"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]" "My client is innocent." "This whole court procedure's a joke." "Objection!" "Order." "Order, please." "Counsel, approach the bench." "That's enough." "Mr. Sloan, I'm not going to warn you again about making inflammatory statements." "Your honor, the prosecutor has obviously mistaken my client for somebody else." "I have a list of charges here that says otherwise." "Robbery, assault, murder." "How could my client have possibly done all that?" "Just look at him." "Your honor, the present condition of Mr. Sloan's client is hardly relevant." "He has a proven record." "A record I might add of vicious, often brutal crimes." "Not only is he capable of such offenses, he revels in them." "We have testimony from cellmates." "He often brags about his crimes and uses them to threaten fellow inmates." "Oxygen for Mr. Corbin." "Does either of you have anything that resembles a witness or evidence?" "Of course, I was just trying..." "[Judge] Then let's get to it." "Your honor, the people would like to call their first witness." "Bring in the first witness." "The people call to the stand Superboy." "[crowd murmuring]" "[bailiff] Do you solemnly swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth." " I do." " You may be seated." "You can sit there and you can honestly say that this man is dangerous?" "Are you all right?" "I don't know." "No!" "Seems like old times." "[crowd gasping]" "Hi, there." "[crowd clamoring]" "Oh, man, it's good to be back." "You thought you got rid of me, huh, flyboy?" "Maybe it's time I returned the favor." "Come on, the police will be here any minute." "Next time." "You know, these good people have been told lies about me." "You're lucky they don't know the truth." "Now let's get out of here." "The truth. [laughs]" "The truth is their hero isn't who they think he is." "Are you?" "[grunts]" "I'm the one you want." "Let these people go." "Let 'em go?" "These people are here to see justice done, right?" "That's what I'm gonna give 'em." "Now there are two sides to every story, and I'm gonna show you the other side of this one." "So you settle in, folks." "And you listen good, 'cause at the end, there's gonna be a quiz." "Which one of us is guilty?" "Me or Superboy?" "And who's gonna pay the price?" "I was just an ordinary guy when something very strange happened." "[tires screeching]" "[mutters] [shouts]" "[man] I made it through the wreck." "But it wasn't too long before I wished I hadn't." "Wow." "Where am I?" "You are a very lucky man, Herr Metallo." "Metallo?" "What are you talking about?" "My name is Corbin." "Who the hell are you?" "Oh, my God." "Is that me?" "[cackling] You like?" "Oh, please, no need to thank me." "You were badly hurt in the explosion." "Your arms, your heart were destroyed." "I only did what I had to do to save you." "Save me?" "You made me into a freak?" "Look at me!" "You're still here." "Another man might have been angry." "Other men might have been hurt." "Me." "I tried to make the best of my misfortune." "I used it to help track down criminals, one of who is in this very courtroom." "Isn't that right, pal?" " [alarm ringing] - [shouting]" "[wind howls]" "Metallo!" "[shouting]" "That's my name." "Don't wear it out." "I tried to help, but I was betrayed." "That takes care of that pain in the butt." "Ow!" "Wow." "It's sad but true." "My whole life has been one betrayal after another." "You know, I've been thinking." "Yeah, right." "You and I?" "A little luck, we could be running this country in one month." "Yeah?" "Yeah, and I got the perfect plan." "[Metallo] I know now that it was wrong, but someone like Superboy comes and asks someone like me to help him, well, it can be confusing." "How could I not say yes?" "Now this began what I thought was gonna be a long and mutually beneficial relationship." "[laughing]" "Oh, no, allow me." "No, allow me." "Let's do it together." " [electricity crackling] - [wincing] [alarm blaring]" "[sighs] After you, pal." " Thank you, pal." " Hey, don't mention it." "Anything for a friend." "But apparently, since I was the only one who could be a threat to him, he decided to get rid of me." "Is this what it appears to be?" "It is." "It's another chunk of the magic rock." "Now I'll be twice as strong." "Or twice as dead." "What do you mean?" "I'm turning your Kryptonite red." "I was gonna double-cross you." "But you double-crossed me." "It's a double double-cross." "You think I'd ever team up with a loser like you?" "[laughing]" "Once you're out of the way, nothing can stand in my way." "Nothing." "He tricked me into a life of crime and then he tried to kill me." "That's not true." "Not true?" "Which part?" "Remember you're under oath and Superboy cannot lie anyway." "So you tell me yes or no." "Did it all happen the way I just said?" " Well..." " What's with the "well, well, well?"" "Come on, speak." "I've seen Perry Mason." "It's either yes or no." " Yes." " [murmuring]" "Ladies and gentlemen, do we need to go any further?" "I think the verdict is obvious." "Allow me to pass sentence right now." "So long, pal." "It's been fun." "[laughing]" "[Metallo laughing]" "Wait." "Wait?" "Why?" "Isn't he allowed to have someone defend him?" "I don't know." "Is he?" "Damn." "OK, whatever." "Go ahead." "Come on, come on, come on." "I wanna do what's right." "That's the kind of guy I am." "Go ahead." "Defend him." " Me?" " Mm-hmm." "Well... seems to me like he's twisted the facts in his favor." "The truth is a little different." "You're a very lucky man, Mr. Corbin." "If not for Superboy, you wouldn't be here today." "Oh, yeah, I guess you're right, Doc." "If not for him, I'd be out free just spending the First National's dough and living like there was no tomorrow." "There would have been no tomorrow for you, Mr. Corbin." "Look, you suffered a massive heart attack." "You wouldn't have lasted the night." "Look on the bright side, they'll keep you off your feet in prison." "You'll get plenty of rest and with a little bit of luck, you just might live." "Oh, yeah, sure, if I'd be alive, I'd be in a cage for the rest of my life, but fact it, Doc." "I might as well be dead." "Please, Mr. Corbin." ""Please." No one's ever been that polite to me." "I wish I could return the favor." "But I'm not that kind of guy." "Yeah." "I'm a lucky guy." "Yeah, well, so I had the occasional weak moment." "What's your point?" "You talk about how your life has been one betrayal after another." "Truth is you betrayed everyone that's ever tried to help you." "Even that man that gave you your life back." "Well, Superboy, you're expected at City Hall tonight." "How do you feel about the big award?" "I'm really honored the city has chosen me to be the first to receive the community service award." "Thank you, Superboy." " What's wrong?" " Am I strong enough?" " Can I beat him?" " Who?" "The one who started this." "Superboy." " I don't know." " There's no time." "He'll be at the arena soon." "Oh, well, I already died once." "I'll take my chances." "[bones crack]" "All right." "Most people would have been grateful to be alive." "His concern was whether he could kill Superboy." "Just curious." "Curious?" "Hey, whatever." "What about all the stuff that Superboy did?" "I am getting to that." "You wanted justice, right?" "More than anything." "Nobody could have foreseen the effects that red Kryptonite had on Superboy." "Power." "It was unpredictable." "Thank you for your efforts." " Think nothing of it, Super..." " [bones crack] [screams]" "Whoa!" "I guess I don't know my own strength." "Superboy, what's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong." "What are you doing?" "What I should have been doing all along." "Letting the world know who's in charge." "It's exactly like I said." "Even she admits it." "It wasn't his fault." "He wasn't in his right mind." "What am I, the picture of mental health." "So far, I don't think I see a single difference between him and me." "There's a difference, all right." "One you carefully ignored." "Do you think I could ever team up with a loser like you?" "Once you're out of the way, nothing can stand in my way." "Nothing!" "Superboy, don't." "We can help you." "No, we can't." "Do it." "Kill him." "What are you, a coward?" "Don't back down now, Superboy." "Just one punch and he's finished." "Kill him." "I can't." "I goaded him to make him realize he couldn't kill." "That is the difference between you and Superboy." "He can't kill." "It's not in him." "All right, shut up." "You've had your say." "Now it's my turn." "Look, I know this is very unusual." "The guns and stuff, I mean, but it's very important to me that you people see my side and realize that I'm not really a bad guy." "I just been led astray by people like her and Superboy." "Now you see, someone like me probably shouldn't expect good people like you to understand, but I'm hoping that you can look past this rough tin man-like exterior and see that I'm just a regular Joe," "who wants a little justice." "So... what's it gonna be, huh?" "Am I guilty or is Superboy?" "Am I gonna pay the price or is he?" "What's it gonna be, grandma?" "Stop it!" "Please, do what he wants." "Don't put yourselves in danger." "See, he's practically admitting he's guilty." "Hey, how tough can this be?" "Are you gonna let Superboy die to save yourselves?" "Are you?" "Remember the time he put out that fire in the rest home?" "Remember?" "Or that time he stopped that building from collapsing?" "Or when he saved those kids in the school bus?" "Or how about the last time he fought Metallo?" "He could have been killed." "But he did it anyway." "He sacrificed himself for us." "And now he needs us." "But it's not about that." "It's more than that." "It's about principles." "The principles that he's always fought for." "And the principles we're supposed to believe in." "The principles that this very courtroom was built to uphold." "Let's go, Metallo." "You proved your point." "My point ain't proved till I get a verdict." "Go on, get out of here." "I don't need you." "I don't need anybody." "I'm Metallo." "Yeah, he's Metallo all right." "But he can be stopped." "Not by any one of us, but by all of us." "All right, that's enough." "All right, you know your choices." "What's it gonna be?" "Who's the guilty one?" "Him or me?" "You.." "What?" "Yes, you." "Huh?" "You're guilty." "It's you." "[shouting]" "You bad boy." "You should be ashamed of yourself." "Hurting all these people, you don't have any respect for anyone." "You should be put in jail." "Whoa, whoa, whoa." "Are you people nuts or what?" "[wincing]" "Oh!" "The only reason he won because juries are suckers for a pretty face." "Here, will you take that away?" "Thank you." "Thanks for coming to my rescue, counselor." "I figured I owed you one." "Or two." "[music playing]"