Everyone stared at Clark in shock, as he repeated, "Lionel had been murdered."
"Clark, can I see you in the corner for a second," Martha asked, and once they were there she asked him, "How do you know?"
"I listened for a heartbeat, and there are only 6 in the whole place. I don't know where his body is, but it has to be in the mansion. The lights weren't off that long. There's no staff here tonight, so it must have been one of the guests."
"Who got up when the lights were out?"
"I don't know, Mom. I was so distracted by what was on the name card, I wasn't paying attention."
"You need to find Lionel's body and the killer."
Lana had gotten up and came over with a man's ring in her hand. It had a blue stone. "Is this yours, Clark? It was laying underneath your napkin."
Clark groaned and shook his head, no. Martha took the ring and threw it out the window.
"What did you do that for?" Lana wanted to know.
"It wasn't his," Martha replied.
Lana went back over to Lex, confused.
"Do you still have your powers?" Martha asked.
"No, and it might be a while before I get them back. It's hard to tell how long it was there and slowly affecting me. We'll have to figure it out without my powers."
They joined everyone at the table.
"Clark," Lex said, "I don't understand how you can be sure my father's dead, but I know you're hardly ever wrong about these sorts of things."
"One thing is for sure, it didn't happen in the dining room," Lois said. "I suggest Colonel Mustard in the kitchen with a candlestick."
Everyone stared at Lois with a puzzled expression, wondering how she could make jokes at a time like this.
"Oh, come on people," Lois told them, "can't you see this is some sort of sick, practical joke? We're in a mansion, someone's dead, and we're all dressed up like Clue characters."
"Lois, if Clark says Lionel is dead, we should trust him," Oliver said.
Lex stood up. "This is my house, so I'm taking charge. For now we're going to assume we have a dead body on our hands. I should never have agreed to the party. I think we should just reveal our secrets, and we can see who has the most motive."
"You'd like that," Lois said. "To find out everyone's secret and then lie about your own."
"Lois is right," Oliver said, "we can't trust that everyone would tell the truth. The first thing we need to do is find the body. We should split up into groups of 2 and look for him."
"But that leaves someone alone with the killer," Clark pointed out. "Maybe we should just call the police."
"How about the 6 of us stay together and find the body first," Martha said. "There's safety in numbers, and I don't think the police are going to take us seriously without one."
"We can check out the kitchen first, since it's closest," said Lana, hoping to give an intelligent contribution.
They all stood up and began to head for the kitchen.
"Wait!" Lois cried, making them all stop, "don't we have to roll the dice first?"