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Plan on coming up for air?
I'm thirsty.
Is that a crime?
-Come on, I'll give you a ride.
-I'm waiting for someone.
Lana Lang.
-Very original.
-I hear she's single again.
They post that on her official
stalker website?
I'm not stalking her.
No, you just have her entire schedule
memorized for fun.
That girl's got so many guys tailing her
she should qualify
for Secret Service protection.
Hi.
Hi.
Very smooth.
Maybe in about 1 0 years you'll actually
be able to get a complete sentence out.
I'll catch you later.
Hello?
Help! Help!
Looks like you got yourself
a pinch hitter in the hero arena.
I don't know if I'd call him a hero, Pete.
I'm just glad Lana's okay.
Yeah, I know.
Have you seen her?
I'm not exactly the person
Lana wants to be around right now.
Keep it moving.
I still can't believe
Jake turned Swimfan on Lana.
Yeah, I didn't peg him as
a poolside-slasher type either.
But I don't think Jake Pollen was exactly
like your average teenager.
Why would you say that?
Other than the meteor rock labeled "freak"
laid next to his body?
You remember that field trip
we took down to Crater Lake
the one where I dropped my keys
off of the pier?
I thought you were gonna
call the Navy SEALs.
-Jake fished them out.
-Right.
He was underwater for six minutes.
Unless you're David Blaine or a Himalayan
yoga master, that's impossible.
-Hey, what's with the list?
-It's just my hunches, you know.
Sort of anything that's off the charts.
It's a purgatory before you get
to the Wall of Weird.
You have a full file of Jake?
I started suspecting a while ago
that he had amphibious abilities
due to the meteor-rock exposure
for a while.
You don't think you're stretching
with this one, Chloe?
I don't think Jake is the mysterious one.
I mean, don't you think it's a little strange?
Rifle-wielding commando shows up
right when Lana's getting attacked?
If you wanna help track down
the enigmatic vigilante
I would be willing to explore
the Jake angle.
That would be assuming
I actually had a job here.
Yeah-- It was never clear about
whose choice it was for you to quit.
Look, Clark, I could say that I'm swamped
with the Daily Planet column
but the truth is, it would just be
really nice to have you back.
All right, doctor, I'll have Lex
stop by for an examination
by the end of the week.
All right.
And Bob, thanks.
Lex.
Welcome back to LuthorCorp, son.
Feels like I never left.
You'll have the office next to mine.
You've got the river view.
I appreciate the gesture,
but I'm not here to enjoy the scenery.
-I'm here to generate profits.
-Lex, you already have the job.
And now you've entered
the executive ranks
you need to fill out
some paperwork.
Coffee?
I'm good.
-Corporate life insurance?
-Standard for all upper-level employees.
Is $50 million standard?
Don't underestimate
your own value, my son.
You seem reluctant, Lex.
I don't understand.
It's hard not to consider
the implications
when your mortality has a dollar sign
attached to it.
Lex, I'd hoped we'd moved
beyond this distrust reflex of yours.
-It's called common sense.
-No, you're a corporate asset, Lex.
If something should happen to you
the company needs to be
compensated for its loss.
All right.
That's unacceptable to you.
I understand.
You can give your security card
to Nelson on your way out.
Hey, Lana.
How you doing?
Hi.
I haven't seen you in a while.
I thought it might be easier that way.
Easier on whom?
I didn't come here to upset you.
I'm doing a story on Jake for the Torch.
That's great, Clark.
What do you want to know?
You told the police he had
a friend with him
and I was wondering
if you could point him out.
-I think that's him.
-Van McNulty.
Thanks.
Glad I could be of help.
Lana.
Is this on or off the record?
I'm sorry I haven't stopped by.
Clark, I know we're not
together anymore
but you don't need an excuse
to come see me.
Hey.
So we can rule out
the Himalayan yoga masters.
Check out what my connection
at the coroner's office gave me.
You're not gonna see any of this
in Jake's official autopsy report.
-Believe it or not, they're gills.
-That's disgusting.
Personally, I find the gaping
bullet wound more disturbing.
Okay, if that shooter hadn't shown up
when he did, I'd be dead.
So forgive me if I don't have
more sympathy
for the gill-boy
who tried to drown me.
Jake was exposed to the meteor rocks.
He didn't ask for them.
No, just like Greg Arkin didn't ask
to become a bug-boy
and Tina Greer didn't ask
to become a bone-morpher.
The fact is, when they got their powers,
they went psycho and tried to kill me.
Tina even came back for seconds.
Chloe's been attacked by more
of them than me.
You remember Justin Gaines
and Sean Kelvin.
Yeah.
One tried to psychically impale me
with farm implements
and the other just wanted my body heat.
Thanks for the memories.
I'm just saying a shot in the head
is more extreme.
What about the times that you
saved us from these people?
What makes you so different
from the shooter?
I've never killed anyone.
Then how do you explain Tina Greer?
They found her body impaled in the alley.
What happened to her, she did to herself.
I was protecting you.
Spoken like a true vigilante.
Miss Sullivan.
What a nice surprise.
Have you brought me an addendum
to your report on Clark Kent?
It's my final article for the Daily Planet.
I'm turning in my resignation today.
Our agreement is terminated.
I'm sorry.
Clark's friendship
just means too much to me.
I can't say it's unexpected,
but it will be disappointing.
I'm sorry.
I guess some people are just
better at leading double lives than others.
You misunderstand me, Miss Sullivan.
I'm not the one who's
going to be disappointed.
That'll be your father.
What does he have to do with any of this?
I guess he wanted to surprise you.
But your father just made
a sizable down payment
on a new house
overlooking the golf course.
My dad still hasn't paid off
the new water heater.
I seriously doubt he's moving us
to "brat flats.
"
Well, it must be his way of celebrating
his new promotion.
When I rewarded him for his hard work
and his dedication to LuthorCorp
he was just brimming with pride.
He'd be devastated if he suddenly
found himself unemployed.
-You can't do this to him.
-Yes, I can.
But I won't, which is why
I think we are going to enjoy
a long and fruitful partnership,
Miss Sullivan.
Van McNulty?
-Hey.
-Clark Kent.
I'm sorry to hear about your friend Jake.
Thanks.
He was always chasing girls, but I still
can't believe he attacked anybody.
Police scanner.
I just want to hear
when they catch Jake's killer.
I'm doing a story for the Torch.
I was wondering if you could give me
some background on Jake.
Everything I know is in the police report.
Never seen so many medals before.
Is that your dad?
Must be a real hero.
He was.
And he was a great father.
We used to do everything together.
I'm gonna be late for class.
Hey.
Remember the rock that was tossed
next to Jake's body
with the word "freak" written on it?
It wasn't the first the police found.
Meet Leonard Wallace, local mechanic
gunned down two weeks ago.
Someone put a similar rock
next to his body.
Why do you think he was killed?
I can't be sure, but last month,
when my VW Bug was in the shop
I swear I saw his arm reach
for a wrench three feet under my car.
I started a file on him just in case he had
some sort of stretching abilities.
But unlike Jake,
Wallace never went psycho.
So Lana's mystery hero isn't
out to save anyone.
He's hunting them.
Smallville's own version of a hate crime.
But why?
Revenge.
Van McNulty's father was a Marine recruiter
who was killed by Tina Greer.
Tina's dead, so he decides
to go Terminator on the rest.
Van's fighting his own personal war.
Clark, my definition of "hike"
stopped two miles ago.
We have to get evidence for the police.
He came here with his dad.
It'll just take a minute.
Yeah, that's what you said
when we broke into his locker
and his car and his house.
Jake was killed by a hunting rifle.
Like you can't find one of those
in the back window of every truck in town.
Now, this place needs some
serious Lemon Pledge.
All right, Clark, that's enough.
Let's go.
There's nothing here.
He's pretty tight with his dad.
Clark, the last time I checked, there's
no offense in father and son bonding.
Pete, there's a serious arsenal in here.
Clark, it's a hunting cabin.
What do you expect?
What's Lex Luthor's picture doing there?
Pete, call the sheriff.
Lex, get down!
Someone's trying to kill him!
Get him inside!
-Get on the perimeter.
-Go!
Move it!
Let's go!
You're one of them.
I saw you catch that slug.
It was in your hand.
What are you,
some kind of bulletproof freak?
What's wrong?
Does this stuff make you sick
or something?
Look at you.
How about a nice big bite
of meteor rock?
How's that feel?
Lex.
It's all right.
Clark.
How'd you know someone
was gonna try to kill me?
It's the same person
who shot Lana's attacker.
What would he want with me?
Look, I know this is gonna sound bizarre,
but this kid Van
he's convinced that the meteor rocks
in Smallville have altered certain people.
What do you mean by "altered"?
He thinks they've developed different
abilities than us, and he's hunting them.
Lex, he had a hit list.
They found it in his cabin,
and you're on it.
My only abilities are playing the market
and falling for the wrong women.
He's obviously crazy.
There must be some reason he picked me.
Think about it, Clark.
Lex survived the meteor shower
a near-fatal car accident
and a plane crash.
Even he doesn't have enough money
for a guardian angel like that.
Check this out.
His medical records show he has a
white-blood-cell count that is off the charts.
-It's more than enough to raise an eyebrow.
-You've been keeping a file on Lex too.
Didn't you learn your lesson
about keeping secret files?
They're my own private notes.
Since when is curiosity a crime?
Since someone took your database
and turned it into a personal hit list.
Van had a printout of the same file
on his bulletin board.
Van helped network half these computers.
He must have cracked my password.
Oh, God, Clark.
This is all my fault.
Chloe, I'm sorry.
I didn't mean to blame you.
-It's not like you pulled the trigger.
-No.
I just loaded the gun and pointed it
in the right direction.
Where is he?
Lex.
Thank God you're all right.
You're now covered
by my personal security.
I appreciate the gesture
but I'm not gonna let some
adolescent assassin disrupt my life.
Don't take that cavalier attitude, Lex.
I wouldn't worry about it, Dad.
I'm insured now.
Not yet.
There's some difficulty getting
you underwritten by Lloyd's of London.
On what grounds?
Your tendency to attract
near-death experiences
has made you too great a liability.
I would think surviving would
count for something.
You're right.
I'll get it straightened out.
Don't worry.
Dad.
Before the meteor shower
was I ever sick?
When you were a child, you had asthma.
But other than that, no.
Nothing serious.
Don't you find it a little strange
that I've never been sick
a day in my life since?
What's all this about, Lex?
Nothing.
I obviously inherited strong genes.
Sheriff Adams, have you found Van yet?
We're looking, but there's no reason
to think he's come back here.
I think there is.
Take a look at this.
One of these people
will be Van's next target.
Are we in the psychic business now?
Just look at the first three names.
Where'd you get this?
A friend who believes these people
are linked to a certain
phenomena in Smallville.
A phenomena, huh?
-It's a little out of my jurisdiction.
-Well, you don't have to believe it's true.
Van McNulty does, and these people are
in a lot of danger.
Can't hurt to be cautious.
How's Lex doing?
Okay.
I guess.
It's not the first time
he's been in the cross hairs.
-Are they sure Van was the shooter?
-I am.
Lana, I know he saved your life,
but I don't think that was his intention.
No, it was just a happy accident.
I'm sorry.
I didn't mean it like that.
Clark, I really thought I was going to die.
You've been through worse.
Because you've been there to protect me.
But I knew you weren't coming this time
so when Van showed up, I was relieved
that there were others like you out there.
He's not like me.
You have to see him for what he is.
He's a killer.
Lana, it's okay to be mad at people
who tried to hurt you.
But it's not fair to take it out on everyone
affected by the meteors.
It's not their fault.
No one asked to be different.
Life would just be so much better
for everybody
if the meteor shower never happened.
I've searched everywhere
from here to Metropolis.
It's like Van disappeared.
Clark, he can't hide forever.
Every police officer in the state's
looking for him.
They'll find him.
I just hope he doesn't find
his next target first.
Dad, do you think I'm like Van?
Well, I think you know my answer
to that question, son.
The real question is,
do you think you're like Van?
It's just, I've come into contact with
a lot of kryptonite-infected people
and it never ends with us
being friends or shaking hands.
I gave Lana this whole tolerance speech.
I always assume the worst
about them too.
There could be lots of people out there
who've been infected
who lead perfectly normal lives.
They're forced to live with their secret.
And they could be using
their abilities for good too.
I'm gonna get cleaned up.
Clark?
Clark!
-Dad.
-Clark.
I got you.
Help!
-How's that coming, sweetheart?
-I got it.
It's okay.
It's all right.
Hang in there.
It's okay.
It's all right.
He's dying.
The poison is
spreading so fast.
Okay, Clark, I'm gonna.
I'm gonna get it out.
Clark, you gotta stay still, son.
Hold on, baby.
Hold on.
Dad's gonna get it.
My God.
He's not breathing.
All right, hand me those.
Don't you give up on us now, son.
Do you have it?
Martha, it's in there so far.
Wait a second.
I think I got it.
-Okay.
-Hold on, baby.
He's got it.
Get that thing out of here.
Clark.
Come on, son.
Come on, Clark.
Lana.
It's me.
Van.
-I'm the one who saved you.
-Yeah, I know who you are.
They've got the roads blocked off,
and they're casing my house and my cabin.
I need you to help me get out of here.
-Van, I think you should turn yourself in.
-To the police?
They're useless.
I'm mean,
they should be protecting us.
I thought you'd understand.
You owe me, Lana.
I saved your life.
I know.
But Lex didn't do anything to you.
I'm sorry about what happened
to your father.
But going after innocent people
won't bring him back.
These freaks aren't people, Lana.
No matter how much they seem like it.
Look at Jake.
All right, he was best friend for three years,
and I had no idea.
-And you're being fooled just like I was.
-What do you mean?
Clark Kent is one of them.
-Why would you say that?
-I know he seemed perfectly normal
but I saw him catch a bullet, Lana.
In his bare hands.
He was a freak just like the rest of them.
What do you mean, "was"?
Well, let's just say Clark Kent
won't be able to hurt anyone now.
-What did you do?
-I found his weakness.
I made special bullets.
No.
That freak got exactly what he deserved.
Clark is more human
than you will ever be.
Get someone to the Kent farm, quick.
Clark Kent's been murdered.
You were in love with that
disgusting mutant, weren't you?
You know, there's only one thing
I hate worse than a freak
and that's a freak-lover.
He's coming to.
Clark, how you feeling, son?
-A little woozy.
-Well, you need to lie down.
-Take it slowly.
-No, I need to find Van.
Your wound may be healed,
but you still need to rest.
How can I rest knowing that Van's
out there with a hit list in his hand?
Clark, this boy is not like the others.
He has kryptonite bullets.
He already tried to kill you once, son.
-I'll not let you give him a second chance.
-I know what I'm up against now.
Mrs.
Kent, is Clark all right?
Yeah, Clark's fine.
Why, sheriff?
Well, rumors of your death have
been greatly exaggerated, Mr.
Kent.
Are you sure everything's all right?
Oh, yeah.
It was a barbed-wire accident.
-What do you mean, rumors of my death?
-Dispatch got a call you'd been murdered.
-Who'd make a call like that?
-Beats heck out of me.
I don't appreciate crank calls,
especially in the middle of a manhunt.
-All clear at the Kent farm.
-Roger.
Over.
Where's your son?
Van, I know you're listening.
You didn't get me.
If you want to finish this, meet me
where I saw your dad's picture.
I'm on my way
I don't know how he survived
my first shot
but we're gonna see
how he handles a whole clip.
You may have survived one bullet,
but I'm not gonna make that mistake again.
Lana.
Let her go!
Not until she sees once and for all
that her lover-boy is a freak show.
Clark!
I told you he was a freak.
You're the freak.
Clark, how did you?
It's all about dressing for the occasion.
What is that? Lead?
You can rest a bit easier.
Van McNulty's been taken into custody.
He's in the psychiatric ward.
I knew Van was misguided,
but I'm not so sure he's insane.
What makes you say that?
Churchill once said�G
"Out of intense complexities,
intense simplicities emerge.
"
Maybe that kid was right about me.
-Lex, he's a fanatic.
-Oh, but Chloe Sullivan's not?
How many times have I come
face to face with death
and walked away without a scratch?
I've practically lost count.
Weirder things have happened.
I thought the reason I survived
that Porsche accident
was because of you, Clark.
Now I'm not so sure.
See, I've always tried to explain everything
by looking outside myself.
But maybe the truth lies
inside my own physiology.
Maybe I am a freak.
Hey, Lana, is everything okay?
I thought we established that
we didn't need a reason
to come and see each other.
I didn't get a chance to tell you,
but you really kicked *** yesterday.
Yeah, well, some hero I turned out to be.
You still got shot.
You must be pretty sore.
It still stings a little.
You know
I believed Van for a minute
when he told me you were bulletproof.
Is that what he told you?
It was really comforting to hear.
Suddenly, everything made sense.
The tornado.
All the times that you've been there.
Everything I can't explain.
I wish the answer was that easy.
But I wasn't infected by the meteor rocks.
If you were
it would be okay.
I have to get back to work.
What I don't understand is
you're willing to walk into bullets for me
but you won't share
what's going on inside.
Clark, if you don't open up to the people
that love you, you'll always be alone.
I can't believe you want
to spend your life like that.
I may not have a choice.
You always have a choice.
You hit a glitch, Miss Sullivan?
I know a very capable
computer technician
who might have some familiarity
with your setup.
How could I be so idiotic?
You donate the computers and then
send your experts in to set them up.
Yeah, philanthropy.
I've always prided myself on that.
What about tampering with a high school
student's personal computer?
I think you'll find
your personal computer is on loan
to the school as the property
of the LuthorCorp Foundation.
You are so low, you're subterranean.
Clark's files aren't on this hard drive.
Do you really think I'd be that stupid?
My interest doesn't end with Clark Kent.
I'm intrigued by your whole body of work.
I hate to see your valuable research
evaporate into the ether
but I will not allow information that
concerns my son to be made available
to anyone who can hack their way
into your personal files.
Mr.
Luthor, I'm very sorry
about what happened to Lex.
These files were never meant to be
seen by anyone other than me.
I warn you
if I ever catch you investigating
a member of my family again
a computer glitch will be
the least of your problems.
Good night, Miss Sullivan.
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