Original Airdate: February 9, 1992
Dr. Odessa Vexman, a psychiatrist,harbors deep resentment against Superboy. She once helped him, with the hope of capturing his attention, but when he was oblivious to her, she felt rejected. Now, a prison psychiatrist where both Metallo and Lex Luthor are kept, she manages to set them both free, hoping to convince them to work together to destroy Superboy. Meanwhile, while Lana feels homesick and goes home to Smallville, Clark stays in Capitol City to keep tabs on the now at large Metallo and Luthor. When Superboy sees that Odessa worked at the prison and is now missing, he suspects her, but it isn’t until Clark is looking at her files at the Bureau and Matt tips him off about Odessa’s feelings for Superboy -something he was previously unaware of -that he’s really suspicious. When Superboy follows the path of destruction which Odessa has left to lead him on, he is met by Metallo and Luthor who has rigged a device to affect Superboy’ s hearing and, therefore, sense of balance. As Superboy stumbles, overcome by Luthor’s creation, the three villains (including Odessa) move slowly toward him.
Guest cast: Justina Vail as Dr. Odessa Vexman, David Hess as Donnie, Bob Barnes as the warden, Ed Amatruda as Trenton, James Zelley as Ray.
