- General Sam Lane: Boy, they really pack 'em in here, huh?
- Lois Lane: Dad?
- General Sam Lane: I know it's a surprise, but it's Jon's home opener.
- Lois Lane: You never came to any of my games.
- Lois Lane: Look, I'm kind of bored with the whole "faux-British accent, billionaire at a football game trying to fit in" con job.
- Morgan Edge: I can assure you, my accent is genuine. I was raised in...
- Lois Lane: Oh, my god, who cares?
- Coach Gaines: Kent!
- Jonathan Kent: Yes, Coach?
- Coach Gaines: No, not you. The other one. Shortstack!
- Jordan Kent: Yes, Coach?
- Coach Gaines: Look, I need you right now. I need you to get me that ball. You hear me?
- Jordan Kent: Yes, Coach.
- Coach Gaines: Yeah!
- Jordan Kent: Yes, Coach.
- Clark Kent: Hey. Come on. Come on. It's just like practice.
- Jordan Kent: This is different than practice.
- Clark Kent: No. Hey, you got this, okay? You can do it. Just go.
- Lois Lane: Gorgeous husband, love of my life, really, and my dear, personal champion, a tiny favor to ask.
- Clark Kent: Does it have anything to do with your dad?
- Lois Lane: No. He's in national security mode. It has to do with the assembly. I was thinking that since my article was shredded and I can't technically speak out about Morgan Edge, the next best thing would be to have Smallville's favorite son show up and say some words on behalf of justice.
- Clark Kent: Okay. Well, when you put it that way, yeah, I'll be there.
- Lois Lane: Great. Now if you'll excuse me, I just found out Edge is at the mines.
- Clark Kent: Whoa, whoa, you're gonna go confront him after he sent a guy to attack you?
- Lois Lane: Look, Edge thinks he has me up against the ropes. If I show up out of nowhere, knock him off balance, maybe I'll pop something loose.
- Clark Kent: If you wait, I can go with you.
- Lois Lane: No, I got it. You have practice. I can handle myself.
- General Sam Lane: How could you not tell me?
- Lois Lane: What? That he's good at football?
- General Sam Lane: He's not. The kid's a buck twenty soaking wet, never played a down of tiddlywinks. Now he's T-boning players twice his size? He has powers and you didn't tell me.
- Lois Lane: All right, well, it'll probably never even happen again. Bottom line, he doesn't have powers. We just wanna keep an eye on him.
- General Sam Lane: That's why you moved to Smallville?
- Lois Lane: No! Well, yeah, sort of.
- General Sam Lane: And now he's playing football? Mistake. The Kent family needs to fly under the radar.
- Lois Lane: My sons need to live their lives. Dad, Clark and I can handle this.
- General Sam Lane: Clark? How is he helping? By coaching the team?
- Lois Lane: He's involved, which is a hell of a lot more than you ever were.
- General Sam Lane: I don't like his priorities changing.
- Lois Lane: It's called being a father.
- Lois Lane: Let's just lay it out on the table. First, you changed my story. Then you sent some goon who almost killed Sharon Powell. Now you have your minion threatening my career? Let me tell you how this goes. You sue me, I countersue. Your records get opened up in discovery, and that doesn't end well for you or your brand name.
- Morgan Edge: My, my. You have thought this all through.
- Lois Lane: Why Smallville? There's other towns, other mines. Why are you going to all this trouble?
- Morgan Edge: That's curious. I was about to ask you the same question. World-renowned journalist, short-listed for the Pulitzer twice. And you move here with your unemployed husband and two adolescent boys. Seems like there must be something here that's very important to you. Maybe I'll find out what that is.
- Lois Lane: Is that a threat?
- Morgan Edge: Well, I could offer you your old job back, on the condition you play by the rules, but let's be honest, you'll never work at the Daily Planet again. You're past your prime, playing a high-stakes game with a losing hand. You should fold while you still can.
- Lois Lane: Actually, I have one more ace to play. I'm bringing it with me to the town assembly. Maybe we can talk more then. For now, I'm done with you, unless this creepshow has anything to add.
- [Edge's assistant Leslie stays silent]
- Lois Lane: I didn't think so.
- Thaddeus R. Killgrave: Einstein saw time as an illusion, one that gets us to wear a watch. Do you happen to have the time?
- [a guard shows him his watch]
- Thaddeus R. Killgrave: Nice piece. And analog. Good for you. A lot of people go digital. They need to be spoon-fed. Sad. Society is spoiled rotten. I think they need a wake-up call.
- [spitting his gum out, it sticks to the door of the transport truck]
- Thaddeus R. Killgrave: See, the thing is, that's not chewing gum. It's a temperature-sensitive synthetic polymer resin I made in the sink of my prison cell. Highly mercurial at an atomic level. Combined with the precise vibration of a... ticking wristwatch, well... three, two, one...
- General Sam Lane: I wanna say, I'm sorry for the changes you're having to endure. Jordan, I know that you're showing signs of being special.
- Jordan Kent: Not that big a deal, really.
- Jonathan Kent: Yeah. Yeah, come on, Grandpa. He's just the same old barely-above-average kid.
- General Sam Lane: All right, well, what I do know is your dad is very special. I didn't want you to know that, yet here we are. And given that your dad is the most important force for good in the entire world, that means you have an obligation, too. Don't waste his time. Try to think about the fact that when your dad gets distracted, lives are at stake. Understood?
- Jordan Kent: Yes.
- Jonathan Kent: Sure.
- General Sam Lane: Then act accordingly. And for the record, hell of a hit last night.
- Kyle Cushing: So much for Lois Lane's big expose, huh? Told you she had nothing on Edge.
- Lana Lang Cushing: You seem pretty smug, rooting for an entitled billionaire.
- Kyle Cushing: I just want what's best for this town. Right now, it seems pretty clear to me that that's Morgan Edge bringing jobs in.
- Lana Lang Cushing: So, what? Just ignore the fact that he's a jerk?
- Kyle Cushing: Why is he a jerk, huh? 'Cause he throws a little money around?
- Lana Lang Cushing: You didn't think it was awkward, him cornering me? Asking me about my job? Promising opportunity?
- Kyle Cushing: He was our host. He was just being friendly.
- Lana Lang Cushing: You didn't even ask if I was uncomfortable. I mean, do you care?
- Kyle Cushing: It's not like he was flirting with you. Honey, I was right there.
- Lana Lang Cushing: It's not about you. I was annoyed. He made me uncomfortable, and you didn't even notice. Is that where our marriage is at?
- Kyle Cushing: So, okay, Lana, you-you want me to get in the guy's face because he dared to talk to you?
- Lana Lang Cushing: Oh, god.
- Kyle Cushing: I mean, I could've been a jerk to your boss, too, but then you would've been pissed at that, right? Hey, wait. Lana, that... that came out wrong.
- Lana Lang Cushing: [leaving] Whatever. I need some air.
- Chrissy Beppo: [spotting Edge at a Crows game] He's got a lot of nerve coming here. After totally trying to murder you?
- Lois Lane: I can't prove it, though. The town votes tomorrow on whether to grant him mining rights, so he's visiting all the spots, letting everyone see him as this man of the people, pretending like he's actually gonna pump money into this area.
- Jonathan Kent: [watching Jordan celebrate with their teammates] He doesn't even like football.
- Sarah Cushing: So what? He evolved. It happens.
- Taj 'Tag' Harris: I used to get game balls. Before my stupid, million-to-one exploding bonfire injury.
- Jonathan Kent: Did the doctor give you, like, a timeline for getting that off, or...
- Taj 'Tag' Harris: Maybe in time for playoffs. But we won't make playoffs if our wideout can't catch a ball.
- Corey Wellnitz: What'd you say?
- Taj 'Tag' Harris: Oh, relax, Wellnitz.
- Corey Wellnitz: Your broke ass is busting on me? Waitress. Might want to have this guy pay first, unless he's putting those buffalo wings on layaway.
- Kyle Cushing: Hey, I've been telling everybody that when this proposal goes through that we can revamp the field; you know, put up a new scoreboard. I mean, draw the big crowds like when I used to play. Yeah. Oh, another fun fact about these grandstands; they've been around since, what, '48, Mayor? Something like that?
- Mayor George Dean: I think so, yeah.
- Kyle Cushing: That cheer coach is my wife, Lana. Yeah, she, uh... she also works at your bank. Big fan of all the changes you made, by the way.
- Morgan Edge: She's an employee of mine?
- Kyle Cushing: Yes, sir.
- Morgan Edge: Then I insist you join us for dinner.
- Kyle Cushing: That's, uh... that's not a bad idea.
- General Sam Lane: There's an armored nutjob on the loose who wants you dead, and your priority seems to be...
- Clark Kent: Coaching my sons, yes. And there are nutjobs who wanna kill me all the time.
- General Sam Lane: You need to understand, the military is terrified of you. They note any change in routine. I'm the one keeps 'em in check.
- Lois Lane: Yes, and we are grateful for that.
- General Sam Lane: Moving out of Metropolis raised a red flag. Nobody's seen you in the skies. Crime groups like Intergang are already planning an uptick of activity. The higher-ups wanna transfer high-risk inmates out of Metropolis Penitentiary. Why? Because if Superman's not around, the site is more vulnerable to attack.
- Lois Lane: So, what? Is he supposed to babysit a prison?
- General Sam Lane: Show of good faith. Escort the transfer. They're moving Thaddeus Killgrave, the psycho genius who got radicalized off hating you.
- Clark Kent: If anything goes wrong, I will be there, but I am not throwing away time with my family for a show of good faith.
- General Sam Lane: So you're going against my advice?
- Clark Kent: I don't work for you, Sam.
- General Sam Lane: Fine. New day in the Kent house. Let me get my bag from the car. Stick around this weekend. Maybe it'll be easier if I pitch in.
- Leslie: Your old contract. For your lawyer.
- Lois Lane: What are you talking about?
- Leslie: We're aware of the piece you intend to publish tomorrow.
- Chrissy Beppo: How could you know that?
- Leslie: Any such action would be in breach of your previous contract, as I'm sure your lawyer will explain. I told you he would crush you.
- Lois Lane: [Leslie leaves] It's okay. Edge is just trying to scare us.
- Chrissy Beppo: Yeah, well, it's totally working. The Gazette can't afford to fight off an army of Edge's lawyers. We don't even have *a* lawyer.
- Lois Lane: But the vote is tomorrow.
- Chrissy Beppo: I'm sorry, Lois, but until this gets worked out, I... I can't risk publishing a word you write.
- Coach Gaines: It's like Groundhog Day. See, it's plays like these that make me wanna quit coaching altogether and open up a pizzeria.
- [Tag snickers]
- Coach Gaines: Oh, you think that's funny, Harris? You know what? You could've caught that pass had you not gone to that keg party and busted up your arm. I hope that beer was worth it, genius. You know, I was gonna let all of you all go a little bit early today, but I think we need to work on our mental errors. This game is 20% physical, 80% mental, and as soon as we get in line with that, we're gonna have more success than this kind of stuff! Repetition's the mother of skill!
- Morgan Edge: Ms. Lane. Have you come to take a tour of our facilities?
- Lois Lane: Yeah, after what happened in New Carthage, I would rather not follow you into a dark tunnel.
- Morgan Edge: Whatever could you be insinuating?
- Morgan Edge: I understand you're one of mine. You work at my bank.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Ah, yes. Well, you know, with all due respect, I've been there since before your company acquired the branch.
- Morgan Edge: And do you find the work satisfying?
- Lana Lang Cushing: I got into finance to help people, and lately, it feels like the only people I'm helping are the shareholders.
- Morgan Edge: Banking can be a harsh business and, uh... limiting to someone with your potential. I glanced at your file. Graduated magna cum laude from Stanhope College. Wide variety of clubs, extracurriculars, travel plans. You could've done anything you wanted, and yet you chose to come back here where your options were... somewhat limited.
- Lana Lang Cushing: Smallville's home. I like it here.
- Morgan Edge: Certainly. Perhaps you can find something more worthy of your unique gifts. If you want to make a real impact, I can be a resource. I pride myself in helping people achieve their best selves.
- Clark Kent: [running football drills with the boys, he uses his superspeed to intercept his own pass] Can't get cocky. It's a cardinal sin. Never celebrate until you cross a goal line.
- Jonathan Kent: Okay, guy who runs at Mach 10.
- Clark Kent: [sarcastic laugh] Oh, ha-ha. Go.
- [Jordan fumbles a pass]
- Clark Kent: Well. Well, that's why he plays defense.
- Chrissy Beppo: This is savage.
- Lois Lane: Edge picked the mayor to parrot his misinformation, so I had to reply.
- Chrissy Beppo: Yeah, but it reads like a debate with a first-grader. The mayor keeps saying "jobs," and then you fire off a list of EPA infractions, mortgage rate inflation scams, a whole string of missing employees. This is exactly why I hired you.
- Lois Lane: I even did my own copyediting.