1 00:00:01,668 --> 00:00:03,670 [Breaking Benjamin's "forget it" playing] 2 00:00:03,754 --> 00:00:04,880 [Keyboard clacking] 3 00:00:04,963 --> 00:00:09,009 J“ it's a crime you let it happen to me j“ 4 00:00:09,092 --> 00:00:12,971 j“ never mind, 17! Let it happen to you j“ 5 00:00:13,055 --> 00:00:17,226 j“ out of mind forget it, there's nothing to lose j“ 6 00:00:17,309 --> 00:00:19,478 j“ but my mind and all the things I wanted... j“ 7 00:00:19,561 --> 00:00:20,561 [knocking] 8 00:00:22,523 --> 00:00:24,191 - Hey. - Hey. 9 00:00:24,399 --> 00:00:27,986 - What are you doing in Metropolis? - Had to pick up tractor parts for my dad. 10 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:31,281 And I got your text message, so I brought you some brain food. 11 00:00:31,448 --> 00:00:33,659 I don't remember texting you. 12 00:00:34,826 --> 00:00:36,161 Is that chow mein? 13 00:00:40,541 --> 00:00:42,501 What were you working on? 14 00:00:43,252 --> 00:00:45,504 Oh, just some astronomy homework, you know. 15 00:00:45,712 --> 00:00:49,883 Numbers, equations and things I don't really understand yet, but I'm starting to. 16 00:00:53,887 --> 00:00:55,347 Chow mein. 17 00:00:55,514 --> 00:00:58,141 Oh, this was, uh... This was at your door. 18 00:00:58,308 --> 00:00:59,977 Oh, that's weird. 19 00:01:00,143 --> 00:01:01,520 Open it. 20 00:01:04,982 --> 00:01:08,569 "Given your new major, I thought you might find this interesting. Lex." 21 00:01:08,735 --> 00:01:10,237 Lex is sending you gifts? 22 00:01:10,362 --> 00:01:12,573 - [Yells] - [Ominous music playing] 23 00:01:12,739 --> 00:01:14,491 Are you okay? 24 00:01:15,534 --> 00:01:17,369 Just a scratch. 25 00:01:22,499 --> 00:01:24,293 It's a meteor rock. 26 00:01:24,459 --> 00:01:26,628 But I haven't seen one like this before. 27 00:01:26,837 --> 00:01:30,090 I gotta go. My dad's probably waiting for those parts. 28 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,510 And bye. 29 00:01:34,469 --> 00:01:36,096 Has my deodorant gone south? 30 00:01:36,263 --> 00:01:40,058 - Why is he in such a hurry to bail? - I have no idea. 31 00:01:40,225 --> 00:01:43,645 I guess Clark's just not into geology. 32 00:01:43,729 --> 00:01:48,233 J“ I can live forever here j“ 33 00:01:57,576 --> 00:02:00,871 [Stereophonics' "Superman" playing] 34 00:02:02,247 --> 00:02:06,960 J“ you don't know what it's been like j“ 35 00:02:08,003 --> 00:02:10,297 j“ meeting someone like you j“ 36 00:02:10,380 --> 00:02:14,593 j“ you don't know what it's been like... j“ 37 00:02:17,679 --> 00:02:20,307 [car horn honking] 38 00:02:29,691 --> 00:02:36,156 J“ you look like Jesus on an aeroplane your head against the window pane j“ 39 00:02:36,239 --> 00:02:37,908 [tires screeching] 40 00:02:37,991 --> 00:02:42,245 J“ you got opinions but you ain't got news j“ 41 00:02:42,329 --> 00:02:46,291 j“ you got good laughs but when it suits you j“ 42 00:02:46,375 --> 00:02:50,212 j“ you turn it on like a leaking tap j“ 43 00:02:50,295 --> 00:02:51,535 what the hell's wrong with you? 44 00:02:51,588 --> 00:02:55,050 J“ dripping, dropping people, drop of a hat j“ 45 00:02:55,133 --> 00:02:58,428 j“ you gotta mouth but you ain't got guts j“ 46 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:02,391 j“ that drunken mouth, you should keep it shut j“ 47 00:03:03,183 --> 00:03:07,437 j“ you don't know what it's been like j“ 48 00:03:08,980 --> 00:03:11,483 j“ meeting someone like you j“ 49 00:03:11,566 --> 00:03:16,196 j“ you don't know what it's been like j“ 50 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:19,866 j“ meeting someone like you j“ 51 00:03:23,245 --> 00:03:27,999 j“ Superman on an aeroplane... j“ 52 00:03:28,083 --> 00:03:29,960 [cell phone rings] 53 00:03:31,503 --> 00:03:33,296 Hello? 54 00:03:33,463 --> 00:03:36,049 [Man] I know who you are. 55 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:54,526 [Theme music playing] 56 00:03:54,609 --> 00:03:59,573 J“ somebody save me j“ 57 00:04:01,074 --> 00:04:04,953 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 58 00:04:05,036 --> 00:04:09,708 j“ somebody save me j“ 59 00:04:11,418 --> 00:04:15,213 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 60 00:04:15,297 --> 00:04:19,801 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 61 00:04:19,885 --> 00:04:25,515 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 62 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:29,478 j“ to stay with me j“ 63 00:04:31,146 --> 00:04:35,734 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 64 00:04:35,817 --> 00:04:39,946 j“ stay, stay j“ 65 00:04:40,030 --> 00:04:43,366 j“ come on j“ 66 00:04:48,079 --> 00:04:50,165 it's bad enough he owns half the state of Kansas, 67 00:04:50,332 --> 00:04:52,834 now he wants to tell us what to do with our lives. 68 00:04:53,001 --> 00:04:56,797 Jonathan, I know senator Jennings asked you to run after he had to step down, 69 00:04:56,963 --> 00:04:59,132 but I'm not gonna let you risk your health. 70 00:04:59,299 --> 00:05:02,344 Sweetheart, I feel fine. I really do. I'm fine. 71 00:05:02,511 --> 00:05:04,471 The election is in January. 72 00:05:04,638 --> 00:05:06,515 Putting together a campaign in time, 73 00:05:06,681 --> 00:05:08,850 who knows what that could do to your heart. 74 00:05:09,017 --> 00:05:12,771 What about the stress of watching Lex Luthor get sworn in? That could kill me. 75 00:05:12,938 --> 00:05:17,484 If you run, every reporter in Kansas will be digging into our lives. 76 00:05:17,651 --> 00:05:19,945 What if somebody finds out about Clark's secret? 77 00:05:20,028 --> 00:05:22,072 [Clark] I think someone already has. 78 00:05:22,280 --> 00:05:23,615 Clark, what happened? 79 00:05:24,658 --> 00:05:28,036 Someone ran me off the road on my way back from Metropolis. 80 00:05:28,203 --> 00:05:30,038 - Did you see who it was? - No. 81 00:05:30,205 --> 00:05:33,041 By the time I got back to the road, they were already gone. 82 00:05:33,625 --> 00:05:37,003 Then I got a phone call, and a weird voice said, "I know who you are." 83 00:05:37,087 --> 00:05:39,756 [Ominous music playing] 84 00:05:39,923 --> 00:05:42,592 Look, Clark, I think the best thing you can do 85 00:05:42,759 --> 00:05:45,971 is just stick to your normal routine. Don't do anything unusual. 86 00:05:46,137 --> 00:05:49,891 If these people are trying to expose you, they'll be watching everything you do. 87 00:05:50,058 --> 00:05:51,935 Let's not give them anything to gawk at. 88 00:05:55,939 --> 00:05:58,191 [Fine] Brutus and Caesar. 89 00:05:59,442 --> 00:06:01,653 Jesus and Judas. 90 00:06:02,153 --> 00:06:04,030 They all started out as best friends. 91 00:06:04,197 --> 00:06:05,949 What happened? 92 00:06:06,241 --> 00:06:09,035 Well, if history teaches us one thing, 93 00:06:09,202 --> 00:06:11,496 it's that even the most powerful men 94 00:06:11,663 --> 00:06:16,209 can be betrayed by those they trust the most. 95 00:06:16,376 --> 00:06:20,797 The reason betrayal is a predominant theme throughout history is quite simple. 96 00:06:21,423 --> 00:06:23,508 Duplicity is human nature. 97 00:06:25,677 --> 00:06:27,012 [Timer buzzes] 98 00:06:28,305 --> 00:06:30,599 These classes getting shorter, or is it just me? 99 00:06:30,765 --> 00:06:32,851 [Students chuckle] 100 00:06:33,393 --> 00:06:35,478 [Students chattering] 101 00:06:38,607 --> 00:06:41,610 [Pensive music playing] 102 00:06:49,367 --> 00:06:52,370 [Dramatic music playing] 103 00:07:16,811 --> 00:07:18,355 Clark. 104 00:07:19,022 --> 00:07:22,525 Is everything okay? You look a little stressed out. 105 00:07:23,401 --> 00:07:25,737 Something really weird just happened after class. 106 00:07:25,904 --> 00:07:28,573 And yesterday, a truck tried to run me off the road. 107 00:07:29,282 --> 00:07:30,700 It wasn't black, was it? 108 00:07:31,618 --> 00:07:35,038 - Yeah, how'd you know? - The same one's been following me. 109 00:07:36,122 --> 00:07:37,832 Do you have any idea why? 110 00:07:37,999 --> 00:07:40,085 We've been, uh, fishing some dangerous waters. 111 00:07:40,210 --> 00:07:43,046 - Maybe the shark's finally getting testy. - Lex. 112 00:07:43,213 --> 00:07:46,549 Never thought he'd take it this far. Sorry for pulling you into this. 113 00:07:47,384 --> 00:07:50,011 - I'm gonna go talk to him. - No, let's not jump the gun. 114 00:07:50,178 --> 00:07:53,098 - We need to figure out if it's him first. - How do we do that? 115 00:07:54,849 --> 00:07:58,061 I jotted down the license plate of the truck. 116 00:07:58,228 --> 00:08:01,314 Do you know anyone who can find out who it's registered to? 117 00:08:01,481 --> 00:08:03,692 - My friend Chloe could dig it up. - All right. 118 00:08:04,442 --> 00:08:08,238 I'll check with campus security, see if they've had reports about that truck. 119 00:08:08,405 --> 00:08:09,572 - Thanks. - Listen, Clark, 120 00:08:09,739 --> 00:08:12,617 whatever happens, we're in this together. Remember that, okay? 121 00:08:12,701 --> 00:08:15,704 [Ominous music playing] 122 00:08:19,332 --> 00:08:21,292 How long do you think this is gonna take? 123 00:08:21,459 --> 00:08:23,962 We should get a fax in just a couple of minutes. 124 00:08:24,129 --> 00:08:27,340 What do you wanna bet that truck's registered to LuthorCorp? 125 00:08:27,507 --> 00:08:29,634 I don't know, Clark. 126 00:08:29,801 --> 00:08:32,679 Lex comes from more of the rube goldberg school of villainy. 127 00:08:32,846 --> 00:08:35,598 I think this sort of direct attack isn't really his style. 128 00:08:35,807 --> 00:08:39,394 - There's only one way to find out. - I'll go check the fax machine. 129 00:08:56,411 --> 00:08:57,871 Clark, we've got a problem. 130 00:08:58,038 --> 00:09:01,082 According to the dmv, your mysterious black truck doesn't exist. 131 00:09:01,249 --> 00:09:02,959 You sure the license plate numbers...? 132 00:09:03,126 --> 00:09:05,670 Why are you getting messages from Lionel Luthor? 133 00:09:06,379 --> 00:09:08,882 - You read my e-mails? - Just answer the question. 134 00:09:09,049 --> 00:09:12,719 My job at the daily planet requires me to talk to a lot of different people. 135 00:09:12,886 --> 00:09:16,556 - Even moral pygmies like Lionel Luthor. - What'd you tell him about me? 136 00:09:16,723 --> 00:09:19,476 What are you talking about? I didn't tell him anything. 137 00:09:19,642 --> 00:09:23,730 Three people in Smallville know about my secret. My mom, my dad... 138 00:09:23,897 --> 00:09:25,356 And you. 139 00:09:27,442 --> 00:09:31,863 You think I told Lionel your secret? Clark, I would never, ever do that. 140 00:09:34,491 --> 00:09:36,576 I can't believe I trusted you. 141 00:09:36,743 --> 00:09:38,411 Clark, I didn't say anything. 142 00:09:45,126 --> 00:09:49,172 I'm paying you for results, griff, not excuses. Get it done. 143 00:09:49,923 --> 00:09:51,966 I'll have to call you back. 144 00:09:52,634 --> 00:09:54,761 Is this a bad time? 145 00:09:55,053 --> 00:09:57,514 For you? Never. 146 00:09:58,181 --> 00:10:00,975 I wanted to thank you for that rock that you sent me. 147 00:10:01,142 --> 00:10:04,354 It's an amazing find. I'd love to know more about it. 148 00:10:04,729 --> 00:10:06,898 What rock would that be? 149 00:10:09,025 --> 00:10:11,236 Uh, the silver meteor rock. 150 00:10:12,737 --> 00:10:14,197 That sounds very intriguing, 151 00:10:14,364 --> 00:10:16,991 but I've never seen a silver meteor rock before. 152 00:10:17,158 --> 00:10:18,993 It wasn't from me, Lana. 153 00:10:19,994 --> 00:10:22,580 It came with a note from you, Lex. 154 00:10:23,331 --> 00:10:25,542 Someone's obviously playing a game with you. 155 00:10:25,708 --> 00:10:27,210 I don't know anything about it. 156 00:10:28,086 --> 00:10:32,048 Just like you don't know anything about the spaceship in the last meteor shower? 157 00:10:32,215 --> 00:10:34,509 -That's different. —why? 158 00:10:35,635 --> 00:10:38,304 Why is it different, Lex? 159 00:10:41,683 --> 00:10:45,019 Because there are some doors that can't be closed once they're opened. 160 00:10:48,898 --> 00:10:50,733 Did you get that from a fortune cookie? 161 00:10:50,900 --> 00:10:53,153 What I'm trying to say... 162 00:10:54,195 --> 00:10:55,864 Everything I've done... 163 00:10:56,823 --> 00:11:00,577 - It's all been to protect you. - I don't need to be protected, Lex. 164 00:11:01,161 --> 00:11:03,204 I need the truth. 165 00:11:07,709 --> 00:11:10,295 Then I have something to show you. 166 00:11:11,588 --> 00:11:13,464 [Door opens] 167 00:11:17,051 --> 00:11:18,928 [Door closes] 168 00:11:21,264 --> 00:11:23,057 It's real. 169 00:11:23,516 --> 00:11:25,351 Yes, it is. 170 00:11:25,518 --> 00:11:27,645 And I want you to help me get inside 171 00:11:27,812 --> 00:11:30,982 and understand exactly what we're dealing with. 172 00:11:31,065 --> 00:11:34,068 [Ominous music playing] 173 00:11:44,078 --> 00:11:47,207 The hardworking, all-American farmer. 174 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:49,918 I can already see the campaign poster. 175 00:11:50,084 --> 00:11:54,005 No TV spot, unfortunately, considering your state of your finances. 176 00:11:54,172 --> 00:11:56,216 Look, I don't know how you knew 177 00:11:56,382 --> 00:11:58,885 that I was considering running for State Senate, 178 00:11:59,052 --> 00:12:01,471 but if you came to strong-arm me into quitting... 179 00:12:01,638 --> 00:12:03,973 On the contrary. I am here to offer my support. 180 00:12:04,140 --> 00:12:08,728 You'll need considerable amounts of money and influence to win this election. 181 00:12:08,895 --> 00:12:13,858 You have a more than, um, shall we say, privileged adversary. 182 00:12:16,194 --> 00:12:19,322 So you wanna back me for senate running against your son? 183 00:12:19,489 --> 00:12:21,532 Why would you wanna do that? 184 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,788 Lex is an extraordinary young man. 185 00:12:26,955 --> 00:12:31,042 He's always had an extraordinary appetite for power. 186 00:12:31,709 --> 00:12:35,630 But, uh, if he succeeds in this first foray into the political arena, 187 00:12:35,797 --> 00:12:38,508 I'm afraid he'll develop such a fierce taste for it, 188 00:12:38,675 --> 00:12:40,343 he'll go on to devour the world. 189 00:12:40,760 --> 00:12:44,055 I guess the apple doesn't fall that far from the tree. 190 00:12:46,307 --> 00:12:49,769 I know you don't trust me, Jonathan. You have no reason to. 191 00:12:49,936 --> 00:12:53,231 But I'm asking you to accept my offer of support. 192 00:12:53,439 --> 00:12:54,857 [Jonathan chuckles] 193 00:12:56,234 --> 00:12:58,444 I know about Clark. 194 00:13:00,863 --> 00:13:04,534 Chloe Sullivan has supplied me with all the information I need. 195 00:13:04,742 --> 00:13:09,706 His true identity, the powers he possesses and uses. 196 00:13:09,872 --> 00:13:12,875 I know he's vulnerable to kryptonite. 197 00:13:12,959 --> 00:13:15,962 [Suspenseful music playing] 198 00:13:16,879 --> 00:13:21,509 Accept my support and I can guarantee you a seat in the senate. 199 00:13:35,023 --> 00:13:37,150 And what happens if I don't accept? 200 00:13:37,317 --> 00:13:39,652 The truth about Clark will come out in any case. 201 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:43,031 The only difference is how he'll be treated when we run the tests. 202 00:13:43,906 --> 00:13:49,912 He can either be a distinguished guest, or strapped down, helpless, like a lab rat. 203 00:13:51,873 --> 00:13:53,541 It's your choice. 204 00:14:12,894 --> 00:14:15,063 It's so smooth. 205 00:14:15,229 --> 00:14:17,899 It almost feels like liquid. 206 00:14:18,066 --> 00:14:20,234 Frictionless surface. 207 00:14:20,401 --> 00:14:23,279 At least, that's what my experts tell me. 208 00:14:23,446 --> 00:14:26,282 You've been studying it this whole time. 209 00:14:26,699 --> 00:14:30,286 And you let me think what I saw the day of the meteor shower wasn't real, 210 00:14:30,536 --> 00:14:32,121 that I was losing my mind. 211 00:14:32,288 --> 00:14:35,708 I didn't want you to question your sanity. I was trying to protect you. 212 00:14:35,875 --> 00:14:39,045 You keep saying that. What do you think you're protecting me from? 213 00:14:39,962 --> 00:14:41,756 This ship... 214 00:14:42,173 --> 00:14:46,677 Is one of the most important discoveries in the history of mankind. 215 00:14:46,844 --> 00:14:50,014 There are people who have killed for a lot less. 216 00:14:52,475 --> 00:14:55,853 Now, if I had told you the truth and something happened to you, 217 00:14:56,020 --> 00:14:58,022 I'd never forgive myself. 218 00:14:59,315 --> 00:15:01,150 So, what changed? 219 00:15:01,359 --> 00:15:03,903 I couldn't lie to you anymore. 220 00:15:05,154 --> 00:15:07,782 Is that the real reason? 221 00:15:08,699 --> 00:15:11,369 Or is it because you and your scientists are stumped? 222 00:15:11,577 --> 00:15:15,123 Because I'm the only person on earth who's seen this thing open up? 223 00:15:17,333 --> 00:15:19,335 This is a chance to finally get answers 224 00:15:19,502 --> 00:15:22,755 to questions that have been haunting you since your parents died. 225 00:15:24,006 --> 00:15:26,342 The meteors that killed them, this ship, 226 00:15:26,509 --> 00:15:30,805 all the strange things that happen in Smallville, it's all tied together. 227 00:15:31,806 --> 00:15:35,268 I'm offering you the opportunity of a lifetime. 228 00:15:36,227 --> 00:15:39,021 Whether or not you take it is up to you. 229 00:15:44,694 --> 00:15:46,446 Hi, Clark. 230 00:15:47,280 --> 00:15:48,656 Your dad was looking for you. 231 00:15:48,823 --> 00:15:50,992 I just saw him in the barn with Lionel Luthor. 232 00:15:51,159 --> 00:15:52,702 Lionel? 233 00:15:52,910 --> 00:15:56,247 There he is. Clark, come on out and give me a hand with the tractor. 234 00:15:56,414 --> 00:15:59,333 - [Clark] Where is it? - Oh, it's by the barn. I think we need... 235 00:15:59,500 --> 00:16:01,085 - Where is it? - Whoa, hey! 236 00:16:01,252 --> 00:16:02,545 - Clark! - What are you doing? 237 00:16:02,712 --> 00:16:04,505 See, he got this from Lionel Luthor. 238 00:16:04,672 --> 00:16:07,133 - He's helping him put me in the lab. - What? 239 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,970 Clark, Lionel stopped by to talk about the campaign. 240 00:16:12,430 --> 00:16:16,434 Sure, he brought me Lex's balance sheet so I could see what I was up against. 241 00:16:16,601 --> 00:16:18,769 - What about the money? - What money? 242 00:16:18,936 --> 00:16:19,979 This money! 243 00:16:22,607 --> 00:16:24,817 Why are you doing this to me, dad? 244 00:16:25,401 --> 00:16:26,944 - Why are you doing it? - Hey! 245 00:16:27,111 --> 00:16:30,990 Clark, stop it! [Screams] 246 00:16:31,199 --> 00:16:33,868 Martha! Hey! 247 00:16:34,660 --> 00:16:36,162 [Grunts] 248 00:16:37,622 --> 00:16:38,748 No more lies. 249 00:16:38,915 --> 00:16:39,999 [Choking] 250 00:16:40,208 --> 00:16:42,293 Tell me the truth. 251 00:16:42,460 --> 00:16:45,296 - Tell me! - You want the truth? 252 00:16:46,255 --> 00:16:47,924 You were never really my son. 253 00:16:50,051 --> 00:16:52,178 You were the thing I found in the cornfield. 254 00:16:58,392 --> 00:17:01,354 Clark, please, I don't wanna do this. Just calm down. 255 00:17:03,064 --> 00:17:04,482 You're all in this together. 256 00:17:04,690 --> 00:17:06,317 - Clark. - [Clark] I knew it. 257 00:17:16,494 --> 00:17:18,079 Mrs. Kent, are you all right? 258 00:17:18,663 --> 00:17:21,457 Chloe, how long have you known about Clark? 259 00:17:22,959 --> 00:17:24,377 Since last year. 260 00:17:24,794 --> 00:17:26,963 Yeah, what, um...? 261 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:28,923 How much did he tell you, Chloe? 262 00:17:29,465 --> 00:17:31,676 Well, everything, I think. 263 00:17:31,842 --> 00:17:35,388 I mean, that's how I knew about the kryptonite he kept hidden in the barn. 264 00:17:35,555 --> 00:17:38,599 I just came by to check in on him, and I heard this commotion... 265 00:17:38,808 --> 00:17:41,018 What's happening? Why is he acting this way? 266 00:17:41,185 --> 00:17:44,981 I don't know. He came to visit me at the daily planet, and he just freaked out. 267 00:17:45,147 --> 00:17:48,317 He was just accusing me of revealing his secrets to Lionel Luthor. 268 00:17:48,484 --> 00:17:50,861 I tried to explain to him, and he wouldn't listen. 269 00:17:51,028 --> 00:17:54,574 - It was like he was a different person. - It must be red kryptonite. 270 00:17:54,740 --> 00:17:57,535 No, sweetheart, it's different somehow. I don't think so. 271 00:17:58,452 --> 00:17:59,495 Red kryptonite? 272 00:17:59,662 --> 00:18:01,422 [Martha] There's another kind of kryptonite. 273 00:18:01,539 --> 00:18:05,501 It's red instead of green. It changes Clark's personality. 274 00:18:05,668 --> 00:18:10,006 He loses all his inhibitions and becomes very unpredictable. 275 00:18:11,549 --> 00:18:13,718 What about silver kryptonite? 276 00:18:18,264 --> 00:18:21,392 I think I may know what's gotten into Clark. 277 00:18:28,399 --> 00:18:31,569 - Lana. - Clark, what are you doing here? 278 00:18:31,736 --> 00:18:34,947 Waiting for you. Get your stuff together, we gotta go. 279 00:18:35,114 --> 00:18:37,658 - Go where? - Up north. I know a place. 280 00:18:37,825 --> 00:18:40,578 - They'll never find us. - Wait, slow down. What's going on? 281 00:18:40,745 --> 00:18:42,663 - They turned against me, Lana. - Who did? 282 00:18:42,830 --> 00:18:44,874 Chloe, my parents. 283 00:18:45,041 --> 00:18:48,044 You're the only one I can trust now. You're the only one. 284 00:18:48,210 --> 00:18:51,672 - Whatever they did, it can't be that bad. - No, Lana, you don't... 285 00:18:52,298 --> 00:18:54,175 She's coming. She's coming. 286 00:18:54,342 --> 00:18:56,052 Chloe's coming. All right, listen. 287 00:18:56,218 --> 00:18:58,971 I promise I'll come back to you, all right? I'll find you. 288 00:18:59,138 --> 00:19:03,392 - Don't listen to a word they say. - Clark, I'm just gonna call your parents. 289 00:19:07,355 --> 00:19:10,232 Lana, thank god. Has Clark been here? 290 00:19:10,399 --> 00:19:12,860 - —Why? - Because I need to talk to him. 291 00:19:13,027 --> 00:19:15,780 Did he ever touch that silver rock you had? 292 00:19:18,032 --> 00:19:20,117 He's been here, hasn't he? 293 00:19:20,201 --> 00:19:23,204 [Suspenseful music playing] 294 00:19:28,167 --> 00:19:29,585 He told me not to trust you. 295 00:19:29,752 --> 00:19:32,296 Okay, Clark's gone all captain paranoid 296 00:19:32,463 --> 00:19:35,800 and I think it might be because of that silver meteor you have. 297 00:19:35,966 --> 00:19:39,136 - He did prick his finger with it. - Lana, Clark's been infected. 298 00:19:39,303 --> 00:19:41,263 He thinks everyone's turned against him. 299 00:19:41,430 --> 00:19:45,267 If we don't help him, he'll end up hurting someone. Do you know where he went? 300 00:19:45,434 --> 00:19:48,979 He was here for a second, then he was gone. The way he was acting... 301 00:19:49,105 --> 00:19:51,232 It's gonna be okay. I'm gonna call the kents. 302 00:19:51,399 --> 00:19:54,151 They're looking for him in Smallville. I'll see if I can find him. 303 00:19:54,318 --> 00:19:56,529 - I'm gonna come with you. - No, Lana, don't. 304 00:19:56,696 --> 00:20:00,866 You stay here, and if he shows up just call me and try and keep him calm. 305 00:20:01,033 --> 00:20:03,994 I think you're the only one he'll listen to right now. 306 00:20:28,060 --> 00:20:30,146 [Students chattering] 307 00:20:31,939 --> 00:20:34,817 Clark, I was wondering if you'd forgotten about me. 308 00:20:34,984 --> 00:20:36,360 - Is everything all right? - No. 309 00:20:36,527 --> 00:20:38,487 Chloe's in on it too. So are my parents. 310 00:20:38,654 --> 00:20:39,989 In on what? 311 00:20:40,156 --> 00:20:43,659 The truck following us, did you get any information from campus security? 312 00:20:43,826 --> 00:20:46,912 - Campus security? - You said you were gonna talk to them. 313 00:20:47,079 --> 00:20:50,207 Clark, I haven't seen you in over a week. 314 00:20:50,374 --> 00:20:52,835 No, no. We spoke this morning. 315 00:20:53,002 --> 00:20:56,380 After class we talked about the truck. You were gonna talk to security. 316 00:20:56,547 --> 00:20:58,716 I had a class but, uh, you weren't in it. 317 00:20:58,883 --> 00:21:01,677 Yes, I was... no, I was... yes. No, we talked. I know... 318 00:21:01,844 --> 00:21:03,637 Look, Clark... 319 00:21:05,473 --> 00:21:07,683 Look, I got a faculty meeting right now, 320 00:21:07,850 --> 00:21:10,102 but why don't you wait for me in my office. 321 00:21:10,269 --> 00:21:12,188 I'll make an excuse, I'll be right back. 322 00:21:12,354 --> 00:21:16,358 Clark, whatever's happening, we're in this together. 323 00:21:27,077 --> 00:21:29,163 [Door creaks and slams] 324 00:21:30,581 --> 00:21:32,875 [Voices whispering indistinctly] 325 00:21:37,588 --> 00:21:39,673 [Wood creaking] 326 00:21:42,343 --> 00:21:44,053 Who's there? 327 00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:48,390 [Creaking] 328 00:21:51,977 --> 00:21:54,396 [Child laughing] 329 00:21:54,647 --> 00:21:56,315 [Door closes] 330 00:21:58,692 --> 00:22:00,027 What is this? 331 00:22:00,194 --> 00:22:02,196 [Man's voice] The investigation into Clark Kent 332 00:22:02,363 --> 00:22:04,657 has yielded a surprising revelation. 333 00:22:04,824 --> 00:22:07,284 Clark Kent is not of this earth. 334 00:22:07,451 --> 00:22:10,955 He is an alien, an intruder from a distant galaxy. 335 00:22:11,121 --> 00:22:13,165 The first vanguard of an invasion. 336 00:22:13,332 --> 00:22:16,836 No. No, it's not what I am! 337 00:22:17,002 --> 00:22:18,379 But I know his weakness. 338 00:22:18,546 --> 00:22:21,882 I know how to stop this strange visitor from another planet. 339 00:22:27,137 --> 00:22:29,056 I'm the one that's gonna kill you, Clark. 340 00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:34,603 [Choking] 341 00:22:34,687 --> 00:22:37,690 [Dramatic music playing] 342 00:22:46,323 --> 00:22:49,285 I should have known you'd pull something like this. 343 00:22:49,451 --> 00:22:52,621 You can't stand to see us together, can you? 344 00:22:54,540 --> 00:22:58,043 This is the part where I usually say, "Lana, what are you talking about?" 345 00:22:58,210 --> 00:23:01,547 I don't know how, but you knew what would happen when you sent this. 346 00:23:09,597 --> 00:23:13,434 I swear this is the first time I've ever seen a meteor rock like this. 347 00:23:14,184 --> 00:23:17,563 I don't have time for any more of your lies, Lex. 348 00:23:18,230 --> 00:23:19,940 What did that do to Clark? 349 00:23:22,776 --> 00:23:26,405 I just shared the most important secret in the world with you today. 350 00:23:26,572 --> 00:23:28,782 What would I have to gain by lying to you now? 351 00:23:31,243 --> 00:23:34,038 If you didn't send this to me, then who did? 352 00:23:34,204 --> 00:23:36,123 I honestly don't know. 353 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:40,419 Now, you said this did something to Clark. What happened? 354 00:23:42,671 --> 00:23:44,673 Chloe thinks it infected him. 355 00:23:44,882 --> 00:23:48,928 He's acting all paranoid, like everyone's turning against him. 356 00:23:49,094 --> 00:23:53,265 - The way he looked when I saw him... - Listen to me. 357 00:23:53,599 --> 00:23:57,061 We'll take this to LuthorCorp and get my best people working on a cure. 358 00:23:57,937 --> 00:24:01,440 Whatever's happening to Clark, I promise I'll find a way to help him. 359 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:04,735 Thank you. 360 00:24:08,238 --> 00:24:10,240 You're my partner now. 361 00:24:10,407 --> 00:24:12,284 It's the least I can do. 362 00:24:14,745 --> 00:24:16,622 I'm sorry that I didn't trust you, Lex. 363 00:24:16,830 --> 00:24:21,210 I know we've had our differences, but you have always been there for me. 364 00:24:22,211 --> 00:24:24,296 And I always will be. 365 00:24:37,685 --> 00:24:40,688 [Ominous music playing] 366 00:25:19,309 --> 00:25:23,147 Call in as many people as you need. I want an update every 30 minutes. 367 00:25:23,313 --> 00:25:25,649 My security is coordinating with Chloe and the kents. 368 00:25:25,733 --> 00:25:27,276 They're not gonna hurt him? 369 00:25:27,443 --> 00:25:29,987 If that happens, somebody's transferred to Siberia. 370 00:25:30,154 --> 00:25:32,072 Let's get this sample over to LuthorCorp. 371 00:25:32,239 --> 00:25:35,617 The sooner we have it analyzed, the faster we'll be able to help Clark. 372 00:25:40,164 --> 00:25:41,915 Stay here. 373 00:25:42,082 --> 00:25:44,043 I'll see what's going on. 374 00:25:46,295 --> 00:25:49,298 [Suspenseful music playing] 375 00:26:07,941 --> 00:26:09,610 [Guard groans] 376 00:26:46,939 --> 00:26:50,567 - A lot of people are looking for you. - I know they are. 377 00:26:50,734 --> 00:26:53,570 I want you to listen to me very carefully. 378 00:26:54,988 --> 00:26:56,532 Something's happened to you. 379 00:26:57,449 --> 00:27:00,619 Yeah. It's been a revelation. 380 00:27:00,786 --> 00:27:03,497 Clark, you're very sick. We need to get you to the lab. 381 00:27:03,664 --> 00:27:04,998 We should get to the lab. 382 00:27:05,165 --> 00:27:08,502 We should get to the lab so you can experiment on me. 383 00:27:09,128 --> 00:27:11,713 You know, Lex, it all makes sense now. 384 00:27:12,506 --> 00:27:15,300 See, I thought you were obsessed with me. 385 00:27:15,634 --> 00:27:18,887 But it's not about me at all, is it? It's about Lana. 386 00:27:19,805 --> 00:27:21,265 - It's always been Lana. - Clark. 387 00:27:21,431 --> 00:27:23,433 And all these things that you do to me, 388 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:25,978 all the digging, all the tests, all the lies, 389 00:27:26,145 --> 00:27:30,232 it was just to get me out of the way so you could have her all to yourself. 390 00:27:30,399 --> 00:27:32,901 Listen to what you're saying, Clark. This isn't you. 391 00:27:33,068 --> 00:27:34,528 I don't know what you did. 392 00:27:34,695 --> 00:27:36,613 I'm not sure what you did to trick her 393 00:27:36,780 --> 00:27:39,741 into believing that she was in love with you. I don't know. 394 00:27:39,908 --> 00:27:43,537 - I'm not gonna let you get away with it. - I need you to stop. 395 00:27:45,747 --> 00:27:47,082 I don't wanna hurt you. 396 00:27:53,630 --> 00:27:55,299 [Lex grunts] 397 00:27:55,382 --> 00:27:56,925 [Lex yells] 398 00:27:59,761 --> 00:28:01,889 But I wanna hurt you. 399 00:28:19,656 --> 00:28:21,825 Lana! 400 00:28:26,038 --> 00:28:27,122 [Lana panting] 401 00:28:27,289 --> 00:28:28,332 [Door opens] 402 00:28:28,498 --> 00:28:30,626 [Footsteps running] 403 00:28:35,047 --> 00:28:36,465 [Door slams] 404 00:28:37,174 --> 00:28:38,508 Lana! 405 00:28:42,512 --> 00:28:44,181 Lana, I know you're down here. 406 00:28:44,932 --> 00:28:48,435 Come on, I wanna... I wanna talk. 407 00:28:52,189 --> 00:28:54,066 Lana! 408 00:28:55,150 --> 00:28:57,694 We were meant to be together. 409 00:29:06,119 --> 00:29:07,162 [Gasps] 410 00:29:13,794 --> 00:29:16,004 It's okay, Lana, I'm here. 411 00:29:16,171 --> 00:29:19,132 Whatever Lex was doing to you, I stopped it. 412 00:29:19,675 --> 00:29:22,386 Oh, god. What did you do? Did you hurt him? 413 00:29:25,764 --> 00:29:28,350 Why do you care about him so much? 414 00:29:29,351 --> 00:29:30,936 [Lana gasps] 415 00:29:31,937 --> 00:29:34,815 Whatever you think Lex did, it's all part of some delusion. 416 00:29:34,982 --> 00:29:38,568 - I saw you kiss him. - No, I would never do that. 417 00:29:38,735 --> 00:29:40,070 Stop lying. 418 00:29:41,446 --> 00:29:43,907 Stop lying. 419 00:29:44,074 --> 00:29:45,450 [Choking] 420 00:29:45,534 --> 00:29:47,661 I loved you, Lana. 421 00:29:47,828 --> 00:29:51,665 More than anything else, I loved you, and you betrayed me like everyone else. 422 00:29:54,543 --> 00:29:55,544 Clark! 423 00:29:56,670 --> 00:29:58,130 You don't wanna do that. 424 00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:01,383 Trust me. 425 00:30:03,010 --> 00:30:05,137 I can't trust anyone anymore. 426 00:30:06,722 --> 00:30:09,725 [Dramatic music playing] 427 00:30:17,983 --> 00:30:22,321 - You one of Lex's experiments? - No, I'm your friend. 428 00:30:22,487 --> 00:30:25,824 If you hurt Lana, it'll destroy you. 429 00:30:50,640 --> 00:30:52,517 [Clark grunts] 430 00:30:54,895 --> 00:30:59,107 - What the hell are you? - I'm a Kryptonian, just like you. 431 00:30:59,274 --> 00:31:01,610 And I'm sorry... 432 00:31:02,444 --> 00:31:04,654 But this is really gonna hurt. 433 00:31:05,739 --> 00:31:07,657 [Clark grunting] 434 00:31:07,866 --> 00:31:09,701 [Device buzzing] 435 00:31:23,340 --> 00:31:25,384 You'll be all right now, kal-ei. 436 00:31:26,051 --> 00:31:27,094 [Lex] Lana? 437 00:31:30,055 --> 00:31:31,431 Lana. 438 00:31:44,403 --> 00:31:46,321 Clark. 439 00:31:58,333 --> 00:32:00,293 What have you done? 440 00:32:12,764 --> 00:32:14,683 [Chloe] Really? 441 00:32:23,191 --> 00:32:29,156 Um, you know, the caffeine in my system is getting to a dangerously normal level. 442 00:32:29,322 --> 00:32:32,284 I'm gonna go get a cup. 443 00:32:41,168 --> 00:32:43,378 - Lana, I... - Clark. 444 00:32:43,545 --> 00:32:45,672 It's okay. 445 00:32:45,839 --> 00:32:47,299 Chloe told me everything. 446 00:32:48,884 --> 00:32:51,344 - She did? - Yeah. 447 00:32:54,097 --> 00:32:56,183 How that silver meteor infected you. 448 00:32:56,349 --> 00:32:58,977 How it made you think that everyone was out to get you. 449 00:33:01,688 --> 00:33:04,858 Even that it gave you some sort of temporary powers. 450 00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:14,284 Lana, you know I would never do anything to hurt you. 451 00:33:16,411 --> 00:33:18,121 Of course I know that. 452 00:33:25,128 --> 00:33:27,088 Clark, whatever you think you saw 453 00:33:27,255 --> 00:33:29,883 was just the meteor playing tricks with your mind. 454 00:33:30,050 --> 00:33:31,968 It wasn't real. 455 00:33:32,761 --> 00:33:36,556 There could never, ever be anything between me and Lex. 456 00:33:43,063 --> 00:33:46,066 I was imagining some pretty crazy stuff. 457 00:33:48,985 --> 00:33:51,446 Chloe turning against me. 458 00:33:51,613 --> 00:33:54,449 My dad making a deal with Lionel. 459 00:33:56,034 --> 00:33:58,870 You and Lex talking about a spaceship. 460 00:34:07,337 --> 00:34:10,340 I'm just glad you're all right, Clark. 461 00:34:22,018 --> 00:34:24,062 Thanks for covering for me. 462 00:34:24,229 --> 00:34:26,189 Of course, Clark. 463 00:34:26,898 --> 00:34:29,234 You know, I have to admit, for once in my life, 464 00:34:29,401 --> 00:34:33,530 I was actually glad I wasn't the object of your desire. 465 00:34:34,030 --> 00:34:37,200 You know, you're just lucky you snapped out of it when you did. 466 00:34:38,285 --> 00:34:41,162 - If I'd have killed Lana... - But you didn't. 467 00:34:41,329 --> 00:34:45,166 So stop beating yourself up about it. I mean, silver kryptonite, who knew? 468 00:34:45,333 --> 00:34:47,168 I just don't want it to happen again. 469 00:34:47,335 --> 00:34:50,755 - Did you get that rock? - No. 470 00:34:50,922 --> 00:34:54,718 I went to see Lex, and he said it just disappeared during the excitement. 471 00:34:54,884 --> 00:34:58,555 Not that he ever even admitted he sent the rock to Lana in the first place. 472 00:34:58,722 --> 00:35:01,349 I still don't trust him. It's not about being paranoid. 473 00:35:01,516 --> 00:35:03,685 Yeah, well, he is a Luthor. 474 00:35:03,852 --> 00:35:06,146 You know, um, speaking of the evil dynasty, 475 00:35:06,313 --> 00:35:10,358 I need to come clean about something. 476 00:35:11,192 --> 00:35:15,238 Those e-mails that you saw on my computer from Lionel... 477 00:35:16,156 --> 00:35:17,866 Well, you weren't imagining them. 478 00:35:18,033 --> 00:35:21,911 - So you are talking to Lionel? - Yeah, but not about you, about Lex. 479 00:35:22,078 --> 00:35:25,665 Lionel's been feeding me information about Lex's campaign for State Senate. 480 00:35:25,832 --> 00:35:27,375 Why would he do that? 481 00:35:27,542 --> 00:35:30,170 Maybe because he knows his son better than any of us 482 00:35:30,337 --> 00:35:33,590 and the thought of what Lex would do in office scares him. 483 00:35:33,757 --> 00:35:35,842 He's not the only one. 484 00:35:37,469 --> 00:35:40,972 Look, Clark, I understand that you haven't been yourself, 485 00:35:41,139 --> 00:35:44,601 but you know that I would never tell Lionel your secret. 486 00:35:46,269 --> 00:35:48,688 I'd never tell anyone. 487 00:35:50,857 --> 00:35:53,652 I'd die before I'd ever betray you. 488 00:36:19,469 --> 00:36:23,390 Those kents, they pack quite a punch, dontthey, son? 489 00:36:27,018 --> 00:36:29,521 Might be wise to avoid any more press conferences 490 00:36:29,688 --> 00:36:33,191 - until your face has healed a bit. - I wasn't planning to. 491 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:35,443 Not that it's any of your business. 492 00:36:35,610 --> 00:36:37,737 Fatherly advice, I can't help it. 493 00:36:37,904 --> 00:36:41,825 But a front-page story that you were soundly beaten by a jealous young lover 494 00:36:41,991 --> 00:36:43,868 will hardly aid your bid for office. 495 00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:48,748 I have a team of political advisers, dad. 496 00:36:48,915 --> 00:36:51,835 Last time I checked, you weren't on the payroll. 497 00:36:52,001 --> 00:36:54,421 Last time I checked, Lana lang had a boyfriend 498 00:36:54,587 --> 00:36:57,257 and I don't think she's in the market for a spare. 499 00:36:57,424 --> 00:36:59,968 I think you know the way out. 500 00:37:03,012 --> 00:37:06,725 This isn't about serving the greater good, or even about power. 501 00:37:06,891 --> 00:37:11,187 It's about you changing the way people perceive you, isn't it? 502 00:37:13,857 --> 00:37:15,859 That's why you're running for office. 503 00:37:16,025 --> 00:37:18,403 Even if you were president of the United States, 504 00:37:18,570 --> 00:37:20,280 you think it'd make a difference? 505 00:37:20,447 --> 00:37:22,615 Because the people who are close to you 506 00:37:22,782 --> 00:37:25,118 will always know what is truly in your heart. 507 00:37:28,913 --> 00:37:31,332 That's why Lana lang will never love you, son. 508 00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:42,552 [Door closes] 509 00:37:50,602 --> 00:37:53,021 I don't know exactly what was real and what wasn't. 510 00:37:53,188 --> 00:37:56,316 Your parents loaning you to Lionel Luthor for medical research, 511 00:37:56,483 --> 00:37:58,401 definitely not real. 512 00:38:00,737 --> 00:38:03,698 Well, I know you'd never do that. I'm sorry. 513 00:38:03,865 --> 00:38:06,117 [Martha] It wasn't your fault, sweetheart. 514 00:38:06,201 --> 00:38:08,703 I'm just glad the infection burned itself out when it did. 515 00:38:09,370 --> 00:38:11,164 Yeah, me too. 516 00:38:12,457 --> 00:38:14,167 No matter how much I trust someone, 517 00:38:14,334 --> 00:38:16,836 I'm always gonna worry about my secret coming out. 518 00:38:18,671 --> 00:38:21,299 That's what I never wanted to have happen. 519 00:38:21,925 --> 00:38:23,760 Which is why... 520 00:38:25,512 --> 00:38:27,847 I've decided not to run against Lex. 521 00:38:28,014 --> 00:38:30,934 Dad, I don't want you to put your life on hold because of me. 522 00:38:31,100 --> 00:38:33,520 - Clark... - I'm not gonna let fear control my life. 523 00:38:33,686 --> 00:38:35,772 Or ruin yours. 524 00:38:37,440 --> 00:38:40,193 I want you to run against Lex. It's the right thing to do. 525 00:38:45,073 --> 00:38:46,783 If anything happens, 526 00:38:46,950 --> 00:38:50,453 we'll deal with it the same way we always have, as a family. 527 00:39:08,179 --> 00:39:10,139 Professor fine? 528 00:39:10,640 --> 00:39:12,809 How are you feeling, kal-ei? 529 00:39:13,393 --> 00:39:15,061 So I didn't imagine that part. 530 00:39:16,062 --> 00:39:17,689 No, you didn't. 531 00:39:18,648 --> 00:39:21,234 I thought I was the last son of Krypton, 532 00:39:21,401 --> 00:39:23,152 but you people keep popping up. 533 00:39:23,319 --> 00:39:25,405 [Chuckles] 534 00:39:25,572 --> 00:39:30,159 Well, a superior civilization is difficult to eradicate. 535 00:39:33,621 --> 00:39:36,708 - Why are you here? - To stop what's coming. 536 00:39:36,875 --> 00:39:40,795 And to help you walk the path of a true Kryptonian. 537 00:39:42,338 --> 00:39:45,675 So I can be superior? No, thanks. 538 00:39:49,178 --> 00:39:53,224 Why do you continue to trust humans more than your own people? 539 00:39:57,061 --> 00:39:59,105 Just going off what I've seen. 540 00:39:59,272 --> 00:40:01,691 Maybe you need to look closer. 541 00:40:03,776 --> 00:40:06,154 Why didn't you just tell me who you really were, 542 00:40:06,321 --> 00:40:09,657 instead of posing as my professor this whole time? 543 00:40:09,824 --> 00:40:14,287 Why do you keep your identity a secret, even from the woman you love? 544 00:40:14,370 --> 00:40:16,664 [Pensive music playing] 545 00:40:19,208 --> 00:40:22,545 You've been on this planet many years, kal-ei. 546 00:40:22,712 --> 00:40:24,923 I had to observe you before revealing myself 547 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:29,886 to determine just how much you've been influenced by these humans. 548 00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:33,181 You say "human" like it's a bad thing. 549 00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:36,559 Just going on what I've seen. 550 00:40:38,519 --> 00:40:41,189 This race shows promise... 551 00:40:42,690 --> 00:40:47,153 But at this point in history, they're still duplicitous by their very nature. 552 00:40:47,320 --> 00:40:49,906 Even the ones you think you love can't be trusted. 553 00:40:50,490 --> 00:40:53,117 You don't know anything about this race. 554 00:40:53,910 --> 00:40:58,790 Yeah, they can be petty and dishonest and betray each other over nothing... 555 00:40:59,290 --> 00:41:02,710 But they can also be honest and loyal, 556 00:41:02,877 --> 00:41:06,130 and they would give up everything to protect someone they love... 557 00:41:07,131 --> 00:41:09,467 Even if they were from another planet. 558 00:41:12,261 --> 00:41:14,305 My name is Clark. 559 00:41:15,765 --> 00:41:18,977 And I'll always believe in my friends and my family. 560 00:41:23,064 --> 00:41:26,776 I sincerely hope your trust hasn't been misplaced. 561 00:41:32,448 --> 00:41:34,492 You know where to find me... 562 00:41:34,659 --> 00:41:37,412 When you're ready to accept the truth. 563 00:41:53,428 --> 00:41:56,431 [Dramatic music playing] 564 00:42:33,551 --> 00:42:36,554 [Theme music playing]