04x01 - Lex Luthor

[bunniefuu]

[UPBEAT ROCK MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ On the floors of Tokyo ♪

♪ Or down in London town to go, go ♪

♪ With a record selection
and a mirror's reflection ♪

♪ I'm dancing with myself ♪

♪ When there's no one else in sight... ♪

How?

- [CONNER] Every time.
- Wow.

[RACHEL] That is just talent.

[CHUCKLES]

[RACHEL] Whoo!

How did you, how did you even do it?

I can't believe it.

I know, right?

Doesn't seem like the bowling type,

but she's b*ating Conner.

[CHUCKLES] No, not that.

A few days ago, I didn't think

we were gonna make it.

[INDISTINCT CHATTERING AND LAUGHING]

Now, here we are, goofing
off in a bowling alley.

[d*ck] We got lucky.

Is that what it was?

Just luck?

[SIGHS] Plus skill and strength,

courage, teamwork, brains.

But, yeah, mostly luck.

Okay!

- Whoo!
- Yeah!

[CHEERING AND LAUGHING]

[CHUCKLES] Oh, he finally made one.

See that? Thank you.

You seem different.

Yeah?

[SOFTLY] Yeah.

[IN NORMAL VOICE] I feel different.

I feel free.

Like I just paid off a debt.

Or quit a job I hate.

Like your life is your own again?

Yeah.

Or maybe mine for the first time.

Since I've met you, how many
different destinies have I had?

Four? [CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

Oh, well, let's see. Um...

k*ll Rachel.

- Save Tamaran.
- Mmm.

- k*ll a bunch of other people.
- [LAUGHS]

Save Gotham.

Take care of your sister.

Am I forgetting one?

Survive the RV.

[LAUGHS]

[GRUNTING]

[KORY] Yeah.

- [SIGHS]
- Right now, my only destiny

is bowling alley pizza
and a bad night's sleep.

And I'm so good with that.

Back away, Robin. Pick up the spare.

One sec.

[KORY] What about you?

I'm just glad we're all together.

Mmm.

- [KORY] Me too.
- [GRUNTS]

- [THUDS]
- [GRUNTS]

[CELL PHONE RINGING]

[CHUCKLES]

- [SIGHS]
- You got this.

They're so good.

Thank you.

[GROWLS]

Hey. Hey, no.

No, no, no, no, no, no.

- [LAUGHS]
- No, no, no. That's, that's not fair.

Dad, we're just bowling.

No transformation.

Hey, everyone's
gotta bring their skills.

- [TIM] Yeah. In a normal bowling alley.
- This is cheating.

Yeah, don't worry.

I love you, too. Bye.

- Who was that?
- Oh, Dad.

He's worried we're
already into something.

Hey, did you explain
to him that sometimes

we go hours without saving the world?

Yeah. I think he just
wanted an excuse to call.

My phone's been blowing up
ever since we left.

Aw. It's nice to have
parents that miss you.

Yeah, nice to have parents.

- [d*ck SIGHS]
- Look who's back.

- [SIGHS]
- Is everything okay?

Yeah. Everything's fine.

You have that "I have news"
look on your face.

Well, I do have news.

Just got off the phone with Bruce.

[ALL] No!

We're not going back to Gotham.
We're not doing that.

- Way too soon.
- I just left.

For the record, I don't mind going back.

[d*ck] Okay, hang on,
this isn't about Gotham.

It's about Metropolis.

Bruce and I have been talking
about you wanting to meet your dad.

So, Bruce made some calls
and... [INHALES DEEPLY]

and he wants to meet you.

Superman wants to meet me?

Are you serious? He... he said that?

He said you need flying
lessons, actually. But, um...

- He what?
- What?

No, no. I'm... I'm joking.

- [CHUCKLES]
- Come on.

But he does wanna meet you.

This is incredible. I... I can't
even believe it's really happening.

It is.

Nine o'clock sharp at S.T.A.R. Labs.

Wait, S.T.A.R. Labs? The S.T.A.R. Labs?

Special Projects team heard we might

be visiting and went into overdrive.

Apparently, they've been trying to
get their hands on us for some time.

Bruce said there might
be some surprises.

Whatever that means.

[KORY] Well...

Sounds like Superman isn't the
only one that wanted to meet us.

Please don't burn down
the bowling alley.

She definitely will.

Whoo!

Whoo!

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[GATE CREAKING]

Welcome to the ancient
world, Mr. Luthor.

Let there be light.

The Temple of Azarath is now yours.

When the ritual is done, your
power will be greater than...

anyone else on Earth.

Him, too.

Soon the Gods will know your name.

I can assure you, Ms. Bennett,

the Gods already know me.

That will be all.

- Excuse me?
- You may go.

Rest assured, you've done
everything I've asked.

Mr. Luthor... [CHUCKLES]
It sounds as if...

I'm f*ring you.

Either this will do its job or it won't.

Either way, your work is done here.

Now, your contract will be paid in full,

but you will leave this compound...

immediately.

And you will never speak...

about what we've done to anyone.

Ever.

This was our dream.

- Our destiny.
- My dream.

And my destiny.

I devoted over five years
of my life to this project.

There's so much for the world to learn.

That's where you're wrong.

The world will never learn.

Gentlemen...

help Ms. Bennett pack her things.

You're making a mistake.

You know this power comes at a cost.

Someone will have to pay.

Someone always does.

[SEBASTIAN] "Ladies and gentlemen,

allow me to introduce myself".

["MR. LONELY" PLAYING]

[SIGHS]

"My name is Sebastian.

And I'm going to change the world.

I'm gonna change the world".

[SIGHS]

Is that too much?

Yeah, it's too much.

Okay, um...

Okay, uh...

How about...

"Hi, my..." [SIGHS] Stupid.

"Hi.

My name is Sebastian

and I've invented something

that will give... millions of people

all over the world

hours...

of happiness,

and contentment.

And isn't that exactly
what we need right now?"

[INHALES SHARPLY]

Is that better?

Yeah.

I thought so, too.

This... [SNIFFLES]

is the one, guys.

And girls.

This is the one...

that's gonna change everything.

[CHUCKLES]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

Wow. It's raining pretty hard out there.

[STEVE] Oh, my God.

Why are they doing this?

I don't care about
all these new characters.

Just give me the main cast.

Mmm-hmm. I know.

And make them kiss already.

[BOTH CHUCKLE]

[MAN SPEAKING ON TV]

Hmm?

[SQUELCHING]

Wh...

What?

[GASPS]

[GASPS]

[GASPS AND SCREAMS]

[SOBS] Steve?

Steve?

[SCREAMING]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[SCREAMING]

[CRYING]

[SCREAMING]

[GASPING FOR BREATH]

[ROARS]

Mmm. [CHUCKLES]

Ugh. Mmm. Damn it.

[CONNER] So, what should I say? I mean,

I don't want it to be weird.

Just say, "Hey, Supes, what's good?"

[SNICKERS]

That's horrible.

I will not be saying that.

[SINISTER MUSIC PLAYING]

[GASPS]

[BLOOD TRICKLING]

Rach.

You good?

Yeah, I'm fine.

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]

♪ Today is the day that I chuck ♪

♪ Everything I thought out the door ♪

♪ Today is the day I ask myself ♪

♪ What the hell was
I living for, that's right ♪

♪ Today is the day
it starts right here ♪

♪ Don't gotta thing to worry about now ♪

♪ Today is the day
it starts right here ♪

♪ I thought about it
and it's kinda strange ♪

♪ Everything that I tried so hard ♪

♪ Thought about it and I gotta say ♪

♪ I had it wrong
right from the start... ♪

You ready?

Ready.

Let's go!

[ALL CHUCKLING]

[TIM] S.T.A.R. Labs.

Scientific and Technological
Advance Research Laboratories.

Built by Garrison Slate in .

Dedicated to pure scientific research,

but no private
or governmental affiliations.

The Titans, I presume.

Bernard. Good to see you.

Good to see you again,
Mr. Grayson. Everybody.

I'm so, so happy that you're all here.

My name is Bernard Fitzmartin and
I am the Director of Special Projects

here at S.T.A.R. Laboratories.

This is Dr. Espenson,

the Director of Applied Sciences,

and we have got a very big day planned.

We've been scrambling a little,

since we heard you were coming today,
but we've managed to put together

a few things for you.

So, why don't I show you
what we've been working on,

and you show us what you can do.

If you'd follow the good doctor.

d*ck, Conner,

if you don't mind hanging back, um...

Conner, I'm afraid that
I have some bad news.

Kal-El sends his regrets.

He's not here?

He was called away on urgent business.

A matter that did require
his immediate attention.

I understand.

I'm sorry.

But... he did leave you this.

Everything okay?

"Conner,

I'm sorry I couldn't be there
to meet you today.

But when I get back,

I would very much like to see you

and finally get to know you.

Until then, please follow Bernard.

He has something to show you.

It's what we do".

Let's go.

[BERNARD] Garfield Logan,

your days of stripping naked
in public are over.

- Just when I was starting to like it.
- [BERNARD CHUCKLES]

Can I give it a try?

Sure.

[CHUCKLES]

[SIGHS AND BREATHES DEEPLY]

[DIGITAL BEEP]

[GRUNTS]

[RHYTHMIC DRUMS b*ating]

[CONNER] Bernard, are you okay?

Thank you.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

Hey.

What happened?

Whoa, whoa, whoa.

You turned into a gorilla.

What?

And a velociraptor.

And one of those little guys,
with the, uh, the shell.

Wh... what are they called?

A turtle?

Uh, no, they're from Texas.

Uh, armarillo.

- Armadillo.
- Yes, an armadillo.

Apparently, the gorilla had
something against my morphology lab.

I'm... really sorry about that.

And you don't remember
anything that happened?

No. I... started to transform,

and then...

Look, has any...

Has anything like this
ever happened before?

No.

All right. Well, your, um,

your alpha waves fluctuated slightly.

Uh, but just to be sure,

we will... we will check the suit

for any possible anomalies
before you leave, all right?

- [GAR GROANS] Oh, God.
- Gar?

You're feeling okay?

Yeah.

There's just a...

[BERNARD] Conner...

It's time.

Mr. Grayson.

Let's get this cleaned up, all right?

[MOUTHING] Okay.

[BERNARD] This lab,

along with several others,

is dedicated solely to studying
your father and his abilities.

- Are we on schedule?
- We're ready.

Thank you.

So...

what's he like?

He's extraordinary.

Go ahead and put these on for me.

[CHUCKLES]

What?

[CHUCKLES]

Nothing.

If you'll look off to your left for me,

about ten o' clock,

in three...

two...

one.

What is it?

That is Superman.

Where is he going?

He's headed to Q BV.

We've predicted the collapse
of a red dwarf star

near a planet that might hold life.

When he gets there, he'll try
to counter-act the effects.

Save an entire galaxy from destruction.

This is what we do.

You'll meet him in person.

Some day.

This way, gentlemen.

[GRUNTS]

Holy sh*t.

Do we have to pay for that? [SIGHS]

No, we actually needed it fragmented.

This was way cheaper than lasers.

[SIGHS IN RELIEF]

So, how'd I do?

Well, considering that was Perithium,

the hardest substance known to man,

I'd say you did great.

And you have no idea what this power is

or where it came from?

Well... [SIGHS]

Apparently, I was born with it, but...

I just discovered it last week.

Okay. Well, we can try
to identify the nature

of the energy source
you're drawing from.

But I can tell you this.

You've just barely
scratched the surface.

Just now, you've used only . %

of your total estimated kinetic output.

All right, that's everyone.

You sure you don't want anything?

No, I'm good.

- All right, let's go.
- Hold on a second.

- Here he is.
- Tim?

When, uh, Mr. Grayson called us

he asked that we design
something especially for you.

[WHISPERS] No.

The Robin Suit?

Yes!

I knew it!

Uh, no.

- That's, uh... I'm sorry, it's not the Robin Suit.
- Huh?

- It's not?
- Of course, not.

Are you crazy? You've been
a Titan five minutes.

Oh.

Still something pretty cool, though.

This...

is a rokushakubo.

It's a Bo staff.

But I don't know how
to use one of these.

Yet.

You're gonna teach me?

Starting tomorrow.

- Thank you.
- Of course.

It's my pleasure.

And, um, should you
ever have any questions,

don't hesitate to ask.

[d*ck] Tim?

[BERNARD] One more thing.

We did a quick retrofit
of your recreational vehicle

while you were inside.

I hope you don't mind.

A gift from Bruce Wayne.

Something about saving Gotham city.

This is ridiculous.

Who is driving that thing?

I am.

Are we allowed to sit in it?

[d*ck] You are.

Everyone else can start a sign-up sheet.

You can go first.

Where do I sign?

Whoo-hoo!

[d*ck] Hey!

[TIM] Get in here!

[FAINT LAUGHTER]

[d*ck] Get your ass out of there.

New kid.

[MAN ON TV] Happy
rush hour, Metropolites.

We've got traffic,
traffic and more traffic,

with some big slow-downs
for you folks coming into town.

The city is gearing up
for the big hero day parade

and if you're planning...

Hey, Conner.

Can you take a picture of me
with the Bo staff?

[CHUCKLES] Sure.

[TIM] Yes.

All right.

Nice.

Uh, what's this for? A profile?

Uh, nah. I just...

I wanna send it to that guy.

That guy? Who?

Uh, Bernard. The S.T.A.R. Labs dude.

Oh, okay. Got it.

I mean, come on, they made this for me.

- I would like to say thank you.
- Yeah.

Say thank you.

- What?
- Your phone just d*ed.

But I just charged it.

[ELECTRICITY BUZZING]

[HONKING]

What the hell's going on?

[YELPS AND GROANS]

- [CONNER GROANS]
- [RACHEL] Conner!

[CONNER GROANING]

[DOG WHINES]

[RACHEL] Hey. Hey. Conner? Conner?

[LEX] Conner. This is Lex Luthor.

I know this might seem a bit much,

but how else was I going to contact you?

I'd like to meet in person.

Come to LexCorp Tower
tonight at : p.m.

What's going on?

I'll expect to see you then.

[GROANING]

- [ELECTRICITY BUZZING]
- [EXHALES]

- Conner!
- [ENGINE REVS]

[PANTING]

Are you okay?

- Yeah.
- What happened?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

We have to go back to Metropolis.

What?

[KORY] All I'm saying is,
it's complicated.

I mean, not really.

He wants me to come to LexCorp
Tower tonight at : p.m.

Look, we're talking
about Lex Luthor here.

He's the only man
Bruce Wayne was ever afraid of.

Superman's not afraid of him.

Neither am I.

You should be.

He spent the last years
trying to k*ll Superman.

He tried to k*ll you, too.

[CONNER] He failed.

He's just a man.

He doesn't have superpowers.

Not all of us do.

[CONNER] d*ck.

The whole reason we came to Metropolis

was so that I could meet
one of my parents.

Okay, so it wasn't the one
that I wanted.

Am I supposed to just ignore him?

Walk away?

No.

You deserve to know your parents.

Everyone does.

It's just Lex Luthor
never shows his cards.

We don't know what he wants.

Then maybe we should find out.

I mean, if he is up to something

isn't it better that we know?

The man's a psychopath.

I know. You won't get any
argument from me there, but...

ultimately, it's not our decision.

It's Conner's.

I wanna meet him.

Okay.

I don't like it, but if it's
gonna happen, Kory's right.

We should get as much
information as we can first.

So, what do we do, call him
and ask for a quick chat?

That's not really my style.

Yeah.

Me neither.

[KORY] Hmm.

[PIANO MUSIC PLAYING ON RECORD]

[LEX] Thank you.

[SNIFFING]

- [CRASHES]
- [MAN GRUNTS]

[MAN ] Alpha two.
I have a breach Top level...

Hey, what do you think you're doing?

[MAN GRUNTS]

[MAN GROANING]

- [STARFIRE GRUNTS]
- [MAN SCREAMS]

[MAN GRUNTS]

- [STARFIRE GRUNTS]
- [MAN SCREAMS]

[MAN GRUNTS]

[MAN GRUNTS]

[MAN GROANING]

[MEN GRUNTING AND GROANING]

[STARFIRE GRUNTS]

- [OBJECTS CLATTERING]
- [MEN GRUNTING]

[MEN GROANING]

[OBJECTS CLATTERING]

[SIGHS]

Sorry to interrupt your meal.

I would have beamed a message
into your head, but...

this seemed like more fun.

[STARFIRE EXHALES]

Well, what a pleasure
to meet you, Starfire.

Or may I call you Koriand'r?

You can call me Kory...

Lex.

May I offer you some
Spaghetti Puttanesca?

- Or perhaps a glass of wine?
- [CHUCKLES]

No, I'm okay. Thank you.

I understand there've been some...

changes on Tamaran.

Komand'r has now
rightfully taken the throne?

That's right.

And now,

she possesses

the power...

you've always thought of as your own.

Yes, yes, but, you know,

it's for the best, really. [SIGHS]

She's...

She spent her whole life feeling denied.

Overshadowed.

Less than.

But of course, you wouldn't know
anything about that, would you?

[CHUCKLES]

We have much to discuss.

This way, please.

[STARFIRE] What a quaint
little place you have here.

[LEX] Allow me to show you around.

May I give you a tour?

So far nothing.

Just give her some time.

[JIM] Welcome to
the Daily Planet archives.

Outsiders usually don't get
access to this kind of stuff,

but considering it's you guys,
I'll make an exception.

[CONNER] Thanks.

Every single issue dating back
to our very first day of publication,

November nd, .

- [RACHEL] This is insane.
- [JIM CHUCKLES]

- [RACHEL] How do you find anything?
- Ah, it's all cataloged.

Well, most of it.

We're digitizing as fast as we can.

The Luthor section is just down there.

According to d*ck,
Lex Luthor never tips his hand.

So, we need to see
what cards he's showing

and then try to figure out
what he's holding.

Okay, so we'll need everything
you've got on him.

Everything? I mean, that could
take months to go through.

[CHUCKLES] Don't worry.
He's a fast reader.

I mean, I believe you, but still.
Can we narrow it down?

I mean, we got a lot on the guy.

We got...

Felony arrests, felony convictions,

capital crimes, crimes on the high seas,

space-based crimes, philanthropy.

Oh, definitely the pirate...

- Philanthropy.
- [JIM] Okay.

Let's head to my office. We
can pull it up on the server.

[SINISTER MUSIC PLAYING]

[LEX] Powerful, isn't it?

Gautier .

I acquired this bottle at auction.

It was found in the
sealed-off compartment

underneath Jean Paul Marat's bathtub.

- It tastes like it.
- [CHUCKLES]

- To new friends.
- [SCOFFS] We'll see.

[LEX] I have so many questions for you.

So much I want to learn
about your planet,

history, your abilities.

I have a few questions for you, too.

Why do you want to meet with Conner?

Doesn't a father have
a right to meet his son?

[STARFIRE] A desire
doesn't equal a right.

It worked. Unbelievable.

The unbelievable thing about
Bruce's toys is never that they work.

It's what they do.

I got personal, medical,
financial, schedules, calendars.

[CHUCKLES] Hell, I've even
got his Twitter account.

What do you want?

I want Conner to stay with me.

Here in Metropolis.

[STARFIRE CHUCKLES]

No, no. That's... that's
never gonna happen.

[LEX] It might.

After all,

it is his decision.

He knows who you are.

- What you are.
- That's exactly the point.

He doesn't.

I wanna give him the benefit
of my knowledge and guidance.

And I want him to be
prepared to one day...

take over as President of LexCorp.

[STARFIRE] You know what I think?

I think what you really want

is to own the thing you created.

You consider Conner your possession.

He is not.

He has compassion,

empathy,

moral intelligence.

All of which make him
far stronger than you.

In every way.

You want him to be your personal w*apon.

He will never be that.

Isn't that exactly...

how you're using him...

Richard?

Hasn't Bruce taught you any other way?

[DOOR OPENS]

I'd like you to meet
some friends of mine.

Remember, Richard,

this is me...

being gentle.

Tim, stay down.

[SIGHS]

Ninjas.

[ALL GRUNTING]

[ALL YELLING AND GRUNTING]

[GRUNTS]

[NINJA GROANS]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

You good?

I hate ninjas.

[SIGHS WEARILY]

More ninjas.

[SIGHS] Okay.

[ALL YELLING]

[ALL GRUNTING]

[YELLS]

[TIM GRUNTS]

[GRUNTING]

[BOTH GRUNTING]

[NINJA GROANS]

[GROANS IN PAIN]

[TIM GRUNTS]

- [GRUNTS]
- [NINJA GROANS]

[GROANS]

[INHALES]

I liked those men.

All I ask is six months.

If you believe you know Conner's answer,

then you'll have no problem
conveying my offer.

I expect an answer tonight.

- [NIGHTWING SIGHS] Let's go.
- All right.

[SIREN WAILING DISTANTLY]

Here you go. The Luthor Foundation.

"Just announced months ago, Luthor
Foundation recently broke ground on

a dozen hospitals and schools".

Scholarships, research grants,
charities all over the world.

Funded at over a billion dollars.

He seems serious.

There's one thing I know about Lex.

He's always serious.

Where's Rachel?

[EERIE MUSIC PLAYING]

[GRUNTS]

- Rachel.
- [GASPS]

[PANTING]

What are you doing?

I don't know.

[RACHEL EXHALES]

Gar...

I think something terrible
is about to happen.

I need to get out of here.

We should not have
come back to Metropolis.

Who is this guy?

He's in a lot of these photographs.

Uh, I don't know.

I can't find his name anywhere.

Maybe he works for the foundation.

[CONNER] Even bigger question.

Why does Luthor suddenly have
a charitable foundation, anyway?

[d*ck] Because he's dying.

What?

Lex Luthor has six months to live.

What are you talking about?

He wants you to stay with him.

Learn how to run LexCorp.

Learn about him while you still can.

How do you know all this?

Oh, I let one of these
loose in his penthouse.

It's a superbug from WayneTech.

It hacked into Lex's files

and revealed multiple visits
to medical clinics

all around the world.

This guy right here,
his name is Arthur Holmwood.

He's the world's leading expert
in kryptonite poisoning.

Luthor was diagnosed two years ago.

And there's no cure.

This changes things.

It does.

We think Lex wants to use you
as a way of saving himself.

Holmwood created a theory.
It's called, um,

radical mass transfusions.

- [CONNER WHISPERS] Radical mass transfusions.
- [KORY] It's blood, organs,

everything.

You're the closest living genetic match.

Your body's obviously stronger than his.

There might be a way he can
use it to fight his disease.

Okay. Uh...

A blood transfusion.

People get those all the time, right?

If that's all he's asking...

Conner. You can't be serious.

Can we talk?

A dying man is like a cornered animal.

That's when they're most dangerous.

Listen, Conner, at the end
of the day, it's up to you.

But if my opinion means anything,

I wouldn't get within
a mile of Lex Luthor.

[CONNER] I hear you.

But you're the one who told me
I deserved to know my parents.

Maybe he's a terrible person.

But I have to find that out for myself.

And I have to know it

before I can know what to do about it.

You don't owe him anything.

Maybe he owes me something.

Like what?

Answers.

Why was I created?

For what purpose?

I understand. Trust me.

But none of that matters to him.

His purpose is not yours.

I still need to find out.

I can't tell you what to do.

I can tell you this.

You're a part of our family.

And if you leave,

it's gonna hurt us.

I know.

I'm sorry, d*ck.

But I have to do this.

[SIGHS]

I hate Lex Luthor.

Yeah, I hate him, too.

I know Conner needs to do this.

For his own personal growth.

I needed it, too.

It's a painful thing, not knowing
where you come from.

But people like Lex Luthor...

they only destroy things.

Like you said, it's Conner's choice.

I just hope he made the right one.

[SIGHS]

[SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]

Mr. Luthor?

I'm Conner Kent.

[LEX EXHALES]

You took his name.

I understand you came to
Metropolis at his invitation.

So?

How was it?

Meeting the great Man of Steel?

[CONNER] I didn't meet him.

He was... away.

Oh. That must have been
devastating for you.

Well, I hope I'm not too much
of a disappointment.

And I suppose you're...

- probably wondering exactly why...
- I'm not.

I'm not wondering
why you invited me here.

I don't care.

I'm here because of what I want.

Putting your own desires first.

Like father, like son.

I want you to know that I don't
consider you my father.

[LEX] I see.

[CONNER] Are you dying?

Perhaps.

Were you hoping to use me for a cure?

[SNAPS FINGERS]

Splendid idea.

I already tried.

I have an ample supply
of the genetic material

it took to create you.

It follows that a treatment
might be found there...

Didn't work.

However,

I do owe you an apology.

For what?

[LEX] For creating you in my image.

If people found out,

they would see you as partly me.

Well, they love you now.

But all it would take is one mistake.

And then...

they will see you differently.

I don't have to listen to this.

No, you don't. But you should.

Because I'm the only person in the world

who can truly understand you.

The only one

who will never judge you
for being what you are.

How could I?

I created you.

[CONNER] Why?

Why did you create me?

Am I to assume

that your decision
on whether or not to stay

rests on my answer to this question?

Very well.

I created you... for one reason.

To see my dream of becoming
Superman come true.

Please understand,
I realized many years ago

that I, myself,

could never become Superman, so...

I went about achieving my personal
dream the way men have

since the beginning of humanity.

I had a son.

My dream was that...

my child would succeed where I had not.

To be...

both man and Superman.

Did I succeed?

Maybe you should tell me.

[LEX] I see what Superman has given you.

So does the world.

You show them with
your actions every day.

But what I have given you...

expresses itself...

more subtly.

And I admit,

it is pride and self-regard,
and what I'm sure

the television psychologists
would call "narcissism"

that has driven me to want this meeting.

To want my time with you.

To give you some part
of myself and not just my DNA,

but my real actual thoughts.

My thesis.

Conner.

I don't want you to become me.

I've already done that.

What I want is for you...

with all your gifts...

to know me.

And with that knowledge,

choose for yourself,

what and who...

you will be.

Now I've answered your questions,

please allow me the only one I have.

Will you stay?

[EXHALES SOFTLY]

Yes.

I will.

Excellent.

I have something I wanna share with you.

A project I've been working on.

The reason why death
may no longer be the foe

I once thought it to be.

But there's problems.

My partners may have...

even darker ideas than I do.

I may need your help.

[COUGHS]

[COUGHING]

[CHOKES AND GAGS]

[COUGHING]

[CONTINUES COUGHING]

[GAGS]

[CONNER] Mr. Luthor?

[COUGHS]

[COUGHING]

Are you okay?

[VOMITS]

I actually hate tomatoes, Raven.

Gross.

- [CHOKES]
- [GAR] You okay?

[RETCHING]

[COUGHING]

[CONNER] Lex!

Lex!

[SCREAMING]

[BARKING]

[TIRES SCREECH]

[RETCHES]

[SCREAMS]

[GAR] Rachel! Rachel!

[HISSES]

[CONNER GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[PANTING]

- [RACHEL SCREAMS]
- [GAR] d*ck!

[RACHEL SCREAMING]

Rachel!

[GASPS]

What happened?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Lex.

- [g*n COCKING]
- Down! Down! Now!

Show me your hands! Get away from him!

I said show me your hands!

Watch his eyes.

[BREATH TREMBLING]

[SCOFFS]

[CHUCKLES SOFTLY]

You see, Mr. Luthor...

someone...

always pays.

[CHUCKLES]

[THEME MUSIC PLAYING]