Amanda felt a wave of dizziness. She could no longer keep her footing and staggered toward the phone. The moment she picked it up, Superman's panicked voice came through. "Amanda Waller! That guy named Lex Luthor kidnapped my mother! I can't find her! I've looked everywhere, but she's nowhere!!!"
Amanda took a deep breath and said into the phone, "Calm down. We'll help you find her right away..."
"He wants me to kill you!" Superman's voice came again. "He said we exchange hostages. If I bring you to him, he'll let my mother go. You..."
With a snap, the call ended. Clark grinned like a golden retriever that had just torn apart the house, slapping the spaceship's control panel until it thundered. The more he thought about it, the prouder he became of this move.
Yes, his final plan was to fight poison with poison. After all, Lex was already barefoot now. His corporation was gone, his reputation was gone, and the worst that could happen was prison. So why not follow the example of Gotham's predecessors? As long as he made a big enough mess, everyone would have to worry about him.
Clark could not break Lex out of prison directly, because that would not only be illegal, but would also turn them into fugitives. But if he had been forced into it, if someone had threatened him, then there was nothing he could do.
Lex had not actually left behind any contingency plans, but that did not stop Clark from making one on the spot. After all, Lex had previously controlled that kidnapping gang and sent them to the Kent family farm to abduct his mother. That proved he could do such things, and that he was the kind of person who would.
So Clark might as well