A/N: Thank you for the comments.
Guest - I miss Maxwell Lord and Lucy Lane. Max won't be in this story, but Lucy will have a large role. I really hope at some stage they'll finish the plot they teased at the end of S1.
Guest(2) - The full extent of what Lillian did won't become clear until the almost end of the story. It will be awhile before J'onn wakes.
"I recognise that look. It is the look that was cemented on my face as a teenager." A woman said as she approached Lucy who was sat in a booth staring at a bottle of beer.
"Lois? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked.
"Helping family." Lois said as she sat down opposite her sister. "So what did he do?"
"Who?"
"The only one who can cause that facial expression. Dad."
"I can't talk about it." Lucy said.
"Then I'll guess. He's arrested Alex, is holding her in unsafe conditions, eavesdropping on confidential conversations with her lawyer, you, is making no effort to find Supergirl and is not let anyone see J'onn."
"How did you-" Lucy started.
"I'm not a Pulitzer prize winner for nothing." Lois shrugged.
"And she had access to my source." Clark pointed out as he sat down next to Lois.
"Your friend, my source." Lois corrected.
"Hi Clark." Lucy greeted.
"Lucy."
"Anyone else joining this discussion?" Lucy asked.
"Just me." James said sitting down next to his former girlfriend. "So how was Alex?"
"She should be in a hospital, not imprisoned in a cell surrounded by aliens who want to kill her. Dad is really making a statement." Lucy explained.
"Did she say anything about Kara?" Clark asked.
"She said she thought Lena Luthor could be involved."
"Any evidence?" Lois asked.
"Not that she told me. But I think she knew that dad was listening to every word so didn't want to give more information."
"What do you think Olsen?" Lois asked. "I mean you dated her."
"She wouldn't." James said.
"You hesitated." Lois pointed out. "You think she could be involved."
"We don't even know what is happening." James argued. "But she's been out of contact for a while. Last time she dropped off the planet she had locked Sam away and was trying to stop Reign."
"Sounds like a big coincidence." Lois said.
"And she offered to sell General Lane Kryptonite." Clark said.
"Not exactly, she said she would consider it when he had paid off the DEO's debts." James clarified.
"Which wasn't a no." Clark pointed out.
"That with the fact she's a Luthor, it's a lead worth chasing. Maybe I'll go visit her." Lois said.
"Or, I'll go visit her." James said. "If she knows something she is more likely to talk to me."
"Fine, but if you don't get anywhere I'll have the next crack." Lois said before looking at Lucy and asking.
"Can you get Alex off?"
"Not easily. Dad is wanting to make an example out of her, which the DEO's lack of rules makes easier for him. And the argument that will almost guarantee she walks she won't make." Lucy said.
"What argument?" Clark asked.
"Saying she tried to bring Jeremiah in, but he attacked her and tried to kill her." Lucy explained.
"She'll never say that." Clark and James said in unison.
"Even if it meant finding Supergirl?" Lois asked.
"Okay, maybe for that." James said.
"Only we don't have that leverage so it wouldn't help. But then again Alex being locked away may not be a bad thing." Lucy said.
"Why?" Lois asked.
"She's still really sick. Locked up she has to rest. Out here she'll push herself too hard." Lucy argued.
"What about J'onn?" Clark asked.
"From what Winn told me there is no change." James explained. "But he is locked down."
"Which is kind of suspicious in itself." Lois said.
"Any theories on what happened?" Clark asked.
"No. But the General is not putting resources into it anymore." James explained.
"I think it is time Superman paid a visit to the DEO." Clark said.
"Why?" Lois asked.
"To visit an old friend and ask General Lane why he is not helping find his cousin."
"I'll talk to Lena." James said.
"We'll go to Alex's place and figure out what she was up to." Lois said.
"We?" Lucy asked.
"You're her lawyer." Lois said. "But a hopeless investigator. Let's go."
-00-
"Lois? Lucy?" Eliza asked when the sisters entered Alex's apartment.
"Eliza? What are you doing here?" Lucy asked. "Sorry, stupid question. When did you get here?"
"About an hour ago. I went to the DEO, but they wouldn't let me in. They wouldn't let me see Alex. Winn said you're her lawyer. Why does she need a lawyer?"
"There is evidence that she has been with Jeremiah. My father has charged her with aiding and abetting an enemy of the state." Lucy explained.
"Jeremiah's involved in all this?" Eliza asked.
"We don't know. Alex hasn't said much?"
"Is she okay?" Eliza asked. "Why was she in hospital? Should she be out of hospital?"
"She had an infected wound. It looked like a stab wound, only it wasn't very deep. Alex hasn't said how it occurred. She was released by the hospital this morning. They wouldn't have released her if they didn't think it was safe to do so." Lucy said.
"But she's okay?" Eliza asked.
"She still needs to rest." Lucy replied.
"What happened in here?" Lois asked looking round seeing the place had been ransacked.
"The DEO, or at least dad's people at the DEO." Lucy said. "After it looked like Alex hadn't left her apartment for two days he sent in a team. Didn't find Alex, but found her phone and her tracker. He had them search the place for an evidence of where she might be."
"But back then he didn't know she had met up with Jeremiah so what right did he have to search the place?" Lois asked.
"Actually he did. He received an email containing a photograph of Alex and Jeremiah." Lucy said.
"From who?"
"Don't know." Lucy said. "And before you ask this place could be bugged."
"I'll save it for later." Lois said.
-TBC...
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