1 00:00:02,520 --> 00:00:07,081 My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:10,766 When I was a child, I saw my mother killed by something impossible. 3 00:00:10,960 --> 00:00:14,009 My father went to prison for her murder. 4 00:00:14,199 --> 00:00:17,010 Then an accident made me the impossible. 5 00:00:18,160 --> 00:00:20,844 To the outside world, I'm an ordinary forensic scientist... 6 00:00:21,039 --> 00:00:25,522 ...but secretly, I use my speed to fight crime and find others like me. 7 00:00:25,679 --> 00:00:30,207 And one day, I'll find who killed my mother and get justice for my father. 8 00:00:30,440 --> 00:00:33,409 I am the Flash. 9 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,488 Previously on The Flash: 10 00:00:35,719 --> 00:00:39,770 I'm sorry I didn't believe you. You really did see something that night your mom died. 11 00:00:39,920 --> 00:00:41,081 And your dad is innocent. 12 00:00:41,359 --> 00:00:43,283 The explosion that put you in a coma... 13 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:46,807 ...also killed my fiancé. Imagine if you could control his power. 14 00:00:47,000 --> 00:00:50,686 If you could harness it, you could change what it means to be human. 15 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:55,009 He's called the Flash. Or at least he will be one day. 16 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:59,811 - Uhn! - He must be kept safe. 17 00:01:04,280 --> 00:01:08,251 Whether you're the slowest kid in gym class or the fastest man alive... 18 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:10,641 ...every one of us is running. 19 00:01:11,799 --> 00:01:13,450 Being alive means running. 20 00:01:13,599 --> 00:01:15,090 Running from something. 21 00:01:15,239 --> 00:01:16,605 Running to something. 22 00:01:16,799 --> 00:01:18,643 Or someone. 23 00:01:18,799 --> 00:01:22,599 And no matter how fast you are, there are some things you can't outrun. 24 00:01:23,280 --> 00:01:26,727 Some things always manage to catch up to you. 25 00:01:26,879 --> 00:01:29,200 Regular movie scale, that was a seven or an eight. 26 00:01:29,400 --> 00:01:32,483 Zombie movie scale, it was, like, a four. Tops. 27 00:01:32,640 --> 00:01:34,164 There's a zombie movie scale? 28 00:01:34,359 --> 00:01:36,442 Did you know that zombies exist in nature? 29 00:01:36,599 --> 00:01:39,365 There's this species of fungi that infects ants... 30 00:01:39,520 --> 00:01:42,444 ...causing the ants to attack plants that can release spores... 31 00:01:42,599 --> 00:01:44,329 ...which in turn infect new hosts... 32 00:01:44,479 --> 00:01:46,481 - I'm going full nerd again, aren't I? - Yep. 33 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:50,008 It's okay though. You are still the cutest nerd that I know. 34 00:01:50,439 --> 00:01:53,329 Anyways, I am a lot more interested in the amazing as of late. 35 00:01:53,479 --> 00:01:57,040 - Because of the Streak thing? - He's out there. People are talking. 36 00:01:57,200 --> 00:01:59,281 How do you know he's a he? Maybe it's a she. 37 00:01:59,479 --> 00:02:03,165 It's a man, okay? You know I'm really intuitive about this kind of stuff. 38 00:02:03,319 --> 00:02:06,243 Someone posted a picture after being yanked from a car accident. 39 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,405 It's a red blur leaving the scene. Here. What do you see? 40 00:02:12,759 --> 00:02:15,127 I see your boyfriend is calling. 41 00:02:15,479 --> 00:02:16,811 Oh. I should probably get this. 42 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:19,963 I'm crashing at his place. He's supposed to leave a key for me. 43 00:02:20,159 --> 00:02:21,764 Hey, babe. What's up? 44 00:02:21,920 --> 00:02:25,288 Not much. Just hanging out with Barry. You off yet? 45 00:02:28,719 --> 00:02:31,644 - Hello. - Code 237 on Waid Boulevard. 46 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:33,086 Public indecency? 47 00:02:33,240 --> 00:02:35,241 Wait, I think I meant a 239. 48 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,209 Dog leash violation? 49 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:40,329 Bad man with a gun in a getaway car. Go. 50 00:02:40,920 --> 00:02:43,810 You don't have a mat. Do you have a planter? 51 00:02:56,199 --> 00:02:57,610 He's got a gun. Look out! 52 00:03:03,560 --> 00:03:04,606 Where'd he go? 53 00:03:09,599 --> 00:03:11,329 What the...? 54 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,644 Key is in the mailbox. I'll see you later. Bye. 55 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,443 - Eddie says hi. - Nice of him. 56 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,007 You wanna grab a bite? I feel a little famished. 57 00:03:20,159 --> 00:03:22,765 After the Mongolian barbecue we had before the movie... 58 00:03:22,920 --> 00:03:26,322 ...and the extra-large popcorn you had at the movie? How are you not fat? 59 00:03:27,000 --> 00:03:30,049 I've been jogging- 60 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:32,328 Oh, okay. 61 00:03:36,199 --> 00:03:38,009 Why so public a meeting, uncle? 62 00:03:38,520 --> 00:03:41,444 We're dining out to show our enemies we're not afraid. 63 00:03:41,879 --> 00:03:43,086 Relax, nephew. 64 00:03:43,599 --> 00:03:45,887 I've replaced the windows with bulletproof glass. 65 00:03:46,639 --> 00:03:49,723 Close it up. Come. Have a drink. 66 00:04:01,680 --> 00:04:04,205 Our own drivers are ripping us off. 67 00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:08,371 Someone is paying them... 68 00:04:08,520 --> 00:04:10,841 ...to steal from us. 69 00:04:11,159 --> 00:04:15,687 None of you will sleep until we find out who. 70 00:04:15,840 --> 00:04:18,002 And then those thieves... 71 00:04:19,399 --> 00:04:21,528 Those thieves... 72 00:04:22,079 --> 00:04:25,562 ...will draw their last breath... 73 00:04:28,199 --> 00:04:29,689 Uncle! 74 00:04:48,399 --> 00:04:50,879 - Where'd you cut him off? - We cut him off at 8th. 75 00:04:51,040 --> 00:04:53,930 The perp was in the backseat before he even knew what happened. 76 00:04:54,079 --> 00:04:57,562 Congratulations, Paulson, on that arrest last night. Hell of a job. 77 00:04:57,720 --> 00:05:00,610 Come by later, Joe. I'll give you a driving lesson, okay? 78 00:05:01,160 --> 00:05:04,369 - It wasn't even him last night. It was me. - I figured. 79 00:05:04,519 --> 00:05:07,000 I didn't realize you were helping people for the glory. 80 00:05:07,199 --> 00:05:09,567 It's not like I want a museum built to my name. 81 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:13,519 Keeping what I can do a secret from Iris and everyone, it's harder than I thought. 82 00:05:13,680 --> 00:05:15,488 I know, but it is safer that way. 83 00:05:15,639 --> 00:05:18,290 Besides, me and you got work to do. 84 00:05:21,120 --> 00:05:22,963 The evidence from my mom's case. 85 00:05:23,120 --> 00:05:26,601 - I had it brought up from storage. - I've been through this a thousand times. 86 00:05:27,199 --> 00:05:31,444 Before your story about what really happened that night, the lightning storm... 87 00:05:31,639 --> 00:05:36,122 ...the man in the middle, I thought that was a kid trying to protect his father from prison. 88 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:39,807 Now that I know it's true, we're gonna go through every scrap of evidence... 89 00:05:39,959 --> 00:05:41,769 ...until we find something that helps. 90 00:05:41,920 --> 00:05:44,889 It took the jury 52 minutes to come back with a verdict of guilty. 91 00:05:45,040 --> 00:05:46,723 They moved too fast. 92 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:48,723 Which is why we gotta take our time. 93 00:05:51,279 --> 00:05:53,487 Barry, Joe, we got multiple homicides. 94 00:05:54,079 --> 00:05:55,889 Do you know the Darbinyan crime family? 95 00:06:03,879 --> 00:06:05,608 Barry? 96 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:10,124 - Oh. Anything? - Signs of histotoxic hypoxia. 97 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:12,964 The cells in their bodies weren't able to utilize oxygen. 98 00:06:13,120 --> 00:06:15,521 It's consistent with exposure to poison gas. 99 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:16,846 What kind of poison? 100 00:06:17,000 --> 00:06:20,004 I'll need to take a lung sample, see if I can narrow it down. 101 00:06:20,600 --> 00:06:23,206 The only other exit was bolted from the inside. 102 00:06:23,399 --> 00:06:24,845 They were trapped. 103 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:27,605 I was thinking someone pumped gas in from the outside... 104 00:06:27,759 --> 00:06:29,966 ...but witnesses say the street was empty. 105 00:06:30,120 --> 00:06:31,485 So it was from the inside? 106 00:06:31,639 --> 00:06:35,326 That means there should be a canister or a container left behind. 107 00:06:35,480 --> 00:06:37,447 The gas just didn't come in by itself. 108 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,523 Unless it had a mind of its own. 109 00:06:43,560 --> 00:06:45,880 Eddie, would you mind canvassing again? 110 00:06:46,040 --> 00:06:48,441 Somebody had to have seen something suspicious. 111 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:52,524 Okay, explain. 112 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:54,927 The boss collapsed by the table. 113 00:06:55,079 --> 00:06:58,163 This guy made it 10 feet away. That guy had a chance to move... 114 00:06:58,319 --> 00:07:01,209 ...and fire shots into the window trying to break the glass. 115 00:07:01,360 --> 00:07:03,408 But they all started in the same spot. 116 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,165 They should've been affected by the gas at the same time. 117 00:07:06,360 --> 00:07:08,886 - But it's as if... - They were attacked one by one. 118 00:07:10,279 --> 00:07:11,406 My gut feeling... 119 00:07:12,199 --> 00:07:16,569 ...if we're gonna solve this one, you and me are gonna need backup. 120 00:07:17,600 --> 00:07:18,761 Yeah. 121 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:21,571 Fascinating. A metahuman that can manipulate poison gas. 122 00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,644 Is it just poison gas or can he control all aerated substances? 123 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:28,646 How is he able to formulate the connection? Is it physiological or psychological? 124 00:07:28,839 --> 00:07:31,923 This individual can create a mental nexus using gaseous substances. 125 00:07:32,079 --> 00:07:35,084 Connect with gases on a molecular level? That's ridiculously cool. 126 00:07:35,240 --> 00:07:36,889 They get excited about this stuff. 127 00:07:37,040 --> 00:07:40,088 The only thing I'm excited about is putting criminals behind bars. 128 00:07:40,240 --> 00:07:44,245 Except Iron Heights isn't exactly equipped to handle metahumans. 129 00:07:44,439 --> 00:07:47,762 It's fortunate the ones you've encountered so far are no longer with us. 130 00:07:47,920 --> 00:07:51,810 Unless we're planning on executing every super-criminal we stop... 131 00:07:51,959 --> 00:07:55,327 ...you geniuses are gonna have to come up with some place to hold them. 132 00:07:55,480 --> 00:07:58,165 A metahuman prison. Sweet. 133 00:07:58,319 --> 00:08:00,925 Until we figure a way to remove their powers. 134 00:08:01,120 --> 00:08:04,521 There is one place here that might hold them. 135 00:08:05,759 --> 00:08:09,651 You can't be serious. We haven't been down there since... 136 00:08:09,839 --> 00:08:11,841 - it's cordoned off. - Cisco is right. 137 00:08:12,000 --> 00:08:14,286 It could be modified to act as a makeshift prison. 138 00:08:14,439 --> 00:08:15,930 What could? 139 00:08:16,360 --> 00:08:17,963 The particle accelerator. 140 00:08:22,680 --> 00:08:27,891 Tonight, the future begins. The work my team and I will do here... 141 00:08:28,040 --> 00:08:32,601 ...will change our understanding of physics. Will bring about advancements in power. 142 00:08:33,279 --> 00:08:34,884 Advancements in medicine. 143 00:08:35,039 --> 00:08:38,725 And trust me, that future will be here faster than you think. 144 00:08:39,519 --> 00:08:41,886 Dr. Wells, we just got the latest weather report. 145 00:08:42,080 --> 00:08:44,241 A big thunderstorm is rolling in. 146 00:08:44,399 --> 00:08:48,290 We're not launching a space shuttle. We'll be fine. 147 00:08:49,720 --> 00:08:51,721 - Tahiti? - I know it's a long flight, Ronnie. 148 00:08:51,919 --> 00:08:54,605 But we can binge watch Orange is the New Black. 149 00:08:54,799 --> 00:08:57,485 Okay. But what about Italy? 150 00:08:57,679 --> 00:09:00,842 Pizza and wine, and more pizza. 151 00:09:01,799 --> 00:09:04,279 Yes, but Italy doesn't have mai tais. 152 00:09:04,480 --> 00:09:07,130 And a honeymoon isn't a honeymoon without mai tais. 153 00:09:07,279 --> 00:09:11,171 Dr. Wells, the accelerator is primed and ready for particle injection. 154 00:09:11,799 --> 00:09:15,121 Well, I feel I should say something profound. 155 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:19,529 Like, one small step for man... 156 00:09:20,600 --> 00:09:24,365 All I can think of to say is I feel like I waited for this day for centuries. 157 00:09:36,200 --> 00:09:38,884 That's it'? You'd think there'd be like a loud bang. 158 00:09:39,039 --> 00:09:41,485 If there was a loud bang, we'd all be in big trouble. 159 00:09:41,679 --> 00:09:46,890 - Take it from the guy who helped build it. - Ladies and gentlemen, we did it. 160 00:09:51,360 --> 00:09:52,566 Mai tais it is. 161 00:10:10,799 --> 00:10:11,880 Was that...? 162 00:10:12,039 --> 00:10:13,326 A loud bang. 163 00:10:15,879 --> 00:10:17,563 Caitlin. 164 00:10:18,759 --> 00:10:20,922 Caitlin. Did you hear me? 165 00:10:21,799 --> 00:10:23,881 We're going down to the accelerator ring. 166 00:10:24,759 --> 00:10:29,687 Dr. Wells, I could use Caitlin's help identifying the poison gas. 167 00:10:32,519 --> 00:10:34,522 - Okay. - If that's okay with you. 168 00:10:34,679 --> 00:10:35,760 Let's go. 169 00:10:43,919 --> 00:10:46,844 - Welcome to the C.C.P.D. - So this is your day job? 170 00:10:47,039 --> 00:10:48,451 - Mm-hm. - Wow. 171 00:10:48,600 --> 00:10:51,365 I'm gonna rip out your hearts and eat them for lunch. 172 00:10:51,519 --> 00:10:52,567 Delightful. 173 00:10:52,720 --> 00:10:56,008 Lab rats, I need prints off this gun, pronto. 174 00:10:56,159 --> 00:11:00,085 Allen! Where the hell is the fiber analysis on the Orloff case? 175 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:04,039 Upstairs. It's all finished. I can just run up and bring it down. 176 00:11:04,200 --> 00:11:07,363 With you, that could be three days. I'll go with you. Who are you? 177 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:12,282 Dr. Caitlin Snow. Barry's personal physician. 178 00:11:14,879 --> 00:11:17,326 The fiber analysis for the Orloff case. 179 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:20,768 Like you asked for, sir. 180 00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,966 Clean up your lab. It's a mess. 181 00:11:29,840 --> 00:11:33,561 The lightning was in the house. 182 00:11:33,720 --> 00:11:37,008 I told my son to run. He disappeared. 183 00:11:37,480 --> 00:11:39,209 And that's when I saw the blood. 184 00:11:39,360 --> 00:11:41,249 Your prints are on the murder weapon. 185 00:11:41,399 --> 00:11:45,529 I needed to stabilize the knife. I'm a doctor. 186 00:11:45,720 --> 00:11:48,120 I was trying to save her. 187 00:11:48,279 --> 00:11:51,010 I didn '1' kill my Wife. Joe! 188 00:11:51,559 --> 00:11:56,600 Tell them! You know me. Our kids are friends. You tell them, Joe! 189 00:11:58,399 --> 00:12:00,767 Do I even wanna know what you were looking at? 190 00:12:00,919 --> 00:12:02,649 It's just work. 191 00:12:02,799 --> 00:12:06,282 Some old cases weren't filed properly. 192 00:12:13,360 --> 00:12:15,726 Detective, what are you doing here? 193 00:12:16,519 --> 00:12:18,522 Joe, I thought you were at the morgue. 194 00:12:18,679 --> 00:12:21,604 I decided to bring some work home. 195 00:12:21,799 --> 00:12:22,846 Why are you here? 196 00:12:23,360 --> 00:12:26,364 Yes, well, I've been looking for you. 197 00:12:28,039 --> 00:12:30,884 I thought maybe we could go back to the crime scene, re-canvass... 198 00:12:31,039 --> 00:12:32,849 - ...see if, uh, we missed anything. - Hm. 199 00:12:33,039 --> 00:12:35,645 Always work the case, right? That's what you taught me. 200 00:12:35,799 --> 00:12:38,040 Well, you've been listening. 201 00:12:38,200 --> 00:12:40,043 Okay, let's hit it. 202 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:43,485 - You mind if I use your bathroom? - First door on the right. 203 00:12:43,639 --> 00:12:45,562 I'll be in the car. 204 00:12:45,799 --> 00:12:48,644 - Bye, baby. - Bye, Dad. 205 00:12:52,399 --> 00:12:56,325 Okay, this has got to stop. I came here to surprise my girlfriend. 206 00:12:56,480 --> 00:12:59,005 Now I'm going to a crime scene with her dad. 207 00:12:59,159 --> 00:13:03,403 - Not exactly the afternoon I was planning. - I know. It's not the right time to tell him. 208 00:13:04,080 --> 00:13:05,764 When is, Iris? 209 00:13:06,240 --> 00:13:08,322 I know my dad. He'll kill us. 210 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:09,970 Right now... 211 00:13:10,120 --> 00:13:12,168 ...you're killing us. 212 00:13:25,440 --> 00:13:26,679 The copper in the tube... 213 00:13:26,840 --> 00:13:30,525 ...is arranged to form cavities and we can use those cavities... 214 00:13:30,679 --> 00:13:33,524 ...as containment cells. 215 00:13:34,480 --> 00:13:39,280 Of course, I have to design them to counteract metahuman abilities... 216 00:13:39,879 --> 00:13:41,961 ...but it might just work. 217 00:13:42,120 --> 00:13:45,966 We have to decouple the injection system on the gantry level. I'll be right back. 218 00:13:46,120 --> 00:13:47,849 Why don't I do that? 219 00:13:48,000 --> 00:13:50,162 I need the exercise. 220 00:13:57,840 --> 00:14:01,605 - There's an anomaly in the core chamber. - Ring structural integrity is holding. 221 00:14:01,759 --> 00:14:04,524 It started a chain reaction. We need to shut it down. 222 00:14:04,679 --> 00:14:07,683 - We can't from here. We'll do it manually. - Go! 223 00:14:07,840 --> 00:14:09,729 - I'll come with. - Ronnie, no. 224 00:14:09,879 --> 00:14:12,530 - I know how to operate the shutdown. - It's not safe. 225 00:14:12,679 --> 00:14:14,966 Cait, I have to go. 226 00:14:24,159 --> 00:14:27,208 Stay here. We've only got a few minutes before this thing blows. 227 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:29,442 If I'm not back in time, initiate lockdown. 228 00:14:29,679 --> 00:14:32,763 No way. I am not closing this door. I won't be able to open it. 229 00:14:32,919 --> 00:14:36,970 If you don't seal off the blast, everyone in this building will die, including Caitlin. 230 00:14:38,399 --> 00:14:39,730 Okay? Now promise me. 231 00:14:41,559 --> 00:14:42,971 Yeah. 232 00:14:43,159 --> 00:14:45,400 Set your watch. Two minutes. 233 00:14:49,440 --> 00:14:50,850 You're coming back. 234 00:15:14,200 --> 00:15:15,928 Cisco. 235 00:15:16,360 --> 00:15:18,600 Cisco, we're ready to go. 236 00:15:22,120 --> 00:15:24,725 It must be hard coming back down here. 237 00:15:26,720 --> 00:15:28,403 A lot happened that night. 238 00:15:28,559 --> 00:15:31,722 - If you feel the need to talk... - I was just thinking... 239 00:15:31,879 --> 00:15:34,042 ...we need to nail those voltage calculations. 240 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:38,450 One fault and the helium blowback could damage the mountings. 241 00:15:39,200 --> 00:15:40,610 Smart. 242 00:15:48,320 --> 00:15:51,129 Can I ask you something? That you don't have to answer. 243 00:15:51,279 --> 00:15:53,202 My least-favorite kind of question. 244 00:15:53,360 --> 00:15:54,929 Shoot. 245 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,326 Ronnie. What was he like? 246 00:16:00,360 --> 00:16:03,250 I mean, you just never talk about him that much. 247 00:16:04,320 --> 00:16:07,289 We met when we were working on the particle accelerator. 248 00:16:07,480 --> 00:16:09,767 He was the structural engineer. 249 00:16:09,919 --> 00:16:13,288 He liked to joke that he was basically a very high-priced plumber. 250 00:16:15,759 --> 00:16:17,966 We were very different. 251 00:16:18,879 --> 00:16:22,441 You might've noticed I can be a bit guarded. 252 00:16:23,159 --> 00:16:24,684 Ronnie knew how to make me laugh. 253 00:16:25,440 --> 00:16:29,604 He used to say we were like fire and ice. 254 00:16:31,559 --> 00:16:33,642 He wasn't supposed to be there that night. 255 00:16:36,279 --> 00:16:38,520 He was just there for me. 256 00:16:38,799 --> 00:16:40,484 If he hadn't... 257 00:16:45,080 --> 00:16:47,889 It says that there was no residue of gas in the tissue. 258 00:16:48,039 --> 00:16:49,769 Poisonous or otherwise. 259 00:16:49,919 --> 00:16:53,288 Must've evaporated. We'll need to get a fresh sample. 260 00:16:53,799 --> 00:16:55,245 Wait, this can't be right. 261 00:16:55,399 --> 00:16:59,724 This says that there are two distinct strands of DNA inside the tissue. 262 00:16:59,879 --> 00:17:03,201 How did someone else's DNA get inside the victims' lungs? 263 00:17:07,319 --> 00:17:08,651 Well, my docket was clear... 264 00:17:08,799 --> 00:17:12,167 ...so I stopped by the mall to pick up your homecoming dress. 265 00:17:12,319 --> 00:17:14,527 I am a great mom. 266 00:17:14,720 --> 00:17:17,040 I'll see you for dinner, sweetie. 267 00:17:22,160 --> 00:17:25,049 - There's no DNA match in the database. - I don't understand. 268 00:17:25,200 --> 00:17:29,887 Why would a chemical attack leave behind another person's DNA inside the victim? 269 00:17:31,759 --> 00:17:35,320 What if the metahuman we're looking for doesn't control gas? 270 00:17:35,480 --> 00:17:37,005 What if he becomes it? 271 00:17:49,880 --> 00:17:51,769 Judge Howard? 272 00:17:51,960 --> 00:17:53,564 It's nice to see you again. 273 00:17:54,759 --> 00:17:56,204 You died. 274 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:59,329 You say that like it was an accident. 275 00:17:59,519 --> 00:18:02,603 Remember the last thing you said to me in the courtroom? 276 00:18:02,799 --> 00:18:06,884 "May God have mercy on your soul." 277 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,443 Available units, we have a report... 278 00:18:21,599 --> 00:18:23,921 ...of a toxic gas attack in the Central City Shopping Mall. 279 00:18:24,119 --> 00:18:25,804 Barry. Don't. 280 00:18:25,960 --> 00:18:28,405 We don't know enough about what we're facing yet. 281 00:18:29,720 --> 00:18:30,767 It's not safe. 282 00:18:31,000 --> 00:18:33,240 Caitlin, I have to go. 283 00:18:46,599 --> 00:18:48,602 I patched into the mall security system. 284 00:18:48,759 --> 00:18:52,287 According to witnesses, the gas attack was in the elevator in the north wing. 285 00:18:52,480 --> 00:18:56,086 - Which one is the north wing? - The one with the Big Belly Burger. 286 00:18:57,759 --> 00:18:59,000 I eat. 287 00:18:59,160 --> 00:19:02,049 Back up. Please. Keep back. 288 00:19:20,319 --> 00:19:22,288 Why did you kill that woman? 289 00:19:27,880 --> 00:19:29,803 She deserved to die. 290 00:19:31,079 --> 00:19:33,082 Now, go run away. 291 00:19:33,240 --> 00:19:35,367 I still have one more name on my list. 292 00:19:36,160 --> 00:19:37,809 Don't make me add you to it. 293 00:19:40,000 --> 00:19:41,125 Hah! 294 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:03,164 Barf)'- 295 00:20:04,279 --> 00:20:05,644 Barry, can you hear me? 296 00:20:05,799 --> 00:20:08,848 His vitals are weak, but he's alive, Dr. Wells. I'm sure he's fine. 297 00:20:11,799 --> 00:20:14,484 - I can't breathe. - He needs oxygen. Get the crash cart! 298 00:20:20,079 --> 00:20:21,490 Barry. 299 00:20:21,640 --> 00:20:24,689 - Barry. - Cut me open. The poison is still in me. 300 00:20:24,839 --> 00:20:25,921 He brought us a sample. 301 00:20:26,079 --> 00:20:29,766 We need to do a pulmonary biopsy. Extract an active portion of that gas. 302 00:20:29,920 --> 00:20:31,250 I can't give you anesthetic. 303 00:20:31,400 --> 00:20:35,007 - Your metabolism will burn through it. - I heal quick. Remember? 304 00:20:35,519 --> 00:20:37,442 - Do it. - Cisco, give me the syringe. 305 00:20:38,319 --> 00:20:39,651 This is gonna hurt a lot. 306 00:20:39,839 --> 00:20:43,730 - Small needle. You probably won't feel it. - You're definitely going to feel it. 307 00:20:52,920 --> 00:20:54,330 Mm. 308 00:20:55,519 --> 00:20:56,567 The Streak lives. 309 00:20:56,720 --> 00:20:59,484 You'd be dead if your lung cells didn't regenerate quickly. 310 00:20:59,640 --> 00:21:02,644 Oh, my chest feels like that one time I had a cigarette. 311 00:21:03,480 --> 00:21:06,050 Yeah. Teen me lived for danger. 312 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:08,641 - This isn't funny. You could have... - I didn't. 313 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:11,401 Now that we have his sample, we'll get to work. 314 00:21:11,559 --> 00:21:16,042 Analyzing it, figure out the poison, maybe get a clue as to his human identity. 315 00:21:16,599 --> 00:21:19,171 Or at least a way to stop him from turning into a mist. 316 00:21:19,319 --> 00:21:23,244 The Mist. Okay, that's his name. End of discussion. 317 00:21:23,400 --> 00:21:24,924 I have to get to the station. 318 00:21:25,079 --> 00:21:27,559 - You should be resting. - I have to talk to Joe. 319 00:21:31,720 --> 00:21:33,688 Joe. I had him. 320 00:21:34,279 --> 00:21:37,840 The metahuman. We were wrong. He's not controlling airborne toxins. 321 00:21:38,000 --> 00:21:40,970 He can literally transform himself into poison gas. 322 00:21:41,119 --> 00:21:42,246 That's new. 323 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:48,042 The victim was a judge. We're checking old cases to see if there's a connection. 324 00:21:48,240 --> 00:21:49,445 It's too late. 325 00:21:50,880 --> 00:21:52,211 I should have been faster. 326 00:21:52,359 --> 00:21:55,250 Focus on the job. Don't think about that right now. 327 00:21:56,440 --> 00:21:58,920 You don't wanna know what I'm thinking about. 328 00:22:04,799 --> 00:22:10,284 My dad has spent 14 years in a 6-by-8-foot cell for a crime he didn't commit. 329 00:22:11,599 --> 00:22:14,125 I couldn't save my mom, but I can save him. 330 00:22:14,279 --> 00:22:18,365 Didn't I promise you that we would get your father out of prison together? 331 00:22:18,799 --> 00:22:20,847 I don't need your help, Joe. 332 00:22:21,640 --> 00:22:24,803 I could be in and out of there with him before anyone even sees me. 333 00:22:26,880 --> 00:22:28,244 Okay. 334 00:22:28,759 --> 00:22:30,171 You break him out of there. 335 00:22:31,759 --> 00:22:33,682 Then what? 336 00:22:34,279 --> 00:22:37,203 He's on the run for the rest of his life. 337 00:22:37,359 --> 00:22:41,000 - But he's not as fast as you are. - You don't know what it's like. 338 00:22:41,160 --> 00:22:44,403 You think I don't understand what you're feeling? 339 00:22:44,559 --> 00:22:48,121 I have been a cop for almost as long as you've been alive. 340 00:22:48,640 --> 00:22:52,644 So you should know, putting on that suit does not make everybody safe. 341 00:22:52,799 --> 00:22:55,690 For every person you save, there's gonna be somebody you can't. 342 00:22:55,839 --> 00:22:59,083 And the hardest thing you're gonna have to face is not some monster. 343 00:22:59,240 --> 00:23:05,087 It's gonna be that feeling of uselessness when you can't do anything. 344 00:23:09,079 --> 00:23:12,686 Or the guilt that weighs on you... 345 00:23:13,240 --> 00:23:15,003 ...when you make a mistake. 346 00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:24,367 Some things, Barry, you can't fight. 347 00:23:25,359 --> 00:23:26,645 Some things... 348 00:23:27,279 --> 00:23:29,202 ...you just have to live with. 349 00:23:46,240 --> 00:23:48,447 Yes, I'm writing this down. 350 00:23:48,599 --> 00:23:52,570 Red Streak at the mall during the gas attack. 351 00:23:52,720 --> 00:23:54,403 Thank you for calling. 352 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:59,566 Never fails. Tip lines bring out the potheads and the crazies. 353 00:23:59,720 --> 00:24:03,087 - Did they get a look at the Streak's face? - Not you too. 354 00:24:04,960 --> 00:24:07,326 What are you doing here, anyway? 355 00:24:08,319 --> 00:24:10,209 We need to talk. 356 00:24:12,480 --> 00:24:16,201 - I thought about what you said, and... - I know what you're gonna say. 357 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:21,082 - I understand. I'm your dad's partner. - No, no, no, you don't understand. 358 00:24:21,240 --> 00:24:24,925 I have never really had a serious boyfriend. 359 00:24:25,079 --> 00:24:30,404 Between Dad and Barry and work, my life has been full. 360 00:24:30,559 --> 00:24:32,642 And I really like you... 361 00:24:32,799 --> 00:24:36,520 ...but I thought if I told my dad about us, then it would make this real... 362 00:24:36,680 --> 00:24:41,560 ...and suddenly, it's something that I could lose or screw up. 363 00:24:42,920 --> 00:24:45,001 I wanted it to be real. 364 00:24:46,039 --> 00:24:47,404 Eddie. 365 00:25:14,799 --> 00:25:17,644 I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you, leaving like that. 366 00:25:17,799 --> 00:25:20,326 It's okay. I get it. 367 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:22,528 You had to go. 368 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,444 It's just... 369 00:25:26,799 --> 00:25:29,565 That's the last thing that Ronnie said to me that night. 370 00:25:36,480 --> 00:25:39,689 My mother died 14 years ago. 371 00:25:42,079 --> 00:25:46,289 I used to think that the further away I got from it, the less it would hurt. 372 00:25:48,960 --> 00:25:51,769 But some days, the pain... 373 00:25:52,319 --> 00:25:54,481 ...it's worse than the day that it happened. 374 00:25:56,640 --> 00:25:58,926 Some things you can't fight. 375 00:26:02,400 --> 00:26:04,242 Forsolongu. 376 00:26:04,880 --> 00:26:07,486 ...I've been terrified of going into that hole. 377 00:26:09,039 --> 00:26:10,962 What if I went with you? 378 00:26:27,160 --> 00:26:29,127 Where's Ronnie? Cisco, where is he? 379 00:26:29,279 --> 00:26:31,327 - He's still inside. - What? Open the door. 380 00:26:31,519 --> 00:26:33,124 I can't. We're in lockdown mode. 381 00:26:33,319 --> 00:26:35,402 Cisco, we have to get him out or he'll die. 382 00:26:35,559 --> 00:26:37,926 - Cisco, can you hear me? - Ronnie, it's me. 383 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:43,404 Caitlin. 384 00:26:46,799 --> 00:26:49,769 - Is Cisco there? - Yeah, Ronnie, I'm here. I'm listening. 385 00:26:49,960 --> 00:26:52,041 [adjusted the magnets to redirect the beam. 386 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:55,488 To try and vent the systems so the blast goes up and not out. 387 00:26:55,920 --> 00:26:58,570 I'll need to reset the particle parameters to compensate. 388 00:26:59,480 --> 00:27:00,845 Cisc0's doing it. 389 00:27:01,799 --> 00:27:04,804 There has to be another way out of there. You have to find it. 390 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:08,050 Cait... 391 00:27:08,200 --> 00:27:10,931 ...the chain reaction, I can't reverse it. 392 00:27:11,359 --> 00:27:13,965 The doors need to stay shut to protect you. 393 00:27:16,839 --> 00:27:19,411 - Are you still there? - I'm here. 394 00:27:25,720 --> 00:27:28,723 - Caitlin, whatever happens... - Ronnie! 395 00:27:29,519 --> 00:27:31,203 Ronnie! 396 00:27:37,920 --> 00:27:40,570 He saved so many lives that day... 397 00:27:41,279 --> 00:27:44,010 ...and no one will ever know what he did. 398 00:27:48,279 --> 00:27:49,724 I do. 399 00:27:52,599 --> 00:27:54,203 He was a hero. 400 00:27:55,799 --> 00:27:58,405 I didn't want him to be a hero. 401 00:27:59,160 --> 00:28:01,321 I wanted him to be my husband. 402 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:11,164 Barry, Caitlin, you down there? You gotta come look at this. 403 00:28:15,640 --> 00:28:17,050 Hey, check this out. 404 00:28:18,640 --> 00:28:21,483 It's a 3D molecular model of the gas from your lungs. 405 00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:25,008 - We have identified the toxin. - Hydrogen cyanide? 406 00:28:25,160 --> 00:28:29,721 What's interesting is what's mixed in with the cyanide. 407 00:28:29,880 --> 00:28:31,450 A sedative. 408 00:28:31,640 --> 00:28:36,645 Of course. The night of the explosion, find out if anyone was executed. 409 00:28:36,799 --> 00:28:38,244 - Why? - That sedative is given... 410 00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:42,411 ...to criminals on death row before they go and breathe in hydrogen cyanide. 411 00:28:42,559 --> 00:28:44,800 - That's right. - There was someone executed. 412 00:28:44,960 --> 00:28:46,404 - Kyle Nimbus. - That's him. 413 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:48,926 He was a hit man for the Darbinyan crime family. 414 00:28:49,119 --> 00:28:50,804 They turned on him and testified. 415 00:28:50,960 --> 00:28:54,806 Judge Theresa Howard was the judge at his trial. She sentenced him to death. 416 00:28:55,000 --> 00:28:58,402 He must have been affected by the explosion while he was being gassed. 417 00:28:58,559 --> 00:29:02,280 - Records say the execution was completed. - That's why there wasn't a match. 418 00:29:02,440 --> 00:29:05,329 - The database only has records of the living. - Right. 419 00:29:05,480 --> 00:29:08,483 There was one more person on his list. Check the arrest record. 420 00:29:08,680 --> 00:29:11,000 Who caught him? That could be his next attack. 421 00:29:11,160 --> 00:29:14,323 Barry, the lead detective. 422 00:29:21,920 --> 00:29:25,924 - I'm here to see Henry Allen. - Sign here, personal effects here. 423 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:45,807 - Eddie. - Barry, what's up? 424 00:29:45,960 --> 00:29:48,440 Do you know where Joe went? He's not picking up. 425 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:50,404 I'm not sure. 426 00:29:50,599 --> 00:29:53,365 It's important I speak to him. I need to know where he went. 427 00:29:54,720 --> 00:29:57,883 He went to Iron Heights to see your dad. 428 00:29:59,680 --> 00:30:03,480 Barry, I reverse-engineered an antidote to the toxin. 429 00:30:03,640 --> 00:30:05,688 I hope you won't need it. 430 00:30:26,039 --> 00:30:29,442 - What are you doing here? ls Barry all right? - He's fine. 431 00:30:32,920 --> 00:30:35,365 Then to what do I owe this visit? 432 00:30:35,880 --> 00:30:38,086 I know I should have come to see you sooner. 433 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:42,927 You just weren't up for chitchat with a man who murdered his wife in front of his son? 434 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:47,008 Except now I know you didn't kill your wife. 435 00:30:53,039 --> 00:30:55,611 Barry, I pulled up the specs on Iron Heights Prison. 436 00:30:55,759 --> 00:31:00,606 It's maximum security, but I think I can talk you through breaking in there. 437 00:31:00,759 --> 00:31:04,526 Don't bother. I've been figuring out how to break into that place since I was 11. 438 00:31:05,519 --> 00:31:08,171 Some new evidence has come to light. 439 00:31:08,319 --> 00:31:12,882 I can't go into detail. It's just... 440 00:31:13,039 --> 00:31:15,645 Look, the important thing is... 441 00:31:16,160 --> 00:31:18,640 ...I'm re-opening the case. 442 00:31:19,079 --> 00:31:21,845 I'm gonna find out who really killed Nora... 443 00:31:22,000 --> 00:31:25,242 ...and I promise you, Henry, I'm going to get you out of here. 444 00:31:28,279 --> 00:31:30,327 I am so sorry. 445 00:31:30,799 --> 00:31:33,484 It doesn't matter that you didn't believe in me... 446 00:31:35,680 --> 00:31:38,205 ...because you always believed in my son. 447 00:32:02,519 --> 00:32:04,089 Nimbus? 448 00:32:04,240 --> 00:32:06,560 - You're supposed to be dead. - Same to you. 449 00:32:11,279 --> 00:32:12,361 Joe? 450 00:32:13,799 --> 00:32:15,006 Joe! 451 00:32:15,599 --> 00:32:18,125 Help! Guards! 452 00:32:18,279 --> 00:32:19,441 Somebody, help! 453 00:32:43,720 --> 00:32:45,403 Go get him. 454 00:32:57,720 --> 00:33:01,805 So you come to finish what the gas chamber couldn't? 455 00:33:02,519 --> 00:33:05,807 You're going somewhere you can't hurt anyone ever again. 456 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:08,203 Wrong. 457 00:33:17,359 --> 00:33:18,884 He used the antidote on Joe. 458 00:33:19,759 --> 00:33:23,445 You need to stay away from him, Barry. Do not breathe him in. 459 00:33:29,440 --> 00:33:31,760 I'm not sure how that helps me, guys. 460 00:33:42,839 --> 00:33:44,762 You can't fight him, Barry. 461 00:33:44,920 --> 00:33:48,924 Just keep him coming at you. That should zap his strength. 462 00:33:49,079 --> 00:33:50,969 Gas is the least stable form of matter. 463 00:33:51,119 --> 00:33:53,645 He will not be able to stay in his mist form for long. 464 00:33:53,839 --> 00:33:55,443 His particles will need to reform. 465 00:34:55,960 --> 00:34:57,166 Barry. 466 00:34:57,880 --> 00:34:59,210 Barf)'- 467 00:35:01,599 --> 00:35:03,601 We win. 468 00:35:15,840 --> 00:35:18,126 It's been a while since I watched you sleep. 469 00:35:22,360 --> 00:35:25,170 Rescuing you is exhausting. 470 00:35:25,320 --> 00:35:29,722 I really miss the ability to be able to ground you. 471 00:35:29,880 --> 00:35:32,121 Sorry I went and grew up. 472 00:35:38,400 --> 00:35:42,041 - I could have got dad out of Iron Heights. - I know. 473 00:35:43,400 --> 00:35:45,527 But you were right. That's not the way. 474 00:35:46,519 --> 00:35:50,605 - Daddy. - Oh, baby. I'm fine, don't worry. 475 00:35:54,760 --> 00:35:56,887 I'll let you guys talk. 476 00:35:58,159 --> 00:35:59,286 Paflnen 477 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,445 You two arrive at the same time? 478 00:36:07,320 --> 00:36:10,402 Dad, we have something that we need to tell you. 479 00:36:13,599 --> 00:36:16,523 - Dad, the thing is... - You two are dating. 480 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:19,369 - I know. - You do? 481 00:36:19,519 --> 00:36:21,284 I'm a detective, remember? 482 00:36:22,280 --> 00:36:25,443 And both of you are lousy liars. 483 00:36:26,559 --> 00:36:28,927 - So you're not mad? - Oh, I'm mad. 484 00:36:29,760 --> 00:36:31,762 If the doctor hadn't confiscated my gun... 485 00:36:31,920 --> 00:36:34,445 ...we'd be having an entirely different conversation. 486 00:36:36,320 --> 00:36:40,210 Well, I should let you two talk, and I'll just be outside... 487 00:36:40,360 --> 00:36:42,806 ...looking into the Witness Protection Program. 488 00:36:46,119 --> 00:36:50,090 - I'm sorry. - lris, this is going to be complicated. 489 00:36:50,239 --> 00:36:53,608 You know I don't like complicated. 490 00:36:55,679 --> 00:36:56,806 Do you like him? 491 00:36:57,800 --> 00:36:59,449 Yeah, I do. 492 00:37:00,039 --> 00:37:04,489 - Then I will try hard not to shoot him. - That is all I ask. 493 00:37:11,079 --> 00:37:13,161 Will it hold? 494 00:37:13,320 --> 00:37:17,369 The barrier's powered by an 8.3 tesla super-conducting electromagnet... 495 00:37:17,519 --> 00:37:22,844 ...which is about 100,000 times the strength of Earth's magnetic field. 496 00:37:23,000 --> 00:37:25,128 In other words, yes. 497 00:37:28,519 --> 00:37:29,965 He's mad. 498 00:37:31,639 --> 00:37:33,641 Well, good night. 499 00:37:37,760 --> 00:37:42,891 So we're just supposed to get used to working above a makeshift prison... 500 00:37:43,039 --> 00:37:46,521 ...housing evil people with superpowers? 501 00:37:46,679 --> 00:37:49,251 You'd be surprised what you can get used to, Caitlin. 502 00:37:54,840 --> 00:37:56,887 Caitlin. 503 00:37:57,079 --> 00:37:59,923 - Can I talk to you for a second? - Sure. What's up? 504 00:38:01,599 --> 00:38:04,001 It's about the night that Ronnie died. 505 00:38:07,360 --> 00:38:09,123 :[50Â"'. 506 00:38:09,280 --> 00:38:11,726 Cisco, I'm okay. 507 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:16,331 I thought coming down here would undo me... 508 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:20,003 ...but thinking about what Ronnie did to protect us... 509 00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:23,601 ...it just made me love him more. 510 00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:32,168 Come on. I need ice cream or a drink. 511 00:38:32,320 --> 00:38:33,969 Let's see which one we hit first. 512 00:38:43,559 --> 00:38:44,846 Joe's gonna be okay. 513 00:38:49,840 --> 00:38:52,126 You know, lately I've been thinking about mom. 514 00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:54,969 A lot. 515 00:38:57,079 --> 00:38:58,730 I miss her. 516 00:39:00,239 --> 00:39:03,561 Did I ever tell you about the time you learned to walk? 517 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:06,804 A couple of times. 518 00:39:06,960 --> 00:39:09,280 Everyone was walking before you. 519 00:39:09,440 --> 00:39:12,682 All the little babies running around the neighborhood. Not you. 520 00:39:13,239 --> 00:39:16,847 But your mom was never worried. She just said, "He'll walk... 521 00:39:17,400 --> 00:39:19,641 ...when he has someplace to go." 522 00:39:21,280 --> 00:39:22,690 And sure enough... 523 00:39:22,880 --> 00:39:27,760 ...the first time you took a few steps, you moved so quick, you didn't just walk. 524 00:39:29,400 --> 00:39:31,971 - You started... - To run. 525 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:36,001 And you ran to your morn, Barry. 526 00:39:37,320 --> 00:39:40,847 Right into her arms. 527 00:39:45,559 --> 00:39:47,244 You had someplace to go. 528 00:39:56,679 --> 00:40:00,605 I thought being the fastest man alive would make my life easier. 529 00:40:00,760 --> 00:40:03,081 That I could outrun anything. 530 00:40:06,440 --> 00:40:08,920 Turns out no one can outrun pain. 531 00:40:09,079 --> 00:40:10,570 Somebody, help! Please! 532 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:12,170 Life is tragic. 533 00:40:17,639 --> 00:40:19,960 But it's also precious... 534 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:23,443 ...and sweet... 535 00:40:28,360 --> 00:40:30,646 ...and extraordinary. 536 00:40:36,159 --> 00:40:38,844 And the only way I know to honor my mom's life... 537 00:40:39,000 --> 00:40:41,480 ...is to keep running. 538 00:41:01,679 --> 00:41:03,090 Dr. Wells. 539 00:41:03,239 --> 00:41:05,925 Dr. Wells, Ronnie did it. He vented the system. 540 00:41:06,079 --> 00:41:07,605 S.T.A.R. Labs should hold. 541 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:09,568 Good man. 542 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:11,563 I'm on my way down. 543 00:41:49,280 --> 00:41:51,646 See you soon, Barry.