Original Commentary

Yes, it is a pattern in which things happen and are, a week or two later, explained. It seems to be my style when writing You Say it First. Kimberly's original line in the last panel was "If it happened again, I'd tell you". But when I reread it it took me a moment to figure out what she was talking about. And if the writer can't figure out his own words, he changes them - Terrence

Modern Commentary
That's what makes this storyline different - Brisbane and Kimberly were trying to solve this problem separately. As a result, they helped push the pieces together to solve it but they weren't really integral to the solution.

They were lucky that Constance, Clarence, and Dan managed to work something out. I like to have the solutions come from who the characters are. - Terrence