- Oliver returns and enlists Chloe in his vendetta against Lex, but a sexy new 'superhero' stands between Oliver and his mission, even if Lex is, ultimately, one of the bad guys.
- Oliver Queen (aka: The Green Arrow) returns to Metropolis with the 'Justice League'. Lex decides to take revenge by hiring a super-powered vigilante, named the Black Canary, with the ability to physically break anything with her high-pitched shrieks, to take down the Emerald Archer. Oliver enlists Chloe to help out, while Clark disagrees with Oliver's tactics to find Black Canary. But later when Oliver and Lois held captive by Black Canary, only Clark can rescue them. Meanwhile, Lionel updates Lana about Grant's murder and Lex buying out the Daily Planet, and of her continuing surveillance of the Luthor mansion to find any incriminating evidence against him. Clark is not sure he likes the new and very dark Lana.—matt-282
- Chloe is working late at the Daily Planet intercepting a file and communicating with someone with an earpiece. Just as she burns the information onto a disc, a mysterious blonde woman appears, wearing a leather outfit and fishnet tights. She chases Chloe down trying to obtain the disc, throwing daggers at her. Chloe escapes into the elevator and runs out onto the roof, calling for her rescuer. The woman catches up with her and kicks her legs out from underneath her. Chloe falls hard just as her rescuer arrives: Green Arrow. He and the woman fight and he pins her to the wall with an arrow. She emits a low, booming scream that dissolves his arrows. He goes to check on Chloe as the woman gets away by rappelling down the building. Green Arrow and Chloe look on in shock and amazement.
It's morning on the Kent Farm and Clark and Lana are unsuccessfully trying to avoid each other in the kitchen. They exchange awkward glances and barely speak. Lana looks annoyed as she leaves for the day.
Lois is at work and gets into the elevator with Dinah Lance, who is a conservative talk show host. They trade insults back and forth until Dinah gives her a copy of the Planet, which mentions that Oliver Queen has returned to Metropolis. Dinah looks pleased as Lois looks shocked.
Chloe is looking at mug shots trying to identify her attacker when Clark appears. He has brought her lunch for the third time this week, even though she doesn't really like ham and Swiss. Clark admits that he's been visiting because he can't stand hanging around his farm analyzing his relationship with Lana. He complains about how Lana lived with Bizarro for over a month without knowing it wasn't him and Chloe points out that Lana is not the same girl she was in high school. Clark decides he doesn't want to talk about it anymore and abruptly asks if Chloe has located the Brainiac, but then notices the large scratch on her face. He looks worried and Chloe reveals that she's been helping Oliver Queen for extra cash. Clark is upset that Chloe is putting herself in danger and she admits that she was chased by a "ninja lady". Clark storms into Queen Tower and yells at Oliver for putting Chloe's life in danger. Oliver points out that the woman probably wouldn't have killed Chloe, and Chloe is in danger often when she helps Clark. Clark accuses Oliver of only thinking about himself and Oliver retorts that he is helping people in need while Clark stays on his farm in domestic bliss. Clark is chastised and cools down. He asks Oliver about the blonde woman and Oliver explains that she has a shriek that incapacitates. He says the file belonged to Lex, so he believes the woman is working for him.
Indeed, the woman is waiting for Lex in his library. He pays her for the disc and she tells Lex she encountered Green Arrow. Lex tells her that Green Arrow and his band have been breaking into his company warehouses and deserve to go to jail. He offers her more money if she can bring Green Arrow to Lex.
Lionel goes to the Isis Foundation to ask Lana if she knows anything about Lex's involvement in the murder of Grant Gabriel. Lana isn't interested in helping him incriminate Lex and Lionel reveals that he is aware that Casey Brock died in Lana's care and questions why she told the phantom all about it but hasn't told Clark any of this.
Dinah sneaks into the basement offices and picks the lock on Chloe's desk. She turns on Chloe's cell phone and discovers that her last call was to Oliver Queen.
Lana is reviewing her surveillance tapes on Lex when Clark arrives at the Foundation. He tentatively asks if she has seen the blonde woman on any of her footage and Lana muses that two people have asked for her footage on Lex. She tells him that she hasn't seen the woman and as Clark turns to go, she tells him what happened to Casey Brock. Clark is angry that she's only revealing this because Lionel threatened her and Lana admits that it was easier telling the phantom things because he was more affectionate and understanding. Clark is still upset that Lana didn't notice the difference. She and Clark argue because she feels he holds her to impossible standards, while Clark feels like she wants him to be someone else.
Lois goes to Queen Tower to confront Oliver. He doesn't seem surprised to see her. She slaps him across the face for breaking her heart and he tells her he prepared dinner for her because he knew she'd come. He says he missed her and holds her close. Lois tries to resist but Oliver tells her that she was all he thought about. As they are kissing, Lois sees a blonde woman standing on the balcony. Oliver pushes her to safety but the woman issues a scream that shatters all the glass in the apartment. Oliver is knocked out and Lois sees his Green Arrow gear hanging behind a wall. She realizes what it means just as the woman knocks her unconscious. She ties them up back-to-back. Lois is indignant and angry that Oliver never told her about his secret life, but her ranting is cut short by another blow from the woman. Oliver tries to discern why the woman is after him and she reveals that she is working to end his "terrorism". Oliver realizes that she is mistaken and tries to explain that he doesn't hurt people and Lex's factories aren't benign. She doesn't believe him and calls Lex on her phone. She tells him that she'll deliver the goods after the money transfer goes through.
Clark goes back to the Planet to apologize to Chloe for yelling at her. Chloe tells him that she can't find anything about the woman who attacked her, and Clark reveals that Lana actually picked up a transfer from Lex by hacking into LuthorCorp's servers. Chloe then realizes that the woman used the same strategy to intercept her information. They look up who accessed the Planet's servers and the only name that comes up is Dinah Lance. Clark dismisses her because she's not blonde, but Chloe uses the computer to change her appearance, which matches Chloe's attacker. Clark and Chloe decide to call her "Black Canary". Chloe hacks into Dinah's access and they discover that she has a transfer in progress. They stop it to draw her out. Black Canary appears shortly afterward and Clark also tries to explain that Green Arrow is a good guy and Lex is deceiving her. She reveals that she knows Oliver Queen is Green Arrow and refuses to tell him where Oliver is. She tries to kick Clark but slides across the floor. They fight until she emits a scream that incapacitates Clark, causing his ears to bleed.
Lana is waiting for Lionel in his office. She tells him that she isn't looking for evidence against Lex and says she told Clark everything and intends to do so in the future. Lionel questions the part of Lana that wanted to bring Lex to justice at all costs, but Lana claims that Clark pulled back from that. Lionel doesn't believe that Lana has anybody's best interest at heart but Lana believes Lex can destroy anyone, including Lionel.
Clark and Chloe find Lois alone, still tied up, at Queen Tower. The floor is still covered in glass. Lois explains that when she regained consciousness, Oliver and the woman were gone.
Black Canary meets Lex in the library and tells him that she has doubts that Green Arrow is evil. She has learned that Lex's companies were not legit and realized that Lex never intended to hand him over to the police. Lex shoots her in the shoulder, demanding to know where Green Arrow is. Green Arrow appears and the two have an intense battle. Clark arrives in the middle of it and is able to knock away Lex's bullets and speed Black Canary out of the confrontation, thus, defeating her and knocking her unconscious. Lex is left stabbed by one of her daggers and Green Arrow calmly exits.
Oliver is trying to clean up the mess in his loft when Lois comes to visit. She apologizes for her reaction to learning his secret. She tells him that she understands that he was trying to protect her. Oliver asks if she would consider trying to make their relationship work but Lois tearfully says that it would be impossible. She wouldn't be able to share him with the world and would wonder where he is every night. Later that night, Clark goes to visit Lois. Lois says she thought Grant would help her get over Ollie but she is still in love with him. Clark suggests they give it a chance, even if it is challenging. Lois explains that she always felt abandoned by her father's call of duty as a soldier first and a father second; she believes that she wouldn't be able to be with Oliver because she could not compete with his greater destiny and always be left behind. She begins to cry and Clark offers a comforting hug.
Clark meets Oliver on the roof of the Planet. They have been summoned by Dinah, who apologizes. She declares that she will stick to her day job and Oliver offers her a position on his hero team. She appears to consider it and they leave together.
Clark arrives home to find Lana packing. She says she is going to stay with Chloe for a few days. Just as she is walking out, Clark blurts that he stole a Lamborghini once. He tells her he's far from perfect and Lana says she is still committed to him, but she doubts that Clark thinks they will end up together. Clark admits that he doesn't know the future, but wants them to be able to trust each other again.
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