[music continues]
[engine revving]
Henderson Culture in this area is in a deep depression..
...despite the prosperity the rest of the country has enjoyed.
Mr. Henderson, would you tell me then why
you wanna buy our farm land, hm?
When agriculture here is in such a depressed state?
My combine has large cash reserves.
You farmers can't last until the good times come back.
- But I can. - He's right.
I can't last another season.
[indistinct chatter]
Don't panic now. You've been hanging in so long.
Give it some more time.
You still work for the bank, Ms. Jenson?
You know I do, Mr. Kenderson. In the mortgage department.
Can you guarantee that your bank president Mr. Benington
will extend the mortgages?
I don't think anyone can guarantee that at this point.
Well, then. If you're ready to deal
my colleagues in the back of the room
have contracts ready to be signed.
Now, hold it, everybody. Just hold it.
He's not interested in any farming.
He's interested in what lays below our land.
Might be uranium, gold, oil, we don't know.
Give me a couple of days.
I'll go to the State Capital first thing in the morning
and I'll check it out with the geology people, hm.
Alright then, Mr. Kent. You do what you have to do.
I'll give you all one week... and then you sign.
Alright? Go on.
[indistinct chatter]
About old man Kent and the State Capital.
See the he doesn't get there.
[rooster crowing]
[birds chirping]
[engine droning]
[trumpet music]
[birds chirping]
[engine sputtering]
Ah!
Jonathan.
[intense music]
Oh, dear God. Oh, Lord.
Oh, Jonathan. Oh..
Someone help. Please.
No, I tried the Siegel Center.
Please, try his dorm.
[telephone ringing]
- Hello? - May I speak to Clark?
Yeah, just a minute.
Lovely voice.
Hello?
(Ellen) Clark, this is Ellen.
It's Ellen.
- Hi, what's going on? - Pa's in the hospital.
What happened?
(Ellen) His tractor went wild and he went into a ditch.
I told him to get rid of that piece of junk.
It was due for an accident.
There's been many similar accidents
since the Kenderson people came to town.
If it keeps up, somebody's gonna get killed.
(Clark) Okay, I'm gonna be on a plane within an hour.
I'll be on the one o'clock bus to Smallville.
I'll pick you up at the depot.
[dramatic music]
(Ellen) Clark. Clark!
Clark.
Uh, my jeep's across the street.
(Clark) Great.
How's Pa doing?
Um, he checked himself out of the hospital.
Well, that's great. That means he's feeling better.
Yeah, he is much better.
And you?
Well, I'd be feeling a lot better if you wrote more often.
Speaking of not writing, how's Lana?
Will you stop worrying about Lana?
Is she still so gorgeous?
Lana is just a friend. That's it.
Hey, hey, that was some clinch.
We didn't know you college boys had that much red blood in ya.
You are a college boy, aren't you, boy?
They're Kenderson's thugs, Clark, don't fight them.
- That's exactly what they want. - I'm not gonna fight them.
Hey, Jarvis. What about the kid's sweater?
It'll look better on you.
Good idea, Borkner buddy. Take this sweater off, kid.
I'm not taking the sweater off, come on.
[laughs]
- You shouldn't do that. - Why not?
Your mommy will be mad if she has to sew on some buttons, son?
Does the college boy think he's big enough to play with us?
- Forget it, kid. - Stop it. What'd ya doing?
You shouldn't be playing with garbage.
[laughs]
[dramatic music]
[metal creaking]
He's not worth it.
College boy.
- Are you okay, Clark? - Uh, I'm fine.
I'm fine. I'm fine.
Come on, let's get outta here.
[car door closes]
[engine revving]
Clark.
I'm proud of you.
That you didn't let them force you into a fight.
That's great. Can you take the kick me sign off my back now?
Oh.
Oh, no. There he is.
Oh, no, no.
Oh. It's so good to have you home.
(Clark) It's nice to be home.
Good to see you, son.
Ma, should he be walking? You just left the hospital.
Oh, hold it, now. You're sounding like your ma.
Well, goodbye, everybody. I have to get back to the bank.
Oh, won't you stay for some fresh apple pie?
I really can't. Thanks anyway, Mrs. Kent.
(Clark) Thanks for the lift.
I'll, ah...see you tonight?
You'll be in big trouble if you don't.
[chuckles]
Did I mention how good it is to be home?
I never tire of hearing it.
What's happened to your glasses, Clark?
I ran into a couple of Kenderson's boys in town.
Tell me about him, Pa.
Well..
Well, you know you're still pretty young.
I wouldn't want you to do anything foolish that might
tip off who you really are.
I don't want any more accidents happening to you.
What's he after?
Well, he's been grabbing up all the land around here
claiming he wants to farm it.
He doesn't wanna farm it, I know that.
Your pa thinks there's something valuable under our land.
Well, you can bet on that.
Uranium, gold, oil, maybe even platinum.
I was going over to the Bureau of Mines
to check it out this morning when, uh..
You don't need the Bureau of Mines, Pa.
- I'll check it out for you. - How you gonna do that?
I've been developing my x-ray vision.
Well, now you know the apple pie is waiting.
[chuckles]
[Superboy theme music]
[orchestral music]
[music continues]
(Jarvis) Give me a jam.
Pa.
- Yeah? - I don't understand it.
I checked from Pete Owens property
all the way down by dry river.
I didn't see any mineral deposits.
Yeah, we gotta find something, Clark.
We gotta find what Kenderson wants before it's too late.
[engine revving]
[intense music]
[explosion]
[tires screeching]
(Kenderson) I've got the contract in my hand.
I know what's in it.
Wait until the end of the week and I'll deliver as promised.
Look, I lowered the price from 20 cents a gallon to 15.
You can't buy water any cheaper than that
anywhere else I know of.
I got the farmers in the palm of my hand.
By the end of the week everything will be signed
sealed and delivered.
I'll call you back later.
If it isn't the poor college boy who lost his buttons.
Well, well, well.
I gotta hunch the kid might be ready to sell. Huh?
Have a seat.
If one more accident happens to a Kent.
You're gonna be running your rotten business
from a hospital bed, Kenderson.
What'd you do, college boy? Take some get-tuff pills?
Now, hold it, son.
I'm here to help any farmer who wants to
get out from under his debts.
Like I said, any more attempts on the farm house..
...you're gonna be sorry.
You blew it, you fools!
Nobody talks to me like that. Nobody!
See that he can't talk at all for the next six months.
Hey, you didn't say goodbye, kid.
We're gonna have to teach you some manners, college boy.
Don't you! What are you doing?
(Clark) No.
I don't want any trouble.
[screaming]
I forgot to say, this college boy is into pumping iron.
[tires screeching]
What you told me this afternoon, Clark.
- You sure about that? - I'm sure of it, Pa.
I was using my x-ray vision to look for minerals.
When I saw that river, it didn't mean anything to me.
But when I found out about Kenderson's deal
to sell the water, it made sense.
[chuckles]
Come with me.
Everybody would you please take a seat and settle down?
Mr. Benington from our bank was good enough to accept
our invitation to come here.
[audience applaud]
My son has got some information about those land grabbers
and what they really want. Son.
There's a river running under our land.
Kenderson doesn't want our farms.
He wants what's under 'em.
[indistinct chatter]
He has a contract
with the City of Benford to sell water.
Thanks, son.
Mr. Benington
our Government and the Soviets are negotiating a contract..
...to sell 'em grain.
Now, we've got a lot of that grain
stored in our community silo.
Now, soon as that deal is cut we can pay off all our loans.
All we need is a little time.
Thank you, Mr. Kent.
It's not the proper way to run a business.
But I've been your neighbor for over 20 years.
Sure, I'll extend your loan.
[audience applaud]
Since you got me into this, Ellen.
I'm gonna give you the responsibility of checking out
the silo tomorrow morning. If it's full then I can tell
my board of directors I'm not out of my head for holding
off on these foreclosures.
Alright, and I'll go with you. Hey, congratulations.
[audience applaud]
I'm gonna go with ya.
That's what I said. The bank is extending the loans
until the grain is sold.
Corbin, you're worth every penny.
[dramatic music]
Every penny.
(Kenderson) You know what you've to do.
Let's move it.
Come on.
[intense music]
Here they come.
- What's going on? - I don't know.
Looks like they're getting ready to bloat the silo.
Hey, get away from there.
We figured. Who are you, anyway?
Everybody will know you did this.
Come on! At least one silo every year
accumulates enough natural gas to blow itself sky high.
Alright, put the old man in the jeep with her.
They'll think they drove up just as the silo blew.
That fields ready for planting.
Not a rock left on it. Pa won't have to lift a finger.
I'm worried about them.
Me too.
Should have been back an hour ago.
I'm on my way.
[Superboy theme music]
[dramatic music]
You set the firing pin?
All you have to do is press the little, old button.
Better put some distance between us and that silo
before she blows.
It's gonna level everything around within a mile.
[theme music]
- Uh, oh, Clark. - Take it easy, Mr. Kent.
Ah, sorry, Superboy.
I was praying that my son would help.
Kenderson and his thugs pumped hydrogen gas into the silo.
They're gonna blow it up.
Move your truck outta here fast, uh, Mr. Kent.
[engine revving]
[theme music]
Well, I guess we've come far enough.
[music continues]
And so we say goodbye to the farmers of Smallville.
[tires screeching]
(Superboy) Kenderson.
You can get all the water you want in prison
and you won't have to pay a cent for it.
I never dreamed I'd meet Superboy.
But he saved us and I didn't even get a chance to thank him.
If I ever run into to him, I'll thank him for you.
If anybody doesn't want my chicken, I won't hear it.
[telephone ringing]
Ellen, would you get that?
- Hello? - Um, who is this?
It's Ellen, who's this?
Oh, hi, Ellen, this is, uh, Lana.
Is Clark there?
Of course, I mean, I'm calling his house how dumb.
Just a minute, Lana.
(Clark) Hello?
Hi, friend.
We're calling to find out how your dad's doing?
It's Lana.
He's doing great actually. What's new in at Shuster?
T.J. wants to know if you'll return by Friday
to make the last edition of the Herald?
(Clark) I'll be there.
Give everyone my best in Smallville.
Okay, I will.
Must be nice renewing old acquaintances.
You shouldn't worry about Ellen.
Is she still gorgeous?
She's a gorgeous, good friend, Lana.
Just like you.
- Bye. - Bye.
[rooster crowing]
[theme music]
Captioned by Grant Brown