I'm enjoying this story! I like how Lois is following up on the "accident" that caused Baines' death. I'm betting the guy in the shadows was Clark, but we won't know the answer on that for some time. Please, PLEASE let Lois get in contact with Clark soon. Something tells me though, that he won't show up until Lois is once more in danger again.

CLARK: No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN: A jinx?
CLARK: Yeah. Let's face it, ever since she's known me, Lois's been kidnapped, frozen, pushed off buildings, almost stabbed, poisoned, buried alive and who knows what else, and it's all because of me.
-"Contact" (You're not her jinx, you're her blessing.)