- The Flash goes off the grid to look for answers about a new Meta in town; Allegra tries to protect a friend at CC Citizen Media.
- A mysterious speedster appears in Central City and puts out a fire at Ivo Labs, and Barry travels to Lian Yi to ask an imprisoned Thawne for advice. Meanwhile, Allegra tries to help a friend and former gang member while hiding the secret of her powers from her underlings.—Gislef
- Fire alarms go off at Ivo Labs, and Flash races there as Chester monitors from STAR Labs. Flash gets there and discovers that the fires are out, and a technician tells Flash that a speedster was already there. He assumes that Flash was the speedster and put the fire out.
Later, Barry goes to West house and tells Joe what happened. Barry has no idea who it might have been, and notes that Caitlin still hasn't returned his calls. Joe points out that Barry did more than just stop Caitlin but destroyed her equipment, and she lost hope as well as the chance to get Frost back. Caitlin comes down from upstairs and reminds her and Joe that they have kindergarten interviews for Jenna all day. She realizes that they have everything but Jenna, and goes to get her daughter.
At the Citizen, Allegra is going over stories with the staff. Taylor wants to run a story on Flash, and thinks she can identify the woman with Flash. Allegra realizes that it's her, and says the story isn't for the Citizen. Taylor says that she's already run the story past Iris, and Iris told Taylor to go ahead. Once Taylor leaves, Allegra tries to text Iris but gets no response.
At Jitters, Lydia meets with Allegra Millie and tells her that a gang is trying to expand from Keystone into Central City, and wanted to recruit meta villains like her. The gang, the Aranas, are now killing people instead of just stealing cars, and warns Allegra that they shouldn't meet with the Aranas. Lydia thanks Allegra for the help her story gave her to turn over a new leaf, but she has to Central City because the Aranas will kill her if she turns them down. Allegra figures they have to stop the Aranas before anyone else is killed, and asks Lydia to help CCC Media break the story. She says that CCC Media will protect Lydia, and she can have Flash get Lydia out of town if things go south. Lydia reluctantly agrees to help, but says that she's out of town after their interview. A woman nearby takes video, then goes and shows it to Sunshine and Dr. Light. Sunshine says that no one defies the Aranas and survives.
Barry and Chester go to Ivo Labs. Chester confirms that the satellites haven't detected any tachyon activities from the speedster. Barry has found evidence suggesting the speedster started the fire, having set off acetone with their speed, and Barry wonders why. He finds a case that has been broken up to. The case is empty, and Chester figures that an electrochemical cell was inside. Barry figures the fire was a distraction, and says that he's gonna be off the grid to talk to the only person who knows more about speedsters than he does. He warns Chester that Team Flash will be on their own. After Barry leaves, Chester tries to text Allegra.
At CCC, Allegra sets up a board with the information she has on the Aranas, and shows it to her three senior staffers. Ultraviolet started the gang, and has been working with Light and Sunshine. Now Ultraviolet is dead, and Sunshine and Light are running the Aranas. Vanya wonders why they should care, and Allegra points out that the Aranas are killing anyone who gets in their way. Allegra says that they're doing a live interview with Lydia that night, and insists that Lydia is reliable even though the others are skeptical. Taylor wonders why Allegra is so passionate about the story, and Allegra insists that it's the right move and asks them to trust her. They hesitantly do.
Later, Chester helps Allegra set up an interview at CCC, with a skeletal staff to protect Lydia's identity. He's running a filter to protect her identity. Lydia goes to get some water, and Chester asks Allegra how her staff reacts to Allegra telling them about Allegra's connection to the Aranas. Allegra figures they won't trust her if she tells them she was in the Aranas, and can't risk them losing faith on her.
Allegra goes to check on Lydia, who admits that she's scared. Allegra says that bringing down the Aranas is worth the risk, and has Lydia remember what it was like when she was part of the Aranas. Lydia says that she wanted to be part of something bigger, but she was wrong. Allegra says that she was wrong as well, and Lydia wonders how she got out of the gang. Light fires a photon bullet through the window and the two women take cover. Allegra sets off a Flash alert on her phone, and leads Lydia to the door. Sunshine gets out in front of them, and the two women barricade themselves in another room. The villainess teleports in, and Chester comes in and uses a flash grenade as a distraction. He gets Allegra and Lydia into the next room and turns on a forcefield he set up, that prevents Sunshine from getting in with her powers. She says that they can't keep her out forever and teleports away.
The three staffers come in and Allegra tells them that they're under attack. Taylor confirms that her phone isn't working, and Chester figures the Aranas are using a signal jammer. He warns Allegra that his forcefield was only meant to be a temporary shield until they could call for help, and now they can't. Sunshine appears outside the forcefield, and Allegra asks Chester to rig up something to cut through the jammers so they can call for help. Chester goes to work, and Sunshine disappears. Aariz wonders how Allegra knows so much about their opponents. Before Allegra can respond, Sunshine burns a message in the roof telling Allegra and her staff to give them Lydia or die.
Flash goes to the ARGUS Supermax on Lian Yu and tells Thawne that they need to talk. Thawne points out that without his speed that Flash took, he can't sleep or think. Flash reminds him that he did it to himself, and Thawne say that he's going to have to find a new way to kill Flash. The speedster says that he's gotten what he needed and will be leaving, much to Thawne's surprise that Flash isn't going to taunt him. Thawne know what happened to Frost, and says that she was in over her head from the beginning. He asks Flash what he wanted, and Flash says that he wanted to see if Thawne was responsible for something, and it's impossible that he was. Thawne asks for more details, and Flash says that there's a new speedster.
Lydia tells the staffers that they stick to the plan, but the staffers aren't convinced. Vanya writes a letter to her children in case she dies. Lydia tells Chester to open the doors so she can surrender and no one has to die. Chester says that there has to be another way, but Lydia isn't convinced. Taylor is willing to let Lydia go, but Vanya isn't. Chester refuses to give Lydia the code to open the shields, and he tells Sunshine through the door that she's never getting in. Sunshine says that now she's mad and teleports away.
Lydia walks off, and Chester tells Allegra to let him handle her. Taylor is angry that Allegra put them all in danger, and Vanya points out that Lydia's life depends on their next move. The other staffer figures that they should turn over Lydia and live, and disagrees with Allegra that the Aranas will let the rest of them live. Taylor saw the code Chester typed in earlier, but Allegra stops her from opening the shield. When Allegra says that they have to protect Lydia as their source, Taylor tells Allegra that her whole past is unethical. She tells Aariz and Vanya that Allegra is a former Arana. Allegra apologizes for not telling them the truth, and Aariz says that they can't trust Allegra. Vanya nods in agreement.
Chester works on the anti-jammer and talks to Lydia, telling her that she can still bring down the Aranas. Allegra joins them and tells them that Rachel told her teammates about Allegra's past and knows the code. She figures she shouldn't have taken over after Iris left, and Chester assures her the situation isn't her fault. Allegra doesn't believe him, and says that she's never been a leader. She tries to lead the others when they were members of the gang, but she messed up and one girl was almost killed. Allegra figures she'll get people hurt, and tells Lydia that she's in trouble because of her. Lydia says that Allegra inspired her to leave the gang. Allegra also inspired her to testify against the Aranas. Chester tells Allegra that she's a leader because of her past, and always knows what she's doing. He says that she can't lead if she stays in the dark, and asks what she wants to do.
On the island, Flash tells Eobard that the speedster isn't tapping into the Speed Force, and asks Eobard if the speedster is using the Negative Speed Force. Eobard points out that Flash severed his connection to the Negative Speed Force, and Flash asks him if he can sense anyone using time travel. The prisoner says that the answer is obvious, but refuses to tell Flash what the answer is. Flash figures that Eobard doesn't want to help him because he's still jealous. Eobard says that he's not jealous and pities Flash, but Flash figures that Eobard is jealous of the new speedster. He asks Eobard what it's like to be replaced, and Eobard loses his temper and says that no speedster will hate Flash like he does. The new speedster doesn't want to be found, and Eobard tells Flash that the speedster is hiding because he can't control his abilities, and the fire was an accident. Putting it together, Flash speeds off and Eobard smiles.
Taylor is telling the others that she wishes there was another way then giving up Lydia. Allegra comes in and says that she's going to get everyone out, including Lydia. She has a plan, but the staffers need to trust her for it to work. Taylor still refuses and Vanya agrees. Allegra says that she was ashamed to tell them about her past, and if she told them they would stop trusting her. She figures that lying about her past made them lose her trust, so she's done hiding. Allegra displays her powers and says that she's the light meta in the photos, and has never told anyone before.
Light and Sunshine appear outside, and Allegra says that she's going to save them. Chester and Lydia side with Allegra, who asks the staffers who is with her. Sunshine charges one of Light's bullets, and she shoots it and brings down the field. Allegra fires a light burst to blind the villains momentarily, gets the other out, then comes back to tell the villains they should leave.
In the next room, Chester works to complete the anti-jammer while the others barricade the door. Lydia insists that Allegra's plan will work, and they need to trust her.
Allegra exchanges blasts with Light and Sunshine, but the villainesses manage to overwhelm her and Light shoots Allegra in the stomach. Allegra manages to drain the energy from the photon bullet and then blasts Light unconscious. Fully charged, Allegra takes down Sunshine. Sunshine recovers and says that Allegra can't beat her, and Allegra says that she's not trying to. In the next room, Chester finishes his work and the others broadcast Lydia talking about the Aranas. Lydia says that she's been living in fear of the Aranas for a long time, but she's figured that the gang should be afraid and she tells the other members of the gang to look to her as an example. She names Light and Sunshine as the leaders of the gang.
Allegra tells Sunshine and the recovered Light that the interview is going out live, and if they try to go after Lydia again, or anyone on Allegra's staff, the whole world will know it's them. Sunshine says that it isn't over and teleports away with Light.
Later, Kramer comes by and wonders how Allegra and Lydia are away. They say that they just got lucky, and Kramer tells them that she has APBs out on the gang leaders. The information CCC provided help the police freeze their accounts, putting the Aranas out of business. Lydia says that she's staying in Central City and goes with Kramer to answer a few questions.
Allegra and the staffers confirm that it's their biggest story, and Allegra says that she owes them and gets it if they have to expose her. Vanya says that she reminded them to always protect their sources, and each other, and assure Allegra that they're going to keep her secret for as long as she wants them. The staffers go back to work despite it's 4 am. Taylor stays behind and is surprised Allegra isn't going to fire her. Allegra says that Taylor tried to keep them safe, and is a great investigative reporter. Before Taylor goes, she asks Allegra how long she can hide her powers from the rest of the world.
The next day at Star Labs, Allegra and Chester tell Barry what happened. Allegra says that it was nice to be herself, and it felt like she didn't have to hide. Barry assures them that he's got his back, and says that he found some perspective on Lian Yu. Caitlin calls in via video and says that she can't come back to the lab. She's still not sure how to feel about what Barry did, but it still hurts so she's going to go stay with Carla so she thinks. She doesn't know when she'll be back, but assures them that she loves them all.
That night at IVO Labs, the speedster returns the cell in. Flash comes in and stops the speedster from leaving, but says that he just wants to talk to her. He superspeeds in front of her when she flees, stopping her from escaping. She finally throws an energy burst at Flash, who jumps over it and asks who she is and what's going on. The speedster admits that the fire was an accident and her speed is temporary, and her associate and she found a way to generate superspeed. She's still trying to work out the kinks, and she thought maybe the battery could extend her speed. The speedster says that she designed the original battery when she was a young engineer working at Ivo. Flash points out that was Meena Dhawan, and Meena removes her mask to reveal who she is. He points out that she's the CEO of Fast Track, he's read her book three times, and she's a genius. Meena is flattered, and says that she hasn't been able to master her abilities so she and her team have been keeping a low profile. She says that she just wants to help people, and Flash tells her that when he first got his speed, he had a mentor. Flash offers to mentor her, and Meena accepts his offer.
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