1 00:00:03,203 --> 00:00:05,694 Well, you must be excited. 2 00:00:05,872 --> 00:00:07,100 Oh, I don't know, Clark. 3 00:00:07,273 --> 00:00:10,470 Walking to work with you isn't really the thrill it used to be. 4 00:00:10,643 --> 00:00:12,406 No, no, no. The Kerth Awards. 5 00:00:12,579 --> 00:00:15,605 - They announce the nominees tomorrow. - Oh, is that tomorrow? 6 00:00:15,782 --> 00:00:18,080 Come on, Lois. You get nominated every year. 7 00:00:18,251 --> 00:00:19,582 Not every year. 8 00:00:19,753 --> 00:00:21,948 Just every year since I've been eligible. 9 00:00:22,122 --> 00:00:24,556 I bet you win it for the Bolivian drug cartel series. 10 00:00:24,724 --> 00:00:27,022 Well, the dinner's always fun. 11 00:00:27,193 --> 00:00:29,889 It'll be a nice way to break in that new black dress I got. 12 00:00:30,063 --> 00:00:31,860 Did you get your tux yet? 13 00:00:32,032 --> 00:00:35,160 - The dinner's just for nominees, Lois. - And their dates. 14 00:00:35,335 --> 00:00:36,802 You wanna go? 15 00:00:37,837 --> 00:00:39,600 Really? 16 00:00:39,906 --> 00:00:41,100 - Sure, yeah. - Great. 17 00:00:41,274 --> 00:00:42,866 Why don't you run in and get a tux. 18 00:00:43,043 --> 00:00:45,477 I'm gonna go to the bank. Meet you back here in five. 19 00:00:45,645 --> 00:00:46,839 Okay. 20 00:01:22,682 --> 00:01:24,309 Lois? 21 00:01:24,984 --> 00:01:26,713 Lois? 22 00:01:28,054 --> 00:01:29,817 Clark. 23 00:01:30,390 --> 00:01:32,153 You okay? 24 00:01:32,325 --> 00:01:36,523 Last thing I remember, I was standing here, and I felt really tired. 25 00:01:36,696 --> 00:01:40,223 Apparently, you weren't the only one. Come on. 26 00:01:41,101 --> 00:01:44,036 What could've knocked us all out so fast? 27 00:01:44,704 --> 00:01:48,105 I don't know, but somebody made a big withdrawal. 28 00:01:48,274 --> 00:01:51,607 Hello, Metropolis. I'm here to teach you a lesson. 29 00:01:51,778 --> 00:01:55,737 Don't get too attached to material things, because you won't have them for long. 30 00:01:55,915 --> 00:01:59,282 But you will catch up on your rest. And you're gonna need it. 31 00:03:03,883 --> 00:03:07,080 I've talked to your sergeant, your detectives and your lieutenant. 32 00:03:07,253 --> 00:03:10,245 Now, captain, how can the police have no leads? 33 00:03:10,423 --> 00:03:11,913 Ms. Lane, that's not true. 34 00:03:12,091 --> 00:03:16,323 Oh, I see. You have leads, you're just not willing to share. 35 00:03:16,496 --> 00:03:20,023 Didn't your mother teach you it's rude not to share? 36 00:03:20,567 --> 00:03:22,034 Hello? 37 00:03:22,302 --> 00:03:23,860 Hello? 38 00:03:32,378 --> 00:03:36,007 "Didn't your mother teach you it's rude not to share?" Good one. 39 00:03:36,182 --> 00:03:40,380 Didn't your mother teach you it's rude to eavesdrop? What is with this pen? 40 00:03:40,553 --> 00:03:42,214 It's not a pen. 41 00:03:42,388 --> 00:03:45,357 Jimmy, if this is some Zen parable about pens not being pens... 42 00:03:45,525 --> 00:03:48,050 ...and desks not being desks, I'm not in the mood. 43 00:03:48,228 --> 00:03:50,059 It's a bug. I stuck it on your desk. 44 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:52,221 Look, you listen on this. Cool, huh? 45 00:03:52,398 --> 00:03:54,593 I got it at Spies-R-Us. 46 00:03:54,901 --> 00:03:57,131 Super hearing for sale. 47 00:03:57,303 --> 00:04:00,739 Well, it's not "super" super. It's only got a range of about 500 feet. 48 00:04:00,907 --> 00:04:02,238 But here's the coolest thing. 49 00:04:02,408 --> 00:04:04,137 See this switch? 50 00:04:04,310 --> 00:04:05,709 AM/FM radio. 51 00:04:05,878 --> 00:04:08,312 - I got it. - What? 52 00:04:08,481 --> 00:04:11,177 Video from the bank security cameras. 53 00:04:11,351 --> 00:04:15,515 Now maybe we'll find out why the police have such a tight lid on this thing. 54 00:04:34,807 --> 00:04:36,798 It's the sound. 55 00:04:37,043 --> 00:04:39,273 - Sound? - What sound? 56 00:04:39,512 --> 00:04:42,709 The sound on the bank, here. The one that made you guys just... 57 00:04:44,150 --> 00:04:48,086 - Made us all just, like, get drowsy just now. - Look! 58 00:04:48,254 --> 00:04:50,722 - Check it out. - What? 59 00:04:50,890 --> 00:04:53,688 That jacket. I wonder where he got it. 60 00:04:53,860 --> 00:04:55,293 Will you pay attention? 61 00:04:55,461 --> 00:04:58,157 I'm looking for a biker jacket. Thought that had the label. 62 00:04:58,331 --> 00:05:00,265 A biker jacket? 63 00:05:01,034 --> 00:05:03,002 Going for a new look. 64 00:05:07,373 --> 00:05:09,637 First sound that can put a whole room to sleep. 65 00:05:09,809 --> 00:05:12,539 No, I think Yanni did it first. 66 00:05:13,079 --> 00:05:15,809 All right, everybody. Let's gather around and listen up. 67 00:05:15,982 --> 00:05:20,180 Nominations for the Kerth Investigative Journalism prize are in... 68 00:05:20,353 --> 00:05:23,982 ...and I'm happy to announce that one of our very own has gotten a nod. 69 00:05:24,157 --> 00:05:28,116 - So let's have a big round of applause... - This is embarrassing. He always does this. 70 00:05:28,294 --> 00:05:30,694 ...for Mr. Clark Kent. 71 00:05:31,898 --> 00:05:34,662 Well, come on, Clark. Don't be shy, stand up. 72 00:05:37,837 --> 00:05:40,829 You know, I think you stand a real good chance of winning this. 73 00:05:41,007 --> 00:05:42,372 That retirement-home scandal... 74 00:05:42,542 --> 00:05:44,976 Wait, he got nominated for the retirement-home piece? 75 00:05:45,144 --> 00:05:46,338 He certainly did. 76 00:05:46,813 --> 00:05:48,371 It was first-class journalism. 77 00:05:48,614 --> 00:05:50,912 - Emotional wallop... - Good pictures too. 78 00:05:51,084 --> 00:05:54,315 If I say so myself. They didn't happen to mention...? 79 00:05:54,487 --> 00:05:57,388 Olsen, that was your first photo assignment. 80 00:05:57,557 --> 00:06:00,185 Even Secretariat didn't win the purse the first time out. 81 00:06:00,893 --> 00:06:02,258 Who? 82 00:06:02,662 --> 00:06:04,926 Boy, I'm glad you're not in Sports. 83 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:08,261 Now, Lois, don't you have anything to say to Clark? 84 00:06:10,803 --> 00:06:12,430 Right. 85 00:06:14,507 --> 00:06:16,839 Clark, I... 86 00:06:18,444 --> 00:06:20,344 I'm very... 87 00:06:21,781 --> 00:06:23,112 Surprised? 88 00:06:23,449 --> 00:06:26,213 Stunned. Shocked. In need of oxygen. 89 00:06:27,653 --> 00:06:28,881 Lois... 90 00:06:29,288 --> 00:06:32,155 ...you've been nominated every year. You won three times. 91 00:06:32,325 --> 00:06:34,020 Don't go getting petty. 92 00:06:34,193 --> 00:06:36,252 The Planet is a team. 93 00:06:37,263 --> 00:06:40,562 One person's success is everybody's, you got it? 94 00:06:41,534 --> 00:06:43,331 Gotten. 95 00:06:44,103 --> 00:06:48,403 Good. All right, everybody. Let's get back to work. 96 00:06:54,480 --> 00:06:57,210 - Look, Lois... - Here's what I think. 97 00:06:57,383 --> 00:07:00,011 I think we should do a "who" and a "what." 98 00:07:00,186 --> 00:07:03,280 Who has the capability of making these sounds... 99 00:07:03,456 --> 00:07:05,481 ...and what would make them? 100 00:07:06,359 --> 00:07:08,827 Okay, let's get started. 101 00:07:15,735 --> 00:07:18,533 Every object has its own natural frequency. 102 00:07:18,704 --> 00:07:22,140 Now, the theory among physicists is, find the precise frequency... 103 00:07:22,308 --> 00:07:23,502 It's like a code. 104 00:07:23,676 --> 00:07:26,509 - And you can make anybody or anything do whatever you want. 105 00:07:26,679 --> 00:07:30,445 Fall asleep, blow up, disappear. That is the what. 106 00:07:30,616 --> 00:07:31,810 Now, the who... 107 00:07:31,984 --> 00:07:34,214 There are four cutting-edge experts in the field. 108 00:07:34,387 --> 00:07:36,321 One died of a coronary a four weeks ago. 109 00:07:36,489 --> 00:07:40,755 Another has been on a research trip in the Antarctic for the last six months. 110 00:07:40,927 --> 00:07:43,623 And then the third is a rock musician. 111 00:07:44,130 --> 00:07:46,792 - Lenny Stoke. - Sounds familiar. 112 00:07:46,966 --> 00:07:49,264 Put out a couple albums. Great reviews, no sales. 113 00:07:49,435 --> 00:07:52,598 Heavy into sonic R&D. Had some bad luck financially. 114 00:07:52,772 --> 00:07:55,002 Patents stolen, accountants ripping him off. 115 00:07:55,174 --> 00:07:58,541 And then there's Derek Camden. 116 00:07:59,345 --> 00:08:03,975 He cracked up because he tested a new kind of thought-altering sound on himself. 117 00:08:04,150 --> 00:08:06,380 Got shipped off to some state mental ward. 118 00:08:06,552 --> 00:08:10,181 Released six weeks ago. Current whereabouts unknown. 119 00:08:10,356 --> 00:08:16,022 But get this: Stoke and Camden, they worked together once. 120 00:08:16,829 --> 00:08:20,356 Sounds like we're on to two very likely suspects. 121 00:08:22,335 --> 00:08:24,929 So who do we go after first? Camden or Stoke? 122 00:08:25,104 --> 00:08:27,902 - There's something I wanted to ask you first. - Shoot. 123 00:08:28,074 --> 00:08:29,507 Since we already made plans... 124 00:08:29,675 --> 00:08:32,371 ...I was wondering if you'd like to go to the Kerth Awards. 125 00:08:32,545 --> 00:08:34,638 You mean as your date? 126 00:08:35,348 --> 00:08:36,872 I was gonna go as yours. 127 00:08:37,316 --> 00:08:39,443 So you want me to hang on your arm and smile... 128 00:08:39,619 --> 00:08:42,679 ...and tell people how proud I am of my great big reporter man. 129 00:08:43,289 --> 00:08:44,950 It sounds good to me. 130 00:08:45,124 --> 00:08:47,092 Lois, I'm kidding. You know, we'd have fun. 131 00:08:47,260 --> 00:08:51,094 - And since you already bought that dress... - I didn't buy that dress for the awards. 132 00:08:51,264 --> 00:08:54,529 I bought it around the same time as the awards. It was a coincidence. 133 00:08:54,700 --> 00:08:56,930 And I don't even like it, and I'm returning it. 134 00:08:57,103 --> 00:09:00,072 - You're not upset because I got nominated...? - That's ridiculous. 135 00:09:00,339 --> 00:09:01,738 We both did great stories. 136 00:09:01,908 --> 00:09:04,138 Mine destroyed an international drug network... 137 00:09:04,310 --> 00:09:08,212 ...and yours told the really searing truth about old people. 138 00:09:08,581 --> 00:09:10,572 And... And... 139 00:09:10,750 --> 00:09:13,844 I can't believe that! I mean, there's gotta be some mistake. 140 00:09:14,020 --> 00:09:19,117 They lost my story or their brains were taken over by aliens. I mean, because... 141 00:09:21,794 --> 00:09:25,628 Oh, God, look at me. This is really pathetic, isn't it? 142 00:09:26,799 --> 00:09:30,200 I didn't know I could be this small. I'm sorry. I'm sorry. 143 00:09:31,070 --> 00:09:32,094 It's okay. 144 00:09:32,605 --> 00:09:36,803 - So do you wanna come with me or not? - Oh, Clark, can we talk about this later? 145 00:09:36,976 --> 00:09:40,810 Okay. So who do we go after first? Stoke or Camden? 146 00:09:40,980 --> 00:09:44,438 - Let's go for Stoke. - Yeah, but Camden, he's... 147 00:09:47,987 --> 00:09:53,015 Look, maybe the smart thing for us to do is to split up. 148 00:09:53,192 --> 00:09:56,127 Split up? What are you...? Oh, I get it. 149 00:09:56,295 --> 00:09:58,889 You've got a lead you wanna take care of on your own. 150 00:09:59,065 --> 00:10:01,761 - Look, no, that's not it. - No, really, Clark, it's fine. 151 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:05,097 You go after Stoke, I'll find Camden, and we'll meet at the Planet. 152 00:10:05,271 --> 00:10:09,367 Right. And then you'll have your next award all sewn up. 153 00:10:09,542 --> 00:10:11,976 Notice how I'm not getting mad about this? 154 00:10:12,144 --> 00:10:16,171 Do you know why? Because I'm a lot bigger than that. 155 00:10:28,894 --> 00:10:31,863 All right, boys. Let's go liberate some stones. 156 00:10:32,031 --> 00:10:33,760 - Right. - Got it. 157 00:10:52,685 --> 00:10:55,950 - It ends here. - How right you are. 158 00:11:03,496 --> 00:11:06,863 Superman, this sound's for you. 159 00:11:14,340 --> 00:11:18,436 Now, I'm sure you never thought your super hearing would make you super vulnerable. 160 00:11:18,611 --> 00:11:21,944 Underneath that steel skin, you're just a sensitive guy, aren't you? 161 00:11:22,581 --> 00:11:24,378 Your equilibrium's shot. 162 00:11:24,550 --> 00:11:28,577 In a minute, you won't even walk again, let alone fly. 163 00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:32,584 Drop your weapon and put your hands in the air. 164 00:11:33,926 --> 00:11:35,450 Put them up! Get them up! 165 00:11:35,761 --> 00:11:37,160 Freeze. 166 00:11:51,777 --> 00:11:55,474 Bye-bye, Superman. You'll be hearing from me. 167 00:11:58,684 --> 00:12:01,482 Never thought I'd see it, Superman having to run. 168 00:12:01,654 --> 00:12:03,952 Knowing Superman, you won't have to see it again. 169 00:12:04,123 --> 00:12:06,250 - He'll think of something. - Yeah, he sure will. 170 00:12:06,425 --> 00:12:09,019 But until that time, this paper's number one priority... 171 00:12:09,195 --> 00:12:10,958 ...is finding out who this lunatic is. 172 00:12:11,130 --> 00:12:13,325 - I'm on it, chief. - Attagirl. Oh, Clark. 173 00:12:13,766 --> 00:12:15,757 Yes, chief. 174 00:12:15,935 --> 00:12:18,460 What'd you find out about that sound man? 175 00:12:18,804 --> 00:12:21,170 - Well... - He's probably got plenty. 176 00:12:21,340 --> 00:12:22,637 He's been out chasing leads. 177 00:12:23,008 --> 00:12:24,532 - Yes. - Without me. 178 00:12:25,044 --> 00:12:27,774 - No. - C.K., are you feeling okay? 179 00:12:27,947 --> 00:12:29,346 I just have a little headache. 180 00:12:29,515 --> 00:12:33,451 It's fine. You decided it's best to work on your own, I've decided you're right. 181 00:12:33,619 --> 00:12:35,553 - No argument. - Just a minute here. 182 00:12:35,721 --> 00:12:37,882 Is there something going on I should know about? 183 00:12:38,057 --> 00:12:41,390 Hello, Metropolis. For those who haven't read the papers... 184 00:12:41,560 --> 00:12:44,586 ... I'm the one who brought Superman to his knees. 185 00:12:44,764 --> 00:12:46,732 In celebration of that momentous event... 186 00:12:46,899 --> 00:12:48,730 ... I'm creating a new tax. 187 00:12:48,901 --> 00:12:49,993 A sound tax. 188 00:12:50,169 --> 00:12:54,697 The rate: 50 percent of all money in Metropolis banks. 189 00:12:54,874 --> 00:12:59,902 The money will be bagged and waiting outside each branch by 9 a.m. Tomorrow. 190 00:13:00,246 --> 00:13:04,740 Oh, and one final message to Superman: 191 00:13:04,917 --> 00:13:08,216 Try and stop me. Please. 192 00:13:11,056 --> 00:13:14,253 Olsen, where you going? 193 00:13:14,426 --> 00:13:18,055 I'm going to get you some page-one, prizewinning pictures, chief. 194 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:24,194 That's our man. Lenny Stoke. 195 00:13:24,370 --> 00:13:27,203 Clark, what's your read on this? 196 00:13:27,373 --> 00:13:31,332 Stoke knows a lot about sound, but among experts, he's considered hit-and-miss. 197 00:13:31,510 --> 00:13:34,411 He doesn't have the technical know-how to pull this off. 198 00:13:34,580 --> 00:13:36,878 On the other hand, Derek Camden does. 199 00:13:37,049 --> 00:13:38,573 It's Stoke, chief. I know it. 200 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:40,116 The theatricality of it all... 201 00:13:40,286 --> 00:13:43,619 ...the look-at-me, see-how-great-l-am, it is pure rock 'n' roll. 202 00:13:44,256 --> 00:13:49,455 Well, sounds like to me that you all are headed for a fork in the road. 203 00:13:49,628 --> 00:13:52,927 - He forked first. - All right. 204 00:13:53,098 --> 00:13:57,364 Now, you wanna go your separate ways on this, be my guest. 205 00:13:57,536 --> 00:13:59,800 Just bag me a headline. 206 00:14:03,309 --> 00:14:06,210 Lois, this is stupid. 207 00:14:06,812 --> 00:14:11,306 I'm sorry I ran off. It was a personal thing. 208 00:14:11,483 --> 00:14:13,246 Now, come on. Let's work together. 209 00:14:14,386 --> 00:14:16,684 No way. 210 00:14:25,397 --> 00:14:28,127 Son, I've seen her like this before. 211 00:14:28,667 --> 00:14:32,797 The doors are locked, the alarm's on, and you ain't getting in. 212 00:14:32,972 --> 00:14:37,341 Well, I guess a little time apart isn't such a bad idea. 213 00:15:07,206 --> 00:15:09,265 The jacket from the bank. 214 00:15:11,877 --> 00:15:14,971 Here's the award for outstanding photography. 215 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:26,625 Database password accepted. 216 00:15:27,493 --> 00:15:30,553 Subject: Lenny Stoke. October, 1984. 217 00:15:30,729 --> 00:15:34,893 June, 1985. December, 1986. 218 00:15:40,406 --> 00:15:42,533 Correlating data. 219 00:15:44,109 --> 00:15:46,339 Likes trashy brunettes. 220 00:15:49,615 --> 00:15:53,449 Our hospital files are normally confidential, Mr. Kent. 221 00:15:53,619 --> 00:15:56,087 But under the circumstances... 222 00:15:56,388 --> 00:15:59,516 Camden was released into the care of a friend. 223 00:15:59,692 --> 00:16:02,593 Let me guess. Lenny Stoke. 224 00:16:02,761 --> 00:16:04,786 I spoke to Derek not long after his release. 225 00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:08,456 He said he and Stoke had a new business venture in the works. 226 00:16:08,634 --> 00:16:13,970 And the last address I have for him was Stoke Club. 227 00:16:24,516 --> 00:16:28,008 Yeah, Camden was living in the back room over there. 228 00:16:28,187 --> 00:16:30,018 Weird little guy. 229 00:16:30,689 --> 00:16:32,680 Kind of jumpy. 230 00:16:32,858 --> 00:16:35,156 - Thanks. - You're welcome. 231 00:17:31,116 --> 00:17:32,947 Hey, what are you doing here? 232 00:17:35,721 --> 00:17:38,383 I'm looking for a bathroom. 233 00:17:45,998 --> 00:17:47,625 I don't... 234 00:17:48,600 --> 00:17:50,431 Okay. 235 00:18:01,980 --> 00:18:03,811 The bathroom's that way. 236 00:18:04,316 --> 00:18:05,874 Thanks. 237 00:18:15,461 --> 00:18:17,656 I'm sorry. Sorry, l... 238 00:18:18,931 --> 00:18:20,523 Lois? 239 00:18:20,966 --> 00:18:22,263 What...? 240 00:18:22,434 --> 00:18:23,867 Why are you dressed like this? 241 00:18:24,169 --> 00:18:28,105 You're too much competition for me, so I'm chucking my career and becoming a groupie. 242 00:18:28,273 --> 00:18:31,208 - I've got a lead on Camden. - In his first appearance in years... 243 00:18:31,376 --> 00:18:35,676 - He was staying here, in the club. ...the one, the only Lenny Stoke! 244 00:18:48,527 --> 00:18:50,392 That's great, Clark. I'm happy for you. 245 00:18:50,562 --> 00:18:52,393 But you know what? I have my own leads. 246 00:18:52,564 --> 00:18:55,863 So, what else is there to say but see you at the finish line. 247 00:21:32,524 --> 00:21:33,889 Hi. 248 00:21:35,294 --> 00:21:39,390 You know, I was just wondering where you got your jacket. 249 00:21:43,802 --> 00:21:48,296 You see, I think it gets to a point in a relationship... 250 00:21:48,473 --> 00:21:51,704 You know, one that's got this kind of immediate connection. 251 00:21:52,611 --> 00:21:55,774 But it's not about me, Lenny, and you...? 252 00:21:59,584 --> 00:22:01,950 - What was your name again, darling? - Linda. 253 00:22:02,120 --> 00:22:05,055 Right, Linda. Yes, of course. 254 00:22:05,524 --> 00:22:07,549 But my point is, Linda... 255 00:22:07,726 --> 00:22:09,717 ...that it's not our names, identities... 256 00:22:09,895 --> 00:22:14,559 ...the five or 10 minutes we've known each other, my darling. Time is irrelevant. 257 00:22:16,501 --> 00:22:19,129 Something else is taking over. 258 00:22:22,207 --> 00:22:23,697 What? 259 00:22:23,875 --> 00:22:25,103 This. 260 00:22:27,546 --> 00:22:31,414 - Oh, I'm so sorry. - Not to worry, darling. 261 00:22:33,919 --> 00:22:35,910 That's okay. 262 00:22:36,688 --> 00:22:38,315 What's this? 263 00:22:39,024 --> 00:22:42,460 You've gotten some on the old vest here, my darling. 264 00:22:43,528 --> 00:22:45,723 Don't worry about it. 265 00:22:45,964 --> 00:22:48,125 Now, where were we? 266 00:22:48,300 --> 00:22:49,528 - Hey, Lenny. - Yes? 267 00:22:49,868 --> 00:22:52,359 - There's a message for you. - Right, thank you. 268 00:22:56,608 --> 00:22:58,200 - Linda. - Linda. 269 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:00,776 I won't be a moment. 270 00:23:01,279 --> 00:23:03,110 - Lenny? - Yeah? 271 00:23:07,052 --> 00:23:09,179 How kind of you, my darling. Thank you. 272 00:23:09,354 --> 00:23:11,254 Don't forget me. 273 00:23:12,190 --> 00:23:13,953 Not to worry. 274 00:23:22,033 --> 00:23:24,934 The mayor is holding a televised news conference. 275 00:23:25,103 --> 00:23:27,298 I think you'll wanna hear this. 276 00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:36,680 Neither this city nor its financial institutions... 277 00:23:36,848 --> 00:23:40,079 ... will cooperate with such outrageous blackmail. 278 00:23:40,519 --> 00:23:43,113 The Metropolis police, in conjunction with... 279 00:23:43,288 --> 00:23:46,917 I think it's time to get back to business. Clear out the party. 280 00:23:47,092 --> 00:23:49,686 - Right. - Oh, and darling? 281 00:23:50,495 --> 00:23:51,894 Tea. 282 00:23:56,034 --> 00:23:57,262 Talk to me. 283 00:23:57,436 --> 00:24:01,065 Everything's set. We caught a kid following us and taking pictures. 284 00:24:08,680 --> 00:24:11,478 Come on, you guys. Everybody out. Let's go. Party's over. 285 00:24:11,650 --> 00:24:14,813 Out, out. Come on, out. You guys, out. 286 00:24:14,986 --> 00:24:16,886 Hey, you too, honey. Come on, let's go. 287 00:24:17,055 --> 00:24:18,579 Lenny asked me to wait. 288 00:24:18,757 --> 00:24:21,157 Right, and I'm sure he meant it at the time. Come on. 289 00:24:21,326 --> 00:24:23,726 - Let's go. Let's go, sweet face. Come on. - Wait. 290 00:24:23,895 --> 00:24:25,226 Guys, get out. Out! 291 00:24:29,468 --> 00:24:31,698 Listen up, Metropolis. 292 00:24:46,351 --> 00:24:48,148 Thank you, darling. 293 00:24:48,420 --> 00:24:51,480 Hello, is the mayor around? 294 00:24:52,724 --> 00:24:56,592 Oh, dear. Well, I suggest you get her to the corner of Ninth and Grandview... 295 00:24:56,761 --> 00:25:00,663 ...because I intend to topple all of the buildings on the block, one by one. 296 00:25:09,941 --> 00:25:11,636 Help! Help! 297 00:25:31,563 --> 00:25:36,626 Think of them as pins, and this as a sort of a sonic bowling for dollars. 298 00:25:42,140 --> 00:25:44,608 Tell the mayor I'll call her right back. 299 00:25:49,881 --> 00:25:51,371 Run, Jimmy. 300 00:25:59,324 --> 00:26:02,316 Well, well. Look who's back for more. This is super. 301 00:26:20,545 --> 00:26:22,479 Like my new sound? 302 00:26:22,647 --> 00:26:24,808 This doesn't just attack the ear drum, Superman. 303 00:26:24,983 --> 00:26:28,976 This is an ultra high frequency of 500 million megahertz tearing through you... 304 00:26:29,154 --> 00:26:32,123 ...melting that metallically dense nervous system of yours. 305 00:26:42,634 --> 00:26:46,297 To put it more simply, this is your brain, and this is your brain on sound. 306 00:26:46,471 --> 00:26:48,132 Any questions? 307 00:27:00,218 --> 00:27:02,277 Well, well, well. 308 00:27:04,289 --> 00:27:05,779 You must be quite a pool player. 309 00:27:07,959 --> 00:27:10,120 I believe that makes it your shot. 310 00:27:10,295 --> 00:27:11,922 You can't hide forever. 311 00:27:12,097 --> 00:27:14,429 Believe me, I don't intend to. 312 00:27:34,619 --> 00:27:35,847 Hey, Lois. 313 00:27:39,557 --> 00:27:42,993 I was just borrowing your computer. I hope you don't mind. 314 00:27:45,697 --> 00:27:49,258 See, Superman saved me from this building the sound guy blew up... 315 00:27:49,434 --> 00:27:51,299 ...and even though I'm not a reporter... 316 00:27:51,469 --> 00:27:54,370 ...I thought I'd write down a few paragraphs, show the chief... 317 00:27:54,539 --> 00:27:56,302 ...but I can finish it someplace else. 318 00:27:58,443 --> 00:28:02,607 Yeah. Let me get out of your way. Okay? Yeah. 319 00:28:07,819 --> 00:28:11,277 Hey, you're wearing the receiver for my spy pen. How did it work? 320 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:20,422 I can see you're not really into the talking thing right now... 321 00:28:20,598 --> 00:28:23,328 ...so I'm just gonna cut you a wide berth. 322 00:28:25,070 --> 00:28:27,163 Like a couple blocks. 323 00:28:46,257 --> 00:28:48,521 Nice tattoo, Lois. 324 00:28:53,798 --> 00:28:55,356 - Hi. - Hi. 325 00:28:55,533 --> 00:28:56,864 How's the Stoke lead going? 326 00:28:57,035 --> 00:29:01,165 I was so close, and then I rammed myself into a dead end. 327 00:29:01,873 --> 00:29:06,469 - Clark, have I lost something? - Your fashion sense. 328 00:29:06,644 --> 00:29:10,341 My edge. When did it happen? Is it gone forever? 329 00:29:10,515 --> 00:29:13,245 Like socks that go into the dryer but they never come out? 330 00:29:13,418 --> 00:29:15,409 - Lois, you're kind of babbling. - I know! 331 00:29:15,587 --> 00:29:17,111 See, I never babble. 332 00:29:17,288 --> 00:29:19,950 - Are you kidding? You're a brook. - A what? I'm a what? 333 00:29:20,558 --> 00:29:24,688 Lois, the point is that you are the same reporter that you have always been. 334 00:29:25,096 --> 00:29:27,087 Hard-working, dedicated. 335 00:29:27,265 --> 00:29:29,597 You get a little over-the-top sometimes. 336 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:32,828 You could use a few more vacations. Maybe some semblance of a life. 337 00:29:33,004 --> 00:29:34,164 Is this leading anywhere? 338 00:29:35,140 --> 00:29:38,439 Lois, you are the best reporter in the city. 339 00:29:40,211 --> 00:29:42,839 You always have been, and you always will be. 340 00:29:43,014 --> 00:29:47,144 Oh, Clark. Thank you. 341 00:29:47,318 --> 00:29:49,047 You're such a good friend. 342 00:29:49,487 --> 00:29:53,389 I'm really sorry that I got all wound up about that stupid award. 343 00:29:53,558 --> 00:29:55,458 Not even the award. Just the nomination. 344 00:29:55,660 --> 00:29:58,527 Exactly. How ridiculous. 345 00:29:58,696 --> 00:30:00,254 So how's the Camden search going? 346 00:30:00,431 --> 00:30:03,127 - Well, I think I know where he is. - We do? 347 00:30:03,535 --> 00:30:05,002 We? 348 00:30:05,170 --> 00:30:06,899 Echo Canyon. Interesting. 349 00:30:07,071 --> 00:30:10,472 - Wait, what is all this "we" stuff? - Well, you said I was the best. 350 00:30:10,642 --> 00:30:12,906 - Yeah... - Who do you want for a partner, the worst? 351 00:30:13,077 --> 00:30:14,066 No, but... 352 00:30:14,245 --> 00:30:17,373 Are we gonna quibble about this, or are we gonna go after our story? 353 00:30:17,549 --> 00:30:19,676 Here. It'll pick up the bug now. 354 00:30:19,851 --> 00:30:23,844 - What was wrong with it? - Nothing. You just had it set to AM radio. 355 00:30:27,158 --> 00:30:28,716 It's a small button. 356 00:30:29,928 --> 00:30:31,793 Camden had a friend from the hospital. 357 00:30:31,963 --> 00:30:33,191 Noemi Veldez. 358 00:30:33,364 --> 00:30:36,731 She didn't speak English too well, but she talked about a place he liked. 359 00:30:36,901 --> 00:30:38,368 Canyon del Sonido. 360 00:30:38,536 --> 00:30:40,936 - Echo Canyon. - You know it? 361 00:30:41,105 --> 00:30:44,404 It's famous for the way sound can bounce and carry for miles. 362 00:30:44,576 --> 00:30:46,908 State park. No houses. No camping. 363 00:30:47,078 --> 00:30:48,773 But there is an old ranger station. 364 00:30:48,947 --> 00:30:51,177 What do you do, stay up nights memorizing maps? 365 00:30:51,349 --> 00:30:52,577 So? 366 00:31:11,402 --> 00:31:13,836 Sorry if my ankle shattering annoys you. 367 00:31:14,005 --> 00:31:17,873 No, it's not me, it's him. 368 00:31:18,042 --> 00:31:21,205 - Who? - The guy with the gun. 369 00:31:22,814 --> 00:31:24,941 Are you my appointment in Samarra? 370 00:31:26,951 --> 00:31:28,384 What? 371 00:31:28,720 --> 00:31:31,086 Are you death come to visit me? 372 00:31:31,256 --> 00:31:33,315 No, we're reporters. 373 00:31:33,491 --> 00:31:34,958 And you're Dr. Camden, right? 374 00:31:35,593 --> 00:31:39,757 You work for him. You're his assassins. 375 00:31:40,798 --> 00:31:45,735 For God's sake, if we were his assassins, do you think we would've been this clumsy? 376 00:31:48,006 --> 00:31:49,837 She has a point. 377 00:31:55,580 --> 00:32:01,382 So those sounds that put people to sleep, blow things up...? 378 00:32:01,552 --> 00:32:02,985 Here. 379 00:32:03,321 --> 00:32:06,017 - All from my heart, my soul. - Doctor, be careful. 380 00:32:06,557 --> 00:32:08,582 - Don't touch me! - Don't worry. 381 00:32:08,760 --> 00:32:10,660 Calm down. We're your friends. 382 00:32:11,729 --> 00:32:13,629 Stoke lied to you. 383 00:32:13,798 --> 00:32:16,596 He said he was your friend to get you out of the hospital. 384 00:32:16,768 --> 00:32:19,566 - Then he stole your inventions, right? - No, no. 385 00:32:19,737 --> 00:32:22,069 He stole my dreams. 386 00:32:22,240 --> 00:32:24,435 He wants to keep my dreams. He wants... 387 00:32:24,609 --> 00:32:29,512 He wants to end my body and keep my dreams. 388 00:32:29,781 --> 00:32:32,375 But Lenny Stoke is the sound man? 389 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:37,050 Thief. Killer. Destroyer. 390 00:32:37,221 --> 00:32:39,121 I'll take that as a yes. 391 00:32:39,290 --> 00:32:41,690 - I knew it. I was right. - We were both right. 392 00:32:41,859 --> 00:32:45,761 Dr. Camden, what about that frequency that hurts Superman? 393 00:32:45,930 --> 00:32:48,194 What makes it so powerful? 394 00:32:49,067 --> 00:32:52,230 Power. Lenny... Lenny has the power. 395 00:32:52,737 --> 00:32:53,965 What power? 396 00:32:55,640 --> 00:32:57,631 It's a power. It's a power. 397 00:32:57,809 --> 00:33:02,007 It's all about power. It doesn't work without power. 398 00:33:02,180 --> 00:33:05,741 Where is he getting the power? I never could find the power. 399 00:33:05,917 --> 00:33:08,715 But Lenny found the power. He stole the power. 400 00:33:08,886 --> 00:33:10,513 Now he is the power. 401 00:33:11,456 --> 00:33:13,447 And now he's coming. He's coming for me. 402 00:33:13,624 --> 00:33:16,923 He's coming for you. He's coming for everybody. 403 00:33:17,095 --> 00:33:20,531 And nothing can stop him. 404 00:33:22,600 --> 00:33:24,966 Mayor, I hope you're not trying to trace this call. 405 00:33:25,136 --> 00:33:28,663 Because I routed it through three islands, four oceans and five continents. 406 00:33:28,840 --> 00:33:32,276 You'll be drawing Social Security before you ID me. Now, listen to me. 407 00:33:32,443 --> 00:33:34,968 I also hope you don't think that this is a negotiation. 408 00:33:35,146 --> 00:33:38,343 This is not a negotiation. This is a demand. 409 00:33:39,283 --> 00:33:42,047 So, what's it to be, Mayor Sharpe? Yes or no? 410 00:33:42,653 --> 00:33:44,245 I see. 411 00:33:44,422 --> 00:33:48,358 Well, then I suppose it's time for a little more show and a little less tell. 412 00:33:50,628 --> 00:33:54,394 All right, boys, into the cellar. We need some more power. Let's go. 413 00:33:54,565 --> 00:33:59,332 I agree that a tactical police team could infiltrate Stoke's club and pull his plug. 414 00:33:59,504 --> 00:34:01,938 But do we really have enough evidence to go to them? 415 00:34:02,106 --> 00:34:06,475 - Camden said that... - The Nutty Professor? Come on. 416 00:34:06,644 --> 00:34:08,407 Okay, Lois, what do you have in mind? 417 00:34:08,579 --> 00:34:11,104 Something dangerous? Something reckless? 418 00:34:11,282 --> 00:34:15,048 The fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants plan guaranteed to get you killed? 419 00:34:15,219 --> 00:34:17,210 You could not be more wrong. 420 00:34:17,388 --> 00:34:19,856 We're not even gonna leave the car. 421 00:34:23,694 --> 00:34:27,755 Now, just give me a chance to get firsthand confirmation that Stoke's our man... 422 00:34:27,932 --> 00:34:29,957 ...and a few juicy quotes for page one. 423 00:34:30,134 --> 00:34:31,567 Hang on. I'm getting something. 424 00:34:32,070 --> 00:34:34,504 - We're in position. - The speakers set? 425 00:34:34,672 --> 00:34:39,200 Two more minutes and City Hall will be ready to fall. 426 00:34:40,578 --> 00:34:44,241 Set the focus of the speakers for the triangulation coordinates I gave you. 427 00:34:44,415 --> 00:34:48,613 The angles will be positioned for maximum sympathetic vibration. 428 00:34:49,353 --> 00:34:52,880 Clark, he's gonna destroy City Hall. 429 00:34:53,057 --> 00:34:54,718 What do we do? 430 00:35:07,238 --> 00:35:08,262 You know what? 431 00:35:08,439 --> 00:35:12,136 I bet he's getting his power from the city lines underground, siphoning it off. 432 00:35:12,310 --> 00:35:16,770 - Lf we can get underneath the cellar... - That's the most ridiculous thing I've heard. 433 00:35:16,948 --> 00:35:20,315 I need as much power as you can pull. Make sure the city can't trace it. 434 00:35:20,485 --> 00:35:24,922 - You're right. How did you know...? - Lucky guess. 435 00:35:25,089 --> 00:35:27,819 Look, we have to get inside the club. 436 00:35:37,268 --> 00:35:40,135 Hi. I just wanted to give you girls a tip. 437 00:35:40,304 --> 00:35:42,704 See, Lenny told me that he really likes his women... 438 00:35:42,874 --> 00:35:44,774 Well, how should I say this? 439 00:35:45,109 --> 00:35:47,475 - Smaller than the average milk cow. 440 00:35:48,246 --> 00:35:51,079 So if I were you, I would either lose some poundage or... 441 00:35:51,249 --> 00:35:53,012 ...start grazing someplace else. 442 00:35:55,586 --> 00:35:57,816 Should I be using smaller words? 443 00:35:59,624 --> 00:36:01,387 Look, girls, I don't wanna hurt you. 444 00:36:03,127 --> 00:36:04,560 Hey. 445 00:36:04,729 --> 00:36:06,560 She went that way. Come on. 446 00:36:38,329 --> 00:36:42,163 By the way, your roots, they're a little dark. 447 00:36:48,105 --> 00:36:49,732 Farewell, City Hall. 448 00:37:08,726 --> 00:37:10,387 Superman! 449 00:37:10,561 --> 00:37:12,426 Surprise! Darling, please. 450 00:37:20,304 --> 00:37:22,704 As you can see, this glove isn't just an affectation. 451 00:37:22,873 --> 00:37:26,240 This is a little something that I dreamt up called the Wall of Sound. 452 00:37:26,611 --> 00:37:30,069 A sonic barrier so dense that nothing can get through it. 453 00:37:30,248 --> 00:37:31,875 Not even you. 454 00:37:32,717 --> 00:37:34,082 No plug to pull. 455 00:37:34,518 --> 00:37:36,986 Independent power supply. 456 00:37:40,191 --> 00:37:42,159 Well, that's wonderful. 457 00:37:42,326 --> 00:37:46,319 That lantern-jawed look of concern for human life. How Superman of you. 458 00:37:50,234 --> 00:37:52,065 Am I missing something? 459 00:37:52,236 --> 00:37:54,898 Is there something going on that I'm not aware of? 460 00:37:56,641 --> 00:37:58,836 She's your girl, isn't she? 461 00:38:00,645 --> 00:38:02,237 That's very romantic. 462 00:38:02,413 --> 00:38:06,281 It is unfortunate, however, because she only has five seconds to live. 463 00:38:08,219 --> 00:38:10,585 Four. Three. 464 00:38:10,755 --> 00:38:12,347 Two. 465 00:38:12,556 --> 00:38:14,683 No! No! 466 00:38:14,859 --> 00:38:17,350 I know, darling, but you'll see I'm so much more fun. 467 00:38:17,528 --> 00:38:18,517 No! 468 00:38:25,069 --> 00:38:28,095 Get back downstairs and hook us up to the city main. 469 00:38:32,943 --> 00:38:35,468 - Give me the jumpers. - I got them. 470 00:38:35,646 --> 00:38:36,908 Okay. 471 00:38:40,451 --> 00:38:41,440 Look, Lenny... 472 00:38:41,619 --> 00:38:45,111 You're not gonna say something like "you can't get away with this," are you? 473 00:38:45,289 --> 00:38:46,278 Well... 474 00:38:46,457 --> 00:38:49,915 Just keep your happy, little greeting-card thoughts to yourself, all right? 475 00:38:56,334 --> 00:38:59,599 - What was that? - Sound. 476 00:38:59,770 --> 00:39:03,035 It's a mechanical disturbance with limited speed. 477 00:39:07,044 --> 00:39:12,539 When an object reaches 740 miles per hour... 478 00:39:12,717 --> 00:39:15,311 ...it catches up with its own noise. 479 00:39:16,821 --> 00:39:23,056 Then the piled up energy takes the form of a violent shock wave... 480 00:39:23,227 --> 00:39:26,822 ...called a sonic boom. 481 00:39:28,466 --> 00:39:31,629 They should've never fired you from NASA. 482 00:39:31,802 --> 00:39:32,894 Tell me about it. 483 00:40:25,756 --> 00:40:27,849 Like I was trying to tell you... 484 00:40:28,025 --> 00:40:31,256 ...this was a bad idea because you don't wanna make him mad. 485 00:40:32,229 --> 00:40:35,790 - How'd you do that? - Simple. Broke the sound barrier. 486 00:40:35,966 --> 00:40:37,831 Now, let's go for a little ride, Lenny. 487 00:40:38,002 --> 00:40:41,267 No, see, you don't understand. I have this problem, a Rain Man thing. 488 00:40:41,439 --> 00:40:42,838 I hate flying. 489 00:40:43,207 --> 00:40:46,142 You'd hate it more if I dropped you, so you'd better hold still. 490 00:40:52,917 --> 00:40:54,282 Oh, boy, what an evening. 491 00:40:54,452 --> 00:40:57,751 I tell you, now I know exactly how the colonel felt... 492 00:40:57,922 --> 00:41:01,050 ...when Elvis brought home that first gold record. 493 00:41:01,225 --> 00:41:04,524 Clark, I'm so proud of you, I can't see straight. 494 00:41:04,695 --> 00:41:06,788 Not as proud as I am. That was a great speech. 495 00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:11,526 Well, now, that's quite a little attitude change. What brought that about? 496 00:41:11,702 --> 00:41:15,103 I'm just glad to have such a good partner. 497 00:41:16,140 --> 00:41:18,165 Oh, I'm coming, honey. 498 00:41:18,375 --> 00:41:20,935 Every time Alice sees me in one of these monkey suits... 499 00:41:21,111 --> 00:41:23,443 ...she can't wait to get me home and tear it off. 500 00:41:23,614 --> 00:41:25,639 I'll see you two later. 501 00:41:27,618 --> 00:41:29,313 See you, chief. 502 00:41:29,720 --> 00:41:33,349 - So how did I rate as a date? - A-plus. 503 00:41:33,524 --> 00:41:36,459 - I hung on your arm decoratively. - You did. 504 00:41:36,627 --> 00:41:38,492 - Fawned appropriately. - Absolutely. 505 00:41:38,662 --> 00:41:41,324 And just faded into the background during your big moment. 506 00:41:41,499 --> 00:41:43,660 You were beautiful yet invisible. 507 00:41:43,834 --> 00:41:47,497 Make me go through another night like that and I'll rip out your spleen. 508 00:41:47,671 --> 00:41:49,662 Okay, fair enough. 509 00:41:50,040 --> 00:41:53,100 It's smaller than I thought. 510 00:41:53,277 --> 00:41:54,801 Not quite as shiny close up. 511 00:41:54,979 --> 00:41:57,447 Win a few of these, you find out they don't mean much. 512 00:41:57,615 --> 00:41:59,412 A quick rush, a few pats on the back... 513 00:41:59,583 --> 00:42:02,552 ...then you're back on the beat, only as good as your next story. 514 00:42:02,720 --> 00:42:04,517 Where do you think I should keep it? 515 00:42:04,688 --> 00:42:08,954 I'm the wrong person to ask. I keep mine in the bottom of a closet. 516 00:42:57,474 --> 00:43:00,773 I saw your light. Is this a bad time? 517 00:43:03,247 --> 00:43:08,742 Of course not. I was just doing a little dusting. 518 00:43:10,220 --> 00:43:13,018 I wanted to thank you for the other day. 519 00:43:13,757 --> 00:43:16,954 I couldn't have stopped Stoke without you. 520 00:43:17,561 --> 00:43:18,892 You were very brave. 521 00:43:19,897 --> 00:43:21,421 Well... 522 00:43:21,799 --> 00:43:23,096 Me and Clark. 523 00:43:23,334 --> 00:43:26,428 Yeah. I'll be sure to thank him too. 524 00:43:27,838 --> 00:43:29,499 What are those? 525 00:43:29,907 --> 00:43:32,137 Oh, nothing. Just... 526 00:43:32,443 --> 00:43:34,536 Journalism awards? 527 00:43:35,346 --> 00:43:37,712 - You sure do keep them up. - No. 528 00:43:37,881 --> 00:43:41,317 No, I hardly know that they're there. 529 00:43:41,485 --> 00:43:43,043 I like the lighting. 530 00:43:43,220 --> 00:43:45,245 It makes them look... 531 00:43:45,689 --> 00:43:47,213 ...bigger. 532 00:43:55,899 --> 00:43:58,766 Well, I better be going. 533 00:44:05,376 --> 00:44:06,843 Wait. 534 00:44:16,920 --> 00:44:18,615 What's this? 535 00:44:19,456 --> 00:44:21,515 It's a rose. 536 00:44:22,993 --> 00:44:24,517 What's this for? 537 00:44:25,195 --> 00:44:27,288 Do I have to have a reason? 538 00:44:41,111 --> 00:44:42,669 I guess not. 539 00:44:47,785 --> 00:44:49,616 Good night, Lois. 540 00:45:00,130 --> 00:45:01,927 Good night.