As Flash goes through Central City, helping people so fast that they can't see him, he stops briefly at Jitters to gaze at Iris.
A man, Roy G. Bivolo, enters a bank and uses his metahuman ability.
Bivolo's eyes glow red and the customers and staff start rioting,
attacking each other. Bivolo takes the money from the vault and walks
out. Meanwhile, Cisco alerts Flash to the riot and the hero arrives just
in time to keep one customer from shooting another. Bivolo's effects
fade away and everyone gets control of themselves.
Eddie is at
his apartment, in bed with Iris. As he gets ready for work, Iris checks
the Internet and finds a new report on Flash. When she insists that the
hero is real, Eddie says that he doesn't believe in her imaginary
superhero but he believes in her. He then meets Joe at the bank, and the
detectives confirm that there is a tracer on the stolen money. Barry
arrive and talks privately to Joe, and they figure that a metahuman
caused the riot as a distraction.
At the station, Joe and Eddie
speak with Singh and Eddie says that he wants to form an anti-Flash
task force to bring the vigilante in. Singh dismisses Flash as a hoax
and Joe agrees to maintain his foster son's cover. Outside, Barry and
Iris watch and Iris complains that Eddie wants to capture her hero.
Eddie goes out after being turned down. As he walks away, Iris tells
Barry that Eddie is jealous of Flash and goes after him. Joe comes over
and tells Barry to get to STAR Labs to find out more about the new
metahuman.
While Barry tells the scientists what happened, Joe
sends CAT scans of the rioters' brains. Caitlin confirms that their
emotion centers were tampered and their inhibitions eliminated. Iris
sends a text message to Flash and as he prepares to meet with her,
Caitlin warns him that if he comes between Iris and Eddie then they'll
both blame him for their breakup.
At Jitters, Flash talks to
Iris and she explains about Eddie's plan. As he considers what to do
next, Flash receives a radio transmission from Cisco saying that the
SWAT team are moving in on the tracer. Meanwhile, Joe leads the SWAT
officers in but Bivolo uses his powers on one of them and he opens fire
on his teammates. Flash arrives just in time to get the men out of the
way, and Arrow climbs in through the window and takes down the
out-of-control officer.
Diggle and Felicity are waiting at an
abandoned warehouse outside of Central City when Barry runs up. As
Diggle tries to deal with the idea of a metahuman, Oliver arrives and
complains that Barry wasn't handling the situation properly. Felicity
explains that they came to Central City tracing some iron oxide that she
found on a metal boomerang used to kill a man. They heard the SWAT team
on the radio and Arrow went to investigate. Barry suggests that they
team up to go after Bivolo, but Oliver refuses to let the STAR
scientists see him. Felicity disagrees and Barry carries her there at
superspeed.
When they get there, Felicity's blouse bursts into
flames from the friction and she quickly remove sit. Cisco and Caitlin
come in, and Caitlin assures the scientists that she and Barry agreed
that there was nothing between them. She goes off with Cisco to run some
tests on the boomerang, and Caitlin says that Harrison wants to see
Barry. Joe is at the lab with Harrison, and both men advise Barry to
stay away from Arrow. Joe points out that Arrow killed people, and
Harrison believes the vigilante is a bad influence. Barry defends his
fellow hero, saying that they don't know him. The boomerang suddenly
goes out of control and smashes around the lab on its own until it
imbeds itself in a wall. Despite Barry's assurance, Joe tells his
foster son to get Arrow out of the city.
Later, Arrow goes back to the storage unit and interrogates the owner to get Bivolo's name.
The next day, Barry stops at Jitters to meet Oliver and Felicity.
Oliver gives Barry the name of the bank robber and assures him that the
owner is still alive. However, Oliver insists that he's not really
helping. Iris comes over with her coffee and oohs and aahs over Oliver.
Meanwhile, Felicity convinces Oliver to help Barry, even though Oliver
figures that Barry doesn't want his help.
Later, Barry goes to
the factory and Oliver says that he's going to train him in how to be a
crime fighter. He tells him that being a hero requires discipline and
Barry has to be aware of his surroundings at all time. Oliver prepares
to shoot and tells Barry to come at him, and warns that he will
successfully hit him. Barry easily catches the arrow... but two crossbow
traps go off, hitting him in the back. Oliver pulls the arrows out and
says that he's heard that Barry heals fast.
Later at the
station, Joe tells Barry that Eddie has gone back to Singh, using
Arrow's interrogation of the owner to convince Singh that Flash is
dangerous. Barry points out that Arrow got them Bivolo's name, but Joe
is less than appreciative.
At STAR Labs, Felicity and Caitlin
conclude that Bivolo manipulates people's emotions using color. Harrison
talks to Felicity privately and asks her for Arrow's real name so that
he knows he can trust him. Felicity refuses and Harrison says that he'll
find it out on his own. Barry arrives and complains about Oliver's
training methods, just as Cisco gets a hit using facial recognition
software to find Bivolo. He gives Barry the address and Barry speeds off
on his own to take him on, stunt by Oliver's criticisms. When he gets
there, Bivolo ambushes him and uses his power on Flash. Distracted by
the red flash, Flash blacks out momentarily and Bivolo escapes.
When Barry returns to the lab, he insists that he doesn't feel anger
and tells them about the flash. Caitlin runs a scan on his optic nerves
but doesn't find anything, and complains that he risked his life going
after Bivolo on his own. Barry snaps at her, saying that he's not
Ronnie, and an angry Caitlin walks out as Felicity tells Barry that he's
a dummy.
Later, Barry shows up for another training session at
the warehouse and complains that Oliver is trying to embarrass him.
Oliver insists that he's stayed alive for eight years because he kept
learning, and Barry has to do the same thing. Barry figures that Oliver
is jealous and says that he'll never have superpowers or be an
inspiration, and speeds to the station. Singh complains that he's not
working on the bank robbery and Barry yells at him to back off. Joe
steps in and claims that Barry is having an allergic reaction to bad
medication. He then goes after Barry, who complains that Joe is
harassing him. Barry tells Joe to get Henry out of prison and then sees
Iris and Eddie leaving together... as his eyes glow red.
At
STAR Labs, Oliver calls to tell the others that Barry is acting
strangely. Joe comes in and tells them what happened at the station, and
Harrison warns that since Barry has been repressing his rage, it will
be much worse when he lets go. The head scientist then tells Felicity to
call Oliver because they need Arrow.
That night as they drive
home, Iris tries to convince Eddie that Flash isn't a bad guy. He
wonders how she knows so much about her, and Iris finally admits that
she has met with the speedster several times. As they argue, Flash
suddenly yanks Eddie out of the car and throws him on the pavement. He
then easily dodges when Eddie tries to shoot him.
Diggle drives
to STAR Labs while Arrow goes after Flash. Harrison says that he has an
idea on how to cure Flash, just as Felicity uses a traffic camera to
locate the two heroes.
Flash beats Eddie while Iris tells Flash
that she knows he would gave his life to save people. Unimpressed, the
hero prepares to kill Eddie but Arrow snags the speedster with a line.
Eddie and Iris run, while Flash drags Arrow behind him for several
blocks and then drops him off.
At STAR Labs, Diggle, Caitlin, and Cisco argue about who would win the fight as they watch on the cameras.
The tide of battle switches back and forth, as Arrow distracts his
opponent with an exploding arrow, and then hits him with a tranq arrow.
Flash metabolizes the drug in seconds and forms a whirlwind around
Arrow, who pulls himself up on a line only for Flash to sever it. The
archer manages to break his fall with another line, and then Flash beats
him with hundreds of punches in a matter of seconds. Arrow triggers a
another hidden crossbows and when Flash catches them, throws a dart
arrow into Flash's leg.
Flash moves in for the kill and Arrow
says that he believes in him. He manages to get a hold on Flash and
restrains him long enough for Harrison and Joe to drive up in a lab van.
Harrison unleashes a burst of colored lights, neutralizing the rage
effect. Flash apologizes and Arrow assures him that it wasn't his fault,
and says that it's time to deal with Bivolo.
Later after
they've captured Bivolo and locked him up in the pipeline, Oliver asks
the scientists to keep his secret and they agree. Joe, relenting on his
attitude toward vigilantism, thanks Oliver for his help. Felicity asks
Caitlin to perform a scan on the DNA they took from Sara's body, while
Harrison tells Oliver that he met his father once and Robert would be
proud of what his son has become. As Oliver, Diggle, and Felicity leave,
Oliver tells them that he thinks there's something off about Harrison.
At Jitters, Eddie tells Iris that Singh has approved the anti-Flash
task force with Eddie in charge. He promises to take Flash in and asks
Iris how he feels about the news. She says that she doesn't know how she
feels about Flash, but she does know how she feels about Eddie and hugs
him. Oliver and Felicity come in to get some coffee for the road, and
Barry talks to Oliver privately. Barry admits that he has a lot bottled
up and Oliver assures him that he can always talk to him. He then
advises Barry to let Iris go for his sake and hers, because men like
them never get the women. Felicity comes over just as Oliver's college
girlfriend, Sandra, comes in to get some hot chocolate. Oliver greets
her and then tells Felicity that Sandra is someone he used to know.
Meanwhile, Sandra calls her child--and Oliver's--and says that she'll be
home soon.
That night, Flash meets with Iris and explains what
happened. Despite that, Iris says that everyone was right about Flash
and she was wrong, and tells him never to contact her again.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Caitlin brings up a photo of herself and her fiancé Ronnie.
Two muggers spot a man sitting beneath a bridge, apparently suffering
from the shakes. They go over to rob him, but the man suddenly bursts
into flame. Unharmed, he walks toward them.
Written by Gadfly on Jun 23, 2019