Smallville (TV Series)

Subterranean (2006)

Annette O'Toole: Martha Kent

Quotes 

• Martha Kent : [having discovered Clark harboring Javier]  I want to help this boy as much as you do, but I took an oath to uphold the law.

  Clark Kent : All he's trying to do is find his mom.

  Martha Kent : I know, but we have to go through proper legal channels.

  Clark Kent : Was it legal when you forged my adoption papers? I'm an illegal immigrant, mom. You've been harboring me for over seventeen years.

  Martha Kent : Your situation was entirely different. We had to protect you.

  Clark Kent : And I need to protect Javier. If I don't defend him, who will?

  Martha Kent : Clark...

  Clark Kent : There's a mother out there who hasn't seen her son in over two years. Do you really wanna stand in the way of that? I thought you of all people would understand.

• Martha Kent : I'm doing everything in my power to get your family legal status.

  Clark Kent : Mom, you can do that?

  Martha Kent : I'm working on it. I've been talking to Esperanza. Javier seems like an amazing boy; a boy I'd be proud to see as a citizen someday.

  Clark Kent : What about your position on the Senate?

  Martha Kent : Sometimes when you're dealing with extraordinary people, you need to take a risk. That's a lesson I learned from my son.