Written By: Caroline Dries
Directed by: Rick Rosenthal
Original Air Date: December 7th, 2006
THE ULTIMATE IMMIGRANT ? Clark (Tom Welling) is shocked to discover his neighbor Jed McNally (guest star John Novak) is holding migrant laborers captive and forcing them to work on his farm. Feeling guilty since he sees himself as the ultimate illegal immigrant, Clark seeks help from Martha (Annette O’Toole) to allow a young boy (guest star Tyler Posey) and his mother (Maria Dimou) to stay in the country.
Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum, Erica Durance, Allison Mack and John Glover also star.
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Tyler Posey
as Javier
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Aaron Ashmore
as Jimmy Olsen
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Zak Santiago
as Deputy Morales
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John Novak
as Jed McNally
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AFI
“Prelude 12/21″
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(Interscope Records)
Momnet of the episode: End of the episode, Lex walking through meteor infected people, coming out of a Level 33.1 facilitie.
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Clark: You can come out now. He’s gone.
Javier: How did you know I was in there?
Clark: I used to play Hide-and-Seek when I was a kid.
Javier: Why didn’t you tell the police?
Clark: Because I know what it feels like to be out of place. Besides, I’m not from around here, either.
Javier: Where are you from?
Clark: It’s a place a lot further than Mexico.
Martha: You’re not going anywhere Clark! We have no choice. We have to call immigration.
Clark: I told Javier he’d be safe here, and I meant it.
Martha: I want to help the boy as much as you do, but I took an oath to uphold the law.
Clark: All he’s trying to do is find his Mom.
Martha: I know, but we have to go through the proper legal channels.
Clark: Was it legal when you forged my adoption papers? I am an illegal immigrant, Mom. You’ve been harboring me for over 17 years.
Martha: Your situation was entirely different. We had to protect you!
Clark: And I need to protect Javier. If I don’t defend him, who will?
Martha: Clark…
Clark: There is a mother who hasn’t seen her son in over 2 years. Do you really want to stand in the way of that? I thought that you of all people would understand. I’ll take him to Chloe’s. Just give me at least 24 hours before you call the deputy. I have to go somewhere.
Lex: I thought I told you, you are no longer a welcome guest at the Mansion.
Clark: Trust me, Lex — I don’t want to be here, either. But after what you’ve done —
Lex: Exactly what did I do? Did I swat at a fly with too much force?
Clark: I know you want to make money, Lex, at any cost, but exploiting and murdering migrant workers? Is that really worth the bottom line?
Lex: Clark, if you are accusing me of murder, you might want to have the facts to back it up.
Clark: Lex, your Luthorcorp bought Jed McNally’s farm and any illegal immigrant who didn’t want to be used as forced labor was buried in a cornfield.
Lex: I don’t know what you are talking about. But then again, I could quote you the “Farmers’ Almanac,” and still you’d call me a liar.
Clark: What do you think Lana would do if she found out about this?
Lex (scoffs): Well, we could ask her, but she’s on her way to Amsterdam on my jet. I wasn’t able to clear my schedule.
Clark: You should know I told the Sheriff about this, and you can save your lies about Luthorcorp for him. (Clark Kent walks away).
Clark picks up little Javier and superspeeds away.
Javier: How’d you do that?
Clark: Javier, promise me you won’t tell anybody about this.
Javier (smiling): Don’t worry. I have become an expert at keeping secrets.
Clark (smiling): All right, back in the truck. Let’s get you home.
Martha: Sometimes when we’re dealing with extraordinary people, you need to take a risk. That’s a lesson I learned from my son.
Chloe (to Jimmy): Jimmy, your girlfriend has been living in Smallville for the past 10 years, and believe it or not, she’s still standing.
Jimmy (to Chloe): Well, then you must have one dedicated Guardian Angel.
Chloe: Jimmy, look, Smallville has gotten me stories. And those stories has gotten me hired at one of the best newspapers in the world. (The Daily Planet).
Jimmy: I am sure your looks have nothing to do with it.
Chloe chuckles.
Clark (to Chloe): Nice byline.
Chloe (to Clark): Yeah, well, it wouldn’t have a happy ending if it wasn’t for you, though.
Clark looks at her in disbelief. He looks sad.
Chloe: Clark, come on, you put a psycho killer away, and you reunited a mother with her son. I mean, there are only so many hours in a day.
Clark: Well, see, that’s the thing. No matter how many people I save, I just can’t solve the world’s problems.
Chloe: I don’t know anyone else who does more for this world than you, Clark.
