Curtis Knox is a maniac doctor who knows how to do brain surgery on meteor freaks, removing their infection. However, he wants to kill them in the aftermath! Before any of the main characters realize this, Chloe Sullivan goes to see Dr. Knox to remove her infection. Only after a surprising helping hand from now-nemesis Lex Luthor is Clark able to resolve the problem. In addition, the Martin Manhunter (Phil Morris) warns Clark about the threat of his cousin Kara- because of her evil father Zor-El. Clark doubts Lana's motives after he finds out she took 10,000,000 from Lex.