All language subtitles for Lois and Clark - 02x20 - Individual Responsibility

Yes, yes. I saw it, Dad.

Well, of course I'm upset.

No. No, it's not good.

How's your golf score?

Sorry I asked.

Well, you know how windy it is at Kapalua.

Okay. Talk to you soon.

Bye.

One of these days
I am gonna get you, Perry.

And then we'll see who's smiling.

Come.

This better be good. I'm in a bad mood.

Mr. Church.

As you know,
over a year ago your father...

...commissioned my team
to try to find some kryptonite.

Now, using the data we
recovered from Bureau 39.

We knew approximately where
Superman's spaceship crashed.

And last night we found this.

Twelve point seven kilometers from
the ship's estimated point of impact.

From what I can tell
by my experiments...

...what you are looking at is...

- ...kryptonite.
- Kryptonite?

I thought it was green. This is red.

Is there a difference?
Can it kill Superman?

I don't know.

All I know is its weight and structure
are slightly different from green kryptonite.

So...

...what we need is a field test.

Of course that means we'll have
to send someone expendable.

Someone we at Intergang won't
miss if they wind up in jail.

How about you, Gene?

My pleasure, sir.

So how was your date
with Agent Scardino?

There's my favorite sight in the world.
The truck that delivers our payroll checks.

Lois, if you don't wanna
talk about it I understand.

It was okay.

And you talked about...?

Things.

Lots of things.

He stuck around to have a conversation,
unlike some people who always run off.

Lois, I am not always running off.

All right. Get your hands in the air.
Nobody moves. Nobody gets hurt.

I'll call the cops.

Unbelievable.

Help. They're robbing the truck.

Don't worry, Lois.

They'll be in jail before
you can say cappuccino.

I'm afraid you'll have to take a rain
check on those checks, boys.

Really? Well...

...what if we don't want to?

Well, maybe nothing.

I mean, they'll just have
to reissue the checks.

So, what do I care?

Right. Come on.

- Let's go. Let's go. We're out of here.
- Come on, get in, get in.

Superman, you let them get away.

It's no big deal, Lois.

Most criminals are repeat offenders.
I'll just catch them again later.

- What?
- And, if I don't...

...well...

See ya.

Hey, come back here.

I kept thinking I was gonna wake up and it
was all gonna be some terrible nightmare.

You know, he just stood there
and let them drive right off.

You know, Lois, there is such
a thing as individual responsibility.

What does that mean?

The payroll company was responsible
for the checks. Let them deal with it.

Well, what about the individual's
responsibility to society as a whole?

The social contract that obligates a person
to help another for the benefit of everyone.

If that's the way you feel about it...

...great. Otherwise I'd say kick back,
enjoy, do your own thing.

- Clark, doughnut?
- Are you serious?

As a bear claw.
Or would you prefer chocolate-covered?

Right here.

That's where Superman comes in.

Now, I talked to him and then, bam.
We opened the box...

...and look. He gets within 10 feet of that,
his mood changes. He doesn't even care.

Well, this is better than killing him.

He just doesn't care.

That was the problem with that green
kryptonite. It always ticked him off.

But, no, no. This is perfect.

For Operation Nirvana to succeed...

...it's essential we control the media.

And that means the Daily Planet.

And if Franklin Stern
won't sell the Planet to me...

...then we'll just have
to do things the old-fashioned way.

And Perry White's pal, Superman...

...won't be able to do a thing about it.

CK, I got those photographs
you wanted from the Quan Project.

What? Sorry.

I was just wondering about why
Superman let those crooks go today.

Yeah, that was wild.
I mean, what was he thinking?

I don't know.

He just... he didn't seem to care.

Well, those are the luckiest
crooks in Metropolis?

Not for long.

Because when Superman makes
up his mind to do something...

...he doesn't just stand around.
Excuse me.

Lois Lane?

Ma'am?

Sign here, please.

- Thanks.
- Let me guess.

Agent Scardino is on a
stakeout in a florist shop.

Jealousy is so unbecoming,
don't you think?

I wouldn't exactly call it jealousy, Lois.

But maybe we can talk about
it Saturday night over dinner.

Or after a movie?

I have plans Saturday.

Look, Lois, I know that
I sometimes seem to dart away...

...just when things get serious. But now
you're the one who's backing away.

Look.

A note.

"Dear Lois, sorry but
I need to reschedule lunch."

"Have to go out of town, should
be back by Saturday. Can't wait."

"Yours and tulips, Dan."

"Yours and tulips."

Maybe Scardino has realized he's no good
for you and he's gonna start avoiding you.

Was that a joke?

Kind of.

Look, seriously, Lois.

Maybe you and I are just
both afraid of the same thing.

Of being completely
intimate with each other.

Well, thank you for your
analysis, Dr. Freud.

Now maybe you could turn that
power of analysis to the robbery.

Did you find anything
out from the cops?

- No. Nothing.
- Now, listen, just don't do anything drastic.

I know things haven't gone the way...

I wonder how Mr. Stern's taking it.

Well, judging by the way Perry's
pacing, I'm gonna have to say, not good.

No, no, no, Franklin. I disagree.

The Planet is more hard-hitting.

We lead in the fight for...

...justice and last bastion
of truth in Metropolis.

The lighthouse of...

All right, call me when you get to Paris.

Yeah, you too.

My best to Muriel.

Am I losing my edge?

- No. Why do you ask?
- No reason.

So, what did Mr. Stern have to say?

Mr. Stern...

...has an offer on the table.

And he's thinking about...

...selling the Planet to the
Multi-World Communications.

What? Not to Intergang?

Now, Lois, we have
no proof that Intergang runs...

Everybody on the street knows it. Bill
Church ran Intergang and his son took over.

All right, let's put a brake
on that wagon right here and now.

I know you've been working
on this since November.

But now you're talking
about Bill Church Jr.

And I've known him ever since
he was old enough to spit up on me.

And that makes him innocent?

Billy used to caddie for me and his dad.

And the only thing he took
over from Bill Sr...

...was Costmart Stores.

He's doubled the stock and become one
of the biggest philanthropists in the world.

And one of the biggest fakes.

So, Chief. What did Mr. Stern
say he was gonna do about the offer?

Well, between this apprentice strike
and now the delivery boy is sick out...

...and this payroll thing, he was this close
to selling the Planet. I talked him out of it.

- Great.
- At least for the time being.

We've got 72 hours
and then we're goners.

Unless...

...you can convince Mr. Stern and me...

...that Bill Jr...

- ...runs Intergang.
- Seventy-two hours?

It'll take us that long
to organize our research.

Hey, you gonna run with
the billionaires you gotta run fast.

Let's break for lunch. You can bring
me up to speed on what you got so far.

Chief, it's 9:15 in the morning.

So what?

Am I in charge here?

Oh, man. I got so much on my mind,
I left my wallet in the car. Be right back.

I can hardly wait to have some nice
fat pastrami at 9:30 in the morning.

Yeah, yahoo.

But if it helps keep us from being sold to
Multi-World Communications, I'm all for it.

What? You don't wanna write articles like,
"My Mother Was An Alien Go-Go Dancer?"

Hey! Get the hell away from me.

Hey, hey. Stay out of the way.

Clark.

- Hey.
- Perry.

Let go of my arm.

Let go of my arm.

That was a big mistake.

Gentlemen.

Lucky for you Superman showed up.

I was just about to do
a tap dance on your heads.

Go ahead.

- What?
- Go ahead.

Tap-dance. Or conga.

Do whatever you want.

And what would you do if I wasn't here?

Superman?

What...? Wait, you can't...

Yo, move it.

So is that Tiffani with an I or a Y?

Superman, Perry's just been kidnapped.

With an I.
I didn't wanna seem clich�d, you know?

- Well, go get him. Stop the truck.
- Lois, don't have a stroke.

What do you think police are for?

So do you, like,
have to work out and stuff?

Nope, it's all natural. Wanna feel?

- I'm gonna go call the cops.
- Cool.

So how long have you been
in the canine personal-care industry?

This isn't my normal job.
I'm really an actress.

No. Really?

More time in jail than
a cat with nine lives.

Need anything, just pick up the phone.

Yeah, I'd be picking up the
phone to my lawyer if I were you.

I would expect nothing less
from the crusading Perry White.

Billy?

They... they got you too?

Actually, they work for me.

So in effect...

...I've got you.

Care to run that by me again?

Intergang.

I run it.

Now do the pieces fit?

Yeah, like horns on a June bug.

So you were behind Multi-World
Communications' offer to buy the Planet?

Of course. You see, I not only took over
Dad's legit businesses, I also took over...

...Intergang as well.

Kind of a two-for-one deal.

Unfortunately, you made
Mr. Stern hesitate on our bid.

So I thought this might
tip the scales a bit.

Perry, I brought you here because
I wanna make you an offer.

I want you to be part
of the Intergang family.

You and Alice
will be taken care of for life.

We got a great medical program...

...and a terrific retirement plan.

Anyway, I know this is a lot to absorb.

Think about it.

We'll talk again and then we'll see.

A cave?

Superman, where
are you when I need you?

Superman, Perry was being
kidnapped and you just stood there.

What's going on?

I honestly don't know.

You don't know. Well, who do I call
who does know? Miss Cocker Spaniel?

Lois, it's difficult to explain but
it's like suddenly I just don't care.

You don't care?

How could you not care? Perry
is gone and the Planet is practically sold.

Here, maybe this will help.

- I should've thought of this sooner.
- No kidding.

- Jimmy?
- Yeah.

Fax this to the police.
Get a copy to everybody we know.

Especially Bobby Bigmouth.
Somebody's gotta know this guy.

You got it.

Superman...

- ...have you ever had these moods before?
- Never.

And now all of a sudden, for no particular
reason, you're feeling kind of down?

- Kind of, "What's the point of everything?"
- Exactly.

Well, I think you should call this number.

She did wonders for my sister, Lucy.

Dr. Friskin?

She's a psychotherapist.

A shrink?

Great.

No permanent address,
no social security number and no insurance.

I assume you'll be paying cash?

- Well...
- Superman...

...I'm Dr. Friskin.

I haven't been myself lately.

I've been feeling
apathetic toward everything.

And this worries you?

Dr. Friskin...

...every day I make choices that
affect the lives of millions of people.

Life and death.

Good and evil.

Sometimes the fate of the whole
world depends on the things that I do...

...or the choices that I make. So yes...

...this worries me.

So you're feeling stressed?

So have you thought
any more about my offer?

Your offer.

Let's see.

All I have to do...

...to take you up on your offer is, what?

Give up my pride...

...my integrity.

Throw away the public trust
that I've earned through...

...35 years of hard work.

Just to back off my responsibility to the
American people to give them the truth?

Basically.

Yeah. Well, I won't do it.

Then instead of stopping
the kidnappers I was talking to a girl.

Did you find this girl attractive?

Yes. But I should've been helping Perry.

Do you have a girlfriend right now?

Yes.

No.

It's kind of complicated.

I haven't exactly...

...told her everything about me.

And I'm afraid that that is...

...well, it's making her drift...

...toward this other guy.

Does he have super powers too?

You know, Perry...

- ...I talked to your mom today.
- My mom?

Love the rest home.

Very tasteful.

You know...

...she's in great shape
for a woman her age.

She cheats at bridge but she's
in great shape. She sends her love.

My mother would twist your head
off if she'd known what you'd done.

No doubt.
And, Alice says to say hello too.

Though, don't you think
she deserves a new car?

You know, after a few years
things start to go wrong.

Like brakes.

Now look.

Billy...

...I want you to...

...put our differences aside, here.

We go back...

...a long time.

Think of what you're saying, son.

This is Alice.
This is Alice you're talking about.

- Perry, please.
- Please, please. Not Alice.

Perry, get a grip on yourself.

Don't worry.

I'm a very patient man.

To a point.

Mr. Stern, Lois Lane here.

Well, no. Perry isn't in right
now because he had to...

Had to meet a source
that would only talk to him.

No. We haven't got any more on the
Intergang connection. We're working on it.

Well, yes, I know I speak for Perry when
I say that it would be a bad idea to sell.

Sure, no problem.

Well, say hello to the Eiffel Tower for me.

You're in Rome now.

Why didn't you tell him?

Because that would make him sell.
One more crisis...

...and boom. We're all gonna be writing
headlines about Oprah's latest diet.

We gotta keep this thing quiet.

Okay, okay. Bali or Seychelles?

Perry isn't here now, Karl.

I need an answer now.
The Sunday mag closes in five.

Well, run both.

That means I need more copy.

Oh, God.

Sometimes, you know, I think
about taking on a secret identity.

I'm speaking hypothetically of course.

- See, that way I could...
- I'm sorry.

We're gonna have to stop.

Stop?

My next appointment's here.

We could continue tomorrow.

Say...

...10 a.m.?

Yeah, sure.

As long as I'm not out saving
the world or something.

Fine.

Doctor, may I?

Sure. Go right ahead.

- All done.
- Thank you.

Hey, Billy.

You run a first-class prison.

Perry, don't think of it as a prison.

I'd like you to think of this place
as your future corporate headquarters.

I'll never join Intergang.

Perhaps you don't fully
understand the situation.

You see...

...if you work for me...

...you get rich beyond
your wildest dreams.

If, on the other hand...

...you continue to cling
to your misguided morality...

...you die.

Now, at Harvard Business School...

...we'd call that a no-brainer.

It's all right.

Whatever you have to say
you can say in front of Perry.

Because he'll either be
part of our team...

...or he'll soon be playing for the angels.

I put the red kryptonite
in Dr. Friskin's office.

Red kryptonite?

What in the sam hill is that?

Well, we discovered it by accident.

But we're very pleased
with its effects on Superman.

See, evidently it makes him very...

...apathetic about his work.

So that's why he didn't try to save me?

But he thinks he's having
some kind of nervous breakdown.

See, it's perfect.

Superman is going
to a shrink to get well...

...but all he'll get is more
exposure to the red kryptonite.

My scientists tell me that
his condition could become...

- ...permanent.
- Permanent?

By the way, send a nice little gift off
to Friskin's receptionist for tipping us off.

Something along the lines of a Mercedes.

Already handled, Mr. Church.

You know...

...I'm ashamed I ever
let you spit up on me.

Do I really wanna
continue being Superman?

Of course.

Why?

Well, because.

People need me.

So you see being Superman as your job?

Well, everybody needs
a break from their job.

To gain some perspective
and avoid burn out.

When was the last time
you had a vacation?

I mean, really, just got
away from Metropolis?

I spent some time in London last year.

Well, that sounds wonderful.
How long were you there?

About two minutes. I was
diverting a wayward nuclear missile.

How relaxing.

No, Mr. Stern.
I haven't seen Perry this morning.

Well, maybe he had car trouble.

Yes, I realize Multi-World Communications
needs an answer in 48 hours.

- You might reconsider your position...
- Here you go.

Of course.

Well, I'll tell him to call you
as soon as I see him.

Again, where have you been?

I had a dentist appointment.

You got your teeth cleaned
at a time like this?

I wouldn't be concerned about the paper.

When Stern sells, we're all
gonna be out of a job anyway.

- Any word from the police on Perry?
- Nothing.

Don't worry. He'll show up.

He'll show up? This is Perry we're
talking about, not some lost poodle.

I know, but there's no need to get
upset about things that you can't control.

In fact, I was talking to Superman...

...and he's thinking
about taking a vacation.

A vacation? Now?

Dr. Friskin is supposed to be helping him,
not encouraging him to take a cruise.

I think it's a pretty good idea.

It's almost time for lunch.
Wanna try that Italian place?

How can you be thinking about lunch?

You're right, it's too early.

I'll just grab a Danish
and a cappuccino.

Here you go.

I gotta go out for a while.
Jimmy, hold down the fort.

Isn't that what they said
to Jim Bowie at The Alamo?

Doctor, I need Superman back to his old
self and you've got him taking a vacation.

Well, these things
don't happen overnight.

It could take years to get him
on the road to recovery.

- Years?
- If ever.

See, he's in the process of making some
very critical life decisions at this juncture.

Well, what's to decide? He's Superman.

Well, he may be Superman to you.

But first and foremost he's a person.

A very complex person.

How would you describe
your relationship with him?

Well, it's complicated.

Superman is wonderful and...

...well, we just haven't been able to...

And then there's Clark and...

You know, Superman's attitude
seems to be rubbing off on him too.

And then there's Dan.

He's very, well, you know.

So two of the men in your life
are suffering from the same malaise.

Well, yes.

Wait a minute. You don't
think that's because of me, do you?

What do you think?

Well, no offense, but I haven't
had the greatest luck with psychiatrists.

You've spent some time in therapy?

No.

Just that the last psychiatrist that I saw...

...well, had an exact double
of me made and tried to kill me.

And how did that make you feel?

Perry went to an
executive retreat, you know?

Those places where they talk
about the future, play a little golf.

- When is he coming back?
- I'm not exactly sure, but soon.

I am sitting on a major story.

I got word that an aide to the Mayor has
been the recipient of her sexual advances.

What?

- Do you have a witness?
- An eyewitness.

She's not back until tomorrow.

Wally, gosh.

- I don't know.
- You don't know?

Who cares if you don't know.

I need Perry's approval
to go with this now.

Well, I'll call him and run it by him.

You do that.

I'm gonna finish the story.

All right.

- Psychic counselors.
- Yeah, hello, is this Zina?

Yes, of course.

You gotta help me.

Lois, I'm sorry about
my attitude earlier.

Bobby Bigmouth called. He ID'd that
picture. Gene Newtrich, a soil engineer.

- Soil engineer and part-time kidnapper.
- We got a working address.

Well, what are we waiting for?
Let's jump on this.

Well, I guess that Danish
and cappuccino did the trick.

There it is.

There must be a zillion
combinations to that thing.

Well, let me give it a try.
You keep watch on the hallway.

How'd you do that?

I don't know.

- What exactly are we looking for?
- I have no idea, but hopefully we'll find it.

Lois, what about Saturday?

Let's just stick to the
problem at hand, okay?

Fine. Still...

...I don't understand why a soil engineer
would be involved in a plot to kidnap Perry.

Well, that's the $64,000 question.

Newtrich has gotta be tied
to some larger organization.

You're probably right, Lois.

But then again,
why should we even care?

No. Is Mr. Hyde back again?

We're wasting our time here.

You know, if we hurry
we can still make a 9:00 movie.

Look at this. These are the
substructure plans for Costmart.

- That's nice.
- Newtrich worked for Costmart.

Costmart is run by Bill Church Jr.
Newtrich might work for Intergang.

What should we do?

Get caught in the act, I guess.

- Come on. We gotta get out of here.
- Hey. We can still make it to that movie.

Easy, Jimmy.

Olsen.

- I'm meeting that eyewitness tonight.
- Okay...

Hold on a sec.

Mr. White's office.

Yes. Mr. Stern.

Yeah, Perry's not in right now.

Where is he?
He's getting his hair cut, I think.

I thought you said he was at a retreat.

I talked to him this morning, Wally.
He was getting his hair cut at the retreat.

They've got this great barber there and...

Yes, Mr. Stern, I'll have him call you
as soon as he gets in. Okay, bye.

Look, I need an answer now.
I've already lost one day.

Perry says, until you talk to the witness and
got her checked out, the story's on hold.

Damn.

At least that's what
he would've said, I hope.

I love being Superman.

Fighting crime, helping people.

It's what I live for.

Or, it's what I used to live for.

Now I don't know.

It's just all so frustrating.

That... that... that's good. That's good.
Can you stay with that emotion?

I'm frustrated because...

...Lois is going out with this other guy
and there's nothing that I can do to stop it.

I'm frustrated because every
single time I try and talk to her...

...I have to dash off and save someone.

I'm frustrated because
I'm the strongest man in the world...

...and everything feels like it's spiraling
out of control, and that just makes me mad.

Really mad.

You see, Bob.
He's in touch with his feelings.

Sorry about the wall. I just...

No, no, no. It's all right.

I'd have gone with
a primal scream, though.

What is that?

I have no idea.

It's got all the properties
of kryptonite, but it's red.

Did you plant this here?

I have no idea how it got there, really.
I don't even understand what this is about.

Really?

On second thought...

...maybe it doesn't matter.

That rock seems to have
a calming influence on you.

Would you like to talk
about what just happened?

Yes. Sorry about the window.

This isn't easy to explain...

...but when the
planet Krypton exploded...

...fragments from that planet
crashed into Earth.

We call that kryptonite.

Now, green kryptonite can kill me.

But I've never seen
this red variety before.

So if green kryptonite
affects you physically...

...then it's possible red kryptonite
has been affecting you mentally.

If I had to guess...

...I would say that it has unleashed
deep feelings that you've been harboring.

And now that I am aware of them...

...it's up to me to figure
out how to deal with them.

Exactly.

Lunchtime.

Caviar, smoked salmon and a petite filet.

A man could get used to this.

Mr. Church has his own chef.

Hey.

Hey, Clark.

How was the movie?

I never made it. I just ended
up walking aimlessly around the city.

If you're back in the land of the living,
you can help me by taking a look at these.

This might be something.

There are two full
basements in these plans.

They need room for excess merchandise?

Look, the loading docks line
up to this first-level basement.

But the second-level basement is only
accessed by one small passenger elevator.

Which means they don't
use the subbasement for storage.

What do you think is down there?

- Lois Lane.
- Lois.

Perry? It's Perry. Are you all right?

I'm fine. I'm a prisoner.
Bill Church Jr., has me.

He's head of Intergang.

I knew it. Bill Church is the head
of Intergang. He's holding Perry prisoner.

Great. Ask him where he is.

Oh. Perry, where are you?

Perry?

We got disconnected.

You wanna take
a look at this subbasement?

- It's our only shot.
- Let's go.

Did you bring your
Mission Impossible toolbox?

I'm traveling a little bit light today.

- I'm good.
- Yes, you are.

Okay. You go left,
I'll go right. Be careful.

- All files deleted.
- There.

The computers are wiped
clean as a newborn.

Now if we have any unpleasant
visits from the authorities...

...there will be nothing
for them to find about Intergang.

And by this time tomorrow...

...Multi-World Communications...

...will own the Daily Planet.

How far is that landfill site?

About a half-hour out of town.

Ready for a little investigative digging?

- Lois. Run, honey, run!
- Stop where you are.

Miss Lane, your timing
couldn't have been worse.

- Is there room for two in that landfill?
- I think so.

I think we'll skip the tour of the landfill...

...Church.

Superman.

How nice to see you.

This little situation is really...

...no concern of yours.

Fight it, Superman.

- Don't give in.
- Don't give in? What's going on?

All right, now, Superman.
Time to be on your way.

Maybe you're right.

Then again, maybe it's not.

Nobody get excited and Miss Lane
may live to see another sunset.

Perry, put the gun down.

Don't move, Superman.

This gun has a very
delicate trigger mechanism.

I wouldn't want it to go off accidentally.

You just stay right there.

How about over here?

Lois, why don't you go call the police while
I keep Bill here and his friends company.

It's great to be back.

Lois, Clark. Come in here.

I was just telling Jimmy how I stopped one
of Church's henchmen with a karate chop.

You know, Elvis is into karate.

- It was impressive.
- Almost as impressive as your story, Chief.

Well, you know, I haven't
had a byline in 17 years.

It's nice to know I've still got the juice.

Nice to know Mr. Stern's
not selling the paper.

I think we're safe for a while.

Jimmy, I heard you were running
the show while I was gone.

Not exactly. You see...

Now, now, now, son. You did a good job.

Now, Wally's eyewitness turned
out to be a world-class liar.

If we'd gone with that story,
the Mayor would've sued our butts off.

Well...

...I just did what you always taught me.

Went with my gut.

I only have one question.

What's this...

..."Call Zina"?

Isn't that that number you call
for personal psychic guidance?

I can explain that.

I think we better go now.

I can.

Really.

- Here you go, Lois.
- Thanks.

Bad news?

Dan called.

He won't be back until Monday.

Which means that you're free tonight.
So you could go out with me.

These two situations are mutually
exclusive. Dan's availability...

...or lack thereof has nothing
to do with our relationship.

And your continual disappearing act.

Look, Lois, I'm not gonna try
to stop you from going out with Dan.

That's your choice.

But I've given this a lot of thought.

And I realize that instead of...

...dancing around my feelings for you...

...that I have to meet them head on.

And verbalize my emotions.

And your going out with Dan...

...it does upset me.

I don't know what to say.

Say you'll go out with me tonight.

And I promise you I will not disappear.

All right.

You can pick me up at 7.

Okay.

But you promise you won't disappear.

And you'll be there at 7.

And 7:01.

And 7:02.

And 7:03.

And 7:04.

And 7:05.