Originally aired December 7, 2006
Written by Caroline Dries
Directed by Rick Rosenthal
Clark finds a immigrant boy hiding on the Kent Farm and learns that the Kents' neighbor, Jed McNally, is keeping illegal immigrants as laborers on his farm.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Bullying a Dragon: Jed finally catches up to Clark and Javier, and chooses to bury Clark alive first instead of Javier. Big mistake.
- Calling the Old Man Out: Clark gives Martha a brief one after she finds out he's been harboring Javier, an illegal immigrant, on the farm.Martha: I want to help this boy as much as you do, but I took an oath to uphold the law.
Clark: All he's trying to do is find his mom.
Martha: I know, but we have to go through the proper legal channels.
Clark: Was it legal when you forged my adoption papers? I'm an illegal immigrant, Mom. You've been harboring me for over seventeen years.
Martha: Your situation was entirely different. We had to protect you!
Clark: And I need to protect Javier. If I don't defend him, who will?
Martha: Clark—
Clark: There's a mother out there who hasn't seen her son in over two years. Do you really want to stand in the way of that? I thought you of all people would understand. - Dishing Out Dirt: Jed McNally has the power to dig through the ground very fast.
- Dissonant Serenity: In the final scene, Lex calmly strolls down a hallway in Level 33.1 as prisoners reach out at him.
- Evil Former Friend: Jed McNally is an old friend of Jonathan.
- It's All My Fault: Javier, when he learned that his friend was killed during their escape.
- Learnt English from Watching Television: Javier said learnt English by watching a lot of American TV back when he was in Mexico.
- Villain of the Week: Jed McNally
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You Look Familiar: John Novak, who plays Jed, previously appeared in Season 4's "Recruit."
