1 00:00:03,796 --> 00:00:08,301 J“ silence ain't in season 'cause there ain't no good in grief j“ 2 00:00:10,136 --> 00:00:12,805 j“ can't stop my mouth from breathin' j“ 3 00:00:14,307 --> 00:00:16,684 J“ or seein' what I see j“ 4 00:00:18,227 --> 00:00:21,355 j“ curves with destinations j“ 5 00:00:22,315 --> 00:00:24,734 j“ poetic symmetry j“ 6 00:00:26,402 --> 00:00:29,155 j“ you cause an inflammation j“ 7 00:00:29,238 --> 00:00:31,824 you know, it belonged to Alexander the great. 8 00:00:31,991 --> 00:00:34,994 They say the design symbolizes strength and courage. 9 00:00:35,161 --> 00:00:38,164 Can't exactly see myself going into battle with that on my chest. 10 00:00:38,331 --> 00:00:42,335 Darker times call for darker methods. His opponents thought he was invincible. 11 00:00:42,418 --> 00:00:44,003 I didn't know you were a history buff. 12 00:00:44,086 --> 00:00:47,548 I'm not. I'm interested in people who ruled the world before age 30. 13 00:00:47,632 --> 00:00:50,218 Don't worry, Lex, you have a few years. 14 00:00:50,343 --> 00:00:52,345 Lana, I didn't know you were gonna be here. 15 00:00:53,429 --> 00:00:54,597 Didn't Lex tell you? 16 00:00:55,848 --> 00:00:57,850 Must've slipped my mind. 17 00:00:59,018 --> 00:01:01,687 Why don't I leave you two alone? 18 00:01:02,939 --> 00:01:05,107 Having fun? 19 00:01:05,274 --> 00:01:08,110 Yeah, well, I'm feeling a bit underdressed. 20 00:01:08,277 --> 00:01:12,114 If it makes you feel any better, Whitney is just as uncomfortable. 21 00:01:13,616 --> 00:01:15,534 Whitney came too. 22 00:01:15,701 --> 00:01:19,956 Why don't you join us? I'll yank Nell away from the jewelry so we can eat. 23 00:01:20,122 --> 00:01:22,291 Yeah, sure. 24 00:01:33,135 --> 00:01:35,304 Clark, where are you going? 25 00:01:35,471 --> 00:01:37,556 I'm gonna get some air. 26 00:01:37,723 --> 00:01:41,394 You're never gonna get her if you keep running away from your enemy. 27 00:01:41,644 --> 00:01:43,145 Whitney's not my enemy. 28 00:01:43,312 --> 00:01:47,400 Yes, he is. The sooner you realize that, the sooner you'll find a way to win Lana. 29 00:01:47,525 --> 00:01:50,319 Remember, keep your friends close and the quarterback closer. 30 00:01:50,486 --> 00:01:52,655 Always the hopeless romantic, Lex. 31 00:01:53,572 --> 00:01:54,824 Victoria? 32 00:01:54,991 --> 00:01:57,743 I'm sorry, am I interrupting? 33 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:02,665 Clark Kent, this is Victoria hardwick, a very old friend. 34 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:06,002 Champagne? 35 00:02:06,168 --> 00:02:08,337 How close are you gonna keep her? 36 00:02:08,504 --> 00:02:11,340 I'll catch up with you later, Clark. 37 00:02:15,803 --> 00:02:17,221 Want a private tour? 38 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,265 I thought you'd never ask. 39 00:02:27,648 --> 00:02:32,278 You see this? I'm the only reason you're not in a cage right now. 40 00:02:32,445 --> 00:02:35,406 Now you get into the ia, and you get me those files. 41 00:02:35,573 --> 00:02:37,033 Why, is one of them yours? 42 00:02:39,076 --> 00:02:44,081 You've got 24 hours to get creative. Start thinking. 43 00:02:47,918 --> 00:02:50,838 Well, welcome to Metropolis. 44 00:02:57,345 --> 00:02:59,680 More or less. 45 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:36,485 J“ somebody save me j“ 46 00:04:37,987 --> 00:04:41,866 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 47 00:04:41,949 --> 00:04:46,579 j“ somebody save me j“ 48 00:04:48,330 --> 00:04:52,126 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 49 00:04:52,209 --> 00:04:56,755 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 50 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:02,428 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 51 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:06,390 j“ to stay with me j“ 52 00:05:08,058 --> 00:05:12,521 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 53 00:05:12,605 --> 00:05:16,817 j“ stay, stay j“ 54 00:05:16,901 --> 00:05:19,987 j“ come on j“ 55 00:05:27,870 --> 00:05:30,122 Dad, let me help you. 56 00:05:37,046 --> 00:05:39,298 Don't break a sweat. 57 00:05:39,965 --> 00:05:42,510 So, night owl, how was Metropolis? 58 00:05:42,676 --> 00:05:44,094 - Fine. - Come on, 59 00:05:44,261 --> 00:05:46,680 a reception at the Metropolis museum, and it was fine? 60 00:05:46,847 --> 00:05:49,850 The museum was amazing. It's just... 61 00:05:50,017 --> 00:05:51,393 It's just what? 62 00:05:52,478 --> 00:05:53,979 Something happened. 63 00:05:56,774 --> 00:06:00,110 It could've been worse. I stopped the bus before anyone was hurt. 64 00:06:00,277 --> 00:06:02,655 - Clark, are you all right? - I'm fine. 65 00:06:02,821 --> 00:06:06,116 - What if somebody'd seen you do it? - Everyone was still in the museum. 66 00:06:06,283 --> 00:06:09,370 I think it's fine. There's no mention of witnesses in the paper. 67 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:12,414 I'd better get to school. 68 00:06:14,458 --> 00:06:18,462 Hey, Clark, look, I am real proud of what you did. 69 00:06:36,313 --> 00:06:38,232 Did you bring them? 70 00:06:38,983 --> 00:06:40,818 You know I'm not supposed to do this. 71 00:06:40,985 --> 00:06:43,529 And I'm not the one with the dui on my record. 72 00:06:43,696 --> 00:06:45,864 You wouldn't believe how many rent-a-cops 73 00:06:46,031 --> 00:06:50,661 forget to fill out the previous criminal-record section on their job apps. 74 00:07:12,516 --> 00:07:15,519 So, what do you think of Smallville? 75 00:07:15,686 --> 00:07:19,523 It reminds me of the village where my grandparents live in wales. 76 00:07:19,690 --> 00:07:23,694 Very quaint. Very safe. 77 00:07:23,861 --> 00:07:27,656 And the last place I expected to find Lex Luthor. 78 00:07:27,823 --> 00:07:30,451 My father plans to bring me back to Metropolis in a few years. 79 00:07:30,618 --> 00:07:32,703 - He's lying. - I know. 80 00:07:32,870 --> 00:07:34,663 You deserve something better. 81 00:07:34,830 --> 00:07:37,291 And you crossed the pond to tell me what that is. 82 00:07:37,458 --> 00:07:39,960 Catching up with an old friend isn't reason enough? 83 00:07:40,127 --> 00:07:42,546 As much as I'd like to flatter myself, 84 00:07:42,713 --> 00:07:45,466 the daughters of multinational industrialists 85 00:07:45,549 --> 00:07:49,970 usually don't fly around the world to rekindle old flames. 86 00:07:50,137 --> 00:07:52,556 Neither do executive vice presidents. 87 00:07:52,723 --> 00:07:55,559 - Then you've heard. - That you're working for your father? 88 00:07:55,726 --> 00:07:58,854 I keep up. How is sir Harry? 89 00:07:59,730 --> 00:08:03,442 Distant, inaccessible and rich. 90 00:08:03,609 --> 00:08:06,403 - I believe you know the type. - What's he want with me? 91 00:08:06,570 --> 00:08:11,700 He understands you may have certain negative feelings towards your father. 92 00:08:11,867 --> 00:08:14,953 Sir Harry has always had an incredible grasp of the obvious. 93 00:08:15,120 --> 00:08:19,041 He was hoping those feelings might work to our mutual advantage. 94 00:08:19,208 --> 00:08:22,836 He'd like you to reconsider your position with LuthorCorp. 95 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:25,214 So he sent you here as an incentive. 96 00:08:26,256 --> 00:08:27,800 I've missed you, Lex. 97 00:08:28,425 --> 00:08:30,928 I'm touched. 98 00:08:31,428 --> 00:08:32,930 Do you have a proposal? 99 00:08:34,431 --> 00:08:39,603 First, I think I'd like something else. 100 00:08:43,982 --> 00:08:47,277 - Another scathing editorial? - Is there any other kind? 101 00:08:47,444 --> 00:08:50,447 Clark, what happened to you last night? 102 00:08:50,614 --> 00:08:54,618 I wasn't feeling well. Guess I'm not much of a city guy. 103 00:08:54,785 --> 00:08:59,707 You can take the boy off the farm, but you can't take the farm out of the boy. 104 00:08:59,957 --> 00:09:04,420 Sullivan, is this your idea of a joke? 105 00:09:04,586 --> 00:09:07,715 - Parents have been calling all morning. - What are you telling them? 106 00:09:07,881 --> 00:09:10,801 What the epa and other environmental groups said years ago: 107 00:09:10,968 --> 00:09:12,469 The meteor rocks are harmless. 108 00:09:12,636 --> 00:09:15,723 People have a right to know about the strange things happening in this town! 109 00:09:15,889 --> 00:09:19,101 The torch is a school paper. It's not your own personal tabloid. 110 00:09:19,268 --> 00:09:20,436 Are you censoring me? 111 00:09:20,602 --> 00:09:25,149 I'm requiring you to do your job, which is to report on relevant school events: 112 00:09:25,315 --> 00:09:29,361 Sports. Dances. Clubs. I'm relieving you of your duties. 113 00:09:29,820 --> 00:09:32,906 The torch is suspended until I can appoint a new editor. 114 00:09:37,327 --> 00:09:40,164 - Okay, what just happened? - I think you were fired. 115 00:09:41,540 --> 00:09:43,333 Chloe, I'm sure we can do something. 116 00:09:43,500 --> 00:09:44,877 Let me talk to kwan. 117 00:09:45,043 --> 00:09:47,463 Not to sound ungrateful, but what can you do? 118 00:09:47,629 --> 00:09:49,548 I don't know, but let me give it a shot. 119 00:09:59,016 --> 00:10:01,602 Afternoon, Lex. 120 00:10:02,853 --> 00:10:05,606 Or is it Mr. Luthor here in Smallville? 121 00:10:06,356 --> 00:10:07,566 Phelan, 122 00:10:07,733 --> 00:10:10,861 isn't Smallville a couple of counties outside your jurisdiction? 123 00:10:11,028 --> 00:10:15,115 Well, I don't need jurisdiction to look up an old friend. 124 00:10:15,282 --> 00:10:17,034 We were never friends. 125 00:10:17,451 --> 00:10:20,412 If you want to see me, call my office. 126 00:10:20,579 --> 00:10:23,707 - When does it happen, Lex? - When does what happen? 127 00:10:23,874 --> 00:10:26,001 When do you turn on the people that help you? 128 00:10:26,376 --> 00:10:29,254 How many times did I pull you back from the edge? 129 00:10:29,421 --> 00:10:31,423 You'd be dead right now if it wasn't for me. 130 00:10:31,590 --> 00:10:35,219 You were on my father's payroll, his go-to guy in the department. 131 00:10:35,385 --> 00:10:39,223 You got paid to fix situations, so don't try and pretend it was anything else. 132 00:10:39,389 --> 00:10:41,225 You have a good life here, Lex. 133 00:10:41,391 --> 00:10:43,727 I'd sure hate to see that get compromised. 134 00:10:44,394 --> 00:10:46,855 You can't touch me, and you know it. 135 00:10:47,022 --> 00:10:49,233 I'm looking for a witness. 136 00:10:49,399 --> 00:10:52,486 I think he saw last night's accident outside the museum. 137 00:10:52,653 --> 00:10:54,238 And this concerns me why? 138 00:10:58,408 --> 00:11:00,285 Sorry, I don't know who that is. 139 00:11:00,702 --> 00:11:03,580 Hmm. I'd have pegged you for buddies. 140 00:11:03,747 --> 00:11:07,960 Guess you're losing your instinct. Maybe you should think about retiring. 141 00:11:19,263 --> 00:11:21,348 Hello? 142 00:11:22,432 --> 00:11:24,434 Hello? 143 00:11:27,271 --> 00:11:29,439 Anybody home? 144 00:11:36,613 --> 00:11:37,865 Dad? 145 00:11:38,699 --> 00:11:40,701 Is that you? 146 00:11:54,631 --> 00:11:57,718 Metropolis police. 147 00:12:09,354 --> 00:12:11,940 I don't know what they've been feeding you, 148 00:12:12,190 --> 00:12:14,192 but that was pretty impressive. 149 00:12:14,359 --> 00:12:17,863 Not quite as exciting as last night, but I wanted to be sure. 150 00:12:18,488 --> 00:12:19,740 Who are you? 151 00:12:19,907 --> 00:12:22,993 I am your new best friend, Clark. 152 00:12:24,912 --> 00:12:25,996 How do you know my name? 153 00:12:26,163 --> 00:12:27,331 I asked around. 154 00:12:27,497 --> 00:12:32,336 That's the beauty of a small town, everybody's just so eager to help. 155 00:12:33,170 --> 00:12:34,963 Far cry from Metropolis. 156 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:37,799 - What do you want with me? - Your help. 157 00:12:38,759 --> 00:12:42,262 You see, Clark, I'm in a battle that I can't afford to lose 158 00:12:42,429 --> 00:12:45,891 because if I do, well, the bad guys win. 159 00:12:46,058 --> 00:12:49,937 And you have this gift that I need. 160 00:12:51,355 --> 00:12:52,898 I'll never help you. 161 00:12:57,527 --> 00:13:00,781 You have a secret you don't want the world to know about. 162 00:13:01,114 --> 00:13:04,743 I'm guessing that's why you didn't stick around for the TV cameras last night. 163 00:13:05,035 --> 00:13:09,623 You want to keep things that way, you'll do like I say. 164 00:13:11,959 --> 00:13:14,753 Drop by that overpriced coffee shop tomorrow afternoon 165 00:13:14,836 --> 00:13:18,006 and, uh, we'll talk about your future. 166 00:13:22,386 --> 00:13:24,471 Nice catch. 167 00:13:33,271 --> 00:13:36,441 So he just dropped the generator right on top of you? 168 00:13:36,608 --> 00:13:39,611 How did he know it wouldn't kill you? 169 00:13:41,029 --> 00:13:42,614 He saw me stop the bus last night. 170 00:13:44,032 --> 00:13:46,076 Maybe we should call the police. 171 00:13:46,243 --> 00:13:49,371 He is the police. I saw his badge. 172 00:13:49,538 --> 00:13:50,914 Metropolis pd. 173 00:13:54,376 --> 00:13:55,502 Dad. 174 00:14:01,717 --> 00:14:03,468 I didn't mean for this to happen. 175 00:14:03,635 --> 00:14:05,929 Clark, you didn't do anything wrong, okay? 176 00:14:09,558 --> 00:14:12,394 He told me to meet him at the beanery tomorrow. 177 00:14:12,561 --> 00:14:15,230 I don't want you going anywhere near this guy. 178 00:14:15,397 --> 00:14:18,275 I'll talk to him, and I'll find out what he wants. 179 00:14:18,442 --> 00:14:19,484 Until then... 180 00:14:19,609 --> 00:14:22,362 Until then, you live your life, you see your friends. 181 00:14:23,030 --> 00:14:25,115 Now, we're not gonna let this thing change us. 182 00:14:42,591 --> 00:14:45,260 You look like you're carrying the weight of the world. 183 00:14:45,343 --> 00:14:48,847 I'm sorry if I surprised you, but there's, uh, really nowhere to knock. 184 00:14:49,264 --> 00:14:53,518 It's okay. Thanks again for last night. 185 00:14:54,519 --> 00:14:58,356 Your first visit to Metropolis, and you're involved in a police investigation? 186 00:14:59,858 --> 00:15:01,443 That has to be some kind of record. 187 00:15:01,610 --> 00:15:04,738 - How'd you know about that? - The detective came to see me first. 188 00:15:04,905 --> 00:15:05,947 What'd he tell you? 189 00:15:06,114 --> 00:15:07,908 Not much. 190 00:15:08,617 --> 00:15:10,285 Maybe that's what's bothering me. 191 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:11,578 What do you mean? 192 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:16,792 Metropolis police don't send detectives to investigate traffic accidents. 193 00:15:16,958 --> 00:15:22,714 So I made a call. Turns out the official investigation is already closed. 194 00:15:23,882 --> 00:15:26,968 Clark, you really don't want Sam phelan in your life. 195 00:15:27,385 --> 00:15:29,304 You know him. 196 00:15:29,721 --> 00:15:30,764 Unfortunately. 197 00:15:30,931 --> 00:15:34,059 I had my share of legal problems while I was in Metropolis. 198 00:15:34,226 --> 00:15:37,395 - Serious? - Expensive. 199 00:15:37,562 --> 00:15:40,982 Phelan was the kind of officer my father felt we could turn to for help. 200 00:15:41,149 --> 00:15:42,275 He's a dirty cop. 201 00:15:42,442 --> 00:15:44,903 He'll do whatever it takes to get the job done. 202 00:15:45,070 --> 00:15:48,573 Plant evidence. Falsify reports. Anything is fair game. 203 00:15:48,740 --> 00:15:52,160 And if he's got something on you, Clark, he'll use it. 204 00:15:52,744 --> 00:15:54,996 He just wanted to talk. 205 00:15:55,163 --> 00:15:56,957 Then you've got nothing to worry about. 206 00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:03,088 Hey, Mr. Kent. 207 00:16:04,673 --> 00:16:06,508 Mr. Kent? 208 00:16:06,925 --> 00:16:09,136 Sam phelan, Metropolis pd. 209 00:16:10,011 --> 00:16:12,013 I figured you'd be the one to show. 210 00:16:12,180 --> 00:16:14,516 - What do you want? - We're both rational adults. 211 00:16:14,599 --> 00:16:17,269 - Let's sit down, talk... - I don't think a rational adult 212 00:16:17,435 --> 00:16:20,689 drops a generator on top of a teenage boy, do you? 213 00:16:20,856 --> 00:16:23,191 Well, we both know it wouldn't hurt him. 214 00:16:34,578 --> 00:16:36,997 All right, what do you want? 215 00:16:37,164 --> 00:16:38,915 I just want Clark's help. 216 00:16:39,082 --> 00:16:40,250 With what? 217 00:16:40,417 --> 00:16:44,004 Look around you, Mr. Kent. You know what you see? 218 00:16:44,171 --> 00:16:48,425 The veneer of safety. Now, people like me are sworn to protect that. 219 00:16:48,592 --> 00:16:52,762 I'm the guy standing between criminals and respectable citizens like yourself. 220 00:16:52,929 --> 00:16:58,018 Now, Clark has a gift 221 00:16:58,185 --> 00:17:02,522 and I would like to use his talents to further my cause. 222 00:17:03,523 --> 00:17:07,277 I will not let you exploit my son. 223 00:17:09,362 --> 00:17:12,741 I've, uh, spent the morning going through the local police files. 224 00:17:14,201 --> 00:17:17,162 Clark's name comes up quite a bit. 225 00:17:17,329 --> 00:17:19,623 Clark has never been in trouble a day in his life. 226 00:17:19,789 --> 00:17:24,544 No arrests, but he's been around a lot of crime scenes. 227 00:17:24,711 --> 00:17:26,713 Now, maybe that's coincidence 228 00:17:26,880 --> 00:17:31,051 or maybe it's just his natural instinct to get involved. 229 00:17:37,390 --> 00:17:42,646 Okay, I will give you whatever you want. You just stay away from my family. 230 00:17:47,067 --> 00:17:48,443 I want your son. 231 00:17:56,243 --> 00:17:58,119 I'll be in touch. 232 00:18:03,083 --> 00:18:07,671 Of course, if you don't agree, I will tell the world what I know. 233 00:18:07,837 --> 00:18:12,926 Best case, Clark's under a microscope. Worst case, he's a freak in a jar. 234 00:18:13,093 --> 00:18:17,430 Either way, his normal life is over. 235 00:18:19,391 --> 00:18:21,685 Do not push me! 236 00:18:21,851 --> 00:18:24,604 Easy there, Mr. Kent. 237 00:18:31,361 --> 00:18:33,780 We were just talking. 238 00:18:35,031 --> 00:18:37,993 You know, if I were you, I'd learn to keep that temper in check. 239 00:18:38,159 --> 00:18:40,787 It could get you in a lot of trouble. 240 00:18:52,132 --> 00:18:55,302 Hey, Clark, you okay? 241 00:18:55,468 --> 00:18:58,388 Fine, just doing a little research. 242 00:18:58,555 --> 00:19:00,765 Have you heard about Lana's meeting with kwan? 243 00:19:00,932 --> 00:19:02,392 Chloe, I'm sure it'll work out. 244 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,227 Hey. 245 00:19:04,394 --> 00:19:08,148 - So how'd it go? - Well, it's interesting. 246 00:19:08,315 --> 00:19:10,317 When can we send out the next issue? 247 00:19:10,483 --> 00:19:12,319 Day after tomorrow. 248 00:19:13,695 --> 00:19:15,655 Except, uh... 249 00:19:15,905 --> 00:19:18,658 Kwan made me the new editor. 250 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:26,499 Okay, uh, rewind. I need you to say that last part again. 251 00:19:26,666 --> 00:19:29,711 After I made my case, kwan said that if I had that much passion 252 00:19:29,878 --> 00:19:32,255 I should be in charge. 253 00:19:34,215 --> 00:19:35,342 I don't believe this! 254 00:19:35,508 --> 00:19:37,427 It's the only way he'd reopen the paper. 255 00:19:37,761 --> 00:19:39,471 So, what? Cheerleading's not enough? 256 00:19:39,637 --> 00:19:43,224 Maybe the editor of a school newspaper looks better on a college application. 257 00:19:43,516 --> 00:19:47,187 That isn't it! I figured you could ghostwrite until we got you reinstated. 258 00:19:47,270 --> 00:19:48,772 So then I would work for you. 259 00:19:48,938 --> 00:19:51,691 - The paper would still be yours. - Wait, wait. 260 00:19:51,858 --> 00:19:53,902 Chloe, think about it. It's not a bad idea. 261 00:19:55,612 --> 00:19:57,197 It figures you'd side with her. 262 00:19:57,364 --> 00:19:59,366 - I'm not taking sides. - Right. 263 00:19:59,449 --> 00:20:02,118 You're completely objective in all things Lana. 264 00:20:04,371 --> 00:20:06,623 - Gotta go. - No, please, Clark, stay! 265 00:20:06,873 --> 00:20:09,626 - Take my desk! - Chloe, this isn't what you think. 266 00:20:09,709 --> 00:20:12,212 You know what the weirdest part is? 267 00:20:12,379 --> 00:20:15,965 For a millisecond, I almost thought you were my friend. 268 00:20:30,939 --> 00:20:32,107 Get in, kid. 269 00:20:38,113 --> 00:20:40,490 - What do you want? - Your father came to see me. 270 00:20:40,657 --> 00:20:43,993 He seemed like a really good man, always putting his family first. 271 00:20:44,828 --> 00:20:48,331 You know, if I were you, I'd start thinking like him. 272 00:20:52,252 --> 00:20:55,505 I assume you've had a chance to read my father's proposal. 273 00:20:55,672 --> 00:20:58,466 - I didn't have to. - Oh. 274 00:20:58,633 --> 00:21:01,594 So you've added mind reading to your many abilities. 275 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:03,930 I know why you're here, Victoria. 276 00:21:04,097 --> 00:21:07,767 Sir Harry wants to take over LuthorCorp, and he needs my shares to do it. 277 00:21:07,934 --> 00:21:11,312 Your father didn't dream up this little plan, did he? 278 00:21:13,440 --> 00:21:15,608 Do you think if you take over LuthorCorp, 279 00:21:15,775 --> 00:21:19,028 daddy will finally give you the respect you deserve? 280 00:21:19,195 --> 00:21:20,780 He won't, Victoria. 281 00:21:20,947 --> 00:21:22,282 So, what are you suggesting? 282 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:25,785 You came to play on my hatred of my father. 283 00:21:25,952 --> 00:21:27,829 Now I'm going to play on yours. 284 00:21:27,996 --> 00:21:31,708 Why take one company, when you can take two? 285 00:21:32,125 --> 00:21:34,043 You know they'd probably kill us. 286 00:21:34,210 --> 00:21:35,795 Probably. 287 00:21:36,337 --> 00:21:39,299 But that's what makes life interesting. 288 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:05,909 What are we doing here? 289 00:22:06,075 --> 00:22:08,828 You want to know the biggest obstacle to my job, Clark? 290 00:22:08,995 --> 00:22:11,915 It's not the perps. It's the bureaucracy. 291 00:22:12,582 --> 00:22:15,919 How am I supposed to fight crime with one hand tied behind my back? 292 00:22:16,085 --> 00:22:17,921 You said we were going after bad guys. 293 00:22:18,087 --> 00:22:21,925 We are. They're called internal affairs. 294 00:22:22,342 --> 00:22:24,761 In fact, the head of the ia division 295 00:22:24,928 --> 00:22:28,348 lives right up there on the fifth floor. 296 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:32,685 I'm not gonna hurt anybody! 297 00:22:32,852 --> 00:22:35,772 Relax, you're just gonna help me retrieve some files. 298 00:22:36,022 --> 00:22:40,860 See, these ia types, they have a real, uh, trust problem. 299 00:22:41,027 --> 00:22:45,865 Well, it turns out the deputy chief keeps all his most sensitive case files at home. 300 00:22:46,032 --> 00:22:49,702 The man's got a safe, so you find it. You open it 301 00:22:49,869 --> 00:22:52,622 and you bring me whatever's inside. 302 00:22:52,872 --> 00:22:56,751 You do this one thing for me, and I'll never trouble you again. 303 00:22:58,044 --> 00:23:01,130 I know what you're about, phelan. Lex Luthor told me. 304 00:23:01,714 --> 00:23:07,387 Yeah, well, your friend Lex isn't exactly on the side of the angels. 305 00:23:07,637 --> 00:23:10,890 He's got his secrets, just like you. 306 00:23:11,724 --> 00:23:13,476 It's apartment 517. 307 00:24:05,862 --> 00:24:07,864 Hey, phelan! 308 00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:13,161 Want your file? 309 00:24:13,369 --> 00:24:16,456 It's all yours. 310 00:24:17,707 --> 00:24:20,126 Did you call them? 311 00:24:21,044 --> 00:24:24,964 You're making a big mistake, kid. 312 00:24:42,440 --> 00:24:44,108 Morning, guys. 313 00:24:44,275 --> 00:24:47,779 What time did you get in last night? I didn't hear you. 314 00:24:47,945 --> 00:24:49,489 Late. 315 00:24:49,656 --> 00:24:52,200 I was helping Lana at the torch. 316 00:24:52,367 --> 00:24:54,619 I sort of lost track of time. 317 00:24:54,786 --> 00:24:57,830 Clark, has, um, phelan tried to contact you? 318 00:24:58,373 --> 00:25:01,292 Dad, don't worry, I think he's out of our lives forever. 319 00:25:05,004 --> 00:25:07,215 Ethan, Bob, 320 00:25:07,382 --> 00:25:09,175 what's going on? 321 00:25:09,342 --> 00:25:11,761 We got a warrant. 322 00:25:12,929 --> 00:25:15,431 It's a warrant to search your property, Jonathan. 323 00:25:15,598 --> 00:25:17,934 A warrant? Come on in. 324 00:25:21,104 --> 00:25:23,690 We got a tip from Metropolis pd. 325 00:25:25,608 --> 00:25:28,236 You'd better come and take a look at this. 326 00:25:37,954 --> 00:25:40,540 Looks like he was shot in the heart. 327 00:25:42,959 --> 00:25:45,628 You wanna explain what a dead body's doing in your barn? 328 00:25:45,795 --> 00:25:49,841 - I've never seen that man before. - Ethan, we found this 329 00:25:50,007 --> 00:25:53,302 hidden under the seat in the truck. 330 00:25:54,053 --> 00:25:57,014 That is not my gun, and I have no idea how it got in my truck. 331 00:25:57,181 --> 00:25:59,559 I'm sorry, but we have to place you under arrest. 332 00:25:59,726 --> 00:26:00,893 Dad. 333 00:26:01,060 --> 00:26:02,979 It's all right. 334 00:26:03,146 --> 00:26:06,649 Call bill Ross and have him meet me at the jail. 335 00:26:10,236 --> 00:26:11,571 You're not taking him! 336 00:26:11,738 --> 00:26:16,868 Clark. Clark, I need you to stay here. 337 00:26:17,994 --> 00:26:20,204 And I need you to be strong. 338 00:26:30,339 --> 00:26:33,009 I'll follow in the car. 339 00:26:48,941 --> 00:26:51,986 That's what you get for trying to be a hero, Clark. 340 00:26:52,361 --> 00:26:56,115 You're a pretty smart boy, but you forget 341 00:26:56,282 --> 00:26:59,202 I've been doing this a long time. 342 00:26:59,368 --> 00:27:01,287 - Who's that man? - Did you really think 343 00:27:01,454 --> 00:27:07,126 that you could double-cross me? Clark, my job is about scenarios. 344 00:27:07,293 --> 00:27:09,378 You never enter a crack house with one plan. 345 00:27:09,545 --> 00:27:13,382 You go in with 10. That's how you survive. 346 00:27:13,549 --> 00:27:18,054 The truth is, kid, you didn't leave me with a lot of options! 347 00:27:18,221 --> 00:27:20,765 - I want my dad out of jail. - You complicate my life? 348 00:27:20,932 --> 00:27:22,975 I'm gonna complicate yours! 349 00:27:23,142 --> 00:27:25,186 Call them now and tell them what you did! 350 00:27:26,979 --> 00:27:30,024 What is it, Clark? You wanna kill me? 351 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:33,569 You think that's the answer to your problems? 352 00:27:33,736 --> 00:27:34,904 I want him out! 353 00:27:35,071 --> 00:27:37,573 Well, then, we both want something, 354 00:27:37,740 --> 00:27:41,661 only you have a lot more to lose. 355 00:27:49,502 --> 00:27:52,797 I don't want any more surprises. 356 00:27:53,422 --> 00:27:56,342 I'm gonna let you think about last night. 357 00:28:02,181 --> 00:28:04,976 Stay close. I'll be in touch. 358 00:28:23,286 --> 00:28:25,413 Clark, what are you doing here? 359 00:28:26,205 --> 00:28:28,374 Hiding out. 360 00:28:29,458 --> 00:28:32,503 I heard about your dad. I know it isn't true. 361 00:28:38,301 --> 00:28:39,802 How are you doing? 362 00:28:39,969 --> 00:28:43,055 To be honest, I'm in way over my head. 363 00:28:43,639 --> 00:28:47,602 All I wanted to do is help Chloe. Now I feel like I've screwed up everything. 364 00:28:49,437 --> 00:28:52,106 Guess that's what you get when you try to be a hero. 365 00:28:53,816 --> 00:28:55,192 I know the feeling. 366 00:28:57,904 --> 00:29:01,657 You ever think your aunt's life would be simpler if she hadn't adopted you? 367 00:29:02,658 --> 00:29:03,951 Clark, what's going on? 368 00:29:07,246 --> 00:29:10,416 Just seems like all I ever do is complicate my parents' lives. 369 00:29:11,584 --> 00:29:15,338 You can't blame yourself for what's happening with your dad. 370 00:29:15,713 --> 00:29:18,174 Every family goes through rough times. 371 00:29:18,341 --> 00:29:21,594 When I was 10, I tried to run away to Metropolis. 372 00:29:21,761 --> 00:29:24,513 Nell found me at the bus stop. It was freezing. 373 00:29:24,764 --> 00:29:28,434 As she was driving me home, I asked her if she regretted adopting me. 374 00:29:29,101 --> 00:29:32,355 She stopped the car. I remember because it started snowing. 375 00:29:32,688 --> 00:29:35,441 She looked me in the eye... 376 00:29:35,942 --> 00:29:39,195 She said it was the best thing she had ever done. 377 00:29:39,362 --> 00:29:43,032 She didn't love me any less because I was adopted 378 00:29:43,199 --> 00:29:45,952 but she worried about me more. 379 00:29:49,372 --> 00:29:50,790 I've gotta go. 380 00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:54,794 Don't worry, Clark. 381 00:29:55,211 --> 00:29:56,754 It'll all work out. 382 00:30:05,471 --> 00:30:08,557 Right here. 383 00:30:24,156 --> 00:30:26,701 Hi, son. Where's your mother? 384 00:30:26,867 --> 00:30:29,245 The police are questioning her. 385 00:30:31,831 --> 00:30:32,999 I lied to you. 386 00:30:35,084 --> 00:30:38,421 - What do you mean? - I did see phelan again. 387 00:30:43,259 --> 00:30:44,844 When? 388 00:30:45,011 --> 00:30:48,472 Last night. I went with him to Metropolis. 389 00:30:48,639 --> 00:30:53,102 I broke into an apartment, found a safe with confidential files. 390 00:30:53,436 --> 00:30:54,603 Oh, Clark. 391 00:30:54,770 --> 00:30:56,063 I didn't have a choice. 392 00:30:56,230 --> 00:30:59,567 That's what he wanted you to think, but you always have a choice. 393 00:30:59,734 --> 00:31:01,277 I was protecting you and mom. 394 00:31:01,444 --> 00:31:05,614 You cannot protect your mother and I by lying to us. Come on! 395 00:31:07,950 --> 00:31:10,202 Dad, there's more. 396 00:31:11,287 --> 00:31:14,373 Phelan came back after you were arrested. 397 00:31:14,874 --> 00:31:18,711 I got so angry that I grabbed him 398 00:31:19,045 --> 00:31:22,214 and for a second, I wanted to... 399 00:31:25,301 --> 00:31:26,844 I wanted to kill him. 400 00:31:29,638 --> 00:31:31,390 But you didn't, right? 401 00:31:31,891 --> 00:31:34,101 Yeah, but I was close. 402 00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:47,907 Believe me, son, I know all there is to know about losing your temper. 403 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,659 But you can't afford to do it. 404 00:31:51,243 --> 00:31:55,414 This is phelan's game, and he will play your fear and your anger. 405 00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:57,666 But you cannot let him get to you. 406 00:31:57,833 --> 00:32:00,753 I don't care. I won't let anybody hurt you and mom. 407 00:32:03,172 --> 00:32:06,509 But once you've crossed that line, there's no going back. 408 00:32:23,192 --> 00:32:26,987 Clark, I just heard about your dad. Is he all right? 409 00:32:27,154 --> 00:32:28,197 He's hanging in there. 410 00:32:28,531 --> 00:32:31,700 This is crazy. Your father didn't kill anyone. 411 00:32:31,867 --> 00:32:34,954 Give me five minutes, I'll get the 10 best lawyers in the state. 412 00:32:35,121 --> 00:32:36,914 I don't think lawyers are gonna help. 413 00:32:38,958 --> 00:32:40,167 It's phelan, isn't it? 414 00:32:41,627 --> 00:32:46,632 - What's he got on you, Clark? - Just stay out of it, all right? Please. 415 00:32:47,800 --> 00:32:49,260 Listen to me. 416 00:32:49,552 --> 00:32:52,596 You may think you know how phelan works, but you'd be wrong. 417 00:32:52,763 --> 00:32:54,265 Sounds like you're an expert. 418 00:32:54,431 --> 00:32:58,394 - I understand his world. - Yeah, he told me you have secrets. 419 00:33:01,313 --> 00:33:04,066 There are parts of my life I'm not proud of, Clark, 420 00:33:04,233 --> 00:33:06,735 but I don't want to see you or your family hurt. 421 00:33:06,902 --> 00:33:08,571 Now, let me help. 422 00:33:08,737 --> 00:33:11,115 You can't, Lex. 423 00:33:12,575 --> 00:33:15,327 I gotta handle this on my own. 424 00:33:32,178 --> 00:33:33,345 You busy, Clark? 425 00:33:35,848 --> 00:33:38,350 - What do you want from me? - That's complicated. 426 00:33:38,517 --> 00:33:41,854 After last night, I've got internal affairs asking me 427 00:33:42,021 --> 00:33:43,939 more questions than I want to answer. 428 00:33:44,106 --> 00:33:45,149 That's your problem! 429 00:33:45,316 --> 00:33:47,943 No, it's our problem. 430 00:33:48,861 --> 00:33:51,697 But our next bit of business is gonna be our last. 431 00:33:51,864 --> 00:33:55,034 Look, I don't care. You can tell the whole world about me. 432 00:33:59,371 --> 00:34:03,459 Clark, you may not care about yourself, but think about your parents. 433 00:34:03,876 --> 00:34:06,754 Now, your father's in jail on a murder charge. 434 00:34:06,921 --> 00:34:11,634 Whether he beats it or not, he's gonna lose this farm just paying legal fees. 435 00:34:11,800 --> 00:34:15,054 I can still make all that go away. 436 00:34:16,805 --> 00:34:18,515 So, what's it gonna be? 437 00:34:51,590 --> 00:34:53,133 What are we doing here? 438 00:34:53,300 --> 00:34:56,929 Since I couldn't pick up my internal affairs records... 439 00:34:58,222 --> 00:35:01,809 I figured it was time to pick up my retirement package. 440 00:35:02,810 --> 00:35:05,980 The breastplate. You want me to steal it for you. 441 00:35:06,146 --> 00:35:08,274 I don't give a damn about the breastplate. 442 00:35:08,399 --> 00:35:12,236 I just want the 10 million dollars' worth ofjewels that are on it. 443 00:35:15,072 --> 00:35:16,323 Come on. 444 00:35:19,243 --> 00:35:20,536 So we're just gonna bust in? 445 00:35:20,703 --> 00:35:25,666 Not quite. Metropolis pd keeps blueprints on the high-security buildings in the city 446 00:35:25,749 --> 00:35:27,918 so I know this place better than the architect. 447 00:35:28,085 --> 00:35:31,672 The security system all runs through this junction box. 448 00:35:33,090 --> 00:35:35,551 - Open it up. - Isn't it alarmed? 449 00:35:35,926 --> 00:35:39,138 They only alarm things they think somebody could get through. 450 00:35:41,932 --> 00:35:44,435 And, Clark, I'm getting pretty bored with this. 451 00:35:44,601 --> 00:35:46,895 You want your old life back, you do it. 452 00:36:04,455 --> 00:36:07,082 Cameras are one thing. What about the guards? 453 00:36:08,125 --> 00:36:10,961 They're about to get real busy. 454 00:36:12,463 --> 00:36:16,050 Yeah, Metropolis museum? You have two minutes to leave the building. 455 00:36:16,216 --> 00:36:18,469 There's a bomb outside. 456 00:36:30,647 --> 00:36:31,899 There's a bomb here! 457 00:36:37,905 --> 00:36:40,574 Cameras are all dead in Luthor hall. 458 00:37:04,181 --> 00:37:08,268 Kid, show me the magic. 459 00:37:30,040 --> 00:37:33,127 Standing by. I repeat, standing by. 460 00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:48,892 We are gonna make a great team. 461 00:38:03,907 --> 00:38:05,826 We'll never be a team. 462 00:38:19,423 --> 00:38:23,177 You might be able to explain the safe, but your prints are on that breastplate. 463 00:38:23,343 --> 00:38:27,764 You might be strong, but you're not bulletproof! 464 00:39:17,147 --> 00:39:20,234 What are you? 465 00:39:21,443 --> 00:39:22,653 In there! 466 00:39:24,321 --> 00:39:26,073 Get down! Get down! 467 00:39:36,166 --> 00:39:38,961 Phelan, where's Clark? I know he came with you. 468 00:39:40,921 --> 00:39:42,714 Just tell me what you had on him. 469 00:39:46,301 --> 00:39:50,013 Go to hell, Luthor. 470 00:40:03,860 --> 00:40:05,946 All the charges have been dropped. 471 00:40:07,322 --> 00:40:10,200 With apologies from the state and Metropolis police departments. 472 00:40:10,367 --> 00:40:12,202 Then it's finally over. 473 00:40:12,369 --> 00:40:13,870 Well, this time. 474 00:40:14,037 --> 00:40:17,249 Unfortunately, there's more than one phelan out there in the world. 475 00:40:17,416 --> 00:40:18,792 What do we do next time? 476 00:40:18,959 --> 00:40:21,044 I don't know, son. 477 00:40:21,211 --> 00:40:23,463 We'll have to deal with it when the time comes. 478 00:40:23,630 --> 00:40:26,717 Maybe I should stop using my gifts. That would solve our problems. 479 00:40:26,883 --> 00:40:28,552 No, it wouldn't, Clark. 480 00:40:28,719 --> 00:40:32,806 Your gifts are who you are. You can't live in fear. 481 00:40:32,973 --> 00:40:35,142 Although a little caution wouldn't hurt. 482 00:40:40,564 --> 00:40:44,526 Clark, are you sure nobody saw you last night? 483 00:40:45,068 --> 00:40:46,987 I'm positive, mom. 484 00:40:59,416 --> 00:41:03,629 Miss lang, what's this? 485 00:41:04,713 --> 00:41:07,716 - It's a news story. - It's totally unacceptable. 486 00:41:07,883 --> 00:41:09,968 Why? It covers all of your criteria. 487 00:41:10,135 --> 00:41:12,596 It deals with a student and a school-sponsored club 488 00:41:12,763 --> 00:41:15,390 and there are no mutants in sight. 489 00:41:16,099 --> 00:41:19,144 Did you do this because you thought I'd reinstate miss Sullivan? 490 00:41:19,311 --> 00:41:21,772 I did this because it's the right thing to do. 491 00:41:21,938 --> 00:41:23,690 Chloe was born for this job. 492 00:41:23,857 --> 00:41:26,985 Although I do admire her passion, her reporting lacks accuracy. 493 00:41:27,110 --> 00:41:29,613 I can work on that. 494 00:41:30,781 --> 00:41:34,826 If you want your job back, miss Sullivan, don't print what you can't prove. 495 00:41:34,993 --> 00:41:38,038 - Do we have a deal? - Yeah. Thank you, principal kwan. 496 00:41:39,706 --> 00:41:43,293 Don't thank me. Thank miss lang. 497 00:41:49,883 --> 00:41:52,302 Congratulations. You deserve it. 498 00:41:54,221 --> 00:41:57,683 Uh, you know, Lana, I'm sorry I flipped out at you the other day. 499 00:41:57,849 --> 00:42:01,144 I just... you know, the paper's kind of my identity 500 00:42:01,311 --> 00:42:03,730 and it's the only thing Clark and I do together. 501 00:42:03,897 --> 00:42:05,482 And so when I saw you here... 502 00:42:05,816 --> 00:42:09,319 You thought I was trying to cut Clark out of your life? 503 00:42:09,486 --> 00:42:11,238 Nobody ever said I was rational. 504 00:42:12,489 --> 00:42:15,409 I want to be friends with you, Chloe, 505 00:42:15,575 --> 00:42:17,953 but I don't want to stand between you and Clark. 506 00:42:18,912 --> 00:42:23,500 Oh, no. Don't worry, there's nothing between us. 507 00:42:23,667 --> 00:42:25,502 We're just good friends. 508 00:42:28,004 --> 00:42:29,172 How about you? 509 00:42:30,257 --> 00:42:34,052 Same thing. We're just friends. 510 00:42:36,012 --> 00:42:38,682 Good. I'm glad we got that out of the way. 511 00:42:38,849 --> 00:42:44,521 Now, let's see what you've messed up since I've been gone. 512 00:43:00,871 --> 00:43:04,291 Lex, are you gonna come to bed? 513 00:43:04,458 --> 00:43:06,626 In a minute.