1 00:00:06,924 --> 00:00:11,845 Yes. Yes, yes, I realize that your division has been trying very hard 2 00:00:12,012 --> 00:00:15,599 but, unfortunately, this isn't grammar school. 3 00:00:15,766 --> 00:00:19,436 Efforts don't count. You only get an a for results. 4 00:00:19,603 --> 00:00:22,814 Yeah, well, you know, if... If I give you more time, 5 00:00:22,981 --> 00:00:26,652 that will continue to reflect negatively on LuthorCorp's balance sheets. 6 00:00:26,818 --> 00:00:30,781 So I, um... I wish you and your people much success, 7 00:00:30,948 --> 00:00:33,450 uh, with a less demanding company. 8 00:00:33,617 --> 00:00:35,661 Yeah, well, thank you. 9 00:00:50,050 --> 00:00:51,385 Hello, Lionel. 10 00:01:00,227 --> 00:01:01,603 Alex, what are you doing? 11 00:01:02,145 --> 00:01:05,065 Sorry, Alex is a little busy right now. 12 00:01:05,232 --> 00:01:07,943 What the hell are you doing? Who are you? 13 00:01:13,907 --> 00:01:15,867 You're used to being in control. 14 00:01:16,743 --> 00:01:20,956 If you wanna regain it, you're gonna have to play a little game. 15 00:01:21,123 --> 00:01:26,044 The 11:35 from Smallville to Metropolis is running on time. 16 00:01:26,211 --> 00:01:29,506 Win the game, or you'll be catching a ride the hard way. 17 00:01:29,673 --> 00:01:32,801 - What game? - Hangman. 18 00:01:32,968 --> 00:01:36,054 Call out a letter. Guess the phrase. 19 00:01:36,221 --> 00:01:39,266 Lose the game, your life follows. 20 00:01:39,433 --> 00:01:43,186 Hurry, Lionel. You only get an a for results. 21 00:01:46,106 --> 00:01:49,026 - Uh, a. - Too obvious. 22 00:01:54,156 --> 00:01:57,242 - 0. - Lucky guess. 23 00:01:57,409 --> 00:01:59,411 - T. - Wrong again. 24 00:02:02,122 --> 00:02:04,791 - Um... um, g. - Sorry. 25 00:02:04,958 --> 00:02:06,376 -Nope. 26 00:02:09,963 --> 00:02:11,590 Would you like a hint? 27 00:02:11,757 --> 00:02:14,468 It's a lesson I learned from you. 28 00:02:19,556 --> 00:02:21,058 R, y, n. 29 00:02:21,224 --> 00:02:24,019 No mercy! The answer is "no mercy." 30 00:02:54,633 --> 00:02:59,638 J“ somebody save me j“ 31 00:03:01,139 --> 00:03:05,018 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 32 00:03:05,102 --> 00:03:09,773 j“ somebody save me j“ 33 00:03:11,483 --> 00:03:15,278 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 34 00:03:15,362 --> 00:03:19,866 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 35 00:03:19,950 --> 00:03:25,580 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 36 00:03:25,664 --> 00:03:29,543 j“ to stay with me j“ 37 00:03:31,211 --> 00:03:35,799 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 38 00:03:35,882 --> 00:03:40,011 j“ stay, stay j“ 39 00:03:40,095 --> 00:03:43,432 j“ come on j“ 40 00:03:48,687 --> 00:03:51,523 Lionel's at my house constantly, acting like he belongs there. 41 00:03:51,690 --> 00:03:54,234 Well, from what you're telling me, it sounds like your mom 42 00:03:54,401 --> 00:03:56,570 kind of invited the wolf to come on in. 43 00:03:56,737 --> 00:03:58,739 I know we've tiptoed through these tulips before. 44 00:03:58,905 --> 00:04:01,241 But what if you're wrong? What if Lionel doesn't know? 45 00:04:01,408 --> 00:04:04,369 The things he says to me, the look in his eye. Chloe, he knows. 46 00:04:04,536 --> 00:04:07,622 Well, then he's probably using your mom to get closer to you. 47 00:04:07,789 --> 00:04:10,751 He's always there, helping her, offering advice. 48 00:04:10,917 --> 00:04:12,419 She's trusting him more and more. 49 00:04:12,586 --> 00:04:14,588 And she wouldn't if she knew the truth. 50 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:18,759 I know I need to tell her. I was going to right after I found out. 51 00:04:18,925 --> 00:04:21,928 - So, what stopped you? - She's been through so much. 52 00:04:22,429 --> 00:04:24,431 Since my dad died, I just... 53 00:04:24,598 --> 00:04:27,225 I didn't wanna give her one more thing to worry about. 54 00:04:28,268 --> 00:04:32,606 Well, by not telling her, you could be putting her at risk of a lot worse. 55 00:04:44,785 --> 00:04:46,411 Chess? 56 00:04:46,578 --> 00:04:48,830 You haven't played chess in years. 57 00:04:48,997 --> 00:04:52,292 Why the sudden interest in such a complex game? 58 00:04:52,459 --> 00:04:55,003 A friend of mine wants to learn the finer points. 59 00:04:55,170 --> 00:04:58,548 I used to dismantle your two-dimensional assaults 60 00:04:58,715 --> 00:05:01,092 with alarming regularity, remember? 61 00:05:01,510 --> 00:05:04,471 Maybe you should teach your friend something a little less complicated. 62 00:05:04,554 --> 00:05:07,224 What about a game of hangman? That's always fun. 63 00:05:09,476 --> 00:05:10,894 I'll stick with chess. 64 00:05:11,061 --> 00:05:13,104 And you'll lose, as always. 65 00:05:16,066 --> 00:05:17,984 I'm not playing to win. 66 00:05:18,151 --> 00:05:19,653 I'm playing to instruct. 67 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:25,992 No mercy? 68 00:05:26,535 --> 00:05:29,412 - What are you talking about? - It was you, Lex. 69 00:05:29,579 --> 00:05:30,997 - I know it. - What? 70 00:05:31,081 --> 00:05:34,000 Disabling my limo in the path of an oncoming train. 71 00:05:34,167 --> 00:05:37,003 That kind of melodrama went out of style with silent movies. 72 00:05:38,255 --> 00:05:40,215 Wait, someone tried to kill you? 73 00:05:40,382 --> 00:05:42,102 Is this the part where you feign innocence? 74 00:05:42,217 --> 00:05:44,719 I brought you in to help run LuthorCorp again. 75 00:05:44,886 --> 00:05:47,973 Profits have never been higher. Why would I want you dead? 76 00:05:48,139 --> 00:05:51,768 Not so long ago, I tried to take LuthorCorp away from you. 77 00:05:51,935 --> 00:05:53,812 - The apex takeover. - Right. 78 00:05:53,979 --> 00:05:58,066 Please. Seeing you fail miserably was retribution enough. 79 00:06:00,694 --> 00:06:02,028 All right. 80 00:06:02,529 --> 00:06:04,155 All right. 81 00:06:05,949 --> 00:06:07,742 So it wasn't you. 82 00:06:09,578 --> 00:06:12,038 I may not like you very much, dad, 83 00:06:12,205 --> 00:06:14,249 but you're a valuable asset to LuthorCorp. 84 00:06:14,416 --> 00:06:16,251 Killing you would hurt the bottom line. 85 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:19,588 Your concern is truly touching. 86 00:06:25,385 --> 00:06:27,470 I am concerned. 87 00:06:28,013 --> 00:06:30,557 A threat against you is a threat against LuthorCorp. 88 00:06:30,724 --> 00:06:34,644 I have been fending off attacks on my life since before you were born. 89 00:06:34,811 --> 00:06:37,606 I think I can handle one more. 90 00:06:43,653 --> 00:06:47,240 Oh, Clark. What do you think about this as a closing? 91 00:06:47,407 --> 00:06:50,744 "It isn't enough to simply give when we can. 92 00:06:50,911 --> 00:06:54,539 Upholding the principles of truth, justice and the American way 93 00:06:54,706 --> 00:06:58,501 isn't a matter of convenience. It's a matter of conscience." 94 00:06:58,668 --> 00:07:00,503 Sounds like words to live by. 95 00:07:00,670 --> 00:07:03,423 Let's hope the deep pockets at the fundraiser think so too. 96 00:07:03,590 --> 00:07:04,925 I need to talk to you. 97 00:07:05,091 --> 00:07:07,677 Can't it wait until tomorrow? I gotta get to Metropolis. 98 00:07:08,929 --> 00:07:10,513 Lionel knows. 99 00:07:12,474 --> 00:07:13,808 Knows what? 100 00:07:15,602 --> 00:07:17,604 Lionel knows about me. 101 00:07:18,146 --> 00:07:19,481 About my secret. 102 00:07:19,981 --> 00:07:23,193 - I don't know how. - I think I might. 103 00:07:23,652 --> 00:07:25,320 A while ago... 104 00:07:25,487 --> 00:07:27,781 I found a package on our doorstep. 105 00:07:27,948 --> 00:07:32,160 Inside was a video of you surviving an explosion. 106 00:07:34,245 --> 00:07:35,245 Who sent it? 107 00:07:35,789 --> 00:07:37,749 I'm not sure... 108 00:07:38,959 --> 00:07:40,710 But Lionel took care of it. 109 00:07:43,338 --> 00:07:46,383 He said he wasn't interested in why I was being blackmailed. 110 00:07:46,549 --> 00:07:48,718 He just wanted to help. 111 00:07:51,179 --> 00:07:53,640 Why didn't you tell me about this? 112 00:07:54,849 --> 00:07:58,311 You were still in so much pain about your father. 113 00:08:01,940 --> 00:08:03,608 I guess I... 114 00:08:03,775 --> 00:08:07,112 I just wanted to protect you for a change. 115 00:08:11,324 --> 00:08:14,703 Lionel's gonna be at this fundraiser tonight. 116 00:08:14,869 --> 00:08:17,330 - When I see him... - No, you can't say anything. 117 00:08:17,497 --> 00:08:19,374 We have to handle this the way dad would. 118 00:08:19,541 --> 00:08:21,584 Stick to our routine. Give nothing away. 119 00:08:21,751 --> 00:08:23,503 Not until we know what Lionel's up to. 120 00:08:25,338 --> 00:08:27,007 I better get going. 121 00:08:28,258 --> 00:08:29,926 - I'll go with you. - No, no. 122 00:08:30,093 --> 00:08:34,014 If you start guarding me all the time, he'll definitely know something's up. 123 00:08:34,180 --> 00:08:35,724 Don't worry. 124 00:08:35,890 --> 00:08:38,059 I can handle Lionel. 125 00:08:52,532 --> 00:08:57,537 Well, there are no concealed electronic devices here in the office anywhere, sir. 126 00:08:57,704 --> 00:08:59,039 Office is clean. 127 00:08:59,205 --> 00:09:00,749 I hope so, for your sake. 128 00:09:00,915 --> 00:09:03,334 Or you'll find yourself working in a convenience store 129 00:09:03,501 --> 00:09:07,005 watching hot dogs spin. Thank you. 130 00:09:36,534 --> 00:09:39,204 Watching hot dogs spin? 131 00:09:39,370 --> 00:09:40,955 That wasn't very nice. 132 00:09:41,539 --> 00:09:44,250 But then that's the way you treat the people who work for you, 133 00:09:44,417 --> 00:09:46,211 isn't it, Lionel? 134 00:09:55,303 --> 00:09:57,097 What do you do, read lips? 135 00:09:57,263 --> 00:09:59,682 I see everything. 136 00:10:23,456 --> 00:10:24,999 911. 137 00:10:26,709 --> 00:10:29,629 Hello, Lionel. How does it feel to be helpless? 138 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:31,506 I'll let you know if it ever happens. 139 00:10:31,798 --> 00:10:35,635 Now, that's that winning spirit that made you a billionaire. 140 00:10:35,802 --> 00:10:37,887 Let's see if it can keep you alive. 141 00:10:41,808 --> 00:10:43,643 So, uh... 142 00:10:45,478 --> 00:10:48,398 What do you want, huh? 143 00:11:02,495 --> 00:11:05,540 I want to play another game. 144 00:11:47,081 --> 00:11:48,875 Hello again, Lionel. 145 00:11:49,209 --> 00:11:50,543 Where am I? 146 00:11:50,710 --> 00:11:53,880 In a hell of your own making. 147 00:11:56,716 --> 00:11:57,759 Who are you? 148 00:11:57,926 --> 00:12:02,013 Just another one of the many faceless people your greed has destroyed. 149 00:12:02,180 --> 00:12:04,474 That narrows it down some, doesn't it? 150 00:12:04,641 --> 00:12:06,684 You may not know me, Lionel, 151 00:12:06,851 --> 00:12:08,228 but I know you. 152 00:12:08,394 --> 00:12:11,022 You're a man above it all, 153 00:12:11,189 --> 00:12:15,401 commanding your workers to carry the burden of your empire. 154 00:12:15,568 --> 00:12:17,445 They toil while you profit. 155 00:12:17,612 --> 00:12:20,406 It's called running a business. 156 00:12:20,573 --> 00:12:22,408 That's how it works! 157 00:12:22,575 --> 00:12:23,993 Not anymore. 158 00:12:24,327 --> 00:12:26,788 Now you're gonna have to get your own hands dirty. 159 00:12:28,248 --> 00:12:30,416 Ooh, bright, isn't it? 160 00:12:33,544 --> 00:12:36,673 Oh, well, now what do we have here? 161 00:12:36,839 --> 00:12:38,591 Take a closer look. 162 00:12:39,133 --> 00:12:40,802 Go on. 163 00:12:47,058 --> 00:12:49,894 Not exactly spring water, is it? 164 00:12:52,272 --> 00:12:54,857 Ah, a good story always needs a hook. 165 00:12:55,024 --> 00:12:56,734 Wouldn't you agree? 166 00:12:56,901 --> 00:12:59,362 All right. So, what happens now? 167 00:12:59,862 --> 00:13:01,990 Now we 're gonna play another game. 168 00:13:02,156 --> 00:13:03,950 Would you like to see how it's played? 169 00:13:04,117 --> 00:13:06,077 Yeah, show me. 170 00:13:07,203 --> 00:13:11,791 These are the scales of justice. 171 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:16,337 Fill the buckets with the liquid from the tap... 172 00:13:16,796 --> 00:13:18,423 And balance them on the pole. 173 00:13:20,675 --> 00:13:24,679 Succeed, and the door to this room will open. 174 00:13:27,932 --> 00:13:29,267 Alex, 175 00:13:29,434 --> 00:13:31,477 he didn't do too well. 176 00:13:34,105 --> 00:13:37,066 Did I forget to mention the liquid is highly flammable? 177 00:13:45,366 --> 00:13:48,494 He was my driver, an innocent man. 178 00:13:48,661 --> 00:13:51,873 No one connected to you is innocent. 179 00:13:52,248 --> 00:13:54,334 - Ready to play? - No. 180 00:13:54,500 --> 00:13:57,962 No, Lionel Luthor doesn'tjump through hoops. 181 00:13:58,129 --> 00:14:02,967 In 10 minutes, flames beneath your feet will consume this room. 182 00:14:03,509 --> 00:14:05,219 Balance the scales 183 00:14:05,386 --> 00:14:07,722 or burn for your sins. 184 00:14:30,828 --> 00:14:32,705 Take your time. 185 00:14:33,039 --> 00:14:36,334 The key to mastering chess is to anticipate your opponent's moves 186 00:14:36,501 --> 00:14:38,419 and keep him on the defensive. 187 00:14:38,586 --> 00:14:40,671 Lex, what are we doing? 188 00:14:41,089 --> 00:14:44,092 I thought we were enjoying an evening of chess. 189 00:14:44,759 --> 00:14:46,094 I think I have monopoly here. 190 00:14:46,260 --> 00:14:47,970 You know what I'm talking about. 191 00:14:49,597 --> 00:14:52,266 We've spent the last week avoiding what happened. 192 00:14:52,809 --> 00:14:55,770 I was kind of waiting for you to bring that up. 193 00:14:59,607 --> 00:15:01,275 You kissed me. 194 00:15:03,319 --> 00:15:06,489 And then you kissed me back. 195 00:15:10,368 --> 00:15:14,914 God, after all that talk about friendship and not wanting to ruin what we have, 196 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:18,042 we really don't listen very well, do we? 197 00:15:21,629 --> 00:15:24,882 Are you asking me to forget what happened? 198 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:27,927 Because short of a serious blow to the head, 199 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:31,931 I think it's a memory that's gonna linger for quite a while. 200 00:15:39,647 --> 00:15:42,650 You should get that. I'm gonna go back to Metropolis. 201 00:15:42,817 --> 00:15:44,861 I'll call you later. 202 00:15:51,659 --> 00:15:53,286 What? 203 00:15:55,997 --> 00:15:58,416 Get a security team and meet me at LuthorCorp Plaza. 204 00:15:58,583 --> 00:16:00,835 And keep this internal. 205 00:16:01,002 --> 00:16:03,963 I don't want anyone to know my father's missing. 206 00:16:05,381 --> 00:16:07,842 Getting a little warm? 207 00:16:08,009 --> 00:16:10,011 How does it feel? 208 00:16:10,094 --> 00:16:14,223 The flames licking at your heels. Every step, blistering pain. 209 00:16:17,310 --> 00:16:20,688 I bet a pair of those thousand-dollar Italian shoes you favor 210 00:16:20,855 --> 00:16:24,192 would really make a difference right about now, wouldn't they? 211 00:16:25,526 --> 00:16:27,862 I understand how hard it must be for a man 212 00:16:28,029 --> 00:16:30,448 who's not used to breaking a sweat. 213 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:33,701 I grew up in suicide slums. 214 00:16:33,868 --> 00:16:36,370 Sweat's something I'm very familiar with, my friend. 215 00:16:36,537 --> 00:16:39,624 I know all about your underprivileged youth. 216 00:16:39,790 --> 00:16:43,544 But that all changed when your parents died in the fire you set. 217 00:16:45,880 --> 00:16:47,798 Oh, did I hit a nerve? 218 00:16:47,965 --> 00:16:49,884 I didn't kill my parents. 219 00:16:50,051 --> 00:16:52,970 Tell a lie long enough, you'll believe it to be truth. 220 00:16:55,723 --> 00:16:57,183 You're running out of time. 221 00:16:58,851 --> 00:17:01,604 You wanna tell me what you've learned from this little game 222 00:17:01,687 --> 00:17:04,690 before the flesh is seared from your bones? 223 00:17:04,857 --> 00:17:07,735 Yeah, you talk too much. 224 00:17:08,236 --> 00:17:09,445 Shut up. 225 00:17:15,368 --> 00:17:18,579 Careful, careful. 226 00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:21,916 Remember what happened to your limo driver. 227 00:17:22,083 --> 00:17:26,295 The scales of justice are hard to balance with blood on your hands, 228 00:17:26,462 --> 00:17:27,797 aren't they? 229 00:17:36,305 --> 00:17:39,475 Congratulations on your acquittal. 230 00:18:07,003 --> 00:18:08,671 Lionel? 231 00:18:12,300 --> 00:18:15,511 - What? Another game? - Yes. 232 00:18:15,970 --> 00:18:18,514 But for this one, you're gonna need a partner. 233 00:18:23,477 --> 00:18:28,232 Someone to help you through the dark times. 234 00:18:33,821 --> 00:18:35,156 Lionel! 235 00:18:35,323 --> 00:18:36,657 Lionel! 236 00:18:47,960 --> 00:18:49,837 Lionel, please! 237 00:18:52,173 --> 00:18:54,508 Don't... don't panic. 238 00:19:01,724 --> 00:19:03,893 - Martha? - Lionel! What's...? What's going on? 239 00:19:04,060 --> 00:19:06,228 Someone is playing a very sick game. 240 00:19:06,395 --> 00:19:08,397 - Who? - I don't know. How did you get here? 241 00:19:08,564 --> 00:19:11,525 I don't know! I was in the parking structure at the Plaza 242 00:19:12,360 --> 00:19:13,754 and I... I heard this noise behind me. 243 00:19:13,778 --> 00:19:16,906 I don't know. Just please get me out! 244 00:19:17,865 --> 00:19:20,576 All right. All right. Martha, stand back. 245 00:19:23,412 --> 00:19:25,623 All right! 246 00:19:25,790 --> 00:19:29,168 All right! She's got nothing to do with this. Let her go! 247 00:19:29,335 --> 00:19:31,504 She has everything to do with this. 248 00:19:31,671 --> 00:19:36,467 You use your wealth to buy influence, controlling the halls of power. 249 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:39,762 You're the man in the shadows, pulling all the strings. 250 00:19:40,596 --> 00:19:41,972 And your puppets, 251 00:19:42,139 --> 00:19:44,266 they're as guilty as their master. 252 00:19:44,433 --> 00:19:46,769 And they deserve a similar fate. 253 00:19:47,728 --> 00:19:51,565 All right. All right. So, what's this game? How do I get her out, huh? 254 00:19:51,732 --> 00:19:54,110 You use words as weapons. 255 00:19:54,276 --> 00:19:55,861 Twisting them to your purpose. 256 00:19:56,028 --> 00:19:58,322 Obscuring truth with double meaning. 257 00:19:58,406 --> 00:20:00,324 Now it's my turn. 258 00:20:03,744 --> 00:20:08,249 "A toad like fever." I don't understand this! 259 00:20:08,541 --> 00:20:10,584 Shift your perceptions. 260 00:20:10,835 --> 00:20:16,132 - Shift your... - Her life is in your hands. 261 00:20:16,298 --> 00:20:19,427 No, wait! Wait! I need more! I... 262 00:20:24,557 --> 00:20:26,726 I understand the whole acting-normal thing, 263 00:20:26,892 --> 00:20:29,437 but ferreting out the truth is acting normal for me. 264 00:20:29,603 --> 00:20:32,481 - Chloe... - You're not the only one Lionel's playing. 265 00:20:32,648 --> 00:20:35,025 He fed me information about fine being in Honduras 266 00:20:35,192 --> 00:20:37,194 because he knew I'd come to you with it. 267 00:20:37,361 --> 00:20:40,573 Why don't you let me use that as an in, you know, to find out what he's up to. 268 00:20:40,740 --> 00:20:43,451 What if he finds out what you're up to? It's too risky. 269 00:20:43,617 --> 00:20:46,996 Oh, and waiting for darth Luthor to hatch his evil plan isn't? 270 00:20:47,163 --> 00:20:48,163 Hey, Lois. 271 00:20:48,664 --> 00:20:50,916 No, she left hours ago. 272 00:20:54,253 --> 00:20:57,381 - I'll let you know if I hear anything. - What is it? 273 00:20:57,548 --> 00:21:00,843 My mom never showed up at the fundraiser in Metropolis. 274 00:21:01,469 --> 00:21:03,345 Oh, my god. 275 00:21:03,846 --> 00:21:06,474 Pull the security vids for the last 24 hours. 276 00:21:06,640 --> 00:21:08,320 See if you can find anything else unusual. 277 00:21:08,434 --> 00:21:09,810 Yes, sir. 278 00:21:12,563 --> 00:21:13,898 It's okay. 279 00:21:14,064 --> 00:21:16,424 - Clark, what are you doing here? - Looking for your father. 280 00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:18,736 - Where is he? - I wish I knew. 281 00:21:18,903 --> 00:21:22,907 He's missed meetings and never showed up for a fundraiser at the Plaza. 282 00:21:23,699 --> 00:21:25,034 Neither did my mother. 283 00:21:26,827 --> 00:21:29,830 Lex, if you have any idea what's going on, you better tell me now. 284 00:21:31,749 --> 00:21:33,793 Clark, earlier today, my father accused me 285 00:21:33,959 --> 00:21:36,545 of orchestrating some bizarre attempt on his life. 286 00:21:36,712 --> 00:21:38,589 Think someone's giving it a second shot? 287 00:21:38,756 --> 00:21:40,966 All I know is that he was taken from this office. 288 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:42,468 How do you know that? 289 00:21:42,635 --> 00:21:44,762 I found his cell phone on the floor. 290 00:21:44,929 --> 00:21:47,640 Last call he tried to make was to 911. 291 00:21:48,557 --> 00:21:52,603 Time stamp on it matches an unexplained gap in the building's security tapes. 292 00:21:55,064 --> 00:21:56,899 What about the cameras in here? 293 00:21:58,275 --> 00:21:59,610 There aren't any. 294 00:21:59,777 --> 00:22:03,113 My father liked to have a place where he could conduct certain transactions 295 00:22:03,280 --> 00:22:05,616 without any electronic records. 296 00:22:05,783 --> 00:22:07,701 Would that be the less-than-legal kind? 297 00:22:18,921 --> 00:22:19,921 Lex? 298 00:22:20,840 --> 00:22:22,842 Has this always been chipped liked that? 299 00:22:24,718 --> 00:22:28,305 My father wouldn't tolerate a flaw in his prized collection. 300 00:22:29,473 --> 00:22:31,225 Nice catch. 301 00:22:37,022 --> 00:22:38,691 This isn't your standard issue. 302 00:22:38,858 --> 00:22:41,944 This was homemade by somebody who really knew what they were doing. 303 00:22:42,111 --> 00:22:43,988 High res. Wireless carrier. 304 00:22:44,154 --> 00:22:46,949 - Is it transmitting? - No, it's powered down. 305 00:22:47,116 --> 00:22:50,703 But if we juice it up, I might be able to trace where it's located. 306 00:22:52,997 --> 00:22:54,623 Let's try it. 307 00:22:55,583 --> 00:22:58,711 "A toad like fever!" 308 00:22:58,878 --> 00:23:01,463 Fever? It doesn't... It doesn't make any sense. 309 00:23:01,881 --> 00:23:03,841 It has to mean something! 310 00:23:04,008 --> 00:23:05,885 - Have you ever heard it before? - No. 311 00:23:07,011 --> 00:23:09,930 Wait! Why aren't they all the same? 312 00:23:11,223 --> 00:23:13,142 The first letters of the words. 313 00:23:13,309 --> 00:23:15,019 The t and the f are capitals. 314 00:23:15,185 --> 00:23:17,605 But not the a in the beginning and the I in "like"! 315 00:23:17,771 --> 00:23:19,899 T, f, right, right. He said it was a... what? 316 00:23:20,065 --> 00:23:23,068 He said, uh, "shift... shif... Shift your perception." 317 00:23:23,235 --> 00:23:25,321 It, uh... it... it's an anagram. 318 00:23:25,487 --> 00:23:28,032 It's an anagram! The w... the true meaning is scrambled. 319 00:23:28,198 --> 00:23:31,160 - It's a word puzzle! - A word puzzle. 320 00:23:34,663 --> 00:23:36,498 It's transmitting on a rotational code. 321 00:23:36,665 --> 00:23:39,877 I'll see if I can hack the sequence and, uh, locate the termination point. 322 00:23:40,044 --> 00:23:41,545 Hurry. 323 00:23:41,712 --> 00:23:43,172 It's a shame, isn't it? 324 00:23:43,339 --> 00:23:46,342 It takes a crisis like this to get us in the same room together. 325 00:23:47,676 --> 00:23:50,220 Look, Clark, maybe when this is all over, we can 326 00:23:50,387 --> 00:23:52,640 try to find our way back to some common ground. 327 00:23:58,604 --> 00:24:01,440 Excuse me. I need to take this. 328 00:24:03,734 --> 00:24:06,028 Is there anything I can do to make this go faster? 329 00:24:06,195 --> 00:24:08,572 Not unless computer skills are one of your abilities. 330 00:24:08,739 --> 00:24:12,368 The signal's strong. Minimal degradation, which means it must be local. 331 00:24:13,535 --> 00:24:16,246 Got it. 8320 Vermont Avenue. Five miles from here. 332 00:24:17,998 --> 00:24:19,667 You find something? 333 00:24:21,418 --> 00:24:22,962 An address not far from here. 334 00:24:23,128 --> 00:24:26,298 Great. We'll take my Porsche. It's a lot faster than your truck. 335 00:24:27,132 --> 00:24:28,509 Let's go. 336 00:24:33,681 --> 00:24:37,351 V-I—I. "Evil." "To dare fake evil." 337 00:24:37,518 --> 00:24:40,896 - It's gibberish. It's... - There's a meaning in it! There has to be! 338 00:24:41,063 --> 00:24:42,690 No, there's... 339 00:24:42,856 --> 00:24:45,943 You want me to fail, don't you? You want me to watch her die? 340 00:24:46,110 --> 00:24:48,112 - Is that what you want? - Lionel! 341 00:24:48,278 --> 00:24:50,406 He wants me to fail. 342 00:24:50,948 --> 00:24:54,326 Fail, fail, fail. 343 00:24:56,203 --> 00:24:57,538 Fail, all right. He said: 344 00:24:57,705 --> 00:25:00,290 "The truth is obscured with double meaning." Double. 345 00:25:00,457 --> 00:25:02,418 It's double meaning. No mercy. Uh... 346 00:25:03,502 --> 00:25:05,671 Uh, greed, grab, take. 347 00:25:05,838 --> 00:25:08,799 Take, take, take. To take. 348 00:25:08,966 --> 00:25:11,010 Over. Takeover! 349 00:25:11,176 --> 00:25:14,555 Failed takeover! Failed takeover! The answer is "failed takeover"! 350 00:25:15,014 --> 00:25:16,598 Failed takeover! 351 00:25:16,765 --> 00:25:18,642 Apex. Apex! 352 00:25:18,809 --> 00:25:20,644 Apex! 353 00:25:23,981 --> 00:25:25,733 It's apex. 354 00:25:38,662 --> 00:25:40,205 Martha? 355 00:25:47,921 --> 00:25:49,798 You're all right. 356 00:25:49,965 --> 00:25:51,759 It's all right. 357 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:56,013 Genuine concern for another human being? 358 00:25:56,180 --> 00:26:00,642 I suspected your relationship with the senator was more than just political. 359 00:26:02,853 --> 00:26:04,521 All right. 360 00:26:04,688 --> 00:26:06,231 All right. 361 00:26:08,317 --> 00:26:11,070 All right, we won your game. Now let us out. 362 00:26:11,236 --> 00:26:12,571 As you wish. 363 00:26:17,451 --> 00:26:18,786 Come on, Martha. 364 00:26:18,952 --> 00:26:20,871 Wait, wait! Wait! 365 00:26:21,038 --> 00:26:23,791 - What's...? What's up here? - Freedom. 366 00:26:26,126 --> 00:26:29,088 Or death, depending on the outcome of your final game. 367 00:26:29,254 --> 00:26:31,715 You expect us to walk right into another trap? 368 00:26:31,882 --> 00:26:35,427 You could stay right where you are and wait for the floor to be electrified. 369 00:26:40,057 --> 00:26:41,558 Come on. 370 00:26:53,487 --> 00:26:55,572 - What happens now? - I don't know. 371 00:27:07,084 --> 00:27:10,379 I'm sorry that you got dragged into this. 372 00:27:10,546 --> 00:27:12,548 Dragged into what? Who is that man? 373 00:27:12,714 --> 00:27:15,259 - I don't know. - Apex? A failed takeover. 374 00:27:15,425 --> 00:27:18,846 - What does that mean? - Apex group was an Asian consortium 375 00:27:19,763 --> 00:27:21,991 I used to try to take back control of LuthorCorp from Lex. 376 00:27:22,015 --> 00:27:24,017 Lex found out 377 00:27:24,184 --> 00:27:27,563 and made a very compelling argument for me to pull out. 378 00:27:27,729 --> 00:27:29,731 Apex funded hundreds of companies. 379 00:27:29,898 --> 00:27:32,609 The investors were ruined. A lot of people lost everything. 380 00:27:32,776 --> 00:27:35,863 - Because of you. Because of your greed. - No, this wasn't about me. 381 00:27:36,029 --> 00:27:38,949 - This was about Lex. - Lex? 382 00:27:39,825 --> 00:27:41,368 About hurting him? 383 00:27:41,535 --> 00:27:44,413 - You hate him that much? - I was trying to teach him, Martha. 384 00:27:44,580 --> 00:27:47,082 - Lessons. Hard lessons. I thought that if... - Oh, god! 385 00:27:47,249 --> 00:27:50,252 If I removed the temptations that power and money gave him, 386 00:27:50,419 --> 00:27:53,297 maybe then he would be able to rediscover his own humanity. 387 00:27:53,463 --> 00:27:57,718 Did you ever think of just talking to him? Father to son? 388 00:28:01,388 --> 00:28:06,476 That might work in the Kent family. But Lex is not Clark and... 389 00:28:13,942 --> 00:28:17,112 I'm not the father Jonathan Kent was. 390 00:28:20,032 --> 00:28:22,951 It's never too late to change. 391 00:28:23,619 --> 00:28:25,996 Unless you're dead. 392 00:28:26,455 --> 00:28:30,792 Lionel Luthor, you've destroyed so many lives without consideration, 393 00:28:30,959 --> 00:28:32,377 all to win your own games. 394 00:28:33,253 --> 00:28:36,506 Let's see if you can do the same 395 00:28:36,673 --> 00:28:41,553 when the life in the balance is someone you so obviously care about. 396 00:28:43,347 --> 00:28:45,015 One bullet. 397 00:28:45,182 --> 00:28:47,601 Kill senator Kent, win your freedom. 398 00:28:48,393 --> 00:28:49,895 Or she kills you. 399 00:28:49,978 --> 00:28:51,730 Winner goes free. 400 00:28:55,359 --> 00:28:57,069 We're not playing any more games. 401 00:28:57,236 --> 00:29:01,490 There's an explosive charge attached to the elevator cable above your head. 402 00:29:02,991 --> 00:29:04,660 If one of you isn't dead... 403 00:29:05,494 --> 00:29:07,412 You both lose. 404 00:29:09,873 --> 00:29:11,750 Your decision. 405 00:29:22,552 --> 00:29:23,887 Clark, how close are you? 406 00:29:24,054 --> 00:29:25,889 We're in the building. 407 00:29:27,683 --> 00:29:29,935 I think we found it. Hold on. 408 00:29:30,102 --> 00:29:32,562 - You wanna wait for the security? - No. 409 00:29:33,939 --> 00:29:35,440 Me neither. 410 00:29:41,655 --> 00:29:43,865 Chloe, there's no one here. 411 00:29:43,949 --> 00:29:46,368 They must've rerouted the signal in case we found the camera. 412 00:29:46,451 --> 00:29:47,619 Clark. 413 00:30:22,696 --> 00:30:25,574 I'm sorry, Martha. 414 00:30:25,741 --> 00:30:27,492 Please forgive me. 415 00:30:29,828 --> 00:30:32,039 Only one of us is gonna walk out of here. 416 00:30:33,248 --> 00:30:35,792 - Lionel... - No, don't talk. 417 00:30:39,338 --> 00:30:41,590 You're good, Martha. 418 00:30:41,757 --> 00:30:44,092 So many people depend on you. 419 00:30:44,259 --> 00:30:45,719 Especially Clark. 420 00:30:46,178 --> 00:30:48,555 And we both know that he... 421 00:30:50,515 --> 00:30:53,685 What a special boy he is. 422 00:30:54,644 --> 00:30:57,939 And now, because Jonathan's gone... 423 00:30:58,106 --> 00:31:00,400 He's gonna need you more than ever. 424 00:31:00,567 --> 00:31:02,611 To become the man this 425 00:31:02,778 --> 00:31:05,572 world so desperately needs. 426 00:31:18,752 --> 00:31:20,379 Do it. 427 00:31:20,545 --> 00:31:22,381 And go home to your son. 428 00:31:30,847 --> 00:31:34,101 I can't. I can't. 429 00:31:36,770 --> 00:31:38,814 I'd hoped that... 430 00:31:38,980 --> 00:31:40,816 I'd always... 431 00:31:41,316 --> 00:31:45,028 Hoped that things would end differently with us, Martha. 432 00:31:48,156 --> 00:31:49,241 Don't blame yourself. 433 00:31:50,909 --> 00:31:53,495 - Your life is truly important. - No! 434 00:32:03,964 --> 00:32:05,799 Chloe? What happened? 435 00:32:05,966 --> 00:32:07,884 The feed was terminated at the source. 436 00:32:08,051 --> 00:32:09,511 I'm trying to trace the location. 437 00:32:09,678 --> 00:32:12,305 The signal's just all over the place, trying to throw us off. 438 00:32:13,849 --> 00:32:16,852 A selfless act from Lionel Luthor. 439 00:32:17,018 --> 00:32:20,147 Life is full of surprises. 440 00:32:22,858 --> 00:32:24,192 So is death. 441 00:32:25,110 --> 00:32:26,611 - Son of a... - Got it! 442 00:32:26,778 --> 00:32:28,780 - They're somewhere across town. - Where? 443 00:32:28,947 --> 00:32:30,365 It'll take a minute to narrow down. 444 00:32:30,532 --> 00:32:32,617 Okay, start heading west. I 7! Guide you in. 445 00:32:32,784 --> 00:32:34,786 Pull the security detail... 446 00:32:37,581 --> 00:32:39,374 Clark, we should... 447 00:32:45,881 --> 00:32:47,591 There's no escaping, Lionel. 448 00:32:47,757 --> 00:32:49,759 The charges have been primed. 449 00:32:49,926 --> 00:32:51,720 One more touch of a button 450 00:32:51,887 --> 00:32:55,140 and the LuthorCorp empire mourns its founder. 451 00:32:55,307 --> 00:32:57,809 You were never gonna let us go, were you? 452 00:32:57,976 --> 00:32:59,769 You're the master manipulator, Lionel. 453 00:32:59,936 --> 00:33:02,105 You should know that some games are rigged. 454 00:33:04,065 --> 00:33:05,484 Why didn't you just kill me? 455 00:33:05,650 --> 00:33:09,571 Because I wanted to watch you suffer like I did. 456 00:33:14,826 --> 00:33:16,244 You. You're the... the... 457 00:33:16,411 --> 00:33:20,332 Yeah, I stood right in front of you today. You didn't even know who I was. 458 00:33:21,124 --> 00:33:23,668 You didn't see the house I lost. 459 00:33:24,127 --> 00:33:26,713 Wife. Children. 460 00:33:26,796 --> 00:33:30,759 An entire life gone because of your little game with apex. 461 00:33:31,927 --> 00:33:33,720 I'm no one. 462 00:33:34,054 --> 00:33:37,182 Just another piece of Lionel Luthor's collateral damage. 463 00:33:37,349 --> 00:33:40,685 This is between me... 464 00:33:40,852 --> 00:33:42,562 And you. 465 00:33:42,979 --> 00:33:44,314 Let her go. 466 00:33:51,446 --> 00:33:53,365 Does it hurt, Lionel? 467 00:33:53,532 --> 00:33:55,283 Knowing you're gonna watch her die? 468 00:33:56,409 --> 00:33:59,746 The one person you would have sacrificed your life for. 469 00:34:00,539 --> 00:34:02,290 Let her go. 470 00:34:03,291 --> 00:34:05,001 This is my fault. 471 00:34:05,627 --> 00:34:07,337 All of it. 472 00:34:21,351 --> 00:34:23,019 I'm sorry. 473 00:34:31,403 --> 00:34:34,072 That's all I wanted to hear. 474 00:35:38,553 --> 00:35:41,473 That was... 475 00:35:43,350 --> 00:35:45,268 Miraculous. 476 00:35:52,567 --> 00:35:54,152 Thank you... 477 00:35:54,694 --> 00:35:56,071 Soi'i. 478 00:36:19,511 --> 00:36:22,389 - Oh, sweetie, thank you. - Yeah. 479 00:36:24,599 --> 00:36:26,559 You're sure you're okay? 480 00:36:27,227 --> 00:36:30,230 I got some bumps and bruises, but I... I'll live. 481 00:36:31,022 --> 00:36:32,399 No thanks to Lionel. 482 00:36:33,400 --> 00:36:36,986 What happened was the work of a very disturbed man. 483 00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:41,116 Lionel's no Saint but this wasn't his fault. 484 00:36:42,784 --> 00:36:44,285 Maybe not directly. 485 00:36:45,078 --> 00:36:47,205 He was willing to sacrifice himself. 486 00:36:47,789 --> 00:36:50,375 For your future. 487 00:36:55,130 --> 00:36:58,842 Lionel never does anything that doesn't benefit him in the end. 488 00:36:59,634 --> 00:37:01,177 We can't trust him. 489 00:37:03,722 --> 00:37:07,600 If we wanna protect your secret, we might not have a choice. 490 00:37:21,573 --> 00:37:23,450 Lincoln Kole. 491 00:37:23,950 --> 00:37:26,119 That was the name of the man who did all this. 492 00:37:32,792 --> 00:37:36,629 - You found him? - In a bar around the block. 493 00:37:37,005 --> 00:37:41,217 He was toasting your demise. 494 00:37:41,885 --> 00:37:44,971 Didn't care if he was caught, as long as you were dead. 495 00:37:45,680 --> 00:37:50,185 The authorities had to sedate him when he found out you weren't. 496 00:37:53,271 --> 00:37:57,984 Powerful men, son. We attract the occasional lunatic. 497 00:37:58,568 --> 00:38:02,572 It wasn't insanity that drove him to that, dad. It was you. 498 00:38:05,325 --> 00:38:07,285 We all make mistakes, son. 499 00:38:07,452 --> 00:38:10,580 And yours almost cost Martha Kent her life. 500 00:38:13,082 --> 00:38:14,501 Well, I'm just thankful 501 00:38:14,667 --> 00:38:17,712 the elevator's safety brakes slowed us down enough to survive the fall. 502 00:38:22,050 --> 00:38:24,093 Especially since Kole disabled them. 503 00:38:25,970 --> 00:38:28,556 That's enough to make a man believe in miracles. 504 00:38:28,723 --> 00:38:31,601 Isn't it, son? 505 00:38:35,563 --> 00:38:41,194 I, uh, don't suppose Clark had anything to do with that divine intervention. 506 00:38:47,200 --> 00:38:49,911 I heard what you said over the video. 507 00:38:51,204 --> 00:38:53,373 About what a special boy he is. 508 00:38:56,751 --> 00:38:58,211 What'd you mean by that? 509 00:38:59,629 --> 00:39:01,965 I meant that... 510 00:39:04,259 --> 00:39:07,679 He's the kind of son a father could be proud of. 511 00:39:17,105 --> 00:39:20,900 One minute he's standing in the same room with me... 512 00:39:22,777 --> 00:39:25,572 And the next he's across town. 513 00:39:27,156 --> 00:39:30,702 You're still obsessing over him after all these years? 514 00:39:30,869 --> 00:39:32,871 Clark Kent's a simple farm boy. 515 00:39:33,037 --> 00:39:34,455 Let it go, Lex. 516 00:39:37,458 --> 00:39:39,294 Let it go. 517 00:40:01,733 --> 00:40:05,361 I've been expecting you, kal-ei. 518 00:40:06,279 --> 00:40:07,655 How long have you known? 519 00:40:07,822 --> 00:40:10,158 From the moment I held in my hand the crystal 520 00:40:10,325 --> 00:40:13,036 that helped to form your fortress of solitude. 521 00:40:13,661 --> 00:40:15,288 The one that put you in a coma? 522 00:40:15,830 --> 00:40:17,540 Coma? 523 00:40:18,124 --> 00:40:20,710 I'd like to think of it as a... 524 00:40:25,173 --> 00:40:28,301 Contemplative repose. 525 00:40:28,885 --> 00:40:30,803 You've known my secret for almost a year. 526 00:40:32,263 --> 00:40:33,765 Why haven't you done anything? 527 00:40:33,932 --> 00:40:38,186 What? Expose you to the world, some strange visitor from another planet? 528 00:40:38,353 --> 00:40:41,439 I've tried to tell you, I am not your enemy. 529 00:40:41,606 --> 00:40:42,941 To reveal your secret 530 00:40:43,107 --> 00:40:45,902 would change your destiny. 531 00:40:48,655 --> 00:40:52,450 And it would harm someone I care about very deeply. 532 00:40:54,035 --> 00:40:55,870 You had a choice... 533 00:40:56,621 --> 00:40:58,831 To kill my mother or to kill yourself. 534 00:40:58,998 --> 00:41:01,709 I could never harm your mother. There was no choice. 535 00:41:01,876 --> 00:41:03,378 Yeah? 536 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:05,797 Unless you knew the gun wasn't loaded. 537 00:41:09,008 --> 00:41:11,135 You have no reason to believe anything I say. 538 00:41:11,302 --> 00:41:12,637 I realize that. 539 00:41:12,804 --> 00:41:15,932 But I hope eventually, you will come to trust me. 540 00:41:17,642 --> 00:41:20,478 I only want what's best for you and your mother... 541 00:41:20,645 --> 00:41:21,771 Soi'i. 542 00:41:24,899 --> 00:41:27,151 You don't call me that. 543 00:41:28,695 --> 00:41:30,697 Jonathan Kent was my father. 544 00:41:31,197 --> 00:41:35,910 - No, I'm not trying to take his place. - You couldn't. 545 00:41:40,289 --> 00:41:43,543 My mother seems to think there may be some good in you. 546 00:41:44,544 --> 00:41:46,629 But I'm not so sure. 547 00:41:46,796 --> 00:41:50,216 It takes time, Clark. Maybe you will be. 548 00:41:51,300 --> 00:41:53,761 Or maybe you'll just show your true colors. 549 00:41:55,596 --> 00:41:57,974 Secret or no secret... 550 00:41:58,558 --> 00:42:01,686 You stay away from my mother. 551 00:42:02,645 --> 00:42:05,606 Or you'll wish I never saved your life.