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[instrumental music]
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[indistinct chatter]
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Olsen, where are those
blow-ups of Superman?
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Lab's backed up, chief.
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Turnaround might be
a couple hours.
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Turnaround!
Aw, great shades of Elvis.
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What're we here,
the "Daily Planet"
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or second-stringers
from the "Weehawken Gazette."
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Alright, staff meeting.
Tomorrow morning, 6 a.m.
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With blow-ups.
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No, the color's wrong.
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More almond-shaped.
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- You said drown.
- 'Yeah, but not "Brown"
brown.'
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Not dull, insipid,
mud brown like Clark's.
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- No offense, Clark.
- Mud?
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More vibrant.
More radiant.
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Bedroom eyes.
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But, hey, if he is an alien
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maybe he doesn't get
the old, you know,
itch.
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Hmm. One way to find out.
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Possible visitor from another
planet arrives on Earth
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and all you can think of
is hauling him off
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to your lair to try him out?
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Test drive, Lois.
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Couple hours
behind the wheel and..
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...I'd know for sure
if we're talking
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import or domestic.
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No! The features are too coarse.
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'Think noble.'
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'Think..'
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...Greek God.
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A Greek God?
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(Lois)
'For example, the chin.'
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'It's square but not plain.'
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'The chin of a man
who stands for something.'
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(Lois)
'This is Superman
we're talking about.'
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Not some Tom, Dick, or.. Ohh!
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You know, he didn't seem
that special to me.
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'I mean, except for
the flying and the uniform'
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he could be any ordinary guy.
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Ordinary?
Give me a break.
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What we've got here is an
example of human evolution
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before and after.
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Clark is the before,
Superman is the after.
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[piano music]
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Make that the way, way after.
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[theme music]
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[music continues]
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[instrumental music]
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[hooting]
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[screeches]
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Ah, perfect.
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(both)
Domo arigato.
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Do itashi mashte.
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Superman.
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Superman.
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Superman, Superman..
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Calendar.
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Lois Lane canceled lunch?
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[ringing]
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(Lois on answering machine)
'Hi, you've reached
the desk of Lois Lane.'
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'Leave a message at the tone,
but don't expect a call back'
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'unless it's about Superman.'
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'Have a great day.'
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[dramatic music]
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[screeches]
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Jimmy, these are no good.
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- 'Aw, they're okay.'
- Okay?
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Okay doesn't cut it
at this newspaper.
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Alright, alright.
Just sit down, sit
down.
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How's everybody this morning?
Sleep well?
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[indistinct chatter]
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I didn't.
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Last night, our publisher
called me into his office
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and asked one question.
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The question was
how come the "Daily Planet"
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hadn't nailed down
the Superman story
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since it literally
dropped in our laps?
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Now, I took this
as a personal criticism
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and I assured him that each
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and every one of my staff
would chip in.
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Would not rest
until Superman was ours.
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Now, is that clear?
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No! Perry, you can't be serious.
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I was the one
Superman flew with.
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I wrote the original piece.
I found him.
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Actually, he found you.
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Thank you, Kent.
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Perry, this isn't fair.
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I should have the exclusive
on the follow-up.
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- Those are the rules.
- The rules are off.
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- This is too big.
- But he's mine!
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He's..
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Mine as in my story.
The story, mine.
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From now on,
Superman is fair game.
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Every reporter for himself.
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- Or herself. Enthusiasm!
- Alright!
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- See? I love it.
- I'm with you, chief.
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- We're a team?
- Yes, sir.
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Fine, Jimmy. Now here's
what I want from you.
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Two, no, no, no.
Make that three donuts, jelly.
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Go to Lucille's.
Tell her they're for me.
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- You got it?
- Got it.
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[telephone buzzes]
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(Perry)
'White.'
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'No, no, no.
Wait just-just a minute.'
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'No. Hey, I don't
agree with that.'
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I'll find him.
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How? He could be anywhere.
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- Mars, the North Pole--
- I'll find him.
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What if he doesn't
want to be found?
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What're you talking about?
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Why wouldn't he
want to be found?
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Maybe all this frenzy
isn't what this guy
expected.
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- Maybe he's gun-shy.
- That's ridiculous.
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He has no reason to hide,
especially from me.
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Hmm. Wait a minute. I get it.
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You and Superman joined
the ol' zero-gravity club
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up on the space station,
didn't you?
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- Excuse me?
- Oh, oh, oh, it's okay.
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Don't worry.'
Your secret's safe.
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[chuckles]
No one would believe it
anyway.
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Alright, everybody. Let's think.
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What would draw Superman out?
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Use your instincts, beat
the bushes, turn the stones.
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Get me Superman.
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[indistinct chatter]
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So where do we start?
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We? There's no we.
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Well, how do you know
that I don't have
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the inside track
on finding Superman?
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Sure, Clark, and when you
run across Jimmy Hoffa
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and the Easter Bunny
why don't you reel them in,
too?
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We sounds good to me.
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Oui. That's, uh,
French for "Yes", isn't it?
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[nervous chuckle]
Not in Smallville.
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[instrumental music]
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Well, I don't care
what the radar facility's
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normally used for,
all I'm asking for is a
simple..
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Hello?
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Hello?
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Clark Kent.
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Really? He's there now?
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Great.
Give me that address again.
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Three-four-four Clinton.
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Okay, tell him
I'll be right over.
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Don't let him leave.
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[car alarm blaring]
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It's the quietest building
in Metropolis.
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- You married?
- No.
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- Girlfriend?
- No.
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Boyfriend?
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Well, me,
I mind my own business.
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- Where you from?
- Kansas.
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A few screws is all.
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Minerals.
It's good for the liver.
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Nice view. You can see
out,
no one can see in.
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Walk around in the
buff.
I do.
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- How much?
- Nine-fifty.
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Nine hundred and fifty?
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You want cheap, go back to Iowa.
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- Kansas.
- This is Metropolis.
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Nine even.
Take it or leave
it.
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You mind if I
make a few repairs?
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I guess not.
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- When can I move in?
- Soon as the check clears.
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I'll-I'll get
some
extra keys
made.
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[wind gusts]
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[Lois grunts]
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- Lois?
- Where is he?
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- Who?
- Who?
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Where am I?
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My new apartment.
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[instrumental music]
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Hmm.
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[cat snarling in distance]
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[instrumental music]
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What do we know
about Superman?
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Man, he can really jump.
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- For a white guy.
- Yes, but how far?
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How high?
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I mean, is he, for example,
able to leap
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tall buildings
in a single bound?
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Well, of course,
h-h-he is immensely powerful.
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Yes, but how powerful?
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I mean, more powerful
than an avalanche?
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More powerful
than a locomotive?
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He's still a man.
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All men are weak.
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(Lex)
'Obviously,
we know very little.'
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So, I've designed
a series of tests
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for Superman
and I'll need your help.
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Yes, Monique?
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Let me hire a couple of shooters
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and I'll turn Superman
into a large wet spot.
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Testing won't be necessary.
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Have you ever read
Sun Tzu's "The Art Of War?"
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I'm waiting for
the "Reader's Digest"
version.
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(Lex)
'Sun Tzu was a general
of ancient imperial China'
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and he teaches us,
I'm paraphrasing, of course.
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"Knowledge precedes victory.
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- Ignorance precedes defeat."
- Really?
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Well, an Uzi
precedes a bloody mess
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even in China.
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Let's do it my way.
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(female on radio)
'Attention, all units. Code
4.'
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'Possible jumper, Lexor hotel.'
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'Crowd control and negotiation
teams to the site.'
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'Emergency response requested.'
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What would draw Superman out?
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[dramatic music]
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- Will you be long?
- 'Not long.'
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[grunting]
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Take your time.
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(male #1)
'Back it up there, please.'
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- I said all traffic stops
now!
- 'Yes, sir!'
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'Easy, people.
Just hold the line, please.'
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- 'Just hold the line.'
- 'That means now!'
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[indistinct chatter]
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[sirens wailing]
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What's up?
How y'all doing?
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It's always darkest
before the dawn, son.
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Is that so?
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Come down.
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We'll talk it through.
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Kinda like it up here.
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Fresh air
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great view.
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Well, can I get you something?
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- Cappuccino.
- Whatever you want.
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Make it decaf.
Caffeine makes me jumpy.
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Whatever you want.
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Jumpy?
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[sirens wailing]
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[indistinct chatter]
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[instrumental music]
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The "S" man.
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You don't really wanna do this.
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You're right. I've seen
the error of my ways.
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Come on.
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Ready.
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Confirm.
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Please be careful.
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Don't worry, darling.
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- I've got you.
- Execute.
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Roger that.
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Sorry, lovey.
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[screaming]
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[instrumental music]
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Let's go!
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[screaming]
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Mark.
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Hmm...faster than..
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...a speeding bullet.
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[siren wailing]
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Excuse me. "Daily Planet."
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"Daily Planet." Pardon me.
"Daily Planet."
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"Daily Planet."
What happened?
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Lois, it was incredible.
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Superman caught
that woman in midair.
261
00:14:54,463 --> 00:14:56,501
She's okay. She left
in the ambulance a minute ago.
262
00:14:56,585 --> 00:14:59,501
You should've been here.
263
00:14:59,585 --> 00:15:03,001
Clark, that's great.
That's
really great. Just
great.
264
00:15:03,463 --> 00:15:04,918
- I better go phone it in.
- Oh, don't.
265
00:15:05,001 --> 00:15:06,876
They'll just rewrite
you, uh,
my advice is
266
00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:09,043
to get back to the
office
and start typing.
267
00:15:09,873 --> 00:15:11,463
Look. Take my cab.
268
00:15:11,168 --> 00:15:13,835
- Go on.
- Lois, I appreciate it.
269
00:15:13,918 --> 00:15:17,751
- I owe you one.
- Ha! No, I owe you one.
270
00:15:20,543 --> 00:15:22,376
This is an emergency.
271
00:15:26,043 --> 00:15:29,710
City desk, Lois Lane.
Get me Doris in copy.
272
00:15:29,793 --> 00:15:32,710
Doris? Lois. Take this down.
273
00:15:32,793 --> 00:15:34,335
Superman..
274
00:15:36,168 --> 00:15:38,335
I brought your lunch.
Chicken salad.
275
00:15:38,418 --> 00:15:40,210
That reminds me..
Can I borrow your gray suit?
276
00:15:40,293 --> 00:15:42,210
Lucy, you're already
wearing my gray suit.
277
00:15:42,293 --> 00:15:43,626
You know, you stay out
half the night.
278
00:15:43,710 --> 00:15:46,668
- You are totally
irresponsible.
- So I'm grounded?
279
00:15:46,751 --> 00:15:49,668
I-I am not trying
to play big sister here.
280
00:15:49,751 --> 00:15:51,835
No, but you're unhappy
with yourself
281
00:15:51,918 --> 00:15:53,543
so you're ragging on me.
282
00:15:53,626 --> 00:15:55,460
- You are so wrong.
- Really?
283
00:15:55,543 --> 00:15:58,168
Who was it who called me last
night practically in tears
284
00:15:58,251 --> 00:16:00,585
because she stole
a story from Clark Kent?
285
00:16:00,668 --> 00:16:02,751
- I did not steal Kent's
story.
- You stole it.
286
00:16:02,835 --> 00:16:06,463
I competed for it. And I won.
287
00:16:08,960 --> 00:16:10,251
I stole it.
288
00:16:10,335 --> 00:16:12,585
I have never stolen a story
before in my life.
289
00:16:12,668 --> 00:16:15,251
How could I do that?
290
00:16:15,335 --> 00:16:17,543
It's him. It's Superman.
291
00:16:17,626 --> 00:16:19,710
I mean, ever since
he held me in his arms
292
00:16:19,793 --> 00:16:21,418
there's something
between us, Lucy.
293
00:16:21,501 --> 00:16:23,460
I know it.
There's this connection.
294
00:16:23,543 --> 00:16:25,876
You should be
ashamed of yourself.
295
00:16:25,960 --> 00:16:28,376
I am ashamed of myself.
I'm ashamed of myself.
296
00:16:28,460 --> 00:16:30,585
And you'll never do it again?
297
00:16:30,668 --> 00:16:31,751
I won't. Never again.
298
00:16:31,835 --> 00:16:34,585
And you'll apologize
to Clark Kent?
299
00:16:34,668 --> 00:16:37,293
Not in this millennium.
300
00:16:37,376 --> 00:16:39,626
Goodbye.
301
00:16:39,710 --> 00:16:42,293
- Lucy, you're limping.
- Your shoes are too tight.
302
00:16:42,376 --> 00:16:44,876
[sighs]
"Your shoes are too tight."
303
00:16:49,001 --> 00:16:52,463
"Superman averts double suicide.
304
00:16:52,168 --> 00:16:54,501
By Lois Lane."
305
00:16:54,585 --> 00:16:56,710
- First of all--
- Clark, don't even start.
306
00:16:56,793 --> 00:16:58,543
- You got what you deserved.
- What?
307
00:16:58,626 --> 00:17:01,001
I know it's tough.
But someday you'll thank me.
308
00:17:01,463 --> 00:17:02,918
- Thank you?
- Ah! You're welcome.
309
00:17:03,001 --> 00:17:04,751
Never, never let go of a story.
310
00:17:04,835 --> 00:17:07,168
Trust no one, period.
311
00:17:07,251 --> 00:17:10,293
- I see.
- Consider this a life
lesson.
312
00:17:10,376 --> 00:17:11,793
No charge.
313
00:17:20,585 --> 00:17:21,918
Excuse me.
My name is Cleveland.
314
00:17:22,001 --> 00:17:24,251
I'm looking for Eduardo Friez.
315
00:17:24,335 --> 00:17:27,210
- Uh, he went to lunch.
- Well, we had an appointment.
316
00:17:27,293 --> 00:17:28,918
- I'll tell him you came by.
- Don't bother.
317
00:17:29,001 --> 00:17:30,501
I'll tell my story elsewhere.
318
00:17:30,585 --> 00:17:33,793
Perhaps the, uh,
"Metropolis Star"
319
00:17:33,876 --> 00:17:37,960
would like to receive some
information concerning Superman.
320
00:17:38,043 --> 00:17:39,501
Superman?
321
00:17:39,585 --> 00:17:42,668
I, uh.. Cleveland!
322
00:17:42,751 --> 00:17:44,543
I-I've been expecting you.
323
00:17:44,626 --> 00:17:46,543
I'm so sorry. I'm Lois Lane.
324
00:17:46,626 --> 00:17:48,835
Eduardo told me
that you would be coming
by.
325
00:17:48,918 --> 00:17:50,668
I just.. Please forgive me.
326
00:17:50,751 --> 00:17:52,501
Let's go to the conference
room
and talk, shall we?
327
00:17:52,585 --> 00:17:55,710
I'm suddenly rather hungry.
Perhaps after lunch.
328
00:17:55,793 --> 00:17:58,873
U-u-uh..
329
00:17:58,210 --> 00:18:00,335
Take mine. Chicken salad.
330
00:18:01,960 --> 00:18:03,210
[sniffs]
331
00:18:03,293 --> 00:18:04,876
Homemade?
332
00:18:04,960 --> 00:18:06,960
[chuckles]
333
00:18:09,873 --> 00:18:10,710
- Jimmy.
- Yo, CK.
334
00:18:10,793 --> 00:18:12,043
Tell me something.
335
00:18:12,873 --> 00:18:15,210
Is Lois always so
aggressive
going after stories?
336
00:18:15,293 --> 00:18:19,501
Does the phrase "Mad Dog Lane"
sound about right?
337
00:18:19,585 --> 00:18:21,918
- Seriously.
- Seriously?
338
00:18:22,001 --> 00:18:24,168
Yeah, but I have never
seen her this worked up.
339
00:18:24,251 --> 00:18:27,960
This Superman guy
has really pushed her buttons.
340
00:18:28,043 --> 00:18:30,710
Hey, I heard she aced you
out of your story yesterday.
341
00:18:30,793 --> 00:18:32,710
Tough break.
342
00:18:32,793 --> 00:18:34,710
Someone ought to
teach her a
lesson.
343
00:18:34,793 --> 00:18:36,960
Yeah, but who, Godzilla?
344
00:18:39,335 --> 00:18:41,168
Hmm.
345
00:18:41,251 --> 00:18:42,710
What is that?
346
00:18:42,793 --> 00:18:45,960
Big assignment from the chief.
A Mr. Foot.
347
00:18:46,043 --> 00:18:47,960
Vibrating water massage.
348
00:18:48,043 --> 00:18:51,873
Stress relieving.
Needs it back by 5:00.
349
00:18:51,210 --> 00:18:53,585
You should talk to him.
Tell him how you feel.
350
00:18:53,668 --> 00:18:55,335
Perry White doesn't care
how I feel.
351
00:18:55,418 --> 00:18:59,001
To him, I'm Mr. Fix-it
and Mr. Go Get It.
352
00:19:01,251 --> 00:19:04,168
- I mean, I'm a journalist.
- Then stand up to him.
353
00:19:04,251 --> 00:19:06,293
- Make him see that.
- I've tried.
354
00:19:07,626 --> 00:19:10,463
Sort of.
355
00:19:10,168 --> 00:19:11,960
Look, thanks anyway.
356
00:19:17,873 --> 00:19:19,873
[sighs]
357
00:19:19,210 --> 00:19:20,585
[intense music]
358
00:19:20,668 --> 00:19:22,460
(Lex)
Alright, make the call.
359
00:19:22,543 --> 00:19:24,710
Use one of the scrambled lines.
360
00:19:27,835 --> 00:19:29,835
[siren wailing]
361
00:19:29,918 --> 00:19:31,210
Where's Lois?
362
00:19:31,293 --> 00:19:32,626
Uh, she must've stepped out,
chief.
363
00:19:32,710 --> 00:19:34,376
Okay, Kent, Schwartz
364
00:19:34,460 --> 00:19:35,835
Paulson, come here.
365
00:19:35,918 --> 00:19:37,960
We got a bomb in the
lobby
of the Carlin building.
366
00:19:38,043 --> 00:19:39,460
Third and Ordway.
Get down there.
367
00:19:39,543 --> 00:19:42,626
- Take a photographer with
you.
- Chief, I'll go.
368
00:19:42,710 --> 00:19:44,793
Did you fix the thermostat
on Mr. Foot yet?
369
00:19:44,876 --> 00:19:48,001
- It can wait.
- The hell it can!
370
00:19:48,463 --> 00:19:50,793
What're you gawking at?
Let's go! Let's go!
371
00:19:55,873 --> 00:19:57,710
I love the smell of fear
in the newsroom.
372
00:19:59,335 --> 00:20:02,463
Is, uh, this regular
mayonnaise
or reduced calorie?
373
00:20:02,168 --> 00:20:03,460
Reduced, could we just--
374
00:20:03,543 --> 00:20:05,543
And just a touch of dill, right?
375
00:20:05,626 --> 00:20:08,876
Mr. Cleveland, you claim to
have
information about Superman.
376
00:20:08,960 --> 00:20:10,043
Let's hear it.
377
00:20:10,873 --> 00:20:12,463
[sirens wailing]
378
00:20:15,918 --> 00:20:20,335
Superman...is definitely
an alien entity.
379
00:20:23,001 --> 00:20:25,835
He comes from a planet Trofax
380
00:20:25,918 --> 00:20:28,168
and he's not alone.
381
00:20:28,251 --> 00:20:30,793
I've been on his ship,
there are thousands like him..
382
00:20:32,460 --> 00:20:35,168
...freeze-dried.
Awaiting a call to arms.
383
00:20:35,251 --> 00:20:36,501
Freeze-dried?
384
00:20:36,585 --> 00:20:39,751
My involvement in this
won't be publicized, will it?
385
00:20:39,835 --> 00:20:42,873
I'm planning another run
at the presidency.
386
00:20:42,210 --> 00:20:43,460
The presidency?
387
00:20:43,543 --> 00:20:46,168
Yeah, to follow up
my two previous terms
388
00:20:46,251 --> 00:20:48,793
in '84 and '92.
389
00:20:48,876 --> 00:20:52,210
- Mr. Cleveland, I--
- Please. Call me Grover.
390
00:20:57,043 --> 00:20:58,751
[instrumental music]
391
00:20:58,835 --> 00:21:02,043
(Linda)
If you've just joined us
the original report of a bomb
392
00:21:02,873 --> 00:21:04,376
planted in the lobby
in the Carlin building
393
00:21:04,460 --> 00:21:05,876
has now been confirmed.
394
00:21:05,960 --> 00:21:08,376
The bomb squad is on the scene
awaiting the arrival
395
00:21:08,460 --> 00:21:10,376
of what is termed
a containment blister
396
00:21:10,460 --> 00:21:13,168
as well as a team of
deactivation specialists.
397
00:21:13,251 --> 00:21:14,501
Once the blister is in place
398
00:21:14,585 --> 00:21:16,251
they will work to
neutralize the threat.
399
00:21:16,335 --> 00:21:18,835
'Meanwhile, the entire
building
has been evacuated.'
400
00:21:18,918 --> 00:21:21,543
And we are being told to get
out
of the way, just back up.
401
00:21:21,626 --> 00:21:24,460
So for now,
I'm Linda Montoya and..
402
00:21:24,543 --> 00:21:26,376
What? Superman is here.
403
00:21:26,460 --> 00:21:28,418
Superman is here and about
to enter the building.
404
00:21:28,501 --> 00:21:30,210
Superman, can we
have a statement?
405
00:21:30,293 --> 00:21:32,168
Not at this time.
406
00:21:32,251 --> 00:21:34,463
Sorry.
407
00:21:34,168 --> 00:21:36,418
[intense music]
408
00:21:36,501 --> 00:21:38,001
Ready.
409
00:21:41,793 --> 00:21:43,751
[siren wails]
410
00:21:46,335 --> 00:21:48,335
[indistinct chatter]
411
00:21:56,293 --> 00:21:58,251
[screaming]
412
00:22:04,418 --> 00:22:07,418
[instrumental music]
413
00:22:11,463 --> 00:22:13,463
Ah.. Heh.
414
00:22:13,168 --> 00:22:15,710
Invulnerable.
415
00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:17,585
A man of steel.
416
00:22:23,873 --> 00:22:25,463
[siren wails]
417
00:22:36,501 --> 00:22:38,543
Well, where would
they have to be?
418
00:22:38,626 --> 00:22:40,543
(Henderson)
Somewhere within
a two-mile radius
419
00:22:40,626 --> 00:22:41,960
but that's about all we've got.
420
00:22:42,043 --> 00:22:44,001
What have we got so far?
421
00:22:44,463 --> 00:22:46,168
- Lois, you're hurt.
- Oh, it's nothing.
422
00:22:46,251 --> 00:22:47,668
- Wait, let me see.
- It's nothing.
423
00:22:47,751 --> 00:22:50,001
You guys wanna hear this or not?
424
00:22:50,463 --> 00:22:51,168
Yes.
425
00:22:51,251 --> 00:22:54,001
The explosion was
radio-controlled
426
00:22:54,463 --> 00:22:55,918
'activated from an unknown
point of origin'
427
00:22:56,001 --> 00:22:58,501
within a 2-mile
radius of this site.
428
00:22:58,585 --> 00:23:02,043
Also, there were video cameras
installed in the lobby
429
00:23:02,873 --> 00:23:04,335
which were not a part of
the building security system
430
00:23:04,418 --> 00:23:08,873
'or any other system that the
management company knew
about.'
431
00:23:08,210 --> 00:23:09,668
We think the two are connected.
432
00:23:09,751 --> 00:23:11,501
So you're saying
that someone waited
433
00:23:11,585 --> 00:23:14,376
for Superman to appear,
watched him enter the
building
434
00:23:14,460 --> 00:23:16,876
and then detonated
the explosives?
435
00:23:16,960 --> 00:23:19,668
That's our theory. Excuse me.
436
00:23:20,918 --> 00:23:23,168
I can't believe that.
437
00:23:23,251 --> 00:23:25,668
A bomb.
438
00:23:25,751 --> 00:23:27,793
That's horrible.
439
00:23:27,876 --> 00:23:29,751
That poor man.
440
00:23:30,960 --> 00:23:34,918
- What man?
- Superman.
441
00:23:35,001 --> 00:23:37,043
He comes here to help us.
442
00:23:38,501 --> 00:23:41,501
Can you imagine
how he must feel?
443
00:23:41,585 --> 00:23:44,168
I think so.
444
00:23:44,251 --> 00:23:46,293
Doesn't make any sense.
445
00:23:46,376 --> 00:23:49,335
Who would want to kill Superman?
446
00:23:50,376 --> 00:23:53,501
[instrumental music]
447
00:23:55,460 --> 00:23:58,501
Yeah, I like the new cape,
mom.
We're getting there.
448
00:23:58,585 --> 00:24:01,335
But what do I do about this?
449
00:24:01,418 --> 00:24:03,043
It's not coming out.
450
00:24:03,873 --> 00:24:06,543
(Martha)
'Clark, is it a dirt stain
or an oil based stain?'
451
00:24:06,626 --> 00:24:09,543
I-I don't know, mom.
It's a bomb stain.
452
00:24:09,626 --> 00:24:10,960
Clark, are you sure
you're alright?
453
00:24:11,043 --> 00:24:12,460
We saw that explosion
on television.
454
00:24:12,543 --> 00:24:15,585
- It was no nickel popper.
- I'm fine.
455
00:24:15,668 --> 00:24:17,626
Now if I can only get this out.
456
00:24:17,710 --> 00:24:19,585
(Martha)
'The important
thing is blot, don't rub.'
457
00:24:19,668 --> 00:24:21,668
(Jonathan)
'Will you two forget about
the laundry for a minute?'
458
00:24:21,751 --> 00:24:23,210
We got a serious problem here.
459
00:24:23,293 --> 00:24:24,585
Jonathan, it's not certain
460
00:24:24,668 --> 00:24:26,043
the explosion was aimed at him.
461
00:24:26,873 --> 00:24:28,251
Ah, bull.
Somebody's gunning for our boy.
462
00:24:28,335 --> 00:24:30,293
(Martha)
'Our boy can take
care of himself.'
463
00:24:30,376 --> 00:24:32,835
It's-it's not me
I'm worried about, mom.
464
00:24:32,918 --> 00:24:34,418
It's everyone else
in Metropolis.
465
00:24:34,501 --> 00:24:37,210
- Who do you think it is,
son?
- I don't know.
466
00:24:37,293 --> 00:24:38,918
I got a couple of leads, though.
467
00:24:39,001 --> 00:24:41,335
There's something about
those suicide attempts.
468
00:24:41,418 --> 00:24:42,918
Two people jumping
from buildings
469
00:24:43,001 --> 00:24:44,751
on a direct line of sight
across the city
470
00:24:44,835 --> 00:24:46,585
at exactly the same time.
471
00:24:46,668 --> 00:24:48,418
(Jonathan)
Uh-huh.
472
00:24:48,501 --> 00:24:51,376
Alright then, Clark,
you call us.
473
00:24:51,460 --> 00:24:53,418
I will. I promise.
474
00:24:56,751 --> 00:24:58,168
[sighs]
475
00:24:58,251 --> 00:25:00,210
[knock on door]
476
00:25:05,543 --> 00:25:06,793
Extra key, Kent.
477
00:25:06,876 --> 00:25:08,418
I'll just, uh..
478
00:25:14,293 --> 00:25:16,463
Wrong apartment.
479
00:25:24,210 --> 00:25:27,210
♪ See that she's a lady ♪
480
00:25:27,293 --> 00:25:31,001
♪ From the way she walks ♪
481
00:25:31,463 --> 00:25:34,335
♪ I knew she was my woman ♪
482
00:25:34,418 --> 00:25:37,251
♪ From the way she talks ♪
483
00:25:37,335 --> 00:25:41,626
- Excuse me.
- Oh, Kent, I-I found it!
484
00:25:41,710 --> 00:25:45,335
♪ She's a good girl for me ♪
485
00:25:45,418 --> 00:25:48,668
♪ I'm thinkin' about her baby ♪
486
00:25:48,751 --> 00:25:52,668
♪ I should just let her be ♪
487
00:25:52,751 --> 00:25:54,543
♪ Slow down come back ♪
488
00:25:54,626 --> 00:25:56,251
♪ Take my advice ♪
489
00:25:56,335 --> 00:25:59,751
♪ No one's gonna stop me
I'm feelin' right ♪
490
00:25:59,835 --> 00:26:03,168
♪ Slow down come back
you gotta be strong ♪
491
00:26:03,251 --> 00:26:06,418
♪ Sophisticated woman
ain't no man's fool ♪
492
00:26:06,501 --> 00:26:10,873
♪ Sophisticated lady
better than you ♪
493
00:26:10,210 --> 00:26:14,210
♪ Sophisticated woman
a dream come true ♪♪
494
00:26:18,210 --> 00:26:20,168
Jennifer, it's Clark
from the newsroom again.
495
00:26:20,251 --> 00:26:21,668
Uh, any progress
on the background stuff
496
00:26:21,751 --> 00:26:24,873
on Monique Kahn
and Jules Johnson?
497
00:26:25,460 --> 00:26:27,751
How about employment records?
498
00:26:29,168 --> 00:26:31,543
Okay, well, send them up
as soon as you do.
499
00:26:31,626 --> 00:26:34,001
Great. Thank you.
500
00:26:34,463 --> 00:26:37,873
CK, Metropolis Hospital
on line three.
501
00:26:42,376 --> 00:26:43,585
(Clark)
'Dr. Newman?'
502
00:26:43,668 --> 00:26:45,710
Thanks for returning my call.
503
00:26:47,210 --> 00:26:49,043
'Yes.'
504
00:26:49,873 --> 00:26:51,043
'Uh-huh.'
505
00:26:51,873 --> 00:26:52,418
'Really?'
506
00:26:52,501 --> 00:26:55,043
Well, that's unusual, isn't it?
507
00:26:55,873 --> 00:26:56,543
I see.
508
00:26:56,626 --> 00:26:59,001
Okay, well, thank you very much.
509
00:26:59,463 --> 00:27:00,835
Great.
510
00:27:02,960 --> 00:27:04,335
Is that the same Dr. Newman
that did
511
00:27:04,418 --> 00:27:07,418
the psychiatric evaluations
on the attempted suicides?
512
00:27:07,501 --> 00:27:09,751
Yep.
513
00:27:09,835 --> 00:27:12,210
So...what've we got?
514
00:27:13,168 --> 00:27:16,210
We? There is no we.
515
00:27:16,293 --> 00:27:18,960
I'm quoting directly.
516
00:27:19,043 --> 00:27:21,876
- Spill it.
- Heh. Okay.
517
00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,960
They've both been released.
Jules Johnson immediately.
518
00:27:25,043 --> 00:27:27,873
They don't think
he ever meant to jump.
519
00:27:27,210 --> 00:27:30,460
Now, Monique Kahn, on the other
hand was hysterical.
520
00:27:30,543 --> 00:27:32,501
Turns out she's
afraid of heights.
521
00:27:32,585 --> 00:27:35,335
She's afraid of heights and she
jumps off a 30-story building?
522
00:27:35,418 --> 00:27:38,585
- Doesn't sound right, does
it?
- Hmm. What else?
523
00:27:38,668 --> 00:27:43,418
While she was sedated she kept
mumbling something about a
test.
524
00:27:43,501 --> 00:27:45,873
Test?
525
00:27:45,210 --> 00:27:48,463
Test of courage?
I don't get it.
526
00:27:48,168 --> 00:27:49,626
'What else?'
527
00:27:49,710 --> 00:27:52,001
- That's all.
- It's not much.
528
00:27:52,463 --> 00:27:54,626
Lois, Lois, I had an idea
529
00:27:54,710 --> 00:27:56,460
for a way
to track down Superman.
530
00:27:56,543 --> 00:27:57,835
(Lois)
'Great. Let's hear it.'
531
00:27:57,918 --> 00:28:01,873
Olsen! When I say soda,
I mean real soda.
532
00:28:01,210 --> 00:28:03,043
'Not this lily-livered
diet stuff.'
533
00:28:03,873 --> 00:28:06,918
Now, if you're gonna do a job
do it right!
534
00:28:07,001 --> 00:28:08,376
Get!
535
00:28:10,418 --> 00:28:12,043
I gotta go.
536
00:28:12,873 --> 00:28:14,463
[clears throat]
537
00:28:20,001 --> 00:28:22,876
♪ Although it's always crowded ♪
538
00:28:22,960 --> 00:28:25,376
♪ You still can find some room ♪
539
00:28:25,460 --> 00:28:27,751
♪ For broken-hearted lovers ♪
540
00:28:27,835 --> 00:28:29,793
♪ To cry there in the gloom ♪
541
00:28:29,876 --> 00:28:33,626
♪ Be so lonely baby ♪
542
00:28:33,710 --> 00:28:36,168
♪ Be so lonely.. ♪♪
543
00:28:36,251 --> 00:28:39,463
Chief, I have
something
I have to say.
544
00:28:41,335 --> 00:28:42,710
So say it.
545
00:28:42,793 --> 00:28:44,251
Okay, okay.
546
00:28:44,335 --> 00:28:46,668
I-I am..
547
00:28:46,751 --> 00:28:48,376
I am..
548
00:28:51,873 --> 00:28:52,585
I am..
549
00:28:55,293 --> 00:28:57,543
...a huge Elvis fan.
550
00:28:58,960 --> 00:29:01,585
This is the way I like
to remember the king.
551
00:29:01,668 --> 00:29:04,460
Not like the last time
I saw him in Vegas.
552
00:29:04,543 --> 00:29:06,501
December '76.
553
00:29:06,585 --> 00:29:10,876
Jimbo, the man was
30 pounds overweight.
554
00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:12,376
He looked like a cross between
555
00:29:12,460 --> 00:29:16,668
an ice cream salesman
and a neon sign.
556
00:29:16,751 --> 00:29:20,585
Did 15 shows in 11 days.
I'll never know how.
557
00:29:20,668 --> 00:29:24,543
His eyes were bloodshot,
his hands trembled
558
00:29:24,626 --> 00:29:27,543
and there was
a crack in his voice
559
00:29:27,626 --> 00:29:29,918
I'd never heard before.
560
00:29:30,001 --> 00:29:31,835
That must've been awful for you.
561
00:29:31,918 --> 00:29:33,043
(Perry)
'Awful?'
562
00:29:33,873 --> 00:29:34,918
Why, it was the greatest
563
00:29:35,001 --> 00:29:37,210
experience of my life.
564
00:29:39,873 --> 00:29:41,418
Was that all
you had to say to me?
565
00:29:41,501 --> 00:29:45,376
Uh, yeah, I'm-I'm going
to get you that soda now.
566
00:29:48,626 --> 00:29:51,626
[music continues]
567
00:29:57,501 --> 00:29:59,168
- Thank you.
- Mm-hmm.
568
00:30:00,835 --> 00:30:02,463
From Millie?
569
00:30:02,168 --> 00:30:04,710
The employment records
on the two jumpers.
570
00:30:07,001 --> 00:30:10,043
They both worked at LexCorp.
571
00:30:10,873 --> 00:30:12,376
Them and about a million
other people in Metropolis.
572
00:30:12,460 --> 00:30:14,293
What's the connection?
573
00:30:18,001 --> 00:30:20,873
(Clark)
Lex Luthor.
574
00:30:20,210 --> 00:30:23,210
[instrumental music]
575
00:30:28,710 --> 00:30:30,585
- Yes.
- Excellent choice.
576
00:30:30,668 --> 00:30:31,710
- Monsieur Luthor.
- Yes.
577
00:30:31,793 --> 00:30:32,793
I'll take a dozen in each
578
00:30:32,876 --> 00:30:33,876
of the styles we discussed.
579
00:30:33,960 --> 00:30:34,876
Certainement.
580
00:30:34,960 --> 00:30:36,873
Shall we say two days delivery?
581
00:30:36,210 --> 00:30:37,710
Two days?
582
00:30:39,960 --> 00:30:41,585
Two days.
583
00:30:44,626 --> 00:30:46,251
[thud]
584
00:30:46,335 --> 00:30:47,710
[intense music]
585
00:30:47,793 --> 00:30:50,376
Superman! Come in.
586
00:30:50,460 --> 00:30:53,251
You want to know
how strong I am, Luthor?
587
00:31:00,043 --> 00:31:02,001
[metal creaking]
588
00:31:03,543 --> 00:31:05,873
[clanks]
589
00:31:05,210 --> 00:31:08,001
You wanna know how fast I am?
590
00:31:17,793 --> 00:31:19,751
[gunshot]
591
00:31:29,001 --> 00:31:30,418
Ah!
592
00:31:33,335 --> 00:31:36,001
Does that conclude
your demonstration?
593
00:31:36,960 --> 00:31:39,501
The tests stop now.
594
00:31:39,585 --> 00:31:42,876
Well, that would be nice,
but what if they don't?
595
00:31:42,960 --> 00:31:45,168
- If I were you--
- Me?
596
00:31:45,251 --> 00:31:46,668
No, I admit nothing.
597
00:31:46,751 --> 00:31:50,873
No, but let's assume
that these tests continue.
598
00:31:50,210 --> 00:31:52,918
You can't be everywhere
at once, Superman.
599
00:31:53,001 --> 00:31:54,835
As long as you stay
in Metropolis
600
00:31:54,918 --> 00:31:57,793
innocent people will die.
601
00:31:57,876 --> 00:32:01,460
'Now, are you prepared to
accept
that responsibility?'
602
00:32:02,918 --> 00:32:06,793
If I were you
I'd think about it.
603
00:32:09,668 --> 00:32:12,626
[intense music]
604
00:32:23,960 --> 00:32:25,918
I don't know what to do.
605
00:32:26,001 --> 00:32:29,043
Clark, you haven't
done anything wrong.
606
00:32:29,873 --> 00:32:31,751
Dad, Lois came within inches
of possibly losing an eye
607
00:32:31,835 --> 00:32:33,876
and others are hurt
because of me.
608
00:32:33,960 --> 00:32:36,210
'Because I created Superman.'
609
00:32:36,293 --> 00:32:38,626
What happened to those people
wasn't Superman's fault.
610
00:32:38,710 --> 00:32:42,751
- It was Lex Luthor's.
- But I have no proof.
611
00:32:42,835 --> 00:32:45,543
I can't just throw him
off a building.
612
00:32:47,043 --> 00:32:49,835
[instrumental music]
613
00:32:49,918 --> 00:32:52,543
[sighs]
614
00:32:52,626 --> 00:32:54,376
I'm trapped.
615
00:32:54,460 --> 00:32:56,463
As long as I keep
Superman alive
616
00:32:56,168 --> 00:32:57,960
Luthor can make good
on his threat.
617
00:32:58,043 --> 00:33:00,918
Son, how can we help?
618
00:33:02,168 --> 00:33:03,710
You can't.
619
00:33:16,876 --> 00:33:19,876
[instrumental music]
620
00:33:46,376 --> 00:33:49,335
[music continues]
621
00:33:53,418 --> 00:33:55,376
[siren wailing]
622
00:34:19,585 --> 00:34:22,543
[music continues]
623
00:34:24,460 --> 00:34:26,376
[sighs]
624
00:34:35,918 --> 00:34:37,876
Penny for your thoughts.
625
00:34:40,293 --> 00:34:43,293
Where is he?
It's been three days.
626
00:34:43,376 --> 00:34:45,501
Maybe whoever was after him
scared him off.
627
00:34:45,585 --> 00:34:48,873
I refuse to believe that.
Superman is not a coward.
628
00:34:48,210 --> 00:34:51,460
'He would not turn tail
at the first sign of
trouble.'
629
00:34:51,543 --> 00:34:52,918
What's with you, Clark?
630
00:34:53,001 --> 00:34:55,918
You look like
you lost your best
friend.
631
00:34:56,001 --> 00:34:57,876
I..
632
00:34:57,960 --> 00:35:00,876
What you need
is a
pick-me-up.
633
00:35:03,168 --> 00:35:04,751
Or not.
634
00:35:09,463 --> 00:35:11,835
Didn't you say you had some
idea
for finding Superman?
635
00:35:11,918 --> 00:35:14,585
Forget it.
It's a zero, like my life.
636
00:35:15,460 --> 00:35:17,210
Tell me anyway.
637
00:35:19,460 --> 00:35:22,335
I just thought
if Superman is an alien
638
00:35:22,418 --> 00:35:24,043
'and he came here
from another planet'
639
00:35:24,873 --> 00:35:26,626
he'd have some
kind of spaceship.
640
00:35:26,710 --> 00:35:29,251
Track down
the spaceship somehow
641
00:35:29,335 --> 00:35:31,293
and find Superman.
642
00:35:33,873 --> 00:35:34,460
Huh!
643
00:35:35,668 --> 00:35:38,043
- A zero. I told you.
- Olsen!
644
00:35:40,668 --> 00:35:42,251
Let's go.
645
00:35:43,168 --> 00:35:44,751
Duty calls.
646
00:35:47,918 --> 00:35:50,918
[instrumental music]
647
00:36:17,210 --> 00:36:20,668
Operator, get me the EPRAD
Satellite Tracking Station
648
00:36:20,751 --> 00:36:22,585
in Fairbanks, Alaska.
649
00:36:23,543 --> 00:36:26,873
Now Jimmy's idea.
650
00:36:26,210 --> 00:36:27,960
That's it.
That's the last straw.
651
00:36:28,043 --> 00:36:30,210
Kent! Drive-by shooting,
Third and Walnut.
652
00:36:30,293 --> 00:36:32,626
- Get down there now.
- Yes, sir.
653
00:36:32,710 --> 00:36:34,918
Uh-huh. Okay, I'll hold.
654
00:36:35,876 --> 00:36:38,876
[instrumental music]
655
00:37:01,751 --> 00:37:03,543
Hi. This is Clark
Kent
in the newsroom.
656
00:37:03,626 --> 00:37:06,376
Could I get a messenger
up here, please?
657
00:37:06,460 --> 00:37:08,835
Right. On my desk.
658
00:37:09,876 --> 00:37:12,501
Tonight. Lois Lane's apartment.
659
00:37:12,585 --> 00:37:15,751
...security clearance?
Okay, I'll get one.
660
00:37:15,835 --> 00:37:17,835
'How hard can it be?'
661
00:37:19,293 --> 00:37:22,251
[dramatic music]
662
00:37:23,710 --> 00:37:25,918
Ahh, magnificent day.
663
00:37:26,001 --> 00:37:28,001
No Superman in sight.
664
00:37:28,463 --> 00:37:30,418
Shall I tell your guest
you'll join her soon, sir?
665
00:37:30,501 --> 00:37:33,876
Yes, do that.
It should be
memorable.
666
00:37:33,960 --> 00:37:36,793
I'm feeling
exceptionally cheerful.
667
00:37:41,001 --> 00:37:43,001
[shouting on television]
668
00:37:52,210 --> 00:37:53,210
[sighs]
669
00:37:53,293 --> 00:37:55,543
Bad?
670
00:37:55,626 --> 00:37:58,376
A 15-year-old boy
is in critical
condition.
671
00:37:59,543 --> 00:38:01,001
His mother's in shock.
672
00:38:01,463 --> 00:38:03,751
His little sister
can't stop crying.
673
00:38:05,873 --> 00:38:06,376
'There were witnesses,
of course'
674
00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:08,251
'but no one's talking.'
675
00:38:09,293 --> 00:38:11,043
The officer I spoke to said
676
00:38:11,873 --> 00:38:12,751
they've had
a half dozen like this
677
00:38:12,835 --> 00:38:14,960
in the last week alone.
678
00:38:16,335 --> 00:38:19,418
Sounds like a job for Superman.
679
00:38:19,501 --> 00:38:23,418
Yeah, that would've made a
truly
great story, wouldn't it?
680
00:38:24,251 --> 00:38:26,543
Forget the story, Clark.
681
00:38:27,876 --> 00:38:30,501
Metropolis needs Superman.
682
00:38:31,626 --> 00:38:33,463
Why?
683
00:38:33,168 --> 00:38:35,460
You think he could've
stopped any of this?
684
00:38:35,543 --> 00:38:36,918
Or that?
685
00:38:37,001 --> 00:38:40,626
No, not even Superman
can be everywhere at once.
686
00:38:41,501 --> 00:38:43,251
Then what good is he?
687
00:38:43,335 --> 00:38:47,251
What he can't do,
it doesn't matter.
688
00:38:47,335 --> 00:38:50,335
It's the idea of Superman.
689
00:38:50,418 --> 00:38:52,710
'Someone to believe in.'
690
00:38:52,793 --> 00:38:55,543
'Someone to build
a few hopes around.'
691
00:38:56,793 --> 00:39:00,543
Whatever he can do,
that's enough.
692
00:39:03,835 --> 00:39:06,335
I just wish that
I could tell him that.
693
00:39:07,543 --> 00:39:09,460
I hope it's not too late.
694
00:39:11,376 --> 00:39:14,043
- Lois!
- Not now, Clark.
695
00:39:14,960 --> 00:39:17,463
If you get a package..
696
00:39:23,668 --> 00:39:26,793
(Lois)
It's the idea of Superman.
697
00:39:26,876 --> 00:39:29,001
Someone to believe in.
698
00:39:29,463 --> 00:39:32,543
Someone to build
a few hopes around.
699
00:39:32,626 --> 00:39:35,835
Whatever he can do,
that's enough.
700
00:39:35,918 --> 00:39:38,960
[instrumental music]
701
00:39:58,918 --> 00:40:01,043
[laughing]
702
00:40:01,873 --> 00:40:04,463
[intense music]
703
00:40:09,668 --> 00:40:11,626
[screaming]
704
00:40:17,376 --> 00:40:19,376
[indistinct shouting]
705
00:40:25,835 --> 00:40:28,835
[instrumental music]
706
00:40:32,710 --> 00:40:34,668
[cheering]
707
00:40:39,418 --> 00:40:41,376
[screeches]
708
00:40:43,835 --> 00:40:46,835
I think we'll suspend
testing
for the time being, Asabi.
709
00:40:46,918 --> 00:40:49,543
The results are
substantially
complete.
710
00:40:49,626 --> 00:40:51,210
And I'm very pleased.
711
00:40:51,293 --> 00:40:53,335
Mr. Luthor, I don't understand.
712
00:40:53,418 --> 00:40:55,835
Superman has proved
himself unbeatable
713
00:40:55,918 --> 00:40:57,876
and you have failed
to frighten him off.
714
00:40:57,960 --> 00:41:01,168
Well, yes, he's tough.
715
00:41:01,251 --> 00:41:04,751
In fact, he's the
opponent
I've been waiting for.
716
00:41:04,835 --> 00:41:07,710
But unbeatable? No.
717
00:41:07,793 --> 00:41:09,835
Superman has a defect.
718
00:41:09,918 --> 00:41:11,835
He has a chink in his armor.
719
00:41:11,918 --> 00:41:13,918
What is that?
720
00:41:14,001 --> 00:41:15,751
Superman has morals.
721
00:41:16,876 --> 00:41:20,418
He has ethics.
He's unrelentingly
good.
722
00:41:20,501 --> 00:41:23,210
Because of that, I will win.
723
00:41:23,293 --> 00:41:25,210
[screeching]
724
00:41:25,293 --> 00:41:27,463
Good morning, Faust.
725
00:41:28,585 --> 00:41:32,585
Another beginning to another
fine day in Metropolis.
726
00:41:32,668 --> 00:41:35,585
Let's kill some pigeons.
727
00:41:37,210 --> 00:41:39,168
[screeching]
728
00:41:43,376 --> 00:41:47,293
- Kent, that's good work.
- Thank you, sir.
729
00:41:47,376 --> 00:41:49,210
Just in the right place
at the right time, I
guess.
730
00:41:49,293 --> 00:41:51,918
Well, that's what being
a good reporter's all about.
731
00:41:52,001 --> 00:41:55,001
- You keep it up.
- Thank you, sir.
732
00:41:55,463 --> 00:41:56,668
Where the hell's my fish?
733
00:41:56,751 --> 00:41:59,873
I'm working on it, chief.
734
00:42:00,793 --> 00:42:02,626
"Let there be no mistake.
735
00:42:02,710 --> 00:42:06,585
Metropolis is my home now.
I am here to stay."
736
00:42:06,668 --> 00:42:08,210
That should make life
pretty interesting.
737
00:42:08,293 --> 00:42:12,001
Mmm, but where's the story
behind the story? You know?
738
00:42:12,463 --> 00:42:15,960
Where's the..
Where's the juicy
stuff?
739
00:42:16,043 --> 00:42:18,585
Where's the..
Where's the dirt?
740
00:42:18,668 --> 00:42:21,460
I think that's coming in
right now.
741
00:42:23,210 --> 00:42:25,251
[indistinct chatter]
742
00:42:28,960 --> 00:42:30,668
Lois, what happened?
743
00:42:30,751 --> 00:42:33,873
Nothing. Nothing at all.
744
00:42:33,210 --> 00:42:36,418
Oh, you're referring
to my appearance.
745
00:42:36,501 --> 00:42:39,043
Well, I think after hours
of trudging through the mud
746
00:42:39,873 --> 00:42:42,168
and the filth and the frogs
and the things
747
00:42:42,251 --> 00:42:45,418
I have a perfect right
to be a bit disheveled.
748
00:42:47,873 --> 00:42:49,001
By the way, did you know
749
00:42:49,463 --> 00:42:51,835
that it is possible
to get completely lost
750
00:42:51,918 --> 00:42:54,876
at the Metropolis
sewage reclamation facility?
751
00:42:55,835 --> 00:42:57,251
And did you know
752
00:42:57,335 --> 00:43:00,168
that there are billions
of mosquitoes there?
753
00:43:00,251 --> 00:43:02,626
I do...because I met them!
754
00:43:04,501 --> 00:43:08,501
Of course, my little
trip to hell
755
00:43:08,585 --> 00:43:11,251
wasn't a total failure.
I found this!
756
00:43:22,168 --> 00:43:23,501
You wouldn't happen
to have any idea
757
00:43:23,585 --> 00:43:25,918
who sent me this, would you?
758
00:43:33,960 --> 00:43:36,873
You got the story?
759
00:43:36,210 --> 00:43:38,251
'You?'
760
00:43:38,335 --> 00:43:40,293
Yep.
761
00:43:40,376 --> 00:43:43,460
Consider this
a life lesson, Lois.
762
00:43:44,835 --> 00:43:46,418
No charge.
763
00:43:50,001 --> 00:43:51,460
Uh-huh.
764
00:43:56,335 --> 00:43:59,293
[instrumental music]
765
00:44:05,543 --> 00:44:07,293
Olsen, that bass
hasn't been redone.
766
00:44:07,376 --> 00:44:09,751
No, chief, but I have.
767
00:44:15,210 --> 00:44:16,960
Good for you, kid.
768
00:44:17,043 --> 00:44:18,960
[laughs]
769
00:44:41,710 --> 00:44:44,335
- You set me up?
- Yes, I did.
770
00:44:47,751 --> 00:44:50,168
Congratulations, Clark.
771
00:44:50,251 --> 00:44:51,793
You win.
772
00:44:53,210 --> 00:44:55,668
- I-I didn't win.
- Oh, yes, you did.
773
00:44:55,751 --> 00:45:00,293
You got the story and you took
me down a peg in the process.
774
00:45:00,376 --> 00:45:02,710
I guess I deserved that.
775
00:45:02,793 --> 00:45:05,335
You worked hard
and you earned your success.
776
00:45:05,418 --> 00:45:07,543
Thank you, Lois.
777
00:45:07,626 --> 00:45:10,873
That means a lot to me.
778
00:45:11,376 --> 00:45:13,960
Well, I hope so.
779
00:45:14,043 --> 00:45:15,543
Cherish this moment,
because, Clark
780
00:45:15,626 --> 00:45:18,376
you'll never
experience this again.
781
00:45:19,293 --> 00:45:20,876
Hey, Lois!
782
00:45:20,960 --> 00:45:24,168
What've we got
going on tomorrow?
783
00:45:24,251 --> 00:45:25,835
Now, there you're
using that word again.
784
00:45:25,918 --> 00:45:27,668
Clark, there is you
785
00:45:27,751 --> 00:45:29,168
there is I
786
00:45:29,251 --> 00:45:31,668
there is no we.
787
00:45:31,751 --> 00:45:32,835
Not yet.
788
00:45:32,918 --> 00:45:35,876
- Not ever.
- We'll see.
789
00:45:35,960 --> 00:45:38,751
How long can you
hold your breath?
790
00:45:40,463 --> 00:45:43,043
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791
00:45:45,335 --> 00:45:47,543
A very long time.
792
00:45:57,335 --> 00:45:59,710
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