Smallville (2001–2011): Season 5, Episode 20 - Fade - full transcript

Standing outside the Metropolis courthouse with Chloe, Clark saves Graham Garrett from a car which would have crushed him. Graham insists to repay the favor by offering Clark whatever he wants, including the opportunity to be with Lana again by trying to kill Lex Luthor after Clark found out about her affair. Graham later turns out to be a hired killer with chameleon powers that render him invisible. Clark also gets angry at Chloe for keeping Lana and Lex's affair from him. When Clark realizes that Graham wants to kill Lex, Clark wrestles with a moral dilemma whether or not to let him.

[ SIREN WAILS ]

[ SIREN WAILS ]

Chloe: COME ON, CLARK,
PICK UP THE PACE --

SOMEWHERE BETWEEN A BRISK WALK
AND SUPERSPEED.

THE STAR WITNESS
TESTIFIES IN 15 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, NOT THAT I MIND
BEING YOUR BOY FRIDAY,

BUT I DON´T UNDERSTAND
WHY YOU NEED AN ESCORT.

I DON´T.

I JUST THOUGHT A NICE,
LITTLE COURTHOUSE FIELD TRIP

MIGHT HELP REIGNITE
THE JOURNALISM SPARK.

WELL, I HATE TO BREAK IT...



TO YOU, BUT MY ACE-REPORTER DAYS
ENDED WHEN I LEFT THE TORCH.

ALL RIGHT,

THEN CONSIDER IT A MUCH-NEEDED
GET-OFF-THE-FARM PASS.

LOOK, CLARK, I KNOW THIS
HAS BEEN THE YEAR FROM HELL --

AND THAT WAS BEFORE
YOU BROKE UP WITH LANA --

BUT THERE ARE ONLY SO MANY DAYS
YOU CAN HOLE YOURSELF UP

IN THAT LOFT BEFORE
I PULL AN INTERVENTION.

WAIT, I AM NOT HOLED UP.

IT´S JUST EVER SINCE I FOUND OUT
THAT LIONEL KNOWS MY SECRET,

I´VE BEEN WAITING
FOR A BOMB TO GO OFF.

YEAH, WELL,
DON´T DUCK AND COVER YET.

I MEAN, FOR ALL WE KNOW,
HE MAY NEVER LIGHT THE FUSE.

THIS IS LIONEL LUTHOR
WE´RE TALKING ABOUT.

YOU OKAY?



[ Breathing heavily ]
YOU -- YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

I DON´T KNOW
HOW TO THANK YOU.

I DID WHAT ANYBODY ELSE
WOULD HAVE DONE.

I´M SORRY.
I HAVE TO GO.

THANK YOU, AGAIN.
REALLY.

HEY!

NOW, YOU COULDN´T DO THAT
ON THE FARM.

THANKS TO YOU, THAT GUY´S
GOT A NEW LEASE ON LIFE.

NICE WORK.

[ DOOR BUZZES ]

HOLDING ROOM CHECKS OUT.

WITNESS HAS ARRIVED
SAFE AND SECURE.

THERE´S ONLY ONE WAY INTO THIS
ROOM, AND WE´RE GUARDING IT.

GET YOUR STUFF ON.

[ DOOR LOCKS ]

CAN I HELP YOU WITH THAT?

[ CHOKING ]

[ BONES CRACK ]

[ DOOR BUZZES ]

MAN DOWN!

MAN DOWN!
SECURE THE AREA!

HE´S NOT BREATHING.

CALL AN AMBULANCE.

♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

♫ LET YOUR WARM HANDS
BREAK RIGHT THROUGH ♫

♫ SOMEBODY SAVE ME ♫

♫ I DON´T CARE HOW YOU DO IT ♫

♫ JUST STAY ♫

♫ STAY WITH ME ♫

♫ STAY ♫

♫ COME ON ♫

♫ I´VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU ♫

♫ JUST STAY WITH ME ♫

♫ I´VE MADE THIS WHOLE WORLD
SHINE FOR YOU ♫

♫ JUST STAY ♫

♫ STAY ♫

♫ COME ON ♫

GIVE IT UP!

DIE, SAMURAI!
DIE!

YOU WANT A PIECE OF THIS.

TAKE THAT.

LOIS!

TOO LATE, SUCKER!

AND, GENERAL, YOU ARE MINE.

LOIS!

[ BOING ]

OH, COME ON, SMALLVILLE,
YOU KILLED ME.

WHERE DID
ALL THIS COME FROM?

I THINK
THERE´S A CARD SOMEWHERE.

LOOKS LIKE CHRISTMAS
CAME EARLY THIS YEAR --

IN HIGH-DEF SURROUND SOUND,
NO LESS.

THE DELIVERY GUYS WERE UNLOADING
IT WHEN I GOT HERE.

YOU WIN A RAFFLE OR SOMETHING,
SMALLVILLE?

NOT THAT I KNOW OF.

AHA,
HERE YOU GO.

"CLARK."

AND...
I´LL JUST GET TO WORK.

WHO´S IT FROM?

I DON´T NEED A SIGNATURE

TO KNOW THAT THIS
IS FROM LIONEL LUTHOR.

OH, CLARK. I WOULDN´T
JUMP TO CONCLUSIONS.

MOM, I WARNED HIM
TO STAY OUT OF OUR LIVES.

THIS IS HIS WAY OF TRYING
TO BUY HIMSELF BACK IN.

I REALLY DON´T THINK
LIONEL WOULD DO THIS, BUT...

I´LL GO CALL AND FIND OUT.

[ ELEVATOR BELL DINGS ]

HEY, CLARK.

DO YOU REMEMBER THAT TRIAL

THAT WAS CANCELED DUE
TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES?

THE STAR WITNESS WAS MURDERED

IN THE BASEMENT
OF THE COURTHOUSE.

THE BASEMENT?
ARE THERE ANY LEADS?

NOTHING, AND NOW
THE PROSECUTION HAS NO CASE.

IT LOOKS LIKE THIS STORY
HAS GONE FROM LEGAL TO LETHAL.

I GUESS THIS IS A BAD TIME
TO ASK FOR A FAVOR?

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIMES
YOU´VE SAVED MY BUTT,

YOU CAN PULL A COIN FROM
THE FAVOR BANK ANYTIME YOU NEED.

SOMEONE SENT ME
A 50-INCH PLASMA

WITH ALL
THE BELLS AND WHISTLES --

FORGOT TO SIGN THE GIFT CARD.

CLARK, THAT´S NOT A PROBLEM.
THAT´S WINNING THE TRIFECTA.

WHEN´S MOVIE NIGHT?

NEVER.
I SENT IT ALL BACK.

NO, YOU DIDN´T!
YES, I DID.

I´M NOT GONNA ACCEPT
A GIFT LIKE THAT,

ESPECIALLY WHEN I DON´T KNOW
WHO IT´S FROM.

I CALLED METRO PLASMA -- THEY
WON´T GIVE ME ANY INFORMATION.

CAN YOU CALL THEM,
GET INTO THE SALES RECORDS?

SURE.

IT SOUNDS LIKE A MOVE
FROM THE LIONEL LUTHOR PLAYBOOK.

THAT´S THE FIRST THING
I THOUGHT,

BUT MY MOM CALLED, AND HE CLAIMS
HE HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE YOUR
SECRET SANTA REMAINS ANONYMOUS.

THEY PAID IN CASH.

YOU KNOW, IF NOT LIONEL,
WHAT ABOUT LUTHOR JUNIOR?

YOU MEAN LEX?

WHY WOULD HE SEND ME
A HOME-THEATER SYSTEM?

MAYBE HE´S FEELING GUILTY.

GUILTY ABOUT WHAT?

I DON´T KNOW.

I MEAN, HE HASN´T EXACTLY BEEN
THE BEST FRIEND LATELY, SO...

HE ALSO HAS BEEN KNOWN

TO TRY AND WIN YOU OVER
WITH EXPENSIVE TOYS.

HE DID SAY HE WANTED TO TRY
TO FIND SOME COMMON GROUND.

I´M GONNA GO TALK TO HIM.

WHAT´S THE DEAL, SENATOR?

DO YOU NOT LIKE KIDS?

BECAUSE A NO-VOTE
ON SENATOR KENT´S BILL

IS LIKE RIPPING THE TEXTBOOKS

OUT OF THEIR
STICKY LITTLE FINGERS.

THANK YOU, SENATOR.

BYE, NOW.

YES.

OFFICIAL WARNING --
I´M A THIRD-DEGREE BLACK BELT.

THAT MEANS I CAN´T BE HELD
LIABLE FOR ANY FUNERAL COSTS.

GO EASY ON ME.
I´M A FRIEND OF CLARK´S.

ARE YOU HIS GIRLFRIEND?

[ SCOFFS ]
NOT IN THIS LIFETIME.

I´M LOIS --
LOIS LANE.

PLEASURE TO MEET YOU, LOIS.

I´M GRAHAM.

HEY.

SO...WHERE´S THE PLASMA?

SO YOU´RE THE ONE WHO SENT OVER
ALL THE HIGH-TECH BOOTY.

YOU KNOW,
I WAS GONNA KEEP IT,

BUT MR. "I CAN´T TAKE CANDY
FROM STRANGERS"

TOOK EVERYTHING BACK
THIS MORNING.

[ CHUCKLES ]

THAT´S ODD.

THAT´S CLARK KENT.

CAN I ASK WHY YOU´RE PLAYING
DADDY WARBUCKS WITH THE GUY?

´CAUSE IN MY WORLD, FRIENDS
DON´T GIVE FRIENDS $20,000 TOYS.

[ LAUGHS ]

IN MY WORLD, THEY DO.
IS CLARK AROUND?

NO. NOT AT THE MOMENT.

OF COURSE, HE NEVER STAYS GONE
FOR TOO LONG, SO...

IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT,
YOU´RE MORE THAN WELCOME.

I THINK I WILL.

I SEE YOU´VE STEPPED UP
YOUR SECURITY.

I HAD TO MAKE A PRETTY GOOD CASE
BEFORE THEY´D LET ME IN.

YOU´RE NOT AN EASY PERSON
TO SAY NO TO.

I COULDN´T WAIT ANY LONGER.

I´VE BEEN
SITTING BY THE PHONE.

WHAT DID YOU
FIND OUT IN D.C.?

OH, UH...

A LOT
OF PLAUSIBLE DENIABILITY.

FROM THE PENTAGON
TO THE WHITE HOUSE,

NO ONE CAN VERIFY THE EXISTENCE
OF MILTON FINE.

HE SAYS HE WORKS IN A COVERT
BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT.

MAYBE IT´S MORE COVERT
THAN WE THINK.

IF HE EVEN
WORKS THERE AT ALL.

WHAT, SO THOSE CLASSIFIED
DOCUMENTS HE GAVE YOU,

YOU THINK THEY´RE FORGERIES?

NO.

I HAD THEM AUTHENTICATED,
BUT THAT DOESN´T MEAN ANYTHING.

WE HAVE NO IDEA
WHO THIS GUY REALLY IS?
NO.

NO.

DON´T WORRY.

I´LL FIND OUT.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW, I WAS ONLY GONE
FOR A WEEK...

BUT I ACTUALLY
GOT A LITTLE HOMESICK.

WHAT´S SO SPECIAL
ABOUT SMALLVILLE?

OH, I DON´T KNOW.

THE COWS.

CORNFIELDS.
WIDE-OPEN SPACES.

I MISSED YOU, TOO.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

HEY!

RIDDLE ME THIS --

HOW DOES AN ASSASSIN GET IN A
COMPLETELY SEALED ROOM UNSEEN?

YOU KNEW, DIDN´T YOU?

NO.
THAT´S WHY IT´S A RIDDLE.

ALL THOSE TIMES THAT I ASKED YOU
HOW LANA WAS DOING

AND YOU AVOIDED THE SUBJECT
LIKE THE PLAGUE.

YOU KNEW ABOUT HER AND LEX.

I´M SORRY, CLARK.

BUT I DIDN´T THINK IT WAS
MY PLACE TO GET INVOLVED.

YOU´RE SUPPOSED TO
BE MY FRIEND.

I AM YOUR FRIEND.

YOU ARE? THEN WHY DIDN´T
YOU SAY ANYTHING?

BECAUSE I´M LANA´S FRIEND,
TOO,

AND SHE ASKED ME
TO KEEP IT A SECRET.

I THOUGHT YOU, OF ALL PEOPLE,
WOULD RESPECT THAT.

YOU KNOW HOW DANGEROUS LEX IS.

ANY FRIEND OF LANA´S WOULD NEVER
LET HER GET INVOLVED WITH HIM!

LOOK, CLARK, I WASN´T EXACTLY
JUMPING FOR JOY EITHER,

BUT LANA´S A BIG GIRL.

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

CLARK, WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LANA HAS NO IDEA WHAT
SHE´S GETTING HERSELF INTO.

CLARK, LET ME REMIND YOU
THAT YOU BROKE UP WITH HER.

THAT MEANS LANA CAN DATE
WHOEVER SHE WANTS,

WITH OR WITHOUT
YOUR WRITTEN PERMISSION.

I KNOW.

BUT I STILL CARE ABOUT HER,

AND I DON´T WANT TO STAND BY
AND WATCH HER GET HURT.

LOOK, I HATE TO BE THE ONE
TO SAY THIS,

BUT YOU DON´T HAVE A CHOICE.

LET ME GUESS...

...BAD BREAKUP?

I´VE HAD A FEW OF THOSE.

YOU´RE THE GUY
FROM THE COURTHOUSE.

AND YOU´RE A TOUGH MAN
TO PLEASE.

WHAT´S THE PROBLEM --
YOU DON´T WATCH TV?

WAIT...

YOU SENT THAT?

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

IF IT WASN´T FOR CLARK KENT,
I´D BE IN A MORGUE RIGHT NOW

WITH TIRE TRACKS
ACROSS MY FOREHEAD.

IT´S THE LEAST I CAN DO.

BUT HOW DID YOU KNOW
HOW TO FIND ME?

I NEVER TOLD YOU MY NAME.

THAT PRESS PASS
AROUND YOUR NECK DID,

AND THE FACT THAT
I´M FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA

LED ME STRAIGHT HERE.

OH, YOU´RE FROM SMALLVILLE?
DROVE THROUGH LAST YEAR
ON BUSINESS.

CLARK, IF THE BIG-SCREEN´S
NOT YOUR THING, WHAT IS?

THERE MUST BE SOMETHING
I CAN DO FOR YOU.

YOUR, UH...

YOUR "THANK YOU" IS FINE.

I APPRECIATE THE GESTURE.
YOU DON´T NEED TO REPAY ME.

THIS ISN´T ABOUT YOU, CLARK.

IT´S ABOUT ME.

I DON´T EVER
LIKE TO BE IN DEBT,

AND THE FACT IS...
I OWE YOU MY LIFE.

LET ME AT LEAST
BUY YOU DINNER.

I´M STAYING IN METROPOLIS.
I´LL TAKE YOU OUT ON THE TOWN.

THANKS, BUT REALLY, I´M OKAY.

YOU´RE HANGING OUT IN A BARN...

ALONE...
IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE.

THAT DOESN´T SEEM TOO OKAY
TO ME.

LOOKS LIKE THE CHICKEN
FINALLY FLEW THE COOP.

I WAS GETTING
WORRIED ABOUT YOU, MAN.

I THOUGHT WE WERE
GOING TO DINNER.

WHAT´S WITH THE PARTY?

I MADE A KILLING
THE OTHER DAY,

AND IT´S ALL
THANKS TO CLARK KENT.

YOU THIRSTY?
HOW ABOUT A MOJITO?

NO, THANKS.
I-I´M GOOD.

WHAT EXACTLY DO YOU DO?

I´M A HEADHUNTER.

I TRAVEL THE WORLD
TRACKING PEOPLE DOWN.

YOU KNOW, FOR JOBS.

I´D LIKE YOU TO MEET
MY DATE.

LOIS?

SMALLVILLE.

WE MET AT YOUR HOUSE.

I COULDN´T DISAPPEAR WITHOUT
SEEING HER AGAIN.

LOIS, COULD I TALK TO YOU
FOR A SECOND?

HOW ABOUT LATER?

IT´S FINE.

I´LL BE RIGHT BACK.

Both: WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE?

LOIS.

CLARK, I HAPPEN
TO ACTUALLY LIKE THIS GUY,

SO CAN YOU DO ME THIS ONE FAVOR
AND PRETEND NOT TO KNOW ME?

LOIS --
NO!

HUH!

HEY, PAL.

YOU´VE GOT TO CHECK OUT
THE VIEW FROM THE BALCONY.

UH...YOU KNOW,
I´M NOT CRAZY ABOUT HEIGHTS.

TRUST ME.
IT´S WORTH IT.

BEAUTIFUL NIGHT, HUH?

[ CHUCKLES ]
YEAH, IT IS.

I´M GIA.

HI...GIA.

I´M CLARK.

I KNOW.
[ GIGGLES ]

A GUY LIKE YOU -- YOU MUST
HAVE A GIRLFRIEND, HUH?

ME?

I...

DON´T.

DO YOU WANT TO TAKE A TOUR?

I HEAR
THE VIEW FROM THE BEDROOM

IS EVEN BETTER
THAN THE BALCONY.

[ CHUCKLES ]

MMM.

[ LAUGHS ]

WHAT´S WRONG?

I DON´T EVEN KNOW YOU.

[ LAUGHS ]

THAT´S OKAY.

GRAHAM WARNED ME
YOU MIGHT BE SHY.

GRAHAM?

HE WANTS YOU
TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

OH, UM...

LOOK, I´M SORRY.

I THINK THERE´S
A MISUNDERSTANDING.

ALL RIGHT?

I SHOULD GO.

WHOA! WHOA! WHAT HAPPENED?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

LOOK, IF YOU WANT TO DO ME
A FAVOR, JUST CONSIDER US EVEN.

I´VE GOT TO GO.

LOOK, CLARK, I APOLOGIZE.

I THOUGHT GIA WAS JUST
WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED,

BUT I WAS WRONG.

YOU´RE A LOT DEEPER
THAN I GAVE YOU CREDIT FOR.

YOU MUST HAVE
REALLY LOVED YOUR EX.

THEN WHAT´S THE PROBLEM?
LET´S GET YOU TWO BACK TOGETHER.

IT´S A LITTLE LATE FOR THAT.

IT´S NEVER TOO LATE.

IT IS WHEN SHE´S ALREADY
WITH SOMEONE ELSE.

THAT MIGHT MAKE IT MORE
DIFFICULT BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE.

WHO IS THE LUCKY BASTARD?

SOMEONE I USED TO CALL
MY FRIEND.

WELL,
THAT´S NOT CROSSING THE LINE --

THAT´S JUST PLAIN WRONG.

YEAH, WELL,
IF YOU KNEW LEX LUTHOR,

YOU WOULDN´T BE SURPRISED.

THAT BILLIONAIRE
MIGHT BE WITH HER NOW,

BUT DON´T LOSE FAITH, CLARK.

IF IT´S MEANT TO BE, THINGS
HAVE A WAY OF WORKING OUT.

WELL, I HOPE YOU´RE RIGHT.

I KNOW I AM.

I´M ALWAYS RIGHT.

REST ASSURED, FINE,
WE´RE CLOSE.

THE VIRUSES ARE BEING
GENETICALLY SPLICED AS WE SPEAK.

UNH!

AAH!

[ GRUNTS ]

[ GRUNTS ]

Lana: LEX!

HELP!
HELP, PLEASE!

CALL AN AMBULANCE.

HURRY!

LEX.

IT´S GONNA BE OKAY.

CHLOE CALLED ME.
SHE TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.

HOW´S HE DOING?

LUCKILY,
HIS TRACHEA DIDN´T COLLAPSE,

AND THE DOCTOR SEDATED HIM
FOR THE PAIN.

WHERE´S LIONEL?

LIONEL´S ON HIS WAY BACK
FROM SINGAPORE.

YOU´RE A GOOD FRIEND FOR STAYING
HERE WITH HIM LIKE THIS.

SOMEONE SHOULD BE WITH HIM
WHEN HE WAKES UP.

YEAH.

OF COURSE.

DO THEY KNOW WHO DID THIS?

I GAVE THEM
A FULL DESCRIPTION.

YOU WERE THERE
WHEN IT HAPPENED?

I WAS RETURNING SOME BOOKS,
AND I WALKED IN ON THE ATTACK.

UM...
WHAT DOES THE GUY LOOK LIKE?

UM, DARK HAIR, DARK EYES,
ABOUT 6 FEET TALL.

HE WAS WEARING
A BLACK TRENCH COAT.

CLARK, HE SEEMED TO VANISH
INTO THIN AIR.

QUITE A SWEET TOOTH
YOU´VE GOT THERE.

MY DENTIST WOULD AGREE.

I THOUGHT YOU WERE
HEADING OUT OF TOWN.

I WAS, BUT I COULDN´T
GET A CERTAIN SOMEONE

OUT OF MY MIND.

SOMEONE
WITH A BEAUTIFUL SMILE

AND, APPARENTLY,
A LOT OF CAVITIES.

[ LAUGHS ]

LOOK, IF YOU THINK I´M BLUSHING,
I´M JUST A LITTLE SUNBURNT.

WELL, IF YOU´RE NOT TOO BUSY
APPLYING THE ALOE VERA,

YOU WANT TO GO SEE COLDPLAY
WITH ME TONIGHT?

TONIGHT? WOW.

THEY´RE PLAYING
IN METROPOLIS?

ACTUALLY, CHICAGO.
I CHARTERED A JET.

WE´LL HAVE DINNER ON THE PLANE.
YOU LIKE ITALIAN?

GRAHAM,
IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT,

YOU DON´T HAVE TO
PLAY THE WHOLE JET-SETTER CARD.

IT´S NOT A CARD.
IT´S A REALITY.

I WORK FOR LARGE CORPORATIONS
THAT TAKE GOOD CARE OF ME.

MAYBE I SHOULD THINK ABOUT
GETTING A JOB IN THE WHOLE

CORPORATE-HEADHUNTING BUSINESS
MYSELF.

SOUNDS LIKE A LOAD OF FUN.

IT IS.

BUT IT CAN GET
A LITTLE CUTTHROAT.

SO WHAT DO YOU SAY?

LOOK...

I LOVE JETTING OFF TO COLDPLAY
CONCERTS LIKE THE NEXT GIRL,

BUT REALLY,
I´M JUST AS HAPPY

GOING DOWN TO JOE´S
FOR SOME FOGGYBOTTOM BURGERS.

THEN, I´LL TELL YOU WHAT --

WE´LL HAVE FOGGYBOTTOM BURGERS
ON THE PLANE.

PICK YOU UP AT 6:00?

[ SIGHS ]

I´LL BE WEARING
MY GLASS SLIPPERS.

AFRAID THE PARTY´S OVER.

CLARK, YOU KNOW LOIS
PRETTY WELL.

IS SHE A CANDY OR FLOWERS
KIND OF GIRL?

YOU TRIED TO KILL LEX.

[ CHUCKLES ]
ME? WHY WOULD I DO THAT?

YOU HAVE SOME SICK IDEA
YOU´D BE DOING ME A FAVOR.

WELL.

I DO HAVE TO ADMIT...

IF LEX WAS OUT OF PICTURE AND
LANA WAS AS FREE AS A BIRD...

I´M TAKING YOU
TO THE POLICE!

I GUESS I´M NOT THE ONLY ONE
WHO´S GOT A LITTLE SECRET.

CLARK, IF YOUR
METEOR-CHALLENGED FRIEND

TRIED TO KILL LEX
TO REPAY A FAVOR,

IT´S PROBABLY NOT THE FIRST TIME
HE´S MURDERED SOMEONE.

IN FACT, WITH HIS POWERS,
HE MIGHT EVEN BE THE CHAMELEON.

WHO´S THE CHAMELEON?

HITMAN FOR HIRE --

NUMBER 8 ON THE F.B.I.´S TOP 40
AND CLIMBING THE CHARTS.

HE ALSO
HAPPENS TO BE THE PRIME SUSPECT

FOR THE COURTHOUSE MURDER.

WHICH HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER
I SAVED GRAHAM´S LIFE.

HIS TRADEMARK
IS GETTING TO HIS VICTIMS

IN HIGHLY SECURE LOCATIONS.

HE LEAVES NO PRINTS, NO IMAGES
ON SURVEILLANCE CAMERAS,

AND NO CLUES.

METEOR POWER
WOULD EXPLAIN A LOT.

HE SAID
HE´D BEEN IN SMALLVILLE BEFORE.

WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE´S
NO RECORD OF CAMOUFLAGE POWER

ON THE DIGITAL WALL OF WEIRD,

AND THE NAME GRAHAM GARRETT
DIDN´T GET ANY HITS.

THIS GUY´S
TOTALLY OFF THE GRID.

IF I HADN´T PULLED HIM
OUT, THAT WITNESS WOULD BE ALIVE

AND LEX WOULDN´T BE
IN THE HOSPITAL.

I´VE GOT TO STOP HIM.

IT´S EASIER SAID THAN DONE.

WHEN YOU´RE A WANTED MAN,
INVISIBILITY COMES IN HANDY.

EVERY LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
FROM THE F.B.I. TO INTERPOL

HAS BEEN AFTER HIM
FOR THE LAST YEAR.

I´M NOT YOUR TYPICAL
LAW-ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.

CLARK, DON´T GET TOO COCKY.

I MEAN, NOT ONLY DOES THIS GUY
KNOW ABOUT YOUR POWERS

BUT HE COULD VERY WELL
KNOW ABOUT YOUR WEAKNESS.

HOW WOULD HE KNOW
ABOUT THE METEOR ROCKS?

CLARK, HE´S THE ULTIMATE
FLY ON THE WALL.

AND HE´S BUZZING OVER
TO THE TALON LATER ON TONIGHT

FOR HIS DATE WITH LOIS.

I´VE GOT TO CALL
AND WARN HER.

HELLO?

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

LOIS, I´VE BEEN CALLING,
KNOCKING ON THE DOOR.

HOW LONG
HAVE YOU BEEN IN THERE?

ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF.

WHAT?

HEY, YOU WEREN´T
JUST IN MY BATHROOM, WERE YOU?

LOIS, I JUST
WALKED IN THE APARTMENT.

I COULD HAVE SWORN SOMEBODY
WAS IN THERE WATCHING ME.

GRAHAM.

YOU´RE BLAMING GRAHAM?
THAT´S PATHETIC.

LOIS, IF YOU SEE HIM,
YOU HAVE TO STAY AWAY.

WHY IS IT
YOU FEEL THE NEED

TO LOB A GRENADE
AT EVERY GUY THAT I DATE?

QUIET.

[ HEART BEATING ]

HE´S HERE.

[ BEATING INTENSIFIES ]

HEY!

IT´S AMAZING WHAT YOU CAN LEARN
WHEN YOU´RE A FLY ON THE WALL.

THOSE METEORS
THAT FELL FROM THE SKY

THE DAY
I DROVE THROUGH TOWN --

THEY MIGHT HURT YOU,

BUT THEY GAVE ME THE GREATEST
LIFE I COULD EVER ASK FOR.

YOU WERE IN SMALLVILLE THE DAY
OF THE METEOR SHOWER?

LUCKIEST DAY OF MY LIFE.

YOU THINK USING YOUR POWER
TO BE A HERO IS A RUSH?

NOTHING BEATS
USING THEM TO KILL.

I SAVED YOUR LIFE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE
TAKEN THE PLASMA.

BUT NOW THAT MY IDENTITY´S
IN JEOPARDY, I HAVE NO CHOICE.

I HAVE TO GET RID OF YOU,
LEX, AND LANA.

NO.

THEY SAW WHO I WAS, CLARK.

IN MY LINE OF WORK,
YOU DON´T LEAVE LOOSE ENDS.

YOU´LL NEVER
GET AWAY WITH IT.

I ALWAYS DO.

UNH!

[ SIGHS ]

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

HEY.

Shh.

YOU´RE NOT SUPPOSED TO TALK.

I´M NOT SUPPOSED TO DO
A LOT OF THINGS.

DID THEY CATCH THE GUY?

NO, NOT YET.

BUT THEY´RE GOING TO.

LEX, I DON´T UNDERSTAND WHO
WOULD WANT TO DO THIS TO YOU.

PICK A NUMBER.

THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE

WHO WANT TO SEE ME
BREATHE MY LAST BREATH,

BUT I´M NOT GONNA MAKE IT
EASY FOR THEM.

I HAVE TOO MUCH TO LIVE FOR.

THANKS FOR BEING HERE.

AS YOU CAN SEE,

THERE´S NOT EXACTLY
A CROWD OF WELL-WISHERS

KNOCKING DOWN THE DOOR
TO BE AT MY BEDSIDE.

ACTUALLY,
I WASN´T YOUR ONLY VISITOR.

CLARK STOPPED BY EARLIER.

REALLY?

YEAH.

WELL, IT´S TOO BAD
IT TAKES A NEAR-DEATH EXPERIENCE

TO BRING OLD FRIENDS TOGETHER.

[ CLEARS THROAT ]

DID YOU TELL HIM ABOUT US?

I DON´T OWE CLARK ANYTHING,
LEX...

ESPECIALLY THE TRUTH.

I KNOW YOU´RE ANGRY AT HIM,

BUT HE DESERVES
A MODICUM OF RESPECT.

THIS ISN´T ABOUT ANGER.

I´LL TELL HIM WHEN I´M READY,
ON MY OWN TERMS.

LANA, DON´T LET HIM FIND OUT
FROM SOMEONE ELSE FIRST.

Chloe: LOIS!

HEY, WHERE´S CLARK?
I HAVE NO CLUE.

HE JUST BUSTED IN HERE, WARNED
ME ABOUT GRAHAM, AND TOOK OFF.

DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA
WHERE HE WENT?

NO, I WASN´T EXACTLY
PAYING ATTENTION,

AND TO BE PERFECTLY HONEST,

I AM STARTING TO GET
A LITTLE TIRED OF HIM THINKING

I NEED HIS APPROVAL
JUST TO GO ON A SIMPLE DATE.

CAN YOU PLEASE TELL ME
WHY CLARK KENT

IS SO OBSESSED
WITH MY LOVE LIFE?

LOIS...

GRAHAM´S A KILLER...

A PROFESSIONAL HITMAN.

OF COURSE, HE IS.

WE NEED TO FIND CLARK.

CLARK!

CLARK!

THE WAITRESS SAID HE RAN OUT.
HE COULDN´T HAVE GOTTEN FAR.

YOU´D BE SURPRISED.

HEY, SMALLVILLE!

[ TELEPHONE RINGING
IN DISTANCE ]

CLARK?

CLARK?

[ RINGING CONTINUES ]

SMALLVILLE!

OH, MY GOD.

CLARK!

CLARK!

[ GRUNTING ]

COME ON, CLARK!

WAKE UP!

CLARK, WAKE UP!

HE´S GOING AFTER LEX
AND LANA.

[ DOOR UNLOCKS ]

IS EVERYTHING OKAY?

[ SIGHS ]

YEAH.

YEAH, I JUST THOUGHT
YOU WERE SOMEBODY ELSE.

IT´S JUST ME...

BRINGING YOU
A LITTLE COMFORT.

[ PAPER TEARING ]

I THOUGHT
THAT YOU´D PREFER THESE

TO THE UNCOMFORTABLE
HOSPITAL GARB.

THEY´RE PERFECT.

[ BONES CRACK ]
UGH!

[ DOOR OPENS ]

LEX?

LANA.

WHAT´S HAPPENING?
GET BEHIND ME.

[ SCREAMS ]

AAH!

LANA, RUN!
RUN! GO!

GET DOWN!

YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

GOOD MORNING, SENATOR.

HI.

GOOD NEWS -- YOU HAVE
SENATOR RICKMAN´S VOTE.

THAT´S GREAT, LOIS.

SO, HOW ARE YOU?
CLARK TOLD ME WHAT HAPPENED.

ME? I´M FINE.

GETTING SWEPT OFF MY FEET
BY A NOTORIOUS HITMAN

IS JUST MY WAY
OF LIVING LA VIDA LOCA.

THERE´S NO WAY YOU COULD HAVE
KNOWN THE TRUTH ABOUT HIM.

MAYBE, BUT IT DOES CONFIRM

A VERY DISTURBING TREND
IN MY LIFE.

AND AS MUCH AS I´D
LIKE TO DENY IT,

I SEEM TO BE A MAGNET

FOR GUYS WHO END UP
ON "AMERICA´S MOST WANTED."

OH, I DON´T BELIEVE THAT.

TRUST ME, YOU DON´T
WANT TO SEE THE RAP SHEETS.

[ SIGHS ]

WHY CAN´T I JUST MEET A DECENT
GUY FROM A DECENT FAMILY

WHO HAPPENS
NOT TO BE A PSYCHOPATH?

OH, LOIS.

YOU KNOW...

WHEN I WAS YOUR AGE,

I WASN´T DATING
PRINCE CHARMINGS EITHER.

REALLY?
YEAH.

[ CHUCKLES ]

I USED TO ATTRACT THE DARK,
MYSTERIOUS TYPE, TOO,

UNTIL I MET JONATHAN.

SEE, WHAT WORRIES ME

IS THAT WHEN MY JONATHAN
FINALLY DOES COME AROUND,

I´LL BE
LOOKING THE OTHER WAY,

AND I´LL MISS HIM
COMPLETELY.

WELL, YOU HAVE TO KEEP
A CLOSER WATCH.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE GO THROUGH
THESE BAD RELATIONSHIPS

FOR A REASON.

WELL,
IF THERE´S A GOOD REASON

FOR ALL THE PAIN AND
AGGRAVATION, I´M DYING TO KNOW.

MAYBE YOU HAVE TO GET THROUGH
ALL THE WRONG MEN

SO YOU CAN RECOGNIZE
THE RIGHT ONE.

[ CHUCKLES ]

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR FIRST
FRONT-PAGE BY-LINE.

YEAH, YOU DESERVE
ALL THE CREDIT.

OR THE BLAME.

IF SAVING STRANGERS ENDS UP
GETTING OTHER PEOPLE KILLED,

I´M NOT SURE THAT´S
THE BUSINESS I WANT TO BE IN.

DO YOU REALLY HAVE A CHOICE?

I´M NOWHERE NEAR SUPER,

BUT IF I SEE SOMEONE DROWNING,
I´M GONNA THROW THEM A ROPE.

AND WHAT IF THAT PERSON´S
A KILLER, CHLOE?

WHAT IF THE WORLD WOULD ACTUALLY
BE BETTER OFF WITHOUT THEM?

STILL, THAT´S NOT
YOUR CHOICE TO MAKE.

I MEAN, ASK A DOCTOR
OR A FIREFIGHTER

OR ANYONE
IN THE HERO BUSINESS.

YOU SAVE FIRST,
AND YOU ASK QUESTIONS LATER.

YEAH,
I GUESS YOU´RE RIGHT.

IT´S JUST
NOT ALWAYS THAT EASY.

ESPECIALLY WHEN THE PERSON
YOU´RE SAVING IS LEX LUTHOR.

I SHOULD NEVER HAVE QUESTIONED
YOUR FRIENDSHIP.

YOU WERE ANGRY.
AND I UNDERSTAND.

I MEAN, IT´S NOT EXACTLY
A WALK IN THE PARK

TO SEE THE PERSON YOU LOVE
IN THE ARMS OF SOMEONE ELSE.

OF ALL THE PEOPLE IN THE WORLD,
WHY LEX?

JUST LIKE YOU CAN´T PICK
AND CHOOSE THE PEOPLE YOU SAVE,

YOU CAN´T CONTROL
WHO YOUR EX-GIRLFRIEND DATES.

THAT´S JUST THE WAY IT IS.

YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW HARD IT WAS
TO SEE THEM LIKE THAT.

IT WAS LIKE
I COULDN´T BREATHE.

I´M SORRY YOU HAD TO FIND OUT
THAT WAY.

I KNOW HOW MUCH
IT MUST HAVE HURT.

BUT, YOU KNOW,
LANA´S MOVED ON.

MAYBE IT´S TIME YOU STARTED
DOING THE SAME THING.

I THOUGHT
YOU LOVED THAT TELESCOPE.

I DID.

IT DOESN´T WORK ANYMORE.

LEX GOT OUT OF THE HOSPITAL
TODAY.

WELL, THAT´S GREAT.

HE´S A LUCKY GUY.

CLARK, WHEN, UH,
YOU AND I WERE TOGETHER,

NOTHING BOTHERED ME MORE

THAN WHEN YOU WERE
LESS THAN HONEST WITH ME,

AND I DON´T WANT
TO BE LIKE THAT.

THAT´S A GOOD CHOICE.

AT THE HOSPITAL,

WHEN I TOLD YOU I WAS AT THE
MANSION TO RETURN SOME BOOKS,

I WAS LYING.

LEX AND I HAVE ACTUALLY BEEN
SPENDING A LOT OF TIME TOGETHER.

[ CHUCKLES ]

YOU KNOW,
I KIND OF NOTICED.

CLARK, IT´S MORE THAN THAT.

WE´RE SEEING EACH OTHER.

AND I THOUGHT
THAT IT WOULD BE BEST

IF YOU HEARD IT
FROM ME FIRST.

LANA, I KNOW YOU DON´T
WANT TO HEAR THIS --

ESPECIALLY FROM ME.

YOU CAN´T TRUST LEX.

AND I COULD TRUST YOU?

I JUST DON´T WANT
TO SEE YOU GET HURT.

I KNOW YOU THINK YOU´RE BEING
SOME KIND OF A HERO, CLARK.

BUT THE TRUTH IS...

I DON´T
NEED YOU TO PROTECT ME.

LANA...

CLARK...

IT´S OVER.

YOU MADE THAT DECISION.

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