1 00:00:01,752 --> 00:00:04,088 [Narrator] Previously on Smallville: 2 00:00:05,381 --> 00:00:08,718 You ran off with a girl you barely know and got married. 3 00:00:08,885 --> 00:00:11,429 It wasn't legal. I was on red kryptonite, mom. 4 00:00:11,596 --> 00:00:13,264 Jason, what's really going on here? 5 00:00:13,347 --> 00:00:15,975 Where this is heading with us, I just don't think you're ready. 6 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,769 [Clark] There's a part of me that never feels freer 7 00:00:18,936 --> 00:00:21,564 - than when I'm with Alicia. - You know what she did. 8 00:00:21,731 --> 00:00:24,150 She tried to kill Lana and she tried to kill you. 9 00:00:24,275 --> 00:00:27,486 - Alicia needs to be in an institution. - Why'd they let her out of belle reve? 10 00:00:27,612 --> 00:00:31,115 It's a little something my doctor came up with. It keeps me from using my powers. 11 00:00:31,282 --> 00:00:33,451 Why did you just walk out on this relationship? 12 00:00:33,618 --> 00:00:35,411 I think that my mother arranged it. 13 00:00:35,494 --> 00:00:37,288 You don't even see what you did was wrong. 14 00:00:37,455 --> 00:00:39,123 You dosed me with red kryptonite. 15 00:00:39,290 --> 00:00:42,585 Look, I know that we can never be together after what I did. 16 00:00:42,752 --> 00:00:46,464 Whatever's going on, it doesn't change the way that I feel about you. 17 00:00:46,631 --> 00:00:47,798 [Alicia] I love you, Clark. 18 00:00:47,965 --> 00:00:51,552 For as long as I live, I'm never gonna reveal your secret. 19 00:00:51,886 --> 00:00:54,931 [Joan Jett's "I love rock n' roll" playing on karaoke machine] 20 00:00:55,014 --> 00:00:57,808 J“ 80 put another dime in the jukebox, baby j“ 21 00:00:57,934 --> 00:01:02,897 j“ I love rock n' roll so come and take your time and dance with me... j“ 22 00:01:02,980 --> 00:01:05,024 [yells] 23 00:01:05,191 --> 00:01:07,401 [Laughing] 24 00:01:07,485 --> 00:01:11,364 J“ he smiled, so I got up and asked for his name... j“ 25 00:01:11,447 --> 00:01:12,823 you, right there. 26 00:01:16,035 --> 00:01:17,411 [Chloe] Yeah, Lois. 27 00:01:17,495 --> 00:01:24,418 J“ I said, "can I take you home where we can be alone?" J“ 28 00:01:24,502 --> 00:01:29,590 j“ and next we were movin' on he was with me, yeah, me j“ 29 00:01:29,674 --> 00:01:34,845 j“ next we were movin' on he was with me, yeah, me singin'j“ 30 00:01:34,929 --> 00:01:37,473 j“ I love rock n' roll j“ 31 00:01:37,556 --> 00:01:40,142 j“ 80 put another dime in the jukebox, baby j“ 32 00:01:40,226 --> 00:01:46,148 j“ 80 come and take your time and dance with me j“ 33 00:01:48,109 --> 00:01:50,236 [song fades out] 34 00:01:51,696 --> 00:01:54,448 First he married the girl, now he's dating her? 35 00:01:57,868 --> 00:01:59,370 - That was subtle, Lois. - Right. 36 00:01:59,537 --> 00:02:01,372 It was good. 37 00:02:10,214 --> 00:02:12,633 I think I've seen enough for one night. 38 00:02:15,511 --> 00:02:16,929 Lana, wait. 39 00:02:20,391 --> 00:02:21,809 I just want to apologize. 40 00:02:21,976 --> 00:02:24,895 For what, trying to kill me, or not succeeding? 41 00:02:25,062 --> 00:02:29,233 Look, all I want is a chance to prove to you who I really am. 42 00:02:29,400 --> 00:02:31,444 You already have. 43 00:02:38,326 --> 00:02:39,910 I can't believe you brought her here. 44 00:02:40,077 --> 00:02:42,913 - Jason, listen... - Listen to what, another apology? 45 00:02:43,748 --> 00:02:47,877 You think just because she says she's better that everything's gonna be okay? 46 00:02:48,461 --> 00:02:50,254 Come on, man. 47 00:02:50,338 --> 00:02:53,341 [Ominous music playing] 48 00:03:37,551 --> 00:03:40,137 [Wind blowing] 49 00:04:01,534 --> 00:04:02,952 [Screams] 50 00:04:03,244 --> 00:04:04,870 [Gasping] 51 00:04:04,954 --> 00:04:07,957 [Dramatic music playing] 52 00:04:10,668 --> 00:04:12,044 Lana? 53 00:04:19,135 --> 00:04:20,386 Lana? 54 00:04:25,433 --> 00:04:26,976 Hey. 55 00:04:27,852 --> 00:04:29,186 Oh, god. 56 00:04:29,353 --> 00:04:30,855 Lana? 57 00:04:31,188 --> 00:04:33,274 Hey, can you hear me? 58 00:04:38,362 --> 00:04:39,905 Lana. 59 00:04:40,322 --> 00:04:41,782 Lana, look at me. 60 00:04:42,658 --> 00:04:43,742 [Theme music playing] 61 00:04:43,826 --> 00:04:48,747 J“ somebody save me j“ 62 00:04:50,249 --> 00:04:54,128 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 63 00:04:54,211 --> 00:04:58,841 j“ somebody save me j“ 64 00:05:00,593 --> 00:05:04,388 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 65 00:05:04,472 --> 00:05:09,018 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 66 00:05:09,101 --> 00:05:14,690 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 67 00:05:14,773 --> 00:05:18,652 j“ to stay with me j“ 68 00:05:20,321 --> 00:05:25,034 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 69 00:05:25,117 --> 00:05:29,079 j“ stay, stay j“ 70 00:05:29,163 --> 00:05:32,458 j“ come on j“ 71 00:05:35,586 --> 00:05:38,172 [ominous music playing] 72 00:05:46,805 --> 00:05:49,350 Hey, how's Lana? Is she okay? 73 00:05:49,517 --> 00:05:51,685 Hey, Clark. Yeah, she's fine. 74 00:05:51,852 --> 00:05:55,356 Lucky for her, Jason pulled a t.J. Hooker and broke her bathroom door down. 75 00:05:55,523 --> 00:05:59,527 Only to discover Lana's mystery assailant had somehow flown the Coop. 76 00:05:59,693 --> 00:06:03,155 So have they arrested your arm ornament yet? 77 00:06:03,322 --> 00:06:05,324 - What? - [Chloe] Sheriff Adams was just here. 78 00:06:05,491 --> 00:06:09,620 She spent a lot of time focusing on the "attacked inside a locked room" scenario. 79 00:06:10,204 --> 00:06:14,667 And the name Alicia baker came up more than once, in a bunny-boiler kind of way. 80 00:06:14,750 --> 00:06:18,045 Alicia didn't do this. Ever since she was released, 81 00:06:18,212 --> 00:06:21,131 she's been wearing a lead bracelet, preventing her abilities. 82 00:06:21,298 --> 00:06:23,926 And did she also happen to be wearing anything low-cut 83 00:06:24,093 --> 00:06:25,678 when she spun you that tale? 84 00:06:25,844 --> 00:06:28,222 I'm not sure you're thinking with your big brain. 85 00:06:28,389 --> 00:06:30,558 Just because Alicia says that the bracelet 86 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:34,270 keeps her from teleporting doesn't mean that it's the truth. 87 00:06:34,436 --> 00:06:36,272 She was with me when Lana got attacked. 88 00:06:36,438 --> 00:06:39,567 - I was saying good night in granville. - Yeah, but every second? 89 00:06:39,733 --> 00:06:43,571 You have to admit she can transport easier than captain kirk. 90 00:06:43,737 --> 00:06:46,156 She did try to carve herself a Jack-o-Lana before, 91 00:06:46,323 --> 00:06:47,908 cut-and-dry. Emphasis on "out." 92 00:06:48,075 --> 00:06:51,870 I'm telling you, Alicia couldn't have done this. I know her. 93 00:07:04,300 --> 00:07:05,759 Clark. 94 00:07:06,760 --> 00:07:08,971 Lana doesn't want to see you. 95 00:07:15,936 --> 00:07:19,273 [Adams] I'm getting a funny sense of déja vu here, Mr. Kent. 96 00:07:19,440 --> 00:07:21,775 Haven't we acted out this particular charade before? 97 00:07:21,859 --> 00:07:24,612 This is different, sheriff. Alicia did not attack Lana. 98 00:07:24,778 --> 00:07:26,780 She was with me. 99 00:07:26,947 --> 00:07:30,701 I better not find out you're covering for that girlfriend of yours, Mr. Kent. 100 00:07:30,868 --> 00:07:35,164 Having you as an alibi is the only thing keeping me from tossing her tail in jail. 101 00:07:35,247 --> 00:07:38,584 [Pensive music playing] 102 00:07:45,758 --> 00:07:48,302 Sheriff Adams already has Alicia tried and convicted. 103 00:07:48,469 --> 00:07:49,803 Sheriff Adams has a point. 104 00:07:49,928 --> 00:07:51,930 First Las Vegas, and now an assault charge? 105 00:07:52,097 --> 00:07:53,974 What are you doing with this girl, Clark? 106 00:07:54,141 --> 00:07:55,142 Alicia didn't do this. 107 00:07:55,225 --> 00:07:57,102 [Jonathan] Son, your girlfriend has problems. 108 00:07:57,269 --> 00:07:59,813 This relationship isn't healthy. Why can't you see that? 109 00:07:59,980 --> 00:08:03,025 You always told me to look for the good in people, to believe in them. 110 00:08:03,192 --> 00:08:04,818 Alicia deserves a second chance. 111 00:08:04,985 --> 00:08:08,030 I don't understand why you see her, knowing how we feel. 112 00:08:08,197 --> 00:08:11,200 She kept my secret. She got shot protecting me. 113 00:08:11,659 --> 00:08:13,827 What does she have to do to prove herself? 114 00:08:13,994 --> 00:08:15,621 What if she did this, Clark? 115 00:08:15,788 --> 00:08:18,332 What if she attacked Lana the way she did before? 116 00:08:26,882 --> 00:08:29,259 Ever thought about getting out more? 117 00:08:29,426 --> 00:08:32,971 This coming from the college student who ran away from college. 118 00:08:33,138 --> 00:08:34,890 - It's Greek week. - So? 119 00:08:35,057 --> 00:08:37,559 So they're wearing their letters on their shirts. 120 00:08:37,726 --> 00:08:39,353 -They sing group songs. —aww. 121 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,855 The fraternities are having a power-puking contest. 122 00:08:42,022 --> 00:08:43,607 Okay, enough said. 123 00:08:43,774 --> 00:08:46,694 I don't understand why you came out to Smallville though. 124 00:08:46,860 --> 00:08:49,988 Well, believe it or not, I like spending time with you, little cousin. 125 00:08:50,155 --> 00:08:53,659 That doesn't mean I'm ready to buy into your "meteors make freaks" theory. 126 00:08:53,826 --> 00:08:55,202 It's not just a theory, Lois. 127 00:08:55,369 --> 00:08:57,705 Alicia baker tried to kill my best friend, twice. 128 00:08:57,871 --> 00:09:02,418 It was because of her meteor-induced abilities that she was able to do that. 129 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:04,753 Did you know Lana's bathroom door was locked? 130 00:09:04,920 --> 00:09:08,507 - Who else could have gotten in or out? - [Clark] That's what I want to know. 131 00:09:08,674 --> 00:09:12,636 We need to find out if anybody else has abilities similar to Alicia's. 132 00:09:12,803 --> 00:09:15,806 I'm sorry, but even if there was someone else like Alicia, 133 00:09:15,973 --> 00:09:20,102 - what would they have against Lana? - I finished that op-ed piece, Chloe. 134 00:09:20,728 --> 00:09:22,896 - Great. - Hey, Lois. 135 00:09:24,648 --> 00:09:27,943 I had a feeling I'd... I'd bump into you here. Um... 136 00:09:28,110 --> 00:09:30,112 I was wondering if, uh, 137 00:09:30,279 --> 00:09:33,949 you'd like to, maybe, have a cup of coffee 138 00:09:34,116 --> 00:09:36,076 or something with me, maybe. 139 00:09:38,620 --> 00:09:41,248 You know, Lois was just saying she needs to get out more. 140 00:09:42,499 --> 00:09:45,961 - I... look... - Excellent, it's a date. 141 00:09:46,128 --> 00:09:47,838 "Smallville's glory days." 142 00:09:50,424 --> 00:09:52,468 - Sounds interesting. - I think it is. 143 00:09:52,551 --> 00:09:54,178 I'll tell you about it over coffee. 144 00:09:57,598 --> 00:10:00,350 Hey, Tim, you were at the Talon last night. 145 00:10:00,517 --> 00:10:02,561 Did you see anything suspicious? 146 00:10:02,686 --> 00:10:05,439 Um, no. Nothing out of the ordinary. 147 00:10:05,606 --> 00:10:07,483 But your mother was there, cleaning up. 148 00:10:07,608 --> 00:10:09,943 And the blond girl you were with was in the alley. 149 00:10:10,110 --> 00:10:11,779 Maybe they saw something. 150 00:10:11,862 --> 00:10:14,865 [Pensive music playing] 151 00:10:24,166 --> 00:10:27,586 You look like a big cat in a small cage. 152 00:10:29,963 --> 00:10:32,049 You all right? 153 00:10:37,179 --> 00:10:40,349 Someone saw a blond girl in the alley behind the Talon 154 00:10:40,516 --> 00:10:41,850 when Lana was attacked. 155 00:10:48,482 --> 00:10:52,778 Then somebody saw another blond girl in the alley, because it wasn't me. 156 00:10:55,322 --> 00:10:58,158 There's bound to be suspicion, Clark. 157 00:10:58,325 --> 00:11:00,410 People think I did it. 158 00:11:02,120 --> 00:11:04,665 Besides, you couldn't have done it, because you were with me. 159 00:11:04,998 --> 00:11:07,668 And you were wearing your bracelet. 160 00:11:17,636 --> 00:11:19,847 - Clark. - You lied to me. 161 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:29,606 I didn't think that I needed it. 162 00:11:30,524 --> 00:11:32,526 You don't understand. 163 00:11:32,693 --> 00:11:36,405 I couldn't give up my powers again. It was worse than being in prison. 164 00:11:37,489 --> 00:11:41,076 What would you do if someone told you that you couldn't use your abilities? 165 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:43,871 I don't know. 166 00:11:44,079 --> 00:11:47,374 But I'd give them away in a second before I'd use them to hurt someone. 167 00:11:47,541 --> 00:11:49,793 Yeah, so would I. 168 00:11:50,794 --> 00:11:53,213 I'm better now, Clark. You know that. 169 00:11:53,380 --> 00:11:57,050 I just want people to accept me for who I am. 170 00:11:57,217 --> 00:11:59,219 I think if you're honest with yourself, 171 00:11:59,386 --> 00:12:02,264 you'll realize that deep down inside, you want that too. 172 00:12:04,474 --> 00:12:10,147 Look, I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you about the bracelet. 173 00:12:13,567 --> 00:12:16,403 But I didn't do anything to hurt Lana. 174 00:12:17,112 --> 00:12:18,572 I swear. 175 00:12:21,909 --> 00:12:23,577 I swear. 176 00:12:28,749 --> 00:12:31,793 Jason, don't be ridiculous. I'll be fine for a few hours. 177 00:12:31,960 --> 00:12:34,588 You realize you were attacked in your own apartment, 178 00:12:34,755 --> 00:12:37,591 behind a locked door. You want me just to leave you alone, 179 00:12:37,758 --> 00:12:41,094 spend the evening digging through the university's microfiche? No. 180 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:44,556 [Lana] Well, I'm not gonna let you flunk history. 181 00:12:45,390 --> 00:12:47,267 Mom, ready to go? 182 00:12:49,144 --> 00:12:50,938 Why don't Clark and I stay with Lana? 183 00:12:57,277 --> 00:12:59,446 I think that that is a great idea. 184 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:05,953 I'll be fine. 185 00:13:07,037 --> 00:13:09,081 All right. 186 00:13:09,247 --> 00:13:10,999 I won't be long. 187 00:13:31,269 --> 00:13:33,188 [Car alarm chirps] 188 00:13:33,271 --> 00:13:36,274 [Ominous music playing] 189 00:13:57,379 --> 00:13:58,797 [Jason gasping] 190 00:14:01,967 --> 00:14:03,593 [Horn beeping] 191 00:14:41,673 --> 00:14:42,758 Oh! 192 00:14:42,924 --> 00:14:45,010 Mom, what are you doing here? 193 00:14:45,177 --> 00:14:47,387 I had to come to make sure my son was all right. 194 00:14:49,056 --> 00:14:51,516 I phoned Dr. Martin on the way. He can see you today. 195 00:14:51,683 --> 00:14:53,769 I'm fine. I've been hurt worse in football. 196 00:14:53,935 --> 00:14:56,605 It never hurts to get a second opinion from a real doctor. 197 00:14:56,772 --> 00:14:58,982 Let it go, mom. 198 00:14:59,191 --> 00:15:02,527 It's just hard to see you suffering here by yourself. 199 00:15:02,694 --> 00:15:05,280 You'd at least think your girlfriend would be here. 200 00:15:05,530 --> 00:15:10,327 - You really want to play that game? - This is not a game. This is your life. 201 00:15:10,494 --> 00:15:13,038 And I'm worried about the path you're heading down. 202 00:15:13,205 --> 00:15:14,873 You mean the path you sent me down. 203 00:15:15,791 --> 00:15:17,793 What are you talking about? 204 00:15:18,543 --> 00:15:21,505 Lana. The girl you made sure I met in Paris. 205 00:15:22,839 --> 00:15:24,257 Are you serious? 206 00:15:26,635 --> 00:15:28,804 I mean, how could anyone maneuver two people 207 00:15:28,970 --> 00:15:30,847 meeting and falling in love in Paris? 208 00:15:33,809 --> 00:15:34,976 Mrs. Teague. 209 00:15:35,143 --> 00:15:37,062 - I didn't know you were here. - Come in. 210 00:15:37,187 --> 00:15:38,772 We were just talking about you. 211 00:15:40,524 --> 00:15:43,860 Did Jason share his matchmaking theory with you? 212 00:15:46,363 --> 00:15:48,740 - Yeah, he did. - And what did you think? 213 00:15:48,907 --> 00:15:52,452 That I had somehow used my mysterious powers to coerce you 214 00:15:52,619 --> 00:15:56,289 into going to Paris at exactly the same time that my son was there? 215 00:15:58,333 --> 00:15:59,876 You don't have to answer that. 216 00:16:00,043 --> 00:16:01,753 I think she already has. 217 00:16:04,297 --> 00:16:06,842 Lana, I'm not a perfect mother. 218 00:16:07,008 --> 00:16:10,470 I can be overprotective and sometimes overbearing, 219 00:16:10,637 --> 00:16:13,640 especially when it comes to the women in my son's life. 220 00:16:13,807 --> 00:16:16,768 - Mom... - I had nothing to do 221 00:16:16,935 --> 00:16:19,020 with getting the two of you together, 222 00:16:19,187 --> 00:16:21,606 as you can probably realize from my reaction to it. 223 00:16:21,690 --> 00:16:25,694 And why my son feels the need to blame me 224 00:16:25,861 --> 00:16:28,029 for meeting you 225 00:16:28,196 --> 00:16:31,449 is something you should be asking yourself. 226 00:16:36,496 --> 00:16:39,624 If you change your mind about the doctor, let me know. 227 00:16:40,542 --> 00:16:42,502 Feelbeflen 228 00:16:47,674 --> 00:16:49,426 [Door closes] 229 00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:55,807 [Cows mooing] 230 00:17:20,790 --> 00:17:22,918 It won't work. 231 00:17:24,586 --> 00:17:27,214 The one that they made me in belle reve was special. 232 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:30,967 It had to be able to release trace amounts of lead 233 00:17:31,134 --> 00:17:34,012 into my bloodstream to dampen my abilities. 234 00:17:34,179 --> 00:17:35,764 Remember? 235 00:17:36,681 --> 00:17:39,601 I guess it's the thought that counts. 236 00:17:40,518 --> 00:17:43,355 That's a pretty ugly thought. 237 00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:45,774 Where were you last night? 238 00:17:45,941 --> 00:17:49,444 I was wondering if you were ever gonna call me again. Why? 239 00:17:50,904 --> 00:17:53,615 Lana's boyfriend was attacked. 240 00:17:54,699 --> 00:17:57,494 I was the one who saved him. And I found this in his car. 241 00:17:58,245 --> 00:18:00,914 Okay, I didn't do it, Clark. 242 00:18:01,581 --> 00:18:04,042 I don't know how that got there, but I... 243 00:18:05,001 --> 00:18:07,420 - It wasn't me. - Alicia, you have to turn yourself in. 244 00:18:08,880 --> 00:18:11,925 - You don't believe me. - I want to. 245 00:18:12,092 --> 00:18:13,426 I really do. 246 00:18:13,510 --> 00:18:16,680 - But I need to stop who's doing this. - Okay, well, then find out who did it. 247 00:18:16,846 --> 00:18:19,808 - Everybody thinks it's you. - Why? Because of my powers? 248 00:18:19,975 --> 00:18:22,477 Because I'm a freak? 249 00:18:23,979 --> 00:18:27,816 You know, maybe if everybody knew your secret, you'd be a suspect too. 250 00:18:27,983 --> 00:18:30,318 No, Alicia, this is not about your abilities. 251 00:18:30,485 --> 00:18:32,737 It's really easy for you to say, Clark. 252 00:18:32,904 --> 00:18:36,241 Everybody thinks you're normal. How would your friends react 253 00:18:36,408 --> 00:18:38,827 if they found out that you were exactly like me? 254 00:18:38,994 --> 00:18:41,162 We'll go to the sheriff, tell her what happened. 255 00:18:41,329 --> 00:18:44,749 We'll explain everything. She'll understand, and it'll all work out. 256 00:18:48,003 --> 00:18:49,337 Just explain it to her. 257 00:18:51,047 --> 00:18:52,966 All right. I'll go with you. 258 00:18:54,134 --> 00:18:55,343 [Sighs] 259 00:18:57,053 --> 00:19:00,181 If you tell her about your powers too. 260 00:19:03,059 --> 00:19:04,436 I can't do that. 261 00:19:04,936 --> 00:19:08,732 Why not, Clark? Don't you understand 262 00:19:09,024 --> 00:19:11,234 that once people know the truth about us, 263 00:19:11,401 --> 00:19:14,863 then they'll have to accept us for who we really are. 264 00:19:17,198 --> 00:19:20,285 - I'm sorry. - I'm sorry too. 265 00:19:20,452 --> 00:19:24,914 Letting people know about us is the only way we're ever gonna be free, Clark. 266 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:29,085 Don't hate me for wanting that. 267 00:19:36,426 --> 00:19:38,094 Goodbye, Clark. 268 00:19:38,261 --> 00:19:40,013 Alicia... 269 00:19:47,437 --> 00:19:50,440 [Dan zweben's "die for" playing] 270 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:57,072 J“ you know, you're just like me... j“ 271 00:20:00,700 --> 00:20:02,869 Mr. Kent, I didn't see you there. 272 00:20:03,036 --> 00:20:05,330 Did you come to help your mother? 273 00:20:05,497 --> 00:20:09,751 Mm. She has almost got that latte machine down. 274 00:20:09,918 --> 00:20:12,462 No, sheriff, I came here to see you. 275 00:20:14,047 --> 00:20:17,133 I found this in the car when Jason was attacked. 276 00:20:19,219 --> 00:20:20,678 It belongs to Alicia. 277 00:20:21,763 --> 00:20:24,182 You flip-flop more than a politician, Mr. Kent. 278 00:20:24,349 --> 00:20:27,018 So now you think your girlfriend's guilty, huh? 279 00:20:27,936 --> 00:20:30,855 - Maybe. - I hate to disappoint you, Mr. Kent, 280 00:20:31,022 --> 00:20:32,899 but I've already been down that road. 281 00:20:33,441 --> 00:20:34,609 Despite your claim 282 00:20:34,776 --> 00:20:38,029 that miss baker was with you at the time of the first incident, 283 00:20:38,196 --> 00:20:40,824 I yanked her in for a little dog-and-pony. 284 00:20:41,616 --> 00:20:44,953 The scarf may have been there, but your girlfriend wasn't. 285 00:20:45,286 --> 00:20:48,164 Alicia baker was locked in an interrogation room with me 286 00:20:48,331 --> 00:20:50,667 at the time the second victim was attacked. 287 00:20:51,418 --> 00:20:54,462 There's no way she could have done it. 288 00:21:07,308 --> 00:21:09,310 [Keyboard clacking] 289 00:21:09,394 --> 00:21:12,397 [Pensive music playing] 290 00:21:24,742 --> 00:21:27,078 "Can any cell hold her?" 291 00:21:28,621 --> 00:21:30,540 Probably not. 292 00:21:31,666 --> 00:21:34,085 Alicia, what are you doing here? 293 00:21:34,669 --> 00:21:38,756 Chloe Sullivan, ace reporter. 294 00:21:38,923 --> 00:21:42,051 You write all these articles about the people you call freaks 295 00:21:42,218 --> 00:21:46,055 and you don't even realize that someone close to you is one of them. 296 00:21:46,347 --> 00:21:49,893 Why are you ignoring what's right in front of your face, Chloe? 297 00:21:50,310 --> 00:21:53,313 Don't you want to know the truth about Clark Kent? 298 00:21:54,189 --> 00:21:56,649 Everyone knows you're crazy. Why should I believe you? 299 00:21:57,317 --> 00:22:00,445 You don't have to, I'm gonna prove it. 300 00:22:00,612 --> 00:22:02,780 And then you can write the story of a lifetime. 301 00:22:07,368 --> 00:22:08,578 Where are we? 302 00:22:08,745 --> 00:22:11,331 - What are you doing? - Giving you your next headline 303 00:22:11,498 --> 00:22:14,375 and making things better for Clark. 304 00:22:19,923 --> 00:22:22,175 - Clark, I'm on old balsom road. - [Clark] What is it? 305 00:22:22,258 --> 00:22:24,177 Something's wrong with the car. It won't stop. 306 00:22:24,344 --> 00:22:26,012 - Hang on. - Just hurry. 307 00:22:28,473 --> 00:22:30,600 Once you see this, you'll understand. 308 00:22:31,184 --> 00:22:33,102 And then Clark can be who he really is. 309 00:22:33,269 --> 00:22:36,898 You can use that poison pen of yours to enlighten Smallville for a change. 310 00:22:47,283 --> 00:22:49,369 - Clark? What are you...? - Don't worry, Chloe. 311 00:23:07,011 --> 00:23:10,223 [Dramatic music playing] 312 00:23:22,402 --> 00:23:24,487 Oh, my god. 313 00:23:29,617 --> 00:23:32,245 [Ominous music playing] 314 00:23:34,664 --> 00:23:38,876 Voila. Smallville, circa 1988, before the meteor shower. 315 00:23:39,043 --> 00:23:41,921 After that, everything changed. 316 00:23:42,088 --> 00:23:45,758 My father used to say that the meteor shower infected Smallville somehow. 317 00:23:45,925 --> 00:23:49,262 It brought an evil to our town. 318 00:23:49,429 --> 00:23:51,639 Sounds like something from the Sci-Fi channel. 319 00:23:51,806 --> 00:23:57,562 Yeah. I'm sorry, I get a little carried away by the past sometimes. 320 00:23:58,104 --> 00:24:02,066 I don't have many memories of my father, you know. 321 00:24:02,233 --> 00:24:04,944 He passed away when I was young. 322 00:24:06,654 --> 00:24:08,489 I know what it's like to lose a parent. 323 00:24:08,656 --> 00:24:10,408 My mom died when I was little. 324 00:24:10,575 --> 00:24:13,703 I Cherish the memories I have of her. 325 00:24:15,622 --> 00:24:19,751 My favorites are when my father used to talk about Smallville 326 00:24:19,917 --> 00:24:22,879 and the way things used to be. 327 00:24:23,338 --> 00:24:25,798 I mean, look at it now. 328 00:24:26,591 --> 00:24:32,138 Nobody... nobody cares about right or wrong or morality. 329 00:24:32,388 --> 00:24:35,224 I mean, like that football coach dating a student. 330 00:24:35,391 --> 00:24:36,768 It's not right. 331 00:24:37,185 --> 00:24:39,270 They're both over 18. 332 00:24:41,022 --> 00:24:42,357 [Chuckles] 333 00:24:42,940 --> 00:24:46,527 Lois, it... it doesn't make it right. 334 00:24:46,694 --> 00:24:50,114 No. I mean, rules are... Rules are there for a reason. 335 00:24:50,615 --> 00:24:55,453 If those two got away with it, then other people would try. You see? 336 00:24:56,204 --> 00:24:58,539 It's a good thing that they were punished. 337 00:24:59,832 --> 00:25:03,920 So you think they were attacked because someone thought their relationship was immoral? 338 00:25:06,255 --> 00:25:09,050 I think that they got exactly what they deserved. 339 00:25:11,511 --> 00:25:15,640 [Man on pa] The Smallville historical museum will be closing in two minutes. 340 00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:17,350 Wow, just look at the time. 341 00:25:17,517 --> 00:25:21,854 I've got to get back to the torch. I have some studying to do. 342 00:25:40,790 --> 00:25:42,542 Chloe, have you seen Clark? 343 00:25:42,709 --> 00:25:45,253 What? Have I seen Clark do what? 344 00:25:45,420 --> 00:25:47,171 What, uh...? 345 00:25:47,338 --> 00:25:49,257 - Yeah, I've seen him. - Where? 346 00:25:49,424 --> 00:25:51,259 Why? Did something happen? 347 00:25:51,426 --> 00:25:55,096 Bad date. I'm starting to think Alicia isn't our resident psycho killer. 348 00:25:55,263 --> 00:25:56,556 I need to find Clark. 349 00:25:56,723 --> 00:25:59,642 He's probably zipping around looking for Alicia. 350 00:26:00,393 --> 00:26:04,731 - Are you all right? - Fine. Yeah, fine. Uh... 351 00:26:07,275 --> 00:26:08,776 He's probably at Alicia's house. 352 00:26:08,943 --> 00:26:12,280 I'll swing by, see if he's there. Give me a call if he shows up? 353 00:26:12,363 --> 00:26:14,115 - Okay. - Okay. 354 00:26:27,003 --> 00:26:29,756 - I'm glad you're finally home. - What are you doing? 355 00:26:31,340 --> 00:26:32,842 Oh, I'm—... 356 00:26:33,009 --> 00:26:36,095 I'm just looking for evidence to leave at the next murder. 357 00:26:37,138 --> 00:26:39,140 It was you. 358 00:26:39,348 --> 00:26:42,101 Everyone thinks that I'm guilty because of you. 359 00:26:42,268 --> 00:26:43,478 You are guilty. 360 00:26:43,644 --> 00:26:46,189 I mean, this really used to be such a nice little town. 361 00:26:46,355 --> 00:26:48,441 You don't understand what you've done. 362 00:26:48,608 --> 00:26:50,860 Even Clark thinks that I'm guilty. 363 00:26:51,027 --> 00:26:52,236 You're not gonna... 364 00:26:52,403 --> 00:26:54,113 [Screaming] 365 00:26:54,864 --> 00:26:56,282 I already have. 366 00:26:56,365 --> 00:26:59,368 [Dramatic music playing] 367 00:27:22,141 --> 00:27:24,310 You certainly have grown. 368 00:27:26,187 --> 00:27:30,858 Forgive me, but you'll have to refresh my memory, Mrs. Teague. 369 00:27:31,025 --> 00:27:32,944 I wasn't aware that we'd met before. 370 00:27:33,110 --> 00:27:35,321 Oh, please, Lex, call me Genevieve. 371 00:27:36,405 --> 00:27:40,326 I served on numerous committees with your father and your late mother. 372 00:27:40,493 --> 00:27:43,162 I used to see you with them often. 373 00:27:43,412 --> 00:27:48,167 Bored young boy at the opera, always getting into trouble. 374 00:27:48,334 --> 00:27:51,170 Some of my finer moments, I'm sure. 375 00:27:51,337 --> 00:27:53,339 Can I get you something, Genevieve? 376 00:27:53,506 --> 00:27:57,093 I assure you my tastes have matured. 377 00:27:58,803 --> 00:28:03,266 I'm sure you've developed a taste for quite a lot of things, Lex. 378 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:10,398 I understand you have a relationship with Lana lang. 379 00:28:12,525 --> 00:28:14,902 Care to tell me where this is going? 380 00:28:17,029 --> 00:28:18,906 My son is young, Lex. 381 00:28:19,073 --> 00:28:22,785 Young and headstrong, like that boy at the opera. 382 00:28:22,952 --> 00:28:25,621 He can't always see what's best for him. 383 00:28:25,788 --> 00:28:27,540 And you can. 384 00:28:27,707 --> 00:28:30,835 With the wisdom of age, yes, I can. 385 00:28:31,002 --> 00:28:37,258 And what I see is that he's throwing his future away, as is your friend. 386 00:28:40,344 --> 00:28:44,974 Surely you know they're in a relationship that will never work. 387 00:28:45,766 --> 00:28:50,021 I don't usually involve myself in other people's affairs of the heart, Genevieve. 388 00:28:50,438 --> 00:28:52,857 You did intervene at the high school. 389 00:28:52,982 --> 00:28:55,401 That was a civic matter. 390 00:28:55,985 --> 00:28:59,906 Look, I'm not a therapist, but I would suggest that you talk to your son. 391 00:29:03,618 --> 00:29:06,203 Oh, I've tried, Lex. 392 00:29:06,621 --> 00:29:09,248 But as is often the way with young men, 393 00:29:09,415 --> 00:29:12,501 they don't listen, particularly to their mothers. 394 00:29:14,337 --> 00:29:16,547 I was hoping I could persuade you to help me. 395 00:29:19,634 --> 00:29:22,303 As I said, I don't interfere in other... 396 00:29:22,470 --> 00:29:26,140 "In other people's affairs of the heart." I know. 397 00:29:27,308 --> 00:29:29,477 Perhaps you should look at the bigger picture. 398 00:29:29,644 --> 00:29:33,439 Helping me could work to your advantage. 399 00:29:33,814 --> 00:29:35,858 I recently came across some information 400 00:29:36,025 --> 00:29:38,861 about how your father managed to overturn his conviction 401 00:29:39,028 --> 00:29:40,404 and get out of prison. 402 00:29:41,948 --> 00:29:47,328 Information you might find very interesting. 403 00:29:52,750 --> 00:29:55,044 [Dog barking] 404 00:29:55,127 --> 00:29:58,130 [Ominous music playing] 405 00:30:28,828 --> 00:30:30,329 Oh, no. 406 00:30:30,496 --> 00:30:31,706 Oh, no. 407 00:30:31,872 --> 00:30:33,124 Alicia. 408 00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:42,508 No. Please, no. 409 00:30:44,176 --> 00:30:46,012 Please, Alicia. Alicia. 410 00:31:01,736 --> 00:31:03,362 Clark. 411 00:31:03,863 --> 00:31:06,032 Oh, my god. 412 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:08,200 Clark, what happened? 413 00:31:18,377 --> 00:31:19,879 And where we can find him. 414 00:31:28,721 --> 00:31:30,431 [Grunting] 415 00:31:35,394 --> 00:31:38,439 Even you thought she was guilty, didn't you? Huh? 416 00:31:44,236 --> 00:31:48,407 Try not to feel too bad. I mean, she did try to kill your girlfriend last year. 417 00:31:51,994 --> 00:31:54,205 You tried to kill Lana. What does that make you? 418 00:31:54,371 --> 00:31:58,793 No, try to understand, Clark. I did what's right for Smallville. 419 00:31:59,376 --> 00:32:02,004 I have to make things right. 420 00:32:04,840 --> 00:32:07,927 I loved her and you took that away from me. 421 00:32:14,183 --> 00:32:15,976 [Gasping] 422 00:32:22,399 --> 00:32:24,235 [Tim screams] 423 00:32:30,825 --> 00:32:32,451 All she wanted was a chance. 424 00:32:33,285 --> 00:32:35,204 - And you killed her. - Clark, stop! 425 00:32:35,538 --> 00:32:38,249 Stop, Clark. Clark, you're killing him. 426 00:32:38,624 --> 00:32:40,126 Stop. 427 00:32:40,793 --> 00:32:42,670 Stop. 428 00:32:43,129 --> 00:32:44,630 Let him go. 429 00:32:53,305 --> 00:32:55,724 It's gonna be okay. 430 00:32:57,768 --> 00:33:00,146 Clark, it's gonna be okay. 431 00:33:00,229 --> 00:33:03,232 [Dramatic music playing] 432 00:33:11,949 --> 00:33:14,285 Now, why would Lex Luthor want to see me? 433 00:33:14,451 --> 00:33:15,995 Let me take a stab at it. 434 00:33:16,162 --> 00:33:18,622 Because you want to lecture me on the evils 435 00:33:18,789 --> 00:33:22,293 of a part-time coach dating an 18-year-old high school student. 436 00:33:22,459 --> 00:33:24,920 I took a hard line about the school rules, Jason, 437 00:33:25,087 --> 00:33:28,966 but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the individuals involved. 438 00:33:29,133 --> 00:33:31,135 I'm sorry I cost you your job... 439 00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:33,971 And I'd like to make it up to you. 440 00:33:36,015 --> 00:33:37,600 Really? 441 00:33:38,017 --> 00:33:42,271 You still haven't rescheduled my meeting with your hr guy at LuthorCorp. 442 00:33:42,438 --> 00:33:45,524 I have a position you might find more appealing. 443 00:33:46,483 --> 00:33:49,111 A position that pays $100,000 a year. 444 00:33:51,322 --> 00:33:55,451 Because I'm obviously qualified for a $100,000-a-year job. 445 00:33:55,618 --> 00:33:57,244 My mother put you up to this? 446 00:33:57,411 --> 00:33:59,538 She's trying to get between Lana and me. 447 00:33:59,705 --> 00:34:02,499 She's trying to do a lot more than that. 448 00:34:03,000 --> 00:34:05,502 That's why I wanna work together, 449 00:34:05,669 --> 00:34:07,546 to find out what she's really up to. 450 00:34:08,756 --> 00:34:12,509 - You wanna team up against my mother? - The enemy of my enemy... 451 00:34:14,511 --> 00:34:16,263 And how do I know I can trust you? 452 00:34:17,681 --> 00:34:19,433 You don't. 453 00:34:19,934 --> 00:34:22,603 But what other choice do you have? 454 00:34:24,605 --> 00:34:27,608 [Pensive music playing] 455 00:34:44,291 --> 00:34:45,876 Clark. 456 00:34:47,378 --> 00:34:50,756 Honey, you've been up here for two days. 457 00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:00,766 What happened to Alicia... 458 00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:03,227 It wasn't your fault. 459 00:35:06,021 --> 00:35:08,857 If I'd have believed her, she wouldn't be dead. 460 00:35:09,024 --> 00:35:12,319 Clark, she was framed. There's... 461 00:35:13,821 --> 00:35:16,365 There's no way you could have known that. 462 00:35:17,992 --> 00:35:19,285 I could've trusted her. 463 00:35:19,785 --> 00:35:22,746 Did you know Alicia wanted me to go to the sheriff with her 464 00:35:22,913 --> 00:35:24,290 and tell her everything? 465 00:35:25,958 --> 00:35:29,378 Alicia thought if people knew the truth about me and what I can do, 466 00:35:29,545 --> 00:35:32,131 they wouldn't be so quick to judge her. 467 00:35:33,924 --> 00:35:36,051 But I didn't go. 468 00:35:37,094 --> 00:35:40,264 I was too afraid of what people might think. 469 00:35:40,639 --> 00:35:43,934 How they would react. But what if she was right? 470 00:35:44,268 --> 00:35:46,603 Because if people knew... 471 00:35:47,104 --> 00:35:50,482 What I could do, and who I really am... 472 00:35:52,609 --> 00:35:54,987 Maybe she'd still be alive. 473 00:35:59,783 --> 00:36:02,911 And I just can't forgive myself for that. 474 00:36:05,289 --> 00:36:08,292 [Melancholy music playing] 475 00:36:26,852 --> 00:36:29,688 I'm headed back to school. I have an 8:00 class tomorrow. 476 00:36:29,855 --> 00:36:31,523 Okay. 477 00:36:32,191 --> 00:36:34,276 Looking for clues about Tim's ability? 478 00:36:34,443 --> 00:36:36,653 Things we should've seen before blaming Alicia? 479 00:36:36,820 --> 00:36:38,364 Maybe I've seen too much already. 480 00:36:38,530 --> 00:36:44,453 Spent the last four years ferreting out meteor freaks, trying to expose them. 481 00:36:44,620 --> 00:36:47,164 I never should have started this wall. 482 00:36:48,665 --> 00:36:51,502 Chloe, you're a reporter. 483 00:36:51,668 --> 00:36:53,962 You investigate and expose. That's who you are. 484 00:36:54,129 --> 00:36:57,299 Yeah, well, then I guess sometimes it sucks being me. 485 00:37:02,179 --> 00:37:05,682 Lois, if... if you found out something... 486 00:37:06,141 --> 00:37:10,187 That someone didn't want you to know about them, would you tell them? 487 00:37:11,271 --> 00:37:14,191 That depends. Is that person someone you care about? 488 00:37:16,777 --> 00:37:20,322 - Yeah. - Does keeping the secret hurt anyone? 489 00:37:25,244 --> 00:37:26,870 Then my answer is no. 490 00:37:27,037 --> 00:37:30,874 If I really cared about that person, I wouldn't tell them I knew. 491 00:37:31,041 --> 00:37:34,753 But I would go out of my way to be supportive of them so that hopefully, 492 00:37:34,920 --> 00:37:38,549 one day, they'd be comfortable enough to tell me themselves. 493 00:37:40,050 --> 00:37:44,012 No offense, but that's the last thing I expected to hear from you. 494 00:37:45,556 --> 00:37:48,725 I've learned the hard way that people keep secrets for a reason, 495 00:37:48,892 --> 00:37:51,728 even from the people they're closest to. 496 00:37:54,064 --> 00:37:56,733 Chloe, is there something you want to tell me? 497 00:37:59,570 --> 00:38:03,240 - Are you the one with the secret? - No. 498 00:38:03,699 --> 00:38:05,492 No, it's not me. 499 00:38:05,993 --> 00:38:07,578 Okay. 500 00:38:08,620 --> 00:38:11,081 I'll see you in a couple of weeks or so. 501 00:38:15,919 --> 00:38:18,797 I'm sure whoever it is that you're talking about 502 00:38:18,964 --> 00:38:21,383 will tell you when they're ready. 503 00:38:22,426 --> 00:38:25,387 - Thanks. - Bye, baby. 504 00:38:25,554 --> 00:38:28,265 Bye. Safe drive home. 505 00:38:28,432 --> 00:38:29,933 Okay. 506 00:38:30,017 --> 00:38:33,020 [Pensive music playing] 507 00:38:44,198 --> 00:38:45,949 Clark. 508 00:38:46,575 --> 00:38:48,952 Why didn't you just tell me? 509 00:39:04,718 --> 00:39:07,137 [Minnie driver's "deeper water" playing] 510 00:39:13,560 --> 00:39:18,398 J“ take me out, take me out j“ 511 00:39:22,277 --> 00:39:28,033 j“ far into the deeper water j“ 512 00:39:30,953 --> 00:39:35,541 j“ show me how, show me how... j“ 513 00:39:35,666 --> 00:39:37,292 hey, Clark. 514 00:39:37,626 --> 00:39:43,924 I just wanted to say that I am so sorry for everything. 515 00:39:50,514 --> 00:39:53,559 It must have been so hard... 516 00:39:53,725 --> 00:39:56,353 Being so different. 517 00:39:57,104 --> 00:40:00,816 Having everyone judge you before they even know you. 518 00:40:02,526 --> 00:40:07,155 Knowing that there's some people that might never accept you. 519 00:40:10,450 --> 00:40:13,745 J“ why are you blue...? J“ 520 00:40:13,829 --> 00:40:15,539 | just... 521 00:40:16,248 --> 00:40:19,376 I want you to know that I'm here for you... 522 00:40:20,544 --> 00:40:22,129 If you ever need to talk. 523 00:40:28,051 --> 00:40:30,178 Thanks, Chloe. I appreciate that. 524 00:40:36,810 --> 00:40:43,817 J“ why are you blue? Why are you blue? 525 00:40:45,736 --> 00:40:51,241 J“ did she bring you out here too? J“ 526 00:40:54,244 --> 00:40:58,790 j“ wait and see, wait and see j“ 527 00:41:02,544 --> 00:41:05,547 [theme music playing]