Previously on Smallville: Chloe agreed to help Davis work on his homicidal tendencies because she's just that nice (and stupid).  Clark tried denying that he's a super-powered alien to Tess Mercer, but she's way too smart for that.

Lois Lane is turned away from a fancy journalism gala, making her seem overly desperate.  She complains to Chloe about how she can't get an interview with the Red Blue Blur, or even the lesser superhero the Green Arrow.  How can Tess Mercer figure out all these secret identitites, but Lois, who has been close to both Clark and Oliver, can't?


A mugger attacks Chloe and knocks her out, but Lois arrives to kick some bad guy butt.  Even in five-inch heels, she still knocks down two grown men without breaking a sweat.  One gets away in Chloe's car, but she steps on the other's neck with her heel and gets an idea, so she lets him know that there's a new superheroine in town - Stiletto.

Chloe wakes up in the hospital, eager to get out and back to Davis in the basement.  Unfortunately, her laptop, complete with all her Justice League notes, was in the car.  Lois is nowhere to be seen as she's busy writing up a news story about Metropolis' newest hero, Stiletto.

I'd like to take a moment to point out that what Lois is doing, fabricating a character to write about, is not only unethical, but possibly criminal.  Just ask Jason Blair or that dude who wrote A Million Little Pieces.

The escaped mugger returns to his boss, some mob kingpin who works out of a club.  Coincidentally, Jimmy is working as a bartender at this club, jonesing for some more pain medication.  The mugger (Bruno Manheim) gets yelled at by the kingpin, so Bruno kills him and takes over the business, deciding that their first target is Stiletto.

Speaking of Stiletto, Lois is busy sewing together some leather for a sexy, revealing outfit.  What part of "secret identity" does she think goes well with "revealing"?  She calls up Jimmy and wants his help, but as soon as he sees the leather outfit, he thinks Lois is making her move on the newly separated man.  Disgusted by the thought, she explains the plan to have him take photos of her as Stiletto.  At least Jimmy is willing to point out the unethical nature of what she's doing.


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