Troubled Waters

Der Geschäftsmann Kenderson will den Farmern in Smallville, Clark Kents Heimatstadt, ihr Land abkaufen. Er gibt vor, der Region helfen zu wollen. Clarks Vater glaubt, dass Kenderson nur an den vorhandenen Bodenschätzen interessiert ist. Da hat Mr. Kent einen Unfall.

A buisnessman wants to buy all the farms in the Smallville area during an agricultural depression. Mr. Kent wants to find out why. Kenderson , the buisnessman, has something to hide and tries to kill Mr. Kent but he is unsuccessful. Superboy, who is coming to visit because of the attempt to kill Mr. Kent, checks over the farmland and learns a river runs below it that could be of value. He now must stop Kenderson before he gets what he wants and kills Mr. Kent. Kenderson wants to blow up the community silo when Pa Kent goes to show it to the bank's mortgage department manager. As the two pull up to the silo Kenderson's men attack and prepare the silo for destruction. As they prepare to destroy the silo, Superboy arrives and stops Kenderson once and for all.