"His apartment's on the way. Tell him to wait there and we'll go together."
Oh no.
"No," Lois said. "I called him last night and couldn't get through. Perhaps there's a problem with his line. His apartment is on the way. I'll wake him, and we'll cover it together."
Oh dear.
"Have you found the murderer?" an older man asked. "If he's still at large, shouldn't you be doing something to protect the citizens?"
Oops, she's gonna think Clark got killed.
Clark would be OK. He *had* to be OK.
Oh no. Poor Lois.
"The details will be released later today," the officer said. "There will be a press conference."
Poor Lois. This is going to make her realize with 100% clarity how she feels about him though.
The police officer came through the door, and Henderson gestured for Lois to follow him inside.
Oooh, she's gonna get answers.
Her anxiety whipped through her scant supplies of patience, and she grabbed fistfuls of the lapels of his jacket. "Is it Clark?"
Henderson calmly took hold of her arms. "No," he said. "It's not Clark."
Her hands dropped, but relief was short-lived. "His parents?" she gasped. "Are they here?"
Love this. She's so concerned for him and for his family. Nice.
Henderson stopped her with a hand to her elbow. "Lois," he said. "I don't think you understand. Clark is missing."
Oops?
Comprehension splattered debris through her brain. "Clark?" she gasped. "You think ... you think *he* did this? He's a suspect?"
Cue Mad Dog Lane to the rescue!
She shot Henderson an accusing look. "I thought you knew him, too."
Love her championing him here.
"I've been able to keep it quiet so far - being the middle of the night - but if we haven't found him by daylight, Wolfe is going to insist that he be officially listed as a wanted person."
Thank you, Henderson, for having an iota of compassion.
"The witness is also willing to testify she heard an argument between Mayson and Clark."
<wonders if the "witness" is Lana>
"I've had arguments with Clark," Lois retorted. "Lots of them. But he's never shot me."
"She was in the train?" Perry exclaimed.
"What evidence do they have? Did you speak to Henderson? Or Wolfe? Or some rookie who wouldn't know a victim from a perpetrator?"
Ha! This is *so* Perry.
"Probably," Lois said. "But I'm not writing a single word about anything until I have proved that Clark did not kill anyone."
*There's* Mad Dog Lane!
"I want justice, too," Lois said. "For both Mayson and Clark."
Because this was a place she strongly associated with Clark.
It was here he had told her he was in love with her.
Bingo.
Whatever Mayson had done, she could not have hurt Clark as much as Lois had on this park bench.
Exactly.
There it is!
Looking forward to reading more!
