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[Thunder rumbles]

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[Vehicle approaching]

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[Suspenseful music playing]

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Chloe.

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Thought that was Gabe's car.

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- What a surprise. I haven't seen you...
- Since my dad was fired from the plant.

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- How's he doing?
- Hanging in there.

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I don't think he ever expected the human
resources shuffle this late in his career.

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He's a good man.
He'll land on his feet.

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Actually, he sent out dozens of résumés
and hasn't even gotten a nibble.

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I know this is beyond the call, but dad said
you always kept your ear close to the ground.

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You think somebody could be sabotaging
his chances at a new job?

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Chloe, you know I'd do anything for Gabe,

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Lex is opening some projects
none of us want anything to do with.

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Trust me, your dad would be better off
to put LuthorCorp far behind him.

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[Ominous music playing]

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[Suspenseful music playing]

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[Men speaking indistinctly]

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- [Barking]
- Lgasps]

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[Alarm blaring]

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[Groaning]

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[Yelling indistinctly]

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I need a decontamination
crew in section 1978.

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Send a security team.

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- You got a visual?
- No.

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[Men speaking indistinctly]

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- [Man 1] There she is!
- [Man 2] Cover corridor c.

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[Man 1] You got it.

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[Man 3] Hold it right there!

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[Shouting indistinctly]

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[Man 4] Hey, move it.

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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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[pop music playing]

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Chloe, hey! Chloe.

45
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I've been trying to break through
to planet Chloe for two halls now.

46
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Yeah. I guess I've had a lot on my mind.
Uh, speaking of which...

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Tell me I can cross your
teacher-of-the-year interview off my list.

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Um, well, I called and I left a message,
but she didn't call back.

49
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Clark. Okay, Clark.

50
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I understand Mrs. Taylor is like fort Knox
when it comes to her private life,

51
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butjournalism isn't sitting,
waiting for someone to hand you the truth.

52
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Sometimes, you have
to actually work for it.

53
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And sometimes, timing is everything.
Okay, Clark.

54
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Now go. And remember,
"no comment" is not an option.

55
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Mrs. Taylor, I was wondering if we could
set a time for your torch interview.

56
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It'll be painless, I promise.

57
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Actually, I'm really busy this week.

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Mrs. Taylor, 10 minutes. Tops.

59
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How about before lit class?
Does that work for you?

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No, I'm printing a pop quiz
because I watched TV last night

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instead of prepping for class.

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Did she really just say that?

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- Hey, Pete, are we still on for tonight?
- Oh, yeah.

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I gotta drop some stuff off for my mom,
but I should be home for tip-off.

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Another lovely evening
huddled around the electronic hearth.

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Since Pete's supplying the big screen,
I got dinner.

67
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What? Clark Kent in the kitchen?

68
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What's on the menu?

69
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Clark's gonna run to Metropolis
to get shark dogs from the stadium.

70
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What? Whoa, whoa, back up.

71
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You mean to tell me that Clark is driving
six hours to pick up a couple hot dogs?

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Well, when Clark goes supersonic,
he can make the roundtrip in 10 minutes.

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[Pensive music playing]

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He's kidding.

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Come on, Pete, let's get to class.

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- What was that?
- It just happened. Never meant to say it.

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I just had this urge to tell the truth.

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Well, next time
you get the urge to open up, don't.

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Thanks for, uh, dropping by.

80
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Which of your obsessive-compulsive
fixations is behind today's summons?

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[Computer beeping]

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I understand there was a, um...

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An incident at the Smallville
plant last night, correct?

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A false alarm in the old wing.

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Already taken care of it.

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By scrambling the Hazmat team?

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Just a precaution.

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Or a wild overreaction.

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Unless, of course, a chemical
agent had actually been released.

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[Suspenseful music playing]

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[Lionel chuckling]

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I'm curious, dad.

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Why the sudden urge to play micromanager?

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- Because I'm concerned about you, Lex.
- Oh.

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You're not deliberately
concealing things from me...

96
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Are you?

97
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We all have our secrets.

98
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Okay, well, so far,
we have student accolades, testimonials...

99
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Everything except for Mrs. Taylor herself.

100
00:10:03,145 --> 00:10:05,647
If she doesn't wanna talk,
maybe we should let it go?

101
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[Door squeaks]

102
00:10:08,567 --> 00:10:10,903
- Oh, hi, Chloe.
- Hey, Mrs. Kent.

103
00:10:11,069 --> 00:10:14,406
- Are there more in the truck?
- Yes, sweetheart, thank you.

104
00:10:14,656 --> 00:10:18,118
I never got a chance to thank you
for the flowers after Jonathan's surgery.

105
00:10:18,285 --> 00:10:19,995
Of course. How's he feeling?

106
00:10:21,079 --> 00:10:25,501
It's been really difficult.
He's depressed and angry.

107
00:10:26,418 --> 00:10:31,757
I worry that when he comes out of this,
he won't be the same man I married.

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I'm sorry.

109
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How's Clark handling all this?

110
00:10:38,555 --> 00:10:42,226
Of course, he feels responsible
for Jonathan's condition.

111
00:10:43,769 --> 00:10:46,563
How could he be responsible
for Mr. Kent's heart attack?

112
00:10:46,730 --> 00:10:50,651
It's not. It's his biological father's.
He's who drove Clark to Metropolis.

113
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Where do you want these?

114
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Clark, you found your biological father,
and you didn't tell me about it?

115
00:11:07,417 --> 00:11:09,378
She meant figuratively.

116
00:11:09,920 --> 00:11:14,675
You know, coming to grips with the fact
that my real parents didn't want me, um...

117
00:11:15,843 --> 00:11:18,595
Played a part in what happened last summer.

118
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Let's pick this up tomorrow.

119
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Okay.

120
00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:42,578
I can't believe I told Chloe about jor-ei.

121
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I don't... I don't know
what happened, Clark.

122
00:11:47,040 --> 00:11:52,421
It's okay. I don't think it's just you.
I think something's happened to Chloe.

123
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Lana.

124
00:12:07,311 --> 00:12:08,520
Hope I'm not interrupting.

125
00:12:08,687 --> 00:12:11,356
No, I'm just finishing
up with the morning rush.

126
00:12:12,482 --> 00:12:14,985
I haven't seen you
around the last few days.

127
00:12:15,152 --> 00:12:18,280
I figured after our last conversation
you could use some space.

128
00:12:18,405 --> 00:12:22,951
I was thinking the same thing,
but we don't seem to be very good at that.

129
00:12:24,328 --> 00:12:26,788
It's hard to make yourself
scarce in Smallville.

130
00:12:31,877 --> 00:12:34,379
Actually, I'm here because of Chloe.

131
00:12:34,546 --> 00:12:37,007
Have you noticed
anything different about her?

132
00:12:41,386 --> 00:12:44,181
I don't want to cross
the roommate boundaries,

133
00:12:44,264 --> 00:12:46,892
but this guy called for her yesterday
when she was out.

134
00:12:47,059 --> 00:12:48,477
An old coworker of her dad's.

135
00:12:49,603 --> 00:12:52,606
- From LuthorCorp?
- Yeah, and he sounded really upset.

136
00:12:52,814 --> 00:12:55,567
He was wondering
if she had taken his security card.

137
00:12:56,485 --> 00:12:58,654
Klepto Chloe?

138
00:12:58,820 --> 00:13:00,238
That doesn't sound like her.

139
00:13:00,364 --> 00:13:05,369
He said whoever stole it broke
into a lab at the plant two nights ago.

140
00:13:20,676 --> 00:13:22,260
[Chloe] Mrs. Taylor?

141
00:13:22,427 --> 00:13:25,806
Hi, Mrs. Taylor. I'm sorry to
be pulling the 60 minutes card,

142
00:13:25,973 --> 00:13:29,393
but I'm crashing a deadline.
Can we just pop this off really quick?

143
00:13:29,559 --> 00:13:31,645
Only because you'll
never let me off the hook.

144
00:13:31,853 --> 00:13:34,690
It must be cool having
the best teacher in school as a mom.

145
00:13:34,773 --> 00:13:38,402
Uh, I'm used to her being the best
at everything she does.

146
00:13:38,694 --> 00:13:42,572
Okay. We'll just start with the obvious.
What do you like about teaching?

147
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I enjoy the students.

148
00:13:45,117 --> 00:13:46,827
Okay. Any downsides?

149
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Always having to hide the truth.

150
00:13:52,332 --> 00:13:54,751
I'm sorry. The truth about what?

151
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That Mrs. Taylor doesn't exist.

152
00:14:00,007 --> 00:14:03,260
My real name is marianne Lewis

153
00:14:03,427 --> 00:14:07,097
and I've been running
from my past since 1972.

154
00:14:08,390 --> 00:14:10,934
I don't understand. What did you do?

155
00:14:11,685 --> 00:14:14,938
I was part of a radical group.

156
00:14:15,105 --> 00:14:19,109
We planted explosives
outside a bank in Seattle.

157
00:14:20,736 --> 00:14:23,447
We were just trying to make a statement.

158
00:14:24,072 --> 00:14:26,575
But one of the guards came in early

159
00:14:26,742 --> 00:14:28,326
and when the bomb went off...

160
00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:33,999
Mrs. Taylor, are you saying
you're wanted for murder?

161
00:14:35,667 --> 00:14:39,880
I... I just drove the car.

162
00:14:41,423 --> 00:14:45,260
I swear, I never meant for anyone to die.

163
00:14:46,178 --> 00:14:47,512
Mom, what are you saying?

164
00:14:48,013 --> 00:14:50,515
I should've told you this years ago.

165
00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:57,439
I'm so sorry.

166
00:14:57,606 --> 00:15:00,108
- Okay, Mrs. Taylor...
- No! Get away from her.

167
00:15:00,275 --> 00:15:03,320
Okay? Just leave us alone. Come on.

168
00:15:03,653 --> 00:15:06,531
[Taylor] I'm so sorry, Willy.
I should have told you.

169
00:15:07,240 --> 00:15:09,451
I just couldn't make myself.

170
00:15:26,426 --> 00:15:30,388
Congratulations, Chloe. Within 24 hours,
you've ticked off the entire school.

171
00:15:30,555 --> 00:15:32,766
You don't earn your
press pass by making friends.

172
00:15:32,933 --> 00:15:35,894
- Police should be handling this.
- Clark, I uncovered a murder.

173
00:15:36,061 --> 00:15:38,188
With your new ability.

174
00:15:38,355 --> 00:15:41,149
You broke into the LuthorCorp plant
the other night, didn't you?

175
00:15:41,233 --> 00:15:43,318
- Something happened?
- Wow.

176
00:15:43,485 --> 00:15:46,738
There may be some journalistic genes
behind those baby blues after all.

177
00:15:46,905 --> 00:15:50,575
People are telling you things they don't
want you to know. It's not a joke.

178
00:15:50,742 --> 00:15:53,703
No, but it is every reporter's dream.

179
00:15:55,163 --> 00:15:56,748
Rebecca.

180
00:15:56,873 --> 00:15:59,376
When the entire geometry class
got c's on the final,

181
00:15:59,543 --> 00:16:01,837
how is it possible that you aced it?

182
00:16:02,003 --> 00:16:04,381
I swiped the answer key
the day before the test.

183
00:16:06,633 --> 00:16:09,594
You're not gonna tell anybody, are you?

184
00:16:11,888 --> 00:16:13,223
[Chuckling]

185
00:16:14,516 --> 00:16:16,268
Mindy!

186
00:16:17,769 --> 00:16:19,729
Hey, mindy.

187
00:16:19,896 --> 00:16:21,731
You're always so upbeat.

188
00:16:21,898 --> 00:16:23,275
Does anything bother you?

189
00:16:23,441 --> 00:16:27,445
Are you kidding? Do you have any idea
how hard it is to cheer for a losing team?

190
00:16:31,324 --> 00:16:33,535
Mindy, what are you talking about?

191
00:16:36,580 --> 00:16:39,916
Doug, if you could take anyone to prom,
who would you take?

192
00:16:46,298 --> 00:16:48,925
Thomas Fitzpatrick, the quarterback?

193
00:16:51,678 --> 00:16:54,306
Wow. I didn't expect that one.

194
00:16:54,639 --> 00:16:57,100
Hey, it's cool. It's off-the-record.

195
00:16:57,601 --> 00:16:59,394
My god, Clark, this is amazing!

196
00:16:59,561 --> 00:17:01,521
Can you imagine the stories I could break?

197
00:17:01,688 --> 00:17:03,773
I could crack the
mystery that is Clark Kent.

198
00:17:06,484 --> 00:17:08,278
What do you keep hiding from me?

199
00:17:11,448 --> 00:17:12,908
I can't believe you asked that.

200
00:17:15,285 --> 00:17:16,995
And you didn't answer.

201
00:17:18,163 --> 00:17:19,915
Everyone else would have.

202
00:17:22,000 --> 00:17:24,002
What are you so afraid of, Clark?

203
00:17:24,878 --> 00:17:28,506
That I'll get behind that armor
and finally uncover your secret?

204
00:17:39,100 --> 00:17:42,103
[Suspenseful music playing]

205
00:18:12,342 --> 00:18:15,929
Clark. Last time I checked,
this area is restricted.

206
00:18:16,596 --> 00:18:18,265
Hey, Lex.

207
00:18:19,182 --> 00:18:22,102
Sorry about just walking around.
The outside door was unlocked.

208
00:18:22,269 --> 00:18:24,896
Actually, it looked broken to me,

209
00:18:25,063 --> 00:18:27,274
but I'll have a word
with my security people.

210
00:18:29,067 --> 00:18:31,278
Want to tell me why you're here?

211
00:18:31,444 --> 00:18:32,779
I'm worried about a friend.

212
00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:37,617
That friend wouldn't have happened
to break in a few nights ago, would they?

213
00:18:37,784 --> 00:18:39,494
Clark, why didn't you come to me?

214
00:18:40,787 --> 00:18:44,958
Last time I did that, I had my
conversations hand-delivered to the FBI.

215
00:18:45,125 --> 00:18:49,129
Clark, whatever deal I've made
with the feds, your family is off-limits.

216
00:18:51,548 --> 00:18:54,634
I was kind of hoping
you might return the favor.

217
00:18:54,718 --> 00:18:57,971
Now, you mind telling me
what you were doing down here?

218
00:18:58,972 --> 00:19:00,807
It wasn't me.

219
00:19:02,350 --> 00:19:06,021
Lex, there's something happening
to my friend, and...

220
00:19:06,479 --> 00:19:08,064
What were you working on down here?

221
00:19:08,231 --> 00:19:11,026
An old project of my father's.

222
00:19:11,192 --> 00:19:13,737
I was trying to salvage
something from his failure.

223
00:19:15,196 --> 00:19:16,448
Then where is everything?

224
00:19:17,866 --> 00:19:19,868
I decided to cut my losses.

225
00:19:20,910 --> 00:19:22,245
Clark...

226
00:19:22,704 --> 00:19:26,624
We didn't get far enough
to Gauge the potential side effects.

227
00:19:27,375 --> 00:19:31,963
If this friend was exposed to anything,
there could be a serious health risk.

228
00:19:33,256 --> 00:19:36,676
Now, it's hard for me to help
unless I know who it is.

229
00:19:48,480 --> 00:19:50,190
[William]
How could you print this?

230
00:19:50,357 --> 00:19:53,693
Thanks to you, my mom had to go
into hiding. Police are looking for her.

231
00:19:54,110 --> 00:19:59,532
Sorry, William, I just printed the truth.
I can't be held responsible for that.

232
00:20:05,205 --> 00:20:07,457
You ruined my life.

233
00:20:14,839 --> 00:20:18,635
Was it just me, or did I completely
clear out the lunch crowd?

234
00:20:18,802 --> 00:20:20,804
No, it was you.

235
00:20:23,264 --> 00:20:26,059
Ever since you turned the torch
into your own gossip column,

236
00:20:26,226 --> 00:20:28,103
no one can stand being around you.

237
00:20:28,937 --> 00:20:31,189
At least you're still talking to me, right?

238
00:20:32,065 --> 00:20:33,691
For now.

239
00:20:34,526 --> 00:20:37,779
Okay. What's that about?

240
00:20:40,490 --> 00:20:42,617
I applied to the Paris school of the arts.

241
00:20:42,784 --> 00:20:48,164
They have a full-time program.
If I get accepted, I start in the summer.

242
00:20:51,126 --> 00:20:54,879
Wow. I guess I'm out of the loop.
When did you decide this?

243
00:20:56,005 --> 00:20:58,383
I've been thinking
about it for a while now.

244
00:20:59,467 --> 00:21:05,473
Everyone has their families,
you know, and I'm not sure where I fit in.

245
00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:09,144
- I always thought we were your family.
- Oh, come on, Chloe.

246
00:21:09,310 --> 00:21:11,438
I know what you
and everyone else thinks of me.

247
00:21:11,604 --> 00:21:14,983
That I'm driven and self-involved.

248
00:21:16,484 --> 00:21:18,445
I just can't wait to get out of here

249
00:21:18,611 --> 00:21:20,989
and go somewhere where
people don't judge me.

250
00:21:24,284 --> 00:21:26,369
I never said anything like that.

251
00:21:27,203 --> 00:21:29,622
You never had to.

252
00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:33,334
Why have you never talked to me about this?

253
00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:37,547
Because I couldn't trust you.

254
00:21:58,151 --> 00:21:59,736
Chloe, thanks for coming.

255
00:21:59,903 --> 00:22:01,446
Yeah, well, I only have a minute.

256
00:22:01,613 --> 00:22:04,824
Clark just called me about a story
that broke at the hospital, so...

257
00:22:04,991 --> 00:22:09,579
Then just give me the abridged version
of your trip to LuthorCorp the other night.

258
00:22:10,497 --> 00:22:12,290
Let me guess,

259
00:22:12,457 --> 00:22:15,084
somehow,
no one can resist telling you the truth.

260
00:22:16,169 --> 00:22:18,087
Are you looking for an apology?

261
00:22:19,714 --> 00:22:21,090
Chloe...

262
00:22:21,716 --> 00:22:25,887
Use your gift to help me get back
the weeks my father stole from me.

263
00:22:26,137 --> 00:22:30,600
I don't think your dad would go to such
extremes to destroy those memories

264
00:22:30,767 --> 00:22:33,186
if they didn't pose some
sort of a threat to him.

265
00:22:33,353 --> 00:22:35,647
Maybe you should just leave it alone.

266
00:22:37,148 --> 00:22:41,236
Why do I get the feeling you know
more about this than you're letting on?

267
00:22:41,861 --> 00:22:43,571
I don't know anything about that.

268
00:22:43,738 --> 00:22:47,867
But I do know that because of you,
my dad can't get a job. Why help you?

269
00:22:48,034 --> 00:22:50,620
Because my father is the one
who ordered his dismissal.

270
00:22:55,792 --> 00:22:58,169
You know that's the truth, don't you?

271
00:23:02,340 --> 00:23:05,301
Meaning that my family's future
is just one chess move

272
00:23:05,468 --> 00:23:08,805
in the endless game of one-upmanship
played by you and your dad?

273
00:23:08,972 --> 00:23:10,682
It's not a game, Chloe.

274
00:23:10,848 --> 00:23:13,101
You're the only one
who can get me the truth.

275
00:23:14,894 --> 00:23:17,397
Why do you keep doing this to yourself?

276
00:23:18,565 --> 00:23:21,651
Why can't you just walk
away from your father?

277
00:23:23,236 --> 00:23:26,406
Because he won't give me the only thing
I've ever wanted from him.

278
00:23:27,240 --> 00:23:28,783
And that would be?

279
00:23:35,498 --> 00:23:37,834
I want him to love me.

280
00:23:47,260 --> 00:23:50,513
[Pensive music playing]

281
00:23:57,312 --> 00:23:58,980
Pete. What are you doing here?

282
00:23:59,147 --> 00:24:00,857
Chloe said you had some big story.

283
00:24:00,982 --> 00:24:02,650
Um, I just told her that.

284
00:24:02,817 --> 00:24:06,446
The way she's acting, I thought it was
the only way to get her to the hospital.

285
00:24:06,613 --> 00:24:08,072
Is she okay?

286
00:24:08,239 --> 00:24:10,658
She got doused with something.
It's making her sick.

287
00:24:10,825 --> 00:24:12,452
Some sort of truth gas.

288
00:24:12,619 --> 00:24:14,704
Which would explain
the vise grip on my arm.

289
00:24:17,790 --> 00:24:21,586
I can take a hint. You want me out
before the human lie detector shows up.

290
00:24:27,800 --> 00:24:30,303
- Hey, Pete.
- [Pete] Chloe.

291
00:24:32,388 --> 00:24:35,016
No, wait. Now, enough is enough.

292
00:24:35,183 --> 00:24:38,686
Everyone's on the "run away from Chloe"
bandwagon today. Why you?

293
00:24:39,479 --> 00:24:42,982
I'm trying to stay away from you
so I don't tell you the truth.

294
00:24:43,149 --> 00:24:46,986
- Remember that story I called you about?
- Yeah, we can talk about this story later.

295
00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:50,823
Right now I wanna know why you guys
are playing such a zone defense on me.

296
00:24:51,115 --> 00:24:53,076
What is the big secret, Pete?

297
00:25:02,043 --> 00:25:04,128
I'm in love with you, Chloe.

298
00:25:05,129 --> 00:25:08,800
I've been waiting to do that
ever since the first day that I met you.

299
00:25:09,217 --> 00:25:10,927
Okay, whoa, Pete.

300
00:25:13,554 --> 00:25:15,139
Why didn't you tell me this sooner?

301
00:25:16,015 --> 00:25:18,476
Because I knew the
way you felt about Clark.

302
00:25:19,936 --> 00:25:21,688
And I never saw the point.

303
00:25:28,361 --> 00:25:30,613
- Pete, wait.
- Chloe, listen.

304
00:25:30,780 --> 00:25:34,867
If Clark's right and there's something
wrong with you, then take care of it.

305
00:25:35,034 --> 00:25:36,285
Please.

306
00:25:40,331 --> 00:25:41,374
[Groans]

307
00:25:41,541 --> 00:25:43,835
Chloe? Are you okay?

308
00:25:44,252 --> 00:25:45,628
I need some help!

309
00:25:45,712 --> 00:25:47,380
Please!

310
00:25:48,172 --> 00:25:49,382
- What's her name?
- Chloe.

311
00:25:49,549 --> 00:25:51,968
Chloe, we're going
to take you down to exam 3.

312
00:25:54,470 --> 00:25:58,474
[Woman] You're gonna be okay.
Have you had anything to eat today?

313
00:25:59,100 --> 00:26:00,977
- [Chloe] A little.
- [Woman] When did you?

314
00:26:08,985 --> 00:26:11,738
I've been looking for you.
They arrested Mrs. Taylor.

315
00:26:11,904 --> 00:26:14,240
I know. It's been all over the Internet.

316
00:26:15,199 --> 00:26:16,534
So long as you're online,

317
00:26:16,701 --> 00:26:19,704
wanna ask jeeves how long it takes
to die of embarrassment?

318
00:26:25,209 --> 00:26:28,588
Pete, how come you didn't
tell me how you felt about Chloe?

319
00:26:30,173 --> 00:26:32,175
It's not like I ever had a chance with her.

320
00:26:33,342 --> 00:26:36,763
- What would make you say that?
- I'm always standing next to you.

321
00:26:39,348 --> 00:26:41,142
Oh, come on, Clark.

322
00:26:41,976 --> 00:26:44,896
As far as long shadows go,
you're the dark side of the moon.

323
00:26:52,570 --> 00:26:55,823
- Why are you looking at Chloe's files?
- I'm worried about her.

324
00:26:55,990 --> 00:27:00,411
She was working on a story about
a LuthorCorp project called levitas.

325
00:27:00,578 --> 00:27:03,080
This retired military doctor,
general Jonah Doyle,

326
00:27:03,247 --> 00:27:06,375
claims he was part of
the first test five years ago.

327
00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:08,336
Sounds like a crackpot.

328
00:27:11,297 --> 00:27:13,341
It's our only lead.

329
00:27:22,266 --> 00:27:24,560
Everything looks normal.

330
00:27:24,977 --> 00:27:26,938
I'll be right back.

331
00:27:41,452 --> 00:27:43,496
- That wasn't very long.
- Miss Sullivan.

332
00:27:44,497 --> 00:27:46,332
You look a bit peaked.

333
00:27:46,666 --> 00:27:50,461
Well, I suppose a steady diet of truth
can wear on a person.

334
00:27:52,380 --> 00:27:56,551
I understand you've borrowed
one of our LuthorCorp security cards.

335
00:27:57,552 --> 00:27:59,637
I was just trying to help my dad.

336
00:27:59,804 --> 00:28:01,389
What did you do, blacklist him?

337
00:28:01,556 --> 00:28:06,769
You're damn right I blacklisted him. He'll
be lucky to find a job as a dishwasher.

338
00:28:10,481 --> 00:28:15,486
I warned you there'd be repercussions
if you defied me. I'm a man of my word.

339
00:28:15,736 --> 00:28:18,072
There's only one way to find out.

340
00:28:19,282 --> 00:28:20,283
[Lionel] What?

341
00:28:20,950 --> 00:28:23,411
Did you order Morgan edge
to kill your parents?

342
00:28:23,953 --> 00:28:26,330
Of course I did.
For their life insurance.

343
00:28:26,497 --> 00:28:28,541
I needed that money to start my company.

344
00:28:31,127 --> 00:28:35,923
Oh. I'm sorry you asked me
that question, miss Sullivan.

345
00:28:36,257 --> 00:28:38,926
That's very dangerous
information for you to have.

346
00:28:39,093 --> 00:28:40,928
Why did you ask me that?

347
00:28:43,055 --> 00:28:45,892
That's not important. This is.

348
00:28:46,058 --> 00:28:47,935
Of course I did.
For their life insurance.

349
00:28:48,102 --> 00:28:50,855
I have your entire confession
recorded on my voice mail

350
00:28:51,022 --> 00:28:53,524
and the only person
that has the password is me.

351
00:28:53,691 --> 00:28:56,903
So if I were you, I would reconsider
my father's employment situation.

352
00:28:57,069 --> 00:29:01,532
I'm impressed but, unfortunately,
I don't respond to blackmail.

353
00:29:02,116 --> 00:29:05,411
But, you know, this isn't what's
gonna get your father's job back.

354
00:29:06,454 --> 00:29:07,288
Then what would?

355
00:29:07,371 --> 00:29:11,459
Information from an
especially intransigent source.

356
00:29:12,126 --> 00:29:13,461
Does this source have a name?

357
00:29:13,544 --> 00:29:15,838
Two, actually. Jonathan and Martha Kent.

358
00:29:16,005 --> 00:29:17,798
But you need only ask one question.

359
00:29:17,965 --> 00:29:19,216
Why would I ever do that?

360
00:29:19,383 --> 00:29:22,970
Because I know you have a special place
in your heart for their son,

361
00:29:23,137 --> 00:29:25,973
and it's killing you
that he's hiding something from you.

362
00:29:26,098 --> 00:29:29,644
And we both know that this may be
the only opportunity you'll ever have

363
00:29:29,810 --> 00:29:31,562
to find out what that is.

364
00:29:34,565 --> 00:29:37,526
[Ominous music playing]

365
00:29:37,610 --> 00:29:40,321
And what exactly is it
that you want to know?

366
00:29:43,366 --> 00:29:46,243
Where did Clark Kent come from?

367
00:29:57,254 --> 00:30:00,257
[Pensive music playing]

368
00:30:15,231 --> 00:30:16,440
[Gun cocks]

369
00:30:16,524 --> 00:30:18,734
You need a lesson in manners.

370
00:30:21,028 --> 00:30:23,948
I'm here to talk to you
about the levitas project.

371
00:30:25,032 --> 00:30:28,369
I know that LuthorCorp was the contractor
when you were in charge.

372
00:30:28,536 --> 00:30:30,413
They've resumed the experiment.

373
00:30:30,913 --> 00:30:33,457
- Lionel Luthor send you?
- No.

374
00:30:33,624 --> 00:30:36,002
I need to know how the drug affects people.

375
00:30:41,382 --> 00:30:42,675
Over there.

376
00:30:56,272 --> 00:30:58,816
[Doyle sighing]

377
00:31:00,359 --> 00:31:03,237
We were trying to create
the ultimate interrogator.

378
00:31:03,571 --> 00:31:04,822
Why did you stop?

379
00:31:05,865 --> 00:31:08,159
I bucked over safety issues.

380
00:31:09,243 --> 00:31:14,165
Luthor retaliated by arranging
for a disappointing psych report...

381
00:31:15,499 --> 00:31:18,085
And a dishonorable discharge.

382
00:31:22,256 --> 00:31:25,217
Mr. Doyle, a friend of mine
stumbled into the LuthorCorp lab

383
00:31:25,426 --> 00:31:28,054
that was continuing the levitas research.

384
00:31:28,220 --> 00:31:29,680
I think she was exposed...

385
00:31:29,847 --> 00:31:31,474
Is your friend showing symptoms?

386
00:31:32,600 --> 00:31:33,934
She's been having headaches.

387
00:31:36,562 --> 00:31:38,814
My guess is your friend
will be dead by morning.

388
00:31:40,316 --> 00:31:44,320
- Dead?
- That's why I suspended the project.

389
00:31:45,654 --> 00:31:49,325
We suspected the gas would work.

390
00:31:53,454 --> 00:31:55,790
But the toxicity levels
were off the charts.

391
00:31:56,874 --> 00:31:58,793
Is there anything that can help her?

392
00:31:59,960 --> 00:32:04,173
Before the project went down,
I was working on a possible counteractant.

393
00:32:11,263 --> 00:32:12,681
It was never tested.

394
00:32:24,068 --> 00:32:26,153
If I have to use this,
how much do I give her?

395
00:32:27,071 --> 00:32:30,324
Hit her with a full dose.
Right in the heart.

396
00:32:36,956 --> 00:32:39,416
Excuse me. I'm looking for Chloe Sullivan.

397
00:32:39,583 --> 00:32:42,753
So are we. She left without
being officially discharged.

398
00:32:54,348 --> 00:32:56,851
- Clark. What a surprise.
- Is it?

399
00:32:57,852 --> 00:33:00,521
I know about your human truth serum.

400
00:33:00,813 --> 00:33:02,356
The levitas project.

401
00:33:03,482 --> 00:33:05,276
Levflas?

402
00:33:05,442 --> 00:33:11,365
Levita... I think we abandoned that project
five, seven years ago.

403
00:33:12,241 --> 00:33:14,034
You're lying.

404
00:33:14,910 --> 00:33:19,165
That's a provocative accusation, Clark,
especially coming from you.

405
00:33:19,874 --> 00:33:22,877
I don't believe you're here
just to check on Chloe's health.

406
00:33:23,043 --> 00:33:27,214
Did you get her to work for you again?
Ask more questions about me?

407
00:33:27,381 --> 00:33:30,885
Whatever I ask her to do, Clark,
is in search of the truth.

408
00:33:32,720 --> 00:33:34,388
She might die.

409
00:33:37,141 --> 00:33:39,226
You couldn't care less.

410
00:33:45,691 --> 00:33:46,901
Come on.

411
00:33:52,698 --> 00:33:54,366
[Cell phone ringing]

412
00:33:54,450 --> 00:33:56,660
[Ominous music playing]

413
00:34:02,750 --> 00:34:04,919
- Hello?
- Chloe, it's Clark.

414
00:34:05,085 --> 00:34:08,505
You have to get back to the hospital.
What you have might kill you.

415
00:34:10,925 --> 00:34:13,135
You're just saying that so you can stop me.

416
00:34:13,302 --> 00:34:14,428
Stop you from what?

417
00:34:15,763 --> 00:34:18,349
Do you know what it's like
to look at your best friend

418
00:34:18,515 --> 00:34:19,892
and know he is lying?

419
00:34:21,644 --> 00:34:23,103
I can't do this anymore.

420
00:34:27,107 --> 00:34:28,484
Chloe.

421
00:34:31,195 --> 00:34:32,863
Chloe, talk to me.

422
00:34:35,199 --> 00:34:38,035
Chloe! Are you all right, Chloe?
Talk to me.

423
00:34:38,202 --> 00:34:39,787
You have to let me help you.

424
00:35:00,891 --> 00:35:02,601
Chloe.

425
00:35:08,649 --> 00:35:10,567
I warned you to leave us alone!

426
00:35:10,734 --> 00:35:13,237
My mother doesn't deserve to be in jail!

427
00:35:19,159 --> 00:35:22,329
Clark! Clark, I'm at the coughlin bridge!
Please help me!

428
00:35:22,413 --> 00:35:24,415
[Engine revving]

429
00:37:02,554 --> 00:37:04,723
Chloe! It's gonna be okay.

430
00:37:11,146 --> 00:37:14,149
[Ominous music playing]

431
00:37:17,194 --> 00:37:18,987
Well, that's it. No need to call back.

432
00:37:19,154 --> 00:37:21,865
[Lex] Two invitations to
your office in one week.

433
00:37:22,032 --> 00:37:23,575
I should be flattered.

434
00:37:23,742 --> 00:37:25,494
You should be more careful.

435
00:37:26,453 --> 00:37:30,290
In the future, if you want to
reactivate one of my old projects,

436
00:37:30,457 --> 00:37:32,376
son, all you have to do is ask.

437
00:37:32,543 --> 00:37:35,045
If you made more of an effort
to keep me informed,

438
00:37:35,212 --> 00:37:37,131
I wouldn't resort to subterfuge.

439
00:37:37,297 --> 00:37:42,761
I am trying to understand why you'd
be so desperate to learn the truth

440
00:37:42,928 --> 00:37:47,516
that you would resort
to using a dangerously unstable drug.

441
00:37:47,683 --> 00:37:50,394
I guess the truth
has never really held much merit for you.

442
00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:53,981
Now, I'm losing my Patience, Lex.

443
00:37:54,148 --> 00:37:57,401
You are constantly defensive with me.

444
00:37:58,068 --> 00:38:01,196
Now, tell me, damn it,
what is it you want from me?

445
00:38:06,618 --> 00:38:08,620
It doesn't really matter, dad.

446
00:38:09,496 --> 00:38:11,039
I'm never going to get it.

447
00:38:24,470 --> 00:38:26,305
[Footsteps approaching]

448
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:30,726
Chloe, how are you feeling?

449
00:38:31,602 --> 00:38:33,187
A little shaky.

450
00:38:33,353 --> 00:38:35,230
But I'm totally truth-serum free.

451
00:38:35,606 --> 00:38:39,193
Whatever you Pulp Fiction-ed into my chest
not only kick-started my heart,

452
00:38:39,359 --> 00:38:42,279
but also relieved me
of any levitas in my system, so..

453
00:38:42,446 --> 00:38:44,072
That's good.

454
00:38:47,910 --> 00:38:51,038
- Did you hear what happened to William?
- Yeah.

455
00:38:51,955 --> 00:38:54,708
Between his mother's past and her arrest,

456
00:38:54,875 --> 00:38:56,710
he took quite a hit.

457
00:38:59,379 --> 00:39:01,715
I never meant to hurt him.

458
00:39:02,299 --> 00:39:05,010
His mom's the one who should've told him.

459
00:39:05,886 --> 00:39:07,971
But that's the thing about the truth.

460
00:39:08,889 --> 00:39:11,308
It's bound to come out, sooner or later.

461
00:39:14,853 --> 00:39:17,064
Then I guess it's my turn to come clean.

462
00:39:19,566 --> 00:39:22,819
When you found me on the bridge,
I was on my way here.

463
00:39:24,780 --> 00:39:28,742
I was gonna ask your parents
all the questions you would never answer.

464
00:39:38,585 --> 00:39:42,339
I know "I'm sorry" has become a
recurring motif in our relationship, but...

465
00:39:42,506 --> 00:39:43,799
No, Chloe...

466
00:39:44,508 --> 00:39:46,969
I appreciate your honesty,
but you weren't yourself.

467
00:39:48,470 --> 00:39:50,847
I really wish I could believe that.

468
00:39:51,640 --> 00:39:55,269
But there have been so many times
my curiosity has gotten the best of me.

469
00:39:56,645 --> 00:40:00,274
- Maybe this is just who I am.
- No. You're going after the truth.

470
00:40:00,440 --> 00:40:01,775
Nothing wrong with that.

471
00:40:01,942 --> 00:40:04,945
Unless it hurts the people
you care the most about.

472
00:40:06,530 --> 00:40:09,074
I'm just afraid that one day
I'm gonna push too hard

473
00:40:09,241 --> 00:40:11,868
and I'm not going to get
the chance to say I'm sorry.

474
00:40:16,290 --> 00:40:18,208
Today's not that day.

475
00:40:35,392 --> 00:40:38,061
Clark. Thanks for coming by.

476
00:40:38,228 --> 00:40:41,565
Is everything okay? I haven't gotten
many phone messages from you lately.

477
00:40:46,570 --> 00:40:48,572
I've been wanting to show you this.

478
00:40:49,740 --> 00:40:51,241
Pans?

479
00:40:51,408 --> 00:40:53,327
I sent in my application last week.

480
00:40:55,871 --> 00:40:57,080
I don't understand.

481
00:40:59,041 --> 00:41:00,959
I'm leaving.

482
00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:07,382
- Lana, if this is because of me...
- No.

483
00:41:09,426 --> 00:41:11,136
Because of everything.

484
00:41:11,303 --> 00:41:14,514
I'm beginning to feel
like I need a fresh start.

485
00:41:14,681 --> 00:41:17,059
What about your life here?
What about your friends?

486
00:41:17,934 --> 00:41:21,813
Well, maybe I'll wind up
in Smallville eventually, but...

487
00:41:21,980 --> 00:41:23,690
I don't think I can be happy

488
00:41:23,857 --> 00:41:27,110
wondering if there's
something else out there.

489
00:41:31,448 --> 00:41:32,866
Why didn't you tell me sooner?

490
00:41:33,450 --> 00:41:35,452
Because...

491
00:41:36,119 --> 00:41:38,413
I didn't want anyone to talk me out of it.

492
00:41:41,583 --> 00:41:43,794
And the truth is,

493
00:41:43,960 --> 00:41:46,380
I knew you were the only person that could.

494
00:42:13,407 --> 00:42:17,661
[Computer] Thanks for using kanscom.
Please enter your security code now.

495
00:42:18,704 --> 00:42:21,081
You have one new message.

496
00:42:21,915 --> 00:42:25,585
[Lionel on recording]
Hello, miss Sullivan. It's only me. Um...

497
00:42:25,752 --> 00:42:28,588
Oh, no need to look
for that conversation we had earlier.

498
00:42:28,755 --> 00:42:31,842
That's gone, and, uh...

499
00:42:32,008 --> 00:42:34,594
Well, that's it. No need to call back.

500
00:42:34,803 --> 00:42:37,514
[Computer]
You have no more messages.

501
00:42:37,597 --> 00:42:40,600
[Melancholy music playing]

502
00:42:59,953 --> 00:43:02,956
[Theme music playing]