1 00:00:22,360 --> 00:00:23,430 In the Caribbean, 2 00:00:23,430 --> 00:00:25,930 the San Baquero volcano went active during the night, 3 00:00:25,930 --> 00:00:28,530 sending a cloud of ash miles into the air. 4 00:00:28,530 --> 00:00:30,600 Geologists predict a devastating eruption 5 00:00:30,600 --> 00:00:32,040 sometime within the week. 6 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,110 Sources report the Justice League has offered to help 7 00:00:34,110 --> 00:00:36,650 the Baqueran authorities with the evacuation. 8 00:00:37,710 --> 00:00:39,710 Yeah, have the car ready in 20 minutes 9 00:00:39,710 --> 00:00:41,210 and get all the division heads 10 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:43,650 in for the meeting an hour early. 11 00:00:43,650 --> 00:00:46,050 Closer to home, the political world is still reeling 12 00:00:46,050 --> 00:00:48,120 from Lex Luthor's surprise announcement 13 00:00:48,120 --> 00:00:50,660 of his candidacy for President of the United States. 14 00:00:50,660 --> 00:00:52,660 Overnight polling among likely voters 15 00:00:52,660 --> 00:00:54,660 shows Luthor to be within striking distance 16 00:00:54,660 --> 00:00:56,630 of both major party candidates. 17 00:01:12,410 --> 00:01:13,580 Get dressed. 18 00:01:13,580 --> 00:01:16,020 It's time we talked. 19 00:02:19,310 --> 00:02:22,310 Amanda Waller, born in East St. Louis. 20 00:02:22,310 --> 00:02:24,650 Rhodes scholar, Ph.D. in political science, 21 00:02:24,650 --> 00:02:26,720 served in Intelligence under three administrations. 22 00:02:26,720 --> 00:02:29,320 Disappeared from public life four years ago. 23 00:02:29,320 --> 00:02:30,890 Am I supposed to be impressed? 24 00:02:30,890 --> 00:02:33,890 Maybe I should rattle off your résumé now. 25 00:02:33,890 --> 00:02:36,930 You know, I could blow the whistle on you anytime I want. 26 00:02:36,930 --> 00:02:40,000 Fine. Why don't we step into the light together? 27 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,000 I'm sure the American people will be just as interested 28 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:44,500 in your activities as mine. 29 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:47,500 Secret weapons, illegal cloning experiments, 30 00:02:47,500 --> 00:02:48,500 bypassing Congress. 31 00:02:48,510 --> 00:02:50,110 What do you want? 32 00:02:50,110 --> 00:02:52,450 I want to know what you think you're doing. 33 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:56,010 Did Superman ever mention that to get Luthor's pardon 34 00:02:56,010 --> 00:03:00,010 he had to tell us about your parallel-universe adventure? 35 00:03:00,020 --> 00:03:01,960 All about it. 36 00:03:01,950 --> 00:03:03,520 We started to wonder what would happen 37 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:06,620 if you took the same action that the Justice Lords did, 38 00:03:06,620 --> 00:03:10,190 so I had my people run some computer simulations. 39 00:03:10,190 --> 00:03:13,690 If the Justice League ever went rogue, 40 00:03:13,700 --> 00:03:16,370 what do you think would be the result? 41 00:03:16,370 --> 00:03:17,440 That's moot. 42 00:03:17,430 --> 00:03:18,430 Humor me. 43 00:03:18,440 --> 00:03:22,540 In every single scenario you beat us... badly. 44 00:03:22,540 --> 00:03:24,610 But that was before Cadmus. 45 00:03:24,610 --> 00:03:27,480 Now we have the technology to defend ourselves. 46 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,050 Whatever you think you're doing, 47 00:03:30,050 --> 00:03:32,550 if you present a threat to the world, 48 00:03:32,550 --> 00:03:35,820 the Justice League will take you down. 49 00:03:35,820 --> 00:03:37,820 If we present a threat? 50 00:03:37,820 --> 00:03:39,890 You've got a spaceship floating over our heads 51 00:03:39,890 --> 00:03:42,390 with a laser weapon pointing down. 52 00:03:42,390 --> 00:03:44,890 In another dimension, seven of you overthrew the government 53 00:03:44,900 --> 00:03:46,900 and assassinated the President. 54 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:48,400 We're the good guys 55 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,170 protecting our country from a very real threat: 56 00:03:52,170 --> 00:03:53,570 you. 57 00:04:07,980 --> 00:04:09,980 How long is this gonna take? 58 00:04:09,990 --> 00:04:11,930 I thought we had an island to evacuate. 59 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:13,460 First team's already down there. 60 00:04:13,460 --> 00:04:14,990 We'll join them as soon as we're done. 61 00:04:14,990 --> 00:04:16,490 I want to hear what you learned. 62 00:04:16,490 --> 00:04:18,930 Project Cadmus is in the business of developing weapons, 63 00:04:18,930 --> 00:04:21,000 specifically to fight us. 64 00:04:21,000 --> 00:04:23,000 They're worried we've grown too powerful, 65 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,000 and they want to even the odds. 66 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:25,470 Exactly. 67 00:04:25,470 --> 00:04:28,010 They were behind that business with the Ultimen 68 00:04:28,000 --> 00:04:28,970 and the Supergirl clone. 69 00:04:28,970 --> 00:04:30,510 Galatea will be fully recovered soon 70 00:04:30,510 --> 00:04:32,010 and ready to return to active duty. 71 00:04:32,010 --> 00:04:33,950 And the doomsday weapon? 72 00:04:33,940 --> 00:04:37,010 Considering the damage done to its frontal lobe, 73 00:04:37,010 --> 00:04:39,450 the cellular regeneration has been remarkable. 74 00:04:39,450 --> 00:04:40,450 Its EEG's are still flat. 75 00:04:40,450 --> 00:04:42,520 Nonetheless, we're monitoring it closely. 76 00:04:42,520 --> 00:04:44,020 Keep me updated. 77 00:04:44,020 --> 00:04:46,960 Tala, have you developed a plan to retrieve the armor? 78 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,530 We've come up with some promising scenarios, 79 00:04:49,530 --> 00:04:53,530 but they're going to require certain additional resources. 80 00:04:53,530 --> 00:04:55,030 Fine. See me after. 81 00:04:55,030 --> 00:04:56,500 What are they so worried about? 82 00:04:56,500 --> 00:04:58,540 We'd never try to take over like that. 83 00:04:58,540 --> 00:05:01,040 The Justice Lords did in their dimension. 84 00:05:01,040 --> 00:05:02,640 What's to stop us? 85 00:05:02,640 --> 00:05:03,710 Me. 86 00:05:03,710 --> 00:05:06,310 Those guys went overboard because their Flash died. 87 00:05:06,310 --> 00:05:08,880 So as long as you all focus on keeping me alive, 88 00:05:08,880 --> 00:05:10,920 that'll never happen here. 89 00:05:10,910 --> 00:05:14,480 Let's put a pin in that theory to explore another time. 90 00:05:14,480 --> 00:05:16,320 I've seen the federal budget. 91 00:05:16,320 --> 00:05:18,390 There's no funding for a Project Cadmus. 92 00:05:18,390 --> 00:05:20,160 Where's the money coming from? 93 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:21,730 We're all thinking the same thing. 94 00:05:21,730 --> 00:05:22,730 Luthor. 95 00:05:22,730 --> 00:05:24,730 The obvious suspect. 96 00:05:24,730 --> 00:05:27,670 He funded General Hardcastle's rogue operations. 97 00:05:27,660 --> 00:05:29,230 But if he's bankrolling Cadmus, 98 00:05:29,230 --> 00:05:31,730 he's doing an excellent job of covering his tracks. 99 00:05:31,740 --> 00:05:33,610 I've got The Question looking into it, and— 100 00:05:34,670 --> 00:05:35,670 Not that kook. 101 00:05:35,670 --> 00:05:38,410 I admit he's wound a bit too tightly, 102 00:05:38,410 --> 00:05:39,980 but if anyone can find a hidden link 103 00:05:39,980 --> 00:05:41,980 from Luthor to Cadmus, he's the man. 104 00:05:41,980 --> 00:05:43,480 In the meantime, 105 00:05:43,480 --> 00:05:45,420 I'll be following the trail from Waller's end. 106 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:51,890 And Dr. Milo, splicing together human and animal DNA, 107 00:05:51,890 --> 00:05:53,260 how's that going? 108 00:05:53,260 --> 00:05:54,330 I know what you're thinking, 109 00:05:54,320 --> 00:05:57,320 but my experiments are actually quite close to paying off. 110 00:05:57,330 --> 00:06:00,170 Dr. Langston's research has proven very useful. 111 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,730 I just need a little more time, 112 00:06:01,730 --> 00:06:04,230 and I promise I'll have something concrete to show you. 113 00:06:04,230 --> 00:06:07,730 Concrete? Like, say, the super-powered wart hog 114 00:06:07,740 --> 00:06:10,010 that tore up your lab last week? 115 00:06:10,010 --> 00:06:13,110 Professor Hamilton's already showed me the remains. 116 00:06:13,110 --> 00:06:15,450 That— That was just a prototype. 117 00:06:15,450 --> 00:06:19,290 Dr. Milo, I'm not known for my sense of humor, 118 00:06:19,280 --> 00:06:23,180 but I know a sick joke when I see one. 119 00:06:23,190 --> 00:06:25,760 In light of the continuing lack of results from your work, 120 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,630 I'm pulling your funding. 121 00:06:27,620 --> 00:06:30,190 In accordance with the Technological Clearances Act, 122 00:06:30,190 --> 00:06:33,690 we'll set you up in a new non-vital capacity 123 00:06:33,700 --> 00:06:36,470 and confiscate your classified research. 124 00:06:36,470 --> 00:06:37,540 As you're well aware, 125 00:06:37,530 --> 00:06:40,530 any public discussion of Cadmus or its work 126 00:06:40,540 --> 00:06:43,610 will result in your immediate sanction. 127 00:06:43,610 --> 00:06:46,080 And rest assured, doctor, our people will be keeping... 128 00:06:57,290 --> 00:06:59,060 You can go now. 129 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:24,480 I know you're faking. 130 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,920 The lobotomized portion of your brain has completely regrown. 131 00:07:30,490 --> 00:07:32,760 Do you remember anything from before? 132 00:07:35,430 --> 00:07:37,470 That's all right. 133 00:07:37,460 --> 00:07:38,500 I'll show you. 134 00:07:38,500 --> 00:07:42,000 You've been used, and you deserve to know. 135 00:07:42,000 --> 00:07:44,440 You see, you were created from a sample 136 00:07:44,430 --> 00:07:46,600 of Superman's genetic material. 137 00:07:46,600 --> 00:07:50,100 But your DNA was altered to make you his superior. 138 00:07:51,680 --> 00:07:54,780 And then you were trained to hate him. 139 00:07:56,610 --> 00:07:59,980 You were conditioned, humiliated, 140 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:01,320 repeatedly injured... 141 00:08:05,960 --> 00:08:08,500 but not by Superman. 142 00:08:08,490 --> 00:08:12,490 By Amanda Waller and Professor Emil Hamilton. 143 00:08:12,500 --> 00:08:16,870 When you became uncontrollable, they tried to dispose of you. 144 00:08:16,870 --> 00:08:19,970 They put you in a rocket and shot you into space. 145 00:08:25,710 --> 00:08:27,880 But you were too strong. 146 00:08:31,150 --> 00:08:34,150 Your struggles threw the rocket off course... 147 00:08:36,150 --> 00:08:38,320 and it came back to Earth. 148 00:08:39,460 --> 00:08:40,960 When you landed, 149 00:08:40,960 --> 00:08:43,030 you fought a different Superman, 150 00:08:43,030 --> 00:08:45,530 one from a parallel universe. 151 00:08:45,530 --> 00:08:47,470 He lobotomized you. 152 00:08:47,460 --> 00:08:49,200 Superman. 153 00:08:49,200 --> 00:08:53,200 Yes. Good. But he isn't your enemy. 154 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,970 Your hatred of him was manufactured. 155 00:08:55,970 --> 00:09:01,040 At every turn, Waller and Hamilton abused and betrayed you 156 00:09:01,040 --> 00:09:02,540 just as they betrayed me. 157 00:09:03,550 --> 00:09:06,390 Don't we both deserve retribution? 158 00:09:06,950 --> 00:09:09,150 Yes. Release me. 159 00:09:09,150 --> 00:09:11,220 And you'll solve both our problems? 160 00:09:11,220 --> 00:09:12,720 Yes. 161 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:24,230 What are you—? 162 00:09:24,230 --> 00:09:25,800 Your problem's solved. 163 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:31,440 Now for Superman. 164 00:09:36,180 --> 00:09:37,480 No! 165 00:09:51,900 --> 00:09:53,470 What's going on? 166 00:09:53,460 --> 00:09:55,100 Ma'am, Doomsday's escaped. 167 00:09:55,100 --> 00:09:56,670 Milo. 168 00:09:56,670 --> 00:09:58,710 I'll have his hide for this. 169 00:09:58,700 --> 00:10:00,100 Doomsday beat you to it, ma'am. 170 00:10:26,800 --> 00:10:28,570 Our radios are barely working. 171 00:10:28,570 --> 00:10:31,070 I'm spending half my time running messages around. 172 00:10:31,070 --> 00:10:34,140 It's the electromagnetic interference from the volcano. 173 00:10:34,140 --> 00:10:36,080 Superman, how's it going in there? 174 00:10:36,070 --> 00:10:38,640 Can you read me any better than before? 175 00:10:38,640 --> 00:10:41,640 You're dropping in and out. It depends on where I am. 176 00:10:43,750 --> 00:10:46,590 I'm trying to ease the pressure on the volcano. 177 00:10:46,580 --> 00:10:48,650 If I can dig some tunnels off the main core, 178 00:10:48,650 --> 00:10:51,150 maybe I can stop the eruption before it starts. 179 00:11:04,000 --> 00:11:06,440 When will you be able to tell if it's working? 180 00:11:06,440 --> 00:11:09,010 Hard to say. I could just as easily set it off, 181 00:11:09,010 --> 00:11:11,010 so I have to go slow. 182 00:11:12,680 --> 00:11:16,350 Just get everyone clear as soon as you can. 183 00:11:26,590 --> 00:11:27,960 Superman. 184 00:11:27,960 --> 00:11:29,700 I'm here to kill you. 185 00:11:29,690 --> 00:11:31,690 Is this a bad time? 186 00:12:02,490 --> 00:12:05,830 I remember those eyes. 187 00:12:12,600 --> 00:12:14,170 Let's see you do that again. 188 00:12:26,950 --> 00:12:28,520 I know who you are, 189 00:12:28,520 --> 00:12:30,190 but I'm not the one who hurt you. 190 00:12:30,190 --> 00:12:32,290 Superman is Superman, 191 00:12:32,290 --> 00:12:34,130 and I will kill you. 192 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:35,290 Why? 193 00:12:35,290 --> 00:12:37,630 It's what I am. I don't care why. 194 00:12:41,060 --> 00:12:44,030 GPS puts the stolen pod on San Baquero. 195 00:12:44,030 --> 00:12:46,370 Doomsday went right back after Superman. 196 00:12:46,370 --> 00:12:48,940 I love a well-conditioned soldier. 197 00:12:48,940 --> 00:12:51,380 And what will your soldier do after he's killed Superman? 198 00:12:51,370 --> 00:12:52,870 We can't leave him loose. 199 00:12:52,880 --> 00:12:55,450 For all we know, he'll try to kill everyone on the planet. 200 00:12:55,440 --> 00:12:59,210 He has to be stopped before he leaves that island. 201 00:12:59,220 --> 00:13:00,390 But how am I supposed to—? 202 00:13:00,380 --> 00:13:01,910 I don't care! Get it done! 203 00:13:07,220 --> 00:13:08,220 This is Eiling. 204 00:13:08,220 --> 00:13:10,520 firewall. 205 00:13:14,830 --> 00:13:17,070 Target locked. Package is ready. 206 00:13:17,070 --> 00:13:18,410 Deliver the package. 207 00:13:42,060 --> 00:13:44,060 Superman, give me an update. 208 00:13:46,000 --> 00:13:47,700 Something's come up. 209 00:13:50,070 --> 00:13:51,740 Just keep doing what you're doing. 210 00:14:01,810 --> 00:14:03,910 Where are you? I'll come help. 211 00:14:05,480 --> 00:14:08,250 No. Stay with the evacuation. This isn't important. 212 00:14:08,250 --> 00:14:10,250 Getting those people to safety is. 213 00:14:17,130 --> 00:14:18,130 Move it out. 214 00:14:19,900 --> 00:14:22,300 Another transport just landed on the mainland. 215 00:14:22,300 --> 00:14:23,370 They're over half done. 216 00:14:28,400 --> 00:14:29,470 I don't believe it. 217 00:14:29,470 --> 00:14:32,740 It's a nuclear missile headed straight for San Baquero. 218 00:14:32,740 --> 00:14:33,810 And from the spectrograph, 219 00:14:33,810 --> 00:14:35,580 its warhead's lined with kryptonite. 220 00:14:35,580 --> 00:14:37,150 Can we hit it from up here? 221 00:14:37,150 --> 00:14:39,490 No. It's moving too fast. But who fired it? 222 00:14:46,420 --> 00:14:47,490 Yes, Mr. President? 223 00:14:47,490 --> 00:14:48,990 Call off the missile. 224 00:14:48,990 --> 00:14:50,490 How did you get this number—? 225 00:14:50,490 --> 00:14:52,990 The missile headed for San Baquero. 226 00:14:53,000 --> 00:14:55,000 If anyone dies on that island today, 227 00:14:55,000 --> 00:14:56,500 I'm coming for you. 228 00:14:56,500 --> 00:14:59,840 You do what you have to, and so will I. 229 00:15:01,640 --> 00:15:02,840 Eiling! 230 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:03,910 She didn't know. 231 00:15:03,910 --> 00:15:06,280 Captain Atom's on his way from California. 232 00:15:06,280 --> 00:15:09,180 His top speed's under Mach 2. He'll never get there in time. 233 00:15:12,680 --> 00:15:13,680 Oh—! Hey! 234 00:15:15,950 --> 00:15:18,020 Clear the hangar! Now! 235 00:15:25,030 --> 00:15:27,030 Initiating emergency drop 236 00:15:27,030 --> 00:15:29,770 in three, two, one. 237 00:15:40,280 --> 00:15:42,350 You're going too fast. 238 00:15:42,340 --> 00:15:44,340 If I let the Earth's gravity accelerate me, 239 00:15:44,350 --> 00:15:46,190 I should reach intercept in two minutes. 240 00:15:46,180 --> 00:15:47,580 If you don't burn up on entry. 241 00:15:58,030 --> 00:16:00,200 What were you thinking? 242 00:16:00,200 --> 00:16:03,300 You're gonna kill Superman and everyone else on the island. 243 00:16:03,300 --> 00:16:04,370 We have to sanction Doomsday. 244 00:16:04,370 --> 00:16:06,870 We were gonna get to Superman somewhere down the line, 245 00:16:06,870 --> 00:16:08,440 and we've been trying to stop drug traffic 246 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,440 from San Baquero for years. 247 00:16:10,440 --> 00:16:13,380 The way I see it: three birds, one stone. 248 00:16:13,380 --> 00:16:15,220 Call it off. 249 00:16:15,210 --> 00:16:17,780 Anti-abort safeties have already engaged. 250 00:16:17,780 --> 00:16:19,750 I couldn't stop it now if I wanted to. 251 00:17:11,370 --> 00:17:13,810 Wonder Woman, can you hear me? 252 00:17:13,800 --> 00:17:15,370 There's a missile with a kryptonite warhead 253 00:17:15,370 --> 00:17:17,870 heading for your position. Say again. 254 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:20,450 Repeat, there's a kryptonite missile heading your way. 255 00:17:20,440 --> 00:17:21,270 Can you read me? 256 00:17:26,180 --> 00:17:28,180 Flash, get everyone as far away as you can. 257 00:17:28,180 --> 00:17:29,680 I'm going back for Superman. 258 00:17:29,690 --> 00:17:31,690 But— Do it now! 259 00:17:47,740 --> 00:17:50,410 The missile's armed with magnetic repulsers. 260 00:17:50,410 --> 00:17:52,980 The only way past that is with the javelin itself. 261 00:17:52,980 --> 00:17:55,480 You could give the hull an opposing charge. 262 00:17:55,480 --> 00:17:56,750 Understood. 263 00:18:42,620 --> 00:18:43,650 Batman? 264 00:18:44,690 --> 00:18:46,630 Batman, come in. 265 00:19:13,520 --> 00:19:14,920 Ah, ah, ah. 266 00:19:14,920 --> 00:19:17,490 Can't beat me the same way twice. 267 00:19:17,490 --> 00:19:20,160 Then I guess I'll need a bigger fire. 268 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,360 Did Cadmus create you? 269 00:20:15,520 --> 00:20:16,590 J'onn? 270 00:20:18,090 --> 00:20:19,590 I can't read his mind. 271 00:20:19,590 --> 00:20:21,690 His brain's been altered to resist me. 272 00:20:21,690 --> 00:20:22,760 You don't owe anything to them. 273 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:25,200 They manipulated you and then tried to kill you. 274 00:20:25,190 --> 00:20:27,030 So I keep hearing. 275 00:20:27,030 --> 00:20:28,200 From who? 276 00:20:28,200 --> 00:20:32,270 All you need to know is that I will get free, 277 00:20:32,270 --> 00:20:34,370 and I will kill you. 278 00:20:34,370 --> 00:20:36,940 If that's your final word. 279 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:42,350 I only use this as a last resort. 280 00:20:42,340 --> 00:20:44,340 It's gonna send you to another dimension. 281 00:20:44,350 --> 00:20:47,390 You won't be hurt, but you also won't hurt anyone else again. 282 00:20:47,380 --> 00:20:49,450 You'll wish you'd killed me. 283 00:21:10,310 --> 00:21:12,810 You'll do anything to avoid monitor duty. 284 00:21:12,810 --> 00:21:15,310 Sent him off to the Phantom Zone, didn't you? 285 00:21:15,310 --> 00:21:16,810 He left us no choice. 286 00:21:16,810 --> 00:21:19,080 Spoken like a true Justice Lord. 287 00:21:19,080 --> 00:21:20,650 What? Come on. 288 00:21:20,650 --> 00:21:22,650 Passing judgment like gods? 289 00:21:22,650 --> 00:21:26,220 With our super-powered army and our orbiting death-ray? 290 00:21:26,220 --> 00:21:28,220 Cadmus is right to be scared. 291 00:21:28,220 --> 00:21:30,420 The human race wouldn't stand a chance. 292 00:21:30,430 --> 00:21:31,500 We'd never go there. 293 00:21:31,490 --> 00:21:34,430 It isn't in our nature, and nothing can change that. 294 00:21:34,430 --> 00:21:37,500 Nothing? What if Luthor does become President, 295 00:21:37,500 --> 00:21:39,500 like he did in their world? 296 00:21:39,500 --> 00:21:42,440 What would stop you from doing what that Superman did? 297 00:21:42,440 --> 00:21:44,940 There's always that kryptonite you carry around. 298 00:21:44,940 --> 00:21:46,510 You don't get to joke! 299 00:21:46,510 --> 00:21:48,510 Not today. 300 00:21:48,510 --> 00:21:49,510 I just took a bullet for you. 301 00:21:52,510 --> 00:21:55,510 I'm sorry, Bruce. You're right. 302 00:21:55,520 --> 00:21:57,520 But you don't have to worry about the Justice League. 303 00:21:57,520 --> 00:21:59,020 Trust me. 304 00:21:59,020 --> 00:22:00,520 You know me. 305 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,020 Yeah. I do. 306 00:22:04,530 --> 00:22:58,060 Get some rest.