1 00:00:37,914 --> 00:00:39,332 Lex, I, uh... 2 00:00:40,124 --> 00:00:44,545 I thought we had an arrangement. Why this sudden urge for a face-to-face? 3 00:00:47,465 --> 00:00:49,217 You don't look well. 4 00:00:49,800 --> 00:00:53,054 Why did you pull me away from my research? I hate progress reports. 5 00:00:53,221 --> 00:00:55,806 I hear you're having personnel problems at cadmus labs. 6 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:58,809 They quit when you turned violent, started throwing equipment. 7 00:00:58,976 --> 00:01:01,896 No. They were incompetent. I thought our relationship was clear. 8 00:01:02,063 --> 00:01:04,982 You write the checks, I have free rein to do my work. 9 00:01:05,149 --> 00:01:07,526 - I hired you to research the meteor rocks. - Yeah... 10 00:01:07,693 --> 00:01:09,862 Instead of results, you provide potential lawsuits. 11 00:01:09,946 --> 00:01:12,865 Frankly, doctor, you've become a liability. 12 00:01:14,408 --> 00:01:18,412 Look, I'm afraid we've reached the end of our road together. 13 00:01:18,496 --> 00:01:20,081 Now that I'm running my own company, 14 00:01:20,164 --> 00:01:23,167 I don't have time to pursue projects that don't bear fruit. 15 00:01:23,251 --> 00:01:25,711 - —Huh. - I suggest you see a doctor in Metropolis. 16 00:01:25,795 --> 00:01:27,213 I'll take care of the expenses. 17 00:01:27,380 --> 00:01:30,633 I don't need your doctor, Lex, and I sure don't need your condescension. 18 00:01:30,841 --> 00:01:33,219 It's you who needs me. You're just a little too, uh... 19 00:01:33,761 --> 00:01:36,180 Myopic to see it. 20 00:01:45,523 --> 00:01:47,775 J“ and living in the blinding snow j“ 21 00:01:47,858 --> 00:01:53,447 j“ but this girl knew she wouldn't be there long 'cause she had plans and dreams j“ 22 00:01:53,531 --> 00:01:57,743 j“ and she'd seen pictures of the sunshine state in the pages of a magazine j“ 23 00:01:59,203 --> 00:02:02,206 j“ 80 she waited them tables and she used her smile j“ 24 00:02:02,290 --> 00:02:04,417 j“ saving every penny she can j“ 25 00:02:04,500 --> 00:02:09,338 j“ for a one-way Dixie-bound amtrak ticket headed for the promised land j“ 26 00:02:09,422 --> 00:02:13,259 j“ her momma and daddy begged her not to go when the day she dreamed of came... j“ 27 00:02:34,655 --> 00:02:37,241 J“ she left them up in bangor, Maine... j“ 28 00:03:32,338 --> 00:03:34,757 Hey, man. Are you all right? 29 00:03:50,272 --> 00:03:55,319 J“ somebody save me j“ 30 00:03:56,821 --> 00:04:00,699 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 31 00:04:00,783 --> 00:04:05,413 j“ somebody save me j“ 32 00:04:07,164 --> 00:04:10,960 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 33 00:04:11,043 --> 00:04:15,589 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 34 00:04:15,673 --> 00:04:21,262 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 35 00:04:21,345 --> 00:04:25,224 j“ to stay with me j“ 36 00:04:26,892 --> 00:04:31,355 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 37 00:04:31,439 --> 00:04:35,651 j“ stay, stay j“ 38 00:04:35,734 --> 00:04:38,821 j“ come on j“ 39 00:04:43,534 --> 00:04:45,369 J“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 40 00:04:46,287 --> 00:04:50,708 j“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world j“ 41 00:04:52,251 --> 00:04:55,296 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 42 00:04:57,256 --> 00:05:02,052 j“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world... j“ 43 00:05:11,479 --> 00:05:15,941 Clark, you're dreaming if you think you're gonna make a basket from there. 44 00:05:16,025 --> 00:05:18,235 No, no, the ball rolled out here. 45 00:05:18,777 --> 00:05:22,281 - Wanna play a game of horse? - No. We're borrowing your dad's truck. 46 00:05:22,448 --> 00:05:24,909 - For what? - I'll explain on the way. There's no time. 47 00:05:25,075 --> 00:05:28,579 - What's going on? - You gotta see it with your own eyes. 48 00:05:38,047 --> 00:05:40,216 Pretty mind-blowing, huh? 49 00:05:42,885 --> 00:05:44,178 What do you think it is? 50 00:05:44,470 --> 00:05:47,556 Oh, Clark, it's a spaceship. What the hell else would it be? 51 00:05:47,723 --> 00:05:51,810 I didn't know if it was some downed specialty aircraft or a Russian satellite. 52 00:05:51,977 --> 00:05:55,189 No, no, no, this thing's got extraterrestrial written all over it. 53 00:05:56,273 --> 00:05:59,235 I bet there's little green guys running around the cornfield too. 54 00:05:59,652 --> 00:06:02,321 I'm serious, Clark. Have you ever seen anything like it? 55 00:06:03,405 --> 00:06:06,450 If aliens came, they'd find a place more exciting than Smallville. 56 00:06:06,617 --> 00:06:09,954 No, no, think about it. Crop circles, cattle mutilation. 57 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:14,333 They'd be like kids in a candy store here. Come on, let's load it into the truck. 58 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:17,002 - Wait, you're not just gonna take it. - Clark. 59 00:06:17,211 --> 00:06:19,046 When the sheriff questioned me, 60 00:06:19,129 --> 00:06:21,882 I said I couldn't remember where the truck went off the road, 61 00:06:21,966 --> 00:06:24,593 but it's only a matter of time before he shows up. 62 00:06:26,136 --> 00:06:27,555 Come on. 63 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,141 - Come on. - All right, we'll take it to my house. 64 00:06:31,308 --> 00:06:33,143 No, Clark. I know your dad. 65 00:06:33,310 --> 00:06:36,522 - He'll make us give it to the authorities. - He won't know it's there. 66 00:06:36,689 --> 00:06:39,400 We're taking it to my house. We'll hide it in the tool shed. 67 00:06:39,483 --> 00:06:41,360 No one ever goes there. 68 00:06:41,527 --> 00:06:44,738 Pete, my house would be perfect. It'll be safe there. 69 00:06:46,240 --> 00:06:48,617 Clark, last time I checked, I found this thing. 70 00:06:48,784 --> 00:06:51,912 You're acting like you got license and registration on it, man. 71 00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:53,956 Lighten up. We're taking it to my place. 72 00:07:05,092 --> 00:07:06,802 Right here. 73 00:07:10,431 --> 00:07:11,974 Lex? 74 00:07:14,226 --> 00:07:16,353 - Are you in here? - Yeah, dad, I'm right here. 75 00:07:16,729 --> 00:07:18,647 I'm sorry, I wasn't expecting you. 76 00:07:22,901 --> 00:07:24,486 Is everything all right? 77 00:07:26,572 --> 00:07:28,532 Doctors tell me your recovery's going well. 78 00:07:28,699 --> 00:07:34,163 Oh, it is. So well, in fact, that, uh, Dr. Rawlings suggested I... 79 00:07:34,455 --> 00:07:38,250 Take a break from the, uh, rigors of... 80 00:07:38,667 --> 00:07:40,669 Physical therapy. He... 81 00:07:40,919 --> 00:07:43,422 He thought that some time away from the 82 00:07:43,714 --> 00:07:47,426 stress of living and working in Metropolis would be more... 83 00:07:47,926 --> 00:07:49,261 Beneficial right now. 84 00:07:50,012 --> 00:07:52,931 And of all the places you could have gone, 85 00:07:53,432 --> 00:07:54,725 you decided to come here? 86 00:07:54,808 --> 00:07:57,478 We'll have a chance for some father-son bonding. 87 00:07:57,561 --> 00:08:01,106 You've always told me I've been lax in that department. 88 00:08:01,649 --> 00:08:03,192 How long you planning to stay? 89 00:08:03,317 --> 00:08:05,861 A few days. Maybe a week. 90 00:08:07,946 --> 00:08:10,949 Are you sure you wouldn't be more comfortable at the beach house? 91 00:08:11,408 --> 00:08:13,410 I think the sea air would be invigorating. 92 00:08:14,411 --> 00:08:18,957 I'm getting the distinct impression, Lex, that you don't want me here. 93 00:08:19,792 --> 00:08:23,420 No, father, I just want what's best for you. 94 00:08:24,463 --> 00:08:25,923 Stay as long as you like. 95 00:08:41,689 --> 00:08:43,649 No. 96 00:08:47,986 --> 00:08:49,613 Hey, Lana, I was just thinking 97 00:08:49,780 --> 00:08:53,826 if you moved those tables from the counter, it'd open up space for stools. 98 00:08:53,992 --> 00:08:57,454 - More customers, more cash flow. - That's a wonderful idea, Dean. 99 00:08:58,497 --> 00:08:59,915 I gotta go. 100 00:08:59,998 --> 00:09:03,794 J“ I hold his son on my chest at night... j“ 101 00:09:05,838 --> 00:09:07,131 - I'll see you tonight. - Okay. 102 00:09:07,297 --> 00:09:09,425 - Bye, Lana. - Bye. 103 00:09:12,052 --> 00:09:16,265 - Isn't he wonderful? - Yeah. He's great. 104 00:09:18,267 --> 00:09:19,768 - Hi. - Hey. 105 00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:21,895 - Hi, Chloe. - Hi. 106 00:09:22,146 --> 00:09:25,691 Oh, how did the sleepover go? Did you two get a lot of studying done? 107 00:09:26,191 --> 00:09:29,653 I have to be completely honest with you, Nell. 108 00:09:31,530 --> 00:09:35,909 We didn't study. We had a Keanu DVD-a-thon. 109 00:09:37,369 --> 00:09:41,206 Once you get lost in those brown eyes, geometry loses its appeal. 110 00:09:42,499 --> 00:09:44,918 Well, I'm just glad you two had fun. 111 00:09:45,669 --> 00:09:47,045 Don't let the grades suffer. 112 00:09:47,129 --> 00:09:49,965 - Okay. Bye. - Bye. 113 00:09:52,009 --> 00:09:53,927 Thank you so much, Chloe. 114 00:09:54,094 --> 00:09:55,846 Sure. If you'd given me a heads-up, 115 00:09:56,013 --> 00:09:59,516 I could've come up with something a lot better than a Keanu DVD-a-thon. 116 00:09:59,683 --> 00:10:04,104 Sorry, I had to get out of the house, so I told Nell I was staying at a friend's. 117 00:10:04,271 --> 00:10:06,774 You were the first person that came to mind. 118 00:10:06,857 --> 00:10:08,484 - Really? - Really. 119 00:10:09,735 --> 00:10:11,820 So, uh, where were you last night? 120 00:10:11,987 --> 00:10:14,114 Is there a new guy in Lana lang's life? 121 00:10:14,406 --> 00:10:18,076 Yeah. His name's Dean. You passed him on the way in. 122 00:10:19,077 --> 00:10:20,746 - You're dating an older man? - Relax. 123 00:10:20,913 --> 00:10:22,372 He's Nell's boyfriend. 124 00:10:22,456 --> 00:10:25,125 He's an insurance adjuster she met after the tornado. 125 00:10:25,292 --> 00:10:28,962 He's always around, and they're in this lovey-dovey daze all the time. 126 00:10:29,213 --> 00:10:32,424 Yeah, and you want to tell them to get a room, but it's her house. 127 00:10:32,591 --> 00:10:36,220 After I caught them slow dancing, I decided to stay at the Talon. 128 00:10:36,386 --> 00:10:39,807 Next time you need to clear out of the love shack, you don't have to lie. 129 00:10:39,973 --> 00:10:42,142 You can stay at my house for real, anytime. 130 00:10:56,532 --> 00:10:59,201 - This thing weighs a ton. - I know. 131 00:10:59,451 --> 00:11:01,495 - I'm gonna go call Chloe. - Wait, wait, don't. 132 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,790 Why not? To her, this thing's like the holy grail. 133 00:11:05,624 --> 00:11:08,418 - She'll write an article. - That's the point. We'll be famous. 134 00:11:08,585 --> 00:11:12,714 We'll write a book, go on all sorts of talk shows and then we'll sign a big movie deal. 135 00:11:13,423 --> 00:11:16,176 Don't you think we should keep this between us till we know more? 136 00:11:16,343 --> 00:11:19,763 Why are you gun-shy? We gotta move before the driver tells someone else. 137 00:11:19,847 --> 00:11:24,142 Suppose we tell Chloe and it turns out to be some high-tech crop-duster. 138 00:11:24,309 --> 00:11:26,144 She'll never let us live it down. 139 00:11:26,228 --> 00:11:30,232 Exactly. We'd be the subject of her next "eat crow" column for sure. 140 00:11:31,149 --> 00:11:33,652 I don't know about you, but I'm not willing to risk it. 141 00:11:33,735 --> 00:11:35,529 Well, how do you think you open it? 142 00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,782 I'm not sure. Um... here. 143 00:11:39,491 --> 00:11:43,245 Work on that. I'm gonna see if anyone's put up, uh, "missing spaceship" flyers. 144 00:11:43,412 --> 00:11:46,164 - I'll meet you here tomorrow morning. - All right, cool. 145 00:11:48,876 --> 00:11:50,043 So where is it now? 146 00:11:50,210 --> 00:11:52,880 - In Pete's tool shed. - He hasn't told anyone about it? 147 00:11:53,046 --> 00:11:55,382 I convinced him to hold off the press conference. 148 00:11:55,549 --> 00:11:57,968 Very funny. We're just gonna have to get it back. 149 00:11:58,135 --> 00:12:00,345 What are we gonna do, dad, just steal it? 150 00:12:01,513 --> 00:12:04,683 - What if he asks me where it went? - You'll have to play dumb. 151 00:12:04,850 --> 00:12:07,603 - I'm sick of lying. - You don't have much of a choice here. 152 00:12:07,769 --> 00:12:09,730 - Well, I can tell Pete the truth. - Clark. 153 00:12:09,938 --> 00:12:11,231 He's not gonna tell anyone. 154 00:12:11,398 --> 00:12:14,651 Look, people slip sometimes, even the most trustworthy of friends. 155 00:12:14,818 --> 00:12:16,820 This information is too dangerous for Pete. 156 00:12:16,987 --> 00:12:19,573 We understand that this secret is a huge burden 157 00:12:19,740 --> 00:12:21,491 but if you share it with Pete, 158 00:12:21,658 --> 00:12:25,412 you might be giving him a responsibility he's not ready to take on. 159 00:12:29,374 --> 00:12:33,462 This isn't the type of bizarre cellular mutation I normally call you with, 160 00:12:33,545 --> 00:12:36,381 - but I knew you'd be interested. - What's the room number? 161 00:12:36,590 --> 00:12:40,552 You know, the, uh, interest on my med-school loans is killing me. 162 00:12:45,891 --> 00:12:49,227 - You really should have that looked at. - What's the number? 163 00:12:57,444 --> 00:12:58,737 Who are you? 164 00:13:01,323 --> 00:13:04,660 Dr. Hamilton. How do you feel? 165 00:13:04,785 --> 00:13:07,871 Like my head got bashed in by a bulldozer. 166 00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:13,335 Dr. Glenn tells me you saw a spacecraft in a cornfield last night? 167 00:13:14,211 --> 00:13:16,004 Must have been babbling. 168 00:13:16,880 --> 00:13:18,799 They got me pumped full of morphine. 169 00:13:18,966 --> 00:13:20,926 Who else did you babble to? 170 00:13:22,427 --> 00:13:25,430 - What's it to you? - Let's say I have a professional interest. 171 00:13:25,555 --> 00:13:30,268 I went to the field, I saw the impression in the stalks. Whatever made it is gone. 172 00:13:30,560 --> 00:13:32,270 Damn. 173 00:13:32,729 --> 00:13:35,107 I knew I should have kept my mouth shut. 174 00:13:37,234 --> 00:13:42,155 - Someone must have taken it. - You did see a ship last night, hm? 175 00:13:46,159 --> 00:13:47,452 Who else knows about it? 176 00:13:48,620 --> 00:13:50,205 No one. 177 00:13:52,541 --> 00:13:56,628 Oh, the kid, the one who pulled me out of my truck. 178 00:13:56,795 --> 00:13:58,296 Pete Ross. 179 00:14:01,091 --> 00:14:03,760 - Have we met before? - I don't think so. 180 00:14:04,594 --> 00:14:06,805 You were out on the road last night. 181 00:14:09,224 --> 00:14:12,853 You're the crazy son of a bitch who forced me off the road. 182 00:14:18,650 --> 00:14:20,068 Nurse! 183 00:14:23,989 --> 00:14:25,699 What are you doing? 184 00:14:27,034 --> 00:14:28,452 Nurse! 185 00:14:45,552 --> 00:14:47,220 I don't believe it. 186 00:14:48,013 --> 00:14:49,890 Someone must have gotten here before us. 187 00:14:50,057 --> 00:14:52,434 Well, we're not gonna find out who it was tonight. 188 00:15:19,503 --> 00:15:21,963 - Hey, I was just gonna come talk to you. - Really? 189 00:15:22,756 --> 00:15:23,965 About the ship... 190 00:15:24,508 --> 00:15:27,302 Someone broke into my shed last night and stole it. 191 00:15:31,723 --> 00:15:33,517 Did you tell anyone it was there? 192 00:15:33,725 --> 00:15:35,644 No. Did you? 193 00:15:38,230 --> 00:15:41,066 - No, my lips have been sealed. - You're such a liar. 194 00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:44,736 - What do you mean? - I saw you and your dad driving away. 195 00:15:44,986 --> 00:15:49,699 I kept saying, there's gotta be an explanation. Clark would never do this. 196 00:15:50,033 --> 00:15:51,952 Pete, I swear, we didn't take the ship. 197 00:15:53,120 --> 00:15:55,956 And all these years, I used to think you were my best friend. 198 00:15:56,706 --> 00:15:58,416 Pete, wait. You don't understand. 199 00:15:58,583 --> 00:16:01,294 What don't I understand? Go ahead, explain it to me, Clark. 200 00:16:03,964 --> 00:16:06,800 That's good, really illuminating. 201 00:16:07,592 --> 00:16:09,678 Wait till Chloe hears about this. 202 00:16:10,595 --> 00:16:13,807 I can already see the headlines: "The real Clark Kent exposed." 203 00:16:38,498 --> 00:16:40,458 Pete, we need to talk. 204 00:16:49,509 --> 00:16:52,429 So you're some sort of—-? What, you're not a human? 205 00:16:53,346 --> 00:16:54,639 I don't know what I am. 206 00:16:54,806 --> 00:16:58,310 I don't know where that ship brought me from. I grew up in Smallville, 207 00:16:58,518 --> 00:17:01,313 and everything and everyone that I care about is here. 208 00:17:01,479 --> 00:17:03,773 If you care about me, how come you never told me? 209 00:17:03,857 --> 00:17:07,652 Believe me, I've wanted to tell you. My parents thought it was too dangerous. 210 00:17:07,819 --> 00:17:11,656 - Not just for me, but for anyone. - You didn't think I could handle it? 211 00:17:12,199 --> 00:17:14,034 Can you? 212 00:17:21,666 --> 00:17:23,335 Another reason I didn't say anything 213 00:17:23,501 --> 00:17:26,630 is because I knew people would look at me the way you're looking at me. 214 00:17:26,796 --> 00:17:28,673 - Yeah, how's that? - Like a freak. 215 00:17:30,884 --> 00:17:33,345 Pete, I've tried my whole life just to blend in. 216 00:17:33,887 --> 00:17:36,264 I've tried to be more normal than anyone else. 217 00:17:37,474 --> 00:17:38,767 Look, just say something. 218 00:17:41,394 --> 00:17:46,066 Call me an alien, call me a monster. I don't care, just say something. 219 00:17:50,195 --> 00:17:52,030 It's like I don't even know you. 220 00:17:52,656 --> 00:17:55,617 Yes, you do. I'm the same kid who used to camp in your backyard. 221 00:17:55,784 --> 00:17:59,079 We used to ride bikes, play basketball with your brothers. 222 00:17:59,162 --> 00:18:00,789 Nothing's changed. 223 00:18:02,540 --> 00:18:04,292 - Yeah, right. - Pete. 224 00:18:04,459 --> 00:18:05,752 Back off, man. 225 00:18:09,714 --> 00:18:11,675 Pete, I would never hurt you. 226 00:18:13,718 --> 00:18:15,178 Too late. 227 00:18:38,243 --> 00:18:41,246 There it is. Right there. 228 00:18:41,413 --> 00:18:45,333 Listen, Dr. Hamilton, I thought I made it clear that our business together was over. 229 00:18:45,500 --> 00:18:49,754 I've come for my severance package. The octagonal disk I found in the field. 230 00:18:49,921 --> 00:18:52,507 - —Why? - What does it matter to you? 231 00:18:52,674 --> 00:18:55,010 I don't have it. It disappeared during the storm. 232 00:18:55,176 --> 00:18:57,929 Liar! It's a key! I know you have it! 233 00:19:00,015 --> 00:19:01,558 This isn't over. 234 00:19:15,780 --> 00:19:17,574 - Mr. Luthor? - Yes. 235 00:19:17,741 --> 00:19:19,284 I'm Dr. Steven Hamilton. 236 00:19:19,451 --> 00:19:24,539 I've been doing confidential research on the meteor rocks for your son at cadmus labs. 237 00:19:24,706 --> 00:19:26,791 All right, you've got my attention. 238 00:19:26,958 --> 00:19:29,753 Well, unfortunately, Lex has become... 239 00:19:30,170 --> 00:19:34,090 Shortsighted and impatient. We've severed our relationship. But you... 240 00:19:34,591 --> 00:19:36,593 You have a reputation as a... 241 00:19:37,218 --> 00:19:38,386 A man of vision. 242 00:19:38,470 --> 00:19:41,556 Apparently, doctor, you haven't noticed that I'm blind. 243 00:19:41,973 --> 00:19:45,060 A man like you doesn't have to have eyes to see the future 244 00:19:45,226 --> 00:19:46,811 or to recognize a opportunity. 245 00:19:46,978 --> 00:19:48,730 Don't flatter me. Get to the point. 246 00:19:48,813 --> 00:19:53,026 I discovered something that can only be described as earth-shattering, 247 00:19:53,109 --> 00:19:54,861 and I'd like to show it to you. 248 00:19:56,488 --> 00:19:58,406 Come on. 249 00:20:03,703 --> 00:20:05,288 Hey, Pete. 250 00:20:07,499 --> 00:20:08,958 Look, I know you're freaked out. 251 00:20:09,125 --> 00:20:11,252 Don't you think I freak myself out sometimes? 252 00:20:13,922 --> 00:20:17,092 All right, look, you have every reason in the world to hate me, 253 00:20:17,175 --> 00:20:19,260 but I need to find that ship. 254 00:20:22,806 --> 00:20:26,267 The guy you pulled out of the truck must've told someone. I thought maybe... 255 00:20:26,434 --> 00:20:30,939 When we were moving the ship, you said it was heavy. You were lying. 256 00:20:32,440 --> 00:20:34,943 You'd miss the bus and end up at school ahead of me. 257 00:20:35,193 --> 00:20:37,946 You said you got a ride, but you never got rides, did you? 258 00:20:38,154 --> 00:20:40,949 Our whole life, you were the person I could tell anything to 259 00:20:41,116 --> 00:20:44,869 and I did, all my secrets. But you, everything you ever told me was a lie! 260 00:20:45,120 --> 00:20:48,164 Maybe I was right in not telling you, the way you're reacting. 261 00:20:48,665 --> 00:20:51,876 Clark, you don't get it, do you? I don't care if you're from the moon. 262 00:20:52,043 --> 00:20:54,504 You never trusted me. What kind of friendship is that? 263 00:20:54,671 --> 00:20:58,550 Hey, guys. Why didn't you tell me about the superhero deal? 264 00:21:02,971 --> 00:21:06,182 Pete pulls a guy from a mangled truck and rushes him to the hospital? 265 00:21:07,142 --> 00:21:09,519 That's got torch exclusive written all over it. 266 00:21:10,019 --> 00:21:11,938 So how about an interview? 267 00:21:12,021 --> 00:21:13,440 Maybe later. 268 00:21:13,606 --> 00:21:16,317 Your reluctance wouldn't be part of a vast conspiracy 269 00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:19,320 designed to cover up a whole spaceship thing, would it? 270 00:21:19,487 --> 00:21:22,073 - What? - My medical center source called. 271 00:21:22,157 --> 00:21:26,911 He said the guy was rambling about a spacecraft that landed in a cornfield. 272 00:21:27,412 --> 00:21:29,289 You don't really believe that, do you? 273 00:21:29,456 --> 00:21:32,459 I don't know, not unless Pete can corroborate the story. 274 00:21:32,625 --> 00:21:35,170 Sure, Chloe, I saw a spaceship. 275 00:21:36,171 --> 00:21:38,506 - I even met an alien. - Really? 276 00:21:38,882 --> 00:21:42,969 - Would you like to describe it? - Actually, he looks a lot like Clark. 277 00:21:46,097 --> 00:21:48,266 I thought aliens were little and green. 278 00:21:51,060 --> 00:21:53,938 I guess things aren't always what you think they are. 279 00:21:55,773 --> 00:21:57,859 Okay, what's up with him? 280 00:21:58,443 --> 00:22:00,195 It's just guy stuff. 281 00:22:00,612 --> 00:22:04,741 You're not really looking into this story, are you? It sounds like inquisitor stuff. 282 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:09,746 Maybe, but if there is some truth to it, that's front-page news for the daily planet. 283 00:22:26,137 --> 00:22:30,058 - Lex? - Your mom said I could wait. 284 00:22:30,225 --> 00:22:31,559 Yeah, what's up? 285 00:22:32,143 --> 00:22:35,563 I just needed to get out of the mansion. It's getting crowded. 286 00:22:36,689 --> 00:22:41,569 - Doesn't it have, like, 75 rooms? - Well, my father takes up a lot of space. 287 00:22:44,364 --> 00:22:46,115 When's he going back to Metropolis? 288 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:49,077 Not soon enough. 289 00:22:50,620 --> 00:22:52,664 Is he really being that difficult? 290 00:22:52,830 --> 00:22:55,458 Just the opposite. He's the picture of civility. 291 00:22:55,625 --> 00:22:58,086 Says he wants to work on our relationship. 292 00:22:59,295 --> 00:23:01,548 - Is that such a bad thing? - Oh... 293 00:23:01,631 --> 00:23:05,927 He's lied to me so much, it's hard to believe there's no ulterior motive. 294 00:23:07,262 --> 00:23:09,639 - Give him the benefit of the doubt. - No, no. 295 00:23:09,806 --> 00:23:13,017 If a person's deceived me, I find it hard to give him a second chance. 296 00:23:15,395 --> 00:23:19,774 By the way, remember that papenneight I had on my desk, the octagonal one? 297 00:23:20,942 --> 00:23:22,610 Um, kind of, why? 298 00:23:22,694 --> 00:23:25,697 Ah, came up today, made me wonder what happened to it. 299 00:23:26,155 --> 00:23:28,700 - When did you lose it? - During the storm. 300 00:23:30,535 --> 00:23:34,289 Probably got carried away with all the debris from the mansion. You know? 301 00:23:36,165 --> 00:23:38,126 Yeah, I'm sure you're right. 302 00:23:40,503 --> 00:23:42,255 Good luck. 303 00:23:48,469 --> 00:23:50,346 Forgive my skepticism, doctor, 304 00:23:50,430 --> 00:23:54,642 but for all I can tell, this could be a postmodern coffee table. 305 00:23:55,977 --> 00:23:58,938 Why should I believe you that it's a spacecraft? 306 00:23:59,105 --> 00:24:02,650 The alloy you're touching is composed of elements not on the periodic table. 307 00:24:02,859 --> 00:24:06,029 Certain chemicals in that alloy are present in the meteor rocks. 308 00:24:06,195 --> 00:24:07,697 Get me the proof. 309 00:24:08,489 --> 00:24:09,991 Here. 310 00:24:10,742 --> 00:24:12,201 - Feel this? - Yeah. 311 00:24:12,368 --> 00:24:13,870 There's a piece missing. 312 00:24:14,037 --> 00:24:18,041 Lex and I were investigating a meteor site, and I found an octagonal-shaped disk 313 00:24:18,207 --> 00:24:21,502 that is the exact size and shape of that impression. 314 00:24:21,586 --> 00:24:24,422 - And you think it was...? - It was a key 315 00:24:24,505 --> 00:24:27,342 that opens the ship and will provide the proof you're asking for. 316 00:24:27,508 --> 00:24:30,219 Unfortunately, Lex won't give it back to me. 317 00:24:30,386 --> 00:24:33,723 - Maybe Lex doesn't have the disk. - Where else would it be? 318 00:24:34,390 --> 00:24:37,185 If you can answer that question, doctor, 319 00:24:37,518 --> 00:24:39,687 you just might get your funding. 320 00:24:56,621 --> 00:24:57,872 Lana? 321 00:24:58,915 --> 00:25:00,083 What are you doing? 322 00:25:00,249 --> 00:25:04,462 Uh... just using your telescope to see if it's safe to go home. 323 00:25:05,463 --> 00:25:06,964 Hiding from Nell. 324 00:25:08,174 --> 00:25:11,511 - Her new boyfriend, Dean. - Oh, you're not crazy about him. 325 00:25:12,553 --> 00:25:17,725 Long story short, not really. I'm a terrible liar, so I've moved on to avoidance. 326 00:25:19,310 --> 00:25:21,479 Well, you've come to the right place. 327 00:25:24,899 --> 00:25:25,983 What's wrong? 328 00:25:31,447 --> 00:25:34,617 Have you ever had anyone resent you for telling them the truth? 329 00:25:37,662 --> 00:25:41,457 Whitney, when I told him how I felt and we broke up. 330 00:25:45,253 --> 00:25:49,132 Wow, you really did it. I didn't think you'd follow through on that. 331 00:25:52,552 --> 00:25:55,096 So do you think you'll ever be friends again? 332 00:25:56,264 --> 00:25:57,724 Someday. 333 00:25:57,890 --> 00:26:01,394 I hope. I just wish I'd been honest with him sooner. 334 00:26:02,979 --> 00:26:07,442 Pete and I, we had a big blowout. I don't know if our friendship is gonna last. 335 00:26:07,692 --> 00:26:09,777 What did you guys fight about? 336 00:26:10,695 --> 00:26:12,488 I wish I could tell you. 337 00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:15,575 Typical. 338 00:26:16,784 --> 00:26:18,119 What? 339 00:26:19,287 --> 00:26:23,291 Clark Kent starts a discussion about telling the truth, no less, 340 00:26:23,458 --> 00:26:27,962 and when it's his turn to open up, everything is a deep, dark secret. 341 00:26:29,297 --> 00:26:31,632 Well, the stuff about Pete is kind of personal. 342 00:26:31,924 --> 00:26:33,885 Unlike what I just told you about Whitney. 343 00:26:36,387 --> 00:26:40,516 Have you thought that some are more comfortable opening up than others? 344 00:26:40,683 --> 00:26:43,519 I don't think it's ever comfortable for anyone. 345 00:26:46,230 --> 00:26:49,484 But if you care about somebody, you owe it to them. 346 00:26:50,818 --> 00:26:53,529 Then you should talk to Neil, tell her how you really feel. 347 00:26:53,696 --> 00:26:55,281 You're right, Clark. 348 00:26:55,948 --> 00:26:58,618 Hiding the truth only keeps people apart. 349 00:27:28,356 --> 00:27:30,233 Hey, what do you think you're doing? 350 00:27:32,401 --> 00:27:34,737 - There's a piece missing. - You stole the spaceship? 351 00:27:34,904 --> 00:27:38,449 It's octagonal in shape, the size of my palm. Tell me where it is! 352 00:27:38,533 --> 00:27:41,118 I know you. You're Dr. Hamilton. 353 00:27:42,703 --> 00:27:44,263 You don't know who you're messing with! 354 00:27:44,372 --> 00:27:47,416 That spaceship belongs to someone a lot tougher than you... 355 00:27:49,418 --> 00:27:52,171 - You know who it belongs to. - Look, I don't know anything. 356 00:27:52,338 --> 00:27:53,756 Tell me. Tell me who it is! 357 00:28:09,230 --> 00:28:13,943 I checked the papers, police wires and ufo sites. There's no mention. 358 00:28:14,110 --> 00:28:16,195 I don't know if that makes me relieved or worried. 359 00:28:16,279 --> 00:28:20,366 I was thinking about ray Wallace. If Pete visited him before he died, maybe... 360 00:28:20,449 --> 00:28:22,702 Maybe he told Pete something that could help us. 361 00:28:23,077 --> 00:28:24,537 I assume it's a possibility. 362 00:28:24,704 --> 00:28:27,123 I want you to talk to Pete one more time. 363 00:28:27,623 --> 00:28:28,708 I can't. 364 00:28:29,625 --> 00:28:30,793 Why? 365 00:28:33,796 --> 00:28:35,715 Pete's not speaking to me. 366 00:28:37,216 --> 00:28:38,216 What happened? 367 00:28:41,971 --> 00:28:44,515 Look, I don't want you guys to freak out, all right? 368 00:28:46,976 --> 00:28:48,477 But I told Pete. 369 00:28:49,437 --> 00:28:50,938 Everything. 370 00:28:53,316 --> 00:28:55,902 - I didn't have a choice. He saw us... - What do you mean? 371 00:28:56,027 --> 00:28:59,071 - You could have come to us first. - And come up with another lie? 372 00:28:59,155 --> 00:29:03,326 Clark, at least tell us Pete's not gonna tell anybody else. 373 00:29:05,620 --> 00:29:07,830 I'm not sure what he's gonna do, mom. He's upset. 374 00:29:14,170 --> 00:29:15,421 No, he's not here. 375 00:29:16,088 --> 00:29:19,800 Oh, no. Okay, whatever we can do. Bye-bye. 376 00:29:20,051 --> 00:29:22,261 That was Pete's mother. He's missing. 377 00:29:35,524 --> 00:29:37,985 This is a wonderful idea, Lana. 378 00:29:38,402 --> 00:29:42,531 I realize we haven't had much time alone since I started seeing Dean. 379 00:29:42,949 --> 00:29:46,118 Actually, that's kind of what I wanted to talk to you about. 380 00:29:46,577 --> 00:29:50,706 - Dean's a really great guy. It's just... - Let me guess. 381 00:29:52,208 --> 00:29:54,877 You liked the tables the way they were. 382 00:29:56,003 --> 00:29:58,047 Am I that transparent? 383 00:29:58,381 --> 00:30:02,551 I've already had a long talk with Dean, and I told him you're very independent, 384 00:30:02,718 --> 00:30:05,805 and before he goes offering any more unsolicited advice, 385 00:30:05,972 --> 00:30:09,350 he should, um... Well, he should get to know you better. 386 00:30:09,475 --> 00:30:11,852 Thanks, Nell, I really appreciate that. 387 00:30:12,895 --> 00:30:15,481 Lana, your feelings are very important to me 388 00:30:15,773 --> 00:30:18,192 and they're important to Dean too. 389 00:30:18,359 --> 00:30:21,404 That's why we'd both like to spend more time together. 390 00:30:21,487 --> 00:30:23,364 The three of us, as a family. 391 00:30:24,532 --> 00:30:26,033 Family. 392 00:30:27,576 --> 00:30:31,539 Lana, Dean didn't want me to say anything until we were all together 393 00:30:31,831 --> 00:30:34,625 but, well, you know me, I can never keep a secret. 394 00:30:35,543 --> 00:30:37,461 Lana, Dean's asked me to marry him. 395 00:30:41,590 --> 00:30:44,093 - What did you say? - I said yes. 396 00:30:52,560 --> 00:30:55,104 The spaceship, I need to know! 397 00:30:56,147 --> 00:30:57,648 Are you gonna tell me... 398 00:30:58,232 --> 00:30:59,525 Who this belongs to? 399 00:31:00,026 --> 00:31:04,363 Look, man, I was just fronting. I was trying to scare you. 400 00:31:04,530 --> 00:31:07,158 - I have no clue whose ship that is. - You're lying! 401 00:31:09,577 --> 00:31:11,829 Look, you're sick. 402 00:31:12,455 --> 00:31:15,124 Just let me go! I'll bring back help. 403 00:31:15,291 --> 00:31:17,835 Sure. You think anyone's gonna help me? 404 00:31:18,085 --> 00:31:20,713 The doctors don't even have a name for what's killing me! 405 00:31:20,880 --> 00:31:22,631 - You're dying? - Yes. 406 00:31:22,840 --> 00:31:26,177 But not before I prove I am not some sideshow freak, 407 00:31:26,260 --> 00:31:28,804 a quack doctor who sells meteor rocks on the side of the road. 408 00:31:28,971 --> 00:31:32,850 And if you don't tell me what I want to know, then you're dying too! 409 00:31:36,937 --> 00:31:41,400 Hamilton reports finding large concentrations of meteor fragments 410 00:31:41,567 --> 00:31:46,030 spread over a large area south of county highway 17. 411 00:31:46,197 --> 00:31:48,616 These fragments vary in circumference 412 00:31:48,783 --> 00:31:53,579 from 24 microns five to 500 and 62 millimeters. 413 00:31:53,746 --> 00:31:55,456 Interesting reading, dad. 414 00:31:56,499 --> 00:32:00,294 Lex. I didn't, uh, hear you come in. 415 00:32:00,753 --> 00:32:02,338 I'm surprised. 416 00:32:02,797 --> 00:32:06,884 Rawlings says he's seen improvement in your senses since you lost your sight. 417 00:32:07,051 --> 00:32:08,469 You spoke to rawlings? 418 00:32:08,969 --> 00:32:12,765 Imagine my surprise when he told me that you'd gone awol 419 00:32:12,932 --> 00:32:15,810 and missed your last several physical-therapy sessions. 420 00:32:16,143 --> 00:32:20,856 In fact, he says the worst thing for you right now is to be away from your care providers. 421 00:32:22,650 --> 00:32:28,864 Do you have any idea how degrading it is to be poked and prodded by therapists? 422 00:32:29,031 --> 00:32:32,910 How demeaning it is to be told by a braille instructor, 423 00:32:32,993 --> 00:32:36,497 "one day, one day, all this will feel natural"? 424 00:32:37,748 --> 00:32:40,251 You want the truth, Lex? 425 00:32:42,253 --> 00:32:46,924 I was tired of being treated like an object, an invalid. I had to get away. 426 00:32:52,012 --> 00:32:55,432 A couple days of oedipal mano a mano would make you feel better? 427 00:32:55,516 --> 00:32:57,601 Your analogy is apt but flawed, Lex. 428 00:32:57,768 --> 00:33:01,355 Blind oedipus was the son, not the father. 429 00:33:04,358 --> 00:33:05,818 I'll go back to Metropolis. 430 00:33:07,069 --> 00:33:11,407 So, uh, your sudden interest in Dr. Hamilton was really just a coincidence? 431 00:33:11,824 --> 00:33:14,368 I admit, I find his work intriguing. 432 00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:16,036 He's sick, possibly delusional. 433 00:33:16,162 --> 00:33:20,207 Never underestimate the value of eccentrics and lunatics, Lex. 434 00:33:20,374 --> 00:33:22,501 Every Arthur needs his Merlin. 435 00:33:23,919 --> 00:33:26,672 Hamilton said that he found some sort of, um... 436 00:33:27,256 --> 00:33:29,300 Disk and that you had it. 437 00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:31,927 - He's mistaken. - Oh, even so, 438 00:33:32,094 --> 00:33:35,806 I think it may have been a bit rash to terminate his contract. 439 00:33:36,640 --> 00:33:38,726 Why do you say that? 440 00:33:38,893 --> 00:33:43,397 Have you taken a look in the good doctor's barn lately? 441 00:33:50,237 --> 00:33:51,739 Hey, Chloe, have you seen Pete? 442 00:33:51,906 --> 00:33:54,408 No, but the weird-o-meter just kicked up another notch. 443 00:33:54,575 --> 00:33:56,076 Hospital visitor log. 444 00:33:56,285 --> 00:33:58,913 Yeah, um, I was looking into ray Wallace's death. 445 00:33:59,121 --> 00:34:03,125 It turns out he had a visitorjust before he flatlined. A Dr. Steven Hamilton. 446 00:34:03,292 --> 00:34:04,752 - The meteor freak? - Yeah. 447 00:34:04,960 --> 00:34:06,503 - I thought he left. - 80 did I. 448 00:34:06,670 --> 00:34:09,840 80 Pete plays good samaritan, Dr. Hamilton visits the patient... 449 00:34:10,007 --> 00:34:11,759 Patient dies and Pete disappears. 450 00:34:11,926 --> 00:34:13,928 It's not exactly smoking gun, but... 451 00:34:14,094 --> 00:34:16,222 It's good enough. I'm gonna check out Hamilton. 452 00:34:16,388 --> 00:34:21,143 He used to have a place down on allentown road, maybe he's, uh, back there. 453 00:34:37,409 --> 00:34:40,788 - What are you doing? - See how my hand spasms? 454 00:34:40,955 --> 00:34:43,457 It's from prolonged exposure to the meteor rocks. 455 00:34:43,791 --> 00:34:49,296 I'm gonna give you a dosage that's gonna make my tremors look like a mild twitch. 456 00:34:49,380 --> 00:34:50,965 I told you I didn't know anything! 457 00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:53,926 I think you're lying. You're protecting someone. 458 00:34:54,093 --> 00:34:57,096 - I hope whoever it is, is worth dying for! - All right! 459 00:34:58,138 --> 00:35:00,933 You want me to talk, here's what I have to say. 460 00:35:03,227 --> 00:35:07,231 Take that needle and stick it wherever, because I'm not telling you a thing! 461 00:35:30,129 --> 00:35:33,299 - Put the needle down! - Not till he tells me what he knows. 462 00:35:55,946 --> 00:35:57,531 Clark. 463 00:35:59,158 --> 00:36:01,702 - What's wrong? - I'm allergic to the meteor rocks. 464 00:36:07,750 --> 00:36:09,793 This ship is yours, isn't it? 465 00:36:09,960 --> 00:36:12,546 Open it! Open it! 466 00:36:13,255 --> 00:36:14,590 Open it! 467 00:36:28,937 --> 00:36:30,272 Clark, come on! 468 00:36:40,783 --> 00:36:42,659 We gotta get you out of here. 469 00:36:43,494 --> 00:36:45,329 We have to help him! 470 00:36:59,510 --> 00:37:01,929 It's too late, he's dead. Come on. 471 00:37:05,099 --> 00:37:06,683 We gotta get the ship. 472 00:37:18,070 --> 00:37:19,321 So does it do anything? 473 00:37:19,488 --> 00:37:22,074 We hoped we might find some answers inside about Clark, 474 00:37:22,241 --> 00:37:24,076 but we haven't been able to open it. 475 00:37:26,245 --> 00:37:28,080 Clark, look... 476 00:37:30,707 --> 00:37:33,460 I know I sort of went postal when all this started, 477 00:37:34,336 --> 00:37:38,924 but after what happened to Hamilton, I realized why you never told me... 478 00:37:39,675 --> 00:37:41,510 And I'm sorry. 479 00:37:44,721 --> 00:37:47,808 Well, I guess you had a good reason to be upset. 480 00:37:47,975 --> 00:37:49,935 We're just glad you weren't hurt. 481 00:37:50,769 --> 00:37:52,438 There's still one thing. 482 00:37:52,646 --> 00:37:57,276 Hamilton tried to kill me, and he could have told the whole world about you, 483 00:37:57,359 --> 00:37:59,361 but you still tried to save him. 484 00:37:59,778 --> 00:38:04,116 I couldn't let you die to protect me, and I can't let anyone else die either. 485 00:38:04,199 --> 00:38:05,617 No matter who they are. 486 00:38:10,456 --> 00:38:12,499 It's not easy being you, is it? 487 00:38:13,250 --> 00:38:16,503 Well, good thing is, I got my best friend to watch my back. 488 00:38:19,339 --> 00:38:21,216 I'm proud of you. 489 00:38:22,759 --> 00:38:27,097 I hope you realize what a tremendous responsibility knowing this secret is. 490 00:38:29,516 --> 00:38:31,977 And believe me, it's not gonna get any easier. 491 00:38:32,769 --> 00:38:35,939 That's my dad's way of saying, "welcome to the family." 492 00:38:54,082 --> 00:38:57,419 Does it look anything like Hamilton's description? 493 00:38:57,711 --> 00:38:59,004 What he says it was? 494 00:39:06,803 --> 00:39:08,847 There's nothing here, dad. 495 00:39:10,140 --> 00:39:11,725 They must have moved it. 496 00:39:12,518 --> 00:39:13,852 Or someone took it. 497 00:39:14,019 --> 00:39:15,562 Come on. The helicopter's waiting. 498 00:39:15,646 --> 00:39:18,732 - No, I'm not going back, not just yet. - What about your treatment? 499 00:39:18,815 --> 00:39:23,237 I'm afraid those physical therapists will just have to come to me. 500 00:39:23,403 --> 00:39:26,657 I hope you're not staying because of a sudden interest in alien spacecraft. 501 00:39:26,740 --> 00:39:28,534 Of course not. 502 00:39:28,700 --> 00:39:33,372 I'm staying because I want to spend more quality time with my only son. 503 00:39:33,705 --> 00:39:36,458 Good, because this could all be a hoax. 504 00:39:36,625 --> 00:39:40,546 Hoax or not, I'm not the only one who's suddenly interested in it. 505 00:39:43,090 --> 00:39:44,174 Ah! 506 00:39:44,258 --> 00:39:48,053 So this super-speed thing, how fast we talking? Twenty, 30 miles per hour? 507 00:39:48,220 --> 00:39:50,055 Yeah, something like that. 508 00:39:53,392 --> 00:39:56,562 What about the X-ray? Have you used it to look through a girl's...? 509 00:39:56,728 --> 00:40:00,190 It only works when I focus, and I do not use it to invade people's privacy. 510 00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:02,401 - Come on. - I'm serious. 511 00:40:03,402 --> 00:40:06,863 So you're telling me, never once have you looked in the girls' locker room? 512 00:40:07,239 --> 00:40:08,740 Well... 513 00:40:09,199 --> 00:40:11,285 - Maybe once. - That's my boy. 514 00:40:13,245 --> 00:40:15,205 So you been holding back on the court? 515 00:40:15,372 --> 00:40:16,623 A little bit. 516 00:40:18,584 --> 00:40:20,836 So, what are we waiting for? Show me what you got. 517 00:40:21,003 --> 00:40:23,422 - I don't think you want to go there. - Bring it on. 518 00:40:26,425 --> 00:40:27,426 All right. 519 00:40:27,509 --> 00:40:31,430 Now, we all know if I guard you, you're not getting near this hoop. 520 00:40:32,097 --> 00:40:34,641 I don't care what kind of powers you got, let's go. 521 00:40:34,725 --> 00:40:37,477 J“ the sun shines j“ 522 00:40:37,561 --> 00:40:42,065 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 523 00:40:42,149 --> 00:40:47,779 j“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world j“ 524 00:40:48,822 --> 00:40:51,158 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 525 00:40:52,909 --> 00:40:54,077 This is gonna be fun. 526 00:40:54,161 --> 00:40:58,582 J“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world j“ 527 00:41:00,208 --> 00:41:03,378 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 528 00:41:03,462 --> 00:41:05,797 j“ a circus full of clowns j“ 529 00:41:05,881 --> 00:41:08,592 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 530 00:41:10,927 --> 00:41:14,765 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 531 00:41:15,599 --> 00:41:20,312 j“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world j“ 532 00:41:22,189 --> 00:41:25,609 j“ it's just an ordinary day j“ 533 00:41:27,027 --> 00:41:31,948 j“ I'm much to strange for this ordinary world j“