-- Continuation of Response to John's FDK -- Since the Daily Planet is withhold his taxes, he is definitely going to be better off filing them.
Which is why he's doing so.
See, he should have taken her to Kansas.
TEMPUS: I love the irony.
LEX: Well, I only use it second hand.
Somehow I think Lois is the only person who could possibly thing this is not a date.
LOIS: I'm using him. I don't want his money, I don't want his body. I want him arrested and tried for being a super bad guy. How is that a date?
CLARK: Because you're going to the opera with him and ate dinner with him.
LOIS: Well, other than those parts.
Why does she put up with those from him?
LOIS: <<eying Pulitzer>>
she is going to go into Lex's office and actually learn something. At least I can hope.
A good investigation usually takes months not days, especially with someone as slick as Luthor.