Originally aired February 2, 2005
Written by Holly Harold
Directed by Paul Shapiro
Lana and Jason are attacked, and suspicion falls on Alicia. When Clark starts questioning her innocence, Alicia tricks him into revealing his powers in front of Chloe.
Tropes present in the episode:
- Character Title: This episode is in reference to Alicia Baker who is treated like a pariah to virtually everyone in Smallville.
- Deadly Bath: While showering Lana is nearly suffocated by Tim with a shower curtain.
- Dishing Out Dirt: Tim can turn into sand.
- Elemental Shapeshifting: Tim's power let him morph into sand.
- Frame-Up: Tim tries to frame Alicia for his murders.
- The Fundamentalist: Tim, who believes Smallville became corrupt and immoral due to the 1989 meteor shower.
- Heroic BSoD: Clark goes into one after Alicia's death.
- Idiot Ball: Alicia didn't tell Clark that she was at the police station during Lana's attack, which could have helped convince an increasingly-doubtful Clark.
- Internal Reveal: Chloe becomes aware of Clark's secret, but everyone else remains unaware that she now knows.
- Is This Thing Still On?: In the teaser, when Clark enters the Talon with Alicia and things come to a halt, Lois remarks "First he married the girl, and now he's dating her?" while still holding the microphone she had been singing with.
- Killed Off for Real: Alicia is killed by Tim.
- Knight Templar: Tim's goal is to use his powers to cleanse Smallville of corruption.
- Mistaken Confession: After Alicia showed Chloe Clark's secret, and Lois knows who the real culprit is.Lois: Chloe, have you seen Clark?
Chloe: Have I seen Clark do what?!
Lois: What? - Parting-Words Regret: Alicia died before Clark could apologize for assuming she was guilty. Now he has to live with the fact that she died thinking Clark believes she's guilty. Thus he can never forgive himself for it.
- Reformed, but Rejected: In the teaser, Alicia tries to apologize to Lana for trying to kill her in the previous season's "Obsession," but Lana brushes her off. The Kents, likewise, refuse to believe that Alicia has changed her ways. Though while the Kents, Chloe, and Lois were sorry about Alicia's death, it's unclear if everyone else feel the same way even after everything.
- Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Clark goes on one against Tim after finding Alicia dead.
- Secret Secret-Keeper: Chloe becomes aware of Clark's secret in this episode, but she doesn't tell Clark that she knows until the Season 5 premiere "Arrival."
- Sexy Silhouette: Lana during her Shower Scene.
- Villain of the Week: Tim Westcott, a metahuman who can turn into sand.
- What the Hell, Hero?:
- Jason expresses disgust with Clark for dating Alicia, who tried to kill Lana in "Obsession".
- The Kents also express their distaste at Clark for continuing to date Alicia.
