L ion el ' s ▁il leg it imate ▁son — dev ise ▁a ▁plan ▁to ▁un cover ▁Lion el ' s ▁de ception ; ▁it ▁is ▁revealed ▁that ▁Lion el ▁was ▁blind ▁but ▁that ▁his ▁eyes ▁he aled ▁and ▁he ▁intention ally ▁neglect ed ▁to ▁tell ▁anyone ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁watch ▁how ▁they ▁acted ▁around ▁him . ▁Season ▁two ' s ▁second ▁half ▁shows ▁Lion el ▁is ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁K aw atch e ▁c aves ▁and ▁tries ▁to ▁un lock ▁the ▁myster ious ▁symbols ▁there , ▁to ▁the ▁dis may ▁of ▁Clark ▁Kent ▁( Tom ▁Well ing ). ▁▁▁ ▁Season ▁three ▁revealed ▁that ▁Lion el ▁consp ired ▁with ▁Morgan ▁Edge ▁( R ut ger ▁H auer ) ▁to ▁murder ▁Lion el ' s ▁parents ▁and ▁use ▁the ▁ins urance ▁money ▁to ▁fund ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁L ut hor Cor p . ▁Lion el ▁has ▁Lex ▁committed ▁to ▁a ▁mental ▁institution , ▁when ▁his ▁son ▁disco vers ▁what ▁Lion el ▁did . ▁When ▁Ch lo e ▁S ull ivan ▁( All ison ▁Mack ) ▁disco vers ▁the ▁truth , ▁that ▁evidence ▁is ▁used ▁to ▁assist ▁Lex ▁have ▁Lion el ▁arrested ▁for ▁his ▁parents ' ▁murder . ▁Season ▁three ▁also ▁revealed ▁why ▁Lion el ▁is ▁angry ▁with ▁Lex ; ▁he ▁bl ames ▁his ▁son ▁for ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁young est ▁son ▁Julian ▁L ut hor , ▁although ▁Lex ▁took ▁the ▁bl ame ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁true ▁k iller , ▁his ▁ment ally ▁un well ▁mother ▁L ill ian ▁( Al isen ▁Down