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Titre en VO : The Foundling
Diffusion US : 20/02/94
Diffusion FR : 14/06/94
Clark est réveillé par une grande lumière venant du globe. Un homme apparaît et lui dévoilera son passé en cinq apparitions. Son nom est Jor-El et il est son père. Il appelle Superman « Kal-El » et parle de sa planète, Krypton.
Malheureusement pour Clark, son appartement est volé et le globe disparaît. Jack, le jeune voleur, vend l’objet précieux à Lex Luthor.
Malgré tout, Lex sait maintenant la véritable origine de Superman et il compte bien s'en servir. Mais qu’est-ce que le globe a vraiment dévoilé ? Que les parents de Superman ne l’ont pas abandonné, mais bien sauvé…
Moments forts :
Rencontre virtuel entre Jor-El et Clark
Note de l'épisode : 8/10
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Titre VO
The Foundling
Titre VF
Le globe de Krypton
Première diffusion
20.02.1994
Première diffusion en France
14.06.1994
_LOIS & CLARK_
The New Adventures of Superman
"Foundling"
Written by. Dan Levine
Directed by : Bill D'Elia
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
CAT GRANT
MARTHA KENT
JONATHAN KENT
LEX LUTHOR
NIGEL
JACK
JOR-EL *
INSPECTOR HENDERSON
LOUIE
DENNY
_LOCATIONS_
INTERIORS: EXTERIORS:
Daily Planet Kypton (view from space)
The Pit
Lunch Area Metropolis Skies
Metropolis Street
Clark's Apartment
Living Room Alley (Abandoned Bldg)
Bedroom
Kent Farmhouse Kent Farm
Kitchen "Fortress of Solitude"
(Tree House)
Jor-El's Lab *
Abandoned Building
Pool Hall
Luthor's Museum
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - (NIGHT #1) 1
We are CLOSE ON CLARK in bed an he tosses in troubled
sleep. Clock reads 4:02 AM. Suddenly the room pulses
with light. Clark awakens, looks toward the source.
1A CLARK'S POV 1A
On his bookcase, a locked box, light streaming through the
cracks.
1B CLARK 1B
gets out of bed, takes a key from his desk, unlocks the
box, lifts out the artifact/globe he recovered from the
spaceship that brought him to Earth. Under his touch the
earth-map face changes to the red-tinged map of Krypton.
Then, it FLARES with a brilliant white light. Light
streams from the globe to form the life-size HOLOGRAPHIC
IMAGE of a man (JOR-EL). On Jor-El's tunic is
Superman's "S." Clark stares in awe at the image. Then,
the image SPEAKS.
JOR-EL
My name is Jor-El. And you are
Kal-El, my son. The object you
hold has been attuned to you. That
you now hear these words is proof
that you survived the journey in
space and have reached your full
maturity. Now it is time for you
to learn our heritage. To that
end, I will appear to you five *
times. Watch for the light, *
listen, and learn.
We MOVE into the globe, into the light.
--page break--
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2 EXT. KRYPTON 2
Hanging in space.
3 OMITTED 3
4 INT. - JOR-EL'S LABORATORY 4
JOR-EL stands before a waist-level console, which he
manipulates by weaving his hands in the air above it.
Attached to the console is a large view screen on which
multicolored lights swirl. To one side is a long work
table, strewn with odd bits of metal and plastic. To the
other side, a large, plain pedestal upon which, egg-like,
rests a capsule of some transparent material. The
interior of the capsule is suffused with mist.
JOR-EL (V.O)
Time grows short and we continue to
search. The immensity of space is
both a blessing and a curse. In
that near infinite variety there
must be _some_ place suitable. *
(beat)
Hope and desperation drive us in
equal measure.
The man is joined by a tall, elegant woman, LARA. She
gestures toward the screen, he shakes his head. They both
stare into the capsule's mists. Hidden in the mists...
something.
JOR-EL (V.O.)
Lara works by my side. She is
tireless and endlessly patient. *
Considering what is soon to come,
this is my greatest consolation:
that we are together.
Then, a tremor shakes the lab. Indicators on the console
flare. Jor-El takes Lara in his arms. The tremor
subsides; indicators return to normal.
*
--page break--
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5 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 5
Clark still holds the glowing globe. The HOLOGRAM FLOWS *
back into it and disappears. The glow dies, but the *
globe retains its Krypton-map face. With trembling hands *
Clark carefully sets it back in the box. He looks out at *
the night sky. *
CLARK
Kal-El. *
FADE OUT.
_END TEASER_
--page break--
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ACT ONE
FADE IN:
6 INT. KENT FARMHOUSE KITCHEN - (DAY #2) 6*
Clark talks with his parents, JONATHAN and MARTHA.
Serious expressions all around.
JONATHAN
Tell me more about this globe. *
CLARK
It was in the ship that brought me *
to Earth. When Lois and I broke *
into Bureau 39's warehouse... *
6A INT. BUREAU 39 WAREHOUSE - (FLASHBACK) 6A*
Clark lifts up the globe and it changes from Earth to *
Krypton. *
6B BACK TO SCENE 6B*
CLARK
I hid it from Lois. I never knew *
it was anything more than what it *
seemed: maps of Earth and Krypton. *
Until last night. *
MARTHA
But why now? You've had it for *
months. *
CLARK
I don't know, Mom. Except, Jor-El *
said it was 'attuned to me.' *
Maybe it and I weren't meant to be *
separated for so long. Maybe it's *
taken a while to... warm up. *
JONATHAN
(awkwardly) *
The people, Jor-El and Lara, any *
memory of them at all? *
CLARK
(shaking his head) *
None. *
A moment of shared silence. *
MARTHA
How do you feel about this, Clark? *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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6B CONTINUED: 6B
CLARK
Scared. Excited. overwhelmed.
(beat)
I've gone my entire life not
knowing how or why I was left on
your doorstep. So many unanswered
questions... What was Krypton
file? Who were my parents? Did
everyone there have powers like me?
Will continue to age normally?
Can I die?
(beat)
Now I'm about to find out.
7 7
THRU OMITTED THRU
8 8
9 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 9
A normal, busy day in the newsroom. LOIS, CAT and JIMMY
are the exceptions: Lois stares at her computer as if
hoping it will go to work on its own, Jimmy reads a
magazine, Cat files her nails with geometric precision.
Then, Jimmy sets down the magazine.
JIMMY
(impressed)
Huh.
LOIS
What?
JIMMY
According to Metropolis Science
Magazine, the statistical
probability that any two people
living in Metropolis are blood
relations, is over ninety percent.
CAT
(stops filing)
You and I are related?
JIMMY
(nodding)
As long as our families have lived
in the area at least three generations.
CAT
I don't think SO.
Lois gets up, cups Jimmy's chin, looks over at Cat.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 9
LOIS
(teasing)
I don't know... There _is_ a
definite family resemblance.
CAT
(returns to filing)
I don't think so.
JIMMY
Wanna bet? That you and I are
related by blood?
CAT
(puts file down)
What are the stakes?
Clark enters, a bit subdued, sets his briefcase down on
his desk.
CLARK
'Morning.
The trio is too focused on the impending bet to respond
with more than vague nods.
JIMMY
If I win... a night of passion.
CAT
Yours or mine?
JIMMY
Optimistically, ours.
Realistically, mine.
LOIS
(into it)
And if you lose?
CAT
_When_ you lose.
JIMMY
(confidently)
Name it.
CAT
You repaint my apartment, every
room, top to bottom. Pink fades.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 2 9
Both hesitate, then shake on the bet.
LOIS
(taking charge)
I expect detailed family histories
including charts from both of you
no later than tomorrow. Also,
blood tests.
PERRY approaches.
PERRY
Everyone, listen up. Your
editor-in-chief has an
announcement.
None of them react.
CAT
Why blood tests?
JIMMY
She's kidding.
LOIS
No I'm not.
PERRY
Your editor-in-chief has an
announcement to make to anyone
currently employed by the Daily
Planet and about to undergo their
quarterly salary and expense
review.
Lois, Cat and Jimmy freeze, turn to Perry, wait politely.
PERRY
Much better. .
(raising his voice)
Everyone!
The newsroom stills.
PERRY (Cont'd)
It is my pleasure to announce that
this year's candidates for the
Meriwether Award for Journalistic
Excellence have just been released
and the Daily Planet's very own
writing team of Lois Lane and
Clark Kent are among the nominees.
APPLAUSE and CONGRATULATIONS. Both Lois and Clark are
pleased, but try to appear humble.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 3 9
(high five)
C.K.! You're the man!
(off Lois' glare)
And you're the woman.
CAT
More or less.
PERRY
All right, all right, back to work.
It's an announcement, not a
national holiday.
Everyone obeys.
PERRY (Cont'd)
(to Lois and Clark)
Good job you two. Just don't *
expect to rest on your laurels.
(to Lois)
How you coming on that piece on the
recent rise in crime in Metropolis?
LOIS
(vaguely)
You know, gathering information,
checking sources, compiling data.
That sort of thing.
She looks over at her blank computer screen.
PERRY
That bad, huh?
LOIS
I'm still looking for an angle.
PERRY
Angles just don't drop from the
sky, Lois.
(Perry points up, Lois
looks up)
We have to create them.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 4 9
PERRY (cont'd)
(beat, semi-teasing)
The Committee vote on the *
Meriweather Award is only a couple *
of days away. Be nice to show *
them a strong finishing kick. *
Perry's leaves. Lois sighs. Clark's phone RINGS. He *
picks up.
CLARK
Clark Kent.
Clark listens... more and more carefully.
CLARK (Cont'd)
I'll be right there.
He hangs up, obviously upset.
LOIS
What?
CLARK
My apartment's been robbed.
(beat, rising to leave) *
I've got to go. *
LOIS
Clark, how awful. I am _so_ *
sorry. To be violated like that, *
to have absolute strangers pawing *
through you personal belongings, *
to endure... *
Lois has a thought. Clark's halfway to the exit. *
*
LOIS (Cont'd)
(grabbing her coat,
calling after him)
Wait! I'm coming with you! *
(looking to heaven) *
Thank you.
10 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - DAY 10
A mess: books tossed from shelves, clothing strewn,
drawers emptied, pictures hanging crookedly, sofa cushions
overturned. Not vandalism per se, but a definite
scouring Lois and Clark wander through the debris.
Clark's a bit dazed; Lois is furious. Clark kneels to
rescue a book that's flopped open on its spine.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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10 CONTINUED: 10
LOIS
Clark, don't touch anything! This
is a crime scene.
Stubbornly, Clark retrieves the book anyway.
CLARK
It's My crime scene.
LOIS
(exasperated)
How do you expect the police to
catch whoever did this...
CLARK
I don't.
LOIS
... if you insist on tainting the
evidence?
HENDERSON (O.S.)
Someone call a cop?
Both turn as INSPECTOR HENDERSON enters the room.
LOIS
_Finally_. Okay, Henderson, *
what's our first move?
HENDERSON
You live here, Lois?
LOIS
No.
HENDERSON
Then our first move is for you to
butt out.
(to Clark)
'Morning, Clark. Anything
missing?
CLARK
Yes, Inspector. I mean, I haven't *
checked everything.
Henderson produces a form from his pocket, hands it to
Clark.
HENDERSON
Fill this out. Bring it down to
the station.
CLARK
What is it?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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10 CONTINUED: 2 10
HENDERSON
Inventory of stolen items. Don't
forget serial numbers. Something
turns up, we'll call you.
(beat)
Don't hold your breath. We've had
a lot of these type break-ins in
this neighborhood lately.
Henderson turns to leave.
LOIS
(appalled)
That's it? That's all? Don't you
look for clues? Dust for prints?
HENDERSON
Waste of time.
LOIS
(really ticked off)
Waste of... let me tell you a
little story, Henderson.
HENDERSON
Shoot.
LOIS
It's late at night. A sweet,
innocent little old lady, probably
someone's grandmother, is preparing
for bed. Suddenly, burglars burst
in, knock her down, and steal her
life savings from underneath her
mattress.
(beat)
Wanna know why?
HENDERSON
Why?
LOIS
Because some cop like you was too
lazy to dust for prints on a prior,
so the burglars were never caught.
HENDERSON
Good story.
LOIS
Thank you.
HENDERSON
Now I got one. Wanna hear it?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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10 CONTINUED: 3 10
LOIS
Shoot.
HENDERSON
That same sweet, innocent, little
old grandmother is preparing for
bed when she hears burglars
breaking into her house. She
rushes to the phone and dials 911,
but, by the time help comes, it's
too late. Wanna know why?
LOIS
Why?
HENDERSON
Because all the good cops are out
somewhere else _dusting_ _for_
_prints_.
Henderson leaves. Lois is temporarily speechless with
fury.
CLARK
Calm down, Lois. This is _my_
problem.
Clark walks into the bedroom.
LOIS
(calling after)
Hey, I'm sympathetic!
She follows.
11 BEDROOM 11
Equally trashed. Clark surveys the wreckage. Then... the
bookcase! He hurries to it: the box containing the globe
is empty. A quick scan of the room with _TELESCOPIC_
_VISION_: nothing.
CLARK
(stunned)
It's gone.
LOIS
Clark, what's gone? What's
missing?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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11 CONTINUED: 11
CLARK
Just some... personal things.
(to answer her question
before it's asked)
Trophies, keepsakes...
irreplaceable.
LOIS
(into her article)
Not bad. Forget the monetary loss:
it's stealing parts of a person's
past. The sense of vulnerability,
the sense of invasion. Urban
angst. You feel...
Lois, observing the stricken Clark, changes direction.
She goes to his side and takes his arm.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Don't worry, partner. We'll get
your stuff back. Maybe the police
can't help, but I know who can.
CUT TO:
12 EXT. ALLEY BY ABANDONED BUILDING - DAY 12
JACK, 16, raggedly dressed, carrying a canvas sack, moves
warily along the alley. A POLICE SIREN wails nearby and
he flattens himself against a wall until it passes. He
reaches an entrance to an abandoned building, bends back
the wire-fence that guards it, slips inside.
13 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - DAY 13
A mess, a shell. Jack appears up a rickety staircase and
moves through open beams to a corner of the room. There,
sleeping under blankets on a bare cot is DENNY, 14.
Jack looks down at him a moment, then quietly moves to a
second cot, turns up an oil lantern, and dumps the
contents of his sack on the bed. Amidst the meager haul
of clock radio, Polaroid-like camera, VCR, walkman, CD
player and CD's, a watch, trophies and plaques, and a
small TV rests the globe (Krypton-map face). Jack picks
it up, turns it in his hands.
JACK
What _are_ you?
As if in answer, the globe starts to GLOW, then FLARES
WITH LIGHT and the HOLOGRAM PROJECTION of Jor-El appears.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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13 CONTINUED: 13
JOR-EL
This is the second of the five *
times I will appear. *
Jack, startled, drops the globe with a CRACK to the *
floor. The hologram disappears, but the globe is intact. *
Denny jerks awake at the noise.
DENNY
Jack? *
Jack sets the globe carefully back on the bed, moves
toward Denny.
JACK
Here.
He sits on the edge of Denny's cot. Denny sits up, rubs *
sleep from his eyes. *
JACK (Cont'd)
Thirsty?
Denny nods. Jack unscrews and hands him a canteen. *
DENNY
(after drinking deeply) *
How'd you do? *
JACK
I did good.
DENNY
(jumping up) *
Lemme see. *
He moves to Jack's bed, begins to paw through the stuff, *
picks up the Polaroid-like camera, aims it at Jack. *
DENNY (Cont'd)
Cheese. *
He presses the button. The camera FLASHES, takes a *
picture. Jack grabs the camera from him. *
JACK
Cut it out. *
Denny sees the globe, points. *
DENNY
What's that thing? *
JACK
Our ticket out of here. *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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13 CONTINUED: 2 13
He waves at the grim surroundings. Denny reaches for the
globe.
JACK (Cont'd)
Careful! Don't touch it.
Denny jerks his hand back.
DENNY
What'll happen?
JACK
Never mind.
DENNY
(eying the globe
suspiciously)
You think it's worth something?
JACK
Yeah. A lot. But we've got to
find the right buyer.
DENNY
How do we do that?
Jack looks at the camera in his hand, then back at the
globe.
JACK
We advertise.
Jack readies the camera, then reaches to touch the globe *
as we... *
CUT TO:
14 INT. POOL HALL 14
Smokey, dark, few players: a hangout. Lois and Clark'
enter. Lois is completely at ease; Clark doesn't want to
be there. Lois approaches one of the players.
LOIS
I'm looking for Louie.
The player doesn't even acknowledge her. Instead, he
bends to take his next shot.
CLARK
He's not here. Let's go.
Lois picks up the cue ball and tosses it to Clark.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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14 CONTINUED 14
LOIS
Louie. Tell him it's Lois Lane.
The player puts down his cue, stares at Lois and Clark a
moment, then exits through a door at the back of the room.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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14 CONTINUED: 14
CLARK
This is a mistake.
Absently Clark picks up the cue stick, puts the ball down.
LOIS
What are you so nervous about?
CLARK
Where do you know this guy from?
Clark lines up a shot.
LOIS
Around. I'm a reporter, Clark.
It's my business to know the people
who know what's going on in this
city.
Clark shoots, makes it.
CLARK
(not buying it)
And?
LOIS
And, his daughter was my tennis
doubles partner in college.
LOUIE (O.S.)
Hey, kid. Over here.
15 LOUIE 15
has entered by the door through which the pool player
exited, seated himself at a table, and is waving at them.
Louie is fat, sloppy, middle-aged, serene.
16 LOIS AND CLARK 16
exchange a glance. Lois moves to join Louie; Clark pauses
to look over the pool table: a rack of-six balls left. *
He strokes the cue ball to break the rack, then with *
_SUPER-BREATH_ blows the balls, one at a time, into the *
pockets. The last ball teeters on the edge of the cup. *
A short burst of _SUPER BREATH_ and the cue ball reverses *
direction to sink it. He puts the stick down, follows *
after Lois.
17 LOUIE'S TABLE - FIVE MINUTES LATER 17
Louie, Lois, and Clark are seated. Louie eats a hero
sandwich as he talks.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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17 CONTINUED: 17
LOUIE
Kicked in the door?
Clark nods.
LOUIE (Cont'd)
(scornful)
Amateurs.
LOIS
What do you think?
Louie pauses with his mouth open, considering. Then he
bites.
LOUIE
I can maybe find 'em.
CLARK
How?
LOUIE
They gotta try and sell the loot.
I know guys who know guys.
(beat)
I'll need a list. Anything special
I should watch for?
Clark desperately wants to recover the globe, but he
doesn't want Lois or Louie around when he does.
CLARK
No. Look, the police have all the
information. Maybe we should just
leave it to them.
Louie shakes his head in disgust. Lois, too, is
embarrassed by Clark's apparent cold feet.
LOIS
Clark, this is great stuff. If
nothing else, for my article.
LOUIE
Uh, Lois, these guys I know don't
exactly like to read their name in
the papers.
LOIS
(insulted)
Louie, this is Lois.
CLARK
(feeling trapped)
So, if you do this, what are we
supposed to do for you?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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17 CONTINUED: 2 17
LOUIE
(points to Lois with his
sandwich)
For the kid? It's a freebie. What
a backhand she had.
LOIS
When do you think...
LOUIE
I'll call ya.
(to Clark)
You need help on the insurance
claim? I know guys who know guys.
CLARK
Uh, no thanks.
LOUIE
(to Lois, per Clark)
Straight arrow, huh?
LOIS
Tell me about it.
18 EXT. ALLEY BY ABANDONED BUILDING (NIGHT #2) 18
Jack paces. At the sound of approaching FOOTSTEPS he
looks up to see...
19 LUTHOR AND NIGEL 19
approaching, dressed in long overcoats. LUTHOR, wearing a
hat pulled low over his eyes, hangs back in the shadows.
NIGEL steps forward into the dim light, removes a photo
from his pocket and holds it up.
NIGEL
You have something for me? *
Jack takes a wary step closer.
JACK
(nodding to Luthor)
Who's he?
NIGEL
(ignoring the question)
Where is the item?
JACK
It's a thousand.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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19 CONTINUED 19
Nigel removes an envelope from another pocket, fans out
ten hundred dollar bills.
NIGEL
The item?
Jack retrieves his canvas bag from behind a crate,
hesitates, then unwraps the GLOWING globs, being careful
not to touch it with his bare hands.
LUTHOR
(voice hoarse with
controlled excitement)
We understand there's a display.
Jack drops the bag, touches the globe with his hands. The
OF LIGHT, then the HOLOGRAM of Jor-El ensue.
JOR-EL
This is the second of the five
times...
Jack returns the globe to the bag. The HOLOGRAM dies.
LUTHOR
(still hoarse)
Pay him
Nigel holds out the money. As the transfer of money and
globe is made...
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
(trying to sound casual)
You found this, you say?
JACK
(examining the money)
In a dumpster on Third. People
throw away strange stuff sometimes.
(beat, fishing)
I guess it has something to do with
Superman.
LUTHOR
(doesn't take the bait).
If you find any more 'strange
stuff,' you'll let us know?
JACK
I'll do that. How do I get in
touch?
LUTHOR
Just leave word. We'll find you.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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19 CONTINUED: 2 19
Luthor holds out a gloved hand and Nigel passes him the
bag. Jack, sensing he's been dismissed, hurries away. *
Luthor steps forward into the light. *
LUTHOR
Something to do with Superman. *
FADE OUT.
_END ACT ONE_
--page break--
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
20 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY #3) 20
Another typical day.
21 CAT AND JIMMY 21
huddle over as yet incomplete, but still detailed, family
trees. Cat points to one of Jimmy's charts.
CAT
Your Great-Uncle Howard married the
same woman twice?
JIMMY
Well, see, he didn't _realize_ it
was the same woman... until after.
(beat)
Howard had poor eyesight, and Aunt
Millie suffered from a hormonal
imbalance. She used to go through
these huge weight fluctuations.
Cat stares at Jimmy in horror.
CAT
If it does turn out we have any of
the same genes, I'm having mine
altered.
22 LOIS 22
briskly types on her word processor, talking as she types.
LOIS
'And so the cycle repeats itself.
Stolen goods traveling from owner,
to thief, to fence, to wholesaler,
to retailer, and finally to a new
and unsuspecting owner...'
(beat)
You think it's too wordy?
Clark has rolled his chair over by her to look over her
shoulder. He's less than his usual alert, bright-eyed
self: he yawns, shrugs, then tiredly rubs the back of his
neck. Lois notices, stops typing, rolls behind him,
begins to massage his neck.
LOIS (Cont'd)
You're so tight. You're like
_iron_.
(CONTINUED)
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22 CONTINUED: 22
CLARK
(absently)
Steel.
LOIS
What?
CLARK
(covering)
Still... trying to recover. You
know, from my loss.
LOIS
(exaggerated concern)
You poor sensitive baby. I bet you
hardly slept.
CLARK
(truthfully)
Not a wink. *
Lois stops massaging, returns to work. *
LOIS
Clark, it happened, but it's over. *
Snap out of it. Put it behind *
you. *
CLARK
Thanks for the concern. *
LOIS
You're welcome. *
(beat) *
Did you finish that inventory list?
CLARK
Uh, no.
LOIS
Clark, why are you stalling on
this?
CLARK
Why are you so curious?
LOIS
I'm not curious. Believe me, I
have no interest in your collection
of bottle caps, love letters from
Lula-Mae, or the blue ribbon from
the Smallville soapbox derby. I'm
just trying to help out a friend.
CLARK
You're trying to write an article.
(CONTINUED)
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22 CONTINUED: 2 22
LOIS
That, too... See, I put the list
in the article as an example of how
some people get unreasonably,
sentimentally attached to their old
junk.
CLARK
Lois, I'm taking your advice and
putting this behind me. I want you
off the case. I appreciate you
wanting to help but, as I said
before, it's my problem.
LOIS
(distressed)
You can't do that.
(grasping at straws)
What about Louie?
CLARK
There's no way that guy will come *
up with anything.
The PHONE RINGS. They exchange a glance.
23 OMITTED 23
24 INT. POOL HALL - DAY 24
Lois and Clark enter and cross to join Louie and his
pool-playing henchman.
LOIS
Where is he?
Louie jerks his thumb toward a bench against the wall
where Jack, arms behind his back, sits sullenly. On one
of the pool tables is a pile of Clark's belongings. *
CLARK
Are you sure he's the one?
LOUIE
(points to the pool *
table) *
That your stuff?
Clark eagerly paws through the contents of the bag. No
globe, but everything else is there. Clark, hiding his
disappointment, nods to Lois.
CLARK
Most of it. *
(CONTINUED)
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24 CONTINUED: 24
LOUIE (Cont'd)
Kid tried to move it through a guy
who knows a guy I know.
(holding up the ten
hundred dollar bills)
Had this on him, too. Yours?
CLARK
No.
Louie offers it to Lois. After a moment of thought she
takes it and she and Clark approach Jack. Rolls scared,
but putting on a tough act.
JACK
That's my money, Lady. *
*
LOIS
(re Clark)
You robbed this man's apartment?
JACK
I found that junk in a dumpster. I
should of left it there.
Despite the attitude, Clark can't bring himself to be
angry.
CLARK
(to Jack)
How old are you?
JACK
How old are _you_? Look, I don't
know anything. Just let me go.
Now we see he is handcuffed
LOIS
(chastising)
Louie.
Louie nods to the pool player, who tosses Lois the keys.
LOUIE
Careful. You got yourself a real
rabbit there.
Lois hesitates.
(CONTINUED)
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24 CONTINUED: 2 24
CLARK
We're not the law, Lois. He's just
a kid.
She uncuffs him. Jack rubs his wrist.
JACK
Yeah, I could sue you for
kidnapping.
Louie mocks a shiver of fear.
LOIS
I'm waiting for an answer. Did you
rob this man's apartment?
No answer. Jack shiftily eyes an escape route.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Where'd you get the money? *
Still no answer. *
CLARK
(breaking in) *
Look, this doesn't have to go to
the police. I just want to ask you
some questions about... some *
personal items that are still *
missing. One in particular. *
At this, Jack looks up quickly, then, just as quickly,
drops his eyes again. This is exactly the reaction Clark
is hoping for.
LOIS
You could save yourself a lot of
trouble... hey!
Jack grabs the money out of her hand and bolts. Louie's
friend makes a stab for him, misses, and he's out the
door. Oddly enough, though he passes right by Clark,
Clark doesn't try to stop him.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Clark, grab him. Clark!
CLARK
I'll go after him.
Clark rushes out. Lois is left with Louie and his pal.
She throws up her hands in frustration.
LOUIE
(chuckling)
A real rabbit.
(CONTINUED)
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24 CONTINUED: 3 24
Lois moves over to the pile of Clark's stuff, absently
picks up some photos. She looks at them, then looks more
closely, then off in the direction in which Clark and Jack
disappeared.
LOUIE
Problem, sweetheart?
LOIS
(shocked)
Clark's been holding out on me.
LOUIE
Figures.
(beat)
You want him tossed around a
little? I know guys who know guys.
On Lois, expression we...
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25 EXT. ALLEY - MOMENTS LATER 25
Jack runs for all he's worth stops, flattens himself
against the alley wall, breathing hard. He listens for
sounds of pursuit. Hearing none, he steps away from the
wall, takes a deep breath, starts to jog away, turns a
corner into... Clark. He tries to struggle free, can't.
CLARK
I'm not going to hurt you. I'm
not going to hurt you.
Abruptly Jack stops struggling, looks into Clark's eyes.
Whatever he sees there settles him down.
CLARK (Cont'd)
Be straight with me and I'll let
you go. I promise. *
(deep breath) *
Do you have the globe? *
Jack shakes his head.
JACK
I sold it.
(beat, defiantly) *
I had to. *
*
CLARK
(crestfallen) *
Sold it to who? *
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED 25
JACK
I don't know. Some guys. I took *
pictures of it, passed 'em around, *
you know. Older guys. Kinda
strange. *
CLARK
What did they look like? *
JACK
(obviously lying) *
I don't remember. *
*
CLARK
(after a pause)
Do you have any idea where the
globe is now?
JACK
No. That's the truth, man.
Clark thinks for a moment, then releases his grip an Jack.
CLARK
What's your name?
JACK
Jack.
CLARK
Just Jack?
JACK
Yeah, just Jack.
(beat, significantly)
Is the globe yours? *
CLARK
(carefully)
I've been... keeping it.
JACK
How does it work? Who's the guy
with Superman's 'S' on his shirt?
Inadvertently, Clark grips Jack's arms again, too tight.
Jack gasps in pain. Clark immediately releases him.
CLARK
(shaken)
I'm sorry. I... How do you know
about him?!
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED: 2 25
JACK
(confused, a little
scared)
When I touched it. A man *
appeared. He talked to me. *
CLARK
(strangled)
What did he say?
JACK
Something like... 'This is the
second time I'll appear.'
Something like that.
CLARK
Was that all?
JACK
Yeah. It stopped when I dropped
it, stopped touching it. *
(beat)
You gonna cut me loose?
Clark, though shaken to his core, looks at Jack: scared,
confused, exhausted, and so very young.
CLARK
Where will you go?
JACK
No way I tell you. And don't try
to follow me.
Jack begins to shiver from the cold.
CLARK
I won't follow you. *
(hands him a card) *
Call me if you want to talk. *
Jack stares at the card. A final gesture, Clark removes
his overcoat and hands it to Jack. Jack hesitates to take
it.
CLARK (Cont'd)
Take it.
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED: 3 25
Jack looks at him, then puts on the coat. It's
ridiculously long, but it's warm. Jack starts to back
away. When he sees Clark isn't following, he turns and *
hurries off.
CLARK (PRE-LAP)
I didn't know what else to do.
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26 INT. CLARK,'S APARTMENT (NIGHT #3) 26
Clark talks long distance.
CLARK
I couldn't hold his. *
27 INT. KENT FARMHOUSE - KITCHEN - SAME TIME 27
JONATHAN
You believed him, then. That he
didn't have it or know who did?
28 INTERCUT 28
Everyone's tense, frustrated, very sober.
CLARK
Yes, I believed him.
MARTHA
Which doesn't change anything.
You've got to get the globe back
before it gives up any more
information about your past.
CLARK
I know. I've never felt so
_exposed_, Mom. And if I'm
exposed, you and Dad and everyone
else close to me are, too. Even
Lois is a problem. If she puts
me and the globe together... What if
she discovers I'm Superman?
JONATHAN
We'll jump that fence when we get
to it.
(CONTINUED)
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28 CONTINUED: 28
MARTHA
You just concentrate on finding
that globe.
CLARK
(feeling helpless)
No luck so far. I'm spending every
moment I have looking, but it's a
big city. Assuming it's still _in_
the city.
(beat)
I'll keep you posted.
MARTHA
Good luck, son.
CLARK
Bye.
Clark hangs up.
29 KENT KITCHEN 29
They hang up.
29A INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM - NIGHT 29A
Nigel unlocks a heavy metal door, leads Luthor into a dark
room, and hits a switch that illuminates alcoves spaced
around the room. Luthor, again wearing gloves, carries an
ornate black lacquered box.
In the alcoves are the "exhibits": priceless paintings
and objects d'art. The collection includes a full-figure
painting of the Mona Lisa, the Venus de Milo's arms,
Gainsborough's lost masterpiece "Yellow Boy," the original
score to Beethoven's "Tenth Symphony," Van Gogh's portrait
of his own severed ear. Luthor moves to a flawless
crystal pedestal in the center of the room. The pedestal
is empty. Luthor removes the GLOWING globe from the box
and places it on the pedestal. Nigel joins him in staring
at the artifact.
(CONTINUED)
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29A CONTINUED: 29A
LUTHOR
Magnificent. See how the light
catches its depth, Nigel. Like a
perfect jewel. I want it analyzed
atom by atom.
NIGEL
As you wish.
LUTHOR
We stand on the verge of an
historic moment.
NIGEL
I can feel the vibrations.
LUTHOR
Can you?
(waving around the room)
The accumulated plunderings of a
lifetime: the Venus de Milo's *
missing arms, Gainsborough's *
'Yellow Boy', Beethoven's 'Tenth
Symphony', Van Gogh's _better_ *
self-portrait, the full figure *
'Mona Lisa'. Unknown and unseen by
the world at large, they exist
solely for my pleasure. But, my
private collection is
incomplete. _I_ am incomplete.
(he removes his gloves)
No more. In many ways Superman
remains a mystery. Despite all our
conflicts, I still lack the
knowledge, the wedge that will bend
him to my will, or break him.
Perhaps, finally, this globe will
shed some light.
Luthor closes his eyes, savoring the moment, then opens
them, grasps the globe with both hands. The HOLOGRAM
appears.
JOR-EL
This is the second of the five
times I will appear. You may
wonder that I speak your language,
and not my native Kryptonian: I
don't. That is another property of
the object.
As we MOVE into the globe we...
CUT TO:
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30 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - SAME TIME 30
Clark sits at his desk studying by lamplight a map of
Metropolis that has been sectional off into squares with
some of the squares shaded in. Suddenly he drops his pen,
stares at the light.
CLARK
No! Not the globe.
31 INT. JOR-EL'S LAB 31
On a gleaming white work table, Jar-El and Lara perform
delicate "surgery" on a helix-shaped object of
thinly-twisted metal (or what appears to be metal) using
instruments whose purpose and application we can't even
guess at. With a sensor/probe, Jor-El touches various
points on the object's surface and is rewarded with
corresponding musical TONES. Above the object itself
floats a HOLOGRAPHIC DEPICTION of the helix. As TONES
sound, corresponding POINTS OF LIGHT BLINK on the HOLO.
JOR-EL (V.O.)
Unmanned Kryptonian probes have, *
explored every corner of the known
galaxy and beyond. For thousands
of centuries we have received data
back from those probes. I have
every confidence that, given enough
time, we _can_ achieve the *
conversion to a manned vessel. *
But, will we have the time?
Then, another tremor, longer in duration and far more
violent than the first. Jor-El and Lara grab the table
for support until the shaking ends. When-it finally
subsides, both immediately turn to the capsule on the
pedestal. It's intact, and they breathe a sigh of relief,
but the view screen above the nearby console blazes and
flickers with light. Jor-El helps Lara up; both approach
the console. As before, Jor-El weaves his hands above it.
It responds with new patterns of light. Whatever Jor-El
reads in the display clearly worries him.
(CONTINUED)
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31 CONTINUED: 31
JOR-EL (V.O.) (Cont'd)
The pattern of core disintegration *
continues to accelerate. Even I
cannot predict where it will end.
Both look again to the capsule.
JOR-EL (V.O.) (Cont'd)
There is an ancient Kryptonian
saying: 'On a long road, take
small steps.' Precision and care
are our watchwords. Yet, we still
have far to go.
As they return to the work table, we MOVE CLOSE IN on the
bright-lit view screen and inside to
32 32
THRU OMITTED THRU
36 36
36A INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM - NIGHT 36A
Luthor releases the globe. It has ceased to glow. Nigel *
looks at him.
LUTHOR
Interesting
NIGEL
To say the least..
Luthor grasps the globe again: nothing. After a moment,
he releases.
NIGEL (Cont'd)
Resting? Re-charging?
LUTHOR
Too bad. I can hardly wait for
Chapter Three.
36B INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - SAME TIME 36B
Clark still stares fixedly at the desk light, then shakes
his head to clear it. He hurriedly picks up the phone,
hesitates, dials.
JONATHAN (O.S.)
(from phone)
Hello?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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36B CONTINUED: 36B
CLARK
(grimly)
Someone else is using the globe. *
I saw the message, but so did *
they. *
(beat) *
They're closing in on me, Dad.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT TWO_
--page break--
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
37 INT. DAILY PLANET - LUNCH AREA - (DAY #4) 37
Clark, tired and distracted, makes notes on a pad and eats
a donut. Lois picks at a croissant, casting occasional
sidelong glances in Clark's direction. She seems
unusually edgy. Jimmy and Cat are again bent over their
charts. Now, almost all of the blanks are filled in.
JIMMY
(excitedly)
Wait a minute! Wait a minute! See
here, your mother's half-sister,
Elena by your grandfather's
second marriage -- married, for her
_third_ marriage, a man named
Stanley Nugent.
CAT
I never liked that man.
JIMMY
And Stanley was, in fact, my
Great-Aunt Edna's son out of
wedlock, by a man named David
Wilson, Uncle Dave, who she later *
married, but not until after her
marriage to Uncle Harvey.
CAT
This is a nightmare.
JIMMY
(opening his arms wide)
Cuz!
(beat)
Your place or mine?
Perry approaches.
PERRY
(to Lois)
Good piece. I loved the personal
angle.
CLARK
(bitterly) *
Yeah, my robbery really came in
handy.
JIMMY
I thought you got all your things
back. No harm, no foul.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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37 CONTINUED: 37
CLARK
I guess so.
LOIS
(sharply)
Everything? You're sure?
CLARK
(looking away)
Most everything. *
LOIS
I mean, there wouldn't be some *
totally unimportant item, some *
nicknack, some momento still *
missing, would there? Because, if *
there is, we should keep looking. *
Leave no stone unturned. No
matter how long it takes. *
(voice rising) *
Just so you get your useless, *
valueless keepsakes back! *
All stare at her in the aftermath of her outburst. *
CLARK
Lois, what are you talking about? *
Lois stares at him, then returns to ripping apart her *
croissant. *
LOIS
Obviously nothing. *
Clark shrugs, rises to leave, gathers his things. *
CLARK
I've got to go. *
LOIS
Then go. *
Clark's gone. Lois throws down her croissant.
PERRY
(gently) *
You okay, Lois? *
LOIS
No.
Cat and Jimmy exchange a glance, then both get up to leave
Lois and Perry in private.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Okay, lay it on me.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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37 CONTINUED: 2 37
PERRY
(innocently)
What? Oh, I suppose you expect me
to pry into what's bothering you, *
then tell you a story relating
what's going on in your life to
some obscure event in the life of
Elvis Presley. Well, I'm not going
to do that.
LOIS
You're not?
PERRY
No. For one thing, any connection
I made would probably be vague and
not particularly useful. For
another, if I did that it would
seem like I cared more about
telling _my_ story than helping
_you_ with your problem.
Lois stares at Perry for a moment.
LOIS
I'm not sure I can trust Clark *
anymore.
PERRY
You want to tell me why?
LOIS
He lied to me. *
PERRY
You never lie to him? *
LOIS
Of course I lie to him. All the *
time. *
PERRY
I... think I'll leave that one *
alone. *
(beat) *
So what do you want to do about *
this? Have you faced him? *
LOIS
You saw! I gave him every *
opportunity. *
PERRY
(patiently) *
Have you told him you know he lied *
to you? *
(CONTINUED)
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37 CONTINUED: 3 37
LOIS
(grudgingly)
No.
PERRY
Then maybe there's a good reason.
LOIS
How could there be?
PERRY
Ask and find out. Trust shouldn't
be abandoned without a fight.
Especially between you two.
Lois lets this sink in, then gives Perry a wan smile.
LOIS
I think I like Elvis stories *
better.
PERRY
Next time. I got a million of *
'em.
Perry leaves.
38 EXT. ALLEY ENTRANCE TO ABANDONED BUILDING - DAY 38
Clark approaches the chain fence barrier, bends it back,
slips inside.
39 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - DAY 39
Clark comes up the stairs. On first glance, the room is
deserted.
CLARK
(calling out)
Jack!
Jack steps from the gloom brandishing a two-foot section
of pipe. Clark puts up his hands until Jack lowers the
pipe.
JACK
What are you doing here? How'd you
find me?
CLARK
Louie. He knows guys who know *
guys. *
(beat) *
I need an answer to a question. *
(CONTINUED)
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39 CONTINUED: 39
Clark pauses, peering into the shadows behind Jack.
(CONTINUED)
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39 CONTINUED: 39*
CLARK (Cont'd)
Who's there? *
Denny moves nervously to Jack's side, armed with a length *
of two-by-four, and wearing Clark's coat trailing on the *
ground. *
JACK
(to Denny) *
It's all right. *
(beat) *
I want you to take a walk. *
DENNY
Aw, Jack... *
JACK
Do it. Not too far. *
Reluctanly, Denny leaves. Clark watches him go, then *
takes in his surroundings. *
CLARK
You can't expect to live here like *
this. *
JACK
We've got a plan. Soon as I get *
enough money together. *
CLARK
By stealing? *
JACK
Ask your question and get out. *
CLARK
(ignoring him) *
Who's the other boy? *
JACK
What's it to you? *
(beat) *
He's my brother. *
CLARK
What about your parents, your *
home? *
Jack's shaking his head. *
CLARK (Cont'd)
Isn't there someplace you can go? *
Someone...? *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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39 CONTINUED 3 39
JACK
We tried that. Lots of times.
We're better off this Way. What's
your question?
CLARK
The men who bought the globe: What
did they look like? Please. The *
truth. *
JACK
I only saw one. A tall, skinny
English dude. Never saw him
before, or since.
Denny's coming back up the stairs, pauses. Clark looks at
Denny, then Jack.
CLARK
I can help you, both of you, if
you'll let me.
JACK
You want to help? Leave us alone.
It's in the boys' faces: Clark has no choice but to do as
they ask. For now.
40 INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM - (NIGHT #4) 40
Nigel has just handed Luthor some papers. Luthor refers
to then as he speaks.
LUTHOR
Let's see... Impervious to harm by
any force known to man: heat, cold,
radiation, pressure, puncture,
nothing. So dense it can't be
scanned for content or composition.
Warm to the touch, but with no
obvious moving parts or power
source. Definitely of...
(looking up)
...alien origin.
NIGEL
Definitely.
Luthor gestures toward the globe. It has begun to GLOW
again.
LUTHOR
Shall we?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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40 CONTINUED: 40
NIGEL
(bowing)
After you, sir.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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40 CONTINUED 2 40
Luthor grasps the globe. It FLARES. *
*
41 41
THRU OMITTED THRU
47 47
48 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 48
Clark in entering the newsroom# almost to his desk, when
he staggers, clutches his forehead.
49 INT. JOR-EL'S LAB 49
JOR-EL (V.O.)
There is no longer any doubt. The *
chain reaction has begun. As *
panic spreads, the population *
awakens, too late, to its fate. *
Our future is inevitable. *
Jor-El and Lara endure another tremor. When the shaking *
subsides, an urgent TONE (an alarm) begins to sound.
Jor-El struggles to his feet and does something at the
console that turns the alarm off. Lara joins him.
Another, different TONE from the console. The console
screen blinks in sequence with the tone, then scrolls
data.
(CONTINUED)
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49 CONTINUED: 49
JOR-EL (V.O.)
At last the computers have located
a suitable destination: a planet *
physically and biologically
compatible with Krypton whose
inhabitants resemble ours, and *
whose society in based on ethical *
standards which we, too, embrace in
concept, if not always in deed.
50 ON SCREEN 50
The pattern of light dissolves to be replaced by the image
of Earth floating in space.
JOR-EL (V.O.)
The inhabitants call it, simply,
Earth.
51 CLARK 51
Tears his hands away from his face.
LOIS (O.S.)
Clark Kent, you and I are going to
talk!
Clark looks up.
52 LOIS 52
comes down the stairs and directly up to Clark's desk.
LOIS (Cont'd)
I want the truth.
CLARK
About what?
LOIS
About why you had _in_ your
apartment some mysterious globe
that projects an image of a man
wearing Superman's 'S'. Why you
never told me about it before. And
why, after it was stolen, you lied
to me.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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52 CONT 52
LOIS (cont'd)
(she slams two of the
Polaroid-type photos
down on his desk)
You're a weird guy, Clark. That's *
a given. You may be my partner *
and, I thought, my friend, but *
half the time I don't know where *
you are or where you're coming *
from. And that's usually okay. *
But, this is different. I want an *
explanation, and I want it now. *
_What's_ _going_ _on_? *
Clark looks down at the photos.
52A THE PHOTOS 52A
One of the globe, one of the hologram or Jor-El.
52B BACK TO SCENE 52B
CLARK
I thought it was for the best. I
guess you deserve the truth after
all.
(beat)
You'd better sit down.
Slowly, caught up in the gravity of Clark's mood, Lois
sits... and waits. Clark waits, too. What can he tell
53 53
THRU OMITTED THRU
54 54
55 INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM - NIGHT 55
The HOLO-LIGHT flows back into the globe, and the GLOW
DIES. Luthor releases it. He's in the best of spirits.
LUTHOR
(quoting)
'... simply, Earth.'
NIGEL
Better than cable.
(CONTINUED)
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55 CONTINUED: 55
LUTHOR
_Much_ better. And the production
values: Sound, visual clarity...
truly remarkable.
(CONTINUED)
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55 CONTINUED: 55
NIGEL
Every home in America should have
one. *
*
Luthor touches the globe: nothing. *
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
Patience.
(beat)
There is _one_ thing you could do
for me in the interim.
NIGEL
Ask away.
LUTHOR
I'm suddenly more than ever *
interested in where this thing *
came from. Can we do something *
about that? *
56 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 56
The newsroom is almost deserted. Lois and Clark talk in
relative privacy, though Lois is irate enough not to care.
LOIS
Bureau 39? My Bureau 39! I was
right there, and you didn't tell
me? You just picked it up, put it
in your pocket, took it home, and
kept it?
CLARK
Yes.
LOIS
Knowing full well that it probably
had some connection to Superman,
and that _I_, your partner, would kill
to know about it.
CLARK
We weren't partners then.
LOIS
'Then,' Clark? Try, 'never again.'
(ticking off on her
fingers)
You lied. You stole. You...
(CONTINUED)
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56 CONTINUED: 56
CLARK
Betrayed?
LOIS
Don't edit my tantrums, Clark. I
won't be responsible.
CLARK
And you never lied to me? *
LOIS
_You_ grew up on a farm in Kansas. *
_I_ grew up in Metropolis. *
CLARK
So?
LOIS
So... there are different
standards.
CLARK
That's ridiculous.
LOIS
(changing direction)
What if it belongs to Superman?
What if it's something he needs?
How did _you_ feel when your things
were taken? He has feelings, you
know.
CLARK
I know.
(beat)
So this is about Superman?
LOIS
No! This is about us.
(agonized)
How am I supposed to ever trust you
again?
Clark's PHONE RINGS. *
LOIS (Cont'd)
Don't pick that up! *
Clark picks it up. *
CLARK
Clark Kent. *
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56A EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - NIGHT 56A*
Denny talks into a phone at a booth. He holds Clark's *
business card. He's shaking with fear. *
DENNY
This is Denny, Jack's brother. *
Something's happened. They took *
Jack. I don't know who. Men. *
(beat, voice breaking) *
They're gonna hurt him. *
56B INT. DAILY PLANET PIT - NIGHT 56B*
CLARK
Where are you? Okay. I want you *
to go straight to the 12th *
Precinct police station and ask *
for Inspector Henderson. Got
that? Inspector Henderson. Tell *
him I sent you. Don't worry about *
Jack. I'll find him. *
Clark hangs up, starts to leave. *
LOIS
You can't leave. I'm not finished *
with you yet. *
Clark pauses.
CLARK
Could you go down to the 12th and *
stay with a kid named Denny. He's *
13 or 14. I'll check in with you *
there. *
LOIS
I will not... *
CLARK
Lois, I admit I haven't been *
truthful, okay? But I can't talk *
about that right now. Please, *
as my partner and my friend,
leave it there. Will you? This *
one time? *
LOIS
(after a beat) *
Okay. This one time. *
Clark exits. *
(CONTINUED)
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56B CONTINUED: 56B
LOIS (Cont'd)
(calling after) *
But I don't have to like it! *
FADE OUT.
_END ACT THREE_
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
57 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT 57
Superman _FLIES_, searching everywhere.
58 INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM CLOSE ON GLOBE - NIGHT 58
Quiescent, waiting. *
59 PULL BACK TO 59
Jack, unconscious, is blindfolded and tied to a chair. *
Nigel has just finished taking his blood pressure. *
Luthor joins them, toweling his freshly-washed hands *
dry. *
LUTHOR
How is the patient? *
NIGEL
He should come around soon. Sorry *
for the delay, sir. The lad put *
up quite a struggle. The boys *
thought it best to zap him. *
LUTHOR
(fondly chastising) *
Ah, the boys. *
(beat) *
What did we learn from the *
fingerprint check? Tell me about *
our Jack. *
NIGEL
Abandoned by his parents. Raised *
in a succession of foster homes *
and state institutions. Escaped *
from the last with his younger *
brother three months ago. Living *
on the street, supporting himself *
by acts of petty crime. *
LUTHOR
(a sigh) *
A young life failed by the system. *
NIGEL
I'm afraid so. *
(CONTINUED)
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59 CONTINUED: 59
LUTHOR
No one will miss him.
(beat)
If Jack can tell us where he got
this globe...
The globe starts to GLOW.
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
But that will have to wait. It's
showtime.
Luthor touches his finger to the globe. It FLARES. *
*
60 60
THRU OMITTED THRU
61 61
62 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT 62
Superman _FLIES_, still searching. Suddenly he grabs his
head, almost tumbles out of control, catches his
equilibrium, hangs in midair.
63 INT. JOR-EL'S LAB 63
The helix, the core of the hyperspace drive, has been
attached to the rear of the ship.
JOR-EL (V.O.)
We have installed the hyperlight
drive and tested it an best we can.
So much is unknown.
Now Jor-El and Lara unhook something attached to the
console: the globe, Krypton map face.
(CONTINUED)
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63 CONTINUED: 63
JOR-EL (V.O.)
Contained within the sphere is the
navigational computer that will
guide the ship through the maze of
hyperspace, as well as this account
of our final days.
Jor-El carries the globe to the ship, fits it into the
mounting designed for it. Once in place, it CHANGES to
display the Earth map face.
64 SUPERMAN 64
snaps out of it, shakes his head to clear it, begins
_FLYING_ again, faster, in one direction. Now he knows *
where he's going. *
65 OMITTED 65
66 INT. JOR-EL'S LAB 66
Jor-El moves to the capsule. He touches its surface with
thee probe and the mist disperses.
JOR-EL (V.O..)
All is in readiness. We have
selected the ship's exact,
destination on Earth and programmed
it into the computer.
Jor-El lifts the capsule off the pedestal. Lara opens the
main compartment of the ship. Jor-El fits the capsule
inside.
66A ON CAPSULE 66A
An infant boy swaddled in blankets.
JOR-EL (V.O.)
Kal-El, our child. Under Earth's
sun his Kryptonian calls will give
him powers and abilities no
Kryptonian has ever had.
(beat)
He is the last son of Krypton.
Another tremor begins.
67 OMITTED 67
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68 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT 68
Superman stops his headlong FLIGHT in mid-air, looks *
down, dives. *
69 69
THRU OMITTED THRU
71 71
72 INT. LUTHOR'S MUSEUM - NIGHT 72
The HOLO ends. Luthor removes his finger. Jack stirs in *
his chair. Suddenly an ALARM sounds. Luthor whirls to *
look at Nigel.
NIGEL
Incoming.
LUTHOR
Activate defenses.
From outside the room, the sounds of a series of DOORS
CLOSING, each heavier and more solid than the previous
one. Then, far away, a CRASH.
NIGEL
(studying wall panel) *
Level One breached.
LUTHOR
It can't be!
Another CRASH, louder, nearer.
NIGEL
Level Two.
LUTHOR
(realizing)
It's him.
Another louder, nearer CRASH.
NIGEL
Level Three.
LUTHOR
Emergency evacuation, on my
count... now!
Nigel throws a wall switch. Red lights begin to blink on
the panel and a timer begins to count down from 30. *
Jets of steam are released into the room. A small metal *
door pops-open in the wall. Nigel moves toward the Venus
de Milo's arms; Luthor restrains him.
(CONTINUED)
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72 CONTINUED: 72
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
No, leave it, leave everything.
NIGEL,
The boy?
LUTHOR
Him, too. There's only one thing I
want.
He steps toward the globs, but... it rises from its
pedestal and floats in the air. Luthor lunges and misses
as the globe floats above his reach.
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
MCI
Another CRASH, very loud, very near.
NIGEL
Level Four, sir.
Desperately, Luthor leaps, fails to grab the globe, then
joins Nigel in rushing through the door. It shuts behind
them. The timer is at 10.
73 ANGLE ON MAIN ENTRY DOOR 73
Superman kicks it down with a CLANG. He quickly moves to
Jack, sees he's all right. He _SUPER-SPEEDS_ to the wall
panel, reverses the switch: nothing. The timer it at
three. He aims a blast of _SUPER-COLD BREATH_ at the
panel, freezing the circuitry. The ALARM dies, the steam
dissipates, the timer stops at 1. He walks beneath the
globe, lifts his arm to it: it descends to land in his
hand. Now, he looks around in wonder at the art treasures
that surround him.
74 OMITTED 74
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75 INT JOR-EL'S LAB 75*
Jor-El and Lara stand over the ship. *
JOR-EL
I try to picture where you are now *
an you hear this last chapter. *
What do you look like? Are you *
alone? What have you become? *
Lara and I will never know. But *
that you should live to experience *
this... that is enough. We are *
content. *
Jor-El begins to seal the spaceship door. Lara lightly
touches the capsule's surface and the infant reaches for
her. The ship's door closes. The tremor begins. *
JOR-EL (V.O.)
We give you to Earth, to a realm
called America, and a place called *
Kansas. Remember us, but do not *
regret our passing. All is fate. *
76 76
THRU OMITTED THRU
78A 78A
79 EXT. KRYPTON (VIEW FROM SPACE) 79
The pinpoint of brilliant light flares and arcs off the
planet's surface. As it goes extra-planetary and NEARS,
we recognize it as the spaceship. It passes from our
view. A moment... Krypton hangs in space, beautiful,
alien, at peace. Then, in a flash of GREENISH LIGHT, IT
EXPLODES, reduced to dust and space debris. Another
moment... and it's as if it never was.
80 INT. KENT KITCHEN - NIGHT 80
Clark sits back from the globe, his face wet with tears.
His parents are equally affected.
(CONTINUED)
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80 CONTINUED. 80
The globe -- Earth map face -- has ceased to glow: mission
accomplished. Clark stands.
CLARK
I wasn't abandoned by my parents.
I was saved.
MARTHA
Why couldn't they save themselves?
CLARK
(shakes his head)
I don't know.
(re the globe)
Maybe it does. Maybe it'll tell me
someday.
Clark puts his arms around Jonathan and Martha.
JONATHAN
Jack'll be all right? And his
brother?
CLARK
We got Denny into a good home, and
Jack into a decent halfway house...
and a job. He's a good kid. He
just didn't end up on the right
doorstop like I did. Until now.
JONATHAN
No idea who took him and the globe?
CLARK
(grimly)
No. *
81 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET (DAY #5) 81
Luthor buys the morning Daily Planet from a newsstand and
joins Nigel nearby.
82 CLOSE ON PAPER 82
Headline: "Superman Unearths Treasure Trove Beneath
Metropolis Art Museum." Sub-Head #I: "Lost and Stolen
Masterworks Donated to Metropolis Museum of Art."
Picture: Superman holding up the Venus de Milo arms.
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83 LUTHOR 83
NIGEL
You could visit them on exhibit. *
LUTHOR
It won't be the same. *
NIGEL
Quite right. *
(beat) *
If you don't mind my saying so sir,
you seem remarkably composed
considering your loss.
LUTHOR
Give and take, Nigel, win some,
lose some. One step backward, two
steps ahead.
NIGEL
In what direction?
LUTHOR
Before we were so rudely
interrupted by Superman, I had just
learned that a Kryptonian infant, *
the _last_ Kryptonian infant, was *
about to be sent to Earth. *
(beat)
Superman _didn't_ arrive on Earth *
when we assume he did. He *
arrived as an infant, and was *
raised here as a common Earthling. *
NIGEL
If that's true...
LUTHOR
He walks among us. And, when I *
discover his earthly identity, he
and those who share his secret will
be at my mercy.
NIGEL
A pleasing thought.
LUTHOR
Very.
84 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 84
Perry, Jimmy and Cat cluster around Lois' desk. Clark
sits at his own desk, busily typing.
(CONTINUED)
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84 CONTINUED: 84
PERRY
Incredible piece of journalism,
Lois. Too bad about the *
Meriwether Award, though. Maybe *
next year. *
LOIS
Thanks, Chief.
She looks over toward Clark, who doesn't lift his head.
Cat satirically mouths the words "Thanks, Chief." Perry
looks at her sidelong.
CAT
Well, _I_, for one, am not
satisfied.
LOIS
Big surprise there.
CAT
We still have no idea where the art
works came from, or who was keeping
them in a secret vault underneath *
the Museum. *
PERRY
I hear questions, but I see *
follow-up stories. Lots of them.
(to a passing copy boy)
Hey! How 'bout some coffee here?
The copy, boy stops, turns: it's Jack. He's cleaned up,
looking healthy and full of energy.
JACK
I don't do coffee. It's not in the
job description. Read the manual,
Gramps.
Jack continues on.
PERRY
(irate)
Who is that kid? Hey, you!
Perry goes after him.
JIMMY
I love it. I no longer occupy the
bottom rung of the food chain.
(beat)
But you better hide the silver.
Cat starts to leave. Jimmy stops her.
(CONTINUED)
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84 CONTINUED 2 84
JIMMY (Cont'd)
So... When's the big night? *
Cat sighs, faces Jimmy.
CAT
I've been meaning to talk to you
about that.
(beat)
I think I'm going to have to
declare the bet null and void. *
JIMMY
(dismayed)
Null and void? *
CAT
Jimmy, I've always thought you were
kind of cute. And, if before you'd
told as that you also found me
attractive, who knows what might
have happened? But, now that I
know we're related by blood, I
can't go through with it. After
all...
(pats him on the cheek)
... we're family.
She leaves. Jimmy, stunned, hesitates, then follows her.
JIMMY
(calling after)
It's not illegal!
85 LOIS 85
Looks over to Clark again, gets up, approaches his desk.
LOIS
You know, you didn't have to give
me the whole story. I would have
been glad to share... some of the
credit with you.
CLARK
No, I owed you one. I just hope
this gets us even.
LOIS
Partner...
CLARK
(hopefully)
Partner?
(CONTINUED)
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85 CONTINUED: 85
LOIS
Yes, partner. I've decided to
forgive you.
CLARK
Thank you, Lois.
(beat)
Why?
LOIS
Because I thought about what you *
did and I realized something. *
What?
LOIS
I realized if I'd seen the globe *
first I would have taken it, *
hidden it, and not told a soul... *
just like you. *
(beat) *
We're not that different after *
all. *
CLARK
You think so? *
LOIS
Sure. According to Jimmy, if you *
go back far enough we're probably
related.
CLARK
Somehow, I doubt that.
(off Lois' look)
I'm from Kansas, remember
LOIS
(wryly) *
How could I forget? *
(beat)
I only wish...
CLARK
What?
LOIS
I wish I knew what the globe really
was. Superman wouldn't say. All
he said was that it was his and he
was glad to have it back.
(beat)
I wonder where it is now. *
(CONTINUED)
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85 CONTINUED: 85
*
CLARK
I'm sure Superman has it someplace
safe.
LOIS
(sadly)
I guess.
She departs for her desk. Clark smiles after her.
86 EXT. KENT FARM - DAY 86
Jonathan descends a ladder propped against a large tree,
joins Martha an the ground. They the ladder away with
them. We travel IN and UP the branches to a tree
house. Burned crudely into the door, in a child's awkward
"scrawl," is "Fortress of Solitude." The door opens and
we MOVE inside. There, on a crude shelf, is the
deactivated globe. Then, suddenly, it begins to glow
again.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT FOUR_
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