EXILE
EPISODE NUMBER: 301
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/01/2003
WRITTEN BY: Al Gough & Miles Millar
DIRECTED BY: Greg Beeman

Under the influence of red kryptonite and living in Metropolis, Clark gets involved with a crime lord named Morgan Edge who hires him to break into LuthorCorp, as Jonathan takes drastic measures to bring Clark home, and Lionel accuses Helen of killing Lex. (Rutger Hauer guest stars as Morgan Edge, with Terence Stamp as the voice of Jor-El.)

PHOENIX
EPISODE NUMBER: 302
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/08/2003
WRITTEN BY: Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders
DIRECTED BY: James Marshall

After Jor-El grants Jonathan temporary superpowers, he and Clark engage in a destructive battle atop the LuthorCorp building, as Lex returns home and tries to determine whether it was Lionel or Helen who arranged his plane crash. (Rutger Hauer guest stars as Morgan Edge, with Terence Stamp as the voice of Jor-El.)

EXTINCTION
EPISODE NUMBER: 303
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/15/2003
WRITTEN BY: Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer
DIRECTED BY: Michael Kattleman

A young man whose father was killed by Tina Greer vows revenge and begins hunting people he believes are affected by the kryptonite rocks, including Lex.

SLUMBER
EPISODE NUMBER: 304
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/22/2003
WRITTEN BY: Drew Greenberg
DIRECTED BY: Terrance O'Hara

Clark must help a comatose neighbor who is calling to him through his dreams, and Lionel demands that Lex undergo a full psychological evaluation before hiring him.

PERRY
EPISODE NUMBER: 305
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 10/29/2003
WRITTEN BY: Mark Verheiden
DIRECTED BY: Jeannot Szwarc

A washed up, alcoholic tabloid reporter named Perry White—whose career was destroyed by Lionel Luthor—arrives in Smallville and thinks he sees Clark using his abilities, even as Lex learns that Perry has incriminating evidence of Lionel's shady past. (Michael McKean—real life husband of Annette O’Toole—guest stars as Perry White.)

RELIC
EPISODE NUMBER: 306
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 11/05/2003
WRITTEN BY: Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders
DIRECTED BY: Marita Grabiak

Lana's great uncle—who was convicted of murdering his wife forty years ago—shows her a picture of the man he believes really killed her aunt, a drifter who looks just like Clark…which in turn leads Clark to the discovery of a life that Jor-El started for him on Earth long before he arrived as a child. (The X-Files’ William B. Davis guest stars as Mayor Tate.)

MAGNETIC
EPISODE NUMBER: 307
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 11/12/2003
WRITTEN BY: Holly Harold
DIRECTED BY: David Jackson

A rebellious Lana lands in jail after she becomes attracted to a fellow student who has magnetic powers that can move objects and alter emotions.

SHATTERED
EPISODE NUMBER: 308
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 11/19/2003
WRITTEN BY: Ken Biller
DIRECTED BY: Ken Biller

After Lex discovers that Morgan Edge is alive with a new face, someone allegedly tries to kill Lex at his mansion, prompting questions about his sanity and an announcement from Lionel that his son has had a psychotic break and should be institutionalized.

ASYLUM
EPISODE NUMBER: 309
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 01/14/2004
WRITTEN BY: Todd Slavkin and Darren Swimmer
DIRECTED BY: Greg Beeman

Clark’s super hearing begins to compensate after he is temporarily blinded attempting to stop a robbery, and Chloe confronts Lionel about digging up information concerning Clark, just as Lionel simultaneously accuses her of feeding information to Lex.

WHISPER
EPISODE NUMBER: 310
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 01/21/2004
WRITTEN BY: Ken Horton
DIRECTED BY: Tom Wright

Clark accidentally falls into a cave and discovers two hidden treasures - ancient Indian writings that hold the key to his identity, and a beautiful girl whom he believes to be his soul mate, prompting him to pit father against son as he enlists Lex's help to stop Lionel's construction crew from demolishing the cave.

DELETE
EPISODE NUMBER: 311
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 01/28/2004
WRITTEN BY: Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson
DIRECTED BY: Pat Williams

As Lana rents the apartment above the Talon, she and Clark each make an attempt on Chloe's life for unknown reasons after they receive a mysterious e-mail from the Sommerholt Institute.

HEREAFTER
EPISODE NUMBER: 312
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 02/04/2004
WRITTEN BY: Mark Verheiden & Drew Greenberg
DIRECTED BY: Greg Beeman & James Marshall

As Chloe investigates Adam’s background, Clark discovers that his schoolmate Jordan can foresee the future, but is horrified when Jordan tells him he “sees” Lana dying in a fire in the next few days.

VELOCITY
EPISODE NUMBER: 313
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 02/11/2004
WRITTEN BY: Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer
DIRECTED BY: Jeannot Szwarc

As Jonathan begins to suffer the effects of his deal with Jor-El, and Lana uncovers secrets about Adam, Pete gets involved with Kryptonite-enhanced street tracing and finds himself threatened when he fails to do as he is told.

OBSESSION
EPISODE NUMBER: 314
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 02/18/2004
WRITTEN BY: Holly Harold
DIRECTED BY: James Marshall

Secrets about Adam are revealed, while Clark is forced to use his powers in front of Alicia, a new girl at school who Clark discovers has extraordinary abilities of her own.

RESURRECTION
EPISODE NUMBER: 315
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 02/25/2004
WRITTEN BY: Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer
DIRECTED BY: Terrance O'Hara

Clark's blood cells appear to be bringing dead people back to life…first with Adam, and now with the brother of a young man named Garrett, who Clark as befriended in the hospital.

CRISIS
EPISODE NUMBER: 316
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 03/03/2004
WRITTEN BY: Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson
DIRECTED BY: Ken Biller

Clark receives a panicked call from Lana and hears a gunshot before the line goes dead, but when he arrives at the Talon he is stunned to discover she is alive and well, prompting him to realize the phone call somehow came from the next day and that Adam is the one who will shoot Lana.

LEGACY
EPISODE NUMBER: 317
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 04/14/2004
WRITTEN BY: Jeph Loeb…Dr. Swann Scenes by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
DIRECTED BY: Greg Beeman

When Jonathan begins to act strangely, Clark believes Jor-El is sending Jonathan messages through the key, which takes Clark on a quest that ultimately leads to Metropolis and Dr. Virgil Swann (Christopher Reeve guest stars as Dr. Swann).

TRUTH
EPISODE NUMBER: 318
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 04/21/2004
WRITTEN BY: Drew Greenberg
DIRECTED BY: James Marshall

When Chloe accidentally inhales a mysterious krypto-gas at LuthorCorp, she discovers it acts as a truth serum to anyone who comes in contact with her and decides to take advantage of her new power by going to the Kents to find out Clark's secret.

MEMORIA
EPISODE NUMBER: 319
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 04/28/2004
WRITTEN BY: Al Gough & Miles Millar
DIRECTED BY: Miles Millar

Believing that key information about his father's past was lost when his memory was erased, Lex decides to join an experimental program with Dr. Garner to regain the information so he can turn his father over to the FBI, a situation Clark tries to prevent for fear it will reveal his secret.

TALISMAN
EPISODE NUMBER: 320
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 05/05/2004
WRITTEN BY: Ken Biller
DIRECTED BY: John Schneider

When a Kiwatche Indian steals a mythic knife from the caves, he is bestowed with superpowers similar to Clark's, causing the young man to believe he is the legendary Naman, “the man who fell from the stars,” and leading him on a quest to kill Lionel Luthor. (Nathaniel Arcand, The Lone Ranger, guest stars as Jeremiah)

FORESAKEN
EPISODE NUMBER: 321
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 05/12/2004
WRITTEN BY: Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson
DIRECTED BY: Terrence O'Hara

An errant FBI agent kidnaps and tortures Pete to try and force him to reveal Clark's secret, while Lex panics after the FBI gives him 24 hours to turn over information on his father or face jail time.

COVENANT
EPISODE NUMBER: 322
ORIGINAL AIR DATE: 05/19/2004
WRITTEN BY: Todd Slavkin & Darren Swimmer with a teleplay by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar
DIRECTED BY: Greg Beeman

Kara, a beautiful girl with superpowers who claims to be from Krypton, comes to entice Clark to fulfill his destiny and forces Jonathan to finally reveal the deal he made with Jor-El, while at the same time Clark’s relationships with Lex and Lana (Kristin Kreuk) take a turn for the worse.