Clark desperately searches for Brainiac, the only one who can reverse Lana's condition; Chloe, in her search for large power surges, breaks into several government computers; Jimmy gets caught between Lex and the Department of Security.
Lex is attacked by a cloaked stranger who carves kryptonian symbols into his chest; Chloe and Clark discover that a member of the Veritas clan survived and is in hiding.
Clark discovers that Lana is missing; Tess reveals what really happened to Lana when she woke up from her Brainiac-induced coma; Tess is shocked by what she discovers in a secret LuthorCorp facility.
Lex is told he is destined to defeat the Traveler and is taken to the Fortress to learn how; Chloe is arrested; Lana awakens from her comatose state; Clark and Lex face off in the Fortress.
Oliver tries to convince Clark that Doomsday must be destroyed; a fight between Lois and Tess takes a shocking turn.