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[Pensive music playing]

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[Lana] Looking for something special?

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My mom's birthday's coming up.
How are you feeling?

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Still trying to get the taste
of hospital jell-o out of my mouth.

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But the leg's feeling better.

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I thought of visiting, but...

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It's okay. I understand.

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I've gotta go. Bye.

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[Engine rumbles, then stops]

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Sure about this?

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Follow the plan, Nathan.
Nobody will know you're there.

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You smash, I grab. It's done.

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Do your thing, kid.

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[Ominous music playing]

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Last time Martha was in,
she made a point of trying these on.

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Did she try anything on that didn't
have four numbers in the price?

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[Clerk laughing]

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[Clerk] Well, I just got in some nice
costume pieces from a local designer.

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Quite unique.

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Straight from outer space.

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Thanks, but I'll keep looking.

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[Squishy gulping]

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[High-pitched screeching]

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[Groaning]

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- Not another step.
- [Gun cocks]

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[Dramatic music playing]

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Don't you move.
The police are on their way.

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- [Lana] Clark, are you all right?
- Lana?

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Lana, it's my eyes. I can't see.

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[Theme music playing]

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J“ somebody save me j“

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

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j“ somebody save me j“

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j“ I don't care how you do it j“

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

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

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j“ to stay with me j“

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

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j“ stay, stay j“

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j“ come on j“

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Here, honey. Sit back, there you go.

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Jonathan, we have to do something.

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Yeah, I know, sweetheart, but what?

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Clark's retinas were
scarred by that heat burst.

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You saw the doctor, he was baffled.

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He wasn't baffled. You handcuffed him.

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The last time we trusted a doctor,
she sold his blood to Lionel Luthor.

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- We'll find someone we can trust.
- We cannot risk that.

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Clark has lost his sight. We may
have to risk someone learning his secret.

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Martha, this is not about Clark's secret.
His powers have hurt him.

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And before we run out and just do
something, we should think this through.

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Don't I get a vote?

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Of course you do, Clark.

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I think it may just be a question of time
before I get better.

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Sweetheart, it could be permanent.

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And there's a lot of people who
learn to live with disabilities every day.

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What's the worst that could happen?
Go to school and walk through a wall?

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Everyone's staring, aren't they?

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- [Pete] They're just digging your shades.
- Yeah.

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[Pete] Hey, man, let me give you a hand.

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I've been up on this
combination since third grade.

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Here you go.

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If it helps, the guy who did this
landed on my mom's court calendar.

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I don't think judge Ross will be
giving this Masterson guy any breaks.

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Clark.

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- You're already back.
- It's nothing quite that heroic.

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It's just a pit stop.

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Well, um, if you need anything,
I'm here for you.

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Class notes, help writing papers...

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[Books clattering]

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One thing I learned from my accident

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is that you can't go through
something like this alone.

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Just because I'm blind, doesn't mean
the issues between us disappeared.

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This doesn't change anything.

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I was just offering a helping hand, Clark,

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but I won't make that mistake again.

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Whoever said
"absence makes the heart grow fonder"

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obviously hasn't met the two of you.
Here you go.

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[Sounds amplifying]

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[Lock clicking]

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[Lock smashes]

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[Footsteps thundering]

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[Zipper roars]

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- What's the matter?
- Pete, did you hear that?

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- Hear what?
- [Chloe] Hello.

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- Chloe?
- She's not here, Clark.

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- [Chloe] Hello?
- Pete, I can hear her right now.

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[Chloe] What do you want?

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I'm at school.
This isn't the best place to talk.

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I'm done with this.
Someone could hear me.

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I can't believe you're calling me
after all that's happened.

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Look, / told you before,

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my researching Clark days are over.

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[Lionel] Really? I have such a vivid
memory of that young reporter

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just eager to work for the daily planet.

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As an opportunity I provided for
with only one requirement.

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Well, I gave you all the
information I had, Mr. Luthor.

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Look, you have to look
at Clark Kent as a work in progress.

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Tell me it didn't arouse
your instincts as a journalist

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when you learned about Clark's blindness.

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Especially when the others at the scene
had hearing-related traumas.

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Find someone else to connect the dots,
Mr. Luthor, because I'm done with this.

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What are you gonna do, then?
You gonna go running back to Lex?

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- Or what's left of him?
- Lex has a serious mental illness.

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It's as if there's a...
A crack in his foundation, you understand?

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The structure may look pen'ectly stable

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but it can't take any pressure.

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So we will let Lex sit in his office,

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sharpening pencils.

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But I expect a full report from you
on Clark Kent, miss Sullivan, by...

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- [Bell rings]
- [Groaning]

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Clark, what happened?

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Pete, there's something wrong.
You have to get me home right away.

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[Ominous music playing]

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So these sounds, they...
They just hit you all at once?

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Like someone turned on
a giant stereo full-blast.

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- Suddenly all the sounds were magnified.
- Here's the couch.

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And then they just went away.
It was completely random.

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Well, with your X-ray abilities
and your heat vision,

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I'm not really sure how
your senses should develop.

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It may be just a one-time thing.

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Or your body trying to compensate
for its lack of sight.

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I just hope it goes away.

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All the sounds, they were so loud.

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I didn't know where they were coming from
or what they were.

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Then there was Chloe and Lionel.

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What about them?

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They were on the phone.
They were talking about me.

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I don't think it was
for the first time either.

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Hey.

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- [Martha] Lex, it's nice to see you.
- How are you? Mr. Kent.

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[Martha] I have to fill out papennork
for Clark's principal.

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[Jonathan]
Yeah, that stuff's due tomorrow.

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Clark, I don't know what to say.

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How about hello?

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Come on. Behind the ray-bans,
I'm still the same old Clark.

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You know, when my father lost his sight,

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I contacted some of
the world's top ophthalmologists.

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You just say the word,
I'll get any of them for you.

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I appreciate that, Lex,
but this isn't a problem to be solved.

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It's something I need
to learn to live with.

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Look, I really don't wanna talk about it.

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Even when people don't mention it,
I can hear the concern in their voices.

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Trust me...

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I know the feeling.

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I found there's an almost medieval prejudice
against the survivors of mental illness.

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The only way I can put the insinuations
behind me is by proving my worth.

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How are you gonna do that?

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By returning to LuthorCorp.

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My father's offered me
my old position back.

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Lex, do you think that
job offer is for real?

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Why, Clark?

153
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You know something I don't?

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I heard that that job offer's a sham. Your
dad doesn't really think you're better.

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So he thinks I'm just gonna, uh,
sit in my office and twiddle my thumbs?

156
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No, his exact words were
"sharpening pencils."

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Clark, where did you hear this?

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It doesn't matter where I heard it.

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The important thing is,
you need to be careful.

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[Pensive music playing]

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- Hi, sweetheart.
- [Martha] Hi.

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You know, Jonathan, I was thinking,
maybe we should hire extra hands.

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You look tired. I'm concerned about you.

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[Jonathan] No, Martha,
we're barely making ends meet as it is.

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It won't help if you wind
up in a hospital bed.

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I'll be all right, I just need...
Need to catch my breath.

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What are you doing?

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Board of education disability application
to get Clark a special teacher.

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His counselor said that
he could take his regular classes.

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His life has changed...

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And so has yours,
but neither one of you will admit it.

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- [Jonathan] Martha...
- You both think you're supermen

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who can do everything alone,
but you can't anymore.

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You need to start relying on people,
and so does he.

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[Melancholy music playing]

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So I got a letter from
the insurance carrier.

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Apparently, my entire medical bill
has been taken care of?

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Well, who said
all insurance companies are evil?

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It wasn't your fault, Lana. It was mine.

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I pushed you into the stall.
That spooked the horse.

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- Lex, you were...
- Crazy?

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Not yourself.

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Semantics aside, you got caught
in the crossfire trying to help me.

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For that, I'm truly sorry.

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As much as I appreciate
the grand gestures,

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you could've just stopped by the Talon
and said hello.

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Yeah, well, the, uh, grand gestures
have always come easier.

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I'm sorry I couldn't be there
during your rehabilitation

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but I'm sure Clark was more than able
to pick up the slack.

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Actually, Clark hasn't been around.

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We kind of decided the best way
to stop hurting each other

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was to stop seeing each other altogether.

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Given his new reality, I'm sure he
could use your support right now.

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The brave front's an act, Lana.
My father did the same thing.

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Lex, I've tried to reach out to him.

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I don't think my presence
is going to raise his spirits.

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By the way, who's Adam?

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I noticed the Talon bills included some

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gift baskets sent to him
at the Smallville medical center.

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I'm going to reimburse the shop.

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00:14:05,470 --> 00:14:07,764
You still haven't answered my question.

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He's a friend I made in physical therapy.

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Must've made quite an impression.

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Yeah, he did.

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Don't be a stranger.

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[Pensive music playing]

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[Pensive music playing]

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[Car brakes squeal]

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[Hand-break clicks]

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[Door opens]

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[Chloe] Clark?

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-Chloe.

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Look, as much as
I try and avoid unbearable cliches,

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if there's anything I can do, just...

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I'll manage.

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00:15:02,527 --> 00:15:06,239
You didn't come all the way out here
to check out the blind guy.

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Actually, I'm on something of a mission.

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Have you seen Pete?

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Sorry.

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It's...

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We were supposed to meet this morning
and double-team my daily planet column.

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00:15:19,377 --> 00:15:22,631
Is that the column
Lionel Luthor helped you land?

223
00:15:23,548 --> 00:15:25,342
What's that supposed to mean?

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I may have lost my sight,
but things are becoming much clearer now.

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Exactly how long have you and Lionel
been looking into my life?

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Since last spring.

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The day after Lex's wedding.

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When you saw me and Lana together.

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Is that why you did this?

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Your silence is deafening.

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- What did you give him?
- Nothing.

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- Nothing he didn't already know.
- Then what is he sharing with you?

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Nothing.

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Believe it or not, Clark,
I was trying to help you.

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By spying on me?

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00:16:15,976 --> 00:16:21,022
No, by trying to understand
why he's so intrigued with you.

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If the torch got new computers,
or you made a name for yourself,

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00:16:24,526 --> 00:16:25,819
that was okay too.

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All the times you accused me of keeping
secrets, how could you do this to me?

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I was...

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He just... he caught me
at an especially bad time,

242
00:16:36,454 --> 00:16:38,081
and I caved.

243
00:16:38,456 --> 00:16:40,250
I'm trying to get out of it,

244
00:16:40,333 --> 00:16:43,879
but when people like Lionel Luthor
have you, they don't want to let go.

245
00:16:47,299 --> 00:16:49,426
I thought that you, out of all people,

246
00:16:49,593 --> 00:16:53,513
would understand making a stupid decision
in a moment of weakness.

247
00:16:54,139 --> 00:16:55,557
But I guess I was wrong.

248
00:17:16,536 --> 00:17:18,163
Clark!

249
00:17:19,831 --> 00:17:23,293
Your parents are ready to start
gluing your picture to milk cartons.

250
00:17:23,460 --> 00:17:25,170
How'd you get out here, anyhow?

251
00:17:25,337 --> 00:17:26,588
I walked.

252
00:17:26,755 --> 00:17:28,840
Turns out I do know
every inch of this farm.

253
00:17:30,759 --> 00:17:33,929
I really didn't mean to scare them.
I couldn't take all the noise.

254
00:17:34,095 --> 00:17:35,555
So your mega-hearing is back?

255
00:17:36,014 --> 00:17:38,725
Suddenly, I'm the ultimate eavesdropper.

256
00:17:41,853 --> 00:17:43,104
[Clattering]

257
00:17:43,188 --> 00:17:44,564
Did someone follow you?

258
00:17:44,731 --> 00:17:47,317
No. Why?

259
00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:49,194
[Clattering intensifies]

260
00:17:49,402 --> 00:17:50,862
Clark.

261
00:17:54,032 --> 00:17:55,700
Ross! Get in the truck!

262
00:17:56,368 --> 00:17:58,495
Pete, what's going on?

263
00:17:59,496 --> 00:18:00,789
[Squishy gulping]

264
00:18:01,748 --> 00:18:03,166
[High-pitched screeching]

265
00:18:04,042 --> 00:18:05,335
[Yells]

266
00:18:07,879 --> 00:18:09,464
[Pete groaning]

267
00:18:11,258 --> 00:18:14,052
- [Clark] Pete?
- I said, get in the truck!

268
00:18:15,470 --> 00:18:17,389
Pete, who is that?

269
00:18:17,472 --> 00:18:19,766
[Dramatic music playing]

270
00:18:20,642 --> 00:18:23,061
Pete, what's going on? Talk to me.

271
00:18:35,240 --> 00:18:36,241
[Chatter over radio]

272
00:18:36,408 --> 00:18:39,828
- They didn't find anything by Pete's car?
- Nothing helpful.

273
00:18:39,995 --> 00:18:43,748
Whoever took Pete made the same sound
Clark heard at the jewelry store.

274
00:18:43,915 --> 00:18:45,417
There has to be a connection.

275
00:18:45,583 --> 00:18:47,335
I understand that, Mrs. Kent,

276
00:18:47,419 --> 00:18:51,339
but frankly, your son's
ear-witness testimony isn't much help.

277
00:18:51,506 --> 00:18:53,758
[Jonathan] No, it is too a help, sheriff.

278
00:18:53,842 --> 00:18:55,593
It means that Masterson has an accomplice.

279
00:18:55,760 --> 00:18:56,803
[Knocking on door]

280
00:18:56,970 --> 00:19:00,056
In a town of 45,000 people,
that doesn't exactly narrow things down.

281
00:19:00,223 --> 00:19:03,518
No, but I'd think
it'd give you a place to start. Abby?

282
00:19:03,601 --> 00:19:07,188
Judge Ross? You should be home
in case there's a ransom demand.

283
00:19:07,522 --> 00:19:10,525
They just called.
I asked your deputy to bring me here.

284
00:19:10,692 --> 00:19:12,152
Is Pete all right?

285
00:19:12,319 --> 00:19:14,279
So far.

286
00:19:14,446 --> 00:19:16,072
[Jonathan] Abby...

287
00:19:19,617 --> 00:19:20,702
What do they want?

288
00:19:20,869 --> 00:19:23,496
[Abby]
Masterson's pretrial hearing's tomorrow.

289
00:19:23,997 --> 00:19:29,002
Apparently, his attorney is going to make
a motion to dismiss all charges.

290
00:19:29,669 --> 00:19:34,424
If I don't Grant it,
they're gonna kill my son.

291
00:19:34,758 --> 00:19:37,594
[Martha] Oh, my gosh. Abby...

292
00:19:37,677 --> 00:19:40,680
[Ominous music playing]

293
00:19:45,268 --> 00:19:48,271
[Screeching and rumbling]

294
00:19:55,278 --> 00:19:56,321
[Motors whirring]

295
00:19:56,488 --> 00:19:58,573
[Woman speaking indistinctly on radio]

296
00:20:03,411 --> 00:20:06,081
Clark, you mind telling us
what's going on in here?

297
00:20:06,247 --> 00:20:09,834
- I'm trying to focus my hearing!
- I take it you're not having much luck!

298
00:20:10,168 --> 00:20:12,504
If I don't get a handle on this,
I can't save Pete.

299
00:20:19,719 --> 00:20:23,306
Clark, judge Ross was at the house.

300
00:20:23,640 --> 00:20:25,100
I know. Dad, I heard.

301
00:20:25,517 --> 00:20:28,603
Playing chicken with the kidnappers
is not a good idea.

302
00:20:28,978 --> 00:20:32,315
They're gonna kill Pete.
I've gotta focus. Help me.

303
00:20:33,691 --> 00:20:35,860
All right, let's get to work, then.

304
00:20:42,200 --> 00:20:44,202
[Motors whirring]

305
00:20:52,168 --> 00:20:54,546
Listen for your father's voice.

306
00:20:56,589 --> 00:20:59,592
- [Motors rumbling]
- [Inaudible dialogue]

307
00:21:06,349 --> 00:21:07,559
[Hoanng]

308
00:21:11,896 --> 00:21:13,815
[Pounding]

309
00:21:15,108 --> 00:21:16,860
[Loud creaking]

310
00:21:18,820 --> 00:21:21,489
[Whispering] All right, Clark, concentrate.

311
00:21:22,615 --> 00:21:24,993
Concentrate on my voice, son.

312
00:21:30,957 --> 00:21:32,083
[Crashing]

313
00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:35,712
- [Groaning]
- [In normal voice] Clark. Clark!

314
00:21:36,254 --> 00:21:39,090
Dad, it's okay. It's okay.
For a second, I could hear you.

315
00:21:41,092 --> 00:21:43,219
That's great. I was barely whispering.

316
00:21:43,386 --> 00:21:45,680
Okay. Let's keep working.

317
00:21:51,269 --> 00:21:53,229
[Whispering] Focus, Clark.

318
00:21:53,396 --> 00:21:55,231
Focus on my voice.

319
00:21:57,025 --> 00:21:58,943
Can you hear me?

320
00:22:11,164 --> 00:22:13,208
[Lionel] Lex?

321
00:22:13,374 --> 00:22:16,085
I'm sorry, son.
I'm afraid I don't have much time.

322
00:22:16,252 --> 00:22:19,797
I have to be back in Metropolis in an hour.
What did you want to talk about?

323
00:22:19,964 --> 00:22:24,844
When I was released from the institution,
you welcomed me back with open arms.

324
00:22:25,011 --> 00:22:27,013
That's right.

325
00:22:27,180 --> 00:22:31,476
I should've known better
than to take your promises at face value.

326
00:22:32,060 --> 00:22:34,395
I don't understand, son.
What are we talking about?

327
00:22:34,562 --> 00:22:36,648
Humiliation.

328
00:22:38,525 --> 00:22:42,862
Word's out that my position at LuthorCorp
will consist of a title and little else.

329
00:22:43,029 --> 00:22:45,323
Oh, that's foolish, son.

330
00:22:45,490 --> 00:22:48,368
I've always wanted you to work with me.
You know that.

331
00:22:48,701 --> 00:22:51,204
To do what? Sharpen pencils?

332
00:22:58,127 --> 00:23:01,714
Lex, please. Listen to me.

333
00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:05,468
If you thought you could throw me
behind a desk and forget about me,

334
00:23:05,635 --> 00:23:07,804
you're making a grave mistake.

335
00:23:08,096 --> 00:23:11,307
Unless, of course, my source is wrong.

336
00:23:11,641 --> 00:23:13,768
It's true, Lex.

337
00:23:13,935 --> 00:23:17,105
I have been disappointed
with your performance in the past,

338
00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:19,232
but it's nothing I haven't said to you.

339
00:23:19,357 --> 00:23:21,693
And, evidently, to anyone who will listen.

340
00:23:22,360 --> 00:23:25,363
So I have to keep
proving myself, is that it?

341
00:23:26,030 --> 00:23:30,201
Unfortunately,
we have to prove ourselves every day.

342
00:23:30,368 --> 00:23:32,287
I've come to accept that

343
00:23:32,453 --> 00:23:35,039
and in time, so will you...

344
00:23:35,206 --> 00:23:36,791
I hope.

345
00:23:36,958 --> 00:23:39,711
Lex, listen to me.

346
00:23:40,211 --> 00:23:44,966
If someone is trying
to drive a wedge between us,

347
00:23:45,133 --> 00:23:47,677
someone we both know...

348
00:23:48,011 --> 00:23:50,763
Then that's treachery, son.

349
00:23:53,224 --> 00:23:54,976
Who is this source of yours?

350
00:23:55,852 --> 00:23:59,939
Who were you talking to when you
decided to trash me behind my back?

351
00:24:07,030 --> 00:24:10,491
[Clark] Dad, I'm really worried about Pete.
We've looked everywhere.

352
00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:15,663
Well, we're at the Talon, Clark.

353
00:24:15,830 --> 00:24:18,875
I thought maybe you
and I could get an update.

354
00:24:19,417 --> 00:24:21,002
I'll be right back, son.

355
00:24:21,919 --> 00:24:23,838
[Car door opens]

356
00:24:23,921 --> 00:24:27,050
- That was fast.
- Your dad told me you were out here.

357
00:24:27,759 --> 00:24:29,761
Lana.

358
00:24:30,136 --> 00:24:33,222
I thought you might want some company.

359
00:24:35,892 --> 00:24:38,603
- But if you don't...
- No, please stay.

360
00:24:40,271 --> 00:24:42,023
About this morning...

361
00:24:42,190 --> 00:24:44,734
It's okay, Clark. You were upset.

362
00:24:45,151 --> 00:24:48,488
No. It's not okay.

363
00:24:48,696 --> 00:24:51,616
All I've managed to do lately
is push people away,

364
00:24:51,783 --> 00:24:55,578
and the truth is, Lana,
I miss having you in my life.

365
00:24:57,121 --> 00:24:59,666
But I understand why
you don't want me around.

366
00:25:02,627 --> 00:25:05,296
I was hurt and scared.

367
00:25:05,463 --> 00:25:07,465
Clark, I overreacted.

368
00:25:08,466 --> 00:25:11,803
The way I've been treating you,
I'm surprised you didn't bolt sooner.

369
00:25:13,054 --> 00:25:16,265
I know you had your
reasons for pulling away.

370
00:25:18,643 --> 00:25:20,561
Maybe those reasons are gone.

371
00:25:20,645 --> 00:25:23,648
[Pensive music playing]

372
00:25:25,274 --> 00:25:27,276
What are you saying?

373
00:25:27,443 --> 00:25:30,446
What I'm saying is,
my life is different now...

374
00:25:30,738 --> 00:25:33,449
And one thing I've realized
is I don't want to be alone.

375
00:25:38,496 --> 00:25:41,999
Clark, you're not alone.

376
00:26:00,268 --> 00:26:01,561
I should get back inside.

377
00:26:02,520 --> 00:26:03,855
[Clattering]

378
00:26:04,021 --> 00:26:05,565
Lana, what is that?

379
00:26:08,526 --> 00:26:10,361
What, the tow truck?

380
00:26:10,445 --> 00:26:13,448
[Suspenseful music playing]

381
00:26:14,115 --> 00:26:17,243
- It's the same sound as when Pete...
- [Lana] Pete?

382
00:26:17,410 --> 00:26:18,661
Clark, what's going on?

383
00:26:19,245 --> 00:26:21,622
Lana, this is very important.
Go get my dad.

384
00:27:04,999 --> 00:27:07,668
- [Pete] Help!
- Pete?

385
00:27:07,835 --> 00:27:09,629
[Pete] Can anybody hear me?

386
00:27:11,547 --> 00:27:13,382
Clark!

387
00:27:13,591 --> 00:27:15,092
Clark, help!

388
00:27:15,593 --> 00:27:16,886
Clark, help!

389
00:27:17,053 --> 00:27:18,346
- Shut up!
- [Grunts]

390
00:27:22,725 --> 00:27:25,728
[Ominous music playing]

391
00:27:33,861 --> 00:27:35,738
Pete, where are you?

392
00:27:47,792 --> 00:27:48,835
[Flame hissing]

393
00:27:52,421 --> 00:27:53,589
[Screaming]

394
00:27:54,507 --> 00:27:56,467
[Nathan] How's that, blind man?

395
00:28:00,012 --> 00:28:02,348
- Come on! Come on!
- Pete!

396
00:28:15,486 --> 00:28:18,489
[Pensive music playing]

397
00:28:20,449 --> 00:28:21,729
[Jonathan] Any more improvement?

398
00:28:21,784 --> 00:28:24,036
[Clark] A little, but
everything's still a blur.

399
00:28:24,203 --> 00:28:27,832
- At least I won't walk through walls.
- What about your other abilities?

400
00:28:28,291 --> 00:28:30,918
The X-ray vision and heat vision,
they're still gone.

401
00:28:31,043 --> 00:28:34,380
Well, the heat from the torch
must've broken up the scar tissue.

402
00:28:34,463 --> 00:28:36,799
Maybe the rest will just take time to heal.

403
00:28:37,008 --> 00:28:38,342
[Clark] Pete's still out there.

404
00:28:38,509 --> 00:28:40,303
[Jonathan] Clark, Pete could be anywhere.

405
00:28:40,469 --> 00:28:42,346
You already told sheriff Adams everything.

406
00:28:42,513 --> 00:28:44,181
Well, I can't just sit here.

407
00:28:46,601 --> 00:28:50,730
Okay, but before we do anything else,
there's one stop we have to make.

408
00:28:57,445 --> 00:28:59,030
Clark, come on out.

409
00:29:00,489 --> 00:29:02,909
- Sweetie, they look fine.
- Yeah?

410
00:29:04,452 --> 00:29:06,203
Now, what's your plan to find Pete?

411
00:29:06,621 --> 00:29:10,291
The Masterson hearing is in an hour.
We know he's trying to set up an exchange.

412
00:29:10,458 --> 00:29:12,376
If Mrs. Ross lets him go, I'll follow him.

413
00:29:12,793 --> 00:29:15,296
Son, that is such a long shot.

414
00:29:17,131 --> 00:29:18,966
That's all I've got.

415
00:29:21,010 --> 00:29:24,013
[Ominous music playing]

416
00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:30,853
[Lionel] Was there any
result with the change?

417
00:29:35,733 --> 00:29:37,568
All right, do it again.

418
00:29:37,860 --> 00:29:38,945
[Laughs]

419
00:29:39,236 --> 00:29:41,530
How long will that take?

420
00:29:42,031 --> 00:29:44,617
All right, call me when you're done.

421
00:29:47,286 --> 00:29:50,831
I guess this is the part
where I'm supposed to cough suggestively?

422
00:29:50,998 --> 00:29:52,917
I don't have any new information on Clark.

423
00:29:53,084 --> 00:29:58,047
And if I did, I would've happily e-mailed
it to you, sans the three-hour drive.

424
00:29:58,214 --> 00:30:01,342
Would that have been before
or after you spoke to Lex?

425
00:30:01,717 --> 00:30:03,010
What are you talking about?

426
00:30:03,177 --> 00:30:05,846
You know, miss Sullivan,
these coy evasions may work

427
00:30:06,013 --> 00:30:08,891
when you're wheedling information
out of the high-school librarian,

428
00:30:08,975 --> 00:30:10,893
but up here...

429
00:30:11,060 --> 00:30:12,603
You're out of your league.

430
00:30:13,938 --> 00:30:15,940
Mr. Luthor, what's this about?

431
00:30:16,107 --> 00:30:19,443
We had what I assumed
was a private conversation

432
00:30:19,610 --> 00:30:21,946
but imagine my surprise to have Lex

433
00:30:22,113 --> 00:30:25,199
throw my very own words
right back in my face.

434
00:30:26,075 --> 00:30:30,579
You led me to believe that, uh, you
were no longer in communication with Lex.

435
00:30:31,080 --> 00:30:32,373
Well, I'm not...

436
00:30:33,040 --> 00:30:37,420
But thank you
for the wildly offensive insinuation.

437
00:30:37,586 --> 00:30:40,131
Now, if you'll excuse
me, I'm on a deadline.

438
00:30:40,673 --> 00:30:43,926
Not anymore. Your column at
the daily planet's been canceled.

439
00:30:46,220 --> 00:30:47,763
What?

440
00:30:51,892 --> 00:30:54,478
All right, all right. Here's the deal.

441
00:30:54,645 --> 00:30:57,606
Tell me everything you fed to Lex,
I'll let things stand.

442
00:30:57,773 --> 00:31:00,818
I told you, I'm not Lex's source.

443
00:31:02,028 --> 00:31:04,155
And while I'm sure you
could kill my column,

444
00:31:04,321 --> 00:31:07,491
this is not the only piece
I'm working on for the daily planet.

445
00:31:07,658 --> 00:31:11,287
I know I could interest them
in a story about an eccentric billionaire

446
00:31:11,454 --> 00:31:14,081
with an obsessive interest
in a Kansas farm boy.

447
00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:24,091
Are you threatening me?

448
00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:33,100
I'd be careful, miss
Sullivan. Very careful.

449
00:31:36,687 --> 00:31:38,856
I'll be whatever I want.

450
00:31:39,774 --> 00:31:42,318
Apparently, I don't work for you anymore.

451
00:31:58,209 --> 00:32:01,796
[Adams] Judge, I've got people fanning out
from that garage, trying to find your son.

452
00:32:01,879 --> 00:32:04,298
- But we are running out of time.
- [Abby] I know.

453
00:32:04,882 --> 00:32:08,594
Releasing Masterson
goes against everything that I believe in.

454
00:32:08,761 --> 00:32:10,721
But if I don't...

455
00:32:11,055 --> 00:32:13,307
It could mean Pete's life.

456
00:32:14,892 --> 00:32:17,353
Look at him.
He knows he has us over a barrel.

457
00:32:17,895 --> 00:32:19,188
What are you gonna do?

458
00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:21,941
Until the hearing starts, pray.

459
00:32:22,024 --> 00:32:25,027
[Suspenseful music playing]

460
00:32:42,169 --> 00:32:43,212
[Nathan] Hello?

461
00:32:43,754 --> 00:32:46,006
- Nathan.
- [Nathan] Talk to me.

462
00:32:46,173 --> 00:32:47,466
Everything's set.

463
00:32:47,633 --> 00:32:50,219
If this judge is smart,
I'll be out in 20 minutes.

464
00:32:50,386 --> 00:32:53,264
[Nathan] Cool. Then it worked?
So, what do you want me to do next?

465
00:32:53,430 --> 00:32:56,934
When I'm out, get rid of the Ross kid.
We'll meet as planned in Metropolis.

466
00:32:57,393 --> 00:33:00,813
[Nathan] Done.
Ross will be a pile of junk in a minute.

467
00:33:17,163 --> 00:33:19,748
[Motor whirring]

468
00:33:38,350 --> 00:33:39,768
Hey, you work here?

469
00:33:40,352 --> 00:33:42,438
What the hell?
What are you doing here?

470
00:33:43,022 --> 00:33:45,774
- Where's Pete?
- In a minute, neither one of you will care.

471
00:33:48,527 --> 00:33:50,321
[High-pitch screeching]

472
00:34:03,375 --> 00:34:05,085
[Yells]

473
00:34:09,131 --> 00:34:10,841
Help me!

474
00:34:11,342 --> 00:34:12,968
Can anybody hear me?

475
00:34:13,594 --> 00:34:15,512
Help me!

476
00:34:15,638 --> 00:34:16,638
Help!

477
00:34:21,477 --> 00:34:24,104
[Metal squealing and groaning]

478
00:34:26,106 --> 00:34:28,359
Pete! Pete, are you okay?

479
00:34:29,068 --> 00:34:30,361
Clark.

480
00:34:43,499 --> 00:34:46,835
And that's the way I pulled myself
out of the compactor and got away.

481
00:34:47,002 --> 00:34:49,880
Oh, my god.
That's the bravest thing I've ever heard.

482
00:34:50,047 --> 00:34:54,134
Well, you know, if I didn't do
something fast, I'd be spam in a can, so...

483
00:34:54,301 --> 00:34:56,512
Well, I'm glad you're okay.

484
00:34:57,471 --> 00:34:58,806
Call me.

485
00:34:59,265 --> 00:35:01,517
[Pete] I will do that.

486
00:35:01,892 --> 00:35:05,688
I have a feeling
I'll be hearing this story for a long time.

487
00:35:07,648 --> 00:35:10,067
Well, you know, what can I say?
Chicks dig a hero.

488
00:35:10,234 --> 00:35:11,360
[Clark] Uh-huh.

489
00:35:11,485 --> 00:35:13,487
Hope you don't mind I'm bending the truth.

490
00:35:13,654 --> 00:35:16,156
Look who you're talking to,
the master truth-bender.

491
00:35:16,323 --> 00:35:19,702
After everything you've done for me,
it's the least I can do.

492
00:35:20,160 --> 00:35:21,412
[Pete] What's the matter?

493
00:35:21,578 --> 00:35:24,665
My eyes are just adjusting.
I think I need a new prescription.

494
00:35:24,873 --> 00:35:26,083
Hey.

495
00:35:27,084 --> 00:35:30,379
Hey, Chloe.
Hey, I'm ready for my big torch interview.

496
00:35:30,546 --> 00:35:33,215
Sorry, Pete, I'm gonna have to reschedule.

497
00:35:33,382 --> 00:35:37,594
- I'm really glad you're feeling better.
- Chloe, what's the matter?

498
00:35:38,721 --> 00:35:39,763
[Sighs]

499
00:35:39,930 --> 00:35:42,558
- I just lost my daily planet column.
- [Pete] What?

500
00:35:44,268 --> 00:35:45,769
Why?

501
00:35:45,936 --> 00:35:49,106
They didn't exactly spell
it out on the pink slip.

502
00:35:49,690 --> 00:35:54,445
In the "when it rains, it pours" category,
my dad just got laid off from LuthorCorp.

503
00:35:54,611 --> 00:35:57,239
That doesn't make sense.
He's worked there for years.

504
00:35:57,740 --> 00:36:00,826
If you want answers, ask Lex.
He's the one that dropped the ax.

505
00:36:04,872 --> 00:36:07,875
[Pensive music playing]

506
00:36:11,837 --> 00:36:15,758
Clark. I heard about
your miraculous recovery.

507
00:36:15,841 --> 00:36:19,219
I just found out
that you fired Chloe's father today.

508
00:36:20,596 --> 00:36:25,392
Yeah, well, uh, apparently,
his performance was seriously lacking.

509
00:36:25,642 --> 00:36:28,854
Chloe's father worked for the company
for years. This could ruin her family.

510
00:36:28,937 --> 00:36:30,105
Clark.

511
00:36:30,981 --> 00:36:35,486
My father suspects Mr. Sullivan was the one
spreading the malicious rumors about me.

512
00:36:35,652 --> 00:36:38,614
I assumed Chloe overheard the gossip
and passed it along to you.

513
00:36:38,781 --> 00:36:41,408
- No, this isn't right.
- It's not about being right.

514
00:36:41,575 --> 00:36:43,494
It's about positioning.

515
00:36:43,660 --> 00:36:47,081
- My father won a battle today.
- And Chloe's father is a casualty.

516
00:36:47,456 --> 00:36:50,584
True, but the war's just starting

517
00:36:50,751 --> 00:36:53,253
and I have the greatest advantage:

518
00:36:53,420 --> 00:36:54,671
He thinks I'm weak.

519
00:36:59,093 --> 00:37:01,470
Frankly, Clark, I
thought you'd be relieved.

520
00:37:02,221 --> 00:37:05,224
- Why would you think that?
- Because at least this way,

521
00:37:05,391 --> 00:37:07,726
I was able to keep you out of it.

522
00:37:19,822 --> 00:37:22,825
[Pensive music playing]

523
00:37:34,545 --> 00:37:36,463
Looks like you're back to normal.

524
00:37:38,340 --> 00:37:40,050
Hey, Lana.

525
00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:46,598
I'm glad you're here.

526
00:37:48,434 --> 00:37:50,853
I wanted to talk about
what happened in the truck.

527
00:37:51,228 --> 00:37:54,148
Right. I, uh, wanted to
talk to you about that too.

528
00:37:56,525 --> 00:37:58,527
I was way out of line.

529
00:37:59,570 --> 00:38:02,197
- I felt vulnerable, but I don't expect...
- Clark, um...

530
00:38:04,908 --> 00:38:07,244
The reason I pulled away...

531
00:38:08,412 --> 00:38:10,581
Is that...

532
00:38:11,748 --> 00:38:14,001
I met someone at the hospital.

533
00:38:16,795 --> 00:38:20,090
And I'm not sure how I feel about him.

534
00:38:23,802 --> 00:38:28,765
Well, I mean, the fact you're telling me
about him means you already know.

535
00:38:32,644 --> 00:38:34,605
Maybe you're right...

536
00:38:35,397 --> 00:38:38,650
But if you and I are going to be friends,

537
00:38:38,817 --> 00:38:41,278
I didn't want you to find
out from somebody else.

538
00:38:49,119 --> 00:38:52,623
Well, uh, I should get back to the Talon.

539
00:38:57,961 --> 00:38:59,296
Hey, Lana?

540
00:39:04,343 --> 00:39:07,262
Thanks for being honest.

541
00:39:07,346 --> 00:39:10,349
[Kid rock's "cold and empty" playing]

542
00:39:10,807 --> 00:39:14,186
Well, it's the only way
a relationship can last, right?

543
00:39:14,269 --> 00:39:17,481
J“ you are my heart, you are my soul j“

544
00:39:20,484 --> 00:39:25,197
j“ wherever you are,
that's where I 7! Go j“

545
00:39:27,115 --> 00:39:30,118
j“ you know my ins and outs j“

546
00:39:30,619 --> 00:39:32,871
j“ all of my fears and doubts j“

547
00:39:32,955 --> 00:39:37,709
j“ it's the life I love
but it's you I can't live without j“

548
00:39:38,794 --> 00:39:44,633
j“ yeah, it's the life I love
but it's you I can't live without j“

549
00:39:44,967 --> 00:39:51,056
j“ baby, it's the life [love
but it's you I can't live without j“

550
00:39:52,307 --> 00:39:53,934
j“ yeah, it's the life [love j“

551
00:39:54,560 --> 00:39:56,436
j“ the life [love j“

552
00:39:57,854 --> 00:39:59,481
j“ the life [love j“

553
00:40:00,774 --> 00:40:03,193
j“ but it's you I can't live without j“

554
00:40:03,277 --> 00:40:05,153
[Lana sobbing]

555
00:40:10,909 --> 00:40:12,911
[Sobbing continues]

556
00:40:27,467 --> 00:40:30,470
[Theme music playing]