The Adventures of Superboy (1988) s03e16 Episode Script

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Rocketed from a distant
planet
to a bold new destiny on
earth
found by a Kansas family
and raised as Clark Kent
he learned he possessed the
strength of steel
the speed of light
and the desire
to help all mankind
He is Superboy.
[children shouting]
So help me, if you two
don't cut it out,
I'm gonna come back there and
Burt. This is a vacation.
Vacations are fun.
I am sorry, honey. Sometimes
Daddy has a bad day.
[car horn honking]
[screaming]
[squeals]
Superboy.
I thought we were going to.. .
How can I ever thank you?
Got any cash?
No cash, huh?
Well, nice car.
Engine's good.
Consider the debt paid in full.
[Superboy laughs]
Does Superboy have
bad days too, Dad?
[man] Lana.
[screams]
Don't scream. Don't scream.
I just want your help.
I'm not Luthor.
I'm Superboy.
You're out of your mind.
No it's my body I'm out of.
Just give me two minutes, then
you can walk away.
Lana, you've gotta trust me.
Trust?
That's ironic coming from you.
I need you to listen to me.
But I'm not gonna force you.
Two minutes, then I scream.
Fair enough.
There was this experiment.
I wanted to find out where I
came from.
A doctor, Dr. Deland. He used
to work with Professor Peterson.
He said that he could help me.
We were in his lab.
Every memory makes a molecular
imprint,
If I can scan them with
electron beams,
we might be able to get
all the way down
to your earliest memories.
Maybe find out where
you came from.
and why I'm here.
Ready?
Now, close your eyes, and start
counting backwards.
From a hundred.
1009998
97.96
[breathing]
Dr. Deland?
[laughter]
You are indeed a genius.
I'm not in this for
an ego massage.
We agreed to a sum of
money.
Not until I get your notes on
and the plans for this thing.
How can I be sure I'll
get my money.
Take my word for it.
Getting money's never gonna be
a problem for me again.
[laughter]
Perhaps it's time our
chrome-dome friend
finally made his date
with the electric chair.
They tricked me
using my past as bait.
And I swallowed the hook.
Are you done?
Is this the part where you let
me just walk away?
Lana, all I need you to do
is go and see if Deland
is still there.
I can't go myself.
If the police catch me
You'll get what you deserve.
No, you've got to believe
[man] Hey.
What are you doing?
He's hurting me.
No. No problem, sir.
Are you all right, ma'am?
Yeah. That's Lex Luthor. He's
wanted
You sure you're OK?
Yeah, I'm fine.
Did Luthor have a gun or
anything?
Unh uh.
Did he try to take you
away with him?
No.
Doesn't sound like Luthor.
I know, but
Who else could it have been?
I'm gonna go tell Jackson about
this.
You sure you're OK?
Had to have been him.
Lana.
You seen Clark. I got some print
outs for him.
I'll take 'em.
Sent me a note. He's not
feeling very well.
Whoa.
Who's that?
It's nobody.
Pretty impressive credentials
for a nobody.
PHD in physics and
bio-engineering.
Tenured position at Shuster.
"was forced to resign for
unstated reasons.
Does this have something to do
with Luthor?
I don't, I don't think so.
Good. Leave Luthor to Superboy.
Lex, Lex
Lex come on this isn't funny.
Put me down.
What's my name?
All right. It's Superboy.
Superboy. I like the sound of
that.
So, what are you gonna do now? I
mean
take over the world or
something.
[shrieks]
Maybe.
I don't want anyone to start
believing Luthor
when he says
he's in the wrong body.
So why don't you just get rid of
him?
Just like that?
Not a chance.
I want him to feel what it's
like to be me.
Humiliated, persecuted.
Despised.
Then I'm gonna see to it that he
gets exactly what's coming to
me.
[laughter]
Oh Lex. I mean why wait for
that?
Do it now. You know?
Business before pleasure.
You may have a point there.
So um, you're gonna do it now?
I just said I was.
And Superboy never lies.
I'm sorry. I didn't mean to
frighten you.
That's all right. I've been
hoping to see you.
Me too.
I saw Lex, this morning.
Luthor. Did he hurt you, or
No, no.
He didn't hurt me. He only
wanted to talk to me.
Talk to you. About what?
Nothing.
Lana, whatever he says, you
shouldn't listen to him.
You have to trust me.
Will you do that?
Trust.
Like always.
Because there's something more
important I want to talk to you
about.
Our relationship.
I've been thinking, maybe it's
time that we should deepen it.
Bring it to another level of
meaning.
Um
What's wrong?
I'm just not used to you
acting this way.
We all have our week moments.
Here's where I'm staying.
For when you have one of your
weak moments.
It's important that you trust
me, Lana.
You're the one who's always
known me best.
Trust me?
[wheezing]
Freeze.
[gunshots fired]
[glass shattering]
Doesn't this guy ever exercise.
Hello, Luthor.
[laughter]
I'm not, Luthor.
You know this is all a terrible
mistake.
Yeah, you're the one who made it
when you took on Superboy.
Why doesn't somebody talk to
Dr. Deland. He can tell them
Deland is dead. Died
on the way to the hospital.
What are you doing?
Letting you out
so they can take you to the
State Prison.
What for?
'Cause that's where
the electric chair is.
This is all a mistake.
Lex, get in.
Lana.
Get in.
You shouldn't be doing this.
Are you crazy? I'm helping you.
But you're breaking the law.
[Lana] Now I know you're
Superboy.
What made you finally believe
me?
I knew you'd never
come on to me like that.
Like what?
Here it is.
I think he put 'em in here.
Here's his notes.
And the blueprints for the
machine. We can rebuild it.
What's wrong?
Think about it.
About what?
About everything we have to do.
Going up against somebody
with my
with his powers.
Listen to me.
You think the only thing that
makes you a hero is your powers?
You said so yourself.
When you could have run and
maybe escaped,
you stayed and
tried to help Deland.
That's what being a hero
really means.
It's not what you are,
it's who you are.
- Lana, there's no way
- Yes, there is.
You're in Luthor's body.
All you have to do is stop
thinking like him.
Convicted killer Lex Luthor
escaped from jail late today
while being transferred from a
maximum security prison
where he faced execution.
Police say that they are
following up leads,
but admit to having no real
evidence
as to his whereabouts.
Lex.
[laughing]
It's better than remote control.
So, what now?
What do you mean, what now?
It's even better this way.
Let him taste freedom
one more time.
That way when he's in the chair,
it'll hurt even more.
[knocking]
Be a good little girl and go
wait in the other room.
Why?
Who is it?
It's business.
Lana. What a surprise.
I decided you were right.
It is time to take our
relationship to a deeper level.
I'm glad. Won't you come in?
Hello, Luthor.
Oh, I get it. A trap.
And how you gonna take me in?
Cuffs?
That doesn't matter.
You killed Dr. Deland for no
reason.
No reason? I'm insulted.
I'm truly insulted.
Deland was the only one who knew
about our little switcheroo.
And he was the only one who
could switch us back.
And so you killed him.
Of course I killed him.
But I had a reason.
And now you'll pay.
And what pray tell could that
be, but the dreaded Kryptonite?
You got it.
Ah!
You have to wake up pretty early
in the morning to beat Superboy.
Get him.
I'm trying to think of which one
of my super powers to use.
That's it.
It's his favorite.
This is great.
[screams]
You mustn't do this.
With his demented mind and my
powers
he'll turn the world into
a
he's got to be stopped.
Frankly, I don't see the
problem.
I mean it's pretty obvious who's
who here, Luthor.
He's Luthor.
Sure he is.
Do you want to do the honors?
Sir?
Pull the switch.
I, I, I couldn't.
It's only fitting.
The governor will be here any
minute.
He could still change his mind.
You'd be doing the world a
service.
Well, if you put it that way.
You have to listen to this.
Deland was the only one who
knew about our only switcheroo.
And so you killed him.
Of course I killed him.
[door slams]
Let's do it.
Did it work?
No.
No.
No.
No, no, no, no!
[screaming] No!
We did it.
All you've proven is that brains
are better than brawn.
Which means I can beat you.
You better hurry.
Once that chair is rewired,
you're gonna be it's first
guest.
You'd better watch your back
my friend.
I'm not dead yet.
[laughter]
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