1. Scientists are calling today's impact...Copy !req
2. one of the most significant
astronomical events of the last century.Copy !req
3. The enormous solar flare
has already caused power surges...Copy !req
4. Clark!Copy !req
5. Hey, Clark. Son, you wanna
give us a hand here?Copy !req
6. Yeah. Sorry, I must've got sucked in.Copy !req
7. You caught me in the middle
of this news special.Copy !req
8. What's the topic?Copy !req
9. Solar flares and the effects
on Earth's atmosphere.Copy !req
10. According to NASA, the sun took
a direct hit from a comet...Copy !req
11. causing one of the biggest
solar flares ever.Copy !req
12. - You sound intrigued.
- Actually, it's a relief to be researching...Copy !req
13. a cosmic disaster that has
nothing to do with me.Copy !req
14. I gotta go. I told Pete I'd meet him
at the Talon to swap notes.Copy !req
15. - You need a ride?
- No, I think I'll run it.Copy !req
16. - Bye.
- Bye.Copy !req
17. —precipitates huge explosions
with powerful, far-reached effects.Copy !req
18. The shock wave from this type
of CME is so strong...Copy !req
19. that it smashes the Earth's magnetic
field, unleashing a geomagnetic storm.Copy !req
20. In layman's terms,
people should expect...Copy !req
21. Do you believe that there are powers
greater than we can know...Copy !req
22. somewhere in the universe?Copy !req
23. Sure.Copy !req
24. Look, do you mind if I switch
back to the game?Copy !req
25. That's one small step for man,
one giant leap for the Metropolis Sharks.Copy !req
26. To Littleville, Kansas...Copy !req
27. and all the little "Kans-ass-ians" in it.Copy !req
28. - One more.
- Look, pal, we don't want any trouble here.Copy !req
29. I think you might have had enough.Copy !req
30. If you want trouble,
you just try cutting me off.Copy !req
31. Don't come back.Copy !req
32. Small-town friendly, my butt.Copy !req
33. No— Yeah—Copy !req
34. No, I'll find it.Copy !req
35. Yeah, I know. This—Copy !req
36. Yeah. No. No, I have not been drinking.Copy !req
37. Thank you for caring.Copy !req
38. You okay?Copy !req
39. You pulled the door right off the car
with your bare hands?Copy !req
40. - You walked right through the power lines.
- You're a little drunk, Mr...Copy !req
41. White.Copy !req
42. Perry White.Copy !req
43. - Take it easy, Clark.
- I misjudged my strength.Copy !req
44. I just got off the phone
with the hospital.Copy !req
45. It seems your Mr. Perry White
checked himself out last night.Copy !req
46. His Breathalyzer was off the charts.Copy !req
47. - What do you think he saw, son?
- He probably doesn't remember my name.Copy !req
48. Clark! Clark Kent!Copy !req
49. Thank you.Copy !req
50. Yeah.Copy !req
51. Last time I saw you,
you were Frisbee-ing the door...Copy !req
52. off my car and ignoring
the high-voltage lines.Copy !req
53. Mr. White.Copy !req
54. I was trying to figure out which of the four
Clarks to thank when they hauled me off.Copy !req
55. - You must be Mr. Kent.
- Yes, I am.Copy !req
56. - I'm certainly glad you're feeling better.
- Well, that's relative.Copy !req
57. My car is crunched.Copy !req
58. This hillbilly cartoon you have as a sheriff
has suspended my license on a DUl...Copy !req
59. and my assignment editor is
screaming for my head.Copy !req
60. You're a reporter?Copy !req
61. In a past life.Copy !req
62. At the moment,
I'm the advance man for X-Styles...Copy !req
63. cable TV's one stop
for the paranormally inclined.Copy !req
64. What brings you here to Smallville?Copy !req
65. I'm researching a piece
about the meteor shower...Copy !req
66. and the bizarre phenomena
that it spawned.Copy !req
67. - Don't tell me you believe any of that.
- It's right up there with the tooth fairy.Copy !req
68. Don't you need tools for a job like that?Copy !req
69. Mr. White, you really didn't come
all this way just to thank me, did you?Copy !req
70. No, I didn't. I thought
we should discuss a settlement.Copy !req
71. - Settlement?
- I didn't off-road my car for laughs.Copy !req
72. I swerved to miss your son.Copy !req
73. Look, I'll make this easy on you.
I need a local...Copy !req
74. who knows the territory
to ferry me around.Copy !req
75. You loan me Clark for a couple days,
we'll call it even.Copy !req
76. My father went for historical accuracy
when he had the mansion reconstructed...Copy !req
77. but I was thinking of taking
some liberties with the decor.Copy !req
78. Move away from the artifacts
and period pieces...Copy !req
79. and go with something more modern.Copy !req
80. Even abstract.Copy !req
81. Any thoughts, doctor?Copy !req
82. Only that I hoped today's session
would be more productive.Copy !req
83. I believe the psychological term...Copy !req
84. for refusing to accept
the inevitable is "denial."Copy !req
85. And no amount of probing can uncover
emotional issues that don't exist.Copy !req
86. - Now who's in denial?
- Trust me, I have nothing to hide.Copy !req
87. Then tell me about the island.Copy !req
88. The fisherman who found you said you
were raving about some imaginary enemy.Copy !req
89. I was ill, suffering from malaria.Copy !req
90. I saw your blood work, Lex.
There was no trace of disease.Copy !req
91. But even some fictitious illness
would not explain your reluctance...Copy !req
92. to discuss your conflicted feelings
towards your father. Until we understand—Copy !req
93. What I understand, doctor,
is that LuthorCorp's insurance carrier...Copy !req
94. insisted that I submit to five
psychiatric therapy sessions.Copy !req
95. So I've submitted.Copy !req
96. And sadly, our final hour is up.Copy !req
97. I'll miss our sessions.Copy !req
98. Two meteor craters?
You don't wanna see anything else?Copy !req
99. Well, blown-out buildings and sinkholes
are background, Clark.Copy !req
100. I'm looking for substance, texture...Copy !req
101. the human dimension.Copy !req
102. Clark, is everything all right?Copy !req
103. Pete waited for you until
after 10:00 last night.Copy !req
104. - It's a long story.
- Hi. Perry White.Copy !req
105. I'd like a triple cappuccino and a couple
of those glazed crullers...Copy !req
106. and an interview...Copy !req
107. with Smallville's very own cover girl.Copy !req
108. What are you doing?Copy !req
109. It's called getting the story.Copy !req
110. Nothing fancy, Miss Lang,
just a simple q and a.Copy !req
111. You know, how's Little Miss Meteor coping
14 years after the big bang?Copy !req
112. Maybe this is a joke to you,
but my parents died that day.Copy !req
113. And I'm sorry,
but that makes you newsworthy.Copy !req
114. That's it. You're leaving.Copy !req
115. Either she talks to me now,
or she faces the cameras in the morning.Copy !req
116. - Clark, I can't believe you're with this guy.
- Lana.Copy !req
117. Maybe you should both leave.Copy !req
118. You didn't tell me Lana was
part of your agenda.Copy !req
119. You didn't tell me you knew her.Copy !req
120. Sorry if I hurt her feelings,
but she's a legitimate source.Copy !req
121. - She's not anymore.
- It doesn't work that way.Copy !req
122. I still have to find faces
to put on camera.Copy !req
123. Your high school paper has developed
quite a rep in the bug-eyed monster circles.Copy !req
124. Why would you say that?Copy !req
125. Because I did, like, three minutes
of research before I came to town.Copy !req
126. Think the editor would know something
about the meteor shower?Copy !req
127. How would I know?Copy !req
128. "' Principal Authorizes New Gym Mats'
by Clark Kent."Copy !req
129. I know I was riveted.Copy !req
130. I think we should go.Copy !req
131. Boy, I thought our stuff was off-the-wall.
This is incredible.Copy !req
132. It's also all true.Copy !req
133. Chloe, Mr. White is interested
in the meteor shower.Copy !req
134. - I thought he could take a look.
- I have nothing to hide.Copy !req
135. Oh, good. I think we've already borrowed
two or three of your ideas for our show.Copy !req
136. Now, do you make it all up yourself,
or do you pull in other writers?Copy !req
137. - Excuse me?
- Oh, just professional curiosity.Copy !req
138. It's rare that I meet another journalist
interested in the bizarre.Copy !req
139. - X-Styles?
- Yeah.Copy !req
140. I have a penchant for the truth, something
your TV show gave up around episode two.Copy !req
141. That's it. We're done.Copy !req
142. Wait, wait, wait.Copy !req
143. You're the Perry White?Copy !req
144. It's okay. I'm gonna hoof it
back to the motel.Copy !req
145. You young lovers patch things up...Copy !req
146. and then later on you can swing by,
and we'll pick up the tour.Copy !req
147. Clark, do you have any idea
who that was?Copy !req
148. Lex.Copy !req
149. - I'm sorry. I'm interrupting.
- No.Copy !req
150. It's strange.Copy !req
151. When I was on the island,
I came to hate the roar of the ocean.Copy !req
152. Since coming back, I find
it's the only thing that relaxes me.Copy !req
153. You must think about what happened
every day.Copy !req
154. And I'm sure you didn't come
all this way to discuss that.Copy !req
155. What did you wanna see me about?Copy !req
156. This tabloid television reporter
came by the Talon today...Copy !req
157. and he wanted to do an interview
with me about the meteor shower.Copy !req
158. A succinct "no comment"
didn't dissuade him?Copy !req
159. Not really. He said he'd come back
tomorrow, this time with a camera crew.Copy !req
160. And you don't want that.Copy !req
161. I've spent the last 14 years
trying to put that day behind me.Copy !req
162. And in an instant...Copy !req
163. he brought it all back.Copy !req
164. I know it's a lot to ask...Copy !req
165. but I was hoping that you might
be able to do something.Copy !req
166. I'm surprised you didn't go
to Clark with this.Copy !req
167. Clark's with him.Copy !req
168. So you want me to run him out of town?Copy !req
169. I want him to stop.Copy !req
170. He must've been very persistent.Copy !req
171. - What was his name?
- Perry White.Copy !req
172. I'll make sure he never bothers you again.Copy !req
173. Mr. White, I've been looking for you.Copy !req
174. And here I am.Copy !req
175. You may have the makings
of a reporter yet, Kent.Copy !req
176. Like you used to be?Copy !req
177. Chloe and I did some checking
after you left.Copy !req
178. Memories fade,
but a Google search never forgets.Copy !req
179. And another drink isn't gonna
erase the fact...Copy !req
180. that you used to be one of the best
reporters in Metropolis.Copy !req
181. What happened?Copy !req
182. Life is a journey, grasshopper.Copy !req
183. And sometimes the trip is smoother
with a little lubricant.Copy !req
184. What's it to you, anyway?Copy !req
185. Maybe it's the journalist in me...Copy !req
186. or that I realized, if you have a gift,
you shouldn't turn your back on it.Copy !req
187. I made exactly two mistakes
in my life, kid.Copy !req
188. The first was getting into journalism.Copy !req
189. - What was the second?
- Thinking it mattered.Copy !req
190. - One more.
- No, he's had enough.Copy !req
191. I don't get you, kid.Copy !req
192. I strong-armed your parents,
picked on your girlfriend...Copy !req
193. and ticked off your lady editor.Copy !req
194. Still, here you are,
trying to play the hero.Copy !req
195. Sometimes Clark's faith in his fellow
man outweighs his common sense.Copy !req
196. Lex?Copy !req
197. It's all right, Clark.
I'll deal with Mr. White from here.Copy !req
198. I may have underestimated you, kid.Copy !req
199. Clark doesn't have anything
to do with this.Copy !req
200. Look, if this is your old man's idea, tell him
I got the message back in Metropolis.Copy !req
201. - I have no intention of revisiting the past.
- This isn't about my father.Copy !req
202. - It's about you.
- Lex, don't you think you're overreacting?Copy !req
203. Considering the way he went after Lana,
I thought you'd admire my restrain.Copy !req
204. - Let's go.
- Thanks for the ride, kid.Copy !req
205. You know, this "get out of Dodge" routine
is pretty heavy-handed, even for a Luthor.Copy !req
206. So is ambushing a teenage girl
for a sound bite.Copy !req
207. Of course, using people
always came easy to you.Copy !req
208. You know, our one and only
encounter was years ago.Copy !req
209. Even in boarding school,
I was good at sniffing out reporters...Copy !req
210. but you played the "just a friendly
conversation" card very well.Copy !req
211. As I recall, it was a full 10 minutes
before I told you to go to hell.Copy !req
212. I was just doing my job,
and you were a legitimate source.Copy !req
213. I was 16, and you were scrounging
for dirt on my father.Copy !req
214. That's what this is really about, isn't it?Copy !req
215. Your father's secrets?Copy !req
216. If you really had anything on him,
it would've come out then.Copy !req
217. If you actually believe that,
I almost feel sorry for you.Copy !req
218. Just make sure you're on the 4:00 bus.Copy !req
219. Well, so much for not drinking before 5.Copy !req
220. Hey, Dad.Copy !req
221. Hey.Copy !req
222. Hey, Clark.
I wasn't expecting you till later.Copy !req
223. - Where's Mr. White?
- He left.Copy !req
224. I think he realized that Smallville wasn't
quite as friendly as he first thought.Copy !req
225. I've been trying to wrestle this thing
up on a block for an hour.Copy !req
226. - You wanna give me a hand?
- Sure.Copy !req
227. What's the matter?Copy !req
228. I don't know.
It's like I've lost all my strength.Copy !req
229. Why don't you give it one more try.Copy !req
230. Mr. Kent.Copy !req
231. You wanna tell me how your tractor
wound up scattered...Copy !req
232. - ... over two lanes of county blacktop?
- Yeah.Copy !req
233. We were pulling up to the farm, and we saw
somebody had put it on a flatbed.Copy !req
234. - So you're saying someone was stealing it?
- I tried to follow them.Copy !req
235. By the time I got here,
it must've fallen off.Copy !req
236. I'm telling you, it fell out of the sky.Copy !req
237. And last night, you were begging the nurses
to keep the flying monkeys out of your room.Copy !req
238. Kid, you're saying you had nothing
to do with this?Copy !req
239. To be honest, sheriff,
I'm not sure what happened.Copy !req
240. Well, he's hiding something, chief.Copy !req
241. Mr. White.Copy !req
242. There's another bus in about an hour.Copy !req
243. I suggest you catch it.
And don't call me "chief."Copy !req
244. I'm really sorry about the tractor.
It's a total loss.Copy !req
245. Clark, I'm not concerned
about the tractor.Copy !req
246. Whatever's going on with your abilities...Copy !req
247. our family's wound up smack dab
in the middle of Perry White's radar.Copy !req
248. Wise decision coming inside.Copy !req
249. Weather service expects a shower of
threshing machines followed by combines.Copy !req
250. Guess I deserve that.Copy !req
251. If you tell me what you're looking for,
I'm sure I could help you find it.Copy !req
252. Now, why would you wanna do that?Copy !req
253. Because you were once the kind
of reporter that I would like to be.Copy !req
254. Though I'm curious how one goes
from multiple Pulitzer nominations...Copy !req
255. to walking the Bigfoot beat.Copy !req
256. You know the thing that's worse than
never landing that story of a lifetime?Copy !req
257. - What?
- Having it...Copy !req
258. and being afraid to write it.Copy !req
259. Perry "The Pit Bull" White
backing off a story?Copy !req
260. That's hard to believe.Copy !req
261. Well, Lionel Luthor can be
remarkably persuasive.Copy !req
262. Are you saying he had something
to do with your career slide?Copy !req
263. Let's just say that not everyone respects
good investigative journalism...Copy !req
264. especially when it treads on the toes
of the rich and vengeful.Copy !req
265. Isn't that the Kent farm?Copy !req
266. Good eye.Copy !req
267. The police chalked it up to hyperactive
frat boys going crop circles on the barn.Copy !req
268. Why?Copy !req
269. Call it professional interest.Copy !req
270. Your friend Clark intrigues me.Copy !req
271. You've thrown some Hail Marys,
but to think your problems have to do...Copy !req
272. with a solar flare? It's a stretch.Copy !req
273. I know, Dad, but my powers started
to glitch when the comet impacted.Copy !req
274. - Maybe there's a connection.
- Make that "probably."Copy !req
275. - Did you find something?
- Yes.Copy !req
276. Yesterday's cosmic fender-bender...Copy !req
277. produced the largest solar flare
ever recorded.Copy !req
278. I'm talking communication glitches,
power surges—Copy !req
279. That's what's been happening to me.Copy !req
280. One second I'm helpless,
and the next, I'm in overdrive.Copy !req
281. Well, we always have wondered
about the source of your abilities.Copy !req
282. Maybe my strength and my speed, all the
things I can do, they come from the sun.Copy !req
283. It's like you're some sort of walking
solar battery.Copy !req
284. According to this, the effects of the solar
flare ought to be done by tomorrow night.Copy !req
285. Maybe your accidents are gonna stop.Copy !req
286. As long as I don't use my abilities till then,
we should be okay?Copy !req
287. Hey, Clark. I thought I'd give you
a heads-up.Copy !req
288. - Our resident ghostbuster is still on the job.
- Perry White?Copy !req
289. - I thought he went back to Metropolis.
- Evidently, he had a change of heart.Copy !req
290. And he seems to be especially
interested in you, Clark.Copy !req
291. What the hell are you trying to do?Copy !req
292. - Lex, calm down.
- Why?Copy !req
293. You've already made up your mind
about my mental state.Copy !req
294. You're refusing to sign off
on my psychological release.Copy !req
295. You're recommending even more sessions
to be continued on an indefinite basis?Copy !req
296. I have an ethical obligation
to report my conclusions honestly.Copy !req
297. Or maybe the nothing shrink
from Metropolis wanted more face time...Copy !req
298. with her celebrity patient.
You must be loving this.Copy !req
299. I took no pleasure in my recommendation.Copy !req
300. - Then how do you explain it?
- I think you need help, Lex.Copy !req
301. Between the island, your failed marriage
and everything that's happened since...Copy !req
302. you have experienced incredible
emotional and physical trauma.Copy !req
303. And your prescription's
more time on the couch?Copy !req
304. We just spent five sessions
exploring my psyche.Copy !req
305. No, we spent five hours discussing
your art collection...Copy !req
306. your fascination with expensive cars...Copy !req
307. everything except the most
traumatic moments of your life.Copy !req
308. Lex, if you don't let your demons out,
they could consume you.Copy !req
309. - We've been over this, doctor.
- We haven't even scratched the surface.Copy !req
310. This control-freak thing
might fool your father...Copy !req
311. but did you really think
you could snow me?Copy !req
312. - Lex, please—
- Get out.Copy !req
313. Get out!Copy !req
314. Morning, Clark.Copy !req
315. - What are you doing here?
- You inspired me.Copy !req
316. If you've got a gift,
you should use it, remember?Copy !req
317. - You're drunk.
- Maybe.Copy !req
318. Nonetheless, I finally found my story.Copy !req
319. For some insane reason, it's me.Copy !req
320. - Chloe told me. I don't think it's funny.
- It's not a joke.Copy !req
321. I got the facts to back it up.Copy !req
322. - What kind of facts are those?
- The accident, the power lines...Copy !req
323. your magical appearance as your
family's tractor drops out of the sky.Copy !req
324. - I explained that.
- "It fell off a truck."Copy !req
325. That's not an explanation,
that's a punch line.Copy !req
326. I spent the morning combing through
police records and newspaper stories.Copy !req
327. You're Johnny-on-the-spot, Clark.
You're Smallville's own hero on deck.Copy !req
328. Trust me, Mr. White,
there's nothing special about me.Copy !req
329. Oh, that's where you're wrong, kid.Copy !req
330. So far, I got you pegged as really strong
and shock-resistant.Copy !req
331. Question is, what other tricks
have you got up your sleeve?Copy !req
332. Clark! Clark, could you give me a hand?Copy !req
333. I've gotta go.Copy !req
334. I've been stonewalled
by the best of them!Copy !req
335. You can run, but you...Copy !req
336. can't hide.Copy !req
337. - Clark, you all right, son?
- It's been a weird day.Copy !req
338. - My light-speed gave out around Lake Tahoe.
- That's gotta be 1000 miles.Copy !req
339. I know. One second I'm racing across
the country, the next, I can barely jog.Copy !req
340. I tried to make it home, my super-speed
gave out again around Colorado Springs.Copy !req
341. I barely had enough money
for a bus ticket.Copy !req
342. This thing's getting
way out of control, Clark.Copy !req
343. Don't worry. I'm glued to the couch
until this solar flare passes.Copy !req
344. I'm afraid it's not gonna be
that easy, son.Copy !req
345. Perry White saw you disappear.Copy !req
346. Now, your mother got him off the farm,
but I don't think he's gonna give up.Copy !req
347. Not that easy, anyway.Copy !req
348. When they told me you were at the gate,
I could hardly believe it.Copy !req
349. Yeah, you and me both.Copy !req
350. - I just thought we should talk.
- We have nothing to talk about.Copy !req
351. Oh, sorry to hear that.Copy !req
352. Now I guess you'll never find out
what I have on your father.Copy !req
353. If it's personal, I don't care.Copy !req
354. If it's legal, the statute of limitations
must've passed long ago.Copy !req
355. That depends.Copy !req
356. If this information is so damning...Copy !req
357. why did my father stop at simply
destroying your career?Copy !req
358. Multiple copies plus multiple attorneys
all with, in the event of my death...Copy !req
359. instructions to disseminate—
Well, you do the math.Copy !req
360. It's all yours.Copy !req
361. I just want one thing in return.Copy !req
362. - What did you have in mind?
- Everything you know about Clark Kent.Copy !req
363. - Clark?
- Yeah.Copy !req
364. Two years ago, you drove
your Porsche off a bridge.Copy !req
365. I went over the police photos.Copy !req
366. There's no way you could've
survived that crash...Copy !req
367. without the miracle that is Clark Kent.Copy !req
368. Imagine my surprise when I discovered you'd
actually cultivated a friendship with this kid.Copy !req
369. So now you're going after Clark.Copy !req
370. This is a new low, even for you.Copy !req
371. The Lex I knew wouldn't shake your hand
without an ulterior motive.Copy !req
372. You must have something.Copy !req
373. Give it to me,
and I'll deliver you a story...Copy !req
374. that'll bring new meaning to the phrase,
"sins of the father."Copy !req
375. You may have been able to neutralize
my father, but not me!Copy !req
376. - Looks like the jungle living took a toll.
- I'm warning you...Copy !req
377. stay away from me
and stay away from my friends.Copy !req
378. Trust me, there won't be
any blood on my hands...Copy !req
379. when they find what's left of you.Copy !req
380. Clark, I never thought you'd rate
your own paparazzi.Copy !req
381. Perry White must've called in a million
favors to get a camera crew.Copy !req
382. Yeah. Well, the good news is,
there's only one.Copy !req
383. If this solar-flare theory's correct, then...Copy !req
384. your tractor-tossing days
will be over by tonight.Copy !req
385. I don't believe this.Copy !req
386. I can't believe this. I mean,
I feel like a prisoner in my own house.Copy !req
387. I just...Copy !req
388. Clark?Copy !req
389. Pete, get down!Copy !req
390. - Mom, Dad.
- Clark, wait.Copy !req
391. - Jonathan, hurry.
- Son.Copy !req
392. Clark, get back.Copy !req
393. Clark.Copy !req
394. - What's wrong with your hand?
- I burned it.Copy !req
395. My powers, they're gone again.Copy !req
396. Remember, all you have to do
is get through today.Copy !req
397. And hope that I don't get another
solar-flare burst and burn the farm down.Copy !req
398. Next time, I could hurt you or Mom.Copy !req
399. And Perry White will be there
to catch the whole thing on tape.Copy !req
400. Dad, I can't stay here.Copy !req
401. Clark!Copy !req
402. Clark, come back!Copy !req
403. He's running. Come on. Let's go.Copy !req
404. Keep it rolling! I want it all on tape.Copy !req
405. Clark is not here. And he's not coming back
until you people are gone.Copy !req
406. So why don't you just leave
my family alone.Copy !req
407. - Come on, Clark. They're long gone.
- Thanks for doing all this, Pete.Copy !req
408. You know I'm always up
for a little Undercover Brother.Copy !req
409. So we'll camp out tonight, check in
with your parents in the morning.Copy !req
410. "We reserve the right to refuse service
to anyone."Copy !req
411. I think you'd be more comfortable
at the Wild Coyote.Copy !req
412. Well, I was, until they threw me out.Copy !req
413. Either way, I'd like you to leave.Copy !req
414. Please, Miss Lang—Copy !req
415. Sometimes I let my enthusiasm for a story
outweigh my good sense.Copy !req
416. Is that your idea of an apology?Copy !req
417. No, look. Okay. Okay, I'm a jerk.Copy !req
418. And I've got the broken engagements
and the sleepless nights to prove it.Copy !req
419. If your job bothers you so much,
why don't you stop?Copy !req
420. Because I'm a journalist.Copy !req
421. It's in my blood.Copy !req
422. And sometimes you have to push
to get the truth...Copy !req
423. even when it hurts.Copy !req
424. Well, if you're finished,
I'm gonna call you a cab.Copy !req
425. It won't come.Copy !req
426. It's a little issue
over nonpayment of fares.Copy !req
427. - But I'll make you a deal.
- Mr. White—Copy !req
428. I will trade permanently staying
out of your life...Copy !req
429. for a ride to the bus stop.Copy !req
430. Let me get my coat.Copy !req
431. Hello.Copy !req
432. Lana?Copy !req
433. What? No, don't do anything.
I'll be right there.Copy !req
434. - Clark, what's going on?
- I gotta get to Saunders Gorge right now.Copy !req
435. Your speed thing still out?Copy !req
436. I got nothing, Pete. It's all gone.Copy !req
437. Get in. I'll drive.Copy !req
438. - Lana, you okay?
- Yeah, I'm fine, but...Copy !req
439. I was driving him to the bus stop,
and he pretended to be sick.Copy !req
440. I pulled over, and he ran out to the
viewpoint and got out on the ledge...Copy !req
441. and said he would kill himself
unless I called you.Copy !req
442. Look, Clark, be careful. He's really drunk.Copy !req
443. Not unless iced tea packs a punch.Copy !req
444. I knew you'd never show for me,
so I had to trick Lana into making the call.Copy !req
445. - Mr. White, don't do this.
- See, the way I figure it...Copy !req
446. you're strong, you're shockproof,
and you're incredibly fast.Copy !req
447. Plus, you're cursed
with this hero complex.Copy !req
448. Yeah, why don't you come back down
on the deck, and we'll talk about that.Copy !req
449. - Not until I have my story.
- Wait, Mr. White.Copy !req
450. Look, you're wrong about me.Copy !req
451. - I'm betting you'll save me, Clark.
- No, I can't save you!Copy !req
452. Well, I guess we'll find out, huh?Copy !req
453. Okay, fun's over. Time to unleash
those incredible powers there, Clark.Copy !req
454. I don't have any powers!Copy !req
455. Pete! The camping gear,
there should be a rope!Copy !req
456. Okay.Copy !req
457. - Hold on, Mr. White!
- Hurry!Copy !req
458. Kid.Copy !req
459. Pete, it's not gonna hold!Copy !req
460. Come on!Copy !req
461. - Grab the rope!
- Hang on, kid.Copy !req
462. - Hold on!
- Hang on, kid.Copy !req
463. Go!Copy !req
464. Good! Keep going!Copy !req
465. Come on!Copy !req
466. Kid.Copy !req
467. - Okay?
- Yeah. Hurry.Copy !req
468. - All right.
- I can't hold on much longer.Copy !req
469. Pete, get moving!Copy !req
470. Here, give me your hand.Copy !req
471. Oh, Clark.Copy !req
472. I'm sure you understand the need
for confidentiality.Copy !req
473. I will be revealing things that are
deeply personal, even hurtful.Copy !req
474. That's the point of therapy, Lex.
To regain control...Copy !req
475. let the bad feelings go and start
recovering from the traumas of the past.Copy !req
476. Then tomorrow. 10 a.m.Copy !req
477. - Clark, breakfast is almost ready.
- Great. I'll be done in a second.Copy !req
478. So you're sure everything's okay now?Copy !req
479. Once the effects of the flare faded,
things went back to normal.Copy !req
480. Including your sense of humor.Copy !req
481. - Hi, Lana. This is a surprise.
- Hi, Mrs. Kent.Copy !req
482. - I hope I didn't come at a bad time.
- No, not at all.Copy !req
483. - Clark, I'll keep a plate warm for you.
- Bye.Copy !req
484. Hey, Lana.Copy !req
485. You know, I was gonna stop
by the Talon later.Copy !req
486. Just, with all the craziness,
I didn't get a chance to thank you.Copy !req
487. I still don't understand
why Mr. White thought...Copy !req
488. you could do all those incredible things.Copy !req
489. But I'm glad I was able to help.Copy !req
490. You know, I wasn't just talking
about the gorge.Copy !req
491. Whether I meant to or not,
I helped dredge up your memories...Copy !req
492. about the meteor shower.Copy !req
493. I wanted to thank you for forgiving me.Copy !req
494. Well, that's part of the reason
why I came by.Copy !req
495. I went to the graveyard this morning.Copy !req
496. Bet your parents were happy to see you.Copy !req
497. Suddenly, I realized I hadn't been there
for months.Copy !req
498. At first, I felt guilty.Copy !req
499. You know, like I had done
something wrong.Copy !req
500. But then I realized that that is the last
thing they would have ever wanted for me.Copy !req
501. - So, what did you tell them?
- The truth.Copy !req
502. That I never meant to ignore them.Copy !req
503. But...Copy !req
504. there's someone else in my life now.Copy !req
505. Someone I really care about.Copy !req
506. - Lana—
- Clark.Copy !req
507. It's okay.Copy !req
508. I also told them that we were
in a kind of strange place right now.Copy !req
509. But I'm still hoping
that we can work it out.Copy !req
510. The important thing is...Copy !req
511. they know they will always be
in my thoughts.Copy !req
512. I better go.Copy !req
513. Thanks again for the ride.Copy !req
514. It's the only way I could be sure
you'd get on the bus.Copy !req
515. What?Copy !req
516. You really are kind of a freak,
you know that?Copy !req
517. - Mr. White.
- I'm serious.Copy !req
518. You try to help people,
even fools like me...Copy !req
519. and you never ask for anything
in return.Copy !req
520. When I saw your face up there
after it was all over...Copy !req
521. I suddenly realized I was about
to tear down a good person.Copy !req
522. I just couldn't believe there was
actually anyone like you out there.Copy !req
523. Trust me, Mr. White, I'm not that good.Copy !req
524. Well, I'm just glad nobody got hurt.Copy !req
525. Chalk it up to hallucinations or the D.T.'s.Copy !req
526. All I know is, I got a wake-up call.Copy !req
527. I am exactly 17 hours
and five minutes sober.Copy !req
528. Well, I'm glad some good came
out of all this.Copy !req
529. - So, what's next?
- if you found the guts to go over that cliff...Copy !req
530. maybe I can find the courage
to finish the one story I let go.Copy !req
531. Something tells me we haven't
seen the last of Perry White.Copy !req
532. Something tells me you're right.Copy !req
533. Rumor has it, I still have a friend or two
on the Daily Planet.Copy !req
534. Oh, by the way, I went over a couple more
of your Torch stories.Copy !req
535. And?Copy !req
536. Well, they're rough, and half the time,
you bury the lead.Copy !req
537. But I see a glimmer of hope.Copy !req
538. If you ever make it to Metropolis,
look me up. I owe you one.Copy !req