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[ CAR ALARM ACTIVATES ]

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HO, HO, HO, LEX.

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ANY REASON WE COULDN'T
HAVE MET AT THE MANSION?

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I DON'T MAKE HOUSE CALLS.

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YOU WANT TO UTILIZE MY
SKILLS, YOU COME TO ME.

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THAT IS, IF YOU REALLY WANT
TO BRING DOWN JONATHAN KENT.

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AND I'M ASSUMING YOU HAVE

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SOME KIND OF GRENADE
TO LAUNCH AT HIM.

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[ CHUCKLES ]

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NOT YET... BUT I WILL.

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I'll EITHER FIND
IT OR CREATE IT.

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IT'S THE PITFALL OF
BEING IN THE PUBLIC EYE.

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SEE, WHAT'S PRINTED
ABOUT A MAN IS GOSPEL.

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DOESN'T MATTER
IF IT'S FACT OR NOT.

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GIVE ME 24 HOURS.

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YOUR OLD MAN WOULDN'T HESITATE.

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BEFORE I GO DOWN THE
PATH YOU'RE PROPOSING,

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I WANT TO CONSIDER
ALL OF MY OPTIONS.

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WHAT'S THE MATTER, LEX...

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HOLIDAY SPIRIT GOT
YOU ALL SENTIMENTAL?

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MY FATHER GETS WIND THAT WE MET,

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YOU'RE NOT GONNA MAKE
IT TO NEW YEAR'S, GRIFF.

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Man: I TOLD YOU TWO,
GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE.

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DON'T COME BACK.

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WELL, WELL.

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LOOKS LIKE SANTA CLAUS
CAME TO TOWN AFTER ALL.

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I'M NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE.

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COME ON, MAN, I AIN'T PLAYIN'!

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GIVE ME YOUR KEYS!

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TAKE IT EASY, TAKE IT... NOW!

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AND THE WATCH!

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[ GUNSHOT ]

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[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

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LANA.

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AAH!

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BREAKFAST!

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WHOA! WHO ARE YOU?

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HONEY, YOU DID PROMISE HIM.

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I-I-I DON'T REMEMBER.
WHAT HAPPENED?

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COME ON, DAD.

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YOU PROMISED ALEX PANCAKES,

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AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA
GO SHOPPING FOR A TREE.

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L-LISTEN, I...

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NO, DON'T. DON'T
COMPLAIN. LET'S GO.

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YOU'RE THE ONE WHO ALWAYS WANTS

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TO WAIT UNTIL
CHRISTMAS EVE TO GET IT.

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LANA, YOU'RE P...

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ALEX, COME ON, HONEY.
LET'S GET YOU DRESSED.

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WHAT THE...

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ME AND DAD ARE GONNA
GET THE BEST TREE THERE.

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"DAD AND I."

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WHAT HAPPENED?

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WHERE AM I?

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[ PILL BOTTLE DROPS ]

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HELLO, LEX.

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MOM?

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BUT YOU'RE... AM I DEAD?

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NO, LEX.

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YOU'RE STILL VERY MUCH ALIVE.

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THEN HOW IS... I'M DREAMING.

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[ WATER TURNS ON ]

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IT'S NO DREAM, LEX.
THIS IS YOUR LIFE.

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I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

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THIS... THIS CAN'T
BE. THIS ISN'T REAL.

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IT IS REAL, LEX...

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AS REAL AS YOU WANT IT TO BE.

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ALL OF THIS CAN BE YOURS IF
YOU MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES.

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ALL OF THIS?

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WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

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WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

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[ THUNDER RUMBLES ]

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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 ♫

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♫ I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫

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♫ JUST STAY ♫

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♫ STAY WITH ME ♫

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♫ STAY ♫

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♫ COME ON ♫

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♫ I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫

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♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫

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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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OW!

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SERVES YOU RIGHT.
THESE ARE FOR THE PARTY.

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BESIDES, WE HAVE
ENOUGH POLITICIANS

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WITH THEIR HANDS
IN THE COOKIE JAR.

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MARTHA... LOOK, I
KNOW YOU'RE NOT SOLD

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ON THE WHOLE IDEA OF ME
RUNNING FOR STATE SENATE.

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"NOT SOLD" WOULD BE
AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

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BUT IT IS CHRISTMAS EVE. SEE?

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[ CHUCKLES ]

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CAN WE PLEASE NOT
TALK ABOUT THAT?

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[ SIGHS ]

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PLEASE? COME ON, PLEASE?

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PLEASE?

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HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY!

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JUST ONE. YOU CHEATER.

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THERE. SHE'S PERFECT.

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YES, SHE IS.

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IT'S USUALLY JUST ME
AND MEL AT CHRISTMAS,

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LOTS OF TINSEL, AND
AN ARTIFICIAL TREE.

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THANK YOU, CLARK, FOR SAVING ME

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FROM ANOTHER PLASTIC,
STORE-BOUGHT HOLIDAY.

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YOU'RE WELCOME.

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[ CELLPHONE RINGS TO
TUNE OF "JINGLE BELLS" ]

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[ BOTH LAUGH ]

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MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHLOE.

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HI, CHLOE.

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Clark, I've got a problem.

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Meet me at The Planet.

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I NEED YOUR HELP.

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[ SIREN WAILS ]

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MR. LUTHOR, CAN YOU HEAR ME?

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MR. LUTHOR, SQUEEZE MY
HAND IF YOU CAN HEAR ME.

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[ CLEARS THROAT ]

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Lana: ALEXANDER, HEY!

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HEY, WAIT FOR YOUR FATHER.

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COME ON!

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TRY AND BE BACK BY 6:00

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SO WE CAN MAKE IT
TO THE KENTS' PARTY.

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KENTS?

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[ CHUCKLES ] AND THIS YEAR,

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TRY AND REMEMBER
THAT WE'RE ON A BUDGET.

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WHAT?

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W-WE HAVE A BUDGET?

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LEX, IT'S BEEN SEVEN YEARS

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SINCE YOUR FATHER CUT
UP YOUR PLATINUM CARD.

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I THINK IT'S TIME TO EMBRACE
THE MIDDLE-CLASS LIFESTYLE.

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DADDY, DADDY,
LET'S GO, LET'S GO.

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SEVEN YEARS?

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SEVEN YEARS?

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LET ME SEE.

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OKAY, HERE. YOU KNOW
WHAT? LET ME DO THAT, LEX.

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COME HERE. [ LAUGHS ]

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COME ON.

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ONE OF THESE DAYS, YOU'RE
GONNA FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THIS,

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AND HOPEFULLY IT'S BEFORE
YOUR NEW LITTLE GIRL ARRIVES.

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ALEX, IN YOU GO.

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I'M SORRY ABOUT THE
WHOLE BUDGET THING.

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I KNOW THAT YOU ONLY OVERSPEND

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BECAUSE YOU WANT
THE BEST FOR US,

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AND THAT'S PART OF
WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.

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HAVE FUN. [ LAUGHS ]

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[ CAR DOOR CLOSES ]

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UGH.

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[ CHUCKLES ]

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WOW!

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WOW IS RIGHT, BUT LANA SAID...

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YOUR MOM SAID... CLARK?

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HEY.

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OH, YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW
HAPPY I AM TO SEE THE TWO OF YOU.

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ARE YOU A FATHER AGAIN?

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UH... NO.

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NOT YET.

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I WAS JUST...

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UNCLE CLARK, UNCLE
CLARK, MAKE ME FLY!

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HEY!

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HEY, I MISSED YOU, LITTLE GUY.

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COME ON. WHOOSH!

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I'M SORRY I HAVEN'T
BEEN AROUND LATELY.

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THINGS HAVE BEEN
CRAZY AT THE PLANET.

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YEAH, DON'T LET HIS "THINGS
HAVE BEEN CRAZY" LINE FOOL YOU.

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HE'S BEEN PROMOTED.

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YEAH, NOW I'M CLOSER TO
BEING A FULL-FLEDGED REPORTER.

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I'VE GOT SOME
PRETTY BIG NEWS, TOO.

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OKAY.

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00:11:01,104 --> 00:11:03,182
MY BOOK'S BEING
PUBLISHED IN JANUARY.

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WOW. THAT'S GREAT.

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00:11:05,677 --> 00:11:08,256
YEAH, THEY LOVE THE IDEA
OF A LUTHORCORP EXPOSé,

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COMPLETE WITH AN
ANONYMOUS TELL-ALL SOURCE.

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00:11:10,413 --> 00:11:14,261
THANK YOU SO MUCH.

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I COULDN'T HAVE DONE
IT WITHOUT YOU, LEX.

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ALL RIGHT,

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00:11:19,421 --> 00:11:21,799
MISS "DID I MENTION MY BOOK
IS ABOUT TO BE PUBLISHED?"

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LET'S GET YOUR TREE
AND GET OUT OF HERE.

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OKAY. BYE, ALEX. BYE, LEX.

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SEE YA, LEX.

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SEE YOU TONIGHT.

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Alex: DAD!

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THIS ONE'S AWESOME!

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[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

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00:11:51,721 --> 00:11:54,770
WHAT HAPPENED?

186
00:11:54,794 --> 00:11:56,832
WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY SON?

187
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Nurse: JUST A MINUTE.

188
00:11:58,298 --> 00:11:59,775
WHERE'S THE DOCTOR?

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00:11:59,799 --> 00:12:02,208
MR. LUTHOR, I'M DR. SCANLON.

190
00:12:02,232 --> 00:12:04,311
WHAT'S HAPPENING, DOCTOR?

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00:12:04,335 --> 00:12:06,135
YOUR SON'S BEEN SHOT.

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00:12:08,908 --> 00:12:10,846
SHOT?

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00:12:10,870 --> 00:12:14,350
FORTUNATELY, HIS LIFE
IS NO LONGER IN DANGER.

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00:12:14,374 --> 00:12:18,193
I'M AFRAID LEX IS GOING TO
BE PERMANENTLY PARALYZED

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00:12:18,217 --> 00:12:19,725
FROM THE CHEST DOWN.

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00:12:19,749 --> 00:12:23,458
YOUR SON'S INTERNAL
BLEEDING CREATED A BLOOD CLOT

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THAT'S SLOWLY
COMPRESSING HIS SPINAL CORD.

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00:12:26,286 --> 00:12:29,203
IF WE COULD RELIEVE
THE PRESSURE, WE MIGHT...

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00:12:29,227 --> 00:12:30,466
IF?

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00:12:30,490 --> 00:12:32,368
NO.

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00:12:32,392 --> 00:12:38,212
NO, WE ARE GOING TO
DO IT, DOCTOR... NOW.

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00:12:38,236 --> 00:12:40,174
MR. LUTHOR, LEX
HASN'T STABILIZED YET.

203
00:12:40,198 --> 00:12:41,476
AN OPERATION COULD KILL HIM.

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00:12:41,500 --> 00:12:46,250
MY SON IS GOING TO WALK, DOCTOR.

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00:12:46,274 --> 00:12:48,883
GET ME DR. LITVACK.

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00:12:48,907 --> 00:12:51,186
Chloe: SO, THEN THEY
PUT ME IN CHARGE,

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00:12:51,210 --> 00:12:53,758
AND I'VE ACTUALLY GOTTEN
A REALLY GREAT RESPONSE.

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00:12:53,782 --> 00:12:56,390
I MEAN, I HAVE DOUBLED THE
NUMBER OF TOYS FOR TOTS

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00:12:56,414 --> 00:12:58,292
THE PLANET COLLECTED LAST YEAR.

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00:12:58,316 --> 00:12:59,864
OKAY, SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM?

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00:12:59,888 --> 00:13:01,735
WELL, THE PRESENTS NEED
TO BE DELIVERED TONIGHT

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00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:04,739
AND THE TEAMSTERS ARE
ON STRIKE ON CHRISTMAS EVE.

213
00:13:04,763 --> 00:13:06,900
SO, INSTEAD OF CALLING
FedEx, YOU CALLED ME?

214
00:13:06,924 --> 00:13:08,903
I DO REALIZE IT'S A LOT TO ASK,

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00:13:08,927 --> 00:13:11,774
BUT, I MEAN, YOU DO RUN
FASTER THAN A SPEEDING BULLET

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00:13:11,798 --> 00:13:13,907
AND I KNOW YOU DON'T
WANT TO DISAPPOINT

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00:13:13,931 --> 00:13:16,379
ALL THOSE UNDERPRIVILEGED
CHILDREN, DO YOU?

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00:13:16,403 --> 00:13:18,251
CHLOE, YOU DIDN'T
HAVE TO GO THERE.

219
00:13:18,275 --> 00:13:19,783
WELL, YOU KNOW IT'S TRUE.

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00:13:19,807 --> 00:13:22,184
I MEAN, YOU'D BE HELPING
OUT A REALLY GREAT CAUSE,

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00:13:22,208 --> 00:13:23,817
NOT TO MENTION SAVING MY CAREER.

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00:13:23,841 --> 00:13:25,458
IT'S JUST, I PROMISED LANA...

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I'M SURE SHE'LL UNDERSTAND.

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00:13:26,984 --> 00:13:28,562
OR AT LEAST SHE'LL UNDERSTAND

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00:13:28,586 --> 00:13:31,394
WHATEVER IT IS YOU
MAKE UP TO TELL HER.

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00:13:31,418 --> 00:13:32,489
PLEASE?

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00:13:33,890 --> 00:13:35,427
ALL RIGHT.

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00:13:35,451 --> 00:13:37,529
YAY! I'll DELIVER A FEW
ON MY WAY TO THE PARTY.

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00:13:37,553 --> 00:13:40,533
YOU'RE MY HERO. I KNEW
YOU'D COME THROUGH.

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OKAY.

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00:13:46,562 --> 00:13:49,611
CHLOE, THIS ISN'T TOYS FOR TOTS.

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00:13:49,635 --> 00:13:52,244
IT'S TOYS "R" US. HOW
MANY ARE THERE?

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00:13:52,268 --> 00:13:54,817
UH, A COUPLE
THOUSAND, GIVE OR TAKE.

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00:13:54,841 --> 00:13:56,447
NOW, I MapQuested
THESE ADDRESSES.

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00:13:56,471 --> 00:13:59,351
AND THE SOONER YOU CAN
GET STARTED, THE BETTER.

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00:13:59,375 --> 00:14:01,616
HERE COMES SANTA CLAUS.

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00:14:04,320 --> 00:14:06,981
[ LAUGHS ]

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00:14:07,582 --> 00:14:10,956
[ LAUGHS ]

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00:14:45,019 --> 00:14:48,437
YOU'RE NOT SANTA CLAUS.

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00:14:48,461 --> 00:14:50,693
YES, I AM. I'M, UH...

241
00:14:56,629 --> 00:14:59,308
I'M THE NEW, IMPROVED MODEL.

242
00:14:59,332 --> 00:15:01,975
LIAR. YOU CAN'T BE SANTA. HE IS.

243
00:15:23,096 --> 00:15:25,903
Clark: ARE YOU ALL RIGHT?

244
00:15:25,927 --> 00:15:28,907
YOU'RE A LITTLE CLOSE
TO THE EDGE, AREN'T YOU?

245
00:15:28,931 --> 00:15:32,104
MAKES IT EASIER TO JUMP.

246
00:15:36,709 --> 00:15:39,411
YEAH, I GUESS IT
DOES, DOESN'T IT?

247
00:15:43,345 --> 00:15:44,923
MIND IF I SIT?

248
00:15:44,947 --> 00:15:46,924
IT'S A FREE WHATEVER.

249
00:15:46,948 --> 00:15:48,926
YOU WANT A DRINK?

250
00:15:48,950 --> 00:15:51,852
NO, THANKS. I'M GOOD.

251
00:15:54,054 --> 00:15:57,335
W-WHY DON'T YOU HAVE A SEAT?

252
00:15:57,359 --> 00:15:59,807
YOU CAN ALWAYS JUMP LATER.

253
00:15:59,831 --> 00:16:01,763
YEAH, I GUESS YOU'RE RIGHT.

254
00:16:03,094 --> 00:16:05,873
AFTER ALL...

255
00:16:05,897 --> 00:16:08,899
IT'S NOT LIKE I'VE GOT
SOMEWHERE TO BE.

256
00:16:14,375 --> 00:16:16,976
LISTEN, I DON'T WANT
TO BE NOSY, BUT...

257
00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:25,130
I WAS JUST WONDERING, SANTA...

258
00:16:25,154 --> 00:16:27,764
WHAT ARE YOU DOING UP HERE?

259
00:16:27,788 --> 00:16:30,890
I MEAN, WHY ARE YOU GONNA JUMP?

260
00:16:34,494 --> 00:16:36,873
GIVE ME ONE GOOD
REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T.

261
00:16:36,897 --> 00:16:38,467
YOU CAN'T, CAN YOU?

262
00:16:40,799 --> 00:16:43,802
HAVE YOU HAD A GOOD
LOOK AT THE WORLD LATELY?

263
00:16:45,835 --> 00:16:48,807
IT'S ALL TAKE, TAKE,
TAKE, BITCH, BITCH, BITCH.

264
00:16:51,510 --> 00:16:55,019
WHAT HAPPENED TO CHRISTMAS?

265
00:16:55,043 --> 00:16:58,994
PEACE ON EARTH?

266
00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:01,426
GOOD WILL TO MEN?

267
00:17:01,450 --> 00:17:04,792
I'll TELL YOU SOMETHING.

268
00:17:09,096 --> 00:17:13,437
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS IS DEAD.

269
00:17:13,461 --> 00:17:14,833
[ SNIFFLES ]

270
00:17:17,035 --> 00:17:19,783
AND IT'S GONNA TAKE A
LOT MORE THAN SANTA CLAUS

271
00:17:19,807 --> 00:17:21,068
TO REVIVE IT.

272
00:17:28,946 --> 00:17:30,817
[ BEEPING ]

273
00:17:37,224 --> 00:17:38,931
INCREASE HIS LIQUIDS

274
00:17:38,955 --> 00:17:42,205
AND, UH, GIVE HIM 8
MILLIGRAMS OF DECADRON.

275
00:17:42,229 --> 00:17:45,207
THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE
TO GIVE MY SON, DR. SCANLON,

276
00:17:45,231 --> 00:17:48,140
IS WHATEVER IS MEDICALLY
NECESSARY TO HAVE HIM MOVED.

277
00:17:48,164 --> 00:17:49,611
I AM HAVING LEX AIRLIFTED

278
00:17:49,635 --> 00:17:51,613
TO THE DAVIS
CLINIC IN METROPOLIS

279
00:17:51,637 --> 00:17:52,946
FOR IMMEDIATE SURGERY.

280
00:17:52,970 --> 00:17:54,947
THEIR NEUROSURGEON
IS STANDING BY.

281
00:17:54,971 --> 00:17:57,080
MR. LUTHOR, I
CAN'T CONDONE THIS.

282
00:17:57,104 --> 00:18:01,184
LUCKILY, DOCTOR,
YOU DON'T HAVE TO.

283
00:18:01,208 --> 00:18:03,555
LISTEN TO ME.

284
00:18:03,579 --> 00:18:07,083
YOU ARE GOING TO WALK, SON.

285
00:18:26,501 --> 00:18:28,073
[ GRUNTS ]

286
00:18:31,507 --> 00:18:33,083
MOMMY, COME SEE.

287
00:18:33,107 --> 00:18:36,010
IT'S A BEAUTY, ISN'T IT, DAD?

288
00:18:46,221 --> 00:18:48,129
I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE THINKING.

289
00:18:48,153 --> 00:18:51,072
THAT YOU'VE GIVEN
IN TO YOUR SON AGAIN,

290
00:18:51,096 --> 00:18:52,973
THAT YOU'RE SPOILING HIM?

291
00:18:52,997 --> 00:18:54,604
EXACTLY.

292
00:18:54,628 --> 00:18:57,036
AND I CAN CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND
HOW YOU REACH THAT CONCLUSION,

293
00:18:57,060 --> 00:18:59,634
BUT... THE THING IS...

294
00:19:01,035 --> 00:19:03,112
THIS TREE IS FOR ME.

295
00:19:03,136 --> 00:19:06,515
I DON'T KNOW IF I
EVER TOLD YOU THIS,

296
00:19:06,539 --> 00:19:09,889
BUT AFTER MY MOTHER DIED...

297
00:19:09,913 --> 00:19:14,254
MY FATHER DIDN'T ALLOW CHRISTMAS
TO BE CELEBRATED IN OUR HOUSE.

298
00:19:14,278 --> 00:19:18,221
IT WAS A VERY BLEAK,
VERY LONELY TIME FOR ME.

299
00:19:19,923 --> 00:19:23,161
AND WHEN I SAW THIS TREE

300
00:19:23,185 --> 00:19:26,034
AND IT WAS EXACTLY LIKE
THE ONES I DREAMED ABOUT

301
00:19:26,058 --> 00:19:29,007
ALL THE YEARS I
COULDN'T HAVE ONE,

302
00:19:29,031 --> 00:19:33,066
SOMEHOW IT REPRESENTED
ALL THE CHRISTMASES I MISSED.

303
00:19:39,072 --> 00:19:41,320
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?

304
00:19:41,344 --> 00:19:45,052
OF COURSE I CAN, HONEY.

305
00:19:45,076 --> 00:19:48,279
IT'S THE SAME THING THAT
YOU TELL ME EVERY YEAR.

306
00:20:03,325 --> 00:20:05,703
ALL RIGHT, LET ME GET
SOMETHING TO PUT ON THE FLOOR

307
00:20:05,727 --> 00:20:07,304
BEFORE YOU GET
NEEDLES EVERYWHERE.

308
00:20:07,328 --> 00:20:08,976
COME ON, MUSCLES.

309
00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:10,977
DO I HAVE TO DO THIS ALL MYSELF?

310
00:20:11,001 --> 00:20:12,673
[ LAUGHS ]

311
00:20:15,777 --> 00:20:18,985
HEY. WHAT'S THIS?

312
00:20:19,009 --> 00:20:21,088
[ LANA CHUCKLES ]

313
00:20:21,112 --> 00:20:24,091
YOUR FATHER'S SECRETARY
NEVER DOES FORGET US.

314
00:20:24,115 --> 00:20:26,092
NO, THIS IS A CORPORATE GIFT,

315
00:20:26,116 --> 00:20:28,195
NOT SOMETHING FROM MY FATHER.

316
00:20:28,219 --> 00:20:30,296
I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

317
00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,198
LEX, YOU KNOW THAT CHRISTMAS

318
00:20:32,222 --> 00:20:35,371
IS JUST ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY
FOR YOUR FATHER TO IGNORE YOU.

319
00:20:35,395 --> 00:20:37,333
IT'S HIS WAY OF REMINDING YOU

320
00:20:37,357 --> 00:20:39,636
JUST HOW DISAPPOINTED
HE IS IN YOU

321
00:20:39,660 --> 00:20:41,036
FOR TURNING YOUR BACK

322
00:20:41,060 --> 00:20:43,379
ON WHAT HE THINKS IT
MEANS TO BE A LUTHOR.

323
00:20:43,403 --> 00:20:47,267
BUT AS FAR AS I'M CONCERNED...

324
00:20:49,338 --> 00:20:54,290
GETTING SHOT WAS THE BEST
THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO YOU.

325
00:20:54,314 --> 00:20:56,091
COMING THAT CLOSE TO DYING

326
00:20:56,115 --> 00:20:59,024
MADE YOU REALIZE THE THINGS
IN YOUR LIFE THAT ARE IMPORTANT,

327
00:20:59,048 --> 00:21:03,098
MADE YOU THE MAN
THAT YOU ARE TODAY...

328
00:21:03,122 --> 00:21:04,784
THE MAN I MARRIED.

329
00:21:11,259 --> 00:21:13,639
Man: Medevac standing by.
Please proceed with patient.

330
00:21:13,663 --> 00:21:15,139
Over and out.

331
00:21:15,163 --> 00:21:16,742
Man #2: Roger that.

332
00:21:16,766 --> 00:21:19,244
Santa: NOW, LET ME
GET THIS STRAIGHT.

333
00:21:19,268 --> 00:21:22,046
YOU GAVE UP YOUR FIRST CHRISTMAS

334
00:21:22,070 --> 00:21:24,349
WITH THE GIRL YOU HAVE LOVED

335
00:21:24,373 --> 00:21:28,352
SINCE YOU SPIED ON HER
THROUGH YOUR TELESCOPE

336
00:21:28,376 --> 00:21:33,157
TO DELIVER THESE... GIFTS?

337
00:21:33,181 --> 00:21:34,428
YEAH.

338
00:21:34,452 --> 00:21:37,255
I MEAN, WELL, I
WASN'T SPYING ON HER.

339
00:21:40,788 --> 00:21:42,766
LOOK, I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE.

340
00:21:42,790 --> 00:21:45,438
MY FRIEND CHLOE, SHE
GAVE UP HER PLANS, TOO.

341
00:21:45,462 --> 00:21:47,670
I MEAN, SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT.

342
00:21:47,694 --> 00:21:50,444
OTHERWISE THOSE KIDS WOULDN'T
HAVE GOTTEN THEIR PRESENTS.

343
00:21:50,468 --> 00:21:52,676
THEY'RE THE ONES
WHO REALLY NEED THEM.

344
00:21:52,700 --> 00:21:57,474
SO, THE TWO OF YOU DECIDED
TO TRY AND PLAY SANTA CLAUS?

345
00:21:59,306 --> 00:22:00,783
[ CHUCKLES ]

346
00:22:00,807 --> 00:22:03,240
I GUESS I WAS WRONG.

347
00:22:04,741 --> 00:22:07,443
THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
ISN'T DEAD, AFTER ALL.

348
00:22:13,349 --> 00:22:14,827
[ CHUCKLES ]

349
00:22:14,851 --> 00:22:17,199
YOU SURE YOU'RE ALL RIGHT?

350
00:22:17,223 --> 00:22:20,896
I AM NOW.

351
00:22:21,397 --> 00:22:22,759
WHOA!

352
00:22:37,813 --> 00:22:40,452
HO, HO, HOLY COW.

353
00:22:40,476 --> 00:22:42,347
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

354
00:22:52,788 --> 00:22:54,264
WE'LL BEGIN BY
COLLAPSING THE LEFT LUNG,

355
00:22:54,288 --> 00:22:56,266
FOLLOWED BY A
LEFT-SIDED THORACOTOMY.

356
00:22:56,290 --> 00:22:57,968
MERRY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE.

357
00:22:57,992 --> 00:23:01,336
NOW, KILL THE CAROLS. I'M
ABOUT TO PERFORM A MIRACLE.

358
00:23:05,000 --> 00:23:07,977
THE PARTY CAN OFFICIALLY
BEGIN. THE LUTHORS ARE HERE.

359
00:23:08,001 --> 00:23:08,978
MERRY CHRISTMAS, LANA.

360
00:23:09,002 --> 00:23:10,420
MERRY CHRISTMAS, CLARK.

361
00:23:10,444 --> 00:23:13,052
LEX, MERRY CHRISTMAS.

362
00:23:13,076 --> 00:23:14,278
HEY.

363
00:23:26,861 --> 00:23:30,070
LEX. JUST THE MAN
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR.

364
00:23:30,094 --> 00:23:32,441
LANA, YOU LOOK BEAUTIFUL.

365
00:23:32,465 --> 00:23:33,543
THANK YOU.

366
00:23:33,567 --> 00:23:35,405
AND JUST ABOUT DUE, I MIGHT ADD.

367
00:23:35,429 --> 00:23:37,407
ONLY A FEW MORE
WEEKS NOW, SENATOR.

368
00:23:37,431 --> 00:23:40,310
Martha: MERRY CHRISTMAS,
LANA. YOU LOOK SO BEAUTIFUL.

369
00:23:40,334 --> 00:23:43,906
LEX, MERRY
CHRISTMAS. [ CHUCKLES ]

370
00:23:46,579 --> 00:23:49,487
LOOK, I PROBABLY SHOULDN'T
BE SHOWING YOU THIS,

371
00:23:49,511 --> 00:23:52,792
BUT BEING A STATE SENATOR
DOES HAVE ITS ADVANTAGES,

372
00:23:52,816 --> 00:23:55,587
LIKE A LITTLE ADVANCE
NOTICE FROM THE GOVERNOR.

373
00:24:04,356 --> 00:24:09,006
LEX, I NEVER ACTUALLY
THOUGHT I'D SAY THIS.

374
00:24:09,030 --> 00:24:11,933
I COULDN'T BE PROUDER OF
YOU IF YOU WERE MY OWN SON.

375
00:24:14,866 --> 00:24:18,545
MR. KENT... JONATHAN...

376
00:24:18,569 --> 00:24:20,588
I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

377
00:24:20,612 --> 00:24:23,321
LET'S TELL EVERYBODY,
SHALL WE? HMM?

378
00:24:23,345 --> 00:24:24,452
COME ON.

379
00:24:24,476 --> 00:24:27,024
EVERYBODY, GRAB A DRINK.

380
00:24:27,048 --> 00:24:29,996
COME ON, GRAB A
GLASS. LISTEN UP.

381
00:24:30,020 --> 00:24:32,600
HERE, HERE, PLEASE. THANK YOU.

382
00:24:32,624 --> 00:24:34,101
[ CLEARS THROAT ]

383
00:24:34,125 --> 00:24:35,902
NOW, UH...

384
00:24:35,926 --> 00:24:38,606
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, I HAVE
IT ON VERY GOOD AUTHORITY

385
00:24:38,630 --> 00:24:41,869
THAT THIS YEAR'S KANSAS
HUMANITARIAN AWARD

386
00:24:41,893 --> 00:24:45,967
IS GOING TO BE GIVEN TO
OUR VERY OWN LEX LUTHOR.

387
00:24:47,498 --> 00:24:52,017
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
I GIVE YOU LEX LUTHOR,

388
00:24:52,041 --> 00:24:55,482
THE FINEST MAN I KNOW.

389
00:24:55,506 --> 00:24:56,523
CHEERS! CHEERS! CHEERS! CHEERS!

390
00:24:56,547 --> 00:24:58,449
[ APPLAUSE ]

391
00:25:01,451 --> 00:25:06,431
Lex: I CAN'T REMEMBER
EVER BEING THIS HAPPY.

392
00:25:06,455 --> 00:25:09,395
THIS HAS BEEN THE
BEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

393
00:25:09,419 --> 00:25:12,138
THANK YOU.

394
00:25:12,162 --> 00:25:14,399
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO END, LEX.

395
00:25:14,423 --> 00:25:16,941
EVERY DAY CAN BE THIS WONDERFUL.

396
00:25:16,965 --> 00:25:19,975
I TOLD YOU THIS IS THE
LIFE YOU COULD HAVE,

397
00:25:19,999 --> 00:25:22,077
THE LIFE YOU CAN HAVE, LEX.

398
00:25:22,101 --> 00:25:24,379
THIS IS WHAT I WANT.

399
00:25:24,403 --> 00:25:26,552
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?

400
00:25:26,576 --> 00:25:29,454
YOU JUST HAVE TO MAKE
THE RIGHT DECISION, LEX.

401
00:25:29,478 --> 00:25:31,917
FOLLOW YOUR HEART,
NOT YOUR AMBITION.

402
00:25:31,941 --> 00:25:35,060
WHAT DECISION? WHAT
ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?

403
00:25:35,084 --> 00:25:39,917
LEX... WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

404
00:25:43,692 --> 00:25:48,533
NO ONE... OR POSSIBLY MYSELF.

405
00:25:48,557 --> 00:25:51,505
I REALLY DON'T KNOW ANYMORE.

406
00:25:51,529 --> 00:25:54,037
I GUESS I'M JUST FEELING
CONTEMPLATIVE THIS EVENING.

407
00:25:54,061 --> 00:25:57,011
YEAH, WELL, THE HOLIDAYS
WILL DO THAT TO YOU.

408
00:25:57,035 --> 00:25:58,435
[ CHUCKLES ]

409
00:26:01,608 --> 00:26:04,642
YOU KNOW, MY LIFE HASN'T TURNED
OUT AT ALL THE WAY I PLANNED.

410
00:26:06,473 --> 00:26:08,651
AND YET, I'VE NEVER
BEEN HAPPIER.

411
00:26:08,675 --> 00:26:11,093
LEX, YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE

412
00:26:11,117 --> 00:26:13,456
AND EVERY REASON TO BE HAPPY.

413
00:26:13,480 --> 00:26:17,430
YOU HAVE A BEAUTIFUL
WIFE, GREAT SON,

414
00:26:17,454 --> 00:26:19,431
A BABY ON THE WAY.

415
00:26:19,455 --> 00:26:22,564
SOMETHING I STILL
CAN'T QUITE BELIEVE...

416
00:26:22,588 --> 00:26:24,668
ME AND LANA.

417
00:26:24,692 --> 00:26:27,169
NOW, HOW THE HELL
DID THAT HAPPEN?

418
00:26:27,193 --> 00:26:30,043
WELL...

419
00:26:30,067 --> 00:26:32,975
YOU BECAME THE KIND
OF MAN SHE COULD LOVE.

420
00:26:32,999 --> 00:26:36,102
YOU MEAN THE KIND OF
MAN YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN?

421
00:26:39,276 --> 00:26:42,584
AND, LEX, YOU OFFERED
HER SOMETHING I DIDN'T.

422
00:26:42,608 --> 00:26:46,629
WHAT HELD YOU BACK, CLARK?

423
00:26:46,653 --> 00:26:50,591
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU
LOVE HER... LOVED HER.

424
00:26:50,615 --> 00:26:52,593
I DON'T KNOW.

425
00:26:52,617 --> 00:26:54,666
I GUESS I JUST
WASN'T READY, LEX.

426
00:26:54,690 --> 00:26:56,537
MAYBE I NEVER WILL BE.

427
00:26:56,561 --> 00:27:00,472
BUT I AM GLAD THAT YOU
AND LANA ENDED UP TOGETHER

428
00:27:00,496 --> 00:27:04,199
AND WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO
REMAIN SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.

429
00:27:06,501 --> 00:27:07,579
THANK YOU.

430
00:27:07,603 --> 00:27:10,736
LEX, COME QUICKLY. IT'S LANA.

431
00:27:16,711 --> 00:27:19,090
SUCTION.

432
00:27:19,114 --> 00:27:21,722
YEAH, I NEED MORE SUCTION.

433
00:27:21,746 --> 00:27:25,025
AND GIVE ME SOME MORE EXPOSURE.

434
00:27:25,049 --> 00:27:27,128
[ BEEPING, FLATLINING ]

435
00:27:27,152 --> 00:27:29,499
WE'RE LOSING HIM.

436
00:27:29,523 --> 00:27:31,231
COME ON, PEOPLE,
GET IT TOGETHER.

437
00:27:31,255 --> 00:27:33,257
[ BABY CRYING ]

438
00:27:36,299 --> 00:27:38,201
YOU WERE GREAT.

439
00:27:42,807 --> 00:27:44,643
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

440
00:27:44,667 --> 00:27:48,271
YOU'RE THE PARENTS
OF A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL.

441
00:27:50,344 --> 00:27:52,076
WOW.

442
00:27:53,676 --> 00:27:55,679
SHE'S PERFECT.

443
00:27:58,221 --> 00:28:00,198
WHAT AN AMAZING
CHRISTMAS GIFT, LANA.

444
00:28:00,222 --> 00:28:01,354
THANK YOU.

445
00:28:03,626 --> 00:28:06,104
WELL, YOU DID A LITTLE BIT.

446
00:28:06,128 --> 00:28:07,335
[ CHUCKLES ]

447
00:28:07,359 --> 00:28:10,668
HI. HI, LITTLE GIRL.

448
00:28:10,692 --> 00:28:13,695
YOU'RE SO BEAUTIFUL.

449
00:28:22,305 --> 00:28:23,782
WOW.

450
00:28:23,806 --> 00:28:25,684
WE DID THAT.

451
00:28:25,708 --> 00:28:27,284
[ GASPING ]

452
00:28:27,308 --> 00:28:29,286
LANA, ARE YOU OKAY?

453
00:28:29,310 --> 00:28:30,728
NURSE?

454
00:28:30,752 --> 00:28:32,690
HEMORRHAGING. WE NEED
TO START TRANSFUSING.

455
00:28:32,714 --> 00:28:34,191
WHAT'S HAPPENING?

456
00:28:34,215 --> 00:28:35,693
SOMEONE GET HIM OUT OF HERE.

457
00:28:35,717 --> 00:28:37,264
I'M SORRY, SIR,
YOU'LL HAVE TO LEAVE.

458
00:28:37,288 --> 00:28:38,765
LANA?

459
00:28:38,789 --> 00:28:41,468
NURSE, LET'S START AN I.V. PUSH.

460
00:28:41,492 --> 00:28:43,470
THREE UNITS.

461
00:28:43,494 --> 00:28:46,827
LET'S GET HER INTO THE O.R. NOW.

462
00:28:51,873 --> 00:28:55,876
YES. I CAN TAKE A
MESSAGE FOR HIM.

463
00:29:01,211 --> 00:29:02,688
MR. LUTHOR?

464
00:29:02,712 --> 00:29:03,860
HOW IS SHE?

465
00:29:03,884 --> 00:29:05,861
I'M SORRY, BUT YOUR WIFE
HAS LOST A LOT OF BLOOD.

466
00:29:05,885 --> 00:29:07,393
WE'RE TRYING TO
CONTROL IT, BUT...

467
00:29:07,417 --> 00:29:09,849
THERE'S GOT TO BE
SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

468
00:29:14,625 --> 00:29:16,527
[ DOOR OPENS ]

469
00:29:24,463 --> 00:29:28,184
DAD, I... I, UH, NEED YOUR HELP.

470
00:29:28,208 --> 00:29:29,485
I DON'T DOUBT IT.

471
00:29:29,509 --> 00:29:32,342
WHY ELSE WOULD YOU
BE HERE CHRISTMAS EVE?

472
00:29:34,913 --> 00:29:36,421
IT'S LANA, DAD.

473
00:29:36,445 --> 00:29:38,754
THEY STARTED TRANSFUSIONS,

474
00:29:38,778 --> 00:29:41,427
BUT WE'VE GOT TO GET
HER TO A SPECIALIST.

475
00:29:41,451 --> 00:29:44,423
THERE'S A SURGEON IN
METROPOLIS AT THE DAVIS CLINIC.

476
00:29:46,424 --> 00:29:48,233
[ EXHALES SHARPLY ]

477
00:29:48,257 --> 00:29:51,335
OH, LEX, WHAT A SORRY SITUATION

478
00:29:51,359 --> 00:29:54,393
YOU HAVE GOTTEN YOURSELF INTO.

479
00:29:58,366 --> 00:30:02,476
I DON'T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND.

480
00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:05,449
MY WIFE IS DYING, AND I
NEED THE HELIJET TO SAVE HER.

481
00:30:05,473 --> 00:30:07,782
I UNDERSTAND YOU PERFECTLY.

482
00:30:07,806 --> 00:30:09,783
YOU TURNED YOUR BACK
ON ME SEVEN YEARS AGO,

483
00:30:09,807 --> 00:30:11,284
BUT NOW YOU NEED MY HELP.

484
00:30:11,308 --> 00:30:13,357
SO, NOW YOU HAVE NO
PROBLEM BANGING ON MY DOOR,

485
00:30:13,381 --> 00:30:15,389
BEGGING FOR FAVORS
IN THE NAME OF FAMILY.

486
00:30:15,413 --> 00:30:17,531
I'M TALKING ABOUT LANA!

487
00:30:17,555 --> 00:30:20,234
I KNOW WE'VE HAD
OUR DIFFERENCES,

488
00:30:20,258 --> 00:30:22,436
BUT MY WIFE...

489
00:30:22,460 --> 00:30:24,821
SHE'S THE MOTHER OF
YOUR GRANDCHILDREN.

490
00:30:26,493 --> 00:30:28,472
HOW COULD I HAVE GRANDCHILDREN?

491
00:30:28,496 --> 00:30:30,428
I DON'T HAVE A SON.

492
00:30:32,599 --> 00:30:34,832
YOU BASTARD!

493
00:30:37,304 --> 00:30:40,307
YOU CAN SAVE HER.

494
00:30:43,380 --> 00:30:47,290
NO, LEX.

495
00:30:47,314 --> 00:30:50,263
I'M NOT GONNA DO THAT.

496
00:30:50,287 --> 00:30:52,824
DON'T YOU UNDERSTAND THAT
EVERY DECISION YOU'VE MADE

497
00:30:52,848 --> 00:30:54,627
HAS BROUGHT YOU
TO THIS VERY MOMENT,

498
00:30:54,651 --> 00:30:57,198
BEGINNING THAT DAY
SEVEN YEARS AGO

499
00:30:57,222 --> 00:30:58,501
IN THE HOSPITAL

500
00:30:58,525 --> 00:31:01,372
WHEN YOU DECIDED TO
FORFEIT THE STATE SENATE RACE

501
00:31:01,396 --> 00:31:03,835
TO JONATHAN KENT?

502
00:31:03,859 --> 00:31:08,510
I TOLD YOU THIS WOULD HAPPEN.

503
00:31:08,534 --> 00:31:12,214
I WARNED YOU, BUT YOU
CHOSE TO GIVE UP YOUR FAMILY.

504
00:31:12,238 --> 00:31:13,916
AND WHEN YOU MADE THAT DECISION,

505
00:31:13,940 --> 00:31:15,917
YOU GAVE UP THE
MONEY AND THE POWER

506
00:31:15,941 --> 00:31:19,875
THAT WOULD'VE ENABLED
YOU TO SAVE YOUR WIFE.

507
00:31:23,648 --> 00:31:25,651
[ SCOFFS ]

508
00:31:27,452 --> 00:31:29,284
PATHETIC.

509
00:31:38,563 --> 00:31:40,870
YOU SAID YOU DIDN'T
WANT TO BE A LUTHOR,

510
00:31:40,894 --> 00:31:42,673
THAT YOU WANTED
INSTEAD TO BE FREE

511
00:31:42,697 --> 00:31:44,499
TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

512
00:31:47,471 --> 00:31:49,644
GO ON, THEN, LEX.

513
00:31:53,508 --> 00:31:57,280
YOU BETTER GET BACK TO IT.

514
00:32:02,385 --> 00:32:04,387
[ MONITOR BEEPING ]

515
00:32:06,920 --> 00:32:10,669
LANA... PLEASE.

516
00:32:10,693 --> 00:32:13,342
DON'T GIVE UP.

517
00:32:13,366 --> 00:32:15,729
DON'T LEAVE ME.

518
00:32:19,732 --> 00:32:21,950
LEX.

519
00:32:21,974 --> 00:32:24,708
HEY.

520
00:32:31,344 --> 00:32:34,662
YOU HAVE TO BE STRONG, LEX,

521
00:32:34,686 --> 00:32:38,496
FOR ALEXANDER... FOR LILY.

522
00:32:38,520 --> 00:32:41,354
LANA...

523
00:32:43,355 --> 00:32:47,074
I LOVE YOU.

524
00:32:47,098 --> 00:32:50,608
MAYBE I TELL YOU THAT ALL
THE TIME... I DON'T KNOW...

525
00:32:50,632 --> 00:32:53,680
BUT PLEASE LISTEN TO ME.

526
00:32:53,704 --> 00:32:57,946
I MEAN IT. I LOVE YOU.

527
00:32:57,970 --> 00:33:02,090
I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED YOU.

528
00:33:02,114 --> 00:33:06,718
I LOVE YOU, TOO, LEX LUTHOR.

529
00:33:10,121 --> 00:33:12,482
YOU'RE A GOOD MAN.

530
00:33:16,126 --> 00:33:18,528
DON'T EVER CHANGE.

531
00:33:26,567 --> 00:33:28,538
[ FLATLINING ]

532
00:33:37,076 --> 00:33:38,808
[ CRYING ]

533
00:33:56,095 --> 00:33:58,744
WHAT DID YOU DO TO HER?

534
00:33:58,768 --> 00:34:02,407
WHY DIDN'T YOU STOP THIS?

535
00:34:02,431 --> 00:34:04,709
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SHOWING ME A BETTER LIFE.

536
00:34:04,733 --> 00:34:07,753
I WAS, LEX. I AM.

537
00:34:07,777 --> 00:34:11,586
A LIFE WHERE MY WIFE DIES?

538
00:34:11,610 --> 00:34:13,588
A LIFE FULL OF PAIN?

539
00:34:13,612 --> 00:34:15,789
NO, LEX, A LIFE FULL OF LOVE.

540
00:34:15,813 --> 00:34:18,423
LOVE?

541
00:34:18,447 --> 00:34:21,595
EVERYONE I'VE EVER
LOVED HAS DIED.

542
00:34:21,619 --> 00:34:26,501
FIRST JULIAN AND THEN YOU...

543
00:34:26,525 --> 00:34:29,733
AND NOW LANA'S DEAD.

544
00:34:29,757 --> 00:34:32,831
AND I COULDN'T DO
ANYTHING TO STOP IT.

545
00:34:35,733 --> 00:34:37,111
[ GASPS ]

546
00:34:37,135 --> 00:34:39,043
LEX? SON... LANA!

547
00:34:39,067 --> 00:34:40,814
I'M HERE.

548
00:34:40,838 --> 00:34:44,211
YOU'RE IN METROPOLIS,
LEX, AT THE DAVIS CLINIC.

549
00:34:45,543 --> 00:34:48,852
YOU'VE BEEN SHOT.

550
00:34:48,876 --> 00:34:51,023
BUT YOU'RE GONNA BE ALL RIGHT.

551
00:34:51,047 --> 00:34:53,751
[ BREATHING HEAVILY ]

552
00:35:19,945 --> 00:35:21,947
[ EXHALES ]

553
00:35:23,650 --> 00:35:25,126
[ BELL RINGS ]

554
00:35:25,150 --> 00:35:27,658
MERRY CHRISTMAS, CHLOE.

555
00:35:27,682 --> 00:35:31,532
SANTA?

556
00:35:31,556 --> 00:35:33,695
SUIT GAVE ME AWAY,
HUH? [ CHUCKLES ]

557
00:35:33,719 --> 00:35:35,197
[ CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY ]

558
00:35:35,221 --> 00:35:37,738
UH, WHAT, UH, WHAT...
WHAT DO YOU WANT?

559
00:35:37,762 --> 00:35:40,472
I MET A FRIEND OF YOURS...
YOUNG CLARK KENT.

560
00:35:40,496 --> 00:35:41,843
HE TOLD ME WHAT
YOU TWO WERE DOING,

561
00:35:41,867 --> 00:35:45,707
HOW YOU WERE GIVING UP YOUR
RESPECTIVE CHRISTMAS EVES.

562
00:35:45,731 --> 00:35:47,948
I FIGURED YOU COULD
USE A LITTLE HELP.

563
00:35:47,972 --> 00:35:49,811
SHOULDN'T YOU BE, YOU KNOW,

564
00:35:49,835 --> 00:35:51,952
STANDING ON A STREET
CORNER WITH A BELL?

565
00:35:51,976 --> 00:35:53,914
[ LAUGHS ] COME ON.

566
00:35:53,938 --> 00:35:55,785
LET ME GIVE YOU TWO A HAND,

567
00:35:55,809 --> 00:35:58,559
TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF
THE PRESSURE OFF.

568
00:35:58,583 --> 00:36:00,961
I AM FAMILIAR WITH
THE JOB, YOU KNOW.

569
00:36:00,985 --> 00:36:02,222
[ CHUCKLES ]

570
00:36:02,246 --> 00:36:05,265
I DON'T KNOW.

571
00:36:05,289 --> 00:36:06,966
GIVE ME A CHANCE.

572
00:36:06,990 --> 00:36:09,629
WORST-CASE SCENARIO...

573
00:36:09,653 --> 00:36:12,927
I MAKE OFF WITH A
FEW FREE SQUIRT GUNS.

574
00:36:15,860 --> 00:36:18,678
WELL, WE DEFINITELY COULD
USE ALL THE HELP WE CAN GET.

575
00:36:18,702 --> 00:36:21,611
AND AT LEAST NO ONE'S GONNA
ACCUSE YOU OF BEING A SCAB

576
00:36:21,635 --> 00:36:23,007
IN A SANTA OUTFIT.

577
00:36:24,768 --> 00:36:26,046
ALL RIGHT, UM,

578
00:36:26,070 --> 00:36:28,718
I'VE ORGANIZED THE
ADDRESSES FROM EAST TO WEST,

579
00:36:28,742 --> 00:36:30,072
SO IF YOU JUST...

580
00:36:50,762 --> 00:36:54,096
LEX, YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME?

581
00:36:57,300 --> 00:37:00,919
WHATEVER IT IS, SON, IT CAN
WAIT TILL YOU'RE STRONGER.

582
00:37:00,943 --> 00:37:04,682
YOU'RE RIGHT.

583
00:37:04,706 --> 00:37:07,325
I SHOULD PROBABLY BE RESTING.

584
00:37:07,349 --> 00:37:08,887
AFTER ALL,

585
00:37:08,911 --> 00:37:12,713
I DID JUST UNDERGO A
LIFE-THREATENING OPERATION.

586
00:37:15,916 --> 00:37:17,619
[ CHUCKLES ]

587
00:37:24,795 --> 00:37:26,903
DR. LITVACK TOLD ME
THE ODDS OF SURVIVAL

588
00:37:26,927 --> 00:37:28,900
I HAD GOING INTO SURGERY.

589
00:37:30,831 --> 00:37:35,582
PRETTY RECKLESS ROLL OF
THE DICE, DON'T YOU THINK?

590
00:37:35,606 --> 00:37:37,053
ON THE CONTRARY, SON.

591
00:37:37,077 --> 00:37:39,816
WHAT I DID MAY APPEAR CALLOUS,

592
00:37:39,840 --> 00:37:42,889
BUT OPTING FOR MY
SON TO HAVE SURGERY

593
00:37:42,913 --> 00:37:44,921
WAS A DELIBERATE DECISION.

594
00:37:44,945 --> 00:37:47,086
BUT IT WASN'T YOUR
DECISION TO MAKE, WAS IT?

595
00:37:49,088 --> 00:37:51,066
YOU WENT AGAINST
THE DOCTORS' ADVICE

596
00:37:51,090 --> 00:37:55,030
NOT BECAUSE YOU
WANTED TO SAVE ME,

597
00:37:55,054 --> 00:37:59,099
BUT BECAUSE YOU COULDN'T
BEAR HAVING A CRIPPLE FOR A SON.

598
00:38:03,132 --> 00:38:05,111
YOU MAY HATE ME
FOR TAKING THE RISK,

599
00:38:05,135 --> 00:38:06,967
BUT I HAD TO MAKE A CHOICE.

600
00:38:10,369 --> 00:38:15,890
AND YOU'RE ALIVE...
AND YOU CAN WALK.

601
00:38:15,914 --> 00:38:17,052
I HAD TO GIVE YOU THAT CHANCE.

602
00:38:17,076 --> 00:38:21,055
AND WHAT IF I HADN'T MADE IT?

603
00:38:21,079 --> 00:38:24,052
HOW WOULD YOU HAVE
JUSTIFIED YOUR DECISION THEN?

604
00:38:31,829 --> 00:38:34,893
HOW DARE YOU PLAY
GOD WITH MY LIFE.

605
00:38:42,139 --> 00:38:43,948
HEY, HEY, NO!

606
00:38:43,972 --> 00:38:46,651
COME ON, COME ON. OUTSIDE.

607
00:38:46,675 --> 00:38:47,952
MEL.

608
00:38:47,976 --> 00:38:49,777
THE DOG.

609
00:38:53,882 --> 00:38:55,930
Chloe: SO, THEN I
TURN BACK AROUND.

610
00:38:55,954 --> 00:38:58,091
AND YOUR TUBBY, LITTLE
MISCREANT IS GONE

611
00:38:58,115 --> 00:39:00,733
ALONG WITH ALL THE TOYS.

612
00:39:00,757 --> 00:39:01,894
YEAH, RIGHT.

613
00:39:01,918 --> 00:39:03,666
THE SAME GUY, THE DRUNK SANTA,

614
00:39:03,690 --> 00:39:05,898
THE GUY WHO I JUST TALKED
OFF THE ROOF OF A BUILDING.

615
00:39:05,922 --> 00:39:07,870
YES, HONESTLY, CLARK.

616
00:39:07,894 --> 00:39:10,943
I'M SURE THAT I WAS TIRED
ENOUGH TO HAVE IMAGINED SANTA,

617
00:39:10,967 --> 00:39:13,677
BUT THERE IS NO WAY I
COULD'VE DREAMED AWAY

618
00:39:13,701 --> 00:39:16,448
ALL OF THOSE WIFFLE
BALLS AND GAME BOYS.

619
00:39:16,472 --> 00:39:20,153
MAYBE HE REALLY
IS... YEAH, RIGHT.

620
00:39:20,177 --> 00:39:23,909
COME ON, CLARK,
THERE'S A CHANCE.

621
00:39:25,181 --> 00:39:27,860
Martha: LOOK,
EVERYBODY, IT'S SNOWING.

622
00:39:27,884 --> 00:39:29,162
[ LAUGHS ]

623
00:39:29,186 --> 00:39:31,818
OH, WE ARE GONNA
HAVE A WHITE CHRISTMAS.

624
00:39:36,052 --> 00:39:38,123
[ Laughing ] HEY!

625
00:39:42,458 --> 00:39:44,236
MERRY CHRISTMAS, LANA.

626
00:39:44,260 --> 00:39:46,939
MERRY FIRST CHRISTMAS
TOGETHER, CLARK...

627
00:39:46,963 --> 00:39:48,910
FIRST OF MANY.

628
00:39:48,934 --> 00:39:50,936
[ CHUCKLES ]

629
00:39:53,239 --> 00:39:55,447
[ DOOR OPENS ]

630
00:39:55,471 --> 00:39:59,143
I THOUGHT YOU DIDN'T
MAKE HOUSE CALLS.

631
00:40:01,175 --> 00:40:04,079
GIVEN THE CIRCUMSTANCES,
I MADE AN EXCEPTION.

632
00:40:06,221 --> 00:40:08,258
OH, NOT TO WORRY, GRIFF.

633
00:40:08,282 --> 00:40:11,762
WE LUTHORS ARE
MADE OF PRETTY TOUGH

634
00:40:11,786 --> 00:40:14,805
AND DEFINITELY
EXPENSIVE MATERIAL.

635
00:40:14,829 --> 00:40:17,937
YOU SURE YOUR MORPHINE
DRIP ISN'T TURNED UP TOO HIGH?

636
00:40:17,961 --> 00:40:21,771
IT'S NOT EVERY DAY THAT ONE
HAS A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE.

637
00:40:21,795 --> 00:40:25,075
AND IT'S TRUE.

638
00:40:25,099 --> 00:40:27,216
MUCH LIKE EBENEZER SCROOGE,

639
00:40:27,240 --> 00:40:31,952
I REALIZED THAT WHAT I
WANT MORE THAN ANYTHING...

640
00:40:31,976 --> 00:40:34,878
IS TO LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER.

641
00:40:42,016 --> 00:40:43,992
AND DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE SECRET

642
00:40:44,016 --> 00:40:46,018
TO LIVING HAPPILY EVER AFTER IS?

643
00:40:48,961 --> 00:40:51,840
POWER.

644
00:40:51,864 --> 00:40:55,068
MONEY AND POWER.

645
00:40:56,869 --> 00:40:59,207
SEE, ONCE YOU HAVE
THOSE TWO THINGS,

646
00:40:59,231 --> 00:41:01,309
YOU CAN SECURE
EVERYTHING ELSE...

647
00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:06,254
AND KEEP IT THAT WAY.

648
00:41:06,278 --> 00:41:09,842
SO, WHAT AM I DOING HERE, LEX?

649
00:41:15,288 --> 00:41:18,289
I WANT YOU TO PULL THE
PIN ON THAT GRENADE.

650
00:41:21,293 --> 00:41:26,233
FIND IT, FAKE IT... DO
WHATEVER IT TAKES

651
00:41:26,257 --> 00:41:30,278
TO KNOCK JONATHAN
KENT OUT OF THE RACE.

652
00:41:30,302 --> 00:41:33,164
I WANT TO BE SENATOR.

653
00:41:35,567 --> 00:41:38,840
I WANT IT ALL.

654
00:41:41,012 --> 00:41:42,514
CONSIDER IT DONE.

655
00:41:46,117 --> 00:41:47,418
MERRY CHRISTMAS.

656
00:42:22,052 --> 00:42:25,030
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