1 00:00:05,552 --> 00:00:09,044 Help, somebody please help! He's got my car! 2 00:00:21,034 --> 00:00:22,524 Hey, watch it! 3 00:00:49,663 --> 00:00:51,597 Man! Don't nothing hurt you? 4 00:00:51,665 --> 00:00:53,030 Not so far. 5 00:01:08,415 --> 00:01:10,747 Yeah? Just a minute. 6 00:01:15,355 --> 00:01:16,344 You've got a minute? 7 00:01:16,423 --> 00:01:19,517 Martha, it's Wayne Irig. Put on the coffee. Come on in, Wayne. 8 00:01:19,593 --> 00:01:21,390 It's better out here. 9 00:01:22,929 --> 00:01:24,954 What are you doing out on a night like this? 10 00:01:25,031 --> 00:01:27,226 You know that big oak tree I got out back? 11 00:01:27,300 --> 00:01:28,324 Yeah. 12 00:01:28,402 --> 00:01:31,667 Tuesday's storm blew it right out of the ground. 13 00:01:32,105 --> 00:01:34,573 - You need some help chopping it up? - No. 14 00:01:34,641 --> 00:01:37,007 I found something under that tree. 15 00:01:37,077 --> 00:01:38,942 It was a rock... 16 00:01:39,012 --> 00:01:42,641 and I sent a little piece off to the lab for a test. 17 00:01:44,151 --> 00:01:48,781 Today I got federal agents asking me a lot of questions... 18 00:01:48,855 --> 00:01:53,121 and they got bulldozers coming tomorrow, and that's all I know. 19 00:01:53,393 --> 00:01:57,557 I need you to keep this for me until I can figure it all out. 20 00:01:58,965 --> 00:02:00,557 What do you think it is? 21 00:02:00,634 --> 00:02:04,832 Something I never seen before. I mean it is something weird here. 22 00:03:21,882 --> 00:03:23,509 Look out, Jimmy. 23 00:03:25,852 --> 00:03:28,150 Start being on time, Jimmy. 24 00:03:28,221 --> 00:03:29,654 You'll ruin your reputation. 25 00:03:30,891 --> 00:03:32,916 Morning, Cat. What do you think? 26 00:03:33,226 --> 00:03:35,194 I prefer leather. 27 00:03:35,262 --> 00:03:37,560 I wasn't talking about fashion. 28 00:03:37,664 --> 00:03:39,154 Neither was I. 29 00:03:40,467 --> 00:03:44,301 It's a Star Labs prototype. The Air Force needs help finding their lost pilots. 30 00:03:44,371 --> 00:03:47,932 But I was thinking we could use it to get in touch with Superman. 31 00:03:48,775 --> 00:03:50,743 May I have a look at that? 32 00:03:50,810 --> 00:03:54,302 Here's this decent farmer who gets thrown off his property by the Feds... 33 00:03:55,849 --> 00:03:58,215 and they tear his place up looking for pesticides. 34 00:03:58,285 --> 00:04:00,583 - Sounds like a story to me. - Then let Clark go. 35 00:04:00,654 --> 00:04:04,954 - I'll stay and watch for Superman. - Lois, just keep an open mind about this. 36 00:04:05,025 --> 00:04:09,826 I'm seeing a Planet special investigation: "The Poisoning of America. " 37 00:04:09,896 --> 00:04:13,662 Really? I'm seeing guys in overalls discussing hog futures. 38 00:04:13,733 --> 00:04:16,031 Private property rights versus the public good. 39 00:04:16,102 --> 00:04:18,093 We've got that story here in Metropolis. 40 00:04:19,506 --> 00:04:22,407 Urban versus rural. It's the same story, it's the same problem. 41 00:04:22,475 --> 00:04:25,342 Sometimes it's easier to understand in a smaller setting. 42 00:04:27,147 --> 00:04:29,172 Kent, are you okay? 43 00:04:30,250 --> 00:04:32,616 Sure. Could you excuse me for a second? 44 00:04:34,821 --> 00:04:35,913 I can't hear anything. 45 00:04:35,989 --> 00:04:38,753 You're not supposed to. It's hypersonic. 46 00:04:41,061 --> 00:04:43,359 Jimmy, the man's a superhero, not a dog. 47 00:04:43,430 --> 00:04:45,455 - What is this thing? - It is a signal watch. 48 00:04:45,532 --> 00:04:49,229 Superman has super hearing, right? We need him, we call. 49 00:04:50,103 --> 00:04:52,833 Maybe you should only use that in a real emergency, Jimmy. 50 00:04:54,007 --> 00:04:55,668 Smooth, CK, will do. 51 00:04:55,742 --> 00:04:57,607 No, that's it. I'm just done arguing. 52 00:04:57,677 --> 00:05:00,043 Perry, it's Smallville. 53 00:05:01,648 --> 00:05:04,446 Okay, I got it. 54 00:05:04,517 --> 00:05:08,453 That's probably how that first reporter felt down there in Love Canal. 55 00:05:09,189 --> 00:05:10,918 Only thing is... 56 00:05:11,024 --> 00:05:15,518 didn't that reporter pull in a Pulitzer prize? 57 00:05:23,069 --> 00:05:25,003 America's breadbasket, Lois. 58 00:05:25,071 --> 00:05:27,266 Don't tell me. 4-H changed your life. 59 00:05:27,340 --> 00:05:29,240 Hey, can't help it if I'm a farm kid. 60 00:05:29,309 --> 00:05:31,800 If I ever need a cow milked, I'll remember that. 61 00:05:31,878 --> 00:05:35,245 You can joke, but take away Middle America and what have you got? 62 00:05:35,315 --> 00:05:36,942 Art, music, theater. 63 00:05:37,017 --> 00:05:39,008 Crime, drugs, poverty. 64 00:05:39,085 --> 00:05:41,076 How long is this gonna take? 65 00:05:41,154 --> 00:05:43,520 It takes as long as it takes. 66 00:05:43,857 --> 00:05:47,122 I didn't realize Zen was so popular in the country. 67 00:05:47,560 --> 00:05:51,189 It always takes people from the city a while to decompress. 68 00:05:51,264 --> 00:05:53,391 Fortunately for you, this weekend... 69 00:05:53,466 --> 00:05:56,526 Smallville's holding an annual corn festival. 70 00:05:56,703 --> 00:05:58,762 - This is a good thing? - Sure. 71 00:05:59,005 --> 00:06:00,996 We'll get to see the Corn Queen Pageant... 72 00:06:01,074 --> 00:06:03,838 the Huskoff, the Corn-o-Rama. 73 00:06:03,910 --> 00:06:06,845 Popcorn, cream corn, corn on the cob. 74 00:06:06,980 --> 00:06:08,572 We are in luck. 75 00:06:09,149 --> 00:06:10,878 You stole my heart. 76 00:06:15,021 --> 00:06:17,512 Sorry, off limits to the public. 77 00:06:18,925 --> 00:06:20,790 We're not the public. We're the press. 78 00:06:20,860 --> 00:06:23,385 We've already issued a statement to the local paper. 79 00:06:23,463 --> 00:06:26,830 I'm Clark Kent, this is Lois Lane. We're from the Daily Planet. 80 00:06:26,900 --> 00:06:29,630 I'm Carol Sherman, EPA field liaison. 81 00:06:29,703 --> 00:06:31,762 What's a newspaper like yours doing here? 82 00:06:31,838 --> 00:06:34,932 That's why we're called the Daily Planet. We cover the world. 83 00:06:35,008 --> 00:06:36,635 Plus Smallville. 84 00:06:36,776 --> 00:06:41,577 Well, what you're seeing here is an ecological risk assessment. 85 00:06:41,815 --> 00:06:45,046 The owner used a lot of pesticides during the '60s... 86 00:06:45,118 --> 00:06:48,110 and we're concerned about seepage into the local groundwater. 87 00:06:48,188 --> 00:06:50,622 People getting more than they bargained for at dinner? 88 00:06:50,690 --> 00:06:54,091 That's it. Public safety. No big story, I'm afraid. 89 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:56,128 We need to talk to the property owner. 90 00:06:56,196 --> 00:06:59,859 Mr. Irig. He's been given relocation money during the testing. 91 00:06:59,933 --> 00:07:01,093 He didn't say where he went. 92 00:07:01,167 --> 00:07:05,103 Well, I'm sure you'll have that information somewhere. We'll check back. 93 00:07:12,245 --> 00:07:13,940 So what do you think? 94 00:07:14,013 --> 00:07:16,607 I think Farmer Jones is in a motel eating take-out... 95 00:07:16,683 --> 00:07:19,015 watching cable, having a good time. 96 00:07:19,085 --> 00:07:22,885 - His name is Wayne Irig. - Oh, that's right. You know him. 97 00:07:23,056 --> 00:07:24,887 He's a friend of my dad's. 98 00:07:24,958 --> 00:07:27,859 I remember that before his wife died, they used to give out... 99 00:07:27,927 --> 00:07:30,725 the greatest caramel apples on Halloween. 100 00:07:32,532 --> 00:07:34,898 - Okay, where's the joke? - What joke? 101 00:07:34,968 --> 00:07:38,927 You've made fun of everything else. Where's the caramel apple joke? 102 00:07:39,372 --> 00:07:41,237 I love caramel apples. 103 00:07:47,514 --> 00:07:50,347 The way I see it, we have two possibilities. 104 00:07:51,217 --> 00:07:54,482 Either you buried it somewhere on your farm... 105 00:07:54,554 --> 00:07:57,682 or you gave it to someone. 106 00:07:57,857 --> 00:07:59,119 Now, which is it? 107 00:07:59,192 --> 00:08:01,922 There wasn't any more. That was it. 108 00:08:03,296 --> 00:08:05,821 Wrong answer. 109 00:08:09,502 --> 00:08:11,299 Problem, Ms. Sherman? 110 00:08:13,072 --> 00:08:16,439 You told me Mr. Irig had been relocated. 111 00:08:16,576 --> 00:08:17,975 He has been. 112 00:08:18,378 --> 00:08:20,346 This is his new location. 113 00:08:20,413 --> 00:08:24,315 Since when does the Environmental Protection Agency... 114 00:08:24,384 --> 00:08:26,011 do interrogations? 115 00:08:26,085 --> 00:08:28,315 It doesn't. Bureau 39 does. 116 00:08:28,721 --> 00:08:30,985 Bureau 39, what's that? 117 00:08:32,325 --> 00:08:35,351 That's on a need to know basis, and you don't. 118 00:08:36,029 --> 00:08:38,759 I needed a job but not this bad. 119 00:08:38,832 --> 00:08:41,357 I will not be a part of this. 120 00:08:42,569 --> 00:08:44,298 I'd reconsider that. 121 00:08:44,370 --> 00:08:47,806 The fact is, no one alive has ever quit Bureau 39. 122 00:08:47,941 --> 00:08:49,932 It's a curse. 123 00:08:50,443 --> 00:08:53,776 And you did say you had a daughter to raise, didn't you? 124 00:08:53,847 --> 00:08:56,247 But if you're determined to leave... 125 00:08:56,316 --> 00:08:59,149 I'll accept your resignation with regrets. 126 00:09:00,186 --> 00:09:02,848 No, I'm fine. 127 00:09:03,256 --> 00:09:04,917 Good choice. 128 00:09:05,225 --> 00:09:08,956 Now, I assume there's something else you wanted to tell me? 129 00:09:10,196 --> 00:09:11,925 I just talked to two reporters. 130 00:09:11,998 --> 00:09:15,024 A Clark Kent and a Lois Lane from the Daily Planet. 131 00:09:16,202 --> 00:09:17,794 They're outside. 132 00:09:20,807 --> 00:09:21,967 Perfect. 133 00:09:22,308 --> 00:09:25,971 If they're here, Superman can't be far behind. 134 00:09:43,897 --> 00:09:46,365 If Irig's around, somebody here will know about it. 135 00:09:46,432 --> 00:09:48,923 That's the great thing about a small town. 136 00:09:50,637 --> 00:09:52,195 What's the matter? 137 00:09:53,273 --> 00:09:58,142 I feel like Dorothy. Shouldn't a tornado be flying me off to Oz pretty soon? 138 00:09:58,645 --> 00:10:02,206 Bad metaphor, Lois. Dorothy wanted to go back to Kansas. 139 00:10:02,315 --> 00:10:03,509 Technicality. 140 00:10:03,917 --> 00:10:06,385 Where is that sister of yours? 141 00:10:06,452 --> 00:10:09,250 You'd better go find her, don't you think? Good-bye now. 142 00:10:09,322 --> 00:10:10,550 Rachel? 143 00:10:11,925 --> 00:10:13,051 Clark. 144 00:10:16,429 --> 00:10:20,695 Don't let this uniform fool you. I can still two-step better than anyone in this town. 145 00:10:20,767 --> 00:10:21,825 I'm sure you can. 146 00:10:21,901 --> 00:10:24,495 I'll show you tomorrow night, old times' sake. 147 00:10:25,471 --> 00:10:28,099 Rachel Harris, Lois Lane. 148 00:10:28,174 --> 00:10:31,473 Lois Lane, Rachel Harris. I guess that's Sheriff Harris now. 149 00:10:32,345 --> 00:10:33,744 Old times' sake? 150 00:10:33,813 --> 00:10:36,839 Well, Clark took me to a senior prom. 151 00:10:37,884 --> 00:10:39,818 So, when did you two... 152 00:10:39,886 --> 00:10:43,515 We haven't. We're here on assignment for the Daily Planet. We work together. 153 00:10:43,589 --> 00:10:45,887 Really? Completely professional, huh? 154 00:10:46,225 --> 00:10:48,455 Rach, the reason we're here is... 155 00:10:48,528 --> 00:10:50,257 Do you know where Irig is? 156 00:10:50,430 --> 00:10:53,558 I haven't seen him. But you know how he likes to keep to himself. 157 00:10:53,633 --> 00:10:57,501 Duty calls. Lois, we're going to have to swap some Clark stories later. 158 00:11:01,607 --> 00:11:04,667 Maybe we can get an early taste of some of the local hospitality. 159 00:11:04,744 --> 00:11:08,305 You go ahead. I think I'll hang around and soak up the atmosphere. 160 00:11:08,381 --> 00:11:09,405 Come on. 161 00:11:09,682 --> 00:11:13,812 You know, Lois, what you can't stand is how normal it is here. 162 00:11:13,886 --> 00:11:17,014 Normal? I've heard about these small towns. 163 00:11:17,090 --> 00:11:19,991 You see Mr. Regular Joe flipping hamburgers? 164 00:11:21,728 --> 00:11:24,458 - I bet you he's a cross-dresser. - Really? 165 00:11:26,499 --> 00:11:28,228 - Clark. - Mom! 166 00:11:30,970 --> 00:11:33,097 Gosh, it's good to see you. 167 00:11:34,040 --> 00:11:36,804 - You must be Lois. - Yeah, that's me. Hi, Mrs. Kent. 168 00:11:36,876 --> 00:11:38,639 Martha, please. 169 00:11:39,278 --> 00:11:41,303 Well, you sure are pretty. 170 00:11:41,814 --> 00:11:45,614 - It's okay if I tell her that, isn't it, Clark? - I don't know, Mom. Ask Lois. 171 00:11:45,685 --> 00:11:47,209 Thanks, Martha. 172 00:11:47,420 --> 00:11:50,446 You kids must be hungry. Let's get you something to eat. 173 00:11:50,523 --> 00:11:54,857 I don't know, Mom. Lois thinks that the cook might be a cross-dresser. 174 00:11:56,195 --> 00:11:57,526 - Corn? - Please. 175 00:11:57,597 --> 00:11:59,189 - Here you go. - Looks delicious. 176 00:11:59,265 --> 00:12:01,495 Honey, that's Clark's father. 177 00:12:01,601 --> 00:12:05,162 I can't get him to buy a dress for me, let alone one for himself. 178 00:12:06,172 --> 00:12:09,699 I was just illustrating a point, really. 179 00:12:13,579 --> 00:12:15,274 Wait till he hears that. 180 00:12:26,125 --> 00:12:29,356 It's just an old farmhouse, but it's home. 181 00:12:31,564 --> 00:12:34,032 It's my latest. What do you think? 182 00:12:34,434 --> 00:12:35,924 I like it. 183 00:12:37,537 --> 00:12:38,868 What is it? 184 00:12:38,938 --> 00:12:40,200 It's a bowl of fruit. 185 00:12:40,273 --> 00:12:43,106 Mom, Lois and I need to receive a fax tomorrow. 186 00:12:43,176 --> 00:12:44,336 A fax? 187 00:12:44,410 --> 00:12:46,344 Facsimile, it's a machine. 188 00:12:46,412 --> 00:12:48,676 A person can put a piece of paper in at one end... 189 00:12:48,748 --> 00:12:52,240 and the person at the other end can get a copy if they have a fax machine. 190 00:12:52,318 --> 00:12:53,342 It's sort of technical. 191 00:12:53,419 --> 00:12:57,583 I was just thinking if you're expecting something I'd better check the paper. 192 00:12:58,724 --> 00:13:01,284 I didn't mean that. I just... 193 00:13:01,494 --> 00:13:04,930 I don't even have a fax machine. 194 00:13:05,832 --> 00:13:08,665 Out here these days, you have to have one. 195 00:13:10,103 --> 00:13:14,233 Now, Lois, you'll be in Clark's room. Clark, you'll be on the couch. 196 00:13:14,507 --> 00:13:16,304 Unless you two are... 197 00:13:17,577 --> 00:13:21,069 No, we're not. 198 00:13:24,150 --> 00:13:27,551 - Jonathan, I want you to help me. - What? 199 00:13:31,057 --> 00:13:34,618 - Not exactly what you had in mind, huh? - Well, let's see. 200 00:13:34,794 --> 00:13:38,127 So far I've been given a glimpse of ritual crop worship... 201 00:13:38,197 --> 00:13:41,360 treated as your girlfriend, and I insulted your parents. 202 00:13:41,434 --> 00:13:43,527 No, I couldn't have planned this. 203 00:13:43,803 --> 00:13:46,431 You're having more fun than you want to admit. 204 00:13:47,273 --> 00:13:49,241 You had three hot dogs at the festival. 205 00:13:49,308 --> 00:13:52,505 See, that just goes to show how much you do not know about me. 206 00:13:52,578 --> 00:13:54,978 I only eat like that when I'm miserable. 207 00:13:55,781 --> 00:13:59,945 You boys go ahead and make up the couch. I'll show Lois to her room. 208 00:14:03,389 --> 00:14:05,380 You're not allergic to down pillows, I hope? 209 00:14:05,458 --> 00:14:08,586 I kind of expected you to come alone. 210 00:14:09,896 --> 00:14:11,864 What's the problem, Dad? 211 00:14:12,131 --> 00:14:15,430 They're not looking for pesticides up the road, Clark. 212 00:14:17,370 --> 00:14:20,828 Wayne Irig found a rock on his property last week. 213 00:14:21,274 --> 00:14:24,641 He sent a sample of it over to Wichita for analysis. 214 00:14:25,111 --> 00:14:27,011 Then the Feds showed up. 215 00:14:27,079 --> 00:14:28,876 That doesn't make any sense, Dad. 216 00:14:28,948 --> 00:14:32,008 I mean, why go through all this trouble for a rock? 217 00:14:32,084 --> 00:14:35,986 Because the preliminary report said it's some kind of meteorite. 218 00:14:36,055 --> 00:14:38,751 Wayne thought it might be worth money. 219 00:14:38,824 --> 00:14:41,088 He gave it to me for safekeeping. 220 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:44,391 Those federal taxes were giving him such a hard time. 221 00:14:44,864 --> 00:14:46,229 I figure... 222 00:14:48,968 --> 00:14:51,903 since we found it a few miles from where we found you... 223 00:14:51,971 --> 00:14:53,632 it was probably related. 224 00:14:56,142 --> 00:14:59,111 Dad, I'm feeling kind of strange. 225 00:14:59,946 --> 00:15:02,210 My God. You think it could be this? 226 00:15:03,849 --> 00:15:07,148 Clark, what's happening? What's wrong, Son? 227 00:15:15,161 --> 00:15:16,788 Martha! 228 00:15:22,068 --> 00:15:23,467 Oh, my boy. 229 00:15:46,125 --> 00:15:48,457 Clark, honey, you're burning up. 230 00:15:51,130 --> 00:15:54,759 Don't be scared, Mom. My body doesn't work like other people's. 231 00:15:54,834 --> 00:15:57,667 But how do you feel? That's the important thing. 232 00:15:57,737 --> 00:16:00,763 Better. I think I feel better. 233 00:16:01,007 --> 00:16:02,872 Oh, my! 234 00:16:07,813 --> 00:16:11,647 What do you mean, you think you feel better? Don't you know? 235 00:16:11,817 --> 00:16:15,651 He's never been sick before, Jonathan. It's a new experience. 236 00:16:17,590 --> 00:16:20,081 She can't know anything about this. 237 00:16:20,760 --> 00:16:24,252 I thought that I heard the fax. 238 00:16:24,664 --> 00:16:25,995 Excuse me. 239 00:16:38,611 --> 00:16:42,604 I've lifted a rocket into orbit before. Now I can't even lift this. 240 00:16:42,815 --> 00:16:45,875 Don't worry about it. You'll bounce right back. 241 00:16:46,085 --> 00:16:47,609 I don't understand. 242 00:16:47,687 --> 00:16:52,124 How can a rock that probably came from the same planet as Clark, make him sick? 243 00:16:52,591 --> 00:16:55,253 Because it's poison. That's all we need to know. 244 00:16:55,328 --> 00:16:58,058 We're not going to let it near you again. 245 00:16:58,230 --> 00:16:59,254 Look at this. 246 00:16:59,332 --> 00:17:03,268 A working list of all the cleanup sites from the EPA. Guess what? 247 00:17:03,336 --> 00:17:05,327 Smallville is not on it. 248 00:17:08,240 --> 00:17:09,901 You look horrible. 249 00:17:10,476 --> 00:17:12,376 It's my allergies. 250 00:17:12,845 --> 00:17:15,507 You never said anything about being allergic to anything. 251 00:17:15,581 --> 00:17:17,742 They always kick up when he's in the country. 252 00:17:17,817 --> 00:17:19,910 Real bad this time of year. 253 00:17:20,953 --> 00:17:24,684 Well, I tried to warn him about those amber waves of grain. 254 00:17:26,392 --> 00:17:29,259 I better get right on this. You feel better. 255 00:17:43,676 --> 00:17:45,200 Are you coming? 256 00:17:46,245 --> 00:17:48,213 Go on. I'll just be a minute. 257 00:17:49,982 --> 00:17:51,574 You feel normal. 258 00:17:52,752 --> 00:17:55,152 I am normal. 259 00:17:55,388 --> 00:17:57,652 So everything's okay, right? 260 00:17:58,891 --> 00:18:00,552 Everything's okay. 261 00:18:00,860 --> 00:18:02,293 So let's go. 262 00:18:17,743 --> 00:18:20,837 It seems that this site is not on the EPA list. 263 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:23,981 We can match paperwork if you want to do that. 264 00:18:24,750 --> 00:18:29,619 This is our certificate granting access to EPA Super Fund status. 265 00:18:29,955 --> 00:18:32,480 This is the property rights waiver. 266 00:18:32,558 --> 00:18:36,426 This is our authorization from Smallville City Hall... 267 00:18:36,495 --> 00:18:40,829 and this is the updated list of what you have. See? 268 00:18:41,100 --> 00:18:43,694 There's Smallville right there. 269 00:18:43,836 --> 00:18:45,428 She's right, Lois. 270 00:18:45,504 --> 00:18:47,233 Can I look at that? 271 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:50,165 It always takes Washington about six weeks... 272 00:18:50,242 --> 00:18:53,211 to figure out what the people in the field are up to. 273 00:18:53,279 --> 00:18:55,747 I can make a call if you'd like. 274 00:18:55,881 --> 00:18:56,905 Do that. 275 00:18:56,982 --> 00:19:00,315 And while you're at it we definitely need to speak to Mr. Irig. 276 00:19:00,386 --> 00:19:03,549 I told you, he's been relocated during the disruption. 277 00:19:03,622 --> 00:19:05,180 But you didn't tell us where. 278 00:19:05,257 --> 00:19:07,157 Because I don't know. 279 00:19:07,693 --> 00:19:09,388 Probably one of the motels. 280 00:19:09,462 --> 00:19:13,193 I doubt it. Most of the rooms around here were booked up months in advance. 281 00:19:13,265 --> 00:19:17,326 Or maybe you haven't heard of the famous Smallville Corn Festival. 282 00:19:17,837 --> 00:19:19,805 The government has pull. 283 00:19:21,340 --> 00:19:23,035 I'll bet it does. 284 00:19:29,315 --> 00:19:30,748 Grab the top. 285 00:19:36,755 --> 00:19:38,222 They're back. 286 00:19:38,324 --> 00:19:39,348 And? 287 00:19:39,425 --> 00:19:42,292 I think they believe me, but they want to see Irig. 288 00:19:42,428 --> 00:19:44,453 Tell them he'll be in touch. 289 00:19:44,530 --> 00:19:47,931 If I'm going to be involved in this, I need to know what's at stake... 290 00:19:48,000 --> 00:19:49,729 in order to do my job. 291 00:19:51,003 --> 00:19:52,368 Fair enough. 292 00:19:54,206 --> 00:19:57,972 I have reason to believe there's a very important meteorite in Smallville. 293 00:19:58,043 --> 00:20:01,342 Meteorite? Why do you need to keep it such a secret? 294 00:20:02,181 --> 00:20:04,615 This, Ms. Sherman. 295 00:20:05,885 --> 00:20:10,618 This was retrieved from Smallville, Kansas, 1966, not far from here. 296 00:20:10,756 --> 00:20:13,520 The meteorite probably landed at the same time... 297 00:20:13,626 --> 00:20:15,992 but it wasn't discovered till this recent storm. 298 00:20:16,061 --> 00:20:17,585 Follow me so far? 299 00:20:17,663 --> 00:20:21,155 Good. It's reasonable to assume that this meteorite... 300 00:20:21,267 --> 00:20:24,236 is probably from the same planet as Superman. 301 00:20:24,803 --> 00:20:26,668 The planet Krypton. 302 00:20:27,673 --> 00:20:29,607 It's all right here. 303 00:20:29,675 --> 00:20:32,838 "Not of earthly origin, periodic element 126. 304 00:20:32,912 --> 00:20:37,713 "Emits an extremely high band radiation that doesn't seem to affect humans. " 305 00:20:38,317 --> 00:20:39,978 However, it's my theory... 306 00:20:40,052 --> 00:20:44,182 that if a Kryptonian is exposed to any piece of this material... 307 00:20:44,557 --> 00:20:47,720 for any length of time, the result could be lethal. 308 00:20:47,793 --> 00:20:50,853 But why kill Superman? He hasn't done anything hostile. 309 00:20:50,930 --> 00:20:52,955 His existence is hostile. 310 00:20:53,032 --> 00:20:56,433 He's the advance man. The public relations guy. 311 00:20:56,502 --> 00:20:59,266 He's here to soften us up for the hordes to come. 312 00:21:00,072 --> 00:21:01,699 Now, do you understand? 313 00:21:03,742 --> 00:21:07,200 Four hours at City Hall, and all we know is that in 20 years... 314 00:21:07,279 --> 00:21:10,942 there were no permits and no citations issued on the Irig property. 315 00:21:11,884 --> 00:21:13,283 What's the matter? 316 00:21:13,352 --> 00:21:16,515 Don't mind my friend Lois. She's from Metropolis. 317 00:21:17,523 --> 00:21:20,651 You were coming off a bit intense. 318 00:21:20,726 --> 00:21:25,356 Intensity might be a crime in Smallville, but in Metropolis it's a survival skill. 319 00:21:27,800 --> 00:21:29,290 Clark Kent? 320 00:21:29,535 --> 00:21:33,301 Hi! Your mother said you were here for the Daily Planet. 321 00:21:33,572 --> 00:21:36,370 So, this must be Lois? 322 00:21:37,176 --> 00:21:38,768 How'd you guess? 323 00:21:39,078 --> 00:21:40,477 I'm Maisie. 324 00:21:41,447 --> 00:21:45,349 How's the writing coming? I just love to read a good romance novel. 325 00:21:47,019 --> 00:21:50,716 I must've accidentally mentioned it to my mother, who might have... 326 00:21:50,789 --> 00:21:52,586 Accidentally told the whole town. 327 00:21:52,658 --> 00:21:54,455 That's just Smallville for you, honey. 328 00:21:54,526 --> 00:21:57,620 Everybody knows everything about everybody else. 329 00:21:58,097 --> 00:22:01,362 Then why haven't I heard any dirt on Clark here? 330 00:22:01,500 --> 00:22:04,833 With Clark here, what you see is what you get. 331 00:22:04,903 --> 00:22:07,030 Here you go. Back in a jiff. 332 00:22:07,906 --> 00:22:10,204 "What you see is what you get. " 333 00:22:17,783 --> 00:22:19,375 I'm bleeding. 334 00:22:19,451 --> 00:22:22,181 Haven't you ever had a paper cut before? 335 00:22:22,454 --> 00:22:23,921 Not that I can remember. 336 00:22:23,989 --> 00:22:26,219 Put it in your mouth and suck on it. 337 00:22:30,062 --> 00:22:31,290 Sorry. 338 00:22:33,732 --> 00:22:36,030 Mr. Irig, where are you? 339 00:22:36,101 --> 00:22:39,400 I think I'm somewhere outside of Salt Lake City. 340 00:22:39,872 --> 00:22:41,362 Salt Lake City? 341 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:45,809 Well, I just got in my Winnebago... 342 00:22:45,878 --> 00:22:49,211 and decided to go visit my sister. 343 00:22:49,515 --> 00:22:53,679 I've been on the road so long, I hardly know where I am. 344 00:22:54,353 --> 00:22:57,686 Mr. Irig, I'm going to put you on with Clark Kent. 345 00:22:59,692 --> 00:23:03,287 Hello, Wayne, can I have a number where I can call you back? 346 00:23:06,398 --> 00:23:09,094 I don't see one here. 347 00:23:09,168 --> 00:23:10,829 I'm in a truck stop. 348 00:23:10,903 --> 00:23:12,530 What did the EPA guys tell you... 349 00:23:12,604 --> 00:23:14,697 about the work they're doing on your property? 350 00:23:14,773 --> 00:23:17,503 Just that they needed to do some digging. 351 00:23:17,710 --> 00:23:19,575 Wayne, is everything okay? 352 00:23:20,479 --> 00:23:22,344 There's no problem. 353 00:23:23,515 --> 00:23:27,576 Looks like somebody else needs to use the phone. Good-bye, Clark. 354 00:23:27,653 --> 00:23:29,314 Wait, Wayne, I... 355 00:23:33,158 --> 00:23:34,750 Salt Lake City? 356 00:23:35,294 --> 00:23:37,819 That's where he said he was calling from. 357 00:23:38,030 --> 00:23:40,055 He could've been anywhere. 358 00:23:40,766 --> 00:23:43,166 Let's go mingle and see what we can see. 359 00:23:51,276 --> 00:23:53,836 So you haven't seen him? Thanks. 360 00:23:57,583 --> 00:24:00,313 That girl never stops working, does she? 361 00:24:00,519 --> 00:24:04,080 Maybe those Feds will look for a while up at Irig's and just give up. 362 00:24:04,156 --> 00:24:05,453 Then she'll give up. 363 00:24:05,524 --> 00:24:08,618 We've got to get you to a doctor. That's all there is to it. 364 00:24:08,694 --> 00:24:11,162 Mom, what is a doctor going to do? 365 00:24:11,497 --> 00:24:13,260 I'm fine now. 366 00:24:13,565 --> 00:24:16,033 Fine, but I'm normal. 367 00:24:16,435 --> 00:24:17,902 Normal for earth. 368 00:24:17,970 --> 00:24:20,837 This is earth. Normal could be good. 369 00:24:20,906 --> 00:24:22,464 I think you're both jumping the gun. 370 00:24:22,541 --> 00:24:26,944 You can't go all your life with powers and then poof, they just disappear. 371 00:24:27,112 --> 00:24:30,081 Well, it's happened, Dad. Here, I'll show you. 372 00:24:31,717 --> 00:24:33,742 Congratulations there, big fellow. 373 00:24:33,819 --> 00:24:36,117 Ring the bell and win a prize! 374 00:24:36,522 --> 00:24:38,717 - Here you go. - Okay, go. 375 00:24:41,326 --> 00:24:42,657 Here goes. 376 00:24:49,434 --> 00:24:51,834 - Want another shot? - No, thanks. 377 00:24:53,906 --> 00:24:55,931 Maybe you should try corn husking. 378 00:24:56,008 --> 00:24:57,669 What is this? 379 00:24:59,344 --> 00:25:01,141 When in Smallville... 380 00:25:17,996 --> 00:25:19,657 You can really do this. 381 00:25:19,731 --> 00:25:22,996 I had a girlfriend who convinced me it was a great way to meet guys. 382 00:25:23,068 --> 00:25:25,298 - Was it? - Define "guys. " 383 00:25:40,819 --> 00:25:44,186 Okay Clark, let's make this a day to remember. 384 00:25:44,256 --> 00:25:46,053 - Oh, no. - Take a turn. 385 00:25:55,133 --> 00:25:56,623 Can I try that again? 386 00:26:01,440 --> 00:26:04,603 Okay, that was very close. One more. Here you go. 387 00:26:04,910 --> 00:26:06,275 All right. 388 00:26:13,819 --> 00:26:15,286 You did it! 389 00:26:15,354 --> 00:26:17,151 You get your choice. 390 00:26:23,695 --> 00:26:26,858 You know, Clark, I don't think I've ever seen you so... 391 00:26:26,932 --> 00:26:30,060 I don't know. So relaxed. So sort of just Clark. 392 00:26:30,269 --> 00:26:32,499 That's who I am. Clark. 393 00:26:52,891 --> 00:26:54,051 Chief? 394 00:26:54,927 --> 00:26:56,827 The rain forest, Jimmy. 395 00:26:57,462 --> 00:27:02,058 The sounds of nature promote harmony in all living things. 396 00:27:03,001 --> 00:27:05,936 There are no animals with high blood pressure. 397 00:27:06,004 --> 00:27:07,869 Still stressing, huh? 398 00:27:09,274 --> 00:27:12,607 Stressing? I'm not stressing. 399 00:27:12,978 --> 00:27:14,605 What do you want? 400 00:27:15,514 --> 00:27:18,142 - Clark's on the phone. - What? Give me that. 401 00:27:19,584 --> 00:27:21,643 Kent, what you got for me? 402 00:27:22,020 --> 00:27:25,717 Not much, Chief. Lois probably ought to head back. I can wrap up. 403 00:27:27,059 --> 00:27:28,993 Clark, hold on a minute. 404 00:27:29,227 --> 00:27:30,956 Lois, is that you? 405 00:27:31,129 --> 00:27:33,654 Something tells me we got a big one. 406 00:27:33,865 --> 00:27:37,164 Really? Hold on a minute. 407 00:27:37,903 --> 00:27:41,634 Kent, you talked this over with Lois? 408 00:27:41,907 --> 00:27:43,568 - Yeah. - She agrees with you? 409 00:27:43,642 --> 00:27:47,578 You know Lois. Anything she puts time into she expects to be a big story. 410 00:27:47,746 --> 00:27:50,214 I see. Hang on a minute. 411 00:27:51,116 --> 00:27:55,052 Lois, you and Kent discussed this, and he's with you? 412 00:27:55,120 --> 00:27:57,611 You know Clark, he hasn't had enough experience yet... 413 00:27:57,689 --> 00:27:59,680 to know when someone's feeding him a line. 414 00:27:59,758 --> 00:28:00,747 I see. 415 00:28:01,393 --> 00:28:03,452 Look, I'm going to call you right back. 416 00:28:03,528 --> 00:28:05,996 Kent, I'm going to get right back to you. 417 00:28:08,467 --> 00:28:10,560 - Who were you... - Talking to? 418 00:28:16,375 --> 00:28:19,003 Jimmy, I got to get a photographer down there right away. 419 00:28:19,077 --> 00:28:20,544 Ready, Chief. 420 00:28:20,712 --> 00:28:22,976 - Where's Johnson? - Utah. 421 00:28:23,048 --> 00:28:25,676 - I got it. Sevens? - Winnipeg, sir. 422 00:28:25,784 --> 00:28:28,582 Photographers! Just when you need one you can't find one. 423 00:28:28,653 --> 00:28:31,019 Maybe there's a new guy looking for an opportunity. 424 00:28:31,089 --> 00:28:33,182 No, Jimmy. I can't take the chance. 425 00:28:33,258 --> 00:28:35,783 Somebody had to take a chance on you once. 426 00:28:38,463 --> 00:28:41,899 - All right, you go, but don't blow it. - Thanks, Chief. 427 00:28:42,234 --> 00:28:43,758 You're welcome. 428 00:28:45,037 --> 00:28:46,732 Jimmy! 429 00:28:46,805 --> 00:28:50,764 Don't you ever hug me again. 430 00:29:12,664 --> 00:29:14,859 So, what exactly is our plan? 431 00:29:14,933 --> 00:29:18,061 You sound like someone who needs their whole life worked out... 432 00:29:18,136 --> 00:29:19,296 before they can live it. 433 00:29:19,371 --> 00:29:20,998 So you don't have a plan. 434 00:29:21,073 --> 00:29:24,042 - Of course I have a plan. - Let's hear it. 435 00:29:24,209 --> 00:29:26,905 As soon as I figure it out, I'll let you know. 436 00:29:28,513 --> 00:29:30,003 Okay, here's the plan. 437 00:29:30,082 --> 00:29:34,348 We know that what they say they're doing is not what they're actually doing. 438 00:29:34,419 --> 00:29:37,286 So we'll just stay here until we see them doing it. 439 00:29:37,422 --> 00:29:39,549 We should've brought some lunch. 440 00:29:40,292 --> 00:29:43,420 - Great plan. - Lf you have a better one, speak up. 441 00:29:44,229 --> 00:29:45,423 Freeze! 442 00:29:48,533 --> 00:29:50,160 There goes the picnic. 443 00:30:01,580 --> 00:30:04,140 In case you were wondering, this wasn't in the plan. 444 00:30:04,216 --> 00:30:05,581 I had a hunch. 445 00:30:05,917 --> 00:30:09,114 Who are you guys? Who do you work for? Do you know who we are? 446 00:30:09,187 --> 00:30:10,654 So many questions... 447 00:30:11,256 --> 00:30:14,123 and from someone in such a precarious position. 448 00:30:14,192 --> 00:30:16,854 Trask! What are you doing in Smallville? 449 00:30:16,928 --> 00:30:19,920 Now here I was just wondering the same thing about you. 450 00:30:19,998 --> 00:30:22,626 Our newspaper sent us to investigate an EPA cleanup. 451 00:30:22,701 --> 00:30:25,795 You're not here for your environmental virtue any more than I am. 452 00:30:25,871 --> 00:30:27,896 You know it and I know it. 453 00:30:28,340 --> 00:30:31,400 - What've you done with Wayne Irig? - Let him go. 454 00:30:32,110 --> 00:30:34,908 Yes, you see, small-town ties mean a lot. 455 00:30:35,413 --> 00:30:38,211 Any other man would've given up his contact in a minute. 456 00:30:38,283 --> 00:30:42,720 But this man took sodium pentothal, a couple of broken fingers... 457 00:30:42,787 --> 00:30:44,812 and he still wouldn't talk. 458 00:30:45,190 --> 00:30:46,953 Then it came to me. 459 00:30:47,359 --> 00:30:48,690 Let him go. 460 00:30:48,760 --> 00:30:53,060 You're not as clever as you think you are. I knew she was a fake all along. 461 00:30:53,265 --> 00:30:54,732 Really? How? 462 00:30:55,066 --> 00:30:59,332 Too competent for the government. How'd you get into this, Sherman? 463 00:31:01,573 --> 00:31:05,009 You know, you are really starting to get on my nerves. 464 00:31:05,210 --> 00:31:07,144 Get her out of my sight now, please. 465 00:31:07,212 --> 00:31:10,807 Did they recruit you or did they say you'd be working for the government? 466 00:31:10,882 --> 00:31:14,318 Instead you're just a thug. Is that what you wanted out of your life? 467 00:31:14,386 --> 00:31:16,479 - Lois! - Relax, Kent. 468 00:31:17,923 --> 00:31:19,686 My business is with you. 469 00:31:21,326 --> 00:31:23,988 I'm going to make a little deal with you, Clark... 470 00:31:24,062 --> 00:31:27,828 trusting your stay in Metropolis has put some sense into your head. 471 00:31:28,200 --> 00:31:30,998 You give up the alien and I will let you live. 472 00:31:31,803 --> 00:31:34,499 What makes you think that I would do that even if I could? 473 00:31:34,573 --> 00:31:37,906 Because Superman came to Smallville about the same time you were born. 474 00:31:37,976 --> 00:31:41,810 There has to be a connection. Now, tell me and live. 475 00:31:42,447 --> 00:31:44,472 There's nothing to tell. 476 00:31:44,749 --> 00:31:47,513 I'm learning all of this for the first time right now. 477 00:31:47,586 --> 00:31:49,952 I'm trying to save humanity from an alien invader. 478 00:31:50,021 --> 00:31:52,319 You have no proof of that, Trask. 479 00:31:55,260 --> 00:31:56,557 All right. 480 00:31:59,497 --> 00:32:01,658 There's another possibility. 481 00:32:02,534 --> 00:32:05,435 Perhaps this alien has taken over your mind. 482 00:32:06,004 --> 00:32:08,438 Perhaps he has infused you with his power. 483 00:32:08,506 --> 00:32:12,636 Nobody has infused me with power, and nobody's taken over my mind. 484 00:32:16,815 --> 00:32:18,715 We've got a location on Irig. 485 00:32:18,783 --> 00:32:22,514 He's heading down the access road to the home of a Jonathan Kent. 486 00:32:25,457 --> 00:32:29,416 Clark, why didn't you tell me this was a family affair? 487 00:32:30,962 --> 00:32:33,328 I don't know what to do with it. 488 00:32:34,599 --> 00:32:36,897 I can't give it to anybody... 489 00:32:36,968 --> 00:32:41,405 and I sure as heck don't want to keep this thing anywhere near Clark. 490 00:32:41,806 --> 00:32:44,969 Sometimes I don't understand why things happen. 491 00:32:45,443 --> 00:32:49,004 How all his life he's always talked about being normal. 492 00:32:49,547 --> 00:32:50,878 Now he is. 493 00:32:51,483 --> 00:32:53,974 It's what he says he wants, but it doesn't seem to be... 494 00:32:54,052 --> 00:32:56,919 No, Martha, it just doesn't feel right, because... 495 00:32:57,622 --> 00:32:59,522 Clark is not normal. 496 00:32:59,591 --> 00:33:02,890 Normal for him is being Superman. 497 00:33:04,696 --> 00:33:06,561 Until I opened this box. 498 00:33:21,846 --> 00:33:24,815 - Jonathan, it's Wayne Irig. - Wayne? 499 00:33:28,687 --> 00:33:31,815 God, man, look at you. What did they do to you? 500 00:33:31,956 --> 00:33:34,220 We got a problem. 501 00:33:34,292 --> 00:33:38,126 Okay. I'm with you, Wayne. Just calm down. 502 00:33:38,196 --> 00:33:39,823 Martha, get a doctor. 503 00:33:39,898 --> 00:33:41,695 No, I'm all right. 504 00:33:42,334 --> 00:33:44,666 There's men at my place, men with guns. 505 00:33:44,736 --> 00:33:47,728 And they're looking for that rock that I gave you. 506 00:33:47,806 --> 00:33:50,434 We have got to get to the police, now. 507 00:33:52,977 --> 00:33:56,435 Wayne, we've been friends for years. You trust me, don't you? 508 00:33:56,514 --> 00:33:57,538 Sure. 509 00:33:57,615 --> 00:33:59,981 Then believe me that green rock is dangerous... 510 00:34:00,051 --> 00:34:03,111 but we can't call the police and we can't let those men have it. 511 00:34:03,188 --> 00:34:05,588 What do you mean, dangerous? What does it do? 512 00:34:05,657 --> 00:34:07,887 It makes some people sick. That's all I know. 513 00:34:07,959 --> 00:34:11,827 No more red tape. We're going to go get it and destroy it right now. 514 00:34:11,896 --> 00:34:12,988 Somehow. 515 00:34:14,632 --> 00:34:16,259 I don't think so. 516 00:34:29,214 --> 00:34:32,081 Your situation grows desperate, Mr. Kent. 517 00:34:32,951 --> 00:34:35,044 I now have your parents. 518 00:34:35,286 --> 00:34:38,312 But who I want is Superman. 519 00:34:39,190 --> 00:34:43,422 Now, you want to save them, you tell me what I want to know. 520 00:34:44,629 --> 00:34:45,857 A trade. 521 00:34:47,999 --> 00:34:50,763 You have to promise to let them go. 522 00:34:50,935 --> 00:34:54,029 I do. I absolutely give you my word. 523 00:34:58,510 --> 00:34:59,977 I'm Superman. 524 00:35:06,584 --> 00:35:09,348 Really, Trask, I'm Superman. 525 00:35:11,222 --> 00:35:12,814 Are you, now? 526 00:35:15,693 --> 00:35:17,354 Wait, no! Trask, no! 527 00:35:21,032 --> 00:35:24,763 That was fear, Kent. Real fear. 528 00:35:26,271 --> 00:35:28,432 Superman doesn't fear guns. 529 00:35:29,774 --> 00:35:31,332 Nice try. 530 00:35:32,377 --> 00:35:34,368 But I want the real thing. 531 00:35:42,854 --> 00:35:44,082 Sheriff! 532 00:35:45,056 --> 00:35:47,388 - We got an emergency. - Over here. 533 00:35:50,195 --> 00:35:52,993 Hank, put this car somewhere legal, okay? 534 00:35:53,798 --> 00:35:56,198 If it's an emergency you'd better start talking fast. 535 00:35:56,267 --> 00:35:59,703 There's this guy, his name is Trask. He thinks there are UFOs. 536 00:35:59,771 --> 00:36:01,762 There are UFOs, but this guy collects them. 537 00:36:01,840 --> 00:36:04,138 He's here in Smallville and he's got my friends. 538 00:36:04,209 --> 00:36:07,110 We have to save them. Do you know how to call the Army? 539 00:36:07,178 --> 00:36:09,840 The National Guard? We're going to need a helicopter... 540 00:36:09,914 --> 00:36:11,779 You're not from around here, are you? 541 00:36:11,850 --> 00:36:15,047 I'm Jimmy Olsen from Metropolis, Daily Planet, and my friends... 542 00:36:15,119 --> 00:36:16,814 - Clark Kent? - And Lois Lane. 543 00:36:16,888 --> 00:36:17,912 Oh, her. 544 00:36:17,989 --> 00:36:20,116 The guy that's got them, he could do anything. 545 00:36:20,191 --> 00:36:22,785 - All right, get in. - Sorry. 546 00:36:26,498 --> 00:36:28,227 Did Clark ever mention me? 547 00:36:35,406 --> 00:36:37,931 They want you to help with the equipment. 548 00:36:39,310 --> 00:36:41,107 Social call or business? 549 00:36:41,179 --> 00:36:44,342 You talk like someone who doesn't understand the trouble she's in. 550 00:36:44,415 --> 00:36:46,440 I bet I understand better than you do. 551 00:36:46,518 --> 00:36:48,042 I can't talk to you. 552 00:36:48,119 --> 00:36:51,384 Why not? Trask is probably going to kill me anyway. 553 00:36:51,823 --> 00:36:55,190 Of course, that will make you an accessory to murder. 554 00:37:03,101 --> 00:37:05,467 Look, he's got your friend's parents... 555 00:37:05,603 --> 00:37:09,266 and he's going to make it look like a fire burned the place down. 556 00:37:09,374 --> 00:37:10,466 What about Clark? 557 00:37:10,542 --> 00:37:13,375 Trask thinks he knows how to find Superman. 558 00:37:13,611 --> 00:37:16,910 He found some rock here that he thinks can kill him. 559 00:37:17,148 --> 00:37:18,206 Can it? 560 00:37:18,283 --> 00:37:20,911 I doubt it, but Trask thinks it can. 561 00:37:22,487 --> 00:37:24,011 Does this thing work? 562 00:37:36,668 --> 00:37:38,226 Just remember... 563 00:37:38,603 --> 00:37:42,095 you give your lives in the cause of humanity. 564 00:37:53,251 --> 00:37:54,878 Base to Unit One. 565 00:37:55,553 --> 00:37:57,214 Unit One, go ahead, Base. 566 00:37:57,288 --> 00:38:00,553 I got a woman on the line, she's talking about UFOs, kidnapping... 567 00:38:00,625 --> 00:38:03,753 something about Wayne Irig and the Daily Planet, and Superman. 568 00:38:03,828 --> 00:38:04,886 I think it's a prank. 569 00:38:04,963 --> 00:38:07,090 No, put her through. Go ahead, Lois. 570 00:38:07,165 --> 00:38:10,760 Sheriff, you have to get to the home of Jonathan and Martha Kent right away. 571 00:38:10,835 --> 00:38:12,393 I think their lives are in danger. 572 00:38:12,470 --> 00:38:16,304 But we're on our way to the Irig property to check out the trouble there first. 573 00:38:16,374 --> 00:38:18,774 Forget it, that's where I am. Everyone else is gone. 574 00:38:18,843 --> 00:38:20,401 Get to the Kents'now. 575 00:38:20,878 --> 00:38:22,846 - Lois, it's Jimmy. - Jimmy! 576 00:38:23,381 --> 00:38:26,976 I don't know exactly what's going on but I think Superman's in danger, too. 577 00:38:27,051 --> 00:38:30,214 We have to find a way to warn him. Do you have any ideas? 578 00:38:31,222 --> 00:38:34,055 I got one, but it's kind of a long shot. 579 00:38:34,492 --> 00:38:36,084 Try anything. 580 00:38:38,796 --> 00:38:42,732 Come on, big guy. I promise to ask nice later, but just this once... 581 00:39:04,422 --> 00:39:05,753 I'm back. 582 00:39:31,082 --> 00:39:32,743 Superman's back. 583 00:39:34,185 --> 00:39:36,050 Clark, behind you. 584 00:39:37,855 --> 00:39:39,379 Just a minute. 585 00:39:44,328 --> 00:39:45,852 Don't take another step. 586 00:39:45,930 --> 00:39:50,162 Those are fighting words, Mr. Kent. Or should I call you Superman? 587 00:39:51,269 --> 00:39:53,464 Secret identity, that's very clever. 588 00:39:53,538 --> 00:39:55,438 You're going to prison, Trask. 589 00:39:55,506 --> 00:39:59,499 For murder, for kidnapping, for abuse of power. 590 00:39:59,577 --> 00:40:01,807 But I'll tell everyone your little secret. 591 00:40:01,879 --> 00:40:05,042 I don't care. This ends now. 592 00:40:05,616 --> 00:40:06,878 I agree. 593 00:40:07,051 --> 00:40:08,814 The question is, for whom? 594 00:40:19,030 --> 00:40:21,590 You think you're better than humans, don't you? 595 00:40:21,666 --> 00:40:25,500 Lying around, so perfect and superior. 596 00:40:25,870 --> 00:40:28,338 Well, those days are over now, aren't they? 597 00:40:30,374 --> 00:40:32,069 - You're wrong. - No. 598 00:40:32,677 --> 00:40:36,579 As it happens, you are wrong. 599 00:40:38,116 --> 00:40:42,712 It's over now and I have won, and this little piece of home... 600 00:40:42,820 --> 00:40:45,653 is going to be the death of you, Superman. 601 00:40:50,862 --> 00:40:53,990 Unfortunately, I won't be able to stay for the services. 602 00:41:10,114 --> 00:41:11,342 No! 603 00:41:17,855 --> 00:41:20,983 Very brave and very foolish. 604 00:41:23,161 --> 00:41:24,685 Go. 605 00:41:28,666 --> 00:41:30,861 Now, who goes first? 606 00:41:31,502 --> 00:41:32,594 You? 607 00:41:33,671 --> 00:41:37,198 Or the human traitors who sheltered you all these years? 608 00:42:31,729 --> 00:42:33,890 Go on, kill me. 609 00:42:34,232 --> 00:42:36,564 I want to kill you, Superman. 610 00:42:38,836 --> 00:42:40,701 That's not how I work. 611 00:43:27,318 --> 00:43:28,683 "And in the end... 612 00:43:28,753 --> 00:43:33,019 "Jason Trask's obsession caused him to search for a mystical rock... 613 00:43:33,090 --> 00:43:35,581 "he alone imbued with destructive powers... 614 00:43:35,660 --> 00:43:39,892 "and to confuse one reporter with the target of his fixation, Superman. 615 00:43:39,964 --> 00:43:43,957 "He came to see this strange visitor from another planet where he was not... 616 00:43:44,035 --> 00:43:46,196 "and to see enemies where there were none. 617 00:43:46,270 --> 00:43:49,762 "It was an obsession that for Jason Trask would prove fatal. " 618 00:43:49,840 --> 00:43:52,308 I've been in the newspaper business 35 years. 619 00:43:52,376 --> 00:43:54,401 This is the damnedest story I've ever seen. 620 00:43:54,478 --> 00:43:55,536 You should've been there. 621 00:43:55,613 --> 00:43:57,911 Here is a man who is so far around the bend... 622 00:43:57,982 --> 00:44:00,951 he started beating on Clark to get to Superman. 623 00:44:01,018 --> 00:44:05,614 I usually advise my reporters to stay clear of their stories, don't get involved. 624 00:44:05,957 --> 00:44:09,552 But since you got into a fight with this nutcase, Trask... 625 00:44:09,794 --> 00:44:12,194 I'm just happy you came out on top. 626 00:44:12,630 --> 00:44:13,619 Thanks, Chief. 627 00:44:13,698 --> 00:44:15,165 Too bad this didn't work. 628 00:44:15,232 --> 00:44:18,724 Don't give up on it. Superman was in Metropolis, we were in Smallville. 629 00:44:18,803 --> 00:44:21,397 You sure you don't want to share the byline on this one? 630 00:44:21,472 --> 00:44:24,168 Yes, Chief. I'm too close to it. 631 00:44:24,542 --> 00:44:27,170 I'd like Lois to tell it the way she sees it. 632 00:44:27,244 --> 00:44:29,439 Lois, then I only got one note for you. 633 00:44:29,513 --> 00:44:33,347 This rock that Trask convinced himself could hurt Superman... 634 00:44:33,417 --> 00:44:34,816 what's it called? 635 00:44:34,885 --> 00:44:36,944 Called? You want a name. 636 00:44:37,521 --> 00:44:42,049 Nobody can even find it. Even the sample that Irig sent to the lab, disappeared. 637 00:44:42,126 --> 00:44:45,323 I don't know if it ever even existed anywhere but in Trask's mind. 638 00:44:45,396 --> 00:44:46,556 Even so... 639 00:44:46,630 --> 00:44:50,066 this copy would seem a lot sweeter if you gave it a name. 640 00:44:52,036 --> 00:44:55,301 Well, Trask thought it came from the planet Krypton. 641 00:44:55,740 --> 00:44:57,105 I don't know. 642 00:44:57,408 --> 00:44:59,273 - Kryptonian? - Sounds good to me. 643 00:44:59,343 --> 00:45:03,302 Wait. It's a meteorite, right? What about kryptonite? 644 00:45:03,381 --> 00:45:05,849 Okay, you two fight it out. 645 00:45:05,916 --> 00:45:07,816 You are always editing my copy. 646 00:45:07,885 --> 00:45:10,581 Next time, you fight the bad guy and I'll write the story. 647 00:45:10,654 --> 00:45:12,019 Okay, kryptonite. 648 00:45:12,089 --> 00:45:15,217 So, CK, now that you won the big thrill in Smallville... 649 00:45:15,326 --> 00:45:16,623 how you feeling? 650 00:45:16,694 --> 00:45:19,094 I'm feeling super. 651 00:46:02,640 --> 00:46:03,902 English