She sensed the Timmons' story was about to break and wanted, as always, to be where the action was.
Ack! Making a conscious decision to 'be where the action was' is just borrowing trouble. Even when Lois is no longer on the beat, she still manages to dangle over the jaws of death.
Oh, the suspense! Hurry, Clark. Hurry!
/me biting nails...
