They bring in Ben Franklin and explain his key experiment: he didn't discover electricity through the experiment but proved that lightning is electricity. They also explained what a lightning rod actually does and gave some more examples of things Ben Franklin invented.
Beakman explains static electricity through an animated video. He mentions that static electricity is present in the sky during a thunderstorm. He also explains how light travels faster than sound, which is why we see lightening before we hear it.
Jake and Melanie are walking on the beach during a lightning storm. Lightning strikes the sand near them, and Melanie starts to run the other way. However, Jake pulls her to the location where the lightning struck and claims it's safer because lightning can never strike the same place twice. They kiss, and during their intimate moment, lightning strikes the same spot again, hitting them.