Smallville (TV Series)

Bulletproof (2009)

Cassidy Freeman: Tess Mercer

Quotes 

• Tess Mercer : When I thought my life was over, you gave me a reason to keep going. I wouldn't be who I am without you. I trusted you. Because I respected you. I've done everything you've ever asked. You've seen that with your own eyes and, apparently, with mine. But not anymore. I hope you watch with rapt attention as your bank accounts close, as you lose all contact with the outside world, as your life disappears before your eyes. Goodbye, Lex. I loved you, you son of a bitch.

• Tess Mercer : The enigmatic Lana Lang, in the flesh. To what do I owe this honor?

• Oliver Queen : Wow. I sure hope your s'mores are worth the drive.

  Tess Mercer : Wouldn't want you to spoil your appetite. We're going to dinner. I'd like to discuss a merger.

  Oliver Queen : A merger? What kind of merger?

  Tess Mercer : Any kind you want. Don't keep me waiting.

• Lana Lang : Were you this devoted before or after your accident?

  Tess Mercer : Someone's been doing her homework. I don't know what you want from me.

  Lana Lang : Two years ago, your survey team was in South America collecting disease samples for LuthorCorp when an explosion destroyed your camp. And you were left for dead.

  Tess Mercer : Lex saved my life. I owe him everything.

  Lana Lang : This is how a Luthor rewards that kind of loyalty.

  Tess Mercer : [Lana types on her keyboard]  What are you doing?

  Lana Lang : I'm opening your eyes.

  [the monitors behind Tess turn on; as she moves, the images do, too] 

  Lana Lang : There's a nano-transmitter hardwired to your optic nerve. You've been Lex's eyes and ears for quite some time. He's watching us right now. Lex might have saved you... but he never trusted you, Tess. I'm sorry.

• Tess Mercer : [bumping into Lana outside the Isis Foundation office]  I guess I'm not as good a judge of character as I thought. It seems that you stole some... sensitive information from me. And I thought we were bonding.

  Lana Lang : Rain check on girls' night?

• Tess Mercer : You know, it's nice to finally see what Lex saw in you. You're stunning, and devious.

  Lana Lang : What Lex saw in me... was an equal. Someone that he couldn't control.

  Tess Mercer : Really? I guess I shouldn't send my condolences about the miscarriage, then, huh?

  Lana Lang : It gave me the perspective I needed to see Lex for who he really is.

  [she moves to enter the office, but Tess blocks her way, drawing a gun] 

  Tess Mercer : I know he thought that was the only way to keep you. But he always loved you. When you stole the data, you corrupted our files, and we've lost everything. Prometheus is the one chance Lex has at survival. And I won't let you jeopardize that.

• Lana Lang : I wanted to thank you. There's been a startling lack of coverage on my return in the Daily Planet.

  Tess Mercer : I tend to keep my reporters on a short leash. Hmm. Most of the time. You have just as much... presence as Lex said you did. You'd have to, to tame a Luthor.

  Lana Lang : High marks, coming from the woman entrusted with the Luthor legacy. He must have had a lot of faith in you.

  Tess Mercer : It wasn't easy to earn.

  Lana Lang : I wonder how much of that trust would remain if he knew how much of his company's money you were siphoning into a project called Prometheus. Unless, of course, there's still someone higher than you calling the shots. Lex is alive. And you know where he is, don't you?

  Tess Mercer : Seems that you've been wasting a very gifted imagination, Ms. Lang. The Planet runs a fiction section on Sundays, if you're interested.

  Lana Lang : I used to see that look in the mirror. You'll do anything to defend Lex, to protect him. He has a way of turning that kind of devotion against you.

  Tess Mercer : Well, you don't know Lex like I do.

  Lana Lang : For your sake, I hope you're right.