1 00:00:05,297 --> 00:00:07,674 I'm almost at the goal line. 2 00:00:11,053 --> 00:00:13,555 Look, I know I've been stable for a few months, and I'm not due 3 00:00:13,847 --> 00:00:16,934 for another treatment quite yet, but I appreciate you checking. 4 00:00:17,059 --> 00:00:19,228 Hey, got to check yourself before you wreck yourself. 5 00:00:20,729 --> 00:00:24,066 All right, we”, you're all good now. 6 00:00:24,942 --> 00:00:26,109 - Really? - Yeah. 7 00:00:27,277 --> 00:00:29,071 Well, it's... it's just that... 8 00:00:32,533 --> 00:00:35,285 Lately, I've been forgetting things. 9 00:00:36,411 --> 00:00:38,611 For instance, there was this dinner at my dad's and I... 10 00:00:40,123 --> 00:00:41,123 Dad. 11 00:00:42,209 --> 00:00:43,293 Weren't you just upstairs? 12 00:00:43,377 --> 00:00:44,377 Yeah, 13 00:00:45,003 --> 00:00:49,091 and then I went to the garage because you asked me to get the files 14 00:00:49,174 --> 00:00:50,551 from the old scarpola case. 15 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:52,385 Remember? 16 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:57,432 Yeah. I must have just... 17 00:00:57,933 --> 00:01:00,143 Checked out or something for a couple of minutes. 18 00:01:00,769 --> 00:01:04,982 And then I have this hazy memory of... of a train station, 19 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:07,067 and for some reason, I feel like you were there. 20 00:01:07,568 --> 00:01:09,903 You forget we had an appointment in the books... 21 00:01:11,154 --> 00:01:14,074 You're gonna start moving in and out of timelines again. 22 00:01:15,367 --> 00:01:17,804 It's news to me 'cause I'd remember something like that. 23 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:19,621 Yeah, yeah, no, of course. 24 00:01:21,832 --> 00:01:22,874 Hey, um... 25 00:01:22,958 --> 00:01:26,253 How does someone catch a "time sickness" anyway? 26 00:01:26,336 --> 00:01:28,589 No idea. But I intend to find out. 27 00:01:31,341 --> 00:01:32,676 Whoa, hold up now. 28 00:01:36,138 --> 00:01:37,138 What is it? 29 00:01:37,180 --> 00:01:39,808 I'm picking up mutations. 30 00:01:41,602 --> 00:01:43,186 Ones I've never seen before. 31 00:01:43,854 --> 00:01:44,980 Well, that sounds bad. 32 00:01:46,523 --> 00:01:48,567 Actually, it could mean a lot of things. 33 00:01:49,735 --> 00:01:51,695 Might even be a side effect of my treatments. 34 00:01:52,321 --> 00:01:53,822 Tell you what, I'm going to go hit up 35 00:01:53,905 --> 00:01:56,145 my force sibs to see if they can help me figure this out. 36 00:01:57,284 --> 00:01:59,077 Well, what do I tell Barry? 37 00:01:59,161 --> 00:02:01,371 Nothing. I don't know what this is yet. 38 00:02:01,455 --> 00:02:03,540 So for now, just chill. 39 00:02:04,458 --> 00:02:05,458 Trust me. 40 00:02:06,043 --> 00:02:10,005 All right? As soon as I find out what's up, I'll come find you. 41 00:02:11,590 --> 00:02:12,590 Wherever you are. 42 00:02:37,324 --> 00:02:39,409 This case gives dead ends a bad name. 43 00:02:40,035 --> 00:02:41,578 At least no one else has been hurt. 44 00:02:41,662 --> 00:02:42,662 Yet. 45 00:02:43,372 --> 00:02:44,790 Barr, what's wrong? 46 00:02:45,624 --> 00:02:48,877 I just can't shake the feeling that there's something we missed. 47 00:02:49,628 --> 00:02:51,630 Look, I'm gonna dig into the evidence you gave me 48 00:02:51,713 --> 00:02:52,774 from last week's crime scene. 49 00:02:52,798 --> 00:02:54,132 All right. Thanks. 50 00:02:54,257 --> 00:02:56,259 Hey, where's Caitlin? 51 00:02:56,551 --> 00:02:57,820 We need all the help we can get. 52 00:02:57,844 --> 00:03:00,097 Ever since she decided to go all-in with Marcus, 53 00:03:00,180 --> 00:03:03,016 it's open season on spontaneous getaways. 54 00:03:03,100 --> 00:03:06,728 So one minute, they're listening to show tunes, getting all weepy on the couch, 55 00:03:06,812 --> 00:03:08,652 and then the next, they got last-minute tickets 56 00:03:08,689 --> 00:03:10,524 to dear Evan Hansen in Metropolis. 57 00:03:10,607 --> 00:03:12,317 Well, good for her. 58 00:03:13,110 --> 00:03:14,820 But where does that leave us? 59 00:03:15,070 --> 00:03:16,870 One step closer to the truth, y'all. 60 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:19,157 Okay, so I stayed up all night 61 00:03:19,658 --> 00:03:22,828 building this cold fusion alarm module for our satellites... 62 00:03:27,457 --> 00:03:29,251 - Chester? - Uh... 63 00:03:29,918 --> 00:03:30,919 You all right? 64 00:03:32,879 --> 00:03:34,715 Yeah. Sorry. Sorry, uh... 65 00:03:34,840 --> 00:03:37,092 This all-nighter's got me zoning out. 66 00:03:39,094 --> 00:03:43,515 Here's the deal. 80, we know that this meta's fire powers are cryokinetic, 67 00:03:43,890 --> 00:03:47,185 meaning that their power output would read as extreme cold pockets. 68 00:03:47,811 --> 00:03:49,411 So, this alarm I just finished building? 69 00:03:49,813 --> 00:03:52,107 It's going to alert us as soon as there's any rapid drops 70 00:03:52,190 --> 00:03:54,067 and barometric anomalies anywhere in the city. 71 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:57,195 Only downside is we won't know where our baddie actually is 72 00:03:57,279 --> 00:03:58,739 until "flames on." 73 00:03:59,364 --> 00:04:00,615 Or someone else gets burned up. 74 00:04:01,491 --> 00:04:04,703 No, the moment we get a hit, I'll be fast enough to get there in time, 75 00:04:05,120 --> 00:04:07,748 and we can end this before anyone else gets hurt. 76 00:04:12,627 --> 00:04:13,545 Sue dearbon. 77 00:04:13,628 --> 00:04:16,339 Loving the non-catsuit look. Why the change? 78 00:04:17,549 --> 00:04:19,217 I got restless. So, here I am. 79 00:04:21,052 --> 00:04:22,053 Iris? 80 00:04:23,472 --> 00:04:24,514 Hi, you good? 81 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:26,683 Yeah. Yeah. I'm great. Um... 82 00:04:27,225 --> 00:04:29,519 Yeah. So what brings you back to central city? 83 00:04:29,686 --> 00:04:31,438 Oh, well, now that black hole is gone 84 00:04:31,521 --> 00:04:33,398 and my parents are in white-collar prison, 85 00:04:33,482 --> 00:04:35,734 I am in charge of revitalizing the family business, 86 00:04:35,817 --> 00:04:37,110 so I'm just here showing face 87 00:04:37,194 --> 00:04:40,572 at all the business holdings and reassure everyone personally 88 00:04:40,989 --> 00:04:43,366 that things are gonna be different. And added bonus, 89 00:04:43,450 --> 00:04:45,368 I get to pop in on my favorite tenants. 90 00:04:45,619 --> 00:04:49,164 Well, we are eternally grateful for your help in expanding our office. 91 00:04:49,247 --> 00:04:51,047 Hey, you guys are the ones doing all the work. 92 00:04:51,833 --> 00:04:54,795 All right. I have got to jet to coast city. 93 00:04:54,878 --> 00:04:57,380 We own a string of luxury hotels I have to go inspect. 94 00:04:57,798 --> 00:05:00,592 - Sounds fun. - No. No, it's boring as hell. 95 00:05:00,842 --> 00:05:04,137 Yeah. But if I'm lucky, maybe I'll catch a glimpse of the cop. While I'm there. 96 00:05:05,472 --> 00:05:09,392 Oh. You guys haven't heard. Apparently, there's been multiple sightings 97 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:11,353 of someone walking through walls. 98 00:05:11,436 --> 00:05:14,773 It's popping up on socials as #coastcityphantom. 99 00:05:15,649 --> 00:05:17,209 Yeah, sounds like a new meta. 100 00:05:17,442 --> 00:05:20,195 But I wonder how they got their powers on the west coast. 101 00:05:20,320 --> 00:05:23,990 Actually, I have run into quite a few metas around the world. 102 00:05:24,074 --> 00:05:27,202 Turns out there's folks all over the place with latent meta genes. 103 00:05:27,494 --> 00:05:29,704 All it takes is the right set of circumstances 104 00:05:29,788 --> 00:05:31,122 for their powers to manifest. 105 00:05:31,206 --> 00:05:32,725 Maybe that's what happened in coast city. 106 00:05:32,749 --> 00:05:37,963 Yeah, giving them their first meta. Iris, this could be a great story. 107 00:05:38,713 --> 00:05:41,424 Yeah. You should come with me. I would love the company. 108 00:05:42,050 --> 00:05:45,011 You don't mind staying in posh five-star hotel suites, do you? 109 00:05:46,263 --> 00:05:47,264 Um, I'll go. 110 00:05:48,181 --> 00:05:49,099 You will? 111 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:51,476 Yeah. Allegra can cover things while I'm gone. 112 00:05:51,977 --> 00:05:52,977 I can? 113 00:05:53,478 --> 00:05:55,689 Yeah, don't you have a blossoming media empire to run? 114 00:05:55,772 --> 00:05:58,358 Well, I can run things remotely. 115 00:05:58,984 --> 00:06:01,295 And besides, Allegra's right. I mean, this is a huge scoop. 116 00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:05,115 And if this story pops, it could lay the groundwork to a west coast expansion. 117 00:06:05,323 --> 00:06:06,449 I am sold. 118 00:06:06,533 --> 00:06:08,535 Great! That's that. Road trip. 119 00:06:10,036 --> 00:06:11,036 Let's go. 120 00:06:11,621 --> 00:06:12,621 Okay. 121 00:06:20,130 --> 00:06:21,130 Is that a cold spot? 122 00:06:21,214 --> 00:06:23,675 Our fire meta just turned up at 138 south Devon road. 123 00:06:30,265 --> 00:06:31,265 What the hell? 124 00:06:34,352 --> 00:06:35,562 Flash, did you find him? 125 00:06:36,605 --> 00:06:37,606 Barry, what's happening? 126 00:06:41,735 --> 00:06:42,735 I'm too late. 127 00:06:52,120 --> 00:06:53,120 Black fire? 128 00:06:53,163 --> 00:06:55,665 Yeah, it was like nothing I've ever encountered. 129 00:06:56,666 --> 00:06:59,461 And it put itself out. How's that even possible? 130 00:06:59,920 --> 00:07:01,755 I don't know. But I'm telling you, man. 131 00:07:01,838 --> 00:07:04,841 I mean, it was there one second, the next, nothing. 132 00:07:05,884 --> 00:07:06,884 So, what else do we know? 133 00:07:07,093 --> 00:07:09,846 The Vic's name, Parker destefano. 134 00:07:10,764 --> 00:07:13,433 She teaches classes here at the studio. 135 00:07:19,898 --> 00:07:20,898 Hey, are you seeing this? 136 00:07:21,775 --> 00:07:22,775 Look. 137 00:07:24,152 --> 00:07:26,529 Holy fahrenheit 451. 138 00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:31,993 Okay. We need a way to preserve it. 139 00:07:32,577 --> 00:07:35,747 Maybe we could try using the micro-catalyzed containment unit. 140 00:07:35,830 --> 00:07:38,625 - The what? - Ray Palmer and I designed it together 141 00:07:38,708 --> 00:07:41,836 in collaboration with the foundation that he named after my dad. 142 00:07:42,295 --> 00:07:46,257 The m.C.C.U. Preserves the vaporized integrity of gases, 143 00:07:46,758 --> 00:07:48,802 but it's back at my workshop. 144 00:07:49,803 --> 00:07:50,803 What does it look like? 145 00:07:50,971 --> 00:07:53,890 It's like an eight inch vacuum-sealed borosilicate canister 146 00:07:53,974 --> 00:07:55,433 with an ionic-fused base and cap. 147 00:07:56,893 --> 00:07:58,019 I'll be right back. 148 00:08:01,189 --> 00:08:04,484 Yeah, yeah, okay, that's going to take some time to get used to. 149 00:08:05,652 --> 00:08:06,652 Is this it? 150 00:08:07,529 --> 00:08:10,156 Yeah, yes, yeah. 151 00:08:10,865 --> 00:08:11,865 Okay. 152 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:23,878 Okay, try to determine its molecular properties, 153 00:08:23,962 --> 00:08:27,298 - then reprogram our satellite module... - To detect whatever meta-data I find. 154 00:08:27,841 --> 00:08:29,801 Yeah. Then match it to a city-wide search. 155 00:08:30,677 --> 00:08:31,803 That way, if we're lucky... 156 00:08:31,886 --> 00:08:33,221 We can catch this murderer 157 00:08:33,763 --> 00:08:34,806 before they kill again. 158 00:08:37,767 --> 00:08:40,895 I triangulated the last few coast city phantom sightings 159 00:08:40,979 --> 00:08:42,439 posted to social media, 160 00:08:42,564 --> 00:08:45,025 and all of them occurred downtown. 161 00:08:45,483 --> 00:08:47,944 Wow. You're really pulling out all the stops. 162 00:08:48,445 --> 00:08:51,031 So, how's tricks? Everything okay at work? 163 00:08:51,740 --> 00:08:55,785 Yeah, better than ever. I mean, ccc media is evolving. 164 00:08:56,077 --> 00:08:59,456 How about you and Barry? You guys still the couple of the century? 165 00:08:59,539 --> 00:09:02,167 You say that like it's a bad thing. 166 00:09:02,250 --> 00:09:04,210 Lady, it is the best thing. 167 00:09:04,294 --> 00:09:05,294 Agreed. 168 00:09:06,046 --> 00:09:08,840 Uh, yeah, no, Barry is leveling up 169 00:09:08,923 --> 00:09:10,925 and firing on all cylinders with team flash 170 00:09:11,009 --> 00:09:15,346 and... hold on. What's with all the prying? 171 00:09:15,847 --> 00:09:16,847 It's nothing. 172 00:09:17,057 --> 00:09:21,144 I mean, I get it. Life's grand and you're busy as all get-out. 173 00:09:21,478 --> 00:09:24,981 But with all that going on, you're still really eager 174 00:09:25,065 --> 00:09:28,777 to help this new meta become the streak part two. 175 00:09:29,152 --> 00:09:30,463 And Allegra could have handled this story 176 00:09:30,487 --> 00:09:32,322 and taken some of this off your plate. 177 00:09:33,323 --> 00:09:34,763 Is there anything you want to share? 178 00:09:36,159 --> 00:09:37,619 Oh! 179 00:09:39,287 --> 00:09:40,830 Oh, look at that. We got a hit. 180 00:09:42,290 --> 00:09:43,290 Let's go. 181 00:09:47,712 --> 00:09:48,963 Okay. Not them. 182 00:09:54,177 --> 00:09:55,637 Could be either one. 183 00:09:58,139 --> 00:09:59,699 - We should probably get closer. - Uh-uh 184 00:10:00,767 --> 00:10:01,767 give it a minute. 185 00:10:14,447 --> 00:10:15,447 Yahtzee. 186 00:10:18,243 --> 00:10:22,288 Hi. I am Iris west-Allen with the central city citizen media. 187 00:10:22,372 --> 00:10:23,372 Never heard of it. 188 00:10:23,915 --> 00:10:27,210 - Fair enough. And this is... - Her landlord. 189 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:29,671 Yeah. Still not caring. 190 00:10:30,338 --> 00:10:31,923 So, if you don't mind... 191 00:10:32,006 --> 00:10:34,175 Okay. Well, we were hoping that you could help us 192 00:10:34,259 --> 00:10:35,718 with a story that we're researching. 193 00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:37,053 Not interested. 194 00:10:37,345 --> 00:10:39,055 It's about the coast city phantom. 195 00:10:39,305 --> 00:10:40,305 You ever heard of him? 196 00:10:40,598 --> 00:10:41,598 Or her? 197 00:10:44,352 --> 00:10:46,205 Look, we don't want to cause you any trouble, okay? 198 00:10:46,229 --> 00:10:48,106 We really just want to talk to you and see if 199 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:50,441 there's any way that we can help you. 200 00:10:51,025 --> 00:10:52,026 What's your name? 201 00:10:52,610 --> 00:10:53,653 I'm not telling you that. 202 00:10:53,736 --> 00:10:54,863 Order for tinya. 203 00:10:55,446 --> 00:10:56,446 Oh. Tinya. 204 00:11:00,535 --> 00:11:03,621 Triple Espresso. That's a lot of caffeine for a teen. 205 00:11:04,372 --> 00:11:09,002 Okay, I'm gonna be honest. When we heard that there was a possibility of a meta 206 00:11:09,085 --> 00:11:10,837 - in coast city... - What's a meta? 207 00:11:11,045 --> 00:11:12,672 People like you, with powers. 208 00:11:12,797 --> 00:11:15,300 And what? You think I'm your next headline? 209 00:11:15,967 --> 00:11:17,302 No, no, it's not like that. 210 00:11:17,385 --> 00:11:21,639 It's just in central city, we have experience working with metas. 211 00:11:21,723 --> 00:11:22,891 To do what? 212 00:11:23,850 --> 00:11:24,976 Well, to help others. 213 00:11:25,977 --> 00:11:27,353 Have you heard of the flash? 214 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:30,398 Okay. Well, eight years ago, 215 00:11:30,773 --> 00:11:33,109 I was the reporter that helped break his story. 216 00:11:33,193 --> 00:11:36,487 And if you let me, I can help do the same for you. 217 00:11:36,988 --> 00:11:38,188 How'd you guys find me anyway? 218 00:11:39,365 --> 00:11:42,660 Well, metas like you are made up of dark matter, 219 00:11:42,744 --> 00:11:45,747 and this app helps us find just that. 220 00:11:46,706 --> 00:11:47,706 Really? 221 00:11:55,423 --> 00:11:56,758 Well, good luck finding me now. 222 00:12:01,512 --> 00:12:02,992 Yeah, that went well. 223 00:12:05,808 --> 00:12:08,019 I've triple-checked the who's who binder. 224 00:12:08,102 --> 00:12:12,190 Nothing on a tales from the crypt meta who can conjure up black fire. 225 00:12:12,357 --> 00:12:14,627 With no chemical signatures to program into our satellites, 226 00:12:14,651 --> 00:12:15,985 we're still flying pretty blind. 227 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:22,450 All right. Keep working the science. I'm gonna pay Kramer a visit. 228 00:12:22,659 --> 00:12:24,178 Now that she's part of the team, she needs to know 229 00:12:24,202 --> 00:12:25,346 what we're really dealing with. 230 00:12:25,370 --> 00:12:28,706 Plus, maybe she can help us find a connection between all three victims. 231 00:12:29,082 --> 00:12:30,750 Just call me if you find anything. 232 00:12:30,875 --> 00:12:31,960 Yeah... 233 00:12:34,837 --> 00:12:35,837 No problemo. 234 00:12:38,091 --> 00:12:42,512 Just me and the scary black flame. 235 00:12:43,596 --> 00:12:44,681 Nothing weird about that. 236 00:12:54,732 --> 00:12:56,317 Okay. Relax, Chester p. 237 00:12:56,985 --> 00:12:57,985 Relax. 238 00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:00,530 You got this. 239 00:13:26,014 --> 00:13:27,932 No, no, no, no, no_. 240 00:13:47,702 --> 00:13:50,955 Hey, hey, there's fire! 241 00:13:51,581 --> 00:13:53,374 There's fire! Help! Help me! 242 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:54,876 Fire! Help! 243 00:13:56,377 --> 00:13:58,171 Chuck? Chuck. 244 00:14:00,214 --> 00:14:01,591 It's okay. It's okay. 245 00:14:04,510 --> 00:14:05,510 It's just us. 246 00:14:07,680 --> 00:14:09,974 You were shouting in your sleep. Is everything okay? 247 00:14:10,892 --> 00:14:11,892 Yeah. 248 00:14:13,353 --> 00:14:14,479 Yeah, yeah, I just... 249 00:14:15,521 --> 00:14:16,606 It's just a bad dream. 250 00:14:17,273 --> 00:14:18,274 Must've been a doozy. 251 00:14:19,275 --> 00:14:20,755 Hey, are you sure that's it? 252 00:14:22,195 --> 00:14:25,281 I can feel how frightened you still are. 253 00:14:26,449 --> 00:14:27,867 No, no, no. 254 00:14:28,576 --> 00:14:30,661 I'm good. I'm good. Really. I've just been working 255 00:14:31,496 --> 00:14:32,830 way too much lately. 256 00:14:33,998 --> 00:14:37,877 Maybe I just need some coffee to power up the old mental hard drive. 257 00:14:40,671 --> 00:14:42,215 I'm sorry. 258 00:14:48,429 --> 00:14:51,474 Okay, I can feel him struggling. 259 00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:54,745 Anybody else notice that he's been having a hard time lately? 260 00:14:54,769 --> 00:14:56,104 Yeah, I definitely have. 261 00:14:56,187 --> 00:14:58,272 If something's bothering him, why wouldn't he say so? 262 00:14:58,356 --> 00:15:00,983 I mean, he's the most touchy-feely person I know. 263 00:15:01,275 --> 00:15:03,027 Must be super personal, then. 264 00:15:03,111 --> 00:15:04,987 To keep us out? Team flash? 265 00:15:05,738 --> 00:15:06,738 Then that's just wrong. 266 00:15:07,865 --> 00:15:08,865 He'll talk to me. 267 00:15:15,206 --> 00:15:19,544 Since your phone's toast, I'm downloading Chester's dark matter app. 268 00:15:20,002 --> 00:15:23,131 Only seven hours and nine minutes to go. 269 00:15:23,214 --> 00:15:26,217 Okay, I really need to upgrade my service. I can afford it. 270 00:15:26,300 --> 00:15:27,778 No, sue, we don't have that kind of time. 271 00:15:27,802 --> 00:15:30,482 I mean, tinya can walk through walls. I mean, she could be anywhere. 272 00:15:31,055 --> 00:15:34,183 Well, until this downloads, we have the rest of the day 273 00:15:34,267 --> 00:15:35,560 to come up with a better idea. 274 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,142 And this looks like the perfect place to strategize. 275 00:15:38,479 --> 00:15:41,941 Okay, well, we need to narrow down all the places that we think 276 00:15:42,024 --> 00:15:43,568 that she might be and search them. 277 00:15:44,569 --> 00:15:47,697 Great. And we can talk about the real problem while we're doing it. 278 00:15:50,616 --> 00:15:51,616 Come on, Iris. 279 00:15:52,326 --> 00:15:53,566 What are you really doing here? 280 00:15:57,623 --> 00:16:00,042 It's... it's far out, so... 281 00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:02,252 Try me. 282 00:16:02,670 --> 00:16:04,589 Last year, I started feeling... 283 00:16:06,048 --> 00:16:07,133 Weird. 284 00:16:07,675 --> 00:16:11,637 And so, the still force took a look at me 285 00:16:11,721 --> 00:16:16,517 and discovered that I had contracted a time sickness. 286 00:16:17,852 --> 00:16:22,023 Now, what that means and how I got it is still a mystery. 287 00:16:22,106 --> 00:16:25,318 But I don't know. Recently, I feel like... 288 00:16:26,944 --> 00:16:28,571 I'm starting to lose time. 289 00:16:31,240 --> 00:16:33,910 Okay. Okay. I see why you're freaking. 290 00:16:34,035 --> 00:16:36,913 Yeah. And then this morning, I checked in with Deon 291 00:16:36,996 --> 00:16:39,749 and he found something that he had never seen before. 292 00:16:39,832 --> 00:16:42,877 And even though he told me to relax while he looks into it, 293 00:16:43,002 --> 00:16:46,756 I mean, I can't help but feeling that something is really wrong. 294 00:16:47,089 --> 00:16:49,592 And that's why you threw yourself into this story? 295 00:16:49,967 --> 00:16:51,802 Yeah, I needed a distraction. 296 00:16:52,094 --> 00:16:54,847 Believe me, I understand. I did the same thing 297 00:16:55,348 --> 00:16:59,018 when I found out that my parents volunteered to work for black hole. 298 00:17:00,353 --> 00:17:03,397 At first, I was so mad, I just looked the other way. 299 00:17:04,732 --> 00:17:07,735 I mean, seriously, I did everything to avoid facing 300 00:17:07,818 --> 00:17:09,320 the consequences of their actions. 301 00:17:10,905 --> 00:17:15,326 But I had to stop running away and face my parents. 302 00:17:16,202 --> 00:17:18,287 And, Iris, you have to do the same thing 303 00:17:19,163 --> 00:17:21,916 about this fear around this time sickness thing. 304 00:17:23,793 --> 00:17:27,713 Yeah, but I mean, what if Deon shows up tomorrow with bad news? 305 00:17:28,005 --> 00:17:29,423 Yeah, that could happen. 306 00:17:30,258 --> 00:17:31,634 You could also be fine. 307 00:17:32,718 --> 00:17:35,888 Either way, you have to stop running from the fear of the unknown. 308 00:17:35,972 --> 00:17:38,349 It's... it's a race you can't win. 309 00:17:41,018 --> 00:17:42,270 - What? - Tinya. 310 00:17:45,773 --> 00:17:48,317 What if I'm not the only one running? 311 00:17:51,320 --> 00:17:52,640 I think I know where to find her. 312 00:18:07,420 --> 00:18:08,588 Got enough for a second cup? 313 00:18:10,131 --> 00:18:11,632 Yeah, yeah. Definitely. 314 00:18:15,219 --> 00:18:17,138 I'm not going to lie. You look more stressed now 315 00:18:17,221 --> 00:18:19,473 than you did during the "trials of gyntarri" campaign. 316 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:23,686 Yeah. That was a tough one. 317 00:18:25,354 --> 00:18:27,982 Wow. Even d&d talk isn't going to perk you up. 318 00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:29,400 I'm sorry. 319 00:18:30,359 --> 00:18:31,861 I'm a little out of it. 320 00:18:32,570 --> 00:18:36,657 I know this new fire meta case is pretty intense. 321 00:18:37,366 --> 00:18:41,370 And as our resident science guru, you're in it pretty deep, 322 00:18:41,954 --> 00:18:46,042 I mean, you have to examine victims and run tests on bodies. 323 00:18:46,125 --> 00:18:47,251 That's a lot of pressure. 324 00:18:49,211 --> 00:18:51,756 I guess what I'm saying is, you're not alone. 325 00:18:53,591 --> 00:18:57,178 I mean, we're all in this together, right? 326 00:18:58,012 --> 00:19:03,684 So, if you need to talk about something, anything... 327 00:19:16,405 --> 00:19:17,531 It's happening again. 328 00:19:17,990 --> 00:19:18,990 How'd it get out? 329 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:20,200 It didn't, trust me. 330 00:19:21,202 --> 00:19:23,483 I know you're not really here. This is just another dream. 331 00:19:26,999 --> 00:19:27,999 No, it's not. 332 00:19:33,047 --> 00:19:35,675 Doesn't s.T.A.R. Labs have a fire suppression system or something? 333 00:19:35,758 --> 00:19:37,218 This fire is cold fusion. 334 00:19:37,510 --> 00:19:38,695 It doesn't produce carbon dioxide. 335 00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:41,097 Our sensors wouldn't pick it up as real fire. 336 00:19:44,350 --> 00:19:45,851 Please, please. Not like this. 337 00:19:49,188 --> 00:19:50,188 It's here. 338 00:20:03,327 --> 00:20:04,495 I can't put out these flames. 339 00:20:05,663 --> 00:20:07,123 All right, just stay behind me. 340 00:20:31,147 --> 00:20:34,150 I don't get it. First, Chuck has a dream about this weird fire. 341 00:20:34,233 --> 00:20:36,193 And then, the meta who created it attacks us. 342 00:20:36,652 --> 00:20:38,529 And why would anyone want to hurt Chuck anyway? 343 00:20:38,904 --> 00:20:39,904 I don't know. 344 00:20:40,072 --> 00:20:41,792 But we're going to keep you safe, I promise. 345 00:20:43,117 --> 00:20:44,285 Thanks. 346 00:20:44,368 --> 00:20:46,388 Chester, what about your barometric-detection thingy? 347 00:20:46,412 --> 00:20:47,455 Why didn't it go off? 348 00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:49,099 When I programmed the search parameters, 349 00:20:49,123 --> 00:20:52,084 I used the default setting that establishes a tracking grid 350 00:20:52,877 --> 00:20:54,170 outside of star labs. 351 00:20:54,795 --> 00:20:57,089 Right. Maybe you should fix that. 352 00:20:57,631 --> 00:20:58,716 Yeah, I just did. 353 00:20:59,341 --> 00:21:02,021 I also double-checked to make sure that s.T.A.R labs was clear, too. 354 00:21:02,052 --> 00:21:05,848 It's like this black fire meta can appear and disappear at random. 355 00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:07,975 Plus their fire leaves no trace. 356 00:21:08,517 --> 00:21:09,517 Like a ghost. 357 00:21:15,357 --> 00:21:16,357 I gotta get some air. 358 00:21:18,986 --> 00:21:21,405 He's hurting really bad inside. 359 00:21:21,489 --> 00:21:24,700 Can you blame him? First, two bodies show up at o'shaughnessy's. 360 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:27,077 Then the yoga instructor, destefano, this morning. 361 00:21:27,161 --> 00:21:28,972 Yeah, and now the same person is hunting Chuck, 362 00:21:28,996 --> 00:21:32,583 a guy who would never hurt anyone. It doesn't make any sense. 363 00:21:32,750 --> 00:21:35,753 If this meta can get inside s.T.A.R. Labs undetected, 364 00:21:36,420 --> 00:21:37,421 they could be anywhere. 365 00:21:40,341 --> 00:21:42,221 What if they're controlling the flames remotely? 366 00:21:43,010 --> 00:21:45,471 The shape that we saw in the fire had no face. 367 00:21:45,554 --> 00:21:46,931 No identifying marks. 368 00:21:47,765 --> 00:21:49,934 Maybe it was some kind of projection. 369 00:21:50,017 --> 00:21:52,686 I mean, it could explain why you haven't been able to catch them. 370 00:21:52,937 --> 00:21:56,941 The killer's never actually been at any of the crime scenes. 371 00:21:57,274 --> 00:21:59,235 But that doesn't explain why our black fire meta 372 00:21:59,318 --> 00:22:00,569 is going after Chester. 373 00:22:01,403 --> 00:22:02,603 Put s.T.A.R. Labs on lockdown. 374 00:22:02,655 --> 00:22:05,467 Nobody, except for me gets in or out, till we figure out what's going on. 375 00:22:05,491 --> 00:22:06,575 Where are you going? 376 00:22:07,117 --> 00:22:08,911 If somebody is controlling the fire remotely, 377 00:22:08,994 --> 00:22:10,874 I'm going to search this city until I find them. 378 00:22:10,913 --> 00:22:11,913 Stay on comms. 379 00:22:13,624 --> 00:22:14,624 On it. 380 00:23:02,840 --> 00:23:03,920 She's not here. 381 00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:06,801 How did you get... 382 00:23:07,928 --> 00:23:10,389 I don't know how you found me, but I'm out of here. 383 00:23:13,058 --> 00:23:14,310 How about you stay? 384 00:23:15,769 --> 00:23:18,314 Right. You do know that I can walk through walls, right? 385 00:23:18,397 --> 00:23:20,274 Well, we have friends at s.T.A.R. Labs. 386 00:23:20,482 --> 00:23:24,820 And when I told them that we had a ghost meta on our hands, 387 00:23:25,404 --> 00:23:26,947 they gave me this. 388 00:23:28,824 --> 00:23:31,660 It's called a molecular destabilizing matrix. 389 00:23:32,202 --> 00:23:34,163 Apparently, all I have to do is turn it on 390 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,874 and it destabilizes any folks like you. 391 00:23:37,249 --> 00:23:38,792 Within a three-block radius. 392 00:23:39,501 --> 00:23:40,836 What do you say we give it a try? 393 00:23:41,378 --> 00:23:43,172 Yeah, I thought you two helped people. 394 00:23:43,547 --> 00:23:44,632 Oh, she does. 395 00:23:44,715 --> 00:23:46,467 Me, it depends on my mood. 396 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:49,970 So... why don't you relax? 397 00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:51,388 Let's hear Iris out. 398 00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:54,016 Why do you even care? 399 00:23:54,558 --> 00:23:56,278 We know that you're looking for your mother. 400 00:23:57,436 --> 00:23:59,688 It was your backpack, at jitters. 401 00:24:01,065 --> 00:24:04,485 It looked like your whole life was jammed inside of it. 402 00:24:05,611 --> 00:24:09,949 I started looking through coast city's missing persons database. 403 00:24:10,491 --> 00:24:13,953 And that's when I found out that you had run away from foster care. 404 00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:17,998 And that your birth mother worked at that jitters. 405 00:24:18,082 --> 00:24:20,209 And that this apartment 406 00:24:20,918 --> 00:24:22,461 was her last known address. 407 00:24:23,379 --> 00:24:25,130 Yeah, she's a damn good reporter. 408 00:24:26,340 --> 00:24:30,427 Okay, well, then you also know that my real mom abandoned me when I was born. 409 00:24:31,387 --> 00:24:34,390 And hasn't tried to contact me since. Not once. 410 00:24:34,890 --> 00:24:39,186 Not to see how I'm doing or if I even survived. 411 00:24:39,937 --> 00:24:42,398 But I did. 412 00:24:43,774 --> 00:24:45,484 And it's been hell recently. 413 00:24:45,567 --> 00:24:47,653 But now that I suddenly have these new powers, 414 00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:50,155 I have a chance to be somebody. 415 00:24:51,365 --> 00:24:56,578 So you wanted to show your mom what you've become. 416 00:24:58,288 --> 00:25:00,648 Yeah, because maybe she'll think that I'm something special. 417 00:25:03,002 --> 00:25:04,002 And take me back. 418 00:25:06,005 --> 00:25:10,426 Latent meta powers, manifested by intense emotion. Check. 419 00:25:12,553 --> 00:25:14,638 Let us help you find her. 420 00:25:20,936 --> 00:25:22,296 Eh, it's just a paperweight. 421 00:25:23,105 --> 00:25:25,357 Like I said, Iris is a great reporter. 422 00:25:26,275 --> 00:25:28,395 And if there's anyone that can help you find your mom, 423 00:25:29,486 --> 00:25:30,486 it's her. 424 00:25:31,030 --> 00:25:32,197 If you'll trust me. 425 00:25:41,957 --> 00:25:44,077 We're gonna find out what's behind all this. 426 00:25:46,086 --> 00:25:47,713 And you're gonna be fine. 427 00:25:47,838 --> 00:25:50,716 I'm starting to wonder if that's still possible. 428 00:25:51,091 --> 00:25:52,277 We've got your back. 429 00:25:52,301 --> 00:25:55,095 Trust me, you're more than just a part of this team. 430 00:25:55,179 --> 00:25:58,390 You are a part of my life, and I'm not letting you go anytime soon. 431 00:25:58,766 --> 00:25:59,766 Got it? 432 00:26:04,313 --> 00:26:05,397 Allegra, I... 433 00:26:09,610 --> 00:26:10,611 Never mind. 434 00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:12,153 It's just... 435 00:26:13,655 --> 00:26:15,449 You're just a really good friend. 436 00:26:16,867 --> 00:26:19,328 So are you. The best. 437 00:26:20,788 --> 00:26:22,581 Which is why I gotta tell you this. 438 00:26:25,375 --> 00:26:27,127 That person in the fire? 439 00:26:29,671 --> 00:26:30,881 I know who it was. 440 00:26:32,674 --> 00:26:34,510 And it wasn't some new fire meta. 441 00:26:38,347 --> 00:26:39,347 It was a ghost. 442 00:26:41,058 --> 00:26:43,560 You seriously think you're being haunted? 443 00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:45,311 For real? 444 00:26:48,899 --> 00:26:51,652 By my father. That's who was in the fire. 445 00:26:52,236 --> 00:26:54,071 And I know that because that's how he died. 446 00:26:54,154 --> 00:26:55,781 But for some reason he's... 447 00:26:56,490 --> 00:26:57,658 He's come back. 448 00:26:59,576 --> 00:27:02,621 But... I was there, 449 00:27:02,704 --> 00:27:06,667 and whatever it was, it didn't have a face. 450 00:27:06,834 --> 00:27:08,210 It was just a shape. 451 00:27:08,585 --> 00:27:10,796 No, no, no. It was more than that. 452 00:27:11,588 --> 00:27:14,216 I wasn't with my dad when he died, okay? 453 00:27:14,299 --> 00:27:15,217 But when that fire appeared, 454 00:27:15,300 --> 00:27:18,220 that thing inside of it made me feel like I was. 455 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:23,725 Right there on the road, where it happened 24 years ago. 456 00:27:25,853 --> 00:27:27,771 It's almost like I could see the wreckage. 457 00:27:28,730 --> 00:27:32,192 And feel the heat from the engine burning. 458 00:27:34,987 --> 00:27:37,948 And then I could hear my dad shouting for help. 459 00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:42,118 But no one came. 460 00:27:44,872 --> 00:27:46,206 Allegra, no one came. 461 00:27:46,290 --> 00:27:47,708 He just... no one came. He just... 462 00:27:47,791 --> 00:27:48,791 He just... 463 00:27:49,084 --> 00:27:50,084 He died alone. 464 00:27:53,255 --> 00:27:54,882 I don't know what you saw. 465 00:27:56,800 --> 00:27:58,635 But that wasn't your father. 466 00:27:58,719 --> 00:28:01,597 - It couldn't have been. - Yes, it was! It was! 467 00:28:01,680 --> 00:28:04,141 Chuck, you told me what happened. 468 00:28:04,349 --> 00:28:05,726 Last year, when you met. 469 00:28:06,143 --> 00:28:09,688 How much he loved you, what a great dad he turned out to be. All this time. 470 00:28:09,771 --> 00:28:10,771 Chester... 471 00:28:11,815 --> 00:28:13,150 A good father 472 00:28:13,734 --> 00:28:16,320 would not do something like this. 473 00:28:16,403 --> 00:28:20,157 It had to be. Look, Allegra, I can feel it. 474 00:28:20,741 --> 00:28:23,994 Okay? I can feel it. Like I was right there at the crash site. 475 00:28:24,077 --> 00:28:25,077 I can... 476 00:28:27,039 --> 00:28:31,960 You said, "Quincy p. Runk loved his son more than anything else." 477 00:28:33,503 --> 00:28:39,468 Which means, whatever you felt, or thought you saw, 478 00:28:40,469 --> 00:28:41,553 it was a lie. 479 00:28:42,971 --> 00:28:44,097 Allegra... 480 00:28:47,517 --> 00:28:49,394 I hated him my whole life. 481 00:28:51,396 --> 00:28:53,148 What if this is some kind of like... 482 00:28:53,273 --> 00:28:55,192 Some kind of 483 00:28:55,901 --> 00:28:58,654 messed up afterlife payback? 484 00:28:59,279 --> 00:29:03,617 No! I don't believe in ghosts. And neither do you. 485 00:29:04,326 --> 00:29:07,287 Which is why we have to figure out what's really going on. 486 00:29:23,303 --> 00:29:24,930 He's back, isn't he? 487 00:29:25,013 --> 00:29:27,557 If so, he's gonna have to go through me first. Let's go. 488 00:29:31,436 --> 00:29:33,331 - What's going on? - We're not sure yet. 489 00:29:33,355 --> 00:29:35,732 We've got cold fires on multiple levels, and it's spreading. 490 00:29:36,400 --> 00:29:37,640 And they're all headed our way. 491 00:29:49,830 --> 00:29:52,082 If it's cold fire, how come it's getting hotter in here? 492 00:29:52,165 --> 00:29:53,750 His flames form in a sub-zero state, 493 00:29:53,834 --> 00:29:55,812 but they still give off high levels of kinetic energy. 494 00:29:55,836 --> 00:29:57,836 Which means they can still burn the hell out of us. 495 00:30:00,716 --> 00:30:01,800 That was a routerjunction. 496 00:30:02,676 --> 00:30:03,802 They're in the walls, too. 497 00:30:04,469 --> 00:30:07,264 He's after me. This is all my fault. 498 00:30:08,390 --> 00:30:12,394 No, it's not. Chuck, you need to concentrate. 499 00:30:12,686 --> 00:30:14,497 Okay? We're gonna need your help to survive this. 500 00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:17,941 No, I can't. The fire's already burning through our structural supports. 501 00:30:18,025 --> 00:30:18,859 Once they're done... 502 00:30:18,942 --> 00:30:20,777 Every volatile resource in s.T.A.R. Labs 503 00:30:20,861 --> 00:30:22,904 will melt down and contaminate central city. 504 00:30:22,988 --> 00:30:24,031 So, what do we do? 505 00:30:24,865 --> 00:30:28,243 Chester... I know this is hard right now, 506 00:30:28,327 --> 00:30:29,828 but we need your help to stop this. 507 00:30:30,287 --> 00:30:32,581 That means we need you to initiate a search protocol. 508 00:30:32,706 --> 00:30:35,125 Look for anything that could create cold-catalyzed reactions. 509 00:30:35,208 --> 00:30:36,561 We'll buy you as much time as we can. 510 00:30:36,585 --> 00:30:38,295 Okay, I'm on it. 511 00:30:40,505 --> 00:30:43,425 Tracking muon-catalyzed heat signatures, and... 512 00:30:44,426 --> 00:30:46,112 Barry, the flames are converging on the speed lab. 513 00:30:46,136 --> 00:30:48,430 I don't know why. But maybe there's some sort of 514 00:30:48,930 --> 00:30:50,474 epicenter forming there, or something. 515 00:30:52,601 --> 00:30:53,601 Let's do this. 516 00:31:07,741 --> 00:31:09,117 - Frost... - I'm on it. 517 00:31:19,419 --> 00:31:22,589 - Our heat index is off the charts... - Chester. 518 00:31:23,256 --> 00:31:25,509 I just felt a massive wave of despair. 519 00:31:25,592 --> 00:31:27,511 I told you, I can't do this. 520 00:31:27,594 --> 00:31:29,429 He thinks he is being haunted, 521 00:31:29,513 --> 00:31:32,474 by his dad, and that's the reason all of this is happening. 522 00:31:38,063 --> 00:31:40,190 That's not the reason. Chester! 523 00:31:41,942 --> 00:31:45,487 The despair that I'm sensing, it's not just from you. 524 00:31:45,570 --> 00:31:48,198 It's like I can feel the pain 525 00:31:48,281 --> 00:31:51,952 of thousands of people, maybe more. 526 00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:56,164 - What the hell is this? - Cecile? 527 00:31:56,248 --> 00:31:58,976 All right, listen to me. You guys need to evacuate while you still can. 528 00:31:59,000 --> 00:32:00,502 No, we're not leaving you behind. 529 00:32:00,669 --> 00:32:01,711 {935951 530 00:32:06,716 --> 00:32:07,801 It's here. 531 00:32:09,511 --> 00:32:11,388 All that pain and sadness. 532 00:32:17,102 --> 00:32:18,311 All that grief. 533 00:32:32,325 --> 00:32:33,325 Take my hand. 534 00:32:37,747 --> 00:32:39,249 It's time to come home, Chester. 535 00:32:42,377 --> 00:32:44,463 I'm so sorry I couldn't save you. 536 00:32:46,214 --> 00:32:48,133 Chuck, that's not your dad. 537 00:32:48,550 --> 00:32:49,593 It's true. 538 00:32:50,343 --> 00:32:52,471 Chester, all of the sadness that I'm feeling is... 539 00:32:54,264 --> 00:32:56,141 It's coming from that thing. 540 00:32:57,976 --> 00:32:59,603 Allegra's right. That's not your father. 541 00:32:59,686 --> 00:33:02,022 Chester, we belong together. 542 00:33:02,564 --> 00:33:04,858 No... no. Chester. 543 00:33:05,692 --> 00:33:08,236 Everything that's inside of you, is just moving 544 00:33:08,695 --> 00:33:11,781 from you... into it. 545 00:33:13,325 --> 00:33:16,119 It's... becoming a part of it. 546 00:33:17,621 --> 00:33:20,373 Oh, my god. Oh, my god! 547 00:33:20,999 --> 00:33:24,127 It's feeding on your grief. Chester, you have to let it go. 548 00:33:26,046 --> 00:33:27,130 I love you, son. 549 00:33:27,422 --> 00:33:31,426 It's lying. No, no, that thing is lying! 550 00:33:31,885 --> 00:33:33,053 It's lying to you, honey. 551 00:33:33,136 --> 00:33:36,056 It wants you to stay trapped inside of your sadness. Because it's... 552 00:33:39,059 --> 00:33:43,104 Hungry! Chester, honey, you have to let it go. 553 00:33:43,188 --> 00:33:45,690 I can't. I can't. 554 00:33:46,233 --> 00:33:47,859 Chuck, listen to me. 555 00:33:49,069 --> 00:33:51,279 Think about the last time you saw your dad. 556 00:33:51,655 --> 00:33:54,282 And what you remember most about him. 557 00:33:54,491 --> 00:33:56,117 That's what you have to hold on to. 558 00:33:57,077 --> 00:34:00,622 Okay? Yeah, 'cause if your real dad was here, 559 00:34:00,705 --> 00:34:04,167 he would be the first to say, "remember how much I love you." 560 00:34:05,210 --> 00:34:08,088 Hold on to that, Chuck. That's what matters. 561 00:34:13,635 --> 00:34:14,635 Take my hand. 562 00:34:19,391 --> 00:34:20,391 My dad. 563 00:34:23,770 --> 00:34:27,482 He would never ask me to turn my back on my life here. 564 00:34:34,447 --> 00:34:36,866 I know he would love the life that I've built here. 565 00:34:37,200 --> 00:34:38,200 Yes. 566 00:34:42,789 --> 00:34:43,915 He'd freak... 567 00:34:45,709 --> 00:34:47,294 If he saw my workshop. 568 00:34:50,130 --> 00:34:53,383 And he'd love that I'm working with an actual superhero, 569 00:34:55,218 --> 00:34:57,387 helping him save the world every day. 570 00:35:00,432 --> 00:35:01,600 No, my dad... 571 00:35:03,935 --> 00:35:05,270 He'd be proud of his son. 572 00:35:07,022 --> 00:35:08,773 And the man that I've become. 573 00:35:09,232 --> 00:35:11,860 I said, "take my hand." 574 00:35:15,739 --> 00:35:16,990 No, I'm gonna stay here. 575 00:35:18,783 --> 00:35:21,244 For my friends, because they... 576 00:35:22,996 --> 00:35:24,205 They're my real family. 577 00:35:25,373 --> 00:35:26,791 And you're not my dad. 578 00:35:28,418 --> 00:35:30,295 So, why don't you just go to hell! 579 00:35:52,776 --> 00:35:54,819 Chester, the cold flames are gone. What happened? 580 00:35:55,153 --> 00:35:56,363 I sent him packing. 581 00:35:58,657 --> 00:36:00,057 With a little help from my friends. 582 00:36:13,630 --> 00:36:17,217 Chester, seems like you had a pretty close call, huh? 583 00:36:18,176 --> 00:36:19,177 You, too, barr. 584 00:36:19,260 --> 00:36:21,596 Yeah, thankfully, I was able to phase myself 585 00:36:21,888 --> 00:36:24,349 and frost long enough for Chester to do the rest. 586 00:36:24,474 --> 00:36:25,714 Ah, it wasn't all me. 587 00:36:26,017 --> 00:36:28,353 If it wasn't for Allegra and cecile, I'd bejust another 588 00:36:29,270 --> 00:36:30,647 burnt corpse right about now. 589 00:36:31,648 --> 00:36:34,818 Hey, what about the other three victims? Joe, did you find anything? 590 00:36:34,901 --> 00:36:38,154 I did some digging. Called in a few favors. 591 00:36:38,238 --> 00:36:41,282 Uh, turns out, our first victim, Stan mullen, 592 00:36:41,783 --> 00:36:44,035 recently lost all his belongings to foreclosure. 593 00:36:44,119 --> 00:36:46,246 Then, Donna winters? 594 00:36:46,705 --> 00:36:48,331 Her sister died last week. 595 00:36:48,415 --> 00:36:51,376 Let me guess, our yoga Vic was suffering some loss, too. 596 00:36:51,459 --> 00:36:54,754 Fiance and childhood sweetheart to cancer. 597 00:36:55,380 --> 00:36:56,464 It's a grief pattern. 598 00:36:57,090 --> 00:36:59,134 Which fits with where I've been at, lately. 599 00:36:59,342 --> 00:37:01,845 So, this new meta, whoever he is, 600 00:37:02,137 --> 00:37:04,472 eats grief and sorrow to survive. 601 00:37:05,682 --> 00:37:07,225 Yeah, that's not terrifying. 602 00:37:07,767 --> 00:37:08,893 It gets scarier. 603 00:37:08,977 --> 00:37:11,020 We thought we were looking for a meta serial killer. 604 00:37:11,104 --> 00:37:13,064 Someone that was controlling the black flames, 605 00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:14,816 like the figure I saw in the fire. 606 00:37:15,859 --> 00:37:17,277 But the fire created that. 607 00:37:18,778 --> 00:37:22,907 And when I spoke to it, it heard me, like it could understand or something. 608 00:37:23,575 --> 00:37:24,615 Chester is right. 609 00:37:25,827 --> 00:37:29,414 With all of that sorrow that I felt coming out of that thing, 610 00:37:29,789 --> 00:37:32,000 I also felt other emotions. 611 00:37:32,417 --> 00:37:36,129 Determination, passion, desire. 612 00:37:36,463 --> 00:37:39,591 It's almost like, whatever that thing is, 613 00:37:40,133 --> 00:37:41,509 it's got a mind of its own. 614 00:37:41,593 --> 00:37:44,429 So, we're not looking for a separate fire meta. 615 00:37:44,596 --> 00:37:48,308 No. The will to seek out victims to kill? 616 00:37:49,184 --> 00:37:51,144 The need to satisfy its hunger at all costs... 617 00:37:51,561 --> 00:37:53,188 The flames have a survival instinct. 618 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:55,471 Which means, the flames aren't being used by the killer. 619 00:37:56,357 --> 00:37:57,358 They are the killer. 620 00:37:59,402 --> 00:38:00,612 Because they're alive. 621 00:38:16,711 --> 00:38:18,713 We're not interrupting, are we? 622 00:38:18,797 --> 00:38:20,757 No, no, no, it's good. 623 00:38:21,174 --> 00:38:24,344 Just trying to wrap my head around all this. 624 00:38:25,053 --> 00:38:27,972 You know, every member of this team has dealt with grief. 625 00:38:28,097 --> 00:38:30,183 Me, with my own mom, back in Houston. 626 00:38:30,266 --> 00:38:34,270 - Nash, and Esperanza. - And Barry. 627 00:38:35,188 --> 00:38:37,816 All that he's dealt with, and with both of his parents. 628 00:38:38,191 --> 00:38:40,485 That's right. But I guess, dealing with loss is just... 629 00:38:41,486 --> 00:38:43,404 Another thing that makes us human. 630 00:38:45,740 --> 00:38:47,826 When we help each other deal with it... 631 00:38:47,909 --> 00:38:49,327 It's what makes us family. 632 00:38:51,162 --> 00:38:52,747 Yeah. 633 00:39:01,464 --> 00:39:05,343 So, I have some filing I need to do... Back at my office. 634 00:39:05,593 --> 00:39:06,719 - Right now? - Yep. 635 00:39:07,470 --> 00:39:09,681 You guys stay. I'll see you tomorrow. 636 00:39:16,604 --> 00:39:19,065 Hey, I know we have, like, d&d plans for tonight. 637 00:39:19,148 --> 00:39:21,943 But honestly, I just... I can't. 638 00:39:22,026 --> 00:39:24,612 Yeah, I'll text Marco and the gang. 639 00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:26,865 Maybe we can pull an all-nighter this Saturday. 640 00:39:26,948 --> 00:39:30,326 - I'd like that. A lot. - Me, too. 641 00:39:31,870 --> 00:39:32,870 And, Chuck... 642 00:39:35,039 --> 00:39:37,125 You know I'll always be there for you, 643 00:39:37,959 --> 00:39:39,627 - right? - Yeah. 644 00:39:41,296 --> 00:39:42,422 Yeah, I do. 645 00:39:44,173 --> 00:39:45,341 And, for the record, 646 00:39:47,218 --> 00:39:49,012 you're a very big part of my life, too. 647 00:40:02,483 --> 00:40:05,236 - How's sue? - A life-saver, as always. 648 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:07,739 And, it turns out that the dearbon corporation 649 00:40:07,822 --> 00:40:10,742 owns an entire city block in downtown coast city. 650 00:40:10,825 --> 00:40:13,453 - Oh, she "rich" rich. - Yeah, and you forget about it. 651 00:40:13,536 --> 00:40:16,664 Until she puts all three of us in a place like this, and you're like, 652 00:40:17,123 --> 00:40:18,750 "yeah, billionaire." 653 00:40:18,833 --> 00:40:20,209 So, tinya is there, too? 654 00:40:20,293 --> 00:40:24,881 Uh, yeah, she's sleeping in the suite next door. 655 00:40:25,423 --> 00:40:27,342 She has no place else to go, Barry. I... 656 00:40:28,051 --> 00:40:29,218 I really wanna help her. 657 00:40:29,302 --> 00:40:30,845 Yeah, that's what I love about you. 658 00:40:31,429 --> 00:40:33,032 You make a real difference in people's lives, 659 00:40:33,056 --> 00:40:34,307 with everything you do. 660 00:40:34,682 --> 00:40:35,683 Yeah, you, too. 661 00:40:37,393 --> 00:40:41,481 Speaking of, I was thinking that with powers like hers, 662 00:40:43,024 --> 00:40:44,400 she could be a hero, too. 663 00:40:45,109 --> 00:40:46,110 Like the streak? 664 00:40:46,194 --> 00:40:48,279 I mean, why not? That worked out. 665 00:40:48,821 --> 00:40:51,866 Yeah... yeah. 666 00:40:53,159 --> 00:40:55,328 - Babe, what is it? - No, I'm... 667 00:40:56,371 --> 00:41:00,124 I'm glad you decided to stay in coast city a little longer. 668 00:41:00,875 --> 00:41:01,918 The black fires? 669 00:41:02,210 --> 00:41:04,090 Yeah, it's just... It's not safe here right now. 670 00:41:04,963 --> 00:41:08,925 Um, okay, I mean, is there anything that we can do? 671 00:41:09,008 --> 00:41:12,011 No, it's okay. I mean, we don't even know how to locate it, 672 00:41:12,095 --> 00:41:13,388 let alone stop it, 673 00:41:14,055 --> 00:41:15,264 if anything happened to you... 674 00:41:15,515 --> 00:41:16,975 Yeah. No, I get it. 675 00:41:19,143 --> 00:41:21,187 - Okay, well, I love you. - I love you, too. 676 00:41:21,396 --> 00:41:23,439 - Get some rest, okay? - Yeah, you, too. 677 00:41:36,703 --> 00:41:38,103 You found out what's wrong with me. 678 00:41:39,414 --> 00:41:40,707 And it ain't good news.