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Previously on "Lois and Clark.."

Did you know Lois was writing a novel?

- The true amazing adventures.. - Wanda Detroit.

Lois is somewhere acting like the heroine of her secret novel?

Alright, Luthor. It's over.

- Let her go! - She stays with me!

- She'll die. - We'll all die then.

Come on, we've gotta get out of here.

Aah!

Wanda? Lois?

I'm sorry, do I know you?

'And I understand that this is one of the best facilities'

'in the country for treating memory loss.'

'Well, we've had a lot of success'

but you have to understand

that this is not an exact science.

I mean, Lois' memory could pop back in tomorrow

or it could be lost forever.

But there is a good chance

that she will fully recover, isn't there?

Oh, I'm hopeful but there are no guarantees.

Doctor, I'm counting on you.

This is the woman that I love.

I know and that's why

it's important that you don't tell her that.

Don't tell her? Why?

Revelations that are deeply emotional

have unpredictable consequences.

The shock could be too much for her to take.

Alright.

All checked in. Place seems nice.

Guess if you have to be crazy

'this is the place to be crazy in.'

Lois, I doubt Dr. Deter refers to his patients as crazy.

You kidding? Of course I do.

Clark here was just telling me all about you.

Well, then you know a lot more about me than I do.

'We're gonna work very hard to change all that.'

We wanna ease you back into your life.

So, although Clark will be permitted

to visit you every other day

you'll have no other visitors for the first two weeks.

Also, we won't want you leaving the grounds for the first month.

Sounds kind of severe.

Well, whatever it takes to get me back up to speed.

Uh, it's fine with me.

Dr. Deter, aren't you gonna introduce me

to this beautiful young lady?

Uh, Lois, this is Homer Blackstock.

'Homer, this is Lois Lane.'

Maybe some morning, uh, you and I

could split a prune Danish?

If you play your cards right.

Our resident Lothario.

Yeah, I wanna start your therapy as soon as possible.

I guess that I should go.

Uh, I'll, uh... I'll be back later tonight.

Okay.

Thanks for everything... Clark.

Oh, Mr. Kent.

The police retrieved this.

Dr. Deter said you should hang on to it.

Thank you.

Well, I'm sorry if the mayor doesn't like my editorials.

You know, there is this little called the first amendment.

No one is questioning your rights.

It's just that the mayor thinks

you're treading on dangerous ground

when you start linking local businessmen

to organized crime.

If I'm not mistaken

these local businessmen

were all contributors to his campaign.

You could be opening yourself up to a slander suit.

Uh-huh.

Well, you can tell the mayor

'that my mitt is oiled, my cleats are sharpened'

and if he wants to play hardball

he's come to the right guy.

Thank you very much for your time, Mr. White.

I'm sure you'll be hearing from me.

Did I come at a bad time?

Oh, the mayor thinks he can send

his hatchet man in here.

She's fairly attractive for a hatchet man, chief.

- Yeah, well, I didn't notice. - Right.

Did you, uh, get Lois checked in okay?

Yeah, uh, this Dr. Deter, who's treating her

he's supposed to be one of the nation's

foremost experts on memory loss.

Oh, well, that's great. That's great.

I want her to have the very best.

In the meantime, we got a newspaper to run here.

And, uh, I wanna put you on the Sanborn murder.

That is, if you think you're up to it.

Yeah, sure.

Nothing like a murder

to help keep my mind off of Lois.

'Miss Lane's come through a very traumatic time.'

The effects may not be entirely reversible.

Perhaps I can help.

She appears to be a perfect candidate

for my research program.

Well, I'd be honored but isn't your area of expertise

more behavioral modification?

I'm broadening my study

to include behavior reconstruction

which should complement your treatment.

- She'd be in good hands. - Yes, she would.

Collect whatever you can

get it over to the lab, ASAP.

- And double-check everything. - Yes.

McCluskey, you caught this one?

Pretty ugly way to go, huh?

Yeah, at least it was quick.

I heard they couldn't pull any prints off the grenade launcher?

And the I.D. number was filed off.

It's as clean as a new-born.

Any idea who might've done it?

It'd be a real pro.

Your average drive-by doesn't usually involve

a rocket-propelled grenade.

We figure the shooter was standing over by that tree.

We scoured the entire area.

We couldn't find a thing that was useful.

- 'McCluskey.' - I'll be right there.

Excuse me.

You know, you're lucky that Dr. Mendenhall's

going to assist in your treatment.

He's working on a new program that should speed up

your recovery significantly.

I'll take all the help I can get.

'Watch the line, please.'

'You got him?'

Excuse me.

Oh, God. It's Homer.

Reilly, what happened?

He had a stroke right after lunch.

'He's stabilized, but nonresponsive.'

'Dr. Mendenhall's transferring him to a hospital.'

Just this morning

he was so full of life

and now look at him.

Agnes, I know that you and Homer were close.

I'll come to your room later and we can about it, alright?

Oh, thank you. I'd like that.

Oh, uh-uh, Lois, this is Agnes Moskowitz.

'Agnes is a patient of Dr. Mendenhall's.'

I'm sorry about Homer.

Life can be so unfair.

'Uh, ma'am, we're ready to transport.'

Alright.

She's right. Look at me.

Here I am in the prime of my life

and I'm this blank slate.

What if I never come out of this?

Oh, that's exactly why you're here.

Look, I'm gonna try and get inside your mind

and find the-the seed of your memory.

Together, we'll try and make that seed blossom.

But it will require absolute trust and honesty on your part.

Can you handle that?

Okay. Let's go.

- Goodnight. - 'Goodnight.'

- You know where to reach me. - 'Yes, doctor.'

- Clark? - Dr. Deter.

How was Lois' first day?

Uh, productive

but it's gonna be a lengthy process.

I'm-I'm sorry to ask

but there's no romantic note or anything in those flowers..

- Is there? - No.

Because it's critical that

you don't mention your relationship

or anything about work.

Yeah, we've been over the rules.

And it'll be best if you kept this visit short.

Fine. Five minutes, on the weather. Got it.

Great. Thank you.

Hey, Clark.

You do want her well, don't you?

Of course.

These are beautiful.

Forget-me-nots.

'So, how're you feeling?'

Okay.

Been going through this paper they say I write for.

Front page is good, the Metro section

leaves a lot to be desired.

And the movie critic, who does he think he is?

Oh, no offense.

He's probably a friend of yours.

Actually, he's probably a friend of mine.

A-actually, he doesn't have any friends.

That article that you wrote?

'You think that the victim was killed'

because he wouldn't link up with organized crime?

That's pretty much where I came out.

Uh, listen, uh.

I, uh, I just got off work

so, I-I don't really want to talk about it.

Oh, you don't? Oh, gee, I did.

- See, I think that maybe... - Uh, let's talk about you.

What me? I've..

I don't remember anything, remember?

'So, do the police have any leads?'

Oh, okay, then-then let's talk about me.

Oh.

Okay.

Actually, um..

'I was wondering..'

I mean, it's very sweet and everything

but, uh, why do you keep coming to see me?

'Does the boss send you or'

are you just this friendly with everyone?

'Superman, help!'

Lois, uh, I-I gotta go.

Go where?

Uh..

Hula dancing?

Uh... no. Uh, there's this, um..

Regatta thing at the harbor

that I said I'd cover.

A Regatta thing. At night?

Yeah. It's-it's a, it's a night regatta thing.

- Have a good time. - Okay.

Bye.

Only a few more treatments

you'll be ready to face the world, Agnes.

Yes?

This is the Hangman.

Of course, I'm ready.

Have the 50,000 delivered to me at once, in cash.

Good.

My associate is in the final stage of preparation.

Excellent.

'Oh, detective..'

Great way to start your morning, isn't it, Kent?

What can you give me?

Victim's name was Roger Stephens.

He left Casey's around 11:00.

When he got to the alley, he was hit by a dozen rounds

from a Beretta.

Can you give me any leads?

Well, the piece was left behind

just like with Sanborn

but no fingerprints, no serial numbers on the piece.

- Could it be the same shooter? - Yeah, it could be.

We're checking our hotlist for military vets.

This guy knows his way around hardware.

Detective!

Hey, what are those?

These seeds were found at the crime scenes.

Police lab said they come from this pod

that hangs from a rare plant called a Scarlet Placidium.

Think the murderer left it as his calling card?

Don't know. What's the run-down on Stephens?

Senior VP for a big construction company downtown.

It was rumored that he was connected to Intergang

but the D.A.'s office was never able to prove anything.

Let's see. Wedding, funeral

or job interview.

Hey. I need an excuse to, uh, look good?

Ha-ha.

Oh, uh, chief, um..

Sally, uh..

- What was it? Reynolds? - From the mayor's office?

Yeah, yeah. She called to confirm your date for lunch.

It-it's not like it's a date or anything.

'You know, she just wants to talk to me'

about my latest, uh, editorial.

Yeah.

- Oh, my.. - You going to see Lois?

No. I used up my visit quota for the day.

Uh, so, how are things looking, better?

Absolutely.

And it's just a matter of time now

before Lois is back to being Lois.

And we still have a wedding to finish.

So, the doctor's confident and things. You have faith in him.

I'm confident and I have faith in Lois.

That's great.

Well, then I, I guess there's no reason

for me to tell you to prepare yourself for...

For?

Um..

CK, you know that

there's a chance, slim

that Lois might not recover.

No, Jimmy, there is no chance of that.

None.

Superman.

That is who you are, right?

I-I saw your picture in the paper.

Yeah.

I just dropped in to say hello.

Hi.

So, um..

Clark says that you and I are friends.

Yeah. Clark, uh..

He asked me to stop by

and make sure they were treating you alright.

So, is everything okay?

If you don't mind cutting your steak with plastic spoons.

I'm fine.

Dr. Deter's taking special care of me.

Clark worries about you, you know?

Can I ask you something confidentially about Clark?

He comes here all the time.

I-I mean, he seems lonely.

Shouldn't he get a girlfriend or a boyfriend? Someone?

He does have someone.

Someone he can't live without.

Oh.

Oh, that's good.

Anybody I know?

You-you two are very close.

Oh. Well, I hope to meet her.

Say, did-did Clark tell you anything

about that murder that he's working on?

Not really.

You're just like Clark.

Think so?

Well, he didn't want to tell me about it either.

But I think that's too bad because I have this feeling

that it would really get my juices flowing.

Oh.

Well... there was another man killed last night.

The cases could be related.

That's more like it. What else?

Well, the police, they found

these very unusual seed pods at the crime scene.

In fact, Clark gave me one to show you.

Superman, what are you doing here?

Uh, I just dropped in to say hello to Lois.

You're not on her approved visitor list.

Uh, I'm Superman.

I see, and rules therefore

don't apply to you.

You may wanna exploit this need to dominate others.

Oh, Dr. Deter.

'Clark just asked Superman'

to come by and make sure I was okay.

And he thought she might need a guardian angel.

And in a medical situation that would be me.

And in every situation that would be me.

Uh, boys, I'm actually kind of tired.

'This is a holdup!'

Uh, I'll leave

but remember that I'm never far away.

In the bag. Come on.

Let's go. Hurry.

Can you believe this? In broad daylight.

Maybe if the mayor hadn't cut back

the police force this wouldn't be happening.

Shut up and hand over everything you got!

Oh, please, that's my grandmother's.

It's not worth much.

It's not worth anything to you, lady.

- Hey, hold on a minute. - Shut up!

I hate heroes.

Oh, my God, no!

I believe this is yours.

Time to take out the trash.

- Mr. White, are you alright? - Yeah-yeah, I'm fine.

Boy, I'm glad you were in the neighborhood.

Police can take it from here.

'He blew it.'

Superman came in and saved.

White at the last second.

I don't think we should be screwing

with these punks anymore.

We need a pro.

Yeah?

Yeah.

I heard about this guy they named..

...the Hangman.

I had the strangest dream last night.

Mm-hmm.

I wouldn't worry about that.

You won't be having those anymore.

Oh, this, by the way

will be your final treatment.

Well, thanks for everything.

No.

Thank you.

So, have you been working on your memory exercises?

Yes, anything that came up

I wrote it down in my diary.

Good, uh, you feel like sharing it with me?

Sure.

"It's Christmas morning, I'm rushing into the living room

"and there I see a new red bike

tied with a yellow ribbon."

Excellent.

Was it what you wanted?

No, I wanted an airplane.

Oh, you like model planes?

No, real ones. I wanted a 727.

What?

I think I remember wanting to fly.

I wanted to feel safe.

Up and away from all the confusion down here.

Hmm. I still have dreams about flying over the city.

A-actually, they seem more like memories.

What're you looking at?

You.

You remind me of someone.

Who?

Someone I've always dreamed of meeting.

Sorry. I've embarrassed you.

I know I've embarrassed myself.

Uh, pastrami, huh?

Hope you like it.

Well, we'll find out.

Do you, uh, picnic with all your patients?

Just the special ones.

How many special ones are there?

Only one.

Who am I?

I feel like Nancy Drew, whoever that is.

Bingo.

Hi.

Lois, I'm Dr. Mendenhall.

I, uh, I was

I was just admiring this beautiful bush.

Yes, it's lovely, isn't it?

I'm glad I found you.

I think we can start your treatments.

- Now? - I see no reason to wait.

Sure. Why not?

With patients with Alzheimer's

they put them around familiar things.

Mom, dad, what are you doing in Metropolis?

Oh, we flew up to visit Lois.

Mr. Kent, I've tried to explain my rules to your parents

but they just don't seem to understand.

They want Lois to know there are people who care about her.

People she doesn't know.

First it was you, then it's Superman

today it's your folks.

I asked you not to discuss her professional life

the first thing that you do is get her all excited

about some murder investigation.

She told you about that?

She tells me everything.

He's her fiance.

Surely it's important that...

Doctor, I mean, I mean, you're an expert in your field

but I'm an expert on Lois.

Without correct treatment, there is no Lois.

Because you care so much for her, I'm sure you'll understand

'that she's at a critical juncture.'

I'm trying to lead her down the path to recovery

and save her from confusion and mental chaos.

Okay, doctor, we'll back off.

I know it sounds harsh

but we have to think of Lois.

So, until further notice I can't allow her to have visitors.

Well, but that's unreasonable.

If you want Lois back, you follow my orders.

If not, I'll sign her release papers.

Your choice.

Okay, we'll do it your way.

But I want to know everything that happens with Lois.

Of course.

And, doctor, I'm always nearby.

Excuse me.

I'm used to being there for her

to being Superman.

What good is all my strength now?

There's all kinds of strength, honey.

Enduring a painful situation with patients

it may take the greatest strength of all.

Lois and I have never been up against anything like this.

I keep looking for a sign that

things are gonna be okay.

You just keep looking. You'll see it.

'This is the Hangman.'

Yes, everything's going quite well.

The contract will be carried out in another day or so

providing you can deliver the money.

Of course, it'll be confidential.

Once she carries out her assignment

she won't say a word

ever again.

Lois?

Lois?

Your treatment is coming along very well.

Good evening, Lois.

- Hi. Are those Agnes' clothes? - Yes.

She had a stroke this afternoon and was taken to county general.

A stroke?

She's such a sweet thing.

And the saddest part is, Dr. Mendenhall was doing

so well with her.

Wasn't Dr. Mendenhall also

treating Homer Blackstock?

Mm-hmm. I heard Mr. Blackstock lapsed into a coma.

Uh, could I ask you one more question?

Yes.

Did you happen to notice red welts on Agnes' temples?

Actually, now that you mention it, yes, I did. Why?

Oh..

Goodnight.

First I break in

now I'm about to go through this man's office.

How can something so wrong feel so right?

"And the committee gave its highest praises

"to Dr. Maxwell Deter

whose brilliant techniques are extremely promising."

You forgot slow and frustrating.

Something's going on and I needed someone to talk to.

You seemed like the most logical person.

Thank God you're listed in the phone book.

Do you have any fresh coffee?

'This could be an all-nighter.'

Okay, where's the best place to work?

The sofa, fine.

Um..

There-there's a cream soda in the refrigerator.

Help yourself. I-it's your favorite.

And you keep it in stock? Oh, nice.

Thanks for thinking of me.

I'm always thinking of you.

I-I mean, you always keep me thinking

uh, on my toes.

Is there an open window?

I don't think so.

So, is your girlfriend okay with our friendship?

Superman mentioned you had one.

Yeah, she understands my passion.

Uh, for-for work.

Does she share it?

Completely.

- This is just so frustrating. - Tell me about it.

This investigation. Superman gave me this pod.

It's got seeds in it like the ones

that were found at the murder scene.

I think I found the plant that it came from.

You did?

Listen, I-I really don't think

we shouldn't be talking about this.

Why not?

Oh, I-I really don't want you

to get stressed out.

You know, stress might make you...

I'm fine.

Now, there are pods like this

on a plant at the hospital

right in front of this secret gate.

- Secret gate? - That's how I got out.

And there is something very weird

going on with Dr. Mendenhall.

Two of his patients have had strokes since I've been there.

So, I did some digging around

and I discovered that

in the last year

he had three other patients

who suffered from strokes. These are their names.

I thought maybe you could check them out or something.

- You're giving me that look. - What look?

That "Lois has gone off the deep end"

"in pursuit of an angle" look.

I-I just don't think we should rush into anything.

Well, sometimes you have to rush.

Uh, and sometimes you have to be careful.

- I am careful. - You are never careful.

And you always walk on eggshells.

Why.. But I'm just trying to be thorough.

What, I am not?

What, no.. Why did you say that?

Say what?

That I always walk on eggshells.

You said that I always walk on eggshells.

How would you know I always do anything

unless you remembered that I do.

I don't know, I don't know how I know I know.

I just know that this conversation is driving me nuts.

Goodnight.

The sign.

Yes!

Thank you. Thank you.

Lois.

Superman.

Do you need a lift?

Do you have a car?

No, I mean... a lift.

This is amazing.

I always knew I was meant to fly.

Yes, Lois, you were.

You seem very sure.

I am.

You're the strongest man in the world

but there's such gentleness in your eyes.

Yes, I got your money.

We're all set on this end.

No more editorials tying your business to Intergang

because by tomorrow

Perry White will be dead.

I thought you had a session with Dr. Mendenhall this morning?

- I don't want to go. - Why not?

I'm having this vague, unsettled feeling

and it really scares me.

Well, that vague, unsettled feeling

is what Dr. Mendenhall's trying to cure.

- Dr. Deter... - Uh, let's make it Max.

I think with the level of trust we have going

we're on a first-name basis.

Alright, Max.

We do have trust, right?

You trust that I'd never let anything or anyone harm you?

Yes.

Then trust me and go.

You don't want to keep Mendenhall waiting.

Thank you, for everything.

I'll-I'll take those.

Yo, Jimbo, beautiful day, isn't it? Incredible.

Beautiful day? CK, are you okay?

Lois thinks I'm a jerk. Ha ha.

That's... great.

Ahh.

She snuck over to my place last night.

We talked, disagreed, even argued a little bit.

It's just like old times.

Oh, so, she remembered who you are?

Well, I'm sure it's on the tip of her tongue.

Anyway she's been snooping around

the center looking for a story.

So, she brought me a list of

Dr. Mendenhall's patients

who supposedly all had strokes.

This is a story?

Just run the names, see if anything pops up.

You got it.

Clark Kent.

Mr. Kent, Dr. Deter.

Yeah, you know I thought that we had an understanding about Lois.

We do.

Cutting off communication with her means

no visits, no calls and no bouquets

with "Thinking of you" notes.

Come on, they were only flowers.

'Anything can set her off.'

She's suffering from acute paranoia this morning.

It's as if something happened last night that spooked her.

- Well, what do you mean? - She's delusional.

Afraid of the center, of Dr. Mendenhall.

'It's like we've taken three steps back.'

What do you want me to do?

If she contacts you, don't try to reason with her.

- Don't even talk to her. - What?

'Well, I know it sounds callous.'

'But these delusions have to be handled'

at the professional level or there could be

serious damage.

Do we have an understanding, Mr. Kent?

Yeah... for now.

Uh, Clark, uh, son, uh

I need your advice about something.

Uh, well, uh..

My personal life is a mess.

If you don't mind the blind leading the blind?

Sally just called.

And she wants to make dinner for me tonight

to, well, to thank me for the other day.

And, well, I-I don't know if I'm ready for this.

My advice?

Seize the moment, chief

because you never know when your relationship's

gonna get hit with a busted up wedding

a psychopathic killer, amnesia or multiple personalities.

Go to dinner, chief.

You've, uh, seen it all, haven't you, son?

I hope so.

What else could there be?

- Yeah? - Clark, Lois.

I have this feeling there's about to be another murder.

- Murder? - 'And I think I'm involved.'

I saw it all on TV.

On TV?

'Yeah, well, kind of.'

It was more like binoculars, but it was definitely me.

You saw yourself

through binoculars killing someone on TV?

And Dr. Mendenhall's involved and who knows who else?

Maybe the nurses.

Why do I want to sing the "Battle Hymn Of The Republic?"

Lois, I'm-I'm really sorry

but I-I really can't be talking to you about this.

- What do you mean? - Maybe Dr. Mendenhall can help.

But he's the one who wants me to sing

the "Battle Hymn Of The Republic."

'He's the one with the binoculars.'

Lois, I'm really sorry.

But I-I-I have to go.

I promise I'll talk to you soon.

Clark!

- Oh, I'm sorry, CK. - That's alright.

Um, CK, I checked out those names Lois gave you.

And?

Um, well, she was right about one thing

they all suffered strokes.

Oh, here's a list of the patients

that were treated by Dr. Mendenhall

and these are the dates they were shipped off

to county general.

"May 25th

July 17th.."

Wait-wait, these are right on the dates that..

The vice president of Sun Construction

was gunned down on May 23rd.

They never found his killer. July 15th...

The head of Ameritech Labs killed when his house blew up.

And last week, there've been two more murders

and two more stroke victims.

Maybe Lois wasn't imagining things.

Lois Lane, please.

Are you sure? She was just in her room.

Hey, Clark! Hey!

Let's grab some lunch.

Can't, chief. Gotta run.

Mr. Kent, she's not to have any visitors.

I need to see Lois.

She's resting and Dr. Mendenhall said

she's wasn't to be disturbed.

- I don't understand. - Yeah.

You know, once you get past our political differences

well, we've really got quite a bit in common.

We, well, we both love the king.

We got older children.

Hey!

Whoa!

- All you alright, Mr. White? - Yeah.

But you know that's twice in two days

I almost bought the farm.

I get the feeling this

is not a coincidence.

Lois?

Superman?

Are you alright?

What am I doing here?

It's time we found out.

Clark is waiting for you.

Lois, how are you feeling?

Much better, now that Perry White is dead.

You did very well, my dear.

And you'll be happy to know

that this is your final treatment.

It's over, Mendenhall.

Those things should match the red marks

'on Agnes and Homer's temples.'

I'm sure you've got some pretty interesting

programming for this gadget.

Elias, what they said is true?

- It was business. - It was murder.

'There was a time when the center was losing money.'

I simply found a way to get through the hard times.

By using your patients as killers for hire?

You'd be amazed how poorly

one is rewarded for conventional research.

I hear the prison laundry pays worse.

What are you doing?

Calling in the sheep.

It's the music. Turn it off.

Stay with Lois.

I want a complete list of everyone who hired you.

'Or else I'll have them pump "Battle Hymn Of The Republic"'

into your cell day and night.

I can't believe Mendenhall was using his patients.

I knew nothing about this.

- You guys alright? - Uh, yeah.

Luckily, Superman showed up.

I'd better go talk to the police.

Lois, how are you doing?

Okay.

Boy, for a minute there I felt like we were back

covering that prison riot.

- That... prison riot? - Sure, you remember.

We smuggled ourselves inside to talk to the leader

and the guards panicked and opened fire

and I was wearing that blue silk blouse

with the pin on the lapel.

Clark. Clark, I remember.

A-all this craziness must have jarred my memory.

It's like the floodgates opened and it's all coming back.

- Lois Lane, Clark Kent. - There you go.

We're partners at the Planet.

I like spicy Chinese food.

Yes.

Oh, and one more thing. I think I'm in love.

I know you are.

Is it that obvious?

Yes.

Well, don't tell him. I haven't said anything yet.

Him?

The man who threw me a lifeline

and pulled me back into this world.

Dr. Maxwell Deter.