Smallville Season 5 - Episode 6: Exposed
Synopsis
Jonathan's oldest friend, Senator Jack Jennings, comes to Smallville looking for support in his re-election campaign, but is framed for the murder of his mistress, requiring Lois to go undercover as a stripper.
Full Recap
At the Daily Planet, Chloe is screening news calls and Lois is stuck there keeping company. Lois reveals she needs Chloe’s help to move into the apartment at the Talon. Chloe then takes a call from a desperate woman who gives her address and says some guy is trying to find her. The two women get there and see the woman get intentionally killed by a hit-and-run driver.
Clark is helping out at the farm when a Blue Dodge Charger comes barreling in and out steps Jonathan’s old friend, Senator Jake Jennings. He’s in the middle of a campaign and wants Jonathan to help rally the farmers for him – he’s running against Lex Luthor.
Detective Maggie Sawyer talks to Chloe and Lois but isn’t happy with their lack of information. She believes there’s nothing to it but Chloe and Lois believe, the dead girl, Melissa Page, was more then a simple hooker and decide to look into it. Chloe checks the phone number of the booth and notices a nearby club, the Wingate. Jennings is entertaining Jonathan and Clark when Sawyer shows up and reveals they find a picture in the dead girl’s apartment of her and Jennings together. Jennings denies any knowledge of the girl and Jonathan thinks it’s a fake made up by Lex. Clark confronts Lex who denies any involvement but recognizes the club as the Windgate and warns it has a dangerous reputation, but gives him a VIP pass to get in.
Chloe and Lois find their way to the club as well but can’t talk their way past the bouncer. Noticing some women in costumes outside, they sneak in behind them then ask some questions without results, then spot a private office. They sneak in start searching the files, but are interrupted by the owner. Chloe covers by passing Lois off as an exotic dancer.
Lex comes by the Kent farm to talk to Senator Jennings and Jonathan vents on him. Lex reveals he checked out the photo and found cell phone records confirming Jennings was talking to the dead girl, but he’s going to let the press find it rather then go public with it himself.
Lois has succeeded in passing herself off as a stripper while Chloe doesn’t have any luck getting information on the dead girl from the other strippers. Clark has donned a suit and tie and entered the club, where he’s greeted by the owner, and claims he’s meeting with Jennings, who has a “usual table.” Clark looks on in astonishment as Lois emerges and goes through her (initially rather awkward) dance routine. Eventually she spots Clark and slips over after her dance routine, and drapes herself over him while trying to bring him up to date on what’s going on. Afterward Clark notices a European guy meeting with the owner and uses his super-hearing to overhear them talking about $500,000 and the owner’s “girls.”
The police bust in and the European guy manages to get Lois out while Clark gets arrested along with the other men. Sawyer is there to investigate the dead girl and the fact she worked at the club. Clark spots Chloe who doesn’t know where Lois is. Clark listens in on the conversation between the owner and Sawyer, where the owner claims Jennings was drunk and he took him home, but the senator had nothing to do with the murder. Chloe talks to the strippers about the European guy the owner was talking about, and how he takes a different girl out of the club every night, but the girls disappear and are never seen again. Chloe finds out Lois went with the guy, and then Sawyer cuts her and Clark free thanks to some calls by Lex. Sawyer isn’t impressed with their theory and tells them to get out.
Jonathan meets up with Jennings at the farm and they go for a ride, and Jonathan confronts Jennings about the dead girl and wants straight answers. Jennings admit he was involved with Melissa and doesn’t love his wife, but lied to keep Jonathan out of it.
Lois is with the European guy at his apartment and while changing her clothing, she finds Melissa’s personal belongings. He takes pictures of her in her new dress and talks about how she’ll make the other girls jealous. When she tries to get out, the guy grabs her and forces her to stay. She takes him out with some martial arts moves but the guy’s bodyguard tasers her unconscious.
At the Planet, Chloe and Clark compare notes. Clark overheard Sawyer talk about the son of a diplomat and Chloe has photos of the cars’ license plates. They find a consulate plate in the photos and find the address, and Clark superspeeds there. The European guy is taking Lois out by helicopter from the rooftop helipad when Clark arrives. He prints out a fake passport the guy made for her while Chloe figures there’s a helipad on the roof. Clark superspeeds up there, hooks the helicopter with a line, and starts pulling it down. The pilot is knocked out and Clark yanks it back, and Lois takes out the other bad guys.
Sawyer shows up but reveals the guy, Mr. Lyon, has to be released due to diplomatic immunity. Lois this him once more but then he leaves. Sawyer suggests they stick to Smallville. Later Clark meets with Lex and thanks him for his help, then expresses his disappointment with Jennings. Lex then has an allegorical conversation with Clark about King David and how he fell in love with his best friend’s life, so King David sent the friend off to die in battle.
Clark meets with Jennings at the bar and Jennings reveals he’s calling a press conference – he’s pulling out of the race. Later Jennings suggests that Jonathan should consider running for Senator. Lois is moving out and ropes Clark into helping her. Chloe shows up with her news story revealing that Interpol arrested Mr. Lyon in Europe, thanks to an anonymous tip. Lois reluctantly thanks Clark for his help and they part as friends.
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