A secret experiment that Lex is conducting at LuthorCorp goes terribly awry and causes the release of a dangerous toxin into the air. Smallville residents infected by the toxin--including Clark, Lana, Lex and Jason--imagine their greatest fears coming true and lapse into a coma. Desperate to find a cure, Clark gives some of his blood to Lex and is stunned at what his friend does with the antidote.
Let the punishment fit the crime: an ambitious inventor Dr. Jack Henson (David Hyde Pierce) creates a virtual prison and wants the government to adopt it nation-wide. Using his invention convicts serve a life sentence in just a few hours. Henson claims the harsh sentences will ensure that criminals never offend again while the short time required cuts prison costs. He seems to be making his point until they connect an innocent man to the apparatus and the demonstration goes sour. To save the young man's life Henson must submit to his own invention -- and to a lesson in the true meaning of justice.
Tony butts heads with both a tough cop who is overzealous in his handling of criminals and a hard-nosed management consultant hired by the city in a cost-cutting effort.
Commissioner Scali, kidnapped and seemingly destined for sudden death, narrowly escapes his fate with the help of an unexpected ally - porno producer Cyd Palmer.
Rachel's in labor and about to give birth at any minute with only Cyd to support her because Tony is literally out on a ledge trying to stop a troubled, older cop, who is a friend, from jumping.
