He expressed an understanding of her desires to keep her revelations a secret: "Can you imagine how people on this planet would react if they knew there was someone like this out there?"Shortly following his meeting with Lois, Clark (now approximately 33 years old) returned to his mother in Smallville, and was reunited after years of searching for himself by taking odd jobs, traveling, and assuming various aliases.Vladimir Nekhorovich (Rade Serbedzija) had DNA-engineered sample cultures.In a voice-over confession, he described the existence of a "hero" -- a curative green-colored drug known as 'Bellerophon,' and the creation of its opposite, a monstrous villain -- a red-colored super-virus known as 'Chimera.Their exasperating conversation, embedded with conflict, is a classic screwball conversation:David: Well, you don't understand - this ismycar!Susan: You mean,thisis your car?David: Of course.She also inquires: "Shall I be imprisoned?" Howard indicates that she might not be released on bail by the Attorney General in a murder case:Howard: It depends on what the charge is.