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(female #1) 'Superman..'

(male #1) Smile.

Superman t-shirts!

Get your t-shirts and your balloons right here.

Look!

Superman! Superman, it's me, Lois Lane.

Ladies and gentlemen..

Good citizens of Metropolis

let's really welcome Superman to our fair city.

He came to us a stranger

but his good deeds have not gone unnoticed.

As last year's recipient of the key to the city

it is my honor to pass it on

to our newfound friend.

Madam Deputy Mayor, if you please.

We take pride in proclaiming this day, "Superman Day"

and offering you the key to the city.

Welcome to Metropolis.

It is wonderful to have you here.

Congratulations.

- Congratulations. - Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Come and say a few words.

Thank you, Mr. Luthor.

Uh..

I..

You've all made me feel, very welcome here.

[crowd chanting] Superman! Superman!

Superman! Superman!

Superman! Superman!

Thank you.

His time will come soon enough.

To the penthouse, sir?

No, Asabi. To the airport.

I'm in the mood for a little sport.

Kenya? The leopard ranch?

No. Something a bit more...cold-blooded.

The Everglades.

Perfect.

Just what the bootmaker ordered.

Yes, sir.

Morning, hot cakes.

CK, about that book you lent me on Robert Capa.. CK?

What's the matter, cat got your tongue?

(Perry) Kids, let's get started.

Uh, Clark?

- Right here, sir. - Oh, Kent. Didn't see you.

I take it that you and Lois

are on that, "Superman-gets the-key-to-the-city" story?

- Yeah. On it. - Great.

What's the matter, Lois, bored with Superman already?

I was standing right in front of him

'and he didn't even notice me.'

What's to notice?

Oops, my lucky pen.

(male #2) 'Hey, Friez, will you give me back that paper?'

(Perry) 'Cat, now, anything new'

on Councilman Addis' arrest last night?

I'm on my way to the house of ill repute

to interview the, uh, "lady" in question.

Aren't those also known as Cat Houses?

[gasps] Lois made a joke.

Hey, anybody get a load of today's "National Whisper?"

Oh, come on, Jimmy. Don't bring that trash in here.

'Sorry excuse for a newspaper.'

Chief, it's really smooth.

This invisible guy, breaks into the safe

of the city's most notorious slumlord

'takes the cash and then he hands it out'

to the tenants in one of his buildings.

Did you happen to notice the headline right next to it?

"Benjamin Franklin is alive

and living in my electric blender."

Aw, come on, kids, come on. Let's settle down now.

Clark?

(Perry) 'Ah...alright, alright.'

'Let's see, Friez, are you doing a follow-up'

'on the escape of that armed robber'

'from the State Penitentiary?'

- 'What's his name?' - Barnes.

Big man-hunt started last night.

They think he may be headed for Metropolis.

'These wanted posters go up today.'

Ah! Lois Lane?

I'm Murray Brown. Galactic talent agency.

I'm here to see the big guy. You know, the Superman?

Eh-eh, I figure 'cause you wrote those articles about him

you might know where I can find him.

Well, you figured wrong.

W-well, look, h-here's my card just in case.

- You're a talent agent? - Oh, no. Ha-ha.

Artist's representative.

You want to represent Superman?

Huh, listen to me, cookie.

Those buns of steel, they're worth money in the bank.

- Lois, CK, check this out. - Ah...um..

(Linda on TV) 'If you're not seeing what I'm seeing'

'then you may be witnessing a miracle.'

Captured earlier today on home video

a catering truck loaded with fancy treats

'for a political fund-raiser'

was hijacked, by an invisible man.

Yes, an invisible man.

'That truck ended up at the fourth street shelter--'

- Excuse me, Miss Lane-- - Oh, one second.

(Linda on TV) '...where homeless families'

feasted on goose liver pate and cold lobster salad..

...many thanks, to The Invisible Man.

'No one, as yet, has any clue'

to this unexplained phenomenon.

Is it real? Is it an illusion?

We'll all just have to wait and see.

'Up next, you'd better keep your umbrellas handy..'

Yes. Can I help you?

You spoke at my women's group last October.

"The weaker sex, fact or fiction."

It was a terrific speech.

Well, thank you. I'm really glad that you liked it.

Oh, I need to speak to you about my husband.

He's disappeared.

Ah, first floor. Try missing persons.

No, no, he's really disappeared.

I'm The Invisible Man's wife.

Ah, could you just wait over there

for just a moment for.. Jimmy!

Come on. Let's talk to her.

Why are you so interested in this?

I'm...fascinated by the paranormal.

Oh! Why doesn't that surprise me?

Oh, come on.

Who knows?

Maybe she'll introduce us to Casper the friendly ghost.

(Helene) 'But I'm tellin' you the truth.'

My husband is invisible.

Watch your step.

So what makes you think that your husband is invisible?

Because I saw him.

Or rather, I didn't see him leave.

(Clark) 'When is the last time you did see him?'

- 'In the flesh?' - 'Mm-hmm.'

Monday a week ago...I think.

You don't remember?

(Helene) 'Well, to be perfectly honest'

'we don't see much of each other anyway.'

'For the past several years'

'he's practically lived down here.'

He'd come upstairs late

and I'd just leave his dinner in the oven on warm.

You know how it is.

So, you and your husband were having marital difficulties?

No, not really.

I mean...we never fought.

'We just sort of stopped talking to one another.'

Slipped into a pattern.

I guess he just lost interest in me.

We've been married 27 years.

What happened the night that he left?

Well, he hadn't touched his dinner

so I came down here looking for him.

And, well, he wasn't here.

But then, that door suddenly opened and I heard him say

"Goodbye, Helene. See you around."

And then he walked out.

The door closed behind him.

Ah, don't...uh..

Um..

What is it that you would like us to do?

I want you to write an article about him.

I want you to find out if he's ever comin' home.

I want you to tell him, that I miss him.

Poor woman. Husband's probably got something going on the side.

He walks out on her.

She thinks he's turned invisible.

Well, how do you know he isn't?

Are you serious? We're talking about a figment

of somebody's overactive imagination.

Does everything in life have to have

a perfectly reasonable explanation?

Everything.

All grounded in clear, scientific reasoning?

Of course.

No magic left in the universe?

Well, there's no werewolves

or vampires loose in the city, either.

- What about Superman? - Huh?

There's a man living somewhere in Metropolis who flies, Lois.

Oh, no. Not him again.

Who?

(Lois) 'The nerve of that guy. He is unbelievable.'

Well, he's persistent.

He is a smarmy, money-grubbing opportunist.

They all are. Everyone wants a piece of Superman.

Keys to the city, telethons, benefits.

What's next? A guest shot on "A.M. Metropolis?"

When is this all going to end?

Are you worried this is all going to go to Superman's head?

No. I'm worried he'll forget about me.

- How'd it go? - Dead end.

I don't think so.

(Helene on TV) 'He worked very hard to make himself invisible'

'and I guess he finally figured out how.'

He was in that laboratory day and night.

All I really want to say is

Alan, if you're listenin', please come home.

Her nosy next-door neighbor

sold the story to the wire services.

It doesn't matter. There's no story anyway.

There is no such thing as an invisible man.

- 'Isn't this one pretty?' - 'Uh-huh.'

- Ahh! It's perfect. - Mm-hmm.

(Invisible Man) 'Okay, everybody, down on the ground.'

'You, lady, I said get down!'

- Ohh! - Mummy!

(female #2) 'Honey, come here!'

Ohh! Honey, just hold on tight.

(Invisible Man) 'Tell them The Invisible Man was here!'

(Burke) 'Well, that just about does it for me.'

No prints, no leads, no nothing.

Witnesses?

To what, an invisible man?

You'll forgive me if I don't call in our sketch artist.

We got a warrant out for this Morris guy.

I don't know how we're gonna find him.

Has everyone in this city lost their mind?

There is no such thing as an invisible man.

At what point are you gonna start believing in this, Lois?

When I don't see it with my own two eyes.

Ah, thanks.

Huh.

Helene, when did this happen?

Several hours after the news vans left

I came downstairs and he hit me on the head.

I haven't called the police yet.

Oh. Has your husband ever been violent with you before?

You think it was Alan?

No, never, never, never. He wouldn't do this.

Really, he wouldn't.

I mean, he wouldn't even hurt a fly.

'If there's a fly in my kitchen'

'he'll catch it and spend a half an hour before he sets it free.'

So what you're trying to say

is another invisible man--

Is impersonating my invisible man.

She's still defending him.

- She said it wasn't him-- - He bashes her on the head.

Just because he's a little eccentric--

Eccentric? Try a taco short of a combo plate.

But he doesn't sound like the guy

who's been terrorizing the city.

I want to emphasize that in the story.

That is slanted.

But there's no evidence to suggest

that Alan Morris, is an armed robber.

The man was giving money away. Why is he now stealing it?

Fine. We write the story.

But admit it. Helene could be wrong.

After all, nobody really knows anybody.

We like to think we do, but we all wear disguises.

- Don't you? - Well--

'I mean, in order to let somebody really know you'

you have let them see you as you really are.

So, as soon as you let them see you as you really are

they wind up using it against you.

But marriage is about sharing everything you have

even if you don't feel like it.

So is divorce. Ask my mother.

So, where are we off to?

Home. I have to get dressed.

- Hot date? - Uh-huh.

- With who? - Superman.

You look illegal.

Hello, Ed. Nice to see you. Hope you brought your checkbook.

(Ed) 'Always for a good cause.'

And here he is, ladies

'the most eligible bachelor in Metropolis.'

- And the fourth richest man-- - Third.

Third richest man in the world, Mr. Lex Luthor.

Thank you. You're welcome.

Dining and dancing next Friday night.

Now, shall we start the bidding at $500?

Five hundred.

- 'One thousand.' - 'Twenty-five hundred.'

Couldn't you afford a whole dress?

[chuckles] Less is more, darling.

Sometimes.

We have 7500. Are there any other bids?

- Going once-- - Ten thousand.

- Ah. - Sold for $10,000!

- Stella, I'm flattered. - It's my pleasure.

And now..

(female #3) '...something very special, a super date!'

A Sunday picnic in the clouds.

So, ladies, what will you give me

for the Man of Steel?

- A thousand dollars. - Fifteen hundred.

Two thousand.

Twenty-five hundred.

Five thousand.

Six.

Alright. You made your point. Now butt out.

What's the matter, Lois, too rich for your blood?

(female #3) 'Seven thousand.'

- Seventy-five hundred. - Eight thousand dollars.

Nine.

Nine thousand going once.

Nine thousand going twice.

Fifty thousand dollars.

(female #3) 'Fifty thousand dollars going once, twice..'

Sold for $50,000.

Excuse me.

Hello, Lois.

Pleasure to see you.

And you, Lex.

I'm sorry that I had to cancel our lunch.

It's just that Superman's such a big draw.

Yes. And apparently not only for you.

I thought you might like to reschedule.

Yes.

- I'd like that very much. - So would I.

Goodnight.

Superman, wait! It's Murray!

Murray Brown.

Look, Mr. Brown--

Supe, you can call me Murray.

Arnold does.

Listen, do you want to keep tramping around this jungle

without somebody to carry your loincloth?

Now, you may be able to leap tall buildings

with a single bound, but here in la-la land

you're just a little guppy in a great white tank.

I'm sorry, but--

Jeez, you're really squeezing me, you know, pal?

Look, I wasn't going to mention this till

after you signed with me, but we got ourselves an offer.

- An offer? - 'On the table.'

From whom?

Cleveland.

- The Cleveland Browns? - No. Cleveland the city.

They want you real bad.

Look, Metropolis doesn't have an exclusive on you, you know that.

Murray, I'm sorry, but I'm not interested.

Please, I'm not for sale.

Just leave me alone.

Alright. Forget about Cleveland.

I'll give you three little words.

Rio De Janeiro! Ha-ha!

Date with Superman, huh?

What are you doing here?

Barn dance let out early?

[chuckles] I filed the Morris story.

You're very welcome.

I was saving for Tahiti..

...but a date with Superman..

...that would have been a real adventure.

Oh, Clark..

...he doesn't even know I'm alive.

Maybe it was stupid of me to think that he...cared.

- It's-it's not so stupid, Lois. - Hmm.

Did you ever think that maybe

Superman was afraid to reveal himself?

His true feelings?

Come on. I'll put you in a cab.

Hmm?

Beautiful.

Hello.

(Invisible Man) 'Call it, gramps.'

'Heads, I win. Tails, you lose.'

Please, who-who's there?

- Another robbery last night. - The Invisible Man?

You got it. House of rare coins.

Owner's in the hospital. Crushed windpipe.

Where are you going?

I gotta go to the hall of records

to pick up some stuff for Clark.

I'll catch you later.

Lois, what'd you get?

Oh, I talked to Morris' boss

he knew what desk he worked at, but that's about it.

He worked there almost 20 years.

You should have seen this place.

A hundred lab techs in these tiny little cubicles

it was so impersonal.

When he didn't show up for work

they didn't even bother to call him.

They just replaced him.

What did you find out at STAR Labs?

Oh, it was incredible.

Listen, the material we found inside Alan's lab

is a type of fiber optic.

It's designed to reflect visible light as ultraviolet.

Come again?

Ultraviolet light is an invisible part of the spectrum.

Are you saying that it's possible

for somebody to be invisible?

Think of it as the next stage of stealth technology.

If you wore a suit made out of this kind of material

you could appear invisible.

Ah, well, that makes sense.

The appearance of invisibility

is completely different from real invisibility.

Do you know, Lois, it must be tough being right all the time.

Yes. It is.

Working late again, eh, kid?

- That's the spirit. - Yeah. Night, chief.

All the armed robberies that occurred in the last ten years.

And, Lois, that story you and Clark wrote

asking The Invisible Man to turn himself in to you

really paid off.

Another one?

I am The Invisible Man.

[laughing ] Ow!

Sorry, buddy. Try central casting.

Oh. That's it.

I'm going home.

Goodnight, Lois.

Lois?

Lois?

Mr. White?

Lois, what's going on?

It's supertime!

Wait, Lois, where are you going?

For my flying lesson, of course.

What?

Oh.

Coming!

Well, alright already, I'm coming!

Who is it?

(Alan) 'Lois Lane?'

Who's there?

I've got a...weapon.

Jimmy?

Where are you?

If this is your idea of a joke, it is not funny.

(Alan) 'No, it's-it's no joke.'

'It's-it's-it's just me.'

I'm The Invisible Man.

Aah!

I was the invisible Robin Hood

but I'm not the one doing these bad things.

There's another invisible man out there.

Alan, let's just start at the beginning. Why?

Very simple, Miss Lane.

I became invisible to become visible again.

I'm not following.

At some point

I don't remember exactly, when years ago

I just disappeared.

'I went to work every day'

'did the same thing.'

'I drifted apart from my friends.'

Helene and I stopped talking.

I guess she just lost interest in me.

I became so invisible in my own life

I decided to do it for real

'so I started experimenting.'

Where did you get the idea for the suit?

From a fluorescent light bulb.

A fluorescent light bulb turns invisible light

into visible light.

'I reversed the process.'

It took me 15 years to build this suit.

Well, how come I can see it?

Because it isn't activated.

It has switches in the interior lining.

Here. Try on the hood.

I told you it wouldn't work.

Somebody must've stolen my other suits.

I made several backups.

Well, someone did break into the basement.

- Is Helene-- - 'Oh, don't worry. She's fine.'

Will you help me stop whoever's doing these things?

Well, it's not gonna be easy.

Invisibility is an incredible advantage.

And the person who could really help, Superman

is probably off signing a deal

to star in his own television series by now.

Superman on TV?

I don't think so.

Look, Alan, maybe you better stay at my place

until this whole thing is resolved.

Well, I'll see you guys in the morning.

Lois, not you, too?

(Alan) 'I know what you must think of me.'

Some crackpot.

Not at all.

(Alan) You have no idea what it's like.

People pass you by and, look right through you.

They never see the part of you that you want them to see.

You'd be surprised, Alan.

I'll bet a lot of people know what that's like.

I have to go out for a little while.

You gonna be okay here?

Oh, sure. Don't worry about me.

If anything happens, I'll just fade into the background.

Can you believe this stuff?

It's all over Metropolis.

Not just Metropolis, but at gas stations

and Harley even has a section at the feed store.

Although I do think the doll is cute.

Mom, they're buying and selling Superman on street corners.

Lois has a pair of Superman pajamas.

You saw Lois in her pajamas?

No, well, yes, but it was an accident

when her robe came undone.

The point is

they're selling Superman off like a piece of meat.

$50,000 to help blind children.

There's nothing wrong with that.

Mom, I know it's for a good cause, and I want to help

but Superman has become this superstar.

And I don't know if he can keep it up.

What do you mean, "He?"

You speak as though Superman were someone else.

You are Superman, Clark.

I guess I just, feel like I'm losing myself

to the man in the red, yellow, and blue suit.

Son, it's the man beneath the suit that we care about.

(Linda on TV) 'The city is gripped with fear this morning'

'after last night's breakout at the Metropolis Penitentiary.'

'The Invisible Man freed an entire cell-block'

'of some of the nation's most vicious criminals.'

The police commissioner

is urging the people of Metropolis to remain calm

but he has ordered a 10:00 p.m. curfew for tonight.

'He is also urging all citizens'

'to lock their doors and windows securely.'

Great shades of Elvis!

An army of invisible criminals!

Something even Superman can't fight.

With these suits, there's nothing we can't do

no place we can't get into.

All my life I've dreamed of gold..

...and now it's ours for the taking.

We're going back to the source

and this time we're going to pull it off!

A billion dollars' worth!

And afterwards..

...we just disappear.

This is impossible.

Even after eliminating all the armed robbers still in jail

or accounted for somewhere else

there's still over 100 suspects.

Let's go over it again.

First of all, he robs a jewelry store

then he robs a rare coin store.

Jewels, collectors' items, precious metals.

Yeah, but not all precious metals.

"Gold ring with an emerald stone

"gold chains, gold brooch."

Gold. He steals gold.

Jimmy!

"Golden boy" Barnes and his gang

all went down for the last job they pulled.

Several of them were in the bust out they had the other day.

- We got him. - Yeah, but how do we find him?

Well, he's bound to strike again.

But where?

I know exactly where.

Poor guy hasn't slept in a week.

Well, let him be then.

We'll wait a while.

I don't know if he can help anyway.

I'll make some tea.

Mm. Nice.

Lapsang souchong.

My mother used to make me tea and raisin scones

when I was feeling bad.

Hmm.

Years later I had them for tea at the London Savoy

but they never tasted as good.

Hmm. When I was a kid, Lucy and I used to play this game.

We'd ask each other, "What would you rather be able to do

fly or be invisible?"

And you chose?

Hmm, invisible.

I wished I could walk through all those closed doors.

I guess I still do.

And what do you think you'd find there

behind all those closed doors?

Hmm, I don't know.

Something different..

...wonderful..

Something I don't have, can't have.

So what about you?

What?

Invisible or fly?

Fly.

Really?

Yeah.

You know, I never thought I would say this, Clark

but you and I have something in common.

What's that?

Superman.

You want to fly like him

and I want to fly with him.

Hmm.

Superman.

I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you.

I ran into Clark at the courthouse, and he said--

Clark, did-did he leave?

What's he doing at the courthouse?

The hall of records.

He said something about researching

the past activities of Barnes' gang.

He said you could use my help.

Oh...we can.

You don't need to bid, for my attention, Lois.

Oh, you saw me there.

I didn't think that you noticed.

And I thought I was just another face in the crowd.

You will always be special to me, Lois.

I will?

You're the first woman who ever..

...interviewed me.

I can't believe my eyes.

Is that really Superman?

Good morning, Alan.

I need some information from you.

Oh, a-anything.

Hello.

Uh...yes, Clark. It's, uh, Clark Kent.

'Uh, yes, they're both here.'

Yeah, they're fine.

O-okay, I'll-I'll tell them.

Thank you.

What did he want?

He said...he'll be a while.

Good.

I-I mean..

...th-th-that he'd take his time.

Clark filled me in about Barnes and the gold repository.

My problem is, even if they show up, I still can't see them.

Even with your X-ray vision?

No. Because I still need visible light.

Hey, Alan, is there anything else

you could tell us that might help?

I don't think so.

Well, you got the idea from a fluorescent light bulb.

Yes, but I never really thought about making

an invisible suit visible.

Well, there must be a way.

Yes, there is.

Where are you going?

To turn on the lights.

Oh, no. Uh, no, not without me, you don't.

Do you have a spare?

W.. Sure. One size fits all.

(Alan whispering) 'Psst! Lois?'

(Lois whispering) 'What?'

- 'Where are you?' - 'I'm right here.'

(Lois) 'Take my hand.'

(Alan) 'Oh, I don't know about this, Miss Lane.'

'This could be very dangerous.'

(Lois) 'Danger is my business, Alan.'

- Easy. - Alright.

(male #3) 'This one's about full.'

Oh, yeah. Don't lose your head over this one.

(male #3) Hey, I get it. He lost his head.

(Lois) 'Let's get out of here.'

'We've got to call the police.'

'And will you get your hand off my thigh?'

(Alan) 'Thigh?'

'My hand isn't on your thigh.'

(Lois) 'Uh-oh.'

This should work out perfectly.

'I can just see tomorrow's headline.'

"Invisible Man found dead along with hostages

Daily Planet's star reporter."

Oh, by the way...did you know this room is airtight?

'With the door shut, I'd guess there's only about'

two minutes of air left in here.

So if I were you, I'd say my prayers.

I'll say one for you, but it won't help.

I'll be seeing you.

(male #4) 'Take your position. Go! Go!'

(male #5) 'On the back side. Move it!'

(male #6) 'Alpha team ready, sir!'

Danger is my business.

(male #7) 'Sharpshooters in position, sir.'

(male #8) 'We need another man over here!'

(male #9) 'I'm coming with you right away.'

(male #7) 'Look, the door's opening!'

Hold your fire! They may have hostages!

Superman.

(male #10) 'I can see him!'

Drop your weapons!

Nice to see you, Barnes.

Where's Lois Lane?

Lois? Is she here?

Superman.

Where are you?

How did you know how to make them visible?

Fluorescent light.

In a fluorescent light bulb

invisible light becomes visible

by passing it through a coating of phosphorus.

That's the second time you saved my life.

Glad to be of service.

Supe!

You were terrific!

Ha-ha! You want it in writing, right?

Okay, here's the evidence.

We got world-wide merchandising rights.

Now I'm talking movies, I'm talking miniseries

I'm talking music videos.

'Comic books!'

'Action figures!'

But you call all the shots.

Quality control, that's Murray Brown's middle name.

If you don't like it, kid, we don't do it.

Now, how can you turn down a deal like that?

- I can't. - You can't?

But all proceeds go to charity.

Great touch.

That doesn't include my commission, right?

I destroyed the suits, all my notes.

Are you going back to your job?

No, no. I got a new one. Something very exciting.

Vice president research and development

for Luthor Technologies.

Congratulations.

We are so happy the two of you are back together.

- He did? - Mm-hmm. Yes.

Alan's his old self again.

Thank you for bringing him home to me.

Guess I don't have to be invisible

to be visible anymore.

You never did, Alan.

It was the man under the suit

'that Helene cared about.'

I think we should lead with this.

Hmm, nice work.

You know, Clark

not that I'm one of those people that revel in saying

"I told you so."

Uh-huh.

But...I hope you learned your lesson.

There is no such thing as an invisible man.

Yes, there is, Lois.

Yes, there is.