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WOW. LOOK AT THIS TURNOUT.
WELL, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY SOMEBODY FROM METROPOLIS
WINS THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE PRIZE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE SUPERMAN HASN'T WON IT BEFORE NOW.
I GUESS THERE WAS SOME QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT
AN EXTRATERRESTRIAL WAS ACTUALLY ELIGIBLE.
ALIEN OR NOT, IT'S ABOUT TIME.
WHY DIDN'T YOU GO TO STOCKHOLM WITH CLARK TO COVER THE CEREMONY?
OH, WELL, YOU KNOW,
CLARK IS SO MUCH CLOSER TO SUPERMAN THAN I AM.
HEY, SPEAKING OF OUR HERO...
[APPLAUSE]
Man: GREAT HONOR TO MEET YOU, SUPERMAN.
THANK YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH
FOR THIS GENEROUS RECEPTION.
COUNCILMAN...
I WOULD LIKE TO DONATE
THIS MEDAL AND THIS PRIZE MONEY
TO THE PEOPLE OF METROPOLIS,
WITH WHOM I SHARE THIS AWARD.
BECAUSE I AM NOTHING,
IF NOT A REFLECTION
OF THE PEOPLE I PROUDLY SERVE
ON A DAILY BASIS.
[TURNS VOLUME OFF]
YADA, YADA, YADA.
PUT A SOCK IN IT!
YOU SAID THE SAME THING LAST YEAR WHEN YOU STOLE
THE METROPOLIS MAN OF THE YEAR AWARD FROM ME!
I MEAN--I MEAN, HOW MANY AWARDS CAN ONE GUY WIN, HUH?
WHY DON'T I EVER GET ONE OF THESE PRIZES?
PROBABLY BECAUSE YOU'RE THE KING OF ***.
I MEAN, USED TO BE, MR. GOODE.
THAT'S RIGHT.
NOW I'M A WORLD- FAMOUS PHILANTHROPIST.
I HAVE SPENT MILLIONS OF DOLLARS
REHABILITATING MY IMAGE--
BUILDING SHELTERS FOR THE HOMELESS,
FEEDING THE POOR--
STUFF LIKE THAT.
SO DON'T TELL ME THAT I CAN'T BUY THIS PEACE PRIZE.
I MEAN, THIS IS AMERICA!
WHO'S COVERING THIS FLY-BOY ANYWAY?
THAT WOULD BE SAMANTHA, SIR.
THEN GET HER ON THE PHONE!
WELL, I'M THROUGH LOSING TO YOU, MR. FAMILY VALUES.
AT THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, THAT'S GONNA BE ME
UP ON THAT PODIUM RECEIVING THAT MEDAL.
Samantha: YEAH? HELLO?
SAMANTHA, GOODE HERE.
YOU BETTER HAVE SOMETHING FOR ME, AND IT BETTER BE GOOD.
TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOU EXPECT ME TO FIND HERE.
Goode: WE'VE BEEN OVER THIS.
MR. WONDERFUL CANNOT BE THAT PERFECT, THAT MORALLY PURE.
I MEAN, MY MOTHER'S A SAINT, AND I'VE ROOTED OUT
1 OR 2 THINGS ON HER THAT HAD ME SCREAMING AT NIGHT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT, SIR, BUT IT'S DAYTIME HERE.
THERE'S NOTHING BUT NUNS AND BOY SCOUTS.
WELL, THAT'S YOUR PROBLEM.
YOUR JOB IS TO FIND A *** IN HIS ARMOR,
SOMETHING THAT I CAN EXPLOIT
WITH ALL OF THE POWER AT MY COMMAND.
NOW DON'T DISAPPOINT ME!
WELL?
WHY ARE WE JUST SITTING AROUND HERE?
FAN OUT! I NEED SOME DIRT!
JOHNSON,
YOU RIDE DOWN WITH ME.
NOW, ABOUT THAT KING OF *** CRACK...
I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, MR. GOODE.
I--I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WAS THINKING.
I DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING BY IT. REALLY.
THAT'S OK, JOHNSON.
LET'S JUST NOT LET IT HAPPEN AGAIN, OK?
OK.
OH! AAH!
[SCREAMING]
MMM.
WELL, I'M NOT REALLY BACK YET.
CLARK KENT'S PLANE DOESN'T GET IN TILL MIDNIGHT.
OH, GREAT. SO FOR THE REST OF THE DAY
I HAVE TO PRETEND LIKE MY HUSBAND'S STILL IN THE AIR.
NOT EXACTLY THE KIND OF WELCOME HOME I HAD PLANNED.
ACTUALLY, UH, MS. LANE,
I HAD NO IDEA THAT I WAS GOING TO WIN THE PRIZE.
I--WHAT KIND OF WELCOME HOME
DID YOU HAVE IN MIND EXACTLY?
OH, A WEEKEND IN BED
IN A MOUNTAIN HIDEAWAY.
MMM.
WHERE NOT EVERYTHING IS DONE AT SUPER SPEED.
OH.
Newscaster: AND NOW THIS LNN SPECIAL REPORT.
AFTER WEEKS OF STALLED TALKS,
THE LEADERS OF EASTERN EUROPEAN NATIONS
LATISLAN AND PODANSK ARRIVED IN METROPOLIS TODAY
IN AN ATTEMPT TO DIFFUSE ESCALATING TENSIONS.
THE BREAK CAME WHEN THE UNITED NATIONS ASKED SUPERMAN,
FRESH FROM WINNING THE INTERNATIONAL PEACE PRIZE,
TO MEDIATE THE TALKS.
PRESIDENT KASPAROV, IT'S AN HONOR.
THE HONOR IS MINE, SUPERMAN.
IT IS ONLY BECAUSE OF YOU,
A SHINING SYMBOL OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE,
THAT MY PEOPLE ARE EVEN WILLING TO DISCUSS PEACE,
EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE SUFFERED FAR TOO LONG
AT THE HANDS OF OUR ENEMIES.
YOU HAVE SUFFERED ONLY BECAUSE OF THE BRUTALITY YOU HAVE PERPETRATED
AGAINST MY PEOPLE, KASPAROV.
WE'VE HAD PROMISES MADE AND PROMISES BROKEN.
AS HAVE MY PEOPLE.
WHICH IS WHY YOU ARE OUR LAST HOPE.
YOU ARE THE ONE AND ONLY PERSON
BOTH SIDES WILL TRUST.
SIRS, IF YOU'LL BOTH BE TRUTHFUL WITH ME,
AND WITH EACH OTHER,
THEN I'M SURE TOGETHER WE CAN FIND THE ROAD TO PEACE.
HA! OH, GREAT.
HE'S GONNA STOP A WAR NOW.
I THINK I'M GONNA PUKE.
MR. GOODE, GREAT NEWS.
I THINK I SAW SOMETHING I WASN'T SUPPOSED TO SEE
WHEN LOIS LANE WAS INTERVIEWING SUPERMAN.
WHAT'S THAT, HIS CAPE FLEW UP, AND YOU SAW HIS *** LINES?
BETTER.
IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYONE'S HERO
IS DOING SOME VERY UN-HEROIC THINGS
WITH A CERTAIN ACE REPORTER.
THAT'S IT?
HE'S GIVING HER AN INTERVIEW. BIG DEAL.
WHY DON'T YOU COME OVER TO MY ELEVATOR?
I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOMETHING.
NO, WAIT. WATCH THEIR BODY LANGUAGE.
SEE HOW THEY'RE LOOKING AROUND TO SEE IF ANYONE'S WATCHING?
AND THEN THIS.
OHH.
INTERESTING.
Samantha: I'VE DONE SOME CHECKING, TOO.
LOIS LANE HAS HAD VIRTUALLY EVERY EXCLUSIVE WITH SUPERMAN
SINCE HE FLEW ONTO THE SCENE 4 YEARS AGO.
ARE YOU SAYING THAT SUPERMAN'S KNOCKING RED BOOTS
WITH A MARRIED WOMAN?
THAT'S MY GUESS.
WELL, YOUR GUESS ISN'T GOOD ENOUGH!
WE NEED PROOF AND CORROBORATING EVIDENCE TO BACK THIS UP.
WELL, GEE, WE'VE NEVER BOTHERED WITH THAT BEFORE, MR. GOODE.
BUT WE'RE DEALING WITH SUPERMAN HERE,
SO WE HAVE TO BE TOTALLY SCRUPULOUS--
AS DISTURBING AS THAT MAY SEEM.
HERE'S ANOTHER SUPERMAN SCOOP FOR YOU.
HE'S GOT A PLAN
WHERE HE CAN GET BOTH SIDES
TO DISCLOSE THE LOCATIONS
OF THEIR RESPECTIVE NUCLEAR WEAPONS,
AND ALLOW HIM TO SIMPLY DESTROY THEM.
WHICH MEANS THEY WON'T BE ABLE TO ANNIHILATE EACH OTHER,
AND THEY'LL HAVE TO TALK PEACE. I LIKE IT.
HEH HEH.
YOU KNOW...
YOU SEEM TO GET...
A LOT OF CREDIT FOR THESE SUPERMAN EXCLUSIVES.
WHAT DO I GET?
HOW ABOUT 2 DAYS AND 2 NIGHTS
UP IN THE MOUNTAINS
AT CHATEAU ROBERGE?
CHATEAU ROBERGE.
WOW.
THE HIDEAWAY FOR THE ULTRA-EXCLUSIVE AHD RICH AND FAMOUS?
HOW'D YOU GET US IN?
OH, I HAVE MY WAYS.
WHAT'S THAT?
THAT.
IS THAT THE HOTEL'S CONFIRMATION LETTER?
WELL, A GIRL HAS TO HAVE SOME SECRETS.
NO.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU
NO.
I'M NOT GOING TO GIVE IT TO YOU.
[GIGGLES]
[CHUCKLES]
CUTE.
OK.
[HUMMING]
HMM?
THAT IS NOT FAIR.
"DEAR MS. LANE, WE ARE EXTREMELY EXCITED
ABOUT YOUR PROPOSED ARTICLE ON OUR CHATEAU."
BUT YOU'RE NOT WRITING ANY ARTICLE.
I MIGHT SOMEDAY.
CLARK, PLEASE. IT WAS A FIB.
IT WAS AN EXAGGERATION.
IT WAS A MINOR DISTORTION.
OK, I LIED,
BUT IT WAS A LITTLE, TINY WHITE LIE.
NOBODY GOT HURT. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE
LOIS.
[SIGHS] FINE.
WE'LL TAKE THE MORAL HIGH GROUND.
I'LL CANCEL THE RESERVATION.
YOU CAN SPEND THE WEEKEND WITH THOSE OLD WAR-HORSES
AND GET A JUMP ON YOUR PEACE TALK.
WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
ON SECOND THOUGHT,
SINCE THEIR PROPOSALS AREN'T GOING TO BE FINISHED TILL MONDAY,
IT IS THE PERFECT WEEKEND
FOR US TO GET AWAY.
MMM.
EVEN THOUGH THE LEADERS OF LATISLAN AND PODANSK
ARE SET TO MEET WITH SUPERMAN,
THE U.N. HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE MILITARY BUILDUP
CONTINUES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BORDER.
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO ANYWAY.
I'LL CANCEL THE RESERVATIONS.
NO, NO, NO. WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
YOU GO AHEAD ON UP. I'LL MEET YOU THERE.
SUPERMAN'S GONNA HAVE A LITTLE CHAT
WITH THESE TWO OLD WAR-HORSES,
GET THEM TO HONOR THEIR TRUCE.
MMM.
LOIS LANE?
OK, YOU DON'T KNOW ME.
I'M JUST A PENCIL PUSHER IN RESEARCH.
I'M SAMANTHA,
AND YOU'RE MY IDOL.
OH, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WOW. THAT HUSBAND OF YOURS, HE'S QUITE A HUNK, ISN'T HE?
OF COURSE, HE'S NO SUPERMAN,
BUT WHAT THE HEY, YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.
EXCUSE ME?
WHAT'S SUPERMAN LIKE?
LIKE?
YEAH. YOU KNOW, IS HE SEEING ANYONE?
'CAUSE I WAS THINKING, IF HE'S NOT,
THAT MAYBE YOU COULD DO A GIRLFRIEND A FAVOR AND INTRODUCE ME.
OF COURSE, I DON'T EVEN KNOW
IF HE DATES OUTSIDE HIS OWN SPECIES, BUT--
UH, I DON'T MEAN TO BE RUDE BUT, UH,
I HAVE A PLANE TO CATCH.
OK, SURE. WE'LL TALK LATER, OK?
[KNOCK KNOCK]
SORRY I'M LATE.
LONG DAY AT THE OFFICE.
ISN'T IT NICE?
VERY NICE.
I MISSED YOU.
AND I MISSED YOU.
[WHISPERING] Oh, I Can't believe I'm doing this.
[THUD]
DID YOU HEAR SOMETHING?
NO. IT WAS NOTHING.
OH.
OW.
MR. GOODE, YOU ARE NOT GONNA BELIEVE THIS.
RIGHT AFTER I HUNG UP WITH YOU,
GUESS WHO FLEW INTO LOIS LANE'S ROOM?
RIGHT. SUPERMAN.
AND WITHIN SECONDS, THEY WERE SUCKING FACE
LIKE WORLD-CLASS MATTRESS TRAMPS.
HEY!
[GASPS]
SIR. SORRY. WHAT?
THE PICTURE?
YES, SIR, I GOT THE PICTURE.
I DEFINITELY GOT AN EXPOSURE.
MM-HMM.
I'LL GET IT DEVELOPED RIGHT AWAY.
BYE.
[GASPS]
OH, GOD.
THINK, THINK.
"HANK'S PHOTO LAB."
♪ WHAT'S THAT BEEN CHASING ME CHASING ME ♪
♪ CHASING ME ALL MY LIFE... ♪
BARRY DUNNING LIVE AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
WHERE THIS TALE OF SORDID SUPER *** TOOK PLACE.
♪ WHAT'S THAT BEEN CHASING ME CHASING ME ♪
♪ CHASING ME ALL MY LIFE ♪
♪ YEAH ♪
♪ WELL IT MUST BE 'EM LORD DOWN THERE ♪
♪ LORD DOWN LORD DOWN THERE... ♪
THE PEOPLE OF METROPOLIS ARE SAYING NO
TO SUPERMAN.
OH MY GOSH!
MMM.
OK, SO THIS SKIRT DOESN'T GO WITH THIS BLOUSE.
Jimmy: YOU GUYS HAVEN'T SEEN
THIS MORNING'S NATIONAL INQUISITOR, HAVE YOU?
THAT SUPERMARKET RAG? WHY WOULD WE?
OR THE DIRT DIGGER?
OF COURSE NOT, JIMMY. WHAT'S GOING ON?
OH, MY GOD. CLARK.
LOIS.
THAT'S ME.
AND SUPERMAN.
GUYS, LET ME JUST BE THE FIRST TO SAY
THAT I DON'T BELIEVE IT FOR A SECOND, ALRIGHT?
IT'S OBVIOUSLY FAKE. THE PHOTOGRAPH'S FAKE.
IT'S UNEQUIVOCALLY BOGUS.
ALTHOUGH, IT'S PRETTY GOOD WORK.
I MEAN, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE AS GOOD.
JIMMY.
SORRY. ON YOUR TEAM, 100%.
LOIS. CLARK.
IN MY OFFICE.
CHIEF, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT YOU TO KNOW--
OF COURSE I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT, LOIS.
I KNOW YOU'D NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT TO CLARK.
I'VE NEVER SEEN TWO PEOPLE SO IN LOVE.
THIS IS JUST PURE TABLOID TRASH.
IT'S THAT SIMPLE.
THANKS, CHIEF.
NOW, THAT SAID, THIS THING'S ALREADY BLOWN UP PRETTY BIG.
NOW, THE DAILY PLANET HAS YET TO TAKE AN OFFICIAL POSITION,
BUT I CAN'T SIT ON MY HANDS MUCH LONGER.
THE FELLAS UPSTAIRS ARE BREATHING DOWN MY NECK
TO CLEAN UP THIS MESS.
SO, UH...
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
WHAT DO WE PRINT?
TV: SUPER SEDUCTION OR *** FOR LOIS?
NO TO SUPERMAN.
FORMERLY TRUSTED THE MAN OF...
MY GUEST IS FATHER MORTON...
[LAUGHING LOUDLY]
THIS IS FANTASTIC!
IT'S EVERYWHERE. THEY'RE ALL PICKING IT UP.
EVERY STATION, EVERY WIRE, EVERY SHOW.
IT'S EVEN ON THE INTERNET.
OH, SUPERMAN'S BLOOD IS IN THE WATER,
AND THE SHARKS ARE SWIMMING IN TO TAKE A BITE.
YOU'RE A GENIUS, MR. GOODE.
CALL ME RANDY,
'CAUSE YOU JUST CLIMBED UP THE LADDER,
MISS VICE PRESIDENT.
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
AS A HEART ATTACK! ARE YOU KIDDING ME?
THIS IS THE BIGGEST STORY OF THE YEAR!
SUPERMAN'S IMAGE WILL BE FADING
AS FAST AS MICHAEL BOLTON'S HAIRLINE. THIS IS FABULOUS.
AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, ONE OF OUR STORIES IS ACTUALLY AUTHENTIC.
NO. NO.
NO, BUT WE CAN'T STOP HERE.
NO, NO, NO. WE REALLY MUST STOKE THE FIRE.
WE'VE GOT TO ORCHESTRATE
A FULL-TILT SMEAR CAMPAIGN
AGAINST SUPERMAN!
ANYTHING GOES, EVEN IF IT'S A LIE!
THE MORE OUTRAGEOUS, THE BETTER!
UH, SUPERMAN USES X-RAY VISION
TO PEEP AT MY SISTER.
SUPERMAN DROPPED ME WHILE HE WAS FLYING,
AND I SMELT *** ON HIS BREATH.
WE DON'T NEED KRYPTONITE TO DESTROY SUPERMAN.
WE'VE GOT THE MOST POWERFUL WEAPON EVER INVENTED--
A SCANDAL!
AND WE'RE GONNA TAKE SUPERMAN DOWN WITH IT.
AND THEN...
THERE'LL BE A NEW MAN OF THE YEAR.
ME.
I'M MOST CONCERNED ABOUT THE CHILDREN, BARRY.
AFTER ALL,
SUPERMAN WAS THEIR ONE UNDISPUTED MORAL REFERENCE POINT.
AND...
IF THIS TERRIBLE TRAGEDY TURNS OUT TO BE TRUE...
THEN HOW CAN OUR CHILDREN TAKE MORALITY SERIOUSLY
IF THE PILLAR OF MORALITY HIMSELF HAS COMMITTED ADULTERY?
IS THAT THE POINT YOU'RE MAKING, FATHER?
Father: EXACTLY.
THE CONSEQUENCES COULD BE CALAMIT--
SHOCKING STORY CONTINUES TO ROCK PEOPLE EVERYWHERE.
I THINK IT'S A TRAGEDY.
I'VE GOT A 4 AND A 5-YEAR-OLD.
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO TELL THEM? YOU KNOW?
SUPERMAN WAS THEIR HERO.
I USED TO LOOK UP TO LOIS LANE,
AND I FELT THAT I COULD REALLY TRUST HER REPORTING.
BUT NOW? THIS IS ALL HER FAULT.
SHE IS THE ONE WHO SEDUCED HIM.
POOR CLARK KENT.
I THINK IT'S AWESOME.
YOU THINK I WOULDN'T BE OUT BAGGING BABES IF I HAD SUPER POWERS?
I'VE HEARD ENOUGH OF THIS TRASH.
LET'S JUST CONCENTRATE ON GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.
THE BOTTOM OF WHAT?
SOMETHING LIKE THIS DOESN'T JUST HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
OR YOU, HONEY.
SUPERMAN WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE A CHATEAU ROBERGE.
LOIS LANE AND CLARK KENT WERE.
WELL, EITHER WAY, THE FIRST THING WE SHOULD DO
IS FIGURE OUT WHO TOOK THIS PICTURE.
IT'S UN-CREDITED,
WHICH IS SUSPICIOUS,
CONSIDERING ALL THE NOTORIETY IT'S GOTTEN.
I MEAN, YOU'D THINK THAT THIS PHOTOGRAPHER
WOULD BE ALL OVER THE TV CIRCUIT
BY NOW IF THERE WEREN'T MORE TO IT.
THAT MIGHT BE TRUE, BUT--
I GUESS IT'S JUST THE PRICE WE PAY
FOR BEING IN THE PUBLIC EYE, YOU KNOW.
EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, SOMEBODY'S GONNA TAKE A POTSHOT AT US.
LIKE LAST YEAR, WHEN THAT WOMAN
CLAIMED TO HAVE HAD SUPERMAN'S LOVE CHILD.
OH, HONEY, BUT THERE'S A BIG DIFFERENCE HERE.
THAT WAS A LIE.
THIS...
THIS ISN'T.
THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED.
NO, IT DIDN'T.
THIS SAYS THAT LOIS LANE CHEATED ON HER HUSBAND,
AND WE BOTH KNOW THAT'S NOT TRUE.
OK, YES, BUT THE POINT IS
THAT THE WHOLE REST OF THE WORLD DOESN'T KNOW THAT, HONEY.
AND THERE'S NO WAY OF TELLING THEM THE REAL TRUTH.
WELL, THEN I'LL JUST DENY IT.
I'LL ISSUE A STATEMENT
THAT SAYS THAT IT WAS A HOAX,
LOIS.
OR BETTER YET, SUPERMAN SHOULD DO IT.
HE SHOULD HAVE A PRESS CONFERENCE
AND JUST SAY THAT IT WASN'T US. THE WORLD BELIEVES HIM.
WAIT A MINUTE. YOU'RE SERIOUSLY SUGGESTING THAT SUPERMAN LIE?
I'M SUGGESTING WE DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO GET TO WHO'S TRYING TO GET AT US...
OR YOU OR ME.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SUGGESTING.
I AGREE. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, HONEY
BUT I THINK THERE'S A BIGGER ISSUE HERE--
THE TRUTH.
AND THE TRUTH IS
THAT THIS IS YOU AND ME IN THIS PICTURE.
LYING, ESPECIALLY FOR SUPERMAN,
SHOULD NEVER BE AN OPTION.
UH-HUH.
EVEN A LITTLE WHITE LIE...
LIKE THE ONE I TOLD TO GET US INTO THE HOTEL,
AND THEREFORE, INTO THIS ENTIRE MESS.
THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SAYING.
NO.
NOW WHO'S LYING?
LOIS...
THIS WHOLE THING IS OUR FAULT.
WE'VE GOTTEN A LITTLE BIT LAX.
WE'VE FORGOTTEN THAT THERE ARE NOT JUST 2 PEOPLE IN THIS MARRIAGE.
THERE ARE 3.
YOU... ME...
AND SUPERMAN.
WE'RE SO USED TO THE SUIT BEING A DISGUISE, HONEY.
BUT IT CAN'T DISGUISE HOW I FEEL ABOUT YOU,
OR HOW WE FEEL ABOUT EACH OTHER.
WELL, IF ANYBODY ASKS,
I'LL JUST SAY "NO COMMENT."
THAT'S IT. IT'S NONE OF THEIR BUSINESS.
HOW LONG CAN THIS THING LAST, ANYWAY?
IT APPEARS AT THIS HOUR
THAT THE LEADERS OF LATISLAN AND PODANSK
HAVE CALLED OFF THE PEACE TALKS
BECAUSE SUPERMAN CAN NO LONGER BE TRUSTED.
WAR APPEARS INEVITABLE NOW.
MIGHT LAST LONGER THAN WE THINK.
I--I DON'T BELIEVE IN SUPERMAN ANYMORE.
Reporter: YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN HIM?
Newscaster: TONIGHT ON TOP COPY,
IT SEEMS LOIS LANE ISN'T THE ONLY WOMAN
SUPERMAN HAS BEEN SEEING.
MEET THE TEXAS TWINS WHO CLAIM SUPERMAN'S CAPE
HAS HUNG ON THEIR BED *** A TIME OR 2.
UH, NO.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
WELL...
CONSIDERING I'M ONE NOTCH BELOW CRUELA De VILLE
ON THE POPULARITY SCALE...GREAT.
EVERYWHERE I GO, IT'S COLD STARES AND...
EVEN COLDER SHOULDERS.
I THINK PEOPLE BLAME ME FOR BRINGING DOWN THEIR HERO.
NICE ONE, LOIS.
WELL, IF IT MAKES YOU FEEL ANY BETTER,
THEY'RE NOT TOO CRAZY ABOUT THEIR HERO, EITHER.
THE LADIES IN THE STENO POOL
ARE USING A PICTURE OF SUPERMAN AS A DART BOARD.
I'M SORRY.
I'M SURE IT'S REALLY TOUGH ON...
YOU, TOO. WHAT IS ALL THIS?
CONDOLENCE GIFTS...
FOR ME.
HOMEMADE FUDGE?
A COUPLE OF WOMEN DOWNSTAIRS WHIPPED IT UP.
OH.
I SEE.
I EAT CROW, YOU GET FUDGE.
HONEY, HALF OF ME GETS FUDGE.
THE OTHER HALF GETS DARTS THROWN AT HIM.
TV: AND NOW THIS SPECIAL REPORT.
WITH PEACE TALKS BROKEN DOWN
BECAUSE OF THE SUPERMAN SCANDAL,
BORDER SKIRMISHES HAVE ERUPTED BETWEEN LATISLAN AND PODANSK.
U.N. TROOPS REPORT SHORT-RANGE MISSILES ALREADY AIRBORNE.
WAIT A MINUTE!
SOURCES NOW SAY AN UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
IS STREAKING TO INTERCEPT ONE OF THE MISSILES.
APPARENTLY, THAT UNIDENTIFIED OBJECT
ALRIGHT, SUPERMAN!
JIMMY, I NEED YOUR HELP.
I TRACKED DOWN 6 OF THE LABS
THAT THOSE RAGS USE TO DEVELOP PHOTOGRAPHS.
YOU MEAN USE TO FAKE THOSE PHOTOGRAPHS?
UH, YEAH, YEAH. THAT'S WHAT I MEANT.
GOOD, BECAUSE I'VE DONE SOME CHECKING, TOO.
SEE, THERE'S ONLY CERTAIN PLACES IN TOWN
WHO SPECIALIZE IN THAT KIND OF HIGH-TECH, DIGITAL COMPOSITING,
SO WHOEVER FAKED THE PHOTOGRAPHS
HAD TO GO THROUGH ONE OF THOSE LABS IN ORDER TO PULL IT OFF, RIGHT?
SO I'LL TRY TO HAVE A LIST FOR YOU BY THE END OF THE DAY.
GREAT. HEH.
UM, YOU KNOW, WHY DON'T YOU,
UH, JUST CHECK ON THOSE FIRST, THOUGH?
BECAUSE I SORT OF HAVE AN INSTINCT
THAT THAT MIGHT BE WHERE WE'LL FIND WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
LOIS LANE?
HI, MISS LANE. MY NAME IS BARRY DUNNY.
I KNOW WHO YOU ARE.
OH, THEN YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH MY SHOW
IN YOUR FACE WITH BARRY DUNNY.
YEAH, RIVETING JOURNALISM, ESPECIALLY THE SHOW ON CROSS-DRESSING COUSINS
AND THE HAS-BEEN CHILD STARS WHO LOVE THEM.
WELL, THANK YOU. THAT MEANS A LOT COMING FROM YOU.
YOU KNOW, MISS LANE, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A CHANCE
TO TELL YOUR SIDE OF THE STORY.
NO COMMENT.
WHAT ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPH, MS. LANE?
NO COMMENT.
AND ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT
HAVING AN AFFAIR WITH SUPERMAN?
NO COMMENT!
WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THOSE WHO ARE CALLING YOU
SUPERMAN'S SUPERSTRUMPET?
THEY'RE CALLING ME SUPERSTRUMPET?
CARE TO RESPOND?
NO.
OH, COME ON, MISS LANE, I'M ONLY AFTER THE TRUTH.
THE TRUTH MEANS NOTHING TO YOU.
ALL YOU'RE INTERESTED IN IS ***.
YOU'RE A DISGRACE TO LEGITIMATE REPORTERS LIKE CLARK AND MYSELF,
AND YOU ARE NOT GONNA GET
WHAT YOU'RE DIGGING FOR HERE, VULTURE-BOY.
I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU SOME SOUND BITE
THAT YOU CAN TWIST AND TURN.
WHATEVER MY RELATIONSHIP IS WITH SUPERMAN
IS NOBODY'S DAMN BUSINESS BUT MY OWN,
SO GET OUT OF MY FACE.
GENERAL, CAVIAR?
PRESIDENT KASPAROV, CANAPE?
FORGIVE MY BLUNTNESS, MR. GOODE,
BUT I AM A SUSPICIOUS MAN BY NATURE.
WHY ARE YOU SO INTERESTED
IN RESURRECTING THESE TALKS?
YES, WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT?
WHY, I GET WHAT WE ALL GET POTENTIALLY--
PEACE ON EARTH AND GOODWILL TOWARDS MEN.
AND SEEING AS I WAS RUNNER-UP FOR THE PEACE PRIZE,
I THOUGHT THE LEAST I COULD DO
WAS SEE IF WE CAN'T FIND A SOLUTION TOGETHER.
SHRIMP?
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
COCKTAIL. CARE FOR A SHRIMP COCKTAIL?
YOU SAID SUPERMAN WOULD BE HERE TO EXPLAIN EVERYTHING.
WHERE IS HE?
WELL, HE TOLD ME HE'D BE HERE.
MAYBE LOIS LANE GOT TICKETS TO CATS OR SOMETHING.
NO, GENTLEMEN. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH WE'VE BEEN DISAPPOINTED YET AGAIN.
NOW, I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHEPHERD YOU
THROUGH THESE TALKS IF YOU'LL ALLOW IT.
COME, SIT.
SUPERMAN.
YOU MUST CALL A CEASE-FIRE IMMEDIATELY.
THERE IS NOTHING THAT THIS WAR COULD EVER ACHIEVE
THAT YOU COULDN'T BETTER ACHIEVE WITHOUT IT.
WHO ARE YOU TO LECTURE US?
YOU'RE NO BETTER THAN THE COMMON POLITICIAN.
YOU STAND FOR NOTHING!
I STAND FOR WHAT IS RIGHT.
AND WHAT IS RIGHT IS PEACE.
PLEASE, DON'T LET ANY SIDE ISSUES
DISTRACT YOU FROM OUR COMMON GOAL.
PEACE IS BUILT ON THE CORNERSTONE OF TRUST, SUPERMAN,
AND IF EITHER ONE OF US IS TO TRUST YOU AGAIN,
FIRST YOU MUST EXPLAIN THIS.
AND THIS.
YEAH, SUPERMAN.
WE'RE ALL EARS.
GENTLEMEN, YOU TRUSTED ME ENOUGH
TO ASK ME TO MEDIATE THESE PEACE TALKS.
TRUST ME NOW WHEN I TELL YOU THAT THIS PHOTOGRAPH
IS NOT WHAT IT APPEARS TO BE.
SUPERMAN...
GENERAL NAVANCE AND MYSELF,
WE UNDERSTAND SUCH THINGS.
WE'RE WORLD LEADERS.
BUT OUR PEOPLE ARE NOT SO SOPHISTICATED.
THEY'RE OUTRAGED BY WHAT YOU'VE DONE.
THEY WON'T ALLOW YOU TO BROKER OUR PEACE TALKS
UNLESS YOU CAN GIVE THEM A MORE ACCEPTABLE EXPLANATION.
MR. PRESIDENT--
Lois on TV: ...CAN TWIST AND TURN.
WHATEVER MY RELATIONSHIP IS WITH SUPERMAN
IS NOBODY'S DAMN BUSINESS BUT MY OWN,
SO GET OUT OF MY FACE!
Barry: WELL, THERE YOU HAVE IT.
FROM LOIS LANE'S OWN MOUTH, SHE AND SUPERMAN
ARE INDEED HAVING AN AFFAIR.
AND APPARENTLY SO PASSIONATE, SO INTIMATE,
SHE CAN'T EVEN PUT IT INTO WORDS.
WELL, TALK ABOUT DENIALS.
I MEAN, THAT ONE RANKS RIGHT UP THERE WITH WATERGATE.
WE'RE FINISHED HERE.
MY ARMIES WILL DESTROY YOU!
BRILLIANT. MY MISSILES WILL DESTROY YOU FIRST.
GENTLEMEN, PLEASE.
ENOUGH TALK.
MR. PRESIDENT, GENERAL,
I WILL EXPLAIN,
AND I WILL REBUILD YOUR TRUST IN ME.
[SIGHS]
TOMORROW AT NOON
I'LL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE,
AND ALL YOUR QUESTIONS WILL BE ANSWERED.
THEN WE CAN MEET HERE AFTERWARD,
AND IF YOU'RE SATISFIED, WE CAN TALK PEACE.
PLEASE, GENTLEMEN,
THOUSANDS OF LIVES DEPEND ON YOU.
NO, MY FRIEND,
THOSE LIVES DEPEND ON YOU.
Navance: AND WHAT YOU SAY TOMORROW.
WELL, THEN, TOMORROW AT NOON.
I KNOW I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
VERY WELL.
HE KNOWS SOMETHING.
HE'S GOT SOMETHING UP HIS CAPE.
THINK, THINK, THINK.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I MEAN THAT SUPERSTUD SAYS
HE'S GOT AN EXPLANATION FOR THAT PHOTOGRAPH.
I MEAN, WHAT IN THE WORLD COULD IT BE?
I MEAN, AFTER ALL, IT IS AUTHENTIC.
NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
IF HE WIGGLES OUT OF THIS,
IF HE GETS THESE BOZOS TO SHAKE HANDS,
THERE'LL BE NO STOPPING HIM.
I MEAN, THE MAN OF STEEL WILL HAVE GOTTEN
A BRAND-NEW NON-STICK TEFLON COATING,
AND I'LL NEVER BE MAN OF THE YEAR!
I'VE COME UP WITH A PLAN
THAT WILL GUARANTEE THE PEACE TALKS FAIL
AND MAKE SUPERMAN RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.
OH, I LIKE IT...
MISS...
SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT.
SO, WHAT DO WE DO?
Lois: I SAID NO COMMENT.
HEY, GET OUT OF THOSE ROSE BUSHES. THAT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY.
IS HE FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET?
I BEG YOUR PARDON. I'M A MARRIED WOMAN.
Jonathan: WE HAD A PACK OF WOLVES AT OUR PLACE, TOO.
JONATHAN, MARTHA, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
CLARK SAID YOU TWO WANTED TO TALK TO US.
HE DID?
I JUST FLEW THEM HERE , LOIS.
I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD BE HERE TO HEAR WHAT I HAVE TO SAY.
TO SAY ABOUT WHAT?
THIS SO-CALLED SCANDAL
IS SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE.
I HAVE TO STOP IT...
NOW.
IF I DON'T,
WAR WILL BREAK OUT, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA DIE.
[SIGHS]
SO I'VE DECIDED
THAT THE ONLY WAY TO CLEAR ALL THIS UP
IS TO TELL THE WHOLE WORLD THE TRUTH.
THAT TRUTH ABOUT WHAT?
THAT SUPERMAN CANNOT BE HAVING AN AFFAIR
WITH CLARK KENT'S WIFE
BECAUSE CLARK KENT...
IS SUPERMAN.
CLARK, YOU CAN'T DO THIS.
LOIS, THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN THE WORLD'S TRUST
IS TO TELL THEM THAT I AM SUPERMAN. I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE.
DO YOU REALIZE WHAT THIS'LL DO TO YOU, SON? TO EVERYBODY?
I KNOW IT'LL BE HARD, DAD.
I DON'T THINK YOU REALIZE HOW HARD IT WILL BE.
NEVER MIND ABOUT YOUR FATHER AND ME.
IT'S NOT GOING TO AFFECT US MUCH,
BUT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT YOU PLENTY.
CLARK KENT WON'T EVEN EXIST ANYMORE.
YOU WON'T HAVE ANY KIND OF PRIVATE LIFE.
AND NEITHER WILL LOIS. SHE WON'T BE ABLE
TO GO ANYWHERE AS HERSELF ANYMORE,
LET ALONE CONTINUE AS A REPORTER.
SHE'LL JUST BECOME SUPERMAN'S WIFE.
I KNOW. I--I KNOW.
DON'T YOU THINK I THOUGHT ABOUT ALL THIS?
THIS ISN'T JUST SOME KNEE-JERK REACTION THAT I'M HAVING.
I'M TRYING TO STOP A WAR.
I'M TRYING TO PROTECT WHAT SUPERMAN IS,
WHAT HE STANDS FOR.
IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE.
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK THAT THE WORLD
IS GONNA START TRUSTING SUPERMAN AGAIN
WHEN THEY FIND OUT THAT HE'S BEEN LYING TO THEM ALL ALONG
ABOUT WHO HE REALLY IS?
CLARK, THERE'S A GREATER TRUTH TO PROTECT HERE,
AND THAT'S THE IDEA OF WHO SUPERMAN IS.
IF YOU TELL THEM THAT YOU'RE MARRIED,
THAT YOU HAVE FEELINGS AND DESIRES LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE,
THEN THAT IMAGE OF A HERO IS SHATTERED.
IT'S GONE.
PEOPLE NEED TO BELIEVE IN THAT MYTHIC TRUTH.
THAT IS WHAT SUPERMAN IS ALL ABOUT,
AND THAT IS WHAT YOU SHOULD PROTECT ABOVE ALL ELSE.
AND I WILL PROTECT IT, LOIS,
BECAUSE EVEN IN THIS CYNICAL WORLD,
SOMEBODY HAS TO STAND FOR INTEGRITY.
AND IF THAT'S WHAT I SAY I STAND FOR,
THEN I HAVE TO MEAN IT.
ALRIGHT.
FINE.
THEN I GUESS, UH,
I HAVE UNTIL TOMORROW
TO FIGURE OUT WHO'S BEHIND THIS AND WHY.
EXCUSE ME.
HI.
I'M TRYING TO FIND THE NAME OF A PASSENGER
WHO MIGHT HAVE FLOWN TO CHATEAU ROBERGE
AND BACK TO METROPOLIS OVERNIGHT.
YEAH, I KNOW YOU DON'T USUALLY GIVE OUT THAT KIND OF INFORMATION,
BUT THIS IS LOIS LANE, AND I--
HELLO?
UH, HELLO?
SO MUCH FOR PROFESSIONAL COURTESY.
LOIS, YOU KNOW THOSE COMPOSITE LABS I'VE BEEN CHECKING OUT?
YEAH.
WELL, HERE'S ONE. HANK'S PHOTO LAB ON 3rd STREET.
SOMEBODY TOLD ME TO LOOK INTO THEM
'CAUSE THEY'RE NOT REAL LEGITIMATE
BUT THEY DO GOOD WORK, YOU KNOW, FAKE PASSPORTS AND STUFF.
JIMMY, WE'RE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.
HANK'S USED TO BE DIRT DIGGER'S BIGGEST CLIENT,
SO I DID SOME CHECKING.
TURNS OUT THAT A HUGE PAYMENT WAS MADE TO THEM
THE DAY JUST BEFORE THE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PUBLISHED.
SO THIS PHOTO COULD BE A FAKE?
WELL, YEAH, BUT YOU KNEW THAT ALREADY.
UH, YEAH. NO, OF COURSE I--I KNEW IT.
I--I JUST DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU DID. KNOW IT, I MEAN.
IF--IF YOU KNEW THAT IT WAS A FAKE.
RIGHT.
HEH. RIGHT.
WELL, GREAT! THIS IS JUST GREAT.
LET'S, UH, LET'S GO PAY HANK A VISIT, HUH?
LOOKS LIKE HANK LEFT HIS DOOR OPEN.
WOW, CHECK IT OUT.
LAYOUT COMPUTERS, SPECTRUM ANALYZERS,
DIGITAL COMPOSITORS.
YOU CAN TAKE THIS STUFF AND MANIPULATE IMAGES
INTO ANYTHING YOU CAN DREAM UP,
WHETHER IT REALLY EXISTS OR NOT.
YOU CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT THIS KIND OF EQUIPMENT CAN DO.
I'M BEGINNING TO GET A PRETTY GOOD IDEA.
THERE'S NOTHING HERE ABOUT SUPERMAN, THOUGH.
THESE DIGITAL COMPOSITORS ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE A MEMORY CACHE.
THEY SHOULD HAVE THE LAST SEVERAL ENTRIES DIGITALLY STORED.
JUST GIVE ME A SECOND.
Lois: LOOKS LIKE HANK'S DOING A LOT OF BUSINESS WITH THE DIRT DIGGER.
HEY, WAIT A MINUTE.
THESE INVOICES ARE ADDRESSED TO GOODE INTERNATIONAL. RANDY GOODE?
HA. BINGO. ALRIGHT.
SEE, 2 DIFFERENT SNAPSHOTS OF YOU AND SUPERMAN.
NOW WATCH THIS.
IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'VE CREATED A TEXTURE MAP FROM THESE PHOTOS.
THEN THEY APPLIED THE TEXTURE MAP INTO WIRE FRAMED MODELS.
DESIGNATE THE AREA TO BE SCANNED,
ONCE THEY COMPOSITE THE IMAGES,
THEY CAN PUT YOU IN ANY POSITION.
TA-DA.
INSTANT SCANDAL.
PRETTY AMAZING, HUH?
YOU HAVE NO IDEA.
JIMMY, CAN YOU DOWNLOAD THIS FROM THE COMPOSITOR
SO WE CAN USE IT AS EVIDENCE?
YEAH. IT'LL TAKE ME A WHILE.
DO IT.
MEET ME AT CITY HALL AT NOON.
I GOTTA CATCH SUPERMAN BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE.
BEFORE WHAT'S TOO LATE?
OH, WHAT--
AAH! NO!
AHH! PUT ME DOWN!
NO! NO!
YOU.
OK, SO YOU'RE NOT MY IDOL.
ALRIGHT, GOODE, WHAT DO YOU WANT?
IT'S SIMPLE.
I WANT SUPERMAN TO RESCUE YOU, MISS LANE--
SAUCE FOR THE GOOSE AS IT WERE--
AND AS HE SAVES HIS PARAMOUR IN PREDICTABLE FASHION,
A BOMB WILL EXPLODE IN THE VERY PLACE
HE GATHERED THOSE OLD PEACE TREATY GEEZERS, KILLING THEM BOTH.
THEY'RE MEETING IN YOUR OFFICE.
YOU'RE GONNA BLOW UP YOUR OWN BUILDING?
WELL, WHO WOULD EVER GUESS THAT I WAS BEHIND IT?
BRILLIANT, AREN'T I?
NATURALLY, EVERYONE WILL BLAME SUPERMAN FOR THE BLAST
BECAUSE HE'LL BE WITH YOU AT THE TIME.
I MEAN, THIS OUGHT TO DISCREDIT HIM AFTER ALL, DON'T YOU THINK?
EXCEPT YOU CAN'T MAKE ME YELL FOR HELP,
AND IF I DON'T, HE WON'T COME FOR ME.
OH, WELL, THAT'S VERY BRAVE, MISS LANE,
BUT I'VE ALREADY THOUGHT OF THAT.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE A MYTHIC HERO TO DESTROY,
AND YOU HAVE A PLANE TO CATCH.
NIGHTY NIGHT!
[COUGHING]
SLEEP TIGHT, MISS LANE.
IS SUPERMAN FASTER THAN A SPEEDING ADULTERER?
IS HE ABLE TO LEAP TALL TALES IN A SINGLE BOUND?
WHEN THE CLOCK STRIKES 12:00
IN JUST A FEW SHORT MINUTES,
WE WILL FINALLY KNOW WHAT THE WORLD WANTS TO KNOW--
DOES THE MAN OF STEEL HAVE A NAUGHTY LITTLE SECRET
OR DOESN'T HE?
Woman: THANK YOU, BARRY. AND IN OTHER NEWS--
GENTLEMEN, I PRAY FOR PEACE.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I'M GOING TO GO TO THE PRESS CONFERENCE
AND SHOW MY SUPPORT FOR SUPERMAN.
EVERYTHING SET?
LOIS IS IN POSITION,
AND THE TRIGGER MECHANISM IS ARMED.
[CLOCK STRIKES NOON]
FOR WHOM THE BELL TOLLS.
UH...
PARDON ME, FOLKS,
A LITTLE SNAG.
I--I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
WHAT KIND OF STUNT IS HE PULLING NOW?
ALRIGHT. DON'T WORRY. I'M GONNA GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
MM. MMM. MMM.
WHAT?
HMM. HMM.
Computer: WARNING. YOU HAVE ACTIVATED
THE PRESSURE-SENSITIVE TRIGGER SYSTEM.
PLEASE STAND BACK.
AHH. OK.
OK, UH...
MMM. MMM.
WHAT?
HMM, MM, MM, MM, MM, MMM.
CHARADES. OK.
MM. MM-HMM.
6 WORDS. FIRST WORD.
POINTING. AT THAT--
POINT...ME.
[IMITATES GUNS]
GUNS.
MM-HMM, MM-HMM. MMM.
MM-HMM. H MM HMM HMM.
PLEASE.
PLEASE, NOW.
PATIENCE, PATIENCE.
CITIZENS, PLEASE. PLEASE.
HMM.
MM-HMM.
WHA--YOU'RE SNEEZING. SNEEZING. SNEEZES.
WIPING YOUR NOSE. BLOWING YOUR NOSE.
MMM! MMM!
BLOWING, BLOWING YOUR NOSE.
SHORT. BLOWING.
BLOW. BLOW.
MM-HMM. HMM. HMM.
TRIGGER ALSO BLOWS.
NOW, LET'S AT LEAST GIVE SUPERMAN A CHANCE HERE.
NOW, I'M CONFIDENT THAT THERE'S A VERY GOOD EXPLANATION.
SIXTH WORD.
SOUNDS LIKE...
[HUMMING A TUNE]
SOUNDS LIKE...
MUSIC--SOUNDS LIKE WALKING.
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
WALKING.
WALKING...
T-TALKING.
TALKING. SOUNDS LIKE TALKING.
TALKS. TALK.
TALK. TRIGGER ALSO BLOWS UP...
PEACE TALKS.
MM-HMM.
OK, BUT FIRST THINGS FIRST.
[PANTS]
DO YOU THINK ANYONE WAS HURT?
NO, IT WAS ONLY RIGGED FOR YOUR ROOM.
WAIT,
AN ULTRASONIC SIGNAL.
THAT MUST BE THEIR TRIGGERING MECHANISM.
FORTUNATELY, LIGHT TRAVELS FASTER THAN SOUND.
WHERE'S THE BOOM?
NO BOOM.
I THINK IT'S TIME FOR A LITTLE TRIP OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
YOU AND ME ON A SLOW BOAT.
ME ON THE BOAT, AND YOU DRAGGING BEHIND IT.
GOING SOMEWHERE, MR. GOODE?
WE CAN PROVE EVERYTHING, INCLUDING THE FAKED PHOTOGRAPH.
WHAT FAKE PHOTOGRAPH?
LOIS!
DOES HANK'S PHOTO LAB RING ANY BELLS?
NO.
OOPS.
OOPS?
WHAT DO YOU MEAN, "OOPS"?
OFFICERS, DO YOU MIND TAKING THEM?
I HAVE A STATEMENT TO MAKE.
OOPS? WHAT DOES "OOPS" MEAN?
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA SAY?
I'M GONNA TELL THE TRUTH, LOIS.
NOTHING CHANGES THAT.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
FIRST AND FOREMOST, LET ME JUST SAY
THAT I HAVE ALWAYS STOOD FOR TRUTH
ABOVE ALL ELSE. IT'S OUR MORAL COMPASS,
THE ONLY THING THAT STANDS BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.
EVERYTHING THAT I AM,
EVERYTHING THAT I DO
IS A REFLECTION OF THAT TRUTH. AS SUPERMAN, I HAVE NEVER
NOR WILL I EVER DISHONOR THAT.
I'LL TAKE YOUR QUESTIONS NOW.
SUPERMAN...
ARE YOU HAVING AN ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH LOIS LANE?
THE TRUTH IS...
NO.
I AM NOT HAVING NOR HAVE I EVER HAD
AN ILLICIT AFFAIR WITH LOIS LANE.
Man: THEN HOW DO YOU EXPLAIN THAT PHOTOGRAPH?
THE PHOTOGRAPH IN QUESTION IS A FAKE.
I HAVE PROOF THAT SHOWS IT'S ALL PART
OF A VERY, VERY CAREFULLY ORCHESTRATED SMEAR CAMPAIGN.
Woman: IF NOTHING'S GOING ON,
THEN HOW COME CLARK KENT'S ISN'T HERE?
HE IS HERE,
RIGHT THERE NEXT TO LOIS.
THAT'S WHAT THAT RING ON HER FINGER SYMBOLIZES.
CLARK AND LOIS TRUST EACH OTHER,
AND THAT'S THE ONLY TRUTH THAT REALLY MATTERS.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME,
I HAVE SOME PEACE TALKS TO NEGOTIATE.
[SIGHS]
NOT BAD, HUH?
HAD ME ON THE EDGE OF MY SEAT.
THERE IT IS.
THE ROOM'S ALL FIXED UP.
GOOD AS NEW.
NICE OF SUPERMAN TO PUT IT BACK TOGETHER.
[LAUGHS]
DID ANYONE SEE YOU?
NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
I CHECKED VERY CAREFULLY.
MM-HMM.
SO, WHAT DID YOU THINK OF SUPERMAN'S SPEECH?
MMM, IT WAS GOOD.
DID HE HAVE TO MAKE NOT HAVING AN ILLICIT AFFAIR
SOUND SO NOBLE?
[CHUCKLES]
ARE YOU ALRIGHT WITH IT?
WELL, I TOLD THE TRUTH.
I MEAN...
I ANSWERED THE QUESTIONS THEY ASKED ME TRUTHFULLY.
SO, YOU'RE NOT COMPLETELY COMFORTABLE?
NO, NOT COMPLETELY.
THERE WAS A LARGER TRUTH TO PROTECT HERE,
AND IN THIS INSTANCE,
IT WAS THE RIGHT THING TO DO.
JUST...
DO ME ONE FAVOR, OK?
LET'S YOU AND I BE
A LITTLE BIT MORE CAREFUL FROM NOW ON, OK?
IT IS STILL SAFE TO KISS MY HUSBAND, THOUGH, RIGHT?
YES--OOH.
WHOA, YOUR FEET ARE FREEZING.
WARM THEM UP.
OK.
AH!
YOU MISSED.
NO, I DIDN'T.