- Previouslyon "Superman and Lois"...
- You were a liability today,and I can't have that.
- We didn't need your help.- I've been training for this.
- I've been training, too.- And I have heat vision!
And you're takingcoffee orders!
- Mr. Cushing foundice inside the store.
He thinks someone withpowers put out the fire.
- Mom, this is Natalie.
- It's so nice tofinally meet you.
- Hey, look, your dad's here.
Finish this!
- I have to take her now,or she's going to die.
- That'll keep her powersfrom working while she's here.
- She doesn't havemuch time left.
- There is so muchstuff here on Bruno
that I've never seen before.
- All the years wespent investigating
in the Metropolis, wecouldn't make anything stick.
- I think this ishow we nail him.
- The Natural History Museumhas a really great event space.
- Not a fan of taxidermy,even the prehistoric kind.
- Okay, whatabout the Botanical Gardens?
Simone saidthey're magnifique.
- They are, which iswhy I have been to six--
six weddings there.
God, Harry's hasthe best fries.
- Okay, Lois, Lois,we need to figure this out.
Most venues in the city haveto be booked a year in advance.
- Clark, the space hasto represent us as a couple.
So I don't carehow long it takes.
The right spot willbe worth waiting for,
just like you wereworth waiting for.
- Oh, when you put itthat way...
- Lois, you hear? They justannounced the Metties.
- Janet,the Metropolitan Press Club
wouldn't know good journalismif it hit them in the face.
- Lois, you got nominated.- What?
- It's the awardfor Journalistic Excellence
for the pieceyou wrote on Henry Miller.
- Oh, my goodness,Lois, next to the Pulitzer,
this is the highest honorin journalism you can get.
- Not to mention the fanciestgala you'll ever be invited to.
- I don't know what to sayor what to wear.
I don't havea gala-worthy dress.
- Then go get yourselfsomething nice
'cause your chances of winningare pretty darn good.
- I know you're anxious.
But I have some good news.
Your scans look really good.- Okay.
So just one moreround of chemo.
- We'll do more scansto make sure afterwards, but...
I think it's time westart talking next steps.
- Boys, we need your stuff!
- Hey.
Do you mind not telling Momand Dad about Mr. Cushing yet?
- About which part--
that he may fire mebecause you're a careless idiot
or that he thinks there'sa superhero in this town
because you'rea careless idiot?
- Both.
Look, man, I promise I'lltake it easy for a while.
I guess Mom and Dad have enoughgoing on right now.
- Thank you.
- Thought this was justa Harvest Fest thing.
- When I was a kid,
the town used to doclothing drives all the time.
I'm glad Momis bringing it back.
- We said no holes,no underwear.
And somehow,you've given us both.
Are you going tothe firehouse today?
- Uh, no,not this weekend.
- What's that about?
- Beats me.
- It's like pullingteeth sometimes.
You wanted more kids.
It, uh, seems like you'refeeling better.
- Yeah, a little.
- You think maybe, uh,once this last round
of chemo's behind us,we move you back upstairs?
- Yeah, maybe.
I'm going to go get my stuff.
- Okay, honey, so just putthe pants together,
sweaters, shoes.
- Hey, uh, we broughtwhat we could.
- John.Hey, Nat.
Clark told me what happened.
Do you have a minute?
- Don't go anywhere.
That bad?
- Dude, he took my phone, put atracking device on my bracelet,
and made me this.- What is that?
- Basicallya retractable nightstick
that could kill a rhino.
He's justtrying to protect you.
Hey, I-I get it.
Your boyfriend did turn out
to be the headof Intergang's son.
- Yeah, well,he's not my boyfriend...
at least not anymore.
- How you two holding up?
- Last fewdays have been rough,
especially for Nat.
She's, uh--she's reallytorn up about Matteo.
- And the woman whoattacked us is Matteo's mom?
- Yeah, now she's at the DOD.
I won't feel safe until wehave Mannheim locked up, too.
- I mean, he tried to kill you.
Isn't that enoughto put him away?
- Not when you havethe kind of lawyers he does.
- You knowyou can talk to me, right?
- Do you mind if Nathangs with Sarah?
- No, of course not.Why?
- Mannheim wants to talk.
- So what's the plan here?
- There's no way in hell he'sgoing to admit to anything.
Find out what he wants,then we go from there.
- Hold on.
I'm running this.
- John--
- Look, this is moremy fight than yours.
We talked about this.
- I agree.
Diggle went to youfirst for a reason.
John Henry should takepoint on this one.
- I think this is a mistake.
- Mr. Mannheim would liketo see his wife.
- I'm sure.
First...
we need everythinghe stole from the DOD--
Superman's blood, X-Kryptonitefrom the Shuster Mines,
the Bizarro Corpse.
- You have proofhe stole these items?
- We will.- But you don't.
Nor do you have just causeto keep my client
from seeinghis very sick wife.
Updates on her conditionare not enough.
Your wife...
is a murderer and a violentsuperhuman weapon.
Peia is dying!
- Then give us what we want.
- I will see my wife...
one way or another.
Hey, you got a sec?
- Not really. I needed to getthis story out ten minutes ago.
- It's about the Metties.- Yeah, I'm not going.
- What?
- Those awards aren'tabout real journalism.
They're a popularity contest.
- Uh, but I got yousomething.
- What kind of something?- You'll see.
- Clark, it's beautiful.
This is the first dressanyone's ever bought for me.
- Me too.
I mean, it's--it's the first dress
I've ever boughtfor someone.
- That wasn't cheap.
Please tell meyou didn't sell a kidney.
- I wish. It wasmy baseball-card collection.
Even your Cal Ripken rookie?
- Since it was in mintcondition, I got a fair price.
- Clark.
- Hey, hey, you are worthmore than any rookie card.
- That isthe most romantic thing
anyone has ever said to me.
- Do you have money leftfor a tux?
- I will have to rent one...
if you're asking meto be your date.
- Clark Kent, will you bemy date to the Metties?
- Mm-hmm.
- You're wrong about this.We need to let Bruno see Peia.
- Not until he meetsour demands.
- You're keeping a husbandfrom his dying wife.
- They're both murderers.- I know what they've done.
- Then stop lettingyour emotions play into it.
We have leverage here.
This is how we get Brunoto do what we want.
- If the goal isto get Bruno to cooperate,
then I should talk to him--I know what he's going through.
- He will just usethat against you.
- I won't give him the chance.
- Rememberwho you're dealing with.
Don't let him cloudyour judgment
because of everythinggoing on with Lois.
- I just want to see him.
I mean, everything inthe restaurant was so chaotic,
we didn't even get to talk.
- I mean, he had to have knownabout his parents, right?
- It didn't feel like that.I mean, he seemed surprised.
- Or he could be a good actor.
Just saying, as someonewho has to keep a secret,
you get better at it over time.
- Yeah, you're awesomeat it.
- I keep thinkingabout just taking my suit
and flying to Metropolis.- That's a terrible idea.
- She's right. Maybe you shouldjust forget about him.
- Why would you say that?
Matteo's nothinglike his parents.
- Yeah, but his parentsare crazy dangerous.
Look, I-I know it sucks,
but maybe it's justnot meant to be.
- Right,but you and Candace are?
- It's not the same thing.- Yeah, her dad's a drug dealer
who stole your truckand punched you in the face.
Seems like pretty muchthe perfect analog,
but, yeah, thanks for notseeing my side of things.
- Okay, that's notwhat I meant.
- Whatever.
Great.My dad's here.
I have to go backinto lockdown.
- Nice one.
Never thought I'd be warned
about being too sympatheticto Bruno Mannheim.
- This is different.- Is it?
Because John Henry isn't wrong.I do feel sorry for him.
I mean, Peia is dying,and he can't be with her.
- Being empathetic doesn't meanyour judgment's compromised.
It's whatmakes you Superman.
You see the best in people,even your enemies.
It's one of the thingsI love about you.
- I love you, too.- No--
Sorry.
- I don't feel great.
- Okay.Yeah. No, I get it.
- This is everything.
Will you, uh, thank Lanafor the potpie?
It's all I could keep downall week.
- Yeah.
Hey, what's thisdoing in here?
- I only wore it once.
It's just been gathering dustever since.
- Okay, well, you know,we'll find another event.
- That's not the issue.
- Lois, this is the dress.
- I don't want to keepthe dress, Clark.
It doesn't feel rightsaving it for a maybe
when somebody elsecould use it now.
- Okay, um...
Yeah.No, you're right.
I'm sure Lana will be happyto take it.
Dad. Hey, Dad.
How's Mom? Is she okay?
They wouldn't let me see her.- Right.
Because you'resome notorious crime boss.
- We've talked about this.
- More likeyou've lied to me.
- Watch your tone.
- Have you guysever killed anyone?
- How could youeven ask me that?
Your mother and I--we may not be perfect.
But everything we've doneis for you and Hob's Bay.
I need you to believe that.
- I just want to see Mom.
- And you will.
- How?The--the DOD already said no.
- You let me worryabout that.
- Are you okay, Bug?
- Oh, yeah, I'm great.
It's awesome not being able towalk outside by myself anymore.
- It is onlyuntil we put Bruno away.
- And how long isthat going to take?
- Get me the club.
Stay here.
- That's comingfrom down the street.
- What's going on?- Who are those people?
- Go, go! Get out of here!
- Nat!
- You okay?- Yeah.
- Go to Sarah's. Do not leaveuntil I come get you, okay?
Go, get out of here.
- Hey, John.
- Sam, we need to end this.
- Wow. Lois really cleanedout her closet, huh?
- Mm-hmm.
Oh, my.
This is stunning.
- Yeah, I surprised herwith that years ago.
I sold my entire baseball-cardcollection to pay for it.
Even your Cal Ripken?
- Yep.
- And she's giving it away?
- She thinks someone elseshould enjoy it.
- That's all she said?
- Yeah, pretty much.
- Her surgeryis coming up, right?
- When she finishesher chemo, yeah.
We just haven't figured outa date yet.
- Have you talkedto her about it?
- I mean,all the logistics, But...
- Not how she's feeling.
Clark...
she's about to loseher breasts.
- I know, I know, and I wantto talk to her about it, but...
it's her body,and I'm just a guy
who's never going to gothrough this.
So I don't really feel likeit's my place to bring it up
until she's ready.
Maybe you should let me.
Look how upset she is.
- Wouldn't you be
if you couldn'tbe with the person you loved?
- Yeah, I mean,it's torture.
- We should have beenmore supportive about Matteo.
- He does seemlike a solid guy.
- I'll go talk to her.- No.
This one's on me.
I'm sorry about what I saidat the diner.
You're right.
Matteo--he's not his parents.
- Yeah, I know he's not.
It doesn't really matter,does it?
After everythingthat's happened,
I'm never goingto see him again.
- Why not?
I mean, you careabout him, right?
You know he's a good guy.
- Yeah, but my dadwould freak out.
- So what?
My dad was pissedat me for months
because I wouldn't tell him
about Candicesupplying me the XK,
and she ended upliving with us.
Look, if you really wantto see Matteo...
let's make it happen.
- Come in.
- Can we talk about this?
- There's nothing to say.I don't want it anymore.
- That can't be true.
- I don't knowwhat to tell you.
- This dress is special.
- It was.
- It is.
- I can't wear it anymore.
And I don't want to talkabout it, okay?
I know that chemohas been hell on you,
on Clark, your dad,the boys.
But once thisis all said and done,
after the surgery,after everything,
it's your life and your bodythat'll be changed forever,
and I don't want youto feel alone for that.
So, please...
just talk to me, Lois.
- I came to help.
- Then let me seemy dying wife.
- The DOD won't allow it...
not unless you give themwhat they want.
- Then you flewhere for nothing.
- I know how muchyou love your wife.
I saw the wayyou looked at her,
the fear in your eyeswhen she collapsed.
- Peia!
- You let me take her,because in that moment,
she meant more to youthan anything in the world.
How you felt about me,about John Irons,
none of it mattered,and now Peia needs to see you.
She needs to see your son.
Give themthe missing items...
before it's too late.
- If these itemswere to return,
you promise...
we'll get to see her?
- You have my word.
This wasn't me.
- Go, go, go!I said go!
- He was about to make a deal.
- Oh, he still can,
after we finishsearching the apartment.
- You and I talkedabout this.
- Wait, you knew Supermanwas going to be here?
- He sent armed thugsto my home, Sam,
where my daughter lives.
- I understand, but you'remaking this personal.
- No, he made it personal bystrapping a bomb to my sister
and threatening my family.
- We can't answer a threatwith another threat.
- That is not how we do things.- It was my call to make.
- I may have let yourun point on this,
but that was clearlya mistake.
You're done here.- No, Sam, don't.
- Not up for debate.Go home, John.
- I've known about the doublemastectomy since day one.
And now it's allI can think about.
- Yeah.
- You know what's crazy,is I used to hate,
hate my boobs.
I've had themsince I was nine.
Nine?
- I would pray at nightthat they would go away.
- And I would prayfor mine to show up.
It wasn't until I was twelvethat I finally got one.
True story.
I had to stuff my brauntil the other one caught up.
- Our bodiesare full of surprises.
- Oh, no kidding.
I mean, stretch marks...
- Cellulite...
- Cramps...
- There's so much of my life
I was uncomfortablewith my body,
and it feels like nowthat I'm finally comfortable,
cancer comes alongto ruin that.
- But can't you doreconstruction?
- No, that's the problem.
Because of the kindof cancer that I have,
it really depends on how thingslook after surgery
and after radiation, so...
- Oh...
- It just feels like every dayI lose something...
my taste buds, my hair.
Those will come back.
These won't.
- You have...
every right to be upset.
- It's not just me, though.
I keep thinkingabout Clark, too.
- I'm pretty sure
he's the one thingyou don't have to worry about.
I mean, he did buy youthat dress.
- I think we should justgo to a bar, get a beer,
and call it a night.
- Hey, if you're worriedabout losing...
- That is not it.
- So you're worriedabout winning?
- No.
This kind of thing isn't me.I'm an army brat.
- Yeah, and I'ma small-town farm boy,
but none of thatmatters tonight.
- Sir, I don't thinkwe're going to stay.
- Yes, yes, we are.Thank you.
- Clark, I'm serious.I'm in pants all the time,
and now I'min this dress and--
- Hey, you were meantto wear this dress, okay?
As soon as I saw it, I knewI had to get it for you.
- Which wasso unbelievably sweet of you,
but I'm justnot comfortable.
- Lois...
I have never seen anyone
as beautifulas you are right now.
And if you really wantto leave, we can go.
But I think you should go winthis award...
so the world can celebratethe amazing woman
I get to see every day.
- I think we're going to stay.Thank you.
That night, I felt...
so beautiful and just...
sexy.
I was there beinghonored for my mind.
It was empowering.
I felt like a woman.
- You'll feel that way again.
You don't know that.
- You'll still be you.
- Will I?
I'll probably feelless feminine.
I barely feel feminine now.
I worry about what it'll doto my marriage.
- I really thinkthat, um...
you need to tell Clarkhow you're feeling.
- Wake him up.
- Are you sure thisis a good idea?
- I said "wake him up."
There's somethingI need him to do.
- He's here.
- Hey.
You have no ideahow happy I am to see you.
I mean,I thought you hated me.
- No, I...My dad took my phone.
- Mine's been watchingmy every move,
with this crazy lookin his eyes.
- Did you knowabout your parents?
- I mean, I heard rumorsabout my dad,
so I guess none of itwas that surprising, but...
my mom having powers--I had no idea.
I mean, it's--
God, it's wild.
- You mean terrifying.
She nearly killed my dad.
- Wait, wait, wait.Hold on, hold on.
May--maybe it's notthat simple.
Seriously?
- I mean, sure, there's thingsI don't know about my parents,
but...
I mean, come on, it's not likeyour dad is some great guy.
- Why would you say that?
- Because my mom's dyingin the DOD,
and he won't even letme see her.
He's using her as, like...
leverage over my dad.
- I didn't know that.- Look, Nat...
let's not make thisabout our parents, okay?
I know things are weirdand complicated right now,
but I don't care.
I don't care,because I love you.
- Really?
- Yeah.
Yeah, 100%, without a doubt,
you are the only girl who'sever made me feel like this.
- Wow, I...
I love you, too.
- Nice job, Jon.
- I just felt likesuch a hypocrite.
- You weren't the only one whosaid something stupid lately.
I'm really sorryabout after the fire.
And it's really cool whatyou're doing with Mr. Cushing.
- Do you hear that?
It's the sound of ice thawing?
Maybe you two should hug it outso we can all be friends again?
I'm good.
- I think we're okay.
- Hug it out.
Ah, beautiful brothers.
I'm just going to sneak in herereal quick, yeah, yeah.
- It is actually really nice.
Oh, you two are having fun.
- Oh, well, we're going to havea lot more fun at Lois's party.
- Party?
- For before my surgery,
we are thinkingof going to Bazoombas.
- Oh, the chicken wing place.
- No one goes therefor the food.
- They go thereto see the waitresses
in their tiny tank tops.
- Yep, yep, I just--yeah, I just got it.
- I thinkyou're going to be fine.
- Thank youfor everything.
Are you, uh, seriousabout Bazoombas?
- I am so seriousabout Bazoombas.
We have beenway too serious lately.
And speaking of, I think weneed to talk about the dress.
- Any other itemsto request from the DOD?
- Some AM-III glassfor my helmet.
I need my suit fixedas soon as possible.
- John, I'm detecting an airmobile approaching quickly.
- Where's it headed?
- The trajectoryindicates here.
- John, air mobile--
John, mobile--John--
- I was told tomake you suffer.
- When I saw the dress withthe donations, my, uh--
My heart kind of dropped.
- I didn't mean to make youfeel that way.
Just--the night of the gala,the way you looked at me
and everything you were sayingto me, I felt so beautiful.
- Because you are to me.
And you always will be.
No surgery could ever changethe way I see you.
- I know that.
But how you see meisn't the problem.
- It's John Henry.
I'll be right back.
- You're nothingwithout the suit.
- You okay?- I will be.
- Stay here.
- Come on, please, please.
- Connection reestablished.
War Hammer arrivingin six, five, four,
three, two, one.
- John, no!- Aah!
- I didn't havea choice.
- You always havea choice.
- I thought Henry Millerwas supposed to be dead.
- The last time I saw him,his heart had stopped beating.
- So what? Bruno somehow bringsthis guy back from the dead,
then sends him outto kill John Henry?
- That's the theory.
- Which we stillhave no way to prove.
Seems like a recurring themewith Mannheim.
- Oh, my God.
I can't believemore people weren't hurt.
- Main Street tookthe brunt of the damage.
- You and I needto talk cleanup.
- What about John Henry?Is he okay?
- I'm worried about you.
- Couple scrapes.I'll be fine.
- That's not what I meant.
You've been actingweird all week.
- I'm tryingto keep you safe.
- Dad, you killeda guy.
- He was trying to kill me.I'm lucky to be alive.
- And whatabout Matteo's mom?
Why won't you let himsee her?
- How do you know that?
- Because I talked to him.
Answer the question.
- It's the only wayto get Bruno to cooperate.
- By keeping a dying womanfrom seeing her family?
Daddy, you and I watched Momget killed on TV.
What would you have given
to have those last minuteswith her?
- That was different.
- Yeah, we didn't havea choice.
They do.
Do you really wantto be the person
that takes that from them?
- Where have you been?
I told you notto see that girl.
- I never agreedto that.
- Do not walkaway from me.
- Or what?You gonna hurt me?
Maybe have one ofyour guys do it?
- Matteo,why would you say that?
- Because that's what you do.You tried to kill Mr. Irons.
And because of that,Mom's gonna die all alone,
and I won't ever getto see her again.
I'm not ready to lose her.
- It's okay, son.
Your mother is not gonna dieanytime soon.
- What? Come on,you heard the lawyer.
He said she only has a coupleweeks left, maybe days.
You have to accept that.
- I think it's time I show youwhat I've been working on.
- How longhas all this been here?
- Ever sinceyour mom's cancer returned.
- Is that Superman?
- It's the Supermanof the Inverse World, son.
Apparently...
he tried to stopAlly Alston.
- Wait, but why do youhave him down here?
- Because this Superman...
is how I foundthe cure to save your mom.
You two okay?
- Did Mr. Irons really killa guy on Main Street?
- Everyone's talking about it.We got, like, a thousand texts.
- Yeah, I'm afraid he did.
- He's been going overboarda lot lately.
Is he going to be okay?
I don't know.
Why don't you guys go upstairsto your rooms, okay?
I need to talk to your mom.
- Are you kidding me?Stupid Clarence Rhinobutt won?
- Riddenbach, yes,
but believe me,I am planning to write
a very strongly wordedletter--
"Lois Lanedeserves to be celebrated."
- Who would youeven send that to?
- Just leave that to meand prepare to be celebrated.
- I know where weshould get married.
- Babe, we can't afford thePress Club's Reception Hall.
- But we can affordyour parents' farm.
- Really?
- Yeah, just you and me andour closest friends and family
in the place that raisedthe love of my life.
- My mom's goingto be so excited.
- Hey...
did you really meanwhat you said earlier?
- Every word.
- Say it again.
- I have never seen anyone
as beautifulas you are right now.
- How fast do you thinkyou can get this dress off?
- Hey...
I've been thinkingabout what you said earlier.
- Clark, it's fine.- No, you need to hear this.
When I said
that you were beautifulin that dress...
I wasn't talkingabout your body.
I was talking about you...
who you are,your heart, your passion.
Lois, you amaze and inspire meevery single day.
- You were also talkingabout my body.
- Because I love your body, andI will always love your body.
- Even whenit's all scarred up?
- Even then.
- Can we at leaststop pretending
like it's notgonna be weird?
- Babe, whatever scarsyou might have,
they're just symbolsthat you survived.
And they're whyI still get to have you.
That surgery is goingto save your life,
and there is nothingmore beautiful to me than that.
- What if it makes mefeel different?
What if I don't want to beintimate anymore?
- We'll figure it out.- Clark, it's not that simple.
Sex is a big partof our marriage.
- I know.And when you're ready, so am I.
There's not a doubt in my mindwe'll get back to that someday.
We're in this together, babe.
And I promise you, we're goingto come out of it stronger.
- Do you want to cuddle?
- Yeah.- Okay.
It may just be cuddlingfor a while, okay?
- You're allI ever need, babe.
- Hey, do you remember
what we did that nightwhen we got home?
- Yeah.
- I'm up for it if you are.
- You mean right now?
- Yeah, but we should getdressed up.
Wow.
Lois Lane...
Will you fly with me?
- I love you, Clark,more than ever.
- Greg, move your head.