FDK - Accused (9/15) - Lois & Clark Fanfic Message Boards

Apologies for the delay.

Thanks for you patience.

Corrina.

At last, things are looking better for Clark.

I'm curious about just what he will tell her once they are in her apartment. (Assuming, that is, that they actually get there. One thing I've learned about Corrina-fic is to expect the unexpected.)

Joy,
Lynn

Great story, Corrina! I know Clark is Superman, but Lois sure has some mighty superpowers herself! He's very lucky to have her on his side. On a side note, is the Mrs. McCreadie in your story a reference to Dean Cain's one-time fiance, Mindy McCready?

Just curious.

I've been reading and riveted

Your ability to weave a great story never ceases to amaze me. Thank you so much for sharing your abilities with us!

I'm assuming this chapter will lead to some seriously sticky wickets in the CK=S department. Superman's prints are in the system already from Man of Steel Bars. Clark's will match.

When this episode ended, the only thing I could think of was "awwwwww." Clark has a pitbull in his corner. All will be well. Det. Wolfe better just find someone else to pin it on, because he doesn't have a chance of making his case with Lois in Clark's corner.

Good story.
Pat

Yay for Lois! I think he needs to tell Bill he is Superman. Then he has an alibi. Love Lois! Where is that B*tch lana!

Now Lois is in charge, lucky for Clark.

I hope, that some WAFF Corrina-style is coming up soon

Great story, please post more soon.

I'll combine fdk for 2 chapters again here. For the last chapter, Yeah! Lois is terrific. Loving watching her piece things together. (even if she is getting the wrong idea about the other woman)

For this chapter, double yeah! I think this may have been my favorite section so far. My two favorite parts were:

- You can't have my fingerprints.
-- Then you'll have to stay in jail.
- No fingerprints.
-- Lois Lane is here.
- You can have the prints.

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"She said her intention was to stay in my apartment."

Henderson should have a field day with that phrase

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"No. Because Lois Lane works there."

Henderson leaned forward. "What does Lois have to do with this?"

Woman. Knows Clark.

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"I'm not legally required to answer your questions," Clark said.

Umm…that’s true. It also means he now needs to defer answering to his lawyer.

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He couldn't say 'yes'. He couldn't say 'no'. "I'm not in that situation."

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"So if that person was Clark, he had to have been carrying his current clothes with him."

Ooooh!

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"Now it's important for an entirely new reason," Lois said. "Because in your scenario, the navy pants and charcoal jacket should have been in Clark's apartment when the forensic team was there."

Ooooooh!

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Take Clark's jacket and tie. See which set of clothing was being worn when Mayson died."

Hmm…What if the tunnel left traces of sulfur and stuff on his clothes?

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"That doesn't mean you can use Superman to cover every hole in your case."

Why not? He’s superfast. He can cover all the holes.

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"How could she have done that?" Wolfe said.

"He keeps a key under his mat."

Wolfe raised his hands in frustration. "Doesn't anyone know this city's burglar stats are horrendous?" he said.

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"When Mayson returned, there were two people in Clark's apartment," Lois said with a pointed look at Henderson. "You were right about that. But it wasn't Clark and Mayson; it was the Prada woman and Mayson. The Prada woman obviously has some connection to Clark, and Mayson was interested in him, too - something happened between them. Mayson was shot."

You know. There *is* a second possible version. When Mayson showed up the first time, she simply saw the female attire in Clark’s apartment and accused him of cheating. When she later returned, she saw Clark *wearing* the female attire. It explains why there’s only one dress so far. And Clark, being from a small town and all, didn’t want the world to find out that he’s a cross dresser. The scandal surrounding his dad had been bad enough. So, he panicked and shot Mayson.

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"Because he knew she'd been killed in his apartment and he knew the Prada woman had been there. He was probably searching for her."

"Then why didn't he say that?" Wolfe demanded.

Lois chuckled grimly. "Because he's Clark Kent."

Some also translate this as ‘he’s a lunkhead’.

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When I need to speak to him again, I want to be able to contact him immediately."

And what if there’s an emergency?

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Lois nodded earnestly. "I'll take him to my apartment," she said. "You have my number."

So, now we have Clark moving in with Lois. Lana’s not going to be happy about this.

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"How does a man with such appalling taste in ties manage to have three women chasing after him?"

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Lois looked genuinely surprised. "Who's the third?" she asked.

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"You think Clark loves this woman?" Henderson asked in surprise.

"Makes sense to me."

It didn't make sense to Henderson.

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He'd admitted there was someone else. And Henderson was sure that woman was sitting on the other side of his desk.

But apparently, Lois Lane - the most intuitive and brilliant reporter he knew - was oblivious.

Michael

Thank you so much for a deeply engrossing story. I know that whenever your name or ML Thompson's hits the msbs the readership is in for a treat.

Waiting patiently for the next installment!

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Wolfe snatched back the baton. "So you have no idea where she is or where we could find her?"

No, but if you let Clark go, perhaps he could find her. Or you know, at least put a detail of officers covertly on Lois.

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"Are you trying to suggest motive?" he said. "Or trying to subtly plant the idea that Lana Lang is capable of violence?"

*sigh*

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"You have no way to corroborate your 'there was a woman in my apartment' story?"

Um, yes you do, Clark! Lana's stuff in your place.

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"No," Wolfe snapped. "You've told us where you weren't and what you didn't do."

He's got a point.

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Wolfe was right.

See?

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Clark lied a little every time he reported on Superman's activities using the third person.

Very true.

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"We have established opportunity," Wolfe said. "We have motive. We have witness statements. You have no alibi. You have no proof that you weren't present when Ms Drake was murdered. You have given us nothing to doubt our case against you."

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And as for Lois ... after the Luthor debacle, she was going to wonder if anyone could be trusted.

So true. You know, if she didn't believe whole heartedly that Clark is innocent.

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"Perhaps it's the enigmatic Lana Lang," Wolfe said with cutting derision. "You come with me, Henderson." He headed for the door, glancing over his shoulder at the third cop. "You stay here."

Poor Clark. Although I suspect Lois is there.

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Wolfe had already tied Clark and Superman together as joint culprits. Revealing that Clark Kent and Superman were one and the same would give Clark an explanation for his non-attendance at the police station throughout the night hours, but it wasn't going to prove that Clark Kent hadn't shot Mayson Drake.

Well, wouldn't it? When Mayson was killed he was saving a kid, wasn't he? Or do I have my timeline screwed up?

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"And I'm here to stop you from charging an innocent man," Lois retorted.

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"How does a man with such appalling taste in ties manage to have three women chasing after him?"

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So if the threats were real, Clark would tell her. Perhaps that was the reason behind Wolfe's change of tactic - the hope that Clark would be more forthcoming to Lois than he'd been in the interview room.

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"If Wolfe is releasing Clark because he thinks I'll conduct his investigation for him, he's going to be very disappointed," Lois said sharply.

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He'd admitted there was someone else. And Henderson was sure that woman was sitting on the other side of his desk.

Yay! Henderson's intelligence is back!

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A tiny smile erupted from Lois's seriousness. "Clark didn't kill Mayson," she said. "I know he didn't. You suspect he didn't. And even Wolfe has his doubts."

Plus, you just don't mess with Mad Dog Lane.

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Wolfe stood. "OK." He turned to the other cop. "Can you escort Mr Kent to the holding cell?" He opened the door. "And tell Ms Lane that Mr Kent has decided he prefers our company to hers."

Heh.

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Clark fell into step beside her, feeling as if he were trapped in a dream. They passed the front desk, and the dream quickly became a nightmare when he looked through the glass doors and saw a crowd of people congregated there.

Yup. Was wondering when word would get out.

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He figured from her expression that he was on the verge of trouble for even asking the question.

Ha!

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"Because I know you, Clark. You can be one of the most frustrating people to walk on this planet, but you don't kill and you don't run away."

Oooh! Clark's with Lois! Things are getting better!

Lynn

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I'm curious about just what he will tell her once they are in her apartment. (Assuming, that is, that they actually get there. One thing I've learned about Corrina-fic is to expect the unexpected.)

They got to the apartment!

Muffin

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On a side note, is the Mrs. McCreadie in your story a reference to Dean Cain's one-time fiance, Mindy McCready?

No, I didn't even realise the connection until you mentioned it. I had been thinking about an old friend I haven't seen for years whose surname was McKeachie.

Aria It's great to know you're reading.

I thought Superman's fingerprints weren't on file because TNAOS never followed up on it as a plot point. However, Vicki and Kate remembered that when they tried to fingerprint him, he broke the table, so it seems SM's prints were never on file.

Pat Yep - that's the crux of the story - Lois defending Clark.

Laura Telling Bill that he's Superman won't necessarily give Clark an alibi. When you can move as quickly as he can, your exact whereabouts can be difficult to establish. As best as Clark can work out, he was in Smallville when Mayson was shot - but he's reluctant to bring his parents into this.

Kate You want WAFF?

Vicki

You highlighted two of my favourite parts.

Michael

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Hmm…What if the tunnel left traces of sulfur and stuff on his clothes?

That would get us into the very awkward question of where Clark's clothes go when he's in the Superman suit. I'm following the lead of the TNAOS writers - offer no explanations.

Loved the keyboard-shower graemlin!

Morgana Glad you were waiting patiently - RL kept getting in the way of posting this fic.

DC

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Well, wouldn't it? When Mayson was killed he was saving a kid, wasn't he? Or do I have my timeline screwed up?

Actually, it was around the time he left Lois and flew to Smallville to see his parents.

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Wolfe? Being quiet? And *listening*?!?!

Wolfe isn't incompetent. He's been doing this a long time, and he knows that looking for every tiny instant where your clear evidence *could* be pointing to the wrong conclusion is a poor use of his time.

(And anyway, in this fic, that's Lois's job!)

Thanks for the comments!

Corrina.

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That would get us into the very awkward question of where Clark's clothes go when he's in the Superman suit. I'm following the lead of the TNAOS writers - offer no explanations.

Great. Now I have this *really* odd idea what they might find traces off on the suit.

Michael

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I thought Superman's fingerprints weren't on file because TNAOS never followed up on it as a plot point. However, Vicki and Kate remembered that when they tried to fingerprint him, he broke the table, so it seems SM's prints were never on file.

This is largely to blame on the show and my job, and most certainly not on you, because you're right. Canon can be interpreted the way you describe. But I can't suspend disbelief that they would have booked him without prints. Even though they didn't show it onscreen, they would have redone the procedure & we know Clark can restrain his powers, so I have to believe he would have "behaved" the second time around, once he knew what was expected of him. That all being said, I appreciate your explanation and will read the remaining chapters with your interpretation in mind -- I'm very excited to see how the remaining chapters unfold

Aria

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But I can't suspend disbelief that they would have booked him without prints.

I agree with you - although due to my extremely limited knowledge, that doesn't mean much! But given that, in the next scene they're messing around having shots taken with Superman, I think the writers were hoping we would be willing to accept that the cops didn't take this too seriously.

Which must be frustrating for those who know that in RL, that simply wouldn't happen.

(And sort of brings us back to my original assumption - that it would have been a simple matter for Superman to heat-smudge the prints because he wanted to avoid anyone comparing prints and discovering that Superman's prints are a match for Clark Kent's.

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Thanks for your input.

Corrina.

Oh so beautiful! I am SO glad that they are together and that he now knows she doesn't doubt him!!!

Things didn't get worse in this chapter -- they got oh so much better!

Wolfe is starting to grow on me a little bit. Maybe he's just as irascible an inspector as Lois was a reporter.

Love that Henderson can't believe the 'almost-tangible bond' between them.

Love the way you phrased it about her running and hugging Clark, and him holding onto her 'Loisness.' So perfect!

Oh, and since I forgot to mention it before, I love that his neighbor was actually trying to help him, not blame him, and that she's willing to help him. I've always thought that a guy like Clark would have a lot of friends willing to help him out.