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.
That's true, but she probably can't *drain* the account in one sitting. Most ATM cards have a
daily limit as to how much cash can be withdrawn - $300, $500, something like that. Granted, in Lex's case, the bank may have waived standard policy for him, or given him a much higher withdrawal limit (since presumably there is at least a million dollars in the a/c). If the latter, Lois would possibly be able to withdraw a significant amount of cash, but it probably wouldn't be in the thousands of dollars that she really should have in order to safely stay low...
Two more questions about this:
1. She's going to all this trouble to make it look like she's been kidnapped, but how can the missing ATM card be explained? The sentry guard saw her leave, which means that she wasn't kidnapped from the house. If Lex believes the ruse about the kidnapping, he'll wonder how the kidnappers got their hands on the card, which should still have been in his desk. So this would presumably make him realize that Lois must have had the card with her, which would make him suspicious that the kidnapping, in fact, isn't...
2. Who does the ATM card belong to? Lex, right? Lois said that she doesn't know where any of her ATM/credit cards or chequebook is. So how can Lois possibly access the money? It will require a password, and Lois wouldn't have that...
Sara, see how you're keeping us all on edge with this story! Trying to figure out what's coming next. I love her protective maternal feelings rising to the fore, and how the "old" Lois Lane is resurfacing after these months in hiding.
Looking forward to more...
Kathy
