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Hello? Is someone there?

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- Damn it, boy, what were you thinking?
- I'm sorry, Father. It won't happen again.

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What is the one rule
we live by in this house?

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Byron stays in the cellar.

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And why is that?

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Because Father knows
what's best for Byron.

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How the hell did you get out?

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I swear, you'd better give me
an answer right now, or I'm gonna...

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I pried open the lock.

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Get out again, boy, there will be
more than a tranquilizer in that gun.

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The sentiment's nice...

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...but the fact that you found this
in a graveyard seems a little Amityville.

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I think it's romantic. I haven't
gotten a love letter since third grade.
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- Seems like a lost art.
- Not true, not true.

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This morning in trig, I intercepted
a note from a wrestler to a cheerleader.

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It wasn't exactly poetic,
but he definitely got his point across.

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- Who do you think wrote it?
- I have no idea.

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Hey, guys.

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- So, what's going on?
- Lana has a secret admirer.

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- It's nothing.
- What do you mean, nothing?

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What happened to romantic?

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Just let the boy read it.

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- It's a little mushy.
- I almost forgot.

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Clark Kent, the man of steel.

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I'll see you guys later.

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- Bye.
- Bye.
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If you ask me, it sounds more
like a stalker than a secret admirer.

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- Thanks.
- No problem.

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That's kind of personal.

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Go ahead and read it. You'll probably
agree with Clark that it's sappy.

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The imagery's a little naive, but the meter's
actually quite sophisticated.

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Who wrote this?

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Either an admirer or a psychopath,
depending on who you ask.

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That had a little edge to it,
is everything all right?

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Everyone's giving me a hard time about
the poem. I guess I'm just a little defensive.

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Take me to you

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Imprison me

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For I never shall be free
Nor ever chaste, except you ravish me

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John Donne.
He's one of my favorites.

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If I didn't know better,
I'd say I found your Achilles' heel.

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I didn't realize you were so into poetry.

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Anyone who doesn't appreciate poetry...

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...doesn't understand
that it's all about seduction.

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It's nice some people
appreciate artistic expression.

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It kind of raises the bar for
any other contenders, doesn't it, Clark?

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- I know things aren't great between us...
- I'm fine, Clark.

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Lana, I want to apologize
for ragging on the poem.

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Guess poetry's not for everybody.

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I was just surprised that you would show
Pete and Chloe and not show it to me.

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You can't expect me to share everything
if you're not going to be open with me.

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Don't you think it's weird? This guy's
sneaking around watching you.
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Come on, Clark. Tell me you've never
watched somebody from afar.

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So as you can see, sir...

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...or maybe not
actually see in your case...

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...it was an honest mistake...

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...and one that I promise won't ever happen
again as long as I'm working for you.

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Thank you, Tad.

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That was a very heartfelt, if
not interminably long-winded, apology.

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And I'm going to help
you keep that promise.

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Tad...

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...your things will be mailed to you.

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Are you letting me go?

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Never lose that grasp of the obvious, Tad.
It's one of your strongest attributes.

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That's the fourth one
you've devoured this month.
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- Where you finding these people, Lex?
- Little schools, like Harvard and Yale.

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I spent hours going over resumes,
looking for the perfect fit.

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You mustn't be fooled by a resume, Lex.

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You have to look into their eyes
to see if they're up to the challenge.

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I need your eyes to look for me, son.

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I see. So somehow the failure
of your assistants is my fault.

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Forget the self-pity, Lex,
I wasn't criticizing. I was critiquing.

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There's a difference.

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And if I recall, I didn't
ask for help. You offered.

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I'm glad to see your condition
hasn't softened your paternal side.

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My condition has nothing to do with it.

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You're not the master of your universe
anymore, and it's killing you.

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Just get me an assistant
who meets my criteria.

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- I don't think I would fit your criteria.
- Probably not, but nobody's perfect.

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At the sound of the opening bell on the
stock exchange floor Monday morning...

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...LuthorCorp stock adjusted dramatically
after weeks of speculation as to...

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I couldn't listen to another word
of that droning either.

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- Who is that?
- It's Martha Kent.

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I hope I'm not disturbing you.

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No, no. It's a welcome interruption.

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I came by to pick up the produce check
from Lex. He usually leaves it out for me.

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I'm afraid my presence here has thrown
Lex's regimented routine into a mild chaos.

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Well, I'm sure he's happy to have you here,
even if he doesn't know how to say it.

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Your assumption's very generous.

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"The plummeting stock sent a ripple
through investment houses.
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CEO Lionel Luthor attributed the drop
to this quarter's anticipated deficit."

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It's a smoke screen, isn't it?

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To make investors nervous so when
LuthorCorp posts less impressive gains...

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...the stock will have already adjusted.
- I had no idea Martha Kent...

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...had such keen business acumen.

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I wonder if your talents aren't
being wasted on organic produce.

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I'm going to take that as a compliment.

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You should.

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I bought you this. At the used bookstore.

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Edgar Allan Poe.

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You really know
how to pick them, Mother.

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Well, I read a couple of pages.
I couldn't make heads or tails.

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I'm surprised.
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He writes about pain and suffering...

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...and people being buried alive.

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Byron, I know you're upset,
but things are better this way.

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How can you let him do this to me?

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You have put your father
through enough.

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Just be glad things are back to normal.

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Normal kids aren't hunted
by their fathers.

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I don't want to hear another word.
You just stick to your books...

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...and keep your mouth shut.

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Everything will be fine.

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What am I doing? This is crazy.

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Wait! I got your other poem.

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It was beautiful.

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You really think so?
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What's your name?

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Byron.

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- Like the poet?
- Like my great-uncle.

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But there's nothing poetic about him.

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Why do you leave me these poems?

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Because you inspire me.

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No, don't!

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Get away from her!

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Clark!

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Oh, my God.

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- Are you okay?
- Yes.

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Fine.

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I can't believe I passed out.

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I'm sorry I scared you.
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It's okay, Clark.

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You were protecting a beautiful young lady.

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It was chivalrous.

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You're lucky to have a boyfriend
who cares so much about you.

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Clark's just a friend.

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An overprotective one.

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If I could write the beauty of your eyes

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And number all your graces

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The age to come would say
"This poet lies

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Such heavenly touches
Ne'er touched earthly faces"

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That was beautiful.

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Which poet wrote that?

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Shakespeare.

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I can't imagine being home-schooled
and never seeing anybody.
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You don't miss what you never had.

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Seems like you don't get out much.
Are your parents pretty strict?

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They only want what's best for me.

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Oh, my God.
That's our milk delivery.

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- What time is it?
- Quarter to five.

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If my parents wake up...

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Do you want us to tell
your parents what happened?

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No, I'll be fine.

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Byron, hurry!

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I warned you not to leave, boy.

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No! No!

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Byron!

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- Go away!
- Come on!

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I'd better not catch you
around my son again!

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Get out before I shoot you
for trespassing!

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- Lionel Luthor offered you a job?
- I was just as surprised as you are.

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- What'd you tell him?
- That I wanted to discuss it with you.

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You know I've been thinking
about going back to work for a while.

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Why with him? You know
he's got an ulterior motive for everything.

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I know all about Lionel Luthor,
but we could use the money.

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And I could use
a bigger challenge in my life.

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Oh, I understand. Farm life's gotten
a little too boring for you, hasn't it?

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I didn't mean it like that.

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This is a chance for me
to put my education to use.

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Even at the risk of losing
our privacy here?

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You don't trust me to make that call?

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I want to do this.

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Martha...

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Clark?

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Lana, you two been out all night?

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No, it's not what you think.

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We met this kid and we think
his parents are abusing him.

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Mrs. Moore?

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I'm sorry to disturb you,
but I'd like to speak to your son.

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- I'm afraid that's not possible, sheriff.
- Where is he?

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Clark, let the sheriff handle this, please.

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He's not in any trouble.

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Look, I don't know what the hell's
going on here, sheriff...

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...but our son is dead.
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He drowned out
in Crater Lake eight years ago.

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We just met him last night.

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My son says that you threatened him.

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I've never seen
these kids before in my life.

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Look, it's taken all these years
to get past this...

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...and then you show up
and pull a prank like this.

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What kind of parent would raise a child
to do a wicked thing like that?

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We're awfully sorry.
Look, Jonathan, I think we should go.

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- They're lying.
- We saw him go in that house.

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- This is a very awkward situation.
- I know it is, Ethan.

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But if that young man's in trouble,
we wouldn't want that on our conscience.

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I'll get a warrant.

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It looks like your tortured artist is
a member of the dead poets society.

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The certificate of death was signed
by Dr. Emil Jenkins.

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It's gotta be fake.

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Not that I don't trust your judgment,
but could it be possible that goth boy is...?

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I don't think a ghost could polish off
three pieces of cake and two cappuccinos.

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I was just checking.
I mean, this is Smallville.

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I ran Dr. Jenkins' name through the
computer and found something interesting.

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00:21:02,327 --> 00:21:06,787
Eight years ago, he supervised a medical
trial over at Metron Pharmaceuticals.

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Let me guess, Byron was a participant.

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Yeah, they were all kids who
had exhibited antisocial behavior.

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00:21:12,904 --> 00:21:15,270
But that doesn't sound like Byron,
he's so gentle.

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Could it be that our new Shakespeare has
stirred the heart of our young Juliet?

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It's nice to meet someone so honest,
I don't have to guess what they're thinking.

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- We have to start looking for Byron.
- No, we should see what the sheriff finds.

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Chopin? I always thought you found him
to be too sentimental.

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No, Lex, I find that he
sometimes lacks subtlety.

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Sometimes.

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I take it from your tone
you're angry with me.

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What transgression
have I committed now?

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I wasted yesterday
interviewing more prospects...

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...only to find you've hired Mrs. Kent.

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- What's your angle, Dad?
- Angle?

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00:22:05,123 --> 00:22:09,924
Martha Kent is a very capable woman.

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Unshakable honesty like hers...

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...it's hard to come by.

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She just happens to be one of the few
pillars of this community who could...

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...ingratiate a despised tycoon
to the citizens of Smallville.

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I hadn't thought of it in those terms.

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I suppose that is an unexpected benefit.

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I don't know what your sudden interest is
in the Kents...

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...but I want you to stay away from them.
They mean a lot to me.

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And I wonder what they would think
of your trying to meddle in their affairs.

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You think if you're a very good boy,
they'll welcome you into their family?

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Well, it would certainly be a step up.

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You know, Lex, Zeus had a son...

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...an adopted son, who thought
he could find a home among mortals.

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You know what happened
to the well-intentioned Prometheus?

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His dad had him chained to a rock
and his liver was eaten by vultures. Why?
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Prometheus was immortal, Lex.

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00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:16,691
No matter how much he wanted
to escape the world he was born into...

236
00:23:16,862 --> 00:23:19,797
...the world of the gods, he
never could. It wasn't possible.

237
00:23:19,965 --> 00:23:23,025
If I find out that you have any agenda
that could hurt the Kents...

238
00:23:23,201 --> 00:23:26,261
...this amiable father-son detente
will come to an abrupt end.

239
00:23:54,533 --> 00:23:56,433
What happened to waiting
for the sheriff?

240
00:23:56,601 --> 00:23:59,297
I need to know if Byron's in here.

241
00:24:10,215 --> 00:24:13,343
You're a regular Dr. Doolittle.

242
00:24:25,497 --> 00:24:28,489
This place is like an NRA petting zoo.

243
00:24:41,480 --> 00:24:43,072
There's something under this rug.

244
00:24:43,248 --> 00:24:45,716
It's lead, that's why
I couldn't see through it.

245
00:24:45,884 --> 00:24:49,718
That's good to know. You ought to think
about publishing an instruction manual.

246
00:24:49,888 --> 00:24:51,981
Watch the door.
247
00:25:07,506 --> 00:25:10,873
Byron, what did they do to you?

248
00:25:11,510 --> 00:25:13,068
It's not what you think.

249
00:25:14,212 --> 00:25:16,009
I have to get you out of here.

250
00:25:19,284 --> 00:25:22,378
- How did you do that?
- Rusty lock. Come on!

251
00:25:22,554 --> 00:25:25,216
Don't! Last time I went out
during the day, I hurt my dad!

252
00:25:25,390 --> 00:25:27,324
No one deserves
to be locked up like this.

253
00:25:27,492 --> 00:25:28,720
You don't understand!

254
00:25:28,894 --> 00:25:31,988
Trust me, Byron.
I understand more than you know.

255
00:25:33,798 --> 00:25:35,493
No!

256
00:25:35,667 --> 00:25:37,692
Leave me alone!

257
00:25:47,112 --> 00:25:48,704
Byron, you okay?

258
00:25:50,315 --> 00:25:52,112
You should have listened to me.

259
00:26:02,294 --> 00:26:03,886
What are you looking at?

260
00:26:04,195 --> 00:26:06,390
- Byron, it's okay.
- Get away from me!

261
00:26:20,512 --> 00:26:22,241
Pete?

262
00:26:33,758 --> 00:26:37,558
Pete, I saw your mom downstairs,
are you all right?

263
00:26:37,796 --> 00:26:39,195
Yeah.

264
00:26:39,397 --> 00:26:41,991
The doctors say
it's a hairline fracture...

265
00:26:42,167 --> 00:26:45,933
...which is ironic because it hurts
everywhere else except my hairline.

266
00:26:46,104 --> 00:26:47,594
Oh, sweetie.

267
00:26:49,007 --> 00:26:52,465
Being part of this family should come
with its own group health insurance.

268
00:26:53,244 --> 00:26:56,042
I thought we agreed you were gonna
wait for Sheriff Ethan.

269
00:26:56,214 --> 00:26:59,240
Dad, they had Byron locked in
the basement, chained to the wall.

270
00:26:59,417 --> 00:27:02,147
When Clark carried him out,
he went Jekyll and Hyde on us.

271
00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:05,016
- I tried to stop him.
- You tried?

272
00:27:06,758 --> 00:27:09,420
How big of a change
are we talking about here?
273
00:27:09,961 --> 00:27:12,486
You really shouldn't be here.

274
00:27:12,664 --> 00:27:17,431
My husband is out looking for Byron,
but he'll be back soon.

275
00:27:17,602 --> 00:27:19,866
My son feels responsible.

276
00:27:20,572 --> 00:27:22,540
We want to help.

277
00:27:22,707 --> 00:27:23,731
You just...

278
00:27:23,908 --> 00:27:27,742
You can't imagine how hard it was
for both of us.

279
00:27:28,279 --> 00:27:31,180
You probably think we're
horrible parents.

280
00:27:36,554 --> 00:27:40,285
When I took Byron out into the light,
why did he change?

281
00:27:41,826 --> 00:27:44,317
It was one of the side effects
of the drug.

282
00:27:44,496 --> 00:27:46,521
He can't be out in the sun.

283
00:27:47,232 --> 00:27:49,757
I wish we'd never gotten
involved in that mess.

284
00:27:50,235 --> 00:27:52,362
They promised...

285
00:27:52,904 --> 00:27:55,702
...that the drug
would make him better...
286
00:27:55,874 --> 00:27:57,205
...would make him normal.

287
00:27:57,475 --> 00:28:00,911
There's gotta be somebody somewhere
that can help your son.

288
00:28:01,079 --> 00:28:03,047
We tried everything.

289
00:28:03,214 --> 00:28:07,014
Dr. Jenkins watched six other boys die...

290
00:28:07,185 --> 00:28:09,847
...trying to reverse the side effects.

291
00:28:10,155 --> 00:28:12,988
They had Byron hooked up
to all those machines...

292
00:28:14,059 --> 00:28:15,924
...like he was some sort of alien.

293
00:28:18,196 --> 00:28:20,221
Is that why you faked
his death certificate?

294
00:28:20,832 --> 00:28:23,130
We didn't know what to do.

295
00:28:23,535 --> 00:28:25,628
Finally, we locked him
in the cellar.

296
00:28:26,638 --> 00:28:30,404
He cried, for days.
He didn't understand...

297
00:28:30,942 --> 00:28:33,274
...why we had to keep him down here.

298
00:28:34,079 --> 00:28:37,048
We felt like the monsters.

299
00:28:38,349 --> 00:28:42,012
If I get Byron out of the sun,
will he change back?

300
00:28:42,987 --> 00:28:44,181
Yeah.

301
00:28:44,355 --> 00:28:48,348
He's so strong now,
I don't know how anybody could do that.

302
00:28:59,838 --> 00:29:04,673
I just got back from seeing Pete. He told
me what happened. Thanks for the call.

303
00:29:04,843 --> 00:29:07,676
- Look, Lana, l...
- Why did you lie to me, Clark?

304
00:29:07,846 --> 00:29:10,406
Byron's my friend, and I wanted to help.
You cut me out.

305
00:29:10,615 --> 00:29:14,278
- I didn't want you to get hurt.
- Is that it, or don't you trust me?

306
00:29:18,590 --> 00:29:21,491
- You haven't seen Byron, have you?
- No.

307
00:29:21,659 --> 00:29:24,787
But if I had, you'd know already.
I'd have been honest with you.

308
00:29:24,963 --> 00:29:29,332
Okay, I think I figured out why our would-be
Shakespeare went all pro-wrestler on you.

309
00:29:32,203 --> 00:29:34,535
Jeez, is it just me,
or did it get cold in here?

310
00:29:36,508 --> 00:29:37,736
What'd you find?

311
00:29:37,976 --> 00:29:42,811
The drug that Byron was given during the
medical trials targeted his adrenal system.

312
00:29:43,081 --> 00:29:46,414
It says they were looking for a cure.
We need to track down the company.

313
00:29:46,584 --> 00:29:50,213
It's too late. Metron was shut down
before they even finished their research.

314
00:29:50,388 --> 00:29:51,855
Why would they do that?

315
00:29:52,023 --> 00:29:54,753
I don't know. Maybe Clark
should ask his mom's new boss.

316
00:29:56,194 --> 00:29:57,889
Lionel Luthor owns Metron.

317
00:29:58,096 --> 00:30:02,396
Just one of the many LuthorCorp
subsidiaries that promises a brighter future.

318
00:30:02,567 --> 00:30:03,864
I'll talk to Lex.

319
00:30:04,135 --> 00:30:09,573
I'd love to help you, but Pete just sent out
an SOS for his PlayStation 2, so good luck.

320
00:30:13,211 --> 00:30:15,145
- Where are you going?
- To look for Byron.

321
00:30:15,313 --> 00:30:19,147
Wait, Lana. My dad, Mr. Moore and half
the sheriff's department are out searching.

322
00:30:19,317 --> 00:30:22,946
- So I should just stay here and pour coffee?
- I'm saying you should be careful.

323
00:30:23,121 --> 00:30:26,579
Byron's not the same guy.
If you see him, don't get too close.
324
00:30:27,525 --> 00:30:29,459
Call someone.

325
00:30:52,116 --> 00:30:53,845
Byron.

326
00:30:55,520 --> 00:30:57,954
It's me, Lana.
I want to help you.

327
00:31:03,428 --> 00:31:06,625
I was down there for eight years,
I'm not going back.

328
00:31:07,232 --> 00:31:10,724
You could hurt people like this.
The Byron I met wouldn't want that.

329
00:31:11,803 --> 00:31:13,930
I know who did this to you.
It was LuthorCorp.

330
00:31:14,105 --> 00:31:16,801
Clark's talking to Luthor's son.
They can find a cure.

331
00:31:16,975 --> 00:31:18,670
There is no cure!

332
00:31:19,043 --> 00:31:21,637
- Byron, no!
- I want you!

333
00:31:25,950 --> 00:31:28,817
They made me into someone
no one can love.

334
00:31:29,754 --> 00:31:31,278
Not even you!

335
00:31:42,800 --> 00:31:45,064
Another mark on the Luthor name.

336
00:31:46,938 --> 00:31:49,133
My father's leaving me quite a legacy.
337
00:31:50,808 --> 00:31:52,537
You might give your mom a heads up.

338
00:31:52,710 --> 00:31:56,043
If she's gonna work for my father,
this is what she's getting into.

339
00:31:56,214 --> 00:31:58,148
My mother can take care of herself, Lex.

340
00:31:59,317 --> 00:32:02,218
Besides, I haven't seen her
this excited in a long time.

341
00:32:02,654 --> 00:32:05,885
To tell you the truth, Clark,
I was a little surprised...

342
00:32:06,057 --> 00:32:09,254
...considering my offers to ease
your family's financial situation...

343
00:32:09,427 --> 00:32:11,827
...have been
met with a resounding no...

344
00:32:11,996 --> 00:32:14,897
...it stung a little to see her name
on my father's payroll.

345
00:32:15,066 --> 00:32:19,230
Well, to be honest, it wasn't exactly a
unanimous decision at the Kent household.

346
00:32:19,404 --> 00:32:22,237
My father's the poster boy
for family strife.

347
00:32:22,407 --> 00:32:24,466
I'm sorry it's spreading.

348
00:32:24,642 --> 00:32:28,203
Look at it this way, Lex, at least
my father's not upset with you this time.

349
00:32:28,379 --> 00:32:31,940
I'll look into Metron, see where my
father's hiding the proverbial bodies.

350
00:32:32,116 --> 00:32:37,144
Now, I have to head over to the plant. Some
Luthors actually have to work for a living.

351
00:32:43,361 --> 00:32:46,558
Wow, I didn't realize the traffic
in Smallville had gotten so bad.

352
00:32:46,731 --> 00:32:50,030
It's my father.
I hope your mom likes helicopters.

353
00:32:50,201 --> 00:32:51,964
My family doesn't fly much.

354
00:32:52,136 --> 00:32:55,594
Trust me, that's about to change.

355
00:32:55,974 --> 00:32:57,669
I'll talk to you later, Clark.

356
00:33:08,086 --> 00:33:10,145
Watch your head.

357
00:33:11,422 --> 00:33:12,980
All right!

358
00:33:16,794 --> 00:33:18,853
- It's this one here.
- What?

359
00:33:19,030 --> 00:33:20,019
This one.

360
00:33:20,498 --> 00:33:23,058
First time in a helicopter, Martha?

361
00:33:23,234 --> 00:33:26,203
I wasn't expecting a trip to Metropolis
on my first day.

362
00:33:26,671 --> 00:33:28,866
All right, Bob, we're off!
363
00:33:29,040 --> 00:33:30,302
Yes, sir.

364
00:33:39,917 --> 00:33:42,784
- What's happening, Bob?
- I don't know!

365
00:33:48,493 --> 00:33:50,085
What's happening?

366
00:33:50,428 --> 00:33:51,486
Bob?

367
00:34:07,712 --> 00:34:09,304
Oh, my God!

368
00:34:26,030 --> 00:34:28,328
- What is it?
- We have to get out of here! Come on!

369
00:34:28,499 --> 00:34:29,488
Martha!

370
00:34:35,239 --> 00:34:36,706
- Luthor!
- Who the hell are you?

371
00:34:36,874 --> 00:34:38,569
Oh, no!

372
00:34:41,546 --> 00:34:42,979
You did this to me!

373
00:34:49,887 --> 00:34:51,912
Did what?

374
00:34:52,090 --> 00:34:53,580
What are you talking about?

375
00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,166
I don't want to have to hurt you, Byron.

376
00:35:05,336 --> 00:35:09,329
- We gotta get you out of the light.
- No! You can't stop me!

377
00:35:12,643 --> 00:35:13,871
Clark!

378
00:35:53,751 --> 00:35:54,979
Clark?

379
00:35:56,554 --> 00:35:58,579
It's okay, Byron.

380
00:35:58,756 --> 00:36:00,348
You're gonna be all right.

381
00:36:17,775 --> 00:36:19,367
Clark.

382
00:36:20,344 --> 00:36:22,175
Hey, I brought you some light reading.

383
00:36:24,982 --> 00:36:26,347
They're a lost art form.

384
00:36:28,452 --> 00:36:32,889
I don't remember our fight,
but I cannot believe I didn't hurt you.

385
00:36:34,892 --> 00:36:36,416
Some people are just lucky.

386
00:36:38,896 --> 00:36:43,196
- Hey, how's the wrist?
- It'll be better in a couple of days.

387
00:36:44,035 --> 00:36:48,734
- I can't believe l...
- Hey, don't worry about it.

388
00:36:48,906 --> 00:36:50,134
I know it wasn't you.

389
00:36:51,709 --> 00:36:54,143
You were brave to come and find me.

390
00:36:54,312 --> 00:36:58,612
A friend warned me to be careful.
I should have listened to him.

391
00:37:03,187 --> 00:37:04,950
Let me see your hand.

392
00:37:31,949 --> 00:37:36,249
- Dad, I heard what happened. Are you okay?
- I'm relatively unscathed...

393
00:37:36,420 --> 00:37:38,980
...thanks to Martha and Clark.

394
00:37:39,523 --> 00:37:40,785
Clark?

395
00:37:42,059 --> 00:37:45,460
He's a rather extraordinary young man,
don't you think?

396
00:37:47,565 --> 00:37:50,398
Hi, Lex. I spoke to the foundation...

397
00:37:50,568 --> 00:37:53,128
...and they can transfer the funds
into the new account.

398
00:37:54,572 --> 00:37:58,838
Seven hours on the clock, and you're
already laundering money for my father?

399
00:37:59,010 --> 00:38:04,346
I'm convincing him to fund new research
into Byron Moore's condition. You okay?

400
00:38:05,216 --> 00:38:08,652
I'm sure my father informed you
LuthorCorp is not in the charity business.

401
00:38:08,853 --> 00:38:10,821
I did, I did.

402
00:38:10,988 --> 00:38:14,651
Then I explained that he'll spend less
helping this boy live a normal life...

403
00:38:14,825 --> 00:38:19,421
...than he would on advertising to restore
consumer confidence in LuthorCorp.

404
00:38:19,964 --> 00:38:22,558
The papers will be here tomorrow
for you to sign.

405
00:38:23,100 --> 00:38:24,692
- See you in the morning.
- All right.

406
00:38:32,343 --> 00:38:33,833
Lex...

407
00:38:34,412 --> 00:38:37,176
...I can feel your smirk from here.

408
00:38:38,482 --> 00:38:39,847
Better watch it, Dad...

409
00:38:40,017 --> 00:38:43,646
...or your new executive assistant
might start rearranging all your priorities.

410
00:38:51,495 --> 00:38:55,431
You pulled one of your trademark
disappearing acts last night.

411
00:38:55,766 --> 00:38:59,463
I figured you could use
some time alone with Byron.

412
00:39:05,676 --> 00:39:09,476
Sonnets? Not exactly your usual reading.

413
00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:12,740
Byron was really into them.
I thought maybe I could learn something.

414
00:39:16,987 --> 00:39:18,682
What'd you think?

415
00:39:20,391 --> 00:39:22,586
They really weren't for me.

416
00:39:23,527 --> 00:39:27,156
An honest answer. I like that.

417
00:39:27,631 --> 00:39:31,897
I'm sorry for not being straight with you
from the beginning.

418
00:39:32,069 --> 00:39:33,502
It's okay.

419
00:39:34,872 --> 00:39:38,467
When I confronted Byron,
I got so scared.

420
00:39:38,642 --> 00:39:41,110
First person I thought of was you.

421
00:39:41,379 --> 00:39:42,607
Really?

422
00:39:42,780 --> 00:39:47,114
I thought, "If Clark was here,
he'd know what to do."

423
00:39:48,352 --> 00:39:53,085
Thought I could save him.
I just ended up making things worse.

424
00:39:54,925 --> 00:39:57,917
You were trying to help a friend,
there's no harm in that.

425
00:39:58,662 --> 00:40:01,392
I hope Byron's gonna be okay.

426
00:40:03,567 --> 00:40:05,865
It doesn't bother you that he's so...?

427
00:40:06,203 --> 00:40:07,761
Different?

428
00:40:11,242 --> 00:40:14,803
If you really like someone,
you accept every part of them.

429
00:40:14,979 --> 00:40:19,541
But you can't do that until they're willing
to share every part with you.

430
00:40:22,987 --> 00:40:26,218
I think people like Byron...

431
00:40:26,891 --> 00:40:30,918
He keeps a part of himself hidden
so he doesn't scare people away.

432
00:40:31,796 --> 00:40:34,924
If you want to get close to someone,
you have to take that risk.

433
00:40:36,033 --> 00:40:38,831
What if the risk is too big to take?

434
00:40:41,205 --> 00:40:45,141
Then you might miss out on something
that could be pretty amazing.

435
00:41:10,000 --> 00:41:15,000
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