Lambert's awake, but whether he's lucid ... that's a different story. Rita can probably intuit as much, from the way his eyes struggle to focus on her, the vertical slits of his pupils contracting and dilating erratically.

Of course, what comes out of his mouth first is also definitely a clue that he's missing a few hens from the coop right now.

"You did great," he tells Rita. This, it seems, is absolutely imperative for her to know. "Don't regret... taking you on..."