DAD?
SWEETHEART?
HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
ARE YOU TWO STILL HERE?
I THINK YOU NEED TO GO BACK... BACK HOME AND GET SOME REST.
HEY, CLARK, DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME, SON.
IT'S GOING TO TAKE A WHOLE LOT MORE
THAN A HEART ATTACK TO KEEP YOUR OLD MAN DOWN.
I JUST FEEL LIKE THIS IS ALL MY FAULT.
HEY. COME HERE.
LOOK, THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO,
BUT CAUSING CARDIAC ARREST IS NOT ONE OF THEM.
LAST TIME YOU WERE AT THE DOCTOR'S,
THEY SAID YOU HAD A HEART OF A 20-YEAR-OLD
JUST BEFORE I WENT TO METROPOLIS.
IF YOU'RE SUGGESTING THAT YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER
HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THIS...
HE GAVE YOU POWERS TO BRING ME HOME NO HUMAN WAS MEANT TO HAVE,
AND I DON'T THINK YOUR HEART COULD HANDLE IT.
CLARK, NO, THERE WERE OTHER FACTORS.
IF I HADN'T PUT ON THAT RING
AND ABANDONED YOU AND MOM WHEN YOU NEEDED ME MOST,
YOU WOULDN'T BE LYING HERE IN THIS BED.
AS HARD AS THIS IS FOR YOU TO BELIEVE,
NOT EVERYTHING THAT GOES WRONG IN SMALLVILLE
IS CLARK KENT'S FAULT.
WATCH OUT!
WH-WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
THEY'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE.
[ CHEERING ]
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN!
YOUR REIGNING KING OF SPEED...
PETE "THE BOSS" ROSS!
[ CHEERING ]
♫ 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 ♫
WHOA, DANTE, THAT'S SOME SERIOUS GREEN.
ALL RIGHT, I JACKED UP THE METEOR ROCK RATIO
IN THIS NEW BATCH OF NITROUS, OKAY?
WHOO-HOO! YOU OUGHT TO BE WORKING FOR NASA, MAN.
THESE CARS ARE GOING TO BE LIKE ROCKETS.
HEY, PETE.
CLARK, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
HEY, NICE RIDE, MAN.
WHAT'S THAT THING DO, LIKE, 0 TO 60 IN AN HOUR?
HEY, IF YOU EVER WANT TO TURN THAT TORTOISE INTO A HARE,
GIVE ME A CALL, ALL RIGHT?
SEE YA, BRO.
HOW'S YOUR DAD?
HE'S DOING OKAY.
BUT IN CASE YOU DIDN'T NOTICE,
YOU ALMOST OBLITERATED OUR TRUCK LAST NIGHT.
MY MOM WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL.
I'M SORRY IF I SCARED YOUR MOM, CLARK,
BUT, I SWEAR, I WAS IN COMPLETE CONTROL THE WHOLE TIME.
AT 100 MILES AN HOUR?
CLARK, YOU'RE NOT EXACTLY ONE TO TALK
ABOUT BREAKING THE SPEED LIMIT.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO MOVE SO FAST
THAT NOTHING CAN TOUCH YOU.
FOR ME, THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I CAN GET.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THIS?
I DON'T KNOW. COUPLE MONTHS.
HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT?
I KNEW YOU'D WANT TO GROUND ME AND TAKE AWAY MY ALLOWANCE.
PETE, THIS ISN'T A JOKE. YOU COULD REALLY HURT SOMEONE.
CLARK, I KNOW HOW TO HANDLE THESE CARS.
DANTE'S THE BEST DRIVER IN LOWELL COUNTY.
HE'S TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING HE KNOWS.
INCLUDING HOW TO BREAK THE LAW.
STREET RACING IS ILLEGAL. YOU COULD GO TO JAIL.
NOT IF NO ONE FINDS OUT.
YOU'RE GOOD AT KEEPING SECRETS, CLARK.
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYBODY.
RIGHT?
THEY SAY EVERYONE'S GOT SOMEONE THAT LOOKS LIKE HIM.
CHAD NASH DOESN'T JUST LOOK LIKE YOU.
KARATE TEAM, ORCHESTRA, COMPUTER CLUB...
ALL THINGS THAT YOU JUST HAPPEN TO BE A MASTER OF?
ACCORDING TO THIS ARTICLE,
YOU DIED FIVE MONTHS AGO OF A RARE LIVER DISEASE.
AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE STANDING RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME
WITH A DIFFERENT NAME?
WHO ELSE HAVE YOU SHOWN THIS TO? NO ONE.
ARE YOU SURE?
YES. ADAM, TELL ME WHAT'S GOING ON.
LANA, YOU CAN'T TELL ANYONE.
YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME YOU'LL KEEP THIS A SECRET.
ADAM, YOUR EYE.
IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.
IT'S JUST A BROKEN CAPILLARY.
ADAM, ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY?
IT'S NOTHING. I'M FINE.
LANA, LISTEN, YOU HAVE TO PROMISE ME
YOU'RE NOT GOING TO TELL ANYONE ABOUT THIS, OKAY?
ADAM... MY LIFE COULD DEPEND ON IT.
PLEASE, PROMISE ME YOU WON'T SAY A WORD.
SO I'VE BEEN FOLLOWING UP ON OUR MYSTERIOUS TENANT IN THE TALON.
IT SEEMS HE HAS AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH NEEDLES.
I TAKE IT YOU'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT EMBROIDERY?
HARDLY.
I FOUND A VIAL IN HIS APARTMENT,
THEN TOOK IT TO THE PATHOLOGIST AT SMALLVILLE MED
TO HAVE IT ANALYZED.
WELL, WHAT IS IT?
IT'S A SERUM THAT CONTAINS MINUTE AMOUNTS OF CELLS
RESEMBLING BLOOD PLATELETS.
NOW, WHAT'S EVEN FREAKIER IS THE MOLECULAR MAKEUP
IS LIKE NOTHING THE PATHOLOGIST HAS EVER SEEN
IN ANY HUMAN OR ANIMAL.
THAT'S WHY I DECIDED TO TAKE A PEEK
INTO ADAM'S MEDICAL RECORDS.
PRIVACY LAWS DON'T SEEM TO FAZE YOU MUCH, DO THEY?
NOT WHEN I'M WORRIED ABOUT ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
AS LONG AS LANA HAS THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
LIVING ABOVE HER, I'M GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES
TO MAKE SURE HE'S NOT DANGEROUS.
IS HE?
I DON'T KNOW.
ALL I KNOW IS THAT WHEN HE WAS IN THE HOSPITAL,
HE HAD A DOCTOR VISITING HIM TWICE A WEEK.
WELL, THAT DOESN'T SOUND VERY UNUSUAL TO ME.
IT IS WHEN IT'S NOT AN M.D.
DR. TANG IS A PROFESSOR OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
AT METROPOLIS UNIVERSITY.
HAVE YOU BEEN FOLLOWING UP WITH HIM?
"HIM" IS A HER.
AND SHE'S SO HIGH UP IN THE IVORY TOWER,
I'D NEED A HOOK AND LADDER TO GET TO HER.
THAT'S WHY I CAME TO YOU.
A GENEROUS BENEFACTOR OF THE UNIVERSITY
IS GOING TO HAVE A LOT MORE LUCK THAN A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT.
HAVE YOU MENTIONED ANY OF THIS TO LANA?
I DIDN'T WANT TO SAY ANYTHING UNTIL I FOUND OUT ALL THE FACTS.
LET'S KEEP IT THAT WAY.
[ BRAKES SQUEALING ]
WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING?
IF I'D HIT YOU, I WOULD'VE TOTALED THIS CAR,
AND IT'S NOT EVEN MINE.
MAYBE IF YOU SLOWED DOWN, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM.
SINCE WHEN DID YOU BECOME A TRAFFIC COP?
SINCE YOU STARTED RACING KRYPTONITE-FUELED CARS
THAT CAN PRACTICALLY BREAK THE SOUND BARRIER.
DON'T I WISH.
THERE HAVE BEEN A SERIES OF FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS
THIS YEAR IN LOWELL COUNTY. THEY WERE ALL TRICKED OUT
WITH THE SAME KRYPTONITE BOOSTER TANKS.
ANY CAR CAN BE DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT.
BUT I DO. THAT'S NOT THE POINT.
YES, IT IS.
FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I FINALLY FOUND SOMETHING
THAT I'M TRULY GOOD AT.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT? YOU'RE GOOD AT A LOT OF THINGS.
LIKE WHAT?
LIKE BASKETBALL. YOU GOT A KILLER JUMP SHOT.
YOU'VE BEATEN ME PLENTY OF TIMES.
YEAH, WHEN YOU'RE NOT USING YOUR POWERS.
CLARK, I'M OKAY AT HOOPS. I'M A DECENT PHOTOGRAPHER.
BUT YOU SAW THAT CROWD LAST NIGHT.
YOU HEARD THEM CHANTING MY NAME.
AND FOR ONCE IN MY LIFE, I FINALLY GET TO FEEL
WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE EVERY SINGLE DAY.
I GET TO FEEL SPECIAL.
PETE, I'M NOT SPECIAL. I'M DIFFERENT.
CLARK, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU'RE KIDDING?
YOU CAN DO THINGS THAT I CAN NEVER EVEN DREAM OF.
AND EVER SINCE WE WERE KIDS, EVEN BEFORE I KNEW YOUR SECRET,
I'VE ALWAYS BEEN WALKING IN YOUR SHADOW.
PETE, THAT'S NOT TRUE.
CLARK, DON'T GET ME WRONG. IT'S NOT A BAD PLACE TO BE.
BUT I'M GROWING UP.
I'M REALIZING THAT I GOT MY OWN TALENTS.
PETE, AS YOUR FRIEND, I CAN'T LET YOU RACE ANYMORE.
IT'S TOO DANGEROUS.
CLARK, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO,
PHYSICALLY STOP ME EVERY TIME I GO TO RACE?
IF I HAVE TO!
FINE, CLARK. YOU WIN.
I GUESS I'll JUST KEEP LIVING VICARIOUSLY THROUGH YOU.
HEY.
YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.
YEAH, THEY NEED TO GIVE THIS ROOM TO SOMEBODY
WHO'S REALLY SICK. I'VE GOT A FARM TO RUN.
EVERYTHING'S TAKEN CARE OF. WHAT YOU NEED TO CONCENTRATE ON
IS FEELING BETTER AND YOUR CHECKERS STRATEGY,
NOT NECESSARILY IN THAT ORDER.
CLARK, YOU'VE BEEN HERE EVERY NIGHT.
WHY DON'T YOU GO OUT WITH YOUR FRIENDS,
HAVE SOME FUN?
WHY WOULD I GO OUT WITH MY FRIENDS
WHEN I CAN BEAT MY DAD AT CHECKERS?
I'M SERIOUS. LISTEN, JUST BECAUSE I'M STUCK IN HERE
DOESN'T MEAN YOU NEED TO BE.
CALL PETE, GO TO THE MOVIES. I'll WATCH TV.
PETE HAS OTHER PLANS.
YOU TWO ALL RIGHT?
HE'S BEEN HANGING OUT WITH A DIFFERENT CROWD LATELY.
WAIT A MINUTE.
WHEN YOU SAY "DIFFERENT," YOU MEAN...
WRONG?
WITHOUT REALIZING IT, I THINK I'VE TAKEN PETE FOR GRANTED.
WELL, YOU AND PETE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS
SINCE THE SANDBOX, SON.
MAYBE HE'S JUST GOING THROUGH A PHASE.
AS LONG AS HE'S NOT GETTING HIMSELF INTO ANY TROUBLE,
GIVE IT SOME TIME.
[ CHEERING ]
HOW YOU FEELING, BOSS?
LIKE I'M ABOUT TO OWN THE ROAD.
ALL RIGHT.
LOOK, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SHIFT GEARS.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
IT'S TIME TO TAKE A DIVE.
NO WINNING STREAK LASTS FOREVER, OKAY?
YOU'RE 6-0.
THAT'S THE BEST DRIVER THIS COUNTY'S SEEN SINCE YOURS TRULY.
NOW, THAT MEANS ALL THE MONEY'S ON YOU.
SO?
SO THERE'S A LOT OF BUCKS TO BE MADE IF YOU GET SMOKED.
SO ALL THAT STUFF ABOUT THE BEAUTY OF RACING
AND THE TRIUMPH OF VICTORY... THAT WAS ALL LIES?
NO, HELL NO. I MEANT EVERY WORD OF THAT.
THIS IS THE BEAUTY OF RACING...
DANTE STYLE.
SEE YOU AT THE FINISH LINE.
THIS IS FOR GOOD LUCK.
NOT THAT YOU NEED IT.
[ CHEERING ]
CONGRATULATIONS, BOSS.
THANK YOU.
HEY, DANTE, LOOK,
ABOUT THAT WHOLE CHEATING THING,
IT'S, LIKE, I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN ME.
IT ISN'T IN YOU? WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS...
SOME LITTLE BACKYARD GAME OF HOT WHEELS?
I'M OUT $20,000 BECAUSE OF YOU.
SORRY.
SORRY'S NOT GOING TO CUT IT.
SO YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ME THE KEYS TO MY CAR,
YOU'RE GOING TO PAY ME MY 20 G's,
AND I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOUR FACE AGAIN.
DANTE, WHERE AM I GOING TO GET $20,000?
OH, YOU'RE GOING TO FIGURE IT OUT...
'CAUSE IF YOU DON'T,
THE ONLY CAR YOU'RE GOING TO BE DRIVING IN
IS A HEARSE.
HEY, HOW'S YOUR DAD?
HE'LL BE BETTER ONCE WE GET HIM HOME.
LOOK, I GOTTA RUN.
HIS ROOM'S RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.
HE'D BE HAPPY TO SEE YOU.
CLARK.
HAVE YOU, BY ANY CHANCE, SEEN ADAM?
IS EVERYTHING ALL RIGHT?
I JUST HOPE YOUR DAD LIKES THE BALLOONS.
IT WAS EITHER THESE OR THE "GET WELL" TEDDY BEAR.
HE'LL LOVE 'EM.
I'M GONNA GO.
BYE.
DR. TANG.
IF YOU'D BOTHERED TO READ THE SIGN ON THE DOOR,
YOU'D KNOW MY OFFICE HOURS DON'T BEGIN UNTIL 5:00.
I'M NOT A STUDENT, DOCTOR. I'M LEX LUTHOR.
AM I SUPPOSED TO BE IMPRESSED?
EVEN THE CHANCELLOR MAKES AN APPOINTMENT
BEFORE HE INTERRUPTS MY WORK.
I'VE HEARD YOU LIKE TO PLAY DOCTOR.
THINK I CAN GET A CHECKUP?
I DON'T GIVE PHYSICALS, MR. LUTHOR.
NOR DO I SEE ANY PATIENTS.
I'M A RESEARCH SCIENTIST.
WHAT ABOUT ADAM KNIGHT?
ISN'T HE A PATIENT?
I TOLD YOU, I DON'T...
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A WORLD-RENOWNED
MOLECULAR BIOLOGIST WOULD PAY REGULAR VISITS
TO A PATIENT IN A SMALL-TOWN HOSPITAL.
THE AMOUNT OF MONEY YOUR FAMILY FUNNELS INTO THIS UNIVERSITY
DOES NOT GRANT YOU THE RIGHT TO STORM IN HERE
AND INTERROGATE ME.
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME, I HAVE WORK TO DO.
DOES THAT WORK HAPPEN TO INVOLVE BLOOD PLATELETS
OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN?
I THINK YOU'VE SEEN ONE TOO MANY SCIENCE FICTION MOVIES,
MR. LUTHOR.
NO.
I'VE SIMPLY BEEN FASCINATED WITH THE MYSTERIES
OF HEMATOLOGY FOR QUITE SOME TIME.
NEXT TIME, I'll BE SURE TO CALL FIRST.
I WOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT A MOMENT OF INSPIRATION.
FROM THE WAY YOUR DAD'S GOING OFF ABOUT KANSAS STATE'S
FREE THROW SHOOTING, I WOULDN'T KNOW HE HAD A HEART ATTACK.
IT'S NICE OF YOU TO STOP BY, PETE.
CLARK, I'VE KNOWN YOUR DAD
ALMOST AS LONG AS I'VE KNOWN MY OWN.
HOW YOU HOLDING UP?
IT WAS TOUGH THE FIRST COUPLE DAYS.
BUT NOW THAT HE'S OUT OF THE WOODS, I'M DOING OKAY.
YOUR DAD'S THE STRONGEST GUY I KNOW BESIDE YOU.
HE'S GOING TO BE FINE.
I BETTER GET GOING.
PETE, ARE YOU OKAY?
CLARK, YOU GOT ENOUGH ON YOUR PLATE
WITHOUT ME ADDING TO IT.
PETE!
DON'T WORRY ABOUT ME.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
DANTE ASKED ME TO THROW A RACE, AND I COULDN'T DO IT.
NOW HE'S THREATENING TO KILL ME
UNLESS I PAY HIM THE MONEY THAT HE LOST IN BETS.
HOW MUCH IS IT?
$20,000.
CLARK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO.
ALL RIGHT, LOOK, YOU'RE JUST GOING TO LAY LOW FOR NOW.
I'll FIGURE SOMETHING OUT.
SO YOU THINK DANTE'S MORE "GRAND THEFT AUTO"
THAN INDY 500, HUH?
WHY ELSE WOULD HE HAVE A PERSONAL COLLECTION
OF LICENSE PLATES WITH BRAND-NEW REGISTRATIONS TO MATCH?
JOURNALISTIC OBSESSIONS ASIDE, IT ALMOST SEEMS LIKE
YOU HAVE KIND OF A VESTED INTEREST IN THIS STORY.
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS, CHLOE.
ONCE YOU GET STARTED ON A REALLY GOOD STORY,
YOU CAN'T STOP UNTIL YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM.
I JUST CHATTED
WITH THE MOTOR HEADS UP IN AUTO SHOP.
YOUR SOURCE WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO BE PETE "THE BOSS" ROSS,
WOULD IT?
I UNDERSTAND PROTECTING YOUR SOURCE.
BUT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FRIEND OF MINE
WHO IS PUTTING HIS LIFE AT RISK
EVERY TIME HE GOES FOR THE CHECKERED FLAG.
PETE ASKED ME TO KEEP IT A SECRET.
I'M KEEPING MY WORD.
YEAH, BUT, CLARK, YOU OF ALL PEOPLE SHOULD KNOW
THAT WHEN YOUR FRIEND IS DOING SOMETHING RECKLESS,
SOMETIMES KEEPING A SECRET HURTS MORE THAN IT HELPS.
HE NEEDS A FRIEND.
NOW, PETE MIGHT LISTEN TO ME.
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?
IT'S CALLED SIBLING RIVALRY.
YOU AND PETE ARE PRACTICALLY BROTHERS.
NOW, FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, SOMETIMES IT'S DIFFICULT
TO TAKE ADVICE FROM YOUR SIBLING.
WHOA. YOU WERE RIGHT ABOUT JASON DANTE.
HE COULD BE THE POSTER BOY FOR LOJACK.
ALL OF THE V.I.N. NUMBERS YOU TOOK DOWN
ARE FOR STOLEN CARS.
IT'S ALL THE EVIDENCE WE NEED.
I'M GOING TO GO TALK TO THE SHERIFF.
[ ROCK MUSIC BLARING ]
COUNTY SHERIFF! HANDS WHERE I CAN SEE 'EM!
DROP THAT DRILL NOW!
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
GOOD WORK, MR. KENT.
IT ONLY TOOK EIGHT DEPUTIES AND FOUR CRUISERS
TO DISCOVER THAT THAT BARN WAS AS CLEAN
AS MY GRANDMA'S PANTRY.
THAT COULDN'T BE. I SAW THOSE LICENSE PLATES.
THE ONLY PLATES IN THAT BARN WERE THE ONES
IN THE KITCHENETTE SINK, AND NONE OF THE CARS IN THERE
HAD V.I.N. NUMBERS EVEN REMOTELY SIMILAR
TO THE ONES YOU GAVE ME.
SHERIFF, THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
AS USUAL, MR. KENT, YOUR INFORMATION'S
ABOUT AS ACCURATE AS THE LOCAL WEATHERMAN.
BUT I'M CUTTING YOU SOME SLACK THIS TIME,
BECAUSE I'VE HAD MY EYE ON JASON DANTE FOR A WHILE NOW,
AND HE IS ONE SLIPPERY FISH.
NEXT TIME,
YOU SAY THERE'S A STORM A-BREWING, MR. KENT,
I BETTER SEE SOME RAIN.
PETE?
WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?
DANTE THOUGHT I WAS THE ONE THAT CALLED THE SHERIFF.
IT WAS YOU.
DANTE KNEW ABOUT THE RAID BECAUSE HE'S GOT A DEPUTY
IN HIS POCKET.
THAT'S WHY HE NEVER GETS BUSTED.
WE GOTTA GET YOU INSIDE AND CLEAN YOU UP.
CLARK, I'll BE FINE.
I JUST NEED YOU TO GET ME THAT $20,000.
PETE, HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO COME UP WITH THAT MUCH MONEY?
GO KAL ON AN ATM MACHINE.
YOU'VE DONE IT BEFORE.
WHEN I WAS ON RED KRYPTONITE.
THEN GO SLIP ON A RING. PETE, I CAN'T DO THAT.
CLARK, YOU DON'T GET IT.
DANTE'S A PSYCHO.
HE TOLD ME HE'S GOING TO KILL MY PARENTS FIRST,
AND THEN IF I STILL DON'T PAY UP,
HE'S GOING TO COME AFTER ME.
PETE, YOU KNOW I'D NEVER LET ANYTHING HAPPEN TO YOU
OR YOUR FAMILY.
BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN I NEED TO BREAK THE LAW.
THAT'S NEVER BOTHERED YOU BEFORE.
WE'VE GONE WATERGATE ON SO MANY BUILDINGS, I'VE LOST COUNT.
WE WERE TRYING TO HELP PEOPLE.
AND NOW I'M THE ONE THAT NEEDS HELP... ME!
CLARK, IF YOU BEAT HIM UP,
HE'S JUST GOING TO COME AFTER US LATER.
OF COURSE YOU'RE NOT GOING TO KILL HIM, AND LET'S FACE IT,
YOU CAN'T BE ON SECRET SERVICE DETAIL FOREVER.
I GOT TO PUT AN END TO THIS.
THERE'S GOT TO BE ANOTHER WAY.
CLARK! IT'S MY FAMILY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
IF YOU DON'T GIVE ME THAT CASH, WE'RE DEAD.
CLARK, YOU JUST CAUGHT ME.
I WAS ON MY WAY OUT TO A MEETING.
DID YOUR DAD GET THE DVD PLAYER?
THANKS, LEX, THAT WAS NICE OF YOU.
HE, UH, REALLY ENJOYED THOSE WESTERNS.
I FIGURED HE WOULD. I HOPE HE FEELS BETTER SOON.
LEX, YOU'VE DONE SO MUCH ALREADY,
BUT I NEED A BIG FAVOR.
NAME IT.
I NEED $20,000 CASH.
YOU'RE RIGHT. THAT IS BIG.
YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT IT'S FOR?
MY FRIEND GOT MIXED UP WITH THE WRONG CROWD,
AND NOW THEY'RE MAKING HIM PAY FOR IT.
IS THIS THE OLD PROVERBIAL FRIEND WHO HAPPENS TO BE YOU?
BELIEVE ME, IF THAT WAS THE CASE,
IT'D BE A LOT EASIER.
WELL, TELL YOUR FRIEND THAT IN MY EXPERIENCE,
MONEY-HUNGRY THUGS ARE LIKE STRAY DOGS...
YOU FEED THEM ONCE,
THEY'RE AT YOUR BACK DOOR EVERY NIGHT ASKING FOR MORE.
LEX...
UNFORTUNATELY, I DON'T THINK MY FRIEND HAS A CHOICE.
THEY'RE THREATENING TO KILL HIM.
MR. LUTHOR, CHOPPER'S WAITING.
BE CAREFUL.
HERE'S YOUR $20,000.
THIS CAR IS WORTH A LOT MORE THAN THAT.
LEX GAVE IT TO YOU?
NOT EXACTLY.
YOU STOLE IT?
I PLAN ON GIVING IT BACK AFTER YOU CHALLENGE DANTE
TO A RACE HE CAN'T SAY NO TO.
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
IF HE WINS, THE PORSCHE IS HIS.
IF YOU WIN, YOUR DEBT IS SETTLED.
THE PROBLEM IS, AS FAST AS THIS THING MOVES,
IT CAN'T STAND A CHANCE VERSUS DANTE'S CAR.
NO, THIS IS THE PRIZE. YOU'RE DOING TO DRIVE
THE CAR YOU ALWAYS DRIVE, AND YOU'RE GOING TO WIN.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE CONFIDENCE, CLARK,
BUT DANTE'S NEVER LOST A RACE.
HE WILL THIS TIME, I GUARANTEE IT.
I'M GOING TO USE MY HEAT VISION TO FRY HIS ENGINE.
I CAN STAY AWAY FROM THE KRYPTONITE,
AND NO ONE GETS HURT.
A LAST-MINUTE TUNE-UP. CLARK, YOU'RE AWESOME!
I'M GLAD YOU'RE HAPPY, PETE,
BECAUSE I HAD TO LIE FOR YOU AND I HAD TO STEAL FOR YOU.
NOW I HAVE TO CHEAT FOR YOU.
LET'S GET THIS DONE.
WELL, I GOT TO HAND IT TO YOU, BOSS,
YOU GOT QUITE A PAIR OF LUG NUTS TO TAKE ME ON.
BABY, TAKE THE PORSCHE DOWN TO THE STARTING LINE, OKAY?
OKAY.
OH, HOW DO I KNOW SHE'S NOT GOING TO DRIVE OFF WITH IT?
I'll DRIVE IT DOWN.
CLARK, KEEP AN EYE ON THE MUSTANG.
Dante: WE READY TO FLY?
OH, YEAH, BUT THIS KID'S FOR REAL.
IT MIGHT NOT BE SUCH AN EASY WIN.
DID YOU PUT THE PACKAGE IN THE KID'S CAR LIKE I TOLD YOU?
YEAH, WE'RE ALL SET.
ONCE HIS SPEEDOMETER HITS 100, THE BOSS WILL BE BLOWN TO BITS.
THE RACE IS OFF. YOU RIGGED HIS CAR.
THERE'S A BOMB IN THE ENGINE.
AND WHO MADE YOU RACING COMMISSIONER?
PUT HIM IN THE TRUNK.
WHERE'S CLARK?
I THOUGHT HE WAS OUT HERE.
LET'S STOP STALLING. LET'S PUT IT DOWN.
[ ENGINES REVVING ]
PETE.
GOOD LUCK, BOSS.
OH, MY GOD. I THINK HE'S DEAD.
I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T DO HOUSE CALLS.
THANKS TO YOU,
THE UNIVERSITY IS THREATENING TO REVOKE MY TENURE.
MY FUNDING HAS BEEN CUT OFF.
WELL, I SUPPOSE THOSE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES
OF CONDUCTING ILLICIT DRUG TRIALS
WITHOUT BOTHERING TO NOTIFY YOUR OWN UNIVERSITY,
LET ALONE THE FDA.
YOU'RE LUCKY NO FEDERAL CHARGES HAVE BEEN PRESSED, BUT...
THEN AGAIN, THAT COULD SIMPLY BE A MATTER OF TIME.
WHAT EXACTLY IS IT THAT YOU WANT?
I WANT YOU TO DO WHAT YOU DO BEST, DOCTOR.
BIOLOGY.
HOW DO YOU SUGGEST I DO THAT?
THE UNIVERSITY WON'T EVEN LET ME IN THE BUILDING.
I'M GOING TO FUND YOUR RESEARCH, DOCTOR.
CONSIDER YOUR BUDGET DOUBLED.
YOU'LL HAVE ACCESS TO WHATEVER EQUIPMENT YOU REQUIRE
AS LONG AS YOU TELL ME WHERE THE PLATELETS COME FROM
AND WHAT YOU'RE USING THEM FOR.
[ GROANING ]
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]
Lana: ADAM? ARE YOU THERE?
BE RIGHT OUT!
ADAM?
[ ADAM BREATHING HEAVILY ]
ARE YOU OKAY?
I'M FINE.
UM, ADAM, I KEPT MY WORD.
I DIDN'T TELL ANYONE ABOUT CHAD NASH,
BUT I THINK I DESERVE AN EXPLANATION.
LOOK, LANA,
THIS IS BIGGER THAN YOU REALIZE.
WHATEVER YOU KNOW, JUST FORGET ABOUT IT.
FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.
NO, ADAM, I CAN'T DO THAT.
IF YOU'RE GOING TO LIVE HERE,
YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE HONEST WITH ME.
YOU WANT THE TRUTH?
I'll MAKE IT REAL CLEAR TO YOU.
YOU TELL ANYONE WHAT YOU FOUND OUT,
AND YOU'RE GOING TO REGRET EVER MEETING ME.
CLARK.
HEY, LEX.
HEY, I WAS WONDERING WHAT EVER HAPPENED WITH YOUR FRIEND.
IT TURNS OUT THE DOG'S BARK IS BIGGER THAN HIS BITE.
I HAD A FEELING YOU'D WORK IT OUT, CLARK.
YOU KNOW, THE ODDEST THING HAPPENED YESTERDAY.
AFTER I TALKED TO YOU,
MY SILVER PORSCHE WAS SEEN SPEEDING OFF THE GROUNDS.
SOMEONE STOLE IT?
NOT EXACTLY.
BY THE TIME I GOT IN, IT WAS RESTING IN MY GARAGE...
SNUG IN ITS CAR COVER.
THAT'S ODD.
I'M GLAD YOU GOT IT BACK.
YEAH. MY SECURITY THINKS IT WAS A JOY RIDER, BUT...
I'M NOT SO SURE.
WHY? WHAT DO YOU THINK HAPPENED?
I DON'T KNOW.
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT'S LIKE TO HAVE A FRIEND IN NEED, CLARK.
SOMETIMES, YOU HAVE TO CROSS THE MORAL LINE
TO COME TO THEIR AID.
OFTEN, THAT CAN BE THE TEST OF A TRUE FRIENDSHIP.
GIVE YOUR DAD MY REGARDS.
OH, THE WORDS "HOME SWEET HOME" HAVE NEVER BEEN TRUER.
Clark: COME ON, DAD, LET'S GET YOUR FEET UP.
CLARK, I DON'T NEED TO PUT MY FEET UP.
THEY'VE BEEN UP FOR A WEEK. THE DOCTOR SAID
THAT I NEED TO REST. I'M NOT AN INVALID.
WELL, I'M GOING TO MAKE SOME LUNCH.
I GOT YOU SOME LOW-SODIUM TURKEY. LOW-SODIUM TURKEY?
JONATHAN.
SOUNDS GOOD, SWEETHEART.
CLARK, SIT DOWN.
LISTEN, SON,
IT DOESN'T TAKE A GENIUS TO REALIZE
THAT SOMETHING'S BEEN BOTHERING YOU
OTHER THAN MY HEALTH LATELY. WHAT'S UP?
HMM?
WHILE YOU WERE IN THE HOSPITAL,
PETE GOT HIMSELF INTO A BIND.
I DID SOME THINGS I'M NOT TOO PROUD OF.
WELL, YOUR MOTHER AND I TRUST YOUR JUDGMENT.
WE DID RAISE YOU TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE
BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG.
CLARK, ONE DAY WHEN WE'RE NOT AROUND ANYMORE,
I'M SURE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO REMEMBER IT.
LOOK, IN THE WORLD,
THINGS AREN'T ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE.
SOMETIMES, YOU GOTTA JUST WANDER OUT INTO THE GRAY AREAS
AND DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
CLARK, I DID GO TALK TO JOR-EL...
AND I THINK MAYBE THAT IS WHY MY HEART GAVE OUT.
BUT LISTEN, SON,
I WENT INTO THAT CAVE KNOWING FULL WELL
THAT THERE WERE RISKS INVOLVED.
AND I'D DO IT AGAIN IF I THOUGHT YOU WERE IN TROUBLE.
DAD, I PROMISE, I'll NEVER PUT YOU IN THAT POSITION AGAIN.
CLARK, THAT'S NOT WHAT THIS IS ABOUT.
YOU'RE DIFFERENT THAN YOUR MOTHER AND I.
SON, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE CHOICES IN YOUR LIFE...
MORAL CHOICES...
THAT SHE AND I WILL NEVER HAVE TO MAKE.
BUT WE BOTH KNOW THAT WHEN THAT TIME COMES,
YOU'LL DO WHAT YOU THINK IS BEST...
WHAT'S RIGHT.
THAT'S WHAT'S IMPORTANT.
HEY.
CLARK, LOOK, I...
I KNOW YOU'RE PROBABLY MAD AS HELL AT ME,
AND TO BE HONEST, I DON'T BLAME YOU.
ALL I CAN SAY IS, I'M SORRY.
I AM, TOO, PETE.
I HAD TO STEAL FROM ONE FRIEND TO HELP ANOTHER.
AND SOMEONE DIED.
I KNOW.
IF I HAD LISTENED TO YOU FROM THE START,
NONE OF THIS WOULD'VE HAPPENED.
CLARK, LISTEN, YOU TOLD ME YOUR SECRET
BECAUSE I'M YOUR FRIEND.
AND AT TIMES, THAT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO BE.
BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE ME THE RIGHT TO DO WHAT I DID.
I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT...
CLARK, I SWEAR, IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN.
CLARK, I KNOW I LET YOU DOWN.
BUT I PROMISE YOU UNTIL THE DAY THAT I DIE,
I WILL NEVER DISRESPECT YOUR POWERS AGAIN.
YOU WANNA PLAY SOME HOOPS?
I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GO INSIDE.
AW, COME ON.
GAME OF 21 BY 2's.
THREE-POINTERS OUTSIDE OF THE CRACK...
NO POWERS.
NOT TODAY, PETE.
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