At first I wondered if the entire incident was set up, but yeah, this makes so much more sense
I do wonder, though, with hundreds of troublemakers spread throughout the city, isn't there a high probability that one of them will spill the beans eventually? Especially, once Lois Lane goes on a rampage?
Emily is interesting. Is she a plant? Doesn't sound like it, She's too helpful. But Lex could just be betting high
Wonder which way you're going to go to straighten things out
Michael