1. Previously on Smallville:
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2. I've picked out a nice font for my exposé.
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3. I actually had another headline in mind.
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4. "The Blur Murders Lois Lane."
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5. No!
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6. I know you're out there somewhere.
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7. I've been keeping an eye on you.
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8. I have to see you.
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9. How do you feel about phone booths?
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10. Hello?
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11. This is
the Red-Blue Blur. I received your letter.
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12. What I've really been wondering is,
what is it you need?
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13. I need your help.
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14. - But you can't tell anyone about it.
- I promise.
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15. I wouldn't ask
if it weren't a matter of life or death.
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16. Welcome to Checkmate.
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17. We've been blocked by a new player.
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18. How do you get yourself
into these things, Lane?
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19. Evening, sir. Good to see you.
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20. An honor, sir.
Hey.
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21. The guy's inside, boss.
Says he'll only show it to you.
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22. - Wants to collect the million-dollar reward.
Really?
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23. Hi, Ray.
Ladies.
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24. Hey, doll face.
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25. Hey, boss.
Ha, ha. My old friend.
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26. - It's been too long.
Ray, how you doing?
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27. Hey.
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28. - Glad to have you back, Ray.
Oh, good to be back, darling.
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29. Your coat, sir?
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30. Thanks, sweetie.
- Go right in.
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31. Well, as your ex-district attorney...
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32. I'd like to thank you all
for joining me in celebrating...
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33. the national treasure
that is our American justice system.
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34. You know, they kicked me out of office...
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35. they charged me
with attempted murder...
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36. they even tried to put me away for life,
and yet...
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37. here I am.
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38. So I understand you have something
for me.
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39. What about my million dollars?
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40. Don't test me, son.
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41. Lois.
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42. Clark?
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43. I told you to find the story...
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44. not be the story.
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45. One of you wanna tell me
what happened?
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46. Let me guess.
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47. You two had a lovers' spat?
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48. Clark and I don't spat.
There was no spatting.
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49. Lois is saying we try not to let our
personal lives get in the way of our jobs.
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50. Well, you don't have to try anymore.
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51. Because you're both fired.
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52. Chloe.
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53. Can you believe it? I'm early.
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54. No, Lois, early is when you arrive
at your destination by a set time...
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55. not when you see it
seven blocks away.
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56. Uh-uh. Nobody's raining
on this girl's parade today.
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57. Clark's taking me up to the roof tonight
to do a little stargazing.
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58. Okay. That explains the 911
to the craigslist queen.
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59. Long live the queen.
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60. I can't believe you got one so fast.
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61. I kind of noticed that Clark has this thing
for telescopes.
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62. Do you think he'll like it?
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63. I think he'll love it.
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64. But what is it exactly about a telescope
that merits 76 trombones and a big parade?
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65. Well, tonight's the night.
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66. In the words of the general:
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67. "It's time to drop the L-bomb."
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68. What? You mean to tell me that you guys
haven't volleyed the word yet?
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69. Among other significant
relationship milestones.
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70. I don't know.
Things used to be easier with Clark...
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71. back when you'd wake up...
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72. and the first thing you'd do
is check for a text or an e-mail...
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73. and it'd be there waiting for you.
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74. Anyway, things have been different...
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75. ever since we decided
we could keep secrets from each other.
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76. But that's all changing tonight.
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77. Wait a minute. Secrets? Changing? How?
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78. No more secrets.
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79. It's time to take our baggage
out of the closet.
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80. I mean, if we I each other...
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81. then nothing should come between us,
right?
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82. Hey, do you ever check your voicemail?
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83. Somebody missed breakfast in bed
with Oliver.
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84. I'm not here to talk about my love life.
I'm here to talk about yours.
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85. Can't we stick to a topic
like aliens assimilating the Earth?
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86. This isn't about assimilating, Clark.
Zod has powers now.
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87. And you told him all of your secrets.
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88. This is not a good time
to bring Lois in too.
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89. - Lois?
- Yeah. She told me about your big date...
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90. where you both come clean
with everything.
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91. I'm not gonna tell Lois anything.
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92. I'm making Lois dinner tonight
so she shares her secret.
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93. She's been keeping something from me.
I didn't wanna spy on her.
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94. It's been driving me crazy.
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95. So you're gonna seduce it out of her?
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96. You're the reason all of this is happening.
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97. I have not called her
as the Blur in months.
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98. The second that your back-in-black
alter ego asked Lois to lie about the Blur...
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99. was the day you asked her to lie
to the person she loves, which is you.
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100. And she did.
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101. A relationship with secrets
can never work.
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102. - Look at you and Oliver. Everything's out.
- Because we both understand...
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103. our relationship comes second
to a higher calling.
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104. - Clark, you and Lois—
- Don't have to be any different.
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105. Now, if Lois was gonna trust me tonight,
maybe it's time I trusted her.
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106. Hey.
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107. Hey.
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108. Did you already get my message?
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109. Yep.
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110. So we're still on for tonight?
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111. Definitely.
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112. What's in the box?
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113. A surprise.
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114. It's gonna be a long day.
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115. Yep.
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116. How about a sneak preview?
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117. Sometimes I swear
you have more than two hands.
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118. Either that kiss
altered my sense of time and space...
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119. or this place is busier than usual.
It's a big news day.
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120. It has something to do
with our new editor.
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121. Another editor? They should install
a rotating door up there.
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122. Our illustrious owner has spun
some big wheel of fortune in the sky...
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123. to see who'd be steering the ship
this week.
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124. Well, I guess I pulled the lucky number
this week.
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125. Franklin Stern.
And this live wire must be...
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126. the lovely and charming Miss Lane,
I presume.
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127. Miss Lane is an acquired taste.
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128. It's just that ever since Tess went away,
we've gone through a lot of editors.
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129. Well, not for long.
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130. The board just launched a global search
for the next editor-in-chief.
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131. I intend to make their decision very easy.
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132. And you decided to start your campaign
by downsizing the desk inventory?
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133. Miss Lane...
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134. I have been reading
through the personnel files...
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135. to identify any red flags...
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136. and I understand you two are entangled
in an inter-office relationship?
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137. - Heh. No.
- No, sir.
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138. Yeah. Right.
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139. Well, for whatever reason...
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140. you're both spending so much time
out of the office...
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141. trying to reel in the big fish...
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142. you're not delivering the daily catch.
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143. To be fair, we've both turned in
some pretty big stories.
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144. Here's a bigger one.
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145. Our fair city's disgraced DA, Ray Sacks...
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146. just had his life sentence reversed.
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147. He gets out of prison today.
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148. Only one of these stays on the desk
at the end of the day.
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149. May the best reporter win.
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150. Oliver gave you keys to his office.
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151. He must trust you
with just about all of his secrets.
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152. Tess. I thought you were supposed
to be underground?
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153. If you're having a hard time finding
your way there, I'm sure I could help.
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154. So we're over the temporary truce
and straight back to fire at will.
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155. Okay.
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156. Just remember, Chloe, that out there,
I might be MIA, but in here...
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157. I'm still CEO.
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158. Where is Oliver?
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159. Out of town.
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160. I was curious how you two
got into each other's orbit.
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161. Mutual friends.
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162. Which I understand
you could use help finding...
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163. considering the fact you have to go
to outer space to look for them.
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164. The Kandorians?
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165. You'll see, Chloe,
they're better as allies than enemies.
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166. Clark gets that.
Why don't you and Oliver?
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167. Clark optimistically thinks...
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168. that Zod will be happy wearing an apron
and slinging coffees.
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169. We don't.
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170. Especially now that he has powers.
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171. We?
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172. As in you and Green Arrow?
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173. Chloe, I get what you see
in your heroes...
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174. but what do they see in you?
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175. I could ask Zod the same about you,
but I guess I don't have to anymore.
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176. I've been watching you two...
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177. and it seems like Zod hasn't been home
for dinner for quite a while.
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178. Be careful, Miss Mercer.
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179. At this rate,
you're gonna run out of people to betray.
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180. What's worse? They freed the DA
that threw me off the roof...
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181. or our editor threw us in the ring
to wrestle for the desk?
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182. Don't worry. If we land a big enough story,
we can save both our jobs.
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183. In order to reverse his sentence...
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184. Sacks must still have powerful friends
down at city hall.
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185. According to the blogs, he's having
a welcome home party at Maxwell's.
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186. Crime kingpins like to keep out outsiders.
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187. It'd be easier to crash the White House
than it would be to sneak into that party.
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188. We have till the end of the day
to get this done.
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189. We'd cover more ground
if we split the work.
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190. That's a good idea.
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191. Can't wait for tonight.
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192. Hey, it's me, Lois. Guess you're out.
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193. It's strange to think I can leave a message
for the Blur. Not "strange" weird.
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194. It's hard to picture the Blur
screening his calls.
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195. Not that you'd screen my calls but—
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196. Me again. Got cut off.
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197. That's not a lot of time for a message.
That beep comes at you pretty fast.
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198. Then again, you are the Blur.
I'm sure you'd like it fast, but I—
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199. Here's the deal.
I'm on a story about our deadly ex-DA.
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200. Normally, I'd be working
with my partner...
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201. but I wanna keep him safe, secure,
and as far from Sacks...
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202. and his murderous mob as I can.
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203. Clark's not bulletproof but you are.
Be my wingman?
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204. Lois will find a way to see Sacks
before the party.
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205. - Chloe, I have to find him first.
- I get it, Clark.
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206. I'm spending a small fortune of Oliver's
money to update security at Watchtower.
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207. Plus I have a satellite trained on your
fortress now that Zod knows your zip code.
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208. I understand the instinct
to protect the ones you love.
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209. Half of being in a relationship with Lois
is protecting her from herself.
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210. Actually, she's not the only one
Sacks is gunning for right now.
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211. He's offering a million-dollar reward...
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212. for anyone who can supply
an image of the Blur.
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213. Again, what's with this guy
and his obsession with the Blur?
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214. It has something to do
with the fact you disgraced him...
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215. and threw him in prison.
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216. Since he's been out,
I have a hard time tracking him down.
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217. Sacks is all about the VIP treatment.
Maybe he's got a favorite bar or restaurant.
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218. Someplace that he would wanna go to
after being locked down for eight months.
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219. Ha.
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220. Our paroled prosecutor
does have a favorite haunt...
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221. but it isn't exactly five-star.
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222. Mr. Sacks.
Lois Lane from the Daily Planet.
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223. You may remember me
from the roof of the Daily Planet.
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224. Oh, yes. Yes, I remember you.
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225. You have a nasty habit of always landing
on your feet, don't you?
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226. And now I need to land a story.
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227. So who let you out of your cage?
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228. Since I'm the one that you sent skydiving
without a parachute...
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229. I figure I'm at least owed a quote.
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230. You have too much faith
in the Blur, Lane...
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231. to think you can meet with me
like this alone.
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232. My editor knows where I am.
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233. Hurt me, and you'll be back behind bars
before this pizza cools off.
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234. Oh, I won't hurt you, no. He will.
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235. And this time, they won't find me guilty
because they'll never find your body.
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236. It's him. Come on. Go, go.
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237. Wait.
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238. Thank you for saving my bacon.
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239. I'd be two strips of pain on the pavement
if you hadn't gotten my call.
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240. What call?
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241. You have no idea what it means
that you trusted me enough...
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242. to let me help you these past weeks.
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243. I have never felt such a sense of purpose
in my entire life.
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244. Whatever you need,
you can count on me.
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245. Payday.
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246. That million's mine.
I got a picture of the Blur.
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247. What you've got is two choices.
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248. You either trash that photo
or I throw you in the trash.
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249. Lois, stop.
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250. - Who are you calling?
- It's not important.
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251. No, that's the Blur, isn't it?
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252. Why would you think that?
And what are you even doing here?
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253. Lois, you told me
that you stopped talking to the Blur.
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254. All those secrets that you've been keeping
from me, it's him, isn't it?
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255. Okay, this is between the Blur and me.
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256. That's all I can tell you.
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257. Lois, do you even know
who you're really talking to?
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258. Okay, what's going on here?
Clark, you don't need to be jealous.
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259. No, I'm not. I just— Lois...
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260. I need to know who that is.
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261. You did not just ask me that.
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262. Is this about the story?
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263. You want me to give up the Blur
just to save our job?
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264. Lois, I'm trying to save you. Don't—
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265. Don't you think
you might have too much blind faith?
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266. Because if he trusted me,
he'd show himself? Is that it?
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267. Lois...
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268. Okay, I need you to listen to me.
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269. No, Clark.
I am sure he is dying to tell me.
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270. But how could anyone who cares about me
put me in that kind of position?
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271. If I knew his true identity...
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272. then every lowlife with high hopes
of hurting him would come after me...
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273. and he would never put me in that kind
of danger to get a secret off his back.
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274. That's why I trust him.
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275. I take it your search for Sacks
didn't go well.
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276. I found Sacks,
but I may have just lost Lois...
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277. or at least her trust.
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278. Oh, no. I know that look.
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279. What happened?
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280. I did this to myself, Chloe.
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281. I asked Lois to keep her calls
with the Blur a secret...
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282. and she did...
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283. even from me.
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284. Now someone is calling her,
pretending to be the Blur.
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285. Why? Who would wanna Blur a mile
in your shoes?
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286. I don't know. Checkmate, Zod, Tess.
They've all been circling my secret.
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287. I stole her phone to see
who she was calling.
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288. She's already deleted the list.
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289. As much as I don't want to,
I have to say...
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290. it's impressive how committed Lois is
to protecting the Blur.
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291. From me.
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292. Yeah, talk about a Kafkaesque nightmare.
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293. I almost ended it
and told her everything...
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294. till she reminded me why I can never
put her in that kind of danger.
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295. I need to find whoever's lying to Lois
using my identity.
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296. She said she had something to tell him.
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297. And you want Watchtower to trace the call.
Got it.
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298. I would've
called you on my cell, but I can't find it.
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299. Someone photographed you
on their phone...
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300. and they're about to sell it
to Ray Sacks.
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301. I don't know when you'll get this. I'll blitz
his bash and try to run interference.
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302. You need to get there
as soon as you can.
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303. Hey, where's the surprise?
What? I don't know.
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304. It was supposed to be here
30 minutes ago.
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305. Piece of cake.
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306. They kicked me out of office...
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307. they charged me
with attempted murder...
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308. they even tried to put me away for life,
and yet...
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309. here I am.
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310. So I understand
you have something for me.
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311. What about my million dollars?
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312. Don't test me, son.
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313. Lois?
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314. Clark?
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315. Oops. Sorry about your million dollars.
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316. Oh, that's okay, kid.
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317. We don't need that picture.
We just need you.
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318. Three years of selfless service to this paper
and the new editor on the block fires me.
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319. - Not just you.
- One of us would have kept their job...
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320. if you hadn't been so obsessed
with unmasking the Blur.
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321. I don't know how you found out about
that photo, but crashing Sacks' party?
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322. How many hurdles are you willing to jump
to expose the person I'm trying to protect?
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323. You jumped out of a cake
and you slugged me.
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324. It was just a distraction.
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325. I had to do something extreme to destroy
that dangerous picture, no thanks to you.
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326. - Lois—
- No, save it.
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327. You have it in for the Blur.
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328. Whatever you're gonna tell me
isn't gonna make a difference.
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329. I'm seeing a whole other side of you, Clark,
and for the first time...
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330. I'm not a fan of the view.
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331. I take it this is the official invitation
to join you, the Black King.
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332. Your work on this operation has proven
to be surprisingly invaluable.
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333. They have all witnessed the Blur.
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334. Pieces of his identity
have been locked within their minds.
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335. They simply need to be assembled.
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336. And you're extracting their memories
with this whole Jedi mind-control thing.
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337. Very impressive interrogation skills.
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338. Listen, Mr. Lord,
I am no friend of the Blur...
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339. but why are you after him?
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340. You are aware, Sacks,
that metahumans exist on the planet.
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341. I assume this Checkmate agency wants
to use them to protect and serve?
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342. That's the White Queen's plan.
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343. Waller barks orders from behind a desk.
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344. I work in the real world...
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345. a world that needs the rule of law.
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346. Anything outside the natural order
is unpredictable.
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347. Now, correct me if I'm wrong.
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348. You have powers.
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349. You're one of them.
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350. Which is exactly why I know
how dangerous they can be...
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351. and why I plan on eliminating them.
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352. Chloe, when did you find this?
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353. - Can't you get a clearer picture?
- Whoa, Clark. Okay, one at a time.
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354. I was following Lois in case
she found Sacks before you did.
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355. I got the security footage
from a camera 60 floors up.
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356. Now, unfortunately, zoom technology
isn't exactly on par with x-ray vision.
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357. Where was Lois taken?
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358. I don't know. I lost the car right after
it went into Rombauer Tunnel.
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359. - This has to be Sacks.
- I did some digging.
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360. Right around the time
our devious DA walked...
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361. all his new little prison friends
were transferred off the grid.
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362. Chloe, I know these guys.
I put every one of them behind bars.
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363. All violent offenders. The only person who
can authorize their transfer is the governor.
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364. Who did you say threw Sacks'
little welcome home mobster ball?
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365. Some tycoon named Maxwell Lord.
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366. Three guesses who the largest contributor
to the governor's re-election fund was.
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367. With that kind of influence,
Lord has serious strings he can pull.
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368. If Maxwell Lord wants the Blur,
that's exactly who he'll get.
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369. You should see Lord's setup downstairs.
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370. This guy is a major player.
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371. And he has just given me
the key to the city.
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372. Checkmate.
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373. You're fighting it.
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374. You know him, don't you?
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375. Get away from her.
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376. Ah.
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377. I see we're past formal introductions.
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378. Stop.
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379. One wrong step and I'll eviscerate
every last thought in her head.
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380. You're using their memories
to learn my identity.
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381. - Let them go. They don't know who I am.
- True.
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382. They've only seen glimpses of your face,
nothing more. You've been careful.
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383. Except for this one.
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384. Even unconscious,
her mind protects memories of you.
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385. Maybe she doesn't have any.
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386. Or maybe the connection
between you two is stronger.
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387. Stronger than the fear that binds you
with the others.
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388. Stronger...
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389. because of love.
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390. You're here.
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391. I can't know who you are.
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392. I'd give anything to see your face...
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393. to know your name.
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394. But you can't protect us
if we know who you are.
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395. I understand that now.
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396. Go.
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397. Sorry, Max. Little change of itinerary.
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398. So it's true. The Red Queen does exist.
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399. The upside to unemployment is you don't
have to pick out a tie every morning.
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400. You're beating yourself up, aren't you?
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401. Oh, which me?
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402. The Blur Lois would die to protect or
the boyfriend Lois is protecting him from?
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403. Don't be so hard on yourself, Clark.
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404. Not everyone with a press pass
is moonlighting...
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405. as the city's greatest superhero.
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406. And the whole phone-rooftop-Blur thing...
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407. at least give yourself points for trying
to be as honest as you could with Lois.
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408. I guess if half of me has Lois' trust...
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409. and the other half gets the rest of her,
it all works out in some weird way.
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410. There's only one problem with that.
One of those halves has to say goodbye.
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411. I finished tracing the number
of our rogue Blur...
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412. to RAO Industries.
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413. It was Zod.
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414. Everything he said about brotherhood,
it was all a lie.
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415. Of course he's the one
who's been using Lois.
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416. I know you wanna take
your anger out on Zod.
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417. But you and I know there's something
you have to take care of first.
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418. Until you can tell Lois
that you are the one and only Blur...
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419. anyone with a voice modulator
and a calling plan can pretend to be you.
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420. I know what I have to do.
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421. Hello?
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422. CLARK [IN DISTORTED VOICE
Lois, thank you for coming.
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423. Well, when the Blur leaves a handwritten
message, you better believe I'm there.
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424. Chalk it up to the curiosity
of a recently unemployed reporter...
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425. but since we've been doing this
cell-to-cell...
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426. why are we back to doing this
old-school?
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427. I wanted to have this conversation...
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428. in a place that meant something to us.
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429. Oh. Sounds awfully official.
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430. But, hey, you're the boss.
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431. So, what's my next impossible mission?
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432. There won't be one, Lois.
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433. I'm sorry. This is our last conversation.
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434. Last conversation today or for a while?
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435. If you have to go back on another hiatus,
I understand. I'll be there.
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436. As in, our last talk...
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437. forever.
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438. No.
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439. Our relationship put you at risk.
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440. I know we would do anything
to protect each other.
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441. What if one day I'm too late?
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442. But you don't understand.
I don't care about the risk.
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443. When I'm working with you,
I'm doing something good...
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444. something right.
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445. You don't need me for that.
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446. But I do need you.
I didn't realize it until it was too late...
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447. but this is the most important part
of my life.
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448. There must be some other part
that means more to you.
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449. When I'm with you,
it's about more than what I want...
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450. who I want.
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451. It is something that is bigger than me.
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452. I wish things could be different, Lois.
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453. This is the only way I can protect you.
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454. I won't call again.
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455. If anyone calls claiming to be me...
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456. don't believe them.
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457. No matter what they say or what happens,
you can't trust them.
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458. No, please.
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459. I will be watching over you.
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460. I promise.
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461. Goodbye, Lois.
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462. Goodbye.
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463. I'm glad you still came up
after what we talked about on the street.
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464. It's beautiful, Clark. Thank you.
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465. What is it, Lois?
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466. You know you can tell me anything.
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467. Can I?
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468. Then why did I lie to you?
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469. We both agreed we would keep
some things to ourselves.
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470. I have been talking to the Blur, Clark.
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471. Doing things for him, sharing things
with him that I couldn't share with you.
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472. It was probably just the reporter blood
in you, right?
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473. It was more than that.
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474. But we...
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475. I talked to him and it's over.
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476. He doesn't want me in his life anymore.
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477. Well, there's someone standing right here
who still does.
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478. It's okay.
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479. You don't have to be okay with it, Clark.
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480. It's not right for me
to ask that of you, Clark.
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481. He meant a lot to you, didn't he?
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482. It's not like this, with you.
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483. I wish you could understand
what it felt like to have this...
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484. A calling.
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485. A duty to people in the world.
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486. It made my feelings for you
and everything else seem...
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487. Selfish.
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488. Like there's a world out there that needs
you but if you take anything from it...
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489. it's at someone else's expense.
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490. Lois, I do understand.
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491. How?
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492. I guess, with him gone, the question is...
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493. am I enough?
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