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LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SPECIAL?

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MY MOM'S BIRTHDAY IS COMING UP.

3
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HOW ARE YOU FEELING?

4
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STILL TRYING TO GET THE
TASTE OF HOSPITAL JELL-O

5
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OUT OF MY MOUTH.

6
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BUT THE LEG'S FEELING BETTER.

7
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I THOUGHT OF VISITING, BUT...

8
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IT'S OKAY. I UNDERSTAND.

9
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I GOTTA GO. BYE.

10
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YOU SURE ABOUT THIS?

11
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JUST FOLLOW THE PLAN, NATHAN.

12
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NOBODY WILL EVEN
KNOW YOU'RE THERE.

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YOU SMASH, I GRAB... IT'S DONE.

14
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DO YOUR THING, KID.

15
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LAST TIME MARTHA WAS IN,

16
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SHE MADE A POINT
OF TRYING THESE ON.

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DID SHE TRY ANYTHING ON

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THAT DIDN'T HAVE FOUR
NUMBERS IN THE PRICE?

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[ LAUGHS ]

20
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WELL, I JUST GOT IN SOME
NICE COSTUME PIECES

21
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FROM A LOCAL DESIGNER.

22
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QUITE UNIQUE... STRAIGHT
FROM OUTER SPACE.

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THANKS, BUT I'll KEEP LOOKING.

24
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[ PIERCING NOISE ]

25
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NOT ANOTHER STEP.

26
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DON'T YOU MOVE. THE
POLICE ARE ON THEIR WAY.

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CLARK, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

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LANA?

29
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LANA, IT'S MY EYES. I CAN'T SEE.

30
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♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

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♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS
BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫

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♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

33
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♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫

34
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♫ JUST STAY ♫

35
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♫ STAY WITH ME ♫

36
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♫ STAY ♫

37
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♫ COME ON ♫

38
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♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫

39
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♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫

40
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♫ I'VE MADE THIS WHOLE
WORLD SHINE FOR YOU ♫

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♫ JUST STAY ♫

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♫ STAY ♫

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♫ COME ON ♫

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HERE, HONEY.

45
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SIT BACK. THERE YOU GO.

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[ SIGHS ]

47
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JONATHAN, WE HAVE
TO DO SOMETHING.

48
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YEAH, I KNOW,
SWEETHEART, BUT WHAT?

49
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CLARK'S RETINAS WERE
SCARRED BY THAT HEAT BURST.

50
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YOU SAW THE DOCTOR.
HE WAS BAFFLED.

51
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HE WASN'T BAFFLED,
JONATHAN. YOU HANDCUFFED HIM.

52
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THE LAST TIME WE
TRUSTED A DOCTOR,

53
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SHE SOLD HIS BLOOD
TO LIONEL LUTHOR.

54
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THEN WE'LL FIND SOMEONE WE
CAN TRUST. WE CANNOT RISK THAT.

55
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CLARK HAS LOST HIS SIGHT.

56
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WE MAY HAVE TO RISK
SOMEONE LEARNING HIS SECRET.

57
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THIS IS NOT ABOUT
CLARK'S SECRET.

58
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HIS POWERS HAVE NOW DONE
SOMETHING THAT HAVE HURT HIM.

59
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AND I THINK BEFORE WE RUN
OUT AND JUST DO SOMETHING,

60
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WE OUGHT TO THINK THIS
WHOLE THING THROUGH.

61
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DON'T I GET A VOTE?

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OF COURSE YOU DO, CLARK.

63
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I THINK IT MAY JUST
BE A QUESTION OF TIME

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BEFORE I GET BETTER.

65
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SWEETHEART, IT
COULD BE PERMANENT.

66
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THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE

67
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WHO LEARN TO LIVE WITH
DISABILITIES EVERY DAY.

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WHAT'S THE WORST
THAT COULD HAPPEN...

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GO TO SCHOOL AND
WALK THROUGH A WALL?

70
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EVERYONE'S STARING, AREN'T THEY?

71
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UH, THEY'RE JUST
DIGGING YOUR SHADES.

72
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HEY, MAN, LET ME
GIVE YOU A HAND.

73
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I'VE BEEN UP ON THIS COMBINATION
SINCE THE THIRD GRADE.

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HERE YOU GO.

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IF IT HELPS, THE
GUY WHO DID THIS

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LANDED ON MY MOM'S
COURT CALENDAR.

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SOMEHOW, I DON'T
THINK JUDGE ROSS

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IS GONNA BE GIVING THIS
MASTERSON GUY ANY BREAKS.

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CLARK.

80
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YOU'RE ALREADY BACK.

81
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NOTHING QUITE THAT HEROIC.

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IT'S JUST A PIT STOP.

83
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WELL, UM, IF YOU NEED
ANYTHING, I'M HERE FOR YOU.

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CLASS NOTES, HELP
WRITING YOUR PAPERS...

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ONE THING I LEARNED
FROM MY ACCIDENT

86
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IS THAT YOU CAN'T GO THROUGH
SOMETHING LIKE THIS ALONE.

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LANA, JUST BECAUSE I'M BLIND

88
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DOESN'T MEAN THE ISSUES
BETWEEN US HAVE DISAPPEARED.

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THIS DOESN'T CHANGE ANYTHING.

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I WAS JUST OFFERING
A HELPING HAND, CLARK.

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BUT I WON'T MAKE
THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.

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[ SIGHS ]

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WHOEVER SAID ABSENCE
MAKES THE HEART GROW FONDER

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OBVIOUSLY HASN'T
MET THE TWO OF YOU.

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HERE YOU GO.

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[ DOOR SLAMS LOUDLY, ECHOES ]

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[ LOUD CLICKING ]

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[ SLAM ] AAH!

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[ LOUD POUNDING ]

100
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[ LOUD CREAKING ]

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CLARK, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

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PETE, DID YOU HEAR
THAT? HEAR WHAT?

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Chloe: HELLO.

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CHLOE?

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SHE'S NOT HERE, CLARK.

106
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PETE, I CAN HEAR HER RIGHT NOW.

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WHAT DO YOU WANT? I'M AT SCHOOL.

108
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THIS ISN'T THE
BEST PLACE TO TALK.

109
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I'M DONE WITH THIS.

110
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SOMEONE COULD HEAR ME.

111
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I CAN'T BELIEVE
YOU'RE CALLING ME,

112
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ESPECIALLY AFTER
EVERYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED.

113
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I TOLD YOU BEFORE... MY
RESEARCHING CLARK DAYS ARE OVER.

114
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Lionel Luthor: REALLY?

115
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I HAVE SUCH A VIVID MEMORY
OF THAT YOUNG REPORTER

116
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JUST EAGER TO WORK
FOR THE "DAILY PLANET"

117
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AS AN OPPORTUNITY I PROVIDED FOR

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WITH ONLY ONE REQUIREMENT.

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I GAVE YOU ALL THE
INFORMATION I HAD, MR. LUTHOR.

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LOOK, YOU HAVE TO
LOOK AT CLARK KENT

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AS A WORK IN PROGRESS.

122
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TELL ME IT DIDN'T AROUSE
YOUR INSTINCTS AS A JOURNALIST

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WHEN YOU LEARNED
ABOUT CLARK'S BLINDNESS,

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ESPECIALLY WHEN THE
OTHER PEOPLE AT THE SCENE

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WERE TREATED WITH
HEARING-RELATED TRAUMAS.

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LOOK, YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO FIND SOMEONE ELSE

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TO CONNECT THE DOTS,
BECAUSE I'M DONE WITH THIS.

128
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WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO THEN?

129
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ARE YOU GONNA GO
RUNNING BACK TO LEX?

130
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OR WHAT'S LEFT OF HIM?

131
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LEX HAS A SERIOUS
MENTAL ILLNESS.

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IT'S AS IF THERE'S A...

133
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A CRACK IN HIS FOUNDATION,
YOU UNDERSTAND?

134
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THE STRUCTURE MAY
LOOK PERFECTLY STABLE,

135
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BUT IT CAN'T TAKE ANY PRESSURE.

136
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SO WE WILL LET
LEX SIT IN HIS OFFICE,

137
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SHARPENING PENCILS.

138
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BUT I EXPECT A FULL REPORT
FROM YOU ON CLARK KENT,

139
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MISS SULLIVAN... [
SCHOOL BELL RINGS ]

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CLARK, WHAT HAPPENED?

141
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PETE, THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

142
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YOU HAVE TO GET
ME HOME RIGHT AWAY.

143
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SO, THESE SOUNDS, THEY
JUST HIT YOU ALL AT ONCE?

144
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IT'S LIKE SOMEONE TURNED
ON A GIANT STEREO FULL-BLAST.

145
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SUDDENLY ALL THE
SOUNDS WERE MAGNIFIED.

146
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THERE'S THE COUCH.

147
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THEN THEY JUST WENT AWAY.
IT WAS COMPLETELY RANDOM.

148
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WELL, WITH YOUR X-RAY
ABILITIES AND YOUR HEAT VISION,

149
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I'M NOT REALLY SURE HOW YOUR
SENSES ARE SUPPOSED TO DEVELOP.

150
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IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN
A ONE-TIME THING,

151
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OR YOUR BODY IS TRYING TO
COMPENSATE FOR LACK OF SIGHT.

152
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I JUST HOPE IT GOES AWAY.

153
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ALL THE SOUNDS...
THEY WERE SO LOUD.

154
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I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHERE
THEY WERE COMING FROM

155
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OR WHAT THEY WERE.

156
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THEN THERE WAS CHLOE AND LIONEL.

157
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WHAT ABOUT THEM?

158
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THEY MUST'VE BEEN ON THE PHONE.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT ME.

159
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I DON'T THINK IT WAS FOR
THE FIRST TIME, EITHER.

160
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HEY.

161
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OH, LEX. IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.

162
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HOW ARE YOU? MR. KENT.

163
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I HAVE TO GO FILL OUT SOME
PAPERWORK FOR CLARK'S PRINCIPAL.

164
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Jonathan: YEAH, THAT
STUFF'S DUE TOMORROW.

165
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CLARK, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

166
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HOW ABOUT "HELLO"?

167
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COME ON, BEHIND THE RAY-BANS,
I'M STILL THE SAME OLD CLARK.

168
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YOU KNOW, WHEN MY FATHER
LOST HIS SIGHT, I MADE CONTACT

169
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WITH SOME OF THE WORLD'S
TOP OPHTHALMOLOGISTS.

170
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SAY THE WORD, AND I CAN MAKE
ANY OF THEM AVAILABLE TO YOU.

171
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WELL, I APPRECIATE THAT, LEX,

172
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BUT THIS ISN'T A
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED.

173
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THIS IS SOMETHING I NEED
TO LEARN TO LIVE WITH.

174
00:10:00,312 --> 00:10:02,691
LOOK, I REALLY DON'T WANT
TO TALK ABOUT MY CONDITION.

175
00:10:02,715 --> 00:10:04,731
EVEN WHEN PEOPLE
DON'T MENTION IT,

176
00:10:04,755 --> 00:10:07,764
I CAN HEAR THE
CONCERN IN THEIR VOICES.

177
00:10:07,788 --> 00:10:12,099
TRUST ME... I KNOW THE FEELING.

178
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I'VE DISCOVERED THERE'S AN
ALMOST MEDIEVAL PREJUDICE

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AGAINST THE SURVIVORS
OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

180
00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:22,649
I'VE DECIDED THE ONLY WAY I CAN
PUT THE INSINUATIONS BEHIND ME

181
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IS BY PROVING MY WORTH.

182
00:10:25,135 --> 00:10:26,712
HOW ARE YOU GONNA DO THAT?

183
00:10:26,736 --> 00:10:29,115
BY RETURNING TO LUTHORCORP.

184
00:10:29,139 --> 00:10:33,089
MY FATHER'S OFFERED
ME MY OLD POSITION BACK.

185
00:10:33,113 --> 00:10:35,591
LEX, DO YOU THINK THAT
JOB OFFER IS FOR REAL?

186
00:10:35,615 --> 00:10:38,224
WHY, CLARK?

187
00:10:38,248 --> 00:10:40,726
YOU KNOW SOMETHING I DON'T?

188
00:10:40,750 --> 00:10:43,129
LOOK, I HEARD THAT
THAT JOB OFFER IS A SHAM.

189
00:10:43,153 --> 00:10:46,225
YOUR DAD DOESN'T REALLY
THINK YOU'RE BETTER.

190
00:10:49,658 --> 00:10:52,137
SO HE THINKS I'M
JUST GOING TO, UH...

191
00:10:52,161 --> 00:10:54,139
SIT IN MY OFFICE AND
TWIDDLE MY THUMBS?

192
00:10:54,163 --> 00:10:57,165
NO, HIS EXACT WORDS
WERE "SHARPENING PENCILS."

193
00:10:59,268 --> 00:11:01,285
CLARK, WHERE DID YOU HEAR THIS?

194
00:11:01,309 --> 00:11:04,688
LOOK, IT DOESN'T MATTER
WHERE I HEARD IT, LEX.

195
00:11:04,712 --> 00:11:07,775
THE IMPORTANT THING IS...
YOU NEED TO BE CAREFUL.

196
00:11:14,682 --> 00:11:16,559
HI, SWEETHEART.

197
00:11:16,583 --> 00:11:18,361
HI.

198
00:11:18,385 --> 00:11:20,634
YOU KNOW, JONATHAN,
I WAS THINKING,

199
00:11:20,658 --> 00:11:23,336
MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK
INTO HIRING SOME EXTRA HANDS.

200
00:11:23,360 --> 00:11:25,739
YOU LOOK TIRED. I'M
CONCERNED ABOUT YOU.

201
00:11:25,763 --> 00:11:30,844
NAH, MARTHA, WE'RE BARELY
MAKING ENDS MEET AS IT IS.

202
00:11:30,868 --> 00:11:33,846
AND IT WON'T HELP IF YOU
WIND UP IN A HOSPITAL BED.

203
00:11:33,870 --> 00:11:37,178
I'll BE ALL RIGHT. I JUST
NEED TO CATCH MY BREATH.

204
00:11:37,202 --> 00:11:38,721
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

205
00:11:38,745 --> 00:11:40,883
BOARD OF EDUCATION
DISABILITY APPLICATION

206
00:11:40,907 --> 00:11:44,586
TO GET CLARK A SPECIAL TEACHER.

207
00:11:44,610 --> 00:11:47,889
HIS COUNSELOR SAID HE COULD
TAKE ALL OF HIS REGULAR CLASSES.

208
00:11:47,913 --> 00:11:49,591
UNTIL WHEN?

209
00:11:49,615 --> 00:11:51,832
HIS LIFE HAS CHANGED.

210
00:11:51,856 --> 00:11:55,397
AND SO HAS YOURS, BUT
NEITHER ONE OF YOU WILL ADMIT IT.

211
00:11:55,421 --> 00:11:58,840
MARTHA... YOU BOTH
THINK YOU'RE SUPERMEN

212
00:11:58,864 --> 00:12:01,873
WHO CAN DO EVERYTHING
ALONE, BUT YOU CAN'T ANYMORE.

213
00:12:01,897 --> 00:12:04,205
YOU NEED TO START
RELYING ON PEOPLE.

214
00:12:04,229 --> 00:12:06,370
AND SO DOES HE.

215
00:12:24,347 --> 00:12:26,966
SO, I GOT A LETTER FROM
THE INSURANCE CARRIER.

216
00:12:26,990 --> 00:12:31,254
APPARENTLY, MY ENTIRE MEDICAL
BILL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.

217
00:12:34,356 --> 00:12:37,976
WELL, WHO SAID ALL
INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE EVIL?

218
00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,740
IT WASN'T YOUR FAULT,
LANA. IT WAS MINE.

219
00:12:41,764 --> 00:12:44,413
I PUSHED YOU INTO THE STALL.
THAT SPOOKED THE HORSE.

220
00:12:44,437 --> 00:12:47,916
LEX, YOU WERE... CRAZY?

221
00:12:47,940 --> 00:12:49,648
NOT YOURSELF.

222
00:12:49,672 --> 00:12:52,921
SEMANTICS ASIDE, YOU GOT
CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE

223
00:12:52,945 --> 00:12:54,451
TRYING TO HELP ME.

224
00:12:54,475 --> 00:12:56,754
FOR THAT, I'M TRULY SORRY.

225
00:12:56,778 --> 00:13:01,729
AS MUCH AS I APPRECIATE
THE GRAND GESTURES,

226
00:13:01,753 --> 00:13:05,903
YOU COULD'VE JUST STOPPED
BY THE TALON AND SAID HELLO.

227
00:13:05,927 --> 00:13:09,730
YEAH, WELL, THE GRAND GESTURES
HAVE ALWAYS COME EASIER.

228
00:13:10,961 --> 00:13:14,010
I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE
DURING YOUR REHABILITATION,

229
00:13:14,034 --> 00:13:18,375
BUT I'M SURE CLARK WAS MORE
THAN ABLE TO PICK UP THE SLACK.

230
00:13:18,399 --> 00:13:21,847
ACTUALLY, CLARK
HASN'T BEEN AROUND.

231
00:13:21,871 --> 00:13:24,279
WE KIND OF DECIDED
THAT THE BEST WAY

232
00:13:24,303 --> 00:13:26,282
TO STOP HURTING EACH OTHER

233
00:13:26,306 --> 00:13:29,384
WAS TO STOP SEEING
EACH OTHER ALTOGETHER.

234
00:13:29,408 --> 00:13:31,027
GIVEN HIS NEW REALITY,

235
00:13:31,051 --> 00:13:34,460
I'M SURE HE COULD USE
YOUR SUPPORT RIGHT NOW.

236
00:13:34,484 --> 00:13:37,932
THE BRAVE FRONT'S JUST AN ACT.
MY FATHER DID THE SAME THING.

237
00:13:37,956 --> 00:13:41,296
LEX, I'VE TRIED TO
REACH OUT TO HIM.

238
00:13:41,320 --> 00:13:43,398
I DON'T THINK MY PRESENCE

239
00:13:43,422 --> 00:13:45,494
IS GOING TO RAISE HIS SPIRITS.

240
00:13:48,797 --> 00:13:51,399
BY THE WAY, WHO'S ADAM?

241
00:13:54,773 --> 00:13:57,351
I NOTICED THE TALON
BILL HAS INCLUDED

242
00:13:57,375 --> 00:13:59,513
SOME GIFT BASKETS SENT TO HIM

243
00:13:59,537 --> 00:14:01,514
AT THE SMALLVILLE
MEDICAL CENTER.

244
00:14:01,538 --> 00:14:03,417
I'M GOING TO REIMBURSE THE SHOP.

245
00:14:03,441 --> 00:14:05,883
YOU STILL HAVEN'T
ANSWERED MY QUESTION.

246
00:14:07,815 --> 00:14:10,894
HE'S A FRIEND I MADE
IN PHYSICAL THERAPY.

247
00:14:10,918 --> 00:14:13,025
OH.

248
00:14:13,049 --> 00:14:15,499
MUST'VE MADE
QUITE AN IMPRESSION.

249
00:14:15,523 --> 00:14:17,394
YEAH, HE DID.

250
00:14:19,897 --> 00:14:21,427
DON'T BE A STRANGER.

251
00:14:44,450 --> 00:14:46,957
CLARK?

252
00:14:46,981 --> 00:14:48,328
CHLOE.

253
00:14:48,352 --> 00:14:49,900
HI.

254
00:14:49,924 --> 00:14:54,504
LOOK, AS MUCH AS I TRY AND
AVOID UNBEARABLE CLICHéS,

255
00:14:54,528 --> 00:14:58,038
IF THERE'S ANYTHING
I CAN DO... JUST...

256
00:14:58,062 --> 00:14:59,509
I'll MANAGE.

257
00:14:59,533 --> 00:15:01,841
YOU DIDN'T COME
ALL THE WAY OUT HERE

258
00:15:01,865 --> 00:15:04,514
TO CHECK OUT THE BLIND GUY.

259
00:15:04,538 --> 00:15:06,917
ACTUALLY, I'M ON
SOMETHING OF A MISSION.

260
00:15:06,941 --> 00:15:09,019
HAVE YOU SEEN PETE?

261
00:15:09,043 --> 00:15:10,580
SORRY.

262
00:15:10,604 --> 00:15:13,082
IT'S, UM...

263
00:15:13,106 --> 00:15:15,384
WE WERE SUPPOSED
TO MEET THIS MORNING

264
00:15:15,408 --> 00:15:17,387
AND DOUBLE-TEAM ON
MY "DAILY PLANET" COLUMN.

265
00:15:17,411 --> 00:15:20,559
IS THAT THE COLUMN LIONEL
LUTHOR HELPED YOU LAND?

266
00:15:20,583 --> 00:15:23,886
WHAT'S THAT SUPPOSED TO MEAN?

267
00:15:26,558 --> 00:15:28,137
I MAY HAVE LOST MY SIGHT,

268
00:15:28,161 --> 00:15:30,822
BUT THINGS ARE BECOMING
MUCH CLEARER NOW.

269
00:15:32,995 --> 00:15:36,599
HOW LONG HAVE YOU AND
LIONEL BEEN LOOKING INTO MY LIFE?

270
00:15:40,602 --> 00:15:42,610
SINCE LAST SPRING.

271
00:15:42,634 --> 00:15:46,008
THE DAY AFTER LEX'S WEDDING.

272
00:15:49,841 --> 00:15:52,620
WHEN YOU SAW ME
AND LANA TOGETHER.

273
00:15:52,644 --> 00:15:54,846
IS THAT WHY YOU DID THIS?

274
00:15:58,119 --> 00:16:01,869
YOUR SILENCE IS DEAFENING.

275
00:16:01,893 --> 00:16:03,870
WHAT DID YOU GIVE HIM?

276
00:16:03,894 --> 00:16:06,873
NOTHING. NOTHING THAT
HE DIDN'T ALREADY KNOW.

277
00:16:06,897 --> 00:16:09,105
WELL, THEN, WHAT IS
HE SHARING WITH YOU?

278
00:16:09,129 --> 00:16:10,706
NOTHING.

279
00:16:10,730 --> 00:16:13,009
BELIEVE IT OR NOT, CLARK,
I WAS TRYING TO HELP YOU.

280
00:16:13,033 --> 00:16:14,139
BY SPYING ON ME?

281
00:16:14,163 --> 00:16:16,942
NO, BY JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND

282
00:16:16,966 --> 00:16:19,115
WHY HE'S SO INTRIGUED WITH YOU.

283
00:16:19,139 --> 00:16:21,017
AND IF THE "TORCH"
GOT NEW COMPUTERS

284
00:16:21,041 --> 00:16:22,618
OR YOU MADE A NAME FOR YOURSELF

285
00:16:22,642 --> 00:16:24,850
AT THE "DAILY PLANET,"
THAT WAS OKAY, TOO.

286
00:16:24,874 --> 00:16:26,922
FOR ALL THE TIMES YOU
ACCUSED ME OF KEEPING SECRETS,

287
00:16:26,946 --> 00:16:29,124
HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?

288
00:16:29,148 --> 00:16:31,125
I WAS...

289
00:16:31,149 --> 00:16:34,129
HE JUST... HE CAUGHT ME
AT AN ESPECIALLY BAD TIME,

290
00:16:34,153 --> 00:16:35,629
AND I CAVED.

291
00:16:35,653 --> 00:16:37,862
I'VE BEEN TRYING TO
GET OUT OF IT EVER SINCE,

292
00:16:37,886 --> 00:16:40,465
BUT WHEN PEOPLE LIKE
LIONEL LUTHOR HAVE YOU,

293
00:16:40,489 --> 00:16:41,990
THEY DON'T WANT TO LET GO.

294
00:16:44,162 --> 00:16:47,211
YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT
THAT YOU OUT OF ALL PEOPLE

295
00:16:47,235 --> 00:16:49,573
WOULD UNDERSTAND
MAKING A STUPID DECISION

296
00:16:49,597 --> 00:16:51,615
IN A MOMENT OF WEAKNESS.

297
00:16:51,639 --> 00:16:53,640
BUT I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

298
00:17:14,191 --> 00:17:16,569
CLARK!

299
00:17:16,593 --> 00:17:19,972
YOUR PARENTS ARE READY
TO START GLUING YOUR PICTURE

300
00:17:19,996 --> 00:17:21,504
TO MILK CARTONS.

301
00:17:21,528 --> 00:17:24,045
HOW'D YOU GET OUT HERE, ANYHOW?

302
00:17:24,069 --> 00:17:26,978
I WALKED. TURNS OUT I DO
KNOW EVERY INCH OF THIS FARM.

303
00:17:27,002 --> 00:17:28,679
[ CHUCKLES ]

304
00:17:28,703 --> 00:17:31,483
I DIDN'T MEAN TO SCARE THEM.
I COULDN'T TAKE ALL THE NOISE.

305
00:17:31,507 --> 00:17:33,655
SO YOUR MEGA-HEARING
THING'S BACK.

306
00:17:33,679 --> 00:17:35,681
SUDDENLY, I'M THE
ULTIMATE EAVESDROPPER.

307
00:17:37,211 --> 00:17:40,962
[ CAR APPROACHING ]

308
00:17:40,986 --> 00:17:43,093
PETE, DID SOMEONE FOLLOW YOU?

309
00:17:43,117 --> 00:17:44,195
NO.

310
00:17:44,219 --> 00:17:45,525
WHY?

311
00:17:45,549 --> 00:17:47,197
[ METALLIC CLANGING ]

312
00:17:47,221 --> 00:17:48,252
CLARK!

313
00:17:51,726 --> 00:17:53,734
ROSS! GET IN THE TRUCK!

314
00:17:53,758 --> 00:17:55,660
PETE, WHAT'S GOING ON?

315
00:17:59,002 --> 00:18:02,081
[ PIERCING NOISE ]

316
00:18:02,105 --> 00:18:03,307
AAH!

317
00:18:09,041 --> 00:18:12,120
I SAID, GET IN THE TRUCK!

318
00:18:12,144 --> 00:18:14,617
PETE, WHO IS THAT?

319
00:18:15,578 --> 00:18:17,780
[ GROANING ]

320
00:18:18,651 --> 00:18:21,124
PETE, WHAT'S GOING
ON? TALK TO ME!

321
00:18:26,028 --> 00:18:28,089
PETE!

322
00:18:31,594 --> 00:18:32,940
[ STATIC ]

323
00:18:32,964 --> 00:18:34,312
THEY DIDN'T FIND
ANYTHING BY PETE'S CAR?

324
00:18:34,336 --> 00:18:36,643
NOTHING HELPFUL.

325
00:18:36,667 --> 00:18:38,545
SHERIFF, WHOEVER TOOK
PETE MADE THE SAME SOUND

326
00:18:38,569 --> 00:18:40,277
CLARK HEARD AT
THE JEWELRY STORE.

327
00:18:40,301 --> 00:18:42,249
THERE HAS TO BE A CONNECTION.

328
00:18:42,273 --> 00:18:44,782
I UNDERSTAND THAT,
MRS. KENT, BUT FRANKLY,

329
00:18:44,806 --> 00:18:47,824
YOUR SON'S "EAR" WITNESS
TESTIMONY ISN'T MUCH HELP.

330
00:18:47,848 --> 00:18:49,887
NO, IT IS, TOO, A HELP, SHERIFF.

331
00:18:49,911 --> 00:18:51,789
IT MEANS THAT MASTERSON
HAS AN ACCOMPLICE.

332
00:18:51,813 --> 00:18:53,590
[ KNOCK ON DOOR ]

333
00:18:53,614 --> 00:18:56,263
IN A TOWN OF 45,000 PEOPLE, THAT
DOESN'T NARROW THINGS DOWN.

334
00:18:56,287 --> 00:18:58,995
I WOULD THINK IT WOULD GIVE
YOU A PLACE TO START LOOK...

335
00:18:59,019 --> 00:19:00,667
ABBY? JUDGE ROSS.

336
00:19:00,691 --> 00:19:03,600
YOU SHOULD BE HOME IN CASE
THERE'S A RANSOM DEMAND.

337
00:19:03,624 --> 00:19:04,970
THEY JUST CALLED.

338
00:19:04,994 --> 00:19:07,003
I ASKED YOUR DEPUTY TO
BRING ME STRAIGHT HERE.

339
00:19:07,027 --> 00:19:08,675
IS PETE ALL RIGHT?

340
00:19:08,699 --> 00:19:10,730
SO FAR.

341
00:19:14,733 --> 00:19:16,611
WHAT DO THEY WANT?

342
00:19:16,635 --> 00:19:19,715
MASTERSON'S PRETRIAL
HEARING IS TOMORROW.

343
00:19:19,739 --> 00:19:22,957
APPARENTLY, HIS ATTORNEY
IS GOING TO MAKE A MOTION

344
00:19:22,981 --> 00:19:25,320
TO DISMISS ALL CHARGES.

345
00:19:25,344 --> 00:19:27,621
IF I DON'T GRANT IT...

346
00:19:27,645 --> 00:19:30,764
[ Voice breaking ] THEY'RE
GONNA KILL MY SON.

347
00:19:30,788 --> 00:19:34,252
OH, MY GOSH. ABBY.

348
00:19:37,895 --> 00:19:41,730
[ MOTOR SCREECHING ]

349
00:19:44,261 --> 00:19:47,841
[ ENGINE TURNING OVER ]

350
00:19:47,865 --> 00:19:51,344
[ WOMAN TALKING
INDISTINCTLY ON RADIO ]

351
00:19:51,368 --> 00:19:54,747
[ STATIC CRACKLING ]

352
00:19:54,771 --> 00:19:57,074
[ FARM MACHINE NOISES ]

353
00:19:59,415 --> 00:20:02,395
CLARK, DO YOU MIND TELLING
US WHAT'S GOING ON IN HERE?

354
00:20:02,419 --> 00:20:04,397
I'M TRYING TO FOCUS MY HEARING.

355
00:20:04,421 --> 00:20:06,059
I TAKE IT YOU'RE
NOT HAVING LUCK!

356
00:20:06,083 --> 00:20:08,785
IF I DON'T GET A HANDLE
ON THIS, I CAN'T SAVE PETE.

357
00:20:11,287 --> 00:20:14,366
[ NOISES STOP ]

358
00:20:14,390 --> 00:20:19,710
CLARK... JUDGE ROSS
WAS AT THE HOUSE.

359
00:20:19,734 --> 00:20:21,372
I KNOW. DAD, I HEARD.

360
00:20:21,396 --> 00:20:23,274
BUT PLAYING CHICKEN
WITH THE KIDNAPPERS

361
00:20:23,298 --> 00:20:24,876
IS NOT A GOOD IDEA.

362
00:20:24,900 --> 00:20:26,717
THEY'RE GONNA KILL PETE.

363
00:20:26,741 --> 00:20:28,879
I'VE GOT TO FOCUS. HELP ME.

364
00:20:28,903 --> 00:20:31,076
ALL RIGHT, LET'S
GET TO WORK, THEN.

365
00:20:35,911 --> 00:20:38,113
[ ENGINE RUNNING ]

366
00:20:42,056 --> 00:20:44,788
[ MACHINE NOISES BLARING ]

367
00:20:48,422 --> 00:20:50,795
LISTEN FOR YOUR FATHER'S VOICE.

368
00:21:10,712 --> 00:21:13,115
[ NOISES FADING ]

369
00:21:14,946 --> 00:21:18,726
Clark, concentrate.

370
00:21:18,750 --> 00:21:21,429
Concentrate on my voice, son.

371
00:21:21,453 --> 00:21:22,924
DAD!

372
00:21:27,128 --> 00:21:28,937
[ CLANG ]

373
00:21:28,961 --> 00:21:30,808
AAH!

374
00:21:30,832 --> 00:21:32,010
CLARK? CLARK!

375
00:21:32,034 --> 00:21:34,081
DAD, IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

376
00:21:34,105 --> 00:21:37,043
FOR A SECOND, I COULD HEAR YOU.

377
00:21:37,067 --> 00:21:39,917
THAT'S GREAT. I WAS
BARELY WHISPERING.

378
00:21:39,941 --> 00:21:42,012
LET'S KEEP WORKING.

379
00:21:44,744 --> 00:21:47,424
[ NOISES BLARING ]

380
00:21:47,448 --> 00:21:51,727
Focus, Clark. Focus on my voice.

381
00:21:51,751 --> 00:21:53,399
[ NOISES FADING ]

382
00:21:53,423 --> 00:21:55,125
CAN YOU HEAR ME?

383
00:21:57,927 --> 00:22:00,931
GOOD.

384
00:22:06,965 --> 00:22:08,514
LEX?

385
00:22:08,538 --> 00:22:11,116
I'M SORRY, SON. I'M AFRAID
I DON'T HAVE MUCH TIME.

386
00:22:11,140 --> 00:22:13,978
I HAVE TO BE BACK IN
METROPOLIS WITHIN THE HOUR.

387
00:22:14,002 --> 00:22:16,180
WHAT DID YOU WANT
TO TALK TO ME ABOUT?

388
00:22:16,204 --> 00:22:19,123
WHEN I WAS RELEASED
FROM THE INSTITUTION,

389
00:22:19,147 --> 00:22:21,856
YOU WELCOMED ME
BACK WITH OPEN ARMS.

390
00:22:21,880 --> 00:22:22,857
THAT'S RIGHT.

391
00:22:22,881 --> 00:22:24,458
I SHOULD'VE KNOWN BETTER

392
00:22:24,482 --> 00:22:27,391
THAN TO TAKE YOUR
PROMISES AT FACE VALUE.

393
00:22:27,415 --> 00:22:30,864
I DON'T UNDERSTAND, SON.
WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT?

394
00:22:30,888 --> 00:22:33,397
HUMILIATION.

395
00:22:33,421 --> 00:22:36,870
APPARENTLY, WORD'S OUT THAT
MY NEW POSITION AT LUTHORCORP

396
00:22:36,894 --> 00:22:39,173
WILL CONSIST OF A
TITLE AND LITTLE ELSE.

397
00:22:39,197 --> 00:22:41,004
OH, THAT'S FOOLISH, SON.

398
00:22:41,028 --> 00:22:44,878
I'VE ALWAYS WANTED YOU TO
WORK WITH ME. YOU KNOW THAT.

399
00:22:44,902 --> 00:22:47,535
TO DO WHAT... SHARPEN PENCILS?

400
00:22:53,881 --> 00:22:56,418
LEX, PLEASE.

401
00:22:56,442 --> 00:22:57,989
LISTEN TO ME.

402
00:22:58,013 --> 00:23:00,223
IF YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD
THROW ME BEHIND A DESK

403
00:23:00,247 --> 00:23:01,893
AND FORGET ABOUT ME,

404
00:23:01,917 --> 00:23:05,127
YOU'RE MAKING A GRAVE MISTAKE.

405
00:23:05,151 --> 00:23:07,899
UNLESS, OF COURSE,
MY SOURCE IS WRONG.

406
00:23:07,923 --> 00:23:09,871
IT'S TRUE, LEX.

407
00:23:09,895 --> 00:23:13,205
I HAVE BEEN DISAPPOINTED WITH
YOUR PERFORMANCE IN THE PAST.

408
00:23:13,229 --> 00:23:15,976
BUT THAT'S NOTHING I
HAVEN'T SAID TO YOU.

409
00:23:16,000 --> 00:23:18,580
AND, EVIDENTLY, TO
ANYONE WHO WILL LISTEN.

410
00:23:18,604 --> 00:23:20,841
SO I HAVE TO KEEP
PROVING MYSELF, IS THAT IT?

411
00:23:20,865 --> 00:23:22,914
[ Chuckles ] WELL,
UNFORTUNATELY,

412
00:23:22,938 --> 00:23:26,486
WE HAVE TO PROVE
OURSELVES EVERY DAY.

413
00:23:26,510 --> 00:23:28,919
I'VE COME TO ACCEPT THAT.

414
00:23:28,943 --> 00:23:33,194
AND IN TIME, SO
WILL YOU... I HOPE.

415
00:23:33,218 --> 00:23:36,095
LEX... LISTEN TO ME.

416
00:23:36,119 --> 00:23:41,130
IF SOMEONE IS TRYING TO
DRIVE A WEDGE BETWEEN US...

417
00:23:41,154 --> 00:23:44,103
SOMEONE WE BOTH KNOW...

418
00:23:44,127 --> 00:23:46,961
THEN THAT'S TREACHERY, SON.

419
00:23:49,262 --> 00:23:51,241
WHO IS THIS SOURCE OF YOURS?

420
00:23:51,265 --> 00:23:53,072
WHO WERE YOU TALKING TO

421
00:23:53,096 --> 00:23:56,269
WHEN YOU DECIDED TO
TRASH ME BEHIND MY BACK?

422
00:24:02,105 --> 00:24:04,984
Clark: DAD, I'M REALLY
WORRIED ABOUT PETE.

423
00:24:05,008 --> 00:24:06,578
WE'VE LOOKED EVERYWHERE.

424
00:24:08,580 --> 00:24:11,959
WELL, WE'RE AT THE TALON, CLARK.

425
00:24:11,983 --> 00:24:15,193
I THOUGHT MAYBE YOU
AND I COULD GET AN UPDATE.

426
00:24:15,217 --> 00:24:17,635
I'll BE RIGHT BACK, SON.

427
00:24:17,659 --> 00:24:19,597
[ DOOR CLOSES ]

428
00:24:19,621 --> 00:24:21,268
THAT WAS FAST.

429
00:24:21,292 --> 00:24:23,301
YOUR DAD TOLD ME
YOU WERE OUT HERE.

430
00:24:23,325 --> 00:24:25,072
LANA.

431
00:24:25,096 --> 00:24:28,169
I THOUGHT YOU MIGHT
WANT SOME COMPANY.

432
00:24:31,102 --> 00:24:35,052
BUT IF YOU DON'T...
NO, PLEASE STAY.

433
00:24:35,076 --> 00:24:37,653
ABOUT THIS MORNING...

434
00:24:37,677 --> 00:24:41,118
IT'S OKAY, CLARK.
YOU WERE UPSET.

435
00:24:41,142 --> 00:24:44,991
NO. IT'S NOT OKAY.

436
00:24:45,015 --> 00:24:47,664
ALL I'VE MANAGED TO DO
LATELY IS PUSH PEOPLE AWAY.

437
00:24:47,688 --> 00:24:50,691
AND THE TRUTH IS, LANA, I
MISS HAVING YOU IN MY LIFE.

438
00:24:53,222 --> 00:24:56,056
BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU DON'T WANT ME AROUND.

439
00:24:58,228 --> 00:25:02,006
NO, I-I WAS HURT AND SCARED.

440
00:25:02,030 --> 00:25:04,279
CLARK, I OVERREACTED.

441
00:25:04,303 --> 00:25:06,341
THE WAY I'VE BEEN TREATING YOU,

442
00:25:06,365 --> 00:25:09,343
I'M SURPRISED YOU
DIDN'T BOLT SOONER.

443
00:25:09,367 --> 00:25:13,118
I KNOW YOU HAD YOUR
REASONS FOR PULLING AWAY.

444
00:25:13,142 --> 00:25:17,015
MAYBE THOSE REASONS ARE GONE.

445
00:25:21,048 --> 00:25:23,026
WHAT ARE YOU SAYING?

446
00:25:23,050 --> 00:25:26,330
WHAT I'M SAYING IS, MY
LIFE IS DIFFERENT NOW.

447
00:25:26,354 --> 00:25:29,727
AND ONE THING I'VE REALIZED
IS I DON'T WANT TO BE ALONE.

448
00:25:34,692 --> 00:25:38,335
CLARK... YOU'RE NOT ALONE.

449
00:25:56,112 --> 00:25:58,060
I SHOULD GET BACK INSIDE.

450
00:25:58,084 --> 00:26:00,032
[ METALLIC CLANGING ]

451
00:26:00,056 --> 00:26:02,018
LANA, W-WHAT IS THAT?

452
00:26:04,289 --> 00:26:08,199
WHAT, THE TOW TRUCK?

453
00:26:08,223 --> 00:26:11,372
IT'S THE SAME SOUND
AS WHEN PETE...

454
00:26:11,396 --> 00:26:15,075
PETE? CLARK, WHAT'S GOING ON?

455
00:26:15,099 --> 00:26:18,073
LANA, THIS IS VERY
IMPORTANT. GO GET MY DAD.

456
00:27:00,343 --> 00:27:02,351
Pete: HELP!!

457
00:27:02,375 --> 00:27:04,052
PETE?

458
00:27:04,076 --> 00:27:05,694
CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?!

459
00:27:05,718 --> 00:27:06,725
PETE!

460
00:27:06,749 --> 00:27:08,356
CLARK!

461
00:27:08,380 --> 00:27:13,261
CLARK, HELP!

462
00:27:13,285 --> 00:27:14,685
SHUT UP!

463
00:27:27,468 --> 00:27:29,745
PETE!

464
00:27:29,769 --> 00:27:32,173
PETE, WHERE ARE YOU?

465
00:27:47,856 --> 00:27:50,735
AAH!

466
00:27:50,759 --> 00:27:53,722
HOW'S THAT, BLIND MAN?

467
00:27:56,265 --> 00:27:57,302
COME ON!

468
00:27:57,326 --> 00:28:02,371
PETE!

469
00:28:14,883 --> 00:28:16,520
ANY MORE IMPROVEMENT?

470
00:28:16,544 --> 00:28:18,621
THERE'S A LITTLE. BUT
EVERYTHING'S STILL A BLUR.

471
00:28:18,645 --> 00:28:21,094
AT LEAST I WON'T BE
WALKING THROUGH ANY WALLS.

472
00:28:21,118 --> 00:28:23,097
UH, WHAT ABOUT
YOUR OTHER ABILITIES?

473
00:28:23,121 --> 00:28:25,228
THE X-RAY VISION
AND THE HEAT VISION...

474
00:28:25,252 --> 00:28:27,100
THEY'RE STILL GONE.

475
00:28:27,124 --> 00:28:29,533
THE HEAT FROM THE TORCH
MUST'VE BROKEN UP THE SCAR TISSUE.

476
00:28:29,557 --> 00:28:31,874
MAYBE THE REST WILL
JUST TAKE TIME TO HEAL.

477
00:28:31,898 --> 00:28:33,636
PETE'S STILL OUT THERE.

478
00:28:33,660 --> 00:28:35,277
CLARK, PETE COULD BE ANYWHERE.

479
00:28:35,301 --> 00:28:37,540
YOU ALREADY TOLD SHERIFF
ADAMS EVERYTHING YOU KNOW.

480
00:28:37,564 --> 00:28:39,266
WELL, I CAN'T JUST SIT HERE.

481
00:28:41,238 --> 00:28:42,514
OKAY.

482
00:28:42,538 --> 00:28:43,845
BUT BEFORE WE DO ANYTHING ELSE,

483
00:28:43,869 --> 00:28:45,811
THERE'S ONE STOP
WE HAVE TO MAKE.

484
00:28:52,548 --> 00:28:54,196
CLARK, COME ON OUT.

485
00:28:54,220 --> 00:28:56,798
SWEETIE, THEY LOOK FINE.

486
00:28:56,822 --> 00:28:58,129
YEAH?

487
00:28:58,153 --> 00:28:59,630
YES. YEAH.

488
00:28:59,654 --> 00:29:01,302
WHAT IS YOUR PLAN? HOW
ARE YOU GONNA FIND PETE?

489
00:29:01,326 --> 00:29:03,264
THE MASTERSON
HEARING IS IN AN HOUR.

490
00:29:03,288 --> 00:29:05,335
WE KNOW HE'S TRYING
TO SET UP AN EXCHANGE.

491
00:29:05,359 --> 00:29:07,568
IF MRS. ROSS LETS
HIM GO, I'll FOLLOW HIM.

492
00:29:07,592 --> 00:29:10,565
SON, THAT IS SUCH A LONG SHOT.

493
00:29:12,196 --> 00:29:13,897
IT'S ALL I'VE GOT.

494
00:29:21,846 --> 00:29:25,926
IS THERE ANY RESULT
WITH THE CHANGE?

495
00:29:25,950 --> 00:29:29,289
HMM.

496
00:29:29,313 --> 00:29:32,661
UH... ALL RIGHT, DO IT AGAIN.

497
00:29:32,685 --> 00:29:34,633
[ LAUGHS ]

498
00:29:34,657 --> 00:29:36,636
HOW LONG WILL THAT TAKE?

499
00:29:36,660 --> 00:29:38,737
ALL RIGHT, CALL ME
WHEN YOU'RE DONE.

500
00:29:38,761 --> 00:29:40,870
[ BEEP ]

501
00:29:40,894 --> 00:29:43,272
I GUESS THIS IS THE PART

502
00:29:43,296 --> 00:29:45,774
WHERE I'M SUPPOSED
TO COUGH SUGGESTIVELY?

503
00:29:45,798 --> 00:29:47,876
YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE ANY
NEW INFORMATION ON CLARK.

504
00:29:47,900 --> 00:29:51,280
AND EVEN IF I DID, I WOULD'VE
HAPPILY E-MAILED IT TO YOU

505
00:29:51,304 --> 00:29:53,351
SANS THE THREE-HOUR DRIVE.

506
00:29:53,375 --> 00:29:56,655
WOULD THAT HAVE BEEN BEFORE
OR AFTER YOU SPOKE TO LEX?

507
00:29:56,679 --> 00:29:57,956
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

508
00:29:57,980 --> 00:30:00,318
YOU KNOW, THESE COY
EVASIONS MAY WORK

509
00:30:00,342 --> 00:30:02,320
WHEN YOU'RE
WHEEDLING INFORMATION

510
00:30:02,344 --> 00:30:04,361
OUT OF THE HIGH
SCHOOL LIBRARIAN,

511
00:30:04,385 --> 00:30:07,725
BUT UP HERE, YOU'RE
OUT OF YOUR LEAGUE.

512
00:30:07,749 --> 00:30:11,368
MR. LUTHOR, WHAT'S THIS ABOUT?

513
00:30:11,392 --> 00:30:14,271
WE HAD WHAT I ASSUMED
WAS A PRIVATE CONVERSATION,

514
00:30:14,295 --> 00:30:17,204
BUT IMAGINE MY
SURPRISE TO HAVE LEX

515
00:30:17,228 --> 00:30:20,276
THROW MY VERY OWN
WORDS RIGHT BACK IN MY FACE.

516
00:30:20,300 --> 00:30:23,209
YOU LED ME TO
BELIEVE, MISS SULLIVAN,

517
00:30:23,233 --> 00:30:25,712
THAT, UH, YOU WERE NO LONGER
IN COMMUNICATION WITH LEX.

518
00:30:25,736 --> 00:30:27,383
OH, I'M NOT.

519
00:30:27,407 --> 00:30:32,247
BUT THANK YOU FOR THE
WILDLY OFFENSIVE INSINUATION.

520
00:30:32,271 --> 00:30:35,251
NOW, IF YOU'LL EXCUSE
ME, I'M ON A DEADLINE.

521
00:30:35,275 --> 00:30:36,923
NOT ANYMORE.

522
00:30:36,947 --> 00:30:40,626
YOUR COLUMN AT THE "DAILY
PLANET" HAS BEEN CANCELED.

523
00:30:40,650 --> 00:30:42,251
WHAT?

524
00:30:46,255 --> 00:30:49,004
ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
HERE'S THE DEAL.

525
00:30:49,028 --> 00:30:51,736
YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING
YOU FED TO LEX,

526
00:30:51,760 --> 00:30:53,437
I'll LET THINGS STAND.

527
00:30:53,461 --> 00:30:56,640
I TOLD YOU, I'M
NOT LEX'S SOURCE.

528
00:30:56,664 --> 00:30:58,973
AND WHILE I'M SURE YOU
COULD KILL MY COLUMN,

529
00:30:58,997 --> 00:31:01,416
THIS IS NOT THE ONLY
PIECE I'M WORKING ON

530
00:31:01,440 --> 00:31:02,776
FOR THE "DAILY PLANET."

531
00:31:02,800 --> 00:31:04,948
I KNOW I COULD
INTEREST THEM IN A STORY

532
00:31:04,972 --> 00:31:06,851
ABOUT AN ECCENTRIC BILLIONAIRE

533
00:31:06,875 --> 00:31:10,807
WITH AN OBSESSIVE INTEREST
IN A KANSAS FARM BOY.

534
00:31:16,884 --> 00:31:19,016
ARE YOU THREATENING ME?

535
00:31:24,791 --> 00:31:26,800
I'D BE CAREFUL, MISS SULLIVAN.

536
00:31:26,824 --> 00:31:28,025
VERY CAREFUL.

537
00:31:31,698 --> 00:31:34,407
I'll BE WHATEVER I WANT.

538
00:31:34,431 --> 00:31:37,903
APPARENTLY, I DON'T
WORK FOR YOU ANYMORE.

539
00:31:45,740 --> 00:31:47,843
[ SIGHS ]

540
00:31:52,748 --> 00:31:55,726
JUDGE, I'VE GOT PEOPLE
FANNING OUT FROM THAT GARAGE

541
00:31:55,750 --> 00:31:58,800
TRYING TO FIND YOUR SON, BUT
WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

542
00:31:58,824 --> 00:32:00,571
I KNOW.

543
00:32:00,595 --> 00:32:03,934
RELEASING MASTERSON GOES
AGAINST EVERYTHING THAT I BELIEVE IN,

544
00:32:03,958 --> 00:32:05,835
BUT IF I DON'T...

545
00:32:05,859 --> 00:32:09,810
IT COULD MEAN PETE'S LIFE.

546
00:32:09,834 --> 00:32:12,441
LOOK AT HIM. HE KNOWS
HE HAS US OVER A BARREL.

547
00:32:12,465 --> 00:32:14,313
WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO?

548
00:32:14,337 --> 00:32:16,941
UNTIL THE HEARING STARTS, PRAY.

549
00:32:28,121 --> 00:32:32,430
[ SPEED-DIALING ]

550
00:32:32,454 --> 00:32:35,734
[ Ringing ]

551
00:32:35,758 --> 00:32:38,337
Nathan: HELLO?

552
00:32:38,361 --> 00:32:39,737
NATHAN.

553
00:32:39,761 --> 00:32:40,839
TALK TO ME.

554
00:32:40,863 --> 00:32:42,610
EVERYTHING'S SET.

555
00:32:42,634 --> 00:32:45,342
IF THIS JUDGE IS SMART, I'll
BE OUT OF HERE IN 20 MINUTES.

556
00:32:45,366 --> 00:32:46,544
COOL. THEN IT WORKED?

557
00:32:46,568 --> 00:32:48,345
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO NEXT?

558
00:32:48,369 --> 00:32:50,118
AS SOON AS I'M OUT,
GET RID OF THE ROSS KID.

559
00:32:50,142 --> 00:32:51,979
THEN WE'LL MEET AS
PLANNED IN METROPOLIS.

560
00:32:52,003 --> 00:32:56,077
DONE. ROSS WILL BE A
PILE OF JUNK IN A MINUTE.

561
00:33:12,093 --> 00:33:16,896
[ MACHINERY
CLANKING, SQUEALING ]

562
00:33:24,934 --> 00:33:27,807
PETE!

563
00:33:32,912 --> 00:33:34,889
HEY, YOU WORK HERE?

564
00:33:34,913 --> 00:33:37,523
WHAT THE HELL? WHAT ARE
YOU DOING HERE, BLIND MAN?

565
00:33:37,547 --> 00:33:38,863
WHERE'S PETE?

566
00:33:38,887 --> 00:33:40,849
IN A MINUTE, NEITHER
ONE OF YOU WILL CARE.

567
00:33:43,551 --> 00:33:46,994
[ PIERCING NOISE ]

568
00:33:58,836 --> 00:34:00,067
AAH!

569
00:34:04,041 --> 00:34:05,988
HELP ME!!

570
00:34:06,012 --> 00:34:08,021
CAN ANYBODY HEAR ME?!

571
00:34:08,045 --> 00:34:10,553
HELP ME!!

572
00:34:10,577 --> 00:34:12,849
HELP!!

573
00:34:20,987 --> 00:34:23,436
PETE! PETE, ARE YOU OKAY?

574
00:34:23,460 --> 00:34:25,468
CLARK.

575
00:34:25,492 --> 00:34:28,565
[ EXHALES DEEPLY ]

576
00:34:35,641 --> 00:34:37,718
AND THAT'S THE WAY I PULLED
MYSELF OUT OF THE COMPACTOR

577
00:34:37,742 --> 00:34:39,481
AND GOT AWAY.

578
00:34:39,505 --> 00:34:42,182
OH, MY GOD. THAT'S THE
BRAVEST THING I'VE EVER HEARD.

579
00:34:42,206 --> 00:34:43,885
WELL, YOU KNOW,

580
00:34:43,909 --> 00:34:46,488
IF I DIDN'T DO SOMETHING
FAST, I'D BE SPAM IN A CAN, SO...

581
00:34:46,512 --> 00:34:49,189
WELL, I'M GLAD YOU'RE OKAY.

582
00:34:49,213 --> 00:34:51,492
CALL ME.

583
00:34:51,516 --> 00:34:53,193
I WILL DO THAT.

584
00:34:53,217 --> 00:34:56,697
I HAVE A FEELING I'll BE HEARING
THIS STORY FOR A LONG TIME.

585
00:34:56,721 --> 00:34:58,738
[ LAUGHS ] BUSTED.

586
00:34:58,762 --> 00:35:01,240
BUT, YOU KNOW, WHAT CAN
I SAY? CHICKS DIG A HERO.

587
00:35:01,264 --> 00:35:03,003
UH-HUH.

588
00:35:03,027 --> 00:35:05,745
HOPE YOU DON'T MIND I'M
BENDING THE TRUTH A LITTLE BIT.

589
00:35:05,769 --> 00:35:09,008
LOOK WHO YOU'RE TALKING
TO... THE MASTER TRUTH-BENDER.

590
00:35:09,032 --> 00:35:11,510
BESIDES, AFTER EVERYTHING
YOU'VE DONE FOR ME,

591
00:35:11,534 --> 00:35:12,711
IT'S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

592
00:35:12,735 --> 00:35:14,514
WHAT'S THE MATTER?

593
00:35:14,538 --> 00:35:16,816
MY EYES ARE JUST ADJUSTING. I
THINK I NEED A NEW PRESCRIPTION.

594
00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,117
HEY.

595
00:35:19,141 --> 00:35:20,720
HEY, CHLOE.

596
00:35:20,744 --> 00:35:22,622
HEY, I'M READY FOR MY
BIG "TORCH" INTERVIEW.

597
00:35:22,646 --> 00:35:25,523
SORRY, PETE, I'M GONNA
HAVE TO RESCHEDULE.

598
00:35:25,547 --> 00:35:27,626
I'M REALLY GLAD
YOU'RE FEELING BETTER.

599
00:35:27,650 --> 00:35:29,767
CHLOE, WHAT'S THE MATTER?

600
00:35:29,791 --> 00:35:31,729
[ SIGHS ]

601
00:35:31,753 --> 00:35:33,731
I JUST LOST MY "DAILY
PLANET" COLUMN.

602
00:35:33,755 --> 00:35:35,733
WHAT?

603
00:35:35,757 --> 00:35:37,274
WHY?

604
00:35:37,298 --> 00:35:40,207
THEY DIDN'T EXACTLY SPELL
IT OUT ON THE PINK SLIP,

605
00:35:40,231 --> 00:35:42,740
AND IN THE "WHEN IT
RAINS, IT POURS" CATEGORY,

606
00:35:42,764 --> 00:35:44,742
MY DAD JUST GOT
LAID OFF FROM HIS JOB

607
00:35:44,766 --> 00:35:46,684
AT LUTHORCORP THIS MORNING.

608
00:35:46,708 --> 00:35:49,517
THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. YOUR
FATHER'S WORKED THERE FOR YEARS.

609
00:35:49,541 --> 00:35:51,117
IF YOU WANT ANSWERS, ASK LEX.

610
00:35:51,141 --> 00:35:52,873
HE'S THE ONE THAT
DROPPED THE AX.

611
00:36:03,684 --> 00:36:05,262
CLARK.

612
00:36:05,286 --> 00:36:07,264
I HEARD ABOUT YOUR
MIRACULOUS RECOVERY.

613
00:36:07,288 --> 00:36:10,230
I JUST FOUND OUT THAT YOU
FIRED CHLOE'S FATHER TODAY.

614
00:36:12,632 --> 00:36:14,539
YEAH, WELL, UH...

615
00:36:14,563 --> 00:36:17,673
APPARENTLY, HIS PERFORMANCE
WAS SERIOUSLY LACKING.

616
00:36:17,697 --> 00:36:19,814
CHLOE'S FATHER HAS WORKED
FOR THE COMPANY FOR YEARS.

617
00:36:19,838 --> 00:36:21,577
THIS COULD RUIN HER FAMILY.

618
00:36:21,601 --> 00:36:24,550
CLARK, MY FATHER SUSPECTS
MR. SULLIVAN WAS THE ONE

619
00:36:24,574 --> 00:36:26,852
SPREADING THE MALICIOUS
RUMORS ABOUT ME.

620
00:36:26,876 --> 00:36:29,184
I ASSUMED CHLOE
OVERHEARD THE GOSSIP

621
00:36:29,208 --> 00:36:30,885
AND PASSED IT ALONG TO YOU.

622
00:36:30,909 --> 00:36:32,626
NO, THIS ISN'T RIGHT.

623
00:36:32,650 --> 00:36:35,260
IT'S NOT ABOUT BEING
RIGHT. IT'S ABOUT POSITIONING.

624
00:36:35,284 --> 00:36:37,262
MY FATHER WON A BATTLE TODAY.

625
00:36:37,286 --> 00:36:39,264
AND CHLOE'S FATHER
IS A CASUALTY.

626
00:36:39,288 --> 00:36:40,595
TRUE.

627
00:36:40,619 --> 00:36:42,736
BUT THE WAR'S JUST STARTING.

628
00:36:42,760 --> 00:36:45,099
AND I HAVE THE
GREATEST ADVANTAGE.

629
00:36:45,123 --> 00:36:46,824
HE THINKS I'M WEAK.

630
00:36:50,168 --> 00:36:53,707
FRANKLY, CLARK, I
THOUGHT YOU'D BE RELIEVED.

631
00:36:53,731 --> 00:36:56,110
WHY WOULD YOU THINK THAT?

632
00:36:56,134 --> 00:36:58,111
BECAUSE AT LEAST THIS WAY,

633
00:36:58,135 --> 00:37:01,137
I WAS ABLE TO
KEEP YOU OUT OF IT.

634
00:37:26,402 --> 00:37:29,740
LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE
BACK TO NORMAL.

635
00:37:29,764 --> 00:37:31,266
HEY, LANA.

636
00:37:34,769 --> 00:37:39,720
UM... I'M GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

637
00:37:39,744 --> 00:37:43,153
I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WHAT
HAPPENED YESTERDAY IN THE TRUCK.

638
00:37:43,177 --> 00:37:46,780
RIGHT. I, UH, WANTED TO
TALK TO YOU ABOUT THAT, TOO.

639
00:37:48,422 --> 00:37:50,800
I WAS WAY OUT OF LINE.

640
00:37:50,824 --> 00:37:53,704
I WAS FEELING VULNERABLE,
BUT I DON'T EXPECT...

641
00:37:53,728 --> 00:38:00,340
CLARK, UM... THE
REASON I PULLED AWAY...

642
00:38:00,364 --> 00:38:03,943
IS THAT I...

643
00:38:03,967 --> 00:38:06,276
I MET SOMEONE AT THE HOSPITAL.

644
00:38:06,300 --> 00:38:08,278
OH.

645
00:38:08,302 --> 00:38:12,945
AND I'M NOT SURE
HOW I FEEL ABOUT HIM.

646
00:38:15,347 --> 00:38:19,187
WELL, I MEAN, THE FACT
YOU'RE TELLING ME ABOUT HIM

647
00:38:19,211 --> 00:38:21,684
MEANS YOU ALREADY KNOW.

648
00:38:24,215 --> 00:38:26,934
MAYBE YOU'RE RIGHT.

649
00:38:26,958 --> 00:38:29,898
BUT IF YOU AND I ARE
GOING TO BE FRIENDS,

650
00:38:29,922 --> 00:38:33,401
I-I DIDN'T WANT YOU TO FIND
OUT FROM SOMEBODY ELSE.

651
00:38:33,425 --> 00:38:38,230
YEAH.

652
00:38:41,233 --> 00:38:45,836
WELL, UH, I SHOULD
GET BACK TO THE TALON.

653
00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:50,710
HEY, LANA.

654
00:38:55,286 --> 00:38:59,389
THANKS FOR BEING HONEST.

655
00:39:02,452 --> 00:39:06,356
WELL, IT'S THE ONLY WAY OUR
RELATIONSHIP CAN LAST, RIGHT?

656
00:39:54,902 --> 00:39:58,304
[ LANA SOBBING ]

657
00:40:19,264 --> 00:40:22,043
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