The Adventures of Superboy (1988) s01e14 Episode Script

[tires screeching]
[music continues]
[tires screeching]
[music continues]
Superb-o-o-y!
[evil laughter]
It's no life form
we're ever encountered.
[alien grunting]
(alien)
Give up, Superboy.
[sucking air]
[blowing air]
Stay cool, man.
[alarm ringing]
Freeze!
[gunshots]
[whooshing]
(Clark) It's a sniper.
Everybody get down!
[groans]
(alien)
Why can't I get inside you!
Let me in!
[alien growling]
I don't want to delay getting
him to my office to check him.
Superboy can take
care of himself.
Why don't you let me
take care of you?
[theme music]
(male #1)
Amazing!
I mean there were
enough explosives in that van
to topple a building.
But you seem
to check out just fine.
I mean, from what I can tell.
I mean, even x-rays
can't penetrate your skin.
I feel fine, professor, really.
There's nothing to worry about.
You may be feeling
no ill-effects now
but you did black out.
- Yes, for a second or two.
- More like a minute.
The point is, you're not
completely impervious
to physical trauma.
Now, take this laser.
It's powered
by green space rocks
that emit a radiation harmless
to us, but deadly to you.
Now, why?
I mean, what is the link..
between you
and an unknown green element?
And this morning,
you survived the immense heat
of a major explosion, unscathed.
Now, what if
it had been the heat
of aof a 15 megaton
hydrogen bomb?
And then there is cold.
Could you withstand temperatures
approaching absolute-zero?
Beats me, professor.
I'm sorry.
Well, these are areas
we need to explore.
So, I thought we
might go down to the lab.
I'm sorry, professor. I'm gonna
have to take a rain check.
[whoosh]
(Lana)
There's still no answer.
I can't imagine where he is.
(Dean)
Can I help you?
Oh, Mrs. Lockhardt, this is
Mr. Kent, Clark's father.
Mrs. Lockhardt, Clark has
told me a lot about you.
Your son is one of our most
promising students, Mr. Kent.
With the proper
training and guidance
he'll have
a very bright future
ahead of him in journalism.
I don't give a damn
what kind of training he gets.
His ma and I,
we've been trying to talk
that bum into working the farm.
Well, building character
is a big part
of what these four years
are supposed to be all about.
I hope, one day, your
expectations of your son
will match ours.
Now, if you'll excuse me.
Clark! Clark,
where have you been?
Where have you been? I've been
looking for you guys all day.
Your dad has been
worried sick about you.
- Lana, come on.
- I'm telling you.
He hasn't been himself.
(Clark)
Hey, Pa.
Son.
Oh, Clark,
I'll expect that write-up
on Superboy and the sniper
by tomorrow.
Okay.
Superboy ought to turn
in his cape.
What do you mean, Pa?
He survived the explosion,
the policemen didn't.
But the policemen
were shooting at him.
He blew himself up
when he blew up the van.
- Everyone saw that.
- That doesn't matter.
Though it seems to me
that Superboy is supposed
to preserve human life
at all cost.
Isn't that the way
you always heard it was, Clark?
Anything you say, Pa.
[intense music]
Well, then..
write the damn thing up
any way you want, son.
I mean, these days,
people only believe
half of what
they read anyway.
[ominous music]
(Lana) Are you feeling
alright, Mr. Kent?
I've got a headache that seems
to be encroaching on me slowly.
Let me take
you back to the dorm.
That's not necessary.
Lana got me here,
she can take me back.
If that's what
you want, it's fine.
It's really no problem.
It's on my way.
Thanks.
And, uh, I'll see you later.
Clark?
I hear you talk to Superboy
now and then.
Yeah, I do.
What's up?
Police business.
If you see him tell him to get
in touch with me, okay?
Okay.
Nice office you got here.
[theme music]
Lieutenant Harris,
I wanted to talk to you
about this morning.
Me too.
I was just looking for you.
Look, Sergeant Johnson,
the SWAT officer who tore up
the agriculture show..
any reason why he tried
to blow you to bits?
- I haven't got a clue.
- That makes two of us.
I can't get any of this,
tied up. I knew Johnson.
He was straight as an arrow,
not a head case.
I must be missing something.
Something must
have happened last night
when Johnson and his
partner came across
a break-in
at the cryogenics lab.
Cryogenics lab?
There was a break-in?
- Yeah.
- Do you know what was taken?
Some vials, box of hypos,
different things.
[intense music]
(Lieutenant Harris)
What is it? What's wrong?
I hope it's not what I think.
[theme music]
[ominous music]
It's gone!
You can turn right up here.
That's just a service road.
Just goes into the woods.
I've got a surprise for Clark..
and you.
What?
What is it?
I was just thinking
how terrible it would be
if something awful
happened to you.
Break my boy up something
fierce, don't you think?
Don't talk like that.
Nothing's gonna happen to me.
Uh-huh?
Mr. Kent! Mr. Kent, stop!
[thrilling music]
[groans]
[Lana screaming]
(Lana)
No!
No!
Stop it!
[music continues]
What do you want?
(as alien)
Revenge!
[dramatic music]
A major section of downtown
from Fourth to Central
has been sealed off.
Now, what caused
the unidentified man
to start this rampage
is unclear.
The police are preparing
to move up to the roof..
What's going on?
(male reporter) where the gunman
is still holding his hostage.
No demands have been made,
but it is interesting that--
[gunfire]
[siren wailing]
[gunfire continues]
It's in Pa.
(male reporter) The SWAT team
has taken up strategic positions
on surrounding buildings,
as well as the roof--
Okay, guys, clear out.
Clark, I..
You were on your way
to cover the story, go ahead.
No, no way.
I'm not gonna leave you.
I'm okay. I just
I, like, need to be alone.
I'm alright.
Thanks.
[intense music]
[sighs]
Professor Peterson.
This is Superboy.
I need your help.
[siren wailing]
Take it easy, pal.
No one's gonna hurt you.
Just tell us what you want.
I don't want anything from you.
What I want will be
here soon enough.
This structure's been
secured and evacuated.
No one's getting in here unless
I personally authorize it.
No, no. There's no way to stop
the one I'm waiting for.
Who's this guy talking about?
(Superboy)
Lieutenant Harris.
Please, let me handle this.
- Superboy!
- Careful, Lana.
(alien)
You be careful, Superboy.
I know your powers.
But you can't use
your heat vision here.
It'll trigger off the detonator.
He's rigged himself with enough
C4 to blow this roof off.
You'll be the only one
here to get out alive.
It won't happen.
Look, I know who you are.
I know what you want.
Do you know that
I wanna kill these two?
And I want you watching?
That'll be my revenge.
My sweet revenge, indeed.
When I leave this mortal shell..
I'm gonna play you
body after body forever.
Goodbye, Superboy.
Wait! What you want
more than revenge is me.
I'll trade you my body
for theirs.
I tried to get
into your body, I couldn't.
I can let you in.
You could?
Yeah!
Your nobility is so silly.
I accept.
Release her.
- Don't do it.
- Now.
Not here.
My senses tell me,
the body you're in, is weak.
His heart is palpitating,
his blood pressure is high.
Yes. The human body
is so frail.
He needs medical attention.
A doctor I know
will see that he gets it.
No tricks, Superboy.
Or he dies.
I will let you in.
I give you my word.
I know you'll keep
your promise.
This fool mantake such
a pride in virtues, ideals.
[intense music]
Go! Go!
[theme music]
Professor, could you
check this man out?
He's not in good shape.
- Of course, come in.
- No.
First, we exchange bodies.
It's far too complicated
to explain, professor.
Let's get this over with.
[whooshing]
[whooshing]
[intense music]
[alien grunting]
(as alien)
Yes!
He's even more powerful
than I ever imagined.
[alien grunting]
(as Superboy) Professor,
I've got him in me. Do it now.
Do it!
[machine beeping]
[laser humming]
[alien grunting]
[intense music]
(as alien) The laser
thing turn it off!
Turn it off, will you!
(as Superboy) No, I will not let
you. You're not gonna kill again.
[alien howling]
Son?
(as alien)
Turn it off!
It's killing me.
(as alien) Let me
out! Let me out!
You tricked me.
You broke your word.
(as Superboy) I promised
to let you in, you're in.
I too made a promise.
[thrilling music]
Clark, what--
[music continues]
You're not my son.
What did you do with my son?
[groaning]
[music continues]
Give me back my son.
- Pa.
- Son.
Son.
My god! What's going on
with you, son?
- I'm dying.
- Dying?
[mellow music]
Alien, it's inside me.
No, it's impossible
for you to die.
You're too important to me,
to ma, to everybody.
[laser humming]
It's the ray..
that's what's killing you.
And I'll shut it off.
Freezer room.
Freezer? Oh, okay.
Okay, okay.
Shut the door.
You want out? Get out.
[alien grunting]
Retreat!
Waitwait to freeze solid.
[alien grunting]
[victorious music]
Okay.
What do you think, Doc?
Poisoning from the space rock
radiation seems to be subsiding.
We did it.
I guess I can handle those cold
temperatures after all
huh, professor?
Clark told me
about my odd behavior.
Oh, everyone knows
it wasn't you.
Hm. There's a lapse in my memory
and that's what's disturbing.
Lana, when I was alone
with you did I..
Did I do anything
that wasn't proper?
Mr. Kent, you could
never do anything
that wasn't
decent or upfront.
Pa. We better start.
- Thanks, Lana.
- Thank you.
See you soon.
- And you keep an eye on my boy.
- I will. Bye.
T.J., nice meeting you.
Yeah, we gotta stop having
these long conversations, huh?
[laughing]
- Have a safe trip, back.
- Thanks.
Hey.
You know, when all
the action's going down
andwe're in the middle
of it wondering where Clark is.
This time I know
exactly where he was.
Safe and sound in his dorm room
worrying about his father.
I wonder if he had
a chance to thank Superboy.
You have to go so soon?
I don't think my heart
could take it any longer.
Boy, it's been one hell
of a trip I'll tell you.
I never expected
when I first got here
that I'd be accused
of being a terrorist.
Good thing it didn't take
Superboy long
to straighten things out
with Lieutenant Harris.
And to do the same
for Sergeant Johnson.
He's a nice fellow, that Harris.
So is Professor Peterson.
I didn't take to him,
at first..
but after a while,
he kinda grew on me.
Hey, I'm glad you were around
when I needed you.
I'm not used to others
doing the rescuing.
Yeah. Well, that's what
parents are for, son.
[engine cranking]
[theme music]
Captioned by Grant Brown