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'As you know, recent cutbacks
have forced the city'
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to close the doors
to many of its own museums
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which is why the Lex Luthor
Museum Of Natural History
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is such a boon
to the city's populace.
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And a boost to Lex's popularity.
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In anticipation
of tomorrow's grand opening
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I felt that you, the elite
of the Metropolis press
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might enjoy a sneak preview
of the city's
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newest state-of-the-art
exhibition hall.
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'The priceless artefacts
are displayed in open cases'
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'protected
by electronic surveillance'
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'and an impregnable
automated security system.'
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boom
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- Did you hear that?
- Just typical Luthor blarney.
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And now I will be happy
to answer any questions
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regarding the museum
and its displays.
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How do you respond to charges
that the museum
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is really just a large
tax shelter for LexCorp?
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Let's see him get out of..
Kent?
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I wouldn't.
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Yow! Oh! Ah, ah..
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You never listen.
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whoosh
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splash
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Yeah. What do you think
we'll get for it, Neato?
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'I'd say five to ten'
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with time off for good behavior.
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I hope you're planning
on cleaning up this mess.
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Aah!
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You know,
we can keep this up all day
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or you..
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Ah, ah..
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You know, uh,
you don't look so hot.
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Uh, maybe we should help him.
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Sure, we'll send him
some chicken soup.
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Come on!
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Now, if you'll all
just follow me..
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'Lex Luthor.'
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Ladies and gentlemen
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I give you
The Lex Luthor Museum Of..
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Thieves. Two.
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Stole the jewels. I try..
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Get a security crew
down here now.
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I thought
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I could stop them.
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Well, next time you see
one of my museums being robbed
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call someone who can do
something about it
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like the police!
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What happened?
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I don't know. I..
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Ah. I'm sorry.
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Neato and Sam Coralli.
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- See that they're dealt with.
- Check.
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Wait. Go back.
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'Interesting.'
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'As soon as he gets near
the rocks in that display case'
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he gets all wobbly and weak.
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So weak that he let a couple
of small-timers get away.
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'And every one of those rocks
belongs to me.'
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And here we have some
fine examples of the crockery
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and dinnerware
of the ancient Babylonians.
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'Their practice
of fabricating utensils'
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'out of soft metal alloys
proved to be their undoing'
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'as the entire civilization
was destroyed'
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'by systemic
metallic poisoning.'
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Nothing's happening.
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You were expecting them
to dance for you?
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I like the stuff
they had in there before.
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- Before?
- Yesterday.
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They came in this morning
and changed
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the whole display around.
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The other media samples were
ordinary carbon-based elements.
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But this,
its composition materials
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are not even
on the periodic table.
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We believe it originated
in an alien solar system
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with properties totally
divergent from our own.
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We'll need to test it out
on Superman himself.
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See that it's in my office
within the hour.
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I don't think you realize
what you have here.
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On the contrary,
I know exactly what I have here.
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The very tool I need
to completely control
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and humiliate Superman.
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But surely, the rock would
be more valuable to mankind.
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You work for me, Peterson.
Don't forget that.
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There shouldn't be an opinion
in your head
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that I haven't put there.
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Yes, Mr. Luthor.
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Two points.
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- 'Two..'
- Does Perry know?
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You're playing basketball
on his time?
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It helps me think.
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Why didn't he nab
those two museum thieves?
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- It doesn't make sense.
- Who?
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Who? Superman.
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Free throw. Three-point play.
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By the way, where did you
run off to yesterday?
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- Yeah?
- Ms. Lane?
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It's Professor Peterson.
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So what have you got for me
this time, professor?
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Something extraordinary,
Ms. Lane.
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Quite literally extraordinary.
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Impressive, huh?
I like to stay in shape.
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- Wanna feel?
- Feel what?
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I don't think she's interested.
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Sure, she is.
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Aren't you, baby?
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Don't call me baby.
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Yeah, well..
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Like I told you people
over the phone
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I don't do Metropolis.
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Not since
the blue guy showed up.
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This job needs someone
with your technical expertise.
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I pull this heist of yours,
it's a sure bet I'll get caught.
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You don't understand.
That's exactly what I want.
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- Uh..
- Be with you in a second, sir.
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Ah, ah, ah..
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Good catch. So what will it be?
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I'd like the turkey meatloaf,
baked potato, no butter
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no soup, salad,
house dressing on the side.
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Give the whole thing legs.
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Sorry, Kent. I'm in a hurry.
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- Say, you don't look so hot.
- I'm fine.
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What's the rush?
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Take a look at this.
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- Careful!
- I'm sorry.
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Just clumsy, I guess.
What is it?
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Lex Labs got a hold
of some kind of meteor
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that seems to have the ability
to drain Superman's powers.
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This is just a small sliver.
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You're sure
you're not catching something?
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I'm okay, really.
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I'm taking this piece
over to STAR Labs
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to let them have a look at it.
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I'll let you know what they say.
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The gentleman
would like a large orange juice
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chicken soup and tea with lemon.
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You gotta take care of yourself,
Smallville.
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- Ugh!
- Yeah.
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You really don't look so good.
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Transfer of the treasury plates
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to the Metropolis
District Office is official.
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The plates are yours,
Commissioner Jones.
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I'll take those plates now,
Commissioner Jones.
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Now, I'd like you all
to drop your weapons
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and kick them over here.
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Ho, you don't wanna make trouble
for me, commissioner.
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whoosh
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boom
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You'll never get away with this.
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By now they've shut down
all the exits and entrances
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the stairs, the elevators.
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'There's no way down
off this roof.'
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How about up?
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whoosh
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He's comin'. Let's do it.
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Ah!
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splash
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He's past checkpoint one,
heading due north.
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whoosh
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boom
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boom
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Checkpoint number two.
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'Checkpoint three.'
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- He's coming.
- 'Good.'
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'Now just remember
what I told you.'
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I guess I've flown myself
into a corner.
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Okay, you win. I give up.
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That's right,
make him come to you.
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Here.
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Oh-ho, what's the matter?
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Don't you want it? Here.
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Oh, gee. I'm sorry.
Here. Let me help you up.
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Hey, I guess all that time
in the gym is payin' off.
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Jab. Jab.
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Cross. Uppercut.
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What are you doing? Get him back
to the center of that room.
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Maybe I'd rather just
finish him off right here.
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splash
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Mercy, get the rock. Fast.
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Supe, you don't look so good.
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That's right. Put STAR Labs
on 24-hour surveillance.
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I want to know everyone
who goes in or out.
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My spies tell me that
Hamilton has a piece of my rock.
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I'd like to know
who gave it to him.
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I'm on it.
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If you'll excuse us..
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Actually, I'm glad you came.
I have a deal to offer you.
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I'm listening.
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As long as I have the rock,
you can't stop me.
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But it is bothersome
to have you always trying.
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So the deal is this.
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You leave me
and my operations alone
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and I and my little green rock
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will leave you alone.
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I don't make deals
with criminals.
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I control everything
in this town, Superman.
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Your cooperation
is not really necessary.
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The offer was merely a courtesy.
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You will never control me,
Luthor. Never!
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Well, then, I guess
I'll have to kill you.
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Hm. Yes.
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Interesting.
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My contact at Lex Labs thinks
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it isn't even
from this solar system.
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Incredible!
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Uh, what? Oh.
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Oh, that certainly would be
in keeping with my theory.
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Which is what exactly,
professor?
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The fact that
your body chemistry absorbs
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the radiation so readily
leads me to believe
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you share with it
a point of origin.
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You mean, it came from Krypton?
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More than likely, it is Krypton,
or rather a small piece of it.
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Kryptonite, if you will.
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The green radiation
could have been created
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by the energy released
in the cataclysmic explosion
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which destroyed your planet.
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There is one bit
of potentially helpful data.
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Its radiation can be shielded
by element atomic number 82.
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Lead.
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Of course.
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- Yeah?
- Ms. Lane.
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It's Peterson. Listen closely.
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Lex Labs is developing
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a synthetic version
of the green rock.
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It's imperative
I get this information
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to Superman immediately.
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Yes, of course.
Where should we meet?
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'The museum. Come in
through the alley entrance.'
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But the security system.
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'I designed the security system,
Ms. Lane.'
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'I know how to bypass it.'
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'The door will be open
between 9:05 and 9:06.'
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'Make sure you're not followed.'
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'Very convincing.'
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You're certain he's there?
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Our men saw him go in two
minutes after the Lane woman.
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Excellent,
Superman will now insist
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on accompanying her
to the museum.
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Ah, professor.
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Mercy will see you
safely home now.
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Won't you, my dear?
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Please. No.
I-I mean, I can see myself home.
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- Really.
- But I insist.
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Metropolis can be such
a dangerous city, Peterson.
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I'd hate to wake up tomorrow
and find out
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that something terrible
had happened to you.
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He said the back alley between..
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Right on time.
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Wait. Let me check it out.
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I don't see anyone. Lois?
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Professor? Professor Peterson?
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Kryptonite.
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Lois, get the Kryptonite
out of here.
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Aah!
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Two annoyances with one stone.
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If only we had some lead.
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Entire civilization
was destroyed
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by systemic metallic poisoning.
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Ah!
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The cups. They're made of lead.
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Aah!
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Ah.
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Lane squares off.
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She aims. She shoots.
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clank clank
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Two points!
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- Ooh!
- Huh!
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Ahh! Ah!
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Ah!
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No!
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Ah!
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'Thank you, Superman.'
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No, Lois. Thank you.
You saved my life.
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- I suppose I did.
- I owe you one.
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I'd say an exclusive interview
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would just about even us up?
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Alright.
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Under one condition.
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You don't print anything
about the Kryptonite.
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No. Green.
It has to be green.