Daniel "Dan" Scardino is a recurring character in the second season of the series.
He was an agent for the Drug Enforcement Administration who first came to the scene after an investigation on Mayson Drake's murder and became a love rival to Clark because he fell in love with his partner Lois.
History[]
Season 2[]
Dan Scardino, a highly decorated DEA agent, was sent to Metropolis to investigate the assassination of District Attorney Mayson Drake. While Clark and Lois were breaking into Mayson's office, they encountered Scardino. Without revealing his identity, he drew a gun on them, tied them to chairs, and then disappeared through the open window. Before leaving, he complimented Lois on the beauty of her eyes.
Later at the Daily Planet, as the two reporters attempted to identify their mysterious assailant, Perry introduced Dan to Lois and Clark, much to their surprise. Dan introduced himself formally and mentioned that he was there to conduct further investigations for the DEA.
Daniel revealed that he knew the identity of the man behind Mayson's death: a criminal named Sean McCarthy, who was the designer of the bomb. McCarthy had been imprisoned for a series of drug-related bombings in 1989 but was declared dead three weeks ago—something the District Attorney's office and Mayson Drake were about to prove otherwise. Agent Scardino had a very personal connection to McCarthy: he had lost his partner in one of McCarthy's bombings. Scardino was the agent who ultimately put McCarthy in prison and was eager to send him back, viewing his escape as a personal failure.
While Clark was working with Lois at her apartment, Scardino dropped by. Dan emerged as a formidable rival to Clark. Lois appeared to like him very much; Dan was different from Clark. Unlike Clark, Dan appreciated Lois's spicy food and seemed to score points when she discovered he read Emily Brontë's novels.
At the Daily Planet, during a discussion between the two partners, Lois referred to Agent Scardino as 'Dan.' Clark was immediately dismayed and asked Lois what she saw in him, revealing his jealousy.
Lois went to the cemetery alone to investigate but was within an inch of being run over by a vehicle. Dan swiftly intervened, rescuing Lois from the oncoming vehicle just moments before Clark, along with his alter ego Superman, could react. Lois expressed profound gratitude toward Dan, a sentiment that only intensified Clark's envy.
While Lois was drying her hair, Dan entered her apartment through the window because she wasn't answering the door. Lois attacked Dan without realizing who he was, and when she discovered it was him, she was furious at his overprotectiveness. And yet, Dan explained that he would not stop looking out for her, confessing the reason: his former partner, Jenna, had been murdered by a bomb set by McCarthy, and he would not let the same fate befall Lois. But at the same moment, Clark arrived at Lois's apartment, where he found Dan and once again displayed signs of envy.
Following Lois's arrangement of a meeting with a potential informant at the cemetery, the situation unexpectedly turned perilous, revealing itself to be a trap. She hid in a coffin but was made prisoner of it and was eventually led to McCarthy and Stanley Gables. Clark and Scardino teamed up to find and save her.
As Clark was about to buy tickets to go to the movies with Lois, Dan stopped by the Daily Planet to see her. He asked what she would say if he asked her out, without expecting a definite answer. She said she didn’t know, and he replied that they should stay in touch, since his administration wanted him to remain in Metropolis a while longer. (Resurrection)
Dan was still in Metropolis, hoping to spend some time with Lois Lane. He sent her a present at the Daily Planet—an artificial tree resembling a flower—but she didn’t understand what it was and almost threw it away before seeing Dan. He wanted to give her something special, rather than simply sending flowers. He asked her about going out, as they had discussed it before, but Lois said that although she appreciated the gesture, she was already seeing Clark and would not go out with him.
After the murder of Dr. Golden, Dan came by Lois's apartment, entered, and sat on the couch to tell her that he had been assigned to investigate the disappearance of a shipment of a specific drug from Metropolis General, which was linked to the doctor. Clark arrived as well, and Dan’s dislike of Clark was obvious.
During a stakeout in front of the Metropolis Medical Plaza, in Lois’s car, she and Clark were finally sharing some time alone. Clark wanted to clear things up with Lois, but he suddenly heard someone in need of Superman’s help. He had to leave abruptly, pretending he was starving and wanted to get food—an excuse Lois did not appreciate.
Left alone in the car, Lois was soon joined by Dan Scardino, who shared some champagne with her. Dan appeared very romantic, talking about his future with Lois. He told her that every minute spent away from her felt like a waste of time. However, Clark returned and asked Dan to leave.
Later, Jimmy—brainwashed by a synthetic virus he had been injected with years earlier—was on his way to Lois’s apartment when he encountered Dan in the stairwell. Jimmy attacked Dan, knocking him unconscious, before entering Lois’s apartment to attempt to murder her. Fortunately, Superman saved Lois, and Dan Scardino arrested Claudette and Katherine Wilder, the ones responsible for manipulating Jimmy.
The day after, at the Daily Planet, Dan offered Lois some information for an article. Instead, Lois surprised him by asking him out to lunch, and they ended up having a casual date. (Target: Jimmy Olsen!)
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