"LUTHOR:" "So this is how it ends." "I've carried this around for years, waiting for just the right moment." "But now that it's here, I almost feel a little let down." "Almost." "[GRUNTS]" "Any last requests?" "Luthor, I have to know." "Those weapons you sold to the terrorists." "How--?" "How did I get them through Customs?" "A gift here, a bribe there." "When money talks, people listen." "Like Stavros, at the shipping company." "Or Schneider, the Interpol agent who looked the other way." "SUPERMAN:" "Sounds like you're going to have company in prison." "[GASPS]" "It can't be." "The kryptonite!" "Won't protect you any longer." "No!" "You're usually more careful, Lex." "You slipped up." "And you're going down hard." "Mission accomplished." "So much for your image as the benevolent businessman." "This is the end of an era." "The end of your era, maybe." "[BEEPlNG]" "[ALL GRUNT]" "Why do they always run?" "[GROWLS]" "[SUPERMAN GRUNTS]" "[groaning]" "[GRUNTS]" "[tires SCREECHING]" "Lex?" "[GROANS]" "Lex!" "[MOANS]" "You!" "Lex, this is Dr. Patel." "He has something to tell you." "No." "I've something to tell you." "Whatever I said to the Martian won't stand up in court." "I'll get the best lawyers, the best witnesses, the best" "Lex!" "None of that matters anymore." "Listen." "Mr. Luthor, you had a seizure." "Has this happened to you before?" "My tests indicate you have a rare form of blood poisoning." "Impossible." "Remember that chunk of kryptonite you carried around for years?" "What about it?" "Kryptonite only affects you." "Actually, we're finding it can affect humans too." "But only if they're exposed over a long period." "This is your fault." "All of it!" "What's the treatment?" "Radiation?" "Chemo?" "Unfortunately, there is no cure." "Then find one." "Price is no object." "I'm sorry." "There's nothing I can do." "It's terminal." "Happy, Superman?" "Lex, if there's anything I can do...." "You've done more than enough." "[WAVES CRASHING]" "[operatic singing ON TV]" "[GRUNTlNG AND GROANING]" "Keep it down." "Can't anybody die in peace around here?" "Exquisite." "Humanite, how can you stand that caterwauling?" "Music is one of the meager pleasures I'm allowed in here along with a few other necessities." "You should try the Culture Channel." "It might improve your disposition." "There's nothing wrong with my disposition that a little freedom wouldn't cure." "That's not what I hear." "I need your help." "And I can make it worth your while." "What do I need with money?" "Everyone needs money." "The only question is how much?" "[CRACKLING]" "[BEEPlNG]" "Dinner, Humanite." "l'm afraid I'm a little under the weather." "Could you please wheel it in here?" "What do you think?" "He is a model prisoner." "But why take chances?" "[electricity crackling]" "[BOTH SCREAMING]" "[moaning]" "Salisbury steak?" "Really." "Luthor." "Impressive." "But let's not linger." "[SIREN wailing]" "GUARD:" "There they are!" "Open fire!" "Hang on." "[tires SCREECHING]" "DISPATCHER:" "All units." "Two prison inmates have escaped:" "The Ultra Humanite and Lex Luthor." "They are considered armed and extremely dangerous." "[tires SCREECHING]" "[SIREN WAILS]" "[police RADIO chattering]" "What we need is a small diversion." "[BEEPlNG]" "[BOTH GRUNT]" "[tires SCREECH]" "Call the rescue units." "That should keep them busy." "Come on." "[ALL COUGHING]" "Daddy, help!" "[SCREAMS]" "I need backup here, fast." "I'm scared." "Don't be. lt's going to be all right." "[TRINA SCREAMS]" "[explosion]" "[GASPS]" "[BATMAN GRUNTS]" "[TRINA SCREAMS]" "MAN:" "Trina!" "Daddy!" "I'm used to being thanked when I save someone." "I'm not used to being saved." "Where are Luthor and the Humanite?" "We couldn't pick up their trail." "No biggie. lt's just two guys." "How much trouble can they give us?" "[sniffing]" "[GROWLS]" "Easy, lady." "Easy." "Who are you?" "The name's Copperhead." "I'm here about a job." "So am I. Somebody called me." "Was it you?" "No." "But maybe we'll be working together." "Closely together." "[HISSES]" "[CHEETAH SNARLS]" "Witch!" "[GRUNTS]" "[GASPS]" "Nice kitty." "Hands off." "[GRUNTS]" "No one hurts Grundy." "[COPPERHEAD GRUNTS]" "[GRUNDY growling]" "[GRUNDY groaning]" "Hey, who turned out the lights?" "SHADE:" "I did." "And I'll do worse if you don't stop behaving like unruly children." "Who do you think you are?" "The Shade." "And my Night Stick is more than powerful enough to handle you amateurs." "Hey!" "Spare us." "Without this, you're less than nothing, little man." "[CHEETAH SNARLlNG]" "[sapphire SNICKERS]" "Common criminals." "Is this what I've been reduced to?" "Criminals, yes." "But common?" "Most certainly not." "Lex Luthor?" "Well, the plot thins." "Cheetah, Sapphire, Grundy, glad you could make it." "And, of course, you all know the Ultra Humanite." "Charmed, I'm sure." "Cut the courtesies, Luthor." "What do you want?" "Each of you is the best in the world at what you do." "And I have need of your unique services." "My talents don't come cheaply." "You will all be paid most handsomely if you can do one simple job." "What kind ofjob?" "Destroy Superman and the Justice League." "[GRUNDY MOANS]" "And I had those flames out before the firemen even stepped off the trucks." "That's fast." "Fastest man alive." "Which might explain why you can't get a date." "Yeah." "Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" "Quiet." "ANNOUNCER:" "at the Federal Building." "REPORTER:" "A dangerous hostage situation developing at the Federal Building." "So far, the Ultra Humanite has refused to speak with negotiators." "A freak of science, the Humanite is reportedly a genius who is also extremely dangerous." "No biggie, right?" "Humanite, let a hostage go and I'll give you one of my men in return." "What do you take me for?" "A troglodyte?" "No deal." "What?" "Drop the weapon, Magilla." "[HUMANlTE GRUNTS]" "Look for other hostages." "Right." "You're safe now." "CHEETAH:" "But you're not." "[BATMAN GRUNTS]" "[HUMANlTE GRUNTS]" "[crashing]" "[GRUNTS]" "Surprised?" "[CHEETAH SNARLlNG]" "[COPPERHEAD HlSSES]" "[rumbling]" "I'm going to enjoy this." "[HAWKGIRL YELLS]" "Down, boy." "CHEETAH:" "Let me go!" "[GRUNTlNG]" "Relax, lady." "This will all be over before you know it." "That's what you think." "Hey!" "[HAWKGIRL GRUNTlNG]" "[GASPS]" "[HUMANlTE GRUNTING]" "Finish them off!" "[LUTHOR GRUNTS]" "[LUTHOR SCREAMS]" "There goes our paycheck." "[LUTHOR MOANS]" "I'd hate to see anything happen to you, Lex." "I'm sure." "[BATMAN YELLS]" "You okay?" "Don't worry about me." "Stop them!" "Luthor, they're too well organized." "Let me get us out of here." "It's either that or prison again." "All right, just do it!" "[CROWD MURMURING]" "They're gone." "Look." "We've still got one of them." "But they got one of us." "[GROANS]" "The venom antidote, it's working." "Welcome back." "We were afraid we'd lost you." "Luthor and the others...." "What happened?" "They got away." "All but Copperhead." "I'm going to Stryker's to interrogate him." "All right." "Let's go." "No." "You're staying here." "That venom almost killed you." "So?" "So you're staying here." "You really should be resting." "I know this must be hard for you, feeling vulnerable." "You're the only one of us without special powers." "But you don't need to prove yourself." "You're a valued member of this team." "And we're only trying to" "I'm taking the shuttle." "Unless you want to try and stop me." "No." ""The best at what you do." What was I thinking?" "We did everything we could." "Did you?" "Did you fight like your lives depended on it?" "Did you fight to the last man?" "You get what you pay for, Luthor." "Are you saying you want more money?" "You want to be rewarded for failure?" "I ought to take the whole lot of you and" "And what?" "Go ahead, do it." "You'll be saving me from months of bedpans and feeding tubes." "And you'll also guarantee that none of you will ever see a penny from me." "You're crazy." "[DOOR OPENS]" "And what's wrong with that?" "It's done wonders for me." "Get out of here." "Lexy, I'm hurt." "How could you have this little party without inviting me?" "It's not a party." "Grundy, get rid of him." "[GASPS AND CHOKES]" "But seriously, Lex." "You need me." "Like I need skin rash." "Maybe so." "But I know something you don't know." "I know how the Bat thinks." "[BEEPlNG]" "How long we wait here?" "Patience, Grundy." "Patience." "GRUNDY:" "Grundy not like waiting." "[BATMAN GRUNTS]" "[laughing]" "[ENGLISH SDH]"