- J'onn J'onzz: You really should be resting... I know this must be hard for you, feeling vulnerable. You're the only one of us who doesn't have special powers. But you don't have to prove yourself. You're a valued member of this team and we're only trying to...
- Batman: I'm taking the shuttle. Unless you want to try and stop me.
- J'onn J'onzz: [letting him go] No.
- Lex Luthor: [Grundy has him by the throat] Go ahead, do it! You'll be saving me from months of bedpans and feeding-tubes. And you'll also guarantee that none of you will see a penny from me.
- Solomon Grundy: [drops him] You're crazy.
- Joker: But seriously, Lex, you need me.
- Lex Luthor: Like I need a skin-rash.
- Joker: Maybe, but I know something you don't know.
- [he pats Luthor on the shoulder - then holds up a bat-shaped homing device]
- Joker: I know how the Bat thinks.
- Solomon Grundy: Hey, who turned out the lights?
- The Shade: I did. And I'll do worse if you continue to behave like unruly children.
- Star Sapphire: Common criminals. Is this what I've been reduced to?
- Lex Luthor: Criminals, yes, but common, most certainly not.
- Solomon Grundy: [dropping Luthor] You're crazy
- Joker: [Joker kicks in the door] And what's wrong with that? It's done wonders for me.
- Lex Luthor: There's nothing wrong with my disposition that a little freedom wouldn't cure.
- Ultra-Humanite: That's not what I hear.
- Lex Luthor: Cheetah, Sapphire, Grundy, glad you could make it. And of course you all know the Ultra-Humanite.
- Ultra-Humanite: Charmed, I'm sure.
- Copperhead: Cut the courtesies, Luthor. What do you want?
- Cop: Humanite! Let a hostage go and I'll give you one of my men in return.
- Ultra-Humanite: What do you take me for, a troglodyte? No deal!
- Lex Luthor: The best at what you do. What was I thinking?
- Cheetah: We did everything we could.
- Lex Luthor: Did you? Did you fight like your lives depended on it? Did you fight to the last man?
- The Shade: You get what you pay for, Luthor.
- Lex Luthor: [restraining his anger] Are you saying you want more money? You want to be rewarded for failure? I ought to take the lot of you and...
- Solomon Grundy: [grabbing him around the throat] And what?
- Lex Luthor: [holding a piece of kryptonite on Superman] So, this is how it ends. You know, I've carried this around for years waiting for just the right moment, but now that it's here, I almost feel a little... let down. Almost. Any last requests?
- Superman: Luthor, I have to know. Those weapons you told to the terrorists, how...
- Lex Luthor: How did I get them through customs? A gift here, a bribe there. When money talks, people listen. Like Stavros of the shipping company, or Schneider, the Interpol agent who looked the other way.
- Superman: Sounds like you're going to have company in prison.
- [gasping as he sees Superman on his feet, Lex runs over and holds the kryptonite closer, which has no effect]
- Lex Luthor: It can't be! The kryptonite!
- J'onn J'onzz: [shifting back to his normal appearance] Won't protect you any longer.
- Lex Luthor: No!
- Batman: You're usually more careful, Lex. You slipped up.
- Green Lantern: [summoning the kryptonite with his power ring] And you're going down hard.
- Batman: [into a handheld communicator] Mission accomplished.
- J'onn J'onzz: So much for your image as the benevolent businessman. This is the end of an era.
- Lex Luthor: [taking a device out of his pocket] The end of your era, maybe.
- Lex Luthor: Each of you is the best in the world at what you do, and I have need of your unique services.
- Cheetah: My talents don't come cheaply.
- Lex Luthor: You'll all be paid most handsomely, *if* you can do one simple job.
- The Shade: What kind of job?
- Lex Luthor: Destroy Superman and the Justice League.
- [Luthor interrupts Humanite's opera program]
- Lex Luthor: Humanite! How can you stand that caterwauling?
- Ultra-Humanite: Music is one of the meager pleasures I'm allowed in here, along with a few other necessities. You should try the Culture Channel. It might improve your disposition.
- [after disabling the two guards bringing his dinner, Humanite prepares to break Luthor out, but pauses and takes the cover off his tray]
- Ultra-Humanite: Salisbury steak? Really.
- Lex Luthor: I need your help, and I can make it worth your while.
- Ultra-Humanite: What do I need with money?
- Lex Luthor: Everyone needs money. The question is, how much?
- Doctor: [gives Luthor a chart] My tests indicate you have a rare form of blood poisoning.
- Lex Luthor: Impossible!
- Superman: Remember that chunk of Kryptonite you carried around for years?
- Lex Luthor: What about it? Kryptonite only affects you.
- Doctor: Actually, we're finding it can affect humans, too. But only if they're exposed over a long period.
- [Luthor's eyes widen in horror]
- Lex Luthor: [to Superman] This is *your* fault! All of it!
- [throws chart at Superman]
- Lex Luthor: [to Patell] What's the treatment? Radiation? Chemo?
- Doctor: Unfortunately, there is no cure.
- Lex Luthor: Then find one! Price is no object!
- Doctor: I'm sorry. There's nothing I can do. It's terminal.
- [Luthor grimaces in despair]
- Lex Luthor: [to Superman] Happy, Superman?
- Superman: Lex, if there's anything I can do...
- Lex Luthor: You've done more than enough!
- Cheetah: Who are you?
- Copperhead: The name's Copperhead. I'm here about a job.
- Cheetah: So am I. Somebody called me. Was it you?
- Copperhead: No, but maybe we'll be working together. Closely together.
- [as he wags his tongue at her, she takes a swipe at him with her claws]
- Copperhead: Witch!
- Lex Luthor: Get out of here.
- Joker: Oh, Lexy, I'm hurt. How could you have this little party without inviting me?
- Lex Luthor: It's not a party. Grundy, get rid of him.
- [Joker blows an air horn in Grundy's face, which releases knockout gas]
- Superman: Lex, this is Dr. Patel. He's got something to tell you.
- Lex Luthor: No, I've got something to tell *you*. Whatever I said to the Martian won't stand up in court. I'll get the best lawyers, the best witnesses, the best...
- Superman: Lex! None of that matters anymore. Listen.