Smallville

After triggering an explosion, guilt-wracked Clark dons a red Kryptonite ring and hides in Metropolis. Meanwhile, Lex survives the crash of his corporate jet. When Chloe admits she found Clark, Lana begs him to come home. Failing to convince Clark, Lana tells Jonathan where to find him. And before leaving Smallville, Jonathan confronted Clark's Kryptonian father and acquired superhuman powers.

After Clark's Kryptonian father (voice of TERENCE STAMP - "Superman II") grants him temporary superpowers, Jonathan engages Clark in a destructive battle atop the LuthorCorp building.

Clark discovers that someone is hunting people who have been affected by the meteor rocks--and the killer's next target is Lex.

Clark dreams that he is being pursued by a frightened young girl who needs his help. However, after he discovers she is the apparition of a comatose neighbor who should have woken up years ago, he enlists Lana's help to uncover the truth. Meanwhile, Lionel demands that Lex undergo a full psychological evaluation before Lex can return to LuthorCorp. All songs in the episode are by R.E.M.

Perry White, a once-promising journalist whose career was destroyed by Lionel Luthor, arrives in Smallville in search of alien stories for a tabloid news show.

Lana's great-uncle, Dexter McCallum (TOM HEATON), convicted of murdering his wife 40 years ago, shows Lana a picture of the man he believes really killed her great-aunt--and the drifter looks exactly like Clark. Convinced that it was his Kryptonian father, Clark finds a Kryptonian medallion that allows him to see bits of the past--and the life planned for him long before he arrived on Earth.

Clark is suspicious when Lana suddenly becomes attracted to a fellow student, Seth Nelson (KEVIN ZEGERS), and begins to act rebelliously, which eventually lands her in jail.

Lex locates Morgan Edge (now played by PATRICK BERGIN - ""Sleeping With the Enemy"")--who has undergone facial reconstruction--and gets him to admit to criminal dealings with Lionel.

Lex languishes in the sterile confines of Belle Reve Sanitarium, where his father has placed him.

While attempting to stop a robbery, Clark shoots a burst of heat vision that is accidentally reflected back into his eyes by a piece of Kryptonite, causing temporary blindness. He soon discovers that his body has developed extremely sensitive hearing to compensate for his vision loss. But as with all of his other gifts, Clark doesn't quite know how to control the new power at first.

Clark and Lana each try to kill Chloe for unknown reasons after they receive a mysterious e-mail from the Summerholt Institute. Chloe reveals she has proof that the laboratory is involved in mind-control research--and someone wants to prevent her from writing an exposé. Meanwhile, Lana rents the apartment above The Talon to Adam (IAN SOMERHALDER), even though she feels he is hiding something.

Clark discovers that his schoolmate Jordan (JOSEPH CROSS) can foresee the future, and he is horrified when Jordan predicts that Lana will die in a fire in the next few days. Meanwhile, suspicious of Adam's (IAN SOMERHALDER) behavior, Chloe investigates his background and finds some disturbing facts.

After Pete defies corrupt street-racing promoters who want him to purposely lose, the thugs that run the illegal events threaten his life. Pete asks Clark to use his powers to stop them.

Clark is forced to use his powers within sight of Alicia (SARAH CARTER), a new girl at school, but he is surprised to find out she has powers of her own. The two develop a bond through their shared secret, but the situation gets ugly after Alicia becomes obsessive about having to share Clark with anyone else--especially Lana. Meanwhile, Lana asks Lex to investigate Adam (IAN SOMERHALDER).

While his father is awaiting surgery, Clark befriends a young boy, Garrett (JAMES KIRK), whose brother Vince (TAHMOH PENIKETT) dies from liver failure. However, Vince shows up at the hospital, alive and seemingly well--until his liver starts failing again. Desperate to keep his brother alive, Garrett straps a meteor-rock bomb to himself and demands that Vince be given Jonathan's liver.

Clark receives a panicked call from Lana and hears a gunshot before the line goes dead--but when he finds her, he is stunned to discover she is alive and well.

When Jonathan acts strangely, Clark believes that his Kryptonian father, Jor-El (voice of TERENCE STAMP), is sending Jonathan messages. Clark goes to the caves to confront his biological father, but Lionel finds Clark and puts the pieces together--leading him to reclusive scientist Dr. Virgil Swann (CHRISTOPHER REEVE), who knows Clark's origins. As the two billionaires face off, a deal is struck.

When Chloe accidentally inhales a mysterious gas, she discovers that it gives her the ability to get the truth from anyone who comes in contact with her--and she goes to the Kents to find out Clark's secret. However, her new power is not without its consequences, and Clark must find an antidote before she discovers too much about him or, worse, dies.

To regain key incriminating information about his father's past that he lost when his memory was erased, Lex joins an experimental program headed by Dr. Garner (recurring guest star).

When a Kawatche man, Jeremiah Holdsclaw he is bestowed with superpowers similar to Clark's and comes to believe he is the savior Naman, "the man who fell from the stars.

Clark decides to tell Lana his secret so they can finally be together. Meanwhile, a rogue FBI agent kidnaps and tortures Pete to force him to reveal Clark's secret. Lex panics after the FBI gives him 24 hours to divulge information on his father or face jail time--but help arrives from an unexpected source.

Kara (ADRIANNE PALICKI), who possesses superpowers and claims to be from Krypton, tries to entice Clark to fulfill his destiny. Clark turns to his parents for advice, but Kara forces Jonathan to reveal the deal he made with Jor-El. Also, a discovery redefines Clark’s relationship with Lex, and Clark's relationship with Lana reaches a new stage.