Plot summary
During the demonstration of the US army's latest weapon, something seems to go wrong and General Marshall ( Tom Hatten ) is killed. Lois and Clark investigate the "accident" and discover that an old college friend of Lois named Ryan Wiley ( Charles Rocket ), who supposedly died a year ago, was present at the demonstration. Lois visits Molly ( Melora Hardin ), her friend from college and the ex-girlfriend of Ryan, to ask her about him. Molly is very different as a person now and she is against everything that has to do with technology.
When she is asked about Ryan, she insists that all she knows is that he is dead. In the meantime, a citywide blackout forces the Daily Planet to find a means to publish the paper without the help of modern technology. Lois and Clark discover that Ryan's plan is to high-jack a satellite and blow up an army base. They get to the base where they split up. Lois finds the base's real security guards inside of a supply closet, all bound and gagged. Lois realizes that the guards were also fooled by Ryan. With Superman's help, they stop the satellite and Ryan, along with Colonel Fane ( J. T. Walsh ) who was also part of the plan, get arrested while trying to escape.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman season 2. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.