Dr. Klein investigates the lasso and manages to duplicate its properties. When Lois learns of this, she is absolutely relentless until, at his wit's end, he finally gives her a sample, which immediately makes its way into a lovely necktie for Lex Luthor.
To Luthor's extreme misfortune Lois is able to sweet-talk him into wearing that new necktie to the Mayor's Man of the Year award ceremony for Superman. He's standing in front of the mic when he voices his real thoughts about the people of Metropolis, his frustrations at his previous attempts to deal with Superman and exactly how he will crush the upstart Intergang. The police chief allows the exercise to continue for a while but has to take Luthor into custody when it is obvious that his life is in danger.
