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Prodigal is the 15th episode of the second season of the WB original series, Smallville. The episode was written by Brian Peterson & Kelly Souders and was directed by Greg Beeman. It originally aired on February 11, 2003.

Plot
Lex discovers that his brother Lucas is not dead as Lionel had claimed. It turns out that Lionel paid Lucas's way all along so he can inherit part of the Luthor assets, botching up Lex's share of it. Left penniless, Lex is forced to ask the Kents if he can stay with them. At the Luthor mansion, Lucas is dissatisfied with Lionel's plans for him and finds out that Lionel has been faking his blindness lately. Eventually, Lucas kidnaps Lex and tries to get Lionel to shoot Lex.

Quotes

 * Lex: You know, Lucas, the Luthor gene pool is a shark tank, and our father's just chummed the waters. Good Luck.