[Narrator] Previously on Smallville:
You ran off with a girl you barely know and got married.
It wasn't legal. I was on red kryptonite, mom.
Jason, what's really going on here?
Where this is heading with us, I just don't think you're ready.
[Clark] There's a part of me that never feels freer
- than when I'm with Alicia. - You know what she did.
She tried to kill Lana and she tried to kill you.
- Alicia needs to be in an institution. - Why'd they let her out of belle reve?
It's a little something my doctor came up with. It keeps me from using my powers.
Why did you just walk out on this relationship?
I think that my mother arranged it.
You don't even see what you did was wrong.
You dosed me with red kryptonite.
Look, I know that we can never be together after what I did.
Whatever's going on, it doesn't change the way that I feel about you.
[Alicia] I love you, Clark.
For as long as I live, I'm never gonna reveal your secret.
[Joan Jett's "I love rock n' roll" playing on karaoke machine]
J“ 80 put another dime in the jukebox, baby j“
j“ I love rock n' roll so come and take your time and dance with me... j“
[yells]
[Laughing]
J“ he smiled, so I got up and asked for his name... j“
you, right there.
[Chloe] Yeah, Lois.
J“ I said, "can I take you home where we can be alone?" J“
j“ and next we were movin' on he was with me, yeah, me j“
j“ next we were movin' on he was with me, yeah, me singin'j“
j“ I love rock n' roll j“
j“ 80 put another dime in the jukebox, baby j“
j“ 80 come and take your time and dance with me j“
[song fades out]
First he married the girl, now he's dating her?
- That was subtle, Lois. - Right.
It was good.
I think I've seen enough for one night.
Lana, wait.
I just want to apologize.
For what, trying to kill me, or not succeeding?
Look, all I want is a chance to prove to you who I really am.
You already have.
I can't believe you brought her here.
- Jason, listen... - Listen to what, another apology?
You think just because she says she's better that everything's gonna be okay?
Come on, man.
[Ominous music playing]
[Wind blowing]
[Screams]
[Gasping]
[Dramatic music playing]
Lana?
Hey.
Oh, god.
Lana?
Hey, can you hear me?
Lana.
Lana, look at me.
[Theme music playing]
J“ somebody save me j“
j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“
j“ somebody save me j“
j“ I don't care how you do it j“
-j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“
j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“
j“ to stay with me j“
j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“
j“ stay, stay j“
j“ come on j“
[ominous music playing]
Hey, how's Lana? Is she okay?
Hey, Clark. Yeah, she's fine.
Lucky for her, Jason pulled a t.J. Hooker and broke her bathroom door down.
Only to discover Lana's mystery assailant had somehow flown the Coop.
So have they arrested your arm ornament yet?
- What? - [Chloe] Sheriff Adams was just here.
She spent a lot of time focusing on the "attacked inside a locked room" scenario.
And the name Alicia baker came up more than once, in a bunny-boiler kind of way.
Alicia didn't do this. Ever since she was released,
she's been wearing a lead bracelet, preventing her abilities.
And did she also happen to be wearing anything low-cut
when she spun you that tale?
I'm not sure you're thinking with your big brain.
Just because Alicia says that the bracelet
keeps her from teleporting doesn't mean that it's the truth.
She was with me when Lana got attacked.
- I was saying good night in granville. - Yeah, but every second?
You have to admit she can transport easier than captain kirk.
She did try to carve herself a Jack-o-Lana before,
cut-and-dry. Emphasis on "out."
I'm telling you, Alicia couldn't have done this. I know her.
Clark.
Lana doesn't want to see you.
[Adams] I'm getting a funny sense of déja vu here, Mr. Kent.
Haven't we acted out this particular charade before?
This is different, sheriff. Alicia did not attack Lana.
She was with me.
I better not find out you're covering for that girlfriend of yours, Mr. Kent.
Having you as an alibi is the only thing keeping me from tossing her tail in jail.
[Pensive music playing]
Sheriff Adams already has Alicia tried and convicted.
Sheriff Adams has a point.
First Las Vegas, and now an assault charge?
What are you doing with this girl, Clark?
Alicia didn't do this.
[Jonathan] Son, your girlfriend has problems.
This relationship isn't healthy. Why can't you see that?
You always told me to look for the good in people, to believe in them.
Alicia deserves a second chance.
I don't understand why you see her, knowing how we feel.
She kept my secret. She got shot protecting me.
What does she have to do to prove herself?
What if she did this, Clark?
What if she attacked Lana the way she did before?
Ever thought about getting out more?
This coming from the college student who ran away from college.
- It's Greek week. - So?
So they're wearing their letters on their shirts.
-They sing group songs. —aww.
The fraternities are having a power-puking contest.
Okay, enough said.
I don't understand why you came out to Smallville though.
Well, believe it or not, I like spending time with you, little cousin.
That doesn't mean I'm ready to buy into your "meteors make freaks" theory.
It's not just a theory, Lois.
Alicia baker tried to kill my best friend, twice.
It was because of her meteor-induced abilities that she was able to do that.
Did you know Lana's bathroom door was locked?
- Who else could have gotten in or out? - [Clark] That's what I want to know.
We need to find out if anybody else has abilities similar to Alicia's.
I'm sorry, but even if there was someone else like Alicia,
- what would they have against Lana? - I finished that op-ed piece, Chloe.
- Great. - Hey, Lois.
I had a feeling I'd... I'd bump into you here. Um...
I was wondering if, uh,
you'd like to, maybe, have a cup of coffee
or something with me, maybe.
You know, Lois was just saying she needs to get out more.
- I... look... - Excellent, it's a date.
"Smallville's glory days."
- Sounds interesting. - I think it is.
I'll tell you about it over coffee.
Hey, Tim, you were at the Talon last night.
Did you see anything suspicious?
Um, no. Nothing out of the ordinary.
But your mother was there, cleaning up.
And the blond girl you were with was in the alley.
Maybe they saw something.
[Pensive music playing]
You look like a big cat in a small cage.
You all right?
Someone saw a blond girl in the alley behind the Talon
when Lana was attacked.
Then somebody saw another blond girl in the alley, because it wasn't me.
There's bound to be suspicion, Clark.
People think I did it.
Besides, you couldn't have done it, because you were with me.
And you were wearing your bracelet.
- Clark. - You lied to me.
I didn't think that I needed it.
You don't understand.
I couldn't give up my powers again. It was worse than being in prison.
What would you do if someone told you that you couldn't use your abilities?
I don't know.
But I'd give them away in a second before I'd use them to hurt someone.
Yeah, so would I.
I'm better now, Clark. You know that.
I just want people to accept me for who I am.
I think if you're honest with yourself,
you'll realize that deep down inside, you want that too.
Look, I'm so sorry that I didn't tell you about the bracelet.
But I didn't do anything to hurt Lana.
I swear.
Jason, don't be ridiculous. I'll be fine for a few hours.
You realize you were attacked in your own apartment,
behind a locked door. You want me just to leave you alone,
spend the evening digging through the university's microfiche? No.
[Lana] Well, I'm not gonna let you flunk history.
Mom, ready to go?
Why don't Clark and I stay with Lana?
I think that that is a great idea.
I'll be fine.
All right.
I won't be long.
[Car alarm chirps]
[Ominous music playing]
[Jason gasping]
[Horn beeping]
Oh!
Mom, what are you doing here?
I had to come to make sure my son was all right.
I phoned Dr. Martin on the way. He can see you today.
I'm fine. I've been hurt worse in football.
It never hurts to get a second opinion from a real doctor.
Let it go, mom.
It's just hard to see you suffering here by yourself.
You'd at least think your girlfriend would be here.
- You really want to play that game? - This is not a game. This is your life.
And I'm worried about the path you're heading down.
You mean the path you sent me down.
What are you talking about?
Lana. The girl you made sure I met in Paris.
Are you serious?
I mean, how could anyone maneuver two people
meeting and falling in love in Paris?
Mrs. Teague.
- I didn't know you were here. - Come in.
We were just talking about you.
Did Jason share his matchmaking theory with you?
- Yeah, he did. - And what did you think?
That I had somehow used my mysterious powers to coerce you
into going to Paris at exactly the same time that my son was there?
You don't have to answer that.
I think she already has.
Lana, I'm not a perfect mother.
I can be overprotective and sometimes overbearing,
especially when it comes to the women in my son's life.
- Mom... - I had nothing to do
with getting the two of you together,
as you can probably realize from my reaction to it.
And why my son feels the need to blame me
for meeting you
is something you should be asking yourself.
If you change your mind about the doctor, let me know.
Feelbeflen
[Door closes]
[Cows mooing]
It won't work.
The one that they made me in belle reve was special.
It had to be able to release trace amounts of lead
into my bloodstream to dampen my abilities.
Remember?
I guess it's the thought that counts.
That's a pretty ugly thought.
Where were you last night?
I was wondering if you were ever gonna call me again. Why?
Lana's boyfriend was attacked.
I was the one who saved him. And I found this in his car.
Okay, I didn't do it, Clark.
I don't know how that got there, but I...
- It wasn't me. - Alicia, you have to turn yourself in.
- You don't believe me. - I want to.
I really do.
- But I need to stop who's doing this. - Okay, well, then find out who did it.
- Everybody thinks it's you. - Why? Because of my powers?
Because I'm a freak?
You know, maybe if everybody knew your secret, you'd be a suspect too.
No, Alicia, this is not about your abilities.
It's really easy for you to say, Clark.
Everybody thinks you're normal. How would your friends react
if they found out that you were exactly like me?
We'll go to the sheriff, tell her what happened.
We'll explain everything. She'll understand, and it'll all work out.
Just explain it to her.
All right. I'll go with you.
[Sighs]
If you tell her about your powers too.
I can't do that.
Why not, Clark? Don't you understand
that once people know the truth about us,
then they'll have to accept us for who we really are.
- I'm sorry. - I'm sorry too.
Letting people know about us is the only way we're ever gonna be free, Clark.
Don't hate me for wanting that.
Goodbye, Clark.
Alicia...
[Dan zweben's "die for" playing]
J“ you know, you're just like me... j“
Mr. Kent, I didn't see you there.
Did you come to help your mother?
Mm. She has almost got that latte machine down.
No, sheriff, I came here to see you.
I found this in the car when Jason was attacked.
It belongs to Alicia.
You flip-flop more than a politician, Mr. Kent.
So now you think your girlfriend's guilty, huh?
- Maybe. - I hate to disappoint you, Mr. Kent,
but I've already been down that road.
Despite your claim
that miss baker was with you at the time of the first incident,
I yanked her in for a little dog-and-pony.
The scarf may have been there, but your girlfriend wasn't.
Alicia baker was locked in an interrogation room with me
at the time the second victim was attacked.
There's no way she could have done it.
[Keyboard clacking]
[Pensive music playing]
"Can any cell hold her?"
Probably not.
Alicia, what are you doing here?
Chloe Sullivan, ace reporter.
You write all these articles about the people you call freaks
and you don't even realize that someone close to you is one of them.
Why are you ignoring what's right in front of your face, Chloe?
Don't you want to know the truth about Clark Kent?
Everyone knows you're crazy. Why should I believe you?
You don't have to, I'm gonna prove it.
And then you can write the story of a lifetime.
Where are we?
- What are you doing? - Giving you your next headline
and making things better for Clark.
- Clark, I'm on old balsom road. - [Clark] What is it?
Something's wrong with the car. It won't stop.
- Hang on. - Just hurry.
Once you see this, you'll understand.
And then Clark can be who he really is.
You can use that poison pen of yours to enlighten Smallville for a change.
- Clark? What are you...? - Don't worry, Chloe.
[Dramatic music playing]
Oh, my god.
[Ominous music playing]
Voila. Smallville, circa 1988, before the meteor shower.
After that, everything changed.
My father used to say that the meteor shower infected Smallville somehow.
It brought an evil to our town.
Sounds like something from the Sci-Fi channel.
Yeah. I'm sorry, I get a little carried away by the past sometimes.
I don't have many memories of my father, you know.
He passed away when I was young.
I know what it's like to lose a parent.
My mom died when I was little.
I Cherish the memories I have of her.
My favorites are when my father used to talk about Smallville
and the way things used to be.
I mean, look at it now.
Nobody... nobody cares about right or wrong or morality.
I mean, like that football coach dating a student.
It's not right.
They're both over 18.
[Chuckles]
Lois, it... it doesn't make it right.
No. I mean, rules are... Rules are there for a reason.
If those two got away with it, then other people would try. You see?
It's a good thing that they were punished.
So you think they were attacked because someone thought their relationship was immoral?
I think that they got exactly what they deserved.
[Man on pa] The Smallville historical museum will be closing in two minutes.
Wow, just look at the time.
I've got to get back to the torch. I have some studying to do.
Chloe, have you seen Clark?
What? Have I seen Clark do what?
What, uh...?
- Yeah, I've seen him. - Where?
Why? Did something happen?
Bad date. I'm starting to think Alicia isn't our resident psycho killer.
I need to find Clark.
He's probably zipping around looking for Alicia.
- Are you all right? - Fine. Yeah, fine. Uh...
He's probably at Alicia's house.
I'll swing by, see if he's there. Give me a call if he shows up?
- Okay. - Okay.
- I'm glad you're finally home. - What are you doing?
Oh, I'm—...
I'm just looking for evidence to leave at the next murder.
It was you.
Everyone thinks that I'm guilty because of you.
You are guilty.
I mean, this really used to be such a nice little town.
You don't understand what you've done.
Even Clark thinks that I'm guilty.
You're not gonna...
[Screaming]
I already have.
[Dramatic music playing]
You certainly have grown.
Forgive me, but you'll have to refresh my memory, Mrs. Teague.
I wasn't aware that we'd met before.
Oh, please, Lex, call me Genevieve.
I served on numerous committees with your father and your late mother.
I used to see you with them often.
Bored young boy at the opera, always getting into trouble.
Some of my finer moments, I'm sure.
Can I get you something, Genevieve?
I assure you my tastes have matured.
I'm sure you've developed a taste for quite a lot of things, Lex.
I understand you have a relationship with Lana lang.
Care to tell me where this is going?
My son is young, Lex.
Young and headstrong, like that boy at the opera.
He can't always see what's best for him.
And you can.
With the wisdom of age, yes, I can.
And what I see is that he's throwing his future away, as is your friend.
Surely you know they're in a relationship that will never work.
I don't usually involve myself in other people's affairs of the heart, Genevieve.
You did intervene at the high school.
That was a civic matter.
Look, I'm not a therapist, but I would suggest that you talk to your son.
Oh, I've tried, Lex.
But as is often the way with young men,
they don't listen, particularly to their mothers.
I was hoping I could persuade you to help me.
As I said, I don't interfere in other...
"In other people's affairs of the heart." I know.
Perhaps you should look at the bigger picture.
Helping me could work to your advantage.
I recently came across some information
about how your father managed to overturn his conviction
and get out of prison.
Information you might find very interesting.
[Dog barking]
[Ominous music playing]
Oh, no.
Alicia.
No. Please, no.
Please, Alicia. Alicia.
Clark.
Oh, my god.
Clark, what happened?
And where we can find him.
[Grunting]
Even you thought she was guilty, didn't you? Huh?
Try not to feel too bad. I mean, she did try to kill your girlfriend last year.
You tried to kill Lana. What does that make you?
No, try to understand, Clark. I did what's right for Smallville.
I have to make things right.
I loved her and you took that away from me.
[Gasping]
[Tim screams]
All she wanted was a chance.
- And you killed her. - Clark, stop!
Stop, Clark. Clark, you're killing him.
Stop.
Let him go.
It's gonna be okay.
Clark, it's gonna be okay.
[Dramatic music playing]
Now, why would Lex Luthor want to see me?
Let me take a stab at it.
Because you want to lecture me on the evils
of a part-time coach dating an 18-year-old high school student.
I took a hard line about the school rules, Jason,
but that doesn't mean I don't appreciate the individuals involved.
I'm sorry I cost you your job...
And I'd like to make it up to you.
Really?
You still haven't rescheduled my meeting with your hr guy at LuthorCorp.
I have a position you might find more appealing.
A position that pays $100,000 a year.
Because I'm obviously qualified for a $100,000-a-year job.
My mother put you up to this?
She's trying to get between Lana and me.
She's trying to do a lot more than that.
That's why I wanna work together,
to find out what she's really up to.
- You wanna team up against my mother? - The enemy of my enemy...
And how do I know I can trust you?
You don't.
But what other choice do you have?
[Pensive music playing]
Clark.
Honey, you've been up here for two days.
What happened to Alicia...
It wasn't your fault.
If I'd have believed her, she wouldn't be dead.
Clark, she was framed. There's...
There's no way you could have known that.
I could've trusted her.
Did you know Alicia wanted me to go to the sheriff with her
and tell her everything?
Alicia thought if people knew the truth about me and what I can do,
they wouldn't be so quick to judge her.
But I didn't go.
I was too afraid of what people might think.
How they would react. But what if she was right?
Because if people knew...
What I could do, and who I really am...
Maybe she'd still be alive.
And I just can't forgive myself for that.
[Melancholy music playing]
I'm headed back to school. I have an 8:00 class tomorrow.
Okay.
Looking for clues about Tim's ability?
Things we should've seen before blaming Alicia?
Maybe I've seen too much already.
Spent the last four years ferreting out meteor freaks, trying to expose them.
I never should have started this wall.
Chloe, you're a reporter.
You investigate and expose. That's who you are.
Yeah, well, then I guess sometimes it sucks being me.
Lois, if... if you found out something...
That someone didn't want you to know about them, would you tell them?
That depends. Is that person someone you care about?
- Yeah. - Does keeping the secret hurt anyone?
Then my answer is no.
If I really cared about that person, I wouldn't tell them I knew.
But I would go out of my way to be supportive of them so that hopefully,
one day, they'd be comfortable enough to tell me themselves.
No offense, but that's the last thing I expected to hear from you.
I've learned the hard way that people keep secrets for a reason,
even from the people they're closest to.
Chloe, is there something you want to tell me?
- Are you the one with the secret? - No.
No, it's not me.
Okay.
I'll see you in a couple of weeks or so.
I'm sure whoever it is that you're talking about
will tell you when they're ready.
- Thanks. - Bye, baby.
Bye. Safe drive home.
Okay.
[Pensive music playing]
Clark.
Why didn't you just tell me?
[Minnie driver's "deeper water" playing]
J“ take me out, take me out j“
j“ far into the deeper water j“
j“ show me how, show me how... j“
hey, Clark.
I just wanted to say that I am so sorry for everything.
It must have been so hard...
Being so different.
Having everyone judge you before they even know you.
Knowing that there's some people that might never accept you.
J“ why are you blue...? J“
| just...
I want you to know that I'm here for you...
If you ever need to talk.
Thanks, Chloe. I appreciate that.
J“ why are you blue? Why are you blue?
J“ did she bring you out here too? J“
j“ wait and see, wait and see j“
[theme music playing]