- Caitlin Snow: And S.T.A.R. Labs is now safer than ever. Increased security and surveillance.
- Cisco Ramon: Recoded, double-firewalled electronic locksets. Nothing is getting through here without us knowing.
- Iris West: So people can't just waltz in and out of here.
- Cisco Ramon: Exactly.
- [a stranger walks in behind them, surprising them all]
- Cisco Ramon: For real?
- Cisco Ramon: You expecting trouble?
- Detective Joe West: Cops always expect trouble. In this city, I expect super-evil flying monsters.
- Cisco Ramon: That's a solid expectation.
- Caitlin Snow: [regarding The Flash Signal] That light was perfect bait. What made you think of that?
- Cisco Ramon: I don't know. I think I saw it in a comic book somewhere.
- Dr. Martin Stein: That's where you'll find your Atom Smasher.
- [Iris and Cisco look at Stein]
- Dr. Martin Stein: B... because he absorbs atomic power, and he, well, smashes.
- Cisco Ramon: Come here.
- [hugs Dr. Stein]
- Cisco Ramon: That's a great name. Welcome to the team.
- Iris West: Well, if you keep getting no for an answer, stop asking questions.
- Detective Joe West: I say that! You're quoting "me" to me?
- Iris West: What can I say? You are a very smart man.
- Detective Joe West: [In a flashback to young Barry] It's a good move, being angry all the time. I get it. You miss your mom and dad and you want to show them that you're strong. Being mad makes it easier. Tougher thing to do would be to let yourself feel. It's okay to be sad. You can be sad, Barry. Your parents will understand if you're not strong all the time. That is why I'm here.
- [Young Barry gets up and hugs Joe]
- Detective Joe West: It's okay son. I got you.
- Caitlin Snow: You're never alone, Barry.
- Ronnie Raymond: Neither are you, Mrs. Raymond.
- [Ronnie kisses her]
- Dr. Martin Stein: Ugh. Thank you for NOT doing that when I was inside you.
- Ronnie Raymond: It happened one time. Let it go.
- Iris West: Yeah, but he should go. Someone should try and get through to him.
- Detective Joe West: Maybe his best friend?
- Cisco Ramon: Joe, believe me, I've tried.
- Detective Joe West: I meant her.
- Dr. Martin Stein: Alarm!
- Cisco Ramon: Believe me, we're all alarmed.
- Dr. Martin Stein: No! Alarm system. You've tapped into the surveillance cameras, correct?
- Cisco Ramon: Correct! Come on, feel the noise.
- Cisco Ramon: Oh, um, Captain, one more thing.
- Captain David Singh: You are not getting a badge, Mr. Ramon.
- [Joe chuckles]
- Cisco Ramon: He's really stingy with those badges, isn't he?
- Detective Joe West: Yeah, cops are funny that way.
- Barry Allen: Who are you?
- Jay Garrick: You don't know me, but I know you... Barry Allen.
- Detective Joe West: Take one more step, it'll be the last step you take. The man asked you a question. Who the hell are you?
- Jay Garrick: My name is Jay Garrick, and your world is in danger.
- Detective Joe West: Oh, so he was strangled.
- Barry Allen: Mm-hmm. By someone very strong and very large.
- Detective Joe West: Or something?
- Barry Allen: This wasn't Grodd.
- Detective Joe West: Oh, thank God.
- Cisco Ramon: Hey, guess what? I added a little upgrade to your suit. It's just like the one from the future newspaper Gideon showed us. I was thinking, you know, you shouldn't fear the future anymore, right?
- Barry Allen: No, and it'll be here faster than we think.
- Dr. Martin Stein: Well, see, I like it. The lightning definitely pops more against the white.
- Henry Allen: Do you think... Can you be all that you are becoming with me here?
- Barry Allen: You're the only family that I have left.
- Henry Allen: Well, that's not really truth. Don't you have another family in this room? They need your help, too, Barry. When you need me, I will be here, but right now Central City doesn't need you to be Henry Allen's son. It needs you to be The Flash. My kid, the superhero. I have to go. I need you to tell me that it's OK.
- Cisco Ramon: So, this is what it looks like inside Mercury Labs. Security here is way better than it was at S.T.A.R. Labs, what with people walking in and out of the cortex all the time.
- Barry Allen: All right, guys. I don't want any of you here right now.
- Detective Joe West: Tough. You need your partners. You need your friends.
- Iris West: Barry, everyone in this room cares about you, but we also care about this city. We all want to make a difference, and that means fighting meta-humans, and that means working with the Flash. You can't deny us that. Not anymore.
- Barry Allen: My name is Barry Allen, and I am the fastest man alive. When I was a child I saw my mother killed by something impossible. My father went to prison for her murder, then an accident made me the impossible, and I become the Flash. I used my powers to find the man responsible for my mother's death. I thought I would finally get justice for my family, but I failed. It's been six months since the Singularity. I'm on my own now. Decided it's better that way. Keeps the people I care about safe. There's only one thing I can do now.
- Dr. Martin Stein: Gather around, everyone, please. Looking at all of you, thinking how far we've all come, and remembering those who are no longer with us, I'm reminded of a Hebrew word used during times of graduation. "Kadima." It means forward.
- [raises glass as a toast]
- Dr. Martin Stein: Forward!
- Detective Joe West: Forward.
- Iris West: Forward.
- Cisco Ramon: Forward.
- Caitlin Snow: Forward.
- Henry Allen: Forward.
- Barry Allen: Forward.
- Detective Joe West: So this Flash Day thing? I'm hopin' you're plannin' on making an appearance.
- Barry Allen: Ah... I haven't decided.
- Detective Joe West: Bar, I heard the Mayor's trying to give you the key to the city.
- Barry Allen: Yeah, I don't need an award.
- Detective Joe West: You love getting awards. Like all those science trophies you got in high school?
- Barry Allen: Those I deserved.
- Iris West: People just want to thank the man who saved Central City.
- Barry Allen: Well they can't, 'cause that's not me. You should know that better than anyone.
- Al Rothstein: Well, this is a curveball. I thought I was going to have to come looking for you.
- Barry Allen: I'm not gonna let you hurt anyone else.
- Al Rothstein: I'm only here to hurt you, buddy.