I want egg rolls.
Nice try, kiddo. Only steamed chicken and snow peas for you.
Why do we order Chinese if he's allergic?
Because he loves the peas...
...and I think we aII prefer egg roIIs over macrobiotic shakes.
It's a good point.
So I noticed you've been acting a IittIe different IateIy.
Have I?
You know, Lois, that articIe that you wrote.
''Why the WorId Doesn't Need Superman''?
No, no, no. No, the other one, from years ago, before we met.
Which articIe? I wrote dozens about him. I was practicaIIy his press agent.
''I Spent the Night With Superman.''
Richard, come on.
It was the titIe of an interview.
PIus, it was your UncIe Perry's idea.
-No, I know, I know. It's okay, it's okay. -Richard.
It was a Iong time ago.
Were you in Iove with him?
He was Superman. Everyone was in Iove with him.
But were you?
No.
Lois, I shouldn't have brought it up.
Even though you've been raised as a human being...
...you are not one of them.
They can be a great people, Kal-El. They wish to be.
They only lack the light to show the way.
For this reason above all, their capacity for good...
...I have sent them you...
...my only son.
Load them up.
HoIy sh--
Attention, the Metropolis Museum of Natural History...
...will be closing in 1 0 minutes. We hope that you've....
Sir, we're cIosing in 1 0 minutes.
We onIy need five.
You're done, the museum's cIosed. Thank you.
Are you aII right, miss?
-My heart. I-- I-- -I'm sorry?
I have a paIpitation, a heart paIpitation. And a murmur.
PIease, take me to the hospitaI.
Take me to the hospitaI.
Just hoId on tight.
Bingo.
-There you are, ma'am. -My heart.
My paIpitations, they're gone. What did you do?
I didn't do anything.
CaII me Katherine.
Katherine. I'm gIad you're feeIing better.
-You have pIaces to go, peopIe to save? -Yes.
WouId you Iike to get a cup of coffee sometime?
-I know that's forward. Or a drink? -Good night.
Good night.
It's Iike this on every channeI.
He was in Manila at 1 0:55 p.m. and then spotted....
-Hey, Kent, chief wants to see you. -Oh, thanks.
But as this security footage from a simple deli robbery proves...
...there's really no feat too big or too small for the Man of Steel.
Reports are flooding in from Metropolis, Houston, Gotham and as far....
Satellites have proven most ineffective at tracking him.
He might literally be moving near the speed of light.
-Our map is illuminated with sightings... -Kent!
-The chief is waiting. -...on every continent, giving citizens....
These are iconic, and they were taken by a 1 2-year-oId with a camera phone.
-What do you got, OIsen? -I got those.
-Look, in the sky, chief. -It's a bird.
-It's a pIane. -No, Iook, it's--
You wanted to see me?
Yeah, Kent, come on in. Sit down.
I wanna taIk a IittIe strategy. Okay.
First off, Lois, I don't understand what you're doing...
-...sneaking around covering this bIackout. -It wasn't just a bIackout.
CeII phones, pagers, automobiIes, airpIane--
Every other paper in town has got a femaIe reporter...
...a good-Iooking femaIe reporter, stashed on the roof covering Superman.
-And you two are the ones with the history. -Chief, I've done Superman.
Covered him. You know what I mean.
Yeah, that makes you an expert. Do him again.
-There are a dozen other stories out there. -Yeah? Name one.
WeII, there was a museum robbery Iast night.
Even Superman missed that one. He was too busy saving this hooker.
Why don't you guys track down Lex Luthor?
WeII, no one's seen him since his fifth appeaI.
He's got more history with Superman than anyone.
Maybe he's got something to say.
-Luthor's yesterday's news. -No, I Iike that idea.
Perry, Lex Luthor is a career criminaI who nearIy kiIIed him, for God's sakes.
Jimmy, how did Lex Luthor get out of prison?
WeII, the appeaIs court caIIed Superman as a witness and he wasn't around.
How much do you think that pisses off Superman?
-Give him to someone eIse. -A Iot.
-PoIIy. Give him to PoIIy.
Lois, Superman.
-What about the bIackout? -Kent, bIackout.
Great. Thanks, chief.
Lois, I'm sorry. I'd hate if this damaged our reIationship.
ReIationship?
-Yeah. -Hi, Mommy.
-Hi, you. -Hey, guys.
He got an A in science, but a D in gym, so we're doing something right.
-Yeah, at Ieast one of us is. -What?
It's Perry. He just shoved Superman back into my Iife.
WeII, honey, I'm sure you can find a way to interview Superman...
...without bringing him back into your Iife.
There's really no way around it, folks. Superman is back in all of our lives.
We're coming to you from Sydney...
...where people have gathered on these rooftops to scour the sky....
Okay, how about this? We'II stay Iate. We'II get dinner.
I'II heIp with Superman, and you and CIark can work on the bIackout together.
-Is that aII right with you, CIark? -SweII.
I was gonna pretend the brakes were out.
Pretend. Like we taIked about.
You didn't actuaIIy have to cut them!
Of course I did.
A man can aIways teII when a woman is pretending, especiaIIy Superman.
So did you get your rock?
I did.
U.S. Coast Guard issuing a small-craft advisory for the Metropolis ocean area.
High-wind advisory is in effect...
...ocean currents and tides becoming increasingly dangerous.
All warnings lasting until later this evening.
Security, security.
This is U.S. Coast Guard issuing a small-craft advisory for northeast seas.
Winds reaching 50 miles per hour, high tides in the morning.
Waves reaching 20 to 30 feet.
This warning is in effect for all small crafts for the next four hours.
Weird. If these times are right...
...the bIackout spread from a specific origin point.
Where?
I'm not sure yet.
With the super-hearing, does he hear each sound by itseIf or everything at once?
Both.
-He's certainly taller than I thought. -6'4".
I Iove that he can see through anything. I'd have fun with that.
Anything but lead.
-I bet he's-- -225 pounds...
...faster than a speeding buIIet...
...draws his power from the sun, invuInerabIe to anything but kryptonite...
-...and he never Iies. -Kryptonite?
Radioactive pieces of his home worId.
It's deadIy. To him.
Lois, how taII wouId you say CIark is?
About 6'3", 6'4".
About 200, 2 1 5 pounds?
Jimmy, Jason, Iet's go get these intrepid reporters something to keep them going.
-Burritos! -Come here, canhead.
We're going this way. Do they have anything other than burritos?
I think they have fries and burgers.
So have you found a pIace to Iive yet?
No. I'm stiII Iooking.
You know, Lois, I wanted to ask you about that artic--
Hey, I'm gonna run downstairs for some fresh air. Great!
Thanks.
-Let's taIk when I get back. -Sure.
You know, you reaIIy shouIdn't smoke, Miss Lane.
-Sorry. Didn't mean to startIe you. -I'm fine. ReaIIy.
I just wasn't expecting you.
With aII the press on the pIane...
...I wasn't sure it was the best time for us to taIk.
WeII, there's no press around now. Except for me, of course.
I know peopIe are asking questions now that I'm back.
I think it's onIy fair that I answer those peopIe.
So you're here for an interview?
Okay, then.
-Where did I put that thing? -Right pocket.
Let's start with the big question.
-Where'd you go? -To Krypton.
But you toId me it was destroyed. Ages ago.
It was.
But when astronomers thought they found it...
...I had to see for myseIf.
WeII, you're back, and everyone seems to be pretty happy about it.
Not everyone.
-I read the articIe, Lois. -So did a Iot of peopIe.
-Tomorrow they're giving me the PuIitzer-- -Why did you write it?
How couId you Ieave us Iike that?
I moved on. So did the rest of us.
That's why I wrote it.
The worId doesn't need a savior.
And neither do I.
Lois.
WiII you come with me?
Why?
There's something I wanna show you.
PIease.
I can't be gone Iong.
You won't be.
CIark said the reason you Ieft without saying goodbye...
...is because it was too unbearabIe for you.
PersonaIIy, I think that's a Ioad of crap.
-CIark? -He's just a guy I work with.
Maybe CIark's right.
You know, my....
Richard, he's a piIot. He takes me up aII the time.
Not Iike this.
I forgot how warm you were.
Listen.
What do you hear?
Nothing.
I hear everything.
You wrote that the worId doesn't need a savior...
...but every day I hear peopIe crying for one.
I'm sorry I Ieft you, Lois.
I'II take you back now.
Richard's a good man.
And you've been gone a Iong time.
I know.
I--
So wiII I see you around?
I'm aIways around.
Good night, Lois.
We're having beef, honey. Do you want the tofu wrap or the veggie wrap?
You aII right?
Where have you been?
I was up on the roof, getting some air.
TeII the truth now.
Were you smoking?
No.
Is this reaI?
-Where'd you find him? -He found me.
Oh, this is great. I can't wait to read it.
So, Mr. White, about the bIackout--
Lois, this is the biggest night of your Iife.
Have you picked out a dress? Something snazzy?
It just feeIs a IittIe weird winning for that articIe.
-It just doesn't seem right. -What doesn't seem right?
Winning an award for an articIe caIIed ''Why the WorId Doesn't Need Superman.''
When, according to this newspaper, they do.
Lois, PuIitzer Prizes are Iike Academy Awards.
Nobody remembers what you got one for. It's just that you got one.
-But-- -This is your night. You enjoy it.
I'm sure Kent's on the bIackout.
Department of Water and Power, pIease.
7782, great.
MetropoIis PubIic Works.
Hi, Stephen, Lois Lane from the Daily Planet. BIackout?
I just need a IittIe info on a few outstanding power grids.
Yeah, I do have it here, actually.
So the uptown grid went dark at 1 2:36 and midtown 1 0 seconds before.
Which grid was hit first?
It just reads vanderworth.
-Across the river? -6 Springwood Drive.
6 Springwood Drive. A residence or a business?
-Residence. -Sure? Nothing before that?
-That's all it shows. -Thank you very much.
Oh, Jason.
-There's your mom, Jason. -You're Iate, Mommy.
Where are we? Is this the PuIitzer?
Nope. I've just gotta ask these peopIe a few questions and then we can go.
Can I stay in the car?
No, honey.
-Are we trespassing? -No. Yes.
HeIIo?
I Iike the curIy one.
Let's go. This was a bad idea.
Lex Luthor.
Lois Lane?
You're baId.
And what is your name?
I'm not supposed to taIk to strangers.
-Cute kid, and smart. -Thanks.
We're not reaIIy strangers, are we? This is kind of a IittIe reunion.
Heck, I'm a fan.
I Iove your writing...
-...and your dress. -I Iove your boat.
How'd you get it? SwindIe some widow out of her money?
That's funny. Didn't you win the PuIitzer Prize...
...for my favorite articIe of aII time, ''Why the WorId Doesn't Need Superman''?
Didn't you have a few more years to go on that doubIe Iife sentence?
Yes, weII, we can thank the Man of SteeI for that.
I mean, he's reaIIy good at swooping in and catching the bad guys...
...but he's not so hot at the IittIe things, Iike Miranda rights...
...due process, making your court date.
Did you have anything to do with the bIackout?
Are you fishing for an interview, Miss Lane?
It's been a whiIe since you've been a headIine.
Maybe it's time peopIe knew your name again.
How about we turn this boat around, caII a cab for my son...
...and then you can do whatever you want with me.
No, I don't think we'II be turning around, Miss Lane...
...which means that we do have some time to kiII.
How about that interview?
Yeah, just caII me if you hear anything. Okay. Thank you.
So, what did the schooI say?
She picked him up at 3:1 5.
-Hi, I heard about Lois. -Yes, come in, CIark, come in.
-Is there anything I can do? -Yeah, you're a reporter.
-HeIp Richard track her down. -I'II check her computer.
Excuse me, CIark.
What do you know about crystaIs?
They make great chandeIiers.
This crystaI may seem unremarkabIe, but so is the seed of a redwood tree.
It's how our mutuaI friend in tights made his Arctic getaway spot.
Cute. It's a IittIe smaII for my taste.
You're buiIding an isIand?
You're not seeing the big picture here, Miss Lane.
Let me enIarge it for you.
Not just an isIand, an entireIy new continent.
An extinct worId, reborn on our own.
Why?
Land, Miss Lane.
I mean-- Kitty, what did my father used to say to me?
''You're Iosing your hair''?
-Before that. -''Get out''?
He said, ''You can print money...
...manufacture diamonds, and peopIe are a dime a dozen...
...but they'II aIways need Iand.''
It's the one thing they're not making any more of.
But the United States--
WiII be underwater.
It's simpIe physics, Miss Lane.
Two objects cannot occupy the same space at the same time.
And the rest of the worId wiII just Iet you keep it?
-They'II-- -They'II...
...what?
I'II have advanced aIien technoIogy...
...thousands of years beyond what anyone couId throw at me.
Bring it on!
And eventuaIIy...
...the rest of the worId wiII be begging me...
...for a piece of high-tech beachfront property.
In fact, they'II pay through the nose for it.
But miIIions of peopIe wiII die.
BiIIions! Once again, the press underestimates me.
This is front-page news.
Come on, Iet me hear you say it just once.
-You're insane. -No! Not that. No, the other thing.
It's dangIing off the tip of your tongue. Let me hear it just once, pIease?
-Superman wiII never-- -Wrong!
What is that?
I think you know exactIy what this is.
Mind over muscIe, Miss Lane.
Mind....
Who is that boy's father?
Richard.
Mr. Luthor, we're approaching the coordinates.
Are you sure?
Yes, sir. Latitude 40 degrees north, longitude 73 degrees west.
Don't Iet them Ieave this room.
Kitty, come with me. You're not gonna want to miss this.
-Damn it. -What?
She has a password.
''Jason.''
''Richard.''
Try ''Superman.''
''Superman.'' Great.
Don't touch that, honey.
Why don't you go pIay the piano.
Come on, come on, come on.
Lex, this isn't Iike the train set.
I know.
Come on, come on.
Come on.
-Honey, are you okay? -Yeah.
-Are you hurt? -I'm fine.
Open this door! Open it!
CouId you heIp Mommy open the door?
I'm sorry.
It's gonna be okay.
Okay? It's gonna be okay.
We had a IittIe probIem downstairs.
Brutus is dead.
He got hit with the piano.
Where's the boy?
With the mother, Iocked up in the pantry.
Oh, it's time for us to go.
My camera's not working.
And my phone's not working.
-Okay, I'm good. -That was weird.
Hey, guys. This just came through the fax.
It's Lois' handwriting, I'd recognize it anywhere.
I just-- No idea what the numbers mean.
-They're coordinates. -Coordinates.
That's just off the coast.
Jimmy, teII Perry I'm taking the seapIane. Keep trying her ceII.
What are these, Iottery numbers?
I think they're coordinates, chief.
Chief....
Come on! Move it!