Black Lightning Recap: Everything You Missed in "The Book of Reconstruction: Chapter Two: Unacceptable Losses"

Freeland

Chief Lopez doubles down on her anti-mutant crusade by telling the police that they will be getting next-generation DEG weapons even more lethal against metahumans. Meanwhile, the gang war between La La's 100 gang and Lady Eve's Kobra Cartel (currently being run by Destiny as Lady Eve has been missing since the war) continues to rage on in the city. A shoot out during the episode results in a teacher at Garfield High's child being killed despite medical intervention by Anissa and vigilante intervention by Lightning.

Jefferson

Jefferson is having nightmares about Henderson's death, prompting him to get up, go outside, and just scream while expressing his powers until he passes out. Lynn finds him the next morning but he continues to not communicate with her. Later that day, Tobias approaches him and it's revealed that Tobias' new serum makes him immune to Black Lightning's powers. He tells Jefferson that he will destroy everyone and everything he loves. After the son of one of his teachers is killed, Jefferson goes to therapy alone and, later, has another falling out with Gambi when Gambi won't give him information on the gang member who killed the kid. Jefferson later calls T.C. and gets that information, going to rough up the man and demand he turns himself in.

Lynn

Lynn goes to therapy alone and the therapist suggests that she has nothing for herself outside of work and home. When the shootout goes down, she shoots up with one of the meta serums and goes to help using wind powers. She is able to save Lightning from being shot but is hurt herself. She later comes clean to Jefferson who claims she's just traded addictions. Jen and Anissa also confront her and say she's a liability. However, when the violence breaks out again, Lynn shoots up again though it is clear the words of her family are weighing on her.

Jennifer and Anissa

Jennifer has apparently decided to just not go to college, seeing a life as Lightning as the better alternative. She also is revealed to be using energy from the upper atmosphere to heal, something that is implied to be dangerous.

After being unable to save the kid from the shootout, Anissa goes out as Blackbird and has both La La and Destiny rounded up and brought to her. She declares that the parking lot where the homeless gather -- and where the kid was shot -- is off-limits to gang violence. After some tension, all parties agree, though the gangs clearly see this as a future opportunity for their own businesses.

Gambi

Gambi realizes that Monavista is supplying the next generation DEGs and, has dinner with Lauren (Elena Varela) again refusing her job offer. He later breaks into Monovista and gets information about their weapons off their system. The next day, he goes to see Lauren and accepts a different job offer from her -- on in their R&D department, presumably as part of his plan for dealing with the DEGs.

Tobias

Tobias injects himself with something - a new serum. He buys the Browning neighborhood but it's unclear what his purpose for that purchase is and then has an AI hack into Lynn's lab.