1 00:00:42,168 --> 00:00:46,881 J“ one, take control of me? You're messing with the enemy j“ 2 00:00:46,964 --> 00:00:51,928 j“ said it's two, it's another trick messing with my mind, I wake up j“ 3 00:00:52,011 --> 00:00:55,973 j“ chase down an empty street blindly snap the broken beats j“ 4 00:00:56,057 --> 00:01:01,354 j“ said it's gone, with the dirty trick it's taken all these days to find ya j“ 5 00:01:01,437 --> 00:01:06,025 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, I want you j“ 6 00:01:06,108 --> 00:01:10,613 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, [need you j“ 7 00:01:10,696 --> 00:01:14,367 j“ friends, take control of me stalking cross the gallery j“ 8 00:01:14,450 --> 00:01:20,122 j“ all these pills got to operate the color quits and all invade us j“ 9 00:01:20,206 --> 00:01:24,585 j“ there it goes again take me to the edge again j“ 10 00:01:24,669 --> 00:01:29,674 j“ all I got, is a dirty trick I'm chasing down all wolves to save ya j“ 11 00:01:29,757 --> 00:01:34,262 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, I want you j“ 12 00:01:34,345 --> 00:01:39,642 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I'll tell you, [need you j“ 13 00:01:39,725 --> 00:01:43,646 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha the blood ain't on my face j“ 14 00:01:43,729 --> 00:01:49,151 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha just wanted you near me j“ 15 00:02:00,413 --> 00:02:03,624 J“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I'll tell you, [need you j“ 16 00:02:03,708 --> 00:02:08,004 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha the blood ain't on my hands j“ 17 00:02:08,087 --> 00:02:13,134 j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha just wanted you near me j“ 18 00:02:26,230 --> 00:02:28,774 Who the hell calls at 3 am? 19 00:02:31,193 --> 00:02:33,863 - This had better be good. - Lo, it's me. 20 00:02:35,698 --> 00:02:37,158 Lucy? 21 00:02:37,908 --> 00:02:40,328 - Where are you? - Good news, big sis. 22 00:02:40,494 --> 00:02:42,330 I'm coming to see you day after tomorrow. 23 00:02:42,413 --> 00:02:43,831 Don't worry about the airport. 24 00:02:43,998 --> 00:02:46,959 - Lucy, wait. - Can't wait to see you. Bye. 25 00:03:00,765 --> 00:03:05,811 J“ somebody save me j“ 26 00:03:07,313 --> 00:03:11,192 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 27 00:03:11,275 --> 00:03:15,905 j“ somebody save me j“ 28 00:03:17,656 --> 00:03:21,452 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 29 00:03:21,535 --> 00:03:26,082 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 30 00:03:26,165 --> 00:03:31,754 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 31 00:03:31,837 --> 00:03:35,716 j“ to stay with me j“ 32 00:03:37,385 --> 00:03:42,098 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 33 00:03:42,181 --> 00:03:46,143 j“ stay, stay j“ 34 00:03:46,227 --> 00:03:49,397 j“ come on j“ 35 00:03:58,572 --> 00:04:02,326 Hope you guys are hungry because there are plenty more where these came from. 36 00:04:02,493 --> 00:04:05,830 Lois, you really didn't have to do all this. 37 00:04:05,996 --> 00:04:08,416 At least let me help. I should make some eggs. 38 00:04:08,582 --> 00:04:12,461 Oh, no, no, Mrs. Kent. You just sit down, relax. 39 00:04:12,628 --> 00:04:15,881 Look, here I am, using your home as my own personal motel 6. 40 00:04:16,048 --> 00:04:17,466 It's really the least I can do. 41 00:04:18,801 --> 00:04:20,678 I'm not that hungry, so I'm gonna have some oj. 42 00:04:20,886 --> 00:04:24,849 Uh! Come on. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day. 43 00:04:26,934 --> 00:04:28,436 Bacon? 44 00:04:31,897 --> 00:04:34,817 Okay. So, I'm never gonna make it to the cordon bleu. 45 00:04:34,984 --> 00:04:38,988 I thought it would be less of a disaster than helping out on the farm. 46 00:04:40,656 --> 00:04:42,324 Maybe ironing. 47 00:04:43,617 --> 00:04:45,119 Lois, what's going on? 48 00:04:45,995 --> 00:04:47,496 What do you mean? 49 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:51,000 You made us breakfast. You're offering to do chores. 50 00:04:51,709 --> 00:04:53,002 You want something. 51 00:04:54,086 --> 00:04:56,672 No, it's called being nice. 52 00:04:57,173 --> 00:04:59,300 If you were any nicer, we'd starve. 53 00:04:59,467 --> 00:05:00,551 Clark. 54 00:05:07,016 --> 00:05:08,809 He's right, Mrs. Kent. 55 00:05:15,274 --> 00:05:18,777 See, you guys have been so good to me already... 56 00:05:20,446 --> 00:05:24,074 It's kind of hard to ask for yet another favor. So... 57 00:05:24,241 --> 00:05:28,370 - But... - Lo? Anybody home? 58 00:05:29,830 --> 00:05:32,833 Hi, sweetie. What's your name? 59 00:05:34,710 --> 00:05:37,546 - Hi. - I am so happy to see you. 60 00:05:41,258 --> 00:05:43,219 Meet my sister, Lucy. 61 00:05:43,511 --> 00:05:46,680 She was hoping maybe she could crash here for a couple days. 62 00:05:47,056 --> 00:05:50,351 I know it's last-minute, but I had this school break 63 00:05:50,518 --> 00:05:52,603 and I'm willing to sleep in the barn. 64 00:05:52,770 --> 00:05:55,105 No, that's okay. Lois can sleep in the barn. 65 00:05:55,272 --> 00:05:59,151 - Nobody has to sleep out there. - We'd love to have you, Lucy. 66 00:05:59,318 --> 00:06:00,819 You can stay in Lois' room. 67 00:06:00,903 --> 00:06:04,406 Look, we'll go up and get your things set up. 68 00:06:10,371 --> 00:06:13,165 80, Lucy, Lois has told us absolutely nothing about you. 69 00:06:13,332 --> 00:06:15,167 There's not much to tell. 70 00:06:15,417 --> 00:06:18,003 Oh, please, let me gloat. 71 00:06:18,170 --> 00:06:21,840 She is getting straight a's at one of the most prestigious prep schools in Europe. 72 00:06:21,924 --> 00:06:23,759 She's fluent in three languages. 73 00:06:23,842 --> 00:06:26,637 And fending off Ivy league colleges with a stick. 74 00:06:26,804 --> 00:06:29,390 Wow, that's impressive. What happened to Lois? 75 00:06:32,184 --> 00:06:34,603 You're gonna find that Clark's charm is an acquired taste, 76 00:06:34,687 --> 00:06:37,314 much like his sense of fashion. 77 00:06:41,068 --> 00:06:44,363 Thanks for letting me stay, I don't know how I'm going to repay you. 78 00:06:44,530 --> 00:06:47,408 Well, just tell me plenty of embarrassing stories about Lois. 79 00:06:48,242 --> 00:06:49,743 Funny guy. 80 00:06:51,036 --> 00:06:55,332 Well, I'm just gonna go wash four time zones' worth of airport connections. 81 00:06:55,416 --> 00:06:56,917 Lucy... 82 00:06:58,794 --> 00:07:00,713 Are you sure everything's okay? 83 00:07:02,298 --> 00:07:05,509 Now that I'm here with you, it's perfect. 84 00:07:18,606 --> 00:07:22,443 You cheated on that last stretch, young lady. I had you beat. 85 00:07:22,610 --> 00:07:26,322 I only offered you a kiss. Didn't think you'd actually fall for it. 86 00:07:31,577 --> 00:07:32,661 Oh, my god. 87 00:07:41,962 --> 00:07:43,464 Is anything missing? 88 00:07:43,797 --> 00:07:45,299 I don't know. 89 00:07:48,927 --> 00:07:50,554 My jewelry is still here. 90 00:07:52,931 --> 00:07:57,102 - My wallet's right where I left it. - If nothing valuable's missing, then... 91 00:07:57,645 --> 00:07:59,146 The stone. 92 00:08:16,830 --> 00:08:19,625 - Who else could've known it was here? - I don't know. 93 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,169 Well, no one saw me take it in China. 94 00:08:23,337 --> 00:08:26,006 Maybe, uh, Lex or Lionel figured it out. 95 00:08:30,135 --> 00:08:33,889 I mean, you always said there was a side of him that you never really knew. 96 00:08:34,723 --> 00:08:37,017 I don't care who did this, Jason. 97 00:08:37,518 --> 00:08:40,979 I don't care about these stones. I just wanna forget they ever existed. 98 00:08:41,188 --> 00:08:44,608 Lana, this isn't some bad dream that you can just blink away. 99 00:08:44,775 --> 00:08:46,527 This is real life. 100 00:08:47,486 --> 00:08:50,114 - We have to find that stone. - No, we don't. 101 00:08:51,073 --> 00:08:55,327 Jason, our relationship has become more about chasing artifacts 102 00:08:55,494 --> 00:08:56,995 than it is about you and me. 103 00:08:58,163 --> 00:08:59,790 And that isn't a relationship. 104 00:09:01,041 --> 00:09:04,378 Remember when our biggest problem was 105 00:09:04,545 --> 00:09:07,131 trying to find a place to steal a kiss? 106 00:09:10,634 --> 00:09:13,345 Yeah, I usually preferred under the bleachers. 107 00:09:14,012 --> 00:09:17,391 Well, there is no reason why we can't go back to those days 108 00:09:17,558 --> 00:09:22,563 without worrying about break-ins, and artifacts, and the Luthors... 109 00:09:23,647 --> 00:09:25,399 And Clark Kent. 110 00:09:30,821 --> 00:09:32,364 You're right. 111 00:09:36,076 --> 00:09:39,496 Then whoever took the stone, they can just keep it. 112 00:09:42,332 --> 00:09:46,003 And we'll just concentrate on the only thing that really matters: 113 00:09:59,475 --> 00:10:01,101 Hope you're thirsty. 114 00:10:01,518 --> 00:10:02,770 What are you doing? 115 00:10:02,936 --> 00:10:06,190 I figured I would help out and get the morning milk. 116 00:10:07,024 --> 00:10:10,944 I spent last spring break on my friend's farm in the Swiss countryside. 117 00:10:11,111 --> 00:10:12,988 Well, you didn't really have to do that. 118 00:10:14,114 --> 00:10:17,493 I figured if I'm gonna stay, I have to pull my own weight. 119 00:10:22,623 --> 00:10:24,541 Lois, did you hear that? 120 00:10:24,708 --> 00:10:26,919 I'm sorry, did you say something? 121 00:10:27,419 --> 00:10:29,004 Go get changed. I'm going to work. 122 00:10:29,797 --> 00:10:31,465 Since when did you work? 123 00:10:31,632 --> 00:10:33,759 Since today. I'm helping your mom at the Talon. 124 00:10:34,051 --> 00:10:39,139 Chloe is gonna be your official Smallville tour guide, not that there's much to see. 125 00:10:40,599 --> 00:10:44,269 Oh, I don't know. So far it looks pretty good. 126 00:10:47,231 --> 00:10:50,651 Don't let that flirting go to your head. She goes to an all-girls school. 127 00:10:50,818 --> 00:10:53,487 You're probably the first guy she's talked to in months. 128 00:10:53,654 --> 00:10:55,531 I don't want you to get the wrong idea, 129 00:10:55,697 --> 00:10:58,659 but since Lucy came to town, you've been grumpier than normal. 130 00:10:58,826 --> 00:11:02,204 - Are you not happy to see your sister? - Of course I am. 131 00:11:02,371 --> 00:11:07,292 There's a thing with sisters, you can love them without really liking them. 132 00:11:07,459 --> 00:11:09,253 You don't like your own sister? 133 00:11:11,004 --> 00:11:14,383 More like she's not very crazy about me, not that I blame her. 134 00:11:15,300 --> 00:11:18,387 Look, you might be a little rough around the edges, 135 00:11:18,554 --> 00:11:21,682 but as far as sisters go, Lucy could do a lot worse. 136 00:11:22,683 --> 00:11:25,102 Thanks for the ringing endorsement. 137 00:11:26,895 --> 00:11:28,689 When my mother died, 138 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:31,316 my dad had two girls he didn't know how to deal with. 139 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:35,612 He did what every good military leader would. He instituted a chain of command. 140 00:11:35,696 --> 00:11:38,156 - And I reported to him. - Lucy reported to you. 141 00:11:38,323 --> 00:11:42,327 Yeah. Takes sibling rivalry to a whole new level. 142 00:11:43,078 --> 00:11:47,666 I had to make sure she had three meals, got to school, did her homework. 143 00:11:49,042 --> 00:11:50,294 You became her mother. 144 00:11:52,045 --> 00:11:56,091 Yeah. Except I was not prepared. 145 00:11:56,258 --> 00:12:00,721 I used to give her advice like, uh, "don't kiss a boy or you're gonna get pregnant." 146 00:12:00,888 --> 00:12:04,057 And, yeah, maybe she had a few more chores than most kids. 147 00:12:04,766 --> 00:12:06,768 Is that why she decided to go to boarding school? 148 00:12:07,269 --> 00:12:11,064 Oh, unlike your family, there was no discussion. 149 00:12:11,231 --> 00:12:14,860 When the general gives an order, you're expected to carry it out. 150 00:12:15,235 --> 00:12:16,904 Sounds kind of harsh. 151 00:12:17,070 --> 00:12:20,616 Oh, trust me, Lucy got the better end of the deal. 152 00:12:20,949 --> 00:12:22,242 I mean, don't get me wrong. 153 00:12:22,826 --> 00:12:25,120 She totally deserves it. 154 00:12:25,287 --> 00:12:26,955 But I guess there was just a part of me 155 00:12:27,122 --> 00:12:29,833 that was jealous she got out and I didn't. 156 00:12:34,588 --> 00:12:38,050 I gotta go to work. I hear your mother's a slave driver. 157 00:12:43,263 --> 00:12:46,350 I need a half-caf soy latte, no foam, no whip 158 00:12:46,516 --> 00:12:49,478 and a blueberry muffin top, hold the stem. 159 00:12:50,103 --> 00:12:53,190 Whatever happened to regular old black coffee? 160 00:12:53,398 --> 00:12:56,318 Two lanes under one roof, that's gotta be interesting. 161 00:12:56,485 --> 00:12:59,821 I haven't had a hot shower in two days. And the laundry is running non-stop. 162 00:12:59,905 --> 00:13:02,199 The phone line is consistently busy. 163 00:13:03,700 --> 00:13:07,371 No, it's nice having them around. It takes the loneliness out of the house. 164 00:13:07,454 --> 00:13:09,915 I always hated the sound of a quiet home. 165 00:13:10,123 --> 00:13:13,251 Whoa, is that Lois with a tray? 166 00:13:13,418 --> 00:13:14,711 Hey, coz. 167 00:13:14,962 --> 00:13:17,339 Yes, it is. It's kind of like a free floor show. 168 00:13:20,050 --> 00:13:24,179 - You two been catching up? - Lucy's filling me in on all her talents. 169 00:13:24,346 --> 00:13:27,849 She was a violinist for the Zurich youth orchestra. 170 00:13:28,016 --> 00:13:29,977 It was nothing, it's just a hobby. 171 00:13:30,185 --> 00:13:32,854 Given their reputation in Europe, I highly doubt that. 172 00:13:33,605 --> 00:13:35,607 - Oh, sorry, Lucy, this is... - Lex Luthor. 173 00:13:36,316 --> 00:13:39,653 I read your profile in fortune magazine a couple months ago. 174 00:13:39,820 --> 00:13:43,740 Your theories on the future of American business were very interesting. 175 00:13:48,829 --> 00:13:52,207 Well, I'd be curious to hear what you think of my piano skills. 176 00:13:52,374 --> 00:13:55,377 Drop by the mansion, I'd love to play with a serious musician. 177 00:13:56,378 --> 00:13:58,296 Ugh! Aw, crap! 178 00:14:01,299 --> 00:14:03,176 I'm gonna go help her out. 179 00:14:17,858 --> 00:14:21,361 Lucy, who's that guy staring at you back there? 180 00:14:43,967 --> 00:14:46,511 Luthor, where is it? 181 00:14:47,137 --> 00:14:50,515 Well, perhaps you'd tell me what it is you want. 182 00:14:51,516 --> 00:14:53,935 You know exactly what it is I want. 183 00:14:54,728 --> 00:14:58,023 You gave me that map because you knew I'd end up in China, 184 00:14:58,565 --> 00:15:00,942 and you knew I'd find that stone. 185 00:15:01,860 --> 00:15:03,862 It was all one big ploy, wasn't it? 186 00:15:04,529 --> 00:15:06,948 If I had the foresight which you attribute to me, 187 00:15:07,115 --> 00:15:09,284 I wouldn't need ancient artifacts to help me. 188 00:15:09,451 --> 00:15:12,370 If you have any foresight, you'll tell me where that stone is, 189 00:15:12,537 --> 00:15:14,164 othennise this is gonna get ugly. 190 00:15:14,372 --> 00:15:18,085 So now in addition to hurling accusations, you decide to threaten me? 191 00:15:19,961 --> 00:15:23,048 You break into her apartment. You go through her private things. 192 00:15:23,215 --> 00:15:26,301 I assure you, breaking and entering is not my style. 193 00:15:27,969 --> 00:15:31,640 Your lost treasure isn't here. You'll have to look somewhere else. 194 00:15:32,099 --> 00:15:33,433 Good day. 195 00:15:39,898 --> 00:15:41,525 I'm not going anywhere, Luthor, 196 00:15:41,691 --> 00:15:44,171 until you give me that stone or convince me you didn't take it. 197 00:15:44,402 --> 00:15:45,821 You storm in here, 198 00:15:45,987 --> 00:15:48,990 you accuse me of some ham-fisted home invasion... 199 00:15:49,783 --> 00:15:51,118 Why are you doing this? 200 00:15:51,284 --> 00:15:54,204 Is it an act? An elaborate diversion? 201 00:15:54,371 --> 00:15:55,831 Don't turn this around on me! 202 00:15:58,083 --> 00:16:01,545 I think we both know there's nothing stronger 203 00:16:01,711 --> 00:16:04,923 than the love between mother and son. 204 00:16:06,758 --> 00:16:09,511 And I'm sure miss lang agrees. 205 00:17:44,481 --> 00:17:47,234 I knew you had talents, but I didn't think burglary was one. 206 00:17:47,400 --> 00:17:50,320 I swear I was gonna pay it all back. I'm not some criminal. 207 00:17:50,487 --> 00:17:52,572 You do a pretty good job of impersonating one. 208 00:17:55,325 --> 00:17:58,286 Look, Lucy, I just don't get it. I mean, why? 209 00:18:01,039 --> 00:18:05,043 Do you have any idea what it's like to be different from everyone else? 210 00:18:05,669 --> 00:18:09,005 - To be a total outsider? - I might have an idea. 211 00:18:09,172 --> 00:18:13,134 At my school, I'm surrounded by the wealthiest kids in the world. 212 00:18:14,135 --> 00:18:19,599 Unless I wanna be the school's outcast, I had to be like them. Look like them. 213 00:18:19,766 --> 00:18:21,935 Well, I'm sure that's a very expensive undertaking, 214 00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:24,729 but do you really have to resort to theft to fit in? 215 00:18:24,896 --> 00:18:27,857 Well, I tried using my credit cards, but they maxed out. 216 00:18:28,900 --> 00:18:33,822 I went to this club owner who's known for lending money to the credit impaired. 217 00:18:34,739 --> 00:18:36,116 You went to a loan shark? 218 00:18:36,283 --> 00:18:39,577 It's called something else in German but, yeah, that's the idea. 219 00:18:40,161 --> 00:18:43,748 Wait, so that's the guy who was here the other day, staring at you. 220 00:18:47,085 --> 00:18:48,753 All right, look, how much do you owe? 221 00:18:49,838 --> 00:18:52,465 Fifty thousand us. Dollars. 222 00:18:52,966 --> 00:18:54,843 But most of it's just bogus interest. 223 00:18:55,176 --> 00:18:56,928 We gotta tell your father about this. 224 00:18:57,095 --> 00:18:58,763 No, I can't. 225 00:18:58,930 --> 00:19:01,808 The general's convinced I'm the embodiment of the perfect daughter. 226 00:19:01,975 --> 00:19:04,185 Well, at least we have to tell Lois. 227 00:19:04,436 --> 00:19:05,854 I don't wanna disappoint her. 228 00:19:06,938 --> 00:19:09,774 She's your sister. She'll understand. 229 00:19:11,276 --> 00:19:14,446 Not everyone has a family like yours, Clark. 230 00:19:19,576 --> 00:19:21,369 Please don't tell her. 231 00:19:25,582 --> 00:19:29,002 I think the best thing for me to do is to just... 232 00:19:29,586 --> 00:19:30,837 Disappear for a while. 233 00:19:31,504 --> 00:19:32,964 Lucy, wait. 234 00:19:35,842 --> 00:19:40,764 If you're in trouble, the best thing to do is just stay here and keep a low profile. 235 00:19:43,141 --> 00:19:45,935 Maybe there's something I can do to help. 236 00:19:56,821 --> 00:19:58,323 His name is Marcus Becker. 237 00:19:58,490 --> 00:20:02,786 He's a bouncer at a club called kronos in Zurich, with a resume full of felonies. 238 00:20:02,952 --> 00:20:04,996 Apparently this club is a kind of a front 239 00:20:05,163 --> 00:20:08,166 for the kind of people that you don't wanna owe money to. 240 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,335 I wish she'd just tell Lois. 241 00:20:10,502 --> 00:20:11,669 She doesn't have to. 242 00:20:13,213 --> 00:20:15,423 I knew her hop, skip and a jump over the Atlantic 243 00:20:15,590 --> 00:20:16,966 wasn't because she missed me. 244 00:20:17,133 --> 00:20:20,887 If this guy is bothering Lucy, I'm gonna find him. We'll have a talk. 245 00:20:20,970 --> 00:20:23,264 Lois, before you go all lifetime heroine, 246 00:20:23,348 --> 00:20:26,309 remember that this isn't the school bully she's dealing with. 247 00:20:26,476 --> 00:20:28,311 Seriously, she is in trouble. 248 00:20:28,478 --> 00:20:30,772 But I think I know someone who can help. 249 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:44,828 Bravo, Lucy. Excellent performance. 250 00:20:44,911 --> 00:20:47,789 Yeah, I had no idea the younger Lane was such a virtuoso. 251 00:20:48,623 --> 00:20:51,376 There's quite a bit about the younger Lane we don't know. 252 00:20:53,211 --> 00:20:55,091 Thanks, Clark. You're great at keeping a secret. 253 00:20:55,130 --> 00:20:58,049 Lucy, I wanna help you, that's why I'm here. 254 00:20:58,716 --> 00:21:03,054 I was gonna tell you about the money, but I think she already beat me to it. 255 00:21:04,097 --> 00:21:06,266 And what money would that be? 256 00:21:06,433 --> 00:21:10,395 I didn't come here looking for a handout. I can solve this problem myself. 257 00:21:10,562 --> 00:21:13,106 As long as we're on the topic of personal finance, 258 00:21:13,189 --> 00:21:15,109 how did you think you'd be able to pay this back? 259 00:21:15,191 --> 00:21:17,861 Standing on the corner, playing your violin? 260 00:21:18,027 --> 00:21:21,698 - There's a reason I didn't tell you. - I don't wanna have to tell the general... 261 00:21:21,865 --> 00:21:23,700 You're not mom, so stop trying to be. 262 00:21:24,033 --> 00:21:25,743 Don't you dare bring mom into this. 263 00:21:25,910 --> 00:21:28,413 Ladies, please. 264 00:21:29,122 --> 00:21:32,083 Lucy owes $50,000 to a guy in Switzerland. 265 00:21:32,250 --> 00:21:34,419 He's come to Smallville to collect. 266 00:21:39,090 --> 00:21:40,717 Now, Lucy, 267 00:21:40,884 --> 00:21:43,761 how does a girl like you get involved with a loan shark? 268 00:21:46,264 --> 00:21:48,141 It's a long story. 269 00:21:48,600 --> 00:21:52,270 Look, I didn't ask for anyone's help. Not Clark, not Lois, not you. 270 00:21:52,437 --> 00:21:54,189 I'm a big girl, I can handle this. 271 00:21:54,355 --> 00:21:57,609 Fifty thousand dollars is a lot to handle, even for a big girl. 272 00:22:00,445 --> 00:22:02,780 Yeah, well, I guess that's my problem. 273 00:22:02,947 --> 00:22:06,951 Lucy, before you walk out that door, why don't you tell me what happened. 274 00:22:07,202 --> 00:22:10,622 I have the resources to deal with these kind of people. 275 00:22:14,918 --> 00:22:18,379 They want bearer bonds. You can't trace them. They're not amateurs. 276 00:22:18,546 --> 00:22:20,590 I thought you didn't deal with extortionists. 277 00:22:20,757 --> 00:22:24,427 This is different. This isn't the first time I've dealt with these people. 278 00:22:24,594 --> 00:22:27,347 - You know Marcus Becker? - I know the men he works for. 279 00:22:27,555 --> 00:22:29,057 They're a German crime syndicate. 280 00:22:29,224 --> 00:22:31,809 They've blocked my attempts to buy a hotel in Zurich 281 00:22:31,976 --> 00:22:33,770 through intimidation and blackmail. 282 00:22:33,978 --> 00:22:35,313 If I get this guy in custody, 283 00:22:35,480 --> 00:22:37,232 I'll have something to squeeze them with. 284 00:22:37,398 --> 00:22:39,609 - So Lucy's just a pawn? - No. 285 00:22:39,776 --> 00:22:41,986 I just have other reasons for helping her out. 286 00:22:44,656 --> 00:22:46,115 Becker wants me to meet him 287 00:22:46,324 --> 00:22:48,701 at an abandoned warehouse at market and linden. 288 00:22:48,785 --> 00:22:51,955 - Lex, this isn't worth getting hurt over. - No one's getting hurt. 289 00:22:52,038 --> 00:22:53,540 I'm just delivering the briefcase. 290 00:22:53,623 --> 00:22:56,376 The GPS device inside will lead my security team to them. 291 00:22:56,751 --> 00:22:58,127 He only wants me there. 292 00:22:59,462 --> 00:23:01,297 No. That's not gonna happen. 293 00:23:03,675 --> 00:23:05,218 I'm going alone. 294 00:23:09,180 --> 00:23:13,268 Hundred grand, chrome wheels and 13 speakers instead of a back seat. 295 00:23:13,434 --> 00:23:15,603 Oh, yeah, I get the gear shift. 296 00:23:15,770 --> 00:23:17,105 Are we there yet? 297 00:23:17,272 --> 00:23:19,816 Have you ever been in a car and not uttered those words? 298 00:23:20,483 --> 00:23:24,070 All I'm saying is, this guy's not gonna be happy if we're not there on time. 299 00:23:24,237 --> 00:23:26,322 He's not the kind of guy you wanna piss off. 300 00:23:26,489 --> 00:23:28,116 Relax, we're close. 301 00:23:32,954 --> 00:23:34,455 Damn it. 302 00:23:41,754 --> 00:23:43,381 Can you outrun them? 303 00:23:43,965 --> 00:23:45,717 Don't worry. I'll handle it. 304 00:23:58,104 --> 00:23:59,731 Just stay put. 305 00:24:02,108 --> 00:24:03,234 Excuse me, officer. 306 00:24:04,193 --> 00:24:07,989 I appreciate your need to fill your speeding-ticket quota, 307 00:24:08,197 --> 00:24:11,618 - but can we make this quick? - Put your hands over your head. 308 00:24:12,827 --> 00:24:16,331 - What? - Put your hands up. Now. 309 00:24:18,082 --> 00:24:20,585 I think there's a mistake. I may have been speeding... 310 00:24:20,752 --> 00:24:22,545 Shut up. 311 00:24:23,421 --> 00:24:25,423 Go get the bonds, Mr. Luthor. 312 00:24:28,593 --> 00:24:31,888 - Oh, my god. - No, no. Just stay calm. Okay? 313 00:24:45,026 --> 00:24:46,527 Nice try. 314 00:24:47,862 --> 00:24:49,364 Dump it in the bag. 315 00:25:02,669 --> 00:25:03,795 Thank you... 316 00:25:05,546 --> 00:25:07,048 And good night. 317 00:25:12,095 --> 00:25:15,765 You wouldn't want Lucy to be an only child, would you? 318 00:25:34,033 --> 00:25:37,328 Take my word for it, there's no cash on the premises. 319 00:25:37,495 --> 00:25:40,957 - Wait, where's Marcus Becker? - Never heard of him. 320 00:25:55,012 --> 00:25:56,681 Clark, he's got the girls. 321 00:26:23,583 --> 00:26:25,918 Hey! Somebody! 322 00:26:27,044 --> 00:26:30,173 It's no use. We're totally and utterly screwed. 323 00:26:33,092 --> 00:26:35,052 Oh, let's not jump to conclusions here. 324 00:26:35,219 --> 00:26:39,390 I have a history of getting us out of the jams you get us into. 325 00:26:40,641 --> 00:26:41,809 I'll think of something. 326 00:26:42,185 --> 00:26:45,271 This isn't like getting ourselves locked in the mess hall pantry 327 00:26:45,438 --> 00:26:48,232 or getting lost on our bikes in Bangkok. 328 00:26:54,155 --> 00:26:56,115 I don't get it. You got your money. 329 00:26:56,240 --> 00:27:00,953 Why don't you go back home, eat some Swiss cheese and live happily ever after? 330 00:27:01,037 --> 00:27:02,622 - You don't need us. - But I do. 331 00:27:02,705 --> 00:27:04,624 The Luthor well has only just been tapped. 332 00:27:04,791 --> 00:27:06,417 I'm here to strike it rich. 333 00:27:06,542 --> 00:27:08,753 You son of a bitch. You're holding us for ransom? 334 00:27:08,920 --> 00:27:10,171 Lucy, zip it. 335 00:27:17,094 --> 00:27:18,846 Let my sister go. 336 00:27:19,514 --> 00:27:21,474 - You don't need both of us. - Sure, I do. 337 00:27:22,975 --> 00:27:25,770 A pair of lanes definitely ups the ante. 338 00:27:25,937 --> 00:27:30,024 The world would be a lot worse without her in it than without me, all right? 339 00:27:30,191 --> 00:27:32,151 She's the one with the future. 340 00:27:33,069 --> 00:27:35,696 If she'd only learn to behave herself. 341 00:27:39,992 --> 00:27:41,452 Eat up, girls. 342 00:27:42,662 --> 00:27:44,705 How generous. I thought you'd let us starve. 343 00:27:44,872 --> 00:27:47,041 The one with the sticker has no tomatoes. 344 00:27:51,712 --> 00:27:54,173 - Lucy? - Yeah? 345 00:27:55,132 --> 00:27:58,469 How did he know you don't like tomatoes? 346 00:28:02,890 --> 00:28:05,184 Lucy Lane has been conning us this whole time. 347 00:28:07,019 --> 00:28:09,230 That's a pretty bold accusation, Clark. 348 00:28:10,731 --> 00:28:13,025 The drop-off was a fake. There was no warehouse. 349 00:28:14,777 --> 00:28:17,321 And Lucy was the only one who knew about the GPS. 350 00:28:17,488 --> 00:28:20,366 How else would he know to treat the briefcase like the plague? 351 00:28:20,491 --> 00:28:23,202 Becker's a pro. He could be cautious about the money. 352 00:28:23,286 --> 00:28:24,620 It's all part of a bigger plan. 353 00:28:24,787 --> 00:28:27,164 The way she woke me up on her way to steal from the Talon. 354 00:28:27,331 --> 00:28:28,958 She knew I'd catch her in the act. 355 00:28:29,125 --> 00:28:31,836 Her sob story about not being able to fit in at school. 356 00:28:32,003 --> 00:28:34,338 It was all a setup, in order to win my sympathy 357 00:28:34,505 --> 00:28:36,173 so I'd come to you for the money. 358 00:28:39,677 --> 00:28:41,429 She played us like a stradivarius. 359 00:28:42,471 --> 00:28:44,807 What I don't understand is why abduct Lois? 360 00:28:44,974 --> 00:28:47,435 I know it's a con, but why kidnap your own sister? 361 00:28:47,602 --> 00:28:50,187 Well, they say sibling rivalries run deep. 362 00:28:50,605 --> 00:28:52,607 Line one, Mr. Luthor. It's Becker. 363 00:28:57,820 --> 00:28:59,280 Lex Luthor. 364 00:28:59,363 --> 00:29:04,535 Place $500,000 in bearer bonds in the tractor trailer on highway 54 365 00:29:04,702 --> 00:29:07,622 - just north of cherry hill. - That's not how it works. 366 00:29:24,680 --> 00:29:27,808 I swear, Lois, it wasn't supposed to end up this way. 367 00:29:29,727 --> 00:29:34,148 When Michael hoover was throwing dirt clods at you, who kicked his butt, huh? 368 00:29:34,315 --> 00:29:36,567 Who was the one who let you sleep in her bed 369 00:29:36,734 --> 00:29:39,779 and listened to you snore every night after mom died? 370 00:29:41,238 --> 00:29:42,740 Lois, I'm sorry. 371 00:29:42,907 --> 00:29:45,201 Well, sorry is not good enough. 372 00:29:45,368 --> 00:29:46,869 I wanna know why. 373 00:29:47,036 --> 00:29:50,456 I wanna know why you turned to a life of crime when you have 374 00:29:50,623 --> 00:29:52,667 everything in the world going for you? 375 00:29:52,833 --> 00:29:55,002 You're as close to fricking perfect as it gets. 376 00:29:55,169 --> 00:29:57,797 Because that's what the general always wanted. 377 00:29:57,964 --> 00:30:00,508 I just went along and played the part. 378 00:30:02,301 --> 00:30:05,179 From the day I left for school, all I wanted was to go home. 379 00:30:05,346 --> 00:30:08,766 - Why didn't you tell the general that? - How could I? 380 00:30:09,308 --> 00:30:12,019 It was clear he didn't want me around. 381 00:30:13,020 --> 00:30:14,855 He wanted you. 382 00:30:17,024 --> 00:30:19,151 What are you talking about? 383 00:30:19,860 --> 00:30:22,613 Why do you think he sent me off to school after mom died? 384 00:30:22,780 --> 00:30:25,366 He sent you off to school because you are brilliant 385 00:30:25,574 --> 00:30:28,577 and you deserve the best education available. 386 00:30:29,245 --> 00:30:31,497 Well, you can think whatever you want. 387 00:30:32,248 --> 00:30:34,917 But the fact is, I always envied you. 388 00:30:40,423 --> 00:30:44,260 I was being dragged around the world like a spare piece of luggage. 389 00:30:45,052 --> 00:30:47,680 Yeah, but you had something I never had. 390 00:30:48,180 --> 00:30:49,306 What? 391 00:30:55,021 --> 00:31:00,276 Luce, I don't think either of us ever had dad. 392 00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:32,266 I'm sorry I got you into this, Lois. 393 00:31:32,516 --> 00:31:36,228 Don't worry. We've been in far worse trouble than this. 394 00:32:53,139 --> 00:32:55,349 We're pulling over. Now. 395 00:33:34,346 --> 00:33:35,723 How are you feeling? 396 00:33:35,890 --> 00:33:39,518 Well, I have a newfound appreciation for seatbelts, I can tell you that. 397 00:33:42,062 --> 00:33:43,939 What are you gonna do with my sister? 398 00:33:44,523 --> 00:33:48,444 I don't have a choice. I have to notify the authorities. 399 00:33:51,488 --> 00:33:53,282 Hey! Hey! 400 00:33:54,074 --> 00:33:55,618 Sorry. 401 00:33:58,120 --> 00:33:59,705 Lucy! 402 00:34:21,936 --> 00:34:24,230 Lex. Any luck finding Lucy? 403 00:34:24,396 --> 00:34:28,234 No. All that turned up was the car, minus my $50,000. 404 00:34:31,737 --> 00:34:35,658 Look, Lex, I know that Lois feels really badly about this, 405 00:34:35,824 --> 00:34:38,953 - but there's really no way... - Clark, I'm not here to collect. 406 00:34:39,119 --> 00:34:43,624 Besides, having Becker in custody is worth a lot more to me than 50 grand. 407 00:34:44,541 --> 00:34:46,752 Your deal in Zurich. 408 00:34:48,045 --> 00:34:50,172 Well, I'm glad someone came out of this ahead. 409 00:34:51,507 --> 00:34:53,050 So how's Lois? 410 00:34:53,592 --> 00:34:56,845 Um, I don't know. She hasn't said anything all day. 411 00:34:59,932 --> 00:35:03,060 I don't know why Lucy would run away. Lois is her family. 412 00:35:04,728 --> 00:35:08,857 Just because you have the same blood in your veins doesn't make you family. 413 00:35:10,401 --> 00:35:11,568 Look at us, Clark. 414 00:35:13,445 --> 00:35:16,073 I'm a product of my father's breeding. 415 00:35:16,657 --> 00:35:18,242 He needed an heir. 416 00:35:18,993 --> 00:35:21,912 But your parents chose you out of love. 417 00:35:22,579 --> 00:35:25,374 I'd take your family any day of the week. 418 00:35:30,212 --> 00:35:32,381 I think Lois and Lucy could've been closer. 419 00:35:32,756 --> 00:35:34,925 Hopefully one day they will be. 420 00:35:35,092 --> 00:35:36,760 But that's up to them. 421 00:35:37,261 --> 00:35:40,180 So quit blaming yourself for what happened. 422 00:35:48,772 --> 00:35:50,774 Do you ever miss not having a sibling? 423 00:35:52,693 --> 00:35:54,361 Iusedto... 424 00:35:56,739 --> 00:35:58,657 Until I met you, Clark. 425 00:35:59,283 --> 00:36:02,953 You're closer to me than any blood brother. 426 00:36:25,601 --> 00:36:26,977 - Hey. - Hey. 427 00:36:27,186 --> 00:36:29,313 Have you recovered from hurricane Lucy yet? 428 00:36:29,521 --> 00:36:32,316 I hope she changes her ways before she gets herself hurt. 429 00:36:32,483 --> 00:36:35,986 You know, it never fails. Keeping secrets always leads to trouble. 430 00:36:36,153 --> 00:36:37,529 I don't know which is harder. 431 00:36:37,696 --> 00:36:40,616 Being the one keeping the secret, or the one who's being duped. 432 00:36:40,783 --> 00:36:42,493 Have you, uh, talked to Lois? 433 00:36:42,659 --> 00:36:45,871 She's been holed up in her room all day. She took it all pretty hard. 434 00:36:46,830 --> 00:36:49,917 Ever since I can remember, the one thing Lois has always wanted 435 00:36:50,084 --> 00:36:52,169 is to protect her little sister. 436 00:36:52,544 --> 00:36:56,048 I guess no matter how bad you want to, you just can't save everyone. 437 00:36:57,883 --> 00:37:01,804 But it doesn't stop you from trying, does it, Clark? 438 00:37:10,354 --> 00:37:13,774 Dad, clearly the idea of personal space is lost on you. 439 00:37:13,941 --> 00:37:16,944 Lex, one of your employees paid me a visit recently 440 00:37:17,111 --> 00:37:21,490 and I wasn't clear whether it was official business or what it was. 441 00:37:21,657 --> 00:37:24,368 As far as I know, our outstanding business is finished. 442 00:37:24,535 --> 00:37:26,870 Well, he... Jason teague, that's who it was, 443 00:37:27,204 --> 00:37:31,917 accused me of taking something that, uh, didn't belong to me. Of stealing. 444 00:37:33,127 --> 00:37:35,254 Well, it wouldn't be the first time. 445 00:37:36,213 --> 00:37:39,758 Be that as it may, the accusation was false. 446 00:37:42,553 --> 00:37:46,890 But given what's missing, I almost wish I was guilty. 447 00:37:47,683 --> 00:37:49,393 What was it? 448 00:37:50,310 --> 00:37:54,314 You know the answer to that question. You're the one who took it from him. 449 00:37:54,898 --> 00:37:58,569 Dad, if you wanna play games, there's a deck of cards in the parlor... 450 00:37:58,735 --> 00:38:02,072 Lex, let's talk about games. You hire someone to travel to China 451 00:38:02,239 --> 00:38:04,241 to search for an ancient artifact. 452 00:38:04,408 --> 00:38:07,536 He finds it, he steals it, but he keeps it for himself, 453 00:38:07,703 --> 00:38:10,456 then you have to steal it back from him. 454 00:38:11,540 --> 00:38:15,252 You've turned hot potato into an art form, son. 455 00:38:16,211 --> 00:38:18,255 Jason teague found the stone? 456 00:38:22,092 --> 00:38:25,137 Either you are the best con man in the world 457 00:38:25,304 --> 00:38:28,599 or you are truly unbelievably naive. 458 00:38:33,103 --> 00:38:34,480 Good afternoon, Lex. 459 00:39:35,499 --> 00:39:38,835 I thought you said that telescopes were for geeks and stalkers. 460 00:39:39,169 --> 00:39:43,131 Yeah, as was proven over the last few days, I can seriously misjudge people. 461 00:39:44,174 --> 00:39:47,302 If you've come to kick me off the farm, I completely understand. 462 00:39:49,221 --> 00:39:50,639 Yeah, um... 463 00:39:51,265 --> 00:39:55,143 I came here to tell you we have food in the oven if you're hungry. 464 00:39:58,939 --> 00:40:01,650 - How you holding up? - I just got off the phone with the general. 465 00:40:01,858 --> 00:40:04,152 Oh. That was all the screaming I heard from the house. 466 00:40:05,696 --> 00:40:10,534 Well, apparently he is very disappointed in me for letting this happen 467 00:40:10,742 --> 00:40:14,705 and as far as my family chain of command goes, I am the weakest link. 468 00:40:17,207 --> 00:40:19,209 - I'm sorry. - Don't be. 469 00:40:19,835 --> 00:40:23,922 There's something cathartic about telling a three-star general to go to hell. 470 00:40:26,925 --> 00:40:31,471 Uh, you know, all these years, I thought I had my sister pegged, but, uh... 471 00:40:32,556 --> 00:40:35,976 In reality, she's a complete stranger to me. 472 00:40:37,561 --> 00:40:39,938 Even if that were true, I think if she called you, 473 00:40:40,105 --> 00:40:42,232 you'd be there in a second to help her. 474 00:40:44,443 --> 00:40:47,696 Yeah, I would. She's my sister. 475 00:40:50,907 --> 00:40:53,118 I don't think Lucy's all that bad. 476 00:40:55,078 --> 00:40:56,455 You're amazing, Smallville. 477 00:40:57,998 --> 00:41:01,501 You always look for the best in people, even when they walk all over you. 478 00:41:01,918 --> 00:41:05,464 - I guess that explains why we're friends. - Oh, we're friends now? 479 00:41:06,423 --> 00:41:09,176 Well, I mean, I won't tell anyone if you don't. 480 00:41:09,259 --> 00:41:13,388 J“ I know that's written in the wind j“ 481 00:41:14,681 --> 00:41:18,101 j“ take you to higher ground j“ 482 00:41:18,185 --> 00:41:21,563 j“ come on! Don't look down j“ 483 00:41:21,647 --> 00:41:27,486 j“ 'cause I'm showing you where to begin j“ 484 00:41:27,569 --> 00:41:31,031 j“ better everything j“ 485 00:41:31,114 --> 00:41:35,327 j“ now it all begins j“ 486 00:41:35,410 --> 00:41:39,873 j“ you've got to fly j“ 487 00:41:39,956 --> 00:41:43,752 j“ high j“ 488 00:41:43,835 --> 00:41:48,590 j right j