1. (Lois)
'Where did that come from?'
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2. Look at you, Miss innocent.
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3. You attacked me.
That's where that came
from.
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4. I remember being in the kitchen
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5. browning the sausages
and then you came in..
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6. and then the rest is a blur.
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7. Well, I am Superman.
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8. Mmm.
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9. The man of steel.
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10. Mmm.
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11. Oh, Clark, if you only
knew how different
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13. I forget, and then..
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14. I forgot.
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15. What?
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16. I forgot. You know.
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17. So... we didn't
use precautions.
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18. - I mean, I know I didn't.
- Me neither.
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19. I-I wasn't thinking.
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20. So..
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21. We're sort of
pioneers
in this area.
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22. I can't say that
we're completely
safe.
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23. Well, honey..
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24. if it happens,
then, it happens.
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25. But I'm not even absolutely
sure that it can happen.
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26. Well, maybe you should talk
to
Dr. Klein and find out.
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27. Yeah, I—
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28. (male #1)
Shots fired at Adams and..
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29. Oh, I gotta go.
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30. We'll talk about this later.
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31. - I love you.
- Hmm.
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32. Please, sir, just drop the gun.
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33. I'm gonna give you one last
chance to give yourself up.
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34. Anything else
I can do for you
officers?
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35. You alright?
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36. - You okay?
- Yeah.
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37. One minute, we're in a
shootout,
then whoosh
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38. suddenly, the perp's
in the back of our unit.
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39. 'And there she stood
in all her glory'
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40. like Wonder Woman or something
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41. only in leather
with a gold "V" on her
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42. 'uh, you know, her chest area.'
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43. 'Even Superman was surprised.'
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44. Wow!
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45. Hey, C.K., have you heard
about this new super chick?
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46. I mean gal, girl?
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47. Woman, in town.
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48. Jimmy, do me a favor.
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49. Go drool over at your desk
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50. while you run a
background
check for me.
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51. The heads of three
of metropolis' top
corporations
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52. have disappeared
in the last 48
hours
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53. so run a cross-reference
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54. see what connections
you come up with.
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55. You got it.
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56. So..
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57. What's the deal with this babe?
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58. Well, I don't know.
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59. She had a little
head start on me
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60. and I couldn't
catch up with her.
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61. All I know is she's fast.
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62. Fast?
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63. Very fast.
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64. Superman fast.
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65. I hope she's not some Kryptonian
leftover from Lord Nor's visit.
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66. Any idea what the "V"
on her chest stands
for?
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67. No.
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68. Oh, uh, Lois, Clark..
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69. '... I want you all
to meet somebody.'
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70. Leslie Luckabee, I'd
like
to introduce you to—
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71. Well, now, these two hardly
need introductions, Perry.
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72. 'Lois Lane and Clark Kent.'
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73. It's a sincere pleasure
to meet you two.
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74. Well, thank you.
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75. I've been a fan of your work
for quite some time
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76. really topnotch journalism.
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77. Had a lot to do
with my final decision.
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78. Final decision?
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79. Mr. Luckabee here
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80. he's the new owner
of the "Daily Planet."
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81. - New owner?
- That's right.
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82. Disappointed?
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83. No.
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84. 'No.'
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85. It's just that, uh,
we didn't even know
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86. the paper was for sale,
that's all.
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87. Well, neither did I up
until
about an hour ago.
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88. The negotiations
were all handled
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89. through my home
office in Australia.
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90. I didn't want the competition
to get wind of it beforehand.
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91. You understand.
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92. Of course.
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93. So you're Australian?
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94. Born and raised.
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95. Wondering where
the accent is, eh?
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96. Well, I watched too many
American movies
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97. growing up, I guess.
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98. Anyway, I want to reassure
everybody that I am not
planning
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changes around here.
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100. 'The last thing I want to do is
ruin a first-class operation.'
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101. My philosophy has always been
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102. the best way to lead
is from behind.
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103. "Sun Tzu, The Art of war."
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104. That's right.
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105. I'm impressed, Clark,
though hardly surprised.
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106. You obviously didn't win that
Kerth Award for nothing.
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107. At any rate, as I was
telling Perry here
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108. the only thing that
I know about a paper
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109. is how to buy one.
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110. 'The rest I hope to learn
from you three.'
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111. If you don't mind.
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112. Not at all, Mr. Luckabee.
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113. Leslie, please.
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114. Leslie.
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115. Okay, uh, come on
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116. let me show you around
the rest of the place.
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117. I'm looking forward
to working with you two.
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118. - Likewise.
- Yeah. Absolutely.
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119. Nice grip.
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120. Well, he seems
like
a nice guy.
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121. - Young, to own a paper.
- Yeah.
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122. Guys, I just got a call.
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123. It looks like another
CEO just disappeared.
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124. 'Vanished is more like it'
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125. just like the other three guys.
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126. Our forensics have been
all over this crime scene
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127. but they've come up
with absolutely nothing.
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128. No prints, no fibers,
no nothing.
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129. I mean, I'm stumped.
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130. There's just
no rational explanation
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131. for what happened to him
or the others.
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132. Were there any witnesses
this time?
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133. Yeah, sure, dozens. And they
all
saw the same thing.
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134. 'The bank chairman walked out'
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135. 'took a couple of steps'
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136. and, then, all of a sudden,
he's not there.
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137. He's just gone, literally
without a trace.
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138. You don't have any leads?
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139. We got squat.
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140. The only thing
we found was this
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141. 'and it's not even
what you call a clue.'
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142. It's the victim's toupee,
right here where he last was.
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143. It's the damnedest thing.
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144. Well, maybe we can
get that new superhero
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145. to help us find the guy
this hair belongs to.
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146. Where am I?
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147. (Mr. Smith)
'A long abandoned
subway tunnel.'
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148. 'Regaining your wits, I see.'
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149. Who are you?
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150. Wh-what am I doing here?
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151. 'Who I am is not nearly as
relevant as who you are'
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152. 'and who you are is someone'
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153. 'who betrayed the master'
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154. 'and took full advantage
of his downfall'
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155. 'which brings us
to your second query.'
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156. What you're doing here.
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157. What master? I don't know
what you're talking about.
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158. I demand you release me
immediately.
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159. 'I'm afraid your days
of demanding are over.'
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160. 'Your demise, of course'
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161. will leave your banks
ripe
for a hostile takeover
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162. a takeover which
the master will
orchestrate
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163. in his quest to rebuild
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Metropolis'
greatest
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165. 'financial empire.'
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166. 'An empire so powerful'
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167. 'and so brilliantly
pieced together'
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168. 'that no one dared
to challenge it until..'
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169. Sorry to talk your ear off.
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170. I don't get out much, you know.
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171. No, no. It's okay, really.
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172. Talk all you want.
I'm in no hurry.
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173. Oh, wait a minute.
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174. If you put all those companies
together, you'd have..
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175. I know who your master is.
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176. I'm glad.
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177. He'd want you to know.
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178. Well, I don't
care
what he says.
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179. There's got to be
a rational
explanation.
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180. People just don't vanish.
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181. Well, we're gonna have
to just keep digging
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what exactly it is.
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183. We better figure it out fast
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184. before another CEO disappears.
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185. Hey, Jimmy, anything?
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186. Hey, did you guys hear?
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187. That superwoman did it again
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188. stopped a
carjacking
over on main
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189. then bagged a purse
snatcher
a minute later.
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190. She's taking out bad
guys
left and right.
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191. Did anybody get a chance to
talk
to her, find out who she was?
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192. Uh-uh. She just took off.
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193. Leslie thinks she might be
related to Ultra Woman.
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194. Remember her?
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195. It rings a bell or two.
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196. Ultra Woman. Yeah.
She was beautiful.
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197. No offense. Hey, I'm sorry,
but she was absolutely
stunning.
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198. Anyway, did you find anything
to connect up the CEO's?
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199. Actually, yeah.
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200. Turns out they're
all being
investigated
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201. for embezzlement.
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202. Couple of them have even
been indicted already.
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203. Including the bank chairman.
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204. Well, maybe they just embezzled
from the wrong guy
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205. and he's getting even.
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206. Call the FBI,
see if they'll let us look
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207. at the bank ATM Tapes.
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208. If we're lucky, the
chairman's
disappearance was recorded
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209. and maybe we'll see something.
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210. You got it.
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211. So I think our next step is..
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212. (woman on radio)
Armored car robbery,
Metropolis security truck..
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213. for you to save the day
and me to work on this
alone.
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214. Armored car heist.
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215. What's going on
out there today?
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216. - 'Hot lead?'
- Excuse me?
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217. Clark seems like
he's in quite a
hurry.
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218. Oh, well, he's just
Johnny on the spot, alright.
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219. Well, that's what makes him
such
a great reporter, I suppose
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220. worthy of all those accolades.
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221. Oh, handsome brood.
How old are they?
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222. What? Oh, this isn't my desk.
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224. Oh, I'm sorry.
I just
assumed—
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225. No. We've only been married
for a couple of months.
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226. Oh.
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to have kids someday.
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228. Well, it's better
to wait especially
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230. 'I mean, when I was born,
my father'
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231. 'was still
building his business.'
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232. I hardly ever got to
see him growing up.
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233. Well, anyway, I'm off
to meet the board of
directors.
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234. Oh, tell me that
they are not a bunch of
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236. No comment.
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237. Maybe you, Clark, and I could
have a bite together sometime
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240. Sure. Anytime.
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241. Wish me luck.
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242. Good luck.
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243. Come on. Hurry!
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244. - Watch out!
- Let's get out of here!
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245. 'Come on. Let's go.'
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246. Whoa!
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247. Nice cape.
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248. Who are you?
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249. You're Superman, aren't you?
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250. That's right.
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251. You're supposed
to be very strong.
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252. Thank you.
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253. You mind telling me who you are?
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254. I am Vixen.
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just like you.
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256. Well, I don't exactly
eradicate evil
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258. Interesting.
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259. They say you're faster
than a speeding bullet.
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260. - Is that true?
- Actually, you know what?
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261. I'm much more interested
in who you are
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262. what you're doing here.
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263. And I'm more interested in
seeing how fast you are.
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264. Wanna race?
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265. Race?
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266. First one to Paris wins.
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267. What's the matter?
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268. Afraid you're gonna
lose to a girl?
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269. Look, I-I don't
wanna race you.
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270. I just wanna..
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271. talk to you.
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272. Make sure these two
get arrested.
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273. That's the best you can do?
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274. - How did you—
- I ran.
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276. I ran fast.
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278. Let's just say
I'm not from around here.
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279. Wanna race again?
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280. What are you doing
here?
What do you want?
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281. I want to help bring order
to your violent world.
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282. Come on, two out of three.
I'll race you to China.
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283. No. I..
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284. You lose again.
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285. Enough of the games,
Vixen. Get off.
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286. Let's see how
strong
you really are.
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287. Okay.
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288. Not bad. I'm impressed.
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289. Although I don't understand
the blue suit.
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290. It's not very intimidating.
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291. I'm not trying to intimidate.
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292. Look, if you wanna help keep
law and order, that's great.
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293. I welcome the help.
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294. But you can't
go around hurting
people.
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295. - Not even the bad guys.
- Why not?
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296. Because you are not judge
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297. jury, and executioner.
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298. You make the arrest,
then you turn them
over
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authorities
for prosecution.
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300. That's the way
the system
works.
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301. The system's flawed.
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302. That's why I'm here.
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303. Nice speech, though.
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304. Great.
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305. Yeah. I'm still holding
for special agent Casey.
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306. Jimmy Olsen, "Daily Planet."
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307. I'm trying to get approval
on a videotape.
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308. Don't, no, no,
please don't connect me
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309. to the operator... again.
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310. I hate this job.
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311. Better not say that too loud.
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312. The owner might overhear you.
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313. Mr. Luckabee, hi.
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314. I didn't see you
coming,
or else, I..
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315. wouldn't have
stuck
my foot in my mouth.
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316. Don't worry about it,
truth is, sometimes
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317. I'm not crazy
about my job, either.
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318. Really?
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319. We haven't formally met.
You're Jimmy Olsen, right?
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320. Uh, right, yeah,
you got it, sir.
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321. Leslie's fine.
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322. Someone giving you a hard time?
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323. Yeah, the FBI,
Lois asked me to get her
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324. an ATM tape
for her investigation.
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325. Problem is, more often than not
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326. the FBI Stands for
"forget 'bout it."
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327. I see.
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328. So, so tell me, what's it
like working with such
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like Lois Lane
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330. day in and day out?
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331. Lois? It's great.
She's incredible.
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332. I'm the luckiest
guy I know, except for
Clark.
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333. He's, uh..
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334. way luckier than me,
if you know what I mean.
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335. Yes, I think I do.
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336. They must have a very
special relationship
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337. being married
and working together.
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338. Quite remarkable
in this day and age.
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339. Yeah, no kidding.
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340. Sure hope it lasts.
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341. Well, anyway, nice meeting
you,
Jimmy. Carry on.
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342. Okay, Mr. Luckabee,
uh, Leslie.
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343. (Mr. Smith)
'His name is Leslie Luckabee.'
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344. He's the new chairman and owner
of the "Daily Planet."
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345. Do you want him brought here
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346. or do we take him out
ourselves?
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347. The master wishes
Mr. Luckabee's
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certain witnesses.
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349. Therefore, you should take
care
of the situation aboveground.
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350. Then forget you ever
saw this place.
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351. No problem.
First, the money.
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352. In a moment.
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353. I'm almost done.
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354. Doing what,
pruning that weed?
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355. This weed, as you call it
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356. is actually a 200-year-old
specimen tree.
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357. A bonsai.
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358. Really?
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359. Yes, really.
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360. It's a living art form.
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361. Connoisseurs admire them
for their heroic struggle
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364. 'They actually consider them'
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365. 'quite... beautiful..'
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366. despite its gnarled
and twisted
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367. and unsightly appearance.
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368. Huh. Still looks
like a weed to me.
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369. The money.
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370. Of course.
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371. Forgive me.
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372. I do go on.
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373. A hundred thousand dollars
in bearer bonds
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374. was the agreed-upon price,
I believe.
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375. When do you want the hit made?
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376. Tonight.
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377. Alright!
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378. Everybody listen up!
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379. 'Anyone who's not working
on anything concrete'
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380. 'is now working
on this Vixen character.'
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381. I want features,
I want photos
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382. I want editorials,
I want the works.
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383. I want to know everything
there is to know about her.
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384. Who she is?
Where she comes from?
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385. But most importantly
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386. 'is she friend, or is she foe? '
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387. Let's show our new owner
here
what we're capable of.
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388. Okay, okay, let's hop
to!
Let's hop to!
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389. Lois.
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390. 'I want you and Clark on this.'
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391. Page one.
Get me an exclusive.
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392. What about the missing CEOs?
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393. Oh, I'll reassign it.
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394. Honey, this could be
the biggest story
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395. since Superman came to town.
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396. By the by, where is that
husband of yours?
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397. - Oh, you know, he's..
- 'Hey, check this out.'
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398. (man on TV)
'Superman and Vixen were
seen together in China.'
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399. 'As a matter of fact,
reports from..'
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400. on top of things.
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401. Oh, great shades of Elvis.
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402. Amateur video captured
him wrestling with her
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403. in what appeared to be
a playful manner.
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404. Alright, Superman.
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405. Well, it looks like
he's found himself a mate.
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407. I don't think it looks like
he's found himself a mate.
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408. Superman would never
cheat on his..
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409. (man on TV)
'Superman has proven again..'
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410. principles.
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411. He's far above that kind
of tawdry behavior.
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412. Everybody knows that.
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413. I meant "mate"
as in "friend."
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414. Oh.
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415. Australian.
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416. - Right.
- Right.
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417. (man on TV)
'However, the growing
public debate'
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418. 'over who, exactly, Vixen is'
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419. and what her intentions are
only intensified
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420. 'after the incident.'
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421. Alright, alright,
let's go, let's go!
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422. Lois.
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423. I want you to ask Superman
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424. 'if he can get us
an interview with Vixen.'
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425. He obviously has some
sort of relationship with
her.
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426. I'll see what I can do.
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427. Well, since we're
going to be here a while
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428. maybe we should
order some food.
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429. - Sounds great. I'm starved.
- What about you, Perry?
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430. Oh, uh, well, I just
had a T-bone, mate.
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431. Well, then, I
guess
it's just you and
me.
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432. 'What do you feel like having?'
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433. I don't care.
Anything's fine.
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434. What about Mexican,
It's something
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a lot of down
under.
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436. Mmm, there's a great little
place right around the corner.
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437. You know what?
It'll just be faster if we go.
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438. Oh, what about Clark?
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439. I'll leave him a note,
let him know where we are.
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440. So, it's just this
little
hole-in-the-wall
restaurant.
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441. - Sounds intriguing.
- It's very authentic
Mexican.
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442. - Clark.
- Yeah.
Copy !req
443. Ah, there you are.
Copy !req
444. I left you a note. We're
just
going down to Roberto's.
Copy !req
445. You're gonna
join us, of course?
Copy !req
446. Yeah, I love Mexican food.
Copy !req
447. Hey, Luckabee!
Copy !req
448. - You okay?
- Yeah, I-I think so.
Copy !req
449. Friendly town you've got here.
Copy !req
450. That was so cool.
Did you guys see that?
Copy !req
451. Yeah. I'm gonna go
call the police.
Copy !req
452. - You're bleeding.
- Oh, it's nothing.
Copy !req
453. Oh, no. Here.
Copy !req
454. Here.
Copy !req
455. Let me see that.
Copy !req
456. That's alright, Superman. I've
got the situation under
control.
Copy !req
457. Vixen, what are you doing?
Copy !req
458. You just killed them.
Copy !req
459. I don't understand.
Copy !req
460. They tried to kill him.
Copy !req
461. Yes, but with your
speed
and your strength
Copy !req
462. you could have easily
arrested them instead.
Copy !req
463. Why would I have done that?
Copy !req
464. Because that's the way
the system works here.
Copy !req
465. But they just would have
gotten out to kill again.
Copy !req
466. You don't know that, and
it's
not your decision to make.
Copy !req
467. You have to use your
super
powers responsibly.
Copy !req
468. Whatever. You do it your way,
I'll do it mine.
Copy !req
469. No.
Copy !req
470. You'll do it the right way
Copy !req
471. or you won't do it at all.
Copy !req
472. Mommy.
Copy !req
473. (male announcer)
This is LNN.
Copy !req
474. Public pressure
on community leaders
Copy !req
475. is intensifying
after last night
Copy !req
476. 'when Vixen used lethal force'
Copy !req
477. 'in stopping the perpetrators
from fleeing the scene.'
Copy !req
478. 'Witnesses described her
actions as grossly excessive'
Copy !req
479. 'which has only
added to the fear'
Copy !req
480. that she's either
a crusading vigilante
Copy !req
481. or an out-of-control superhero.
Copy !req
482. Well, that'll keep people
from panicking in the streets.
Copy !req
483. Well, obviously,
Vixen has to be
stopped.
Copy !req
484. What I can't figure
out
is how she showed up
Copy !req
485. so fast last
night
to save Leslie.
Copy !req
486. Well, you said she was fast.
Copy !req
487. Yeah, but there was no
advance
warning before the attack.
Copy !req
488. No gunshots, no screams
Copy !req
489. no cries for help, nothing.
Copy !req
490. Yet, suddenly,
there she was,
boom.
Copy !req
491. Almost like she knew
it was gonna happen.
Copy !req
492. Clark. There you are.
Copy !req
493. I didn't get
a chance to thank you
Copy !req
494. last night for saving my life.
Copy !req
495. It was no big deal.
Really. How's your head?
Copy !req
496. Uh, it still aches,
but thanks to you
Copy !req
497. at least I still have one.
Copy !req
498. You took a big risk for me,
Clark. I won't forget that.
Copy !req
499. Uh, it was
no big deal,
really.
Copy !req
500. Have you talked
to the police?
Copy !req
501. Do they have any leads
on who the gunmen were?
Copy !req
502. No, and since Vixen
vaporized them
Copy !req
503. we probably won't find any.
Copy !req
504. So I take it you didn't
recognize who they were?
Copy !req
505. Well, I only caught a glimpse
Copy !req
506. but no, I didn't.
Copy !req
507. I hope this doesn't mean
you're
the next CEO on the hit list.
Copy !req
508. Well, actually, your attack
was a different MO
Copy !req
509. than the others, they weren't
shot at, they just
disappeared.
Copy !req
510. Well, frankly, I'm not as
concerned about myself
Copy !req
511. as I am about what
Vixen's capable of.
Copy !req
512. I mean, if push comes
to shove, I-I just hope
Copy !req
513. Superman will be able
to stop her.
Copy !req
514. Me too.
Copy !req
515. Oh, by the way,
I almost forgot.
Copy !req
516. Here's the bank's
ATM tape you wanted.
Copy !req
517. Oh! Great.
How did you get it?
Copy !req
518. Jimmy told me the FBI
was giving him the runaround.
Copy !req
519. I gave them a call,
promised them
Copy !req
520. a favorable article
down the road.
Copy !req
521. Well, you learn fast, Leslie.
Copy !req
522. I've got good teachers.
Copy !req
523. I'll be interested to know
if you find anything on that.
Copy !req
524. Hmm.
Copy !req
525. (Clark)
'Okay, here we go.'
Copy !req
526. 'There's the bank chairman—'
Copy !req
527. Did you see that?
He literally did
vanish!
Copy !req
528. No.
Copy !req
529. There.
Copy !req
530. There, see that?
Copy !req
531. See what?
Copy !req
532. Right here. The blue pixels.
Copy !req
533. They turn a goldish hue.
Copy !req
534. But only in the one frame
where he disappears.
Copy !req
535. Gold? You mean as in..
Copy !req
536. Vixen.
Copy !req
537. So that's how the CEOs vanished
Copy !req
538. Vixen just whisked them away?
Copy !req
539. Well, why would she do
that?
Unless..
Copy !req
540. She treats embezzlers just like
she treats every other criminal.
Copy !req
541. Which means she's taking the
law
into her own hands.
Copy !req
542. I'm gonna have to stop her
before she hurts anyone else.
Copy !req
543. How do you know where to look?
Copy !req
544. I don't.
Copy !req
545. That could take a while.
Copy !req
546. Wait up for me?
Copy !req
547. Always.
Copy !req
548. "Even couples
completely committed
Copy !req
549. "to the idea of parenthood
Copy !req
550. "should carefully
examine their lives
Copy !req
551. "to see if they're up to
the responsibility of
children.
Copy !req
552. "Mothers and fathers of today
are often busy professionals
Copy !req
553. "and may not understand
Copy !req
554. "the impact a little one
is going to have
Copy !req
555. on already chaotic lives."
Copy !req
556. (Lois)
'Oh!'
Copy !req
557. 'Oh, it's okay.'
Copy !req
558. It's okay, sweethearts.
Copy !req
559. 'Little Lois..'
Copy !req
560. 'Little Clark..'
Copy !req
561. Oh, Jimmy, oh, Jimmy,
not you, too.
Copy !req
562. Hi, honey.
How's it going?
Copy !req
563. Oh, Clark, I'm so glad
you're home.
Copy !req
564. The twins are hungry,
and Jimmy needs burping
Copy !req
565. and I've got the queen of
England here for an interview.
Copy !req
566. The queen? Great.
Copy !req
567. Raising kids sure
is a piece of cake,
isn't it?
Copy !req
568. (Lois)
'Oh, your highness!'
Copy !req
569. Ah, well, thank you for waiting
Copy !req
570. and thank you so much
for feeding little
Perry.
Copy !req
571. Um, could I offer you some tea?
Copy !req
572. Jimmy's so cute.
He just spit up his Pablum.
Copy !req
573. Is he sick?
Copy !req
574. Uh, about your
speech
to parliament.
Copy !req
575. Does he feel warm?
Copy !req
576. No, no, he just
wants a bottle.
Copy !req
577. Oh, no, Martha and Jonathan
are all upset.
Copy !req
578. Honey, did I tell
you the pope's here?
Copy !req
579. No, you didn't tell me
that the pope is here..
Copy !req
580. The pope is here?
Copy !req
581. How could I schedule the pope
and the queen on the same day?
Copy !req
582. Oh... prison riot.
Copy !req
583. - How about if I go?
- Ha ha ha!
Copy !req
584. Can you manage?
I'll just be a sec.
Copy !req
585. Hi, your highness, uh, holiness.
Copy !req
586. I really appreciate
your burping Sam and Ellen.
Copy !req
587. Or-or are those Lucy and Lana?
Copy !req
588. Oh, no.
No, these are Lucy and Lana.
Copy !req
589. So, about your speech
yesterday,
did you feel that..
Copy !req
590. Oh, I forgot
to warm the bottle.
Copy !req
591. Thank you, your holiness.
Copy !req
592. Uh, your highness.
Copy !req
593. Actually, I-I forgot
to warm this bottle.
Copy !req
594. You're a busy woman, was it
like
this for you with Andrew
Copy !req
595. and Anne and Charles—
Copy !req
596. 'Ta-rum ta-da!'
Copy !req
597. Ha ha ha! Hi!
Copy !req
598. Oh, I'm so glad you're back.
Copy !req
599. Oh... buffalo stampede.
Copy !req
600. Buffalo stampede?
Copy !req
601. Oh!
Copy !req
602. Would you look at
the little nipper?
Copy !req
603. Flying already.
Copy !req
604. Boy, this really is
a piece of cake, huh?
Copy !req
605. Oh, they're still crying.
Copy !req
606. I'd better take them.
Copy !req
607. Oh, it's okay, Lois,
it's okay, Clark.
Copy !req
608. How's it going out there,
your holiness?
Copy !req
609. I better go check on the Pope.
Copy !req
610. It's a piece of cake.
Copy !req
611. A really big piece of cake.
Copy !req
612. (Leslie)
'Hello, Lois, uh, it's
Leslie Luckabee calling.'
Copy !req
613. Leslie, wait!
Hi, it's Lois.
Copy !req
614. Oh, I'm sorry to phone
you so late, Lois.
Copy !req
615. I do hope I'm not
disturbing you and Clark?
Copy !req
616. Oh, no, no.
Copy !req
617. Actually, uh, Clark's not home.
Copy !req
618. Really?
Copy !req
619. Well, the reason
I called is because
Copy !req
620. I think I've come up
with a terrific plan
Copy !req
621. on how to stop Vixen.
Copy !req
622. - You did?
- 'Yes.'
Copy !req
623. 'And I was hoping to
persuade you and Clark'
Copy !req
624. to come down to
"The Planet" right away
Copy !req
625. so I could go over it
with the both of you.
Copy !req
626. Now? Why?
Copy !req
627. Well, maybe I've acted
impulsively, but you see
Copy !req
628. I've already put
the plan into motion.
Copy !req
629. I didn't have a choice.
Copy !req
630. The only way
it was going to work is
Copy !req
631. if I moved on it quickly.
Copy !req
632. Well, what's the plan?
Copy !req
633. Well, it's really too
complicated to explain
Copy !req
634. over the phone, but the bottom
line is, Lois
Copy !req
635. I'm gonna need yours and
Clark's
help to pull it off.
Copy !req
636. Now, I realize this is
an imposition, but uh..
Copy !req
637. I'd consider
it a personal favor
Copy !req
638. if the both of you would
just hear me out.
Copy !req
639. Okay. I'll be down there
as soon as I can.
Copy !req
640. (Leslie)
'Terrific. Thanks.'
Copy !req
641. Copyboy!
Copy !req
642. Copyboy!
Copy !req
643. Run this down
immediately,
I want it to make
Copy !req
644. the morning edition.
Copy !req
645. Okay.
Copy !req
646. Hey!
Copy !req
647. I don't care what anybody says.
Copy !req
648. Nobody wrote
an opera like Puccini.
Copy !req
649. I want to kill Superman.
Copy !req
650. Not an opera lover, I see.
Copy !req
651. That was my failing.
Copy !req
652. I should've educated you.
Copy !req
653. He's an obstacle to my
mission
to eradicate evil.
Copy !req
654. I want to kill him.
Copy !req
655. An admirable desire,
to be sure, Vixen
Copy !req
656. but a bit premature, I'm afraid.
Copy !req
657. By the way,
where have you been?
Copy !req
658. I was starting to get worried.
Copy !req
659. There were children playing
in front of the secret
entrance.
Copy !req
660. I had to wait for them to leave.
Copy !req
661. You should've killed them.
Copy !req
662. But they were not evil.
Copy !req
663. Just checking.
Copy !req
664. Wanted to make sure you were
still on the program.
Copy !req
665. 'And to that end..'
Copy !req
666. I picked up an early copy
of the morning paper.
Copy !req
667. I found our next target.
Copy !req
668. I don't understand.
Copy !req
669. That's Leslie Luckabee.
Copy !req
670. You wanted me to
save him last
time.
Copy !req
671. Why do you want me
to eradicate him
now?
Copy !req
672. Because now we know
he's an evil man
Copy !req
673. and your mission is
to eradicate evil men
Copy !req
674. isn't it?
Copy !req
675. Absolutely.
Copy !req
676. Lois?
Copy !req
677. Honey?
Copy !req
678. Lois?
Copy !req
679. I'm home.
Copy !req
680. (Leslie)
'Hello, Lois, uh, it's
Leslie Luckabee calling.'
Copy !req
681. (Lois)
'Leslie, wait! Hi, it's
Lois.'
Copy !req
682. Hmm.
Copy !req
683. Well, what do you think?
Copy !req
684. Honestly?
Copy !req
685. I think it's dangerous.
Copy !req
686. Hello.
Copy !req
687. Clark, hi!
Copy !req
688. I was getting worried about you.
Copy !req
689. Why didn't you tell me
you were here?
Copy !req
690. Clark!
Copy !req
691. But-but how did you—
Copy !req
692. - Ah, oh, cell phone.
- Oh.
Copy !req
693. I left you a note,
on the coffee table.
Copy !req
694. - You did?
- 'Oh.'
Copy !req
695. I'm afraid that
this is all my fault.
Copy !req
696. You see, I'm the one
that co-opted
Copy !req
697. your lovely wife
for the evening.
Copy !req
698. It's no big deal.
I'm just glad you're okay.
Copy !req
699. Well, it's perfectly
understandable.
Copy !req
700. Listen, if she were my wife
Copy !req
701. I'd probably never
let her out of my sight.
Copy !req
702. You, uh... work out
a lot, don't you?
Copy !req
703. Clark, um, Leslie's come up
with a plan to catch Vixen
Copy !req
704. but he needs our help
implementing it.
Copy !req
705. However, this may all be moot if
Superman's already located her.
Copy !req
706. Uh, from what I understand
Copy !req
707. Superman hasn't
located her just yet.
Copy !req
708. I-I just spoke to him
before I got here.
Copy !req
709. Hmm. Well, then,
I hope this works.
Copy !req
710. Have you seen
this morning's
edition?
Copy !req
711. 'It implicates Leslie
in a multimillion-dollar'
Copy !req
712. 'embezzlement scheme.'
Copy !req
713. Yes. My first byline.
Copy !req
714. - Too bad it's fiction.
- What?
Copy !req
715. That's part of the plan
to make it appear
Copy !req
716. as if he's as dirty
as the other CEOs
Copy !req
717. so that Vixen
will grab him next.
Copy !req
718. Baiting the hook,
as it were. You know.
Copy !req
719. How do you know that
Vixen won't just, kill you?
Copy !req
720. (Lois)
'Well, that's
where we come in.'
Copy !req
721. He wants Superman to follow her
wherever she takes him
Copy !req
722. and then he can stop
her
once and for all.
Copy !req
723. Yes, the only hitch,
of course, is whether or not
Copy !req
724. Superman will be able to
Copy !req
725. keep up with her.
Copy !req
726. Well, we could get Dr. Klein
Copy !req
727. to rig up a transmitter
to track Leslie.
Copy !req
728. That way,
Superman would definitely
Copy !req
729. know where to find him.
Copy !req
730. Now, all I have
to do is hope
Copy !req
731. that Superman will be
able to defeat Vixen.
Copy !req
732. Of course, if he can't
Copy !req
733. well... then..
Copy !req
734. we're all in a lot
of trouble, aren't we?
Copy !req
735. Mr. Luckabee,
you realize, of course
Copy !req
736. that if Vixen snatches you up
at super speed
Copy !req
737. that you may not survive?
Copy !req
738. I'm willing to take that risk.
Copy !req
739. Why?
Copy !req
740. I-I mean..
Copy !req
741. Why are you willing to put
yourself in such danger?
Copy !req
742. I like challenges.
Copy !req
743. It's all clear.
Copy !req
744. Now, then..
Copy !req
745. The evil Mr. Luckabee
Copy !req
746. should be emerging
from the "Daily Planet"
Copy !req
747. in less than two minutes.
Copy !req
748. You'll have to time it
just right to..
Copy !req
749. Are you alright?
Copy !req
750. Well..
Copy !req
751. To be truthful,
I'm not feeling all that
well
Copy !req
752. at the moment.
Copy !req
753. I don't like the light, you see.
Copy !req
754. I'm uncomfortable above ground.
Copy !req
755. Why?
Copy !req
756. You could never understand.
Copy !req
757. - Why not?
- 'Because..'
Copy !req
758. You're a perfect being, Vixen.
Copy !req
759. It's beyond your realm.
Copy !req
760. You weren't a child
raised in seclusion
Copy !req
761. reared by servants
behind walls.
Copy !req
762. Just a lonely,
disfigured troll
Copy !req
763. hidden from the world
Copy !req
764. by embarrassed parents
who couldn't look at me
Copy !req
765. even in my one good eye.
Copy !req
766. There.
Copy !req
767. 'You happy?'
Copy !req
768. Wanna mock me?
Copy !req
769. Make fun of me?
Copy !req
770. Go ahead.
Copy !req
771. 'I'm used to it.'
Copy !req
772. Just get on with your mission.
Copy !req
773. Get Luckabee.
Copy !req
774. You understand?
Copy !req
775. Yes.
Copy !req
776. 'But remember..'
Copy !req
777. Superman may be
onto you by now.
Copy !req
778. If he is..
Copy !req
779. and he tries to stop you..
Copy !req
780. '... you know what to do.'
Copy !req
781. Destroy him?
Copy !req
782. That's right.
Copy !req
783. Now go!
Copy !req
784. Make me happy.
Copy !req
785. (Clark)
'Pretty brave thing he's
doing,
I'll give him that.'
Copy !req
786. But?
Copy !req
787. I don't know.
Copy !req
788. There's just something
about the guy..
Copy !req
789. I don't trust, I guess.
Copy !req
790. Really?
Copy !req
791. I don't see it.
Copy !req
792. He's been nothing
but complimentary to
you.
Copy !req
793. To both of us.
Copy !req
794. Plus he's putting
his life on the
line.
Copy !req
795. You see,
that's exactly my point.
Copy !req
796. He's putting his life
on the line for what
Copy !req
797. a headline?
Copy !req
798. He just, seems a little bit
too good to be true that's
all.
Copy !req
799. Well, I know some people
that would say that about
you.
Copy !req
800. Like who?
Copy !req
801. Like me.
Copy !req
802. I'm not complaining, though.
Copy !req
803. Mmm.
Copy !req
804. You know, when all this is over
Copy !req
805. I'm gonna call Dr. Klein.
Copy !req
806. Make that appointment,
you know, for..
Copy !req
807. Superman,
to check and see if..
Copy !req
808. Good.
Copy !req
809. Kind of scary, huh?
Copy !req
810. It never occurred
to me that we might
not
Copy !req
811. be able to have
babies together.
Copy !req
812. Well, maybe
we'll have super babies.
Copy !req
813. - Who knows?
- Yeah.
Copy !req
814. What if we can't?
Copy !req
815. I mean, I don't even
know
if I want to have kids.
Copy !req
816. I just assumed we
would
have that option.
Copy !req
817. Lois.
Copy !req
818. I married you because
I love you
Copy !req
819. not because we may
or may not be able
Copy !req
820. to have children together.
Copy !req
821. And besides, there's
always the adoption option
Copy !req
822. and it worked out
pretty good for me.
Copy !req
823. Yeah, that's true.
Copy !req
824. Oop, oops, here he comes.
Copy !req
825. Okay, it stopped.
Copy !req
826. In an alley by the
corner
of Fifth and Troy.
Copy !req
827. Alright, I'm on my way.
Copy !req
828. Be careful.
Copy !req
829. Alright.
Copy !req
830. Hello, Vixen.
Copy !req
831. You and I need to talk
Copy !req
832. 'cause you're going
about this all wrong.
Copy !req
833. You can't stop me.
Copy !req
834. Your only way
out... is through me.
Copy !req
835. I've been looking
forward to this.
Copy !req
836. Me too.
Copy !req
837. Two out of three?
Copy !req
838. Alright, Vixen,
enough of the games.
Copy !req
839. Playtime is over.
Let's just..
Copy !req
840. You're a machine?
Copy !req
841. - You okay?
- Yeah, I..
Copy !req
842. Oh, wow. What happened?
What happened?
Copy !req
843. Vixen's... gone.
Copy !req
844. Looks like your plan
worked,
Mr. Luckabee.
Copy !req
845. No, I don't feel
like a hero at all.
Copy !req
846. I was just the decoy.
Copy !req
847. Superman is the real hero.
Copy !req
848. He's the one who saved
Metropolis from Vixen's wrath
Copy !req
849. 'with a big assist'
Copy !req
850. 'from Lois Lane
and Clark Kent, I might add.'
Copy !req
851. By the way, look
for their exclusive
Copy !req
852. in tomorrow's edition
of the "Daily Planet."
Copy !req
853. Thank you.
No more questions.
Copy !req
854. Still don't trust him?
Copy !req
855. Oh, I don't know.
Copy !req
856. 'You know, what's
really bugging me..'
Copy !req
857. is Vixen.
Copy !req
858. I mean, she was at least
partially robotic
Copy !req
859. albeit a highly sophisticated
one with superpowers
Copy !req
860. but it still means
that somebody built her.
Copy !req
861. Begging the question
Copy !req
862. who... and why?
Copy !req
863. Someone wouldn't go
through all that trouble
Copy !req
864. just to make a vigilante.
Copy !req
865. There's got to be
more to it than that.
Copy !req
866. Well, I think ridding
the world of the evil
Vixen
Copy !req
867. was enough work for one day.
Copy !req
868. We can wait till tomorrow
to find out who created
her.
Copy !req
869. - Mm-hmm.
- That alright?
Copy !req
870. Mmm.
Copy !req
871. - Honey?
- Hmm?
Copy !req
872. Honey.
Copy !req
873. What about precautions?
Copy !req
874. Oh, right.
Copy !req
875. - Should I—
- Oh, no, no, no.
Copy !req
876. No, uh... I got it.
Copy !req
877. Vixen, of course,
was magnificent.
Copy !req
878. The best $500 million
we ever spent
Copy !req
879. as far as I'm concerned.
Copy !req
880. She fulfilled the primary
objective flawlessly..
Copy !req
881. to take revenge
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882. on those traitorous CEOs.
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883. Then make you look like a hero
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884. by helping to defeat her.
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885. No small obstacle for a man
who in reality is..
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886. The son of Lex Luthor.
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887. And once Lexcorp
has been rebuilt
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888. cementing your stranglehold
on Metropolis
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889. we move to the final phase
of the plan.
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890. Lex Luthor's ultimate revenge.
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891. To possess Lois Lane.
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892. And destroy Superman.
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