Kitchen of the Kents. Clark comes downstairs and asks MamaKent where Bo Duke is. She says he got an early start on the chores. You know those chores aren't going to just magically sprout little elves' wings and go down by the meadow with the unicorn and do themselves with the help of a sprightly breakfast cereal leprechaun, right, Clark? Clark asks if Bo is avoiding him. MamaKent gets a little angry, and says that she's not going to play referee in their little piss match. Clark says they'll be weird for a while and then things will go back to normal. MamaKent says that's not dealing with it. And if there's one thing this family is good at, it's dealing with problems in about forty-five minutes, sans commercials. MamaKent says both Clark and Bo are stubborn, and chooses this moment to reveal that Bo and his father drifted apart toward the elder's later years. MamaKent says that when Grandpappy Kent passed away, there were lots of things Bo didn't get to tell him. So many platitudes, never spoken. MamaKent says she doesn't want to see history repeat itself. Except for the part of history where man walked on the moon. Because that fucking ruled. USA! USA!

Schoolyard. Clark catches up with Chloe and Pete. Hey, Pete. I know you were gone last week. Wanna take a line? No? Okeedoke. Clark says he just heard about Mrs. Sykes. Chloe says the fuzz are telling everyone it was a fire, but all they found were the woman's ashes. How can they tell the ashes were her? Does she have identifying dust characteristics? Chloe says she thinks it's spontaneous combustion. For the sake of our younger viewers, Pete explains what that is: "Chloe thinks the old lady burst into flames." You mean like Lex? Chloe busts out a disco story about some girl who was dancing and suddenly burst into flames, turning into a "Human Torch." Clark says Chloe doesn't have to look so happy about it. "I'm not happy," Chloe says, bringing down her smile a notch. "I'm intrigued." Pete surmises Chloe is still going to look into it. Chloe asks if she's that transparent. "Yes," Clark and Pete both answer. This is the part where the deep Pete subplot emerges, right? No? Well, then. Moving on...