"[Narrator] 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." "[speaking Russian]" " [gasps] - [alarm buzzes]" "It was so real." "And today in the Mideast, the United States has completed it's deployment of 450,000 troops, which the President says is sufficient to make an offensive strike should negotiations break down." "In other local news, the National Alliance for Charitable Services today named Capital City homeless advocate Garrett Waters the organizations new vice president." "Waters, whose been in Capital City only a short time was active in charitable causes throughout the world before arriving here." "In a ceremony just two weeks ago, Superboy signed one of the declarations of principles that Waters had been circulating." "The declaration states that the signatory agrees that all homeless people have the right to food, shelter, and legal assistance." "I've just been informed that the Soviet Union that approximately two hours ago, an American ICBM was sighted over the Maragrad Nuclear Missile Base, six hundred miles northeast of Kabul." "All Soviet Forces have been placed on full alert in reaction to what a spokesman called "the latest in a series of American provocations"." "Clark, have you read the newspapers?" "Who hasn't?" "Well, we could have had another war." "Lucky we didn't." "Is there something wrong?" "I'm fine." "No, you're not." "You're still not sleeping, are you?" "It's just a little insomnia, that's all." "I knew I shouldn't have told you about it." "Clark, if you can't talk to me, who can you talk to?" " I'm your friend." " I know." "I know." "But, let's just forget about it, OK?" "Well, will you at least go and start talking to somebody about this?" "Yeah, I have." "Lee Woods?" "What can I do for ya?" "It's about a friend of mine." "He's been having these dreams." "Everybody has dreams, what's that got to do with me?" "He's been seeing things in his dreams." "Things that really happen later." "Who sent you?" "I'm here on my own, but I work at the Bureau of External Matters." "That's where I found out about you." "You guys are like a bad cold, aren't you?" "You never go away." "Look, I know you're psychic." "You used to register your dreams and predictions with the bureau." "You're the most accurate one they've ever had." "Yeah, well I don't do that anymore." " Why not?" " I just don't." "That's all." "But, I really need your help." "This is important." "Yeah, well it was really important for 246 other people too." "A year ago, I had a dream about a plane crash." "I saw everything." "Airline, flight number, the dates." "But, I wasn't really sure." "At least that's what I told myself." "I was so tired of being probed, prodded, and treated like I was some kind of freak, that I convinced myself I wasn't really sure." "So, I didn't report it." "That was flight 281 out of Dayton, remember?" "But you didn't make the plane crash." "No, but maybe I could've stopped it." "I didn't even try." "That's something I got to live with for the rest of my life." "So, when you come around here asking about that kind of stuff," "I only got one answer for you the door is locked." "I don't let that stuff inside my head anymore." "I don't want the responsibility." "Take him down." "But you can't ignore it." "You have a power." "A power that can help people." "Yeah right." "You look like an authority on the subject." "[Superboy] Mr. Waters?" "Here's the last of the donations from the fundraiser, as promised." "Great." "Great." "You've been such a big help to the organization." "I don't know how to thank you." "You don't have to." "You know that petition?" "That petition you signed, means a lot to me." "I'm glad to have my name on it." "Is everything all right with you?" "You seem a little distracted." "Maybe a little." "I know what you mean, there's a lot going on in the world right now." "A lot to worry about." "There always is." "I'll be seeing you again." "[TV reporter] Furthermore, the latest press briefing this afternoon revealed no comments from officials on the latest incidents." "This is David Latham, at the White House." "[TV reporter 2] And the State Department will neither confirm nor deny the Soviet premiere's plan to meet the President." "The only item said to be on the agenda is the easing of east-west tensions." "To recap, word came out of the Soviet Union earlier..." "Superboy..." "Superboy..." "Superboy, can you hear me?" "[echoes]" "Now, just relax." "And do everything I tell you to." "See how easy it is?" "Every step toward Armageddon gets easier and easier." "Now, listen carefully." "Well, look who's back." "[TV news plays]" "Guess you're not going to stiff me after all." "What?" "You took off without paying for your juice." "No, I didn't." "I just fell asleep." "You took off." "Well, how long was I gone?" "Two hours." "Here, keep the change." "Hey, thanks!" "And, any time you want to take off on me again, feel free." " Excuse me?" " Yeah?" "What's that all about?" "Soviet's are insisting this was another American provocation." "A news bulletin." "Something about an oil pipeline." "An oil pipeline?" "In Russia?" "I think so." "Are you all right?" "And it was broken?" "They say we did it, we say we didn't." "How'd you know?" "I don't know." "I don't know." "Hey..." "God can still grant you forgiveness." "But, only if you abandon your heresy." "You are the heretic." "Kill me and God will curse you to walk the earth until the world comes to an end." "A convicted witch invoking the name of God?" "I can't pray for you." "Oh, you'll pray." "You'll pray for the end of the world, because that will be the only way to end your misery." "[screams]" "Honey?" "Are you all right?" "Are you having those dreams again?" "No." "I don't have those dreams anymore." "Go back on with sleep." "I'm going to be perfectly frank." "We could be in a nuclear war by the end of the week." "I went through the whole campaign never thinking once that I might be the one who presses the button." "What can I do, Mr. President?" "I'm going to talk to the Russians." "Try to convince the Russians we're not the ones responsible for these incidents." "I won't be too believable if something should happen to him while he's here." "You want me to protect him?" "I'm not sure that I'm the one for the job." "At least not right now." "Funny." "That's how I've been feeling about myself lately." "But I'm stuck with it." "And if I have anything to say about it, so are you." "Eternal life ever think about it?" "Think about losing family after family." "Watching your children die of old age." "Your great-grandchildren's bones turning to dust." "Endless pain." "Endless guilt." "It's the worst curse there is." "But soon, it will be over for me." " [beeping]" " It's a time bomb." "I want you to put it in the Premiere's hotel room." "Set it so it detonates after you're gone." "The Soviet's will blame the Americans." "The Americans will blame the Soviets." "And it will be Armageddon at last." "The end of the world." "[beeping continues]" "The end of me." "You're not going to try and fight it, are you?" "Look." "Written with the blood of a newborn baby and the hand of Satan himself, nine centuries ago." "Hitler, Lee Harvey Oswald, John Wilkes Booth, they all signed these." "And they had to do what I told them." "But none of them were able to do what you're about to." "Now take it." "Now, we'll see the culmination of everything I've worked for." "We've worked for." "The pipeline, the missile." "The dreams were real." "You were there." "You were my way of setting the two sides at each other's throats." "Dave." "It's been a long time." "I wish it'd been under better circumstances." "Yes." "You've come to sweep the Premiere's room with us?" "Not me, him." "Um..." "I'll have to ask you all to leave the room." "I'll need total silence to listen for electromagnetic activity." "[speaks Russian]" "[Waters] Good." "Now, hide the bomb." "[bomb beeping]" "You have no choice, you must obey me." "As long as I have the parchment you signed, you must do whatever I say." "[Waters] Leave." "You must... obey me." "It's safe." "Thanks." "We'll all be resting a little quieter now." "Yes, Superboy, thank you very much." "[Waters] Now go." "We would like to prepare ourselves for our meeting with the President now, may we have privacy?" "We'll contact you if we need further assistance." "[Waters] Get out of there." " Sir." " You must obey me." "Superboy." "Leave the room." "Now." "Superboy." "Now leave there and return to me." "I'm not going to let you do it." "Who are you?" "What are you doing in here?" " I came to stop you." " Stop me?" "It's just the way I saw it in my dream." " Are you crazy?" " Crazy?" "Maybe I used to be." "But not anymore." "[screams]" "[groans]" "[screams]" "Superboy... you still have to obey me." "[groans]" "Kill him!" "[echoes]" "Take it easy, you'll be OK." "Will the defendant please rise." "Is there anything you'd like to say before this court passes sentence?" "Guilty as charged." "[murmuring]" "All the murders, bombing, and atrocities you tried me for and a lot more you don't know about." "And you know something?" "Long after all of you are in your graves..." "I'll still be at it, until I get what I want." "This court sees it fitting, that you be forced to comprehend the gravity of the crimes you've committed against mankind." "So, go ahead... shoot me." "Gas me." "Electrocute me." "It won't work." "Certainly, those things have crossed my mind, but you need time to understand what you've done." "This court sentences you to imprisonment without parole for the rest of your natural life." "No." "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!" "No!"