1 00:00:22,612 --> 00:00:25,617 [ BUZZING ] 2 00:00:27,958 --> 00:00:32,168 HEY, SASHA, SAY SOMETHING PRESIDENTIAL. 3 00:00:32,192 --> 00:00:33,841 WHOA, CHLOE, SLOW DOWN. 4 00:00:33,865 --> 00:00:36,597 THE ELECTION HASN'T EVEN STARTED YET. 5 00:00:38,600 --> 00:00:40,847 WHAT DO YOU THINK SASHA'S CHANCES ARE? 6 00:00:40,871 --> 00:00:43,311 WELL, SHE KNOWS THE MOST ABOUT STUDENT GOVERNMENT, 7 00:00:43,335 --> 00:00:45,353 SHE'S WORKED HER WAY UP, SHE'S ON A TON OF COMMITTEES, 8 00:00:45,377 --> 00:00:49,857 BUT SHE'S MORE OF A WORKER THAN A LEADER. 9 00:00:49,881 --> 00:00:51,619 HOW ABOUT PAUL? 10 00:00:51,643 --> 00:00:53,360 WELL, HE'S CERTAINLY THE MOST QUALIFIED, 11 00:00:53,384 --> 00:00:55,624 BUT ELECTIONS AREN'T ABOUT MERIT. 12 00:00:55,648 --> 00:00:57,726 THEY'RE ABOUT POPULARITY. 13 00:00:57,750 --> 00:00:59,967 WHICH BRINGS US TO FELICE... 14 00:00:59,991 --> 00:01:02,701 HEAD CHEERLEADER AND PRESIDENT OF THE DRAMA CLUB. 15 00:01:02,725 --> 00:01:04,703 THAT DEFINITELY GIVES HER AN EDGE, 16 00:01:04,727 --> 00:01:06,204 NOT TO MENTION THAT SHE'S ALSO REALLY HOT. 17 00:01:06,228 --> 00:01:07,335 YEAH, BUT HER NAME RHYMES 18 00:01:07,359 --> 00:01:09,638 WITH THE FRENCH WORD FOR LUGGAGE. 19 00:01:09,662 --> 00:01:10,979 OKAY, GLAD TO SEE 20 00:01:11,003 --> 00:01:13,805 YOU'RE NOT REACHING FOR REASONS TO HATE HER. 21 00:01:17,971 --> 00:01:20,289 I SAW YOU TAKING SASHA'S PICTURE. 22 00:01:20,313 --> 00:01:22,221 WHY HAVEN'T YOU TAKEN MINE? 23 00:01:22,245 --> 00:01:23,852 WHAT QUALIFIES AS BIAS? 24 00:01:23,876 --> 00:01:26,224 FOR THE RECORD, I PLAN ON RUNNING PHOTOS AND BIOS 25 00:01:26,248 --> 00:01:29,328 OF ALL THE CANDIDATES, INCLUDING YOU, FELICE. 26 00:01:29,352 --> 00:01:32,632 HEY, CHLOE, WHAT ABOUT THE EDITORIAL? 27 00:01:32,656 --> 00:01:33,932 YOU CAN ONLY ENDORSE ONE CANDIDATE, 28 00:01:33,956 --> 00:01:35,335 SO WHO'S IT GOING TO BE? 29 00:01:35,359 --> 00:01:36,866 WHO CARES? 30 00:01:36,890 --> 00:01:39,369 NO MATTER WHAT SHE SAYS, PEOPLE ARE GOING TO VOTE FOR ME. 31 00:01:39,393 --> 00:01:41,640 NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE NEED FOR THE CLINICALLY AMBITIOUS 32 00:01:41,664 --> 00:01:42,835 TO PAD THEIR RéSUMéS. 33 00:01:46,270 --> 00:01:49,378 IF YOU WANT TO AVOID THE PAIN AND HUMILIATION OF LOSING, 34 00:01:49,402 --> 00:01:52,676 DROP OUT NOW. 35 00:02:46,331 --> 00:02:47,903 OW! 36 00:02:58,444 --> 00:03:01,076 [ BUZZING ] 37 00:03:16,633 --> 00:03:19,937 [ BUZZING ] 38 00:03:42,088 --> 00:03:45,369 AAH! 39 00:03:45,393 --> 00:03:52,675 ♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫ 40 00:03:52,699 --> 00:03:56,651 ♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫ 41 00:03:56,675 --> 00:04:02,857 ♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫ 42 00:04:02,881 --> 00:04:06,661 ♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫ 43 00:04:06,685 --> 00:04:09,663 ♫ JUST STAY ♫ 44 00:04:09,687 --> 00:04:11,665 ♫ STAY ♫ 45 00:04:11,689 --> 00:04:13,397 ♫ COME ON ♫ 46 00:04:13,421 --> 00:04:16,870 ♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫ 47 00:04:16,894 --> 00:04:22,677 ♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫ 48 00:04:22,701 --> 00:04:26,841 ♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫ 49 00:04:26,865 --> 00:04:31,687 ♫ STAY ♫ 50 00:04:31,711 --> 00:04:35,014 ♫ COME ON ♫ 51 00:04:39,848 --> 00:04:42,497 THAT'S GOT TO BE MY ALL-TIME WORST NIGHTMARE. 52 00:04:42,521 --> 00:04:44,560 I GET STUNG BY ONE BEE, I SWELL UP LIKE A GRAPEFRUIT, 53 00:04:44,584 --> 00:04:46,161 BUT OVER 100? 54 00:04:46,185 --> 00:04:48,204 THE QUESTION IS, HOW'D THEY GET INTO PAUL'S BATHROOM? 55 00:04:48,228 --> 00:04:50,435 WELL, THE CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 56 00:04:50,459 --> 00:04:52,838 IS SENDING OUT A TEAM FROM METROPOLIS TO INVESTIGATE. 57 00:04:52,862 --> 00:04:55,211 GUESS THAT'S REALLY GOING TO SHAKE UP OUR CLASS ELECTION. 58 00:04:55,235 --> 00:04:58,473 NOT REALLY. I MEAN, PAUL'S NAME IS STILL ON THE BALLOT, 59 00:04:58,497 --> 00:05:00,076 AND HE WOULDN'T HAVE TO TAKE OFFICE UNTIL THE FALL, 60 00:05:00,100 --> 00:05:01,718 SO HE COULD RECOVER BY THEN. 61 00:05:01,742 --> 00:05:03,980 OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND. 62 00:05:04,004 --> 00:05:05,521 MY CALL... HE GETS A FEW SYMPATHY VOTES, 63 00:05:05,545 --> 00:05:06,783 BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. 64 00:05:06,807 --> 00:05:08,153 NICE TO SEE THE SOFTER SIDE OF PETE. 65 00:05:08,177 --> 00:05:09,726 SERIOUSLY. 66 00:05:09,750 --> 00:05:11,658 ANYWAY, THERE'S A NEW CANDIDATE ON THE HORIZON 67 00:05:11,682 --> 00:05:13,759 WHO I THINK'S REALLY GOING TO MAKE THINGS INTERESTING. 68 00:05:13,783 --> 00:05:15,716 OH, YEAH? WHO'S THAT? 69 00:05:19,620 --> 00:05:21,899 WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? 70 00:05:21,923 --> 00:05:23,901 I SEE A BIG FUTURE AHEAD OF YOU IN POLITICS, CLARK. 71 00:05:23,925 --> 00:05:25,903 YOU'RE STRAIGHTFORWARD, PEOPLE LIKE YOU. 72 00:05:25,927 --> 00:05:28,105 UNH-UNH. NO WAY. DEFINITELY NOT. 73 00:05:28,129 --> 00:05:29,776 CLARK, YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE PACKAGE... 74 00:05:29,800 --> 00:05:31,978 LOOKS, BRAINS, AND THAT WHOLE FARM BOY CHARM. 75 00:05:32,002 --> 00:05:34,050 DID I MENTION THE PERKS OF POWER? 76 00:05:34,074 --> 00:05:35,812 YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS SUCH A GREAT GIG, 77 00:05:35,836 --> 00:05:36,983 WHY DIDN'T YOU RUN? 78 00:05:37,007 --> 00:05:38,185 I KNOW MY STRENGTHS. 79 00:05:38,209 --> 00:05:41,088 I'M MORE THE POWER BEHIND THE THRONE, 80 00:05:41,112 --> 00:05:42,990 THE GUY BEHIND THE GUY, 81 00:05:43,014 --> 00:05:44,661 THE ONE WHO MAKES IT ALL HAPPEN. 82 00:05:44,685 --> 00:05:46,723 PETE ROSS, THE KING MAKER. EXACTLY. 83 00:05:46,747 --> 00:05:48,696 ALL YOU GOT TO DO IS SHOW UP, SHAKE A COUPLE OF HANDS, 84 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:50,028 GIVE AN ELECTION SPEECH. IT'S EASY. 85 00:05:50,052 --> 00:05:51,629 AND YOU WONDER 86 00:05:51,653 --> 00:05:52,971 WHY OUR POLITICIANS AREN'T GREAT LEADERS. 87 00:05:52,995 --> 00:05:57,776 CLARK! CLARK! CLARK! 88 00:05:57,800 --> 00:06:00,108 All: CLARK! CLARK! CLARK! CLARK! CLARK! CLARK! 89 00:06:00,132 --> 00:06:02,110 CLARK! CLARK! 90 00:06:02,134 --> 00:06:03,865 [ CHEERING ] 91 00:06:25,988 --> 00:06:27,966 [ ENGINE SHUTS OFF ] 92 00:06:27,990 --> 00:06:30,740 [ DIALING ] 93 00:06:30,764 --> 00:06:32,872 YOU LOOK LIKE YOU COULD USE SOME HELP. 94 00:06:32,896 --> 00:06:34,744 NO, I'M FINE. 95 00:06:34,768 --> 00:06:36,144 HANS, I NEED YOU OUT ON ROUTE 90 96 00:06:36,168 --> 00:06:37,877 2 MILES EAST OF THE MANSION. 97 00:06:37,901 --> 00:06:39,879 A RED MUSTANG WITH ENGINE TROUBLE. 98 00:06:39,903 --> 00:06:41,651 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 99 00:06:41,675 --> 00:06:42,981 CALLING MY MECHANIC. 100 00:06:43,005 --> 00:06:44,884 NOT THAT I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR ATTEMPT 101 00:06:44,908 --> 00:06:47,656 AT POSTMODERN CHIVALRY, BUT I SAID I WAS FINE. 102 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:50,589 DOLCE & GABBANA AND A VOCABULARY? 103 00:06:50,613 --> 00:06:52,831 YOU GOT METROPOLIS WRITTEN ALL OVER YOU. 104 00:06:52,855 --> 00:06:54,764 WHAT BRINGS YOU TO SMALLVILLE? 105 00:06:54,788 --> 00:06:56,966 ARE YOU THE SHERIFF, COME TO RUN ME OUT OF TOWN? 106 00:06:56,990 --> 00:06:58,637 DID THE ATTITUDE COME WITH THE COUTURE, 107 00:06:58,661 --> 00:07:00,069 OR WAS IT AN ACCESSORY? 108 00:07:00,093 --> 00:07:03,043 IF YOU MUST KNOW, I'M THINKING ABOUT MOVING HERE. 109 00:07:03,067 --> 00:07:04,675 I'D ASK YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE, 110 00:07:04,699 --> 00:07:06,105 BUT YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE A LOCAL. 111 00:07:06,129 --> 00:07:09,009 I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE LAST FALL. 112 00:07:09,033 --> 00:07:10,750 FIRST I COULDN'T WAIT TO GET OUT, 113 00:07:10,774 --> 00:07:12,012 BUT NOW IT'S STARTING TO GROW ON ME. 114 00:07:12,036 --> 00:07:13,213 WELL, WHY THE CHANGE? 115 00:07:13,237 --> 00:07:15,115 THE NORMAN ROCKWELL AMBIANCE SEDUCE YOU? 116 00:07:15,139 --> 00:07:17,117 APPEARANCE IS DECEPTIVE. 117 00:07:17,141 --> 00:07:19,589 NOTHING AROUND HERE IS WHAT IT SEEMS. 118 00:07:19,613 --> 00:07:21,161 I'M INTRIGUED. WHAT DO YOU MEAN? 119 00:07:21,185 --> 00:07:24,165 ALL THESE QUESTIONS. 120 00:07:24,189 --> 00:07:26,391 THIS IS BEGINNING TO SOUND LIKE AN INTERVIEW. 121 00:07:29,725 --> 00:07:32,903 [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] 122 00:07:32,927 --> 00:07:34,175 WHO DO YOU WORK FOR? 123 00:07:34,199 --> 00:07:36,036 I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT. 124 00:07:36,060 --> 00:07:38,839 IF I TOSS THESE INTO THE WOODS, 125 00:07:38,863 --> 00:07:40,906 YOU REALLY ARE GOING TO NEED A TOW TRUCK. 126 00:07:42,007 --> 00:07:43,644 KAREN CASTLE. 127 00:07:43,668 --> 00:07:45,045 I'M A STAFF REPORTER FOR THE METROPOLIS JOURNAL. 128 00:07:45,069 --> 00:07:48,750 AH. I DON'T GRANT INTERVIEWS, MISS CASTLE. 129 00:07:48,774 --> 00:07:50,122 I'VE SPENT THE BETTER PART OF MY LIFE 130 00:07:50,146 --> 00:07:52,653 TAKING BACK ENTRANCES TO AVOID PEOPLE LIKE YOU. 131 00:07:52,677 --> 00:07:53,896 WAIT, JUST LISTEN. 132 00:07:53,920 --> 00:07:55,858 I WANT TO WRITE AN ARTICLE ABOUT YOU. 133 00:07:55,882 --> 00:07:58,831 THAT'S YOUR PITCH? 134 00:07:58,855 --> 00:08:01,062 THERE ARE ARTICLES WRITTEN ABOUT ME ALL THE TIME. 135 00:08:01,086 --> 00:08:03,165 BUT YOU'RE EITHER DISMISSED AS A WILD CHILD PLAYBOY 136 00:08:03,189 --> 00:08:05,007 OR THE SPOILED SON OF LIONEL LUTHOR. 137 00:08:05,031 --> 00:08:07,910 YOU'VE GOTTEN SOME GOOD PRESS IN THE INQUISITOR. 138 00:08:07,934 --> 00:08:09,672 THE JOURNAL IS NOT A TABLOID. IT'S WELL-RESPECTED. 139 00:08:09,696 --> 00:08:11,814 IT COULD REALLY HELP CHANGE YOUR IMAGE. 140 00:08:11,838 --> 00:08:13,915 WHAT DID YOU HAVE IN MIND? 141 00:08:13,939 --> 00:08:15,918 A COVER PROFILE ON YOU AND YOUR WORK IN SMALLVILLE. 142 00:08:15,942 --> 00:08:17,720 I PROMISE IT WILL BE FAIR AND ACCURATE, 143 00:08:17,744 --> 00:08:19,122 AND IT WILL GIVE YOU THE LEGITIMACY YOU NEED 144 00:08:19,146 --> 00:08:21,024 TO GET OUT FROM BEHIND YOUR FATHER'S SHADOW. 145 00:08:21,048 --> 00:08:23,680 LAUNCHING MY CAREER, AND CONVENIENTLY, YOUR OWN. 146 00:08:24,882 --> 00:08:26,158 I ADMIRE THE EFFORT, MISS CASTLE, 147 00:08:26,182 --> 00:08:27,454 BUT I HAVE TO DECLINE. 148 00:08:31,057 --> 00:08:33,019 YOU GET POINTS FOR STYLE, THOUGH. 149 00:08:39,066 --> 00:08:42,068 [ ENGINE TURNS OVER, TIRES SQUEAL ] 150 00:08:46,102 --> 00:08:48,182 I CAN'T BELIEVE PETE DID THIS. 151 00:08:48,206 --> 00:08:50,083 I KNOW. SOME MEN ARE BORN TO GREATNESS, 152 00:08:50,107 --> 00:08:52,155 OTHERS ARE DRAGGED INTO IT KICKING AND SCREAMING. 153 00:08:52,179 --> 00:08:55,058 CLARK, WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY ARE YOU RUNNING? 154 00:08:55,082 --> 00:08:57,120 YOU'VE NEVER SHOWN ANY INTEREST IN STUDENT GOVERNMENT. 155 00:08:57,144 --> 00:08:58,793 DON'T WORRY. IT'S JUST A GAG. 156 00:08:58,817 --> 00:09:00,163 PETE NOMINATED ME. 157 00:09:00,187 --> 00:09:01,966 SO YOU'RE GOING TO TAKE YOUR NAME OFF THE BALLOT. 158 00:09:01,990 --> 00:09:03,197 YEAH. WELL, GOOD, 159 00:09:03,221 --> 00:09:04,828 'CAUSE THIS ELECTION IS WAY TOO IMPORTANT 160 00:09:04,852 --> 00:09:06,169 TO TURN INTO A JOKE. 161 00:09:06,193 --> 00:09:08,172 IT'S BAD ENOUGH WITH FELICE. 162 00:09:08,196 --> 00:09:10,004 I HEAR SHE'S THROWING A PRE-ELECTION BASH 163 00:09:10,028 --> 00:09:11,706 WITH A BAND AND CATERING. 164 00:09:11,730 --> 00:09:13,707 SHE IS TRYING TO BUY THIS ELECTION 165 00:09:13,731 --> 00:09:17,442 LIKE ONE OF HER PRADA BAGS! 166 00:09:17,466 --> 00:09:20,914 TALK ABOUT TIGHTLY WOUND. 167 00:09:20,938 --> 00:09:23,048 CHLOE, NOT THAT I'M PLANNING TO, 168 00:09:23,072 --> 00:09:24,719 BUT IF I RAN, YOU THINK I'D HAVE A SHOT? 169 00:09:24,743 --> 00:09:28,116 YEAH, RIGHT AFTER I'M ELECTED HEAD CHEERLEADER. 170 00:09:33,182 --> 00:09:35,399 "CLARK KENT FOR PRESIDENT"? 171 00:09:35,423 --> 00:09:37,503 DON'T WORRY. I'M PULLING MY NAME OUT TOMORROW. 172 00:09:37,527 --> 00:09:41,206 NO, I THINK THIS IS A TERRIFIC IDEA. 173 00:09:41,230 --> 00:09:43,008 YOU DO? YEAH. 174 00:09:43,032 --> 00:09:45,110 YOU'RE ALWAYS SAYING THAT YOU DON'T GET A CHANCE TO SHINE 175 00:09:45,134 --> 00:09:47,472 'CAUSE FOOTBALL'S OFF-LIMITS. MAYBE THIS IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY. 176 00:09:47,496 --> 00:09:49,475 I JUST ASSUMED YOU'D SAY NO. 177 00:09:49,499 --> 00:09:51,076 STUDENT GOVERNMENT IS SUCH A PUBLIC THING. 178 00:09:51,100 --> 00:09:52,979 BUT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO USE YOUR GIFTS, 179 00:09:53,003 --> 00:09:55,205 AND IT'S A SCHOOL ACTIVITY YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN. 180 00:09:56,505 --> 00:09:57,923 WHAT'S THE MATTER, SON? 181 00:09:57,947 --> 00:09:59,347 YOU DON'T LOOK TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS. 182 00:10:00,149 --> 00:10:01,788 HEY. HEY. 183 00:10:01,812 --> 00:10:03,929 IT'S JUST I'VE NEVER PUT MYSELF OUT THERE. 184 00:10:03,953 --> 00:10:06,062 I'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO STAY OUT OF THE SPOTLIGHT. 185 00:10:06,086 --> 00:10:07,793 WELL, NOBODY'S SAYING YOU HAVE TO RUN. 186 00:10:07,817 --> 00:10:09,335 CLARK, YOU CAN QUIT IF YOU WANT, 187 00:10:09,359 --> 00:10:11,522 BUT REMEMBER, QUITTING'S A VERY HARD HABIT TO BREAK. 188 00:10:13,994 --> 00:10:15,296 NO PRESSURE. 189 00:10:20,029 --> 00:10:22,972 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 190 00:10:25,806 --> 00:10:27,855 WOW, THE PLACE IS, UM... 191 00:10:27,879 --> 00:10:31,818 EMPTY? DESERTED? VACANT? 192 00:10:31,842 --> 00:10:34,160 WELL, I WAS SEARCHING FOR A EUPHEMISM TO SAY THAT, 193 00:10:34,184 --> 00:10:35,962 BUT YEAH. 194 00:10:35,986 --> 00:10:38,125 THE BEANERY'S BEEN TRYING TO PUT US OUT OF BUSINESS 195 00:10:38,149 --> 00:10:39,567 EVER SINCE WE OPENED. 196 00:10:39,591 --> 00:10:41,197 I HAVE TRIED COUPONS, PRICE CUTS, 197 00:10:41,221 --> 00:10:43,971 EVEN ADS IN THE LEDGER. SO FAR NOTHING'S WORKED. 198 00:10:43,995 --> 00:10:47,134 AT THIS RATE, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CLOSE THE DOORS IN A MONTH. 199 00:10:47,158 --> 00:10:48,836 HAVE YOU SPOKEN TO LEX? 200 00:10:48,860 --> 00:10:50,837 HE'S AN INVESTOR. I'M SURE HE CAN HELP. 201 00:10:50,861 --> 00:10:52,939 HE'S BEEN UNCHARACTERISTICALLY SILENT. 202 00:10:52,963 --> 00:10:54,982 BESIDES, THIS IS MY BATTLE TO WIN OR LOSE, 203 00:10:55,006 --> 00:10:57,985 AND I AM DETERMINED TO WIN. 204 00:10:58,009 --> 00:10:59,817 SPEAKING OF WHICH, 205 00:10:59,841 --> 00:11:02,120 I HEAR YOU'VE GOT A BATTLE OF YOUR OWN ON YOUR HANDS. 206 00:11:02,144 --> 00:11:05,153 OH, YEAH, THE ELECTION. I'M NOT REALLY RUNNING. 207 00:11:05,177 --> 00:11:06,825 THAT'S TOO BAD. 208 00:11:06,849 --> 00:11:09,226 I THINK YOU'D MAKE A GREAT CLASS PRESIDENT. 209 00:11:09,250 --> 00:11:10,958 REALLY? YEAH. 210 00:11:10,982 --> 00:11:12,601 YOU'RE HONEST, PEOPLE TRUST YOU, 211 00:11:12,625 --> 00:11:14,862 AND YOU HAVE THIS INNATE SENSE OF JUSTICE. 212 00:11:14,886 --> 00:11:16,264 I CAN SEE IT ON YOUR FACE... HOW UPSET YOU GET 213 00:11:16,288 --> 00:11:18,537 EVERY TIME YOU THINK SOMEBODY'S BEING MISTREATED. 214 00:11:18,561 --> 00:11:20,969 YOU SEE ALL THAT IN ME? 215 00:11:20,993 --> 00:11:22,294 YES, I DO. 216 00:11:29,972 --> 00:11:32,150 CLARK KENT FOR PRESIDENT. 217 00:11:32,174 --> 00:11:34,884 HOW'D YOU KNOW I WAS RUNNING? 218 00:11:34,908 --> 00:11:37,285 I FOUND THIS ON MY WINDSHIELD IN TOWN. 219 00:11:37,309 --> 00:11:39,958 I HAVE AN OVERZEALOUS CAMPAIGN MANAGER. 220 00:11:39,982 --> 00:11:42,891 I DIDN'T REALIZE YOU HAD POLITICAL ASPIRATIONS. 221 00:11:42,915 --> 00:11:44,563 I DON'T. I JUST FIGURED I COULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE. 222 00:11:44,587 --> 00:11:46,095 HMM. 223 00:11:46,119 --> 00:11:48,192 DID YOU SWING BY FOR A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION? 224 00:11:49,993 --> 00:11:52,302 ACTUALLY, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU KNEW ABOUT THE TALON. 225 00:11:52,326 --> 00:11:54,303 YOU MEAN THE FACT THAT IT'S BEEN 226 00:11:54,327 --> 00:11:56,145 PRACTICALLY EMPTY THE LAST TWO WEEKS? 227 00:11:56,169 --> 00:11:58,948 DO YOU PLAN ON HELPING LANA OUT? SHE'S BEEN TRYING EVERYTHING. 228 00:11:58,972 --> 00:12:02,076 SHE'S DOING AN ADMIRABLE JOB. 229 00:12:03,076 --> 00:12:05,054 BUT IF THE TALON GOES UNDER... 230 00:12:05,078 --> 00:12:07,317 I'M NOT GOING TO SUBSIDIZE A MONEY-LOSING OPERATION. 231 00:12:07,341 --> 00:12:09,259 THE TALON HAS TO FIND ITS OWN FEET. 232 00:12:09,283 --> 00:12:11,591 WELL, YOU COULD AT LEAST STOP BY AND SHOW SOME SOLIDARITY. 233 00:12:11,615 --> 00:12:16,267 SEE, YOU'RE ALREADY WORKING FOR YOUR CONSTITUENTS. 234 00:12:16,291 --> 00:12:20,029 YOU WANT SOME ADVICE? 235 00:12:20,053 --> 00:12:22,972 I THINK YOU NEED A BETTER SLOGAN. 236 00:12:22,996 --> 00:12:26,076 EVERYBODY'S USED THIS ONE, INCLUDING ME. 237 00:12:26,100 --> 00:12:28,639 YOU RAN FOR STUDENT OFFICE. 238 00:12:28,663 --> 00:12:32,082 ONCE, BUT MY ASPIRATIONS WEREN'T VERY NOBLE. 239 00:12:32,106 --> 00:12:33,183 DID YOU WIN? 240 00:12:33,207 --> 00:12:34,585 OF COURSE. 241 00:12:34,609 --> 00:12:37,187 DO YOU HAVE ANY TIPS? 242 00:12:37,211 --> 00:12:40,345 YOU DON'T NEED MY METHODS. YOU'LL WIN ON YOUR OWN TERMS. 243 00:12:42,277 --> 00:12:43,955 COMPETITION'S PRETTY STIFF. 244 00:12:43,979 --> 00:12:45,226 THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH A GOOD FIGHT. 245 00:12:45,250 --> 00:12:46,697 JUST REMEMBER, 246 00:12:46,721 --> 00:12:49,000 THE MAN OF TOMORROW IS FORGED BY HIS BATTLES TODAY. 247 00:12:49,024 --> 00:12:52,062 COULD I USE THAT... 248 00:12:52,086 --> 00:12:55,067 I MEAN, "THE MAN OF TOMORROW"... FOR MY SLOGAN? 249 00:12:55,091 --> 00:12:59,365 KNOCK YOURSELF OUT. 250 00:13:13,009 --> 00:13:14,657 CLARK KENT, MAN OF TOMORROW. 251 00:13:14,681 --> 00:13:16,288 KIND OF PRESUMPTUOUS, DON'T YOU THINK? 252 00:13:16,312 --> 00:13:17,960 I LIKE IT. 253 00:13:17,984 --> 00:13:19,731 I THOUGHT YOU WERE BAGGING THIS WHOLE ELECTION. 254 00:13:19,755 --> 00:13:21,264 I HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. 255 00:13:21,288 --> 00:13:23,566 MAN OF TOMORROW... VERY CATCHY. 256 00:13:23,590 --> 00:13:26,099 THANK YOU, AND THANK YOU FOR THE ENCOURAGEMENT. 257 00:13:26,123 --> 00:13:27,299 YOU'VE GOT MY VOTE. 258 00:13:27,323 --> 00:13:29,142 I WAS THINKING MAYBE I COULD HAVE 259 00:13:29,166 --> 00:13:30,702 MY ELECTION RALLY AT THE TALON, HELP BRING PEOPLE BY. 260 00:13:30,726 --> 00:13:34,147 THAT SOUNDS GREAT. YOU KNOW WHERE TO FIND ME. 261 00:13:34,171 --> 00:13:35,347 Chloe: BYE, LANA. BYE. 262 00:13:35,371 --> 00:13:37,610 YOU'RE RUNNING BECAUSE OF LANA. 263 00:13:37,634 --> 00:13:39,282 WHY AM I NOT SURPRISED? 264 00:13:39,306 --> 00:13:41,114 NO, I'M RUNNING BECAUSE I THINK I CAN DO A GOOD JOB. 265 00:13:41,138 --> 00:13:42,314 ALL RIGHT, CLARK, WHATEVER. 266 00:13:42,338 --> 00:13:43,687 HEY, YOU KNOW, 267 00:13:43,711 --> 00:13:45,318 PETE HAS FAITH IN ME, AND SO DOES LANA. 268 00:13:45,342 --> 00:13:46,759 IT'S INTERESTING THAT YOU DON'T. 269 00:13:46,783 --> 00:13:48,591 I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT YOU STAND FOR. 270 00:13:48,615 --> 00:13:49,692 I STAND FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE, AND... 271 00:13:49,716 --> 00:13:51,325 OTHER STUFF. 272 00:13:51,349 --> 00:13:53,167 OKAY, WELL, YOU WANT TO BE A LITTLE MORE SPECIFIC? 273 00:13:53,191 --> 00:13:55,129 LIKE TELL ME WHERE YOU STAND ON THE ISSUES? 274 00:13:55,153 --> 00:13:57,030 WHAT ISSUES DO YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT? 275 00:13:57,054 --> 00:13:58,701 FOR STARTERS, THERE'S THE PLAN TO CUT THE ARTS BUDGET, 276 00:13:58,725 --> 00:14:01,134 THE APPALLING NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF THE CAFETERIA MEALS, 277 00:14:01,158 --> 00:14:03,778 THE WHOLE DRESS CODE DEBATE, OH, YEAH, AND NOT TO MENTION 278 00:14:03,802 --> 00:14:05,408 THE STUDENT PRIVACY ISSUES WITH THE LOCKER SEARCHES. 279 00:14:05,432 --> 00:14:07,682 WHOA, SLOW DOWN. I JUST DECIDED TO RUN LAST NIGHT. 280 00:14:07,706 --> 00:14:09,413 OKAY, WELL, I THINK THE MAN OF TOMORROW 281 00:14:09,437 --> 00:14:12,110 NEEDS TO GET A PLATFORM FOR TODAY. 282 00:14:16,313 --> 00:14:19,192 OKAY, THERE'S A GIRLS VOLLEYBALL GAME THIS AFTERNOON. 283 00:14:19,216 --> 00:14:20,424 I FIGURE YOU CAN MAKE AN APPEARANCE, 284 00:14:20,448 --> 00:14:22,056 COURT THE JOCK VOTE. 285 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:23,697 KEEP FRIDAY NIGHT CLEAR. THERE'S A BAND CONCERT. 286 00:14:23,721 --> 00:14:25,259 NOW, I KNOW THEY SUCK, 287 00:14:25,283 --> 00:14:26,760 BUT YOU GOT TO BE SEEN AS A FRIEND OF THE ARTS. 288 00:14:26,784 --> 00:14:28,133 PETE, WHAT ABOUT MY PLATFORM? 289 00:14:28,157 --> 00:14:29,433 WHO CARES? 290 00:14:29,457 --> 00:14:30,705 IF PEOPLE LIKE YOU, THEY'LL VOTE FOR YOU. 291 00:14:30,729 --> 00:14:32,307 BUT WHAT AM I GOING TO SAY IN MY SPEECH? 292 00:14:32,331 --> 00:14:34,168 I DON'T DO SPEECHES. I DO MEET-AND-GREETS. 293 00:14:34,192 --> 00:14:36,735 I'll SEE YOU AT LUNCH. WE CAN CANVASS THE CAFETERIA. 294 00:14:50,779 --> 00:14:53,783 [ INSECT BUZZES ] 295 00:15:13,173 --> 00:15:15,250 WHO DO THEY THINK THEY ARE? 296 00:15:15,274 --> 00:15:18,509 [ BUZZING ] 297 00:15:25,786 --> 00:15:27,347 STOP! 298 00:15:30,221 --> 00:15:33,323 NOT NOW. I HAVE WORK TO DO. 299 00:16:04,787 --> 00:16:07,634 CHLOE, ANY CHANCE YOU COULD HELP US HANG SOME POSTERS? 300 00:16:07,658 --> 00:16:09,737 PETE'S CONVINCED HE PUTS MY NAME ON ENOUGH WALL SPACE, 301 00:16:09,761 --> 00:16:11,369 I'M GUARANTEED TO WIN. 302 00:16:11,393 --> 00:16:12,910 BESIDES NEEDING TO REMAIN AN IMPARTIAL MEMBER 303 00:16:12,934 --> 00:16:15,373 OF THE FOURTH ESTATE, I'M STILL WORKING ON MY BEE STORY. 304 00:16:15,397 --> 00:16:16,774 SO, THE E.P. FIND ANYTHING NEW? 305 00:16:16,798 --> 00:16:18,746 JUST THAT THE SWARMS DIDN'T MIGRATE FROM ANY 306 00:16:18,770 --> 00:16:20,519 OF THEIR USUAL PLACES. THE BEEKEEPERS 307 00:16:20,543 --> 00:16:22,650 FROM ALL OVER THE STATE HAVE FOUND THEIR HIVES EMPTY. 308 00:16:22,674 --> 00:16:25,724 IT'S LIKE THE COLONIES JUST UP AND LEFT. 309 00:16:25,748 --> 00:16:27,485 THAT'S WEIRD. BEES ARE NOTORIOUS FOLLOWERS. 310 00:16:27,509 --> 00:16:30,528 THEY WOULDN'T DESERT THEIR HIVE WITHOUT GOOD REASON. 311 00:16:30,552 --> 00:16:33,432 MY MOM'S ADDICTED TO DISCOVERY CHANNEL. 312 00:16:33,456 --> 00:16:35,935 SO, HOW GOES THE PLATFORM? 313 00:16:35,959 --> 00:16:37,495 I HAVEN'T STARTED WORKING ON IT YET. 314 00:16:37,519 --> 00:16:39,268 I'VE BEEN SO BUSY MEETING NEW PEOPLE, 315 00:16:39,292 --> 00:16:40,939 I EVEN GOT INVITED TO PARTIES THIS WEEKEND. 316 00:16:40,963 --> 00:16:42,942 I CAN'T BELIEVE IT ONLY TOOK ONE DAY FOR YOU 317 00:16:42,966 --> 00:16:44,943 TO BE COMPROMISED BY THE LURE OF POPULARITY. 318 00:16:44,967 --> 00:16:47,407 REMIND ME TO PULL YOUR FUNDING AFTER I'M ELECTED. 319 00:16:47,431 --> 00:16:51,351 SPEAKING OF WHICH, WHERE'S THE LATEST EDITION? 320 00:16:51,375 --> 00:16:53,352 NO, NO, NO, NO, NO. I'M NOT DONE PROOFING IT YET. 321 00:16:53,376 --> 00:16:55,384 CLARK, I REALLY DON'T THINK YOU SHOULD BE LOOKING 322 00:16:55,408 --> 00:16:57,216 AT IT JUST YET. IT'S NOT EVEN DONE. 323 00:16:57,240 --> 00:16:58,758 I'VE BEEN CORRECTING YOUR COMMA ISSUES 324 00:16:58,782 --> 00:17:01,784 SINCE YOUR FIRST LAPTOP. CLARK... 325 00:17:03,246 --> 00:17:04,764 YOU ENDORSED PAUL? 326 00:17:04,788 --> 00:17:06,766 I HAD TO BE OBJECTIVE. PAUL'S STILL IN THE RACE, 327 00:17:06,790 --> 00:17:08,768 AND HE'LL BE BACK ON HIS FEET AGAIN BY FALL. 328 00:17:08,792 --> 00:17:10,930 IT'S GREAT THAT YOU'RE ALL GUNG HO AND SLOGANING NOW, 329 00:17:10,954 --> 00:17:12,872 BUT THE TRUTH IS, THE ONLY REASON YOU RAN 330 00:17:12,896 --> 00:17:14,504 IS BECAUSE PETE SUCKERED YOU INTO IT. 331 00:17:14,528 --> 00:17:16,476 PAUL HAS A CLEAR STANCE ON ISSUES 332 00:17:16,500 --> 00:17:19,310 YOU HAVE YET TO ARTICULATE. IT'S NOTHING PERSONAL. 333 00:17:19,334 --> 00:17:21,266 OH, I UNDERSTAND, CHLOE. 334 00:17:33,548 --> 00:17:36,828 HEY, GUYS. TAKING A BREAK FROM THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL? 335 00:17:36,852 --> 00:17:38,999 IT'S AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE IN OUR SCHOOL I DON'T KNOW. 336 00:17:39,023 --> 00:17:41,232 THIS IS JUST A PIT STOP. 337 00:17:41,256 --> 00:17:42,803 WE WANTED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR 2-FOR-1 DEAL. 338 00:17:42,827 --> 00:17:44,805 YEAH, THAT'S THE LAST STEP 339 00:17:44,829 --> 00:17:46,908 BEFORE I INSTITUTE TOPLESS WAITRESSING. 340 00:17:46,932 --> 00:17:49,940 WELL, HERE'S TO HOPING IT FAILS MISERABLY. 341 00:17:49,964 --> 00:17:52,514 WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SOME CUSTOMERS. 342 00:17:52,538 --> 00:17:54,416 THEY'RE ONLY HERE BECAUSE WHITNEY FORCED THEM. 343 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:56,747 YEAH, I PASSED BY THE BEANERY. THEY'RE KIND OF BUSY. 344 00:17:56,771 --> 00:17:58,520 THE OWNER STOPPED BY EARLIER. 345 00:17:58,544 --> 00:18:00,282 HE SAID THAT HE WAS MAKING IT HIS MISSION 346 00:18:00,306 --> 00:18:02,323 TO RUN THIS PLACE INTO THE GROUND. 347 00:18:02,347 --> 00:18:03,956 AND THEN HE HAD THE NERVE TO TELL ME 348 00:18:03,980 --> 00:18:05,927 IT WASN'T PERSONAL, JUST BUSINESS. 349 00:18:05,951 --> 00:18:08,530 WHY DOES EVERYONE OVER 40 QUOTE "THE GODFATHER"? 350 00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:10,856 I DON'T KNOW, BUT IT'S REALLY ANNOYING. 351 00:18:12,518 --> 00:18:14,466 SO, HOW'S POLITICAL LIFE TREATING YOU? 352 00:18:14,490 --> 00:18:16,037 IT'S DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. 353 00:18:16,061 --> 00:18:18,470 IT SHOWS YOU WHO YOUR REAL FRIENDS ARE. 354 00:18:18,494 --> 00:18:20,473 HOW'S YOUR SPEECH GOING? 355 00:18:20,497 --> 00:18:22,304 I HAVEN'T STARTED WRITING IT YET. 356 00:18:22,328 --> 00:18:24,045 MAYBE I COULD HELP YOU WITH THAT. 357 00:18:24,069 --> 00:18:26,478 COME BY TOMORROW NIGHT. WE CAN WORK ON IT. REALLY? 358 00:18:26,502 --> 00:18:28,050 THAT WOULD BE GREAT. 359 00:18:28,074 --> 00:18:29,752 YOU SURE YOU HAVE ENOUGH TIME? 360 00:18:29,776 --> 00:18:32,685 LOOK AROUND. UNLESS WHITNEY CAN COERCE THE BASEBALL TEAM, 361 00:18:32,709 --> 00:18:35,058 I THINK I CAN SQUEEZE YOU IN. 362 00:18:35,082 --> 00:18:38,491 GLAD TO SEE BUSINESS IS BOOMING. 363 00:18:38,515 --> 00:18:42,064 IT'S HARD WHEN EVEN YOUR REGULAR CUSTOMERS BLOW YOU OFF. 364 00:18:42,088 --> 00:18:43,697 I HAVEN'T BEEN BLOWING YOU OFF, LANA. 365 00:18:43,721 --> 00:18:45,398 I'VE HAD MY EYE ON THE SITUATION. 366 00:18:45,422 --> 00:18:46,669 WAITING FOR ME TO FAIL. 367 00:18:46,693 --> 00:18:48,972 MOST NEW VENTURES DON'T MAKE IT. 368 00:18:48,996 --> 00:18:51,073 YOU HAVE TO PREPARE YOURSELF FOR THAT POSSIBILITY. 369 00:18:51,097 --> 00:18:53,407 I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T LIKE TO LOSE. 370 00:18:53,431 --> 00:18:55,078 I DON'T. BUT IT'S NOT MY FIGHT. 371 00:18:55,102 --> 00:18:57,410 AS AN INVESTOR, YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHEN TO CUT YOUR LOSSES. 372 00:18:57,434 --> 00:18:58,581 WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST I DO? 373 00:18:58,605 --> 00:19:00,313 THE BEANERY HAS DECLARED WAR. 374 00:19:00,337 --> 00:19:02,085 IF YOU WANT TO HOLD ON TO THIS PLACE, 375 00:19:02,109 --> 00:19:03,746 YOU NEED TO GET CREATIVE, 376 00:19:03,770 --> 00:19:06,350 BE WILLING TO GET YOUR HANDS DIRTY. 377 00:19:06,374 --> 00:19:08,091 DON'T WORRY. I'M NOT SUGGESTING ANYTHING ILLEGAL. 378 00:19:08,115 --> 00:19:09,954 TO QUOTE "THE GODFATHER," 379 00:19:09,978 --> 00:19:11,956 "IT'S TIME TO GO TO THE MATTRESSES." 380 00:19:11,980 --> 00:19:14,583 THAT MOVIE SHOULD BE BANNED FROM BASIC CABLE. 381 00:19:20,729 --> 00:19:22,130 DON'T ASK. 382 00:19:23,592 --> 00:19:26,670 [ INDISTINCT CONVERSATIONS ] 383 00:19:26,694 --> 00:19:29,073 ALL RIGHT, BYE. 384 00:19:29,097 --> 00:19:31,976 FELICE? CAN I TALK TO YOU A MINUTE? 385 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,718 [ SIGHS ] YOU'VE GOT 55 SECONDS LEFT. GO. 386 00:19:34,742 --> 00:19:36,720 I'VE MADE A DECISION. 387 00:19:36,744 --> 00:19:38,723 YOU'RE PLANNING ON DROPPING OUT. 388 00:19:38,747 --> 00:19:40,956 NO. I'VE DECIDED YOU NEED TO DROP OUT. 389 00:19:40,980 --> 00:19:42,556 [ CHUCKLES ] 390 00:19:42,580 --> 00:19:45,690 TRUST ME, THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. 391 00:19:45,714 --> 00:19:49,093 IN CASE YOU HAVEN'T HEARD, I'M THE FRONT-RUNNER. 392 00:19:49,117 --> 00:19:51,095 THAT'S BECAUSE THESE DRONES WOULDN'T KNOW 393 00:19:51,119 --> 00:19:52,997 A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE IF THEY SAW ONE. 394 00:19:53,021 --> 00:19:54,699 THAT'S THE PROBLEM WITH THIS PLACE. 395 00:19:54,723 --> 00:19:57,602 IT'S LIKE A HIVE WITH TWO QUEENS. 396 00:19:57,626 --> 00:19:59,774 WELL, IF YOU KNEW ANYTHING ABOUT NATURE, 397 00:19:59,798 --> 00:20:02,507 YOU'D REALIZE ONE ALWAYS GOES DOWN. 398 00:20:02,531 --> 00:20:04,703 YOU KNOW WHAT? YOU'RE A FREAK! 399 00:20:07,076 --> 00:20:08,784 OKAY, HAVE IT YOUR WAY. 400 00:20:08,808 --> 00:20:11,757 BUT JUST REMEMBER, I DID ASK NICELY. 401 00:20:11,781 --> 00:20:14,044 [ ENGINE TURNS OVER ] 402 00:20:16,516 --> 00:20:18,495 GABY, YOU'RE THE BEST PART OF MY DAY. 403 00:20:18,519 --> 00:20:20,851 THANK YOU, MR. LUTHOR. 404 00:20:23,624 --> 00:20:25,170 YOU'RE NOT GABY. 405 00:20:25,194 --> 00:20:27,033 SHE COULDN'T MAKE IT. 406 00:20:27,057 --> 00:20:29,074 I THINK NOW WOULD BE A GOOD TIME FOR YOU TO LEAVE, MISS CASTLE. 407 00:20:29,098 --> 00:20:31,507 DO PEOPLE ALWAYS DO WHAT YOU SAY? 408 00:20:31,531 --> 00:20:32,809 IS THAT UNUSUAL? 409 00:20:32,833 --> 00:20:36,043 I THOUGHT YOU SAID YOU APPRECIATED PERSISTENCE. 410 00:20:36,067 --> 00:20:38,645 BESIDES, AREN'T I DOING A GOOD JOB? 411 00:20:38,669 --> 00:20:41,843 LUCKY FOR YOU. 412 00:20:44,444 --> 00:20:46,653 IT TOOK A WHILE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WOULD TEMPT YOU. 413 00:20:46,677 --> 00:20:49,627 AND THEN IT HIT ME. 414 00:20:49,651 --> 00:20:52,629 IT'S NOT YOUR PICTURE ON THE COVER OF THE JOURNAL 415 00:20:52,653 --> 00:20:55,433 SO MUCH AS THE WORDS "SON OUTSHINES FATHER" 416 00:20:55,457 --> 00:20:56,734 IN THE CAPTION. 417 00:20:56,758 --> 00:20:59,437 HOW AM I DOING? 418 00:20:59,461 --> 00:21:01,109 A LITTLE LOWER. 419 00:21:01,133 --> 00:21:02,870 LET ME GUESS... 420 00:21:02,894 --> 00:21:05,112 YOUR EDITOR PROMISED YOU YOUR OWN COLUMN 421 00:21:05,136 --> 00:21:06,573 IF YOU LAND ME. 422 00:21:06,597 --> 00:21:08,745 SO YOU CAN IMAGINE HOW APPRECIATIVE I'D BE. 423 00:21:08,769 --> 00:21:10,748 I THINK I CAN. 424 00:21:10,772 --> 00:21:13,081 TELL ME, LEX, WOULD YOU SAY MY CHANCES ARE ABOVE AVERAGE 425 00:21:13,105 --> 00:21:15,483 OR BELOW? 426 00:21:15,507 --> 00:21:20,088 LIKE I SAID, I ALWAYS APPRECIATE PERSISTENCE. 427 00:21:20,112 --> 00:21:21,629 YOU WON'T REGRET THIS. 428 00:21:21,653 --> 00:21:23,762 NOT YET, MISS CASTLE. 429 00:21:23,786 --> 00:21:26,519 I PAID FOR AN HOUR. 430 00:21:33,865 --> 00:21:36,669 [ MUSIC BLARING ON RADIO ] 431 00:21:42,605 --> 00:21:44,237 [ HONKING HORN ] 432 00:21:46,278 --> 00:21:48,541 [ HONKING HORN ] 433 00:22:01,295 --> 00:22:03,797 FELICE CHANDLER, WHAT'S THE PROBLEM? 434 00:22:06,599 --> 00:22:08,162 [ BUZZING ] 435 00:22:18,573 --> 00:22:24,895 VOTE FOR CLARK. 436 00:22:24,919 --> 00:22:27,257 I THOUGHT GETTING OUT THERE AND MEETING PEOPLE 437 00:22:27,281 --> 00:22:29,300 WOULD BE THE WORST PART, BUT IT'S ACTUALLY KIND OF FUN. 438 00:22:29,324 --> 00:22:31,262 I'M GLAD YOU FEEL THAT WAY. 439 00:22:31,286 --> 00:22:33,704 BECAUSE ACCORDING TO MY LATEST LUNCHTIME POLL, 440 00:22:33,728 --> 00:22:36,236 YOU'VE GOT A SHOT. 441 00:22:36,260 --> 00:22:40,164 HEY. 442 00:22:43,939 --> 00:22:45,575 HOW'S IT GOING? 443 00:22:45,599 --> 00:22:46,878 JUST ANSWER, "NO COMMENT." 444 00:22:46,902 --> 00:22:48,773 THAT WAY, SHE CAN'T MISQUOTE YOU. 445 00:22:50,305 --> 00:22:52,183 DID YOU HEAR ABOUT FELICE? 446 00:22:52,207 --> 00:22:53,784 YEAH, I WAS JUST AT THE MEDICAL CENTER. 447 00:22:53,808 --> 00:22:55,756 SHE WAS STUNG WAY WORSE THAN PAUL. 448 00:22:55,780 --> 00:22:58,158 SHE'S IN A COMA. 449 00:22:58,182 --> 00:23:00,562 TWO CANDIDATES ATTACKED IN A WEEK. 450 00:23:00,586 --> 00:23:03,165 THAT'S A PRETTY FREAKY COINCIDENCE. 451 00:23:03,189 --> 00:23:04,896 I THINK WE'VE MOVED PAST COINCIDENCE. 452 00:23:04,920 --> 00:23:06,638 WHAT DO YOU THINK'S GOING ON? 453 00:23:06,662 --> 00:23:08,340 I DON'T KNOW, BUT REMEMBER LAST YEAR... 454 00:23:08,364 --> 00:23:10,601 SASHA'S ACCIDENT, WHEN SHE WAS STUNG BY A WHOLE HIVE OF BEES? 455 00:23:10,625 --> 00:23:13,574 YOU THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, SHE'S SOMEHOW CONTROLLING THEM? 456 00:23:13,598 --> 00:23:15,330 [ BELL RINGS ] 457 00:23:17,673 --> 00:23:18,880 IT'S A THEORY. 458 00:23:18,904 --> 00:23:20,713 YEAH, BY SEVERAL LEAPS AND BOUNDS, 459 00:23:20,737 --> 00:23:22,784 BUT I'll LOOK INTO IT. 460 00:23:22,808 --> 00:23:25,342 IN THE MEANTIME, WATCH YOUR BACK. 461 00:23:35,892 --> 00:23:37,800 I JUST HEARD ABOUT FELICE. 462 00:23:37,824 --> 00:23:39,802 WEIRD, HUH? 463 00:23:39,826 --> 00:23:42,205 SOMETIMES THINGS JUST HAPPEN FOR A REASON. 464 00:23:42,229 --> 00:23:44,677 SHE DIDN'T CARE ABOUT THIS ELECTION AS MUCH AS ME. 465 00:23:44,701 --> 00:23:47,710 SHE WASN'T MY FAVORITE PERSON, BUT NO ONE DESERVES THAT. 466 00:23:47,734 --> 00:23:50,684 WELL, THE GOOD NEWS IS, YOU DON'T HAVE TO RUN ANYMORE. 467 00:23:50,708 --> 00:23:52,284 WELL, WITH FELICE OUT OF THE PICTURE, 468 00:23:52,308 --> 00:23:54,286 THE BEST THING YOU CAN DO IS LET ME RUN THINGS. 469 00:23:54,310 --> 00:23:55,918 WHAT ABOUT DEMOCRACY? 470 00:23:55,942 --> 00:23:58,150 DON'T YOU BELIEVE PEOPLE SHOULD HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE? 471 00:23:58,174 --> 00:23:59,852 LOOK, CLARK, I REALLY NEED THIS. 472 00:23:59,876 --> 00:24:01,695 MY PARENTS ARE RIDING ME TO WIN. 473 00:24:01,719 --> 00:24:04,828 THEY THINK IF I DON'T WIN, I WON'T GET INTO A GOOD COLLEGE. 474 00:24:04,852 --> 00:24:06,830 YOU HAVE OTHER ACTIVITIES. THIS IS MY THING. 475 00:24:06,854 --> 00:24:08,732 WHY DON'T YOU JUST DROP OUT? 476 00:24:08,756 --> 00:24:10,264 I'M SORRY. 477 00:24:10,288 --> 00:24:13,266 I HAVE MY OWN REASONS TO SEE THIS THROUGH. 478 00:24:13,290 --> 00:24:14,869 YOU'RE MAKING A MISTAKE. 479 00:24:14,893 --> 00:24:17,394 THAT SOUNDED LIKE A THREAT. 480 00:24:18,866 --> 00:24:21,676 YOU WOULDN'T HAPPEN TO KNOW HOW THOSE BEES WOUND UP 481 00:24:21,700 --> 00:24:23,747 ATTACKING PAUL AND FELICE, WOULD YOU? 482 00:24:23,771 --> 00:24:26,280 ARE YOU ACCUSING ME OF SOMETHING, CLARK? 483 00:24:26,304 --> 00:24:28,723 I JUST FIND IT INTERESTING THAT A SWARM OF BEES 484 00:24:28,747 --> 00:24:30,955 WOULD ATTACK TWO CANDIDATES IN THIS ELECTION. 485 00:24:30,979 --> 00:24:33,382 MY THOUGHTS ARE SOMEBODY'S BEHIND IT. 486 00:24:47,767 --> 00:24:49,975 MMM. GOOD START. 487 00:24:49,999 --> 00:24:52,006 MY TRASH BIN HAS THREE DRAFTS IN IT. 488 00:24:52,030 --> 00:24:54,079 NOTHING I CAN COME UP WITH SOUNDS PRESIDENTIAL ENOUGH. 489 00:24:54,103 --> 00:24:56,081 YOU DON'T HAVE TO SOUND PRESIDENTIAL. 490 00:24:56,105 --> 00:24:57,713 YOU JUST HAVE TO SAY WHAT YOU BELIEVE. 491 00:24:57,737 --> 00:24:59,455 ONCE YOU ANSWER THAT, THE REST IS EASY. 492 00:24:59,479 --> 00:25:01,357 YEAH, WELL, I STILL GOT A LOT OF WORK TO DO THEN. 493 00:25:01,381 --> 00:25:03,359 NOT AS MUCH AS I HAVE HERE. 494 00:25:03,383 --> 00:25:05,420 LANA, I KNOW YOU'RE HAVING A TOUGH TIME, 495 00:25:05,444 --> 00:25:08,363 BUT I REALLY THINK IT'S AMAZING WHAT YOU'VE DONE WITH THE PLACE. 496 00:25:08,387 --> 00:25:10,325 THIS WAS JUST GOING TO BE THE START. 497 00:25:10,349 --> 00:25:12,998 MY DREAM WAS TO RESTORE THE OLD THEATER COMPLETELY... 498 00:25:13,022 --> 00:25:15,871 THE PROJECTOR, THE SCREEN, SHOW OLD MOVIES... 499 00:25:15,895 --> 00:25:18,434 JUST NOT "THE GODFATHER." 500 00:25:18,458 --> 00:25:21,006 COME ON, CLARK, GET BACK TO THE SPEECH. 501 00:25:21,030 --> 00:25:23,339 YOU HAVE TO DECIDE WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN. 502 00:25:23,363 --> 00:25:26,242 I BELIEVE IN MY FRIENDS AND THEIR DREAMS. 503 00:25:26,266 --> 00:25:30,387 WHAT IF THEIR DREAMS COME CRASHING DOWN AROUND THEM? 504 00:25:30,411 --> 00:25:32,248 NOTHING'S CRASHING DOWN AROUND YOU, LANA... 505 00:25:32,272 --> 00:25:34,450 NOT WHILE I'M HERE. 506 00:25:34,474 --> 00:25:36,253 THANKS, CLARK. 507 00:25:36,277 --> 00:25:38,854 [ BUZZING ] 508 00:25:38,878 --> 00:25:40,796 DID YOU HEAR THAT? 509 00:25:40,820 --> 00:25:44,525 YEAH... IT WAS COMING FROM OVER THERE. 510 00:25:46,027 --> 00:25:47,935 AND THERE. 511 00:25:47,959 --> 00:25:49,505 [ BUZZING ] 512 00:25:49,529 --> 00:25:51,031 WHAT IS IT? 513 00:26:00,301 --> 00:26:01,879 COME ON! GET IN! 514 00:26:01,903 --> 00:26:04,381 AAH! AAH! 515 00:26:04,405 --> 00:26:06,047 WHAT ABOUT YOU? 516 00:27:02,506 --> 00:27:05,344 I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU DIDN'T GET STUNG. 517 00:27:05,368 --> 00:27:07,887 I GUESS I HAVE TOUGH SKIN. 518 00:27:07,911 --> 00:27:11,491 THE INSURANCE FORMS ARE GOING TO HURT WORSE THAN THE STINGER, 519 00:27:11,515 --> 00:27:13,853 BUT I'M FINE, THANKS TO YOU. 520 00:27:13,877 --> 00:27:15,524 THERE'S NELL. 521 00:27:15,548 --> 00:27:18,497 I HAD A REALLY NICE TIME TONIGHT. 522 00:27:18,521 --> 00:27:21,400 YEAH, WE SHOULD DO THIS MORE OFTEN. 523 00:27:21,424 --> 00:27:22,933 ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE OKAY? 524 00:27:22,957 --> 00:27:25,835 SORRY WE DIDN'T GET FURTHER ON YOUR SPEECH. 525 00:27:25,859 --> 00:27:27,306 THAT'S THE LEAST OF MY WORRIES. 526 00:27:27,330 --> 00:27:28,839 RIGHT NOW I NEED TO FIND SASHA. 527 00:27:28,863 --> 00:27:30,841 DO YOU THINK SHE HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT? 528 00:27:30,865 --> 00:27:32,443 YES. I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW SHE'S CONTROLLING THE BEES. 529 00:27:32,467 --> 00:27:34,544 YOU NEED TO CALL CHLOE. 530 00:27:34,568 --> 00:27:36,216 WE'RE STILL NOT REALLY TALKING. 531 00:27:36,240 --> 00:27:37,878 CAN YOU BELIEVE SHE DIDN'T ENDORSE ME? 532 00:27:37,902 --> 00:27:39,419 WELL, IF I WERE IN HER POSITION, 533 00:27:39,443 --> 00:27:41,322 I PROBABLY WOULD'VE DONE THE SAME THING. 534 00:27:41,346 --> 00:27:43,153 SHE WAS JUST TRYING TO BE OBJECTIVE, 535 00:27:43,177 --> 00:27:45,156 AND SHE ENDORSED THE PERSON WHO SHE THOUGHT 536 00:27:45,180 --> 00:27:47,889 WAS THE MOST QUALIFIED FOR THE JOB. YEAH, BUT STILL... 537 00:27:47,913 --> 00:27:49,960 CLARK, YOU SAID YOU BELIEVED IN YOUR FRIENDS. 538 00:27:49,984 --> 00:27:52,317 SHE ONLY DID WHAT SHE THOUGHT WAS RIGHT. 539 00:28:20,645 --> 00:28:22,194 CHLOE. 540 00:28:22,218 --> 00:28:23,926 LANA TOLD ME ABOUT THE TALON. 541 00:28:23,950 --> 00:28:25,497 THANKS FOR THE CALL. 542 00:28:25,521 --> 00:28:27,268 SORRY. 543 00:28:27,292 --> 00:28:29,532 IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M NOT MAD. 544 00:28:29,556 --> 00:28:32,374 LOOK, CHLOE, I DON'T HOLD IT AGAINST YOU... 545 00:28:32,398 --> 00:28:34,236 THE ENDORSEMENT, I MEAN. 546 00:28:34,260 --> 00:28:37,209 THANKS. I COULD'VE WARNED YOU, THOUGH. 547 00:28:37,233 --> 00:28:40,342 I JUST DON'T LIKE BEING IN A FIGHT WITH YOU. 548 00:28:40,366 --> 00:28:43,245 YEAH, IT WASN'T MY FAVORITE PART, EITHER. 549 00:28:43,269 --> 00:28:48,450 EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED IN MY LIFE IN THE LAST YEAR. 550 00:28:48,474 --> 00:28:53,226 WITH MY PARENTS, WITH LANA... 551 00:28:53,250 --> 00:28:55,227 THE ONLY THING CONSTANT HAS BEEN YOU. 552 00:28:55,251 --> 00:28:58,962 I'M GLAD FOR THAT, CHLOE. 553 00:28:58,986 --> 00:29:01,489 ME TOO. 554 00:29:07,694 --> 00:29:09,612 THIS FEELS LIKE HONEY. 555 00:29:09,636 --> 00:29:13,046 YEAH, THAT'S WHAT YOU USUALLY FIND IN A HIVE. 556 00:29:13,070 --> 00:29:16,981 DON'T TELL ME SASHA DID ALL THIS. 557 00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:18,522 NO, HER WORKER BEES DID. 558 00:29:18,546 --> 00:29:20,955 HOW IS SHE CONTROLLING THEM? 559 00:29:20,979 --> 00:29:23,226 I THINK SHE'S EMITTING SOMETHING CALLED 560 00:29:23,250 --> 00:29:25,329 THE QUEEN MANDIBULAR PHEROMONE. 561 00:29:25,353 --> 00:29:27,962 SHE PICK THAT UP WHEN SHE FELL IN THE HIVE? 562 00:29:27,986 --> 00:29:30,735 SHE WAS STUNG OVER 1,000 TIMES. 563 00:29:30,759 --> 00:29:32,536 THEY WERE AFRICANIZED HONEYBEES, 564 00:29:32,560 --> 00:29:34,498 AND THE DOCTORS DIDN'T HOLD OUT MUCH HOPE 565 00:29:34,522 --> 00:29:36,301 BECAUSE SHE WAS ALLERGIC. 566 00:29:36,325 --> 00:29:38,072 HOW DO THEY ACCOUNT FOR THE MIRACLE RECOVERY? 567 00:29:38,096 --> 00:29:40,304 THEY DON'T, AND NEITHER COULD I 568 00:29:40,328 --> 00:29:42,706 UNTIL I FOUND OUT THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED IN SCHUSTER'S GORGE. 569 00:29:42,730 --> 00:29:44,609 THAT'S THE DEEPEST CRATER IN TOWN. 570 00:29:44,633 --> 00:29:46,450 YEAH. YOU DO THE METEORITE MATH. 571 00:29:46,474 --> 00:29:48,652 THE BEES DID SOMETHING TO HER TO MAKE HER THEIR QUEEN BEE. 572 00:29:48,676 --> 00:29:51,085 NOW ALL THE BEES IN THE STATE ARE TAKING THEIR CUE FROM HER. 573 00:29:51,109 --> 00:29:52,556 AND THEY'RE HELPING HER MAKE SMALLVILLE HIGH 574 00:29:52,580 --> 00:29:54,059 HER OWN PERSONAL HIVE. 575 00:29:54,083 --> 00:29:55,660 WE'D BETTER FIND HER. IF SHE DOESN'T LIKE 576 00:29:55,684 --> 00:29:57,993 HOW THE VOTE GOES, THE SCHOOL WON'T BE A PRETTY SIGHT. 577 00:29:58,017 --> 00:30:00,024 NEITHER WILL SHE. BEES ARE ONLY LOYAL TO A POINT. 578 00:30:00,048 --> 00:30:01,996 ONCE SHE LOSES CONTROL, HER SCENT WILL CHANGE, 579 00:30:02,020 --> 00:30:03,740 AND THE BEES WILL KNOW. THEY WON'T BE HAPPY. 580 00:30:11,361 --> 00:30:14,010 I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO MEET SOMEWHERE PRIVATE. 581 00:30:14,034 --> 00:30:16,736 LATELY, THIS HAS BEEN PASSING FOR THAT. 582 00:30:19,038 --> 00:30:21,016 THANKS FOR AGREEING TO SEE ME. 583 00:30:21,040 --> 00:30:22,688 I JUST WANT TO GET A FEW MORE QUOTES. 584 00:30:22,712 --> 00:30:25,120 MMM. HOW'S THE ARTICLE GOING? 585 00:30:25,144 --> 00:30:28,424 I THINK PEOPLE ARE GOING TO SEE YOU IN A WHOLE NEW LIGHT. 586 00:30:28,448 --> 00:30:30,397 YES, I BET THEY WILL. 587 00:30:30,421 --> 00:30:32,698 I'VE HAD A CHANCE TO READ THE ROUGH DRAFT. 588 00:30:32,722 --> 00:30:35,130 WHERE'D YOU GET THAT? I HAVE MY SOURCES. 589 00:30:35,154 --> 00:30:37,803 IT'S HARDLY THE FLATTERING EXPOSé YOU PROMISED. 590 00:30:37,827 --> 00:30:39,505 IT'S FAIR AND ACCURATE. 591 00:30:39,529 --> 00:30:41,507 IT'S A HATCHET JOB. YOU TWISTED EVERYTHING I SAID. 592 00:30:41,531 --> 00:30:43,040 MY JOURNALISM PROFESSOR SAYS, 593 00:30:43,064 --> 00:30:44,710 "IF YOU WANT TO BRING DOWN GOLIATH, 594 00:30:44,734 --> 00:30:46,572 YOU BETTER KNOW HIS ACHILLES' HEEL." 595 00:30:46,596 --> 00:30:48,574 YOURS IS YOUR EGO. 596 00:30:48,598 --> 00:30:50,377 I SEE THEY LIKE TO MIX METAPHORS 597 00:30:50,401 --> 00:30:52,149 AT EAST TENNESSEE COMMUNITY COLLEGE. 598 00:30:52,173 --> 00:30:53,620 AM I SUPPOSED TO BE SCARED 599 00:30:53,644 --> 00:30:55,582 BECAUSE YOU RAN A BACKGROUND CHECK ON ME? 600 00:30:55,606 --> 00:30:57,083 I HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE. 601 00:30:57,107 --> 00:30:59,156 HOW MUCH DID MY FATHER PAY YOU? 602 00:30:59,180 --> 00:31:00,628 YOU REALLY ARE PARANOID. 603 00:31:00,652 --> 00:31:02,629 WHY ELSE WOULD YOU SANDBAG ME? 604 00:31:02,653 --> 00:31:04,532 BECAUSE I PLAN ON MAKING A NAME FOR MYSELF 605 00:31:04,556 --> 00:31:05,763 AS A HARD-HITTING JOURNALIST, 606 00:31:05,787 --> 00:31:09,466 AND YOU'RE A VERY VISIBLE TARGET. 607 00:31:09,490 --> 00:31:12,840 WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE TO MAKE THIS ARTICLE GO AWAY? 608 00:31:12,864 --> 00:31:14,841 UNLIKE YOUR WHORE AT THE INQUISITOR, 609 00:31:14,865 --> 00:31:16,867 I'M NOT FOR SALE. 610 00:31:18,670 --> 00:31:20,432 GOODBYE, LEX. 611 00:31:23,134 --> 00:31:26,407 THANKS FOR BEING MY FIRST. 612 00:31:48,661 --> 00:31:51,540 AHEM. YOU, UM, WANTED TO SEE ME? 613 00:31:51,564 --> 00:31:53,842 I'VE DECIDED TO DROP OUT OF THE ELECTION. 614 00:31:53,866 --> 00:31:56,385 I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD BE THE FIRST TO KNOW. 615 00:31:56,409 --> 00:31:58,648 GOOD. 616 00:31:58,672 --> 00:32:01,149 I'M GLAD YOU FINALLY MADE THE RIGHT DECISION. 617 00:32:01,173 --> 00:32:03,523 THE FACT THAT THOSE PEOPLE WERE EVEN CONSIDERING 618 00:32:03,547 --> 00:32:05,655 VOTING FOR ANY OF YOU GUYS JUST PROVES THAT 619 00:32:05,679 --> 00:32:07,526 THIS SCHOOL NEEDS A STRONG LEADER. 620 00:32:07,550 --> 00:32:09,658 NOW THEY'LL HAVE ONE. 621 00:32:09,682 --> 00:32:11,561 YOU'LL DO ANYTHING TO MAKE SURE THAT HAPPENS, 622 00:32:11,585 --> 00:32:14,157 INCLUDING PUTTING YOUR OPPONENTS IN THE HOSPITAL. 623 00:32:17,161 --> 00:32:19,870 I SEE WHAT THIS IS. YOU HAVEN'T DROPPED OUT AT ALL. 624 00:32:19,894 --> 00:32:23,372 I KNOW YOU'RE BEHIND THE ATTACKS. 625 00:32:23,396 --> 00:32:25,676 SO? WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, CLARK? 626 00:32:25,700 --> 00:32:28,619 EVEN IF THE POLICE BELIEVE YOU, THEY CAN'T STOP ME. 627 00:32:28,643 --> 00:32:29,919 NO ONE CAN. 628 00:32:29,943 --> 00:32:33,553 TRY ME. 629 00:32:33,577 --> 00:32:35,686 HMM. THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT, ISN'T IT? 630 00:32:35,710 --> 00:32:37,711 THAT'S WHY YOU LURED ME HERE. 631 00:32:40,384 --> 00:32:43,188 WHAT WERE YOU GOING TO DO, CLARK? 632 00:32:52,497 --> 00:32:54,706 WHAT ARE YOU DOING? 633 00:32:54,730 --> 00:32:58,909 TEACHING YOU THAT POLITICS IS ALL ABOUT SACRIFICE. 634 00:32:58,933 --> 00:33:01,612 WHERE ARE YOU SENDING THEM? 635 00:33:01,636 --> 00:33:04,278 YOU MAY BE THICK-SKINNED, BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOTHER? 636 00:33:05,911 --> 00:33:09,984 [ BUZZING IN THE DISTANCE ] 637 00:33:34,009 --> 00:33:36,913 [ BUZZING ] 638 00:34:08,476 --> 00:34:09,923 [ PANTING ] 639 00:34:09,947 --> 00:34:11,285 MOM, YOU OKAY? 640 00:34:11,309 --> 00:34:12,626 YEAH. THANKS. 641 00:34:12,650 --> 00:34:14,657 I'VE NEVER SEEN BEES ATTACK LIKE THAT. 642 00:34:14,681 --> 00:34:16,860 [ BUZZING FADES AWAY ] 643 00:34:16,884 --> 00:34:19,887 WHERE DO YOU THINK THEY WENT? 644 00:34:30,297 --> 00:34:33,276 HOW'D YOU GET HERE? WHAT ABOUT YOUR MOM? 645 00:34:33,300 --> 00:34:37,010 MY MOM'S FINE. IT'S OVER, SASHA. 646 00:34:37,034 --> 00:34:39,354 NO, IT'S NOT. I STILL HAVE A SPEECH TO MAKE. 647 00:34:39,378 --> 00:34:40,985 AND JUST REMEMBER, IF YOU TRY AND STOP ME, 648 00:34:41,009 --> 00:34:42,716 I'll BE IN FRONT OF AN AUDITORIUM FULL OF PEOPLE, 649 00:34:42,740 --> 00:34:44,389 AND YOU KNOW WHAT I CAN DO TO THEM. 650 00:34:44,413 --> 00:34:45,789 YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS. 651 00:34:45,813 --> 00:34:48,293 NO ELECTION IS WORTH HURTING PEOPLE. 652 00:34:48,317 --> 00:34:50,325 I HAVE TO WIN, CLARK. MY PARENTS TOLD ME 653 00:34:50,349 --> 00:34:52,066 THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF PEOPLE IN THIS WORLD... 654 00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,668 LEADERS AND FOLLOWERS... AND THEY EXPECT FOR ME 655 00:34:53,692 --> 00:34:56,826 TO BE A LEADER AND THAT... [ BUZZING ] 656 00:35:00,429 --> 00:35:02,077 LOOK, YOU HAVE TO STOP THE BEES. 657 00:35:02,101 --> 00:35:04,434 I DIDN'T TELL THEM TO COME BACK! 658 00:35:05,735 --> 00:35:07,642 OW! WHAT'S HAPPENING? 659 00:35:07,666 --> 00:35:10,816 YOU HAVE TO HELP ME! I'M ALLERGIC TO BEES! 660 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:12,942 DON'T LET THEM KILL ME! 661 00:36:13,735 --> 00:36:15,836 LET'S GET YOU TO THE HOSPITAL. 662 00:36:20,742 --> 00:36:24,492 [ ROCK MUSIC PLAYS ] 663 00:36:24,516 --> 00:36:27,394 I CAN'T BELIEVE FELICE AND SASHA BOTH DROPPED OUT, 664 00:36:27,418 --> 00:36:28,767 AND YOU STILL LOST. 665 00:36:28,791 --> 00:36:30,398 WHERE DID I GO WRONG? 666 00:36:30,422 --> 00:36:31,930 YOU RAN A GOOD CAMPAIGN, PETE. WE HAD FUN, 667 00:36:31,954 --> 00:36:34,171 MET SOME NEW PEOPLE, AND WE HAVE ENOUGH T-SHIRTS 668 00:36:34,195 --> 00:36:36,405 TO LAST A LIFETIME. 669 00:36:36,429 --> 00:36:38,537 PLEASE TELL ME THAT'S NOT FOR THE TORCH. 670 00:36:38,561 --> 00:36:40,178 IT'S FOR PAUL. 671 00:36:40,202 --> 00:36:42,941 SINCE HE COULDN'T ATTEND HIS OWN VICTORY PARTY HIMSELF, 672 00:36:42,965 --> 00:36:45,414 HE ASKED ME TO TAKE PICTURES FOR HIM. 673 00:36:45,438 --> 00:36:47,486 CHLOE, YOU WERE RIGHT TO ENDORSE HIM. 674 00:36:47,510 --> 00:36:49,517 HE WAS THE MORE QUALIFIED CANDIDATE, 675 00:36:49,541 --> 00:36:51,950 AND I GOT CAUGHT UP IN THE WHOLE POPULARITY RUSH. 676 00:36:51,974 --> 00:36:54,722 AND DON'T START GLOATING JUST BECAUSE YOUR GUY WON. 677 00:36:54,746 --> 00:36:57,155 MY CANDIDATE MAY HAVE WON, BUT MY FRIEND LOST. 678 00:36:57,179 --> 00:36:58,858 I'M REALLY PROUD OF YOU, CLARK. 679 00:36:58,882 --> 00:37:00,198 WHY? 680 00:37:00,222 --> 00:37:01,930 BECAUSE YOU'RE EXHIBITING DIGNITY 681 00:37:01,954 --> 00:37:03,963 IN THE FACE OF DEFEAT. IT'S A QUALITY 682 00:37:03,987 --> 00:37:05,805 THAT ALL GREAT LEADERS POSSESS. 683 00:37:05,829 --> 00:37:08,838 [ CHUCKLES ] 684 00:37:08,862 --> 00:37:12,472 NICE CROWD. 685 00:37:12,496 --> 00:37:14,644 I THINK WE'LL BE HAVING MORE NIGHTS LIKE THIS. 686 00:37:14,668 --> 00:37:16,646 HOW CAN YOU BE SO SURE? 687 00:37:16,670 --> 00:37:18,948 LET'S JUST SAY I WENT TO THE MATTRESS. 688 00:37:18,972 --> 00:37:22,751 CHECK OUT PAGE 3 OF THE LEDGER TOMORROW. 689 00:37:22,775 --> 00:37:25,485 CAN YOU GIVE ME A PREVIEW? 690 00:37:25,509 --> 00:37:28,758 APPARENTLY, OUR RIVAL COFFEEHOUSE 691 00:37:28,782 --> 00:37:30,861 HAS HAD SEVERAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT VIOLATIONS 692 00:37:30,885 --> 00:37:32,793 THEY'VE BEEN TRYING TO COVER UP. 693 00:37:32,817 --> 00:37:34,794 HOW'D YOU HEAR ABOUT THAT? 694 00:37:34,818 --> 00:37:36,066 AMANDA TOLD ME. 695 00:37:36,090 --> 00:37:38,037 SO CHLOE HAD A REPORTER FRIEND LOOK INTO IT, 696 00:37:38,061 --> 00:37:40,800 AND SURE ENOUGH, IT'S TRUE. 697 00:37:40,824 --> 00:37:43,503 VERY CREATIVE. 698 00:37:43,527 --> 00:37:44,628 I'M IMPRESSED. 699 00:37:51,675 --> 00:37:54,555 HEY. I'M SORRY ABOUT THE ELECTION. 700 00:37:54,579 --> 00:37:57,789 MY FATHER SAYS YOU LEARN MORE ABOUT YOURSELF WHEN YOU LOSE. 701 00:37:57,813 --> 00:38:00,622 WHAT DID YOU LEARN? 702 00:38:00,646 --> 00:38:02,794 I'M NOT DESTINED TO BE A POLITICIAN. 703 00:38:02,818 --> 00:38:04,796 YOU NEED TWO DIFFERENT PERSONALITIES. 704 00:38:04,820 --> 00:38:06,798 YOU DON'T NEED TO BE AN ELECTED OFFICIAL 705 00:38:06,822 --> 00:38:08,769 TO CHANGE THE WORLD, CLARK. 706 00:38:08,793 --> 00:38:10,901 YOU EVER THOUGHT ABOUT GETTING INTO POLITICS? 707 00:38:10,925 --> 00:38:12,934 SOMEDAY I'D LIKE TO BE PRESIDENT. 708 00:38:12,958 --> 00:38:15,637 IN THAT CASE, YOU CAN HAVE YOUR SLOGAN BACK. 709 00:38:15,661 --> 00:38:18,864 THAT'S OKAY. YOU CAN KEEP IT. 710 00:38:25,972 --> 00:38:30,722 MISS CASTLE... THANK YOU FOR COMING. 711 00:38:30,746 --> 00:38:32,794 I SHOULD PROBABLY KNOW BETTER, 712 00:38:32,818 --> 00:38:34,827 BUT I HAD TO HEAR THIS. 713 00:38:34,851 --> 00:38:37,229 YOU DON'T MIND IF I RECORD OUR CONVERSATION 714 00:38:37,253 --> 00:38:39,260 FOR BOTH OF OUR PROTECTION, OF COURSE? 715 00:38:39,284 --> 00:38:41,032 FEEL FREE. 716 00:38:41,056 --> 00:38:43,860 I ONLY ASKED YOU HERE TO CONGRATULATE YOU. 717 00:38:46,333 --> 00:38:48,611 THE TRUTH IS, I'M IMPRESSED. 718 00:38:48,635 --> 00:38:52,615 FEW PEOPLE HAVE CAUGHT ME WITH MY GUARD DOWN. 719 00:38:52,639 --> 00:38:54,617 LET ME GUESS. THIS IS WHERE YOU TRY AND BLACKMAIL ME 720 00:38:54,641 --> 00:38:55,948 INTO CHANGING MY STORY. 721 00:38:55,972 --> 00:38:57,851 I WOULDN'T DREAM OF BLACKMAILING YOU 722 00:38:57,875 --> 00:38:59,622 OR MAKING YOU CHANGE A WORD. 723 00:38:59,646 --> 00:39:01,184 AS MY FATHER SAYS, 724 00:39:01,208 --> 00:39:02,785 "IT'S WHEN THEY STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU 725 00:39:02,809 --> 00:39:04,787 THAT YOU SHOULD WORRY." 726 00:39:04,811 --> 00:39:06,660 THEN I GUESS WE'RE SETTLED. 727 00:39:06,684 --> 00:39:08,131 ON THE OTHER HAND, IT TURNS OUT THERE'S 728 00:39:08,155 --> 00:39:11,894 AN OPENING FOR MANAGING EDITOR AT THE JOURNAL. 729 00:39:11,918 --> 00:39:14,137 I WORK THERE. 730 00:39:14,161 --> 00:39:16,939 IF THERE WAS AN OPENING, I WOULD KNOW ABOUT IT. 731 00:39:16,963 --> 00:39:19,041 WE DON'T KNOW THE SAME PEOPLE. 732 00:39:19,065 --> 00:39:21,144 YOU COULD RUN YOUR FAIR AND BALANCED ARTICLE 733 00:39:21,168 --> 00:39:23,046 WORD FOR WORD IF YOU LIKE, MISS CASTLE. 734 00:39:23,070 --> 00:39:24,948 OR YOU COULD SHOW UP TO WORK TOMORROW 735 00:39:24,972 --> 00:39:26,910 AND WALK INTO A CORNER OFFICE. 736 00:39:26,934 --> 00:39:28,611 THE CHOICE IS YOURS. 737 00:39:28,635 --> 00:39:30,014 WHAT'S THE CATCH? 738 00:39:30,038 --> 00:39:32,816 NO CATCH. WELL, MAYBE ONE. 739 00:39:32,840 --> 00:39:34,658 IF SOMEONE EVER TRIES TO BLACKMAIL YOU, 740 00:39:34,682 --> 00:39:37,791 NOW YOU'LL HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE. 741 00:39:37,815 --> 00:39:40,994 I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'RE BETTER OR WORSE THAN YOUR FATHER. 742 00:39:41,018 --> 00:39:42,767 WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL HIM 743 00:39:42,791 --> 00:39:44,798 WHEN HE FINDS OUT YOU KILLED THE ARTICLE? 744 00:39:44,822 --> 00:39:46,631 WHO SAYS HE'S BEHIND IT? 745 00:39:46,655 --> 00:39:49,133 PLEASE, MISS CASTLE. I'VE NEVER INSULTED YOUR INTELLIGENCE. 746 00:39:49,157 --> 00:39:50,898 DON'T INSULT MINE. 747 00:39:53,001 --> 00:39:56,065 I'll TELL HIM I GOT AN OFFER I COULDN'T REFUSE. 748 00:40:08,947 --> 00:40:11,951 [ GOO GOO DOLLS' "HERE IS GONE" PLAYS ] 749 00:40:16,155 --> 00:40:19,805 PACKING UP CAMPAIGN HEADQUARTERS? 750 00:40:19,829 --> 00:40:21,966 YEP. IT'S BACK TO BEING JUST A BARN. 751 00:40:21,990 --> 00:40:24,669 I'M SORRY WE COULDN'T TALK MORE AT THE TALON. IT WAS PACKED. 752 00:40:24,693 --> 00:40:28,673 IT WORKED BETTER THAT WAY. 753 00:40:28,697 --> 00:40:30,977 I'D ASSUMED IT WAS A GOOD THING. 754 00:40:31,001 --> 00:40:34,180 IT IS. IT'S JUST I'M NOT SURE I LIKED WHAT I DID... 755 00:40:34,204 --> 00:40:36,222 YOU KNOW, PLAYING DIRTY WITH THE BEANERY. 756 00:40:36,246 --> 00:40:37,923 MAYBE THE MATTRESS ISN'T FOR YOU. 757 00:40:37,947 --> 00:40:39,785 I HAD TO CHOOSE BETWEEN DOING THE RIGHT THING 758 00:40:39,809 --> 00:40:41,227 AND BEING SUCCESSFUL. 759 00:40:41,251 --> 00:40:45,131 THE WEIRD PART IS, I KIND OF ENJOYED BEING UNDERHANDED. 760 00:40:45,155 --> 00:40:47,133 LANA LANG, SEDUCED BY THE DARK SIDE? 761 00:40:47,157 --> 00:40:50,296 WHO WOULD'VE THUNK? 762 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:53,970 LOOK, DON'T WORRY. WE ALL GET CAUGHT UP. 763 00:40:53,994 --> 00:40:55,771 I GOT SO CAUGHT UP IN THE POPULARITY THING, 764 00:40:55,795 --> 00:40:59,776 I ALMOST FORGOT WHY I RAN. 765 00:40:59,800 --> 00:41:02,309 DID YOU EVER FINISH YOUR SPEECH? 766 00:41:02,333 --> 00:41:04,751 YEAH. 767 00:41:04,775 --> 00:41:06,883 NOT THAT ANYONE WILL EVER HEAR IT. 768 00:41:06,907 --> 00:41:08,184 I COULD HEAR IT. 769 00:41:08,208 --> 00:41:09,856 YEAH, WHEN? 770 00:41:09,880 --> 00:41:10,880 NOW. 771 00:41:12,813 --> 00:41:13,890 RIGHT NOW? 772 00:41:13,914 --> 00:41:15,286 YES, CLARK. 773 00:41:16,847 --> 00:41:20,827 SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH! SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH! 774 00:41:20,851 --> 00:41:23,824 SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH, SPEECH! 775 00:41:33,204 --> 00:41:36,213 "NOBODY THINKS THAT A CLASS PRESIDENT 776 00:41:36,237 --> 00:41:38,215 "CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, BUT I DISAGREE. 777 00:41:38,239 --> 00:41:39,988 "IF WE WANT TO CHANGE THE WORLD, 778 00:41:40,012 --> 00:41:41,950 "FIRST WE HAVE TO CHANGE OURSELVES. 779 00:41:41,974 --> 00:41:43,952 "MY FATHER ALWAYS SAYS THAT WE LEARN LIFE LESSONS 780 00:41:43,976 --> 00:41:45,253 "WHETHER WE WIN OR LOSE, 781 00:41:45,277 --> 00:41:47,055 "SO I HOPE THAT MY WORTHY RUNNING MATES 782 00:41:47,079 --> 00:41:50,081 WILL WORK ALONGSIDE ME, MAKING OUR NEXT STUDENT COUNCIL..." 783 00:42:16,179 --> 00:42:18,957 Captions by VITAC... www.vitac.com 784 00:42:18,981 --> 00:42:21,985 CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY WARNER BROS. TELEVISION