Bronwen Smith

Margaret and Francey enlist the help of a popular true crime podcaster to help exonerate a client who is serving a life sentence; Todd solicits dating advice from his sister and Susan when sparks fly between him and Lea.

Clark suggests that Lois covers another piece instead of the potentially dangerous Vigilante Registrations Act story as he is concerned for her safety.

Dr. Andrews tries to convince a grieving family to donate their teenage daughter's face to another young girl whose face was horribly disfigured in an accident.

Hades turns to the heroes to ask for help with getting Zelena back from Rumplestiltskin and Peter Pan. In return, he offers to take all their names off their tombstones.

Alec takes an arson case involving a young burn victim that forces him to confront some trauma from his past; Phoebe and Rizwan compete for an important research grant.