1 00:00:10,761 --> 00:00:14,389 Our eyes on the ground report target is in Smallville, sir. 2 00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:18,810 Right on schedule. 3 00:00:56,598 --> 00:00:57,975 [Giggles] 4 00:01:06,817 --> 00:01:08,735 So, what are you in the mood for? 5 00:01:11,196 --> 00:01:13,240 Oh, I'm in the mood. 6 00:01:15,826 --> 00:01:18,120 Just not for breakfast. 7 00:01:25,377 --> 00:01:27,170 Lois. 8 00:01:28,255 --> 00:01:30,215 The bedroom's upstairs. 9 00:01:32,217 --> 00:01:36,263 But the porch swing is out there. 10 00:01:47,357 --> 00:01:48,442 Target is on the move. 11 00:01:50,360 --> 00:01:51,987 He's heading for the Kent farm. 12 00:01:59,703 --> 00:02:02,497 Target closing in on farmhouse. 13 00:02:12,382 --> 00:02:13,884 - Daddy. - General Lane. 14 00:02:18,805 --> 00:02:21,892 - And Lucy. - Happy Turkey day, sis. 15 00:02:23,226 --> 00:02:27,814 Great. The whole Lane family is together for the holidays. 16 00:03:25,747 --> 00:03:28,667 Don't be nervous. Your dad just wants to spend time with you. 17 00:03:28,834 --> 00:03:31,837 He's interested in doing recon on the man dating his daughter. 18 00:03:32,003 --> 00:03:34,464 Hopefully someone's monogram jacket has vanished. 19 00:03:34,631 --> 00:03:36,049 Your dad has met me before. 20 00:03:36,216 --> 00:03:38,552 Before we were a couple. None of my boyfriends... 21 00:03:38,719 --> 00:03:41,346 - Have survived the general's assault. - I'll be fine. 22 00:03:41,513 --> 00:03:46,435 Fine? "Fine" won't pass inspection. You have to be perfect. 23 00:03:46,852 --> 00:03:48,895 It's important to me that my dad likes you. 24 00:03:49,062 --> 00:03:52,983 It's important to me that you're happy. There's nothing to worry about. 25 00:03:53,942 --> 00:03:57,320 Except maybe if he finds out that you're a superhero. 26 00:03:57,487 --> 00:03:59,823 My dad hates superheroes. 27 00:04:06,538 --> 00:04:10,041 - Hey. - Oh, that's a good cup of coffee. 28 00:04:10,208 --> 00:04:11,752 Make yourself at home, daddy. 29 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:16,047 Your sister's still upstairs unpacking. She could be all day. 30 00:04:16,214 --> 00:04:18,383 It's good to see you, sir. 31 00:04:23,346 --> 00:04:29,019 So nothing much has changed around here. 32 00:04:29,186 --> 00:04:30,729 You mother still own the place? 33 00:04:30,896 --> 00:04:33,023 - It is in her name, but I... - I see. 34 00:04:33,190 --> 00:04:34,941 You live in your mother's house... 35 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:38,069 And you work in a basement. Is that correct? 36 00:04:38,278 --> 00:04:40,447 Well, it is the bullpen at the daily planet. 37 00:04:40,614 --> 00:04:42,073 I work side by side with Lois. 38 00:04:45,243 --> 00:04:47,287 She seems to write more articles than you. 39 00:04:47,496 --> 00:04:51,208 What exactly do you do with your time, Clark? 40 00:04:52,542 --> 00:04:54,628 Hey, daddy, uh, Clark and I work together a lot. 41 00:04:54,795 --> 00:04:59,800 He just gives me the byline sometimes, and that's just how sweet he is. 42 00:05:01,551 --> 00:05:03,553 - We look after each other. - Lane: Good. 43 00:05:03,887 --> 00:05:06,932 Because if Lois is gonna be spending any time around here... 44 00:05:07,098 --> 00:05:08,225 I've had a look around. 45 00:05:08,391 --> 00:05:11,812 There's a few things that are gonna have to be brought up to code. 46 00:05:15,732 --> 00:05:18,235 Like scrubbing the bathroom tile with a toothbrush? 47 00:05:18,401 --> 00:05:20,445 That's number 17 on the list. 48 00:05:25,575 --> 00:05:28,328 - You're not kidding. - No, I never do. 49 00:05:29,246 --> 00:05:32,290 Though I feel a little uncomfortable inspecting the enemy camp. 50 00:05:32,457 --> 00:05:36,294 Your mother is my major opposition in the senate. 51 00:05:37,170 --> 00:05:40,090 Oh, does this mean you're finally running for office, daddy? 52 00:05:40,298 --> 00:05:43,301 No, sweetheart. I'm the senior military adviser on a new bill: 53 00:05:43,468 --> 00:05:45,595 The vigilante registration act. 54 00:05:46,263 --> 00:05:48,056 And by "vigilante" you mean...? 55 00:05:48,265 --> 00:05:52,811 Vigilantes. Weekend warriors in masks who run around inciting anarchy. 56 00:05:53,270 --> 00:05:55,438 Well, I don't think they incite anarchy. 57 00:05:58,942 --> 00:06:02,320 - They stop crime, protect people. - And they commit acts of terrorism. 58 00:06:03,196 --> 00:06:07,158 Like the rao tower in Metropolis, blown to kingdom come. 59 00:06:07,659 --> 00:06:09,953 No evidence of explosives. You wanna know why? 60 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:13,290 - Because one of them super-freaks did it. - You know what? 61 00:06:13,498 --> 00:06:15,458 Since we're pretending it's a holiday... 62 00:06:15,625 --> 00:06:18,962 What say we make it official and take a furlough from work? 63 00:06:19,796 --> 00:06:22,465 Clark, do you know who the real heroes of the world are? 64 00:06:22,674 --> 00:06:25,635 The men and women of our armed forces. They have to enlist... 65 00:06:25,802 --> 00:06:28,638 Go through background checks, training. There are rules. 66 00:06:28,805 --> 00:06:30,891 Be held accountable for their actions. 67 00:06:31,099 --> 00:06:33,727 People start believing in these so-called superheroes... 68 00:06:33,894 --> 00:06:35,687 Soon the superheroes form cells... 69 00:06:35,854 --> 00:06:38,315 Start taking the law into their own hands. 70 00:06:38,481 --> 00:06:42,861 No, I will not let them compromise our national security. Mm-mm. 71 00:06:44,112 --> 00:06:45,363 Lois, what do you think? 72 00:06:51,202 --> 00:06:54,164 I think we need some veggies with our starches. 73 00:06:55,332 --> 00:06:57,000 Baked or mashed? 74 00:06:59,044 --> 00:07:02,672 Whatever the general would like, of course. 75 00:07:18,188 --> 00:07:19,898 You know, when you need first aid... 76 00:07:20,065 --> 00:07:23,526 You expect it to be in the first place you look. 77 00:07:26,905 --> 00:07:27,948 It's over here. 78 00:07:29,532 --> 00:07:32,702 Look at this. New chairs. Got a whole new setup going on. 79 00:07:32,869 --> 00:07:36,373 When I said you could move in, I didn't think you'd actually move in. 80 00:07:36,539 --> 00:07:37,666 Take off your shirt. 81 00:07:41,378 --> 00:07:43,546 Like I haven't seen it all before. 82 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:57,477 - Looks like you had a rough night. - Yeah. 83 00:07:57,686 --> 00:08:00,897 Somewhere between chasing the bad guy and dodging the press... 84 00:08:01,064 --> 00:08:04,401 I ran into someone who literally had an ax to grind. 85 00:08:04,567 --> 00:08:06,444 That sounds like some serious overtime. 86 00:08:07,112 --> 00:08:11,950 But if I remember correctly, your cure-all was two raw eggs in a Belgian beer, hmm? 87 00:08:12,117 --> 00:08:15,954 Let me tell you something, Tess. I can do this whole 9-to-5 thing with you... 88 00:08:16,121 --> 00:08:18,248 But I draw the line at happy hour. 89 00:08:21,251 --> 00:08:22,460 [Grunts] 90 00:08:26,798 --> 00:08:31,928 - How did you say you hurt yourself? - Just your typical ax-wielding maniac. 91 00:08:33,972 --> 00:08:35,515 Scratched the surface. 92 00:08:35,724 --> 00:08:37,684 Something's happening beneath the surface. 93 00:08:37,851 --> 00:08:40,478 Your skin is reacting to the iodine. 94 00:08:44,232 --> 00:08:45,734 It's a sub-dermal tattoo. 95 00:08:48,278 --> 00:08:51,781 Oliver, I've seen this before. This is the signal for the suicide squad. 96 00:08:52,240 --> 00:08:53,533 Oliver: Suicide squad, huh? 97 00:08:53,742 --> 00:08:56,286 - That's a hell of a name. - They're a hell of a team. 98 00:08:56,453 --> 00:08:58,288 When I was working for Amanda waller... 99 00:08:58,455 --> 00:09:01,541 There were certain dirty jobs a government agent couldn't do. 100 00:09:01,750 --> 00:09:05,128 Not even us. And waller would send in the squad. 101 00:09:05,295 --> 00:09:06,963 They were led by Rick flag. 102 00:09:07,464 --> 00:09:10,133 But they all died when checkmate was attacked. 103 00:09:10,300 --> 00:09:12,552 Wait a second. Wait a second. I know this guy. 104 00:09:13,678 --> 00:09:18,183 This guy tied me to a chair, beat me, and then wanted to kiss and make up. 105 00:09:20,477 --> 00:09:22,896 I knew he got under my skin, but come on. 106 00:09:23,063 --> 00:09:25,482 Wait, flag survived? 107 00:09:25,648 --> 00:09:28,068 He's recruiting a whole new squad. 108 00:09:28,276 --> 00:09:31,321 - I politely declined. - If he tagged you, he's tracking you. 109 00:09:34,199 --> 00:09:36,409 Something tells me I'm not the only one. 110 00:09:36,659 --> 00:09:39,913 Announcer: First of 10. Gil/man hands the ball to Garcia. Garcia up the left. 111 00:09:40,080 --> 00:09:42,582 The bullets hold Garcia at the 30 with a good stick. 112 00:09:42,791 --> 00:09:44,667 The sharks have to start passing if... 113 00:09:44,834 --> 00:09:47,837 News anchor: We interrupt this scheduled program for breaking news. 114 00:09:48,004 --> 00:09:52,258 A fire has broken out at a refinery in Smallville, and firefighters... 115 00:09:52,425 --> 00:09:56,346 Clark should see this. Remind him what a real hero is. 116 00:09:56,554 --> 00:09:59,224 - Hey. - Hey. They were all out of Cranberries. 117 00:09:59,432 --> 00:10:02,185 The store must've had a fire sale, huh, Clark? 118 00:10:02,352 --> 00:10:05,355 News anchor: Sending a massive plume of thick black smoke... 119 00:10:05,522 --> 00:10:07,190 Billowing into the air. 120 00:10:07,398 --> 00:10:11,402 Firefighters are struggling to gain control of the flames... 121 00:10:15,698 --> 00:10:19,119 - Where's Clark? - He went upstairs. 122 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,707 Leave you holding the bags? 123 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:27,877 What happened to being a gentleman, hmm? 124 00:10:28,044 --> 00:10:32,715 News anchor: Update on the refinery Blaze. The fire is out, thanks to the blur. 125 00:10:33,716 --> 00:10:35,426 And now we go to Sarah for more... 126 00:10:35,593 --> 00:10:38,096 Leave it to the blur to turn a fire into a photo op. 127 00:10:38,263 --> 00:10:40,640 News anchor: Continue the investigation of the incident. 128 00:10:40,849 --> 00:10:43,143 Found the Cranberries. They were in the truck. 129 00:10:43,393 --> 00:10:45,728 Where were they, honey? Under the hood? 130 00:10:50,233 --> 00:10:51,568 Lane: 131 00:10:54,737 --> 00:11:00,243 I thought you said that Clark went upstairs? 132 00:11:01,077 --> 00:11:03,997 Yeah, he was upstairs, outside. 133 00:11:04,164 --> 00:11:07,083 - Checking the chimney. - Thanks. 134 00:11:07,250 --> 00:11:08,751 [Cell phone ringing] 135 00:11:13,923 --> 00:11:15,258 Excuse me. 136 00:11:21,139 --> 00:11:23,183 It's not a good time. 137 00:11:23,391 --> 00:11:25,101 You're where? 138 00:11:25,268 --> 00:11:27,270 I'll be right there. 139 00:11:29,272 --> 00:11:31,691 Lois, I need to go chop some wood. 140 00:11:36,905 --> 00:11:42,619 Get me a workup on Clark Kent, kilo-echo-November-tango. 141 00:11:42,785 --> 00:11:45,622 He's hiding something. 142 00:11:58,760 --> 00:12:01,262 It's exactly what I was afraid of. 143 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:05,433 Flag's tracking me too? 144 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:08,478 Which is a bit surprising considering your impermeable skin. 145 00:12:08,645 --> 00:12:10,939 He must've used blue kryptonite. 146 00:12:11,314 --> 00:12:13,816 Oliver, we have to figure out why he's tracking us. 147 00:12:13,983 --> 00:12:16,778 Tess is working on that back at watchtower, which... 148 00:12:16,945 --> 00:12:20,823 I appreciate the help, but she's running around there like she owns the building. 149 00:12:20,990 --> 00:12:24,327 If it wasn't for her, we wouldn't know about these tattoos. 150 00:12:24,494 --> 00:12:27,205 We wouldn't even be on flag's trail. 151 00:12:34,921 --> 00:12:35,964 You gotta go. 152 00:12:37,840 --> 00:12:40,218 - What, the window? What are we, 16? - Now. 153 00:12:46,975 --> 00:12:48,559 Lucy? 154 00:12:49,978 --> 00:12:51,396 Lucy. 155 00:12:51,562 --> 00:12:53,982 Did I hear you up here talking to someone, Clark? 156 00:12:54,148 --> 00:12:56,693 No. It's just me. 157 00:12:56,859 --> 00:13:00,029 Good, because I only brought one lemonade. 158 00:13:00,196 --> 00:13:02,156 I thought you could use the refreshment. 159 00:13:09,247 --> 00:13:10,707 The general give you a list? 160 00:13:15,545 --> 00:13:17,588 Yeah, I'm afraid so. 161 00:13:18,589 --> 00:13:21,009 He likes to test Lois' boyfriends. 162 00:13:21,175 --> 00:13:24,053 He's convinced they all have something to hide. 163 00:13:29,892 --> 00:13:31,102 So far, no one's passed. 164 00:13:32,603 --> 00:13:34,397 I'll be the first. 165 00:13:36,899 --> 00:13:40,528 Well, if anyone can do it, I'm sure you can. 166 00:13:43,281 --> 00:13:47,744 You've grown into quite a man in the past six years, Clark. 167 00:13:51,581 --> 00:13:53,750 I'm sure Lois could use your help. 168 00:13:54,584 --> 00:13:56,753 I think I've earned a 10-minute break. 169 00:13:56,919 --> 00:13:58,629 Lucy. 170 00:13:59,589 --> 00:14:01,424 Well, at least show me around the barn. 171 00:14:01,591 --> 00:14:03,926 Well, there's really not much to see. 172 00:14:06,346 --> 00:14:09,307 Ahem. Really? 173 00:14:10,391 --> 00:14:13,102 - Lois, your sisterjust... - Ambushed you. 174 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:16,147 Well, this has Lucy written all over it. 175 00:14:18,274 --> 00:14:21,569 In backstabbing, bitch-Berry lip gloss. 176 00:14:21,736 --> 00:14:23,404 You, come with me. 177 00:14:31,204 --> 00:14:32,538 Lucy: 178 00:14:33,539 --> 00:14:35,291 Lois, not so tight. 179 00:14:35,458 --> 00:14:38,836 So, what, you thought I would catch you two tongue wrestling... 180 00:14:39,045 --> 00:14:41,672 - And then have a big fight with Clark? - Lois... 181 00:14:41,839 --> 00:14:43,049 Justsaveit 182 00:14:43,549 --> 00:14:47,095 now, the only reason that I am keeping you around is for dad. 183 00:14:47,261 --> 00:14:49,806 So go make yourself useful and get us some ice. 184 00:14:51,182 --> 00:14:55,144 - There's ice in the freezer. - Dad likes crushed. 185 00:15:03,444 --> 00:15:05,071 [Crash nearby] 186 00:15:12,453 --> 00:15:15,665 Chop and stack one cord of wood. 187 00:15:16,499 --> 00:15:18,000 Sir, yes, sir. 188 00:15:21,587 --> 00:15:26,008 Careful dad doesn't catching you making with the kung fu there, Paul bunyan. 189 00:15:27,093 --> 00:15:29,971 I'm sorry about what happened with Lucy. 190 00:15:30,513 --> 00:15:31,889 It wasn't your fault. 191 00:15:36,894 --> 00:15:42,984 Still, you can put out a burning building, but you can't contain her hot lips? 192 00:15:46,696 --> 00:15:47,864 She surprised me. 193 00:15:50,867 --> 00:15:54,745 You know what's a bigger surprise, is that you couldn't stand up to your dad. 194 00:15:56,330 --> 00:15:59,375 Unless you actually agree with his vigilante registration act. 195 00:16:01,127 --> 00:16:06,549 Clark, I am just trying to get through this holiday without a fight. 196 00:16:06,716 --> 00:16:09,760 - You either agree with him or you don't. - I don't. 197 00:16:11,220 --> 00:16:15,057 But this means something to the general, so please do not make me choose sides. 198 00:16:15,558 --> 00:16:18,227 You were somebody who stood up for what you believed in. 199 00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:21,272 When it comes to your father, you do the same thing he does. 200 00:16:21,439 --> 00:16:25,693 - You make your choices based on fear. - Hey, just because you don't have a... 201 00:16:26,277 --> 00:16:29,071 A what, Lois? Were you gonna say father? 202 00:16:33,701 --> 00:16:37,788 Okay, what I am trying to say is that you haven't had to deal... 203 00:16:37,955 --> 00:16:40,208 With a family for a really long time. 204 00:16:40,374 --> 00:16:44,128 All you have to answer to is yourself. 205 00:16:44,295 --> 00:16:48,466 Clark, if you wanna be with me, you're gonna have to deal with my family too. 206 00:16:49,091 --> 00:16:50,968 I hope you can respect that. 207 00:17:07,777 --> 00:17:11,822 Flag: I'm surprised the general's daughter would leave herself open to attack. 208 00:17:14,450 --> 00:17:16,452 Always watch your 6, Ms. Lane. 209 00:17:19,330 --> 00:17:25,586 - Who are you? - Sorry. I'm, uh, colonel Richard Stafford. 210 00:17:25,753 --> 00:17:28,005 I'm sorry if I startled you. 211 00:17:28,214 --> 00:17:30,132 I'm posted nearby, at fort Ryan. 212 00:17:31,217 --> 00:17:34,512 I'm here because we think he can help us. 213 00:17:35,346 --> 00:17:37,932 Thanks to his influence, your father is crucial... 214 00:17:38,099 --> 00:17:40,977 To congress passing anti-vigilante legislation. 215 00:17:41,143 --> 00:17:43,145 But right now, he's in serious danger. 216 00:17:43,312 --> 00:17:46,732 We need to get him off that farm and away from Clark Kent. 217 00:17:47,275 --> 00:17:51,445 - Clark? - Kent is a vigilante sympathizer. 218 00:17:51,612 --> 00:17:56,284 Whether he knows it or not, he's helping agitators who want nothing more... 219 00:17:56,450 --> 00:17:59,787 Than to stop your father from completing his current mission. 220 00:18:04,292 --> 00:18:07,253 That's a very serious accusation. 221 00:18:07,837 --> 00:18:08,963 Do you have proof? 222 00:18:13,968 --> 00:18:17,972 - Get this to your father. - Why not just deliver it to him yourself? 223 00:18:18,139 --> 00:18:22,059 We don't want to arouse Kent's suspicions. 224 00:18:22,268 --> 00:18:24,979 For your father's protection, it's best if he not know... 225 00:18:25,146 --> 00:18:26,564 That you got this from me. 226 00:18:26,772 --> 00:18:30,693 Just tell him you found it on the farm. He'll know what to do. 227 00:18:41,203 --> 00:18:43,873 Could you also plant this on him? 228 00:18:44,040 --> 00:18:47,543 It's a homing device. It'll help us track and protect him. 229 00:18:49,378 --> 00:18:52,715 The us. Army is depending on you, Lucy. 230 00:18:53,549 --> 00:18:55,176 And so is your father. 231 00:19:00,723 --> 00:19:02,183 You can count on me. 232 00:19:03,100 --> 00:19:05,061 Go make your father proud. 233 00:19:18,032 --> 00:19:20,868 I intercepted a suicide squad transmission. 234 00:19:21,035 --> 00:19:25,247 Flag's planning on killing someone, but we need to decode this before he does. 235 00:19:25,873 --> 00:19:27,416 - Yep. - Come on. 236 00:19:27,583 --> 00:19:30,461 Chloe would have this finished, like, yesterday. 237 00:19:32,213 --> 00:19:36,092 Oliver, I'm trying to help you, and you keep acting like I'm the enemy. 238 00:19:36,300 --> 00:19:40,262 Well, I'm just trying to get used to all the changes around here, okay? 239 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:43,891 Look, I come here, and I think of Chloe, all right? 240 00:19:44,058 --> 00:19:47,770 I think of all the time that I spent here with her, and I just... 241 00:19:54,610 --> 00:19:57,780 It's hard for me being here with someone else, okay? 242 00:19:57,947 --> 00:19:59,824 Okay. 243 00:19:59,990 --> 00:20:02,159 And I'm not trying to take her place, Oliver. 244 00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:06,205 But at some point, you need to start treating me... 245 00:20:06,372 --> 00:20:08,791 Like I'm on your side. 246 00:20:11,252 --> 00:20:13,254 [Computer keys clicking] 247 00:20:20,761 --> 00:20:22,722 General? 248 00:20:25,057 --> 00:20:28,894 List completed and accounted for, sir. 249 00:20:30,020 --> 00:20:31,772 Clark. 250 00:20:47,621 --> 00:20:49,248 Have a seat, son. 251 00:21:03,220 --> 00:21:05,139 Let's get down to brass tacks. 252 00:21:05,306 --> 00:21:10,060 Lois likes to date men of action, men who make the news. 253 00:21:10,227 --> 00:21:15,107 Now, you, Clark, you just report the news. 254 00:21:15,900 --> 00:21:19,487 Why would she be possibly interested in you? 255 00:21:20,279 --> 00:21:22,615 Why don't you ask her, sir? 256 00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:28,454 I asked somebody at the Pentagon instead. 257 00:21:29,497 --> 00:21:32,374 Guess what he came up with. 258 00:21:32,541 --> 00:21:34,376 Nothing. 259 00:21:35,002 --> 00:21:37,588 Nobody's record's that clean. 260 00:21:37,755 --> 00:21:40,925 Unless they had somebody higher up wipe it out. 261 00:21:41,383 --> 00:21:46,222 Somebody, let's say, like a us. Senator. Hmm? 262 00:21:47,932 --> 00:21:50,976 Excuse me, sir, but what gives you the right to spy on us? 263 00:21:51,143 --> 00:21:53,646 Well, I'm a four-star general, Clark, and a war hero. 264 00:21:53,813 --> 00:21:55,981 I know a smokescreen when I see one. 265 00:21:56,148 --> 00:21:58,984 Now, nobody could've done this list by themselves. 266 00:21:59,193 --> 00:22:01,695 You're searching for enemies where they don't exist. 267 00:22:01,862 --> 00:22:06,325 - Just like your vigilante witch-hunt. - I was talking about you, Clark. 268 00:22:07,284 --> 00:22:10,246 Why would you bring up vigilantes? 269 00:22:15,793 --> 00:22:19,672 Lucy found this in your loft. 270 00:22:27,596 --> 00:22:28,722 Huh? 271 00:22:28,889 --> 00:22:31,642 You're in league with them, aren't you? 272 00:22:31,809 --> 00:22:33,143 I'm not on trial, Sam. 273 00:22:36,313 --> 00:22:39,775 You wanna protect the United States, but as soon as you're threatened... 274 00:22:39,942 --> 00:22:42,236 Everyone else's rights go out the window? 275 00:22:42,403 --> 00:22:44,989 No wonder Lois is too afraid to be herself around you. 276 00:22:45,197 --> 00:22:47,533 You questioning my relationship with my daughter? 277 00:22:47,700 --> 00:22:51,328 - You have been questioning me all day. - It's my right to protect my family. 278 00:22:51,495 --> 00:22:52,955 It may be your right... 279 00:22:54,915 --> 00:22:58,502 But you're wrong to think that we don't belong together. 280 00:22:59,253 --> 00:23:04,216 I love your daughter, and I don't want a day to go by where I'm not with her. 281 00:23:06,260 --> 00:23:08,387 Well, I hope you enjoyed today... 282 00:23:08,554 --> 00:23:12,016 Because it's the last day you'll ever spend with her. 283 00:23:29,283 --> 00:23:31,452 I did everything I could to make today work. 284 00:23:32,369 --> 00:23:36,081 I dealt with my family, I helped the blur, I even found my inner iron chef... 285 00:23:36,248 --> 00:23:41,086 And all I asked, the only thing you had to do was deal with my dad for one day. 286 00:23:41,295 --> 00:23:45,132 Lois, your dad had me investigated by the Pentagon. 287 00:23:45,883 --> 00:23:49,178 He has surveillance photos of me with Kara. She's in her costume. 288 00:23:49,345 --> 00:23:51,680 I think your sister planted them in the loft. 289 00:23:53,307 --> 00:23:57,353 I thought it would be a good idea if we all went to your place tonight... 290 00:23:57,519 --> 00:23:59,521 Without Clark. 291 00:24:03,901 --> 00:24:06,070 I'll meet you in the car, daddy. 292 00:24:06,820 --> 00:24:09,239 Thank you, sweetheart. 293 00:24:11,408 --> 00:24:12,993 Come on, let's go. 294 00:24:16,121 --> 00:24:17,831 That's an order, young lady. 295 00:24:25,506 --> 00:24:29,885 Can't we stay and work this out? 296 00:24:30,344 --> 00:24:31,929 There's nothing to work out. 297 00:24:33,389 --> 00:24:36,016 Your friend Clark is a dishonest man. 298 00:24:40,521 --> 00:24:43,816 And he has dangerous friends. 299 00:24:44,149 --> 00:24:47,736 And when the vigilantes try and take over this country with anarchy... 300 00:24:47,903 --> 00:24:50,114 He's gonna go down with them. 301 00:24:53,242 --> 00:24:55,661 So come on now. Let's go. 302 00:25:02,126 --> 00:25:04,420 I am sorry, Clark. 303 00:25:19,768 --> 00:25:22,396 The general is leaving the farm, sir. 304 00:25:22,563 --> 00:25:26,608 Which means Clark Kent won't be able to blur to his rescue. 305 00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:32,906 The blur may be faster than a speeding bullet... 306 00:25:33,073 --> 00:25:36,326 But I bet he can't outrun this. 307 00:25:42,958 --> 00:25:46,545 Please, dad, go back and talk to him. It's Clark. You know him. 308 00:25:46,712 --> 00:25:48,380 -I can't do that, l0. —why? 309 00:25:48,547 --> 00:25:52,301 Because he's in league with masked vigilantes. 310 00:25:52,468 --> 00:25:55,471 When he pays the price for this, I do not want you to get hurt. 311 00:25:55,637 --> 00:25:57,514 Not all of your vigilantes are bad. 312 00:25:57,681 --> 00:26:01,143 Why do you have to go to defcon 1? You haven't met a single one of them. 313 00:26:01,310 --> 00:26:05,064 Can you stop running damage control? We are just trying to protect you. 314 00:26:05,230 --> 00:26:08,776 Back off, Lucy. Or do you happen to have some compromising photos of me... 315 00:26:08,984 --> 00:26:10,986 That you'd like to share with the class? 316 00:26:11,153 --> 00:26:13,489 Please, both of you. 317 00:26:13,697 --> 00:26:17,409 Trust me, Clark is not who you think he is. Now, a couple calls to the NSA... 318 00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:21,538 - And we'll find out what he's hiding. - It doesn't matter, because I love Clark. 319 00:26:23,332 --> 00:26:26,835 Everything you need to know about him is standing right in front of you. 320 00:26:27,002 --> 00:26:30,089 Talk to me. The only thing that matters is how I feel. 321 00:26:30,255 --> 00:26:33,425 - Lois... - I appreciate that you like straight talk... 322 00:26:33,592 --> 00:26:37,513 So I will give it to you in one razor-sharp line. 323 00:26:40,265 --> 00:26:43,894 I am staying with Clark, and if you love me... 324 00:26:44,603 --> 00:26:47,356 You will respect that. 325 00:26:59,368 --> 00:27:01,036 Daddy, let's go. 326 00:27:18,804 --> 00:27:20,097 [Door closes] 327 00:27:33,944 --> 00:27:35,737 Flag: And the rockets' red glare 328 00:27:37,156 --> 00:27:39,616 bombs bursting in air 329 00:27:39,783 --> 00:27:43,036 gave proof through the night 330 00:27:43,203 --> 00:27:46,707 that our flag was still there 331 00:27:47,457 --> 00:27:50,377 missile is locked on target, sir. 332 00:27:54,464 --> 00:27:57,676 There's only one tattooed hero at that address. 333 00:27:58,260 --> 00:28:00,220 I'm the target. 334 00:28:00,387 --> 00:28:02,472 It doesn't make any sense. 335 00:28:02,639 --> 00:28:06,643 Flag would try to recruit you before he'd try and kill you, Clark. 336 00:28:07,436 --> 00:28:08,604 And how can you be sure? 337 00:28:08,770 --> 00:28:11,023 Flag spends so much time on the front lines... 338 00:28:11,190 --> 00:28:14,193 With super-powered people, that he identifies with them. 339 00:28:14,359 --> 00:28:16,195 To him, you're all freedom fighters... 340 00:28:16,361 --> 00:28:18,864 And he would attack anyone that threatens that. 341 00:28:19,031 --> 00:28:22,242 Presidents, senators, the military, it doesn't matter. 342 00:28:23,118 --> 00:28:27,039 There's about to be a new law, the vigilante registration act. 343 00:28:28,457 --> 00:28:31,001 Its biggest supporter is in Smallville right now. 344 00:28:31,168 --> 00:28:32,753 It's general Sam Lane. 345 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:47,184 God bless america. 346 00:29:11,375 --> 00:29:12,834 Lois! 347 00:29:19,424 --> 00:29:22,219 - Daddy? - Oh, my god. 348 00:29:33,522 --> 00:29:35,607 The blur saved your life. 349 00:29:42,114 --> 00:29:45,117 We hit the building, but not the target. 350 00:29:47,369 --> 00:29:48,787 General Lane survived. 351 00:29:49,579 --> 00:29:51,415 Damn it. 352 00:30:10,934 --> 00:30:13,395 It's over, flag. We know you blew up that building. 353 00:30:13,562 --> 00:30:16,064 It's a classy move, attacking your own country. 354 00:30:16,231 --> 00:30:18,066 I did it for my country. 355 00:30:19,901 --> 00:30:22,529 Kill Lane, kill a movement. 356 00:30:26,408 --> 00:30:29,703 That registration act is nothing but a weapon... 357 00:30:29,870 --> 00:30:32,289 To profile, hunt and destroy us. 358 00:30:32,497 --> 00:30:36,543 - We don't need a history lesson. - Well, apparently you do, shamrock. 359 00:30:36,752 --> 00:30:40,630 You've become the politicians' poster boy for full disclosure. 360 00:30:40,797 --> 00:30:45,052 They're gonna be on your doorstep soon, holding you up as a volunteer. 361 00:30:45,260 --> 00:30:48,680 Get all the other heroes to stand up and be counted... 362 00:30:51,350 --> 00:30:55,520 - We're not gonna let that happen. - If the bill passes, it already has. 363 00:30:55,687 --> 00:30:57,773 Don't you see? 364 00:30:58,315 --> 00:31:00,901 America's turning against us. 365 00:31:01,526 --> 00:31:06,031 We have got to fight back, show strength... 366 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:08,533 Make them choose us as their leaders. 367 00:31:08,784 --> 00:31:11,453 You'll only be stirring up anti-hero hysteria. 368 00:31:11,620 --> 00:31:12,996 Violence isn't the answer. 369 00:31:14,498 --> 00:31:17,459 Violence is the only answer. 370 00:31:21,046 --> 00:31:24,424 And more and more superheroes are coming over to my side. 371 00:31:51,785 --> 00:31:54,162 - Lo, can we talk? - That depends. 372 00:31:54,329 --> 00:31:57,707 Can you form a sentence without lying to my face? 373 00:32:05,757 --> 00:32:08,135 I can't believe that I almost got you killed. 374 00:32:09,052 --> 00:32:12,848 Let's not forget the Talon shock: An awful missile makeover. 375 00:32:13,014 --> 00:32:17,519 Who would've known fire insurance didn't cover mortar fire? 376 00:32:18,770 --> 00:32:21,523 I'll replace everything you lost, Lois. I promise. 377 00:32:22,732 --> 00:32:26,027 Just like you're gonna make Clark and I trust you again? 378 00:32:38,415 --> 00:32:45,213 Look, Lucy, I'm not happy that you went behind our backs again. 379 00:32:47,340 --> 00:32:52,721 But I do get trying to protect dad. 380 00:32:53,680 --> 00:32:57,267 Our larger-than-life hero needing someone to protect him? 381 00:32:57,434 --> 00:32:59,811 Who wouldn't wanna do that? 382 00:33:04,483 --> 00:33:07,736 - I should've told you what was going on. - Yeah. 383 00:33:07,903 --> 00:33:12,449 But I thought that if I helped dad on my own... 384 00:33:12,616 --> 00:33:14,659 He'd stop seeing me as... 385 00:33:14,868 --> 00:33:16,077 The troublemaker? 386 00:33:18,079 --> 00:33:22,167 Okay, I know I came down on you pretty hard, lu. 387 00:33:22,334 --> 00:33:25,754 But I think that a part of me sort of liked the fact... 388 00:33:25,962 --> 00:33:28,423 That you turned into the troublemaker... 389 00:33:28,590 --> 00:33:31,635 Because I was finally able to be the good one. 390 00:33:32,219 --> 00:33:35,931 When you say it all out loud, it's just... 391 00:33:36,097 --> 00:33:38,141 Well, it sounds really exhausting. 392 00:33:39,267 --> 00:33:40,977 Yeah, I... 393 00:33:41,478 --> 00:33:45,774 I think we were so busy trying to be the perfect daughter... 394 00:33:48,318 --> 00:33:50,111 That we forgot how to be sisters. 395 00:33:50,987 --> 00:33:54,699 No, Lois. You're a great sister. 396 00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:16,721 I thought you said no happy hour. 397 00:34:16,888 --> 00:34:19,975 Yeah, but I'm still on the clock, so, ha, ha_" 398 00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:27,274 So I was curious, you hear anything about that tattoo-removal research? 399 00:34:27,482 --> 00:34:29,359 I have Emil looking into it. 400 00:34:30,694 --> 00:34:34,447 - Okay. - No need to worry, my friend. 401 00:34:34,656 --> 00:34:36,908 I think it's a little early for "friend." 402 00:34:37,075 --> 00:34:40,203 Friendly, I can do that. Be friendly. 403 00:34:46,918 --> 00:34:50,839 I was beginning to think the best that I could do was frienemy. 404 00:34:51,673 --> 00:34:53,800 - I don't even know what that means. - Ha. 405 00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:58,847 We've, uh... we've survived tax audits and typhoons together, Tess. 406 00:34:59,014 --> 00:35:01,558 I think we're practically like family at this point. 407 00:35:04,185 --> 00:35:05,687 We've come a long way. 408 00:35:09,691 --> 00:35:12,944 From the middle of the ocean to the top of the city. 409 00:35:14,195 --> 00:35:16,031 I can work with that. 410 00:35:21,119 --> 00:35:24,456 You know, this place is sort of like an island, isn't it? 411 00:35:25,457 --> 00:35:28,084 It's just too bad I gotta vote myself off. 412 00:35:29,628 --> 00:35:31,713 I don't understand. 413 00:35:34,424 --> 00:35:37,594 It's a funny thing about green arrow showing his face to everyone. 414 00:35:37,761 --> 00:35:41,306 Now everyone wants to stick theirs in my business... 415 00:35:41,473 --> 00:35:43,975 And peek in my window, and... 416 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:49,064 What if someone sees me come in here? Watchtower, I mean. 417 00:35:50,482 --> 00:35:53,276 There are people who count on this place remaining secret. 418 00:35:53,443 --> 00:35:55,904 They count on that for their safety. 419 00:35:56,738 --> 00:36:00,075 They didn't step out into the limelight like I did. 420 00:36:01,451 --> 00:36:04,037 That wouldn't really be fair to them, would it? 421 00:36:05,372 --> 00:36:08,541 After everything you've told me about Chloe... 422 00:36:08,750 --> 00:36:11,503 And what this place means to you... 423 00:36:12,462 --> 00:36:15,173 That must be a really hard decision to make. 424 00:36:21,054 --> 00:36:22,931 But it's the right one. 425 00:36:26,267 --> 00:36:28,895 Watchtower's in good hands, Tess. 426 00:36:44,786 --> 00:36:48,498 Clark. I owe you an apology. 427 00:36:50,959 --> 00:36:53,461 I'm not so set in my ways that I can't appreciate... 428 00:36:53,628 --> 00:36:56,548 The way you stood up to me earlier. 429 00:36:57,465 --> 00:37:01,177 And you were right, I have not always been a perfect father. 430 00:37:01,386 --> 00:37:04,806 - No, sir, I... - I needed to hear that. 431 00:37:04,973 --> 00:37:09,728 Nobody's had the guts to talk to me like that since my wife passed away. 432 00:37:12,814 --> 00:37:14,816 You must really miss her. 433 00:37:15,316 --> 00:37:17,444 Every day. 434 00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:24,409 But, thankfully, I can see my Ella in our daughters' faces. 435 00:37:26,703 --> 00:37:30,373 - Can I give you some advice, Clark? - Yeah. 436 00:37:30,540 --> 00:37:32,000 Going to war... 437 00:37:32,542 --> 00:37:37,756 Having to deal with the rush of battle and the struggle to save lives... 438 00:37:37,922 --> 00:37:43,344 It made coming home and doing the simple things difficult. 439 00:37:44,387 --> 00:37:45,972 But, you know, it's funny. 440 00:37:46,139 --> 00:37:52,854 It's the simple things, like taking a walk or dancing with your wife... 441 00:37:53,021 --> 00:37:57,525 Tucking in the kids, that make us human. 442 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:03,531 Now, don't get me wrong. I've loved serving our country. 443 00:38:03,698 --> 00:38:06,868 I even got to be a hero a couple times. 444 00:38:07,952 --> 00:38:10,872 But if I had to do it over again... 445 00:38:12,874 --> 00:38:14,876 I'd spend more time with the family. 446 00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:23,218 Your girls love you, sir. You're their hero. 447 00:38:26,679 --> 00:38:30,391 But I think Lois has got herself a brand-new hero now, huh? 448 00:38:34,562 --> 00:38:37,398 I almost lost her tonight. 449 00:38:38,191 --> 00:38:41,611 But by the grace of god... 450 00:38:41,778 --> 00:38:46,324 We're all gonna get to have ourselves a home-cooked Thanksgiving meal. 451 00:38:50,662 --> 00:38:53,206 And that's all thanks to the blur, hmm? 452 00:38:57,961 --> 00:39:01,589 So Lois being saved by a vigilante, that will change your mind on the bill? 453 00:39:02,423 --> 00:39:08,763 Well, I gotta admit, I kind of like her having her own private guardian angel. 454 00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:18,356 But not every hero has the blur's code of honor. 455 00:39:18,523 --> 00:39:20,817 Not all politicians have yours. 456 00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:25,613 Some will use the law to destroy people. 457 00:39:25,780 --> 00:39:27,949 I'm a military man, Clark. 458 00:39:28,116 --> 00:39:32,579 I have to believe that when push comes to shove, america will do the right thing. 459 00:39:32,745 --> 00:39:35,540 Kind of like Lois did the right thing by you tonight. 460 00:39:36,291 --> 00:39:40,920 For years, I've been giving her boyfriends an impossible list of chores to do. 461 00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:43,172 Not to test them. 462 00:39:43,965 --> 00:39:45,216 To test Lois? 463 00:39:47,093 --> 00:39:49,929 Those poor bastards, I put them through hell. 464 00:39:50,096 --> 00:39:52,765 Lois never said a thing. 465 00:39:53,349 --> 00:39:56,603 That's how I knew she didn't love them. 466 00:40:12,702 --> 00:40:15,788 There's a question I was hoping to ask you. 467 00:41:13,554 --> 00:41:16,557 No more hiding in the shadows. 468 00:41:17,308 --> 00:41:20,311 That's a declaration of war. 469 00:42:18,786 --> 00:42:20,788 [English - us - sdh]