Episode 4.20 - Ageless

 

Written By: Steven S. DeKnight
Directed by: Steven S. DeKnight
Original Air Date: May 4, 2005

Clark (Tom Welling) and Lana (Kristin Kreuk) discover an abandoned baby in the cornfield and take him back to the Kent farm. However, once the baby ages from a newborn to a 7-year-old in a matter of days, the two realize he is aging at a rapid rate and frantically search for a cure before the disease kills him. Meanwhile, Genevieve (guest star Jane Seymour) orders Lionel (John Glover) to kill Lana or else she will send him back to prison

 

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Sheriff Adams: You did good for a change, Mr. Kent. Little critter wouldn’t be alive if it weren’t for you.

Clark: Dad, this baby’s parents – I don’t think they’re from
around here.

Jonathan: [confused] What do you mean?… You think this
baby’s not – the baby’s not from earth?

Clark: We found him a cater – just like you and mom found me.

Jonathan: Yeah. Yeah, but when we found you, we also found a
spaceship.

Lana: Wow, looks like someone has the magic touch.

Lionel: Genevieve, you know I’m not accustomed to being
summoned like a lap dog.

Genevieve: [smiles] Don’t be silly, Lionel. I’d never allow
you in my lap.

Genevieve: You know, Lionel, I don’t think either of one of
us would want me to go after Lex myself.

Lionel: [very serious] You be careful, Genevieve. I regard a
threat to any Luthor as a threat to me.

Genevieve: Interpret it anyway you like. I want that stone –
Lionel.

Lana: Clark Kent– changing diapers like a pro.

Clark: Nice aim, Little Guy.

Lana: Clark, we can’t keep calling him “Little Guy”. They’re
going to make fun of him when he gets to high school.

Clark: Well, we found him in Evan’s Field [picks up the baby]
– why don’t we call him Evan.

Lana: [smiles] I think he likes it. Hello, Evan. This is
Clark and I’m Lana and we think you’re the most beautiful baby ever.

Lex: I don’t have it [the stone]… and even if I did, I’d
never trust you.

Lionel: [disappointed] Lex… we haven’t a lot of time left
to spend together. You can go on for the rest of your life being
mistrustful of me; or you can accept me as your father, who loves
you.

[Lex turns but doesn’t say anything; he remains mistrustful of
Lionel.]

Lionel: She’s dangerous, Lex. She… watch your back, Son.

Lex: [as he walks away] I always do.

Clark: [to Jonathan] If I was in trouble, and Lex was the
only one who could help, what would you do?

Clark: We’re not your real parents.

Evan: But everyone’s supposed to have a mother and father.
They’re supposed to love each other very much, just like you and
Lana.

[Lana and Clark share a look, uncertain what to say.]

Lana: Clark and I care about you a lot, Evan. That’s what
matters.

Lex: Unbelievable.

Lex: Prep the Level 3 facility; I want him transferred
immediately.

Evan: It’s like my life is just some sort of trick that was
played on me.

Turner: Who the hell are you?

Clark: I’m the guy who found your son.

Clark: Lex, I’m not gonna let him just die.

Lex: Nothing can stop that from happening now, Clark.
[understanding, but persistent] Look, I’m sorry… but if we don’t
isolate Evan, a lot of innocent people are going to be killed.

Evan: [to Lana] The windmill that you told me about.
Remember? When the whole world stretches out around you? I’d like to
see it – just once. [feels the pain from his impending change]
Please Lana, hurry.

Chloe: [to Clark, who has superspeeded away] Go get ‘em,
Speedy.

Evan: I’m sorry for what I said.

Clark: It’s OK, it’s all right.

Evan: I’m glad it was you and Lana who found me.

Clark: I think you found us.

Evan: It’s happening… I can feel it. You better go.

Clark: No, Evan. I’m not leaving you.

Evan: I wish you would’ve been my father, Clark.

Lana: I can’t believe he’s gone.

Clark: I know. Me too.

Lana: This whole year, I felt so disconnected, but when Evan
came into my life, it was like I finally knew where I belong. I had
a purpose.

Clark: He only lived for a short time, but it seems like
Evan’s affected us like we’ve known him our whole lives.

Clark: [to Lana] I guess we should make the most of the time
we have – before it’s too late.

Lana: [takes The Velveteen Rabbit out of a box] This
was his favorite book.

Clark: Really?

Lana: Yeah.

Clark: It was my favorite when I was kid.

[Lana smiles.]

Clark: [walks behind Lana to look at the book with her] I
used to pretend that I was the rabbit. I was just like him; that my
parents brought me to life with their love.

Lionel: [to Genevieve, threatening] One more thing, you go
near my son and anything that happens to him, happens to you.
Understood?

Jonathan: [to Clark] You see, every parent’s greatest fear is
that one day, they will lose their child forever.

Clark: Seems like raising a kid is the toughest job in the
world.

Martha: And the most rewarding.

Jonathan: There is nothing quite like watching your son grow
up into a yound man you can be very proud of.

Martha: [to Clark] You never know what the future will bring
you.

Lex: I bet you’re gonna be a great dad someday, Clark.

[he turns, as Clark reflects on Lex’s words]

Clark: So will you, Lex.

[Lex turns, smiles]

Lex: I don’t know about that. Look, we’re all reflections of
how we’ve been raised. Your parents gave you encouragement and
support. Mine chose the opposite track. I plan on leaving a
different kind of legacy.

Lex: Eventually.