Superman/Batman: Public Enemies

203 00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:10,733 I took the liberty of washing and repairing your shirt and cape. 204 00:19:10,900 --> 00:19:15,696 The souvenirs of the Gotham City sewers are best left under the streets. 205 00:19:15,864 --> 00:19:18,657 I'm sure Lois will appreciate that. 206 00:19:22,912 --> 00:19:24,580 <i>honor and distinction.</i> 207 00:19:24,748 --> 00:19:28,208 <i>John Corben might have been more machine than man...</i> 208 00:19:28,376 --> 00:19:30,419 <i>...but he was still human.</i> 209 00:19:30,587 --> 00:19:34,590 <i>A human being who certainly didn't deserve this.</i> 210 00:19:35,467 --> 00:19:39,803 <i>He came to me months ago, seeking a pardon and a fresh start...</i> 211 00:19:39,971 --> 00:19:41,930 <i>...and, mindful of my own history...</i> 212 00:19:42,098 --> 00:19:44,933 <i>...as well as his enormous potential for good...</i> 213 00:19:45,101 --> 00:19:46,727 <i>...I granted him both.</i> 214 00:19:46,895 --> 00:19:51,106 <i>In the short time Mr. Corben had left, he worked hard for this country...</i> 215 00:19:51,274 --> 00:19:55,110 <i>...helping to keep her secure from terrorist threats.</i> 216 00:19:55,278 --> 00:19:58,906 <i>Then, last night, John Corben was murdered.</i> 217 00:19:59,074 --> 00:20:01,075 <i>Murdered, our prosecutors believe...</i> 218 00:20:01,242 --> 00:20:03,952 <i>...by a man who used his own freakish power...</i> 219 00:20:04,120 --> 00:20:09,416 <i>...to settle a personal score in violation of the laws that bind us all.</i> 220 00:20:09,584 --> 00:20:13,754 <i>A man who calls himself Superman.</i> 221 00:20:14,172 --> 00:20:16,131 Does he think anybody's gonna believe that? 222 00:20:16,299 --> 00:20:18,300 <i>I met with Superman to try to enlist him...</i> 223 00:20:18,468 --> 00:20:20,719 <i>...in the government's effort to stop the meteor.</i> 224 00:20:20,887 --> 00:20:23,472 <i>He, of all people, should have been eager to help.</i> 225 00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,891 <i>But instead, he lost his temper.</i> 226 00:20:26,059 --> 00:20:28,811 <i>Metallo stepped in to protect me.</i> 227 00:20:29,604 --> 00:20:33,315 <i>And this is what Superman did to him.</i> 228 00:20:40,990 --> 00:20:43,534 <i>I know many of you will find it difficult to believe...</i> 229 00:20:43,701 --> 00:20:45,661 <i>...that Superman could do this.</i> 230 00:20:45,829 --> 00:20:47,704 <i>I shared that skepticism...</i> 231 00:20:47,872 --> 00:20:50,374 <i>...until some of our top scientists reminded me...</i> 232 00:20:50,542 --> 00:20:53,127 <i>...that Superman's vulnerability to kryptonite...</i> 233 00:20:53,294 --> 00:20:56,004 <i>...can have a psychological component.</i> 234 00:20:56,172 --> 00:20:59,341 <i>In other words, the radiation from the approaching meteor...</i> 235 00:20:59,509 --> 00:21:02,845 <i>...is affecting Superman's mind.</i> 236 00:21:03,012 --> 00:21:04,763 <i>He's a danger to us all now.</i> 237 00:21:04,931 --> 00:21:06,807 <i>And himself as well.</i> 238 00:21:06,975 --> 00:21:08,350 <i>In accordance with that...</i> 239 00:21:08,518 --> 00:21:10,394 <i>...I am announcing a bounty on him...</i> 240 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:14,565 <i>...in the amount of one billion dollars.</i> 241 00:21:14,732 --> 00:21:17,234 It pains me to do this... 242 00:21:17,402 --> 00:21:19,903 ...but as our planet faces its gravest peril... 243 00:21:20,071 --> 00:21:24,867 ...we cannot afford to be distracted by one man's growing irrationality. 244 00:21:26,077 --> 00:21:28,745 Thank you and good night. 245 00:21:28,913 --> 00:21:32,458 - And we're out. - Thank you, Mr. President. 246 00:21:33,626 --> 00:21:35,836 Let's go, people. 247 00:21:46,389 --> 00:21:48,182 Come in. 248 00:21:48,349 --> 00:21:52,686 Mr. President, can I talk to you? It's really important. 249 00:21:56,733 --> 00:21:58,901 "Growing irrationality"? 250 00:21:59,068 --> 00:22:01,236 - Who does he think-? - Can it affect your mind? 251 00:22:01,404 --> 00:22:04,072 No. I mean, it never has. 252 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:06,450 Look, this whole thing is just plain ridiculous. 253 00:22:06,618 --> 00:22:08,619 - I can prove I didn't kill him. - How? 254 00:22:08,786 --> 00:22:11,121 You were with me the whole time, and- 255 00:22:11,789 --> 00:22:16,001 - Oh. - I'll figure out a way to clear this up later. 256 00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:19,087 Right now, you and I have a meteor to stop. 257 00:22:19,255 --> 00:22:21,298 He didn't do it. I'm sure of it. 258 00:22:21,466 --> 00:22:22,633 Oh, really? 259 00:22:22,800 --> 00:22:24,968 It's just not in him. 260 00:22:26,804 --> 00:22:27,971 Do me a favor. 261 00:22:28,139 --> 00:22:30,390 Think back to three years ago. 262 00:22:30,558 --> 00:22:34,478 Could you have even dreamed back then that I would be president today? 263 00:22:34,938 --> 00:22:37,314 Did