Hi Morgana,
Thanks for the FDK!
Yes, in this AU we have a Lois that is very much in love with her husband and is not falling for Lex’s charm. She is not going to take any stuff from him.
In the episode there was a lot left out in this particular scene which left a lot of room for character development for me. This Lex is a bit more aggressive as evidenced by his going after Lois and his approval of Nigel’s methods. Nigel patted his sidearm and Lex approved.
When Clark arrived, there was really nothing he needed to do. Lois had the situation well under control. Lex had been subdued and humiliated by Lois. He just threw some salt on the wound.
It was unclear in the script and also in the final version of the episode as to why April was there. I guess we could assume that Cat had scheduled a follow-up interview.
