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.