Ari Cohen

When Mary's uncle delivers bad news about her mother, she and Francis must make a decision about their marriage; Bash and Kenna begin to trust each other.

Andy and Traci are among the first responders to a home invasion at an upscale address; when the crisis appears to be over, Traci hurries away to handle a personal emergency; Andy must confront the armed suspect alone.

The eighth season premiere takes place a few weeks after the Fortress' icy collapse, as a LuthorCorp arctic excavation team investigates Lex's whereabouts. The Justice League, led by the Green Arrow (series star JUSTIN HARTLEY), hits the Arctic in search of Clark, who disappeared after the collapse. The team immediately has a confrontation with the new CEO of LuthorCorp, Tess Mercer (series star CASSIDY FREEMAN). Meanwhile, Chloe is being held prisoner by a suspicious group who has discovered she has a new power, and Clark has been stripped of his powers by Jor-El. Series star ERICA DURANCE appears as Lois Lane.

A cloaked stranger who carves Kryptonian symbols into his chest -- a message for Clark -- attacks Lex. Chloe and Clark investigate and discover one member of the Veritas clan has survived and is hiding in a church. Clark and Lex race to be the first to find this mysterious Veritas member, who holds the key to Clark's survival.

Clark finds Tess in Lana's (KRISTIN KREUK) ransacked apartment and realizes Lana is missing. Tess reveals the truth about what happened to Lana after her Brainiac-induced coma.