I find Lois's experience with projects fairly similar to what I remember from High School. I truly hope that Tom Church fails due to his "book report" on not only a movie, but a movie from the wrong era.
I was a bit curious how Lois and Clark met on Friday lunch to prepare for their presentation on Thursday.
Perhaps I'm just a bit mixed up regarding the day they started, which I thought was Saturday (when they met at the Soup Kitchen).
It was amazing how quickly circumstances could change. She’d been so enthusiastic at the end of school after her project with Clark had gone well. Getting this telephone call had been a shock.
When I first read this, I thought Lois was getting a "you'll do better next time, princess" remark from her father for getting the highest grade on the project.
Yikes! Ellen headed to work drunk.
She's lucky if she's only sent to rehab. I agree with Brother Wayman (and I'm glad that Lois called him to talk after hearing about her mom, because it validates Clark's contribution.
) that Ellen will only get out of it what she puts in.
She handed him back the pass and undid the chain holding the door closed. “Why are you here?”
“You got the internship, kid.”
He held out a packet. She took it from him and ripped it open, pulling the papers out from inside. She read through them with growing excitement.
“I didn’t expect them to actually send somebody. I thought they’d send it in the mail.”
Ralph shrugged. “I was hoping to get a look at what you’ve got on the scandal. The brass was impressed with what you’ve got so far, and I was wondering if you had any more.”
Yea!
that Lois got the internship. I'm assuming that she was able to get her photos back from the developer this time. Yes, it is curious that Ralph (although, he introduces himself as "Ralf") was sent to gather her notes. Wouldn't it be better if he worked WITH her on the story, since she gathered all the info? But I guess that wouldn't be kosher. Interesting that Perry recused himself from the story, but that's right, he's friends with the Churches from way back. I hope he didn't tip off Bill Church on Lois's story.
Still, she was excited. Her mother was already gone to rehab and her father was out of town again. Lois wasn’t sure whether he was legitimately working or whether he was off on an early weekend with his latest conquest. Either way she had no forwarding number.
Once again, Sam is demonstrating his outstanding lack of parenting skills. And this is probably someone who would look down upon Clark for being a homeless orphan.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Lois said, stalling for time. Whatever had caused Tom to go off the deep end, she needed to keep him talking. Eventually someone would contact the principal or the coach.
I'm sure they already know and just happened to be out to lunch so they wouldn't have a "conflict of interest", which might cause them to have to suspend Tom as well.
“I got cut from the team!” he said. “Half the guys are gone!”
Apparently Ralph hadn’t been as careful in asking questions as he’d said he’d be.
And they only have themselves to blame... and yet, here he is blaming not the cause of his fall from grace (since that was himself) but just the person who did the research which brought it to light.
I hope Clark's listening for her and is able to intervene. With Sam out of town, Ellen in rehab, Lois is a sitting duck... not just now, but when she goes home that night.
I'm worried about her.
She is in big trouble. 
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