Alex deciphered the chamber""s puzzling feng shui compass, causing the floor to open up under his feet, and revealing a lower concealed room with terra-cotta horse statues, and the dead Emperor""s sarcophagus held on a horse-drawn chariot." Not realizing what she was doing, Lois placed her purse over the misplaced green crystal.He flew to a tropical rainforest (in Hawaii?) to pick some elegant-looking ""bird of paradise"" flowers for Lois, and to gather dinner items from other exotic places around the world.The school became more of a lifeless, imprisoning existence under the rule of the "old hag" - who began to use corporal punishment.Fearing that he will lose both his ex-wife and his star reporter, he suggests hat she come back to the paper and work with him to see if they can get along: "What""s the use of fighting, Hildy? I""ll tell you what you do.