Good point about how Lex would probably not want to be handing Clark a wad of cash every week, it being too much of a reminder of the reality of the situation. Sorry to have fixated on the cheque thing. I did warn you I was anal-retentive.

Re: the lawyer's office, yeah, I buy that. You might however want to put in a line, either in this section or in the one where Lex actually makes the changes, that Lex expects Lionel to find out and is seeing this as a fuckoff gesture.

Re: the bartender, you're absolutely right. I went back and reread after I posted, and he does say through the grapevine. So just ignore that nitpick totally.