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Nocturne is the fifth episode of the second season of the WB original series, Smallville. The episode was written by Brian Peterson and Kelly Souders and was directed by Rick Wallace. It originally aired on October 22, 2002.

Plot
Lana finds a secret admirer in a boy named Byron. However, Byron is a former test subject for one of LuthorCorp's projects run by Lionel Luthor. After an encounter with Byron's parents, Clark and Lana come to the conclusion that Byron is being abused but instead finds out why, when exposed to sunlight, Byron is a potential killing machine.

Quotes
Clark: [reading a poem] It's a little mushy. Lana: I almost forgot. Clark Kent, the man of steel.