All language subtitles for Lois and Clark - 03x21 - Through A Glass Darkly

Okay, okay, okay. So barring
any further bouts of amnesia...

- Or shrinking.
- Or cloning or kryptonite or time travel...

...or voodoo, I say we get married
sooner rather than later.

Me too. I just have to wait
long enough...

...for my mother to recover
from our last wedding.

Lois, I'd like to get married
this century, okay?

Here's the research
on that subway project.

That was fast.
I just asked for it yesterday.

- I stayed late.
- Well, for that you deserve a doughnut.

Not the banana cream.
The Chief will kill me.

Okay.

But, here, you can have mine.

- Jimmy.
- I gotta go.

I know I'm sort of new here...

Well, I'm not that new,
I've been here for a month.

But do you take story suggestions
from someone else?

- Yeah, if it's a good idea.
- Well, I was thinking...

...there's so much bad news,
what if you did a series on people...

...who make personal sacrifices
for the good of society? Like astronauts.

- Or medical missionaries.
- Or Superman.

Exactly. What really drives him
or people like him.

- I'd say it's something...
- All right, turn those things up.

They're about to christen
the space station.

And in just five minutes,
at 9:00 Eastern Standard Time...

...we'll take you live
to the opening ceremonies...

...of the
United Nations Space Station.

Home to over 100 orbiting scientists
and astronauts...

...the space station is led
by Commander Bob Rosakas.

Rosakas by the way,
is on his 11th space mission.

Joining him in the command module
is veteran astronaut Captain Tim Lanier...

...who last month sang "Happy Birthday"
from space to his daughter Debbie Jo.

Just one moment, please. I'm...

Apparently there has been
some kind of technical difficulty.

The space station's thrusters
have misfired...

...and are driving the space station
towards the Earth's atmosphere...

...where the space station will burn up
if reentry cannot be prevented.

Mission Control
is in contact with the station.

But so far they are unable
to ascertain the reasons...

...for the station's thrusters firing.

Hey, Jurgens, get me Binder in Houston.

Swan, I wanna talk to our stringer
on the Cape now. Lois, Clark?

- I'm already writing.
- I'm gonna try to call my friend at NASA.

Oh, boy. If only we had Superman's
telephone number.

So far, the crew has not been able
to shut down the engines.

Mission Control now estimates that
the friction of the Earth's atmosphere...

...will cause disintegration
of this station to commence...

...in approximately one minute.

Breaking news just in.

Mission Control is saying
the space station has turned around.

Superman seized the ship
and returned it to orbit.

The Man of Steel reportedly...

Did I miss anything?
I heard cheering.

Superman saved the space station.

Oh, man, he was like a fly on the
windshield of a car.

Except this time,
the fly stopped the car:

Lois, Clark, I want everything
you got on this story.

I wanna know exactly why
a $64-billion space station...

...tried to turn itself
into a charcoal briquette.

I want it by 1 because that's when I got
a car coming to pick Jimmy and me up...

...and nobody is gonna interfere
with my fishing trip.

You got it? Nobody.

See you.

You okay?

That was one of the toughest things
I've ever done. I almost didn't stop it.

But you did, that's the important thing.
So STAR Labs?

Absolutely.

Hey, I wanted to say, if you need any
research for your story just let me know.

- Thanks, Sarah. We will.
- Okay.

I think somebody
has a crush on somebody.

- But I'm an engaged man.
- All the more tempting.

- Somebody else isn't jealous, are they?
- Not in the least.

We're definitely gonna have to
work on that.

Well, maybe I need
some private instruction.

Well, you know, it could be rigorous
and intensive.

No pain, no gain.

What do you say we start now?

Seconds before
the main thrusters ignited...

...the station received a very brief
tight-beam microwave transmission.

It sent in a computer code...

...that overrode the automatic controls
and fired the thrusters.

Do we know where the transmission
came from?

Don't touch that!

- Sorry.
- I'm measuring the electron flow...

...along the plasma wake as the laser
passes through two different gases.

Plasma wake. That's it!

- Dr. Klein?
- Caution. Mad scientist at work.

No matter how brief it was, the
microwave beam must have left a trail...

...of agitated molecules along its path.

I'd say something was agitated.

Agitation means heat.

Therefore, by using the infrared detectors
on some low-orbiting satellites...

...we should be able to identify
and backtrack down the column...

...of heated molecules to its source.

- Gotcha!
- I don't see anything.

I'm switching over to NIA spy satellite.

We'll get real-time photos
now that I've locked in on the molecules.

A spy satellite? You can do that?

The name is Klein, Bernard Klein.

You know, like James Bond.
"Bond, James Bond."

- Yeah. Yeah, that's...
- We were just teasing.

- That was really very good.
- Yeah.

Here we go.

Let's see. Eastern Seaboard.

Looks like New Troy. There's the river.

Charlotte Drive.

Looks like it came from
right here in Metropolis.

Of course. Where else would it be?

Every villain in the universe
seems to operate out of Metropolis.

For once, I just wish we could have
a villain in Maui or Aspen or Monte Carlo.

- How accurate is this?
- Plus or minus six feet.

I'd say that's close enough. Thanks, doc.

- It's a nice little yard.
- Yeah. It's cute.

Nice little fence.
And I like the driveway too.

I like the latticework around the porch.

I've always sort of liked
this style of a house.

Yeah, it's pretty great.

Definitely the kind of place
I could go for.

Me too. Let's try around back.

Okay. Well, we know
that this sent the signal.

But where's the device
that the signal came from?

Can I help you?

Yes.
We were just looking at the house.

We saw the sign,
thought we'd stop.

Well, you found a good one.
I'm Dave Miller.

Lois Lane. This is my fiance, Clark Kent.

- Is this something you'd be interested in?
- Yes.

Actually, it's sort of our dream house.
And we love the neighborhood...

...but this morning around five to 9,
we were driving by and we saw some...

- Strange people.
- Yeah. Sort of hanging around.

- Wondered if you happened to see them?
- No, I've only seen my clients.

They're an elderly couple in their 60s.
This is a safe neighborhood.

I can give you the listing agent's name.

- So you don't handle this house?
- No, I represent some buyers.

- I'd be happy to show you my listings.
- Oh, no. We're really just getting started.

I understand.
Well, don't hesitate to call.

At Century 22,
we bring your future to you.

- I'll just be a second.
- Right. Okay. Thanks.

The UN is in an uproar.

They canceled their conference
to deal with the space station.

No terrorist group has
claimed responsibility.

And the NIA thinks
it's a lone gunman.

Great. What's next, the Eiffel Tower?
The Parthenon?

It takes one single lunatic
to bring everything crashing down.

- Yeah. Not unlike our wedding.
- No kidding.

You know, for our next wedding,
maybe we should do something different.

I was thinking we could just elope.

- Elope?
- Yeah. It would be fun.

Intimate, less complicated. Sort of
a spur-of-the-moment kind of thing.

Be romantic. Just you and me
and a few friends, our parents.

Amiable passerby.

Mariachi band.

What? What are you looking at?

You.

Just sitting here wondering...

...what my life would've been like
if I'd have never met you.

Yeah. If you never left Smallville.

Smallville?
What if I never left Krypton?

You probably have parents there...

...with their heart set
on a daughter-in-law from Jupiter.

How'd you know about her?

I bet they really would've liked you.

Jor-El and Lara.

Do you think about them much?

Sometimes.

But that is in my past.

What's in my future...

...is us.

Okay. Well, go find your fake bug
on a hook and let's get out of here.

"Fake bug on a hook"?
This is my lucky fly.

Jimmy's going fishing
and I said I'd lend it to him...

...but I can't remember where I put it.

I looked for it this morning and...

Here it is.

My dad gave this to me
when I was 7.

It never misses.

Looks like the moths
didn't miss it either.

Man, I love this fly.

Come on. I'll buy you a new one
on our honeymoon.

Thank you very much.

Are you alone,
or are you having another doughnut?

I'm alone. Did they find it?

No. And it was super obvious,
a child of 2 could've discovered it.

Perhaps we should've laid down
breadcrumbs or a neon sign or a large...

Ching, don't start.

Why are you so protective?

- Wait, do I detect admiration?
- Not at all.

Wait. I sense...

You're attracted to how tight his clothing
is across the muscles of his posterior.

No, I'm not.

- I was thinking about Phase Two.
- Is that what they call it?

Let's just continue as planned, shall we?

It should be interesting
to see Superman try to survive this.

So we've got the satellite dish
but no transmitter.

And no suspects. Off the lamp.

It can't be Lame Brain
or the Prankster or Tempus...

Because they're all in jail.
Off the doorframe with a backflip.

- And Lex and Bad Brain are dead.
- Also correct.

Off the water bottle,
off the coat rack in the cup.

You could miss one once in a while.

Guys? Dr. Klein's on line three.

Here is all I've found on companies
involved with microwave technology.

Well, that was quick.

I knew it was important,
so I moved you to the top of the list.

- Thanks, Sarah.
- Okay.

- Is she seeing anyone?
- We would be the last ones to know.

- You call yourselves reporters?
- Don't you have a limo to catch?

Hey, some things are more important
than trout. Like your phone call.

Sorry to keep you waiting, Dr. Klein.

I just finished deciphering the last of the
computer code sent to the space station.

It was interesting, the encryption was
in multiples of the wavelength of...

- Dr. Klein.
- Right. Okay. To the point.

If Superman wasn't able to save
the space station...

...the main thrusters
were programmed to stop...

...and the altitude thrusters
would've fired anyway.

The space station would've saved itself.

So you mean there was never
any real danger?

- Exactly.
- But why program it...

...to put itself in jeopardy
and then rescue itself?

That's the $64-billion question.

Thanks, Dr. Klein.

Maybe that real-estate guy
didn't tell us everything.

- What was his name?
- Dave Miller.

Hey, never let it be said that I don't
pull my weight in this relationship.

Hello, may I speak to Dave Miller, please.

Yeah. He's one of your brokers.
He showed me a house this morning.

Okay. I see.

Thank you.

- No broker named Dave Miller?
- Bingo.

- Jimmy?
- Jimmy?

Good news. She's single.

Great. Call Detective Kurimoto and
see if he can get us some mugshots...

...on guys who might run
real-estate scams...

...and/or be experts
in microwave technology.

Yeah, those two are related.

Lois, Clark.
I just got an anonymous phone call.

There's a bomb in front of the
Metropolis Museum of Natural History.

It's in a backpack by the lions.

- Clark, you get the car.
- Yeah. Right.

Now, Jimmy, I want you to pull up
everything you got on the museum.

- Superman!
- You all have to leave immediately.

- There may be a bomb.
- Cool.

I wanna stay.

Is that the bomb?

It's not here.

"If you're reading this,
I assume you got my message.

Here's the location of the real bomb.
It's on this micro CD.

Unfortunately, you have to assemble
the player in time to play it. Good luck."

- Superman, what's going on?
- A very dangerous riddle.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have to concentrate.

- Can we help?
- I can do my four times tables.

Four times one is four.
Four times two is eight.

- Four times three is fourteen.
- Twelve.

- No, it's not.
- Kids...

- That's stupid.
- Stupid's not a nice word.

Congratulations.

But the bomb is still ticking.

Here's another puzzle:

Twice the square root of Holst
is where you start.

Cary Grant knew the direction.

Patrick Henry.

- That's it?
- Okay, the only "Holst" I know...

...is Gustav Holst, the composer.
He wrote "The Planets."

There are nine planets,
the square root of nine is three.

I know my threes tables. Three
times one is three, three times two...

- Not now, Sammy, not now.
- Twice three is six.

- I knew that.
- But six of what? Or the sixth what?

- It could be anything.
- If it's based on "The Planets...

- ...the sixth planet is Saturn.
- Like the moon?

No. Saturn has rings around it.

Just like the Daily Planet logo.

Lois! Lois, you...

- There's a bomb at the museum...
- No, no. It's somewhere around here.

- Lois just went...
- I'll explain later.

- Cary Grant was in North by Northwest.
- Yeah.

Was he in any other movie
with a direction in the title?

Gee, I'm not a Cary Grant fan.

- I'm more of a Jim Carrey kind of guy...
- Jimmy!

No. Not that I know of.

Okay. All right.
We start here, under the globe.

North is this way, right?

And Patrick Henry...
What, Revolutionary War...

- A patriot.
- "Give me liberty or give me death."

"Death" will happen
if we don't find the bomb.

- But what is "liberty"?
- Freedom. Escape...

- Liberty, liberty.
- Get-out-of-jail-free card.

Liberty.

I just remembered. Cary Grant was also
in a movie called Destination Tokyo.

Thanks, Jimmy. Nice hat.

Perry's idea.

He found it just in time.

We have to talk.

- What kind of a sick person does that?
- I don't...

- What'd you see?
- Dave Miller.

He's a guy Clark told me about.

- The real-estate guy?
- Yeah.

- Where'd he go?
- I don't know.

- Are you sure you saw him?
- Absolutely.

Beep Lois and Clark to meet me
at the house they went to this morning.

I wanna see if there's any clues
they might've overlooked.

You got it.

I'll never get used to that.

The bomb almost exploded.

Correction. It did explode.

But your friend managed to toss it
into the ionosphere...

- ...in another modest display of strength.
- He's not my friend.

No, no, you're right.
Maybe "friend" is too mild a word.

Perhaps your feelings are stronger.

When he tempts you with a doughnut,
you give in.

- Who had a cappuccino?
- Well, I didn't enjoy it.

Ching, you're being ridiculous.
You know where my feelings lie.

Really? Then how do you explain these?

These... these ear adornments
and these clothes.

You're wearing chemical compounds.

Everyone does. It's harmless.
It means nothing.

Yeah, what's next, liposuction?

It means something, otherwise
you wouldn't take the time out...

...to go shopping and use it.

I suppose he likes it.

You forget yourself.

On the contrary, you've forgotten
who you are and why we're here.

While you've been indulging yourself,
I've been pushing ahead.

- And you are pushing too hard.
- Life is hard. Our life is hard.

Yes, people may die,
but remember our goal.

- I remember.
- Well, good.

Then I suggest we proceed.

We know his strength
and his intelligence.

Now we'll see where his heart really lies.

Okay, I'll bite.

Why would Dave Miller
be lurking around an alley?

You got me. But if he is connected
to the space station and the bombing...

...he's either crazy or he's really smart.

Or worse, he's a really smart
crazy person.

- So, what are we looking for?
- Anything unusual...

...no matter how unimportant it seems.

Okay. Let's assume
the worst-case scenario...

...that he's a really smart madman.

It's gotta be something big.

I mean, he was able to outthink
the space program.

- He's willing to risk hundreds of lives.
- And why would he do all this?

And that space station was a bluff.

Yeah. But that bomb under
the manhole cover was not a bluff.

El zippo. This is definitely strange.

I was thinking that these things were just
diversions to get me out of the way...

...so other crimes could be committed,
but so far, nothing has happened.

It's almost like you're being tested.

Or set up for something bigger.

Yeah, definitely.
It's something bigger.

Yeah, well, there's something big.
There's a quarter.

We can use it on our down payment.

Speaking of money...

...I was thinking that...

...you know, maybe we ought to
make an offer on this house.

Very funny.

- I'm serious.
- What?

That's your happy look, right?
Surprised but happy, right?

- Are you out of your mind?
- You always say to take a chance...

...be spontaneous, carpe diem,
seize the day.

I'm talking about little things like
wearing brown shoes with a gray suit.

Or putting the coleslaw actually
on the pastrami sandwich.

Not this, this is huge.
This is colossal.

I mean, this is a life-altering decision that
could have repercussions for decades.

Okay. We haven't done anything yet.

How do you know I even want a house?

This morning you said
that you really liked this place.

I really like the Grand Canyon,
but I don't wanna buy it.

Clark, this is just a really big step.

I just thought that, you know,
after we got married...

...you'd wanna get a place,
you know, put down some roots.

Lois?

Well, I just don't know
if I'm gonna be any good at that.

Anyways, we should get back to work.

Because all my search has turned up
so far is this one...

Clark, look at this.

This isn't a quarter.

It's a microtransmitter.

This must be
what Dr. Klein homed in on.

The satellite was a decoy.

Well, he did say plus or minus six feet.
Let me see.

Finally. It's about time
you found this, Superman.

Or should I say Super-slow-man?

Wait, don't answer that.

I just wanted to say hello.

And you'll be seeing
a lot more of me soon.

The best and the worst is yet to come.

Now, see, Jimmy,
this is what we call a Woolly Booger.

I call them a goofy worm for short.

And you just flip it on out there,
follow my lead...

- ...easy as pie.
- The fish actually eat these?

Quicker than you can say
"trout almondine."

Mr. White? Mr. Olsen?

- I'm Dave Miller.
- Well, hey, how you doing?

I gotta tell you,
this is like nothing I've ever seen.

Whoever built this is a genius.

I'm almost down to the atomic level
and there's still circuitry.

Hold it. There seems to be
some lettering here.

"Ching Limited."

Roberta, it's Lois.
I need an address for a Ching Limited.

Two words. The last one is abbreviated.

It's open.

Good, you're here.

Now the real fun begins.

Listen, Miller, or whoever you are.

If we don't get answers,
Superman will be here in two seconds.

Really? One...

...two...

Did I miss him? Or perhaps
you were exaggerating a bit.

I guess we'll have to go on
without him then.

Bomb A.

- No!
- Bomb B.

Now here's an interesting problem.

The two bombs are electronically linked.
Stop one, the other goes off.

Separate them, say by throwing the one
at your apartment into space...

...and the other goes off.

So do you save Metropolis
or White and Olsen?

What do you say, Clark?

Or should I say Superman?

- Why are you doing this?
- Because we need to know.

Sarah? What are you doing here?
What do you need to know?

This is really not the time to dawdle.

Do you save two people you really
care about or a million strangers?

That's not fair.
You can't make him choose.

People have to make choices
all the time.

Low-fat or regular,
Calvin Klein or Versace...

- ...life or death. What'll it be?
- Stop the bombs.

Did you just think of that?
That's good, but I can't.

Nobody can be in two places at once.
He'd have to split himself in two.

- Why are you doing this? It's insane.
- No. It's a test.

One I'm deadly serious about.

Now we know the answer. He's going
to try to save Metropolis. We can stop.

No. We need to see it through.
We have to know absolutely.

"Sorry, I need to borrow this.
Superman. P.S., thank you."

- Yes.
- He did it.

Jimmy? Mr. White? You guys okay?

Yeah. We are now.

Boy, that's a lot more excitement
than I'm used to on a fishing trip.

Well, you're not the only ones
in for some excitement.

- Jimmy, can you hold this?
- Yeah.

I gotta fly.

Well, Chief, I guess
we'd better cancel?

Come on, Jimmy.

Trout out there with your name
written all over it. Come on, son.

You.

You gave him the idea.

He would've failed
if you hadn't been here.

- Come on, we've gotta leave. Now.
- Wait a minute...

As another block of muscle once said,
"Hasta la vista, baby."

Lois?

Lois, can you hear me?

You okay?

- He knew you were Superman.
- I know. But don't ask me how.

And what does Sarah
have to do with all this?

- What happened after I left?
- He threw me away...

...like he was flinging a piece of spaghetti
against the wall to see if it would stick.

Well, if he's that strong, he's even more
dangerous than we thought.

I had the weirdest dream.

I dreamed I was in this house
in the back yard...

...and I had this chef's hat on.

I was barbecuing burgers
and my legs were turning into roots...

...and they were growing into the ground
and I was screaming, "I am not an oak...

...I am free!"

Lois, honey, maybe...
Maybe you better lie back down.

Come on.

- Now are you happy?
- He would've failed without Lane's help.

No doubt he'd put that ridiculous suit
on backwards if she weren't around.

Why do you keep denying
what we've both seen?

Look, you find him worthy,
I find him wanting.

I'll admit, he has ability,
but look at him.

Skulking around, wearing glasses...

...when I know for a fact they're
completely unnecessary. Why pretend?

He could rule the world and enforce
what he knows to be a better way...

- ...and yet he refuses.
- Perhaps there's a higher lesson there.

Ching.

No. No. Don't you understand?

This...

This kaleidoscope of virtues,
this Superman...

...he doesn't deserve
what's been handed to him.

And I'll prove it.

Obviously I have ambivalent feelings
about owning a house...

- ...and all that that means.
- Obviously.

If I can just reassemble this, maybe we'll
have a way of locating Ching and Sarah.

I mean, I move from place to place...

...I take assignments all over the world.

It's like I deliberately run from putting
down roots. Like that's a bad thing.

There, that piece fits.

Clark, I'm talking about
something important here.

- I'm sorry, honey, I'm just...
- When I saw that house today...

...it suddenly became really clear to me
what you want.

And I just don't know
if I can give you that.

Lois...

...you've already given me
everything that I want.

You.

I don't care if we live in a house
or a boxcar or a yurt...

...just as long as we're together.

What's a yurt?

- It's a circular, portable...
- Clark...

...I know a house is important to you.

When I was growing up...

...my home meant permanence.

A place to be safe.

My life, it's so chaotic now,
going from disaster to disaster.

I just always dreamed...

...of having my own real home.

When I was a kid...

...home was where Mom
was in the lounge chair getting drunk...

...and Daddy was in the back yard
burning steaks...

...trying to explain what he was doing
kissing Mrs. Belconto...

...in the church parking lot.

Permanence wasn't so permanent
at my house.

Lois, you and I...

...are gonna be as permanent
as permanent can be.

So I guess I should stop running.

I won't burn the steaks, I promise.

Forget the steaks.
Just don't be kissing Mrs. Belconto.

Superman.

What?

Yes, it's me.
I'm here at your apartment.

- Don't keep me waiting.
- What do you hear?

A voice in my head.

He's at my apartment.

Then we better go.

I'm gonna put you away
for the rest of your life.

How much are you willing to sacrifice
to personally put me away?

- Plenty.
- That's good. That's the attitude.

Then by all means, come and get me.

Two guesses as to what this is.

It rhymes with "kryptonite."
Lois, no helping.

Turn it off.

Okay, it's kryptonite.

Actually, a kryptonite force field.
What's the matter, Superman?

- Don't you still want me?
- I'll take a piece of you.

- Let go.
- He has to do this alone.

That's good. That's good.
Better yet, why don't you just run away?

See, I told you.

- You can't hide in there forever.
- I don't intend to.

Expand.

- Ching, what are you doing?
- Simple. Testing the Man of Steel.

I intend to shoot myself.
Now, of course, you can try to stop me.

To do that, you'll have to pass
through the force field...

...which, as you can tell, is lethal.

- Ching, I order you to stop now.
- I'm beyond orders.

So you can either let me die...

...the man who tried to kill Olsen
and White plus a million other people...

...or you can kill yourself
trying to save me.

He's bluffing.

I wasn't bluffing about the bombs,
was I?

- Five...
- Ching, don't do it.

- It's the only way to prove I'm right. Four.
- I believe you.

- No, you don't. Three...
- What will killing yourself prove?

That I'm right and he's not. Two...

Whatever it is, Ching,
it's not worth dying for.

Yes, it is.

One.

No!

- Why did you do this?
- I...

What have I done? He is the one.

He's gonna be all right.

Let's tell the others.

Did I save him, Lois?

Where'd they go?

Are you feeling any better?

Yeah. Thank you.

Boy, I'll tell you, that kryptonite...

...it's a humbling experience.

Clark, Sarah and this Ching person...

...first they nearly try to kill you and
then in the end they say, "He's the one."

- The one what?
- I don't know.

And then they flew. How could they fly?

I don't know.

Who do you think they are?

Lois, I have no idea.

I was the unconscious one
on the floor, remember?

But nobody on Earth
has ever had your powers.

No. Not unless they were somehow
transferred directly from me.

Do you think there's any possibility
that they aren't from Earth?

No. No, that's a dumb idea.

It's going to be more of a problem
than I thought.

He's lived too many years on Earth
as Clark Kent.

It's going to take some convincing.

What do you mean, convincing?
It's the law. He passed our tests.

The law demands he return.
Just tell him, it's the law.

Kryptonian law.

Yes, and he is Kryptonian.

I am in no mood to coddle him, Zara.

Ching, he's our future.
And our children's future.

I think that we can find the proper way
to tell Kal-El...

...that he must leave the Earth forever.

Well, well. I've found you.

I traced your transmissions
before you disguised them.

And I'm given to understand
you've found him as well.

Unfortunately, by finding Kal-El...

...you've just signed his death warrant.