1. You're putting a lot of time into
this equestrian show.
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2. I didn't realize how
important it was to you.
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3. I'm inviting the Smalls to come watch me
ride in this weekend's competition.
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4. Oh. Well, I take it everything's good
on the father-daughter front.
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8. I keep living my life
waiting for the other shoe to drop.
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10. Thanks, Clark.
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13. - Stop me when I'm getting warm.
- My article about the debate team.
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I got caught up helping Lana.
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I needed it tonight.
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17. To fill in the hole, I had to blow up
the lunch menu to a 60-point type.
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18. - I'm sure that'll be fascinating.
- Chloe, it's my fault.
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19. - I asked Clark to help me.
- No, Lana, I don't blame you.
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21. - Thanks again for your help.
- Yeah.
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23. I can't say that makes me feel any better,
given your track record on promises.
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24. It's one story, what's the big deal?
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one riding practice to do.
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26. - Don't make this about Lana.
- I'm not. This is about you.
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to be there when I need you.
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28. - Don't you think you're being harsh?
- No. I don't.
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29. I'm never a priority in your life, I'm always
just your backup plan and I'm tired of it.
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30. - That's ridiculous.
- Is it?
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maybe I should quit.
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32. Maybe you should.
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33. Fine. I quit.
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34. Help me get this stuff out of the back!
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35. Right.
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36. Hey!
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37. - What do you think you're doing?
- Get out of here!
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38. Hey!
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39. Hurry up, dude. Hurry up.
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40. Okay, let's go. Let's go!
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41. I got it. I got it.
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42. - How could they do it?
- What, beat the crap out of me?
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43. I'm sorry, Dad, it just... It hurt.
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44. It actually hurt.
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45. - What'd you tell the police?
- I left beforehand.
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46. You witnessed a crime.
You have an obligation to report it.
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47. And put myself back on
Sheriff Adams' radar? I don't think so.
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48. What could I tell her,
I used my x-ray vision to see the plate?
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49. All right, I understand. Just calm down,
what else did you see?
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51. I think he goes to Smallville High.
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52. Just because he has a class ring
doesn't necessarily mean he goes here.
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53. I mean, he could be a graduate.
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54. Meanwhile, in Lana-land,
looks like your ship's finally come in.
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55. - Oh, I mean, we're...
- "Just friends."
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56. You better invest in a new set of cue
cards. I've never seen her so happy.
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57. I wish it was just me, but Lana's been
walking on air since her dad stepped up.
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59. You mean Eric Marsh?
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60. You really need to pick up a sports page.
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61. All right, Eric, show us what you got.
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62. Let's go, Eric. Step up.
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63. All right, give me some heat.
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64. - Nice swing.
- Yeah.
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65. Eric's got the highest batting average
in Smallville High history.
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66. He really put the team on the map.
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67. They're getting sponsorship for equipment
and uniforms because of him.
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68. Not to mention the scouts that have
suddenly added a detour to Smallville.
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70. he used to suck.
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72. We played on the same
Little League team for five years.
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75. Not sure.
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76. Sometimes you work hard enough,
you get your dream.
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pharmaceutical enhancement.
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78. You thinking steroids?
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80. Lex.
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81. It's been too long.
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82. And I thought we agreed to keep
face-to-face contact to a minimum.
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83. For business, perhaps.
This is a social call.
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84. I've come to offer my congratulations
on your engagement.
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86. It hurt that I had to learn
of your pending nuptials...
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88. Come on, Dad.
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89. Since when has my personal happiness
ever been of the slightest interest to you?
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Helen.
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92. Helen's out of town at a medical seminar.
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93. I suspect your visit would be putting her
anger management techniques to the test.
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94. But then we both know you're not here
to discuss my wedding plans.
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of a high-school newspaper.
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99. but I did some checking of my own
and Io and behold, it's true.
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100. What are you moving in the middle
of the night in unmarked trucks?
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101. Nothing out of the ordinary.
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102. I'd hate to think that you'd stoop to use
common thuggery to get back at me, son.
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103. Wait a minute.
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104. Are you insinuating that I had something
to do with robbing your truck?
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106. That would be illegal.
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107. Legalities are inconsequential.
I would want my property returned.
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108. For what it's worth...
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109. I had nothing to do with it. But the
fact that you came to ask intrigues me.
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110. What's in there
that's so important to you?
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111. Give my regards to...
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113. Enjoy.
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114. Henry. This is a surprise.
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115. Well, I was in the neighborhood.
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116. Regular coffee, no additives. And when
you come by three times a week...
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117. you don't need the excuse.
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118. I guess some small part of me
is still getting used to all this.
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119. What, dropping by for a casual visit
with your daughter?
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120. No, entering a business co-owned by
Luthor without an injunction in my hand.
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121. Thanks. But it's been worth it.
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122. I feel the same way.
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123. - What's this?
- The seating chart for the show.
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124. They set aside a section
for riders' families.
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125. I took a leap and reserved
a couple of seats for you and Jennifer.
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126. Lana, that was thoughtful.
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127. Yes, I'll definitely be there.
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128. But Jennifer won't.
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129. She's never really accepted me, has she?
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130. She just doesn't know you like I do.
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131. Give her some time, she'll come around.
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132. Pete, check this out.
Before Eric's sudden sports career...
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133. he was an honors chemistry student
with a straight-A average.
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134. Guess you don't get the babes
and the free Nikes for that.
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135. It says here he was in
a chemistry lab explosion...
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last summer during chemistry camp.
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137. That's probably why
he's got the plate in his head.
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138. Yeah, but what's he doing
knocking over a LuthorCorp truck?
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139. I thought you quit the Torch.
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140. Just clearing out my desk.
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141. Wait a minute, you quit?
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142. Apparently I can't be counted on.
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143. I didn't even know quitting
was an option.
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144. Funny.
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145. Tough crowd.
Hey, I'll catch up with you later.
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146. - Keep me posted on Eric.
- Yeah.
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147. Marsh?
Why are you guys interested in him?
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148. Doesn't matter.
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149. Clark, I didn't ask you to quit the Torch.
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150. Yeah, but all I do is disappoint you.
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151. I didn't say that.
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152. I just said you drop everything
for Lana with no regard for anyone else.
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153. I thought this wasn't about Lana.
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155. - It's not.
- Every time you see us together...
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like I'm cheating on you.
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157. I'm sorry, but if that's
the way you feel...
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158. maybe we shouldn't hang out anymore.
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159. Tell me it's working, boys.
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160. This stuff's incredible.
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161. Another score
and we'll take it out on the street.
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162. Yep, as long as there's enough for me.
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163. I got a major league scout
coming to watch me next week.
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164. Then you can make
the next batch, champ.
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165. - Who do we have here?
- Hold him.
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166. You're not going anywhere.
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167. Were you following me, Kent?
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168. I know you robbed that truck.
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169. You're pretty smart.
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170. But you see, I'm smart too.
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171. I finally found a way
to have everything I wanted...
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172. and nobody is gonna mess that up.
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173. You don't know what you're doing.
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174. Looks like you know
about the meteor rock.
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175. It's dangerous. I've seen
what it can do to people.
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176. Like get me a multimillion-dollar
contract in the majors?
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177. He knows too much.
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178. All right, get up.
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179. If he goes, our problem goes with him.
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180. We don't know who else he told.
Let's pack up and get out of here.
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181. Let's go, man. Put this in the back.
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182. - Clark. Oh, my God, what happened?
- I saw one of the hijackers.
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183. He goes to our school. I followed him
to the old foundry. They jumped me.
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184. Clark, you still couldn't stop them?
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185. No, I think it has to do with
refined kryptonite.
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186. They had kryptonite bars,
the same ones that were in Lionel's safe.
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187. That's what they stole from the truck.
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188. Clark, what would they be doing
with kryptonite?
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189. Melting it down and inhaling it. That's
what's giving them incredible strength.
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190. - Jonathan, we have to bring in the police.
- Yeah.
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191. - The police can't do anything.
- Clark.
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192. Dad, they threw me into a blast furnace.
They overpowered me.
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193. If there was kryptonite in there,
I wouldn't be here now.
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194. We can't let our concern about
your secret intimidate us into silence.
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195. Maybe there is another way.
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196. Marsh, drop the bat.
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197. - What is this?
- I don't wanna tell you again. Drop it.
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198. You're under arrest
for assault and armed robbery.
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199. - What are you talking about?
- We got a tip, looked through your locker.
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200. You can't without a warrant.
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201. Guess again. We don't need a warrant
to look through a student's locker.
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202. The driver, he came to long enough to tell
us about the aliens that trashed his truck.
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203. Don't worry, now.
You can use your one call to phone home.
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204. Okay, the only time you're ever this quiet
is when you're sleeping. What's up?
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205. Clark and I decided to put our friendship
on an indefinite hiatus.
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206. Over one newspaper story?
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207. Let's just say that
certain insurmountable forces...
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209. I'm sorry. If there's anything
I can do to help...
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212. Thanks.
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213. - Mrs. Small.
- It's not what you think, Lana.
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220. - I wasn't gonna say anything to Henry.
- He's also my divorce attorney.
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223. That's because he doesn't know.
At least, not yet.
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a lot in this marriage...
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I knew I was Henry's priority.
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229. - I never meant to come between you.
- But you did.
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232. I guess I am telling you this
because I'm admitting defeat.
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234. Mrs. Small, I don't want to win.
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235. Goodbye, Lana.
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236. - So much for an interview.
- I admire your dedication.
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237. Though I suspect the hospital
might not be quite so understanding.
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238. Mr. Luthor.
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240. Paying a bedside visit to a loyal employee.
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241. It's Miss Sullivan, isn't it?
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242. You know who I am?
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243. I've followed your work
at the Torch for some time.
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244. Given today's front-page scoop,
I assume you came...
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247. I think you just did that for him.
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248. It was never a secret.
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249. Unlike the now-missing
contents of your truck.
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250. On or off the record?
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251. The police report says robbery,
but no one's been able to find anything.
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252. We were moving some industrial material.
It's nothing important.
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253. Somebody sure went to
a lot of trouble to get to it.
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254. Oh, it's a competitive world,
you know that.
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255. Corporate sabotage is just
one of the costs of doing business.
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256. - Mr. Luthor...
- Miss Sullivan, I admire your zeal...
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257. and your work at the Torch
is exemplary...
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259. You're looking for a mystery
where there's none to be found.
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260. Clark.
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262. I got blind-sided yesterday by a couple of
guys. Guess I'm still a little shaken up.
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264. I'll survive. It was more of a wrong place,
wrong time kind of thing.
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265. I know the feeling,
at least metaphorically speaking.
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266. I ran into Jennifer Small today.
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for divorce from Henry...
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269. That's intense.
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270. - Have you talked to Henry about it?
- What can I do without making it worse?
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271. He should know, there might be
a chance to salvage his marriage.
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272. Sounds like you should be
taking your own advice.
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274. That's different.
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275. - Why?
- I can't just sit here...
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when I can't do anything about it.
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between you two like this?
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280. - You can't.
- You and Chloe have been friends forever.
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282. At least the Clark Kent I know wouldn't.
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283. If your father sent you,
I had nothing to do with the robbery.
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284. No, no, my father doesn't know I'm here.
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285. I'm sure his representatives
will be around, though.
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286. No, I came to talk about your future.
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287. - What do you care?
- I checked into your baseball career.
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from some big league scouts.
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289. Yeah, there's more than just interest.
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290. All right?
There's college reps, there's agents.
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291. This is just a bump in the road.
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292. Two felony charges with bail set
at a quarter of a million dollars.
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293. I'd say more like a brick wall,
wouldn't you?
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294. - Why, do I look scared?
- You look guilty.
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295. And if a jury agrees, you can kiss
all that talent and promise goodbye.
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296. Like I told the cops, I didn't do it.
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297. Well, I guess you have
nothing to worry about.
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298. But if the charges stick...
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300. All right, what is it that you want?
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301. I want to know what you stole
out of my father's truck.
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302. Well, assuming that I even have a clue
what you're talking about...
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There's only me.
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314. The one place I could come to when
everyone and everything let me down...
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315. and now I don't even
have that anymore.
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316. - Where are you going?
- To find a friend.
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317. Chloe.
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not gonna press.
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320. I don't know how the hell you got out
of that fire, but you'd better back off.
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321. What are you doing out of jail?
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322. Seems I've got friends in higher places
that I didn't even know about...
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but people that you care about...
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to those wholesome parents of yours.
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I still want to get her checked out.
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any more complications.
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- Still.
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beat yourself up about this.
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340. You and Mom should go away,
until this settles down.
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341. I have never run away from a single thing
in my life and I'm not about to start now.
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342. Look around,
look what they did to this place.
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about the baby.
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I am thinking about the baby.
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in Metropolis...
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for a couple days.
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if you'd agree to come with us.
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and ask you to do nothing...
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that I would not do nothing.
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remember something, son.
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any of your other abilities.
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a fighting chance.
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- I gotta let you go.
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Eric Marsh in jail.
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364. I was the one who phoned
in the anonymous tip.
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365. Him and his buddies nearly
killed my parents yesterday.
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366. - Are they all right?
- They're in Metropolis, it's not safe here.
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- It's no game.
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resumed his Level 3 experiments.
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hoping he'd provide answers.
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380. Marsh has a connection inside LuthorCorp
that tells him when the shipments go out.
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another load out...
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382. I still have contacts at my father's firm.
They could let the word out.
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383. The truck will be empty when Marsh hits.
My security team will be all over them.
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384. I've seen what Eric can do.
You have to get the police on this.
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386. I don't want you or your parents involved
any more than they already are.
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387. Once Marsh and his friends have
the truck, give them a lot of room.
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388. Nobody does anything
until they lead us to the meteor rock.
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389. We're set, Mr. Luthor.
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390. The truck's getting ready to move.
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before you start following.
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Get ready to make the switch.
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hurry. Luthor's bound to have it bugged.
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397. How's it feel, Clark?
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398. Eric, don't do this.
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399. You don't understand, Kent.
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400. It's done.
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401. That's all of it.
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402. At least for now.
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403. Hey, Lex.
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404. Clark, how are your parents doing?
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405. Just fine. They got home
from Metropolis last night.
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406. - That must be a relief.
- Yeah.
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407. Eric's arrested, so it looks like
your plan came off without a hitch.
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408. So it seems.
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409. The intriguing thing is,
my people had nothing to do with it.
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410. - Then who did?
- No one knows.
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411. Marsh and his friends aren't talking...
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412. but they were found unconscious and
the meteor rocks are still unaccounted for.
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413. Who do you think has them?
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414. I have my suspicions.
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415. Lana.
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416. - Hey.
- Hey, Henry. Thanks for coming.
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417. Your message said something
regarding the horse show.
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418. I hope you're still planning to ride.
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419. To be honest, I'm not sure.
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420. I don't understand, I thought you were
really looking forward to this weekend.
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421. I was. Believe me.
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422. But I think it's more important
that you spend this time with Jennifer.
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423. Lana, she told me you two talked. If this
is because of something she said...
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424. No, I came into your life out of nowhere
and dropped a bomb on your family.
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425. I didn't know how our relationship would
work out, but after a rocky start...
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426. I finally know that you love me.
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427. I don't want to lose that.
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428. I don't know what Jennifer told you,
but things between us aren't that bad.
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429. Henry, she's hiring an attorney.
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430. What?
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431. You need to talk to her,
tell her how you feel.
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432. Whatever happens after that is up to you.
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433. You're my daughter,
I just can't walk away from that.
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434. You're not.
I'll always be here.
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435. But right now,
I think Jennifer needs you more.
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436. Hey, Dad, how's Mom?
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437. You'll be happy to know that both mother
and child got a clean bill of health.
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438. - Good.
- Look, son, I wanted to tell you...
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439. Hi, Lana.
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440. - I'm proud of you.
- Thanks.
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441. - Miss Lang.
- Mr. Kent.
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442. You must be here for Donatello.
I'll saddle him up.
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443. No, I'm not practicing, Clark.
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444. In fact, I think I might
drop out of the show.
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445. I take it things with Henry
didn't go so well.
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446. I told him I'd always be his daughter...
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447. but we should put our relationship on
hold until his marriage gets back on track.
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448. - Wow.
- Yeah.
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449. How are things with Chloe?
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450. I went to go talk to her but this whole
Torch thing put her over the edge.
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451. She told me to go away.
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452. You two will work through this, Clark.
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453. I hope so.
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454. - I miss her already.
- I know what you mean.
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cautiously optimistic...
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456. that each of us will get
a second chance.
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457. You know who's really
the loser in all this?
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458. Donatello.
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459. Poor horse worked so hard
and now he can't even strut his stuff.
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460. I guess I can't disappoint him.
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461. Besides, I wanted to share this
with someone special and I still am.
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462. You're still going, aren't you, Clark?
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463. You can count on me.
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464. Miss Sullivan.
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465. - Mr. Luthor.
- Your principal told me you might be here.
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466. I hope I'm not interrupting you.
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467. No. No, I mean...
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468. I've never entertained
a billionaire before.
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469. You'll have to excuse the destruction.
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470. - I was recently vandalized.
- So I heard.
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471. By the same men
who hijacked my truck, I think.
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473. Eric Marsh owned up to the robbery
of the truck and the assault...
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474. but he said he didn't have
anything to do with the Torch.
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475. I mean, why confess
to the heavy crimes and deny that?
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476. Well, it's not easy
to understand the criminal mind.
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477. What's this?
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478. This is an interesting display.
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479. I call it the Wall of Weird.
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480. I'll come to the point, Miss Sullivan.
I'd like to help you rebuild.
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481. I've instructed the LuthorCorp foundation
to make a donation to your school...
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482. the fund specifically
earmarked toward rebuilding...
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the journalism department.
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484. Mr. Luthor, I'm confused.
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485. I mean, the struggling editor in me
wants to just leave it at "thank you"...
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486. but the journalist in me
has to ask, why?
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488. willingness to explore
alternative ideas, options.
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489. You interned at the Daily Planet
this summer, didn't you?
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490. Yeah.
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491. I have a little influence there.
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492. They certainly could use some new blood.
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493. Maybe...
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494. a column...
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495. to introduce your unique point of view.
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496. I don't want to look a gift horse
in the mouth...
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497. but I don't understand why the most
powerful man in this city is helping me.
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498. We're after the same thing, Miss Sullivan.
The truth.
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499. You know, journalists are
the midwives of history.
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