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Previously on Smallville...

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- Who do you think you are?
- Tess Mercer.

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I'm now the acting ceo of LuthorCorp
and all its subsidiaries.

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Will you marry me?

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Don't move!

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Chloe Sullivan,
you're under arrest.

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Jimmy, get Clark!

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Chloe Sullivan was never arrested
by the department of domestic security.

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She's at a research compound
in Montana called black creek.

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This was retrieved
from the excavation site.

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And the Montana facility?

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Completely dismantled,
and the guests have been re-assimilated.

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I'm so glad you're okay.

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Jimmy.

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Yes.

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I've been holding on
to a life on this farm

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that hasn't existed for years.

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I'll see you bright
and early Monday morning.

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You're looking at the newest recruit
to the daily planet.

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Looks like
we're gonna be neighbors, Lane.

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Wow, big points for punctuality,
Smallville...

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But what's with
the wardrobe malfunction?

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What?

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This is a nice shirt.

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Human resources is gonna be
down here any minute

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and you do not wanna meet them
looking like brawny lumberjack.

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Hold on.

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Hey. Personal space, Lane. Remember?

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Gq here needs some roadside assistance.

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Let me borrow your spare.

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Come with me.

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- Don't tell me I have to wear a tie.
- Always dress for success.

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No time for the men's room.
Let's change in here.

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- A phone booth is not exactly private.
- Burning daylight hours, Clark. Change.

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Lucky for you it's a slow news day
and I was at my desk.

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Othennise, you could have
spent your entire career

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being nicknamed
"farm boy" or "flannel man."

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Hey, Lois.

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Trust me, the news game can be brutal.

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You do not want to bomb
on your first day. Hi.

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So how do I look?

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Good.

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So much for the slow news day.

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Clark?

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Down here!

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- Go ahead.
- Get away from the bus.

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Okay. Come on.

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Let's go.

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Guess this must be my stop.

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Somebody save me

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let your warm hands
break right through

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somebody save me

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don't care how you do it

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just stay, stay

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come on

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I've been waiting for you

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just stay with me

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I've made this whole world
shine for you

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just stay, stay

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come on

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Oh, my god. Are you okay?

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Can somebody help us over here, please?

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Over here.

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- Hi.
- Was she on the bus?

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I don't know.

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Can you do a...

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Hold on to this for me.

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- What's your name?
- Bette.

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You inhaled a lot of smoke, Bette.
We're gonna give you a little fresh air.

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Take slow, deep breaths.

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Try to stay calm, okay?

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I'm gonna check you over.
Tell me if anything hurts.

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Hang in there, Bette.

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It's okay.

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You're doing great.

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You too.

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Thank god you heard me.

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You're hard to miss.

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Look at me.

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Well, Bette, apart from breathing in
all that smoke, you're gonna be okay.

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We should still get you to met general
just to be sure.

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Think you can make it to my rig?

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- Can you grab my bag?
- Yeah, of course.

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- Thanks. Uh...
- Chloe.

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Davis. You make a good wingman, Chloe.
Or wingperson.

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Thank you for your help.

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Now, straight to the hospital, okay?

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You're gonna be okay.

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You'll be all right. Excuse me.
Mind taking a look?

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Yes.

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There was a woman with red hair
and the paramedics took her.

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I helped her get out of the bus
and the paramedics took her.

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Do you know if she's all right?

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A lot of people
have been coming in and out,

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but the most seriously injured
are at the hospital.

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- You should try there.
- Thank you.

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Hey. Clark.

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Chloe?

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- Are you all right?
- Yeah. I just got here.

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I just helped this girl that was
on that bus. What happened?

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I heard there was a bomb on the bus,

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but I haven't had a chance
to check it out.

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Even a dress shirt
can't hide the hero in you, huh, Clark?

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Heck of a first day at the office.

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Well, that's why I'm there.
So I can help more people.

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Working at the daily planet,

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I'll hear about every crisis
as it happens.

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I just wish that you were there with me.

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You know,
now that Lex isn't running things...

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Yeah. Heh.

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I've spent almost my entire life
praying to the gods ofjournalism.

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It might be kind of nice
to try something new, you know?

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See how it feels.

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Now you're ready for a change?

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Actually, uh...

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There's pretty big changes.

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Apparently the goddess ofjournalism
is wondering where I am.

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With Lois on the case,

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it's gonna get harder
to duck away to save the day.

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If I could hide my secret from you,
I think I can handle your cousin.

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Huh. Good luck with that.

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I gotta go.

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Uh, tell Lois that I said
to take it easy on you.

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Whoa, Clark, what happened?
Are you okay?

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Why? Were you worried about me?

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Uh, no. I'm trying to chase down
a lead on this story.

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I don't wanna
have to chase after you too.

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Hey, did you happen to hear anything
while you were out there

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making your ash angels?

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Actually, I did.

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The police think the bomb misfired,
since there weren't casualties.

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Didn't feel like a misfire to me.

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All right. Who's your source?

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I'm sorry, Lois. I didn't get a name.

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I was too busy, you know,
helping people.

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Okay. Rule number one,

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always know your source.

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I understand.

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Look, if you're gonna teach a class

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on Lois Lane's rules of reporting,
I think I'd rather read the cliff notes.

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Boss wants to see you. Now.

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Okay, my first official meeting
with our latest leader.

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Not you. Kent.

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Well, you're gonna
wanna clean yourself up.

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Uh, rule numbertwo,
always make a good first impression,

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and don't screw up with the boss.

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I think that's two rules.

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Whatever. Try not to get fired
on your first day, okay?

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Go right in.

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Have a seat, Mr. Kent.

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Tess Mercer, acting ceo of LuthorCorp.

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You're my boss?

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You weren't this shy
when I was the damsel in distress, Kent.

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Don't tell me you're intimidated
by a powerful woman.

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No, I just... I'm surprised
to see you back at work so soon.

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Well, I have big shoes to fill,
and the paramedic said that I was fine.

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It's unusual, isn't it?

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For the new ceo of LuthorCorp
to be taking the bus to work?

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I'm going green.

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You know, doing what I can
to save the planet.

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But for the sake of the shareholders,
let's keep that between ourselves. Hmm?

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Seems we were destined to meet.

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I already had you
on my "to do" list today.

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Lex told me all about you.

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Well, not much to tell, really.

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Hmm. He said you have a thing
for saving people.

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After this morning, I'd say that's true.

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Ever since Lex's disappearance,

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I have used all of
LuthorCorp's resources to find him.

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- Do you have any leads?
- The world's a big place.

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I was hoping his good friend
could tell me where to look.

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The Lex Luthor that I knew
disappeared years ago.

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It's been a long time
since we were friends.

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I don't know what happened to him.

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Fair enough.

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But if you do think of something,
please give me a call.

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And Clark...

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You were extraordinary out there.

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Thank you for saving my life.

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I saw how this job consumed Lex's life.

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I'd hate to see
the same thing happen to yours.

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Handsome.

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And a liar.

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He's hiding something.

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I'll have someone watch him.

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No. I'll keep an eye
on this one personally.

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- Hey.
- Hey.

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Doc says I'm okay. But I feel like
I just threw down with a cardinal cold.

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Well, I figured you'd be hungry.

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So, unfortunately,
it's meatloaf mondays.

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But I did score you some curly fries.

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Are you kidding?
Hot food's good any day of the week.

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Thanks.

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I, uh... I'm surprised
your parents aren't here.

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It's really cool
what you did for me and everything,

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but doesn't mean
I have to tell you my life story.

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I wasn't asking.

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I haven't seen them in years.

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I'm kind of in between homes right now.

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You know, why don't I grab you a soda
to wash that down.

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Hey.

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- Davis, hi.
- How's she doing?

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Uh, she got a clean bill of health.

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But, uh, I just found out
that she's a street kid.

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So I was gonna drop her off
at the city shelter tonight.

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She's a 15-year-old girl, Chloe.

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You think she's gonna be safe
in a Metropolis shelter?

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Not too streetwise, are you?

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I was just trying to help.

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If you have any ideas,

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please step up and do something.

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So I hear that you need a place to stay.

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Not really.

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But if you did, I have a friend.

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And she runs a home
and it's pretty nice.

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Is she some kind of religious nut?

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'Cause I don't really roll
with the holy.

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It's not like that. She helps girls
learn some skills, score a job.

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I can get you an application.

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Or you can forget it.

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It's your choice.

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Look, Bette, you can stay
with me tonight if you need to.

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You're nice, Chloe.

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Kind of like a girl scout.

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I don't wanna be
your latest merit badge.

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Okay, I'm gonna take my thin mints
and head home.

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Thought you might want a safe place
to stay tonight.

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But would I still be a free agent?

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As long as you promise
to think about Davis' offer.

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Okay, I'm in.

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Great. Let's go.

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That new boss,
she came out of nowhere, huh?

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You tell me. You're the one
who just spent quality time with her.

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She just wanted
to welcome me aboard.

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Don't try to keep secrets
from me, Clark.

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Tess Mercer is a pit bull in Prada.

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There's no way she'd roll out
the welcome mat for a copyboy

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no matter how charming his smile is.

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You think I have a charming smile?

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I think you're about to lose some teeth
if you don't tell me what she said.

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Lois, you sound
like a jealous girlfriend

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jealous, of you?

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00:15:35,726 --> 00:15:39,230
Please, that would be like Willie mays
being jealous of a bat boy.

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Watch and learn.

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Lois Lane, daily planet.

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- Care to show me around?
- No press allowed.

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Swing and a miss.

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I'm just getting started.

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Excuse me.

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Do you like baseball?

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Who's your favorite player? Because
I can get you a signed photograph

252
00:16:15,433 --> 00:16:18,227
of anyone you want if you just do me
this little favor.

253
00:16:18,311 --> 00:16:20,188
Sorry, ma'am.
No one is allowed in.

254
00:16:20,605 --> 00:16:23,483
- What's your name, officer?
- Officer Darren.

255
00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,520
Double checked?
It's got to be a mistake.

256
00:16:28,654 --> 00:16:29,906
No mistake, sir.

257
00:16:30,072 --> 00:16:32,408
We haven't found
one shred of explosive material.

258
00:16:32,492 --> 00:16:35,119
There's no residue, no detonator,
there's nothing.

259
00:16:35,203 --> 00:16:36,847
I'm telling you, t
here's no bomb in this box.

260
00:16:36,871 --> 00:16:37,955
Wake up, Smallville.

261
00:16:38,247 --> 00:16:41,167
That cop's about as stiff
as his starched uniform. Let's move on.

262
00:16:41,250 --> 00:16:43,211
Lois, I just heard there was no bomb.

263
00:16:48,341 --> 00:16:50,110
That doesn't look like
the engine overheating.

264
00:16:50,134 --> 00:16:52,303
Look, we need talk to somebody
who was on the bus.

265
00:16:53,471 --> 00:16:56,265
Chloe called. She's helping
a homeless girl who was there.

266
00:16:56,349 --> 00:16:58,619
Maybe you could ask her what she saw,
and I'll track down the others.

267
00:16:58,643 --> 00:17:00,645
The thing is, not so good with the kids.

268
00:17:00,728 --> 00:17:03,128
Why don't you take little orphan Annie,
and I'll do the rest.

269
00:17:14,617 --> 00:17:17,119
Bette, thank you so much.

270
00:17:17,286 --> 00:17:19,455
It's just a grilled cheese, no big.

271
00:17:19,622 --> 00:17:22,625
All this takeout, I thought
you could use something home-cooked.

272
00:17:25,836 --> 00:17:28,589
It's okay. It's just, uh,
my friend Clark. Don't worry about it.

273
00:17:28,756 --> 00:17:29,756
What's up?

274
00:17:30,675 --> 00:17:33,177
Wait, I remember you.
You helped me get off the bus.

275
00:17:33,344 --> 00:17:34,720
Yeah. I'm glad you're okay, Bette.

276
00:17:35,763 --> 00:17:37,723
Do you mind
if I ask you a few questions?

277
00:17:39,308 --> 00:17:41,852
Did you see anything before the blast?
Anything unusual?

278
00:17:42,019 --> 00:17:43,187
Anything strange?

279
00:17:44,313 --> 00:17:46,607
- What, are you like a cop or something?
- Clark.

280
00:17:47,316 --> 00:17:48,776
She's been through a lot today.

281
00:17:48,859 --> 00:17:49,694
What's going on?

282
00:17:49,777 --> 00:17:51,988
The police say
there's no evidence of a bomb.

283
00:17:52,446 --> 00:17:55,533
I think someone with a meteor power
may have caused the blast.

284
00:17:57,535 --> 00:17:59,287
What's a meteor power?

285
00:18:00,705 --> 00:18:04,292
Uh, sometimes people develop
special abilities

286
00:18:04,375 --> 00:18:07,503
after being exposed
to a certain type of meteor rock.

287
00:18:08,379 --> 00:18:09,505
Tommy.

288
00:18:10,506 --> 00:18:11,882
Another street kid.

289
00:18:12,133 --> 00:18:15,344
He told me he found this weird rock
a couple of days ago,

290
00:18:15,428 --> 00:18:17,805
and now, whenever he gets angry,
things heat up.

291
00:18:18,723 --> 00:18:20,433
I thought he was messing with me.

292
00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,059
We got into a fight today.

293
00:18:22,226 --> 00:18:25,146
He was being a jerk. So I ran
onto the bus to get away from him.

294
00:18:25,229 --> 00:18:27,589
- Do you know where can I find him?
- I know where he hangs.

295
00:18:27,648 --> 00:18:29,248
I think I can remember how to get there.

296
00:18:29,400 --> 00:18:32,153
Wait, Bette. This guy sounds dangerous.
I don't think you should go.

297
00:18:32,320 --> 00:18:35,281
Well, I'll wait in the car.
I can point him out to you.

298
00:18:40,661 --> 00:18:42,079
One-eighty, man.

299
00:18:43,539 --> 00:18:44,539
Yeah, bro.

300
00:18:45,041 --> 00:18:46,959
He's over there, sitting down.

301
00:18:48,836 --> 00:18:50,171
I saw him earlier.

302
00:18:50,338 --> 00:18:51,964
He was running away from the bus.

303
00:18:57,720 --> 00:18:58,720
Tommy?

304
00:19:00,890 --> 00:19:02,391
It's all right. I just wanna talk.

305
00:19:04,352 --> 00:19:05,603
Tommy, it's okay.

306
00:19:08,731 --> 00:19:09,731
Stay here.

307
00:19:12,693 --> 00:19:13,693
Tommy.

308
00:19:14,236 --> 00:19:15,236
Tommy.

309
00:19:15,988 --> 00:19:18,282
- You don't have to be afraid.
- Get away from me!

310
00:19:18,866 --> 00:19:21,285
It'll be okay, Tommy. I promise.

311
00:19:21,452 --> 00:19:23,412
No. No. No. You're lying!

312
00:19:23,621 --> 00:19:24,621
Just be calm, all right?

313
00:19:24,664 --> 00:19:26,183
There's no reason
for anyone to get hurt.

314
00:19:26,207 --> 00:19:27,249
Get away from me!

315
00:19:27,541 --> 00:19:29,669
Bette, stay back, he could be dangerous.

316
00:19:30,294 --> 00:19:31,837
How can you do this to me?

317
00:19:32,129 --> 00:19:34,215
Just... just stay away.

318
00:19:39,303 --> 00:19:40,429
Tommy!

319
00:19:57,947 --> 00:19:59,448
He was scared, Lois.

320
00:19:59,657 --> 00:20:02,617
I don't think he meant to hurt anyone.
He just couldn't control his powers.

321
00:20:02,785 --> 00:20:05,788
He blew up a bus, Clark.
Almost killed a lot of people.

322
00:20:05,871 --> 00:20:07,623
I'd say this was textbook Karma.

323
00:20:12,211 --> 00:20:13,045
Thanks.

324
00:20:13,129 --> 00:20:15,190
Hey, you didn't tell me
that you were recording that.

325
00:20:15,214 --> 00:20:16,974
Don't get your tights
in a twist, Smallville.

326
00:20:17,049 --> 00:20:19,093
I'll just refer to you as "sources say."

327
00:20:19,260 --> 00:20:23,681
Besides, if I'm gonna write Tommy was
a human bomb, I need scientific proof.

328
00:20:23,848 --> 00:20:25,641
We could check the autopsy report.

329
00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:27,369
See how much meteor rock
was in his system.

330
00:20:27,393 --> 00:20:28,728
The coroner won't release it

331
00:20:28,811 --> 00:20:30,771
if it's part of
an ongoing investigation.

332
00:20:32,690 --> 00:20:36,277
But I bet we could find a copy
lying around the hospital.

333
00:20:36,444 --> 00:20:38,487
By find,
I'm assuming you mean steal?

334
00:20:38,571 --> 00:20:41,657
Rule number three,
do whatever it takes to get the story.

335
00:20:41,741 --> 00:20:43,367
You really should be writing these down.

336
00:20:43,451 --> 00:20:45,953
Lois, be careful.
There's some lines you shouldn't cross.

337
00:20:46,036 --> 00:20:48,873
The only line I'm worried about
is a byline.

338
00:20:48,956 --> 00:20:50,876
And so should you, Clark.
We're in this together.

339
00:20:51,000 --> 00:20:52,585
You wanna share a byline with me?

340
00:20:52,668 --> 00:20:53,836
Oh, god, no.

341
00:20:54,044 --> 00:20:55,796
But I got you the obit.

342
00:20:56,422 --> 00:20:58,549
- Tommy's obituary?
- Absolutely.

343
00:20:58,632 --> 00:20:59,693
You helped break the story,

344
00:20:59,717 --> 00:21:01,969
so you get to commemorate the kid
in ten lines or less.

345
00:21:03,429 --> 00:21:07,016
Don't be so squeamish.
Most of us got started writing want ads.

346
00:21:07,099 --> 00:21:10,436
You know what, there was a time
when I would've killed for an obit.

347
00:21:12,605 --> 00:21:13,773
Are you coming?

348
00:21:20,404 --> 00:21:21,530
Oh.

349
00:21:30,623 --> 00:21:33,334
You know, if you just reach
a little bit higher,

350
00:21:33,918 --> 00:21:35,558
you're definitely
gonna need an ambulance.

351
00:21:35,711 --> 00:21:38,172
Guess I'm lucky
there's a paramedic in the building.

352
00:21:38,923 --> 00:21:41,884
Yeah, well, you asked me
to bring over this application.

353
00:21:46,305 --> 00:21:47,556
Ahem. Give me.

354
00:21:49,058 --> 00:21:51,227
Oh, I did talk to my friend.

355
00:21:51,393 --> 00:21:55,314
And she says that there is a spot
open at the home for Bette.

356
00:21:56,607 --> 00:21:58,025
That's great.

357
00:22:01,987 --> 00:22:04,615
She could really use some good news
right now.

358
00:22:05,366 --> 00:22:07,243
Her day got even worse
a little while ago

359
00:22:07,326 --> 00:22:08,345
and she needed some space.

360
00:22:08,369 --> 00:22:09,411
So I came here.

361
00:22:16,418 --> 00:22:17,418
Thank you.

362
00:22:17,503 --> 00:22:19,383
At least she had a place to stay,
thanks to you.

363
00:22:22,633 --> 00:22:23,633
Thanks.

364
00:22:28,556 --> 00:22:30,015
Isis foundation.

365
00:22:30,099 --> 00:22:33,352
So what, adopt a pyramid,
save a sphinx, that kind of thing?

366
00:22:33,435 --> 00:22:37,857
Heh, cute. Uh, actually, it's more like
a counseling center.

367
00:22:37,940 --> 00:22:40,877
I'm house-sitting for a friend of mine
until she finds someone to take it over.

368
00:22:40,901 --> 00:22:44,029
I'm surprised I haven't heard of it.
The hospital sends out updates

369
00:22:44,113 --> 00:22:45,990
on all the mental health facilities.

370
00:22:46,073 --> 00:22:48,576
Well, she has very specific clients.

371
00:22:48,659 --> 00:22:52,872
People with, uh, special skills that are
sometimes a little dangerous.

372
00:22:53,330 --> 00:22:55,291
You mean like meteor types?

373
00:22:56,750 --> 00:23:00,129
I drive an ambulance in Metropolis,
Chloe. I've seen a lot of things.

374
00:23:00,212 --> 00:23:02,923
At least enough to know
that they could use the help.

375
00:23:05,801 --> 00:23:07,636
Have you ever thought
about helping them?

376
00:23:07,845 --> 00:23:10,681
- No, I don't...
- I saw you with Bette today.

377
00:23:10,764 --> 00:23:13,767
You cared enough to take her
under your wing. That's rare.

378
00:23:13,934 --> 00:23:17,271
And think how hard it must be
for these meteor people

379
00:23:17,354 --> 00:23:18,689
to find someone they can trust.

380
00:23:19,773 --> 00:23:21,066
But am I streetwise enough?

381
00:23:21,734 --> 00:23:23,777
Okay. Forget what I said earlier.

382
00:23:23,861 --> 00:23:26,238
I can come off a little strong.

383
00:23:26,822 --> 00:23:29,283
That's okay. At least now I understand
where it comes from.

384
00:23:30,492 --> 00:23:31,535
Understand how?

385
00:23:32,161 --> 00:23:33,996
Well, I googled you.

386
00:23:34,246 --> 00:23:35,956
And I read an interview that you gave

387
00:23:36,040 --> 00:23:37,767
about running away from foster homes
as a kid.

388
00:23:37,791 --> 00:23:39,335
You researched me?

389
00:23:41,211 --> 00:23:43,315
Well, you know, I always kind of wanted
my own stalker.

390
00:23:43,339 --> 00:23:46,300
Ha, ha. It isn't like that, Davis.
It's just that...

391
00:23:46,383 --> 00:23:49,553
No, really. I used to be a reporter,
and so I have a serious...

392
00:23:50,262 --> 00:23:52,139
Curiosity complex.

393
00:23:52,514 --> 00:23:54,808
- Okay. Yeah.
- And I'm engaged.

394
00:23:58,145 --> 00:24:00,230
You're the first person I've told
about that.

395
00:24:00,397 --> 00:24:02,399
Well, um... congratulations.

396
00:24:02,483 --> 00:24:05,569
That's a very unique engagement ring.

397
00:24:06,737 --> 00:24:10,282
Uh, well, it's the story behind the ring
that really makes it special.

398
00:24:11,367 --> 00:24:14,119
I went away for a little while,
and he never gave up on me.

399
00:24:16,705 --> 00:24:17,748
Well, Chloe...

400
00:24:18,457 --> 00:24:20,918
I grew up
hearing a lot of four letter words

401
00:24:21,001 --> 00:24:23,170
and love wasn't exactly one of them.

402
00:24:24,213 --> 00:24:26,674
If you found it, real love...

403
00:24:28,384 --> 00:24:29,468
Hold onto it.

404
00:24:35,599 --> 00:24:39,103
And if anyone tells you that's a cliche,
I'll personally kick their ass.

405
00:25:13,095 --> 00:25:14,471
Did you find her?

406
00:25:14,638 --> 00:25:16,557
She's gone off the grid again.

407
00:25:18,058 --> 00:25:19,810
Don't come back until you do.

408
00:25:25,566 --> 00:25:26,859
Is there something else?

409
00:25:27,151 --> 00:25:28,235
The girl's dangerous.

410
00:25:28,402 --> 00:25:31,113
You tried to approach her on the bus
and she blew it up.

411
00:25:31,822 --> 00:25:35,242
Mr. Luthor would've had us
terminate the problem on sight.

412
00:25:37,161 --> 00:25:38,871
I'm your boss now.

413
00:25:39,038 --> 00:25:40,748
And since we've never worked together,

414
00:25:40,914 --> 00:25:44,043
I can't trust that you'll
see this through to my satisfaction.

415
00:25:44,626 --> 00:25:47,337
Bring her here, I'll handle her.

416
00:25:48,213 --> 00:25:49,381
End of story.

417
00:26:05,814 --> 00:26:08,275
Lois, you can't just walk in
and steal a file.

418
00:26:08,442 --> 00:26:11,278
- It's a crime, you'll go to prison.
- I have a plan, Clark.

419
00:26:11,445 --> 00:26:13,572
Would you like to share it?
I'm having doubts.

420
00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:16,283
When in doubt...

421
00:26:16,784 --> 00:26:18,285
Charge it.

422
00:26:18,869 --> 00:26:22,247
City hall, 13th precinct,
15th precinct...

423
00:26:22,956 --> 00:26:24,541
Metropolis general.

424
00:26:26,835 --> 00:26:29,546
If I could get mileage points
on these things, I'd see the world.

425
00:26:30,130 --> 00:26:31,548
Cover me, Smallville.

426
00:26:42,976 --> 00:26:46,438
Uh, you know, patients are on
an entirely different floor.

427
00:26:46,522 --> 00:26:49,024
You know, I thought I got off
the elevator a little early.

428
00:26:50,150 --> 00:26:53,070
Wait, you were one of the rescue workers
from the bus, right?

429
00:26:53,237 --> 00:26:54,655
I thought I recognized you.

430
00:26:54,822 --> 00:26:57,491
For a guy without a uniform,
you helped a lot of people.

431
00:26:57,741 --> 00:26:59,076
Oh, I didn't do anything.

432
00:26:59,243 --> 00:27:01,245
I mean, you're the real hero.

433
00:27:01,662 --> 00:27:03,122
You help people for a living.

434
00:27:03,747 --> 00:27:05,290
I'm Clark Kent.

435
00:27:05,457 --> 00:27:10,587
Davis bloome. I met your fiancée, Clark.
Congratulations, she's a real catch.

436
00:27:11,088 --> 00:27:12,131
I'm getting married?

437
00:27:12,881 --> 00:27:14,049
Well, I thought that...

438
00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:16,677
I saw you and Chloe together.
And you seemed pretty close.

439
00:27:16,844 --> 00:27:19,012
- When she said she was engaged...
- Chloe's engaged?

440
00:27:20,264 --> 00:27:23,016
Oh, man. Okay, my brain's gone
completely doa.

441
00:27:23,183 --> 00:27:26,520
Clark, she said
she hadn't told anyone yet.

442
00:27:26,687 --> 00:27:27,938
Do me a favor...

443
00:27:28,480 --> 00:27:30,107
Don't tell her I said anything.

444
00:27:32,734 --> 00:27:34,194
I won't reveal my source.

445
00:27:40,534 --> 00:27:43,745
Hey, Bette. Davis, the paramedic
we met on the street

446
00:27:43,829 --> 00:27:45,080
came by with the papenivork.

447
00:27:45,247 --> 00:27:46,957
His friends wanna meet you.

448
00:27:47,124 --> 00:27:49,918
Change of plan, Chloe.
I'm leaving Metropolis.

449
00:27:50,085 --> 00:27:51,896
Don't you think
that you should read this first?

450
00:27:51,920 --> 00:27:53,672
I mean, this place sounds really great.

451
00:27:53,839 --> 00:27:55,007
Maybe it is.

452
00:27:55,174 --> 00:27:56,592
This city's gone sour.

453
00:27:56,758 --> 00:27:59,261
Like, way past its shelf life.
I have to go.

454
00:27:59,428 --> 00:28:01,555
Look, I know what happened
with Tommy was awful,

455
00:28:01,638 --> 00:28:03,974
but running away is not the answer.

456
00:28:04,141 --> 00:28:07,644
Besides, it's not safe out there
for you by yourself.

457
00:28:07,728 --> 00:28:09,080
You think the streets are dangerous?

458
00:28:09,104 --> 00:28:11,690
Try a locked door,
with someone else holding the key.

459
00:28:11,899 --> 00:28:13,817
- No, thanks.
- They're not gonna lock you in.

460
00:28:13,901 --> 00:28:15,336
Look, tell you what,
I'll call them for you.

461
00:28:15,360 --> 00:28:16,360
Chloe, stop.

462
00:28:16,403 --> 00:28:19,239
I don't need a den mother,
and I won't go see those people.

463
00:28:19,323 --> 00:28:20,675
Then they'll come here to see you.

464
00:28:20,699 --> 00:28:23,339
- You're not listening to me.
- I'm just trying to help you, Bette.

465
00:28:30,292 --> 00:28:32,044
I wish you hadn't made me do that.

466
00:28:48,310 --> 00:28:50,479
There's nothing in here
about a meteor infection.

467
00:28:50,646 --> 00:28:53,565
- Here. Let me take a look.
- Knock yourself out.

468
00:28:53,941 --> 00:28:55,817
I'm not sure we're on the right
track, Lois.

469
00:28:55,984 --> 00:28:58,695
- Tommy's death seems suspicious.
- Of course it's suspicious.

470
00:28:58,779 --> 00:29:01,049
The guy blew himself up
just by rubbing his hands together

471
00:29:01,073 --> 00:29:02,673
or wrinkling his nose
or whatever he did.

472
00:29:02,741 --> 00:29:04,469
They didn't find any meteor rock
in his system,

473
00:29:04,493 --> 00:29:06,578
but they did find metal shrapnel
from the barrels.

474
00:29:06,912 --> 00:29:08,914
Lois, if Tommy's responsible
for the blast,

475
00:29:08,997 --> 00:29:11,517
the barrels would have blown away
from him, not into him, right?

476
00:29:11,792 --> 00:29:13,502
Don't clear his name yet, Sherlock.

477
00:29:13,585 --> 00:29:15,212
That kid was dangerous,
a real live wire.

478
00:29:15,295 --> 00:29:16,797
Check his rap sheet at the back.

479
00:29:16,880 --> 00:29:18,882
Armed robbery, b&e and carjacking.

480
00:29:19,049 --> 00:29:22,094
Basically, that firecracker
was a major menace to Metropolis.

481
00:29:22,177 --> 00:29:24,805
There's no mention of explosives
in any of these crimes, Lois.

482
00:29:24,888 --> 00:29:26,532
If you were a criminal
with these abilities,

483
00:29:26,556 --> 00:29:27,556
wouldn't you use them?

484
00:29:27,975 --> 00:29:30,102
Well, if Tommy didn't kill himself,
then who did?

485
00:29:30,894 --> 00:29:32,980
Bette claimed
that Tommy blew up the bus.

486
00:29:34,481 --> 00:29:36,275
But she was there
for both of the blasts.

487
00:29:37,442 --> 00:29:40,529
Oh, my god.
My cousin's babysitting psycho spice.

488
00:29:43,115 --> 00:29:44,116
Clark, what if...

489
00:29:45,951 --> 00:29:47,327
Oh, come on.

490
00:29:48,912 --> 00:29:50,664
Believe me, I understand.

491
00:29:50,831 --> 00:29:54,459
It can be tough to control your powers
when you're angry or afraid.

492
00:29:54,626 --> 00:29:58,130
Like on the bus or... with Tommy.

493
00:29:58,297 --> 00:30:00,007
Those weren't accidents.

494
00:30:00,173 --> 00:30:01,883
I knew what I was doing.

495
00:30:02,926 --> 00:30:05,053
There are some bad people chasing me.

496
00:30:05,220 --> 00:30:07,764
They cornered me on the bus,
I had to fight back.

497
00:30:08,223 --> 00:30:10,475
So you set up Tommy to take the blame?

498
00:30:11,768 --> 00:30:13,186
Bette...

499
00:30:13,520 --> 00:30:14,896
You killed him.

500
00:30:15,230 --> 00:30:17,149
He helped them find me.

501
00:30:18,483 --> 00:30:22,612
Three years ago, some corporate types
locked me in their private prison.

502
00:30:23,363 --> 00:30:26,700
It was a nightmare.
They ran tests on me every day.

503
00:30:27,492 --> 00:30:29,995
Last week something happened,
and we were all let go.

504
00:30:31,455 --> 00:30:33,123
They tagged us on the way out.

505
00:30:34,333 --> 00:30:36,251
I ran before they could do it to me.

506
00:30:37,002 --> 00:30:39,338
This place, were there
lots of people there with powers?

507
00:30:39,504 --> 00:30:40,589
Yeah.

508
00:30:40,756 --> 00:30:42,466
I told Tommy all about it.

509
00:30:42,674 --> 00:30:44,176
And you know what he did?

510
00:30:44,343 --> 00:30:46,345
He sold me out.

511
00:30:46,678 --> 00:30:48,764
He led them straight to me.

512
00:30:49,097 --> 00:30:50,766
He got what he deserved.

513
00:30:52,267 --> 00:30:55,228
The prison was in Montana, wasn't it?
Black creek?

514
00:30:56,480 --> 00:30:57,731
How did you know that?

515
00:31:00,817 --> 00:31:01,985
Because I was there.

516
00:31:02,986 --> 00:31:04,905
I had a meteor power too.

517
00:31:05,072 --> 00:31:08,116
I could heal people.
I know how awful it was there.

518
00:31:08,325 --> 00:31:10,494
Then you know I had to do
whatever it took to get away.

519
00:31:10,577 --> 00:31:12,454
They had me backed into a corner.

520
00:31:13,705 --> 00:31:17,167
No matter what they do to you, Bette,
you don't kill people.

521
00:31:17,834 --> 00:31:20,045
Sometimes I don't have a choice.

522
00:31:20,712 --> 00:31:22,297
Chloe, I'm sorry.

523
00:31:22,381 --> 00:31:25,050
But I can't risk you turning on me too.

524
00:31:30,222 --> 00:31:31,973
Goodbye, Chloe.

525
00:31:33,809 --> 00:31:35,060
- Aah!
- No.

526
00:31:47,864 --> 00:31:48,907
Clark.

527
00:31:53,412 --> 00:31:54,746
Stay away from me!

528
00:31:54,913 --> 00:31:56,039
I'll hurt you!

529
00:31:56,206 --> 00:31:57,582
No, you won't.

530
00:31:58,375 --> 00:32:00,919
- You're not afraid of me?
- No.

531
00:32:01,711 --> 00:32:03,004
I just wanna help you.

532
00:32:04,589 --> 00:32:06,216
After everything I've done...

533
00:32:06,758 --> 00:32:09,219
Why would you wanna help
a monster like me?

534
00:32:09,386 --> 00:32:11,263
Because you're not a monster.

535
00:32:11,430 --> 00:32:13,598
You'vejust been led
down the wrong path.

536
00:32:15,934 --> 00:32:18,019
Whenever people find out about me,

537
00:32:18,186 --> 00:32:20,564
they get afraid and they try to hurt me.

538
00:32:21,440 --> 00:32:24,359
So I have to lie
I have to hide what I am.

539
00:32:27,112 --> 00:32:28,697
You don't have to anymore.

540
00:32:29,948 --> 00:32:31,199
Not from me.

541
00:32:42,669 --> 00:32:44,921
We all have something
we think we need to hide.

542
00:32:47,257 --> 00:32:48,633
It's hard.

543
00:32:51,636 --> 00:32:52,971
But it does get better.

544
00:33:09,196 --> 00:33:11,615
It's a good thing you called Lois
and told her you were okay.

545
00:33:12,157 --> 00:33:13,917
She was about to call out
the national guard.

546
00:33:17,370 --> 00:33:19,122
Bette almost killed me, Clark.

547
00:33:20,790 --> 00:33:23,668
Chloe, there's no way you could've known
how dangerous she was.

548
00:33:23,835 --> 00:33:25,420
Her power was hidden.

549
00:33:26,087 --> 00:33:29,424
Some sort of high-frequency
energy blast. She fooled everyone.

550
00:33:29,841 --> 00:33:31,426
It's because she didn't trust anyone.

551
00:33:31,510 --> 00:33:33,803
I mean, I was only in that cell
for a few weeks.

552
00:33:33,887 --> 00:33:36,556
I can't imagine being in there
for three years.

553
00:33:37,474 --> 00:33:39,976
Hopefully, she'll find the help
she needs at belle reve.

554
00:33:40,143 --> 00:33:42,455
Yeah, I seriously doubt that being
locked away in another cell

555
00:33:42,479 --> 00:33:43,813
is gonna do any good.

556
00:33:45,524 --> 00:33:46,751
Do you think if you knew her sooner,

557
00:33:46,775 --> 00:33:48,495
you could've helped her
deal with her power?

558
00:33:48,568 --> 00:33:50,487
Chloe, sometimes people
who need help the most

559
00:33:50,570 --> 00:33:52,239
are the ones
who push it away the hardest.

560
00:33:52,614 --> 00:33:55,450
Which is why someone
should be talking to them from day one.

561
00:34:03,708 --> 00:34:04,876
Looking for this?

562
00:34:06,836 --> 00:34:08,171
I found it downstairs.

563
00:34:08,255 --> 00:34:10,882
You must have lost it
when Bette was chasing you.

564
00:34:16,054 --> 00:34:19,891
- Is there anything you wanna tell me?
- I was...

565
00:34:20,058 --> 00:34:23,853
On my way over here this morning,
to tell you but...

566
00:34:25,730 --> 00:34:27,065
How did you find out?

567
00:34:27,232 --> 00:34:28,733
Did Jimmy call you?

568
00:34:30,235 --> 00:34:35,282
Well, it's rule number 11.
Always protect your source.

569
00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,662
But I would like the whole story.

570
00:34:43,456 --> 00:34:44,874
How long have you been engaged?

571
00:34:46,793 --> 00:34:48,003
A week.

572
00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,881
I said yes
the night I came back from Montana.

573
00:34:54,175 --> 00:34:55,719
You could have called...

574
00:34:55,927 --> 00:34:57,178
Anytime.

575
00:34:58,930 --> 00:35:00,223
It's just that...

576
00:35:01,850 --> 00:35:04,769
We've been friends for such a long time.

577
00:35:05,312 --> 00:35:06,938
We're more than just friends, Chloe.

578
00:35:12,193 --> 00:35:13,945
When Jimmy and I get married...

579
00:35:14,946 --> 00:35:17,115
Things will probably change...

580
00:35:17,866 --> 00:35:19,451
Between us, I mean.

581
00:35:22,579 --> 00:35:25,040
And I don't know
if I'm ready for that just yet.

582
00:35:27,500 --> 00:35:28,585
Are you?

583
00:35:35,383 --> 00:35:36,468
I know that your happiness

584
00:35:36,551 --> 00:35:38,791
is one of the most important things
in the world to me...

585
00:35:39,804 --> 00:35:42,265
And that you and Jimmy
will have a wonderful life together.

586
00:35:48,605 --> 00:35:50,023
Don't worry about anything else.

587
00:36:24,849 --> 00:36:26,184
Hello, Bette.

588
00:36:28,520 --> 00:36:31,147
You should've died on that bus.

589
00:36:33,191 --> 00:36:36,528
The last time we met,
things did get a little fiery.

590
00:36:37,237 --> 00:36:38,738
Lucky for me I ducked.

591
00:36:42,200 --> 00:36:44,703
So they're taking you to belle reve.

592
00:36:45,870 --> 00:36:48,081
I'm sure after a few years
of good behavior,

593
00:36:48,164 --> 00:36:49,833
they'll let you see the sun again.

594
00:36:51,167 --> 00:36:52,794
Or you could come with me.

595
00:36:53,878 --> 00:36:57,674
I'd rather be a prisoner there
than your lab rat in Montana.

596
00:36:58,216 --> 00:37:00,009
Go push your cheese somewhere else.

597
00:37:10,019 --> 00:37:11,813
I didn't build that place, Bette.

598
00:37:12,897 --> 00:37:15,859
And after I heard about
all the terrible things happening there,

599
00:37:16,025 --> 00:37:17,402
I closed it down.

600
00:37:18,236 --> 00:37:19,279
I tried to tell you.

601
00:37:20,447 --> 00:37:24,117
If you shut down the thunderdome,
then why are you still coming after me?

602
00:37:25,910 --> 00:37:28,163
Because you're a very powerful person.

603
00:37:31,499 --> 00:37:35,044
And I think it's about time the world
started treating you accordingly.

604
00:37:35,503 --> 00:37:36,546
Don't you?

605
00:37:38,465 --> 00:37:39,674
Listening.

606
00:37:41,092 --> 00:37:42,719
I want to introduce you...

607
00:37:43,303 --> 00:37:45,555
To some people like you.

608
00:37:46,514 --> 00:37:47,974
A sort of team.

609
00:37:48,850 --> 00:37:50,268
But only if you want.

610
00:37:50,435 --> 00:37:51,644
A team?

611
00:37:51,811 --> 00:37:54,898
Take a look at my file, lady.
I don't play well with others.

612
00:37:55,940 --> 00:37:59,152
I think once you meet everyone,
you may finally feel like you fit in.

613
00:38:01,237 --> 00:38:03,740
I remember what it was like
to be your age.

614
00:38:04,616 --> 00:38:05,617
Alone...

615
00:38:09,579 --> 00:38:10,830
Trapped.

616
00:38:11,998 --> 00:38:13,958
The injustice of it all.

617
00:38:15,668 --> 00:38:17,462
I can help, Bette.

618
00:38:21,549 --> 00:38:24,052
The team is only as good
as its weakest link.

619
00:38:24,844 --> 00:38:27,013
And look at what happened to me
on the bus.

620
00:38:28,640 --> 00:38:31,559
Why scout out somebody who's just
gonna choke on their own smoke?

621
00:38:33,019 --> 00:38:35,230
Don't be so hard on yourself.

622
00:38:40,026 --> 00:38:42,028
We'll make a hero out of you yet.

623
00:38:52,080 --> 00:38:53,331
That was a great job.

624
00:39:02,006 --> 00:39:03,174
Looking good, Smallville.

625
00:39:03,258 --> 00:39:06,094
Clothes make the man
who helped me make the front page.

626
00:39:08,555 --> 00:39:10,515
Wow. Try to hold back
the journalistic fervor.

627
00:39:10,598 --> 00:39:12,016
I'm glad you got your story, Lois,

628
00:39:12,100 --> 00:39:14,269
but it took more turns
than I would have liked.

629
00:39:14,519 --> 00:39:16,980
So did you, Houdini.
You're there one minute, gone the next.

630
00:39:17,063 --> 00:39:18,374
We're standing next to an elevator.

631
00:39:18,398 --> 00:39:19,667
I don't know why
you had to take the stairs.

632
00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:22,193
Well, I'm sorry that you can't keep up.

633
00:39:22,527 --> 00:39:24,672
The important thing is that Chloe
figured it out on her own

634
00:39:24,696 --> 00:39:25,696
and she's okay.

635
00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:29,576
Yeah, tell me about it. If she hadn't
defused little miss landmine,

636
00:39:29,659 --> 00:39:32,328
we'd be fitting her for a coffin
instead of a wedding dress.

637
00:39:34,122 --> 00:39:35,790
When did you hear about the wedding?

638
00:39:36,124 --> 00:39:37,500
She just called.

639
00:39:38,001 --> 00:39:39,919
I can't believe my cousin
is getting married.

640
00:39:40,795 --> 00:39:42,088
To Jimmy Olsen.

641
00:39:43,715 --> 00:39:45,216
They're in love, Lois.

642
00:39:45,383 --> 00:39:47,093
You should be happy for them.

643
00:39:47,260 --> 00:39:49,220
Uh, well...

644
00:39:49,387 --> 00:39:51,180
At least the rest of us have work.

645
00:39:51,347 --> 00:39:54,392
Here, I finished proofing the obit.

646
00:39:56,102 --> 00:39:58,146
Well, Lois, don't hold anything back.

647
00:39:58,229 --> 00:40:01,316
Those aren't notes of discouragement.
They're of encouragement.

648
00:40:01,399 --> 00:40:03,067
You've got talent, Smallville.

649
00:40:03,651 --> 00:40:04,652
What?

650
00:40:05,236 --> 00:40:07,548
Look, when I first started out
at the inquisitor, all I cared about

651
00:40:07,572 --> 00:40:10,575
was getting the best stories
on the front page.

652
00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:12,285
It seems like a dream come true.

653
00:40:13,077 --> 00:40:15,413
Sure, but sitting here now, with you,

654
00:40:15,496 --> 00:40:18,583
I think I'm more proud
we uncovered the truth

655
00:40:18,666 --> 00:40:20,460
than I am over having a headline.

656
00:40:25,757 --> 00:40:27,800
Thanks for helping me
break the story, Clark.

657
00:40:31,596 --> 00:40:32,972
Keep up the good work.

658
00:40:33,556 --> 00:40:35,892
You've got a long career
ahead of you at the daily planet.

659
00:41:08,508 --> 00:41:11,803
Hey, this is Davis.
Leave me your story, 17! Call you back.

660
00:41:13,429 --> 00:41:15,807
Hi, Davis. It's Chloe Sullivan.

661
00:41:15,974 --> 00:41:17,308
I, uh...

662
00:41:17,475 --> 00:41:21,854
I just wanted to call and say thanks
for helping out with Bette.

663
00:41:22,021 --> 00:41:25,358
It's too bad that
that didn't, uh, work out...

664
00:41:26,192 --> 00:41:28,027
But I also wanted to let you know

665
00:41:28,194 --> 00:41:31,280
that I've decided to reopen
the Isis foundation,

666
00:41:31,364 --> 00:41:34,075
and a few things that you said
helped me make that decision.

667
00:41:34,158 --> 00:41:37,036
So, thanks. Heh.

668
00:41:37,245 --> 00:41:38,997
Okay, well...

669
00:41:39,497 --> 00:41:40,999
Stay safe out there.

670
00:41:41,165 --> 00:41:42,291
Take care.

