Lois followed along her walk of shame, clutching the toy and the remains of her dignity as she made her way from the sewage plant to the Daily Planet. She ascended to the bullpen, oblivious to the curiously terrified faces of the people she passed. She dismissed Jimmy and Cat, offering her attention and explanation to the only person in the room to whom she owed anything. And she stood in front of Clark, covered in stench and betrayal and guilt, with an apology on the tip of her tongue.
The scene with Lois walking - er limping into the bullpen after digging around the sewage pits now makes perfect sense! Yeah, Lois deserved that 'life lesson' she did not have to be as mean to others as Claude had been mean to her.
Well played indeed and well written!
