Another clue, next scene:
Perry stared absently at the television screen, lost in thought
as he watched District Attorney Clemmons give a press conference
on the screen in front of him.
"...the tragic fact that Ms. Lane was one of our leading citizens
is only further proof that in Metropolis, no one is above the
law. I believe the sentence of death is wholly fitting. The crime
itself, caught on video tape, the motive, established by the
shocking testimony of Perry White, Editor of the..."
"Turn that noise off!" Perry shot back, sending one staffer
scrambling to turn the television off while the rest headed back
to their assigned desks.
Still, Perry stood, staring blankly at the dark television
screen. He hadn't testified. He really hadn't. And he'd called in
every favor he could, trying to persuade someone, anyone to get
involved. He'd gone all the way up to the governor of New Troy.
But no one was willing to help. No one. 'It would be political
suicide' Perry had been informed more than once.
Making his way back into his office, he sank into the chair
behind his desk, lost in a feeling of hopelessness. Lois Lane...
his Lois Lane... the woman who was like a daughter to him, whom
he had known since she was a journalism student hustling her
first summer job to the remarkable reporter he knew today, had
been sentenced to death. And he, it seemed, was powerless to stop
it.
No. He was not going to think like that. He would find someone
who would listen. He would make someone understand and intervene.
Simona
