You leave quite a path of destruction.
Lex. I was going to come see you.
Preemptive strike. Just in case there was any evil dead action still brewing.
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S1 E15Unfinished Business
I didn't kill her.
CCorinne
I didn't ask. Lex, you're paying me to get you off, not to prove you're innocent. But you're gonna have to be straight with me. Were you drinking last night?
Yes. At the fundraiser in the hotel. We had champagne.
CCorinne
Is it possible that you were drugged?
Well, it wouldn't be the first time.
How's Lex? I've been trying to contact him since I heard, but he won't speak to me.
He thinks you're trying to frame him. Are you?
No, Clark.
Why should I believe you?
There's no reason you should. Listen to me. I was ill, Clark. The liver disease I had was a death sentence. And something happened. I can't explain it. I woke up on the floor. There was a riot. I felt as if a different kind of energy had been inside me. Something strong and... good. I was changed. And my liver had healed.
What was it?
I don't know. All I can say was... it was miraculous. I could see the darkness, the destructive power that had always been inside me. I can see it in Lex now.
I thought Lex's attorneys would have all this under lock and key.
Yeah, well, she may know people at the top, but I know people at the bottom, and they work for tips.
How long is this gonna continue, Lex?
I don't know. What do you want me to tell you?
I don't want you to tell me anything. I want you to change.
I don't know if I can.
You know, it seems the only person you care about is yourself. There's a whole side of you that I don't know about, Lex. And what else don't I know about you?
You don't know that every day, I wonder why I keep going. Why I do the things I do. You know, Shannon might have been crazy, but she was right about me. I treated those women terribly, Clark. People died, and I could've stopped it. I see that now.
Well, that's a start.
You know, there was a moment the other night when that fire she set was coming towards me. I thought, good. It would save the world a lot of grief. But somehow, the fire went out. And she was lying on the floor. And suddenly, I had a second chance.
The last few days, Lex, I thought your father was being more honest with me than you were. And I hated that feeling. I felt like we were enemies.
Don't give up on me yet.
SStall
I hope I didn't separate you from your flock.
I understand your cynicism, Warden Stall, but I assure you I truly am a changed man.
SStall
Oh. Or just a smart one. You know, ever since you proclaimed this sudden conversion to our resident St. Paul, there hasn't been a single attempt on your life.
I want only to be of help to others. What is the value of my sinful life unless I use it as an example to shepherd fellow sinners, to lead them away from the allure of hedonism, mistrust, and greed? To follow a better way?
I'm guilty. Not of the crime I've been imprisoned for, but... so many other crimes which should've landed me in here years ago. This is where I belong. It's where I can do the most good.
SStall
You want to stay in prison?
Yes, I do. I've found my... my mission in life.
SStall
Contrary to your deluded point of view, this is not the Ritz Carlton where you can check in and check out at your leisure. Somebody did you a favor by getting you out of this place. I'd say be grateful.
But who? Who could do that?
SStall
Obviously someone more powerful than you.
I hope our own fears haven't gotten in your way. I would hate for you to look back and regret not telling the people closest to you. I mean, there is a chance Lana would understand.
There is. But what if she didn't?
Clark, look, I'm not sure that it's Lana, but I am sure that someday there'll be someone you can tell.
I've seen you worked up before, but this is more than amped, even for you.
I guess it's just displaced anxiety. I found my mom, Clark.
Wow. That's... Chloe, that's great.
Yeah, I mean I put my feelers out for years, and something, three months ago, finally came through. So it turns out she's not exactly MIA, so to speak. She's in a mental institution.
I'm sorry.
The real kicker is it's hereditary.
Listen, hey. If there's one thing that I've learned it's that you're not destined to follow in your parents footsteps, all right?
So, popular question of the day. What is Clark Kent's worst nightmare?
When I woke up. Everyone that I knew was gone. I was completely alone.
I wish I could say that I'll always be there for you, but somehow I get the feeling that may not be a promise I can keep. You were the only one who came out of it, Clark, and I don't think it's because you've been taking your vitamins... Look, you know what? You don't have to tell me. I know that I gave you my word that I was going to stop all this prying but... In these last few months, I really got a taste of what it was like to keep my mom's secret, and I've never felt more alone.
It's weird when people think they're so close to you but have no idea what you're really going through.
Yeah. I'd hate to live my whole life like this. But after fessing up, it's amazing how quickly that feeling of loneliness disappears. I mean, if you can't tell your best friend, who can you tell? Right, Clark?
MMinister
We are gathered here to join this happy couple in holy matrimony. Marriage, as you know, is a union that should not be entered into lightly.
Yeah, yeah, skip to the good stuff, Pops.
MMinister
Oh, all right, do you, Clark Kent, take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Hell, yes!
Good thing you've got buns of steel. You might be impervious to the cold, but I'm turning into a Popsicle.
Well, I do have heat vision.
You drugged me!
No, it's not-- I just didn't know what else to do because I couldn't stay, and I couldn't leave without you so I just thought you could listen to your heart instead of your head for once.
Look, you don't even see what you did was wrong! What's the matter with you?
Clark, you could've hooked up with any girl you wanted and you chose me. Why do you think that is?
You dosed me with red kryptonite! It makes me do things I don't want to do!
No, I don't think that rock forces you to do anything, Clark! Maybe it dampens your inhibitions, but Clark Kent got himself into this situation, okay? Clark Kent asked me to marry him. Clark Kent brought me up to this hotel room to make love to me.
Well, maybe Clark Kent made a mistake.
I'm so sorry about what I did to you, Clark. I just didn't want to lose the one good thing in my life.
I'm not so sure that drugging me was the best way to preserve the relationship... I wanted you with or without that rock.
Past tense noted.
I'm upset. But more than that, I'm disappointed.
I was on red kryptonite, Mom.
My God, you ran off with a girl you barely know and got married.
It wasn't legal.
That's not even the point. Marriage is sacred, Clark. It's about two people who trust each other and are willing to go through life together no matter how difficult it gets. I thought we had taught you that! You're an amazing young man, Clark. You make life and death decisions every day. But then you turn around and you do this. Why did you do it?
Mom, there's a part of me that never feels freer than when I'm with Alicia. She makes me feel normal and special at the same time.
I know how badly you want to be with somebody. I want that for you too. I guess I just expected you to use better judgment.
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