Carter Roy

But according to Cheryl's autobiography, Lana thought, "'Is this rat worth the rest of my life in prison?

The end of my career?'

And what if I turned him in?

But the headlines.

Lana lowered the gun and proceeded to kick Lex out of the house.

Cheryl speculates in her memoir that Lana didn't turn him into the police for the same reason she didn't shoot him.

Her image was more important than justice.

However, this wouldn't be the last time Lana almost killed Lex.

A short time later, Lana drove Cheryl to a dentist appointment, but as she parked the car, a hand shot into the window, grabbing Lana's steering wheel.

It was Lex, shouting at the pair.

He ordered Cheryl to tell Lana she was lying.

Lana threatened to run Lex over.

He replied with an icy stare toward Cheryl.

So Lana floored it.

Lex clung to the steering wheel, dangling out of the car's window for several feet before letting go and crashing into the asphalt.

Lana left him in the road as they drove away.

Lex survived the tumble, but these instances show how far Lana would go to protect her daughter.

Is it possible that she did catch Johnny abusing Cheryl and she went one step further than before?

Or perhaps Johnny's threats to Cheryl's life finally made Lana snap.

And if so, just like how Lana didn't want killing Lex to end her career, she wouldn't want killing Johnny to do the same.