[ SPEAKS FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
[ SHOUTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE ]
YOU WERE VERY LUCKY TONIGHT.
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SORRY, DIRK.
COME ON!
WHO THE HELL ARE YOU?
LUCAS, I'M YOUR BROTHER.
COME ON!
♫ 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 ♫
AH, IT SURE IS PEACEFUL IN HERE THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING.
I NEVER TOOK YOU TO BE A COFFEE JUNKIE,
BUT I HAVE THE FIRST POT BREWING IF YOU WANT TO WAIT A SEC.
ANYTHING ELSE I CAN GET YOU?
JUST A JOB.
HERE?
WELL, IF I'M GONNA WORK, WHY NOT DO IT
WHERE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE HANGING OUT?
DON'T TAKE THIS THE WRONG WAY,
BUT YOU DON'T HAVE THE BEST TRACK RECORD
WHEN IT COMES TO KEEPING APPOINTMENTS.
BUT TALK TO HANK.
I HEAR THEY'RE HIRING OVER AT THE HARDWARE STORE.
OUCH.
OH, I GUESS THAT WAS KIND OF HARSH.
I COULD PUT YOU IN THE RUNNING WITH THE OTHER APPLICANTS.
NO. NO, NO, IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT VOTE TOMORROW.
I'M NOT MOVING THE DATE TO ACCOMMODATE DOBKIN'S FETISH
FOR ANTIQUE CLOCKS.
I WANT HIM BACK FROM PRAGUE NOW, STEVEN.
YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
HELLO, DAD.
LEX.
TO WHAT DO I OWE THE PLEASURE OF THIS UNEXPECTED VISIT?
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN MEETING
YOUR YOUNGEST HEIR.
LUCAS, THIS IS YOUR FATHER.
MR. LUTHOR.
LUCAS.
SON.
AT LEAST, UH, BIOLOGICALLY SPEAKING, RIGHT?
I SEE WE, UH, BOTH SHARE A PASSION
FOR ASIAN WEAPONRY.
HUH. BY THE PLACEMENT OF THE DRAGON,
IT MUST BE WORN ON THE RIGHT HIP.
A RARE LEFT-HANDED SWORD.
BUT IT'S A FAKE.
THAT'S A VERY KEEN OBSERVATION.
ESPECIALLY FROM SOMEONE YOU TOLD ME WAS DEAD.
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE TO LEARN THAT LUCAS WAS ALIVE AND WELL,
LIVING IN EDGE CITY.
COME ON, DAD, YOU KNEW HE WAS ALIVE.
LUCAS.
TELL MY SECRETARY TO TAKE YOU DOWN
TO THE EXECUTIVE DINING ROOM.
WE'LL JOIN YOU SHORTLY.
MY CHEF WILL FIX YOU ANYTHING YOUR HEART DESIRES.
DON'T, UH, DON'T TALK ABOUT ME BEHIND MY BACK.
SO THE PRODIGAL SON RETURNS.
BUT, UH, UNLIKE HIS ENVIOUS BROTHER IN THE GOSPEL,
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE WELCOMED LUCAS
WITH OPEN ARMS.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO GET OUT OF IT, LEX?
JUST A NEW BROTHER.
ONE WHO'S JUST TURNED 18.
IF I REMEMBER IT CORRECTLY,
IS NOW ENTITLED TO CLAIM HIS INHERITANCE.
IT WAS GENEROUS OF YOU TO SET UP YOUR LIVING TRUST
SO ANY HEIRS WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GET 10%
OF YOUR LUTHORCORP SHARES.
IT'S THE VITAL 10% YOU NEED TO VOTE ME OUT OF POWER.
HA HA HA HA!
IS THAT WHY HALF MY BOARD HAS SUDDENLY FOUND
A MYRIAD OF EXCUSES FOR NOT TAKING MY CALLS?
OH, MY WORD, YOU'RE STAGING A COUP.
CAREFUL, LEX.
THERE ARE PARABLES OF MANY KINDS
TO BE FOUND IN THE GOOD BOOK.
SELMA, GET ME MY NEXT CALL, PLEASE.
WORKING AT THE TALON... COULD YOU BE ANY MORE OBVIOUS?
WELL, WHAT HAPPENED TO THE PETE ROSS RULE
OF PROXIMITY? IF YOU WANT TO GET IN THE GAME,
YOU GOT TO GET ON THE COURT.
CLARK, LANA WOULD BE YOUR BOSS.
SHE'S GOING TO TAKE OUT ALL HER PENT-UP FRUSTRATIONS
OF ALL THE TIMES YOU'VE EVER LET HER DOWN.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE GAME.
YOU'RE GOING TO BE IN THE LOCKER ROOM CLEANING THE TOILETS.
I'M PROBABLY NOT GOING TO GET THE JOB, ANYWAY.
GUYS, I WANT YOU TO MEET SOMEBODY.
THIS IS LUCAS, MY BROTHER.
WHAT'S UP, GUYS?
HEY, LUCAS, YOU WANT TO SHOOT SOME HOOPS?
YEAH, SURE.
I DIDN'T MEAN TO DROP A BOMBSHELL ON YOU.
I THOUGHT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE, WELL,
UH, DEAD.
JUST BURIED BY MY FATHER.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR HIM FOR SEVERAL MONTHS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU SAY SOMETHING?
WELL, BECAUSE I WASN'T SURE WHAT I WAS GOING TO FIND.
[ CELLULAR PHONE RINGS ]
I GOT TO STRAIGHTEN SOMETHING OUT WITH THE BANK.
LUCAS, WE HAVE TO GET GOING.
HEY, UH, YOU CAN HANG OUT HERE IF YOU WANT.
GIVE ME A CHANCE TO GET TO KNOW HIM A LITTLE BIT.
UH, YEAH, SURE, ABSOLUTELY.
I'll BE BACK IN AN HOUR.
HERE YOU GO, PETE.
SO, UH, YOU AND LEX SEEM CLOSE.
WHAT, ARE YOU KIDDING?
THEY'RE LIKE BROTHERS.
SO, LUCAS, WHERE'D YOU GROW UP?
ALL OVER.
MUST BE KIND OF WEIRD NOT KNOWING YOUR MOM OR YOUR DAD.
NO, NOT REALLY.
PARENTS ALWAYS TRY TO MAKE YOU LITTLE VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES.
WHEN YOU GROW UP WITHOUT THOSE CONSTRAINTS,
YOU'RE ALLOWED TO BECOME YOUR OWN PERSON.
IT'S AN INTERESTING THEORY. I DON'T THINK I BUY IT, THOUGH.
ALL RIGHT, LET'S, UH, LET'S TAKE YOU AND LEX,
FOR EXAMPLE.
IF HE WAS RAISED BY YOUR PARENTS
AND YOU WERE RAISED BY LIONEL,
YOU WOULDN'T GROW UP TO BE DIFFERENT PEOPLE?
WELL...
TRUST ME, YOU'D BE RICH AND MISERABLE,
AND HE'D BE WEARING FLANNEL.
BUT IF YOU WERE LEFT TOTALLY ALONE,
ABANDONED BY YOUR PARENTS, HOW DO YOU THINK YOU'D TURN OUT?
I'M NOT SURE.
IT'S WHEN YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE REALLY MADE OF.
ARE WE GOING TO STAND AROUND AND CHIT-CHAT ALL DAY,
OR ARE WE GOING TO PLAY SOME BALL?
CLARK, LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT.
CHECK IT UP.
IS THAT ALL YOU GOT, CLARK?
Pete: BE COOL, MAN.
♫ YOU ARE ALL I HAVE IN THIS TEENAGE TWILIGHT ♫
♫ YOUR GOLDEN HAIR AND PALE BLUE EYES ♫
♫ BUT THROUGH ALL THE DAYS AND THE SLEEPLESS NIGHTS ♫
♫ WE HAVE NEVER BEEN SATISFIED ♫
♫ TUMBLING LIKE LEAVES ♫
♫ YEAH, WE ARE SPIRALING ON THE BREEZE ♫
♫ ALMOST TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN ♫
♫ EVERYTHING WILL ♫
♫ BURN, BABY, BURN ♫
♫ LOOK INTO MY TIRED EYES ♫
♫ SEE SOMEONE YOU DON'T RECOGNIZE ♫
HEY, ROCKET MAN, WE DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO GET HURT.
ALL RIGHT.
♫ FEELINGS THAT I CAN'T DISGUISE ♫
♫ NEVER WILL BE RECONCILED ♫
AAH!
SORRY, MAN.
NO HARD FEELINGS, RIGHT? IT'S JUST A GAME.
RIGHT.
FELT LIKE YOU HAD A STEEL PLATE IN THERE OR SOMETHING.
ANY CHANCE I COULD GET A RIDE BACK TO THE MANSION?
YEAH, I'll GIVE YOU A LIFT.
HELLO, LANA.
HEY, UH, ALMOND MOCHA WITH EXTRA WHIP?
YEAH, AND CAN YOU ADD AN EXTRA JOLT OF CAFFEINE, PLEASE?
I'M IN MY POST-LUNCH, PRE-DEADLINE COMA.
UH-HUH.
THANK YOU.
KATRINA, COULD YOU GET ME AN ALMOND LATTE, PLEASE,
WITH EXTRA WHIP? THANK YOU.
CLARK KENT APPLIED FOR PART-TIME?
YEAH.
AND HE DIDN'T PUT ME AS A REFERENCE.
WHAT'S UP WITH THAT?
IT DOESN'T MATTER. I'M NOT GOING TO HIRE HIM, ANYWAY.
WHY NOT? WELL, YOU WORK WITH HIM AT THE "TORCH."
ISN'T IT STRANGE SUPERVISING YOUR FRIEND?
ARE YOU KIDDING? BOSSING AROUND CLARK
IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY.
BESIDES, HE ALWAYS COMES THROUGH,
EVEN IF IT IS IN HIS OWN SPECIAL CLARK TIME.
YEAH, THAT'S KIND OF WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT.
LANA, YOU AND I BOTH KNOW THAT CLARK COULD DO THIS JOB.
WHAT'S THE REAL REASON YOU DON'T WANT HIM HERE?
I... YEAH, THAT'S WHAT I THOUGHT.
I JUST SPENT THE LAST TWO HOURS AT THE BANK.
ANY IDEA WHY MY ACCOUNTS WOULD BE FROZEN?
YOU KNOW, LEX, I'M TIRED
OF YOUR CONSTANT ATTEMPTS AT MUTINY.
YEAH, WELL, YOU DIDN'T LEAVE ME TOO MANY OPTIONS.
IT WAS EITHER THAT OR THE PLANK.
IT WASN'T WISE OF YOU, SON, TO WAGER ALL OF YOUR ASSETS
AS COLLATERAL AGAINST LEXCORP WHEN YOU TOOK OUT YOUR LOAN.
YOU SEE, NOW THAT YOUR COMPANY IS A LUTHORCORP PROPERTY,
EVERYTHING YOU OWN BELONGS TO ME.
I WANT YOU OUT OF THE MANSION.
COME ON, DAD, ISN'T THIS A LITTLE FUTILE?
LUCAS AND I WILL BE BACK HOME AFTER WE VOTE YOU OUT.
DON'T BE SO SURE ABOUT THAT, LEX.
LUCAS AND I HAD A VERY INTERESTING
FATHER AND SON CHAT.
LONG OVERDUE.
IT MAY BE HARD FOR YOU TO IMAGINE, LEX,
BUT, UH, SOME SONS DON'T EVER QUESTION
THEIR ALLEGIANCE TO FAMILY.
YOU ARE BEING INCREDIBLY NAIVE
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN TRUST HIM.
SOMETHING YOU PICK UP AT THE TABLES, LEX.
YOU SIZE UP YOUR OPTIONS.
YOU NEVER KNOW
WHEN YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR STRATEGY MID-HAND.
WELL, LEX, LOOKS LIKE YOU LOSE.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
I'll GET IT.
HEY, LEX. CLARK, I'M SORRY TO BOTHER YOU.
NO PROBLEM. IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT? NO, IT'S NOT.
LEX, WHAT IS IT?
ACCORDING TO MY FATHER, I'M, UH, NO LONGER A LUTHOR.
HE'S LEFT ME WITH NOTHING, NOT EVEN A PLACE TO LIVE.
SO I, UH, WAS WONDERING...
IF, UH, I COULD STAY WITH YOU FOR A WHILE.
YOU'RE UP EARLY... EVEN FOR YOU.
I COULDN'T SLEEP.
WOULD THAT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH OUR NEW HOUSEGUEST?
CAN YOU BLAME ME?
WE CAN'T TURN OUR BACKS ON LEX NOW.
OH, BELIEVE ME, I HAVE NO INTENTION
OF TURNING MY BACK ON LEX NOW.
GOOD MORNING.
ANYONE SEEN LEX?
YEAH, HE'S OUT IN THE BARN.
WELL, HE GOT UP AT THE CRACK OF DAWN,
INSISTED ON DOING SOME CHORES
TO EARN HIS KEEP WHILE HE'S HERE.
OH, YOU GOT HIM MUCKING OUT THE STALLS ALREADY, HUH?
HA HA. YES.
YOU'RE ENJOYING THIS, AREN'T YOU?
YEAH. HEY, SON, ALL KIDDING ASIDE,
I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET THAT HE DID INVESTIGATE YOU
FOR A YEAR. AND REMEMBER WHAT'S IN THE STORM CELLAR.
DAD, I TRUST LEX.
CLARK, I DON'T WANT HIM LEFT ALONE ON THIS FARM.
WELL, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU SOME TIPS,
BUT IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL.
MY FAMILY HAD A RANCH IN MONTANA.
I USED TO GO THERE IN THE SUMMERS WITH MY MOM.
SOUNDS LIKE FUN.
WE WOULD WORK RIGHT ALONGSIDE THE RANCH HANDS.
EVERYONE DID THEIR FAIR SHARE.
IT WAS THE ONLY TIME I FELT, UH, NORMAL.
DID YOU EVER GO BACK?
AFTER MY MOTHER DIED, MY FATHER SOLD THE PROPERTY.
I GUESS YOU COULD SAY HE WAS NEVER A, UH,
MAN OF THE PEOPLE.
LET ME GIVE YOU A HAND WITH THAT.
THANKS, CLARK, BUT I'D LIKE TO PROVE TO YOUR FATHER
ONCE AND FOR ALL THAT SOME LUTHORS
PULL THEIR OWN WEIGHT.
LUCAS!
WE'VE GOT TO TALK.
SURE, DAD, WHAT'S UP?
WHAT'S "UP" IS THAT YOU HAVE YET TO SIGN OVER YOUR SHARES TO ME
AS WE'D AGREED.
PLEASE, TURN THAT OFF.
LUCAS, PLEASE, TURN THAT OFF.
LET'S SEE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
HMM. I TRICK LEX, I PLAY ALONG WITH YOUR LITTLE GAME,
AND YOU OFFER ME, WHAT, $10 MILLION TO WALK AWAY?
I'D SAY IT'S A LITTLE MORE LUCRATIVE
THAN YOUR CARD SCAMS.
HMM.
WELL, DAD, THE DEAL SOUNDED REALLY GOOD AT THE TIME,
BUT THAT IS UNTIL I REALIZED
WHAT A LUTHOR GOES FOR THESE DAYS.
YOU SEE, I WENT THROUGH THE LUTHORCORP FINANCIALS,
AND IT TURNS OUT
I'M WORTH FIVE TIMES WHAT YOU'RE OFFERING ME,
AND THAT ONLY TAKES INTO ACCOUNT WHAT YOU REPORT TO UNCLE SAM.
DON'T BE GETTING DELUSIONS OF GRANDEUR,
MY BOY.
TELL ME SOMETHING, DAD.
WHAT?
WHY DIDN'T YOU TRY AND FIND ME BEFORE I WAS 12?
BECAUSE YOUR MOTHER LIED TO ME.
SHE TOLD ME YOU DIED AS A BABY.
BUT I'M STILL NOT WORTH YOUR TIME.
I TOOK CARE OF YOU THE BEST WAY I KNEW HOW, LUCAS.
AT ARM'S LENGTH, WITH A CHECKBOOK.
THERE WERE SCENARIOS...
LUCAS, NOW IT'S YOUR TURN
TO LIVE UP TO OUR AGREEMENT.
PLEASE.
PLEASE, SON.
OKAY.
OKAY, DAD.
YOU MIGHT WANT TO, UH,
HAVE YOUR LAWYERS LOOK OVER THAT.
NO, I TRUST THAT EVERYTHING IS IN ORDER.
DAD.
LUCAS.
AAH!
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
YOU COULD'VE KILLED ME.
WE BOTH KNOW YOU SAW THAT BALL COMING.
YOU'RE WAY OUT OF LINE, SON.
WHEN A BLIND MAN POURS A DRINK,
HE HOLDS HIS FINGER ON THE INSIDE OF THE RIM
SO HE CAN FEEL WHEN THE GLASS IS FULL.
YESTERDAY, YOU DIDN'T DO THAT.
AND JUST NOW, YOU COULDN'T HIDE YOUR REACTION
TO MY LACK OF SIGNATURE.
WHAT DO YOU WANT, LUCAS?
LEX IS THE PAST.
I AM THE FUTURE.
LANA, I GOT YOUR MESSAGE. WHAT'S UP?
OH, I JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW
THAT I FILLED THAT POSITION.
GREAT. YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO CONSULT ME ABOUT IT.
YEAH, I DID.
CONGRATULATIONS, CLARK, YOU GOT THE JOB.
REALLY?
WHAT MADE YOU CHANGE YOUR MIND?
GLOWING RECOMMENDATION
FROM THE EDITOR OF THE "TORCH."
SO THE JOB'S YOURS IF YOU STILL WANT IT.
OF COURSE. ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?
NO.
BUT I REMEMBER LEX BELIEVED IN ME
WHEN I WANTED TO START THIS PLACE.
WE ALL NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE A CHANCE ON US.
SO, WHEN CAN YOU START?
DON'T YOU THINK YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH THE BOSS FIRST?
LANA, THIS IS LUCAS, LEX'S BROTHER.
LEX NEVER MENTIONED HE HAD A BROTHER.
WELL, I WASN'T EXACTLY ON HIS CHRISTMAS CARD LIST.
UH, I LIKE THE WHOLE EGYPTIAN/ASSYRIAN VIBE.
IT'S CLEAR YOU'VE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT
INTO THIS PLACE.
YEAH, YEAH, SO DID LEX.
WELL, LEX IS, UH, HE'S NOT EXACTLY
IN THE PICTURE ANYMORE.
LIONEL THREW LEX OUT OF THE MANSION.
HOW'S HE DOING DOWN ON THE FARM, CLARK?
HE'S DOING GREAT.
HE'S A SURVIVOR.
WELL, I HOPE THAT HE CAN SURVIVE ON NOTHING
BECAUSE ANYTHING THAT WAS HIS
IS NOW MINE, INCLUDING THIS PLACE.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT LEX WASN'T MY BOSS.
HE WAS MY PARTNER.
OH, EVEN BETTER.
AHEM.
HEY.
I DIDN'T KNOW THE TALON DELIVERED.
I DECIDED TO MAKE AN EXCEPTION.
I ASSUME YOU GOT THE JOB THEN.
APPARENTLY, THE EDITOR OF THE "TORCH"
PUT ME OVER THE TOP.
SO, HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE A MINIMUM-WAGE EARNER?
GREAT.
BUT THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME PERSONNEL CHANGES
OVER AT THE TALON.
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT LUCAS LUTHOR?
YEAH, HOW'D YOU KNOW?
ARE YOU KIDDING? THE PRODIGAL LUTHOR SON RETURNS.
AND TO TOP IT ALL OFF, THE NEW HEIR
HAS TAKEN OVER THE CASTLE.
I MEAN, THAT'S A STORY THAT COULD LAND YOU A BYLINE
ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE "DAILY PLANET."
I JUST... I DON'T TRUST LUCAS.
I THINK HE'S HIDING SOMETHING.
COME ON, CLARK, CUT THE GUY A BREAK.
HE'S HAD A REALLY TOUGH LIFE.
HE BOUNCED FROM FOSTER HOME TO FOSTER HOME.
I MEAN, HE NEVER GOT ADOPTED.
WELL, WHEN YOU WERE LOOKING AT HIS PAST,
YOU DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WEIRD AT ALL?
UM, JUST THE SOURCE.
"METROPOLIS UNITED CHARITIES."
CHLOE SAYS LUCAS' FILE DIDN'T EVEN EXIST
TWO WEEKS AGO. SUDDENLY, THERE IT IS.
LIKE SOMEBODY WANTED HIM TO BE FOUND.
OF COURSE, THE DETECTIVES I HIRED FAILED TO MENTION
WHERE THEY GOT THEIR INFORMATION.
DO YOU THINK YOUR FATHER KNEW ABOUT LUCAS ALL ALONG?
DO YOU EVEN HAVE TO ASK? LUCAS WAS IN ON THIS
FROM THE BEGINNING.
IF YOUR FATHER WAS HIDING LUCAS,
WHY WOULD HE SUDDENLY LET YOU FIND HIM?
BECAUSE EVER SINCE HE TOOK LEXCORP, HE KNOWS I'VE BEEN
LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO GET BACK AT HIM.
HE CO-OPTED LUCAS BEFORE I COULD.
WHILE I'VE BEEN PLAYING CHECKERS,
MY FATHER'S BEEN PLAYING CHESS.
WOW.
I TELL YOU, I LOVE WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE.
IS THIS YOUR NEWEST SCAM, HUH...
CORPORATE TITAN IN TRAINING?
UNLIKE YOU, LEX, I DON'T LIVE IN MY FATHER'S SHADOW.
MY TRAINING'S OVER.
WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU?
FEELING PRETTY GOOD ABOUT YOURSELF RIGHT NOW,
AREN'T YOU?
I GOT TO ADMIT, YOU AND MY FATHER
PLAYED ME BRILLIANTLY.
JUST OUT OF IDLE CURIOSITY,
WHEN DID HE CONTACT YOU?
THREE WEEKS AGO. HE TOLD ME WHO HE WAS,
SAID YOU WERE LOOKING FOR ME.
WANTED TO USE ME FOR SOME CORPORATE RAID.
LET'S FACE IT, LEX.
I'M THE SON HE WANTS.
CAREFUL, LUCAS.
YOU'RE SHOWING YOUR HAND.
COME ON.
WHAT IS IT YOU'RE REALLY AFTER, HUH?
HIS AFFECTION?
YOU REALLY BELIEVE IF YOU STICK AROUND
HE'S GOING TO LOVE YOU?
TRUST ME, YOU DON'T KNOW HIM AT ALL.
GET OUT, LEX.
YOU LOST.
I FOUND YOU BECAUSE HE WANTED ME TO.
HIGH SCHOOL KIDS CAN TRACK YOU DOWN.
YOU MEAN YOUR FRIEND CLARK KENT?
I BET A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE OUT LOOKING FOR YOU,
LIKE YOUR FRIENDS FROM EDGE CITY.
OH, WOW, LEX, IS THAT A THREAT?
YOU KNOW, LUCAS, THE LUTHOR GENE POOL
IS A SHARK TANK,
AND OUR FATHER HAS JUST CHUMMED THE WATERS.
GOOD LUCK.
THANK YOU.
WHERE'S CLARK?
GOOD QUESTION.
LANA, SORRY I'M LATE.
YEAH, DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. YOU CAN MAKE IT UP
BY TAKING THESE LATTES TO TABLE THREE.
I WANT YOU TO FIRE HIM.
FIRE ME? FOR WHAT?
YOU WERE HALF AN HOUR LATE TO WORK.
WHAT WERE YOU DOING, HELPING LEX DIG UP MORE DIRT ABOUT ME?
LUCAS, I AM NOT GOING TO FIRE CLARK.
OKAY, THEN I'll FIRE YOU, TOO.
CHECK OUR PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
YOU CAN'T DO THAT. LEX MADE SURE OF IT.
LEX IS HISTORY, AND SO IS THIS PLACE.
YOU CAN COUNT ON IT.
Clark: LUCAS, WAIT, YOU CAN'T DO THIS!
GET IT THROUGH YOUR HEAD, CLARK!
I'M A LUTHOR. I CAN DO ANYTHING I WANT TO.
IF YOU WANT ME TO QUIT, I WILL! JUST LEAVE LANA ALONE!
TOO LATE.
[ MOTORCYCLE REVVING ]
ARE YOU OKAY?
DAD.
LUCAS.
I HEARD ABOUT LAST NIGHT.
WELL, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULDN'T BE A LUTHOR
IF SOMEBODY WASN'T TRYING TO KILL YOU.
HA HA HA HA!
IT DIDN'T HURT THAT CLARK KENT WAS THERE.
I DON'T KNOW HOW HE REACTED SO QUICKLY.
WELL, CLARK IS A VERY SPECIAL YOUNG MAN.
DID YOU RECOGNIZE THE SHOOTER?
HIS NAME IS DIRK.
I DID SOME BUSINESS WITH HIM BACK IN EDGE CITY.
INTERESTING EUPHEMISM.
YOU DON'T, UH, SOUND TOO SURPRISED, DAD.
WELL, WHERE DO YOU THINK YOU ARE... WALTON MOUNTAIN?
COME ON, LUCAS, THINK A MINUTE.
YOU WALK IN HERE,
YOU TAKE EVERYTHING THAT BELONGS TO LEX.
YOU THINK HE'S JUST GOING TO GIVE UP
WITHOUT A FIGHT?
YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNNY, BECAUSE LEX SAID
THAT YOU WANTED ME OUT OF THE PICTURE.
OF COURSE HE DID.
BUT YOU'RE MY SON.
WHY SHOULD I BELIEVE YOU, DAD? HMM?
LUCAS, LOOK...
YOU WANTED ME OUT OF YOUR LIFE.
YOU EVEN TRIED TO BUY ME OFF.
WHY THE SUDDEN CHANGE OF HEART?
IT WAS A TEST.
BUT YOU STOOD UP TO ME,
TURNED THE TABLES, SHOWED ME YOUR STRENGTH.
THAT'S WHAT IT TAKES TO WIN.
LEX DOESN'T HAVE THAT.
WHY DO YOU THINK HE'S AFRAID OF YOU?
YOU'VE THROWN DOWN THE GAUNTLET, LUCAS.
ARE YOU WILLING TO GO THE DISTANCE?
LEX OBVIOUSLY IS.
HEY, CLARK.
CHLOE. WHAT DID YOU FIND OUT?
SO THEY CAUGHT LUCAS' SHOOTER OUTSIDE METROPOLIS.
HIS NAME IS DIRK LEE. THEY TRACKED HIM DOWN
WITH THE LICENSE PLATE NUMBER THAT YOU GAVE THEM.
DID HE TELL THE POLICE WHO TIPPED HIM OFF?
NOT EXACTLY.
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN THE BOOKING DESK AND THE HOLDING CELL,
DIRK MYSTERIOUSLY KEELED OVER AND DIED.
SOMEONE DIDN'T WANT HIM TO TALK.
YEAH, SOMEONE WHO HAD ENOUGH POWER TO KILL HIM
IN THE MIDDLE OF A POLICE STATION.
KNOW OF ANYONE THAT COMES TO MIND?
YOU'VE GOT TO COVER FOR ME, OKAY?
NO. NO, CLARK, I DRINK COFFEE.
I DO NOT SERVE IT! CLARK!
MR. KENT.
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING
YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE DONE FOR ME.
YOU GOING SOMEWHERE, LEX?
WELL, I NEED TO TALK TO MY BROTHER,
AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT FISH AND HOUSEGUESTS
AFTER THREE DAYS.
YOU'RE WELCOME BACK ANYTIME.
THAT'S NICE OF YOU TO SAY.
LOOK, I GAVE YOU EVERY SINGLE CRAPPY FARM JOB
I COULD THINK OF, BUT YOU DID THEM ALL.
YOU DIDN'T COMPLAIN. NOT ONCE.
YOU WOULD'VE MADE ONE HELL OF A FARMER.
THANKS, MR. KENT.
SURE.
LUCAS.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
FINISHING WHAT YOU STARTED.
[ DOOR OPENS ]
WHO IS THAT?
IT'S CLARK KENT.
CLARK. OH, CLARK.
I'M SORRY. I MEANT TO CALL AND THANK YOU
FOR SAVING LUCAS.
YOUR, UH, YOUR RESCUES ARE BECOMING
A BIT OF A LUTHOR FAMILY TRADITION.
I UNDERSTAND THEY CAUGHT THE SHOOTER IN METROPOLIS.
YES, I HEARD THAT.
SO I CAN ASSUME YOU'VE ALSO HEARD
THAT HE DIED WHILE IN POLICE CUSTODY?
OH. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE.
BUT, UH, IT HAPPENS.
JUST AWFULLY CONVENIENT, ISN'T IT?
KIND OF LIKE HOW LEX WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN LUCAS.
HA HA. I THINK YOU'VE INHERITED YOUR FATHER'S PARANOIA.
WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT MY FAMILY, MR. LUTHOR,
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT YOURS.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
GOOD NIGHT, CLARK.
SEND MY REGARDS TO YOUR MOTHER?
YEAH.
WHAT?
LUCAS, WHERE ARE YOU?
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
I'll TAKE THE, UH, CHOPPER.
I'll BE THERE IN HALF AN HOUR.
MY OFFICE.
DON'T DO ANYTHING RASH. YOU UNDERSTAND ME?
LUCAS?
GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT.
WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING?
COME ON, DAD,
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT YOU WANTED.
PITTED US AGAINST EACH OTHER,
AND WE PLAYED INTO YOUR CAIN AND ABEL FANTASY
JUST LIKE YOU KNEW WE WOULD.
PUT THE GUN DOWN, LUCAS. PUT IT DOWN.
HOW DO YOU KNOW HE'S GOT A GUN?
YOU TWISTED SON OF A BITCH!
YOU'RE THE ONE WHO TOLD ME
I NEEDED TO FINISH WHAT I STARTED.
WELL, AS LONG AS LEX IS AROUND,
I'll ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT FOR MY PLACE IN THIS FAMILY.
LUCAS, YOU ARE NOT GOING TO SHOOT YOUR BROTHER.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU ARE.
WHAT DO YOU EXPECT TO ACHIEVE, LUCAS?
TELL ME.
ISN'T IT OBVIOUS, DAD?
ONCE WE'RE BOTH OUT OF THE PICTURE,
YOUNG LUCAS HERE INHERITS EVERYTHING.
PULL THE TRIGGER.
Lex: LUCAS, HEY. JUST THINK, LUCAS.
THINK THIS THROUGH.
I'M NOT YOUR ENEMY, LUCAS.
I'M NOT THE ONE WHO DELIBERATELY KEPT YOU
IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM. YOU'RE NOT HELPING THINGS, LEX.
DID YOU EVER WONDER WHY YOU WERE NEVER ADOPTED...
IF YOU WERE IN TROUBLE, HOW YOU ALWAYS GOT BAILED OUT
AT THE LAST MINUTE? DON'T TELL ME
YOU THOUGHT YOU WERE JUST LUCKY.
WE'RE A SOCIAL EXPERIMENT.
ONE SON GETS EVERYTHING, AND THE OTHER GETS NOTHING.
THAT'S LUDICROUS. I WOULD NEVER DO THAT.
YEAH, YOU WOULD. JUST LIKE YOU TIPPED OFF THE SHOOTER?
YOUR FRIEND DIRK WAS ON OUR FATHER'S PAYROLL.
EDGE CITY WAS A SETUP.
SHUT UP. YOU WANTED TO USE ME, TOO.
YES, I DID, AND FOR THAT, I AM TRULY SORRY.
BUT TRUST ME, TRYING TO GAIN HIS LOVE AND RESPECT
IS NOT WORTH IT.
IS IT TRUE?
IS THAT WHAT YOU DID TO ME?
WE'VE GOT A LOT TO TALK ABOUT, SON.
AFTER YOU KILL LEX. FOR ONCE,
I WANT THE BLOOD TO BE ON YOUR HANDS.
TIME'S UP, DAD.
NO... I CAN'T DO IT. THAT'S JUST TOO BAD.
LUCAS, PLEASE, DON'T.
I WILL NOT KILL MY SON.
[ GASPS ] YOU PSYCHOTIC LITTLE BASTARD!
IT MUST BE IN THE GENES.
IT'S BLANKS.
THIS ONE, TOO.
CHECKMATE.
COME ON, LUCAS.
GOOD NIGHT. THANKS.
LANA, I REALIZE YOU'RE LOCKING UP,
BUT I JUST NEED TO EXPLAIN...
IT'S NOT NECESSARY. I UNDERSTAND.
YOU'RE NOT MAD.
SOMEHOW, WHEN YOU LET PEOPLE DOWN,
YOU MAKE IT REALLY HARD FOR THEM TO BE MAD AT YOU.
LANA, I JUST... CLARK, IT ISN'T...
SO I GUESS THAT'S IT.
THE SHORTEST CAREER
IN THE HISTORY OF THE COFFEE HOUSE BUSINESS.
SECOND SHORTEST.
DON'T FORGET MY ONE DAY AT THE BEANERY.
HOPE THIS DOESN'T CHANGE THINGS BETWEEN US.
I DON'T SEE HOW THINGS ARE EVER GOING TO CHANGE
BETWEEN US, CLARK.
THAT CAN STAY.
OH, YES, SIR.
LEX?
GLAD TO SEE
THAT YOU'RE MAKING YOURSELF AT HOME AGAIN, SON.
I READ YOUR FASCINATING PIECE OF FICTION
IN THE "DAILY PLANET."
PEOPLE LOVE TO READ ABOUT TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY.
AND YOUR STOCK JUMPED FIVE POINTS.
HA HA HA HA!
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN ABLE TO SEE?
A FEW WEEKS.
PLAYING THE HANDICAPPED CARD IS LOW, EVEN FOR YOU.
BUT, UH, I WAS ABLE TO SEE MORE CLEARLY THAN EVER.
IT'S AMAZING WHAT PEOPLE TRY AND GET AWAY WITH
RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOUR EYES WHEN THEY THINK YOU CAN'T SEE.
I CAN ONLY IMAGINE.
ALL RIGHT, LEX,
HOW ARE WE GOING TO REPAIR THIS...
RIFT BETWEEN US? HMM?
YOU MEAN, HOW ARE YOU GOING TO KEEP
THE WHOLE LUCAS AFFAIR QUIET?
I WAS, UH, THINKING OF GIVING YOU LEXCORP BACK.
MAJORITY STAKE, NO STRINGS ATTACHED.
EXCEPT FOR MY SILENCE.
I'VE ALWAYS BELIEVED THAT FAMILY BUSINESS
SHOULD BE KEPT WITHIN THE FAMILY.
AND LUCAS IS UNDER MY PROTECTION NOW.
YOU REMEMBER THE FABLE
OF THE FROG AND THE SCORPION, LEX?
YEAH, DAD.
THE, UH, FROG HELPED THE SCORPION
CROSS THE RIVER.
THE SCORPION REPAID HIS KINDNESS
BY STINGING THE FROG.
"WHY DID YOU DO IT?" THE DYING FROG ASKED HIM.
AND THE SCORPION REPLIED, "BECAUSE IT IS MY NATURE."
BELIEVE ME, LEX, YOUR BROTHER WILL NEVER CHANGE.
I'VE WATCHED HIM OVER THE YEARS. THE BOY'S A SOCIOPATH.
AND I WONDER WHICH SIDE OF THE FAMILY TREE
HE GOT THAT FROM.
GOOD NIGHT, DAD.
I'll BE SURE TO GIVE LUCAS YOUR LOVE.
MY MOM TOLD ME YOU WERE GOING TO COME BACK
AND GET THE REST OF YOUR STUFF.
SURPRISINGLY, MY DAD'S HAD A CHANGE OF HEART.
I'M SORRY THAT LUCAS DIDN'T TURN OUT TO BE THE BROTHER
YOU WANTED.
CONSIDERING HIS FATHER,
I'M SURPRISED HE'S STILL ALIVE AT ALL.
WHERE IS LUCAS NOW?
SAFE.
BUT I'M GOING TO HAVE SOME WORK TO DO
TO REGAIN HIS TRUST.
YOU WILL.
YOU'RE NOT YOUR FATHER.
SOMETIMES, CLARK, WE'RE ALL HELD HOSTAGE
BY THE WILL OF OUR FATHERS.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS, YOUR DAD IS A GOOD MAN.
ALL MY FATHER DOES IS PUSH PEOPLE AWAY.
YOUR DAD OPENED HIS HOME TO ME, NO QUESTIONS ASKED.
AS LONG AS I LIVE, I DON'T THINK
I'M EVER GOING TO UNDERSTAND YOUR FAMILY.
NEITHER WILL I. JUST REMEMBER,
MY FATHER MAY TRY AND RULE THE WORLD,
BUT YOURS WILL INHERIT THE EARTH.
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