I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THE DEAL HAD CLOSED.
MR. LUTHOR, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T WANT "I'M SORRY." I WANT TO KNOW HOW THE HELL
MY FATHER BEAT ME OUT OF A $150-MILLION CONTRACT
THAT YOU ASSURED ME WAS A DONE DEAL.
THE ONLY WAY THEY WOULD'VE KNOWN THE EXACT DOLLAR AMOUNT
WAS IF THEY HAD INSIDE INFORMATION.
AND SINCE YOU AND I WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO KNEW ABOUT IT,
AND I CERTAINLY DIDN'T TELL MY FATHER,
THAT LEAVES YOU IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION.
IF I NO LONGER HAVE YOUR CONFIDENCE,
I'll TENDER MY RESIGNATION IN THE MORNING.
MY FATHER WOULD WANT MORE THAN YOUR RESIGNATION.
HE'D HOBBLE YOU AT THE KNEES AND DO EVERYTHING IN HIS POWER
TO ENSURE YOU'D NEVER WORK IN THE CORPORATE WORLD AGAIN.
BUT I'M NOT MY FATHER.
ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS HOW HE FOUND OUT
AND HOW I CAN STOP IT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN.
LEX, WHAT'S GOING ON?
[ TURNS ON MUSIC ]
BIG BROTHER IS LISTENING, OR SHOULD I SAY "BIG DADDY"?
THESE ARE JUST WHAT I FOUND SO FAR.
STATE OF THE ART IN HIGH-TECH SURVEILLANCE.
I'M GOING TO HAVE BRING A TEAM OF EXPERTS
TO SWEEP THE REST OF THE MANSION.
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING, YOUR DAD'S SPYING ON YOU?
I HAD THE INSIDE TRACK ON A MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR CONTRACT.
AT THE LAST MINUTE, LUTHORCORP MANAGES TO UNDERBID ME.
YOU DO THE MATH.
LEX, YOU GOT TO CALM DOWN...
DON'T TELL ME TO CALM DOWN, CLARK.
HOW WOULD YOU FEEL IF SOMEONE WERE LISTENING
TO EVERY PRIVATE WORD YOU UTTERED,
LEARNING ALL YOUR SECRETS?
LEX.
THESE DEVICES COULD BE ANYWHERE.
THEY COULD BE IN THE SOFA CUSHIONS OR THE HEATING VENTS.
I ALREADY CHECKED.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR STEREO?
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫
♫ JUST STAY ♫
♫ STAY WITH ME ♫
♫ STAY ♫
♫ COME ON ♫
♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫
♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫
♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫
♫ JUST STAY ♫
♫ STAY ♫
♫ COME ON ♫
HEY, DAD, YOU WANT ME TO MAKE THIS EXTRA CRISPY FOR YOU?
NO THANKS, BUT IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF,
I'VE COOKED THIS BIRD TO A GOLDEN BROWN PERFECTION,
JUST THE WAY YOUR MOTHER LIKES IT.
SO HOW COME YOU GUYS AREN'T GOING TO METROPOLIS THIS YEAR
FOR YOUR ANNIVERSARY?
WELL, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT LAST YEAR,
WHILE WE WERE OUT OF TOWN, A CERTAIN SOMEBODY
HAD A PARTY AT OUR HOUSE.
YEAH, WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THINK A PICNIC SOUNDS PERFECT.
SO DO I, BUT I CAN'T GO.
WAIT... WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU CAN'T GO?
LIONEL JUST CALLED.
LUTHORCORP'S FINALIZING A MAJOR ACQUISITION TOMORROW,
AND HE NEEDS ME TO GO WITH HIM
TO HIS METROPOLIS OFFICE TO PREPARE.
DIDN'T YOU TELL HIM IT'S YOUR ANNIVERSARY, MOM?
I'll BE BACK TOMORROW NIGHT.
WE CAN CELEBRATE THEN. ANY RESTAURANT YOU WANT.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO,
PUT IT ON YOUR LUTHORCORP EXPENSE ACCOUNT?
JONATHAN, YOU CAN'T ME FEEL ANY WORSE ABOUT IT
THAN I ALREADY DO. I KNOW HOW HARD
YOU WORKED PLANNING TODAY, BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
HE'S MY BOSS.
I'M YOUR HUSBAND.
BELIEVE ME, I'D MUCH RATHER SPEND TODAY WITH YOU,
BUT THIS JOB IS IMPORTANT TO ME.
I NEVER THOUGHT I'D SEE THE DAY WHEN THIS JOB
WAS MORE IMPORTANT TO YOU THAN THIS FAMILY.
YOU KNOW WHAT? DAD'S RIGHT.
YOU SHOULDN'T BE WORKING FOR LIONEL LUTHOR ANYWAY.
CLARK... NO. THE ONLY WAY THAT HE GOT THIS MAJOR ACQUISITION
WAS BECAUSE HE WAS SPYING ON LEX.
CLARK. THIS IS BETWEEN YOUR MOTHER AND I.
JONATHAN, HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU PUT THIS FARM
ABOVE OUR PERSONAL LIVES?
THAT IS DIFFERENT, MARTHA.
WHY? I'M WORKING TOWARD THE SAME GOAL...
OUR FAMILY'S FINANCIAL SECURITY.
I WISH THIS JOB DIDN'T BOTHER YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE TO GO.
ALL RIGHT, LEX, WHAT'S SO URGENT?
REMEMBER THE NEW AMERICAN EMBASSY IN MOSCOW, DAD?
UH-HUH.
IT WAS SO RIDDLED WITH SURVEILLANCE HARDWARE,
THE STATE DEPARTMENT HAD TO ABANDON IT.
I'VE GOT A MEETING, LEX. I DON'T HAVE TIME TO CHAT
ABOUT FOREIGN AFFAIRS.
ACTUALLY, THE TOPIC IS DOMESTIC.
I'VE DISCOVERED A BUG PROBLEM RIGHT HERE IN MY VERY OWN HOME.
HA HA HA HA.
CORPORATE ESPIONAGE?
IT'S A FACT OF MODERN BUSINESS, LEX.
I'M SURPRISED YOUR SECURITY WAS SO LAX.
STILL, IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE HOW THE PERPETRATOR COULD'VE
GAINED ACCESS TO THE MANSION.
[ SNIFFS ]
DO I DETECT A FAINT WHIFF OF INNUENDO?
OF COURSE NOT, DAD.
I JUST WANTED TO CONGRATULATE YOU
ON WINNING THAT CONTRACT.
OH, IS THAT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT,
MAKING AN EXCUSE FOR YOUR DEFEAT?
HMM?
BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR EXCUSES.
AS FOR YOUR BUG PROBLEM,
I SUGGEST YOU CALL AN EXTERMINATOR.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
THIS IS MR. GREEN.
I FINISHED THE APPRAISAL YOU REQUESTED,
AND WE'RE READY TO CLOSE ESCROW.
[ Computer-distorted voice ] How soon can you
complete the transaction? TODAY. WE'RE ON SITE AND READY TO ROLL.
WE CAN GET YOU FULL ACCESS TO THE PROPERTY...
AUDIO AND VIDEO. DO WE HAVE A GO?
Mr. Green, are you there?
Mr. Green.
DO IT.
WE'RE ON.
WOW.
DON'T THINK IT'S TOO MUCH?
WELL, IT DEPENDS WHO YOU'RE WEARING IT FOR.
WHAT DO YOU CALL
YOUR NEWLY DISCOVERED BIOLOGICAL FATHER'S WIFE?
WELL,
PERSONALLY, I'D CALL HER MRS. SMALL, BUT THAT'S JUST ME.
SO YOU'RE REALLY GOING TO SEE HER, HUH?
YEAH. I KIND OF FEEL LIKE I'M AUDITIONING.
WHAT IF SHE VOTES ME OFF THE ISLAND?
LANA, ANYONE WHO GETS TO KNOW YOU
REALIZES HOW SPECIAL YOU ARE.
THANKS, CLARK.
THAT'S... THAT'S REALLY SWEET OF YOU TO SAY.
YOU'RE ALWAYS THE ONE TELLING ME
I NEED TO BE MORE HONEST.
YEAH.
WELL, YOU KNOW, MAYBE YOU SEE ME THAT WAY
BECAUSE WE'RE FRIENDS, BUT TO JENNIFER SMALL,
I AM JUST HER HUSBAND'S ILLEGITIMATE DAUGHTER
TRYING TO WORM HER WAY INTO HIS LIFE.
LANA, IF SHE ACCEPTS YOU, THEN GREAT.
BUT IF NOT, THAT'S HER LOSS.
BESIDES, ISN'T YOUR PRIORITY HENRY?
THAT'S BEEN GOING PRETTY WELL.
YEAH, BUT MAYBE IT'S THE WHOLE ADOPTED-KID FANTASY THING,
BUT I CAN'T HELP THINKING THAT IF I DON'T SCREW IT UP,
I MIGHT HAVE AN ACTUAL FAMILY.
LOOK, LANA, I WANT YOU TO HAVE EVERYTHING
YOU WISH FOR... I REALLY DO...
BUT JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A FAMILY
DOESN'T MEAN EVERY DAY'S A PICNIC.
UNLESS, OF COURSE, YOU'RE A KENT.
WELL, TO BE HONEST,
MY PARENTS AREN'T REALLY GETTING ALONG RIGHT NOW.
I'M SORRY, CLARK.
DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT?
LATER. YOU'VE GOT SOMEPLACE TO BE.
OKAY.
CLARK, WHATEVER IT IS,
YOUR PARENTS WILL WORK IT OUT.
AFTER ALL, SOME PEOPLE ARE JUST MEANT TO BE TOGETHER.
LEX, WHAT'S THE MOST ROMANTIC RESTAURANT IN METROPOLIS?
WELL, I'M SURE THERE ARE A LOT OF OPINIONS ON THAT, CLARK,
BUT, UH, PERSONALLY, I'D HAVE TO GO WITH LE PETIT FLEUR.
THINK YOU COULD SCORE ME A RESERVATION FOR TONIGHT?
WHO'S THE LUCKY GIRL?
MY MOM. IT'S MY PARENTS' ANNIVERSARY.
MY DAD HAD A PICNIC,
BUT NOW SHE'S IN METROPOLIS WITH YOUR DAD.
THEY'RE IN METROPOLIS AT LUTHORCORP
ON A SUNDAY?
YEAH. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT HE MAKES HER WORK
ON HER ANNIVERSARY?
IT'S MY FATHER. THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A PERSONAL LIFE.
LISTEN, CLARK, SINCE IT IS THEIR ANNIVERSARY,
I THINK I COULD DO YOU ONE BETTER THAN THE RESERVATIONS.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN MIND?
WELL, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME A MINUTE TO MAKE A FEW CALLS,
I'll EXPLAIN.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
IT'S KERN.
[ Computer-distorted voice ] This is Green.
I WANT YOU TO TERMINATE NOW.
YOU REALIZE YOU'LL BE FORFEITING YOUR DEPOSIT.
There are people in the building.
I want you all out. I UNDERSTAND.
OUR CLIENT HAS CANCELED THE PROJECT.
HE BELIEVES THERE ARE PEOPLE ON THIS FLOOR.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
YOU THINK THE REST OF US BROKE INTO THE OFFICE
OF ONE OF THE RICHEST MEN IN THE WORLD
JUST TO PLANT A FEW BUGS?
WE AIN'T LEAVING THIS PLACE UNTIL WE EMPTY THAT VAULT.
BISHOP.
NICKY, HOW LONG HAVE WE WORKED TOGETHER?
WE'RE NOT THIEVES. WE WERE HIRED TO DO A SPECIFIC JOB.
THE JOB DESCRIPTION'S JUST BEEN CHANGED.
GO OUT AND CHECK THE OTHER OFFICES.
BISHOP, GET THE TORCH.
SIGN HERE.
OKAY.
MARTHA?
YES.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO.
IT'S JUST THAT WHEN YOU SAID THERE WAS WORK
THAT COULDN'T WAIT UNTIL MONDAY,
I DIDN'T THINK I'D BE THE ONLY ONE HERE.
I THOUGHT YOU'D LIKE TO WORK IN YOUR NEW OFFICE.
NEW OFFICE?
I-I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
LOOK INSIDE THE TOP LEFT-HAND DRAWER OF THE DESK.
GO AHEAD. OPEN IT.
TURN IT OVER.
"TO MARTHA, WITH DEEP AFFECTION, L.L."
I'M PROMOTING YOU, MARTHA,
WHICH MEANS I'll BE NEEDING YOU MORE IN METROPOLIS,
WHICH MEANS YOU'LL NEED SOMEPLACE TO WORK.
LIONEL...
I'M FLATTERED, REALLY, BUT I-I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS.
AND AS FAR AS WORKING IN METROPOLIS,
THIS JOB IS PUTTING ENOUGH STRAIN ON MY FAMILY AS IT IS.
MARTHA,
I KNOW HOW MUCH YOU'VE GIVEN UP TO BE
UH, A FARMER'S WIFE,
BUT WITH YOUR BRAINS AND YOUR TALENT,
DON'T YOU DESERVE TO MAKE YOUR OWN AMBITIONS
A PRIORITY FOR A CHANGE?
WE'LL DISCUSS IT OVER DINNER.
HEY, LOVEBIRDS, WRONG PLACE, WRONG TIME.
WHO IS IT? MARTHA?
PUT YOUR HANDS UP. LET'S GO! GET 'EM IN THE AIR!
NOW!
CLARK.
CLARK!
I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHY THERE'S A HELICOPTER PARKED IN OUR FRONT YARD, DO YOU?
LEX IS GOING TO TAKE YOU TO METROPOLIS
SO YOU CAN TAKE MOM TO DINNER.
OH, SO THIS WAS YOUR IDEA, WAS IT?
ACTUALLY, IT WAS CLARK'S.
I JUST OFFERED TO PROVIDE THE TRANSPORTATION.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW HOW THINGS WORK IN YOUR HOUSE,
BUT AROUND HERE, WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RESPECT
OTHER PEOPLE'S PRIVACY.
DAD... IT'S ALL RIGHT, CLARK.
MR. KENT, SINCE THE DAY I MOVED TO SMALLVILLE,
I'VE DONE NOTHING BUT TRY TO BE A FRIEND TO YOU.
AND IN RETURN, YOU DO NOTHING BUT LECTURE ME
WITH SANCTIMONIOUS PLATITUDES.
I'M DONE LISTENING TO THEM.
DAD, THAT WAS NOT FAIR.
EVERYTHING WAS JUST FINE IN THIS FAMILY
UNTIL WE LET THE LUTHORS INTO OUR LIVES.
THAT WASN'T LEX'S FAULT.
HEY, I APPRECIATE YOUR CONCERN, BUT IT IS NOT
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX EVERYTHING!
SO JUST STAY OUT OF IT.
HEY, PINE, I GOT A LITTLE PRESENT FOR YOU.
LIONEL LUTHOR.
GOOD.
YOU JUST SAVED US A WHOLE LOT OF TIME.
GET HIM TO OPEN THE VAULT.
TOO LATE, GENIUS. YOU ALREADY BURNED THE PLATE.
[ ALARM BLARES ]
HOW THE HELL DID THE COPS GET TIPPED OFF?
WHAT DO YOU GOT IN YOUR HAND?
OPEN IT UP! Martha: STOP IT! YOU'RE HURTING HIM!
STOP! LIONEL, PLEASE.
PANIC BUTTON... STATE OF THE ART.
CHECK HIM OUT.
LET'S GO.
A MAN IN MY POSITION CAN NEVER TAKE TOO MANY PRECAUTIONS.
WHY DON'T YOU JUST LET US GO?
YOU CAN AVOID ADDING KIDNAPPING
TO THE BREAKING AND ENTERING CHARGES.
YOU SHOULD LISTEN TO THIS WOMAN.
I FIND HER ADVICE INVARIABLY SOUND.
I THINK HE'S ALL RIGHT.
WE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN OUT WHEN I SAID.
IF YOU'D KEPT TO THE PLAN, NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED.
AAH!
WHAT THE HELL IS THE MATTER WITH YOU? ARE YOU CRAZY?
SHUT UP! YOU SHUT UP!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! SHUT UP!
SHUT UP! DROP IT NOW!
ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT, LET'S JUST SETTLE DOWN, OKAY?
DROP IT, PINE.
JUST RELAX, ALL RIGHT?
RELAX. LET'S TAKE IT EASY.
I'M PUTTING MY GUNS DOWN. ALL RIGHT?
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GET THE MONEY,
AND WE'RE GOING TO GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.
GET BACK TO WORK ON THAT VAULT.
YOU'RE WASTING YOUR TIME, YOU KNOW.
THERE'S NOTHING IN THERE OF VALUE TO ANY OF YOU.
YOU KEEP YOUR EYES ON THEM.
WE'LL NEED 'EM LATER FOR LEVERAGE.
UH, MORE COFFEE?
HENRY, WHY DON'T YOU GET IT?
GIVE LANA AND I A CHANCE TO GET A WORD IN.
SURE. I'll BE RIGHT BACK.
THIS REALLY IS A CUTE PLACE, LANA.
YOU'VE GOT GREAT TASTE.
THANK YOU.
AND THANK YOU FOR AGREEING TO MEET WITH ME.
I KNOW IT CAN'T BE EASY FOR YOU.
LANA, YOU SEEM LIKE A VERY TOGETHER YOUNG WOMAN,
WHICH IS WHY I FEEL LIKE I CAN BE COMPLETELY CANDID WITH YOU.
I DON'T WANT YOU GETTING TOO CLOSE TO HENRY.
MRS. SMALL, I-I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU THINK,
BUT I AM NOT TRYING TO INTERFERE WITH YOUR FAMILY.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
LANA, WHEN I MARRIED HENRY,
HE WAS THE EDITOR OF THE LAW REVIEW.
HE WAS GOING TO RUN FOR CONGRESS.
NOW HE RUNS A LAW PRACTICE FOR LOST CAUSES
OUT OF OUR LIVING ROOM.
HE BELIEVES IN WHAT HE'S DOING.
YEAH, UNTIL IT GETS TOO DIFFICULT
OR HE LOSES INTEREST, WHICH HE ALWAYS DOES.
YOU THINK HE'LL LOSE INTEREST IN ME.
HENRY HAS TWO CHILDREN IN BOARDING SCHOOL.
HE NEVER CALLS THEM.
EVEN WHEN THEY'RE HOME, HE DOESN'T HAVE TIME FOR THEM
OR ANYONE ELSE.
WHY ARE YOU TELLING ME THIS?
I'M TRYING TO DO YOU A FAVOR.
I DO NOT WANT TO SEE YOU GET HURT
THE NEXT TIME HENRY'S PRIORITIES SUDDENLY CHANGE.
SO, WHAT HAVE YOU TWO LADIES BEEN TALKING ABOUT?
WE ARE LIVE AT THE LUTHORCORP TOWER
WHERE SOMETIME EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON
ARMED GUNMEN APPARENTLY ENTERED THE BUILDING
AND ARE NOW HOLDING LUTHORCORP CHAIRMAN AND CEO
LIONEL LUTHOR HOSTAGE
ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE EMPLOYEE.
MOM.
IF ANYBODY TRIES TO HURT YOUR MOTHER...
I'M NOT GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN.
CLARK. CLARK!
I'M NOT GOING TO TRY AND STOP YOU,
BUT I WANT YOU TO BE CAREFUL.
I'M GOING TO FOLLOW YOU IN THE TRUCK.
I'll GET THERE JUST AS SOON AS I CAN.
DAD, THERE'S A FASTER WAY FOR YOU TO GET TO METROPOLIS.
YOU JUST HAVE TO TALK TO LEX.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
GET HIM OUT OF HERE.
WHAT?
[ Computer-distorted voice ] I hired you to bug an office,
NOT CREATE A MEDIA CIRCUS.
Yeah, well, we ran into a little snag.
WHO IS THIS?
TELL YOU WHAT, MR. GREEN, YOU SHOW ME
YOUR CALLER I.D., AND I'll SHOW YOU MINE.
I WANT TO TALK TO KERN NOW.
YEAH, WELL, KERN'S DEFINITELY NOT IN CHARGE ANYMORE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MR. KENT.
I TAKE IT YOU'VE SEEN THE NEWS?
IF I HADN'T BEEN SO BULLHEADED AND...
TAKEN YOU UP ON YOUR OFFER,
MARTHA AND I WOULD PROBABLY BE ON OUR WAY TO DINNER.
INSTEAD...
BELIEVE ME, THERE'S PLENTY OF BLAME TO GO AROUND.
LEX, I WAS WONDERING...
I WAS WONDERING IF I... SURE, MR. KENT.
I'll GIVE YOU A HELICOPTER RIDE TO METROPOLIS.
[ SIRENS BLARING ]
Officer: EVERYONE, BACK. MOVE IT!
YOUNG MAN, YOU TOO. STAY BEHIND THE BARRICADE.
LET'S GO!
STAND UP AND PUT YOUR HANDS ON YOUR HEAD.
STAND UP!
TURN AROUND.
I CAN EXPLAIN.
HOLD STILL. KEEP YOUR FINGERS LACED.
I'M LISTENING.
MY NAME IS CLARK KENT.
MY MOM IS ONE OF THE HOSTAGES BEING HELD UP THERE.
AND YOU THOUGHT YOU'D PLAY HERO?
WELL, ASSUMING YOU ARE WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE,
YOU ALMOST JUST GOT YOUR MOTHER KILLED.
EVERY OPENING IN THIS BUILDING IS WIRED WITH ALARMS.
THE KIDNAPPERS HAVE CONTROL OF THE SECURITY SYSTEM,
AND THEY THREATENED TO START SHOOTING HOSTAGES
IF ANYONE SO MUCH AS SETS A BIG TOE INSIDE.
COME ON, HERO. YOU'RE COMING WITH ME.
MOVE IT!
SO, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?
THEY SAW YOU KILL KERN. THEY CAN I.D. US, PINE.
AND I, FOR ONE, AM NOT GOING DOWN FOR MURDER,
DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
WE'LL DEAL WITH THEM WHEN THE TIME COMES.
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.
IF I HADN'T ASKED YOU TO WORK TODAY,
YOU'D BE AT HOME RIGHT NOW WITH YOUR FAMILY.
I DON'T BLAME YOU, LIONEL.
IT'S... IT'S JUST THAT JONATHAN AND I LEFT
ON SUCH BAD TERMS.
IT'S IRONIC.
I HAD QUITE A ROW THIS MORNING, TOO, WITH LEX.
IF THEY KILL US,
THOSE WILL BE THE LAST WORDS WE EVER SPOKE TO EACH OTHER.
PINE. YOU'RE UP.
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
Officer: I WANT YOU TO MONITOR THE RADIO CHANNELS.
IT'S OKAY, IT'S OKAY.
CLARK?
YOU KNOW THIS KID?
YES, MA'AM, HE'S MY SON.
WELL, YOU KEEP HIM AWAY FROM THE BUILDING,
OR I'll ARREST HIM.
LIEUTENANT SAWYER, MY NAME IS LEX LUTHOR...
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
I'D APPRECIATE AN UPDATE ON THE NEGOTIATIONS.
THIS WAY.
WHAT HAPPENED?
I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO THE POLICE.
I THINK I FOUND A WAY INTO THE BUILDING.
REALLY? HOW?
NO ONE'S WATCHING THE "DAILY PLANET."
YOU'RE NOT THINKING ABOUT JUMPING.
IT'S THE ONLY WAY.
CLARK, THAT'S GOT TO BE OVER 200 FEET.
I CAN MAKE IT.
YOU DON'T KNOW THAT.
BESIDES, DON'T YOU HAVE A FEAR OF HEIGHTS?
IF WE'RE NOT HERE TO GET MOM OUT,
THEN WHY ARE WE HERE?
LISTEN TO ME. I AM JUST AS CONCERNED ABOUT YOUR MOTHER
AS YOU ARE, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MAKE A MISTAKE
THAT COULD GET HER KILLED.
WHERE'S THE DAMN MONEY?
I TOLD YOU THERE WAS NOTHING IN THERE OF INTEREST TO YOU.
CHECK THIS OUT.
IT COULD BE WORTH SOMETHING.
AHH!
WHAT THE HELL IS THIS?
MARTHA, PERHAPS THE, UH, GENTLEMAN HASN'T NOTICED
THAT I'M BLIND.
WOULD YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT HE'S REFERRING TO?
IT'S SOME SORT OF METALLIC DISK
SHAPED LIKE AN OCTAGON.
IT'S NOTHING... KEEPSAKE.
[ BEEPING ]
SAWYER.
WHERE IS MY TRANSPORTATION?
I told you,
I NEED A SHOW OF GOOD FAITH FIRST.
YOU GIVE ME ONE OF THOSE HOSTAGES.
OKAY.
FINE.
GET UP.
YOU'VE GOT 10 MINUTES,
THEN YOU CAN TAKE THIS ONE OUT IN A BODY BAG.
We're working on it. Stay cool up there.
Stay cool.
WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T HURT ANY OF THE HOSTAGES.
JUST STAY CALM.
YEAH, WELL, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO STAY CALM, HUH?
I OPEN THAT DAMN VAULT EXPECTING TO FIND
MY RETIREMENT FUND, AND INSTEAD, I FIND A BUNCH OF FILES,
green rocks all cut up into bars.
WHAT ELSE WAS IN THERE? WHAT'S IT TO YOU?
[ Computer-distorted voice ] Answer me,
and maybe I can help you.
I... JUST WHAT I TOLD YOU.
OH, AND SOME METAL OCTAGON-LOOKING THING.
LISTEN TO ME. PACK UP EVERYTHING.
THE FILES, the bars, the octagon.
YEAH, THEN WHAT?
I KNOW A WAY OUT OF THE BUILDING,
BUT FIRST, YOU LET THE HOSTAGES GO.
[ BEEPING ]
PINE.
BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
WE GOT COMPANY.
CHECK IT OUT.
A WINDOW JUST BLEW OUT ON THE 30th FLOOR.
GET THE TEAM TOGETHER. WE'RE GOING IN.
WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON UP THERE?
IT SOUNDS LIKE THE JUNK IN THAT SAFE
IS WORTH SOMETHING TO YOU. TELL YOU WHAT.
I WANT A MILLION DOLLARS AND I WANT A WAY OUT OF HERE.
YOU'RE IN NO POSITION TO NEGOTIATE.
THIS IS NOT A NEGOTIATION, ALL RIGHT?
WE GET OUT OF HERE, OR NOBODY DOES.
ALL RIGHT, LISTEN TO ME.
LUTHOR HAS A PRIVATE ELEVATOR.
IT'LL TAKE YOU TO A TUNNEL THAT LEADS TO A GARAGE
three blocks away.
HEY, LIONEL, YOU BEEN HOLDING OUT ON ME?
IS THERE SOME KIND OF SECRET WAY OUT OF HERE?
OH, YES.
AND WHATEVER THAT ANONYMOUS COWARD, YOUR MR. GREEN,
IS OFFERING, I'll DOUBLE IT.
IN EXCHANGE FOR OUR LIVES
AND THE CONTENTS OF THE SAFE.
HMM. HEAR THAT, MR. GREEN?
IT LOOKS LIKE WE GOT US A BIDDING WAR.
LOOK, NO MATTER WHAT LIONEL LUTHOR IS PROMISING YOU,
YOU CAN'T TRUST HIM.
OH, BUT I SHOULD TRUST YOU...
SOMEBODY WHO HIDES HIS OWN IDENTITY?
I THINK I'D RATHER DEAL WITH LIONEL.
I'll MATCH WHAT HE'S OFFERING. JUST DON'T HURT THEM.
Jonathan: DON'T HURT WHO, LEX?
WERE YOU JUST TALKING TO THOSE MEN UP THERE?
MR. KENT, WHATEVER I'M DOING IS IN THE BEST INTEREST
OF YOUR WIFE AND MY FATHER, BELIEVE ME.
IF I FIND OUT THAT YOU HAD ANYTHING TO DO
WITH WHAT'S GOING ON OUT HERE,
YOU WILL PRAY TO GOD YOU NEVER SET FOOT IN SMALLVILLE,
YOU BELIEVE ME.
WHERE'S MY MOM?
WHERE IS SHE?!
SO, AS SOON AS THE BANKS OPEN, I'll HAVE THE MONEY WIRED.
TO, UH, ANY ACCOUNT YOU CHOOSE
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
ALL RIGHT, WE GOT A DEAL.
GOOD.
BUT I'M HANGING ONTO EVERYTHING UNTIL I GET THAT MONEY.
ALL RIGHT.
BISHOP, PACK UP THE STUFF FROM THE VAULT.
SO, NOW ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME
WHO'S ON THE OTHER END OF THE LINE?
YOU'D PROBABLY KNOW BETTER THAN I DO.
WHY DON'T YOU THINK WHO YOUR ENEMIES ARE?
COME ON, LADY, YOU CAN HELP OUT, TOO!
PICK UP THE FILES. COME ON!
TODAY. COME ON! LET'S GO, PICK 'EM UP,
PUT 'EM IN THE BARREL WITH THE REST OF THE STUFF!
OKAY, I'M PICKING THEM UP.
ALL RIGHT, THAT'S GOOD.
GET OVER THERE AND HELP YOUR BOSS UP.
HI.
Martha. The octagonal disk...
Where is it?
I DON'T KNOW. WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT?
COME ON, TIME'S UP. LET'S GO, MOVE.
MOVE, MOVE!
Pine: WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?
THE COPS CUT THE POWER! WE HAVE GOT TO GO!
BISHOP, DON'T!
CLARK, GET OUT OF HERE NOW!
CLARK!
[ GROANING ]
CLARK!
[ HELICOPTER WHIRRING OUTSIDE ]
ARE YOU ALONE?
ANSWER ME! ARE YOU ALONE?
AAH!
CLARK! CLARK!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
LADY, YOU AND THE KID GET UP!
PUT YOUR HANDS OVER YOUR HEAD, OR I KILL THE OLD MAN.
[ GUNSHOT ]
HE'S DEAD.
Clark, those files over there... burn them.
There's one about you. We can't let it get out.
METROPOLIS P.D.! NOBODY MOVE!
ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
CLARK, HOW DID YOU GET INSIDE?
THE BOY'S RESOURCEFUL, LEX.
WHAT DIFFERENCE DOES IT MAKE HOW HE DID IT?
HE SAVED US. THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
DAD.
I WANT YOU TO KNOW I WAS DOING EVERYTHING I COULD
TO SECURE YOUR RELEASE.
OH, I'M SURE YOU DID A GREAT DEAL.
I'll SEND SOMEONE TO THE MANSION FOR MY THINGS.
I'll HELP THEM PACK.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
THANKS.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S MY RESIGNATION.
THERE'S NO WAY I CAN KEEP WORKING FOR LIONEL.
HE HAD REFINED METEOR ROCKS IN HIS VAULT,
A FILE ON CLARK...
I CAN'T BELIEVE I TRUSTED HIM.
WITHOUT THAT FILE, AT LEAST THE POLICE CAN'T FIND OUT
ANYTHING ABOUT ME.
TO THINK I MADE THIS JOB SUCH A BIG PRIORITY,
AND LIONEL MAY HAVE ONLY HIRED ME TO LEARN MORE ABOUT CLARK.
I'M SORRY, MOM.
I KNOW HOW IMPORTANT YOUR WORK HAS BEEN TO YOU.
IT'S NOT MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU.
WAIT.
ARE YOU SURE THAT THIS IS THE BEST THING TO DO?
QUIT... I MEAN.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN? I THOUGHT YOU'D BE HAPPY ABOUT IT.
IF YOU HADN'T BEEN WORKING FOR LIONEL,
THEN WE'D HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING
THAT HE WAS KEEPING TABS ON CLARK.
SO INSTEAD OF STAYING AWAY FROM HIM...
MAYBE WE SHOULD TAKE A PAGE OUT OF THE LUTHOR PLAYBOOK.
SWEETHEART, ARE YOU COMING UP?
IN A MINUTE.
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