Superman & Lois

Previously on "Superman and Lois"...

The night that that thing came,

I saw what happened to your dad.

- Denise. - No, it's OK.

I'm not gonna, like, say anything.

I don't feel strong.

Well, for starters, you died, so you

can't expect to just bounce back and be the same person.

Elizabeth Luthor. If you could just talk to him.

You are the one person in the world he cares about.

Lois Lane took 17 years of my life.

Which you could never get back.

There has to be a price.

I won't expose my son to this kind of hatred,

so stay out of my life forever.

Lex, is everything OK?

Did something happen with Elizabeth?

Where are we with the land?

I'm showing it to Bash and the others this morning.

They're less than enthusiastic about moving headquarters.

They'll get over it.

Maybe, although some of their concerns are understandable.

Fine.

But we still need to work through the zoning issues.

You've spoken to Mayor Lang?

I'm pretty sure she's the issue.

There have been roadblocks at every step.

I'll deal with her.

Send this to Milton.

Tell him I want it by end of day.

What are they for?

He'll know.

But I don't need to?

Fine.

I'll get this to Milton.

Amanda.

Wanting to be back in my daughter's life

was one of the things that got me through prison.

Your loyalty was the other.

Make no mistake.

I have a plan.

I know exactly how this will end.

We got everything on Luthor?

DOD surveillance files, plus everything we dug up while

we were at "The Daily Planet."

Let's get to work.

I wanna send Luthor back to prison

before he has time to regroup.

- We're heading to "The Gazette." - Good luck.

Hey, is that Jon?

Yeah. Three hours ago.

Check this out.

That was all this morning?

Ask him yourself.

Your brother was just showing us what you've been up to.

Oh, yeah. Couldn't sleep.

Heard those screams in Chicago.

We're out of eggs?

How many saves have you made today?

Uh, three or four.

Nothing too crazy.

Wanna grab a bite at Vicky May's?

- Yeah, sure. - Race ya.

That is starting to get old.

Jon's doing too much.

He needs to slow down.

I'll talk to him.

Thanks, sweetie.

Hey, even though we support you taking a step back

from the superhero stuff, it doesn't mean

you can stay at the house playing video games all day.

Maybe Vicky May's is hiring.

Might be fun working with Sarah.

- He's right. That is getting old.

Let's go, slow poke.

What time did you get home last night?

Uh, later than I planned.

You know you don't have to come home.

I'm not leaving you here alone.

- Why? Soph's with Dad all week.

John Henry has already left for Metropolis,

so it's not an issue.

Sucks he's barely here these days.

Yeah.

But we're trying to figure it out.

Well, at least you have something to look forward to.

All I ever do is work and sleep and work.

At least you're making money, right?

Yeah.

Hey.

Tonight, you and me, girls night.

Deal.

You know, I'm really glad that you and Mr. Irons

are spending time together.

After everything with Dad, you deserve it.

Thanks, sweetie.

You're welcome.

Now I'm off to the job that I hate.

I love you.

Love you.

Otis Grisham.

Rumor is Luthor got him early release,

so he's never gonna flip.

Yeah, and this bozo lawyered up the second John Henry

dropped him off at the DOD.

We may have a shot with Cheryl Kimble, though.

So we just need her to come out of hiding again.

- What? - Nothing.

It's just, you've got some salt and pepper going on.

What? Where?

I mean, there's a patch.

A patch?

It's just a little gray.

You look handsome.

There she is.

Is that Luthor's assistant?

As far as I can tell, she doesn't have a title.

One of the many things I wanna ask her about.

- You want me to come along? - No.

I can handle Miss Business Suit.

You look into Cheryl Kimble for me.

Stop worrying about your hair.

I'm not.

Hey.

He has been in there for half an hour,

and it is creeping me out.

What does he want?

He said he only wants to talk to you.

Well, did you tell him he needs

to schedule an appointment?

I tried, but he just marched straight into your office.

Sorry you've been waiting, but unfortunately, we're

gonna need to reschedule.

This will only take a minute.

What can I do for you?

More what you can stop doing.

I'm not following.

These zoning restrictions of yours.

They're interfering with my plans.

There's a lot of red tape, I know,

but that's just how things are done around here.

Not anymore.

Excuse me?

I'm building my new headquarters in Smallville.

Nothing you do is going to change that.

Is that a threat?

Just a fact.

I think we're done here.

Do your job, Mayor Lang.

My job is protecting the people of Smallville

from someone like you.

I'll only ask once.

You already have my answer.

This security system of yours, it's just like one

an old acquaintance of mine built.

When his time came,

it didn't do much to protect him.

Get out of my office and don't come back.

What the hell is Luthor thinking?

He believes this will be the perfect location

for our next headquarters.

Yeah, maybe if we're in the fertilizer business.

The land is cheap and undeveloped.

For good reason.

Amanda, there is no way I can support

this in good conscience.

This is what Lex wants, so you better get on board.

Look, the rest of us don't have whatever cozy relationship

it is you have with Luthor.

We need to know why he's doing this.

It's simple.

Luthor's moving here to harass my family.

What's she talking about?

Leave.

- I'll handle her. - Go ahead, tell him.

I said leave.

So prison wasn't enough, and now you're trying

to sabotage his business?

Everything I said was true, and you know it.

This is a business decision.

Anything else is just more fake news from you.

What exactly is it you do for Luthor?

Is that why you're here,

to ask about my job responsibilities?

You have no idea how dangerous he is.

He killed my father.

I thought it was that big, scary monster.

Next, you'll probably say he killed Superman, too.

Or maybe even your husband.

You can't beat him.

You know, with that big, scary monster gone,

I'm starting to like my chances.

Doesn't matter.

Whatever Lex sets his mind to gets done.

Not when it comes to his daughter.

Oh, he didn't tell you.