"Rocketed from a distant planet, to a bold new destiny on Earth, found by a Kansas family and raised as Clark Kent, he learned he possessed the strength of steel, the speed of light and the desire to help all mankind." "He is Superboy!" "[music playing]" "[laughs]" "Animals around here are spooked." "That's why we didn't bag anything." "You're not gonna tell me that you believe those stories, are you?" "Stories about that thing?" "You bet I do." "Do you?" "Nope, and I especially don't believe in using some non-existent monster as an excuse for not being able to track a grizzly in a 7-11." "Oh, my God." "I'm gonna hit it." "Nobody will believe us if we don't get it." "No!" "No, you're crazy!" "No!" " Mr. Jackson." " Mr. Kent." "What have you got there?" "For me?" "UFOs on the White House lawn?" "Bigfoot in Bloomingdale's?" "No, sir." "It's the blood alcohol report on those two hunters that saw the creature." "Allegedly saw." "Always remember that word, Kent." "Allegedly." "Oh, boy." "Sir, what's wrong?" "Kent, I want to tell you something." "Don't ever drink and drive." "No, sir, I wouldn't." "Nope, I guess you wouldn't." "I forgot who I was talking to." "Now wonder they wrecked their truck." "Both of them came in over 3.0." "I'm surprised the driver didn't tell paramedics that he'd seen Superboy arm wrestling the Loch Ness Monster." "That'd be impossible." "Really?" "Yes, sir, you see, the Loch Ness Monster doesn't have arms." "Allegedly." "If I had known we were dealing with drunks," "I wouldn't have bothered sending Matt out to investigate." "But it's been a couple of days." "Stop worrying." "Matt's a pro." "Besides, he's got a gun." "He knows how to use it." "Clark, did he say gun?" "Hi, Lana." "Are we still going to lunch today?" "Yeah, sure, what did he say about a gun?" "It's just for protection?" "And who's gonna protect the creature?" "The creature?" "Come here." "I've got a record of every sighting of the creature in this file." "And you know what?" "It never hurt anybody." "Not even those two drunks." "One of them actually admitted they tried to run it over." "Just because it hasn't hurt anyone yet, doesn't mean it never will." "Clark!" "It's the last of its kind." "It's trying to exist in a world humans are destroying." "Think how lonely it must be." "I know where you're going with this, and you shouldn't." "It could be dangerous." "Leave it to Matt." "Promise me." "Promise me." "[loud rumbling]" "Excuse me, bartender." "A red-headed girl I was supposed to meet here." "I'm late." "Nah." "Hasn't been in." "Maybe she found something else better to do." "And I bet I know what it was." "Man or beast, nothing can stand up to an AK-47." "Yeah, but nobody knows what the hell this thing is." "Yeah, and how you gonna find it out there?" "I was in 'Nam, remember?" "So are you with me?" "This Sunday's good for me." "I was thinking about now." "Well?" "Excuse me." "Did I hear you say you're going to look for that creature?" "Yeah, we're going." "You want to come?" "No, I don't wanna to go." "None of us should." "It's already being investigated." "We shouldn't go?" "It could be dangerous." "Sure am glad there weren't any like you with me in 'Nam." "Come on, let's go." "Just a broken branch, right?" "That's what my point man in 'Nam said just before... [rustling]" "He disappeared." "Maybe that kid at the restaurant was..." "No way." "I don't like this." "What are you afraid of?" "It's just a little breeze." "That thing's gotta be in those bushes over there." "[shouting]" "[shouts] Clark!" "What are you doing here?" "You promised." " Well, you came out here." " Yeah, but I was..." "Never mind that." "Look at this place." "It's his lair." "It's where he lives." " Creature?" " Yeah." "Who lives in a lair this big?" "And look at all this stuff." "He has tools and..." "A photograph." "I couldn't figure that one out, either, but I'm going to." "Shh." "Stay here." "The creature's out here." "I want to see him, too." "Who are you?" "What do you want?" "You better tell us who you are." "Shut up." "You really shouldn't talk to her like that." "Oh, really?" "What are you gonna do about it?" "Nobody's gonna do anything, Ben." "I'm Pat Kenderson." "My company owns this place." "Look, I'm sorry for the rough treatment." "Everyone's a little on edge thanks to this damn thing running around out there." "You are?" " Clark Kent." " Lana Lang." "You believe in the creature?" "You bet I do." "I can't afford not to." "This plant provides power to over 400,000 homes." "Last thing I need are disruptions on my land." "Now that's why I've hired these fellas." "So they can get the thing." "To kill it?" "If that's what it takes." "But what about his scientific value?" "To me, it's just an animal." "But what if you give us a chance to find it before it..." "No, not on my land." "I know you two are a little curious, but you're also trespassing, and I am a very busy man." "You know, you are the most insensitive person I have..." "Lana, you know, he is right." "We don't belong here." "I'd listen to him." "Oh, a friend of ours was out here." "Matt Ritter." "I was wondering if any of your men ran into him." "Yeah, they did." "He said that he couldn't find anything around the accident site so he was gonna move north for a few days." "They also said that he looked like knew what he was doing." "Unlike you and your little girlfriend." "This time no interruptions." "This is irradiated water from the reactor's cooling system." "Now do you know what this can do to you?" "Hmm, to your skin?" "Your internal organs?" "Your children?" "If you should ever have any." "Good." "Now how much do you know about this place?" "Everything." "How did you find out?" "You wouldn't believe me if I told you." "Just heard Group B's spotted Superboy." "Superboy?" "Yeah, he was flying over the forest." "Let him come." "I'll have a little surprise for him." "I also have a little surprise for you." "[shouts]" "Always buy bottled." "The tap water around here is almost as bad as the irradiated stuff." "[shouts]" "We're wasting our time." "We should be out there." "Lana, we promised." "Now you're being honest." "I noticed you didn't tell Kenderson about the lair, either." "He never asked." "Mr. Kent." "Clark." "This is Lana Lang." "Have a seat, please." "How did you find me?" "The name of the photographer was on the back of the photograph we found." "He gave us your number." "Lana." "Here's the picture." "It's mine." "Where did you find it?" "It was in the forest." "Any idea how it might have gotten there?" "Two years ago somebody broke into the house." "They stole this." "Should we talk to Mr. Carter?" "He died two years ago." "If you're waiting for Superboy to come and save you, forget it." "He's not gonna get within 10 feet of you." "Now are you going to tell me what I want to know?" "[shouts]" "Sorry, couldn't really hear you." "[screams]" "Now I can hear you." "Why don't you take a break?" "Let's go eat." "I can't." "I'm still going through the insurance company's files." "You tapped into somebody else's files?" "You know, maybe I've been wrong about you all these years." "I figure if I wanna go to Metropolis and be a reporter one day," "I have to take the initiative." "Besides, I'm not doing any harm." "Nah, I wasn't wrong." "So what did you get?" "Well, I found out that Michael Carter had a $100,000 life insurance policy, but his wife never collected." "On $100,000?" "Why wouldn't she?" "Maybe 'cause there's no certificate for Michael Carter." "He's not dead." "I don't know, but I found out one other thing." "He used to work at the Lakeside nuclear power facility." "What are you getting at?" "I wish I could be sure." "Hey, we got a problem." "What's the matter, Augie?" "This radiation badge I had on my desk has turned pink." "It's probably just worn out, that's all." "I'm not taking any chances." "The source has to be around here somewhere." "[clicking]" "[faster clicking]" "That's my hiking stuff." "It's in the canteen." "I filled it with water from the river." "I almost drank it." "[coughs]" "You're Michael Carter, aren't you?" "How did you know?" "It all adds up." "Working at the plant." "The fake death, the photo." " You stole the picture?" " A friend did." "Your wife has it now." "Did you know she's telling people you're dead?" "I might as well be." "How can I go back to her like this?" "What is this?" "Some kind of radiation poisoning?" "I could get you to a doctor." "It's no use." "I went to one when it started." "It's radiation poisoning." "But it's also justice." "Justice." "I was working at Lakeside disposing of irradiated water." "Kenderson was cutting all kinds of corners trying to save money." "Told us to use the river." "I didn't go along." "Not at first." "But he told me I'd lose my job if I didn't." "Is that how you were contaminated?" "Contaminated?" "Nice word." "I'm a monster." "Why don't you stop Kenderson once and for all?" "You're the only one that can link him to the dumping." "I'll take you to the police." "No!" "They can't see me." "I'm a monster." " You'll be a hero." " No!" "[gunshot]" "[groans]" " I'll get you to the hospital." " No, no." "No hospital." "Why don't you understand?" "The other one did." "Other one?" "Yesterday." "He wasn't scared of me." "I told him everything." "Was his name Matt?" "Uh-huh." "He said he'd talk to Kenderson." "Then he went to the power plant." "Kenderson lied to us." "That's what he does best." "Go help your friend." "I will, but first I'm getting you to the hospital." "It's no use, though." "Just let me die in peace." "You wanna see a monster?" "I'll show you what they really look like." "Where's Matt Ritter?" "He's in the storeroom." "I'll be back for you." "Don't bet on it." " You all right?" " Yeah." "But how we gonna get out of this place?" "[siren wails]" "Get this man some help, please." "Superboy, did you see the creature?" "There was no creature, Lana." "Not really." "[music playing]"