WHITNEY, UH, SHIPPED OUT OVER THERE.
I'M SURE IT'S PRETTY WARM. UH...
IT'S OKAY, CLARK. JUST SAY WHAT YOU FEEL.
WHAT'S WITH CLARK KENT, MOVIE STAR?
LANA'S MAKING A VIDEO LETTER FOR WHITNEY OVERSEAS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE LEAST I COULD DO.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO GIVE IT A SHOT?
WATCH HOW THE PROS DO IT.
THE TOWN'S STILL REBUILDING AFTER THE STORM.
THE FIRST WEEK OF SCHOOL'S A BEAR,
AND YOU'RE MISSING THE WORST HEAT WAVE IN 25 YEARS.
BOTTOM LINE... STAY SAFE AND COME HOME SOON.
P.S... THE FOOTBALL TEAM'S TOAST
WITHOUT FORDMAN ON OFFENSE.
HA HA HA HA. THAT WAS PERFECT, PETE.
YEAH. SUPER.
TRY NOT TO CHOKE THIS TIME.
HOW ABOUT IT, CLARK. DO YOU WANT TO TRY TAKE TWO?
HOW ABOUT A RAIN CHECK?
SURE. WHY DON'T YOU COME BY THE TALON LATER?
ALL RIGHT. SEE YA.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE SOME THINGS NEVER CHANGE.
CHLOE.
HI.
YOU'RE BACK.
YEAH. YEAH, FRESH FROM THE WILDS OF METROPOLIS,
AND THE "DAILY PLANET" INTERNSHIP PROGRAM.
WELL, PETE SAID YOU WERE A BIG HIT.
I THOUGHT WE'D LOST YOU FOR GOOD.
WELL, MY DAD DECIDED TO GIVE LEXCORP ANOTHER SHOT,
SO HERE I AM, BACK IN THE BOONIES.
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE STAYING.
I REALLY MISSED YOU THIS SUMMER.
YEAH, I COULD TELL BY THE VOLUMINOUS E-MAILS YOU SENT.
YEAH, SORRY, WITH THE FARM, I...
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT'S NOT A BIG DEAL.
WELL, I'M REALLY EXCITED TO HEAR ALL YOUR STORIES.
YEAH, ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW WHAT? THERE AREN'T ANY STORIES.
EXCEPT THAT I DID MEET THIS REALLY HOT YOUNG INTERN
FROM METROPOLIS HIGH. IT WAS GREAT.
HE MADE ME FORGET ALL ABOUT SMALLVILLE
FOR THREE WHOLE MONTHS.
[ BELL RINGS ]
Pete: OH, GREAT.
Clark: WHAT?
EVERY YEAR THE INCREDIBLY AGED MRS. KOWALSKY
KICKS OFF BIOLOGY CLASS WITH AN ANCIENT SEX ED FILM.
WHO TOLD YOU THAT... YOUR BROTHER?
MY DAD.
WELL, I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE THAT BAD.
GOOD MORNING, I'M MISS ATKINS.
I'll BE YOUR NEW BIOLOGY TEACHER.
ON HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT.
I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT THE AIR-CONDITIONING IN HERE,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS TOGETHER.
BRING ON THE PAIN.
LET'S GET READY FOR A MOVIE.
ALL RIGHT. EVERYBODY TRY TO STAY AWAKE.
HMM.
Film narrator: ALL MEMBERS OF THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,
FROM THE SIMPLEST ONE-CELLED ORGANISMS
TO THE MOST COMPLEX OF MAMMALS
ENGAGE IN REPRODUCTION.
THIS ENSURES THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CREATURE
CAN PASS ON ITS GENETIC INFORMATION
TO FUTURE GENERATIONS.
ANIMALS RELY ON A VARIETY OF COURTSHIP METHODS.
THIS REMARKABLE REPRODUCTIVE PROCESS
IS SET INTO MOTION BY THE ACT OF COPULATION,
ALSO KNOWN AS INTERCOURSE OR COITUS.
IN MANY SPECIES,
THE FEMALES ATTRACT THEIR MATES WITH CHEMICAL SCENTS
CALLED PHEROMONES.
PHEROMONES ARE USED TO ELICIT SPECIFIC BEHAVIORS
FROM MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX
AND ARE SECRETED BY GLANDS OR INCORPORATED
INTO OTHER FLUIDS SUCH AS PERSPIRATION.
THE DESIRED GOAL OF ALL COURTSHIP BEHAVIOR IN MAMMALS
IS THE RELEASE OF SPERM BY THE MALE INTO THE FEMALE.
THE SPERM TRAVELS. [ ALL GASP ]
[ ALL SCREAMING ]
EVERYBODY, WALK! DO NOT RUN.
LEAVE YOUR BOOKS. LET'S GO!
[ FILM NARRATOR SPEAKING IN BACKGROUND ]
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫
♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫
♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫
♫ JUST STAY ♫
♫ STAY WITH ME ♫
♫ 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 ♫
[ SIRENS BLARING ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
LEX.
I CAME AS SOON AS I HEARD.
HI. YOU ALL RIGHT?
I'M FINE,
THANKS TO THIS YOUNG MAN RIGHT HERE.
CLARK, COME HERE FOR A SECOND.
HE WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT KEPT A COOL HEAD
DURING THE ENTIRE THING.
HE ACTUALLY PUT THE FIRE OUT.
WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED?
CLARK, ONCE AGAIN, I'M GRATEFUL.
AND I'M CONFUSED.
YOU'RE RIGHT, AND I'M SORRY.
I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET DESIREE ATKINS,
MY FIANCéE.
Intercom: ALL CLEAR. IT'S SAFE TO GO BACK IN THE BUILDING.
I'll SEE YOU IN CLASS, CLARK.
FIANCéE, HUH?
I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW YOU WERE SEEING ANYONE.
YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
I'VE NEVER BEEN MORE SURE OF ANYTHING IN MY LIFE.
OH.
I WAS GOING TO HAVE THIS MESSENGERED,
BUT SINCE YOU'RE HERE...
IT'S A WEDDING INVITATION FOR TONIGHT.
I KNOW IT'S SHORT NOTICE, BUT I WAS HOPING
YOU'D BE MY BEST MAN.
LEX, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
I HOPE YOU'LL SAY YES.
WELL, I'M SURPRISED... AND HONORED.
GOOD.
BETTER GET BACK TO CLASS.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE NEXT FIRE MAY ERUPT.
OH, A WEDDING PRESENT FROM YOUR FATHER.
SO DO YOU WANT ME TO SIGN THIS?
WELL, IF YOU DON'T,
MY FATHER COULD DISINHERIT ME.
FINE. I'll SIGN IT,
BUT IT'S GOING TO COST YOU A KISS.
I REALLY WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO SIGN THIS
ON OUR WEDDING DAY.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT'S EVER HAPPENED TO ME.
I PLAN ON BEING WITH YOU UNTIL DEATH DO US PART.
HI, SWEETHEART.
HI.
WHEW!
TELL ME AGAIN YOUR AVERSION TO AIR-CONDITIONING.
TWO WORDS... ELECTRIC BILL.
HI, CLARK, HOW WAS SCHOOL?
IT WAS DIFFERENT.
DO WE LIKE "DIFFERENT"?
THERE WAS A FIRE DURING BIOLOGY CLASS.
IT'S OKAY. NOBODY WAS HURT.
I STOPPED IT BEFORE IT SPREAD.
WELL, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE SHOULD BE PROUD OF YOU.
EXCEPT I THINK I STARTED IT.
WAIT. YOU WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT, PLEASE?
I STARTED TO FEEL HOT, AND MY EYES STARTED TO BURN.
ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SPOT I WAS STARING AT
BURST INTO FLAMES.
JUST BY LOOKING AT IT?
HELLO? HI, I'M CLARK.
I'M THE KID WHO CAN LIFT UP TRACTORS AND SEE THROUGH WALLS.
SON, HANG ON JUST A SECOND.
WHAT EXACTLY WAS GOING ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED?
WE HAD JUST MET OUR NEW BIOLOGY TEACHER
AND WE WERE WATCHING A FILM.
AN EDUCATIONAL FILM? SEX EDUCATIONAL FILM.
THIS COULD GET VERY COMPLICATED.
OH. CLARK, IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WHATEVER'S HAPPENED
HAS SOME SORT OF HORMONAL CONNECTION.
YES.
GREAT.
SO I'M MATURING INTO A FIRESTARTER?
NO, SON, LOOK, UM,
WE'VE JUST GOT TO GET A HANDLE ON THIS THING
LIKE WE'VE GOTTEN A HANDLE ON ALL YOUR OTHER ABILITIES.
EXCEPT ALL MY OTHER ABILITIES DIDN'T INVOLVE THINGS
BURSTING INTO FLAMES!
ALL THE MORE REASON FOR YOU TO GIVE IT SOME TIME.
YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO STAY CLOSE TO HOME, AND, UH,
AND THEN WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT.
I CAN'T.
WHY? WHAT'S THIS?
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BELIEVE IT.
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
HEY, CHLOE. I'VE BEEN LOOKING ALL OVER FOR YOU.
HEY, REALLY.
I'M NOT THAT HARD TO FIND, CLARK.
ONLY LEX LUTHOR COULD PUT TOGETHER A FAIRY TALE WEDDING
IN LESS THAN 48 HOURS.
LOOK, YOU SEEMED A LITTLE DISTANT THIS MORNING.
I WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS OKAY BETWEEN US.
YEAH, IT'S HUNKY-DORY.
WAIT, NOW I KNOW SOMETHING'S WRONG.
THE ONLY PERSON WHO SAYS "HUNKY-DORY" IS MY FATHER.
LOOK, CLARK, I GUESS I JUST LET MY FEELINGS
GET THE BETTER OF ME, BUT, YOU KNOW,
WE MADE A DECISION, AND I'M PERFECTLY FINE WITH IT.
ME TOO.
GREAT.
BUT I STILL DON'T KNOW HOW I FEEL ABOUT TAKING SEX ED
FROM MRS. LUTHOR.
I CAN'T BELIEVE LEX IS MARRIED.
HE SAYS HE REALLY LOVES HER.
YEAH, WELL, LOVE IS RARELY, IF EVER, LOGICAL.
MAYBE THEY JUST HAVE THE RIGHT PHEROMONES.
HMM?
IT'S CHEMISTRY, CLARK. SOME PEOPLE HAVE IT,
AND OTHERS DON'T.
QUIT STARING, CLARK.
YOU'LL BURN YOUR EYES OUT.
I WAS JUST... IT'S ALL RIGHT.
DESIREE'S ATTRACTIVE. I UNDERSTAND.
OH, AND THANKS AGAIN, CLARK.
LEX, I GOT TO TELL YOU, I WAS A BIT SHELL-SHOCKED.
I MEAN, YOU GO AWAY ON A TWO-WEEK BUSINESS TRIP,
AND THE NEXT THING I KNOW, MY MOM'S PUTTING
THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON YOUR WEDDING CAKE?
BELIEVE ME, WHEN I LEFT, I HAD NO INTENTION
OF FALLING IN LOVE. I WAS STRUGGLING
THROUGH ANOTHER ENDLESS BUSINESS FUNCTION
WHEN SUDDENLY, DESIREE WAS THERE.
SHE MUST'VE MADE QUITE A FIRST IMPRESSION.
ACTUALLY, SHE SAID SHE'D COME TO SAVE ME.
I THOUGHT IT WAS A JOKE, TOO,
THAT SHE WAS ONLY INTERESTED IN MY NAME OR FORTUNE,
BUT AS THE NIGHT WORE ON, I REALIZED
SHE WAS DIFFERENT.
IT JUST HAPPENED THAT FAST?
YOU CAN WASTE YOUR TIME PLAYING IT SAFE
OR YOU CAN GO FOR IT, BUT AT SOME POINT, CLARK,
YOU JUST KNOW WHEN SOMETHING'S RIGHT.
AND, UH, WELL, PETE'S TAPING ALL THE SHARKS GAMES FOR YOU
SO YOU WON'T MISS A THING.
THOUGH, THE WAY THEY'RE PLAYING, YOU MIGHT WANT TO.
UH, ANYWAY,
I HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN ABOUT WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT,
SO DON'T WORRY. JUST, UH, COME HOME SOON,
AND BE SAFE.
THAT WAS GREAT. THANKS SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS, CLARK.
SO, WHAT DID YOU AND WHITNEY TALK ABOUT, ANYWAY?
JUST THAT HE WANTED ME TO KEEP AN EYE ON YOU...
NOT THAT HE DOESN'T TRUST YOU.
UM... IT'S HOT.
DO YOU WANT AN ICED COFFEE?
I'M GOING TO GO MAKE AN ICED COFFEE.
ONE OF THE PERKS OF MANAGEMENT...
24-HOUR ACCESS TO THE CAPPUCCINO MACHINE.
SO, WHAT DID YOU SAY TO WHITNEY?
I STARTED MY MESSAGE FIVE OR SIX TIMES,
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO FINISH.
THERE'S SO MUCH I WANT TO SAY.
IT'S NOT EASY BEING IN A LONG-DISTANCE RELATIONSHIP.
I MISS HIM.
AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HIM, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT
PUTTING OUR LIFE ON HOLD.
I'M NOT SURE IT WAS THE WISEST DECISION
FOR EITHER OF US.
I GET HIS E-MAILS.
HE'S HAVING A REALLY TOUGH TIME...
FIRST WITH BASIC TRAINING, NOW BEING SHIPPED OUT.
HE NEEDS SOMEONE HE CAN COUNT ON.
BESIDES, I DO HAVE YOU TO LOOK OUT FOR ME, DON'T I?
WELL, I KNOW I HAVEN'T BEEN AROUND MUCH THIS SUMMER.
THANKS. BUT EVER SINCE THE STORM,
THE FARM HAS JUST BEEN A DISASTER.
SEEMS LIKE WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIND OUR WAY BACK
FROM THAT DAY.
EXCEPT FOR LEX. I'VE NEVER SEEN HIM SO HAPPY BEFORE.
IT'S KIND OF WEIRD.
YOU KNOW, I'M GLAD I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THAT.
STILL, YOU HAVE TO ADMIT, IT'S ROMANTIC.
LEX MAKES IT SEEM EASY.
MAYBE IT IS.
LEX LEARNED TO ACT ON HIS PASSION,
NEVER HOLD ANYTHING BACK.
I WONDER IF WE'LL EVER BE ABLE TO DO THE SAME.
UH... UH... CLARK, WHAT'S WRONG?
I'M NOT FEELING SO WELL.
OH, MY GOD, YOU'RE BURNING UP.
LET ME DRIVE YOU HOME.
AAH!
ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH, I'M FINE. WHAT HAPPENED?
I'M NOT SURE.
CLARK.
I THOUGHT YOU'D BE IN SCHOOL ALREADY.
I'M NOT GOING.
IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT THE TALON.
WHAT, ANOTHER FIRE?
IT WAS WORSE THAN BEFORE.
I WAS AFRAID IT WASN'T GOING TO STOP.
THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID THE FIRE LOOKED SUSPICIOUS...
HEY, COME ON.
WHAT CAN I SAY? THEY'RE RIGHT.
COME ON, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT YOU DIDN'T MEAN
TO START ANY OF THESE FIRES.
DAD, LANA WAS THERE. IF I'D HURT HER...
LOOK, SON... CLARK.
HEY. COME ON.
CLARK.
LOOK... LOOK AT ME.
SON, I THINK I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA
WHAT'S TRIGGERING THIS THING.
ALL RIGHT, RULE NUMBER ONE...
ALWAYS PRACTICE AWAY FROM THE BARN.
COME ON.
DAD, I DON'T GET IT. I THOUGHT THE WHOLE POINT
WAS TO STOP THIS FROM HAPPENING.
WELL, IN ORDER TO FIND THE OFF SWITCH,
FIRST WE NEED TO FIND THE ON SWITCH, RIGHT?
ALL RIGHT, NOW,
I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT YOU WERE THINKING ABOUT
THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED.
COME ON.
DAD, THIS MIGHT BE EASIER IF I WAS...
ALONE. YEAH.
SORRY.
THANKS.
♫ BABY, CLOSE YOUR EYES AND LISTEN TO THE MUSIC ♫
♫ DRIFTING THROUGH A SUMMER BREEZE ♫
♫ IT'S A GROOVY NIGHT AND I CAN SHOW YOU HOW TO USE IT ♫
♫ COME ALONG WITH ME AND PUT YOUR MIND AT EASE ♫
♫ A LITTLE LESS CONVERSATION ♫
♫ A LITTLE MORE ACTION, PLEASE ♫
LANA.
♫ A LITTLE MORE BITE AND A LITTLE LESS BARK ♫
♫ A LITTLE LESS FIGHT AND A LITTLE MORE SPARK ♫
♫ CLOSE YOUR MOUTH AND OPEN UP YOUR HEART ♫
♫ AND, BABY, SATISFY ME ♫
♫ SATISFY ME, BABY ♫
♫ SATISFY ME ♫
FIVE SCARECROWS, TWO WATER BARRELS,
AND OUR MAILBOX LATER...
DAD, YOU WERE RIGHT. ONCE I UNDERSTOOD
WHAT TRIGGERED THE HEAT, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL IT
WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT... SEX.
YOU SURE ABOUT THAT, SON?
TRUST ME. NEXT TIME I HAVE A DATE,
I'll BE ABLE TO TAKE HER OUT WITHOUT SETTING HER ON FIRE.
WELL, THAT'S A RELIEF.
I'll BE FINE.
IT'S A LITTLE HOT IN HERE FOR CANDLES, CLARK.
MRS. LUTHOR.
ONLY AT SCHOOL.
THE REST OF THE TIME, I PREFER DESIREE.
I WENT BY THE HOUSE, BUT NOBODY WAS HOME,
AND THEN I SAW THE LIGHT IN THE LOFT.
YEAH, MY PARENTS WENT INTO TOWN.
OH, ACTUALLY, I CAME BY TO SEE YOU.
REALLY.
YOU SEE, MOST GIRLS LIKE OLDER MEN, BUT NOT ME.
I LIKE YOUNGER GUYS.
WHAT THEY LACK IN EXPERIENCE, THEY MAKE UP FOR IN PASSION.
IS THAT RIGHT?
YEAH.
I SAW YOU STARING AT ME THE OTHER DAY IN CLASS.
I'M SORRY. I, UH... YOU KNOW, THAT'S OKAY.
I WAS ACTUALLY FLATTERED.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
I WAS HOPING WE COULD WORK ON
OUR STUDENT-TEACHER RELATIONS.
I, UM...
YOU'RE MARRIED TO MY BEST FRIEND.
WAIT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU EXPECTED HERE TONIGHT,
BUT LEX IS MY BEST FRIEND.
I'M NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING TO HURT HIM.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAME OVER ME.
PLEASE DON'T TELL LEX ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
I'M SO SORRY.
Chloe: AH, SO THE NEW MRS. LUTHOR HAS AN ALIAS.
THAT'S INTERESTING.
YOU KNOW,
WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IF I TOLD YOU MISS ATKINS,
A.K.A. ALISON SANDERS,
SHOWED UP AT MY LOFT LAST NIGHT AND...
TRIED TO SEDUCE ME?
I'D SAY YOU WERE LIVING THE VOYEURISTIC FANTASY
OF EVERY MALE STUDENT IN THIS SCHOOL.
CLARK, SHE JUST MARRIED LEX.
WHY WOULD SHE POSSIBLY BE INTERESTED IN YOU?
THANKS.
LOOK, SHE WAS DISSING LEX, SAYING HE WAS THE ONLY THING
STANDING BETWEEN HER BEING WITH ME.
OKAY, THIS IS QUICKLY GOING FROM MERELY NAUSEATING
TO GENUINELY DISTURBING.
I'M NOT MAKING THIS UP.
SHE'S GOT SOME STRANGE HOLD ON LEX.
GEE, I WONDER WHAT THAT COULD BE.
I'M SERIOUS. IT'S MORE THAN THE FACT THAT SHE'S HOT.
CLARK, THIS IS LEX LUTHOR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
DON'T YOU THINK HE CONSIDERED ALL THE UNFORTUNATE
POSSIBILITIES BEFORE SAYING "I DO"?
I DON'T KNOW, BUT I'M GOING TO FIND OUT.
I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO HIM. WILL YOU KEEP DIGGING?
YEAH, SURE.
WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S FIRE.
EXCUSE THE APHORISM.
CLARK, I'VE BEEN EXPECTING YOU.
REALLY.
YOU CAN SAVE THE AWKWARD SILENCES.
DESIREE TOLD ME EVERYTHING.
LEX, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
ALL MY LIFE, I'VE HAD TO SECOND GUESS THE INTENTIONS
OF OTHERS.
I'D REACHED THE POINT WHERE I STARTED TO THINK
FRIENDS WERE A LUXURY I COULDN'T AFFORD...
UNTIL I MET YOU, CLARK.
FROM THE DAY YOU PULLED ME OUT OF THAT RIVER,
YOU'VE BEEN THE ONE PERSON I CAN TRUST COMPLETELY.
I'M GLAD YOU FEEL THAT WAY, LEX.
MAYBE THAT'S WHY I FIND YOUR INFATUATION
WITH MY WIFE SO TROUBLING.
MY INFATUATION?
LEX, I DON'T KNOW WHAT SHE TOLD YOU,
BUT SHE CAME ON TO ME.
YOU EXPECT ME TO BELIEVE THAT?
COME ON, I SAW THE WAY YOU LOOKED AT HER THE OTHER DAY.
SHE TOLD ME YOU'VE BEEN EYEING HER IN CLASS.
NO, LEX, YOU HAVE TO SEE THIS.
YOUR WIFE'S REAL NAME IS ALISON SANDERS.
SHE GREW UP IN SMALLVILLE.
I BET SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU THAT, DID SHE?
NO.
WELL, IF SHE DIDN'T TELL YOU THE TRUTH ABOUT THAT,
HOW CAN YOU BELIEVE ANYTHING SHE S...
SHE'S MY WIFE, AND I LOVE HER.
TO BE HONEST, I WAS HOPING FOR AN APOLOGY,
NOT MORE INSINUATIONS.
I THOUGHT OUR FRIENDSHIP MEANT MORE TO YOU, CLARK.
IT DOES.
YOU CAN LET YOURSELF OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO LEX,
BUT I'M NOT DROPPING THIS.
I'M SORRY, LEX. THAT MUST'VE BEEN DIFFICULT.
CAN YOU EXPLAIN THIS?
CLARK'S RIGHT. I CHANGED MY NAME.
BUT I CHANGED IT AGAIN YESTERDAY TO LUTHOR.
THAT'S ALL THAT REALLY MATTERS, ISN'T IT?
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY YOU WOULD KEEP THIS FROM ME.
YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS TO ME
THAT I HAVEN'T HAD A KISS FROM MY HUSBAND IN...
OOH, I DON'T KNOW... AT LEAST SIX HOURS.
DESIREE, WE REALLY NEED TO DISCUSS THIS.
CLARK IS PART OF YOUR PAST,
JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS TOWN.
YOU DON'T NEED HIM, LEX.
WE DON'T NEED HIM.
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.
SO REMEMBER, KEEP YOUR HEAD DOWN.
I'M COUNTING ON AN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW FROM YOU
WHEN YOU GET BACK.
THAT WAS GREAT, CHLOE. THANK YOU.
OH, YEAH, AND THANKS FOR THE QUID PRO QUO.
NOW, I CAN MOVE THE "LIBRARY GETS A NEW PAINT JOB" SPREAD
TO PAGE TWO.
HA HA HA. IT MUST'VE BEEN FUN,
SPENDING THE ENTIRE SUMMER IN METROPOLIS.
YEAH, IT WAS REALLY NICE TO GET AWAY.
SOMETIMES A LITTLE DISTANCE CAN JUST GIVE YOU
A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THINGS YOU'VE DONE, YOU KNOW,
THE MISTAKES YOU'VE MADE.
GOING TO THE SPRING FORMAL WITH CLARK WAS NOT A MISTAKE.
YEAH, IT WAS.
I LET MYSELF INDULGE IN MY FEELINGS FOR HIM,
AND I ENDED UP GETTING HURT.
AT LEAST YOU WERE BRAVE ENOUGH TO TAKE THE RISK.
OH, YEAH, THAT'S ME... CUPID'S CANNON FODDER.
[ BOTH LAUGH ]
OH, THREE MONTHS.
I THOUGHT I'D BE OVER IT BY NOW, BUT WHEN I SAW HIM,
ALL THOSE FEELINGS JUST CAME BACK.
I EVEN MADE UP SOME LAME STORY ABOUT MEETING A GUY
IN METROPOLIS TO TRY AND GET A RISE OUT OF HIM.
CLARK STILL REALLY CARES ABOUT YOU, CHLOE.
I KNOW, BUT HE CARES ABOUT YOU MORE.
I DON'T WANT CLARK TO COME BETWEEN OUR FRIENDSHIP.
ME NEITHER. SO WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO ABOUT THAT?
LET'S DEFINE OURSELVES BY WHAT WE DO,
NOT WHO WE DATE... OR DON'T DATE.
COOL.
LANA.
WE NEED TO TALK.
UM, I HAVE TO GET SOME WORK DONE AT THE "TORCH."
ALL RIGHT, SEE YA. I'M REALLY GLAD TO SEE YOU.
I JUST GOT THE FINAL INSURANCE ADJUSTMENTS.
ONCE YOU COUNTERSIGN, WE CAN GET STARTED ON THE REPAIRS.
LEX, I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
IT'S NOT COMPLICATED. I'VE DECIDED TO INVOKE
THE BUYOUT CLAUSE OF OUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
THIS GIVES ME 24 HOURS TO VACATE THE PREMISES.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'VE DECIDED TO REASSESS MY BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS.
THE TALON'S NO LONGER A GOOD FIT.
THIS ISN'T FAIR.
THE TALON HAS ALWAYS CARRIED ITS OWN WEIGHT.
BREAKING EVEN ISN'T MY IDEA OF A GOOD BUSINESS MODEL.
AND FRANKLY,
I HAVE TO QUESTION THE JUDGMENT OF A PARTNER
WHO CAUSES THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN DAMAGE
WHILE ENTERTAINING FRIENDS AFTER HOURS.
I WAS HERE WITH CLARK.
MY FAITH IN CLARK EVAPORATED, ALONG WITH MY ENTHUSIASM
FOR THE COFFEE SHOP BUSINESS.
LANA, WHAT'S WRONG?
I'VE JUST BEEN EVICTED FROM THE TALON. WHAT?
LEX IS USING THE FIRE TO JUSTIFY TAKING BACK THE BUILDING.
NO, HE CAN'T DO THAT. IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT.
HE KNOWS THAT. HE WAS JUST LOOKING FOR AN EXCUSE.
PEOPLE WARNED ME ABOUT DOING BUSINESS WITH HIM.
WHEN I SAW HOW HARD HE FOUGHT TO KEEP THE PLANT OPEN,
I ACTUALLY THOUGHT HE'D CHANGED.
LANA, YOU BROUGHT THE TALON BACK FROM NOTHING.
IT MEANS EVERYTHING TO YOU.
THIS PROVES IT WAS NEVER REALLY MINE.
HELLO, CLARK.
LANA LOOKED UPSET. DID SHE TELL YOU WHAT HAPPENED?
YEAH. SHE MENTIONED THAT LEX IS CLOSING THE TALON,
AND SOMEHOW, I THINK IT WASN'T COMPLETELY HIS DECISION.
WELL, YOU'RE RIGHT.
WE MADE THE DECISION AS A COUPLE.
I WANTED TO PROVE A POINT.
TO WHO... LANA?
NO, CLARK, TO YOU.
I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHING.
I CAN CONTROL THE PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE.
I HAD LEX CLOSE DOWN THE TALON IN A HEARTBEAT.
IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF I TURNED HIM
AGAINST THIS TOWN, YOUR FRIENDS,
OR EVEN YOUR PARENTS.
I WON'T LET YOU DO THAT.
YOU WANT THIS TO STOP? THEN STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES.
I'M NOT GOING TO BACK OFF,
AND I'll FIND A WAY TO GET THROUGH TO LEX.
CLARK, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL US ABOUT THIS EARLIER?
I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY. I GUESS I WAS EMBARRASSED.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT THE TALON.
I MEAN, IT'S NOT AGAINST THE LAW TO SWEET-TALK YOUR HUSBAND
INTO MAKING A BAD BUSINESS DECISION.
NO, BUT TRYING TO SEDUCE A TEENAGE BOY IS.
I'M CALLING THE SCHOOL BOARD FIRST THING IN THE MORNING.
I'M GETTING THIS WOMAN SUSPENDED.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
YEAH?
ETHAN.
COME ON IN.
WHAT BRINGS YOU OUT TO THESE PARTS?
UH, TEACHER DOWN AT THE HIGH SCHOOL...
MRS. LUTHOR... CLAIMS SHE SAW CLARK SET HER CAR ON FIRE.
THAT'S THREE SUSPICIOUS FIRES IN AS MANY DAYS, CLARK.
I'M AFRAID I'M GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE YOU INTO CUSTODY
UNTIL WE CAN SORT THIS OUT.
MOM, DAD, THIS IS A MISTAKE.
CLARK, I WANT YOU TO DO WHAT ETHAN SAYS.
WE'LL FIGURE THIS THING OUT, I PROMISE.
JUST TURN AROUND, SON.
THAT'S RIGHT.
I'M SELLING THE BUILDING AND EVERYTHING IN IT.
TALK TO OUR PEOPLE IN METROPOLIS AND GET BACK TO ME.
MRS. KENT.
I WAS LOOKING FOR NELL.
SHE JUST LEFT. I BELIEVE SHE'S ARRANGING FOR THE MOVERS.
I HOPE I DIDN'T DISTURB YOU.
MRS. KENT, I AM TRULY SORRY ABOUT CLARK.
ARE YOU, LEX?
MY SON IS IN JAIL, AND YOUR WIFE PUT HIM THERE.
MAYBE THESE FIRES WERE A CRY FOR HELP.
IS THAT YOU TALKING,
OR IS MRS. LUTHOR TALKING THROUGH YOU?
I WOULD NEVER ASK YOU TO TAKE SIDES AGAINST YOUR HUSBAND.
PLEASE DON'T ASK ME TO DOUBT MY WIFE.
ANY GOOD RELATIONSHIP RELIES ON TRUST,
BUT THERE HAS TO BE ROOM TO DISAGREE,
LIKE THE WAY JONATHAN AND I DISAGREED ABOUT YOU.
HE COULDN'T SEE PAST THE LUTHOR NAME, BUT I ALWAYS
THOUGHT YOU WERE TRULY TRYING TO BE A FRIEND TO CLARK.
NOW I'M BEGINNING TO THINK JONATHAN WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG.
BELIEVE ME, MRS. KENT, I NEVER WANTED IT TO COME TO THIS.
YOU KNOW CLARK. HE'S NOT A CRIMINAL.
HE'S THE ONE PERSON WHO STOOD BY YOU NO MATTER WHAT.
ASK YOURSELF, IS HE REALLY CAPABLE OF THIS?
I WOULDN'T HAVE THOUGHT SO, BUT I KNOW DESIREE.
LEX, YOU MET AND MARRIED HER IN A WEEK!
HOW WELL COULD YOU KNOW HER?
MRS...
OH. HELLO, MR. KENT.
ARE YOU HERE TO TALK ABOUT CLARK?
YES, I AM, AND I WOULD PREFER TO DO IT FULLY CLOTHED,
IF YOU DON'T MIND.
SURE.
I'M SORRY ABOUT YOUR SON, MR. KENT,
BUT YOU SHOULD TAKE THIS AS A WARNING SIGN.
YOUR SON IS A SERIOUSLY TROUBLED YOUNG MAN.
AND JUST HOW DO YOU FIGURE THAT?
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS?
HE STARTS FIRES, THEN HE TAKES CREDIT FOR PUTTING THEM OUT.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS NOWHERE NEAR YOUR CAR,
AND I BELIEVE HIM.
HMM. YOUR SON IS LYING TO YOU, I'M SORRY.
I THOUGHT I COULD COME OUT HERE AND REASON WITH YOU,
BUT CLEARLY I WAS MISTAKEN.
MR. KENT, WAIT.
PLEASE, I'M SORRY.
YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT EVERYTHING.
THIS ALL HAS TO DO WITH LEX.
THIS HAS GOT NOTHING TO DO WITH YOUR HUSBAND, LEX LUTHOR.
I NEED YOU TO DO SOMETHING FOR ME FIRST.
SORRY WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO BAKE A FILE INTO A CAKE.
HOW ARE YOU HOLDING UP?
WELL, BESIDES BEING ACCUSED OF BEING A SERIAL ARSONIST
AND TRYING TO SLEEP WITH MY BEST FRIEND'S WIFE,
I'M GREAT.
WE'VE GOT SOME GOOD NEWS.
CHLOE FOLLOWED UP ON YOUR ALISON SANDERS CLUE.
APPARENTLY, OUR VIXEN FORMERLY KNOWN AS ALISON
WAS POPULAR WITH THE SMALLVILLE BOYS EVEN AS A TEENAGER.
SHE WAS WITH HER BOYFRIEND WHEN THE METEORS HIT.
THE "LEDGER" ARTICLE DOESN'T COVER IT,
BUT I'll LET YOUR MIND WANDER AS TO WHAT THEY WERE DOING.
IN THE TRUCK BY THE LAKE.
A COUPLE WEEKS LATER, HE LOST IT AND MURDERED HER PARENTS.
DESIREE INHERITED EVERYTHING.
FAST FORWARD FIVE YEARS, DESIREE IS NOW A TEACHER.
SHE MARRIES A WEALTHY SHIPPING EXECUTIVE,
ONLY TO SEE HIM OFFED
BY ONE OF HER MOONSTRUCK HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.
SAME CONFESSION, SAME DENIAL, SIX HOURS LATER.
IT'S THE CLASSIC BLACK WIDOW SCENARIO.
ONLY AFTER MURDER NUMBER TWO,
THIS BLACK WIDOW HAD THE MISFORTUNE OF BEING
HEAVILY INVESTED IN DOT-COMS. AFTER SHE LOST ALL THE MONEY,
SHE DECIDED TO GO AFTER LEX.
SO SHE TRIED TO SEDUCE ME TO KILL HIM.
WELL, WHY'D SHE THINK I'D DO IT?
PHEROMONES.
CHLOE... CLARK, SHE WAS IN THE THROES
OF MAJOR PASSION WHEN THE METEORS HIT.
IF HER PHEROMONE LEVELS WERE ENHANCED,
SHE COULD GET A GUY TO DO WHATEVER SHE WANTS.
LUCKY FOR US, CLARK KENT SEEMS TO BE IMMUNE
TO SOME MEMBERS OF THE OPPOSITE SEX.
TIME'S UP, GIRLS.
OKAY.
HEY, MY DAD WENT TO GO SEE DESIREE.
I GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE.
JUST HANG ON, OKAY?
[ FIRE ALARM RINGING ]
CALL IT IN!
OH, SHOOT.
[ COUGHING ]
I GOT TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE, CLARK.
STAY CLOSE TO ME.
CLARK.
WE NEED TO TALK.
IS SOMETHING WRONG?
I'M NOT SURE.
I KNOW LOVE IS SUPPOSED TO BE BLIND,
BUT SINCE MEETING YOU, I FEEL LIKE I'VE LOST
ALL SENSE OF REASON REGARDING MY FRIENDS,
MY BUSINESS, AND SUDDENLY, I DON'T KNOW WHY.
WELL, IT'S TOO LATE FOR SECOND THOUGHTS, LEX.
THE PAPERS HAVE BEEN FINALIZED.
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE IS MINE.
YOU ONLY INHERIT IN THE EVENT OF MY DEATH.
WERE YOU PLANNING TO KILL ME?
NO.
HE IS.
I KNOW YOU, MR. KENT.
YOU'RE NOT A MURDERER. PLEASE.
PUT THE GUN DOWN.
I'M NOT LETTING YOU ADD DESIREE'S NAME
TO YOUR LIST OF VICTIMS.
SHE'S USING YOU, MR. KENT.
WHATEVER SHE TOLD YOU IS NOT TRUE.
DAD, DON'T!
DAD, YOU CAN'T DO THIS! CLARK!
DAD, ARE YOU OKAY?
AAH! AAH!
[ SIZZLING ]
AAH!
OH!
THANKS, CLARK.
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK.
IT'S NICE TO SEE SOMETHING OTHER THAN JAIL FOOD.
WELL, I JUST GOT OFF THE PHONE WITH ETHAN.
AFTER LEX'S STATEMENT, THE ARSON... AAH!
THE ARSON CHARGES HAVE BEEN DROPPED.
AND FROM WHAT ETHAN SAID,
I THINK WE'VE SEEN THE LAST OF DESIREE ATKINS.
WHAT ABOUT MY ESCAPE?
WELL, CONSIDERING YOUR AGE AND THE FACT THAT YOU DID SAVE
LEX LUTHOR'S LIFE, THEY'RE WILLING TO LET YOU OFF
WITH A STERN WARNING.
YOU WERE VERY LUCKY THIS TIME, SON.
DID LEX SAY ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?
I THINK WE'D BOTH LIKE TO PUT THAT WAY BEHIND US.
AND NOW, MRS. KENT, IF YOU ARE FINISHED HERE,
I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE YOU OUT TO DINNER...
SOLO, IF YOU DON'T MIND, CLARK.
I DON'T MIND.
CLARK.
I WAS HOPING I'D FIND YOU.
HEY, LEX. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
LIKE I'M WAKING UP FROM A BAD DREAM.
YOU REALLY LOVED HER, DIDN'T YOU?
I THOUGHT I DID.
I FILED FOR AN ANNULMENT, WHICH MY LAWYERS TELL ME
SHOULD BE FINAL IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
I'll LET THE POLICE DEAL WITH DESIREE.
AND WHEN THAT'S FINISHED?
I'll TRY TO BE MORE CAUTIOUS.
I LET MY PASSION GET THE BEST OF ME,
AND I WON'T MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.
LEX, I DON'T THINK
HAVING PASSION IS SUCH A BAD THING.
YOU'RE RIGHT, CLARK.
PASSION FOR LIFE AND WORK AND FRIENDS IS GREAT,
AS LONG AS YOU KEEP IT IN CHECK.
I SHOULD TAKE A PAGE OUT OF YOUR BOOK.
HOW DO YOU MEAN?
THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH LANA.
I ALWAYS TOLD YOU TO GO FOR IT, BUT YOU DON'T,
EVEN NOW THAT THE QUARTERBACK IS OUT OF THE PICTURE.
WELL, I WANT TO, BELIEVE ME,
BUT LANA NEEDS TO WORK OUT HER FEELINGS FOR WHITNEY FIRST.
I CAN WAIT.
DON'T WAIT TOO LONG.
HI, WHITNEY, I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET THIS DONE,
BUT IT'S BEEN A CRAZY WEEK.
STILL, IN A WAY, I'M GLAD,
BECAUSE IT'S GIVEN ME THE CHANCE
TO THINK ABOUT WHAT I NEED TO SAY.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
HEY, CLARK.
HI, LANA, I THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THE REPAIRS.
THANKS. UM, THE GOOD NEWS IS,
I THINK WE'RE ALMOST READY FOR OUR GRAND REOPENING.
WHAT'S THE BAD NEWS?
I STILL CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE NEW ESPRESSO MACHINE.
IT LOOKS VERY ITALIAN.
IT'S A GIFT FROM LEX, ALONG WITH ROSES
AND AN OFFER TO REWORK OUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT
SO THAT THIS COULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
LEX TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED WITH MISS ATKINS AND YOUR DAD.
IT'S LUCKY YOU WERE THERE.
IT'S FUNNY HOW SHE MANAGED TO SEDUCE EVERYONE BUT YOU.
YEAH, I GUESS SHE JUST WASN'T MY TYPE.
AND THE JAILHOUSE?
HOW DID YOU MANAGE YOUR ESCAPE?
WELL, THERE WAS A FIRE
AND THE SHERIFF OPENED THE DOOR.
I GUESS I JUST MADE A RUN FOR IT.
THREE FIRES. YOU WERE THERE ALL THREE TIMES.
WEIRD COINCIDENCE, HUH?
OR JUST PART OF THE MYSTERY THAT IS CLARK KENT.
HOW'S IT GOING WITH THE TAPE FOR WHITNEY?
I DECIDED TO TELL HIM HOW I REALLY FEEL.
WHAT HAPPENED TO PUTTING ON A BRAVE FACE?
IT WASN'T FAIR TO EITHER OF US.
I HAVEN'T BEEN HONEST ABOUT MY FEELINGS.
I KNOW IT'S GOING TO HURT, AND MY TIMING IS CRUMMY, BUT...
HAVING A RELATIONSHIP THAT'S BUILT ON SECRETS AND LIES
IS DOOMED TO FAIL.
DON'T YOU THINK SO, CLARK?
ABSOLUTELY.
[ WIND BLOWING ]
[ SIGHS ]
IT LOOKS LIKE THE HEAT WAVE'S FINALLY BROKEN.
I'M GLAD.
YEAH. ME TOO.
I SHOULD LET YOU FINISH.
UM...
BYE, LANA.
BYE.
WHITNEY, I CARE ABOUT YOU VERY MUCH,
AND I ALWAYS WILL,
BUT WE PROMISED THAT WE'D BE HONEST WITH EACH OTHER,
AND THE TRUTH IS...
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