01x04 - In Blackest Night

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Order! Order!

We will have order!

Man: silence!

This high tribunal
is now convened.

Never before have so many
put aside their differences

And come together in
pursuit of a single goal.

Woman: but never
before has there been

A crime so heinous, so vast,

That it had power to unite us

In grief and revulsion.

Second man: we are gathered
here today to seek justice.

Where is the accused?

Unfortunately,
he's still at large.

Manhunters, step forward.

This is no ordinary criminal.

Finding him and
bringing him back

Will almost certainly
involve great peril.

Are you prepared for that?

No man escapes the manhunters.

All: no man escapes
the manhunters.

Show us an image of the accused.

He's a native of
the planet earth.

The green lantern,

Known as john stewart.

Man on tv: johnson
kicks out to berry

At the top of the
key. He sh**t!

And the marauders score again!

Come on, come on!

Unh!

Man.

Aah!

Aah!

Yo, a little help?

Over here!

Man: time was, you could
have made that sh*t

With your eyes closed.

Mr. Mcgee?

You're not in my history
class anymore, john.

Call me al.

Guess my game's a little rusty.

Well, chris can give
you some pointers.

He's my grandson.

Grandson?

You've been away
a long time, john.

Maybe too long.

Back on thanagar,
you were a cop, huh?

Detective.

What's it like there?

The same as anywhere, I suppose.

There are criminals,
and we catch them.

And what about when
you're not catching criminals,

When you're not at work?

What about it?

Well, is there a... Hawkboy?

I'll be doing maintenance.

What? Don't you ever get lonely?

More than you could imagine.

Sorry, I didn't mean to...

It's an incursion.

More like an invasion.

I'll notify the others.

Wonder woman is on another case.

Superman's dealing
with an earthquake,

And batman would
only say that he's busy.

Typical. What about g.l.?

I couldn't reach him.

And real short,

Practically shaved here,

But more on top, like his.

The usual.

Aw.

Looks like you got
your hands full.

He's smart, impatient,
headstrong.

Sort of reminds me of you.

I hope not.

John, you still got
friends here, man,

Real friends.

What's bothering you?

Huh?

What in the world?

What's going on?

Get out of the way!

J'onn j'onzz: stop!

What do you want here?

John stewart, the green lantern.

What for?

That's not your concern.

Want to bet?

Hah!

Aah!

Aren't you gonna thank me?

Down, boy.

Aah!

Grrr.

Aah!

Hiya!

Hah!

Grrr.

Unh! Unh!

Ohh...

Why do I feel like
a hockey puck?

Hawkgirl: hah!

Aah!

Superman: back off!

Aah!

We thought you were
busy with an earthquake.

It was just a 4.0. You mind
telling me what's going on here?

I wish i...

Aah! Aah!

Flash: j'onn!

Whoa!

What's with that?

Stay here.

Whoa! Whoa!

Awesome!

Could he do that in high school?

Green lantern: stop!

Better late than never.

You are the green lantern

Known as john stewart?

I am.

Your ring.

John. What are you doing?

Stay out of this.

You will come with us.

Welcome to adjouris
5, john stewart.

Don't expect your stay
to be a pleasant one.

What now?

With any luck, this matter

Won't require our attention.

And if it does?

I don't need to
tell you how much

We've gained because
of the corps' diversity,

But sometimes, it forces us

To make sacrifices.

He was the best of us.

That's for sure, but now...

Galius.

Arkkis, kilowog,

Good to see you.

I wish I could say
the same, stewart.

You're a disgrace to the corps.

Get me out of here.

Hey!

Stupid robot.

No. Not yet.

What's next?

Your trial begins soon.

If I'd been programmed
with emotions,

I'd almost feel sorry for you.

I sense turmoil,

A heavy heart.

I could have told you that.

He's looking at stars.

But which stars?

There.

That's where he is.

Why would he give them his ring?

It still doesn't make any sense.

John's a strange
one. That's for sure.

I'm beginning to think
all you humans are.

Sorry.

It's all right.

I take it as a compliment.

Initiate landing procedure.

Oh!

They're not responding
to our signal.

It's clear what they want.

I say we give it to them.

No. We're not here
to start a w*r.

Flash, take the controls.

Huh?

Hah!

Superman: hawkgirl!

What?

Oh, that.

"Flash, take the controls."

Does anyone ask if I know how?

Well, they say any landing
you walk away from is a...

Come on! Starter! Starter!

Which one's the starter?

Yah!

Yah!

Unh!

Hah! Hah!

Ugh!

Unh!

Aah!

Ohh.

I had everything
under control, honest.

Uhh...

Green lantern is close by.

That way.

There is no excuse
for this horror,

And there can be no
escape from punishment.

An example must be made.

Oh, no.

Man: order!

We will have order!

What is this,
some kind of trial?

Apparently.

Judge: remove the
intruders immediately.

Aah! Aah!

Ugh! Oh!

Wait!

We apologize for
disrupting these proceedings,

But john stewart is our friend.

This is a public trial.

Very well.

You may take
seats in the gallery.

But this tribunal
will not tolerate

Any further outbursts.

Thank you, your honor.

Judge: are you ready to
call your first witness?

I am, my lord.

I call kanjar-ro.

Kanjar-ro,

Do you agree to let
us probe and display

Any and all memories you have?

I got nothing to hide.

State your name and profession.

Kanjar-ro. I'm... A pirate.

A criminal?

Yet you come here to bear
witness to another crime.

Why?

I may steal things,

But it's nothing
compared to what he did.

Tell us about your
encounter with john stewart.

It all started with
these blasters i...

Found.

I was on my way to sell them

To some rebels on adjouris 4.

That's when he showed up.

I figured he was
gonna try to stop me,

So... I sh*t first.

His ring tore out my engine.

Ha! But he still
wasn't done with me.

He wanted to know if I
was working with anyone.

I told him to turn
around, see for himself.

He tried to sh**t my friends,

But his beam bounced
off their deflector shield

And sh*t toward adjouris 4.

There, it hit a
volcanic fault line,

Starting a devastating
chain reaction.

3 Billion...

That's how many
were on that planet.

I have no more questions.

This account is most disturbing.

We will recess 20 petacycles.

Now I get it.

You wanted to clear your name.

That's why you didn't put
up a fight back on earth.

I told you to stay out of this.

That scum's an obvious liar.

Give me 5 minutes
alone with him.

I'll get the truth.

Green lantern: hawkgirl,
flash, all of you...

Listen to me.

Nobody's lying.

Do you see that?

I did it.

I'm guilty.