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Sacred
Series 4x15
Episode 81
Writer Kelly Souders & Brian Peterson
Director Brad Turner
Broadcast Date February 23, 2005
Production Code 2T5215
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[edit] Summary

After Clark receives a message from the recently-deceased Dr. Swann, he and Lana follow Jason and Lex to China in search of one of the Stones of Power. Lana is tortured, causing Countess Isobel to emerge and wreak havoc in her search for the crystal.

[edit] Recap

Clark is pondering where to go when a messenger shows up with a package from Dr. Swann. Before he can open it, the news announces that Swann is dead. Swann's message says that Clark must find his father to complete his "mission," and the package has the octagonal key. Clark goes to the
Clark holding the key
cave and uses it, and Jor-El speaks to him again, telling him of the three stones and warning that if humans unite the three, the world may very well be destroyed.

Jonathan and Clark are arguing about Jor-El and Martha tries to remind Clark that ever since Clark got away from his Kryptonian destiny they got the old Clark back. Clark protests, saying even though its good to be normal, the truth is that he is not normal. He also believes all those trials with Jor-El in the past, could have been a test to prepare him to find those stones.

Jason calls Lana from Metropolis and says he's overseeing a project for Lex, but it becomes clear he's in China, not Metropolis, and Lex has followed him there, knowing he has the map that Lionel gave him. Lana goes to the Luthor mansion and meets with Lionel, who informs her that Jason and Lex are in China looking for one of the stones. He goes on to tell her that they have been seriously investigating Isobel, whose arch rival was a duchess by the name of Gertrude. Gertrude was obsessed with finding three mythical stones of knowledge, but she scoured the globe in vain. She was only able to find a map of a temple in China, which Isobel stole. Gertrude had Isobel executed for this. Lionel then reveals to her that Jason is a direct descendant of Gertrude. Lana is stunned that Jason lied to her and that he and Lex are working together behind her back. Clark goes to visit Lana and after they compare notes, they both go off to China (without Clark telling his parents).

In Shanghai, the local police chase Lex and Jason, who end up getting arrested and tossed in jail. Lex is then taken away. Clark and Lana arrive and meet up with Lionel's contact, Professor Sen.
Lana, Clark, and Professor Sen
Lex returns and Jason is hauled away to be interrogated. It is revealed that they are working for Lex and he tells them to get the info out of Jason without physical force. However, they turn against him when someone pays them more.

Clark and Lana get to the temple and Clark spots a secret chamber. He has them leave and then enters it. He finds a ceremonial dress, a mask, and a statue with green kryptonite eyes. Clark falls to the floor as he is weakened by kryptonite.


Soldiers burst into the temple, kill the professor, and capture Lana, spotting her tattoo. The soldiers are torturing Jason and Lex at the temple for information and bring in Lana and start shocking her. The pain unleashes
The secret chamber
Isobel, who fries the guards, breaks free, and reveals that the map is the key. The soldiers return and take the weakened Clark prisoner, but when they get him away from the kryptonite he busts free, sending the soldiers flying to opposite walls of the room. He goes to rescue Jason and Lex, and Isobel knocks him out and goes
Isobel emerges.
back to the chamber. Clark wakes up and frees them and takes them to the chamber. Jason figures out the map shows the tree where the stone is buried, and they go after it. Isobel is already there and unearths a horse-statue holding the stone. When she breaks it, it gives off the same noise in Clark's head and he super-speeds to grab it. Isobel knocks him away and grabs it, but Clark confronts her again and Isobel fights him with weapons that she has charged with magic to wound Clark. Clark gets the stone away from her but gets blasted away by Isobel. The blast seems to send Isobel back, and the stone disappears. Later back in Smallville,
The Stone of Air
after a brief conversation with Lana, Clark gets an e-mail from Dr. Swann. Lex has another conversation with his dad who claims ignorance and warns Lex that finding the stones won't ultimately help him. Jason and Lana have another conversation and Jason reveals he has the stone and is holding it for Lana. Clark reveals to his parents that he doesn't have the stone and that Swann told Dr. Crosby to give Clark the one stone she had, but Crosby has disappeared entirely. Clark went to the Kawatche Caves staring at the Crystal of Fire still sitting in the slot. Clark remembers Dr. Virgil Swann last words before his death, saying "Kal-El, You must write your own destiny".

[edit] Recurring Role

  • Voice of Jor-El - Terence Stamp

[edit] Guest Cast

  • Professor Sen - Michelle Goh

[edit] Featured Music

  • "Hold On" - Newcomers Home

[edit] Notes

  • When this episode first aired, one could visit Lex Luthor's LuthorCorp website here, and read his email with the password, elements.
  • Chloe Sullivan does not appear in this episode.
  • Jonathan is completely healed from the dog bite he received in Krypto, stated to have been "clean through to the bone."
  • The weapons used by Isobel to fight Clark are a Jian, or Chinese straight sword, and a Sai, which is actually Japanese (Okinowan) in origin but is occasionally used in modern Chinese martial arts.

[edit] Continuity

[edit] Quotes

Jason: Yeah, Lex, uh, I was going to call you. Something came up, I had to leave work early.
Lex: To what, catch the next flight to Shanghai?
Jason: What?
Lex: Why don't you turn around?
Lex: Even though pistol-whipping wasn't exactly my idea of fun, it's good to have the old dad back.
Lana: We are definitely not in Kansas anymore.
Dr. Swann: Kal-El, You must write your own destiny.

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