1 00:00:07,841 --> 00:00:10,010 -Tess. 2 00:00:12,763 --> 00:00:15,891 You didn't have to come out here. There's caffeine dealers in Metropolis. 3 00:00:18,435 --> 00:00:21,730 I just... I just... I just feel like you and I haven't had a chance... 4 00:00:21,897 --> 00:00:23,398 To really catch up lately. 5 00:00:25,192 --> 00:00:26,860 Okay. 6 00:00:28,654 --> 00:00:31,240 - So how are you? - Good. Good. 7 00:00:31,406 --> 00:00:35,327 - How are you? - I'm fine, thanks. 8 00:00:37,955 --> 00:00:39,498 Right. Okay. Uh... 9 00:00:43,001 --> 00:00:47,172 It's just that there has been a little incident with our little project. 10 00:00:47,339 --> 00:00:49,132 What happened? 11 00:00:51,385 --> 00:00:54,555 Ever since Alexander's reboot, he has been totally glitch-free... 12 00:00:54,721 --> 00:00:57,307 And ready to enter the real world. 13 00:00:57,474 --> 00:01:02,479 Except he needs... He needs someone to guide him. 14 00:01:02,646 --> 00:01:06,024 Um, someone like you. 15 00:01:10,070 --> 00:01:12,364 He's a genetically engineered version oflex. 16 00:01:12,531 --> 00:01:14,992 - I don't think I'd be the best mentor. - Mm. 17 00:01:15,158 --> 00:01:19,705 About that, he's soaking up new information like an mit grad. 18 00:01:19,871 --> 00:01:25,252 And I think... I think he just needs someone there for him, like family. 19 00:01:25,419 --> 00:01:28,422 Well, technically, you are his sister. 20 00:01:29,047 --> 00:01:30,382 But I'm no Clark Kent. 21 00:01:32,050 --> 00:01:35,429 I know you are the one that can bring out the best in him. 22 00:01:37,222 --> 00:01:40,058 Which is why he is outside waiting in the car. 23 00:01:41,351 --> 00:01:42,936 Here? 24 00:01:43,103 --> 00:01:46,023 Tess, you shouldn't... what if he remembers something about me? 25 00:01:46,189 --> 00:01:49,693 He doesn't remember anything. He's going through this metamorphosis. 26 00:01:49,860 --> 00:01:52,946 Ever since he's been changing, we have been learning new things. 27 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:57,284 Like things about his, um, genetic origin. 28 00:02:13,342 --> 00:02:15,677 Hey, Tess, check it out. 29 00:02:17,721 --> 00:02:21,475 Um, he doesn't just have Lex's genes. 30 00:02:21,725 --> 00:02:24,811 Half his DNA came from you. 31 00:03:47,686 --> 00:03:51,606 So it's not just the Luthor males who like secrets. 32 00:03:51,773 --> 00:03:55,694 Given the fact that you're here, this place isn't really much of a secret. 33 00:03:55,861 --> 00:04:00,031 Ah. Yeah. But you are forgetting I'm running LuthorCorp now. 34 00:04:00,198 --> 00:04:02,993 One of my crackerjack accountants informed me... 35 00:04:03,160 --> 00:04:06,788 That millions of dollars had been funneled into this facility. 36 00:04:06,955 --> 00:04:11,334 But it looks as if you've closed up shop. 37 00:04:12,919 --> 00:04:14,337 I applaud your efforts... 38 00:04:15,422 --> 00:04:18,216 But you can't hide Alexander from me forever. 39 00:04:18,425 --> 00:04:22,471 I'm saving him from an encore performance of daddy dearest. 40 00:04:22,637 --> 00:04:24,014 Give me my son. 41 00:04:24,431 --> 00:04:27,517 I'm surprised you are so hell-bent on this family reunion... 42 00:04:27,684 --> 00:04:29,686 Given the fact that in this world... 43 00:04:29,853 --> 00:04:33,023 It was Lex that sent Lionel plummeting to his death. 44 00:04:33,190 --> 00:04:37,861 That's proof that the Lex you knew was a true Luthor. 45 00:04:41,782 --> 00:04:44,534 I made a terrible mistake, Tess. 46 00:04:45,076 --> 00:04:50,207 I should never have trusted Clark more than my own flesh and blood. 47 00:04:54,252 --> 00:04:56,838 Considering what happened to me... 48 00:04:57,005 --> 00:05:01,009 I'd say that turning your back on your own is the dominant Luthor trait. 49 00:05:01,176 --> 00:05:04,387 Which is why the Luthor legacy ends with you. 50 00:05:07,849 --> 00:05:09,267 Tess. 51 00:05:11,728 --> 00:05:13,188 Yeah? 52 00:05:16,399 --> 00:05:23,031 If I'd been your father when Lionel gave you up for adoption... 53 00:05:24,241 --> 00:05:26,493 I would have done precisely as he did. 54 00:05:27,911 --> 00:05:29,496 Why? 55 00:05:29,871 --> 00:05:32,207 Because you can't control me? 56 00:05:33,583 --> 00:05:36,127 Because you are inferior. 57 00:05:38,004 --> 00:05:43,218 Imagine what a boy like Alexander could do if he had the right guidance. 58 00:05:49,808 --> 00:05:51,518 You're right. 59 00:05:54,604 --> 00:05:58,233 You're right. Come with me. 60 00:06:06,157 --> 00:06:08,410 Your son is in there. 61 00:06:12,163 --> 00:06:16,668 We couldn't find a cure to stop the accelerated mitosis. 62 00:06:19,337 --> 00:06:21,172 You're lying. 63 00:06:21,548 --> 00:06:23,174 I don't believe you. 64 00:06:23,341 --> 00:06:27,470 There are enough bone chips in those ashes for a DNA test. 65 00:06:27,637 --> 00:06:30,682 That will prove that I'm telling the truth. 66 00:06:35,061 --> 00:06:37,772 Your son is dead, Lionel. 67 00:06:38,315 --> 00:06:41,151 You'll never be able to hurt him again. 68 00:06:55,206 --> 00:06:57,292 Clark: Thanks for your help. 69 00:06:57,459 --> 00:07:00,337 You're the one hiding a mutant under your roof. 70 00:07:00,962 --> 00:07:03,340 Tess keeps me on the move. 71 00:07:03,506 --> 00:07:07,636 This is a hundred times better than playing lab rat for a bunch of doctors. 72 00:07:08,219 --> 00:07:11,014 They think I can't hear what they say about me. 73 00:07:13,850 --> 00:07:15,727 So your name is Conner? 74 00:07:15,894 --> 00:07:17,854 Conner: It's from my medical files. 75 00:07:18,021 --> 00:07:22,067 Cognitional neuroplastic replicant. Cnr. Conner. 76 00:07:22,233 --> 00:07:25,195 Tess thinks she's kept that a big secret from me. 77 00:07:25,362 --> 00:07:27,364 I think she's just embarrassed, you know? 78 00:07:27,530 --> 00:07:29,532 Taking care of a walking freak show. 79 00:07:29,699 --> 00:07:31,701 She doesn't think that way. 80 00:07:31,868 --> 00:07:35,038 I promise, she's trying to protect you. 81 00:07:35,372 --> 00:07:38,249 From how people would react if they found out what I was? 82 00:07:38,708 --> 00:07:42,712 You'd be surprised how much it doesn't matter when people get to know you. 83 00:07:43,213 --> 00:07:45,090 Well, that's really PC of you... 84 00:07:45,256 --> 00:07:49,552 But you don't understand what it feels like every time you meet someone new... 85 00:07:49,719 --> 00:07:51,846 Some new doctor... 86 00:07:52,013 --> 00:07:54,516 If they're gonna hate you just for who you are... 87 00:07:54,683 --> 00:07:57,894 Or maybe even be jealous that they can't do what you can do. 88 00:07:59,521 --> 00:08:03,191 Is it true you can't remember anything from before you got your abilities? 89 00:08:03,358 --> 00:08:04,609 Zip. 90 00:08:04,776 --> 00:08:06,236 Mutation's a bitch. 91 00:08:08,071 --> 00:08:11,408 Honestly, I understand Tess is trying to protect me... 92 00:08:11,574 --> 00:08:13,868 From a whole bunch of stuff... 93 00:08:14,577 --> 00:08:16,746 But I need to find out where I come from... 94 00:08:16,913 --> 00:08:18,164 Why I am the way I am. 95 00:08:21,084 --> 00:08:23,753 I'm sure she'll tell you when you're ready. 96 00:08:24,421 --> 00:08:26,297 Well, I'm ready now. 97 00:08:26,589 --> 00:08:30,927 No disrespect, but I can't stand around here milking cows... 98 00:08:31,094 --> 00:08:33,596 When there's so much I need to know. 99 00:08:34,472 --> 00:08:37,100 I appreciate your hospitality but, uh... 100 00:08:38,685 --> 00:08:40,103 You're not leaving? 101 00:08:42,063 --> 00:08:44,733 That almost sounded like it wasn't a question. 102 00:08:44,899 --> 00:08:46,776 Look, it's important... 103 00:08:47,694 --> 00:08:50,280 To Tess that you stick around here for a while. 104 00:08:50,447 --> 00:08:53,283 And it's important to me that I find out who and what I am. 105 00:08:53,450 --> 00:08:56,494 What if someone catches on to the fact that you're different? 106 00:09:00,248 --> 00:09:02,292 I can't let you take that risk. I'm sorry. 107 00:09:03,084 --> 00:09:05,837 Sorry, but it's my risk to take. 108 00:09:06,504 --> 00:09:08,339 Besides, you can't exactly stop me. 109 00:09:17,307 --> 00:09:18,850 You're... 110 00:09:19,517 --> 00:09:20,852 I'm like you. 111 00:09:22,604 --> 00:09:24,773 So does this mean...? 112 00:09:25,148 --> 00:09:28,234 Oh, my god. Are you, like, my dad? 113 00:09:29,652 --> 00:09:31,362 I prefer brother. 114 00:09:31,529 --> 00:09:33,823 I thought I was the only one with these powers. 115 00:09:33,990 --> 00:09:35,241 Well, me and the blur. 116 00:09:36,993 --> 00:09:38,495 Wait. 117 00:09:38,661 --> 00:09:39,996 Are you...? 118 00:09:40,163 --> 00:09:42,665 Are you him? The blur? 119 00:09:44,751 --> 00:09:46,503 How do you know about the blur? 120 00:09:46,669 --> 00:09:50,673 Are you kidding me? I've read about every save he's made. Or you've made. 121 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:53,468 Let's go to Metropolis and save somebody together. 122 00:09:53,635 --> 00:09:55,804 You still have some things you need to learn. 123 00:09:55,970 --> 00:09:57,680 All I've been doing is learning. 124 00:09:57,847 --> 00:09:59,140 I wanna do something. 125 00:09:59,557 --> 00:10:01,851 Yeah, it's exciting to have new abilities. 126 00:10:02,018 --> 00:10:04,145 But you need to learn how to control them. 127 00:10:04,312 --> 00:10:07,690 We're gonna stay here on the farm and practice. 128 00:10:08,316 --> 00:10:11,486 Come on. I don't need to practice. Trust me. 129 00:10:11,653 --> 00:10:13,154 - I'm in total control. - Lois: Clark. 130 00:10:15,532 --> 00:10:17,784 What the hell? I've been trying to call you. 131 00:10:18,201 --> 00:10:20,370 Uh, Lois... 132 00:10:21,204 --> 00:10:22,664 This is my friend Conner. 133 00:10:22,831 --> 00:10:26,042 Conner, this is my fiancee, Lois Lane. 134 00:10:26,209 --> 00:10:27,377 Hey. 135 00:10:29,546 --> 00:10:31,840 I need you to sign off on the byline by noon... 136 00:10:32,006 --> 00:10:34,342 If we're gonna make the evening edition. 137 00:10:52,026 --> 00:10:53,069 What just happened? 138 00:10:54,112 --> 00:10:55,613 Nothing. 139 00:11:05,748 --> 00:11:09,335 Okay, Alexander is now Conner? 140 00:11:09,836 --> 00:11:13,798 I guess if puff daddy can become diddy and prince can say he's that squiggly thing. 141 00:11:13,965 --> 00:11:16,217 But I'm worried about what's underneath. 142 00:11:16,384 --> 00:11:18,761 Memory wipe or not, this kid tried to kill you. 143 00:11:18,928 --> 00:11:21,431 Look, his name is not the only thing that changed. 144 00:11:21,598 --> 00:11:23,725 Conner has. 145 00:11:24,601 --> 00:11:26,644 He's only half Lex, it turns out. 146 00:11:26,853 --> 00:11:28,146 What? 147 00:11:28,605 --> 00:11:32,108 If you say the other half is Tess, I'm gonna write that family off for good. 148 00:11:32,275 --> 00:11:34,277 Lois, the other half is me. 149 00:11:37,947 --> 00:11:40,283 Are you trying to tell me... 150 00:11:40,450 --> 00:11:43,953 That Conner is the genetic love child of Clark Kent and Lex Luthor? 151 00:11:45,079 --> 00:11:47,582 You don't have to say it like that. 152 00:11:49,959 --> 00:11:51,294 Does he have your powers? 153 00:11:56,132 --> 00:11:58,843 I have no idea how I'm supposed to be feeling about this. 154 00:11:59,010 --> 00:12:01,679 We have a kid in the barn, and he's really freaked out. 155 00:12:01,888 --> 00:12:04,807 He doesn't feel like he belongs anywhere. He needs our help. 156 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:09,020 Clark, we don't know what he's capable of. 157 00:12:10,605 --> 00:12:13,441 Lois, I understand that I'm asking you to take on a lot. 158 00:12:13,608 --> 00:12:16,361 I knew when I signed up for the Clark Kent tour package... 159 00:12:16,527 --> 00:12:19,322 That it would be full of surprises. 160 00:12:20,323 --> 00:12:23,993 How is Lex able to shake up a human-krypto cocktail without you realizing it? 161 00:12:24,494 --> 00:12:28,665 He had a vial of my blood stolen from Helen Bryce's office years ago. 162 00:12:29,499 --> 00:12:33,169 We thought we destroyed it, but Lex must have kept a sample. 163 00:12:35,296 --> 00:12:36,839 After he engineered Alexander... 164 00:12:37,006 --> 00:12:41,511 He thought that my DNA would stop the accelerated mitosis, and it worked. 165 00:12:42,011 --> 00:12:45,556 Lois, because of me, this kid has no chance of having a normal life. 166 00:12:45,723 --> 00:12:47,642 No, hold on, chicken little. 167 00:12:47,809 --> 00:12:50,812 How do we know that Conner wouldn't love to be the only kid... 168 00:12:50,979 --> 00:12:53,648 More powerful than a locomotive? 169 00:12:55,316 --> 00:12:57,360 - What? - It's just sometimes I forget... 170 00:12:57,527 --> 00:13:00,071 That you never saw what it was like... 171 00:13:02,031 --> 00:13:03,866 Growing up, being different... 172 00:13:04,033 --> 00:13:07,328 Feeling like an outsider, like a freak... 173 00:13:07,578 --> 00:13:09,497 Like you were all alone. 174 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:12,583 You turned out pretty normal. 175 00:13:13,876 --> 00:13:17,046 Lois, you don't understand. It never goes away. 176 00:13:17,213 --> 00:13:19,507 It's always in there. 177 00:13:21,968 --> 00:13:24,762 The only thing that's ever made me feel... 178 00:13:25,888 --> 00:13:27,098 Normal is you. 179 00:13:36,399 --> 00:13:38,568 Conner's not alone. 180 00:13:40,069 --> 00:13:41,779 He has us. 181 00:14:01,424 --> 00:14:03,259 What's with all the cloak and dagger? 182 00:14:03,426 --> 00:14:06,054 I feel like I stepped into a Tom Clancy novel. 183 00:14:06,220 --> 00:14:08,389 I know you're reeling from the Conner bomb... 184 00:14:08,556 --> 00:14:10,725 That I dropped on you this morning... 185 00:14:10,892 --> 00:14:13,770 But you're the only member of our league that can help me. 186 00:14:13,936 --> 00:14:17,607 Considering I don't have any powers or gadgets, I find that hard to believe. 187 00:14:17,774 --> 00:14:20,568 You can talk Clark into getting rid of Lionel Luthor. 188 00:14:20,735 --> 00:14:23,571 I know you already went up this hill and got shot down. 189 00:14:23,738 --> 00:14:25,907 Since the Lionel Clark knew came around... 190 00:14:26,074 --> 00:14:29,118 Clark is hoping this Luthor will change his spots too. 191 00:14:29,285 --> 00:14:31,954 Hey, we need to draw a line in the sand, Lois. 192 00:14:32,121 --> 00:14:33,623 Clark needs to act now. 193 00:14:34,582 --> 00:14:38,294 Lionel knows his secret. He knows what can hurt him. 194 00:14:38,461 --> 00:14:42,965 And if they rumble in the asphaltjungle, Clark could go down for the count. 195 00:14:43,132 --> 00:14:45,259 Yeah, he could. But we both know... 196 00:14:45,426 --> 00:14:49,472 How Lionel destroyed his own world when he had a superpowered son... 197 00:14:49,639 --> 00:14:52,642 And if he gets a hold of Conner, he will do the same here. 198 00:14:53,142 --> 00:14:56,187 I know how dangerous this is for Clark. 199 00:14:57,146 --> 00:14:59,607 We don't have a choice. 200 00:15:02,693 --> 00:15:05,321 Maybe we do. Just hear me out. 201 00:15:05,488 --> 00:15:08,116 When eliot ness couldn't nab Capone for murder... 202 00:15:08,282 --> 00:15:11,828 The government sent him up the river for getting sloppy with his taxes. 203 00:15:11,994 --> 00:15:14,580 You and I know Lionel would have spent a pretty penny... 204 00:15:14,747 --> 00:15:16,833 To hide the fact he's from another world. 205 00:15:16,999 --> 00:15:18,459 What if he was just as sloppy? 206 00:15:18,626 --> 00:15:23,172 If we found a detail that he overlooked, we could prove that he's a fake. 207 00:15:23,589 --> 00:15:26,467 And his entire house of cards will come crashing down. 208 00:15:35,810 --> 00:15:39,021 The cremated remains came from one of the other clones. 209 00:15:39,188 --> 00:15:41,399 So my boy is alive. 210 00:15:41,607 --> 00:15:43,401 We've gotta find him. 211 00:15:43,609 --> 00:15:47,655 We convinced Dr. Lamell to tell us that Mercer took him to Smallville. 212 00:15:47,822 --> 00:15:50,241 He's with Clark Kent. 213 00:15:50,533 --> 00:15:52,493 Not for long. 214 00:15:53,244 --> 00:15:57,832 It is time for my prodigal son to return. 215 00:16:13,931 --> 00:16:15,224 This is pointless. 216 00:16:15,391 --> 00:16:18,227 Everything we do with our abilities is our responsibility. 217 00:16:18,394 --> 00:16:21,856 That's why we have to learn how to control them before they control us. 218 00:16:22,023 --> 00:16:24,233 That's why we practice. 219 00:16:24,692 --> 00:16:26,736 I lifted the tractor without any practice. 220 00:16:26,903 --> 00:16:29,780 When you put it down, you broke the beam behind the stall. 221 00:16:30,031 --> 00:16:32,241 Who taught you how to do all this stuff? 222 00:16:33,409 --> 00:16:36,245 My parents were there every step of the way. 223 00:16:37,246 --> 00:16:38,664 My dad... 224 00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:41,792 He believed that all the hard work he had me do... 225 00:16:41,959 --> 00:16:45,671 Would teach me how to control my abilities, teach me character. 226 00:16:52,303 --> 00:16:55,389 Conner, you may not have parents, but you have me. 227 00:16:56,599 --> 00:16:58,601 I'll always be there for you. 228 00:17:03,231 --> 00:17:06,108 What do you say we take another shot at your heat vision? 229 00:17:07,193 --> 00:17:09,779 Just concentrate and light the candle. 230 00:17:26,712 --> 00:17:28,839 You'll get it eventually. 231 00:17:37,515 --> 00:17:39,100 You know, we have a doorbell. 232 00:17:41,227 --> 00:17:42,867 I stopped by to see how things were going. 233 00:17:43,020 --> 00:17:45,147 Looks like I should've brought marshmallows. 234 00:17:45,523 --> 00:17:48,484 You know, he's getting things faster than I did. 235 00:17:50,152 --> 00:17:53,823 If I didn't know better, that might look like a glint of pride in your eyes. 236 00:17:59,787 --> 00:18:02,540 Unfortunately, Clark, I just talked to my inside man... 237 00:18:02,748 --> 00:18:06,002 And Lionel knows that Conner's here. So we need to move him. 238 00:18:06,168 --> 00:18:09,046 I'm gonna call Oliver and Chloe in star city, send him there. 239 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:11,591 We have kept him in the dark about who he is. 240 00:18:11,757 --> 00:18:15,970 Don't you think it's time to let Conner know the truth about the other side of the family? 241 00:18:16,554 --> 00:18:17,834 Clark: Considering everything... 242 00:18:17,972 --> 00:18:21,475 I don't think it's a good idea he knows half of his DNA came from Lex. 243 00:18:21,642 --> 00:18:24,687 We can never let him know that half of him is Luthor. 244 00:18:39,452 --> 00:18:41,292 Tess: What did you find on Lionel? 245 00:18:41,454 --> 00:18:43,998 It seems Lionel 2.0 has dotted every I, crossed every t. 246 00:18:44,165 --> 00:18:48,002 I mean, his resurrection is so ironclad, he'd give Lazarus a run for his money. 247 00:18:48,169 --> 00:18:52,214 He's had government lackeys reissue all official documents with his autograph. 248 00:18:52,381 --> 00:18:55,259 We know it seems like a dead end but I'm having some g-men... 249 00:18:55,426 --> 00:18:57,928 Turn over that rock and see what's underneath. 250 00:18:58,095 --> 00:18:59,180 Over and out. 251 00:19:57,321 --> 00:19:59,198 Alexander? 252 00:20:04,078 --> 00:20:06,122 I know you're here. 253 00:20:07,289 --> 00:20:11,085 I've had people tracking you since you left the Kent farm. 254 00:20:14,255 --> 00:20:15,548 Conner: Who are you? 255 00:20:16,048 --> 00:20:17,466 I'm your father. 256 00:20:23,139 --> 00:20:25,433 I'm sure you have questions. 257 00:20:27,476 --> 00:20:28,936 I'm here to answer them. 258 00:20:31,605 --> 00:20:34,775 Come, son, please. Let me see you. 259 00:20:45,327 --> 00:20:48,414 Oh, Alexander. 260 00:20:48,581 --> 00:20:51,459 What have they done to you? 261 00:20:55,254 --> 00:20:57,173 It was in your files... 262 00:20:57,381 --> 00:21:00,676 What they'd done, but I refused to believe it. 263 00:21:02,803 --> 00:21:05,848 There's a part of you that's Clark Kent. 264 00:21:07,016 --> 00:21:09,685 There's a part of me that's Lex Luthor too. 265 00:21:11,020 --> 00:21:13,272 I overheard Clark say it. 266 00:21:13,856 --> 00:21:15,107 - He lied to me. - Yes. 267 00:21:17,026 --> 00:21:18,360 Because he's afraid of you. 268 00:21:19,528 --> 00:21:22,448 He doesn't want you to be with your real family. 269 00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:24,158 You're a threat to him. 270 00:21:24,325 --> 00:21:25,826 Because of my powers. 271 00:21:27,286 --> 00:21:28,788 Because you're a Luthor. 272 00:21:29,997 --> 00:21:32,166 Lex Luthor created an empire. 273 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:36,921 Clark Kent wants to keep it away from you. 274 00:21:37,838 --> 00:21:40,716 You must embrace your future. 275 00:21:48,057 --> 00:21:49,350 It's time. 276 00:21:55,731 --> 00:21:56,732 Put the ring on. 277 00:21:57,191 --> 00:21:59,401 It's your birthright. 278 00:22:16,752 --> 00:22:19,755 Now the journey begins. 279 00:22:22,550 --> 00:22:25,052 Lois: Get your hands off me. 280 00:22:25,553 --> 00:22:27,972 Are you sure you got it tight enough? 281 00:22:31,267 --> 00:22:32,434 Lois. 282 00:22:32,601 --> 00:22:33,769 What is she doing here? 283 00:22:33,978 --> 00:22:36,272 You wanted to know what it means to be a Luthor? 284 00:22:36,438 --> 00:22:41,235 Lesson one, never let anyone stand in your way. 285 00:22:42,486 --> 00:22:44,989 That's fine, thank you. 286 00:22:48,951 --> 00:22:52,121 What's with the slaughterhouse? Trying to scare me into thinking... 287 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:54,290 - I'll end up like a piece of meat? - Heh.No. 288 00:22:54,498 --> 00:22:57,585 You're here because if you scream, no one will hear you. 289 00:22:57,751 --> 00:23:01,755 You see, Clark Kent sends his fiancee to do his dirty work. 290 00:23:02,923 --> 00:23:05,759 No. Clark doesn't know I broke into your office. 291 00:23:05,926 --> 00:23:08,596 Because you realize if he knew, I'd destroy him. 292 00:23:09,638 --> 00:23:11,724 You risked your life for him. 293 00:23:11,891 --> 00:23:13,642 Very noble. 294 00:23:13,809 --> 00:23:14,977 And very stupid. 295 00:23:16,020 --> 00:23:20,482 I've read a great deal about you. I expected more. 296 00:23:20,649 --> 00:23:25,821 Well, I was raised to believe that you risk everything to protect those you love. 297 00:23:25,988 --> 00:23:27,281 Lionel: That's where we differ. 298 00:23:27,990 --> 00:23:32,786 Oh, I'd risk my own life, but I'd kill to protect my son. 299 00:23:34,830 --> 00:23:37,958 No one will ever take him away from me. 300 00:23:45,007 --> 00:23:47,426 You don't scare me. 301 00:23:47,676 --> 00:23:50,596 The Lionel I knew never got blood on his hands. 302 00:23:51,263 --> 00:23:53,557 I'm not the Lionel you knew. 303 00:24:05,694 --> 00:24:07,780 - Thanks, Conner. - Hope it wasn't too fast. 304 00:24:07,947 --> 00:24:11,533 Oh, I'll trade a little motion sickness for a bullet in the bonnet any day. 305 00:24:11,700 --> 00:24:15,621 We need to call Clark and tell him Don Luthor is going all godfather on us. 306 00:24:15,788 --> 00:24:17,581 We don't need Clark. 307 00:24:18,123 --> 00:24:19,208 I'll take care of you. 308 00:24:20,459 --> 00:24:24,588 You know what? That's sweet. But I'm freezing out here. 309 00:24:24,797 --> 00:24:26,882 We really need to... 310 00:24:27,883 --> 00:24:29,969 Sound the alarms. 311 00:24:34,598 --> 00:24:37,893 See? I'll get you anything you want. 312 00:24:42,064 --> 00:24:43,899 Okay, I get it now. 313 00:24:44,108 --> 00:24:46,902 Your neon is flashing red-hot, and I didn't see the sign. 314 00:24:47,069 --> 00:24:50,155 Hey, you! Officer, stop her. She's a thief. 315 00:24:50,322 --> 00:24:52,116 Policeman: Hey, don't move! 316 00:24:59,081 --> 00:25:01,333 Get in. I'll save you. 317 00:25:02,918 --> 00:25:05,158 - Conner, what are you...? - Policeman: Stop right there! 318 00:25:07,631 --> 00:25:09,258 Sorry. 319 00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:19,059 His first crush. 320 00:25:21,186 --> 00:25:25,024 It's good to know the Luthor libido is still intact. Ha, ha. 321 00:25:25,190 --> 00:25:28,068 Great men, great passion. Ha, ha. 322 00:25:28,235 --> 00:25:29,528 Let him enjoy himself. 323 00:25:29,695 --> 00:25:31,947 But she must not be allowed... 324 00:25:32,114 --> 00:25:36,035 To lead him to Clark Kent. And that ring, he's got to wear that ring. 325 00:25:36,201 --> 00:25:39,788 The tracking device in it will keep him on our radar. 326 00:25:43,792 --> 00:25:46,795 When Conner disappeared, I knew you couldn't be far. 327 00:25:46,962 --> 00:25:51,717 So I searched every LuthorCorp facility, and I found this. 328 00:25:52,801 --> 00:25:56,638 Oh, doesn't compare to the value of rubies... 329 00:25:56,805 --> 00:25:59,808 But personally, I prefer the red of kryptonite. 330 00:26:00,309 --> 00:26:02,644 You used it on Conner, didn't you? 331 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,107 - Unh. - To turn him into something he's not. 332 00:26:07,274 --> 00:26:12,446 I was trying to unleash his dark side, find out what my son is really made of. 333 00:26:12,738 --> 00:26:16,450 Red kryptonite, if worn, brings out the primal... 334 00:26:16,617 --> 00:26:18,911 Uncensored core of self. You're afraid of it. 335 00:26:19,078 --> 00:26:22,456 You won't go near it. You're scared of what you might find inside you. 336 00:26:27,252 --> 00:26:30,130 I won't let you hurt him like you did Lex. 337 00:26:34,468 --> 00:26:37,638 He was my closest friend. Lionel Luthor's influence destroyed him. 338 00:26:38,514 --> 00:26:43,018 You destroyed Lex with your secrets and lies. 339 00:26:43,352 --> 00:26:46,939 And those same lies brought Conner to me. 340 00:26:47,106 --> 00:26:51,026 He heard you talking to Tess about hiding the truth from him. 341 00:26:51,235 --> 00:26:52,820 He knows you betrayed him. 342 00:26:52,986 --> 00:26:54,613 That's why he ran to me. 343 00:26:57,366 --> 00:27:00,244 Then you poisoned him with red kryptonite. 344 00:27:01,161 --> 00:27:03,622 The longer he's exposed, the more unstable he becomes. 345 00:27:03,789 --> 00:27:06,125 He's a danger to himself and everyone around him. 346 00:27:06,291 --> 00:27:10,629 No. That's gonna make it easier for him to take everything away from you... 347 00:27:10,796 --> 00:27:13,048 Including the woman he's with now. 348 00:27:15,342 --> 00:27:16,635 Lois Lane. 349 00:27:26,687 --> 00:27:28,814 No one will find us here. 350 00:27:31,733 --> 00:27:33,694 I'll keep you safe. 351 00:27:35,404 --> 00:27:37,406 And I'll make you happy. 352 00:27:39,241 --> 00:27:42,870 Thanks. But I think you have the wrong idea, Romeo. 353 00:27:43,036 --> 00:27:45,998 This Juliet is already spoken for. 354 00:27:49,042 --> 00:27:51,044 If this isn't romantic enough... 355 00:27:51,211 --> 00:27:53,589 I'll speed us away to Paris... 356 00:27:53,755 --> 00:27:56,717 Or somewhere where Clark will never find us. 357 00:27:56,925 --> 00:28:02,097 Okay, let me make this perfectly clear. You and I, not happening. 358 00:28:03,807 --> 00:28:06,059 I will not let you go back to him. 359 00:28:55,901 --> 00:29:00,322 Conner: I'm sorry that I lost my temper. 360 00:29:00,906 --> 00:29:02,449 I promise you... 361 00:29:02,908 --> 00:29:04,952 We'll live here happily ever after. 362 00:29:05,744 --> 00:29:07,829 We belong together. 363 00:29:08,830 --> 00:29:10,832 It's our destiny. 364 00:29:15,629 --> 00:29:16,964 You know what we should do? 365 00:29:18,840 --> 00:29:24,054 We should toast our future together. But I didn't see any champagne. 366 00:29:24,221 --> 00:29:28,350 You should know it is bad luck to start our lives together without a little bubbly. 367 00:29:31,061 --> 00:29:32,271 Be back in a few. 368 00:29:37,067 --> 00:29:40,028 I'll be waiting right here. 369 00:29:43,907 --> 00:29:47,536 There's a reason Lois Lane is known for telling the truth. 370 00:29:52,874 --> 00:29:56,003 Because you're a terrible liar. 371 00:29:56,586 --> 00:29:59,423 Okay, Conner, something strange is happening to you. 372 00:29:59,589 --> 00:30:02,467 You're not yourself. It's the ring. It's the ring. 373 00:30:02,634 --> 00:30:04,761 I've never felt better. 374 00:30:05,512 --> 00:30:07,347 I'm at the top of my game. 375 00:30:07,514 --> 00:30:10,100 And it's all thanks to Clark. 376 00:30:11,143 --> 00:30:13,937 But he has one thing I don't have. 377 00:30:14,521 --> 00:30:16,398 And that's you. 378 00:30:16,898 --> 00:30:19,026 But not anymore. 379 00:30:20,277 --> 00:30:23,280 You are nothing like Clark. I've seen him on red kryptonite. 380 00:30:23,447 --> 00:30:27,117 It may bring out his inner angst a little, but it doesn't turn him into this. 381 00:30:27,284 --> 00:30:30,454 This is the other side of you. This is Lex. 382 00:30:30,829 --> 00:30:32,414 We need to make you better. 383 00:30:32,581 --> 00:30:35,250 I don't want to be better. 384 00:30:35,417 --> 00:30:36,626 I want you. 385 00:30:41,465 --> 00:30:43,842 I'll open up a world Clark can't even imagine for you. 386 00:30:46,219 --> 00:30:48,597 Clark is my world. 387 00:30:49,097 --> 00:30:51,975 He's only the person you think he is because he has you. 388 00:30:52,809 --> 00:30:55,520 And if I can't have you, neither will he. 389 00:30:56,646 --> 00:30:59,733 Clark: Conner? Lois? 390 00:31:00,984 --> 00:31:02,486 Oh, god. 391 00:31:10,035 --> 00:31:11,620 Conner? 392 00:31:29,346 --> 00:31:31,807 Conner: You're not welcome here. 393 00:31:35,060 --> 00:31:36,478 Where's Lois? 394 00:31:36,978 --> 00:31:38,313 She's not yours anymore. 395 00:31:39,773 --> 00:31:43,693 The only reason that Lionel wants you to wear that ring is so he can control you. 396 00:31:43,860 --> 00:31:45,821 - I can help. - I don't want your help. 397 00:31:45,987 --> 00:31:47,364 Or your lies. 398 00:32:06,425 --> 00:32:09,219 I know you can't understand, I'm trying to keep you safe. 399 00:32:09,678 --> 00:32:12,013 Safe from myself? 400 00:32:14,516 --> 00:32:16,017 Clark: Conner. 401 00:32:18,645 --> 00:32:21,106 This isn't who you really are, Conner. 402 00:32:21,273 --> 00:32:22,816 You're wrong. 403 00:32:23,024 --> 00:32:25,193 I'm nothing like you. 404 00:32:40,542 --> 00:32:43,128 I am a Luthor, and this is where I belong. 405 00:32:43,295 --> 00:32:44,713 No, it's not. 406 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:46,965 And you're coming home with me. 407 00:33:04,941 --> 00:33:06,234 Clark. 408 00:33:10,822 --> 00:33:13,158 Oh! What's happening? 409 00:33:14,284 --> 00:33:17,412 No. You'll never take my son. 410 00:33:26,588 --> 00:33:27,964 Clark: 411 00:33:30,133 --> 00:33:32,260 - What are you doing? - Eliminating the one person... 412 00:33:32,427 --> 00:33:35,347 Who stands in the way of your destiny. 413 00:33:35,680 --> 00:33:37,015 Let him go. 414 00:33:38,642 --> 00:33:41,269 Let's go, son. Remember who you are. 415 00:33:41,436 --> 00:33:44,648 You were meant to become a god. Together, we can make sure you do. 416 00:33:54,199 --> 00:33:56,368 I know who I am. 417 00:34:15,720 --> 00:34:17,222 - Lionel. - Don't worry about him. 418 00:34:17,389 --> 00:34:19,349 There's no place for him to hide. 419 00:34:20,642 --> 00:34:22,269 Let's go home. 420 00:34:47,836 --> 00:34:50,046 Enjoy the view one last time. 421 00:34:50,213 --> 00:34:53,925 Security's on their way up to escort you out of the building. 422 00:34:55,594 --> 00:34:59,306 Now, if you're threatening me, you need something more powerful than hot air. 423 00:34:59,514 --> 00:35:02,309 All the firepower I need is right here... 424 00:35:02,684 --> 00:35:05,520 Copies of all the documents that bear your signature. 425 00:35:05,687 --> 00:35:08,023 No discrepancies. Everything matches perfectly. 426 00:35:08,189 --> 00:35:10,567 My DNA, my handwriting... 427 00:35:10,734 --> 00:35:14,362 Identical to the other Lionel. 428 00:35:14,529 --> 00:35:16,531 Why would you have them secretly reissued? 429 00:35:17,907 --> 00:35:21,578 You may think you scrubbed evidence of your true identity from this world... 430 00:35:22,746 --> 00:35:24,664 But you missed a spot. 431 00:35:24,831 --> 00:35:27,876 There was one document that you were never aware of. 432 00:35:36,384 --> 00:35:38,386 When Lionel gave you up for adoption. 433 00:35:43,099 --> 00:35:46,102 I wasn't the only thing that he left at the orphanage. 434 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:49,147 He left his fingerprints on a document when he admitted me. 435 00:35:49,314 --> 00:35:51,983 And as you know, just like our worlds, they're reversed. 436 00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:57,155 His fingerprints and yours are mirror copies of each other. 437 00:35:59,324 --> 00:36:01,326 It proves that you are a fake. 438 00:36:05,205 --> 00:36:06,873 My lawyers are drawing up papers... 439 00:36:07,082 --> 00:36:09,959 That relinquish your complete control of LuthorCorp to me. 440 00:36:12,295 --> 00:36:14,214 Why would I do that? 441 00:36:15,507 --> 00:36:18,343 Because of that scotch that you're drinking. 442 00:36:19,135 --> 00:36:21,304 - What? - It's laced with nano-trackers. 443 00:36:22,263 --> 00:36:25,475 They've burrowed deep into your stomach lining and entered your bloodstream. 444 00:36:27,352 --> 00:36:30,355 From now on, I will know your every move. 445 00:36:33,983 --> 00:36:38,738 And if you try to retaliate against me or my friends... 446 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:41,616 I will crush you. 447 00:36:46,955 --> 00:36:49,374 Why don't you have me killed? 448 00:36:50,542 --> 00:36:51,793 Because that's not who I am. 449 00:37:08,268 --> 00:37:12,272 You may want to change yourself to impress Clark Kent... 450 00:37:12,439 --> 00:37:16,568 But we both know, don't we? 451 00:37:16,735 --> 00:37:18,862 Deep down... 452 00:37:19,237 --> 00:37:22,532 You'll always be a Luthor. 453 00:37:35,170 --> 00:37:36,796 Clark: Conner. 454 00:37:40,300 --> 00:37:41,926 The barn never looked better. 455 00:37:42,093 --> 00:37:46,598 Well, it was the least I could do to make up for all the trouble I caused. 456 00:37:46,765 --> 00:37:48,141 It's not your fault. 457 00:37:48,308 --> 00:37:52,520 If I hadn't lied to you, you wouldn't have run right into Lionel's hands. I'm sorry. 458 00:37:54,272 --> 00:37:56,858 But I shouldn't have been so quick to trust Lionel. 459 00:37:58,234 --> 00:38:01,571 Conner, you can't beat yourself up. You had no idea... 460 00:38:01,738 --> 00:38:05,366 That he would use red kryptonite on you or how it would affect you. 461 00:38:08,578 --> 00:38:11,164 It's one of the drawbacks of being like us. 462 00:38:11,331 --> 00:38:13,124 I'm not like you, Clark. 463 00:38:13,458 --> 00:38:16,377 I mean, maybe on the outside with what I can do... 464 00:38:17,504 --> 00:38:20,965 But what that ring brought out in me, that was all Lex. 465 00:38:22,717 --> 00:38:25,512 There's a shadow inside of all of us. 466 00:38:26,262 --> 00:38:30,725 But that doesn't mean that you need to embrace it. You decide who you are. 467 00:38:33,770 --> 00:38:37,398 I know you'll make the right choice and become the hero you're destined to be. 468 00:38:38,274 --> 00:38:40,652 That means a lot coming from you. 469 00:38:42,612 --> 00:38:44,489 Well, if you feel that way... 470 00:38:44,656 --> 00:38:48,409 Maybe, uh, I should start dressing the part. 471 00:38:53,623 --> 00:38:55,041 I know I have a lot to learn. 472 00:38:56,167 --> 00:39:00,129 But when you feel that I'm ready to join the team... 473 00:39:04,092 --> 00:39:08,221 Nice to hear you're ready to learn. I picked up an application for you to Smallville high. 474 00:39:08,388 --> 00:39:10,306 Classes start after spring break. 475 00:39:14,644 --> 00:39:15,854 "Conner Kent." 476 00:39:16,437 --> 00:39:20,316 Hope it's not too presumptuous, but I figured you needed a last name. 477 00:39:21,609 --> 00:39:23,194 Welcome home. 478 00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:28,533 Guess I should start with fixing that fence out back. 479 00:39:35,832 --> 00:39:40,628 Lois: It seems to me that Clark Kent's nature and nurture won out in the end. 480 00:39:41,087 --> 00:39:44,799 I'm not sure how nurturing it was not telling him the truth. 481 00:39:46,092 --> 00:39:47,677 If you throw a penance party... 482 00:39:47,844 --> 00:39:50,805 I'm gonna have to unwrap my own mea culpa. 483 00:39:52,682 --> 00:39:55,602 I'm sorry that I didn't tell you I was investigating Lionel. 484 00:39:55,810 --> 00:39:59,564 It put us both in danger, even though I was trying to save you. 485 00:39:59,731 --> 00:40:01,774 It's hard to know where to draw the line... 486 00:40:01,941 --> 00:40:04,193 When you're protecting the people you love. 487 00:40:08,156 --> 00:40:11,409 You know, I have a newfound respect for my mom and dad. 488 00:40:13,411 --> 00:40:17,165 I always knew that my powers could cause harm if I misused them. 489 00:40:17,332 --> 00:40:21,127 But I never appreciated the responsibility they must have felt in raising me. 490 00:40:23,254 --> 00:40:25,298 If they hadn't been such amazing parents... 491 00:40:25,465 --> 00:40:27,759 This world could've been a much darker place. 492 00:40:27,926 --> 00:40:30,511 Luckily, they brought out the best in you. 493 00:40:32,430 --> 00:40:35,642 I'm sure when we have kids of our own... 494 00:40:37,560 --> 00:40:39,103 You'll be an amazing father. 495 00:40:48,029 --> 00:40:49,864 Am I forgiven? 496 00:41:03,711 --> 00:41:07,590 Together, we could have ruled this world. 497 00:41:11,552 --> 00:41:16,140 I would give anything, my son, just to have you by my side.