2.11 - Visage

Chloe's following the murder story of Jake Pollen, a former SHS student who was found with a meteor rock inscribed with 'freak' on it next to his body; she reveals that she as a list of "hunches" that is a "purgatory before [someone] graduate to the Wall of Weird."*  Chloe reveals that she's thought Jake had meteor-enhanced powers for a while; Clark chastises for not looking into the person who murdered Jake.   In turn, she offers to team up with him on the story and admits that "really nice to have [him] back." 

Chloe tracks down the coroner's report; Jake Pollen had gills.   Clark and Lana debate what is more disturbing - the mutation or the murder.  Clark points out that no one asked to get powers, Lana retorts that many of these mutants attack both her and Chloe; she then calls Clark a vigilante.

Chloe opens up walking out of history yet again (as mentioned in Red and Lineage) talking about how "thinking you know the truth about someone only to find out that it may be a total lie."  She admits that Betsy Ross used to be a role model for taking a major role in shaping this country, but in first grade that feel apart when she learned she was just a "glorified seamstress."

When Whitney shows up, she confronts Lana about Lana's wardrobe crisis; Lana admits her feelings for Whitney came rushing back (similar to what Chloe noted about Clark to Lana in Heat).  Chloe claims that Lana might be falling for a "man in uniform" and Lana remarks that Whitney doesn't have "deep dark secrets."

Clark approaches Pete and Chloe later that week with his theory that Whitney is really Tina Greer; Chloe negates it by pointing out that she's running the story of Tina Greer's suicide on page two.  Clark asks if anyone checked the dental records, and it turns out Tina went homicidal on a fellow inmate to get out.