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S1 E15Unfinished Business

I knew you would return, my son.

Why'd you send me to find this?

Because you may be the last survivor of a great civilization.

A great civilization that destroyed itself!

As will yours if you continue to refuse your mission. The knowledge of our civilization was encoded in three stones brought to Earth and hidden at the far reaches of the world. Greed will drive others to hunt the stones. But if the humans should unite them before you, they will not be able to withstand the temptation and will drive the world to famine, war, and the Earth's ultimate destruction. You must find the other two stones. The fate of your world lies in your hands... Kal-El.

Lana, what's going on?

Which part? The immaculate tattoo, the fact that I seem to be a harboring a 16th century witch, or that Jason and Lex took off with a map to uncover it all behind my back?

Why would they do that?

I don't know, but Jason said that we were gonna figure this out together. But it turns out he has a rather limited definition of "we".

Lana, whatever their motives are, I'm sure they still care about you.

That still doesn't change the fact that everybody seems to know more about me than I do.

It must be scary to think that someone out there has a plan for you, but you don't know what it is yet.

You have a ferocious desire to find all the answers, son, but don't let your search for those stones turn into your personal Tower of Babel.

I'm not trying to get closer to God, Dad. I'm trying to solve the riddles He's laid out for me.

Did you ever think there might be a reason why we weren't given the answers?

To challenge us?

Or maybe to humble us. Knowledge comes from finding the answers, yes, but understanding what the answers mean is what brings wisdom. Men who didn't understand the difference have been the ruin of some of the world's greatest civilizations.

Is that why you stopped looking for the stones? Because you're afraid?

No. No, I stopped because I realized that even if I find the three stones, I'm not gonna find what I'm really looking for. Neither will you.

So, Lucy, Lois has told us absolutely nothing about you.

LLucy

Well there's not much to tell.

Oh, please. Let me gloat. She is getting straight A's at one of the most prestigious prep schools in Europe, she is fluent in three languages, and she is fending off Ivy League colleges with a stick.

Wow, that's impressive. What happened to Lois?

You're gonna find that Clark's charm is an acquired taste, much like his sense of fashion.

Two Lanes under one roof. That's got to be interesting.

Well, I haven't had a hot shower in two days, and the laundry machine is running nonstop, the phone line is consistently busy. No, it's nice having them around. I mean, it kind of takes the loneliness out of the house.

Yeah, I always hated the sound of a quiet home.

I knew you had talents, but I didn't think burglary was one of them.

LLucy

I swear I was gonna pay it all back. I'm not some criminal.

You do a pretty good job of impersonating one. Look, Lucy, I just don't get it. I mean, why?

LLucy

Do you have any idea what it's like to be different from everyone else? To be a total outsider?

I might have an idea.

Lex, do you ever miss not having a sibling?

I used to... until I met you, Clark. You're closer to me than any... blood brother.

You're amazing, Smallville. You always look for the best in people even when they walk all over you.

I guess that explains why we're friends.

Oh, we're friends now?

Well, I won't tell anyone if you don't.

Chloe, I was with Lex. We went to the lab together.

Which would be about the same time I was talking to Lex outside Dr. Sinclair's room.

Well, that's impossible.

Not in Smallville. You of all people should know that.

What's going on? What the hell are you doing?

Seizing the moment, Dad. Just like you taught me. Now, what's your problem with me this time, old man?

It was your offer to hold a fundraiser at LuthorCorp Plaza, then you go behind my back and cancel the whole thing. Why would you do that?

"Because helping those who refuse to help themselves is a waste of time and money, son!" Isn't that what the old Lionel Luthor used to say?

I've changed. People change, Lex.

No, they don't. They just get soft. Like you.

Where's Lex?

He's standing right in front of you.

No, you're not him. The real Lex would never try to kill me or Chloe.

No, you're probably right. But he's thought about it! All the times you've meddled in his plans, derailed his ambitions. He's thought about killing all of you. He just never had the guts to go through with it.

What are you?

I was just about to ask you the same question.

Let's see what happens to me if you die!

You can't kill me! I drive you. I give your life meaning. I'm your soul, you weak, pathetic little man! I'm the real Lex Luthor!

Look, whatever I've done in the last few days...

Please, no need for an apology. Quite the contrary. I must say, you finally proved yourself to be the son I've always wanted, and I thank you for showing me so clearly the error of my ways.

What are you talking about?

I'm closing down the foundation immediately.

What? You can't. The charity is your life.

Just a foolish dream. I'm awake now. A man can't deny his true nature, can he, Lex? No. We're Luthors.

Mrs. Kent, a lot of things are possible in this world, but there will be a man on Mars before Clark and I go to Prom together.

DIDawn [in Martha]

So what, you two just get together and mack, but keep it on the down-low in public?

Mom!

I don't mean to be rude, Mrs. Kent, but did you crack open the cooking sherry?

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