1 00:00:02,969 --> 00:00:05,338 [dramatic music] 2 00:00:05,405 --> 00:00:08,775 - [screams] 3 00:00:08,842 --> 00:00:12,579 - [groaning] 4 00:00:14,247 --> 00:00:17,884 I thought we had a truce. 5 00:00:17,917 --> 00:00:19,753 - I thought as much. 6 00:00:19,786 --> 00:00:22,756 Your bravery is strengthened by the reassurance you gain 7 00:00:22,789 --> 00:00:24,257 from enhanced healing. 8 00:00:24,290 --> 00:00:26,593 - It doesn't mean it hurts any less. 9 00:00:26,626 --> 00:00:28,628 - Pain is the debt we pay for change, 10 00:00:28,695 --> 00:00:31,765 and I'm here to change the future. 11 00:00:31,798 --> 00:00:34,734 Thanks to this experiment, I now know the force required 12 00:00:34,768 --> 00:00:36,603 to kill you when the time comes. 13 00:00:36,636 --> 00:00:38,380 - Oh. 14 00:00:38,710 --> 00:00:39,873 - I've seen your destiny, Flash. 15 00:00:39,906 --> 00:00:41,641 I've watched you use your power 16 00:00:41,708 --> 00:00:44,310 to destroy everything and everyone. 17 00:00:44,344 --> 00:00:47,881 - You still haven't told me why I would do this. 18 00:00:47,914 --> 00:00:49,150 Huh? 19 00:00:49,490 --> 00:00:50,830 What would cause me 20 00:00:50,150 --> 00:00:51,584 to turn my back on everything 21 00:00:51,618 --> 00:00:53,753 I've sworn to protect? 22 00:00:53,787 --> 00:00:55,880 - Madness. 23 00:00:55,155 --> 00:00:57,891 [unsettling music] 24 00:00:57,924 --> 00:00:59,359 Many times in the past, 25 00:00:59,392 --> 00:01:02,362 the pain you've suffered nearly crushed you. 26 00:01:02,395 --> 00:01:05,732 But soon, a new despair will befall you. 27 00:01:05,765 --> 00:01:08,301 And it will create an unbroken chain of sorrow 28 00:01:08,335 --> 00:01:10,503 so great... 29 00:01:10,537 --> 00:01:12,305 your mind will crack. 30 00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:15,775 And with it, the world ends. 31 00:01:17,544 --> 00:01:19,346 You see... 32 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:22,248 your power has recently accelerated. 33 00:01:22,315 --> 00:01:26,686 But so too has your ability to descend into madness. 34 00:01:26,753 --> 00:01:29,389 Tragedy is coming for you, Flash. 35 00:01:29,422 --> 00:01:32,926 What remains to be seen isn't whether or not you'll break. 36 00:01:32,959 --> 00:01:34,794 It's when. 37 00:01:34,828 --> 00:01:36,196 - I have seven days. 38 00:01:36,229 --> 00:01:38,131 - I'd worry more about tomorrow 39 00:01:38,198 --> 00:01:39,399 if I were you. 40 00:01:39,432 --> 00:01:40,700 I don't know the details 41 00:01:40,767 --> 00:01:42,569 of what will happen. 42 00:01:42,635 --> 00:01:45,839 But I know tomorrow is the beginning of the end. 43 00:01:45,872 --> 00:01:48,541 Your end. 44 00:01:48,575 --> 00:01:52,379 I've granted you a chance to defy destiny. 45 00:01:52,412 --> 00:01:55,515 But I'll be staying close by. 46 00:01:55,548 --> 00:01:59,953 As soon as I sense your mind turning mad, 47 00:01:59,986 --> 00:02:02,155 I'll find you. 48 00:02:02,222 --> 00:02:04,157 [voices whispering] 49 00:02:04,224 --> 00:02:06,693 Good luck fighting fate, Flash. 50 00:02:06,726 --> 00:02:11,664 ♪ 51 00:02:11,698 --> 00:02:14,167 [indistinct chanting] I'll be watching. 52 00:02:14,234 --> 00:02:16,703 [echoing] I'll be watching. 53 00:02:16,736 --> 00:02:19,706 [dramatic music] 54 00:02:19,739 --> 00:02:26,813 ♪ 55 00:02:45,932 --> 00:02:49,169 - Okay, uplink to the Tower mainframe is secure. 56 00:02:49,202 --> 00:02:51,371 You now have access to our alien database 57 00:02:51,438 --> 00:02:54,700 including any intel we have on this "Despero." 58 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:55,709 - We appreciate you helping, Alex. 59 00:02:55,742 --> 00:02:57,210 - How long will it take to download? 60 00:02:57,277 --> 00:02:58,278 - Well, this new algorithm 61 00:02:58,311 --> 00:02:59,746 works at light speed. 62 00:02:59,779 --> 00:03:01,448 In fact, Caitlin, that guy Marcus 63 00:03:01,481 --> 00:03:04,284 that I connected you with, he designed it. 64 00:03:04,317 --> 00:03:05,652 - Well, if the world's still here in a week, 65 00:03:05,719 --> 00:03:07,220 I'll be sure and give him a call. 66 00:03:07,287 --> 00:03:09,756 [beeping] - Oh, I'm sorry, guys. 67 00:03:09,789 --> 00:03:11,658 I'll keep digging and see what I can find out. 68 00:03:11,725 --> 00:03:14,227 But if this Despero has managed to stay off 69 00:03:14,294 --> 00:03:16,763 of our grid, then he is a greater threat 70 00:03:16,796 --> 00:03:18,732 than any alien we've faced. 71 00:03:18,765 --> 00:03:20,233 Keep your guard up. 72 00:03:20,300 --> 00:03:21,768 - Well, you heard her. 73 00:03:21,801 --> 00:03:23,603 We have to protect Barry. 74 00:03:23,636 --> 00:03:25,872 There's no way he would destroy the world. 75 00:03:25,905 --> 00:03:28,174 - What if he's right? 76 00:03:28,208 --> 00:03:30,543 I mean, look, we all saw how a massive boost of speed 77 00:03:30,610 --> 00:03:31,611 affected Barry before. 78 00:03:31,644 --> 00:03:33,313 - Oh, crap, you're right. 79 00:03:33,346 --> 00:03:34,948 Remember the ASF? 80 00:03:34,981 --> 00:03:37,884 He gained speed-thinking, but as a result... 81 00:03:37,917 --> 00:03:40,353 - I turned on the people I love. 82 00:03:40,387 --> 00:03:44,657 Look, I--that's not gonna happen this time. 83 00:03:44,691 --> 00:03:48,795 - But Barr, what if you just leveled up too much, too fast? 84 00:03:48,828 --> 00:03:50,530 - Barry isn't a threat to us. 85 00:03:50,563 --> 00:03:51,998 Despero is. 86 00:03:52,650 --> 00:03:53,366 And his story doesn't add up. 87 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,101 I mean, come on, doesn't anyone else think 88 00:03:55,135 --> 00:03:58,104 it's weird that an alien cares so much about Earth? 89 00:03:58,138 --> 00:03:59,639 He's not even from here. 90 00:03:59,673 --> 00:04:02,442 - Wherever he's from, here's what we know. 91 00:04:02,509 --> 00:04:03,910 I ran a bio-scan on Despero 92 00:04:03,943 --> 00:04:05,712 the minute he entered S.T.A.R. Labs. 93 00:04:05,779 --> 00:04:08,348 His anatomy is unlike anything I ever studied before. 94 00:04:08,381 --> 00:04:10,116 He has strength and invulnerability 95 00:04:10,150 --> 00:04:12,118 that rivals Kryptonians. 96 00:04:12,152 --> 00:04:13,520 - [sighs] 97 00:04:13,553 --> 00:04:15,288 How are we gonna stop him from killing you? 98 00:04:15,355 --> 00:04:16,289 - Prove him wrong. 99 00:04:16,356 --> 00:04:18,391 Despero says tomorrow, 100 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:20,226 my mind starts to break. 101 00:04:20,260 --> 00:04:23,363 So all we have to do is make it through the next 24 hours 102 00:04:23,396 --> 00:04:26,366 without that happening, and he'll have to back down. 103 00:04:26,399 --> 00:04:28,535 - I like that plan. 104 00:04:28,568 --> 00:04:30,303 - Let's get some rest. 105 00:04:30,370 --> 00:04:32,405 Tomorrow, we'll need to be on the lookout for anything, 106 00:04:32,439 --> 00:04:34,441 and if something does happen, 107 00:04:34,474 --> 00:04:37,577 then we need to be ready to stop it. 108 00:04:37,610 --> 00:04:40,460 Protecting this city is still our top priority. 109 00:04:40,113 --> 00:04:41,281 - Even from you? 110 00:04:41,314 --> 00:04:44,484 [tense music] 111 00:04:44,551 --> 00:04:46,486 - It won't come to that. 112 00:04:46,553 --> 00:04:48,321 I promise. 113 00:04:50,230 --> 00:04:52,592 - These are the bio-scans Caity did on Despero's brain. 114 00:04:52,625 --> 00:04:54,627 - Study them, and let's figure out a way to stop him. 115 00:04:54,694 --> 00:04:56,296 - Oh, I heard that. I was already planning 116 00:04:56,329 --> 00:04:57,897 on pulling an all-nighter. 117 00:04:57,964 --> 00:04:59,833 You know, I was thinking, maybe we can find a way 118 00:04:59,866 --> 00:05:01,468 to restrain him or-- 119 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:04,204 - I'm not talking about restraining him. 120 00:05:04,270 --> 00:05:06,439 [soft dark music] 121 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:09,309 - Look, we need to level up our offense. 122 00:05:09,342 --> 00:05:11,311 And I'm not talking about some containment unit 123 00:05:11,344 --> 00:05:12,645 like we did with Bloodwork 124 00:05:12,712 --> 00:05:15,849 or taking out his lair with an EMP. 125 00:05:15,882 --> 00:05:18,284 We need to hit him. 126 00:05:18,318 --> 00:05:20,353 Hard. 127 00:05:20,420 --> 00:05:23,757 - You're--you're asking me to build a weapon. 128 00:05:24,891 --> 00:05:27,794 Frost... I've never built something 129 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:29,896 to hurt someone before. 130 00:05:29,929 --> 00:05:33,660 ♪ 131 00:05:33,990 --> 00:05:34,634 - Think of it this way. 132 00:05:34,668 --> 00:05:36,369 You're gonna help save Barry's life. 133 00:05:36,436 --> 00:05:38,638 Whatever it takes. 134 00:05:38,672 --> 00:05:44,744 ♪ 135 00:05:46,120 --> 00:05:48,948 [contemplative orchestral music] 136 00:05:49,150 --> 00:05:55,689 ♪ 137 00:05:55,755 --> 00:05:57,123 - Couldn't sleep either? 138 00:05:57,190 --> 00:05:58,458 - [sighs] 139 00:05:58,491 --> 00:06:01,610 Something bad's supposed to happen today. 140 00:06:01,940 --> 00:06:03,396 All I keep thinking about is you. 141 00:06:03,463 --> 00:06:05,198 - I'll be fine. 142 00:06:05,231 --> 00:06:07,267 - We can't take any chances. 143 00:06:07,334 --> 00:06:12,505 - I promise, I have a very safe and boring day planned. 144 00:06:12,539 --> 00:06:14,674 Cecile's working on a big case, so after some work, 145 00:06:14,708 --> 00:06:17,844 I'm gonna stop by and help her with Jenna. 146 00:06:17,911 --> 00:06:20,280 They both have been having a pretty hard time lately. 147 00:06:20,347 --> 00:06:22,949 ♪ 148 00:06:22,982 --> 00:06:24,818 - Iris, if anything happens to you... 149 00:06:24,851 --> 00:06:26,152 - Hey. 150 00:06:26,219 --> 00:06:27,487 Baby, we're gonna be okay. 151 00:06:27,520 --> 00:06:29,989 ♪ 152 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:31,791 Look, how many times and how many timelines 153 00:06:31,825 --> 00:06:33,793 have we found each other? 154 00:06:33,827 --> 00:06:37,430 Doesn't matter what anybody says about your fate. 155 00:06:37,497 --> 00:06:40,300 Our destiny is to be together. 156 00:06:40,367 --> 00:06:47,407 ♪ 157 00:06:49,509 --> 00:06:51,611 [phone chimes and buzzes] 158 00:06:51,678 --> 00:06:55,181 [ominous music] 159 00:06:55,248 --> 00:06:57,584 - CCPD. 160 00:06:57,617 --> 00:06:59,519 [siren wailing] 161 00:06:59,552 --> 00:07:01,621 [indistinct radio chatter] 162 00:07:01,688 --> 00:07:03,456 - Allen, just in time. 163 00:07:03,523 --> 00:07:05,458 - How bad is it? - Just your typical 164 00:07:05,525 --> 00:07:08,128 makes-no-sense bank robbery in Central City. 165 00:07:08,161 --> 00:07:10,463 No one's hurt, but the on-duty security guard 166 00:07:10,530 --> 00:07:13,600 is being hospitalized for some sort of breakdown. 167 00:07:13,633 --> 00:07:15,201 - Wait, like a mental breakdown? 168 00:07:15,268 --> 00:07:16,836 - Yeah, witnesses said the guy lost his mind 169 00:07:16,870 --> 00:07:18,104 and started babbling nonsense. 170 00:07:18,138 --> 00:07:20,340 ♪ 171 00:07:20,407 --> 00:07:21,975 Then he fired his weapon into the air, 172 00:07:22,800 --> 00:07:23,410 and everyone ran out. 173 00:07:23,443 --> 00:07:25,412 By the time anyone got back inside, 174 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:26,613 the vault was empty, 175 00:07:26,646 --> 00:07:28,314 and the guard was stark raving mad. 176 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:30,917 It took four officers to restrain him. 177 00:07:30,984 --> 00:07:32,452 - I'm on it. 178 00:07:32,485 --> 00:07:34,287 - Allen! 179 00:07:34,320 --> 00:07:35,922 I need you to stand down. 180 00:07:35,989 --> 00:07:37,223 - Why, is Gibson working the case? 181 00:07:37,290 --> 00:07:38,792 I'll just help him investigate. 182 00:07:38,858 --> 00:07:40,600 - I need you to turn in your badge. 183 00:07:40,126 --> 00:07:42,629 You've been suspended. 184 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:44,300 - What? 185 00:07:44,640 --> 00:07:45,799 - I just came from the mayor's office. 186 00:07:45,865 --> 00:07:48,368 You're under investigation for federal crimes. 187 00:07:50,870 --> 00:07:52,380 Your badge, Allen. 188 00:07:52,720 --> 00:07:53,730 Now. 189 00:07:53,139 --> 00:07:56,760 [dramatic music] 190 00:07:56,142 --> 00:07:57,877 ♪ 191 00:07:57,911 --> 00:08:00,947 [voices whispering] 192 00:08:10,790 --> 00:08:13,159 [ominous music] 193 00:08:13,193 --> 00:08:16,329 - You're under investigation for federal crimes. 194 00:08:16,363 --> 00:08:20,767 Your badge, Allen. 195 00:08:20,800 --> 00:08:23,770 [whooshing] 196 00:08:23,803 --> 00:08:26,206 [overlapping chatter] 197 00:08:26,239 --> 00:08:29,209 [voices whispering] 198 00:08:29,242 --> 00:08:35,482 ♪ 199 00:08:36,850 --> 00:08:39,185 - Allen, I know this must be a shock. 200 00:08:39,219 --> 00:08:40,520 - Captain, hold on. 201 00:08:40,553 --> 00:08:42,856 What am I supposed to have done? 202 00:08:42,922 --> 00:08:45,910 - Two years ago, Joseph Carver had a mole 203 00:08:45,125 --> 00:08:46,960 manipulating evidence in CCPD. 204 00:08:46,993 --> 00:08:48,962 - Yeah, Milly Rawlins, aka Sunshine. 205 00:08:48,995 --> 00:08:50,263 We caught her. 206 00:08:53,633 --> 00:08:56,200 - And the DA was reviewing her case 207 00:08:56,690 --> 00:08:57,437 as a part of an internal audit. 208 00:08:57,504 --> 00:08:59,205 Now, I don't know what exactly, 209 00:08:59,239 --> 00:09:01,374 but he also found new evidence 210 00:09:01,408 --> 00:09:04,411 that points to Carver having a second inside man. 211 00:09:04,444 --> 00:09:05,812 You. 212 00:09:05,845 --> 00:09:07,847 [dramatic music] 213 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:10,216 - [scoffs] That's crazy. 214 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:11,818 I mean, why would I help Joseph Carver? 215 00:09:11,851 --> 00:09:14,220 - That's for the DA to suss out. 216 00:09:14,254 --> 00:09:16,220 I'm sorry, it's above my pay grade. 217 00:09:16,890 --> 00:09:17,557 Now, please leave the scene. 218 00:09:17,590 --> 00:09:19,893 - I have to find out what happened here. 219 00:09:19,959 --> 00:09:22,262 - I mean, I think you'd have other concerns right now. 220 00:09:22,295 --> 00:09:25,765 - I just... I mean, Korber said a guard lost his mind. 221 00:09:25,832 --> 00:09:27,334 What if that happens to somebody else? 222 00:09:27,400 --> 00:09:29,169 People could get hurt. 223 00:09:29,235 --> 00:09:31,471 Look, Captain, I know you only have my word, 224 00:09:31,538 --> 00:09:33,740 but you--you gotta believe me. 225 00:09:33,773 --> 00:09:35,342 I'm innocent. 226 00:09:35,408 --> 00:09:39,145 So please, just let me do my job. 227 00:09:39,179 --> 00:09:41,481 - If Joe were here right now, he'd say I should learn 228 00:09:41,548 --> 00:09:43,283 from last year and keep an open mind. 229 00:09:43,316 --> 00:09:45,485 ♪ 230 00:09:45,552 --> 00:09:47,487 Which is why I promise you, 231 00:09:47,554 --> 00:09:49,456 I will get to the bottom of this 232 00:09:49,489 --> 00:09:50,757 and find out the truth. 233 00:09:50,790 --> 00:09:53,260 But until I do, I'm sorry. 234 00:09:53,590 --> 00:09:55,929 Allen, you have to leave. 235 00:09:55,995 --> 00:10:02,302 ♪ 236 00:10:02,335 --> 00:10:03,737 - This is insane. 237 00:10:03,770 --> 00:10:05,772 Your CCPD record is stellar. 238 00:10:05,805 --> 00:10:08,410 Everyone knows that Rawlins was nothing but Carver's lackey. 239 00:10:08,740 --> 00:10:10,276 - Can you find out what evidence they have against me? 240 00:10:10,310 --> 00:10:12,612 - Oh, Barry, I'm gonna do a hell of a lot more than that. 241 00:10:12,645 --> 00:10:14,214 I am about to slap CCPD 242 00:10:14,280 --> 00:10:15,882 with the biggest wrongful termination lawsuit 243 00:10:15,915 --> 00:10:17,150 this city has ever seen. 244 00:10:17,183 --> 00:10:18,618 I am gonna bleed them dry 245 00:10:18,651 --> 00:10:21,654 for doing this to you. 246 00:10:21,721 --> 00:10:24,224 - Are you feeling all right? 247 00:10:24,290 --> 00:10:25,592 [somber music] 248 00:10:25,625 --> 00:10:26,960 - [sighs] 249 00:10:27,270 --> 00:10:29,162 No. 250 00:10:29,195 --> 00:10:30,630 [sighs] I'm sorry. 251 00:10:30,663 --> 00:10:33,900 It--it's just been... 252 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:36,670 hard lately. 253 00:10:36,736 --> 00:10:39,539 I mean...you know why. 254 00:10:41,374 --> 00:10:44,411 [reverberating ringing] 255 00:10:47,614 --> 00:10:50,316 - What's wrong? 256 00:10:50,350 --> 00:10:52,185 [whispering] - We're not alone in here. 257 00:10:52,218 --> 00:10:53,953 [ominous music] 258 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:56,489 I can feel another presence in this room. 259 00:10:56,523 --> 00:11:01,695 ♪ 260 00:11:01,761 --> 00:11:04,364 [voices whispering] 261 00:11:04,397 --> 00:11:05,699 - Why are you here? 262 00:11:05,765 --> 00:11:07,434 - [distorted] I'm not. 263 00:11:07,500 --> 00:11:10,937 This is a physic manifestation of my consciousness. 264 00:11:10,970 --> 00:11:12,439 Appearing only to you 265 00:11:12,505 --> 00:11:16,376 in order to ***ess your mental stability. 266 00:11:16,409 --> 00:11:18,278 - Barry? 267 00:11:18,345 --> 00:11:19,813 Who are you talking to? 268 00:11:19,846 --> 00:11:24,217 ♪ 269 00:11:24,250 --> 00:11:26,252 - There's nothing wrong with my mind. 270 00:11:26,286 --> 00:11:28,154 - It's him, isn't it? 271 00:11:28,221 --> 00:11:29,289 Despero? 272 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:30,523 - Your mind is suffering 273 00:11:30,557 --> 00:11:33,259 due to this tragedy. 274 00:11:33,293 --> 00:11:34,961 But no... 275 00:11:34,994 --> 00:11:38,431 it hasn't broken. 276 00:11:38,465 --> 00:11:39,799 Yet. 277 00:11:39,833 --> 00:11:43,436 ♪ 278 00:11:43,470 --> 00:11:46,973 - [gasping] 279 00:11:47,700 --> 00:11:49,900 His energy. 280 00:11:49,420 --> 00:11:52,479 His energy, it felt like... 281 00:11:52,545 --> 00:11:56,883 the whole room was flooded, and we were both drowning. 282 00:11:56,916 --> 00:11:59,252 - Despero's watching me now. 283 00:11:59,285 --> 00:12:01,888 Waiting for the proof he needs to kill me. 284 00:12:01,921 --> 00:12:04,257 - Are you sure he's not what drives you insane? 285 00:12:04,290 --> 00:12:06,726 - No, I'm not. 286 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,763 But I do think there's another explanation 287 00:12:09,829 --> 00:12:11,498 for what's happening. 288 00:12:11,564 --> 00:12:13,433 Korber said a security guard 289 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:15,301 at this morning's robbery lost his mind. 290 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:17,270 - That can't be a coincidence. Not today. 291 00:12:17,303 --> 00:12:18,772 - No, it has to be connected 292 00:12:18,838 --> 00:12:21,508 to what Despero said happens in the future. 293 00:12:21,574 --> 00:12:23,743 I need to talk to that guard. 294 00:12:23,777 --> 00:12:26,746 [suspenseful music] 295 00:12:26,780 --> 00:12:33,753 ♪ 296 00:12:33,787 --> 00:12:36,756 [machines beeping] 297 00:12:36,790 --> 00:12:43,797 ♪ 298 00:12:55,208 --> 00:12:58,545 - [distorted whispering] 299 00:12:58,611 --> 00:13:05,185 Xotar. 300 00:13:05,218 --> 00:13:07,387 Xotar! 301 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:08,955 [breathing heavily] 302 00:13:08,988 --> 00:13:11,925 [rapid beeping] 303 00:13:11,958 --> 00:13:13,827 [whispering] Xotar. 304 00:13:13,893 --> 00:13:18,365 [phone vibrating] Xotar. 305 00:13:18,398 --> 00:13:20,200 - Caitlin, hey. Good timing. I think I've got a clue 306 00:13:20,233 --> 00:13:22,102 to run though the S.T.A.R. Labs' search satellites. 307 00:13:22,135 --> 00:13:24,270 - Barry, we need you here right now. 308 00:13:24,337 --> 00:13:26,573 The city is shutting down S.T.A.R. Labs. 309 00:13:26,639 --> 00:13:28,541 - Okay, lock this place down! 310 00:13:28,575 --> 00:13:30,910 I want that radiation leak found. 311 00:13:30,944 --> 00:13:33,847 - Get here. Fast. 312 00:13:33,913 --> 00:13:36,783 [suspenseful music] 313 00:13:36,816 --> 00:13:39,986 - [whispering] Xotar. Xotar. 314 00:13:40,200 --> 00:13:41,354 Xotar. 315 00:13:47,961 --> 00:13:49,562 - You can't just come in here and kick us 316 00:13:49,596 --> 00:13:52,320 out of our own offices. 317 00:13:52,980 --> 00:13:53,400 Public Safety Act? 318 00:13:53,433 --> 00:13:54,968 - Passed four years ago 319 00:13:55,100 --> 00:13:57,300 after the meta fallout nearly took out the city. 320 00:13:57,370 --> 00:13:58,538 Means we can do whatever we have to do 321 00:13:58,571 --> 00:13:59,806 for the greater good. 322 00:13:59,839 --> 00:14:01,508 Post teams at every entrance. 323 00:14:01,541 --> 00:14:02,876 No one gets in without clearance. 324 00:14:02,942 --> 00:14:04,678 - Right away, sir. 325 00:14:04,711 --> 00:14:06,312 - Excuse me, I'm Barry Allen. 326 00:14:06,379 --> 00:14:07,681 I own this facility. 327 00:14:07,714 --> 00:14:09,549 - Mr. Allen, we've detected 328 00:14:09,582 --> 00:14:13,186 dangerous levels of radiation within your facility. 329 00:14:13,253 --> 00:14:15,388 This lab's a day away from a meltdown. 330 00:14:15,422 --> 00:14:16,890 - That's impossible. 331 00:14:16,956 --> 00:14:18,558 We would've noticed if things were that bad. 332 00:14:18,591 --> 00:14:20,627 - Uh, maybe not. 333 00:14:20,694 --> 00:14:22,429 I just checked out the safety logs. 334 00:14:22,462 --> 00:14:24,998 Our radiation scanners haven't updated in over a week. 335 00:14:25,310 --> 00:14:28,568 Doesn't make...any sense. 336 00:14:28,601 --> 00:14:31,838 [sparking and crackling] 337 00:14:31,871 --> 00:14:33,206 - What happened? - This is part 338 00:14:33,273 --> 00:14:34,841 of our early detection array 339 00:14:34,874 --> 00:14:37,143 that monitors radiation levels inside the place, 340 00:14:37,177 --> 00:14:38,745 but it's corroded. 341 00:14:38,778 --> 00:14:40,714 Hasn't been functioning for a while. 342 00:14:40,747 --> 00:14:43,490 Sensors in the subterranean power core 343 00:14:43,830 --> 00:14:45,452 currently read over 1,000 RADS. 344 00:14:45,485 --> 00:14:46,753 [uneasy music] 345 00:14:46,786 --> 00:14:48,221 - Consider yourselves lucky. 346 00:14:48,288 --> 00:14:50,323 Another day, you'd all be in ICU. 347 00:14:50,357 --> 00:14:52,425 Seal off that power core! 348 00:14:52,459 --> 00:14:54,861 And get an external containment team STAT. 349 00:14:54,894 --> 00:14:56,196 - What kind of containment? 350 00:14:56,229 --> 00:14:57,931 - We need to construct a concrete 351 00:14:57,997 --> 00:15:00,367 and steel encasement around this entire facility 352 00:15:00,433 --> 00:15:02,602 in order to contain the radioactive material. 353 00:15:02,635 --> 00:15:04,104 Then we'll demolish S.T.A.R. Labs 354 00:15:04,170 --> 00:15:06,506 and move the debris to a nuclear waste site. 355 00:15:06,573 --> 00:15:08,740 - You're gonna demolish it? 356 00:15:08,108 --> 00:15:10,243 - The safety board makes the final call. 357 00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:13,130 But this looks pretty bad. 358 00:15:13,460 --> 00:15:15,448 Now gather your people and say goodbye. 359 00:15:15,482 --> 00:15:18,451 You got five minutes to make like a banana and split. 360 00:15:18,485 --> 00:15:22,550 Fan out and search all levels for additional leaks. 361 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:23,560 Excuse me. 362 00:15:23,890 --> 00:15:24,924 ♪ 363 00:15:24,958 --> 00:15:26,593 - [whispering] Okay. 364 00:15:26,626 --> 00:15:28,361 This place is already swarming with city workers. 365 00:15:28,395 --> 00:15:29,796 If they get to the inner levels... 366 00:15:29,829 --> 00:15:31,331 - They'll find out it's Flash HQ. 367 00:15:31,364 --> 00:15:33,990 - Aka our home base. 368 00:15:33,133 --> 00:15:34,668 - That's why I need you to grab what you're able to, 369 00:15:34,701 --> 00:15:36,690 conceal the labs' critical areas, 370 00:15:36,102 --> 00:15:38,204 and get out as fast as you can. 371 00:15:38,238 --> 00:15:40,974 [suspenseful music] 372 00:15:41,410 --> 00:15:46,112 ♪ 373 00:15:49,683 --> 00:15:50,984 - Hello, Barry Allen. 374 00:15:51,510 --> 00:15:52,919 - Gideon, can you pull up the controls 375 00:15:52,952 --> 00:15:55,155 for the holographic emitters, then set them to manual? 376 00:15:55,221 --> 00:15:56,156 - Understood. 377 00:15:56,222 --> 00:15:57,791 Preparing task. 378 00:15:57,824 --> 00:15:59,659 - What do you need, Chester P? 379 00:15:59,693 --> 00:16:03,630 ♪ 380 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:06,933 [tablet beeping] 381 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:09,502 Where are you? 382 00:16:09,536 --> 00:16:11,805 Yes. - Instruction set received. 383 00:16:11,838 --> 00:16:13,740 Holographic emitters reconfigured. 384 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:15,408 - Initiate. 385 00:16:15,442 --> 00:16:18,111 ♪ 386 00:16:18,144 --> 00:16:21,681 [electronic buzzing] 387 00:16:21,715 --> 00:16:23,160 - Must be old plans. 388 00:16:23,830 --> 00:16:25,885 [detector beeping] 389 00:16:25,952 --> 00:16:32,992 ♪ 390 00:16:50,176 --> 00:16:51,411 - All clear. 391 00:16:51,444 --> 00:16:53,179 - Okay, let's head back. 392 00:16:53,213 --> 00:17:00,286 ♪ 393 00:17:02,188 --> 00:17:03,857 - Sequence complete. 394 00:17:03,890 --> 00:17:06,426 However, Team Flash data on internal servers 395 00:17:06,459 --> 00:17:09,195 will compromise your identity if discovered. 396 00:17:09,229 --> 00:17:11,231 Standing by for emergency data wipe. 397 00:17:11,297 --> 00:17:12,866 - Gideon, is there any other way? 398 00:17:12,899 --> 00:17:14,334 - No, Barry Allen. 399 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:16,690 All information within S.T.A.R. Labs 400 00:17:16,136 --> 00:17:18,571 must be erased in order to assure your safety. 401 00:17:18,605 --> 00:17:20,400 This includes myself. 402 00:17:20,730 --> 00:17:22,742 This is the best option. 403 00:17:22,776 --> 00:17:24,644 - I'm so sorry, Gideon. 404 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:27,180 - It has been an honor working with you, Barry Allen. 405 00:17:27,213 --> 00:17:29,449 Farewell. 406 00:17:29,482 --> 00:17:36,560 ♪ 407 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:38,591 [distorted] It has been an honor 408 00:17:38,625 --> 00:17:40,930 working with you, Barry Allen. 409 00:17:40,160 --> 00:17:43,830 Farewell. 410 00:17:43,897 --> 00:17:50,937 ♪ 411 00:17:53,206 --> 00:17:55,175 - Frost ice-bridged a bunch of stuff out of here. 412 00:17:55,208 --> 00:17:56,409 She's gonna bring it to Caitlin's. 413 00:17:56,476 --> 00:17:58,278 - Okay, it's time to go. - [sighs] 414 00:17:58,345 --> 00:18:00,513 I can't believe this is happening. 415 00:18:02,649 --> 00:18:04,517 - This was our home. 416 00:18:04,551 --> 00:18:08,755 ♪ 417 00:18:11,558 --> 00:18:14,527 - This--this is so unreal. 418 00:18:14,561 --> 00:18:18,298 - I spent more time in that lab than anywhere I've ever lived. 419 00:18:18,365 --> 00:18:20,266 [somber music] 420 00:18:20,300 --> 00:18:22,535 - Guys, I know how much this hurts. 421 00:18:22,569 --> 00:18:25,438 And I know what you're thinking. 422 00:18:25,505 --> 00:18:27,374 But these setbacks aren't proof 423 00:18:27,407 --> 00:18:29,676 that Despero's right about the future. 424 00:18:29,709 --> 00:18:32,120 - They're not proof he isn't, either. 425 00:18:32,780 --> 00:18:35,448 - I know, but hey, we gotta have faith. 426 00:18:35,515 --> 00:18:38,118 Not just in me, but in each other. 427 00:18:38,151 --> 00:18:42,288 ♪ 428 00:18:42,322 --> 00:18:44,290 - Barry, we're with you. 429 00:18:44,324 --> 00:18:46,459 I think we all just wish that there was some 430 00:18:46,526 --> 00:18:49,562 other explanation for all this. 431 00:18:49,596 --> 00:18:51,531 - I think there is. 432 00:18:51,564 --> 00:18:53,900 Something caused a security guard 433 00:18:53,967 --> 00:18:57,737 to lose his mind at a bank robbery this morning. 434 00:18:57,804 --> 00:19:00,273 - Uh, you mean exactly like what Despero said 435 00:19:00,306 --> 00:19:01,274 would happen to you? 436 00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:02,842 - This has to be related. 437 00:19:02,876 --> 00:19:05,478 - I was gonna use the S.T.A.R. Labs satellites 438 00:19:05,545 --> 00:19:06,613 to follow a lead. 439 00:19:06,680 --> 00:19:07,981 Luckily, we have someone 440 00:19:08,140 --> 00:19:09,416 on our team who is an expert 441 00:19:09,449 --> 00:19:10,884 at exposing the truth. 442 00:19:10,917 --> 00:19:14,320 ♪ 443 00:19:14,354 --> 00:19:17,323 - The Xotar story is priority one. 444 00:19:17,357 --> 00:19:18,925 [sighs] 445 00:19:18,992 --> 00:19:20,894 Okay, the word's out. 446 00:19:20,927 --> 00:19:22,829 If there's anything to this "Xotar" lead, 447 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:24,564 my people will find it. 448 00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:28,868 - Despero said I'm gonna destroy the world. 449 00:19:28,902 --> 00:19:30,704 If that's true... 450 00:19:30,737 --> 00:19:35,642 I'm the reason everyone I love is gonna die. 451 00:19:35,709 --> 00:19:37,143 - Barry, do you remember the last time 452 00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:39,946 that something messed with your head? 453 00:19:40,130 --> 00:19:41,314 When you had speed-thinking? 454 00:19:41,348 --> 00:19:42,716 - It was like I was on autopilot. 455 00:19:42,749 --> 00:19:44,584 My mind just took over. 456 00:19:44,617 --> 00:19:46,786 Yeah, but you snapped out of it. 457 00:19:46,853 --> 00:19:48,621 'Cause you saw that your friends were in danger. 458 00:19:48,655 --> 00:19:50,857 I mean, you could never really hurt us. 459 00:19:50,890 --> 00:19:54,461 - Even so, if something does happen to someone I love, 460 00:19:54,494 --> 00:19:58,898 because of my leveled-up speed... 461 00:19:58,932 --> 00:20:00,934 I don't know how I'd react. 462 00:20:00,967 --> 00:20:03,937 [phone chimes and buzzes] 463 00:20:03,970 --> 00:20:05,905 - It's Taylor. 464 00:20:05,939 --> 00:20:08,541 She found out that Xotar is the name of a meta-criminal 465 00:20:08,608 --> 00:20:09,776 in National City. 466 00:20:09,809 --> 00:20:11,745 - Xotar's a meta? - A psychic meta 467 00:20:11,778 --> 00:20:15,348 who controls her victim's minds and drives them...crazy. 468 00:20:15,382 --> 00:20:16,816 You know what this means? 469 00:20:16,883 --> 00:20:18,118 - Xotar could be the real reason 470 00:20:18,184 --> 00:20:19,386 I lose my mind today. 471 00:20:19,419 --> 00:20:21,187 - And catching her will prevent it. 472 00:20:21,221 --> 00:20:22,689 - All I have to do is find her. 473 00:20:22,756 --> 00:20:25,692 [dramatic music] 474 00:20:25,759 --> 00:20:27,327 ♪ 475 00:20:27,360 --> 00:20:30,797 - [all chanting] 476 00:20:30,830 --> 00:20:33,233 Xotar. 477 00:20:35,201 --> 00:20:39,272 - [laughs] Flash, you found me. 478 00:20:39,339 --> 00:20:40,640 - Yes. - Let me guess. 479 00:20:40,674 --> 00:20:42,750 You're psychic too? 480 00:20:42,108 --> 00:20:44,277 - Not psychic, just patient. 481 00:20:44,344 --> 00:20:45,945 I knew if I ran around the city long enough, 482 00:20:45,979 --> 00:20:47,414 eventually you'd show yourself. 483 00:20:47,447 --> 00:20:50,550 - How very underwhelming and basic of you. 484 00:20:50,583 --> 00:20:52,152 So what's next? 485 00:20:52,218 --> 00:20:53,353 We fight? 486 00:20:53,386 --> 00:20:54,421 How passé. 487 00:20:54,454 --> 00:20:55,789 - Actually, what do you say 488 00:20:55,822 --> 00:20:57,457 we take a quick trip to Iron Heights? 489 00:20:57,524 --> 00:21:04,364 ♪ 490 00:21:08,368 --> 00:21:09,703 - What the hell is wrong with you? 491 00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,105 [rifle pulses] 492 00:21:12,138 --> 00:21:13,306 - What's going on? 493 00:21:13,373 --> 00:21:16,743 [ominous music] 494 00:21:16,810 --> 00:21:18,311 - You--you zooped in outta nowhere 495 00:21:18,378 --> 00:21:20,547 and started destroying the place. 496 00:21:20,580 --> 00:21:22,549 - What? No, I-- 497 00:21:22,582 --> 00:21:24,184 - You almost lightning-blasted Chuck. 498 00:21:24,250 --> 00:21:26,820 ♪ 499 00:21:26,853 --> 00:21:28,555 - I-- 500 00:21:28,588 --> 00:21:31,691 ♪ 501 00:21:31,725 --> 00:21:33,760 I don't remember doing any of that. 502 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:42,869 [suspenseful music] 503 00:21:42,902 --> 00:21:45,472 ♪ 504 00:21:45,505 --> 00:21:47,574 - Okay, listen, I-- 505 00:21:47,607 --> 00:21:49,900 I don't know what just happened, 506 00:21:49,420 --> 00:21:50,744 but I--I didn't do this. 507 00:21:50,777 --> 00:21:52,445 And I'm not going insane. 508 00:21:52,479 --> 00:21:53,980 - Barry, we saw you! 509 00:21:54,140 --> 00:21:55,715 - No way, I-- - Dude, she's right. 510 00:21:55,749 --> 00:21:57,417 You came in here all lathered up, out of control. 511 00:21:57,450 --> 00:21:58,885 Allegra had to blast you, man. 512 00:21:58,918 --> 00:22:00,320 - Okay. 513 00:22:00,353 --> 00:22:02,220 All right, look, whatever happened, 514 00:22:02,550 --> 00:22:04,491 I can prove I'm myself now. 515 00:22:04,524 --> 00:22:06,426 Or at least Caitlin can. 516 00:22:06,459 --> 00:22:11,731 ♪ 517 00:22:11,765 --> 00:22:14,234 - Cover me. [rifle powers down] 518 00:22:16,360 --> 00:22:19,372 [tablet beeping] 519 00:22:19,439 --> 00:22:23,760 [scanner whirring] 520 00:22:23,109 --> 00:22:24,444 Your amygdala activity 521 00:22:24,477 --> 00:22:26,446 and cortisol levels are elevated. 522 00:22:26,479 --> 00:22:30,450 But... within normal parameters. 523 00:22:30,483 --> 00:22:33,319 [soft music] 524 00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:34,320 - [sighs] 525 00:22:34,354 --> 00:22:35,789 ♪ 526 00:22:35,822 --> 00:22:38,925 - Well, even if you're really you again, 527 00:22:38,958 --> 00:22:40,627 it doesn't explain what just happened. 528 00:22:40,660 --> 00:22:43,897 - No, I know who's responsible for this. 529 00:22:43,930 --> 00:22:45,465 Right before it happened, 530 00:22:45,498 --> 00:22:47,634 I intercepted a meta called Xotar. 531 00:22:47,667 --> 00:22:49,669 She controls her victims' minds. 532 00:22:49,703 --> 00:22:51,771 What are the odds a meta who commits 533 00:22:51,805 --> 00:22:53,540 telepathic assaults on people shows up 534 00:22:53,573 --> 00:22:56,343 the same day Despero claims I'm gonna lose my mind? 535 00:22:56,376 --> 00:22:58,712 - Well, that does make a lot more sense. 536 00:22:58,778 --> 00:23:01,715 - Okay, we need to find Xotar and stop this from happening. 537 00:23:01,781 --> 00:23:03,983 - And keep Despero from killing you. 538 00:23:04,170 --> 00:23:05,518 - Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, we could scan 539 00:23:05,552 --> 00:23:07,554 for Xotar's energy signature and find her, 540 00:23:07,587 --> 00:23:10,824 but without satellites, we're blind. 541 00:23:10,857 --> 00:23:12,492 - I can search the city. 542 00:23:12,525 --> 00:23:14,160 I found her once, I can find her again. 543 00:23:14,227 --> 00:23:15,862 [phone buzzes] 544 00:23:15,929 --> 00:23:17,564 - Frost needs help setting up a portable med lab 545 00:23:17,597 --> 00:23:18,732 at the apartment. 546 00:23:18,798 --> 00:23:20,100 - Oh, me and Allegra can set up 547 00:23:20,133 --> 00:23:22,350 - a comms/ - Cortex-type sitch 548 00:23:22,102 --> 00:23:23,436 in my garage. 549 00:23:23,503 --> 00:23:24,704 - All right, do it. 550 00:23:24,738 --> 00:23:28,174 And, look, guys, I--I know today... 551 00:23:28,241 --> 00:23:31,444 started with a loss, but we can end it with a win. 552 00:23:31,511 --> 00:23:32,879 We got this. 553 00:23:32,946 --> 00:23:35,882 [dramatic music] 554 00:23:35,949 --> 00:23:42,989 ♪ 555 00:23:48,194 --> 00:23:51,164 - Sorry. It's all right. It's all right. 556 00:23:51,197 --> 00:23:53,867 - Search for Xotar all you want. 557 00:23:53,900 --> 00:23:55,468 But the answer you're looking for 558 00:23:55,535 --> 00:23:56,836 has been with you all along. 559 00:23:56,870 --> 00:23:58,405 - Enough! 560 00:23:58,438 --> 00:24:01,574 No more cryptic prophecies, no more games. 561 00:24:01,608 --> 00:24:04,310 Why do you care so much? 562 00:24:04,344 --> 00:24:06,546 You said yourself, this isn't your world. 563 00:24:06,579 --> 00:24:08,148 You're hiding something from me. 564 00:24:08,181 --> 00:24:10,483 [unsettling music] 565 00:24:10,550 --> 00:24:13,153 What do you have to gain? 566 00:24:13,186 --> 00:24:14,721 - A home. 567 00:24:14,754 --> 00:24:16,656 ♪ 568 00:24:16,723 --> 00:24:20,560 I saw my planet, Kalanor, overrun by evil. 569 00:24:20,593 --> 00:24:23,229 I was forced to see the people I love suffer and die 570 00:24:23,296 --> 00:24:25,932 under the fist of a despot. 571 00:24:25,999 --> 00:24:28,468 Then I was chosen to lead a band of rebels, 572 00:24:28,501 --> 00:24:32,720 attempting a coup. 573 00:24:32,105 --> 00:24:35,750 Both sides suffered heavy losses. 574 00:24:35,108 --> 00:24:37,777 But we were triumphant. 575 00:24:37,811 --> 00:24:39,346 However, when the time came 576 00:24:39,379 --> 00:24:43,249 to cut the head off the snake... 577 00:24:43,316 --> 00:24:45,485 I chose to spare the oppressor's life. 578 00:24:45,518 --> 00:24:49,389 ♪ 579 00:24:49,456 --> 00:24:52,892 But my mercy was misguided. 580 00:24:52,926 --> 00:24:55,695 Because it allowed that madman to rise again 581 00:24:55,762 --> 00:24:58,498 and rain down horrors a thousand times worse. 582 00:24:58,531 --> 00:25:01,670 ♪ 583 00:25:01,101 --> 00:25:04,104 I was spared. 584 00:25:04,137 --> 00:25:07,841 Because he knew for me, the only fate worse than death 585 00:25:07,907 --> 00:25:09,709 would be losing my home world. 586 00:25:09,776 --> 00:25:12,112 ♪ 587 00:25:12,145 --> 00:25:14,414 So he banished me here. 588 00:25:14,481 --> 00:25:17,484 That's how I came to adopt Earth as my new home. 589 00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:20,553 Only to watch you destroy it. 590 00:25:20,620 --> 00:25:24,824 - I've been through a crisis before. 591 00:25:24,858 --> 00:25:27,494 Whatever's coming, I can handle it. 592 00:25:27,527 --> 00:25:31,531 - Crisis and tragedy are like fires, Flash. 593 00:25:31,564 --> 00:25:34,100 Some are strong enough to endure them. 594 00:25:34,134 --> 00:25:36,870 But others are destined to be consumed by them. 595 00:25:36,936 --> 00:25:38,872 ♪ 596 00:25:38,938 --> 00:25:42,108 Soon we'll find out who you are. 597 00:25:42,142 --> 00:25:48,982 ♪ 598 00:25:51,851 --> 00:25:53,753 - Okay. 599 00:25:53,820 --> 00:25:56,220 This is the last of your... 600 00:25:56,890 --> 00:25:58,910 whatever this stuff is. 601 00:25:58,124 --> 00:25:59,726 What's this thing? 602 00:25:59,759 --> 00:26:01,327 - Uh, nothing. 603 00:26:01,394 --> 00:26:06,990 Yeah, no, it's just a--a project...for Frost. 604 00:26:06,132 --> 00:26:07,434 That's all. [laughs] 605 00:26:07,467 --> 00:26:09,350 - Uh-huh. 606 00:26:09,102 --> 00:26:10,403 Chuck, you know how we've been 607 00:26:10,437 --> 00:26:12,472 spending more time together lately? 608 00:26:12,539 --> 00:26:14,574 - Oh, yeah, our weekend D&D sessions are, 609 00:26:14,607 --> 00:26:16,900 like, my new favorite thing. 610 00:26:16,420 --> 00:26:17,100 [laughs] 611 00:26:17,430 --> 00:26:18,611 Why? 612 00:26:18,678 --> 00:26:21,715 - Well...and I can't believe I'm saying this, 613 00:26:21,748 --> 00:26:24,884 but the way you just said "nothing"... 614 00:26:24,918 --> 00:26:27,554 is exactly how you sounded right before the raid 615 00:26:27,587 --> 00:26:28,621 on Shavak's Tomb. 616 00:26:28,688 --> 00:26:30,230 - [sighs] - And we all knew 617 00:26:30,560 --> 00:26:31,858 you were bluffing then too. 618 00:26:31,891 --> 00:26:33,193 - Yeah, okay. 619 00:26:33,226 --> 00:26:34,361 Uh... 620 00:26:34,427 --> 00:26:36,429 [laughs] 621 00:26:36,463 --> 00:26:41,670 Frost asked me to build... 622 00:26:41,134 --> 00:26:42,602 a weapon. 623 00:26:42,635 --> 00:26:46,390 To hurt Despero. 624 00:26:46,720 --> 00:26:47,307 - But you're... 625 00:26:47,340 --> 00:26:49,642 - A pacifist. 626 00:26:49,709 --> 00:26:52,312 Yeah, I know. 627 00:26:52,345 --> 00:26:54,814 - How do you feel about doing this? 628 00:26:54,881 --> 00:26:58,618 - Allegra... 629 00:26:58,651 --> 00:27:01,921 you know I still remember the exact moment 630 00:27:01,955 --> 00:27:03,923 that I decided to be a pacifist? 631 00:27:03,957 --> 00:27:06,159 [somber music] 632 00:27:06,192 --> 00:27:07,927 I was ten. 633 00:27:10,630 --> 00:27:13,833 And I had just seen Marvin the Martian's ray gun 634 00:27:13,900 --> 00:27:16,102 on Saturday morning cartoons. 635 00:27:16,169 --> 00:27:19,172 ♪ 636 00:27:19,205 --> 00:27:22,242 So I decided to make one of my own. 637 00:27:25,111 --> 00:27:29,749 When I demoed it for my best friend, 638 00:27:29,783 --> 00:27:32,619 it malfunctioned. 639 00:27:32,652 --> 00:27:34,654 And, well... 640 00:27:37,557 --> 00:27:39,659 I burned his parents' house down. 641 00:27:42,629 --> 00:27:44,964 Him and his family barely made it out alive. 642 00:27:44,998 --> 00:27:48,100 ♪ 643 00:27:48,680 --> 00:27:50,403 After that... 644 00:27:50,437 --> 00:27:51,705 I made a vow. 645 00:27:51,771 --> 00:27:53,540 No more weapons. 646 00:27:53,573 --> 00:27:56,409 No matter what. 647 00:27:56,443 --> 00:27:59,813 So by going back on that vow now... 648 00:27:59,846 --> 00:28:01,147 I feel like by building this, 649 00:28:01,214 --> 00:28:04,718 I'm not just gonna hurt Despero. 650 00:28:04,784 --> 00:28:07,870 I'm gonna hurt myself too. 651 00:28:09,255 --> 00:28:10,990 - Look, I... 652 00:28:11,240 --> 00:28:12,992 I know you wanna do right 653 00:28:13,260 --> 00:28:16,229 by Barry and by the team. 654 00:28:16,262 --> 00:28:20,233 But you can't do that if you don't do right by yourself. 655 00:28:21,401 --> 00:28:23,303 It's not your job to make weapons. 656 00:28:23,336 --> 00:28:25,138 It's to... 657 00:28:25,171 --> 00:28:28,575 find a way to protect Barry 658 00:28:28,608 --> 00:28:31,311 and stay true to yourself. 659 00:28:31,344 --> 00:28:35,582 ♪ 660 00:28:35,615 --> 00:28:37,317 - Yeah, yeah. 661 00:28:37,350 --> 00:28:40,120 [phones ringing and buzzing] 662 00:28:40,153 --> 00:28:41,121 - What's that? 663 00:28:41,154 --> 00:28:42,756 - Uh... 664 00:28:42,822 --> 00:28:44,557 okay, I built a temporary comms system 665 00:28:44,591 --> 00:28:46,493 by piggybacking off of cell towers. 666 00:28:46,559 --> 00:28:49,462 And I'm also using it to scan for CCPD chatter 667 00:28:49,496 --> 00:28:51,431 about criminal activity, right? 668 00:28:51,464 --> 00:28:53,330 - Right. [radar beeping] 669 00:28:53,660 --> 00:28:54,768 - Okay, okay. 670 00:28:54,834 --> 00:28:56,903 [microphone static] Flash? 671 00:28:56,936 --> 00:28:58,471 We got trouble. 672 00:28:58,505 --> 00:29:00,206 - Chester? [wavering interference] 673 00:29:00,273 --> 00:29:01,775 What's happening? 674 00:29:01,841 --> 00:29:04,778 [sirens wailing] 675 00:29:04,844 --> 00:29:07,781 [dramatic music] 676 00:29:07,847 --> 00:29:14,220 ♪ 677 00:29:14,287 --> 00:29:17,323 [traffic honking] 678 00:29:20,360 --> 00:29:22,762 - Miss, step aside. 679 00:29:22,796 --> 00:29:24,330 - But if I did that, 680 00:29:24,364 --> 00:29:26,599 then how would I grab all the priceless art 681 00:29:26,633 --> 00:29:29,502 you're transporting? 682 00:29:29,536 --> 00:29:32,472 Officer, you sound insane. 683 00:29:36,776 --> 00:29:39,746 - [all chanting] Xotar. Xotar. Xotar. 684 00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:42,749 [ominous music] 685 00:29:42,782 --> 00:29:46,753 ♪ 686 00:29:46,786 --> 00:29:48,988 - Central City Museum, you shouldn't have. 687 00:29:49,550 --> 00:29:50,924 It's like you read my mind. [chuckles] 688 00:29:50,957 --> 00:29:57,263 ♪ 689 00:29:57,330 --> 00:29:59,499 - You're done messing with other people's minds, Xotar. 690 00:29:59,532 --> 00:30:00,834 Including mine. 691 00:30:00,900 --> 00:30:03,336 - [laughs] 692 00:30:03,370 --> 00:30:04,337 - [grunts] 693 00:30:04,371 --> 00:30:07,841 ♪ 694 00:30:07,907 --> 00:30:10,210 - If it makes you feel like less of a failure, 695 00:30:10,243 --> 00:30:13,646 I dug my claws into your mind long before you even arrived. 696 00:30:13,680 --> 00:30:14,848 [laughs] 697 00:30:14,914 --> 00:30:19,352 ♪ 698 00:30:19,386 --> 00:30:21,287 - [groaning] 699 00:30:21,354 --> 00:30:24,240 - Apologies for not mentioning the telekinesis. 700 00:30:24,900 --> 00:30:26,593 Didn't take a crystal ball to know I'd eventually have 701 00:30:26,659 --> 00:30:28,940 to catch you by surprise. 702 00:30:28,128 --> 00:30:30,296 You know, back in the day, 703 00:30:30,363 --> 00:30:34,100 my specialty was bending spoons. 704 00:30:34,134 --> 00:30:37,370 - [crying out] [bones cracking] 705 00:30:37,103 --> 00:30:44,144 ♪ 706 00:30:47,881 --> 00:30:50,817 [screams] 707 00:30:50,850 --> 00:30:53,253 - Okay, guys, now CCPD is reporting 708 00:30:53,286 --> 00:30:55,422 that Flash is getting his butt kicked downtown 709 00:30:55,455 --> 00:30:56,823 by some meta-magician 710 00:30:56,856 --> 00:30:58,291 that's got him suspended in midair. 711 00:30:58,324 --> 00:30:59,959 - It's gotta be Xotar. 712 00:30:59,993 --> 00:31:01,394 - Barry, Frost is on her way. 713 00:31:01,428 --> 00:31:02,629 - But she's all the way across town. 714 00:31:02,696 --> 00:31:03,897 She'll never make it in time. 715 00:31:03,963 --> 00:31:06,660 - I can stop Xotar! 716 00:31:06,132 --> 00:31:08,635 I just need to generate enough lightning. 717 00:31:08,702 --> 00:31:10,870 - But Barry, you need friction to build up 718 00:31:10,904 --> 00:31:11,971 that kind of kinetic energy. 719 00:31:12,500 --> 00:31:13,873 If you can't run... 720 00:31:13,907 --> 00:31:15,308 you can't throw lightning. 721 00:31:15,342 --> 00:31:18,110 [static crackling] Barry? 722 00:31:18,440 --> 00:31:19,212 Barry? 723 00:31:19,279 --> 00:31:21,748 [dramatic music] 724 00:31:21,781 --> 00:31:24,751 - [screaming] 725 00:31:24,784 --> 00:31:28,922 ♪ 726 00:31:28,988 --> 00:31:31,991 [electrical sparking] 727 00:31:33,426 --> 00:31:35,528 - Sounds like Barry is generating lightning. 728 00:31:35,595 --> 00:31:36,863 How is that possible? 729 00:31:36,896 --> 00:31:39,320 - [laughs] Holy Granville T. Woods. 730 00:31:39,650 --> 00:31:41,501 Okay, if he's vibrating his cells 731 00:31:41,534 --> 00:31:43,370 on a microscopic level... 732 00:31:43,436 --> 00:31:44,904 that might be enough movement 733 00:31:44,938 --> 00:31:46,606 to build up an electrical charge. 734 00:31:46,639 --> 00:31:48,108 - How would he throw lightning, then? 735 00:31:48,174 --> 00:31:50,477 - I don't think he's going to. 736 00:31:50,510 --> 00:31:52,120 My guess... 737 00:31:52,450 --> 00:31:53,680 is, he's letting it build up inside of him 738 00:31:53,747 --> 00:31:54,881 on purpose. 739 00:31:54,914 --> 00:31:56,483 - Caitlin, what happens 740 00:31:56,516 --> 00:31:58,918 if his body can't hold in his lightning anymore? 741 00:31:58,952 --> 00:32:01,254 - I think we're about to find out. 742 00:32:01,321 --> 00:32:03,123 ♪ 743 00:32:03,189 --> 00:32:05,191 - [screaming] 744 00:32:05,225 --> 00:32:07,794 [electrical buzzing] 745 00:32:07,827 --> 00:32:10,797 [electrical buzzing intensifies] 746 00:32:10,830 --> 00:32:17,370 ♪ 747 00:32:17,404 --> 00:32:20,140 [screams] 748 00:32:22,750 --> 00:32:24,477 - [grunts] 749 00:32:24,511 --> 00:32:30,250 ♪ 750 00:32:30,283 --> 00:32:31,918 - [sighs] 751 00:32:35,422 --> 00:32:37,390 [chuckles] 752 00:32:37,424 --> 00:32:40,393 [peaceful music] 753 00:32:40,427 --> 00:32:42,228 ♪ 754 00:32:42,262 --> 00:32:43,496 - That was the hospital. 755 00:32:43,530 --> 00:32:44,964 The guard that Xotar attacked 756 00:32:44,998 --> 00:32:47,167 recovered as soon as she was meta-cuffed. 757 00:32:47,233 --> 00:32:48,968 So did everyone else she attacked. 758 00:32:49,200 --> 00:32:51,400 - How you feeling, Barr? 759 00:32:51,710 --> 00:32:53,606 - Like it's barely past lunchtime, already feels 760 00:32:53,673 --> 00:32:55,375 like the longest day of my life. 761 00:32:55,408 --> 00:32:57,770 - But it also feels like it's gonna be a good one. 762 00:32:57,110 --> 00:32:58,745 Now that we got Xotar, we don't have to worry 763 00:32:58,812 --> 00:33:01,981 about the rest of the day or you losing your sanity. 764 00:33:02,150 --> 00:33:03,717 - Well, in that case, I don't know about you guys, 765 00:33:03,750 --> 00:33:04,718 but I'm starving. 766 00:33:04,751 --> 00:33:06,453 - Oh, yeah. 767 00:33:06,519 --> 00:33:08,288 - Why don't we meet up with Iris at Joe and Cecile's? 768 00:33:08,321 --> 00:33:09,989 See if we can talk Joe into whipping us up 769 00:33:10,230 --> 00:33:11,291 a pot of his famous jambalaya. 770 00:33:11,324 --> 00:33:14,461 [ominous music] 771 00:33:14,527 --> 00:33:17,764 - That's...not funny, Barry. 772 00:33:17,831 --> 00:33:21,000 - Okay, I'll ask him to grill some burgers instead. 773 00:33:21,340 --> 00:33:22,736 - Why are you doing that? 774 00:33:24,137 --> 00:33:25,472 - Doing what? 775 00:33:25,538 --> 00:33:28,410 - Acting like Joe's still alive, man. 776 00:33:28,108 --> 00:33:33,460 ♪ 777 00:33:33,113 --> 00:33:35,615 - What are you talking about? 778 00:33:35,648 --> 00:33:37,117 - [echoing] You don't remember? 779 00:33:37,150 --> 00:33:39,552 ♪ 780 00:33:39,586 --> 00:33:42,489 Barry, Joe died six months ago. 781 00:33:42,555 --> 00:33:44,657 You know that. 782 00:33:44,724 --> 00:33:47,727 - What? 783 00:33:47,761 --> 00:33:49,362 No. 784 00:33:49,429 --> 00:33:51,564 I don't believe you. 785 00:33:51,598 --> 00:33:55,335 - [echoing] Barry, look. 786 00:33:55,368 --> 00:33:58,400 Maybe you're still processing this or something, 787 00:33:58,380 --> 00:33:59,606 I don't know. 788 00:33:59,639 --> 00:34:01,875 But we'll--we'll figure it out. 789 00:34:01,908 --> 00:34:02,942 Okay? 790 00:34:03,900 --> 00:34:04,911 Why don't you just sit down 791 00:34:04,944 --> 00:34:08,915 and let Caitlin take a look at the ol' noggin? 792 00:34:08,948 --> 00:34:16,220 ♪ 793 00:34:17,891 --> 00:34:21,270 [dramatic music] 794 00:34:21,610 --> 00:34:25,532 ♪ 795 00:34:25,598 --> 00:34:27,367 - Where is he? - Barry, you're scaring me. 796 00:34:27,400 --> 00:34:28,468 - Where is he? - Who? 797 00:34:28,501 --> 00:34:30,337 - Joe! 798 00:34:30,370 --> 00:34:37,210 ♪ 799 00:34:43,616 --> 00:34:46,653 - You gave the eulogy at his funeral. 800 00:34:46,686 --> 00:34:49,890 - No way. 801 00:34:49,122 --> 00:34:51,624 No, no, this is wrong. 802 00:34:51,658 --> 00:34:53,259 Iris, this is wrong. We have to investigate this. 803 00:34:53,293 --> 00:34:54,627 We have to find out what really happened to him. 804 00:34:54,661 --> 00:34:55,628 He's not dead! 805 00:34:55,662 --> 00:34:56,663 He can't be! 806 00:34:56,696 --> 00:34:59,632 - Damn it, Barry. 807 00:34:59,666 --> 00:35:02,402 Joe is gone. 808 00:35:02,435 --> 00:35:04,504 Why can't you just accept that? 809 00:35:04,537 --> 00:35:11,578 ♪ 810 00:35:18,318 --> 00:35:21,521 [dramatic music] 811 00:35:21,554 --> 00:35:23,690 - Cecile. - Barry, why are you saying 812 00:35:23,723 --> 00:35:25,158 all these things all of a sudden? 813 00:35:25,225 --> 00:35:26,559 It's like the last six months, this... 814 00:35:26,593 --> 00:35:29,129 living nightmare never even happened. 815 00:35:29,162 --> 00:35:30,130 - Six months. 816 00:35:30,163 --> 00:35:31,264 - What are you doing? 817 00:35:31,297 --> 00:35:32,465 I can't do this with you. 818 00:35:32,532 --> 00:35:33,900 Barry, I can't do it. 819 00:35:33,967 --> 00:35:35,435 - Cecile, listen to me. 820 00:35:35,468 --> 00:35:37,437 Joe's not dead. - Yes! 821 00:35:38,438 --> 00:35:40,707 [voice breaking] Yes, he is. 822 00:35:40,740 --> 00:35:41,775 He's dead. [phone buzzing] 823 00:35:41,841 --> 00:35:44,110 And I am trying to move on. 824 00:35:44,144 --> 00:35:45,879 Why won't you let me do that? 825 00:35:45,912 --> 00:35:47,414 - Cecile, please. - Barry. 826 00:35:47,447 --> 00:35:48,882 [uneasy music] 827 00:35:48,915 --> 00:35:50,984 You're all over the news. 828 00:35:51,170 --> 00:35:51,985 - What? 829 00:35:52,180 --> 00:35:53,253 - What did you do? 830 00:35:53,286 --> 00:35:55,588 - Nothing. I... 831 00:35:57,290 --> 00:35:59,993 - After apprehending a criminal earlier today, 832 00:36:00,260 --> 00:36:02,620 the Flash, for reasons unknown, 833 00:36:02,128 --> 00:36:04,164 committed a crime of his own. 834 00:36:04,197 --> 00:36:06,433 Warning: this footage may be disturbing 835 00:36:06,466 --> 00:36:07,600 to some viewers. 836 00:36:07,634 --> 00:36:09,736 [screaming] 837 00:36:09,769 --> 00:36:12,806 - [grunting] 838 00:36:15,809 --> 00:36:19,179 - Our camerawoman was barely able to escape with her life. 839 00:36:19,212 --> 00:36:21,281 And luckily, there were no deaths today, 840 00:36:21,314 --> 00:36:23,490 despite what city officials estimate 841 00:36:23,830 --> 00:36:25,218 are millions of dollars in damage. 842 00:36:25,285 --> 00:36:26,886 But other members of our crew, 843 00:36:26,920 --> 00:36:29,222 along with dozens of innocent civilians, 844 00:36:29,289 --> 00:36:32,158 were injured in the Flash's brazen attack. 845 00:36:32,192 --> 00:36:34,761 Once again, our top story: 846 00:36:34,794 --> 00:36:37,731 the hero who has saved our city countless times 847 00:36:37,764 --> 00:36:39,632 has turned against us. 848 00:36:39,666 --> 00:36:42,235 More on this unprecedented breaking development 849 00:36:42,302 --> 00:36:45,171 as we head to our reporter on the ground. 850 00:36:45,205 --> 00:36:47,307 ♪ 851 00:36:47,340 --> 00:36:48,808 - I don't remember doing that. 852 00:36:48,842 --> 00:36:50,430 - Caitlin said you didn't remember 853 00:36:50,760 --> 00:36:51,644 destroying the loft. 854 00:36:51,678 --> 00:36:54,414 Or almost killing her and Chester either. 855 00:36:54,481 --> 00:36:56,649 ♪ 856 00:36:56,683 --> 00:36:59,552 - Barry, we can blame Xotar for the loft. 857 00:36:59,619 --> 00:37:03,189 But she was in meta-cuffs when you destroyed City Hall. 858 00:37:03,223 --> 00:37:04,357 - Do you see? 859 00:37:04,391 --> 00:37:06,826 [dramatic music] 860 00:37:06,860 --> 00:37:09,262 It's been you all along, Flash. 861 00:37:09,329 --> 00:37:10,830 Now do you believe me? 862 00:37:10,864 --> 00:37:11,965 - No. 863 00:37:11,998 --> 00:37:13,990 This is one of your illusions. 864 00:37:13,133 --> 00:37:14,534 That's it. 865 00:37:14,567 --> 00:37:15,869 Iris, Cecile, you have to believe me. 866 00:37:15,935 --> 00:37:17,137 - Enough! 867 00:37:17,203 --> 00:37:19,939 This ends now. 868 00:37:19,973 --> 00:37:22,942 [energy pulsing] 869 00:37:22,976 --> 00:37:26,413 ♪ 870 00:37:26,446 --> 00:37:29,649 - Barry! 871 00:37:29,683 --> 00:37:31,351 - It's fitting that I end your life 872 00:37:31,384 --> 00:37:34,200 with the undying fire of my home world, 873 00:37:34,870 --> 00:37:35,989 the Flame of Py'tar. 874 00:37:36,220 --> 00:37:37,424 ♪ 875 00:37:37,457 --> 00:37:39,292 - Get out of my house. 876 00:37:39,359 --> 00:37:42,395 [electrical ringing] 877 00:37:45,665 --> 00:37:47,801 - [laughs] 878 00:37:47,834 --> 00:37:50,403 The empath. 879 00:37:50,437 --> 00:37:52,372 Your power's no match for me. 880 00:37:52,405 --> 00:37:55,800 So for now... 881 00:37:55,410 --> 00:37:56,242 Sleep. 882 00:37:56,276 --> 00:38:01,281 ♪ 883 00:38:01,314 --> 00:38:02,615 - Stop! 884 00:38:02,682 --> 00:38:04,117 If it's me you want, 885 00:38:04,150 --> 00:38:05,118 get it over with! 886 00:38:05,151 --> 00:38:06,920 - Gladly. 887 00:38:06,986 --> 00:38:12,392 ♪ 888 00:38:12,425 --> 00:38:15,128 [grunts] 889 00:38:17,130 --> 00:38:18,298 - That's--that's all I got. 890 00:38:18,331 --> 00:38:19,899 Barry, run! 891 00:38:19,933 --> 00:38:22,435 - Good move, Chuck. 892 00:38:22,469 --> 00:38:24,204 - What's wrong with you people? 893 00:38:24,270 --> 00:38:26,573 You saw the destruction he'll bring to the world 894 00:38:26,606 --> 00:38:27,907 with your own eyes. 895 00:38:27,941 --> 00:38:30,443 Why am I fighting this threat alone? 896 00:38:30,477 --> 00:38:35,810 [mechanical whirring] 897 00:38:35,148 --> 00:38:36,850 [distorted] Stand in my way again, 898 00:38:36,883 --> 00:38:40,787 any of you, and suffer the consequences. 899 00:38:40,854 --> 00:38:43,230 I will find the Flash 900 00:38:43,560 --> 00:38:45,291 and end him 901 00:38:45,325 --> 00:38:48,294 before he brings about Armageddon. 902 00:38:48,328 --> 00:38:52,432 ♪ 903 00:38:52,465 --> 00:38:55,168 [growls] 904 00:38:55,201 --> 00:38:57,470 [mechanical whirring] 905 00:39:01,410 --> 00:39:03,476 - So is Barry gonna be all right? 906 00:39:03,510 --> 00:39:05,645 - Honestly, we don't know. 907 00:39:05,679 --> 00:39:07,781 - Can you tell us anything else about Despero's planet 908 00:39:07,814 --> 00:39:09,816 or his freaky flame? 909 00:39:09,883 --> 00:39:13,119 - Well, actually, the pieces are starting to come together. 910 00:39:13,186 --> 00:39:16,356 For years, we had heard rumors and whispers 911 00:39:16,389 --> 00:39:17,991 from the dark corners of the galaxy 912 00:39:18,580 --> 00:39:19,959 about the Flame of Py'tar, 913 00:39:19,993 --> 00:39:22,362 which is an energy source that was supposedly 914 00:39:22,395 --> 00:39:24,397 the sentient heart of the planet Kalanor. 915 00:39:24,464 --> 00:39:26,266 But just when we started to think that this was 916 00:39:26,332 --> 00:39:28,635 a pan-galactic urban legend, 917 00:39:28,668 --> 00:39:32,405 you guys are the first to meet an actual Kalanorian. 918 00:39:32,472 --> 00:39:34,374 - [laughs] 919 00:39:34,407 --> 00:39:35,809 Lucky us. 920 00:39:35,842 --> 00:39:37,644 - Yeah, but thanks to you guys, 921 00:39:37,677 --> 00:39:40,130 we've opened an official file on Despero. 922 00:39:40,800 --> 00:39:41,681 Kara and J'onn, they're off-world, 923 00:39:41,715 --> 00:39:43,249 but we'll keep investigating, 924 00:39:43,283 --> 00:39:44,584 and I'll call if we find anything 925 00:39:44,651 --> 00:39:46,419 that can help take him down. 926 00:39:46,486 --> 00:39:48,688 You guys stay safe, okay? 927 00:39:48,722 --> 00:39:51,491 - Yeah, thanks. You too, Alex. 928 00:39:51,524 --> 00:39:52,726 - Well, we may not be the Tower 929 00:39:52,792 --> 00:39:54,527 or have access to S.T.A.R. Labs, 930 00:39:54,561 --> 00:39:56,363 but Chester P can still roll up his sleeves 931 00:39:56,396 --> 00:40:00,266 and see what I can come up with to help track down Barry. 932 00:40:00,300 --> 00:40:02,936 - Assuming he wants to be found. 933 00:40:02,969 --> 00:40:04,704 [tense music] 934 00:40:04,738 --> 00:40:06,539 - If you and Allegra hadn't shown up when you did-- 935 00:40:06,573 --> 00:40:08,141 - Hey, hey, it's all good. 936 00:40:08,174 --> 00:40:09,876 Okay? We'll figure this out. 937 00:40:09,943 --> 00:40:12,178 We always do. 938 00:40:12,245 --> 00:40:13,713 We'll get Barry back. 939 00:40:13,747 --> 00:40:15,715 - Yeah, but what will he be like when we do? 940 00:40:15,749 --> 00:40:22,822 ♪ 941 00:40:51,918 --> 00:40:54,354 - You look like death warmed over. 942 00:40:54,421 --> 00:40:56,923 - I need your help. 943 00:40:56,990 --> 00:40:59,426 - Barry, what the hell is going on? 944 00:41:00,560 --> 00:41:03,797 - Injustice. 945 00:41:03,863 --> 00:41:10,904 ♪ 946 00:41:42,268 --> 00:41:43,803 - Greg, move your head.