1. I was under the impression
the deal had closed.Copy !req
2. - Mr. Luthor, I'm sorry.
- I don't want "I'm sorry."Copy !req
3. I want to know how my father beat me
out of a $ 150 million contract...Copy !req
4. that you assured me was a done deal.Copy !req
5. They'd only know the exact amount
if they had inside information.Copy !req
6. Since we were the only ones who knew
it, and I certainly didn't tell my father...Copy !req
7. that leaves you
in a very uncomfortable position.Copy !req
8. If I no longer have your confidence,
I'll tender my resignation in the morning.Copy !req
9. My father would want
more than your resignation.Copy !req
10. He'd hobble you at the knees
and do everything in his power...Copy !req
11. to ensure you'd never work
in the corporate world again.Copy !req
12. But I'm not my father.Copy !req
13. All I want to know is how he found out.Copy !req
14. And how I can stop it from
ever happening again.Copy !req
15. Lex, what's going on?Copy !req
16. Big Brother is listening,
or should I say Big Daddy.Copy !req
17. These are just what I've found so far.Copy !req
18. State-of-the-art,
high-tech surveillance.Copy !req
19. I'll have to get experts
to sweep the rest of the mansion.Copy !req
20. - Your dad's spying on you?
- I had a multimillion-dollar contract.Copy !req
21. The last minute, LuthorCorp manages
to underbid me. You do the math.Copy !req
22. - Lex, you gotta calm down...
- Don't tell me to calm down, Clark.Copy !req
23. How would you feel if someone listened
to every private word you uttered?Copy !req
24. Learning all your secrets?Copy !req
25. Lex. These devices could be anywhere.Copy !req
26. - In the sofa cushions, the heating vents.
- I already checked.Copy !req
27. What about your stereo?Copy !req
28. Hey, Dad. Want me
to make this extra-crispy for you?Copy !req
29. No, thanks. And if I do say so myself,
I've cooked this bird to perfection.Copy !req
30. Just the way your mother likes it.Copy !req
31. Why aren't you going to Metropolis
for your anniversary?Copy !req
32. Well, last year while we were
out of town...Copy !req
33. somebody had a party at our house.Copy !req
34. Well, you know what,
I think a picnic sounds perfect.Copy !req
35. So do I. But I can't go.Copy !req
36. Wait a minute, what do you mean
you can't go?Copy !req
37. Lionel just called. LuthorCorp's finalizing
a major acquisition tomorrow...Copy !req
38. and he needs me to go with him
to his Metropolis office to prepare.Copy !req
39. Didn't you tell him
it's your anniversary, Mom?Copy !req
40. I'll be back tomorrow night.Copy !req
41. We can celebrate then,
any restaurant you want.Copy !req
42. Will you put it on your LuthorCorp
expense account?Copy !req
43. Oh, Jonathan.Copy !req
44. You can't make me feel
any worse about it than I do.Copy !req
45. I know how hard you worked
planning today...Copy !req
46. but I have no choice. He's my boss.
- I'm your husband.Copy !req
47. Believe me, I'd much rather
spend today with you.Copy !req
48. But this job is important to me.Copy !req
49. I never thought I'd see the day where
this job was more important than family.Copy !req
50. - You shouldn't be working for Lionel.
- Clark.Copy !req
51. He only got this major acquisition
because he was spying on Lex.Copy !req
52. Clark. This is between
your mother and I.Copy !req
53. Jonathan, how many times have you put
this farm above our personal lives?Copy !req
54. - That is different, Martha.
- Why?Copy !req
55. I'm working toward the same goal:
Our family's financial security.Copy !req
56. I wish this job
didn't bother you so much.Copy !req
57. I have to go.Copy !req
58. All right, Lex. What's so urgent?Copy !req
59. Remember the new American Embassy
in Moscow, Dad?Copy !req
60. It was so riddled with
surveillance hardware...Copy !req
61. the State Department
had to abandon it.Copy !req
62. I've got a meeting. I don't have time
to chat about foreign affairs.Copy !req
63. Actually, the topic is domestic.Copy !req
64. I've discovered a bug problem right here
in my very own home.Copy !req
65. Corporate espionage,
it's a fact of modern business, Lex.Copy !req
66. I'm surprised your security was so lax.Copy !req
67. It's hard to imagine how the perpetrator
gained access to the mansion.Copy !req
68. Do I detect a faint whiff of innuendo?Copy !req
69. Of course not, Dad.Copy !req
70. I just wanted to congratulate you
on winning that contract.Copy !req
71. Oh, is that what this is about?
Making an excuse for your defeat.Copy !req
72. Because I don't have time for excuses.Copy !req
73. As for your bug problem...Copy !req
74. I suggest you call an exterminator.Copy !req
75. - This is Mr. Green.
- I've finished the appraisal.Copy !req
76. - We're ready to close escrow.
- How soon can you complete it?Copy !req
77. Today. We're ready to roll. You get full
access to the property, audio and video.Copy !req
78. Do we have a go?Copy !req
79. Mr. Green, are you there?Copy !req
80. - Mr. Green.
- Do it.Copy !req
81. We're on.Copy !req
82. You don't think it's too much?Copy !req
83. It depends who you're wearing it for.Copy !req
84. What do you call your newly discovered
biological father's wife?Copy !req
85. Well, personally, I'd call her Mrs. Small,
but that's just me.Copy !req
86. - So you're really going to see her.
- Yeah.Copy !req
87. Kind of feel like I'm auditioning.
What if she votes me off the island?Copy !req
88. Lana, anyone who gets to know you
realizes how special you are.Copy !req
89. Thanks, Clark.Copy !req
90. That's really sweet of you to say.Copy !req
91. You're always the one telling me
I need to be more honest.Copy !req
92. Yeah.Copy !req
93. Well, maybe you see me that way
because we're friends.Copy !req
94. But to Jennifer Small, I'm just
her husband's illegitimate daughter...Copy !req
95. trying to worm her way into his life.Copy !req
96. Lana, if she accepts you, then great.
But if not, that's her loss.Copy !req
97. Isn't your priority Henry?
That's been going well.Copy !req
98. Yeah.Copy !req
99. But maybe it's the whole
"adopted kid fantasy" thing...Copy !req
100. but I can't help thinking that
if I don't screw it up...Copy !req
101. I might have an actual family.Copy !req
102. Look, Lana, I want you to have
everything you wish for, I really do.Copy !req
103. Just because you have a family
doesn't mean every day is a picnic.Copy !req
104. Unless, of course, you're a Kent.Copy !req
105. Well, to be honest, my parents aren't
really getting along right now.Copy !req
106. I'm sorry, Clark.
Do you want to talk about it?Copy !req
107. Later. You've got someplace to be.Copy !req
108. Okay.Copy !req
109. Clark.Copy !req
110. Whatever it is,
your parents will work it out.Copy !req
111. After all, some people
are just meant to be together.Copy !req
112. Lex. What's the most
romantic restaurant in Metropolis?Copy !req
113. I'm sure there are a lot opinions
on that, Clark...Copy !req
114. but personally,
I'd have to go with La Petite Fleur.Copy !req
115. Could you score me a reservation
for tonight?Copy !req
116. - Who's the lucky girl?
- My mom. It's my parents' anniversary.Copy !req
117. My dad had a picnic, but now she's
in Metropolis with your dad.Copy !req
118. They're in Metropolis? At LuthorCorp?
On a Sunday?Copy !req
119. Yeah. Can you believe that he makes
her work on her anniversary?Copy !req
120. To my father, there's no such thing
as a personal life. Listen...Copy !req
121. since it's their anniversary,
I could do better than reservations.Copy !req
122. What do you have in mind?Copy !req
123. Well, if you excuse me a minute
to make a few calls, I'll explain.Copy !req
124. Accessing database.Copy !req
125. - Kern.
- This is Green.Copy !req
126. I want you to terminate. Now.Copy !req
127. - You realize you'll forfeit the deposit.
- There are people there. I want you out.Copy !req
128. I understand.Copy !req
129. Our client has cancelled the project. He
believes there are people in the building.Copy !req
130. Hey, what are you doing?Copy !req
131. You think we broke into the office
of one of the richest men to plant bugs?Copy !req
132. We ain't leaving this place
until we empty that vault.Copy !req
133. Bishop.Copy !req
134. Nicky. How long have
we worked together?Copy !req
135. We're not thieves.
We were hired to do a specific job.Copy !req
136. Job description's just been changed.Copy !req
137. Go out and check the other offices.
Bishop, get the torch.Copy !req
138. Sign here.Copy !req
139. Okay.Copy !req
140. - Martha?
- Yes.Copy !req
141. - Is something wrong?
- No.Copy !req
142. It's just that when you said
work couldn't wait till Monday...Copy !req
143. I didn't think I'd be
the only one here.Copy !req
144. Thought you'd like to work
in your new office.Copy !req
145. New office? I don't understand.Copy !req
146. Look inside the top left-hand drawer
of the desk.Copy !req
147. Go ahead. Open it.Copy !req
148. Turn it over.Copy !req
149. "To Martha, with deep affection: L.L."Copy !req
150. I'm promoting you, Martha, which means
I'll be needing you more in Metropolis.Copy !req
151. Which means you'll need
someplace to work.Copy !req
152. Lionel...Copy !req
153. I'm flattered, really,
but I can't accept this.Copy !req
154. And as far as working in Metropolis...Copy !req
155. this job is putting enough strain
on my family as it is.Copy !req
156. Martha.Copy !req
157. I know how much you've given
up to be...Copy !req
158. a farmer's wife,
but with your brains and your talent...Copy !req
159. don't you deserve to make your
own ambitions a priority for a change?Copy !req
160. We'll discuss it over dinner.Copy !req
161. Hey, love birds.
Wrong place, wrong time.Copy !req
162. - Who is this? Martha?
- I don't know.Copy !req
163. Put your hands up.
Let's go! Get them in the air! Now!Copy !req
164. Clark. Clark!Copy !req
165. I don't suppose you know why there's
a helicopter parked in our front yard.Copy !req
166. Lex is gonna take you to Metropolis.
So you can take Mom to dinner.Copy !req
167. So this was your idea, was it?Copy !req
168. It was Clark's. I just offered
to provide the transportation.Copy !req
169. Look, I don't know how things work
in your house...Copy !req
170. but we think it's important
to respect other people's privacy.Copy !req
171. - Dad.
- It's all right, Clark.Copy !req
172. Mr. Kent. Since the day
I moved to Smallville...Copy !req
173. I've done nothing but try
to be a friend to you.Copy !req
174. And in return, you do nothing but lecture
me with sanctimonious platitudes.Copy !req
175. I'm done listening to them.Copy !req
176. - Dad, that was not fair.
- Everything was fine in this family...Copy !req
177. until we let the Luthors
into our lives.Copy !req
178. - That wasn't Lex's fault.
- Hey!Copy !req
179. I appreciate your concern, but it is not
your responsibility to fix everything.Copy !req
180. So just stay out of it.Copy !req
181. Hey, Pyne. Got a little present for you.
Lionel Luthor.Copy !req
182. Good, you just saved us a whole lot
of time. Get him to open the vault.Copy !req
183. Too late, genius.
You already burned the plate.Copy !req
184. Section Two.Copy !req
185. How the hell did the cops
get tipped off?Copy !req
186. What have you got in your hand?Copy !req
187. - Open it up.
- Stop, you're hurting him. Lionel, please.Copy !req
188. Panic button, state of the art.Copy !req
189. Check him out.Copy !req
190. Let's go. Come on.Copy !req
191. A man in my position can never take
too many precautions.Copy !req
192. Why don't you just let us go?Copy !req
193. You can avoid adding kidnapping
to breaking and entering.Copy !req
194. You should listen to this woman.
I find her advice invariably sound.Copy !req
195. - I think he's all right.
- We should have left.Copy !req
196. If you'd kept to the plan,
none of this would have happened.Copy !req
197. - What's wrong with you?
- Are you crazy?Copy !req
198. - Shut up!
- You shut up!Copy !req
199. - What are you doing?
- Shut up!Copy !req
200. - Shut up!
- Drop it now!Copy !req
201. All right. All right, all right, all right.
Let's just settle down, okay?Copy !req
202. - Drop it, Pyne.
- Just relax.Copy !req
203. All right. Relax. Let's take it easy.Copy !req
204. I'm gonna put my guns down.
All right?Copy !req
205. Just gonna get the money,
and we're gonna get the hell out of here.Copy !req
206. Get back to work on that vault.Copy !req
207. You're wasting your time, you know.Copy !req
208. There's nothing in there of value
to any of you.Copy !req
209. Keep your eyes on them.
We'll need them later for leverage.Copy !req
210. - More coffee?
- Henry, why don't you get it?Copy !req
211. - Give us a chance to get a word in.
- Sure, I'll be right back.Copy !req
212. This really is a cute place, Lana.Copy !req
213. - You've got great taste.
- Thank you.Copy !req
214. And thank you for agreeing to meet
with me. I know it can't be easy for you.Copy !req
215. Lana, you seem like a very together
young woman...Copy !req
216. which is why I feel
I can be completely candid with you.Copy !req
217. I don't want you
getting too close to Henry.Copy !req
218. Mrs. Small, I don't know
what you think...Copy !req
219. but I am not trying to interfere
with your family.Copy !req
220. That's not what I'm worried about.Copy !req
221. Lana, when I married Henry,
he was the editor of the Law Review.Copy !req
222. He was gonna run for Congress.Copy !req
223. Now he runs a law practice
for lost causes out of our living room.Copy !req
224. He believes in what he's doing.Copy !req
225. Yeah, until it gets too difficult
or he loses interest.Copy !req
226. Which he always does.Copy !req
227. You think he'll lose interest in me.Copy !req
228. Henry has two children in boarding
school. He never calls them.Copy !req
229. And even when they're home,
he doesn't have time for them.Copy !req
230. Or anyone else.Copy !req
231. Why are you telling me this?Copy !req
232. I'm trying to do you a favor.Copy !req
233. I do not want to see you get hurt
the next time Henry's priorities change.Copy !req
234. So...Copy !req
235. what have you two ladies
been talking about?Copy !req
236. We are live at the LuthorCorp Tower,
where sometime earlier this afternoon...Copy !req
237. armed gunmen apparently entered
the building, and are now...Copy !req
238. holding LuthorCorp chairman
and CEO Lionel Luthor hostage...Copy !req
239. along with at least one
unidentified female employee.Copy !req
240. - Mom.
- If anybody tries to hurt your mother...Copy !req
241. - I'm not gonna let that happen.
- Clark. Clark!Copy !req
242. I'm not gonna try and stop you,
but I want you to be careful.Copy !req
243. I'm gonna follow you in the truck
and get there soon.Copy !req
244. Dad, there's a faster way for you to get
to Metropolis. You have to talk to Lex.Copy !req
245. Get him out of here.Copy !req
246. - What?
- I hired you to bug an office...Copy !req
247. not create a media circus.
- Yeah? Well, we ran into a little snag.Copy !req
248. - Who is this?
- Tell you what, Mr. Green.Copy !req
249. You show me your caller ID
and I'll show you mine.Copy !req
250. - I want to talk to Kern now.
- Kern's definitely not in charge anymore.Copy !req
251. Mr. Kent.Copy !req
252. I take it you've seen the news.Copy !req
253. If I hadn't been so bull-headed...Copy !req
254. and taken you up on your offer...Copy !req
255. Martha and I'd probably be
on our way to dinner.Copy !req
256. Instead...Copy !req
257. Believe me.Copy !req
258. There's plenty of blame to go around.Copy !req
259. Lex, I was wondering...Copy !req
260. - I was wondering if l...
- Sure, Mr. Kent.Copy !req
261. I'll give you a helicopter ride
to Metropolis.Copy !req
262. Young man, you too.
Stay behind the barricade.Copy !req
263. Let's go.Copy !req
264. Stand up and put your hands
on your head.Copy !req
265. Stand up!Copy !req
266. Turn around.Copy !req
267. I can explain.Copy !req
268. Hold still. Keep your fingers linked.Copy !req
269. I'm listening.Copy !req
270. My name is Clark Kent. My mom's
a hostage being held up there.Copy !req
271. Thought you'd play hero?
Assuming you're who you say...Copy !req
272. you almost got your mom killed. Every
opening in there is wired with alarms.Copy !req
273. The kidnappers control
the security system.Copy !req
274. They've threatened to shoot hostages
if anyone so much as sets a toe inside.Copy !req
275. Come on, hero.
You're coming with me.Copy !req
276. Move it!Copy !req
277. So, what are we gonna do?
They saw you kill Kern.Copy !req
278. They can ID us, Pyne.Copy !req
279. And I for one am not going down
for murder. Understand me?Copy !req
280. We will deal with them
when the time comes.Copy !req
281. I know what you're thinking.Copy !req
282. If I hadn't asked you to work today,
you'd be at home now with your family.Copy !req
283. I don't blame you, Lionel.Copy !req
284. It's just that Jonathan and I
left on such bad terms.Copy !req
285. That's ironic. I had quite a row
this morning too with Lex.Copy !req
286. If they kill us...Copy !req
287. those will be the last words
we ever spoke to each other.Copy !req
288. Pyne, you're up.Copy !req
289. What the hell is this?Copy !req
290. I want you to monitor
the radio channels. Nothing gets...Copy !req
291. It's okay. It's okay.Copy !req
292. Clark?Copy !req
293. - You know this kid?
- Yes, ma'am. He's my son.Copy !req
294. You keep him away from the building
or I'll arrest him. All right?Copy !req
295. - Lieutenant, I'm...
- I know who you are.Copy !req
296. I'd appreciate an update
on the negotiations.Copy !req
297. This way.Copy !req
298. - What happened?
- I listened to the police.Copy !req
299. - I found a way into the building.
- Really, how?Copy !req
300. No one's watching the Daily Planet.Copy !req
301. - You're not thinking about jumping.
- It's the only way.Copy !req
302. - Clark, that's gotta be over 200 feet.
- I can make it.Copy !req
303. You don't know that.Copy !req
304. - Don't you have a fear of heights?
- If we're not here to get Mom, why?Copy !req
305. Listen to me. I am just as concerned
about your mother as you are.Copy !req
306. But we can't afford to make a mistake
that could get her killed.Copy !req
307. Where's the damn money?Copy !req
308. I told you there was nothing
in there of interest to you.Copy !req
309. Check this out.Copy !req
310. Could be worth something.Copy !req
311. What the hell is this?Copy !req
312. Martha, perhaps the gentleman
hasn't noticed...Copy !req
313. that I'm blind.Copy !req
314. Would you mind telling me
what he's referring to?Copy !req
315. It's...Copy !req
316. some sort of metallic disk,
shaped like an octagon.Copy !req
317. It's nothing, a keepsake.Copy !req
318. - Sawyer.
- Where is my transportation?Copy !req
319. I told you, I need a show of good faith.
You give me one of those hostages.Copy !req
320. Okay.Copy !req
321. Fine.Copy !req
322. Get up.Copy !req
323. You got 10 minutes, then you can
take this one out in a body bag.Copy !req
324. We're working on it. Stay cool up there.
Stay cool.Copy !req
325. Whatever you do, don't hurt any
of the hostages. Just stay calm.Copy !req
326. Yeah, well, how am I supposed
to stay calm, huh?Copy !req
327. I opened up that damn vault expecting
my retirement fund...Copy !req
328. and instead I find a bunch of files,
green rocks all cut up into bars.Copy !req
329. - What else was in there?
- What's it to you?Copy !req
330. Answer me and maybe I can help you.Copy !req
331. I don't know. Just what I told you.Copy !req
332. Oh, and some metal
octagon-Looking thing.Copy !req
333. Listen to me. Pack up everything.
The files, the bars, the octagon.Copy !req
334. Yeah, then what?Copy !req
335. I know a way out of the building.
But first, you let the hostages go.Copy !req
336. Pyne?Copy !req
337. Better take a look at this.Copy !req
338. - We got company.
- Check it out.Copy !req
339. A window blew out on the 30th floor.
Get the team together, we're going in.Copy !req
340. Let's go. Move it.Copy !req
341. What the hell's going on?Copy !req
342. Sounds like a chunk in that safe
is worth something to you.Copy !req
343. Tell you what, I want a million dollars
and I want a way out of here.Copy !req
344. - You're in no position to negotiate.
- This is not a negotiation. All right?Copy !req
345. We get out of here or nobody does.Copy !req
346. All right, listen to me.Copy !req
347. Luthor has a private elevator.Copy !req
348. It'll take you to a tunnel that leads
to a garage three blocks away.Copy !req
349. Hey, Lionel.
You been holding out on me?Copy !req
350. Is there some kind of secret way
out of here?Copy !req
351. Oh, yes.Copy !req
352. And whatever that anonymous coward,
your Mr. Green, is offering...Copy !req
353. I'll double it...Copy !req
354. in exchange for our lives...Copy !req
355. and the contents of the safe.Copy !req
356. Hear that, Green? Looks like
we got us a bidding war.Copy !req
357. Look, no matter what Luthor
is promising, you can't trust him.Copy !req
358. Oh, but I should trust you?
Somebody who hides his own identity?Copy !req
359. Think I'd rather deal with Lionel.Copy !req
360. I'll match what he's offering,
just don't hurt them.Copy !req
361. Don't hurt who, Lex?Copy !req
362. - Were you talking to those men?
- Mr. Kent...Copy !req
363. what I'm doing is in the best interest
of your wife and my father. Believe me.Copy !req
364. If I find out that you had anything to do
with what's going on out here...Copy !req
365. you will pray to God you never set
foot in Smallville. You believe me.Copy !req
366. Where's my mom? Where is she?Copy !req
367. So as soon as the banks open,
I'll have the money wired...Copy !req
368. to any account you choose,
anywhere in the world.Copy !req
369. - All right, we got a deal.
- Good.Copy !req
370. But I'm hanging on to everything
till I get that money.Copy !req
371. All right.Copy !req
372. Bishop, pack up the stuff in the vault.Copy !req
373. So you'll tell who's on
the other end of the line?Copy !req
374. You'd know better than I do. Why don't
you think who your enemies are?Copy !req
375. Come on, lady, you can help out too.
Pick up the files.Copy !req
376. Come on!Copy !req
377. Today! Come on!Copy !req
378. - Pick them up, put them with the rest.
- Okay, I'm picking them up. I...Copy !req
379. All right, that's good.
Get over there and help your boss up.Copy !req
380. Lionel.Copy !req
381. - Martha. The octagonal disk, where is it?
- I don't know. Why is it so important?Copy !req
382. Come on, time's up. Let's go. Move.Copy !req
383. Move, move!Copy !req
384. What the hell happened?Copy !req
385. The cops cut the power.
We've gotta go!Copy !req
386. Bishop, don't!Copy !req
387. Clark! Get out of here now!Copy !req
388. Clark!Copy !req
389. Clark!Copy !req
390. Are you alone?Copy !req
391. Answer me, are you alone?Copy !req
392. Clark! Clark. Are you all right?Copy !req
393. You and the kid get up, put your hands
over your head, or I kill the old man.Copy !req
394. He's dead.Copy !req
395. Clark. Those files over there, burn them.Copy !req
396. There's one about you.
We can't let it get out.Copy !req
397. Metropolis P.D., nobody move!
Hands where I can see them!Copy !req
398. Clark.Copy !req
399. - How did you get inside?
- The boy's resourceful, Lex.Copy !req
400. What difference does it make how?
He saved us, that's what's important.Copy !req
401. Dad.Copy !req
402. I did everything I could
to secure your release.Copy !req
403. No, I'm sure you did a great deal.Copy !req
404. I'll send someone to the mansion
for my things.Copy !req
405. I'll help them pack.Copy !req
406. Thank you.Copy !req
407. - What's that?
- It's my resignation.Copy !req
408. There's no way I can keep working
for Lionel.Copy !req
409. He had refined meteor rocks, a file
on Clark. I can't believe I trusted him.Copy !req
410. Without that file, at least the police
can't find out anything about me.Copy !req
411. To think I made this job
such a big priority...Copy !req
412. and Lionel may have only hired me
to learn more about Clark.Copy !req
413. Sorry, Mom. I know how important
your work has been to you.Copy !req
414. It's not more important than you.Copy !req
415. Wait.Copy !req
416. Are you sure that this
is the best thing to do?Copy !req
417. - Quit, I mean.
- What do you mean?Copy !req
418. I thought you'd be happy about it.Copy !req
419. If you hadn't been working
for Lionel...Copy !req
420. then we'd have no way of knowing
that he was keeping tabs on Clark.Copy !req
421. So instead of staying away
from him...Copy !req
422. Maybe we should take a page
out of the Luthor playbook.Copy !req
423. - Sweetheart. You coming up?
- In a minute.Copy !req