1 00:00:02,170 --> 00:00:04,463 Decisions, Clark. 2 00:00:04,964 --> 00:00:06,632 They're on the top of my to-do list. 3 00:00:06,799 --> 00:00:09,468 With Lois out of town, you don't have any excuses. 4 00:00:09,635 --> 00:00:12,638 These college application deadlines are coming up soon, Clark. 5 00:00:12,805 --> 00:00:15,057 It was hard giving up football scholarships, 6 00:00:15,224 --> 00:00:18,686 but you have to start making some decisions about your future. 7 00:00:20,897 --> 00:00:21,897 I'll get it. 8 00:00:26,485 --> 00:00:28,321 - Clark Kent? - Yes. 9 00:00:28,487 --> 00:00:29,487 Sign here. 10 00:00:36,370 --> 00:00:37,622 What is it? 11 00:00:39,916 --> 00:00:41,876 It's from Dr. Swann. 12 00:00:42,168 --> 00:00:45,171 Clark, Martha, I think you should see this. 13 00:00:47,715 --> 00:00:49,884 We have breaking news from New York. 14 00:00:49,967 --> 00:00:52,428 Here's our correspondent, Tom flores. 15 00:00:52,595 --> 00:00:54,347 Thank you, Carol. 16 00:00:54,513 --> 00:00:59,185 We have just confirmed that Dr. Virgil Swann passed away this morning. 17 00:00:59,477 --> 00:01:02,104 No further details have been released. 18 00:01:02,271 --> 00:01:04,106 The billionaire will be remembered 19 00:01:04,273 --> 00:01:07,318 as one of the leading philanthropists of his generation. 20 00:01:07,985 --> 00:01:11,280 Along with starting the Virgil Swann charitable foundation... 21 00:01:11,489 --> 00:01:13,950 I don't understand. I just talked to him last week. 22 00:01:15,660 --> 00:01:16,869 I'm sorry, Clark. 23 00:01:17,161 --> 00:01:18,663 I truly am. 24 00:01:18,829 --> 00:01:20,706 We both are. 25 00:01:21,749 --> 00:01:26,003 There's still so much I needed to learn from him about Krypton and jor-ei. 26 00:01:26,295 --> 00:01:29,674 We can be thankful for everything he did pass on to you. 27 00:01:46,524 --> 00:01:50,111 "Kal-ei, I wish I could continue this journey with you... 28 00:01:50,945 --> 00:01:53,406 But now you must seek out your father. 29 00:01:53,781 --> 00:01:57,326 If I sheltered you from him for too long, forgive me. 30 00:01:57,493 --> 00:02:00,204 Jor-ei sent you here on a mission. 31 00:02:01,289 --> 00:02:03,541 He's the only one who can help you finish it. 32 00:02:04,750 --> 00:02:07,378 I am returning something that is rightfully yours. 33 00:02:07,670 --> 00:02:11,257 I know that it will lead you to your destiny." 34 00:02:35,281 --> 00:02:38,784 Searching for intelligent life in the universe. 35 00:02:39,410 --> 00:02:42,747 The world will remember his many contributions 36 00:02:42,913 --> 00:02:47,918 and man will benefit from his gifts for generations to come. 37 00:03:21,869 --> 00:03:24,246 I knew you would return, my son. 38 00:03:25,331 --> 00:03:27,958 Why did you send me to find this? 39 00:03:28,667 --> 00:03:31,879 Because you may be the last survivor of a great civilization. 40 00:03:32,046 --> 00:03:34,924 A great civilization that destroyed itself. 41 00:03:35,091 --> 00:03:38,844 As will yours if you continue to refuse your mission. 42 00:03:39,011 --> 00:03:42,723 The knowledge of our civilization was encoded in three stones 43 00:03:42,890 --> 00:03:46,811 brought to earth and hidden at the far reaches of the world. 44 00:03:46,894 --> 00:03:49,897 Greed will drive others to hunt the stones, 45 00:03:50,064 --> 00:03:52,650 but if a human should unite them before you, 46 00:03:53,234 --> 00:03:55,778 they will not be able to withstand the temptation 47 00:03:55,945 --> 00:04:01,325 and will drive the world to famine, war and the earth's ultimate destruction. 48 00:04:01,492 --> 00:04:03,536 You must find the other two stones. 49 00:04:03,702 --> 00:04:07,790 The fate of the world lies in your hands, Kai-El. 50 00:04:12,795 --> 00:04:17,842 J“ somebody save me j“ 51 00:04:19,343 --> 00:04:23,222 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 52 00:04:23,305 --> 00:04:27,935 j“ somebody save me j“ 53 00:04:29,687 --> 00:04:33,482 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 54 00:04:33,566 --> 00:04:38,112 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 55 00:04:38,195 --> 00:04:43,784 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 56 00:04:43,868 --> 00:04:47,746 j“ to stay with me j“ 57 00:04:49,415 --> 00:04:54,128 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 58 00:04:54,211 --> 00:04:58,174 j“ stay, stay j“ 59 00:04:58,257 --> 00:05:01,552 j“ come on j“ 60 00:05:11,353 --> 00:05:13,564 - Hello? - Hey, it's Jason. 61 00:05:13,731 --> 00:05:16,108 - Jason who? - Very funny. 62 00:05:16,775 --> 00:05:18,861 That doesn't sound like campus. Where are you? 63 00:05:20,529 --> 00:05:24,533 Uh, Metropolis. I have to stay here for a few days to oversee some things for Lex. 64 00:05:24,700 --> 00:05:27,286 Didn't realize that your job required any overseeing. 65 00:05:27,453 --> 00:05:30,247 Listen, I can't really talk. I just stepped out of a meeting. 66 00:05:30,414 --> 00:05:33,626 But I wanted to call because I didn't get a chance to before I left. 67 00:05:35,169 --> 00:05:37,796 - Is Lex with you? - No, I'm solo. 68 00:05:37,963 --> 00:05:40,633 You better stay that way. I know what happens to people 69 00:05:40,799 --> 00:05:42,551 when they run off to Metropolis. 70 00:05:46,388 --> 00:05:48,349 What was that? 71 00:05:48,516 --> 00:05:49,975 Nothing. 72 00:05:50,142 --> 00:05:53,687 Listen, I gotta go. I'll call you tomorrow, okay? Good night. 73 00:05:56,690 --> 00:05:58,108 Night? 74 00:06:16,293 --> 00:06:18,587 - Hello. - Ifl didn't know better, 75 00:06:18,754 --> 00:06:21,590 - I'd think you skipped out on me. - Lex. 76 00:06:21,757 --> 00:06:25,344 Yeah, uh, I was going to call you. Something came up, I had to leave work early. 77 00:06:25,511 --> 00:06:28,556 To what, catch the next flight to Shanghai? 78 00:06:28,889 --> 00:06:31,725 - What? - Why don't you turn around. 79 00:06:36,564 --> 00:06:39,149 You didn't think I'd hire you, bring you into my life, 80 00:06:39,316 --> 00:06:41,485 and not follow every step you take, did you? 81 00:06:41,819 --> 00:06:44,613 - Lex. - I know my father gave you a map. 82 00:06:44,780 --> 00:06:47,783 You figured out that it leads to a temple just outside the city. 83 00:06:47,950 --> 00:06:52,538 But if you think you're gonna find that stone without me, you're mistaken. 84 00:06:56,333 --> 00:06:57,918 Let's go. 85 00:07:07,845 --> 00:07:10,514 We agreed that you would not go back down into the caves. 86 00:07:10,681 --> 00:07:12,474 I couldn't just ignore Swann's message. 87 00:07:12,641 --> 00:07:16,854 I know that you trust him, but, Clark, he doesn't know jor-ei the way we do. 88 00:07:17,021 --> 00:07:18,897 I didn't forget who we're dealing with. 89 00:07:19,064 --> 00:07:21,233 I'm afraid of what happens if we ignore him. 90 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,652 I realize that he's your birth father, all right? 91 00:07:23,819 --> 00:07:26,822 But he's never had your best interest at heart. 92 00:07:26,989 --> 00:07:28,657 But he's never lied to me either. 93 00:07:28,824 --> 00:07:30,326 Maybe his trials aren't random. 94 00:07:30,492 --> 00:07:32,995 Maybe he's trying to prepare me to find these stones. 95 00:07:33,162 --> 00:07:35,956 Are you really sure you want to open all this up again? 96 00:07:36,123 --> 00:07:39,376 The last few months, ever since you walked away from jor-ei, 97 00:07:39,543 --> 00:07:41,503 it's like we got the old Clark back. 98 00:07:43,297 --> 00:07:45,883 As much as I like playing football and being normal, 99 00:07:46,050 --> 00:07:48,052 the truth is I'm not. 100 00:07:51,722 --> 00:07:55,100 Look, I've already let one of these stones slip through my hands. 101 00:07:55,601 --> 00:07:57,061 Even if you found the stones, 102 00:07:57,227 --> 00:08:00,606 we have no idea what's gonna happen if you bring them all together. 103 00:08:00,773 --> 00:08:02,274 I know, dad. 104 00:08:03,859 --> 00:08:06,528 But if I don't find them, someone else will. 105 00:08:17,665 --> 00:08:19,708 Miss lang. 106 00:08:20,751 --> 00:08:22,670 Please, don't be shy. 107 00:08:22,836 --> 00:08:26,965 You are looking for your elusive boyfriend, I assume. 108 00:08:28,008 --> 00:08:31,178 Uh, yeah. I was hoping that Lex could get in touch with him for me. 109 00:08:31,345 --> 00:08:33,472 He sent him to go catch up on this project 110 00:08:33,639 --> 00:08:35,349 and I can't reach him on his cell. 111 00:08:35,516 --> 00:08:39,687 I would imagine reception would be rather shoddy in China. 112 00:08:39,978 --> 00:08:41,146 Lexis in Shanghai 113 00:08:41,313 --> 00:08:45,442 and if I had to guess, I would say your boyfriend is there with him. 114 00:08:47,653 --> 00:08:50,823 I'm sorry. I thought Jason would have told you what's happening. 115 00:08:50,989 --> 00:08:55,285 Considering you are the one born right into the middle of all this. 116 00:08:55,703 --> 00:08:57,621 You should know, miss lang, 117 00:08:57,788 --> 00:09:00,791 how thoroughly Lex and Jason have studied Isobel Thoreaux, 118 00:09:00,958 --> 00:09:03,794 your rebellious ancestor. 119 00:09:05,295 --> 00:09:07,256 Looks like they aren't the only ones. 120 00:09:11,760 --> 00:09:16,140 Isobel's archrival was a duchess, gertrude, 121 00:09:16,306 --> 00:09:21,520 who was obsessed with finding three mythical stones. 122 00:09:22,730 --> 00:09:25,232 She sent ships to the far ends of the known earth, 123 00:09:25,399 --> 00:09:29,278 but all her agents could discover 124 00:09:29,570 --> 00:09:32,448 was this map, somewhere in China. 125 00:09:34,324 --> 00:09:37,035 What does this treasure map have to do with Isobel? 126 00:09:37,202 --> 00:09:39,997 The map never made it into the hands of the duchess. 127 00:09:40,164 --> 00:09:43,625 Isobel stole the document and hid it. 128 00:09:44,001 --> 00:09:48,088 Gertrude had the exquisite young sorceress executed. 129 00:09:50,215 --> 00:09:51,925 Isobel's looking for them too. 130 00:09:52,092 --> 00:09:54,595 And she's working through you... 131 00:09:55,471 --> 00:09:57,139 Using you as a vessel. 132 00:09:57,514 --> 00:10:01,602 I gave a copy of the map to Jason as well. 133 00:10:02,770 --> 00:10:05,439 I'm not surprised he didn't tell you about it. 134 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,445 Your kinship with Isobel may not be a secret, 135 00:10:11,612 --> 00:10:15,949 but are you aware that Jason is a direct descendent 136 00:10:16,116 --> 00:10:19,787 of the duchess, gertrude? 137 00:11:20,097 --> 00:11:21,849 Going somewhere? 138 00:11:29,356 --> 00:11:30,691 China? Are you serious? 139 00:11:30,858 --> 00:11:34,278 And freaked out and mad and just about everything else you can imagine. 140 00:11:34,444 --> 00:11:37,030 - Lana, what's going on? - Which part? 141 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:38,532 The immaculate tattoo, 142 00:11:38,699 --> 00:11:41,660 the fact that I seem to be harboring a 16th century witch, 143 00:11:41,827 --> 00:11:45,956 or that Jason and Lex took off with a map to uncover it behind my back? 144 00:11:46,290 --> 00:11:47,541 - —Why? - I don't know. 145 00:11:47,624 --> 00:11:50,085 But Jason said we'd figure this out together, 146 00:11:50,252 --> 00:11:53,672 but it turns out he has a rather limited definition of "we." 147 00:11:54,673 --> 00:11:57,801 Maybe he has a good reason why he's not being open with you. 148 00:12:00,220 --> 00:12:02,431 Don't you think you owe him a chance to explain? 149 00:12:02,598 --> 00:12:05,642 Clark, you know that I don't give up on someone that easily... 150 00:12:07,644 --> 00:12:12,774 But I'm not gonna just let him lie to me, even if it is for a good reason. 151 00:12:12,941 --> 00:12:15,736 You're gonna fly halfway around the world, just like that? 152 00:12:15,819 --> 00:12:18,697 Lionel Luthor made the arrangements, and I'm taking the LuthorCorp jet. 153 00:12:18,864 --> 00:12:22,284 And I know, Clark, that I can't trust him, 154 00:12:22,451 --> 00:12:26,079 but he gave me the name of this professor that might be able to help. 155 00:12:28,290 --> 00:12:30,417 Well, then I'm going with you. 156 00:12:33,503 --> 00:12:36,048 I'm not gonna drag you into this. 157 00:12:36,673 --> 00:12:38,675 I'm not letting you go alone. 158 00:12:43,931 --> 00:12:48,852 Jason, you can't trust my father. He gave you that map for a reason. 159 00:12:48,936 --> 00:12:50,604 You're leading him right to the stone. 160 00:12:50,687 --> 00:12:53,106 I'm not working for your father or anyone else. 161 00:12:53,607 --> 00:12:56,777 - Then why does the stone matter? - Until I find it, Lana's not safe. 162 00:12:56,944 --> 00:13:00,197 - Safe from what? - From my mom, from Lionel, from you. 163 00:13:00,364 --> 00:13:02,074 I don't know, Lex. You tell me. 164 00:13:02,240 --> 00:13:04,451 Unless you hired your own Chinese security, 165 00:13:04,618 --> 00:13:06,995 I think we've hit a bit of a snag. 166 00:13:32,396 --> 00:13:34,272 What is this? 167 00:14:07,514 --> 00:14:10,434 How did Lionel know these symbols were about you? 168 00:14:10,851 --> 00:14:16,064 There are two answers to that question, and they're both three time zones away. 169 00:14:19,943 --> 00:14:24,948 Clark, I'm sorry. I feel like you're the only person in my life right now 170 00:14:25,115 --> 00:14:27,451 who doesn't have an agenda. 171 00:14:31,079 --> 00:14:34,124 Whatever their motives are, I'm sure they still care about you. 172 00:14:34,416 --> 00:14:36,668 It still doesn't change the fact that everybody 173 00:14:36,835 --> 00:14:39,504 seems to know more about me than I do. 174 00:14:40,630 --> 00:14:43,133 It's scary to think that someone has a plan for you, 175 00:14:43,300 --> 00:14:45,177 but you don't know what it is yet. 176 00:14:47,429 --> 00:14:49,181 Ever since that tattoo appeared, 177 00:14:49,347 --> 00:14:53,518 I feel like I've been walking around with this huge secret. 178 00:14:54,311 --> 00:14:57,105 Like everybody only knows what's on the surface, 179 00:14:57,272 --> 00:15:00,317 but there's something inside of me so much more powerful. 180 00:15:00,609 --> 00:15:04,529 You're afraid if people know about that part of you, they'll see you differently. 181 00:15:05,030 --> 00:15:06,323 How could they not? 182 00:15:13,330 --> 00:15:17,667 So, um, what'd your parents say about coming to China? 183 00:15:19,002 --> 00:15:20,212 Nothing. 184 00:15:26,093 --> 00:15:28,637 I didn't tell them. I left them a message. 185 00:15:33,683 --> 00:15:35,435 Ifsfunny... 186 00:15:36,853 --> 00:15:39,648 The two people I ended up trusting... 187 00:15:40,774 --> 00:15:43,819 Are Lionel Luthor and you. 188 00:15:54,955 --> 00:15:56,957 Well, boss... 189 00:15:57,999 --> 00:16:00,168 Got any idea what we're doing here? 190 00:16:01,086 --> 00:16:04,756 Since they took the map and brought us to the temple, 191 00:16:04,923 --> 00:16:08,301 I'm guessing they're after the same thing we are. 192 00:16:11,012 --> 00:16:13,849 You're pretty anxious to make me your sidekick, aren't you? 193 00:16:14,015 --> 00:16:16,726 Don't you think it's time we dropped "who knows what" 194 00:16:16,893 --> 00:16:18,728 and do whatever we can to get out? 195 00:16:18,895 --> 00:16:23,275 If you want to start spilling our guts, you go first. 196 00:16:25,193 --> 00:16:26,820 Okay. 197 00:16:29,447 --> 00:16:33,034 We both know my father had every inch of this place scoured 198 00:16:33,201 --> 00:16:34,995 and he didn't find the stone. 199 00:16:36,246 --> 00:16:40,333 Come on, Jason. You wouldn't have lied to Lana and come all the way here 200 00:16:40,500 --> 00:16:42,919 unless you knew the secret to reading that map. 201 00:16:43,086 --> 00:16:46,214 - No, I lied to Lana to protect her. - Oh, right. 202 00:16:46,381 --> 00:16:49,050 I forgot, Lana's new self-appointed hero. 203 00:16:49,843 --> 00:16:52,429 She seems to have a way of attracting them. 204 00:16:54,347 --> 00:16:55,765 Yeah, it looks that way. 205 00:17:02,981 --> 00:17:05,275 I don't believe you're that naive. 206 00:17:05,609 --> 00:17:09,029 You're either being used by my father or your mother. 207 00:17:09,196 --> 00:17:13,158 Whoever's pulling the strings, don't think for they wouldn't sacrifice Lana. 208 00:17:14,701 --> 00:17:19,080 In the end, I have a feeling I may be the one protecting Lana from you. 209 00:17:31,426 --> 00:17:33,136 Okay. Okay. 210 00:17:34,638 --> 00:17:36,806 You can't do this. 211 00:17:38,391 --> 00:17:40,810 Where are you taking me? 212 00:17:40,977 --> 00:17:42,687 Where are you taking me? 213 00:17:53,365 --> 00:17:55,784 Hard to believe we drove by cornstalks this morning. 214 00:17:55,951 --> 00:17:59,037 We are definitely not in Kansas anymore. 215 00:18:04,167 --> 00:18:07,212 So how are we supposed to find this professor sen? 216 00:18:12,968 --> 00:18:18,348 Lionel said to just take this street, uh, until we find a green rooster. 217 00:18:19,933 --> 00:18:23,353 You know, Lana, I'm not sure we should trust this woman. 218 00:18:23,520 --> 00:18:25,188 Maybe we can do this on our own. 219 00:18:25,355 --> 00:18:28,358 I'm sorry, I didn't realize that you spoke fluent mandarin 220 00:18:28,525 --> 00:18:30,694 and knew your way around Shanghai. 221 00:18:33,238 --> 00:18:35,323 Miss lang, Mr. Kent. 222 00:18:35,490 --> 00:18:37,367 I'm glad you guys made it here safely. 223 00:18:37,534 --> 00:18:39,703 Do you have the map? 224 00:18:42,872 --> 00:18:44,749 I never really believed this existed. 225 00:18:44,916 --> 00:18:48,545 You have no idea how many fortune hunters have searched for this map. 226 00:18:49,587 --> 00:18:52,048 The temple seems to be located at the fork of a river. 227 00:18:52,215 --> 00:18:54,134 That's odd. There's no river there. 228 00:18:54,301 --> 00:18:56,594 But these symbols match those on the temple walls. 229 00:18:56,761 --> 00:18:58,138 So you know where it is. 230 00:18:58,305 --> 00:19:01,766 I know the place well. There's no mistaking that symbol. 231 00:19:01,933 --> 00:19:04,769 Are you sure that this is the only temple with these markings? 232 00:19:04,936 --> 00:19:08,440 On this continent, anyway. That's all part of the temple's mystique. 233 00:19:08,606 --> 00:19:13,028 A myth claims an all-powerful god came from another world 234 00:19:13,194 --> 00:19:14,612 and hid a treasure there. 235 00:19:14,988 --> 00:19:17,657 The god left some kind of map to it, 236 00:19:17,824 --> 00:19:21,661 but the map was stolen centuries ago by European bandits. 237 00:19:21,828 --> 00:19:24,914 As far as we know, they never found the treasure. 238 00:19:26,458 --> 00:19:28,918 - Can you take us to it? - Of course. 239 00:19:29,085 --> 00:19:31,087 But don't show this to anyone. 240 00:19:31,254 --> 00:19:33,923 As long as the stone is still out there, 241 00:19:34,090 --> 00:19:37,260 there are fortune seekers who are willing to kill for it. 242 00:19:42,599 --> 00:19:46,811 We need to be careful. Other people may know you're here. 243 00:20:03,661 --> 00:20:05,580 Tell them whatever they want to know. 244 00:20:05,747 --> 00:20:07,749 This isn't worth dying over. 245 00:20:17,092 --> 00:20:18,301 Just scare him. 246 00:20:20,470 --> 00:20:22,514 Find out what he knows, but don't hurt him. 247 00:20:23,515 --> 00:20:27,977 I'm sorry, Mr. Luthor, I can't make such a promise. 248 00:20:31,481 --> 00:20:32,816 We had an agreement. 249 00:20:32,982 --> 00:20:35,276 There are people who have more money than you. 250 00:20:41,908 --> 00:20:44,369 I never wanted anyone harmed. 251 00:20:58,007 --> 00:21:00,760 During the cultural revolution, the government destroyed 252 00:21:00,927 --> 00:21:05,390 most of the ancient temples, but for some reason they protected this one. 253 00:21:06,099 --> 00:21:09,018 Maybe because it's always been shrouded in superstition. 254 00:21:09,185 --> 00:21:11,980 Villagers have refused to cross the threshold, 255 00:21:12,147 --> 00:21:16,067 fearful that the god will one day return as he promised. 256 00:21:43,511 --> 00:21:45,388 Clark, did you find something? 257 00:21:46,473 --> 00:21:48,349 Just more symbols. 258 00:21:48,516 --> 00:21:52,353 Why don't you two keep searching around. I'll look more in here. 259 00:21:53,021 --> 00:21:54,647 This way. 260 00:21:56,107 --> 00:21:57,984 There's another chamber in the east wing. 261 00:22:52,080 --> 00:22:53,748 What was that? 262 00:22:58,336 --> 00:23:01,422 Run, Lana. 263 00:23:53,850 --> 00:23:55,101 Enough. 264 00:23:59,939 --> 00:24:03,234 Tell me where this leads to. 265 00:24:13,244 --> 00:24:16,539 Do you really think your friend will have such strong will? 266 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,006 Don't. 267 00:24:31,304 --> 00:24:32,805 Where is the stone?! 268 00:24:33,431 --> 00:24:37,310 Where is the stone? Where is the stone? 269 00:24:39,354 --> 00:24:40,354 Okay. 270 00:24:44,233 --> 00:24:47,028 I hope your young friend will have more sense than you. 271 00:24:51,366 --> 00:24:53,451 No. Lana. 272 00:24:53,618 --> 00:24:56,913 No. Leave her alone! 273 00:24:57,288 --> 00:24:59,957 Lana! No, no, no. 274 00:25:06,714 --> 00:25:09,717 - No, I don't know anything. - She has nothing to do with this. 275 00:25:09,884 --> 00:25:11,844 - Maybe not. - Leave her alone. 276 00:25:15,807 --> 00:25:17,809 - Lana! - No! 277 00:25:25,733 --> 00:25:27,568 Stop! 278 00:26:10,278 --> 00:26:14,407 Did you really think I would let any harm come to this body I possess? 279 00:26:15,158 --> 00:26:18,703 -You two again? 4sobel 280 00:26:18,870 --> 00:26:22,039 you are a resilient lad, aren't you? 281 00:26:22,206 --> 00:26:26,544 So earnest and yet so tragically doomed to pay for the sins of your ancestors. 282 00:26:26,711 --> 00:26:31,257 - Lana, if there's any part of you in there... - And you, greedy boy. 283 00:26:32,049 --> 00:26:34,677 I can only imagine what mischief you would cause, 284 00:26:34,844 --> 00:26:37,221 were you to unite the stones of knowledge. 285 00:26:41,184 --> 00:26:45,229 Too bad that neither of you could see what was right in front of you all along. 286 00:26:47,857 --> 00:26:49,233 It was never a map. 287 00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:21,264 Clark! 288 00:27:28,856 --> 00:27:31,734 You put up a better fight last time. 289 00:28:09,438 --> 00:28:11,649 Clark, what are you doing here? 290 00:28:12,441 --> 00:28:13,860 I could ask you the same thing. 291 00:28:14,026 --> 00:28:15,862 You put Lana in the middle of this. 292 00:28:16,028 --> 00:28:19,031 - If anything happens to her... - She's here because you lied to her. 293 00:28:19,198 --> 00:28:21,242 I get the feeling Lana can handle herself now. 294 00:28:21,409 --> 00:28:24,409 If Isobel gets the stone, there's no telling what'll happen to Lana. 295 00:28:24,453 --> 00:28:27,331 Clark, if there's anything you know that we don't... 296 00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:31,002 I think I found something. 297 00:28:41,262 --> 00:28:42,972 How did you just stumble on this, 298 00:28:43,139 --> 00:28:46,350 when my father had this place searched from top to bottom? 299 00:28:46,893 --> 00:28:49,020 What do you want me to say, Lex? 300 00:28:50,813 --> 00:28:53,608 It's obviously been here a long time. 301 00:28:58,487 --> 00:29:00,072 Don't you want to look at this? 302 00:29:08,414 --> 00:29:09,624 Hang on. 303 00:29:10,291 --> 00:29:12,084 Let me see the map. 304 00:29:12,877 --> 00:29:14,462 Let me see it. 305 00:29:26,724 --> 00:29:30,144 - Well? - Guys, this isn't a map to the temple 306 00:29:30,811 --> 00:29:33,940 this is a drawing of the temple through the tree. 307 00:29:40,655 --> 00:29:42,782 That's why no one could find the stone here. 308 00:29:42,949 --> 00:29:46,661 From this perspective, the background goes on for miles. It could be anywhere. 309 00:29:49,330 --> 00:29:51,082 What if it's not in the background? 310 00:29:51,248 --> 00:29:54,502 Think about it. The artist would have stood right where you are. 311 00:29:54,669 --> 00:29:57,338 What if it's located there, at the base of the tree? 312 00:31:55,581 --> 00:31:59,043 Nobody has sacrificed as much as I have for these stones. 313 00:31:59,210 --> 00:32:02,963 - They don't belong to you. - And you think they were meant for you? 314 00:32:03,255 --> 00:32:05,257 They were left for nobody. 315 00:32:05,424 --> 00:32:08,135 The god of this temple hid them for his return. 316 00:33:32,636 --> 00:33:35,222 How did we get away from the guards? 317 00:33:41,312 --> 00:33:42,897 It was Isobel. 318 00:33:45,274 --> 00:33:47,151 What'd I do? 319 00:33:57,369 --> 00:33:58,662 Did you find the stone? 320 00:34:07,129 --> 00:34:08,464 It's gone. 321 00:34:40,329 --> 00:34:45,292 Hard to take college application essays seriously after the last couple of days. 322 00:34:45,459 --> 00:34:48,587 I was just figuring out if hidden temples and body-snatching witches 323 00:34:48,754 --> 00:34:51,507 fits under community service or extracurriculars. 324 00:34:53,676 --> 00:34:56,845 Did I come at a bad time? You seemed kind of startled when you saw me. 325 00:34:57,554 --> 00:34:59,848 No, I just... 326 00:35:01,433 --> 00:35:03,185 I thought maybe you were my parents. 327 00:35:03,352 --> 00:35:06,146 I've been avoiding them ever since we got back. 328 00:35:07,064 --> 00:35:08,941 And the real reason would be? 329 00:35:10,025 --> 00:35:15,406 Seeing you spew Latin and throw guys around a room like toothpicks is kind of weird. 330 00:35:17,324 --> 00:35:19,576 And even when Isobel's gone, 331 00:35:19,743 --> 00:35:21,120 sometimes I look at you 332 00:35:21,287 --> 00:35:24,164 and there's a part of you that I don't recognize anymore. 333 00:35:27,710 --> 00:35:32,298 - What? - I'm sorry. It's just that... 334 00:35:33,299 --> 00:35:36,010 Do you know how funny that sounds coming from you? 335 00:35:42,599 --> 00:35:46,603 Somehow I think that the only way that I'm going to be able to put Isobel 336 00:35:46,770 --> 00:35:51,275 and all of this other stuff behind me is if I find all three of those stones. 337 00:35:53,861 --> 00:35:55,863 I'm sure they'll end up in the right hands. 338 00:35:56,363 --> 00:35:58,073 I hope so. 339 00:35:58,240 --> 00:36:01,577 Because right now I kind of feel like some random piece of a puzzle 340 00:36:01,744 --> 00:36:03,162 I'll never understand. 341 00:36:03,495 --> 00:36:06,415 Maybe we're not supposed to understand it just yet. 342 00:36:11,337 --> 00:36:15,007 I get the feeling that our lives are a lot less random than we think. 343 00:36:19,303 --> 00:36:21,013 Maybe. 344 00:36:24,725 --> 00:36:26,560 Good night, Clark. 345 00:37:12,648 --> 00:37:15,442 - How was China? - Full of surprises. 346 00:37:16,777 --> 00:37:17,861 What happened? 347 00:37:17,945 --> 00:37:21,156 Even though getting pistol-whipped wasn't exactly my idea of fun, 348 00:37:21,323 --> 00:37:23,951 I have to admit, it's good to have the old dad back. 349 00:37:24,118 --> 00:37:27,871 No, I had nothing to do with what happened to you in China, son. 350 00:37:28,414 --> 00:37:30,749 I have abandoned my search for the stones. 351 00:37:30,916 --> 00:37:32,251 Come on, dad. 352 00:37:32,418 --> 00:37:35,796 You stole copies of my map and gave them to Lana and Jason. 353 00:37:35,963 --> 00:37:39,425 - You used them. - No, Lex, it was you who was using them. 354 00:37:39,508 --> 00:37:42,886 And you'll do far worse to find those stones. 355 00:37:44,680 --> 00:37:48,725 You have a ferocious desire to find all the answers, son. 356 00:37:48,892 --> 00:37:51,728 But don't let your search for those stones 357 00:37:51,895 --> 00:37:54,356 turn into your personal tower of babel. 358 00:37:56,442 --> 00:37:59,403 I'm not trying to get closer to god, dad. 359 00:37:59,570 --> 00:38:02,406 I'm trying to solve the riddles he's laid out for me. 360 00:38:03,532 --> 00:38:06,285 Ever think there's a reason we weren't given the answers? 361 00:38:06,452 --> 00:38:09,580 - To challenge us? - Or maybe to humble us. 362 00:38:09,746 --> 00:38:12,958 Knowledge comes from finding the answers, yes, 363 00:38:13,125 --> 00:38:16,670 but understanding what the answers mean... 364 00:38:16,920 --> 00:38:18,547 Is what brings wisdom. 365 00:38:19,131 --> 00:38:22,342 Men who didn't understand the difference have been the ruin 366 00:38:22,509 --> 00:38:24,761 of some of the world's greatest civilizations. 367 00:38:27,890 --> 00:38:30,392 Is that why you stopped looking for the stones? 368 00:38:31,518 --> 00:38:32,895 Because you're afraid? 369 00:38:35,647 --> 00:38:40,110 No. No, I stopped because I realized that even if I find the three stones, 370 00:38:40,277 --> 00:38:42,905 I'm not gonna find what I'm really looking for. 371 00:38:45,407 --> 00:38:46,658 Neither will you. 372 00:38:56,084 --> 00:38:58,045 Can I at least come in? 373 00:39:05,594 --> 00:39:09,973 I guess I don't have to ask why I haven't heard from you since we got back. 374 00:39:15,187 --> 00:39:17,022 I'm sorry I lied to you. 375 00:39:17,189 --> 00:39:19,733 I don't even know which lie you're apologizing for. 376 00:39:19,900 --> 00:39:22,778 That you said you were in Metropolis when you were in China, 377 00:39:22,945 --> 00:39:25,822 or that you'd been working with your mom all along. 378 00:39:26,240 --> 00:39:28,116 I wasn't honest about going to China 379 00:39:28,283 --> 00:39:30,452 because I didn't want to put you in danger. 380 00:39:30,619 --> 00:39:34,748 If you remember a certain torture chair, I'd say that's pretty decent foresight. 381 00:39:37,626 --> 00:39:39,628 You have to believe me. 382 00:39:40,712 --> 00:39:42,172 Give me one good reason. 383 00:39:43,674 --> 00:39:44,883 Okay. 384 00:39:52,724 --> 00:39:54,476 That good enough? 385 00:39:57,646 --> 00:39:59,356 Jason, how did you...? 386 00:39:59,523 --> 00:40:03,527 I got there right before Lex. I saw you and Clark knocked out. 387 00:40:03,694 --> 00:40:06,238 And there it was, right in front of me. 388 00:40:06,863 --> 00:40:11,535 I didn't want Lex or Clark to know about it so I mailed it to myself from China. 389 00:40:12,703 --> 00:40:14,538 Did you tell your mom? 390 00:40:14,705 --> 00:40:15,998 I got it for you. 391 00:40:17,499 --> 00:40:19,459 All I care about is protecting you, okay? 392 00:40:19,626 --> 00:40:22,170 You're the only one in my life that matters to me. 393 00:40:28,343 --> 00:40:30,762 Blink twice if you can understand me. 394 00:40:56,580 --> 00:40:59,750 Well, I do hope you brought us a souvenir. 395 00:40:59,916 --> 00:41:04,379 I know that going to China is grounds for a lecture, but I didn't have a choice. 396 00:41:04,546 --> 00:41:06,214 All right, Clark. 397 00:41:06,882 --> 00:41:10,886 At least please tell us that the stone is safe in the cave with the other one. 398 00:41:12,137 --> 00:41:14,556 Even with kryptonite guarding the original map, 399 00:41:14,723 --> 00:41:16,350 I got the stone in my hand. 400 00:41:18,852 --> 00:41:21,813 - But I lost it. - Clark, I don't understand. 401 00:41:21,980 --> 00:41:25,859 If the stones were intended for you, why are they surrounded by kryptonite? 402 00:41:26,026 --> 00:41:28,862 Yeah, it makes me wonder if they really were meant for me. 403 00:41:29,363 --> 00:41:31,031 But now we have another problem. 404 00:41:31,990 --> 00:41:34,493 Before he died, Dr. Swann sent me one last e-mail. 405 00:41:34,660 --> 00:41:36,620 He'd searched for the stones for years. 406 00:41:36,745 --> 00:41:40,248 And even with the vast resources at his disposal, it was futile. 407 00:41:40,415 --> 00:41:42,417 I was his last hope. 408 00:41:42,959 --> 00:41:46,713 That's why he asked bridgette Crosby to give me the one stone he did find. 409 00:41:48,048 --> 00:41:50,676 - Which stone? - That's the thing. 410 00:41:50,842 --> 00:41:52,969 I called her numbers, they're all disconnected. 411 00:41:53,136 --> 00:41:57,099 No one even claims to have known her. It's like she never existed. 412 00:42:18,161 --> 00:42:23,083 Kai-El, you must write your own destiny.