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Hey, hey,
what's the matter with you?

Johnny,
you got a call on line two.

Ah..

Oh, you're in early.

Mm, I like the beard.

But, uh.. The moustache
isn't working for me.

Want me to do it?

Mm.

Oh..

I nailed 'em cold.

Alright!

Oh, come on, you guys.
It was nothing, really.

I still can't believe
they thought you were a boy.

Well, the moustache helped.

And thanks for teaching me
how to boost a car.

To Lois Lane, still going where
no reporter has gone before.

Hey, hey, hey,
turn that thing off.

Now, Jimmy, don't encourage her.

She's got a head as big
as the metrodome as it is.

Well, it's nice to know
I'm appreciated

around here, chief.

Oh, well, what do you expect?

Garlands thrown at your feet?

No, but I would like a raise.

Well, I'd like a 145 foot
triple-masted schooner

with a teak interior,
but, hey, Lois..

...times are tough.

Aw.

What's everybody
standing around for?

This is a newspaper, not
happy hour at Buckingham Palace.

Hey, chief, I got an angle
on the mini-mall murders.

Chief, I figure there
was blood on the burritos

because check this out,
they were eating, right?

And the perpetrators come in...

Did you finish
those obituary updates?

Jimmy... never underestimate

the need for a good obituary.

I could think of one right now.

Whoa-ho, I guess you
finally hit the big time.

Huh?

This time, Lex Luthor's
personal assistant

returned your call.

Give it up, Lois. Luthor never
gives one-on-one interviews.

Well, he's never met
Lois Lane before, either.

'Watch the door.'

He..

Hey, he..

Stop, he, he..

Lois Lane?

Lois Lane? Lois Lane!

Lois Lane!
It's going to explode!

- 'He's got a bomb!'
- No, it's not a bomb.

- It's my credentials.
- I'm sorry, sir.

- He ran right past me.
- You don't understand.

Miss Lane, the messenger
is going to explode.

Please, Miss Lane,
you must tell my story.

We've had trouble
with him before.

No, Wait a minute. Don't!

Please, you've got
to believe me.

Please,
the space program is doomed.

Please!

The transport vehicle messenger

piloted by
Commander Jack Laderman

and carrying
the final propulsion module

'for Space Station Prometheus'

'is scheduled for liftoff,
Friday at 9:00 a.m.'

'Dr. Toni Baines reminds us
that timing is crucial.'

Unless all the modules
are in place

within the next few weeks,
Space Station Prometheus

will lose its orbit
and fall back

into the earth's atmosphere.

That kind of an occurrence
will surely spell the end

to any future projects and
the space program as a whole.

'A series
of delays and launch failures'

'have already put
EPRADs back to the wall..'

'Good morning, Lois.'

'On your hands
and knees again, I see.'

Isn't it a little early
for you to be in, Cat?

I thought ladies like you
only worked nights.

Part of my job as
society columnist..

Mudslinging rumormonger.

...is to maintain
an active social life.

You... remember what
that's like... or do you?

What do men see in her, anyway?

Don't they know she's just
looking for another notch

on her garter belt?

Pathetic.

Have you actually, uh...
seen this garter belt?

So you are, mister, uh..

Kent, Clark Kent.

Ah, yes, Kent.

Oh, Professor Carlton
called me about you.

Boy, I haven't seen him
and I don't know.

Let's see here.

Uh, editor, Smallville Press.
Where's that?

- In Kansas.
- 'Kansas.'

Oh, just a minute please.

Yeah.

Oh, tell him
to keep his pants on.

If Carlini's can't deliver on
time, just find a place who can!

Can you believe I had to buy

a blood pressure monitor
last week?

Paava leaves.

I beg your pardon?

The Yolngu Tribe in New Guinea

eat paava leaves
to relieve stress.

It puts them
in a meditative state.

Maybe you should try it.

Oh, well, I, uh, I see
you've done some traveling.

Well, this is my first
trip to Metropolis.

I have some samples of my work.

Oh, good, good.
Let's take a look.

"The Borneo Gazette."

"Mating rituals
of the... knob-tailed gecko."

Kent... I'm sure that these are

fascinating stories

but you see, son,
this is the "Daily Planet."

We're the greatest newspaper
in the whole world.

Now, our people are dedicated
servants of the Fourth Estate

who routinely handle matters

of international significance.

Alright, chief, I fixed
the horn on your golf cart.

Not now, Jimmy.

- The tone's still off...
- Jimmy, not now!

Now, as, uh, as I was saying,
you just can't walk in here...

Chief, I think
there's a story here.

We should have this guy checked
out, you know, the crazy one

from this morning. He was
an engineer at F. Bradford...

Lois, can't you see I'm in
the middle of something here?

Oh.

Lois Lane, Clark Kent.

Nice to meet you. Anyway,
he worked on the messenger.

Wait, wait, wait. Wait a minute.

What happened to that
mood piece I gave you

about the razing of that
old theater on 42nd Street?

I wasn't in the mood.

You weren't in the mood.

'Now, look, Lois,
you can't come in here... '

Oh, I-I gotta go.
I'll catch you later.

I'll tell you,
if that woman wasn't the best

damn investigative reporter
I've ever seen, I..

Oh, well, look,
uh, Kent, I'm sure

that you're an intelligent guy

but you just can't walk in here

with this kind of resume
and expect to get a job.

Mr. White, I know
I lack experience

but I'm a good writer
and a hard-worker...

Kent..

...I just don't have
anything for you, son.

Well, thank you, sir.

I appreciate your taking
the time to see me.

Oh, yeah.

Thank you.

Oh.

Ohh.

You want me to
wire you some cash?

- 'No, I'm fine.'
- How'd the interview go?

'Mm, not so good.'

'But something will
turn up I'm sure.'

Yeah, I think I better
wire you some cash.

I'm fine, dad.

'You still
going to make it home on Friday?'

And miss your home cooking?

What home cooking? I haven't
had a home cooked meal...

Clark, you're being
careful, aren't you?

Sure, other than the bus
incident this morning but that...

Bus incident?

Metropolis isn't the
outback, you know.

'People in the city are always
looking to make a quick buck.'

If they find out about
you, they'll put you

in a laboratory...

And dissect me like a frog.

I know, dad.

Believe me, I'm trying my best

to be like everybody else here.

Well, I'll get that cash
out to you tonight.

Dad, I'll pay you back.
I promise.

'Okay, I'll talk
to you guys soon.'

Bye, honey.

Lucy?

Are you home?

'Hi, sis.'

I thought you were
going out tonight.

Oh, I gotta work. I can't.

Don't start.

Did you find an escort

to Lex Luthor's
white orchid ball yet?

No, I did not.

Lois, it's tomorrow night.

What about Mitchell?
I thought you liked him.

Mitchell is a hypochondriac.

They can't all be bad, Lois.

They can't all be
boring or stupid.

What are you waiting for?

Fine. I'll ask Mitchell
to take me.

I'm not just talking about
the ball, Lois.

You've gotta get out more.

Will you stop? Jeez,
you sound like dad.

I'm only 26.

Twenty-six today,
thirty-six tomorrow.

And I know why that dentist
Alan never called you back.

Dragging him to that women
in journalism seminar?

Weak men and the wise women
who love them?

You gotta stop
scaring them off, Lois.

You've gotta stop being so
smart all the time, so intense.

Look, I-I'm just being myself
and if they're not man enough

to handle it, then I guess I'll
just wait for someone who is.

I just hate to see
you sitting at home.

I get out plenty. I have dates.

You have interviews.

That's not the same thing.

Lois..

...I just want you
to meet a super guy.

Gwendolyn, have you
made your decision?

'Alright, you win.'

'I'll keep my promise.'

Tonight my body is yours.

But my heart..

...my heart beats
only for one man.

Oh..

Keep
the theater on this spot!

We don't need a parking lot.

Keep the theater on this spot.

We don't need a parking lot.

Keep the theater on this spot.

We don't need a parking lot.

Where's Beatrice? Bea?

We don't need a parking lot.

Bea?

- We don't need a parking lot.
- Bea?

Bea?

Keep the theater on this spot.

We don't need a parking lot.

Keep the theater on this spot.
We don't need a parking lot.

Keep the theater on this spot.

After the dark death of autumn

and the cold barren winter..

...how I wish this rock
might be taken from my heart.

'Watch your
backs, people. Coming through.'

Up with the crane.

Okay, Bill.

Start her up.

'You're
destroying the neighborhood!'

Oh, for the days of my childhood

back when my soul was pure.

'I slept right here
in this nursery.'

'Looking out at the orchard
from this very room.'

And every morning I awoke
with such joy in my heart.

My orchard is just the same as
it was then, nothing different.

All of it, all of it
dressed in white

my lovely orchard.

'Who's there?'

Just... a fan.

I'm not leaving,
not until I finish.

Alright. Mind if I watch?

'I always loved this play.'

You know it?

"The Cherry Orchard."

Anton Chekhov.

- His finest, don't you think?
- Definitely.

Ah, they don't understand,
the theater is more than

bricks and mortar.

It's drama and passion

and mystery and comedy and life.

Don't make me go.

I'm not ready.

We have some time.

You understand.
I just... want to say goodbye.

'All of it dressed in
white, my lovely orchard.'

""Beatrice was 18
when she made her debut.

"Warren G. Harding
was President.

"The unknown soldier
was interred at Arlington

"and Babe Ruth
was sold to the Yankees.

"She came to say
goodbye, as we all must

"to the past and to
a life and a place

that soon would exist... only
in a bittersweet memory."

Smooth.

Um, yeah, if you like
that sort of thing.

'You know, Kent,
there's only one attribute'

I value more than experience,
and that's initiative.

Clark Kent,
welcome to the "Daily Planet."

Oh, whoops.

'Oh, no,
the space shuttle's on fire!'

- 'It's on the TV now.'
- 'Quick, turn it on!'

- 'Let's take a look.'
- 'Lois, get over here!'

'This fast-breaking
story, we have a reporter on the scene.'

'And we're trying
to establish contact'

'with Carmen Alvarado.
Uh, can you hear me?'

'She's on the launching pad
right now. Carmen?'

What you've just seen
what we've seen here

a terrible tragedy is unfolding.
There seems to be some..

I knew there was something
to Platt's story. I knew it.

Now, Lois, just because
one madman's prediction

came true, doesn't mean
that there's a conspiracy

'to sabotage
the entire space program.'

But with more than
a 100 colonists going up

in the next launch, are you
willing to take that chance?

I'll need a task force. I
can't cover this story alone.

You can have Jimmy.

Chief, we're talking
about the space program.

Okay. Take Kent.

- Kent?
- Kent.

- What about Meyerson?
- He's busy.

- Burns?
- Budapest.

- Forget Kent.
- Uh-uh. He's a good man.

Kent's a hack from Smallville.
I couldn't make that name up.

Kent or nobody.

Fine.

Don't ever say that
I'm not a team player.

- Let's hit it.
- Get, get on it. Will ya?

Mind if I ask where we're going?

To interview Samuel Platt.

He's convinced
the messenger was sabotaged.

I'll brief you on the way.

And let's get
something straight.

I did not work my buns off

to become
an investigative reporter

for the "Daily Planet"

just to baby-sit some hack
from nowheresville.

And one other thing.

You are not working with
me. You're working for me.

I call the shots. I
ask the questions.

You are low man.
I am top banana.

And that's the way I like it.

Comprende?

You like to be on top.

Got it.

Don't push me, Kent.

You are way out of your league.

Dr. Platt?

Dr. Platt, it's Lois Lane.

And they said that I was crazy.

But wouldn't you be
after the drugs?

I mean, you know
they drugged me

after I submitted
my report to Dr. Baines.

Dr. Platt, how could the
messenger have been sabotaged?

In order to
bypass security, you..

Unless the orders
came from high up.

Well, you see, under
extreme temperature conditions

the particle isolators were
in danger of shutting down.

So in order to prevent this,
we installed heating devices.

But when I broke into
one of the off-limit labs.

I discovered that the heating
devices had been replaced

by coolant systems.

To freeze the ion particles?

Of course. And then fumes.

And the messenger would blow up.

- I mean, it's all in my report.
- 'What report?'

Well, the report that
I gave to Dr. Baines.

Do you have a copy
of this report?

Ha!

What kind of a
scientist would I be

if I didn't keep reports?

Uh, Dr. Platt, perhaps you could

gather your report
together some other time.

I'll have somebody
come by and pick it up.

My wife.

We planned to live
together on the Prometheus.

- Where's your family now?
- Gone..

They left when I..

Well, it's all for the best.

Dr. Platt,
who would want to sabotage.

Space Station Prometheus?

I don't know.

See, the microgravity
laboratory on the Prometheus

could be the key for
curing hundreds of diseases

'here on earth.'

In a zero-gravity environment

we can actually separate
the proteins that form viruses.

And so many children
with crippling diseases..

...my daughter..
We could cure them.

I think you and I should
pay Dr. Baines a visit.

'Morris
Sykes of the tracking sector'

'to report to room 135.'

Naturally, we're all
still in a state of shock.

I don't suppose I have to
tell you what a catastrophe

this explosion was.

Captain Laderman
was one of our best.

His three kids, his wife Anna.

Dr. Baines, what's being
done to investigate

the cause of the explosion?

Well, we won't know anything

until we've examined
the burned wreckage.

'We're in the process
of moving it to a hangar'

'right now for inspection.'

Can we take a look at it?

Sorry. No press allowed.

No exceptions?

I'll see what I can do.

Great.

Uh... on the subject
of Dr. Samuel Platt...

Oh, I have his file right here.

Uh..

...a real waste of talent.

Seems building the space
station and his divorce

finally got to him.

He started drinking,
taking drugs.

He went from bad to worse.

'We kept him on
as long as we could'

but when he set fire
to one of the laboratories

we had to let him go.

Dr. Platt said that
he submitted a report to you.

Something about
coolant devices installed to...

Coolants, uh... no,
I don't recall any report.

I could check my records.

Could you?

And, uh... give us a call?

Certainly.

Be glad to help.

Let me know if I can be
of any further assistance.

Thank you.

She seemed cooperative.

I don't trust her.

Very attractive.

Young for a woman
in her position.

- Typical.
- What?

That's a typical male response.

Lois, trust me on this.
I'm not a typical male...

No? Just because
she's okay looking..

Very okay.

You automatically assume
she's telling the truth.

And you assume she's not?

Does everyone have an angle?

No honest people
left in the whole world?

That's pretty cynical, Lois.

It's realistic, Clark.

At least I don't go through
life disappointed.

We have different
sections, just like

the paper has different sections

society, sports, entertainment.

Come here.

Who's the new tight end?

Why don't you throw your usual
forward pass and find out?

Uh, excuse me, I..

Catherine Grant. Cat's Corner.

Oh, yeah. I've read your column.

Then my reputation precedes me.

Among other things.

You know, I know
what it's like to be

new in town, lonely.

I'd be happy to show you around.

Uh, well, that's very nice
of you, Miss Grant.

Cat.

Um, maybe when,
uh... I get settled in.

It's a date.

Cat.

No, Mitchell, I'm not mad.

If you've got the sniffles,
then you've got the sniffles.

'Yeah, that could lead
to complications.'

No, don't call me.
I'll call you.

I don't suppose
that you own a tuxedo.

I could get one. Why?

Oh.

Well, the man that I was
going to Lex Luthor's ball

with has the flu.

Yes?

Well, I was just wondering
if you wanted to..

Do you want to take
his place or not?

Well, thanks anyway, Lois

but I thought I'd go
to bed early tonight.

Are you crazy?

This is the social event
of the season.

Everyone who's anyone
is gonna be there

'and you want to
go to bed early?'

So... is this a date?

Date?

Oh..

Oh, you mean like in Kansas
where you meet my parents

and then you try
and give me a hickey

in the vacant lot
behind the dairy freeze?

No, this is not a date.

This is business.

I'm going to land
the first one-on-one

Lex Luthor interview,
if it kills me...

Okay.

Good.

I'll see you there.

Nine.

Okay.

Hey, buddy, you got a buck?

Oh, ho, ho.

You must be some kind
of angel, brother.

Some kind of... angel.

Dinner was great, mom. Thanks.

Thanks, honey.

Mm-hmm. More than
I get these days.

Your mother is now an artist.

I call it too much, too soon

tortured heart, waning moon.

What do you think, too cerebral?

No, no, it's, it's..

...it's very imaginative.

Uh-huh.

So, now tell me
more about this woman

you're going to
Lex Luthor's ball with.

Lois is..

Well, she's complicated

domineering, uncompromising

pigheaded..

...brilliant..

And we're not really going out.

It's business.

Uh-huh.

Thanks for sewing
my jacket, mom.

You're welcome, honey.

That electrical storm
over Cleveland was brutal.

Maybe you should
take another route.

See you next week,
honey. I love you. Take care.

I forget
how beautiful it is here.

The only stars you
see in Metropolis

are riding around in limos.

Hmm, you're
the one who wanted the rat race.

I couldn't live there.

Not for a minute.

There's something
about the city, the pace..

...everyone going somewhere.

Impatient... like you.

Well..

...I guess you've finally
found your niche.

Stop living out
of that old suitcase.

I hope so, dad.

Being in Metropolis,
working at the "Planet"

it's a dream come true, but...

But you still feel
like you don't fit in.

I don't. I don't fit in.

'I have to control
myself all the time'

never use my powers, because
I don't want to jeopardize

my chance to lead a normal life.

Whatever that means.

Just... being human,
like you and mom.

Living, working

meeting someone,
having a family.

Clark, we don't know
if that's possible.

'And you can't risk anyone
finding out about you.'

If they knew you came
from another planet...

But I can't hide forever, dad.

There has to be a way
that I can be Clark Kent

and still use what I've been
given to do some good.

You'll find a way, boy.
You'll find a way.

Have you ever met
him, Lex Luthor?

No, but I read all five of his
unauthorized biographies.

"Rags to Riches,"
"Wrong side of the tracks."

"Self-made billionaire,"
owns dozens of companies

employs thousands of people,
Man of the year, every year

has his finger in every... pie

but rarely appears in public.

He won't give
personal interviews.

Hey, there he is.

Good evening. Nice to see you.

Hi. Good evening.

'Good evening. How
are you? Good evening.'

Assalamualaikum.

You were on my phone
this morning.

Harry, congratulations
on the bio.

'I liked that
editorial on the ozone.'

'Senator Washington,
hi, how are you?'

Gentlemen.

Lex Luthor.

Why haven't you
returned my calls?

Gentlemen.

Lois Lane, "Daily Planet."

Well, I can assure you I'll..

...never make
that mistake again.

She's something, isn't she?

Clark?

'Clark?'

Uh, yeah. Ahem.

She is s-something.

I hope you'll forgive
me for being so bold.

But boldness is a trait
I find very attractive

in a woman, Miss Lane.

Well, thank you.

Um, anyway, Mr. Luthor, I'd...

Lex.

Lex.

I know that you're
hesitant to give interviews...

Well, you can understand,
a man in my position.

I wouldn't want to be
misinterpreted.

I have had one or two bad
experiences with the media.

But not with me.

So why don't we make
it... dinner?

You mind if I cut in?

Um, Lex, this is Clark Kent.

Clark works at the "Planet."

A pleasure.

Later.

Clark, you idiot.

It's taken me a
year to get this close.

What, this close?

Ugh, I would've
thought square dancing

was more your style.

Actually, I learned
from a Nigerian princess

who studied ballroom
dancing in England.

Really? How fascinating.

Where you going?

Lois, what are you doing?

Being a reporter. You
should try it sometime.

Lois, you can't come in..

'Just look around.'

Macedonian.

It belonged
to Alexander the Great

'a brilliant tactician.'

Alexander's strategy was simple.

Always seize the high ground.

It was with this sword
that he defeated...

Darius, the third, and was
proclaimed King of Asia.

You surprise me, Mr. Kent.

I'm not often surprised.

I hope you don't mind
us looking around.

You've a beautiful home, Lex.

Have you seen
the view from here?

Tallest building in Metropolis.

I must confess that I love the
fact that everyone in the city

has to look up in
order to see me.

But let's get back to the
party, I think you'll find

my announcement
will interest you.

After you.

Ladies and gentlemen!

Honored guests, my friends.

Well, we've come here
tonight for a good cause.

Thanks to your generosity

the Luthor House
For Homeless Children

will soon be a reality.

'Thank you!'

As you know,
I've dedicated myself

to improving
the quality of lives

of the citizens of Metropolis.

Tonight I'd like to go further.

'Now, it is
my sad understanding'

that the congress of nations
intends to cancel.

Space Station Prometheus.

'Profit aside,
the potential benefits'

that a zero-gravity
laboratory could bring

most importantly
pharmaceuticals that could end

'many crippling diseases
here on earth'

must not be lost to the
citizens of this planet.

So therefore,
I've decided to commit

my total financial support
toward the building

of a privately owned
space laboratory.

I've submitted my proposal
to the Congress of Nations

and I'm awaiting their outcome.

'Ladies and gentlemen,
I give you'

Space Station Luthor.

Now step right up. Don't be shy.

Feast your eyes
on an engineering marvel.

A signpost to a new age
of scientific advancement.

A flagship cruising
into the new century.

My gift to the future of mankind

and to the children of earth.

Bravo!

Bravo.

Will that be all
for this evening, sir?

Yes, Asabi, thank you.

That will be all.

Pleasure, sir.

Good morning, Lois.

Maybe for you.
I've been at it for hours.

I went back to EPRAD.

I followed the truck
with the wreckage

to the messenger inside.

He brought it into this hangar.

I tried to get in, but your
friend Dr. Baines threw me out.

Hey! There's a man down there!

Call the fire department!

'We need help!'

'Okay, okay,
back off. Back off.'

'Alright? Where's
the fire department?'

'People, back. Get back.'

'Stand back!
There's a man down there!'

Back off, back off, okay?

Back off.
Get these people back.

Okay, okay. I got you,
I got you. You're alright.

Okay, okay, okay, okay, okay.
You alright?

- 'You okay?'
- 'Yeah.'

You sure you're okay?

That man, that man saved me.

- What?
- That man.

Oh. He pulled me out.

- Let me see, okay.
- 'He pulled me out.'

- Okay, okay.
- He's delirious.

Obviously.

Look at you. You're a mess.

From now on, do what I do.
Bring a change of clothes to work.

- Hey, C.K.
- Hey.

- Hold that ele..
- Where are you off to?

Lois sent me to pick up
that report from Platt.

He called this morning, said
he hoped we could read it.

She also told me to take a copy

over to my friends at
STAR Labs to analyze.

What happened to your suit?

Oh, don't ask. See you later.

Morning, handsome.

Oh, hi, Cat.
Uh, if you'll excuse me...

No, I don't think
I will excuse you.

I've asked you to have
dinner with me two times.

That's two times more
than I've ever had to ask

any man to do anything.

I'm sorry.
I've been really swamped.

- Lois and I, we...
- Mm.

Poor Lois... all work
and no personality.

Well, if I can take
a rain check on that dinner.

Sure, but..

...don't wait too long.

Okay.

Mm.

I love it
when they play hard-to-get.

Cat-napping?

Anything?

I must've called 50 ex-employees

that worked at EPRAD
the same time Platt did.

None of them are
talking. I don't know.

Maybe there's
nothing to talk about.

So, what do we do now?

Well, first we piece
together Platt's report

if that's possible.

Then we try and figure out
a way to prove that

Dr. Baines got a copy of it and
if there's any written evidence

that Platt found coolant
devices and Baines ignored it..

I hope you
didn't make dinner plans.

I am all yours.

It's done.
The messenger's at the hangar.

'I knew that I
could leave everything'

in your capable hands.

And what's he doing here?

I have an errand for him to run.

Platt has to be silenced

and those reporters
Clark Kent and Lois Lane

are also becoming a problem.

Lois Lane was
there this morning.

Followed the
truck to the hangar.

Alright, you do
what you want with Platt.

You leave the reporters to me.

Tell me, Lex

do you have some special
interest in those reporters?

Clark Kent, for example?

Kent is nothing. He's a giblet.

And Lois Lane?

Well, she's a very
talented young woman.

I may have use for her.

Unfortunately, she may
not be so easily seduced.

As me?

Have I seduced you?

I thought it was you
who seduced me.

I'm warning you.

Stay away from her.

Antoinette, you know me,
perhaps a little too well.

You know I don't like threats.

I don't care.

Everything we've worked
for, we are so close

and I will not
let her interfere.

And you know
what I'm capable of.

Yes, I do.

And that is part of the appeal.

This is impossible.
Nothing matches, no dates.

We're never going
to get through this.

Oh, and I'm starving!

I wish I knew
some good Chinese takeout.

I know a place

and I'll be right back.

Don't you want to know
what I want?

'No. I'll
bring an assortment.'

That was quick.

'I took a shortcut.'

It's still hot.

Oh!

Mm..

Oh, this is out of this world!

Mm.

It's in Chinese.

Oh, don't tell me
that you read...

"A good horse is like
a member of the family."

I hate that.

That is not a fortune.

You are a strange one,
Clark Kent.

Am I?

Yeah, but I think
I got you figured out.

- Really?
- Mm-hmm.

Didn't take you very long.

Well, it's my business

looking beyond the external.

Don't fall for me, farm boy.

I don't have time for it.

Come on. Let's go find Platt.

'Maybe he can help us
decipher this.'

Lois, Lois, let me look first.

Don't be silly.
I've seen it all.

War, crime, famine.

Dr. Platt?

Wait. Wait.

Look at the water.

Oh, my God!

Suicide? That's ridiculous!

He's tried it before.

No sign of forced entry.
No sign of struggle.

Nobody saw anybody
come in our out.

We were on the verge
of proving that his theory..

That something he was
working on was right.

There's just no way...

If a man's gonna
barbecue himself

he ought to use sauce.

The man's name was Samuel Platt.

'He was brilliant, a scientist'

and someone who cared
about others.

Under the circumstances,
I don't believe

that kind of humor
is appropriate.

Sorry, buddy.

Really, I'm sorry.

Are you okay?

We should've known. We
should've protected him.

How?

I don't know, but we
should've done something.

Look, Clark, all we can do now

is try and prove him right.

We have a lot of work to do.

It's only 5:30.

Why don't we try
and get a few hours' sleep

and I'll come by for you
about 9:00, okay?

I can't help it, mom.
I feel responsible.

If you could've
helped him, you would have.

Clark, what's this
about a worker

caught in an explosion
down a manhole?

Your mother told me
he recognized you.

Dad, the workman
was really out of it.

I mean, nobody believed him
when he pointed to me.

One of these days you're gonna
pull one of your stunts

and some nut
with a video camera's going...

'What
did you want him to do, Jonathan?'

You just want him
to let the man die?

So, how are your
clothes holding out? You...

Don't change the damn subject.

Listen, I have been
thinking about this.

Maybe it's a crazy idea

but, mom,
how is your sewing machine?

- 'Is it still working?'
- I think so.

Well, I have a favor to ask.

I think I need
some kind of outfit.

Outfit?

Well, you know, like
a disguise I could wear

when things like that
explosion happen, I could..

Ah! Mom, I gotta go,
Lois is here.

Oh. Lois again, huh?

Bye.

I said 9:00.
I thought you'd be naked.

Ready.

I was on the phone.
I'll be out in a jiff.

We'd better be going.

So explain something to me.

You-you eat like an 8-year-old

and you look like Mr. Hardbody.

What's your secret,
and can I have it?

But Henderson,
if there were contusions

on Dr. Platt's head,
then he could have...

'Inconclusive.'

'He could have got them
last week.'

'I'm sorry,
but the autopsy result'

'is gonna read it suicide.'

This isn't over.
I'll call you back.

Lois.

Who's that?

That's Mrs. Platt
and her daughter Amy.

Mom, I was supposed
to be at Susan's by now.

Okay, honey.

Take my coat and
just wait over there

by the elevator for me, okay?

- Okay. Bye.
- 'Excuse me.'

I, uh..

I haven't told her yet.

You see, everything
we worked for was for Amy.

The space lab Prometheus
was the only hope and now...

Mrs. Platt, when you
and Amy left your husband...

No.

We never left him.
He made us leave.

He was sure that they were
gonna come after him.

He was afraid that Amy
and I would get hurt

so, he sent us away.

Do you have any idea
who might have...

All I know is Samuel knew

that Prometheus
was being sabotaged

and that knowledge
got him killed.

Please... help me.

Don't let his daughter grow up

believing her father
committed suicide.

We'll try. We promise.

Thank you.

'We interrupt
our regularly scheduled program'

'to bring you
this special report'

'from the Congress of Nations.'

I am pleased to announce

that we have unanimously decided

that the Space Station
Prometheus will proceed.

'What
about Lex Luthor's proposal?'

'This body
would like to extend our deepest gratitude'

to Mr. Lex Luthor
for his generous offer

but it is our firm belief

that the space station
should go forward

'as originally planned.'

A project dedicated
to global cooperation

for the advancement
of the sciences.

'The colonists' launch
scheduled for next week'

'will proceed as planned.'

'The rockets will also carry'

'an auxiliary
propulsion module.'

Should any serious
problems arise

we shall be forced
to cancel the mission.

We don't anticipate
that happening.

We anticipate success.

So I gave STAR Labs
Dr. Platt's report.

They recreated the launch
in a hologram.

It was really smooth.

Anyway, they concluded that
Platt's theory was right on.

There was deliberate sabotage

and the transport explosion
was no accident.

Congrats.

He was right. Platt was right.

Now we can write the story.

- I can write the story.
- With my help.

With your help, and if
we can convince people

there was sabotage
and who was behind it...

- We can stop them.
- Oh, God!

Oh, why don't we have dinner?

- Oh, I don't know.
- We should celebrate.

- Okay. Dinner.
- Okay.

Oh! Wait a second.
What am I talking about?

I-I can't. I have plans tonight.

Luthor?

Yeah.

Tell me something,
how far are you willing to go

to get this interview?

Not that it's any
of your concern

but as I told you before,
this is business.

What is your problem, anyway?

You've had a chip
on your shoulder

since the day I met you.

You resented the fact...

Perry foisted
an inexperienced...

- Snob.
- What?

You are a snob, Lois.

Well, coming
from Mr. Green jeans

that's really..

I live by three rules..

I never get involved
with my stories.

I never let anyone
get there first

and I never sleep
with anyone I work with.

This is business.

Your mother and father both
died when you were 14, correct?

Why don't I just have my
office send you a biography?

Well, because I don't
want the standard line.

I mean, I want to know
the real Lex Luthor.

What makes you tick?

What you strive for?

What you want?

Pleasure.
The pursuit of pleasure.

- Hmm.
- Does that surprise you?

I would have guessed
you'd say power.

Power's a means, not an end.

You took over
your first big company

when you were 21.

There were rumors that
that buyout was coerced.

'Is it true that the
board of directors were... '

Now, was the food
not to your liking?

It was delicious.

It's just that when I work I...

Hmm. All work and no play.

Is that your credo, Lois Lane?

I don't think that we should...

Why don't we just
enjoy the evening

enjoy each other?

Let down your hair,
loosen the tie.

I'm not wearing a tie.

But you're so tense here.

Why don't you just..

'...let your defenses down?'

I think you've gotten
the wrong idea

about this dinner, Lex.

Look, I hope you
don't think that we're here

merely because you're a..

Well, a beautiful young woman.

Wouldn't speak very well
for either of us.

Look, you want
an interview, right?

A scoop. I understand that.

Quid pro quo. Let me
tell you what I want.

My talent in life
is not making money.

It's not juggling companies.

It's character assessment.

'And I sense things about you..'

Possibilities, potentials.

You have the intelligence,
the spirit

and the vision
to transcend the mundane.

'And..'

'...just so there are no
misunderstandings..'

...you are beautiful.

Lex, I have a story
to write tonight.

I should get going.

No dessert?

Um, heh..

No.

- I never have dessert.
- Really?

You don't know
what you're missing.

Goodnight.

- Ugh!
- Well?

Oh, I blew it! I didn't
get the interview.

- No. Did he ask you out again?
- Oh!

I don't know.

I guess so.

You guess so?

'I hope you said yes.'

Lex Luthor is the world's
most eligible bachelor.

Mr. Right could
be right out there.

Oh, come back to earth, Lucy.

This is reality
we're talking about.

Alright, let me see
if I've got this straight.

Now, you want me
to publish a story

that says the Prometheus
project is being sabotaged.

'That the space transport
messenger exploded'

and that the transport
carrying the habitation module

to Space Station Prometheus

scheduled to be launched
in less than three days

is probably also
going to blow up?

'And all of this information'

'you got from interviewing
Samuel Platt.'

A man who was banned
from the scientific community

underwent psychiatric
treatment, and committed suicide.

Although he was
"Probably murdered."

Now does, uh,
that about sum it up?

- Chief...
- Hard facts!

Hard facts!
That's the name of this game.

Now go out there
and get me some.

What we need
is physical evidence.

I'll call Dr. Baines' office

see if I get permission to set
up an independent examination...

Clark, Baines is not
gonna let you do that.

She could be involved.

Besides, we don't have time

to play by the rules.

Colonist transport
goes up in two days.

I'm making the call, maybe

someone else at EPRAD
will authorize it.

You do that.

- Where are you going?
- Nowhere.

I'm coming too.

I guess I don't need to
point this out to you, Lois

but this is dangerous.

Fine. You go back
to writing obituaries.

I'll grab the scoop of
the century all by myself.

How do we get inside?

- We don't have to.
- What?

'I watched them
load the messenger wreckage'

onto the truck.

The whole left side of
the shell was bashed in.

That one isn't.

They're working
on a phony shell.

'Dr.
Langley, main gate, please.'

You're amazing.
Where'd you learn to do that?

Reform school.

It was a bum rap.

Your friend Lois Lane is here.

Lois, this is so cool.

'I think it's
time we eliminated her.'

Kill off the "Daily
Planet's" star reporter?

I'm surprised at the
suggestion, Antoinette.

She suspects me, Lex.

You said I would
never be implicated.

She lacks evidence. Evidence!

Evidence is sometimes all
that separates the criminal

from the successful
businessman or woman.

I told you I'd take care of her.

I did this for you, Lex.

And you've been paid very well.

In fact, your final
installment's waiting for you

in the helicopter.
Proceed as planned.

I promise,
there'll be no loose ends.

Lois, what do
you expect to find here?

Do you know what particle
isolators even look like?

Wow. Smooth.

Take pictures of every
inch of this wreck.

We'll have them analyzed later.

Then we're gonna have to break
into Dr. Baines' office.

'I'm positive she's lying
about that report.'

'I never trusted that woman'

'not from the very
first time I met her.'

'The way she looked at Clark,
very unprofessional.'

'Jimmy?'

Jimmy?

Jimmy?

'Jimmy, get up.'

Very impressive, Lois.

These days a woman
has to know self-defense.

Okay, sorry about
the late hour, folks.

Just doesn't seem to be
enough time in the day.

Where are Lois and Jimmy? Clark?

I assumed they'd be here.

Alright. We can just
start without them.

'Okay, now..'

The piece on the recent
sex change operation

in the royal family.

'I kind of have
mixed feelings about this.'

I.. Kent.

Meeting's not over.

It's not like Lois or Jimmy
to miss a staff meeting, sir.

I thought I'd go
call around, if that's okay.

Hell of a way to run a railroad.

'Alright, let's see.
Where was.. Oh, yeah. Okay.'

'Kent?'

Oh, Kent, there you are.

Yes, sir.

They told me you were in here.

- Yes, sir.
- Did you make your call?

I was just about to, sir.

Oh.

So..

Are you looking for something?

No, sir. Not really.

Um..

Well, I guess
I better be getting back.

Yes, sir.

When are you coming..

...out of the closet?

Soon, sir. Very soon.

'Sector 4,
please exchange communications.'

'Check sequence, sector 4.'

'You'll never
get away with this.'

'Everyone on the "Planet"
knows where I am.'

Let her go!

Put down those guns, or I'll..

I'll..

Or you'll what?

Uh..

Nothing.

I told Perry I
needed a task force.

Task force!

What do I get? Amateurs.

I still cannot believe you
came barreling in here

like some 500-pound gorilla.

If you really thought
we were in trouble

why didn't you bring the police?

- Look, I..
- Don't tell me. I already know.

Because you're like every
other man in Metropolis.

You've got this
testosterone surplus

that says "I can do it myself."
Baines has gotta kill us now.

I don't know why she
hasn't done it already.

Lois, I've somehow managed to...

Mess everything up? No kidding.

Now hold on a second.

I'm not the one
who snuck in here...

'What are you saying?'

'Are you saying
that this is my fault?'

At least I have the guts

to come in here and..

What am I saying?

This probably is my fault.

Oh, God.

I-I-I sometimes do things

'you know, like,
jump into the pool'

without checking
the water level first.

But..

Clark, it's the only way
I know how to do it

how to get the job done

to get the respect that I want

that, that I deserve.

Do you remember when I told
you about my three rules?

Well..

I've broken every one of them.

I somehow manage to always

get involved with my stories.

You slept with someone at work?

Yeah.

It wasn't Jimmy, was it?

Don't be ridiculous!

It was a long time ago

when I first started
at the "Daily Planet."

Claude. He was French.

I must have been in love
with him or thought I was.

Anyway, one night.

I told him about my story.

And the next morning,
when I woke up he was gone.

So was my story.
He won an award for that.

Didn't even thank me
for my input.

I guess when you're
in love with somebody

it doesn't matter
how smart you are

or how many rules
you set for yourself.

You're still vulnerable.

We're only human.

And what difference
does it make now anyway?

We're just gonna die.

Lois.

You know what you said
about respect?

Well, I just want you to know
that everybody on the "Planet"

everyone thinks
you're just about

the best reporter
they've ever met.

Perry told me that
the day I interviewed.

He did?

Yeah.

Not that it really
means anything

coming from a hack
from nowheresville

but I think you are
pretty terrific too.

Oh, Clark.

I'm sorry..

About everything.

I know it's too late
for apologies

but I never meant..

Well, I hope you'll
forgive the accommodations.

But then again

I never was much of a hostess.

Answer one question..

- Why?
- It's simple, Lois. Profit.

'Outer space is no different
than any other new frontier.'

It'll belong to those
who get there first

and seize the high ground.

Sorry, you won't be around
to enjoy the rest

of the evening,
but accidents do happen.

- Accidents?
- Yes.

You see, while dismantling
the orbital maneuvering system

'the monomethylhydrazine
leaked.'

'And mixed with
the nitrogen tetroxide.'

'Unfortunately, the blast
killed three nosy reporters'

'who didn't bother
to read the sign.'

- Clark, how did you...
- Missing link. Come on.

Aah!

What happened?

I don't know.

I guess the force
from the explosion

must have carried us here.

Look!

Aah!

Goodnight, Antoinette.

Sweet dreams.

'Were you scared, Jimmy?'

Scared? No. No, ladies.
Not at all.

I was, I was more concerned
with the larger issue

unless we got out of there alive

the colonist launch
could blow up as well.

I just spoke to ground
control over at EPRAD.

They went back over
the colonist launch vehicle

with a fine-toothed comb,
found the same coolant problem

in the protective
bands and fixed it.

Launch is all set
for tomorrow morning.

It's a no-go for you,
Lois. No reporters allowed.

Imagine the "Daily Planet"

getting an exclusive
personal account of being

on the colonist transport.

No can do, Lois.

Alright. Another time, maybe.

Mm-hmm. Now, Clark..

You're gonna be pleased
to know that Platt's widow

'and his daughter
are back on board.'

Thank you very much,
sir. I appreciate that.

Um, Clark..

I just.. Well..

I wanted to thank
you for all your help

getting us out of there.

I'm glad it all worked out.

And, uh, one other thing.

If you ever breathe a word

of anything I told you
in there, I will deny it...

You can trust me, Lois.

Right. I've heard
that one before.

'Hey, Lois, good luck.'

'All
biological monitoring devices'

'should be self-activated.'

'I'm still showing
a red light in sector 7.'

We will advise. We will advise.

'Attention, all ground personnel'

'all service vehicles
depart the entry area.'

I don't know about
this costume thing, Clark.

It'll work. It has to.

If I have an effective disguise

I won't have to worry about
people finding out about me.

Come on. Let's get started.

What about that one?

'I don't know.'

Hmm.

What do you think?

Well, one thing's for sure,
nobody's gonna be

looking at your face.

Mom.

Well, they don't call
them tights for nothing.

I don't know.

There's something missing.

Something..

What's that?

The baby blanket
we found you in so long ago.

And this.

Your folks would be
proud of you.

We sure are.

Thanks, mom.

I'm not so sure about
the cape, though.

Oh, really? I love it.

It'll be great
when you're flying.

'Hey, you
two, come on in here.'

'Launch vehicle's
about ready to go up.'

'In
preparation for the upcoming launch'

'all have undergone
a series of examinations.'

The colonists are just
about all on board.

'This will be
the first time that a group this large'

'drawn from
the general population..'

Historic occasion. Remember
when you were a kid, Clark?

And we watched
the first moon landing?

What do you think?

Well... that's my boy.

Oh, that's right.

What if somebody recognizes you?

I don't think they will, mom

because it won't be me.

Yeah.

'With the gravitational pull'

'non-existent..'

'Attention, all personnel.'

'We have reached and cleared
final guidance control.'

'The
booster's set on my mark.'

'Prepare to synchronize
all informational processes'

'and data retrieval systems
at this time.'

'Main computer panel control'

'transfer to redundant
computer sequence.'

T-minus three minutes.

All technical personnel
should deplane at this time.

'Mission control
advising ground crew'

'witness check is now.'

'Panels now green
in all sectors.'

'All bio monitoring
systems are go.'

'The umbilical cord attached
to the liquid fuel booster'

has been disengaged.

One minute and counting.

Almost ready to go.

'Section 8,
please double-check your indicators'

'and confirm no problems.'

Forty five seconds and counting.

'Go back. V-O-T-S again.'

'Pick up 255.66.'

'Now on V-O-T-S.'

'Cabin temperature
is 60 degrees.'

'Cabin key exchange 48 degrees.'

Oh, my God. It's a bomb.

Baines. It's a bomb!

Someone help! There's a bomb!

Help!

'...perfect ignition.'

There she blows.

Thirty seconds and counting.

Circuit failure in
the main panel.

Due to a mechanical failure

we are suspending the
countdown at 29 seconds.

We will advise. We will advise.

I don't believe it.

Something's gone wrong.

'There
has been a launch termination..'

Clark.

'The launch
termination is on hold right now.'

'Seemingly the computers
have sensed'

'some sort of a problem,
and now..'

What the hell is that?

'Is that a bird?'

Is it a plane?

No. Just a guy in a
pair of tights and a cape.

Are we scrubbing the mission?

Hey-hey, get away from that!

'What kind of
a lunatic are you?'

That is a bomb that you're..

Excuse me.

What the hell are you?

Yes, sir, uh, due to
equipment problems

and an unexplained occurrence..

There was a bomb.

'He..'

He, he... ate it.

- Hi.
- Hi. I like your costume.

Thank you. My mother
made it for me.

What's your name?

Amy. Amy Platt.

Who are you?

I'm a friend.

Can you teach me how to fly?

Not fly, but once
this lab is operational

walk, that's very possible.

Attention, colonists

the mission has been scrubbed.

'Prepare to disembark.'

That's it, then. It's all over.

Why?

Once the thrusters
have been fired

they have to be replaced.

- We lose our launch window.
- Yes.

We just have to forget about
Space Station Prometheus.

No. You don't.

There's nothing wrong
with this transport vehicle

or the station.

You only need to get there.

How are they supposed
to do that?

Easy.

I'll give them a boost.

'I want security tech
teams over every inch of that transport.'

- We have...
- Lift-off!

What? That's impossible.

Lift-off.

'We are off hold.
We have... lift-off.'

'All Prometheus
personnel, prepare for docking.'

I still don't believe it.
A man who flies.

Chief, it's all over the TV.

Oh, Jimmy, don't believe

everything you see on TV.

I'll tell you one
thing, though..

Whoever pulled off
a hoax like this is..

Is a..

'Hey! Whoa!'

Great shades of Elvis!

I see it, but I
don't believe it.

'What, a man who flies?'

'No, Lois Lane'

'finally, literally
swept off her feet.'

Too bad he's an alien.

I-I think, considering the fact

that I saw you first you
owe me an exclusive.

Is that the rule?

Well, no.

But I'd appreciate it very much.

Wait a minute!

How do I find you?

I'll be around.

Real smooth.

Did you find out
what the S stands for?

Super..

Superman.

'Hey, hey,
hey, let's get back to work.'

'We've got a newspaper to run.'

An astonishing debut, Superman.

Well, haven't you heard?
That's what they're calling you.

It's international news.

So, to what do I owe this honor?

I came to tell you
that I know who you are.

Who you really are.

I suppose on its face
it was a good plan.

Destroy Prometheus
so that you could

put your own space station
in its place.

Then not only would you
make billions

from the patents
of the vaccines developed

but you would also be
the supposed savior

of the space program.

Well, that's an interesting
theory, Superman

but I'm afraid that's all it is.

You were also responsible
for the deaths

of at least three people.

'Commander Laderman'

Samuel Platt, Dr. Baines.

'Those probably aren't the
only skeletons in your closet.'

So you've become both
my judge and executioner?

Like any other citizen
of the planet

I must obey the law.

'I am not above it.'

'You, it seems,
believe you are.'

I hold a certain
position in this city.

Yes.

And there is nothing
that would please me more

than to see you
dethroned and behind bars

like any common criminal.

That day will come.

Well, I trust not.

But, as they say

let the games begin.

Oh, one more thing.

If you ever need to find me..

...all you have to
do is look up.

- Morning, Lois.
- Clark, where you been?

Around.

Well, not that
it's anywhere near as exciting

as the stories you covered
on the Smallville Press

but Superman was in the newsroom

and I'm just about to
nail down the exclusive.

Well, congratulations.

Clark, you should
have seen him up close.

He is the most
magnificent figure of a man

that I have ever...

Sounds like he made
quite an impression on you.

He did. Mm.

Why? Are you jealous?

Of Superman?

Should I be?

Please.

- Where are we going?
- Terrace shoot-out on 6th.

And, Kent,
I'll ask the questions.