In this task, you're given the title of a five-sentence story, the first four sentences, and two options for the fifth sentence as a and b. Your job is to pick the sentence option that seamlessly connects with the rest of the story, indicating your choice as 'a' or 'b'. If both sentences are plausible, pick the one that makes more sense.

Title: Favorite Bagels. Sentence 1: Nigel raced to get to his favorite bagel shop before they closed. Sentence 2: Like most bagel shops their hours were rather limited. Sentence 3: Nigel dodged other pedestrians as he jogged to the store. Sentence 4: He got there just in time to see the "closed" turned to face him. Choices: a. Nigel stared in sadness as the shop's lights flicked out one by one. b. He scored more points than Earl and Jane combined.
a