Q8: Amazingly enough, you've made me sympathize with Trask.

Q9: Being in jail does leave Clark in a very vulnerable position. He can leave anytime, but that would lower Superman even farther in the eyes of the public, and if he were forced to stay for an extended period of time, Clark Kent's identity would be at risk.

Q10: Lex and Superman have more in common that they might think. Neither can ever give up control, no matter what. One does good and one does evil, but they're two sides of the same coin.

This is a very well-written story.

"Oh, you can’t help that," said the Cat: "we’re all mad here. I’m mad. You’re mad."
"How do you know I’m mad?" said Alice.
"You must be," said the Cat, "or you wouldn’t have come here.”

- Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland