1. Lana.
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2. I was hoping that you were up.
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3. Is everything alright?
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4. It's about Jason.
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5. I think I've made a horrible mistake.
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6. Jason.
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7. Lana, I'm not sure I'm the one you should
be talking to about this.
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8. Actually, I think that you're exactly
who I should be talking to.
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9. I've been thinking about it... the way we met,
the way he followed me here,
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11. I think that everything that Jason has
told me has been a lie.
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12. I'm starting to wonder if there's another
reason he came to Smallville besides me.
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13. - Like what?
- I don't know.
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14. But he's really starting to scare me.
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15. Don't worry, Lana.
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16. - I'd never let anything happen to you.
- I know.
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17. And it's made one thing very clear.
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18. I never should have given up on us.
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19. I can lie to myself as much as I want...
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21. I knew I couldn't trust you, Clark.
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22. Jason, No!
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23. Haven't you hurt her enough already?
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24. Jason!
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25. Clark can't protect you from me.
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26. Nobody can.
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27. Jason!
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28. Someone call an ambulance!
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29. Jason...
Jason, can you hear me?
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30. Original Airdate Dec. 1, 2004
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31. Hey...
How's he doing?
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32. The doctors don't know.
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33. His heart's beating a mile-a-minute, and
they can't get his blood pressure down.
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34. That's a little odd for someone who's
unconscious, isn't it?
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35. They said he's in some sort of a "panic mode"...
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36. Like he's having a severe nightmare.
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37. What happened?
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38. He came by the Talon to
pick me up for lunch, and...
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41. And I heard a crash...
that's it.
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say if they can't get his heart rate down...
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43. that he could have a heart attack.
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44. They must have some idea what caused this.
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45. I wish I could help them.
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46. But he was just studying all morning before
he came to the apartment.
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47. The first time I saw him he was lying
on the Talon floor.
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48. Well let us know if there's anything we
can do to help, Ok?
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49. They need his insurance card.
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50. It's in my apartment.
Could you guys
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51. go get it for me? It for me?
I don't want to leave his side.
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52. - Yeah.
- Ok
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53. Clark, I don't mean to go "Dr. Phil"
on you, but don't you think
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54. you should admit
they're in a relationship?
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56. Yeah, I should have known
by that crippling stare
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57. on your face since you
walked into the apartment.
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58. I just could have used some more time to
ease into it, you know?
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59. Clark, you were in love with her.
That's not something you just "ease" out of.
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60. It's just by the time that I found out,
they were already this... serious thing.
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61. Yeah. But we all keep secrets for our own
reasons. I don't think I have to tell you that.
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62. I don't think going
through Jason's personal
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63. things falls under your
"snoop jurisdiction."
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64. I'll take my chances
with the jury on this one.
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65. I think maybe if we back-track through
Jason's last couple of days, it might help.
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66. Ooh. Jason had a meeting at LuthorCorp
this morning.
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67. Why didn't Lana say something?
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68. Maybe she didn't know.
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69. This place seems dead.
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70. Yeah. My dad used to work
overtime on Saturdays.
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71. This lot should be full by now.
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72. Where do you think everybody is?
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73. I don't know. But while
you're talking to Lex,
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74. I'm going to give myself
a "Backstage Tour."
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75. Clark.
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77. Yeah, the gate was open.
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78. Your security seems a little
"M.I.A." lately.
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79. That's obvious, but this
is a restricted area.
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80. This will only
take a second.
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81. I need someone to escort a guest out.
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but I just got in from
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got a lot to do.
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84. Just now.
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85. I thought you had a meeting with
Jason this morning.
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86. Not with me. He was meeting with the head
of my H.R. department.
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87. You giving him a job?
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88. Just some leads. I felt guilty for getting
Jason fired from the school.
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89. He didn't even want Lana to know about it,
I'm surprised he told you.
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90. He didn't.
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91. Jason's lying unconscious
at the hospital.
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92. Some sort of
neurological stress.
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93. Do they know what happened?
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94. No.
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95. But your H.R. guy might have been the last
person to talk to him.
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96. Look I'll track him
down but Clark,
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97. there could be a lot of reasons
for Jason's condition.
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98. There could also be a lot
of reasons why this place
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99. is deserted half-way
through Saturday's shift.
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100. I'll call in a specialist from Metropolis
to take a look at him.
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101. Assure Lana that I'm doing everything
I can for him.
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102. I've been waiting for you Chloe.
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103. - Mom?
- You can't escape this, Chloe.
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104. None of the women in our family
ever have.
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105. No! No!
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106. No, no!
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107. Standby.
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108. With all our safety
precautions,
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109. how the hell does
a lab explode?
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110. Well, when you're dealing
with meteor rocks,
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111. it's very difficult to predict how
our chemicals will react.
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112. Mr. Luthor, we're doing
everything we can.
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113. After the alarm sounded,
we sealed the room.
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114. All affected personnel
have been quarantined,
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115. and we're trying to fix
the damaged pipes.
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116. - You mean the bacteria's still leaking out?
- Only in that room.
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117. Once the situation is under control,
I want the project dismantled.
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118. But, Mr. Luthor...
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119. Your father negotiated this contract with
the military, we stand to make a lot
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120. if we can ever market the compound.
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121. And exactly what is the market for toxins that
evoke a person's worst nightmare
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122. before they fall unconscious, Dr. Ford?
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123. Think of the good. We could disable the
enemy without ever using violence,
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124. - We have statistics to prove...
- Statistics aren't lying in those beds!
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126. And I'm afraid they're not the only ones.
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127. What do you mean?
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128. Someone who was visiting
the plant this morning
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129. is in the hospital with
the same symptoms.
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130. - Is he contagious?
- Oh no sir, no sir.
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131. The bacteria can't be
transmitted from
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132. one person to another, it has
to be inhaled directly.
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133. Then there's no reason to call the CDC
and panic the entire town.
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134. Now where are we with the antidote?
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135. This will clarify when it reaches 1000 degrees
Kelvin, and then we can test it.
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136. What's the E.T.A.?
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137. Another 5 hours.
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138. 8 other people have just come down with the
condition that Jason and Chloe have.
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139. The doctor's haven't found anything in common?
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140. Didn't you say that Jason and Chloe were
both at LuthorCorp today?
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141. Yeah but half the victims in the hospital weren't.
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142. Whatever this is seems to strike completely
at random.
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143. There's no way to tell who's going to be next.
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144. Sounds contagious. In the air or the water?
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145. Then maybe it will show up in some
environmental quality report.
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146. - Lana.
- Come on in.
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147. I'm sorry to show up like this, I
just didn't know where else to go.
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148. Clark told us about Jason.
Has something happened?
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149. One of the other infected people just died.
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150. Lana, do the doctors have any idea at all
what's going on?
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151. Just that a person's body
can only sustain a level
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their heart gives out.
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153. I can't just sit in that
hospital any more, just...
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154. just watching Chloe
and Jason die.
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155. I want to help.
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156. I hope we didn't separate you from your flock.
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157. I understand your cynicism, Warden Stone,
but I assure you I truly am a changed man.
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158. Oh. Or just a smart one.
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159. You know, ever since you proclaimed this sudden
conversion to our resident "St. Paul",
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160. there hasn't been a single attempt on your life.
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161. I want only to be of help to others.
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162. What is the value of my sinful life, unless I use
it as an example to shepherd fellow sinners?
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163. To lead the away from the allure of hedonism,
and mistrust and greed.
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164. To follow a better way.
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165. Uh-huh.
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166. Well I'm afraid you're going to have to
change congregations.
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167. What do you mean?
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168. The appellate court overturned your conviction.
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169. Overturned?
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170. My appeal doesn't come up for months.
It's not possible.
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171. You'd be surprised what's possible
in this judicial system.
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172. I've done everything to work the system.
I hired the best lawyers in the world, I tried
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173. to pay off everyone from the bailiff to the
President of the United States,
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174. and I was told, categorically, I was never
going to see life outside these walls again.
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175. You do not want to be telling me things
of this nature.
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176. Yes, I do.
I'm guilty.
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177. Not of the crime I've been imprisoned for, but...
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178. so many other crimes, which should
have landed me in here years ago.
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179. This is where I belong.
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180. It's where I can do the most good.
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181. You... you want to stay in prison?
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I do. I've found my...
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185. this is not the Ritz Carlton, where you can
check in and check out at your leisure.
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186. Somebody did you a favor by getting you
out of this place. I'd say be grateful.
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187. But who? Who could do that?
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188. Obviously someone more powerful than you.
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189. As soon as this paperwork is finished...
you're a free man.
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191. According to the hourly satellite images,
we had clear skies all morning.
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192. Hourly? Can we get it a bit more
specific than that?
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193. I'll try.
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194. I just don't understand why Jason wouldn't
tell me that he had a meeting at Luthorcorp.
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195. It might have been a blow to his pride.
Accepting Lex's offer.
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196. Well maybe that's what all of this
has been about.
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197. I've been getting this feeling lately that
there's something he hasn't been telling me.
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198. Maybe he thought you'd see him differently
if you found out.
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199. Do you really think that I'm
that shallow, Clark?
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200. It might take him a while to get
to know you as well as I do.
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201. Look at that.
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202. It's like that cloud came out of nowhere.
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203. And then it's completely gone 5 minutes later.
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204. It covered 2 miles before it dissipated.
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205. - Why would a cloud just appear like that?
- Maybe it's not a cloud.
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206. - Maybe it's pollution or smoke or something.
- If that's the county line, Chloe's house is
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207. - right in the middle of it.
- So is LuthorCorp.
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- Yes, sir.
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I urge you to try it on a lab animal first.
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see any other options for us right now?
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219. No sir, I don't. But please remember,
this is like a flu inoculation,
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going to get worse before he gets better?
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222. Assuming it works.
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223. Mr. Luthor, you can't go in there!
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224. You must keep exposure to the toxin
to a minimum!
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225. I'm responsible for this plant and everyone
who works here... I'm going with you.
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named Jason Teague?
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227. Lex, I've got my hands full right now. We're
watching Mr. Teague,
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229. The others? Are you telling me all these
people have the same symptoms?
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230. Unfortunately.
We have no idea what we're dealing with.
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231. It's a synthetic toxin.
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232. A pressure tank exploded this morning
at my plant.
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233. We thought we had it contained but the toxin
release must have escaped into the atmosphere.
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234. It's possible all these people were exposed
at the time.
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235. And you're just telling me this now?
I have to call the center for disease control.
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236. I don't know how much they
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237. an antidote my project manager's
been modifying as we speak.
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239. The first trial was unsuccessful, but I assure you
we will have the situation under control.
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240. It's too late for that.
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241. I need a doctor.
I need a doctor!
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242. Did you know about this when I talked
to you earlier today?
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243. Clark, other than Jason, I had no idea anyone
outside of LuthorCorp was exposed,
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247. Lana.
Help me.
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250. How could I be so stupid?
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255. You're not even human?
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256. No, please.
That stuff makes me sick!
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257. My parents are gone because of you.
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259. You killed my parents.
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262. - I need to find my parents, where are they?
- They haven't been admitted.
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this, I think you'd better sit down.
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264. - No, I feel fine.
- Clark...
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270. - You're running out of time.
- How did you get past security?
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in the hospital, what happened?
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274. Lana, Chloe, Jason, they're all going to
die if you don't do something!
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277. I want you to use me.
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Maybe there's something in me that can help.
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279. I'll give you whatever samples you need.
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280. Look, even if your immune system could offer
us some sort of insight, those kind of
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281. tests take months, years to analyze!
No, no...
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that we can test in a few hours.
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284. The antidote needs to be heated to 1000 degrees
Kelvin until it clears, otherwise it's useless!
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285. This time we're going to test it first.
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286. People's lives are at stake. We're
running out of time.
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287. Look at them, Mr. Luthor. You look at them.
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288. Are you going to point the finger and decide which
one of them is going to take the lethal injection?
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289. Whoever it is, you could be killing them.
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- Thank God it worked.
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antidote to the hospital.
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293. Lex, you're going to be Ok.
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294. I should have known.
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297. No, it'll just take a few days before I can
walk into that room, and...
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unconscious on the floor.
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300. Somebody really did a number on that lamp
back there.
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301. Must have been some nightmare you had.
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almost came true.
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303. Clark you walked right into Lex's office
and almost gave up your secret.
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I've gotten closer to
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me, but...
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I can't tell anyone.
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310. I know how much it would mean to you
to be able to share your secret with her.
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regret not telling the people closest to you.
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Lana would understand.
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sure that it's Lana...
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you'd have, what...
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Trying to figure out what to say.
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came to Smallville.
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someone like Lex,
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to even tell you about it.
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around me?
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resent me as much as I resent myself, so...
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from my relationship with Clark
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being honest with me.
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Just tell me the truth.
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A huge chemical explosion causes everyone
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343. And there's no sign of a
lawsuit, it's like
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completely forgotten about!
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is more than amped, even for you.
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352. Yeah, I put my "feelers" out for years and
something 3 months ago finally came through, so...
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so to speak.
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If there's one thing I've learned,
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follow in your parent's footsteps, alright?
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364. Everyone that I knew was gone.
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always be there for you, but...
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be a promise I can keep.
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of it, Clark, and...
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taking your vitamins.
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- Look, you know what, you don't have to tell me.
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going to stop all this prying, but...
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what it was like to keep my mom's secret...
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they're so close to you,
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really going through.
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quickly that feeling of loneliness disappears.
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who can you tell?
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