Take it from a country girl, the rat will be back inside before nightfall. :)
Yeah, they often get re-elected.
LOL! No kidding. They need a rat trap(s) and to clean up their apartment.
You’re right. They do come back. A field rat came back after I washed it out of its 2 holes in the back yard. I collapsed the holes and filled it with mud. It came back at night and dug itself a new hole. The next morning, I found the hole, sealed it with a mesh screen and kept it in the hole while the water flooded the hole. Took care of that rat permanently.