Smallville (TV Series)

Conspiracy (2010)

Erica Durance: Lois Lane

Quotes 

• Lois Lane : Zod. How did you end up in my Nightmare on Psycho Street?

• Clark Kent : What are you up to?

  Lois Lane : Oh, you know, just juggling deadlines like I'm trying out for Cirque du Soleil.

• Lois Lane : You know, since we started seeing each other, we never really... see each other. Maybe we should... stop and smell the roses.

  Clark Kent : Well, I know where we can find some. Across the street, romantic cafe.

  Lois Lane : Mm. I see a table for two in our future.

  Faora : Clark.

  Lois Lane : Who's the femme fatale?

  Clark Kent : An assignment that I can't put off.

  Lois Lane : Guess we should just hit the pause button on our rosy rendezvous.

  Clark Kent : Hmm. Thanks. I'm sorry.

  Lois Lane : It's fine. No problem, Smallville. Go win a Pulitzer.

• Dr. Bernard Chisholm : I'm Dr. Bernard Chisholm. Forgive me for being so forward, but I have a news story that I think you should hear.

  Lois Lane : Sorry, doc, you just got me on a night when work is the last thing I wanna think about.

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : It'll make your career.

  [she lowers her paper, her interest piqued] 

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : Aliens are living among us.

  Lois Lane : [her interest waning, she stands to leave]  Okay. Tell you what, pal. The next time that you wanna get a hot tip to a reporter, just... try an envelope and a 44-cent stamp. Okay?

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : I did. Dozens of times, in fact.

  Lois Lane : Well, considering your story's alien angle, those letters probably never made it off the "wacko" pile.

• Lois Lane : Look, Chisholm, if you're trying to freak me out, you've already won the scream award. There's no need for an encore!

• Zod : [after getting shot]  Chisholm will be back.

  Lois Lane : Don't worry. I won't leave until your FBI backup gets here.

  Zod : Why would you do that? You don't know me.

  Lois Lane : It's what Clark would do.

• Clark Kent : [surprised to see Lois at work]  Lois, what are you doing here? The first thing the doctor said when you got released from Met Gen was to take it easy.

  Lois Lane : No time, Smallville. I got Randall to let me pen my "Silence of the Lambs" remake. The bummer is, the support cast didn't show up to set. Our icy ingenue refused treatment at Met Gen and left no contact info.

  Clark Kent : Maybe she wanted to see her own physician.

  Lois Lane : What about Zod? Both the FBI field office and D.C. headquarters say they have no record of him.

  Clark Kent : Of course. It's because Zod works deep cover. The FBI would never even admit that he works there. It's top-secret. That's why I didn't tell you that he was an agent.

  Lois Lane : That's the thing about heroes. No matter how brightly you shine the light on them, they always want to stay in the shadows. But still, something doesn't quite add up. You're hiding something, Smallville. Some other earth-shattering detail about Zod?

  Clark Kent : You want full disclosure? Great. It's a two-way street. You're gonna have to tell me what you're hiding in your desk drawer.

  Lois Lane : Touché, Mr. Kent. Why don't we both just agree that a little mystery is good for the romance?

• Dr. Bernard Chisholm : This blood confirms my suspicions. These things... are alien. Now, I've kept copious notes about my findings. But if I try to share them, they'll be dismissed. If they come from a legitimate news source, the public will listen. And that's where you come in.

  Lois Lane : Listen, Agent Mulder. I will write your "X-Files" exposé. But I'm telling you, no one will believe it.

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : They will when they receive the body parts I've harvested. I'm sending samples to medical experts all over the world. When they see the proof, they'll come.

  [unveiling Vala] 

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : Cyrogenically preserved specimen waiting for them.

  Lois Lane : Okay, uh, uh, buddy... you just went from creepy critter to full-blown nutjob. You need to get that girl out of that Ziplock and turn off the deep freeze now.

• Dr. Bernard Chisholm : I can prove my claims. I've captured some of them. They're under lock and key at a safe location outside the city. Come with me. Ms. Lane, I'll show you. Help me spread the word. Together, we'll defend the human race.

  Lois Lane : You're very convincing. I just need to call my editor and let him know that I'm following a hot lead.

  [trying her cell phone] 

  Lois Lane : Damn cell phone. Never a signal when you need one. Just... I'm gonna try out there. Just... just stay here. Okay? Don't go anywhere.

  Lois Lane : [outside, she calls 911; hearing a gun cock behind her]  Never mind. False alarm.

  Dr. Bernard Chisholm : I'd hoped you'd enlist to fight our war. But I guess you'll have to be drafted.