OKAY, OKAY, HERE WE GO.
OH, YEAH.
HA HA HA HA.
SORRY, GUYS, BUT THE COFFEE HERE IS STRICTLY NON-IRISH.
OH, COME ON, LOOSEN UP.
YEAH, HAVE A DRINK.
IF THAT'S WHAT I THINK IT IS,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE IT OUTSIDE.
BESIDES, WE'RE CLOSING.
CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING ELSE?
JUST A BOYFRIEND WHO CAN KEEP A DATE.
YOU'RE DEFINITELY TALKING TO THE WRONG PERSON.
[ LAUGHTER ]
DR. BRYCE, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
YEAH, I JUST THOUGHT I SAW SOMEONE I KNEW...
BUT IT'S LATE. I'D BETTER BE GOING.
THANKS, LANA.
NO PROBLEM. BYE.
Man: GO GET HER.
HEY.
WE HEARD THIS PLACE HAD THE FRIENDLIEST SERVICE
IN TOWN.
JUST LEAVE.
THAT'S NO WAY TO TALK TO A CUSTOMER.
HEY!
NOW...
WHY DON'T WE TAKE THIS INTO THE BACK
AND HAVE A PRIVATE PARTY?
STOP! GET AWAY FROM HER!
ISN'T IT PAST YOUR BEDTIME?
LOOK, THE POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY...
RIGHT NOW.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
LANA, ARE YOU OKAY?
YEAH.
HA HA HA HA!
DID YOU SEE THE STUPID LOOK ON HER FACE?
CHECK OUT SPEEDY GONZALEZ.
I DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OF YOU IN THE TALON AGAIN.
GOT IT?
LISTEN, JOHN BOY,
WE'LL DO WHATEVER THE HELL WE WANT.
AS A MATTER OF FACT,
WE WERE THINKING ABOUT STOPPING BY TOMORROW.
I WON'T TELL YOU AGAIN.
OH, I GET IT.
YOU GOT THE HOTS FOR THAT BITCH MANAGER.
IT'S TOO BAD SHE'S A REAL DIRTY SLUT.
ALL RIGHT. YOU WANT TO TRY IT ON, FARM BOY?
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF.
AAH!
GET YOUR COFFEE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
[ GUN COCKS ]
ON YOUR KNEES.
HANDS BEHIND YOUR HEAD... NOW.
NOW!
♫ 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 ♫
SO YOU'RE THE NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN.
YOU WRITING A BOOK, MR. KENT?
NO, MA'AM.
THEN KEEP THE CHITTER-CHATTER TO YOURSELF.
FLYING BOYS.
FLYING BOYS AREN'T SOMETHING YOU SEE EVERY DAY.
THAT YOUNG MAN TOLD ME YOU ATTACKED HIM
AND HIS FRIENDS, THEN YOU THREW HIM 30 FEET ONTO MY CAR.
THAT'S CRAZY.
THEN HOW COME THE PARAMEDICS ARE ALL OVER THEM,
BUT THERE'S NOT A SCRATCH ON YOU, HUH?
WHAT ABOUT YOU, MS. LANE?
WHAT DID YOU SEE?
NOTHING.
YOU'RE LYING, YOU KNOW.
EXCUSE ME?
YOU SAID YOU MADE A GOOD CAPPUCCINO.
THIS IS A GREAT CAPPUCCINO.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE DONE HERE.
NO, MR. KENT, MNH-MNH.
WE ARE JUST GETTING STARTED.
SHERIFF, WE KNOW OUR SON, AND CLARK WOULD NEVER
DELIBERATELY HURT ANYBODY. I'M SURE WHATEVER HE DID,
HE DID IT 'CAUSE HE THOUGHT HE HAD TO.
BY THROWING ANOTHER YOUNG MAN
ACROSS MY POLICE CAR?
I RAN A COMPLETE CHECK ON YOUR SON, MR. KENT.
HE'S BEEN AT MORE CRIME SCENES THAN ELIOT NESS.
IF CLARK'S BEEN INVOLVED WITH POLICE BUSINESS,
IT'S ONLY BECAUSE HE WAS TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.
OR MAYBE HE'S GOT SOME KIND OF HERO COMPLEX?
I MEAN, EVEN HEROES GOT TO PLAY BY THE RULES.
AND THAT IS WHY I'M CHARGING HIM WITH MISDEMEANOR BATTERY.
WHAT EXACTLY DOES THAT MEAN?
COULD BE A $1,500 FINE. DEPENDS ON THE JUDGE.
I'M SORRY, BUT WE CAN'T AFFORD THAT.
CLARK, SIT DOWN.
I'll MAKE YOU A DEAL, MR. KENT.
I WON'T CHARGE YOU
IF YOU ARE WILLING TO DO THE COMMUNITY SERVICE,
AND THEN YOU CAN KEEP THE WORLD SAFE
FROM ROADSIDE LITTER.
WAIT JUST A MINUTE. HOW...
YOUR FORMER SHERIFF... HE MAY HAVE LOOKED
WAY THE OTHER WAY ON THESE MATTERS,
BUT I'M HERE TO TELL YOU
THAT THOSE GOOD-OL'-BOY DAYS ARE OVER.
NIGHTY-NIGHT.
METROPOLIS FLOWER SHOW, 1999.
YOU COULDN'T TAKE YOUR EYES OFF OF THEM.
PAUL?
DR. BRYCE.
I THOUGHT I SAW YOU LAST NIGHT.
YOU DID.
AND I WAS GOING TO SAY HI, BUT IT WAS REALLY LATE.
AND YOU DIDN'T LOOK LIKE YOU WANTED ANY COMPANY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN SMALLVILLE?
I'M HERE ON BUSINESS,
AND I READ THAT YOU WERE GETTING MARRIED.
YOU SHOULDN'T BELIEVE EVERYTHING YOU READ.
RIGHT NOW, LEX AND I ARE MARRIED TO OUR CAREERS.
AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT WE TELL EACH OTHER.
LEX. I'D LIKE YOU TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND OF MINE...
PAUL HAYDEN.
HEY.
I TAKE IT YOU TWO KNEW EACH OTHER FROM METROPOLIS.
WELL, WE, UH, ACTUALLY DATED FOR A WHILE IN MED SCHOOL...
UNTIL WE REALIZED WE WEREN'T
GOING TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER...
AT LEAST NOT WITH EACH OTHER.
WELL, PAUL, IT WAS NICE SEEING YOU.
LEX AND I ARE JUST ON OUR WAY OUT TO LUNCH.
ACTUALLY, I STOPPED BY TO TELL YOU I CAN'T MAKE IT.
SORRY.
WELL, MAYBE I COULD FILL IN?
YOU KNOW, IF IT'S OKAY WITH LEX.
I'M SURE YOU TWO HAVE A LOT OF CATCHING UP TO DO.
[ BEEPING ]
PATIENT EMERGENCY.
I'll HAVE TO TAKE A RAIN CHECK ON THAT LUNCH.
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE LEX THE NUMBER WHERE YOU'RE STAYING,
AND WE'LL MAKE A PLAN TO GET TOGETHER?
YEAH, SOUNDS GREAT.
MM. SAME OLD HELEN.
ONE MINUTE SHE'S HERE, THE NEXT SHE'S GONE.
HANG ON TO HER LEX... IF YOU CAN.
CLARK KENT, CONVICT.
YEAH, I KNOW, WHEN DO YOU GET FIT FOR THAT ORANGE JUMP SUIT,
OR IS IT ONE SIZE FITS ALL?
40 HOURS OF COMMUNITY SERVICE IS NOT FUNNY.
IT'S AN ORANGE VEST.
OH, NO, IT'S GOING TO CLASH WITH THE PLAID!
WELCOME TO SMALLVILLE WHERE YOU STOP THE CRIME,
YOU DO THE TIME.
VERY PITHY.
MAYBE I SHOULD USE THAT AS MY CAMPAIGN SLOGAN, HUH?
OH. I'M GOING TO SEE YOU BRIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW,
MR. KENT.
I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
YEAH. TOO-DE-LOO.
Chloe: ALL RIGHT.
GOOD LUCK ON THE CHAIN GANG.
HEY.
HEY, LANA.
WHAT'S WRONG?
ACCORDING TO THE SHERIFF,
I DON'T HAVE A CASE THAT WILL HOLD UP IN COURT.
IT'S ALL HEARSAY.
AT LEAST YOU WERE THERE, CLARK.
YEAH. LOOK WHERE IT GOT ME.
SORRY.
SO, HOW DID YOU DO IT, CLARK?
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU CAN TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF,
BUT THERE WERE THREE OF THEM.
THEY WERE DRUNK...
AND I WAS HIGHLY MOTIVATED.
THE THOUGHT OF SOMEONE HURTING YOU...
YOU CAN'T KEEP YOUR EYE ON ME EVERY SECOND.
I CAN TRY.
YOU'RE ALWAYS THERE TO SAVE ME.
I JUST WISH FOR ONCE
I COULD'VE SAVED MYSELF.
SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE YOU.
NO, IT'S OKAY. I GUESS I'M STILL A LITTLE JUMPY.
IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE. YOU HAD QUITE AN ORDEAL.
I JUST FEEL SO STUPID.
IT'S NOT LIKE I WAS EVEN HURT.
NO, NO, THIS PLACE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A SAFE HAVEN FOR YOU.
NOW IT'S BEEN VIOLATED.
SO NOW WHAT, I BECOME A SHUT-IN?
LANA, I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO FEEL VULNERABLE.
YOU?
TRUST ME. ECCENTRIC BALD KIDS SIT PRETTY LOW
ON THE PREP SCHOOL TOTEM POLE.
I WAS BULLIED FOR YEARS,
TILL ONE DAY I DECIDED I HAD ENOUGH.
WHAT DID YOU DO?
ONE OF MY FATHER'S CHAUFFEURS WAS AN EX-NAVY S.E.A.L.
I CONVINCED HIM TO TEACH ME TO FIGHT.
LET'S JUST SAY THE NEXT TIME I WAS CORNERED,
THE GUY ENDED UP NEEDING SERIOUS DENTAL WORK.
I COULD NEVER HURT ANYBODY.
IT'S NOT ABOUT HURTING PEOPLE.
IT'S ABOUT RECLAIMING YOUR SENSE OF CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFE.
ISN'T THAT WHAT YOU WANT?
"ONE MILLION DOLLARS."
THE SHERIFF SAID HE HAD A FEW CUTS AND BRUISES.
NOW HE'S CLAIMING TO HAVE SEVERE NECK INJURY.
"PUNITIVE DAMAGES, PAIN AND SUFFERING,"
"LOSS OF FUTURE EARNINGS."
THEY'RE SAYING ANDY'S MOBILITY MAY BE PERMANENTLY LIMITED,
AND THEY'VE HIRED THE BEST PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEY
IN THE STATE.
AND YOU DID THROW HIM INTO THAT CAR, CLARK.
MAYBE THIS IS WHERE IT ALL STARTS.
REMEMBER WHAT IT SAID IN THE SPACESHIP?
"THEY'RE A FLAWED RACE. RULE THEM WITH STRENGTH."
SON,
I GOT INTO A LOT OF FIGHTS WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE, TOO,
BELIEVE ME.
BUT, CLARK, THESE ARE NOT ALIEN FEELINGS.
BUT YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER, UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES,
IS THAT THERE ARE CONSEQUENCES.
YOUR FATHER'S RIGHT.
YOU'LL MAKE DECISIONS IN A SPLIT-SECOND
YOU HAVE TO LIVE WITH FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE.
WE ARE A FLAWED RACE,
BUT WE'RE A FLAWED RACE THAT RAISED YOU.
YOU'RE A LOT MORE HUMAN THAN YOU THINK.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
LEX, IT STILL WON'T START.
[ ENGINE SPUTTERING ]
HOW FAR AWAY ARE YOU?
OKAY.
I'll SEE YOU IN A SEC.
YOU ALWAYS HAD THE WORST LUCK WITH CARS.
PAUL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
IT MUST BE KISMET.
I DROPPED MY CELLPHONE, CAME BACK TO GET IT,
AND HERE YOU WERE. HOW ABOUT I GIVE YOU A RIDE HOME?
LEX IS ON HIS WAY.
COME ON, HELEN, WHY WAIT?
SAME OLD HELEN.
NEVER WANTED MY HELP.
MUST BE DIFFERENT WITH LEX, HUH?
YES, IT IS.
HERE COMES PRINCE CHARMING NOW.
HELEN, IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
YEAH. I'M FINE.
YEAH?
HELLO, PAUL. I DIDN'T EXPECT TO SEE YOU HERE.
I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
TWICE IN ONE DAY.
THREE TIMES, IF YOU COUNT LAST NIGHT.
CAREFUL. I MIGHT START TO THINK YOU'RE STALKING MY GIRLFRIEND.
COME ON, LET'S GO.
WHY WOULD I WANT TO DO THAT?
YOU'RE NOT OVER HER.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO BE A GOOD SAMARITAN.
SO WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKS OVER THIS CAR,
HE'S NOT GOING TO FIND MISSING SPARK PLUGS
OR SUGAR IN THE GAS TANK?
LEX, ENOUGH.
YOU REALLY ARE PARANOID.
NO.
NO, I'M JUST A FRIGHTENINGLY GOOD JUDGE OF CHARACTER.
I STRONGLY SUGGEST YOU STAY AWAY FROM HELEN.
WHOA.
IS THAT A THREAT?
YOU SEEM LIKE A SIMPLE GUY, PAUL.
I'D HATE FOR YOUR LIFE TO GET COMPLICATED.
HE'S BACK AT THE MOTEL, MR. LUTHOR.
YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU, HELEN.
AND YOU KNOW THAT I WOULD DO ANYTHING
TO BE WITH YOU.
I DO MEAN ANYTHING.
PAUL.
HELEN... WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
LEX.
LEX DID THIS TO ME.
LEX, WE NEED TO TALK.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
PAUL CLAIMS YOU HAD HIM BEATEN UP.
AND FROM THE TONE IN YOUR VOICE, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU BELIEVE HIM.
FOR TWO WEEKS NOW, YOU'VE BEEN IGNORING ME.
SUDDENLY, PAUL SHOWS UP, AND YOU'RE JEALOUS.
I'M NOT JEALOUS. I'M CONCERNED...
ESPECIALLY ABOUT SOMEONE WHO'S UNHINGED ENOUGH
TO DO THAT TO HIMSELF.
HELEN, HE'S CLEARLY STALKING YOU.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
I MEAN, WE WERE NEVER THAT SERIOUS.
IT WAS A RELATIONSHIP OF CONVENIENCE.
THERE WAS NO HEAVY EMOTIONAL INVOLVEMENT.
YOU COULD'VE FOOLED HIM.
WHO BROKE IT OFF?
I DID. ONE OF HIS EX-GIRLFRIENDS WARNED ME
TO STAY AWAY FROM HIM.
SHE CLAIMED THAT HE BEAT HER UP.
DID SHE EVER REPORT HIM TO THE POLICE?
NO, BUT I WASN'T GOING TO WAIT AROUND
TO SEE IF HISTORY REPEATED ITSELF.
SO I BROKE IT OFF, AND WE NEVER SPOKE AFTER THAT.
THREE MONTHS LATER, HE DROPPED OUT OF SCHOOL.
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
MR. LUTHOR.
YOU'RE JUST THE MAN I WAS LOOKING FOR.
I DIDN'T HAVE PAUL HAYDEN BEATEN UP.
I USUALLY LIKE TO ASK THE QUESTIONS
BEFORE I GET THE ANSWERS... NATURAL FLOW OF THINGS.
WHERE WERE YOU EARLIER THIS EVENING?
AT HOME, A FACT MY STAFF CAN CONFIRM.
SO YOU DID NOT THREATEN PAUL HAYDEN IN THE PARKING LOT?
HE'S STALKING MY GIRLFRIEND.
HE OFFERED HER SOME FLOWERS, A RIDE HOME.
THAT'S NOT EXACTLY CRIMINAL BEHAVIOR.
IF YOU WANT TO PLAY LETTER OF THE LAW, YOU GO RIGHT AHEAD.
I JUST HOPE YOUR PROFESSIONAL INSTINCTS
LEAD YOU BACK IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.
OH, DON'T WORRY.
THEY ALWAYS DO, MR. LUTHOR.
I'll STAY IN TOUCH.
GOOD MORNING, CLARK.
LOOK, DON'T EVEN START.
I'VE HAD HALF OF SMALLVILLE HIGH OUT HERE ALREADY
GIVING ME A HARD TIME.
WOULD IT BE VIOLATING YOUR PAROLE TO TAKE A COFFEE BREAK?
IT WOULD BE THE LEAST OF MY PROBLEMS.
THAT KID WHO HARASSED LANA IS SUING US.
HE COULD LITERALLY TAKE THE FARM.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SOMEONE COULD COME INTO YOUR LIFE
AND JUST SCREW IT UP. LANA'S A WRECK,
I'M PICKING UP TRASH, AND THIS GUY'S WALKING AROUND FREE.
I WOULDN'T WORRY TOO MUCH ABOUT LANA.
WHY IS THAT?
LET'S JUST SAY THE CROUCHING TIGRESS
IS ABOUT TO FIND HER HIDDEN DRAGON.
I CAN'T EVEN GET THE BAG TO MOVE.
I DON'T SEE HOW I'M SUPPOSED TO TAKE ON A GUY
WHO'S TWICE MY SIZE.
LANA, GETTING THE UPPER HAND ISN'T ABOUT SIZE,
IT'S ABOUT DECISIVENESS AND SPEED.
YOU HAVE TO COMMIT.
RIGHT NOW YOU'RE ONLY PUTTING PART OF YOURSELF INTO IT.
IF YOU WANT TO BE EFFECTIVE, PUT YOUR WHOLE BODY INTO IT.
OKAY?
OKAY.
THERE YOU GO. THAT'S IT.
NOW CHANNEL ALL YOUR ANGER.
SOME OF US AREN'T AS ANGRY AS YOU ARE, LEX.
OF COURSE NOT.
I MEAN, WHAT'S TO BE ANGRY ABOUT?
HMM?
IT'S NOT LIKE A BUNCH OF FRAT BOYS
CAME INTO YOUR OWN PLACE AND HARASSED YOU.
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU FELT HELPLESS WHEN THAT GUY SHOVED YOU.
AND I KNOW IT DOESN'T MAKE YOU MAD
THAT YOU NEEDED CLARK KENT TO SAVE YOU AGAIN.
BETTER.
ANDY.
WHOA, WHOA, RESTRAINING ORDER SAYS
YOU CAN'T COME WITHIN 500 FEET OF ME, KENT.
I JUST WANT TO TALK.
ANYTHING YOU GOT TO SAY, YOU CAN SAY TO MY LAWYER.
WELL, LET ME APOLOGIZE.
IT'S TOO LATE. WHAT?
LOOK, WE BOTH MADE MISTAKES THE OTHER NIGHT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE MAD AT ME,
BUT THIS LAWSUIT COULD RUIN MY FAMILY.
[ HORN HONKS ] JUST LEAVE THEM OUT OF IT.
I'll SEE YOU IN COURT,
AND IF YOU BREAK THIS RESTRAINING ORDER AGAIN,
I'll HAVE THE SHERIFF ALL OVER YOUR ASS!
HA HA HA HA!
WHAT'S UP?
ANDY CONNORS IS FAKING HIS INJURIES.
WELL, THAT'S AN INTRIGUING CLAIM, BUT AS THE DEFENDANT,
I DOUBT YOUR CASE HOLDS MUCH WATER.
WELL, I FOLLOWED HIM HOME.
I SAW HIM TAKE HIS NECK BRACE OFF.
I WAS TRYING TO GATHER SOME EVIDENCE ON HIM
SO I COULD NAIL HIM.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I'M ALWAYS UP FOR A GOOD CONSPIRACY.
THANKS, CHLOE.
OR IF ALL ELSE FAILS, WE CAN SEND LANA OUT
TO BEAT THE CONFESSION OUT OF HIM.
IT WAS A JOKE, CLARK.
WHY DO I GET THE FEELING THAT YOU'RE NOT IMPRESSED
WITH LANA TURNING ALL "CHARLIE'S ANGELS" ON US?
I KNOW LEX'S INTENTIONS ARE GOOD,
BUT WHAT IF SHE GETS OVERCONFIDENT
AND FINDS HERSELF IN A SITUATION THAT SHE CAN'T HANDLE?
CLARK, AS A 6-FOOT-WHATEVER GUY,
YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT FEELS LIKE
TO HAVE TO CROSS THE STREET AT NIGHT
AND YOU HEAR FOOTSTEPS BEHIND YOU.
IF GETTING A LITTLE GIRL POWER MAKES LANA FEEL
LIKE LESS THAN A VICTIM, THEN YOU SHOULD BE ALL FOR IT.
I GUESS.
OR IS IT THAT YOU ARE SECRETLY WORRIED
THAT IF LANA LEARNS TO DEFEND HERSELF, SHE WON'T NEED
A KNIGHT IN SHINING ARMOR TO RESCUE HER ANYMORE?
DOCTOR?
PAUL.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I HAD TO SEE YOU ALONE.
ALL RIGHT, WELL, WHY DON'T WE GO UPSTAIRS
AND WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT OVER COFFEE?
NO, WE CAN'T GO AND HAVE COFFEE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
WHEN YOU BROKE UP WITH ME, I THOUGHT THAT IT WAS BECAUSE
YOU KNEW I WAS NEVER GOING TO BE A GREAT DOCTOR.
YOU WERE RIGHT. THAT'S WHY I QUIT.
IF YOU CAN'T BE GREAT, WHY BOTHER AT ALL?
THAT'S WHAT YOU ALWAYS USED TO SAY, RIGHT?
PAUL...
I WAS WORKING ON BECOMING SUCCESSFUL
SO THAT I COULD HAVE YOU BACK.
THEN I FOUND OUT THAT YOU WERE WITH LUTHOR,
AND I KNEW THAT I HAD TO SAVE YOU
FROM THAT FRAUD.
I DON'T WANT YOU TO SAVE ME.
I BROKE UP WITH YOU BECAUSE YOU BEAT YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND.
OH, OH, OH, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, NO.
SHE WAS SO BENEATH ME.
THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH YOU AND I.
YOU AND I WERE MEANT FOR EACH OTHER.
I LOVE LEX.
NO.
YOU DON'T.
YOU LOVE ME. YOU JUST DON'T KNOW IT YET.
GET AWAY FROM ME, PAUL!
[ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
HELLO?
HELEN, IT'S ME. LOOK, YOU'RE RIGHT,
I'VE BEEN DISTANT THE LAST FEW WEEKS,
BUT THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE.
I'M ON MY WAY OVER SO WE CAN TALK.
HELEN?
I'M BUSY WITH A PATIENT
IN THE PATHOLOGY LAB.
Lex: HELEN!
THAT WAS HIM, WASN'T IT? IT WAS HIM, WASN'T IT?!
HE DOESN'T LOVE YOU.
CAN'T YOU SEE THAT?
HELEN, WHAT'S GOING ON?
GET UP HERE. GET UP HERE, COME ON.
HELEN!
[ HELEN GROANS ]
PAUL, NO, NO! AAH!
[ ACCELERATING ]
[ HELEN GROANS ]
HELEN! HELEN!
HELEN!
GET HER TO E.R.
I NEED TWO CCs EPI AND AN I.V. PUSH. STAT!
STAT!
HELEN. NO.
HELEN.
SMALLVILLE IS OFFICIALLY LITTER-FREE.
YOU MUST BE EXHAUSTED.
WELL, FRUSTRATED AND HUMILIATED, YES.
EXHAUSTED, NO.
HEY, I CAN STICK AROUND FOR A LITTLE WHILE IF YOU WANT.
I'M FINE, CLARK.
I KNOW, I JUST THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT SOME COMPANY.
KARATE CLASS?
I TAKE IT THE MEETING WITH LEX WENT WELL.
LEX HAS A WAY OF BRINGING OUT A SIDE OF ME
THAT'S BOTH SCARY AND LIBERATING AT THE SAME TIME.
WELL, YOU KNOW THE FIRST RULE OF SELF-DEFENSE
IS TO AVOID CONFLICT.
RELAX, CLARK, I'M NOT ABOUT TO GO PROWLING THE NIGHT
FIGHTING CRIME. I'll LEAVE THAT TO THE EXPERT.
YOU CAN TRUST ME. THERE'S NO FUTURE
IN FIGHTING CRIME UNLESS YOU ENJOY BEING SUED.
YOU KNOW WHAT THE WORST PART IS?
I KNOW THAT HE'S FAKING. I JUST DON'T HAVE PROOF.
I WAS GOING TO FOLLOW HIM WITH A CAMERA,
BUT I'D BE VIOLATING THE RESTRAINING ORDER AGAIN.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT ME?
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
I WANT TO SEE HIM GO DOWN AS BADLY AS YOU DO.
LET ME HELP. NO, THAT WOULD BE TOO DANGEROUS.
CLARK, THE LAW IS NOT ON OUR SIDE.
WHAT ARE WE SUPPOSED TO DO?
MEACHAM, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?
I NEED TO KNOW WHERE HAYDEN IS NOW!
MR. LUTHOR, I AM SORRY ABOUT DR. BRYCE,
BUT I HOPE YOU ARE NOT PLANNING TO TAKE THE LAW
INTO YOUR OWN HANDS.
THE WOMAN I LOVE IS FIGHTING FOR HER LIFE, SHERIFF,
SO YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE MY LACK OF FAITH
IN SMALLVILLE'S FINEST.
I HAVE ROADBLOCKS UP ACROSS EVERY MAJOR HIGHWAY,
I HAVE DEPUTIES CANVASSING THE AREA,
AND I AM WAITING FOR A WARRANT ON HIS MOTEL ROOM.
HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?
IT WILL TAKE A LITTLE WHILE,
BUT I HAVE RUNG EVERY JUDGE'S BELL IN LOWELL COUNTY.
WELL, I'M CERTAINLY GLAD YOU'RE DOING EVERYTHING
HUMANLY POSSIBLE.
MR. LUTHOR, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
IF I FIND YOU HAVE TAMPERED WITH THIS INVESTIGATION...
YOU'LL WHAT?!
YOU'LL ARREST ME, MAKE ME PICK UP TRASH?
YOU ARE NOT ABOVE THE LAW, MR. LUTHOR.
THANK YOU FOR THAT BRACING INSIGHT.
AM I FREE TO GO NOW?
MEACHAM!
LEX?
SHERIFF, I HEARD ABOUT DR. BRYCE. IS SHE OKAY?
IT'S STILL TOUCH AND GO.
WAS IT PAUL HAYDEN?
MR. KENT, DO I HAVE TO REMIND YOU
ABOUT INVOLVING YOURSELF IN POLICE BUSINESS?
WHERE DO WE STAND ON THAT WARRANT
FOR HAYDEN'S ROOM AT THE HEARTLAND?
20 MINUTES. WE HAVE CARS STANDING BY.
[ HIGH-PITCHED NOISE ]
CLARK, HOW DID YOU...
SAME WAY YOU DID. WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE, LEX?
LOOK, STAY OUT OF THIS.
I KNOW THAT YOU WANT TO NAIL THIS GUY.
BUT, WHAT, I SHOULD LEAVE IT TO THE PROS?
HAYDEN'S CAR IS STILL HERE, OKAY?
I HAD A GUY ON HIM. [ DIALS CELLULAR PHONE ]
NOW HE'S NO... [ CELLPHONE RINGING ]
[ RINGING GETS LOUDER ]
SON OF A BITCH. HE'S GOT MEACHAM'S CAR.
[ TIRES SCREECH ]
LEX, WE GOT COMPANY.
[ CAR DOORS SLAMMING ]
THE LOJACK SYSTEM SAID THE CAR WAS HERE.
I THOUGHT ONLY THE POLICE HAD ACCESS TO LOJACK.
LET'S SPLIT UP.
NAH, I THINK WE SHOULD WAIT FOR SHERIFF ADAMS.
YOU WAIT. I'M GOING TO GO LOOK AROUND.
IF YOU PULL THAT TRIGGER,
YOU'RE GOING TO BE THE ONE GOING TO PRISON.
NOT IF IT'S SELF-DEFENSE.
[ CLICKS ]
I GUESS I FORGOT TO LOAD IT.
YOU'RE JUST FULL OF SURPRISES TONIGHT, AREN'T YOU?
[ GROANS ]
GOODBYE, PAUL.
LEX!
HANDS UP!
GET RID OF THAT GUN,
AND PUT THAT GUN ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW.
PUT IT ON THE TABLE NOW!
LAST TIME I CHECKED,
CITIZEN'S ARRESTS ARE STILL LEGAL IN KANSAS.
[ CHUCKLES ]
OH, MAN.
I'M TELLING YOU...
IF I CATCH YOU MEDDLING IN A POLICE INVESTIGATION AGAIN,
I SWEAR, HEAVEN HELP YOU.
THANKS FOR COMING.
WELL, THIS BETTER BE GOOD TO GET ME OUT OF BED SO EARLY.
LISTEN, ANDY, UM,
I'M REALLY SORRY ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED THE OTHER NIGHT,
BUT I THINK THIS HAS GOTTEN A LITTLE OUT OF HAND.
THE LAWSUIT...
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. IT'S KENT'S PROBLEM.
I KNOW YOU'RE FAKING YOUR INJURIES.
I THINK YOU SHOULD DROP THE SUIT BEFORE YOU GET CAUGHT.
YOU DIDN'T CALL ME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LAWSUIT,
DID YOU?
TOUCH ME AGAIN, AND YOU'LL HAVE SOME REAL SOFT-TISSUE INJURY.
YOU CAN PLAY HARD TO GET,
BUT WE BOTH KNOW YOU WANT ME.
SO WHY DON'T WE TAKE THIS INTO THE BACK?
HI, CLARK.
I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL SAYING THAT
ANDY HAD DROPPED THE LAWSUIT.
ANY IDEA WHAT COULD'VE MADE HIM DO THAT?
MAYBE HE JUST REALIZED THAT
YOU WERE TRYING TO HELP A FRIEND.
THE SHERIFF TOLD ME YOU HAVE QUITE A SPIN KICK.
I'M SORRY I MISSED IT.
SO YOU HEARD ABOUT THAT.
LANA...
CLARK, I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SAY.
I SHOULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN INVOLVED, BUT...
I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU.
OH.
WELL, YOU HAVE BEEN THERE FOR ME SO MANY TIMES,
I JUST WANTED TO REPAY YOU.
BESIDES, IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT LANA LANG
GETS A CHANCE TO SAVE CLARK KENT.
YEAH.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD A BOARD MEETING.
I CANCELED IT FOR PERSONAL REASONS.
THAT'S A FIRST.
MY LAWYER TOLD ME THAT PAUL IS PLEADING TEMPORARY INSANITY.
LEX, I DON'T WANT TO...
I TOLD THEM NOT TO FIGHT THE PLEA.
PAUL NEEDS HELP.
I WANTED TO KILL HIM, HELEN.
I WANTED TO KILL HIM FOR WHAT HE DID TO YOU.
I PROBABLY COULD'VE GOTTEN AWAY WITH IT IN EVERYONE'S EYES,
BUT...
ONE PERSON WOULD'VE KNOWN THE TRUTH.
CLARK.
YOU.
CLARK DIDN'T SAVE ME IN THAT MOMENT, HELEN.
YOU DID.
AND THAT'S WHEN I KNEW.
SO, WHAT DO YOU SAY, DR. BRYCE?
WILL YOU MARRY ME?
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