1 00:00:01,000 --> 00:00:04,074 Subtitles downloaded from www.OpenSubtitles.org 2 00:00:46,026 --> 00:00:48,620 It's steep. Back! 3 00:00:50,030 --> 00:00:52,191 It's going... 4 00:00:59,539 --> 00:01:01,632 But it's caught by Kent! 5 00:01:02,075 --> 00:01:04,100 This ball game is over. 6 00:02:08,308 --> 00:02:11,607 What do you mean, you can't make it? Poker game starts in a few hours. 7 00:02:12,779 --> 00:02:15,646 Where am I supposed to find another player at the last minute? 8 00:02:17,551 --> 00:02:20,281 All right. Look, I'll talk to you later. 9 00:02:26,159 --> 00:02:28,423 - How you doing, Kent? - Hi, Chief. 10 00:02:28,495 --> 00:02:29,928 You know, it occurs to me that... 11 00:02:31,231 --> 00:02:33,631 well, we don't see enough of each other. 12 00:02:33,700 --> 00:02:38,330 - We see each other 10 hours a day, sir. - No, I mean socially. 13 00:02:38,405 --> 00:02:40,498 You know, a couple of old newspaper cronies... 14 00:02:41,675 --> 00:02:43,802 going out, having a few beers, some laughs. 15 00:02:43,910 --> 00:02:46,071 That's nice of you. I think I have Thursday free. 16 00:02:47,347 --> 00:02:50,111 The game starts at 9:00. Tonight. 17 00:02:51,218 --> 00:02:52,378 Right here. 18 00:02:54,087 --> 00:02:55,213 See you then. 19 00:02:56,122 --> 00:02:57,384 Game? 20 00:02:57,791 --> 00:02:58,849 Poker. 21 00:02:59,092 --> 00:03:02,858 I bet you were a real monster around the tables back in Smallville? 22 00:03:02,929 --> 00:03:05,659 Actually, I was never very good at poker, sir. 23 00:03:06,166 --> 00:03:08,828 Well, that's even better. 24 00:03:10,370 --> 00:03:11,496 I'm out. 25 00:03:16,977 --> 00:03:18,001 $20. 26 00:03:25,852 --> 00:03:27,342 Too rich for me. 27 00:03:28,822 --> 00:03:31,382 All right, let's see, Clark, just to... 28 00:03:32,559 --> 00:03:35,187 make this interesting, I'm going to... 29 00:03:36,496 --> 00:03:40,296 see your $20, and I'm going to raise you... 30 00:03:40,600 --> 00:03:43,330 How much do you make here during the week? 31 00:03:45,972 --> 00:03:48,463 Just funning with you, son. Relax. 32 00:03:48,675 --> 00:03:51,701 Let's just say, $50. 33 00:03:53,513 --> 00:03:54,980 Guess I played my cards right. 34 00:03:55,048 --> 00:03:57,778 Take your time now. Make the right decision. 35 00:03:58,251 --> 00:04:01,414 You know who would be a great poker player? Superman. 36 00:04:01,488 --> 00:04:03,922 Great, Jimmy. We'll just invite him next week. 37 00:04:03,990 --> 00:04:05,617 I don't even know if Superman gambles. 38 00:04:05,692 --> 00:04:07,216 But in his case, it isn't gambling. 39 00:04:07,294 --> 00:04:11,390 Jimmy! Please! Shut up. The man's trying to think. 40 00:04:11,464 --> 00:04:14,399 He's got x-ray vision. He can look at everyone else's cards. 41 00:04:14,467 --> 00:04:15,991 - Superman wouldn't do that. - Why? 42 00:04:16,069 --> 00:04:17,627 Because it wouldn't be fair play. 43 00:04:17,704 --> 00:04:20,104 Fair play is what Superman is all about. 44 00:04:20,173 --> 00:04:22,903 - It'd be awfully tempting, though. - Sure would. 45 00:04:22,976 --> 00:04:25,604 I mean, especially with this kind of money on the table. 46 00:04:25,679 --> 00:04:29,479 I mean, if it were me, I would have to muster up a lot of super willpower... 47 00:04:29,549 --> 00:04:30,641 not to sneak a peek. 48 00:04:30,717 --> 00:04:32,412 Give us a break here. 49 00:04:36,323 --> 00:04:37,415 Fold. 50 00:04:39,059 --> 00:04:41,550 That's okay, son. Don't let it bother you. 51 00:04:41,628 --> 00:04:44,188 Poker. It's just like anything else. 52 00:04:44,264 --> 00:04:46,528 - Takes a little practice. - Yeah. 53 00:04:50,837 --> 00:04:54,432 Okay. Seven-card stud. High-low. First and last cards down. 54 00:04:54,507 --> 00:04:56,702 One-eyed jacks and deuces wild. 55 00:05:03,984 --> 00:05:05,645 - Partners? - You and Kent. 56 00:05:05,719 --> 00:05:08,051 The experience of the battle-scarred veteran... 57 00:05:08,121 --> 00:05:10,783 paired with the hunger of the exciting, fresh talent. 58 00:05:10,857 --> 00:05:13,621 I am not that scarred. And he is not that exciting. 59 00:05:13,693 --> 00:05:15,092 Your tenacity, his tact. 60 00:05:15,161 --> 00:05:18,460 Believe me, Lois, the two of you, there's chemistry there. 61 00:05:18,531 --> 00:05:19,930 It's gonna make for great stories. 62 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,127 But, Perry, partnership, it's like marriage. 63 00:05:22,202 --> 00:05:24,170 That's right. You've got to work at it. 64 00:05:24,237 --> 00:05:27,468 It takes patience, understanding, and a willingness to be supportive. 65 00:05:27,540 --> 00:05:30,134 I know, honey. Fake it. 66 00:05:30,276 --> 00:05:31,709 Now go find your partner. 67 00:05:37,417 --> 00:05:38,679 Howdy, partner. 68 00:05:39,686 --> 00:05:43,315 What sounds better? Kent and Lane, or Lane and Kent? 69 00:05:43,890 --> 00:05:47,121 Kent and Lane. Lane and Kent. 70 00:05:47,460 --> 00:05:49,826 - Neither. - Lane and Kent, definitely. 71 00:05:49,896 --> 00:05:50,920 Why? 72 00:05:51,631 --> 00:05:54,998 Tradition. Abbott and Costello. Martin and Lewis. 73 00:05:55,502 --> 00:05:57,834 The straight man always goes first. 74 00:05:58,438 --> 00:06:01,737 - Either way, it'll never work. - Come on. It won't be that bad. 75 00:06:01,808 --> 00:06:04,106 It'll be that bad. It'll be worse. 76 00:06:04,344 --> 00:06:06,209 Let's go. He wants to see us. 77 00:06:08,481 --> 00:06:11,473 - Boxing? - It's not just boxing. 78 00:06:12,085 --> 00:06:13,985 The ultimate street fight. 79 00:06:14,054 --> 00:06:16,921 It's the fight card of the century. Right here in Metropolis. 80 00:06:16,990 --> 00:06:20,016 - It's still boxing. - It's a civic event. 81 00:06:20,093 --> 00:06:23,790 - It's sports. - Lois, just do the story. 82 00:06:28,868 --> 00:06:32,964 This wouldn't have anything to do with my connections, would it? 83 00:06:33,440 --> 00:06:34,771 Connections? 84 00:06:35,408 --> 00:06:37,569 You got connections in the fight game? 85 00:06:37,644 --> 00:06:40,238 - You know I do. - What connections? 86 00:06:40,313 --> 00:06:41,871 That's right. 87 00:06:42,782 --> 00:06:44,477 How is your father? 88 00:06:45,518 --> 00:06:48,316 - Come on, Clark. - What? Your father's a fighter? 89 00:07:21,921 --> 00:07:23,752 The Menken Gym. 90 00:07:24,657 --> 00:07:27,387 Do you realize how many champions have come out of here? 91 00:07:27,460 --> 00:07:29,485 Give me a minute to pat down my goose bumps. 92 00:07:29,562 --> 00:07:31,792 You wouldn't say that if you followed boxing. 93 00:07:33,066 --> 00:07:36,160 Billy Mason. Maybe the greatest middleweight of all time. 94 00:07:36,236 --> 00:07:37,703 Welterweight. 95 00:07:39,205 --> 00:07:42,436 I'll never forget it. Mason/Rodriguez, June '78. 96 00:07:42,509 --> 00:07:44,136 '79, October. 97 00:07:44,477 --> 00:07:46,843 Mason takes Rodriguez down in the eighth round... 98 00:07:46,913 --> 00:07:49,006 - Fourth. TKO. - Would you cut it out? 99 00:07:49,082 --> 00:07:52,210 Clark, you're thinking of the Mason/Ramirez fight a year earlier... 100 00:07:52,285 --> 00:07:54,776 before Mason moved up in weight class. 101 00:07:55,755 --> 00:07:58,189 Wait a minute. How did you know that? 102 00:07:58,391 --> 00:08:00,518 - Lucky guess. - No. How? 103 00:08:01,461 --> 00:08:04,624 During the Mason/Rodriguez fight, Mason tore a rotator cuff... 104 00:08:04,697 --> 00:08:07,996 which was later operated on by Dr. Sam Lane. 105 00:08:09,269 --> 00:08:11,897 Sam Lane? Wait a minute. Is he your... 106 00:08:11,971 --> 00:08:13,962 My father. So you've heard of him? 107 00:08:14,040 --> 00:08:16,702 Anybody who's ever read the sports pages has heard of him. 108 00:08:16,776 --> 00:08:19,643 He practically invented reconstructive surgery for athletes. 109 00:08:19,712 --> 00:08:21,680 Builds them a new hip, new knee, whatever... 110 00:08:21,748 --> 00:08:24,376 and they come back better than they were before. 111 00:08:24,450 --> 00:08:27,715 - So, he's your connection. - In Perry's dreams. 112 00:08:27,854 --> 00:08:30,652 There's Tommy Garrison. Let's see if we can get a statement. 113 00:08:30,723 --> 00:08:32,884 Tommy! Can we talk to you a minute? 114 00:08:41,434 --> 00:08:42,526 Holy... 115 00:08:42,936 --> 00:08:44,062 Who are you? 116 00:08:44,137 --> 00:08:46,264 Lois Lane. Clark Kent. Daily Planet. 117 00:08:46,339 --> 00:08:48,239 Somebody wanna throw these two out of here? 118 00:08:48,875 --> 00:08:50,934 Quiet down there, okay? 119 00:08:51,010 --> 00:08:53,672 - Allie. - Hiya, pumpkin, how are you? 120 00:08:53,746 --> 00:08:55,338 - "Pumpkin"? - What happened? 121 00:08:55,415 --> 00:08:58,475 Perry White finally put you on the sports pages, where you belong? 122 00:08:58,551 --> 00:09:01,349 She's forgotten more about sports than I ever knew. 123 00:09:01,421 --> 00:09:02,854 I'm beginning to see that. 124 00:09:02,956 --> 00:09:05,447 How is Perry? Still cheating at poker? 125 00:09:05,558 --> 00:09:08,026 He's fine. Allie, this is Clark Kent, my... 126 00:09:08,094 --> 00:09:10,221 The guy that I'm working on the story with. 127 00:09:10,296 --> 00:09:11,354 Her partner. 128 00:09:11,764 --> 00:09:13,994 How are you? So what brings you here? 129 00:09:14,067 --> 00:09:16,968 You have four fighters going for titles this Saturday night. 130 00:09:17,036 --> 00:09:21,132 That's the biggest thing in boxing history, and we can't get to any of the fighters. 131 00:09:21,274 --> 00:09:23,868 Max Menken will talk to you for as long as you want. 132 00:09:23,943 --> 00:09:26,639 Menken's the promoter. We'd like to speak to the fighters... 133 00:09:26,713 --> 00:09:29,011 I'm sorry, Kent, I can't do... 134 00:09:30,416 --> 00:09:32,145 You wanna talk to me? 135 00:09:33,186 --> 00:09:37,054 Okay. But you can't learn anything from down there. 136 00:09:37,824 --> 00:09:40,691 Come on up. See what it feels like. 137 00:09:43,730 --> 00:09:44,788 Go on, Clark. 138 00:09:44,864 --> 00:09:47,799 - Go on. Get in there. - Maybe this isn't a good idea. 139 00:09:47,867 --> 00:09:51,530 This is what we came here for. If you're not gonna go up there, I will. 140 00:09:51,604 --> 00:09:52,764 Okay. 141 00:09:54,574 --> 00:09:55,632 Fine. 142 00:09:59,812 --> 00:10:01,302 You look pretty solid. 143 00:10:01,547 --> 00:10:03,913 - You ever been in a fight? - I try to avoid them. 144 00:10:03,983 --> 00:10:07,714 How can you write about boxing when you don't know what it's like? 145 00:10:08,254 --> 00:10:10,654 You ever see punches like this? 146 00:10:11,658 --> 00:10:15,458 Come on, give it back to me. Your best shot. Come on. 147 00:10:15,528 --> 00:10:18,122 No? You try to avoid me, okay? 148 00:10:21,100 --> 00:10:23,591 That one almost connected. 149 00:10:24,871 --> 00:10:27,863 You know something, princess, you better keep your guard up... 150 00:10:27,941 --> 00:10:30,569 or somebody's gonna knock you through the ropes. 151 00:10:30,643 --> 00:10:33,373 - Then what're you gonna do? - You might be surprised. 152 00:10:33,446 --> 00:10:36,540 - Why don't you get down from there? - You just sent me up here. 153 00:10:36,616 --> 00:10:38,550 Allie, he's just playing with him, right? 154 00:10:38,618 --> 00:10:42,110 See, I got you right where I want you, and I haven't even thrown a punch. 155 00:10:42,188 --> 00:10:43,917 What now, princess? 156 00:10:44,691 --> 00:10:46,522 - Clark, no! - Garrison! 157 00:10:47,760 --> 00:10:49,318 Hit the showers. 158 00:10:49,395 --> 00:10:51,920 That's right. Everybody. Let's go. 159 00:10:52,231 --> 00:10:55,029 I'll see you later. Princess. 160 00:10:58,671 --> 00:11:00,935 - You okay, kid? - I'm fine. 161 00:11:01,040 --> 00:11:02,974 Forget it, Clark. That guy's a jerk. 162 00:11:03,076 --> 00:11:07,012 I guess you can get away with a lot when you're the strongest man in the world. 163 00:11:07,080 --> 00:11:11,073 One of the strongest. Saturday night you can see them all. 164 00:11:11,284 --> 00:11:13,218 The ultimate street fight. 165 00:11:13,286 --> 00:11:16,255 The most spectacular night of boxing there ever was. 166 00:11:16,322 --> 00:11:18,882 And the winner's gonna fight Superman. 167 00:11:18,958 --> 00:11:22,018 The eyes of the world right here on Metropolis. 168 00:11:22,362 --> 00:11:23,693 Write about that. 169 00:11:23,963 --> 00:11:28,229 Now, excuse us. The gym is off limits to the press. 170 00:11:29,669 --> 00:11:31,694 You should have known better. 171 00:11:35,808 --> 00:11:39,209 Everybody's a little nervous. There's a lot riding on this. 172 00:11:39,278 --> 00:11:41,974 I can see that. Take care, Allie. 173 00:11:42,348 --> 00:11:44,213 - Good luck on Saturday. - Yeah. 174 00:11:44,384 --> 00:11:46,545 - Nice meeting you, Clark. - Nice to meet you. 175 00:11:49,155 --> 00:11:50,747 Let's go, pumpkin. 176 00:11:52,191 --> 00:11:53,215 Lois. 177 00:12:05,104 --> 00:12:07,197 - Hi, Dad. - What brings you here? 178 00:12:07,874 --> 00:12:09,739 The ultimate street fight. 179 00:12:10,076 --> 00:12:11,668 Right, what else? 180 00:12:12,245 --> 00:12:15,009 We're trying to get to the fighters, you know. 181 00:12:15,748 --> 00:12:17,613 Clark Kent, sir. Her partner. 182 00:12:18,151 --> 00:12:19,618 On this story. 183 00:12:19,685 --> 00:12:21,778 Sorry. Sam Lane, Clark Kent. 184 00:12:21,854 --> 00:12:23,822 Nice to meet you, Kent. 185 00:12:23,890 --> 00:12:27,087 I wish I could help you with the press, but it's not my department. 186 00:12:27,160 --> 00:12:28,218 Sure. We know. 187 00:12:28,294 --> 00:12:30,387 And of course the fighters are a little jumpy. 188 00:12:30,463 --> 00:12:33,091 Yes. Want to keep them away from us wicked reporters. 189 00:12:35,034 --> 00:12:38,868 Well, are you going to have some time, Lois, for dinner, or... 190 00:12:38,938 --> 00:12:40,803 Maybe. Soon. 191 00:12:41,174 --> 00:12:43,142 I'm really busy, and... 192 00:12:43,776 --> 00:12:44,834 Sure. 193 00:12:45,511 --> 00:12:47,672 - When you get out from under... - Sure. 194 00:12:48,915 --> 00:12:50,746 Call, yeah. 195 00:12:55,555 --> 00:12:58,683 I see. No, I didn't realize they were that close. 196 00:12:59,692 --> 00:13:03,924 It's a problem, which is why I suggested a press blackout in the first place. 197 00:13:06,032 --> 00:13:07,624 Max, calm down. 198 00:13:09,869 --> 00:13:12,099 Well, let me paint you a little portrait. 199 00:13:12,939 --> 00:13:17,774 Imagine a man whose net worth is in excess of $20 billion dollars... 200 00:13:18,010 --> 00:13:22,913 and that the same man is currently the third richest man on the planet... 201 00:13:23,382 --> 00:13:26,510 superseded only by Mr. Albert Chow of Hong Kong... 202 00:13:27,186 --> 00:13:29,051 and Elena Pappas of Athens, Greece. 203 00:13:29,122 --> 00:13:33,081 And when I say currently, I really mean temporarily. 204 00:13:33,459 --> 00:13:35,552 And that the same man... 205 00:13:35,728 --> 00:13:38,697 has an additional annual income of over $2 billion... 206 00:13:38,764 --> 00:13:42,200 which is approximately $200 million a month, $7 million a day... 207 00:13:42,268 --> 00:13:45,203 $300,000 an hour, $5,000 a minute. 208 00:13:45,271 --> 00:13:47,501 How long have we been talking, Max? 209 00:13:49,208 --> 00:13:50,470 That man is me. 210 00:13:51,477 --> 00:13:53,001 I hope you see my point. 211 00:13:55,481 --> 00:13:56,880 You don't see my point. 212 00:13:57,617 --> 00:14:01,644 Why am I not surprised? Well, then, let me explain it to you, Max. 213 00:14:01,787 --> 00:14:05,154 If a man like you has a problem, I expect you to solve it... 214 00:14:05,224 --> 00:14:07,522 with your own usual flair. 215 00:14:08,161 --> 00:14:12,530 For a man like me, on the other hand, life is a bowl of rubies. 216 00:14:13,332 --> 00:14:14,822 An extremely large bowl. 217 00:14:16,135 --> 00:14:17,932 I have no problems. 218 00:14:32,518 --> 00:14:33,780 No problems at all. 219 00:14:45,965 --> 00:14:47,398 Here you go. 220 00:14:59,879 --> 00:15:01,779 What are you still doing here? 221 00:15:03,316 --> 00:15:04,374 Working. 222 00:15:05,751 --> 00:15:08,015 - On what? - Just... 223 00:15:08,754 --> 00:15:11,746 You're waiting for me to talk about it. To open up. 224 00:15:11,824 --> 00:15:14,850 See, this is exactly why I hate partnerships. 225 00:15:14,927 --> 00:15:16,087 Why? 226 00:15:16,162 --> 00:15:20,030 Because, your partner is always there for you whether you want them there or not. 227 00:15:20,099 --> 00:15:22,465 Because your partner is there to share your troubles. 228 00:15:22,535 --> 00:15:24,002 I don't feel like sharing. 229 00:15:24,370 --> 00:15:27,897 Okay. So I don't get along with my father. Big deal. 230 00:15:28,507 --> 00:15:29,496 No big deal. 231 00:15:29,575 --> 00:15:33,011 I mean, haven't you ever met anyone who is so wrapped up in their work... 232 00:15:33,079 --> 00:15:35,274 they don't have time for anyone or anything? 233 00:15:35,348 --> 00:15:37,339 Is this a trick question? 234 00:15:38,851 --> 00:15:41,684 Okay, but at least I don't have kids. 235 00:15:43,289 --> 00:15:45,052 A lot of parents are workaholics. 236 00:15:45,124 --> 00:15:48,525 The ones I knew at least tried to spend some time with their family. 237 00:15:48,594 --> 00:15:50,357 My dad just came home to criticize. 238 00:15:50,429 --> 00:15:52,488 "Daddy, I got 98 on this test." 239 00:15:52,565 --> 00:15:55,966 "That's good, Lois. That leaves two points for improvement." 240 00:15:57,837 --> 00:15:58,929 Lois Lane. 241 00:15:59,805 --> 00:16:02,365 Allie? Calm down, what's wrong? 242 00:16:03,142 --> 00:16:05,076 Okay, just tell me where and when. 243 00:16:06,145 --> 00:16:09,171 - Okay. Allie Dinello. - What did he say? 244 00:16:09,248 --> 00:16:11,808 He needs to talk to me. Something about fight night. 245 00:16:11,884 --> 00:16:13,784 He didn't want to say any more on the phone. 246 00:16:13,853 --> 00:16:17,619 - Let's go. - Clark, I think that I should go alone. 247 00:16:17,690 --> 00:16:19,817 - Okay. - It's just that I think that... 248 00:16:19,892 --> 00:16:23,419 It will be more comfortable talking to somebody he knows. I get it. Go. 249 00:16:26,365 --> 00:16:28,731 Sometimes you surprise me. 250 00:17:17,016 --> 00:17:18,040 It's done. 251 00:17:18,117 --> 00:17:20,347 - Are you sure? - Positive. 252 00:17:33,566 --> 00:17:36,034 It's always such an embarrassment... 253 00:17:37,636 --> 00:17:39,069 having to do away with someone. 254 00:17:39,138 --> 00:17:44,041 It's like announcing to the world you lack the savvy and the finesse... 255 00:17:44,143 --> 00:17:46,839 to deal with the problem more creatively. 256 00:17:51,217 --> 00:17:55,278 I mean, there have been times, naturally, when I've had to have people eliminated... 257 00:17:55,354 --> 00:17:57,117 but it's always... 258 00:18:00,893 --> 00:18:02,292 saddened me. 259 00:18:03,496 --> 00:18:05,396 I've always felt like... 260 00:18:08,167 --> 00:18:10,260 I've let myself down somehow. 261 00:18:21,514 --> 00:18:24,677 I've known Allie almost my whole life. 262 00:18:25,785 --> 00:18:27,616 To see him like that was just... 263 00:18:27,686 --> 00:18:31,213 Police are calling it a hit-and-run. Probably a drunk driver. 264 00:18:31,290 --> 00:18:33,986 But we're not buying that, right? 265 00:18:34,059 --> 00:18:36,960 I was there. It was no ordinary hit-and-run. 266 00:18:37,029 --> 00:18:39,896 The car was coming straight at him. It bore down on him. 267 00:18:39,999 --> 00:18:42,627 - It was dark. - It wasn't that dark. 268 00:18:42,735 --> 00:18:44,794 Anyway, you didn't talk to him on the phone. 269 00:18:44,870 --> 00:18:47,771 You didn't hear how upset he was. He said he was in trouble. 270 00:18:49,475 --> 00:18:52,876 I think whatever he was going to tell me cost him his life. 271 00:18:52,945 --> 00:18:55,573 Well, now, do you have any idea what he wanted to say? 272 00:18:55,714 --> 00:18:58,512 - No. - You think your father can help? 273 00:18:59,685 --> 00:19:00,982 I don't know. 274 00:19:01,687 --> 00:19:03,780 Well, are you gonna ask him? 275 00:19:28,881 --> 00:19:29,973 Sorry, Dad. 276 00:19:32,351 --> 00:19:33,818 He was a real character. 277 00:19:34,186 --> 00:19:36,381 - Tough. - That he was. 278 00:19:36,622 --> 00:19:38,988 Always had a soft spot for you, though. 279 00:19:39,058 --> 00:19:42,494 - He used to call you "pumpkin." - Still did. 280 00:19:42,828 --> 00:19:43,988 Hit-and-run. 281 00:19:44,997 --> 00:19:47,192 Never dreamed he'd go out like that. 282 00:19:53,372 --> 00:19:56,136 He didn't. I think he was murdered. 283 00:19:56,408 --> 00:19:57,432 What? 284 00:19:57,510 --> 00:20:00,240 I was there. I saw the car coming at him straight and fast. 285 00:20:00,312 --> 00:20:02,439 It wasn't a drunk. It wasn't an accident. 286 00:20:02,515 --> 00:20:05,507 - What were you doing there? - Allie asked me to meet him. 287 00:20:05,584 --> 00:20:07,484 - Did the driver see you? - No. 288 00:20:09,488 --> 00:20:11,854 Lois, I want you to stay away from this. 289 00:20:11,924 --> 00:20:14,984 - This? What's this? What am I onto? - Nothing. 290 00:20:15,060 --> 00:20:17,620 There are a lot of rough characters in this business. 291 00:20:17,696 --> 00:20:20,028 Did Allie want to tell me that the fights are fixed? 292 00:20:20,099 --> 00:20:21,726 No, they are not fixed. 293 00:20:21,800 --> 00:20:24,064 - Now just stay away. - I can't stay away. 294 00:20:24,136 --> 00:20:26,161 I'm a reporter. This is my story. 295 00:20:28,807 --> 00:20:30,604 - Can you help me? - No. 296 00:20:32,811 --> 00:20:33,869 You're lying. 297 00:20:33,946 --> 00:20:35,607 - Don't be ridiculous. - I know the look. 298 00:20:35,681 --> 00:20:39,014 Lois, let's not do this. Not now, and certainly not here. 299 00:20:39,084 --> 00:20:41,279 - I can't help you. - Can't, or won't? 300 00:20:41,353 --> 00:20:42,342 Lois, no! 301 00:20:42,421 --> 00:20:46,016 You'd like to forget everything. The perfect father, daughter relationship. 302 00:20:46,091 --> 00:20:49,356 - I never claimed to be a perfect father. - You were hardly a father. 303 00:20:49,428 --> 00:20:50,725 Please don't. 304 00:20:52,331 --> 00:20:53,320 Look... 305 00:20:54,066 --> 00:20:55,226 Never mind. 306 00:20:56,368 --> 00:20:58,802 Can you tell me anything about the murder or not? 307 00:20:58,871 --> 00:21:01,237 I know nothing about the death of Allie Dinello. 308 00:21:04,743 --> 00:21:06,233 Whatever you say, Dad. 309 00:21:12,384 --> 00:21:15,319 Are you sure you want to break into your dad's office? 310 00:21:16,689 --> 00:21:18,714 He's hiding something. 311 00:21:20,225 --> 00:21:23,126 I've seen Jimmy do this before. It always works. 312 00:21:26,665 --> 00:21:28,997 I don't know what I'm doing wrong. 313 00:21:29,068 --> 00:21:32,697 - Nothing. You did it. - That was pretty good for a first time. 314 00:22:00,532 --> 00:22:03,467 All these training logs and medical reports. 315 00:22:04,436 --> 00:22:07,667 Look at this. Tommy Garrison's file. 316 00:22:08,507 --> 00:22:11,908 He had an okay boxing record until his surgery. After that, perfect. 317 00:22:11,977 --> 00:22:13,672 Same with this one. 318 00:22:13,746 --> 00:22:15,646 These guys didn't just have winning records. 319 00:22:15,714 --> 00:22:17,682 They made mince meat out of their opponents. 320 00:22:17,750 --> 00:22:20,412 What do you think? Some kind of steroid? 321 00:22:21,587 --> 00:22:23,054 Keep looking. 322 00:22:58,724 --> 00:23:00,021 Clark? How did you... 323 00:23:00,092 --> 00:23:02,993 My uncle Lee has the same setup in his den. 324 00:23:17,276 --> 00:23:19,801 Well, it's definitely not steroids. 325 00:23:20,312 --> 00:23:21,939 Mechanical parts. 326 00:23:22,314 --> 00:23:24,748 And little motors to drive them. 327 00:23:24,950 --> 00:23:27,282 No wonder these guys are invincible. 328 00:23:28,387 --> 00:23:32,483 Oh, my God, Clark. I'm Dr. Frankenstein's daughter. 329 00:23:34,593 --> 00:23:37,027 - What? - I heard something. 330 00:23:37,096 --> 00:23:40,031 - I didn't hear anything. - I'm gonna go take a look. Wait here. 331 00:23:40,099 --> 00:23:41,157 You're not... 332 00:23:41,233 --> 00:23:44,293 If we both get caught, there'll be no one to get the story out. 333 00:23:52,811 --> 00:23:54,472 Let me at him, boss. 334 00:23:54,546 --> 00:23:57,447 I could take him. I could take Superman. 335 00:23:57,516 --> 00:23:59,507 You ain't ready yet, kid. 336 00:24:14,399 --> 00:24:15,764 Earthquake! 337 00:24:20,472 --> 00:24:23,202 Let's get out of here before the roof comes down! 338 00:24:35,420 --> 00:24:37,980 Did you feel that? It must have been at least a 5. 339 00:24:38,056 --> 00:24:39,353 Yeah. 340 00:24:44,730 --> 00:24:46,357 This is incredible. 341 00:24:48,100 --> 00:24:51,035 The boxing commission won't allow these fighters in the ring... 342 00:24:51,103 --> 00:24:52,468 if they know they're half robots. 343 00:24:52,538 --> 00:24:55,996 If it weren't for the earthquake, we'd be the lead story. 344 00:24:56,308 --> 00:24:58,606 - What earthquake? - Last night. The earthquake. 345 00:24:58,677 --> 00:25:01,510 - There was no earthquake last night. - There was an earthquake. 346 00:25:01,580 --> 00:25:02,979 Not in Metropolis, Lois. 347 00:25:03,048 --> 00:25:06,950 If the earth moved for you last night, it must've been something else. 348 00:25:08,420 --> 00:25:11,116 - What are you writing? - The story. 349 00:25:11,557 --> 00:25:12,683 Saying what? 350 00:25:12,891 --> 00:25:16,054 Dr. Sam Lane is performing these surgeries secretly. 351 00:25:16,762 --> 00:25:19,196 - Are you sure? - Sure I'm sure. 352 00:25:19,565 --> 00:25:22,796 Well, I'm not so sure we were at your father's office last night. 353 00:25:22,868 --> 00:25:24,028 What? 354 00:25:24,102 --> 00:25:27,196 Maybe I was home asleep, and you were watching a late movie on TV. 355 00:25:27,272 --> 00:25:30,332 What is with you? We were together. We took those pictures. 356 00:25:30,409 --> 00:25:31,740 What pictures? 357 00:25:31,810 --> 00:25:34,608 Clark, this is the biggest scandal in boxing history. 358 00:25:34,680 --> 00:25:38,081 No doubt about it. Look, we print this... 359 00:25:38,450 --> 00:25:42,250 whoever killed Allie is going to want your father out of the way, too. 360 00:25:47,292 --> 00:25:49,260 An ordinary hit-and-run? 361 00:25:50,529 --> 00:25:52,019 The police think so, too. 362 00:25:52,231 --> 00:25:54,165 All right, now. Just a minute. 363 00:25:54,733 --> 00:25:57,258 Yesterday you told me it was murder. 364 00:25:57,402 --> 00:25:59,233 I was wrong. 365 00:25:59,538 --> 00:26:01,768 What about Dinello's phone call? 366 00:26:01,840 --> 00:26:04,206 You find out why he was so upset? 367 00:26:04,276 --> 00:26:06,836 Well, there are lots of reasons why people get upset. 368 00:26:06,912 --> 00:26:10,609 - What about your father? - He says he doesn't know anything. 369 00:26:11,717 --> 00:26:14,151 What the sam hill is going on here? 370 00:26:14,219 --> 00:26:16,710 Sometimes a piece runs dry, Chief. You know that. 371 00:26:16,788 --> 00:26:18,619 Well, that's just great, Kent. 372 00:26:18,690 --> 00:26:21,887 We'll put that up on billboards all over the city. 373 00:26:22,227 --> 00:26:25,788 "Lane and Kent come up with squat! 374 00:26:26,465 --> 00:26:28,558 "On sale at your newsstands now." 375 00:26:33,071 --> 00:26:35,369 You agree with her take on this? 376 00:26:36,308 --> 00:26:38,276 I go with my partner, Chief. 377 00:27:03,302 --> 00:27:05,395 There. Just relax your arm. Good. 378 00:27:05,771 --> 00:27:08,865 All right. We should take it easy for a few days. 379 00:27:08,974 --> 00:27:10,942 Light workouts, and no sparring. 380 00:27:11,009 --> 00:27:12,909 - Thank you. - Good. 381 00:27:17,749 --> 00:27:22,243 This isn't easy for me, so I'll just get right to it. 382 00:27:22,654 --> 00:27:24,781 I know about the surgeries you performed. 383 00:27:24,856 --> 00:27:26,346 I have nothing to say. 384 00:27:26,425 --> 00:27:29,053 I want to know. Not as a reporter, as your daughter. 385 00:27:29,127 --> 00:27:30,219 Sorry. 386 00:27:30,295 --> 00:27:33,196 I will not let you shut me out. Not after I killed the story. 387 00:27:33,265 --> 00:27:36,632 - You did what? - You could've been hurt. Murdered. 388 00:27:36,702 --> 00:27:39,762 - You should've written it. - And have you end up like Allie? 389 00:27:39,838 --> 00:27:41,169 That's my problem, not yours. 390 00:27:41,239 --> 00:27:44,299 Of course it's my problem. You're my father. I care about you. 391 00:27:44,376 --> 00:27:47,277 - This has nothing to do with caring, Lois. - You would say that. 392 00:27:47,346 --> 00:27:49,439 You think I don't know anything about caring? 393 00:27:49,514 --> 00:27:51,038 I know that you resent me. 394 00:27:51,116 --> 00:27:53,277 And you should, for those times I let you down. 395 00:27:53,352 --> 00:27:57,311 But it doesn't mean I didn't care. It was because of my work. 396 00:27:57,389 --> 00:28:01,052 Work. That's building machinery to beat men's brains in? 397 00:28:01,126 --> 00:28:04,323 Not at first, Lois. At first I set out to design and build... 398 00:28:04,396 --> 00:28:07,263 replacement parts for victims of catastrophic injury. 399 00:28:07,332 --> 00:28:11,598 That's a good dream, Lois. That's noble. It's worth sacrificing for. 400 00:28:11,870 --> 00:28:13,565 Sacrificing your family? 401 00:28:13,638 --> 00:28:16,129 You always think you'll make it up to them. 402 00:28:16,208 --> 00:28:19,507 And then time gets away from you, and you never do. 403 00:28:25,684 --> 00:28:27,549 Did Menken kill Allie? 404 00:28:27,919 --> 00:28:30,911 I've been afraid to ask myself that question. 405 00:28:32,290 --> 00:28:36,124 Write your story, Lois. You're a professional. It's your job. 406 00:28:36,395 --> 00:28:39,262 Do what you feel is right. I will, too. 407 00:28:48,106 --> 00:28:49,573 The auto show? 408 00:28:49,641 --> 00:28:52,804 Yeah, see, there's been a rash of thefts down there. 409 00:28:52,878 --> 00:28:55,938 Hub caps, rearview mirrors. That sort of thing. 410 00:28:56,014 --> 00:28:59,415 Perry, there has to be a more important story you can assign me. 411 00:29:00,652 --> 00:29:01,778 Ordinarily, yes. 412 00:29:01,853 --> 00:29:06,790 But you see, Lois, the first time a reporter blows a really big story... 413 00:29:07,392 --> 00:29:09,860 it can rattle them. Fill them with self-doubt. 414 00:29:09,928 --> 00:29:12,089 Well, I've seen it happen. 415 00:29:15,567 --> 00:29:20,095 Just take the auto show piece. It's a good little confidence builder. 416 00:29:28,547 --> 00:29:31,141 Well, I've seen it before, but I've never been in it. 417 00:29:31,216 --> 00:29:34,049 - What's that? - Perry's doghouse. 418 00:29:34,619 --> 00:29:37,087 - Police Academy graduation. - Nice. 419 00:29:37,155 --> 00:29:39,623 Well, guess we're not partners anymore. 420 00:29:39,691 --> 00:29:41,818 - Guess not. - I'm sorry, Clark. 421 00:29:41,893 --> 00:29:43,758 - Really. - It's just as well. 422 00:29:43,829 --> 00:29:45,558 Yeah, you're right, it is just as well. 423 00:29:45,630 --> 00:29:48,463 You don't want to be partnered with a hypocritical reporter... 424 00:29:48,533 --> 00:29:52,697 who talks a good game but backs off the minute things hit too close to home. 425 00:29:52,771 --> 00:29:53,897 Yes, I do. 426 00:30:01,113 --> 00:30:03,138 Nothing in the Planet. 427 00:30:03,448 --> 00:30:05,780 I told you we got to Dinello before he talked. 428 00:30:06,118 --> 00:30:09,019 - Excellent. - Yeah. Smooth sailing now. 429 00:30:09,654 --> 00:30:12,088 Our boys becoming the new world champions. 430 00:30:12,157 --> 00:30:15,092 Everything we dreamed about finally coming true. 431 00:30:15,594 --> 00:30:17,585 - It's a start. - A start? 432 00:30:17,996 --> 00:30:19,861 With all due respect, Mr. Luthor... 433 00:30:19,931 --> 00:30:24,197 once you've got a champ in each division, there's not much more you can do. 434 00:30:24,269 --> 00:30:28,171 Is that what you think this is all about? Winning a few prize fights? 435 00:30:28,240 --> 00:30:31,334 Is that why I've invested millions in this project? 436 00:30:32,744 --> 00:30:34,211 I get it. 437 00:30:34,713 --> 00:30:37,409 After this we branch out into other sports? 438 00:30:37,582 --> 00:30:39,846 Football. Baseball. Tennis. 439 00:30:43,522 --> 00:30:47,549 We've created five men of inordinate human strength. 440 00:30:47,926 --> 00:30:51,885 Now, suppose we can take these men and make them even more powerful? 441 00:30:52,030 --> 00:30:53,895 Fifty times more powerful. 442 00:30:54,266 --> 00:30:57,963 A hundred times more powerful. Even, dare I say it... 443 00:30:58,937 --> 00:31:01,872 invulnerable. Just like Superman. 444 00:31:03,108 --> 00:31:05,269 You see the possibilities? 445 00:31:06,478 --> 00:31:11,211 An army of super men under my control. 446 00:31:16,454 --> 00:31:17,580 Stronger? 447 00:31:17,656 --> 00:31:20,420 Max, there's no need. The fighters are winning every fight. 448 00:31:20,492 --> 00:31:23,222 - We want them stronger. - They're too strong as it is. 449 00:31:23,295 --> 00:31:26,458 - We'll be the judge of that. - No! I will! 450 00:31:27,232 --> 00:31:29,757 I did not develop these limbs to be battering rams. 451 00:31:29,868 --> 00:31:31,597 And the cash didn't hurt, neither. 452 00:31:31,670 --> 00:31:33,467 Every cent went back into the work. 453 00:31:33,538 --> 00:31:36,666 Yeah, well, now we're going into mass production. 454 00:31:36,741 --> 00:31:39,209 We're gonna turn them out like Detroit does cars. 455 00:31:39,277 --> 00:31:41,507 Cars are machines, Max. 456 00:31:41,613 --> 00:31:43,547 Welcome to the party. 457 00:31:44,649 --> 00:31:47,413 - I want out of this. - Sure, Doc. 458 00:31:48,086 --> 00:31:49,986 At the end of your contract. 459 00:31:50,255 --> 00:31:52,815 - We don't have a contract. - Yeah, we do. 460 00:31:53,191 --> 00:31:54,624 Lifetime. 461 00:31:55,227 --> 00:31:59,095 - Dinello have the same contract? - It's a dangerous business. 462 00:32:00,265 --> 00:32:02,665 - You killed him. - Who did you think? 463 00:32:03,535 --> 00:32:05,833 I'd hate to have to waste you, too. 464 00:32:12,811 --> 00:32:13,903 Did you get it? 465 00:32:13,979 --> 00:32:17,710 It may not be enough to arrest him. It'll be plenty for the boxing commission. 466 00:32:17,782 --> 00:32:19,807 - You killed him. - Who did you think? 467 00:32:20,418 --> 00:32:22,511 I'd hate to have to waste you, too. 468 00:32:26,758 --> 00:32:29,158 - I don't know what to say. - Don't say anything. 469 00:32:29,227 --> 00:32:33,357 Write your story. The whole story. Including the one you didn't write before. 470 00:32:36,568 --> 00:32:37,694 Daddy! 471 00:32:42,240 --> 00:32:43,901 Please be careful. 472 00:33:05,563 --> 00:33:08,589 - I need your piece on the auto show, Lois. - I don't have it. 473 00:33:08,667 --> 00:33:11,431 - You don't have it? - I've been working on this instead. 474 00:33:11,503 --> 00:33:14,666 Assignments are not optional at the Daily Planet. 475 00:33:15,173 --> 00:33:18,734 We write what we are assigned to write. 476 00:33:18,977 --> 00:33:20,444 Furthermore... 477 00:33:20,912 --> 00:33:22,379 What is this? 478 00:33:23,248 --> 00:33:24,442 Oh, boy. 479 00:33:25,450 --> 00:33:28,681 That'll be the day Lois Lane will back down off of a story. 480 00:33:28,753 --> 00:33:31,153 You've been funning with me, haven't you? 481 00:33:31,222 --> 00:33:33,486 Pulling your old editor's leg. 482 00:33:33,558 --> 00:33:36,026 But, you see, I knew about it all along. 483 00:33:36,561 --> 00:33:40,622 You all got to be ashamed of yourselves for what you been thinking. 484 00:33:42,867 --> 00:33:43,959 Kent. 485 00:33:45,036 --> 00:33:48,005 I want to thank you for a first-rate job. 486 00:33:48,273 --> 00:33:50,002 You're welcome, sir. 487 00:33:50,642 --> 00:33:52,667 The Police Academy story. 488 00:33:53,311 --> 00:33:54,642 Showoff. 489 00:33:54,746 --> 00:33:56,270 Chief, the fights are tonight. 490 00:33:56,348 --> 00:33:59,078 If we hurry, we can get that in the afternoon edition. 491 00:34:00,652 --> 00:34:02,517 Copy! 492 00:34:03,888 --> 00:34:05,446 Take this downstairs right away! 493 00:34:05,523 --> 00:34:07,753 Tell them they can take as much room as they want. 494 00:34:07,826 --> 00:34:09,020 - Yes, sir. - Wingate! 495 00:34:09,094 --> 00:34:10,994 - Yes, sir. - Get sales on the phone. 496 00:34:11,062 --> 00:34:15,692 Tell them I want TV spots, radio spots, sky writing, the whole nine yards. 497 00:34:15,767 --> 00:34:18,895 - You got it. - Let Metropolis know that Lane... 498 00:34:19,571 --> 00:34:22,870 and Kent are the greatest writing team since... 499 00:34:22,941 --> 00:34:24,806 well, Woodward and Bernstein. 500 00:34:24,876 --> 00:34:27,344 And they can read about it in the Daily Planet! 501 00:34:27,412 --> 00:34:28,606 Yeah! 502 00:35:04,849 --> 00:35:06,612 Now what do we do? 503 00:35:06,684 --> 00:35:09,448 I know you're upset, Max. You're not thinking clearly. 504 00:35:09,521 --> 00:35:12,217 But do you really think that I wouldn't have a plan? 505 00:35:12,290 --> 00:35:14,758 Sorry. What is the plan? 506 00:35:14,826 --> 00:35:17,818 To not have this unpleasantness find its way to my doorstep. 507 00:35:17,896 --> 00:35:19,227 What about my doorstep? 508 00:35:19,297 --> 00:35:23,859 It's already passed your doorstep. It's in your house. But, don't worry. 509 00:35:23,935 --> 00:35:26,768 You'll do one last favor for me, you and your fighters... 510 00:35:26,838 --> 00:35:30,274 and then you'll all be relocated and very well-compensated. 511 00:35:30,341 --> 00:35:32,741 - What favor is that? - Dr. Lane. 512 00:35:33,111 --> 00:35:35,807 Without him there's no witness. No case. 513 00:35:37,315 --> 00:35:39,306 He's kind of disappeared, Mr. Luthor. 514 00:35:39,384 --> 00:35:41,716 Well, wouldn't you, Max? In light of this story? 515 00:35:41,786 --> 00:35:43,276 But, his daughter... 516 00:35:44,355 --> 00:35:48,485 is still accessible. We use her to get to him. 517 00:35:57,001 --> 00:35:59,629 I want Superman! 518 00:36:01,806 --> 00:36:05,572 Gonna kill him. I'm gonna kill him. 519 00:36:16,454 --> 00:36:18,354 Ladies and gentlemen... 520 00:36:18,423 --> 00:36:21,415 in accordance with the ruling of the commissioner's office... 521 00:36:21,493 --> 00:36:24,621 tonight's title card is cancelled. 522 00:36:27,765 --> 00:36:32,065 And I have the further unpleasant task of announcing that five challengers... 523 00:36:32,136 --> 00:36:33,865 scheduled to appear this evening... 524 00:36:33,938 --> 00:36:38,102 have been placed on indefinite suspension... 525 00:36:38,543 --> 00:36:42,673 pending investigation of misconduct charges. 526 00:36:44,682 --> 00:36:47,116 No! He can't do this! 527 00:36:54,959 --> 00:36:56,927 Nobody alive can hurt us. 528 00:36:57,462 --> 00:36:59,794 We're the greatest of all time. 529 00:36:59,864 --> 00:37:02,424 And no two-bit boxing commission... 530 00:37:02,534 --> 00:37:07,494 or a bunch of loudmouthed, know-nothing fans can change that. 531 00:37:08,172 --> 00:37:10,333 Bring me Superman. I'll show you. 532 00:37:13,912 --> 00:37:15,106 Miss Lane. 533 00:37:16,748 --> 00:37:18,648 I was hoping to find you. 534 00:37:19,017 --> 00:37:22,282 I was hoping these rumors about your father were unfounded. 535 00:37:22,353 --> 00:37:23,911 I'm afraid not. 536 00:37:25,156 --> 00:37:27,147 Lois, your father is a visionary. 537 00:37:27,225 --> 00:37:30,786 And I have nothing but contempt for those who have led him down this path. 538 00:37:30,895 --> 00:37:34,422 That's why I've come here today to find you and to make this pledge. 539 00:37:34,499 --> 00:37:38,526 I will do everything in my power to see that your father redirects his energies... 540 00:37:38,603 --> 00:37:40,468 to the injured and handicapped. 541 00:37:40,538 --> 00:37:42,130 I don't know what to say. 542 00:37:42,674 --> 00:37:45,871 - Well, ain't this touching! - Menken? 543 00:37:45,977 --> 00:37:48,810 I think someone's looking for you, Max. Maybe the D.A. 544 00:37:48,880 --> 00:37:51,440 All right. Let's nobody get heroic here! 545 00:37:51,616 --> 00:37:54,551 Back off! She's taking a ride with me. 546 00:37:55,386 --> 00:37:58,787 - Haven't you caused enough trouble? - I'm just warming up. 547 00:38:01,192 --> 00:38:03,490 - I'll go for help. - I'll go for help. 548 00:38:09,901 --> 00:38:12,062 What're you gonna do when he comes for me? 549 00:38:12,136 --> 00:38:13,763 - Who? - Superman. 550 00:38:13,838 --> 00:38:15,203 You and him real close, are you? 551 00:38:15,273 --> 00:38:17,867 Let's just say he's always there for me when I need him. 552 00:38:17,942 --> 00:38:19,876 Well, I'd say you need him now. Where is he? 553 00:38:19,944 --> 00:38:22,344 It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Menken. 554 00:38:24,749 --> 00:38:26,512 Superman! Behind you! 555 00:38:28,820 --> 00:38:30,617 My guys are doing all right! 556 00:38:32,724 --> 00:38:35,488 Steel versus steel. That's how I'd promote it. 557 00:38:36,961 --> 00:38:39,191 - Too bad we can't stick around. - No! 558 00:38:58,983 --> 00:39:00,541 Superman! Help! 559 00:39:02,687 --> 00:39:04,951 - Unhand her. - Superman. 560 00:39:06,257 --> 00:39:08,225 - Drop the gun. - You lousy... 561 00:39:14,332 --> 00:39:15,594 Are you okay? 562 00:39:17,268 --> 00:39:19,065 You saved my life. 563 00:39:20,338 --> 00:39:22,704 I couldn't let any harm come to you. 564 00:39:24,509 --> 00:39:27,069 I know you can't be everywhere at once... 565 00:39:27,145 --> 00:39:29,841 but I'm glad one of us got here on time. 566 00:39:31,849 --> 00:39:33,840 I'm waiting for you. 567 00:39:33,985 --> 00:39:37,045 I wanna see what makes you so super. 568 00:39:37,522 --> 00:39:39,752 Where do you suppose he is? 569 00:39:40,158 --> 00:39:42,558 You don't think he's scared, do you? 570 00:39:42,894 --> 00:39:46,455 Why would he be scared of me? Superman? 571 00:39:49,767 --> 00:39:51,667 Are you looking for me? 572 00:39:54,672 --> 00:39:55,832 Yeah. 573 00:40:01,379 --> 00:40:03,040 What's your pleasure? 574 00:40:04,182 --> 00:40:05,649 A prizefight. 575 00:40:06,551 --> 00:40:08,951 Marquis of Queensbury rules. 576 00:40:09,253 --> 00:40:10,743 Of course. 577 00:40:23,034 --> 00:40:24,968 Are you hurt, Superman? 578 00:40:25,403 --> 00:40:27,667 No. He just caught me off guard. That's all. 579 00:40:28,639 --> 00:40:30,539 Keep your left up. 580 00:40:53,064 --> 00:40:54,554 Something wrong? 581 00:41:07,845 --> 00:41:10,075 I knew he had his hang-ups. 582 00:41:14,385 --> 00:41:17,377 You're wondering why I didn't eliminate Max earlier. 583 00:41:18,022 --> 00:41:19,421 That's a good question. 584 00:41:19,524 --> 00:41:22,857 I knew the robotics project was lost. I knew I had to lose Max. 585 00:41:22,927 --> 00:41:24,554 You see, but by waiting... 586 00:41:24,929 --> 00:41:28,057 by using Max one last time, I was able to gain something... 587 00:41:28,132 --> 00:41:29,497 from my losses. 588 00:41:29,567 --> 00:41:32,400 The gratitude of Lois Lane, who now owes me her life... 589 00:41:32,470 --> 00:41:34,961 and the look on Superman's face. 590 00:41:36,174 --> 00:41:38,506 That was a delightful bonus. 591 00:41:38,810 --> 00:41:43,770 Now, it was a stunning example of a trait that I particularly admire in myself. 592 00:41:44,615 --> 00:41:47,948 The ability to profit even from setbacks. 593 00:41:48,920 --> 00:41:52,048 The evening started poorly, but I have to say... 594 00:41:52,123 --> 00:41:56,685 I took a lemon and made champagne. 595 00:42:01,399 --> 00:42:03,594 This is a terrific follow-up. 596 00:42:04,535 --> 00:42:07,470 By the way, Kent, where were you when all this went down? 597 00:42:07,538 --> 00:42:08,766 I went for help. 598 00:42:08,873 --> 00:42:12,206 "No criminal charges against Dr. Lane." That's great. 599 00:42:12,710 --> 00:42:13,972 This is nice. 600 00:42:14,045 --> 00:42:16,809 "Lex Luthor offered to testify as a character witness... 601 00:42:16,881 --> 00:42:19,247 "before the medical ethics board." 602 00:42:19,317 --> 00:42:21,012 Well, good for Lex. 603 00:42:21,085 --> 00:42:24,486 You know, he carries a lot of weight in this community. 604 00:42:24,555 --> 00:42:27,217 Looks like my instinct was right. 605 00:42:27,758 --> 00:42:29,225 You're a great team. 606 00:42:29,293 --> 00:42:31,887 Circulation ought to hit the roof with this piece. 607 00:42:31,963 --> 00:42:34,557 So, I guess that means we're partners full-time now? 608 00:42:34,632 --> 00:42:37,328 No. Let's don't overdo a good thing. 609 00:42:37,401 --> 00:42:42,202 Only when the time is right, and only on special stories. 610 00:42:47,879 --> 00:42:49,779 What did he mean, "Where was I"? 611 00:42:49,847 --> 00:42:51,781 You were looking for help. 612 00:42:51,849 --> 00:42:55,376 - Come on. Let's get something to eat. - I'm not hungry. 613 00:42:57,255 --> 00:43:00,918 If it makes you feel any better, even Superman got there too late. 614 00:43:03,261 --> 00:43:06,594 Are you coming? Or are you gonna stay there and sulk? 615 00:43:11,469 --> 00:43:14,870 Kent, don't forget. Poker game tonight. 616 00:43:15,273 --> 00:43:18,140 - 9:00. - Not tonight, sir. 617 00:43:19,844 --> 00:43:21,675 I've got other plans. 618 00:43:50,808 --> 00:43:53,368 Not bad for a mild-mannered reporter. 619 00:43:54,000 --> 00:43:57,085 Best watched using Open Subtitles MKV Player