a wide shot of the illuminated "SMALLVILLE" sign at dusk, followed by a black-and-white scene of a man in a dark robe playing a pipe organ. The sequence continues with a nighttime view of the "LUTHORCORP" sign, then cuts to a close-up of a bald man in a white shirt smiling, followed by a man in a blue and black suit standing in a high-tech environment, and ends with a young man in a beige shirt smiling in a room with green curtains.