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[instrumental music]

(female #1)
'Help! Help, somebody.
Please help me.'

'He's got my car!'

[tires screeching]

(male #1)
'Hey, watch it!'

[gasps]

[tires screeching]

[music continues]

[gunshots]

[all cheering]

Man, don't nothing hurt you?

Not so far.

[thunder rumbling]

(Jonathan)
'Yeah? Yeah, just a minute.'

[chuckles]
Martha, it's Wayne Irig.
Put on the coffee.

- Come on in, Wayne.
- It's better out here.

[thunder rumbling]

What are you doing out
on a night like this?

You know that big oak tree
I got out back?

Yeah.

Tuesday's storm blew it

right out of the ground.

You need some help
chopping it up?

Oh-oh, no. Uh-un.

I found something
under that tree.

It was a-a, it was a-a rock

and I-I sent a little piece off

to the lab for a test.

Today I got federal agents
asking me a lot of questions

and they got bulldozers
coming tomorrow

and that's all I know.

I-I-I need you
to keep this for me

until I can figure it all out.

What do you think it is?

Something I never seen before.

I mean,
it is something weird here.

[thunder rumbling]

[dramatic music]

[theme music]

[explosion]

[music continues]

[music continues]

[indistinct chatter]

[phone ringing]

(male #2)
'Oh, Look out, Jimmy.'

Start being on time, Jimmy.

You'll ruin your reputation.

Morning, Cat.
What do you think?

Hmm-mm, I prefer leather.

I wasn't talking about fashion.

Neither was I.

(Jimmy)
It's a Star Labs prototype.

The Air Force needs help
finding their lost pilots

but I was thinking
we could use it

to get in touch with Superman.

May I have, uh,
have a look at that?

So, here's this
decent guy, a farmer

who gets thrown off his property
by the feds.

Who then start tearing
his place up

with bulldozers
looking for pesticides.

- Sounds like a story to me.
- Then let Clark go.

I'll stay
and watch for Superman.

Oh, Lois, please, just keep
an open mind about this.

I'm seeing a Planet
special investigation.

"The Poisoning of America."

Really? I'm seeing guys in
overalls discussing hog futures.

(Perry)
'Private property rights
versus the public good.'

We have got that story
here in Metropolis.

Urban versus rural.

It's the same story,
it's the same problem.

Except sometimes it's easier to
understand in a smaller setting.

A micro cost about..

Kent, are you okay?

Sure. Could you excuse me
for a second?

- Oh, I can't hear anything.
- You're not supposed to.

It's hypersonic.

Jimmy, the man's a superhero,
not a dog.

- What is this thing?
- It is a signal watch.

Superman has
super hearing, right?

We need him, we call.

Maybe you should only use
that in a real emergency, Jimmy.

Smooth, CK, will do.

No, that's it.
I'm just done arguing.

Perry, it's Smallville.

Oh. Okay, okay, I got it.

That's probably
how that first reporter felt

down there at Love Canal.

Only thing is, uh..

...didn't that reporter
pull in a Pulitzer Prize?

[train horn blares]

(Clark)
'America's breadbasket, Lois.'

(Lois)
'Don't tell me.
4-H changed your life.'

(Clark)
'Hey, can't help it
if I'm a farm kid.'

(Lois)
'If I ever need a cow milked,
I'll remember that.'

You can joke,
but take away Middle America

and what have you got?

Art, music, theater.

Crime, drugs, poverty.

How long is this gonna take?

It takes as long as it takes.

I didn't realize Zen
was so popular in the country.

It always takes people
from the city

a while to decompress.

But fortunately for you,
this weekend

Smallville's holding
an annual corn festival.

- This is a good thing?
- Sure.

We'll get to see
the Corn Queen Pageant

the Huskoff, the Corn-o-Rama.

Popcorn, cream corn,
corn on the cob.

- We are in luck.
- Oh! You stole my heart.

[laughs]

Sorry, off limits to the public.

We're not the public.
We're the press.

We've already issued a statement
to the local paper.

Uh, I'm Clark Kent,
this is Lois Lane.

- We're from the Daily Planet.
- I'm Carol Sherman.

E.P.A. field liaison.

What's a newspaper like yours
doing here?

Well, that's why
we're called the Daily Planet.

We cover the world.

Plus Smallville.

Well, what you're seeing here

is an ecological
risk assessment.

'The owner used a lot
of pesticides during the '60s'

and we're concerned
about seepage

into the local groundwater.

People getting more than they

bargained for
at the dinner table?

That's it. Public safety.
No big story, I'm afraid.

We need to talk
to the property owner.

Mr. Irig, he's been given

relocation money
during the testing.

He didn't say where he went.

I'm sure you'll have
that information somewhere.

We'll check back.

So what do you think?

I think Farmer Jones
is in a motel eating take-out

watching cable,
having a good time.

- His name is Wayne Irig.
- Oh, that's right.

- You know him.
- He's a friend of my dad's.

I remember that before his wife
died, they used to give out

the greatest caramel apples
on Halloween.

- Okay, where's the joke?
- What joke?

You've made fun
of everything else.

Where's the caramel apple joke?

I love caramel apples.

Oh.

The way I see it,
we have two possibilities.

Either you buried it
somewhere on your farm

or you gave it to someone.

- Now, which is it?
- There wasn't anymore.

That was it.

Wrong answer.

[grunts]

Problem, Ms. Sherman?

You-you-you told me
Mr. Irig had been relocated.

He has been.

This is his new location.

Since when does the
Environmental Protection Agency

do interrogations?

It doesn't. Bureau 39 does.

Bureau 39, what-what's that?

That's on a need to know basis,
and you don't.

I needed a job,
but not this bad.

I will not be a part of this.

Oh, I'd reconsider that.

The fact is, no one alive
has ever quit Bureau 39.

It's a-a curse.

And you did say
you had a daughter

to raise, didn't you?

But, if you're
determined to leave

I'll accept your resignation
with regrets.

No, I'm fine.

Good choice.

Now, I assume there's something
else you wanted to tell me?

I just talked to two reporters.

A Clark Kent and a Lois Lane
from the Daily Planet.

They're outside.

Oh, perfect.

If they're here...
Superman can't be far behind.

[instrumental music]

[indistinct chatter]

If Irig's around, somebody here
will know about it.

That's the great thing
about a small town.

[indistinct chatter]

- What's the matter?
- Ugh. I feel like Dorothy.

Shouldn't a tornado be
flying me off to Oz pretty soon?

[chuckles]
Bad metaphor, Lois. Dorothy
wanted to go back to Kansas.

Technicality.

(Rachel)
'Where is that sister
of yours, huh?'

You'd better go find her,
don't you think?

- Yeah.
- Goodbye now.

Rachel.

- Hey.
- 'Clark.'

[Rachel laughs]

Hey, don't let this
uniform fool you.

I can still two-step
and tush push

better than anyone in this town.

- I'm sure you can.
- I'll show you tomorrow night.

- Old times' sake.
- Okay.

Oh, uh,
Rachel Harris, Lois Lane.

'Lois Lane, Rachel Harris.'

I guess that's
Sheriff Harris now.

- Yeah.
- Old times' sake?

Well, uh, Clark took me
to a senior prom.

- Oh.
- So, when did you two, uh..

Oh, we haven't. We're here on
assignment for the Daily Planet.

- We work together.
- Oh, really?

Completely professional, huh?

Yeah, Rach,
the reason we're here is, uh

do you know where Wayne Irig is?

Mm, I haven't seen him,
but you know

how he likes to keep to himself.

- 'Sheriff..'
- Uh.. Duty calls.

Lois, we're gonna have to swap

some Clark stories later, huh?

[laughs]

Tush push?

Maybe we can get an early taste

of some of the local
hospitality.

Oh, you go ahead.

I think I'll hang around

and soak up the atmosphere.

Oh, come on.

You know, Lois, what you can't
stand is how normal it is here.

Normal? I've heard
about these small towns.

You see Mr. Regular Joe
flipping hamburgers?

- Uh-huh.
- Bet you he's a cross-dresser.

- Really?
- 'Hi, Billy.'

- Clark! Clark.
- Mom!

- 'Hiya.'
- Hey.

[Martha laughs]

Oh, gosh, it's good to see you.

- Oh, you must be Lois.
- Yeah, that's me.

- Hi, Mrs. Kent.
- Oh, Martha, please.

Well, you sure are pretty.

It's alright if I tell her that,
isn't it, Clark?

I don't know, mom. Ask Lois.

Thanks, Martha.

Well, you kids must be hungry.
Let's get you something to eat.

- Oh, there's barbecue--
- Oh, wait. I don't know, mom.

Lois thinks that the cook
might be a cross-dresser.

- Corn?
- Oh, please.

- 'Here you go.'
- 'Looks delicious.'

Oh, honey,
that's Clark's father.

'I can't get him
to buy a dress for me'

let alone one for himself.

I-I was just illustrating
a point, really.

[laughs]

Wait till he hears that.

[all laughing]

[sighs]
It's just an old farmhouse,
but it's home.

Oh, it's my latest.
What do you think?

I like it.

- What is it?
- It's a bowl of fruit.

Mom, Lois and I need
to receive a fax tomorrow.

- A fax?
- Uh, Facsimile, it's a machine.

A person can put a piece
of paper in at one end

and the person at the other end
can get a copy

if they have a fax machine too.

It's sort of technical.

Oh, I was just thinking
if you're expecting something

I'd better check the paper.

[chuckles uneasily]
I-I didn't mean that, I-I just..

I-I-I don't
even have a fax machine.

Oh, out here these days,
you have to have one.

Uh, now, Lois,
uh, you'll be in Clark's room.

Clark, you'll be on the couch.

Unless you two are..

No, we're not.

Nah, no. Mm-hmm. No.

Oh. Uh..

- Jonathan.
- Mm.

I want you to help me.

- What?
- Clean the baby corn.

[Clark clears throat]

Not exactly
what you had in mind, huh?

Well, let's see.

So far I've been given a glimpse
of ritual crop worship

treated as your girlfriend,
and I insulted your parents.

No, I-I-I couldn't have
planned this. Mm-mm.

[chuckles]
You're having more fun
than you wanna admit.

Oh?

Sure, you had three hot dogs
at the festival.

Well, see,
that just goes to show

how much you
do not know about me.

I only eat like that
when I'm miserable.

Oh.

You boys go ahead
and make up the couch.

I'll show Lois to her room.

You're not allergic
to down pillows, are you?

I, uh, kind of expected you
to come alone.

Why, what's the problem, dad?

They're not looking for
pesticides up the road, Clark.

Wayne Irig found a rock
on his property last week.

He sent a sample of it
over to Wichita for analysis.

Then the feds showed up.

That doesn't make
any sense, dad.

I mean, why go through
all this trouble for a rock?

Because the preliminary report

said it's some
kind of meteorite.

Wayne, Wayne thought
it might be worth money.

He gave it to me
for safekeeping.

Those federal taxes were
giving him such a hard time.

I figure..

Since we found it a few miles
from where we found you

it was probably related.

[groans]

Dad, dad, I'm..

...I'm feeling kind of strange.

My God. You think
it could be this?

[groans]

Clark, what's happening?
What's wrong, Son?

[dramatic music]

Clark?

Clark?

Martha!

Oh, my boy.

Oh, my boy.

[door opens]

[instrumental music]

[groans]

[sighs]

Oh, Clark, honey,
you're burning up.

Don't get scared, mom.

My body doesn't work
like other people's.

But how do you feel?
That's the important thing.

Better. I think I feel better.

Oh, my!

'Oh, my.'

What do you mean,
you think you feel better?

Don't you know?

He's never been
sick before, Jonathan.

It's a new experience.

[clattering]

She can't know
anything about this.

I, uh, I-I thought
that I heard the fax.

'Excuse me.'

[clanks]

[clanks]

I've lifted a rocket
into orbit before.

Now, I can't even lift this.

Don't worry about it.
You'll bounce right back.

I don't understand.

How can a rock that probably
came from the same planet

as Clark, make him sick?

Because it's poison.
That's all we need to know.

And we're not gonna
let it near you again.

(Lois)
Look at this.

A working list
of all the cleanup sites

from the Environmental
Protection Agency.

And guess what?
Smallville is not on it.

Clark..

...you look horrible.

It's my allergies.

You never said anything about
being allergic to anything.

Uh, they always kick up
when he's in the country.

Real bad this time of year.

Oh, well, I tried to warn him

about those
amber waves of grain.

I better get right on this.
You feel better.

[sighs]

[engine revving]

[escavator beeping]

(Lois)
Are you coming?

Go on. I'll just be a minute.

[sighs]

You feel normal.

I am...normal.

So everything's okay, right?

Everything's okay.

So let's go.

[grunts]

(Lois)
'It seems that this site'

'is not on the E.P.A. list.'

We can match paperwork
if you wanna do that.

This is our certificate
granting access

to E.P.A. Super Fund status.

This is the
property rights waiver.

'This is our authorization
from Smallville City Hall'

and this is the updated list
of what you have.

See?

There's Smallville right there.

She's right, Lois.

Can I look at that?

It always takes Washington
about six weeks

to figure out what the people
in the field are up to.

'I can make a call
if you'd like.'

(Lois)
'Do that.'

'And while you're at it,
we definitely'

'need to speak to Mr. Irig.'

I told you, he's been relocated
during the disruption.

But you didn't tell us where.

Because I don't know.

- Probably one of the motels.
- Well, I doubt that.

Most of the rooms
around here book up

months in advance.

Or maybe you haven't heard
of the famous

Smallville Corn Festival.

The government has pull.

I'll bet it does.

[creaking]

Grab the top.

- They're back.
- And?

I think they believe me,
but they wanna see Irig.

Tell them he'll be in touch.

Look, If I'm gonna be
involved in this

I need to know what's at stake
in order to do my job.

Fair enough.

I have reason to believe there's
a very important meteorite

here in Smallville.

Meteorite?

Why do you need
to keep it such a secret?

This, Ms. Sherman.

This was retrieved
from Smallville, Kansas, 1966

'not far from here.'

The meteorite probably landed

at the same time

but it wasn't discovered
till this recent storm.

Follow me so far? Good.

It's reasonable to assume
that this meteorite

is probably from the same planet
as Superman.

The planet Krypton.

It's all right here.

'"Not of earthly origin,
periodic element 126.'

"Emits an extremely high band
radiation that doesn't seem

to affect humans."

However, it's my theory

That if a Kryptonian is exposed
to any piece of this material..

...for any length of time,
the result could be lethal.

But why kill Superman?
He hasn't done anything hostile.

His existence is hostile.

'He's the advance man.'

The public relations guy.

He's here to soften us up
for the hordes to come.

Now, do you understand?

Alright, four hours at City Hall

and all we know is that in
20 years there were no permits

and no citations
issued on the Irig property.

What's the matter?

"Don't mind my friend Lois.

She's from Metropolis"?

You were coming off
a bit intense.

Intensity might be
a crime in Smallville

but in Metropolis
it's a survival skill.

- Clark Kent? Hi!
- Hey.

Your mother said you were
here for the Daily Planet.

- Hm-mmm.
- So, uh, this must be Lois?

How'd you guess?

I'm Maisie.

How's the writing coming?

I just love to read
a good romance novel.

I must've accidentally
mentioned it

to my mother who might have..

Accidentally told
the whole town.

Oh, that's just Smallville
for you, honey.

Everybody knows everything
about everybody else.

Then why haven't I heard
any dirt on Clark here?

Oh, with Clark here,
what you see is what you get.

'Here you go.
Back in a jiff.'

"What you see is what you get."

Ow!

[dramatic music]

I'm bleeding.

Haven't you ever had
a paper cut before?

Not that I can remember.

Put it in your mouth
and suck on it.

[cellphone rings]

Oh. Sorry.

Lois Lane.
Mr. Irig, where are you?

'I-I think I'm somewhere
outside of Salt Lake City.'

Salt Lake City?

'Well, I..'

...just got
in my Winnebago

and decided to go
visit my sister.

I've been on the road so long

I hardly know where I am.

Mr. Irig, I'm gonna
put you on with Clark Kent.

[whispers]
He sounds weird.

Hello, Wayne, uh,
can I have a number

where I can call you back?

Uh, I-I don't see one here.

I, uh, I-I'm in a truck stop.

Uh, well, what did
the E.P.A. guys tell you

about the work they're doing
on your property?

Just that they needed
to do some digging.

(Clark)
'Wayne, is everything okay?'

Yeah, there's-there's
no problem.

Uh, looks like somebody else
needs to use the phone.

Goodbye, Clark.

But wait, Wayne, I..

Salt Lake City?

That's where he said
he was calling from.

He could've been anywhere.

Let's go mingle
and see what we can see.

[people cheering and shouting]

[whistle blows]

(male #3)
'And the winner
of husking corn..'

So you haven't seen him? Thanks.

That girl never stops
working, does she?

Maybe those Feds will look
for a while up at Irig's

and just give up.

Then she'll give up.

We've got to get you
to a doctor.

That's all there is to it.

Mom, what is a doctor gonna do?

I'm fine now.

Fine, but I'm normal.

Normal for Earth.

This is Earth.
Normal could be good.

I think you're both
jumping the gun.

You can't go all your life
with powers and then poof

they just disappear.

Well, it's happened, dad.
Here, I'll show you.

Congratulations there,
big fellow.

Go ring the bell
and win a prize.

- Here you go.
- Okay, go.

Here goes.

[grunts]

- Want another shot?
- Uh, no, thanks.

Maybe you should try
corn husking.

What is this?

[instrumental music]

When in Smallville..

[shouting and clapping]

You can really do this.

Last year, I had a girlfriend
who convinced me

it was a great way to meet guys.

- Was it?
- Define guys.

[rock music]

[Lois laughs]

Okay, Clark, let's make this
a day to remember.

- Oh, no.
- Take another turn.

[laughs]

- Okay.
- Okay.

- Can I try that again?
- Okay.

[grunts]

Okay, that was very close.
One more. Here you go.

Alright.

[music continues]

Oh! Oh!

Oh!

[laughing]

You did it!

You get your choice.

Hmm..

Oh..

You know, Clark,
I don't think I've ever seen you

so.. I don't know, so relaxed.

So sort of just Clark.

That's who I am. Clark.

[birds chirping]

[door opens]

Chief?

The rain forest, Jimmy.

The sounds of nature
promote harmony

in all living things.

There are no animals
with high blood pressure.

Still stressing, huh?

Stressing?

I'm not stressing.

What do you want?

- Clark's on the phone.
- What? Give me that.

Kent, what you got for me?

'Uh, not much, chief. Lois
probably oughta head back.'

'I can wrap up.'

[phone rings]

Uh, Clark, hold on a minute.

'Lois, is that you?'

Something tells me
we got a big one here.

Really? Oh!
Uh, hold on a minute.

Kent, now you, uh,
talked this over with Lois?

- Yeah.
- She agrees with you?

Well, you know Lois,
anything she puts time into

she expects to be a big story.

I see. Oh. Uh, hang on a minute.

Lois, you and Kent,
you discuss this

and, well, he's with you?

Well, you know Clark, he hasn't
had enough experience yet

to know when somebody's
feeding him a line.

(Perry)
I see.

Look, I'm gonna
call you right back.

Kent, I'm gonna get
right back to you.

- Who were you--
- Talking to?

Jimmy, I gotta
get a photographer

down there right away.

- 'Ready, Chief.'
- Oh!

- Where's Johnson?
- Uh, Utah.

- I got it, I got it. Sevens?
- Winnipeg, sir.

Oh, photographers! Just when you
need one, you can't find one.

Maybe there's a new guy
looking for an opportunity.

Oh, no, no, Jimmy.
I can't take the chance.

Somebody had to
take a chance on you once.

Alright, alright, you go,
but don't blow it.

Thanks, chief.

You're welcome.

Jimmy!

Don't you ever,
ever...hug me again.

[man speaks indistinctly]

So, what exactly is our plan?

You sound like one of those
people that has to have

their whole life worked out

before they can live it.

So you don't have a plan.

- Of course I have a plan.
- Let's hear it.

As soon as I figure it out,
I'll let you know.

Okay, here's the plan.

We know that whatever
they say they're doing

'is not what they're
actually doing.'

So we'll just stay here
until we see them doing it.

We should've brought some lunch.

Great plan.

If you have a better one,
speak up.

Freeze!

[sighs]

There goes the picnic.

[intense music]

Just in case you were wondering,
this wasn't in the plan.

I had a hunch.

(Lois)
Who are you guys?
Who do you work for?

Do you know who we are?

So many questions..

'...and from someone
in such a precarious position.'

Trask! What are you doing
in Smallville?

Now here I was just wondering
the same thing about you.

Our newspaper sent us to
investigate an E.P.A. cleanup.

You're not here
for your environmental virtue

any more than I am.

You know it and I know it.

What've you done
with Wayne Irig?

Let him go.

Yes, you see,
small-town ties mean a lot.

Any other man would've given up
his contact in a minute.

But this man, this man took
sodium pentothal

'a couple of-of broken fingers
and he still wouldn't talk.'

Then it came to me.

Let him go.

You're not as clever
as you think you are.

I knew she was a fake all along.

Really? How?

Too competent
for the government.

'How'd you
get into this, Sherman?'

You know, you are really
starting to get on my nerves.

Get her out of my sight,
now, please.

Did they recruit you
or did they tell you

you'd be working
for the government?

- Come on.
- 'Shut up.'

(Lois)
'Instead you're just a thug.'

Is that what you wanted
out of your life, to be a thug?

- Lois!
- Relax, Kent.

My business is with you.

I'm gonna make
a little deal with you, Clark

trusting your stay in Metropolis
has put some sense in your head.

You give up the alien
and I will let you live.

What makes you think that
I would do that even if I could?

Because Superman
came to Smallville

about the same time
you were born.

There has to be a connection.

Now, tell me and live.

There's nothing to tell.

I'm learning all of this
for the first time right now.

I'm trying to save humanity
from an alien invader.

You have
no proof of that, Trask.

Alright.

There's another possibility.

Perhaps this alien
has taken over your mind.

Perhaps he has infused you
with his power.

Nobody has infused me with power

and nobody has
taken over my mind.

We've got a location on Irig.

He's heading down
the access road

'to the home
of a Jonathan Kent.'

Clark, why didn't you tell me
this was a family affair?

I don't know what to do with it.

And I can't give it to anybody.

And I sure as heck
don't want to keep this thing

anywhere near Clark.

Sometimes I don't understand
why things happen.

How all his life he's always
talked about being normal.

Now he is.

It's what he says he wants.

- But it doesn't seem to be--
- No, Martha.

It just doesn't
feel right, because..

...Clark is not normal.

Normal for him is being super.

Until I opened this box.

[dramatic music]

[camera clicking]

Jonathan, it's Wayne Irig.

Wayne?

Wayne. Oh, my God, man,
look at you.

What did they do to you?

We got a problem, Jonathan.
A bad one.

Okay. Alright.

I'm with you, Wayne.
Just calm down.

Martha, get a doctor.

No, no! No, I'm alright.

There's men at my place,
men with guns.

And they're looking
for that rock that I gave you.

We have got to
get to the police, now.

Wayne, we've been
friends for years.

- 'You trust me, don't you?'
- Sure.

Then believe me,
that green rock is dangerous

but we can't call the police

'and we can't let
those men have it.'

What do you mean, dangerous?
What does it do?

Well, it makes some people sick.
That's all I know.

So, no more red tape, you
and me, we're gonna go get it

and destroy it right now.

Somehow.

[door slams open]

I don't think so.

[dramatic music]

Your situation
grows desperate, Mr. Kent.

I now have your parents.

But who I want is Superman!

'Now, you want to save them'

'you tell me
what I want to know.'

A trade.

You have to promise
to let them go.

I do. I do,
I absolutely give you my word.

I'm Superman.

Really, Trask, I'm Superman.

Are you, now?

Wait, no! Trask, no!

[sighs]

(Trask)
'That was fear, Kent.'

[chuckles]
Real fear.

Superman doesn't fear guns.

Nice try.

But I want the real thing.

[door slams]

[tires screeching]

Sheriff!

- Sheriff, we got an emergency.
- Over here.

Hank, put this car
somewhere legal, okay?

Well, if it's an emergency,
you better start talking fast.

Okay, right, there's this guy,
his name is Trask.

He thinks there are U.F.O.'s.
I mean, there are U.F.O.'s.

But this guy collects them,
anyway, he's here in Smallville

and he's got my friends and if
we don't to save them now

they're gonna be toast.

Do you know
how to call the army?

The National Guard? We're gonna
need some kind of helicopter.

[chuckles]
You're not
from around here, are you?

My name is Jimmy Olsen,
I'm from Metropolis

with the Daily Planet
and my friends--

- Clark Kent?
- And Lois Lane.

Oh, her.

The guy that's got them,
he could do anything.

- Alright, get in.
- Uh, sorry.

(Rachel)
'Did Clark ever mention me?'

[Lois groans]

They want you
to help with the equipment.

Social call or business?

You talk like someone
who doesn't understand

the trouble she's in.

I bet I understand
better than you do.

I can't talk to you.

Why not? Trask is probably
gonna kill me anyway.

Of course, that will make you
an accessory to murder.

[sighs]

Look, he's got
your friend's parents..

...and he's gonna make it look

'like a fire burned
the place down.'

What about Clark?

Trask thinks he knows

how to find Superman.

He found some rock here
that he thinks can kill him.

- Can it?
- I doubt it.

But Trask thinks it can.

Does this thing work?

[intense music]

Just remember..

...you give your lives
in the cause of humanity.

[Clark grunting]

[sighs]

[cross road bell ringing]

(female #2)
'Base to Unit One.'

Unit One. Go ahead, base.

'I got a woman on the line,
she's talking about U.F.O.'s'

'kidnappings, something about
Wayne Irig'

'and the Daily Planet
and Superman.'

- 'I think it's a prank.'
- Uh, no, put her through.

- Go ahead, Lois.
- Sheriff.

You have to get to
the home of Jonathan

and Martha Kent right away.

I think their lives
are in danger.

Copy that, but we're on our way
to the Irig property

to check out
the trouble there first.

Forget it, that's where I am.
Everyone else is gone.

'Get to the Kents' now.'

- Lois, it's Jimmy.
- Jimmy!

Look, I don't know
exactly what's going on

but I think Superman's
in danger, too.

We have to find a way
to warn him.

Do you have any ideas?

I got one, but it's kind
of a long shot.

Try anything.

Come on, big guy.

I promise
to ask nice later

but just this once.

[sirens wailing]

[intense music]

[Martha gasping]

[beeping]

[groans]

I'm back.

[grunts]

[instrumental music]

[crashes]

[inhales]

[blows]

Superman's back.

Clark, behind you.

Just a minute.

Don't take another step.

Those are fighting words,
Mr. Kent.

Or should I call you Superman?

Secret identity,
now, that's very clever.

You're going to prison, Trask.

For murder, for kidnapping,
for abuse of power.

Oh, but I'll tell everyone
your little secret.

I don't care.
This ends now.

I agree.

The question is, for whom?

[groaning]

You think you're
better than humans, don't you?

Flying around,
so perfect and superior.

Well, those days are over now,
aren't they?

[grunting]

- You're wrong.
- No.

As it happens, you are wrong.

It's over now and I have won,
and this little piece of home..

...is going to be
the death of you, Superman.

[groans]

Unfortunately, I won't be
able to stay for the services.

[grunting]

[groans]

[screams]

No!

[exploding]

Very brave...and very foolish.

Go.

Now, who goes first?

You?

Or the human traitors who
sheltered you all these years?

[intense music]

[grunting]

[both grunting]

[groans]

[glass shattering]

[grunting continues]

[groans]

[splashes]

[groans]

Go on, kill me.

I want to kill you, Superman.

That's not how I work.

[siren wailing]

(Lois)
'Clark.'

Clark!

[gunshot]

[somber muisc]

[both breathing heavily]

(Perry)
"And in the end

"Jason Trask's obsession
caused him to search

"for a mystical rock

"he alone imbued
with destructive powers

"and to confuse one reporter

"with the target
of his fixation, Superman.

'"He came to see this strange
visitor from another planet'

"where he was not, and to see
enemies where there were none.

'It was an obsession that for
Jason Trask would prove fatal."'

You know, I've been in the
newspaper business 35 years.

This is the damnedest story
I've ever seen.

You should've been there.

Here is a man who is
so far around the bend

he started beating on Clark
to get to Superman.

Well, you know, Clark,
I usually advise my reporters

to stay clear of their stories,
don't get involved.

But since you got into a fight
with this nutcase, Trask

well, I'm just happy
you came out on top.

- Thanks, chief.
- Too bad this didn't work.

Don't give up on it.
Superman was in Metropolis.

We were in Smallville.

Now, you sure you don't wanna

share the byline on this one?

Uh, yeah, chief.
I'm too close to it.

I'd like Lois to tell it
the way she sees it.

Well, Lois, then I only got
one note for you.

Now, this rock
that Trask convinced himself

could hurt Superman,
what's it called?

Called? You want a name?

Nobody can even find it.

Even the sample that Irig sent

to the lab, disappeared.

I don't know if it
ever even existed anywhere

but in Trask's mind.

Even so, this copy
would sing a lot sweeter

if you gave it a name.

Well, Trask thought
it came from the planet Krypton.

I don't know.

- Kryptonium?
- Sounds good to me.

Wait. It's a meteorite, right?
What about kryptonite?

Okay, you two fight it out.

You are always editing my copy.

Okay, next time,
you fight the bad guy.

- And I'll write the story.
- Okay, kryptonite.

So, CK, now that you won the big
thrill in Smallville..

'...how you feelin'?'

I'm feeling...super.

[instrumental music]

[sighs]

[theme music]

[music continiues]