Excellent vignette! You've captured the small-town ambience of Middle America with your characterizations of the judge and the sheriff. And I loved their discussion at the end about the couple who rented the car and "vanished into thin air." It helps feed the unspoken thought that more people in Smallville know about Clark's "special qualities" than are willing to talk about it, at least with outsiders.
Great job, Dandello. You still have the touch.
