"I don't think this blind fold thing's gonna work, jimmy." " I know these hallsbetter than anyone." " Hey, it's not my surpriseyou're spoiling." " All right. But I can't get too far away." " I need to hear the phone." " All right." " I transferred your linein here." " It's not your faultyou got stuck on duty duringsenator burke's visit." " But unless he makes a pit stop to thepole-dancing parlor Then we can stillmake it a date." " Jimmy." " Have I mentionedthat you are the best boyfriend a girl could have?" " Right back at you, sweetheart." " I figuredyou could use an escape from your real-lifesoap opera." " What do you mean?" "" THE BIG SLEEP"" "Well, you live it every day, but from the outside." " Your life's got cagney and stanwyck written all over it." " You've gotyour billionaire mogul." " You got the confused damsel who chose money over love, and a mysterious best friend who shows up everywhere because he can't seemto get a real job." " Not to mention the steadfastdame they all depend on." " A real glimpseinto the mind of jimmy olsen." " Not bad." " Fyi -- "dame"?" " Not so flattering." " What's your name?" " Riley." " Doghouse riley." " That's a funny kind of name." "  Think so?" "  Uh-huh." " What are you?" " Prizefighter?" "  No, I'm a shamus." "  What's a shamus?" " It's a private detective." " You're making fun of me." " They don't make themlike they used to." " Movies or people?" " You're cute." " Thank you." " No." "  That wasn't from - the movie." " Jimmy!" " Smallville Season 06 Episode 20" "No." " Tell them we're on our way up." " Female, early 20s, gunshot wound to the chest." " She gonna be all right?" " I'm sorry, lana." " I'm sorry I got you caught up in all this." " I'll find whoever did this." " I'll find them." " lex" " Where is she?" "  She is being medevacked to her specialist in smallville." " She was with you at the opera." " Yeah. And you didn't show up." " So I dropped your wife at her car." " This was about an hour ago." " You better hope she's all right." " Now, I know someone as alert and amazing at his job as you must be, you must have some idea what happened here." " Nice try, miss lane." " It's not gonna work." " Well, a girl's got to try,right?" "  Hey, phil, got a sec?" "  Excuse me." " Oh, man,I am such a klutz." " I'm so sorry." " So, the police think it was a mugging." " A mugging?" " Inside the building?" " Now, normally, I'd be the first person to cry "foul play,"" "but she was downtown, middle of the night, fancy dress,stolen purse -- he probably jumped her before she knew what was happening." " Am I the only onethat thinks it's weird that she was wining and dining with daddy warbucks instead of lex?" " Wait, whoever attacked heris still out there." " Jimmy and I saw him flee, and he did get away." " But the policewill run prints on the gun." " Which the muggerthoughtfully left behind." " What was lana doing here in the middle of the night, anyways?" " I should have beenwatching her." " Ever since she married lex,I've been so angry tell me you arenot making this your fault." " I've always been there for heruntil now." " I got to find outwho did this." " Well, the policearen't saying much." " But maybeyou'll have better luck." " Jimmy, I need you to download the photo of lana's attacker." " I..." "Don't even ask her." " She never remembanyway." " Just what did she forget about sean regan?" " What did she tell you?" " Not half as much as you just did." " Take it easy." " I don't slap so good around this time of the evening." "***" " Sleeping on the job --what's the big idea?" " I don't " " I can'T..." ""I don't"?"I can't"?" " What's gotten into you,jimmy olsen?" " The whole town is hopping with the senator's visit, and you're on the first trainto dreamland." " Now, I didn't take a jobslinging coffee for just anyone." " I picked the best, I tell you. The best." " The daily planet's never seen a reporter like you, and I plan onkeeping it that way." " I'm sorry." " Miss sullivan,we haven't even met yet, and already,I've ruined your blouse." " This is very... clark kent." " With a "k," kent." " I'm clark kent." " Chloe sullivan,and it's quite all right." " What's with the glasses?" " Special deliveryup in the mail room." " So, what, I'm supposedto answer your phone, now, too?" " Hello?" " Olsen here." " I hear you're the best." " I want to report a murder." " Whose?" " Mine." " I hope I didn'tkeep you waiting, mr." " Olsen." " Well,how do you like that?" " The untouchablelana luthor." " Seems a lot of peoplegot a lot of ideas about me." " Listen, I don't know ifthis is such a good idea." " Your old man's got to ownhalf of metropolis, not to mention a certainbuilding at 1000 broadway." " Big globe on top." " This talkingcould lose me my job." " Better your jobthan my life." " My husband'strying to kill me." " Now, why would you believea thing like that?" " The other day, I was crossing 6th street when, out of nowhere, this car veered right toward meand sped away." " It was no accident, jimmy." " You don't mindif I call you "jimmy," do you?" " Well, actually, it's james." " You're so confidentand so brave, and I'm so afraid." " I wonder if you could sparea bit of your strength for me." " Please?" " I always knew somethingdidn't sit right with luthor." " It's just a shamea girl like you had to get caught upin this rotten business." " You have any proof?" " I knewI could count on you." " My husband'sbeen sneaking out at night." " I found thisin his pocket." " the TALON" "Consider it a thank-youfor your help." " I'm here to see a friend." " Ain't everyone?" " Look, I don't want any trouble,honest." " I just " "The kid's with me." " Eyes back in your head,olsen." " I didn't peg you as the kind of guy with a secret identity." " And you're never gonna." " Now, suppose you tell mewhat story you're chasing." " No story. Just...thirsty." " Come on." " A guy like youwith a reputation to uphold?" " You wouldn't be caught100 yards of this place unless you weresitting on a big scoop." " Rye whiskey." " Rocks." " Put it on his tab, joe." " Name's kent." " You stroll in herewith this crackerjack kid." " You trying to land mein the cooler?" " Cool your jets, mack." " Jimmy here is justa little down on love." " Ain't you, jimmy?" " Poor sucker." " Dames is poison." "* Doo, do-do-do-do*" "*I want somebody else* *somebody who could be*" "*someone not like yourself* *but somebody who loves me*" "*'cause I need somebody else* if that's what you're after,get in line." " No, no, I'm just... *all that I want to give* *somebody who loves me*" " who's your new heavy?" "  Ah, relax." " I got nothing on kent so farbut his tab." " Losing your grip, paps." " You used to run this town." " Now it looks likethe only shots you're calling are from behind that bar." "* Like I know I deserve*" "Which luthorare you after?" " Better wipe that newsie smileoff your face." "  Luthor can smell fresh blooda mile away." "  Fresh?" "!" "  Now,you listen here, kent." "  Relax." " I'm one of the good guys." "***" " If it's young luthoryou're tailing," "I got a tip for you,on the house." " Every nighthe makes a big exit." " Makes surethe whole joint knows it." " But when his car pullsout of the alley he's not in it." "* You know I'd walk right out the door* *if I could onlyget the nerve* *and I'd find* *someone kind* *like I know I deserve*" "*somewhere there is a man* *that could be loving me*" "*somebody who loves me* *somebody who loves me*" "*Somebody who loves me*" "Lex." " I can't take it anymore." " You're never gonnalet me in on your real life." " Believe me, angel... my wife will beout of the picture soon enough." " You can't keep toyingwith a girl's heart like this." " I got to know it's real." " Is this real?" " Did anyone follow you?" " No." " Lost him hours ago." " You shouldn't have come." " He could be homeany minute." " I can't bear thismuch longer." " Has it all beenin my head?" " Have I been so lonely," "I've started making up storiesto amuse myself?" " I'm afraid not." " You're right about your husband wanting to get rid of you,and soon." " If I run,he'll track me down." " And if I confront him, he'll make itlook like an accident." " Don't worry." " I'll take care of lex." " Just to protect yourself." " Please." " I couldn't bear itif anything happened to you." " Nice driving back there." " And don't worry." " Kept my word." " I'm here alone." " I'm afraid your word'snot worth much,luthor." " Doesn't matter." " By tomorrow, you'll be picking lead out of your lungs." " Not unless you want thisto be the next headline." " I'm guessingthis isn't about a raise." " It's about right and wrong." " What you do with the singer, that's your business." " But I'm not aboutto let you bump off your wife along the way." "*** I heard you sayyou were gonna get rid of her." " Sure, I am." " Once the divorce is final." " Filed for it today." " Came as a shockto your wife." " I doubt that." " Don't worry, jimmy." " You're not the first suckershe's spun in a web." " But you better get outbefore you stick." " Gardenia." " Operator,get me junction 435." " Would I lie to you,louie?" " It just came overthe wire." " Okay." " Hey, what's allthe flurry about?" " There's been a murder, and they say the victimis lex luthor." " I am such a klutz. I'm so sorry." " Look, I'll cover youwhile you go clean up." " Mr. Lex luthordead on arrival." " A press passfrom the daily planet was found on the site with a photo of mr." " Luthorand that singer." " Now, a suspect was seenfleeing the scene of the crime." " Suspect -- 5'10". Brown hair, brown overcoat,medium build." " Jimmy." " Last call." " Give me another." " No, make it a double." " Only one thingwill drive a man to drink alone." " I wish it wereas simple as a dame." " Nothing simple about 'em,kid." " Guess that's what keeps uscoming back for more, huh?" " Jimmy, I've been to every ginjoint in town looking for you." " You're not the only one." " I figured it would bethe last place you were, but the first placeI'd find you." " They thinkyou shot lex luthor." " I shot him, all right." " Went down coldright in front of me." " Listen, I'm not gonnalet you go down for this, jimmy." " Someone set you up, and I just might know who did it." " That telephone lineyou have for mrs." " Luthor?" " Turns out, you weren't the onlyone who's been dialing it." " Seems that shiny new reporterclark kent's been spinning those numbers ever since he came into town." " What are you tryingto tell me?" " Looks likethe boss' old lady might be gettinga little more from kent than just the headlines." " Yeah, it's me." " Listen, boy wondermay have taken the bait, but he's on to you." " Doesn't matter anymore." " You're back on topof the lowlife food chain, and I'm out from undera suffocating marriage." " There's somethingI have to take care of." " I thoughtthat's what I was here for." " Don't worry." " We won't have to sneak aroundmuch longer." " oaily planet building" "guess you took me for a patsy, didn't you, kent?" " You played meright from the very start." " You saw your chanceto bump off the old man, let me take the fall for it, and you get away with the girl." " But why'd you have to... he didn'T.I did." " Well, aren't youfull of surprises?" " I'm sorry I had to drag you in to all this, james." " I really am." " They are gonnaput me away." " They won't get the chance." " Why'd you make me do it?" " It was all for you." " Gardenia." " I should've known better." " Rule number one -- never get mixed upwith a girl." " Not when you're on the job." " On the job?" " You're a cop?" " Undercover unit." " I was sent hereto watch lex luthor." " Falling in love with his wife --that was... that was my mistake." " Those were some eyesthat she had." " Would have made any guywant to be a hero." " Yeah, well, those eyes just got you the electric chair." " Someone should havetold you, kid." " There are no heroesin metropolis." " Jimmy?" " Oh, my god. Are you all right?" " Don't bother." " The picture of lana'strigger- happy friend is gone." "  Gardenia." "  Okay." " It was right in front of methe whole time." " I didn't see it." " Uh, jimmy,remember me?" " The one outsideyour head?" " Lana didn't knowyou were working last night." " What if she wasn't hereto see you?" " What if she's not as innocent as she looks?" " Why would she cometo the cellar of wannabes in the middle of the nightif it wasn't to visit us?" " Look, I knowthat lana's your friend and you don'twant to think of her as a double-crossing,two-timing backstabber, but... maybe she had something she couldn't trust you with." " The cigarette caseis missing." " Think about it." " Lana doesn't smoke." " What would she be doing with it?" "  What was inside?" "  A cigarette case?" " Maybe something big enough to get killed over." " And she was taking it to someone on the other floor when she was shot." " So what?" " She just staggered into the elevator and ended up here?" " You know,the elevator has a memory, so its computer could tell us what floor it was on last." " I was thinking more gossipcolumn than political intrigue." " My god." " Lana, what have yougotten yourself into?" " When did you learnto do that?" " Some girlsgo for sports cars." " I figured you're moreof a lock-picking girl." " Well, accordingto the building's exit records, brennan was the only reporterleft on this floor when lana was shot." " Bowling trophies don't exactly scream "cold-blooded killer."" " What the hellare you doing in here?" " We have reason to believe that lana luthor was with youearlier tonight." " Never met her." " Maybe you shot herand snagged her purse to make it look likea petty robbery." " I'm calling security." " Great." " Then you can tell themhow you knocked out jimmy and erased your photo." " The entire buildingwas sealed off by police." " Only someone with prior accesscould have done it." " Hey, look -- mrs." " Luthor said she had a story and wanted to meet." " She must have beengetting off the elevator when someone intercepted her." " I-I heard the gunshot, I saw the elevator going down." " So I took the stairs." " But when I got there,I heard you coming, and I guess I just panicked." " I-I'm sorry about your head." " But -- but if the policehad gotten your photo, they neverwould have believed me." " What was shebringing to you?" " All I know is she said sheneeded help, and it had " "Call 911!" " Calling..." "Clark" "You didn't have to wait till the last second, you know." " What fun would that be?" " Chloe!" " Chloe!" " Oh, my god, chloe!" " Did you get him?" " I knocked him out cold." " You don't have a scratch on you." " I don't understand it. How is that " "Busy day, ms." " Lane?" " Does breaking and entering not mean anythingto rich people?" " About as much as removing evidence from a crime scene." " I caught your little maneuverat the planet." " So, it didn't surprise me that a piece of evidencewas, uh...missing." " The silver cigarette case." " Really, mr." " Luthor," "I was lucky to get a quote from a parking attendant." " George?" " Lillian loved this." " My wife. She was fond of gardenias." " But I think what you'relooking for is inside." " You open this?" " There was nothing on it." " Ares is supposed to be operational." " We're in the final stages of testing, senator." " Well, after all my shuffling to keep the appropriations under the radar," "I certainly hope so, lex." " We both have a lot to lose, senator." " You didn't know lex was working with senator burke, did you?" " You have got to give lanamajor props for double-crossingboth luthors." " Be careful...miss lane." " Whoever's protectingsenator burke hired someone to killthe wife of a luthor." " I doubt whether they'd think twice about silencing you." " Close call." " Luckily,I don't remember much." " Let me fill you inon a few of the details." " Someone really didn't wantyou and brennan to expose whateverwas in that cigarette case, so they tried to kill youand succeeded with him." " Now, I know that lexwould never do anything to hurtthe love of his life, but who did?" " Chloe, if I could tell you,I would." " It's complicated." " I'm a quick learner." " Lionel." " He's been forcing meto dig into lex and turn over everythingto him." " Lionel has youspying on lex?" " But instead of giving himthe information you found, you were gonna give itto the papers?" " Why?" " It was my only wayto get out from under them." " I don't understand." " I mean, lionel hasa league of minions." " Why you?" " He needed someoneon the inside." " Someone who could get closeto lex." " Holy... lana, is that why youwent through with the wedding?" " Why would you do that?" " To protect clark." " From what?" " Clark can take careof himself." " What about his weakness?" " Chloe, you admitted yourself that he has one." " Whatever clarkis capable of, there's something strongerthan him, isn't there?" " Lana, if you are keeping thisfrom clark because you're tryingto protect him," " he needs to know." "  He can'T." "Chloe, I know that youconfide everything in him, but I need you to trust me." " Clark's lifecould depend on it." " I've been all over town, and all I can find outabout the guy who attacked lana is that he's a hired gun." " Yeah,and now he's out of commission, so it looks likewe hit a dead end." " That's it?" " Someone out theretakes a hit out on lana, and you're just gonna give up,just like that?" " You're holding back somethingfrom me, aren't you?" " Chloe, I can't believeyou'd lie to me." " I can't believe you didn't hear the deafening irony in that statement." " You know how much lanameans to me." " First, ouch." " Second, if youreally want to help, just stay out of it,please." " I'm gonna findlana's attacker... with or without you." " Clark, how long have youkept your secret from lana because you were tryingto protect her?" " Are you trying to tell me that lana's doing this to protect me?" " All I'm sayingis that sometimes people do thingsthat you don't expect and you don't understand." " And sometimes they have a really good reason for it." " As much as I want to believe that that reason is lex... we both know he'd neverdo anything to hurt her." " Well,if it's not lex, then... there's only one other person who would manipulate herlike that." " Take itfrom the look on your face the cops can't getlana's attacker to talk." " Didn't havemuch of a chance." " Guy got knocked off right after he landed in county lockup." " Mr. Luthor,the gun at the crime scene didn't belong to the assailant." " It's yours." " Mine?" " Police never mentioned... it's unregistered, but I pulleda ballistics report." " It matches your gun, the one that's been missing." " My guess is lana'sbeen carrying it, pulled it on whoeverconfronted her, and lost." " Lana's never carried a gun." " Who could she beso afraid of?" " There's my hero." " Just my luck." " Finally get a photoon page one -- HERO AMONG US" "I'm in front of the camera,not behind it." " Oh, come on. Even I was impressed with the sam spade quick-thinking." " You can't tell me all that just came from a bonkon the noggin." " You know, it was so weird." " Half of it made sense. But lana and lionelworking together, and clark kentleading a double life as a reporter by dayand crime-fighter by night... you know, it's funnywhat your mind will cook up." " So, why the pilgrimage to podunk at the peak of your fame?" " Well,I made you a playlist to keep you companywhile I'm gone." " Gone?" " I'm being senton assignment." " That's great." " Photo editor saw the paper -- finally knows my name now." " Are you on the human trafficking story in istanbul with fletcher?" " Actually,the polar bear swim club in milwaukee, wisconsin." " Bunch of old guysin a lake, but -- it's a start." " I got to go catch my plane, but there's somethingI got to do before I go." "*..." " Who loves me* *'cause I need somebody else* *somebody who loves me*" "*somebody who loves me*" "Smallville Season 06 Episode 20"