 Lex tries to initiate an employee buyout, and convinces the employees to mortgage their homes to help provide the financial resources to complete the buyout.Lionel learns of Lex's plans and buys the Smallville Savings & Loan, so that he may immediately foreclose on all the property when Lex's employees miss their payments.Roger Nixon (Tom O'Brien) tests Clark's abilities by setting off a bomb in his truck, while he is inside.