Smallville Season 4 - Episode 16: Lucy
Synopsis
Lucy Lane, Lois' younger sister, comes to Smallville but Clark catches her stealing money from the Talon to pay off a European crime syndicate. Lex offers to help but everything is not what it seems. Meanwhile, a thief breaks into Lana's apartment and steals the crystal, and Jason suspects Lionel.
Full Recap
In Switzerland, a woman skier is attacked by two men and manages to escape. In Smallville, Lois is awakened by the woman calling her – it turns out it's her sister Lucy. After a less-than-successful breakfast, Lois breaks the news to the Kents that her sister Lucy is coming . . . just as she arrives. She and Clark get off well, much to Lois' disappointment. Jason and Lana return to their apartment to discover the place is robbed and the Kryptonian stone is missing. Lana is glad to see it gone – hoping they can get back to a normal relationship.
Lois reveals she has issues with her sisters while Lucy makes herself comfortable with Clark's circle of friends. A man arrives and appears to be watching her. Jason confronts Lionel who denies any knowledge of the stone's theft, and Lana walks in and sees Jason's continuing interest. Lucy breaks into the Talon and steals the money from the safe, but Clark catches her. She reveals she went to a loan shark, Marcus Becker, who was the guy watching her earlier. She owes $50,000 and Chloe identifies him. They go to Lex's manor where Lucy already is – she doesn't want anyone's help even when Lex chips in.
Lucy comes around and Lex puts up the bearers bonds, as he knows Becker's employer, a German syndicate. Lex takes the bonds in with Lucy and Lois, but en route they're pulled over by the police . . . who turns out to be Becker in a stolen uniform and car. Lex has a tracking device in the case but Becker transfers the bodns to a bag and then cold-cocks Lex. Lois attacks him but he takes both women prisoner in a semi while Clark goes to the warehouse, which turns out to be an innocent business.
Becker plans to use the Lanes for ransom for Lex's money, but both Clark and Lois figure out that Lucy is playing them – she's involved with Becker to get the money. When Becker calls, Clark uses his super-hearing to track the call while Lucy explains she's been doing the crimes out of jealousy over Lois' relationship with their father. Clark superspeeds to the rendezvous site and jumps onto the semi, then knocks out Becker and departs as Lex and his security arrive. Lex prepares to turn Lucy over to the authorities but she escapes.
Lex meets with Clark and notes he can use Becker as a bargaining chip, even though he's out the $50,000 that Lucy took. Lionel reveals that Jason visited him and accuses Lex of taking the stone, but Lex is unaware that Jason had it and seems innocent of theft. At her apartment, Lana reveals that she hid the stone herself without telling Jason or anyone else.
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