1 00:00:04,129 --> 00:00:07,674 Our twilight zone acid trip to the, uh, phantom prison... 2 00:00:07,841 --> 00:00:09,593 That place was... 3 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,637 - Kryptonian. - Mm. 4 00:00:15,098 --> 00:00:19,019 And that horny-toad-looking thing that crashed Chloe and Jimmy's wedding? 5 00:00:19,186 --> 00:00:21,772 - Kryptonian. - Mm. 6 00:00:23,774 --> 00:00:26,568 And the spaceship that I found in the woods near the dam. 7 00:00:27,277 --> 00:00:30,822 Also Kryptonian. That wasn't mine. It was my cousin's. 8 00:00:32,491 --> 00:00:36,411 Sorry about the third degree. It's not every week a girl learns her boyfriend's an... 9 00:00:36,578 --> 00:00:38,163 Alien? 10 00:00:38,830 --> 00:00:40,582 And you're still okay with that? 11 00:00:40,791 --> 00:00:41,959 Lois: Are you kidding me? 12 00:00:42,668 --> 00:00:47,339 It's like dating a god or bono. 13 00:00:57,057 --> 00:01:00,060 At least we're on a story in the boonies, and I get to play 20 questions... 14 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:04,147 Without our nosy little kitty cat sniffing around. 15 00:01:04,314 --> 00:01:07,859 It's lucky that Tess sent us out here to cover the cherry festival. 16 00:01:09,361 --> 00:01:12,364 Clark Kent doesn't believe in luck. 17 00:01:13,240 --> 00:01:15,867 What'd you do, Clark? 18 00:01:20,372 --> 00:01:23,292 I didn't want you in the middle of tonight's anti-hero protest. 19 00:01:23,458 --> 00:01:26,461 Clark, that should've been my story. Why did you chop-block me? 20 00:01:26,628 --> 00:01:31,258 Your articles in support of the blur put you in the eye of the anti-hero storm. 21 00:01:31,425 --> 00:01:35,804 So you're gonna lock me in a castle tower like I'm some damsel in distress? 22 00:01:35,971 --> 00:01:38,599 Lois, I just wanna make sure that you're safe. 23 00:01:41,226 --> 00:01:47,441 Clark, I love that an intergalactic powerhouse wants to protect me... 24 00:01:48,108 --> 00:01:51,194 But this earth girl can take care of herself. 25 00:01:51,361 --> 00:01:53,113 [Thud] 26 00:02:07,919 --> 00:02:10,088 I don't even see what we hit. 27 00:02:11,006 --> 00:02:12,674 Two flats and only one spare. 28 00:02:12,883 --> 00:02:14,801 Looks like a job for... 29 00:02:17,596 --> 00:02:20,307 And there's no reception. 30 00:02:22,267 --> 00:02:23,727 Want me to change that tire for you? 31 00:02:23,894 --> 00:02:24,936 [Clark chuckles] 32 00:02:29,066 --> 00:02:30,692 Lois: 33 00:02:40,744 --> 00:02:42,371 [Chuckles] 34 00:02:49,836 --> 00:02:51,630 Thank you. 35 00:02:53,006 --> 00:02:54,758 Girl: Oh, praise the lord. 36 00:02:54,925 --> 00:02:57,094 You're okay. 37 00:02:57,761 --> 00:03:01,139 That's okay. There's nothing a mechanic can't fix. 38 00:03:01,765 --> 00:03:03,350 Do you know where there's one nearby? 39 00:03:03,517 --> 00:03:07,020 - Um, up the road a bit, in meeker Springs. - Clark: Thanks. 40 00:03:07,270 --> 00:03:10,440 All right, Lois. Well, if we leave now, we'll be back in a flash. 41 00:03:10,816 --> 00:03:13,110 Oh, but, Clark, I'm such a delicate flower. 42 00:03:13,443 --> 00:03:17,364 I will—— I will wilt in that heat. 43 00:03:17,531 --> 00:03:20,117 - I think I'll just stay with, uh... - Charlotte, ma'am. 44 00:03:20,283 --> 00:03:23,328 I got some fresh-squeezed lemonade, if you like. 45 00:03:23,495 --> 00:03:28,250 Ah. Lovely. So we will have big glass as we damsels in distress wait for Clark... 46 00:03:29,459 --> 00:03:30,794 To come rescue us. 47 00:03:36,591 --> 00:03:38,635 Lois, is there a problem? 48 00:03:39,094 --> 00:03:43,682 Okay. First, it's not safe in the asphalt jungle and now I'm at risk in green acres? 49 00:03:43,849 --> 00:03:45,350 We're in the middle of nowhere. 50 00:03:45,517 --> 00:03:48,895 Think horse-and-buggy girl will hurt me? Is she gonna dimple me to death? 51 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:50,272 Charlotte: Here you go. 52 00:03:51,982 --> 00:03:53,525 - Thank you, Charlotte. - Mm-hm. 53 00:03:53,692 --> 00:03:57,154 Now, why don't we watch while my knight in shining armor... 54 00:03:58,613 --> 00:04:00,323 Saves the day. 55 00:04:00,866 --> 00:04:02,701 It's gonna be a long walk, Lancelot... 56 00:04:02,868 --> 00:04:06,538 But we will be right here waiting for your triumphant return. 57 00:04:14,921 --> 00:04:16,506 Still watching. 58 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:38,862 [Car beeping] 59 00:04:46,828 --> 00:04:48,538 Clark. Lois? 60 00:05:52,269 --> 00:05:54,187 No service. 61 00:05:56,022 --> 00:05:57,649 [Car approaching] 62 00:05:57,816 --> 00:05:58,859 [Grunts] 63 00:05:59,025 --> 00:06:00,318 [Car door opens then closes] 64 00:06:00,485 --> 00:06:02,153 Ah! 65 00:06:03,113 --> 00:06:05,031 Ellis: Something I can help you with? 66 00:06:07,576 --> 00:06:09,202 My girlfriend, she's missing. 67 00:06:09,369 --> 00:06:12,622 I went into town to get a flat fixed and now she's gone. 68 00:06:12,789 --> 00:06:16,543 We were in an argument when I left, I thought maybe she was mad at me... 69 00:06:16,710 --> 00:06:19,796 But I can't find her. You know, I've searched everywhere. 70 00:06:19,963 --> 00:06:23,133 Better wrap that. Cut looks pretty nasty. 71 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,594 How bad was your little argument? 72 00:06:26,136 --> 00:06:27,637 Well... 73 00:06:27,804 --> 00:06:30,724 No, this is from the rim of the tire. That's where I cut it. 74 00:06:30,891 --> 00:06:33,018 There was a girl here. She might know. 75 00:06:33,184 --> 00:06:35,812 - Girl? - Charlotte. She was about 12 years old. 76 00:06:36,021 --> 00:06:39,316 She was selling produce. She had a horse and buggy. 77 00:06:39,524 --> 00:06:42,903 We're in the middle of nowhere. Never seen anybody set up shop here. 78 00:06:43,069 --> 00:06:44,404 There's not enough traffic. 79 00:06:44,571 --> 00:06:47,198 I know what I saw, all right? I'm not making this up. 80 00:06:47,365 --> 00:06:50,327 - Why don't we go to the station? - Not going anywhere till Lois gets back. 81 00:06:50,493 --> 00:06:52,245 Mister, calm yourself down. 82 00:06:55,582 --> 00:06:58,084 This must be what we ran over. 83 00:06:59,669 --> 00:07:02,672 If our blowout wasn't an accident, someone could've done this on purpose. 84 00:07:02,839 --> 00:07:05,634 I think you better get a move on before you get yourself in trouble. 85 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:09,095 - Just trying to show you... - I'm not gonna say it again. 86 00:07:14,684 --> 00:07:16,353 Those are tracks from the buggy. 87 00:07:16,519 --> 00:07:19,189 Now, if there was no girl, how do you explain those? 88 00:07:19,356 --> 00:07:21,524 They do look fresh. 89 00:07:21,691 --> 00:07:24,027 Run up the logging road a bit. 90 00:07:24,194 --> 00:07:27,822 All right, you proved your point. Let's take a hike. 91 00:07:27,989 --> 00:07:31,534 If your girlfriend is out there, we'll find her. 92 00:07:33,787 --> 00:07:35,163 Charlotte: Hyah. 93 00:07:35,330 --> 00:07:37,290 Captain, come on. 94 00:07:41,044 --> 00:07:42,504 Look at you drive that horse. 95 00:07:42,671 --> 00:07:45,507 At your age, the best I could do was drive my dad crazy. 96 00:07:45,674 --> 00:07:48,093 Lucky for me you were around. 97 00:07:48,718 --> 00:07:52,847 How much longer before our carbon-free hayride gets us to the train station? 98 00:07:53,014 --> 00:07:56,643 Oh, not much. But I'm not allowed to go into town. 99 00:07:56,810 --> 00:07:58,895 My father will give you a ride from here. 100 00:07:59,104 --> 00:08:02,565 Lois: As long as I can make the express back to cover the rally, I'm happy. 101 00:08:02,732 --> 00:08:07,195 I won't miss out on a story just because he thinks I can't take care of myself. 102 00:08:09,572 --> 00:08:11,574 So your town is quaint. 103 00:08:11,741 --> 00:08:15,328 - How many people live out here? - Our whole congregation. 104 00:08:15,870 --> 00:08:18,832 We're believers. Father bought this land long before I was born... 105 00:08:18,999 --> 00:08:22,877 And moved his flock here from Idaho so we could all live together. 106 00:08:30,760 --> 00:08:32,262 Charlotte: Whoa. 107 00:08:36,766 --> 00:08:38,935 Looks like you're having some sort of shindig. 108 00:08:39,144 --> 00:08:40,687 It's the harvest festival. 109 00:08:40,854 --> 00:08:42,897 Whole town comes out to celebrate. 110 00:08:43,398 --> 00:08:45,025 Bless us, child. 111 00:08:45,191 --> 00:08:47,610 How'd you bring a guest to our home unannounced... 112 00:08:47,777 --> 00:08:50,238 When we're unprepared to welcome them? I'm Ruth. 113 00:08:50,405 --> 00:08:52,198 Ruth Cavanaugh. 114 00:08:52,365 --> 00:08:53,450 Lois Lane. 115 00:08:53,658 --> 00:08:56,911 Miss Lane just needs father to give her a ride to the train station... 116 00:08:57,078 --> 00:08:59,622 So she can get back to the city. 117 00:08:59,789 --> 00:09:02,125 I don't mean to impose, Charlotte just offered. 118 00:09:02,292 --> 00:09:05,462 Never an imposition to help those in need. 119 00:09:05,670 --> 00:09:08,590 But my husband likes his supper promptly at sundown. 120 00:09:09,090 --> 00:09:11,885 He'll take you right after we eat. 121 00:09:12,469 --> 00:09:16,139 You know, if you point the way, I'm sure I could just hoof it from here. 122 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:17,390 Don't be foolish. 123 00:09:17,557 --> 00:09:21,144 If you're not familiar with these parts, you could get lost in those woods. 124 00:09:21,311 --> 00:09:24,147 Stay. Break bread with us. 125 00:09:24,314 --> 00:09:26,608 Mother always makes more than enough. 126 00:09:29,402 --> 00:09:31,654 Rally's not for another couple of hours. 127 00:09:34,157 --> 00:09:36,701 And I could really use a home-cooked meal. 128 00:09:37,077 --> 00:09:39,621 Good, good. 129 00:09:39,788 --> 00:09:43,666 Go fetch your father, Charlotte, tell him the ham needs carving. 130 00:09:43,833 --> 00:09:45,335 This way. 131 00:09:47,629 --> 00:09:49,756 Mr. Cavanaugh: Good. That's nice. 132 00:09:52,759 --> 00:09:55,261 Did you see her, father? 133 00:09:56,846 --> 00:10:01,226 Good work, child. You've saved us all. 134 00:10:04,521 --> 00:10:07,440 Kids: Happy birthday, Alexander. 135 00:10:07,607 --> 00:10:09,359 [Cheering] 136 00:10:23,706 --> 00:10:26,709 - Happy birthday. - Kids: Happy birthday, Alexander. 137 00:10:26,876 --> 00:10:28,378 Happy birthday. 138 00:10:28,545 --> 00:10:30,338 [Kids chattering and laughing] 139 00:10:31,881 --> 00:10:34,551 Thank you. This is the best party ever. 140 00:10:34,717 --> 00:10:36,010 You're welcome. 141 00:10:36,177 --> 00:10:37,762 [Door opens] 142 00:10:38,680 --> 00:10:42,517 I have work to do, so make sure you save me a really big piece of cake, okay? 143 00:10:42,684 --> 00:10:43,768 - Okay. - Okay. 144 00:10:59,075 --> 00:11:01,828 My team is still searching for a remedy... 145 00:11:01,995 --> 00:11:04,164 But I don't wanna make any false promises. 146 00:11:10,587 --> 00:11:13,423 All our tests indicate that his condition is irreversible. 147 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:17,886 If the accelerated mitosis persists, his body will eventually give out. 148 00:11:18,052 --> 00:11:19,095 I'm very sorry. 149 00:11:19,304 --> 00:11:23,099 He's aged four years in two weeks, so sorry isn't good enough. 150 00:11:27,520 --> 00:11:30,523 He needs to be at the facility where we can study him. 151 00:11:30,690 --> 00:11:33,026 Alexander stays here with me. 152 00:11:38,698 --> 00:11:41,075 I want him to believe he is like any other child. 153 00:11:41,242 --> 00:11:43,453 But we both know he's not normal. 154 00:11:43,953 --> 00:11:47,582 And no matter how many parties you throw him, he never will be. 155 00:11:51,336 --> 00:11:53,796 I just wanna protect him. 156 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:57,550 I wanna give him a second chance. 157 00:12:00,136 --> 00:12:02,597 Dr. Lamell, I know that you had a hand... 158 00:12:02,764 --> 00:12:06,309 In the horrors that Lex Luthor committed in his labs over the years. 159 00:12:09,979 --> 00:12:12,148 And I chose you to run this team... 160 00:12:12,357 --> 00:12:15,151 Because I know deep down in your heart... 161 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:17,237 You wanna make things right. 162 00:12:19,656 --> 00:12:21,574 - More than anything. - Okay. 163 00:12:26,663 --> 00:12:30,500 You find me a cure to save Alexander and I promise you... 164 00:12:30,667 --> 00:12:33,670 I will not let him become that monster. 165 00:12:35,171 --> 00:12:36,422 [Thudding and kids shrieking] 166 00:12:36,589 --> 00:12:38,591 Girl 1: Help! Help! Someone come quick. 167 00:12:38,758 --> 00:12:41,010 - Girl 2: Oh, my god. - Alexander. 168 00:12:44,973 --> 00:12:47,517 Do something. Help him. 169 00:13:10,832 --> 00:13:12,208 Clark: Lois? 170 00:13:12,375 --> 00:13:13,459 Lois. 171 00:13:13,626 --> 00:13:15,878 Ellis: Mister, I think we're barking up the wrong tree. 172 00:13:16,045 --> 00:13:18,840 There's nothing out here for miles. 173 00:13:19,382 --> 00:13:21,384 These tracks are probably left by hunters. 174 00:13:21,551 --> 00:13:24,053 They bring in carts to haul out game all the time. 175 00:13:24,220 --> 00:13:27,348 Do they also leave spikes in the road to give people flat tires? 176 00:13:27,515 --> 00:13:30,560 Two-by-four probably fell off a passing truck. 177 00:13:30,727 --> 00:13:34,564 Look, it's only natural for you to be worried about your girlfriend. 178 00:13:35,732 --> 00:13:39,068 - She's the most important thing in my life. - You said she was upset with you. 179 00:13:41,362 --> 00:13:45,033 You go back to Metropolis and I guarantee she'll be waiting. 180 00:13:49,245 --> 00:13:51,164 - There are crystals in this water? - Ah. 181 00:13:51,956 --> 00:13:55,376 Meteor shower of '89. A couple of meteors hit the spring. 182 00:13:55,543 --> 00:13:57,253 - Blue meteor rock? - Yeah. 183 00:13:57,420 --> 00:13:59,589 Killed one local and destroyed acres of crops. 184 00:13:59,756 --> 00:14:01,591 But it did give us a gift. 185 00:14:06,596 --> 00:14:08,431 Best drinking water in the county. 186 00:14:08,598 --> 00:14:09,932 Meteor seems to purify it. 187 00:14:10,099 --> 00:14:12,018 And everyone here is okay? 188 00:14:12,185 --> 00:14:14,604 Because I grew up in Smallville. 189 00:14:14,896 --> 00:14:17,940 The green meteor rock has been harming people for the last 20 years. 190 00:14:18,107 --> 00:14:20,027 Not here. Been drinking this water my whole life. 191 00:14:20,193 --> 00:14:22,779 I haven't had so much as a common cold. Ha, ha. 192 00:14:22,945 --> 00:14:24,781 Yep, we're all just fine. 193 00:14:24,947 --> 00:14:26,699 [Bell ringing in distance] 194 00:14:27,533 --> 00:14:29,494 If there's nothing out here, what was that? 195 00:14:29,660 --> 00:14:32,121 Something I wish you hadn't heard. 196 00:14:46,010 --> 00:14:48,137 I'm sorry I ruined the party. 197 00:14:48,304 --> 00:14:50,431 It's not your fault. 198 00:14:50,598 --> 00:14:53,059 I know that something's wrong with me. I'm a freak. 199 00:14:53,226 --> 00:14:56,229 No. No, you're not. You're a beautiful little boy... 200 00:14:56,396 --> 00:15:00,400 And I promise you that I am going to make everything okay. 201 00:15:01,317 --> 00:15:02,944 Okay? 202 00:15:05,238 --> 00:15:07,824 You have to tell me something. 203 00:15:08,574 --> 00:15:11,452 Right before you blacked out, you were drawing this. 204 00:15:12,954 --> 00:15:14,664 How do you know this symbol? 205 00:15:15,039 --> 00:15:18,167 It... it's just a drawing. 206 00:15:19,627 --> 00:15:21,629 Alexander... 207 00:15:22,672 --> 00:15:26,092 I found these hidden in your closet. 208 00:15:32,348 --> 00:15:34,308 Please tell me what they mean to you. 209 00:15:35,435 --> 00:15:38,187 It's the symbol of the bad man. 210 00:15:38,688 --> 00:15:42,191 He comes into my dreams to hurt me. 211 00:15:43,943 --> 00:15:45,695 I'd never let anyone hurt you. 212 00:15:45,862 --> 00:15:48,823 - You can't stop him. - You're safe here. 213 00:15:48,990 --> 00:15:52,034 No, he's the strongest man in the whole world. 214 00:15:52,201 --> 00:15:55,955 - You can't protect me. - I'd never let anything happen to you. 215 00:15:56,122 --> 00:15:58,499 He wants to kill me! 216 00:16:11,387 --> 00:16:15,349 I know this is hard for you to believe when you're so frightened, but... 217 00:16:16,225 --> 00:16:18,060 Alexander, I'm here for you. 218 00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:28,112 Alexander? 219 00:16:32,617 --> 00:16:34,660 Alexander? 220 00:16:35,828 --> 00:16:38,039 Alexander. 221 00:16:47,924 --> 00:16:49,842 Yummy. 222 00:16:50,009 --> 00:16:54,639 And to think you fixed this all without a kitchenaid or costco. 223 00:16:59,644 --> 00:17:01,854 We believe in living a simple life. 224 00:17:02,021 --> 00:17:06,025 No modern technology and no worldly temptation. 225 00:17:06,901 --> 00:17:08,778 We keep to ourselves. 226 00:17:09,195 --> 00:17:12,281 Helps us stay on the righteous path. 227 00:17:12,448 --> 00:17:14,784 Uh, speaking of paths... 228 00:17:14,951 --> 00:17:17,286 Isn't it time we hit the road? 229 00:17:18,454 --> 00:17:21,916 Our teachings say when people come together to eat... 230 00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:23,918 You make time for your fellow man. 231 00:17:24,418 --> 00:17:28,631 Trust me, you don't forget Sunday school on the military base. 232 00:17:28,798 --> 00:17:30,883 You should finish your dinner. 233 00:17:33,469 --> 00:17:36,556 It would be bad luck for a guest to leave our table early... 234 00:17:36,722 --> 00:17:38,808 On the night of the harvest celebration. 235 00:17:38,975 --> 00:17:42,645 Yeah, as long as we hit the road as soon as we're finished. 236 00:17:46,399 --> 00:17:50,444 I would love to stay and see the festivities one day. 237 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:53,322 Bet that's a lot of fun. 238 00:17:53,489 --> 00:17:56,075 Mr. Cavanaugh: Fun has nothing to do with it. 239 00:17:56,576 --> 00:17:59,495 We glorify the day we were shown the lord's sign. 240 00:18:02,331 --> 00:18:05,459 What exactly was the sign? 241 00:18:11,966 --> 00:18:14,760 The fire came from the heavens... 242 00:18:14,969 --> 00:18:17,346 Tear down our village. 243 00:18:17,513 --> 00:18:21,183 And our daughter, Esther, was taken from us. 244 00:18:25,021 --> 00:18:31,527 She was ringing the town bell to warn everyone of the danger. 245 00:18:31,694 --> 00:18:34,447 She was struck down where she stood. 246 00:18:34,864 --> 00:18:37,742 Oh, I am so sorry. 247 00:18:38,159 --> 00:18:39,702 That's awful. 248 00:18:41,662 --> 00:18:44,790 Mr. Cavanaugh: Before that, we suffered terrible drought... 249 00:18:44,957 --> 00:18:47,710 And years of bad crops. 250 00:18:48,002 --> 00:18:50,630 People were hungry and sick. 251 00:18:52,757 --> 00:18:55,843 But our daughter gave her life so that we could all prosper. 252 00:18:57,345 --> 00:19:04,018 Ever since, our crops have been bountiful and our people never get sick. 253 00:19:04,560 --> 00:19:06,479 Amen. 254 00:19:08,648 --> 00:19:12,026 And you think this happened because your daughter died? 255 00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:21,661 I'm pretty sure that didn't make it into the good book I read. 256 00:19:24,372 --> 00:19:27,541 I don't expect you to understand. 257 00:19:27,708 --> 00:19:29,043 You're not a believer. 258 00:19:30,586 --> 00:19:36,926 But every year, since her death, we have offered our lord a sacrifice... 259 00:19:38,219 --> 00:19:40,680 And he has rewarded us. 260 00:19:50,231 --> 00:19:55,611 - If you're done, I'll clear your plate. - Oh, yeah. Stuffed. 261 00:19:56,070 --> 00:19:57,446 Thank you. 262 00:19:57,613 --> 00:19:59,573 It was lovely. 263 00:20:03,869 --> 00:20:05,121 Psst. Charlotte. 264 00:20:05,287 --> 00:20:09,208 I'm a little squeamish when it comes to the slaughtering of the fatted calf... 265 00:20:09,375 --> 00:20:11,961 So just tell your parents thank you, okay? 266 00:20:12,128 --> 00:20:14,088 I'm gonna go. 267 00:20:14,714 --> 00:20:16,549 We'll never let you leave. 268 00:20:17,758 --> 00:20:20,803 - What? - You've been chosen. 269 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:23,389 Just like my sister. 270 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:27,268 This was your last supper. 271 00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:33,691 Woman: There she is. 272 00:20:37,069 --> 00:20:39,071 [Grunting] 273 00:20:41,073 --> 00:20:42,992 [Lois panting] 274 00:20:43,784 --> 00:20:45,161 Mr. Cavanaugh: Rejoice, my people. 275 00:20:45,953 --> 00:20:47,913 We have our sacrifice. 276 00:20:48,080 --> 00:20:51,292 All: Praise the lord! 277 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,965 Lois: What is wrong with you people? 278 00:21:02,470 --> 00:21:03,929 Lois: Clark. 279 00:21:04,346 --> 00:21:05,556 Clark, wake up. 280 00:21:09,226 --> 00:21:10,936 Lois. 281 00:21:14,857 --> 00:21:16,317 What happened to you? 282 00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:19,324 I really stepped in it. I was steamed you kept me from that rally scoop. 283 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:21,530 I ended up trapping us in the village of the damned. 284 00:21:21,697 --> 00:21:24,992 I've been looking for you for hours. I'm just glad you're okay. 285 00:21:25,534 --> 00:21:29,538 Won't be for long. These holy rollers from hell wanna make me a sacrifice... 286 00:21:29,705 --> 00:21:32,082 So they can grow bigger tomatoes. 287 00:21:33,667 --> 00:21:36,086 I promise to eat a helping of crow when we get home. 288 00:21:36,378 --> 00:21:38,714 But right now, do your super-speedy thing... 289 00:21:38,881 --> 00:21:42,301 Because this fair lady needs some rescuing, big time. 290 00:21:44,386 --> 00:21:46,096 I can't. 291 00:21:46,263 --> 00:21:49,183 Clark, now is not the time for jokes. 292 00:21:49,391 --> 00:21:53,771 The water is contaminated with blue meteor. They've been drinking it for years. 293 00:21:53,938 --> 00:21:56,899 Maybe that's what makes them so healthy, not to mention wackadoodle. 294 00:21:57,066 --> 00:22:00,903 It's infected their bodies. When I'm around them, I don't have my abilities. 295 00:22:01,070 --> 00:22:04,907 I've got to get far enough away from them so my powers can come back. 296 00:22:05,074 --> 00:22:06,951 Meteor rock. 297 00:22:07,117 --> 00:22:11,664 Maybe that's why when I pulled that blue dagger out of you, you healed. 298 00:22:12,414 --> 00:22:13,666 You did that? 299 00:22:17,086 --> 00:22:20,548 Lois, you didn't just heal me, you brought me back. 300 00:22:20,965 --> 00:22:22,299 You saved me. 301 00:22:22,925 --> 00:22:24,343 Well... 302 00:22:24,510 --> 00:22:27,263 Sometimes even a hero needs a guardian angel, Clark. 303 00:22:29,056 --> 00:22:32,768 I wish you had wings that could fly us out. The house seems to be surrounded. 304 00:22:32,935 --> 00:22:36,438 Our best chance is for me to get past the guards before they fire a shot. 305 00:22:36,605 --> 00:22:39,316 I hate to burst your bubble, but without your powers... 306 00:22:39,483 --> 00:22:41,652 You won't be able to outrun their speeding bullets. 307 00:22:41,819 --> 00:22:43,696 [Floorboard creaking] 308 00:22:45,364 --> 00:22:47,491 But maybe there's another way out of dodge. 309 00:22:49,535 --> 00:22:51,161 Clark. 310 00:22:53,706 --> 00:22:56,625 If this leads to a cellar, there might be a way out of here. 311 00:23:04,258 --> 00:23:05,801 Clark. 312 00:23:08,053 --> 00:23:09,346 [Clark grunts] 313 00:23:09,763 --> 00:23:10,848 I can't. 314 00:23:17,146 --> 00:23:20,858 Whenever the general grounded me, I always found a way to escape. 315 00:23:21,025 --> 00:23:24,028 This army brat has picked more locks than Harry Houdini. 316 00:23:30,409 --> 00:23:34,663 Change your clothes or you're gonna stick out like a stripper in a seminary. 317 00:23:45,507 --> 00:23:49,553 Why are we never some place romantic when he takes off his shirt? 318 00:23:56,435 --> 00:24:00,022 Thank you for locating him. I'll take it from here. 319 00:24:09,573 --> 00:24:13,077 - Alexander. - This barn is just like I remember. 320 00:24:15,537 --> 00:24:18,540 But you've never been here before. 321 00:24:19,208 --> 00:24:20,668 Yes, I have. 322 00:24:20,834 --> 00:24:24,421 Do you see his bow tie? It was the first one he ever wore. 323 00:24:24,588 --> 00:24:27,341 And I tied it for him, here. 324 00:24:29,718 --> 00:24:32,930 - That was probably just a dream. - No, it was real. 325 00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:35,766 Right here, he told me that we'd be friends forever... 326 00:24:35,933 --> 00:24:40,854 That he wanted to be my brother. And at the window... 327 00:24:42,815 --> 00:24:46,568 I told him that our friendship would be the thing of legend. 328 00:24:47,277 --> 00:24:49,780 Alexander, if that's what you want... 329 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:52,574 You have a chance to make that happen. 330 00:24:55,661 --> 00:24:59,289 How can I ever trust Clark again? He made my father hate me. 331 00:24:59,456 --> 00:25:01,834 He took away everything that I ever cared about. 332 00:25:02,001 --> 00:25:03,669 And the last time I was up here... 333 00:25:03,836 --> 00:25:06,588 I begged him to tell me the truth about himself. 334 00:25:06,755 --> 00:25:09,174 But as always, he denied who he really was. 335 00:25:09,341 --> 00:25:12,803 Clark is not the bad man, Alexander. 336 00:25:12,970 --> 00:25:14,930 Lex is. 337 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:18,142 He used you just like he used me. 338 00:25:18,308 --> 00:25:21,103 And you don't deserve what's happened. 339 00:25:21,812 --> 00:25:24,857 You don't have to buy into his memories. 340 00:25:26,316 --> 00:25:27,401 I will help you. 341 00:25:27,609 --> 00:25:30,070 Why? So you can feel good about yourself? 342 00:25:30,237 --> 00:25:33,365 So you can exorcise those demons deep within your soul? 343 00:25:34,450 --> 00:25:35,993 Isn't that what you've always wanted? 344 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:39,538 To save the world so you could redeem the evil inside you. 345 00:25:39,705 --> 00:25:40,998 Stop it. 346 00:25:41,165 --> 00:25:43,917 But you couldn't do it alone, so you clung to powerful men. 347 00:25:44,126 --> 00:25:45,627 Enough. 348 00:25:45,794 --> 00:25:48,297 First Oliver queen, then me... 349 00:25:48,464 --> 00:25:51,633 Then Zod. And now, Clark Kent. 350 00:25:55,262 --> 00:25:57,222 I'm so sorry. I shouldn't have done that. 351 00:25:57,389 --> 00:26:01,185 I just wanna help you. I know that I can do this. I know that I can save you. 352 00:26:01,351 --> 00:26:05,689 How can you save me when there's so much you don't know about yourself? 353 00:26:06,148 --> 00:26:07,566 Please. 354 00:26:07,858 --> 00:26:09,651 Please. 355 00:26:10,527 --> 00:26:12,988 - Alexander... - Don't call me that. 356 00:26:13,155 --> 00:26:15,240 My name is Lex. 357 00:26:19,703 --> 00:26:21,663 [Murmuring] 358 00:26:40,182 --> 00:26:42,017 Sandra: Sister. 359 00:26:42,684 --> 00:26:45,312 You don't have flowers for the celebration. 360 00:26:49,233 --> 00:26:51,193 Thank you, sister. 361 00:26:55,697 --> 00:26:56,907 It's you. 362 00:26:57,533 --> 00:27:00,869 Well, I guess you can't get the city out of this country girl, huh? 363 00:27:01,036 --> 00:27:02,704 - Let's go. - Woman: Are you all right? 364 00:27:03,205 --> 00:27:06,208 Don't let them get away! 365 00:27:08,710 --> 00:27:11,213 Stop them! Stop them! 366 00:27:12,548 --> 00:27:14,007 [Horse neighs] 367 00:27:17,970 --> 00:27:19,555 Man 1: Hold them. Hold her. Lois: Clark. 368 00:27:19,721 --> 00:27:21,932 Clark: No. Lois: Hey. 369 00:27:32,943 --> 00:27:36,029 - You will be offered up tonight. - I won't let you hurt her. 370 00:27:36,238 --> 00:27:37,406 You're a mere mortal... 371 00:27:38,240 --> 00:27:40,701 And you will not defy the will of our lord! 372 00:27:40,868 --> 00:27:42,411 [Grunts] 373 00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:45,831 Lois: Clark. 374 00:27:46,248 --> 00:27:49,293 No! Clark. Clark! 375 00:27:49,918 --> 00:27:51,962 Clark! Clark! 376 00:27:53,088 --> 00:27:54,506 No! Clark! 377 00:28:19,489 --> 00:28:21,283 You didn't have to kill him. 378 00:28:21,450 --> 00:28:23,285 He would have told others about us. 379 00:28:25,412 --> 00:28:29,249 No one can keep us from our holy task. 380 00:28:31,084 --> 00:28:35,380 Our lord has shown us the light. 381 00:28:37,299 --> 00:28:38,967 The light? 382 00:28:40,427 --> 00:28:45,807 You justify this by calling it a sacrifice, but you know it's murder. 383 00:28:45,974 --> 00:28:48,477 Whatever happened to "thou shalt not kill"? 384 00:28:49,144 --> 00:28:52,689 We follow his example. 385 00:28:53,649 --> 00:28:55,484 Every year, for 20 years... 386 00:28:56,443 --> 00:29:02,282 A young woman has been sacrificed with fire from above, just like Esther. 387 00:29:02,449 --> 00:29:08,121 And for that, our lord has rewarded his devoted flock. 388 00:29:10,499 --> 00:29:13,835 My daughter was the first to give her life. 389 00:29:14,211 --> 00:29:16,129 You won't be the last. 390 00:29:18,340 --> 00:29:21,551 I can't imagine the pain you must have suffered... 391 00:29:21,718 --> 00:29:24,179 When you lost Esther. 392 00:29:25,055 --> 00:29:27,557 But killing all of those women in her name was wrong. 393 00:29:27,724 --> 00:29:30,560 She would be ashamed of how you've lead your people astray. 394 00:29:30,727 --> 00:29:31,979 Silence! 395 00:29:33,522 --> 00:29:35,857 You do not understand... 396 00:29:36,024 --> 00:29:37,818 . "Because". 397 00:29:38,026 --> 00:29:41,029 - You do not have faith. - I have faith. 398 00:29:48,870 --> 00:29:55,043 Faith has nothing to do with blindly following this misguided Messiah. 399 00:29:55,210 --> 00:29:59,673 I believe in knowing right from wrong, just like you all do. 400 00:30:02,509 --> 00:30:04,678 Deep down, you know this isn't right. 401 00:30:04,845 --> 00:30:06,722 She does not know what we suffered... 402 00:30:06,888 --> 00:30:10,225 Before his fiery wrath rained down from the heavens. 403 00:30:11,226 --> 00:30:13,770 But you remember those dark days. 404 00:30:13,979 --> 00:30:16,273 If we let her live... 405 00:30:16,481 --> 00:30:19,401 A vengeful god will smite us yet again. 406 00:30:19,568 --> 00:30:21,403 And Mark my words... 407 00:30:21,903 --> 00:30:23,739 This time... 408 00:30:23,905 --> 00:30:26,867 He will take one of your daughters. 409 00:30:27,492 --> 00:30:31,538 Ben, would you give up your daughter, Sarah? 410 00:30:33,915 --> 00:30:35,292 Any of you? 411 00:30:37,419 --> 00:30:42,049 I say, better to sacrifice a nonbeliever... 412 00:30:43,091 --> 00:30:45,927 Than to lose another one of our own. 413 00:30:55,270 --> 00:30:58,106 You don't have to do this. 414 00:30:58,815 --> 00:31:00,984 - This won't bring her back. - Shh. 415 00:31:01,151 --> 00:31:02,819 It won't. 416 00:31:03,779 --> 00:31:05,113 God forgives you. 417 00:31:08,784 --> 00:31:11,119 Sandra: You think he was still alive when we buried him? 418 00:31:11,286 --> 00:31:16,124 If he was, he's dead now. Forced our hand. 419 00:31:16,291 --> 00:31:19,294 Should've listened to me and headed back to the city when he had the chance. 420 00:31:19,461 --> 00:31:20,621 Townspeople: Praise the lord! 421 00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:23,006 Come on now, the ceremony's about to begin. 422 00:31:23,173 --> 00:31:27,052 Mr. Cavanaugh: He takes vengeance on his adversaries. 423 00:31:40,774 --> 00:31:43,860 Townspeople: Glory be to the lord. 424 00:31:44,069 --> 00:31:45,821 Amen. 425 00:31:51,201 --> 00:31:52,661 Let us pray. 426 00:31:53,161 --> 00:31:59,000 Dear lord, accept this offering as our complete devotion to you. 427 00:31:59,167 --> 00:32:04,673 Take her, so that your people may see another harvest of bountiful crops... 428 00:32:06,007 --> 00:32:08,176 And another year without sickness. 429 00:32:08,343 --> 00:32:09,970 Townspeople: Praise the lord. 430 00:32:10,137 --> 00:32:12,889 Man 1: Praise the lord. Man 2: Praise the lord. 431 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:24,025 [Gunshot] 432 00:32:26,528 --> 00:32:28,530 Get away from her. 433 00:32:28,864 --> 00:32:30,198 Clark. 434 00:32:34,244 --> 00:32:37,247 No, she must be sacrificed. 435 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:51,553 [Yells] 436 00:33:03,732 --> 00:33:04,941 This is a trick. 437 00:33:05,150 --> 00:33:06,735 Clark. 438 00:33:10,280 --> 00:33:12,908 - Clark. - Look what he's been through, Joshua... 439 00:33:13,074 --> 00:33:15,577 And he's still alive. It's a sign. 440 00:33:15,744 --> 00:33:17,537 Man: It's a sign. 441 00:33:24,044 --> 00:33:25,420 Yes, it's a sign. 442 00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:28,048 Move back. 443 00:33:28,423 --> 00:33:32,052 Way back, far away from him. 444 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:34,888 You are not worthy to be in his presence. 445 00:33:39,267 --> 00:33:43,772 Drop your weapon and beg for forgiveness. 446 00:33:44,981 --> 00:33:46,900 No, I don't think you get it. 447 00:33:47,817 --> 00:33:51,196 He is a messenger sent from the heavens. 448 00:33:53,782 --> 00:33:54,991 I don't believe you. 449 00:33:57,452 --> 00:33:58,662 Lois. 450 00:33:58,828 --> 00:34:00,622 Oh, you better believe it. 451 00:34:00,789 --> 00:34:02,791 Because if you don't listen... 452 00:34:02,958 --> 00:34:06,836 He will strike down upon thee... 453 00:34:07,003 --> 00:34:10,215 With great vengeance and furious anger. 454 00:34:11,216 --> 00:34:16,763 And he will use his heat vision to raze your village... 455 00:34:17,264 --> 00:34:19,975 And his super-breath to smite your crops! 456 00:34:20,475 --> 00:34:21,601 Amen. 457 00:34:23,436 --> 00:34:28,149 What do you say you speed us away from these children of the corn, honey? 458 00:34:55,677 --> 00:34:58,513 Is this all that you were able to make? 459 00:35:00,348 --> 00:35:02,309 Considering we just found the research... 460 00:35:02,475 --> 00:35:06,521 We were only able to synthesize a small amount, but it's a start. 461 00:35:08,690 --> 00:35:11,651 You said Alexander's condition was irreversible. 462 00:35:11,818 --> 00:35:13,820 That's what we believed. 463 00:35:14,571 --> 00:35:17,490 But on your advice, we scoured the LuthorCorp database... 464 00:35:17,657 --> 00:35:19,951 And came across Peter dinsmore's work. 465 00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:23,204 He's the architect of Lionel Luthor's genetic engineering program. 466 00:35:23,371 --> 00:35:25,373 He cloned his own daughter... 467 00:35:25,540 --> 00:35:29,961 And encountered the same accelerated mitosis complication. 468 00:35:30,378 --> 00:35:33,757 But I was able to use his research and formulate that serum. 469 00:35:33,965 --> 00:35:35,258 A cure... 470 00:35:35,884 --> 00:35:37,177 To save Alexander. 471 00:35:37,510 --> 00:35:39,346 It's the breakthrough we wanted. 472 00:35:49,564 --> 00:35:53,526 This could be the redemption we both have been praying for. 473 00:36:00,742 --> 00:36:03,244 I wanted so badly... 474 00:36:03,411 --> 00:36:05,246 To save that little boy. 475 00:36:15,632 --> 00:36:18,551 Miss Mercer, what are you doing? 476 00:36:19,219 --> 00:36:21,513 Destroy all of your research. 477 00:36:22,222 --> 00:36:26,267 And in the morning, he'll be locked up again... 478 00:36:26,434 --> 00:36:28,645 For everyone's safety. 479 00:36:28,812 --> 00:36:31,606 If we don't begin his therapy, he'll be dead in six weeks. 480 00:36:31,773 --> 00:36:33,441 That's the point. 481 00:36:33,900 --> 00:36:36,444 Because he's not just a clone. 482 00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:38,822 He is Lex Luthor. 483 00:36:48,289 --> 00:36:49,791 Lois: Hey. 484 00:36:50,917 --> 00:36:54,129 It seems our Stephen King's romp in the backwoods... 485 00:36:54,295 --> 00:36:58,800 Bumped cat Grant's anti-hero crusade from column one. 486 00:37:00,969 --> 00:37:05,640 Leave it to Lois and Clark to turn a quiet day in the country into a major scoop. 487 00:37:05,807 --> 00:37:09,018 Friends at the bureau said our koresh wannabes were so low profile... 488 00:37:09,185 --> 00:37:10,854 They weren't on anybody's radar. 489 00:37:11,062 --> 00:37:14,482 I just wish we'd found them sooner. We could've saved so many lives. 490 00:37:16,818 --> 00:37:19,112 I don't understand how believers would allow themselves... 491 00:37:19,279 --> 00:37:21,656 To be led down such a dark path. 492 00:37:24,367 --> 00:37:26,369 I guess there's so much chaos out there... 493 00:37:26,578 --> 00:37:31,207 People are just desperate for something to give them hope. 494 00:37:31,374 --> 00:37:36,087 Now more than ever, the world needs someone to believe in. 495 00:37:36,880 --> 00:37:40,842 - I think I know where this is going. - Hear me out, Clark. 496 00:37:41,009 --> 00:37:43,845 Hey, I wasn't a big fan of Ollie's coming-out party... 497 00:37:44,304 --> 00:37:48,141 And I used to think that it was best for you to stay in the shadows too... 498 00:37:49,309 --> 00:37:53,855 But maybe, someday soon, you'll have to step into the light. 499 00:37:54,856 --> 00:37:59,527 You could be a symbol to inspire everyone that this planet could be a better place. 500 00:37:59,861 --> 00:38:03,198 I'm not sure anyone is ready to believe in a stranger from a strange land. 501 00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:07,744 If they know the real Clark Kent... 502 00:38:07,911 --> 00:38:12,665 Then I am sure the rest of the world will believe in you as much as I do. 503 00:38:14,626 --> 00:38:18,254 I'm sorry I was so overprotective. I was trying to keep you safe. 504 00:38:18,421 --> 00:38:20,548 If it wasn't for you... 505 00:38:20,715 --> 00:38:23,426 I would be a crispy critter in hellsville. 506 00:38:23,635 --> 00:38:26,387 No. You held your own... 507 00:38:27,388 --> 00:38:29,224 Even when I didn't have my powers. 508 00:38:30,391 --> 00:38:32,268 Lois, you saved my life. 509 00:38:33,061 --> 00:38:35,897 Guess there's enough danger out there for everyone. 510 00:38:37,023 --> 00:38:40,235 We just have to trust that we'll always be there for each other... 511 00:38:40,401 --> 00:38:42,570 When times get tough. 512 00:38:50,912 --> 00:38:53,248 Which is why I want you to have this. 513 00:38:54,165 --> 00:38:55,792 Lois: Uh... 514 00:39:01,172 --> 00:39:04,092 The unabridged user's guide to all things Kryptonian? 515 00:39:04,801 --> 00:39:07,262 It may fill in a few blanks. 516 00:39:12,767 --> 00:39:15,395 I want you to know me completely, with no secrets. 517 00:39:18,982 --> 00:39:20,942 Because you're the one... 518 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:23,611 You always will be. 519 00:42:19,287 --> 00:42:21,289 [English - us - sdh]