1 00:00:02,249 --> 00:00:05,616 - We'll have to search it. Give me a hand. - Right! 2 00:00:05,686 --> 00:00:07,278 Come on, throw it down. 3 00:00:09,289 --> 00:00:11,120 - What have you got? - Nothing. 4 00:00:43,857 --> 00:00:47,156 When you said Italian, I had no idea we were actually going. 5 00:00:47,928 --> 00:00:50,362 It's my favorite restaurant in Milano. 6 00:00:50,430 --> 00:00:51,590 Magnifico. 7 00:00:52,332 --> 00:00:54,425 Lex, what am I gonna do with you? 8 00:00:54,701 --> 00:00:57,261 Spend the rest of your life with me, I hope. 9 00:00:59,206 --> 00:01:00,605 I'm serious. 10 00:01:05,078 --> 00:01:06,375 Lois Lane. 11 00:01:10,350 --> 00:01:11,977 Will you marry me? 12 00:01:16,490 --> 00:01:18,458 I don't know what to say. 13 00:01:18,525 --> 00:01:21,426 Only three possible choices. Yes, no, maybe. 14 00:01:21,895 --> 00:01:23,624 It's not that simple. 15 00:01:23,697 --> 00:01:25,824 What about my life at the Daily Planet? 16 00:01:25,899 --> 00:01:28,459 Clark and Perry and Jimmy, they're like family, I... 17 00:01:28,535 --> 00:01:30,969 I believe in families, large ones. 18 00:01:33,273 --> 00:01:37,733 Lex, the last few weeks with you have been wonderful. 19 00:01:39,045 --> 00:01:40,706 I hardly know you. 20 00:01:42,015 --> 00:01:45,746 The only thing you have to know about me is that I love you. 21 00:01:48,855 --> 00:01:49,981 What? 22 00:01:51,124 --> 00:01:52,523 What is it? 23 00:01:54,394 --> 00:01:58,558 Is there something else? Would it have anything to do with Superman? 24 00:02:04,371 --> 00:02:06,430 It's just a lot to take in. 25 00:02:06,773 --> 00:02:09,139 But you'll give it some thought. 26 00:02:09,509 --> 00:02:10,567 Yes. 27 00:02:11,378 --> 00:02:13,869 So it's maybe, for now. 28 00:02:13,947 --> 00:02:16,313 Well, yes, maybe. 29 00:02:18,318 --> 00:02:19,808 It is beautiful. 30 00:02:21,354 --> 00:02:23,652 Actually, it's a piece of rock. 31 00:02:24,925 --> 00:02:27,416 On your hand, it's priceless to me. 32 00:02:30,697 --> 00:02:32,756 Phone for you, Mr. Luthor. 33 00:02:34,367 --> 00:02:35,732 Excuse me. 34 00:02:39,406 --> 00:02:42,807 Your information was accurate, Luthor. I have the kryptonite. 35 00:02:42,876 --> 00:02:44,309 When can I expect delivery? 36 00:02:44,444 --> 00:02:46,912 I'll call you when I get back to Metropolis. 37 00:02:46,980 --> 00:02:49,505 - The price is $5 million. - Done. 38 00:02:56,857 --> 00:02:58,188 Priceless. 39 00:04:03,056 --> 00:04:04,921 - How many is that? - That's six. 40 00:04:04,991 --> 00:04:07,084 Dancer, Prancer, Comet, Blitzen... 41 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:09,628 Good morning, Mr. Kent, your flying magazine is in. 42 00:04:09,696 --> 00:04:12,597 - Dasher, Cupid, Donner... - That's seven, one more. 43 00:04:17,203 --> 00:04:19,398 - You're stuck. - I'm not stuck. 44 00:04:22,442 --> 00:04:24,205 - I'm stuck. - That's $5. 45 00:04:25,378 --> 00:04:26,606 $5. 46 00:04:26,680 --> 00:04:29,376 - Okay, just tell me the name. - Vixen. 47 00:04:31,818 --> 00:04:33,649 - Double or nothing. - Okay. 48 00:04:34,788 --> 00:04:36,153 The seven dwarfs. 49 00:04:36,222 --> 00:04:38,156 You are on. Piece of cake. 50 00:04:39,759 --> 00:04:41,784 Happy, Dopey, Doc... 51 00:04:42,996 --> 00:04:45,294 Sneezy, Sleepy... 52 00:04:45,365 --> 00:04:46,855 - Grumpy... - That's six. 53 00:04:49,002 --> 00:04:50,196 Sleazy? 54 00:04:51,571 --> 00:04:53,801 - Bippy, Dippy, Mopsy, Flopsy, Steve, Joe... - No. 55 00:04:53,873 --> 00:04:56,467 - That's it! Time's up! - I hate this. 56 00:04:58,144 --> 00:05:00,271 - Tell me. - It's so obvious. 57 00:05:01,982 --> 00:05:03,347 Can't you read? 58 00:05:04,384 --> 00:05:05,544 Bashful. 59 00:05:05,852 --> 00:05:08,377 - When will we be paid? - I'm not sure. 60 00:05:08,488 --> 00:05:10,786 I guess when there's money to pay you. 61 00:05:12,192 --> 00:05:14,524 I'm only the messenger here, boys and girls. 62 00:05:14,594 --> 00:05:16,084 I can only repeat what I'm told... 63 00:05:17,263 --> 00:05:18,287 ...and that ain't much. 64 00:05:18,365 --> 00:05:21,493 What are we doing to resolve this? I mean what is the paper doing? 65 00:05:21,568 --> 00:05:22,626 I have no idea. 66 00:05:22,702 --> 00:05:25,000 - They haven't asked for my input. - What's going on? 67 00:05:26,139 --> 00:05:27,504 You tried to cash your paycheck? 68 00:05:27,574 --> 00:05:29,007 - I deposited it. - Rubber. 69 00:05:29,075 --> 00:05:30,064 Again? 70 00:05:30,143 --> 00:05:32,634 They said last week's problem was a clerical error. 71 00:05:32,712 --> 00:05:33,872 Yeah, like being broke. 72 00:05:33,947 --> 00:05:36,541 - There's a rumor the paper's going under. - Jimmy... 73 00:05:36,616 --> 00:05:39,278 - there's always a rumor. - It's usually true. 74 00:05:39,419 --> 00:05:42,183 Anything else, Chief. Any more surprises? 75 00:05:43,757 --> 00:05:45,554 - They talked about lay-offs. - What? 76 00:05:45,625 --> 00:05:46,785 They can't do that. 77 00:05:46,860 --> 00:05:51,422 All I know is, unless we find ways to save money, we're all gonna be out of business. 78 00:05:56,069 --> 00:05:59,300 No business lunches, no payments for sources, no cabs. 79 00:05:59,372 --> 00:06:01,636 We might as well hang up our word processor. 80 00:06:01,708 --> 00:06:04,541 Come on, we'll adjust. Hopefully, it's only temporary. 81 00:06:04,611 --> 00:06:07,774 Clark, we're newspaper people. We're supposed to have resources... 82 00:06:07,847 --> 00:06:11,078 to write the news as it happens. Old news isn't news, it's history. 83 00:06:11,151 --> 00:06:12,618 I think it's a scam. 84 00:06:12,686 --> 00:06:16,281 Those pinstriped pinheads upstairs want us to think the Planet is broke. 85 00:06:16,356 --> 00:06:17,482 Why would they do that? 86 00:06:17,557 --> 00:06:20,287 I've seen it before. Management pretends there's a crisis... 87 00:06:20,360 --> 00:06:22,385 and panics people into cutting costs. 88 00:06:22,462 --> 00:06:24,259 I heard people talking about a strike. 89 00:06:24,330 --> 00:06:28,096 Strike? No way, not me. I feel like I just walked in. 90 00:06:28,168 --> 00:06:29,533 Tell me about it. 91 00:06:29,602 --> 00:06:31,729 Besides, this is the Daily Planet. 92 00:06:32,338 --> 00:06:35,466 We may be down, but we're not out. Things could be a lot worse. 93 00:06:35,542 --> 00:06:37,772 - At least we're still... - Unemployed. 94 00:06:39,612 --> 00:06:42,513 Amazing! They really are pink. 95 00:06:50,557 --> 00:06:52,024 Shall I pour? 96 00:06:52,092 --> 00:06:53,252 Let me. 97 00:06:54,527 --> 00:06:59,157 Should we begin to switch the Lex Corp advertising accounts to other papers? 98 00:06:59,632 --> 00:07:00,656 Not yet. 99 00:07:01,267 --> 00:07:04,065 We must preserve the illusion of loyalty. 100 00:07:04,170 --> 00:07:07,298 Metropolis won't be Metropolis without the Daily Planet. 101 00:07:08,108 --> 00:07:11,202 How will this affect your proposal to Lois Lane? 102 00:07:11,478 --> 00:07:13,139 It's designed to help. 103 00:07:14,047 --> 00:07:18,040 If you wish to utterly defeat an opponent, you must destroy their support systems... 104 00:07:18,118 --> 00:07:22,020 their allies, and any avenue of retreat. 105 00:07:22,155 --> 00:07:24,783 Lois Lane, an opponent. 106 00:07:25,425 --> 00:07:27,017 Figuratively speaking. 107 00:07:32,031 --> 00:07:33,396 Mr. Devane. 108 00:07:34,267 --> 00:07:37,168 I'm ready to make delivery. Are the funds available? 109 00:07:37,737 --> 00:07:39,762 Have you authenticated the item? 110 00:07:40,039 --> 00:07:41,768 The kryptonite is genuine. 111 00:07:42,208 --> 00:07:43,835 Don't jerk me around, Luthor. 112 00:07:43,910 --> 00:07:47,277 It will take me about 10 seconds to find an alternate buyer. 113 00:07:47,347 --> 00:07:51,113 Aren't you forgetting whose sources turned up the existence of the stone? 114 00:07:51,184 --> 00:07:55,052 No, I'm not forgetting. That and $5 million will get you your stone. 115 00:07:55,522 --> 00:07:57,114 Do you want it or not? 116 00:07:57,524 --> 00:07:58,718 May I see it? 117 00:08:05,465 --> 00:08:06,659 I want it. 118 00:08:09,969 --> 00:08:12,870 - I could talk to Perry. - We both could. 119 00:08:13,239 --> 00:08:16,834 It's not his fault. He probably would've prevented it if he could. 120 00:08:17,076 --> 00:08:19,772 Besides, he probably feels bad enough as it is. 121 00:08:20,246 --> 00:08:22,806 I guess it's back to a life of crime for me. 122 00:08:23,049 --> 00:08:25,916 It's always good to have something to fall back on. 123 00:08:28,922 --> 00:08:30,719 Steve, everything all right? 124 00:08:32,091 --> 00:08:33,786 I've just been laid off. 125 00:08:34,961 --> 00:08:36,792 25 years on the Planet. 126 00:08:38,431 --> 00:08:40,399 Where am I gonna go? What am I gonna do? 127 00:08:40,466 --> 00:08:41,763 It's a massacre. 128 00:08:41,835 --> 00:08:44,463 - It's all happening so fast. - Or maybe not. 129 00:08:44,671 --> 00:08:47,231 Maybe management's had money problems this whole time. 130 00:08:47,307 --> 00:08:49,434 The employees are always the last ones to know. 131 00:08:49,509 --> 00:08:52,205 We've gotta strike back. I've been doing some polling. 132 00:08:52,278 --> 00:08:54,439 We the people from printing, maintenance... 133 00:08:54,514 --> 00:08:57,381 distribution, administration, news staff, even accounting. 134 00:08:57,450 --> 00:09:01,079 Only drastic action will convince the board we're not fooling around. 135 00:09:01,154 --> 00:09:03,554 Lois, you talking about a full-scale walkout? 136 00:09:03,623 --> 00:09:04,817 If that's what it takes. 137 00:09:04,891 --> 00:09:08,327 I for one refuse to accept the indignities lying down. 138 00:09:10,630 --> 00:09:12,655 Don't even think about it. 139 00:09:18,638 --> 00:09:21,368 Clark, do you think about the future much? 140 00:09:21,941 --> 00:09:24,341 All the time. You? 141 00:09:24,911 --> 00:09:26,401 A lot lately. 142 00:09:27,614 --> 00:09:31,414 I mean if the Planet ever went under, I'd be lost. 143 00:09:31,517 --> 00:09:34,384 No, not you. You'd be back on your feet in no time. 144 00:09:35,054 --> 00:09:36,214 Maybe. 145 00:09:37,490 --> 00:09:39,481 Something happened recently. 146 00:09:40,026 --> 00:09:41,994 - Something bad? - No. 147 00:09:42,962 --> 00:09:45,760 Just something that made me think. 148 00:09:46,199 --> 00:09:48,690 I wanted to talk to you about it, but... 149 00:09:50,036 --> 00:09:51,503 Talk to me now. 150 00:09:55,308 --> 00:09:57,902 It's not the kind of thing that you just blurt out. 151 00:09:57,977 --> 00:09:59,808 It takes delicacy. 152 00:10:00,013 --> 00:10:02,106 You're in a lot of trouble there. 153 00:10:06,853 --> 00:10:11,153 I know I don't seem like the type of woman that this would happen to... 154 00:10:12,325 --> 00:10:15,192 but I've never had anyone in my life... 155 00:10:15,395 --> 00:10:17,659 actually ask me to be his... 156 00:10:17,730 --> 00:10:19,254 Listen up, kids. 157 00:10:19,332 --> 00:10:20,993 I just got a call from upstairs... 158 00:10:21,067 --> 00:10:24,559 that we can expect an announcement just about now. 159 00:10:31,244 --> 00:10:33,542 - Ladies and gentlemen. - Lex! 160 00:10:33,713 --> 00:10:37,080 For those of you who don't know me, my name is Lex Luthor. 161 00:10:37,150 --> 00:10:40,711 I, no less than you, have been greatly distressed by the sea of troubles... 162 00:10:40,787 --> 00:10:43,585 that has mired Metropolis's one great newspaper. 163 00:10:43,656 --> 00:10:47,752 I don't know why your advertisers have abandoned you or why circulation is down. 164 00:10:47,827 --> 00:10:50,853 I don't know why your banks have cut off your lines of credit. 165 00:10:50,930 --> 00:10:53,558 I don't know why your cash reserves were depleted... 166 00:10:53,633 --> 00:10:57,694 by unnecessary expenditures, though I have my suspicions. 167 00:10:59,238 --> 00:11:01,832 But I do know that your problems can be solved... 168 00:11:01,908 --> 00:11:05,002 with strong leadership and fiscal responsibility. 169 00:11:05,211 --> 00:11:09,079 So I've taken the one step necessary that would guarantee the future... 170 00:11:09,349 --> 00:11:11,044 of this great newspaper. 171 00:11:12,251 --> 00:11:13,411 I bought it. 172 00:11:13,820 --> 00:11:16,186 I'm the new owner of the Daily Planet. 173 00:11:16,656 --> 00:11:18,248 Today begins a new era. 174 00:11:18,624 --> 00:11:21,718 I promise no interference, only a few minor modifications... 175 00:11:21,794 --> 00:11:23,227 and no layoffs. 176 00:11:24,197 --> 00:11:26,028 Why tamper with greatness? 177 00:11:27,600 --> 00:11:29,295 Happy days are here again! 178 00:11:31,404 --> 00:11:34,703 - Presses will roll. - This is a great thing you've done, Lex. 179 00:11:34,807 --> 00:11:36,331 Isn't this wonderful? 180 00:11:36,843 --> 00:11:38,242 It's a disaster. 181 00:11:41,047 --> 00:11:43,242 Clark, can't you give up this idea... 182 00:11:43,316 --> 00:11:45,978 that Lex Luthor is the root of all evil in Metropolis? 183 00:11:46,052 --> 00:11:48,077 Why should I give it up, Lois? It's true. 184 00:11:48,154 --> 00:11:50,213 No it's not true. Give him some credit. 185 00:11:50,289 --> 00:11:52,814 Lex just saved our jobs, not to mention... 186 00:11:55,428 --> 00:11:56,918 Not to mention what? 187 00:11:59,365 --> 00:12:02,698 Not to mention he asked me to marry him. 188 00:12:20,219 --> 00:12:22,084 Perry, good morning. 189 00:12:22,221 --> 00:12:25,122 Forgive the intrusion. My office won't be ready till tomorrow. 190 00:12:25,191 --> 00:12:27,682 I needed a quiet spot for some phone calls. 191 00:12:28,227 --> 00:12:30,161 Sure, of course. 192 00:12:30,229 --> 00:12:32,493 If you'll excuse me. 193 00:12:32,565 --> 00:12:36,023 No, excuse me. I don't believe you've met Chip Peterson, have you? 194 00:12:36,102 --> 00:12:38,730 - How you doing? - It's a pleasure to meet you, sir. 195 00:12:38,805 --> 00:12:40,705 I'm a great admirer of your work. 196 00:12:40,773 --> 00:12:43,264 You've had such an illustrious career. 197 00:12:43,509 --> 00:12:44,771 Thank you... 198 00:12:45,445 --> 00:12:48,073 I have "had"? 199 00:12:48,147 --> 00:12:50,980 Chip is just out of Harvard Business School, top of his class. 200 00:12:51,050 --> 00:12:53,245 He is very interested in journalism. 201 00:12:53,953 --> 00:12:55,420 Well, it's... 202 00:12:55,621 --> 00:12:58,988 It's a fine profession. It takes a lot of hard work and dedication. 203 00:12:59,058 --> 00:13:01,219 It's not exactly what you'd call... 204 00:13:02,128 --> 00:13:03,390 a fast track. 205 00:13:03,463 --> 00:13:05,988 Chip is our new Supervising Editor in Chief. 206 00:13:08,801 --> 00:13:11,497 - Supervising? - Don't worry, Mr. White. 207 00:13:11,737 --> 00:13:15,229 We'll make the transition as smooth and painless as possible. 208 00:13:16,809 --> 00:13:19,972 Chip, will you excuse us just for a minute? 209 00:13:20,179 --> 00:13:21,874 That won't be necessary. 210 00:13:22,281 --> 00:13:24,806 I think it will be very necessary. 211 00:13:27,687 --> 00:13:29,484 - Perry! - Did you... 212 00:13:30,189 --> 00:13:31,679 or did you not... 213 00:13:32,458 --> 00:13:36,588 just make that featherbrain, snot nose, pimply-faced, under-aged... 214 00:13:36,662 --> 00:13:39,688 cow chip, my boss? 215 00:13:39,765 --> 00:13:41,630 Well, that's one interpretation. 216 00:13:41,701 --> 00:13:44,568 Here's another interpretation. Why don't you just... 217 00:13:44,637 --> 00:13:47,162 get the hell out of my office and stay out? 218 00:13:47,373 --> 00:13:49,204 Perry, you're over-reacting. 219 00:13:49,742 --> 00:13:51,767 My management style may not be exactly... 220 00:13:51,844 --> 00:13:54,870 what you and the Daily Planet are used to, but give it time. 221 00:13:54,947 --> 00:13:58,906 We'll learn to adapt, compromise, work together, maybe even love each other. 222 00:13:58,985 --> 00:14:01,715 Think of this as our honeymoon period. 223 00:14:02,688 --> 00:14:05,418 Why don't we just think of it... 224 00:14:06,626 --> 00:14:09,527 as our divorce, period? 225 00:14:29,015 --> 00:14:31,142 - Perry, you going somewhere? - Home! 226 00:14:31,751 --> 00:14:33,412 Are you all right. Are you sick? 227 00:14:33,486 --> 00:14:36,478 No, I am not sick and no, I am not all right. 228 00:14:36,556 --> 00:14:38,353 - But... - If you have a problem... 229 00:14:38,424 --> 00:14:40,085 you take it up with your new owner... 230 00:14:40,159 --> 00:14:44,289 and his new Supervising Editor in Chief, Chip! 231 00:14:45,198 --> 00:14:46,256 What? 232 00:14:51,904 --> 00:14:53,633 Jimmy, what are you doing? 233 00:14:54,207 --> 00:14:55,765 I'm cleaning out my desk. 234 00:14:55,841 --> 00:14:58,036 I thought you and Jack got your jobs back? 235 00:14:58,110 --> 00:14:59,668 We got our jobs back, yeah. 236 00:14:59,745 --> 00:15:03,681 But not the same jobs. We report to the printing plant tomorrow morning. 237 00:15:05,284 --> 00:15:08,117 You know it's funny, because I'm having a tough time... 238 00:15:08,187 --> 00:15:10,815 seeing this as a lateral career move. 239 00:15:16,062 --> 00:15:18,155 This is an excellent piece of writing, Clark. 240 00:15:18,231 --> 00:15:19,926 I think we'll hold off on running it. 241 00:15:19,999 --> 00:15:22,627 - Why? It's a hot topic. - Controversial might be better. 242 00:15:22,702 --> 00:15:26,297 Allegations of excessive rate hikes at Metropolis Electric is controversial? 243 00:15:26,372 --> 00:15:30,365 That necessary rate heights are excessive is your opinion, not of this paper. 244 00:15:30,443 --> 00:15:34,607 Isn't this because you are on the Board of Directors for Metropolis Electric? 245 00:15:34,680 --> 00:15:37,080 That inference is both insulting and unprofessional. 246 00:15:37,149 --> 00:15:39,674 Frankly, I expected more from you, Mr. Kent. 247 00:15:39,952 --> 00:15:42,750 - Who died and made you king? - Excuse me, what? 248 00:15:42,955 --> 00:15:45,685 I said, "Who died and made you king?" 249 00:15:48,160 --> 00:15:49,650 The boy has courage. 250 00:15:49,895 --> 00:15:52,022 I hope it won't get him into too much trouble. 251 00:15:52,098 --> 00:15:54,328 Is that how it's gonna work around here, Luthor? 252 00:15:54,400 --> 00:15:56,732 The free press is free only to do your bidding? 253 00:15:56,802 --> 00:16:00,795 If you don't feel free enough around here, Mr. Kent, you're free to leave. 254 00:16:05,678 --> 00:16:07,646 Why tamper with greatness? 255 00:16:08,547 --> 00:16:09,741 Great. 256 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:17,518 Lois, just the woman I was looking for. 257 00:16:17,590 --> 00:16:19,057 Lex, what's going on? 258 00:16:19,125 --> 00:16:20,922 - Did you fire Perry? - What? 259 00:16:21,294 --> 00:16:24,991 Of course not. I hired another fellow to help take some of the load off. 260 00:16:25,064 --> 00:16:27,931 He wants the load. He won't accept this. He'll quit. 261 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:31,299 I sincerely hope not. It will be a great loss to this paper. 262 00:16:34,273 --> 00:16:37,140 If Perry weren't so resistant to progress. 263 00:16:38,344 --> 00:16:42,246 But if I've made a mistake, I'll talk to him. 264 00:16:44,083 --> 00:16:45,846 I'll apologize. 265 00:16:46,819 --> 00:16:50,414 What about Jimmy and Jack and Clark. What were you two arguing about? 266 00:16:50,489 --> 00:16:53,185 Jimmy and Jack I just got jobs, the only ones available... 267 00:16:53,259 --> 00:16:56,660 and I'll get them back on the floor as soon as possible, I promise. 268 00:16:56,729 --> 00:16:59,664 But Clark has this... 269 00:17:00,666 --> 00:17:03,294 unreasonable hostility toward me, I don't why. 270 00:17:03,369 --> 00:17:05,496 I have nothing but respect for him, Lois. 271 00:17:05,571 --> 00:17:08,062 I don't how to gain his trust, but I will. 272 00:17:15,648 --> 00:17:17,582 I'm trying to save the Planet. 273 00:17:18,617 --> 00:17:20,915 All right? So give me a chance. 274 00:17:22,555 --> 00:17:23,715 Trust me. 275 00:17:25,124 --> 00:17:26,819 Everything will be fine. 276 00:17:32,164 --> 00:17:35,964 It's gonna work out fine, Clark. Give it time. Lex will turn things around. 277 00:17:36,035 --> 00:17:37,525 - Incredible. - What? 278 00:17:37,803 --> 00:17:40,499 You, a prize-winning investigative reporter. 279 00:17:40,706 --> 00:17:42,071 Is there a point? 280 00:17:42,475 --> 00:17:44,875 How can you be so blind, Lois? 281 00:17:45,010 --> 00:17:48,605 You look right at the guy, and still you don't have a clue who he really is. 282 00:17:48,681 --> 00:17:50,512 - Who? - Luthor. 283 00:17:52,551 --> 00:17:55,111 Look, Clark, I'm not naive. 284 00:17:55,321 --> 00:17:58,654 I know that Lex did not reach his station in life by being a nice guy. 285 00:17:58,724 --> 00:18:00,385 But look at all the good he's done. 286 00:18:00,459 --> 00:18:04,020 Luthor Hospital. Luthor Home for Children. Luthor Foundation for the Arts. 287 00:18:04,096 --> 00:18:07,532 Not to mention employing hundreds of thousands of people in Metropolis. 288 00:18:07,600 --> 00:18:10,125 And most recently, saving our jobs. 289 00:18:10,202 --> 00:18:11,931 A cover, it's all a cover. 290 00:18:12,171 --> 00:18:16,073 Why? If he's such a rotten human being, why bother? 291 00:18:16,409 --> 00:18:19,845 Because that's what he enjoys most. Getting away with it. 292 00:18:20,112 --> 00:18:23,013 The man is more than just evil, Lois. He's a monster. 293 00:18:23,082 --> 00:18:25,983 I'm not going to listen to this. Especially not now. 294 00:18:27,319 --> 00:18:30,447 You aren't actually considering his proposal, are you? 295 00:18:32,091 --> 00:18:33,581 I don't know, Clark. 296 00:18:34,493 --> 00:18:36,893 I'm thinking about it. That's all. 297 00:18:37,663 --> 00:18:39,460 I'm just thinking about it. 298 00:18:45,104 --> 00:18:49,336 I don't believe she'll actually do it, but the fact that she's even considering it... 299 00:18:49,408 --> 00:18:53,071 You'll have to prevent it, Clark, knowing what you do about Luthor. 300 00:18:53,279 --> 00:18:55,679 I think it's time that I do more than that. 301 00:18:55,748 --> 00:18:57,215 What is it, Son? 302 00:18:59,952 --> 00:19:03,752 Remember you asked me what I wanted when I first moved to Metropolis? 303 00:19:03,989 --> 00:19:05,513 Yeah, sure I do. 304 00:19:06,258 --> 00:19:09,091 I said that I wanted to meet someone... 305 00:19:10,396 --> 00:19:12,330 settle down, raise a family. 306 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:16,695 I know now... 307 00:19:16,936 --> 00:19:20,702 that Lois is the woman that I want to spend the rest of my life with. 308 00:19:21,240 --> 00:19:23,674 Are you just now figuring that out? 309 00:19:24,109 --> 00:19:28,569 Your father and I have known that from the moment you started talking about her. 310 00:19:32,651 --> 00:19:34,175 Maybe I did, too. 311 00:19:34,587 --> 00:19:36,680 I just couldn't let myself... 312 00:19:37,056 --> 00:19:38,580 Do you love her, Son? 313 00:19:40,493 --> 00:19:42,393 Yeah, I do, Dad. 314 00:19:43,529 --> 00:19:45,463 Good, then tell her. 315 00:19:45,898 --> 00:19:48,128 Tell her what? That I'm Superman? 316 00:19:48,901 --> 00:19:50,994 That's got to be up to you. 317 00:19:51,303 --> 00:19:53,294 At least tell her how you feel. 318 00:19:53,839 --> 00:19:56,000 If she feels the same way, well... 319 00:19:56,442 --> 00:20:00,139 It shouldn't take her too long to figure out you're no ordinary guy. 320 00:20:05,184 --> 00:20:06,481 Lois, I need to talk to you. 321 00:20:06,552 --> 00:20:09,020 In a minute. This is important. Spring catalogue... 322 00:20:09,088 --> 00:20:11,716 ID number 774660... 323 00:20:12,191 --> 00:20:15,058 work number 217-555-9241... 324 00:20:15,461 --> 00:20:18,191 home number 217-555-2364. 325 00:20:21,033 --> 00:20:24,196 9236-7249... 326 00:20:24,737 --> 00:20:27,672 3820-423. 327 00:20:28,207 --> 00:20:30,175 Expiration: 1/95. 328 00:20:31,310 --> 00:20:34,473 Item number "L" as in lame. 329 00:20:34,780 --> 00:20:37,476 "C" as in comatose... 330 00:20:37,550 --> 00:20:40,815 2-4 "D" as in dimwitted. 331 00:20:41,253 --> 00:20:43,915 Color code: Wheat. Size 7B. 332 00:20:44,523 --> 00:20:47,185 - Lois. - What do you mean, discontinued? 333 00:20:47,860 --> 00:20:49,885 No, I don't have another selection. 334 00:20:49,962 --> 00:20:53,898 You mean I just gave you every intimate detail of my life for nothing? 335 00:20:54,633 --> 00:20:57,033 Yes, I would like to speak to your supervisor. 336 00:20:57,102 --> 00:20:58,626 I'll catch you later. 337 00:21:00,673 --> 00:21:02,300 So, where'd they stick you? 338 00:21:02,374 --> 00:21:04,569 - Ink supply room. - Beautiful. 339 00:21:04,843 --> 00:21:08,438 - I'm a utility person. Whatever it means. - Great. 340 00:21:51,323 --> 00:21:53,188 Everybody out! Get out! 341 00:22:17,416 --> 00:22:18,678 Jack, come on. 342 00:22:30,763 --> 00:22:33,459 He inhaled a lot of smoke. He's gonna be okay. 343 00:22:33,999 --> 00:22:35,091 Thank you. 344 00:22:38,604 --> 00:22:39,866 How's the water pressure? 345 00:22:39,938 --> 00:22:42,304 Good, but we'll never get our lines in there. 346 00:22:42,374 --> 00:22:43,636 Yes, you will. 347 00:22:53,819 --> 00:22:57,050 How many times has he just stepped in and saved our lives? 348 00:22:58,123 --> 00:22:59,215 What a guy. 349 00:23:01,860 --> 00:23:04,021 Gone. It's all gone. 350 00:23:04,496 --> 00:23:06,828 - We'll rebuild. - Sure we will. 351 00:23:06,899 --> 00:23:09,026 It's just about the worst thing I could imagine. 352 00:23:09,101 --> 00:23:11,501 No, not the worst. 353 00:23:13,405 --> 00:23:16,465 The worst would've been to have one of our very own employees... 354 00:23:16,542 --> 00:23:19,978 someone who we didn't know for long but someone in whom we had trust... 355 00:23:20,045 --> 00:23:21,478 set this fire deliberately. 356 00:23:21,547 --> 00:23:22,571 That's the guy. 357 00:23:22,648 --> 00:23:24,047 - No. - Get him. 358 00:23:26,752 --> 00:23:28,379 I didn't do anything, let me go. 359 00:23:28,454 --> 00:23:30,217 - Luthor, this is a mistake. - Lex. 360 00:23:30,289 --> 00:23:34,623 No mistake. The incendiary device that did this was in his lunch pail. 361 00:23:34,927 --> 00:23:38,727 The police found the explosives that he used to make it, hidden in his room. 362 00:23:38,797 --> 00:23:41,857 We're familiar with his criminal past. Get him out of my sight! 363 00:23:41,934 --> 00:23:43,595 You're wrong! 364 00:23:46,805 --> 00:23:47,931 I'm sorry. 365 00:23:48,807 --> 00:23:52,334 - It's a sad day for all of us. - No, it's an historic day. 366 00:23:53,378 --> 00:23:54,538 Tomorrow... 367 00:23:55,481 --> 00:24:00,043 for the first time in 219 years, there will be no edition of the Daily Planet. 368 00:24:13,665 --> 00:24:16,498 It's okay, Chief. We'll bounce back. 369 00:24:17,002 --> 00:24:20,028 I'm afraid the Daily Planet and I are all bounced out. 370 00:24:20,606 --> 00:24:22,597 "Will not re-open in the foreseeable future. " 371 00:24:22,674 --> 00:24:25,370 That's how Luthor put it at the press conference. 372 00:24:25,444 --> 00:24:27,639 Let me buy you guys a cup of coffee. 373 00:24:28,380 --> 00:24:30,905 I was only 17 years old when I came here. 374 00:24:31,683 --> 00:24:34,743 I had an interview with old man Crebs... 375 00:24:35,420 --> 00:24:38,685 for assistant copy boy, and I was 15 minutes late. 376 00:24:39,424 --> 00:24:43,121 But I just stood out there under that globe. I just stared up at it. 377 00:24:43,929 --> 00:24:45,863 I don't know, somehow I just... 378 00:24:45,931 --> 00:24:48,195 knew my future was tied up in that building. 379 00:24:48,267 --> 00:24:51,327 It was barely a year ago when I interviewed with you, Chief. 380 00:24:51,403 --> 00:24:53,928 Thanks for giving me the best year of my life. 381 00:24:54,006 --> 00:24:55,837 I wanna thank you for... 382 00:24:57,109 --> 00:24:59,407 giving me the chance to work with you. 383 00:25:02,314 --> 00:25:04,680 I refuse to sit here and cry in my café au lait... 384 00:25:04,750 --> 00:25:09,653 or deliver testimonials to my wonderful but short-lived career at the Planet. 385 00:25:09,988 --> 00:25:12,855 That life is not over. We'll be back. 386 00:25:13,358 --> 00:25:15,155 All of us, together. 387 00:25:16,228 --> 00:25:19,527 No, not me. I'm gonna take an early retirement. 388 00:25:19,932 --> 00:25:21,331 - You? - Yes. 389 00:25:21,533 --> 00:25:24,263 Chief, you're too young to think about retiring. 390 00:25:24,336 --> 00:25:26,531 You're right, I am too young. 391 00:25:26,705 --> 00:25:29,868 But I'm also too old to start interviewing with snot-nosed kids... 392 00:25:29,942 --> 00:25:32,968 who've got more diplomas than good sense. 393 00:25:33,178 --> 00:25:37,410 No, I'm gonna travel, fish, read. 394 00:25:37,482 --> 00:25:39,712 Spend more time with my kids. Life's gonna be... 395 00:25:39,785 --> 00:25:40,774 Boring. 396 00:25:40,853 --> 00:25:43,913 No, relaxing. No more pressure. 397 00:25:46,792 --> 00:25:48,919 I gotta meet Alice at the realtors. 398 00:25:48,994 --> 00:25:50,154 Chief? 399 00:25:50,996 --> 00:25:54,193 Whatever happens, I just want you all to know... 400 00:25:54,833 --> 00:25:58,963 that you're the very best that I've ever worked with. The best. 401 00:26:01,540 --> 00:26:05,340 I don't know. I've never seen him like this. We've gotta do something. 402 00:26:05,477 --> 00:26:07,377 There's only one thing to do. 403 00:26:10,883 --> 00:26:12,612 What a lovely surprise. 404 00:26:17,589 --> 00:26:21,582 I believe you too aren't acquainted. Mrs. Cox, Lois Lane. 405 00:26:22,027 --> 00:26:25,724 - So pleased to meet you. - Mrs. Cox is my personal assistant. 406 00:26:26,598 --> 00:26:29,066 What exactly does a personal assistant do? 407 00:26:29,434 --> 00:26:31,334 Whatever is necessary. 408 00:26:39,578 --> 00:26:42,308 - Lex, I need your help. - With what? 409 00:26:43,382 --> 00:26:45,475 Rebuilding the Daily Planet. 410 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:52,388 There isn't an advertiser in this city that I can count on for revenue. 411 00:26:52,758 --> 00:26:56,558 The Planet was pitifully under-insured. Rebuilding makes no economic sense. 412 00:26:56,628 --> 00:27:00,155 I wish I could, but I can't. I have the stockholders to think of. 413 00:27:00,232 --> 00:27:02,097 But everyone is so lost. 414 00:27:02,167 --> 00:27:07,036 No one knows where or if they'll find a job. Perry is threatening early retirement. 415 00:27:07,472 --> 00:27:09,963 What's wrong with that? Perry deserves retirement. 416 00:27:10,042 --> 00:27:12,636 He's worked too hard for too long. Let him enjoy life. 417 00:27:12,711 --> 00:27:16,010 His life was the Planet. Mine, too. 418 00:27:17,816 --> 00:27:21,411 I know that the Planet was your home, but I can make another home for you. 419 00:27:21,486 --> 00:27:22,885 A new home. 420 00:27:24,823 --> 00:27:29,351 Lex, I can't just sit around here organizing dinner parties. I need to work. 421 00:27:29,428 --> 00:27:32,727 I know that, my darling, but that is why... 422 00:27:33,799 --> 00:27:35,596 I have a job for you. 423 00:27:36,501 --> 00:27:38,230 Luthor News Network. 424 00:27:39,271 --> 00:27:40,568 Television? 425 00:27:40,639 --> 00:27:43,267 It's the on-ramp to the information super highway. 426 00:27:43,342 --> 00:27:47,438 The future lies in 500 interactive channels of television viewing. 427 00:27:50,849 --> 00:27:54,341 Let me show you around. If you don't like it enough to start right away... 428 00:27:54,419 --> 00:27:56,319 I'll never bring it up again. 429 00:28:00,359 --> 00:28:02,827 I guess there's no harm in taking a look. 430 00:28:03,161 --> 00:28:04,685 That's my girl. 431 00:28:05,263 --> 00:28:07,322 Speaking of which... 432 00:28:11,336 --> 00:28:13,827 have you reached your decision yet? 433 00:28:19,945 --> 00:28:21,435 Not quite yet. 434 00:28:23,515 --> 00:28:26,245 I have something I need to settle first. 435 00:28:28,320 --> 00:28:30,515 I'll give my answer tomorrow. 436 00:28:39,264 --> 00:28:41,698 Clark! Thanks for coming. 437 00:28:42,034 --> 00:28:45,003 - What's going on? - Plenty. I have been here all afternoon. 438 00:28:45,070 --> 00:28:46,970 What am I doing here exactly? 439 00:28:47,039 --> 00:28:51,305 I'm gonna work here and I want you to work here, too. We can still be partners. 440 00:28:52,344 --> 00:28:54,312 I'm a newspaper reporter. 441 00:28:54,546 --> 00:28:57,947 You'd still be writing the news. Copy for our reporters. 442 00:28:58,283 --> 00:29:02,583 Or you could be a correspondent. Look around, it's so modern. 443 00:29:02,921 --> 00:29:04,946 - It's sterile. - It's efficient. 444 00:29:05,023 --> 00:29:07,218 - It's soulless. - It's fast-paced. 445 00:29:07,292 --> 00:29:10,284 - It's superficial. - Clark, where's your open mind? 446 00:29:10,695 --> 00:29:15,189 I can't believe you gave up so easily on the Planet. Did it mean so little to you? 447 00:29:15,267 --> 00:29:18,896 The Planet meant as much to me, if not more, than it did to you. 448 00:29:19,404 --> 00:29:20,666 But it's gone. 449 00:29:20,739 --> 00:29:24,266 Even Lex can't put it back together, and this is good, exciting work. 450 00:29:24,342 --> 00:29:26,435 I will never work for Lex Luthor. 451 00:29:26,511 --> 00:29:29,503 What about us? What about partners? 452 00:29:31,683 --> 00:29:34,777 Lois, is there some place we could talk? Alone? 453 00:29:39,791 --> 00:29:42,817 When I thought about losing my job at the Daily Planet... 454 00:29:42,894 --> 00:29:46,057 saying good-bye to Perry and Jimmy and everyone... 455 00:29:49,501 --> 00:29:54,097 I realized that I could lose all of that and still go on. 456 00:29:55,874 --> 00:30:00,334 I realized that there was only one thing that I didn't wanna live without. 457 00:30:01,346 --> 00:30:03,678 And that was you. 458 00:30:05,083 --> 00:30:08,177 Seeing you every day, working with you, just being with you... 459 00:30:08,253 --> 00:30:10,619 That's why you should come and be my partner. 460 00:30:10,689 --> 00:30:12,589 No, Lois, listen to me. 461 00:30:13,125 --> 00:30:16,993 I'm not talking about the partnership. I'm talking about us. 462 00:30:20,665 --> 00:30:25,193 I have been in love with you for a long time. 463 00:30:26,271 --> 00:30:28,000 You had to have known. 464 00:30:33,278 --> 00:30:34,472 I knew. 465 00:30:35,847 --> 00:30:40,375 I guess I knew that you liked me or were attracted to me. 466 00:30:44,322 --> 00:30:47,348 Clark, I'm sorry. 467 00:30:47,926 --> 00:30:51,828 I just don't feel that way about you, romantically. 468 00:30:53,131 --> 00:30:54,928 You're my best friend... 469 00:30:55,567 --> 00:30:58,559 and the only partner I could ever stand to work with. 470 00:30:59,704 --> 00:31:04,539 I admire you and I respect you and I do love you... 471 00:31:06,077 --> 00:31:07,669 as a friend. 472 00:31:15,487 --> 00:31:18,615 And what about Luthor? Do you love him? 473 00:31:20,592 --> 00:31:22,082 I don't know. 474 00:31:22,594 --> 00:31:24,789 I have feelings for him. 475 00:31:26,264 --> 00:31:28,255 I haven't said yes yet. 476 00:31:29,234 --> 00:31:32,431 And I won't until I talk it over with someone else. 477 00:31:33,572 --> 00:31:34,630 Who? 478 00:31:35,840 --> 00:31:37,603 I think you know who. 479 00:31:38,443 --> 00:31:41,537 If you see him, will you tell him I'm looking for him? 480 00:32:03,635 --> 00:32:05,227 Do you have the money? 481 00:32:06,504 --> 00:32:09,029 $5 million dollars. The stone? 482 00:32:10,642 --> 00:32:11,904 Perfect. 483 00:32:14,846 --> 00:32:18,213 Slide the case over here. Raise your hands, step back. 484 00:32:20,118 --> 00:32:23,713 If the stone works, I'll pay you your money with a bonus. 485 00:32:23,788 --> 00:32:25,380 - Double-crossed. - Now! 486 00:33:04,296 --> 00:33:06,491 The voice wasn't bad... 487 00:33:07,165 --> 00:33:09,690 but I never felt he had the mannerisms down. 488 00:33:09,768 --> 00:33:11,793 It isn't easy playing you. 489 00:33:11,870 --> 00:33:14,134 Nonsense. I do it every day. 490 00:33:26,051 --> 00:33:28,212 Is that kryptonite in your pocket... 491 00:33:29,220 --> 00:33:32,212 or are you glad to see me? 492 00:33:38,997 --> 00:33:41,397 Pay him his bonus, will you, Mrs. Cox? 493 00:33:58,550 --> 00:33:59,915 Superman. 494 00:34:03,555 --> 00:34:06,388 - I heard you wanted to see me. - Yes. 495 00:34:07,158 --> 00:34:09,353 Come in, I'll just put on a robe. 496 00:34:09,427 --> 00:34:13,056 Unless it's lined with lead, Lois, it's a waste of time. 497 00:34:16,968 --> 00:34:18,333 I guess so. 498 00:34:20,038 --> 00:34:22,438 I'm just trying to figure out... 499 00:34:26,077 --> 00:34:29,103 I have a lot of changes going on in my life... 500 00:34:29,647 --> 00:34:32,445 and I just wanna make the right decision. 501 00:34:33,852 --> 00:34:38,585 And I can't do that until I know how you feel. 502 00:34:44,662 --> 00:34:46,687 Is there any hope for us? 503 00:34:47,432 --> 00:34:48,797 You and me? 504 00:34:50,168 --> 00:34:52,796 I'm so completely in love with you... 505 00:34:54,072 --> 00:34:56,870 I can't do anything else without knowing. 506 00:35:02,113 --> 00:35:05,605 Lois, I do care for you. 507 00:35:07,652 --> 00:35:10,644 But there are things about me that you don't know. 508 00:35:10,722 --> 00:35:12,656 That you may never know. 509 00:35:12,791 --> 00:35:14,850 But it doesn't matter. I know you. 510 00:35:14,926 --> 00:35:18,418 I don't mean you the celebrity or you the superhero. 511 00:35:18,496 --> 00:35:23,126 If you had no powers, if you were just an ordinary man leading an ordinary life... 512 00:35:23,201 --> 00:35:25,499 I would love you just the same. 513 00:35:25,770 --> 00:35:27,670 Can't you believe that? 514 00:35:28,606 --> 00:35:30,369 I wish I could, Lois. 515 00:35:32,243 --> 00:35:34,541 But under the circumstances... 516 00:35:35,814 --> 00:35:37,645 I don't see how I can. 517 00:36:36,708 --> 00:36:39,575 Five minutes, people. We've got to get cooperation. 518 00:36:45,617 --> 00:36:47,175 What's going on? 519 00:36:47,452 --> 00:36:52,014 Sources at the court tell us the grand jury may indict two city councilmen. 520 00:36:52,090 --> 00:36:53,557 The re-development fund scandal. 521 00:36:53,625 --> 00:36:57,254 We got a camera crew there, they have no access. We don't know who they are. 522 00:36:57,328 --> 00:36:59,057 We're not sure about the information. 523 00:36:59,130 --> 00:37:00,597 Till then, you don't have a story. 524 00:37:00,665 --> 00:37:02,326 But CNN's about to go with it so... 525 00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,231 So they must know something we don't. 526 00:37:04,302 --> 00:37:06,463 I'll make a few calls. I know some bailiffs. 527 00:37:06,538 --> 00:37:08,631 I'm on the air in four minutes. 528 00:37:09,007 --> 00:37:10,975 Not unless you have something to report. 529 00:37:16,814 --> 00:37:19,112 - How are you? - Swell. 530 00:37:19,183 --> 00:37:22,516 The room is small and drafty. The company's not much to speak of. 531 00:37:22,587 --> 00:37:24,885 But on the other hand the food stinks. 532 00:37:24,956 --> 00:37:27,015 Jack, I wanna hear it from you. 533 00:37:27,091 --> 00:37:29,286 The truth, no matter what it is. 534 00:37:29,360 --> 00:37:32,056 I had nothing to do with it, I swear to you. 535 00:37:32,297 --> 00:37:36,199 Why would I? I had a good job, people who trusted me. 536 00:37:36,968 --> 00:37:38,993 It was all going so great. 537 00:37:39,971 --> 00:37:41,495 You believe me? 538 00:37:42,273 --> 00:37:44,036 Yeah, I believe you. 539 00:37:44,475 --> 00:37:46,409 Don't worry, we'll get you out of here. 540 00:37:46,477 --> 00:37:48,570 I don't like the lawyer Luthor hired for me. 541 00:37:48,646 --> 00:37:51,274 He doesn't listen to me. He said we should cop a plea. 542 00:37:51,349 --> 00:37:53,476 I'll get you another lawyer. 543 00:37:53,718 --> 00:37:57,313 Any chance you could ask Superman to bust me out of here? 544 00:37:57,689 --> 00:38:00,681 - Jack, no. - I didn't think so. 545 00:38:03,194 --> 00:38:04,684 Go out on the floor, people. 546 00:38:04,762 --> 00:38:08,698 - We're live in five, four, three. - And now an LNN special news bulletin. 547 00:38:10,435 --> 00:38:12,869 The grand jury today handed down indictments... 548 00:38:12,937 --> 00:38:15,531 calling for the arrests of Metropolis city councilmen... 549 00:38:15,607 --> 00:38:16,801 Fernig and Montane. 550 00:38:16,874 --> 00:38:20,503 As you can see from this exclusive tape taken outside the courthouse... 551 00:38:20,578 --> 00:38:23,775 the councilmen have already been remanded into custody... 552 00:38:23,848 --> 00:38:27,147 and we will be covering their arraignment later this afternoon. 553 00:38:27,218 --> 00:38:31,018 For now, I'm Sandra Ellis, for LNN News. 554 00:38:32,023 --> 00:38:33,820 This is LNN. 555 00:38:40,565 --> 00:38:43,830 Let's have a toast to the Daily Planet. 556 00:38:43,901 --> 00:38:46,927 God bless her, I don't know how I'm gonna live without her. 557 00:38:47,005 --> 00:38:48,529 But you know... 558 00:38:49,240 --> 00:38:53,336 at one point, Elvis went 13 years between Las Vegas engagements. 559 00:38:53,711 --> 00:38:56,373 Well, that was the start of his bloated period. 560 00:38:56,447 --> 00:39:00,178 Gosh, I tell you, time sure will slip up on you. 561 00:39:00,451 --> 00:39:02,476 Well, now there's time for everything, Chief. 562 00:39:02,553 --> 00:39:04,646 You have no more deadlines. 563 00:39:04,789 --> 00:39:08,350 Maybe you can plan that trip to Graceland and actually go. 564 00:39:08,426 --> 00:39:11,020 Graceland! Yes. 565 00:39:12,930 --> 00:39:16,331 Did you know that Elvis had a twin brother? 566 00:39:17,135 --> 00:39:18,898 Jesse Garon Presley. 567 00:39:20,204 --> 00:39:23,105 Delivered 35 minutes before the King. 568 00:39:23,941 --> 00:39:25,272 Born dead. 569 00:39:26,477 --> 00:39:30,004 Sad. It's sad. 570 00:39:30,782 --> 00:39:32,215 Lonely Teardrops. 571 00:39:50,268 --> 00:39:53,260 Jackie Wilson, 1975. 572 00:39:53,705 --> 00:39:57,334 Collapsed on stage singing Lonely Teardrops. 573 00:39:58,376 --> 00:40:00,742 Elvis sent his wife... 574 00:40:01,612 --> 00:40:05,207 $35,000 to help pay the medical bills. 575 00:40:05,850 --> 00:40:08,284 See, that was the King. 576 00:40:08,720 --> 00:40:10,119 That was the King. 577 00:40:23,367 --> 00:40:25,927 So much for the Chief not having a good time. 578 00:40:26,003 --> 00:40:28,597 - So, how is your new job, Lois. - Great! 579 00:40:29,006 --> 00:40:31,736 Broadcasting is a whole new world. It's very exciting. 580 00:40:31,809 --> 00:40:34,676 Not like life at the Planet, dull and boring. 581 00:40:34,746 --> 00:40:38,011 You know what I mean. Nothing will ever replace the Planet. 582 00:40:38,116 --> 00:40:40,209 I'm not gonna sit around obsessing about it. 583 00:40:40,284 --> 00:40:42,650 I'm just trying to find out why the paper failed. 584 00:40:42,720 --> 00:40:45,450 And what we know is just the tip of the iceberg, Lois. 585 00:40:45,523 --> 00:40:48,583 Clark, can I talk to you in private for a second? 586 00:40:51,729 --> 00:40:53,924 You are ruining Perry's retirement dinner. 587 00:40:53,998 --> 00:40:56,592 - I'm not the one gloating over my new job. - Gloating? 588 00:40:56,667 --> 00:40:58,726 All you can talk about is your new job at LNN... 589 00:40:58,803 --> 00:41:01,829 And all you can do is sit around whining in your beer. 590 00:41:02,640 --> 00:41:05,040 - What? - You're afraid, Lois. 591 00:41:05,109 --> 00:41:07,100 - I'm not afraid of anything. - Yes, you are. 592 00:41:07,178 --> 00:41:08,406 You're afraid of the truth. 593 00:41:08,479 --> 00:41:11,915 The truth is that Luthor is hiding what really happened at the Planet. 594 00:41:11,983 --> 00:41:13,848 - I've been doing some... - I know why. 595 00:41:13,918 --> 00:41:15,180 - You do, do you? - Yes. 596 00:41:15,253 --> 00:41:17,221 You told me your feelings, and you're hurt. 597 00:41:17,288 --> 00:41:20,416 I am sorry about that, Clark, but all of this is just sour grapes. 598 00:41:20,491 --> 00:41:23,927 - What if I find evidence? - You're talking about a man I trust... 599 00:41:23,995 --> 00:41:26,156 who has always been completely truthful with me. 600 00:41:26,230 --> 00:41:28,425 If you really cared about me you would let me... 601 00:41:28,499 --> 00:41:30,194 You would help me to be happy. 602 00:41:30,268 --> 00:41:31,633 I have found a good job... 603 00:41:31,702 --> 00:41:33,932 and someone who wants to spend his life with me. 604 00:41:34,005 --> 00:41:35,996 - What is wrong with that? - Okay, that's fine. 605 00:41:36,073 --> 00:41:39,372 If that's what you want, Lois, go ahead. Get in bed with the devil. 606 00:41:39,443 --> 00:41:41,536 - Fine! - Fine, let's get back to the party, then. 607 00:41:41,612 --> 00:41:43,512 Yes, have a really good time. 608 00:41:50,221 --> 00:41:51,210 I will. 609 00:41:53,224 --> 00:41:55,852 It must be nice to have a free car at your beck and call. 610 00:41:55,927 --> 00:41:56,916 Come on, Jimmy! 611 00:41:56,994 --> 00:41:59,292 The word free is not in Luthor's vocabulary. 612 00:41:59,363 --> 00:42:00,830 With him, you always pay. 613 00:42:00,898 --> 00:42:04,061 Will you stop. Are you coming? 614 00:42:05,503 --> 00:42:07,095 I'd rather walk. 615 00:42:08,506 --> 00:42:10,030 Suit yourself! 616 00:42:19,517 --> 00:42:21,451 How was the retirement dinner? 617 00:42:24,922 --> 00:42:27,413 - Painful. - I'm sorry. 618 00:42:28,559 --> 00:42:30,857 I wish there was something I could do. 619 00:42:34,265 --> 00:42:36,563 - What? - Nothing. 620 00:42:40,004 --> 00:42:43,337 Do I really know you? I don't know enough about you. 621 00:42:46,410 --> 00:42:48,105 My life is an open book. 622 00:42:50,047 --> 00:42:51,674 Shall I read it to you? 623 00:42:53,050 --> 00:42:56,019 Just the parts you wouldn't want anyone else to know. 624 00:43:00,191 --> 00:43:01,249 All right. 625 00:43:04,528 --> 00:43:07,326 Well, I started with nothing. 626 00:43:09,066 --> 00:43:11,261 I was orphaned at the age 13. 627 00:43:12,803 --> 00:43:14,703 It must've been terrible. 628 00:43:14,772 --> 00:43:17,605 Yes, but it made me strong. 629 00:43:19,577 --> 00:43:21,807 But, Lois, look, I'm no saint. 630 00:43:23,147 --> 00:43:25,012 I've done questionable things... 631 00:43:25,082 --> 00:43:28,540 in the pursuit of my success, but that's the nature of big business. 632 00:43:29,253 --> 00:43:32,086 Gentlemen, don't worry about the advertisers and the banks. 633 00:43:32,156 --> 00:43:33,953 They'll do what I tell them to do. 634 00:43:34,025 --> 00:43:36,255 The board's decision to sell the Daily Planet... 635 00:43:36,327 --> 00:43:38,488 must be immediate and unanimous. 636 00:43:39,764 --> 00:43:42,631 Naturally, your loyalty will be rewarded. 637 00:43:43,801 --> 00:43:48,170 Or, should I say "compensated"? 638 00:43:49,173 --> 00:43:52,973 And sometimes, out of jealousy or frustration... 639 00:43:53,044 --> 00:43:55,842 I've over-reacted. 640 00:43:58,683 --> 00:44:01,174 I've been ruthless with my enemies. 641 00:44:03,554 --> 00:44:06,614 But, as God is my witness, I swear to you... 642 00:44:07,591 --> 00:44:09,991 from this moment on, I'll change. 643 00:44:11,829 --> 00:44:13,490 I no longer want to hurt anyone. 644 00:44:23,774 --> 00:44:26,368 I'm willing to devote my life to you. 645 00:44:27,411 --> 00:44:31,370 To commit myself to you totally and eternally. 646 00:44:37,621 --> 00:44:39,282 Will you marry me? 647 00:44:48,232 --> 00:44:50,223 Is there any hope for us? 648 00:44:56,974 --> 00:44:58,202 Yes, Lex. 649 00:45:00,411 --> 00:45:01,776 I will marry you. 650 00:45:34,812 --> 00:45:37,645 No! 651 00:46:37,942 --> 00:46:39,500 English