1 00:00:10,552 --> 00:00:12,304 Mom? 2 00:00:12,596 --> 00:00:13,972 [Horns blowing] 3 00:00:14,139 --> 00:00:15,933 - Happy birthday! - Happy birthday! 4 00:00:16,099 --> 00:00:17,434 Happy birthday, sweetheart. 5 00:00:17,851 --> 00:00:20,020 We got you, didn't we? 6 00:00:21,855 --> 00:00:24,858 Look. And Lois even made her world-famous rum cake for you. 7 00:00:25,025 --> 00:00:26,360 From scratch. 8 00:00:29,238 --> 00:00:32,658 - Wow, I never would have guessed. - You should have seen the first two. 9 00:00:32,824 --> 00:00:34,326 Come on, presents before cake. 10 00:00:34,493 --> 00:00:37,746 Come on, birthday boy. Sit down. 11 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:39,665 Open it. 12 00:00:48,423 --> 00:00:50,133 Not that you're the "dear diary" type 13 00:00:50,300 --> 00:00:53,053 but since you keep everything to yourself, 14 00:00:53,220 --> 00:00:54,846 I thought it might help. 15 00:00:55,973 --> 00:00:58,809 And since I'm on an intern budget, I figured I could just 16 00:00:58,976 --> 00:01:01,478 comp a couple of those ious that you owe me. 17 00:01:04,273 --> 00:01:05,857 Thank you. 18 00:01:11,238 --> 00:01:12,823 That's dad's handwriting. 19 00:01:16,618 --> 00:01:18,161 I found it in his desk. 20 00:01:34,720 --> 00:01:37,598 Two tickets to the wolverines game in Milwaukee. 21 00:01:39,099 --> 00:01:43,812 - Right behind home plate. - Yeah, your dad and his baseball. 22 00:01:43,979 --> 00:01:47,441 There was no one in the world he'd rather watch a game with. 23 00:01:47,524 --> 00:01:50,611 [Melancholy music playing] 24 00:02:01,288 --> 00:02:03,707 [Clark] Thanks for the tickets, dad. 25 00:02:04,625 --> 00:02:06,501 I just wish... 26 00:02:06,668 --> 00:02:08,837 That you were here to go with me. 27 00:02:21,266 --> 00:02:22,601 Dad? 28 00:02:25,646 --> 00:02:29,191 Listen, I'm sorry I couldn't be at your birthday party 29 00:02:29,358 --> 00:02:31,360 to see the kind of man you're becoming. 30 00:02:33,362 --> 00:02:36,490 - Dad, everything I am is because of you. - Not everything. 31 00:02:37,032 --> 00:02:38,408 There can be no more lessons. 32 00:02:38,575 --> 00:02:42,704 You're gonna have to do this on your own. I can't help you anymore. 33 00:02:42,871 --> 00:02:44,373 You're gonna have to stop him. 34 00:02:44,706 --> 00:02:46,041 Stop who? 35 00:02:46,208 --> 00:02:47,918 He's much worse than we imagined. 36 00:02:48,085 --> 00:02:49,586 So many people... 37 00:02:50,379 --> 00:02:53,757 So many people are gonna die. 38 00:02:53,924 --> 00:02:56,134 I don't understand. What are you talking about? 39 00:02:57,386 --> 00:02:59,554 I'm talking about Lionel Luthor. 40 00:02:59,930 --> 00:03:01,306 What is he doing? 41 00:03:01,390 --> 00:03:04,101 [Ominous music playing] 42 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:06,395 He's gonna do something terrible. 43 00:03:07,771 --> 00:03:09,856 Tell me, dad, what am I supposed to do? 44 00:03:11,441 --> 00:03:13,402 I'm sorry, Clark. 45 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:15,946 But to save this world... 46 00:03:17,155 --> 00:03:19,783 You've gotta kill Lionel Luthor. 47 00:03:22,244 --> 00:03:24,037 Goodbye, son. 48 00:03:27,916 --> 00:03:29,376 Dad? 49 00:03:29,960 --> 00:03:31,044 Dad? 50 00:03:32,129 --> 00:03:33,880 Dad, wait. 51 00:03:36,883 --> 00:03:38,009 [Theme music playing] 52 00:03:38,093 --> 00:03:43,098 J“ somebody save me j“ 53 00:03:44,599 --> 00:03:48,478 j“ let your warm hands break right through it j“ 54 00:03:48,562 --> 00:03:53,233 j“ somebody save me j“ 55 00:03:54,943 --> 00:03:58,739 j“ I don't care how you do it j“ 56 00:03:58,822 --> 00:04:03,326 -j“ just stay, stay j“ -j“ stay with me j“ 57 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:09,040 j“ come on, I've been waiting for you j“ 58 00:04:09,124 --> 00:04:13,003 j“ to stay with me j“ 59 00:04:14,671 --> 00:04:19,259 j“ I made this whole world shine for you j“ 60 00:04:19,342 --> 00:04:23,472 j“ stay, stay j“ 61 00:04:23,555 --> 00:04:26,892 j“ come on j“ 62 00:04:29,728 --> 00:04:32,939 [pensive music playing] 63 00:04:33,106 --> 00:04:36,693 Clark, grief can play tricks on the mind. 64 00:04:36,860 --> 00:04:38,487 Mom, I know what I saw. 65 00:04:38,653 --> 00:04:41,948 It was dad. His spirit, his ghost, whatever you wanna call it. 66 00:04:42,115 --> 00:04:45,035 Sweetheart, I see your dad all the time. 67 00:04:45,202 --> 00:04:47,621 Every morning when I wake up I feel him beside me. 68 00:04:47,788 --> 00:04:50,624 But it's not him. And it's not his ghost. 69 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:53,919 It's my mind wanting it so badly I think he's really there. 70 00:04:54,085 --> 00:04:56,379 Right now you're really angry with Lionel 71 00:04:56,546 --> 00:05:00,050 and maybe you want someone to say it's okay to get back at him. 72 00:05:00,217 --> 00:05:02,344 Mom, this isn't the first time I've seen dad. 73 00:05:06,473 --> 00:05:08,475 It's a long story, but Lana was in trouble. 74 00:05:08,642 --> 00:05:12,145 I tried to save her and had some sort of near-death experience. 75 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:16,274 I saw dad. He was the one who told me Lionel knew my secret. 76 00:05:17,734 --> 00:05:20,695 That wasn't my imagination. What if this wasn't either? 77 00:05:21,404 --> 00:05:24,366 If that's true, if it really was your father... 78 00:05:25,200 --> 00:05:28,161 Then what Lionel's up to is worse than just knowing my secret. 79 00:05:28,328 --> 00:05:33,208 It would have to be, for your father to suggest taking someone's life. 80 00:05:39,548 --> 00:05:41,633 One drip, one extra-hot double cap, no foam. 81 00:05:41,800 --> 00:05:43,635 - Sorry about the mess-up. - Don't worry. 82 00:05:43,802 --> 00:05:46,054 I know how finicky that steamer can be. 83 00:05:46,221 --> 00:05:49,057 - Thank you. Lois. Hey. - Hey. 84 00:05:49,224 --> 00:05:52,060 - Running a delivery service? - Oh, no. 85 00:05:52,143 --> 00:05:55,981 - Actually, Chloe started short-circuiting so I... - Save it, Lana. It's okay. 86 00:05:56,147 --> 00:05:59,067 There's only one extra-hot double cap, no foam in this town. 87 00:05:59,234 --> 00:06:00,610 Runs by "Lex." 88 00:06:00,777 --> 00:06:03,446 Walks in here like he owns the place. 89 00:06:03,613 --> 00:06:06,825 Actually, Lois, he does own the place. 90 00:06:06,992 --> 00:06:08,493 So are you his new assistant? 91 00:06:09,452 --> 00:06:12,122 Um, no, not exactly. 92 00:06:16,793 --> 00:06:18,420 No way. 93 00:06:18,587 --> 00:06:20,964 I guess if you're in the market for a boyfriend, 94 00:06:21,131 --> 00:06:23,341 why not Smallville's most eligible bachelor? 95 00:06:27,012 --> 00:06:28,680 He's not my boyfriend. 96 00:06:34,519 --> 00:06:37,355 Look, I know I'm not versed in the whole girl-talk thing 97 00:06:37,522 --> 00:06:39,524 but I do have an unbiased ear. 98 00:06:39,691 --> 00:06:43,862 And, uh, I know what it's like to have a case of the bad-boy blues. 99 00:06:50,243 --> 00:06:53,496 Okay, Clark, I am the president of ghost believers anonymous, 100 00:06:53,663 --> 00:06:57,876 - but your dad hamleting you? - Chloe, I know how it sounds. 101 00:06:58,376 --> 00:07:01,463 - Hand me a cloak and call me Horatio. - Great. 102 00:07:01,630 --> 00:07:05,675 Now what could be so bad that my dad would want Lionel dead to stop it? 103 00:07:05,842 --> 00:07:09,346 Maybe it has something to do with him knowing where you really came from. 104 00:07:09,512 --> 00:07:12,223 That's a part of it, but there's gotta be something more. 105 00:07:12,390 --> 00:07:13,892 Well... 106 00:07:14,059 --> 00:07:16,144 If Lionel is hatching some evil scheme, 107 00:07:16,311 --> 00:07:18,813 it would explain why he's sitting on your secret. 108 00:07:18,980 --> 00:07:20,815 Maybe something's already in motion. 109 00:07:20,982 --> 00:07:24,903 Chloe, someone tried to blackmail my mom with footage of me using my abilities. 110 00:07:24,986 --> 00:07:27,948 - What? - Guess which billionaire came to the rescue. 111 00:07:29,783 --> 00:07:32,786 All right, say this ghost of your dad's is right. 112 00:07:32,953 --> 00:07:36,748 And we dig through Lionel's closet and we find a smoking gun. Then what? 113 00:07:36,915 --> 00:07:38,625 - Depends what it was. - Would it? 114 00:07:38,792 --> 00:07:41,711 Is there anything we could find that would make Clark Kent kill someone? 115 00:07:41,795 --> 00:07:44,798 [Ominous music playing] 116 00:07:52,681 --> 00:07:56,476 My helicopter's waiting, dad. What's so important? 117 00:07:56,643 --> 00:07:59,062 Obviously something you've got cooking in Honduras. 118 00:07:59,229 --> 00:08:01,523 Although I doubt it's the banana daiquiris. 119 00:08:01,690 --> 00:08:05,735 You've been racking up quite a lot of frequent flyer miles, son. 120 00:08:07,487 --> 00:08:11,074 Challenging upper management often leads to a bout of unemployment. 121 00:08:11,241 --> 00:08:15,912 The welfare of your workers is the least of my concerns. 122 00:08:18,248 --> 00:08:20,208 You're involved with Milton fine. 123 00:08:22,460 --> 00:08:26,464 I know he's been smuggling the deadliest viruses in the world into this country. 124 00:08:26,631 --> 00:08:28,633 - With your help. - Well, don't worry, dad. 125 00:08:28,800 --> 00:08:31,469 We're not gonna put them in any Halloween candy. 126 00:08:32,887 --> 00:08:36,599 You're extremely nonchalant for a man whose collection of microorganisms 127 00:08:36,766 --> 00:08:39,269 could wipe out more than half of this country. 128 00:08:39,644 --> 00:08:41,813 It's under control. 129 00:08:41,980 --> 00:08:44,691 Your business partner's a man who seems able to appear 130 00:08:44,858 --> 00:08:47,152 at opposite ends of the earth simultaneously. 131 00:08:47,318 --> 00:08:49,654 How much control do you have over him? 132 00:08:52,866 --> 00:08:55,118 Your intel is impressive, but incomplete. 133 00:08:55,285 --> 00:08:57,579 Shut the operation down, Lex. Shut it down now. 134 00:08:57,746 --> 00:09:01,249 Wherever you're incubating these viruses, you need to destroy them. 135 00:09:02,584 --> 00:09:06,046 Milton fine embodies a threat greater than you appear to realize. 136 00:09:06,212 --> 00:09:09,507 You taught me. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. 137 00:09:09,674 --> 00:09:13,053 This is one enemy you don't know. Not knowing who you're in bed with 138 00:09:13,219 --> 00:09:16,014 can make for a very uncomfortable awakening. 139 00:09:16,723 --> 00:09:18,892 Well, I'll present that nugget to the board 140 00:09:19,059 --> 00:09:21,061 when they ask why I'm late. 141 00:09:30,111 --> 00:09:31,571 [Gasping] 142 00:09:31,654 --> 00:09:34,657 [Dramatic music playing] 143 00:10:10,693 --> 00:10:13,696 [Suspenseful music playing] 144 00:10:13,780 --> 00:10:15,907 Wait, Clark, the alarm. 145 00:10:16,074 --> 00:10:18,451 I cloned the transponder from Lionel's key port 146 00:10:18,618 --> 00:10:21,079 so we could override the digital cipher. 147 00:10:23,748 --> 00:10:25,625 I need a night life. 148 00:10:25,959 --> 00:10:28,086 Look for anything my dad might warn me about. 149 00:10:28,253 --> 00:10:29,629 Okay, it might take a minute. 150 00:10:29,796 --> 00:10:33,341 I can't exactly search for a file called "my evil scheme." 151 00:10:34,384 --> 00:10:37,137 Have you thought that if Lionel knows your secret, 152 00:10:37,303 --> 00:10:39,139 he might have told... 153 00:10:39,931 --> 00:10:41,266 Lex? 154 00:10:42,308 --> 00:10:45,061 Knowledge is power. Lionel would never level the field. 155 00:10:45,228 --> 00:10:46,980 I guess this is one rare time 156 00:10:47,147 --> 00:10:50,525 when we have to put our faith in the Luthor family dysfunction. 157 00:10:52,402 --> 00:10:54,445 - Locked out. - Check his calendar. 158 00:10:54,612 --> 00:10:56,865 All right. I'm multitasking as fast as I can. 159 00:11:03,413 --> 00:11:05,874 - Leon rowland? - Who's that? 160 00:11:06,374 --> 00:11:09,711 Lionel has an interview tomorrow with the inquisitor's top reporter 161 00:11:09,878 --> 00:11:11,880 regarding something called "the weapon." 162 00:11:18,595 --> 00:11:20,388 Then at the Pentagon. 163 00:11:20,555 --> 00:11:25,143 Looks like the mysterious weapon is the hot topic this week. 164 00:11:25,310 --> 00:11:27,020 Maybe it's not so mysterious. 165 00:11:28,563 --> 00:11:32,483 Wait, you think that you might be the weapon Lionel's talking about? 166 00:11:36,404 --> 00:11:39,407 [Dramatic music playing] 167 00:11:47,373 --> 00:11:50,376 [Pensive music playing] 168 00:11:55,298 --> 00:11:56,966 I bought us coffees. 169 00:11:57,133 --> 00:12:00,762 But after a three-hour conversation with Lois, they got a bit cold. 170 00:12:02,347 --> 00:12:05,808 I can't wait to read all about Lex and Lana in tomorrow's early edition. 171 00:12:05,975 --> 00:12:07,477 She's not like that. 172 00:12:08,186 --> 00:12:10,271 Believe it or not, she's a great listener. 173 00:12:10,438 --> 00:12:12,440 And with everything that's been going on, 174 00:12:12,607 --> 00:12:14,484 she's been a wonderful outlet for me. 175 00:12:15,401 --> 00:12:16,401 [Sighs] 176 00:12:18,529 --> 00:12:21,157 It looks like I'm not the only one who needs an outlet. 177 00:12:22,992 --> 00:12:25,536 Lana, something's happened. 178 00:12:26,079 --> 00:12:29,249 I've been wrestling with whether or not I should let you in on it. 179 00:12:30,458 --> 00:12:32,210 But, when all is said and done, 180 00:12:32,377 --> 00:12:35,505 you're the one person in the world I can share it with. 181 00:12:36,673 --> 00:12:39,092 I've been working on something. 182 00:12:39,759 --> 00:12:42,178 Something bigger than either of us. 183 00:12:43,012 --> 00:12:46,933 - Lex, whatever it is, I trust you. - This isn't about trusting me anymore. 184 00:12:47,100 --> 00:12:49,394 It's about trusting you. 185 00:12:50,061 --> 00:12:53,898 It's about how deep you wanna get involved, and knowing when to say stop. 186 00:12:53,982 --> 00:12:56,317 [Ominous music playing] 187 00:13:02,740 --> 00:13:05,201 Lana, what I'm about to show you 188 00:13:05,368 --> 00:13:07,704 means you're all in. 189 00:13:07,829 --> 00:13:09,789 A hundred percent. 190 00:13:20,133 --> 00:13:22,260 [Lana] What is this place? 191 00:13:22,844 --> 00:13:24,595 [Lex] The future. 192 00:13:24,762 --> 00:13:28,016 I'd like you to be by my side when it arrives. 193 00:13:32,270 --> 00:13:34,480 You've been collecting viruses? 194 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,357 The most deadly on the planet. 195 00:13:36,524 --> 00:13:38,151 What are you gonna do with them? 196 00:13:39,444 --> 00:13:41,279 Change the world. 197 00:13:43,197 --> 00:13:47,702 Lana, we've been able to alter the viruses... 198 00:13:49,495 --> 00:13:53,166 Transforming them into the ultimate vaccine. 199 00:13:53,458 --> 00:13:56,169 One shot of this, and theoretically you'd be protected 200 00:13:56,336 --> 00:13:58,546 from any disease that could be unleashed. 201 00:13:58,713 --> 00:14:00,715 Unleashed? 202 00:14:00,882 --> 00:14:02,383 By whom? 203 00:14:02,759 --> 00:14:04,552 Well, according to fine, 204 00:14:04,719 --> 00:14:08,639 the CIA believes the black spacecraft might be the first of many. 205 00:14:08,806 --> 00:14:11,434 Listen, you need to keep this between the two of us. 206 00:14:11,601 --> 00:14:14,103 Even fine doesn't know we're developing the vaccine here. 207 00:14:14,645 --> 00:14:16,939 I thought you two were working together. 208 00:14:17,106 --> 00:14:18,649 Why don't you trust him anymore? 209 00:14:20,902 --> 00:14:24,614 Because I think he might be reporting back to something a little higher up. 210 00:14:32,538 --> 00:14:34,207 You found the ship? 211 00:14:34,374 --> 00:14:37,960 I was tracking fine and he led me directly to it. 212 00:14:38,127 --> 00:14:40,213 But that's not the intriguing part. 213 00:14:40,380 --> 00:14:43,549 These two photographs were taken a hundredth of a second apart. 214 00:14:44,175 --> 00:14:45,510 Where did he go? 215 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:52,600 Oh, my god. 216 00:14:52,767 --> 00:14:55,311 Do you think he came out of that ship like the others? 217 00:14:55,937 --> 00:14:58,022 That's why I was going along with him. 218 00:14:58,189 --> 00:15:00,983 I thought I could buy some time to find his weakness. 219 00:15:01,150 --> 00:15:03,319 But I'm starting to think he doesn't have one. 220 00:15:08,366 --> 00:15:09,700 He might. 221 00:15:10,785 --> 00:15:14,914 After the meteor shower, when I found your dad in that strange trance, 222 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:18,418 he grabbed me, and he told me how to stop them. 223 00:15:23,631 --> 00:15:25,091 [Telephone ringing] 224 00:15:25,258 --> 00:15:28,803 [Martha on recording] Hi, this is the Kent residence. Leave a message. 225 00:15:29,345 --> 00:15:31,806 [Lionel] Martha, it's Lionel. 226 00:15:31,973 --> 00:15:33,349 I know things are strained 227 00:15:33,516 --> 00:15:36,602 but something's going on that Clark needs to know about. 228 00:15:36,769 --> 00:15:39,689 Please. Call me as soon as you get this. 229 00:15:39,856 --> 00:15:40,898 [Machine beeps] 230 00:15:53,911 --> 00:15:56,998 [Ominous music playing] 231 00:15:57,081 --> 00:15:59,083 Jonathan. 232 00:16:01,878 --> 00:16:03,838 How long, Martha? 233 00:16:05,840 --> 00:16:07,258 What? 234 00:16:07,425 --> 00:16:10,052 How long have you had feelings for Lionel Luthor? 235 00:16:13,264 --> 00:16:15,057 It's not like that. 236 00:16:16,100 --> 00:16:19,312 I want you to be happy, sweetheart. I've always just... 237 00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:21,147 Just wanted you to be happy... 238 00:16:24,233 --> 00:16:26,277 But not with him. 239 00:16:26,444 --> 00:16:27,444 [Martha] Jonathan. 240 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:37,538 You know you're the only man I've ever loved. 241 00:16:40,291 --> 00:16:42,168 It's been... 242 00:16:42,793 --> 00:16:44,921 So hard without you. 243 00:16:45,087 --> 00:16:47,632 Your voice, your touch. 244 00:16:48,466 --> 00:16:51,385 I miss you so much. 245 00:16:55,806 --> 00:16:57,808 I miss you too, sweetheart. 246 00:17:03,105 --> 00:17:05,274 Why did you have to leave me? 247 00:17:06,108 --> 00:17:09,153 I'm sorry, Martha. I didn't have any choice. 248 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:12,365 And soon, neither will a lot of other innocent people. 249 00:17:13,699 --> 00:17:17,119 Are you talking about Lionel? What is it? What is he doing? 250 00:17:17,286 --> 00:17:20,581 He's going to drown you all in your own blood. 251 00:17:23,834 --> 00:17:26,420 Like he did you? What...? 252 00:17:27,380 --> 00:17:32,009 Martha, I'm sorry. But you've got to tell Clark there is no other choice. 253 00:17:32,885 --> 00:17:35,471 Lionel Luthor has to die. 254 00:17:36,639 --> 00:17:38,224 Jonathan. 255 00:17:39,684 --> 00:17:41,519 He has to. 256 00:17:49,569 --> 00:17:51,237 Jonathan? 257 00:17:58,411 --> 00:18:01,414 [Dramatic music playing] 258 00:18:09,964 --> 00:18:12,967 He was standing right here. Like he was still alive. 259 00:18:13,134 --> 00:18:15,344 He said Lionel was gonna drown us all in blood. 260 00:18:15,511 --> 00:18:18,097 - What does that mean? - I don't know. 261 00:18:18,514 --> 00:18:22,226 Mom, I think it might have something to do with Lionel using me as a weapon. 262 00:18:22,393 --> 00:18:24,645 But, Clark, you would never go along with that. 263 00:18:24,812 --> 00:18:26,522 What if he found a way to control me? 264 00:18:26,689 --> 00:18:28,566 Maybe that's what dad's come to stop. 265 00:18:29,150 --> 00:18:32,278 All this time I thought Lionel was making up for his past. 266 00:18:32,445 --> 00:18:33,821 Mom, it's not your fault. 267 00:18:33,988 --> 00:18:35,865 Lionel has been manipulating all of us. 268 00:18:36,324 --> 00:18:38,951 Clark, he said something else. 269 00:18:41,412 --> 00:18:46,334 I think he meant Lionel had something to do with his death. 270 00:18:46,417 --> 00:18:49,420 [Pensive music playing] 271 00:18:54,800 --> 00:18:57,928 We've tracked Milton fine to the midwestern United States. 272 00:18:58,095 --> 00:19:00,931 We 're working to narrow his coordinates. We 7! Let you know. 273 00:19:01,307 --> 00:19:04,935 - Sir, please be advised unofficial data... - Good evening, Mr. Luthor. 274 00:19:05,811 --> 00:19:07,688 May I? 275 00:19:08,022 --> 00:19:10,399 Please, help yourself. 276 00:19:10,566 --> 00:19:12,109 Everybody else does. 277 00:19:13,194 --> 00:19:15,488 Some say the toast came about 278 00:19:15,655 --> 00:19:19,825 by a man who feared that his drink had been poisoned. 279 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:22,203 But he was a quick-witted man. 280 00:19:24,705 --> 00:19:27,500 He joyfully clanked his mug with the mugs of his mates, 281 00:19:27,667 --> 00:19:32,046 sloshing his lethal beverage into everyone's drink with cheer. 282 00:19:35,800 --> 00:19:38,636 A simple tap, then, must be a sign of trust. 283 00:19:38,719 --> 00:19:41,972 [Suspenseful music playing] 284 00:19:45,976 --> 00:19:47,728 I'm not really thirsty. 285 00:19:59,949 --> 00:20:01,409 I thought we had an agreement. 286 00:20:03,494 --> 00:20:05,746 You would inform me of the virus's progress. 287 00:20:05,913 --> 00:20:09,667 But I seem to be shockingly cut out of the loop. 288 00:20:09,834 --> 00:20:12,378 A fact you've probably known for weeks. 289 00:20:15,131 --> 00:20:17,091 Come on. 290 00:20:17,258 --> 00:20:21,470 You must have assumed I wouldn't inherently believe your CIA bluff. 291 00:20:22,388 --> 00:20:24,974 And that's why I chose you. 292 00:20:25,307 --> 00:20:26,892 For your insatiable distrust 293 00:20:27,059 --> 00:20:29,687 and your propensity for covering all the bases. 294 00:20:30,938 --> 00:20:33,941 I'm sure you didn't waltz in here thinking I'd just roll over. 295 00:20:34,024 --> 00:20:36,068 No, not you. 296 00:20:36,861 --> 00:20:38,988 Not without a bone. 297 00:20:39,155 --> 00:20:41,365 I'll take the truth. 298 00:20:42,283 --> 00:20:46,287 I assure you the vaccine is processed and ready. 299 00:20:46,662 --> 00:20:51,500 But I'd be foolish to hand it over to someone whose agenda is still up for grabs. 300 00:20:51,959 --> 00:20:53,544 Lex, it's a vaccine. 301 00:20:53,711 --> 00:20:56,213 What threat could it possibly pose? 302 00:20:56,380 --> 00:21:00,301 Now, that's a question I've been asking myself for weeks. 303 00:21:09,935 --> 00:21:12,897 I'm hoping this will help me get a few answers. 304 00:21:17,985 --> 00:21:20,279 Close... 305 00:21:20,446 --> 00:21:22,114 But I'm not one of them. 306 00:21:23,157 --> 00:21:24,700 I was only made by them. 307 00:21:32,416 --> 00:21:34,585 Where's the vaccine? 308 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:41,342 Before I tell you this, promise you'll keep cool 309 00:21:41,509 --> 00:21:44,178 and backburner those American psycho instincts, okay? 310 00:21:44,345 --> 00:21:46,472 Chloe, what is it? 311 00:21:47,389 --> 00:21:49,183 I pulled up your dad's phone records. 312 00:21:49,350 --> 00:21:51,644 Unless Lionel was selling long-distance plans, 313 00:21:51,811 --> 00:21:54,104 he was desperate to get a hold of your dad. 314 00:21:54,271 --> 00:21:58,275 There are at least 20 calls logged in those last few weeks. 315 00:21:59,443 --> 00:22:01,237 Dad said he died protecting my secret. 316 00:22:01,403 --> 00:22:04,323 Maybe that's how he found out Lionel knew about me. 317 00:22:04,532 --> 00:22:06,575 When did the calls stop? 318 00:22:07,660 --> 00:22:09,495 They didn't. 319 00:22:09,662 --> 00:22:12,623 Lionel talked to your dad an hour before he died. 320 00:22:14,959 --> 00:22:16,669 Think Lionel was congratulating him? 321 00:22:17,127 --> 00:22:19,588 Not unless he did it in person. 322 00:22:19,755 --> 00:22:22,258 Lionel's call came through a tower in Jansen's field. 323 00:22:22,424 --> 00:22:24,510 That's only a mile away from your house. 324 00:22:25,803 --> 00:22:27,805 Lionel was there? 325 00:22:31,016 --> 00:22:33,936 Lionel was there the night my dad died. 326 00:22:34,478 --> 00:22:36,772 [Ominous music playing] 327 00:22:52,288 --> 00:22:53,539 Clark. 328 00:22:57,042 --> 00:23:00,170 I'm glad you called. Thank you. We don't have much time. 329 00:23:01,088 --> 00:23:02,631 Is this where it happened? 330 00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:08,762 Is this where you met my father the night he died? 331 00:23:09,889 --> 00:23:11,640 Yes. Yes, it is. 332 00:23:13,267 --> 00:23:15,519 I had to talk to him. It was important. 333 00:23:20,941 --> 00:23:23,027 He found out, didn't he? 334 00:23:25,738 --> 00:23:28,532 He found out about your plan to use me as a weapon. 335 00:23:28,699 --> 00:23:30,034 A weapon? 336 00:23:30,200 --> 00:23:33,913 No. Clark, no, it... 337 00:23:37,041 --> 00:23:38,959 What did you do to him? 338 00:23:39,126 --> 00:23:41,003 Clark, I wanted to help him. 339 00:23:41,170 --> 00:23:43,964 He needed an ally but he took it the wrong way. 340 00:23:45,049 --> 00:23:47,259 - You killed my father. - No. Clark... 341 00:23:47,426 --> 00:23:49,803 What happened, he wouldn't go along with the plan? 342 00:23:50,471 --> 00:23:52,890 You pushed. You pushed him till his heart gave out. 343 00:23:53,015 --> 00:23:55,851 - Listen to me, Clark. - I will never be anyone's weapon. 344 00:23:56,018 --> 00:23:58,395 - You're not the weapon. It's not you. - [Jonathan] Lies. 345 00:23:59,813 --> 00:24:01,982 That's all he's gonna tell you, son. 346 00:24:02,149 --> 00:24:04,610 Gonna have to kill him before he gets the chance. 347 00:24:04,777 --> 00:24:07,321 - Listen to me, Clark. - Shut up! 348 00:24:07,488 --> 00:24:09,448 Do it, Clark. 349 00:24:09,657 --> 00:24:11,575 Do it. 350 00:24:13,994 --> 00:24:15,788 - You killed him. - Yes, he killed me. 351 00:24:15,871 --> 00:24:17,331 So go on, son. Avenge my death. 352 00:24:17,498 --> 00:24:19,708 Your father would never make you a murderer. 353 00:24:24,672 --> 00:24:28,133 Listen to me, Clark. Listen to me. 354 00:24:28,300 --> 00:24:30,678 Clark, I know this is very difficult for you 355 00:24:30,844 --> 00:24:33,222 but you have got to kill Lionel Luthor! 356 00:24:33,305 --> 00:24:36,308 [Suspenseful music playing] 357 00:24:40,896 --> 00:24:42,898 Clark Kent, kill him now! 358 00:24:45,859 --> 00:24:48,570 [Dramatic music playing] 359 00:24:52,324 --> 00:24:53,909 You know... 360 00:24:54,618 --> 00:24:59,164 I asked you to do one simple thing. 361 00:24:59,331 --> 00:25:01,375 This is what I get. 362 00:25:03,168 --> 00:25:06,380 You're a tremendous disappointment to me, son. 363 00:25:07,047 --> 00:25:08,716 You're not my father. 364 00:25:08,966 --> 00:25:10,759 Oh-ho-ho! 365 00:25:10,968 --> 00:25:15,180 Well, it looks like I might have underestimated you, Kal-El. Catch! 366 00:25:38,579 --> 00:25:44,376 It would be so easy to snap your neck just like a twig. 367 00:25:44,543 --> 00:25:47,004 But I still need you. 368 00:25:47,171 --> 00:25:48,839 Who are you? 369 00:25:49,006 --> 00:25:52,801 I'm the guy that's gonna help bring this world to its knees. 370 00:26:03,812 --> 00:26:07,816 Don't touch me. Don't do it. Don't do... 371 00:26:08,942 --> 00:26:12,071 [Screams] 372 00:26:15,574 --> 00:26:18,577 [Dramatic music playing] 373 00:26:26,543 --> 00:26:29,630 What...? What just happened? 374 00:26:39,306 --> 00:26:41,809 I was fairly certain Milton fine was a Kryptonian 375 00:26:41,975 --> 00:26:44,144 but I didn't realize that shape shifting 376 00:26:44,311 --> 00:26:46,939 was one of the Kryptonian's miraculous abilities. 377 00:26:47,064 --> 00:26:48,565 It isn't. 378 00:26:49,274 --> 00:26:50,734 Then fine's not a Kryptonian. 379 00:26:53,362 --> 00:26:57,241 Clark, it is important to both of us that we keep this from Lex. 380 00:26:57,324 --> 00:27:00,410 [Pensive music playing] 381 00:27:00,494 --> 00:27:05,124 Look, fine was created by Kryptonians, and he's already been destroyed twice. 382 00:27:05,290 --> 00:27:08,794 Twice? Some sort of self-replicating entity, it's incredible. 383 00:27:08,961 --> 00:27:11,547 That's one word for it. Why was he so afraid of you? 384 00:27:13,298 --> 00:27:16,301 And how were you able to destroy him, just by touching him? 385 00:27:16,468 --> 00:27:18,428 I... I'm not sure. But... 386 00:27:23,100 --> 00:27:27,271 I feel the answers could lie somewhere... 387 00:27:28,897 --> 00:27:29,897 In here. 388 00:27:40,409 --> 00:27:42,619 Where did you find all this? 389 00:27:45,164 --> 00:27:46,498 [Lionel] I didn't find it. 390 00:27:51,170 --> 00:27:52,588 I wrote it. 391 00:27:54,590 --> 00:27:57,593 And whatever voice I'm channeling, 392 00:27:57,759 --> 00:28:02,181 I believe that what I wrote is meant for you. 393 00:28:02,264 --> 00:28:05,267 [Pensive music playing] 394 00:28:22,117 --> 00:28:24,536 So hell freezes over and no one bothers to tell me? 395 00:28:24,703 --> 00:28:27,414 Chloe, listen. Mr. Luthor has been writing these. 396 00:28:27,581 --> 00:28:30,375 Seems to be some sort of warning, but I can't decipher it. 397 00:28:34,254 --> 00:28:36,965 Unfortunately my Kryptonian's rusty. What about...? 398 00:28:37,132 --> 00:28:40,510 I don't know what any of this means. I am simply the oracle. 399 00:28:42,054 --> 00:28:45,015 The answers could be found with a visit to your fortress. 400 00:28:46,350 --> 00:28:48,602 Last time someone talked me into taking them, 401 00:28:48,769 --> 00:28:52,105 - it was a trick to release general Zod. - [Chloe] I have plans this weekend. 402 00:28:52,272 --> 00:28:56,276 So if we could protect Smallville from Krypton's deadliest villain, great. 403 00:28:56,443 --> 00:28:59,488 Ancient hieroglyphics were deciphered by finding repeated... 404 00:28:59,655 --> 00:29:01,156 Repeated patterns. I know. 405 00:29:01,323 --> 00:29:03,784 So let me scan this and see if we got any. 406 00:29:05,869 --> 00:29:07,746 Why would fine wanna expose himself now? 407 00:29:07,913 --> 00:29:09,633 [Lionel] He's afraid I'm going to help you. 408 00:29:09,957 --> 00:29:12,334 To stop what he and Lex are planning to do. 409 00:29:12,501 --> 00:29:14,628 - Which is what? - Fine has been helping Lex 410 00:29:14,795 --> 00:29:19,883 to develop a virus so lethal, it could bring humanity to the brink of extinction. 411 00:29:21,051 --> 00:29:23,887 LuthorCorp scientists completed the project today. 412 00:29:24,054 --> 00:29:27,766 So the weapon isn't Clark, it's this virus. 413 00:29:30,185 --> 00:29:32,396 That's what the pattern is trying to warn me against. 414 00:29:32,562 --> 00:29:36,358 I have a strong sense that this warning I have been entrusted to pass on 415 00:29:36,525 --> 00:29:39,903 is related to something more terrible even than the virus. 416 00:29:40,821 --> 00:29:43,699 - Maybe the virus is just a part of it. - Yeah. 417 00:29:45,117 --> 00:29:47,869 - Do you have access to the lab? - No. I don't know where it is. 418 00:29:50,122 --> 00:29:51,957 I think we know someone who does. 419 00:29:52,040 --> 00:29:55,043 [Ominous music playing] 420 00:30:14,813 --> 00:30:16,440 What are you doing? 421 00:30:16,606 --> 00:30:17,983 Smooth one, Smallville. 422 00:30:18,608 --> 00:30:22,529 - Something I have to talk to you about. - How did you get in here? 423 00:30:24,698 --> 00:30:28,827 I think I just heard a keg being tapped. I'm gonna go check it out. 424 00:30:30,454 --> 00:30:32,456 I shouldn't be going through your stuff 425 00:30:32,622 --> 00:30:34,791 but you're involved in something dangerous. 426 00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:37,294 Worried I'm involved in it, or in it with Lex? 427 00:30:39,463 --> 00:30:43,216 No. Lana, this has nothing to do with my feelings. 428 00:30:43,383 --> 00:30:46,428 Lex doesn't know what he's gotten himself into. Neither do you. 429 00:30:46,595 --> 00:30:49,639 You break into my place and you expect me to believe anything you say? 430 00:30:51,016 --> 00:30:52,559 Lex is in trouble. 431 00:30:52,726 --> 00:30:56,271 And if you care about him at all, you'll tell me where that lab is. 432 00:30:56,438 --> 00:30:58,690 Before it's too late. 433 00:31:04,363 --> 00:31:06,031 Impressive. 434 00:31:06,198 --> 00:31:10,786 Looks like I underestimated your willingness to tackle a non-profit venture. 435 00:31:10,952 --> 00:31:15,415 Well, LuthorCorp doesn't take the threat of an alien armageddon lightly. 436 00:31:16,333 --> 00:31:19,753 You were never gonna create a vaccine for humans, were you? 437 00:31:19,920 --> 00:31:21,671 Is that what you think? 438 00:31:22,214 --> 00:31:26,176 It was gonna be your way of protecting extraterrestrial guests when they arrive 439 00:31:26,343 --> 00:31:28,595 and unleash some horrible disease on us. 440 00:31:28,762 --> 00:31:32,766 So you went behind my back, mass-produced the vaccine for mankind. 441 00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:42,776 I wanted to give my people a chance before you got your dirty hands on it. 442 00:31:42,943 --> 00:31:48,824 I applaud your noble efforts to protect your species. 443 00:31:49,449 --> 00:31:53,745 Unfortunately, it's all based on faulty assumptions. 444 00:31:58,417 --> 00:32:02,462 I never intended to mass-produce the vaccine. 445 00:32:04,673 --> 00:32:07,092 One dose is all I ever needed. 446 00:32:09,386 --> 00:32:12,514 Let the rest of the world find its own cure. 447 00:32:14,433 --> 00:32:17,519 [Dramatic music playing] 448 00:33:01,730 --> 00:33:03,732 I'm not sure what to tell you, Mr. Luthor. 449 00:33:03,899 --> 00:33:07,486 Whatever you were injected with, it doesn't appear to have had any effect. 450 00:33:07,652 --> 00:33:10,280 In fact, you've never been healthier. 451 00:33:10,447 --> 00:33:14,159 Well, I appreciate the vote of confidence. Thank you, doctor. 452 00:33:21,625 --> 00:33:23,585 Are you okay? 453 00:33:26,671 --> 00:33:30,926 So I'm guessing that my father told you everything that happened at the lab. 454 00:33:31,301 --> 00:33:34,346 You know, Lex, if you had listened to your father's warnings, 455 00:33:34,513 --> 00:33:38,099 - none of this would have happened. - None of what? 456 00:33:38,266 --> 00:33:40,227 All the viruses were destroyed. 457 00:33:40,393 --> 00:33:43,939 And now LuthorCorp has a technology to create an extraordinary vaccine. 458 00:33:45,690 --> 00:33:47,442 Lex, you were double-crossed. 459 00:33:51,112 --> 00:33:53,156 - Where's fine right now? - I don't know. 460 00:33:53,323 --> 00:33:56,034 My operatives are scouring the globe. 461 00:33:57,244 --> 00:34:00,830 Clark, I was the good guy here. 462 00:34:00,997 --> 00:34:04,209 LuthorCorp spent over $10 million producing that vaccine. 463 00:34:05,835 --> 00:34:08,046 One more thing, Clark. 464 00:34:08,797 --> 00:34:10,257 Lana called me. 465 00:34:14,803 --> 00:34:17,472 I don't wanna hear you were rifling through her stuff 466 00:34:17,639 --> 00:34:19,558 like a crazy roommate again. 467 00:34:19,724 --> 00:34:23,687 If you want something from me, don't go running to Lana to find it. 468 00:34:26,773 --> 00:34:29,109 You really crossed the line. 469 00:34:30,402 --> 00:34:32,571 All those years we were friends... 470 00:34:33,738 --> 00:34:37,075 Were you waiting for me to step aside so you could make your move? 471 00:34:37,617 --> 00:34:39,661 I don't know, Clark. 472 00:34:40,620 --> 00:34:43,415 All those years you told Lana you loved her, 473 00:34:43,582 --> 00:34:47,168 were you just waiting to walk away and break her heart? 474 00:34:47,961 --> 00:34:51,131 There's a natural tendency to blame the person who's replaced you. 475 00:34:51,298 --> 00:34:52,757 I get that. 476 00:34:53,258 --> 00:34:55,927 But I didn't take Lana from you. 477 00:34:56,344 --> 00:34:59,014 You lost her all by yourself. 478 00:35:13,987 --> 00:35:15,363 [Knocking] 479 00:35:24,623 --> 00:35:26,374 Lionel? 480 00:35:26,541 --> 00:35:28,209 What are you doing here? 481 00:35:29,294 --> 00:35:33,381 I have to make a confession to you, Martha. 482 00:35:37,135 --> 00:35:40,138 [Pensive music playing] 483 00:35:48,480 --> 00:35:53,151 Martha, the, um... The night Jonathan was elected, 484 00:35:53,318 --> 00:35:56,613 I, um... I called him. 485 00:35:58,823 --> 00:36:00,575 So it's true. 486 00:36:00,742 --> 00:36:06,122 I told him that I knew everything about Clark. 487 00:36:08,958 --> 00:36:11,795 He was so angry, he... 488 00:36:18,468 --> 00:36:20,303 He never let me explain. 489 00:36:45,412 --> 00:36:50,125 I wish I had a heart as full of strength and goodness as your son, Martha. 490 00:36:57,757 --> 00:37:01,594 But I want you to remember that I was at least honest with you. 491 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:09,269 In time, maybe you'll be able to forgive me. 492 00:37:25,493 --> 00:37:27,912 I'm sorry if things got awkward. 493 00:37:28,079 --> 00:37:30,331 I was hoping Clark wouldn't end up in all this. 494 00:37:30,498 --> 00:37:34,377 - I just don't wanna hurt him. - I don't either. 495 00:37:34,544 --> 00:37:36,004 I care about him too. 496 00:37:38,757 --> 00:37:41,176 But then I have to remind myself 497 00:37:41,342 --> 00:37:44,763 that Clark's specialty is barging in where he's not invited 498 00:37:44,929 --> 00:37:49,434 and then somehow making you feel like you're the one who should apologize. 499 00:37:51,978 --> 00:37:56,232 Okay, um, I have a great idea. 500 00:37:56,399 --> 00:37:59,819 How about a moratorium on the Clark topic? 501 00:38:01,613 --> 00:38:03,406 Twist my arm. 502 00:38:03,573 --> 00:38:05,658 Don't tempt me. 503 00:38:09,454 --> 00:38:12,624 You know, I still can't make sense of all this. 504 00:38:12,791 --> 00:38:17,504 Why would you be asked to produce a super vaccine just to have it destroyed? 505 00:38:18,338 --> 00:38:19,756 I don't know. 506 00:38:19,923 --> 00:38:22,926 But then again, I think like a red-blooded human. 507 00:38:23,092 --> 00:38:25,470 Well, he was obviously preparing for something. 508 00:38:26,888 --> 00:38:29,557 [Ominous music playing] 509 00:38:30,850 --> 00:38:32,185 What happened? 510 00:38:35,230 --> 00:38:36,564 What happened? 511 00:38:40,985 --> 00:38:42,821 Are you okay? 512 00:38:46,115 --> 00:38:48,243 Never better. 513 00:39:05,844 --> 00:39:09,180 I thought you'd be outside Lana's dorm with your binoculars by now. 514 00:39:15,436 --> 00:39:18,439 I appreciate the concern. Lana and I are none of your business. 515 00:39:18,606 --> 00:39:23,069 Please, Smallville, I've had three exes put under military surveillance. 516 00:39:23,236 --> 00:39:27,699 I'm hardly qualified to dish out post-relationship tact. 517 00:39:28,366 --> 00:39:31,160 But it's time for some tough love. 518 00:39:33,371 --> 00:39:34,956 Lana's going to move on. 519 00:39:36,624 --> 00:39:38,877 She already has. 520 00:39:47,677 --> 00:39:50,555 But you gotta trust your gut that you did this for a reason. 521 00:39:50,722 --> 00:39:55,184 Whatever reasons guys have for dumping hot, smart, fun girls these days. 522 00:39:56,978 --> 00:40:00,148 Look, give her some space. Your whole night-stalker routine, 523 00:40:00,315 --> 00:40:03,443 that is gonna ruin any of the good feelings Lana has for you. 524 00:40:03,610 --> 00:40:05,153 If there are any. 525 00:40:08,489 --> 00:40:13,077 Sometimes you gotta tuck your feelings away until it's the right time. 526 00:40:13,703 --> 00:40:17,248 Like stuffing dollars into a piggy bank for a bike you can't quite afford. 527 00:40:19,208 --> 00:40:21,920 Except, I can't imagine there is anyone else out there. 528 00:40:22,086 --> 00:40:25,715 You never know, Clark. Maybe when you finally crack open that piggy bank, 529 00:40:25,882 --> 00:40:28,968 you'll find that you haven't been saving for a bike, 530 00:40:29,135 --> 00:40:31,387 you've really been saving for a Harley. 531 00:40:35,141 --> 00:40:38,478 There are times when I think you don't know me at all. 532 00:40:39,228 --> 00:40:41,731 Others where I think you know me better than anyone. 533 00:40:43,358 --> 00:40:48,154 Well, that's what I'm here for, Smallville, one save at a time. 534 00:40:49,197 --> 00:40:51,824 And speaking of saving things... 535 00:40:53,660 --> 00:40:58,706 Your mom thought we might wanna share some of the leftover birthday cake. 536 00:41:01,417 --> 00:41:06,798 Well, I'm sure there's a goat on this farm that will appreciate my knack for batter. 537 00:41:10,551 --> 00:41:14,055 You handled the whole party thing really well, by the way. 538 00:41:17,600 --> 00:41:20,186 The baseball tickets, they, um... 539 00:41:20,353 --> 00:41:22,063 Hit me harder than I thought. 540 00:41:23,314 --> 00:41:26,401 Yeah, but those tickets, they weren't your dad's only gift. 541 00:41:28,569 --> 00:41:32,657 I mean, it didn't come with a big, pretty red bow 542 00:41:32,824 --> 00:41:34,742 but your dad raised you to be your own man. 543 00:41:35,284 --> 00:41:37,412 That was his real gift. 544 00:41:37,996 --> 00:41:40,331 And he gave that to you every day. 545 00:41:44,877 --> 00:41:47,505 I thought you just came to get tipsy off of rum cake. 546 00:41:47,588 --> 00:41:52,510 Yeah. Actually, I came by for your Kryptonian dictionary. 547 00:41:53,386 --> 00:41:58,099 I ran Lionel's symbols in that program and it came up with this pattern. 548 00:41:58,266 --> 00:42:01,185 Three signs repeated 32 times. 549 00:42:02,729 --> 00:42:05,732 [Ominous music playing] 550 00:42:07,942 --> 00:42:09,318 What does it say? 551 00:42:12,822 --> 00:42:15,491 "Zod is coming." 552 00:42:29,839 --> 00:42:32,842 [Theme music playing]