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Wow. You're putting a lot of time
into this equestrian show.

2
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I didn't realize how
important it was to you.

3
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I'm inviting the smalls to come watch
me ride in this weekend's competition.

4
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Oh. Well, I take it everything's good
on the father-daughter front.

5
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Actually, they're great.

6
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Well, this could actually work out, then.

7
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Let's just say I'm cautiously optimistic.

8
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I keep living my life
waiting for the other shoe to drop.

9
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You deserve to be happy.

10
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Thanks, Clark.

11
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Clark, what happened to you?

12
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Story deadline...?

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- Stop me when I'm getting warm.
- My article about the debate team.

14
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I'm really sorry.
I got caught up helping Lana.

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I'll get it to you first thing tomorrow.

16
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Well, unfortunately,
Clark, I needed it tonight.

17
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To fill in the hole, I had to blow up
the lunch menu to a 60-point type.

18
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- I'm sure that'll be fascinating.
- Chloe, it's my fault.

19
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- I asked Clark to help me.
- No, Lana, I don't blame you.

20
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Well, I'm gonna go lock up in the back.

21
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- Thanks again for your help.
- Yeah.

22
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Chloe, I'll make it up to you. I promise.

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I can't say that makes me feel better,
given your track record on promises.

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It's one story, what's the big deal?

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That you couldn't give up
one riding practice to do.

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- Don't make this about Lana.
- I'm not. This is about you.

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And your perennial inability
to be there when I need you.

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- Don't you think you're being harsh?
- No. I don't.

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I'm never a priority in your life, I'm
just your backup plan and I'm tired of it.

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- That's ridiculous.
- Is it?

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If that's the way you feel,
maybe I should quit.

32
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Maybe you should.

33
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Fine. I quit.

34
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[Ominous music playing]

35
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[Dramatic music playing]

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[Man 1]
Help me get this stuff out of the back!

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[Man 2] Right.

38
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- What do you think you're doing?
- [Man 1] Get out of here!

39
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[Man 2] Hurry up, dude. Hurry up.

40
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Okay, let's go. Let's go!

41
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I got it. I got it.

42
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[Theme music playing]

43
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J“ somebody save me j“

44
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j“ let your warm hands
break right through it j“

45
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j“ somebody save me j“

46
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j“ I don't care how you do it j“

47
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-j“ just stay, stay j“
-j“ stay with me j“

48
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j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“

49
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j“ to stay with me j“

50
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j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“

51
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j“ stay, stay j“

52
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j“ come on j“

53
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[pensive music playing]

54
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- How could they do it?
- What, beat the crap out of me?

55
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- Clark.
- I'm sorry, dad, it just... it hurt.

56
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It actually hurt.

57
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- What'd you tell the police?
- I left before they arrived.

58
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You witnessed a crime.
You have an obligation to report it.

59
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And put myself back on sheriff
Adams' radar? I don't think so.

60
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What could I tell her,
I used my X-ray vision to see the plate?

61
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All right, I understand.
Just calm down, what else did you see?

62
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He was wearing a class ring.

63
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I think he goes to Smallville high.

64
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Just because he has a class ring
doesn't necessarily mean he goes here.

65
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I mean, he could be a graduate.

66
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Meanwhile, in Lana-land,
looks like your ship's finally come in.

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- Oh, I mean, we're...
- "Just friends."

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You better invest in a new set of cue
cards. I've never seen her so happy.

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I wish it was just me, but Lana's been
walking on air since her dad stepped up.

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Pete, who's that guy?

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You mean Eric marsh?

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You really need to pick up a sports page.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Man] All right, Eric,
show us what you got.

75
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Let's go, Eric. Step up.

76
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All right, give me some heat.

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- Nice swing.
- Yeah.

78
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Eric's got the highest batting average
in Smallville high history.

79
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He really put the team on the map.

80
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They're getting sponsorship
for equipment and uniforms because of him.

81
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Not to mention the scouts that have
suddenly added a detour to Smallville.

82
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Funny thing, though...

83
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He used to suck.

84
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What do you mean?

85
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We played on the same
little league team for five years.

86
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He was always a benchwarmer.

87
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When did he go from zero to hero?

88
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[Pete] Not sure.

89
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Sometimes you work hard enough,
you get your dream.

90
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Or he's under some
pharmaceutical enhancement.

91
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You thinking steroids?

92
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Right now, I don't know what to think.

93
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[Ominous music playing]

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[Lionel] Lex.

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It's been too long.

96
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And I thought we agreed to keep
face-to-face contact to a minimum.

97
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For business, perhaps.
This is a social call.

98
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I've come to offer my congratulations
on your engagement.

99
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Though I admit, I, um...

100
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It hurt that I had to learn
of your pending nuptials

101
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via the gossip pages of the inquisitor.

102
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Come on, dad.

103
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Since when has my personal happiness
ever been of the slightest interest to you?

104
00:08:07,321 --> 00:08:09,573
And where is, uh... um...?

105
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- Helen?
- Helen. Hmm?

106
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Helen's out of town at a medical seminar.

107
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Your visit would be putting her anger
management techniques to the test.

108
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But then we both know you're not here
to discuss my wedding plans.

109
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[Lionel] Oh, what is this?

110
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Oh, Lex, I'm surprised that you would put stock
in the reportage of a high-school newspaper.

111
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I usually don't,

112
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but I did some checking of my own
and lo and behold, it's true.

113
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What are you moving around in the
middle of the night in unmarked trucks?

114
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Nothing out of the ordinary.

115
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I'd hate to think that you'd stoop
to use common thuggery to get back at me.

116
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Wait a minute.

117
00:09:00,833 --> 00:09:04,837
Are you insinuating that I had something
to do with robbing your truck?

118
00:09:05,170 --> 00:09:06,714
Dad.

119
00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:08,132
That would be illegal.

120
00:09:08,298 --> 00:09:12,094
Legalities are inconsequential.
I would want my property returned.

121
00:09:14,847 --> 00:09:16,432
For what it's worth,

122
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I had nothing to do with it. But the
fact that you came to ask intrigues me.

123
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What's in there that's so important to you?

124
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[Pensive music playing]

125
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Give my regards to, um...

126
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Uh, yourfiancée.

127
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Enjoy.

128
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Henry. This is a surprise.

129
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Well, I was in the neighborhood.

130
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Regular coffee, no additives.
And when you come by three times a week,

131
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you don't need the excuse.

132
00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:04,688
I guess some small part of me
is still getting used to all this.

133
00:10:04,855 --> 00:10:08,066
What, dropping by for a casual visit
with your daughter?

134
00:10:08,233 --> 00:10:13,739
No, entering a business co-owned by Luthor
without an injunction in my hand.

135
00:10:16,158 --> 00:10:18,410
Thanks. But it's been worth it.

136
00:10:18,577 --> 00:10:21,371
I feel the same way.

137
00:10:23,165 --> 00:10:26,043
- What's this?
- The seating chart for the show.

138
00:10:26,210 --> 00:10:28,921
They set aside a
section for riders' families.

139
00:10:29,087 --> 00:10:32,382
I took a leap and reserved
a couple of seats for you and Jennifer.

140
00:10:32,883 --> 00:10:34,718
Lana, that was thoughtful.

141
00:10:34,885 --> 00:10:36,512
Yes, I'll definitely be there.

142
00:10:37,888 --> 00:10:39,139
But Jennifer won't.

143
00:10:41,225 --> 00:10:43,393
She's never really accepted me, has she?

144
00:10:43,894 --> 00:10:46,146
She just doesn't know you like I do.

145
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Give her some time, she'll come around.

146
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[Printer humming]

147
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[Clark] Pete, check this out.
Before Eric's sudden sports career,

148
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he was an honors chemistry student
with a straight-a average.

149
00:11:02,079 --> 00:11:05,791
Hm. Guess you don't get the babes
and the free nikes for that.

150
00:11:05,958 --> 00:11:08,293
It says here he was in
a chemistry lab explosion

151
00:11:08,460 --> 00:11:11,380
at Kansas state university last summer
during chemistry camp.

152
00:11:11,547 --> 00:11:14,299
That's probably why he's
got the plate in his head.

153
00:11:14,466 --> 00:11:17,469
Yeah, but what's he doing
knocking over a LuthorCorp truck?

154
00:11:17,970 --> 00:11:19,805
I thought you quit the torch.

155
00:11:19,972 --> 00:11:21,557
Just clearing out my desk.

156
00:11:21,723 --> 00:11:23,725
Wait a minute, you quit?

157
00:11:24,226 --> 00:11:26,311
Apparently I can't be counted on.

158
00:11:27,479 --> 00:11:29,857
I didn't even know quitting was an option.

159
00:11:30,023 --> 00:11:31,358
Funny.

160
00:11:32,901 --> 00:11:35,863
Tough crowd.
Hey, I'll catch up with you later.

161
00:11:36,029 --> 00:11:38,490
- Keep me posted on Eric.
- [Clark] Yeah.

162
00:11:43,203 --> 00:11:45,706
Marsh? Why are you guys interested in him?

163
00:11:46,039 --> 00:11:47,541
Doesn't matter.

164
00:11:48,333 --> 00:11:50,752
Clark, I didn't ask you to quit the torch.

165
00:11:50,919 --> 00:11:53,297
[Clark] Yeah, but all I
do is, uh, disappoint you.

166
00:11:53,463 --> 00:11:54,673
I didn't say that.

167
00:11:54,840 --> 00:11:59,511
I just said you drop everything for Lana
with no regard for anyone else.

168
00:11:59,678 --> 00:12:01,513
I thought this wasn't about Lana.

169
00:12:01,680 --> 00:12:03,265
It's not.

170
00:12:04,016 --> 00:12:05,225
It's not.

171
00:12:05,309 --> 00:12:09,313
Then why is it every time you see us together
you look at me like I'm cheating on you.

172
00:12:10,188 --> 00:12:11,188
I'm sorry, you're wrong.

173
00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:14,234
If that's the way you feel
maybe we shouldn't hang out anymore.

174
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[Pensive music playing]

175
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[Ominous music playing]

176
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[Suspenseful music playing]

177
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Tell me it's working, boys.

178
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[Jack] This stuff's incredible.

179
00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:02,880
Another score like last night
and we'll take it out on the street.

180
00:13:02,950 --> 00:13:05,285
[Eric] Yep, as long as
there's enough for me.

181
00:13:05,535 --> 00:13:08,080
I got a major league scout
coming to watch me hit next week.

182
00:13:08,246 --> 00:13:10,999
Then you can make the next batch, champ.

183
00:13:13,919 --> 00:13:16,922
[Dramatic music playing]

184
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[Suspenseful music playing]

185
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- [Chris] Who do we have here?
- [Jack] Hold him.

186
00:13:51,206 --> 00:13:53,709
You're not going anywhere.

187
00:13:56,795 --> 00:13:58,672
Were you following me, Kent?

188
00:13:58,964 --> 00:14:00,298
I know you robbed that truck.

189
00:14:01,717 --> 00:14:03,176
You're pretty smart.

190
00:14:07,431 --> 00:14:10,434
[Ominous music playing]

191
00:14:15,147 --> 00:14:17,274
But you see, I'm smart too.

192
00:14:17,357 --> 00:14:18,358
[Grunts]

193
00:14:20,152 --> 00:14:22,863
I finally found a way
to have everything I wanted...

194
00:14:23,447 --> 00:14:25,115
And nobody is gonna mess that up.

195
00:14:29,995 --> 00:14:31,830
[Clark] You don't know what you're doing.

196
00:14:31,997 --> 00:14:33,999
Looks like you know about the meteor rock.

197
00:14:34,166 --> 00:14:37,169
It's dangerous.
I've seen what it can do to people.

198
00:14:37,335 --> 00:14:40,422
Like get me a multimillion-dollar contract
in the majors?

199
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He knows too much.

200
00:14:45,677 --> 00:14:47,387
[Jack] All right, get up.

201
00:14:50,182 --> 00:14:52,559
If he goes, our problem goes with him.

202
00:15:04,196 --> 00:15:08,533
We don't know who else he told.
Let's pack up and get out of here.

203
00:15:16,124 --> 00:15:18,043
Let's go, man. Put this in the back.

204
00:15:40,148 --> 00:15:43,151
[Dramatic music playing]

205
00:15:56,873 --> 00:16:00,752
- Clark. Oh, my god, what happened?
- I saw one of the hijackers.

206
00:16:01,044 --> 00:16:05,048
He goes to our school. I followed
him to the old foundry. Theyjumped me.

207
00:16:05,215 --> 00:16:07,175
Clark, you still couldn't stop them?

208
00:16:07,342 --> 00:16:10,137
No, I think it has to do
with refined kryptonite.

209
00:16:10,303 --> 00:16:13,640
They had a huge amount of kryptonite bars,
the same ones that were in Lionel's safe.

210
00:16:13,765 --> 00:16:15,892
That's what they stole from the truck.

211
00:16:16,434 --> 00:16:19,104
Clark, what would they
be doing with kryptonite?

212
00:16:19,271 --> 00:16:23,441
Melting it down and inhaling it. That's
what's giving them incredible strength.

213
00:16:23,608 --> 00:16:26,111
- We have to bring in the police.
- Yeah.

214
00:16:26,278 --> 00:16:28,321
- The police can't do anything.
- Clark.

215
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:32,325
Dad, they threw me into a blast furnace.
They overpowered me.

216
00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:35,537
If there was kryptonite in there,
I wouldn't be here now.

217
00:16:36,413 --> 00:16:40,125
We can't let our concern about your secret
intimidate us into silence.

218
00:16:43,378 --> 00:16:45,046
Maybe there is another way.

219
00:16:47,716 --> 00:16:49,426
[Adams] Marsh, drop the bat.

220
00:16:49,593 --> 00:16:53,263
- What is this?
- I don't wanna tell you again. Drop it.

221
00:16:53,597 --> 00:16:56,224
You're under arrest
for assault and armed robbery.

222
00:16:56,391 --> 00:16:59,728
- What are you talking about?
- We got a tip, looked through your locker.

223
00:16:59,895 --> 00:17:01,438
You can't without a warrant.

224
00:17:01,605 --> 00:17:05,400
Guess again. We don't need a warrant
to look through a student's locker.

225
00:17:05,567 --> 00:17:11,072
The driver came to long enough to tell us
about the aliens that trashed his truck.

226
00:17:11,239 --> 00:17:14,868
Don't worry, now.
You can use your one call to phone home.

227
00:17:21,124 --> 00:17:25,921
[Lana] The only time you're this quiet
is when you're sleeping. What's up?

228
00:17:26,254 --> 00:17:30,800
Clark and I decided to put our friendship
on an indefinite hiatus.

229
00:17:30,926 --> 00:17:33,762
[The Ben Taylor band's "safe
enough to wake up" playing on radio]

230
00:17:33,845 --> 00:17:36,264
Over one newspaper story?

231
00:17:38,183 --> 00:17:41,519
Let's just say that certain
insurmountable forces

232
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finally made us raise the white flag.

233
00:17:44,439 --> 00:17:47,442
I'm sorry.
If there's anything I can do to help...

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00:17:47,525 --> 00:17:49,611
J“ on fire from the lights j“

235
00:17:49,694 --> 00:17:53,114
j“ above the world across the way j“

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00:17:53,198 --> 00:17:58,036
j“ and it would be a shame... j“

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00:17:58,119 --> 00:17:59,119
[Chloe] Who is that?

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00:17:59,996 --> 00:18:01,039
Jennifer small.

239
00:18:01,122 --> 00:18:03,625
J“ if you forgot to wake up j“

240
00:18:05,377 --> 00:18:09,798
j“ please don't be afraid j“

241
00:18:10,632 --> 00:18:15,679
j“ it's safe enough to wake up j“

242
00:18:23,436 --> 00:18:25,814
- Mrs. Small.
- It's not what you think, Lana.

243
00:18:26,648 --> 00:18:28,566
I don't know what you mean.

244
00:18:29,025 --> 00:18:31,611
I am not cheating on my husband.

245
00:18:33,446 --> 00:18:34,948
I know that's what you thought.

246
00:18:35,115 --> 00:18:39,995
But the man you saw me with was
just an old friend of mine from college.

247
00:18:40,161 --> 00:18:41,955
Why are you telling me this?

248
00:18:42,122 --> 00:18:46,209
- I wasn't gonna say anything to Henry.
- He's also my divorce attorney.

249
00:18:46,876 --> 00:18:48,503
Divorce?

250
00:18:49,337 --> 00:18:51,172
Henry never mentioned anything.

251
00:18:52,257 --> 00:18:55,677
That's because he doesn't know.
At least, not yet.

252
00:18:57,721 --> 00:18:59,514
Why are you divorcing him?

253
00:19:01,474 --> 00:19:05,895
Lana, I've learned to handle
a lot in this marriage

254
00:19:06,062 --> 00:19:09,733
but that's because through it all,
I knew I was Henry's priority.

255
00:19:09,899 --> 00:19:11,985
Since he met you...

256
00:19:12,569 --> 00:19:14,738
I am not sure that's true anymore.

257
00:19:17,365 --> 00:19:21,161
- I never meant to come between you.
- But you did.

258
00:19:22,120 --> 00:19:24,706
Lana, you are all he talks about.

259
00:19:25,081 --> 00:19:28,752
You're a window to a happier time.

260
00:19:29,753 --> 00:19:34,257
I guess I am telling you this
because I'm admitting defeat.

261
00:19:34,424 --> 00:19:36,092
You win.

262
00:19:37,844 --> 00:19:41,264
Mrs. Small, I don't want to win.

263
00:19:43,308 --> 00:19:45,101
Goodbye, Lana.

264
00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,193
[Ominous music playing]

265
00:20:11,294 --> 00:20:14,589
[EKG beeping]

266
00:20:20,512 --> 00:20:23,598
- So much for an interview.
- I admire your dedication.

267
00:20:24,432 --> 00:20:30,438
Though I suspect the hospital
might not be quite so understanding.

268
00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:34,734
What are you doing here?

269
00:20:35,068 --> 00:20:38,488
Paying a bedside visit to a loyal employee.

270
00:20:39,280 --> 00:20:41,282
It's miss Sullivan, isn't it?

271
00:20:42,033 --> 00:20:43,493
You know who I am?

272
00:20:43,660 --> 00:20:46,621
I've followed your work
at the torch for some time.

273
00:20:46,788 --> 00:20:50,834
Given today's front-page scoop,
I assume you came...

274
00:20:51,251 --> 00:20:54,295
Hoping Mr. O'Connor would confirm...

275
00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:57,799
His connection with LuthorCorp.

276
00:20:59,259 --> 00:21:01,094
I think you just did that for him.

277
00:21:07,976 --> 00:21:09,978
It was never a secret.

278
00:21:16,151 --> 00:21:19,988
Unlike the now-missing
contents of your truck.

279
00:21:23,575 --> 00:21:24,951
On or off the record?

280
00:21:26,661 --> 00:21:30,457
The police report says robbery,
but no one's been able to find anything.

281
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,960
We were moving some industrial material.
It's nothing important.

282
00:21:34,127 --> 00:21:36,588
Somebody sure went to
a lot of trouble to get to it.

283
00:21:36,754 --> 00:21:39,090
Oh, it's a competitive
world, you know that.

284
00:21:39,257 --> 00:21:43,845
Corporate sabotage is just
one of the, uh, costs of doing business.

285
00:21:44,012 --> 00:21:47,932
- Mr. Luthor...
- Miss Sullivan, I admire your zeal

286
00:21:48,099 --> 00:21:50,226
and your work at the torch is exemplary...

287
00:21:50,685 --> 00:21:52,687
But, um, trust me,

288
00:21:52,854 --> 00:21:56,024
you're looking for a mystery
where there's none to be found.

289
00:22:02,071 --> 00:22:05,074
[The thorns' "no blue sky" playing]

290
00:22:06,701 --> 00:22:08,077
Clark.

291
00:22:09,621 --> 00:22:11,581
Are you okay?

292
00:22:11,748 --> 00:22:16,127
I got blind-sided yesterday by a couple of
guys. Guess I'm still a little shaken up.

293
00:22:16,294 --> 00:22:18,046
What happened, did you get hurt?

294
00:22:18,213 --> 00:22:22,717
I'll survive. It was more of a, um,
wrong place, wrong time kind of thing.

295
00:22:23,009 --> 00:22:27,764
Oh. I know the feeling,
at least metaphorically speaking.

296
00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:31,559
I, uh, ran into Jennifer small today.

297
00:22:32,268 --> 00:22:35,438
Found out that she's filing
for divorce from Henry

298
00:22:35,605 --> 00:22:37,023
and I'm the reason.

299
00:22:39,025 --> 00:22:40,568
That's intense.

300
00:22:40,944 --> 00:22:44,906
- Have you talked to Henry about it?
- What can I do without making it worse?

301
00:22:45,615 --> 00:22:50,078
He should know, there might be
a chance to salvage his marriage.

302
00:22:50,453 --> 00:22:52,914
Sounds like you should be
taking your own advice.

303
00:22:54,582 --> 00:22:56,751
I hear you and Chloe are calling it quits.

304
00:22:59,212 --> 00:23:00,588
That's different.

305
00:23:00,755 --> 00:23:02,090
- —Why?
- I can't just sit here

306
00:23:02,340 --> 00:23:06,052
and watch Chloe get hurt over and over
when I can't do anything about it.

307
00:23:06,803 --> 00:23:09,430
What's so bad
that's come between you two like this?

308
00:23:10,265 --> 00:23:13,393
J“ you know where I will be... j“

309
00:23:13,476 --> 00:23:15,103
well...

310
00:23:15,562 --> 00:23:17,230
I wish I could make it go away.

311
00:23:19,857 --> 00:23:23,528
- You can't.
- You have been friends forever.

312
00:23:23,695 --> 00:23:26,447
You can't just let that go without a fight.

313
00:23:28,950 --> 00:23:31,411
At least the Clark Kent I know wouldn't.

314
00:23:31,494 --> 00:23:35,540
J“ I've been distracted
and dulled out j“

315
00:23:35,623 --> 00:23:38,251
j“ crazy j“

316
00:23:38,334 --> 00:23:41,337
j“ but the sun never looked so pretty j“

317
00:23:41,421 --> 00:23:44,549
[pensive music playing]

318
00:23:51,556 --> 00:23:54,517
If your father sent you,
I had nothing to do with the robbery.

319
00:23:54,684 --> 00:23:57,020
No, no, my father doesn't know I'm here.

320
00:23:57,186 --> 00:23:59,689
I'm sure his representatives
will be around, though.

321
00:23:59,856 --> 00:24:01,941
No, I came to talk about your future.

322
00:24:02,442 --> 00:24:06,362
- What do you care?
- I checked into your baseball career.

323
00:24:06,529 --> 00:24:09,198
I understand there's interest
from some big league scouts.

324
00:24:09,365 --> 00:24:11,159
Yeah, there's more than just interest.

325
00:24:11,326 --> 00:24:14,162
All right? There's college
reps, there's agents.

326
00:24:15,330 --> 00:24:16,831
This is just a bump in the road.

327
00:24:16,998 --> 00:24:21,502
Two felony charges with bail
set at a quarter of a million dollars.

328
00:24:22,003 --> 00:24:24,172
I'd say more like a
brick wall, wouldn't you?

329
00:24:24,339 --> 00:24:26,799
- Why, do I look scared?
- You look guilty.

330
00:24:27,216 --> 00:24:31,054
And if a jury agrees, you can kiss
all that talent and promise goodbye.

331
00:24:33,681 --> 00:24:36,392
Like I told the cops, I didn't do it.

332
00:24:36,476 --> 00:24:39,479
[Pensive music playing]

333
00:24:40,938 --> 00:24:43,816
Well, I guess you have
nothing to worry about.

334
00:24:43,983 --> 00:24:45,860
But if the charges stick...

335
00:24:47,820 --> 00:24:49,322
You might need a friend.

336
00:24:55,870 --> 00:24:58,164
All right, what is it that you want?

337
00:24:58,915 --> 00:25:02,627
I want to know what you stole
out of my father's truck.

338
00:25:04,796 --> 00:25:09,008
Well, assuming that I even have a clue
what you're talking about...

339
00:25:11,344 --> 00:25:13,554
What's in it for me?

340
00:25:20,978 --> 00:25:23,981
[Ominous music playing]

341
00:25:32,073 --> 00:25:33,324
Chloe, what happened?

342
00:25:34,033 --> 00:25:35,243
[Chloe] Go away, Clark.

343
00:25:35,660 --> 00:25:36,828
Are you okay?

344
00:25:37,954 --> 00:25:39,497
Physically, yeah, I'm fine.

345
00:25:39,664 --> 00:25:41,582
Emotionally...

346
00:25:42,417 --> 00:25:44,252
What do you care?

347
00:25:44,419 --> 00:25:45,628
I want to help.

348
00:25:47,630 --> 00:25:49,382
We'll get the torch back on its feet.

349
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:52,301
There is no "we" anymore, Clark.
There's only me.

350
00:25:52,844 --> 00:25:55,096
And this paper was my whole life.

351
00:25:55,596 --> 00:25:59,434
The one place I could come to
when everyone and everything let me down

352
00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:01,602
and now I don't even have that anymore.

353
00:26:01,769 --> 00:26:04,522
- Where are you going?
- To find a friend.

354
00:26:05,273 --> 00:26:07,275
[Sobbing]

355
00:26:09,569 --> 00:26:10,778
Chloe.

356
00:26:10,945 --> 00:26:14,115
Hey, Kent, I heard the
paper's not gonna press.

357
00:26:14,449 --> 00:26:16,367
Did you do this?

358
00:26:17,452 --> 00:26:21,956
I don't know how the hell you got out
of that fire, but you'd better back off.

359
00:26:22,957 --> 00:26:24,417
What are you doing out of jail?

360
00:26:24,584 --> 00:26:28,087
Seems I've got friends in higher places
that I didn't even know about,

361
00:26:28,254 --> 00:26:30,131
and suddenly you're not so anonymous.

362
00:26:30,298 --> 00:26:32,341
I'll testify to put you away.

363
00:26:32,508 --> 00:26:34,343
Oh, no, I'd think about that, Kent.

364
00:26:34,510 --> 00:26:38,222
I know you're unbreakable,
but people that you care about aren't.

365
00:26:38,306 --> 00:26:42,643
I'd sure hate to think something happened
to those wholesome parents of yours.

366
00:26:42,727 --> 00:26:45,730
[Ominous music playing]

367
00:26:51,027 --> 00:26:52,487
[Jonathan] Clark.

368
00:26:53,988 --> 00:26:55,364
Clark.

369
00:26:56,574 --> 00:26:58,326
Your mother.

370
00:27:10,046 --> 00:27:11,547
How's mom doing?

371
00:27:12,632 --> 00:27:17,887
She's got some minor cuts and bruises.
I still want to get her checked out.

372
00:27:18,054 --> 00:27:21,390
This pregnancy doesn't need
any more complications.

373
00:27:23,184 --> 00:27:24,477
I should've been there, dad.

374
00:27:24,644 --> 00:27:26,687
- You couldn't have done anything.
- Still.

375
00:27:26,854 --> 00:27:29,148
I'm not gonna let you
beat yourself up about this.

376
00:27:29,315 --> 00:27:31,651
What happens if they come back?

377
00:27:31,818 --> 00:27:34,403
You and mom should go away,
until this settles down.

378
00:27:34,570 --> 00:27:38,783
I have never run away from a single thing
in my life and I'm not about to start now.

379
00:27:39,075 --> 00:27:41,202
Look around, look what
they did to this place.

380
00:27:41,327 --> 00:27:42,787
You said I can't protect you.

381
00:27:42,954 --> 00:27:44,956
You have to think about
mom, about the baby.

382
00:27:45,081 --> 00:27:48,292
I am thinking about mom,
I am thinking about the baby.

383
00:27:48,459 --> 00:27:50,253
I'm also thinking about you.

384
00:27:50,711 --> 00:27:52,463
Dad, please.

385
00:27:53,297 --> 00:27:55,007
Please.

386
00:28:02,849 --> 00:28:05,226
I'll take your mother
to a doctor in Metropolis

387
00:28:05,393 --> 00:28:08,062
and maybe stay with your grandfather
for a couple days.

388
00:28:10,606 --> 00:28:14,277
Son, I'd feel a whole hell of a lot better
if you'd agree to come with us.

389
00:28:17,071 --> 00:28:18,531
I can't.

390
00:28:21,951 --> 00:28:24,370
I'm not gonna stand here
and ask you to do nothing

391
00:28:24,537 --> 00:28:27,415
because you and I both know
that I would not do nothing.

392
00:28:28,833 --> 00:28:31,210
But I want you to remember something, son.

393
00:28:31,836 --> 00:28:33,379
They have your strength,

394
00:28:33,546 --> 00:28:36,507
but they don't have any
of your other abilities.

395
00:28:37,592 --> 00:28:40,094
You make sure you give
yourself a fighting chance.

396
00:28:55,026 --> 00:28:56,903
- Lex.
- I gotta let you go.

397
00:28:57,069 --> 00:28:59,488
I just found out that you
visited Eric marsh in jail.

398
00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:01,574
Were you the one to bail him out?

399
00:29:01,741 --> 00:29:03,868
I wasn't aware my visit
was public knowledge.

400
00:29:04,035 --> 00:29:05,703
What's marsh have to do with you?

401
00:29:05,870 --> 00:29:08,873
I was the one who phoned
in the anonymous tip.

402
00:29:09,707 --> 00:29:12,427
Him and his buddies found out
and nearly killed my parents yesterday.

403
00:29:12,460 --> 00:29:16,631
- Are they all right?
- They're in Metropolis, it's not safe at home.

404
00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:18,382
I heard your father's back.

405
00:29:18,549 --> 00:29:21,552
- If this is some sick game between you...
- It's no game.

406
00:29:21,928 --> 00:29:26,182
Clark, that truck was carrying a load
of highly refined meteor rocks.

407
00:29:26,349 --> 00:29:30,811
If I'm not mistaken, I think my father's
resumed his level 3 experiments.

408
00:29:31,979 --> 00:29:33,940
What does that have to do with marsh?

409
00:29:34,023 --> 00:29:36,359
Look, I bailed him out,
hoping he'd provide answers.

410
00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:38,653
Maybe even lead me to the meteor rock.

411
00:29:38,819 --> 00:29:40,363
Where is he?

412
00:29:40,655 --> 00:29:42,073
I don't know.

413
00:29:42,239 --> 00:29:45,451
He beat up a security guard I had on him.

414
00:29:46,160 --> 00:29:48,496
There's gotta be a way to draw him out.

415
00:29:49,080 --> 00:29:51,749
Clark, I don't have anything marsh wants.

416
00:29:53,668 --> 00:29:55,836
Except for the meteor rocks.

417
00:29:57,254 --> 00:30:01,175
Marsh has a connection inside LuthorCorp
that tells him when shipments go out.

418
00:30:01,342 --> 00:30:04,136
If he thinks your father's bringing
another load out of Smallville...

419
00:30:04,303 --> 00:30:07,682
I still have contacts at my father's firm.
They could let the word out.

420
00:30:07,848 --> 00:30:11,560
The truck will be empty when marsh hits it.
My security team will be all over them.

421
00:30:11,727 --> 00:30:14,689
No, I've seen what Eric can do.
You have to get the police on this.

422
00:30:14,855 --> 00:30:16,440
Just go home, Clark.

423
00:30:16,607 --> 00:30:20,111
I don't want you or your parents involved
any more than they already are.

424
00:30:22,279 --> 00:30:25,282
[Suspenseful music playing]

425
00:30:28,661 --> 00:30:31,789
Once marsh and his friends have the truck,
give them a lot of room.

426
00:30:31,956 --> 00:30:34,625
Nobody does anything
until they lead us to the meteor rock.

427
00:30:34,834 --> 00:30:36,627
We're set, Mr. Luthor.

428
00:30:38,462 --> 00:30:40,214
The truck's getting ready to move.

429
00:30:40,381 --> 00:30:42,508
Wait for my signal
before you start following.

430
00:30:42,675 --> 00:30:45,344
Nobody moves without
my direct order... [grunts]

431
00:30:51,934 --> 00:30:53,269
[Car horn honks]

432
00:30:57,023 --> 00:30:58,691
[Eric] Change of plans.

433
00:31:02,403 --> 00:31:05,781
Okay, I've got the Van.
Get ready to make the switch.

434
00:31:27,178 --> 00:31:28,512
Anybody follow you?

435
00:31:29,180 --> 00:31:33,142
I didn't see anyone, but we'd better hurry.
Luthor's bound to have it bugged.

436
00:31:43,110 --> 00:31:46,113
[Dramatic music playing]

437
00:32:00,086 --> 00:32:03,089
[Suspenseful music playing]

438
00:32:22,483 --> 00:32:24,610
[Eric] How's it feel, Clark?

439
00:32:35,913 --> 00:32:38,916
[Dramatic music playing]

440
00:32:53,055 --> 00:32:55,057
Eric, don't do this.

441
00:32:57,518 --> 00:32:59,728
You don't understand, Kent.

442
00:33:00,271 --> 00:33:01,271
It's done.

443
00:33:36,682 --> 00:33:38,517
That's all of it.

444
00:33:39,185 --> 00:33:41,020
At least for now.

445
00:33:49,528 --> 00:33:50,654
[Door opens]

446
00:33:51,405 --> 00:33:52,865
[Clark] Hey, Lex.

447
00:33:53,282 --> 00:33:55,576
Clark, how are your parents doing?

448
00:33:55,743 --> 00:33:58,746
Just fine.
They got home from Metropolis last night.

449
00:33:58,913 --> 00:34:00,915
- That must be a relief.
- Yeah.

450
00:34:01,081 --> 00:34:04,084
Now that Eric's arrested, it looks
like your plan came off without a hitch.

451
00:34:04,251 --> 00:34:05,836
So it seems.

452
00:34:06,003 --> 00:34:09,256
The intriguing thing is,
my people had nothing to do with it.

453
00:34:09,882 --> 00:34:12,635
- Then who did?
- No one knows.

454
00:34:12,801 --> 00:34:15,095
Marsh and his friends aren't talking

455
00:34:15,262 --> 00:34:19,767
but they were found unconscious and
the meteor rocks are still unaccounted for.

456
00:34:19,934 --> 00:34:21,936
Who do you think has them?

457
00:34:23,771 --> 00:34:25,147
I have my suspicions.

458
00:34:27,983 --> 00:34:29,902
[Stretch nickel's "gone away" playing]

459
00:34:29,985 --> 00:34:32,696
J“ when did the world
get so complicated...? J“

460
00:34:32,780 --> 00:34:34,198
Lana.

461
00:34:34,365 --> 00:34:37,159
- Hey.
- Hey, Henry. Thanks for coming.

462
00:34:37,326 --> 00:34:39,954
Your message said something
regarding the horse show.

463
00:34:40,079 --> 00:34:41,747
I hope you're still planning to ride.

464
00:34:41,830 --> 00:34:44,416
Uh, to be honest, I'm not sure.

465
00:34:44,583 --> 00:34:48,212
I don't understand, I thought you were
really looking fonrvard to this weekend.

466
00:34:48,379 --> 00:34:51,340
I was. Believe me.

467
00:34:53,676 --> 00:34:56,595
But I think it's more important
that you spend this time with Jennifer.

468
00:34:56,679 --> 00:34:59,598
J“ all the possibilities
were in our eyes... j“

469
00:34:59,682 --> 00:35:04,603
Lana, she told me you two talked.
If this is because of something she said...

470
00:35:04,770 --> 00:35:10,442
No, I came into your life out of nowhere
and dropped a bomb on your family.

471
00:35:11,193 --> 00:35:15,906
I didn't know how our relationship
would work out, but after a rocky start...

472
00:35:17,074 --> 00:35:18,826
I finally know that you love me.

473
00:35:18,909 --> 00:35:21,328
J“ I don't have the answer... j“

474
00:35:22,329 --> 00:35:24,707
I don't want to lose that.

475
00:35:27,376 --> 00:35:31,463
I don't know what Jennifer told you,
but things between us aren't that bad.

476
00:35:34,508 --> 00:35:36,468
Henry, she's hiring an attorney.

477
00:35:39,930 --> 00:35:41,181
What?

478
00:35:42,975 --> 00:35:46,770
You need to talk to her,
tell her how you feel.

479
00:35:48,647 --> 00:35:51,483
Whatever happens after that is up to you.

480
00:35:56,488 --> 00:36:00,868
You're my daughter,
I just can't walk away from that.

481
00:36:01,327 --> 00:36:04,663
You're not. I'll always be here.

482
00:36:08,959 --> 00:36:12,338
But right now,
I think Jennifer needs you more.

483
00:36:21,847 --> 00:36:25,768
J“ where has it all gone? J“

484
00:36:38,197 --> 00:36:39,239
[Knocking]

485
00:36:39,406 --> 00:36:41,533
Hey, dad, how's mom?

486
00:36:41,700 --> 00:36:46,121
The doctor called, you'll be happy to know both
mother and child got a clean bill of health.

487
00:36:46,288 --> 00:36:49,708
- Good.
- Look, son, I wanted to tell you...

488
00:36:51,543 --> 00:36:54,254
-Hi, Lana.

489
00:36:54,963 --> 00:36:57,257
- I'm proud of you.
- Thanks.

490
00:36:57,424 --> 00:36:59,051
- Miss lang.
- Mr. Kent.

491
00:36:59,385 --> 00:37:01,929
You must be here for donatello.
I'll saddle him up.

492
00:37:02,096 --> 00:37:04,723
No, I'm not practicing, Clark.

493
00:37:04,890 --> 00:37:07,267
In fact, I think I might
drop out of the show.

494
00:37:08,018 --> 00:37:10,354
I take it things with
Henry didn't go so well.

495
00:37:10,771 --> 00:37:13,065
I told him I'd always be his daughter,

496
00:37:13,232 --> 00:37:18,237
but we should put our relationship on hold
until he gets his marriage back on track.

497
00:37:23,033 --> 00:37:24,952
How are things with Chloe?

498
00:37:26,412 --> 00:37:30,082
I went to go talk to her but this whole
torch thing put her over the edge.

499
00:37:30,207 --> 00:37:32,584
She told me to go away.

500
00:37:33,460 --> 00:37:35,754
You two will work through this, Clark.

501
00:37:37,423 --> 00:37:39,007
I hope so.

502
00:37:39,508 --> 00:37:42,678
- I miss her already.
- I know what you mean.

503
00:37:42,845 --> 00:37:47,724
I think we should remain cautiously optimistic
that each of us will get a second chance.

504
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:52,604
You know who's really
the loser in all this?

505
00:37:52,771 --> 00:37:54,231
Donatello.

506
00:37:54,481 --> 00:37:57,609
Poor horse worked so hard
and now he can't even strut his stuff.

507
00:38:00,654 --> 00:38:02,656
I guess I can't disappoint him.

508
00:38:03,323 --> 00:38:07,494
Besides, I wanted to share this
with someone special and I still am.

509
00:38:10,747 --> 00:38:13,041
You're still going, aren't you, Clark?

510
00:38:17,212 --> 00:38:19,298
You can count on me.

511
00:38:29,516 --> 00:38:31,268
[Lionel] Miss Sullivan.

512
00:38:32,352 --> 00:38:35,856
- Mr. Luthor.
- Your principal told me you might be here.

513
00:38:36,023 --> 00:38:38,317
I hope I'm not interrupting you.

514
00:38:38,484 --> 00:38:41,487
No. No, I mean...

515
00:38:42,279 --> 00:38:45,699
- I've never entertained a billionaire before.
- [Chuckles]

516
00:38:46,074 --> 00:38:48,660
Um, you'll have to excuse the destruction.

517
00:38:48,827 --> 00:38:52,289
- I was recently vandalized.
- So I heard.

518
00:38:52,456 --> 00:38:55,751
By the same men who
hijacked my truck, I think.

519
00:38:55,918 --> 00:38:57,669
Actually there's still a question.

520
00:38:57,753 --> 00:39:01,882
Eric marsh owned up to the robbery
of the truck and the assault,

521
00:39:02,049 --> 00:39:05,219
but he said he didn't have
anything to do with the torch.

522
00:39:05,385 --> 00:39:08,722
I mean, why confess to the heavy crimes
and deny that?

523
00:39:08,889 --> 00:39:13,393
Well, it's not easy to
understand the criminal mind.

524
00:39:14,436 --> 00:39:16,271
What's this?

525
00:39:16,647 --> 00:39:19,566
[School bell rings]

526
00:39:23,654 --> 00:39:26,532
This is an interesting display.

527
00:39:26,698 --> 00:39:28,367
I call it the wall of weird.

528
00:39:30,494 --> 00:39:33,872
I'll come to the point, miss Sullivan.
I'd like to help you rebuild.

529
00:39:34,248 --> 00:39:38,377
I've instructed the LuthorCorp foundation
to make a donation to your school,

530
00:39:38,544 --> 00:39:41,255
the fund specifically
earmarked toward rebuilding

531
00:39:41,421 --> 00:39:45,092
and updating the journalism department.

532
00:39:47,219 --> 00:39:49,721
Mr. Luthor, I'm confused.

533
00:39:51,431 --> 00:39:55,644
I mean, the struggling editor in me
wants to just leave it at "thank you",

534
00:39:55,811 --> 00:39:58,188
but the journalist in me has to ask, why?

535
00:39:58,855 --> 00:40:01,108
I'm impressed with your...

536
00:40:01,567 --> 00:40:06,530
Willingness to explore
alternative ideas, options.

537
00:40:07,447 --> 00:40:10,576
You interned at the daily planet
this summer, didn't you?

538
00:40:12,202 --> 00:40:13,996
I have a little influence there.

539
00:40:14,162 --> 00:40:17,207
They certainly could use some new blood.

540
00:40:18,125 --> 00:40:19,918
Maybe, um...

541
00:40:21,169 --> 00:40:22,921
A column...

542
00:40:24,923 --> 00:40:27,759
To introduce your unique point of view.

543
00:40:32,931 --> 00:40:36,268
I don't want to look a
gift horse in the mouth,

544
00:40:36,643 --> 00:40:39,271
but I don't understand
why the most powerful man in this city

545
00:40:39,354 --> 00:40:40,772
is interested in helping me.

546
00:40:40,939 --> 00:40:44,443
We're after the same thing,
miss Sullivan. The truth.

547
00:40:46,236 --> 00:40:50,616
You know, journalists
are the midwives of history.

548
00:40:50,991 --> 00:40:54,328
Perhaps with my help, we could, uh...

549
00:40:56,955 --> 00:40:58,498
Make history together.

550
00:40:58,582 --> 00:41:01,585
[Pensive music playing]

551
00:41:28,028 --> 00:41:31,031
[Theme music playing]