"[instrumental music]" "(male 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." "[theme music]" "[explosion] [crash]" "[instrumental music]" "[no audio]" "Clark." "Up here." "[music continues]" "Where's Mr. Jackson?" "He's in DC trying to fight what's going on here." "Well, what is going on here?" "The bureau's making some cutbacks and your position's one of the ones that's being eliminated." "The good news is that we figured out a way to keep you onboard by promoting you to a GS-9." "Let me get this straight, my position's being eliminated so they're giving me a promotion?" "It's a government thing." "Just go with it." "It'll mean more responsibility, more money.." "...and a free psychiatric evaluation." "So, there's nothing to worry about." "Wait a minute." " A what?" " It's no big deal." "It's just a formality, really." "The higher your security level, the more they check you out." "Here's the address." "There's an examiner waiting to see you now." "I don't wanna go to a psychiatrist." "Why not?" "Everybody does these days." "Heck, they put it on their resumes in Los Angeles." "It's not like it's an obstacle course." "You just lie there and answer some questions." "As long as you got nothing to hide, there's no problem." "I just don't like the idea of it." "I mean, if there's any way around this.." "I don't know what to tell you." "You like your job here, right?" "Of course I do." "I-I love it." "If you don't go, I'm afraid you won't have one to love." "[instrumental music]" "Like I said..." "I'd love to go." "[dramatic music]" "Pretty boring stuff, huh?" "There's nothing really very special about me." " I'm-I'm just an ordinary guy." " Good." "Then, you needn't be so nervous." "[music continues]" "You like puzzles?" "[clatters]" "Puzzles are like people." "It's my job to ferret it out all the pieces.." "...and make sure they fit." " They look really hard." " Yes, they are." "Please." "Why don't you lie down, Mr. Kent?" "You and I are going to get better acquainted." "Just relax." "Think of me as someone to confide in." "But I already have someone to confide in." "As a matter of fact, I have two people." "My parents." "I can't think of a better place to start." "Why don't you tell me about them?" "Well, they're two of the nicest people you'll ever wanna meet." "(Clark) I can tell them anything." "Whenever I need advice I know where to go." "I didn't mean to upset you." "But people do need you." "Everywhere I go, somebody needs me." "That's because you are who you are." "[spoon clatters]" "Who am I?" "I didn't ask to be like this." "And I can't help everybody." "That's why I had to turn off the news." "I turn it on and hear about people in Canada stuck in an avalanche." "Sure, I could fly up there in a few minutes and rescue them." "While I'm doing that, there are some firefighters in the North Sea on an oil rig, who are dying in a fire." "Or a little girl's fallen down a well." "No one expects you to do it all." "Don't they?" "Do you realize what it's like?" "There's so much going on around you all the time and not be able to stop it all?" "You always have to choose." "They know more about me than anybody." "So, what does that tell you?" "About your parents?" "That you had a loving, supportive family." "Then I guess I must be normal." "Well, John Hinckley had a loving, supportive family." "It's sounds to me like your parents are a substitute for close peer relationships." "Do you have a social life?" "Do you have a girlfriend?" "No." "Yeah, um.." "...kind of." "Kind of?" "Could you expand on that?" "[sizzling] [dramatic music]" "Ah!" "[sizzling continues]" "[instrumental music] [crash]" "Ah!" "[music continues]" "But I have to leave early this afternoon." "Adam's taking me to the opening ceremonies for the centennial, tonight." "But you were supposed to go with me." "Oh, I'm sorry, Clark." "I forgot." "But you understand." "I mean, it's a date." "I understand." "Well..." "I guess, we've had our ups and downs." "There's a part of me that she really likes.." "...maybe even loves." "But there's another part of me that...she just likes as a friend." "What are your feelings for her?" "Well, I guess I love her." "You guess?" "I-I do love her." "Have you ever told her?" "No." "Because I'm not sure if...being with me will be the best thing for her." "And I would never want her hurt." "Why would being involved with you cause her to be hurt?" "[sighs]" "Didn't your mother ever tell you to respect other people's property?" "I have something..." "I think you're gonna be interested in." "Lana!" "Now, if you wanna see her alive.." "...then come to my basement, downtown." "Superboy, don't do it." "It's a trap!" "Of course, it's a trap." "He knows it." "He's gonna be there anyway." "I mean, he's a superhero." "[chuckles]" "Come with me." "And I will let them all live." "You have to." "[crackling]" "Innocent people will die." "[dramatic music]" "Wait!" "I'll make it easy." "[instrumental music]" "Let's just say, part of me always puts my work first." "Very interesting." "Don't you think you'd be more comfortable lying down?" "You keep referring to yourself in two parts." "Almost as if you think of yourself as two different people." "Would you say that's accurate?" "Do you see yourself as two people?" "[theme music]" "Sometimes." "But doesn't everybody see themselves as somebody else at sometime or another?" "Mr. Kent." "From the moment you walked into my office you have been careful." "Careful of my questions, careful of your answers." "Even your body language is careful." "And in my experience people who are careful are usually hiding something." "What are you hiding?" "Nothing." "Really." "I don't believe you." "But then again we'll know soon enough." "It is now time to move to our next...examination." "And what exactly is next?" "The lie detector." "[dramatic music]" "Okay." "Comfy?" "Good." "And now we can get into the really interesting questions." "Have you ever committed a crime?" "Um, I thought I did once." "What do you mean?" "Did you...ever commit a crime?" "[huffing] [crash] [explosion]" "I'm looking out my window and, uh, that black guy he must've been scared 'cause he jumped in the car." "The next thing, Superboy blows that truck right on top of him and-and the whole thing goes up in flames." "The guy was screaming something awful." "I didn't hear anything." "I thought for sure you were gonna save him." "Well, it was one of those things, um.." "Someone told me that I had done something wrong and I believed it." "Again, did Superboy kill Winston?" " The bomb first." " No, man." "Truth first." "Then perhaps the bomb." "The-the truck had already crashed and it was burning and Llewellyn hit Winston with a brick or something chucked him into the car and let him fry." "(male #1) Superboy didn't know squat what was happening." "I found out later that it wasn't really my fault." "So then, no." "You didn't commit a crime?" "Hm." "No, I guess I didn't." "Okay, then you've never been involved in any illegal activity." " Well, I didn't say that." " What did you say?" "Well, there was this other time." "I almost did something very wrong." "(Clark) I'd been misled by this other person and.." "[echoing] Superboy!" "(male #2) Superboy!" "[echoing] Superboy, can you hear me?" "Now, just relax.." "...and do everything I tell you to." "[beeping]" "It's a time bomb." "I want you to put it in the Premier's hotel room." "Set it so it detonates after you're gone." "Soviets will blame the Americans." "The Americans will blame the Soviets." "And it'll be Armageddon at last." "You have no choice, you must obey me." "As long as I have the parchment you signed you must do whatever I say." "[crash] [glass shattering] [explosion]" "Alright, okay." "Let me put it another way." "Have you ever willingly committed a crime?" "Since you put it that way, no." "Finally." "Thank you." "You see, you just have to learn to phrase your questions a little better." "Alright." "The next one's easy." "Have you ever willingly destroyed public or private property?" "[crash] [huffing]" "[crash] [glass shattering] [crash]" "We all are good." "[sizzling] [zapping] [explosion]" "Only in emergencies." "[lie detector beeping]" "Fine." "Next question." "Have you ever lied to a co-worker or superior in anything work-related?" "What precisely do you mean by lied?" "This is a nightmare." "Will you stop?" "Will you just stop fidgeting?" "Alright." "Have you ever, have you ever knowingly deceived anyone?" "Hank, those index cards you were asking for" "I'm gonna go buy them now." "[theme music]" " Where have you been?" " Getting index cards." "For 45 minutes?" "I was shopping for a discount store." "You told us to save government money." "I left my wallet in the car." "Um, I gotta put money in the parking meter." "You better call the police." "It's..." "Clark!" "I know it's lame, but I was sick" "Yeah, sick." "You see, I try to be in bed by 10 and sometimes I have to rush." "Matt's with the body." "I haven't seen Clark." "Then I got lost." "So, where were you?" "Or don't you remember?" "Oh, I remember." "And I can give you all the explanations you want." "But that's not the real issue." "No?" "Then what is?" "These re-creations are based upon your memories." "When Superboy's around you don't notice me." "You're just trying to throw off suspicion." "I always try to be honest, but...sometimes I can't." "Sometimes I feel like I should hold back information for other people's own good." "Alright, the tough ones are out of the way." "So, uh, on to the more mundane." "Have you ever used an alias?" "Clark, he was only an act, wasn't he?" "[laughs] Kent!" "Superboy." "I guess we can forget that faxing, huh?" "Superboy!" "No." "Superboy." "Superboy." "I like the sound of that." "[indistinct chattering]" "Superboy." "What exactly do you mean, doctor?" "I think the question is obvious." "Have you ever used another name?" "I said, are you known by any name other than Clark Kent?" "[buzzing]" "Is something wrong?" "I don't know." "I've never seen it do this before." "[screams]" "Geez." "[crackling]" " You have a fire extinguisher?" " Oh, yes, of course." "[huffing]" "It went out by itself." "That's the first time that's ever happened." "Oh, here." " I guess that's it, right?" " I guess so." "I certainly have enough data." "Let me just check to make sure that I've...covered everything." "How did I do?" "I'm afraid that I'm going to have to recommend that they defer putting through your promotion." "What?" "Why?" "Because I don't think you've got what it takes to be GS-9." " But" " I'm sorry." "But that is my evaluation." "[dramatic music]" "I'm sorry, doctor, but I think you've made a mistake." "I'm conscientious, honest, hard-working." "And unlike some other government employees who are there just to pick up a paycheck" "I'm there because I care." "If you don't think that I'm an asset the government should keep" "I'm prepared to file an appeal with your superior." "I love my job." "And I'm ready to fight to keep it." " Very good." " I mean it." "I know you do." "And I'm delighted to hear it." "My reports from your superiors are that you are a good employee but that you're usually meek and self-deprecating." "I was just checking to see if they were right." "So does that mean I passed?" "My report will be at your office tomorrow." "Oh, by the way.." "...it was very interesting." "That it was, Mr. Kent." "That it was." "[instrumental music]" "Dr. Meyers seems to think you're a pretty interesting guy, Clark." "So, how did I do?" "She said she'd love to keep you on the couch for another year or so but that you'd probably make a great..." "GS-9." " So I passed?" " Yeah, you passed." "Congratulations." "You just earned yourself an extra $12 a month." "[instrumental music] [theme music]" "[music continues]"