J“ one, take control of me? You're messing with the enemy j“
j“ said it's two, it's another trick messing with my mind, I wake up j“
j“ chase down an empty street blindly snap the broken beats j“
j“ said it's gone, with the dirty trick it's taken all these days to find ya j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, I want you j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, [need you j“
j“ friends, take control of me stalking cross the gallery j“
j“ all these pills got to operate the color quits and all invade us j“
j“ there it goes again take me to the edge again j“
j“ all I got, is a dirty trick I'm chasing down all wolves to save ya j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I tell you, I want you j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I'll tell you, [need you j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha the blood ain't on my face j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha just wanted you near me j“
J“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha I'll tell you, [need you j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha the blood ain't on my hands j“
j“ ha, ha-ha-ha, ha-ha just wanted you near me j“
Who the hell calls at 3 am?
- This had better be good. - Lo, it's me.
Lucy?
- Where are you? - Good news, big sis.
I'm coming to see you day after tomorrow.
Don't worry about the airport.
- Lucy, wait. - Can't wait to see you. Bye.
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“
Hope you guys are hungry because there are plenty more where these came from.
Lois, you really didn't have to do all this.
At least let me help. I should make some eggs.
Oh, no, no, Mrs. Kent. You just sit down, relax.
Look, here I am, using your home as my own personal motel 6.
It's really the least I can do.
I'm not that hungry, so I'm gonna have some oj.
Uh! Come on. Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.
Bacon?
Okay. So, I'm never gonna make it to the cordon bleu.
I thought it would be less of a disaster than helping out on the farm.
Maybe ironing.
Lois, what's going on?
What do you mean?
You made us breakfast. You're offering to do chores.
You want something.
No, it's called being nice.
If you were any nicer, we'd starve.
Clark.
He's right, Mrs. Kent.
See, you guys have been so good to me already...
It's kind of hard to ask for yet another favor. So...
- But... - Lo? Anybody home?
Hi, sweetie. What's your name?
- Hi. - I am so happy to see you.
Meet my sister, Lucy.
She was hoping maybe she could crash here for a couple days.
I know it's last-minute, but I had this school break
and I'm willing to sleep in the barn.
No, that's okay. Lois can sleep in the barn.
- Nobody has to sleep out there. - We'd love to have you, Lucy.
You can stay in Lois' room.
Look, we'll go up and get your things set up.
80, Lucy, Lois has told us absolutely nothing about you.
There's not much to tell.
Oh, please, let me gloat.
She is getting straight a's at one of the most prestigious prep schools in Europe.
She's fluent in three languages.
And fending off Ivy league colleges with a stick.
Wow, that's impressive. What happened to Lois?
You're gonna find that Clark's charm is an acquired taste,
much like his sense of fashion.
Thanks for letting me stay, I don't know how I'm going to repay you.
Well, just tell me plenty of embarrassing stories about Lois.
Funny guy.
Well, I'm just gonna go wash four time zones' worth of airport connections.
Lucy...
Are you sure everything's okay?
Now that I'm here with you, it's perfect.
You cheated on that last stretch, young lady. I had you beat.
I only offered you a kiss. Didn't think you'd actually fall for it.
Oh, my god.
Is anything missing?
I don't know.
My jewelry is still here.
- My wallet's right where I left it. - If nothing valuable's missing, then...
The stone.
- Who else could've known it was here? - I don't know.
Well, no one saw me take it in China.
Maybe, uh, Lex or Lionel figured it out.
I mean, you always said there was a side of him that you never really knew.
I don't care who did this, Jason.
I don't care about these stones. I just wanna forget they ever existed.
Lana, this isn't some bad dream that you can just blink away.
This is real life.
- We have to find that stone. - No, we don't.
Jason, our relationship has become more about chasing artifacts
than it is about you and me.
And that isn't a relationship.
Remember when our biggest problem was
trying to find a place to steal a kiss?
Yeah, I usually preferred under the bleachers.
Well, there is no reason why we can't go back to those days
without worrying about break-ins, and artifacts, and the Luthors...
And Clark Kent.
You're right.
Then whoever took the stone, they can just keep it.
And we'll just concentrate on the only thing that really matters:
Hope you're thirsty.
What are you doing?
I figured I would help out and get the morning milk.
I spent last spring break on my friend's farm in the Swiss countryside.
Well, you didn't really have to do that.
I figured if I'm gonna stay, I have to pull my own weight.
Lois, did you hear that?
I'm sorry, did you say something?
Go get changed. I'm going to work.
Since when did you work?
Since today. I'm helping your mom at the Talon.
Chloe is gonna be your official Smallville tour guide, not that there's much to see.
Oh, I don't know. So far it looks pretty good.
Don't let that flirting go to your head. She goes to an all-girls school.
You're probably the first guy she's talked to in months.
I don't want you to get the wrong idea,
but since Lucy came to town, you've been grumpier than normal.
- Are you not happy to see your sister? - Of course I am.
There's a thing with sisters, you can love them without really liking them.
You don't like your own sister?
More like she's not very crazy about me, not that I blame her.
Look, you might be a little rough around the edges,
but as far as sisters go, Lucy could do a lot worse.
Thanks for the ringing endorsement.
When my mother died,
my dad had two girls he didn't know how to deal with.
He did what every good military leader would. He instituted a chain of command.
- And I reported to him. - Lucy reported to you.
Yeah. Takes sibling rivalry to a whole new level.
I had to make sure she had three meals, got to school, did her homework.
You became her mother.
Yeah. Except I was not prepared.
I used to give her advice like, uh, "don't kiss a boy or you're gonna get pregnant."
And, yeah, maybe she had a few more chores than most kids.
Is that why she decided to go to boarding school?
Oh, unlike your family, there was no discussion.
When the general gives an order, you're expected to carry it out.
Sounds kind of harsh.
Oh, trust me, Lucy got the better end of the deal.
I mean, don't get me wrong.
She totally deserves it.
But I guess there was just a part of me
that was jealous she got out and I didn't.
I gotta go to work. I hear your mother's a slave driver.
I need a half-caf soy latte, no foam, no whip
and a blueberry muffin top, hold the stem.
Whatever happened to regular old black coffee?
Two lanes under one roof, that's gotta be interesting.
I haven't had a hot shower in two days. And the laundry is running non-stop.
The phone line is consistently busy.
No, it's nice having them around. It takes the loneliness out of the house.
I always hated the sound of a quiet home.
Whoa, is that Lois with a tray?
Hey, coz.
Yes, it is. It's kind of like a free floor show.
- You two been catching up? - Lucy's filling me in on all her talents.
She was a violinist for the Zurich youth orchestra.
It was nothing, it's just a hobby.
Given their reputation in Europe, I highly doubt that.
- Oh, sorry, Lucy, this is... - Lex Luthor.
I read your profile in fortune magazine a couple months ago.
Your theories on the future of American business were very interesting.
Well, I'd be curious to hear what you think of my piano skills.
Drop by the mansion, I'd love to play with a serious musician.
Ugh! Aw, crap!
I'm gonna go help her out.
Lucy, who's that guy staring at you back there?
Luthor, where is it?
Well, perhaps you'd tell me what it is you want.
You know exactly what it is I want.
You gave me that map because you knew I'd end up in China,
and you knew I'd find that stone.
It was all one big ploy, wasn't it?
If I had the foresight which you attribute to me,
I wouldn't need ancient artifacts to help me.
If you have any foresight, you'll tell me where that stone is,
othennise this is gonna get ugly.
So now in addition to hurling accusations, you decide to threaten me?
You break into her apartment. You go through her private things.
I assure you, breaking and entering is not my style.
Your lost treasure isn't here. You'll have to look somewhere else.
Good day.
I'm not going anywhere, Luthor,
until you give me that stone or convince me you didn't take it.
You storm in here,
you accuse me of some ham-fisted home invasion...
Why are you doing this?
Is it an act? An elaborate diversion?
Don't turn this around on me!
I think we both know there's nothing stronger
than the love between mother and son.
And I'm sure miss lang agrees.
I knew you had talents, but I didn't think burglary was one.
I swear I was gonna pay it all back. I'm not some criminal.
You do a pretty good job of impersonating one.
Look, Lucy, I just don't get it. I mean, why?
Do you have any idea what it's like to be different from everyone else?
- To be a total outsider? - I might have an idea.
At my school, I'm surrounded by the wealthiest kids in the world.
Unless I wanna be the school's outcast, I had to be like them. Look like them.
Well, I'm sure that's a very expensive undertaking,
but do you really have to resort to theft to fit in?
Well, I tried using my credit cards, but they maxed out.
I went to this club owner who's known for lending money to the credit impaired.
You went to a loan shark?
It's called something else in German but, yeah, that's the idea.
Wait, so that's the guy who was here the other day, staring at you.
All right, look, how much do you owe?
Fifty thousand us. Dollars.
But most of it's just bogus interest.
We gotta tell your father about this.
No, I can't.
The general's convinced I'm the embodiment of the perfect daughter.
Well, at least we have to tell Lois.
I don't wanna disappoint her.
She's your sister. She'll understand.
Not everyone has a family like yours, Clark.
Please don't tell her.
I think the best thing for me to do is to just...
Disappear for a while.
Lucy, wait.
If you're in trouble, the best thing to do is just stay here and keep a low profile.
Maybe there's something I can do to help.
His name is Marcus Becker.
He's a bouncer at a club called kronos in Zurich, with a resume full of felonies.
Apparently this club is a kind of a front
for the kind of people that you don't wanna owe money to.
I wish she'd just tell Lois.
She doesn't have to.
I knew her hop, skip and a jump over the Atlantic
wasn't because she missed me.
If this guy is bothering Lucy, I'm gonna find him. We'll have a talk.
Lois, before you go all lifetime heroine,
remember that this isn't the school bully she's dealing with.
Seriously, she is in trouble.
But I think I know someone who can help.
Bravo, Lucy. Excellent performance.
Yeah, I had no idea the younger Lane was such a virtuoso.
There's quite a bit about the younger Lane we don't know.
Thanks, Clark. You're great at keeping a secret.
Lucy, I wanna help you, that's why I'm here.
I was gonna tell you about the money, but I think she already beat me to it.
And what money would that be?
I didn't come here looking for a handout. I can solve this problem myself.
As long as we're on the topic of personal finance,
how did you think you'd be able to pay this back?
Standing on the corner, playing your violin?
- There's a reason I didn't tell you. - I don't wanna have to tell the general...
You're not mom, so stop trying to be.
Don't you dare bring mom into this.
Ladies, please.
Lucy owes $50,000 to a guy in Switzerland.
He's come to Smallville to collect.
Now, Lucy,
how does a girl like you get involved with a loan shark?
It's a long story.
Look, I didn't ask for anyone's help. Not Clark, not Lois, not you.
I'm a big girl, I can handle this.
Fifty thousand dollars is a lot to handle, even for a big girl.
Yeah, well, I guess that's my problem.
Lucy, before you walk out that door, why don't you tell me what happened.
I have the resources to deal with these kind of people.
They want bearer bonds. You can't trace them. They're not amateurs.
I thought you didn't deal with extortionists.
This is different. This isn't the first time I've dealt with these people.
- You know Marcus Becker? - I know the men he works for.
They're a German crime syndicate.
They've blocked my attempts to buy a hotel in Zurich
through intimidation and blackmail.
If I get this guy in custody,
I'll have something to squeeze them with.
- So Lucy's just a pawn? - No.
I just have other reasons for helping her out.
Becker wants me to meet him
at an abandoned warehouse at market and linden.
- Lex, this isn't worth getting hurt over. - No one's getting hurt.
I'm just delivering the briefcase.
The GPS device inside will lead my security team to them.
He only wants me there.
No. That's not gonna happen.
I'm going alone.
Hundred grand, chrome wheels and 13 speakers instead of a back seat.
Oh, yeah, I get the gear shift.
Are we there yet?
Have you ever been in a car and not uttered those words?
All I'm saying is, this guy's not gonna be happy if we're not there on time.
He's not the kind of guy you wanna piss off.
Relax, we're close.
Damn it.
Can you outrun them?
Don't worry. I'll handle it.
Just stay put.
Excuse me, officer.
I appreciate your need to fill your speeding-ticket quota,
- but can we make this quick? - Put your hands over your head.
- What? - Put your hands up. Now.
I think there's a mistake. I may have been speeding...
Shut up.
Go get the bonds, Mr. Luthor.
- Oh, my god. - No, no. Just stay calm. Okay?
Nice try.
Dump it in the bag.
Thank you...
And good night.
You wouldn't want Lucy to be an only child, would you?
Take my word for it, there's no cash on the premises.
- Wait, where's Marcus Becker? - Never heard of him.
Clark, he's got the girls.
Hey! Somebody!
It's no use. We're totally and utterly screwed.
Oh, let's not jump to conclusions here.
I have a history of getting us out of the jams you get us into.
I'll think of something.
This isn't like getting ourselves locked in the mess hall pantry
or getting lost on our bikes in Bangkok.
I don't get it. You got your money.
Why don't you go back home, eat some Swiss cheese and live happily ever after?
- You don't need us. - But I do.
The Luthor well has only just been tapped.
I'm here to strike it rich.
You son of a bitch. You're holding us for ransom?
Lucy, zip it.
Let my sister go.
- You don't need both of us. - Sure, I do.
A pair of lanes definitely ups the ante.
The world would be a lot worse without her in it than without me, all right?
She's the one with the future.
If she'd only learn to behave herself.
Eat up, girls.
How generous. I thought you'd let us starve.
The one with the sticker has no tomatoes.
- Lucy? - Yeah?
How did he know you don't like tomatoes?
Lucy Lane has been conning us this whole time.
That's a pretty bold accusation, Clark.
The drop-off was a fake. There was no warehouse.
And Lucy was the only one who knew about the GPS.
How else would he know to treat the briefcase like the plague?
Becker's a pro. He could be cautious about the money.
It's all part of a bigger plan.
The way she woke me up on her way to steal from the Talon.
She knew I'd catch her in the act.
Her sob story about not being able to fit in at school.
It was all a setup, in order to win my sympathy
so I'd come to you for the money.
She played us like a stradivarius.
What I don't understand is why abduct Lois?
I know it's a con, but why kidnap your own sister?
Well, they say sibling rivalries run deep.
Line one, Mr. Luthor. It's Becker.
Lex Luthor.
Place $500,000 in bearer bonds in the tractor trailer on highway 54
- just north of cherry hill. - That's not how it works.
I swear, Lois, it wasn't supposed to end up this way.
When Michael hoover was throwing dirt clods at you, who kicked his butt, huh?
Who was the one who let you sleep in her bed
and listened to you snore every night after mom died?
Lois, I'm sorry.
Well, sorry is not good enough.
I wanna know why.
I wanna know why you turned to a life of crime when you have
everything in the world going for you?
You're as close to fricking perfect as it gets.
Because that's what the general always wanted.
I just went along and played the part.
From the day I left for school, all I wanted was to go home.
- Why didn't you tell the general that? - How could I?
It was clear he didn't want me around.
He wanted you.
What are you talking about?
Why do you think he sent me off to school after mom died?
He sent you off to school because you are brilliant
and you deserve the best education available.
Well, you can think whatever you want.
But the fact is, I always envied you.
I was being dragged around the world like a spare piece of luggage.
Yeah, but you had something I never had.
What?
Luce, I don't think either of us ever had dad.
I'm sorry I got you into this, Lois.
Don't worry. We've been in far worse trouble than this.
We're pulling over. Now.
How are you feeling?
Well, I have a newfound appreciation for seatbelts, I can tell you that.
What are you gonna do with my sister?
I don't have a choice. I have to notify the authorities.
Hey! Hey!
Sorry.
Lucy!
Lex. Any luck finding Lucy?
No. All that turned up was the car, minus my $50,000.
Look, Lex, I know that Lois feels really badly about this,
- but there's really no way... - Clark, I'm not here to collect.
Besides, having Becker in custody is worth a lot more to me than 50 grand.
Your deal in Zurich.
Well, I'm glad someone came out of this ahead.
So how's Lois?
Um, I don't know. She hasn't said anything all day.
I don't know why Lucy would run away. Lois is her family.
Just because you have the same blood in your veins doesn't make you family.
Look at us, Clark.
I'm a product of my father's breeding.
He needed an heir.
But your parents chose you out of love.
I'd take your family any day of the week.
I think Lois and Lucy could've been closer.
Hopefully one day they will be.
But that's up to them.
So quit blaming yourself for what happened.
Do you ever miss not having a sibling?
Iusedto...
Until I met you, Clark.
You're closer to me than any blood brother.
- Hey. - Hey.
Have you recovered from hurricane Lucy yet?
I hope she changes her ways before she gets herself hurt.
You know, it never fails. Keeping secrets always leads to trouble.
I don't know which is harder.
Being the one keeping the secret, or the one who's being duped.
Have you, uh, talked to Lois?
She's been holed up in her room all day. She took it all pretty hard.
Ever since I can remember, the one thing Lois has always wanted
is to protect her little sister.
I guess no matter how bad you want to, you just can't save everyone.
But it doesn't stop you from trying, does it, Clark?
Dad, clearly the idea of personal space is lost on you.
Lex, one of your employees paid me a visit recently
and I wasn't clear whether it was official business or what it was.
As far as I know, our outstanding business is finished.
Well, he... Jason teague, that's who it was,
accused me of taking something that, uh, didn't belong to me. Of stealing.
Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
Be that as it may, the accusation was false.
But given what's missing, I almost wish I was guilty.
What was it?
You know the answer to that question. You're the one who took it from him.
Dad, if you wanna play games, there's a deck of cards in the parlor...
Lex, let's talk about games. You hire someone to travel to China
to search for an ancient artifact.
He finds it, he steals it, but he keeps it for himself,
then you have to steal it back from him.
You've turned hot potato into an art form, son.
Jason teague found the stone?
Either you are the best con man in the world
or you are truly unbelievably naive.
Good afternoon, Lex.
I thought you said that telescopes were for geeks and stalkers.
Yeah, as was proven over the last few days, I can seriously misjudge people.
If you've come to kick me off the farm, I completely understand.
Yeah, um...
I came here to tell you we have food in the oven if you're hungry.
- How you holding up? - I just got off the phone with the general.
Oh. That was all the screaming I heard from the house.
Well, apparently he is very disappointed in me for letting this happen
and as far as my family chain of command goes, I am the weakest link.
- I'm sorry. - Don't be.
There's something cathartic about telling a three-star general to go to hell.
Uh, you know, all these years, I thought I had my sister pegged, but, uh...
In reality, she's a complete stranger to me.
Even if that were true, I think if she called you,
you'd be there in a second to help her.
Yeah, I would. She's my sister.
I don't think Lucy's all that bad.
You're amazing, Smallville.
You always look for the best in people, even when they walk all over you.
- I guess that explains why we're friends. - Oh, we're friends now?
Well, I mean, I won't tell anyone if you don't.
J“ I know that's written in the wind j“
j“ take you to higher ground j“
j“ come on! Don't look down j“
j“ 'cause I'm showing you where to begin j“
j“ better everything j“
j“ now it all begins j“
j“ you've got to fly j“
j“ high j“
j right j