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Ah!

You see?

We made it.

'But is it our world or theirs?'

Yeah.

Ahem.

What are you staring at, bub?

We lost.

And America won.

We will correct this.

There is nothing that can stop us.

- Aah! - Aah, come on.

My bear!

Gott im Himmel. Ein Super Mann.

Shh, speak English.

A super man.

What if there are more like him in America?

Then, that is simply another obstacle we must overcome.

Hail the New Reich.

I'm Senator Truman Black.

We've been waiting a long time.

Won't you please get in?

- I always liked his songs. - Mm-hmm.

"Four Indicted in National Intelligence Agency Scandal.

By Lois Lane and Clark Kent."

Oh, look.

Oh, well, these are sort of..

...interesting.

Jeez, I don't think I'm gonna look good in one of these.

That's nice.

Yep, I bet they're not too happy with us

over at the NIA right about now.

They're probably a little, ticked.

You know, we should be booking a church, now.

If you wanna get married in a church.

Or-or, or we could do something non traditional, you know

as long as it's not too weird.

'Cause I don't really think that that's me.

- And unless that's you. - No, no, no. Either way.

I was actually just thinking about invitations.

Catering.

- The band. - Oh, we're so far behind.

Lois, we haven't even set a date yet.

I know, we're late on that, too.

'Is anybody hurt?'

Police. Call the police.

Don't worry, sir. Help is on its way.

No, a bomb..

In the basement.

A bomb, in the basement. What basement?

Metropolis, Trade Tower.

You're gonna be alright, sir.

We got a GSW through the chest.

No! Help!

Don't let them take me away.

Please, please.

It's okay, they'll take good care of you.

They're taking you to the hospital.

We'll have you there in no time.

That's right, don't try to speak right now.

Save your strength.

Taxi!

Metropolis Trade Tower.

Yeah, get in.

Alright.

Superman?

'Over here.'

- Find anything? - Nothing.

I, X-rayed the whole place. Nothing.

- Except this. - What is it?

It's coal dust.

This is one of the most modern buildings in Metropolis.

They wouldn't use coal for anything.

Exactly.

Steve! Yeah, hey, Steve.

How about a few words for the camera?

- Uh.. - Yeah, sure, get in here.

Whoa! It was a heck of a game.

And all I gotta say to the 49'ers..

You better look out, 'cause we're going to clean your socks.

Yeah.

Great going, Steve.

Well, whether Steve Law means socks or clocks

the 49'ers better look out, because the long arm of the Law

is going to the Superbowl!

Hey, Steve, nice speech.

Hey, hey, hey, don't make fun of him, man.

Steve's my man, he can do no wrong.

He's going all the way.

Yeah, in an alternate universe.

That's funny.

What a dip.

I think that's gonna be a good game, man.

Oh, it's gonna be great.

Hey, Wallace! You looking for a pay cut?

Get back down to your cubbyhole in Classifieds.

'And Jimmy, where're those shots of Lisa Rockford'

'for the Supermodel article?'

And I need the ones for the gourmet pet food piece too.

On my way, chief.

One of these days, he's gonna be very sorry.

I mean, if he can just give me a chance

I could be a reporter. I can spell.

I hear you.

You know that Hank West song?

I mean, think about it.

And why are we doing a story on pet food

when there're people starving in Texas?

I mean, it's un-American.

And he knows it.

Yeah.

Well, uh..

I gotta get my lower salary butt in gear, man. I'll see ya.

Now, Perry, you sure I can't persuade you to skip school

and play a little golf this afternoon?

No can do, Truman.

I got to keep this rabble here in line.

I think you're afraid you're gonna lose to an old man.

Hey, would I lie to a United States Senator?

'You can't hide forever.'

I'll see ya.

'Alright, listen up, everybody.'

Look who's decided to join us this morning.

Let's give it up for Lois and Clark.

Whoo, whoo, whoo!

Chief, we were on a story.

I'll bet you were.

Someone said there was a bomb in the basement

of the Metropolis Trade Tower.

Ask the police. Ask Superman.

That's where we were. We were checking it out.

So, was there?

No.

Well, that ought to be a pretty

easy story to write.

Short and sweet.

Heck, I can write that one myself.

You all probably have more important things to do

like, uh, planning a wedding.

Chief, here's your supermodel.

Ah..

Who makes these people?

Come on, Lois, you are much better looking than

Lisa Rockford.

See how well-trained I have him already?

Perry, does Alice say stuff like that to you?

- I, I mean.. - Oh, that's..

That's alright, Clark, you know..

Things between me and Alice aren't so hot right now.

Particularly since I got my first call

from her divorce lawyer last night.

Alright, well..

You know, when we were first engaged there was a..

There was a time that I..

'I couldn't remember a story I wrote.'

'My feet didn't touch the ground for six months.'

But you, you two, uh, you'll, you'll do fine.

- That's sweet, huh? - Yeah.

Hey, who told you about the bomb threat?

Wha, what is this, a wax museum?

Now, get me the rest of that story.

Or you're both fired.

I think he's handling the Alice thing really well.

Mm-hmm.

Hey, Steve, how about a few words for the camera?

Whoa! It was a heck of a game

and all I've gotta say to the 49'ers..

You better look out, 'cause we are going to clean your socks.

Clean their socks?

Clean their socks!

He is a superman.

You are a super idiot.

They barely noticed.

He's right.

It was just the sportscaster and 50 million other Americans.

What does it matter?

In two days we can drop this ridiculous pretense.

'How could you be so dense?'

For two years, we've been recruiting

new members from all across the country.

Fifty years ago, 1000 of the chosen youth were sent here

undercover from the Fatherland.

Today they're captains of industry.

Men and women of power and influence.

They have spent years preparing

and planting backgrounds for us.

They have smoothed the way for us

to become an overnight success

and lead this country to the New Reich.

Hmm, hmm.

As I recall, Stockdale

was a member of this chosen youth.

And look how he wound up.

A pathetic old man who loved

this country more than he loved the Fatherland.

'He was spreading the word about the bomb'

'we placed in the Trade Tower.'

Until I found out and I had him stopped.

And I suggest the two of you don't forget that.

Enough.

I'll take Voss and talk to Lane and Kent.

See if Stockdale told them anything else

before the ambulance came.

Sometime folks are a little more open around celebrities.

No more slip-ups.

Now smile for the cameras.

Guten tag, meine freunde.

Where are we in regard to the Superman situation?

Since all reported attempts

to kill him in the past have failed

I've decided to go with our alternate plan.

'Instead of trying to assassinate him'

we will simply banish him, forever.

Good, once he's gone the government

and the banks will fall into line.

And where the banks go

everyone else follows.

Then Canada and Latin America will be next.

'They are both weak.'

Then Europe.

What about Russia?

'We crush her just like we started to in 1942.'

And then, we will assume our rightful place as world leader.

Okay, thank you.

Lois, the police have no record of the accident.

Well, they probably haven't filed it yet, you know

they're busy too, just like Superman.

Ms. Lane, Mr. Kent.

Hi, I'm Detective Carter, this is...

Hank West.

I'm a big fan.

Ma'am, Mr. Kent.

Hope you don't mind me taggin' along.

Some Hollywood folk got an idea puttin' me in a detective movie

and I'm just kinda checkin' things out.

No, it's no problem at all.

'I wonder if might've a word with you'

about the accident that you witnessed this morning?

Yeah, sure. Who was that guy anyway?

His name is..

"William Stockdale. Age 70."

Did Mr. Stockdale mention anything to you other than

the location of the alleged bomb?

I mean, anything that might indicate that

somebody other than himself was involved.

No, he really didn't say much at all.

He seemed extremely worried.

'Actually, almost terrified.'

Well, you know, if I was playin' a role like that in a movie

I might've played terrified, too.

'Babblin' my head off.'

'Maybe throw in a cuss word here and there.'

Then I would let slip that one important vital clue.

Like they always do.

Oh, I hate when they do that.

Um, anyway, he didn't say anything else.

Yeah, but why would he talk about a bomb in the first place.

Oh, let me tell you, you get shot

your mind's in a world of confusion.

Well, thanks for your time, uh..

Sorry to bother you, but..

We gotta go through the motions, huh.

Detective Carter.

How did Mr. Stockdale happen to get himself shot, anyway?

Carjacking attempt.

Ma'am, Mr. Kent.

Um, Mr. West.

Um, you've probably heard this before

but I just wanted to tell you that, I..

I have this cousin who, um..

Who was sort of depressed and..

'Well, when she heard your song, uh..'

"The First Person You Can Count On Is Yourself.."

It-it really turned her life around.

So, thanks.

You're welcome, ma'am.

Well, he's kind of handsome.

Taller than I thought.

He wears lifts in his boots.

They said Stockdale was shot in the back.

That's not likely if you're sitting in your car.

Well, maybe he was twisting to get away.

- Aw. - Fine.

We'll ask him ourselves.

Hello, yes, I'd like to speak to Mr. William Stockdale.

He was admitted around 9:00 a.m.

Yes. No, I'm certain.

Well, I saw him put in the ambulance.

Okay, thank you.

There's no record of him being admitted.

Okay, you start with the hospitals.

I'll check the funeral homes.

Is Hank West still here?

Oh, you just missed him.

Oh, man, he's the greatest.

He certainly has a huge following.

That's 'cause he tells the truth.

Now Hank West isn't afraid to tell like it is.

He sticks up for the little guy.

You know, America used to be great.

And he wants to put it back on track.

Yikes.

Excuse me, excuse me.

What are you doing?

Balki, I am doing this for Jennifer's own good.

We don't have time for this.

I'm studying my English.

Balki, what happened to your hair?

I dried it in the microwave, cozzin.

Do I have to order you?

You don't order me.

We were chosen for this.

We were bred for this.

We are the masters of the Master Race.

The true supermen.

- And not just you. - Stop it!

What happened with Lane and Kent?

They know nothing.

But they're inquisitive, as are all good reporters.

We should kill them. Why take a chance?

And draw more attention to us?

Why not just take out an ad?

What would you have us do?

Forget about our plan to eliminate Superman?

Dismantle the organization?

Settle down like some good Americans

and get a mortgage and some cable TV.

You really believe those pathetic songs you sing.

Not everything here is worth destroying.

America is morally and culturally bankrupt.

You don't know what you're talking about.

Oh, don't I?

You've turned.

Just like Stockdale.

Shut up, both of you.

We're here to fight the Americans, not each other.

Well, if we're going to kill them, we should blame

'the deaths of Lane and Kent on someone else.'

Say, one of those overseas terrorist cells.

Why waste a perfectly good opportunity?

Why not blame the National Intelligence Agency, I mean..

After all, they must hate Lane and Kent

after their last series of articles.

Kill three birds with one stone.

Oh, uh, did I say that correctly, Hank?

He's right, though.

They need to be eliminated.

And since you two seem to enjoy bickering so much

I'll take care of it myself.

A 70-year-old man with a gunshot wound

can't just disappear into thin air.

Maybe he was taken to a private doctor

or was admitted under another name.

It's all so frustrating.

We can call hospitals again tomorrow and ask them, but...

No, not that.

Our wedding.

It's a disaster.

Lois, come on, it'll all work out.

How? Are you gonna help?

Of course.

Well, good.

'Cause I just happen to have this list here of things to do.

You take this page

and I'll take this one.

All this?

Lois, this is a wedding, not a coronation.

- You're back pedaling. - I'm not back pedaling.

I'm just saying that this is an awful amount of stuff

for one wedding, I mean, I-I, I may not even be here

to do all this stuff all the time and who knows.

Clark.

'Lois, it's me Jimmy.'

We'll finish this later.

Mm.

These are all the bomb threats the cops

have gotten in the last couple of years.

And these are the other strange things

or robberies that have been reported.

Looks like fun reading.

Anything weird?

It's all weird, we live in Metropolis.

See you later, guys.

So..

Bomb threats or other stuff?

Hm, I'll take..

Other stuff for 50.

What..

Give me a minute.

Lose something?

Ms. Rockford?

Would you mind stepping out of the van, please, Ms. Rockford?

She's dead.

What happened?

Cyanide.

It's just so bizarre.

She was a supermodel.

Why would she be trying to kill us?

She must have been pretty terrified to take that cyanide.

Or dedicated.

Detective..

If there's nothing else

I'd like to escort Miss Lane back to her apartment.

Be my guest.

Clark..

Lois, I know, it's okay.

No, it's not that.

I mean, it is, but it isn't, it's..

It's just all these brushes with death.

You know, who knows what's gonna happen next?

I mean, we think that life goes on and on and on, but..

Maybe it doesn't.

Do you know what I'm saying?

Yes.

'Lois, are you okay? I just heard what happened.'

Um, just a minute.

'I was on my way back to tell you something'

'I just remembered, then I saw all those'

'cops and stuff and..'

Am I interrupting something?

Uh, no, no, not at all.

Is he, Clark?

'Uh, no, no, not at all.'

We were just discussing those papers that you left for us.

Oh, that's what I wanted to talk about.

There was one thing I noticed.

About two years ago, there was a string of burglaries

and attempted burglaries where the guys spoke German.

They never caught them, though.

Weird, huh?

I'd say that qualifies.

Clark, Lois.

Where's that bomb threat story?

Working on it, chief.

Lisa Rockford tried to kill us last night.

We think they're related.

Really? What did she try to do?

Bat you to death with her eyelashes?

- You're serious. - Mm-hmm.

Lisa Rockford?

This is huge.

Rocket propelled grenade through the window.

We traced the serial number from the launcher

to the National Intelligence Agency, but...

Ah, ah, what, Lisa Rockford is a spy for the NIA?

Who's next? Madonna?

No, no, no, no, this whole thing stinks.

For starters, the NIA would never leave

serial numbers on anything.

Sounds to me like somebody's trying to frame 'em.

- Maybe you're right. - Yeah.

Oh, look, I, I know I've been uptight and irritable lately.

'Quick to judge, quick to condemn.'

Sometimes, I've been downright mean.

What I'm trying to say is that you-you..

Well, uh, you can expect more of the same.

Oh, Mr. White, I wonder if I might talk to you about the...

Not now, Chip, I'm on a rampage.

- It's Skip. - Whatever.

Supermodel or terrorist?

I mean, how do you wake up in the morning

and decide to be that?

Good question.

Let's start with her background

and see what turns up.

Interesting.

There's a record of her birth certificate

at Mercy Hospital in Metropolis

but no record of her parents checking in or out.

Maybe the birth certificate's a plant.

Let's see what we can do with her fingerprints.

She knew what she was doing.

We have to postpone.

We are an army waiting to strike.

An army doesn't stop because one soldier dies.

She wasn't just a soldier, she was one of us.

Now, we've been weakened, we must be strong again

before we can strike.

But the truth is you don't want to strike.

That'd mean an end to your adoring cow-like fans.

You see, you've turned your back against the Fatherland.

All you want to do is stay on tour and rake in your millions.

That's the American way.

Fatherland is gone, the war is gone. Don't you see?

All we are are the last echoing death throes

of an idea buried 50 years ago.

No, we can still win. The idea still lives.

No!

And I say yes.

Remove that traitor.

'Yes, sir.'

Where is Western Reich Fuhrer Von Hagen?

He has been executed for treason.

'On whose authority?'

Mine.

'He wanted to dismantle the organization.'

- Any further questions? - 'No.'

All dissenters must be dealt with in this way, if necessary.

Good, the time has come.

'You'll broadcast your phony new story in 30 minutes.'

- To the New Reich! - New Reich!

'Got her.'

'It's all in Russian.'

Here, let me see.

Is there any languages you don't know?

Well, sometimes I have trouble understanding you.

This is some kind of declassified

Russian military document.

Let's see.

Her name is, Lisl Schumann.

Born in Hamburg, Germany, October 17th, 1921.

What?

She looks great for a 74-year-old.

I know it seems impossible, but that's what it says.

Member of the Nazi party.

And part of operation Gotterdammerung.

Which was a secret Nazi experiment..

...in suspended animation.

Well, I'd say it worked.

How many people did they do this to?

Okay, okay, let's turn that thing up.

Lois, Clark! Hey, let's get ready to rock and roll.

This word just in.

Five mining engineers

'are believed to be trapped'

'at the bottom of an abandoned coal mine'

at the Metropolitan United Coal fields.

Located in Westminster county

five miles from downtown Metropolis.

I just remembered that, I left, uh..

The, the name of your friend, the mine engineer...

In your, in your car, yeah. I'll be right back.

That's what I like to see around here, some pep.

Pep's my middle name.

'The mine has been the subject'

'of much discussion in recent years..'

What?

Hello?

Can anybody hear me?

What..

Did I feel what I think it just felt?

Felt like an Earthquake.

Lois, ha.

Hasn't been an Earthquake in Metropolis in 40 years.

Hey, look.

It's on every channel.

Jimmy, get me one of those stations, pronto.

Any one of them.

That's Steve Law.

Hi, how you doing?

For those who don't know me

I'm Steve Law, and I'm the quarterback

for the Metropolis Tigers.

I'm not here to talk about football today.

I'm actually here to talk about something

much, much, more important.

The future of our country.

Chief, they don't know where it's coming from

and they can't stop it.

I love this country, but like a lot of you

I've become increasingly worried over the years.

Everything seems to be suffering from the same growing neglect.

You know, it's kinda like one of the lines from

a song my friend Hank West sings.

"We can work it out and last forever."

But it's not gonna be easy, it's gonna take a lot of sacrifice

and a lot of hard work, but together..

...we can make it happen.

And that's why I invite you to join me

and the National Society for a better America.

What is this, some kind of sick joke?

Sure, I know what you're wondering. Is this a joke?

He's a Nazi.

We've asked the government

to relinquish its authority to the NSBA.

And if it doesn't, well..

What, it's kind of like when you're in school.

Sometimes you have to be taught a lesson.

Nuclear warheads have been hidden in Metropolis

Washington DC, and Los Angeles.

And they're set to detonate in 12 hours

which is 9:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time

should the President and congress fail to comply.

Also all major corporations are expected

to turn over their authority

to authorized NSBA agents.

The choice is yours.

Remember, together we can work it out

and last forever.

Man, Superman's gonna kick some Nazi butt from here to Pluto.

For those of you wondering about Superman..

Well, I'm afraid he's been eliminated.

What?

To the National Society.

Oh, my God.

Clark, it's me.

Call me as soon as you get this message.

Lois, where are you going?

I have to go check on Superman.

No, no, no, no, don't go out there.

I just got of the phone with my friend

Jim Mooney at the White House.

'The President's meeting with his advisors are right now.'

He's gonna making an announcement

five minutes before the 9:00 p.m. deadline.

It does not look good.

People are fleeing Metropolis already.

I have to go.

Lois, I've got STAR Labs on line three.

'They said it's urgent.'

Lois Lane here.

Uh-huh.

I'll be right there.

'Lois, where are you going?'

Tell the President to stall.

What?

Tell him to say whatever he wants.

Just don't give up.

Superman.

Lois.

What happened? Why are you in there?

That coal mine disaster was a trick.

There is a nuclear bomb down there.

They set it up as soon as I arrived.

You're okay, aren't you?

I'm fine, I'm just..

Radioactive.

Superman has been exposed to a particularly dirty bomb.

Tiny radioactive particles are lodged in the microscopic

crevices of his skin and inside his body and..

...there's no way to get them out.

Without this shielding

anyone who comes near me would die instantly.

How long are you gonna be this way?

Dr. Klein, could you get those estimates we were working on?

Yes, of course.

How long?

Thirty thousand years.

Don't worry, Lois, we'll get through this.

Just like every other problem we've gotten through.

Just think of it as one more of those annoying

little wedding details that we have to figure out.

That's not funny.

Lois..

Nothing can stop me from marrying you.

I will move Heaven and Earth if I have to.

I love you.

Lois, the NSBA.

You've got to figure out where their base is.

Before this becomes the fourth Reich.

This is a nightmare.

Just remember

I will get out of this.

'Come on, come on.'

What are you doing?

Cross referencing location of

all known coal mines in Metropolis area

with everything we know about NSBA.

Why coal mines? Wasn't that just a one shot deal

to get rid of Superman?

Superman also found coal dust in the basement

on the Metropolis Trade Tower.

That's too much coal to be a coincidence.

Fourteen thirty, Shepperton street.

Speedy Ambulance Service.

They picked up Stockdale.

They're right over the entrance to mine shaft 26.

Greater Amalgamated Mines.

Closed in 1923.

Tell Perry I'll be back.

Lois, where are you going now?

I'll be back as soon as I can.

Going somewhere, Lois?

Skip.

Oberleutnant Wallace, if you please.

I'm here to inform you that from now on

you will be reporting to me.

I wouldn't count on it.

No.

Go ahead and shoot, you little weasel.

I don't think you appreciate the gravity of the situation, Perry.

We are in control now and despite your

great personal magnetism

we will struggle on without you, if we have to.

Lois, get out of the elevator.

I don't think so.

You're gonna have to shoot me in the back, Skip.

Get her.

No, no.

The stairs, get her.

Oh, and by the way..

From now on the paper will be called "The Daily Reich."

Catchy, huh?

'All citizens will report'

'to their closest re-education center.'

'Attention, people of Metropolis..'

'We join together in celebrating our new future.'

'All citizens will report'

'to their closest re-education center.'

'Attention, people of Metropolis..'

'We join together in celebrating our new future.'

'And join me and millions of your friends and neighbors'

'and the National Society for a better America.'

'There's a new tomorrow with the New Reich.'

- Lois, did you find them? - Maybe.

But there's a bunch of Nazis at the planet right now.

A couple of them tried to follow me

'but I think I lost them, I better be quick.'

I was thinking, those little pieces of

radioactivity that are inside you

it's like you were shot with shotgun pellets.

And if we could get a big enough magnet

we could suck them all out of you.

But shotgun pellets are lead, they're non-magnetic.

Go with me here, steel shotgun pellets.

And gravity is kind of like magnetism, right?

Right.

So what we need

is a bigger gravity magnet than the Earth

'to suck all the radioactivity out of you.'

We could use the sun.

Lois, it could take me hours to get there and back.

And once you are in the sun's gravitational pull

you think you'll be able to escape?

'There's only one way to find out.'

Meanwhile, Lois, don't do anything

'till I get back.'

Amazing.

Tell him that I went to check out Speedy Ambulance.

I think the New Reich is underneath it.

But, he, he told you to wait for him.

I know he did.

Boy, it's almost like they were married.

Lois Lane, in her last investigative exercise.

Excuse me, Ms. Lane is outside the garage.

Please have her brought to me, thank you.

'Deadline's almost up.'

Looks like your tenure may be a little short, Skip.

Shut up.

Only hired you cause your mother went to college with Alice.

Shut up, shut up, shut up!

You know what else?

You belong in Classifieds.

I do not.

I'll make you pay for that.

What is your President waiting for?

Arm the bombs.

What about your people above ground?

They will become..

...martyrs to the cause.

'On my signal.'

Now.

Huh?

Welcome back.

It's good to be back.

Come on.

Faster, we've got to get out of here before..

Superman arrives?

Too late. Say goodbye, Skippy.

No!

Then as soon as they heard Superman was back, they bolted.

Man, you should have seen Skip.

He took out of here so fast, he left half his uniform behind.

Well, I imagine most of his Nazi buddies will be in custody soon

thanks to Superman, and those computer files

he got from the Reich's headquarters.

Well, Superman had a little help.

Perry..

Are you alright?

Oh, uh, yeah, you know, I..

I was just thinking..

They say that Lucifer was the brightest star in Heaven.

That's what makes evil so seductive.

- You mean the NSBA? - Yeah.

On the outside they seemed so good

on the inside, they were evil.

Hey, but they're gone right, we kicked butt.

Superman kicked butt.

Yeah, well, for now they're gone.

But you know, ideas don't die.

I mean, we thought we got rid of the Nazis once.

And here they are back again.

That's why I always like to say it uh..

Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.

That's a great line.

Well, Thomas Jefferson said it first.

They picked up Truman Black a few minutes ago.

Senator Black?

He's a Nazi?

Apparently he was one of their high..

...mucky-mucks.

I've known him since I was Jimmy's age.

So, if you all will excuse me, I, uh..

I think I'm gonna

take the rest of the day off.

I wonder how many more are out there.

Who knows.