma 583 00:31:40,107 --> 00:31:42,526 erupting beneath the city's lower crust. 584 00:31:42,651 --> 00:31:43,652 When birch was upset, 585 00:31:43,735 --> 00:31:46,196 he must've absorbed so much heat from the planet's core that 586 00:31:46,863 --> 00:31:48,365 he opened up a lava channel. 587 00:31:48,448 --> 00:31:50,659 Flash, if you can't stop this in the next 30 seconds, 588 00:31:50,742 --> 00:31:52,619 central city's gonna turn into mount doom. 589 00:31:59,251 --> 00:32:00,460 Officer, get them back! 590 00:32:07,342 --> 00:32:10,720 Flash, you got to do something. I know this is all my fault. 591 00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,806 But everyone in this city, 592 00:32:13,348 --> 00:32:17,477 my son, he can't die because of me. You got to save him. 593 00:32:18,562 --> 00:32:21,022 No, you have to save him. Look, I've got an idea. 594 00:32:21,648 --> 00:32:24,943 If it works, there's gonna be a huge release of pressure forming beneath us. 595 00:32:25,026 --> 00:32:27,821 When that happens, I need you to absorb the remaining heat. 596 00:32:28,488 --> 00:32:30,282 I've never done anything like that before. 597 00:32:30,365 --> 00:32:31,616 You can do this. 598 00:32:32,534 --> 00:32:33,535 I know you can. 599 00:32:36,037 --> 00:32:38,248 Okay, ten seconds. Time to ride or die, people. 600 00:32:45,505 --> 00:32:46,505 Let's rock. 601 00:32:46,882 --> 00:32:49,176 [Rock music playing] 602 00:32:49,593 --> 00:32:50,593 Where'd he go? 603 00:32:50,635 --> 00:32:54,014 I don't know, but I'm detecting new activity right under the surface. 604 00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:55,097 Fifty meters down. 605 00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:57,767 No, no, wait, 90 meters down. 606 00:32:59,436 --> 00:33:01,646 One hundred and ten meters. 120 meters. 607 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:04,316 Whoa! Flash is doing his thing underground, y'all. 608 00:33:05,317 --> 00:33:06,317 So get ready. 609 00:33:19,331 --> 00:33:21,374 [Screaming] 610 00:33:35,096 --> 00:33:36,096 Yes! 611 00:33:36,598 --> 00:33:38,350 Yes. Yes. 612 00:33:39,392 --> 00:33:40,769 You don't see that every day. 613 00:33:42,729 --> 00:33:44,898 Not that I'm complaining, but how did you do that? 614 00:33:45,106 --> 00:33:47,126 [Panting] I phased into the water table under the city, 615 00:33:47,150 --> 00:33:49,277 then released it directly into the lava channel. 616 00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:50,445 I stopped the meltdown, 617 00:33:50,529 --> 00:33:52,810 but not the massive heat exchange that was being released. 618 00:33:53,281 --> 00:33:55,909 What I couldn't stop, but knew birch could. 619 00:33:56,493 --> 00:33:58,387 Othennise, everybody within a ten block radius... 620 00:33:58,411 --> 00:33:59,246 Would've been fried like 621 00:33:59,329 --> 00:34:01,122 a bananas foster's in the French quarter. 622 00:34:01,498 --> 00:34:03,142 Mark and I are going to mardi gras next year. 623 00:34:03,166 --> 00:34:04,166 Okay. 624 00:34:04,251 --> 00:34:07,087 Wait. So, saving hundreds of lives... 625 00:34:07,170 --> 00:34:08,296 Try thousands. 626 00:34:08,380 --> 00:34:11,007 Saving that many lives is what I just did? 627 00:34:11,091 --> 00:34:12,091 Yeah. 628 00:34:12,842 --> 00:34:15,220 Looks like you're the father Harold deserves after all. 629 00:34:16,471 --> 00:34:17,471 You okay? 630 00:34:17,847 --> 00:34:19,182 You used your powers again. 631 00:34:19,849 --> 00:34:22,018 I know. I know... 632 00:34:22,102 --> 00:34:23,186 To save us. 633 00:34:28,858 --> 00:34:29,901 Thanks, dad. 634 00:34:30,485 --> 00:34:32,696 I love you. I love you. 635 00:35:00,974 --> 00:35:03,268 Okay. Okay. 636 00:35:03,727 --> 00:35:05,447 Social services is on their way with Harold. 637 00:35:06,229 --> 00:35:07,897 They should be here any minute. 638 00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:10,024 [Exhales] 639 00:35:10,066 --> 00:35:12,706 I can't believe they're actually letting me have custody of my son. 640 00:35:13,653 --> 00:35:15,363 That evidence you found saved my ass. 641 00:35:16,364 --> 00:35:18,908 Plus, Harold is almost 18 642 00:35:18,992 --> 00:35:22,537 and judge hankerson let him decide where he wanted to be. 643 00:35:22,621 --> 00:35:25,248 - And, you know, with his mom being... - Mia as always? 644 00:35:25,874 --> 00:35:29,419 You and Harold are getting another chance. A real one this time. 645 00:35:30,795 --> 00:35:32,047 It's all because of you two. 646 00:35:32,797 --> 00:35:33,797 And the flash. 647 00:35:34,132 --> 00:35:35,132 Yeah, but... 648 00:35:35,342 --> 00:35:36,176 [Sighs] 649 00:35:36,259 --> 00:35:38,179 You're the one who told him not to give up on me. 650 00:35:39,846 --> 00:35:40,764 [Chuckles] 651 00:35:40,847 --> 00:35:42,349 - I'm just really grateful. - Yeah. 652 00:35:42,432 --> 00:35:43,433 Thanks. Thank you. 653 00:35:43,516 --> 00:35:46,311 And if there's ever anything I can do for you, just let me know. 654 00:35:46,770 --> 00:35:48,438 Uh... just be there for Harold. 655 00:35:58,323 --> 00:36:00,241 - Are you okay? - I will be. 656 00:36:01,785 --> 00:36:02,786 Hey there, kiddo. 657 00:36:03,161 --> 00:36:04,161 Hey. 658 00:36:05,121 --> 00:36:06,121 Come on. 659 00:36:09,584 --> 00:36:13,171 Dinner is on me. We've got a lot to catch up on. 660 00:36:22,347 --> 00:36:23,347 [Exhales] 661 00:36:24,224 --> 00:36:26,518 Barry, they are gonna be all right. 662 00:36:32,023 --> 00:36:33,733 I guess the real question is... 663 00:36:34,901 --> 00:36:35,901 Are you? 664 00:36:46,996 --> 00:36:48,081 Come to gloat? 665 00:36:49,040 --> 00:36:51,126 No. Kind of the opposite. 666 00:36:51,960 --> 00:36:55,630 I guess you saw the first article for our new profile section. 667 00:36:55,714 --> 00:36:57,549 - You mean yours? - Taylor, 668 00:36:57,632 --> 00:36:59,259 I know how this looks and... 669 00:37:00,969 --> 00:37:02,220 I want to apologize. 670 00:37:02,887 --> 00:37:06,141 Yes, Iris loves the Sanchez story, but we are running 671 00:37:06,224 --> 00:37:08,309 your piece on Rosie levin next week. 672 00:37:08,935 --> 00:37:11,438 And our audience deserves to read it. 673 00:37:11,855 --> 00:37:12,856 Thanks. 674 00:37:14,232 --> 00:37:16,192 So, tell me, what did I do to deserve 675 00:37:16,276 --> 00:37:18,528 getting stabbed in the back by my own supervisor? 676 00:37:19,863 --> 00:37:21,239 Iris assigned you to help me, 677 00:37:21,322 --> 00:37:24,492 not run me over, which is exactly what you did. 678 00:37:25,076 --> 00:37:29,080 I didn't mean to. And you're right, I shouldn't have done that. 679 00:37:29,539 --> 00:37:33,293 I just... I got excited, and I guess I felt like 680 00:37:33,376 --> 00:37:36,588 Lydia's story was something our readers needed right now. 681 00:37:36,671 --> 00:37:38,214 And that's how I felt about my story. 682 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:42,677 Iris did, too, until you called in a favor with the boss. 683 00:37:43,678 --> 00:37:45,138 Guess you learned that in prison. 684 00:37:46,431 --> 00:37:47,431 [Scoffs] 685 00:37:49,392 --> 00:37:52,604 You're right. I got lost in a great story. 686 00:37:52,687 --> 00:37:54,647 You stole my byline. 687 00:37:54,731 --> 00:37:56,983 Taylor, we are still publishing your article. 688 00:37:57,066 --> 00:37:59,402 Because Iris is a journalist with ethics. 689 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:01,529 Something you are clearly lacking. 690 00:38:02,071 --> 00:38:04,407 Fine. Good to know. 691 00:38:04,741 --> 00:38:08,703 Look, I messed up. I said I'm sorry. 692 00:38:09,662 --> 00:38:10,955 It won't happen again. 693 00:38:11,748 --> 00:38:14,083 But I am still your supervisor. 694 00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:17,128 So I'm hoping we can get past this. 695 00:38:18,046 --> 00:38:19,046 Okay? 696 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:25,637 I'm gonna destroy you. Yeah? 697 00:38:36,898 --> 00:38:38,900 Shouldn't we be toasting with champagne? 698 00:38:39,234 --> 00:38:42,821 Mm-mm. Plain old light beer, that was Henry's favorite. 699 00:38:42,904 --> 00:38:44,697 And I used to give him he” about it. I'd say, 700 00:38:44,781 --> 00:38:46,866 "you're a doctor, you should have better taste." 701 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:48,785 Then he'd laugh and he'd say, 702 00:38:48,868 --> 00:38:52,330 "well, I'll drink something more expensive when you buy it." 703 00:38:52,413 --> 00:38:53,873 [All laughing] 704 00:38:55,416 --> 00:38:59,254 Do you guys remember when Henry filled in on dad's softball team? 705 00:38:59,337 --> 00:39:01,381 Oh, my gosh, what a disaster. 706 00:39:01,464 --> 00:39:02,799 What? What happened? 707 00:39:02,882 --> 00:39:03,800 We”, even as a kid, 708 00:39:03,883 --> 00:39:06,363 I knew that you're not supposed to catch a ball with your face. 709 00:39:06,594 --> 00:39:08,054 [Cecile] Oh, no. 710 00:39:08,137 --> 00:39:09,137 No. Really? 711 00:39:09,180 --> 00:39:10,348 Yeah. Right in the nose. 712 00:39:10,765 --> 00:39:13,125 Good thing he was a doctor. He was able to reset it himself. 713 00:39:15,895 --> 00:39:17,021 Hey, babe, are you okay? 714 00:39:18,815 --> 00:39:22,610 Yeah, no, it's... you know, it's nice to hear everybody remembering him this way. 715 00:39:23,570 --> 00:39:24,904 What do you remember the most? 716 00:39:26,197 --> 00:39:28,575 Yeah, little things, mostly. 717 00:39:30,159 --> 00:39:31,159 [Chuckles] 718 00:39:33,997 --> 00:39:35,790 Like, [stutters] He never made me 719 00:39:36,958 --> 00:39:40,628 clean my plate at dinner, even when all I'd eat were carbs, 720 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:44,924 like Mac and cheese or those Hawaiian dinner rolls. 721 00:39:45,216 --> 00:39:46,676 [Iris west] Mm. 722 00:39:47,135 --> 00:39:49,304 I... I kept asking him 723 00:39:50,388 --> 00:39:52,891 to read me the same bedtime story over and over. 724 00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:57,645 It was one about the hippo who went to school 725 00:39:57,729 --> 00:40:00,773 and made cookies for everyone, and then became their friends. 726 00:40:03,276 --> 00:40:05,320 I can see how ridiculous that must have been now. 727 00:40:06,738 --> 00:40:08,072 No, I'm sure he enjoyed it. 728 00:40:09,574 --> 00:40:10,742 [Exhales] 729 00:40:11,784 --> 00:40:13,244 Mostly, I just remember being loved. 730 00:40:16,789 --> 00:40:19,000 I still miss him, every day. 731 00:40:19,334 --> 00:40:22,003 And that is okay. 732 00:40:22,211 --> 00:40:23,211 Yeah. 733 00:40:25,506 --> 00:40:26,506 Well... 734 00:40:27,759 --> 00:40:29,802 Happy birthday, dad. 735 00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:49,072 So if birch didn't kill those two, then who did? 736 00:40:49,155 --> 00:40:51,741 I've checked every fire-based meta human in here, 737 00:40:51,824 --> 00:40:55,703 everyone's either still at iron heights or alibied up. 738 00:40:55,787 --> 00:40:58,206 So, what do we do now? 739 00:40:58,748 --> 00:40:59,958 I know what Joe would say. 740 00:41:00,708 --> 00:41:04,587 No suspects? Then shift your focus to where it matters. 741 00:41:04,671 --> 00:41:05,671 The victims. 742 00:41:05,713 --> 00:41:09,801 But Stan and Donna were different ages, races and genders. 743 00:41:10,510 --> 00:41:12,029 But they both worked at o'shaughnessy's. 744 00:41:12,053 --> 00:41:13,680 So the killer's a disgruntled employee? 745 00:41:13,763 --> 00:41:16,474 Or they were chosen at random, and we're still missing something. 746 00:41:19,519 --> 00:41:20,520 What are you thinking? 747 00:41:21,062 --> 00:41:23,356 Chester, the cold fusion data we pulled off the bodies, 748 00:41:23,439 --> 00:41:25,559 could you program those variables into the satellites? 749 00:41:25,608 --> 00:41:27,151 Sure. What am I looking for? 750 00:41:30,488 --> 00:41:31,489 More victims. 751 00:41:35,660 --> 00:41:38,260 If there's a meta serial killer out there, we need to find them... 752 00:41:39,706 --> 00:41:41,066 Before somebody else gets hurt.