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<i>- Previously
on "Superman & Lois"...</i>

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- I don't wanna be
just friends anymore.

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- I just want what's best
for this town.

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<i>By now, it seems
pretty clear to me</i>

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<i>that that's Morgan Edge
bringing jobs in.</i>

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- They're saying
that Edge was experimenting

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<i>on his employees.</i>

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- You just wanted information.

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- Well, we're also hanging out.

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- I think I'm gonna walk home.

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- I knew as much about
what Edge is doing

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as the rest of y'all.

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- Okay.
- Hey.

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- People are angry.
They're lashing out.

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- We could also move to one
of the surrounding areas.

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- This will blow over.

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- DOD is gonna
stick around town

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<i>a little longer
than they planned.</i>

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- Gonna get all
the extra kryptonite out

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<i>so no one else gets hurt.</i>

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- So no one else
gets powers, you mean.

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- Lois Lane is protecting
the DOD.

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You're supposed to be
on the side of the people.

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- I can't write this story.

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I'm too close to it
to be objective.

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But you can.

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- [screams]

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- What happened
to the Eradicator?

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You had it
right before the blast.

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What did you do with it?

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<i>[dramatic music]</i>

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<i>♪</i>

33
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<i>- Where the hell did he go?</i>

34
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<i>- Now go and complete
what you were sent here to do.</i>

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<i>- Become the Eradicator.
- Become the Eradicator.</i>

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<i>- You are the Eradicator!</i>

37
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<i>- Become the Eradicator!</i>

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<i>- Our home was ruined!
- Zeta-Rho made a vow.</i>

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<i>- His own son to become
the Eradicator.</i>

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<i>- I can't do this.</i>

41
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<i>- Stop your whining, boy.</i>

42
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<i>This is what
I trained you for.</i>

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<i>- Please, Father.
I'll find another way.</i>

44
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<i>- My way is the only way!</i>

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<i>- I won't survive.</i>

46
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<i>- But you will become
something far greater.</i>

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<i>- Become the Eradicator.</i>

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<i>- By the mere touch
of your hand,</i>

49
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<i>our people
will be resurrected.</i>

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<i>♪</i>

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- It's just not safe
with Edge still out there.

52
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- Jon and I still go to school.

53
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How is Sarah's house
any less safe?

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- Will her parents be home?

55
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- I guess.

56
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- You guess or you know?

57
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- They're having
another open house.

58
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I'm sure there'll be
an adult somewhere.

59
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- Another open house. What?

60
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- I'm just asking
'cause you and Sarah

61
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have gotten
pretty serious lately.

62
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- Mom, please.

63
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We don't have to go over this
for the billionth time.

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- We just wanna make sure

65
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you're making
responsible choices.

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- Which is why I think
you should take

67
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your brother with you.
- No, no, no,

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I'm gonna take a pass
on being chaperone.

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And also, I need to, you know,

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work on the hammer
with John Henry.

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- You've been spending a lot
of time with John Henry lately.

72
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- Okay, yeah, well,
he's basically a genius

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that saved Dad's life twice.

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So, I mean, I think I could
learn a lot from him, you know?

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- We're just not
that comfortable

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with you building
those kinds of weapons.

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- Okay, well, I mean,
you can't have it both ways.

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Either Edge is a threat
or he's not.

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I just wanna be prepared
for when he shows up again.

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- All right, you're making
too much sense.

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Come on. Let's go.
You're excused.

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<i>[tense music]</i>

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<i>♪</i>

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Lana had an open house?
When did that happen?

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- I don't know.
Why don't you go talk to her?

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And can you also get
light bulbs

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at the hardware store?
- I can't.

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Teague Family Hardware
went out of business.

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- What?

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That's the fourth local
business in the last month.

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- I know.
Smallville's really hurting.

92
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It's like Edge left this place
worse than he found it.

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- Yeah, and it's not helping
that the DOD is still here.

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<i>[warbling]</i>

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- Speaking of, it's your dad.

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- Did he find Edge?

97
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- No. He seems upset.

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- He's always upset.

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- "DOD holds
Smallville hostage"?

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You know about this?

101
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- Chrissy ran it by me
last night.

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- Then why didn't you
kill a story?

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- Because she raises a lot
of good questions.

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She's just doing her job.

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- By attacking
the men and women

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trying to protect this town?

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She called us
an occupying force.

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- Yeah, that might be
a little hyperbolic.

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- The DOD has been here
for a month.

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People wanna know
when you're gonna leave.

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- When I think it's safe.

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But I can't say that
'cause it'll cause a panic

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if people know that Morgan Edge
is still out there.

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I agreed to speak
at the town hall today

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to try to calm people's nerves.

116
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Now that's gonna be
damn near impossible.

117
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- Then just be honest for once.

118
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- Too many of those questions
lead back to our family

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and the very secrets
that keep you safe.

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- Is that really
what this is about?

121
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- Are you questioning
my motives?

122
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Which is it, Lois?

123
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Am I protecting the world
or protecting our family?

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'Cause I never seem
to get it right with you.

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- Dad, I'm sorry.

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- Done here.

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<i>♪</i>

128
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- Oh, hey, Clark.
Jordan's out back with Sarah.

129
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- Oh, no, actually, I'm just
here for the open house.

130
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I'm not too late, am I?

131
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- No, of course not.
Come right in.

132
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- Oh, thanks. Thanks.

133
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- So what brings you
to Smallville?

134
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- Oh, you know, I grew up here.
- Oh, you did?

135
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- Yeah. Yeah. Loved it. Really.

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You know, great town,
better people.

137
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Met my best friend here.
- Well, he must be very lucky.

138
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- She. She.

139
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And believe me,
I'm the lucky one.

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Although it kinda feels like
she's been avoiding me lately.

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- I know. I'm sorry, Clark.

142
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It's just,
every time I see you,

143
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I'm reminded
of all that I'm losing.

144
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- Maybe it's a sign
you should stay.

145
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- Listen, when you left,

146
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I would've done anything
to keep you here,

147
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but you needed a fresh start,
and that's what we need too.

148
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- Yeah.

149
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I was a kid then,

150
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and you've been here
your whole life.

151
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And now that my mom's gone,
you're the heart of Smallville.

152
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You are.

153
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- But Smallville's gone.

154
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People around here used
to look out for each other.

155
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After what Edge did,
that trust, gone.

156
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- So stay and help rebuild it.

157
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- I'm sorry, Clark.

158
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I really am.

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We've made up our minds.

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<i>[somber music]</i>

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<i>♪</i>

162
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- I think your dad
just crashed and burned.

163
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- [chuckles]

164
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So I guess there's no way
you're staying, right?

165
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- No, we're totally staying.

166
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- But your parents
are selling your house.

167
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- To who?

168
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People can't leave
this town fast enough.

169
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No sane person's moving
to Smallville right now.

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- Not sure your mom
sees it that way.

171
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She seems pretty set
about leaving.

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- How'd you hear that?

173
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[sighs]
Well, it doesn't matter.

174
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They're being ridiculous.

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They actually believe that
moving somewhere else will,

176
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you know,
give us a fresh start.

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Even though they've only gotten
one crappy offer on this place.

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- [laughs]
That's great.

179
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- Don't let my dad
hear you say that.

180
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- No, no, no, no, I just mean,
like, it's great

181
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that you guys are staying,
that's all.

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- I knew what you meant.

183
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<i>[soft music]</i>

184
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- I'm telling Mom!

185
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- Sophie.
- [laughs]

186
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- Shut up.
Sophie, wait.

187
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- So how many volts is that?

188
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- More than you can handle.
- I don't know.

189
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I've used it before
with no problem.

190
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- Well, it would be
a problem now.

191
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- So what other modifications
are you making?

192
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- What did I say
about asking questions?

193
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- Not to ask them.

194
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So what's--what's the deal
with this?

195
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- Ah, that was--
that was Nat's idea.

196
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Right after we finished
building the old suit.

197
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- Wait, she helped you
build your war suit?

198
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That's awesome.

199
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- It's not "awesome."

200
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She was 14 years old,
and her mom had just been

201
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killed on live TV.

202
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- I'm--I'm sorry.
That was stupid.

203
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- Her whole childhood
was stolen in an instant.

204
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Spent the last months
of her life hiding in a bunker.

205
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- I know.
- Then stop wasting my time.

206
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You should--should be out
with your friends

207
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being a normal kid,
not in here playing war games.

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- I just--I wanted to learn
from you, though.

209
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- Well, I don't have
anything else to teach you.

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<i>[tense music]</i>

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Go bother someone else.

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<i>♪</i>

213
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- [exhales]

214
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I just got an earful
from my dad.

215
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- Oh, Lois--
- It's okay.

216
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You were right
to publish that article.

217
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People deserve to know
why the DOD is still here.

218
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- Think we'll get any answers
at the town hall?

219
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- Maybe, maybe not,
but there's no one I trust

220
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more than you
to ask the hard questions.

221
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- Wow, that's so nice

222
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and makes what I have
to tell you so much worse.

223
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I got an offer
to sell the "Gazette."

224
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- To whom? Some billionaire?

225
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- More like a multinational
conglomerate, actually.

226
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- That's even worse.
They don't care about the news.

227
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All they care about
is the bottom line.

228
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Chrissy, they will destroy
everything we've built here.

229
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- I know, but what choice
do I have?

230
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We're going broke.

231
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After Edge, our tiny subscriber
base got even tinier.

232
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- So we build a new one.
- How?

233
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We're a small-town paper

234
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in a town
that's literally disappearing.

235
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Even having the world's
most famous reporter

236
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can't keep the doors open.

237
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- If the "Gazette" folds,
Edge wins.

238
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- Sometimes,
there aren't winners.

239
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Just losers.

240
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Lois, if I don't
take this offer,

241
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I'll be underwater in a month.

242
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I don't have a choice.

243
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<i>[dramatic music]</i>

244
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<i>♪</i>

245
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<i>- [voices echoing]
It is done.</i>

246
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<i>A worthy sacrifice.</i>

247
00:10:27,714 --> 00:10:29,454
<i>- Let us begin.</i>

248
00:10:29,498 --> 00:10:31,631
<i>- [voices echoing]
The time has come.</i>

249
00:10:31,674 --> 00:10:33,328
<i>Krypton will be reborn.</i>

250
00:10:39,551 --> 00:10:43,555
- Just doesn't seem right,
Smallville without Lana Lane.

251
00:10:43,599 --> 00:10:45,296
She's a part of this town.

252
00:10:45,340 --> 00:10:48,691
- Maybe she has a point though.
Maybe that Smallville is gone.

253
00:10:48,735 --> 00:10:51,302
I mean, Chrissy has worked at
the "Gazette" her entire life

254
00:10:51,346 --> 00:10:52,826
just to have it vanish.

255
00:10:52,869 --> 00:10:54,828
- And there's nothing
you can do?

256
00:10:54,871 --> 00:10:57,308
- Unless Superman starts
robbing banks, no.

257
00:10:57,352 --> 00:10:58,440
She needs a miracle.

258
00:10:58,483 --> 00:10:59,920
all: No more DOD! No more DOD!

259
00:10:59,963 --> 00:11:01,704
- She's not the only one.

260
00:11:01,748 --> 00:11:04,751
all: No more DOD!
No more DOD! No more DOD!

261
00:11:04,794 --> 00:11:05,839
- Doesn't sound good.

262
00:11:05,882 --> 00:11:08,929
all: No more DOD! No more DOD!

263
00:11:08,972 --> 00:11:12,497
No more DOD! No more DOD!

264
00:11:12,541 --> 00:11:13,847
- This is bad.

265
00:11:13,890 --> 00:11:17,067
[crowd shouting and chanting]

266
00:11:17,111 --> 00:11:20,331
[gavel bangs]
- Attention, everyone.

267
00:11:20,375 --> 00:11:21,724
- We have to do something.

268
00:11:21,768 --> 00:11:23,334
- Please calm down
and take your seats,

269
00:11:23,378 --> 00:11:25,032
and we can get started.

270
00:11:27,904 --> 00:11:29,340
- Hey, babe.

271
00:11:29,384 --> 00:11:31,603
So I'm gonna swing
by the station real quick

272
00:11:31,647 --> 00:11:35,346
and pack up my stuff.

273
00:11:35,390 --> 00:11:38,436
Should be home in time
to put the ribs on.

274
00:11:38,480 --> 00:11:41,526
- Do you think
that we're making a mistake?

275
00:11:41,570 --> 00:11:43,311
- What, eating baby backs?

276
00:11:45,400 --> 00:11:47,924
- Leaving Smallville?

277
00:11:47,968 --> 00:11:51,145
I mean, do you think
we're giving up too easily?

278
00:11:51,188 --> 00:11:53,800
- Is that what Clark said?

279
00:11:53,843 --> 00:11:56,193
- I just--
I don't want us to rush

280
00:11:56,237 --> 00:11:58,848
into a decision
that we're gonna regret later.

281
00:12:00,154 --> 00:12:02,417
- I don't think we have
much of a choice.

282
00:12:02,460 --> 00:12:05,768
Folks 'round here
kind of forced our hand.

283
00:12:05,812 --> 00:12:08,510
- Not everybody's
out to get us, Kyle.

284
00:12:08,553 --> 00:12:12,906
- All right, look,
I am very appreciative

285
00:12:12,949 --> 00:12:14,821
of everything that the Kents
have done for us.

286
00:12:14,864 --> 00:12:17,649
They've been solid, but Lana,

287
00:12:17,693 --> 00:12:20,435
their friendship ain't gonna
put food on the table.

288
00:12:20,478 --> 00:12:24,308
- [sighs]
I know.

289
00:12:24,352 --> 00:12:25,832
It's just hard.

290
00:12:25,875 --> 00:12:28,443
<i>[somber music]</i>

291
00:12:28,486 --> 00:12:30,271
- Yeah, I know.

292
00:12:31,794 --> 00:12:36,233
But hey, as long as I got you,

293
00:12:36,277 --> 00:12:38,540
doesn't matter where we live.

294
00:12:38,583 --> 00:12:40,934
Okay, so you and me, we--

295
00:12:40,977 --> 00:12:44,459
we can make any place home,
all right?

296
00:12:44,502 --> 00:12:47,157
- Yeah.

297
00:12:47,201 --> 00:12:48,202
[chuckles]

298
00:12:48,245 --> 00:12:50,857
- Bye, now.
- Bye.

299
00:12:50,900 --> 00:12:52,902
- Welcome
to the new Smallville.

300
00:12:52,946 --> 00:12:54,425
It's the same as the old one.

301
00:12:54,469 --> 00:12:56,253
Just more pathetic.

302
00:12:56,297 --> 00:12:57,951
[laughter]

303
00:12:57,994 --> 00:12:59,691
- Where you been hiding,
QB 2?

304
00:12:59,735 --> 00:13:01,781
- Oh!
[laughter]

305
00:13:01,824 --> 00:13:03,391
- Hey, just--
you know how it goes.

306
00:13:03,434 --> 00:13:05,001
Just catching up
on some school work.

307
00:13:05,045 --> 00:13:07,090
- Uh, our town's under siege,

308
00:13:07,134 --> 00:13:09,614
and you're hiding
at home to study?

309
00:13:09,658 --> 00:13:11,399
- Dude, wrong answer.

310
00:13:11,442 --> 00:13:12,835
- Time to get
off the bench, bro.

311
00:13:12,879 --> 00:13:14,184
Jimmy's parents
are out of town.

312
00:13:14,228 --> 00:13:15,838
He's got the whole place
to himself.

313
00:13:15,882 --> 00:13:18,449
- Wellnitz is picking up a keg
as we speak.

314
00:13:18,493 --> 00:13:22,453
Totally crafty.
ABVs are super high.

315
00:13:22,497 --> 00:13:25,108
- All right, I'm in.
[all cheering]

316
00:13:25,152 --> 00:13:26,849
- You should come too,
Shortstack.

317
00:13:26,893 --> 00:13:29,678
- All right, we're gonna go
pick up Denise and Kaitlin.

318
00:13:29,721 --> 00:13:30,984
See you boys there, yeah?

319
00:13:31,027 --> 00:13:32,768
- Peace.
- See you later, man.

320
00:13:32,812 --> 00:13:34,465
[bell dings]

321
00:13:34,509 --> 00:13:36,032
- How much more
passive-aggressive

322
00:13:36,076 --> 00:13:37,555
could Sean get?

323
00:13:37,599 --> 00:13:39,383
- I don't know, I mean,
maybe it's just weird

324
00:13:39,427 --> 00:13:41,777
'cause you, like, dated?

325
00:13:41,821 --> 00:13:43,997
- It wasn't a problem before.

326
00:13:44,040 --> 00:13:45,563
Now that my parents
are all scarlet letter,

327
00:13:45,607 --> 00:13:47,348
it's like I'm Hester Prynne
by association.

328
00:13:47,391 --> 00:13:50,307
- [scoffs]
- We don't have to go.

329
00:13:50,351 --> 00:13:53,223
- No. It's been, like, forever
since you guys have hung out,

330
00:13:53,267 --> 00:13:55,747
and it'll be fun
brother bonding time.

331
00:13:55,791 --> 00:13:58,663
Plus the beer's,
like, so crafty.

332
00:13:58,707 --> 00:14:00,317
- You sure?
- Yeah.

333
00:14:00,361 --> 00:14:02,667
I had promised Soph
to do Princess Hair Salon,

334
00:14:02,711 --> 00:14:04,974
you know, 'cause of earlier.
[both laugh]

335
00:14:05,018 --> 00:14:07,150
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
- All right.

336
00:14:07,194 --> 00:14:08,848
- Just call me
when you get home?

337
00:14:08,891 --> 00:14:10,762
- Yeah. All right.
- See you.

338
00:14:10,806 --> 00:14:12,982
- Wellnitz better keep
his shirt on this time.

339
00:14:13,026 --> 00:14:14,636
- [laughs]

340
00:14:14,679 --> 00:14:18,509
[crowd chattering]

341
00:14:18,553 --> 00:14:20,207
- You see what kind
of hornets' nest

342
00:14:20,250 --> 00:14:21,991
your little paper stirred up?

343
00:14:22,035 --> 00:14:23,993
- Then let me help.

344
00:14:24,037 --> 00:14:26,735
- I was hoping you'd say that.

345
00:14:26,778 --> 00:14:29,956
[gavel banging]

346
00:14:29,999 --> 00:14:32,828
- All right, everyone.
Call to order.

347
00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:36,353
General Lane is here to answer
any concerns you may have

348
00:14:36,397 --> 00:14:39,530
about the continuing presence
of the DOD in Smallville.

349
00:14:39,574 --> 00:14:41,706
General Lane.
- Thank you, Mayor Dean.

350
00:14:41,750 --> 00:14:44,535
- When are your soldiers
gonna leave our town?

351
00:14:44,579 --> 00:14:47,016
crowd: Yeah!
[cheers and applause]

352
00:14:48,931 --> 00:14:52,108
- I promise you the DOD is
working as fast as we can.

353
00:14:52,152 --> 00:14:54,719
Once all hazardous materials
have been removed

354
00:14:54,763 --> 00:14:56,460
from the mines, you can expect

355
00:14:56,504 --> 00:14:58,723
a precipitous drop
in troop numbers.

356
00:14:58,767 --> 00:15:00,029
- Those troops are scaring away

357
00:15:00,073 --> 00:15:01,857
the businesses here
on Main Street.

358
00:15:01,901 --> 00:15:04,381
I mean, why can't they all be
stationed over at the mines?

359
00:15:04,425 --> 00:15:06,296
- Yeah, and what's
in those mines

360
00:15:06,340 --> 00:15:08,777
that's so dangerous anyways?

361
00:15:08,820 --> 00:15:10,170
- I'm not at liberty to discuss

362
00:15:10,213 --> 00:15:11,911
the exact nature
of the substance, but--

363
00:15:11,954 --> 00:15:14,304
- Well, you'll take it from
under our noses no problem.

364
00:15:14,348 --> 00:15:15,958
- Look, everyone, I'm sure

365
00:15:16,002 --> 00:15:17,699
they have a good reason
for removing it.

366
00:15:17,742 --> 00:15:19,744
- Yeah, it's probably worth
a hell of a lot of money.

367
00:15:19,788 --> 00:15:23,183
- I can assure you
no one is profiting from this.

368
00:15:23,226 --> 00:15:26,012
We're merely acting
in the public's best interest.

369
00:15:26,055 --> 00:15:29,406
- General Lane, can you tell us
where Morgan Edge is right now?

370
00:15:29,450 --> 00:15:32,888
- I'm not able to comment
publicly on that at this time.

371
00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:35,021
- Why not?
People are afraid,

372
00:15:35,064 --> 00:15:36,631
and they wanna know
that they're safe.

373
00:15:36,674 --> 00:15:37,980
- Yeah.
- Yeah!

374
00:15:38,024 --> 00:15:39,590
- Ms. Beppo,
I think you've caused

375
00:15:39,634 --> 00:15:41,244
enough panic for one day.

376
00:15:41,288 --> 00:15:43,029
- Can you at least tell us
if Edge is in custody?

377
00:15:43,072 --> 00:15:45,553
- Ms. Beppo?
- No, he's not.

378
00:15:45,596 --> 00:15:48,077
- Lois.
- They deserve to know.

379
00:15:48,121 --> 00:15:49,992
Edge managed to escape

380
00:15:50,036 --> 00:15:51,428
a holding facility
a few weeks ago.

381
00:15:51,472 --> 00:15:54,214
Now, since then,
Superman and the DOD

382
00:15:54,257 --> 00:15:56,694
have been working diligently
to try to track him down.

383
00:15:56,738 --> 00:15:58,087
But as of right now,

384
00:15:58,131 --> 00:16:00,437
his whereabouts are
still unknown.

385
00:16:00,481 --> 00:16:02,744
- Should we be worried
that he's gonna come back here?

386
00:16:05,442 --> 00:16:07,749
- I'm afraid until Morgan Edge
is apprehended,

387
00:16:07,792 --> 00:16:09,403
there's reason for concern.

388
00:16:09,446 --> 00:16:12,580
But let me assure you, the DOD
is doing everything we can

389
00:16:12,623 --> 00:16:14,712
to keep the people
of Smallville safe.

390
00:16:14,756 --> 00:16:17,498
- Don't anyone trust a word
that man says.

391
00:16:19,282 --> 00:16:21,023
- Is that
Derek Powell's mother?

392
00:16:21,067 --> 00:16:22,285
- Yeah.

393
00:16:22,329 --> 00:16:24,766
- The DOD has been lying
for months.

394
00:16:26,202 --> 00:16:29,945
Ever since my son died.

395
00:16:29,989 --> 00:16:32,165
And I have proof.

396
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:43,263
[door creaks]

397
00:16:43,306 --> 00:16:45,134
- Thought that might be you.

398
00:16:48,790 --> 00:16:51,662
- I figured now is as good
a time as any to clear out.

399
00:16:51,706 --> 00:16:53,229
- Especially since most
of the guys

400
00:16:53,273 --> 00:16:55,101
are at the town hall right now.

401
00:16:56,798 --> 00:17:00,236
I got a call from the chief
in Bristol asking about you.

402
00:17:00,280 --> 00:17:03,326
- Just putting
some feelers out is all.

403
00:17:03,370 --> 00:17:05,241
- Yeah?
'Cause the "for sale" sign

404
00:17:05,285 --> 00:17:07,635
in your front lawn
seems to suggest otherwise.

405
00:17:07,678 --> 00:17:09,506
- What do you want me to do,
Tamera?

406
00:17:11,030 --> 00:17:12,770
- It wasn't easy
when I signed up, Chief.

407
00:17:12,814 --> 00:17:14,816
All the looks from
the other guys thinking a woman

408
00:17:14,859 --> 00:17:17,906
had no place at the station,
never mind a Black woman.

409
00:17:17,949 --> 00:17:20,126
But you,
you always had my back.

410
00:17:20,169 --> 00:17:21,692
- 'Cause I knew they were
dead wrong about you.

411
00:17:21,736 --> 00:17:24,086
- And I was hoping we can
prove 'em wrong again.

412
00:17:24,130 --> 00:17:30,571
<i>♪</i>

413
00:17:31,485 --> 00:17:33,356
I want you to know
I told the chief in Bristol

414
00:17:33,400 --> 00:17:36,359
he'd be lucky to have you.

415
00:17:36,403 --> 00:17:39,188
Good luck, boss.
I'm rooting for you.

416
00:17:39,232 --> 00:17:46,456
<i>♪</i>

417
00:17:51,287 --> 00:17:54,247
[screaming, gunfire]
- What the hell?

418
00:17:54,290 --> 00:17:56,205
<i>[eerie music]</i>

419
00:17:56,249 --> 00:17:58,555
- Oh, my God!
- Shoot, shoot!

420
00:17:58,599 --> 00:17:59,861
- Oh, my God!

421
00:17:59,904 --> 00:18:03,082
[screaming, gunfire]

422
00:18:04,605 --> 00:18:06,607
[door buzzes]

423
00:18:12,613 --> 00:18:14,571
- This is a letter from
the Department of Defense

424
00:18:14,615 --> 00:18:17,096
signed by that man right there,
and in it,

425
00:18:17,139 --> 00:18:20,360
he says that my son's death
is under investigation.

426
00:18:20,403 --> 00:18:23,580
- That's true, Mrs. Powell.
We're still in the process

427
00:18:23,624 --> 00:18:25,713
of gathering facts
about how Derek died.

428
00:18:25,756 --> 00:18:27,715
- He died because of what
Morgan Edge did.

429
00:18:27,758 --> 00:18:29,630
That is how he died!
You have known for months,

430
00:18:29,673 --> 00:18:31,762
and you didn't bother
saying anything to me.

431
00:18:31,806 --> 00:18:34,591
- Sharon, I know how difficult
this has been for you.

432
00:18:34,635 --> 00:18:38,856
- You have no idea
what it's like to lose a child.

433
00:18:38,900 --> 00:18:40,771
[sobbing]

434
00:18:40,815 --> 00:18:43,165
The guilt a mother feels

435
00:18:43,209 --> 00:18:45,254
the thinking
over and over again

436
00:18:45,298 --> 00:18:47,126
what I could have
done differently.

437
00:18:48,736 --> 00:18:50,085
- I'm so sorry.

438
00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:54,176
- Please, tell me
what Morgan Edge did to my son.

439
00:18:54,220 --> 00:18:55,960
I need to know the truth.

440
00:18:56,004 --> 00:18:57,745
<i>[tense music]</i>

441
00:18:57,788 --> 00:19:00,443
[inaudible whispering]

442
00:19:00,487 --> 00:19:02,228
- My team just got
a hit on Edge.

443
00:19:02,271 --> 00:19:03,838
- What?

444
00:19:03,881 --> 00:19:05,927
- He just attacked the facility
where Larr's being held.

445
00:19:05,970 --> 00:19:07,276
We need to go.

446
00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,104
Sorry, folks,
but there's a situation

447
00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:10,192
that needs
our immediate attention.

448
00:19:10,236 --> 00:19:11,367
- No, no, no, no!

449
00:19:11,411 --> 00:19:12,412
- Where are you going?

450
00:19:12,455 --> 00:19:13,717
- Lady deserves an answer!

451
00:19:13,761 --> 00:19:16,111
- Running away?
- We want answers!

452
00:19:16,155 --> 00:19:18,635
- Tell us the truth!
We want answers!

453
00:19:18,679 --> 00:19:21,986
all:

454
00:19:22,030 --> 00:19:24,859
We want answers!
We want answers!

455
00:19:29,907 --> 00:19:31,648
- We have to get back in there.
- That's not an option.

456
00:19:31,692 --> 00:19:33,433
- Smallville is
tearing itself apart.

457
00:19:33,476 --> 00:19:34,825
If we don't do something--

458
00:19:34,869 --> 00:19:36,218
- Did you not hear me?

459
00:19:36,262 --> 00:19:37,654
Edge is out,
and he's got Larr with him.

460
00:19:37,698 --> 00:19:40,309
- Then we need to warn
the town.

461
00:19:40,353 --> 00:19:42,006
- He doesn't seem to be
anywhere near Smallville.

462
00:19:42,050 --> 00:19:43,660
- That's 'cause they got
a different target.

463
00:19:43,704 --> 00:19:46,968
My tracker picked them up
after they left the DOD.

464
00:19:47,011 --> 00:19:48,491
They're in Metropolis.

465
00:19:48,535 --> 00:19:50,972
- Just like on your Earth.
- You two need to go now.

466
00:19:51,015 --> 00:19:54,454
- Wait, on your Earth,
Superman didn't act alone.

467
00:19:54,497 --> 00:19:55,890
He had an entire army.

468
00:19:55,933 --> 00:19:57,239
Does Edge really think

469
00:19:57,283 --> 00:19:58,588
that he and Larr can take
an entire city?

470
00:19:58,632 --> 00:19:59,894
- After what we saw him do

471
00:19:59,937 --> 00:20:02,113
when he escaped the DOD,
maybe he can.

472
00:20:02,157 --> 00:20:03,811
- Or maybe he just
wants to hurt me.

473
00:20:03,854 --> 00:20:05,160
He saw my memories.

474
00:20:05,204 --> 00:20:06,727
He knows how much history
we have in Metropolis.

475
00:20:06,770 --> 00:20:08,381
- Yeah, but if he just
wanted to hurt you,

476
00:20:08,424 --> 00:20:10,470
why wouldn't he come
straight to Smallville?

477
00:20:10,513 --> 00:20:12,472
There is a bigger picture
we're not seeing.

478
00:20:12,515 --> 00:20:14,125
I should go with you.
Can you keep the boys safe?

479
00:20:14,169 --> 00:20:16,476
- I'll reach out, make sure
they get back to the farm.

480
00:20:16,519 --> 00:20:18,478
- Do you have a location
for Edge?

481
00:20:20,741 --> 00:20:23,396
- Looks like he's
still in Centennial Park.

482
00:20:23,439 --> 00:20:25,702
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

483
00:20:25,746 --> 00:20:26,834
[sirens wailing]

484
00:20:26,877 --> 00:20:29,619
- Please do not move
the barriers.

485
00:20:29,663 --> 00:20:32,405
- Everyone, please stand back.

486
00:20:35,930 --> 00:20:39,238
- Please tell me that's not
Morgan Edge floating up there.

487
00:20:41,501 --> 00:20:43,372
- Hey, whoa!
- It's Superman!

488
00:20:43,416 --> 00:20:44,547
- You need to get
everyone back.

489
00:20:44,591 --> 00:20:46,027
It isn't safe here.

490
00:20:46,070 --> 00:20:48,029
- Lois, do you know
what's going on here?

491
00:20:48,072 --> 00:20:50,727
- We think Morgan Edge is about
to attack Metropolis.

492
00:20:50,771 --> 00:20:52,294
Is it just the two of them?

493
00:20:52,338 --> 00:20:53,948
- As far as I could tell.

494
00:20:53,991 --> 00:20:55,819
Do we have to worry
about more of them?

495
00:20:59,562 --> 00:21:01,782
- I don't think
that's Morgan Edge anymore.

496
00:21:01,825 --> 00:21:03,653
- Then who is it?

497
00:21:04,524 --> 00:21:07,483
<i>[upbeat music over speakers]</i>

498
00:21:07,527 --> 00:21:10,443
<i>♪</i>

499
00:21:10,486 --> 00:21:11,705
- Hey!
- Yo.

500
00:21:11,748 --> 00:21:13,489
- Hey, hurry up
and grab a drink.

501
00:21:13,533 --> 00:21:14,969
We've got Flip Cup out back.

502
00:21:15,012 --> 00:21:16,971
- All right, right behind you.
Right behind you.

503
00:21:17,014 --> 00:21:20,061
[phone beeping]

504
00:21:23,456 --> 00:21:26,023
- It's Granddad.
- Don't answer.

505
00:21:26,067 --> 00:21:27,808
- What if something's up?

506
00:21:28,678 --> 00:21:30,724
- Then he'll call back.

507
00:21:30,767 --> 00:21:32,943
- I don't know. He never calls.

508
00:21:32,987 --> 00:21:36,077
- Just be a normal kid
for, like, an hour.

509
00:21:36,120 --> 00:21:37,470
Okay? I got the ELT.

510
00:21:37,513 --> 00:21:39,559
If anything serious happens,
I'll call Dad.

511
00:21:41,778 --> 00:21:43,780
- Since when did you become
Mr. Party Guy?

512
00:21:43,824 --> 00:21:45,434
Shouldn't you be
building rocket launchers

513
00:21:45,478 --> 00:21:47,044
with John Henry or something?

514
00:21:47,088 --> 00:21:48,437
- It's a missile launcher,

515
00:21:48,481 --> 00:21:50,352
and I want to beat Wellnitz
at Flip Cup.

516
00:21:50,396 --> 00:21:52,354
Come on. Come on.
- Oh, if it's for Wellnitz--

517
00:21:52,398 --> 00:21:56,402
- Hey, John. Can we talk?

518
00:22:02,146 --> 00:22:04,323
- Hey, hon.
- Hey.

519
00:22:04,366 --> 00:22:06,063
- How did it go at the station?

520
00:22:07,543 --> 00:22:09,806
- Well, I was--I was talking
to Tamera,

521
00:22:09,850 --> 00:22:14,028
and she got me thinking that,

522
00:22:14,071 --> 00:22:15,856
I don't know,
maybe you're right.

523
00:22:16,987 --> 00:22:19,729
You know, maybe--maybe this
isn't the right call.

524
00:22:20,817 --> 00:22:24,734
- I mean,
we've built so much here.

525
00:22:24,778 --> 00:22:27,476
It's scary to think
of walking away from all this.

526
00:22:27,520 --> 00:22:31,872
- Yeah.
[phone ringing]

527
00:22:34,396 --> 00:22:37,356
This is Kyle.

528
00:22:41,969 --> 00:22:44,188
- Sophie, stay still.
- Ow.

529
00:22:44,232 --> 00:22:46,277
- Sophie.
[knock at door]

530
00:22:46,321 --> 00:22:48,367
Come in.

531
00:22:48,410 --> 00:22:51,195
- [laughs]

532
00:22:51,239 --> 00:22:54,547
So, girls, we have some news.

533
00:22:54,590 --> 00:22:58,202
- Your dad just got
a job offer.

534
00:22:58,246 --> 00:22:59,334
- Doing what?

535
00:22:59,378 --> 00:23:02,424
- Still fighting fires, just--

536
00:23:02,468 --> 00:23:04,383
just in a different city.

537
00:23:04,426 --> 00:23:05,906
- The job's in Bristol County.

538
00:23:05,949 --> 00:23:08,343
- That's, like, two hours away.

539
00:23:08,387 --> 00:23:10,563
- Which is why we're gonna have
to move to make it work.

540
00:23:10,606 --> 00:23:12,042
- But I thought you said

541
00:23:12,086 --> 00:23:13,609
that the offer
on the house was super low.

542
00:23:13,653 --> 00:23:15,959
- It was, but look, Sarah,

543
00:23:16,003 --> 00:23:18,179
this--this is
a great opportunity.

544
00:23:18,222 --> 00:23:20,007
Their fire chief
is getting ready to retire,

545
00:23:20,050 --> 00:23:21,878
which means I can just step
right on in

546
00:23:21,922 --> 00:23:24,141
and--and help
with the transition.

547
00:23:24,185 --> 00:23:25,708
- Do you even hear yourself?

548
00:23:25,752 --> 00:23:27,884
After all you said about
people abandoning Smallville,

549
00:23:27,928 --> 00:23:30,713
the minute it gets hard,
you guys are gonna run?

550
00:23:30,757 --> 00:23:32,411
- Come on, Sarah.
That's not fair.

551
00:23:32,454 --> 00:23:34,543
- You're so full of crap.
- Hey.

552
00:23:34,587 --> 00:23:37,981
- Honey, is this about Jordan?
- No. No.

553
00:23:38,025 --> 00:23:39,374
It's about the fact

554
00:23:39,418 --> 00:23:40,723
that my parents are
lying hypocrites.

555
00:23:40,767 --> 00:23:43,247
- Hey, this isn't easy
for anyone.

556
00:23:43,291 --> 00:23:45,249
- Look, we're just simply

557
00:23:45,293 --> 00:23:47,077
trying to do
what's best for our family.

558
00:23:47,121 --> 00:23:48,992
- Maybe you're not qualified
to make that decision.

559
00:23:49,036 --> 00:23:51,038
I mean, it was you who kissed
Morgan Edge's ass

560
00:23:51,081 --> 00:23:52,779
to come here
in the first place.

561
00:23:52,822 --> 00:23:55,172
- Hey, do not blame your father
for any of this.

562
00:23:55,216 --> 00:23:56,957
- I blame you too!

563
00:23:58,480 --> 00:24:00,221
You guys are
so freaking stupid.

564
00:24:00,264 --> 00:24:01,962
- Sarah. Sarah!

565
00:24:05,487 --> 00:24:08,577
[sirens wailing]

566
00:24:08,621 --> 00:24:10,449
- Your friend has no part
in this, Kal-El.

567
00:24:10,492 --> 00:24:11,972
- Why are you here?

568
00:24:12,015 --> 00:24:14,104
- We thought it poetic
that the city you championed

569
00:24:14,148 --> 00:24:15,454
be the first to fall.

570
00:24:15,497 --> 00:24:16,803
- We're not giving up the city,

571
00:24:16,846 --> 00:24:19,283
and you know
you can't take it alone.

572
00:24:19,327 --> 00:24:21,982
The Eradicator is gone.
Your subjects are gone.

573
00:24:23,200 --> 00:24:27,814
Tal-Rho,
no one else needs to get hurt.

574
00:24:27,857 --> 00:24:31,382
- There is no Tal-Rho anymore.

575
00:24:31,426 --> 00:24:32,949
<i>- John, picking up</i>

576
00:24:32,993 --> 00:24:35,517
<i>four new Kryptonian signatures
in the park.</i>

577
00:24:35,561 --> 00:24:37,606
- We got company.

578
00:24:37,650 --> 00:24:40,653
[crowd gasping]

579
00:24:42,176 --> 00:24:43,786
[speaking Kryptonian]

580
00:24:54,231 --> 00:24:55,929
- I thought the Eradicator
machine was destroyed.

581
00:24:55,972 --> 00:24:57,626
- It was.
This is something else.

582
00:24:57,670 --> 00:24:59,628
Keep an eye on Edge.

583
00:24:59,672 --> 00:25:02,544
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

584
00:25:02,588 --> 00:25:03,980
<i>- Beware of Leslie Larr.</i>

585
00:25:04,024 --> 00:25:05,982
- Telling me after
doesn't help.

586
00:25:06,026 --> 00:25:12,989
<i>♪</i>

587
00:25:13,033 --> 00:25:16,906
[crowd screaming]

588
00:25:16,950 --> 00:25:19,343
- Everyone, you need to get
inside and take cover.

589
00:25:19,387 --> 00:25:22,346
Metropolis is under attack. Go!

590
00:25:23,260 --> 00:25:25,088
Any chance you got a camera
we can go live with?

591
00:25:25,132 --> 00:25:27,177
- It's back at GBS with Janet.
She went up to the roof

592
00:25:27,221 --> 00:25:29,223
to get a clear shot
of the action.

593
00:25:36,230 --> 00:25:38,145
- I've got eyes on two
in the business district.

594
00:25:38,188 --> 00:25:40,016
- That area is
heavily populated.

595
00:25:40,060 --> 00:25:43,019
You need to get there
before we have mass casualties.

596
00:25:49,765 --> 00:25:52,333
[civilians gasp]

597
00:25:52,376 --> 00:25:55,641
- We got one down.
Send a team to Jurgens and 4th.

598
00:25:58,426 --> 00:26:01,734
[both grunting]

599
00:26:01,777 --> 00:26:03,692
- No, trust me,
you just sell at 42

600
00:26:03,736 --> 00:26:05,738
and leave the rest of the board
holding the bag.

601
00:26:05,781 --> 00:26:13,049
<i>♪</i>

602
00:26:20,753 --> 00:26:22,711
- [grunting]

603
00:26:22,755 --> 00:26:27,237
<i>- Defense is at 63%.
59%. 55%.</i>

604
00:26:27,281 --> 00:26:28,978
- Enough of this crap.

605
00:26:34,157 --> 00:26:37,639
- [choking]

606
00:26:37,683 --> 00:26:41,077
- My hammer!

607
00:26:41,121 --> 00:26:42,992
<i>- The kinetic hammer
is offline.</i>

608
00:26:43,036 --> 00:26:45,821
- Get it back on. <i>
- Reconnecting in 90 seconds.</i>

609
00:26:46,605 --> 00:26:50,130
<i>[upbeat music over speakers]</i>

610
00:26:50,173 --> 00:26:52,785
- So I feel like maybe you got
the wrong impression of me

611
00:26:52,828 --> 00:26:55,178
out by the water tower.

612
00:26:55,222 --> 00:26:58,486
- No, I don't--I don't really
think I did, to be honest.

613
00:26:58,529 --> 00:26:59,835
- Okay, okay. You know what?

614
00:26:59,879 --> 00:27:01,707
I was fishing for answers,
which sucks,

615
00:27:01,750 --> 00:27:03,447
and I'm really sorry,

616
00:27:03,491 --> 00:27:06,973
but I actually did want
to hang out with you.

617
00:27:09,366 --> 00:27:11,455
Those things don't have
to be mutually exclusive.

618
00:27:11,499 --> 00:27:15,111
- Right, because when I
asked you out before, I mean,

619
00:27:15,155 --> 00:27:18,637
you made it pretty clear
that I was just a charity case.

620
00:27:18,680 --> 00:27:20,987
- No.

621
00:27:21,030 --> 00:27:23,554
You know, somehow, I've become
the queen of mixed messages.

622
00:27:23,598 --> 00:27:25,644
[chuckles]

623
00:27:25,687 --> 00:27:29,691
- Yeah. Yeah, I mean,
I was kind of warned about you.

624
00:27:31,824 --> 00:27:35,654
- Of course you were.

625
00:27:35,697 --> 00:27:38,134
You know,
ever since I moved here,

626
00:27:38,178 --> 00:27:41,007
people act like I think
I'm better than this place.

627
00:27:42,399 --> 00:27:44,619
- Wait, you moved here?
From where?

628
00:27:44,663 --> 00:27:47,404
- Central City, two years ago.

629
00:27:49,493 --> 00:27:53,715
My dad,

630
00:27:53,759 --> 00:27:55,978
well, he was
sort of sent to prison.

631
00:27:56,022 --> 00:27:59,373
My mom and I decided
we needed a fresh start.

632
00:27:59,416 --> 00:28:01,331
- I didn't know that.

633
00:28:01,375 --> 00:28:04,204
- It's not really something
I tell most people.

634
00:28:05,684 --> 00:28:08,991
But then
people make assumptions,

635
00:28:09,035 --> 00:28:12,734
think I'm, like,
some sort of standoffish bitch.

636
00:28:12,778 --> 00:28:14,823
[laughs]

637
00:28:14,867 --> 00:28:17,521
- Well, I'm--I'm sorry
about that.

638
00:28:17,565 --> 00:28:19,741
I know it's not easy
coming to a new place

639
00:28:19,785 --> 00:28:21,351
and starting over, you know?

640
00:28:21,395 --> 00:28:22,875
- I know.

641
00:28:22,918 --> 00:28:25,007
That's kind of why I was
smiling at you all the time.

642
00:28:25,051 --> 00:28:28,358
I felt like I could relate
to what you were going through.

643
00:28:29,882 --> 00:28:31,405
- I guess that makes sense.

644
00:28:31,448 --> 00:28:34,843
<i>[soft music]</i>

645
00:28:34,887 --> 00:28:40,457
- So if that means we're cool,

646
00:28:40,501 --> 00:28:44,418
then how about you let me
show you around, new guy?

647
00:28:46,768 --> 00:28:50,816
- Yeah, okay, but maybe skip
the water tower this time?

648
00:28:50,859 --> 00:28:52,861
- [laughs] Really?
- Yeah.

649
00:28:52,905 --> 00:28:56,560
- 'Cause, you know,
that's really it.

650
00:28:56,604 --> 00:28:59,389
There really isn't much
to see around here.

651
00:28:59,433 --> 00:29:00,651
- Kinda figured.

652
00:29:00,695 --> 00:29:02,828
Yo, Sarah. Sarah, hey.

653
00:29:02,871 --> 00:29:05,831
Sarah, what's going on?
Sarah?

654
00:29:05,874 --> 00:29:09,399
- Excuse me.
Jordan, I need to talk to you.

655
00:29:09,443 --> 00:29:11,271
- Yo, show some etiquette,
Cushing.

656
00:29:11,314 --> 00:29:12,446
- Shut up, Corey.

657
00:29:12,489 --> 00:29:15,536
[crowd muttering]

658
00:29:15,579 --> 00:29:16,885
What are you looking at, huh?

659
00:29:16,929 --> 00:29:20,759
- Hey, hey, hey, Sarah.
What's going on?

660
00:29:20,802 --> 00:29:23,022
- My dad got
a job offer in Bristol.

661
00:29:24,110 --> 00:29:26,416
I think we're gonna
have to move.

662
00:29:26,460 --> 00:29:29,419
- I thought you said
that wasn't possible.

663
00:29:29,463 --> 00:29:31,160
- Hey, hey, everyone,
quiet down.

664
00:29:31,204 --> 00:29:33,467
Something's happening
in Metropolis.

665
00:29:34,511 --> 00:29:37,036
<i>- This footage was taken
in Centennial Park</i>

666
00:29:37,079 --> 00:29:39,429
<i>just before
the fighting broke out.</i>

667
00:29:39,473 --> 00:29:42,258
<i>As you can see, Superman
arrived on the scene--</i>

668
00:29:42,302 --> 00:29:44,391
- Whoa, whoa,
is that Morgan Edge?

669
00:29:44,434 --> 00:29:46,915
<i>- Some sort
of armored war suit.</i>

670
00:29:46,959 --> 00:29:49,613
[sirens wailing]

671
00:29:49,657 --> 00:29:51,485
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

672
00:29:51,528 --> 00:29:54,575
- Lois, do you have any idea
what this is all about?

673
00:29:54,618 --> 00:29:55,968
- Yeah: short version,

674
00:29:56,011 --> 00:29:57,447
Morgan Edge is
taking over people's bodies

675
00:29:57,491 --> 00:29:59,188
and using them
to destroy Metropolis.

676
00:29:59,232 --> 00:30:01,147
- Well, that's
incredibly terrifying.

677
00:30:01,190 --> 00:30:03,627
- Janet, we need to tell people
what's going on.

678
00:30:03,671 --> 00:30:06,152
- Okay, and it's probably
best coming from you.

679
00:30:06,195 --> 00:30:07,675
There's a mic in my press kit.

680
00:30:07,718 --> 00:30:13,724
<i>♪</i>

681
00:30:13,768 --> 00:30:16,858
<i>- This is Lois Lane
reporting live from Metropolis</i>

682
00:30:16,902 --> 00:30:19,992
<i>where Morgan Edge has
begun an attack on the city.</i>

683
00:30:20,035 --> 00:30:22,168
<i>[explosion rumbles]</i>

684
00:30:23,082 --> 00:30:26,346
[all grunting]

685
00:30:31,351 --> 00:30:34,484
- How we doing on time? <i>
- Reconnecting in 15 seconds.</i>

686
00:30:38,010 --> 00:30:39,707
- Where the hell is she going?

687
00:30:39,750 --> 00:30:43,058
[grunts]

688
00:30:43,102 --> 00:30:44,930
<i>- It seems Edge has
the ability</i>

689
00:30:44,973 --> 00:30:47,062
<i>to give people powers
and take over their minds...</i>

690
00:30:47,106 --> 00:30:48,847
- Lana, are you seeing this?

691
00:30:48,890 --> 00:30:51,197
<i>- For everyone in Metropolis
to find a safe place</i>

692
00:30:51,240 --> 00:30:53,808
to take cover until Edge
is either apprehended

693
00:30:53,852 --> 00:30:55,157
or taken out.

694
00:30:55,201 --> 00:30:56,985
Superman is working
to stop Edge

695
00:30:57,029 --> 00:30:58,813
<i>and all of the people
he has infected.</i>

696
00:30:58,857 --> 00:31:01,903
- Jon.
- This is how she died.

697
00:31:06,908 --> 00:31:08,562
- Lois, behind you!

698
00:31:08,605 --> 00:31:11,652
<i>- Connecting in three,
two, one.</i>

699
00:31:11,695 --> 00:31:13,610
[hammer whirring]

700
00:31:13,654 --> 00:31:15,917
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

701
00:31:15,961 --> 00:31:17,919
- You missed.

702
00:31:17,963 --> 00:31:22,358
<i>♪</i>

703
00:31:22,402 --> 00:31:24,230
all: Oh!

704
00:31:28,016 --> 00:31:31,585
- Larr's down,
and I got another one.

705
00:31:31,628 --> 00:31:33,587
I'll never miss.

706
00:31:34,762 --> 00:31:36,198
- Are you still rolling?

707
00:31:36,242 --> 00:31:40,507
- I may have blacked out
for that last part, but yes.

708
00:31:42,248 --> 00:31:45,425
<i>- As you can see, Superman is
not alone in this fight,</i>

709
00:31:45,468 --> 00:31:47,296
<i>but since we don't know
how many citizens</i>

710
00:31:47,340 --> 00:31:49,211
<i>have been infected,
it's very important</i>

711
00:31:49,255 --> 00:31:52,084
<i>to keep your eyes open
for any suspicious activity.</i>

712
00:31:52,127 --> 00:31:54,913
<i>I'm Lois Lane reporting live
from Metropolis.</i>

713
00:31:54,956 --> 00:31:56,915
- Your mom is awesome.

714
00:31:56,958 --> 00:31:58,264
- I know.

715
00:32:03,791 --> 00:32:04,923
- Who's left?

716
00:32:04,966 --> 00:32:08,448
- Just Chuckles over there.

717
00:32:08,491 --> 00:32:09,623
Let's finish this.

718
00:32:09,666 --> 00:32:11,668
[sirens wailing]

719
00:32:14,671 --> 00:32:16,760
[both grunting]

720
00:32:16,804 --> 00:32:18,588
- What the hell just happened? <i>
- I don't know.</i>

721
00:32:18,632 --> 00:32:20,242
<i>I've never seen
anything like that.</i>

722
00:32:20,286 --> 00:32:22,157
- We didn't even touch him.

723
00:32:26,901 --> 00:32:28,381
- He's gone.

724
00:32:29,512 --> 00:32:31,862
- Sir, our men are
at the Kent farm now.

725
00:32:31,906 --> 00:32:33,952
Boys aren't there.

726
00:32:33,995 --> 00:32:35,649
- Thanks.

727
00:32:35,692 --> 00:32:38,652
<i>[tense music]</i>

728
00:32:38,695 --> 00:32:43,048
<i>♪</i>

729
00:32:43,091 --> 00:32:45,964
- Please.
We can make this work.

730
00:32:46,007 --> 00:32:47,966
- We can talk about this later,

731
00:32:48,009 --> 00:32:50,272
maybe when your mom
didn't almost just get killed?

732
00:32:50,316 --> 00:32:52,318
- No, that makes this
more important.

733
00:32:53,406 --> 00:32:56,975
Look, I--

734
00:32:57,018 --> 00:32:59,107
I don't want to lose you.

735
00:32:59,151 --> 00:33:01,196
- I don't either.

736
00:33:01,240 --> 00:33:03,111
I just don't know how we're
going to make it work.

737
00:33:03,155 --> 00:33:05,287
We'd never see each other.

738
00:33:05,331 --> 00:33:08,160
- We can call. We--we can text.
We can video chat.

739
00:33:08,203 --> 00:33:10,336
- That's what your brother
did with Eliza.

740
00:33:10,379 --> 00:33:12,251
The second that he moved,
she totally bailed.

741
00:33:12,294 --> 00:33:14,340
- But they're not us.
- Yeah, and I like us,

742
00:33:14,383 --> 00:33:18,909
but I'm just scared
if we do distance,

743
00:33:18,953 --> 00:33:22,522
we'll start to hate us, okay?

744
00:33:22,565 --> 00:33:25,046
- Where the hell are
my grandsons?

745
00:33:25,090 --> 00:33:26,352
- Hey, Grandpa.

746
00:33:26,395 --> 00:33:28,049
We were--I was just about
to call you.

747
00:33:28,093 --> 00:33:30,791
- Both of you, in the car, now.

748
00:33:30,834 --> 00:33:32,532
- Hey, come on.

749
00:33:32,575 --> 00:33:35,317
- Can you, like, tell us what's
happening with Morgan Edge?

750
00:33:35,361 --> 00:33:36,927
- Do I look like someone

751
00:33:36,971 --> 00:33:40,757
who gives classified intel
to drunk teenagers?

752
00:33:40,801 --> 00:33:41,932
- Grandpa, we're really sorry.

753
00:33:41,976 --> 00:33:44,413
- I don't wanna hear it.
Let's go.

754
00:33:44,457 --> 00:33:46,502
- Can we at least
take Sarah home?

755
00:33:46,546 --> 00:33:48,156
We've had a really long night.

756
00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,336
- Of course. Come on.

757
00:33:55,424 --> 00:33:57,165
- Damn.
- Bye.

758
00:33:57,209 --> 00:33:59,037
[laughter and whispering]

759
00:33:59,080 --> 00:34:00,168
- I'll see you.

760
00:34:00,212 --> 00:34:02,257
- See you.

761
00:34:04,564 --> 00:34:07,523
[sirens wailing]

762
00:34:07,567 --> 00:34:11,223
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

763
00:34:11,266 --> 00:34:13,051
- How was Edge able to use
the Eradicator?

764
00:34:13,094 --> 00:34:15,227
- Always one step behind,
Kal-El.

765
00:34:17,011 --> 00:34:18,534
- When Edge was
speaking earlier,

766
00:34:18,578 --> 00:34:20,580
it sounded like--
- A whole bunch of voices.

767
00:34:20,623 --> 00:34:23,061
- Maybe that's why you never
found the Eradicator.

768
00:34:23,104 --> 00:34:27,804
- Because what, Edge somehow
made himself the Eradicator?

769
00:34:27,848 --> 00:34:29,110
I mean, is that even possible?

770
00:34:29,154 --> 00:34:30,416
- It would explain
his new powers.

771
00:34:30,459 --> 00:34:32,200
- And the four new subjects.

772
00:34:32,244 --> 00:34:33,767
- Okay, so let's say
Edge can make subjects.

773
00:34:33,810 --> 00:34:36,900
Where would he go next?
- Isn't it obvious?

774
00:34:36,944 --> 00:34:38,728
To make more.

775
00:34:42,167 --> 00:34:43,733
- So how'd you find us?

776
00:34:43,777 --> 00:34:45,300
- I run the DOD.

777
00:34:45,344 --> 00:34:47,781
You think I can't track down
my own grandsons?

778
00:34:49,261 --> 00:34:50,871
[whooshing]

779
00:34:50,914 --> 00:34:53,569
What the hell?

780
00:34:53,613 --> 00:34:55,223
- Oh, my--
- Watch out!

781
00:34:55,267 --> 00:34:57,182
[tires squeal]

782
00:35:09,063 --> 00:35:15,113
<i>♪</i>

783
00:35:19,117 --> 00:35:20,466
<i>[dramatic music]</i>

784
00:35:20,509 --> 00:35:24,209
[all breathing heavily]

785
00:35:24,252 --> 00:35:26,863
- The car hit Edge,
and he didn't even move.

786
00:35:26,907 --> 00:35:28,517
- Jon, do you have your ELT?

787
00:35:28,561 --> 00:35:30,258
- It got knocked out of my hand
when we crashed.

788
00:35:30,302 --> 00:35:31,781
- What are you guys
talking about?

789
00:35:31,825 --> 00:35:33,261
- There's a pistol

790
00:35:33,305 --> 00:35:34,958
in the glove compartment
loaded with kryptonite.

791
00:35:35,002 --> 00:35:37,352
I need one of you boys
to come up here and get it.

792
00:35:37,396 --> 00:35:39,702
- Okay.
[groans]

793
00:35:39,746 --> 00:35:40,964
- Jon, your arm.

794
00:35:41,008 --> 00:35:42,618
- My left is just as good.

795
00:35:45,752 --> 00:35:47,406
- Now I need you
to take the shot.

796
00:35:47,449 --> 00:35:49,190
Do you have
any experience shooting?

797
00:35:49,234 --> 00:35:51,671
- A little, with John Henry.
- That's good.

798
00:35:51,714 --> 00:35:55,022
I want you to get Edge
in your sights.

799
00:35:55,065 --> 00:35:57,198
- Okay.

800
00:35:57,242 --> 00:35:59,896
- Cock the gun.
- Okay.

801
00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:01,289
He's just standing there.

802
00:36:01,333 --> 00:36:04,292
- Okay.
Try to keep your hand steady.

803
00:36:04,336 --> 00:36:06,033
You're only gonna get
one shot at this.

804
00:36:06,076 --> 00:36:07,382
- Okay.

805
00:36:07,426 --> 00:36:09,863
- Once you got him,
pull the trigger.

806
00:36:09,906 --> 00:36:16,826
<i>♪</i>

807
00:36:17,784 --> 00:36:19,655
- Did you get him?
You get him?

808
00:36:19,699 --> 00:36:21,135
- I don't know.
He just--he flew away.

809
00:36:21,179 --> 00:36:23,442
- Flew away where?

810
00:36:23,485 --> 00:36:26,619
- [grunts]

811
00:36:26,662 --> 00:36:29,056
- Jordan!

812
00:36:29,099 --> 00:36:30,884
- I love you.

813
00:36:33,713 --> 00:36:36,455
- No! No!

814
00:36:36,498 --> 00:36:39,632
Sarah. Sarah, let me out.

815
00:36:39,675 --> 00:36:40,676
- Edge took him.

816
00:36:40,720 --> 00:36:42,287
There was nothing
that he could do.

817
00:36:42,330 --> 00:36:43,853
We need to help him.
He--he needs somebody--

818
00:36:43,897 --> 00:36:45,942
- Look at me. Look at me!
You need to go home.

819
00:36:45,986 --> 00:36:47,422
Find your dad. Get your dad.
- Okay.

820
00:36:47,466 --> 00:36:51,339
- Now! Go! Go!

821
00:36:51,383 --> 00:36:53,254
Grandpa. Grandpa, are you okay?

822
00:36:53,298 --> 00:36:55,691
- Worry about me later.
Find that ELT.

823
00:36:55,735 --> 00:36:57,476
- Okay.

824
00:36:57,519 --> 00:36:59,217
- Get her out of here.

825
00:36:59,260 --> 00:37:03,133
[sirens wailing]

826
00:37:03,177 --> 00:37:04,657
<i>[warbling]
- Dad! Dad!</i>

827
00:37:04,700 --> 00:37:06,093
- What is it? <i>
- Dad, please!</i>

828
00:37:06,136 --> 00:37:08,226
- The boys.

829
00:37:10,053 --> 00:37:14,144
[whooshing]

830
00:37:14,188 --> 00:37:15,668
- Dad!
- Jonathan, what happened?

831
00:37:15,711 --> 00:37:17,278
Are you okay?
- Edge took Jordan.

832
00:37:17,322 --> 00:37:19,367
- What?
- You need to find him! Go!

833
00:37:19,411 --> 00:37:26,679
<i>♪</i>

834
00:37:33,120 --> 00:37:34,817
- What do you want from me?

835
00:37:41,346 --> 00:37:44,566
[groaning in pain]

836
00:37:58,885 --> 00:38:00,408
<i>[bells ringing]
[sirens wailing]</i>

837
00:38:00,452 --> 00:38:03,106
<i>[people shouting]
[horns honking]</i>

838
00:38:03,150 --> 00:38:06,371
<i>[cacophonous voices]</i>

839
00:38:14,030 --> 00:38:16,076
[whooshing]

840
00:38:16,119 --> 00:38:17,947
- Lois.

841
00:38:17,991 --> 00:38:20,602
- What happened?

842
00:38:20,646 --> 00:38:22,822
Where are the boys?

843
00:38:22,865 --> 00:38:24,954
- Edge took Jordan.
- No.

844
00:38:24,998 --> 00:38:26,434
- I tried following him.
It was too late.

845
00:38:26,478 --> 00:38:27,957
- No, go find him.

846
00:38:28,001 --> 00:38:31,309
- Lois, Lois,
I looked everywhere.

847
00:38:31,352 --> 00:38:34,137
He's gone. He's gone.

848
00:38:34,181 --> 00:38:38,359
- [sobbing]

849
00:38:38,403 --> 00:38:41,493
What are we gonna do?
- I don't know.

850
00:38:43,495 --> 00:38:45,453
I don't know.

851
00:38:49,501 --> 00:38:52,721
- [groaning in pain]

852
00:38:57,204 --> 00:39:00,163
<i>[ominous music]</i>

853
00:39:00,207 --> 00:39:05,212
<i>♪</i>

854
00:39:17,355 --> 00:39:20,706
- [as Zeta-Rho]
Well done, my son.

855
00:39:22,534 --> 00:39:26,886
Now, let's begin.

856
00:39:57,612 --> 00:39:59,875
- Greg, move your head.

