Should be EPRAD. The show could not get permission to use ‘NORAD’ and so created EPRAD.
Around lunchtime, she’d overheard Clark talking on the phone. “What? He’s there now? Really? Don’t let him leave.” From the excitement in his voice, she’d known that Clark had to have a Superman lead.
That’s what I thought when I first saw this episode, too. Boy was that wrong!
Lois swooped in for the kill. “Don’t. They’ll just re-write you.” She put on a persuasive tone. “My advice is, get back to the office and start typing. Look, you can have my cab. Go on.”
Clark got into the cab. He smiled at her, trustingly, innocently. “Lois, I appreciate this. I owe you one.”
Lois, you are so sneaky.
She’d win that Pulitzer. Except…will you do it honestly? Will you enjoy it once you get it? Will you really earn it, or will you steal it? That mocking voice asked her.
You need to hear this little voice, Lois. What you did was dirty!
“That tip got me started. And, all through my career, I’ve tried to pay that forward. Lois’s eyes widened in surprise, despite her best efforts to keep a poker face. She’d never known that about Cat. Of course, they hardly worked the same schedule. Cat was always slithering into the newsroom at one or two o’clock in the afternoon, after her late nights on the society beat. So why should she have known that about Cat? Lois asked herself. Maybe because you’ve worked in the same newsroom with her for eight years? her annoying inner voice replied. She was here when you were an intern just out of high school, and she’s been here since – have you ever really tried to get to know her?
Did Cat say what the tip was? Or did I miss something here? Was Lois saying that she didn’t know that Cat had gotten a tip from another reporter?
“Now you be sure to take Lois’s advice and learn what she’ll teach you. She isn’t the best investigative reporter at the Planet for nothing.” Perry nodded firmly and headed to the coffee station.
A little boon to Lois’ ego.
Clark and Jimmy both wished Lucy “Congratulations” and drifted away after an awkward moment of silence between them and Lois. Lois looked over at Lucy – she was seated next to Cat’s desk, laughing at something Cat had said. It looked like she might take awhile. Lois smiled inwardly in satisfaction.
I’m a little confused as to why Lois inwardly smiled.
Nice word.
I like the way Lucy idolizes her sister.
Great story. I eagerly await part 3
