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Daddy wanted me to have the party at the Olympia Hotel.

Now, that would've been a bit much.

But a little birthday celebration in the school gym..

...it's so modest, it's almost tacky.

I'm sure it'll be a neat party.

Ah, if it's neat, I'll kill myself.

I want it to be unique, and thrilling, and exciting.

Eighteen is a special year for a girl

and I'm looking forward to a very special present from you.

I put money down on a two-dollar birthday card

if I can make the payments, it's yours.

Clark, the only thing that I want from you...is you.

Look at Clark.

Isn't that enough to make you sick?

What? The tuna melt?

Not what he's eating, dummy.

What he's looking at and how.

Hey, Clark.

Hi.

Dude.

[both laughs]

I really like Lana.

Yeah, she's great.

But she sure doesn't like me.

It's too bad.

My daddy always said that if you wanna be somebody in this world

you have to make everyone you meet

either love you or hate you.

Oops! Daddy will be here any minute now.

Oh! And I'm in my leotard. He's so old-fashioned.

Oh, no no. Let me take care of that. Come on.

Tell you what, give me ten minutes

and send him over to the Segal Center.

Tell him I'll meet him there, okay?

- Okay, great. - Thanks.

What does he look like?

He'll be in a silver limo, and that's my daddy.

- Okay, great. - Thanks.

Bye.

TJ, take care of that for me.

What?

[whirring]

- Sure this is going to work? - Relax, Arnie.

It's the same kind of bomb we always use.

Once we blow Mr. Danner to the wild blue yonder

we're out of here.

Get in, get in. Let's go. Go.

[Whoosh]

[upbeat music]

[boom]

Who's that?

I don't know.

[tires screech]

- You okay? - Yeah.

(male #1) Aah!

You alright?

I've felt better.

I don't know, I don't know what you did

or how you did it, but there'll be a reward.

Get the young man's address, Barney.

[sirens approaching]

(male #1) Wait!

[car doors close]

[camera clicking]

Perfect.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter on police radio]

Sir?

Sir, I'm Clark Kent, with the Shuster University Herald.

I wanted a statement from you as to what happened.

A bomb exploded near my car.

End of statement.

Excuse me.

Okay, Danner.

What are you doing in my town?

Sir? Sir, could you give me a statement?

Uh, you're from that college, aren't you kid?

Yes, sir.

Look I haven't got time for you right now. Please.

Miller, please, have these people back off.

Alright, Danner.

I don't think you're gonna be one of my favorite people.

Let me see your badge.

Congratulations, Detective Harris.

I'm gonna see that you have an early retirement..

...beginning next week.

Trembling with fear.

I don't know who's trying to waste you.

I don't give a hoot.

If you waste him first, good luck to you

but if you're gonna be blowing each other up

do it on your turf.

This is a college town. Don't want kids getting hurt.

(Sara) Daddy!

- Sara. - Are you alright?

Oh, sure. I'm fine, I'm fine.

I promise I'll have my doctor send you a note.

Okay.

Clark! Have you met Clark, Daddy?

Oh, this is Clark?

Yes, we met.

- I need to talk to you. - Okay.

- Nice meeting you, Clark. - Nice to meet you, sir.

Get Frank from lab to go through this.

And get these kids away from the fire, please.

Detective Harris, can you spare a moment now?

Alright, kid, one question, but I'm busy.

Who's, who's Mr. Danner?

You call yourself a reporter

and you don't know who Matt Danner is?

That's Matt Danner.

He's head of one of the biggest

crime syndicates on the East Coast.

So what do you think about Sara now?

I'll let you know.

I might find out what crime syndicate she's head off.

I'm afraid, sweetheart, that I'm gonna miss your party.

Oh, Daddy!

Attempts on my life always ruin my day.

Police are gonna give me a hard time

and besides, I've got to get back to town

and...handle things.

Please be careful, Daddy.

If you can't be good, you gotta be careful.

Happy birthday, baby.

- Yeah? - Daddy!

Mr. Casey, Jake.

- Something's wrong. - Yes and no.

Good news is the bomb went off.

Bad news is Mr. Danner didn't go off with it.

Listen, Mr. Casey, this was not our fault.

We'll make it up to you.

I want the both of you back here as soon as possible. Got it?

Listen to me, Benny..

...Casey's got to be behind it.

Now, use the whole organization if you have to

but I want that no-good rat hung out to dry

and I want it done yesterday.

Before the cops become my partners.

I'll tell you why not the cops.

Because if they nab him first, then he ends up in a cozy jail

protected by bars and lawyers.

Let's save the tax payers some money.

Bring Casey in refrigerated.

[pop music]

# It's a fine mess we're into #

# It's a fine mess #

# It's the kind of mess I'm used to #

# It's a fine mess we're into #

What's your name, good looking?

It's been so long I almost forgot.

Sorry I'm late. Had to put the paper to bed.

You know, big time reporter stuff.

Ah.

[club music]

Who's that big guy over in the corner, to my right?

(Sara) My bodyguard.

Your bodyguard?

What can I say?

Every time there's an attempt on Daddy's life

I always end up with a bodyguard.

You never told me that your father is...Matt Danner.

So? I never told you that Ross Danner is my mother.

Or that Gloria, Lavinie and Claire are my first cousins.

I love my father, and I'm proud of him.

The paper prints a pretty grim picture of him.

They call him head of a crime syndicate.

You know what I think is criminal?

It's people building the hydrogen bomb

that can destroy the world.

How about those creeps who are polluting their environment?

Clark, my dad may bend the law every now and then

but what he does is nothing

compared to the self-righteous, hypocritical politicians

who rob us deaf, dumb and blind.

I don't know.

You're a great attorney for the defense

but I have to think about it.

Okay.

[music continues]

TJ, if you want to catch me by star light

leave your camera behind.

Okay.

I could dance all night.

I can't stay that long.

I have a sociology paper to write

before I hit the sack.

I don't believe you.

Good night, Sara.

Clark.

Clark, don't leave me yet.

You still owe me... my birthday present.

Clark..

[romantic music]

That was a C minus.

Maybe we can try it with your arms around me this time.

That was an A minus.

If you hold me a little tighter, maybe we can get an A plus.

When I get passionate, I'm an animal.

I might cause you bodily harm.

A little pain never hurt anyone.

Good night, Sara.

[sighs]

I can't believe this is happening to me.

Not in the twentieth century.

[dramatic music]

Look, I'll tell you one more time.

When I came to, I ran up to Sara's room, and she was gone.

So I called Mr. Danner immediately

then drove to the hospital, I got my head stitched up

then went back to the hotel.

So why didn't you call the police?

I don't work for the police.

I work for Mr. Danner.

This is a police station, not a police state.

What right do you have to detain my employee?

What are the charges?

Your daughter's been kidnapped

and you're worrying about this punk?

It's none of your business who I worry about.

My daughter wasn't kidnapped, she ran away.

We had a quarrel.

It's her way of punishing me.

She ran away?

And she didn't even pack a suitcase?

Didn't take her purse, her credit cards?

You know she was kidnapped

and I have a hunch you know who did it.

Don't leave town, Danner.

You can reach me at the Peabody.

Mr. Danner? Mr. Danner?

Hi, kid.

Sara's my friend, and maybe I can help.

You really like my kid a lot, huh?

Yes, sir.

At least we've got that in common.

Hop in.

[police siren blaring]

In your opinion...is ripping a man's heart out

more painful than cutting his throat?

Forget it.

Superboy.

Excuse me?

Superboy.

That's who I could use right now.

I don't know why he saved me in the first place.

I don't know him.

I never did anything for him.

Maybe I did. He must feel obligated.

Superboy could find Casey for me like that.

Why are you always looking at your watch?

I'm late now.

I got an appointment at my doctor's

to get my stitches taken out.

[whirring]

(Danner) Oh, if you miss it, I'll send you to my vet.

[phone rings] Yes?

This is Casey.

I don't know what rock you're hiding under

but I'm gonna find you.

(Casey on phone) Don't count on it.

If we're gonna play hide and seek

you don't stand a chance.

First, let me put your daughter on.

Say hello to your daddy, Sara.

Daddy, please help me. Please help me.

Thank you, Sara.

You're a dead man, Casey.

(Casey on phone) Well, we all have to die some time, Danner.

Even the children we love.

[dramatic music]

What the..

You're either a quick healer, or a bad liar.

What are you talking about?

I'll show you what I'm talking about.

Whoa!

Do you like to fly?

Yeah, only in a 747.

Well, I'm not a wide body

Although, if you find me comfortable

I tire easily.

Where are you taking me?

I don't know you're the pilot.

Just point me to the direction Casey's holding Sara

and I'll take you there.

Casey who?

Whoa!

Think you can remember what Casey I'm talking about?

I work for Mr. Danner!

- I'm getting impatient. - Whoa!

He's on a yacht. A rented yacht.

Somewhere in the Marina.

I don't have time for somewhere.

You point me.

Okay, okay.

Now, can we discuss this as reasonable men?

Go to hell.

I can't oblige.

I've got business in this state.

Your business.

Over my dead body.

If necessary.

That's the way you ran the Dutchman out of town

and that's our tradition in our line of work.

[dramatic music]

- Is that the Marina? - Yes.

Which yacht?

That's her.

[siren blaring]

[tires screeching]

crash

I'll tell you what, here's the deal.

Why don't you find yourself

a nice little place to live out of town?

Like in Europe?

I'll give you five percent of the take, plus your daughter.

I'm not giving up what I worked for all my life for anything.

Now, shove your offer!

Sara, it's time to say goodbye to your daddy.

Daddy, give him what he wants! Don't let him kill me!

Sara, were-were you listening?

[sobbing] Daddy, give him what he wants!

Listen, Sara.

I can't turn the syndicate over to him

but he's not going to kill you.

You're just a bargaining chip.

You be brave.

We'll find him.

Jake!

Look at that.

That's, that's the guy!

Casey, it's him!

The guy with the red cape!

Mr. Casey!

Let's get out of here.

[theme music]

Stop! Take one step, I'll blow the girl to bits.

Now, freeze!

Freeze. Good idea.

[wind blowing]

Ugh!

Aah!

Superboy, what's going on here?

This is your kidnapper. I suggest you arrest him

and take him down to headquarters to defrost him.

I wish you weren't leaving school.

I need to get away, and get my head straight.

I'm gonna miss you.

What do you think you're doing?

Please, leave us alone.

Please.

Sara, you can't leave me.

You left me first.

I would have been dead.

If it wasn't for Superboy, I would've been dead.

(Danner) Oh, no, no.

We would've made some arrangement sooner or later.

"Sooner or later".

How comforting!

I want you out of my life, Dad.

Where, where are you going?

Some place.

Any place.

Doesn't even matter.

Goodbye, Dad.

[engine revs]

You really liked her, didn't you?

Yeah, I liked her.

Did you guys, um...ever spend the night together?

That's sick! What kind of question is that?

That's rude. Sorry. You don't have to answer.

I won't.

- But if you want to know-- - No, I don't.

- I'm telling you anyway. - No.

It never went beyond a passionate kiss.

[theme music]

Captioned by Grant Brown