[Oh yeah, he recognizes that look. He gets it himself sometimes, he's seen it on several talented people he's worked with. It's a reassuring look. Puts him a little more at ease.]

As it turns out, the Flash and Zoom were one and the same. On my Earth. Jay—no. Not Jay. Hunter wanted to build up the city's hopes so he could dash them even harder. But he still did some good for the citizens, actual heroics while he was only pretending to be their hero. ...he was a friend.

[So in the end, Central City's greatest defender might in fact be Harrison Wells.]