Lex (Michael Rosenbaum) is attacked by a cloaked stranger who carves kryptonian symbols into his chest - a message for Clark (Tom Welling). Chloe (Allison Mack) 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. Kristin Kreuk, Erica Durance, Aaron Ashmore and Laura Vandervoort also star. Ken Biller directed the episode written by Holly Harold.