1. Previously on "Smallville"...Copy !req
2. Say that Clark Kent,
the unassuming journalist...Copy !req
3. Steps out of the shadow
into his red and blue,Copy !req
4. creating two completely
separate identities?Copy !req
5. No more than three tablets
a day.Copy !req
6. They can be
highly addictive.Copy !req
7. And you're sure
this is it.Copy !req
8. This is where I belong.Copy !req
9. Watchtower
is officially online.Copy !req
10. There is something
about being around youCopy !req
11. that seems to calm
the murderer inside me.Copy !req
12. I want you
to stay with me.Copy !req
13. Without a doubt,
I'm officially a true believerCopy !req
14. in this red-and-blue
superdude.Copy !req
15. I won't stop until I landCopy !req
16. the first worldwide
interview.Copy !req
17. Good luck with that.Copy !req
18. If you're not a member
of the press society,Copy !req
19. you won't be on my list.Copy !req
20. Check again.
"Lois Lane."Copy !req
21. I've written a hundred stories
for the daily planet.Copy !req
22. I'm sure
you've heard of it.Copy !req
23. It I've heard of.
You — not so much.Copy !req
24. Again, I'm sorry.Copy !req
25. Thank you.Copy !req
26. Okay, obviously there's been
some sort of mistake.Copy !req
27. It's not like I squeezed
into five-inch booted heelsCopy !req
28. for my health.Copy !req
29. Miss Lane,
there's simply nothing I can do.Copy !req
30. Actually, there is.Copy !req
31. You can tell
Edward r. MurrowCopy !req
32. that he can kiss this cub
reporter's sweet little ass.Copy !req
33. Lois!Copy !req
34. Chloe, thanks for coming.Copy !req
35. The gargoyle at the gate was
letting in everyone but me.Copy !req
36. Come on. My car's parked
around the corner.Copy !req
37. That was the event
for journalistic achievement,Copy !req
38. and Lois Lane
isn't even a "plus one."Copy !req
39. Lois,
you're an amazing reporter.Copy !req
40. Uh, correction —
was an amazing reporter.Copy !req
41. You're only as good
as your last story,Copy !req
42. and I wrote mine
so long agoCopy !req
43. it was practically
with a feather pen.Copy !req
44. I need
that news splash —Copy !req
45. the pregnant man
or an impeached president...Copy !req
46. Or, better yet,
a rendezvous with a superhero.Copy !req
47. I thought you gave up
on the costumed crusadersCopy !req
48. after the red-blue blur
ignored your open letterCopy !req
49. begging for an interview.Copy !req
50. Can you blame the guy?
What was I thinking?Copy !req
51. If you want your first interview
with a rock star,Copy !req
52. you don't start
with Springsteen.Copy !req
53. I had no ideaCopy !req
54. you were such a groupie
of the red, bold, and blue.Copy !req
55. Well, who isn't?Copy !req
56. The man has reinvented
the American hero.Copy !req
57. Think about it.Copy !req
58. He saves people.Copy !req
59. He's mysterious,
completely unavailable.Copy !req
60. What part of that
doesn't scream "Lois Lane"?Copy !req
61. God, you seriously have a crush
on him, don't you?Copy !req
62. I respect his heroism,
professionally.Copy !req
63. But even when I did
lower the barCopy !req
64. and tried to slum
a green arrow interview,Copy !req
65. it turns out
Mr. emerald chapsCopy !req
66. is another closet case
when it comes to publicity.Copy !req
67. Lois, they wear costumes because
they don't want publicity.Copy !req
68. Now, hurry up.
I'm parked illegally.Copy !req
69. Ugh. Hold on.
These heels are silent killers.Copy !req
70. No!Copy !req
71. Chloe.Copy !req
72. Just give me the keys.Copy !req
73. Ugh!Copy !req
74. Ohh!Copy !req
75. This one's
for your friend.Copy !req
76. Ohh, g—Copy !req
77. Who the hell are you,
some sort of superhero?Copy !req
78. You bet I am.Copy !req
79. Call me stiletto.Copy !req
80. I know, Davis.
I was sidetracked.Copy !req
81. I'll be home in like 20 minutes.Copy !req
82. You're still
in the basement, right?Copy !req
83. Good.
Miss Sullivan?Copy !req
84. You took a pretty hard hit
to the head.Copy !req
85. You should stick around
for observation.Copy !req
86. I'm fine, thanks.Copy !req
87. It's my professional advice
that —Copy !req
88. I appreciate that,
but I do have to go.Copy !req
89. Chloe,
is this what it takesCopy !req
90. to get a call back from you
these days?Copy !req
91. Are you okay?
Yeah, thanks for coming.Copy !req
92. Sorry about being the invisible
best friend lately.Copy !req
93. Where have you been?Copy !req
94. Um, watchtower.Copy !req
95. Just when I thought
I'd hit my fillCopy !req
96. of, uh, high-maintenance men,
I take a job from Oliver.Copy !req
97. I thought
he was off the grid.Copy !req
98. He's in Syria,Copy !req
99. sort of incommunicado
with the rest of the world,Copy !req
100. which is why I'm glad
you're here.Copy !req
101. My laptop
was in my backseatCopy !req
102. when the carjacker
peeled away.Copy !req
103. I've been using itCopy !req
104. to update my watchtower
databases from home.Copy !req
105. Chloe,
those files contain detailsCopy !req
106. of nearly every operation.Copy !req
107. Hence the panicky flareCopy !req
108. with everything
I've been saying.Copy !req
109. And before you bite my head off,
I admit —Copy !req
110. I know — I never
should have taken it home.Copy !req
111. Just tell me
it was encrypted.Copy !req
112. But not un-hackable.Copy !req
113. Okay,
I'll find your computer.Copy !req
114. Did you get a good look
at the mugger?Copy !req
115. I got a good look at the asphalt
after he hit me.Copy !req
116. But there was
another witness.Copy !req
117. When I came to
in the ambulance,Copy !req
118. Lois was raving about
some mysterious heroineCopy !req
119. who swept in
and saved the day — stiletto?Copy !req
120. Must be some kind
of knife expert.Copy !req
121. Where is Lois, anyway?Copy !req
122. There may be a new superhero
in town.Copy !req
123. Where do you think
she is?Copy !req
124. Page 10!Copy !req
125. Why don't you just bury
my stiletto sightingCopy !req
126. with the classifieds
while you're at it?Copy !req
127. The next time you pull me
from a press-society banquet,Copy !req
128. at least get me a story
with a picture.Copy !req
129. Something tells me stilleto's
got a bad case of camera shy.Copy !req
130. She's not posing
for a head shot.Copy !req
131. Get her in action
on the street.Copy !req
132. Sure, no problem.Copy !req
133. I'll just ask to see
her schedule of upcoming saves.Copy !req
134. Wh— did I misjudge you,
Lane?Copy !req
135. I thought your game was all
about the power of persuasion.Copy !req
136. Get the picture!Copy !req
137. Lois.Copy !req
138. Chloe told me
about the attack.Copy !req
139. She said you mentioned someone
named stiletto?Copy !req
140. Patience, Smallville.Copy !req
141. Tomorrow you can drool over her
with the rest of the world.Copy !req
142. I'm fine, by the way.
Thanks for asking.Copy !req
143. Stilleto gave you
all these quotes?Copy !req
144. She was talkative.Copy !req
145. Look, I need you to put me
in contact with her.Copy !req
146. Get your own hero.Copy !req
147. I have to respect her request
to keep a low profile.Copy !req
148. It is not every day
that a superheroCopy !req
149. entrusts me
with her phone number.Copy !req
150. She gave you her number?Copy !req
151. Sorry.
My eyes only, Smallville.Copy !req
152. Lois, this carjacker
took Chloe's computer.Copy !req
153. It has all her isis
client information on it.Copy !req
154. If this stiletto was the last
person to see this guy,Copy !req
155. I need to talk to her.Copy !req
156. Look,
if you want to help Chloe,Copy !req
157. why don't you go downtownCopy !req
158. and talk to the thug
they did catch?Copy !req
159. Maybe stiletto left enough teeth
in his mouthCopy !req
160. for him to rat out
his buddy.Copy !req
161. Rye whiskey, double.Copy !req
162. Right away, Mr. manheim.Copy !req
163. Hey, ugly.Copy !req
164. The boss wants to see you,
and he doesn't look very happy.Copy !req
165. I bet he's not —
Mr. businessman.Copy !req
166. Hey, uh, real quick —Copy !req
167. sorry.Copy !req
168. Look, uh,
I-I know I just started,Copy !req
169. but I was wondering
if I could, uh,Copy !req
170. get an advance
on today's pay?Copy !req
171. Yeah.Copy !req
172. Just had some...Copy !req
173. Stuff... Come up.Copy !req
174. I'll talk to Ricky.Copy !req
175. But this is
the last time.Copy !req
176. I was hoping,
at the very least,Copy !req
177. a.J. Was arrested
for a dolce & gabbana.Copy !req
178. Somebody clocked us.Copy !req
179. We had to get out of there,
Mr. Milano.Copy !req
180. Bruno, I'm trying to pull us out
of the streets.Copy !req
181. We finally cracked
the metallic tintCopy !req
182. with those green rocks
from Smallville.Copy !req
183. We can make all the money
in the world,Copy !req
184. and you're out there
snatching purses.Copy !req
185. It's not
about the door prize.Copy !req
186. It's about
reminding peopleCopy !req
187. we're the ones
who own this town,Copy !req
188. not some cape-wearing
circus freaks.Copy !req
189. Yeah.Copy !req
190. Between the gash on your mug
and a.J.'S shiner,Copy !req
191. you two clowns
are real intimidating.Copy !req
192. How can you
just sit backCopy !req
193. and let these vigilantes
take over the streets,Copy !req
194. our streets?Copy !req
195. Enough!Copy !req
196. We are done
with petty street crime!Copy !req
197. We are a business now!Copy !req
198. Yeah, you're —Copy !req
199. you're right, boss.Copy !req
200. Maybe it's time
for Bruno manheimCopy !req
201. to climb
that corporate ladder.Copy !req
202. Next we say good night
to the wannabe heroes,Copy !req
203. starting with stiletto.Copy !req
204. That one's personal.Copy !req
205. Lois?Copy !req
206. Lois, come on!
I can't be late for work!Copy !req
207. What are you doing?Copy !req
208. Picking up your rebound.Copy !req
209. Lois.Copy !req
210. I'm, uh —
I'm really flattered,Copy !req
211. but I just broke up
with Chloe.Copy !req
212. Ew. No.Copy !req
213. I mean
rebound your career.Copy !req
214. Nothing numbs the pain
of a breakupCopy !req
215. like good,
old-fashioned work.Copy !req
216. Look,
I'm not here to be saved.Copy !req
217. You mentioned 100 bucks.Copy !req
218. Now, what do you
want me to shoot?Copy !req
219. Metropolis'
newest superhero.Copy !req
220. Incoming.Copy !req
221. Meet...Copy !req
222. Stiletto.Copy !req
223. I was gonna sew an "s"
into the chest.Copy !req
224. Is that tacky?Copy !req
225. Lois...Copy !req
226. You're not serious.Copy !req
227. Well,
not about the wholeCopy !req
228. "cleaning up the streets" part,
obviously.Copy !req
229. But...Copy !req
230. I sort of quoted stiletto
in one of my articles,Copy !req
231. and my editor said that I need
a photo to get a page one.Copy !req
232. Well, I guess I didn't see
the giant asteriskCopy !req
233. above "Lois Lane's rules
to reporting"Copy !req
234. that said
"or just make it up."Copy !req
235. Hey, unlike you,Copy !req
236. some of us haven't gotten
our up-close-and-personalCopy !req
237. with
the red-blue blur yet.Copy !req
238. Now.Copy !req
239. You know, look,Copy !req
240. I know that you're dying
for a story with the guy,Copy !req
241. but he doesn't talk
to anybody.Copy !req
242. No offense, but...Copy !req
243. Why's he gonna talk
to you?Copy !req
244. Exactly.Copy !req
245. The red-blue blur might not talk
to me at first,Copy !req
246. but a fellow superhero
like stilettoCopy !req
247. might just get his attention
long enoughCopy !req
248. to pitch the writing prowess
of the great Lois Lane.Copy !req
249. Ready?Copy !req
250. Hey, well,
good luck with that.Copy !req
251. Last I checked,
he's kind of invisible.Copy !req
252. But crime
in this city isn't.Copy !req
253. And when that police scanner
goes off,Copy !req
254. the red-blue blur
is never far behind.Copy !req
255. E-mail those photos
to my editor.Copy !req
256. I'm off to talk
to a real hero.Copy !req
257. Chloe, it turns out
Lois' superfriendCopy !req
258. may be our only hope
in getting your laptop back.Copy !req
259. According to met p.D.,
stiletto's takedown posted bailCopy !req
260. before they ever got him
behind bars.Copy !req
261. Well, I haven't been able
to find any more leadsCopy !req
262. on stiletto's
whereabouts,Copy !req
263. but you might want to take
a look at this.Copy !req
264. "Blur etto"?Copy !req
265. You know you've made it
when you have your own fansite.Copy !req
266. And it looks like
your fansCopy !req
267. are doing
a little matchmaking.Copy !req
268. "No one understands a hero's
life of solitude betterCopy !req
269. than a fellow cape"?Copy !req
270. "These two lonely hearts
belong together."Copy !req
271. Who thinks
this stuff up?Copy !req
272. Are they that far
off the mark?Copy !req
273. Look, Chloe,Copy !req
274. romance is the last thing
on my mind right now.Copy !req
275. I know,
but let's face it.Copy !req
276. You thought you found your
superpowered soul mate in Lana,Copy !req
277. and I haven't heard you say
a word about her since she left.Copy !req
278. That's because
I have you.Copy !req
279. Come on, Clark.Copy !req
280. I know I haven't been the most
reliable sidekick lately,Copy !req
281. and Oliver and his gang
are m.I.A.Copy !req
282. Having someone on speed dialCopy !req
283. who knows what it's like
to lead a double lifeCopy !req
284. might not be
such a bad thing.Copy !req
285. My double life and I
are just fine.Copy !req
286. I'd rather focus
on finding stilettoCopy !req
287. and getting
your computer back.Copy !req
288. Okay.Copy !req
289. But bold as she may be,Copy !req
290. I seriously doubt we're gonna be
able to call her outCopy !req
291. by putting a spike heel
over a klieg light.Copy !req
292. Isn't it almost your bedtime,
Smallville?Copy !req
293. Just finishing up some work
while I'm still motivated.Copy !req
294. Slow night.Copy !req
295. I'm good
if you want to go.Copy !req
296. If the red-blue blur
calls,Copy !req
297. I'll be sure
to patch him through.Copy !req
298. Oh, that's right,Copy !req
299. because your idea
of being a heroCopy !req
300. is making sure there's still
paper in the fax machine.Copy !req
301. Just doing my job.Copy !req
302. Well, you're wasting
your midnight oilCopy !req
303. because,
between the two of us,Copy !req
304. the editor is only counting
the empty coffee cupsCopy !req
305. on my desk.Copy !req
306. And that's because
you're in the big leaguesCopy !req
307. and I'm still just
a copy boy?Copy !req
308. No, because you're doing way
better than anyone expected!Copy !req
309. Attention,
downtown unit —Copy !req
310. silent alarm
at riverside jewelryCopy !req
311. on fifth and water,
handle code 1038.Copy !req
312. Well,
I better go feed shelby.Copy !req
313. I should hit the gym.Copy !req
314. I know I'm late.Copy !req
315. I, uh, I got caught up
in a little project.Copy !req
316. Are you taking pictures
of the sunset, bar boy?Copy !req
317. Used to be a... Journalist,
didn't you?Copy !req
318. What are you doing here?Copy !req
319. Now, this is interesting.Copy !req
320. Blondie looks a lot different
when she's sweating.Copy !req
321. Adorable.Copy !req
322. Give me my camera back.Copy !req
323. Unh-unh-unh.Copy !req
324. What's going on here?Copy !req
325. Do you know her?Copy !req
326. Her?
Yeah.Copy !req
327. No.
That's just a fluke.Copy !req
328. Where is she?Copy !req
329. You having a hard time
hearing me?Copy !req
330. I said,
"where is she?"Copy !req
331. Where's stiletto?Copy !req
332. I have no idea.Copy !req
333. Look, I don't know
where she is.Copy !req
334. What is wrong
with you?Copy !req
335. It's like you want me
to kill you.Copy !req
336. Who's the hero now?Copy !req
337. Way to go.
Now he's out.Copy !req
338. Ah, he's worthless.Copy !req
339. But it seems everyone
is in on stiletto.Copy !req
340. Get Ricky to hack
into that stolen laptop.Copy !req
341. In the meantime,Copy !req
342. I want you to go
right to the source.Copy !req
343. Let's see what else we can
squeeze out of blondie.Copy !req
344. Wonderful.
Very stealth, Lois.Copy !req
345. Ugh.Copy !req
346. Next time, I call myself "nike."Copy !req
347. He beat me here.Copy !req
348. Hello?Copy !req
349. Are you here?Copy !req
350. Are you the stiletto?Copy !req
351. Can I just say
it's an honor?Copy !req
352. Lois?Copy !req
353. Lois?Copy !req
354. Who's Lois?Copy !req
355. I'm stiletto.Copy !req
356. I should get back
to my cave.Copy !req
357. Lois, you could have a bag
over your head,Copy !req
358. and I'd still
know it's you.Copy !req
359. Go figure.
I want the red-blue blur.Copy !req
360. I get the exact opposite.Copy !req
361. What do you think
you're doing?Copy !req
362. What are you doing?Copy !req
363. You're supposed to be
feeding shelby.Copy !req
364. Seriously, is there any woman
in your lifeCopy !req
365. you haven't stood up?Copy !req
366. I saw the way you looked
at that scanner,Copy !req
367. and I know how much you want
this superhero story.Copy !req
368. So I came here
to make sure you were okay.Copy !req
369. You're obviously not if you're
impersonating the stiletto.Copy !req
370. Okay, first off,Copy !req
371. it's just "stiletto."Copy !req
372. There's no "the."Copy !req
373. And second,
I'm not impersonating anyone.Copy !req
374. I am stiletto.Copy !req
375. You made up a fake hero
so you could write her story?Copy !req
376. Yeah.Copy !req
377. Stiletto's only the beginning,
Clark.Copy !req
378. These heels could kick open
some major doors for me.Copy !req
379. What if stiletto could help me
land a one-on-oneCopy !req
380. with the red-blue blur?Copy !req
381. Oh, this blur,
heCopy !req
382. He avoids reporters
for a reason.Copy !req
383. What would you say to him
no one else already has?Copy !req
384. I wouldn't say anything, Clark.
I'd listen.Copy !req
385. What if he's not looking
for a best friend?Copy !req
386. Superpowered or not,
every Fred needs a Barney.Copy !req
387. Unless it's based
on a lie.Copy !req
388. Besides,
it could be dangerous.Copy !req
389. Eventually you'll find yourself
in a situationCopy !req
390. you can't stiletto yourself
out of.Copy !req
391. Stiletto kicked ass
last night.Copy !req
392. You should have seen the guy
I sent downtown.Copy !req
393. I couldn't —
by the time I got there,Copy !req
394. some attorney named moynihan
already got him offCopy !req
395. before I could talk to him
about Chloe's car.Copy !req
396. Chris moynihan?Copy !req
397. He represents Ron Milano.Copy !req
398. The biggest crime boss
in Metropolis.Copy !req
399. Then let's go save
the world.Copy !req
400. I'm in the market
for a sidekick anyway.Copy !req
401. Just don't slow me down.Copy !req
402. I'll find Milano
on my own.Copy !req
403. You're gonna do everything
you canCopy !req
404. to make sure your stiletto story
doesn't get published.Copy !req
405. Did you know your transmission
slips a bit in third?Copy !req
406. What are you doing here?Copy !req
407. What do you know
about stiletto?Copy !req
408. Stiletto? I don't know
who you're talking about.Copy !req
409. Let me go!Copy !req
410. No!Copy !req
411. Ugh!Copy !req
412. You do not want
to lie to me.Copy !req
413. I swear to God I don't know
who stiletto is.Copy !req
414. I never saw her.Copy !req
415. Okay, sweetheart,
but if you do,Copy !req
416. I'd like to leave
a message.Copy !req
417. Hello to you, too.
Expecting Freddy krueger?Copy !req
418. What are you doing here?Copy !req
419. I thought you were
tracking down stiletto.Copy !req
420. Well, the story broke
a proverbial heel.Copy !req
421. It's not happening.Copy !req
422. Oh. Bummer.Copy !req
423. Oh, well.
I mean, it is Friday night.Copy !req
424. There's bound to be
a Tequila shooterCopy !req
425. out on this town
with your name on it.Copy !req
426. Why don't you go out,
you know, have fun?Copy !req
427. I'm not actually here
to hang,Copy !req
428. but 10-4 on the loud-and-clear
un-vitation.Copy !req
429. Jimmy's not answering
his phone,Copy !req
430. and I was just wondering
if perhaps you knew —Copy !req
431. where my ex was?Copy !req
432. I thought that's what
Facebook updates were for.Copy !req
433. Why are you even
looking for him?Copy !req
434. I needed his help
photographing something,Copy !req
435. and now I need his help
burning the evidence.Copy !req
436. Fine.
You know what?Copy !req
437. Surprise!Copy !req
438. I'm stiletto.Copy !req
439. Lois.Copy !req
440. Oh, my God,
you did this for a story,Copy !req
441. didn't you?Copy !req
442. Okay.Copy !req
443. Clark's diatribe is still
ringing in my ears.Copy !req
444. I don't need it
in surround sound.Copy !req
445. I get it.Copy !req
446. I messed up.Copy !req
447. Like you've never gotten in
over your head?Copy !req
448. Actually, Lois, um...Copy !req
449. can I tell you
something?Copy !req
450. Sure.Copy !req
451. Jimmy should be
at the ace of clubs.Copy !req
452. I really need to remove him
from my Facebook friends,Copy !req
453. don't I?Copy !req
454. Yeah.Copy !req
455. Thanks, chlo.Copy !req
456. And...Copy !req
457. Thank you
for understanding.Copy !req
458. Anytime, Lois.Copy !req
459. Hey, Bruno,
check this out.Copy !req
460. I just unlocked a whole mess
of files.Copy !req
461. Who the hell
are these guys?Copy !req
462. Ugh!Copy !req
463. Jimmy?Copy !req
464. Jimmy.Copy !req
465. Ugh!Copy !req
466. How the hell
did you get back here?Copy !req
467. Do you know
who you're talking to?Copy !req
468. Do you know who I am?Copy !req
469. You want to mess with me?
You want to mess with me?Copy !req
470. You want to push me?
You want to push me, punk?Copy !req
471. Ugh!Copy !req
472. Oh, my God.Copy !req
473. Hey, come on, Bruno!
Back up, man!Copy !req
474. You're gonna kill him!Copy !req
475. Seriously?
Ohh.Copy !req
476. Clark Kent of the daily planet.Copy !req
477. Looks like you reporters think
you got a little story here.Copy !req
478. Oh, that's it.Copy !req
479. Wow, that's far.Copy !req
480. If you want,
I can tell you how it ends.Copy !req
481. Come on, Lois.Copy !req
482. Ugh!Copy !req
483. That worked.Copy !req
484. Jimmy.Copy !req
485. Stiletto has no idea
what she just stepped in.Copy !req
486. Lois!Copy !req
487. Clark!Copy !req
488. Clark!Copy !req
489. Hang in there.
You're gonna be just fine.Copy !req
490. Oh, my God.Copy !req
491. Dial 911.Copy !req
492. Why did you do that,
Clark?Copy !req
493. You didn't need to be
some kind of hero.Copy !req
494. Lois...Copy !req
495. You have to get me
out of here.Copy !req
496. Okay. Okay.Copy !req
497. The medics
are on their way.Copy !req
498. You're gonna be fine.Copy !req
499. Nothing like
a double-frosted bear clawCopy !req
500. to ease the pain
of a flesh wound, right?Copy !req
501. Oh, and I, uh, didn't know
whether you wanted your copiesCopy !req
502. single-sided or double,Copy !req
503. so I did both,
and then I thought,Copy !req
504. "hmm, three-holed
or no-holed?"Copy !req
505. And I didn't know,
so I did both,Copy !req
506. which is why
there's... So many.Copy !req
507. Lois, you didn't have
to do all this.Copy !req
508. But thank you.Copy !req
509. Looks like you got
your cover story after all.Copy !req
510. I guess.Copy !req
511. You guess?Copy !req
512. The last time your name
was above the fold,Copy !req
513. you held
a champagne toast.Copy !req
514. Is there something
about this articleCopy !req
515. that's still
bothering you?Copy !req
516. Fine, I admit it.Copy !req
517. Sometimes
the Lois "fast" Lane ambitionCopy !req
518. ramps into cruise control
and gets away from me.Copy !req
519. Those mob guys
would still be on the streetCopy !req
520. if you hadn't come
to my rescue.Copy !req
521. Your rescue.Copy !req
522. Yeah, right.Copy !req
523. You're the one
with the...Copy !req
524. Smallville,
if you hadn't been there to...Copy !req
525. You're welcome, Lois.Copy !req
526. I hope this meansCopy !req
527. that stiletto's hanging up
her heels for good.Copy !req
528. Gladly.Copy !req
529. Those heels were giving
my blisters blisters.Copy !req
530. Besides, if manheim
had better aim,Copy !req
531. you'd be dead.Copy !req
532. And it was really sweet
of you to, you know,Copy !req
533. throw yourself in there,Copy !req
534. but I never should have put you
in danger.Copy !req
535. It's not like you save lives
for a living.Copy !req
536. No, there's only one
red-blue blur.Copy !req
537. Honestly, I don't envy the guy.Copy !req
538. After walking a mile
in stiletto's shoes,Copy !req
539. I was reminded
that I am not cut outCopy !req
540. for that life
of solitude.Copy !req
541. I didn't know there was room
for introspectionCopy !req
542. underneath that costume.Copy !req
543. Wow.Copy !req
544. Look who got grazed
by a funny bullet.Copy !req
545. You weren't gonna eat this,
were you?Copy !req
546. Hey, man.Copy !req
547. Didn't think I'd be hearing
from you again.Copy !req
548. Yeah, well, let's just get this
over with, okay?Copy !req
549. You're the one that said
he was strapped for cash.Copy !req
550. Well,
I guess things change.Copy !req
551. Hey, Clark!
Thank you.Copy !req
552. I never thought
it would feel so goodCopy !req
553. to be reunited with a bunch
of silicone microchips.Copy !req
554. I grabbed it
before the police arrived.Copy !req
555. So hopefully manheim wasn't able
to pull any files off it.Copy !req
556. Well, rest assured,Copy !req
557. Tony soprano Jr.
is my last close call.Copy !req
558. I am done traveling
with all of my techno treasuresCopy !req
559. in one basket.Copy !req
560. Are you
expecting company?Copy !req
561. Uh, no.Copy !req
562. Turns out that my body's
natural reaction to stressCopy !req
563. is to bake undigestible amounts
of food.Copy !req
564. Really?Copy !req
565. After all the near-apocalypses
we've been through,Copy !req
566. I've never seen more
than a chocolate-chip cookieCopy !req
567. come out of that oven.Copy !req
568. Are you okay?Copy !req
569. It's —Copy !req
570. I mean,
you almost died yesterday...Copy !req
571. For my computer.Copy !req
572. Chloe,
you made an honest mistake.Copy !req
573. I'm fine.Copy !req
574. I know you better
than that.Copy !req
575. This is not
about a computer.Copy !req
576. What's wrong?Copy !req
577. Nothing.Copy !req
578. Really, I'm fine.Copy !req
579. Look, I apologize for being
a little off my game lately.Copy !req
580. It's just
that after my divorceCopy !req
581. and brainiacCopy !req
582. and now playing watchtower
to a bunch of needy superheroes,Copy !req
583. I forget that I need to be
all smiles all the time.Copy !req
584. Chloe, no one expects you
to bounce backCopy !req
585. from everything
you've been through.Copy !req
586. I just want you to know I'm here
for you if you need me.Copy !req
587. I know.Copy !req
588. But right now I really just need
a little bit of space...Copy !req
589. Not a supersave, okay?Copy !req
590. When am I gonna learn
that a wild-goose chaseCopy !req
591. for a story usually ends
with a rotten egg?Copy !req
592. Hello?Copy !req
593. Is this Lois Lane, the reporter?Copy !req
594. Who wants to know?Copy !req
595. This is
the red-blue blur.Copy !req
596. Yeah, right.Copy !req
597. How do I know you're not
some deep throat wannabeCopy !req
598. with a lot of time
on his creepy hands?Copy !req
599. Look down.Copy !req
600. I received
your letter, miss Lane.Copy !req
601. Call me Lois —
if you want.Copy !req
602. And while we're at it,Copy !req
603. do you want to weigh inCopy !req
604. on the whole
"red-blue blur" thing?Copy !req
605. Because it's kind of a mouthful
on this end.Copy !req
606. I think there's probably
a better name out there,Copy !req
607. and if there's anyone
who can find it,Copy !req
608. it's you, miss Lane.Copy !req
609. I'll put my best men
on it.Copy !req
610. And by "men,"
I mean meCopy !req
611. because I work
in the basementCopy !req
612. and employ
pretty much no one,Copy !req
613. unless you count
my intern.Copy !req
614. I'm sorry. I'm rambling.Copy !req
615. You're nervous.Copy !req
616. Can you read my mind?Copy !req
617. Who am I kidding?Copy !req
618. It's Saturday night,
and I hightailed it down hereCopy !req
619. because I have one obsession
right now, and it's you.Copy !req
620. And when you didn't respond
to my skywriting,Copy !req
621. I just —Copy !req
622. It was a nice one, by the way.Copy !req
623. Between you and me,Copy !req
624. I could use a little work
on that subtle thing.Copy !req
625. You know
there's nothing wrongCopy !req
626. with taking your job
seriously.Copy !req
627. There is when you don't know
who you'd be without it.Copy !req
628. Something tells me
you know yourselfCopy !req
629. better than you think.Copy !req
630. Lois,
you're a great reporter —Copy !req
631. all on your own.Copy !req
632. You don't need a hero
or some gimmickCopy !req
633. to make a headline.Copy !req
634. Thanks.Copy !req
635. My editor would kill me,
but...Copy !req
636. I don't want this story.Copy !req
637. What I've really been
wondering is...Copy !req
638. What is it that you need?Copy !req
639. I mean,
you've dedicated your lifeCopy !req
640. to a city full
of strangers.Copy !req
641. And I'm not saying
that I know what it's likeCopy !req
642. to be a hero, but...Copy !req
643. Even the fastest blur
in the worldCopy !req
644. can't outrun loneliness.Copy !req
645. I guess
what I'm saying is...Copy !req
646. if you ever
want to talk —Copy !req
647. totally
off the record —Copy !req
648. I'm only
a phone call away.Copy !req
649. I'll keep that in mind.Copy !req
650. And, Lois...Copy !req
651. When I'm ready to tell
the world my secret,Copy !req
652. you'll be the first
to know.Copy !req