They were let off shortly after the dessert. Which Lane had skipped, after taking a bite, because it was a dark chocolate cake. Not that Lane necessarily DISLIKED dark chocolate, he wasn't a picky eater and was alright with the taste, it was just that it was such a catfish of a chocolate. You saw it, thought, 'how nice, something sweet!' only to get disappointed by its bitterness as soon as you put it in your mouth.
What was it if not a catfish? Such a misleading food item!
