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Titre en VO : Fly hard
Diffusion US : 27/03/94
Diffusion FR : 21/06/94
Un samedi soir, Clark, Jack, Perry, Lois et Lex sont enfermés dans le Daily Planet par des terroristes. Ces derniers cherchent le trésor de Dragonetti, un ancien gangster très riche. En essayant de s’enfuir, Lex est blessé, mais Clark le soigne.
Le journaliste ne peut rien faire pour intervenir, car le terroriste menace de faire sauter une bombe dans Métropolis si Superman ou les policiers interviennent.
Finalement, sur le point de s’évader avec l’argent, Clark réussit à couper l’électricité et il court au secours de Lois prise en otage. Superman sauve la situation. Dans l'ambulance, Lex invite Lois à le suivre, ce qu'elle fait.
Note de l'épisode : 9/10
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Titre VO
Fly hard
Titre VF
Huis clos
Première diffusion
27.03.1994
Première diffusion en France
21.06.1994
_LOIS AND CLARK_
The New Adventures of Superman
"Fly Hard"
Written by: Thania St. John
Directed by: Phil Sgriccia
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
CAT GRANT
LEX LUTHOR
JACK
WILLIE
FUENTES *
REMY
SCHUMAK
BLACKMAN
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet Daily Planet
The Pit Alley
Perry's Office Street Outside
* Roof
Conference Room
Lobby
Stairwell
Hallway
Air Conditioning Duct
Speakeasy
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 INT. DAILY PLANET - (NIGHT #1) - CLOSE ON A DIGITAL CLOCK 1
... as it flips over to 8:00 p.m. We PAN over and read the
date off of a digital desk calendar. SATURDAY 3-26.
We PAN further to reveal CLARK sitting at his desk which
is covered with small stacks of papers and receipts. He
works diligently, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. After
all, it's after hours. Also on Clark's desk are two large
feet encased in sneakers. They belong to JACK who sits
next to him glued to a computer game. Enthusiasm is not
high.
We HEAR a CRASH. Neither Clark nor Jack seem phased as we
CONTINUE the PAN toward Perry's office. There is a large *
pile of junk outside his door.
PERRY'S VOICE
No, not that!
A faded, cardboard elephant with an arrow on it's stomach
lands on top of the pile. PERRY retrieves his prized
possession. JIMMY is in the middle of the mess,
overwhelmed.
PERRY
This marked the way to the GOP
hospitality suite at the '76
convention. Gerry Ford tripped
over it, for criminy sakes. It's
_history_.
JIMMY
You're right. It's history.
He puts it back on the pile.
PERRY
Olsen --
JIMMY
Look, Chief, if you want me to help
you Spring clean, you're going to
have to be willing to part with
some of this stuff.
PERRY
But --
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 2.
1 CONTINUED: 1
JIMMY
Chief, it's
PERRY
I know, Jimmy, but it's _my_ junk.
JIMMY
You know, this isn't exactly my
idea of an exciting Saturday night,
so why don't I just --
PERRY
All right, all right. Keep going.
But I'm warning you. Touch the
Elvis box and you're a dead man.
Jimmy knows he's in for a long night as we go to...
2 OMITTED 2
3 THE ELEVATORS 3
The doors open revealing LOIS and LUTHOR. He looks
annoyed.
LUTHOR
Lois, the opera begins in thirty
minutes.
LOIS
Well, how did I know one of my
sources would get arrested? I have
to rewrite my lead.
They walk through the darkened newsroom and come across
the rest of the gang.
LUTHOR
Don't any of you people have
_homes_?
Clark sees Lois, all dressed up for a night on the town.
CLARK
Evening, Lois.
LOIS
Clark, what are you doing here?
CLARK
Taxes.
JACK
It was supposed to be a movie.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 3.
3 CONTINUED:
3
CLARK
We can still make the late show.
(to Lois)
Aren't you a little over-dressed
for a night at the office?
Lois sits down at her computer and begins to type
furiously.
LUTHOR
We were on our way to 'Madame
Butterfly.'
LOIS
Ten minutes, all I need is ten *
minutes.
Perry comes over wearing a hat that can hold two beer *
cans on either side with a flexi-straw leading to his
mouth.
PERRY
Super Bowl Twenty, Bears and the
Pats. What a blow out.
LUTHOR
Why, it's a party.
Perry takes it off, embarrassed and puts it on the pile.
PERRY
Evening Lex, Lois. Just getting
rid of a few things.
Jack salvages the hat from the scrap heap.
JACK
Cool. Anybody want a pizza?
Jimmy comes out of the office holding a carboard cut-out
of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. *
JIMMY
Sure. Fresh tomatoes, mushrooms,
peppers, olives --
JACK
Hey, if it goes on a salad, it
doesn't go on a pizza.
Jack goes to the phone as Perry studies Elvira. *
PERRY
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 4.
3 CONTINUED: 2 3
JIMMY
She's a little scary to me, boss. *
PERRY
Not to me, son. She's the reason *
I've seen Godzilla a hundred and *
sixteen times. *
3A ANOTHER ANGLE - DOOR TO STAIRWELL 3A
CAT stumbles into the Pit, locked in a passionate embrace
with her latest Romeo. They are halfway into the Pit
before they notice anyone else is around.
CAT
Oh. Hi, everybody. This is.
George.
George waves, embarrassed.
LOIS
What are you doing here?
CAT
It's what we were _going_ to do
here, but it's a little crowded.
Jimmy crosses on his way to the storage room, his arms
full of Perry's junk.
JIMMY
I could've lived without knowing
that.
CAT
Come on, George, I think the
observation deck at the Metropolis
Tower is still open.
They exit out the stairwell door.
4 THE ELEVATORS 4
... as they open with a DING. A very old man in a
security guard uniform surveys the crowd. This is WILLIE,
the night watchman.
WILLIE
What's going on here?
He looks at his pocket watch.
CLARK
Hey Willie, it's just us.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 5.
4 CONTINUED: 4
WILLIE
You're not supposed to be here now.
PERRY
Everything's fine, Willie, don't
you worry about a thing. Keep up
the good work.
WILLIE
Yes, sir, Mr. White.
Willie quickly hobbles back onto the elevator. Jack is
finishing the pizza order as Lois keeps typing and Clark
and Luthor flash phony smiles at each other.
JACK
Hello? Anybody there? All right,
who cut me off?
Lois grunts in frustration.
LOIS
The system's down. I lost my
story.
LUTHOR
Better luck tomorrow. Shall we?
Suddenly, the lights flicker. Clark realizes something is
up but not before the elevator DINGS once again and five
TERRORISTS, armed to the teeth with automatic weapons
(with silencers attached) burst into the pit and spread
out. REMY, a gorgeous female terrorist, sprays the *
ceiling with bullets to get everyone's attention. Clark *
can't possibly cover them all at once. He lifts up his
glasses ready to use heat vision on the closest one when
Perry steps in front of him.
PERRY
What in the Sam Hill is --?
One of the terrorists grabs Perry while the head terrorist
gets their attention by firing off a few rounds at the
ceiling. This is FUENTES, a slick, ominous looking *
fellow who fancies black leather.
FUENTES
The Daily Planet building is now
ours. I suggest you cooperate and
everything will go smoothly. Let
him go.
Perry is released and he goes to stand by the others.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 6.
4A STORAGE ROOM DOOR 4A
Jimmy opens it and sees the terrorists. *
JIMMY
Holy... *
His eyes grow wide and he shuts himself back in. *
4B BACK TO SCENE 4B
Remy tosses Fuentes a nylon bag. Fuentes unzips the *
bag and removes a small, black device with digital readout
and several buttons. It resembles a cellular phone.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
And in case any of you feel the
need to contact the authorities or
your friend Superman...
Fuentes pushes a button, activating the device. *
FUENTES (Cont'd)
... you can tell him I'm holding a
small but dirty nuclear device and
if I catch so much as a glimpse of
a red cape, this building and the
gene pool of Metropolis will pay
the price.
All eyes are glued to Fuentes' finger on the button. *
Clark can't make a move. If he goes for the device, one
of the other terrorists may shoot his friends. He tries
to put a hand on Lois' shoulder for comfort but he's
beaten by Luthor who protectively puts his arm around her.
Clark and Luthor share a competative look as Lois leans
appreciatively into the gesture.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
So relax. By morning this will all
be over, one way or another.
Clark just glares at his new nemesis, wondering how he's
going to get them all out of this one.
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASER_
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Goldenrod Revision 2/16/94 7.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
5 INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE-ROOM - NIGHT 5
Clark, Lois, Luthor, Perry, and Jack are all in the
conference room. They talk in loud whispers while
SCHUMAK, the beefiest terrorist, stands guard outside,
sub-machine gun in hand.
LOIS
No telephones, we're too high up to
signal for help. It could be
morning before anyone even realizes
something's wrong.
PERRY
That's what they're counting on.
But what do they want with the
Daily Planet?
JACK
And what are they going to do with
us when they're finished?
5A OMITTED 5A
5B BACK TO THE OTHERS 5B
Clark has been watching Fuentes and Remy through the
glass. They have set up a command center at one of the
desks in the pit and are conferring over a portable
computer that they have brought with them. Fuentes still
holds the nuclear device.
LOIS
We've got to find a way out of
here.
LUTHOR
Negotiation. I've dealt with worse
across a boardroom table. We find
out what they want, then offer them
a better deal.
CLARK
(sotto) *
If we could burn the wires leading *
to the bomb. *
LOIS
Great, Clark. Then we'll all just *
fly out of here. *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Goldenrod Revision 2/16/94 7A.
5B CONTINUED: 5B
JACK
It's five against five. I say we
take 'em. I bet that bomb's not
even real.
Clark uses his _X-RAY VISION_ to see inside Fuentes' bomb
but it is encased in lead and he can't see through it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 8.
5B CONTINUED: 5B
CLARK
(frustrated)
Lead.
(covering)
I mean, we can't take that chance,
can we?
LOIS
Clark, they're going to _kill_ us.
CLARK
We don't know that.
LOIS
We can identify them.
CLARK
The safest thing for all of us to
do is just wait.
LOIS
What about Jimmy? Maybe Jimmy can *
save us. *
PERRY
Jimmy couldn't save baseball *
cards. *
LUTHOR
I know these kind of people. We *
should consider ourselves dead. *
In that regard, we have nothing to *
lose. We must take the offensive. *
CLARK
Luthor, he may be holding the *
lives of thousands of people in his
hand. Don't do anything to provoke
him.
LUTHOR
Well, now that we know what Mr.
Kent is made of, it's obvious we
need someone with a cool head and a
keen sense of judgment to take
charge.
CLARK
You?
LUTHOR
I have thousands of employees...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 9.
5B CONTINUED: 2 5B
PERRY
Now, just a dog gone minute.. This
is my ship and I'm still the
captain.
JACK
Yeah, the Exxon Valdes.
Lois watches as Fuentes and Remy cross to the elevators
and get in.
LOIS
Lex is right, we need a plan.
She eyes Schumak through the blinds.
*
CLARK
It's too risky, Lois.
LOIS
We're wasting time.
(to Luthor)
I'll create a diversion, you hit
him with a chair.
CLARK
Lois --
But she's already in action.
LOIS
(to Perry)
Chief, sit down, you're having a
heart attack.
PERRY
What the --?
She pushes him into a chair, and before anyone can stop,
her she's banging on the windows trying to get attention.
LOIS
Help! Help us! He's having a
heart attack. Quickly! He needs a
doctor.
She looks over at Perry who has no choice now but to play
along. He clutches his arm and breathes hard as Schumak
enters. Clark eyes him nervously as Schumak trains his
weapon on Lois.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 10.
5B CONTINUED: 3 5B
LOIS (Cont'd)
Do something. He's going to die
and _then_ where will you be? On
trial for _murder_ that's where.
Clark is about to lunge for Schumak when Fuentes and Remy *
come in. Fuentes points his gun toward Perry and fires. *
Everyone is stunned silent. A semi-circle of bullet holes
appears around Perry's feet. He is frozen in fear, no
longer faking the coronary. Fuentes smiles, satisfied. *
FUENTES
A nine millimeter automatic.
Better than a triple by-pass.
Perry can only nod. Fuentes goes over to Lois. Luthor *
and Clark tense up.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
There will be no more tests of my.
patience, is that understood?
Lois flashes a defiant look, about to say something
when...
CLARK
She understand, sir.
She throws Clark a dirty look then steps back toward
Luthor. A loud NOISE by the elevators makes everyone
turn. The other two terrorists, NEWBERRY and BLACKMAN are
moving heavy demolition machinery out of the elevator.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
(frustrated)
They're on the wrong floor.
Schumak, go. Tell them it's down
one.
*
Remy catches up with Fuentes and they begin to have an *
animated conversation out of earshot. Meanwhile, every
one is concerned for Perry.
PERRY
(ruffled)
Lois, I swear, if you ever rope me
into anything like that again,
you'll be writing recipes for the
food section.
LOIS
There won't even _be_ a food
section if we don't do something to
stop them.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 2.
5B CONTINUED: 4 5B
LUTHOR
Division among the ranks is a sure
sign of weakness. I suggest we put
this incident behind us and
concentrate on learning their next
move.
Clark turns his ear toward Fuentes and Remy, eavesdropping
with his _SUPER HEARING_.
REMY
What do you mean? They've seen our
faces. We can't just let them go.
FUENTES
You know what our instructions are.
REMY
I say kill then now.
FUENTES
You don't have any say. None of *
us do until the boss comes. *
5C STORAGE ROOM 5C
Jimmy is pacing.
JIMMY
Stay calm, I'm calm. I'm in the
storage room and out there are a
million terrorists with _guns_! I
can handle this, no problem.
(beat)
I gotta get out of here.
He looks up at the air vent.
5D BACK TO THE OTHERS 5D
Clark, concentrating on Remy and Fuentes hasn't heard Jack
who has stepped up next to him.
JACK
Clark. Hey, Kent.
CLARK
What? Oh. Everything all right?
JACK
That's what I was just about to ask
you. You look kind of out of it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 12.
5D CONTINUED: 5D
CLARK
Just thinking, that's all.
JACK
You really believe that's a nuclear
bomb?
CLARK
Whatever's in that lead-lined box,
we can't take any chances.
(beat)
We're going to be fine.
JACK
Yeah, I hear you hardly feel a
thing at ground zero.
They join the others.
LOIS
You don't think they'd really blow
themselves up do you?
LUTHOR
Terrorists know that the value of
one life, even it it's their own,
doesn't equal the importance of
their cause.
CLARK
I don't think we need worst case
scenarios right now.
LUTHOR
The point is, it's up to us to stop
them.
CLARK
It's up to us to stay alive anyway
we can.
Luthor and Clark are in each others faces now, voices
raised.
LUTHOR
Then what do you suggest, Mister
Kent? That we just sit here, let
them do whatever they want, then
wait for them to kill us?
CLARK
(frustrated)
No, I have no choice! If I try
to get to the bomb, one of the
others might kill any one of you.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 13.
5D CONTINUED: 2 5D
CLARK (cont'd)
And, if that's a hair trigger under
his finger, it could go off faster
than I could stop it. I can't take
that risk.
Everyone is surprised at Clark's outburst.
LOIS
Clark, take it easy. You're not
Superman.
CLARK
I know, but even if I was, I
couldn't --
LOIS
Superman would find a way to save
us, I know he would. I know he
_will_
Off Clark's pensive face we...
TIME FADE TO:
6 LATER - SAME 6
Our prisoners have settled in, more comfortable but far
from relaxed. Lois pours herself a glass of water from a
pitcher and drinks it down. Clark studies Fuentes *
through the glass.
JACK
I wonder if they'll let us go to
the bathroom?
Lois looks at her empty water glass, suddenly wishing she
hadn't. Clark uses his _MICRO VISION_ to get a closer
look at...
7 FUENTES 7*
...who is still going over some papers, the nuclear
device never leaving his hand. We can't really get a good
look at what he's reading because the angle is wrong.
8 8
THRU OMITTED THRU
9 9
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 14.
10 BACK TO CONFERENCE ROOM 10
... where Clark is definitely hatching a plan. Meanwhile
Lois looks uncomfortable.
LOIS
I have to go.
JACK
Okay, see you tomorrow.
LOIS
No, I mean, I have to _go_.
JACK
All of a sudden?
LOIS
No! Just since you mentioned it,
thank you very much.
LUTHOR
They have to provide us with the
means to sustain basic human needs.
LOIS
I don't think anyone told _them_
that.
PERRY
I think you should tell Miss *
Congeniality out there that it's *
her responsibility to escort you *
to the facilities. *
LUTHOR
Or you can hold it. Indefinitely. *
Meanwhile, Clark hasn't been listening to them. Instead,
he eyes the...
11 AUTO SPRINKLER HEAD 11
... on the ceiling above Fuentes. *
12 BACK TO CLARK 12
CLARK
(to himself)
Just a few seconds...
He lowers his glasses and aims his eyes at the sprinkler
head. At the last second, a loud TAPPING distracts him.
He turns his head to see Lois knocking on the glass,
getting her captor's attention. Clark sighs, his
opportunity lost as Remy enters, weapon poised.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 15.
12 CONTINUED: 12
LOIS
I have to go to the bathroom.
REMY
Too bad.
LOIS
You can't treat us like this.
Everyone tenses as Fuentes walks over. *
FUENTES
I thought I told you not to make
trouble.
LOIS
Evidently my bladder didn't hear
you.
Fuentes thinks about it. *
FUENTES
(to Remy)
Take her. I'll watch them.
He takes his gun as he walks back to his work. Remy walks
Lois roughly across the pit. Clark and Luthor watch
closely as they disappear into the Ladies' Room. Fuentes *
goes back to his computer, the device never leaving his
hand.
Clark goes back to watching Fuentes while Luthor stays *
near the door. He glances surreptitiously toward a red
EXIT sign over a doorway about thirty yards from him.
Then he looks at Fuentes who is emersed in in his work. *
Meanwhile Clark is ready to try his sprinkler trick again.
CLARK
(to himself)
Stay in there, Lois.
He lowers his glasses and turns his _HEAT VISION_ toward
the sprinkler head. It begins to spray water on top of
Fuentes. He recoils, dropping the nuclear device. *
*
Meanwhile, Luthor makes a run for the Exit. Fuentes *
spots him, manages to pull his gun out and fire off
several rounds. Clark, turns to see where the bullets are
headed. Lex stumbles, just a few feet from the Exit door.
Fuentes, no longer hampered by the blast of air reaches *
the device easily. Clark runs toward Luthor, followed by
the others.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 16.
12 CONTINUED: 2 12
CLARK
Luthor!
Luthor stands slowly, out of breath. He holds his
shoulder. Lois and Remy enter.
LOIS
Lex!
LUTHOR
It's nothing. I'm fine.
Fuentes stands extremely angry, pointing his gun.
FUENTES
No second chances.
13 INT. LOBBY - NIGHT 13
Willie, the security guard, is sitting at the desk talking
on a direct security line.
WILLIE
Fire? No, there's no fire. No *
need to send a truck over. Must be
a busted sprinkler head. I'll
check it out when I make my rounds.
Yup, pretty quiet night.
Thanks for checking.
He hangs up, checks his pocket watch, then picks up an old
paperback and settles in.
14 CLOSE ON HANDCUFFS 14
... as they are snapped onto a man and woman's hand. PULL
BACK to reveal Lois and Luthor being cuffed together, as
are Clark and Jack. Perry is handcuffed to a chair with
wheels. The five prisoners sit on the floor of the
newsroom.
FUENTES
We're now operating under the buddy
system. If one of you is missing
or tries anything heroic, your buddy
dies.
We PAN across the frightened faces sitting on the floor
and end on Clark.
PERRY
(to the empty chair)
No heroics, buddy.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 17.
14 CONTINUED: 14
Clark looks at Jack and knows his hands are truly tied.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT ONE_
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 18.
_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
15 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 15
Remy and Fuentes try to salvage their papers and computer *
from the water damage. The nuclear device is now strapped
to his chest by a shoulder harness. Our prisoners are
still sitting oh the floor in pairs, as they were cuffed.
Some time has passed. Everyone seems more resigned to the
situation. Everyone but Jack, that is. Clark HEARS
a CLICK. He and Jack talk in low whispers.
CLARK
What was that?
JACK
We're out. I picked the lock with
a paper clip I found on the floor.
CLARK
Put them back on.
JACK
Don't worry.
CLARK
Jack, listen to me. Don't you
think I've gone over all the
possibilites already? The timing,
the position, the speed, I've
calculated it all. But even if I
made it, they could kill you or the
others. And anything might make
him trigger that bomb. Even
Superman wouldn't take that kind of
chance right now.
JACK
But --
CLARK
I won't let you do it. *
Clark snaps the cuffs back on them.
JACK
(disillusioned)
I guess Luthor was right about you.
CLARK
Jack, it's more complicated than
that.
JACK
Guess we can't all be heroes.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 19.
15A INT. AIR CONDITIONING DUCT - NIGHT 15A
Jimmy is crawling through, talking to himself.
JIMMY
(mimicking Perry)
'Kid, you mind coming to the office *
on a Saturday night? Help me
spring clean?' Sure, boss, I'll do
anything. I'm an all-purpose
moron.
He keeps crawling.
15B BACK TO THE PIT 15B
Clark knows he's done the right thing, but he's beginning
to wonder if what Jack says is true. How long will it
take before he must reveal his secret in order to save
their lives? Meanwhile, Lois talks to Luthor a few feet
away from them.
LOIS
(quietly excited)
This is going to make an incredible
story. I mean, how many
journalists have had this kind of
opportunity? To be in the belly of
the beast, _part_ of the event, not
just a casual observer. Just like
those guys in the Bagdhad Hotel.
While she has been talking, Luthor has slowly slumped down
beside her. His head now falls on her shoulder, eyes
closed.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Okay, so we don't share the same
enthusiasm, you don't have to fall
asleep.
But he doesn't wake up.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Lex?
She shakes him.
LOIS (Cont'd)
(worried)
Lex?
His jacket opens and she sees that his shirt is soaked
with blood near the shoulder.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Oh my God, someone help him.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 20.
15B CONTINUED: 15B
He lapses in and out of consciousness as the others move
closer to see what's going on.
LOIS (Cont'd)
He's really hurt.
Clark and Jack get his jacket off with their free hands,
then open his shirt. Clark inspects the wound.
CLARK
The bullet went straight through,
but he's losing a lot of blood.
*
PERRY
We have to close his wound. *
LOIS
How?
Clark looks over, spots the coffee station, then addresses
the others.
CLARK
I'm going to need three tea bags, a
cup, an orange and a pack of gum.
LOIS
For what?
CLARK
A remedy I learned from a Bornean
medicine man. It should stop the
bleeding.
Perry gathers the items.
LOIS
Clark, this is no time for voodoo.
CLARK
Lois, we have no choice.
Perry brings the stuff over.
CLARK
(to Perry)
Open the tea bags and combine the
leaves.
(to Jack)
Chew as many sticks of gum as you
can.
(to Lois)
Squeeze some orange juice into the
cup.
(CONTINUED)
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15B CONTINUED: 2 15B
LOIS
This is ridiculous.
CLARK
The oils and tannen from the tea
leaves, combined with the
peppermint from the gum and the
ascorbic acid from the orange juice
form a very potent healing mixture.
Lois, there's no time.
Flustered, she begins to peel the orange. As everyone's
attention is diverted to their tasks, Clark begins the
real remedy. He finds the bullet hole and, using his
_HEAT VISION_, he cauterizes the wound. Luthor comes to. *
LUTHOR
Kent?
CLARK
Don't worry, you're probably a
little dizzy but you'll be fine.
(to the others)
Is it ready?
Lois holds the cup out. Perry puts in the tea leaves and
Jack puts in a wad of gum. Clark takes Luthor's
handkerchief out of his pocket, wets it with the placebo
mixture, then places it on Luthor's shoulder.
CLARK (Cont'd)
(to Luthor)
Careful, this could sting.
Luthor winces. Clark removes the handkerchief revealing a
nicely healed shoulder.
PERRY
Well, I'll be damned.
Lois, too, is amazed. She looks at Clark.
LOIS
(sincerely)
Thank you.
LUTHOR
Lois, help me up. I'm fine...
Before he can finish, they are all shaken by a huge jolt.
LOIS
What was that?
JACK
An earthquake.
(CONTINUED)
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15B CONTINUED: 3 15B
It happens again. Clark looks over at Fuentes who pulls
out a walkie talkie, looking annoyed.
CLARK
I don't think so.
The shaking continues. Clark X-RAYS through the floor.
15C BELOW 15C*
... the other three terrorists use jackhammers and a *
battering ram to break through walls and the floor.
15D BACK TO C 15D*
CLARK
They must be using that machinery
we saw them bring in here.
PERRY
For what? Why would they come in
here and destroy the Daily Planet?
Fuentes talks angrily into the walkie talkie. *
FUENTES
I told you to wait for my
instructions. I'm still studying
the plans.
Clark monitors them with his _X-RAY VISION_. *
15E BELOW 15E*
... they search the rubble, dissatisfied. *
15F BACK TO SCENE 15F*
CLARK
I don't think they're trying to
destroy the Planet, Chief. I think
they're looking for something.
Fuentes slams the walkie talkie down. *
FUENTES
There's nothing there! Get that
thing working again.
Remy looks up from their computer that she has been trying
to fix.
(CONTINUED)
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15F CONTINUED: 15F
REMY
There's no way. Too much water
damage.
Fuentes aims his gun at the computer and fires. He then *
flings the water-soaked papers aside.
CLARK
Guess they didn't find it.
Fuentes and Remy argue quietly. Clark uses _SUPER
HEARING_ once again. *
REMY
So that's it? A machine breaks and
we just give up?
FUENTES
I have no blueprints. Dragonetti's
office isn't where we thought it
was. What am I supposed to do?
He clutches the detonator tightly, frustration building.
CLARK
(to himself)
Dragonetti?
LOIS
Dragon what?
CLARK
They said Dragonetti.
LOIS
How do you know? You read lips
now?
CLARK
Well, as a matter of fact --
PERRY
Dragonetti? Well, I'll be damned.
I haven't heard that name in years.
LOIS
You know him, Chief?
PERRY
Know of him. Pino 'Pretty Face'
Dragonetti. One of the fiercest
gangsters in Metropolis during the
Prohibition era, as ruthless as he
was handsome.
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16 EXT. DAILY PLANET - BLACK AND WHITE FLASHBACK - NIGHT 16
Perry continues his story over a gangster era flashback
with our people in starring roles. Dragonetti (Luthor)
walks under a theater marquis announcing "The Jazz Singer"
and turns the corner into an alley.
PERRY (V.O.)
Dragonetti actually built this
place. He and a consortium of
other high profile gangsters. They
hid behind a dummy corporation and
tried to launder their gin money
through the real estate market.
This was before the Daily Planet
moved in, of course. Anyway,
Dragonetti used this as his
headquarters. There was even a
speakeasy in the basement, right
where the cafeteria is now.
Dragonetti goes to a nondescript door near some garbage
cans. He knocks, and an eye hole slides open. The door
opens immediately and we move into...
17 INT. SPEAKEASY - NIGHT 17
The music is loud, the gin flows and everybody shakes
Dragonetti's hand. The cigarette girl (Cat) flashes him a
smile and he winks at her as the Maitre'd (Jimmy) comes up
to him, looking slick in a dinner jacket.
MAITRE'D/JIMMY
Evening, P.D. Good crowd.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Who've we got tonight?
MAITRE'D/JIMMY
The mayor's brother, that actress
from the coast, Lieutenant Moore *
at the bar and Bud Robertson
waiting for you at your table with
Lily.
The cigarette girl crosses the floor.
CIGARETTE GIRL/CAT
Cigars, cigarettes, tiparillos...
The Maitre'd falls back as Dragonetti approaches a man at
the bar.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Lieutenant?
The man turns around.
(CONTINUED)
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17 CONTINUED: 17
LT. MOORE/PERRY
Pretty Face. *
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Enjoying yourself?
LT. MOORE/PERRY
As always. *
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
About that little problem my trucks
ran into in the Hobs River
precint...
LT. MOORE/PERRY
All taken care of. *
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
(smiling)
Who says you can't find a cop when
you need one?
Dragonetti crosses to a table where Bill (Clark) and
Lily (Lois) are deep in private conversation.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR (Cont'd)
I didn't realize your share of the
business entitled you to fifty
percent of my personal assets
as well.
Lily and Bill part quickly. Lily, dressed in white,
stands and cuddles up to Dragonetti.
LILY/LOIS
Pino, I missed you.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
I can see that. Now, beat it.
I've got business with Bill.
LILY/LOIS
Your business is my business, you
big lug.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Later, baby.
She looks at them both, blows Pino a kiss, then leaves.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR (Cont'd)
So, what's the emergency?
BILL/CLARK
It's Murphy.
(CONTINUED)
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17 CONTINUED: 2 17
Bud and Dragonetti look across the room at Murphy
(Fuentes), who sits with the rest of his gang. *
BILL/CLARK (Cont'd)
He's making a play for our action
down by the Wharf.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Is that so?
Murphy sees Bud and Dragonetti and walks over to their
table. He looks down at them.
MURPHY/FUENTES
Gentlemen, what a lovely
establishment you have here.
BILL/CLARK
You've got a lot of nerve, Murphy.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
But, fortunately for us, not too
many brains. We've got the wharf
locked up.
18 BACK TO THE PRESENT 18
Fuentes has crossed the room and stands over the
hostages.
FUENTES
I said the system's locked up. Now
who can get me on-line with the
computer?
Lois is about to speak but Clark cuts her off.
CLARK
I can help you. What file do you
need?
FUENTES
That's not your concern.
Remy starts to unlock his cuffs.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
Just get me onto the Metro-Comp
data base.
Lois pipes up.
(CONTINUED)
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18 CONTINUED: 18
LOIS
Metro-Comp? That's the old system.
We updated three years ago. He
won't know how to use it.
She raises her cuffed hand, cutting off Clark's protest.
LOIS (Cont'd)
You'll have to take me.
Fuentes nods. Remy re-cuffs Clark and releases Lois *
instead. Luthor looks worried as they cuff him to Clark.
LUTHOR
(to Lois)
Be careful.
LOIS
Don't worry.
(to Clark)
_Somebody's_ got to find out what
they're doing here.
Before Clark can say a word, Fuentes drags Lois into... *
19 PERRY'S OFFICE 19
Fuentes points at the computer behind the desk.
FUENTES
(to Lois)
Sit down.
LOIS
I'd prefer to...
FUENTES
Sit.
She does. Fuentes begins to walk around. *
FUENTES (Cont'd)
All right, give me your access
code.
20 BACK TO CLARK AND LUTHOR 20
... trying to see into Perry's office.
LUTHOR
(still weak)
How could you let her go in there?
(CONTINUED)
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20 CONTINUED: 20
CLARK
It wasn't exactly my plan.
LUTHOR
If anything happens to her I'll...
They HEAR Lois SCREAM. Clark immediately uses his _X-RAY
VISION_ and _SUPER HEARING_.
LUTHOR (Cont'd)
What's he doing to her?
CLARK
Shhh.
Clark sees Fuentes holding Lois by the hair.
FUENTES
Now, Miss Lane, I've spent the
last eight months planning for this
night. Your life means less than
nothing to me right now, so if you
don't give me the _correct_ access
code I'm going to break your lovely
little neck.
Clark looks to Jack an his left, Luthor an his right. But
not even his secret identity is more important than Lois'
life.
21 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 21*
LOIS
(meekly)
Superman.
22 CLARK 22
... starts to stand.
CLARK
I'm coming.
Remy walks over, her gun poised.
23 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 23*
FUENTES
Superman can't help you now.
He tightens his grip.
LOIS
Superman is my _access_ _code_!
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24 CLARK 24
... relaxes as he sees Fuentes release her and sit her *
behind the computer. He lets Remy stare him back
down but Luthor, still weak, starts to stand.
LUTHOR
(dazed)
I'm going in there.
*
Luthor falls back down. Clark lifts up his hand to *
straighten his glasses but Luthor yanks it away. Neither
one is used to the cuff's yet.
CLARK (Cont'd)
May I?
Luthor reluctantly lets his arm be guided up to Clark's
face. The two rivals just glare at each other.
*
24A 24A
THRU OMITTED THRU
24F 24F
*
25 BACK TO LOIS 25
on the computer. Fuentes leans over her shoulder. *
FUENTES
The file is named...
(spelling)
D-P-B-L-P-R-N-T.
Lois enters the letters.
LOIS
(confirming as she goes)
D-P-B-L-P-R-N-T.
(deciphering)
Daily Planet... blueprint?
FUENTES
Just call it up.
LOIS
So you must be interested in *
architecture. I always found this *
building particularly fascinating
myself. *
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED: 25
FUENTES
There it is. Bring it up.
LOIS
Yes, sir. Daily Planet Blueprint.
Fuentes smiles as we see the document appear. Sure *
enough, it's page after page of blueprints on the screen.
FUENTES
Find the floor below us.
LOIS
Hmm. I think that's the
advertising department. Thinking
about placing a personal?
Again, he ignores her as he studies the screen. He looks
pleased.
FUENTES
Now, show me the plans to this
floor.
Fuentes smiles as he talks into the walkie talkie. *
FUENTES (Cont'd)
Bring the equipment up here.
LOIS
Now, what could possibly be here in
the Daily Planet newsroom that
would be worth risking your lives
and the lives of everyone in
Metropolis?
FUENTES
What else has man sought after
without pity or remorse since the
dawn of time?
LOIS
Inner peace?
FUENTES
Cold, hard, cash.
LOIS
(nervous)
Oh.
FUENTES
Now print me out those plans.
(CONTINUED)
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25 CONTINUED: 2 25
LOIS
Sure. But they'll come Out over
there.
She points into to a printer outside the office.
FUENTES
Fine. Do it.
She enters some more commands. We HEAR the printer BUZZ.
LOIS
Well, since I've already been so
helpful, how about giving me an
exclusive interview?
FUENTES
We'll discuss the future later,
Miss Lane.
He exits. Lois knows she can' t get up but she's got to do
_something_. Eyeing Fuentes, she quietly types on the *
computer. The screen now reads...
"WELCOME TO THE COMPU-LINK E-MAIL SYSTEM. WOULD YOU LIKE
TO: A) RECIEVE MESSAGES? B) REVIEW MESSAGES? C) SEND
NEW MESSAGES?"
Lois clicks the cursor to the last option as Fuentes *
re-enters. She smiles at him, innocently. He sits on the
other side of the desk, and begins to make notations on
the plans. Lois' eyes wander back to the screen. It now
reads... "WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?"
She can barely breathe. She creeps her hand back to the
keyboard and we see her message appear as Fuentes sits *
just inches away: "S.O.S."
Off Lois' nervous face.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
26 INT. DAILY PLANET - PERRY'S OFFICE - NIGHT 26
Lois hasn't moved a muscle. She eyes Fuentes who is
still engrossed in his work. Her finger moves over to the
"ENTER" button and presses down. The words "Sending
Message" flash on and off and she is visibly relieved.
Until the computer BEEPS. Fuentes looks up. She smiles.
27 27
THRU OMITTED THRU
28 28
29 BACK TO THE PIT 29
Luthor winces as he puts weight on his wounded arm.
CLARK
How's your shoulder?
LUTHOR
Oh, please, no false sympathy,
Kent.
JACK
Hey, you'd still be bleeding to
death if it wasn't for him.
LUTHOR
(surprised)
Is that so?
CLARK
Don't ask me if I'd do it again.
Clark who looks toward... *
30 PERRY'S OFFICE 30
Another BEEP. This time Fuentes is suspicious. Lois' *
confidence is melting away. Fuentes stands and quickly *
comes around the desk to read the computer screen. His
finger pushes the "ESCAPE" key. The words "Message
Interrupted: Retry?" appear.
FUENTES
You've got a lot of nerve, Miss
Lane. Not good judgement, but a
lot of nerve.
(CONTINUED)
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30 CONTINUED: 30
He grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the office,
but not before she grabs one of the small pieces of paper
he has been making notes on. She stuffs it into her
pocket during their scuffle out the door.
30A INT. AIR CONDITIONING DUCT 3OA*
Jimmy scuttles along on his hands and knees fantasizing. *
JIMMY
The intrepid cub reporter
stealthily worked his way through
the dark maze of tunnels knowing
that certain death could lurk
around every corner. Yet he
continued on... He was their only
hope. He was Olsen, Jimmy Olsen.
31 BACK TO THE PIT 31
... as Fuentes brings Lois back to the group.
FUENTES
(to Remy)
I'm beginning to think you were
right about our uninvited guests.
They re-cuff Lois and Luthor together, separating him from
Clark, who watches as Lois is comforted by Luthor's arms.
LUTHOR
Thank God you're all right.
FUENTES
(to Remy)
I've found it. They're bringing
the equipment back up but time is
definitely a factor now so get down
there and help.
REMY
(re hostages)
What about them?
FUENTES
If anyone tries anything, we shoot
to kill.
Satisfied, Remy walks off. Fuentes looks straight at *
Lois.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
_Anyone_.
(CONTINUED)
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31 CONTINUED: 31
He goes back to his papers in Perry's office, keeping the
group within eyesight.
CLARK
(to Lois)
What did you do in there?
LOIS
(talking fast)
He had me pull up the architectural
plans for the building. They're
looking for money.
Lois carefully removes the paper from her pocket.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Look, I stole this from him..
She passes it around.
CLARK
It's a diagram of these offices.
LUTHOR
And a very familiar name.
32 INT. PERRY@S OFFICE - BLACK AND WHITE FLASHBACK - NIGHT 32
BILL/CLARK
Dragonetti, you double crossing son
of a --
Dragonetti stands up to face Bill across his desk. Lily *
lounges on the couch reading a magazine.
LILY/LOIS
Bill, now why would Pino double *
cross you? You're partners. *
BILL/CLARK
Word on the street is you're
dealing with Murphy.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
And you trust that word more than
mine?
It's a stand-off. Bill blinks first. *
BILL/CLARK
No.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Good.
(CONTINUED)
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32 CONTINUED: 32
LILY/LOIS
Friends again, you silly boys?
Dragonetti sits back down.
BILL/CLARK
Look, maybe it's time I cashed out,
took my share and just said goodbye
to this town and this life.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
I don't think so.
BILL/CLARK
Half of what's in that vault is
rightfully mine.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
And if I let you take it, then the
whole operation will only be worth
half as much. Sorry, Bill. In *
for a penny, in for a pound. Isn't
that right, Lily?
Lily looks nervously from her magazine. She and Bill *
share a worried look. Bill takes a key chain out of his *
pocket and tosses it in his hand.
BILL/CLARK
Just remember, it takes two keys to
open the vault, and I've got one of
them.
He JINGLES the keys again.
33 BACK TO PRESENT 33
Clark's _SUPER HEARING_ picks up a faraway JINGLE just
like in the flashback. Then some faint CLICKS.
LOIS
So you think Dragonetti's vault is
still here in the building?
PERRY
Well, I always thought it was one
of those tall stories, you know,
like that mess Geraldo got himself
into? But maybe there's some merit
to it after all.
Another JINGLE. He _X-RAYS_ through the ceiling this time
and sees... *
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33A TWO FLOORS UP 33A*
Willie, the nightwatchman, conscientiously making his *
rounds. His long key chain TINGLES as he walks down the *
linoleum hallway, CLICK, CLICK. *
33B BACK TO SCENE 33B*
CLARK
(worried)
Willie...
LOIS
Willie! He's still making his
rounds. He'll save us. He's a
security guard.
PERRY
He's an octogenarian.
LOIS
He has a gun.
PERRY
He has a hernia.
JACK
We've got to get to him before they
do. He can go for help.
LUTHOR
And how do you propose we do that?
Luthor gestures with the hand cuff. Before anyone can
answer, we HEAR a CLICK.
JACK
(to Clark)
Don't worry, buddy, I'll be back
before they know I'm gone.
CLARK
Jack, no
And with that he's off toward the exit door, silent and
low to the ground, leaving Clark with an empty handcuff
hanging from his wrist. He's angry at Jack, but more
angry at himself for letting it happen. Clark looks at
Fuentes, who's too busy to notice. He knows what he's *
got to do.
CLARK (Cont'd)
I can't let him go alone.
He looks at Lois, still holding onto Luthor's arm. She
meets his gaze.
(CONTINUED)
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33B CONTINUED: 33B
LOIS
Be careful, Clark.
PERRY
Hurry back, son.
With one last look at Fuentes, Clark follows Jack through *
the exit door and into a...
34 STAIRWELL 34
Clark races up two flights at _SUPER SPEED_ and catches up
with Jack as he enters...
35 A HALLWAY 35
Jack jumps when he sees Clark.
JACK
What did you do, fly up here?
CLARK
I tried not to make any noise.
They see Willie shuffling down the hall, checking doors.
They make their way toward him. He turns around to find
them and nearly has a heart attack.
WILLIE
Mr. Kent... wh-what are you doing
up here?
CLARK
Willie, we need your help.
Off Willie's perplexed face.
36 BACK TO THE NEWSROOM 36
... where the elevator doors open and Remy, Schumak, and
the Blackman remove the machinery once again. Fuentes *
goes over to meet them, plans in hand.
FUENTES
I think I've found the best way in.
(remembering)
Schumak, check the prisoners.
Schumak walks across the pit toward...
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37 THE OTHERS 37
... who are sitting in a line, protecting something behind them.
SCHUMAK
What's going on?
LOIS
We're getting tired.
LUTHOR
So we're taking shift's sleeping.
PERRY
You got a problem with that?
Schumak looks through them. There are two figures under
blankets. A pair of old shoes peaks out from one end.
After a seemingly endless beat, Schumak is satisfied.
SCHUMAK
No, no problem. Better for us you
all go to sleep.
He laughs and goes back to help the others. The three
cohorts breathe a sigh of relief.
38 REVERSE ANGLE 38
...shows the decoys, none other than Elvira and the GOP *
elephant underneath a blanket that says "I Saw Halley's
Comet, 1985."
PERRY
And they wanted me to throw this
stuff away.
39 BACK TO THE HALLWAY 39
... where Clark and Jack talk to Willie.
WILLIE
I'll get the cops. But you boys
get yourselves back down there
before they find out you're gone.
You don't know what they might do.
CLARK
Thanks, Willie. We're counting on
you.
Willie hurries toward the elevators. Meanwhile...
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40 LOIS AND LUTHOR 40
... have gotten closer, resting on each other now. Luthor
looks weaker.
LUTHOR
Now that I know it's money they *
want, all I need is five minutes *
alone with their leader. *
LOIS
I don't think they'll go for it, *
Lex. They have no reason to trust *
you, and they've already got a *
bird in the hand. *
LUTHOR
It's worth a try. As soon as Kent *
and the kid get back I'll begin to *
negotiate. *
(beat)
It's only money, Lois. *
LOIS
A _lot_ of money. *
LUTHOR
But what is it really worth? It *
can't buy a perfect blue sky, the *
symphony of waves crashing against *
a rocky shore, a hand to hold when *
you're alone. *
He takes her cuffed hand in his, brings it to his lips and
kisses it tenderly. She sees something new in him.
Something sincere. And she likes it.
By now, the terrorists are all in Perry's office so they
don't notice the elevator DING. But Lois does.
LOIS
We're saved!
Luthor and Perry look over to see Cat enter the the Pit
and head straight for her desk.
LOIS (Cont'd)
Ca --
Perry stops her.
PERRY
Shhh. Don't draw their attention
to her.
Perry, Luthor and Lois all.start waving frantically at Cat
who is busy pulling lingerie out of her desk drawer,
trying to make a decision. She sees them waving.
(CONTINUED)
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40 CONTINUED: 40
She waves back and holds up one of the teddys for their
approval. She mistakes their desperate gestures for a
"yes," smiles, waves goodbye then disappears back into the
elevator.
LOIS
If I'm alive on Monday morning, she
won't be.
41 THE STAIRWELL 41
... as Clark and Jack make their way down to their floor.
Jack is ahead of Clark and almost to the door when
Newberry, the fifth terrorist, makes his way up the stairs
from the floor below. Jack freezes. Newberry spots him.
He aims his gun at Jack and fires. Clark has no time to
think. He pushes Jack down, and instinctively places *
himself between Jack and the bullet. It bounces off his *
chest. Clark then hops the railing and tackles Newberry. *
42 CLOSE ON LOIS 42
... as she reacts to the shot.
LOIS
Did you hear something?
LUTHOR
Faintly.
Lois looks toward the group in Perry's office, still *
unloading. They didn't hear it. Back to...
43 THE STAIRWELL 43
... as Clark takes a nearby fire hose and ties Newberry
tightly. He takes the man's cap off and stuffs it in his
mouth so he won't make noise when he comes to. Meanwhile,
Jack has rejoined Clark. *
JACK
(confused)
What happened?
CLARK
(simply)
He missed.
Jack looks at Clark's shirt. A bullet hole, but no *
blood, no wound. *
(CONTINUED)
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43 CONTINUED: 43
JACK
Oh... I...
(beat) *
... you sure you're all right. *
CLARK
Fine.
Clark starts for the door.
JACK
Hey, Clark?
Clark turns to face him.
JACK (Cont'd)
Luthor was wrong about you.
Clark smiles, then he and Jack duck and enter...
44 THE NEWSROOM 44
... where they go, one at a time, across the open space
toward the others. Lois looks visibly relieved as Clark
sits down next to her and snaps the cuffs back on to his
hand, then to Jack's. Clark looks at the decoys, then
smiles at Lois.
JACK
Did you find Willie?
CLARK
Help's on its way. What have they
been doing?
PERRY
Futzing around with those fancy
tools.
They watch as Schumak and Blackman carry jackhammers
inside Perry's office. Remy and Fuentes follow with *
chain saws and picks.
PERRY (Cont'd)
What the...
44A PERRY'S OFFICE 44A
Fuentes and Schumak drag Perry's desk across the room, *
not caring what they damage in the process.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 42.
44B BACK TO THE OTHERS 44B
PERRY
Not the Elvis box!
They are all startled by the loud ROAR of a motor.
PERRY (Cont'd)
They're not doin' what I think
they're doin' ...
44C JACKHAMMERS 44C
... start to tear apart the floor in Perry's office. The
noise and the dust are overwhelming.
44D BACK TO THE OTHERS 44D
CLARK
Looks like they've found
Dragonetti's vault.
JACK
And it's been there all the time.
Right under the chief's...
Perry's look makes him choose his words wisely.
JACK (Cont'd)
... nose.
off their looks as Perry's office gets demolished.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT THREE_
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Yellow 2/24/94 43.
_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
45 INT. DAILY PLANET - SAME NIGHT 45
The hostage group is on its feet now, staring at the
carnage in Parry's office. They hear the sound of metal
hitting metal and a few sparks fly from within. The
machinery noise grinds to a halt.
45A OMITTED 45A
45B INT. DAILY PLANET - AIR DUCT - NIGHT 45B*
JIMMY
Olsen was tired, hungry, and *
sore-kneed. But his unquenchable *
spirit drove him onward. Until... *
There! An opening! A light at *
the end of the tunnel. *
(reaches the opening) *
An... M-16. *
(beat) *
Uh-oh. *
46 OMITTED 46
47 CLOSE ON A BLOWTORCH 47
... as it is lit. It moves out of frame, revealing Perry,
his face incredulous. Fuentes now addresses the hostages
as the blowtorch is brought into Perry's office.
FUENTES
As you can see, we found what we
were looking for...
CLARK
Dragonetti's vault.
LUTHOR
I'll double the amount in that safe
if you release us unharmed.
FUENTES
From what I've heard, I'd be better
off out there with the cops on my
tail than you, Mr. Luthor.
Remy comes out.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Yellow Revision 2/24/94 43A.
47 CONTINUED: 47
REMY
We're close.
Good. I think it's only fitting
that after all the trouble he's
gone to, I allow the mastermind of
this plan to do the actual
unveiling, don't you all agree.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 44.
47 CONTINUED: 47
LOIS
(to Clark)
I knew he wasn't smart enough to
think of this on his own.
FUENTES
Besides, I know you'll all enjoy
meeting him.
(into walkie-talkie)
We're ready for you, sir.
As if on cue, the elevator DINGS. All heads turn as the
doors open, revealing...
ALL
Jimmy? *
Jimmy enters with his hands up, behind him Willie slowly *
makes his way down to them, holding Jimmy at gunpoint. *
ALL
Willie!? *
LOIS
But this means --
FUENTES
Help is _not_ on its way.
PERRY
Willie, how could you? Why, I
recommended you for this job.
WILLIE
Would you have recommended me if
you knew I had a prison record?
LOIS
Willie, just because you did
something bad in the past doesn't
mean you have to turn to a life of
crime in your sunset years..
WILLIE
I just got out ten months ago.
LOIS
Oh. Well, nothing you did could
possibly be as bad as armed robbery
and kidnapping.
WILLIE
Murder One.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Pink Pink Revision 2/23/94 45.
47 CONTINUED: 2 47
LOIS
(swallowing)
Oh.
JACK
You killed someone?
WILLIE
Of course not! Don't be
ridiculous. I couldn't hurt a fly.
CLARK
Then why were you in prison?
Willie looks around. His eyes settle on Perry's office.
48 FADE TO BLACK AND WHITE 48
Bill enters the darkened office.
BILL/CLARK
Dragonetti? You wanted to see me?
Lily steps out of the shadows, again dressed all in white.
LILY/LOIS
No, I did. I couldn't stand it any
more. I couldn't be away from you.
Bud crosses the room, takes her in his arms and kisses her
passionately.
BILL/CLARK
I'm going to get us out of this, I
swear. There's thirty million in *
here and half of it's mine, fair
and square. I'll just wait 'til he
gets here.
Bill takes out a gun. The door opens. A figure stands in
the doorway. We HEAR a SHOT and the figure goes down.
BILL/CLARK (Cont'd)
(confused)
Dragonetti?
Dragonetti steps out of the shadows behind Bill, a smoking
gun in his hand.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Sorry, Bill. There's no such thing
as fair and square.
Bill looks at the body on the floor. It's Murphy.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) White Revision 2/18/94 46.
48 CONTINUED: 48
BILL/CLARK
Murphy!
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
I realized this was becoming a one
man operation and the two of you
conveniently complied.
BILL/CLARK
If you think you can get rid of me
that easily --
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Lieutenant Moore, arrest this man *
for the murder of Mr. Murphy.
Lieutenant Moore enters and takes Bill's gun. Dragonetti
hands him his gun as well.
LT. MOORE/PERRY
I'll probably need these guns for *
evidence. I guess you wrestled
that one out of his hand.
DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR
Yes, that's it, thank you.
BILL/CLARK
You won't get away with this.
Lily, tell him what really
happened.
Lily crosses to Dragonetti, double-crossing Bill.
LILY/LOIS
It's just like Pino said. You
killed him.
BILL/CLARK
Not you, Lily...
LILY/LOIS
There's a sucker born every minute.
49 FADE BACK TO WILLIE 49
... lost in his memories.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 47.
49 CONTINUED: 49
WILLIE
Anyone but you.
(beat)
I lost a lifetime because of
Dragonetti and I swore, if I ever
got out, I'd come back for what
belonged to me.
(beat) *
Dragonetti got his due, though. *
He was gunned down a week after I *
went to prison. *
The others are engrossed in his story.
CLARK
Willie, they're going to send you
right back to prison for what
you've done to us.
WILLIE
But you weren't supposed to be
here!
(to Fuentes)
And you broke your promise. You
said no guns.
FUENTES
I lied.
(beat)
About a lot of things.
Fuentes grabs Willie and cuffs him to the other side of
Perry.
WILLIE
Fuentes, what do you think you're
doing?
FUENTES
Sorry, Pops. You're a liability.
WILLIE
But I'm the one who told you about
the vault in the first place.
FUENTES
And I'll always remember you fondly
for it. But we've got to make a
clean getaway and you're not
exactly at your physical peak.
Remy sticks her head out of the office.
REMY
We're in.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 47A.
49 CONTINUED: 2 49
FUENTES
Good. Load the bags.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 48.
49 CONTINUED: 2 49
LOIS
What about us?
FUENTES
Remy!
She comes over, carrying two bags.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
I believe I've come around to your
way of thinking. We'll take these
up and meet you at the chopper.
They're all yours.
(beat)
Except her.
Fuentes unlocks Lois' cuff. *
FUENTES (Cont'd)
We may need a hostage if anything
goes wrong.
Luthor tries to jump Fuentes but he's too weak. Remy *
easily wards him off with a sharp blow. Lois is at a
loss.
LOIS
You can't just kill them.
FUENTES
You'd be surprised what you can do
for a hundred million dollars.
Remy points her weapon at the group.
REMY
Get him up. Let's go.
Clark helps Luthor to his feet and carries him,
half-conscious, toward the elevators.
LOIS
(weakly, to Fuentes) *
I suppose this means I can't have
the interview.
50 50
THRU OMITTED THRU
53 53
54 STAIRWELL 54
... as they begin to descend. Jack looks nervously at
Clark who is still uncertain what he knows.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 49.
54 CONTINUED: 54
CLARK
(re Luthor)
Hold him.
Jack nods and as he is busy taking Luthor's weight, Clark,
his back to the others, aims his _HEAT VISION_ at the
light fixture. SPARKS fly, the lights flicker, then off
all together.
55 OVER BLACK 55
We HEAR a short scuffle, then Jack opens a door
letting light into the stairwell. He looks at the cuffs
dangling from his wrist. Clark's is broken open. He
hides it from the others as they see Remy now unconscious
and tied up next to Newberry.
JIMMY
Hey, where's C.K.?
56 56
THRU OMITTED THRU
57 57
58 EXT. ROOF - NIGHT 58
Lois, Fuentes, Schumak and Blackman come out onto the *
roof. They look around, confused.
FUENTES
Where's the chopper?
SCHUMAK
I don't know.
FUENTES
Newberry!
BLACKMAN
He can't even drive a car.
FUENTES
Then who took it?
Lois smiles, figuring it out.
LOIS
Superman.
Fuentes angrily pulls her back inside followed by the *
others.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 50.
59 INT. DAILY PLANET HALLWAY - NIGHT 59
The terrorists and Lois race back toward the elevator.
FUENTES
Down to the garage. We'll take the
van.
But before they reach the button, they are plunged into
darkness. Lois SCREAMS.
LOIS
Superman! We're up here.
FUENTES
Shut up or I push the button.
60 CLARK 60
... steps away from the main power box where he has just
thrown the switch.
CLARK
Hang on, Lois.
He takes off at _SUPER-SPEED_.
61 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 61*
Fuentes holds a small flashlight.
FUENTES
Shumak!?
No answer.
FUENTES (Cont'd)
Blackman!?
Nowhere to be found. Fuentes is nervous now. *
LOIS
I told you. It's Superman.
FUENTES
And I told you unless I make it
out of here with the money, the
whole city goes.
He drags her back out onto...
62 THE ROOF 62
They head for the ledge.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 51.
63 BACK IN THE HALLWAY 63
Clark is about to go out on the roof when Jack bursts
through the stairwell door, huffing and puffing.
CLARK
What are you doing?
JACK
Helping you.
They HEAR Lois SCREAM.
CLARK
Go back.
But Clark has no time to waste. He goes out onto...
64 THE ROOF 64
where he sees Lois and Fuentes go over the side. *
LOIS
Clark!
Clark and Jack race to the edge. Fuentes and Lois are on *
a window washer's scaffold that hangs off the side of the
building. Fuentes still has the bomb in one hand which *
hinders his movement but he is above Lois preventing her
from climbing back up.
CLARK
Jack, quick, get the police. *
Jack takes off. *
FUENTES
I'm going and I'm taking you all *
with me. *
Lois grabs his loose arm and fights for the device. In
their struggle one end of the scaffold becomes untied and
Lois falls off. Clark jumps after her. *
64A ANGLE JACK 64A
looking back, the roof is empty. *
65 EXT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 65
SUPERMAN stands under the globe and catches Lois.
LOIS
I knew you'd come.
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 52.
65A BACK TO THE SCAFFOLD 65A
... as Fuentes' finger moves toward the button, still in
his hand. The other end of the scaffold gives out before
he can push it and he, too, plummets to the ground.
65B SUPERMAN 65B
catches Fuentes, grabs his wrist. Fuentes involuntarily
drops the device. Lois catches it.
LOIS
(disgustedly)
Other women catch bouquets, I catch
bombs.
SUPERMAN
(smiling)
That's what makes you so special,
Lois.
LOIS
(smiling back proudly)
Oh.
He takes the bomb from her as we HEAR SIRENS pull up.
SUPERMAN
Tell them there's one tied up in
the west stairwell and two more on
the roof.
(re bomb)
I'll take care of this.
He flies off as the police grab Fuentes. Perry, Jimmy,
Willie and Luthor come out of the main doors.
PERRY
Hey! We've got an injured man over
here!
Lois rushes over to Luthor's side as two paramedics lead *
him to an ambulance and sit him down. *
LUTHOR
Lois? Are you all right?
LOIS
I'm fine.
LUTHOR
What an experience. At least I got
to spend the night with you. I
didn't know you were that type of
woman.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 52A.
65B CONTINUED: 65B
LOIS
Hey, I'm full of surprises.
He takes her hand. The paramedics interrupt them and *
then guide Luthor into the ambulance. Meanwhile, Clark *
and Jack come out of the building. *
CLARK
Amazing night... *
JACK
Pretty unbelievable. *
CLARK
Yeah, you could say that. *
JACK
I mean, if I ever told anybody *
about it they'd think I was crazy, *
right? *
CLARK
Probably. *
JACK
You know, you still owe me a *
movie. *
CLARK
Next weekend. *
JACK
You're on. *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 53.
65B CONTINUED: 2 65B
Clark slaps Jack oh the back, walks toward Lois. She *
throws her arms around Clark, relieved. They part. *
She's slightly embarrassed at her outburst of emotion. *
LOIS
I told you Superman wouldn't let us
down.
CLARK
I'm sure he always had his eye on *
us. *
LOIS
Well, just another Saturday night *
in Metropolis. *
CLARK
Yeah, the fun never stops. *
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 54.
65B CONTINUED: 3 65B
LOIS
You know, it's times like these I *
think maybe I should get a regular *
boring job, settle down with a guy *
who sells insurance and have *
two-point-four kids. *
Beat.
LOIS CLARK
Nah. Nah. *
LOIS
Well, I guess I should ride with *
Lex. *
CLARK
Lois? *
LOIS
Yes? *
CLARK
Be careful with Luthor. You don't *
know him like I do. *
She turns and walks to the ambulance where she takes *
Luthor's outstretched hand. Clark watches, feeling *
suddenly alone amid the flurry of activity. *
66 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY #2) 66
Monday morning and the newsroom is buzzing, mostly with
people trying to see into Perry's boarded-up office.
Perry stands with Jimmy.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 55.
66 CONTINUED: 66
PERRY
Oh well, I guess the place needed a
lift.
Lois and Clark sit at their desks. A messenger brings a
flower arrangement over. She opens the card. It
reads: "Love, Lex." She looks at Clark who just keeps *
working. CAT enters, her bubbly self.
CAT
_What_ at a weekend. I know he may
not look it, but under that plain,
mild-mannered facade, George is a
wild man.
(confidentially)
I spent most of the weekend in
handcuffs. So, what did you guys
do this weekend?
By this time, Lois, Clark, Jimmy and Perry are all just
glaring at her. Lois starts to move toward her.
CAT (Cont'd)
Gee, sorry I asked.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT FOUR_
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