- Dr. H.L. Ort is using an advanced version of a truth serum to hypnotize employees of the Daily Planet in an attempt to discover Superman's secret identity.
- Synopsis - The Secret of Superman Jimmy Olsen's mom calls Clark at 1 AM, reporting Jimmy has not come home, Clark calls Perry White's phone is hung up on by Olsen, under the influence a drug. A crook in Perry's office asks Olsen where's the editor's filing cabinet, the crook takes the file on Superman, leaves. Superman flies to White's office and changes, Clark wakes Olsen, asks what happened, sees Mr. White's file has been forced open, the file on Superman is missing.
The cook gives waiter Herman Mr. White's food order to bring to him, Herman is knocked out by the same crook with Olsen, another guy is carrying the food tray with Herman's white coat. Serving Mr. White his coffee he drugs him, watching Perry appear stunned. The waiter asks White who Superman is, showing him the file on same. Herman enters White's room, faints. Two undercover police follow Herman, the waiter says he has been injured call a doctor and slips out the window.
Clark calls Henderson, Henderson says to White you don't remember anything after the waiter gave you the coffee. Clark gets the call from lab analysis of it being amatol in Perry's coffee, a truth serum. Henderson acknowledges these crooks with the drugs are looking for Superman. Clark says a lot of people think that Superman works for the planet, you are the editor, maybe you're Superman, Chief. Perry snaps backs Me, in that outfit. Henderson says they are trying to find out about Superman through the Planet's employees. Clark says he wants to meet these guys and Perry firing Clark will prompt the meeting of the crooks and Kent.
The crook buys Kent doughnuts and coffee, Olsen and an undercover cop go the rescue of Kent after Olsen sees the same crook slip something into Clark's coffee; the crook shoots the cop in the leg and the escaping crook gets shot in the back. Clark tells Jimmy to take care of the cop while he helps take the crook to a named address, the fake waiter helps Clark with the wounded crook, while Olsen observes and calls it into Lois.
The wounded crook dies while being operated on by the fake waiter, whose name is Dr. Ort, afterward, offers Clark a sandwich and ginger ale. He slips Clark a pill, sending him to dispose of the body, when Lois shows up in her argumentative mood; she pours her own coffee, while Ort slips her a pill. Lois is drugged, she sits, Dr. Ort asks who is Superman, she doesn't know, Ort convinces her Clark is Superman because they are never seen together; she summons Olsen from across the street.
Clark is in Henderson's office, Olsen calls but is interrupted by Lois telling him to hang up and follow her. Henderson said Olsen was calling then hung up, Clark tells him to send the squads, Olsen is in trouble. Superman flies to the rescue, Superman knocks down the door to Ort's office, prevents Ort from shooting his pistol at the reporters. Ort runs outside, Henderson and company fire at him, shoot him. Clark enters the room, shakes Lois awake, she says it's all a blank. Clark rolls his eyes in relief.
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