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"Ghost in the Machine" is the twenty-seventh episode of '' Brainiac returns in Lex Luthor 's computers. After tricking Luthor into a storage room Brainiac forces him to build him a new body. After Mercy finds out about her boss' disappearance, she and Superman seek to save him. PLOT A group of military and press personnel are grouped together in that will knock out the missile’s guidance systems. Unfortunately, the weapon won't fire and Superman has to deflect the missiles. Luthor leaves angrily and Mercy defends him from his outraged guests. He tells Mercy that he'll investigate the failure of the Sky Sentry personally and that he wants to be alone. Outside the building, Lois and Clark discuss what has just happened. Clark is convinced that the failure of the Sky Sentry was not equipment failure but Sabotage . Later that night, Luthor gets a strange call telling him that the incident was sabotage and if he wants any more information he should go to the research and development lab in sector six. Luthor goes and is captured by a robot with a large claw. The claw forces him to look at some screens where he discovers Brainiac's image. Brainiac explains that he downloaded himself into Luthor's computers and he now wants Luthor to finish a new body for him. Luthor initially refuses but finds that he has no choice as the robots will kill him if he doesn't do as Brainiac wants. Luthor tries to escape by saying that his disappearance will be noticed but Brainiac generates a computer image of him and gives Mercy a message telling her that he'll be on his investigation and is not to be disturbed. Mercy complies without question. Luthor works on Brainiac’s new body for an unspecified amount of time and his health starts to fail. Brainiac threatens him and asks why he's stopping. Luthor insists that he needs food and rest. Brainiac won't grant him rest but breaks open a vending machine allowing Luthor to ravenously eat the candy bars. Luthor sees his reflection in the wrapper and is ashamed by what he sees. Back outside the lab, Clark shows up and claims that he wants to see Luthor. The secretary refuses to let him in but Clark uses his x-ray vision to see that Luthor isn't in his office. He threatens to write up a story about sabotage being the cause of the incident and Mercy contacts Luthor. "Luthor" still refuses but Clark insists even going so far as to force his way in. He and Mercy see that Luthor isn't in his office and hasn't been for a while. Mercy starts an investigation. This is observed by Brainiac who intends to silence them both. That night, Brainiac fires a bomb at the Daily Planet , where Clark is working. Fortunately, Clark is able to stop the bomb from going off in the building but it has a timer. The bomb explodes over a series of overpasses and superman is forced to catch the falling sections of road just before they hit a train. Meanwhile, Mercy checks out some security tapes and learns of Luthor's location. She is attacked by several robots but fights back. She manages to destroy some of them but she is soon confronted by several more. Fortunately, Superman shows up and between the two of them they manage to destroy all the robots. Superman explains that he followed the vapor trial of the bomb into the building and demands to know where Luthor is. Mercy shows him the tape and insists that she goes with Superman to save Luthor. When asked why she's so loyal to Luthor, she explains that she used to be homeless, but Luthor took her in and made her what she is. Luthor continues to work on Brainiac’s new body but learns that after he finishes, he'll be killed. He refuses to work any more but he has finished enough of the body for Brainiac to inhabit it and finish it himself. Luthor tries to run but Brainiac hits him with a blast of energy. Superman and Mercy enter the lab where they find Lex and Brainiac. The robots attack Superman and Mercy tries to destroy Brainiac. Brainiac is immune to Mercy's weapon however, and he easily defeats her. Superman destroys the robots but is attacked by Brainiac who has upgraded himself so that he can now fight Superman on a personal scale. Superman is nearly defeated until Mercy tells him to use the Sky Sentry. The weapon proves to be more powerful that Brainiac's and magnetizes his body. Every metal object in the room is pulled towards Brainiac. While Luthor and Mercy try to escape, a large computer terminal falls on Mercy. She calls to Luthor but he leaves her behind. Superman, however, saves her. After Brainiac is gone, Luthor has Brainiac's body retrieved and intends to analyze its advanced technology. He then goes to a charity benefit with Mercy still taking his orders, in spite of his lack of loyalty to her. CAST TRIVIA
QUOTES Lois: "But who'd want to destroy Luthor?" (Notices Clark's look) "Well, yeah, but who'd be crazy enough to try?" Clark: "Granted Lois, Luthor does a lot of strange things. But what reason could he possibly have for trying to fool his own body guard?" Lois: "Maybe he just needed some space. Haven't you ever noticed how she hovers over him everywhere he goes?" Clark: "But Lois, that's her job." Lois: "It's no wonder why you're still single Kent." Superman: (After seeing Mercy's continued loyalty to Luthor) "Just a stray." SEE ALSO |
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