Ambush

In the back of a large van, Rick Flag and a metahuman named Emil LaSalle track a target in Smallville, realizing said target is heading right for the Kent Farm. And speaking of the Kent Farm, it's the morning after Lois and Clark's first time, and the couple head downstairs to the kitchen, blissful in the afterglow. Clark offers to make breakfast, asking Lois what she's in the mood for. She fixes him with a lustful stare and flirtatiously replies that she's in the mood, "just not for breakfast." However, rather than returning to Clark's bedroom upstairs, Lois instead starts heading for the front door and more importantly, the porch swing outside. Clark catches her at the door, and the two exchange passionate kisses while Lois divests Clark of his shirt. Just as they open up the door, however, they are ambushed by the sight of Lois's sister Lucy and the girls' father General Lane. Lucy, with a knowing smirk at the lovebirds, informs Lois that the Lanes have gathered together to celebrate Thanksgiving, and says, "Happy Turkey Day, sis."

Later, Lois and Clark return downstairs upon getting dressed, with Lois fretting about her dad's visit. She explains that the General is there to do recon on Clark now that they're dating, and that none of her boyfriends have ever passed the test. If that wasn't bad enough, Lois also has to worry about her dad discovering Clark's secret, as General Lane apparently hates superheroes. She tells Clark that it's important that her dad likes him, but Clark (naively) assures her that there's nothing to worry about. The two then join General Lane in the kitchen, while Lucy is upstairs unpacking. General Lane questions Clark on living in his mother's house, before giving Clark a list of chores to do to get the house "up to code." He then mentions that he's the senior military adviser on the Vigilante Registration Act, with Martha Kent being his biggest opponent in the Senate. According to General Lane, superheroes are just vigilantes who run around "inciting anarchy" and committing terrorism, citing the explosion of the RAO Tower in Metropolis as an example. He continues that the real heroes are men and women of the armed forces, pointing out that they have to undergo training and follow rules and regulations. Clark disagrees, arguing that superheroes protect people and stop crime, before asking Lois to chime in. Lois, however, changes the subject. Meanwhile, at Watchtower, Oliver returns, injured from a fight with an "axe-wielding maniac." He's annoyed when he goes for the first-aid kit, only to find Tess has moved it. She retrieves the kit, but while tending to his wound, she finds a subdermal tattoo, courtesy of Rick Flag and his team, the Suicide Squad. Oliver identifies Flag as the guy who had captured and tortured him, and Tess is surprised to learn he's actually alive. She says the tattoo is a way for Flag to track him, and Oliver deduces that he's probably not the only one Flag is tracking. Back at the Kent Farm, meanwhile, General Lane is watching a news report on a fire breaking out at a refinery in Smallville, while Lois is in the kitchen, preparing Thanksgiving dinner. Right then, Clark returns home from a last-minute grocery trip. Lois not-so-subtly draws his attention to the news report on the fire, and he speeds off to take care of it. He promptly returns once again, this time covered in soot from the refinery fire, arousing General Lane's suspicions. Before he can worry about it too much, though, Clark receives a call from Oliver, and excuses himself to go meet with him.

Out in the barn loft, Oliver scans Clark with a small device, and sure enough, Clark also has a subdermal tattoo. Clark deduces that Flag must have used blue kryptonite to permeate his skin, though neither he nor Oliver can figure out why Flag would want to track them. Oliver says that Tess is working on that back at Watchtower, though. Oliver then takes the opportunity to complain that Tess is taking over Watchtower, but Clark points out that they wouldn't even be on Flag's trail if not for Tess. Just then, Clark hears someone coming, and Oliver is forced to leave via the barn loft window. Turns out, it's Lucy, bringing Clark a glass of lemonade. She tells him that he's grown into quite the man in the past six years, and asks him to show her around the barn. She then plants one on him, just as Lois walks in. Fortunately for Clark, though, Lois immediately realizes that Lucy had ambushed Clark with the kiss, and takes her sister aside. She admonishes Lucy for trying to start a fight between her and Clark, and then sends her sister to the store for some ice. Back in the barn, Clark tells Lois that Lucy had surprised him, but then says that Lois not standing up to her dad earlier was an even bigger surprise. He questions whether Lois actually agrees with the Vigilante Registration Act, and Lois assures him that she doesn't but that she just wants to get through the holiday without a fight. She points out that he hasn't had to deal with family for a while, but says he'll have to deal with her family if he wants to be with her. Meanwhile, Lucy is retrieving some ice, when she's approached by Rick Flag, dressed as a soldier and calling himself Colonel Richard Stafford. He lies that General Lane is in danger, and that she needs to get her father away from the Kent Farm. He shows her photos of Clark talking to Kara, telling Lucy that Clark is a vigilante sympathizer. He offers Lucy a homing device made to look like a pen, and asks her to plant it on the General so that he can track him. She takes the device, agreeing to do what he's asking.

That night, at Watchtower, Tess has intercepted a transmission indicating that Rick Flag is planning on assassinating a "hero target" in Smallville, but she won't know who until she finishes decoding the transmission. Getting impatient, Oliver complains that Chloe would've already had it done. Tess replies that he's treating her like the enemy, to which Oliver responds that he's having a hard time getting used to all the changes, especially considering all the time he spent there with Chloe. Tess assures him that she's not there to take Chloe's place, and that he needs to understand that she's on his side. Back at the Kent Farm, meanwhile, Clark heads to the barn to report that he's completed the General's list of chores, only to find the General waiting to interrogate him. The General asks why Lois would date Clark, considering he's not her usual man-of-action type. He then says he ran a background check on Clark, and found that Clark's records were way too clean, leading the General to believe that Martha had used her power as a senator to scrub Clark's records. Clark, however, deflects, accusing the General of going on a witch hunt. That's when General Lane shows him the photos Lucy had 'found' of Clark and Kara, believing it's his right to protect his family from vigilante sympathizers. Clark responds that he and Lois belong together, and that he doesn't want to spend a day without her. General Lane angrily tells Clark to enjoy the day, because it's the last one Clark and Lois will ever spend together. Back inside the Kent kitchen, Lois is annoyed that despite her efforts to make the day perfect, Clark couldn't get along with her dad for one day. Clark informs her that the General had him investigated, and that he has surveillance photos of him and Kara. Before Lois can digest this news, Lucy and the General come downstairs, already packed. Lucy insists it would be better if they spent the night at Lois's place, without Clark. She then plants the homing device on the General, before leaving to wait out in the car. General Lane orders Lois to come with them, as he feels Clark is a dishonest man with dangerous friends. Lois, with tears in her eyes, reluctantly accompanies her family back to the Talon apartment. Rick Flag, meanwhile, is happy to learn the General has left the farm, and therefore no longer under the protection of The Blur. Flag unveils a missile he intends to launch at General Lane, thinking The Blur won't be able to save the day.

Arriving at the Talon apartment, General Lane empties his pockets, homing device included, while Lois pleads with her father to go back to the farm and talk to Clark. He refuses, however, insisting that Clark is not who she thinks he is. He threatens to make a couple of calls to the NSA to find out what he's hiding, but Lois tells her father that she loves Clark and that anything he wants to know, he can ask her. She then says she's staying with Clark, and that if he loves her, he will respect that. Then, Lucy and the General feel it's best to leave, leaving behind the homing device in the process. Back in Rick Flag's van, Emil LaSalle reports that the missile is locked on target. Meanwhile, at Watchtower, Clark worries that he's the target of Flag's assassination attempt, but Tess counters that Flag would rather recruit Clark than take him out. Apparently, Flag identifies with superpowered people, considering them freedom fighters. That's when Clark realizes that the target is General Lane, and superspeeds back to Smallville. Back in Flag's van, Rick Flag launches the missile straight for the Talon apartment. Clark superspeeds in, and grabs Lois, taking her to safety. Lucy and the General look on in horror as the Talon explodes before them, only to find Lois standing safely behind them, thanks to The Blur. Back in Flag's van, Emil LaSalle reports that General Lane survived the attack. Just then, the van is flipped upside down, the door is ripped open, and Clark and Oliver enter, knowing Flag was behind the attack on General Lane. Flag defends his actions, saying that the Vigilante Registration Act is nothing but a weapon and that by killing Lane, he would've killed the movement behind the Act. He continues that Oliver is the poster boy for full disclosure, and that politicians will be holding him up as an example once the VRA passes. He argues that America is turning against them, and that they've got to fight back and show strength. Clark counters that he's only stirring up anti-hero sentiment, and says that violence isn't the answer. Rick, though, disagrees, saying that violence is the only answer. Just then, Emil LaSalle wakes up, grabs Flag, and the two teleport out of there.

Back at the Kent Farm, Lois and Lucy have a chat. Lois understands that Lucy only wanted to protect their "larger than life hero," the General, but says that Lucy will have to earn her and Clark's trust back. Lois does admit, though, that she was actually relieved when Lucy turned out to be the troublemaker, as it meant that she, Lois, could be the good daughter. That's when the two realize they were so busy trying to be good daughters, that they forgot how to be sisters. With that, they hug and make up. Back at Watchtower, meanwhile, Oliver comes bearing beer. As he and Tess enjoy it, they discuss their relationship. Oliver says they're not friends yet, but then says that after all they've been through together, they're practically family. Tess observes that they've come a long way since being stranded on an island together. Oliver replies that Watchtower is kind of like an island, and says that he has to vote himself off, explaining that now that he's out as the Green Arrow, he needs to stay away in order to maintain the secrecy of Watchtower. Knowing what the place means to him, Tess realizes that it's a hard decision for him to make. Oliver isn't worried, though, as he knows Watchtower is in good hands. Meanwhile, back in the Kent barn, General Lane apologizes to Clark, saying he appreciates the way Clark stood up to him earlier. He then points out that Lois seemingly has her own personal guardian angel in The Blur, hinting that he knows Clark's secret. Clark asks whether Lois being saved by The Blur will change his mind on the Vigilante Registration Act, but the General replies that while he appreciates The Blur looking out for Lois, not all superheroes have The Blur's code of honor. Clark counters that not all politicians have the General's code of honor either, pointing out that some will use the law to destroy superpowered people. The General, however, believes that America will do the right thing, much like Lois did the right thing by Clark in standing up for him. That's when the General reveals that he put Lois's boyfriends through hell to actually test Lois. Apparently, Lois never stood up for her previous boyfriends, and that's how the General knew she didn't really love them. On the subject of Lois, however, Clark says he has a question to ask the General. Back inside the Kent household, Lois and Clark sit down to celebrate Thanksgiving with Lois's family. Later, Flag learns of the passing of the Vigilante Registration Act, seeing it as an declaration of war. He sends Emil LaSalle to plant explosives at an anti-vigilante headquarters, with Emil teleporting away as the explosives go off.