Previously on Smallville:
I knew you would return, my son.
I felt as though something was calling me home.
Everything we've been through with jor-ei, I wanted to close that chapter in my life.
There's a darkness in me that I can't always control.
Well, you've certainly seen me at my worst.
And at your best.
Three relics hidden around the world
by scientifically advanced ancient cultures.
That one means fire. And the one up there, that's air.
Put them together.
- Where is it? - God help me.
By now you'd know that Lana's nothing more than my mother's pawn.
Martha, Clark still feels responsible for my heart problems.
If you found out something...
Something someone didn't want you to know about them, would you tell them?
- What did I do? - You trusted me.
I can't let you walk out, not again. That's why this time will be different.
This time?
You're an amazing young man, Clark. You make life and death decisions every day.
Trust your gut.
Greed will drive others to hunt the stones
and will drive the world to famine, war and the earth's ultimate destruction.
Where is the stone?
I gave it to Lana.
She is the chosen one, and we all know that.
Clark's more connected to this than any of us. It's Clark. He's...
A man can't deny his true nature.
It is time to fulfill my destiny.
I am the villain of the story.
And now the season finale ofsmallville.
I have to applaud you, Lana.
I raised my son to have a willpower that couldn't be broken by anything...
Except his love for you, apparently.
What do you want from me?
The stone.
The one Lionel gave you.
Lionel?
He never gave me any...
I'm gonna find it whether you help me or not.
- Clark, it's okay. It's just a bad dream. - Your yelling scared the daylights out of us.
- What? - You kept yelling, "it's coming" over and over.
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“
She was coming at me, it happened so quickly.
I don't even remember stabbing her.
Lana, I want you to take a deep breath, try to relax.
Lex, a woman is dead because of me.
- I killed her. - No, no.
You had no choice.
You did what anyone would do if their life was at stake.
I have to tell Jason.
- She was his mother. - I'll deal with Jason.
There's a body here. I have to go to the police.
- I have to tell them what happened. - I'm not sure that's such a wise idea.
Genevieve teague was a powerful woman,
married to a powerful lawyer.
Even though it's clearly self-defense,
Edward teague will make sure a jury sees otherwise.
What's gonna happen to me?
I'm gonna go to prison.
I've retained one of the best defense attorneys in the country.
Once he arrives from New York, we'll go to the authorities.
Okay. Thank you.
Now, you have to trust me.
Until the lawyer arrives, I want you to stay here and talk to no one.
My purse. Where's my purse?
Don't worry. It's still there.
I'd never take it from you.
We have a situation.
It's gonna be okay.
I can't help but feel this is a warning.
Clark, it was nothing but a bad dream.
You had nightmares when you were little.
This time's different.
It felt so real. And if it is a warning, I need to do something.
What you need to do is get some shuteye
so you're not half-asleep tomorrow when you get that diploma.
Your dad's right. Don't let a nightmare spoil your graduation.
Nightmare?
So that's what all this commotion is about.
- Lois. - If it makes you feel any better,
I have them all the time.
I had this one last week, really scary.
This, uh...
Guy wearing a red cape.
Wow, that sounds horrible, Lois.
Yeah. There's something I wanted to tell all you guys.
I didn't know when to, so I guess 2 am
- is as good a time as any. - What is it, Lois?
The general's recruited me on a recon mission
to find my sister, the grifter, in Europe.
So we're headed for Heidelberg tomorrow.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that.
Oh, Clark, I know how devastated you must be,
but if you could just keep your tears to a minimum, I'd appreciate it.
Ill try.
Mr. and Mrs. Kent, I just wanted to say thanks for everything.
You guys are like the mom and dad I've always wanted to have.
We want you to know that you are welcome back here any time.
- Actually... - We'll all miss you, Lois.
I'll miss you all too.
Him, not so much.
I thought I'd do miss lang a favor and tidy up the place a bit.
She left it quite a mess. Quite a mess.
What are you looking for, dad, the good housekeeping seal of approval?
For a woman without a heart,
Genevieve teague certainly did have a lot of blood.
You didn't come to do a postmortem on Genevieve teague.
What is it you want?
I'd like to offer a trade.
Lana lang's freedom in exchange for the artifact
she has in her possession.
Don't you think your search for these ancient stones
is starting to border on the fanatical?
Let me remind you, Lex...
It was you who looted the ruins of Egypt...
To get your hands on one of those stones.
Trust me, Lana lang has nothing to do with this.
So chivalrous of you.
You are the gallant hero trying to protect the damsel in distress.
I'm warning you...
Leave her alone.
All your life, you've had a tendency to let the damsel
lead you straight into the mouth of the dragon.
Your feelings for miss lang, don't let them cripple your common sense, son.
I expect to see that stone by noon tomorrow.
It would be a shame if Genevieve's corpse
were delivered to the sheriff with Lana lang's DNA as postage.
Sir? You better take a look at the right ascension.
How long has there been activity?
There was nothing there 10 seconds ago. It just came out of nowhere.
My god, it's headed straight for earth.
I realize hand-eye coordination isn't one of your strong suits.
Here. Let me help you with that.
Lois, I'm not sure what I'm gonna do without you.
Come on, your future's laid out in front of you.
You're gonna go to community college,
major in agriculture, probably minor in law enforcement.
Then you and Lana will have a nice little church wedding.
- Excuse me? - It's written in the stars and you know it.
Soon you'll join the bowling league, take over the family farm and then, well,
you and Lana can bring little Clark Jr. Into the world.
You're hallucinating.
No, hallucinating would be imagining Clark Kent
going off to the big city to make his Mark on the world.
- I'm just being realistic. - Ah!
Lois, what are your big plans after Europe?
You gonna go back to school, maybe actually stay a little while?
I have a feeling that if I'm gonna get an education, it's gonna be in the real world.
You know, I took this career test in some magazine.
It said that my perfect job would be a radio disc jockey.
That would make sense. You talk enough. There won't be any dead air.
You mock me now, but you wait and see.
Journalism. You ever thought about that?
You wrote some half-decent articles at the torch.
Kill me first.
Even if I could spell, the last thing I'd do is spend my time in a newsroom.
With my luck, I'd probably end up across the desk
from the most bumbling reporter on the masthead.
You know what?
You actually look handsome for a change.
I'll take that as a compliment.
Look, I know we've had our disagreements in the past
and I'll admit that I've made it my own little hobby to bust your chops.
I've gotten used to it.
Besides, I know I haven't been the most gracious host.
Look, I just want you to know,
when I'm in the audience at your graduation
and you stand up on that stage in front of all those people,
I'm gonna be looking up at you and thinking one thing.
- What's that? - Please, god, don't let him trip.
See ya.
Darren Cooper.
Caroline dreats.
Cody Davis.
Erica feldman.
- Have you seen Lana yet? - Still no sign. I'm starting to get worried.
Lana's never even had a tardy.
She's not gonna miss her high school graduation.
She'll be here.
Max fromm.
Michael hall.
- Holly Harold. - Whoo-hoo!
Tanya hart.
Michael hoover.
Hannah Jacobs.
Michelle Jewel.
Oh, there's Clark.
Clark Kent.
Yeah, Clark!
Lana lang.
Have you seen her?
Lana lang?
Attention. Remain calm.
By order of the federal emergency decree
all nonessential personnel must evacuate the area within a 50-mile radius.
In approximately three hours, a meteor shower is predicted to hit Smallville.
Ladies and gentlemen, please, please...
- Oh, my god, not again. - Make way to your cars.
Please, remain calm.
There is no need to panic.
Please proceed to your home and gather only necessary items.
Hey, Clark, can you believe it?
Twice in 16 years. I mean, this is crazy.
Smallville has some extraterrestrial bull's-eye on it.
It's pretty weird, huh?
There's gotta be some kind of connections in the cosmos.
This is not a coincidence.
I'm sure there's some sort of explanation.
There's just something in Smallville that is screaming for celestial attention.
Lightning does not strike twice in the same place
without some kind of lightning rod. I just wonder what that is.
I'm not sure, but we don't have much time. We need to find Lana.
You're right. And if anyone can find her with moments to spare, it's you, Clark.
Why do you say that?
You have a way of getting things done
in half the time a normal person gets things done.
- And I'm not normal? - No. Of course you're normal, Clark.
You're as normal as they come. Let's find Lana.
I'm sure she's out of town. They've evacuated half the county.
They probably saw her and told her to leave town.
That's what you two need to do right now.
Thanks for the tip. Listen. If there's one thing the general's taught me,
is that you cannot panic in times of crisis.
Do you hear me? Okay, whatever happens, stay calm.
- Because if you lose your cool... - Lois. Lois!
- What? - You're panicking.
Fine.
Where have you been? We gotta pack up.
- Looking for Lana. I can't find her. - She's probably already been evacuated.
Go to your room and pack everything that's necessary.
We'll take care of things down here.
No, I gotta do something first.
Don't think for a second this is your fault.
I came to Smallville in a meteor shower. It's happening again, all because of me.
There's nothing you could've done to prevent this.
We don't know that. There's gotta be something I can do.
You don't have time.
I don't have a choice.
What are you doing here?
I wanted to offer you and your parents safe passage out of here in the LuthorCorp jet.
The roads are going to get pretty ugly soon.
Thanks, but I think we'll be okay.
Clark, why take the risk?
The first meteor shower caused me irrevocable damage.
You don't wanna be near here when the next one hits.
Thanks, but my dad wants to pack the truck
- with as much as we can take. - I understand.
Some things simply can't be replaced.
Clark, my scientists have identified
what seems to be an inner chamber inside the cave wall.
- Really? - I was wondering
if your research into the cave might have turned up anything similar.
No. Why are you so interested in the caves
when there's a disaster headed our way?
If anything in this town is irreplaceable, it's those caves.
They've been around for thousands of years
- and they could be destroyed in... - Let's hope they're not.
I need to get to helping my parents. Good luck, Lex.
Thanks, Clark, but I don't believe in luck.
It's our wits and our fortitude that keep us safe.
And I'm sure you have more than enough of both.
Stay safe.
If you're my father, talk to me.
Tell me what you've done.
It was you who brought this upon yourself, Kai-El.
What did I do?
I sent you here to unite the three elements.
The stones? They have nothing to do with me.
But they do, kal-ei, for the knowledge of the universe is meant for you only.
Yet you chose to deny your heritage.
Today you will witness the consequences.
So you send a meteor shower?
I have done nothing, kal-ei.
Human blood has stained one of the elements
and awakened a great danger from the darkness of space.
What can I do to stop it?
There is nothing you can do to prevent what is already in motion.
But the meteor shower is just the beginning, kal-ei.
I warned you that the elements could not fall into the hands of a human.
The three must become one.
It is the only way to save earth from total annihilation.
I don't know where they are!
I don't have time to find them!
If you don't unite them at once,
you, my son, will be seared by a fire from the sky
even you can't survive.
The future of mankind rests in your hands, Kai-El.
Please, help me. I can't do this alone!
I can't believe I almost forgot this.
Great. I almost have the truck all loaded up.
Shelby, load up.
Clark, great.
Why don't you help me secure the truck.
- You're gonna have to go without me. - What?
Do I have to remind you, Clark, the last meteor shower
- was full of kryptonite? - If it happens today,
it could kill you. You have to come with us.
I spoke to Jor-El.
He told me I have to find the other two stones right now
- and unite it with the one in the cave. - No. You're my son.
You're not gonna go on some suicide mission.
You might be stronger than steel, but you're not invincible.
I know, dad...
But I'm the only one who can do this.
All right.
But I want you to listen to me right now.
All the years that your mother and I
spent raising you from a wide-eyed toddler
running around on this farm to the man
who is standing in front of me right now...
Was for this moment.
You do this, son. You make us proud.
Those meteors can kill him, Jonathan.
I know that, sweetheart.
But if we have faith in our son, then we can't let that faith waver now.
Lana, I thought you already evacuated.
- Are you okay? - I'm scared.
I know this meteor shower must bring up some painful memories for you,
but this time it's different. We have warning, and we'll be safe.
No, I'm not so sure.
Clark, I don't know what's going to happen to me.
And I want you to have this.
Where did you get this?
In China.
Whatever it is, whatever it means...
I somehow know that it's meant for you.
Is this blood?
Remember all those times I asked you for an explanation,
but you said you couldn't give me one, that I had to trust you?
Well, this time I need you to trust me.
Lana, my parents are about to leave. Go with them. You'll be safe.
- I can't. - You have to.
Clark, I need you to know that whatever happens, I will never forget you.
Lana, you're talking like we're never gonna see each other again.
I love you.
I love you too.
Good bye.
Chloe, even though you won't hear from me for a while,
I want you to know that I'm okay.
I thought we agreed you wouldn't talk to anyone.
I have to let my friends know I'm all right.
Lana, I understand you not wanting them to worry, but you have to trust me.
Now, I assume the stone is still safe.
As safe as can be.
Let's keep it that way.
I'll put it in my vault.
Why?
A chopper's being fueled to evacuate you to Metropolis
to stay at a hotel until your lawyer arrives.
It's probably best not to travel with the murder weapon.
I understand that, Lex, but I'd rather hold onto it.
Lana...
That object is what prosecutors fondly refer to as "the smoking gun."
Now, I'll do anything I can to protect you,
including supporting whatever story of self-defense you want to run with.
It's not a story, Lex.
I would never murder somebody.
Of course not.
Lana...
I trust you.
Now you have to trust me with that stone.
I'm sorry, Lex, but I can't do that.
Jason?
Jason!
- Shelby, no. - I'm having what you'd call a rough day.
Why don't you just calm down, son.
Where's Clark?
He's not here.
Put down the shotgun, and we'll talk about it.
Tell me where he is!
Why would Lana be at Lex's and not evacuate?
I don't know, but that was Lex's voice in the background.
She sounds like she's in trouble. I can't abandon her.
I mean, the mansion's just right around that bend.
Without a jetpack, you're not going anywhere.
Halt! Stop! Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Emergency vehicles only. Turn around
- and exit the evac zone. - Our friend could be trapped.
We'll just grab her and come right back.
I'm sorry, ma'am. No one gets through.
We're way too close to turn away.
Hey, soldier...
Is this a roadblock or a lemonade stand you got here?
- Wait, I recognize you. You're... - Daughter of general Lane.
You might've heard of him. He talks real loud, smokes a stogie.
- Hey! - Hey.
This barricade, it should be perpendicular to the road.
Those channelizers should be further apart.
Unless I need glasses, there should be reflectors on those i-beams.
Yes, ma'am, I understand. But I can't let you through.
You're a cub scout out here, soldier.
Where's your den mother, baking brownies?
What happened to your survival instincts, dad?
Fire and brimstone are about to rain down from the sky
and you're drinking like you're at the country club.
I am aware of the imminent danger,
but I'm not about to leave without knowing that my son is all right.
Come on, who's kidding who?
You're not about to leave without the element.
I hate to disappoint you, but I haven't even seen Lana lang.
She's probably on the run, halfway to Costa Rica by now.
A face like Lana lang's isn't easy to hide.
It's just a matter of time before she catches the attention of some customs official.
All right.
Agree to leave her alone
and I'll give you what you desperately need.
I am a blessed man, Lex. I need very little in life.
I wonder, what good is a key if you don't know where the lock is?
Wise observation. Why do you think any of this applies to me?
You have one of the elements, that's clear.
What you don't have is the knowledge of where it belongs.
I can help you. I'll take you there right now.
I wish it were true, Lex, but I don't have the stone.
What happened?
Get jd. And take my father upstairs.
- Mr. Luthor, we're evacuating. - Do it!
Can you hear me, dad?
Before you leave this earth, I want you to know...
You did create the son you always wanted.
Come on, hurry up.
Jason, let Martha go. She doesn't know anything about this.
Oh, a mother always knows her son's deep, dark secrets.
Now, where does he keep the stones?
Why would Clark know about ancient stones?
All right, that's it. Come on.
Let's see, when I ran into your son in Shanghai,
I decided to do a little homework of my own,
and the more I dug, the more Clark's name just kept popping up.
Sit down!
Is it a coincidence the symbols were burned into your field?
- I don't know what you're talking about. - Jason!
What about Clark's connection to bridgette Crosby?
- I don't know. I don't know. - She had one of the artifacts.
I suppose that was just a coincidence too.
None of that makes any difference now.
When my mother came to Smallville,
she thought the Luthors would lead her to the stones,
but she was wrong.
It was the farm boy.
The one who has no record of ever being born.
He's more connected to the stones than any of us.
There's a meteor shower about to tear this town apart.
You need to get to your mother, get her to safety.
Don't you think I know that? I can't find her anywhere!
But I'll tell you one thing. When I do find my mother,
I'll be able to give her the one thing she's been searching for all these years.
Now tell me where the stones are!
- I'll meet you in Metropolis. - What, you're not coming?
I have a pressing matter to take care of.
Now, Lana, for your own safety, I need that stone.
Look, we all have a need to cling to things,
but eventually you have to loosen your grip.
- It's too dangerous for you. - I don't have it.
- Lies don't become you. - It's the truth, Lex. I don't have it.
- Trust me, it's safe. I promise. - Where is it?
This was never about my safety, was it?
This is about you getting your hands on that stone.
Lana...
Your safety is more important than any of this.
You mean a lot more to me than you know.
Can't wait any longer, Mr. Luthor. We gotta go.
Lana?
Oh, my god. Clark.
Clark.
- Lex. I was looking for Lana. I got a call... - She's already left.
- What happened? - I don't know, I just walked in.
You know more than you're telling me, Chloe.
Who did this?
Lex, honestly, I just came to find Lana.
Your curiosity always have a way of landing you in precarious positions.
Only this time, you're on a very narrow ledge with only one way back.
Now, who took the element?
Lex, I swear, I don't know what you're talking about.
We need to get out before the meteor shower hits.
I'm gonna to find that stone,
even if that means dodging a few meteors in the process.
- You're coming with me. - I don't...
- Let's go. - I don't know what you're talking about.
I swear to god, if you don't start talking, I'm gonna blow her brains out.
Go ahead, tell him what he wants to know.
Tell him where the stones are.
- Tell me what I want to know. - Okay, okay.
Go upstairs to Clark's room.
Oh, my god.
Henry! Henry!
Henry! Henry! Henry!
Henry!
- You're not my daddy. - Henry!
Daddy.
- Go! - Thank you.
Thank you.
Why do I feel we're not in this cave for cover?
You know as well as I do.
- It's the epicenter. - Of what?
Come on, Chloe!
You're the town purveyor of all things unexplained.
You know damn well about this cave and the stones.
Lex, what's wrong with you?
If you didn't break into my library, you know who did.
- Who are you trying to protect? - No one.
- Is it Clark? - Clark?
Of course not. What does he have to do with any of this?
You tell me. You've known Clark a lot longer than I have.
In fact, you might know him better than anyone.
You're right, Lex, I do.
And the Clark I know is the last person to go super-thief
on your library for some stupid piece of rock.
What is that?
Lex, be careful. It might be dangerous.