Lois is totally unhappy at her engagement party... that ain't good.
“Lois, I’m in love with you,” Clark’s voice from that day in the park echoed in her head. She remembered the look in his eyes as he’d stared directly at her and the warmth of his body as he’d sat so close to her…
She hadn’t known what to say or what to feel.
She is at her engagement party and thinking of another man... definitely not good!
Neat set-up for this fic.

At the same time, Lex was at his desk on the other side of town when the door to his office burst open.
“What are you doing here?” Lex asked as he stood up from his desk, his eyes cold. “You’re early.”
“There has been a change of plans,” the tall guest announced as they reached inside their jacket and pulled out a gun. “Dr. Kelly won’t be coming, and she won’t be giving you the drug.”
Whenever Gretchen Kelly is mentioned after Lex 'dies' it's a matter of time before he reappears in the worst possible places...like Lois' apartment. Was this supposed to be a set-up to get Clark in trouble? Possibly, especially since there is mention of money in Clark's account
and the Kents. Curious. Now is the midst of all this, where is Clark?