When Lois hesitates to accept Lex Luthor's proposal of marriage, citing attachments to her job and friends, she unwittingly gives Lex the motivation to take away from her everything she holds dear.
Lex proposes to a surprised Lois. This in turn also prompts Clark to confess his love for her. Lois on the other hand confronts Superman about her love for him. Someone detonates a bomb at the Daily Planet forcing the paper to its knees, Perry White to early retirement, Jimmy to unemployment, Jack to jail and Lois into the arms of Lex Luthor.—bergsten