Previously on "Superman Lois"...
- Crime's up. - So are profits.
Well, where's that money going?
Straight to Lex and his people in Metropolis.
What, you want to take Luthor out?
What the hell is wrong with you?
I know your family.
And not just that sister of yours in Metropolis.
Where is Darlene?
Anything happens to me, they all die.
Isn't risking a few lives
for a breakthrough that could save millions worth it?
But jeopardizing even one life--
This is your wife we're talking about!
I'm not sure that it is.
I don't want to just be cancer friends, though.
I want to be friend friends.
This isn't really the recipe
for a lifelong friendship.
My husband's not who you think he is.
Everything he's done, it's all been for me.
[heart beating]
[melancholy music]
♪ ♪
Oh, that's all you're gonna eat?
I'll grab a bite at the station.
Mr. Cushing wants me to show up a little early for my shift.
Your shift?
Dude, you're a trainee, not a firefighter.
Whatever, man.
Speaking of training, I'm not sure I can make it
to the fortress today. - That's okay; I actually had
a plan to hang out with Sarah later, anyway.
Oh, just you and Sarah?
As friends. It can be done.
I mean, look at you and Ms. Lang.
Yeah.
[phone dings]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
[door clicks]
Okay, I got three cappuccinos, a latte...
[clears throat]
Am I...late or something?
You think 'cause you got a shirt with your name on it,
you're the big cheese of Smallville now?
We don't just let anyone off the streets
join this station, son.
Yes, sir. I know that.
And if we're gonna invest the time it takes to train you,
you gotta promise us you understand
the commitment you're making
and that you're gonna give us your all.
And that no matter how hard it gets,
you are not gonna give up.
I promise I'm not gonna give up.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
We know.
[cheers and applause]
[soft music]
♪ ♪
You are now officially a member
of the National Junior Firefighter Program.
Wait, seriously?
You ready to do this for real?
Absolutely.
Well, then I think it's time we show little Kent here
how to throw a ladder.
[laughter]
[applause]
♪ ♪
God, Mom. Do you ever stop working?
Oh, you wouldn't believe how many emails I get a day.
[phone chimes]
[sighs]
- Is everything okay? - Yeah.
It's just a reminder of a concert
I was supposed to go to with your father.
Oh.
Cool.
So who's playing? - The Cure.
- I'm not really that familiar. - [chuckles]
Every time I hear "Just Like Heaven,"
it takes me right back to high school.
Is that supposed to be a good thing?
Wait, why don't you come with me?
It could be so fun.
Kind of like a girls' night out in Metropolis.
Yeah. It--it seems nice.
It's just, I don't really know their music.
Then I'll make you a mix CD.
[snorts] Mom, I--
I don't have a CD player, and it would just be
a really expensive waste of a ticket.
Yeah.
All right. Well, I'll ask someone else.
Okay.
[coughing]
I'll tell Matteo we're canceling.
- We're not canceling. - Peia--
No. I said no.
[sighs]
This is important for our son,
and it's important to me.
You'll have more opportunities
to meet this girlfriend of his.
I'm meeting her today.
I heard coughing.
You okay, Mom?
Some tea went down the wrong pipe, is all.
Baby, I got you a little something for today.
Oh. Okay.
Oh, Mom.
Mom, you didn't have to do this.
Yeah, I did.
You're gonna look so handsome in this.
Are you gonna be crying all day?
[tearfully] Yeah, probably.
[both laugh]
Come here.
I love it. Thank you.
I love you.
Mwah.
So, um... [laughs]
How do you get this thing on?
'Cause I-- [both laugh]
- Come on, I'll show you. - All right.
Bruno Mannheim should be worried.
He's managed to keep his marriage a secret.
Why is that?
My guess is, he wants to keep his private life private.
Except Bruno's not a private guy.
He's been the public face of Hob's Bay for years.
There has to be a reason.
No, I think that Bruno knows
this information could lead to more secrets
he'd rather keep hidden.
That's a bit of a stretch.
Well, actually, it's a strategy
you gave in your MasterClass.
I never should have done that stupid series.
Why are you making me feel like I'm doing something wrong?
We've been working on this story for months.
Not this story.
Lois, I think Chrissy is right.
We all agree Bruno should be in prison.
And if this could help us-- - I'm just not comfortable
informing the world about their personal life.
The "Gazette" isn't a gossip rag.
- This isn't gossip, Lois. - It reads like gossip to me.
This is news that our readers want to see.
We're not running it.
[tense music]
I am co-owner of this paper,
and I don't want my name on this story.
I need to rest.
♪ ♪
I'll talk to her.
I'm so tired of feeling cold all the time.
Could you please make me a hot tea, babe?
Yeah, of course.
Look, babe. [sighs]
Chrissy worked really hard on that article.
I just don't think it's appropriate
to out Peia and Bruno's relationship right now.
I know the timing isn't great, but--
She has cancer.
She is fighting to survive, just like I am.
Okay. So then this is personal.
Yeah. Maybe a little.
But ultimately, what does that even accomplish?
Bruno being married to Peia doesn't help us take him down.
I know. It's a tough call.
But you never know
what other secrets this might shake loose.
I mean, if people looked closer at us--
They're not us.
But if they looked closer, they might find out about me,
about Jordan's powers.
Exactly.
That would ruin our lives.
I don't want to do that to her.
But like you said, they aren't us.
[soft tense music]
Bruno is responsible for the deaths of a lot of people.
He's almost had me killed.
And one of his guys shot Jordan in the chest, point blank.
He's the leader of Intergang
and the biggest illegal weapons dealer in the country.
He's not a good guy, Lois.
And if Peia married him-- - What?
That means she can't be good either?
No, but it does mean their secrets might be
a lot more dangerous than ours.
So it's our job,
our responsibility as journalists,
to keep digging.
Fine. Fine.
You can look into her, but you and Chrissy
can do it without me.
I'm done with the Mannheim stuff.
Okay.
♪ ♪
Can I please have my tea?
Yeah.
[distant sirens wailing]
This is close enough.
[sighs]
You sure you don't need me to join you?
Dad, I thought you had someone you need to see.
I do.
But I'm here if you need me.
They're gonna love you.
Thanks, Dad.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Welcome to Little Ace's.
There she is.
[sweet music]
One second.
You look amazing. - Thanks.
I love this bow tie.
Thank you. It was actually my mom's touch.
Well, come on. They can't wait to meet you.
Mom, Dad, this is Natalie.
It is so nice to finally meet you.
Matteo's been talking about you pretty much nonstop.
- [laughs] - Mom.
Oh, please. It's nice.
You came all the way from Smallville?
Yes, sir. Have you been?
Oh, not personally.
But it has been on my radar lately.
Shall we?
Yeah.
This is a total disaster.
That was basically our whole front page.
And, I mean, I'm not gonna publish it
if she's not gonna be a part of it.
It's a really big story.
I know. I know.
Just give her a day or two to change her mind.
Great, so we'll just keep publishing town hall stories
until we can be real journalists again.
[bell chimes]
- Hey, guys. - Hey.
Clark, I saw your truck outside,
and I thought I'd see if you maybe wanted my tickets
to the Cure tomorrow night?
Oh!
That would be so awesome.
Um, but Lois isn't feeling great,
and I'm gonna stay in and take care of her.
Any chance you want them?
I know Kyle's a fan.
Oh. Um, thanks, but no.
I have a conflict.
Not of interest! Oh, my God.
No, I mean, we're-- we're totally, totally cool.
Um, it's just a conflict of time.
Just timing.
Okay.
Uh, let Lois know that I'm thinking of her.
- I will. - Okay.
[bell chimes] - Wha--
Was that as awkward as it felt?
I mean, I wasn't even using the super stuff,
and I could hear your heartbeat, so--
No!
Look, I think we should dig deeper into Peia.
Aww, it seems like someone else has been
taking Lois's MasterClass.
Yeah, I had a front row seat.
Come on. Let's go to Metropolis.
There's someone there we should talk to.
Okay.
[gasps] Wait.
Does that mean we're gonna fly?
[yelps]
Now that's flying done right.
Fly higher. Fly better.
Fly Luthor.
Even in prison, he's still making money.
Special delivery, straight from the ARGUS vaults.
Anything and everything they have on Bruno Mannheim,
even the classified stuff.
Great.
You should take that to the "Gazette."
Maybe Chrissy and Clark will find something.
But you've been on me for months
to get these from Diggle.
- Things have changed. - Why?
'Cause you've been getting treatments
at Bruno's hospital?
That doesn't mean he isn't a criminal.
You've been after this guy for years.
Doesn't feel right anymore.
"Feel right"?
Is this you talking or the cancer?
- Dad. - 'Cause it sounds to me like
you're letting this disease cloud your judgment.
You're starting to sound like Clark.
For once, I agree with him.
[solemn music]
You really expect me to believe Lois Lane isn't one bit curious
about what's in these files?
♪ ♪
Come on, pumpkin.
How about you and I take a look?
[alarms blaring] [urgent chatter]
[tense music]
All right, we gotta move!
Fire out at Fowe's. Let's go!
Uh, Mr. Cushing, can I come?
As long as you promise to stay by the truck.
Watch and observe only.
Let's go! Let's roll.
♪ ♪
[sirens wailing]
[indistinct radio chatter]
♪ ♪
[indistinct shouting]
We're missing one employee. You got eyes on him, Tamera?
Negative. All aisles are clear.
[whooshing]
[glass shatters]
[suspenseful music]
[air hissing]
[explosion]
[whooshing]
♪ ♪
I think he inhaled too much smoke.
♪ ♪
What the hell are you doing, Kent?
Move.
I told you to stay by the truck.
What'd I tell you about staying in the truck?
I just wanted to help.
What, by busting down the door of a burning building?
No, I didn't--it wasn't--
So you're just gonna lie to me now?
Look, I know you want to be a hero, son,
but fires are deadly, okay?
Okay. I'm sorry. I just--
You were a liability today, and I can't have that.
Does this mean I'm fired?
Hey, Chief, you need to come and take a look at something.
[tense music]
We'll talk about this later, but you're done for the day.
Get on home.
Copy. On my way.
I can't believe it.
There is so much here.
I could have used these files years ago.
What?
It just makes me happy
to see you like this, pumpkin.
Like what?
Like yourself again.
Some of these files are from weeks
after Lex Luthor killed Boss Moxie.
It is amazing how quickly Bruno rose to power.
[phone chimes, buzzes]
Well, he knew how to take advantage of the chaos.
That's the way the crime world works.
Oh.
- Who was that? - No one.
Which means it was clearly someone.
It's just a reminder for this...
Senior Swipe meetup thing.
You have a date?
It's coffee at Vicky May's.
Dad, that's a date!
When is it? Tonight?
You have to go.
I can't go now.
We're about to make a break in the case.
We literally just started.
All the more reason I should stay and help.
Dad, I've got this.
Besides, it makes me happy
to see you getting back out there.
So please, get back out there.
[soft music]
For me.
♪ ♪
I've known Peia for a long time.
She's always been the sweetest girl.
She used to babysit my daughter when she was young,
and Diana just loved her.
[laughs]
She always wanted to be just like Peia.
[both laugh]
It sounds like she was a good kid.
Yeah.
Would you say she had
any less desirable qualities?
We're just trying to get a really
full picture of her history.
Hmm.
Well, back when she was in high school...
[sighs]
I don't know, it was like...
something happened to her.
What do you mean?
She became quiet and withdrawn.
I never saw her smile or laugh.
Any idea what might have happened?
It wasn't my place to pry.
But when she married Bruno, it was wonderful.
It was like Bruno taught Peia
how to find her voice again.
That man reminded her how to smile.
So random question:
do you think that Peia had any knowledge
of Bruno's ties to Intergang?
[soft tense music]
Exactly what kind of article are you writing?
Peia has nothing in her heart but kindness
for the people of this community.
You should know that by now.
Shame on you.
♪ ♪
[bell rings]
Hi. I'm looking for Megan.
Oh, the pretty blonde with the Farrah Fawcett waves?
- That's the one. - You just missed her.
But she did leave you this.
[somber music]
♪ ♪
Okay.
Well, let me know if anything changes.
Sam, hi.
Wait. That was your date?
[laughs] Can you believe it?
First time in my life I'm late for anything.
What happened?
I got caught up.
Got caught up, or got cold feet?
[laughs] Uh, we're gonna need another round of fries.
So Matteo tells us that you're interested in robotics.
Yeah, I just really love building things.
Nice.
So you're a part of a team at school?
Actually, Smallville doesn't have a robotics team.
But I like to work on my own stuff in the mornings.
Oh, in the mornings?
Hmm. Can you imagine?
This one right here, he likes to roll out of bed
ten minutes before it's time to leave.
I'm 16. We get up late. That's just biology.
Yeah, well, you know what beats biology?
Being woken up at dawn by roosters.
[imitates rooster crowing]
[laughter]
Maybe we'll try that one.
[laughter] - Okay, okay.
If my dad pulls some Old MacDonald stuff,
I'm blaming you. - But maybe you need it.
[sighs] You know who they remind me of?
[distorting] You and me, when we were young.
[clattering]
Did you feel that?
[clears throat, coughs]
Peia, you are not well. We should leave.
I'm gonna flag the waiter and get the check, okay?
Bruno, stop.
[tense music]
Natalie came a long way to have dinner with us.
I'm fine.
Now, Natalie, as a mother, it is my job to tell you
at least one embarrassing story about my son.
- You don't have to-- - Yeah, I do.
♪ However far away ♪
♪ I will always love you ♪
♪ However long I stay ♪
♪ I will always love you ♪
See? Told you they were dope.
Yeah, they're great.
Pretty dark for my mom.
- [laughs] - Who is she?
[urgent knocking] - Jordan!
[music stops] - Hey, I heard--
Yo, what the hell's your problem?
- What are you talking about? - The fire.
We didn't need Superboy flying in there to save the day.
You're pissed because I saved someone?
Dude, he was just trying to do his job.
Yeah? Well, now I might lose mine.
- Why? - Because Jordan decided
to leave that guy with me, so now your dad thinks
I went totally rogue. - I was just trying to help.
Yeah, we didn't need your help.
Guys, stop. Look, I'll just talk to my dad.
You know you're not the only one
who has to save people, right?
- I've been training for this. - Yeah, I've been training too.
That's not the same thing at all.
- Oh, why not? - 'Cause I have heat vision,
and you're taking coffee orders!
[tense music]
♪ ♪
Right.
You're right.
Guess, uh, you're the only one that gets to be a real hero.
Jon... [door slams]
[sighs]
[screams]
Oh, my God, flying is awesome!
I mean, yeah, I do--
I do feel unwell, like--
like I might vomit up lunch,
but if there is one thing that I learned in college,
it is how to rally.
[laughs]
Babe? What are you doing here?
I needed more space to go through these files.
Oh, my God.
This guy looks like he was chainsawed to death.
Great.
I was looking for that.
I thought you were done with the Mannheim story.
I know. I'm sorry that I said that.
I wasn't feeling like myself.
And Chrissy-- - You don't need to apologize.
Except to our readers, who now know
way too much about the town hall.
Well, tomorrow we're running your story about Mannheim.
Are you sure?
Because we just did some more digging on Peia--
And came back with absolutely nada.
I'm sure.
What I said earlier was the cancer talking.
I didn't want to hurt Peia because I know
what she's going through, but I also know
that Bruno's secrets have to be exposed,
and there are a lot of them.
- You found anything yet? - No.
But Clark, there is so much stuff here on Bruno
that I've never seen before.
I think this is how we nail him.
What the hell was I even thinking?
Dating again, after all this time?
It's not like riding a bicycle.
I'm sure it hasn't been that long.
Going on 30 years.
Oh, wow.
That is--huh.
I have a lot of questions. [laughs]
Though they can wait for a more appropriate time.
[chuckles]
After Ella left, I just never wanted
to be hurt like that again.
So I buried myself in work,
shut everyone out.
It's not very hard to disappear from real life
when that's what you want.
But wait.
Why in good heavens are you here
alone on a Saturday night?
Oh, I had a bunch of work to do.
And I'm trying to get rid of these Cure tickets
that I have.
I'm gonna assume that's a band
and not some weird cult situation.
But why would you want to do that?
Um... [chuckles]
Because I have no one to go with.
Well, sounds like maybe it's time
for you to get back out there too.
Yeah.
You're probably right.
Truth is, Kyle broke my heart,
and I'm terrified of getting hurt again.
[soft music]
♪ ♪
Wish I could tell you it'll get easier.
It won't.
Not unless you take the first step.
How did you know when you were ready?
Peer pressure.
Jordan insisted I give it a try.
[both laugh]
Exactly.
I had a responsibility to save that guy's life
that he didn't understand.
It's not my fault that I have powers and he doesn't.
Yeah, but you didn't have to rub it in his face.
- That's not what I was doing. - Jordan...
just try to see it from Jon's perspective, okay?
He found something that makes himself
feel special, the same way
that your powers make you feel special,
and now he might lose it.
So can you just admit that it sucks
without being so defensive?
You're right. It sucks.
Yeah. So maybe just go talk to him.
Maybe I should.
♪ ♪
By the way, going to that concert
is not just about liking the music.
That's, like, the whole point of going to a concert.
Could be that your mom's lonely
and just wants to spend some time with you.
Wait, are you trying to make me feel guilty?
Yeah.
[whooshes]
[sighs]
So let me get this straight.
Bruno Mannheim takes over Intergang
after Lex Luthor kills Boss Moxie.
And most of the 86ers.
With a literal chainsaw?
Am I the only one who didn't have power tools
on my Lex Luthor bingo card?
Luther and Moxie were feuding over territory
in South Metropolis.
He wanted to send a message.
Which he bragged about on a phone line
the cops happened to be listening in on.
And there are more photos.
Wow, I have miraculously not vomited yet today.
Two of these guys were stabbed with some sort of longsword.
Oh, my God, and these other two--
there's barely anything left of them.
They look like they were hit by a bus, or a...
Train.
[train horn blares]
- No. - It could be the same person.
Let me see the coroner's reports.
Two of the 86ers were shot.
Yeah, but they never found any bullets.
Where is the recording of Luther confessing?
Oh, um...
[tense music]
♪ ♪
We need to listen to that again.
Thank you for seeing me.
It's the least I could do after you set up
those security systems for my family.
My mess is the reason
they needed them in the first place.
Well, not really your mess, though.
More my brother's.
After seeing you, I realized
how much I miss him.
I felt the same way about you.
How has your daughter been?
Natalie, right?
Yeah. She's great.
Actually, uh, Nat has her first boyfriend,
which has been kind of hard on her dad.
Oh, God, please tell me that you have been
better than our dad was.
I'm working on it.
[both laugh]
Fortunately, he's a good kid.
Lives not too far from here in Hob's Bay.
Area's really coming up these days.
That's what I hear.
His family's taking her out to a nice restaurant,
this place called, uh, Little Ace's.
- You can't be serious. - What?
Little Ace's is a place that my brother used to go to
all the time with Bruno Mannheim.
♪ ♪
So he only wanted wallpaper with dinosaurs,
and only dinosaurs who were smiling.
This is your first time meeting Natalie,
and this is the story you tell her?
Son, your mom has been waiting years for this moment.
Oh, Natalie.
I went to every home goods store in Metropolis,
but they only had angry dinosaurs.
Oh, let me guess--too scary?
- What? No. - No, you got it.
You're right! [laughter]
So I ended up having his dad
draw the smiles on the dinosaurs with a marker.
Now, I am no artist, but they looked good.
[laughter] - They were all right. Decent.
Aww. You got your happy dinosaurs.
Yeah, I did.
[laughs]
Welcome to Little Ace's.
Oh, hey, look. Your dad's here.
♪ ♪
[tense music]
♪ ♪
Uh, Dad?
What's going on?
Is this your father, Natalie?
Yeah. Is everything okay?
[guns cocking]
Nat, we need to go.
Take the kids outside.
- Dad, no. Get off of me! - Let go of me!
Hey, hey, you let go--
Hey, get off of me!
Dad! No, let go of me!
No! Bruno, don't.
[grunting]
Bruno, stop.
[impact lands]
[panting]
[grunts]
[groaning]
Get him up.
[watch beeps]
I told you if I ever saw you again,
I'd show you exactly the kind of man I am.
[grunts]
He had it coming.
I'm not giving up my piece of South Metropolis
for Moxie or anyone else, ever.
Now they won't forget it.
That's him, though.
That's Luther bragging about what he did.
No, no, no. It's not. Play it again.
I'm not giving up my piece of South Metropolis
for Moxie or anyone else.
[buzzing]
Okay, that. That buzzing sound.
Every time I faced that sound assassin,
I heard the same thing.
It's an imitation of Lex's voice.
But that means all these victims--
Intergang, Boss Moxie...
Lex Luthor didn't kill them.
Mannheim and that assassin did.
[grunts]
I told you to stay away.
[groans]
I told you what I'd do to your family.
[grunts]
Sheesh.
[sighs]
[suspenseful music]
[whooshing]
[interface beeping]
And now I'm gonna do what I should have done
a long time ago.
Wait, wait, wait, wait.
[breathing heavily] My daughter.
You don't have to do this, Bruno.
Please.
If I don't stop him, he'll stop us.
[beeping]
[whirring approaching]
Your suit!
[high-pitched buzzing]
[high-pitched warbling] [glass shattering]
What is it?
John Henry.
[low warbling]
♪ ♪
[gunfire]
[high-pitched buzzing]
[crashing] - What was that?
My dad.
[grunts]
Come on. Come on.
[high-pitched ringing]
[system beeping]
[grunting]
♪ ♪
Finish this.
[high-pitched buzzing]
[warped screaming]
Stop!
[high-pitched ringing]
♪ ♪
[beeping]
[strained screaming]
[high-pitched ringing]
[heart beating rapidly]
[no audible dialogue]
[muffled] Peia! No. No. No.
No. No, no, no, no.
[clearly] Peia. Peia.
[sobbing] Peia.
Peia, come on.
She needs to get to a hospital.
[somber music]
I have to take her now, or she's going to die.
[sobbing]
♪ ♪
[breathing heavily]
Dad!
[distant sirens wailing]
♪ ♪
Leave!
♪ ♪
[machinery beeping]
[solemn music]
♪ ♪
[machinery powering up]
We have control.
Thank you.
That'll keep her powers from working while she's here.
Is that even necessary?
That woman almost killed me.
Not to mention all the damage she's done in Hob's Bay.
So yeah, I think it's more than necessary.
John, I know the doctors managed to stabilize
her condition, but she still has cancer,
and it's spread.
She doesn't have much time left.
She's a murderer.
I get that Lois may have bonded with her
during her treatments.
She's a bad person.
You need to remember that.
I'm gonna go call Sam so we can start
figuring out our next moves.
♪ ♪
Sorry I have to leave so suddenly.
Is everything okay?
Never a good thing when work calls this late.
Listen, I've been eating alone
in places like this for over 30 years.
It's a lonely way to live.
Do yourself a favor--
don't be me.
[soft music]
Find someone to take to that concert.
Thanks, Sam.
[knock at door] - Hey. You got a sec?
Yes, sir.
That's all I saw.
Okay.
Hey, man, look,
I wasn't trying to get you in trouble.
I was just trying to help.
But I really shouldn't have said that stuff before.
It doesn't matter now.
Why? Did they fire you?
Was that Mr. Cushing on the phone?
It was.
But he hasn't made up his mind yet.
So what's the problem?
He and the other firefighters found ice inside the store.
Mr. Cushing said that this is not the first time
that something like this has happened.
He thinks someone with powers put out the fire.
Congratulations, Superboy.
They're on to you.
[door clicks]
Is Matteo's mom okay?
She's contained.
- Dad-- - Look.
I know you didn't know who Matteo's parents were,
but you can never see him again.
Is that understood?
Wait, but it's not his fault. He didn't know either.
It doesn't matter.
I'm also gonna need your phone.
Are you serious?
Now.
[tense music]
♪ ♪
You okay?
I can't believe I was so wrong about everything.
There's no way you could have known about Peia.
That's not who I'm talking about.
You mean Lex?
I think we put Lex Luthor in prison
for a crime he didn't commit.
[The Cure's "Lovesong"]
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♪ However long I stay ♪
♪ ♪
♪ Whatever words I say ♪
♪ ♪
♪ I will always love you ♪
Greg, move your head.