Superman & Lois (TV Series)

Through the Valley of Death (2021)

Dylan Walsh: General Sam Lane

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• John Henry Irons : And Superman's last known location was this farm?

  General Sam Lane : That's right.

  Lois Lane : Edge came after me and the boys after Superman saved everyone Edge was turning to create his army.

  John Henry Irons : And then Superman just agreed to have his consciousness replaced?

  Lois Lane : To spare our lives and buy us some time, but he signaled me. He wanted me to contact you so that we could find Edge and stop him.

  John Henry Irons : And you think they're somewhere in the desert, Sam?

  General Sam Lane : Based on intelligence we've gathered, yes.

  Lois Lane : John, you know better than anyone what's at risk here.

  John Henry Irons : I do.

  Lois Lane : Which is why we need your help to come up with a rescue plan.

  John Henry Irons : A rescue plan? Lois, Superman must have known there was a chance he'd be turned. If he signaled you to bring me in, he knows the likelihood is there is only one hope. To save this world, I need to put him down by any means necessary.

• Lois Lane : I thought you were on my side.

  General Sam Lane : Lois, it's just a precaution. No decisions have been made.

  John Diggle : Except the part where you lied about what you were using this A.R.G.U.S. tech for.

  General Sam Lane : It's a fluid situation. I didn't want to involve you and Lyla in the decision-making.

  John Diggle : Because you knew we would say no, Sam.

• Lois Lane : No, John. We're not killing Superman. That's not why I called you.

  John Henry Irons : You said it yourself. He signaled you to call me. Why would he do that?

  Lois Lane : I don't know why, but I know he's not giving up.

  John Henry Irons : Lois, he knows what he's up against. He's trying to stop the end of the world.

  Lois Lane : We do that by saving him.

  General Sam Lane : Look, Superman's our greatest ally against Morgan Edge. At this juncture, it would be a tactical error to rule out a rescue.

  John Henry Irons : No, a tactical error would be to let this Earth fall the way that mine did. It took him seven minutes to wipe out Metropolis. Seven minutes.

  Lois Lane : It's not too late for him.

  John Henry Irons : Lois, the more time that passes, the greater the odds are that he's gone.

  Lois Lane : He won't be turned.

  John Henry Irons : He will eventually.

  Lois Lane : No, he won't, and I will prove it.

  General Sam Lane : [she gets up to leave]  Lois?

  Lois Lane : Just figure out how to find him.

• Lois Lane : So, Leslie Larr is still in the wind?

  Clark Kent : At this point, she doesn't really have a next move.

  General Sam Lane : Finding her is our number one priority. Good news is, between you and Mr. John Henry Irons, smart money says she'll be in custody by the end of the week. And then DOD packs up, heads home. Maybe this town can breathe again. Not to mention this family. For what it's worth, Lois, about yesterday...

  Lois Lane : I know, Dad. You were just doing your job.

  General Sam Lane : What I wanted to say is I'm proud of you. When the chips were down, you still had faith, and that's what made the difference. I'm very glad you're better, Clark. I won't doubt you again.

• General Sam Lane : John, talk to me. Is Superman...

  John Henry Irons : He's been turned.

  General Sam Lane : Are you sure?

  Superman : [landing behind Irons]  You won't stop what's coming. None of you can stop this.

  John Henry Irons : I'm sure.

  [Clark punches him backward, then starts pounding on his helmet] 

  General Sam Lane : Irons, listen to me. You are fully authorized to retaliate. Weaken him and then take him out.

  Lois Lane : No, Dad, wait.

  General Sam Lane : He's gotta fire that missile or he's dead.

  Lois Lane : That solar missile is only good for one shot. If he wastes it, we have nothing to use against Edge. John's got to get through to him or they're both dead.

• General Sam Lane : DOD satellites are scanning airspace across the globe. We know they departed here, but lost them after that. That place he goes to, his fortress, I know its location is a secret, I get it, but we might want to start there.

  Lois Lane : He's not there. I think Edge has one, too, though. He mentioned his was in the desert.

  General Sam Lane : Hmm. I'll adjust our search grid.

  [seeing she wants to fight the tears] 

  General Sam Lane : Pumpkin.

  [hugging him, she starts to cry] 

• General Sam Lane : What is this?

  John Henry Irons : State-of-the-art rocket-powered projectile. Uses red solar tech. It's designed to completely deplete a Kryptonian's power.

  General Sam Lane : For how long?

  John Henry Irons : Long enough to kill them.

  General Sam Lane : You made this thing?

  John Henry Irons : With Lex Luthor.

  General Sam Lane : And it worked?

  John Henry Irons : I used it in my fight against Kal-El. The plan was to draw him deep into space. He thought I was running, but I wasn't. Before I saw if it worked... I ended up here.

  General Sam Lane : So you don't know if it worked?

  John Henry Irons : It would've worked, Sam. If we want to end this once and for all, we should do the same thing here.

  General Sam Lane : Kind of hard to do without your ship and your suit, isn't it?

  John Henry Irons : Don't worry about that. Get someone to produce me one of these, and I'll take care of the rest.

• General Sam Lane : Lois doesn't know this, but I'm rounding up every weapon I got in Project 7734's arsenal for when the time comes.

  John Henry Irons : I might have a more effective means than kryptonite.

  General Sam Lane : I'm all ears.

• John Diggle : You can't try to kill Superman. You sure as hell can't use A.R.G.U.S. tech to do it.

  John Henry Irons : The tech is mine. A.R.G.U.S. is simply providing the ammo.

  John Diggle : I'm sorry, who the hell are you?

  General Sam Lane : This is John Henry Irons. He's helping us coordinate a fallback plan if we run out of time.

  John Henry Irons : Which looks more and more likely.

  Lois Lane : That's not true. I just spoke with one of Edge's former subjekts who confirmed it's possible to fight back against eradication.

  John Henry Irons : Possible? Maybe. Not probable.

  Lois Lane : This is the proof that we needed.

  John Henry Irons : Are you really gonna gamble on the fate of your world?

  John Diggle : Wait, wait. You're from another Earth?

  General Sam Lane : Yeah, he is.

  John Diggle : You and I are gonna have a serious conversation about this, General.

  Jordan Kent : [running in]  Mom, Mom.

  Jonathan Kent : We need to talk.

  Jordan Kent : It's important.

• Lois Lane : John, you can't beat him. You have to make him remember who he is.

  [surprised to see Clark trying to fight the eradication, Irons summons his hammer and strikes him; flying over, he strikes Clark again, then prepares to fire the solar rocket] 

  Lois Lane : John, please don't.

  General Sam Lane : He's got no choice.

  Superman : [in his normal voice, still fighting the eradication]  You gotta do it.

  Lois Lane : [hearing him]  John, he's still in there. John, please.

  Superman : I can't stop.

  Lois Lane : John, he's still in there. I promise you can get through to him. Please.

  Superman : You... you gotta save 'em. You... you gotta save 'em. You gotta do it, John. I can't stop.

• General Sam Lane : I know this isn't what you expected, but Lyla wouldn't have helped otherwise.

  John Diggle : Yeah, and I wouldn't have come.

  General Sam Lane : That, too.

  John Diggle : Doppelgangers, other worlds, glowing boxes, losing the people I love, I'm done with that life.

  General Sam Lane : Knowing your past, I don't blame you. Unfortunately, we don't have the luxury of letting this one just play itself out.

  John Diggle : Come on, he's Superman. I've fought beside him. He's the best we have. Oliver would've said that. Hell, they all would've.

  General Sam Lane : This is not an easy decision for me to make.

  John Diggle : What? Exhausting every option to save the life of an ally? A hero? That should be an easy one.

  [Irons enters] 

  John Diggle : I can't imagine the courage it took for you to survive whatever the hell it was that got you here, but you're gonna need that courage today. The world will be praying you made the right call.

• Jordan Kent : So, Dad said he was somewhere in the Badlands. Do you think that's enough information to find him?

  General Sam Lane : If your dad's still in that desert, we'll know soon enough.

  Jonathan Kent : There's one more thing.

  Jordan Kent : Jon.

  Jonathan Kent : We have to tell 'em. Look, Edge... Edge told Jordan that if anyone went looking for Dad, it wouldn't be him they'd find.

  General Sam Lane : Boys, you've done great work here. Can you give your mom and me a minute?

  Lois Lane : It's okay.

  [the boys leave] 

  Lois Lane : He was bluffing. He had to be.

  General Sam Lane : Lois.

  Lois Lane : Dad, please.

  General Sam Lane : Honey, I don't have a team equipped to take on numerous Kryptonians and win. I have to shift my priorities, treat this as I would any other global threat, make the same decision I would if it were anybody else. When we locate them, I'm sending John in.

  [before she can argue] 

  General Sam Lane : I'm sorry.