1 00:00:05,962 --> 00:00:08,182 - Hasta mañana, Stan. 2 00:00:08,225 --> 00:00:09,270 - Have a good one. 3 00:00:21,238 --> 00:00:22,326 Donna? 4 00:00:31,988 --> 00:00:34,817 If you're trying to scare me, it won't work. 5 00:00:34,860 --> 00:00:36,906 I told you I ain't paying you a damn cent more. 6 00:00:36,949 --> 00:00:43,652 ♪ 7 00:00:46,437 --> 00:00:47,395 - ♪ Whoa! 8 00:00:47,438 --> 00:00:50,876 ♪ 9 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,704 - Come on, man. That's enough. 10 00:00:52,748 --> 00:00:56,839 ♪ 11 00:00:56,882 --> 00:01:01,235 - ♪ Well, I go where I want, and I go where I need ♪ 12 00:01:10,853 --> 00:01:17,903 ♪ 13 00:01:26,347 --> 00:01:29,132 Ooh! 14 00:01:29,176 --> 00:01:31,395 Iced java...thank you, baby. 15 00:01:31,439 --> 00:01:32,831 Hey, I was thinking that we could get 16 00:01:32,875 --> 00:01:35,834 an early dinner reservation tonight. 17 00:01:35,878 --> 00:01:36,922 - Sure. 18 00:01:43,233 --> 00:01:45,801 - Actually, um, you know what? 19 00:01:45,844 --> 00:01:47,542 Why don't we, um, stay in, 20 00:01:47,585 --> 00:01:49,674 have a quiet night, just the two of us? 21 00:01:49,718 --> 00:01:50,936 That feels better. 22 00:01:50,980 --> 00:01:53,200 - Thank you. I'm okay. 23 00:01:53,243 --> 00:01:55,158 You know, I gotta get used to it eventually. 24 00:01:55,202 --> 00:01:56,246 It's just another day. 25 00:01:56,290 --> 00:01:57,726 - I can clear my schedule. 26 00:01:57,769 --> 00:01:59,336 - I'm fine, really. 27 00:01:59,380 --> 00:02:01,556 Besides, things are-- things are busy at CCC. 28 00:02:01,599 --> 00:02:04,385 You need to be there. 29 00:02:04,428 --> 00:02:06,126 And I need to get to work. 30 00:02:06,169 --> 00:02:08,954 - I'm just a phone call away. 31 00:02:08,998 --> 00:02:09,955 - I know. 32 00:02:20,314 --> 00:02:22,011 - Is it that bad? 33 00:02:22,054 --> 00:02:23,621 - Huh? Sorry. 34 00:02:23,665 --> 00:02:26,668 That fire just kind of weirds me out is all. 35 00:02:28,148 --> 00:02:31,586 The vic's name is Stanley Mullen. 36 00:02:31,629 --> 00:02:35,633 Uh, he's the manager of this local watering hole. 37 00:02:35,677 --> 00:02:37,200 - It's weird. 38 00:02:37,244 --> 00:02:38,767 The body's burnt through, 39 00:02:38,810 --> 00:02:40,595 but the ground underneath isn't even charred. 40 00:02:40,638 --> 00:02:43,772 - Yeah, this was definitely a meta attack. 41 00:02:43,815 --> 00:02:45,687 Dark matter levels are off the charts. 42 00:02:45,730 --> 00:02:48,080 - Well, whoever that is, they produce fire 43 00:02:48,124 --> 00:02:49,647 that ignores the laws of physics. 44 00:02:49,691 --> 00:02:51,562 - Oh man, you know, this is giving me, like, 45 00:02:51,606 --> 00:02:54,870 "Goodbye, Armageddon, but hello, Dante's Inferno" 46 00:02:54,913 --> 00:02:57,133 type of a vibe. 47 00:02:57,177 --> 00:02:58,308 - Morning, Allen. - Morning. 48 00:02:58,352 --> 00:03:00,049 - Runk. 49 00:03:00,092 --> 00:03:03,052 Find anything that can help us piece this together? 50 00:03:03,095 --> 00:03:04,793 - Uh, no. Not yet. 51 00:03:04,836 --> 00:03:06,838 Were there any witnesses? 52 00:03:06,882 --> 00:03:09,580 - Uh, the bartender, Donna Winters, didn't see the crime. 53 00:03:09,624 --> 00:03:11,191 But she said our victim got 54 00:03:11,234 --> 00:03:13,105 into a pretty nasty argument last night 55 00:03:13,149 --> 00:03:15,282 with a recently paroled ex-convict. 56 00:03:15,325 --> 00:03:17,022 Apparently, the guy had a bad temper. 57 00:03:17,066 --> 00:03:21,462 Oh, and he was wearing a L.I.P.S. concert T-shirt. 58 00:03:21,505 --> 00:03:25,074 You know, as in the rock band. 59 00:03:25,117 --> 00:03:26,902 I was gonna ask him some follow-up questions. 60 00:03:26,945 --> 00:03:30,122 - Would it be okay if I showed her a picture of someone 61 00:03:30,166 --> 00:03:32,255 who could be our suspect? - Sure. 62 00:03:35,302 --> 00:03:36,520 ♪ 63 00:03:36,564 --> 00:03:39,219 - Donna, this is CSI Barry Allen 64 00:03:39,262 --> 00:03:41,830 and CCPD consultant Chester Runk. 65 00:03:41,873 --> 00:03:44,833 - Ms. Winters, the person you saw arguing with the victim, 66 00:03:44,876 --> 00:03:46,487 was this him? 67 00:03:48,097 --> 00:03:50,752 - That's him. That's the guy. 68 00:03:50,795 --> 00:03:54,451 - Jaco Birch. I'll put out an APB. 69 00:03:54,495 --> 00:03:55,757 This way, ma'am. 70 00:03:57,889 --> 00:04:00,283 - The Hotness did this? 71 00:04:00,327 --> 00:04:01,632 I thought it was all about the moolah, 72 00:04:01,676 --> 00:04:03,895 not cold-blooded murder. 73 00:04:03,939 --> 00:04:05,288 Plus, how did he kill someone 74 00:04:05,332 --> 00:04:07,464 without burning half the place down? 75 00:04:07,508 --> 00:04:09,771 - Looks like we're not the only ones who leveled up this year. 76 00:04:09,814 --> 00:04:11,381 ♪ 77 00:04:17,169 --> 00:04:18,736 - Here you go, boss lady. 78 00:04:18,780 --> 00:04:20,999 This is every suggestion the bullpen brainstormed 79 00:04:21,043 --> 00:04:23,611 for who should be our first CC Citizen of the Week. 80 00:04:23,654 --> 00:04:25,221 - Nice work. 81 00:04:25,265 --> 00:04:29,312 Only, this is every suggestion... 82 00:04:29,356 --> 00:04:30,835 except the winning one. 83 00:04:32,576 --> 00:04:34,448 - Rosie Levin. - Mm-hmm. 84 00:04:34,491 --> 00:04:37,102 Uh, boss, I don't think launching 85 00:04:37,146 --> 00:04:39,757 our first profile section on some 86 00:04:39,801 --> 00:04:42,673 shallow social media influencer is the way to go. 87 00:04:42,717 --> 00:04:45,894 I just thought we were supposed to be the voice of the people. 88 00:04:45,937 --> 00:04:47,635 - I hear you. 89 00:04:47,678 --> 00:04:50,899 But Rosie Levin is who the people are interested in. 90 00:04:50,942 --> 00:04:52,857 500,000 of them, to be exact, 91 00:04:52,901 --> 00:04:54,816 and if we could bring those eyeballs to CCC, 92 00:04:54,859 --> 00:04:57,775 then, hopefully, people will read the stories that matter. 93 00:04:57,819 --> 00:05:02,519 ♪ 94 00:05:02,563 --> 00:05:05,783 Is there something that you wanna tell me? 95 00:05:05,827 --> 00:05:07,394 - Yeah. Okay, fine. 96 00:05:07,437 --> 00:05:09,874 Taylor brought this to me earlier, and I told her 97 00:05:09,918 --> 00:05:14,444 it wasn't right for us, and she went behind my back. 98 00:05:14,488 --> 00:05:18,056 - She believed in the story, and she followed protocol 99 00:05:18,100 --> 00:05:20,363 and made an appeal to the editor-in-chief, 100 00:05:20,407 --> 00:05:22,060 and I approved it. 101 00:05:22,104 --> 00:05:23,323 Is that a problem? 102 00:05:23,366 --> 00:05:24,454 - Yes! 103 00:05:24,498 --> 00:05:26,238 I mean, no. 104 00:05:26,282 --> 00:05:29,720 I just mean if the bullpen knows they can come to you 105 00:05:29,764 --> 00:05:33,115 when I say no... my word means nothing. 106 00:05:33,158 --> 00:05:36,597 Look, you're still their boss. 107 00:05:36,640 --> 00:05:38,555 But I'm also yours, 108 00:05:38,599 --> 00:05:41,123 and that means that sometimes we are going to disagree 109 00:05:41,166 --> 00:05:42,385 on the stories that we tell. 110 00:05:42,429 --> 00:05:44,169 It's part of the process. 111 00:05:44,213 --> 00:05:45,736 - Yeah, you're right. 112 00:05:45,780 --> 00:05:47,347 Of course, I-- 113 00:05:47,390 --> 00:05:50,437 - Actually, you know what? Why don't you both 114 00:05:50,480 --> 00:05:52,613 interview Rosie? 115 00:05:52,656 --> 00:05:54,397 - You want Taylor and me to work together? 116 00:05:54,441 --> 00:05:57,139 - You're my supervising editor. Go supervise. 117 00:05:57,182 --> 00:06:01,448 Plus, opposing perspectives make for better stories. 118 00:06:01,491 --> 00:06:03,928 And keep an open mind. I mean, you might be surprised 119 00:06:03,972 --> 00:06:05,321 at what the two of you can do together. 120 00:06:06,801 --> 00:06:09,281 - Yeah. You got it. 121 00:06:13,068 --> 00:06:19,379 ♪ 122 00:06:20,641 --> 00:06:23,034 - Whoa, whoa. Easy with the guitars, roadies. 123 00:06:23,078 --> 00:06:25,515 You're unloading the gilded weapons of true rock gods. 124 00:06:25,559 --> 00:06:27,212 Come on! 125 00:06:27,256 --> 00:06:29,127 - You gotta trust your old man, Harold! 126 00:06:29,171 --> 00:06:31,695 Watching a L.I.P.S. concert's gonna blow your freakin' mind. 127 00:06:31,739 --> 00:06:32,783 - Yeah. Whatever, dude. 128 00:06:32,827 --> 00:06:34,219 - Hey, you know I'm sorry 129 00:06:34,263 --> 00:06:35,220 I couldn't land the backstage passes 130 00:06:35,264 --> 00:06:36,439 I promised, all right? 131 00:06:36,483 --> 00:06:37,788 I kind of ran into a little 132 00:06:37,832 --> 00:06:39,050 bit of a cash flow issue. 133 00:06:39,094 --> 00:06:40,225 - You bribed me here with stuff 134 00:06:40,269 --> 00:06:42,402 you couldn't even get, Jaco? 135 00:06:42,445 --> 00:06:45,100 You're even more lame than usual. 136 00:06:45,143 --> 00:06:47,929 - I know, right? 137 00:06:47,972 --> 00:06:50,714 But, uh, hey, look, maybe after the show, 138 00:06:50,758 --> 00:06:52,629 we could grab some food, huh? 139 00:06:52,673 --> 00:06:53,978 I could tell you some stories 140 00:06:54,022 --> 00:06:55,371 about these crazy things these bands 141 00:06:55,415 --> 00:06:56,720 I'm working with get into. 142 00:06:56,764 --> 00:06:58,330 - You aren't with the bands, Jaco. 143 00:06:58,374 --> 00:07:02,465 You're arena security. Anyone could do that. 144 00:07:02,509 --> 00:07:03,640 I'm gonna go for a walk. 145 00:07:03,684 --> 00:07:07,209 ♪ 146 00:07:07,252 --> 00:07:08,950 - But--but Harold... 147 00:07:10,865 --> 00:07:11,822 Whoa. 148 00:07:14,869 --> 00:07:16,436 ♪ 149 00:07:16,479 --> 00:07:18,350 - Jaco Birch. 150 00:07:18,394 --> 00:07:20,309 You're under arrest for the murder of Stanley Mullen. 151 00:07:20,352 --> 00:07:22,398 - Nah, I think you got the wrong guy. 152 00:07:22,442 --> 00:07:24,008 - What's going on? 153 00:07:24,052 --> 00:07:25,401 - Take him somewhere safe. 154 00:07:25,445 --> 00:07:26,402 - Hey. 155 00:07:26,446 --> 00:07:27,838 - Let go of me, jerk. 156 00:07:27,882 --> 00:07:29,623 - Hey, hey, hey! Get your hands off my son! 157 00:07:29,666 --> 00:07:32,843 - Calm down, and put your hands behind your back. 158 00:07:32,887 --> 00:07:35,193 - Nobody's taking my kid away from me. 159 00:07:35,237 --> 00:07:37,413 Never again! 160 00:07:47,118 --> 00:07:48,729 - Thanks, Flash. 161 00:07:48,772 --> 00:07:50,121 We got it from here. 162 00:07:50,165 --> 00:07:53,037 - Harold, I'm innocent. I swear. 163 00:07:53,081 --> 00:07:55,170 I'm innocent! Please believe me. 164 00:07:55,213 --> 00:07:57,825 Flash! You gotta help me. Please, I didn't do anything. 165 00:07:57,868 --> 00:08:00,871 Please, I can't lose my son! Please! 166 00:08:00,915 --> 00:08:02,133 - I didn't do it. 167 00:08:02,177 --> 00:08:03,657 I swear to God I didn't do this. 168 00:08:03,700 --> 00:08:04,832 - Where's mom? - What's gonna happen 169 00:08:04,875 --> 00:08:06,094 to my son? - Dad! 170 00:08:06,137 --> 00:08:08,444 - Barry! - Dad! 171 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:11,055 - Harold, I didn't do anything. I swear! 172 00:08:11,099 --> 00:08:13,275 I swear. Please. Please believe me, please! 173 00:08:13,318 --> 00:08:17,497 ♪ 174 00:08:25,417 --> 00:08:28,203 ♪ 175 00:08:28,246 --> 00:08:29,552 - Okay, I gotta be honest. 176 00:08:29,596 --> 00:08:32,729 Uh, based on this police report, 177 00:08:32,773 --> 00:08:34,165 I'd advise Mr. Birch here 178 00:08:34,209 --> 00:08:36,385 to start thinking about a plea bargain. 179 00:08:40,432 --> 00:08:43,697 I'm guessing you feel differently. 180 00:08:43,740 --> 00:08:45,829 - I just want to make sure they got the right guy. 181 00:08:45,873 --> 00:08:47,396 - Well, it seems like they do. 182 00:08:47,439 --> 00:08:48,571 He had an argument with the victim 183 00:08:48,615 --> 00:08:49,964 hours before he was killed. 184 00:08:50,007 --> 00:08:51,182 He's got no alibi. 185 00:08:51,226 --> 00:08:52,183 The crime matches his powers, 186 00:08:52,227 --> 00:08:53,620 and the guy is an ex-con. 187 00:08:53,663 --> 00:08:56,623 - Who was released early for good behavior. 188 00:08:56,666 --> 00:08:58,712 - You know, Korber and those other officers could've been 189 00:08:58,755 --> 00:09:00,322 killed, too, if you hadn't intervened. 190 00:09:00,365 --> 00:09:02,977 - I know--I-- I know how it looks for Birch, 191 00:09:03,020 --> 00:09:06,589 but there isn't any hard evidence that he's guilty. 192 00:09:06,633 --> 00:09:08,373 And last night, he supposedly killed a man 193 00:09:08,417 --> 00:09:09,897 and then instead of laying low, 194 00:09:09,940 --> 00:09:11,551 he went back to work this morning? 195 00:09:11,594 --> 00:09:13,901 As a security guard of all things? 196 00:09:13,944 --> 00:09:15,511 It's just--it doesn't add up. 197 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:18,035 - Yeah. Stranger things have happened. 198 00:09:18,079 --> 00:09:19,994 - I know, look, I-I've... 199 00:09:20,037 --> 00:09:22,126 I've worked hundreds of cases like this, 200 00:09:22,170 --> 00:09:25,260 and I'm telling you, something about this just-- 201 00:09:25,303 --> 00:09:28,568 it doesn't feel right to me. 202 00:09:28,611 --> 00:09:32,093 - Okay, okay, but you know that Birch had motive 203 00:09:32,136 --> 00:09:34,748 and opportunity to commit this murder. 204 00:09:34,791 --> 00:09:36,097 - You didn't see the look on his face 205 00:09:36,140 --> 00:09:38,621 when they took him from his son. 206 00:09:38,665 --> 00:09:40,754 He was... 207 00:09:40,797 --> 00:09:44,540 he was begging for me to believe that he's innocent. 208 00:09:44,584 --> 00:09:46,629 - And you do? 209 00:09:46,673 --> 00:09:49,414 - I'm not sure yet. 210 00:09:49,458 --> 00:09:53,331 Look, would you--would you be willing to meet with him 211 00:09:53,375 --> 00:09:56,465 to get a read on his emotions? 212 00:09:59,076 --> 00:10:01,078 Yes, of course, I'll meet with him. 213 00:10:01,122 --> 00:10:03,646 Guilty or not, everyone deserves proper representation. 214 00:10:03,690 --> 00:10:05,735 But Barry... 215 00:10:05,779 --> 00:10:10,218 using my powers to read a client... 216 00:10:10,261 --> 00:10:12,481 It's an ethical line that I can't cross. 217 00:10:12,524 --> 00:10:14,483 - Yeah, of course. I'm sorry. I-- 218 00:10:16,093 --> 00:10:18,356 I just don't wanna see someone go to prison 219 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:20,184 for a murder they might not have committed. 220 00:10:20,228 --> 00:10:25,189 ♪ 221 00:10:25,233 --> 00:10:27,670 - So Rosie, dropping out of Cornell to become 222 00:10:27,714 --> 00:10:30,630 a social media influencer took guts. 223 00:10:30,673 --> 00:10:34,416 What inspired you to make such a bold decision? 224 00:10:34,459 --> 00:10:37,419 - Let's just say institutionalized learning 225 00:10:37,462 --> 00:10:39,203 felt like a total prison. 226 00:10:39,247 --> 00:10:40,814 - Ugh. Mm-hmm. 227 00:10:40,857 --> 00:10:43,686 - Trust me. It's not. 228 00:10:45,209 --> 00:10:47,124 What my supervisor means is that our readers 229 00:10:47,168 --> 00:10:50,998 are just so eager to get to know the real Rosie Levin. 230 00:10:51,041 --> 00:10:52,739 - So sorry. Will you excuse me? 231 00:10:52,782 --> 00:10:54,523 - Uh-- 232 00:10:54,566 --> 00:10:57,265 So sorry, I don't know what her problem is. 233 00:10:57,308 --> 00:11:00,834 Uh, now why don't you take me through a typical day? 234 00:11:03,488 --> 00:11:04,533 - Lydia. 235 00:11:06,317 --> 00:11:08,798 - Garcia. 236 00:11:08,842 --> 00:11:11,975 - Oh, my God. It's so good to see you. 237 00:11:12,019 --> 00:11:13,542 How are you? 238 00:11:15,587 --> 00:11:17,633 - Look who decided to come say hi. 239 00:11:17,677 --> 00:11:20,549 I haven't seen you since Iron Heights. 240 00:11:20,592 --> 00:11:21,985 At least, not in person. 241 00:11:22,029 --> 00:11:23,552 Then again, your face is plastered 242 00:11:23,595 --> 00:11:25,293 all over that news website. 243 00:11:25,336 --> 00:11:26,860 - CCC Media, yeah. 244 00:11:26,903 --> 00:11:30,037 I work there now. 245 00:11:30,080 --> 00:11:31,734 These days, I'm writing the headlines, 246 00:11:31,778 --> 00:11:33,127 not starring in them. 247 00:11:33,170 --> 00:11:34,519 - Must be nice. 248 00:11:38,175 --> 00:11:40,438 - So you've been working here since you got out? 249 00:11:40,482 --> 00:11:44,268 - No, um, my first gig was cleaning out porta potties. 250 00:11:44,312 --> 00:11:45,356 That was fun. 251 00:11:47,532 --> 00:11:50,840 I guess this is kind of like a promotion for me. 252 00:11:50,884 --> 00:11:52,015 Not that you care. 253 00:11:52,059 --> 00:11:53,800 - What's that supposed to mean? 254 00:11:53,843 --> 00:11:56,063 - I get it, you're too busy to help out old friends. 255 00:11:56,106 --> 00:11:59,022 - You're mad because I'm a reporter now? 256 00:11:59,066 --> 00:12:02,983 - Look, you got out, walked into a legit career. 257 00:12:03,026 --> 00:12:04,854 Good for you. 258 00:12:04,898 --> 00:12:08,118 Meanwhile, I busted my butt to get my GED in prison, 259 00:12:08,162 --> 00:12:10,817 and look where it got me. 260 00:12:10,860 --> 00:12:12,688 - This is just temporary. 261 00:12:12,732 --> 00:12:14,559 I mean, I'm sure you can do better. 262 00:12:16,257 --> 00:12:17,519 - Gee, thanks. 263 00:12:17,562 --> 00:12:18,868 - I didn't mean it like that. 264 00:12:18,912 --> 00:12:19,956 - I know what you meant. 265 00:12:22,045 --> 00:12:24,265 The truth is cleaning floors is the best job I can get 266 00:12:24,308 --> 00:12:26,615 with a record like mine. 267 00:12:26,658 --> 00:12:28,660 People like you don't see who I'm trying to be-- 268 00:12:28,704 --> 00:12:31,185 only who I was. 269 00:12:31,228 --> 00:12:33,317 It makes it really hard, you know? 270 00:12:33,361 --> 00:12:34,797 - No. 271 00:12:34,841 --> 00:12:36,581 I don't know. 272 00:12:36,625 --> 00:12:37,626 Not yet. 273 00:12:37,669 --> 00:12:38,714 But... 274 00:12:40,020 --> 00:12:41,848 I'd like to try and help you. 275 00:12:41,891 --> 00:12:44,807 - How could you possibly help me? 276 00:12:44,851 --> 00:12:47,114 - Let me share your story with the world. 277 00:12:49,812 --> 00:12:50,770 Trust me. 278 00:12:50,813 --> 00:12:56,688 ♪ 279 00:12:56,732 --> 00:12:59,604 - Before we get into this, I need to know my son's okay. 280 00:12:59,648 --> 00:13:00,867 The cops won't tell me anything. 281 00:13:00,910 --> 00:13:01,911 - Yeah, Harold is fine. 282 00:13:01,955 --> 00:13:03,391 He's with Social Services, 283 00:13:03,434 --> 00:13:04,392 just until they can track down his mom. 284 00:13:04,435 --> 00:13:06,133 - Good luck with that. 285 00:13:06,176 --> 00:13:07,656 She's been in and out of his life since he was born. 286 00:13:07,699 --> 00:13:09,832 No telling when she'll turn up again. 287 00:13:09,876 --> 00:13:11,703 - Harold's mother-- she took care of him 288 00:13:11,747 --> 00:13:13,314 while you were in Iron Heights, right? 289 00:13:13,357 --> 00:13:15,055 - Barely. 290 00:13:15,098 --> 00:13:16,360 That's why I got my act together 291 00:13:16,404 --> 00:13:17,840 and got the hell out of that place. 292 00:13:17,884 --> 00:13:20,364 Harold, he never forgave me 293 00:13:20,408 --> 00:13:23,106 for abandoning him, and I don't blame him. 294 00:13:23,150 --> 00:13:26,544 Every second of the four years I spent in that prison, 295 00:13:26,588 --> 00:13:28,459 it's like he was serving time too. 296 00:13:30,113 --> 00:13:32,855 And the thing is, Harold's a good kid. 297 00:13:34,726 --> 00:13:36,816 I don't know what he did to deserve a father like me. 298 00:13:38,861 --> 00:13:41,646 - Okay, why don't you tell me what happened last night. 299 00:13:41,690 --> 00:13:43,823 - Stan and I got into it at the bar. 300 00:13:43,866 --> 00:13:46,260 I sold him a guitar so I could buy Harold backstage passes 301 00:13:46,303 --> 00:13:48,044 to the L.I.P.S. concert, and at the last minute, 302 00:13:48,088 --> 00:13:51,004 Stan decided to only pay me half of what we agreed on. 303 00:13:51,047 --> 00:13:52,788 - Then what happened? 304 00:13:52,832 --> 00:13:54,137 - Sure, we argued. 305 00:13:54,181 --> 00:13:55,922 And yeah, I told him this wasn't over. 306 00:13:55,965 --> 00:13:58,576 But then I went home. 307 00:13:58,620 --> 00:14:00,448 That's the last I saw of Stan. 308 00:14:00,491 --> 00:14:02,058 - Is there anybody that can confirm that? 309 00:14:02,102 --> 00:14:04,191 Anybody--was your son home with you last night? 310 00:14:04,234 --> 00:14:05,670 - No! He was out with friends. 311 00:14:05,714 --> 00:14:07,585 So unless my vinyl collection can talk... 312 00:14:09,849 --> 00:14:10,806 I got nothin'. 313 00:14:10,850 --> 00:14:15,898 ♪ 314 00:14:15,942 --> 00:14:17,639 All right. 315 00:14:17,682 --> 00:14:20,555 Listen, I've been around long enough to know 316 00:14:20,598 --> 00:14:23,340 you're about to tell me I'm screwed. 317 00:14:23,384 --> 00:14:27,954 But I'm telling you, I'm innocent. 318 00:14:27,997 --> 00:14:31,871 - Jaco, the bartender places you at the scene 319 00:14:31,914 --> 00:14:34,308 moments before the crime. 320 00:14:34,351 --> 00:14:38,094 Any jury is gonna see that as more than enough evidence 321 00:14:38,138 --> 00:14:40,705 to convict. 322 00:14:40,749 --> 00:14:42,707 I won't leave my son without a dad again! 323 00:14:42,751 --> 00:14:44,100 Okay? 324 00:14:44,144 --> 00:14:45,188 You got that? 325 00:14:47,887 --> 00:14:50,324 - I wish I had something better to tell you, Barry. 326 00:14:50,367 --> 00:14:53,980 But Birch just doesn't have the pieces that you need 327 00:14:54,023 --> 00:14:55,285 to build a strong defense. 328 00:14:55,329 --> 00:14:57,244 And all of the evidence, 329 00:14:57,287 --> 00:14:58,898 it's still pointing to him as the killer. 330 00:14:58,941 --> 00:15:01,465 - I know you didn't use your abilities in there, 331 00:15:01,509 --> 00:15:04,686 but what does your gut tell you? 332 00:15:04,729 --> 00:15:07,036 - It's telling me that whether he is actually innocent 333 00:15:07,080 --> 00:15:12,389 or not, he definitely believes that he is. 334 00:15:12,433 --> 00:15:14,609 But it's not nearly enough. 335 00:15:14,652 --> 00:15:16,306 - Yeah, but look, if there's any chance 336 00:15:16,350 --> 00:15:18,395 he is innocent, we have to help him. 337 00:15:23,923 --> 00:15:25,881 What's going on? 338 00:15:25,925 --> 00:15:28,188 - Jaco Birch just escaped custody en route to holding. 339 00:15:28,231 --> 00:15:29,580 - Was anybody hurt? 340 00:15:29,624 --> 00:15:31,191 - Thankfully, no, but so much for his 341 00:15:31,234 --> 00:15:32,975 "I'm innocent" sob story, huh? 342 00:15:33,019 --> 00:15:40,026 ♪ 343 00:15:44,900 --> 00:15:46,815 - You told the cops I killed Stan? 344 00:15:46,858 --> 00:15:47,990 - Come on, man. 345 00:15:48,034 --> 00:15:50,210 I only told them what I saw. 346 00:15:50,253 --> 00:15:53,343 And when you think about it, I really didn't see anything. 347 00:15:53,387 --> 00:15:55,780 Hey, you and me are good, right? 348 00:15:55,824 --> 00:15:58,218 - I'm gonna lose my son because of you-- 349 00:15:58,261 --> 00:15:59,523 because of what you said! 350 00:15:59,567 --> 00:16:00,916 - Hey man, relax, I-- 351 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:02,048 maybe I didn't see anything! 352 00:16:02,091 --> 00:16:04,006 - Damn straight, 353 00:16:04,050 --> 00:16:06,052 'cause you're gonna take it back. 354 00:16:06,095 --> 00:16:07,836 You're gonna take it all back... 355 00:16:07,879 --> 00:16:09,098 right now! 356 00:16:09,142 --> 00:16:10,970 - Wait, man! Please! 357 00:16:17,628 --> 00:16:19,065 - Nothing on the satellites yet. 358 00:16:19,108 --> 00:16:20,457 - Keep trying. We have to figure out 359 00:16:20,501 --> 00:16:21,981 where Birch is going before CCPD does. 360 00:16:22,024 --> 00:16:22,982 That's the only way we'll have a chance 361 00:16:23,025 --> 00:16:24,461 to prove he's innocent. 362 00:16:24,505 --> 00:16:25,506 - I'm sorry, are we talking about the guy 363 00:16:25,549 --> 00:16:26,768 who just burned his way 364 00:16:26,811 --> 00:16:28,857 through a CCPD transport convoy? 365 00:16:28,900 --> 00:16:31,425 - The fact that Birch ran away doesn't change the evidence. 366 00:16:31,468 --> 00:16:34,123 There's still nothing directly tying him to Mullen's death. 367 00:16:34,167 --> 00:16:37,170 - Sure, Barry, sure, but fleeing custody 368 00:16:37,213 --> 00:16:39,476 is not exactly exculpatory, 369 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:40,782 and I am saying that as his lawyer. 370 00:16:40,825 --> 00:16:42,044 - She's right, Barr. 371 00:16:42,088 --> 00:16:44,046 If Jaco Birch is innocent, why run? 372 00:16:44,090 --> 00:16:46,483 - Why did Frost run when Chillblaine framed her? 373 00:16:46,527 --> 00:16:48,355 Because unfortunately, sometimes people don't get 374 00:16:48,398 --> 00:16:50,661 a fair shot from the justice system. 375 00:16:50,705 --> 00:16:52,881 - Yeah, and as a former DA, I know. 376 00:16:52,924 --> 00:16:55,014 I know that sometimes, it's true. 377 00:16:55,057 --> 00:16:56,928 They don't. - Okay, but how do we know 378 00:16:56,972 --> 00:16:58,800 Birch isn't the same hothead he's always been? 379 00:16:58,843 --> 00:17:00,454 I mean, he'd be halfway across the country by now. 380 00:17:00,497 --> 00:17:02,630 - No, he didn't skip town-- not without his son. 381 00:17:02,673 --> 00:17:05,154 - And you know this how? - I just do. 382 00:17:05,198 --> 00:17:06,808 - Okay. 383 00:17:06,851 --> 00:17:09,289 - Uh, guys. Emergency dispatch is getting 384 00:17:09,332 --> 00:17:11,030 calls about a fire... 385 00:17:11,073 --> 00:17:12,814 right outside O'Shaughnessy's. 386 00:17:12,857 --> 00:17:14,772 - What? Why would Birch go back 387 00:17:14,816 --> 00:17:16,035 to the scene of the crime? 388 00:17:16,078 --> 00:17:18,254 - If it's really Birch. 389 00:17:18,298 --> 00:17:19,255 Yeah, I'll find out. 390 00:17:21,475 --> 00:17:24,521 - I'll come with you for backup. 391 00:17:24,565 --> 00:17:29,396 ♪ 392 00:17:29,439 --> 00:17:30,484 Holy crap. 393 00:17:39,232 --> 00:17:40,798 What kind of fire is this? 394 00:17:42,365 --> 00:17:44,585 - I think I know who this is. 395 00:17:44,628 --> 00:17:46,500 - Is that the witness who pinned it on Birch-- 396 00:17:46,543 --> 00:17:47,979 the bartender? 397 00:17:50,025 --> 00:17:51,331 You know, your innocent man, Barr, 398 00:17:51,374 --> 00:17:52,984 is not looking so innocent anymore. 399 00:17:53,028 --> 00:17:59,600 ♪ 400 00:17:59,643 --> 00:18:02,037 - I thought we were supposed to be working together on this. 401 00:18:02,081 --> 00:18:03,125 - Next time. 402 00:18:03,169 --> 00:18:05,345 Right now, I am in the zone. 403 00:18:05,388 --> 00:18:06,520 - Thought I saw you two were back. 404 00:18:06,563 --> 00:18:07,869 How's the interview go? 405 00:18:07,912 --> 00:18:09,697 - Great. I feel like this story 406 00:18:09,740 --> 00:18:12,352 is exploding out of me. 407 00:18:12,395 --> 00:18:14,354 - So everything went well? 408 00:18:14,397 --> 00:18:16,356 Yeah. 409 00:18:16,399 --> 00:18:17,574 Peachy. 410 00:18:17,618 --> 00:18:18,880 - Seriously, you're gonna love 411 00:18:18,923 --> 00:18:20,882 what I'm doing here, I promise. 412 00:18:20,925 --> 00:18:24,146 - Excuse me. I just need to get some air. 413 00:18:27,889 --> 00:18:29,760 - All right, well, I'll let you get back to it. 414 00:18:29,804 --> 00:18:32,546 I'm looking forward to reading the finished product. 415 00:18:32,589 --> 00:18:33,634 - Roger that. 416 00:18:37,072 --> 00:18:39,422 - I got back the tomography reports from the crime lab. 417 00:18:39,466 --> 00:18:42,077 Donna Winters, the bartender who died? 418 00:18:42,121 --> 00:18:43,774 The thermal lesions on her body match the marks 419 00:18:43,818 --> 00:18:46,560 on Stan Mullen's body exactly. Too exactly. 420 00:18:46,603 --> 00:18:48,301 I mean, there's no pyrokinetic meta 421 00:18:48,344 --> 00:18:50,651 who could replicate burns like that even if they tried. 422 00:18:50,694 --> 00:18:52,348 I--I--I told you something about Birch's case 423 00:18:52,392 --> 00:18:53,784 just wasn't adding up. 424 00:18:53,828 --> 00:18:55,351 - Barr, we're the ones who told Birch 425 00:18:55,395 --> 00:18:57,179 that Donna blamed him for the first murder, 426 00:18:57,223 --> 00:18:59,877 and now Donna is dead. She's dead! 427 00:18:59,921 --> 00:19:01,618 You have got to see how that looks, right? 428 00:19:01,662 --> 00:19:04,099 - Yeah, but the facts are still on Birch's side. 429 00:19:04,143 --> 00:19:05,448 Neither crime scene has any 430 00:19:05,492 --> 00:19:07,058 direct evidence tying him to it. 431 00:19:07,102 --> 00:19:09,365 No DNA, no fingerprints, no witnesses-- 432 00:19:09,409 --> 00:19:11,193 - That are still alive. 433 00:19:11,237 --> 00:19:15,197 - Barry, you gotta admit Birch has motive... 434 00:19:15,241 --> 00:19:19,549 and the more emotional he gets, the stronger his powers are. 435 00:19:19,593 --> 00:19:22,944 Like, you know, earth-shattering. 436 00:19:22,987 --> 00:19:24,728 - Thank goodness he wasn't in a bad mood today. 437 00:19:24,772 --> 00:19:26,121 - That doesn't make him a killer. 438 00:19:28,993 --> 00:19:30,212 Okay, look, we know that you're just trying 439 00:19:30,256 --> 00:19:31,431 to do the right thing here. 440 00:19:31,474 --> 00:19:33,346 We do, but Barry, we can't help 441 00:19:33,389 --> 00:19:37,219 but wonder if just maybe you're not thinking clearly 442 00:19:37,263 --> 00:19:39,961 about this case. 443 00:19:40,004 --> 00:19:42,050 - Oh, so that's it. 444 00:19:42,093 --> 00:19:46,228 You've already decided you're giving up on him. 445 00:19:46,272 --> 00:19:48,665 - We're just looking at the facts, man. 446 00:19:48,709 --> 00:19:49,840 - So am I. 447 00:19:49,884 --> 00:19:51,494 The two exact fire signatures 448 00:19:51,538 --> 00:19:54,236 makes me think Birch is not our guy. 449 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:56,064 Chester, could you please at least take a look at this, 450 00:19:56,107 --> 00:19:57,065 and see what you can find? 451 00:20:00,111 --> 00:20:01,548 ♪ 452 00:20:01,591 --> 00:20:02,897 - Yeah, okay. 453 00:20:02,940 --> 00:20:04,203 - Look, I know you all thought 454 00:20:04,246 --> 00:20:05,639 Birch was guilty from the start. 455 00:20:05,682 --> 00:20:07,554 - No, we haven't. That's not true. 456 00:20:07,597 --> 00:20:10,383 Each of us have been trying to help him from the beginning. 457 00:20:10,426 --> 00:20:11,906 But then Birch ran off. 458 00:20:11,949 --> 00:20:14,517 - He was just trying to protect his son. 459 00:20:14,561 --> 00:20:16,084 I mean, what about other suspects? 460 00:20:16,127 --> 00:20:17,781 - There are none. 461 00:20:17,825 --> 00:20:21,394 - Both victims worked at O'Shaughnessy's. 462 00:20:21,437 --> 00:20:25,398 Maybe they owed somebody money or pissed off the wrong person. 463 00:20:25,441 --> 00:20:29,750 I get Birch is a known fire meta and an ex-con. 464 00:20:29,793 --> 00:20:31,621 That also makes him the perfect fall guy. 465 00:20:31,665 --> 00:20:33,406 - Okay, now you think he's being framed? 466 00:20:33,449 --> 00:20:34,885 - I'm saying it's possible! 467 00:20:34,929 --> 00:20:36,800 - Look, Birch is the freaking Hotness 468 00:20:36,844 --> 00:20:38,019 and a bad guy. 469 00:20:38,062 --> 00:20:39,368 - It feels like he's changed! 470 00:20:39,412 --> 00:20:40,761 - Not to us, 471 00:20:40,804 --> 00:20:42,197 and honestly it feels like 472 00:20:42,241 --> 00:20:43,285 you're asking us to believe 473 00:20:43,329 --> 00:20:44,417 in something impossible. 474 00:20:44,460 --> 00:20:46,288 - Yeah, I am! 475 00:20:46,332 --> 00:20:47,724 'Cause if anyone had when I was a kid, 476 00:20:47,768 --> 00:20:49,248 my dad wouldn't have gone to jail. 477 00:20:49,291 --> 00:20:51,815 ♪ 478 00:20:51,859 --> 00:20:54,078 - Barry... 479 00:20:54,122 --> 00:20:55,123 Barry, honey. 480 00:20:55,166 --> 00:20:57,081 Look, we're sorry. 481 00:20:57,125 --> 00:20:58,735 We--we--we weren't thinking. 482 00:20:58,779 --> 00:21:00,389 - Look, here's the deal. 483 00:21:00,433 --> 00:21:03,610 I believe Birch is innocent. 484 00:21:03,653 --> 00:21:06,047 So with or without your help, I'm gonna do everything 485 00:21:06,090 --> 00:21:08,702 within my power to clear his name. 486 00:21:21,976 --> 00:21:23,543 - That looks familiar. 487 00:21:23,586 --> 00:21:25,458 ♪ 488 00:21:25,501 --> 00:21:28,678 Been what, seven, eight years 489 00:21:28,722 --> 00:21:30,637 since I've seen this board? 490 00:21:30,680 --> 00:21:32,943 Except the last time, it was covered with photos 491 00:21:32,987 --> 00:21:34,162 of a different man. 492 00:21:36,643 --> 00:21:38,209 Cecile told me what happened. 493 00:21:39,689 --> 00:21:41,038 The team is worried about you. 494 00:21:41,082 --> 00:21:42,692 - No, they don't have to be. I'm fine. 495 00:21:42,736 --> 00:21:43,954 - No, you're not. 496 00:21:45,826 --> 00:21:48,002 They don't know what today is. 497 00:21:48,045 --> 00:21:50,265 I do. 498 00:21:50,309 --> 00:21:54,269 February 1st--Henry's birthday. 499 00:21:54,313 --> 00:22:01,276 ♪ 500 00:22:01,320 --> 00:22:06,803 I remember when he was turning 45, 501 00:22:06,847 --> 00:22:09,589 and your mom threw that surprise party. 502 00:22:09,632 --> 00:22:11,634 The whole block showed up, 503 00:22:11,678 --> 00:22:15,551 and you were baking cupcakes for weeks, 504 00:22:15,595 --> 00:22:17,074 and when the big night came, 505 00:22:17,118 --> 00:22:19,903 before he could even take off his coat, 506 00:22:19,947 --> 00:22:21,644 the pager went off. 507 00:22:21,688 --> 00:22:24,081 - They actually needed him. 508 00:22:24,125 --> 00:22:26,997 He had to miss his own party. - And you were disappointed. 509 00:22:27,041 --> 00:22:28,695 Of course. 510 00:22:28,738 --> 00:22:31,350 But you understood. 511 00:22:31,393 --> 00:22:34,440 He was helping save people's lives, right? 512 00:22:34,483 --> 00:22:35,745 - Yeah. 513 00:22:37,747 --> 00:22:42,273 - But Henry, he was crushed. 514 00:22:42,317 --> 00:22:44,014 He was worried that 515 00:22:44,058 --> 00:22:48,758 he was missing all these moments with you and your mom. 516 00:22:48,802 --> 00:22:53,328 But I told him, "Those cupcakes might be stale now. 517 00:22:55,286 --> 00:23:00,640 But you'll have more birthdays for both of them." 518 00:23:00,683 --> 00:23:01,945 - Oh, there were. 519 00:23:03,773 --> 00:23:05,427 That was the last one before it happened. 520 00:23:05,471 --> 00:23:07,211 - Barry! - Dad! 521 00:23:07,255 --> 00:23:10,519 - Stay out of the house! Barry! 522 00:23:10,563 --> 00:23:13,870 - Joe, the look in my dad's eyes that night... 523 00:23:16,090 --> 00:23:19,006 It was the same look in Birch's eyes when they arrested him. 524 00:23:21,312 --> 00:23:24,446 Look of an innocent man... 525 00:23:24,490 --> 00:23:26,405 desperate not to lose his son... 526 00:23:28,276 --> 00:23:30,060 Begging someone to believe him. 527 00:23:30,104 --> 00:23:32,236 - And you do. 528 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:34,369 - Yeah, I do. 529 00:23:34,413 --> 00:23:37,024 I just keep thinking about all the time my dad lost. 530 00:23:38,199 --> 00:23:39,418 All the birthdays we spent, 531 00:23:39,461 --> 00:23:41,420 separated by plexiglass. 532 00:23:43,813 --> 00:23:45,728 I can't let Birch and his son go through that 533 00:23:45,772 --> 00:23:48,383 if he's innocent. 534 00:23:50,298 --> 00:23:51,473 I don't know. Maybe the team's right. 535 00:23:51,517 --> 00:23:52,648 Maybe I'm making something 536 00:23:52,692 --> 00:23:54,345 out of nothing. 537 00:23:56,347 --> 00:23:59,394 You think maybe I've had blinders up this whole time? 538 00:23:59,438 --> 00:24:00,656 - Maybe. 539 00:24:00,700 --> 00:24:01,744 Or... 540 00:24:03,746 --> 00:24:06,096 You can see something they can't. 541 00:24:06,140 --> 00:24:10,971 Look, what you went through, I wouldn't wish on anyone. 542 00:24:13,190 --> 00:24:15,802 But what it did, 543 00:24:15,845 --> 00:24:18,718 was it gave you the ability to believe 544 00:24:18,761 --> 00:24:23,853 in the underdog when no one else is willing to. 545 00:24:26,987 --> 00:24:28,118 So... 546 00:24:30,120 --> 00:24:31,992 If your gut tells you... 547 00:24:34,690 --> 00:24:36,736 To not give up on Birch... 548 00:24:38,738 --> 00:24:42,872 Then for Henry's sake, don't. 549 00:24:45,179 --> 00:24:47,094 Not yet. 550 00:24:53,492 --> 00:24:58,845 ♪ 551 00:24:58,888 --> 00:25:01,325 - So what do you think? 552 00:25:04,807 --> 00:25:08,115 - I think the lede is in the second graph, not the first. 553 00:25:08,158 --> 00:25:12,119 But besides that, it is a very engaging 554 00:25:12,162 --> 00:25:13,860 and beautifully written article. 555 00:25:13,903 --> 00:25:16,079 I think it's going to open a lot of eyes. 556 00:25:16,123 --> 00:25:17,559 - Seriously? You like it? 557 00:25:17,603 --> 00:25:19,082 - Yes, I do. 558 00:25:19,126 --> 00:25:20,867 But Allegra, as strong as that article is, 559 00:25:20,910 --> 00:25:22,912 that's not what I assigned you. 560 00:25:22,956 --> 00:25:26,786 - I know, but I have a unique insight 561 00:25:26,829 --> 00:25:29,876 into Lydia, and me connecting with this story 562 00:25:29,919 --> 00:25:32,618 so much is what's gonna make it connect with our audience. 563 00:25:32,661 --> 00:25:35,708 - Agreed, but I wanted you 564 00:25:35,751 --> 00:25:38,667 to make this special, and to help support a colleague. 565 00:25:38,711 --> 00:25:40,756 There's some decent writing in Taylor's article, 566 00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,497 but it's all surface. There's no context. 567 00:25:42,541 --> 00:25:43,933 There's no examination 568 00:25:43,977 --> 00:25:47,371 of Rosie's influence on young women. 569 00:25:47,415 --> 00:25:49,286 Allegra, you could've made this story so much better 570 00:25:49,330 --> 00:25:51,027 if you had helped her like I asked you to do. 571 00:25:51,071 --> 00:25:52,202 - Yeah. 572 00:25:52,246 --> 00:25:53,290 Iris, I'm so sorry. 573 00:25:55,118 --> 00:25:57,338 The interview with Rosie wasn't going anywhere. 574 00:25:57,381 --> 00:25:59,035 - So you abandoned it? 575 00:25:59,079 --> 00:26:00,602 - I followed my instinct. 576 00:26:00,646 --> 00:26:03,213 I thought that's what you'd want me to do. 577 00:26:03,257 --> 00:26:06,086 - What I want is for you to learn how to be a supervisor. 578 00:26:06,129 --> 00:26:09,393 That's why I'm trying to teach you how to mentor her. 579 00:26:09,437 --> 00:26:12,353 Instead, you did just the opposite. 580 00:26:12,396 --> 00:26:14,311 But... 581 00:26:14,355 --> 00:26:16,139 I have an obligation to our readers 582 00:26:16,183 --> 00:26:19,534 to publish the best articles that I can, 583 00:26:19,578 --> 00:26:22,668 and your profile on Lydia... 584 00:26:22,711 --> 00:26:24,757 is amazing. 585 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:26,802 I think it's gonna start an important conversation. 586 00:26:26,846 --> 00:26:30,980 So... We're gonna go with it. 587 00:26:31,024 --> 00:26:34,984 But next time, please run any changes this big by me first. 588 00:26:35,028 --> 00:26:37,552 And another thing: I want you to talk to Taylor. 589 00:26:39,119 --> 00:26:42,209 You're her immediate boss, so it's up to you to fix this, 590 00:26:42,252 --> 00:26:43,514 not the other way around. 591 00:26:43,558 --> 00:26:48,041 ♪ 592 00:26:48,084 --> 00:26:49,042 - Chester, what'd you find? 593 00:26:49,085 --> 00:26:50,043 - You were right. 594 00:26:50,086 --> 00:26:51,566 - Yeah, check this out. 595 00:26:51,610 --> 00:26:53,176 So I cross-referenced the heat signature 596 00:26:53,220 --> 00:26:54,656 from O'Shaughnessy's to the one in the alleyway 597 00:26:54,700 --> 00:26:57,050 from the second victim like you asked. 598 00:26:57,093 --> 00:26:58,704 Guess what I found. 599 00:26:58,747 --> 00:27:01,271 Both signatures produced an anomalous heat effect 600 00:27:01,315 --> 00:27:04,579 created by non-composites reacting to hydrogen isotopes-- 601 00:27:04,623 --> 00:27:05,972 nuclear fusion. 602 00:27:06,015 --> 00:27:09,715 - What you're describing is cold fusion. 603 00:27:09,758 --> 00:27:12,413 But Birch's powers come from absorbing heat, 604 00:27:12,456 --> 00:27:14,023 not nuclear fusion. 605 00:27:14,067 --> 00:27:15,242 Meaning... 606 00:27:15,285 --> 00:27:17,244 - He's innocent. 607 00:27:17,287 --> 00:27:21,814 Yeah, we get this data to CCPD, you can clear his name. 608 00:27:21,857 --> 00:27:24,033 - Okay, Chester, put everything you have on a drive. 609 00:27:24,077 --> 00:27:26,688 I need to get this to Captain Kramer fast. 610 00:27:26,732 --> 00:27:27,820 I need to find Birch. 611 00:27:30,518 --> 00:27:31,998 - Let's hope he doesn't do anything else stupid 612 00:27:32,041 --> 00:27:33,260 before we can clear his name. 613 00:27:33,303 --> 00:27:40,354 ♪ 614 00:27:42,486 --> 00:27:45,707 - Harold, I know this is tough. 615 00:27:45,751 --> 00:27:48,188 But we're gonna find you a place to stay. 616 00:27:48,231 --> 00:27:49,668 I'm here to make sure your transition 617 00:27:49,711 --> 00:27:52,540 is as easy as possible, okay? 618 00:27:52,583 --> 00:27:53,976 - Whatever. 619 00:27:54,020 --> 00:27:56,500 I'm used to Jaco being a screwup, 620 00:27:56,544 --> 00:27:58,415 especially since he got his powers. 621 00:27:58,459 --> 00:28:05,509 ♪ 622 00:28:08,208 --> 00:28:10,689 - I want my son! 623 00:28:10,732 --> 00:28:12,255 Now! 624 00:28:17,478 --> 00:28:18,653 - Harold, get out of the car. 625 00:28:21,787 --> 00:28:23,789 - Get down on your knees with your hands above your head. 626 00:28:23,832 --> 00:28:25,268 - I'm not letting you cart my son off 627 00:28:25,312 --> 00:28:26,269 to a bunch of strangers. 628 00:28:26,313 --> 00:28:27,662 Harold! 629 00:28:27,706 --> 00:28:29,446 - Birch, I said get down. 630 00:28:31,666 --> 00:28:33,799 Why won't you leave me alone? 631 00:28:35,757 --> 00:28:37,498 - CCPD scanners have Birch 632 00:28:37,541 --> 00:28:40,762 at Hastings Avenue and Nicola Lane. 633 00:28:40,806 --> 00:28:43,504 - Oh, man. Satellites just picked up 634 00:28:43,547 --> 00:28:46,594 a city vehicle at the exact same spot. 635 00:28:46,637 --> 00:28:48,552 It's a social services SUV. 636 00:28:48,596 --> 00:28:50,467 - He's trying to get his son. 637 00:28:50,511 --> 00:28:52,687 - Barry, CCPD still doesn't know that Birch is innocent. 638 00:28:52,731 --> 00:28:54,384 If he tries to take his kid by force-- 639 00:28:54,428 --> 00:28:55,951 - We have to stop him. 640 00:28:55,995 --> 00:28:57,561 Before he does something he'll regret. 641 00:28:59,041 --> 00:28:59,999 - Birch, listen to me. 642 00:29:00,042 --> 00:29:01,827 - No, you listen. 643 00:29:01,870 --> 00:29:03,872 I just want my son. 644 00:29:03,916 --> 00:29:04,960 Now get out of my way. 645 00:29:05,004 --> 00:29:08,921 ♪ 646 00:29:08,964 --> 00:29:11,097 - Wait, wait. No, wait. Wait. 647 00:29:13,142 --> 00:29:14,622 - Harold, stay back. 648 00:29:14,665 --> 00:29:15,623 - She's right, son. It's too dangerous. 649 00:29:15,666 --> 00:29:16,624 - I'm not scared of him. 650 00:29:19,148 --> 00:29:21,803 - Look, Harold. I know how bad this looks. 651 00:29:21,847 --> 00:29:24,458 But I swear, I'd never hurt anyone. 652 00:29:24,501 --> 00:29:26,286 - What's wrong with you? 653 00:29:26,329 --> 00:29:29,376 You get that you're a total loser, right? 654 00:29:29,419 --> 00:29:30,943 - I am. 655 00:29:30,986 --> 00:29:33,032 A total loser. 656 00:29:33,075 --> 00:29:35,730 Have been since the day I was born. 657 00:29:35,774 --> 00:29:37,166 Thought having powers would change all that, 658 00:29:37,210 --> 00:29:39,560 but all that did was make things worse. 659 00:29:39,603 --> 00:29:43,129 And now they turn the only good thing in my life against me? 660 00:29:43,172 --> 00:29:47,176 My own kid... 661 00:29:47,220 --> 00:29:49,831 All I wanted when I got out of Iron Heights 662 00:29:49,875 --> 00:29:52,834 was a clean start, to get my life together 663 00:29:52,878 --> 00:29:54,009 so we could be a family! 664 00:29:59,188 --> 00:30:01,712 ♪ 665 00:30:01,756 --> 00:30:04,585 - This is your final warning. - Who cares? 666 00:30:04,628 --> 00:30:06,892 No matter what I do, you'll always think I'm a killer, 667 00:30:06,935 --> 00:30:10,112 and now you wanna take my son away forever? 668 00:30:10,156 --> 00:30:13,855 Well, I won't let you! 669 00:30:18,555 --> 00:30:20,253 - You can't keep me from my family, Flash! 670 00:30:20,296 --> 00:30:21,863 - No one's taking Harold away. 671 00:30:21,907 --> 00:30:23,517 I know you didn't kill anyone, Birch. 672 00:30:23,560 --> 00:30:25,432 Your lawyer found evidence to prove you're innocent. 673 00:30:25,475 --> 00:30:27,173 But you have to stop what you're doing 674 00:30:27,216 --> 00:30:30,132 before anyone gets hurt. 675 00:30:30,176 --> 00:30:31,220 Okay. 676 00:30:35,834 --> 00:30:37,009 All right? 677 00:30:40,055 --> 00:30:42,057 ♪ 678 00:30:46,366 --> 00:30:48,368 - Oh, come on. 679 00:30:48,411 --> 00:30:49,891 - I'm not doing anything. 680 00:30:49,935 --> 00:30:51,110 - It's not what you're doing. 681 00:30:51,153 --> 00:30:52,546 It's what you already did. 682 00:30:55,810 --> 00:30:57,638 Officer, get them to safety! 683 00:30:57,681 --> 00:31:04,210 ♪ 684 00:31:11,434 --> 00:31:12,696 - Thanks for the save! 685 00:31:16,744 --> 00:31:20,008 - Birch, your heat abilities, they're connected 686 00:31:20,052 --> 00:31:21,618 to the earth beneath wherever you're standing. 687 00:31:21,662 --> 00:31:23,794 - Uh, yeah, science is not my strong suit. 688 00:31:23,838 --> 00:31:26,014 But yeah, okay. I'll buy that for a dollar. 689 00:31:26,058 --> 00:31:27,450 - He means emotionally. 690 00:31:27,494 --> 00:31:29,844 - Ooh...right. 691 00:31:29,888 --> 00:31:32,455 - Chester, can you scan for thermal activity below us? 692 00:31:32,499 --> 00:31:34,240 - Yeah, yeah. 693 00:31:34,283 --> 00:31:36,633 Merry Mack Gibson Jr. 694 00:31:36,677 --> 00:31:38,940 Kay, there's a volcano's worth of magma 695 00:31:38,984 --> 00:31:41,595 erupting beneath the city's lower crust. 696 00:31:41,638 --> 00:31:44,032 When Birch was upset, he must've absorbed so much heat 697 00:31:44,076 --> 00:31:47,383 from the planet's core that he opened up a lava channel. 698 00:31:47,427 --> 00:31:49,951 Flash, if you can't stop this in the next 30 seconds, 699 00:31:49,995 --> 00:31:51,779 Central City's gonna turn into Mount Doom. 700 00:31:51,822 --> 00:31:58,177 ♪ 701 00:31:58,220 --> 00:31:59,569 - Officer, get them back! 702 00:32:06,185 --> 00:32:08,709 - Flash, you gotta do something. 703 00:32:08,752 --> 00:32:10,189 I know this is all my fault. 704 00:32:10,232 --> 00:32:12,278 You and everyone in this city, 705 00:32:12,321 --> 00:32:13,670 my son, 706 00:32:13,714 --> 00:32:15,629 he can't die because of me. 707 00:32:15,672 --> 00:32:17,457 You gotta save him. 708 00:32:17,500 --> 00:32:18,849 - No, you have to save him. 709 00:32:18,893 --> 00:32:20,677 Look, I've got an idea. 710 00:32:20,721 --> 00:32:22,418 If it works, there's gonna be a huge release 711 00:32:22,462 --> 00:32:24,377 of pressure forming beneath us. 712 00:32:24,420 --> 00:32:27,554 When that happens, I need you to absorb the remaining heat. 713 00:32:27,597 --> 00:32:29,295 - I've never done anything like that before. 714 00:32:29,338 --> 00:32:31,471 - You can do this. 715 00:32:31,514 --> 00:32:32,646 I know you can. 716 00:32:35,040 --> 00:32:37,520 - Hey, ten seconds. Time to ride or die, people. 717 00:32:40,175 --> 00:32:43,962 ♪ 718 00:32:44,005 --> 00:32:45,659 - Let's rock. 719 00:32:47,052 --> 00:32:48,140 - ♪ Whoa! 720 00:32:48,183 --> 00:32:49,837 - Where'd he go? 721 00:32:49,880 --> 00:32:51,882 - I--I don't know, but I'm detecting new activity 722 00:32:51,926 --> 00:32:53,101 right under the surface. 723 00:32:53,145 --> 00:32:54,842 50 meters down. 724 00:32:54,885 --> 00:32:56,887 No, no, wait. 90 meters down. 725 00:32:56,931 --> 00:32:58,324 - ♪ Let me rock 726 00:32:58,367 --> 00:33:01,066 - 110 meters. 120 meters. 727 00:33:01,109 --> 00:33:03,329 Whoa, hey, Flash is doing his thing underground, y'all. 728 00:33:03,372 --> 00:33:05,287 So get ready. 729 00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:11,815 ♪ 730 00:33:18,300 --> 00:33:23,958 - Yeah! 731 00:33:24,002 --> 00:33:29,094 ♪ 732 00:33:29,137 --> 00:33:30,312 - ♪ Let me rock 733 00:33:30,356 --> 00:33:33,968 ♪ 734 00:33:34,012 --> 00:33:35,535 - Yes! 735 00:33:35,578 --> 00:33:38,364 Yes. Yes! 736 00:33:38,407 --> 00:33:39,843 - You don't see that every day. 737 00:33:41,715 --> 00:33:44,065 - Not that I'm complaining, but how'd you do that? 738 00:33:44,109 --> 00:33:46,154 - I phased into the water table under the city 739 00:33:46,198 --> 00:33:48,417 then released it directly into the lava channel. 740 00:33:48,461 --> 00:33:50,550 That stopped a meltdown, but not the massive heat exchange 741 00:33:50,593 --> 00:33:52,117 that was being released-- 742 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:55,511 one I couldn't stop, but I knew Birch could. 743 00:33:55,555 --> 00:33:57,383 Otherwise, everybody within a ten block radius-- 744 00:33:57,426 --> 00:33:58,949 - Would've been fried like a bananas foster 745 00:33:58,993 --> 00:34:00,429 in the French Quarter. 746 00:34:00,473 --> 00:34:01,604 Mark and I are goin' to Mardi Gras next year. 747 00:34:01,648 --> 00:34:03,171 - Okay. 748 00:34:03,215 --> 00:34:06,087 - Wait, so saving hundreds of lives-- 749 00:34:06,131 --> 00:34:07,610 - Try thousands. 750 00:34:07,654 --> 00:34:10,048 - Saving that many lives is what I just did? 751 00:34:10,091 --> 00:34:11,875 - Yeah. 752 00:34:11,919 --> 00:34:15,444 Looks like you're the father Harold deserves after all. 753 00:34:15,488 --> 00:34:16,880 - You okay? 754 00:34:16,924 --> 00:34:18,708 - You used your powers again. 755 00:34:18,752 --> 00:34:20,493 - I know. 756 00:34:20,536 --> 00:34:22,321 I know, I-- - To save us. 757 00:34:22,364 --> 00:34:27,804 ♪ 758 00:34:27,848 --> 00:34:29,328 Thanks, Dad. 759 00:34:29,371 --> 00:34:30,851 - I love you. 760 00:34:30,894 --> 00:34:32,113 I love you. 761 00:34:32,157 --> 00:34:39,207 ♪ 762 00:34:58,531 --> 00:34:59,793 ♪ 763 00:34:59,836 --> 00:35:02,578 - Okay. Okay! 764 00:35:02,622 --> 00:35:05,146 Social Services is on their way with Harold. 765 00:35:05,190 --> 00:35:07,540 They should be here any minute. 766 00:35:09,194 --> 00:35:10,238 I can't believe they're actually letting me 767 00:35:10,282 --> 00:35:12,545 have custody of my son. 768 00:35:12,588 --> 00:35:15,287 That evidence you found saved my ass. 769 00:35:15,330 --> 00:35:17,985 - Plus, Harold is almost 18, 770 00:35:18,028 --> 00:35:21,423 and Judge Hankerson let him decide where he wanted to be. 771 00:35:21,467 --> 00:35:22,816 And you know with his mom being-- 772 00:35:22,859 --> 00:35:24,731 - MIA as always? 773 00:35:24,774 --> 00:35:27,168 - You and Harold are getting another chance-- 774 00:35:27,212 --> 00:35:29,779 a real one, this time. 775 00:35:29,823 --> 00:35:31,651 - It's all because of you two. 776 00:35:31,694 --> 00:35:33,131 - And The Flash. 777 00:35:33,174 --> 00:35:36,046 - Yeah, but you're the one who told him 778 00:35:36,090 --> 00:35:37,396 not to give up on me. 779 00:35:39,746 --> 00:35:41,313 I'm just really grateful. - Oh, yeah. 780 00:35:41,356 --> 00:35:42,705 - Thanks. Thank you. 781 00:35:42,749 --> 00:35:44,185 If there's ever anything I can do for you, 782 00:35:44,229 --> 00:35:45,447 just let me know. 783 00:35:45,491 --> 00:35:47,406 - Just be there for Harold. 784 00:35:47,449 --> 00:35:53,847 ♪ 785 00:35:57,285 --> 00:35:58,460 - You okay? 786 00:35:58,504 --> 00:36:00,506 - I will be. 787 00:36:00,549 --> 00:36:02,072 - Hey there, kiddo. 788 00:36:02,116 --> 00:36:03,987 - Hey. 789 00:36:04,031 --> 00:36:05,075 - Come on. 790 00:36:08,209 --> 00:36:10,777 Dinner is on me. 791 00:36:10,820 --> 00:36:12,170 We got a lot to catch up on. 792 00:36:12,213 --> 00:36:19,220 ♪ 793 00:36:23,137 --> 00:36:25,792 - Barry, they are gonna be all right. 794 00:36:31,014 --> 00:36:33,756 I guess the real question is... 795 00:36:33,800 --> 00:36:35,193 are you? 796 00:36:35,236 --> 00:36:42,243 ♪ 797 00:36:45,986 --> 00:36:47,857 - Come to gloat? 798 00:36:47,901 --> 00:36:48,945 - No. 799 00:36:48,989 --> 00:36:50,860 Kind of the opposite. 800 00:36:50,904 --> 00:36:53,123 I guess you saw the first article 801 00:36:53,167 --> 00:36:54,734 for our new profile section. 802 00:36:54,777 --> 00:36:56,039 - You mean yours? 803 00:36:56,083 --> 00:36:57,650 - Taylor, I know how this looks, 804 00:36:57,693 --> 00:37:01,784 and...I wanna apologize. 805 00:37:01,828 --> 00:37:03,525 Yes, Iris loves the Sanchez story, 806 00:37:03,569 --> 00:37:07,747 but we are running your piece on Rosie Levin next week. 807 00:37:07,790 --> 00:37:10,793 And our audience deserves to read it. 808 00:37:10,837 --> 00:37:13,056 - Thanks. 809 00:37:13,100 --> 00:37:15,233 So tell me-- what did I do to deserve 810 00:37:15,276 --> 00:37:18,758 getting stabbed in the back by my own supervisor? 811 00:37:18,801 --> 00:37:21,891 Iris assigned you to help me, not run me over, 812 00:37:21,935 --> 00:37:24,067 which is exactly what you did. 813 00:37:24,111 --> 00:37:26,940 - I didn't mean to, and you're right. 814 00:37:26,983 --> 00:37:28,550 I shouldn't have done that. 815 00:37:28,594 --> 00:37:32,293 I just--I got excited, and I guess I felt like 816 00:37:32,337 --> 00:37:35,253 Lydia's story was something our readers needed right now. 817 00:37:35,296 --> 00:37:37,646 - And that's how I felt about my story. 818 00:37:37,690 --> 00:37:42,477 Iris did too, until you called in a favor with the boss. 819 00:37:42,521 --> 00:37:45,001 Guess you learned that in prison. 820 00:37:48,353 --> 00:37:49,832 You're right. 821 00:37:49,876 --> 00:37:51,573 I got lost in a great story-- 822 00:37:51,617 --> 00:37:53,575 - You stole my byline! 823 00:37:53,619 --> 00:37:55,969 - Taylor, we are still publishing your article. 824 00:37:56,012 --> 00:37:58,667 - Because Iris is a journalist with ethics. 825 00:37:58,711 --> 00:38:00,974 Something you are clearly lacking. 826 00:38:01,017 --> 00:38:02,018 Fine. 827 00:38:02,062 --> 00:38:03,629 Good to know. 828 00:38:03,672 --> 00:38:05,195 - Look. 829 00:38:05,239 --> 00:38:06,762 I messed up. 830 00:38:06,806 --> 00:38:08,547 I said I'm sorry. 831 00:38:08,590 --> 00:38:10,549 It won't happen again. 832 00:38:10,592 --> 00:38:13,465 But I am still your supervisor. 833 00:38:13,508 --> 00:38:17,164 So I'm hoping we can get past this. 834 00:38:17,207 --> 00:38:18,165 Okay? 835 00:38:21,690 --> 00:38:24,127 - I'm gonna destroy you. 836 00:38:24,171 --> 00:38:25,128 Yeah? 837 00:38:25,172 --> 00:38:32,222 ♪ 838 00:38:35,748 --> 00:38:38,098 - Shouldn't we be toasting with champagne? 839 00:38:38,141 --> 00:38:40,492 - Mm-mm. Plain, old light beer. 840 00:38:40,535 --> 00:38:41,884 That was Henry's favorite. 841 00:38:41,928 --> 00:38:43,190 I used to give him hell about it. 842 00:38:43,233 --> 00:38:44,626 I'd say, "You're a doctor. 843 00:38:44,670 --> 00:38:45,845 You should have better taste," 844 00:38:45,888 --> 00:38:47,760 and he'd laugh, and he'd say, 845 00:38:47,803 --> 00:38:51,329 "Oh, I'll drink something more expensive when you buy it." 846 00:38:54,375 --> 00:38:56,856 - Do you guys remember when Henry filled in 847 00:38:56,899 --> 00:38:58,248 on Dad's softball team? 848 00:38:58,292 --> 00:39:00,381 - Oh, my gosh. What a disaster. 849 00:39:00,425 --> 00:39:01,774 - What? What happened? 850 00:39:01,817 --> 00:39:03,123 - Well, even as a kid, I knew that 851 00:39:03,166 --> 00:39:04,342 you're not supposed catch a ball 852 00:39:04,385 --> 00:39:05,473 with your face. 853 00:39:05,517 --> 00:39:07,040 - Oh, no! 854 00:39:07,083 --> 00:39:08,084 No, really? 855 00:39:08,128 --> 00:39:09,434 - Yeah, right in the nose. 856 00:39:09,477 --> 00:39:10,783 - Good thing, as a doctor, 857 00:39:10,826 --> 00:39:11,958 he was able to reset it himself. 858 00:39:14,787 --> 00:39:17,485 - Hey, baby, you okay? 859 00:39:17,529 --> 00:39:18,747 - Yeah, no, it's-- 860 00:39:18,791 --> 00:39:20,401 it's just nice to hear everybody 861 00:39:20,445 --> 00:39:22,490 remember him this way. 862 00:39:22,534 --> 00:39:25,058 - What do you remember the most? 863 00:39:25,101 --> 00:39:29,018 - Oh, little things mostly. 864 00:39:31,543 --> 00:39:37,984 Um, he never made me clean my plate at dinner, 865 00:39:38,027 --> 00:39:39,551 even when all I'd eat were carbs, 866 00:39:39,594 --> 00:39:41,814 like mac and cheese 867 00:39:41,857 --> 00:39:44,120 or those Hawaiian dinner rolls. 868 00:39:44,164 --> 00:39:46,035 - Mmm... 869 00:39:46,079 --> 00:39:49,778 - I kept asking him to read me 870 00:39:49,822 --> 00:39:52,564 the same bedtime story over and over. 871 00:39:52,607 --> 00:39:56,524 It was the one about the hippo who went to school 872 00:39:56,568 --> 00:39:59,832 and made cookies for everyone and then became their friends. 873 00:40:02,269 --> 00:40:05,577 I can see how ridiculous that must have been now. 874 00:40:05,620 --> 00:40:07,230 - Well, I'm sure he enjoyed it. 875 00:40:10,799 --> 00:40:12,366 - Mostly, I just remembered being loved. 876 00:40:15,630 --> 00:40:17,110 I still miss him. 877 00:40:17,153 --> 00:40:18,241 Every day. 878 00:40:18,285 --> 00:40:21,114 - And that is okay. 879 00:40:21,157 --> 00:40:22,202 - Yeah. 880 00:40:24,465 --> 00:40:29,165 Well, um, happy birthday, Dad. 881 00:40:29,209 --> 00:40:36,259 ♪ 882 00:40:45,399 --> 00:40:48,054 - So if Birch didn't kill those two, then who did? 883 00:40:48,097 --> 00:40:50,665 - I've checked every fire-based meta-human in here. 884 00:40:50,709 --> 00:40:54,669 Everyone's either still at Iron Heights or alibi'd up. 885 00:40:54,713 --> 00:40:57,629 So what do we do now? 886 00:40:57,672 --> 00:40:59,369 - I know what Joe would say. 887 00:40:59,413 --> 00:41:00,370 No suspects? 888 00:41:00,414 --> 00:41:02,503 Then shift your focus 889 00:41:02,547 --> 00:41:04,549 to where it matters-- the victims. 890 00:41:04,592 --> 00:41:07,029 - But Stan and Donna were different ages, 891 00:41:07,073 --> 00:41:09,292 races, and genders. 892 00:41:09,336 --> 00:41:10,729 But they both worked at O'Shaughnessy's. 893 00:41:10,772 --> 00:41:12,470 - So the killer's a disgruntled employee? 894 00:41:12,513 --> 00:41:13,819 - Or they were chosen at random, 895 00:41:13,862 --> 00:41:15,298 and we're still missing something. 896 00:41:18,388 --> 00:41:20,216 - What are you thinkin'? 897 00:41:20,260 --> 00:41:22,088 - Chester, the cold fusion data we pulled off the bodies-- 898 00:41:22,131 --> 00:41:24,525 could your program those variables into the satellites? 899 00:41:24,569 --> 00:41:26,353 - Sure. What am I looking for? 900 00:41:29,182 --> 00:41:30,792 - More victims. 901 00:41:34,666 --> 00:41:36,145 If there's a meta serial killer out there, 902 00:41:36,189 --> 00:41:37,495 we need to find them... 903 00:41:38,626 --> 00:41:39,932 Before somebody else gets hurt. 904 00:41:39,975 --> 00:41:45,764 ♪ 905 00:41:52,292 --> 00:41:59,342 ♪ 906 00:42:08,438 --> 00:42:09,962 - Greg, move your head.