Suspect (28 Jan. 2003)

Lionel Luthor is shot twice in the Luthor's mansion by an unknown assailant. When Jonathan Kent is found drunk, with a pistol in one hand and a bottle of tequila in the other hand sleeping ... See full summary »

Director:

Kenneth Biller

Writers:

Jerry Siegel (character created by: Superman), Joe Shuster (character created by: Superman),

Stars:

Tom Welling, Kristin Kreuk, Michael Rosenbaum

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Tom Welling	...	Clark Kent
Kristin Kreuk	...	Lana Lang
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Lex Luthor
Sam Jones III	...	Pete Ross
Allison Mack	...	Chloe Sullivan
John Glover	...	Lionel Luthor
Annette O'Toole	...	Martha Kent
John Schneider	...	Jonathan Kent
Jason Connery	...	Dominic Senatori
Mitchell Kosterman	...	Sheriff Ethan Miller
Patrick Cassidy	...	Henry Small
Eric Keenleyside	...	Mike the Bartender
Barclay Hope	...	Doctor

Storyline

Lionel Luthor is shot twice in the Luthor's mansion by an unknown assailant. When Jonathan Kent is found drunk, with a pistol in one hand and a bottle of tequila in the other hand sleeping in his truck, he becomes the prime suspect of the attempt. All the evidences point to him, but Clark believes in his innocence and tries to prove that his father did not shoot Lionel. Clark and Pete team up to investigate leads Lionel had, and learns that the conspiracy to frame Jonathan goes back to the town sheriff. Meanwhile, Lex deals with his father's associate, Dominic Senatori, who thinks Lex was the culprit who shot Lionel, but Lex thinks Dominic is the guilty one. Meanwhile, Lana asks Chloe to investigate Henry Small after he refuses to take Jonathan's case.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 January 2003 (USA)

Filming Locations:

University of British Columbia, Robson Square Campus - 800 Robson Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Smallville Films, Tollin/Robbins Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Did You Know?

Trivia

The book which is being read by Lionel Luthor at the beginning is titled 'Beyond Good and Evil' written by famous German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.

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Goofs

Clark talks to Lex about his dad old year book. He says that his dad was the QB in high school. In a previous episode.Clark says he was going to be taking his dads old position, the starting tailback.

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Quotes

Lex Luthor: It's hard to imagine working for a man who can enrage four people to the point where any one of them had the motive to kill him.
Clark Kent: Even you.
Lex Luthor: You know that darkness you were talking about? I'm not sure we're born with it. I think people like my father find a way to bring it out.

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Soundtracks

"The Tequila Don't Kill Her"
(uncredited)
Written by Jai Josefs
Performed by Tim Buppert and the Nashville Six

User Reviews

Who did it?

Lionel Luthor, blind and not able to see who is entering his mansion, is shot twice in the back by the intruder. A great mystery ensures as to who did the shooting. Jonathan is a prime suspect after being found drunk in his truck near the mansion. Many other suspects ensue, though no one could have predicted who the real culprit is.

This episode is interesting because of the investigation, but the writers cheated in not giving the audience any clues to find out who the real shooter was. This dampened the revelation at the end since the audience couldn't have possibly guessed correctly who it was due to the writers shortcomings.