Elizabeth Barondes

Carter makes a grievous error in judgment; a man insists he was attacked by a kangaroo.

Mac's appendix bursts mid-flight on Air Force One, and without a Vice President in place, Templeton, as Speaker of the House, becomes acting President. Meanwhile, an airline strike is crippling air traffic across the country, and on the eve of Memorial Day weekend, one of the busiest travel times of the year, Templeton - who is enjoying the power of the presidency immensely and hoping it to be a dry run for the near future - oversteps his bounds and handles the situation his own way.

Jason Trask, who works for the government, is obsessed with Superman and wants to study and kill him. He kidnaps Lois and Clark because he's sure that Superman has a connection with them. Clark begins to learn about Krypton when he finds the spaceship that brought him to earth.

Luthor engages Superman in tests that make him confront the limitations of his powers.