Ageless, ep. 4.20

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This episode concerns a boy, Evan, who has accelerated aging. He was born yesterday but you’ll see Evan at age Seven and age Fifteen because he’s growing so rapidly. Evan at Age Seven: Lana and Evan (@ age 7) are at the Kent farm fence with Shelby while Clark is inside getting guidance from his Mom concerning how to help Evan. They boy is full of questions as he experiences everything for the first time. He asks if Clark and Martha are talking about him. Lana responds that they are, only because they care about him. Evan then says “The way you care about Clark?” This catches Lana off-guard especially since Clark meets up with them. Evan starts telling Clark they were talking about him when Lana cutely cuts him off. Evan says “Girls are weird.” Lana replies “We are not.” Clark says “Little bit” then grins at Lana which makes her blush. Clark and Lana tell Evan that he will eventually experience wonderful things like sunsets, snowball fights, and a windmill “if you stand on top of it, it’s like you can see the whole world stretching out around you.” Evan wants to see the windmill. Clark, Lana and Evan drive in a truck to visit Lex. At Luthorcorp, Evan is lying on an examination table when lab technicians inject him with a syringe. Finally, a scene together with the “Big 3” - Clark, Lana, and Lex. The three of them are watching Evan. Lex says he has his best people finding out what’s happening to Evan and they’ve made some discoveries. Evan at Age Fifteen: Evan (@ age 15) stares at the Wall of Weird and notices the people on the photographs have 2 outcomes: Deceased or Belle Reve. He asks Clark and Lana what will happen to him. Chloe says she tracked down Matt (Evan’s father). Clark visits Evan’s father, Matt, telling him that his son needs his help. But Matt doesn’t want any of it and walks away. Clark says to Mr. Kent that he can’t believe how anyone would turn away from his own son. Jonathan says “being a father, even for a day, is an enormous responsibility.” Clark says “Sometimes finding out what your biological father is really like isn’t the best thing, Evan. Trust me.” Clark reluctantly tells Evan he found his father but he won’t help him. Evan is hurt and devastated and takes it out on Clark. Lana enters her apartment at night and is startled to see Lionel. She tells him to get out when Lionel hands her a surveillance photo given to him by Genevieve. Lionel says “There are forces that would prefer to see you eliminated from the game, particularly after the events in China” and that Lana may have fooled Lex and Jason (who’s referred to as "mysteriously absent ex-paramour") but he’s “more versed in the art of deception”. Lionel thinks Lana still has the stone element in her possession. Lex tells Clark he needs to seal Evan in a containment chamber. Clark says he can’t just let him die. Lex replies gently “I’m sorry. But if we don’t isolate Evan, a lot of innocent people are going to die with him.” Evan visits Lana’s apartment and he’s crying from his argument with Clark. Lana says “Honey, no. We all get angry sometimes and do things we wish we could take back. Clark knows that.” Suddenly, lights flicker and spark and Evan’s in a lot of pain. It seems every time he ages, there’s a power surge or energy field. Lana says they’ll figure it out together. She tries calling Clark but gets static. Clark asks Chloe if he’s seen Lana and Evan. Clark says he already went to Lana’s apartment and tried Lana’s cell phone but all he gets is static as well.