02x10 - Superboy’s Deadly Touch

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Praise the lord,

it's Superboy.

We've been waiting

for half an hour.

Are you all right, sisters?

I was just on my way

to your benefit

when I spotted your bus

stuck on the road.

Well, I don't know

what happened.

Sister Mary was driving

and then all of a sudden

the engine just broke.

I'm afraid we don't know much

about engines.

It looks like

your battery's low.

Why don't I just help you inside

and I'll get behind

and just push you

right out of here.

Thank you, Superboy.

What a nice young man.

Be careful now, sisters,

and put on your seatbelts.

Are you ready?

I'm ready if you are.

So, uh. Lex, is he dead?

Darla, you're a lovely lady

but you have the imagination

of a trout.

Of course he's not dead.

What's the fun in that?

Well, how was I

supposed to know?

Of course

when he comes to,

ooh, he's gonna wish

he was dead.

Now, now, now,

now let's not sulk.

Come on, give us a kiss.

Ha!

We never had a sister Mary

that ever belonged to our camp.

And as we told you,

there was a bus stolen

from our parking lot

but that was two weeks ago.

I'm sorry we couldn't

be of more help.

You've been a great help,

sisters,

thank you very much.

Maybe Clark is on

pacific standard time.

He said one o'clock

lunch, right?

What, this is lunch?

Well

Hey, guys!

Hey.

Only 15 minutes

late, not bad.

Let us guess.

Okay, an orphanage

caught on fire

and you had to save six

little children

'cause the fire department

wasn't there.

No, actually I found

this really amazing bug

on the way here and I just had

to stop and catch it

for my bug collection.

He serious?

Of course I am.

Don't pay any attention to him,

Clark.

Why are you talking

so loud, Lana?

What are you

talking about?

I'm not talking loud.

Clark, are you okay?

Have a drink, man.

I'm not feeling too well.

You hear sirens?

Oh, God.

What the heck

happened there, man?

You see that?

You're under arrest.

You have the right to remain

silent.

Superboy, that was

quite a show of force.

I only meant

to stop the car.

Superboy, you're glowing.

What's going on here?

I don't know.

But don't come

any closer.

Anything I touch burns.

I feel the heat.

Stay back!

Make a call for me.

Professor Peterson

at Shuster College.

All right, you got it.

You know, if you don't quit

bouncing around

where you're

bouncing around

we're going to be here

all night.

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, lookee,

lookee, lookee.

According to my brilliant

microwave tracking device,

Superboy is getting stronger

and hotter and more and more out

of control.

Lex, honey, if you don't stop

moving around

you're going to have

a crooked hem.

Just a little bit longer

and I'm free again.

No more creeping and hiding

and skulking

around after midnight.

No more disguises.

Be still.

What do you think?

Dignified or festive?

Lex, give me a break here.

Well, I'm going to

meet the governor.

I don't want to offend

his sensibility.

Ow!

You did that on purpose.

Well, you can't say that

I didn't warn you.

After my

emancipation ceremony

I'm going to walk right up

to Superboy and say,

hey, I'm a m*rder*r

and a thief

and now thanks to you

I'm free as a bird.

Much obliged.

Pfffft!

Ow!

What's the status

here so far?

We're monitoring

a constant rise

in the room temperature.

At this point there's

no way to gauge

how critical the situation

will become.

Superboy, your body temperature

was fluctuating

and now seems to be

steadily increasing.

That may be why your powers have

gone so out of control.

Now, we've been doing some

calculations here

and as far as we can

tell so far you've been

shocked with a kind

of solar energy.

Well, is there anything

we can do to reverse

the process?

We're working on it.

Hello, Leo.

Surprise.

Thanks, what is it?

Open it, open it.

Yeah?

Oh, you shouldn't have.

Oh, God!

It's a spider!

Get it away from me!

You are such a creep!

You know I hate spiders.

It's just a joke.

Get it away from me.

Get out of here.

You are so sick.

But darling, you're so lovely

when you're terrified.

Here.

Oh, so what is this

a snake?

Open it.

No more jokes?

No more jokes.

Oh, Lex, oh,

that's a diamond necklace.

Oh, that is so beautiful.

What's the occasion?

Well, Superboy's

almost cooked.

So, I was feeling

just a little bit

like celebrating.

Come on, love,

give us a kiss.

Oh, you.

Aaahhh!

Superboy, have some visitors

for you.

But keep it down

to five minutes.

I'm very much concerned

for their safety.

You can never find Clark

when we need him.

-Hi.

-Hi.

We came as soon

as we heard.

Yeah, we just wanted to say,

you know, hang in there.

How you feeling?

Well, I've felt better.

This isn't going to

last forever, is it?

I mean, they're going

to figure out a way

to get you back to normal,

right?

I hope so.

They're not saying anything.

How did this happen?

I'm not really sure.

This machine seemed

to have infused me

with an enormous

amount of energy.

And we're not sure how much

stronger I'm going to get.

What if this

never goes away?

We've got the best scientists

available

working on it

and Professor Peterson

is doing the best he can.

We've just got

to have hope.

Well, who did this to you?

I don't know.

What's happening?

Superboy!

Somebody help!

How are you feeling

now, Superboy?

I've never had a hangover

but I'd imagine

this is what it'd feel like.

Well, we're still working

on the calculations

but we're definitely

making some headway.

I've made some calculations

based upon my research.

I'm just afraid I'm not going

to have enough time.

Government officials will

neither confirm

nor deny rumors that Superboy

caused extensive damage

to the abandoned nuclear

power plant

Good, good, good,

right on schedule.

Well, I'm sure the governor will

be most cooperative now.

Time to pay Supey a visit.

Give him an offer

he can't refuse.

Darla, where's my pass?

What pass?

The government

ID I forged.

Oh, it's right here.

Why are you always

moving my stuff?

Ha, ha, ha, gotcha.

Don't I always

come through?

Well, well, well,

I see they've given you

the deluxe accommodations.

Who is it?

Take a wild guess.

Lex Luthor.

Right.

Now are you going

to take the cash

or go for the convertible?

I don't understand.

Well, I had a little

time on my hands.

Thought I'd drop in

and entertain ya!

# I'm just a singing fool,

I've come to sing for you #

IOh, I'm sorry.

Is the super hearing

a little sensitive

this morning?

Oh, I forgot!

Stop, Luthor.

Make me.

Come on, touch me,

Superboy,

touch me, I dare you.

Oh, but that would k*ll me

and we all know

Superboy doesn't believe in

taking human lives

'cause he's so good.

Come on, Superboy, touch me,

give me five.

I dare you, double dare.

You're sick, Luthor.

What are you doing here?

I don't believe it,

the Boy of Steel

backing away

from little old me.

What do you

want from me?

I just want to help.

You see I'm the one

that did this to you

and I can undo it.

How are you going

to do that?

That's for me to know

and you to find out.

But let's just say

a flick of a switch

and you'll be right back

to normal, easy as pie.

And what's in it for you?

My freedom.

I'm sick of being a fugitive.

I want a full pardon

from the governor.

Not a chance, Luthor.

The governor'll

never agree to that.

Well, maybe if you ask him

real nice, say please.

Get out, Luthor.

I wouldn't be too hasty,

Superboy,

you know your condition is

going to get worse and worse

and worse.

Now, temper, temper.

You're really

pushing your luck, Luthor.

Well, I guess I gotta run.

# It breaks my heart

to say farewell #

Bye-bye, Superboy.

Think about my offer.

Superboy, what's wrong?

He was here.

Lex Luthor was here.

Just try and stay

calm, Superboy.

Stay calm or you could destroy

the whole plant.

But governor, we've got some

of the best scientists

available working on it.

I have taken all of that into

consideration, Superboy,

and I've just got to give in

to Luthor's demands.

Now, we can't take the chance

that you'll get worse.

You've just got to

give me more time.

There is no more

time, Superboy.

I have agreed

with Luthor's demands.

I'm requesting that

you be at the signing.

I give you my word

if that's your request.

I hate this as much

as you do, Superboy,

but the world just can't afford

to lose you.

I understand.

Superboy, you're not going

to believe this

but I think we

found the answer.

It was under our noses

all the time.

Now, we were able

to get ahold

of some government

plutonium rods.

We should be able

to drain your energy

with the rods just as

they do in a reactor.

I've already given

the governor my word

that I would show up.

We've got to try it.

We'll find out one way

or the other in time.

Ta da!

No, please, please,

hold the applause.

You're too kind,

you're too kind.

Greetings, governor.

Hey, buddy,

where's the red carpet?

I hate doing this, Luthor.

This is blackmail,

you know?

Yes, well,

you're a politician.

Isn't that business

as usual?

The lawyers went over

the document

and if you restore

Superboy to normal,

I'll grant you

a full pardon.

Signed, sealed

and delivered.

Now, where's

our sick supey? Hmm?

He's on his way.

Hey, look, it's getting close

to the deadline.

If he decides not to show,

I still get my pardon.

That's part of the bargain.

He'll be here.

Ah!

Hark.

Superboy, I love

the new look.

Tell me,

who's your tailor?

Can we get on with this?

Sure.

You just grab

the back of the bumper,

I zap you

with the reverse charge

and everything

will be back to normal

except I will be free

as a spring breeze.

You see, it's a

beautiful deal.

Everybody gets

what they want.

Sounds great.

Let's shake on it.

Now, that's funny.

Come on, Luthor, shake.

Whoa, whoa, whoa,

let's cut the comedy

and get down

to business, okay?

No handshake, no deal.

Hey, back off,

Frankenstein.

What do you

think I'm nuts?

You trying to k*ll me?

Hey!

You're a policeman,

do something.

No, no, no,

no, no, no, no,

please, please, please

don't touch me.

Don't touch me.

Chill out, Luthor.

You didn't, I'm not

What happened?

My theory proved

to be correct.

We were able to drain

my excess energy

with plutonium rods.

Plutonium?

And you didn't

cure me, Luthor,

and that means

you don't get pardoned.

Our deal was you were to cure

Superboy, Luthor.

Seeing as how

you didn't,

our officers will take you

into custody.

You can't do that.

It's not fair!

It's not fair!

It's not fair!

It's not fair,

it's not fair,

it's not fair

A robot!

I should have known.

Luthor tricked us.

You win this time, Luthor,

but there will be

a next time.

I was that close

to freedom.

Damn that Superboy!

Well, Lex, honey,

it almost worked, almost.

He was right about

one thing though.

There will be

a next time.