1 00:00:06,232 --> 00:00:08,210 YES. YES, YES. 2 00:00:08,234 --> 00:00:11,383 I REALIZE THAT YOUR DIVISION HAS BEEN TRYING VERY HARD, 3 00:00:11,407 --> 00:00:14,748 BUT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ISN'T GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 4 00:00:14,772 --> 00:00:16,349 EFFORTS DON'T COUNT. 5 00:00:16,373 --> 00:00:18,721 YOU ONLY GET AN "A" FOR RESULTS. 6 00:00:18,745 --> 00:00:22,427 WELL, YOU KNOW, IF I GIVE YOU MORE TIME, 7 00:00:22,451 --> 00:00:24,459 THAT WILL CONTINUE TO REFLECT NEGATIVELY 8 00:00:24,483 --> 00:00:26,300 ON LUTHORCORP'S BALANCE SHEETS. 9 00:00:26,324 --> 00:00:27,532 SO I, UM... 10 00:00:27,556 --> 00:00:30,565 I WISH YOU AND YOUR PEOPLE MUCH SUCCESS 11 00:00:30,589 --> 00:00:32,469 WITH A LESS DEMANDING COMPANY. 12 00:00:32,493 --> 00:00:34,441 YEAH, WELL, THANK YOU. 13 00:00:34,465 --> 00:00:35,637 [ SIGHS ] 14 00:00:42,304 --> 00:00:45,247 [ PILLS RATTLE ] 15 00:00:49,453 --> 00:00:50,713 HELLO, LIONEL. 16 00:00:52,216 --> 00:00:54,488 [ TIRES SQUEAL ] 17 00:00:59,465 --> 00:01:00,802 ALEX! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! 18 00:01:00,826 --> 00:01:02,374 SORRY. 19 00:01:02,398 --> 00:01:04,447 ALEX IS A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW. 20 00:01:04,471 --> 00:01:07,379 WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING? WHO ARE YOU? 21 00:01:07,403 --> 00:01:09,236 [ BELLS CLANG ] 22 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,284 YOU'RE USED TO BEING IN CONTROL. 23 00:01:15,784 --> 00:01:17,622 IF YOU WANT TO REGAIN IT, 24 00:01:17,646 --> 00:01:20,226 YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY A LITTLE GAME. 25 00:01:20,250 --> 00:01:25,301 THE 11:35 FROM SMALLVILLE TO METROPOLIS IS RUNNING ON TIME. 26 00:01:25,325 --> 00:01:28,775 WIN THE GAME, OR YOU'LL BE CATCHING A RIDE THE HARD WAY. 27 00:01:28,799 --> 00:01:30,307 WHAT GAME? 28 00:01:30,331 --> 00:01:32,310 HANGMAN. 29 00:01:32,334 --> 00:01:33,540 CALL OUT A LETTER. 30 00:01:33,564 --> 00:01:35,384 GUESS THE PHRASE. 31 00:01:35,408 --> 00:01:38,516 LOSE THE GAME, YOUR LIFE FOLLOWS. 32 00:01:38,540 --> 00:01:39,789 HURRY, LIONEL. 33 00:01:39,813 --> 00:01:42,521 YOU'LL ONLY GET AN "A" FOR RESULTS. 34 00:01:42,545 --> 00:01:43,676 [ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWS ] 35 00:01:44,878 --> 00:01:46,597 UH, "A." 36 00:01:46,621 --> 00:01:48,423 TOO OBVIOUS. 37 00:01:49,784 --> 00:01:51,486 "E." 38 00:01:52,758 --> 00:01:54,305 "O." 39 00:01:54,329 --> 00:01:56,539 LUCKY GUESS. 40 00:01:56,563 --> 00:01:57,540 "T." 41 00:01:57,564 --> 00:01:58,664 WRONG AGAIN. 42 00:02:01,367 --> 00:02:03,447 UM, "G." 43 00:02:03,471 --> 00:02:04,879 SORRY. "S." 44 00:02:04,903 --> 00:02:06,474 NO. 45 00:02:09,307 --> 00:02:10,825 WOULD YOU LIKE A HINT? 46 00:02:10,849 --> 00:02:13,758 IT'S A LESSON I LEARNED FROM YOU. 47 00:02:13,782 --> 00:02:16,556 "M." 48 00:02:17,457 --> 00:02:18,694 "C." 49 00:02:18,718 --> 00:02:20,466 "R," "Y," "N." 50 00:02:20,490 --> 00:02:21,467 NO MERCY! 51 00:02:21,491 --> 00:02:23,465 THE ANSWER IS "NO MERCY"! 52 00:02:25,497 --> 00:02:26,829 [ TRAIN WHISTLE BLOWING ] 53 00:02:53,760 --> 00:03:00,484 ♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫ 54 00:03:00,508 --> 00:03:03,718 ♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫ 55 00:03:03,742 --> 00:03:10,556 ♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫ 56 00:03:10,580 --> 00:03:14,360 ♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫ 57 00:03:14,384 --> 00:03:14,962 ♫ JUST STAY ♫ 58 00:03:14,986 --> 00:03:16,963 ♫ STAY WITH ME ♫ 59 00:03:16,987 --> 00:03:19,366 ♫ STAY ♫ 60 00:03:19,390 --> 00:03:20,968 ♫ COME ON ♫ 61 00:03:20,992 --> 00:03:24,644 ♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫ 62 00:03:24,668 --> 00:03:30,550 ♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫ 63 00:03:30,574 --> 00:03:34,625 ♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫ 64 00:03:34,649 --> 00:03:37,389 ♫ JUST STAY ♫ 65 00:03:37,413 --> 00:03:39,430 ♫ STAY ♫ 66 00:03:39,454 --> 00:03:42,788 ♫ COME ON ♫ 67 00:03:46,022 --> 00:03:48,040 LIONEL'S AT MY HOUSE CONSTANTLY, 68 00:03:48,064 --> 00:03:49,573 ACTING LIKE HE BELONGS THERE. 69 00:03:49,597 --> 00:03:51,375 AND FROM WHAT YOU'RE TELLING ME, 70 00:03:51,399 --> 00:03:52,646 IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR MOM 71 00:03:52,670 --> 00:03:54,378 KIND OF INVITED THE WOLF TO COME ON IN. 72 00:03:54,402 --> 00:03:56,480 I KNOW WE'VE TIPTOED THROUGH THESE TULIPS BEFORE, 73 00:03:56,504 --> 00:03:57,882 BUT WHAT IF YOU'RE WRONG? 74 00:03:57,906 --> 00:03:59,485 WHAT IF LIONEL DOESN'T KNOW YOUR SECRET? 75 00:03:59,509 --> 00:04:02,459 THE THINGS HE SAYS TO ME, THE LOOK IN HIS EYE... HE KNOWS. 76 00:04:02,483 --> 00:04:05,491 THEN HE'S PROBABLY USING YOUR MOM TO GET CLOSER TO YOU. 77 00:04:05,515 --> 00:04:08,596 HE'S ALWAYS THERE, HELPING HER, OFFERING ADVICE. 78 00:04:08,620 --> 00:04:10,397 SHE'S TRUSTING HIM MORE AND MORE. 79 00:04:10,421 --> 00:04:12,570 SHE WOULDN'T IF SHE KNEW THE TRUTH. 80 00:04:12,594 --> 00:04:14,703 I KNOW I NEED TO TELL HER. 81 00:04:14,727 --> 00:04:16,475 I WAS GOING TO RIGHT AFTER I FOUND OUT. 82 00:04:16,499 --> 00:04:17,576 SO WHAT STOPPED YOU? 83 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:19,538 SHE'S BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH... 84 00:04:19,562 --> 00:04:21,641 SINCE MY DAD DIED. 85 00:04:21,665 --> 00:04:25,346 I DON'T WANT TO GIVE HER ONE MORE THING TO WORRY ABOUT. 86 00:04:25,370 --> 00:04:27,518 WELL, BY NOT TELLING HER, 87 00:04:27,542 --> 00:04:30,415 YOU COULD BE PUTTING HER AT RISK OF A LOT WORSE. 88 00:04:42,430 --> 00:04:44,367 CHESS. 89 00:04:44,391 --> 00:04:46,610 YOU HAVEN'T PLAYED CHESS IN YEARS. 90 00:04:46,634 --> 00:04:50,045 WHY THE SUDDEN INTEREST IN SUCH A COMPLEX GAME? 91 00:04:50,069 --> 00:04:52,978 A FRIEND OF MINE WANTS TO LEARN THE FINER POINTS. 92 00:04:53,002 --> 00:04:56,723 I USED TO DISMANTLE YOUR TWO-DIMENSIONAL ASSAULTS 93 00:04:56,747 --> 00:04:59,086 WITH ALARMING REGULARITY, REMEMBER? 94 00:04:59,110 --> 00:05:01,088 MAYBE YOU SHOULD TEACH YOUR FRIEND SOMETHING 95 00:05:01,112 --> 00:05:02,660 A LITTLE LESS COMPLICATED. 96 00:05:02,684 --> 00:05:05,132 WHAT ABOUT A GAME OF HANGMAN? THAT'S ALWAYS FUN. 97 00:05:05,156 --> 00:05:06,764 THANKS. 98 00:05:06,788 --> 00:05:08,766 I'll STICK WITH CHESS. 99 00:05:08,790 --> 00:05:11,064 YOU'LL LOSE, AS ALWAYS. 100 00:05:13,697 --> 00:05:15,706 I'M NOT PLAYING TO WIN. 101 00:05:15,730 --> 00:05:17,601 I'M PLAYING TO INSTRUCT. 102 00:05:21,606 --> 00:05:23,714 NO MERCY? 103 00:05:23,738 --> 00:05:25,617 WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? 104 00:05:25,641 --> 00:05:27,420 IT WAS YOU, LEX. 105 00:05:27,444 --> 00:05:28,990 I KNOW IT. WHAT? 106 00:05:29,014 --> 00:05:32,064 DISABLING MY LIMO IN THE PATH OF AN ONCOMING TRAIN. 107 00:05:32,088 --> 00:05:35,028 THAT KIND OF MELODRAMA WENT OUT OF STYLE WITH SILENT MOVIES. 108 00:05:35,052 --> 00:05:36,701 WAIT. 109 00:05:36,725 --> 00:05:38,403 SOMEONE TRIED TO KILL YOU? 110 00:05:38,427 --> 00:05:40,074 OH, IS THIS THE PART WHERE YOU FEIGN INNOCENCE? 111 00:05:40,098 --> 00:05:42,707 I BROUGHT YOU IN TO HELP RUN LUTHORCORP AGAIN. 112 00:05:42,731 --> 00:05:44,439 PROFITS HAVE NEVER BEEN HIGHER. 113 00:05:44,463 --> 00:05:46,042 WHY WOULD I WANT YOU DEAD? 114 00:05:46,066 --> 00:05:49,716 NOT SO LONG AGO, I TRIED TO TAKE LUTHORCORP AWAY FROM YOU. 115 00:05:49,740 --> 00:05:51,048 THE APEX TAKEOVER. 116 00:05:51,072 --> 00:05:52,049 RIGHT. 117 00:05:52,073 --> 00:05:53,591 PLEASE. 118 00:05:53,615 --> 00:05:56,048 SEEING YOU FAIL MISERABLY WAS RETRIBUTION ENOUGH. 119 00:05:58,581 --> 00:06:01,831 ALL RIGHT. 120 00:06:01,855 --> 00:06:04,033 [ SIGHS ] 121 00:06:04,057 --> 00:06:05,735 SO IT WASN'T YOU. 122 00:06:05,759 --> 00:06:09,639 I MAY NOT LIKE YOU VERY MUCH, DAD, 123 00:06:09,663 --> 00:06:12,213 BUT YOU'RE A VALUABLE ASSET TO LUTHORCORP. 124 00:06:12,237 --> 00:06:14,214 KILLING YOU WOULD HURT THE BOTTOM LINE. 125 00:06:14,238 --> 00:06:17,649 YOUR CONCERN IS TRULY TOUCHING. 126 00:06:17,673 --> 00:06:19,805 [ SIGHS ] 127 00:06:22,850 --> 00:06:25,658 I AM CONCERNED. 128 00:06:25,682 --> 00:06:28,632 A THREAT AGAINST YOU IS A THREAT AGAINST LUTHORCORP. 129 00:06:28,656 --> 00:06:30,834 I HAVE BEEN FENDING OFF ATTACKS ON MY LIFE 130 00:06:30,858 --> 00:06:32,766 SINCE BEFORE YOU WERE BORN. 131 00:06:32,790 --> 00:06:35,824 I THINK I CAN HANDLE ONE MORE. 132 00:06:41,271 --> 00:06:42,678 OH, CLARK. 133 00:06:42,702 --> 00:06:44,882 WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS AS A CLOSING? 134 00:06:44,906 --> 00:06:48,485 "IT ISN'T ENOUGH TO SIMPLY GIVE WHEN WE CAN. 135 00:06:48,509 --> 00:06:51,088 "UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF TRUTH, JUSTICE, 136 00:06:51,112 --> 00:06:54,163 "AND THE AMERICAN WAY ISN'T A MATTER OF CONVENIENCE. 137 00:06:54,187 --> 00:06:56,225 IT'S A MATTER OF CONSCIENCE." 138 00:06:56,249 --> 00:06:57,867 SOUNDS LIKE WORDS TO LIVE BY. 139 00:06:57,891 --> 00:06:59,598 LET'S HOPE THE DEEP POCKETS 140 00:06:59,622 --> 00:07:01,831 AT THE CIVIL LIBERTIES FUND-RAISER THINK SO, TOO. 141 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:03,834 THERE'S SOMETHING I NEED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT. 142 00:07:03,858 --> 00:07:05,706 CAN'T IT WAIT? I GOT TO GET TO METROPOLIS. 143 00:07:05,730 --> 00:07:08,603 LIONEL KNOWS. 144 00:07:10,565 --> 00:07:11,814 KNOWS WHAT? 145 00:07:11,838 --> 00:07:15,848 LIONEL KNOWS ABOUT ME. 146 00:07:15,872 --> 00:07:17,591 ABOUT MY SECRET. 147 00:07:17,615 --> 00:07:19,593 I DON'T KNOW HOW. 148 00:07:19,617 --> 00:07:21,194 I THINK I MIGHT. 149 00:07:21,218 --> 00:07:25,660 A WHILE AGO, I FOUND A PACKAGE ON OUR DOORSTEP. 150 00:07:25,684 --> 00:07:30,160 INSIDE WAS A VIDEO OF YOU SURVIVING AN EXPLOSION. 151 00:07:31,891 --> 00:07:33,209 WHO SENT IT? 152 00:07:33,233 --> 00:07:34,965 I'M NOT SURE, BUT... 153 00:07:36,898 --> 00:07:38,740 LIONEL TOOK CARE OF IT. 154 00:07:41,242 --> 00:07:42,920 HE SAID HE WASN'T INTERESTED 155 00:07:42,944 --> 00:07:44,653 IN WHY I WAS BEING BLACKMAILED. 156 00:07:44,677 --> 00:07:47,286 HE JUST WANTED TO HELP. 157 00:07:47,310 --> 00:07:48,858 AND I BELIEVED HIM. 158 00:07:48,882 --> 00:07:51,961 WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THIS? 159 00:07:51,985 --> 00:07:56,620 YOU WERE STILL IN SO MUCH PAIN ABOUT YOUR FATHER. 160 00:07:59,764 --> 00:08:01,603 I GUESS I... 161 00:08:01,627 --> 00:08:04,971 I JUST WANTED TO PROTECT YOU FOR A CHANGE. 162 00:08:08,906 --> 00:08:12,656 LIONEL'S GONNA BE AT THIS FUND-RAISER TONIGHT. 163 00:08:12,680 --> 00:08:13,788 WHEN I SEE HIM... 164 00:08:13,812 --> 00:08:15,259 NO, YOU CAN'T SAY ANYTHING. 165 00:08:15,283 --> 00:08:17,362 WE HAVE TO HANDLE THIS THE SAME WAY DAD WOULD. 166 00:08:17,386 --> 00:08:19,795 STICK TO OUR REGULAR ROUTINE. GIVE NOTHING AWAY. 167 00:08:19,819 --> 00:08:21,666 NOT UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT LIONEL'S UP TO. 168 00:08:21,690 --> 00:08:24,971 [ SIGHS ] I BETTER GET GOING. 169 00:08:24,995 --> 00:08:26,932 I'll GO WITH YOU. 170 00:08:26,956 --> 00:08:28,235 NO, NO. 171 00:08:28,259 --> 00:08:29,937 IF YOU START GUARDING ME ALL THE TIME, 172 00:08:29,961 --> 00:08:31,908 HE'LL DEFINITELY KNOW SOMETHING'S UP. 173 00:08:31,932 --> 00:08:33,681 DON'T WORRY. 174 00:08:33,705 --> 00:08:35,868 I CAN HANDLE LIONEL. 175 00:08:38,311 --> 00:08:41,374 [ DOOR CLOSES ] 176 00:08:50,254 --> 00:08:53,033 WELL, THERE ARE NO CONCEALED ELECTRONIC DEVICES 177 00:08:53,057 --> 00:08:54,865 HERE IN THE OFFICE ANYWHERE. 178 00:08:54,889 --> 00:08:56,969 SIR, THE OFFICE IS CLEAN. 179 00:08:56,993 --> 00:08:58,811 I HOPE SO, FOR YOUR SAKE. 180 00:08:58,835 --> 00:09:01,244 OR YOU'LL FIND YOURSELF WORKING IN A CONVENIENCE STORE, 181 00:09:01,268 --> 00:09:02,916 WATCHING HOT DOGS SPIN. 182 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:04,442 THANK YOU. 183 00:09:21,923 --> 00:09:23,995 [ COMPUTER BEEPING ] 184 00:09:34,006 --> 00:09:36,986 WATCHING HOT DOGS SPIN? 185 00:09:37,010 --> 00:09:38,989 THAT WASN'T VERY NICE. 186 00:09:39,013 --> 00:09:41,422 BUT THEN AGAIN, THAT'S THE WAY YOU TREAT ALL THE PEOPLE 187 00:09:41,446 --> 00:09:44,119 WHO WORK FOR YOU, ISN'T IT, LIONEL? 188 00:09:52,899 --> 00:09:55,077 WHAT DO YOU DO... READ LIPS? 189 00:09:55,101 --> 00:09:57,804 I SEE EVERYTHING. 190 00:10:01,068 --> 00:10:03,471 [ ELECTRICITY BUZZING ] 191 00:10:04,513 --> 00:10:05,815 [ BUZZING STOPS ] 192 00:10:17,528 --> 00:10:20,938 [ TELEPHONE DIALING ] 193 00:10:20,962 --> 00:10:22,770 Man: 911. 194 00:10:22,794 --> 00:10:24,143 Masked Man: Hello, Lionel. 195 00:10:24,167 --> 00:10:27,517 How does it feel to be helpless? 196 00:10:27,541 --> 00:10:29,519 I'll LET YOU KNOW IF IT EVER HAPPENS. 197 00:10:29,543 --> 00:10:33,423 NOW, THAT'S THAT WINNING SPIRIT THAT MADE YOU A BILLIONAIRE. 198 00:10:33,447 --> 00:10:35,951 LET'S SEE IF IT CAN KEEP YOU ALIVE. 199 00:10:39,455 --> 00:10:41,386 SO... 200 00:10:43,460 --> 00:10:44,797 WHAT DO YOU WANT? 201 00:10:44,821 --> 00:10:46,438 HUH? 202 00:10:46,462 --> 00:10:48,826 [ GASPS ] 203 00:11:00,109 --> 00:11:02,913 I WANT TO PLAY ANOTHER GAME. 204 00:11:16,928 --> 00:11:18,831 [ GASPS ] 205 00:11:33,149 --> 00:11:36,057 AAH! 206 00:11:36,081 --> 00:11:38,985 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 207 00:11:42,860 --> 00:11:44,908 HELLO AGAIN, LIONEL. 208 00:11:44,932 --> 00:11:46,409 WHERE AM I? 209 00:11:46,433 --> 00:11:49,067 IN A HELL OF YOUR OWN MAKING. 210 00:11:52,471 --> 00:11:54,019 WHO ARE YOU? 211 00:11:54,043 --> 00:11:55,981 JUST ANOTHER ONE OF THE MANY FACELESS PEOPLE 212 00:11:56,005 --> 00:11:57,984 YOUR GREED HAS DESTROYED. 213 00:11:58,008 --> 00:12:00,427 THAT NARROWS IT DOWN SOME, DOESN'T IT? 214 00:12:00,451 --> 00:12:02,389 YOU MAY NOT KNOW ME, LIONEL... 215 00:12:02,413 --> 00:12:04,131 BUT I KNOW YOU. 216 00:12:04,155 --> 00:12:06,965 YOU'RE A MAN ABOVE IT ALL... 217 00:12:06,989 --> 00:12:08,366 COMMANDING YOUR WORKERS 218 00:12:08,390 --> 00:12:11,070 TO CARRY THE BURDEN OF YOUR EMPIRE. 219 00:12:11,094 --> 00:12:13,442 THEY TOIL WHILE YOU PROFIT. 220 00:12:13,466 --> 00:12:16,405 IT'S CALLED RUNNING A BUSINESS! 221 00:12:16,429 --> 00:12:17,977 THAT'S HOW IT WORKS! 222 00:12:18,001 --> 00:12:19,980 NOT ANYMORE. 223 00:12:20,004 --> 00:12:22,638 NOW YOU'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET YOUR OWN HANDS DIRTY. 224 00:12:23,107 --> 00:12:26,011 BRIGHT, ISN'T IT? 225 00:12:28,585 --> 00:12:30,091 OH, WELL, NOW. 226 00:12:30,115 --> 00:12:32,125 WHAT DO WE HAVE HERE? 227 00:12:32,149 --> 00:12:34,528 TAKE A CLOSER LOOK. 228 00:12:34,552 --> 00:12:36,153 GO ON. 229 00:12:42,701 --> 00:12:46,004 NOT EXACTLY SPRINGWATER, IS IT? 230 00:12:48,138 --> 00:12:52,548 A GOOD STORY ALWAYS NEEDS A HOOK, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE? 231 00:12:52,572 --> 00:12:54,020 ALL RIGHT. 232 00:12:54,044 --> 00:12:55,452 SO WHAT HAPPENS NOW? 233 00:12:55,476 --> 00:12:57,524 NOW WE'RE GONNA PLAY ANOTHER GAME. 234 00:12:57,548 --> 00:12:59,998 WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HOW IT'S PLAYED? 235 00:13:00,022 --> 00:13:00,999 YEAH. 236 00:13:01,023 --> 00:13:02,053 SHOW ME. 237 00:13:03,586 --> 00:13:07,706 THESE ARE THE SCALES OF JUSTICE. 238 00:13:07,730 --> 00:13:12,243 FILL THE BUCKETS WITH THE LIQUID FROM THE TAP 239 00:13:12,267 --> 00:13:14,269 AND BALANCE THEM ON THE POLE. 240 00:13:16,201 --> 00:13:19,721 SUCCEED, AND THE DOOR TO THIS ROOM WILL OPEN. 241 00:13:19,745 --> 00:13:21,724 [ GROANING ] 242 00:13:21,748 --> 00:13:23,525 AAH! 243 00:13:23,549 --> 00:13:27,485 ALEX, HE DIDN'T DO TOO WELL. 244 00:13:29,756 --> 00:13:33,020 DID I FORGET TO MENTION THAT THE LIQUID IS FLAMMABLE? 245 00:13:41,230 --> 00:13:43,009 HE WAS MY DRIVER. 246 00:13:43,033 --> 00:13:44,510 AN INNOCENT MAN. 247 00:13:44,534 --> 00:13:48,014 NO ONE CONNECTED TO YOU IS INNOCENT. 248 00:13:48,038 --> 00:13:49,187 READY TO PLAY? 249 00:13:49,211 --> 00:13:54,022 NO. LIONEL LUTHOR DOESN'T JUMP THROUGH HOOPS. 250 00:13:54,046 --> 00:13:55,663 IN 10 MINUTES, 251 00:13:55,687 --> 00:13:59,028 FLAMES BENEATH YOUR FEET WILL CONSUME THIS ROOM. 252 00:13:59,052 --> 00:14:03,658 BALANCE THE SCALES OR BURN FOR YOUR SINS. 253 00:14:26,625 --> 00:14:28,663 TAKE YOUR TIME. 254 00:14:28,687 --> 00:14:30,264 THE KEY TO MASTERING CHESS 255 00:14:30,288 --> 00:14:32,567 IS TO ANTICIPATE YOUR OPPONENT'S MOVES 256 00:14:32,591 --> 00:14:34,269 AND KEEP HIM ON THE DEFENSIVE. 257 00:14:34,293 --> 00:14:36,712 LEX, WHAT ARE WE DOING? 258 00:14:36,736 --> 00:14:40,147 I THOUGHT WE WERE ENJOYING AN EVENING OF CHESS. 259 00:14:40,171 --> 00:14:42,179 I THINK I HAVE MONOPOLY. 260 00:14:42,203 --> 00:14:43,804 YOU KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. 261 00:14:45,246 --> 00:14:48,256 WE'VE SPENT THE LAST WEEK AVOIDING WHAT HAPPENED. 262 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:51,183 I WAS KIND OF WAITING FOR YOU TO BRING THAT UP. 263 00:14:55,219 --> 00:14:57,221 YOU KISSED ME. 264 00:14:59,264 --> 00:15:02,368 AND THEN YOU KISSED ME BACK. 265 00:15:05,600 --> 00:15:08,581 GOD, AFTER ALL THAT TALK ABOUT FRIENDSHIP 266 00:15:08,605 --> 00:15:11,083 AND NOT WANTING TO RUIN WHAT WE HAVE... 267 00:15:11,107 --> 00:15:13,740 WE REALLY DON'T LISTEN VERY WELL, DO WE? 268 00:15:17,315 --> 00:15:21,365 ARE YOU ASKING ME TO FORGET WHAT HAPPENED? 269 00:15:21,389 --> 00:15:23,869 BECAUSE SHORT OF A SERIOUS BLOW TO THE HEAD, 270 00:15:23,893 --> 00:15:28,674 I THINK IT'S A MEMORY THAT'S GONNA LINGER FOR QUITE A WHILE. 271 00:15:28,698 --> 00:15:30,900 [ CELLPHONE RINGING ] 272 00:15:34,905 --> 00:15:36,683 YOU SHOULD GET THAT. 273 00:15:36,707 --> 00:15:38,817 I'M GONNA GO BACK TO METROPOLIS. 274 00:15:38,841 --> 00:15:40,788 I'll CALL YOU LATER. 275 00:15:40,812 --> 00:15:43,375 [ RINGING CONTINUES ] 276 00:15:47,321 --> 00:15:49,253 WHAT? 277 00:15:51,755 --> 00:15:54,635 GET A SECURITY TEAM AND MEET ME AT LUTHORCORP PLAZA, 278 00:15:54,659 --> 00:15:56,668 AND KEEP THIS INTERNAL. 279 00:15:56,692 --> 00:15:59,912 I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO KNOW MY FATHER'S MISSING. 280 00:15:59,936 --> 00:16:03,245 GETTING A LITTLE WARM? 281 00:16:03,269 --> 00:16:04,918 HOW DOES IT FEEL... 282 00:16:04,942 --> 00:16:07,250 THE FLAMES LICKING AT YOUR HEELS, 283 00:16:07,274 --> 00:16:10,248 EVERY STEP BLISTERING PAIN? 284 00:16:12,951 --> 00:16:14,389 I'll BET A PAIR. 285 00:16:14,413 --> 00:16:16,792 OF THOSE $1,000 ITALIAN SHOES YOU FAVOR 286 00:16:16,816 --> 00:16:19,195 WOULD REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE RIGHT ABOUT NOW, 287 00:16:19,219 --> 00:16:20,466 WOULDN'T THEY? 288 00:16:20,490 --> 00:16:23,200 I UNDERSTAND HOW HARD IT MUST BE 289 00:16:23,224 --> 00:16:25,697 FOR A MAN WHO'S NOT USED TO BREAKING A SWEAT. 290 00:16:27,969 --> 00:16:29,807 I GREW UP IN SUICIDE SLUM. 291 00:16:29,831 --> 00:16:32,380 SWEAT'S SOMETHING I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH, MY FRIEND. 292 00:16:32,404 --> 00:16:35,685 I KNOW ALL ABOUT YOUR UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH, 293 00:16:35,709 --> 00:16:37,285 BUT THAT ALL CHANGED 294 00:16:37,309 --> 00:16:39,442 WHEN YOUR PARENTS DIED IN THE FIRE YOU SET. 295 00:16:41,846 --> 00:16:43,764 DID I HIT A NERVE? 296 00:16:43,788 --> 00:16:45,866 I DIDN'T KILL MY PARENTS. 297 00:16:45,890 --> 00:16:47,298 TELL A LIE LONG ENOUGH, 298 00:16:47,322 --> 00:16:48,894 YOU'LL BELIEVE IT TO BE TRUTH. 299 00:16:51,427 --> 00:16:53,229 YOU'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME. 300 00:16:54,900 --> 00:16:57,240 DO WANT TO TELL ME WHAT YOU'VE LEARNED FROM THIS GAME 301 00:16:57,264 --> 00:16:59,883 BEFORE THE FLESH IS SEARED FROM YOUR BONES? 302 00:16:59,907 --> 00:17:01,514 YEAH. 303 00:17:01,538 --> 00:17:03,847 YOU TALK TOO MUCH. 304 00:17:03,871 --> 00:17:05,743 SHUT UP. 305 00:17:11,320 --> 00:17:12,481 CAREFUL. 306 00:17:15,326 --> 00:17:18,004 REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR LIMO DRIVER. 307 00:17:18,028 --> 00:17:20,937 THE SCALES OF JUSTICE ARE HARD TO BALANCE 308 00:17:20,961 --> 00:17:23,766 WITH BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS, AREN'T THEY? 309 00:17:28,340 --> 00:17:32,022 OH, BE CAREFUL. 310 00:17:32,046 --> 00:17:35,048 CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ACQUITTAL. 311 00:17:53,070 --> 00:17:55,804 [ PANTING ] 312 00:18:08,018 --> 00:18:09,495 WHAT? 313 00:18:09,519 --> 00:18:10,496 ANOTHER GAME? 314 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:11,498 YES. 315 00:18:11,522 --> 00:18:12,929 BUT FOR THIS ONE, 316 00:18:12,953 --> 00:18:14,496 YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A PARTNER... 317 00:18:18,631 --> 00:18:22,005 SOMEONE TO HELP YOU THROUGH THE DARK TIMES. 318 00:18:25,839 --> 00:18:27,070 MARTHA! 319 00:18:42,088 --> 00:18:44,437 LIONEL, PLEASE! 320 00:18:44,461 --> 00:18:48,767 DON'T... DON'T... DON'T... DON'T PANIC! 321 00:18:55,845 --> 00:18:58,424 MARTHA? LIONEL, WHAT'S GOING ON?! 322 00:18:58,448 --> 00:19:00,627 SOMEONE IS PLAYING A VERY SICK GAME. 323 00:19:00,651 --> 00:19:01,727 WHO?! I DON'T KNOW. 324 00:19:01,751 --> 00:19:02,729 HOW DID YOU GET HERE? 325 00:19:02,753 --> 00:19:04,130 I DON'T KNOW. 326 00:19:04,154 --> 00:19:06,393 I WAS IN THE PARKING STRUCTURE AT THE PLAZA, 327 00:19:06,417 --> 00:19:08,466 AND I... I HEARD THIS NOISE BEHIND ME. 328 00:19:08,490 --> 00:19:11,163 I DON'T KNOW. PLEASE GET US OUT! 329 00:19:11,894 --> 00:19:13,542 ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. 330 00:19:13,566 --> 00:19:14,827 MARTHA, STAND BACK. 331 00:19:16,970 --> 00:19:18,578 ALL RIGHT! 332 00:19:18,602 --> 00:19:19,909 ARGH! 333 00:19:19,933 --> 00:19:21,611 ALL RIGHT! 334 00:19:21,635 --> 00:19:23,613 SHE'S GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. LET HER GO! 335 00:19:23,637 --> 00:19:25,416 SHE HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH THIS. 336 00:19:25,440 --> 00:19:27,859 YOU USE YOUR WEALTH TO BUY INFLUENCE, 337 00:19:27,883 --> 00:19:30,723 CONTROLLING THE HALLS OF POWER. 338 00:19:30,747 --> 00:19:34,167 YOU'RE THE MAN IN THE SHADOWS PULLING ALL THE STRINGS. 339 00:19:34,191 --> 00:19:38,572 AND YOUR PUPPETS... THEY'RE AS GUILTY AS THE MASTER. 340 00:19:38,596 --> 00:19:41,175 AND THEY DESERVE A SIMILAR FATE. 341 00:19:41,199 --> 00:19:42,937 ALL RIGHT. 342 00:19:42,961 --> 00:19:44,508 ALL RIGHT, SO WHAT'S THIS GAME? 343 00:19:44,532 --> 00:19:45,841 HOW DO I GET HER OUT, HUH? 344 00:19:45,865 --> 00:19:48,444 YOU USE WORDS AS WEAPONS, 345 00:19:48,468 --> 00:19:49,886 TWISTING THEM TO YOUR PURPOSE, 346 00:19:49,910 --> 00:19:53,189 OBSCURING TRUTH WITH DOUBLE MEANING. 347 00:19:53,213 --> 00:19:54,674 NOW IT'S MY TURN. 348 00:19:58,480 --> 00:20:00,928 "A TOAD LIKE FEVER"? 349 00:20:00,952 --> 00:20:02,660 I DON'T UNDERSTAND THIS. 350 00:20:02,684 --> 00:20:04,902 SHIFT YOUR PERCEPTIONS. 351 00:20:04,926 --> 00:20:09,738 SHIFT... YOUR... HER LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS. 352 00:20:09,762 --> 00:20:11,742 WHAT? NO, WAIT, WAIT! 353 00:20:11,766 --> 00:20:14,239 I NEED MORE. 354 00:20:18,773 --> 00:20:21,483 I UNDERSTAND THE WHOLE ACTING NORMAL THING, 355 00:20:21,507 --> 00:20:23,785 BUT FERRETING OUT THE TRUTH IS ACTING NORMAL FOR ME. 356 00:20:23,809 --> 00:20:25,487 CHLOE... 357 00:20:25,511 --> 00:20:26,959 YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE LIONEL'S BEEN PLAYING. 358 00:20:26,983 --> 00:20:29,763 HE FED ME INFORMATION ABOUT FINE BEING IN HONDURAS 359 00:20:29,787 --> 00:20:31,564 BECAUSE HE KNEW I'D COME TO YOU WITH IT. 360 00:20:31,588 --> 00:20:33,236 WHY DON'T YOU LET ME USE THAT AS AN IN, 361 00:20:33,260 --> 00:20:34,968 TO FIND OUT WHAT HE'S REALLY UP TO? 362 00:20:34,992 --> 00:20:36,571 WHAT IF HE FINDS OUT WHAT YOU'RE UP TO? 363 00:20:36,595 --> 00:20:37,943 IT'S TOO RISKY. [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 364 00:20:37,967 --> 00:20:39,675 OH, AND WAITING FOR DARTH LUTHOR 365 00:20:39,699 --> 00:20:40,976 TO HATCH HIS EVIL PLAN ISN'T? 366 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:42,578 HEY, LOIS. 367 00:20:42,602 --> 00:20:43,979 NO. 368 00:20:44,003 --> 00:20:45,275 SHE LEFT HOURS AGO. 369 00:20:48,509 --> 00:20:50,618 ALL RIGHT, I'll LET YOU KNOW IF I HEAR ANYTHING. 370 00:20:50,642 --> 00:20:51,758 WHAT IS IT? 371 00:20:51,782 --> 00:20:52,920 MY MOM NEVER SHOWED UP 372 00:20:52,944 --> 00:20:55,694 AT THE FUND-RAISER IN METROPOLIS. 373 00:20:55,718 --> 00:20:57,966 OH, MY GOD. 374 00:20:57,990 --> 00:21:00,729 PULL THE SECURITY VIDS FOR THE LAST 24 HOURS. 375 00:21:00,753 --> 00:21:02,732 SEE IF YOU CAN FIND ANYTHING ELSE UNUSUAL. 376 00:21:02,756 --> 00:21:04,073 YES, SIR. 377 00:21:04,097 --> 00:21:06,806 [ SIGHS ] 378 00:21:06,830 --> 00:21:08,279 IT'S OKAY. 379 00:21:08,303 --> 00:21:09,811 CLARK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE? 380 00:21:09,835 --> 00:21:10,881 LOOKING FOR YOUR FATHER. 381 00:21:10,905 --> 00:21:12,883 WHERE IS HE? I WISH I KNEW. 382 00:21:12,907 --> 00:21:14,646 HE'S MISSED A COUPLE OF MEETINGS 383 00:21:14,670 --> 00:21:17,620 AND NEVER SHOWED UP FOR A FUND-RAISER AT THE PLAZA. 384 00:21:17,644 --> 00:21:19,546 NEITHER DID MY MOTHER. 385 00:21:20,647 --> 00:21:22,755 LEX, IF YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT'S GOING ON, 386 00:21:22,779 --> 00:21:24,098 YOU BETTER TELL ME RIGHT NOW. 387 00:21:24,122 --> 00:21:28,302 CLARK, EARLIER TODAY MY FATHER ACCUSED ME 388 00:21:28,326 --> 00:21:30,906 OF ORCHESTRATING SOME BIZARRE ATTEMPT ON HIS LIFE. 389 00:21:30,930 --> 00:21:32,908 YOU THINK SOMEONE'S GIVING IT A SECOND SHOT? 390 00:21:32,932 --> 00:21:35,311 ALL I KNOW IS THAT HE WAS TAKEN FROM THIS OFFICE. 391 00:21:35,335 --> 00:21:36,673 HOW DO YOU KNOW THAT? 392 00:21:36,697 --> 00:21:39,044 I FOUND HIS CELLPHONE ON THE FLOOR. 393 00:21:39,068 --> 00:21:41,948 THE LAST CALL HE TRIED TO MAKE WAS TO 911. 394 00:21:41,972 --> 00:21:44,881 THE TIME STAMP ON IT MATCHES AN UNEXPLAINED GAP 395 00:21:44,905 --> 00:21:46,949 IN THE BUILDING SECURITY TAPES. 396 00:21:49,050 --> 00:21:51,330 WHAT ABOUT THE CAMERAS IN HERE? 397 00:21:51,354 --> 00:21:53,933 THERE AREN'T ANY. 398 00:21:53,957 --> 00:21:55,665 MY FATHER LIKED TO HAVE A PLACE 399 00:21:55,689 --> 00:21:57,668 WHERE HE COULD CONDUCT CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS 400 00:21:57,692 --> 00:22:00,100 WITHOUT ANY ELECTRONIC RECORDS. 401 00:22:00,124 --> 00:22:01,997 WOULD THAT BE THE LESS-THAN-LEGAL KIND? 402 00:22:13,109 --> 00:22:14,687 LEX... 403 00:22:14,711 --> 00:22:16,614 HAS THIS ALWAYS BEEN CHIPPED LIKE THAT? 404 00:22:19,017 --> 00:22:20,794 MY FATHER WOULDN'T TOLERATE A FLAW 405 00:22:20,818 --> 00:22:22,898 IN HIS PRIZED COLLECTION. 406 00:22:22,922 --> 00:22:25,795 NICE CATCH. 407 00:22:28,657 --> 00:22:29,775 WHOA. 408 00:22:29,799 --> 00:22:33,010 THIS ISN'T YOUR STANDARD ISSUE. 409 00:22:33,034 --> 00:22:34,611 THIS WAS HOMEMADE BY SOMEBODY 410 00:22:34,635 --> 00:22:36,112 WHO REALLY KNEW WHAT THEY WERE DOING. 411 00:22:36,136 --> 00:22:38,386 HIGH RES, WIRELESS CARRIER... 412 00:22:38,410 --> 00:22:39,787 IS IT TRANSMITTING? 413 00:22:39,811 --> 00:22:41,188 NO, IT'S POWERED DOWN. 414 00:22:41,212 --> 00:22:42,821 BUT IF WE JUICE IT UP, 415 00:22:42,845 --> 00:22:44,122 I MIGHT BE ABLE TO PIGGYBACK THE TRANSMISSION 416 00:22:44,146 --> 00:22:46,124 AND TRACE WHERE IT'S LOCATED. 417 00:22:46,148 --> 00:22:48,152 LET'S TRY IT. 418 00:22:49,854 --> 00:22:53,033 "A TOAD LIKE FEVER"! 419 00:22:53,057 --> 00:22:54,835 FEVER. IT DOESN'T... 420 00:22:54,859 --> 00:22:55,966 IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE. 421 00:22:55,990 --> 00:22:57,938 IT HAS TO MEAN SOMETHING. 422 00:22:57,962 --> 00:22:59,140 HAVE YOU EVER HEARD IT BEFORE? 423 00:22:59,164 --> 00:23:00,141 NO. 424 00:23:00,165 --> 00:23:02,043 WAIT. 425 00:23:02,067 --> 00:23:04,216 WHY AREN'T THEY ALL THE SAME? 426 00:23:04,240 --> 00:23:05,779 WHAT? WHAT DO YOU MEAN? 427 00:23:05,803 --> 00:23:07,650 THE FIRST LETTERS OF THE WORDS. 428 00:23:07,674 --> 00:23:09,422 THE "T" AND THE "F" ARE CAPITALS, 429 00:23:09,446 --> 00:23:11,926 BUT NOT THE "A" AT THE BEGINNING AND THE "L" IN "LIKE." 430 00:23:11,950 --> 00:23:13,157 "T," "F." RIGHT, RIGHT. 431 00:23:13,181 --> 00:23:14,728 HE SAID IT WAS A... WHAT DID HE SAY? 432 00:23:14,752 --> 00:23:16,231 HE SAID IT WAS UH... SHIFT... SHIFT... 433 00:23:16,255 --> 00:23:17,662 SHIFT YOUR PERCEPTION! 434 00:23:17,686 --> 00:23:18,863 UH, UH... 435 00:23:18,887 --> 00:23:20,436 IT'S AN ANAGRAM. IT'S AN ANAGRAM... 436 00:23:20,460 --> 00:23:22,437 WHERE THE TRUE MEANING IS SCRAMBLED... 437 00:23:22,461 --> 00:23:28,044 A WORD PUZZLE! 438 00:23:28,068 --> 00:23:31,178 IT'S TRANSMITTING ON A ROTATIONAL CODE. 439 00:23:31,202 --> 00:23:32,851 I'll SEE IF I CAN HACK THE SEQUENCE. 440 00:23:32,875 --> 00:23:34,081 AND LOCATE THE TERMINATION POINT. 441 00:23:34,105 --> 00:23:35,783 HURRY. 442 00:23:35,807 --> 00:23:37,456 IT'S A SHAME, ISN'T IT? 443 00:23:37,480 --> 00:23:40,860 TAKES A CRISIS LIKE THIS TO GET US IN THE SAME ROOM TOGETHER. 444 00:23:40,884 --> 00:23:44,164 LOOK, CLARK, MAYBE WHEN THIS IS ALL OVER, 445 00:23:44,188 --> 00:23:47,021 WE CAN TRY TO FIND OUR WAY BACK TO SOME COMMON GROUND. 446 00:23:49,494 --> 00:23:50,955 [ CELLPHONE RINGS ] 447 00:23:52,798 --> 00:23:54,075 EXCUSE ME. 448 00:23:54,099 --> 00:23:55,902 I GOT TO TAKE THIS. 449 00:23:57,503 --> 00:24:00,213 IS THERE ANYTHING I CAN DO TO MAKE THIS GO FASTER? 450 00:24:00,237 --> 00:24:03,016 NOT UNLESS COMPUTER SKILLS ARE ONE OF YOUR ABILITIES. 451 00:24:03,040 --> 00:24:04,948 SIGNAL'S STRONG, MINIMAL DEGRADATION, 452 00:24:04,972 --> 00:24:07,892 WHICH MEANS IT MUST BE LOCAL. 453 00:24:07,916 --> 00:24:09,794 GOT IT. 8320 VERMONT AVENUE. 454 00:24:09,818 --> 00:24:10,825 FIVE MILES FROM HERE. 455 00:24:10,849 --> 00:24:12,026 GREAT. 456 00:24:12,050 --> 00:24:14,523 FIND SOMETHING? 457 00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:17,264 AN ADDRESS NOT FAR FROM HERE. 458 00:24:17,288 --> 00:24:19,106 GREAT. TAKE MY PORSCHE. 459 00:24:19,130 --> 00:24:20,967 IT'S A LOT FASTER THAN YOUR TRUCK. 460 00:24:20,991 --> 00:24:23,065 LET'S GO. 461 00:24:26,538 --> 00:24:29,247 "V," "I," "L." "EVIL." 462 00:24:29,271 --> 00:24:31,781 "TO DARE FAKE EVIL." 463 00:24:31,805 --> 00:24:32,982 IT'S GIBBERISH. 464 00:24:33,006 --> 00:24:35,054 THERE'S MEANING IN IT... THERE HAS TO BE! 465 00:24:35,078 --> 00:24:36,881 NO. THERE'S... 466 00:24:37,211 --> 00:24:38,889 YOU WANT ME TO FAIL, DON'T YOU? 467 00:24:38,913 --> 00:24:40,190 YOU WANT ME TO WATCH HER DIE?! 468 00:24:40,214 --> 00:24:42,533 IS THAT WHAT YOU WANT?! LIONEL!! 469 00:24:42,557 --> 00:24:44,065 HE WANTS ME TO FAIL. 470 00:24:44,089 --> 00:24:46,869 TO... FAIL. 471 00:24:46,893 --> 00:24:50,302 FAIL. FAIL. 472 00:24:50,326 --> 00:24:53,877 FAIL. HE SAID THE TRUTH IS OBSCURED WITH DOUBLE MEANING. 473 00:24:53,901 --> 00:24:55,049 DOUBLE. 474 00:24:55,073 --> 00:24:56,981 DOUBLE MEANING. NO MERCY. 475 00:24:57,005 --> 00:24:58,212 UH... GREED. 476 00:24:58,236 --> 00:25:00,114 GRAB. TAKE. 477 00:25:00,138 --> 00:25:01,857 TAKE, TAKE, TAKE. 478 00:25:01,881 --> 00:25:03,187 TAKE, TAKE. DO TAKE. 479 00:25:03,211 --> 00:25:05,360 OVER... TAKEOVER. 480 00:25:05,384 --> 00:25:07,562 FAILED TAKEOVER! FAILED TAKEOVER! 481 00:25:07,586 --> 00:25:09,024 THE ANSWER IS "FAILED TAKEOVER!" 482 00:25:09,048 --> 00:25:11,068 FAILED TAKEOVER! 483 00:25:11,092 --> 00:25:12,969 APEX. APEX! 484 00:25:12,993 --> 00:25:15,125 APEX! 485 00:25:17,930 --> 00:25:20,162 IT'S APEX. 486 00:25:32,116 --> 00:25:34,054 MARTHA. 487 00:25:34,078 --> 00:25:35,996 [ GASPS ] 488 00:25:36,020 --> 00:25:37,099 MARTHA. 489 00:25:37,123 --> 00:25:39,831 [ COUGHS ] 490 00:25:39,855 --> 00:25:41,303 MARTHA. 491 00:25:41,327 --> 00:25:44,206 YOU'RE ALL RIGHT. 492 00:25:44,230 --> 00:25:46,208 IT'S ALL RIGHT. 493 00:25:46,232 --> 00:25:50,343 GENUINE CONCERN FOR ANOTHER HUMAN BEING? 494 00:25:50,367 --> 00:25:52,917 I SUSPECTED YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH THE SENATOR 495 00:25:52,941 --> 00:25:55,104 WAS MORE THAN JUST POLITICAL. 496 00:25:57,145 --> 00:25:58,623 ALL RIGHT. 497 00:25:58,647 --> 00:26:00,651 MARTHA. 498 00:26:02,252 --> 00:26:04,160 ALL RIGHT, WE WON YOUR GAME. 499 00:26:04,184 --> 00:26:05,262 NOW LET US OUT. 500 00:26:05,286 --> 00:26:07,087 AS YOU WISH. 501 00:26:12,964 --> 00:26:15,274 WAIT, WAIT. WAIT. 502 00:26:15,298 --> 00:26:16,946 WHAT'S UP HERE? 503 00:26:16,970 --> 00:26:18,201 FREEDOM... 504 00:26:20,334 --> 00:26:23,414 OR DEATH, DEPENDING ON THE OUTCOME OF YOUR FINAL GAME. 505 00:26:23,438 --> 00:26:26,187 YOU EXPECT US TO WALK RIGHT INTO ANOTHER TRAP? 506 00:26:26,211 --> 00:26:27,988 YOU COULD STAY RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE 507 00:26:28,012 --> 00:26:30,016 AND WAIT FOR THE FLOOR TO BE ELECTRIFIED. 508 00:26:31,086 --> 00:26:32,665 [ ELECTRICITY CRACKLES ] 509 00:26:32,689 --> 00:26:35,923 COME ON! AAAHHH! 510 00:26:44,532 --> 00:26:45,679 WHAT HAPPENS NOW? 511 00:26:45,703 --> 00:26:47,542 I DON'T KNOW. NO! 512 00:26:47,566 --> 00:26:49,137 AAH! 513 00:26:58,148 --> 00:27:01,529 I'M SORRY THAT YOU GOT DRAGGED INTO THIS. 514 00:27:01,553 --> 00:27:03,601 DRAGGED INTO WHAT? WHO IS THAT MAN? 515 00:27:03,625 --> 00:27:05,003 I DON'T KNOW. 516 00:27:05,027 --> 00:27:07,666 APEX? A FAILED TAKEOVER? WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? 517 00:27:07,690 --> 00:27:10,139 APEX GROUP WAS AN ASIAN CONSORTIUM. 518 00:27:10,163 --> 00:27:13,142 I USED IT TO TRY TO TAKE BACK CONTROL OF LUTHORCORP FROM LEX. 519 00:27:13,166 --> 00:27:16,677 LEX FOUND OUT AND MADE A VERY COMPELLING ARGUMENT 520 00:27:16,701 --> 00:27:18,719 FOR ME TO PULL OUT. 521 00:27:18,743 --> 00:27:21,022 APEX FUNDED HUNDREDS OF COMPANIES. 522 00:27:21,046 --> 00:27:22,154 INVESTORS WERE RUINED. 523 00:27:22,178 --> 00:27:23,956 A LOT OF PEOPLE LOST EVERYTHING. 524 00:27:23,980 --> 00:27:25,687 BECAUSE OF YOU. BECAUSE OF YOUR GREED. 525 00:27:25,711 --> 00:27:28,690 NO. THIS WASN'T ABOUT ME. THIS WAS ABOUT LEX. 526 00:27:28,714 --> 00:27:30,162 LEX? 527 00:27:30,186 --> 00:27:32,166 ABOUT HURTING HIM? 528 00:27:32,190 --> 00:27:33,597 YOU HATE HIM THAT MUCH? 529 00:27:33,621 --> 00:27:36,239 I WAS TRYING TO TEACH HIM, MARTHA, LESSONS. 530 00:27:36,263 --> 00:27:37,641 HARD LESSONS. 531 00:27:37,665 --> 00:27:39,603 I THOUGHT THAT IF I REMOVED THE TEMPTATIONS 532 00:27:39,627 --> 00:27:41,245 THAT POWER AND MONEY GAVE HIM, 533 00:27:41,269 --> 00:27:42,747 MAYBE THEN HE WOULD BE ABLE 534 00:27:42,771 --> 00:27:44,379 TO REDISCOVER HIS OWN HUMANITY. 535 00:27:44,403 --> 00:27:49,039 DID YOU EVER THINK OF JUST TALKING TO HIM, FATHER TO SON? 536 00:27:52,212 --> 00:27:54,361 THAT MIGHT WORK IN THE KENT FAMILY, 537 00:27:54,385 --> 00:27:57,219 BUT LEX IS NOT CLARK, AND... 538 00:28:04,357 --> 00:28:07,662 I'M NOT THE FATHER JONATHAN KENT WAS. 539 00:28:10,805 --> 00:28:14,145 IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO CHANGE. 540 00:28:14,169 --> 00:28:17,018 UNLESS YOU'RE DEAD. 541 00:28:17,042 --> 00:28:18,791 LIONEL LUTHOR, 542 00:28:18,815 --> 00:28:22,094 YOU'VE DESTROYED SO MANY LIVES WITHOUT CONSIDERATION, 543 00:28:22,118 --> 00:28:23,657 ALL TO WIN YOUR OWN GAMES. 544 00:28:23,681 --> 00:28:27,331 LET'S SEE IF YOU CAN DO THE SAME 545 00:28:27,355 --> 00:28:29,102 WHEN THE LIFE IN THE BALANCE 546 00:28:29,126 --> 00:28:31,706 IS SOMEONE YOU SO OBVIOUSLY CARE ABOUT. 547 00:28:31,730 --> 00:28:34,109 [ BEEP ] 548 00:28:34,133 --> 00:28:35,741 ONE BULLET. 549 00:28:35,765 --> 00:28:38,814 KILL SENATOR KENT... WIN YOUR FREEDOM. 550 00:28:38,838 --> 00:28:41,747 OR SHE KILLS YOU. 551 00:28:41,771 --> 00:28:43,120 WINNER GOES FREE. 552 00:28:43,144 --> 00:28:44,275 NO! 553 00:28:46,208 --> 00:28:48,325 WE'RE NOT PLAYING ANY MORE GAMES. 554 00:28:48,349 --> 00:28:50,128 THERE'S AN EXPLOSIVE CHARGE 555 00:28:50,152 --> 00:28:52,714 ATTACHED TO THE ELEVATOR CABLE ABOVE YOUR HEAD. 556 00:28:53,787 --> 00:28:57,320 IF ONE IF YOU ISN'T DEAD IN TWO MINUTES, YOU BOTH LOSE. 557 00:29:00,193 --> 00:29:03,143 YOUR DECISION. 558 00:29:03,167 --> 00:29:05,770 [ RAPID BEEPING ] 559 00:29:13,279 --> 00:29:15,187 CLARK, HOW CLOSE ARE YOU? 560 00:29:15,211 --> 00:29:17,183 WE'RE IN THE BUILDING. 561 00:29:18,786 --> 00:29:21,395 I THINK WE FOUND IT. HOLD ON. 562 00:29:21,419 --> 00:29:23,227 YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE SECURITY TEAM? 563 00:29:23,251 --> 00:29:24,498 NO. 564 00:29:24,522 --> 00:29:26,194 ME NEITHER. 565 00:29:32,362 --> 00:29:35,282 CHLOE... THERE'S NO ONE HERE. 566 00:29:35,306 --> 00:29:36,483 THEY MUST HAVE RE-ROUTED THE SIGNAL 567 00:29:36,507 --> 00:29:37,514 IN CASE WE FOUND THE CAMERA. 568 00:29:37,538 --> 00:29:39,371 CLARK. 569 00:29:41,743 --> 00:29:43,746 [ RAPID BEEPING ] 570 00:30:08,174 --> 00:30:09,906 MOM. 571 00:30:13,811 --> 00:30:16,491 I'M SORRY, MARTHA. 572 00:30:16,515 --> 00:30:18,788 PLEASE FORGIVE ME. 573 00:30:20,359 --> 00:30:23,369 ONLY ONE OF US IS GONNA WALK OUT OF HERE. 574 00:30:23,393 --> 00:30:26,396 LIONEL... NO, DON'T TALK. 575 00:30:28,328 --> 00:30:29,907 TAKE IT. 576 00:30:29,931 --> 00:30:32,850 YOU'RE GOOD, MARTHA. 577 00:30:32,874 --> 00:30:35,312 SO MANY PEOPLE DEPEND ON YOU... 578 00:30:35,336 --> 00:30:36,955 ESPECIALLY CLARK. 579 00:30:36,979 --> 00:30:39,813 AND WE BOTH KNOW THAT HE... 580 00:30:41,515 --> 00:30:44,925 WHAT A SPECIAL BOY HE IS. 581 00:30:44,949 --> 00:30:48,969 AND NOW, BECAUSE JONATHAN'S GONE, 582 00:30:48,993 --> 00:30:51,602 HE'S GOING TO NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER 583 00:30:51,626 --> 00:30:56,432 TO BECOME THE MAN THIS WORLD SO DESPERATELY NEEDS. 584 00:31:09,877 --> 00:31:11,456 DO IT. 585 00:31:11,480 --> 00:31:13,583 AND GO HOME TO YOUR SON. 586 00:31:21,592 --> 00:31:23,440 [ Sobbing ] I CAN'T. 587 00:31:23,464 --> 00:31:25,396 I... 588 00:31:26,637 --> 00:31:32,851 I'D HOPED THAT... I'D ALWAYS HOPED 589 00:31:32,875 --> 00:31:36,349 THAT THINGS WOULD END DIFFERENTLY WITH US, MARTHA. 590 00:31:39,384 --> 00:31:41,631 DON'T BLAME YOURSELF. 591 00:31:41,655 --> 00:31:43,935 YOUR LIFE IS TRULY IMPORTANT. 592 00:31:43,959 --> 00:31:45,520 NO! 593 00:31:47,692 --> 00:31:49,665 [ BEEPING STOPS ] 594 00:31:55,031 --> 00:31:56,008 CHLOE? 595 00:31:56,032 --> 00:31:57,481 WHAT HAPPENED? 596 00:31:57,505 --> 00:31:59,283 The feed was terminated at the source. 597 00:31:59,307 --> 00:32:00,614 I'M TRYING TO BACK-TRACE THE LOCATION. 598 00:32:00,638 --> 00:32:02,387 THE SIGNAL'S BOUNCING ALL OVER THE PLACE, 599 00:32:02,411 --> 00:32:03,588 TRYING TO THROW US OFF. 600 00:32:03,612 --> 00:32:08,063 A SELFLESS ACT FROM LIONEL LUTHOR. 601 00:32:08,087 --> 00:32:10,520 LIFE IS FULL OF SURPRISES. 602 00:32:13,924 --> 00:32:15,503 SO IS DEATH. 603 00:32:15,527 --> 00:32:17,073 YOU SON OF A... 604 00:32:17,097 --> 00:32:18,937 Chloe: I got it. They're somewhere across town. 605 00:32:18,961 --> 00:32:20,037 WHERE? 606 00:32:20,061 --> 00:32:21,610 IT'S GONNA TAKE A MINUTE TO NARROW IT DOWN. 607 00:32:21,634 --> 00:32:24,467 START HEADING WEST. I'll GUIDE YOU IN. 608 00:32:28,571 --> 00:32:30,413 CLARK, WE SHOULD... 609 00:32:37,021 --> 00:32:38,729 THERE'S NO ESCAPING, LIONEL. 610 00:32:38,753 --> 00:32:40,661 THE CHARGES HAVE BEEN PRIMED. 611 00:32:40,685 --> 00:32:42,635 ONE MORE TOUCH OF A BUTTON, 612 00:32:42,659 --> 00:32:46,508 AND THE LUTHORCORP EMPIRE MOURNS ITS FOUNDER. 613 00:32:46,532 --> 00:32:49,072 YOU WERE NEVER GONNA LET US GO, WERE YOU? 614 00:32:49,096 --> 00:32:51,074 YOU'RE THE MASTER MANIPULATOR, LIONEL. 615 00:32:51,098 --> 00:32:53,442 YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT SOME GAMES ARE RIGGED. 616 00:32:54,643 --> 00:32:56,722 WHY DIDN'T YOU JUST KILL ME? 617 00:32:56,746 --> 00:32:59,778 BECAUSE I WANTED TO WATCH YOU SUFFER LIKE I DID. 618 00:33:05,685 --> 00:33:07,434 YOU'RE... YOU'RE THE... 619 00:33:07,458 --> 00:33:09,367 I STOOD RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. 620 00:33:09,391 --> 00:33:11,668 YOU DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO I WAS. 621 00:33:11,692 --> 00:33:14,443 YOU DIDN'T SEE THE HOUSE I LOST... 622 00:33:14,467 --> 00:33:17,976 THE WIFE... CHILDREN. 623 00:33:18,000 --> 00:33:19,408 AN ENTIRE LIFE GONE 624 00:33:19,432 --> 00:33:22,081 BECAUSE OF YOUR LITTLE GAME WITH APEX. 625 00:33:22,105 --> 00:33:24,685 I'M NO ONE. 626 00:33:24,709 --> 00:33:26,117 JUST ANOTHER PIECE 627 00:33:26,141 --> 00:33:28,559 OF LIONEL LUTHOR'S COLLATERAL DAMAGE. 628 00:33:28,583 --> 00:33:33,795 THIS IS BETWEEN ME... AND YOU. 629 00:33:33,819 --> 00:33:35,622 LET HER GO. 630 00:33:42,160 --> 00:33:44,177 DOES IT HURT, LIONEL? 631 00:33:44,201 --> 00:33:46,610 KNOWING YOU'RE GONNA WATCH HER DIE? 632 00:33:46,634 --> 00:33:51,085 THE ONE PERSON YOU WOULD HAVE SACRIFICED YOUR LIFE FOR. 633 00:33:51,109 --> 00:33:54,090 LET HER GO. 634 00:33:54,114 --> 00:33:56,423 THIS IS MY FAULT. 635 00:33:56,447 --> 00:33:58,749 ALL OF IT. 636 00:34:12,565 --> 00:34:14,597 I'M SORRY. 637 00:34:21,876 --> 00:34:24,809 THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO HEAR. 638 00:34:27,083 --> 00:34:28,083 [ BEEP ] 639 00:35:29,626 --> 00:35:32,159 THAT... WAS... 640 00:35:34,262 --> 00:35:36,335 MIRACULOUS. 641 00:35:43,344 --> 00:35:47,648 THANK YOU... SON. 642 00:36:08,373 --> 00:36:10,806 OH, SWEETIE, THANK YOU. 643 00:36:13,679 --> 00:36:15,657 YOU'RE SURE YOU'RE OKAY? 644 00:36:15,681 --> 00:36:19,593 I GOT SOME BUMPS AND BRUISES, BUT I'll LIVE. 645 00:36:19,617 --> 00:36:21,724 NO THANKS TO LIONEL. 646 00:36:21,748 --> 00:36:26,131 WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE WORK OF A VERY DISTURBED MAN. 647 00:36:26,155 --> 00:36:30,376 LIONEL'S NO SAINT, BUT THIS WASN'T HIS FAULT. 648 00:36:30,400 --> 00:36:33,680 MAYBE NOT DIRECTLY. 649 00:36:33,704 --> 00:36:36,613 HE WAS WILLING TO SACRIFICE HIMSELF 650 00:36:36,637 --> 00:36:38,809 FOR YOUR FUTURE. 651 00:36:43,945 --> 00:36:45,624 LIONEL NEVER DOES ANYTHING 652 00:36:45,648 --> 00:36:47,626 THAT DOESN'T BENEFIT HIM IN THE END. 653 00:36:47,650 --> 00:36:50,353 WE CAN'T TRUST HIM. 654 00:36:52,726 --> 00:36:54,635 IF WE WANT TO PROTECT YOUR SECRET, 655 00:36:54,659 --> 00:36:57,262 WE MIGHT NOT HAVE A CHOICE. 656 00:37:10,306 --> 00:37:13,186 LINCOLN COLE. 657 00:37:13,210 --> 00:37:15,313 THAT WAS THE NAME OF THE MAN WHO DID ALL THIS. 658 00:37:21,460 --> 00:37:22,968 YOU FOUND HIM. 659 00:37:22,992 --> 00:37:25,702 IN A BAR AROUND THE BLOCK. 660 00:37:25,726 --> 00:37:30,247 HE WAS TOASTING YOUR DEMISE. 661 00:37:30,271 --> 00:37:33,304 DIDN'T CARE IF HE WAS CAUGHT, AS LONG AS YOU WERE DEAD. 662 00:37:34,806 --> 00:37:36,914 THE AUTHORITIES HAD TO SEDATE HIM 663 00:37:36,938 --> 00:37:38,880 WHEN HE FOUND OUT YOU WEREN'T. 664 00:37:42,014 --> 00:37:43,963 POWERFUL MEN, SON. 665 00:37:43,987 --> 00:37:47,267 WE ATTRACT THE OCCASIONAL LUNATIC. 666 00:37:47,291 --> 00:37:50,231 IT WASN'T INSANITY THAT DROVE HIM TO THAT, DAD. 667 00:37:50,255 --> 00:37:51,856 IT WAS YOU. 668 00:37:54,400 --> 00:37:56,477 WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES, SON. 669 00:37:56,501 --> 00:37:59,865 AND YOURS ALMOST COST MARTHA KENT HER LIFE. 670 00:38:02,009 --> 00:38:04,747 WELL, I'M JUST THANKFUL THE ELEVATOR SAFETY BRAKE 671 00:38:04,771 --> 00:38:06,950 SLOWED US DOWN ENOUGH TO SURVIVE THE FALL. 672 00:38:06,974 --> 00:38:08,992 YEAH. 673 00:38:09,016 --> 00:38:10,454 YOU SHOULD BE. 674 00:38:10,478 --> 00:38:13,398 ESPECIALLY SINCE COLE DISABLED THEM. 675 00:38:13,422 --> 00:38:14,959 [ LAUGHS ] 676 00:38:14,983 --> 00:38:17,863 THAT'S ENOUGH TO MAKE A MAN BELIEVE IN MIRACLES. 677 00:38:17,887 --> 00:38:20,891 ISN'T IT, SON? 678 00:38:24,434 --> 00:38:26,943 I, UH, DON'T SUPPOSE CLARK 679 00:38:26,967 --> 00:38:29,902 HAD ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT DIVINE INTERVENTION. 680 00:38:32,344 --> 00:38:35,425 CLARK... 681 00:38:35,449 --> 00:38:39,990 I HEARD WHAT YOU SAID OVER THE VIDEO... 682 00:38:40,014 --> 00:38:42,556 ABOUT WHAT A SPECIAL BOY HE IS. 683 00:38:45,320 --> 00:38:47,439 WHAT'D YOU MEAN BY THAT? 684 00:38:47,463 --> 00:38:50,425 I MEANT THAT... 685 00:38:53,369 --> 00:38:57,804 HE'S THE KIND OF SON A FATHER COULD BE PROUD OF. 686 00:39:05,985 --> 00:39:09,489 ONE MINUTE HE'S STANDING IN THE SAME ROOM WITH ME... 687 00:39:11,521 --> 00:39:15,803 AND THE NEXT, HE'S ACROSS TOWN. 688 00:39:15,827 --> 00:39:19,577 YOU'RE STILL OBSESSING OVER HIM AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. 689 00:39:19,601 --> 00:39:22,110 CLARK KENT'S A SIMPLE FARM BOY. 690 00:39:22,134 --> 00:39:23,835 LET IT GO, LEX. 691 00:39:26,168 --> 00:39:28,411 LET IT GO. 692 00:39:50,568 --> 00:39:54,619 I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU... KAL-EL. 693 00:39:54,643 --> 00:39:56,950 HOW LONG HAVE YOU KNOWN? 694 00:39:56,974 --> 00:39:59,555 FROM THE MOMENT I HELD IN MY HAND THE CRYSTAL 695 00:39:59,579 --> 00:40:02,387 THAT HELPED TO FORM YOUR FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE. 696 00:40:02,411 --> 00:40:04,530 THE ONE THAT PUT YOU IN A COMA. 697 00:40:04,554 --> 00:40:06,963 COMA? 698 00:40:06,987 --> 00:40:10,867 I'D LIKE TO THINK OF IT AS A... 699 00:40:10,891 --> 00:40:17,546 A STATE OF... CONTEMPLATIVE REPOSE. 700 00:40:17,570 --> 00:40:20,079 YOU'VE KNOWN MY SECRET FOR ALMOST A YEAR. 701 00:40:20,103 --> 00:40:21,450 YES. 702 00:40:21,474 --> 00:40:23,053 WHY HAVEN'T YOU DONE ANYTHING? 703 00:40:23,077 --> 00:40:25,115 WHAT? EXPOSE YOU TO THE WORLD? 704 00:40:25,139 --> 00:40:27,488 SOME STRANGE VISITOR FROM ANOTHER PLANET? 705 00:40:27,512 --> 00:40:30,662 I'VE TRIED TO TELL YOU... I AM NOT YOUR ENEMY. 706 00:40:30,686 --> 00:40:35,150 TO REVEAL YOUR SECRET WOULD CHANGE YOUR DESTINY. 707 00:40:37,152 --> 00:40:42,004 AND IT WOULD HARM SOMEONE I CARE ABOUT VERY DEEPLY. 708 00:40:42,028 --> 00:40:45,479 YOU HAD A CHOICE... 709 00:40:45,503 --> 00:40:48,111 TO KILL MY MOTHER OR TO KILL YOURSELF. 710 00:40:48,135 --> 00:40:49,684 I COULD NEVER HARM YOUR MOTHER. 711 00:40:49,708 --> 00:40:51,015 THERE WAS NO CHOICE. 712 00:40:51,039 --> 00:40:52,617 YEAH. 713 00:40:52,641 --> 00:40:55,074 UNLESS YOU KNEW THE GUN WASN'T LOADED. 714 00:40:58,148 --> 00:41:00,657 YOU HAVE NO REASON TO BELIEVE ANYTHING I SAY. 715 00:41:00,681 --> 00:41:02,128 I REALIZE THAT. 716 00:41:02,152 --> 00:41:05,202 BUT I HOPE EVENTUALLY YOU WILL COME TO TRUST ME. 717 00:41:05,226 --> 00:41:09,668 I ONLY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU AND YOUR MOTHER... 718 00:41:09,692 --> 00:41:11,094 SON. 719 00:41:13,637 --> 00:41:15,568 YOU DON'T CALL ME THAT. 720 00:41:17,641 --> 00:41:20,050 JONATHAN KENT WAS MY FATHER. 721 00:41:20,074 --> 00:41:21,222 NO. 722 00:41:21,246 --> 00:41:23,224 I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE HIS PLACE. 723 00:41:23,248 --> 00:41:25,010 YOU COULDN'T. 724 00:41:28,313 --> 00:41:32,965 MY MOTHER SEEMS TO THINK THERE MAY BE SOME GOOD IN YOU, 725 00:41:32,989 --> 00:41:35,068 BUT I'M NOT SO SURE. 726 00:41:35,092 --> 00:41:37,541 IT TAKES TIME, CLARK. 727 00:41:37,565 --> 00:41:39,544 MAYBE YOU WILL BE. 728 00:41:39,568 --> 00:41:43,108 OR MAYBE YOU'LL JUST SHOW YOUR TRUE COLORS. 729 00:41:43,132 --> 00:41:46,651 SECRET OR NO SECRET, 730 00:41:46,675 --> 00:41:51,657 YOU STAY AWAY FROM MY MOTHER, 731 00:41:51,681 --> 00:41:55,016 OR YOU'LL WISH I NEVER SAVED YOUR LIFE. 732 00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:24,780 [ BREATHING HEAVILY ] 733 00:42:49,079 --> 00:42:52,059 Captions by VITAC... www.vitac.com 734 00:42:52,083 --> 00:42:55,086 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY WARNER BROS. 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