Nancy Adams

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Nancy Adams
Family	None
Occupation	Sheriff (Lowell County)
Played By	Camille Mitchell
Status	Deceased (Lockdown)

"Well, ain't that a mother?" - Sheriff Adams' last words

Sheriff Nancy Adams was the sheriff of Lowell County. She was the hard line peace officer who replaced Ethan Miller when he was exposed as corrupt. She insisted on keeping a professional distance from the people in Smallville, in order to remain objective.

Clark Kent made a negative first impression on Sheriff Adams when he threw Andy Connors on top of her police car. Of course Clark was just saving Lana, but Adams decided to keep a close eye on him, so when Clark witnesses a robbery of a LuthorCorp truck, he phones in an anonymous tip rather than speak with her again, but it lead her to search Eric Marsh's locker and arrest him.

Sheriff Adams didn't appreciate Clark's tendency to always be "at the right place at the right time." She warned him repeatedly against interfering in police investigations during the man hunt for Paul Hayden, but she accepted his help during the search for Van McNulty. She followed up on his tip regarding Jason Dante, but she was furious when it didn't pan out. She was very fair and went beyond the call of duty if something needed to be investigated, and she had a dry, quirky sense of humor.

When Lois Lane and the sheriff saw Clark's superhuman powers, Kevin Grady used his memory altering powers to erase that memory.

Sheriff Adams led the capture of the metahuman convicts, Tommy Lee and the Twins. She was able to figure out that the metahumans were inside the Kents' house due to understanding facial expressions, conversation, and obviously realizing that Lana Lang does not smoke cigarettes. After Clark helped arrest these criminals, she asked if he ever thought about getting into law enforcement, commenting on another occasion that she could use someone like him on the force.

Sheriff Adams tried to save Lex and Lana from two rogue cops, but was killed in the process by one of the rogue cops: Deputy Harris.

In an alternate universe, Nancy Adams was alive and well and now had worked for the government, saying she left Smallville a long time ago. In this reality she was working with Lois Lane to expose Lex Luthor's corrupt government.

[edit] Appearances

Season 2

• Precipice: She investigated the beating of Helen Bryce.
• Witness: She arrested Eric Marsh.
• Accelerate: She searched Pete Dinsmore's basement in search of a lab, but found nothing.

Season 3

• Extinction: She led the manhunt for Van McNulty.
• Perry: She investigates the Kents tractor wreck.
• Relic: She refused to investigate Mayor Tate but ended up taking his confession.
• Magnetic: She arrested Lana Lang. (she was heard, but not seen)
• Whisper: She investigated Pete's kidnapping.
• Delete: She investigated Clark's attempt on Chloe's life.
• Hereafter: She investigated the disappearance of Megan Calder.
• Velocity: She led the raid on Jason Dante's barn.
• Obsession: She investigated the beating of Alicia Baker's father.
• Resurrection: She orders the sharp-shooter to take out Garrett Davis.
• Crisis: She investigates the mysterious phone call from the future.

Comics

• ID: She wants Clark to identify the man who started a fire.
• Lies: She come to the Talon after Lionel's FBI Agents bugs the building.
• Rampage: She mentions to Lex a lead she has on the murder of his scientist, Dr. Brody.

Season 4

• Pariah: She questions Clark about Alicia Baker's possible involvement on an attack on Lana Lang.
• Spirit: Jason Teague takes her to the place where Bridgette Crosby's body was found
• Blank: She helps Lois gain access to Summerholt.
• Ageless: She investigates the mysterious child found in Evan's Field.

Season 5

• Mortal: She tracks the escape of the Tommy Lee and the Twins to the Kent

farm

• Hidden: She leads a covert raid to try and locate Gabriel Duncan
• Lockdown: She is shot and dies.

Season 7

• Apocalypse: She is the guest character in the alternate universe.

Previous Sheriff: Ethan Miller