Smallville (TV Series)

Bloodline (2008)

Cassidy Freeman: Tess Mercer

Quotes 

• Tess Mercer : Who do you work for?

  Green Arrow : I'm self-employed. It's sort of an occupational safety hazard.

  Tess Mercer : Oh. Well then you know that getting blood out of leather can be a total bitch.

• Tess Mercer : Not exactly the bachelor pad I had imagined.

  Chloe Sullivan : Is Clark expecting you, or is this another one of your daily break-ins?

• Tess Mercer : What's with all the broken glass? Is everything okay?

  Chloe Sullivan : Everything except for the bird that flew into the window.

  Tess Mercer : A bird? All that brainpower and that's what you come up with.

  Chloe Sullivan : It was a large bird.

• Tess Mercer : Blind loyalty can be dangerous, Chloe.

  Chloe Sullivan : That means a lot coming from the protégé of Lex Luthor.

• Tess Mercer : So not the night to mess with me.

  Green Arrow : No "Hello"? No "How are ya"?

  Tess Mercer : What do you know about the crystal?

  Green Arrow : Well, that depends. How good is your shot?

• Clark Kent : You don't think I was in the Arctic based on these pictures?

  Tess Mercer : I think there's a lot more to Clark Kent that even Clark Kent doesn't want to admit.

  Clark Kent : A farmer turned journalist, not a very interesting story.

  Tess Mercer : [meaning Lex]  I know that you're hiding something about his disappearance. And I can't wait for the day when you realize that you and I are on the same side. And that maybe it's not in your best interests to lie to your boss.

  Clark Kent : If you want to fire me, Ms. Mercer, go ahead. I have nothing more to tell you about this.

  Tess Mercer : Clark, I don't wanna fire you. I wanna trust you. And I wanna know why Lex didn't. In time, I'm sure the truth will reveal itself.