01x02 - A Kind of Princess

[bunniefuu]

[music continues]

Daddy wanted me to have the

party at the Olympia Hotel.

Now, that would've

been a bit much.

But a little birthday

celebration in the school gym..

it's so modest,

it's almost tacky.

I'm sure it'll be

a neat party.

Ah, if it's neat,

I'll k*ll myself.

I want it to be unique,

and thrilling, and exciting.

Eighteen is a special year

for a girl

and I'm looking forward to a

very special present from you.

I put money down on a

two-dollar birthday card

if I can make the payments,

it's yours.

Clark, the only thing

that I want from youis you.

Look at Clark.

Isn't that enough

to make you sick?

What? The tuna melt?

Not what

he's eating, dummy.

What he's

looking at and how.

Hey, Clark.

Hi.

Dude.

[both laughs]

I really like Lana.

Yeah, she's great.

But she sure

doesn't like me.

It's too bad.

My daddy always said that if you

wanna be somebody in this world

you have to make

everyone you meet

either love you or hate you.

Oops! Daddy will be here

any minute now.

Oh! And I'm in my leotard.

He's so old-fashioned.

Oh, no no. Let me

take care of that. Come on.

Tell you what,

give me ten minutes

and send him over

to the Segal Center.

Tell him I'll meet

him there, okay?

- Okay, great.

- Thanks.

What does he look like?

He'll be in a silver limo,

and that's my daddy.

- Okay, great.

- Thanks.

Bye.

TJ, take care

of that for me.

What?

[whirring]

- Sure this is going to work?

- Relax, Arnie.

It's the same kind of b*mb

we always use.

Once we blow Mr. Danner

to the wild blue yonder

we're out of here.

Get in, get in.

Let's go. Go.

[Whoosh]

[upbeat music]

[boom]

Who's that?

I don't know.

[tires screech]

- You okay?

- Yeah.

(male #1)

Aah!

You alright?

I've felt better.

I don't know, I don't know

what you did

or how you did it,

but there'll be a reward.

Get the young man's

address, Barney.

[sirens approaching]

(male #1)

Wait!

[car doors close]

[camera clicking]

Perfect.

[sighs]

[indistinct chatter

on police radio]

Sir?

Sir, I'm Clark Kent, with the

Shuster University Herald.

I wanted a statement from you

as to what happened.

A b*mb exploded

near my car.

End of statement.

Excuse me.

Okay, Danner.

What are you doing

in my town?

Sir? Sir, could you

give me a statement?

Uh, you're from that college,

aren't you kid?

Yes, sir.

Look I haven't got time

for you right now. Please.

Miller, please, have these

people back off.

Alright, Danner.

I don't think you're gonna be

one of my favorite people.

Let me see your badge.

Congratulations,

Detective Harris.

I'm gonna see that you

have an early retirement..

beginning next week.

Trembling with fear.

I don't know

who's trying to waste you.

I don't give a hoot.

If you waste him first,

good luck to you

but if you're gonna be

blowing each other up

do it on your turf.

This is a college town.

Don't want kids getting hurt.

(Sara)

Daddy!

- Sara.

- Are you alright?

Oh, sure.

I'm fine, I'm fine.

I promise I'll have my

doctor send you a note.

Okay.

Clark!

Have you met Clark, Daddy?

Oh, this is Clark?

Yes, we met.

- I need to talk to you.

- Okay.

- Nice meeting you, Clark.

- Nice to meet you, sir.

Get Frank from lab

to go through this.

And get these kids

away from the fire, please.

Detective Harris, can you

spare a moment now?

Alright, kid, one question,

but I'm busy.

Who's, who's Mr. Danner?

You call yourself

a reporter

and you don't know

who Matt Danner is?

That's Matt Danner.

He's head of

one of the biggest

crime syndicates

on the East Coast.

So what do you think

about Sara now?

I'll let you know.

I might find out what crime

syndicate she's head off.

I'm afraid, sweetheart,

that I'm gonna miss your party.

Oh, Daddy!

Attempts on my life

always ruin my day.

Police are gonna

give me a hard time

and besides, I've got to

get back to town

andhandle things.

Please be careful, Daddy.

If you can't be good,

you gotta be careful.

Happy birthday, baby.

- Yeah?

- Daddy!

Mr. Casey, Jake.

- Something's wrong.

- Yes and no.

Good news is

the b*mb went off.

Bad news is Mr. Danner

didn't go off with it.

Listen, Mr. Casey,

this was not our fault.

We'll make it up to you.

I want the both of you back here

as soon as possible. Got it?

Listen to me, Benny..

Casey's got to be

behind it.

Now, use the whole

organization if you have to

but I want that no-good rat

hung out to dry

and I want it done yesterday.

Before the cops

become my partners.

I'll tell you

why not the cops.

Because if they nab him first,

then he ends up in a cozy jail

protected by bars and lawyers.

Let's save

the tax payers some money.

Bring Casey

in refrigerated.

[pop music]

# It's a fine mess we're into #

# It's a fine mess #

# It's the kind of mess

I'm used to #

# It's a fine mess we're into #

What's your name,

good looking?

It's been so long

I almost forgot.

Sorry I'm late.

Had to put the paper to bed.

You know, big time

reporter stuff.

Ah.

[club music]

Who's that big guy over

in the corner, to my right?

(Sara)

My bodyguard.

Your bodyguard?

What can I say?

Every time there's an attempt

on Daddy's life

I always end up

with a bodyguard.

You never told me that

your father isMatt Danner.

So? I never told you

that Ross Danner is my mother.

Or that Gloria, Lavinie

and Claire are my first cousins.

I love my father,

and I'm proud of him.

The paper prints a pretty

grim picture of him.

They call him head

of a crime syndicate.

You know what I think

is criminal?

It's people building

the hydrogen b*mb

that can destroy the world.

How about those creeps who are

polluting their environment?

Clark, my dad may bend the law

every now and then

but what he does is nothing

compared to the self-righteous,

hypocritical politicians

who rob us deaf,

dumb and blind.

I don't know.

You're a great attorney

for the defense

but I have to think about it.

Okay.

[music continues]

TJ, if you want

to catch me by star light

leave your camera behind.

Okay.

I could

dance all night.

I can't stay that long.

I have a sociology paper

to write

before I hit the sack.

I don't believe you.

Good night, Sara.

Clark.

Clark, don't leave me yet.

You still owe me

my birthday present.

Clark..

[romantic music]

That was a C minus.

Maybe we can try it with your

arms around me this time.

That was an A minus.

If you hold me a little tighter,

maybe we can get an A plus.

When I get passionate,

I'm an animal.

I might cause you

bodily harm.

A little pain

never hurt anyone.

Good night, Sara.

[sighs]

I can't believe this

is happening to me.

Not in the

twentieth century.

[dramatic music]

Look, I'll tell you

one more time.

When I came to, I ran up to

Sara's room, and she was gone.

So I called

Mr. Danner immediately

then drove to the hospital,

I got my head stitched up

then went back to the hotel.

So why didn't you

call the police?

I don't work for the police.

I work for Mr. Danner.

This is a police station,

not a police state.

What right do you have

to detain my employee?

What are the charges?

Your daughter's been kidnapped

and you're worrying

about this punk?

It's none of your business

who I worry about.

My daughter wasn't kidnapped,

she ran away.

We had a quarrel.

It's her way

of punishing me.

She ran away?

And she didn't even

pack a suitcase?

Didn't take her purse,

her credit cards?

You know she was kidnapped

and I have a hunch

you know who did it.

Don't leave town, Danner.

You can reach me

at the Peabody.

Mr. Danner?

Mr. Danner?

Hi, kid.

Sara's my friend,

and maybe I can help.

You really like my kid

a lot, huh?

Yes, sir.

At least we've got

that in common.

Hop in.

[police siren blaring]

In your opinionis ripping

a man's heart out

more painful

than cutting his throat?

Forget it.

Superboy.

Excuse me?

Superboy.

That's who I could

use right now.

I don't know why he saved

me in the first place.

I don't know him.

I never did

anything for him.

Maybe I did.

He must feel obligated.

Superboy could find Casey

for me like that.

Why are you always

looking at your watch?

I'm late now.

I got an appointment

at my doctor's

to get my stitches taken out.

[whirring]

(Danner) Oh, if you miss

it, I'll send you to my vet.

[phone rings]

Yes?

This is Casey.

I don't know what rock

you're hiding under

but I'm gonna find you.

(Casey on phone)

Don't count on it.

If we're gonna

play hide and seek

you don't stand a chance.

First, let me

put your daughter on.

Say hello

to your daddy, Sara.

Daddy, please help me.

Please help me.

Thank you, Sara.

You're a dead man, Casey.

(Casey on phone) Well, we all

have to die some time, Danner.

Even the children we love.

[dramatic music]

What the..

You're either a quick healer,

or a bad liar.

What are you talking about?

I'll show you

what I'm talking about.

Whoa!

Do you like to fly?

Yeah, only in a 747.

Well, I'm not a wide body

Although, if you

find me comfortable

I tire easily.

Where are you taking me?

I don't know you're the pilot.

Just point me to the direction

Casey's holding Sara

and I'll take you there.

Casey who?

Whoa!

Think you can remember

what Casey I'm talking about?

I work for Mr. Danner!

- I'm getting impatient.

- Whoa!

He's on a yacht.

A rented yacht.

Somewhere in the Marina.

I don't have time

for somewhere.

You point me.

Okay, okay.

Now, can we discuss this

as reasonable men?

Go to hell.

I can't oblige.

I've got business

in this state.

Your business.

Over my dead body.

If necessary.

That's the way you ran

the Dutchman out of town

and that's our tradition

in our line of work.

[dramatic music]

- Is that the Marina?

- Yes.

Which yacht?

That's her.

[siren blaring]

[tires screeching]

crash

I'll tell you what,

here's the deal.

Why don't you find yourself

a nice little place

to live out of town?

Like in Europe?

I'll give you five percent

of the take, plus your daughter.

I'm not giving up what I worked

for all my life for anything.

Now, shove your offer!

Sara, it's time to say

goodbye to your daddy.

Daddy, give him what he wants!

Don't let him k*ll me!

Sara, were-were you listening?

[sobbing]

Daddy, give him what he wants!

Listen, Sara.

I can't turn the syndicate

over to him

but he's not

going to k*ll you.

You're just a bargaining chip.

You be brave.

We'll find him.

Jake!

Look at that.

That's, that's the guy!

Casey, it's him!

The guy with the red cape!

Mr. Casey!

Let's get out of here.

[theme music]

Stop! Take one step,

I'll blow the girl to bits.

Now, freeze!

Freeze.

Good idea.

[wind blowing]

Ugh!

Aah!

Superboy, what's

going on here?

This is your kidnapper.

I suggest you arrest him

and take him down

to headquarters to defrost him.

I wish you weren't

leaving school.

I need to get away,

and get my head straight.

I'm gonna miss you.

What do you think

you're doing?

Please, leave us alone.

Please.

Sara, you can't leave me.

You left me first.

I would have been dead.

If it wasn't for Superboy,

I would've been dead.

(Danner)

Oh, no, no.

We would've made some

arrangement sooner or later.

"Sooner or later".

How comforting!

I want you

out of my life, Dad.

Where, where are you going?

Some place.

Any place.

Doesn't even matter.

Goodbye, Dad.

[engine revs]

You really liked her,

didn't you?

Yeah, I liked her.

Did you guys, umever spend

the night together?

That's sick! What kind

of question is that?

That's rude. Sorry.

You don't have to answer.

I won't.

- But if you want to know--

- No, I don't.

- I'm telling you anyway.

- No.

It never went beyond

a passionate kiss.

[theme music]