- Previously on "Superman & Lois"...
- That thing Dad was fighting, how could he beat that?
- He'll beat it.
- I'm just not ready to do all this without him.
- There's nothing in this universe
that can stop Superman.
- There might be now.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
They purchased it through Eckworth Industries
to avoid any questions.
- It's got the perfect view.
- Daddy, he's coming after me.
He wants to destroy my life and everybody in it.
♪ ♪
- We have to do something. - We can't, honey.
- I can.
- Jordan, you stay away from him.
- Lois Lane showed up with that kid
people been calling Superboy.
- [groans]
- He's got powers?
- It's coming back.
- [roars]
[growls]
- Mom, is he okay?
Mom, is he okay? - [gasps]
This wasn't supposed to happen.
♪ ♪
- Good night, Chuck. - Good night, Aidy.
[whooshing overhead]
- [growling]
[tense music]
♪ ♪
[roars]
- [crying] No. No, no, no, no.
This wasn't supposed to happen.
- Mom. Mom, is he okay?
[Lois sobs] - Mom, is he okay?
[tires screech]
♪ ♪
[somber music]
♪ ♪
- Mom, Mom.
- Everyone, stop.
Superman is Lois's friend, her good friend.
Just--
Give her some space. Come on.
Timmy, let's go.
♪ ♪
- Jordan.
Jordan, take your father to the Fortress,
get him to his mother.
Go now.
♪ ♪
- [crying]
♪ ♪
- Grandma! Grandma!
- Jordan? - Grandma, please.
You have to help. - What happened?
- It doesn't matter. You have to save him.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- He is without a heart.
- His body can heal itself.
- It cannot create new organs. - Then I'll fly him to the sun.
- That won't help. - Then what will?
- I don't know.
- Look, I don't care what you have to do
or what Kryptonian technology you have to use.
You have to save my dad.
- I'll do all I can.
♪ ♪
[soft dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[vehicle approaching]
♪ ♪
[car doors open, close]
- Where did that thing even come from?
- Lex Luthor.
- Lex Luthor? Are you sure?
- He blames me for putting him in prison.
Once he was released, he came here and threatened me,
and then he kidnapped my dad and tried to kill him.
- My God, is Sam okay?
- He's recovering at the DOD.
- I knew that you and Clark had history with Luthor,
but I didn't realize it was this bad.
- He warned me, Lana.
He warned me that if I didn't retire from journalism,
he would come after me.
I should have just stopped.
- No, don't even go there. - I could have prevented this.
- This isn't your fault.
- I just don't know what to do.
Luthor's not going to stop until he destroys my life.
He even moved here to make sure.
- What do you mean he moved here?
- Into the Pomono Hotel,
right across the street from the "Gazette."
- That was his company?
That building is a historic landmark,
so I had to authorize that sale.
I had no idea it was Luthor.
- I'm sure he used a shell company.
He has dozens that are virtually impossible
to trace back to him.
- [sighs] Maybe there's a way to stop the sale.
- No, I will not let you put yourself in danger like that.
- Well, I'm not going to let this maniac come to Smallville
and do whatever he wants.
He hurt you. He hurt your dad.
He could--
♪ ♪
I have to do something.
- Lana, if you get involved with Luthor,
he is going to come after you and your family
like he's coming after mine.
Please promise me you will stay away from him.
♪ ♪
- I'm really worried.
- Jordan told me about the Fortress.
I feel like if there's anyplace that could help your dad--
- I guess it's possible, but...
- But?
- I don't know if my mom and Jordan can recover from this.
- Jon, I don't know much, but what I do know
is that your family can get through anything.
I've seen it, especially your mom.
- Yeah, but she still hasn't finished her radiation.
And--and then there's her reconstruction surgery.
And to lose my dad with all that still going on,
I mean, it's too much.
- Okay, you just have to take it one step at a time.
And Jordan-- it's like the second he got
those goggles and that jacket from Grandpa,
he's been pretending to be a superhero.
But he's just not ready. - Okay, he'll figure it out.
He'll figure it out. There's still time.
- Without my dad, I'm not sure there is.
[whooshing]
[sighs] Jordan's back.
- She placed him in an "altered state of existence."
- What does that mean?
- It's how the Kryptonians rehabilitate their criminals--
by placing them into suspended animation.
It's how Dad got to Earth in his pod.
- Did your grandmother say anything else?
- Just that she'd do everything she could for him.
- Thank you.
♪ ♪
- You need to tell me what is going on here.
I thought when Superman was taken care of
that you were going to return to Metropolis.
- I never said that.
- Bash is chomping at the bit to expand.
You need to at least come in and hear what he is proposing.
- [sighs]
- This is not like you.
You are letting your emotions drive you.
- I know what I'm doing.
- Do you even know what the endgame looks like here?
What else are you trying to prove, Lex?
Lex. - That's enough.
Superman is dead.
Can we please just enjoy the moment?
♪ ♪
- To a brave new world.
- Our world.
♪ ♪
Set up a meeting with Bash for tomorrow.
- Okay.
♪ ♪
[whooshing]
- [pants]
- Where were you?
- It's not important.
- You didn't tell Mom everything earlier.
What are you hiding?
At least just tell me what you were doing.
- I was trying to track that thing.
- The thing that killed Dad?
Dude, you can't fight it.
- I know.
- Then why are you looking for it?
- To get Dad's heart back.
Grandmom said that we might be able to bring Dad back
if we can get his heart.
- Wait, "might be able to"?
- You're going to have to trust me.
It's going to work.
This is how we save Dad.
- I think we should tell Mom.
- Mom will be too worried I'll get hurt.
She'll just try and stop me. - I'm worried you'll get hurt.
- Do you want to save Dad or not?
- Of course I do.
- Then trust me. I can do this.
- How do you know that that thing even has Dad's heart?
Doesn't it just do what Luthor tells it?
- You're right.
- Great. So we can tell Mom.
- I meant about the heart.
That thing probably gave it to Luthor.
- Okay, well, you can't just go after that guy.
I mean, he's a total psycho.
- And I have powers.
I'm pretty sure powers beats psycho every time.
Besides, going after Luthor is a lot safer
than chasing that thing, anyway.
- I'm headed to the "Gazette."
- Today?
- It's my job. I need to go in.
- Well, but can't Chrissy handle it?
I mean, with all that's happened...
- I know, but I-- [sighs]
I can't just sit around here all day and do nothing.
I can't. It'll only make me feel worse.
- Are you going to write about Dad?
- It's going to come out eventually.
I should be the one who writes his story.
- Maybe just wait a little longer.
I mean, there's still a chance.
- I want your dad back, too, okay?
More than anything.
But this is something that even Superman...
most likely cannot recover from.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- You're right.
♪ ♪
- I know this is hard, okay?
But we have to face the truth.
And I'm here if you want to talk, okay?
♪ ♪
Text me if you want anything from Vicky May's.
Love you.
♪ ♪
- Why didn't you say anything?
- You can't let her publish that article.
- Jordan--
- Look, just distract her or something.
I've got this.
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
Mom, hold up. I'll ride with you.
♪ ♪
- What's all this?
- I'm just going over the sales agreement
for the Pomono Hotel.
Lex Luthor just bought it.
- Seriously? Who the hell signed off on that?
- I did.
It was purchased under a shell corporation--
Eckworth Industries.
The worst part is he's living there now.
- But why? The Pomono's a dump.
- Well, he wanted to be close to the "Gazette"
so he could terrorize Lois.
- You can't let him do that.
- It's not that simple. - You're the mayor.
Whatever you sign, just un-sign it.
- If I did that,
I would be making our family his next target.
- Well, then what can we do?
I mean, we can't sit by and do nothing.
Mom, I'm serious.
Jon is really worried about his family.
They're not ready for Mr. Kent to be gone.
We have to help keep them safe.
- I understand.
But if Superman can't stop Lex Luthor,
how can we?
- [sighs]
- I'm listening.
- The board's concerned.
Our stock price has plummeted 20%
since you got out of prison.
- Then make it go up.
- To do that, we need your help.
- Cut to the chase, Bash.
- We now live in a world where CEOs are celebrities.
So we expand our Metropolis office,
hold a televised press conference.
It could be the perfect way for you
to announce your vision for the future of LuthorCorp.
- My vision...
involves me staying here.
- In Smallville?
♪ ♪
- Anything else?
♪ ♪
- Janet Olsen from the "Daily Planet"
wants to do an exposé.
Can we at least set you up with our social-media team?
- You're going to give me Superman's heart.
- Are you nuts?
Jordan is going after Lex Luthor
to get your father's heart? - Shh.
- Sorry, but my mom was just lecturing me
about how scary that man is.
- Okay, well, I'm sure Jordan can handle him.
- Really? What about what you said last night?
You literally said he wasn't ready.
- This is the only way we can save my dad.
- I want to save your dad, too,
but going after Luthor is really dangerous,
and Jordan could get seriously hurt.
I mean... [sighs]
Okay, just promise me you'll talk to your mom.
Okay?
- Where is it?
- Not here.
♪ ♪
- I want it back!
- Or what?
You're going to kill me, in front of all these people?
♪ ♪
You're not ready for this.
♪ ♪
When you make an enemy, you have to commit.
So next time you come after me...
you better be ready to kill me.
♪ ♪
- Damn.
- We're done here.
[door bells jingling, door clicks]
- Mom, wait, wait, wait.
What you doing?
- What I have to do.
Superman is dead. The world needs to know.
- Okay, sure, but w-what if he's not?
- Honey, we have talked about this.
- No, you don't understand.
There's something I need to tell you.
Um... - Luthor.
♪ ♪
- Mom, Mom, wait.
- Jonathan, let me go.
♪ ♪
I know what you did.
- You look rattled, Lois.
- Mom, let's just go.
- You should listen to the boy.
- You're mad I took 17 years?
I am going to take the rest of your life.
- That's the second time today someone from your family
has threatened my life.
- What are you talking about?
- [softly] Jordan.
- Playing dress up...
like his dad...
Superman.
- You're wrong.
- Enough of your lies.
Should have known you were married to Superman.
- That's why you went after me...
to protect your husband.
[sighs]
Do you have powers, too?
♪ ♪
Probably for the best.
It's a dangerous business being a superhero.
- You leave my boys out of this.
♪ ♪
- You didn't leave my daughter out of it.
My daughter lost her father.
That is why kids are on the table.
And if you or your sons ever set foot
on my property again...
you won't walk out.
♪ ♪
- Mom...
Mom, come on.
Let's go.
♪ ♪
- These are all the property sales
from the past six months?
- Yeah.
The Pomono Hotel, Chandler's Field,
and the old Sullivan Farm.
- And we're sure the other two aren't secretly Lex Luthor?
- Not as far as I can tell.
- Okay, well, we need to be absolutely sure,
because this man has shell corporations
for his shell corporations.
- Is it really that big of a deal?
The Pomono is a money pit.
- I already let one billionaire try to destroy our town.
- No offense, Lana,
but this town needs investors.
- Do you know how many mom-and-pop shops
LuthorCorp has put out of business?
Thousands.
Now, please find out if he's made any other offers
anywhere near town.
- Okay.
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
- [sighs]
[knock at door]
- Uh, Mayor Lang, got a minute?
- Uh, I'm kind of in the middle of something, Chuck.
What's this about?
- Um...
the Kents.
♪ ♪
- Jordan! [whooshing]
You confronted Lex Luthor about your father's heart?
- Dude, you told her?
- Don't look at him. Look at me.
- I was trying to save Dad.
- He knows it was you.
- What?
- Lex Luthor knows who you are now.
He knows who your father is.
- How? - Because you gave him
the pieces he needed to put it together.
- Whatever. It doesn't matter anyway.
- Are you out of your damn mind?
He could go to "the Daily Planet,"
do an interview, post it online.
- So what?
- So everything this family has done to protect our secret,
to live like we have, is over.
- Who cares about any of that?
All that matters is saving Dad.
- That is not what this is about.
- Yes, it is. You were the one that said
that you couldn't sit around doing nothing.
Well, neither can I!
- This is not a forest fire, Jordan--this is Lex Luthor.
- I can handle him. - No, you can't.
You're not ready yet. You are not your father!
♪ ♪
Not yet, anyway.
[cell phone vibrates]
Hey, Lana, can I call you back later?
God.
Yes. Okay, I'll be right in.
- Mom, I-I'm sorry I-I didn't tell you.
- We'll talk about this later.
Right now I have to go see Lana.
You and your brother are to stay in your rooms
and do just absolutely nothing until I get back.
Am I clear?
- Yes, ma'am.
♪ ♪
[sighs]
- I'll have the Reuben.
Thousand Island on the side, please.
- Uh, chips or fries? - Crinkle fries.
[door bell jingles]
- Copy that.
[soft dramatic music]
- You got a menu?
- Next time, wait to be seated.
- You want me to move?
♪ ♪
- You're fine right there.
- Ugh. Things just keep getting worse.
- It sounds like Chuck's the only one
who put two and two together.
- I didn't think anyone saw Jordan fly off with Clark.
- Uh, it's not that.
Chuck lost his wife a few years ago.
And when he saw how you and the boys were reacting,
he just knew.
- I guess I need to start accepting the fact
that the whole world is going to know our secret soon.
- Not necessarily.
He promised he wouldn't say anything.
He said after everything Superman has done,
it's the least he could do.
- Probably doesn't matter. Luthor figured it out, too.
- How?
- Jordan.
When he first got his powers,
I thought it would really help him
work through a lot of his emotional problems.
But the more I see why he uses them--
to prove himself and to get fame and attention--
I'm starting to think it was the worst thing
that could have happened to him.
♪ ♪
[knock at door]
- You agree with her, don't you?
♪ ♪
[sighs]
- What are you talking about?
- You don't think I'll ever be like dad.
- I don't think anyone will ever be like dad.
- Especially a guy like me.
- [sighs]
I think you need to stop asking me questions like that.
[heartbeat pounding]
♪ ♪
- I can hear it.
- What? - Dad's heart.
- There's, like, 8 billion hearts in the world.
How do you know it's Dad's?
- Human hearts beat twice. Dad's beats three times.
I can get it. - No.
Mom said not to go anywhere.
- I don't care.
- Hold on.
Luthor just found out that you're Superman's son,
and now you're hearing Dad's heart?
[scoffs] This is obviously a trap.
- Then he's making a mistake.
- Dude. - Luthor doesn't think
I'll do whatever it takes to get it back...
but he's wrong.
♪ ♪
- Hello? - Luthor's here.
- Where? At the diner?
- No, at my house. Yes, at the diner.
I'm always at this stupid diner.
And he's about to order, so this might be your chance.
If Luthor has your dad's heart,
now might be the time to get it.
- You want me to what? Break into his hotel?
No, I can't just storm into a trap like Jordan.
- This is safe. I promise.
He's at the counter, facing away from the hotel.
I can stall him while you're in there--he'll never know.
I know what I said earlier,
but what if this is your last shot to get it?
My mom did break in his door earlier.
Hurry up. I'll keep him busy.
- Sarah, wait. [line beeps]
[dramatic music]
[whooshing]
♪ ♪
- So what can I get for you?
- How's the flank steak?
- Better than prison food.
- You'd be surprised.
- Hmm.
Well, you know, honestly,
we're more well-known for our off-the-menu stuff.
- Is that so?
- Yeah, we have a killer porterhouse,
if you like steak.
It's seasoned with butter, salt.
Takes about 20 minutes,
but I promise it's worth the wait.
- I'll take your word for it.
♪ ♪
I didn't order this.
- Oh, it's on the house...
you know, for the wait.
Um, it's also the best tea in, uh, Kansas.
- Sarah.
- Mom, hey.
- Mayor Lang, Lex Luthor.
- I know who you are.
- Your daughter was just pouring me
some of this famous tea.
- Hmm. Lois Lane's favorite.
- I'm going to be in town for a while.
There's some business matters I'd like to discuss.
- Just call my office.
Everything goes through my assistant.
You-- - Hmm?
- Come with me.
♪ ♪
[sizzling]
Hey, Big Sugar, can we have a minute?
Why were you being nice to that man?
- It's my job to be nice.
- You've never been that nice to anyone
in your whole life.
And you saw what he did to the Kents.
- I just gave him a tea.
- Sarah? - Hmm?
- I'm your mother. I know you.
I know you're up to something.
- [sighs]
[sighs] Okay, um...
I-I'm trying to keep him busy
so that Jon can sneak into his hotel room
to try and find his dad's heart.
- What is wrong with you?
If they find the heart,
they have a chance at saving their dad.
- Does Lois know? - I'm not sure, honestly, but--
What? You told me to be there for Jon.
- That is not what I meant, and you know it.
- Well... this is Smallville.
We look out for each other.
Mom, what was I supposed to do?
- [sighs] Just text Jon to get out of there.
♪ ♪
Where did he go?
♪ ♪
[heartbeat intensifies]
- I've got dinner.
Jordan? Jonathan?
[cell phone ringing, buzzing]
Clark?
- Lois...
I'm so happy to hear your voice.
- Clark, I thought you were dead.
- I know. I know.
That's because I am dead...
as dead as one of your boys is about to be.
♪ ♪
[footsteps approaching]
[thumping]
- Got him! He's over here!
- I know this is you, Luthor.
- The question is, which son do you love more?
- Your sons are in danger.
If you want Jordan to live, press one.
- You leave my boys alone!
- If you want Jonathan to live, press two.
This is a limited-time offer,
so you'll have to choose quickly.
- Jordan, Jon, where are you? - Your sons are in danger.
[door creaking]
♪ ♪
- Jonathan, you need to get home right now.
Come on. Come on, hurry up. - Okay.
- [grunting]
- Aah!
♪ ♪
[grunting]
[dramatic music]
♪ ♪
[men grunting]
- Where is Luthor?
Where is he?
♪ ♪
[loud ringing]
- If you want Jordan to live, press one.
If you want Jonathan to live, press two.
You have ten seconds to choose.
Stop this! Stop it! - Nine...
eight, seven, six...
If you don't choose, they'll both die.
Three, two, one.
[keypad beeps] Thank you for participating.
- [exhales sharply]
[somber music]
♪ ♪
[door clicks]
- Mom? - Where's your brother?
Where is your brother?
[loud ringing continues]
♪ ♪
- [groaning]
[ringing stops]
- I told you you weren't ready.
And here you are on the same day.
- I'm not leaving without his heart.
- Who says you're leaving at all?
[loud ringing resumes] - [groaning]
♪ ♪
[ringing stops]
[breathing heavily]
Give... me... his... heart.
- You want his heart?
- [groaning]
♪ ♪
- Here.
♪ ♪
- [grunts, breathing heavily]
- I could kill you right now...
Take you away from your mother forever.
- [whimpering]
- But I won't.
- [grunts, breathing heavily]
♪ ♪
- But I do have to take something.
- No!
[sobbing] No!
[cell phone buzzing]
- Is it Jordan?
- Someone tripped the alarm at the "Gazette."
[engine revving, tires squealing]
♪ ♪
[door creaking]
- [crying]
[somber music]
You were right.
I wasn't ready.
Luthor destroyed Dad's heart.
♪ ♪
And now we can never get him back.
♪ ♪
[crying softly]
[sobbing]
I'm sorry.
♪ ♪
I'm so sorry.
- I never should have gone there.
- This isn't your fault.
- I told you it was a trap.
- Jon, none of this is on your brother.
- We had one chance, and he just wouldn't listen!
- Stop.
The only person to blame is Lex Luthor.
And this is exactly what he wants--
for us to turn on each other.
- But he's right.
Dad's dead.
[somber music]
It's my fault.
- No.
You held on to hope...
just like he would have wanted.
♪ ♪
You both did.
- [scoffs]
I just...
never thought he'd die.
♪ ♪
I mean...
he's...
He was... - Superman.
♪ ♪
- What are we supposed to do now...
♪ ♪
Without Dad?
- I don't--I don't know.
♪ ♪
I don't know.
But I think it's time that we go say goodbye.
♪ ♪
- Everything okay?
- You find something promising?
- The Manning farm-- 40 acres on the edge of town.
it would be ideal for a new headquarters.
- Then make an offer.
- I already did.
Regarding Elizabeth...
Lane knew more than he was letting on.
- Meaning?
- We flipped someone at the DOD.
Turns out Elizabeth made contact
right before you got out.
- Why would she do that?
- She was hoping not to be found.
- [sighs]
Her mother has been poisoning the well for 17 years.
It'll take time.
Where is Elizabeth now?
- Seems the only person who knows that is Sam Lane.
[dramatic music]
- Mom, are you serious? You're going to block his deal?
- Well, I'm not going to let Lex Luthor set up shop
in Smallville. - Really?
We're standing up to him.
- No, I'm standing up to him. - Mom.
- Sarah, I don't know how he's going to retaliate,
but when he does, he has to direct it at me and just me.
[cell phone buzzes] Okay?
[somber music]
♪ ♪
What is it?
- They couldn't get the heart.
I'm so sorry, Mom. Mr. Kent's dead.
- What?
♪ ♪
Oh, but...
I've known...
Clark my whole life, ever since we were kids.
[crying softly]
♪ ♪
- Lois...
He left something for all of you.
♪ ♪
- It's Dad.
- Dad?
- Clark.
- Lois, boys.
- When did you do this?
- Right after we built this place.
I was going to tell you sooner, but you got sick.
♪ ♪
- [crying] It's hard seeing you like this.
- I was really hoping you'd never have to.
♪ ♪
I'm sorry if I let you down.
- [exhales sharply] Clark, you never let me down,
not once.
I just... [sighs]
I just wasn't ready to lose you.
- Yeah, me either.
- So this is it?
This is all we have left of you?
♪ ♪
- I'll always be here at the Fortress to help...
however I can. - [sobs]
- But out there...
it's just going to have to be the three of you.
♪ ♪
- [cries]
♪ ♪
- Greg, move your head.