Don't tell me I missed the special 4:00 am. Pre-dawn tour.
You know, your current machinations have forced you to conduct business
outside regular business hours.
I suppose I should find it comforting
that you're still checking up on every move I make.
What is it you find so compelling about these tunnels abandoned for decades?
I'm spearheading a water purification program.
A little research would've assured you it's public knowledge.
Please, spare me. How long have you been scouting the tunnels, huh? Months?
There's something down here important to you,
more important than the approval from a few eco-enthusiasts.
Don't worry, dad.
I still have land to conquer above sea level before I take on the undennorld.
And what unknown world will be host to project Ares?
[Blowtorch sizzling]
Hey.
This is a restricted area.
Mr. Luthor, you're right on time.
Do you mind telling me what the hell you're doing here?
Loveto.
In fact, I've already arranged some place a little more private.
You need to pack your things and leave immediately.
I'm calling security.
Invitation only.
Lex!
[Detonator beeps]
Dad.
[Lex grunts]
[Opening theme song playing]
[Singing] Somebody save me
let your warm hands break right through
somebody save me
don't care how you do it
just stay, stay
come on
I've been waiting for you
just stay with me
I've made this whole world shine for you
just stay, stay
come on
[Man speaking indistinctly on radio]
[Cop] Make sure they got three over here.
- Mom, what happened? - They just called
and said there was some kind of explosion.
Lionel, it's Martha and Clark.
- We're here. - [Lionel] Lex.
I left Lex a message, said it's an emergency.
- He's still down there. - He has to get into the er.
- Clark. Clark. - Yeah.
You have to help him. Lexis being held hostage.
[Lionel gasping]
- [Clark] The police know what happened? - Yes, but there's no time.
- We need to move. - One second, please?
- Where is Lex? - He's...
They'll never find him, even if they get through the debris.
It's a maze of tunnels. You've gotta find him, Clark.
He's put something terrible into motion down there.
Lex is the only one who can stop it.
[Paramedic] Let's go.
Let's go.
[Lex coughing]
Welcome back to subcivilization.
[Lex grunting]
What happened to my father?
Not my problem.
Never part of the plan.
What do you want?
My husband.
Us. Special forces. Weapons sergeant Wes Keenan.
The soldier you plucked from the battlefield.
LuthorCorp has many subsidiaries, Ms. Keenan.
I'm fairly certain human trafficking isn't one of them.
I got notice four months ago that Wes died
when his chopper was shot down in Afghanistan.
I knew in my heart it wasn't true.
It's hard to accept, but the heart sometimes lies.
When you love somebody,
really love them,
you know when you've lost them.
I don't doubt your love for your husband, Ms. Keenan.
There was no chopper crash that day.
In fact, there were no chopper crashes reported that entire month.
And then the military failed to produce his body.
Uncuff me.
Look, I've got some influential friends at the Pentagon.
I can help you find him.
Yeah. Nice try.
You don't leave the service without learning
a thing or two about reconnaissance.
I used every source I had until a lead came up with this.
[Jodi] Tell me, Mr. Luthor
what does a fortune 500 company want with a green beret?
Tell me.
It's only a matter of time before my security gets through.
You should know their policy tends to err on the side of shoot now, ask later.
Except schematics for these tunnels don't exist on any city blueprints.
And I've rigged all five miles with c4.
You see...
I learned how to be all I could be
in explosives ordnance control.
Discharged for having a short fuse.
If you think I'm lying, why don't you just kill me?
Then I'd be back to square one.
Besides, I'm willing to bet this little project you're doing down here
whatever you're doing with Wes, it's worth more to you than your life.
You decide.
If I don't speak to Wes in 20 minutes,
it will all be gone.
[Timer whines and then ticking]
What's wrong, Mr. Luthor?
Haven't you ever done anything crazy for love?
[Clark] Chloe, any news on Lex?
No. The police captain nixed the rescue efforts until they can de-bomb the area.
But that could take forever. Lionel said these tunnels are endless.
Which means Lex and our gi Jane will be gone before they get through debris.
So Lionel was right.
Lex could die if I don't go down there.
Don't look to me for encouragement. After what he did to my mom,
I don't mind the idea of him cohabitating
with the rats for all of eternity.
[Clark] Trust me, Chloe.
I've had moments where I thought
the world would be a better place without him, but...
You don't get to choose who you're gonna save.
Not if you're Clark Kent.
Besides, whatever is in those tunnels
may be the first step in taking Lex down.
I suggest you beat the bomb squad to the entrance
and human-wrecking ball on your way in before anyone can see you.
[Inaudible dialogue]
[Lex grunting]
Perfect timing, MacGyver.
You're gonna need those paws to call Wes.
The phones won't work this deep in the tunnel system.
Mine will.
Take it.
Without Wes, my life is over.
When you meet someone that can pull you out of the trenches
you don't just give up on them.
It's not that easy.
Put him on the phone.
Please. Let me hear his voice.
- I can't call your husband. - Do you wanna die down here?
Look, we're running out of time. Dial the damn phone.
He's dead!
Wes didn't die in a crash.
He was shot at close range by an m60 firearm.
The bullets pierced his lungs, his liver and his heart.
LuthorCorp tried to save him with an experimental procedure,
but it was too late.
Look, your husband endured a prolonged and unsettling death.
I'm sorry.
But the lie was easier than the truth.
[Gun fires]
Deactivate the explosives.
Let's both get out of here alive.
It's preprogrammed.
I won't stop them, just like you can't stop this.
I'm glad you came, Lana.
Any word on Lex?
Not yet.
I can't imagine what's going through your mind
but, um, I know it would mean a lot to Lionel that you're here.
Maybe some tea will help with the nerves.
Let me go. I could use some air.
[Conversing indistinctly]
Iwanna see him.
I'm sorry, Mrs. Luther, but the patient's being prepped for surgery.
[Lana] You don't understand.
My husband is missing, and Lionel is the last person who saw him alive.
You know, I realize this is an incredibly...
Doctor, if my husband doesn't survive,
the man lying in that room is the only family I have left.
Please, just one minute.
One minute.
I understand you're in a lot of pain.
[Lionel groaning]
Good.
You knew what Lex was doing to me.
Orchestrating a fake pregnancy and making me believe that I lost a baby.
And you still trapped me in a marriage with him.
- I didn't know then what Lex... - Shh.
Save your oxygen.
You wouldn't wanna jeopardize your surgery.
With Lex missing, it turns out that
I'm in charge of your medical decisions today.
Looks like I'm not the only one who's trapped.
Why did you threaten to use Clark's weakness against him
if I didn't marry Lex?
Tell me.
If I killed you right now, I'd be free.
Give me one reason why I shouldn't.
I'm protecting Clark.
[Doctor] Mrs. Luthor, we need to take him to surgery now.
Captain, Lex Luthor's Porsche was parked at the tunnel entrance.
We searched the vehicle and found this in the trunk. Might hold some answers.
Thank you, officer.
- Ma'am, that's part of a crime scene. - We need to take that case as evidence.
Of course, as soon as I see your warrant to search my husband's vehicle.
Please, call me as soon as you have any news.
[Rumbling]
[Clark grunting]
Lex?
Lex.
[Lex coughing and then groaning]
Clark?
What are you doing here?
Your dad sent me.
He's alive?
And you got through when nobody else could.
No one else is trying, Lex.
Police called off the rescue when they
found this place is rigged with explosives.
The entire tunnel system is scheduled to detonate in 14 minutes.
Is there a way to deactivate it?
If you're trained in plastic explosives, be my guest.
[Lex] Come on.
Clark.
[Clark groans]
[Loud classical music playing on stereo]
[Gunshofl
[Music stops]
[Computer beeping]
- Can you see me? - [Man on monitor] Yeah.
All right, he sure I'm in the frame.
- [Man on monitor] All right. - [Woman] You got the background, too?
- [Man] Yes. - [Woman] Great.
Greetings from patagonia, the most beautiful place on earth.
[Creature roaring on monitor]
- What is that? - [Man] What?
[Man] I don't see anything.
[Man & woman screaming on monitor]
[Clark grunting]
You were the last person I ever expected to be pulling shrapnel out of.
I saw what happened when I stabbed you with that chisel, Clark.
The thing accordioned like it hit solid rock.
I don't know why I needed to believe that you were more than human.
Nothing's ever good enough for you, Lex.
Yeah, well, the truth would have been.
You may be flesh and blood,
but you've been hiding secrets from me since we met.
You never trusted me.
Would it have mattered?
What are you really doing down here anyway, Lex?
Trying to find ways to exploit the people
that have different abilities than you?
There's no gray area with you, is there?
It's either all good or all evil.
Did you even try to see my humanity before you decided I had none?
I did, Lex. And look where we are.
[Rumbling and then electricity crackling]
Clark, come on.
[Lex grunting]
[Lex] Clark.
Come on.
What are you waiting for? Let's go.
[Panting]
[Grunting]
Clark, come on.
Come on. Get up.
Hey, Clark, it's me again. Where are you?
I feel like your stalker ex-girlfriend, um,
even though I was never your girlfriend.
It was an analogy, a bad one.
I'm sorry. This is awkward. Okay, uh, call me. Bye.
Hold up. That second blast dropped another 10 feet of rubble.
Does that mean you haven't found Lex Luthor?
Have you found anyone yet?
The inner tunnels caved.
After those explosions the whole area is completely unstable.
There's no way anyone's getting in there by hand.
What's on your vest?
Dust, from meteor rocks. It's all over the place down there.
[Clark grunting]
It's another dead-end. We have to try another tunnel.
Lex, these ceilings aren't gonna hold out much longer.
We have to go back.
[Clark groaning]
You know we don't have time for that.
Something tells me no one else knows about these tunnels.
If by no one you mean Lana,
I'm sorry, but I don't bore her with the daily minutiae of my work.
You mean you don't trust her.
I know that's what you've always wanted to believe.
But Lana's the first person in my life I actually do trust.
Then why'd you do it, Lex?
Do what?
Why'd you force her to marry you?
I saw Lana the day of the wedding.
She was gonna leave you.
What'd you do to her?
I don't know.
The answer must have gotten lost in that dark abyss we call my soul.
I mean, what would I know about holding my breath before a congregation?
Praying the love of my life wouldn't leave me at the altar.
Not being sure on that day was the hardest thing I've ever had to endure.
Now, you can believe that or not.
I stopped expecting you to act like a friend a long time ago.
Were we ever really friends, Lex?
I don't know.
I have nothing to compare it to.
You were the only real friend I've ever had, Clark.
Then somewhere along the way, you saw me as your Nemesis
and turned your back on me.
Lex, get this off of me. [Strains]
Don't leave me here.
Lex!
[Clark shouting] Lex!
Lex.
[Chloe] Hey.
I've been calling you all morning.
I thought you'd be with search and rescue.
I thought I'd be more useful here. Any news?
No, that's the problem. Because I'm not a Luthor
no one will talk to me. What have they told you?
That they'll tell me when they know something.
Damn it.
Clark went into those tunnels a little while ago
and I haven't heard from him since.
Clark's down there?
He went down to help.
And now even the bomb squad can't find a way in.
But he'll be okay, right?
I don't know.
But he's...
I mean, he's Clark.
Lana, whatever it is you know
or think you know about Clark, he's not invincible.
- He has a... - Weakness.
Look, Lana,
he will die if we don't find a way in there soon.
I think I know another way in.
Exactly when did you learn how to pole-vault over Lex's firewall?
I figured that if Lex was gonna look over my shoulder,
it was time for me to start looking over his.
Are those the blueprints for the tunnels?
You were sitting on the holy grail all morning and you didn't tell anyone?
I thought you said there wasn't much time.
[Grunting]
Did you really think I was gonna let you die alone down here, Clark?
I guess you never knew me at all.
The last cave-in exposed a hatch. Come on.
[Clark panting]
[Grunting]
[Clark yells]
[Lex gasping]
[Clark roars]
[Timer beeping]
[Sirens wailing]
[Gasping]
[Fireman] We got two. We got two.
[Ambulance horn honks]
[Lionel sighing]
[Lionel groans]
[Lana] Good book?
I prefer nonfiction. Much more exciting.
I hear Lex made it out unscathed.
You must be thrilled. Both the Luthors alive and well.
I'm not here to talk about Lex.
What I want right now are answers.
First you tell me that you're gonna kill Clark if I don't marry Lex.
And now you're telling me that you're protecting him?
What the hell is going on?
Clark is a very lucky young man
to have someone that loves him the way you do.
Your love was the only thing that I could use
to keep Clark out of harm's way.
And you close to Lex.
I don't understand.
What harm?
What's Lex doing and why am I a part of it?
You must trust me, Lana,
because Clark's life depends on it.
I wonder how Martha Kent would handle hearing
that you used her son as a bargaining chip.
Tell me what you know.
Wow.
Well, I see you've embraced wholeheartedly
what it means to be a Luthor.
[Clark] Chloe.
I've x-rayed these tunnels over a dozen times.
They all just seem to lead to Reeves dam.
Maybe so, but if Lex was willing to go up against tomb raider for them,
I can't retire my reporter's notebook just yet.
I don't understand how you thought to come here. Lex said
- no one knew those tunnels, even... - Lana?
She led search and rescue out here?
I guess I had it all wrong.
This whole time I thought that Lex had forced her into that marriage,
but now I don't think he did.
Don't give up on your hunch just yet, Clark.
Lana knew about the entrance to those tunnels the whole time
and it wasn't until she heard you were there that she magically produced them.
Lana was gonna let Lex die down there?
I think the Luthor mansion has a lot more secrets than we realize.
[Door opens]
The police found this.
[Lana] I guess they really wanted to get into it.
I took it away from them as fast as I could.
Thank you.
Well, I'm gonna cuddle up with a movie. Any genre preference?
I think I'll pass.
Okay. Well, good night.
Did you see Clark on our wedding day and tell him you didn't wanna marry me?
Did you?
Yes.
But only because I needed someone to talk to.
I knew there was something wrong with the baby. I could feel it.
I thought you wouldn't love me.
And I didn't wanna lie.
I wanted to say something.
I did.
But you loved our baby so much.
Just one look at our nursery
and I knew that you had an entire life planned.
School
play dates.
[Sobbing] How we were gonna be the best parents in the world.
But how could I stand at that altar, in front of all of those people
and say that everything was gonna be okay
when I knew something was seriously wrong?
What kind of a person would lie like that?
Nothing could have stopped me from loving you.
Nothing.
That's why I married you.
I wish I was that strong.
If someone lied to me like that, they would lose my love forever.
I don't know what I did to deserve you.
You didn't come in for dinner.
I thought you might be hungry.
Thanks, I didn't realize how late it was.
Any idea what Lex and Lionel were doing in those tunnels?
It just doesn't add up.
I mean, we have budgets, funding, plans, construction.
It's almost as if Lex was...
Building a water purification system.
Maybe this is the one time Lex was actually telling the truth.
Clark, what really happened down there?
When Lex pulled me out of that rubble,
I saw a glimpse of something I hadn't seen in years.
My friend.
I know you two went through a lot.
But so much has happened.
Sometimes, as hard as it is, you have to let go.
But you didn't.
After everything that Lionel's done, you stood by him today.
That doesn't mean I trust him.
I wish I could.
And even though I honestly believe he's made an effort,
no one can completely change who they are.
But at least you gave him that chance.
Mom, what if part of who lexis
is because of me?
What if I gave up on him too soon?
You'll never give up on anyone, Clark.
Because your greatest strength might also be your greatest weakness.
Your hope.
[Door buzzing]
You'll be pleased to hear the prototype is just days
from reaching its fullest functioning capacities.
Thanks to your wife, I almost died for you.
Let's hope there's nothing you can't do for me.
[Closing theme music playing]