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[Uplifting dramatic music playing]

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- [Telephones ringing]
- [Indistinct chatter]

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Not even a goodbye?

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[Sighs]

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Come on in.

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[Pensive music playing]

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Blacklisted before I even graduate.
That's gotta be a record.

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I don't know who you ticked off around here
but you sure ruffled some feathers.

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I have enemies in high places.

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Well, we're gonna miss you.

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Yeah, right. You're just gonna
miss the free proofreader.

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Max, your wife's called
three times about dinner.

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Uh, tell her I'm on my way.

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- If there's anything I can ever do...
- Actually, um...

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A few stories I've been working on.
I'd love for you to look at them.

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I couldn't print your name in the
classifieds right now without catching hell.

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Well, what about a pseudonym?

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She's my cousin.
She won't mind at all.

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She's not interested in journalism.

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Lois Lane.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Pensive music playing]

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I was looking for the,
uh, on-call tech guy.

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Well, you found her.

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You work in the tech department?

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You'd rather have a PlayStation-addicted
dork wearing a star wars t-shirt?

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- Molly.
- Lex.

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So, what's the crisis, Lex?

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Well, I'm trying to finish a presentation,
my program keeps crashing,

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and I don't have the time to deal with it.

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Probably a virus.

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I would assume so.

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[Pensive music playing]

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You know, I've only been back a few weeks

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but I'm surprised I haven't seen you.

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Back from where?

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- It's a long story.
- Oh. I.E., none of my business.

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There we go.

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This should scan for any viruses.

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Are you a do-it-yourselfer,
or do you need me to do it for you?

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I think I can handle it.

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[Suspenseful music playing]

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Pete] Welcome to the torch...

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Unplugged.

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Pete, what happened to my computers?

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Bunch of deliverymen
stopped by this afternoon.

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LuthorCorp took the computers back.

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But they were donated.

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Yeah, well,
I guess the grinch changed his mind.

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Oh, yeah, some girl stopped by.
Didn't leave a name.

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Thanks, Pete.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Vehicle approaching]

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[Engine revving and tires screeching]

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[Tires screech]

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[Dramatic music playing]

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[Door opens]

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[Suspenseful music playing]

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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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[ominous music playing]

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[Blowing]

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[Beeps]

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Last thing I remember, I was in the
library working on my history paper.

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Stone sober.

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Miss Sullivan, would you care to shed any
light on Mr. Kent's version of the incident?

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What do you mean,
the part where I wasn't eating pavement?

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I don't know, um...

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It just... it looked like he
lost control of his truck.

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[Sheriff sighs]

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Well, Mr. Kent, your family
sure has its way of going through vehicles.

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- Chloe...?
- Is that all you need from Clark?

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Why don't you go on home.

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I got a few more questions
for our miss Sullivan.

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[Lana] I'm glad you're
feeling better, Adam.

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Clark, are you okay?
I just heard about the accident.

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I'm okay, but Chloe's a little scraped up.

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Um, Clark, this is Adam.

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Nice to finally meet you.

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So you're Clark. Heard a lot about you.

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Didn't realize there was that much to say.

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- How'd you get here so quickly?
- Oh, I was just upstairs visiting Adam.

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- Physical therapy.
- Is that where you two met?

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Yeah, I thought I'd see you
when you dropped by to visit Lana,

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but I guess you got busy.

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Looks like we've all been busy.

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[PDA chimes]

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Ever since Lex gave me this, no one
can change a coffee filter on their own.

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[Beeping]

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- Where's Molly?
- Uh, Molly?

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Yeah. She was working here last night.
She loaned me this.

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Ah, I've been looking for that.

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We don't have a Molly.

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I was the one on call
last night. From home.

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She was here unpacking
these computer boxes.

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Huh. Well, that might explain
how all those hard drives got wiped out.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Nelly furtado's "try" playing]

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There is a lot going on in that cup.

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It's your first time here

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and I'm trying really hard
to get the thumbs-up.

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[Laughs]

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This place has really been a refuge for me.

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Refuge from what?

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Oh, just everything.

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It was interesting meeting Clark.

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J“ but the more I grow... j“

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we're just friends.

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Just friends?

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[Laughs]

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For friends, you're very
uncomfortable around each other.

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- Yeah, well, we've got a lot of history.
- Mm.

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I saw the way he looked at you.

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J“ and the more I see... j“

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Clark doesn't know what he wants.

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Besides, I can't control the way he feels.

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And you?

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Clark will always be
a very important part of my life...

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But whatever there was
between us, it's gone.

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J“ wanting more from me
and all I can do is try j“

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[ominous music playing]

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If you're looking for signs of tampering,
I'll save you some time.

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There's nothing wrong with it.
I asked the mechanic.

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There's gotta be some explanation.

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As to why you tried to mow me over?

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I'm ready and waiting.

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Didn't you tell the
sheriff that I lost control?

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I was covering for you, Clark.
You chased me onto the sidewalk.

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Now, I know you're still upset with me
about the whole Lionel thing,

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but don't you think manslaughter
is a little beyond "eye for an eye"?

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You don't think I tried to hurt you?

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I don't know,
but the way you've been acting lately...

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I don't know, Clark.
I can only apologize so many times.

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I have been having a
hard time getting over this.

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Every time I see you, I can't help
picturing you and Lionel talking.

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You're not the same person you used to be.

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Like if I moved to Metropolis,
became a biker party animal,

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and told you to get out of my life.
Like that, right?

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[Pensive music playing]

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Look, you know what?

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As much fun as this guilt trip is,

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I came here to see if you put any more
pieces together from last night.

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What happened after the library?

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I don't even remember leaving the library.

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The last thing I do remember,
I was working on my laptop.

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Well, the computer recovered your paper.

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That's an interesting
take on general sherman.

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[Clark] I didn't even finish my sentence.

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It says I downloaded an e-mail
before the accident, but it won't open.

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Who's brainwave?

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[Ominous music playing]

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Remind me again what your school mascot is.

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- Oh, wait, it's a bird.
- [Lana laughs]

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Okay, it's a small town.
We take our school spirit very seriously.

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Oh, I, um, forgot my history book.

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- I'll meet you outside?
- Okay.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[PDA chiming]

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Ominous music playing]

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Lana. Hey, I've been looking for you.

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- [Dramatic music playing]
- [Groaning]

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- Lana, what are you doing?
- Killing Chloe Sullivan.

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[Grunts]

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[Groans]

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[Grunts]

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[Students gasp and scream]

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[Girls screaming]

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[Grunts]

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What happened?

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[Pensive music playing]

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So we can rule out paranoia.
Someone is trying to kill me.

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Not just someone.

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Yeah. Well, either way,
it still doesn't look great for me.

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Chloe, I'm so sorry.

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- I can't believe I went after you like that.
- Yeah.

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I can't believe you got us suspended.

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Thankfully, Adam was there.

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Those were some really nice moves.
Was that kung fu, judo?

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I don't know.

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I guess I watched a few
too many Jackie chan movies.

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Who'd have thought it'd come in handy in
the treacherous halls of Smallville high?

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Just before this,
did you get any weird e-mails?

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[Lana] Let me check.

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I did, uh, but I don't remember opening it.

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The same thing happened to both of us.
It's like we were hypnotized.

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Could be a subliminal message.

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Something could have been hidden
in the binary codes.

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Well, how'd I get snapped out of it?

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I'm more concerned with what triggered the
"kill Chloe" impulse in the first place.

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It's brainwave again.

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[Keyboard clacking]

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[Adam]
Every computer online has an ip address.

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We should be able to track the message
to the computer that it was sent from.

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You can do that?

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We'll see.

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If this brainwave wanted me dead,

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why didn't they just send me a message
saying to off myself?

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The brain's hardwired to stay alive.

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Not even hypnotic messages
can override our survival instincts.

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What, did you just pick that up somewhere?

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I was in physical rehab for months.

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What else is there to do but read?

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[Pensive music playing]

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Chloe, the message came from your computer.

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I thought Lionel took
back all of your computers.

217
00:19:02,392 --> 00:19:05,979
Why would anyone at LuthorCorp
wanna attack you?

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[Lex] I hate to think you
wasted a trip to Metropolis,

219
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but I seriously doubt my
father's trying to kill Chloe.

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Why? He was willing to put
his own son in a mental institution.

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You know what he's capable of.

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What reason would he have to go after
a high school reporter from Smallville?

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Is there something you're not telling me?

224
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Does this have anything to do
with the seven weeks I can't remember?

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All I know is that
Lionel asked you to fire Chloe's dad.

226
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Look, Clark, that was business.

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Contrary to common perception,

228
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my father isn't behind
every nefarious activity in Smallville,

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and he'd never be that circuitous.

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Those e-mails came from Chloe's computer after
it was packed up and shipped to LuthorCorp.

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Who else would have access?

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[Ominous music playing]

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Dr. Garner. How are things at summerholt?

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00:20:06,206 --> 00:20:07,832
Is everything okay?

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I wish I could say it was.

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A reporter from the daily planet
stopped by today.

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His name was Max Taylor.

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About that horrible
article that girl wrote?

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Unfortunately.

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I just don't know what I'm going to do
if they shut me down.

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00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:33,733
Think about all the
people that I've helped.

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Where will they go?

243
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That's never going to happen.

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I don't know.

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I just can't seem to get
them to leave us alone.

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How can I make them understand?

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You can't.

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They'll never understand.

249
00:20:54,587 --> 00:20:57,048
I'm just glad I was able
to help you so much.

250
00:21:01,094 --> 00:21:03,972
But if these reporters have their way...

251
00:21:04,889 --> 00:21:08,059
Other patients may not be so lucky.

252
00:21:21,030 --> 00:21:22,699
Are you leaving?

253
00:21:22,866 --> 00:21:24,242
[Laughs]

254
00:21:24,409 --> 00:21:26,870
Paroled. Good behavior.

255
00:21:27,745 --> 00:21:32,250
So are you heading back to Metropolis?

256
00:21:32,667 --> 00:21:37,922
Well, I was sort of thinking about
staying in Smallville.

257
00:21:39,966 --> 00:21:41,676
Why?

258
00:21:44,262 --> 00:21:45,096
That hurt.

259
00:21:45,180 --> 00:21:50,435
No. I just meant, you know,
after what I did at the school...

260
00:21:51,102 --> 00:21:57,358
Smallville just doesn't seem like the type of
place you'd go to if you could go anywhere.

261
00:21:57,609 --> 00:22:00,236
Actually, it's about as
close to a home as I have.

262
00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:07,619
I was hoping I could spend more time
with a certain coffee shop owner

263
00:22:07,785 --> 00:22:11,748
who just happens to have
the most beautiful eyes I've ever seen.

264
00:22:15,126 --> 00:22:18,129
Adam, we don't really know each other.

265
00:22:19,923 --> 00:22:22,800
Wasn't that the point of me staying?

266
00:22:24,719 --> 00:22:26,846
What's the problem?

267
00:22:34,479 --> 00:22:40,026
No one knows martial arts
without remembering where they learned it.

268
00:22:40,610 --> 00:22:42,862
Chloe can't hack a computer like you can

269
00:22:43,029 --> 00:22:47,283
and if you got it all from reading,
then where are the books?

270
00:22:51,120 --> 00:22:54,415
Clark must've really messed with your head.

271
00:22:55,833 --> 00:22:57,335
Yeah, he did.

272
00:23:00,338 --> 00:23:02,632
I'm not gonna let that happen again.

273
00:23:02,715 --> 00:23:06,761
Look, Lana, I like you
and I've told you that.

274
00:23:08,096 --> 00:23:12,058
Whatever your problems are, I'm not
gonna stick around to be one of them.

275
00:23:17,647 --> 00:23:19,566
I think you should go.

276
00:23:32,870 --> 00:23:35,873
[Pensive music playing]

277
00:23:41,254 --> 00:23:44,257
[Suspenseful music playing]

278
00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:52,807
Chloe.

279
00:23:53,891 --> 00:23:56,060
Clark, don't sneak up on me like that.

280
00:23:56,269 --> 00:23:59,230
Lex told me they found
your old computer at LuthorCorp,

281
00:23:59,397 --> 00:24:01,899
- but the hard drive is gone.
- [Groans]

282
00:24:02,066 --> 00:24:06,821
- Including all of my e-mail addresses.
- Well, he thinks this is who took it.

283
00:24:06,904 --> 00:24:09,365
She may be working for Lionel.
Her name's Molly...

284
00:24:09,449 --> 00:24:13,161
Griggs. Yeah, I know,
and for once, the connection isn't Lionel.

285
00:24:13,328 --> 00:24:15,997
I interviewed her
for a story I did about a month ago.

286
00:24:16,164 --> 00:24:17,498
About what?

287
00:24:17,665 --> 00:24:20,001
Summerholt neurological institute.

288
00:24:20,168 --> 00:24:22,170
Summerholt?

289
00:24:22,337 --> 00:24:24,213
Isn't that where Ryan used to be?

290
00:24:24,464 --> 00:24:27,717
Yeah, to study his esp.
That's why I looked into the place.

291
00:24:27,884 --> 00:24:31,304
Apparently he isn't the only patient
Dr. Garner held against their will.

292
00:24:31,471 --> 00:24:34,390
His methods are right out
of the Mengele handbook.

293
00:24:34,557 --> 00:24:37,518
- Why was Molly there?
- Uh, mit recruited her at 15.

294
00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:41,939
She was a total engineer whiz kid until
she went homicidal on another student.

295
00:24:42,315 --> 00:24:44,195
After her breakdown,
she was sent to summerholt.

296
00:24:44,233 --> 00:24:48,529
- But summerholt isn't a psych ward.
- For megalo-brainiacs, it is.

297
00:24:50,114 --> 00:24:51,741
Why would she wanna kill you?

298
00:24:52,742 --> 00:24:56,829
When I talked to her, she was adamant
that Dr. Garner had given her a new life.

299
00:24:57,205 --> 00:25:00,333
I had enough in that article
to shut him down in a second.

300
00:25:00,875 --> 00:25:02,960
Chloe, who else knows about this article?

301
00:25:06,130 --> 00:25:10,468
Chloe, I've seen your summerholt story.
I think you've got something here.

302
00:25:12,428 --> 00:25:13,429
Wait. Slow down.

303
00:25:13,513 --> 00:25:16,307
Threats are a part of the job,
but I appreciate the heads up.

304
00:25:16,391 --> 00:25:17,642
[Sharpener whirring]

305
00:25:20,645 --> 00:25:22,689
You'll get used to it.

306
00:25:26,234 --> 00:25:28,444
You need something, Maureen?

307
00:25:33,116 --> 00:25:34,617
Max?

308
00:25:38,788 --> 00:25:40,123
Max?

309
00:25:40,289 --> 00:25:41,624
[Maureen screaming over phone]

310
00:25:41,791 --> 00:25:43,126
Max?

311
00:26:00,184 --> 00:26:02,895
Thanks for letting Chloe stay here, Lex.

312
00:26:03,521 --> 00:26:05,273
[Lex] Whatever I can do to help.

313
00:26:06,399 --> 00:26:08,818
This is the last place
anybody would look for me.

314
00:26:10,403 --> 00:26:14,574
Chloe, I'm sorry about what happened
to your friend at the daily planet.

315
00:26:17,034 --> 00:26:19,120
You must've really had
garner over a barrel.

316
00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:25,084
Yeah, well, I obviously didn't know
what I was getting myself into.

317
00:26:26,335 --> 00:26:29,130
It just seems to be a nasty habit
I've picked up lately.

318
00:26:30,423 --> 00:26:32,675
So your theory is that...

319
00:26:32,842 --> 00:26:36,679
Garner has turned Molly
into his own e-mail assassin

320
00:26:36,846 --> 00:26:38,431
using hypnotic suggestion?

321
00:26:38,598 --> 00:26:40,641
It's not that far of a stretch.

322
00:26:40,808 --> 00:26:43,770
Summerholt goes from studying the brain
to controlling it.

323
00:26:45,897 --> 00:26:48,733
A pretty amazing breakthrough,
despite the application.

324
00:26:48,900 --> 00:26:49,900
There's no question.

325
00:26:49,942 --> 00:26:53,321
When it comes to brain-warping,
Dr. Garner is the guy.

326
00:26:54,530 --> 00:26:56,866
- I'm gonna go talk to garner.
- No, Clark, don't. Please.

327
00:26:57,033 --> 00:26:59,535
- It's too dangerous.
- I'm not the one he's looking for.

328
00:26:59,702 --> 00:27:02,121
It'll be all right.
Just don't leave the mansion.

329
00:27:02,288 --> 00:27:04,373
I'll call you if I find anything.

330
00:27:06,876 --> 00:27:10,254
Chloe, I have my tech guys
trying to track her.

331
00:27:10,421 --> 00:27:12,507
I'm gonna go see what they've got.

332
00:27:12,673 --> 00:27:14,842
Make yourself at home.

333
00:27:21,974 --> 00:27:24,977
[Ominous music playing]

334
00:27:40,201 --> 00:27:41,661
[Clark] Clark Kent.

335
00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:44,247
You here to abduct
another one of my patients?

336
00:27:45,289 --> 00:27:48,626
I think you'll find security's increased
since your last visit.

337
00:27:48,793 --> 00:27:51,295
- I know what you and Molly are doing.
- Molly?

338
00:27:51,462 --> 00:27:52,964
Griggs?

339
00:27:53,130 --> 00:27:54,882
She left us months ago.

340
00:27:55,091 --> 00:27:56,926
She's sending out hypnotic e-mails.

341
00:27:57,093 --> 00:27:59,679
It's not the kind of technology
you get at radioshack.

342
00:27:59,887 --> 00:28:02,807
Nor summerholt, if
that's what you're implying.

343
00:28:04,058 --> 00:28:07,979
Molly killed one reporter who was about
to expose everything you're doing here,

344
00:28:08,145 --> 00:28:11,232
and she's going after another.
That's quite a coincidence.

345
00:28:12,316 --> 00:28:16,404
Mr. Kent, this is a
serious research institute.

346
00:28:16,487 --> 00:28:20,908
I'm not going to involve summerholt in
some imaginary high school investigation.

347
00:28:21,242 --> 00:28:23,911
I don't think the police
are gonna see it that way.

348
00:28:24,912 --> 00:28:26,289
[Guard] Dr. Garner?

349
00:28:27,665 --> 00:28:30,543
Cornell, could you show
our friend to the door?

350
00:28:37,717 --> 00:28:38,968
[Keypad beeping]

351
00:28:39,886 --> 00:28:41,721
[Line dialing]

352
00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:50,771
[Telephone ringing]

353
00:28:56,819 --> 00:29:00,489
Centennial tower apartments. This
is Michael, how may I direct your call?

354
00:29:03,743 --> 00:29:05,828
Apartment 927, please.

355
00:29:07,455 --> 00:29:08,831
[Molly] Hello?

356
00:29:09,123 --> 00:29:12,752
Molly, something else has come up.

357
00:29:15,463 --> 00:29:18,466
[Dave Matthew's "so damn lucky" playing]

358
00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:22,553
Library.

359
00:29:24,221 --> 00:29:27,224
That's where you'll find
all the books I was reading.

360
00:29:28,517 --> 00:29:30,686
I thought you'd be on
your way to Metropolis.

361
00:29:30,853 --> 00:29:33,981
I was, but I didn't want to
leave things the way we did.

362
00:29:34,398 --> 00:29:36,525
I can be a little abrupt.

363
00:29:36,692 --> 00:29:38,152
That's one way of putting it.

364
00:29:39,070 --> 00:29:39,904
[Groans]

365
00:29:39,987 --> 00:29:42,073
You are driving me nuts!

366
00:29:42,239 --> 00:29:45,451
I can see how strong you are,
then for some stupid reason,

367
00:29:45,618 --> 00:29:49,580
you retreat into this
hurt-little-girl facade. It's ridiculous.

368
00:29:50,206 --> 00:29:52,583
This is your way of ending things
on better terms?

369
00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:55,920
People here don't say what they think.

370
00:29:56,712 --> 00:29:58,965
I wasn't trying to hide anything from you.

371
00:29:59,799 --> 00:30:03,177
- Then why are you so guarded?
- You have to understand.

372
00:30:03,386 --> 00:30:08,015
There are patches of my life
that I just can't piece back together.

373
00:30:08,432 --> 00:30:12,478
And everyone that could
answer those questions is gone.

374
00:30:13,854 --> 00:30:15,898
It's kind of scary.

375
00:30:18,776 --> 00:30:21,821
Smallville just seemed
a little less terrifying...

376
00:30:22,697 --> 00:30:24,532
Than going to Metropolis on my own.

377
00:30:24,615 --> 00:30:31,038
J“ does that screaming come from me...? J“

378
00:30:31,122 --> 00:30:33,290
crazy ninja girls and all?

379
00:30:33,499 --> 00:30:36,127
[Both laugh]

380
00:30:36,293 --> 00:30:37,628
Crazy ninja girls and all.

381
00:30:37,837 --> 00:30:40,381
[Laughs]

382
00:30:42,383 --> 00:30:46,178
I guess I just was moving a
little too fast, so I'm sorry...

383
00:30:46,345 --> 00:30:49,765
If I read something in our friendship
that wasn't there.

384
00:30:50,808 --> 00:30:54,228
I think it was a little too early
to tell what was there.

385
00:30:57,857 --> 00:31:00,568
J“ I'm sliding... j“

386
00:31:02,194 --> 00:31:04,530
I'm gonna miss my bus.

387
00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:14,957
J“ oh, my god, wait and see... j“

388
00:31:15,041 --> 00:31:17,251
Lana, I"

389
00:31:17,543 --> 00:31:20,713
I really hope you find a way
to trust people again.

390
00:31:23,466 --> 00:31:26,719
Because you're a really amazing person,

391
00:31:26,886 --> 00:31:30,056
and it'd be a shame not to let someone
get close enough to see that.

392
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:37,646
J“ amazing what a minute can do... j“

393
00:31:39,273 --> 00:31:40,691
Adam, wait.

394
00:31:42,068 --> 00:31:44,028
J“ okay j“

395
00:31:45,863 --> 00:31:48,240
were you serious about staying?

396
00:31:54,747 --> 00:31:57,750
[Pensive music playing]

397
00:32:05,049 --> 00:32:07,510
[Lex] I'm starting to get a complex.

398
00:32:07,676 --> 00:32:12,056
Seems all the women I find remotely
appealing turn out to be psychopaths.

399
00:32:14,892 --> 00:32:17,686
Mm. Birds of a feather.

400
00:32:19,855 --> 00:32:23,150
What did garner do to you? Hm?

401
00:32:32,701 --> 00:32:34,995
Lex, what are you doing here?

402
00:32:35,538 --> 00:32:37,665
My tech guy traced her.

403
00:32:38,666 --> 00:32:40,084
And you would be?

404
00:32:44,296 --> 00:32:46,298
Is this what you're
using to hurt my friends?

405
00:32:46,465 --> 00:32:47,716
Get away from that.

406
00:32:47,925 --> 00:32:50,678
Don't protect garner.
We know he's controlling you.

407
00:32:50,845 --> 00:32:54,640
There's only one person with that ability.
Me. Get away from the computer!

408
00:32:54,807 --> 00:32:56,267
Looking for this, Clark?

409
00:32:57,852 --> 00:32:59,478
How'd you get that?

410
00:33:00,980 --> 00:33:02,690
Birds of a feather.

411
00:33:07,069 --> 00:33:09,155
It wasn't garner.

412
00:33:09,321 --> 00:33:11,866
You're the one who
developed the program, huh?

413
00:33:14,076 --> 00:33:15,953
I pulled it from your disk drive.

414
00:33:16,120 --> 00:33:18,122
You don't understand.

415
00:33:19,540 --> 00:33:22,251
You don't know what
it's like to be so different,

416
00:33:22,418 --> 00:33:24,503
to see things other kids can't see,

417
00:33:24,670 --> 00:33:28,048
to feel and to think about things
they can't even imagine.

418
00:33:31,260 --> 00:33:33,596
Molly, garner's not helping you.

419
00:33:33,762 --> 00:33:37,892
He made me feel normal,
and I never thought that could happen.

420
00:33:43,105 --> 00:33:46,692
Now, if someone gave you that chance,
wouldn't you protect them too?

421
00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:48,777
[Keyboard clacking]

422
00:33:50,404 --> 00:33:53,240
Clark, she sent an e-mail
right before we got here.

423
00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:56,035
You recognize the address?

424
00:34:00,039 --> 00:34:01,790
[Clark] Mom.

425
00:34:03,125 --> 00:34:04,543
[Chloe] Mrs. Kent?

426
00:34:06,337 --> 00:34:08,255
Mrs. Kent, I got your call.

427
00:34:10,841 --> 00:34:12,384
What did Clark find out?

428
00:34:13,510 --> 00:34:15,930
[Dramatic music playing]

429
00:34:17,348 --> 00:34:19,266
[Gasps] Oh.

430
00:34:19,516 --> 00:34:21,810
[Groaning]

431
00:34:23,479 --> 00:34:25,397
[Gasps, then coughs]

432
00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:31,070
[Groans]

433
00:34:31,153 --> 00:34:33,447
[Suspenseful music playing]

434
00:34:38,702 --> 00:34:42,081
[Dramatic music playing]

435
00:34:45,376 --> 00:34:46,710
Chloe.

436
00:34:46,877 --> 00:34:48,170
[Coughs]

437
00:34:48,254 --> 00:34:49,922
Are you all right?

438
00:34:56,178 --> 00:34:57,554
[Chloe] Clark!

439
00:35:01,517 --> 00:35:02,851
[Groans]

440
00:35:35,426 --> 00:35:37,261
What happened?

441
00:35:38,762 --> 00:35:40,723
[Clark] Are you okay?

442
00:35:41,348 --> 00:35:43,309
[Jonathan coughing]

443
00:35:56,780 --> 00:35:59,783
[Hoobastank's "the reason" playing]

444
00:36:04,788 --> 00:36:06,665
Okay, just keep an open mind.

445
00:36:13,797 --> 00:36:16,008
J“ I'm not a perfect person... j“

446
00:36:16,091 --> 00:36:18,886
so? What do you think?

447
00:36:20,554 --> 00:36:24,141
Norman bates would be right at home here.

448
00:36:24,308 --> 00:36:27,561
Not exactly the tenant I had in mind.

449
00:36:28,145 --> 00:36:29,980
Is that an offer?

450
00:36:30,147 --> 00:36:34,485
If we clear out all this junk and paint,
it could be a really cool space.

451
00:36:34,651 --> 00:36:38,155
I negotiated a good deal
on the rent with the owner.

452
00:36:39,782 --> 00:36:43,285
Well, I guess an upside
would be I wouldn't need an alarm clock.

453
00:36:45,162 --> 00:36:47,456
The smell of fresh coffee would wake me up.

454
00:36:47,623 --> 00:36:49,666
Yeah, unless you're making it.

455
00:36:49,750 --> 00:36:52,187
If you stick around long enough,
I might just put you to work.

456
00:36:52,211 --> 00:36:58,425
J“ I've found a reason for me
to change who I used to be... j“

457
00:36:58,509 --> 00:37:00,094
I appreciate you doing this for me,

458
00:37:00,260 --> 00:37:03,347
but I don't want you to do it
because you feel sorry for me.

459
00:37:03,639 --> 00:37:06,517
No. No, that's not what this is about.

460
00:37:06,683 --> 00:37:08,185
Trust me.

461
00:37:08,268 --> 00:37:10,854
J“ the reason is you j“

462
00:37:11,522 --> 00:37:13,065
I'm just trying to help out a friend.

463
00:37:13,148 --> 00:37:17,277
J“ I'm sorry that I hurt you j“

464
00:37:17,361 --> 00:37:22,950
j“ it's something I must
live with every day j“

465
00:37:23,033 --> 00:37:26,954
j“ and all the pain [put you through... j“

466
00:37:27,037 --> 00:37:28,455
new computers?

467
00:37:28,622 --> 00:37:31,166
The same old computers. New Luthor.

468
00:37:31,333 --> 00:37:34,253
Lex returned them to
me, no strings attached.

469
00:37:34,420 --> 00:37:37,923
I guess he felt guilty about firing my dad.

470
00:37:38,090 --> 00:37:39,758
At least you're up and running.

471
00:37:40,467 --> 00:37:43,929
- Sans cyber stalker.
- Your soul is still intact.

472
00:37:48,559 --> 00:37:51,228
You know, with all this stuff with Molly,

473
00:37:51,395 --> 00:37:54,606
there's a part of me
that feels like maybe I deserved it.

474
00:37:54,982 --> 00:37:57,192
- No, Chloe...
- No, like it was my penance.

475
00:37:57,359 --> 00:37:58,819
For what I did to you.

476
00:37:58,902 --> 00:38:02,239
J“ a reason to start over new... j“

477
00:38:02,322 --> 00:38:04,700
you can't take all the blame.

478
00:38:06,743 --> 00:38:09,705
You went to Lionel
because I pushed you away.

479
00:38:09,872 --> 00:38:12,124
Seems to be one of
my hidden talents lately.

480
00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:14,126
It's not so hidden.

481
00:38:14,293 --> 00:38:15,711
[Laughs]

482
00:38:17,796 --> 00:38:21,425
You know, I never set out
to investigate you, Clark.

483
00:38:21,925 --> 00:38:23,719
It just...

484
00:38:24,136 --> 00:38:28,891
It was so flattering that someone like that
would be interested in my work.

485
00:38:29,766 --> 00:38:33,353
- It made you feel like you mattered.
- Yeah.

486
00:38:33,770 --> 00:38:37,774
And then Lionel, like, set my dream out
right in front of me, and I just...

487
00:38:38,484 --> 00:38:42,571
I don't know.
I gave in to all my worst instincts.

488
00:38:42,738 --> 00:38:46,200
Chloe, he caught you at a weak moment,
and we all have them.

489
00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:49,620
When you found me at mine in Metropolis...

490
00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:52,664
You didn't turn your back on me.

491
00:38:52,831 --> 00:38:56,919
You gave me a second chance,
and I at least owe you the same.

492
00:38:59,254 --> 00:39:02,925
J“ I've found a reason for me
to change... j“

493
00:39:03,008 --> 00:39:04,176
so, what do we do now?

494
00:39:04,259 --> 00:39:07,554
We can't just forget about
everything that's happened.

495
00:39:07,638 --> 00:39:11,725
J“ a reason to start over new... j“

496
00:39:11,850 --> 00:39:16,230
you have to understand, there are
some things about me that'll never add up.

497
00:39:16,438 --> 00:39:18,398
[Laughs] I know that.

498
00:39:18,482 --> 00:39:22,236
J“ I've found a reason to show j“

499
00:39:22,319 --> 00:39:24,238
are you willing to stop digging?

500
00:39:24,321 --> 00:39:28,075
J“ a side of me you didn't know j“

501
00:39:28,242 --> 00:39:32,829
yeah. I mean, I figure you'll just
tell me when you think it's right.

502
00:39:35,249 --> 00:39:37,334
I'll see you tomorrow.

503
00:39:37,501 --> 00:39:38,835
Okay.

504
00:39:38,919 --> 00:39:41,046
J“ and the reason is you j“

505
00:40:04,361 --> 00:40:06,029
[Garner] Mr. Luthor.

506
00:40:06,530 --> 00:40:11,076
I should've known when Clark stopped by
that you wouldn't be far behind.

507
00:40:11,577 --> 00:40:15,163
Any more attempts
on Chloe Sullivan's life would be...

508
00:40:16,790 --> 00:40:18,458
Ill-advised.

509
00:40:19,876 --> 00:40:23,213
Molly seems to have vanished into thin air.

510
00:40:23,880 --> 00:40:26,341
I don't suppose you'd
know anything about that.

511
00:40:26,883 --> 00:40:29,928
Molly's in the care of people
who should be able to help her,

512
00:40:30,095 --> 00:40:31,930
not exploit her.

513
00:40:32,514 --> 00:40:34,474
Lex, you're a smart man.

514
00:40:34,641 --> 00:40:39,563
You know that the line has to be bent
now and then in order to make progress.

515
00:40:40,272 --> 00:40:43,942
I believe there's a difference
between bent and broken.

516
00:40:46,570 --> 00:40:48,822
You've never been so close
to making a discovery

517
00:40:48,989 --> 00:40:52,909
that you'd be willing to do almost
anything to see it through?

518
00:40:53,952 --> 00:40:58,290
My work could change the way
the world views intelligence, thought.

519
00:40:58,457 --> 00:41:01,668
I don't think your research
is worth the cost of innocent lives.

520
00:41:02,586 --> 00:41:06,214
And I don't have time for a
morality lesson. Excuse me.

521
00:41:09,134 --> 00:41:12,012
Chloe's article is a real page-Turner.

522
00:41:16,933 --> 00:41:19,311
Almost worth killing over.

523
00:41:19,394 --> 00:41:22,397
[Pensive music playing]

524
00:41:24,608 --> 00:41:26,234
Wouldn't you say, doctor?

525
00:41:29,363 --> 00:41:31,156
What do you want, Lex?

526
00:41:32,741 --> 00:41:34,451
Your help.

527
00:41:41,375 --> 00:41:42,959
A few months ago...

528
00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:47,506
I had an unfortunate session
of shock therapy that...

529
00:41:47,673 --> 00:41:50,509
Basically erased seven weeks of my life.

530
00:41:55,722 --> 00:41:57,974
I want those seven weeks back.

531
00:41:58,058 --> 00:42:01,061
[Ominous music playing]

532
00:42:14,116 --> 00:42:17,119
[Theme music playing]