All language subtitles for Lois & Clark S03E03

Stop! Stop!

Aah!

Hit the button.

Lois?

Ooh!

Gee, that must've been painful.

Super..

'Super..'

Hey, hey, could you
turn this thing off?

- You alright?
- Yeah.

I don't have to do
the treadmill at the gym
today.

I'm gonna take
these guys to the
police

and I'll be back
to see you home.

Oh, you don't have to do that.

Lois..

Superman..

Look, it's gonna be dark soon.

I would feel much better
if you let me take you
home.

Clark, I have driven home
alone
as long as you've known me

and two million times
before that. I'll be fine.

- But..
- I admit..

Ever since I figured out..

You know, I've taken
a few more chances

'cause I knew
you'd always be there.

But I am not a six-year-old.

I can cross the street fine.

Wear your seat belt.

Girlfriend problems?

Don't get me started.

Wow!

Don't tell me.

You live here? This is so cool.

Lois Lane, right?
"Daily Planet?"

Oh, that must be
a great place to work.

I don't have a subscription,
but I really love that logo.

Hi, I'm your new neighbor, Star.

Hi. Jeez, it's, uh, not often
I meet people who recognize me.

Oh, I didn't. No, I've never
seen you before in my life.

Not even in pictures,
no, if you were a snake

you could've bit me.

So, what are you, psychic?

Yeah. You too?

No. How did you know my name?

I got it off of your valise.

I do...psychic counseling
and channeling.

Don't worry, I'm really quiet.

Occasionally, I do hypnosis

and taroting, crystal healings.

Never any of the dark stuff.

Too scary. I'm a Pisces.

Well, at least I am
in this lifetime.

Was a Taurus once, whoa!
Was that bad.

Did you just come off
a story or something?

'Cause you look really whipped.

Yeah, uh, just out on a story.

Wait a minute.

Wait a minute.

You really don't need
to close your eyes

but most people expect it.

I'm getting...I'm seeing

something more than just
a story happened to you
tonight.

No. No, just a,
just a boring old
story.

I, uh, I have nothing to
get
your brain scanned over.

I-I like to keep
my, my brain
private.

Oh, I'm not prying. I mean,
your
brain is practically shouting.

- It is?
- Let me see.

You were buying groceries

and met Mel Gibson!

No, that's not it.

You, you went for a drive
and stopped..

Yes?

At a tiny little diner

and ordered
the breakfast special

even though it was at night

and Mel Gibson sat down
next to you.

No. Okay, you can tell
where my mind's at.

Gee, you are tough.

I know.

I know. I know,
you were abducted by aliens.

Yes. That's amazing.
How did you know that?

I always know.

And then there was this
blinding white light

and I had sort of
a floaty feeling.

And I have this vague,
hazy memory of creatures.

A-and then, it was 6 a.m.
and I was back in my car

and almost 11 hours had gone by.

That must have been terrifying.

Well, that doesn't even
begin to describe it.

You don't have to talk
about
this if you don't want
to.

Oh, no. Actually, it-it feels
really good to talk to
somebody.

It would just be
too weird not to.

- More tea.
- Thanks.

I-I have to admit that
when I met you
downstairs

I thought you were
a little flaky, you know?

But you really are..

I'm just touched
by how understanding

and down-to-earth you are.

Who knows?

Maybe we were friends
in an earlier life.

[chuckles]
Maybe.

Do you remember anything else
about the aliens?

Uh, no. No, not really.

Just that they had these
really large heads

and slimy skin and-and their
hands looked like ours.

Hm.

I thought you were gonna
describe these guys

I know from the Pleiades,
but, no

'these guys sound different.'

The Pleiades?

Or Cassiopeians.

I mean, those guys.

Faster-than-light travel,
cities that float..

...and no indoor plumbing.

You gotta love it.

So you've been
to where they live?

Not physically.
Astrally, dozens of times.

Gee, look at the time.

I hate to do this, but I
really
have to get dressed for work.

No problem.
I still got some moving to do.

- Gemini, right?
- Libra.

I knew it.

(Clark)
So I see you made it home
safely last night.

Uh.. Yeah.

- You want some Danish?
- Yeah.

- Lois, are you mad at me?
- No.

'Cause, look, I'm sorry.

It's just...I worry about you.

Even more than I used to.

- Clark, last night..
- Lois!

Clark told me
how you two cracked that

luggage-theft story
out there at the
airport.

Ride them, cowgirl.

Can't wait to see
that, uh, copy on my desk.

- Say, uh, half an hour?
- Oh, Perry?

He's been on a tear all morning.

He just started boxing
lessons.
He's all pumped up.

I, uh, I think he caught Alice

checking out a
waiter
the other night.

Star?

I had a sudden flash

after you'd left
for work this morning.

I knew you left for work
'cause
I can see who comes and goes

from one of the windows
in my living room.

Anyway, maybe you'd like
to read these books.

They're all about
alien abduction.

Maybe you can get a clue
about the guys

who took you last night.

'Oh, and if you only have
time to read one'

read this one,
it's by Dr. Martin Solsvig.

He's the world's leading
authority on alien
abductions.

He lives right here
in Metropolis.

Sorry to interrupt.

Cinnamon apple?

- Uh, yeah.
- I knew it.

I knew it.

If you want some
entertainment, turn on the TV.

Lois, did something
happen last night?

No. Nothing. Sort of.

No, just my car stalled

and a big white light
engulfed me

and I saw some aliens,
and I woke up in my front seat

11 hours later
and it felt like two minutes.

- Did-did I mention floating?
- You saw aliens?

Krypton is not the only other
planet in the universe

with intelligent life.

I didn't say that.
I'm just saying
that..

Scotty, stand by to beam me up.

Go ahead, laugh. Make fun
of me. I'm not an idiot.

You don't think I've asked
myself a thousand times

if this really happened?

Well, it really did.

Oh, look-look, Lois,
I, I apologize.

Obviously,
something has upset you.

Now, I don't know what it is,
but I do know you

and I know you wouldn't lie..

..at least to me,
most of the time.

So, um, why don't we just forget

about the airport story
for now? Huh?

Yeah. You can turn it in later.

Now, whatever happened..

...I want you and Clark
to get to the bottom of it,
now.

Spend whatever you need.

Are you feeling okay?

Oh, well, I just
gotta keep those boys

over there in accounting
on their toes.

Hey, that's a nice hairdo,
Tinker Bell.

[chuckles]
Alright, you two, git.

(Bob)
Look out. Aah!

'The death ray.'

Don't worry, Princess Cleavage.

I will protect you.

So, Martin,
what can I do for you today?

Oh, my dress is on fire.

I guess I'll just have
to just take this off.

Um, I-I don't
know.
You sent for me.

- No. You called me.
- Right.

Why did I call you?

Could it be because of
the Super Microwave Transmitter?

'The project you've been
working
on for the last six months?'

You know, if we microwave,
they will come?

Right. Right.

Our attempt to contact

alien civilization.

I'm sorry,
I'm trying to remember

where I left my glasses.

Much better.

'Uh, now, let's see.'

Oh, yes, I received
your new program.

We loaded it into the computer.

But, and I mentioned
this in my memo

we still have two problems
we must solve

'before we can
reach your goals.'

- Stand by, anti-boredom ray.
- 'First..'

They are not anywhere
near what I had at NASA.

Those were from Zenith Chip

far above anything
commercially available.

'Our chips just
don't match them.'

And two, we need
a stronger pulse amplifier.

Unfortunately,
one doesn't exist.

Do not worry about it.

I am Bob,
Master of the Universe!

'I own a $70 billion
software company.'

I can do anything I want.

You will have your chips
and your amplifiers.

Thank you, Bob.

- Has he figured it out yet?
- Not a clue.

He still thinks
this is a hobby of mine

'albeit a really expensive one.'

For the past few years
Nanoware's profits

have been limited
by trade barriers overseas.

But since negotiations
have failed

that leaves us no choice

but to make our money
another way.

In two minutes, the empire
begins to strike back.

- What?
- Nothing.

Don't give me that look.
I know what you're
thinking.

You're thinking I should've
waited for you last night.

No, I'm not!

Clark, you cannot
control
everything.

We're both
rational
thinking adults.

Sometimes I'm gonna do
something
that you disagree with.

[chuckles]
That is what worries me.

[automated message]
'Security system disarmed.'

- So, what are we looking for?
- 'I don't know.'

Some sort of landing
site
or scorch marks.

'A picture of them
at Disney World.'

[scoffs]
Anything that looks like
a UFO might've been here.

'Oh. Hey. Can you go left?'

I think that's
where it happened.

- Over there.
- 'Yes, ma'am.'

Alright, everybody,
put your hands up!

- You, get out of here. Go.
Go!
- Okay. Okay.

- You, come here. Go over
there.
- No problem.

Stay calm
and nobody gets hurt. Got it?

Come on. Come on. Let's go.
Get it in there!

(woman on radio)
'All units in the vicinity
of Fortnum and Mason'

'we have a 215 silent alarm
at Zenith Chip Corporation.'

- 'Robbery in progress.'
- We have to go down.

Take us down. Now!

Lois!

C.K.!

It's alright, Lois.
I've got you.

- Lois, are you alright?
- I'm fine.

Stay here. I'll be right
back.
I have to go stop a
robbery.

Lois? Lois, look at me.

Clark? What happened?
What am I doing here?

[helicopter whirring]
You jumped out of the
helicopter

and I saved you,
don't you remember?

No. Really?

Yes, really
and when we're in public

you have to call me Superman.

Superman. Thank God!

Lois, I thought
you were a
goner.

Where's Clark?

You caught Clark, didn't you?

Yeah, he's fine. Uh..
Lucky I heard him
shouting.

He went to the control tower

to let everybody know
everything's okay.

Man, Lois, you looked
like Greg Louganis.

Whoosh! Right out the door.

I must have slipped.

Jimmy, why don't
you
go get Lois' car?

And I think you've had
enough flying for one
day.

Sure thing.

I think we ought to
have
a little conversation

with Dr. Solsvig.

Everything went perfectly.

Superman was completely
distracted.

He never made it to the robbery.

Give these to Solsvig.

He'll be overjoyed.

And at 3 o'clock, if
everything
continues as planned

he'll have
his pulse amplifier too.

And I will become
Bob, Ruler of Everything..

...and I will crush everyone
who has thwarted me in the
past.

Hypnosis.

Well, I'm not really
comfortable with that
idea.

Well, please.

I-it's the best way
to determine if..

...what you experienced
actually happened.

I'd be very happy to arrange
a session, if you like.

Oh, I don't know.

What if I said something

that I didn't want to get out?

Well, then it would be out.

Now excuse me
if I seem so excited

but I've spent my entire life
trying to contact

alien civilizations.

'So, uh, soon I will complete'

my Super Microwave Transmitter.

But until then,
talking to people

who've had your experience

is about as close
as I'll ever get.

Well, there's always Superman.

Yes, a one of a kind

so unlike any other alien
ever reported.

Love to talk to him.

I had an unusual experience
since...you know.

Really? Like what?

Well, this morning,
I went into a trance

for a brief period.

Hmm. Perfectly natural. Uh..

Many people report
enhanced paranormal abilities

others, bizarre behavior.

Have you ever heard of a person

putting themselves in jeopardy
after an abduction?

No. That would be unusual.

Well, thank you for your time.

My time is space-time.

Physicist's joke.

Lois Lane and Clark
Kent,
am I right?

The two most famous
reporters in America.

Um, Mr. Fences,
I-I know we haven't met.

I-I have the strangest
feeling we have.

Well, I've been
on the news a lot
recently.

Yeah. I read your article
on trade barriers.

You seemed rather adamant.

Well, unfair
trade barriers are the
bane

of US business overseas.

'And if negotiations fail'

I believe that
we should go to
war.

[chuckles]
Metaphorically speaking.

See the thing
I don't understand
is

what would you jumping
out of a helicopter

have to do with aliens?

I haven't the faintest.

In "Close
Encounters,"
Richard Dreyfuss

was drawn to the mountain.

'What could have been
drawing you? The ground?'

'It just doesn't
make any sense.'

Lucky I was there, though.

See, that is my nightmare.

'You're gonna get in trouble

and I'm not gonna be there.
That's why..

(male #2)
'Hey, get out of the
street!'

Lois? Lois, it's me, Clark.

- It happened again, didn't it?
- Come on, I'll drive you home.

Unbelievable.

See you next week,
Mr. Schaffenberger.

Mm-hm.

'That's Mr. Schaffenberger.'

Ever since
he got hit by lightning

he's thought he's Ben Franklin.

'I've been helping him
reach Thomas Jefferson.'

'They're working on a revision'

of "The Declaration
of Independence."

I'd love to chat,
but I gotta get ready

for my next appointment.

Maybe you're not the only
alien
on the planet.

[chuckles]
She seems good-hearted.

Actually, she is.
That's what's so odd.

Where are you going?

Well, I-I
thought
with everything

that's going on right now

you wouldn't wanna be alone.

I appreciate your concern
but I'll be fine.

[sighs]
How do you know?

I know.

So go. You can't babysit
me 24 hours a day.

Other people need you too.

Okay.

Get this,
"Some abductees report

"an increase in their
ability
in psychic communication

either in reading thoughts or
having their own thoughts
read."

Star.

What if she found out
about Clark?

"A few individuals stated that

"the only way they could
prevent their thoughts

"from being perceived by others

was to wear a skull cap
of aluminum foil."

Can you believe this?

What am I doing?
I'm talking to fish.

Hey! Hey, don't turn away
from me like that.

(Star)
'Lois? It's me, Star.'

'I brought you some ice cream.'

'It's choco chocolate monster
chips with jelly bean bits.'

I'll be right there!

You know, I just had
the funniest feeling.

A little voice said, "Lois
wants
ice cream." Fish ice cream.

I didn't have any of that,
so I brought this instead.

What's that on your head?

It's just that
Clark's such a worrywart.

He thinks I'm always
putting myself in danger.

- Well, are you?
- No.

Not all the time.

You can't be a great
reporter
without taking some risks.

And that's the only thing
that keeps the two of you
apart?

Yeah.

Yeah, that and, you know,
one or two other things.

Some of which
might be my problems.

The biggest of which is that

it scares me, the idea of

committing to a relationship
for life.

Don't you think he's scared too?

- Yeah.
- 'But you two love each
other?'

I mean..

...it's not like
you think you're gonna

wake up one morning and find out

that he shaved his head
and tattooed

the entire
third act of Henry IV on it

and then just gone off to
live
in some commune in Brazil

where they all worship
a giant butterfly named Fred

'and then two years later,
he sends you a note'

'and says he can't come back'

'cause he's allergic
to psychics, is it?

Oops, sorry.

But you two love
each other, right?

Yeah.

My parents loved each other,
and they got divorced.

Well, you're not your parents
any more than they're you.

Lois, what you want
is a guaranteed

risk-free,
happy-ever-after
relationship.

There just is no such thing.

- It's scary.
- 'Lois..'

If you're willing
to risk your life for
work..

...why not risk
your life for love?

No!

- Oh, I hate alarm clocks.
- It's the phone, Jonathan.

- Hello?
- 'Hi, mom.'

Clark? Is everything alright?

Yeah, fine. I had to stop
a mudslide in Chile, you know.

(Jonathan on phone)
'Oh, how is Lois?'

Well, that's actually
the reason I'm calling.

Uh, is this a father-son talk?
You want me to butt out of
this?

No, mom, it's-it's not that
kind of conversation at all.

It's..

Sometimes I-I feel like..

...maybe Lois and I
shouldn't even be together.

Clark, did you two have a fight?

No. It's just, it's Lois.

I'm worried that...
I'm worried I'm a jinx.

- 'A jinx?'
- Well, yeah, let's face
it.

Ever since she's known me,
she's been kidnapped

pushed off buildings, poisoned.

Almost buried alive
and who knows what else..

And it's all basically
because of me.

Have you talked
to Lois about this?

Sort of. It's just..

It's kind of uncomfortable.
We never seem to get very far.

Well, honey, loving a person
means having the courage

to talk about something
even when it is uncomfortable.

You've gotta talk to her
some more about this.

- Communication is key.
- I guess.

(Jonathan on phone)
'No matter how much
you love somebody'

'there's no way
you can protect them'

from all the evil in the world.

Even if you are Superman.

And don't forget, honey.

Lois knows what it means
to be involved with you.

It's her choice too.
She's not a six-year-old.

(Lois)
'Clark? Clark, wake up.
It's me!'

Uh, and she's here.

Um, I'll talk to you guys
later. I love you. Bye.

(Lois)
'Clark?'

Clark, I remember.
I was kidnapped by aliens.

I had a flashback.

They had these big,
bulging heads

and they'd snatched
these other people.

And they had these thingamajigs
over their mouth and..

It's okay, Lois. It's
okay.
You're here. It's
okay.

They had this
big mechanical arm

and it came over me,
and it had a big needle

and it was sticking in my neck
and I was screaming

and I was screaming.
I was screaming.

And you weren't there.

It's okay. It's okay.

I should have never let
you go home alone, anyway.

- No, it's not your fault.
- But I feel responsible.

- Well, you shouldn't.
- Yes, sure I should, Lois.

I love you. And that's
what
makes it so difficult.

Every single time
I'm off catching some bad
guy

I can't help but think..

...is Lois okay, or is she

slowly being boiled in oil?

Really?

And-and what I cannot stand

is the idea that..

...the closer we get,
the more at risk you
are.

- That's not true.
- Okay, okay.

Let's just say,
for argument's
sake..

...that you were
kidnapped by
aliens.

It's probably a lucky thing.

Because what if it had been
any ordinary earthbound
criminal

and when you were
drugged, you let it
slip

that Clark Kent is Superman?

Everybody knows that
you and I are an
item.

And to get to Superman,
they would do anything to
you.

But that's a worst-case
scenario.

Who could've predicted that
you'd be kidnapped by
aliens?

Yeah, what do you want me to do?
Pretend I don't know you?

No, Lois, what I'm saying is

it's just, it's hard.

It's just hard. It's harder
than
I ever thought it would be.

We can make it work.
I know we can.

In fact, I-I came over
here to tell you

I-I think I'm ready to say..

Wait, wait. Lois,
wait.
What is this?

- What? What?
- It looks like a puncture
mark.

Mr. Fences, um, I've just
discovered something

in that new program you gave me

that I would like
to talk to you about.

- There you go.
- Thanks.

- Mm-hm. Hot.
- Ooh, it is hot.

Well, there's a lot of reports

on medical examinations
by aliens on abductees

and people having
flashbacks,
but nothing on trances.

And you had two in one day.
The first one was..

At 11 o'clock exactly.
I remember looking at my watch.

And you jumped, I saved you.

I took off to stop the robbery

came back and saved you again.

Forgot about the robbery,
stayed with you.

And then at exactly 3 o'clock

I do my trance thing again.

- Jimmy!
- Hey, guys.

Louise in Research
can only move so fast.

Forget the books.
Call the cops and see--

If there was another
robbery yesterday..

At exactly 3 o'clock,
particularly at a--

At a high-tech firm.
Ask for everything--

They've got.

Did you guys practice that?

Ha ha.

- Go.
- Go.

Okay, so let's assume

there was another
robbery yesterday.

Maybe the timing of your
trances
wasn't completely accidental.

Maybe they were meant
to keep Superman

from stopping the robberies.

Well, then what would aliens

assuming that's who it was,
want with our technology?

They're way ahead of us already.

Yeah, that doesn't make sense.

Man, are you guys
psychic or what?

- Don't use that word.
- 'This just came over the
fax.'

At exactly 3 o'clock yesterday

some guys broke into
Quantum Pulse Industries.

'They're a top contractor
for the Department of
Defense.'

They stole the prototype
of the advanced pulse
amplifier.

They figure it was an inside job

just like the one
at Zenith Chip.

In both cases, they've already
got some suspects arrested.

'Here. They even sent over
their mug shots.'

Clark, I know these people.

They were both in my dream.

Now, I'm gonna ask you
a few simple questions

just to put you at ease.

First, what's your name?

- Lois Lane.
- And where do you live?

1058, Carter Avenue.

And if you could be an animal

what type of animal would you be
excluding invertebrates, viruses

and certain classes
of photoplankton?

What?

Okay.

Now, remember.
You're in a warm, secure
place.

'If at any time
you feel uncomfortable'

'you will emerge from this
session by your choice.'

I want you to think back
to the dream you had last
night.

What did you see?

I'm in a white room.

There's a man and a woman
on either side of me.

These creatures are leaning
over me, talking to me.

- What are they saying?
- I don't know.

It seems to be questions.

They keep talking to
somebody standing behind me.

He seems to be
giving them orders.

- What does he look like?
- I can't see him.

I can't turn around.

- You never see him?
- No.

Yes!

A reflection.

There's a tiny reflection.

(Star)
'Where?'

- On the mechanical arm.
- Can you focus on it?

Yes. It's..

It's..

It's Bob Fences.

He was right
there
talking to them.

- To the aliens?
- No!

No, there weren't any aliens.
Don't you get it?

The-the whole thing was staged.

They must've drugged me and
then, and then given me
those..

- Posthypnotic suggestions?
- Exactly.

They know
I'm friends with Superman.

- So they kidnap you.
- And brainwash me.

(Clark)
'To put yourself in jeopardy'

every single time
they wanna rob somebody.

And presto-chango,
Superman misses

the robberies 'cause he's
too busy saving me.

But what would Fences want
with computer chips

and-and a pulse amplifier?

That's where Solsvig comes in.

(Star)
Wait.

- It's for you.
- Thanks.

- Hello?
- Lois? Oh! Good.

Oh, listen, I thought
you'd wanna know about this

just as soon as it came in, um..

I just got a call
from the police.

Uh-uh.

Yeah, thanks.

Martin Solsvig's been killed.

Oh, no, my jet pack has failed.

Bob? The transmitter's
almost ready.

Well, it's about time.

Oh, and those two
reporters are back.

Lane and Kent.
They wanna speak with you.

Well, they're getting
quite nosy, aren't they?

I say we kill them.
With what, your breath?

No, your face.

Okay, okay, I say we hear
what they have to say

and then we decide.

I hope they're not the whiners

like Solsvig.

Okay. Okay, just send them in.

Not a word. Shh.

(Simone)
Mr. Fences will see you now.

Miss Lane. Mr. Kent.

Mr. Fences, I'll
get
straight to the
point.

You kidnapped me, you drugged
me, and you brainwashed me.

Nice to see you too.
Anything else?

You killed Martin Solsvig.

Ah, nope to both of those. Next?

Mr. Fences, Lois saw
you in the white room.

White room? No. Was it padded?

I know what I saw.

And where did you "see" this?

- In my dream.
- Thank you for stopping by.

Don't let the door
hit you on your way out.

I have a witness who can
connect you to my
kidnapping.

Miss Lane, I didn't do anything.

And as far as your witness..

Well, they were just
dreaming, like yourself.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have some work to do.

Please.

What's he doing now?

Nothing.

There was something on his
computer but he turned if off

before I could read it.

You hear anything?

They're out of three-hole paper.

Otherwise, it's just
too many people.

So much for spooking him
into giving himself away.

Maybe you were too subtle
at the beginning.

I tried something
different, so sue me.

(Lois)
Here's another
article on Fences'

personal fascination
with aliens.

And another one on the
unfairness of trade barriers.

And here's one
on how he
personally

funded Solsvig's transmitter.

And yet another one on him

railing against trade barriers.

Solsvig said his
transmitter
was nearly complete.

Why would he need more chips
and a pulse amplifier?

Maybe he wanted to make
a really long-distance call.

So funny.

Aerospace, Submersible
and Land Technologies Monthly.

There's a grabber.

Hey, listen to this..

"Due to Department
of Defense budget adjustments

"research on several
new weapon systems

were terminated
in fiscal 1994, including.."

Blah blah blah blah..

"NASA's Super Microwave
Transmitter."

Weapons systems?

Everything else says that it's

for communications with aliens.

"Theoretical modifications

"project a deadly beam
of microwave
radiation..

"That could literally boil
any living thing but leave

buildings and other
nonorganic structures intact."

So it could look like
a harmless transmitter

and actually be deadly.

Solsvig must've found out
that Fences

had other plans
for his transmitter.

- That's why he was killed.
- Hm.

"The microwave could be
bounced off any satellite

"hit any city on Earth

"fired so quickly that
its point of origin

would be undetectable."

Fences could blackmail
countries for billions.

But we gotta stop him.

Even I can't outfly a microwave.

But we don't have any proof.

Are you sure
you didn't see
anything

on that computer screen?

Nothing. Just a shrinking dot.

Maybe you just need
some help remembering.

(Star)
Now, I'm gonna ask you
a few simple questions

just to put you at ease.

- First, what's your name?
- Kal-El.

Huh?

[chuckles]
Can you believe this guy?

He can even joke under hypnosis.

Just cut to the chase, okay?

Now, remember, Clark.

You're in a warm,
safe, fuzzy place

kind of like you're living
inside of a giant teddy bear

that's missing one eye
because your stupid sister

used him for a home plate.

And at any time you wanna emerge

'it's your choice, alright?'

- Alright.
- 'Okay.'

Now, I want you to think back
to your visit

to Bob Fences this morning.

'As you were leaving,
you glanced at the computer.'

- 'Correct?'
- Correct.

Did you see anything on it?

He was turning it off
as I looked.

Maybe just a glimpse,
or a glimmer?

A document.

Good. Very good, Clark.
Now, relax.

'Let your mind remember
what you saw.'

Let it hold on the image
of the document.

Hold until you can see it
and read it.

It's a letter.

To the Prime Minister
of Pacifonesia.

What does it say?

It demands $1 billion
to be delivered

to an offshore
bank in the Cayman Islands

'or they will destroy
one of their cities.'

If he tries to contact
Interpol or anyone else

'five cities will be destroyed.'

When will all this happen?

Today, 5 p.m.,
Eastern Standard Time.

Is there anything else
you can remember?

- Anything else important?
- Yes.

His secretary had the most
beautiful body in the world.

- What?
- Next to Lois.

[automated message]
'Target coordinates locked.
Microwave systems activated.'

Those pikers still
haven't paid up

so now it's time to french-fry.

What about Superman?

[scoffs]
Will you stop
with the Superman stuff?

By now, Lois should be hurling
herself in front of a subway.

[automated message]
'Commencing countdown.'

'Fourteen, thirteen'

'twelve, eleven, ten'

'nine, eight, seven..'

'...six, five, four..'

- Then again.
- Maybe not.

'...two, one.'

You idiot, it's still gonna
get the signal to fire

but now it's gonna explode!

Well, that was invigorating.

Is she?

This is your fault.

And then, because she'd had
two trances already

we checked for other hypnotic
suggestions and I removed them.

And let me tell you,
it was tougher than

teaching two parrots to tango.

That's amazing.

Star, I want you
to tell Lois that

I don't wanna see her
for at least a week.

She's had a bad concussion.

And if it wasn't for that
thick skull of hers

she'd probably have a fracture.

So I don't care if

Elvis Presley himself

walks through the door.

I don't want that girl
out of that bed.

- Don't worry, I'll tell
her.
- Alright.

Hi. I was wondering if I might
have a moment alone with Lois.

Oh, yeah, yeah, sure.
We were, uh, just leaving.

I'm late for the..

Well, for the gym.

Come on, Jimmy.

Yeah, um, uh, if Lois,
if Lois needs anything

anytime, just call me.

- Oh. Thanks, Jimmy.
- Oh, Star.

Have you, by any
chance,
talked to the king
lately?

Lois, I-I feel
horrible about this.

Clark, it's not your
fault.
You saved my life.

No.

I got careless.

Maybe overconfident.

No matter how bad a situation is

I always think that I'm..

...strong enough
or fast enough to fix it.

And you are.

You saved a city full of people

of being microwaved
like popcorn.

But you still got hurt.

I'm used to saving people,
Lois.
Not getting them injured.

Well, you can't protect
everybody all the time.

That's impossible.

I know. That's what my dad said.

And we can handle this.

I realize now that you
and I
together can handle this.

- I wanna tell you something.
- Uh, Lois.

I need to tell you
something too.

I know it's not the best
time,
or the most romantic..

Lois..

...I love you.

I love you way too much

to ever let something
like this happen to you
again.

I know I can't control
everything..

...but I can control people
not using you to get to me.

And so that's why I came..

...to tell you.

To tell me what?

To tell you..

To say..

...we, we just can't be
together anymore, Lois.

I'm sorry.

I have to go.

Clark?