1 00:00:06,925 --> 00:00:08,301 Hasta mañana, Stan. 2 00:00:09,302 --> 00:00:10,260 Have a good one. 3 00:00:22,440 --> 00:00:23,440 Donna? 4 00:00:33,117 --> 00:00:34,837 If you're trying to scare me, it won't work. 5 00:00:35,912 --> 00:00:38,039 I told you I ain't paying you a damn cent more. 6 00:00:51,970 --> 00:00:53,513 Come on, man. That's enough. 7 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:29,674 Ooh! 8 00:01:30,133 --> 00:01:32,302 - Fresh java. Thank you, baby. - Yeah. 9 00:01:32,468 --> 00:01:35,388 Hey, I was thinking that we could get an early dinner reservation tonight. 10 00:01:36,931 --> 00:01:37,931 Sure. 11 00:01:44,272 --> 00:01:45,607 Actually, um, 12 00:01:46,441 --> 00:01:50,069 you know what? Why don't we stay in, have a quiet night, just the two of us? 13 00:01:50,778 --> 00:01:51,778 That feels better... 14 00:01:51,946 --> 00:01:53,156 Thank you. I'm okay. 15 00:01:54,282 --> 00:01:56,117 You know, I got to get used to it eventually. 16 00:01:56,200 --> 00:01:57,200 It's just another day. 17 00:01:57,327 --> 00:01:58,703 I can clear my schedule. 18 00:01:58,786 --> 00:01:59,787 I'm fine, really. 19 00:02:00,413 --> 00:02:02,540 Besides, things are... things are busy at CCC. 20 00:02:02,624 --> 00:02:03,624 You need to be there. 21 00:02:05,376 --> 00:02:06,461 And I need to get to work. 22 00:02:07,462 --> 00:02:08,588 I'm just a phone call away. 23 00:02:10,048 --> 00:02:11,048 I know. 24 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:22,809 Is it that bad? 25 00:02:23,686 --> 00:02:27,440 Sorry. The fire just kinda weirds me out, is all. 26 00:02:29,108 --> 00:02:31,444 The vic's name is Stanley Mullen. 27 00:02:32,695 --> 00:02:35,907 Uh... He's the manager of this local watering hole. 28 00:02:36,741 --> 00:02:37,741 That's weird. 29 00:02:38,284 --> 00:02:41,579 The body's burnt through, but the ground underneath isn't even charred. 30 00:02:41,663 --> 00:02:44,123 Yeah, this was definitely a meta attack. 31 00:02:45,041 --> 00:02:46,709 Dark matter levels are off the charts. 32 00:02:47,043 --> 00:02:50,713 Whoever the meta is, they produce fire that ignores the laws of physics. 33 00:02:50,963 --> 00:02:52,548 Oh, man. Now this is giving me, 34 00:02:52,632 --> 00:02:57,428 like, Goodbye-Armageddon-But-Hello- Dante's-Inferno type of vibe. 35 00:02:58,262 --> 00:03:00,264 - Morning, Allen, Runk. - Morning. 36 00:03:01,099 --> 00:03:03,142 Find anything that can help us piece this together? 37 00:03:04,394 --> 00:03:07,730 Uh, no, not yet. Were there any witnesses? 38 00:03:07,855 --> 00:03:10,525 The bartender, Donna Winters, didn't see the crime, 39 00:03:10,942 --> 00:03:14,153 but, she said our victim got into a pretty nasty argument last night 40 00:03:14,237 --> 00:03:16,280 with a recently paroled ex-convict. 41 00:03:16,364 --> 00:03:17,865 Apparently, the guy had a bad temper. 42 00:03:18,241 --> 00:03:23,913 Oh, and he was wearing a Lips concert t-shirt. You know, as in the rock band. 43 00:03:26,165 --> 00:03:27,893 I was gonna ask her some follow up questions. 44 00:03:27,917 --> 00:03:30,628 Would it be okay if I, um, showed her a picture 45 00:03:30,712 --> 00:03:32,152 of someone who could be our suspect? 46 00:03:32,547 --> 00:03:33,548 Sure. 47 00:03:37,677 --> 00:03:42,390 Donna, this is CSI Barry Allen and C.C.P.D. Consultant, Chester Runk. 48 00:03:42,890 --> 00:03:46,769 Miss Winters, the person you saw arguing with the victim, was this him? 49 00:03:49,105 --> 00:03:51,023 That's him. That's the guy. 50 00:03:51,858 --> 00:03:54,652 Jaco Birch. I'll put out an APB. 51 00:03:55,653 --> 00:03:56,653 This way, ma'am. 52 00:03:58,948 --> 00:04:00,324 The Hotness did this? 53 00:04:01,325 --> 00:04:04,328 I thought it was all about the moolah, not cold-blooded murder. 54 00:04:04,996 --> 00:04:07,790 Plus, how do you kill someone without burning half the place down? 55 00:04:08,624 --> 00:04:10,984 Looks like we're not the only ones who leveled up this year. 56 00:04:18,176 --> 00:04:20,803 Here you go, boss lady. This is every suggestion 57 00:04:20,887 --> 00:04:24,599 the Bullpen brainstormed for who should be our first CC Citizen of the Week. 58 00:04:24,682 --> 00:04:25,682 Nice work. 59 00:04:26,392 --> 00:04:29,270 Only, this is every suggestion... 60 00:04:30,563 --> 00:04:31,773 except the winning one. 61 00:04:33,566 --> 00:04:34,901 - Rosie Levin? - Hmm? 62 00:04:35,902 --> 00:04:39,864 Uh... Boss, I don't think launching our first profile section 63 00:04:39,947 --> 00:04:43,743 on some shallow social media influencer is the way to go. 64 00:04:43,826 --> 00:04:46,788 I just thought we were supposed to be the voice of the people. 65 00:04:47,163 --> 00:04:48,414 I hear you. 66 00:04:48,498 --> 00:04:51,459 But Rosie Levin is who the people are interested in. 67 00:04:52,043 --> 00:04:53,795 Five hundred thousand of them, to be exact. 68 00:04:53,878 --> 00:04:55,797 And if we can bring those eyeballs to CCC, 69 00:04:55,880 --> 00:04:58,591 then, hopefully, people will read the stories that matter. 70 00:05:03,596 --> 00:05:05,431 Is there something that you want to tell me? 71 00:05:06,891 --> 00:05:08,184 Yeah. Okay, fine. 72 00:05:08,267 --> 00:05:12,188 Taylor brought this to me earlier, and I told her it wasn't right for us. 73 00:05:12,396 --> 00:05:14,482 And she went behind my back. 74 00:05:15,525 --> 00:05:19,028 She believed in the story, and she followed protocol 75 00:05:19,111 --> 00:05:21,322 and made an appeal to the editor-in-chief. 76 00:05:21,405 --> 00:05:22,405 And I approved it. 77 00:05:23,074 --> 00:05:24,074 Is that a problem? 78 00:05:24,325 --> 00:05:26,327 Yes. I mean, no. 79 00:05:27,286 --> 00:05:30,665 I just mean if the Bullpen knows they can come to you 80 00:05:30,748 --> 00:05:33,668 when I say no, my word means nothing. 81 00:05:34,335 --> 00:05:36,462 Look, you're still their boss. 82 00:05:37,713 --> 00:05:38,798 But I'm also yours. 83 00:05:39,632 --> 00:05:42,552 And that means that sometimes we are going to disagree on the stories 84 00:05:42,635 --> 00:05:44,470 that we tell. It's a part of the process. 85 00:05:45,221 --> 00:05:47,723 Yeah, you're right. Of course, I... 86 00:05:48,432 --> 00:05:52,353 Actually, you know what? Why don't you both interview Rosie? 87 00:05:53,688 --> 00:05:55,356 You want Taylor and me to work together? 88 00:05:55,481 --> 00:05:58,025 You are my Supervising Editor. Go supervise. 89 00:05:58,442 --> 00:06:01,362 Plus, opposing perspectives make for better stories. 90 00:06:02,446 --> 00:06:04,282 And keep an open mind. I mean, you might 91 00:06:04,365 --> 00:06:06,450 be surprised at what the two of you can do together. 92 00:06:07,827 --> 00:06:10,037 Yeah. You got it. 93 00:06:21,757 --> 00:06:24,010 Whoa, whoa. Easy with the guitars, roadies. 94 00:06:24,135 --> 00:06:27,263 You're unloading the gilded weapons of true rock gods. Come on. 95 00:06:28,264 --> 00:06:29,974 Trust your old man, Harold. 96 00:06:30,099 --> 00:06:32,643 Watching the Lips concert is gonna blow your freaking mind. 97 00:06:32,727 --> 00:06:33,728 Yeah. Whatever, dude. 98 00:06:33,978 --> 00:06:35,354 Hey, I'm sorry I couldn't land 99 00:06:35,438 --> 00:06:37,398 the backstage passes I promised. All right? 100 00:06:37,481 --> 00:06:40,026 I kind of ran into a little bit of a cash flow issue. 101 00:06:40,401 --> 00:06:42,641 You bribe me here with stuff you couldn't even get, Jaco. 102 00:06:43,529 --> 00:06:44,614 Even more lame than usual. 103 00:06:46,449 --> 00:06:48,534 I know, right? 104 00:06:49,118 --> 00:06:53,581 But, uh, hey, look, maybe after the show, we could grab some food. Huh? 105 00:06:53,789 --> 00:06:55,958 I could tell you some stories about these crazy things 106 00:06:56,042 --> 00:06:57,585 these bands I'm working with get into. 107 00:06:57,668 --> 00:07:01,714 You aren't with the bands, Jaco. You're arena security. Anyone can do that. 108 00:07:03,507 --> 00:07:04,508 I'm gonna go for a walk. 109 00:07:08,304 --> 00:07:09,847 Look... Look, Harold... 110 00:07:11,891 --> 00:07:12,891 Whoa. 111 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,317 Jaco Birch, you're under arrest for the murder of Stanley Mullen. 112 00:07:21,734 --> 00:07:23,319 I think you got the wrong guy. 113 00:07:23,444 --> 00:07:24,570 What's going on? 114 00:07:25,071 --> 00:07:26,155 Take him somewhere safe. 115 00:07:26,447 --> 00:07:27,447 Hey... 116 00:07:27,865 --> 00:07:28,865 Let go of me, jerk. 117 00:07:28,908 --> 00:07:30,576 Hey, hey, hey. Get your hands off my son! 118 00:07:30,660 --> 00:07:32,745 Calm down and put your hands behind your back. 119 00:07:33,913 --> 00:07:35,706 Nobody's taking my kid away from me. 120 00:07:36,290 --> 00:07:37,875 Never again! 121 00:07:48,177 --> 00:07:50,554 Thanks, Flash. We've got it from here. 122 00:07:51,263 --> 00:07:54,934 Harold, I'm innocent, I swear. I'm innocent. 123 00:07:55,017 --> 00:07:56,102 Please, believe me. 124 00:07:56,227 --> 00:07:57,579 Flash, you've got to help me. Please. 125 00:07:57,603 --> 00:07:58,604 I didn't do anything. 126 00:07:58,896 --> 00:08:00,898 Please! I can't lose my son! Please. 127 00:08:02,316 --> 00:08:04,443 I didn't do this. I swear to God, I didn't do this. 128 00:08:04,527 --> 00:08:06,463 - Where's Mom? - What's going to happen to my son? 129 00:08:06,487 --> 00:08:07,822 - Dad! - Barry! 130 00:08:07,905 --> 00:08:08,905 Dad! 131 00:08:09,615 --> 00:08:11,659 Harold, I didn't do anything, I swear. 132 00:08:12,118 --> 00:08:13,995 I swear. Please, believe me. Please! 133 00:08:29,218 --> 00:08:30,594 Okay. I got to be honest. 134 00:08:30,678 --> 00:08:33,347 Eh... Based on these police reports, 135 00:08:33,889 --> 00:08:36,517 I'd advise Mr. Birch here to start thinking about a plea bargain. 136 00:08:37,435 --> 00:08:38,602 Okay. 137 00:08:41,522 --> 00:08:44,358 I'm guessing you feel differently. 138 00:08:44,525 --> 00:08:46,861 I... I just want to make sure they got the right guy. 139 00:08:46,944 --> 00:08:48,279 Well, it seems like they do. 140 00:08:48,362 --> 00:08:50,990 He had an argument with the victim hours before he was killed. 141 00:08:51,073 --> 00:08:52,158 He's got no alibi. 142 00:08:52,241 --> 00:08:54,660 The crime matches his powers, and the guy is an ex-con. 143 00:08:54,994 --> 00:08:57,496 Who was released early for good behavior. 144 00:08:57,872 --> 00:08:59,457 Korber and those other officers 145 00:08:59,540 --> 00:09:01,435 could have been killed, too, if you hadn't intervened. 146 00:09:01,459 --> 00:09:04,003 I know how it looks for Birch, 147 00:09:04,086 --> 00:09:07,214 but there isn't any hard evidence that he's guilty. 148 00:09:07,590 --> 00:09:09,675 And last night, he supposedly killed a man. 149 00:09:09,759 --> 00:09:12,428 And then, instead of laying low, he went back to work this morning? 150 00:09:12,595 --> 00:09:14,472 As a security guard, of all things? 151 00:09:14,972 --> 00:09:16,474 It's just... It doesn't add up. 152 00:09:16,557 --> 00:09:18,517 Yeah. Stranger things have happened. 153 00:09:19,185 --> 00:09:23,147 I know. Look, I've worked hundreds of cases like this, 154 00:09:23,230 --> 00:09:26,275 and I'm telling you something about this 155 00:09:26,358 --> 00:09:28,194 just... it doesn't feel right to me. 156 00:09:29,737 --> 00:09:33,074 Okay. Okay, but you know that Birch had motive 157 00:09:33,157 --> 00:09:34,992 and opportunity to commit this murder. 158 00:09:35,910 --> 00:09:38,590 You didn't see the look on his face when they took him from his son. 159 00:09:39,622 --> 00:09:40,706 He was... 160 00:09:41,832 --> 00:09:44,835 He was begging for me to believe that he's innocent. 161 00:09:45,544 --> 00:09:46,544 And you do. 162 00:09:47,797 --> 00:09:48,797 I'm not sure yet. 163 00:09:50,466 --> 00:09:54,178 Look, would you be willing to meet with him? 164 00:09:54,345 --> 00:09:56,180 To get a read on his emotions? 165 00:10:00,226 --> 00:10:02,103 Yes, of course, I'll meet with him. 166 00:10:02,186 --> 00:10:04,563 Guilty or not, everyone deserves proper representation. 167 00:10:04,647 --> 00:10:05,647 But, Barry... 168 00:10:06,857 --> 00:10:10,027 using my powers to read a client? 169 00:10:11,362 --> 00:10:13,489 It's an ethical line that I can't cross. 170 00:10:13,823 --> 00:10:15,241 Yeah, of course. I'm sorry. I... 171 00:10:17,159 --> 00:10:18,452 I just don't want to see someone 172 00:10:18,536 --> 00:10:21,122 go to prison for a murder they might not have committed. 173 00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:27,126 So, Rosie, 174 00:10:27,128 --> 00:10:31,048 dropping out of Cornell to become a social media influencer took guts. 175 00:10:31,757 --> 00:10:34,552 What inspired you to make such a bold decision? 176 00:10:35,427 --> 00:10:38,264 Let's just say institutionalized learning 177 00:10:38,472 --> 00:10:40,224 felt like a total prison. 178 00:10:40,474 --> 00:10:41,767 Uh! Mm-hmm. 179 00:10:42,101 --> 00:10:43,894 Trust me, it's not. 180 00:10:45,771 --> 00:10:46,772 What my supervisor means 181 00:10:46,856 --> 00:10:51,277 is that our readers are just so eager to get to know the real Rosie Levin. 182 00:10:52,153 --> 00:10:53,612 So sorry. Will you excuse me? 183 00:10:53,863 --> 00:10:55,072 Uh... 184 00:10:55,156 --> 00:10:58,242 I'm so sorry. I don't know what her problem is. 185 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:01,662 Uh, now, uh, why don't you take me through a typical day? 186 00:11:04,290 --> 00:11:05,290 Lydia. 187 00:11:07,251 --> 00:11:08,251 Garcia. 188 00:11:09,795 --> 00:11:14,009 Oh, my God, it's so good to see you. How are you? 189 00:11:15,593 --> 00:11:18,387 Well, look who decided to come say hi. 190 00:11:18,888 --> 00:11:22,516 I haven't seen you since Iron Heights. At least, not in person. 191 00:11:23,142 --> 00:11:25,936 Then, again, your face is plastered all over that news website. 192 00:11:26,437 --> 00:11:30,399 CCC Media. Yeah, I... I work there now. 193 00:11:31,108 --> 00:11:34,028 These days, I'm writing the headlines, not starring in them. 194 00:11:34,403 --> 00:11:35,403 Must be nice. 195 00:11:39,158 --> 00:11:41,452 So, you've been working here since you got out? 196 00:11:41,619 --> 00:11:46,248 No. Um, my first gig was cleaning out porta potties. That was fun. 197 00:11:48,667 --> 00:11:50,586 I guess this is kind of like a promotion for me. 198 00:11:51,962 --> 00:11:52,963 Not that you care. 199 00:11:53,255 --> 00:11:54,506 What's that supposed to mean? 200 00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:57,051 I get it. You're too busy to help out old friends. 201 00:11:57,384 --> 00:12:00,012 You're mad because I'm a reporter now? 202 00:12:00,137 --> 00:12:04,558 Look. You got out, walked into a legit career. Good for you. 203 00:12:05,935 --> 00:12:09,063 Meanwhile, I busted my butt to get my GED in prison 204 00:12:09,146 --> 00:12:10,397 and look where it got me. 205 00:12:12,024 --> 00:12:15,444 This is just temporary. I mean, I'm sure you can do better. 206 00:12:17,321 --> 00:12:18,405 Gee, thanks. 207 00:12:18,572 --> 00:12:19,823 I didn't mean it like that. 208 00:12:19,949 --> 00:12:20,949 I know what you meant. 209 00:12:22,910 --> 00:12:25,246 The truth is, cleaning floors is the best job I can get 210 00:12:25,329 --> 00:12:26,580 with a record like mine. 211 00:12:27,623 --> 00:12:30,751 People like you don't see who I'm trying to be, only who I was. 212 00:12:32,294 --> 00:12:33,712 Makes it really hard, you know. 213 00:12:34,463 --> 00:12:36,632 No. I don't know. 214 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:42,471 Not yet. But... I'd like to try and help you. 215 00:12:43,097 --> 00:12:44,598 How could you possibly help me? 216 00:12:45,849 --> 00:12:47,977 Let me share your story with the world. 217 00:12:50,896 --> 00:12:51,897 Trust me. 218 00:12:57,653 --> 00:13:00,114 Before we get into this, I need to know my son's okay. 219 00:13:00,572 --> 00:13:01,852 The cops won't tell me anything. 220 00:13:01,949 --> 00:13:02,907 Yeah, Harold is fine. 221 00:13:02,908 --> 00:13:05,388 He's with Social Services just until they can track down his mom. 222 00:13:05,411 --> 00:13:07,788 Good luck with that. She's been in and out of his life 223 00:13:07,871 --> 00:13:10,124 since he was born. No telling when she'll turn up again. 224 00:13:10,958 --> 00:13:14,253 Harold's mother, she took care of him while you were in Iron Heights, right? 225 00:13:14,378 --> 00:13:15,379 Barely. 226 00:13:16,130 --> 00:13:18,810 That's why I got my act together and got the hell out of that place. 227 00:13:19,133 --> 00:13:23,470 But Harold, he never forgave me for abandoning him, and I don't blame him. 228 00:13:24,305 --> 00:13:27,433 Every second of the four years I spent in that prison, 229 00:13:27,766 --> 00:13:29,393 it was like he was serving time, too. 230 00:13:31,186 --> 00:13:33,856 The thing is, Harold's a good kid. 231 00:13:35,691 --> 00:13:37,776 I don't know what he did to deserve a father like me. 232 00:13:39,820 --> 00:13:42,197 Okay. Why don't you tell me what happened last night? 233 00:13:42,823 --> 00:13:44,325 Stan and I got into it at the bar. 234 00:13:44,825 --> 00:13:46,452 I sold him a guitar so I could buy Harold 235 00:13:46,535 --> 00:13:48,120 backstage passes to the Lips concert. 236 00:13:48,203 --> 00:13:51,623 And, at the last minute, Stan decided to only pay me half of what we agreed on. 237 00:13:52,041 --> 00:13:53,125 Then what happened? 238 00:13:53,876 --> 00:13:55,002 Sure, we argued. 239 00:13:55,294 --> 00:13:58,547 And, yeah, I told him this wasn't over. But then I went home. 240 00:13:59,715 --> 00:14:01,091 That's the last I saw of Stan. 241 00:14:01,508 --> 00:14:03,028 Is there anybody that can confirm that? 242 00:14:03,052 --> 00:14:05,262 Anybody? Was your son home with you last night? 243 00:14:05,346 --> 00:14:06,597 No, he was out with friends. 244 00:14:06,722 --> 00:14:08,766 So, unless my vinyl collection can talk... 245 00:14:10,893 --> 00:14:11,893 I got nothing. 246 00:14:16,982 --> 00:14:17,982 All right. 247 00:14:18,776 --> 00:14:21,487 Listen, I've been around long enough to know 248 00:14:21,570 --> 00:14:23,322 you're about to tell me I'm screwed. 249 00:14:24,448 --> 00:14:27,493 But I'm telling you, I'm innocent. 250 00:14:29,036 --> 00:14:32,831 Jaco, the bartender places you at the scene 251 00:14:32,915 --> 00:14:34,416 moments before the crime. 252 00:14:35,417 --> 00:14:37,503 Any jury is going to see that 253 00:14:37,586 --> 00:14:39,588 as more than enough evidence to convict. 254 00:14:39,671 --> 00:14:40,671 No! 255 00:14:41,757 --> 00:14:44,676 I won't leave my son without a dad again, okay? 256 00:14:45,219 --> 00:14:46,219 You got that? 257 00:14:48,764 --> 00:14:51,284 Look, I wish I had something better to tell you, Barry, 258 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:56,230 but Birch just doesn't have the pieces that you need to build a strong defense, 259 00:14:56,313 --> 00:14:59,858 and all of the evidence, it's still pointing to him as the killer. 260 00:14:59,942 --> 00:15:02,528 I... I know you didn't use your abilities in there, 261 00:15:02,611 --> 00:15:04,279 but what does your gut tell you? 262 00:15:05,739 --> 00:15:08,659 It's telling me that whether he is actually innocent or not, 263 00:15:09,952 --> 00:15:12,371 he definitely believes that he is. 264 00:15:13,539 --> 00:15:15,332 But it's not nearly enough. 265 00:15:15,624 --> 00:15:19,169 Yeah, but look, if there is any chance he is innocent, we have to help him. 266 00:15:25,008 --> 00:15:26,008 What's going on? 267 00:15:26,969 --> 00:15:29,179 Jaco Birch just escaped custody en route to holding. 268 00:15:29,263 --> 00:15:31,223 - Was anybody hurt? - Thankfully, no. 269 00:15:31,390 --> 00:15:33,475 But so much for his "I'm innocent" sob story, huh? 270 00:15:45,904 --> 00:15:47,698 You told the cops I killed Stan? 271 00:15:47,990 --> 00:15:50,617 Come on, man. I only told them what I saw. 272 00:15:51,201 --> 00:15:53,829 And when you think about it, I really didn't see anything. 273 00:15:54,413 --> 00:15:56,874 Hey, you and me are... are good, right? 274 00:15:56,957 --> 00:16:00,502 I'm gonna lose my son because of you. Because of what you said! 275 00:16:00,586 --> 00:16:03,255 Hey, man, relax. Maybe I didn't see anything. 276 00:16:04,047 --> 00:16:06,717 Damn straight, 'cause you're gonna take it back. 277 00:16:07,301 --> 00:16:10,012 You're gonna take it all back right now! 278 00:16:10,179 --> 00:16:11,722 Wait, man, please! 279 00:16:18,562 --> 00:16:20,772 - Nothing on the satellites yet. - Okay, keep trying. 280 00:16:20,981 --> 00:16:23,293 We have to figure out where Birch is going before C.C.P.D. does. 281 00:16:23,317 --> 00:16:25,503 It's the only way we'll have a chance to prove he's innocent. 282 00:16:25,527 --> 00:16:27,714 I'm sorry, are we talking about the guy who just burned his way 283 00:16:27,738 --> 00:16:29,823 through a C.C.P.D. transport convoy? 284 00:16:29,907 --> 00:16:32,409 The fact that Birch ran away doesn't change the evidence. 285 00:16:32,493 --> 00:16:34,870 There's still nothing directly tying him to Mullen's death. 286 00:16:35,204 --> 00:16:40,292 Sure. Barry, sure, but fleeing custody is not exactly exculpatory. 287 00:16:40,375 --> 00:16:41,752 And I'm saying that as his lawyer. 288 00:16:41,835 --> 00:16:44,922 She's right, Barr, if Jaco Birch is innocent, why run? 289 00:16:45,047 --> 00:16:47,508 Why did Frost run when Chillblaine framed her? 290 00:16:47,591 --> 00:16:49,903 Because, unfortunately, sometimes people don't get a fair shot 291 00:16:49,927 --> 00:16:51,011 from the justice system. 292 00:16:51,720 --> 00:16:53,764 Yeah, and, as a former DA, I know. 293 00:16:53,889 --> 00:16:56,475 I know that sometimes it's true, they don't. 294 00:16:56,767 --> 00:16:59,686 Okay, but how do we know Birch isn't the same hothead he's always been? 295 00:16:59,770 --> 00:17:01,664 I mean, he'd be halfway across the country by now. 296 00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:03,607 No, he didn't skip town. Not without his son. 297 00:17:03,690 --> 00:17:04,900 And you know this how? 298 00:17:04,983 --> 00:17:07,194 - I just do. - Okay. 299 00:17:07,861 --> 00:17:11,406 Uh, guys, emergency dispatch is getting calls about a fire 300 00:17:12,241 --> 00:17:13,742 right outside O'Shaughnessy's. 301 00:17:13,867 --> 00:17:14,867 What? 302 00:17:14,952 --> 00:17:16,954 Why would Birch go back to the scene of the crime? 303 00:17:17,079 --> 00:17:18,079 If it's really Birch. 304 00:17:19,373 --> 00:17:20,373 Yeah, I'll find out. 305 00:17:22,751 --> 00:17:25,379 I'll go with you for backup. 306 00:17:30,551 --> 00:17:31,551 Holy crap. 307 00:17:40,310 --> 00:17:41,645 What kind of fire is this? 308 00:17:43,355 --> 00:17:44,815 I think I know who this is. 309 00:17:45,649 --> 00:17:48,902 Is that the witness who pinned it on Birch? The bartender? 310 00:17:51,280 --> 00:17:54,074 You know, your innocent man, Barr, is not looking so innocent anymore. 311 00:18:00,664 --> 00:18:02,945 I thought we were supposed to be working together on this. 312 00:18:03,166 --> 00:18:05,502 Next time. Right now, I am in the zone. 313 00:18:06,420 --> 00:18:08,701 I thought I saw you two were back. How'd the interview go? 314 00:18:09,006 --> 00:18:12,301 Great. I feel like the story is exploding out of me. 315 00:18:13,552 --> 00:18:15,304 So, everything went well? 316 00:18:15,554 --> 00:18:18,098 Yeah. Peachy. 317 00:18:18,640 --> 00:18:21,643 Seriously, you're gonna love what I'm doing here. I promise. 318 00:18:21,935 --> 00:18:25,188 Excuse me, I just need to get some air. 319 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:30,660 All right. Well, I'll let you get back to it. 320 00:18:30,736 --> 00:18:32,776 I'm looking forward to reading the finished product. 321 00:18:33,697 --> 00:18:34,697 Roger that. 322 00:18:37,993 --> 00:18:40,078 I got back the tomography reports from the crime lab. 323 00:18:40,495 --> 00:18:42,623 Donna Winters, the bartender who died, 324 00:18:43,081 --> 00:18:46,460 the thermal lesions on her body match the marks on Stan Mullen's body exactly. 325 00:18:46,793 --> 00:18:47,711 Too exactly. 326 00:18:47,712 --> 00:18:50,398 I mean, there's no pyrokinetic meta who could replicate burns like that 327 00:18:50,422 --> 00:18:51,423 even if they tried. 328 00:18:51,798 --> 00:18:54,678 I... I... I told you. Something about Birch's case just wasn't adding up. 329 00:18:54,801 --> 00:18:56,428 Barry, we're the ones who told Birch 330 00:18:56,511 --> 00:18:58,114 that Donna blamed him for the first murder 331 00:18:58,138 --> 00:18:59,222 and now Donna is dead. 332 00:18:59,640 --> 00:19:00,682 She's dead. 333 00:19:00,807 --> 00:19:02,559 You have gotta see how that looks, right? 334 00:19:02,684 --> 00:19:05,062 Yeah, but the facts are still on Birch's side. 335 00:19:05,145 --> 00:19:08,023 Neither crime scene has any direct evidence tying him to it. 336 00:19:08,106 --> 00:19:10,317 No DNA, no fingerprints, no witnesses... 337 00:19:10,442 --> 00:19:11,818 That are still alive. 338 00:19:12,277 --> 00:19:15,405 Barry, you gotta admit, Birch has motive. 339 00:19:16,198 --> 00:19:20,619 And the more emotional he gets, the stronger his powers are. 340 00:19:20,702 --> 00:19:23,705 Like, you know, earth-shattering. 341 00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:25,757 Thank goodness he wasn't in a bad mood today. 342 00:19:25,791 --> 00:19:27,031 That doesn't make him a killer. 343 00:19:30,128 --> 00:19:31,272 Okay, look, we know that you're just 344 00:19:31,296 --> 00:19:33,048 trying to do the right thing here, we do. 345 00:19:33,340 --> 00:19:38,178 But, Barry, we can't help but wonder if just maybe you're not thinking clearly 346 00:19:38,303 --> 00:19:39,471 about this case. 347 00:19:41,098 --> 00:19:42,224 Oh, so that's it. 348 00:19:43,058 --> 00:19:46,770 You've already decided. You're giving up on him. 349 00:19:47,396 --> 00:19:49,648 No, we're just looking at the facts, man. 350 00:19:49,731 --> 00:19:50,732 So am I. 351 00:19:50,899 --> 00:19:54,111 And two exact fire signatures makes me think Birch is not our guy. 352 00:19:55,362 --> 00:19:57,048 Chester, could you please at least take a look at this 353 00:19:57,072 --> 00:19:58,112 and see what you can find? 354 00:20:02,577 --> 00:20:03,577 Yeah, okay. 355 00:20:04,079 --> 00:20:06,724 Look, I know that you've all thought Birch was guilty from the start... 356 00:20:06,748 --> 00:20:08,348 No, we haven't. That's not true. 357 00:20:08,500 --> 00:20:11,420 Each of us have been trying to help him from the beginning. 358 00:20:11,628 --> 00:20:12,879 But then Birch ran off. 359 00:20:12,963 --> 00:20:14,589 He was just trying to protect his son. 360 00:20:15,757 --> 00:20:17,008 What about other suspects? 361 00:20:17,134 --> 00:20:18,260 There are none. 362 00:20:18,802 --> 00:20:21,847 Both victims worked at O'Shaughnessy's. 363 00:20:22,597 --> 00:20:26,017 Maybe they, uh, owed somebody money or pissed off the wrong person. 364 00:20:26,518 --> 00:20:30,689 I... I get Birch is a known fire-meta and an ex-con. 365 00:20:30,772 --> 00:20:32,607 That also makes him the perfect fall guy. 366 00:20:32,691 --> 00:20:34,359 Okay, now you think he's being framed. 367 00:20:34,484 --> 00:20:35,527 I'm saying it's possible. 368 00:20:35,902 --> 00:20:38,989 Look, Birch is the freaking Hotness and a bad guy. 369 00:20:39,072 --> 00:20:40,282 It feels like he's changed. 370 00:20:40,449 --> 00:20:41,450 Not to us. 371 00:20:41,825 --> 00:20:43,827 And, honestly, it feels like you're asking us 372 00:20:43,910 --> 00:20:45,370 to believe in something impossible. 373 00:20:45,454 --> 00:20:46,454 Yeah, I am. 374 00:20:47,330 --> 00:20:50,210 'Cause if anyone had when I was a kid, my dad wouldn't have gone to jail. 375 00:20:52,669 --> 00:20:53,669 Barry. 376 00:20:55,255 --> 00:20:56,255 Barry, honey. 377 00:20:56,298 --> 00:20:58,008 Look, we're... We're sorry. 378 00:20:58,091 --> 00:20:59,760 We weren't thinking. 379 00:20:59,843 --> 00:21:00,927 Look, here's the deal. 380 00:21:01,511 --> 00:21:03,180 I believe Birch is innocent. 381 00:21:04,639 --> 00:21:06,349 So, with or without your help, 382 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:09,311 I'm gonna do everything within my power to clear his name. 383 00:21:23,033 --> 00:21:24,534 That looks familiar. 384 00:21:26,536 --> 00:21:30,957 It's been, what, seven, eight years since I've seen this board. 385 00:21:31,750 --> 00:21:35,003 Except, the last time it was covered with photos of a different man. 386 00:21:37,672 --> 00:21:38,965 Cecile told me what happened. 387 00:21:40,759 --> 00:21:41,968 The team is worried about you. 388 00:21:42,093 --> 00:21:43,637 No, they don't have to be. I'm fine. 389 00:21:43,845 --> 00:21:44,846 No, you're not. 390 00:21:46,848 --> 00:21:48,475 They don't know what today is. 391 00:21:49,059 --> 00:21:50,060 I do. 392 00:21:51,353 --> 00:21:54,689 February 1st. Henry's birthday. 393 00:22:02,447 --> 00:22:06,701 You remember, when he was turning 45... 394 00:22:08,119 --> 00:22:10,080 and your mom threw that surprise party? 395 00:22:10,622 --> 00:22:15,877 The whole block showed up, and you were baking cupcakes for weeks. 396 00:22:16,586 --> 00:22:19,923 And when the big night came, before he can even take off his coat... 397 00:22:21,007 --> 00:22:22,092 his pager went off. 398 00:22:22,592 --> 00:22:23,969 A patient needed him. 399 00:22:25,303 --> 00:22:26,555 He had to miss his own party. 400 00:22:26,930 --> 00:22:30,767 And you were disappointed, of course, but you understood. 401 00:22:32,477 --> 00:22:35,313 He was helping save people's lives, right? 402 00:22:35,814 --> 00:22:36,815 Yeah. 403 00:22:38,775 --> 00:22:42,404 But Henry, he was crushed. 404 00:22:43,238 --> 00:22:46,867 He was worried that he was missing all these moments 405 00:22:47,242 --> 00:22:48,952 with you and your mom. 406 00:22:49,870 --> 00:22:51,079 But I told him, 407 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:54,124 "Those cupcakes might be stale now, 408 00:22:56,293 --> 00:23:01,590 but... you'll have more birthdays with both of them." 409 00:23:01,840 --> 00:23:02,883 Only, there weren't. 410 00:23:04,801 --> 00:23:06,469 That was the last one before it happened. 411 00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:07,971 - Barry! - Dad! 412 00:23:08,138 --> 00:23:09,180 Stay out of the house! 413 00:23:10,348 --> 00:23:11,348 Barry! 414 00:23:11,725 --> 00:23:14,853 Joe, the look in my dad's eyes that night... 415 00:23:17,147 --> 00:23:19,691 it was the same look in Birch's eyes when they arrested him. 416 00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:27,157 Look of an innocent man desperate not to lose his son. 417 00:23:29,409 --> 00:23:30,649 Begging someone to believe him. 418 00:23:31,369 --> 00:23:32,370 And you do? 419 00:23:33,538 --> 00:23:34,539 Yeah, I do. 420 00:23:35,415 --> 00:23:37,834 I just keep thinking about all the time my dad lost. 421 00:23:39,294 --> 00:23:42,088 All the birthdays we spent separated by Plexiglas. 422 00:23:44,925 --> 00:23:47,510 I can't let Birch and his son go through that if he's innocent. 423 00:23:51,348 --> 00:23:52,617 I don't know, maybe the team's right. 424 00:23:52,641 --> 00:23:54,559 Maybe I'm making something out of nothing. 425 00:23:57,395 --> 00:23:59,648 Do you think maybe I've had blinders up this whole time? 426 00:24:00,482 --> 00:24:01,482 Maybe. 427 00:24:01,733 --> 00:24:02,733 Or... 428 00:24:04,736 --> 00:24:06,237 you can see something they can't. 429 00:24:07,280 --> 00:24:08,280 Look... 430 00:24:09,532 --> 00:24:11,660 what you went through, I wouldn't wish on anyone. 431 00:24:14,371 --> 00:24:20,835 But what it did was it gave you the ability to believe in the underdog 432 00:24:22,212 --> 00:24:24,714 when no one else is willing to. 433 00:24:28,051 --> 00:24:29,051 So... 434 00:24:31,304 --> 00:24:33,139 if your gut tells you... 435 00:24:35,809 --> 00:24:37,352 to not give up on Birch... 436 00:24:39,896 --> 00:24:43,024 then, for Henry's sake, don't. 437 00:24:46,528 --> 00:24:47,529 Not yet. 438 00:25:00,208 --> 00:25:02,168 So, what do you think? 439 00:25:05,880 --> 00:25:08,216 I think the lede is in the second graph, not the first. 440 00:25:09,300 --> 00:25:12,762 But, besides that, it is a very engaging 441 00:25:13,263 --> 00:25:14,556 and beautifully written article. 442 00:25:15,015 --> 00:25:16,641 I think it's gonna open a lot of eyes. 443 00:25:17,308 --> 00:25:18,351 Seriously, you like it? 444 00:25:18,643 --> 00:25:19,643 Yes, I do. 445 00:25:20,228 --> 00:25:21,908 But, Allegra, as strong as that article is, 446 00:25:21,938 --> 00:25:23,398 that's not what I assigned you. 447 00:25:24,024 --> 00:25:28,486 I know, but I have a unique insight into Lydia, 448 00:25:28,570 --> 00:25:31,322 and me connecting with the story so much 449 00:25:31,406 --> 00:25:33,450 is what's gonna make it connect with our audience. 450 00:25:33,533 --> 00:25:34,533 Agreed. 451 00:25:34,659 --> 00:25:37,996 But I wanted you to make this special 452 00:25:38,246 --> 00:25:39,664 and to help support a colleague. 453 00:25:39,789 --> 00:25:42,751 There's some decent writing in Taylor's article, but it's all surface. 454 00:25:42,834 --> 00:25:43,752 There's no context. 455 00:25:43,753 --> 00:25:47,213 There's no examination of Rosie's influence on young women. 456 00:25:48,423 --> 00:25:50,359 Allegra, you could have made this story so much better 457 00:25:50,383 --> 00:25:52,153 if you would have helped her, like I asked you to do. 458 00:25:52,177 --> 00:25:54,471 Yeah, Iris, I'm so sorry. 459 00:25:56,056 --> 00:25:58,308 The interview with Rosie, it wasn't going anywhere. 460 00:25:58,558 --> 00:25:59,684 So, you abandoned it? 461 00:26:00,101 --> 00:26:01,561 I followed my instinct. 462 00:26:01,770 --> 00:26:04,189 I... I thought that's what you'd want me to do. 463 00:26:04,272 --> 00:26:07,025 What I want is for you to learn how to be a supervisor. 464 00:26:07,108 --> 00:26:09,819 That's why I'm trying to teach you how to mentor her. 465 00:26:10,487 --> 00:26:11,988 Instead, you did just the opposite. 466 00:26:13,490 --> 00:26:17,202 But... I have an obligation to our readers 467 00:26:17,285 --> 00:26:19,537 to publish the best articles that I can, 468 00:26:20,663 --> 00:26:25,251 and your profile on Lydia is amazing. 469 00:26:25,752 --> 00:26:27,754 I think it's gonna start an important conversation. 470 00:26:28,004 --> 00:26:31,091 So, we're gonna go with it. 471 00:26:32,092 --> 00:26:35,595 But, next time, please run any changes this big by me first. 472 00:26:36,221 --> 00:26:38,473 And another thing, I want you to talk to Taylor. 473 00:26:40,100 --> 00:26:41,142 You're her immediate boss, 474 00:26:41,226 --> 00:26:44,354 so it's up to you to fix this, not the other way around. 475 00:26:48,983 --> 00:26:50,086 Chester, what'd you find? 476 00:26:50,110 --> 00:26:51,986 - You were right. - Yeah, check this out. 477 00:26:52,070 --> 00:26:54,840 So, I cross referenced the heat signature from O'Shaughnessy's 478 00:26:54,864 --> 00:26:57,464 to the one in the alleyway from the second victim, like you asked. 479 00:26:58,118 --> 00:26:59,118 Guess what I found. 480 00:26:59,786 --> 00:27:02,205 Both signatures produced an anomalous heat effect 481 00:27:02,330 --> 00:27:05,542 created by non-composites reacting to hydrogen isotopes. 482 00:27:05,875 --> 00:27:06,918 Nuclear fusion. 483 00:27:07,168 --> 00:27:10,380 What you're describing is cold fusion. 484 00:27:11,047 --> 00:27:14,634 But Birch's powers come from absorbing heat, not nuclear fusion, 485 00:27:14,717 --> 00:27:15,717 meaning... 486 00:27:16,302 --> 00:27:17,302 He's innocent. 487 00:27:18,346 --> 00:27:21,891 Yeah. We get this data to C.C.P.D., we can clear his name. 488 00:27:22,851 --> 00:27:24,811 Okay, Chester, put everything you have on a drive. 489 00:27:25,270 --> 00:27:27,105 I need to get this to Captain Kramer fast. 490 00:27:27,772 --> 00:27:28,773 I need to find Birch. 491 00:27:31,526 --> 00:27:33,088 Let's hope he doesn't do anything else stupid 492 00:27:33,111 --> 00:27:34,271 before we can clear his name. 493 00:27:43,538 --> 00:27:48,418 Harold, I know this is tough, but we're gonna find you a place to stay. 494 00:27:49,210 --> 00:27:52,672 I'm here to make sure your transition is as easy as possible. Okay? 495 00:27:53,590 --> 00:27:56,551 Whatever. I'm used to Jaco being a screw up. 496 00:27:57,552 --> 00:27:58,970 Especially since he got his powers. 497 00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:10,356 I want my son! 498 00:28:11,733 --> 00:28:12,733 Now! 499 00:28:18,114 --> 00:28:19,407 Harold, get out of the car. 500 00:28:22,827 --> 00:28:24,930 Get down on your knees with your hands above your head. 501 00:28:24,954 --> 00:28:27,707 I'm not letting you cart my son off to a bunch of strangers. Harold! 502 00:28:28,833 --> 00:28:30,251 Birch, I said get down. 503 00:28:32,629 --> 00:28:34,589 Why won't you leave me alone? 504 00:28:36,966 --> 00:28:40,428 C.C.P.D. scanners have Birch at Hastings Avenue and Nicola Lane. 505 00:28:41,846 --> 00:28:46,976 Oh. Man, satellites just picked up a city vehicle at the exact same spot. 506 00:28:47,810 --> 00:28:49,520 It's a Social Services SUV. 507 00:28:49,604 --> 00:28:51,439 He's trying to get his son. 508 00:28:51,522 --> 00:28:53,792 Barry, C.C.P.D. still doesn't know that Birch is innocent. 509 00:28:53,816 --> 00:28:56,416 - If he tries to take his kid by force... - We have to stop him... 510 00:28:57,028 --> 00:28:58,548 before he does something he'll regret. 511 00:29:00,073 --> 00:29:01,991 - Birch, listen to me. - No, you listen. 512 00:29:02,992 --> 00:29:04,202 I just want my son. 513 00:29:04,953 --> 00:29:05,954 Now get out of my way. 514 00:29:10,124 --> 00:29:11,918 Wait. Wait. No, wait, wait. 515 00:29:14,295 --> 00:29:15,922 - Harold, stay back. - She's right, son. 516 00:29:16,005 --> 00:29:17,650 - It's too dangerous. - I'm not scared of him. 517 00:29:20,218 --> 00:29:22,679 Look, Harold, I know how bad this looks, 518 00:29:22,887 --> 00:29:25,265 but I swear I'd never hurt anyone. 519 00:29:25,515 --> 00:29:26,766 What's wrong with you? 520 00:29:27,433 --> 00:29:29,185 You get that you're a total loser, right? 521 00:29:30,520 --> 00:29:33,022 I am a total loser. 522 00:29:34,023 --> 00:29:35,566 Have been since the day I was born. 523 00:29:36,734 --> 00:29:38,212 I thought having powers would change all that, 524 00:29:38,236 --> 00:29:39,796 but all they did was make things worse. 525 00:29:40,655 --> 00:29:43,215 And now they've turned the only good thing in my life against me. 526 00:29:43,992 --> 00:29:44,993 My own kid! 527 00:29:48,329 --> 00:29:49,330 All I wanted 528 00:29:49,622 --> 00:29:52,041 when I got out of Iron Heights was a clean start, 529 00:29:52,625 --> 00:29:54,919 to get my life together so we can be a family. 530 00:30:02,969 --> 00:30:04,387 This is your final warning. 531 00:30:04,595 --> 00:30:07,724 Who cares? No matter what I do, you'll always think I'm a killer. 532 00:30:08,182 --> 00:30:10,435 And now you want to take my son away forever? 533 00:30:11,269 --> 00:30:13,187 Well, I won't let you! 534 00:30:19,569 --> 00:30:21,237 You can't keep me from my family, Flash. 535 00:30:21,321 --> 00:30:22,530 No one's taking Harold away. 536 00:30:23,031 --> 00:30:24,741 I know you didn't kill anyone, Birch, 537 00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,468 your lawyer found evidence to prove you're innocent. 538 00:30:26,492 --> 00:30:29,370 But you have to stop what you're doing before anyone gets hurt. 539 00:30:31,289 --> 00:30:32,289 Okay. 540 00:30:36,878 --> 00:30:37,878 All right? 541 00:30:47,680 --> 00:30:48,931 Oh, come on. 542 00:30:49,140 --> 00:30:50,475 I'm not doing anything. 543 00:30:50,558 --> 00:30:53,519 It's not what you're doing, it's what you already did. 544 00:30:57,190 --> 00:30:58,608 Officer, get them to safety! 545 00:31:12,497 --> 00:31:13,581 Thanks for the save. 546 00:31:17,752 --> 00:31:19,879 Birch, your heat abilities, 547 00:31:20,505 --> 00:31:23,025 they're connected to the earth beneath wherever you're standing. 548 00:31:23,383 --> 00:31:27,011 Yeah, science is not my strong suit, but yeah, okay, I'll buy that for a dollar. 549 00:31:27,095 --> 00:31:28,429 He means emotionally. 550 00:31:28,679 --> 00:31:29,679 Ooh. 551 00:31:30,014 --> 00:31:31,224 - Right. - Chester, 552 00:31:31,307 --> 00:31:33,434 can you scan for thermal activity below us? 553 00:31:33,518 --> 00:31:34,476 Yeah, yeah. 554 00:31:35,396 --> 00:31:37,230 Mary Mack Gibson Jr. 555 00:31:37,730 --> 00:31:39,941 Okay, there's a volcano's worth of magma 556 00:31:40,108 --> 00:31:42,527 erupting beneath the city's lower crust. 557 00:31:42,652 --> 00:31:43,653 When Birch was upset, 558 00:31:43,736 --> 00:31:46,197 he must've absorbed so much heat from the planet's core that 559 00:31:46,864 --> 00:31:48,366 he opened up a lava channel. 560 00:31:48,449 --> 00:31:50,660 Flash, if you can't stop this in the next 30 seconds, 561 00:31:50,743 --> 00:31:52,620 Central City's gonna turn into Mount Doom. 562 00:31:59,252 --> 00:32:00,461 Officer, get them back! 563 00:32:07,343 --> 00:32:10,721 Flash, you got to do something. I know this is all my fault. 564 00:32:11,264 --> 00:32:12,807 But everyone in this city, 565 00:32:13,349 --> 00:32:17,478 my son, he can't die because of me. You got to save him. 566 00:32:18,563 --> 00:32:21,023 No, you have to save him. Look, I've got an idea. 567 00:32:21,649 --> 00:32:24,944 If it works, there's gonna be a huge release of pressure forming beneath us. 568 00:32:25,027 --> 00:32:27,822 When that happens, I need you to absorb the remaining heat. 569 00:32:28,489 --> 00:32:30,283 I've never done anything like that before. 570 00:32:30,366 --> 00:32:31,617 You can do this. 571 00:32:32,535 --> 00:32:33,536 I know you can. 572 00:32:36,038 --> 00:32:38,249 Okay, ten seconds. Time to ride or die, people. 573 00:32:45,506 --> 00:32:46,506 Let's rock. 574 00:32:49,594 --> 00:32:50,594 Where'd he go? 575 00:32:50,636 --> 00:32:54,015 I don't know, but I'm detecting new activity right under the surface. 576 00:32:54,098 --> 00:32:55,098 Fifty meters down. 577 00:32:55,975 --> 00:32:57,768 No, no, wait, 90 meters down. 578 00:32:59,437 --> 00:33:01,647 One hundred and ten meters. 120 meters. 579 00:33:01,731 --> 00:33:04,317 Whoa! Flash is doing his thing underground, y'all. 580 00:33:05,318 --> 00:33:06,318 So get ready. 581 00:33:35,097 --> 00:33:36,097 Yes! 582 00:33:36,599 --> 00:33:38,351 Yes. Yes. 583 00:33:39,393 --> 00:33:40,770 You don't see that every day. 584 00:33:42,730 --> 00:33:44,899 Not that I'm complaining, but how did you do that? 585 00:33:45,107 --> 00:33:47,127 I phased into the water table under the city, 586 00:33:47,151 --> 00:33:49,278 then released it directly into the lava channel. 587 00:33:49,529 --> 00:33:50,529 I stopped the meltdown, 588 00:33:50,530 --> 00:33:52,812 but not the massive heat exchange that was being released. 589 00:33:53,282 --> 00:33:55,910 What I couldn't stop, but knew Birch could. 590 00:33:56,494 --> 00:33:58,388 Otherwise, everybody within a ten block radius... 591 00:33:58,412 --> 00:33:59,330 ...would've been fried like 592 00:33:59,331 --> 00:34:01,123 a Bananas Foster's in the French Quarter. 593 00:34:01,499 --> 00:34:03,143 Mark and I are going to Mardi Gras next year. 594 00:34:03,167 --> 00:34:04,167 Okay. 595 00:34:04,252 --> 00:34:07,088 Wait. So, saving hundreds of lives... 596 00:34:07,171 --> 00:34:08,297 Try thousands. 597 00:34:08,381 --> 00:34:11,008 ...saving that many lives is what I just did? 598 00:34:11,092 --> 00:34:12,092 Yeah. 599 00:34:12,843 --> 00:34:15,221 Looks like you're the father Harold deserves after all. 600 00:34:16,472 --> 00:34:17,472 You okay? 601 00:34:17,848 --> 00:34:19,183 You used your powers again. 602 00:34:19,850 --> 00:34:22,019 I know. I know... 603 00:34:22,103 --> 00:34:23,187 To save us. 604 00:34:28,859 --> 00:34:29,902 Thanks, Dad. 605 00:34:30,486 --> 00:34:32,697 I love you. I love you. 606 00:35:00,975 --> 00:35:03,269 Okay. Okay. 607 00:35:03,728 --> 00:35:05,448 Social Services is on their way with Harold. 608 00:35:06,230 --> 00:35:07,898 They should be here any minute. 609 00:35:10,067 --> 00:35:12,707 I can't believe they're actually letting me have custody of my son. 610 00:35:13,654 --> 00:35:15,364 That evidence you found saved my ass. 611 00:35:16,365 --> 00:35:18,909 Plus, Harold is almost 18 612 00:35:18,993 --> 00:35:22,538 and Judge Hankerson let him decide where he wanted to be. 613 00:35:22,622 --> 00:35:25,249 - And, you know, with his mom being... - MIA as always? 614 00:35:25,875 --> 00:35:29,420 You and Harold are getting another chance. A real one this time. 615 00:35:30,796 --> 00:35:32,048 It's all because of you two. 616 00:35:32,798 --> 00:35:33,798 And The Flash. 617 00:35:34,133 --> 00:35:35,133 Yeah, but... 618 00:35:36,260 --> 00:35:38,180 you're the one who told him not to give up on me. 619 00:35:40,848 --> 00:35:42,350 - I'm just really grateful. - Yeah. 620 00:35:42,433 --> 00:35:43,434 Thanks. Thank you. 621 00:35:43,517 --> 00:35:46,312 And if there's ever anything I can do for you, just let me know. 622 00:35:46,771 --> 00:35:48,439 Uh... Just be there for Harold. 623 00:35:58,324 --> 00:36:00,242 - Are you okay? - I will be. 624 00:36:01,786 --> 00:36:02,787 Hey there, kiddo. 625 00:36:03,162 --> 00:36:04,162 Hey. 626 00:36:05,122 --> 00:36:06,122 Come on. 627 00:36:09,585 --> 00:36:13,172 Dinner is on me. We've got a lot to catch up on. 628 00:36:24,225 --> 00:36:26,519 Barry, they are gonna be all right. 629 00:36:32,024 --> 00:36:33,734 I guess the real question is... 630 00:36:34,902 --> 00:36:35,902 are you? 631 00:36:46,997 --> 00:36:48,082 Come to gloat? 632 00:36:49,041 --> 00:36:51,127 No. Kind of the opposite. 633 00:36:51,961 --> 00:36:55,631 I guess you saw the first article for our new profile section. 634 00:36:55,715 --> 00:36:57,550 - You mean yours? - Taylor, 635 00:36:57,633 --> 00:36:59,260 I know how this looks and... 636 00:37:00,970 --> 00:37:02,221 I want to apologize. 637 00:37:02,888 --> 00:37:06,142 Yes, Iris loves the Sanchez story, but we are running 638 00:37:06,225 --> 00:37:08,310 your piece on Rosie Levin next week. 639 00:37:08,936 --> 00:37:11,439 And our audience deserves to read it. 640 00:37:11,856 --> 00:37:12,857 Thanks. 641 00:37:14,233 --> 00:37:16,193 So, tell me, what did I do to deserve 642 00:37:16,277 --> 00:37:18,529 getting stabbed in the back by my own supervisor? 643 00:37:19,864 --> 00:37:21,240 Iris assigned you to help me, 644 00:37:21,323 --> 00:37:24,493 not run me over, which is exactly what you did. 645 00:37:25,077 --> 00:37:29,081 I didn't mean to. And you're right, I shouldn't have done that. 646 00:37:29,540 --> 00:37:33,294 I just... I got excited, and I guess I felt like 647 00:37:33,377 --> 00:37:36,589 Lydia's story was something our readers needed right now. 648 00:37:36,672 --> 00:37:38,215 And that's how I felt about my story. 649 00:37:38,758 --> 00:37:42,678 Iris did, too, until you called in a favor with the boss. 650 00:37:43,679 --> 00:37:45,139 Guess you learned that in prison. 651 00:37:49,393 --> 00:37:52,605 You're right. I got lost in a great story. 652 00:37:52,688 --> 00:37:54,648 You stole my byline. 653 00:37:54,732 --> 00:37:56,984 Taylor, we are still publishing your article. 654 00:37:57,067 --> 00:37:59,403 Because Iris is a journalist with ethics. 655 00:37:59,779 --> 00:38:01,530 Something you are clearly lacking. 656 00:38:02,072 --> 00:38:04,408 Fine. Good to know. 657 00:38:04,742 --> 00:38:08,704 Look, I messed up. I said I'm sorry. 658 00:38:09,663 --> 00:38:10,956 It won't happen again. 659 00:38:11,749 --> 00:38:14,084 But I am still your supervisor. 660 00:38:14,668 --> 00:38:17,129 So I'm hoping we can get past this. 661 00:38:18,047 --> 00:38:19,047 Okay? 662 00:38:22,718 --> 00:38:25,638 I'm gonna destroy you. Yeah? 663 00:38:36,899 --> 00:38:38,901 Shouldn't we be toasting with champagne? 664 00:38:39,235 --> 00:38:42,822 Mm-mm. Plain old light beer, that was Henry's favorite. 665 00:38:42,905 --> 00:38:44,705 And I used to give him hell about it. I'd say, 666 00:38:44,782 --> 00:38:46,867 "You're a doctor, you should have better taste." 667 00:38:46,951 --> 00:38:48,786 Then he'd laugh and he'd say, 668 00:38:48,869 --> 00:38:52,331 "Well, I'll drink something more expensive when you buy it." 669 00:38:55,417 --> 00:38:59,255 Do you guys remember when Henry filled in on Dad's softball team? 670 00:38:59,338 --> 00:39:01,382 Oh, my gosh, what a disaster. 671 00:39:01,465 --> 00:39:02,800 What? What happened? 672 00:39:02,883 --> 00:39:03,883 Well, even as a kid, 673 00:39:03,884 --> 00:39:06,364 I knew that you're not supposed to catch a ball with your face. 674 00:39:06,595 --> 00:39:08,055 Oh, no. 675 00:39:08,138 --> 00:39:09,138 No. Really? 676 00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:10,349 Yeah. Right in the nose. 677 00:39:10,766 --> 00:39:13,126 Good thing he was a doctor. He was able to reset it himself. 678 00:39:15,896 --> 00:39:17,022 Hey, babe, are you okay? 679 00:39:18,816 --> 00:39:22,611 Yeah, no, it's... you know, it's nice to hear everybody remembering him this way. 680 00:39:23,571 --> 00:39:24,905 What do you remember the most? 681 00:39:26,198 --> 00:39:28,576 Yeah, little things, mostly. 682 00:39:32,621 --> 00:39:33,621 Um... 683 00:39:33,998 --> 00:39:35,791 Like, he never made me 684 00:39:36,959 --> 00:39:40,629 clean my plate at dinner, even when all I'd eat were carbs, 685 00:39:40,713 --> 00:39:44,925 like mac and cheese or those Hawaiian dinner rolls. 686 00:39:45,217 --> 00:39:46,677 Mm. 687 00:39:47,136 --> 00:39:49,305 I... I kept asking him 688 00:39:50,389 --> 00:39:52,892 to read me the same bedtime story over and over. 689 00:39:53,726 --> 00:39:57,646 It was one about the hippo who went to school 690 00:39:57,730 --> 00:40:00,774 and made cookies for everyone, and then became their friends. 691 00:40:03,277 --> 00:40:05,321 I can see how ridiculous that must have been now. 692 00:40:06,739 --> 00:40:08,073 No, I'm sure he enjoyed it. 693 00:40:11,785 --> 00:40:13,245 Mostly, I just remember being loved. 694 00:40:16,790 --> 00:40:19,001 I still miss him, every day. 695 00:40:19,335 --> 00:40:22,004 And that is okay. 696 00:40:22,212 --> 00:40:23,212 Yeah. 697 00:40:25,507 --> 00:40:26,507 Well... 698 00:40:27,760 --> 00:40:29,803 happy birthday, Dad. 699 00:40:46,445 --> 00:40:49,073 So if Birch didn't kill those two, then who did? 700 00:40:49,156 --> 00:40:51,742 I've checked every fire-based meta human in here, 701 00:40:51,825 --> 00:40:55,704 everyone's either still at Iron Heights or alibied up. 702 00:40:55,788 --> 00:40:58,207 So, what do we do now? 703 00:40:58,749 --> 00:40:59,959 I know what Joe would say. 704 00:41:00,709 --> 00:41:04,588 No suspects? Then shift your focus to where it matters. 705 00:41:04,672 --> 00:41:05,672 The victims. 706 00:41:05,714 --> 00:41:09,802 But Stan and Donna were different ages, races and genders. 707 00:41:10,511 --> 00:41:12,030 But they both worked at O'Shaughnessy's. 708 00:41:12,054 --> 00:41:13,681 So the killer's a disgruntled employee? 709 00:41:13,764 --> 00:41:16,475 Or they were chosen at random, and we're still missing something. 710 00:41:19,520 --> 00:41:20,521 What are you thinking? 711 00:41:21,063 --> 00:41:23,357 Chester, the cold fusion data we pulled off the bodies, 712 00:41:23,440 --> 00:41:25,560 could you program those variables into the satellites? 713 00:41:25,609 --> 00:41:27,152 Sure. What am I looking for? 714 00:41:30,489 --> 00:41:31,490 More victims. 715 00:41:35,661 --> 00:41:38,261 If there's a meta serial killer out there, we need to find them... 716 00:41:39,707 --> 00:41:41,067 ...before somebody else gets hurt.