Paying the Piper

The people of Hamelin celebrate as they believe the high rat population has been driven out of the town. This marks a moment of relief for the town's residents after dealing with the rat infestation.

Hearing about the rat removal, the town's cats understand that their main food source has disappeared. This creates panic among the cats, who fear their survival is now at risk.

In their panic, the cats decide to consult the Supreme Cat for a solution to restore the rat population and secure their food supply. The Supreme Cat listens to their concerns and formulates a plan.

The Supreme Cat declares that he will make Porky lose his reward money by sabotaging his chances of catching the last rat. He wears a rat suit to deceive Porky and the town in his scheme.

As Porky prepares to receive his reward, Supreme Cat enters the mayor's office wearing a rat suit. He figuratively and literally sabotages Porky's effort to get paid for catching all the rats.

Throughout the town, Supreme Cat repeatedly appears as himself and as the rat to thwart Porky's attempts to catch the last rat. He even uses a tail slap and a mesmerized look to confuse Porky.

Porky eventually obtains the rat costume, believing it represents the last rat. He takes it to the town hall and presents it to the mayor, unaware that a real cat was inside the suit.

The mayor retrieves the reward money from the safe, only to find Supreme Cat inside with the money bag in hand. Supreme then escapes, prompting Porky to give chase.

Porky chases Supreme behind a fence, devising a trick to lure the cat out by announcing he will bring back all the rats since he won't be paid. Porky plays music to simulate a rat invasion.

The trick convinces Supreme that the rats have returned, causing him to dash out. Porky then grabs the stolen money, effectively capturing Supreme, and leaves while playing his clarinet.