1 00:00:14,333 --> 00:00:15,458 Hmm. 2 00:00:44,958 --> 00:00:46,792 It's deep. Back, back, back, back, back. 3 00:00:48,625 --> 00:00:51,250 'It's going, going..' 4 00:00:58,417 --> 00:01:00,667 ...but it's caught by Kent. 5 00:01:00,750 --> 00:01:02,875 And this ball game is over. 6 00:02:07,542 --> 00:02:08,833 What do you mean, you can't make it? 7 00:02:08,917 --> 00:02:11,000 The poker game starts in a few hours. 8 00:02:11,830 --> 00:02:13,420 Hey, where am I supposed to find another player 9 00:02:13,125 --> 00:02:15,667 at the last minute? 10 00:02:15,750 --> 00:02:18,792 Alright, alright. Look, I'll talk to you later. 11 00:02:23,750 --> 00:02:26,750 - How you doing, Kent? - Oh, hi, chief. 12 00:02:26,833 --> 00:02:29,000 You know, it occurs to me that 13 00:02:29,830 --> 00:02:32,420 well, we don't see enough of each other. 14 00:02:32,125 --> 00:02:33,958 We see each other ten hours a day, sir. 15 00:02:34,420 --> 00:02:36,917 Oh, no, no, no. I mean socially. 16 00:02:37,000 --> 00:02:38,875 You know, a couple of old newspaper cronies 17 00:02:38,958 --> 00:02:42,542 going out, having a few beers, some laughs. 18 00:02:42,625 --> 00:02:45,542 Well, that's nice of you, chief. I think I have Thursday free. 19 00:02:45,625 --> 00:02:48,208 The game starts at 9:00 tonight. 20 00:02:49,542 --> 00:02:50,917 Right here. 21 00:02:52,333 --> 00:02:54,458 See you then. 22 00:02:54,542 --> 00:02:57,417 - Uh, game? - Poker. 23 00:02:57,500 --> 00:02:59,417 I'll bet you were a real monster around the tables 24 00:02:59,500 --> 00:03:01,167 back in Smallville, huh? 25 00:03:01,250 --> 00:03:03,958 Actually, I was never very good at poker, sir. 26 00:03:04,420 --> 00:03:07,167 Oh, well, that's, uh, even better. 27 00:03:08,792 --> 00:03:11,458 I'm out. 28 00:03:15,417 --> 00:03:16,500 Twenty. 29 00:03:24,250 --> 00:03:26,125 Too rich for me. 30 00:03:27,292 --> 00:03:28,583 Alright. Let's see, Clark. 31 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:32,292 Just to...make this interesting 32 00:03:32,375 --> 00:03:36,292 I'm gonna, uh, see your 20 33 00:03:36,375 --> 00:03:38,958 and I'm gonna raise you, uh.. 34 00:03:39,420 --> 00:03:41,292 How much do you make here during the week? 35 00:03:44,333 --> 00:03:47,420 I'm just funnin' with you, son. Relax. 36 00:03:47,125 --> 00:03:49,833 Let's just say, uh, oh, 50. 37 00:03:53,333 --> 00:03:56,625 'Take your time now. Make the right decision.' 38 00:03:56,708 --> 00:03:59,625 You know who would be a great poker player? Superman. 39 00:03:59,708 --> 00:04:02,375 Oh, great, Jimmy. We'll just invite him next week. 40 00:04:02,458 --> 00:04:04,420 I don't even know if Superman gambles. 41 00:04:04,125 --> 00:04:05,583 'But in his case, it isn't gambling.' 42 00:04:05,667 --> 00:04:08,250 Jimmy, please, shut up. 43 00:04:08,333 --> 00:04:09,792 The man's trying to think. 44 00:04:09,875 --> 00:04:11,708 He's got X-ray vision. He can look at everyone else's cards. 45 00:04:11,792 --> 00:04:12,875 Hey. 46 00:04:12,958 --> 00:04:14,667 - Superman wouldn't do that. - 'Why?' 47 00:04:14,750 --> 00:04:16,420 'Because it wouldn't be fair play.' 48 00:04:16,125 --> 00:04:18,333 Fair play is what Superman is all about. 49 00:04:18,417 --> 00:04:20,000 It'd be awfully tempting though. 50 00:04:20,830 --> 00:04:21,875 It sure would. 51 00:04:21,958 --> 00:04:23,625 'I mean, especially with this kind of money on the table.' 52 00:04:23,708 --> 00:04:26,167 I mean, if it were me, I would have to muster up 53 00:04:26,250 --> 00:04:29,000 a lot of super willpower not to sneak a peak. 54 00:04:29,830 --> 00:04:31,830 Give us a break here, huh? 55 00:04:34,667 --> 00:04:35,833 Fold. 56 00:04:37,417 --> 00:04:39,917 That's okay, son. Don't let it bother you. 57 00:04:40,000 --> 00:04:42,500 Poker is just like anything else. 58 00:04:42,583 --> 00:04:44,000 It takes a little practice. 59 00:04:49,250 --> 00:04:53,125 Okay. Seven card stud, high-low. First and last cards down. 60 00:04:53,208 --> 00:04:55,208 'One-eyed jacks and deuces wild.' 61 00:05:02,375 --> 00:05:04,420 - Partners? - Now, you and Kent. 62 00:05:04,125 --> 00:05:06,167 The experience of the battle-scarred veteran 63 00:05:06,250 --> 00:05:08,708 paired with the hunger of the exciting, fresh talent. 64 00:05:08,792 --> 00:05:11,875 I am not that scarred and he is not that exciting. 65 00:05:11,958 --> 00:05:13,333 Your tenacity, his tact. 66 00:05:13,417 --> 00:05:14,542 Believe me, Lois 67 00:05:14,625 --> 00:05:16,500 the two of you, there's chemistry there. 68 00:05:16,583 --> 00:05:18,000 It's gonna make for great stories. 69 00:05:18,830 --> 00:05:20,292 But, Perry, partnership, it's like marriage. 70 00:05:20,375 --> 00:05:22,458 That's right. You've got to work at it. 71 00:05:22,542 --> 00:05:24,420 It takes patience and understanding 72 00:05:24,125 --> 00:05:25,708 and a willingness to be supportive. 73 00:05:25,792 --> 00:05:28,458 I know, honey. Fake it. 74 00:05:28,542 --> 00:05:30,167 Now, go find your partner. 75 00:05:35,875 --> 00:05:37,958 Howdy, partner? 76 00:05:38,420 --> 00:05:42,830 What sounds better, Kent and Lane or Lane and Kent? 77 00:05:42,167 --> 00:05:45,708 'Kent and Lane. Lane and Kent.' 78 00:05:45,792 --> 00:05:48,375 - Neither. - Lane and Kent, definitely. 79 00:05:48,458 --> 00:05:50,750 - Why? - Tradition. 80 00:05:50,833 --> 00:05:53,667 Abbott and Costello, Martin and Lewis. 81 00:05:53,750 --> 00:05:56,583 The straight man always goes first. 82 00:05:56,667 --> 00:06:00,167 - Either way, it'll never work. - Come on. It won't be that bad. 83 00:06:00,250 --> 00:06:02,625 It'll be that bad. It'll be worse. 84 00:06:02,708 --> 00:06:04,667 Let's go. He wants to see us. 85 00:06:06,958 --> 00:06:10,250 - Boxing? - It's not just boxing. 86 00:06:10,333 --> 00:06:12,208 The ultimate street fight. 87 00:06:12,292 --> 00:06:13,750 It's the fight card of the century 88 00:06:13,833 --> 00:06:15,830 right here in Metropolis. 89 00:06:15,167 --> 00:06:18,292 - It's still boxing. - It's a civic event. 90 00:06:18,375 --> 00:06:21,917 - It's sports. - Lois, just do the story. 91 00:06:27,830 --> 00:06:28,417 This wouldn't have anything to do 92 00:06:28,500 --> 00:06:31,625 with my connections, would it? 93 00:06:31,708 --> 00:06:32,917 Connections? 94 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:36,167 Oh, you-you got connections in the fight game, Lois? 95 00:06:36,250 --> 00:06:38,500 - You know I do. - Wh-what connections? 96 00:06:38,583 --> 00:06:41,125 Oh, that's right. 97 00:06:41,208 --> 00:06:43,625 - 'How is your father?' - Hmm. 98 00:06:43,708 --> 00:06:45,958 - Come on, Clark. - Oh, your father's a fighter? 99 00:07:20,375 --> 00:07:23,830 The Menken Gym. 100 00:07:23,167 --> 00:07:25,750 Do you realize how many champions have come out here? 101 00:07:25,833 --> 00:07:27,667 Give me a minute to pat down my goosebumps. 102 00:07:27,750 --> 00:07:29,875 You wouldn't say that if you followed boxing. 103 00:07:29,958 --> 00:07:31,417 Oh. 104 00:07:31,500 --> 00:07:34,542 Billy Mason, maybe the greatest middleweight of all time. 105 00:07:34,625 --> 00:07:35,750 Welterweight. 106 00:07:37,583 --> 00:07:40,750 I'll never forget it. Mason-Rodriguez, June '78. 107 00:07:40,833 --> 00:07:43,208 '79, October. 108 00:07:43,292 --> 00:07:45,208 Mason takes Rodriguez down in the eighth round. 109 00:07:45,292 --> 00:07:47,208 - Fourth. TKO. - Would you cut it out? 110 00:07:47,292 --> 00:07:49,458 Clark, you're thinking of the Mason-Ramirez fight 111 00:07:49,542 --> 00:07:52,375 a year earlier before Mason moved up in weight class. 112 00:07:54,292 --> 00:07:56,708 Wait a minute, how did you know that? 113 00:07:56,792 --> 00:07:59,750 - Lucky guess. - No, no, no. How? 114 00:07:59,833 --> 00:08:03,420 During the Mason-Rodriguez fight, Mason tore a rotator cuff 115 00:08:03,125 --> 00:08:05,375 which was later operated on by Dr. Sam-- 116 00:08:05,458 --> 00:08:06,500 Sam Lane. 117 00:08:07,667 --> 00:08:10,375 Sam Lane? Wait a minute. Is he-- 118 00:08:10,458 --> 00:08:12,292 My father. So you've heard of him? 119 00:08:12,375 --> 00:08:14,958 Anybody who's ever read the sports pages has heard of him. 120 00:08:15,420 --> 00:08:16,708 He practically invented reconstructive surgery 121 00:08:16,792 --> 00:08:18,420 for athletes. 122 00:08:18,125 --> 00:08:19,708 He builds them a new hip, new knee, whatever 123 00:08:19,792 --> 00:08:22,833 and they come back better than they were before. 124 00:08:22,917 --> 00:08:24,583 So he's your connection. 125 00:08:24,667 --> 00:08:27,583 In Perry's dreams. There's Tommy Garrison. 126 00:08:27,667 --> 00:08:28,917 Let's see if we can get a statement. 127 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:31,417 'Tommy, can I talk to you a minute?' 128 00:08:39,833 --> 00:08:42,542 - Holy. - Who are you? 129 00:08:42,625 --> 00:08:44,542 Lois Lane, Clark Kent, "Daily Planet." 130 00:08:44,625 --> 00:08:46,708 Somebody wanna throw these two out of here? 131 00:08:46,792 --> 00:08:49,333 Hey, quiet down. They're okay. 132 00:08:49,417 --> 00:08:52,830 - Allie. - Hiya, pumpkin. How are you? 133 00:08:52,167 --> 00:08:53,750 - Pumpkin? - 'What happened?' 134 00:08:53,833 --> 00:08:55,583 Perry White finally put you on the sports pages 135 00:08:55,667 --> 00:08:56,917 where you belong? 136 00:08:57,000 --> 00:08:59,625 She's forgotten more about sports than I ever knew. 137 00:08:59,708 --> 00:09:02,333 - I'm beginning to see that. - How is Perry? 138 00:09:02,417 --> 00:09:04,625 - Still cheating at poker? - 'Oh, he's fine.' 139 00:09:04,708 --> 00:09:06,667 Allie, this is Clark Kent, my.. 140 00:09:06,750 --> 00:09:08,750 The guy that I'm working on the story with. 141 00:09:08,833 --> 00:09:10,167 Her partner. 142 00:09:10,250 --> 00:09:11,917 How are you? What brings you here? 143 00:09:12,000 --> 00:09:15,125 Oh, you have four fighters going for titles this Saturday night. 144 00:09:15,208 --> 00:09:16,750 That's the biggest thing in boxing history. 145 00:09:16,833 --> 00:09:19,500 And we can't get to any of the fighters. I don't get it. 146 00:09:19,583 --> 00:09:22,420 Max Menken will talk to you for as long as you want. 147 00:09:22,125 --> 00:09:23,417 Menken's the promoter. 148 00:09:23,500 --> 00:09:24,792 We'd like to speak to the fighters if that-- 149 00:09:24,875 --> 00:09:26,958 I'm sorry, Kent. I can't do.. 150 00:09:28,792 --> 00:09:30,420 You wanna talk to me? 151 00:09:31,542 --> 00:09:35,958 'Okay, but you can't learn anything from down there.' 152 00:09:36,420 --> 00:09:39,542 Come on up. See what it feels like. 153 00:09:42,830 --> 00:09:44,167 Go on, Clark. Go on. Get in there. 154 00:09:44,250 --> 00:09:48,420 - Maybe this isn't a good idea. - This is what we came here for. 155 00:09:48,125 --> 00:09:50,420 If you're not gonna go up there, I will. 156 00:09:50,125 --> 00:09:51,500 Okay, okay. 157 00:09:53,000 --> 00:09:54,417 Clark. 158 00:09:58,250 --> 00:10:00,000 You look pretty solid. 159 00:10:00,830 --> 00:10:02,167 - You ever been in a fight? - I try to avoid them. 160 00:10:02,250 --> 00:10:03,750 How can you write about boxing 161 00:10:03,833 --> 00:10:06,542 when you don't know what it's like, huh? 162 00:10:06,625 --> 00:10:08,250 You ever see punches like this? 163 00:10:10,292 --> 00:10:12,667 Come on, give it back to me. Your best shot. 164 00:10:12,750 --> 00:10:16,417 Come on. No? Then try to avoid me, okay? 165 00:10:18,830 --> 00:10:21,750 Whoo hoo hoo hoo. That one almost connected. 166 00:10:23,417 --> 00:10:26,250 You know something, princess, you better keep your guard up 167 00:10:26,333 --> 00:10:29,420 or somebody's gonna knock you through the ropes. 168 00:10:29,125 --> 00:10:30,458 Then what are you gonna do, huh? 169 00:10:30,542 --> 00:10:31,875 You might be surprised. 170 00:10:31,958 --> 00:10:33,667 Clark, why don't you get down from there? 171 00:10:33,750 --> 00:10:35,167 Well, you just sent me up here. 172 00:10:35,250 --> 00:10:36,958 Allie, he's just playing with him, right? 173 00:10:37,420 --> 00:10:38,250 See, I got you right where I want you 174 00:10:38,333 --> 00:10:40,417 and I haven't even thrown a punch. 175 00:10:40,500 --> 00:10:43,420 What now, princess? 176 00:10:43,125 --> 00:10:46,420 - Clark, no! - 'Garrison.' 177 00:10:46,125 --> 00:10:47,583 Hit the showers. 178 00:10:47,667 --> 00:10:50,458 That's right. Everybody, let's go. 179 00:10:50,542 --> 00:10:53,333 I'll see you later, princess. 180 00:10:57,250 --> 00:10:59,375 - You okay, kid? - I'm fine. 181 00:10:59,458 --> 00:11:02,333 Forget it, Clark. That guy's a jerk. 182 00:11:02,417 --> 00:11:03,625 I guess you can get away with a lot 183 00:11:03,708 --> 00:11:05,333 when you're the strongest man in the world. 184 00:11:05,417 --> 00:11:07,250 One of the strongest. 185 00:11:07,333 --> 00:11:09,750 Saturday night, you can see them all. 186 00:11:09,833 --> 00:11:11,583 The ultimate street fight. 187 00:11:11,667 --> 00:11:14,583 The most spectacular night of boxing there ever was. 188 00:11:14,667 --> 00:11:17,250 'And the winner's gonna fight Superman.' 189 00:11:17,333 --> 00:11:20,667 The eyes of the world, right here on Metropolis. 190 00:11:20,750 --> 00:11:24,542 Write about that. Now, uh, excuse us. 191 00:11:24,625 --> 00:11:26,750 The gym is off limits to the press. 192 00:11:28,208 --> 00:11:30,333 You should've known better. 193 00:11:34,250 --> 00:11:37,583 Everybody's a little nervous. There's a lot riding on this. 194 00:11:37,667 --> 00:11:40,875 I can see that. Take care, Allie. 195 00:11:40,958 --> 00:11:42,625 - Good luck on Saturday. - Yeah. 196 00:11:42,708 --> 00:11:44,917 - Nice meeting you, Clark. - Nice to meet you. 197 00:11:47,542 --> 00:11:49,250 Let's go, pumpkin. 198 00:11:50,708 --> 00:11:51,833 Lois. 199 00:12:00,333 --> 00:12:01,500 Lois. 200 00:12:03,375 --> 00:12:06,167 - Hi, dad. - What brings you here? 201 00:12:06,250 --> 00:12:08,458 The ultimate street fight. 202 00:12:08,542 --> 00:12:10,500 Oh, right, right. What else? 203 00:12:10,583 --> 00:12:12,417 I'm trying to get to the fighters, you know. 204 00:12:14,208 --> 00:12:17,917 Clark Kent, sir. Her partner on this story. 205 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,375 Sorry. Uh, Sam Lane, Clark Kent. 206 00:12:20,458 --> 00:12:22,375 Nice to meet you, Kent. 207 00:12:22,458 --> 00:12:23,750 I wish I could help you with the press 208 00:12:23,833 --> 00:12:25,000 but it's not my department. 209 00:12:25,830 --> 00:12:26,542 Oh, sure. We know. 210 00:12:26,625 --> 00:12:28,792 And, of course, the fighters, they're a little jumpy. 211 00:12:28,875 --> 00:12:31,542 Yes, wanna keep them away from us wicked reporters. 212 00:12:33,417 --> 00:12:35,583 Well, uh, are you going to have some time 213 00:12:35,667 --> 00:12:37,420 Lois, for, uh, dinner or-- 214 00:12:37,125 --> 00:12:39,625 Uh, maybe. Soon. 215 00:12:39,708 --> 00:12:42,167 Yeah, I'm really busy and.. 216 00:12:42,250 --> 00:12:43,833 Sure. 217 00:12:43,917 --> 00:12:45,167 Well, when you get out from under-- 218 00:12:45,250 --> 00:12:46,458 Sure. 219 00:12:47,375 --> 00:12:49,458 I'll call, yeah. Uh, yeah. 220 00:12:53,875 --> 00:12:56,208 I see. No, I didn't realize they were that close. 221 00:12:57,917 --> 00:13:00,830 Well, yes, it's a problem, which is why I suggested 222 00:13:00,167 --> 00:13:02,375 a press blackout in the first place. 223 00:13:04,583 --> 00:13:06,333 Max, calm down. 224 00:13:08,250 --> 00:13:11,167 Well, let me paint you a little portrait. 225 00:13:11,250 --> 00:13:16,208 Imagine a man whose net worth is in excess of $20 billion 226 00:13:16,292 --> 00:13:18,833 and that this same man is currently 227 00:13:18,917 --> 00:13:21,583 the third richest man on the planet. 228 00:13:21,667 --> 00:13:25,250 Superseded only by Mr. Albert Chow of Hong Kong 229 00:13:25,333 --> 00:13:27,250 and Elena Pappas of Athens, Greece. 230 00:13:27,333 --> 00:13:31,625 And when I say currently, I really mean temporarily. 231 00:13:31,708 --> 00:13:35,792 And that this same man has an additional annual income 232 00:13:35,875 --> 00:13:38,420 of over two billion, which is approximately 233 00:13:38,125 --> 00:13:40,375 two hundred million a month, seven million a day 234 00:13:40,458 --> 00:13:43,458 three hundred thousand an hour, five thousand a minute. 235 00:13:43,542 --> 00:13:45,625 How long have we been talking, Max? 236 00:13:47,625 --> 00:13:49,875 That man is me. 237 00:13:49,958 --> 00:13:51,833 I hope you see my point. 238 00:13:53,833 --> 00:13:55,917 You don't see my point. 239 00:13:56,000 --> 00:13:57,417 Why am I not surprised? 240 00:13:57,500 --> 00:14:00,830 Well, then, let me explain it you, Max. 241 00:14:00,167 --> 00:14:03,667 If a man like you has a problem, I expect you to solve it 242 00:14:03,750 --> 00:14:06,333 with your own usual flair. 243 00:14:06,417 --> 00:14:08,667 For a man like me, on the other hand 244 00:14:08,750 --> 00:14:11,750 life is a bowl of rubies. 245 00:14:11,833 --> 00:14:14,458 An extremely large bowl. 246 00:14:14,542 --> 00:14:16,500 I have no problems. 247 00:14:31,000 --> 00:14:32,750 No problems at all. 248 00:14:44,333 --> 00:14:45,500 There you go. 249 00:14:58,333 --> 00:15:00,375 What are you still doing here? 250 00:15:01,750 --> 00:15:04,125 - Working. - Uh-huh. 251 00:15:04,208 --> 00:15:07,000 - On what? - Just.. 252 00:15:07,830 --> 00:15:10,000 You're waiting for me to talk about it, to open up. 253 00:15:10,830 --> 00:15:13,208 See, this is exactly why I hate partnerships. 254 00:15:13,292 --> 00:15:14,375 Why? 255 00:15:14,458 --> 00:15:15,792 Because your partner's always 256 00:15:15,875 --> 00:15:17,375 there for you whether you want them or not 257 00:15:17,458 --> 00:15:19,667 because your partner's there to share your troubles. 258 00:15:19,750 --> 00:15:21,375 Well, I don't feel like sharing. 259 00:15:22,750 --> 00:15:25,250 Okay, so I don't get along with my father. 260 00:15:25,333 --> 00:15:27,667 - Big deal. - No big deal. 261 00:15:27,750 --> 00:15:29,292 I mean, haven't you ever met anyone 262 00:15:29,375 --> 00:15:30,583 who's so wrapped up in their work 263 00:15:30,667 --> 00:15:33,583 they don't have time for anyone or anything? 264 00:15:33,667 --> 00:15:35,958 Is this a trick question? 'Cause.. 265 00:15:37,167 --> 00:15:40,167 Okay, okay. But at least I don't have kids. 266 00:15:41,667 --> 00:15:43,375 A lot of parents are workaholics. 267 00:15:43,458 --> 00:15:44,833 Well, the ones that I knew at least 268 00:15:44,917 --> 00:15:46,708 tried to spend some quality time with their family. 269 00:15:46,792 --> 00:15:48,667 My dad just came home to criticize. 270 00:15:48,750 --> 00:15:50,542 "Daddy, I got 98 on this test." 271 00:15:50,625 --> 00:15:51,833 "Oh, that's good, Lois. 272 00:15:51,917 --> 00:15:54,167 That leaves two points for improvement." 273 00:15:56,167 --> 00:15:57,333 Lois Lane. 274 00:15:58,292 --> 00:16:01,417 Allie? Calm down. What's wrong? 275 00:16:01,500 --> 00:16:03,292 Okay, just tell me where and when. 276 00:16:04,583 --> 00:16:07,792 - Okay. Allie Dinello. - What'd he say? 277 00:16:07,875 --> 00:16:10,292 Just that he needs to talk to me. Something about fight night. 278 00:16:10,375 --> 00:16:12,420 He didn't wanna say any more on the phone. 279 00:16:12,125 --> 00:16:13,292 Well, let's go. 280 00:16:13,375 --> 00:16:15,625 Clark, I think that I should go alone. 281 00:16:15,708 --> 00:16:16,875 Okay. 282 00:16:16,958 --> 00:16:18,500 I, it's just that I think that it'll be-- 283 00:16:18,583 --> 00:16:20,833 Be more comfortable talking to someone he knows. I get it. 284 00:16:20,917 --> 00:16:21,875 Go. 285 00:16:24,792 --> 00:16:27,167 Sometimes you surprise me. 286 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:43,125 Allie. 287 00:17:09,000 --> 00:17:10,917 Oh, Allie. 288 00:17:15,708 --> 00:17:17,958 - 'It's done.' - Are you sure? 289 00:17:18,420 --> 00:17:19,125 'Positive.' 290 00:17:29,750 --> 00:17:34,458 It's...always such an embarrassment.. 291 00:17:36,420 --> 00:17:37,458 ...having to do away with someone. 292 00:17:37,542 --> 00:17:39,667 It's like announcing to the world 293 00:17:39,750 --> 00:17:42,667 that you lack the savvy and the finesse 294 00:17:42,750 --> 00:17:45,542 to deal with the problem more creatively. 295 00:17:49,667 --> 00:17:52,417 I mean, there have been times, naturally when I've had to have 296 00:17:52,500 --> 00:17:54,750 people eliminated, but it's always.. 297 00:17:59,542 --> 00:18:00,958 ...saddened me. 298 00:18:02,420 --> 00:18:03,792 I've always felt like.. 299 00:18:06,875 --> 00:18:08,917 ...I've let myself down somehow. 300 00:18:19,917 --> 00:18:22,792 I've known Allie almost my whole life. 301 00:18:24,417 --> 00:18:26,333 To see him like that was just.. 302 00:18:26,417 --> 00:18:28,830 Police are calling it a hit-and-run. 303 00:18:28,167 --> 00:18:29,583 Probably a drunk driver. 304 00:18:29,667 --> 00:18:32,250 But, uh, well, we're not buying that, right? 305 00:18:32,333 --> 00:18:35,458 I was there. It was no ordinary hit-and-run. 306 00:18:35,542 --> 00:18:38,542 That car was coming straight at him. It bore down on him. 307 00:18:38,625 --> 00:18:41,830 - It was dark. - It wasn't that dark. 308 00:18:41,167 --> 00:18:42,958 'And anyway, you didn't talk to him on the phone.' 309 00:18:43,420 --> 00:18:44,542 You didn't hear how upset he was. 310 00:18:44,625 --> 00:18:46,333 He said he was in trouble. 311 00:18:48,420 --> 00:18:51,375 I think whatever he was gonna tell me cost him his life. 312 00:18:51,458 --> 00:18:54,125 Well, now do you have any idea what he wanted to say? 313 00:18:54,208 --> 00:18:55,333 No. 314 00:18:55,417 --> 00:18:58,167 You think your father can help? 315 00:18:58,250 --> 00:19:00,208 I don't know. 316 00:19:00,292 --> 00:19:02,333 Well, are you gonna ask him? 317 00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:28,792 Sorry, dad. 318 00:19:31,000 --> 00:19:32,750 He was a real character. 319 00:19:32,833 --> 00:19:35,125 - 'Tough.' - That he was. 320 00:19:35,208 --> 00:19:37,583 Always had a soft spot for you though. 321 00:19:37,667 --> 00:19:39,958 He used to call you pumpkin. 322 00:19:40,420 --> 00:19:41,292 Still did. 323 00:19:41,375 --> 00:19:43,667 Hit-and-run. 324 00:19:43,750 --> 00:19:45,792 Never dreamed he'd go out like that. 325 00:19:52,420 --> 00:19:53,375 He didn't. 326 00:19:53,458 --> 00:19:56,000 - I think he was murdered. - What? 327 00:19:56,830 --> 00:19:58,583 I was there. I saw the car coming at him straight and fast. 328 00:19:58,667 --> 00:20:00,917 It wasn't a drunk. It wasn't an accident. 329 00:20:01,000 --> 00:20:04,830 - What were you doing there? - Allie asked me to meet him. 330 00:20:04,167 --> 00:20:06,208 - Did the driver see you? - No. 331 00:20:08,000 --> 00:20:10,625 Lois, I want you to stay away from this. 332 00:20:10,708 --> 00:20:12,417 This? What's this? What am I on to? 333 00:20:12,500 --> 00:20:15,667 Nothing. It's just that there are a lot of rough characters-- 334 00:20:15,750 --> 00:20:17,458 What did Allie wanna tell me about the fights? 335 00:20:17,542 --> 00:20:20,420 - Are they fixed? - No, they are not fixed. 336 00:20:20,125 --> 00:20:21,500 Now, just stay away. 337 00:20:21,583 --> 00:20:23,250 I can't stay away. I'm a reporter. 338 00:20:23,333 --> 00:20:24,667 This is my story. 339 00:20:27,250 --> 00:20:29,250 - Can you help me? - No. 340 00:20:31,625 --> 00:20:33,292 - You're lying. - Don't be ridiculous. 341 00:20:33,375 --> 00:20:35,458 - I know the look. - Lois, let's not do this. 342 00:20:35,542 --> 00:20:38,458 Not now and certainly not here. I can't help you. 343 00:20:38,542 --> 00:20:40,583 - Can't or won't? - Lois, no. 344 00:20:40,667 --> 00:20:42,667 You would just like to forget everything, wouldn't you? 345 00:20:42,750 --> 00:20:44,458 The perfect father/daughter relationship. 346 00:20:44,542 --> 00:20:45,958 I never claimed to be a perfect father. 347 00:20:46,420 --> 00:20:47,208 You were hardly a father at all. 348 00:20:47,292 --> 00:20:49,000 Lois, please don't. 349 00:20:50,833 --> 00:20:53,167 Look, never mind. 350 00:20:55,292 --> 00:20:57,500 Can you tell me anything about the murder or not? 351 00:20:57,583 --> 00:20:59,667 I know nothing about the death of Allie Dinello. 352 00:21:03,333 --> 00:21:05,333 Whatever you say, dad. 353 00:21:10,792 --> 00:21:13,583 'Are you sure you wanna break into your dad's office?' 354 00:21:15,250 --> 00:21:16,583 'He's hiding something.' 355 00:21:18,458 --> 00:21:21,333 I've seen Jimmy do this before. It always works. 356 00:21:25,250 --> 00:21:27,333 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 357 00:21:27,417 --> 00:21:29,420 'Nothing. You did it.' 358 00:21:29,125 --> 00:21:31,208 That was pretty good for a first time, huh? 359 00:21:59,167 --> 00:22:01,583 All these training logs and medical reports. 360 00:22:03,250 --> 00:22:04,542 Look at this. 361 00:22:04,625 --> 00:22:07,125 Tommy Garrison's file. 362 00:22:07,208 --> 00:22:08,875 He had an okay boxing record until his surgery. 363 00:22:08,958 --> 00:22:12,542 - After that, perfect. - Same with this one. 364 00:22:12,625 --> 00:22:13,917 Uh, these guys didn't have just winning records 365 00:22:14,000 --> 00:22:16,292 they made mincemeat out of their opponents. 366 00:22:16,375 --> 00:22:18,250 What do you think, some kind of steroid? 367 00:22:20,333 --> 00:22:22,420 Then keep looking. 368 00:22:57,333 --> 00:22:58,625 Clark, how did you-- 369 00:22:58,708 --> 00:23:00,750 My Uncle Ian has the same setup in his den. 370 00:23:01,833 --> 00:23:02,792 Oh. 371 00:23:15,792 --> 00:23:18,958 Well, it's definitely not steroids. 372 00:23:19,420 --> 00:23:20,625 Mechanical parts. 373 00:23:20,708 --> 00:23:23,542 And little motors to drive them. 374 00:23:23,625 --> 00:23:25,500 No wonder these guys are invincible. 375 00:23:26,875 --> 00:23:30,833 Oh, my God, Clark, I'm Dr. Frankenstein's daughter. 376 00:23:33,167 --> 00:23:35,458 - What? - I heard something. 377 00:23:35,542 --> 00:23:37,792 - I didn't hear anything. - I'm gonna take a look. 378 00:23:37,875 --> 00:23:39,500 - Wait here. - Hey, you're not-- 379 00:23:39,583 --> 00:23:42,833 If we both get caught, there'd be no one to get the story out. 380 00:23:51,292 --> 00:23:54,167 'Let me at him, boss. I could take him.' 381 00:23:54,250 --> 00:23:56,250 'I could take Superman.' 382 00:23:56,333 --> 00:23:58,958 You ain't ready yet, kid. 383 00:24:12,917 --> 00:24:15,833 - Earthquake! - What the hell? 384 00:24:19,125 --> 00:24:20,542 Let's get out of here before the building 385 00:24:20,625 --> 00:24:22,125 comes down on our heads! 386 00:24:33,875 --> 00:24:36,417 Did you feel that? It must've been at least a five. 387 00:24:36,500 --> 00:24:37,667 Yeah. 388 00:24:43,375 --> 00:24:45,708 This is incredible. 389 00:24:45,792 --> 00:24:47,250 Incredible. 390 00:24:47,333 --> 00:24:49,333 The Boxing Commission will never allow these fighters in the ring 391 00:24:49,417 --> 00:24:50,708 if they know they're half-robots. 392 00:24:50,792 --> 00:24:51,792 If it weren't for the earthquake 393 00:24:51,875 --> 00:24:53,500 we'd be the lead story. 394 00:24:54,958 --> 00:24:57,542 - What earthquake? - Last night, the earthquake. 395 00:24:57,625 --> 00:24:59,125 There was no earthquake last night. 396 00:24:59,208 --> 00:25:01,458 - There was an earthquake. - Not in Metropolis, Lois. 397 00:25:01,542 --> 00:25:02,750 If the Earth moved for you last night 398 00:25:02,833 --> 00:25:05,500 it must've been, uh, something else. 399 00:25:07,830 --> 00:25:10,250 - What are you writing? - The story. 400 00:25:10,333 --> 00:25:11,750 Saying what? 401 00:25:11,833 --> 00:25:15,292 Dr. Sam Lane is performing these surgeries secretly. 402 00:25:15,375 --> 00:25:17,917 - Are you sure? - Sure, I'm sure. 403 00:25:18,000 --> 00:25:21,333 Well, I'm not so sure we were at your father's office last night. 404 00:25:21,417 --> 00:25:22,583 What? 405 00:25:22,667 --> 00:25:23,917 Maybe I was home asleep 406 00:25:24,000 --> 00:25:25,542 and you were watching a late movie on TV. 407 00:25:25,625 --> 00:25:27,250 What is with you? We were together. 408 00:25:27,333 --> 00:25:30,125 - We took those pictures. - What pictures? 409 00:25:30,208 --> 00:25:33,208 Clark, this is the biggest scandal in boxing history. 410 00:25:33,292 --> 00:25:34,917 No doubt about it. 411 00:25:35,000 --> 00:25:37,625 Look, we print this, whoever killed Allie 412 00:25:37,708 --> 00:25:39,583 is gonna want your father out of the way too. 413 00:25:46,420 --> 00:25:47,542 An ordinary hit-and-run? 414 00:25:49,250 --> 00:25:50,750 The police think so too. 415 00:25:50,833 --> 00:25:53,250 Alright, now. Now just a minute. 416 00:25:53,333 --> 00:25:56,420 Yesterday you told me it was murder. 417 00:25:56,125 --> 00:25:58,830 I was wrong. 418 00:25:58,167 --> 00:26:00,458 What about Dinello's phone call? 419 00:26:00,542 --> 00:26:02,917 You find out why he was so upset? 420 00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,500 Well, there are lots of reasons why people get upset. 421 00:26:05,583 --> 00:26:07,833 What about your father? 422 00:26:07,917 --> 00:26:09,125 He says he doesn't know anything. 423 00:26:09,208 --> 00:26:12,958 Oh, what the Sam Hill's going on here? 424 00:26:13,420 --> 00:26:15,292 Sometimes a piece runs dry, chief. You know that. 425 00:26:15,375 --> 00:26:17,292 Oh, well, that's just great, Kent. 426 00:26:17,375 --> 00:26:20,833 We'll put that up on billboards all over the city. 427 00:26:20,917 --> 00:26:25,125 Lane And Kent Come Up With Squat. 428 00:26:25,208 --> 00:26:27,417 On sale at your newsstands now. 429 00:26:31,875 --> 00:26:33,542 You agree with her take on this? 430 00:26:35,830 --> 00:26:36,625 I'll go with my partner, chief. 431 00:27:02,830 --> 00:27:04,417 Very nice. Relax your arm. Good. 432 00:27:04,500 --> 00:27:07,875 Alright, would you take it easy for few days? Baby it. 433 00:27:07,958 --> 00:27:10,125 Light workouts and no sparring. 434 00:27:10,208 --> 00:27:11,833 - Thank you, doctor. - Good. 435 00:27:14,250 --> 00:27:16,292 Lois. 436 00:27:16,375 --> 00:27:21,375 This, um, isn't easy for me, so I'll just get right to it. 437 00:27:21,458 --> 00:27:23,708 I know about the surgeries you performed. 438 00:27:23,792 --> 00:27:25,958 - I've nothing to say. - I wanna know, dad. 439 00:27:26,420 --> 00:27:27,917 Not, not as a reporter, as your daughter. 440 00:27:28,000 --> 00:27:30,420 - Sorry. - I'll not let you shut me out. 441 00:27:30,125 --> 00:27:32,792 - Not after I killed the story. - You did what? 442 00:27:32,875 --> 00:27:34,417 You could've been hurt. 443 00:27:34,500 --> 00:27:36,583 - Murdered. - You should've written it. 444 00:27:36,667 --> 00:27:38,292 Oh, and have you end up like Allie? 445 00:27:38,375 --> 00:27:40,875 - That's my problem, not yours. - Of course, it's my problem. 446 00:27:40,958 --> 00:27:42,917 You're my father. I care about you. 447 00:27:43,000 --> 00:27:44,458 This has nothing to do with caring, Lois. 448 00:27:44,542 --> 00:27:45,875 Oh, you would say that. 449 00:27:45,958 --> 00:27:48,208 Do you think I don't know anything about caring? 450 00:27:48,292 --> 00:27:50,125 I know that you resent me and you should 451 00:27:50,208 --> 00:27:51,875 for those times that I've let you down. 452 00:27:51,958 --> 00:27:53,500 But it doesn't mean I didn't care. 453 00:27:53,583 --> 00:27:55,708 It was because of my work. 454 00:27:55,792 --> 00:27:59,292 Work that's building machinery to beat men's brains in? 455 00:27:59,375 --> 00:28:00,917 Not at first, Lois. 456 00:28:01,000 --> 00:28:04,420 At first, I set out to design and build replacement parts 457 00:28:04,125 --> 00:28:06,830 for victims of catastrophic injury. 458 00:28:06,167 --> 00:28:08,583 That's a good dream, Lois. That's noble. 459 00:28:08,667 --> 00:28:12,250 - It's worth sacrificing for. - Sacrificing your family? 460 00:28:12,333 --> 00:28:14,917 You always think you'll make it up to them 461 00:28:15,000 --> 00:28:18,333 and then time gets away from you and you never do. 462 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:26,542 Did Menken kill Allie? 463 00:28:26,625 --> 00:28:29,250 I've been afraid to ask myself that question. 464 00:28:31,208 --> 00:28:32,917 Write your story, Lois. 465 00:28:33,000 --> 00:28:35,000 You're a professional. It's your job. 466 00:28:35,830 --> 00:28:37,917 Do what you feel is right. I will too. 467 00:28:46,625 --> 00:28:48,708 - The auto show? - 'Yeah.' 468 00:28:48,792 --> 00:28:51,458 See, there's been a rash of thefts down there. 469 00:28:51,542 --> 00:28:54,500 Hubcaps, rear-view mirrors, that sort of thing. 470 00:28:54,583 --> 00:28:56,792 Perry, there has to be a more important story 471 00:28:56,875 --> 00:28:58,583 you can assign me. 472 00:28:58,667 --> 00:29:01,458 Uh, ordinarily, yes, but you see, Lois 473 00:29:01,542 --> 00:29:05,875 the first time a reporter blows a really big story 474 00:29:05,958 --> 00:29:08,458 it can rattle them, fill them with self-doubt. 475 00:29:08,542 --> 00:29:11,125 I, uh, well, I've seen it happen. 476 00:29:11,208 --> 00:29:12,542 Perry. 477 00:29:12,625 --> 00:29:16,625 Lois, just take the auto show piece. 478 00:29:16,708 --> 00:29:19,375 'It's a good little confidence builder.' 479 00:29:27,875 --> 00:29:29,833 Well, I've seen it before, but I've never been in it. 480 00:29:29,917 --> 00:29:33,250 - What's that? - Perry's doghouse. 481 00:29:33,333 --> 00:29:35,708 - Police academy graduation. - Nice. 482 00:29:35,792 --> 00:29:38,250 Well, I guess we're not partners anymore. 483 00:29:38,333 --> 00:29:40,458 - Guess not. - I'm sorry, Clark. 484 00:29:40,542 --> 00:29:42,500 - Really. - It's just as well. 485 00:29:42,583 --> 00:29:44,250 Yeah, you're right. It is just as well. 486 00:29:44,333 --> 00:29:46,500 You don't wanna be partnered with a hypocritical reporter 487 00:29:46,583 --> 00:29:48,667 who talks a good game, but backs off the minute 488 00:29:48,750 --> 00:29:51,667 things hit too close to home. 489 00:29:51,750 --> 00:29:53,167 Yes, I do. 490 00:30:00,000 --> 00:30:02,125 Nothing in the "Planet." 491 00:30:02,208 --> 00:30:04,875 I told you we got to Dinello before he talked. 492 00:30:04,958 --> 00:30:08,250 - 'Excellent.' - Yeah. Smooth sailing now. 493 00:30:08,333 --> 00:30:10,667 Our boys becoming the new world champions. 494 00:30:10,750 --> 00:30:14,292 Everything we dreamed about finally coming true. 495 00:30:14,375 --> 00:30:16,875 - It's a start. - A start? 496 00:30:16,958 --> 00:30:18,542 With all due respect, Mr. Luthor 497 00:30:18,625 --> 00:30:21,000 once you've got a champ in each division 498 00:30:21,830 --> 00:30:22,958 there's not much more you can do. 499 00:30:23,420 --> 00:30:24,250 Is that what you think this is all about 500 00:30:24,333 --> 00:30:26,875 winning a few prize fights? 501 00:30:26,958 --> 00:30:29,625 Is that why I've invested millions in this project? 502 00:30:31,375 --> 00:30:33,250 Oh, I get it. 503 00:30:33,333 --> 00:30:36,250 After this, we branch out into other sports, huh? 504 00:30:36,333 --> 00:30:39,917 - 'Football, baseball, tennis--' - Max. 505 00:30:42,420 --> 00:30:46,500 We've created five men of inordinate human strength. 506 00:30:46,583 --> 00:30:48,833 Now suppose we can take these men 507 00:30:48,917 --> 00:30:50,875 and make them even more powerful. 508 00:30:50,958 --> 00:30:52,917 Fifty times more powerful. 509 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:54,500 A hundred times more powerful. 510 00:30:54,583 --> 00:30:59,250 Even, dare I say it, invulnerable. 511 00:30:59,333 --> 00:31:01,708 'Just like Superman.' 512 00:31:01,792 --> 00:31:03,708 You see the possibilities? 513 00:31:05,167 --> 00:31:09,750 An army of Supermen under my control. 514 00:31:15,375 --> 00:31:17,375 Stronger? Max, there's no need. 515 00:31:17,458 --> 00:31:19,000 The fighters are winning every fight. 516 00:31:19,830 --> 00:31:22,420 - We want them stronger. - They're too strong as it is. 517 00:31:22,125 --> 00:31:25,792 - We'll be the judge of that. - No, I will. 518 00:31:25,875 --> 00:31:28,792 I did not develop these limbs to be battering rams. 519 00:31:28,875 --> 00:31:30,208 'And the cash didn't hurt neither.' 520 00:31:30,292 --> 00:31:32,125 Every cent went back into the work. 521 00:31:32,208 --> 00:31:35,417 Yeah, well, now we're going into mass production. 522 00:31:35,500 --> 00:31:37,958 We're gonna turn them out like Detroit does cars. 523 00:31:38,420 --> 00:31:41,708 - Cars are machines, Max. - Welcome to the party. 524 00:31:43,375 --> 00:31:44,750 I want out of this. 525 00:31:44,833 --> 00:31:48,792 Sure, doc, at the end of your contract. 526 00:31:48,875 --> 00:31:51,833 - We don't have a contract. - Yeah, we do. 527 00:31:51,917 --> 00:31:53,917 Lifetime. 528 00:31:54,000 --> 00:31:55,750 Dinello have the same contract? 529 00:31:55,833 --> 00:31:57,833 It's a dangerous business. 530 00:31:59,125 --> 00:32:02,420 - You killed him. - Who'd you think? 531 00:32:02,125 --> 00:32:04,583 I'd hate to have to waste you too. 532 00:32:11,625 --> 00:32:12,708 Did you get it? 533 00:32:12,792 --> 00:32:13,958 It may not be enough to arrest him. 534 00:32:14,420 --> 00:32:16,167 It'll be plenty for the Boxing Commission. 535 00:32:16,250 --> 00:32:19,000 - 'You killed him.' - 'Who'd you think?' 536 00:32:19,830 --> 00:32:21,500 'I'd hate to have to waste you too.' 537 00:32:25,750 --> 00:32:27,750 - I don't know what to say. - Don't say anything. 538 00:32:27,833 --> 00:32:29,833 Write your story. The whole story. 539 00:32:29,917 --> 00:32:31,792 Including the one you didn't write before. 540 00:32:35,375 --> 00:32:36,583 Daddy. 541 00:32:41,420 --> 00:32:42,417 Please be careful. 542 00:33:04,458 --> 00:33:05,792 I need your piece on the auto show, Lois. 543 00:33:05,875 --> 00:33:08,583 - I don't have it. - You don't have it? 544 00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:10,125 I've been working on this instead. 545 00:33:10,208 --> 00:33:13,708 Assignments are not optional at the "Daily Planet." 546 00:33:13,792 --> 00:33:17,583 We write what we are assigned to write. 547 00:33:17,667 --> 00:33:20,792 'Furthermore, what is this?' 548 00:33:22,167 --> 00:33:24,420 Oh, boy. 549 00:33:24,125 --> 00:33:27,417 That'll be the day Lois Lane will back down off of a story. 550 00:33:27,500 --> 00:33:30,125 You've been funnin' with me, haven't you, huh? 551 00:33:30,208 --> 00:33:32,167 Pulling your editor's old leg. 552 00:33:32,250 --> 00:33:35,250 But, you see, I knew about it all along. 553 00:33:35,333 --> 00:33:36,750 You all ought to be ashamed of yourselves 554 00:33:36,833 --> 00:33:38,667 for what you've been thinking. 555 00:33:41,500 --> 00:33:43,583 'Kent.' 556 00:33:43,667 --> 00:33:47,830 I wanna thank you for a first-rate job. 557 00:33:47,167 --> 00:33:48,250 You're welcome, sir. 558 00:33:48,333 --> 00:33:51,830 Oh. Uh, the police academy story. 559 00:33:52,500 --> 00:33:53,583 Show-off. 560 00:33:53,667 --> 00:33:55,420 Chief, the fights are tonight. 561 00:33:55,125 --> 00:33:57,583 If we hurry, we can get that in the afternoon edition. 562 00:33:59,458 --> 00:34:01,458 Copy. 563 00:34:02,958 --> 00:34:04,458 Take this downstairs right away. 564 00:34:04,542 --> 00:34:06,458 And tell them they can take as much room they want. 565 00:34:06,542 --> 00:34:08,000 - Yes, sir. - Wingate! 566 00:34:08,830 --> 00:34:09,583 - 'Yes, sir.' - 'Get sales on the phone!' 567 00:34:09,667 --> 00:34:12,333 Tell them I want TV spots, radio spots 568 00:34:12,417 --> 00:34:14,420 skywriting, the whole nine yards! 569 00:34:14,125 --> 00:34:15,375 'You got it.' 570 00:34:15,458 --> 00:34:18,667 Let Metropolis know that Lane and Kent 571 00:34:18,750 --> 00:34:21,625 'are the greatest writing team since, uh' 572 00:34:21,708 --> 00:34:23,417 uh, well, Woodward and Bernstein. 573 00:34:23,500 --> 00:34:25,833 And they can read about it in the "Daily Planet." 574 00:35:03,792 --> 00:35:05,542 Now what do we do? 575 00:35:05,625 --> 00:35:07,917 I know you're upset, Max. You're not thinking clearly. 576 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:11,250 But do you really think that I wouldn't have a plan? 577 00:35:11,333 --> 00:35:13,333 Sorry. What is the plan? 578 00:35:13,417 --> 00:35:16,500 To not have this unpleasantness find its way to my doorstep. 579 00:35:16,583 --> 00:35:18,420 What about my doorstep? 580 00:35:18,125 --> 00:35:20,167 It's already past your doorstep, Max. 581 00:35:20,250 --> 00:35:22,958 It's into your house. But don't worry. 582 00:35:23,420 --> 00:35:25,458 You'll do one last favor for me, you and your fighters 583 00:35:25,542 --> 00:35:29,125 and then you'll all be relocated and very well compensated. 584 00:35:29,208 --> 00:35:31,875 - What favor is that? - Dr. Lane. 585 00:35:31,958 --> 00:35:34,708 Without him, there's no witness, no case. 586 00:35:34,792 --> 00:35:38,830 He's, uh, kinda disappeared, Mr. Luthor. 587 00:35:38,167 --> 00:35:40,292 Well, wouldn't you, Max, in light of this story? 588 00:35:40,375 --> 00:35:41,917 But his daughter.. 589 00:35:43,208 --> 00:35:45,167 ...is still accessible 590 00:35:45,250 --> 00:35:47,458 and we'll use her to get to him. 591 00:35:55,625 --> 00:35:58,917 'I want Superman. I want Superman!' 592 00:36:00,500 --> 00:36:05,375 Gonna kill him. Gonna kill him. Gonna kill him. Gonna kill him! 593 00:36:15,208 --> 00:36:17,292 Ladies and gentlemen 594 00:36:17,375 --> 00:36:19,917 in accordance with a ruling of the commissioner's office 595 00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:23,625 tonight's title card is canceled. 596 00:36:26,333 --> 00:36:28,667 I have the further unpleasant task of announcing 597 00:36:28,750 --> 00:36:31,583 that the five challengers scheduled to appear 598 00:36:31,667 --> 00:36:37,167 this evening have been placed on indefinite suspension 599 00:36:37,250 --> 00:36:41,583 pending investigation of misconduct charges. 600 00:36:43,625 --> 00:36:46,000 No! He can't do that! 601 00:36:53,875 --> 00:36:56,125 No man alive can hurt us! 602 00:36:56,208 --> 00:36:58,958 We're the greatest of all time! 603 00:36:59,420 --> 00:37:01,333 And no two-bit Boxing Commission 604 00:37:01,417 --> 00:37:04,000 or a bunch of loudmouth 605 00:37:04,830 --> 00:37:07,125 know-nothing fans can change that! 606 00:37:07,208 --> 00:37:09,000 'You bring me Superman, I'll show you!' 607 00:37:12,792 --> 00:37:13,875 'Miss Lane.' 608 00:37:15,917 --> 00:37:17,792 Well, I was hoping to find you. 609 00:37:17,875 --> 00:37:21,333 I was hoping these rumors about your father were unfounded. 610 00:37:21,417 --> 00:37:22,542 I'm afraid not. 611 00:37:24,000 --> 00:37:26,375 Lois, your father's a visionary 612 00:37:26,458 --> 00:37:27,750 and I have nothing but contempt for those 613 00:37:27,833 --> 00:37:29,958 who have led him down this path. 614 00:37:30,420 --> 00:37:31,292 That's why I've come here today to find you 615 00:37:31,375 --> 00:37:33,292 and to make this pledge. 616 00:37:33,375 --> 00:37:34,917 I will do everything in my power to see 617 00:37:35,000 --> 00:37:37,333 that your father redirects his energies 618 00:37:37,417 --> 00:37:39,792 to the injured and handicapped. 619 00:37:39,875 --> 00:37:41,625 I don't know what to say. 620 00:37:41,708 --> 00:37:44,667 - Well, ain't this touching? - Menken? 621 00:37:44,750 --> 00:37:47,333 I think someone's looking for you, Max. Maybe the DA. 622 00:37:47,417 --> 00:37:50,500 Alright, let's nobody get heroic here. 623 00:37:50,583 --> 00:37:53,375 Back off! She's taking a ride with me. 624 00:37:54,917 --> 00:37:56,000 'Haven't you caused enough trouble?' 625 00:37:56,830 --> 00:37:57,167 I'm just warming up. 626 00:38:00,292 --> 00:38:02,292 I'll go for help. 627 00:38:09,167 --> 00:38:10,833 What are you gonna do when he comes for me? 628 00:38:10,917 --> 00:38:12,417 - Who? - Superman. 629 00:38:12,500 --> 00:38:14,830 Oh, you and him real close, are ya? 630 00:38:14,167 --> 00:38:16,417 Let's just say he's always there for me when I need him. 631 00:38:16,500 --> 00:38:18,708 Well, I'd say you need him now. Where is he? 632 00:38:18,792 --> 00:38:21,625 'It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Menken.' 633 00:38:23,458 --> 00:38:25,708 Superman, behind you. 634 00:38:27,417 --> 00:38:29,625 'Hey, my guys are doin' alright.' 635 00:38:31,458 --> 00:38:34,333 Steel versus Steel. That's how I'd promote it. 636 00:38:35,792 --> 00:38:37,833 - Too bad we can't stick around. - No! 637 00:38:57,542 --> 00:38:59,333 'Superman, help!' 638 00:39:01,833 --> 00:39:05,000 - 'Unhand her.' - Superman. 639 00:39:05,830 --> 00:39:07,250 - Drop the gun. - You lousy.. 640 00:39:13,583 --> 00:39:15,420 Are you okay? 641 00:39:16,292 --> 00:39:17,917 You saved my life. 642 00:39:19,417 --> 00:39:21,417 Well, I couldn't let any harm come to you. 643 00:39:23,542 --> 00:39:25,583 But I know you can't be everywhere at once, Superman 644 00:39:25,667 --> 00:39:28,917 but I'm glad one of us got here on time. 645 00:39:29,000 --> 00:39:30,667 'Superman!' 646 00:39:30,750 --> 00:39:33,000 I'm waitin' for ya! 647 00:39:33,830 --> 00:39:36,417 I wanna see what makes you so super! 648 00:39:36,500 --> 00:39:38,958 Where do you suppose he is? 649 00:39:39,420 --> 00:39:41,792 You don't think he's scared, do you? 650 00:39:41,875 --> 00:39:43,667 Why would he be scared of me? 651 00:39:43,750 --> 00:39:45,458 Superman! 652 00:39:48,875 --> 00:39:50,875 Are you looking for me? 653 00:39:53,625 --> 00:39:55,167 Yeah. 654 00:40:00,208 --> 00:40:02,917 What's your pleasure? 655 00:40:03,000 --> 00:40:05,458 A prize fight. 656 00:40:05,542 --> 00:40:08,250 Marquess of Queensberry rules. 657 00:40:08,333 --> 00:40:09,375 Of course. 658 00:40:22,125 --> 00:40:23,958 Are you hurt, Superman? 659 00:40:24,420 --> 00:40:26,625 No. He just caught me off guard, that's all. 660 00:40:26,708 --> 00:40:27,667 Yes! 661 00:40:27,750 --> 00:40:29,458 Keep your left up. 662 00:40:52,208 --> 00:40:53,708 Something wrong? 663 00:41:06,792 --> 00:41:08,875 I knew he had his hang-ups. 664 00:41:13,292 --> 00:41:15,792 You're wondering why I didn't eliminate Max earlier. 665 00:41:17,000 --> 00:41:18,542 I think that's a good question. 666 00:41:18,625 --> 00:41:21,708 I knew the robotics project was lost. I knew I had to lose Max. 667 00:41:21,792 --> 00:41:25,125 You see, but by waiting, by using Max one last time 668 00:41:25,208 --> 00:41:27,750 I was able to gain something from my losses. 669 00:41:27,833 --> 00:41:31,208 The gratitude of Lois Lane who now owes me her life 670 00:41:31,292 --> 00:41:33,750 and the look on Superman's face. 671 00:41:35,125 --> 00:41:37,500 That was a delightful bonus. 672 00:41:37,583 --> 00:41:39,875 Now, it was a stunning example of a trait 673 00:41:39,958 --> 00:41:43,417 that I particularly admire in myself. 674 00:41:43,500 --> 00:41:47,583 It's the ability to profit even from setbacks. 675 00:41:47,667 --> 00:41:49,208 Oh, the evening started poorly 676 00:41:49,292 --> 00:41:53,542 but I have to say, I took a lemon and made.. 677 00:41:54,667 --> 00:41:56,125 ...champagne. 678 00:42:00,333 --> 00:42:03,250 This is a terrific follow-up. 679 00:42:03,333 --> 00:42:06,333 By the way, Kent, where were you when all this went down? 680 00:42:06,417 --> 00:42:07,875 I went for help. 681 00:42:07,958 --> 00:42:11,583 No criminal charges against Dr. Lane. Oh, that's great. 682 00:42:11,667 --> 00:42:13,830 Oh, this is nice. 683 00:42:13,167 --> 00:42:15,500 Lex Luthor offered to testify as a character witness 684 00:42:15,583 --> 00:42:18,830 'before the Medical Ethics' Board. 685 00:42:18,167 --> 00:42:19,833 Well, good for Lex. 686 00:42:19,917 --> 00:42:22,542 You know, he carries a lot of weight in this community. 687 00:42:22,625 --> 00:42:26,708 Well, looks like my instinct was right. 688 00:42:26,792 --> 00:42:28,125 You're a great team. 689 00:42:28,208 --> 00:42:31,000 Circulation ought to hit the roof with this piece. 690 00:42:31,830 --> 00:42:33,250 So I guess that means we're partners full-time now? 691 00:42:33,333 --> 00:42:36,167 Oh, no, no, no. Let's don't overdo a good thing. 692 00:42:36,250 --> 00:42:40,833 Only when the time is right and only on special stories. 693 00:42:46,792 --> 00:42:48,917 What did he mean, where was I? 694 00:42:49,000 --> 00:42:50,833 You were looking for help. 695 00:42:50,917 --> 00:42:52,375 'Come on. Let's get something to eat.' 696 00:42:52,458 --> 00:42:54,625 I'm not hungry. 697 00:42:54,708 --> 00:42:57,500 Clark, if it makes you feel any better 698 00:42:57,583 --> 00:42:59,875 even Superman got there too late. 699 00:43:02,208 --> 00:43:05,125 Are you coming or are you gonna stay there and sulk? 700 00:43:10,583 --> 00:43:14,420 Hey, Kent. Don't forget. Poker game tonight. 701 00:43:14,125 --> 00:43:17,830 - Nine o'clock. - Uh, not tonight, sir. 702 00:43:18,833 --> 00:43:20,708 I've got other plans. 703 00:43:49,708 --> 00:43:52,000 Not bad for a mild-mannered reporter.