Originally aired January 19, 2006
Written by Steven S De Knight
Directed by Peter Ellis
Two Smallville deputies take Lex and Lana captive, demanding to be taken to the black Kryptonian ship that crash-landed during the last meteor shower. Jonathan finds out that Martha accepted money from Lionel to fund his Senate campaign.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Battle Couple: Flynn and Harris are engaged to be married.
- Body Horror: Flynn's hand was horribly burned during Nam-Ek and Aethyr's attack in "Arrival".
- Character Death: Sheriff Nancy Adams is shot and killed by Harris.
- Event Title: The title refers to Lex locking himself and Lana inside his panic room.
- Locked in a Room: Lex and Lana for most of the episode.
- Mundanger: Flynn and Harris have no special powers.
- Outrun the Fireball: Clark super-speeds into Warehouse 15 in time to save Lana just as Flynn's bomb explodes, and he speeds the hell out of there with Lana in his arms.
- Soda Can Shakeup: Clark does this to a security guard's soda can to distract him so he and Chloe can gain access to the hospital camera room.
- Villain of the Week: Deputies Greg Flynn and Harris.
- What the Hell, Hero?: After Lois falsely states that she accepted money from Lionel to fund Jonathan's Senate campaign, Jonathan gives her an earful for it.
- You Have to Believe Me!: Flynn and Harris desperately try to prove to everyone that they saw aliens and the Luthors are covering it up.
