Clark walked up to Lex as he leaned on his car by the water tower. "They found meteor rock in the water supply." Lex said. Clark nodded. "They are shutting it down until they can confirm that all of it has been eliminated from the water." he added. "So we're back to our regular pipes." Clark said. Lex nodded. "The state is going to pay for the crops lost." Lex said looking at Clark. "It is the least they can do for ruining them all." he added. "Their men should of checked to make sure nothing was in that tower before stamping it complete." He said. Clark nodded. "Thank you Lex." Clark said. Lex nodded and stared back up at the tower. "Where is Vivian?" Clark asked looking around. "She left this morning before I woke up. Left a note saying she was getting coffee. I called her and left a message telling her to meet me out here." Lex replied. Suddenly his phone rang. "Excuse me." He said to Clark as pulled it out of his pocket and walked away. Clark watched as Lex became irritated with the caller. He slammed the phone shut and walked angrily back to the car. "What's wrong?" Clark asked. "They just found my father unconscious in his car." Lex said getting into the car. "If Vivian shows up tell her I'm at Smallville Medical." Lex added before peeling out and speeding down the road. Clark watched as Lex's car disappeared into the distance. Then he heard a car pull in behind him. He turned to see Vivian driving one of Lex's Porsches. He walked to her window. "Where'd Lex go?" She asked. "They found his father unconscious. He's going to Smallville Medical." Clark said. "I don't know where that is. Get it." She said to Clark. He nodded and ran around to get in the passenger seat. "Just take this road till 32nd." Clark said pointing down the road. She nodded and took off.

Arriving at the hospital they rushed in to the front desk. "Which room is Lionel Luthor in?" Vivian asked. "He's in surgery." The nurse replied. "Have you seen his son Lex?" Clark asked. "He's in the waiting room; down the hall fourth door on your left." The nurse answered pointing down the hall. Vivian and Clark jogged down to the waiting room. Rushing in they found Lex pacing the floor. "Lex." Vivian said with concern. He pulled her into his arms and hugged her. "What happened? Did they tell you anything?" Clark asked. Lex let Vivian go and sat down. Clark sat across from him as Vivian took a seat beside him. "They say that someone cut a muscle in his neck immobilizing him. They tell me they can repair it but he probably won't remember anything from the attack so we won't know who did this." Lex said. "Why won't he remember?" Vivian asked. "He lost too much blood to his brain." Lex said. "Lionel will be okay." Vivian said rubbing her hand up and down his arm. Clark nodded as Lex sighed.

"There's no use in us all just sitting here." Lex said getting up. Just then the door opened and a doctor walked in. "He's out of surgery. You can see him." He said. Lex nodded and they all followed him to Lionel's room. He looked helpless in the hospital bed. Clark wasn't sure if he'd ever seen Lionel in this position. He was a man of power who never showed weakness or emotion. Not even to his only son. Lex walked over to his father and looked him over. "We're going to go Lex." Vivian said softly. Lex nodded. Vivian took Clark by the arm and they walked out of the hospital. "It's weird seeing Lionel like that." Clark said. "What, helpless?" she asked. He nodded as he got into the car. "He'll be back on his feet in no time. The memory of what happened though will never leave him." She said. Clark looked at her with confusion. "Men like Lionel like to think that they are always in control. When things like this happen they weigh on them pretty bad. They hate losing that power." She said. Clark nodded. "Lex is like that." He said as they pulled away. "Not as much as people think." She replied. "He knows that he can't control everything in his life." She said. "Like what?" Clark asked. "Like his father." She smirked. Clark nodded and stared out the window as Vivian drove him home.