LEX. I, UH, I THOUGHT WE HAD AN ARRANGEMENT.
WHY THIS SUDDEN URGE FOR A FACE TO FACE?
YOU DON'T LOOK WELL.
WHY DID YOU PULL ME AWAY FROM MY RESEARCH?
YOU KNOW I HATE PROGRESS REPORTS.
I HEAR YOU'RE HAVING SOME PERSONNEL PROBLEMS
AT CATMUS LABS. THEY ALL QUIT WHEN YOU TURNED VIOLENT
AND STARTED THROWING LAB EQUIPMENT?
NO, THEY WERE INCOMPETENT. LOOK, I THOUGHT
OUR RELATIONSHIP WAS CLEAR. YOU WRITE THE CHECKS,
I HAVE FREE REIGN TO DO MY WORK.
I HIRED YOU TO RESEARCH THE METEOR ROCKS.
BUT INSTEAD OF RESULTS, YOU'RE PROVIDING ME
WITH POTENTIAL LAWSUITS. FRANKLY, DOCTOR,
YOU HAVE BECOME A LIABILITY.
LOOK, I'M AFRAID WE'VE REACHED THE END OF OUR ROAD TOGETHER.
NOW THAT I'M RUNNING MY OWN COMPANY,
I DON'T HAVE THE TIME OR RESOURCES
TO PURSUE PROJECTS THAT DON'T BEAR FRUIT.
I SUGGEST YOU SEE A DOCTOR IN METROPOLIS.
I'll TAKE CARE OF THE EXPENSES.
I DON'T NEED YOUR DOCTOR, LEX, AND I CERTAINLY DON'T NEED
YOUR CONDESCENSION. IT'S YOU WHO NEEDS ME.
YOU'RE JUST A LITTLE TOO, UH, MYOPIC TO SEE IT.
[ DOOR SLAMS ]
[ COUNTRY MUSIC PLAYING ON RADIO ]
[ HORN HONKING ]
HEY, MAN. HEY, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
[ HORN HONKING ]
♫ 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 ♫
[ HORN HONKING ]
CLARK, CLARK, CLARK.
YOU'RE DREAMING IF YOU THINK YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE A BASKET
FROM THERE.
NO. NO, NO. THE BALL ROLLED OUT.
PLAY A GAME OF HORSE?
FORGET BASKETBALL, WE GOT TO BORROW YOUR DAD'S TRUCK.
FOR WHAT? I'll EXPLAIN ON THE WAY.
COME ON, WE DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME. WHAT'S GOING ON?
IF I TOLD YOU, YOU'D NEVER BELIEVE ME.
YOU GOT TO SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES.
[ HUMMING ]
HA HA! PRETTY MIND-BLOWING, HUH?
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT IS?
OH, CLARK, IT'S A SPACESHIP! WHAT THE HELL ELSE WOULD IT BE?
WELL, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS SOME, LIKE,
DOWNED SPECIALTY AIRCRAFT OR A RUSSIAN SATELLITE
OR SOMETHING.
NO, NO, THIS THING'S GOT EXTRATERRESTRIAL WRITTEN
ALL OVER IT!
YEAH, BUT I BET THERE'S LITTLE GREEN GUYS
RUNNING AROUND THE CORNFIELD, TOO, PETE.
I'M SERIOUS, CLARK. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT?
IF THE ALIENS CAME TO EARTH, DON'T YOU THINK THEY'D FIND
A PLACE A LITTLE MORE EXCITING THAN SMALLVILLE?
NO, NO, NO, THINK ABOUT IT. CROP CIRCLES, CATTLE MUTILATION...
THEY'D BE LIKE KIDS IN A CANDY STORE HERE.
COME ON, MAN, LET'S LOAD IT ONTO THE TRUCK.
WAIT, YOU'RE NOT JUST GOING TO TAKE IT.
CLARK, WHEN THE SHERIFF QUESTIONED ME
ABOUT THE ACCIDENT, I TOLD HIM, IN ALL THE CONFUSION,
I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHERE THE TRUCK WENT OFF THE ROAD,
BUT IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE SHOWS UP.
COME ON.
ALL RIGHT, FINE, WE'LL TAKE IT TO MY HOUSE.
NO, NO, NO, CLARK, CLARK, I KNOW YOUR DAD.
HE'LL MAKE US TURN IT OVER TO THE AUTHORITIES.
I WON'T EVEN TELL HIM. HE WON'T KNOW IT'S THERE.
CLARK, WE'RE TAKING IT TO MY HOUSE.
WE'LL HIDE IT IN THE TOOL SHED IN MY BACKYARD.
NO ONE EVER GOES BACK THERE.
PETE, MY HOUSE WOULD BE PERFECT. IT'LL BE SAFE THERE.
CLARK, LAST TIME I CHECKED, I FOUND THIS THING.
YOU'RE ACTING LIKE YOU GOT LICENSE AND REGISTRATION
ON IT, MAN. LIGHTEN UP.
WE'RE TAKING IT TO MY PLACE.
LEX?
LEX, ARE YOU IN HERE?
YEAH, DAD, I'M RIGHT HERE.
I'M SORRY. I WASN'T EXPECTING YOU.
NO.
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
THE DOCTORS TELL ME YOUR RECOVERY IS GOING WELL.
WELL, IT IS. SO WELL, IN FACT, THAT, UH,
DR. ROLAND SUGGESTED I TAKE A BREAK
FROM THE RIGORS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY.
HE, UH, HE FELT THAT SAME TIME AWAY
FROM THE STRESS OF LIVING AND WORKING IN METROPOLIS
WOULD BE MORE BENEFICIAL RIGHT NOW.
OF ALL THE PLACES YOU COULD'VE GONE,
YOU, UH, DECIDED TO COME HERE?
WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE FOR SOME FATHER-SON BONDING.
YOU'VE ALWAYS TOLD ME I'VE BEEN LAX IN THAT DEPARTMENT, LEX.
HOW LONG ARE YOU PLANNING TO STAY?
A FEW DAYS, MAYBE A WEEK.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WOULDN'T BE MORE COMFORTABLE
AT THE BEACH HOUSE?
I THINK THE SEA AIR WOULD BE INVIGORATING.
I'M GETTING THE DISTINCT IMPRESSION, LEX,
THAT YOU DON'T WANT ME HERE.
NO, FATHER, I-I JUST WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR YOU.
STAY AS LONG AS YOU LIKE.
UH, HEY, LANA, YOU KNOW, I WAS JUST THINKING,
IF YOU MOVED THOSE TABLES AWAY FROM THE COUNTER,
IT WOULD OPEN SPACE FOR EXTRA STOOLS...
MORE CUSTOMERS, MORE CASH FLOW...
THAT'S A WONDERFUL IDEA.
I GOT TO GO.
I'll SEE YOU TONIGHT. BYE, LANA.
BYE.
[ SIGHS ]
ISN'T HE WONDERFUL?
YEAH, HE'S GREAT.
HI.
HI, CHLOE.
HI.
OH, HOW DID THE SLEEPOVER GO?
DID YOU TWO GET A LOT OF STUDYING DONE?
UH, I HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY HONEST WITH YOU NELL.
WE DIDN'T STUDY. HA HA.
WE HAD A KEANU DVD-A-THON.
ONCE YOU GET LOST IN THOSE BROWN EYES,
JUST GEOMETRY LOSES ITS APPEAL.
WELL, I'M JUST GLAD YOU TWO HAD FUN.
DON'T LET THE GRADES SUFFER.
OKAY.
BYE. BYE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHLOE.
YEAH, SURE, IF YOU HAD GIVEN ME MORE OF A HEADS-UP,
I COULD'VE COME UP WITH SOMETHING
A LOT BETTER THAN A KEANU DVD-A-THON.
SORRY, IT WAS A LAST-MINUTE THING.
I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE, SO I TOLD NELL
I WAS STAYING AT A FRIEND'S PLACE.
YOU WERE THE FIRST PERSON THAT CAME TO MIND.
REALLY? REALLY.
SO, UH, WHERE WERE YOU LAST NIGHT?
IS THERE A NEW GUY IN LANA LANG'S LIFE?
YEAH, HIS NAME'S DEAN. YOU PASSED HIM ON THE WAY IN.
YOU'RE DATING AN OLDER MAN?
RELAX. HE'S NELL'S NEW BOYFRIEND.
HE'S AN INSURANCE ADJUSTER SHE MET AFTER THE TORNADO.
HE'S ALWAYS AROUND, AND THEY'RE IN THIS LOVEY-DOVEY DAZE
ALL THE TIME.
YEAH, AND YOU WANT TO TELL THEM TO GET A ROOM,
BUT IT'S HER HOUSE.
TELL ME ABOUT IT. AFTER I CAUGHT THEM SLOW DANCING
IN THE LIVING ROOM, I DECIDED TO STAY AT THE TALON.
NEXT TIME YOU NEED TO CLEAR OUT OF THE LOVE SHACK,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIE ABOUT IT.
YOU CAN STAY AT MY HOUSE FOR REAL ANYTIME.
THANKS.
MAN, THIS THING WEIGHS A TON.
I KNOW. I'M GOING TO GO CALL CHLOE.
WAIT, WAIT, DON'T.
WHY NOT? TO HER, THIS THING IS LIKE THE HOLY GRAIL.
BUT SHE'LL WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT IT.
THAT'S THE POINT. THEN WE'LL BE FAMOUS.
WE'LL WRITE A BOOK, WE'LL GO ON ALL SORTS
OF TALK SHOWS, THEN WE'LL SIGN A BIG MOVIE DEAL.
WAIT, DON'T YOU THINK WE SHOULD KEEP THIS BETWEEN US
UNTIL WE KNOW MORE ABOUT IT?
WHY ARE YOU BEING SO GUN-SHY, CLARK?
WE GOT TO MOVE ON THIS THING BEFORE THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK
TELLS SOMEONE ELSE.
SUPPOSE WE TELL CHLOE, AND IT TURNS OUT TO BE SOME SORT
OF HIGH-TECH CROP-DUSTER OR SOMETHING?
SHE'LL NEVER LET US LIVE IT DOWN.
EXACTLY. WE'D BE THE SUBJECT OF HER NEXT "EAT CROW" COLUMN
FOR SURE. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU,
BUT I'M NOT WILLING TO RISK IT.
HOW DO YOU THINK YOU OPEN IT?
I'M NOT SURE. UM, HERE... YOU WORK ON THAT.
I'M GOING TO GO SEE IF ANYONE'S PUT UP
MISSING SPACESHIP FLIERS AROUND TOWN.
ALL RIGHT.
I'll MEET YOU BACK HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
ALL RIGHT, COOL.
SO, WHERE IS IT NOW?
IN PETE'S TOOL SHED.
AND HE HASN'T TOLD ANYONE ABOUT IT?
WELL, I CONVINCED HIM TO HOLD OFF THE PRESS CONFERENCE
UNTIL TOMORROW MORNING. VERY FUNNY.
WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE TO GET IT BACK.
WELL, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO, DAD, JUST STEAL IT?
NOW, WAIT A MINUTE. WHAT DO I SAY IF HE ASKS ME WHERE IT WENT?
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO PLAY DUMB.
DAD, I'M SICK OF LYING.
CLARK, YOU DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A CHOICE HERE.
WELL, I CAN TELL PETE THE TRUTH. CLARK.
DAD, HE'S NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE.
LOOK, PEOPLE SLIP SOMETIMES,
EVEN THE MOST TRUSTWORTHY OF FRIENDS.
THIS INFORMATION IS WAY TOO DANGEROUS FOR PETE.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SECRET IS A HUGE BURDEN,
BUT IF YOU SHARE IT WITH PETE, YOU MIGHT BE GIVING HIM
A RESPONSIBILITY HE'S NOT READY TO TAKE ON.
I KNOW THIS ISN'T THE TYPE OF BIZARRE CELLULAR MUTATION
I NORMALLY CALL YOU WITH, BUT, UH,
I KNEW YOU'D BE INTERESTED.
WHAT'S THE ROOM NUMBER?
YOU KNOW, THE, UH, INTEREST ON MY MED SCHOOL LOANS
IS KILLING ME.
YOU REALLY SHOULD HAVE THAT LOOKED AT.
WHAT'S THE NUMBER?
[ BEEPING ]
[ BANG ]
WHO ARE YOU?
DR. HAMILTON. HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
LIKE MY HEAD GOT BASHED IN BY A BULLDOZER.
DR. GLENN TELLS ME YOU SAW A SPACECRAFT
IN A CORNFIELD LAST NIGHT.
I MUST'VE BEEN BABBLING.
THEY GOT ME PUMPED FULL OF MORPHINE.
WHO ELSE DID YOU BABBLE TO?
WHAT'S IT TO YOU, ANYWAY?
LET'S JUST SAY I HAVE A PROFESSIONAL INTEREST.
I WENT TO THE FIELD,
I SAW THE IMPRESSION IN THE CORN STALKS...
WHATEVER MADE IT IS GONE.
I SHOULD'VE KEPT MY MOUTH SHUT.
SOMEONE MUST'VE TAKEN IT.
YOU DID SEE A SHIP LAST NIGHT, HMM?
WHO ELSE KNOWS ABOUT IT?
NO ONE.
WELL, THE KID...
THE ONE THAT PULLED ME OUT OF MY TRUCK.
PETE ROSS.
HAVE WE MET BEFORE?
I DON'T THINK SO.
YOU WERE OUT ON THE ROAD LAST NIGHT.
YOU'RE THE CRAZY SON OF A BITCH WHO FORCED ME OFF THE ROAD.
NURSE!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
NURSE!
[ HEART MONITOR FLATLINING ]
I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
SOMEONE MUST'VE GOTTEN HERE BEFORE US.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO FIND OUT WHO IT WAS TONIGHT.
PETE.
HEY, I WAS JUST GOING TO COME TALK TO YOU.
OH, REALLY?
YEAH, ABOUT THE SHIP...
OH, SOMEONE BROKE INTO MY SHED LAST NIGHT AND STOLE IT.
REALLY?
YEAH.
DID YOU TELL ANYONE IT WAS THERE?
NO. DID YOU?
NO, MY LIPS HAVE BEEN SEALED.
YOU'RE SUCH A LIAR. WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
I SAW YOU AND YOUR DAD DRIVING AWAY FROM MY SHED LAST NIGHT.
ALL NIGHT LONG, I KEPT TELLING MYSELF THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOME SORT OF LOGICAL EXPLANATION.
CLARK KENT WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
PETE, I SWEAR, WE DIDN'T TAKE THE SHIP.
AND ALL THESE YEARS, I USED TO THINK YOU WERE MY BEST FRIEND.
PETE, WAIT.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT DON'T I UNDERSTAND?
GO AHEAD, EXPLAIN IT TO ME, CLARK.
THAT'S GOOD. REALLY ILLUMINATING.
WAIT TILL CHLOE HEARS ABOUT THIS.
I CAN ALREADY SEE THE HEADLINES...
THE REAL CLARK KENT EXPOSED!
PETE, WE NEED TO TALK.
SO YOU'RE SOME SORT OF... WHAT?
YOU'RE NOT A HUMAN?
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I AM. I DON'T KNOW WHERE
THAT SHIP BROUGHT ME FROM. I JUST KNOW THAT I GREW UP
IN SMALLVILLE, AND EVERYTHING THAT I CARE ABOUT
AND EVERYONE THAT I CARE ABOUT IS HERE.
IF YOU CARE ABOUT ME SO MUCH,
HOW COME YOU NEVER TOLD ME SOONER?
PETE, BELIEVE ME, THERE WASN'T A DAY THAT WENT BY
WHERE I DIDN'T WANT TO TELL YOU,
BUT MY PARENTS THOUGHT IT WAS TOO DANGEROUS,
NOT JUST FOR ME, BUT FOR ANYONE ELSE WHO KNEW THE TRUTH.
YOU THINK I CAN'T HANDLE IT? CAN YOU?
PETE, ANOTHER REASON WHY I DIDN'T SAY ANYTHING
IS BECAUSE I KNEW PEOPLE WOULD LOOK AT ME
THE EXACT SAME WAY THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME RIGHT NOW.
HOW'S THAT? LIKE A FREAK.
PETE, I'VE TRIED MY WHOLE LIFE JUST TO BLEND IN,
TO TRY AND BE MORE NORMAL THAN ANYONE ELSE.
WOULD YOU SAY SOMETHING?
CALL ME... CALL ME AN ALIEN.
CALL ME A MONSTER. I DON'T CARE.
JUST SAY SOMETHING.
IT'S LIKE I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU.
YES, YOU DO KNOW ME. I'M THE SAME KID
WHO USED TO CAMP IN YOUR BACKYARD.
WE USED TO RIDE OUR BIKES IN THE WOODS,
WE USED TO PLAY BASKETBALL WITH YOUR BROTHERS.
NOTHING HAS CHANGED.
YEAH, RIGHT.
PETE... BACK OFF, MAN!
PETE, I WOULD NEVER HURT YOU.
TOO LATE.
HA HA HA!
YEAH.
HA HA, THERE IT IS.
I THOUGHT I MADE IT CLEAR
THAT OUR BUSINESS TOGETHER WAS OVER.
I'VE COME FOR MY SEVERANCE PACKAGE...
THE OCTAGONAL DISK THAT I FOUND IN THE FIELD, LEX.
WHY?
YOU DON'T GIVE A DAMN ABOUT MY RESEARCH.
WHAT DOES IT MATTER TO YOU? I DON'T HAVE IT, DOCTOR.
IT DISAPPEARED DURING THE STORM. LIAR!
IT'S A KEY. I KNOW YOU HAVE IT!
THIS ISN'T OVER.
MR. LUTHOR.
YES.
I'M DR. STEVEN HAMILTON. I'VE BEEN DOING
THE CONFIDENTIAL RESEARCH ON THE METEOR ROCKS FOR YOUR SON
AT CATMUS LABS.
ALL RIGHT, YOU GOT MY ATTENTION.
WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, LEX HAS BECOME, UH,
SHORTSIGHTED AND IMPATIENT.
WE'VE SEVERED OUR RELATIONSHIP.
BUT YOU... YOU HAVE A REPUTATION AS A... MAN OF VISION.
APPARENTLY, DOCTOR, YOU HAVEN'T NOTICED
THAT I'M BLIND.
A MAN LIKE YOU DOESN'T HAVE TO HAVE EYES TO SEE THE FUTURE
OR TO RECOGNIZE AN OPPORTUNITY.
DON'T FLATTER ME, HAMILTON. GET TO THE POINT.
I DISCOVERED SOMETHING THAT CAN ONLY BE DESCRIBED
AS EARTH-SHATTERING.
I WOULD LIKE TO SHOW IT TO YOU.
[ BELL RINGS ]
HEY, PETE.
LOOK, MAN, I KNOW YOU'RE FREAKED OUT.
DON'T YOU THINK I FREAK MYSELF OUT SOMETIMES?
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, YOU HAVE EVERY REASON IN THE WORLD TO HATE ME,
BUT I NEED TO FIND THAT SHIP.
THE GUY YOU PULLED OUT OF THE TRUCK,
HE MUST'VE TOLD SOMEONE SOMETHING.
I THOUGHT MAYBE WE COULD...
THE OTHER DAY, WE WERE MOVING THE SHIP.
YOU SAID IT WAS HEAVY. YOU WERE LYING, WEREN'T YOU?
AND EVERYDAY YOU MISSED THE BUS BUT STILL END UP AT SCHOOL
AHEAD OF ME? YOU ALWAYS SAID YOU GOT A RIDE,
BUT YOU NEVER GOT RIDES, DID YOU?
OUR WHOLE LIFE YOU WERE THE ONE PERSON I COULD TELL ANYTHING TO,
AND I ALWAYS DID... ALL MY SECRETS...
BUT YOU... EVERYTHING YOU EVER TOLD ME WAS A LIE!
WELL, MAYBE I WAS RIGHT IN NOT TELLING YOU,
WITH THE WAY YOU'RE REACTING.
CLARK, YOU DON'T GET IT, DO YOU?
I DON'T CARE IF YOU'RE FROM THE MOON.
YOU NEVER TRUSTED ME. WHAT KIND OF FRIENDSHIP IS THAT?
HEY, GUYS, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE SUPERHERO DEAL?
PETE PULLS A GUY FROM A MANGLED TRUCK
AND RUSHES HIM TO HOSPITAL?
THAT'S GOT "TORCH" EXCLUSIVE WRITTEN ALL OVER IT.
SO HOW ABOUT AN INTERVIEW?
MAYBE LATER.
YOUR RELUCTANCE WOULDN'T BE PART OF A VAST CONSPIRACY
DESIGNED TO COVER UP A WHOLE SPACESHIP THING, WOULD IT?
WH-WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
MY SOURCE FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER GAVE ME A CALL.
HE SEND THAT THE GUY PETE BROUGHT IN
WAS RAMBLING ON ABOUT SOME ALIEN SPACECRAFT
THAT LANDED IN THE CORNFIELD.
BUT YOU DON'T REALLY BELIEVE THAT, DO YOU?
I DON'T KNOW, NOT UNLESS PETE CAN CORROBORATE THE STORY.
SURE, CHLOE. I SAW A SPACESHIP.
I EVEN MET AN ALIEN.
REALLY? WOULD YOU LIKE TO DESCRIBE IT?
ACTUALLY, HE LOOKS A LOT LIKE CLARK.
I THOUGHT ALIENS WERE LITTLE AND GREEN.
I GUESS THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS WHAT YOU THINK THEY ARE.
OKAY, WHAT'S UP WITH HIM?
JUST GUY STUFF.
UM, YOU'RE NOT REALLY LOOKING INTO THIS UFO STORY, ARE YOU?
I MEAN, IT SOUNDS LIKE "INQUISITOR" STUFF.
MAYBE, BUT IF THERE IS SOME TRUTH TO IT,
THAT'S FRONT-PAGE NEWS FOR THE "DAILY PLANET."
LEX?
HEY, YOUR MOM SAID IT'D BE OKAY IF I WAITED FOR YOU.
YEAH, WHAT'S UP?
I JUST NEEDED TO GET OUT OF THE MANSION.
IT'S GETTING CROWDED.
DOESN'T IT HAVE, LIKE, 75 ROOMS?
YEAH, WELL, MY FATHER TAKES UP A LOT OF SPACE.
WHEN'S HE GOING BACK TO METROPOLIS?
NOT SOON ENOUGH.
IS HE REALLY BEING THAT DIFFICULT?
JUST THE OPPOSITE.
HE'S THE PICTURE OF CIVILITY,
SAYS HE WANTS TO WORK ON OUR RELATIONSHIP.
IS THAT SUCH A BAD THING?
HE'S LIED TO ME SO MANY TIMES
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE HE DOESN'T HAVE AN ULTERIOR MOTIVE.
MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE HIM THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT.
NO. IF A PERSON'S DECEIVED ME ONCE,
I FIND IT HARD TO GIVE THEM A SECOND CHANCE.
BY THE WAY, DO YOU REMEMBER THAT PAPERWEIGHT I HAD ON MY DESK,
THE OCTAGONAL ONE?
UM, KINDA. WHY?
IT CAME UP TODAY. IT MADE ME WONDER WHAT HAPPENED TO IT.
WHEN DID YOU LOSE IT?
DURING THE STORM.
IT PROBABLY GOT CARRIED AWAY WITH ALL THE OTHER DEBRIS
FROM THE MANSION, YOU KNOW?
YEAH. I'M SURE YOU'RE RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK.
FORGIVE MY SKEPTICISM, DOCTOR,
BUT FOR ALL I CAN TELL,
THIS COULD BE A POSTMODERN COFFEE TABLE.
OH!
WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU... IT'S A SPACECRAFT?
THE ALLOY THAT YOU'RE TOUCHING IS COMPOSED OF ELEMENTS
NOT FOUND ON THE PERIODIC TABLE.
CERTAIN CHEMICALS IN THAT ALLOY ARE PRESENT IN THE METEOR ROCKS.
GET ME THE PROOF.
HERE. FEEL THIS?
YEAH...
THERE'S... THERE'S A PIECE MISSING.
LEX AND I WERE INVESTIGATING A METEOR SITE WHEN I FOUND
AN OCTAGONAL-SHAPED DISK
THAT IS THE EXACT SIZE AND SHAPE OF THAT IMPRESSION.
AND YOU THINK IT WAS...
IT WAS A KEY THAT OPENS THE SHIP AND WILL PROVIDE YOU
WITH THE PROOF THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR.
UNFORTUNATELY, LEX WON'T GIVE IT BACK TO ME.
MAYBE LEX DOESN'T HAVE THE DISK ANYMORE.
WHERE ELSE WOULD IT BE?
IF YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION, DOCTOR,
YOU JUST MIGHT GET YOUR FUNDING.
LANA?
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
UH, JUST USING YOUR TELESCOPE TO SEE IF IT'S SAFE
TO GO HOME.
HIDING FROM NELL.
HER NEW BOYFRIEND DEAN.
OH, YOU'RE NOT CRAZY ABOUT HIM.
A LONG STORY SHORT... NOT REALLY,
BUT I'M A TERRIBLE LIAR, SO I'VE MOVED ON TO AVOIDANCE.
YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.
WHAT'S WRONG?
HAVE YOU EVER HAD ANYONE RESENT YOU
FOR TELLING THEM THE TRUTH?
YEAH.
WHITNEY... WHEN I TOLD HIM HOW I FELT
WHEN WE BROKE UP.
WOW, YOU REALLY DID IT.
I DIDN'T THINK YOU'D FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT.
SO YOU THINK YOU'LL EVER BE FRIENDS AGAIN?
SOMEDAY.
I HOPE.
I JUST WISH I'D BEEN HONEST WITH HIM SOONER.
YEAH, PETE AND I... WE HAD A BIG BLOWOUT.
I DON'T KNOW IF OUR FRIENDSHIP IS GOING TO LAST.
WHAT DID YOU GUYS FIGHT ABOUT?
I WISH I COULD TELL YOU.
TYPICAL.
WHAT?
CLARK KENT STARTS A DISCUSSION,
ABOUT TELLING THE TRUTH, NO LESS.
AND WHEN IT'S HIS TURN TO OPEN UP,
EVERYTHING IS SUDDENLY A DEEP DARK SECRET.
WELL, LANA, THE STUFF ABOUT PETE IS KIND OF PERSONAL.
UNLIKE WHAT I JUST TOLD YOU ABOUT WHITNEY.
LANA, HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT THAT SOME PEOPLE
ARE JUST MORE COMFORTABLE OPENING UP THAN OTHERS?
I DON'T THINK IT'S EVER COMFORTABLE FOR ANYONE,
BUT IF YOU CARE ABOUT SOMEBODY, YOU OWE IT TO THEM.
THEN YOU SHOULD TALK TO NELL.
TELL HER HOW YOU REALLY FEEL.
YOU'RE RIGHT, CLARK.
HIDING THE TRUTH ONLY KEEPS PEOPLE APART.
HEY, MAN, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
THERE'S A PIECE MISSING FROM THE SPACECRAFT.
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO STOLE THE SPACESHIP?
IT'S OCTAGONAL IN SHAPE, THE SIZE OF MY PALM!
TELL ME WHERE IT IS!
I KNOW YOU. YOU'RE DR. HAMILTON.
GRRAAH!
LOOK, MAN, YOU DON'T KNOW WHO YOU'RE MESSING WITH!
THAT SPACESHIP BELONGS TO SOMEONE A LOT TOUGHER THAN YOU!
YOU KNOW WHO IT BELONGS TO.
LOOK, I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING.
TELL ME. TELL ME WHO IT IS!
HYAH!
I'VE CHECKED THE NEWSPAPERS, THE POLICE WIRES,
EVEN A FEW UFO WEB SITES.
THERE'S NO MENTION OF THE SHIP ANYWHERE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MAKES ME RELIEVED OR MORE WORRIED.
WELL, I WAS THINKING ABOUT RAY WALLACE.
IF PETE VISITED HIM BEFORE HE DIED,
MAYBE HE TOLD PETE SOMETHING TO HELP US FIND THE SHIP.
I ASSUME IT'S A POSSIBILITY.
CLARK, I WANT YOU TO TALK TO PETE ONE MORE TIME.
I CAN'T.
WHY?
PETE'S NOT SPEAKING TO ME.
WHAT HAPPENED?
LOOK, I DON'T WANT YOU GUYS TO FREAK OUT, ALL RIGHT?
BUT I TOLD PETE... EVERYTHING.
I REALLY DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE. HE SAW US...
WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CHOICE, SON?
YOU COULD'VE SPOKEN TO US ABOUT IT FIRST.
WHAT, COME UP WITH ANOTHER LIE?
AT LEAST TELL US PETE'S NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY ELSE.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S HE'S GOING TO DO, MOM.
HE WAS PRETTY UPSET.
[ TELEPHONE RINGS ]
HELLO.
NO, HE'S NOT HERE.
OH, NO.
OKAY, WHATEVER WE CAN DO. BYE-BYE.
THAT WAS PETE'S MOTHER. HE'S MISSING.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL IDEA, LANA.
I REALIZED WE HAVEN'T HAD MUCH TIME ALONE
SINCE I STARTED SEEING DEAN.
ACTUALLY, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I WANTED TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT.
DEAN'S A REALLY, REALLY GREAT GUY. IT'S JUST...
LET ME GUESS...
YOU LIKED THE TABLES THE WAY THEY WERE.
[ LAUGHS ]
AM I THAT TRANSPARENT?
WELL, I'VE ALREADY HAD A LONG TALK WITH DEAN,
AND I'VE TOLD HIM THAT YOU'RE VERY INDEPENDENT
AND BEFORE HE GOES OFFERING ANY MORE
UNSOLICITED ADVICE, HE SHOULD, UM,
WELL, HE SHOULD GET TO KNOW YOU BETTER.
THANKS, NELL, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
LANA, YOUR FEELINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME.
AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO DEAN, TOO.
THAT'S WHY WE'D BOTH LIKE TO SPEND MORE TIME TOGETHER...
THE THREE OF US, AS A FAMILY.
FAMILY.
LANA, DEAN DIDN'T WANT ME TO SAY ANYTHING
UNTIL WE WERE ALL TOGETHER, BUT, UH,
WELL, YOU KNOW ME, I CAN NEVER KEEP A SECRET.
LANA, DEAN'S ASKED ME TO MARRY HIM.
WOW.
WHAT DID YOU SAY?
I SAID YES!
THE SPACESHIP... I NEED TO KNOW.
ARE YOU GOING TO TELL ME WHO THIS BELONGS TO?
LOOK, MAN, I WAS JUST FRONTING...
I WAS TRYING TO SCARE YOU.
I HAVE NO CLUE WHOSE SHIP THAT IS.
YOU'RE LYING!
LOOK, YOU'RE SICK.
JUST LET ME GO. I'll BRING BACK HELP.
OH, SURE. YOU THINK ANYONE'S GOING TO HELP ME?
THE DOCTOR'S DON'T EVEN HAVE A NAME FOR WHAT'S KILLING ME!
YOU'RE DYING?
YES. BUT NOT BEFORE I PROVE I AM NOT
SOME SIDESHOW FREAK, A QUACK DOCTOR
WHO SELLS METEOR ROCKS ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
AND IF YOU DON'T TELL ME WHAT I WANT TO KNOW,
THEN YOU'RE DYING, TOO!
Computer: HAMILTON REPORTS FINDING LARGE CONCENTRATIONS.
OF METEOR FRAGMENTS SPREAD OVER A LARGE AREA
SOUTH OF COUNTY HIGHWAY 17.
THESE FRAGMENTS VARY IN CIRCUMFERENCE
FROM 24 MICRONS TO 562 MILLIMETERS.
INTERESTING READING, DAD.
LEX.
I DIDN'T HEAR YOU COME IN.
I'M SURPRISED.
DR. ROLAND SAYS HE'S NOTICED A MARKED IMPROVEMENT
IN YOUR OTHER SENSES SINCE YOU LOST YOUR SIGHT.
YOU SPOKE TO ROLAND?
YOU CAN IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN HE TOLD ME
HOW WORRIED HE WAS THAT YOU'D GONE AWOL.
YOU'VE MISSED YOUR LAST SEVERAL PHYSICAL THERAPY SESSIONS.
IN FACT, HE SAYS THE WORST THING FOR YOU RIGHT NOW
IS TO BE AWAY FROM YOUR CARE PROVIDERS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW DEGRADING IT IS
TO BE CONSTANTLY POKED AND PRODDED
BY OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS?
HOW DEMEANING IT IS TO BE TOLD
BY A BRAILLE INSTRUCTOR,
"ONE DAY, ONE DAY, ALL THIS WILL FEEL NATURAL"?
YOU WANT THE TRUTH, LEX?
I WAS TIRED OF BEING TREATED LIKE AN OBJECT,
AN INVALID. I HAD TO GET AWAY FROM THAT.
[ Sighs ] SO YOU DECIDED A COUPLE OF DAYS.
OF OEDIPAL MANO A MANO WOULD MAKE YOU FEEL BETTER?
YOUR ANALOGY IS APT BUT FLAWED, LEX.
BLIND OEDIPUS WAS THE SON, NOT THE FATHER.
I'll GO BACK TO METROPOLIS.
SO, UH, YOUR SUDDEN INTEREST IN DR. HAMILTON
WAS REALLY JUST A COINCIDENCE?
I ADMIT, I FIND HIS WORK INTRIGUING.
HE'S SICK, POSSIBLY DELUSIONAL.
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE VALUE OF ECCENTRICS
AND LUNATICS, LEX.
EVERY ARTHUR NEEDS HIS MERLIN.
HAMILTON SAID THAT HE FOUND SOME SORT OF, UM, DISK
AND THAT YOU HAD IT.
HE'S MISTAKEN.
OH, EVEN SO, IT MAY HAVE BEEN A BIT RASH
TO TERMINATE HIS CONTRACT.
WHY DO YOU SAY THAT?
HAVE YOU TAKEN A LOOK IN THE GOOD DOCTOR'S BARN LATELY?
HEY, CHLOE, HAVE YOU SEEN PETE?
NO, BUT THE WEIRD-METER JUST KICKED UP ANOTHER NOTCH.
HOSPITAL VISITOR LOG.
YEAH, UM, I WAS LOOKING INTO RAY WALLACE'S DEATH.
IT TURNS OUT HE HAD A VISITOR DROP BY
JUST BEFORE HE FLATLINED... A CERTAIN DR. STEVEN HAMILTON.
THE METEOR FREAK? YEAH.
I THOUGHT HE LEFT SMALLVILLE. SO DID I.
SO PETE PLAYS GOOD SAMARITAN,
AND DR. HAMILTON VISITS THE PATIENT.
THE PATIENT DIES, AND PETE DISAPPEARS.
IT'S NOT EXACTLY SMOKING GUN, BUT...
IT'S GOOD ENOUGH.
I'M GOING TO GO CHECK OUT HAMILTON.
OKAY, HE USED TO HAVE A PLACE DOWN ON ALLENTOWN ROAD.
MAYBE HE'S, UH, BACK THERE... CLARK?
CLARK!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
SEE HOW MY HAND SPASMS? IT'S FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE
TO THE METEOR ROCKS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU A DOSAGE
THAT'S GOING TO MAKE MY TREMORS LOOK LIKE A MILD TWITCH!
HOLD ON. BUT I TOLD YOU, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING.
I THINK YOU'RE LYING. I THINK YOU'RE PROTECTING SOMEONE,
AND I HOPE WHOEVER IT IS IS WORTH DYING FOR!
HEY, ALL RIGHT, YOU WANT ME TO TALK?
HERE'S WHAT I HAVE TO SAY...
TAKE THAT NEEDLE AND STICK IT WHEREVER THE HELL YOU WANT
BECAUSE I'M NOT TELLING YOU A DAMN THING.
PETE!
PUT THE NEEDLE DOWN!
NOT UNTIL HE TELLS ME WHAT HE KNOWS!
CLARK, WHAT'S WRONG?
I'M ALLERGIC TO THE METEOR ROCKS.
THIS SHIP IS YOURS, ISN'T IT?
OPEN IT! OPEN IT!
OPEN IT!
AAH!
CLARK, COME ON!
WE GOT TO GET YOU OUT OF HERE.
PETE, WE HAVE TO HELP HIM.
IT'S TOO LATE. HE'S DEAD. COME ON!
WE GOTTA GET THE SHIP.
SO DOES IT DO ANYTHING?
WE'VE ALWAYS HOPED WE MIGHT FIND SOME ANSWERS INSIDE
ABOUT CLARK AND WHERE HE'S FROM,
BUT WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OPEN.
CLARK, LOOK,
I KNOW I SORT OF WENT POSTAL WHEN ALL THIS STARTED,
BUT WHAT AFTER WHAT HAPPENED TO HAMILTON,
I REALIZE WHY YOU NEVER TOLD ME.
I'M SORRY.
WELL, I GUESS YOU HAD A GOOD REASON TO BE UPSET.
WE'RE JUST GLAD YOU WEREN'T HURT.
THERE'S STILL ONE THING.
HAMILTON TRIED TO KILL ME, AND HE COULD'VE TOLD
THE WHOLE WORLD ABOUT YOU, BUT YOU STILL TRIED TO SAVE HIM.
PETE, I COULDN'T LET YOU DIE TO PROTECT MY SECRET,
AND I CAN'T LET ANYONE ELSE DIE, EITHER,
NO MATTER WHO THEY ARE.
YEAH.
IT'S NOT EASY BEING YOU, IS IT?
WELL, THE GOOD THING IS,
I GOT MY BEST FRIEND TO WATCH MY BACK.
PETE... I'M PROUD OF YOU.
BUT I DO HOPE YOU REALIZE WHAT A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY
KNOWING THIS SECRET IS.
AND BELIEVE ME, IT'S NOT GOING TO GET ANY EASIER.
THAT'S MY DAD'S WAY OF SAYING,
WELCOME TO THE FAMILY.
DOES IT LOOK ANYTHING LIKE HAMILTON'S DESCRIPTION,
WHAT HE SAYS IT WAS?
THERE'S NOTHING HERE, DAD.
WELL, HE MUST'VE MOVED IT,
OR SOMEONE TOOK IT.
COME ON. THE HELICOPTER'S WAITING.
NO, NO, I'M NOT GOING BACK TO METROPOLIS,
NOT JUST YET.
WHAT ABOUT YOUR TREATMENT?
I'M AFRAID THOSE CHARMING PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
WILL JUST HAVE TO COME TO ME.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT STAYING BECAUSE OF A SUDDEN INTEREST
IN ALIEN SPACECRAFT.
HA HA HA. OF COURSE NOT.
I'M STAYING BECAUSE I WANT TO SPEND MORE QUALITY TIME
WITH MY ONLY SON.
GOOD. BECAUSE THIS COULD ALL BE A HOAX.
HOAX OR NOT,
I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO'S SUDDENLY INTERESTED IN IT.
SO THIS SUPER SPEED THING... HOW FAST ARE WE TALKING...
20, 30 MILES PER HOUR?
YEAH, SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
WHAT ABOUT THE X-RAY DEAL?
HAVE YOU EVER USED IT TO LOOK THROUGH A GIRL'S...
IT ONLY WORKS WHEN I FOCUS, AND I DO NOT USE IT
TO INVADE PEOPLE'S PRIVACY. OH, COME ON!
I'M SERIOUS.
SO YOU'RE TELLING ME NEVER ONCE
HAVE YOU LOOKED IN THE GIRLS' LOCKER ROOM?
HA HA. WELL... MAYBE ONCE.
HA HA, THAT'S MY BOY!
SO DOES THIS MEAN YOU'VE BEEN HOLDING BACK ON THE COURT?
A LITTLE BIT.
SO, WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? SHOW ME WHAT YOU REALLY GOT.
I DON'T THINK YOU WANT TO GO THERE, PETE.
BRING IT ON.
ALL RIGHT.
NOW, WE ALL KNOW IF I COME OUT THERE AND GUARD YOU,
YOU'RE NOT GETTING ANYWHERE THIS HOOP.
I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF POWERS YOU GOT.
LET'S GO.
HA HA HA HA! THIS IS GOING TO BE FUN.
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