but we still have Lex and Trask has yet to make an appearance. As I said lots to work with here.
Mike
The way I figure it: unless Lex was responsible for the original Lois's disappearance in this time-line he doesn't care since he was only interested in Lois because of her relationship with Superman (and possibly exposure to 'Revenge'). Although Lois having his private number might give him pause.
However, Trask is an interesting problem.

That is confusing as it is apparent that Superman has yet to make his appearance in this time-line, not surprising as it was Lois's "you ought to do like I do and bring a change of close" line that triggered the idea in Clark to adopt a secret identity (Superman) and with him climbing out of the bay in his street clothes after stopping the tsunami...
Anyway like you say Trask is a different issue. Since there is no Superman yet the approach will have to be different. Girl you have a lot of ground to cover in one part (there goes that ? again :/).
Love the story and the way it is unfolding so I won't be upset if it extends to 7,8,9,10 parts. When I was working on the TOCs I noticed a number of writers starting with 1/8 and ending with 12/12 and then you have Shane and Virginia who just refuse to put an end number on the stories they just end when they end.

Thanks again for such a different and compelling story.
Mike