Previously on Smallville: The Martian Manhunter saved Clark's life, losing his own powers in the process. He then became Detective John Jones. Meanwhile, Lana tried to find information about Lex.

Detective John Jones is in pursuit of a suspect, catching and roughing him up a bit. After the suspect is taken away, a sniper fires shots, hitting Jones in the chest. He's taken to the hospital, where Clark (Tom Welling) is conveniently doing some research on a story. Clark worries that the doctor will discover Jones' Martian background, but Oliver (Justin Hartley) arrives to say he has a doctor on retainer for their special circumstances.
Chloe (Allison Mack) helps track down information on Jones, but she's kind of unhappy she doesn't have her super-charged Brainiac brain anymore to make it easier. They determine the shooter was a fellow cop and Chloe's brilliant plan is to have Clark pose as an undercover rookie.

The poor man's Training Day gets underway, and Undercover Clark's gruff partner Danny talks about how the cops resent these silly costumed super heroes running around. He also likes candy. That last part kind of destroys any street cred he thinks he has. They get a call and Clark uses his super speed to save his partner's life.

Acting in no way suspicious at all, Undercover Clark keeps asking about Jones' shooting. All the cops get called and they head off to a warehouse where Danny's cop buddies are holding the man who killed his partner and got off on a technicality. It's time for some vigilante cop justice. The beatdown is stopped by the Green Arrow, who arrives to stop it.

Danny sees Undercover Clark have a chat with the Green Arrow, so he asks a bunch of questions until Clark admits to investigating them for the shooting of John Jones. The next day, Oliver tries to convince Clark that the cops' version of vigilante justice is wrong.

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