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Okay, so far I'm up by a watch, a belt, and a pair of pants.

If you lose this hand, you can just kiss that shirt goodbye.

Are you sure you don't moonlight as a dealer in Vegas?

Some people just have a better card sense than others.

Okay.

I will see your shirt, and I will raise you everything else you have on.

I'll call.

What do you got?

Full house.

Rate them in wheat.

Ah, two pair.

Well, that was amazing how you pulled that off.

You didn't happen to use any of your, uh, buzz buzz.

Lois, I would never use a little buzz buzz to cheat at cards.

All right.

Better shuffle them up while you're hot.

Get ready to taste the agony of... I don't know.

Sounds like the bank alarm.

I better check it out.

I know.

Besides, it'll give you a chance to hone up on that card sense of yours.

Getting slower in your old age.

I would have been back sooner, but the strangest thing happened.

I flew over to the bank, and just as I was coming into land, I couldn't stop.

Couldn't stop what?

Myself. I hit the ground, and next thing I knew, I burrowed 50 feet underneath

the pavement.

Are you all right?

Yeah, but it was like I momentarily lost control of my powers.

And then it turns out that no one actually robbed the bank.

The door was just jimmied open enough to set off the alarm.

How do you feel now?

Fine. Good enough to show you that my last poker win was not a fluke.

Okay.

Oh,

don't look back, son.

Future's what counts for us.

It's funny.

Most kids hang out with their dads when they're little. They lose track of them

later on.

I never saw you when I was a kid. Well, I'm sorry. I was only starring in the

biggest kiddie show of all time.

Being Mr. Gadget was time -consuming. No, Dad.

Hijacking ocean liners, breaking into Fort Knox, that's time -consuming. Well,

you can't say your old man wasn't colorful.

By the way, thanks for letting me hang my hat here until I get myself back on

feet. At least I could do.

My prison cell was better than this dump.

Ah, not that I blame you for your failures. It's your mother's influence.

No wonder you're boring, scared, and emasculated.

But when I started visiting you in prison, I saw you weren't a monster like

said.

You're brilliant.

Exactly.

It was me. I mean, I was the fool.

Stuck in a nowhere job.

Passed up over and over again for promotion.

Living a life of honesty.

Did you get my machine out of the crime warehouse?

Yes, sir. Yes, I dusted it off myself.

It's right over here.

Oh, I miss this little baby. What is it?

This is an amped up, souped up, turbocharged, low frequency generator.

A picture's worth a thousand words.

Did that sound waves?

I think we finally have a father -son activity we can enjoy together.

I don't guess you mean remodeling my apartment.

Leveling Metropolis was more what I had in mind.

How'd the interview go?

Did you see Dr. Klein?

I realize that you can't go running to him for every little thing, but you were

50 feet under the pavement.

All right.

Harry, you all right?

I just got a call from Jerry.

He's in town. He's come by to visit.

You saw him? That's great. I've never met him. Well, he hasn't been around

lately. He spent the last couple of years upstate.

I love it upstate. What city was he in?

Glenville Springs.

Glenfield Springs, there's nothing there but the prison.

Oh, I'm gonna go check the paper in the fax machine.

I guess I shouldn't be so embarrassed. I mean, people pass bad checks every day.

Jerry passed them every day for a month.

He did his time, Perry.

You should be open -minded. Yeah, yeah, I guess you're right. It's just that,

you know, we've never gotten along very well.

I mean, when he was growing up, I spent all my waking hours here clawing out a

living. And the only time I did see him was, well, when he wanted something or I

had to bail him out of trouble.

Well, like it says, I guess, if so, what you shall reap.

Dad?

Jerry.

Have you been working out? You look like you lost some weight.

Thank you.

I brought you something.

Huh? Oh, Jerry. No, no big deal. I paperweight from the prison gift shop.

Ah.

Ah.

It's a beautiful tie.

Miss Lane.

It's been a long time.

Your hair looks great.

Thanks.

New hair, new house. You should come by sometime.

Great. We can celebrate my new job.

Oh. How about tomorrow?

Okay.

A job? Who are you working for?

It's a big sales firm out of Cincinnati.

Deals in high -tech stuff.

Well, son, how long are you in town for?

I'm not sure.

I've got some regional sales meetings and a bunch of seminars.

I was hoping while I was in town we could spend some time together.

Oh, absolutely.

I'd like that. Oh, Jimmy.

Jerry, son, I want you to meet Jimmy Olsen. You've heard me talk of him.

Yeah, a lot.

It's nice to finally meet you.

Well, I can't be late for my seminar.

I'll give you a buzz later.

Oh, boy.

If I hadn't seen this with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it.

You sure you can handle Superman?

I told you, don't worry.

Better be right.

All right.

I got him. Let's go.

All right, gentlemen.

Hold it right there.

Come on, guys. I got better things to do.

All right, Duke.

Flying, check.

Super hearing, check.

Super strength, check.

Now, let's have a listen to your heart and lungs.

Now, take a deep breath and blow out.

Oops. Superman, your powers have kicked into overdrive. I knew that before I

came in here, Doc.

Uh -oh.

A little crabby today. I understand.

I'm sorry. I guess the question is, what is causing this?

Could be partial complex seizures brought on by random synaptic firing in

temporal lobe.

Gee, that sounds terrible.

Look, I'm going to run every test I can. Then I want you to go home and relax,

soak in a tub, and do nothing.

But I'm Superman.

So? You can't play a little golf?

Superman, you have a medical condition that is potentially dangerous. Maybe not

to you, but to everyone around you.

Well, you're expensive, but are you worth it?

One minute I think me and Lou are dead meat, then zoom.

Superman ends up in another zip code.

How'd you do it?

Hey, how does David Copperfield make a 747 appear in Times Square?

With applied physics.

And the distracted attention of his audience.

Mr. Gadget.

I watched you on TV when I was a kid.

You were my idol.

Great. Great.

Thank you, thank you.

Take a hike.

Hey, I'm talking to the kid here.

Mr. Gadget has a death ray that will make all your internal organs explode.

Call me.

So, kid.

Word on the street is you're willing to go up against Superman?

You're either crazy or the bravest person I ever met.

Well, I'm not crazy.

I spent some time in the joint.

Became friends with a guy who discovered a very special rock.

A rock?

A rock that makes Superman go haywire.

He told me where to find it and how to use it. And why would he give you

something so valuable?

Because he's going to be locked away for another 15 years and he needed a

partner on the outside that could maximize the current market demands.

And Superman can't just scan for this thing when he shows up with his X -ray

eyes.

Keep it in the lead box.

I covered all the angles.

Ah, you're quite the lad.

You expect me to buy this, you half -wit?

I'm not knocking over a liquor store. I'm talking millions of dollars.

And the only thing that can get in the way is Superman.

I need to know I can count on this.

Wait a minute.

How about a demonstration?

Yeah.

How was your checkup?

Inconclusive.

What do we do now?

Is there anybody else you can see for a second opinion?

What am I saying?

Honey, it's going to be okay, I promise.

Dad?

Hey. Made my first sale yesterday, so I brought you these to celebrate.

Oh, Jerry, you don't have to keep bringing me gifts.

Oh, Clark, listen, I want you to meet my son here, Jerry.

Jerry, this is... Clark Kent.

Hello, sir. I consider you to be the dean of contemporary American reporting.

Oh. Ah, Cubans.

Had to pull some strings to get them, but nothing's too good for my old man.

Aren't these illegal?

Well, it's nice to bend the rules once in a while.

Well. Thank you.

Cubans? Wow, these things are like 20 bucks a pop. I guess I'm in the wrong

business, huh? Where'd you say you're working again?

I am pro specialties.

I'm pro. I gotta get back to work.

Miss Lane, that dress just really brings out the highlights in your eyes.

Barry, I don't remember Jerry being such a charmer. Me neither, but I'm not

knocking it.

Is there something a little fishy about Jerry to you?

Jimmy, don't go there.

Consider me far away from there.

What's the matter?

Is everything all right?

Donnie, just relax.

It's cold coffee.

Keeping the streets safe?

For the time being.

To celebrate our upcoming adventure.

Cuban? It's illegal!

You have definitely turned a corner, boy. Well, you know, you get older,

gets important.

Now, the frequency generator has a highly directional beam that fires audio

waves with almost laser precision.

I will put the city on notice that we're leveling the whole damn place unless

we're paid one billion dollars.

A billion?

I mean, I never imagined.

Well, I'm going out with a bang, kiddo, and so are you. And the city that did it

then is going to pay.

And we'll spend the rest of our days hidden away, rich. Yeah, fishing

and stuff.

Or playing back rack, something.

Anyway, I spoke to that kid who claims he can neutralize Superman.

If he ain't blowing smoke, we can start counting our money.

Counting our money?

All I'm saying is that it may be very manly not to show concern, even super

manly. But I'm your wife, and we share concerns, and how concerned are you?

Okay, I'm concerned, but I do have a theory.

Good.

I'm sure you remember the time that I lost my powers because they were

temporarily transferred to you.

Yeah, the Newtridge sisters.

Oh, what a nightmare.

Right, and then there was that time that I had my powers, but I was completely

apathetic. Gene Newtridge, he told his sisters how to use red kryptonite.

Okay, Gene Newtridge had the only known stash of red kryptonite, and it's

possible that it wasn't completely exhausted.

And he or his sisters could have told somebody else how to use it.

Well, we've got to make a list of all the people that they came in contact

in the last few years.

Everyone at the Metropolis Federal Penitentiary, the lawyers, the friends,

relatives. Honey, honey, honey, you're doing that manic thing.

Oh, that's just how I deal with anxiety. I know, but it's making mine worse.

It's Perry.

Perry. Oh, God, I totally forgot.

I don't even have crackers and cheese with.

Harry, Jerry, oh, I'm glad you came.

It was really nice of you to invite us. I hope you didn't go to a lot of

trouble. Nope.

Actually, no trouble at all.

Oh, this is fabulous.

Two bottles of water, a couple of lemons, and a half a tuna sandwich.

And this is frozen salad.

Guess I could beat myself to death with it.

Maybe I can do something else with it.

Are you sure you want to try that, considering?

Come on, honey, just a little zap.

I mean, we don't have anything else to feed the boss.

Well, give it the equivalent of two hours at 400 degrees and we should be in

business. No problem.

That's it. Hold it right there.

Uh... Jing.

Uh -oh.

Time's up.

We're moving into seriously well done.

I can't turn it off.

Mark?

Oh, no.

Look out!

Lois! Is everything okay in there?

Are you all right?

I think so.

No.

Not that you're a pepperoni.

First thing in the morning, we're getting to the bottom of this red

thing.

Man, just when I start feeling like a normal, everyday guy... Something like

this could happen.

You know, Lois, for the first time in my entire life, I feel like I could

actually hurt innocent people.

Well, you'd never knowingly hurt anyone.

You're a careful and caring person.

Like I said,

we're going to get to the bottom of this.

Lois, honey.

Honey, what's the matter with your arm?

Oh.

Where did you get that bruise?

That bruise?

I just bumped into a cabinet or something.

You know me, always running into things.

No, you're not.

Wait a minute.

Tell me I gave you that bruise when I hugged you this morning. Clark, it's

I'm so sorry. I can't even feel it.

Clark, it was an accident. Where are you going?

Downstairs. What? No, you don't have to do that. I'm like a loaded gun.

It's not safe for you to be around me.

I'm compiling a list of Nutrich's business associates, his cousins...

aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, you name it.

I got Jimmy working on a list of recently relieved convicts who might

inside with him.

So, I'll tell Perry you aren't feeling 100 %?

The problem is I'm feeling about 700%. Well, I should get going.

Yeah. Love you.

No, no.

Sorry about that, guys.

Thank

you

all for coming on such short notice.

I'll be brief. There has been growing concern over the recent damage to the

downtown area caused by Superman.

I have been assured by Superman that he will personally take care of it, and

that it happened accidentally while testing a new crime -stopping procedure.

Everyone in Metropolis can rest easy, that things are fine, and back to

Superman,

what are you doing here?

I try to be everywhere, Your Honor. Ladies and gentlemen, the mayor may not

fully briefed on my situation, so I'd like to add a few words.

But... As you know...

There have been a lot of rumors concerning my condition.

Rumors are far more dangerous than the truth, and I never hide from the truth.

I have a small health problem.

My doctors are treating me, and they expect a full and complete recovery.

That is all.

Thank you.

Yes, I was going to get to that part, Superman.

No question.

Thank you for coming.

Thank you very much.

Superman, a word.

I appreciate your situation, but you must appreciate mine.

Panic would ensue at the community cells that a being as powerful as yourself

were out of control.

Mayor, I am not out of control.

Be that as it may, I must request that for the time being you allow the city to

handle its own emergencies.

Your Honor, with all due respect... I don't want to have to order you,

Metropolis is off limits to you.

I'm sorry.

Los, here's the list you wanted. Every inmate in the federal pen at the same

time as this Neutridge guy.

Thanks. I came across something else.

Thanks again for dinner last night. You order up a mean pizza.

Oh. Jimmy, I need those Superman destruction photos.

Sure, Chief. Superman destruction photos?

He just trashed part of downtown.

What?

Came by to see if my old man had time for a cup of java.

I like that, son, but as you can see, I'm up to my armpits here in a breaking

news story. Oh, well, it's just like old times, huh?

No, it's okay.

I guess I'll just have to give you this now.

Oh, Jared. No, I didn't get you a birthday present last year or one for

20 years.

Yeah, I need those pictures.

Thought it was about time.

Oh, son, I... I don't know what to say.

The expression on your face says it all.

I'll let you get back to work. No, no, no, hold it, hold it. I, uh, I'll walk

you to the elevator.

Oh, son, this is, uh, this is just beautiful.

Thanks.

Yeah, thanks, Eddie.

I got a thing before the boy Wonder blew in. I'm sorry, Jimmy, I gotta go.

Yesterday he said he worked at Ampro, right?

Something rang a bell, so I did some checking.

They went out of business two months ago.

Well, maybe he got a little confused with the name.

What about the clothes, the cigars? He just gave Perry a gold Rolex watch.

You don't make that kind of money working as a sales trainee.

I pulled up a list of what was stolen from the jewelry store robbery.

A gold Rolex watch.

All very good points.

All very circumstantial.

What's really important is this is Perry's son.

Understand?

Yeah, I hear you.

Dad,

here you go.

So what'd you boys have in mind?

We're thinking of destroying every building in this city unless we get a

dollars.

That's hilarious.

You're kidding, right?

He's kidding?

Let me get back to you.

As of now, we're partners.

If you tell anyone to try to back out, we'll make sure you go to jail for a

long time.

And, for a little added incentive, we'll kill your father.

Got a minute?

Just the person I wanted to see.

Dad, there's something I really need to talk to you about.

Son, me too.

And since it's something I should have said from the very start, maybe I should

go first, huh?

Jerry, these gifts are... Oh, they're so impressive.

But they're unnecessary.

You've already given me the greatest gift by turning your life around so

completely. Dad, I... And you've done it without me, like you've lived most of

your life without me.

Jerry, well, those days are over.

Dad.

Dad, what are you doing?

Son, I know what a young man in your position makes.

I also know you're under a mountain of debt from that bad check business.

Well, I'm going to help you out from under.

My God.

What did you... You cashed out your retirement.

Let me tell you something.

You don't have to work so hard.

And impressing me son I'm already impressed

Now What were you gonna tell me

Look. What happened?

I hiccuped.

What?

I hiccuped.

And our house turned into the Poseidon Adventure.

Then what?

I swallowed a teaspoonful of sugar.

I held my breath.

Just like my mom taught me when I was a kid.

This is unbelievable.

The one thing I can always count on my entire life.

My strength. It's become my biggest weakness.

Okay, okay, just calm down.

And just sit here.

And let me tell you the good news.

Okay, good.

I think Perry's son is behind all this.

What?

He's been flashing around a lot of money, and the place where he works is

business. The same day that jewelry store was robbed, he gave Perry a new

the exact kind that was stolen.

So I followed him to this little bar, and I saw him talking to a couple of

one of whom we helped bust for a series of robberies a couple of years ago.

The guy gave him some money, a lot of it.

Did they say anything about Red Crypt tonight?

I couldn't hear everything, but the word protection came up.

Since my powers have gone out of whack the last few times I've tried to stop

these robberies, you're thinking that Jerry's getting paid to mess me up with

Red Crypt tonight.

So all we have to do is find out where he's stashing it and get rid of it.

Great.

Lois, honey, I can't go out there like this.

It's not safe.

Do you think you could go solo for a while?

Yeah.

Superman, teams of scientists are trying to lick this red kryptonite thing as we

speak. Please be patient.

And stop pacing. You're wearing a trench in the floor.

I'm not used to being patient, Doc.

There has to be some solution.

Perhaps you might consider exploring an alternative approach.

Anything. I just can't stand the frustration of doing nothing.

What do I do?

Lie down.

Lie down.

Well, your approach has always been to act, to move forward. This time, try

turning inward.

Find that deep mental focus that will enable you to control your powers.

Game?

Okay.

Picture in your mind's eye the white beach, gentle surf,

clear blue skies caressed by grateful clouds, the

songs of chimps afire with the mating urge.

Dr. Klein?

Oh, sorry.

Often we find that true power comes to those who first agree to be powerless.

You know, I do feel relaxed.

Calmer than I've felt in days.

Excellent.

I feel good.

stable focused darn

i found it what

connection between jerry and gene newt ridge it seems jerry was held at

metropolis fed on route to glenfield spring but not long enough to be logged

as a resident but long enough to meet up with a certain superman obsessed inmate

but jimmy I don't want to break Perry's heart unless we've got hard facts, okay?

Yeah.

Hey, what's with the monitors?

Look at this.

Hi, ladies and gentlemen.

This is Mr.

Gadget speaking.

Gadget? Wasn't he paroled on good behavior?

I think he switched back to naughty.

What you are seeing is the Kerr building on the outskirts of town.

Luckily, it's been abandoned for months.

I say luckily because...

Same thing will start

happening to the buildings downtown unless I get $1 billion.

Now, the mayor has details on where to wire the money.

If it's not in my account by 5 o 'clock this afternoon, the city will be reduced

to rubble, starting with the Hall of Justice.

You know I can do it.

I'm Mr. Gadget.

Dr.

Klein, where's Superman?

In a soundproof room, finding his center.

Well, don't you know what's going on?

No. We just got back our electricity.

Hi, Lewis.

I'm feeling...

Very calm.

Well, that's good.

And I don't want you to get excited, but Mr. Gadget is threatening to

disintegrate the city unless he gets a billion dollars.

What? Calm yourself.

Turn inward.

Bernard,

isn't Star Labs going to do anything to stop this madman?

In my annual budget, is there a billion dollars for extortion?

If this guy's for real, he's going to start vaporizing buildings and killing

thousands of people.

Superman, what do you think we should do?

Well, certainly not cave into extortion.

I think you should request that Superman get back in action.

My colleagues at the university say that the building that collapsed on TV is

consistent with bombardment by high -intensity, low -frequency sound waves.

We need to be looking for a device that could generate those waves.

Which could take months.

Unless... Oh, for God's sake.

All right.

You realize I can't guarantee that you're at 100 % combat status.

That's okay, Doc.

Just as long as I'm not at 700%. Can I see you for a minute, Bernard?

Do you understand what I'm saying?

They're a bit concerned that Superman may still go berserk. And I am

forbidden under any circumstances to tell you that... Kryptonite is being

removed from our vault and formed into bullets. And that a marksman will be on

Superman's tail to take him out if anything goes wrong.

Whatever you do, don't tell Superman.

The money has not been deposited, Dad.

It's time to show them we mean business.

Well, this will be one memorable father -son outing.

coming right at you.

Go.

Remember your orders. Hold until I say go.

Yep.

All right, everyone, stand back.

I'm your father, kid.

That is nothing, man.

Jerry!

What are you doing?

Dad. Jerry, whatever trouble you're in, we can work it out.

Together.

That's it. That's it. Keep it coming.

Take his old man out.

Superman, he's the one behind all of this.

Behind what?

He's crazy.

Son, he's a policeman.

Not much of what I say is true, but this is. He's behind this.

It was a kryptonite bullet. It's all right. It just grazed me.

Thanks to your... Big mouth.

I don't believe this.

Excuse me.

There's a gadget that needs fixing.

Next time I start over, I really am starting over.

We'll be here.

Yeah, I'm sure Superman will put in a good word for you.

For doing the right thing at the end.

I really wanted to believe he'd changed. I guess I was just blind to the

obvious.

Maybe I'm crazy, but I really do believe the kids start to love me.

I do, too.

Yeah, well, good night, you two.

Oh, honey, can you see this gets

back to the...

Where it belongs.

So how are you feeling?

You've got a little of that kryptonite in your bloodstream.

Yeah, but just a little.

Never since then, the effects of the red kryptonite seem to be completely gone.

Maybe a little green counteracts the red.

So, I'm going to go back home and finish our little poker game.

Oh, okay.

If you don't stand a chance.

Probably right.

Excuse me, what did you just do?

Well, you were such a good poker player.

I figured that might be as close to a win as I get tonight.

Well, you should let me know when you're going to do that. I'll put on my good

lingerie.