LOIS: Tell me, chief, what do you think about all of this?
No oil, no uranium, no coal, no precious minerals.
Hell, no water anymore. Not since the government dammed it all up...
...to service those towns on the other side of the mountain.
- If we still had water, we would never sell... - Mm-hm.
- ...our beloved land. - Well my, uh--
My associate, Mr. Olsen...
...is taking pictures of that dam, but what I don't understand...
...is why you'd sell out to a person you've never met.
I mean, you don't even know his name. Oh, yeah.
MAN: At the stupid-high price he offered...
...for this worthless piece of desert, I hope it's Custer.
Perfect. That's just what I need, thank you.
[ON TV] Reporting live from the launch site, ground zero.
Well, today marks an historic occasion.
Two XK 101 rockets will be launched simultaneously...
...one by the Army and by the Navy.
Hi, everybody. Has anybody seen Lois around today?
GIL: No, I haven't, but the chief wants to see you.
You're blocking the set, Clark.
Sorry, Gil. How's Judy today, okay? Good? Great.
- Excuse me, Mr. White? - Come in, Kent.
You wanted to see me? Sir, have you seen Lois anywhere today?
She's out west looking into a land fraud deal.
Sent young Olsen with her on his first assignment.
Some unidentified clown out there is buying up thousands of acres...
...of worthless desert at incredible prices.
That doesn't seem to make sense.
The world doesn't make sense. You ought to know that by now.
Look at this dispatch from Addis Ababa.
People break into a museum at night, kill two people...
...and what do they take? A worthless piece of meteorite.
- How do you figure that? - Well...
...frankly, I've never been able to understand violence in any form.
I know that about you, Kent. That's one of the reasons I wanted to talk to you.
I've been in this news game 40 years, man and boy.
And I got where I am with guts, compassion, elbow grease...
...and something you're sadly lacking in, son.
- Um, humility? - No, not humility.
You got bags of humility.
Aggression, confidence, that's the ticket.
Take charge. Let people know who you are.
[HIGH-PITCHED FREQUENCY]
[DOGS BARKING]
LEX [OVER FREQUENCY]: This is Lex Luthor.
Only one thing alive with less than four legs can hear this frequency, Superman: You.
In approximately five minutes, a poison gas pellet...
...containing propane-lithium compound...
...will be released through air ducts in the city...
...effectively annihilating half the population of Metropolis.
I was a reporter before most of my friends were copy boys.
I want you to do that. Get Lois to introduce you to Superman.
Find out who he is. What's he like? Where'd he get that blue suit?
Did he have it made? Is it silk? Is it plastic?
I know it all seems a bit much, but how else was I going to meet you?
I knew you'd never accept an invitation to tea.
But a disaster, with people in danger, people who need help...
...well, I just knew you couldn't resist the chance to sort of pitch in.
Know what I mean?
It's Superman.
- Look. - Oh, my God!
There's a strong streak of good in you, Superman...
...but then, nobody's perfect.
Almost nobody.