1 00:00:15,429 --> 00:00:18,159 95 degrees in November. 2 00:00:18,231 --> 00:00:20,165 That was yesterday. Today I heard 96. 3 00:00:20,334 --> 00:00:21,631 100% humidity. 4 00:00:21,702 --> 00:00:24,136 I can't work like this. I can't think like this. 5 00:00:25,005 --> 00:00:25,994 Taxi! 6 00:00:30,143 --> 00:00:31,440 You gotta be kidding. 7 00:00:32,145 --> 00:00:33,908 We're walking. Come on. 8 00:00:46,460 --> 00:00:48,724 Looks like she might have cooled down. 9 00:00:49,830 --> 00:00:51,388 Hey! What do you know? 10 00:00:52,232 --> 00:00:54,826 The press conference better be air-conditioned. 11 00:00:55,836 --> 00:00:56,825 Clark? 12 00:00:57,204 --> 00:00:59,001 That's gonna be $2. 13 00:00:59,673 --> 00:01:02,801 What planet are you from? You're running and not even sweating. 14 00:01:02,876 --> 00:01:04,275 Thanks. Cheers. 15 00:01:04,411 --> 00:01:06,311 Biorhythmic control. 16 00:01:06,446 --> 00:01:08,471 Mind over heat prostration? 17 00:01:08,915 --> 00:01:10,212 Something like that. 18 00:01:11,685 --> 00:01:13,277 Poor kids. 19 00:01:13,587 --> 00:01:15,020 Come on, people. 20 00:01:15,155 --> 00:01:16,247 Help. 21 00:01:18,125 --> 00:01:21,356 I've never been a summer person. Especially in winter. 22 00:01:31,972 --> 00:01:33,064 Look. An elephant. 23 00:01:33,140 --> 00:01:34,664 - What? - Where? 24 00:01:43,450 --> 00:01:44,917 I don't understand why... 25 00:01:47,254 --> 00:01:50,087 Ladies and gentlemen. Please! 26 00:01:50,157 --> 00:01:51,146 Ladies and gentlemen. 27 00:01:51,224 --> 00:01:54,022 The last thing we need right now is panic. 28 00:01:54,227 --> 00:01:56,855 - Mr. Mindlin, Channel Six. - Mr. Mayor... 29 00:01:57,197 --> 00:01:59,757 isn't it true that if the temperature reaches 100... 30 00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:02,332 and everyone keeps driving their cars... 31 00:02:02,836 --> 00:02:04,861 that we will all die a slow... 32 00:02:04,938 --> 00:02:07,702 suffocating death from carbon monoxide poisoning? 33 00:02:09,042 --> 00:02:10,669 Of course not. 34 00:02:10,744 --> 00:02:13,713 The citizens of Metropolis are perfectly safe. 35 00:02:14,581 --> 00:02:16,048 It's just hot out. 36 00:02:16,183 --> 00:02:18,014 And getting hotter by the hour. 37 00:02:18,585 --> 00:02:20,280 And the heat goes on. Next. 38 00:02:20,987 --> 00:02:22,682 Miss Lane, Daily Planet. 39 00:02:22,756 --> 00:02:23,814 Yeah, Mr. Mayor... 40 00:02:23,890 --> 00:02:26,984 what about the brownouts? There isn't enough electricity... 41 00:02:27,060 --> 00:02:29,824 to power the air conditioners, let alone the traffic lights. 42 00:02:29,896 --> 00:02:31,523 What's the city doing about it? 43 00:02:31,598 --> 00:02:32,724 I got you, babe... 44 00:02:32,799 --> 00:02:35,597 but there's no need to worry about the power supply. 45 00:02:35,669 --> 00:02:37,694 It's completely under control... 46 00:02:40,574 --> 00:02:42,701 Ladies and gentlemen... 47 00:02:42,776 --> 00:02:44,437 if I may, the Mayor asked me today... 48 00:02:44,511 --> 00:02:47,036 to assure you that the Lex Corp. Nuclear Plant... 49 00:02:47,280 --> 00:02:49,771 is 100% prepared to meet your energy needs. 50 00:02:49,850 --> 00:02:53,217 Isn't the Environmental Impact Committee withholding final approval... 51 00:02:53,286 --> 00:02:55,345 pending the results of its safety inspections? 52 00:02:55,422 --> 00:02:58,255 Not anymore. I have the report. I'm pleased to announce... 53 00:02:58,525 --> 00:03:00,390 that we passed with flying colors. 54 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:02,352 Metropolis needs power. 55 00:03:02,963 --> 00:03:04,089 I have it to give. 56 00:03:07,167 --> 00:03:08,600 Mr. Mayor... 57 00:03:08,768 --> 00:03:10,599 another power source is helpful... 58 00:03:10,670 --> 00:03:12,797 but it's not going to solve the problem. 59 00:03:12,873 --> 00:03:14,568 Where is the heat coming from? 60 00:03:14,641 --> 00:03:18,338 We've been studying all meteorological phenomenon in the area. 61 00:03:18,411 --> 00:03:21,642 The jet stream, the ozone layer. Even sun spots. 62 00:03:21,781 --> 00:03:24,215 But all patterns have remained consistently normal. 63 00:03:24,284 --> 00:03:27,219 Why only Metropolis? It's 12 degrees in New York... 64 00:03:27,287 --> 00:03:29,585 there's eight inches of snow in Chicago... 65 00:03:29,656 --> 00:03:31,556 and we're having a run on sunblock. 66 00:03:32,726 --> 00:03:34,887 Excuse me, pardon me. We... 67 00:03:35,862 --> 00:03:37,124 we have a theory. 68 00:03:37,397 --> 00:03:39,592 It's merely speculation at this point, Dr. Saxon. 69 00:03:39,666 --> 00:03:42,294 - What theory? - It has not been proven, and I don't... 70 00:03:42,369 --> 00:03:46,203 We have a right to know what is causing this extreme condition. 71 00:03:47,474 --> 00:03:50,500 Not what. It's who. 72 00:03:50,977 --> 00:03:52,444 It's merely a hypothesis... 73 00:03:52,512 --> 00:03:54,810 - and one I do not agree with. - Who? 74 00:03:55,348 --> 00:03:58,511 Dr. Saxon, on behalf of the citizens of Metropolis... 75 00:03:58,585 --> 00:04:01,110 I demand to know who that person is. 76 00:04:01,388 --> 00:04:04,551 - Yeah. - We demand it. 77 00:04:05,025 --> 00:04:06,151 Superman. 78 00:04:06,793 --> 00:04:08,055 Superman? 79 00:04:08,495 --> 00:04:10,929 Superman, how can it possibly be... 80 00:05:17,063 --> 00:05:20,157 Wow. Superman affecting our weather. 81 00:05:20,767 --> 00:05:22,325 It's intriguing, I'll say that. 82 00:05:22,402 --> 00:05:24,927 Mystery novels are intriguing. This is like... 83 00:05:25,005 --> 00:05:26,097 Slander. 84 00:05:26,172 --> 00:05:28,265 The gossip business has heat stroke. 85 00:05:29,142 --> 00:05:31,838 My suntan, however, has never been healthier. 86 00:05:32,245 --> 00:05:34,713 On the other hand, the heat wave does have its upside. 87 00:05:35,415 --> 00:05:36,746 Chill, Jimmy. 88 00:05:37,417 --> 00:05:38,714 Cold shower ought to do it. 89 00:05:41,254 --> 00:05:43,586 What's the matter? Never see a pair of legs before? 90 00:05:43,657 --> 00:05:46,057 Come on. This isn't a beach day. Let's keep at it. 91 00:05:46,159 --> 00:05:48,423 - What have we got? - Some half-baked theory. 92 00:05:48,495 --> 00:05:50,292 It's better than raw. Let's hear it. 93 00:05:50,363 --> 00:05:52,627 This is a temperature chart of greater Metropolis... 94 00:05:52,699 --> 00:05:54,223 taken over successive days. 95 00:05:54,300 --> 00:05:56,063 Each temperature rise correlates... 96 00:05:56,136 --> 00:05:58,127 to some super-effort by Superman. 97 00:05:58,371 --> 00:05:59,633 - Coincidence. - Maybe. 98 00:05:59,973 --> 00:06:02,874 Most physicists do think that his power is solar-induced. 99 00:06:02,942 --> 00:06:05,843 Lots of things are solar-powered. Why blame Superman? 100 00:06:06,112 --> 00:06:08,376 Nobody knows how strong his powers are... 101 00:06:08,481 --> 00:06:10,813 or how much energy it takes to recharge him. 102 00:06:10,884 --> 00:06:13,580 He could be drawing the sun's rays down on Metropolis... 103 00:06:13,653 --> 00:06:16,053 like a giant heat funnel and not even know it. 104 00:06:16,122 --> 00:06:18,022 Yeah, but he's been here for months. 105 00:06:18,158 --> 00:06:20,456 And why would Metropolis start heating up now? 106 00:06:20,593 --> 00:06:22,390 Well, it was summer and it was hot. 107 00:06:22,462 --> 00:06:24,794 Now it's winter and it's still hot. 108 00:06:24,864 --> 00:06:26,388 Whose side are you on? 109 00:06:26,466 --> 00:06:28,297 Well, Lois, you have to admit... 110 00:06:28,368 --> 00:06:29,835 - it could be possible. - Clark? 111 00:06:29,903 --> 00:06:32,497 You joining the Sisters of Metropolis Convent... 112 00:06:32,572 --> 00:06:33,903 is more likely. 113 00:06:35,208 --> 00:06:36,402 Now, look, Lois. 114 00:06:36,476 --> 00:06:38,967 I understand how you feel. We all like Superman... 115 00:06:39,045 --> 00:06:40,945 but you got to keep an open mind about this. 116 00:06:41,014 --> 00:06:43,346 I refuse to believe Superman is at fault. 117 00:06:43,416 --> 00:06:45,976 It is just a theory. There are lots of theories. 118 00:06:46,052 --> 00:06:47,144 We'll publish them all. 119 00:06:47,220 --> 00:06:49,154 You can't print something like this. 120 00:06:49,522 --> 00:06:50,716 Tell him. 121 00:06:53,526 --> 00:06:54,993 It's like you said, chief. 122 00:06:55,795 --> 00:06:57,763 I think the public has a right to know. 123 00:06:57,831 --> 00:06:59,696 - Clark. - Chief! Line two. 124 00:07:00,433 --> 00:07:03,527 If it wasn't Superman, we wouldn't even think twice about it. 125 00:07:03,937 --> 00:07:06,906 Where? When? 126 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,631 Okay, there's been a warehouse explosion. 127 00:07:09,709 --> 00:07:12,200 Bayrock and Queen's Way. Transformer's overheated. 128 00:07:12,278 --> 00:07:14,473 - There are workers down, live wires... - I'll go. 129 00:07:14,547 --> 00:07:16,742 Now, Lois. Headline. 130 00:07:16,850 --> 00:07:18,010 Afternoon edition. 131 00:07:18,118 --> 00:07:20,609 "Super feat equals super heat. " 132 00:07:48,748 --> 00:07:49,942 Go out the door! 133 00:08:02,629 --> 00:08:03,618 Shocking. 134 00:08:04,764 --> 00:08:07,756 From the Utilities Commission, sir. 135 00:08:07,867 --> 00:08:09,129 Yes. 136 00:08:12,639 --> 00:08:13,936 Well, let's see. 137 00:08:14,574 --> 00:08:15,734 Amazing. 138 00:08:16,042 --> 00:08:17,942 My nuclear plant has been approved for... 139 00:08:18,011 --> 00:08:20,138 full operation after only a month of testing. 140 00:08:20,213 --> 00:08:22,977 Politicians can be so reasonable in a crisis. 141 00:08:23,082 --> 00:08:26,017 Might it be rather a good time to power it up, sir? 142 00:08:26,085 --> 00:08:27,245 No. Not yet, Nigel. 143 00:08:27,554 --> 00:08:30,079 Any good chef will tell you that all stews must... 144 00:08:30,290 --> 00:08:31,382 - simmer. - Simmer. 145 00:08:31,457 --> 00:08:33,220 Exactly. I'm feeling a bit chilly. 146 00:08:33,293 --> 00:08:35,158 I think a few degrees warmer might be good. 147 00:08:35,228 --> 00:08:36,217 Warmer, sir? 148 00:08:36,296 --> 00:08:39,129 Yes. Superman was kind enough to use his powers again today. 149 00:08:39,199 --> 00:08:42,032 The newspaper cooperated by printing our theory. 150 00:08:42,569 --> 00:08:44,537 So now it's up to us to provide... 151 00:08:45,438 --> 00:08:48,271 - The proof. - The proof. Exactly. 152 00:08:51,811 --> 00:08:55,406 As the City Attorney for Metropolis, I will be seeking an injunction... 153 00:08:55,481 --> 00:08:57,676 ordering Superman to immediately cease... 154 00:08:57,750 --> 00:08:59,911 and desist in the usage of his super powers. 155 00:08:59,986 --> 00:09:02,819 I have subpoenaed him to appear in court tomorrow morning... 156 00:09:02,889 --> 00:09:05,119 to show cause why he should not be so enjoined. 157 00:09:05,191 --> 00:09:07,022 And I'm making this public appeal... 158 00:09:07,093 --> 00:09:09,926 asking him to submit to the laws of our community. 159 00:09:09,996 --> 00:09:12,931 - What if he doesn't? - I hope we won't be forced... 160 00:09:12,999 --> 00:09:15,126 to use any extreme measures. 161 00:09:15,201 --> 00:09:17,795 Exactly what extreme measures are you contemplating? 162 00:09:17,937 --> 00:09:20,462 Am I the only sane person in this entire city? 163 00:09:20,540 --> 00:09:21,871 We gotta do something. 164 00:09:21,941 --> 00:09:24,774 Professional scientists haven't been able to figure this out. 165 00:09:24,844 --> 00:09:26,436 They've been studying weather. 166 00:09:26,746 --> 00:09:28,077 We'll study Superman. 167 00:09:28,147 --> 00:09:31,139 I want you to track all his activities here in Metropolis. 168 00:09:31,217 --> 00:09:34,118 - Friez already did that. - He compared dates. I want locations. 169 00:09:34,187 --> 00:09:35,381 Got it. 170 00:09:37,457 --> 00:09:40,153 Earth to Clark. Hello? 171 00:09:41,561 --> 00:09:42,653 Sorry, it just... 172 00:09:43,196 --> 00:09:45,027 It just can't be true. 173 00:09:46,399 --> 00:09:47,832 Well, what do you know? 174 00:09:47,901 --> 00:09:50,233 - It's finally gotten to you. - What do you mean? 175 00:09:50,870 --> 00:09:52,132 You're sweating. 176 00:09:59,145 --> 00:10:01,579 - This hearing will be in order. - All rise. 177 00:10:02,982 --> 00:10:05,382 This is a courtroom. Not a circus tent. 178 00:10:07,253 --> 00:10:08,345 This is a gavel... 179 00:10:08,421 --> 00:10:11,083 and when I pound it, that's the international symbol... 180 00:10:11,157 --> 00:10:14,126 for all of you to shut up. You got that? 181 00:10:20,667 --> 00:10:22,225 Good afternoon, Mr. Superman. 182 00:10:22,602 --> 00:10:25,332 - Just Superman, Your Honor. - That's your full name? 183 00:10:25,705 --> 00:10:27,605 - That's what people call me. - Fine. 184 00:10:27,807 --> 00:10:29,468 Make it one word. 185 00:10:33,246 --> 00:10:35,077 I understand you've refused counsel? 186 00:10:35,148 --> 00:10:36,979 I'd like to speak for myself, Your Honor. 187 00:10:37,050 --> 00:10:39,018 Superman, I've to tell you right up front... 188 00:10:39,085 --> 00:10:40,643 I'm a big fan of yours. 189 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,314 A lot of the low lives you catch end up here. 190 00:10:43,957 --> 00:10:46,858 What you're doing in my courtroom is unfortunate... 191 00:10:47,293 --> 00:10:50,319 - and between you and me... - Objection, Your Honor. 192 00:10:50,496 --> 00:10:53,522 You can't object, Patricia, because this isn't a trial. 193 00:10:54,434 --> 00:10:55,526 Superman... 194 00:10:55,802 --> 00:10:58,669 do you know why the City Attorney dragged you in here? 195 00:10:58,871 --> 00:11:02,363 The theory is that my powers may be causing the city's peculiar heat wave. 196 00:11:02,508 --> 00:11:04,908 - What do you think? - I don't think it's true, but... 197 00:11:04,978 --> 00:11:07,845 if Metropolis is worried about me using my super powers... 198 00:11:07,914 --> 00:11:09,745 I'd like to put their fears to rest. 199 00:11:09,816 --> 00:11:12,376 All right. I'm gonna grant this injunction... 200 00:11:12,452 --> 00:11:14,818 pending further scientific study. 201 00:11:14,954 --> 00:11:18,515 Superman, you are hereby ordered to cease and desist... 202 00:11:18,591 --> 00:11:21,321 all super activity until further notified. 203 00:11:21,394 --> 00:11:22,725 Do you wish to contest? 204 00:11:22,795 --> 00:11:25,787 I'm anxious as anyone else to discover the source of this heat. 205 00:11:25,865 --> 00:11:28,163 No super activities of any kind. 206 00:11:28,601 --> 00:11:31,934 Flying, the visual thing, nada. Comprende? 207 00:11:32,271 --> 00:11:33,602 I'll do my best. 208 00:11:34,640 --> 00:11:36,801 All right, people. We've got a deal. 209 00:11:43,850 --> 00:11:46,250 Just like when Elvis played the Sullivan Show. 210 00:11:53,326 --> 00:11:56,887 Okay, everybody back. Don't even think about it, buddy. 211 00:11:57,363 --> 00:11:58,591 Put it down. 212 00:12:00,199 --> 00:12:02,861 Okay. Nobody moves, nobody gets hurt. 213 00:12:02,935 --> 00:12:06,928 Me and my pal here, we're gonna walk right on out, nice and easy. 214 00:12:36,736 --> 00:12:39,637 Did you see that? He violated the injunction. 215 00:12:39,705 --> 00:12:41,263 It didn't even take him a minute. 216 00:12:41,340 --> 00:12:43,501 Are you crazy? He saved everybody. 217 00:12:43,576 --> 00:12:46,511 The law's the law. You break it, you go to jail. 218 00:12:46,913 --> 00:12:49,245 Superman, you're under arrest. 219 00:13:17,677 --> 00:13:18,837 Over here. 220 00:13:20,546 --> 00:13:23,606 And spread them. If it's okay with you? 221 00:13:33,092 --> 00:13:35,083 - Sorry. - All right. 222 00:13:35,161 --> 00:13:36,958 We'll start over here instead. 223 00:13:40,199 --> 00:13:43,726 What did he get, a speeding ticket? Or flying too low? 224 00:13:44,537 --> 00:13:45,799 Press firmly. 225 00:13:49,675 --> 00:13:51,074 Let's move on. 226 00:13:52,044 --> 00:13:54,308 On the line, please. Profile left. 227 00:13:54,380 --> 00:13:57,247 Profile right. Smile, please. 228 00:13:57,650 --> 00:14:00,915 And again. One more time. Thank you. 229 00:14:01,554 --> 00:14:04,182 - I get a phone call, don't I? - Right. Right over here. 230 00:14:07,193 --> 00:14:09,093 - It's on me. - Thank you. 231 00:14:20,039 --> 00:14:22,234 - Hello, chief? This is... - Clark? 232 00:14:22,475 --> 00:14:23,533 Is that you? 233 00:14:24,911 --> 00:14:26,936 - Yes, sir, it is. - Where are you? 234 00:14:27,980 --> 00:14:30,346 - I'm down at the police station. - Good. 235 00:14:30,416 --> 00:14:33,078 Now, I want a first-hand account of Superman's arrest. 236 00:14:33,186 --> 00:14:34,813 Don't leave that building... 237 00:14:35,121 --> 00:14:36,486 until he goes back to court. 238 00:14:36,556 --> 00:14:39,491 - That shouldn't be a problem, chief. - Okay. 239 00:14:57,810 --> 00:14:59,209 Little Red Riding Hood. 240 00:15:06,953 --> 00:15:09,353 Well, boys. Look who we got. 241 00:15:09,422 --> 00:15:11,583 The man of steel bars. 242 00:15:11,657 --> 00:15:14,421 Hey, what's that on his chest? 243 00:15:17,430 --> 00:15:21,127 - You gonna break us out of here? - No. I wasn't planning on it. 244 00:15:21,200 --> 00:15:23,259 That's right. You can't use your powers. 245 00:15:24,470 --> 00:15:26,802 He's no better than the rest of us, boys. 246 00:15:27,173 --> 00:15:28,606 I'm crying buckets. 247 00:15:29,175 --> 00:15:30,608 Watch this, watch... 248 00:15:37,883 --> 00:15:41,182 Hey, I'm slapping Superman. Watch this. 249 00:15:44,056 --> 00:15:45,887 I'm stepping on Superman's foot. 250 00:15:47,126 --> 00:15:49,026 I'm tugging on Superman's cape. 251 00:15:50,129 --> 00:15:52,290 What're you gonna do next? Spit into the wind? 252 00:15:52,365 --> 00:15:53,764 Watch this, watch. 253 00:15:57,870 --> 00:16:00,031 You messed with Jim. 254 00:16:04,644 --> 00:16:06,305 You wanna help me out here? 255 00:16:09,048 --> 00:16:11,016 - You wanna help me out here? - Sorry. 256 00:16:11,350 --> 00:16:14,376 Like you said, can't use my powers. 257 00:16:19,525 --> 00:16:21,254 Now, we can talk about this. 258 00:16:24,764 --> 00:16:28,666 - Chief, we need to do something. - Now, Lois, our job here is to be objective. 259 00:16:31,437 --> 00:16:33,462 All right, people, sit down. 260 00:16:33,639 --> 00:16:35,072 Sit down. 261 00:16:39,712 --> 00:16:42,010 - Superman? - Your Honor. 262 00:16:42,248 --> 00:16:44,842 Charge here is contempt of court. How do you plead? 263 00:16:44,917 --> 00:16:47,545 Court is not something I am contemptuous of, Your Honor. 264 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:49,884 I have vowed to fight for truth and justice. 265 00:16:49,955 --> 00:16:52,287 All I'm looking for is a guilty or not guilty. 266 00:16:52,825 --> 00:16:53,814 Not guilty. 267 00:16:53,893 --> 00:16:57,488 So recorded. I'm entertaining bail requests. 268 00:16:57,830 --> 00:16:59,991 I'd like to be released on my own recognizance. 269 00:17:00,066 --> 00:17:01,363 Objection. 270 00:17:08,040 --> 00:17:10,099 He's an obvious flight risk. 271 00:17:14,213 --> 00:17:16,773 What on earth am I supposed to do with him? 272 00:17:17,783 --> 00:17:20,775 Your Honor, Perry White, editor of the Daily Planet. 273 00:17:21,253 --> 00:17:24,689 We've been covering Superman ever since he arrived in Metropolis. 274 00:17:24,757 --> 00:17:28,193 And he's always conducted himself with absolute integrity... 275 00:17:28,394 --> 00:17:29,986 decency and honesty. 276 00:17:30,096 --> 00:17:32,462 So you're willing to vouch for him, is that it? 277 00:17:32,932 --> 00:17:35,799 - Absolutely. - Sold. 278 00:17:36,669 --> 00:17:38,728 - What? - He is yours. 279 00:17:39,372 --> 00:17:43,069 The Daily Planet is now responsible for the whereabouts of Superman. 280 00:17:43,142 --> 00:17:44,541 You try it for a while. 281 00:17:45,444 --> 00:17:48,072 And no super powers. Period. 282 00:17:48,714 --> 00:17:50,739 - Is that clear? - Completely. 283 00:17:52,251 --> 00:17:53,479 All rise. 284 00:17:56,088 --> 00:17:58,181 Way to be objective, chief. 285 00:18:08,067 --> 00:18:10,831 - Jimmy, what about that map? - I'm working on it, Lois. 286 00:18:10,903 --> 00:18:13,531 Superman has been very busy since he came to Metropolis. 287 00:18:13,606 --> 00:18:14,766 How's he doing? 288 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:17,070 He's getting the treatment. 289 00:18:17,143 --> 00:18:19,976 You see, son, Elvis was a law-abiding citizen himself. 290 00:18:20,179 --> 00:18:22,511 Well, now, sure, he had a brush or two... 291 00:18:22,581 --> 00:18:25,607 on the wrong side in his later years, but for the most part... 292 00:18:25,751 --> 00:18:28,686 his heart was in the right place, just like yours. 293 00:18:28,754 --> 00:18:30,312 The problem was... 294 00:18:30,556 --> 00:18:31,989 that he was famous. 295 00:18:32,057 --> 00:18:34,389 And famous people are targets, this day and age. 296 00:18:34,460 --> 00:18:37,088 But, well, I don't need to tell you that, do I? 297 00:18:37,830 --> 00:18:39,422 No, you don't need to tell me. 298 00:18:39,532 --> 00:18:42,660 And you know, President Nixon considered... 299 00:18:42,802 --> 00:18:45,566 making Elvis an honorary FBI agent. 300 00:18:47,306 --> 00:18:49,866 Am I making myself perfectly clear? 301 00:18:50,810 --> 00:18:53,779 Chief, I hate to interrupt but I need you to look at my copy. 302 00:18:53,846 --> 00:18:56,406 Lois, can't you see I'm in the middle of something here? 303 00:18:56,482 --> 00:18:59,178 - It's important. - Mr. White, please go ahead. 304 00:18:59,518 --> 00:19:01,509 You should act like I'm not even here. 305 00:19:01,587 --> 00:19:04,181 Well, all right, son. You might as well see how we... 306 00:19:04,290 --> 00:19:06,224 run a world-class newspaper. 307 00:19:09,929 --> 00:19:12,727 - What in the Sam Hill is this? - It's my take. 308 00:19:12,898 --> 00:19:15,230 Here's my take. You're too close to this story. 309 00:19:15,301 --> 00:19:17,963 - It's the truth. - Well, no offense, son, but I can't... 310 00:19:18,037 --> 00:19:20,904 run a puff piece like this, even if it is about you. 311 00:19:21,073 --> 00:19:24,804 - Well, hello. - Hello. 312 00:19:26,345 --> 00:19:30,281 - Run it on the op-ed page. - I need something for the front page. 313 00:19:31,016 --> 00:19:33,416 Do we have to argue about this in front of Superman? 314 00:19:33,486 --> 00:19:36,614 Yes, we do. Or you could recognize my wisdom and experience... 315 00:19:36,689 --> 00:19:39,021 and authority and give in. 316 00:19:41,594 --> 00:19:44,461 Hold that thought while I square Superman away. 317 00:19:45,097 --> 00:19:48,032 - You got a place to stay tonight, son? - He's staying with me. 318 00:19:49,635 --> 00:19:52,900 Don't you think all the mirrors above the bed would keep him awake? 319 00:19:52,972 --> 00:19:54,098 Count on it. 320 00:19:54,240 --> 00:19:57,232 Why don't I stay with Clark? I don't think he'd mind. 321 00:19:57,309 --> 00:19:59,675 That's perfect. Where is Clark, anyway? 322 00:19:59,745 --> 00:20:02,908 He called in some of the jail piece. I think he's on his way home. 323 00:20:02,982 --> 00:20:06,076 - Well, at least we've got a plan. - Great. 324 00:20:11,991 --> 00:20:14,960 I'm telling you, we're risking environmental catastrophe... 325 00:20:15,027 --> 00:20:16,688 if we allow this to continue. 326 00:20:16,762 --> 00:20:18,696 You scientists are so prone to overreaction. 327 00:20:18,764 --> 00:20:22,200 And what if they should discover us? You've got to stop this now. 328 00:20:22,635 --> 00:20:25,468 - Was that an order? - No. 329 00:20:26,672 --> 00:20:28,936 Of course not. 330 00:20:29,241 --> 00:20:31,072 I'm just worried, that's all. 331 00:20:31,143 --> 00:20:33,634 That's understandable, Doctor, but I would think... 332 00:20:33,712 --> 00:20:36,875 the $5 million you've been paid would buy a little peace of mind. 333 00:20:39,919 --> 00:20:41,147 Shall we get on with it? 334 00:20:41,220 --> 00:20:42,983 Out of deference to your concerns... 335 00:20:43,055 --> 00:20:46,024 I believe the good citizens of Metropolis deserve a break. 336 00:20:46,358 --> 00:20:49,816 Especially since our friend in the cape hasn't been in action all day. 337 00:20:58,037 --> 00:21:01,404 You said that you were only going to use this for a few days. 338 00:21:01,974 --> 00:21:03,236 It's been weeks. 339 00:21:03,309 --> 00:21:04,640 Doctor, what can I say? 340 00:21:04,710 --> 00:21:07,110 When I find something I enjoy, I stick with it. 341 00:21:07,179 --> 00:21:09,704 When do you think you'll stop enjoying it? 342 00:21:10,382 --> 00:21:12,407 I believe that depends on Superman. 343 00:21:15,354 --> 00:21:16,719 All is set, sir. 344 00:21:16,789 --> 00:21:20,555 - The 10:35 is on schedule. - Very good, Nigel. 345 00:21:21,026 --> 00:21:24,655 - Have a very pleasant evening. - Thank you, sir. And to you. 346 00:21:27,232 --> 00:21:28,358 10:35? 347 00:21:28,434 --> 00:21:30,061 There's going to be another mishap. 348 00:21:30,135 --> 00:21:33,366 And if Superman's true to form, the temperature will go up. 349 00:21:34,473 --> 00:21:35,838 Now, Doctor. Why, sit down. 350 00:21:35,908 --> 00:21:39,366 It simply further proves your theory connecting Superman with the heat. 351 00:21:40,012 --> 00:21:41,172 Mint julep? 352 00:21:41,280 --> 00:21:42,770 No, thank you. 353 00:22:22,955 --> 00:22:25,219 Clark? Open up. It's me. 354 00:22:35,668 --> 00:22:37,863 Hey, Lois. What's up? 355 00:22:38,170 --> 00:22:41,401 - Came to fix you guys a decent meal. - We're not hungry. 356 00:22:42,207 --> 00:22:44,573 I'm trying to do something nice here, Clark. 357 00:22:45,010 --> 00:22:46,705 Where's Superman? Is he all right? 358 00:22:46,779 --> 00:22:48,872 - He's fine. - The man needs company. 359 00:22:48,947 --> 00:22:51,108 He needs to know that somebody cares. 360 00:22:51,250 --> 00:22:53,275 I think he just wants to be alone. 361 00:22:54,119 --> 00:22:56,280 - He said that? - Yeah. 362 00:22:57,122 --> 00:22:59,056 That is so like him. 363 00:22:59,925 --> 00:23:03,520 He is obviously reaching out in his time of need. It's a good thing I came. 364 00:23:04,697 --> 00:23:06,289 So, where is he? 365 00:23:07,099 --> 00:23:08,589 He's in the shower. 366 00:23:09,868 --> 00:23:11,893 Superman is in the shower? 367 00:23:12,371 --> 00:23:14,532 Did you see him? I mean... 368 00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:17,367 does the outfit actually come off? 369 00:23:18,477 --> 00:23:21,844 - I didn't look. - Of course not. 370 00:23:22,114 --> 00:23:23,809 No, I wouldn't, either. 371 00:23:24,950 --> 00:23:28,078 - I don't hear any water. - He probably just got out. 372 00:23:30,622 --> 00:23:33,022 I wonder if he likes pasta salad. 373 00:23:33,592 --> 00:23:35,082 Wait. 374 00:23:36,361 --> 00:23:38,329 What? I'm just gonna ask him. 375 00:23:38,831 --> 00:23:40,662 The guy just got out of the shower. 376 00:23:40,899 --> 00:23:42,867 Give him some privacy. I'll ask him. 377 00:23:50,209 --> 00:23:52,643 Our topic: Superman's super powers. 378 00:23:52,711 --> 00:23:55,976 Is he a super guy, or does he cause super heat? 379 00:23:56,215 --> 00:23:58,149 How much more proof do you need, Kyle? 380 00:23:58,217 --> 00:24:00,048 I am not convinced, Ellen. 381 00:24:00,119 --> 00:24:02,587 You have yet to establish a succinct argument... 382 00:24:02,654 --> 00:24:04,554 explaining the heat wave in Metropolis. 383 00:24:04,623 --> 00:24:07,114 Anybody with a high school degree and half a brain... 384 00:24:07,192 --> 00:24:08,784 knows it's the greenhouse effect. 385 00:24:08,861 --> 00:24:10,726 Look what's happening in California. 386 00:24:10,796 --> 00:24:12,457 You don't need to make dinner. 387 00:24:14,032 --> 00:24:17,126 It's you. I want to. 388 00:24:17,536 --> 00:24:19,561 You do eat, don't you? 389 00:24:19,705 --> 00:24:21,434 I don't have to, but I like to. 390 00:24:21,673 --> 00:24:23,072 Well, then you'll like this. 391 00:24:23,142 --> 00:24:26,737 I only know how to make four things and this is the only one without chocolate. 392 00:24:26,812 --> 00:24:28,609 I'm sure it'll be delicious. 393 00:24:31,316 --> 00:24:33,011 We'll never eat that way. 394 00:24:33,786 --> 00:24:36,983 We interrupt this program to bring you a special news bulletin. 395 00:24:37,256 --> 00:24:39,724 We have a runaway express train on the green line. 396 00:24:39,858 --> 00:24:42,122 It's just barreled through Hobbs River Station... 397 00:24:42,194 --> 00:24:44,788 heading south at over 75 miles an hour. 398 00:24:45,097 --> 00:24:48,760 At that rate, it should reach the main Metropolis terminal in eight minutes. 399 00:24:49,034 --> 00:24:50,797 That area is being evacuated... 400 00:24:50,869 --> 00:24:53,167 but there are over 300 people at risk on the train... 401 00:24:53,238 --> 00:24:55,604 I'm sorry. Dinner's got to wait. I have to go. 402 00:24:55,674 --> 00:24:57,505 - So do I. - Wait. 403 00:24:58,410 --> 00:25:00,844 - What are you doing? - I'm going to stop the train. 404 00:25:00,913 --> 00:25:02,813 You can't. You gave your word. 405 00:25:02,881 --> 00:25:05,611 I have to Lois, you know I have to. 406 00:25:07,719 --> 00:25:11,018 Clark and I will meet you there. Clark? 407 00:25:13,592 --> 00:25:16,220 - He's already on his way. - Great. 408 00:25:16,528 --> 00:25:19,827 What kind of partner are you, Clark? You call this loyalty? 409 00:25:41,787 --> 00:25:43,880 Superman to the rescue. 410 00:25:56,235 --> 00:25:59,602 It is going to be a hot time on the old town tonight. 411 00:26:09,181 --> 00:26:12,514 It's a 110 degrees and thousands are fleeing Metropolis... 412 00:26:12,584 --> 00:26:13,812 for cooler weather. 413 00:26:13,886 --> 00:26:16,946 In the news, Superman has again violated the injunction... 414 00:26:17,122 --> 00:26:20,990 using his super powers to save 325 commuters on a runaway train. 415 00:26:21,059 --> 00:26:22,924 Lois, I think I've got something. 416 00:26:22,995 --> 00:26:25,395 I charted all the super activity, just like you said. 417 00:26:25,464 --> 00:26:28,661 I compared it to the heat distribution map of the same time period. 418 00:26:28,767 --> 00:26:31,395 The dates match the temperature rises, but... 419 00:26:31,837 --> 00:26:33,168 get a load of this. 420 00:26:35,607 --> 00:26:38,838 The really hot spots aren't anywhere near the super activity. 421 00:26:39,211 --> 00:26:42,271 I knew it. Nobody's gonna give up one theory... 422 00:26:42,347 --> 00:26:43,837 until we can prove another. 423 00:26:43,916 --> 00:26:47,647 If I start now, I can have a mail order physics degree in six years. 424 00:26:47,719 --> 00:26:49,118 I've got a better idea. 425 00:26:49,187 --> 00:26:51,951 Call Dr. Goodman, the physicist from the press conference. 426 00:26:52,024 --> 00:26:55,118 She didn't believe he was guilty. Maybe she can tell us something. 427 00:26:55,193 --> 00:26:58,026 Lois, I need you to get down to the courthouse right away. 428 00:26:58,297 --> 00:27:00,822 I thought all I was good for was puff pieces. 429 00:27:01,033 --> 00:27:04,264 I'm trying to run a newsroom here, with everybody missing in action. 430 00:27:04,336 --> 00:27:06,327 Even Kent called in with heat exhaustion. 431 00:27:06,405 --> 00:27:08,202 So it's you, or nobody. 432 00:27:08,407 --> 00:27:10,602 Superman's about ready to turn himself in. 433 00:27:10,709 --> 00:27:11,937 I'm on it. 434 00:27:12,144 --> 00:27:13,941 Jimmy. Fax this map to Dr. Goodman. 435 00:27:14,012 --> 00:27:16,071 Tell her I'll call her as soon as I get back. 436 00:27:16,148 --> 00:27:18,548 - Lois. - Now what? 437 00:27:18,917 --> 00:27:20,942 You tell Superman I'm pulling for him. 438 00:27:22,287 --> 00:27:25,085 I will, chief. I will. 439 00:27:27,092 --> 00:27:28,616 Superman must go. 440 00:27:30,829 --> 00:27:32,626 Superman must go. 441 00:27:41,907 --> 00:27:45,172 When I first arrived in Metropolis, I said I came to help. 442 00:27:45,510 --> 00:27:47,171 That's still how I feel. 443 00:27:47,479 --> 00:27:50,039 But I'll have to find another place, and another way. 444 00:27:50,782 --> 00:27:54,650 I have voluntarily agreed to leave Metropolis by noon tomorrow. 445 00:27:55,487 --> 00:27:58,684 I believe it's the best way to put all of your fears to rest. 446 00:27:59,524 --> 00:28:02,425 I will miss everyone. Thank you. 447 00:28:06,465 --> 00:28:09,332 - You can't leave. - I have no choice. 448 00:28:09,835 --> 00:28:11,666 But they can't be right. 449 00:28:54,012 --> 00:28:56,480 Lois, I... 450 00:28:57,215 --> 00:28:58,273 Hey. 451 00:28:58,383 --> 00:29:00,977 - Never mind, it's not important. - It's okay, Jimmy. 452 00:29:01,386 --> 00:29:02,614 What is it? 453 00:29:03,422 --> 00:29:05,754 I sent everything we had over to Dr. Goodman. 454 00:29:05,824 --> 00:29:08,520 - She said she would take a look at it. - Thanks. 455 00:29:13,265 --> 00:29:16,826 - Think we should give up? - No way. 456 00:29:19,438 --> 00:29:20,769 Me, neither. 457 00:29:22,274 --> 00:29:23,571 See this? 458 00:29:25,110 --> 00:29:28,136 I guess C.K. Made it to the courthouse today, after all. 459 00:29:29,848 --> 00:29:32,316 "Crowd reacted with surprise and relief. 460 00:29:32,784 --> 00:29:35,810 "It was over. Superman knew it. 461 00:29:36,655 --> 00:29:39,089 "He felt something strike him in the chest. 462 00:29:39,825 --> 00:29:41,986 "His eyes fell on the face of a young boy... 463 00:29:42,060 --> 00:29:45,257 "who appeared to hold back tears as Superman picked up the object. 464 00:29:46,031 --> 00:29:49,967 "A Superman action figure, once priceless to its young owner. 465 00:29:50,969 --> 00:29:53,665 "Superman wanted to return it, but the boy was gone. 466 00:29:55,107 --> 00:29:57,473 "They say the man of steel is invulnerable. 467 00:29:58,844 --> 00:30:00,402 "I don't think so. " 468 00:30:11,890 --> 00:30:14,381 Don't be mad. We had to come. 469 00:30:15,827 --> 00:30:18,728 I've never been so glad to see anyone in my life. 470 00:30:22,000 --> 00:30:23,831 Honey, sweetheart. 471 00:30:25,937 --> 00:30:28,997 - You don't have to do this. - What choice do I have? 472 00:30:29,074 --> 00:30:31,042 I don't get it. I just don't get it. 473 00:30:31,109 --> 00:30:34,044 You used your powers in Smallville and it never got hot. 474 00:30:34,312 --> 00:30:36,280 But that was just everyday stuff, Dad. 475 00:30:36,348 --> 00:30:39,681 Since I've been in Metropolis, I've been doing some pretty big things. 476 00:30:39,751 --> 00:30:41,184 But do you believe it? 477 00:30:41,620 --> 00:30:44,851 Do you honestly think you're causing this heat wave? 478 00:30:45,423 --> 00:30:46,947 I don't know, Mom. 479 00:30:47,225 --> 00:30:48,817 Everybody else seems to think so. 480 00:30:48,894 --> 00:30:50,691 Who cares what everyone else thinks? 481 00:30:50,762 --> 00:30:52,195 This was your dream, Clark. 482 00:30:52,264 --> 00:30:55,324 A good job, a real life for yourself here in Metropolis. 483 00:30:55,400 --> 00:30:56,867 Why should you lose that? 484 00:30:57,169 --> 00:30:59,501 It's only Superman who has to leave. 485 00:30:59,871 --> 00:31:01,600 I can't just turn it off, Dad. 486 00:31:02,741 --> 00:31:06,507 I can't look past people who are hurting, people in trouble... 487 00:31:07,112 --> 00:31:10,104 knowing that I can help them and having to stop myself. 488 00:31:10,182 --> 00:31:12,582 I just... I can't do that. 489 00:31:12,684 --> 00:31:17,144 You're such a special person, Clark. It's not fair you're being punished for it. 490 00:31:17,422 --> 00:31:19,322 Mom. Please. 491 00:31:20,592 --> 00:31:21,957 I've made up my mind. 492 00:31:22,761 --> 00:31:25,195 - All right, then. We'll take you home, son. - No. 493 00:31:26,932 --> 00:31:29,594 - I can't go back to Smallville. - Well... 494 00:31:30,869 --> 00:31:33,064 I know it's not the big city, but it's home. 495 00:31:33,138 --> 00:31:36,972 It's not that, Mom. What if I am a solar conductor? 496 00:31:38,843 --> 00:31:41,505 I can't take the chance of hurting you and Dad. 497 00:31:42,280 --> 00:31:44,248 Well, then, where are you gonna go? 498 00:31:45,250 --> 00:31:46,683 I don't know yet. 499 00:31:47,152 --> 00:31:49,620 Just away from the people that I love the most. 500 00:32:07,839 --> 00:32:09,067 Lois? 501 00:32:12,110 --> 00:32:13,134 Clark? 502 00:32:13,645 --> 00:32:15,510 I must've fallen asleep. 503 00:32:15,880 --> 00:32:17,973 It's late, Lois. You should go home. 504 00:32:18,416 --> 00:32:19,940 There's no time. 505 00:32:20,652 --> 00:32:23,883 Here, take these over to your desk and... 506 00:32:26,124 --> 00:32:29,787 - What are you doing? - I'm leaving Metropolis. 507 00:32:31,162 --> 00:32:33,528 Clark, I'm a little too tired for jokes. 508 00:32:34,799 --> 00:32:36,130 It's no joke. 509 00:32:38,103 --> 00:32:40,901 Leaving? As in quitting? 510 00:32:42,540 --> 00:32:44,770 I'm going to work for the Smallville Post. 511 00:32:45,110 --> 00:32:46,577 Managing Editor. 512 00:32:48,079 --> 00:32:50,843 I guess I'm just not cut out for big city life. 513 00:32:52,617 --> 00:32:55,211 Well, nobody's cut out for big city life. 514 00:32:55,287 --> 00:32:57,187 That's what makes it so exciting. 515 00:32:57,589 --> 00:32:59,716 Look. I know there's no good time... 516 00:32:59,791 --> 00:33:01,486 We're in the middle of a crisis. 517 00:33:01,559 --> 00:33:04,027 Superman is on the line, and you're out of here? 518 00:33:05,163 --> 00:33:06,755 I just wanted to say good-bye. 519 00:33:06,831 --> 00:33:08,958 Good-bye? We're partners. 520 00:33:09,968 --> 00:33:13,028 You don't need a partner, Lois. You never did. 521 00:33:13,505 --> 00:33:14,870 Well, maybe not. 522 00:33:15,740 --> 00:33:18,937 But I was starting to like having one. 523 00:33:24,683 --> 00:33:26,981 So, are you planning on giving notice? 524 00:33:30,822 --> 00:33:32,346 This is for Perry. 525 00:33:33,124 --> 00:33:35,957 I was wondering if you might give it to him for me. 526 00:33:36,828 --> 00:33:38,796 - I get it. - You do? 527 00:33:38,930 --> 00:33:40,989 Well, it's obvious, Clark. 528 00:33:41,633 --> 00:33:44,431 Nobody gives up a great job in the middle of the night... 529 00:33:44,502 --> 00:33:47,994 because they have the chance of a lifetime to edit the Smallville Gazette. 530 00:33:48,340 --> 00:33:50,171 - Post. - Whatever. 531 00:33:52,043 --> 00:33:53,476 This isn't about a job. 532 00:33:56,881 --> 00:33:59,714 Did you really think I hadn't figured out... 533 00:33:59,784 --> 00:34:01,843 what it was about you and Superman? 534 00:34:03,488 --> 00:34:06,548 - What do you mean? - You idolize the man, Clark. 535 00:34:07,392 --> 00:34:10,293 And now he's in trouble and you share his pain. 536 00:34:10,495 --> 00:34:13,896 Look, we all feel bad about Superman... 537 00:34:13,965 --> 00:34:17,025 but the only way to make it right is to fight like crazy. 538 00:34:17,102 --> 00:34:19,900 Don't give up on him, because he wouldn't give up on us. 539 00:34:21,373 --> 00:34:24,103 Maybe you don't know him as well as you think you do, Lois. 540 00:34:24,175 --> 00:34:28,043 This is stupid, Clark. Go unpack your stuff and let's get to work. 541 00:34:31,683 --> 00:34:33,048 You're not a quitter. 542 00:35:06,384 --> 00:35:07,783 Good-bye, Lois. 543 00:35:34,045 --> 00:35:35,910 Are you sure you're gonna be okay? 544 00:35:36,514 --> 00:35:39,074 - Fine, chief. - All right, now look, Lois. 545 00:35:39,484 --> 00:35:42,044 Kent was a heck of a reporter, but so are you. 546 00:35:42,287 --> 00:35:43,584 And if anybody... 547 00:35:43,922 --> 00:35:46,288 can find a way to save Superman, you can. 548 00:35:47,892 --> 00:35:49,052 Yes, sir. 549 00:35:54,499 --> 00:35:57,093 Lois, you all right? 550 00:35:57,302 --> 00:35:58,633 I'm fine, Jimmy. 551 00:35:58,736 --> 00:36:01,000 - Look, if you want, I could... - Just buzz me... 552 00:36:01,072 --> 00:36:03,632 - if you hear from Dr. Goodman, okay? - Sure. 553 00:36:25,630 --> 00:36:26,927 Hi, Lois. 554 00:36:27,799 --> 00:36:29,926 - Okay, stop it. - Stop what? 555 00:36:30,001 --> 00:36:31,866 Stop trying to be so nice. 556 00:36:32,270 --> 00:36:34,101 - All I said was hello. - Exactly. 557 00:36:34,172 --> 00:36:36,640 No little dig, no rude remark. It's not normal. 558 00:36:36,708 --> 00:36:40,644 Everybody around here is treating me like I just lost my best friend or something. 559 00:36:43,348 --> 00:36:46,146 - You and I should talk. - Why would I want to do that? 560 00:36:47,418 --> 00:36:50,683 Because I know more about losing men than you might think. 561 00:36:52,390 --> 00:36:54,858 First Superman and now Clark. 562 00:36:55,059 --> 00:36:57,391 I don't know who I'll miss more. 563 00:37:01,599 --> 00:37:03,794 I know what'll cheer you up. 564 00:37:03,902 --> 00:37:06,393 - Cat, please. - Double-double chocolate fudge. 565 00:37:06,638 --> 00:37:07,730 Lois. 566 00:37:12,911 --> 00:37:14,503 I said buzz, Jimmy. 567 00:37:16,214 --> 00:37:19,047 Dr. Goodman, Lois Lane. I hope you're here with good news. 568 00:37:19,117 --> 00:37:22,314 I might be. I think you should come. I have something to show you. 569 00:37:23,621 --> 00:37:25,452 - Just up ahead. - What is? 570 00:37:25,590 --> 00:37:28,320 - Your answer. - I feel like I'm in a sauna. 571 00:37:28,393 --> 00:37:30,691 - Well, you are, sort of. - What do you mean? 572 00:37:30,862 --> 00:37:33,353 Below us is the Metropolis aquifer. 573 00:37:33,431 --> 00:37:36,559 It's basically just an underground system of rivers and lakes. 574 00:37:36,668 --> 00:37:39,637 But the temperature under the aquifer is 46 degrees... 575 00:37:39,704 --> 00:37:41,467 even in the depth of summer. 576 00:37:43,808 --> 00:37:47,300 Now, in here you can look right down into the main body of the aquifer. 577 00:37:51,849 --> 00:37:53,180 Boiling water? 578 00:37:53,251 --> 00:37:56,049 Yeah. And water boils at 212 degrees Fahrenheit. 579 00:37:56,321 --> 00:37:58,221 This is what's causing the heat wave? 580 00:37:58,289 --> 00:38:01,122 Well, the geological pattern of the aquifer is identical... 581 00:38:01,192 --> 00:38:03,558 to the heat distribution maps that you faxed me. 582 00:38:03,628 --> 00:38:05,823 So what's making the water super-heat? 583 00:38:06,130 --> 00:38:08,928 All I know is it's coming from up above, not down below. 584 00:38:09,067 --> 00:38:12,798 I did temperature studies. It seems to be hottest near Hobbs Bay. 585 00:38:14,072 --> 00:38:15,903 Look. There's the aquifer. 586 00:38:16,374 --> 00:38:17,932 And there's Hobbs Bay. 587 00:38:18,676 --> 00:38:20,667 Trace that aquifer to... 588 00:38:21,779 --> 00:38:23,406 Lex Corp. Nuclear? 589 00:38:23,481 --> 00:38:26,917 It's not my specialty, but I would say the plant sprung a leak somewhere. 590 00:38:26,985 --> 00:38:29,215 They're about to turn that up to full power. 591 00:38:29,287 --> 00:38:32,085 If they turn it up to full power the way it's leaking now... 592 00:38:32,156 --> 00:38:33,817 it could blow the whole thing apart. 593 00:38:33,891 --> 00:38:36,985 - We could be looking at a major meltdown. - A meltdown? 594 00:38:37,595 --> 00:38:39,961 We've gotta find Superman. Come on. 595 00:38:41,766 --> 00:38:44,428 - Knock, knock. - Who's there, sir? 596 00:38:45,036 --> 00:38:47,527 - Superman. - Superman who? 597 00:38:49,874 --> 00:38:51,000 Exactly. 598 00:38:52,076 --> 00:38:54,704 - Yes, very droll, sir. - Yes, what a joyous day. 599 00:38:54,779 --> 00:38:57,179 First, my nuclear power plant gets the go-ahead... 600 00:38:57,248 --> 00:38:59,443 because of an emergency that I myself create. 601 00:38:59,517 --> 00:39:01,610 And then, as an added bonus... 602 00:39:01,686 --> 00:39:04,553 I get to drive Superman out of town for good. 603 00:39:05,590 --> 00:39:09,219 Bye-bye, so long. I've beaten him. 604 00:39:09,894 --> 00:39:11,828 - I've won! - Yes, sir. 605 00:39:14,766 --> 00:39:18,293 No. This is a wonderful device. 606 00:39:19,504 --> 00:39:21,495 I'll have to remember this on one of those... 607 00:39:21,572 --> 00:39:23,767 dreary winter days when my tan is fading. 608 00:39:24,475 --> 00:39:27,876 But for now, all the heat from Lex Corp. Nuclear... 609 00:39:27,945 --> 00:39:30,778 will go directly into the Bay, where it belongs. 610 00:39:31,482 --> 00:39:34,883 But wouldn't that create an ecological disaster, sir? 611 00:39:34,952 --> 00:39:36,783 Plenty of fish in the sea, Nigel. 612 00:39:37,388 --> 00:39:39,083 Berkowitz? Lex Luthor. 613 00:39:39,957 --> 00:39:42,289 I'd like very much to have you by my side... 614 00:39:42,360 --> 00:39:44,419 when I throw the switch that powers up... 615 00:39:44,495 --> 00:39:46,895 the Lex Corp. Nuclear Plant. 616 00:39:50,168 --> 00:39:51,635 Well done, sir. 617 00:39:54,238 --> 00:39:56,604 We interrupt this program to bring a special report. 618 00:39:56,674 --> 00:39:59,643 Here, live from downtown Metropolis, is Murray Mindlin. 619 00:40:00,278 --> 00:40:03,213 Superman has taken a super hike. 620 00:40:03,715 --> 00:40:06,513 And not soon enough, as far as this reporter's concerned. 621 00:40:06,684 --> 00:40:09,653 Not only is he responsible for baking Metropolis... 622 00:40:10,221 --> 00:40:13,384 but rumor has it his force field is the real reason... 623 00:40:13,458 --> 00:40:16,018 the Metropolitans lost the pennant this year. 624 00:40:16,094 --> 00:40:17,994 - This, among everything else... - Excuse me. 625 00:40:18,062 --> 00:40:19,962 This is important. Keep rolling. 626 00:40:20,031 --> 00:40:21,862 Superman, if you can hear this, come back. 627 00:40:21,933 --> 00:40:24,663 We figured it out. You're not causing the heat, never were. 628 00:40:24,736 --> 00:40:26,704 But there's an emergency and we need you. 629 00:40:26,771 --> 00:40:29,638 Meet me at Lex Corp. Nuclear Plant and I'll explain everything. 630 00:40:29,707 --> 00:40:31,436 And Superman, hurry. 631 00:40:33,277 --> 00:40:36,110 This is Murray Mindlin and you heard it here first. 632 00:40:36,247 --> 00:40:38,909 There's an emergency at Lex Corp. Nuclear Plant. 633 00:40:39,083 --> 00:40:40,846 A meltdown in progress. 634 00:40:40,952 --> 00:40:43,887 Superman, where are you when we need you? 635 00:40:47,992 --> 00:40:49,323 Bob. Back to you. 636 00:40:49,694 --> 00:40:52,492 Folks, can I have your attention. 637 00:40:52,730 --> 00:40:55,927 I have some great news and I'd like to share it with you. 638 00:40:56,634 --> 00:40:59,933 Ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to inform you... 639 00:41:00,238 --> 00:41:01,637 that within minutes... 640 00:41:01,773 --> 00:41:03,866 air-conditioners will be humming... 641 00:41:04,208 --> 00:41:06,199 throughout this great city of ours. 642 00:41:06,277 --> 00:41:07,676 Isn't that wonderful? 643 00:41:11,482 --> 00:41:14,349 - Mr. Luthor. - Let's wait... 644 00:41:17,021 --> 00:41:18,283 no longer. 645 00:41:21,926 --> 00:41:23,018 Stop! 646 00:41:26,397 --> 00:41:29,230 I'm afraid that stopping is not one of the options, Superman. 647 00:41:29,300 --> 00:41:31,530 We think there's a leak in the reactor core. 648 00:41:31,602 --> 00:41:33,570 That's what's causing the heat, not Superman. 649 00:41:33,638 --> 00:41:36,334 - It's impossible. - What other explanation can there be? 650 00:41:36,407 --> 00:41:39,240 Your plant is causing the aquifer water to heat up. 651 00:41:39,310 --> 00:41:41,938 Unless, of course, there's some other reason, Luthor. 652 00:41:42,046 --> 00:41:44,378 Of course not. And believe me, there's no leak. 653 00:41:44,749 --> 00:41:46,410 Well, then, there's no leak. 654 00:41:50,655 --> 00:41:52,987 We're online. The fuel rods are hot. 655 00:41:56,027 --> 00:41:57,892 - Can your men shut it down? - No. 656 00:41:58,062 --> 00:42:01,156 Once the sequence is initiated, it's physically impossible. 657 00:42:01,332 --> 00:42:03,095 It's one of the safety features. 658 00:42:04,969 --> 00:42:08,496 Wait. You can't go in there. The radioactivity will kill you. 659 00:42:10,007 --> 00:42:12,635 The reactor core has been breached. 660 00:42:12,710 --> 00:42:15,076 All personnel must wear full... 661 00:42:34,632 --> 00:42:36,190 The plant's a total loss. 662 00:42:37,768 --> 00:42:40,532 And the city wants me to pay all the cleanup expenses... 663 00:42:40,605 --> 00:42:43,039 for a leak that I had completely under control... 664 00:42:43,107 --> 00:42:45,268 until Superman decided to save the day. 665 00:42:47,311 --> 00:42:50,542 Not only did he have the pleasure of totally dismantling my plant... 666 00:42:50,615 --> 00:42:53,516 but the radioactivity didn't even affect him. 667 00:42:56,587 --> 00:43:00,455 What more gloom do you have to bring to my attention? 668 00:43:00,858 --> 00:43:03,656 Well, sir, I thought you'd be rather pleased to hear... 669 00:43:03,861 --> 00:43:06,227 that the Lex Corp. Air Conditioning Division... 670 00:43:06,864 --> 00:43:10,800 did make a 2000% profit... 671 00:43:11,702 --> 00:43:13,363 over the last three weeks. 672 00:43:20,478 --> 00:43:23,936 Look for the silver lining 673 00:43:24,015 --> 00:43:28,111 Where're a cloud appears in the gloom 674 00:43:28,185 --> 00:43:31,916 Remember somewhere the sun is shining 675 00:43:31,989 --> 00:43:33,650 And so the right thing 676 00:43:35,993 --> 00:43:38,223 Snow on the ground, Superman in the sky... 677 00:43:38,296 --> 00:43:40,127 everything's right with the world. 678 00:43:43,167 --> 00:43:44,998 Well, almost everything. 679 00:43:47,672 --> 00:43:48,934 Hey, C.K. 680 00:43:50,408 --> 00:43:51,807 Everything. 681 00:43:52,310 --> 00:43:55,108 You don't know many people are gonna be happy to see you. 682 00:43:55,479 --> 00:43:56,639 Hey, Kent. 683 00:43:57,315 --> 00:43:59,977 I heard you were doing a little early spring cleaning. 684 00:44:01,352 --> 00:44:02,819 - Chief, I... - Now, look, son. 685 00:44:02,887 --> 00:44:05,447 In case you hadn't noticed, it's wintertime out there. 686 00:44:05,523 --> 00:44:08,981 Now, why don't you just take this stuff and put it back on your desk... 687 00:44:09,226 --> 00:44:10,488 and get to work. 688 00:44:10,561 --> 00:44:13,860 I think Lois needs some help with that nuclear power plant follow-up. 689 00:44:14,065 --> 00:44:15,225 Thank you. 690 00:44:15,633 --> 00:44:17,965 I'll take this before you can change your mind. 691 00:44:18,369 --> 00:44:19,802 Now, don't worry, son. 692 00:44:20,004 --> 00:44:22,199 That heat made us all a little bit crazy. 693 00:44:26,177 --> 00:44:28,145 I figured you want this back. 694 00:44:30,848 --> 00:44:33,578 - You didn't read it? - I didn't think I needed to. 695 00:44:45,863 --> 00:44:47,387 I knew you'd be back. 696 00:44:51,302 --> 00:44:53,429 I guess you knew me better than I thought. 697 00:44:55,473 --> 00:44:58,738 You really did it. You saved Superman. 698 00:44:59,577 --> 00:45:01,306 And he saved Metropolis... 699 00:45:01,746 --> 00:45:03,577 even after the way he was treated. 700 00:45:03,748 --> 00:45:06,182 I guess he couldn't give up after all. 701 00:45:06,684 --> 00:45:07,946 Neither could you. 702 00:45:10,121 --> 00:45:13,784 So, there was no job in Smallville, was there? 703 00:45:16,260 --> 00:45:17,318 No. 704 00:45:17,995 --> 00:45:21,829 Well, I guess if I can forgive Superman for almost leaving... 705 00:45:21,899 --> 00:45:24,493 I suppose I can forgive you, too. 706 00:45:25,503 --> 00:45:28,301 - Thanks. - After all, you're only human. 707 00:45:31,709 --> 00:45:34,143 So, what do you think of our lead? 708 00:45:37,782 --> 00:45:40,046 That's not how you spell "aquifer. " 709 00:45:41,052 --> 00:45:43,418 Easy, Kent. You can be replaced. 710 00:45:43,654 --> 00:45:45,349 I was already starting to look. 711 00:46:33,838 --> 00:46:35,100 English