Great part, Jenni. I loved the part where you described Lois and Clark's respective reaction to finding out that Matt had been drinking beer, though not a lot, and it wouldn't really affect him anyway. I think the parents' reactions were spot-on, and Matt's reaction, too. (I didn't notice that you mentioned Jimmy's reaction, but I could sense him mentally blushing.)
I liked your description of Jed, too. It's quite shocking to think that the police would declare the case wrapped up as soon as they had identified a conveniently dead terrorist suspect. Would the police really be that overconfident and careless? The price for being wrong could be horrible. (I guess they could be that careless. I remember a case in Russia, at least ten years ago, maybe fifteen. The police were looking for a serial killer of children, and I think the killer managed to murder about fifty children before he got caught. But by that time the Russian legal system had already executed another man for the murders!)
Anyway, it was a joy to see the interplay between Matt, Clark and Lois!
Ann
