Clark's superpowers are transferred to a fellow student after a bolt of lightning strikes the future Man of Steel while trying to rescue the awkward teen during a class trip. Meanwhile, Lana learns that her aunt is selling the family movie theater, which is of sentimental value to her.

An incident from Lex's past returns to haunt him when a man he believed died in a shooting incident returns from the grave to ruin his reputation. Meanwhile, Chloe starts digging into Clark's adoption history.