Smallville

Previously on Smallville...

Just listen. That's when you let go.

Doctor fate's final act was to restore my Martian abilities.

So I will continue to protect and serve, using every tool I've got.

This blood confirms my suspicions.

These things are alien.

I need a blood sample analyzed.

You're the one they call Watchtower.

Who are you?

They came after us.

They'll come after all of you.

- Check. - Check what?!

Agent Mercer.

We have a lot to catch up on.

There's an army of heroes.

Someone's collecting them.

It's just a question of who.

Welcome to the suicide squad.

You could use some conflict resolution.

Rule number one... you don't shoot your date.

Rule number two... think about your wardrobe choices.

You're one to talk.

Oh, no. Don't get me wrong. I love black on black.

It's just really hard to pull off.

It's easier than you think.

And rule number three...

you got to know when to say good night.

Checkmate.

Did you try the power switch?

Didn't you see my texts? I lost Oliver.

He was tracking some armed men

followed them under the monorail,

and then it was like a massive mute button went on...

no radio, no beacon, nothing.

I'm sure it's fine.

Just because he doesn't check in...

you know, unlike some people,

Oliver actually follows protocol.

What protocol?

Exactly.

He and everyone else dial in with Watchtower while they're on patrol.

Clark, you spend so much time watching everybody else's back,

you forget that we need to watch each other's backs, too.

Well, this isn't about us.

Did you check the local security cameras?

Every surveillance feed is down...

ATMs, traffic lights, convenience stores.

It's like someone threw a big blanket over the whole area.

You fixed it.

Or whoever did this finished what they started.

Where is that?

That's where I saw Oliver last.

John Jones?

Well, your buddy system works.

I didn't call him.

Clark.

What are you doing here?

Looking for any sign of Oliver.

You didn't know he was missing?

He was here on patrol wen Watchtower lost contact.

Well, I'm here on police business.

But I'll keep an eye out.

It'll be faster if we work together.

Unless you've already found something.

You need to trust me, Clark.

You first.

What do you know, John?

You shouldn't have done that, Clark.

Radio ahead.

We're 20 minutes to the airfield.

Waller: Stand down, agent Mercer.

You know the rules.

You don't have clearance to peek under the hood.

I was just making sure that our acquisition was still secure.

I'm sure you were.

Oh. Congratulations.

You were able to re-engage so quickly after being dormant so long.

Dismissed.

Green Arrow, welcome to Checkmate.

I think you've got the wrong Green Arrow.

I don't remember signing up for any chess club.

You are a guest of the U.S. government.

And the time has come for you to do your patriotic duty.

Yeah, well, I didn't know Uncle Sam was into drugs and bondage.

Kind of gives a whole new meaning to the "I want you" posters, doesn't it?

Well, I'm sorry you think these tactics are crude.

But I fear for our country's security.

That's why I'm recruiting capable people like you.

Recruitment?

Well, I got to tell you, it feels more like kidnapping than a booth at a job fair.

Well, call it what you want.

But it's time you elevated your service to your country.

You have a long plane ride coming to think it over.

Jones: Agent Lott.

What do you want?

I'm afraid you've made a critical error.

I believe this is yours.

Tell me the location of Checkmate's headquarters...

the place you call The Castle.

Who are you working for?

Someone who will not hesitate to expose your double life.

Waller: Clearly, you are rusty.

You think I didn't know the second we lost him?

Did you properly secure the detainee?

He had a hidden lock pick.

The correct answer is "no, I did not properly secure the detainee"!

I'm disappointed, Tess.

Green Arrow may not have been the endgame, but he was our opening move.

I can get him back.

I'll set a new net myself.

You skipped... a few check-ins...

the last few years.

Maybe your loyalties lie with someone else.

I swear...

I am fully committed to Checkmate.

You better be.

Or you're out.

And we both know there is only one way out.

Chloe, seems to be taking longer than normal to find an earwig serial number.

That's because someone's hidden it,

but after cross-referencing those last four digits, Clark,

I think that the earpiece in John's pocket was government-issued.

Why would the government take Green Arrow?

Oliver: Considering what I pay out every year,

it better not be for tax evasion.

Oh, my God. You're safe.

Of course I'm safe.

I'm glad you're safe, too.

You want to fill us in on what happened?

Definitely.

Absolutely. Uh, so, let's see.

One minute, I am saving someone's bacon.

Next thing I know, I'm the only pig on a pork-chop express.

Some harpy gets on a monitor.

She starts telling me this is the welcome wagon

and she's recruiting heroes for the U.S. of A.

I'm guessing you didn't get the evite.

No, someone else did.

And that explains why John Jones was covering for them.

Did this woman give you her name?

Nope. No name.

Just that her organization was called Checkmate.

Wait a minute... check... mate?

When Sylvester Pemberton from the Justice Society

was murdered, he warned me that,

"they came after us, and they'll come after you. "

His dying word was "check. "

If he meant "Checkmate,"

these are the same people who took down the JSA.

I searched the archived security footage

that was taken from the cameras across the city.

This was taken a few hours ago.

That was right after I confronted him.

Who's he talking to?

We got a hit from the passport agency.

Edward Lott.

He's the C.E.O. of a consumer manufacturing company.

He seems pretty high-profile for a secret-gent man.

Well, maybe they recruit people

that are already established in the private sector.

Or plant them there.

You're not gonna be happy where he was planted next.

Within an hour after this footage was taken,

he was on the list of Metropolis General morgue.

Whoa. Slow down, guys.

You can't think John murdered this guy.

Come on, now.

Clark, I'll come with you. I can...

Support onsite.

Looks like you got benched.

Sylvester Pemberton came to warn me about Checkmate

the moment that he was attacked by...

Icicle.

Huh.

Well, either that's quaintly coincidental

or he's working for the same lovely lady

whose gaze wilts small trees.

What do you think?

Last I heard, he was in the psych ward at met gen.

Let's go.

You know, Oliver...

Now that Green Arrow is officially on Checkmate's radar,

I think it might be a good idea for you to just hang your tights for one night...

go civilian.

Well, t... they're not tights.

They're not tights.

But I see your point. Yeah. Hmm.

Unfortunately for me,

that means attending a Luthorcorp shareholder dinner, which...

Yeah, I'd rather be shot at.

Hey, Chloe, um...

Just... I was just gonna say be careful out there,

'cause it...

there's Checkmate agents everywhere, so...

be careful.

Hm.

You're late.

Mm.

If you know what's good for you, don't start.