Where's the fun in that?
LOIS: Um... shall I draw you a diagram?
CLARK: Sure, while you're doing that, I'll sketch out what Metropolis will look like after a nuclear bomb explodes.
Lois:But you can save me from the bomb.
NIGEL: If the woman is somewhat attractive, I naturally assume my randy employer has tasted the merchandise, yes. There is a reason I have never introduced him to my daughters either.
And here I was thinking Mrs. Cox was Nigel's daughter. It would work, if she had the right mother.
