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Yay! I love The People vs. Lois Lane & Dead Lois Walking, so seeing a fic based on them is great.

I really enjoyed reading this and now I kidna want to go watch those episodes.

Thanks for reading! Glad you liked it. I never liked those two eps as a kid, but as an adult, I can appreciate them a lot more. Poor Lois and Clark get put through the ringer (so much so that Clark commits a felony in breaking Lois out of jail!) in those two eps. It's heart-wrenching.

Season 4...I really have to re-watch those episodes. I honestly barely remember what happened. I did vaguely remember the general plotline, though, as I was reading this story. You certainly created a believable insight into Lois' thoughts about her situation. And congrats on completing your alphabet challenge.

Thanks, Groobie! Glad you enjoyed it, even if they aren't the greatest of episodes. (I still hate how L&C are immediately torn apart after the grueling trek to the marriage altar.)

Thanks again on the congrats too!

WOW! I loved this episode! Lois and Clark's marriage was still so new and yet Jefferson Cole is determined to destroy their happiness - even at the cost of Lois' life.


Thanks for calling her Lois Kent. After all, she is married to the man!


Lois is right, that is a very real fear!

Thank you for giving us a glimpse into her thoughts as she waits for an escape from a terrible fate.

Hi, Morgana!

Yes, the whole "the world is pulling apart newlyweds" never sat well with me, but I do like that it's a completely different kind of peril for our heroes.

Of course she's Lois Kent. She's only Lois Lane when she writes.

Glad you enjoyed this bleak little story! Thanks for reading.

Great job, DC ...

I haven't thought about these two episodes in a long time. And it's been quite awhile since I've seen them...

But, based on the fourth season, these two were always--IMO--a couple of the better episodes. Like you mentioned DC, I could appreciate that the peril was different...that the 'law' was separating them. And I (kinda...a little ) liked the angst of trying to figure out how to get them back together (even though, argh!!!, they had just finally gotten together ).

I think you really captured how Lois would feel. And the irony--fighting for justice with her husband for others, to being trapped, fighting for justice for herself.

Love your work . Wonderful!
Laura

Thank you!

Considering the last 6 eps of the season...you may be right that they were some of the better ones. (I actually really like the "John Doe" eps myself.) But, like you said, it's interesting to see them trying to fight the law instead of helping the law for a change...especially seeing Clark go in and break Lois out of jail as Superman.

Thanks for reading and I'm glad you liked it!

Totally agree--MJD and LAC's are two of my fourth season favorites, also.

Tempus, gotta love Tempus ...
Laura

Absolutely! He's my favorite villain!

Wonderfully done! I'm in the apparent minority who actually liked the fourth season, but I have always loved these two episodes and have rarely found any fanfiction about them, so when I realized where this was set, I got very excited!

I really love how Lois's overriding concerns, in betweent he fears for her own future and reputation and self-loathing (which are all very valid!), are all about Clark. It was heartbreaking when she thought on how he didn't deserve to only fight for her and see her between glass, or to watch her die (as if he could!), but the real kick-to-the-gut was when she wondered if he'd still be as devoted to truth and justice if they stole the woman he loved from him! That was incredibly thought-provoking, and inspires all kinds of dark thoughts about alternate worlds with cynical, world-weary Supermen!

I could really feel the stress and despair of Lois here -- very emotional!

Hi, AntiK!

I liked some of the fourth season. Eps like Soulmates and the Tempus eps were fun. And, of course, the second half of the NK arc - absolute favorites! Not to mention that L&C finally tied the knot, even if the Touched By An Angel flair was weird.

Anyway, I'm glad you liked the story! It was a lot harder than I'd imagined, getting into Lois' mindset. I really thought it would be a fast write, but it took days of hard thought about where her thoughts would go, without just repeating how hopeless and trapped she was feeling. It finally clicked once I realized that, as much as it was about her, it was about Clark too.

I like the way you think. It *would* be interesting to explore a world in which Lois *did* die as a result of the justice system failing her. How would Clark react? I don't think he'd cease being Superman, but I can't imagine him playing well with the justice system anymore. (Not saying he'd kill criminals, but maybe being slightly more of a vigilante, like Batman.) Especially if that Clark's parents were both dead - I could see him "killing" Clark and becoming Superman full time. (No reason left for him to *be* Clark.)

Thanks for stopping in!

Hey DC! Another great one. You really captured Lois' thoughts well in this one. Makes you wonder what would have happened if L&C had been on the run longer than a few days, huh? Would Superman have disappeared? Would CK?

Thanks, Folc! I can't imagine hoe hard that would have been for them. I can't see Clark willingly leaving her side to tend to things as either Superman or Clark. I think both would have fallen off the map while they cleared Lois' name.