Originally posted by HappyGirl:
It's clear to Wolfe that Clark isn't telling the whole truth. Thankfully, Clark doesn't need to prove conclusively that he didn't shoot Mayson--he just needs to introduce enough doubt that a jury won't convict him. Lois is helping a lot on that front.
Looking forward to the rest of the story. 
I think though Clark's main goal is to avoid going to trial. He really wants to convince Wolfe to not chage him at all. If he is accused he will be held without bail on the grounds of being a flight risk since he took so long to turn himself in, and then Superman will disappear. Superman will be wanted as a witness but he will become a fugitive from justice, even though he is in prison.
Anyway, having a jury aquit him will not be enough. Clark needs a jury to convict Lana or at least have her be brought to trial on the charges.
His biggest problem is he has not told anyone how he got away. There is proof that there is a third person, and Lois could organize enough testimony to point to Lana having been misidentified as Clark. However that still leaves unexplained how Clark got away.
On another note, if I understand the forensics specialists did look at the dress but said "no blood, no semen, no evidence". I think the story has captured the reality that police look for the simple way. Clark was there with a woman, therefore the stuff belongs to that woman. She sued to work for Bill Church, even if she is now working at a lower salary as an ADA, so it is all together possible that she has lots of money.
