The ATM card is a bad idea ONLY if Lois uses it after she starts running. If she drains that account BEFORE Lex knows she's gone and before she actually leaves the city, he won't have any idea where she is. For example, she could hit a terminal at the bus station and then take a taxi to the train station and buy a ticket with cash. That way, when Lex does start looking, he'll waste time checking bus schedules and destinations. A little misdirection never hurt anybody.
And this Lex is so cold he'd give a cobra frostbite. If the tension in this story was any tighter, you could use it as a circus high-wire.
WOW! Next post, quickly, please!
