1. Very lucky tonight.Copy !req
2. Sorry, Dirk.Copy !req
3. - Come on!
- Who the hell are you?Copy !req
4. Lucas, I'm your brother.Copy !req
5. Well, come on!Copy !req
6. Sure is peaceful in here
this early in the morning.Copy !req
7. I never took you to be a coffee junkie...Copy !req
8. but I have the first pot brewing,
if you want to wait a sec.Copy !req
9. Anything else I can get you?Copy !req
10. Just a job.Copy !req
11. Here?Copy !req
12. If I'm gonna work,
why not do it where my friends are?Copy !req
13. Don't take this the wrong way...Copy !req
14. but you don't have the best record
when it comes to keeping appointments.Copy !req
15. But talk to Hank, I hear they're hiring
over at the hardware store.Copy !req
16. Ouch.Copy !req
17. Guess that was kind of harsh.Copy !req
18. I can put you in the running
with the other applicants.Copy !req
19. No, no, no,
it's a very important vote tomorrow.Copy !req
20. I'm not moving the day
to accommodate Dobkin's fetish...Copy !req
21. for antique clocks.Copy !req
22. I want him back from Prague now,
Steven, do you understand me?Copy !req
23. Hello, Dad.Copy !req
24. Lex.Copy !req
25. To what do I owe the pleasure
of this unexpected visit?Copy !req
26. I thought you might be interested
in meeting your youngest heir.Copy !req
27. Lucas, this is your father.Copy !req
28. Mr. Luthor.Copy !req
29. Lucas.Copy !req
30. Lucas.Copy !req
31. Son.Copy !req
32. At least biologically speaking, right?Copy !req
33. I see we both share a passion
for Asian weaponry.Copy !req
34. By the placement of the dragon,
it must be worn on the right hip.Copy !req
35. A rare left-handed sword.Copy !req
36. But it's a fake.Copy !req
37. That's a very keen observation.Copy !req
38. Especially from someone
you told me was dead.Copy !req
39. Imagine my surprise to learn that Lucas
was alive and well, living in Edge City.Copy !req
40. Come on, Dad.
You knew he was alive.Copy !req
41. Lucas?Copy !req
42. Tell my secretary to take you
to the executive dining room.Copy !req
43. We'll join you shortly.Copy !req
44. My chef will fix you anything
your heart desires.Copy !req
45. Don't talk about me behind my back.Copy !req
46. So the prodigal son returns.Copy !req
47. But unlike his envious brother
in the gospel...Copy !req
48. it looks like you have welcomed Lucas
with open arms.Copy !req
49. What do you expect
to get out of it, Lex?Copy !req
50. Just a new brother.Copy !req
51. One who's just turned 18,
if I remember correctly...Copy !req
52. and is now entitled
to claim his inheritance.Copy !req
53. It was generous of you
to set up your living trust...Copy !req
54. so heirs automatically get
10 percent of your LuthorCorp shares.Copy !req
55. It's the vital 10 percent you need
to vote me out of power.Copy !req
56. Is that why half my board
has suddenly found a myriad excuses...Copy !req
57. for not taking my calls?
Oh, my word, you're staging a coup.Copy !req
58. Careful, Lex...Copy !req
59. there are parables of many kinds
to be found in the Good Book.Copy !req
60. Selma...Copy !req
61. get me my next call, please.Copy !req
62. Working at the Talon.
Could you be any more obvious?Copy !req
63. What happened to the Pete Ross rule
of proximity?Copy !req
64. You wanna get in the game,
you gotta get on the court.Copy !req
65. Clark, Lana will be your boss.Copy !req
66. She's gonna take out her frustrations for
all the times you've ever let her down.Copy !req
67. You won't be in the game. You'll be
in the locker room cleaning the toilets.Copy !req
68. I'm probably not gonna
get the job anyway.Copy !req
69. Guys...Copy !req
70. I want you to meet somebody.Copy !req
71. This is Lucas. My brother.Copy !req
72. What's up, guys?Copy !req
73. - Lucas, you wanna shoot some hoops?
- Yeah, sure.Copy !req
74. - Here you go.
- Come on.Copy !req
75. All right.Copy !req
76. Didn't mean to drop a bombshell on you.Copy !req
77. I thought he was supposed to be,
well, dead.Copy !req
78. Just buried by my father.Copy !req
79. I've been looking for him
for several months.Copy !req
80. Why didn't you say something?Copy !req
81. Because I wasn't sure
what I was gonna find.Copy !req
82. I've gotta straighten something out with
the bank. Lucas, we have to get going.Copy !req
83. Hey, you can hang out here if you want.Copy !req
84. Give me a chance to get to know him
a little bit.Copy !req
85. Yeah, sure, absolutely.Copy !req
86. I'll be back in an hour.Copy !req
87. Here you go, Pete.Copy !req
88. So you and Lex seem close.Copy !req
89. What, are you kidding?
They're like brothers.Copy !req
90. So, Lucas, where'd you grow up?Copy !req
91. All over.Copy !req
92. Must be kind of weird
not knowing your mom or your dad.Copy !req
93. Not really. Parents always try
to make you versions of themselves.Copy !req
94. Grow up without those constraints,
you can become your own person.Copy !req
95. It's an interesting theory.
I don't think I buy it, though.Copy !req
96. All right. Let's...Copy !req
97. Let's take you and Lex, for example.Copy !req
98. If he was raised by your parents
and you by Lionel...Copy !req
99. you wouldn't grow up
to be different people?Copy !req
100. Trust me. You'd be rich and miserable
and he'd be wearing flannel.Copy !req
101. But if you were left alone, abandoned...Copy !req
102. how do you think you'd turn out?
- I'm not sure.Copy !req
103. That's when you find out
what you're really made of.Copy !req
104. We gonna stand around and chitchat,
or are we gonna play some ball?Copy !req
105. Clark, let's see what you got.Copy !req
106. Check it up.Copy !req
107. Is that all you got, Clark?Copy !req
108. Be cool, man.Copy !req
109. Hey, Rocket Man,
we don't want anybody to get hurt.Copy !req
110. - All right.
- All right.Copy !req
111. Come on.Copy !req
112. Sorry, man, no hard feelings, right?
It's just a game.Copy !req
113. Right.Copy !req
114. Felt like you had a steel plate
in there or something.Copy !req
115. - Any chance I can get a ride back?
- Yeah, I'll give you a lift.Copy !req
116. Hello, Lana.Copy !req
117. - Hey. Almond mocha with extra whip?
- Yeah.Copy !req
118. Can you add an extra jolt of caffeine?
I'm in my postlunch-predeadline coma.Copy !req
119. Thank you.Copy !req
120. Katrina, could you get me an
almond latte, please, with extra whip?Copy !req
121. - Clark Kent applied for part-time?
- Yeah.Copy !req
122. And he didn't put me as a reference.
What's up with that?Copy !req
123. - Doesn't matter, I'm not gonna hire him.
- Why not?Copy !req
124. You work with him at the Torch,
isn't it strange supervising your friend?Copy !req
125. Are you kidding? Bossing around Clark
is the highlight of my day.Copy !req
126. Besides, he always comes through,
even if it is in his own special Clark time.Copy !req
127. Yeah, that's kind of what
I'm worried about.Copy !req
128. Lana, you and I both know
that Clark can do this job.Copy !req
129. What's the real reason
you don't want him here?Copy !req
130. I...Copy !req
131. Yeah, that's what I thought.Copy !req
132. I just spent the last two hours
at the bank.Copy !req
133. Any idea why my accounts
would be frozen?Copy !req
134. You know, Lex, I'm tired
of your constant attempts at mutiny.Copy !req
135. You didn't leave me too many options.
It was that or the plank.Copy !req
136. It wasn't wise of you, son, to wager
all of your assets as collateral...Copy !req
137. against LexCorp
when you took out your loan.Copy !req
138. You see, now that your company
is a LuthorCorp property...Copy !req
139. everything you own belongs to me.Copy !req
140. I want you out of the mansion.Copy !req
141. Come on, Dad, isn't this a little futile?Copy !req
142. Lucas and I will be back home
after we vote you out.Copy !req
143. Don't be so sure about that, Lex.Copy !req
144. Lucas and I had a very interesting
father and son chat.Copy !req
145. Long overdue.Copy !req
146. It'd be hard for you to imagine, Lex...Copy !req
147. but some sons don't ever question
their allegiance to family.Copy !req
148. You're being incredibly naive
if you think you can trust him.Copy !req
149. Something you pick up at the tables, Lex.
You size up your options.Copy !req
150. You never know when you might
have to change your strategy midhand.Copy !req
151. Well, Lex, looks like you lose.Copy !req
152. I'll get it.Copy !req
153. - Hey, Lex.
- Clark, I'm sorry to bother you.Copy !req
154. - No problem. Is everything all right?
- No, it's not.Copy !req
155. Lex, what is it?Copy !req
156. According to my father,
I'm no longer a Luthor.Copy !req
157. He's left me with nothing,
not even a place to live.Copy !req
158. So I was wondering...Copy !req
159. if...Copy !req
160. I could stay with you for a while?Copy !req
161. - You're up early, even for you.
- I couldn't sleep.Copy !req
162. Does that have anything to do
with our new houseguest?Copy !req
163. - Can you blame me?
- We can't turn our backs on Lex now.Copy !req
164. Believe me, I have no intention
of turning my back on Lex now.Copy !req
165. - Morning.
- Good morning.Copy !req
166. - Anyone seen Lex?
- Yeah, he's out in the barn.Copy !req
167. He got up at the crack of dawn, insisted
on doing some chores to earn his keep.Copy !req
168. You got him mucking out
the stalls already?Copy !req
169. Yes.Copy !req
170. You're enjoying this, aren't you?Copy !req
171. Yeah. Hey, son.Copy !req
172. All kidding aside, I don't want you to
forget he did investigate you for a year.Copy !req
173. Remember what's in the storm cellar?Copy !req
174. - Dad, I trust Lex.
- Clark...Copy !req
175. I don't want him left alone
on this farm.Copy !req
176. Well, I was gonna
give you some tips...Copy !req
177. but it looks like you have everything
under control.Copy !req
178. My family had a ranch in Montana.Copy !req
179. I used to go there in the summer
with my mom.Copy !req
180. Sounds like fun.Copy !req
181. We would work right alongside
the ranch hands.Copy !req
182. Everyone did their fair share.Copy !req
183. It was the only time I felt... normal.Copy !req
184. Did you ever go back?Copy !req
185. After my mother died,
my father sold the property.Copy !req
186. I guess you could say
he was never a man of the people.Copy !req
187. Let me give you a hand with that.Copy !req
188. Thanks, but I'd like to prove
to your father once and for all...Copy !req
189. that some Luthors
pull their own weight.Copy !req
190. Lucas?Copy !req
191. We've got to talk.Copy !req
192. Sure, Dad, what's up?Copy !req
193. What's up is that you have yet to sign
over your shares to me as we'd agreed.Copy !req
194. Please, turn that off.Copy !req
195. Lucas, please, turn that off. Now!Copy !req
196. Let's see, what's wrong
with this picture?Copy !req
197. I trick Lex, I play along with your
little game, and you offer me, what...Copy !req
198. 10 million dollars to walk away?Copy !req
199. I'd say it's a little more lucrative
than your card scams.Copy !req
200. Well, Dad, the deal sounded
really good at the time...Copy !req
201. but that is until I realized
what a Luthor goes for these days.Copy !req
202. You see, I went through
the LuthorCorp financials...Copy !req
203. and it turns out I'm worth five times
what you're offering me.Copy !req
204. And that only takes into account
what you report to Uncle Sam.Copy !req
205. Don't be getting delusions of grandeur,
my boy.Copy !req
206. - Tell me something, Dad.
- What?Copy !req
207. Why didn't you try and find me
before I was 12?Copy !req
208. Because your mother lied to me.
She told me you'd died as a baby.Copy !req
209. But I'm still not worth your time.Copy !req
210. I took care of you the best way
I knew how, Lucas.Copy !req
211. - At arm's length with a checkbook.
- There are worse scenarios.Copy !req
212. Lucas...Copy !req
213. now it's your turn to live up
to our agreement.Copy !req
214. Please. Just sign.Copy !req
215. Please, son.Copy !req
216. Okay.Copy !req
217. Okay, Dad.Copy !req
218. You might want to have your lawyers
look over that.Copy !req
219. No, I trust that everything is in order.Copy !req
220. Dad.Copy !req
221. Lucas?Copy !req
222. What the hell are you doing?
You could have killed me.Copy !req
223. We both know you saw that ball coming.Copy !req
224. - You're way out of line, son.
- When a blind man pours a drink...Copy !req
225. he holds his finger on the inside rim
to feel when the glass is full.Copy !req
226. Yesterday, you didn't do that.Copy !req
227. And just now, you couldn't hide
your reaction to my lack of signature.Copy !req
228. What do you want, Lucas?Copy !req
229. Lex is the past...Copy !req
230. I'm the future.Copy !req
231. Lana, I got your message.
What's up?Copy !req
232. Oh, I just wanted to let you know
that I filled that position.Copy !req
233. Great.Copy !req
234. - You didn't have to consult me about it.
- Yeah, I did.Copy !req
235. Congratulations, Clark, you got the job.Copy !req
236. Really?Copy !req
237. What changed your mind?Copy !req
238. A glowing recommendation
from the editor of the Torch.Copy !req
239. - So the job's yours, if you still want it.
- Of course.Copy !req
240. Are you sure about this?Copy !req
241. No. But I remember Lex believed in me
when I wanted to start this place.Copy !req
242. We all need someone to take a chance
on us. So when can you start?Copy !req
243. Don't you think you should check
with the boss first?Copy !req
244. Lana, this is Lucas, Lex's brother.Copy !req
245. - Lex never mentioned he had a brother.
- I wasn't on his Christmas card list.Copy !req
246. I like the whole Egyptian/ Assyrian vibe.Copy !req
247. It's clear you put a lot of time
and effort into this place.Copy !req
248. Yeah, so did Lex.Copy !req
249. Well, Lex, is...Copy !req
250. He's not exactly in the picture anymore.Copy !req
251. Lionel threw Lex out of the mansion.Copy !req
252. How's he doing
down on the farm, Clark?Copy !req
253. He's doing great.Copy !req
254. - He's a survivor.
- I hope that he can survive on nothing...Copy !req
255. because anything that was his
is now mine.Copy !req
256. Including this place.Copy !req
257. You should know that Lex
wasn't my boss, he was my partner.Copy !req
258. Even better.Copy !req
259. - Hey. I didn't know the Talon delivered.
- I decided to make an exception.Copy !req
260. I assume you got the job, then.Copy !req
261. Apparently, the editor of the Torch
put me over the top.Copy !req
262. So how does it feel
to be a minimum-wage earner?Copy !req
263. Great.Copy !req
264. Though there seems to be some
personnel changes at the Talon.Copy !req
265. Are you talking about Lucas Luthor?Copy !req
266. Yeah, how'd you know?Copy !req
267. Are you kidding?
The prodigal Luthor son returns.Copy !req
268. And to top it all off,
the new heir has taken over the castle.Copy !req
269. That story could land you a byline
on the front page of the Daily Planet.Copy !req
270. I just... I don't trust Lucas.
I think he's hiding something.Copy !req
271. Come on. Cut the guy a break.
He's had a really tough life.Copy !req
272. He bounced from foster home
to foster home. He never got adopted.Copy !req
273. When you were looking at his past,
you didn't find anything weird at all?Copy !req
274. Just the source.Copy !req
275. "Metropolis United Charities."Copy !req
276. Chloe said Lucas' file didn't even exist
two weeks ago. Suddenly, there it is.Copy !req
277. Like somebody wanted him to be found.Copy !req
278. The detectives I hired didn't say
where they got their information.Copy !req
279. - Think your father knew about Lucas?
- Do you even have to ask?Copy !req
280. - Lucas was in on this from the beginning.
- Why would he suddenly let you find him?Copy !req
281. Ever since he took LexCorp, he knows
I've been looking to get back at him.Copy !req
282. He co-opted Lucas before I could.Copy !req
283. While I've been playing checkers,
my father's been playing chess.Copy !req
284. Wow.Copy !req
285. Say, I love what you've done
with the place.Copy !req
286. Is this your newest scam?
Corporate titan in training?Copy !req
287. Unlike you, Lex,
I don't live in my father's shadow.Copy !req
288. My training's over.Copy !req
289. What can I do for you?Copy !req
290. Feeling pretty good about yourself
right now, aren't you?Copy !req
291. I got to admit,
you and my father played me brilliantly.Copy !req
292. Just out of idle curiosity,
when did he contact you?Copy !req
293. Three weeks ago.
He told me who he was...Copy !req
294. said you were looking for me, wanted
to use me for some corporate raid.Copy !req
295. Let's face it, Lex...Copy !req
296. I'm the son he wants.Copy !req
297. Careful, Lucas,
you're showing your hand.Copy !req
298. Come on, what is it you're really after?Copy !req
299. His affection?Copy !req
300. Do you really believe if you stick around
he's gonna love you?Copy !req
301. Trust me, you don't know him at all.Copy !req
302. Get out, Lex. You lost.Copy !req
303. I found you because he wanted me to.Copy !req
304. - High school kids can track you down.
- You mean your friend Clark Kent.Copy !req
305. I bet a lot of people are out
looking for you.Copy !req
306. - Like your friends from Edge City.
- Oh, wow, Lex. Is that a threat?Copy !req
307. You know, Lucas,
the Luthor gene pool is a shark tank...Copy !req
308. and our father's
just chummed the waters.Copy !req
309. Good luck.Copy !req
310. There you go.Copy !req
311. - Where's Clark?
- Good question.Copy !req
312. Lana! Sorry I'm late.Copy !req
313. Don't worry about it. You can make it up
by taking these lattes to table three.Copy !req
314. - I want you to fire him.
- Fire me? For what?Copy !req
315. You're half an hour late. Were you
helping Lex dig up more dirt about me?Copy !req
316. Lucas, I am not gonna fire Clark.Copy !req
317. Okay, then I'll fire you too.Copy !req
318. Check our partnership agreement.
You can't do that. Lex made sure of it.Copy !req
319. Lex is history, and so is this place.
You can count on it.Copy !req
320. - Lucas, wait. You can't do this!
- I'm a Luthor. I can do anything I want.Copy !req
321. If you want me to quit, I will,
just leave Lana alone!Copy !req
322. Too late.Copy !req
323. You okay?Copy !req
324. - Dad.
- Lucas.Copy !req
325. I heard about last night.Copy !req
326. You know, you wouldn't be a Luthor
if somebody wasn't trying to kill you.Copy !req
327. It didn't hurt
that Clark Kent was there.Copy !req
328. I don't know how
he reacted so quickly.Copy !req
329. Well, Clark is a very special
young man.Copy !req
330. Did you recognize the shooter?Copy !req
331. His name's Dirk. I did some business
with him back in Edge City.Copy !req
332. Interesting euphemism.Copy !req
333. You don't sound too surprised.Copy !req
334. Where do you think you are, Walton
Mountain? Come on, think a minute.Copy !req
335. You walk in here, you take everything
that belongs to Lex.Copy !req
336. You think he's just gonna give up
without a fight?Copy !req
337. You know, that's funny because Lex said
that you wanted me out of the picture.Copy !req
338. Of course he did.Copy !req
339. But you're my son.Copy !req
340. Why should I believe you, Dad?Copy !req
341. Lucas.Copy !req
342. - Look...
- You wanted me out of your life.Copy !req
343. You even tried to buy me off.Copy !req
344. Why the sudden change of heart?Copy !req
345. It was a test.
But you stood up to me...Copy !req
346. turned the tables,
showed me your strength.Copy !req
347. That's what it takes to win.Copy !req
348. Lex doesn't have that.Copy !req
349. Why do you think he's afraid of you?Copy !req
350. You've thrown down
the gauntlet, Lucas.Copy !req
351. You willing to go the distance?Copy !req
352. Lex obviously is.Copy !req
353. - Hey, Clark.
- Chloe, what'd you find out?Copy !req
354. So they caught Lucas' shooter outside
of Metropolis. His name is Dirk Lee.Copy !req
355. They tracked him down
with the license plate you gave them.Copy !req
356. - Did he tell the police who tipped him off?
- Not exactly.Copy !req
357. Somewhere between the booking desk
and a holding cell, Dirk mysteriously...Copy !req
358. keeled over and died.Copy !req
359. Someone didn't want him to talk.Copy !req
360. Yeah, someone who had enough power
to kill him in a police station.Copy !req
361. - You have anyone that comes to mind?
- Cover for me, okay?Copy !req
362. No, Clark. I drink coffee,
I do not serve it. Clark!Copy !req
363. Mr. Kent.Copy !req
364. I wanted to say thank you for everything
you and your family have done for me.Copy !req
365. What, you going somewhere, Lex?Copy !req
366. Well, I need to talk to my brother...Copy !req
367. and you know what they say about
fish and houseguests after three days.Copy !req
368. You're welcome back anytime.Copy !req
369. That's nice of you to say.Copy !req
370. Look, I gave you every single
crappy farm job I could think of.Copy !req
371. But you did them all,
you didn't complain, not once.Copy !req
372. You would have made
one hell of a farmer.Copy !req
373. Thanks, Mr. Kent.Copy !req
374. Sure.Copy !req
375. - Lucas, what are you doing?
- Finishing what you started.Copy !req
376. - Who is that?
- It's Clark Kent.Copy !req
377. Clark. Oh, Clark.Copy !req
378. I'm sorry, I meant to call and thank you
for saving Lucas.Copy !req
379. Your rescues are becoming
a bit of a Luthor family tradition.Copy !req
380. I understand they caught the shooter
in Metropolis.Copy !req
381. Yes, I heard that.Copy !req
382. So I can assume you've also heard
that he died while in police custody?Copy !req
383. That's unfortunate...Copy !req
384. but it happens.Copy !req
385. It's just awfully convenient, isn't it?Copy !req
386. Kind of like how Lex was able
to track down Lucas.Copy !req
387. I think you've inherited
your father's paranoia.Copy !req
388. We're not talking about my family,
Mr. Luthor. We're talking about yours.Copy !req
389. Good night, Clark.Copy !req
390. Send my regards to your mother.Copy !req
391. Yeah.Copy !req
392. What?Copy !req
393. Lucas, where are you?Copy !req
394. All right, all right, I'll take the chopper.
Be there in half an hour, my office.Copy !req
395. Don't do anything rash,
you understand me?Copy !req
396. Lucas?Copy !req
397. Glad you could make it.Copy !req
398. What the hell are you doing?Copy !req
399. Come on, Dad.
This is exactly what you wanted.Copy !req
400. Pitted us against each other, and we
played in your Cain and Abel fantasy.Copy !req
401. You put the gun down, Lucas.
Put it down.Copy !req
402. How do you know he's got a gun?Copy !req
403. You twisted son of a bitch!Copy !req
404. You're the one who told me
to finish what I started.Copy !req
405. Well, as long as Lex is around, I'll always
have to fight for my place in this family.Copy !req
406. Lucas, you are not going
to shoot your brother.Copy !req
407. You're right.Copy !req
408. You are.Copy !req
409. What do you expect to achieve, Lucas?
Tell me.Copy !req
410. Isn't it obvious, Dad?
Once we're both out of the picture...Copy !req
411. young Lucas here inherits everything.
- Pull the trigger.Copy !req
412. Lucas, think. Just think, Lucas.Copy !req
413. Think this through.
I'm not your enemy, Lucas.Copy !req
414. I'm not the one who deliberately
kept you in foster care.Copy !req
415. - You're not helping things, Lex.
- Wonder why you were never adopted?Copy !req
416. If you were in trouble, how you
got bailed out at the last minute?Copy !req
417. Don't tell me you thought
you were just lucky.Copy !req
418. We're a social experiment. One son
gets everything, the other gets nothing.Copy !req
419. That's ludicrous.
I would never do that.Copy !req
420. You would.
Just like you tipped off the shooter.Copy !req
421. Your friend Dirk was on our father's
payroll. Edge City was a setup.Copy !req
422. - You wanted to use me too.
- Yes, I did and for that I am truly sorry.Copy !req
423. But trust me, trying to gain
his love and respect is not worth it.Copy !req
424. Is it true?
Is that what you did to me?Copy !req
425. We've got a lot to talk about, son.Copy !req
426. After you kill Lex.Copy !req
427. For once, I want the blood
to be on your hands.Copy !req
428. Time's up, Dad.Copy !req
429. - No. I can't do it.
- Well, that's just too bad.Copy !req
430. Lucas, please, don't.
I will not kill my son.Copy !req
431. Psychotic little bastard!Copy !req
432. It must be in the genes.Copy !req
433. It's blanks.Copy !req
434. This one too.Copy !req
435. Checkmate.Copy !req
436. Come on, Lucas.Copy !req
437. - Good night.
- Thanks.Copy !req
438. Lana. I realize you're locking up,
but I just need to explain.Copy !req
439. It's not necessary. I understand.Copy !req
440. - You're not mad.
- Somehow, when you let people down...Copy !req
441. you make it really hard for them
to be mad at you.Copy !req
442. - Lana, I just...
- Clark, it isn't you...Copy !req
443. So I guess that's it.Copy !req
444. The shortest career in the history
of the coffeehouse business.Copy !req
445. Second shortest.
Don't forget my one day at the Beanery.Copy !req
446. Hope this doesn't change things
between us.Copy !req
447. I don't see how things are ever
gonna change between us, Clark.Copy !req
448. - That can stay.
- Yes, sir.Copy !req
449. Lex.Copy !req
450. Glad to see that you're making yourself
at home again, son.Copy !req
451. I read your fascinating piece of fiction
in the Daily Planet.Copy !req
452. People love to read about triumph
over adversity.Copy !req
453. And your stock jumped five points.Copy !req
454. How long have you been able to see?Copy !req
455. Few weeks.Copy !req
456. Playing the handicapped card is low,
even for you.Copy !req
457. But I was able to see more clearly
than ever.Copy !req
458. It's amazing what people try and get
away with right in front of your eyes...Copy !req
459. when they think you can't see.Copy !req
460. I can only imagine.Copy !req
461. All right, Lex.Copy !req
462. How are we gonna repair
this rift between us?Copy !req
463. You mean, how are you gonna
keep the whole Lucas affair quiet?Copy !req
464. I was thinking
of giving you LexCorp back.Copy !req
465. - Majority stake, no strings attached.
- Except for my silence.Copy !req
466. I've always believed that family business
should be kept within the family.Copy !req
467. And Lucas is under my protection now.Copy !req
468. You remember the fable of the frog
and the scorpion, Lex?Copy !req
469. Yeah, Dad.Copy !req
470. The frog helped the scorpion
across the river.Copy !req
471. The scorpion repaid his kindness
by stinging the frog.Copy !req
472. "Why did you do it?"
The dying frog asked him.Copy !req
473. And the scorpion replied,
"Because it is my nature."Copy !req
474. Believe me, Lex,
your brother will never change.Copy !req
475. I've watched him over the years.
The boy's a sociopath.Copy !req
476. And I wonder which side
of the family tree he got that from.Copy !req
477. Good night, Dad.
I'll be sure to give Lucas your love.Copy !req
478. My mom told me you were gonna come
back and get the rest of your stuff.Copy !req
479. Surprisingly, my dad's had
a change of heart.Copy !req
480. Sorry Lucas didn't turn out to be
the brother you wanted.Copy !req
481. Considering his father,
I'm surprised he's still alive at all.Copy !req
482. Where is Lucas now?Copy !req
483. Safe.Copy !req
484. But I'm gonna have some work to do
to regain his trust.Copy !req
485. You will. You're not your father.Copy !req
486. Sometimes, Clark, we're all held
hostage by the will of our fathers.Copy !req
487. The only difference is,
your dad's a good man.Copy !req
488. All my father does
is push people away.Copy !req
489. Your dad opened his home to me,
no questions asked.Copy !req
490. As long as I live, I don't think
I'm ever gonna understand your family.Copy !req
491. Neither will I.Copy !req
492. Just remember...Copy !req
493. my father may try
and rule the world...Copy !req
494. but yours will inherit the earth.Copy !req