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You know,
if you're not in the mood for my spaghetti,

2
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we could always order in Thai.

3
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No spaghetti, no Thai.

4
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I wanna look good for
Lana's birthday party.

5
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I just think that maybe you're focusing
a little too hard on this one party.

6
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It's not just the party,
it's everything. It's...

7
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Nobody likes me.

8
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And why should they? I'm a cow.

9
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But I've got a new plan.

10
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From now on, no more food. Just this.

11
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[Pensive music playing]

12
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Cutting the heads off supermodels.
It's kind of redundant, isn't it?

13
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Just looking for outfit ideas.

14
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I still don't have anything
to wear to Lana's party.

15
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What's up?

16
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Pete and I were hoping you could
give us a quick algebra download.

17
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I thought Clark usually helps you guys.

18
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He's a little preoccupied
helping the birthday girl.

19
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- Oh.
- We'll even buy you lunch.

20
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[Bell rings]

21
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That looks, uh, appetizing.

22
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Losing weight is never pretty.

23
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Ross, we're getting a game together.

24
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Do you want in,
or do you want to keep whale-watching?

25
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Dustin, back off.

26
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Ooh. Chill out, cool guy.
I didn't know you were a chubby-chaser.

27
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[Laughing]

28
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- Jodi, wait.
- [Dustin] Oh, man.

29
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You'd think someone that big
would have a thicker skin.

30
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You'd think someone that stupid
would have a thicker head.

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Jodi, we talked about this.
Starving yourself isn't the way.

32
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I'm tired of waiting.

33
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Waiting and weighing and keeping
a diary of everything that I eat

34
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so that I can feel guilty
if I have one extra grape.

35
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I understand all of that, but you
can't just stop eating. It's not healthy.

36
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Honey, you're beautiful already.

37
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Just like your mother.

38
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No, dad. I'm not.

39
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Mom wasn't fat.

40
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[Dido's "slide" playing]

41
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J“ even on a day like this j“

42
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j“ when you're crawling on the floor j“

43
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j“ reaching for the phone to ring j“

44
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j“ anyone who knows you anymore... j“

45
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- [stomach grumbling]
- [Gaspsi

46
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j“ inside everybody's
hiding something... j“

47
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[stomach grumbling]

48
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J“ staring at the same four walls
have you tried to help yourself? J“

49
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j“ rings around your eyes j“

50
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j“ they don't hide
that you need to get some rest j“

51
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j“ it's all right to make
mistakes, you're only human j“

52
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j“ inside everybody's hiding something j“

53
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j“ take time to catch your breath
and choose your moment j“

54
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j“ don't slide j“

55
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j“ don't slide j“

56
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[theme music playing]

57
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J“ somebody save me j“

58
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j“ let your warm hands
break right through it j“

59
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j“ somebody save me j“

60
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j“ I don't care how you do it j“

61
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-j“ just stay, stay j“
-j“ stay with me j“

62
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j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“

63
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j“ to stay with me j“

64
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j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“

65
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j“ stay, stay j“

66
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j“ come on j“

67
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Okay, that's enough.

68
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Done already?

69
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Your heart can go on like that forever.

70
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I don't want to go through
this physical nonsense for five years.

71
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Well, let's hope not.

72
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There is one thing I
need to talk to you about.

73
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Your blood work came in. You have
an unusually elevated white-cell count.

74
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What, like leukemia?

75
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That's not likely. I don't get sick.

76
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- Are you on any medication?
- Nope.

77
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- Do you have any allergies?
- No.

78
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Childhood illness?

79
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- Asthma.
- When did that stop?

80
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The day I lost my hair.
Is this going somewhere?

81
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If this were anywhere
else, I'd order tests.

82
00:06:01,153 --> 00:06:03,072
But I do see a lot of this in Smallville.

83
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Why should Smallville be any different?

84
00:06:05,407 --> 00:06:11,747
Well, some say it's because the LuthorCorp
plant has contaminated the environment.

85
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I very much doubt that.

86
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Let's order those tests.

87
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Now, I want this to be special.

88
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What do you think about
a three-tier birthday cake?

89
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Thanks for the lifeline.

90
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It's a math midterm. I didn't
pull you out of a burning building.

91
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- I still appreciate it.
- [Nell] Lana?

92
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I wanted to get your
opinion on the balloons.

93
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Now, I think white always looks good.

94
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- Works for me.
- Okay.

95
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This whole birthday extravaganza
has been pretty distracting.

96
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Having a birthday party at Lex's mansion
seems pretty cool to me.

97
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It stopped being my party a long time ago.

98
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If it was up to me, it would be pizza
and loud music with my friends.

99
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Did you tell Nell that?

100
00:07:05,926 --> 00:07:09,847
We've been through a lot the past few
months. I figure I should give her this.

101
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Lana, guess what.

102
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The scout called!

103
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- I got the tryout with Kansas state.
- That's incredible!

104
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Hey, congrats.

105
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I haven't said yes yet.

106
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They want me there on
Saturday, your big night.

107
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It's Nell's big night. I was just
telling Clark it wasn't important.

108
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Yeah, scout's honor.

109
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I want you to go.

110
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Hey, I'll catch up with you guys later.

111
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[Pete] Clark, I'm telling you,
this is good news for you.

112
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Kansas state gives Whitney a scholarship
and Lana gives him a tongue bath.

113
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How is that good news?

114
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Even I'm having a hard time
following this skewed logic.

115
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Lana's going to be
dateless for her own party.

116
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Hi, Pete.

117
00:08:04,401 --> 00:08:05,986
Jodi?

118
00:08:08,822 --> 00:08:10,157
You look...

119
00:08:10,324 --> 00:08:11,742
Thinner?

120
00:08:12,785 --> 00:08:15,954
I was still looking for a
euphemism, but, yeah.

121
00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:17,581
- Are you okay?
- Never better.

122
00:08:17,748 --> 00:08:21,669
My diet's just starting to pay off.
Bought some new clothes.

123
00:08:22,670 --> 00:08:23,754
You look great.

124
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Thank you for sticking up for me yesterday.

125
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Most people wouldn't have done that.

126
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Most people can't stand Dustin.

127
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Listen. I was wondering,
do you have a date for Lana's party?

128
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No, he's still free.

129
00:08:47,236 --> 00:08:48,862
Would you like to go with me?

130
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He'd love to.

131
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Great. Okay, well, I'll see you later.

132
00:09:01,875 --> 00:09:03,627
[Pete] Bye.

133
00:09:07,214 --> 00:09:08,298
I don't get it.

134
00:09:10,134 --> 00:09:12,386
Women dig me. Get used to it.

135
00:09:12,553 --> 00:09:15,764
No, I mean Jodi.
It's like she lost that weight overnight.

136
00:09:15,931 --> 00:09:19,685
If she could do that, half the school
would be after that secret. Come on.

137
00:09:19,768 --> 00:09:21,562
Let's go.

138
00:09:22,646 --> 00:09:24,064
- [Knocking]
- Hello.

139
00:09:24,148 --> 00:09:25,899
Lana, hi. Come in.

140
00:09:26,066 --> 00:09:27,443
[Jonathan] Hey.

141
00:09:27,609 --> 00:09:29,653
Lana, can I interest you in a latte?

142
00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:32,906
I'll pass. Bad waitressing flashbacks.

143
00:09:33,073 --> 00:09:35,492
I brought over the
produce order for the party.

144
00:09:35,576 --> 00:09:38,829
- You could have called it in.
- And miss a chance to leave the house?

145
00:09:38,954 --> 00:09:41,081
Nell's planning this
party like a royal wedding.

146
00:09:41,165 --> 00:09:43,584
[Martha] Oh, yeah, I can tell.

147
00:09:45,419 --> 00:09:48,589
Dad, I got the posts in the west field.

148
00:09:48,756 --> 00:09:52,259
I hit some granite,
but I jammed it through.

149
00:09:56,138 --> 00:09:57,306
Very impressive.

150
00:09:58,766 --> 00:10:00,100
I had a sledgehammer.

151
00:10:03,896 --> 00:10:06,273
Somebody's gotta work around here.

152
00:10:10,486 --> 00:10:13,322
Thought you'd be posing
for ice sculptures by now.

153
00:10:13,489 --> 00:10:15,115
[Lana] I'm hiding out.

154
00:10:16,033 --> 00:10:18,786
You have my sympathies.
Whitney's not even here for backup.

155
00:10:18,952 --> 00:10:22,956
I know. I contemplated stowing away
in the back of his truck on Saturday.

156
00:10:23,123 --> 00:10:26,001
A no-show at your own party.
That would keep the town talking.

157
00:10:26,168 --> 00:10:27,836
I wouldn't do that to Nell.

158
00:10:28,003 --> 00:10:30,964
It's just, all this attention
is a little unnerving.

159
00:10:31,548 --> 00:10:34,384
Well, if you like,
I could be your escort on Saturday.

160
00:10:37,179 --> 00:10:41,308
You know, so I can fend off
the throngs of adoring fans.

161
00:10:43,018 --> 00:10:45,395
- I'd like that.
- Great.

162
00:10:47,523 --> 00:10:48,857
Ibeflergo.

163
00:10:49,024 --> 00:10:52,694
If I'm away too long,
Nell will probably send out a search party.

164
00:10:54,488 --> 00:10:55,989
And, Clark...

165
00:10:57,157 --> 00:10:59,076
Promise me you'll make it this time.

166
00:10:59,993 --> 00:11:01,203
I promise.

167
00:11:05,165 --> 00:11:07,042
- Thanks.
- Bye.

168
00:11:10,879 --> 00:11:13,841
Escort to fend off the adoring fans?

169
00:11:14,007 --> 00:11:17,010
- What's wrong with that?
- Nothing, Clark.

170
00:11:17,636 --> 00:11:19,156
I just don't want to see you get hurt.

171
00:11:20,347 --> 00:11:22,432
Mom, Lana and I are just friends.

172
00:11:23,183 --> 00:11:24,268
Okay.

173
00:11:24,434 --> 00:11:26,186
I'm officially butting out.

174
00:11:26,353 --> 00:11:28,522
Uh, so, what are you gonna get her
for her birthday?

175
00:11:28,689 --> 00:11:30,148
I don't know.

176
00:11:30,732 --> 00:11:32,359
Any ideas?

177
00:11:32,526 --> 00:11:36,071
My mother always said
the best gifts come from the heart.

178
00:11:42,536 --> 00:11:44,872
Jodi, you feeling okay?
You look a little, uh...

179
00:11:45,038 --> 00:11:47,374
Yeah, don't worry, dad, I'm feeling great.

180
00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:50,043
I even got a date for Lana's party.

181
00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,462
Jodi, that's terrific.

182
00:11:53,130 --> 00:11:57,759
But I want you to eat something more
than those shake things, all right?

183
00:11:57,926 --> 00:12:00,053
You know what? I will.

184
00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:02,472
I'm done counting calories.

185
00:12:03,724 --> 00:12:05,100
I've gotta go.

186
00:12:05,267 --> 00:12:08,687
- Don't stay up too late.
- Okay.

187
00:12:36,298 --> 00:12:38,800
[Stomach grumbles]

188
00:12:41,595 --> 00:12:44,598
[Ominous music playing]

189
00:13:29,101 --> 00:13:31,061
[Stomach grumbling]

190
00:13:43,782 --> 00:13:45,826
[Screams]

191
00:14:03,343 --> 00:14:06,346
[Suspenseful music playing]

192
00:14:35,292 --> 00:14:38,295
[Dramatic music playing]

193
00:15:08,658 --> 00:15:11,661
[Fuel's "innocent" playing]

194
00:15:18,960 --> 00:15:25,675
J“ Satan, you know where llie... j“

195
00:15:28,720 --> 00:15:30,680
[Chloe] Getting your morning Lana fix?

196
00:15:32,682 --> 00:15:34,184
Chloe, don't you ever knock?

197
00:15:34,351 --> 00:15:35,685
It's a barn, Clark.

198
00:15:37,395 --> 00:15:41,233
Is there a reason you're here early,
or do you just enjoy busting my chops?

199
00:15:41,358 --> 00:15:42,400
A little of both.

200
00:15:42,567 --> 00:15:45,570
Did you hear about the accident last night?
A deer was hit out on route 5.

201
00:15:46,154 --> 00:15:49,950
- Not exactly "wall of weird" material.
- Check out the paper.

202
00:15:50,117 --> 00:15:53,411
Animal control said that
the deer died of causes unknown.

203
00:15:55,455 --> 00:15:57,707
Not much unknown about
a bumper at 60 miles per hour.

204
00:15:58,208 --> 00:16:01,503
I'd love to run down theories with you,
but I've got chores to do.

205
00:16:02,337 --> 00:16:05,340
And I still haven't figured out
what to get Lana for her birthday.

206
00:16:05,507 --> 00:16:08,426
Well, you or your family knows
people at animal control, right?

207
00:16:08,593 --> 00:16:10,137
One perk of growing up on a farm.

208
00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:12,389
I was thinking we could
stop by before school.

209
00:16:12,556 --> 00:16:14,891
You could use your pull,
take a couple of pictures.

210
00:16:14,975 --> 00:16:17,435
I'll help you out with
your gift-giving dilemma.

211
00:16:18,353 --> 00:16:21,606
Okay, but I want it to be something unique.

212
00:16:22,858 --> 00:16:25,652
Just don't make it as unique
as what you gave me last year.

213
00:16:25,819 --> 00:16:28,864
Very impressive use of pull:
"Can I use your bathroom?"

214
00:16:29,030 --> 00:16:31,366
I can't believe we're
looking for road kill.

215
00:16:31,533 --> 00:16:32,742
The deer's in there.

216
00:16:34,828 --> 00:16:36,204
The door's locked.

217
00:16:37,330 --> 00:16:39,499
I'm gonna go find a maintenance worker.

218
00:16:45,505 --> 00:16:46,798
Chloe, it's open.

219
00:16:49,342 --> 00:16:50,385
How'd you do that?

220
00:16:50,552 --> 00:16:52,179
Kent charm.

221
00:17:03,648 --> 00:17:05,525
Lift it up. Go.

222
00:17:08,528 --> 00:17:09,905
Looks like jerky.

223
00:17:16,244 --> 00:17:19,873
The lab report says the deer lost
something like 80 percent of its fat.

224
00:17:20,874 --> 00:17:23,001
It's like it's been iiposuctioned to death.

225
00:17:23,752 --> 00:17:26,463
What do you think it is?
Some fat-sucking vampire in town?

226
00:17:27,422 --> 00:17:31,718
This is Smallville, Clark.
Land of the weird, home of the strange.

227
00:17:35,388 --> 00:17:38,391
[Pensive music playing]

228
00:17:56,868 --> 00:17:59,913
Jodi, honey, are you, uh...?
Are you okay in there?

229
00:18:00,080 --> 00:18:01,873
[Jodi] Yeah, dad, I'm fine.

230
00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:04,292
[Melville] I'm afraid
I've got some bad news.

231
00:18:04,417 --> 00:18:08,296
I've gotta go to Metropolis for a few days
or I'm going to lose this client.

232
00:18:08,463 --> 00:18:10,298
[Jodi] When will you be back?

233
00:18:10,465 --> 00:18:14,594
[Melville] Sunday morning,
which means I'm gonna miss your big date.

234
00:18:15,720 --> 00:18:17,639
[Jodi] It's okay, it's no big deal.

235
00:18:18,056 --> 00:18:21,935
Well, do you think maybe
I could see you before I leave?

236
00:18:22,686 --> 00:18:26,648
I'm kind of indecent at the moment.

237
00:18:29,484 --> 00:18:33,363
Honey, I think that maybe
we need to talk to somebody.

238
00:18:33,530 --> 00:18:35,573
I don't need a shrink.

239
00:18:35,740 --> 00:18:40,328
I just want you to look
in a mirror and be happy.

240
00:18:44,207 --> 00:18:47,502
Daddy, I am.

241
00:19:16,531 --> 00:19:19,451
[Clark] Most of my friends are
trying to get out of high school.

242
00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:21,536
I was meeting with your principal.

243
00:19:21,619 --> 00:19:24,289
Apparently, you guys are
in dire need of a new computer lab.

244
00:19:24,456 --> 00:19:25,832
I figured I could help.

245
00:19:25,999 --> 00:19:29,044
They might even name
a lunch special after you.

246
00:19:29,210 --> 00:19:32,547
- How'd you end up here?
- My plant manager, Gabe.

247
00:19:32,714 --> 00:19:36,384
He's always going on about his daughter,
the reporter on the torch.

248
00:19:36,551 --> 00:19:38,345
Thought I'd drop by and say hello.

249
00:19:38,511 --> 00:19:41,890
- She's not here, but I was struck by this.
- That's Chloe's hobby.

250
00:19:42,057 --> 00:19:45,852
She thinks she can trace all the
freak things here to the meteor shower.

251
00:19:45,977 --> 00:19:47,812
Interesting theory.

252
00:19:47,979 --> 00:19:50,273
Most people think it's crazy.

253
00:19:50,440 --> 00:19:51,858
Maybe.

254
00:19:52,609 --> 00:19:55,403
Do you remember where you were
when they fell?

255
00:19:56,237 --> 00:19:57,739
Not really.

256
00:19:58,740 --> 00:20:01,326
- My parents hadn't adopted me yet.
- I do.

257
00:20:02,160 --> 00:20:04,412
I was right here in Smallville.

258
00:20:04,579 --> 00:20:07,916
My mother wanted me to spend
some quality time with my dad.

259
00:20:08,083 --> 00:20:10,418
He brought me here on a business trip.

260
00:20:10,585 --> 00:20:14,130
Just a quick hop to
Smallville to finalize a deal.

261
00:20:14,756 --> 00:20:17,384
Funny how one day can
change your whole life.

262
00:20:18,093 --> 00:20:19,594
What happened?

263
00:20:21,262 --> 00:20:23,765
I was out in a corn field
when the first meteor hit.

264
00:20:25,392 --> 00:20:28,853
It was like a tidal wave coming at me.

265
00:20:30,271 --> 00:20:32,273
Then everything went black.

266
00:20:33,358 --> 00:20:37,821
Next thing I remember, I was waking up
in Metropolis general completely bald.

267
00:20:39,572 --> 00:20:41,074
Lex, I didn't know.

268
00:20:42,742 --> 00:20:45,078
Not many people do, Clark.

269
00:20:45,245 --> 00:20:49,165
I should have died that day.
Instead, I walked away with this.

270
00:20:49,332 --> 00:20:52,544
- I'm sorry.
- Why? It's not your fault.

271
00:20:54,254 --> 00:20:56,631
When I was younger,
I thought it was a curse.

272
00:20:57,257 --> 00:20:59,926
Kids figured I was a freak or on chemo.

273
00:21:00,802 --> 00:21:03,012
Then I began to see it as my gift.

274
00:21:03,179 --> 00:21:05,723
The thing that defined me,
that gave me strength.

275
00:21:05,890 --> 00:21:08,393
You ever wonder what you'd be like?

276
00:21:08,977 --> 00:21:10,979
You know, if you hadn't come that day?

277
00:21:11,354 --> 00:21:13,189
It doesn't matter, Clark. It happened.

278
00:21:13,898 --> 00:21:16,901
Personally, I think my
future's gonna be brighter

279
00:21:17,068 --> 00:21:20,280
than that spoiled rich brat
that walked into that corn field.

280
00:21:26,035 --> 00:21:27,454
It's Lex.

281
00:21:28,872 --> 00:21:31,416
Clark was just telling me
your meteor theory. I like it.

282
00:21:32,792 --> 00:21:35,753
Especially since people think
my company's behind everything

283
00:21:35,920 --> 00:21:39,048
- that goes wrong in Smallville.
- That's the reigning theory.

284
00:21:39,215 --> 00:21:41,968
Are you the only one
that blames the meteors instead of me?

285
00:21:42,135 --> 00:21:44,429
Pretty much. Well, there is Mr. Hamilton.

286
00:21:44,596 --> 00:21:49,142
Most don't have high regard for a guy
who sells fake meteor chips to tourists.

287
00:21:49,309 --> 00:21:51,895
Doesn't exactly inspire confidence.

288
00:21:53,021 --> 00:21:57,025
Call me when you need a summer job.
I've got friends at the inquisitor.

289
00:21:57,192 --> 00:21:58,818
I'll see you tomorrow.

290
00:21:58,985 --> 00:22:01,863
I hear you're escorting
the birthday girl. Nice work.

291
00:22:03,364 --> 00:22:04,949
We're just going as friends.

292
00:22:06,409 --> 00:22:09,871
Sure you are. Hope you got her a nice gift.

293
00:22:13,875 --> 00:22:16,294
[Pete] Jodi, I didn't see you in class.
Are you okay?

294
00:22:16,461 --> 00:22:20,465
Yeah, I'm fine, just stomach flu.
I can't keep anything down.

295
00:22:20,632 --> 00:22:23,885
- Maybe you should go see the nurse.
- I've got it under control.

296
00:22:24,719 --> 00:22:26,095
Are you sure you're okay?

297
00:22:26,262 --> 00:22:29,516
I'm fine.
I just need to rest up for tomorrow night.

298
00:22:31,809 --> 00:22:34,312
If you don't feel up
to it, I'll understand.

299
00:22:35,730 --> 00:22:37,398
Are you kidding?

300
00:22:37,565 --> 00:22:39,734
I wouldn't miss this for the world.

301
00:22:44,447 --> 00:22:46,950
[Stomach grumbling]

302
00:22:49,577 --> 00:22:52,205
Hey, Jodi. I've been watching you.

303
00:22:52,372 --> 00:22:54,082
[Jodi] I bet you have.

304
00:22:54,249 --> 00:22:55,959
Hitting the gym was a good idea.

305
00:22:56,584 --> 00:22:59,462
You should take your own advice. [Groans]

306
00:22:59,963 --> 00:23:01,839
Whoa. You all right?

307
00:23:05,718 --> 00:23:09,472
-I'm just a little hungry. —huh.

308
00:23:16,187 --> 00:23:18,356
You, uh, like what you see?

309
00:23:22,110 --> 00:23:23,361
Totally.

310
00:23:25,113 --> 00:23:30,535
I'll bet you wouldn't mind seeing
a little bit more, would you?

311
00:23:32,662 --> 00:23:34,998
Follow me.

312
00:23:35,248 --> 00:23:36,499
[Whistle blows]

313
00:23:39,711 --> 00:23:42,839
- Confederacy of dunces.
- First edition.

314
00:23:43,756 --> 00:23:47,135
- Early birthday gift?
- From Whitney. I couldn't believe it.

315
00:23:48,720 --> 00:23:49,929
It's a cool gift.

316
00:23:50,513 --> 00:23:54,100
That's the thing with Whitney.
At times I think he's a million miles away

317
00:23:54,267 --> 00:23:57,437
and then he surprises me
with something like this.

318
00:23:58,563 --> 00:24:01,733
[Tender music playing]

319
00:24:02,525 --> 00:24:05,528
- How are things on the party front?
- I surrendered.

320
00:24:05,695 --> 00:24:08,364
I told Nell to make
the final decisions without me.

321
00:24:08,531 --> 00:24:10,575
I cannot believe how anti-birthday you are.

322
00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:13,161
- Haven't you ever had a happy birthday?
- Once.

323
00:24:13,786 --> 00:24:15,288
Went to a drive-in.

324
00:24:16,289 --> 00:24:20,335
- That doesn't sound like Nell's style.
- I was with my parents.

325
00:24:20,501 --> 00:24:25,923
My dad pulled the car up to the first row
so the screen filled the entire windshield.

326
00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:31,512
I remember feeling all grown up because
I got to sit in the front seat with them.

327
00:24:31,679 --> 00:24:35,433
They played bugs bunny cartoons
before the movie started.

328
00:24:35,600 --> 00:24:39,228
I was cold,
so my mom wrapped me up in her sweater.

329
00:24:40,313 --> 00:24:41,481
That sounds nice.

330
00:24:41,648 --> 00:24:44,359
I fell asleep before
the movie even started,

331
00:24:44,525 --> 00:24:46,486
between my mom and dad.

332
00:24:48,321 --> 00:24:52,367
It's the last time I can remember
feeling completely safe.

333
00:24:55,703 --> 00:24:57,330
That's a great memory.

334
00:25:03,169 --> 00:25:06,172
[Ominous music playing]

335
00:25:12,470 --> 00:25:13,805
Hey.

336
00:25:14,722 --> 00:25:18,476
- We're fine. No one's gonna see us.
- Good.

337
00:25:26,526 --> 00:25:30,697
You don't think I ever meant that stuff
I said about you when you were...?

338
00:25:30,863 --> 00:25:32,240
Fat?

339
00:25:33,157 --> 00:25:35,118
You thought it was funny

340
00:25:35,284 --> 00:25:39,747
calling me names, making me cry,

341
00:25:39,914 --> 00:25:43,251
making me wish that I
were dead rather than fat.

342
00:25:45,545 --> 00:25:48,339
- Well, what can I say?
- You can say you're sorry.

343
00:25:49,757 --> 00:25:51,134
[Dustin gasping]

344
00:25:51,217 --> 00:25:54,220
[Dramatic music playing]

345
00:26:13,406 --> 00:26:16,409
[Suspenseful music playing]

346
00:26:39,724 --> 00:26:42,810
Help me.

347
00:27:06,793 --> 00:27:09,796
[Pensive music playing]

348
00:27:29,482 --> 00:27:31,526
[Man] Ah! Don't touch that.

349
00:27:31,692 --> 00:27:33,694
You're not sterile and you're not me.

350
00:27:34,195 --> 00:27:36,030
My apologies, Dr. Hamilton.

351
00:27:37,448 --> 00:27:39,617
You don't have a website, do you?

352
00:27:39,784 --> 00:27:40,952
Excuse me?

353
00:27:41,118 --> 00:27:45,790
They're usually the ones who track me down.
The freaks with websites.

354
00:27:45,957 --> 00:27:48,209
- I'm just a fan.
- Ah.

355
00:27:48,376 --> 00:27:49,919
Lex Luthor.

356
00:27:50,837 --> 00:27:52,922
The billionaire's son.

357
00:27:53,589 --> 00:27:57,051
Mineralogists don't have fans.

358
00:28:00,930 --> 00:28:03,850
Most mineralogists didn't handle
the first Apollo moon rocks.

359
00:28:04,016 --> 00:28:07,687
That was a lifetime ago
when I was a respectable scientist.

360
00:28:09,355 --> 00:28:11,983
You know, we may have
a few things in common.

361
00:28:12,149 --> 00:28:15,319
I was kicked out of
Metropolis university too.

362
00:28:18,322 --> 00:28:20,992
Ever since I found out
about a medical condition I have,

363
00:28:21,158 --> 00:28:23,828
I've become very interested
in your work, Dr. Hamilton.

364
00:28:23,995 --> 00:28:26,956
And you think it has
something to do with the meteors.

365
00:28:27,665 --> 00:28:32,253
Isn't that your theory?
The meteors somehow alter cellular makeup?

366
00:28:32,420 --> 00:28:35,631
That sounds to me like
research worth funding.

367
00:28:38,134 --> 00:28:42,680
Yes, well, sorry. My funding is
private, and so are my results.

368
00:28:43,222 --> 00:28:45,141
Your funding comes from tourists.

369
00:28:45,308 --> 00:28:49,395
If you are so interested in meteors,
here, take one.

370
00:28:49,562 --> 00:28:53,065
Enjoy it. I have nothing else for sale.

371
00:28:54,525 --> 00:28:57,528
When you change your mind,
you know where to find me.

372
00:29:05,036 --> 00:29:06,996
I called the hospital. Dustin's in a coma.

373
00:29:07,163 --> 00:29:10,917
His body went into shock with the loss
of fat. He hasn't told the cops anything.

374
00:29:11,083 --> 00:29:13,377
Time to revisit the
fat-sucking vampire theory.

375
00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:16,756
You know, if you hadn't been there,
he probably would have died, Clark.

376
00:29:16,923 --> 00:29:19,717
I can't figure out why anybody
would want to steal body fat.

377
00:29:19,884 --> 00:29:22,428
I know. It takes eating
disorders to a whole new level.

378
00:29:25,389 --> 00:29:28,684
- Hi, guys, what's up?
- [Chloe] Uh, study group, remember?

379
00:29:30,227 --> 00:29:32,521
Totally slipped my mind.

380
00:29:33,898 --> 00:29:36,359
[Chloe] So no more veggie shakes, huh?

381
00:29:39,570 --> 00:29:42,406
Are you feeling okay?
Pete said you felt sick yesterday.

382
00:29:42,907 --> 00:29:44,408
Oh, that.

383
00:29:45,034 --> 00:29:46,535
I'm fully recovered.

384
00:29:50,247 --> 00:29:52,708
I guess it's safe to say
that the diet's finally over.

385
00:29:53,459 --> 00:29:56,796
I'm starving.
I haven't eaten anything all day.

386
00:30:01,509 --> 00:30:04,887
I'm just a little nervous
about the party tonight.

387
00:30:20,486 --> 00:30:23,531
Um, I'll see you guys tonight.

388
00:30:32,623 --> 00:30:35,793
- Okay, what was that about?
- I don't know.

389
00:30:37,086 --> 00:30:40,256
- I gotta fly. We'll talk about this later?
- Okay.

390
00:30:40,423 --> 00:30:43,718
- Hey, where are you going?
- I'm still working on Lana's birthday gift.

391
00:30:43,884 --> 00:30:45,011
Any hints?

392
00:30:45,177 --> 00:30:48,097
Yeah. It's not a gift certificate.

393
00:30:54,353 --> 00:30:57,356
[Ominous music playing]

394
00:31:07,908 --> 00:31:09,452
What do you think?

395
00:31:09,618 --> 00:31:11,787
- It's really...
- Not you at all.

396
00:31:13,622 --> 00:31:16,167
I heard the quarterback
couldn't make it. Too bad.

397
00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:18,044
I knew you'd be devastated.

398
00:31:18,794 --> 00:31:21,714
Whitney's trying out for a football
scholarship to Kansas state.

399
00:31:21,797 --> 00:31:24,175
Didn't think he made the cut,
but someone fell out.

400
00:31:24,258 --> 00:31:25,634
I know.

401
00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:28,554
Your aunt told me.

402
00:31:31,098 --> 00:31:32,725
I like your new escort better.

403
00:31:35,144 --> 00:31:36,771
Have fun tonight.

404
00:31:43,152 --> 00:31:45,112
- Mom, you almost done?
- Relax, Clark.

405
00:31:45,279 --> 00:31:47,406
You're not going to be late for once.

406
00:31:47,948 --> 00:31:50,493
By the way,
did you figure out what to get Lana?

407
00:31:50,659 --> 00:31:52,328
Yeah, Lex helped me out.

408
00:31:52,495 --> 00:31:54,205
So, what is it?

409
00:31:54,789 --> 00:31:56,999
I thought you were butting out of this.

410
00:31:57,500 --> 00:32:00,086
Then you better learn how to iron.

411
00:32:01,253 --> 00:32:03,339
- Hi, Chloe.
- Hi, Mrs. Kent.

412
00:32:03,506 --> 00:32:06,383
- You've gotta take a look at this.
- Why aren't you dressed?

413
00:32:06,550 --> 00:32:09,678
I didn't have time.
You really, really need to check this out.

414
00:32:10,763 --> 00:32:14,183
"Smallville body and Fender.
Replace windshield, replace side-panels.

415
00:32:14,350 --> 00:32:18,145
- Cause of accident, impact with deer"?
- It was Jodi's car, Clark.

416
00:32:18,270 --> 00:32:22,608
- What do you think happened to her?
- Her house is next to a big meteor hit.

417
00:32:22,775 --> 00:32:24,276
She lost all that weight...

418
00:32:25,069 --> 00:32:27,988
By drinking juice from vegetables
grown in her greenhouse.

419
00:32:28,155 --> 00:32:31,617
She's losing weight too fast
to keep up with regular food.

420
00:32:31,784 --> 00:32:33,953
- And that's why she needs body fat.
- Exactly.

421
00:32:36,413 --> 00:32:39,625
Jodi wouldn't let anything
keep her from getting to that party.

422
00:32:41,752 --> 00:32:44,755
[Suspenseful music playing]

423
00:32:52,638 --> 00:32:53,973
Perfect.

424
00:32:54,140 --> 00:32:55,349
[Doorbell rings]

425
00:33:01,397 --> 00:33:03,107
-Hi.

426
00:33:03,274 --> 00:33:05,818
Perfect flowers for a perfect date.

427
00:33:11,615 --> 00:33:13,826
They're beautiful, Pete.

428
00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:16,245
So is that dress.

429
00:33:16,829 --> 00:33:18,873
Thanks. It was my mom's.

430
00:33:20,249 --> 00:33:22,376
[Stomach grumbling]

431
00:33:24,211 --> 00:33:25,546
Is something wrong?

432
00:33:26,463 --> 00:33:29,216
I'm fine. I just need to eat.

433
00:33:33,721 --> 00:33:35,347
[Stomach grumbling]

434
00:33:35,598 --> 00:33:38,934
That doesn't sound right.
Maybe we should go to the hospital.

435
00:33:41,645 --> 00:33:44,607
You've always been good to me, Pete.

436
00:33:44,773 --> 00:33:46,066
- Please go away now.
- Jodl

437
00:33:47,276 --> 00:33:49,069
go away.

438
00:33:50,321 --> 00:33:51,530
Jodi, wait!

439
00:33:55,868 --> 00:33:56,911
[Pete] Jodi!

440
00:33:57,077 --> 00:33:58,245
[Knocking]

441
00:33:58,996 --> 00:34:00,414
Jodi, come on!

442
00:34:06,462 --> 00:34:08,130
Jodi?

443
00:34:12,593 --> 00:34:14,178
Jodi, where are you?

444
00:34:16,513 --> 00:34:18,849
[Jodi] Pete, please get away.

445
00:34:20,184 --> 00:34:22,603
- [Sobbing] It's all my fault.
- Jodi?

446
00:34:23,020 --> 00:34:27,274
[Jodi] I just wanted to be thin.
There's only so much a person can take.

447
00:34:28,108 --> 00:34:30,527
Pete, please go home.

448
00:34:30,694 --> 00:34:33,030
[Pete] Come on, Jodi,
you don't have to hide.

449
00:34:34,114 --> 00:34:36,784
[Jodi] I don't wanna hurt you.

450
00:34:36,951 --> 00:34:39,286
Come on, Jodi, you couldn't hurt a...

451
00:34:47,503 --> 00:34:49,171
Just tell me what's happening.

452
00:34:50,005 --> 00:34:52,633
Please leave.

453
00:34:55,302 --> 00:34:58,305
[Ominous music playing]

454
00:35:04,687 --> 00:35:07,690
[Dramatic music playing]

455
00:35:17,408 --> 00:35:18,450
Jodi?

456
00:35:30,921 --> 00:35:33,173
Pete, are you okay?
Pete, what's wrong?

457
00:35:33,424 --> 00:35:34,550
[Pete groaning]

458
00:35:56,196 --> 00:35:59,366
- Why can't you just leave me alone?
- You're sick.

459
00:35:59,533 --> 00:36:01,702
Whatever you did to yourself,
you can get help.

460
00:36:01,869 --> 00:36:03,495
All I wanted was to be thin.

461
00:36:09,209 --> 00:36:10,502
[Clark yells]

462
00:36:17,176 --> 00:36:18,635
Jodi, this isn't you.

463
00:36:19,720 --> 00:36:22,598
What, isn't this what I'm
supposed to look like?

464
00:36:48,957 --> 00:36:52,169
Look at me. I'm a freak.

465
00:36:56,006 --> 00:36:57,925
I know how to stop this for good.

466
00:37:21,240 --> 00:37:23,075
[Pete] Jodi?

467
00:37:37,131 --> 00:37:39,842
Pete! Get over here, quick!

468
00:37:43,387 --> 00:37:46,098
[Jodi groans]

469
00:37:48,392 --> 00:37:49,810
Is she okay?

470
00:37:49,977 --> 00:37:53,230
I think so,
but we need to get her to a hospital.

471
00:38:00,988 --> 00:38:03,991
[Pop music playing]

472
00:38:05,284 --> 00:38:06,702
[Woman laughs]

473
00:38:11,498 --> 00:38:13,292
Sneaking out, huh?

474
00:38:13,876 --> 00:38:15,711
Isn't this your shindig?

475
00:38:16,003 --> 00:38:19,006
- Says so on all the invitations.
- Right.

476
00:38:21,175 --> 00:38:24,178
You're not hiding, you're getting some air.

477
00:38:26,680 --> 00:38:30,100
I spent 18 years of Luthor
Christmas parties in the coatroom.

478
00:38:32,186 --> 00:38:34,354
Still waiting for my reinforcements.

479
00:38:36,231 --> 00:38:38,817
I know Clark, he'll be here...

480
00:38:38,984 --> 00:38:42,488
- If he can.
- It's just a birthday.

481
00:39:04,593 --> 00:39:07,596
[Pensive music playing]

482
00:39:12,017 --> 00:39:14,061
Clark, what happened?
The police called.

483
00:39:14,228 --> 00:39:16,230
- [Clark] I'm fine.
- How's Pete?

484
00:39:16,396 --> 00:39:19,525
He's got a serious migraine,
but other than that, he's okay.

485
00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:23,195
Jodi's on the way to Metropolis general.
Her father's gonna meet her there.

486
00:39:23,362 --> 00:39:25,822
[Martha] Clark, I'm sorry about the party.

487
00:39:25,989 --> 00:39:28,367
I promised Lana I'd be there.

488
00:39:29,952 --> 00:39:31,537
I can't believe I let her down.

489
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:34,414
Well, when you do the things you do, son,
helping people,

490
00:39:34,581 --> 00:39:36,124
sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

491
00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:38,544
- Like Lana?
- Maybe...

492
00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:41,421
But you made your choice.

493
00:39:43,006 --> 00:39:44,591
Where are you going?

494
00:39:44,758 --> 00:39:47,135
I don't have to sacrifice everything.

495
00:39:52,933 --> 00:39:55,936
[Pensive music playing]

496
00:40:17,082 --> 00:40:18,584
Back for some more rocks?

497
00:40:19,960 --> 00:40:21,640
Apparently, I have a clean bill of health.

498
00:40:22,045 --> 00:40:25,048
Congratulations. I guess that means
you won't be bothering me anymore.

499
00:40:25,799 --> 00:40:28,844
I couldn't figure out
why you're so resistant to accept my help

500
00:40:29,011 --> 00:40:31,263
then I had a friend do some digging.

501
00:40:32,180 --> 00:40:37,060
I thought you got kicked out
of Metropolis u for your meteor theories.

502
00:40:37,603 --> 00:40:41,064
But apparently
it was your student-teacher relations.

503
00:40:41,648 --> 00:40:44,151
I wonder if the Smallville
police had you register.

504
00:40:47,863 --> 00:40:49,156
Get out.

505
00:40:54,369 --> 00:40:56,663
I want you to look at something.

506
00:41:01,460 --> 00:41:05,505
I don't care about the past. I believe
in the power to reinvent yourself.

507
00:41:06,131 --> 00:41:08,258
You want to prove
you've been right all along?

508
00:41:08,425 --> 00:41:10,552
That check should cover your vindication.

509
00:41:12,387 --> 00:41:15,974
What you're looking for could take years.

510
00:41:18,352 --> 00:41:20,437
I'm a patient man.

511
00:41:24,358 --> 00:41:28,278
Tell me, why does a billionaire's son
care so much about a bunch of rocks

512
00:41:28,445 --> 00:41:30,864
that fell out of the sky 12 years ago?

513
00:41:31,615 --> 00:41:35,118
I save that story for the people I trust.

514
00:41:39,748 --> 00:41:42,125
[Rock clatters]

515
00:41:42,459 --> 00:41:45,629
[Enrique iglesias' "hero" playing]

516
00:41:48,465 --> 00:41:52,844
J“ would you dance if I
asked you to dance? J“

517
00:41:55,722 --> 00:41:57,557
kind of missed cocktail hour.

518
00:41:58,558 --> 00:42:00,060
I'm sorry.

519
00:42:02,312 --> 00:42:05,399
I told you I stopped believing
in happy birthdays a long time ago.

520
00:42:07,067 --> 00:42:08,527
Well, maybe I can change that.

521
00:42:08,610 --> 00:42:11,363
J“ would you save my soul tonight? J“

522
00:42:11,530 --> 00:42:14,741
okay, I know I blew it tonight,
but at least let me give you your present.

523
00:42:16,243 --> 00:42:17,577
When?

524
00:42:19,621 --> 00:42:25,043
J“ would you laugh?
Oh, please tell me this j“

525
00:42:25,544 --> 00:42:27,504
j“ now would you die... j“

526
00:42:27,587 --> 00:42:30,132
[bomb falling on TV]

527
00:42:31,133 --> 00:42:32,634
Pass the popcorn.

528
00:42:32,718 --> 00:42:36,972
J“ hold me in your arms tonight... j“

529
00:42:38,890 --> 00:42:40,392
- Lana.
- Yes?

530
00:42:41,351 --> 00:42:42,728
Happy birthday.

531
00:42:44,354 --> 00:42:45,354
Shh.

532
00:42:46,440 --> 00:42:49,901
J“ I can kiss away the pain j“

533
00:42:52,779 --> 00:42:56,408
j“ I will stand by you forever j“

534
00:42:58,285 --> 00:43:03,081
j“ you can take my breath away j“

535
00:43:04,624 --> 00:43:09,796
j“ I can be your hero j“

536
00:43:16,470 --> 00:43:19,473
[Theme music playing]