[ CAR APPROACHES ]
CHLOE. I THOUGHT THAT WAS GABE'S CAR.
WHAT A SURPRISE. I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU SINCE...
SINCE MY DAD WAS FIRED FROM HIS JOB AT THE PLANT.
HOW'S HE DOING?
I DON'T THINK HE EVER EXPECTED TO BE DOING
THE HUMAN RESOURCES SHUFFLE THIS LATE IN HIS CAREER.
WELL, HE'S A GOOD MAN. I'M SURE HE'LL LAND ON HIS FEET.
ACTUALLY, HE SENT OUT DOZENS OF RéSUMéS.
AND HASN'T EVEN GOTTEN A NIBBLE.
I KNOW THIS IS WAY ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL,
BUT MY DAD SAID YOU KEPT YOUR EAR CLOSE TO THE GROUND.
DO YOU THINK SOMEBODY COULD BE SABOTAGING HIS CHANCES
AT GETTING A NEW JOB?
CHLOE, YOU KNOW I'D DO ANYTHING FOR GABE, BUT, UM,
LEX IS OPENING SOME PROJECTS
NONE OF US WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH.
TRUST ME,
YOUR DAD WOULD BE BETTER OFF TO PUT LUTHORCORP BEHIND HIM.
[ DOOR BEEPS ]
[ SIREN WAILING ]
[ RATTLING ]
I NEED A DECONTAMINATION CREW IN SECTION 1-9-7-8.
SEND A SECURITY TEAM.
YOU GOT A VISUAL?
THERE SHE IS!
YOU'VE GOT IT!
STOP HER!
HEY, HEY! HOLD IT RIGHT THERE!
THERE! MOVE IT!
♫ 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 ♫
CHLOE, HEY!
HEY, CHLOE!
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE PLANE OF CHLOE
FOR TWO HALLS NOW.
YEAH, I GUESS I'VE HAD A LOT ON MY MIND.
SPEAKING OF WHICH, PLEASE TELL ME
I CAN CROSS YOUR TEACHER OF THE YEAR INTERVIEW
OFF MY TO-DO LIST.
WELL, I CALLED AND I LEFT A MESSAGE,
BUT SHE DIDN'T CALL ME BACK.
CLARK, I UNDERSTAND THAT MRS. TAYLOR
IS LIKE FORT KNOX WHEN IT COMES TO HER PRIVATE LIFE.
BUT JOURNALISM ISN'T ABOUT SITTING BACK
AND WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO HAND YOU THE TRUTH.
SOMETIMES, YOU ACTUALLY HAVE TO WORK FOR IT.
AND SOMETIMES, TIMING IS EVERYTHING.
OKAY, CLARK. NOW GO.
AND, REMEMBER, "NO COMMENT" IS NOT AN OPTION.
MRS. TAYLOR, I WAS WONDERING
IF WE COULD SET A TIME FOR YOUR "TORCH" INTERVIEW.
IT'LL BE PAINLESS, I PROMISE.
ACTUALLY, CLARK, I'M REALLY BUSY THIS WEEK.
MRS. TAYLOR, 10 MINUTES... TOPS.
HOW ABOUT BEFORE LIT CLASS? DOES THAT WORK FOR YOU?
NO, I'M PRINTING A POP QUIZ BECAUSE I WATCHED TV LAST NIGHT
INSTEAD OF PREPPING FOR CLASS.
DID SHE REALLY JUST SAY THAT?
HEY, PETE, ARE WE STILL ON FOR TONIGHT?
OH, YEAH. I GOT TO DROP SOME STUFF OFF FOR MY MOM,
BUT I SHOULD DEFINITELY BE HOME IN TIME FOR TIP-OFF.
ANOTHER LOVELY EVENING
HUDDLED AROUND THE ELECTRONIC HEARTH?
YEAH, AND SINCE PETE'S SUPPLYING THE BIG-SCREEN,
I GOT DINNER.
WHAT? CLARK KENT IN THE KITCHEN?
WHAT'S ON THE MENU?
CLARK'S GOING TO RUN TO METROPOLIS
TO GET US SOME SHARK DOGS FROM THE STADIUM.
WHAT? WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, BACK UP.
YOU MEAN TO TELL ME THAT CLARK IS DRIVING SIX HOURS
TO PICK UP A COUPLE OF HOT DOGS?
WELL, WHEN CLARK GOES SUPERSONIC,
HE CAN MAKE THE ROUNDTRIP IN 10 MINUTES.
HE'S KIDDING.
COME ON, PETE, LET'S GET TO CLASS.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I DON'T KNOW. IT JUST HAPPENED, CLARK.
I NEVER MEANT TO SAY THAT.
I JUST HAD THIS URGE TO TELL CHLOE THE TRUTH.
WELL, NEXT TIME YOU GET THE URGE TO OPEN UP, DON'T.
LEX... THANKS FOR, UH, DROPPING BY.
WHICH OF YOUR OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE FIXATIONS
IS BEHIND TODAY'S SUMMONS?
I UNDERSTAND THERE WAS A, UM,
AN INCIDENT AT THE SMALLVILLE PLANT
LAST NIGHT, CORRECT?
A FALSE ALARM IN THE OLD WING.
ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF.
BY SCRAMBLING THE HAZMAT TEAM?
JUST A PRECAUTION.
OR A WILD OVERREACTION.
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
A CHEMICAL AGENT HAD ACTUALLY BEEN RELEASED.
HMM?
[ CHUCKLES ]
I'M CURIOUS, DAD.
WHY THE, UH, SUDDEN URGE TO PLAY MICROMANAGER?
BECAUSE I'M CONCERNED ABOUT YOU, LEX.
OH.
YOU'RE NOT DELIBERATELY CONCEALING THINGS FROM ME,
ARE YOU?
WE ALL HAVE OUR SECRETS.
[ CAR BEEPS ]
[ SIGHS ]
OKAY, WELL, SO FAR WE HAVE STUDENT ACCOLADES,
TESTIMONIALS...
EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR MRS. TAYLOR HERSELF.
CHLOE, IF SHE DOESN'T WANT TO TALK,
MAYBE WE SHOULD JUST LET IT GO.
HI.
OH, HI, CHLOE.
HEY, MRS. KENT.
ARE THERE MORE IN THE TRUCK?
YES, SWEETHEART, THANK YOU.
I NEVER GOT A CHANCE TO THANK YOU FOR THE FLOWERS
YOU SENT AFTER JONATHAN'S SURGERY.
OF COURSE. HOW'S HE FEELING?
IT'S BEEN REALLY DIFFICULT.
HE'S DEPRESSED AND ANGRY.
I WORRY THAT WHEN HE COMES OUT OF THIS,
HE WON'T BE THE SAME MAN I MARRIED.
I'M SORRY.
HOW'S CLARK HANDLING ALL THIS?
OF COURSE, HE FEELS RESPONSIBLE FOR JONATHAN'S CONDITION.
HOW COULD HE POSSIBLY BE RESPONSIBLE
FOR MR. KENT'S HEART ATTACK?
IT'S NOT. IT'S HIS BIOLOGICAL FATHER'S.
HE'S THE ONE WHO DROVE CLARK TO METROPOLIS LAST SUMMER.
MOM.
WHERE DO YOU WANT THESE?
CLARK...
YOU FOUND YOUR BIOLOGICAL FATHER,
AND YOU DIDN'T TELL ME ABOUT IT?
SHE MEANT FIGURATIVELY.
UM, YOU KNOW, COMING TO GRIPS
WITH THE FACT THAT MY REAL PARENTS DIDN'T WANT ME...
UM... PLAYED A PART IN WHAT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER.
LET'S PICK THIS UP TOMORROW.
OKAY.
BYE.
I CAN'T BELIEVE I...
I TOLD CHLOE ABOUT JOR-EL.
I DON'T...
I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, CLARK.
MOM, IT'S OKAY. I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST YOU.
I THINK SOMETHING HAS HAPPENED TO CHLOE.
LANA.
I HOPE I'M NOT INTERRUPTING.
NO, I'M JUST FINISHING UP WITH THE MORNING RUSH.
I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AROUND THE LAST FEW DAYS.
I FIGURED AFTER OUR LAST CONVERSATION
YOU COULD USE SOME SPACE.
WELL, I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING,
BUT WE DON'T SEEM TO BE VERY GOOD AT THAT.
IT'S HARD TO MAKE YOURSELF SCARCE IN SMALLVILLE.
ACTUALLY, I'M HERE BECAUSE OF CHLOE.
HAVE YOU NOTICED ANYTHING DIFFERENT ABOUT HER?
I DON'T WANT TO CROSS THE ROOMMATE BOUNDARIES, BUT...
THIS GUY CALLED FOR HER YESTERDAY WHEN SHE WAS OUT.
AN OLD COWORKER OF HER DAD'S.
FROM LUTHORCORP?
YEAH, AND HE SOUNDED REALLY UPSET.
HE WAS WONDERING IF SHE HAD TAKEN HIS SECURITY CARD.
KLEPTO CHLOE?
THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE HER.
HE SAID THAT WHOEVER STOLE IT BROKE INTO A LAB AT THE PLANT
TWO NIGHTS AGO.
MRS. TAYLOR?
HI, MRS. TAYLOR,
I'M SORRY TO BE PULLING THE "60 MINUTES" CARD,
BUT I'M CRASHING A DEADLINE HERE.
CAN WE JUST POP THIS OFF REALLY QUICK?
ONLY BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'LL NEVER LET ME OFF THE HOOK.
IT MUST BE PRETTY COOL HAVING THE BEST TEACHER IN SCHOOL
AS A MOM.
UH, YEAH, I'M KINDA USED TO HER BEING THE BEST
AT EVERYTHING SHE DOES.
OKAY. WE'LL JUST START WITH THE OBVIOUS.
UM, WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT TEACHING?
I ENJOY THE STUDENTS.
OKAY. ANY DOWNSIDES?
ALWAYS HAVING TO HIDE THE TRUTH.
I'M SORRY. THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT?
THAT MRS. TAYLOR DOESN'T EXIST.
MY REAL NAME... IS MARIANNE LEWIS.
AND I'VE BEEN RUNNING FROM MY PAST SINCE 1972.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND. WHAT DID YOU DO?
I WAS PART OF A RADICAL GROUP.
WE PLANTED EXPLOSIVES OUTSIDE A BANK IN SEATTLE.
WE WERE JUST TRYING TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
BUT ONE OF THE GUARDS CAME IN EARLY,
AND WHEN THE BOMB WENT OFF...
MRS. TAYLOR, ARE YOU SAYING YOU'RE WANTED FOR MURDER?
I JUST DROVE THE CAR.
I SWEAR, I...
I NEVER MEANT FOR ANYONE TO DIE.
MOM, WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?
I SHOULD'VE TOLD YOU THIS YEARS AGO.
I'M SO SORRY.
OKAY, MRS. TAYLOR...
NO! GET AWAY FROM HER, OKAY? JUST LEAVE US ALONE!
COME ON.
I'M SO SORRY. I SHOULD HAVE TOLD YOU.
I JUST COULDN'T BE MYSELF.
CONGRATULATIONS, CHLOE.
WITHIN 24 HOURS, YOU'VE MANAGED TO TICK OFF THE ENTIRE SCHOOL.
YOU DON'T EARN YOUR PRESS PASS BY MAKING FRIENDS.
DON'T YOU THINK THE POLICE SHOULD BE HANDLING THIS?
CLARK, I UNCOVERED A MURDER. WITH YOUR NEW ABILITY.
YOU BROKE INTO THE LUTHORCORP PLANT THE OTHER NIGHT.
DIDN'T YOU? SOMETHING HAPPENED?
WOW.
THERE MAY BE SOME JOURNALISTIC GENES
BEHIND THOSE BABY BLUES AFTER ALL.
CHLOE, FOR SOME REASON, PEOPLE ARE TELLING YOU THINGS
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO KNOW, AND IT'S NOT A JOKE.
NO, BUT IT IS EVERY REPORTER'S DREAM.
REBECCA...
WHEN THE ENTIRE GEOMETRY CLASS GOT C's ON THE FINAL,
HOW IS IT POSSIBLE THAT YOU ACED IT?
OH, I SWIPED THE ANSWER KEY THE DAY BEFORE THE TEST.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA TELL ANYBODY, ARE YOU?
MINDY!
HEY, MINDY.
YOU'RE ALWAYS SO UPBEAT.
DOES ANYTHING BOTHER YOU?
ARE YOU KIDDING?
DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW HARD IT IS
TO CHEER FOR A LOSING TEAM?
MINDY, WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?
DOUG, IF YOU COULD TAKE ANYONE TO PROM,
WHO WOULD YOU TAKE?
THAT'D BE FITZ.
THOMAS FITZPATRICK, THE QUARTERBACK?
WOW.
I DIDN'T EXPECT THAT ONE.
HEY, IT'S COOL. IT'S OFF THE RECORD.
OH, MY GOD, CLARK, THIS IS AMAZING.
CAN YOU IMAGINE THE KINDS OF STORIES I COULD BREAK?
I MEAN, I COULD CRACK THE MYSTERY THAT IS CLARK KENT!
WHAT DO YOU KEEP HIDING FROM ME?
I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU JUST ASKED ME THAT.
AND YOU DIDN'T ANSWER.
EVERYONE ELSE WOULD HAVE.
WHAT ARE YOU SO AFRAID OF, CLARK?
THAT I'll GET BEHIND THAT ARMOR.
AND FINALLY UNCOVER YOUR SECRET?
CLARK, LAST TIME I CHECKED, THIS AREA IS RESTRICTED.
HEY, LEX.
SORRY ABOUT JUST WALKING AROUND,
BUT THE OUTSIDE DOOR WAS UNLOCKED.
ACTUALLY, IT LOOKED BROKEN TO ME, BUT, UH,
I'll HAVE A WORD WITH MY SECURITY PEOPLE.
WANT TO TELL ME WHY YOU'RE HERE?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT A FRIEND.
THAT FRIEND WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED TO BREAK INTO THIS LAB
A FEW NIGHTS AGO, WOULD THEY?
CLARK, WHY DIDN'T YOU COME TO ME?
THE LAST TIME I DID THAT,
I HAD MY CONVERSATIONS HAND-DELIVERED TO THE FBI.
CLARK, WHATEVER DEAL I'VE MADE WITH THE FEDS,
YOUR FAMILY IS STRICTLY OFF-LIMITS.
I WAS KIND OF HOPING YOU MIGHT RETURN THE FAVOR.
NOW, YOU MIND TELLING ME WHAT YOU WERE DOING DOWN HERE?
IT WASN'T ME.
LEX, THERE'S SOMETHING HAPPENING TO MY FRIEND, AND...
WHAT WERE YOU WORKING ON DOWN HERE?
AN OLD PROJECT OF MY FATHER'S.
I WAS TRYING TO SALVAGE SOMETHING FROM HIS FAILURE.
THEN WHERE IS EVERYTHING?
I DECIDED TO CUT MY LOSSES.
CLARK... WE DIDN'T GET FAR ENOUGH
TO GAUGE THE POTENTIAL SIDE-EFFECTS.
IF THIS "FRIEND" WAS EXPOSED TO ANYTHING HERE,
THERE COULD BE A SERIOUS HEALTH RISK.
NOW, IT'S HARD FOR ME TO HELP UNLESS I KNOW WHO IT IS.
HOW COULD YOU PRINT THIS?
THANKS TO YOU, MY MOM HAD TO GO INTO HIDING.
THE POLICE ARE LOOKING FOR HER.
I'M SORRY, WILLIAM, BUT I JUST PRINTED THE TRUTH.
I MEAN, I CAN'T BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT.
YOU RUINED MY LIFE.
WAS IT JUST ME,
OR DID I COMPLETELY CLEAR OUT THE LUNCH CROWD?
NO, IT WAS YOU.
EVER SINCE YOU'VE TURNED THE "TORCH"
INTO YOUR OWN PERSONAL GOSSIP COLUMN,
NO ONE CAN STAND BEING AROUND YOU.
YEAH, WELL, AT LEAST YOU'RE STILL TALKING TO ME, RIGHT?
FOR NOW.
OKAY.
WHAT'S THAT ABOUT?
I APPLIED TO THE PARIS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS.
THEY HAVE A FULL-TIME HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM,
AND IF I GET ACCEPTED, I START IN THE SUMMER.
WOW.
I GUESS I'M OUT OF THE LOOP. WHEN DID YOU DECIDE THIS?
I'VE BEEN THINKING ABOUT IT FOR A WHILE NOW.
EVERYONE HAS THEIR FAMILIES, YOU KNOW, AND, UM,
I'M NOT SURE WHERE I FIT IN.
BUT I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT WE WERE YOUR FAMILY.
OH, COME ON, CHLOE.
I KNOW WHAT YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE THINKS OF ME...
THAT I'M DRIVEN AND SELF-INVOLVED.
I JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET OUT OF HERE
AND GO SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE DON'T JUDGE ME.
I NEVER SAID ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
YOU NEVER HAD TO.
WHY HAVE YOU NEVER TALKED TO ME ABOUT THIS?
BECAUSE I COULDN'T TRUST YOU.
CHLOE, THANKS FOR COMING.
YEAH, WELL, I ONLY HAVE A MINUTE.
CLARK JUST CALLED ME ABOUT A STORY
THAT BROKE AT THE HOSPITAL, SO...
THEN MAYBE YOU CAN JUST GIVE ME THE ABRIDGED VERSION
OF YOUR FIELD TRIP TO LUTHORCORP THE OTHER NIGHT.
LET ME GUESS, UH...
SOMEHOW, NO ONE CAN RESIST TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR AN APOLOGY?
NO.
CHLOE, I WANT YOU TO USE YOUR GIFT
TO HELP ME GET BACK THE WEEKS
MY FATHER STOLE FROM ME.
LEX, I DON'T THINK YOUR DAD WOULD GO TO SUCH EXTREMES
TO DESTROY THOSE MEMORIES
IF THEY DIDN'T POSE SOME SORT OF A THREAT TO HIM.
MAYBE YOU SHOULD JUST LEAVE IT ALONE.
WHY DO I GET THE FEELING YOU KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS
THAN YOU'RE LETTING ON?
I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THAT.
I DO KNOW THAT BECAUSE OF YOU, MY DAD CAN'T GET A JOB.
SO WHY WOULD I HELP YOU?
BECAUSE MY FATHER IS THE ONE WHO ORDERED HIS DISMISSAL.
YOU KNOW THAT'S THE TRUTH, DON'T YOU?
MEANING THAT MY FAMILY'S FUTURE IS JUST ONE CHESS MOVE
IN THE ENDLESS GAME OF ONE-UPMANSHIP
PLAYED BY YOU AND YOUR DAD?
IT'S NOT A GAME, CHLOE.
YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN GET ME THE TRUTH.
WHY DO YOU KEEP DOING THIS TO YOURSELF?
WHY CAN'T YOU JUST WALK AWAY FROM YOUR FATHER?
BECAUSE HE WON'T GIVE ME THE ONLY THING
I'VE EVER WANTED FROM HIM.
AND THAT WOULD BE?
I WANT HIM TO LOVE ME.
PETE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
CHLOE SAID YOU HAD SOME BIG STORY.
I JUST TOLD HER THAT.
THE WAY SHE'S BEEN ACTING,
I THOUGHT IT WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD GET HER TO THE HOSPITAL.
IS SHE OKAY?
SHE GOT DOUSED WITH SOMETHING AT LUTHORCORP,
AND I THINK IT'S MAKING HER SICK.
SOME SORT OF TRUTH GAS.
WHICH WOULD EXPLAIN THE VISE GRIP ON MY ARM.
I CAN TAKE A HINT, CLARK... YOU WANT ME TO GET OUT OF HERE
BEFORE THE HUMAN LIE DETECTOR SHOWS UP.
HEY, PETE.
CHLOE.
NO, WAIT. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.
EVERYONE SEEMS TO BE ON THE "RUN AWAY FROM CHLOE" BANDWAGON.
WHY YOU?
I'M TRYING TO STAY AWAY FROM YOU
SO I DON'T TELL YOU THE TRUTH.
CHLOE! REMEMBER THAT STORY THAT I CALLED YOU ABOUT?
YEAH, WE CAN TALK ABOUT THIS STORY LATER, CLARK.
RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO KNOW WHY YOU GUYS ARE PLAYING
SUCH A ZONE DEFENSE ON ME.
WHAT IS THE BIG SECRET, PETE?
I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU, CHLOE.
I'VE BEEN WAITING TO DO THAT EVER SINCE THE FIRST DAY
THAT I MET YOU.
OKAY, WHOA, PETE.
UM, WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME THIS SOONER?
BECAUSE I KNEW THE WAY YOU FELT ABOUT CLARK.
AND I NEVER SAW THE POINT.
PETE, WAIT.
CHLOE, LISTEN, IF CLARK'S RIGHT
AND THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG WITH YOU,
THEN TAKE CARE OF IT... PLEASE.
CHLOE?
ARE YOU OKAY? AAH!
I NEED SOME HELP! PLEASE!
WHAT'S HER NAME? CHLOE.
CHLOE, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE YOU DOWN TO EXAM 3.
YOU'RE GONNA BE OKAY.
CLARK, I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
THEY ARRESTED MRS. TAYLOR.
I KNOW. IT'S BEEN ALL OVER THE INTERNET.
SO LONG AS YOU'RE ONLINE, YOU WANT TO ASK JEEVES
HOW LONG IT TAKES TO DIE OF EMBARRASSMENT?
PETE, HOW COME YOU DIDN'T TELL ME
HOW YOU FELT ABOUT CHLOE?
IT'S NOT LIKE I EVER HAD A CHANCE WITH HER.
WHAT MAKES YOU SAY THAT?
BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS STANDING NEXT TO YOU.
OH, COME ON, CLARK, AS FAR AS LONG SHADOWS GO,
YOU'RE THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON.
WHY ARE YOU LOOKING THROUGH CHLOE'S FILES?
I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER.
SHE WAS WORKING ON A STORY ABOUT A LUTHORCORP PROJECT
CALLED LEVITAS.
THIS RETIRED MILITARY DOCTOR GENERAL JONAH DOYLE
CLAIMS HE WAS PART OF THE FIRST TEST FIVE YEARS AGO.
SOUNDS LIKE A CRACKPOT.
IT'S OUR ONLY LEAD.
EVERYTHING LOOKS NORMAL.
I'll BE RIGHT BACK.
THAT WASN'T VERY LONG.
MISS SULLIVAN.
YOU LOOK A BIT PIQUED.
WELL, I SUPPOSE A STEADY DIET OF TRUTH CAN WEAR ON A PERSON.
I UNDERSTAND YOU'VE BORROWED
ONE OF OUR LUTHORCORP SECURITY CARDS.
I WAS JUST TRYING TO HELP MY DAD.
WHAT DID YOU DO, BLACKLIST HIM?
YOU'RE DAMN RIGHT I BLACKLISTED HIM.
HE'LL BE LUCKY TO FIND A JOB AS A DISHWASHER.
WELL, I WARNED YOU THERE'D BE REPERCUSSIONS
IF YOU DEFIED ME, AND I'M A MAN OF MY WORD.
THERE'S ONLY ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.
WHAT?
DID YOU ORDER MORGAN EDGE TO KILL YOUR PARENTS?
OF COURSE I DID... FOR THEIR LIFE INSURANCE.
I NEEDED THAT MONEY TO START MY COMPANY.
OH...
I'M SORRY YOU ASKED ME THAT QUESTION, MISS SULLIVAN.
THAT'S VERY DANGEROUS INFORMATION FOR YOU TO HAVE.
WHY DID YOU ASK ME THAT?
IT'S NOT IMPORTANT.
THIS IS.
I HAVE YOUR ENTIRE CONFESSION RECORDED ON MY VOICEMAIL,
AND THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS THE PASSWORD IS ME.
SO IF I WERE YOU,
I WOULD RECONSIDER MY FATHER'S EMPLOYMENT SITUATION.
I'M IMPRESSED, BUT UNFORTUNATELY,
I DON'T RESPOND TO BLACKMAIL.
BUT THIS ISN'T WHAT'S GOING TO GET YOUR FATHER'S JOB BACK.
THEN WHAT WOULD?
INFORMATION FROM AN ESPECIALLY INTRANSIGENT SOURCE.
DOES THIS SOURCE HAVE A NAME?
TWO, ACTUALLY... JONATHAN AND MARTHA KENT.
BUT YOU NEED ONLY ASK ONE QUESTION.
WHY WOULD I EVER DO THAT?
BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A SPECIAL PLACE IN YOUR HEART
FOR THEIR SON, AND IT'S KILLING YOU
THAT HE'S HIDING SOMETHING FROM YOU.
AND WE BOTH KNOW THAT THIS MAY BE THE ONLY OPPORTUNITY
YOU'LL EVER HAVE TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT IS.
AND WHAT EXACTLY IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW?
WHERE DID CLARK KENT COME FROM?
[ GUN COCKS ]
YOU NEED A LESSON IN MANNERS.
I'M HERE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT THE LEVITAS PROJECT.
I KNOW THAT LUTHORCORP WAS THE CIVILIAN CONTRACTOR
WHEN YOU WERE IN CHARGE.
THEY'VE RESUMED THE EXPERIMENT.
LIONEL LUTHOR SEND YOU?
NO, I'M HERE BECAUSE I NEED TO KNOW
HOW THE DRUG AFFECTS PEOPLE.
OVER THERE.
WE WERE TRYING TO CREATE THE ULTIMATE INTERROGATOR.
WHY DID YOU STOP?
I BALKED OVER SAFETY ISSUES.
LUTHOR RETALIATED
BY ARRANGING FOR A DISAPPOINTING PSYCH REPORT
AND A DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE.
MR. DOYLE, A FRIEND OF MINE
STUMBLED INTO THE LUTHORCORP LAB.
IT WAS CONTINUING THE LEVITAS RESEARCH.
I THINK SHE WAS EXPOSED...
IS YOUR FRIEND SHOWING ANY SYMPTOMS?
SHE'S BEEN HAVING HEADACHES.
THEN MY GUESS IS, YOUR FRIEND WILL BE DEAD BY MORNING.
DEAD?
THAT'S WHY I SUSPENDED THE PROJECT.
WE SUSPECTED THE GAS WOULD WORK.
BUT THE TOXICITY LEVELS WERE OFF THE CHARTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN HELP HER?
JUST BEFORE THE PROJECT WENT DOWN,
I WAS WORKING ON A POSSIBLE COUNTERACTANT.
IT WAS NEVER TESTED.
IF I HAVE TO USE THIS, HOW MUCH DO I GIVE HER?
HIT HER WITH A FULL DOSE RIGHT IN THE HEART.
EXCUSE ME. I'M LOOKING FOR CHLOE SULLIVAN.
SO ARE WE. SHE LEFT WITHOUT BEING OFFICIALLY DISCHARGED.
CLARK. WHAT A SURPRISE.
IS IT?
I KNOW ABOUT YOUR HUMAN TRUTH SERUM.
THE LEVITAS PROJECT.
LEVITAS... LEVITAS.
I THINK WE ABANDONED THAT PROJECT
FIVE, SEVEN YEARS AGO.
YOU'RE LYING.
THAT'S A PROVOCATIVE ACCUSATION, CLARK,
ESPECIALLY COMING FROM YOU.
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'RE HERE JUST TO CHECK ON CHLOE'S HEALTH.
WHAT DID YOU DO, GET HER TO WORK FOR YOU AGAIN,
ASK MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT ME?
WHATEVER I ASK HER TO DO, CLARK,
IS IN SEARCH OF THE TRUTH.
SHE MIGHT DIE.
AND YOU COULDN'T CARE LESS.
COME ON.
[ CELLPHONE RINGS ]
[ RINGING CONTINUES ]
HELLO?
CHLOE, IT'S CLARK.
LISTEN, YOU HAVE TO GET BACK TO THE HOSPITAL RIGHT NOW.
WHAT YOU HAVE MIGHT KILL YOU.
YOU'RE JUST SAYING THAT SO YOU CAN STOP ME.
STOP YOU FROM WHAT?
CLARK, DO YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE
TO LOOK AT YOUR BEST FRIEND EVERYDAY
AND KNOW THAT HE IS LYING TO YOU?
I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE.
CHLOE...
CHLOE, TALK TO ME.
CHLOE. ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?
LISTEN, YOU HAVE TO LET ME HELP YOU.
CHLOE.
I WARNED YOU TO LEAVE US ALONE!
MY MOTHER DOESN'T DESERVE TO BE IN JAIL!
CHLOE? CLARK! CLARK, I'M AT THE COUGHLIN BRIDGE!
PLEASE HELP ME!
[ GASPS ]
CHLOE, IT'S GOING TO BE OKAY.
NO, THAT'S IT. NO NEED TO CALL BACK.
TWO INVITATIONS TO YOUR OFFICE IN ONE WEEK.
I SHOULD BE FLATTERED.
YOU SHOULD BE MORE CAREFUL.
IN THE FUTURE, IF YOU WANT TO REACTIVATE
ONE OF MY OLD PROJECTS,
SON, ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS ASK.
IF YOU MADE MORE OF AN EFFORT TO KEEP ME INFORMED,
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO RESORT TO SUBTERFUGE.
I AM TRYING TO UNDERSTAND, LEX,
WHY YOU WOULD BE SO DESPERATE
TO LEARN THE TRUTH THAT YOU WOULD RESORT
TO USING A DANGEROUSLY UNSTABLE DRUG.
WELL, I GUESS THE TRUTH HAS NEVER REALLY
HELD MUCH MERIT FOR YOU.
NOW, I'M LOSING MY PATIENCE, LEX.
YOU ARE CONSTANTLY DEFENSIVE WITH ME.
NOW, TELL ME, DAMN IT, WHAT IS IT YOU WANT FROM ME?
IT DOESN'T REALLY MATTER, DAD.
I'M NEVER GONNA GET IT.
[ DOOR CLOSES ]
CHLOE, HOW ARE YOU FEELING?
A LITTLE SHAKY.
BUT I'M TOTALLY TRUTH-SERUM-FREE.
WHATEVER YOU "PULP FICTIONED" INTO MY CHEST
NOT ONLY KICK-STARTED MY HEART BUT ALSO RELIEVED ME
OF ANY LEVITAS IN MY SYSTEM, SO...
THAT'S GOOD.
DID YOU HEAR WHAT HAPPENED TO WILLIAM?
YEAH.
BETWEEN HIS MOTHER'S PAST AND HER ARREST,
HE TOOK QUITE A HIT.
I NEVER MEANT TO HURT HIM.
HIS MOM'S THE ONE WHO SHOULD'VE TOLD HIM.
BUT THAT'S THE THING ABOUT THE TRUTH.
IT'S BOUND TO COME OUT, SOONER OR LATER.
THEN I GUESS IT'S MY TURN TO COME CLEAN.
WHEN YOU FOUND ME ON THE BRIDGE,
I WAS ON MY WAY HERE.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOUR PARENTS ALL THE QUESTIONS
YOU WOULD NEVER ANSWER.
LOOK, I KNOW "I'M SORRY"
HAS BECOME A RECURRING MOTIF IN OUR RELATIONSHIP, BUT...
NO, CHLOE, UM,
LOOK, I APPRECIATE YOUR HONESTY,
BUT YOU WEREN'T YOURSELF.
I REALLY WISH I COULD BELIEVE THAT.
BUT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY TIMES
WHEN MY CURIOSITY HAS GOTTEN THE BEST OF ME.
MAYBE THIS IS JUST WHO I AM.
NO. YOU'RE GOING AFTER THE TRUTH.
CHLOE, THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.
UNLESS IT HURTS THE PEOPLE YOU CARE MOST ABOUT.
I'M JUST AFRAID THAT ONE DAY I'M GOING TO PUSH TOO HARD
AND I'M NOT GOING TO GET THE CHANCE TO SAY I'M SORRY.
TODAY'S NOT THAT DAY.
[ SIGHS ]
CLARK. THANKS FOR COMING BY.
IS EVERYTHING OKAY?
I HAVEN'T GOTTEN MANY PHONE MESSAGES
FROM YOU LATELY.
YEAH, UM,
I'VE BEEN WANTING TO SHOW YOU THIS.
PARIS?
I SENT IN MY APPLICATION LAST WEEK.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.
I'M LEAVING.
LANA, IF THIS IS BECAUSE OF ME... NO.
NO. UM... BECAUSE OF EVERYTHING.
I'M BEGINNING TO FEEL LIKE I NEED A FRESH START.
WELL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR LIFE HERE? WHAT ABOUT ALL YOUR FRIENDS?
WELL, MAYBE I'll WIND UP IN SMALLVILLE EVENTUALLY, BUT...
I DON'T THINK I CAN BE HAPPY
WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE OUT THERE.
WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME SOONER?
BECAUSE...
I DIDN'T WANT ANYONE TO TALK ME OUT OF IT.
AND THE TRUTH IS,
I KNEW YOU WERE THE ONLY PERSON THAT COULD.
Voicemail: PLEASE ENTER YOUR SECURITY CODE NOW.
YOU HAVE ONE NEW MESSAGE.
Lionel's voice: HELLO, MISS SULLIVAN.
IT'S ONLY ME. UM...
OH, NO NEED TO LOOK FOR THAT CONVERSATION
WE HAD EARLIER.
IT'S GONE, AND, UM...
WELL, THAT'S IT. NO NEED TO CALL BACK.
Voicemail: YOU HAVE NO MORE MESSAGES.
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