"[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "[INDISTINCT CHATTER ]" "[CAMERA CLICKING]" "[SQUEAKING]" "[MAN GRUNTS]" "[CASE HUMMING]" "[DEVICE BEEPING]" "Jimmy, look at all of this." "OJ?" "Actually, I have to bail." "I'm late for a meeting." "You can't start your morning without the Wholesome Olsen." ""Wholesome Olsen"?" "Egg white omelet, multigrain pancakes, and something that looks like butter but somehow isn't." "[CHUCKLES]" "Come on, you can't reheat this stuff." "It's never as good the second time around." "It isn't, is it?" "I'm" " I' m sorry I was so late coming home last night." "Look I'm not trying to start any wildfires here." "It's just that" "You know, I've been trying really hard to put the spark back in our relationship." "You don't think I've been trying." "Look, Jimmy, I think it's just gonna take a little bit of time..." "...to breathe the embers back to life." "We could do a cartwheel through a fountain of gasoline and come out perfectly fine." "Are you not feeling this anymore?" "Jimmy it's just that after what happened to Lana I've had to help out with the Isis Foundation." "I've been sunk knee-deep in the meteor-infected and between contacting Lana's clients and moving my stuff into the office, I just" "Look, I' ll take you to lunch today, okay?" "I'll make it up to you." "I promise." "Sure." "Okay." "Bye." "Bye." "[BEEPING]" "[KEY BOARD CLICKING]" "What's with all these boxes?" "Now that I'm house-sitting Isis Oliver thought it'd make a perfect bunker to store his troops' equipment." "Having a gang of superheroes is great in theory but no one ever considers the shipping costs." "Were you able to get the Veritas keys from Lex?" "I spent all night with Lana." "I know you wanna be with her whatever Lex opens with those keys will give him the power to control you." "The only thing important right now is Lana." "Right, but if Lex knows that you're the Traveler, game over." "There's no saving Lana." "There's no saving the day." "Hello, apocalypse." "I don't care about Lex." "Clark, Lana's still alive." "We're not giving up on her." "Then why haven't we found Brainiac?" "If you think that breaking national security laws is my idea of a good time...." "[CHLOE SIGHS]" "I'm sorry, Chloe." "I know you care about Lana just as much as I do." "We're just running out of ground to cover." "Maybe we need to look to the sky." "What about a satellite?" "Like, NASA caliber." "Kara and Brainiac, when they left the Daily Planet there might be a satellite that picked up their trail." "It is possible that the velocity of their flight created some sort of ionic displacement in the outer atmosphere." "But hacking into government satellites is light-years out of my league." "You can do it." "Maybe it's time for me to step up to the majors." "Thanks, Chloe." "I wouldn't ask if it wasn't our last hope." "While I'm trying to access outer space with an Intel processor I think maybe you could contend with the cosmos using the old -fashioned ways." "Dr. Swann intercepted Jor-El's transmissions from Krypton." "Now, it's possible he sent something about Brainiac." "I think it's time to sweep the dust off of Dr. Swann's journal." "[GUNFIRE AND SHOUTING OVER SPEAKERS]" "Please, ladies first." "I knew there were a few real gentlemen left in this town." "Nice guy, nice hands." "[SCOFFS]" "These?" "Sure." "Strong agile perfect for hacking the NSA mainframe." "Excuse me?" "Special Agent Vanessa Webber, Department of Domestic Security." "I've been watching you." "Do what exactly ?" "A few months ago you infiltrated a classified government firewall :" "Starhawk." "Ring any bells?" "Took us some time, but we traced the federal offense to your computer." "Lady, that wasn't me." "It was" "I'm not your James Bond." "I went to a Halloween party as James Bond." "Everyone thought I was the maître d'." "Relax, 007." "You're not our target." "She is." "We believe that your girlfriend is working for a terrorist sleeper cell." "JIMMY:" "I know the feds like to throw the T-word around willy-nilly but trust me, Chloe, she's not dangerous." "Never starts as dangerous." "Starts as long hours at work a few missed dates." "Then there's those mysterious phone calls." "She's compromised government-run power grids, cellular towers, DMV records" "Why are you talking to me?" "Why don't you just ask her?" "If she knows we're onto her, we'll never know her endgame." "You have the one thing that we don't." "Her trust." "And unless you want to write love letters from the federal pen it's up to you to figure out what it is she's after and tell us before she pulls the trigger." "Trust me." "You're gonna need this." "[CASE CLICKS]" "Chloe Sullivan is not who she says she is." "Hey." "Lunch, right." "Ah." "Today is so not my day for remembering to eat." "It's no biggie." "You probably just didn't get the reminder text..." "...that I sent." "Ah, my phone's been on silent." "Look, Jimmy, I'm sorry I've been so blindsided by this career shift and unpacking my entire life." "Well , that would explain all the late nights." "Why didn't you say so?" "I'm a pro with foam peanu" "No, no!" "Sorry." "Uh...." "Just moving into Lana's office is kind of a private thing." "Yeah." "I'm starting to sense that." "[CEL L PHONE CHIMING]" "Sorry, I gotta take this." "JIMMY:" "I heard that text loud and clear." "My ears are practically ringing over here." "[CEL L PHONE BEEPS]" "It's my building manager." "He wants to talk to me about the rent." "Right now, actually." "And this can't wait till after lunch?" "No, I'm sorry, Jimmy." "I gotta run." "Okay?" "Sir." "Take my suitcase to the limo." "I'll be down shortly." "I'm afraid there's a problem with your travel plans." "If it's weather, we'll power through it." "Zeus' right hand couldn't muster a storm that would keep me from Zurich." "It's not the gods I'm worried about, sir." "It's the government." "What are you talking about?" "All the FAA will tell me is that you've been red-flagged." "I ran it up to the highest level." "Then aim higher." "[RATTLING]" "Sweet." "[BEEPING]" "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "See, Miss Domestic Security?" "There's nothing here." "Holy." "What are you up to, Chloe?" "Hey." "I came as soon as I got your message." "What's going on?" "You need to read this." "Clark, I can't read Kryptonian." "What am I looking at?" "That page wasn't there before." "Okay, this entry didn't just magically Rita Skeeter itself into Swann's journal." "Look, I know it sounds crazy but these are the only transmissions Jor-El sent to Earth before I got here." "There's no way I missed a single page." "Trust me, it wasn't there till now." "You realize your greatest superpower is your ability to win me over with one look no matter how ridiculous you sound, right?" "Can you translate it?" "No." "Even Swann said these transmissions were distorted and incomplete." "Okay, Clark." "Now, that look kills me." "This transmission says, "Save Lana at Fortress."" "Lana?" "As in Lang?" "That's impossible." "I mean, that passage was written in 1989." "Lana would have been barely 3." "Why would Jor-El send an SOS out for her?" "I think it's time I ask him myself." "Wait a minute, Clark." "This could be a trick." "Your birth father tried to turn you into a popsicle so you'd outlive everyone on Earth." "He's not exactly your best ally right now." "Next time I hold Lana's hand I wanna tell her I did everything I could to save her." "If that means going up against Jor-El , then so be it." "Hey, C.K." "Jimmy, listen, I was just on my way out." "Yeah, I had to stop twice for directions to get here, half a tank of gas but it's not important." "It can wait." "No." "What's going on?" "[SIGHS]" "I wouldn't come to you if I didn't think that you could help." "I have this friend who's keeping this really, really big secret." "I mean, it's kind of humongous." "How did you find out about this secret?" "Well , I can't say that I wasn't a little suspicious." "It's hard to be around someone with skills like this and not think that something's up." "So I did a little digging." "And what I found, C.K., to be honest with you it's freaking me out." "I don't know where you get your information, but I can explain." "That a person that I thought I knew isn't who she says she is." "She?" "Yeah." "I mean, name me one good reason to lie to somebody that you supposedly care about." "To protect them." "Look at the relationship you have with this friend." "Do you really need to know everything about her?" "Or is knowing what's truly in her heart enough to know you can trust her?" "Jor-El !" "Jor-El , you mentioned Lana in your last transmission." "Why?" "Tell me how to save her." "KARA [GARBLED] :" "Clark!" "Kara." "Please help me." "Jor-El , what have you done to Kara?" "Why are you doing this?" "Brainiac" "Kara, I can't hear you!" "I sent the transmission." "Help me." "Help me save you, Kal-El." "Brainiac wants to kill you." "Where are you?" "I went back." "Clark." "I'm on" "I'm on Krypton." "Krypton." "[KEY BOARD CLICKING]" "[SIGHS]" "Nope." "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "Nope." "Definitely not." "All right, let's see if we can find another way into this building." "Oh, the Ace of Clubs." "Huh." "[CEL L PHONE BEEPING]" "Hey, Clark, I know that being in the Fortress means you're technically out of cell phone range but I found a satellite that has a possible read on Brainiac." "Now, it's connected to the city satellite center, so I can't hack in but I do, however, think I found another way in." "[CEL L PHONE BEEPS]" "Okay." "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "Oh, my God." "Who's playing Big Brother on me?" "Jimmy?" "Why are you spying on me?" "Hey, Chloe." "I think I really screwed up." "Big time." "Can you call me back?" "You don't wanna do that." "Breathe a word to Chloe you are both facing charges of federal treason." "I searched Chloe's office." "There's nothing suspicious going on." "Drop it." "The spyware that you installed in Chloe's office traced her recent computer activity." "She has a plan, and it's going down tonight." "This can't be happening." "I need you to man up right now." "Any minute, I'm guessing, Chloe's going to invite you to a bar called the Ace of Clubs." "She'd be too conspicuous to show up on her own." "Wear it." "There's a fiber-optic camera inside so I can keep an eye on you." "So we can watch my girlfriend drink cosmos till she finds her inner Shakira?" "It's a secure building." "The club is her only way in." "Watch her like a hawk." "Find out what her target is and get it before she does." "Sure." "Piece of cake." "[POP MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "JIMMY:" "You look beautiful, by the way." "Thanks, handsome." "I have to admit I'm surprised you could pencil in an event like this..." "...with being so busy and all." "I know." "And aren't we lucky you were able to find a tux to rent on such short notice?" "[CEL L PHONE CHIMES]" "Um, would you mind getting me a drink?" "Sure, no problem." "Hey." "Yeah?" "Yeah." "Two glasses of champagne." "MAN:" "Here you go." "[JIMMY SIGHS]" "Here you go." "Thank you." "[DANCE SONG PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "May I have this dance?" "Actually, I don't tango." "Maybe the Olsen's not quite so wholesome after all." "I'm just getting started." "[CAMERA CLICKING]" "[SONG ENDS]" "[SCATTER ED APPLAUSE]" "JIMMY:" "Ahem." "[CHLOE CLEARS THROAT]" "Shoot, I forgot to give the valet the keys." "I'll be right back." "Just wait here, okay?" "Take as much time as you need." "[WOMAN SPEAKS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE]" "[CONSOLE BEEPING]" "[KEYS CLICKING]" "[BEEPING]" "[KEY BOARD CLICKING]" "[BEEPING]" "[MAN GRUNTING]" "[KEY BOARD CLICKING]" "[BEEPING]" "[CASE HUMMING]" "[BEEPING]" "Found it." "[ELEVATOR DINGS]" "Up with a twist?" "You're drinking alone tonight." "[DEVICE BEEPING]" "What the hell is this?" "Whatever Chloe was after, I got to it before she did." "This is a list of employee health benefits." "What?" "That's impossible." "Oh, let me guess." "Twentieth floor, retinal-scan briefcase?" "She's better than I thought." "That briefcase is the daily mainframe backup." "She just happened to lure you to the most useless file on the drive." "Really?" "You blew it." "Now I'm taking over my way." "Hey!" "If Chloe trusted you as much as you seem to trust her, she wouldn't get hurt." "Prison might actually do your relationship some good." "[KEYBOARD CLICKING]" "[COMPUTER BEEPING]" "Oh, my God." "Chloe Sullivan, you're under arrest." "Chloe will never talk." "You know that?" "I wouldn't worry." "Agent Webber always leaves a few teeth." "[MAN GRUNTING]" "[MAN YELPS]" "Who are you working for?" "I'm not a terrorist, okay?" "I'm one of the good guys." "Good guys put their country before themselves." "Who's your network contact?" "[CHLOE GRUNTS]" "I don't have one." "[CHLOE GRUNTS]" "[CHLOE GRUNTS]" "WEBBER :" "Why did you access power grids exactly where there just happened to be unexplained energy surges?" "Must be a plan behind it all." "Did you really think it would all go unnoticed?" "CHLOE:" "Ah!" "WEBBER :" "Don't even think about passing out." "Give me the Taser." "Thought you could get away with it all ?" "CHLOE:" "Haven't you figured it out yet?" "I'm not gonna tell you anything." "WEBBER :" "You need to make a choice right now." "What's more important?" "The secret or your life?" "[GUNFIRE AND SHOUTING OVER SPEAKERS]" "[CHLOE SIGHS]" "Turn this off." "[MAN YELLS]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "[EXHALES]" "[WEBBER GRUNTS]" "Is that man enough for you?" "Chloe, hey, it's me." "Jimmy." "You're still here." "Let me take you to the hospital." "I'm fine, really." "Chloe, you almost died." "I think I deserve an explanation." "Preferably the truth this time." "The truth?" "Why don't you just look at your files, or should I say my files?" "You stole from me, Jimmy." "Yeah, after being coerced by the feds." "Did you really think that I was a government agent?" "Did you really think I was a terrorist spy?" "She didn't give me any choice." "Besides, what was I supposed to think?" "You were sitting on enough classified information to start a nuclear war." "Jimmy, yeah, that was my plan nuke the whole thing and start over again." "Are you kidding me?" "Why didn't you just come to me like a normal boyfriend?" "A normal boyfriend doesn't get lied to by the girl that he thinks he's in love with." "All right, fine, I lied." "Is that what you wanna hear, Jimmy?" "I'm sorry." "Is this the point where the sad song comes on and we break up all over again?" "Because I'm not gonna make it that easy this time." "The feds are gonna find us any moment then I' ll spend my life making license plates so you may as well just fire away." "Ask me whatever you want." "Do you want that more than you want Clark?" "Oh." "By the way no one's coming after us." "I'm taking care of that." "How?" "You have your secrets, and I have mine." "Deal?" "Mr. Luthor." "Your box." "[BOX CLICKS]" "[BOTH GRUNTING]" "You aren't one of them." "The guy wanted me dead." "Find out who he is and see if he's connected to whatever I'm dealing with in Quebec." "[DOOR OPENS]" "Busy?" "Mr. Olsen I was expecting you." "I take it Chloe doesn't know how desperate you are." "I mean, she would never let a friend crawl across burning coals for my help." "You're a Luthor, build and burn political ladders for sport." "What--?" "What I mean is that, uh" "You have pull with these people." "I thought that maybe a string here or a handshake there" "You can stop now." "I cleared Chloe's name from that suspiciously high-ranking government arrest warrant." "Special Agent Webber has decided to drop her investigation." "[SIGHS]" "Uh, thank you." "But there's not that many people eating lunch on Lex Luthor's dime." "Why are you helping me?" "No catch." "You see, Jimmy in light of recent events, I' d like to think of my employees as my new family." "Families help each other." "And I know if I ever needed something from you you'd be more than willing to be there for me." "Yeah." "So Kara's trying to contact you via the Fortress from Krypton?" "I know" "Wait, Krypton is the planet that exploded." "It sounds crazy." "Jor-El must have done something to her." "Kara left with Brainiac." "What does Jor-El have to do with this?" "I don't know." "But how else could her message come through the Fortress?" "Clark, have you considered the possibility that Kara really is on Krypton and it's just a different time zone?" "Like, the past." "You mean like time travel." "Check this out." "I followed the trajectory of two blurs that started from the Daily Planet roof." "Now, it has to be Kara and Brainiac." "What if the vortex that they're flying through is some kind of intergalactic time portal?" "I mean, look at this." "Looks like a red star." "Right, next to it is a dot." "Which could be a planet." "Krypton." "This picture was taken seconds later." "The vortex is closed, the red star is gone." "It's possible." "You're saying Kara's actually on Krypton?" "Well , Krypton 1989 give or take a few light-years." "That explains how her message mysteriously appeared in Swann's journal." "She sent it to him, hoping that I' d read it." "It sounds more like a Hail Mary pass." "Clark, if she sent those messages to Swann and the Fortress that means Kara's desperate to get your attention." "When I was in the Fortress, Kara warned me that Brainiac was trying to kill me." "She meant the version of me on Krypton 20 years ago." "When you were a baby." "Clark, if you are in trouble on Krypton, you better find a way to get there soon or" "I'll have never existed." "Looks like it's finally time for Kal-El to go home." "[ENGLISH SDH]" "CHLOE:" "Hey, I must have tripped every speed trap in Smallville to get here." "What happened?" "I got another SOS from Kara." "And?" ""Krypton will be destroyed any minute." "Brainiac is getting closer." "Please hurry." "Your life depends on it."" "So Brainiac used Kara to time-jump back to the day that the planet exploded." "Which means all he has to do is stop that ship that carried you as a baby from leaving Krypton and" "You'd be standing alone in an empty barn." "Clark, if they made the quantum leap, there must be a way you can too." "Yeah." "Kara mentioned the Fortress has the ability to send me back." "If I take the octagonal disk there, Jor-El can make it happen." "Then why are you still here?" "I mean, you should be halfway to Krypton by now." "I'm not going." "But you have to stop Brainiac or you'll fade away." "This could happen at any moment." "I understand." "Okay, I know what you're thinking." "Last time you meddled with the past, it cost your father his life." "But look at what's at stake." "You don't have a choice." "I do have a choice, Chloe, and I'm making it right now." "Ever since I arrived, all I brought is death and suffering, meteor freaks, phantoms." "And Brainiac." "Clark, you've done so much good." "You can't blame yourself..." "...for all the bad in the world." "It's not blame, Chloe." "I'm taking responsibility for all the lives that I've ruined including Lana's." "Clark, this is not the time to be stubborn, okay?" "Don't do this." "We need you." "I need you." "Chloe, you'll be fine." "Once I'm gone, you'll have no idea I was ever here." "No, I'm not letting you off that easy." "You're going back to Krypton now." "Before it's too late." "This planet will be better off if I never existed." "Oh, my God, Clark." "Chloe?" "Hey." "What the hell are you doing on our property?" "What?" "Who are you?" "I live here." "I'm Clark Kent." "Hey." "What are you doing?" "I'm not in this picture." "You're their son." "Yeah." "And lucky for you, my dad didn't find you in the barn because he'd be pulling out his 1 2 gauge right about now." "He's alive?" "Dad?" "What?" "Dad?" ""Dad"?" "What's your problem?" "Look, nobody's home, all right?" "If you don't get out of my house, I'm calling the sheriff." "I never made it to Earth." "I don't exist here." "Well , unfortunately , you do and you still haven't told me why you're in my house." "I'm not sure." "If I didn't get on that ship, then I shouldn't be here but somehow I am." "The ship?" "All right, look, just relax, okay?" "I'll get you some help." "I need to talk to Jonathan and Martha." "That'll be hard." "They're on a cruise, celebrating my dad's birthday." "Look, anyways" "Lana Lang." "Is Lana okay?" "I don't know who that is, but I' ll call the sheriff..." "...and I'm sure he'll know what to do." "No, it's all right." "I just need to make sure all my friends are okay." "I need to use your phone book." "MAN:" "All right, I' ll take a latte." "Oh, shoot." "I' ll be right back." "CHLOE:" "Okay, I' ll be waiting for you." "CLARK:" "Chloe." "Chloe Sullivan, Smallville High, class of '05?" "I'm sorry, my inner database is coming up empty." "Do I know you?" "Clark Kent?" "We went to high school together." "You may not remember me." "I was a bit of an outsider." "Listen, I'm trying to find a mutual friend of ours." "She's not in the phone book." "Lana Lang?" "The cheerleader?" "We didn't exactly swim in the same social ponds." "I mean, to be honest her blip fell off my radar the day after graduation." "But you were a reporter at the Torch, right?" "Maybe you can use your investigative magic, help me track her down?" "I would love to help , but we have somewhere we have to be." "Oh, you and your boyfriend." "Fiancé, actually." "Wedding's on Sunday." "Congratulations." "That's great." "So you ready?" "Yeah." "Your dad just called." "He's waiting at the tuxedo shop." "Okay." "I'm sorry I couldn't help." "It's okay." "Ready?" "Okay." "I hope you find Lana." "Chloe?" "I'm really happy for you." "Thanks." "Nice bow tie." "Oh, thanks." "Yeah, it's a present from an old girlfriend." "She might have taken my heart away but she left me with a sense of style." "You're Jimmy Olsen, the photographer, right?" "The one and only." "Every time I see a picture in the newspaper I like your name's on it." "Really?" "You like my work?" "Yeah." "I wish that you were my editor." "She says that I have focus issues." "She should check her eyesight." "So do you work here?" "No." "I actually lost track of an ex-girlfriend." "And I was hoping the Daily Planet archives might help me find out where she ended up." "Do you have any idea who might be able to help me?" "You're looking at him." "I'm always there for a loyal fan." "Come on." "So does this long-lost love have a name?" "Lana Lang." ""Lana Lang."" "Uh-oh." "What is it?" "Is she okay?" "Well , brace yourself." ""After high school, Lana studied art history at the Sorbonne where she met French philanthropist Pierre Rousseau."" "Like, they're married, they have two kids and they live in the City of Lights." "Sorry, buddy." "No, that's the best news I ever heard." "JIMMY:" "Really?" "I guess things turned out pretty good for her without you around." "I just want her to be happy." "Thanks." "[BOTH GRUNT]" "Clumsy but cute." "JIMMY:" "Hey, Miss Lane." "Looking for a photographer to shoot tomorrow's column one?" "Put your camera back in your pants, Olsen." "I need you to make another delivery ASAP." "Name's Lois, Lois Lane." "Clark Kent." "So, Kent, do you always bowl women over the first time you meet them?" "Don't be hard on him." "He found out that his old flame is doing Last Tango in Paris with a philanthropist." "It's not as bad as you think." "No need to put on an act." "I know all about unrequited love." "I have had more heroes exit stage left than a Greek tragedy." "But you know what I find helps?" "Talking about it." "I'm gonna be at O'Malley's after work." "Find me and I' ll buy you a cold one." "MAN:" "Lois Lane?" "That's what it says on my Pulitzer." "You're in possession of property belonging to the U.S. government." "Come with us." "LOIS :" "Hey!" "What are you doing?" "LOIS :" "Hello?" "This is government business and doesn't concern you." "Back off." "LOIS :" "Whoa, take it easy, G-man." "What happened?" "Not sure." "If the head of the DDS makes a house call , it's serious." "DDS?" "C-SPAN much?" "The Department of Domestic Security." "That was Linda Danvers." "She was appointed." "Who would appoint her?" "JIMMY:" "The only person who can." "The president of the United States." "CLARK:" "I still can't believe that Lex Luthor was elected president." "JIMMY:" "Hey, he played the fear card, got the most votes." "End of civic class." "Since he rounded up the meteor freaks, he's been a hero." "CLARK:" "Meteor freaks?" "There was still a meteor shower?" "Uh, yeah, made headlines coast-to-coast." "Luthor saved the day." "Does Lois' arrest have anything to do with Lex?" "You're on a first-name basis with the president?" "He can be dangerous." "Lois is a friend." "I don't wanna see her hurt." "Aren't you sipping the poison a little quick, Romeo?" "You just met." "There must be a way we can help her." "I'm just trying to keep my own butt out of an orange jumpsuit." "Tell me where they took her." "She dropped this mess in my lap and I gotta clean house before Big Brother comes knocking." "Hey, give me that back." "What do you think that you're doing?" "What does this mean?" "I'm just a messenger." "Lois doesn't like courier services, so I make her deliveries." "Where were you taking it?" "Oh, I guess you didn't get the memo that said, "Why should I tell you?"" "Oh, that's a good answer." "It's the Ace of Clubs." "Look for the suit at the end of the bar." "Your messenger days are over." "[MUSIC PLAYING OVER SPEAKERS]" "MAN:" "Hey, La Toya." "Sheriff Adams?" "Long time since anyone's called me by that handle." "Do I know you?" "I grew up in Smallville." "[CHUCKLES]" "I kicked that town's dust off my boots a long time ago." "What's your business here?" "I'm making a delivery." "Why the hell is this open?" "I wanna know what's going on or Lois Lane won't be the only one in trouble with the government." "You're out of your league here, slim." "I am the government." "Now, get back to Smallville before I lose my ladylike charm and arrest your hide." "You mean, like you did to Lois Lane?" "Lane was arrested?" "Don't act so surprised." "The DDS picked her up this morning." "The DDS said that Lois was in possession of something that belonged to the government." "Whatever it was came from you, didn't it?" "You're her informant." "If anyone hears about this I will hunt you down like a henhouse fox, do you hear me?" "I only wanna help." "Tell me where she is." "If the department picked her up, no one can help her now, not even me." "Just let me try." "Don't bother." "Just give it up." "I don't give up." "Tell me where I can find Lois Lane." "Bring her inside and lock her up." "Don't let anyone talk to her until I return." "MAN:" "Yes, ma'am." "Don't touch me." "What is this place?" "[GRUNTING]" "You okay?" "Yeah." "Talk about sweeping a girl off her feet." "Pretty handy having a meteor freak on my side." "I'm not a meteor freak." "Right." "It may be a mess but Olsen's loft is the last place Luthor's storm troopers would come looking." "Mind telling me why you're public enemy number one?" "I'm not." "I happen to have a highly classified document that proves Luthor is putting the country in jeopardy." "Look at this." "LEX [ON VIDEO] :" "Satellite images have revealed that our enemy has deployed nuclear missiles within striking distance of our country." "My fellow Americans a threat in our own backyard will not be tolerated." "This hostile action leaves us no option but to answer with force." "LOIS :" "One little problem." "The threat is as phony as my uncle's hairpiece." "The missiles don't exist." "It's no surprise that Lex would lie." "But why would he create a national crisis that wasn't there?" "While the DDS was chauffeuring me to my inquisition I overheard an agent saying they were taking the eagle to the mountaintop." "It sounds like some kind of code." "It means they're moving Luther to the NORAD bunker." "They would only do that for one reason:" "nuclear war." "And since the threat is fake it means he wants to give the enemy a sucker punch with a preemptive strike." "I need to post the truth on the Planet's front page before Luthor presses the button." "But if Lex goes through with this strike, each side will destroy the other." "Well , that's what I don't understand." "Luthor's not suicidal." "Why would he wanna hit Earth's delete key?" "Because of him." "Milton Fine, the chief of staff?" "He's powerful but we're not talking nuclear-bomb powerful." "Somehow, he managed to get here." "What are you talking about?" "He's behind it all , Lois." "Milton Fine doesn't care what happens to this planet because he's not human." "He's a machine." "He might come off a little stiff on Larry King but you're saying he's an android?" "If I was here to take him on, this wouldn't have happened." "I thought everything would be better off if I wasn't involved, but it's worse." "I don't understand." "How does any of this have anything to do with you?" "You're an android, aren't you?" "I'm the one person who can defeat Fine." "I need you to trust me." "Luthor's holding a press conference in Smallville in 20 minutes." "The only way to stop his plan is to get to the briefcase with the nuclear-attack codes." "If I destroy it, he can't initiate the launch." "They guard that nuclear football better than the Hope Diamond." "I' ll get past security." "Wait." "Even if you white-tornado your way in you're still gonna stick out like a red-and-blue thumb." "You need to blend in." "Olsen's roommate's about the right size." "Lois, we don't have time for this." "Then stop standing around." "Strip." "All right." "Kent, this is no time to be modest." "Armageddon's minutes away." "Well done." "Here." "Put this on." ""Lois Lane"?" "If anyone asks, it's a typo." "Your name's Louis." "What's wrong now?" "Something's missing." "Yeah, proceeding's right in front." "MAN:" "Yeah, I think we should have this." "LEX :" "Considering your abilities, it's hard to believe Miss Lane escaped from you unless perhaps you wanted her to." "After all the years we've been together, you turn on me now." "You're like my brother, Lex." "You know I' ll always be loyal to you." "Letting my enemies escape is an odd way of showing it." "You don't know your true enemy." "His name is Milton Fine." "Really?" "My closest adviser, the man who got me elected?" "He didn't do it alone." "I used every ability I have to make sure you got what you wanted." "All I ever wanted was for mankind to reach its highest potential." "We're so close." "And you betrayed me the very moment I needed you most." "I've already seen one planet destroyed." "I'm not gonna let it happen again." "I confiscated this from Lois Lane's office." "It's a memo signed by Fine authorizing the false reports." "There are no missiles threatening us." "So it's not betrayal I should fear from you, just a simple lack of faith." "I'd never doubt you, Lex." "It's Milton Fine." "Lex, what are you doing?" "He was following my orders." "You disappoint me, Kara." "With everything my family's done for you, to question my judgment." "It's only because I care about you." "Since the day my father found your ship submerged in the Reeves Dam he loved you like you were his own daughter." "He died guarding your secret from the world." "I know, and I owe my life to both of you, but this country" "What do you know about protecting this country?" "You are an alien." "I am the president of the United States of America." "By striking the enemy first, I am ensuring our survival." "We will prevail." "And through it all , I expect you to-- Look at me." "I expect you to stand by my side." "Of course, Mr. President." "[FINE CLEARS THROAT]" "Sir, the press is gathering." "You have two minutes." "Great leaders are defined by the difficult decisions they make." "Mr. President, history shall forever remember your name." "This is a restricted area." "Leave at once." "Reporters aren't" "Kara, listen to me." "How do you know that name?" "Because I'm from Krypton." "I'm your cousin." "I'm Kal-El." "I was sent here to kill you." "I searched the globe and couldn't find you." "Kal-El wasn't on the planet, so how can you be here now?" "You're right." "I never existed in this world." "But somehow I'm here." "Time was altered." "Something went wrong." "I can't explain what happened." "I need your help." "We need to get the briefcase with the nuclear codes away from Lex." "I trust Lex." "And I'm gonna stand by his side, just like he's done for me all these years." "Kara, Milton Fine is Brainiac." "He made it to Earth?" "It all makes sense." "I should have seen it." "He couldn't let you." "If you knew his true identity, you would have kept him from his mission." "Kara, together, we can stop Brainiac once and for all." "Who is this?" "He's from Krypton." "Please, just hear him out." "Lex, think about how you got to this point in your life and you'll see that Milton Fine was the one who led you here." "Lex, you know it's the truth." "CLARK:" "He's manipulating you." "His goal is to gain access to this country's nuclear arsenal." "Sometimes things go so horribly wrong that the only way to fix them is by starting over." "Is that what Fine says?" "Lex, his goal is to destroy mankind." "But not everyone." "America's best and brightest are safe." "They've already been shuttled to bunkers throughout the country." "That doesn't make any sense." "There will be nothing for them to come back to." "When the dust settles, we'll rebuild and I' ll lead the survivors into a new world." "[GUN COCKS]" "Lex, what have you done?" "Lex." "I thought one day, I might have to protect myself from you, Kara." "I'm just sorry that day's finally here." "Kara!" "You were supposed to be by my side forever." "Take Miss Danvers to the chopper and get her some medical attention." "Keep her handcuffed at all times." "Are you all right, Mr. President?" "Let's do it." "CLARK:" "Lex, don't do this." "It's not too late." "The future is yours, Mr. President." "Don't do it, Lex." "On my mark." "No." "Alpha-Foxtrot-Alpha-6404." "Code confirmed." "CLARK:" "Stop!" "This is insane!" "Initiate launch." "The team will assemble at the NORAD bunker, sir." "I'll deal with the intruder." "Security will meet you outside and take you to Air Force One." "MIL TON FINE:" "You will not keep me from the task I was programmed for." "Zod is still alive." "And trapped." "In the Phantom Zone." "With the humans gone, I' ll use Kara to release him through her Fortress." "She'll never go along with it." "It didn't look like she had much fight left in her." "But she'll heal." "She's healthy." "And so is Lex Luthor the vessel." "Together, they will repopulate the planet and Krypton will rise again." "[IN JOR-EL'S VOICE] You cannot change the course of history, Kal-El." "JOR-EL :" "You disappoint me, my son." "You cannot question your destiny on this planet." "It was you!" "You wanted to show me what the world would be like if I wasn't here." "The disk in your hand revealed your misguided intentions." "I was forced to show you the error of your ways." "I sent you to Earth for a purpose, Kal-El one that cannot be taken lightly." "Send me back!" "You must stop the Brain Inter Active Construct from altering history and taking your life." "You cannot fail." "This time, there will be no second chances." "Clark, what happened?" "I thought you were gone forever then a millisecond later, you're fine." "Chloe there's still time." "I have to make it right." "I have to go to Krypton." "[BABY CRYING]" "Hush, Kal-El." "It's time to sleep." "Not every boy grows up to be a hero." "[GRUNTING]" "Kal-El will die on Krypton and now you will share his fate." "CLARK:" "I won't let that happen." "You're gonna release Lana." "You can't stop me, Kal-El." "Clark, the baby." "There's no yellow sun to charge you here." "You're not in Kansas anymore." "[SCREAMS]" "Clark, get the baby on the ship now, before it's too late." "I'll handle Brainiac." "Go!" "[LAUGHING]" "Hurry, Clark." "We have to leave." "Where's Brainiac?" "He's gone." "He's destroyed." "[SHIP POWER ING UP]" "Let's go." "Come on, Clark." "To the portal." "We've gotta go." "Please let me know the minute anything changes." "The nurse said Lana seems worse than ever." "I know I destroyed Brainiac." "I thought if he died, it would break his grip over Lana but I was wrong." "I don't know what else to do." "Clark, I am so sorry." "Maybe if we reopen the portal to Krypton" "We can't." "As much as I want Lana well again, there's no going back." "But if we go back, there's so much more we could do." "We could save our home." "You don't know how many times I wish I could've done that." "But you know it's possible." "If we just find the right point in time, we can fix everything." "But how do we know we won't make it worse?" "We can't change the past, Kara." "We can only affect the future." "Whatever that future is I want you to know that I' ll always be there." "I'm here for you." "This place hasn't changed a bit since I last saw it." "What are you doing here?" "You were the last person to see Lana while she was well." "I figured you're the one to talk to if I have any chance of helping her." "No one's asking for your help." "I'm only trying to save her, Clark." "I had the best medical minds in the world examine her." "Is there anything the doctors can do to help her?" "They tell me her condition is unlike any they've ever seen." "Several specialists described it as almost alien." "So the best doctors in the world can't do anything to help Lana?" "Unfortunately , they've all come to the same conclusion." "Her state is irreversible." "That's why I came to you, Clark." "If we could find out what triggered Lana's syndrome, maybe we could have hope." "Think, Clark." "She was living with you." "Is there anything you can remember that might explain how this could have happened?" "I wish there was." "If there's something you left out that you'd like to share you know where to find me." "This is a new side to Clark Kent:" "Mild -mannered reporter for a great metropolitan newspaper." "Don't worry, Lois, I'm not after your job." "I'm just borrowing the Planet's database." "Jimmy set me up here." "I hope it's okay." "Hey, mi desktop es su desktop." "What are you looking up?" "Oh." "I'm no expert but I'm sure that someone is out there who can help Lana." "With all my years of watching Dr. Phil you'd think I could come up with the perfect thing to say but I'm drawing a blank." "I don't do well with sad." "Don't beat yourself up over it, Lois." "It's okay." "No, it's not." "You were there for me when I needed a shoulder to cry on and I am blowing this bigtime." "Look, I just wish I could make everything all right." "You're a good friend, Lois." "Hey, you know what?" "Why don't we go drown our sorrows?" "Why don't I buy you a brew?" "You look like you could use one." "Seriously , check out your driver's license." "We're legal now." "CLARK:" "I'm not really into the nightlife scene." "LOIS :" "I will have to take that as a challenge." "The first round is on me." "[GROANING]" "[ENGLISH SDH]" "Unbelievable." "Immaculate." "The gears the complications." "I- " "I have never seen anything quite like it." "What does it do?" "Well , I am sorry to say, I don't know." "I didn't come to the most renowned expert in antiquities in North America for more ambiguity." "Well , I just need more time." "I- " "I need to take it to my workshop and take it apart." "No." "The cryptograph isn't leaving this room." "It holds great sentimental value for me." "It's priceless." "Well if there is no way to decipher the meaning it seems your priceless heirloom has no value at all." "I want a security detail on him 24/7." "[DOOR CLOSES]" "[FOOTSTEPS]" "[SWORD CLATTERS]" "[BLADE SLICING]" "[DOOR CLOSES]" "REGAN:" "Oh, my God." "Mr. Luthor." "Security breach!" "Call an ambulance!" "Ow." "[LEX COUGHS]" "Sir." "Don't try to get up." "I got everything taken care of." "Clearly that wasn't the case earlier this evening, was it?" "Police." "What do they know?" "Nothing." "I knew you wouldn't want us to cooperate." "I have a private team tracking your assailant but we don't have many leads." "It was the manager from the bank in Zurich." "He must have been stationed at the bank waiting for someone to open the safe-deposit box." "Apparently , I'm not the only one interested in its contents." "Sir." "He was trying to kill me." "He was trying to do more than that." "The symbols." "He knows." "He's after the cryptograph." "CHLOE:" "I won't ask you where you've been or why you stood me up." "As long as you picked up cheesecake to say you're sorry." "Oh, yeah." "Well , the hospital cafeteria isn't known for its dessert list." "Hospital?" "Are you all right?" "Me?" "Yeah, I'm great." "I'm making Page 2." "Lex is the one who's not doing so hot." "Was there an accident?" "Well , not unless tripping can cause multiple stab wounds." "Look, I know it sounds sleazy but it turns out that ambulance chasing pays off." "I got a candid shot of Lex being admitted to the hospital." "I think I' ll pass on the gnarly peep show." "But, you know, Jimmy there are ways other than cheesecake that you can make up for being late." "As far as I can tell , Lex's security is not cooperating with the police in the let's-find-out-what-happened department." "Don't you find this a little suspicious?" "Uh...." "Well , given the large number of dead bodies rolling around lately I thought that Lex had eliminated all of his enemies." "Why would someone attack him?" "Well , the "why" isn't as interesting as the "how."" "Along with the stab wounds, the attacker chiseled a calling card into Lex's chest." "You mean like a name?" "No, it's like some freaky symbols." "Hey." "Sorry I couldn't get here faster but, you know, I have to drive." "You dragged me out of bed because someone hurt Lex?" "They did more than just hurt, Clark." "Jimmy snapped a photo." "That was carved onto Lex's chest." "What does it say?" "They're symbols." "One for Traveler, and the other for Savior." "There's only one group that appointed themselves the savior of the Traveler." "Veritas." "But Queen, Teague, Swann, Lionel- " "All the members of Veritas are dead." "So who else could know about the Traveler?" "Or more importantly , how to control him." "Lionel said whoever had the two keys would find a device to control you." "Now, what if Lex was attacked because he has both keys and he used them." "While you were away, I tracked Lex and the keys to a safety-deposit box in Zurich." "Then we're too late?" "Well , as far as I can tell , you're still steering your own ship." "Which means that whatever was in that box hasn't taken the wheel." "Yet." "Well , that's comforting." "Well , maybe it's because Lex doesn't know who you are." "There's only one way to find out." "You're not serious." "Looks like your QA will have to wait." "[THUNDER CRASHING]" "[CELL PHONE DIALING]" "I found it." "MAN:" "Good." "Retrieve the cryptograph." "MILOSH:" "It can't be." "I should have seen it that before." "It's magnificent." "Do you want to take a look?" "I think I' ll pass." "Do you want a look?" "Oh." "Mm-mm." "You're missing a treat." "A real treat." "No." "No." "Please." "Here." "Take it." "Take it, please." "[GUNSHOT]" "[KEY BOARD CLACKING]" "Savior." "Traveler." "I guess skywriting is passé." "Chloe, the person who did this may have kidnapped Lex." "If they did, they only did it to save you." "That's the last thing I need, someone killing people in my name." "That's probably how God felt about the Crusades." "Why carve Kryptonian symbols into Lex's chest?" "Lex got himself into this." "Yeah, but I let him." "Wait, go back." "Right there, where the symbols overlap." "Chloe, it creates a third symbol." "Sanctuary." "Like this?" "Yeah." "There's no Kryptonian word that translates directly to "church."" "Sanctuary would be the closest match." "If you look at it that way, then Savior could be" "Angel or saint." "The patron saint of travelers is St. Christopher." "Hand me your phone." "Everything you need at your fingertips." "That'll take you where you need to go." "There's only one St. Christopher's Cathedral on this continent and it's in Montreal." "[THUNDER CRASHING]" "That man was going to kill me." "He was after the cryptograph." "Well , I guess I underestimated its value." "I am not surprised, considering what I found." "Go on." "Every artist leaves his mark." "It is an individual's signature, if you like." "This piece was designed by a renowned German watchmaker named Dietrich Brauer." "A watchmaker?" "Brauer catered to European noble families, making hundreds of timepieces." "And then one day, he just went into seclusion." "Rumors swirled that an unknown patron had commissioned him to make not" "Not a watch but a magnificent clock." "Brauer's Standuhr his masterpiece." "So, what does his masterpiece have to do with the cryptograph?" "Only one sketch existed of the clock after it disappeared during the Second World War." "The gears on that sketch match this exactly." "So nobody knows where the clock is now?" "It was lost for decades, but recently it resurfaced as a donation from a wealthy philanthropist." "What was the philanthropist's name?" "I believe the donor's name was Dr. Swann." "Virgil Swann." "Swann posthumously donated the Standuhr to a church." "St. Christopher's Cathedral, in Montreal, Quebec." ""Cast your eye beneath the surface."" "It appears you found what you were seeking." "I've been expecting you." "There are few who can read the inscription." "And only one with the ability to follow the instructions." "Who are you?" "I'm Edward Teague." "The last surviving member of Veritas." "Teague." "I've waited a lifetime for this moment to serve the Traveler." "I suppose you know what it feels like to be worshiped." "I didn't ask to be worshiped." "Putting me on a pedestal, that was something Veritas did." "Not me." "All the members of Veritas are dead." "Lionel Luthor wanted you all to himself." "He killed the Queens, Swann." "I went into hiding after I lost my wife my son." "They all died because of me." "No." "They died for you." "Why?" "They didn't even know me." "It was a sacrifice they were happy to make." "That's the difference between believers and nonbelievers." "We believed you would be the next savior." "We took an oath under Swann to protect you." "And your way of protecting me was attacking Lex?" "Lex is a nonbeliever." "He cannot be trusted." "And his intentions are harmful." "Once he'd reached the safety-deposit box in Zurich, I knew he was too close." "Lionel said there was something out there that could control me." "What is it that Lex was so close to finding?" "Swann kept that secret to himself." "He scattered clues around the world in the hopes that whatever controls you wouldn't wind up in the wrong hands." "One of those clues is here in this church." "I don't know where but I was afraid Lex did." "So you tried to kill him." "But why carve my name into his chest?" "Lionel kept your identity hidden, it was my only chance." "I hoped you would see it and come find me." "I had to warn you." "Please you must believe how evil Lex is." "I know who Lex is." "I know what he's done." "Then why?" "Why didn't you take care of him before?" "We have sacrificed everything." "Years of our lives, our families." "For you." "You don't want to fulfill your destiny." "You don't even want to save yourself." "[CLARK GRUNTS]" "People want to see you as their savior, but you can't be so naive." "For every beacon of light in the universe, there is a pit of darkness." "We must fight to keep that darkness from overwhelming us all." "Lex Luthor cannot be allowed to control you." "No one can." "No matter the cost." "We land in three hours." "I hope that gives you enough time." "Those guards are dead." "I was almost killed." "And I have told you everything that I know." "And still you have practically abducted me." "What have you got me into?" "It's better you don't concern yourself with it." "You have put my life in danger and now you refuse to let me go." "I have a right to know what is the truth." "Considering there's a decent chance that you are going to kill me before I even get off of this plane so why should I help you?" "If you remember right..." "..." "I saved your life back there." "That was because you still needed me." "And I" " And I think you are still needing me now." "Mr. Luthor, in antiquities, provenance is everything." "The history of an object, the reason why it was made, that is its true value." "There was a rumor that Brauer was commissioned to make the clock by a secret society of wealthy patrons." "You wouldn't know anything about that, would you?" "My father was one of them." "My father was fixated." "Everything he did every act he made, it was all aimed at one goal:" "Finding the truth, no matter what the cost." "My father's obsession made me an orphan long before he died." "I've always wondered why." "That cryptograph...." "That cryptograph is gonna give me the answer." "[LINE BEEPS]" "Hey, Clark, it's me." "So the LuthorCorp jet just left Smallville for Montreal." "So, whatever you can find up there, I suggest you find it fast." "You're not gonna believe what I found." "Uh, I take it you're over the whole sleep thing." "Symbols like the one hacked into Lex have been appearing around Smallville for years." "On cave walls, burned in barn doors, even drawn in the fields like crop circles." "It's incredible." "No, Jimmy, it's a hoax." "Just like those crop circles in England." "Well , hey, the jury is still out." "Those crop circles could have been made by aliens." "People have been playing with the Kiwatche cave paintings for years just trying to get on the 6:00 news." "Wow." "Get a competition in the story department and suddenly you go all Scully on me." "It's not that." "It's just, I don't think Smallville is destined to be the next Stonehenge." "Even if it turns out it's a site of ritualistic killings?" "I pulled this from research on the cave." "It's an exact match to the carving on Lex's chest." "And it's above a drawing." "Yeah, I've seen this before." "It just looks like a guy in a doorway to me." "JIMMY:" "Well , sure, it looks that way." "But according to the number one website on primitive pictography it's actually a human sacrifice." "Oh, my God." "Why are you doing this?" "I thought you were supposed to protect me." "Because it is my duty." "You let the secret of Veritas fall into the wrong hands." "This is the only way to guarantee you don't come under someone else's control." "It won't happen." "I can stop it." "I will now bestow upon you an ancient Kryptonian ritual." "Before your race were a people of science they were warriors." "This ceremony was a sign of respect for the mightiest of their enemies." "You don't know anything about Krypton." "I was Swann's disciple." "He taught me everything." "Then he must have taught you that I was good." "That I'm not a threat." "He wouldn't want you to kill me." "Swann was an idealist." "He said you would rule us with strength." "But for every passage Swann quoted of the Traveler coming to save Earth there was another interpretation that cast you as our Destroyer." "If Lex takes control of you, that's exactly what will happen." "Something your father couldn't have foreseen." "What does this have to do with Jor-El ?" "He had high hopes for you when he sent you to this planet." "But your father understood the risk of setting a god among men." "If you were ever to turn against humanity we wouldn't stand a chance." "That's why he sent the device." "He never would have sent something to control me." "His only other option would have been to destroy you." "But he couldn't bear the thought of his son's death." "I pray that you find peace in this act of selflessness." "Ah!" "[BLADE SLICING]" "[GASPING]" "[CLOCK TICKING]" "[CLICKS]" "[MUSIC PLAYING]" "[CHIMES]" "You're too late." "So strange to see you without those Warrior Angel figurines clutched in your little hands." "Mr. Teague." "Alive and well." "No thanks to your father." "Seems we all have a score to settle with him." "I believe you already have." "I'm just sorry to see that you've inherited your father's obsession." "Obsession?" "You're the one who did this." "You tried to kill me." "Why?" "The prophecies state that the Traveler would have a powerful adversary." "I could never have foreseen that it would be little Alexander." "You know who he is." "The Traveler's identity is no longer relevant." "Maybe not to you." "But it's everything to me." "You have no idea what it's like to live every day of your life feeling like an afterthought." "I've sacrificed too much." "No." "Your sacrifice has just begun." "The world can exist only in balance." "If there is no Traveler there can be no Destroyer." "[FOOTSTEPS]" "Clark." "Oh, my God." "Clark." "Chloe, how did you--?" "Oliver's jet." "Fringe benefit of being a hero hag." "How'd you do that?" "I didn't." "The Traveler." "Oh, my goodness." "What happened here?" "I assume Milosh is safely back on U.S. soil." "I put him on the first commercial flight to Metropolis." "I take it we won't be needing him in Scotland." "Not if you did your homework." "The library only had one book on St. Kilda, but I think you'll be pleased." "Mind if I ask what's so compelling about a small island off the west coast of Scotland?" "The clock." "It played a melody from an old Scottish folk song." ""Birks of St. Kilda."" "When I was learning to play the piano, my father made me play it over and over." "Birks means birches." "Well , there might be birches but that's about it." "The island's a bird sanctuary now." "According to the literature there was a small town built up around a castle until some wealthy American bought the castle hauled it back to the U.S." "My father brought that castle to Smallville, stone by stone." "But obviously he never found what he was looking for." "It must still be there." "Tell the pilot to change course." "We're not going to Scotland." "We're going home." "Wow." "And I was only gone for 24 hours." "Remind me to stay away for a week next time." "Well , I'm actually sort of celebrating myself." "I just sold my first article." "That's fantastic, Jimmy." "How?" "You said the symbols in the Kiwatche caves are old news but I kept digging anyways." "And turns out, I'm not the only one interested." "[CORK POPS]" "Phew." "Apparently , Lex is pretty taken with the symbols too." "Not surprisingly , since he's wearing one on his chest." "So tell me exactly what the article is about." "Well , it's all very Joseph Campbell." "Hero's journey and all that." "Cheers." "Cheers." "See, most of the stories on the cave walls are about good versus evil." "They tell of Naman, the savior of the people warring against Sageeth, the bringer of darkness." "Yeah, the story sounds familiar." "I think Clark wrote a paper about it in high school." "Well , in the beginning, Naman and Sageeth each have their own distinct symbol." "Well , then why does this one look like a combination of the two?" "I was wondering that myself." "So I called a professor at Met U who specializes in hieroglyphics." "The symbol of good versus evil is common in primitive cultures." "It embodies the push, the pull of the two sides, the yin and yang." "The hero-antihero conflict." "Exactly." "But here's what got Lex all jazzed." "This particular image portrays the resolution of that conflict." "Remind me how you resolve a conflict that has existed since the beginning of mankind." "Well , in the Kiwatche legend, the hero's journey ends in a final battle." "So according to your professor, who is supposed to win?" "Hm." "I hate to be the bearer of bad news, Clark, but the writing is literally on the wall." "You're buying into this whole Naman-Sageeth mythology?" "After seeing you strapped down like the human sacrifice in the cave drawings?" "In a word, yes." "It wasn't a myth that tried to kill me, Chloe." "It was a man." "And thanks to you saving him, that man is still out there." "Chloe, when Teague was performing that ritual I realized that on some twisted level he actually thought he was doing the right thing." "He thought he was protecting everyone." "From me." "Last time I checked, the world was doing just fine with you in it." "As long as there's something out there that can control me, I'm still a threat." "And Teague reminded me how dangerous my abilities are." "In the wrong hands, Chloe, they could destroy everything." "Which is a really good reason why you can't let Lex just walk away." "It's not about Lex, Chloe." "I x-rayed him, he didn't have anything on him." "He didn't find what he was looking for." "Maybe not this time, Clark, but every battle has its victor." "I know you don't wanna take Lex out but Lex will not hesitate to destroy you when he gets the chance." "What do you want me to do, Chloe, kill him?" "If I do that, I'd just be turning into him myself." "Whether you like being on this pedestal or not, you were put in this position." "And someday you're gonna have to play God." "LEX :" "It's been almost 24 hours." "Why haven't they found anything?" "It takes time to cover a structure this size inch by inch, Mr. Luthor." "I got every available body working on the job." "And it's only been 20 hours." "I don't want excuses." "I want results." "Yes, sir, I understand." "I'll bring in more men, increase the shifts." "You do that." "[CELL PHONE DIALING]" "On the shores of St. Kilda" "The birks sway in the wind" "From the left to the right again" "You said the castle was on the west coast of St. Kilda." "Yes, sir." "Facing west?" "No." "The castle itself faced south." "So if I'm facing south to see the shore I turn right." "Above the heart of home Shines the North Star" "Of course." "Get out." "Everyone out, now." "REGAN:" "Yes, sir." "Clear the floor." "Everybody out, let's go." "[ENGLISH SDH]" "Another secret identity, Mr. Teague?" "Excuse me?" "Why is it that when people are in trouble they run to South America?" "Young lady, when I chartered this jet, I was promised a discreet journey." "I'm not interested in having a conversation." "I'm not big on small talk either." "I'd rather hear about Veritas." "Who are you?" "Someone that knows the Traveler and that you tried to destroy him." "I have no idea what you're talking about." "You know for the last surviving member of a secret society you're not a very good liar." "[TEAGUE GRUNTS]" "The device that controls the Traveler, where is it?" "Let me go." "[TEAGUE GASPS]" "We're 20,000 feet up, Mr. Teague." "Tell me where the device is or you'll start your descent early." "What the hell are you doing?" "One last chance." "Tell me where the device is." "Lex Luthor." "He might have the answers you're looking for." "Enjoy the rest of your flight." "[DOOR OPENS]" "REGAN:" "Mr. Luthor." "Has the team reached the target?" "We lost contact an hour ago." "They may have run into a bad patch of weather, some interference." "The satellite shows clear skies over the Arctic." "They were less than 10 miles away when the signal cut out." "We tried to get a visual, but there's no sign of them." "Just like the last team." "I thought the Bermuda Triangle was somewhere a little more tropical." "People don't just vanish off the face of the planet." "Find them." "Sorry." "Hey, boss." "If this is about my article proposal, I got an idea:" "A two-page spread of color glossies from the Kiwatche caves." "It'll make National Geographic look like a travel brochure." "We'll talk about your proposal later." "Oh." "Okay." "My phone call to the Department of Domestic Security kept Chloe out of federal prison." "Now I need your help." "What do you need?" "Lois Lane off my back." "She's been asking too many people too many questions." "What can I do?" "Lois isn't exactly a pushover." "It's impossible to break her press power." "I'm well aware of your limitations." "Just help her find some information." "Is any of this true?" "What matters is you make her believe it's true." "So you want me to lie?" "I want you to do whatever it takes." "Oh...." "Lex." "Jimmy." "It would be tragic if the DDS decided Chloe was a threat to national security after all." "[DOORBELL RINGING]" "[KNOCKING ON DOOR]" "Hi." "Hey." "Get the lead out, Smallville." "Opportunity is knocking on your door." "Come on in, Lois." "Big news." "An intern just got promoted to Chloe's old desk." "I'm happy that someone took my best friend's job?" "Absolutely , because it opens up a spot in the bullpen." "And guess whose name is written all over it." "Clark Kent." "Got your application right here." "That's never gonna happen." "Now if you would excuse me, I have chores to do." "Seriously , Clark, don't you think you're destined for greater things in life than working on a farm?" "Even if I wanted the job, Lois, I'd never work for Lex Luthor." "[LOIS SIGHS]" "Okay." "Then why were you such great friends with the guy?" "Looking into Lex's past, I found out just how far you two go back." "You're nothing alike." "Why were you so close for so long?" "Sometimes, people don't turn out to be what you thought they were." "Lois, if you're gonna continue working for Lex, promise me you'll be careful." "[SCOFFS]" "If I didn't know any better, Smallville, I'd think you were worried about me." "[DOOR OPENS]" "Hey, Lois." "Can I talk to Clark for a second?" "Yeah, I think we're done here." "Just think about your future, okay?" "So a private jet just went down over upstate New York." "Three bodies were recovered and one was identified as Edward Teague." "CHLOE:" "I used every skill in my arsenal." "Once I found out about the plane crash I made my way into the NTSB mainframe." "According to the flight plan, they were on their way to Buenos Aires." "They were in the air an hour when something shot out of the cabin like a missile." "What do you mean, shot out?" "The copilot went to the back to find out what was going on and he was knocked unconscious." "Do they have any idea what it was?" "No." "They found the black box and I was able to download this audio." "PILOT [ON RECORDING] :" "Something's wrong." "Felt like a collision in the cabin." "We're losing air pressure." "I'm going back to take a look." "What the hell are you doing?" "[PILOT GRUNTS]" "After that it's all garbled." "I tried running it through the filter a dozen times but I could only come up with noise." "Play it again." "KARA [ON RECORDING] :" "We're 20,000 feet up, Mr. Teague." "Tell me where the device is or you'll be starting your descent earlier than expected." "Kara." "Kara?" "What's she doing with Edward Teague?" "I don't know." "But I just heard her threaten to bring the plane down." "We both know how reckless she can be when she's angry." "Maybe she found out that Teague was after you again." "There must be some other explanation, Chloe." "She's not a killer." "Look, Clark, I'm a fan of Kara's as well but unless you're hearing things, it sounds like she caused that accident." "Remember what you said when she first got here?" "Just about every Kryptonian you've met turned out to be a cold -blooded killer." "I know her." "She's my cousin." "She's not a killer." "I just need to find her." "Is there any more audio?" "There's a little more noise." "[STATIC CRACKLING]" "[TEAGUE SPEAKING INDISTINCTLY]" "What is it?" "She's going after Lex." "What are you doing here, Kara?" "Trying to protect you." "By threatening to kill Edward Teague?" "I heard the recording." "Those men are dead." "Tell me you're not responsible for their plane going down." "It's Teague's fault." "If he hadn't gone after the Traveler, he'd still be alive." "We need to talk." "Let go of me." "Kara, I've been worried about you but I guess I should have been worried about everyone else." "Have you come into contact with Red Kryptonite?" "Ring, necklace--?" "Stopped wearing jewelry." "Then something must have happened when you went back to Krypton." "Do you remember anything strange?" "I'm fine, Kal-El." "Kara." "Look, three people are dead because of you." "And if someone figured out how to control you, a lot more would die." "You would be the most powerful weapon on the planet." "No one is gonna control me any time soon." "Lex didn't find what he was looking for." "You think that's gonna stop a man like him?" "Get your head out of the clouds." "Something's wrong with you." "You need to stay here till we figure out what it is." "You can turn a blind eye but I'm gonna do whatever it takes to save Earth." "[DANCE MUSIC PLAYING]" "I know the Daily Planet's not half as hip but last I checked, your desk is still in the bullpen." "You know, across the street?" "Well , I doubt Lex would be thrilled if I spilled all his secrets in the same place he signs my checks." "Plus, this place has an epic happy hour." "Well , speaking of secrets I found out about those expeditions he's been sending to the North Pole." "Either he's planning a takeover of Santa's workshop or doing something illegal." "And since I'm sure Lex isn't into the Christmas spirit, what's the scoop?" "I'm sorry to say that he's just scouting for new places to drill oil." "What?" "Where did you find that out?" "I heard a reporter talking about it on the third floor." "Who?" "You know, I don't know." "I just overheard it." "I mean, you've been up there." "It's crowded." "Huh." "Okay." "Would you just take a look?" "Surveyor photos of potential drilling sites." "How did Jimmy Olsen manage to score such top-secret stuff?" "Lex was having them sorted and scanned in the photo lab." "I saw my opportunity and I took it." "Just like you taught me." "I guess I've been so focused on Lex, I've been looking for a villain in everyone." "Even you." "Sorry." "Look, hey, it's no big deal." "Really." "Got more game than I thought." "Thanks." "Kara?" "The little V with the stars something to do with Veritas, right?" "I don't know what you're talking about." "Why is it that every time I bring up Veritas people seem to suffer from sudden amnesia?" "A secret society formed to control a powerful alien from another planet?" "Veritas also means truth." "So, what do you say we have some right now?" "Look I don't know who you've been talking to" "I know about the transmissions sent to Virgil Swann the ones telling him where to find the device to control the Traveler." "How did you hear about that?" "The Traveler and I we're from the same planet." "You don't believe me?" "The dam." "You are the one who saved me." "You kept denying it." "Why?" "Why tell me now?" "I didn't know it then, but I saved you for a reason, Lex." "It is your destiny to defeat the Traveler." "I know you have the device." "And all of the pieces are in place." "Now it's up to you." "If you really believe I have this thing why don't you just take it and do it yourself ?" "Apparently , the orb was built to protect the human race." "So only a human can use it." "It showed me a set of coordinates." "Somewhere in the Arctic." "Directions to his fortress." "You need to take it there to control the Traveler." "Two of my advance teams, they-- They disappeared trying to get there." "They didn't have a Kryptonian to help them." "You're talking about destroying one of your own kind." "I'd always thought the Traveler was meant for good." "Even he thinks he is." "Then I went home to Krypton and learned the truth about his fate." "He won't save mankind he'll destroy it." "Who is it?" "Don't you already know?" "Hey." "Whoa." "Breaking out the heavy artillery." "It's not every day that you see Clark Kent clutching a box of kryptonite." "It's the only way to stop her." "So I'm guessing face time with Kara didn't go so well ?" "Kara's convinced that someone will try to use me as a weapon." "She thinks I'm not doing enough to stop it." "What if she's right?" "Clark, Kara's a lot of things, reckless, headstrong, possibly psychotic." "But she's wrong about you." "You've done everything you can to stop Veritas and more." "You know that." "Obviously , she doesn't." "Chloe, you're the only one who can help me." "I'm always here for you, Clark." "Now, look, you-- You won't be doing it alone." "We'll get her here." "I' ll stand by your side." "Clark, if we're gonna wield this kind of weaponry, don't shoot yourself in the foot." "This little green rock will knock down every Kryptonian in the room." "You can't be around when we lift the lid." "Let me do this." "The jet's fueled and waiting, sir." "Tell them one more passenger is coming." "Uh, where are we going?" "You're not going anywhere, Jimmy." "Look, I know that you're busy, Lex." "I just wanted you to know that I did what you told me to do." "Lois thinks you're all about the oil up north now." "Well done." "So I guess, wax on, wax off." "We're even now, right?" "I believe our arrangement has just begun." "I want regular reports on Miss Lane's activities." "I did what you said." "I shouldn't have to spy for you too." "That's not fair." "Life is rarely fair." "Look, Lex, I would really like to help but lying, it's just, you know, it's not my thing." "I mean, it's eating me up." "It actually" " It's making my stomach hurt." "Well , it's never too late to learn a new skill." "Look." "I'm sorry, I just" "I can't do it." "Trust me, I'm not gonna say a single word to anyone about your oil drilling." "Please, you gotta understand." "I can't spy on my friend." "I respect your integrity, Jimmy." "It took a lot to come here and lay your cards on the table." "Thanks." "Now if you'll step aside, I have a plane to catch." "You bet." "Have a great trip, Lex." "Kara, something's wrong with Clark." "He's convinced that if he destroys the Fortress, no one will be able to control him." "We're at my apartment, I need your help." "Where's Clark?" "He's right back here." "Why isn't it working?" "Check the expiration date?" "Kara, something's wrong." "It was the only way" "You lied to me." "Clark's not here." "Oh, God." "I'm impressed." "I wouldn't have thought a member of your weak-willed species especially a friend of Kal-El's, could ever use kryptonite against his cousin." "Let me go." "I remember you." "Always sticking your pretty little head where it doesn't belong." "[CHLOE GRUNTING]" "What the hell are you?" "Sir?" "Tell the pilot to start the engines." "I thought we were waiting for your guide." "I don't need her." "I'm not sure I should even trust her." "But, sir, the last few teams have all disappeared." "I believe I have everything I need to reach my destination." "If this is meant to protect all humanity..." "...it should protect me as well." "But you don't know that for sure." "It seems extremely dangerous." "It's worth the risk." "We leave now." "[PLANE ENGINES WHIRRING]" "I'm so sorry." "Brainiac." "[ALARM WAIL ING]" "Kara never came back from Krypton, did she?" "It was quite an impersonation, wasn't it?" "It was the only way I could return to Earth without you damaging me." "You killed her." "Oh, no, something much worse." "You'll never see her again." "Where is she?" "I warned you." "If we'd have done things my way, no one would have gotten hurt." "No one but you." "So this is all about revenge?" "This is a simple matter of self -preservation." "When I couldn't kill you, I knew I had to control you." "I'm in control now." "And you will release Chloe." "You'll release Lana." "The only way to save them would be to kill me now, in cold blood." "Which goes against everything you stand for." "You could never deliberately take another man's life." "You're not a man." "You're a machine." "You can kill me, Kal-El but your end is near." "And there's nothing you can do to stop it." "You'll never hurt anyone else ever again." "[SCREAMING]" "That's great news." "I'm glad you're okay." "I'll call you after I check on Lana." "Lana?" "Clark Kent?" "What happened?" "Is she okay?" "Miss Lang had a full recovery." "It's something of a miracle." "Where is she?" "Can I see her?" "Oh, she's already checked out." "But she wanted me to give you this." "I was going to wait to talk to you in person but I knew that if I looked into your eyes I'd never be able to say it." "We thought that we were meant to be together, Clark but the truth is, we were fooling ourselves." "I need you but the world needs you more." "And as long as I'm in your life, I am holding you back." "Please, don't come after me." "I love you, Clark." "More than you will ever know." "I'm so sorry." "You just got out of the hospital, Chloe, so take it slow, okay?" "You know what, maybe I should -- I'll carry you upstairs." "Jimmy, we're climbing the stairs to the Talon not scaling the mountains of Tibet." "I'm fine." "How about some water?" "Or tea?" "I've pretty much mastered the tai chi" "Maybe you're not supposed to have caffeine." "So maybe I should just get you some-- Some bottled water or some tap water." "I know, some sparkling because, you know, it matches your smile." "Jimmy, I realize that I was the one that was in the ICU but you seem to be the one with marred motor skills." "Are you okay?" "Yeah." "Okay." "Chloe." "Look, until tonight I never thought that I would lose you." "I mean, I know that we've been, you know, on again and off again and on again." "But I figured, even if we didn't end up together I could be happy just knowing that you're in the world." "But today I realized that that's not true." "No, I mean, of course I'm happy that you're in the world." "But you mean so much to me, Chloe." "And I want to spend the rest of our time in it together." "It's all they had at the hospital gift shop but I didn't wanna wait." "We can have Breakfast at Tiffany's in the morning." "Will you marry me?" "AGENT 1 :" "Don't move!" "Hey, hold on." "This isn't right." "CHLOE:" "What's going on?" "Hey, who do you guys think you are?" "AGENT 2:" "Department of Domestic Security." "Jimmy." "AGENT 2:" "Chloe Sullivan, you're under arrest." "Jimmy, call Clark." "Get Clark!" "[GRUNTING]" "[CLATTER ING]" "JIMMY:" "Clark!" "Clark, are you here?" "Clark!" "Clark, Chloe was just arrested." "What?" "Her habitual hacking caught Uncle Sam's eye." "So I- " "I went to Lex for help." "Now he's holding it over me." "You made a deal with Lex Luthor?" "I told him to get another lap dog, Clark." "But then he just" "He put her back on their "most wanted" list." "She went from life support to life without parole in less than a day." "Where's Lex now?" "Look, I don't know." "I tried to contact him, but he's off jet-setting around the Arctic Circle." "It's not drilling oil because he's gone way out of his way to cover his tracks." "I must admit, Clark this is a big step up from the barn." "It's not what you think, Lex." "You don't understand." "For the first time, I think I do." "You see, you live among us as a mild -mannered farm boy." "But secretly you're a strange visitor from another planet, plotting our demise." "That's not what I'm doing at all." "It's a brilliant disguise, Clark." "You don't even need a mask." "I'm not your enemy, Lex." "I've never done anything to hurt you." "You didn't trust me." "With everything you had, with everything you could do did you ever think about what we could have accomplished together?" "I would have helped you become a hero." "When have you thought of anyone but yourself ?" "Right now." "I'm doing this for the world." "I have to protect the human race." "This is my life." "You have no right to control it." "It's my birthright." "After all my sacrifices, after all the pain I finally understand." "I was being prepared for a much greater destiny." "Everything led me to this moment." "And we're both here." "We're in that moment." "And what happens next is your choice." "But no one is controlling you, Lex." "No one is forcing you to do this." "LEX :" "Who am I to turn my back on my fellow man especially after you turned your back on me?" "I'm sorry, Clark but you are the Traveler." "You hold the future of the entire planet in your hands." "I'm here to take it back." "Lex." "You'll never threaten the world again Kal-El." "Lex, don't!" "[RUMBLING]" "I love you like a brother, Clark but it has to end this way." "I'm sorry." "[ENGLISH SDH]"