1. Previously on "Smallville"...Copy !req
2. If you run,Copy !req
3. every reporter in Kansas
will be digging into our lives.Copy !req
4. What if somebody finds out
about Clark's secret?Copy !req
5. Don't worry. Nothing's
gonna change between us.Copy !req
6. I miss your sage advice,
Martha.Copy !req
7. There's always a job
waiting for youCopy !req
8. if you ever want to come back
to Luthorcorp.Copy !req
9. So you want to back me for
senate running against your son.Copy !req
10. Why would you
want to do that?Copy !req
11. Do whatever it takes to knock
Jonathan Kent out of the race.Copy !req
12. I want to be senator.Copy !req
13. He is just like
the rest of us.Copy !req
14. A normal person
doesn't rise from the dead.Copy !req
15. Jor-El: Rectification does not
come without a price.Copy !req
16. The life of someone close to you
will be exchanged for yours.Copy !req
17. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
18. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
19. And now the next senator
of the state of Kansas —Copy !req
20. Mr. Jonathan Kent!Copy !req
21. Wow.Copy !req
22. Thank you.Copy !req
23. Thank you.
Really, thank you.Copy !req
24. Thank you all very much for
coming out here this evening.Copy !req
25. I'm quite sure that many of youCopy !req
26. had more important things
to do tonightCopy !req
27. than come out
and listen to some farmerCopy !req
28. talk about the importance
of corn subsidies.Copy !req
29. Um...Copy !req
30. When I told my familyCopy !req
31. that I had indeed decided
to run against Lex Luthor,Copy !req
32. they were surprised,
to say the least.Copy !req
33. I don't think
they really understood...Copy !req
34. Why I want to runCopy !req
35. or why this is
so very important to me.Copy !req
36. But the truth is actually —
it's actually very simple.Copy !req
37. The courage to help all kansans,
whether they're rich...Copy !req
38. Or whether they're poor,Copy !req
39. and do my very best to put
the heart back in the heartland.Copy !req
40. Thank you.Copy !req
41. Mr. Luthor, this is
your itinerary for tomorrow.Copy !req
42. Push the mayor lunch and get me
a photo op at the hospital.Copy !req
43. The nurses union
is key in the 49th.Copy !req
44. One more thing,Copy !req
45. I need the new poll numbers
from last night.Copy !req
46. Central Kansas students
for Lex Luthor, sir.Copy !req
47. You have...
Five minutes tops.Copy !req
48. Thucydides said,Copy !req
49. "we are either kings
among men...Copy !req
50. Or the pawns of kings."Copy !req
51. The fact that you're hereCopy !req
52. demonstrates that you strive
for the former.Copy !req
53. The youth vote is stronger
than we ever expected,Copy !req
54. and I have you
to thank for that.Copy !req
55. But we cannot afford
to be complacent.Copy !req
56. Great leaders are forgedCopy !req
57. from those
who see beyond the boundaries...Copy !req
58. Who go beyond the extra mile.Copy !req
59. They go the extra 10.Copy !req
60. Defeat is not an option.Copy !req
61. Thank you.Copy !req
62. Samantha Drake — president
of students for Lex Luthor.Copy !req
63. Well, then,
I should thank you personallyCopy !req
64. for my spike
in the mtv vote.Copy !req
65. Such an honor
to finally meet you.Copy !req
66. I know this is
kind of geeky,Copy !req
67. but I'd be so psyched if I could
get my picture taken with you.Copy !req
68. Well, anything I can doCopy !req
69. to keep up morale
with the troops.Copy !req
70. Excuse me.Copy !req
71. Could you get the painting
in the background?Copy !req
72. That's the one
your father gave youCopy !req
73. after you closed
the metrotech deal, isn't it?Copy !req
74. Well, it looks like you've done
your homework, miss Drake.Copy !req
75. Thank you very much.Copy !req
76. I used to wear a cross.Copy !req
77. Sir?Copy !req
78. The limo is waiting.Copy !req
79. Thank you very much.Copy !req
80. Man #2:
Thank you, sir.Copy !req
81. This is Lex.Copy !req
82. You wanted a grenade
to throw in the Kent camp?Copy !req
83. I got an atomic bomb.Copy !req
84. This isn't a secure line.Copy !req
85. Just meet me
at rampart and Broadway.Copy !req
86. Atomic warfare?Copy !req
87. A little overdramatic
for local politics, isn't it?Copy !req
88. I got no problems ending
this conversation right now.Copy !req
89. I believe,Copy !req
90. in the political
weapons trade,Copy !req
91. the deal usually goes
to the highest bidder.Copy !req
92. Thank you.Copy !req
93. Is this for real?Copy !req
94. Oh, sosnick had it all
trucked up from Metropolis.Copy !req
95. I keep expecting
some mobster with a carnationCopy !req
96. to step out of the shadows
and plug me.Copy !req
97. Wow.Copy !req
98. You have to admit,
it's not exactly us.Copy !req
99. Dad, are you sure this guy
knows what he's doing?Copy !req
100. Clark, sosnick helped Jack
win five elections.Copy !req
101. I'm sure he knows more
about this stuff than we do.Copy !req
102. If you ask me,Copy !req
103. I think he's trying
to turn you into a Luthor.Copy !req
104. Is there a problem?Copy !req
105. Yeah, I was just wonderingCopy !req
106. if you've ever
actually met the kents.Copy !req
107. The reason somebody
is gonna vote for Mr. KentCopy !req
108. is because they relate to him,Copy !req
109. and who is gonna believe
that he supports local farmersCopy !req
110. when he looks like
some big business blowhard —Copy !req
111. no offense, Mr. Kent —Copy !req
112. who wants to buy them out?Copy !req
113. Well, that's called
bridging the demo gap, dear.Copy !req
114. Oh, and does
bridging that gapCopy !req
115. also include
misquoting your candidate?Copy !req
116. Wait a minute.Copy !req
117. It says, "Jonathan Kent
is quoted as saying,Copy !req
118. 'it is possible
to serve corporate interestCopy !req
119. and maintain
the public welfare.'"Copy !req
120. I never said that.Copy !req
121. I did.Copy !req
122. You did?Copy !req
123. Yes.Copy !req
124. Look,
this whole John boy thing —Copy !req
125. don't get me wrong.
You're very good at it.Copy !req
126. It may win over the cowpokes,
but there's a pool of votersCopy !req
127. that are more familiar
with vente lattesCopy !req
128. than they are
with digging postholes.Copy !req
129. What I really need hereCopy !req
130. is somebody who cares about
what I believe inCopy !req
131. more than they care about
winning a race.Copy !req
132. I'm sorry, but you got to go,
sosnick. You're fired.Copy !req
133. Pack it up, guys.Copy !req
134. Not that that didn't
totally rock, Mr. Kent,Copy !req
135. but I have no ideaCopy !req
136. how you're gonna find
a replacement so quickly.Copy !req
137. I do.Copy !req
138. Oh, me?Copy !req
139. Um, what do I know
about being a campaign manager?Copy !req
140. What do I know
about being a state senator?Copy !req
141. Right.Copy !req
142. I'll get it.Copy !req
143. Jonathan Kent.Copy !req
144. This is your last warning
to drop out of the campaign.Copy !req
145. I told you
not to call here again.Copy !req
146. Hey!Copy !req
147. What are you doing?Copy !req
148. Sorry,
but cku regulations dictateCopy !req
149. that all campaign materials
can be no larger than 20x24.Copy !req
150. Okay, miss overachiever,
I think you're takingCopy !req
151. this campus-gestapo thing
way too seriously.Copy !req
152. The state's future
depends on it, miss Lane.Copy !req
153. How do you know my name?Copy !req
154. Lex says
"always know your enemy."Copy !req
155. Leave it to Lex to
treat this election
like a hostile takeover,Copy !req
156. which is what he's gonna do
to the entire state, by the way.Copy !req
157. Progress
requires sacrifices.Copy !req
158. Mr. Kent is neck and neckCopy !req
159. with your fascist
environmental annihilator.Copy !req
160. You heard what Lex said.Copy !req
161. True leaders
see beyond boundaries.Copy !req
162. He set the bar.
Now we need to raise it higher.Copy !req
163. Defeat is not an option.Copy !req
164. Coming.Copy !req
165. Hi.
Hi.Copy !req
166. Looks like someone's had
a long day of campaigning.Copy !req
167. More like
a long day of Lois.Copy !req
168. Well, as much as I'd like
to make a fool of myselfCopy !req
169. at the ice rink,Copy !req
170. we could always
stay in tonight.Copy !req
171. Okay.Copy !req
172. Ow!Copy !req
173. What happened?Copy !req
174. Did I hurt you?Copy !req
175. Unless you're the oneCopy !req
176. who assigned six diagrams
on planetary rotations.Copy !req
177. You know, on second thought,
maybe we should go.Copy !req
178. Okay, this couldn't be
more awkward...Copy !req
179. But we haven't been together
since I came to met u.Copy !req
180. You mean,
we haven't...Copy !req
181. Had...Copy !req
182. Sex.Copy !req
183. Clark, you can't tell me
that you haven't noticed.Copy !req
184. Things between us
haven't been the sameCopy !req
185. since you miraculously
came back from the dead.Copy !req
186. I know.Copy !req
187. Lana,
I can't explain that anymore.Copy !req
188. It changed me.Copy !req
189. Maybe I'll never understand
what you went through.Copy !req
190. But you're still
the same person, aren't you?Copy !req
191. Clark, I don't know.Copy !req
192. It feels like you're afraid
to touch me anymore.Copy !req
193. Did something happen?Copy !req
194. Clark?Copy !req
195. Okay, is this where
I have to remind youCopy !req
196. that you're the one
who saidCopy !req
197. that we wouldn't keep things
from each other anymore?Copy !req
198. Why is this about me?Copy !req
199. You're the one
who pulled away first.Copy !req
200. You moved to Metropolis
two weeks after we got together.Copy !req
201. And now you spend
every moment with these books.Copy !req
202. Why astronomy?Copy !req
203. It's homework.Copy !req
204. It's an obsession.Copy !req
205. And that thing about honesty —
it works both ways.Copy !req
206. Nice deflection.Copy !req
207. But I don't fall
for that anymore.Copy !req
208. I got to go get some air.Copy !req
209. Now,
just who in the hell are you?Copy !req
210. Are you the one
that's been calling me?Copy !req
211. Hey!Copy !req
212. Are you the guy
that's been calling me?Copy !req
213. You stay away from me
and my family.Copy !req
214. Ugh!Copy !req
215. Ah!Copy !req
216. It's obviously true
what they say.Copy !req
217. Behind every great man
is a great woman.Copy !req
218. The campaign must be taking up
a lot of your time.Copy !req
219. Yes, it is,Copy !req
220. but fortunately Jonathan and I
have a lot of help.Copy !req
221. Unfortunately,
not enough to win.Copy !req
222. You know, Lex is entering
the last stretch of the campaignCopy !req
223. with infinite resources,Copy !req
224. and I believe you are down
financially to...Copy !req
225. Nothing.Copy !req
226. I'm glad to see
you're finally behind your son,Copy !req
227. but I thought you knew me
better than that, Lionel.Copy !req
228. I would never give up
on my husband.Copy !req
229. You misunderstand me.Copy !req
230. Lex has deep pockets,Copy !req
231. and Jonathan needs at least
the money to match that.Copy !req
232. This is more than
money to match.Copy !req
233. Ooh.Copy !req
234. We've run this campaign
on his beliefs,Copy !req
235. and that's what's gonna
win him the election.Copy !req
236. Jonathan
would never accept this.Copy !req
237. I know.Copy !req
238. I fully expected JonathanCopy !req
239. to barrel his way
through the campaignCopy !req
240. fueled by blind idealism,Copy !req
241. but I was hoping
you'd be more savvy.Copy !req
242. Perhaps you have
your own personal reasonsCopy !req
243. for wanting Jonathan
not to win.Copy !req
244. I know you didn't come by
this late at nightCopy !req
245. to drop off
this press release.Copy !req
246. What happened?Copy !req
247. How far do you want to cross
this friendship boundary?Copy !req
248. Since when
did we have boundaries?Copy !req
249. All right, why don't you
just leave out the details?Copy !req
250. Well...Copy !req
251. Everything was fine between
Lana and I when I was human.Copy !req
252. I mean, it was great.Copy !req
253. Okay, Clark.Copy !req
254. But now that I have
my abilities back,Copy !req
255. it's like our...
Sex... Life...Copy !req
256. Has been on hiatus.Copy !req
257. Oh.Copy !req
258. Uhh...Copy !req
259. I know I'm gonna regret
asking this question, but, um...Copy !req
260. Why?Copy !req
261. 'Cause it just
takes some time for meCopy !req
262. to adjust my abilities
to new... Situations.Copy !req
263. Wow, uh...Copy !req
264. Awkward factor eight.Copy !req
265. Um...Copy !req
266. So, basically,
what you're saying is thatCopy !req
267. you're afraid that,
in the heat of the moment,Copy !req
268. you might...Copy !req
269. Please don't make me
finish this sentence, Clark.Copy !req
270. Well, see,
that's the thing.Copy !req
271. I'm not sure
what would happen.Copy !req
272. I mean,
if I couldn't control myself —Copy !req
273. you know what? That's something
that can never be unseen.Copy !req
274. It's not funny.Copy !req
275. No, you're right.
It's not.Copy !req
276. It's just that
this conversationCopy !req
277. definitely cements me
as your krypto-hag.Copy !req
278. Look, Clark...Copy !req
279. You can shake my hand
without crushing it, right?Copy !req
280. And you don't exactly
incinerate everyone you look atCopy !req
281. with your heat-vision thing.Copy !req
282. So it's pretty much
the same thing, right?Copy !req
283. I mean... Metaphorically.Copy !req
284. But you didn't need me to tell
you all this, so what gives?Copy !req
285. I think I got used to lying
to Lana when we were friends.Copy !req
286. Now it's different.Copy !req
287. Yeah
you know, Clark,Copy !req
288. I'm playing
my best zone defense,Copy !req
289. but I think you're in denial
territory about what Lana knows.Copy !req
290. I mean,
she's studying astronomy.Copy !req
291. The meteors, the fact that
the undead topic comes up daily.Copy !req
292. Well, I can't just tell her.
It's too risky.Copy !req
293. Okay, fine, Clark.Copy !req
294. Then don't tell her
about it,Copy !req
295. but your game needs to switch
from defense to offenseCopy !req
296. because, sooner or later,
Lana's gonna start askingCopy !req
297. all the wrong people
all the right questions.Copy !req
298. Mom, you didn't say much
on the ride home.Copy !req
299. Are you sure
everything's okay?Copy !req
300. Yeah, I'm fine.Copy !req
301. I'll just be glad
when the election is over.Copy !req
302. Shelby, hi!Copy !req
303. What's the matter?Copy !req
304. Huh?Copy !req
305. What's wrong?Copy !req
306. I moved the rally to next
week so Mr. Kent can recover.Copy !req
307. Or not.Copy !req
308. Dad,
what are you doing?Copy !req
309. I can't let them
stop me.Copy !req
310. I will tell them
the rally's a go again.Copy !req
311. I thought the doctor said he was
going to keep you overnight.Copy !req
312. Oh, then they'd have
exactly what they want.Copy !req
313. Something tells me it's not
the first time they've called,Copy !req
314. is it, dad?Copy !req
315. Jonathan, how could you
keep this from us?Copy !req
316. We're in this
as a family.Copy !req
317. Are we? You've never been happy
about me running,Copy !req
318. and now I'm guessing
you want me to quit.Copy !req
319. Maybe you're willing
to risk your life over this,Copy !req
320. but I don't think I'm willing
to stand by and watch.Copy !req
321. I have got to see
this thing through, Martha.Copy !req
322. "Do as I say, not as I do."
Huh, dad?Copy !req
323. Look, I never taught you
to buckle under pressure,Copy !req
324. especially not
from Lex Luthor.Copy !req
325. Lex?Copy !req
326. You think he'd go this far?Copy !req
327. There's no limit to what
Lex Luthor would do, son.Copy !req
328. Clark.
I heard what happened.Copy !req
329. I just wanted
to make sure your father's okay.Copy !req
330. This is as close to my father
as you want to get right now.Copy !req
331. He thinks I was behind it,
doesn't he?Copy !req
332. What do you expect him
to believe?Copy !req
333. Maybe the truth.Copy !req
334. I issued a press release
denouncing the attackCopy !req
335. and offered a reward
for any informationCopy !req
336. leading
to the assailants' capture.Copy !req
337. I need you
to believe me.Copy !req
338. Lex, why is some State Senate
seat so important to you?Copy !req
339. It's a stepping stone.Copy !req
340. To what?Copy !req
341. That's like Apollo asking icarus
why he's building wings.Copy !req
342. Look, Clark, you have everything
you've ever wanted.Copy !req
343. I'm sorry
if I'm still searching.Copy !req
344. What if you don't win?Copy !req
345. What if you realize you haven't
found what you're looking for?Copy !req
346. Well, there's always
the white house.Copy !req
347. Look, I promise you,Copy !req
348. we're gonna find out
who did this to your dad.Copy !req
349. Didn't work.Copy !req
350. We failed him.Copy !req
351. Well, now we know
what we need to do,Copy !req
352. and I already have
everything in place.Copy !req
353. Samantha, chill out.Copy !req
354. We already went too far,
and it totally backfired.Copy !req
355. We need
to turn ourselves inCopy !req
356. before somebody points
a finger at Lex.Copy !req
357. Lex asked us
to go the extra 10 Miles.Copy !req
358. I'm the only one
willing to do that.Copy !req
359. What are you
talking about?Copy !req
360. There is one thing that Kent
can't bounce back from.Copy !req
361. I'm going to the cops before
this gets more out of control.Copy !req
362. Lex would have never...Copy !req
363. Given up that easily.Copy !req
364. I waited at the drop-off,
but griff never showed.Copy !req
365. Find out what happened to him.Copy !req
366. I didn't recognize you
for a moment.Copy !req
367. I wanted to show you
how devoted I am to you.Copy !req
368. Well, you certainly have.Copy !req
369. I have all the enabling devices
I need, thank you.Copy !req
370. Though apparently
I could use better security.Copy !req
371. Don't they always sayCopy !req
372. never use your birthday
as your security code?Copy !req
373. Or, more specifically...Copy !req
374. Your brother's?Copy !req
375. Interesting choice
of perfume.Copy !req
376. Hermes.Copy !req
377. It's your favorite.Copy !req
378. I know everything
about you, Mr. senator.Copy !req
379. Senator?Copy !req
380. Now, aren't you
a little ahead of yourself?Copy !req
381. Not now.Copy !req
382. Not with Jonathan Kent
out of the picture.Copy !req
383. I would never condone
what happened to Mr. Kent.Copy !req
384. Of course not.Copy !req
385. You've got to
distance yourself.Copy !req
386. It's like you said
in the herald article —Copy !req
387. "strike when you can but never
leave yourself vulnerable."Copy !req
388. Please tell me you weren't
responsible for that attack.Copy !req
389. It's okay, Lex.Copy !req
390. I know
what you want me to do,Copy !req
391. and I would never want you
to take the fall for it.Copy !req
392. You may have read
everything about me,Copy !req
393. but don't assume
you know me.Copy !req
394. I would never hurt
the kents.Copy !req
395. You're losing your edge,
Lex.Copy !req
396. And you've clearly
gone over it.Copy !req
397. My security will escort you
to the police station.Copy !req
398. You're just having
a moment of weakness.Copy !req
399. That's why you need me.Copy !req
400. Lex Luthor going godfather
on your dad?Copy !req
401. I don't know, Clark.Copy !req
402. Lex seems like
the kind of guyCopy !req
403. who lives for the fight
as much as the victory.Copy !req
404. Here's a list of all the calls
logged on our phone today.Copy !req
405. My dad pawned that one off
as a wrong number.Copy !req
406. It's blocked, but...Copy !req
407. I'll let my fingers
do the walking.Copy !req
408. Just give me a second.Copy !req
409. You know,
it's not like your dadCopy !req
410. to keep something
like this a secret.Copy !req
411. He's kind of turned into
a different person lately,Copy !req
412. like he's got something
to prove to everyone.Copy !req
413. Maybe just his son.Copy !req
414. What does running for senator
have to do with me?Copy !req
415. Think about it, Clark.Copy !req
416. It must be kind of hard
being a role modelCopy !req
417. for a guy who pulls people out
of a burning buildingCopy !req
418. and stops nuclear missiles
all between chores and dinner.Copy !req
419. No one's expecting him
to do that.Copy !req
420. True, but it's not gonna
stop him from trying.Copy !req
421. Oh, here we go.Copy !req
422. Let's see what we got.Copy !req
423. All right.Copy !req
424. The call was made from...Copy !req
425. Whoa.Copy !req
426. the "students for Lex Luthor"
office at cku.Copy !req
427. "To do my part to put the heart
back in the heartland."Copy !req
428. Great closing line,
Mr. Kent.Copy !req
429. They're Martha's words,
not mine.Copy !req
430. I just hope she shows up
in time to hear me say them.Copy !req
431. Are you sure
you want to do this?Copy !req
432. I know that we have
extra security and everything,Copy !req
433. but it's not too late
to postpone.Copy !req
434. Lois, what kind
of a leader would I beCopy !req
435. if I let some pranksters
make me back down, hmm?Copy !req
436. And now the next senator...Copy !req
437. Jacket?Copy !req
438. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
439. Mr. Jonathan Kent!Copy !req
440. Hmm.Copy !req
441. Knock them dead, boss.Copy !req
442. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
443. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
444. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
445. Can't beat Kent!Copy !req
446. Wow.Copy !req
447. Thank you.Copy !req
448. Thank you.
Really, thank you.Copy !req
449. Excuse me?Copy !req
450. Hey.Copy !req
451. When I told my familyCopy !req
452. that I had indeed decided
to run against Lex Luthor,Copy !req
453. they were surprised,
to say the least.Copy !req
454. But their support
has been unwavering.Copy !req
455. See, I've been inspired.Copy !req
456. I've been inspired by my son
whose courage seems to know...Copy !req
457. Talk about
an initiation gone wrong.Copy !req
458. Get up.Copy !req
459. Those basic-training skills
are looking a little rusty.Copy !req
460. Like I said...Copy !req
461. Know your enemy.Copy !req
462. Look,
magna-cum-laude psycho...Copy !req
463. You are not gonna shoot
Jonathan Kent.Copy !req
464. You're right.Copy !req
465. You are.Copy !req
466. In fact,
it is because of my familyCopy !req
467. that I have the courage
to run at all.Copy !req
468. I don't think
they really understood...Copy !req
469. Why I wanted to runCopy !req
470. or why this is
so very important to me.Copy !req
471. But the truth is actually —
it's actually very simple.Copy !req
472. The courage to help all kansans,
whether they're rich...Copy !req
473. Nobody will ever believe
I would shoot Jonathan Kent.Copy !req
474. Really?Copy !req
475. Beautiful girl
comes to live under his roof.Copy !req
476. His wife gets a little too busy
at that coffee shop.Copy !req
477. Suddenly, he fires
a seasoned political consultantCopy !req
478. and takes the girl
on the campaign trail.Copy !req
479. Until it all goes wrong,Copy !req
480. and the spurned lover
gets her revenge.Copy !req
481. Now just aim at Jonathan's head
and shoot.Copy !req
482. Didn't general Lane
teach you anything?Copy !req
483. Actually, he did.Copy !req
484. Martha?Copy !req
485. Lois.Copy !req
486. Don't sweat it,
Smallville.Copy !req
487. Better late than never.Copy !req
488. "Regard your soldiers
as your children,Copy !req
489. "and they will follow you
into the deepest valleys.Copy !req
490. "Look on them
as your own beloved sons...Copy !req
491. And they will stand by you
even unto death."Copy !req
492. You really don't have to quote
"the art of war" to me, dad.Copy !req
493. I read it cover to cover
three timesCopy !req
494. before I finished
high school.Copy !req
495. Although...Copy !req
496. I still would have preferred
a bike for my 14th birthday.Copy !req
497. Yes, well,
despite your intense studies,Copy !req
498. it seems Jonathan Kent,
after yesterday's theatrics,Copy !req
499. has surged ahead of you
in the polls.Copy !req
500. I didn't have anything
to do with that.Copy !req
501. No, no, of course,
you didn't.Copy !req
502. But it looks as though
your disciplesCopy !req
503. tried to follow
in your footsteps.Copy !req
504. They have succeeded
in creating quite a mess.Copy !req
505. How does it feel,
Lex...Copy !req
506. To have people
worship you?Copy !req
507. Being the idol
for a cult of psychopathsCopy !req
508. isn't exactly
a power trip, dad?Copy !req
509. Oh, but I suppose
being a state senator would be.Copy !req
510. Isn't that why
you're running for office?Copy !req
511. You want to know
the truth?Copy !req
512. I'm running
because it's somethingCopy !req
513. I actually
have to work for.Copy !req
514. Yes.Copy !req
515. And your noble efforts
include employing hired gunsCopy !req
516. to dig up informationCopy !req
517. about the kents
that could destroy them.Copy !req
518. Well, so much for
your fatherly pride and supportCopy !req
519. in this campaign,
huh, dad?Copy !req
520. Griff's dead.Copy !req
521. His body turned upCopy !req
522. in the back alley
of suicide slums this morning,Copy !req
523. and somehow I don't think
the kents did it.Copy !req
524. Dangerous neighborhood,
Lex.Copy !req
525. Would it have killed you
this one timeCopy !req
526. to actually be
on my side?Copy !req
527. You're slipping, son.Copy !req
528. First, Professor Milton fine
vanishes from your radar.Copy !req
529. Now griff.
It —Copy !req
530. It might be time
to dust this off.Copy !req
531. All the teachers
will be there?
Yes.Copy !req
532. All right, great.Copy !req
533. And here are the talking points
for the teachers union.
Okay.Copy !req
534. And don't forget —
I know.Copy !req
535. I've got the firefighters'
breakfast in the morning.Copy !req
536. Don't worry, Lois.
I'm not gonna forget.Copy !req
537. Mmm, firefighters.Copy !req
538. I think I might
tag along for that one.Copy !req
539. There's got to be
a few perks to this job.Copy !req
540. Good news.
Hmm?Copy !req
541. You're up 10 points in the polls
after the rally yesterday.
Wow!Copy !req
542. It looks like we could win
this thing after all, huh?Copy !req
543. I got to run.Copy !req
544. Bye.
Bye.Copy !req
545. It's great to see him
so optimistic.Copy !req
546. Yeah.Copy !req
547. I hate to be the one
to burst his bubble.Copy !req
548. What do you mean?Copy !req
549. Lex is running 800 adsCopy !req
550. and dropping three mailers
in the next two weeks.Copy !req
551. We may be ahead now,
but that much coverageCopy !req
552. will make Mr. Kent a distant
memory by election day.Copy !req
553. And...
As far as I can tell...Copy !req
554. We're out of money.Copy !req
555. I've been trying
to figure outCopy !req
556. how to tell him
for a couple of days.Copy !req
557. Well, if we don't find
some major green,Copy !req
558. he can kiss that fancy leather
chair at the capitol goodbye.Copy !req
559. There is one other option.Copy !req
560. But you have to promise me
never to tell Jonathan.Copy !req
561. Lana.Copy !req
562. I wasn't expecting
to see you here.Copy !req
563. I wasn't about to leave things
the way they were.Copy !req
564. Look, Clark.Copy !req
565. Lana, I...Copy !req
566. You were right.Copy !req
567. I was pulling away.Copy !req
568. It's because I've been wanting
to be with you for so long...Copy !req
569. But I feel like
I'd just screw it up.Copy !req
570. Clark, I would never
let you go that easily.Copy !req
571. Maybe we just need
to slow downCopy !req
572. and try and get back
to where we were.Copy !req
573. I freak out.Copy !req
574. I screw up,
and I blame everything on you,Copy !req
575. and you forgive me...Copy !req
576. No questions asked.Copy !req
577. Maybe that's because
it's not all your fault.Copy !req
578. What you said about me
running off to met u.Copy !req
579. And getting all caught up
in my homework —Copy !req
580. it's not entirely false.Copy !req
581. Clark, I've been studying
the meteor showers.Copy !req
582. You said you were gonna
leave that in the past.Copy !req
583. I know I did,
and I tried to.Copy !req
584. But those meteors
changed my life,Copy !req
585. and now
with the second shower...Copy !req
586. Clark, there is no way
that they're random.Copy !req
587. What are you saying?Copy !req
588. Okay, well,
you know that spacecraftCopy !req
589. that I saw
during this last shower?Copy !req
590. I was looking into the satellite
imagery from the first shower,Copy !req
591. the one that happened
when we were kids,Copy !req
592. and there's something
that doesn't crashCopy !req
593. the way
the other meteors do.Copy !req
594. It, um...Copy !req
595. Well, it kind of lands.Copy !req
596. Clark,
what if a ship came downCopy !req
597. in the first meteor shower
as well,Copy !req
598. and whoever was in itCopy !req
599. has been here with us
this entire time?Copy !req
600. Thank you for coming.Copy !req
601. It's my pleasure.Copy !req
602. I'm always here
for you, Martha.Copy !req
603. — Captions by vitac —
www.Vitac.ComCopy !req
604. captions paid for by
Warner bros. TelevisionCopy !req