The Book of Ruin: Chapter One: Picking Up the Pieces

"I guess we all could use a little bit of hope right about now."

- Jefferson Pierce to Peter Gambi

Synopsis
Gambi supports Black Lightning as he departs on a special mission. Meanwhile, Grace tries to persuade Anissa to let her guard down.

Protagonists

 * Black Lightning's Team
 * Black Lightning (Jefferson Pierce)
 * Anissa Pierce
 * Lynn Stewart
 * Peter Gambi
 * T.C. (Baron)
 * "Jennifer Pierce"
 * Grace Choi
 * Freeland PD
 * Hassan Shakur
 * Ana Lopez

Antagonists

 * The Whale
 * Freeland Reconstruction Program
 * Red
 * Tobias Whale
 * Katie
 * Val Seong
 * The 100
 * Latavious "Lala" Johnson
 * Lydell Green
 * Devonte Jones
 * Kobra Cartel
 * Destiny
 * Lady Eve
 * Ishmael

Other Characters

 * Jennifer Pierce
 * The Flash (Barry Allen)
 * Neil deGrasse Tyson
 * Bill Henderson
 * Billy Black
 * Red's Father
 * Red's Mother

Teams and Organizations

 * Black Lightning's Team
 * S.T.A.R. Labs
 * The Whale
 * Freeland Reconstruction Program
 * Office of the Chief Examiner
 * Georgia Bureau of Investigation
 * Instagram
 * Freeland PD
 * Freeland Meta Task Force
 * The 100
 * GBS
 * WIXA 7
 * Kobra Cartel
 * Ultimate O

Species

 * Metahumans
 * Green Light Babies
 * Humans
 * Artificial Intelligences
 * Fleshless Entities

Objects and Concepts

 * Starling Satellite
 * Hadron Particle Condenser
 * Black Lightning's Watch
 * Black Lightning Suit
 * Lightning Suits
 * Green Light
 * Meta Booster
 * DEGs

Locations

 * Earth-Prime
 * Earth
 * North America
 * United States of America
 * Georgia
 * Freeland County
 * Freeland
 * Sanctum
 * Tori Towers
 * Office of the Chief Examiner
 * Freeland 18th Police Precinct
 * Floyd Lane
 * Pierce Residence
 * Ultimate O
 * Pierce-Choi Loft
 * Pleasantville Cemetery
 * The 100 Fight Club
 * Freeland Tunnels
 * Central City
 * S.T.A.R. Labs Central City Facility
 * Markovia
 * Ionosphere
 * Jennifer Pierce's Safe Place