Titre en VO : Wall of sound_LOIS & CLARK_
_THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN_
"Wall Of Sound"
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
LENNY STOKE/ SOUNDMAN
DEREK CAMDEN
DR. GREEN
BARTENDER
AMAZON WOMAN
MAYOR SHARP
WINO 1
WINO 2.
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily planet Daily planet
Newsroom
* Bank and Tux Shop
Metropolis Bank Cafe
Clark's Apartment Stoke Rock Club
Lois' Apartment Suicide Slum Alley
Lois' Car Abandoned Building
Stoke's Rock Club Diamond District
Main Room
Back Room Echo Canyon
Music Room
Cellar City Hall
Abandoned Building Press Awards Building
Ranger Station
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - (DAY 1) 1
LOIS and CLARK walk to work. She scans the morninq edition
of the paper as he sips his take-out cappucino.
CLARK
So, you must be excited.
LOIS
I don't know, Clark, walking to
work with you isn't really the
thrill it used to be.
CLARK
No, no. The Kerth Awards. They
announce the nominees tomorrow.
LOIS
(blase)
Oh, is that tomorrow?
CLARK
C'mon, Lois, you get nominated
every year...
LOIS
Not every year... just... every
year since I've been eligible.
CLARK
I bet you get it for the Bolivian
Drug Cartel Series.
LOIS
Well, the awards dinner's always
fun and it'd be a nice way to break
in that new black dress I picked
up.
(as they pass a FORMAL
WEAR STORE)
You rent your tux yet?
CLARK
(head shake)
The dinner's just for nominees.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
And dates. If you want to go...
CLARK
Sure, yeah.
LOIS
Why don't you go pick out your
duds? I'll run into the bank and
meet you back out here in five.
She heads into the BANK and he goes into the FORMAL WEAR
PLACE next door.
TIME CUT TO:
2 EXT. SAME STREET - A FEW MINUTES LATER 2
Clark emerges with his ticket, folds it into his pocket and
scans the street for Lois. She's nowhere in sight. He
glances through the bank's plate glass window.
3 CLARK'S POV - THE BANK 3
Through the plate glass window, he sees ALL THE CUSTOMERS
and EMPLOYEES sprawled on the floor, in chairs, over desks.
Not moving.
4 CLARK 4
_SUPER-SPEEDS_ through the revolving door into --
5 INT. THE BANK - DAY 5
-- finds Lois flat on her back.
CLARK
Lois!
He cradles her in his arms and sees she's still breathing.
Her eyes flutter open.
LOIS
Clark...? What happened...?
She straightens up, woozy, and they look around at all the
Unconscious People, some just beginning to stir.
Then they spot the vault -- wide open and stripped clean.
(CONTINUED)
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5 CONTINUED: 5
CLARK
Somebody made a withdrawal.
LOIS
Last thing I remember, I was
standing here, feeling kind of
tired...
Clark studies severai People lying near Lois -- including a
BUSINESS MAN sound asleep, SNORING loudly.
CLARK
Looks like you weren't the only
one.
LOIS
What could've knocked us all out so
_fast_?
(X)
FADE OUT:
_END OF TEASE_
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_ACT ONE_
6 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY 2) 6
JIMMY is all the way across the newsroom, watching Lois from
a distance, a sneaky smile on his face.
7 CLOSE ON LOIS 7
at her desk, on the phone.
LOIS
(into phone)
Look, I've talked to your Sergeant,
your Detectives and your
Lieutenant, now Captain, how can
the police have no leads? ...Oh, I
see, you _have_ them but you won't
share. Didn't your mother teach
you it's _rude_ not to share?
...Hello?
Hung up on, she glares at the phone and SLAMS it down. Then
picks up a pen and tries to make some notes. It's out of
ink. Jimmy saunters up.
JIMMY
'Didn't your mother teach you it's
rude not to share?' Good one.
LOIS
Didn't _your_ mother teach you it's
rude to eavesdrop?
(scratching pen on
paper; no ink)
What is _with_ this pen?
JIMMY
It's not a pen.
LOIS
Jimmy, if this is some Zen parable
about pens not being pens and desks
not being desks, I'm not in the
mood.
Jimmy takes the pen and uncaps it -- revealing its
electronic inner works.
(CONTINUED)
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7 CONTINUED: 7
JIMMY
It's a bug. I stuck it on your
desk.
(pulls a small receiver
from his ear)
You listen on this. Cool, huh?
Got it at Spies R Us.
LOIS
Super-hearing for sale.
JIMMY
Not super-super, it's only got a
range of about five hundred feet.
But here's a cool thing, see this
switch? AM/FM radio...
Clark bursts in, clutching a videotape.
CLARK
Got it.
He moves to the bank of TV monitors on the wall and pops the
tape into the VCR. Lois and Jimmy follow.
LOIS
What?
CLARK
Video from the bank security
cameras. Now maybe we'll find out
why the police have such a tight
lid on this thing.
They all gather round the set.
INTERCUT:
8 ON TV - THE BANK 8
Seen from the HIGH ANGLE of the security camera the morning
of the robbery. Customers are in line, Employees at their
stations. Lois stands at a Teller's window in the
foreground. Quiet chatter, Muzak. Then, a strange SOUND:
Eerie, seductive, almost melodic.
People in the bank begin to wilt like water-starved flowers,
then drop, one by one.
8A BACK TO LOIS, CLARK AND JIMMY 8A
watching, curious. Clark turns up the STRANGE SOUND on the
TV and Lois' eyes get heavy, Jimmy starts to yawn.
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8B ON TV - IN THE BANK 8B
Everyone has passed out.
8C BACK TO LOIS, CLARK AND JIMMY 8C
Clark looks at his drowsy coworkers beside him and turns
down the SOUND. They immediately perk up.
CLARK
It's the sound...
JIMMY
Sound?
LOIS
What sound?
CLARK
That sound in the bank here, the
one that made you guys -- uhhh,
that made us all drowsy just --
JIMMY
(studies screen)
Look.
8D ON TV - IN THE BANK 8D
FOUR MEN in black jumpsuits enter. They are all wearing
leather jackets, high-tech helmets and visors and move with
the swift purpose of thieves, stepping over the sleeping
bodies, heading right for cash drawers and the big, locked
vault.
8E BACK TO JIMNY 8E
he freezes the tape --
JIMMY
Whoa, check it out.
CLARK
What?
JIMMY
That jacket...
Jimmy poins to the unique studding on one of the four's
leather jacket.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
(leans close)
... wonder where he got it?
(CONTINUED)
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8E CONTINUED: 8E
LOIS
(starts the tape again)
Will you pay attention?
JIMMY
I'm looking for a biker jacket, I
thought there might be a label...
CLARK
(studies Jimmy)
Biker jacket?
JIMMY
I'm going for an image adjustment. (X)
They turn their attention back to --
8F ON TV - THE BANK 8F
At the far corner of the bank, a GUARD enters from a back
room, sees the Thieves and draws his gun.
And the Leader of the Thieves, heretofore known as THE SOUND
MAN, draws _his gun_ -- part pistol, part satellite
antenna -- aims it at the Guard and the same pleasing SOUND
emanates. The Guard keels over.
8G BACK TO LOIS AND JIMMY 8G
reacting to this, startled.
JIMMY
Wow. The first sound that can put
a whole room to sleep...
LOIS
No, I think Yanni did it _first_.
CLARK
I can see why the police don't want
this in the papers until they can
figure out what this _is_...
PERRY
(roaring as he strides
in)
All right, people, listen up!
Lois, Clark and Jimmy move from the TV into the bullpen, as
everyone gathers around PERRY.
(CONTINUED)
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8G CONTINUED: 8G
PERRY (CONT'D)
The nominations for the Kerth
Investigative Journalism prize are
in and I'm proud to announce that
one of our own has received the
nod, so I want a big round of
applause for --
LOIS
He always does this, it's so
embarrassing...
PERRY
-- Clark Kent!
Lois stands up, pretending to hate the adulation as the
APPLAUSE and CHEERS fill the room. Then, it hits her the
same moment it hits Clark. She looks at him, quickly
sitting back down as --
PERRY (CONT'D)
C'mon, son, don't be shy, get up!
Clark gets to his feet, nods and smiles uncomfortably, then
sits back beside a humiliated Lois. The APPLAUSE dies down
as Perry comes over and claps a proud hand on Clark's
shoulder.
PERRY (CONT'D)
I think you've got a real shot at
winning -- that retirement home
scandal you uncovered was --
LOIS
(disbelief)
Wait. He got nominated for the
_retirement home_ series?
PERRY
Top grade journalism. Emotional
wallop.
JIMMY
Good pictures, too, if I say so
myself. They didn't happen to
mention...?
PERRY
It was your first photo (X)
assignment, son. Even Secretariat (X)
didn't snag a purse the first time (X)
out. (X)
JIMMY
Who? (X)
(CONTINUED)
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8G CONTINUED: 2 8G
PERRY (CONT'D)
Lois? Don't you have something to (X)
say to Clark?
LOIS
Right, yes. Clark, this is...
ahhhh... I'm very...
CLARK
Surprised?
LOIS
Stunned. Shocked. In need of
oxygen.
PERRY
Now Lois, you've been nominated
every year, you've won threes
times, don't go getting petty. The
Planet's a team. One success is
everybody's success. Got it?
LOIS
Gotten
PERRY
Good. Back to work everybody.
Lois and Clark are left in an awkward silence. Then --
CLARK
Look, Lois --
LOIS
(back to the TV)
So. What's our next step?
CLARK
Well, I put in a call to a
physicist at U of M...
LOIS
Really.
CLARK
I just thought I'd get a little
background...
LOIS
You didn't mention it before... do
you have any other sources you're
not telling me about?
(CONTINUED)
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8G CONTINUED: 3 8G
CLARK
It's not a source, it's just a guy
who... knows some stuff.
LOIS
Okay, all right, whatever. So this
guy _said_...
CLARK
He talked a lot about frequency.
He said that every object has its (X)
own natural frequency. People have
one frequency, this pen would have
a different one and so would this
table. The theory among physicists (X)
is, find the precise frequency,
it's like a code, you make (X)
anything or anyone do whatever you
want -- sleep, blow up, disappear.
That was always just a theory,
though.
LOIS
Boy, you really dug deep...
CLARK
Anyway, I asked him who was close
to getting this kind of technology
up and running and he gave me four
names. (X)
LOIS
All _I_ found out was the police
don't want to talk...
CLARK
Well, hey, that was... good, too.
(moves to computer) (X)
C'mon, let's access the library (X)
files on these guys. (X)
9 OMITTED 9
9A INT. DAILY PLANET - NEWSROOM - DAY 9A
Lois and Clark at her computer, comparing notes. (X)
LOIS
Hans Schimmel of Austria died of
coronary thrombosis four weeks ago.
(CONTINUED)
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9A CONTINUED: 9A
CLARK
Minaru Yamamoto of Japan has been
on a research trip to Antarctica
for the last six months. How about
Lenny Stoke?
Pictures of the flashy and devilishly charasmatic Lenny (X)
Stoke FLASH on the screen. (X)
LOIS
Get this -- a rock musician. Put (X)
out a couple albums a few years
back; great reviews, no sales.
Heavy into sonic R and D. Had (X)
some bad luck financially --
patents stolen, accountants ripping
him off. What about Camden?
Clark hits buttons. Pictures of the dour and serious Derek (X)
Camden appear. (X)
CLARK
Cracked up because he tested a new (X)
kind of thought-altering sound on
himself. Got shipped off to the
state mental ward... where he was
released six weeks ago. Now,
here's the interesting part --
LOIS
Camden and Stoke worked together
once.
CLARK
More than that, they were friends,
then -- (X)
LOIS
Stoke sued Camden for patent
infringement. Any idea where
Camden landed?
CLARK
Current whereabouts unknown. (X)
LOIS
Lives above some rock club he owns.
Never talks to the press. So,
sounds like we're looking at two
likelies. (X)
10 EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF PLANET BUILDING - DAY 10
As Lois and Clark push through the doors. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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9A CONTINUED: 9A
CLARK
Minaru yamamoto of Japan has been
on a research trip to Antarctica
for the last six months. How about
Lenny Stoke?
Pictures of the flashy and devilishly charasmatic Lenny
Stoke FLASH on the screen.
LOIS
Get this -- a rock musician. Put
out a couple albums a few years
back; great reviews, no sales.
Heavy into sonic R and D. Had some
bad luck financially -- patents
stolen, accountants ripping him
off.
CLARK
What about Camden? (X)
Lois hits buttons. Pictures of the dour and serious Derek (X)
Camden appear.
CLARK (CONT'D)
(reading) (X)
Cracked up because he tssted a new
kind of thought-altering sound on
himself. Got shipped off to the
state mental ward... released six (X)
weeks ago. (X)
(scanning) (X)
Hey, look at this. (X)
LOIS
Camden and Stoke worked together (X)
once. Says Stoke sued Camden for (X)
patent infringement.
CLARK
Sounds like we're onto two (X)
likelies. (X)
10 EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF PLANET BUILDING - DAY 10
As Lois and Clark push through the doors.
(CONTINUED)
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10 CONTINUED: 10
LOIS
Who do we go after first? Camden (X)
or Stoke? (X)
CLARK
Well, actually, there was something
I wanted to ask you first...
LOIS
Shoot.
CLARK
Since we already went ahead and
made plans, I wondered if you
wanted to go to the Kerth Awards.
She stops and looks at him.
LOIS
You mean, as your date?
CLARK
I was going to be _yours_.
LOIS
You want me to hang on your arm,
smile and tell everybody how proud
I am of my great big reporter man?
CLARK
Sounds good to me.
(off her fuming -- )
Hey. Kidding? I just thought we
might have a good time. And you
_did_ buy that new dress for the --
LOIS
I did not buy it for the awards!
(as PASSERSBY stare)
I happened to buy it... around...
the time of the awards. It's a
coincidence. And the more I think
about it, the more I don't even
like the stupid thing, so I'm
returning it!
CLARK
Lois, are you upset that I got
nominated and you didn't?
LOIS
Oh, don't be ridiculous. I mean,
we both did good stories.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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10 CONTINUED: 2 10
LOIS (CONT'D)
Mine destroyed an international
drug network and yours... really
told the searing truth about... old
people. And... and...
(snapping)
I just can't believe it! There's
_got_ to be some mistake! They
lost my story or their brains were
taken over by aliens or -- !
(stops)
Oh, God, look at me. This is
pathetic, I never thought I was
this _small_. I'm sorry.
CLARK
That's okay. So... you want to go
with me, or not?
LOIS
Clark?
CLARK
Yeah?
LOIS
Can we talk about this later? (X)
CLARK
Sure. So who do we track down (X)
first? Camden or Stoke?
As they mull this --
CUT TO:
11 EXT. METROPOLIS DIAMOND DISTRICT - DAY 11
A narrow block of retail jewelry merchants. Crowded with
SHOPPERS The EERIE SLEEPING SOUND is heard, growing louder
and louder. People on the sidewalk keel over first,
followed by People in cars, then People we glimpse through
the store windows.
CUT BACK TO:
12 EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF PLANET - DAY 12
LOIS
I say it's Stoke.
(CONTINUED)
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12 CONTINUED: 12
CLARK
I would, too, but he doesn't have
the technical background. Now
Camden --
Clark's head Swivels around as his super-hearing picks up
the growing VOLUME of the sleep-sound.
13 EXT. DIAMOND DISTRICT - DAY 13
In seconds, Everyone on the street is slumbering and now we
PAN OVER TO SEE:
A van parked at the corner. Atop that van, a large
satellite antenna -- a much bigger version of the sound
pistol the Sound Man used. It swivels, emitting the
sleep-inducing waves, then --
The side doors of the van open and the Sound Man and his
Three Gang Members emerge in their high-tech helmets and
jumpsuits.
14 EXT. STREET - PAYPHONES - DAY 14
Clark is suddenly in motion, moving down the sidewalk.
CLARK
Look, uhh, maybe the smart thing to
do here is to uhhhh, split up.
LOIS
Split up? What are you -- ? Oh, I
get it. You've got some lead
you're not telling me about.
You're going to track it down
yourself.
CLARK
Lois, that's not --
LOIS
No, that's fine. It's fine, (X)
Clark. (X)
CLARK
You find Stoke, I'll find Camden,
we'll meet back at the Planet!
LOIS
Uh-huh, right, and you've got your (X)
next prize all sewn up. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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12 CONTINUED: 12
CLARK
I would, too, but he doesn't have
the technical background. Now
Camden --
Clark's head swivels around as his super-hearing picks up
the growing VOLUME of the sleep-sound.
13 EXT. DIAMOND DISTRICT - DAY 13
In seconds, Everyone on the street is slumbering and now we
PAN OVER TO SEE:
A van parked at the corner. Atop that van, a large
satellite antenna -- a much bigger version of the sound
pistol the Sound Man used. It swivels, emitting the
sleep-inducing waves, then --
The side doors of the van open and the Sound Man and his
Three Gang Members emerge in their high-tech helmets and
leather. (X)
14 EXT. STREET - PAYPHONES - DAY 14
Clark is suddenly in motion, moving down the sidewalk.
CLARK
Look, uhh, maybe the smart thing to
do here is to uhhhh, split up.
LOIS
Split up? What are you -- ? Oh, I
get it. You've got some lead
you're not telling me about.
You're going to track it down
yourself.
CLARK
Lois, that's not --
LOIS
No, that's fine. It's fine, Clark.
CLARK
You find Stoke, I'll find Camden,
we'll meet back at the Planet!
LOIS
Uh-huh, right, and you've got your
next prize all sewn up.
(CONTINUED)
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14 CONTINUED: 14
He disappears around the corner. She stands there, yelling
after him:
LOIS (CONT'D)
Notice I'm not even getting angry
about this? Know why? I'm a
bigger person than that!
She kicks a garbage can and storms off, then from behind a (X)
building, hears a familiar supersonic WHOOSH, looks up and
sees --
15 _SUPERMAN - FLYING_ 15
Over the downtown skyscrapers.
16 EXT. DIAMOND DISTRICT - DAY 16
The Sound Gang Members run into stores, looting and robbing.
17 SUPERMAN 17
_LANDS_, facing the Sound Man.
SUPERMAN
It ends here.
SOUNND MAN
(voice electronically
MASKED)
How right you are.
The Sound Man draws his sonic pistol like an Old West
gunfighter, aims at the Man of Steel and FIRES the NOISE at
him. Superman comes at him, unaffected, until the Sound Man
dials up, the noise hits a HIGHER PITCH and --
Superman is stopped cold, in sudden pain. The Sound Man
keeps the gun aimed at him and dials up the noise higher.
The pain for Superman becomes unbearable. He brings his
hands up to his ears and drops to his knees, in agony.
SOUND MAN
Superman... this one's for you.
FADE OUT:
_END OF ACT ONE_
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
18 EXT. DIAMOND DISTRICT - CONTINUOUS 18
In agony, Superman stumbles to his feet, backing away from
tbe Sound Man, who advances with the sonic pistol.
SOUND MAN
Never thought super-hearing'd make
you super-vulnerable? Guess under
that steel skin, you're just a
sensitive guy.
The Sound Man dials up the gun again as Superman topples.
SOUND MAN (CONT'D)
Your equilibrium's shot. In a
minute, you'll never walk again,
let alone fly.
TWO SQUAD CARS squeal around the corner.
The Sound Man spins around, dialing the sound gun to another
frequency. He aims at the cops as they rush out of their
cars. A HUGE SOUND BLAST erupts from the sonic pistol; the
four Cops are all BLOWN off their feet, high into the air,
then CRASH into a line of trash cans.
The Sound Man turns his gun back on.Superman and dials up to
super-frequency. Superman has just managed to regain his
equilibrium and has no choice but to _FLY OFF_.
SOUND MAN
Bye, Superman. You'll be hearing
from me.
(to his men)
All right -- let's liberate some
stones.
CUT TO:
19 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - DAY 19
Empty, silent. Then, from just off screen, we hear a
GLASS-SHATTERING BLAST and PAN TO REVEAL:
Superman has just CRASHED through the apartment's enormous
window. He lies under its jagged hole amid tinkling shards,
trying to shake his head clear as he stumbles to his feet,
in agony.
CUT TO:
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20 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY 3) 20
Jimmy drops the morning edition on Lois' desk. The banner
head line reads: THIEVES LOOT DIAMONDS, FELL SUPERMAN!
'"Sound Man" and Gang Put Whole Block to Sleep'
JIMMY
I never thought I'd see it...
Superman having to run.
LOIS
Knowing Superman, you won't have to
again -- he'll think of something,
then take this guy _out_. (X)
PERRY
(entering frame)
'Course he will. But until then,
this paper's priority one is
finding out who this lunatic is.
LOIS
I'm on it, Chief.
PERRY
That's my girl.
Clark walks into view, looking a little wobbly.
PERRY (CONT'D)
(right in Clark's ear)
Kent!
Clark tries to hide the excruciating pain this causes as he
steadies himself on his desk.
PERRY (CONT'D)
It's eleven o'clock! Where've you (X)
been!
CLARK
(maneuvering away from
Perry's bark)
I've uhhhh, I...
LOIS
(calmly)
I'll tell you where he's been --
out chasing leads.
CLARK
Yes.
LOIS
Without me. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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20 CONTINUED: 20
CLARK
No.
JIMMY
C.K., you feel okay?
CLARK
Just a little headache...
LOIS
Clark, it's fine. You've decided
that it's best to work alone, I've
decided you're right. There's no
argument --
PERRY
There something going on between (X)
you two I should --? (X)
SOUND MAN (V.O.)
Hello, Metropolis.
Everyone jumps, startled. The Sound Man's Voice is coming
in through the windows:
SOUND MAN (V.O.)
For those of you who haven't read
the papers, I'm the one who brought
Superman to his knees.
Clark's jaw sets in anger as he and everyone else in the
room move to windows, throwing them open and --
21 EXT. METROPOLIS - VARIOUS STREETS - DAY 21
In a series of QUICK CUTS we see TINY SPEAKERS, stuck to
exterior walls of buildings, high and low... lamp posts...
billboards.. the tops of moving cars.
22 EXT. METROPOLIS - SIDE STREET - DAY 22
The van from the diamond heist drives by. A LEATHER-GLOVED
HAND pops out the window, sticks one of these speakers to a
wall, retracts and the van ROARS off. The Sound Man's VOICE
ECHOES --
23 EXT. METROPOLIS - VARIOUS STREETS - DAY 23
-- from all these speakers as PEOPLE stop and listen.
(CONTINUED)
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23 CONTINUED: 23
SOUND MAN (V.O.)
In celebration of that momentous
event, I'm creating a new tax. A
sound tax. The rate: fifty percent
of all money in Metropolis banks.
Seem like a high price? Then don't
pay. And find out what a high
price _really_ is.
24 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 24
As Lois, Clark, Jimmy, Perry and the others all listen:
SOUND MAN (V.O.)
The money will be bagged and
waiting outside each branch by nine
AM tomorrow. Oh, and one final
message... to Superman.
Clark burns as he listens:
SOUND MAN (V.O.)
Try and stop me. Please?
Jimmy moves off. (X)
PERRY
Olsen! Where're you going?
JIMMY
I'm gonna get you some page one, (X)
prize-winning pictures, chief! (X)
CUT TO:
25 AN OLD L.P. COVER OF LENNY STOKE - MINUTES LATER 25
as Lois' finger stabs it and --
LOIS (O.S.)
That's our man. Lenny Stoke. (X)
26 REVEAL CLARK, PERRY AND LOIS 26
c1ustered around Lois' desk, looking at the album. (X)
PERRY
Kent? What's your read on this?
(CONTINUED)
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26 CONTINUED: 26
CLARK
Well, Stoke knows a lot about sound
but among experts he's considered
hit and miss. He doesn't have tne
technical know-how to pull off
something like this. On the other
hand...
He pulls a file photo of Derek Camden. (X)
CLARK (CONT'D)
...Derek Camden does. And he (X)
might just be crazy enough.
LOIS
It's Stoke, Chief, I know it. The
theatricality of it all, the
look-at-me, see-how-great-I-am...
(right at Clark)
...it's pure rock and roll.
PERRY
Sounds like you two are heading for
a fork in the road.
LOIS
He forked first.
PERRY
All righty, you want to go your
separate ways on this one, be my
guest. Just bag me a headline.
A REPORTER moves up to Perry and shows him some copy. Clark
looks at Lois plaintively:
CLARK
Lois, this is stupid. I'm sorry I
ran off, it was a... a personal
thing. Now, come on, let's work
together.
Lois moves demurely to Clark, gets close to him and --
LOIS
NOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAY!
Clark reels. Lois stalks off. Perry appears alongside
Clark.
PERRY
Son, I've seen her like this
before. Her doors are locked, her
alarm's on and you ain't getting
in.
(CONTINUED)
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26 CONTINUED: 2 26
CLARK
(swabbing his aching
ears)
Well, maybe a little time apart
wouldn't be such a bad idea...
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27 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY 27
Jimmy is snapping pictures of TWO COPS on a ladder, pulling
down one of the Sound Man's micro-speakers. He steps back
and focuses his camera on the sinall CROWD watching the cops.
27A JIMMY'S POV - THROUGH CAMERA 27A
as he swings his lens across the sea of BODIES and FACES,
suddenly FOCUSSING ON a very distinctive-looking biker
jacket with a unique array of studs across the back.
JIMMY
The jacket from the bank...
Worn by a long-haired Man who moves down the street fast.
Jimmy stays on the Guy and watches as he moves past a
building, slaps the wall with his gloved hand and -- a
micro-speaker is left thcre. Jimmy's eyes widen as the Guy
climbs into a waiting van. Jimmy climbs on his battered old
750 cc motorcycle, pulls on his helmet, kickstarts and --
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Kerth Award for Outstanding
Photography --
As the van takes off, Jimmy follows.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
-- here I come.
28 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET CAFE - DAY 28
Clark sits at a corner table with DR. GREEN, a psychiatrist.
DR. GREEN
(withdraws a folder from
his valise)
These files are normally
confidential, Mr. Kent, but under
the circumstances...
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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28 CONTINUED: 28
DR. GREEN (CONT'D)
(skims the file):
Camden was released into the care
of a friend. Lenny Stoke.
CLARK
Stoke? I heard they hated each
other.
DR. GREEN
(shrugs)
I spoke to Derek not long after (X)
his release. He said he and Stoke
had a new business venture in the
works. And the last address I had
for him was --
CLARK
Let me guess. Stoke's.
CUT TO:
29 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 29
Lois sits at her computer, studying microfilm documents.
They're all PHOTOS of Stoke over the years: at openings,
parties, concerts. And always on his arm -- one dazzlingly
exotic BRUNETTE after another. Lois ZOOMS in on the photos
of the Women and arranges them in tile formation across her
screen. There's a definitely a pattern here.
Lois smiles as the idea comes to her.
CUT TO:
30 EXT. LENNY STOKE'S ROCK CLUB - NIGHT 30
Called, appropriately enough, THE STOKE CLUB, it's a
converted old municipal building with concrete pillars and
big steel doors dramatically lit by sweeping klieg lights.
31 INT. THE STOKE CLUB - MAIN FLOOR - NIGHT 31
Clark, preppily out of place among the leather and nose ring
CROWD, talks to a bald, tattooed BARTENDER in a dark corner.
BARTENDER
Camden was living in one of the
rooms in back. Weird little guy.
Jumpy.
(CONTINUED)
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31 CONTINUED: 31
CLARK
Thanks.
Clark moves out into the crowd, finds a doorway and slips
through. it. Across the room, a devastatingly gorgeous, SIX
FOOT TWO INCH WOMAN in spandex and combat boots sees Clark
and moves through the crowd after him.
32 INT. STOKE CLUB - ROOM - NIGHT 32
A bed, a desk and a chair. Clark scans the room and with
his _X-RAY VISION_ sees the desk is empty. He continues
looking around, then sees something on the wall next to the
bed. A BLOB of ink. He leans closer. It's a name
scribbled on the wall that's been scratched out with magic
marker. With _X-RAY VISION_ he makes the magic marker lines
_INVISIBLE_ to see underneath -- NOAMI VALDEZ, 555-3417.
Clark scribbles the name and number on a pad, puts the pad
away, straightens up and A HUGE HAND suddenly grabs him by
the shoulder and he's jerked around by --
-- the devastatingly gorgeous Amazon Woman from the club.
We now see a tattoo on her muscular arm that says in
vertical letters from shoulder to elbow: SECURITY. She
yanks Clark into a fierce judo hold. He pretends to wince.
AMAZON WOMAN
What're you doing here?
CLARK
Looking for a bathroom...?
She jerks Clark out the door and --
33 EXT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 33
-- shoves him back into the club. Points.
AMAZON WOMAN
It's that way.
She stands in the doorway, arms crossed.
CLARK
Thanks.
He moves through the crowd toward the exit, bumping hard
into the back of a scantily-clad GROUPIE --
CLARK
'Scuse me...
(CONTINUED)
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33 CONTINUED: 33
As he fumbles, his hand lands on her bare midriff.
GROUPIE
Watch it.
She SLAPS his hand away, turns all the way around, tips her
head up and Clark sees this barely-dressed, teased-hair
groupie with a nose ring is in fact --
CLARK
Lois? What... what are you...?
Why are you dressed like that?
LOIS
You're just too much competition,
Clark, so I'm chucking my career
and becoming a groupie.
CLARK
Look, I've got a lead on Camden.
He was staying here and --
LOIS
That's great, Clark, I'm really
happy for you. I'm on a lead of my
own, so what else is there to say
but... see you at the finish line?
P.A. VOICE
Ladies and gentlemen, it's time.
In his first appearance on his own
or any other stage in over two
years... The Recluse of Rock, the
Duke of Decadence... the one, the
only... LENNY STOKE!
The lights on the floor dim as the stage lights suddenly
blaze to life, revealing LENNY STOKE, in head-to-toe
leather, sportihg metallic, elbow-high gloves, he SHRIEKS
into his microphone and the THREE MEMBER BAND kick off an
EAR-SPLITTING SET.
Lois waves back at Clark and shoves her way toward the
stage. Clark plugs his sore ears and moves for the exit.
Lenny sings, enthralling the crowd, particularly the
tightly-packed, DARK-HAIRED GROUPIES in the front row.
Lois tries to get into the front row-but ONE GIRL elbows her
and ANOTHER shoves her. Lois is sent sprawling into the
second row.
The Amazon Woman who grabbed Clark appears, with TWO OTHER
IDENTICALLY DRESSED AMAZONS, also sporting vertical SECURITY
tattoos on their arms. They I.D. Lois as the problem
element and swiftly move her to the back.
(CONTINUED)
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33 CONTINUED: 2 33
Lois' jaw sets -- these girls don't know who they're dealing
with. she pulls open her purse, then signals to FIVE HUGE
ROCKERS, flashing a wad of bills and --
34 LOIS - MOMENTS LATER 34
wades back into the front row, this time flanked by the Five
Huge Rockers, who block the Dark-Haired Groupie Girls out of
the way and clear a big space for Lois, guarding her and --
Lenny can't help but notice this knockout brunette at his
feet -- the only one dancing in her own wide space. The
Amazon Bodyguards start toward Lois.
Lenny makes a hand signal -- let her be. The Amazons
reluctantly retreat and the Groupies scowl, suddenly on the
sidelines as --
Lenny grins down at Lois. She smiles up at him and does a
sexy dance to his pounding music.
CUT TO:
35 EXT. SUICIDE SLUM ALLEY - NIGHT 35
A frightened-looking HISPANIC WOMAN comes out the side door
of her rooming house. Clark is waiting.
CLARK
Ms. Valdes? I'm Clark Kent, from
the Daily Planet? I'm looking for
Derek Camden. Your phone number (X)
was on the wall of his room.
She just looks at him, not really comprehending.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Oh, you don't speak English? (X)
Senorita Valdes, mi nombre es (X)
Clark Kent, yo soy un reportero... (X)
CUT TO:
35A EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - NIGHT 35A
A line of old crumbling buildings, mostly abandoned. The (X)
Sound Gang van is parked in the shadows. (X)
Jimmy is across the street, hiding in the grassy overgrowth (X)
of an empty lot. He lifts his camera, now outfitted with a (X)
long telephoto lens. (X)
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33 CONTINUED: 2 33
Lois' jaw sets -- these girls don't know who they're dealing
with. She pulls open her purse, then signals to FIVE HUGE
ROCKERS, flashing a wad of bills and --
34 LOIS - MOMENTS LATER 34
wades back into the front row, this time flanked by the Five
Huge Rockers, who block the Dark-Haired Groupie Girls out of
the way and clear a big space for Lois, guarding her and --
Lenny can't help but notice this knockout brunette at his
feet -- the only one dancing in her own wide space. The
Amazon Bodyguards start toward Lois.
Lenny makes a hand signal -- let her be. The Amazons
reluctantly retreat and the Groupies scowl, suddenly on the
sidelines as --
Lenny grins down at Lois. She smiles up at him and does a
sexy dance to his pounding music.
CUT TO:
(X)
35 OMITTED 35
35A EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - NIGHT 35A
A line of old crumbling buildings, mostly abandoned. The
Sound Gang van is parked in the shadows.
Jimmy is across the street, hiding in the grassy overgrowth
of an empty lot. He lifts his camera, now outfitted with a
long telephoto lens.
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35B JIMMY'S POV - THROUGH THE LENS 35B
He sees two of the Sound Gang members come out of an (X)
abandoned building. Then the lens suddenly goes BLACK. (X)
35C JIMMY 35C
lowers the camera and looks up, facing the Man in the Biker (X)
Jacket. (X)
JIMMY
Uh, hi. (X)
The Man snatches Jimmy up off the ground and stares (X)
fiercely at him. (X)
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I was just wondering where you got (X)
your jacket...? (X)
36 INT. THE STOKE CLUB - NIGHT 36
A PARTY is in progress. Stoke, his Band Members, several of
the front row Groupies, The Amazons, Various Hangers-On,
Deadbeats... and Lois. Stoke has taken a special liking to
Lois and is plying her with his considerable British charm.
Lois has assumed the adoring demeanor of a bimbonic fan:
STOKE
You see, I think there gets to a
point in a relationship -- one
that's got this kind of instant
connection, where it's not just
about me, Lenny, and you... You,
uhhh, .hhhh... what was your name
again, darling?
LOIS
Linda.
STOKE
Right, yes, but my point is not
about names or identities or the
five or ten minutes we've known
each other. Time's irrelevant;
something else is taking over.
LOIS
(faking wide-eyed
wonder)
Wow... what?
STOKE
This.
(CONTINUED)
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36 CONTINUED: 36
As he leans in to kiss her, she "accidentally" spills her
drink down his pants. He jumps back, startled and annoyed.
LOIS
Oops. Sorry.
STOKE
Please, darling, don't think about
it...
As he bends to wipe --
36A TIGHT ON LOIS' HAND 36A
_Jimmy's spy pen clutched in it_. She slips it into the
pocket of Stoke's leather jacket as he's bent over, looking
away.
36B BACK TO LOIS AND STOKE 36B
He straightens up, then looks down at the jacket.
STOKE
What's this?
Lois freezes.
STOKE (CONT'D)
You've gotten a bit on the ol'
jacket.
He wipes and she relaxes. Then her smile fades as he peels
the jacket off and throws it over a chair.
STOKE (CONT'D)
(moving in)
Now where were we?
Trying to keep some distance from him, she steps back,
keeping her eye on the jacket -- _and the spy pen sticking
out of the pocket_. Then --
The Amazon Bodyguard who hoisted Clark walks up. As Lenny
talks to her, Lois snatches back the spy pen.
AMAZON WOMAN
Lenny? There's a message for you.
STOKE.
Right, then.
(to Lois)
Ahhhhh . .?
(CONTINUED)
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36B CONTINUED: 36B
LOIS
(again)
Linda.
STOKE
Linda. I won't be a moment.
As he heads off, Lois suddenly pulls him into a long, hard
kiss that surprises even the seen-it-all Stoke. And while
in the embrace we go --
36C TIGHT ON LOIS' HAND 36C
again as she slips Jimmy's spy pen into one of Stoke's shirt
pockets. As soon as the pen's in --
37 LOIS 37
breaks with an alluring smile.
LOIS
Don't forget me.
STOKE
Not to worry.
He moves off with the Amazon, through a big Gothic steel
door, which he closes. Lois turns away and fits a tiny
receiver into her ear.
38 INT. STOKE'S MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 38
A sonic mission control. A massive keyboard, huge
super-computers, hooked to massive power transformers.
TWO TECHNICIANS are making some last-minute retro-fits.
Amazon stands guard at the door as Stoke takes his seat at
the keyboard and several video screens flicker to life.
39 ON ONE SCREEN - THE MAYOR 39
silver-haired SUSAN SHARP, is at a podium delivering a
statement at a live televised press conference.
MAYOR SHARP
Neither this city nor its financial
institutions will cooperate with
such outrageous blackmail.
Furthermore...
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36B CONTINUED: 36B
LOIS
(again)
Linda.
STOKE
Linda. I won't be a moment.
As he heads off, Lois suddenly pulls him into a long, hard
kiss that surprises even the seen-it-all Stoke. And while
in the embrace we go --
36C TIGHT ON LOIS' HAND 36C
again as she slips Jimmy's spy pen into one of Stoke's shirt
pockets. As soon as the pen's in --
37 LOIS 37
breaks with an alluring smile.
LOIS
Don't forget me.
STOKE
Not to worry.
He moves off with the Amazon, through a big Gothic steel
door, which he closes. Lois turns away and fits a tiny
receiver into her ear.
38 INT. STOKE'S HUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 38
A sonic mission control. A massive keyboard, huge
super-computers, hooked to massive power transformers.
Two TECHNICIANS are making some last-minute retro-fits.
Amazon stands guard at the door as Stoke takes his seat at
the keyboard and several video screens flicker to life.
39 ON ONE SCREEN - THE MAYOR 39
silver-haired SUSAN SHARP, is at a podium delivering a
statement at a live televised press conference.
MAYOR SHARP
Neither this city nor its financial
institutions will cooperate with
such outrageous blackmail. (X)
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40 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 40
Lois fiddles with the receiver in her ear, getting mostly
STATIC. She twists it around, a bit, then gets a BASEBALL
GAME.
41 INT. STOKE CLUB - MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 41
Stoke watches the Mayor on TV, more disappointed than angry.
STOKE
(to Amazon)
I think it's time to get back to
business; clear out the party.
42 ON OTHER SCREENS 42
Various shots of a block of abandoned buildings. The Sound
Gahg van is pulling away.
43 BACK TO SCENE 43
Stoke swings a microphone over to his lips.
STOKE
Talk to me.
JACKET GUY (V.O.)
Everything's set. But we caught a
kid following us and taking
pictures.
44 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 44
As the three Amazon Bodyguards push the reluctant and
disappointed partyers out the door.
AMAZON WOMAN
Everybody out, party's over...
Lois is in a corner, still fidding with her earpiece.
She's now getting drippy RADIO MUZAK.
AMAZON WOMAN
You too, honey.
She grabs Lois by the arm and propels her to the door.
LOIS
Lenny asked me to wait.
(CONTINUED)
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40 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 40
Lois fiddles with the receiver in her ear, getting mostly
STATIC. She twists it arouhd a bit, then gets a BASEBALL
GAME.
41 INT. STOKE CLUB - MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 41
Stoke watches the Mayor on TV, more disappointed than angry.
Her speech continues under: (X)
MAYOR SHARP (V.O.)
The Metropolis Police in (X)
conjunction with State and Federal (X)
authorities are following a number (X)
of strong leads and we expect to (X)
have this individual identified (X)
and apprehended in a very shot (X)
time. Cttizens are urged to (X)
remain calm... (X)
STOKE
(to Amazon)
I think it's time to get back to
business; clear out the party.
42 ON OTHER SCREENS 42
Various shots of a block of abandoned buildings. The Sound
Gang van is pulling away.
43 BACK TO SCENE 43
Stoke swings a microphone over to his lips.
STOKE
Talk to me.
JACKET GUY (V.O.)
Everything's set. But we caught a
kid following us and taking
pictures.
44 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - NIGHT 44
As the three Amazon Bodyguards push the reluctant and
disappointed partyers out the door.
AMAZON WOMAN
Everybody out, party's over...
Lois is in a corner, still fiddling with her earpiece.
She's now getting drippy RADIO MUZAK.
(CONTINUED)
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44 CONTINUED: 44
AMAZON WOMAN
You too, honey.
She grabs Lois by the arm and propels her to the door.
LOIS
Lenny asked me to wait.
(CONTINUED)
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44 CONTINUED: 44
AMAZON WOMAN
And I'm sure he meant it at the
time.
(shoves Lois out)
It happens, sweet-face.
She SLAMS the door on Lois.
45 INT. CLUB - MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 45
Stoke places his hands on the keyboard gently.
STOKE
Listen up, Metropolis.
Stoke's gloved fingers strike the keys. Instead of musical
notes, we get a deep RUMBLING, LIKE THUNDER.
46 EXT. ABANDONED BUILDINGS - VARIOUS SHOTS - NIGHT 46
In the streets around this block WE SEE several of Stoke's
tiny speakers. A great RUMBLING NOISE emanates from them,
louder and louder.
47 INT. ONE ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 47
It's like an EARTHQUAKE -- the sudden ROAR, everything
shaking, chunks of plaster falling, a window SHATTERING, the
ROAR building and Jimmy Olsen in the middle of it all --
bound, gagged and terrified out of his mind.
FADE OUT:
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
48 THE ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 48
VIBRATES, assaulted by SHOCKWAVES of sound, its walls
starting to CRACK.
49 INT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 49
As plaster chunks fall, a massive beam comes loose from the
ceiling above, plummeting toward the bound and gagged Jimmy.
SUPERMAN'S HAND shoots into frame and _CATCHES_ the beam.
50 EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 50
Windows and walls EXPLODE.
51 INT. STOKE'S MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 51
Stoke watches the EXPLOSIONS on several monitors as he picks
up his phone.
STOKE
(into phone)
Hi, is the Mayor around?... Well,
you might want to have her get down
to the corner of Ninth and
Grandview. I'm going to be
toppling all the buildings on the
block, one by one... Yes, think of
them as pins and this is sort of a
sonic bowling for dollars.
He grins to his Technicians but the grin is cut short by the
sight of --
52 ON A MONITOR - SUPERMAN 52
_STREAKING_ out of the building with Jimmy.
53 EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 53
Superman _SETS_ Jimmy down --
SUPERMAN
Run, Jimmy!
The boy doesn't have to be told twice. He takes off like a
cheetah, as Superman wheels around and _SHOOTS HEAT VISION
BEAMS_ at several roaring mini speakers _BLASTING_ them to
bits The RUMBLING SHOCKWAVES cease.
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54 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 54
STOKE
(seeing this; into
phone)
Tell the Mayor I'll call right
back.
He hangs up and swings the microphone to his lips.
55 EXT. ABANDONED BUILDING - NIGHT 55
STOKE (V.O.)
Well, well, look who's back for
more...
Superman _TAKES OFF_ and _FLIES_ after the sound of Stoke's
VOICE, which is coming from more speakers around the corner.
56 EXT. STREET CORNER - NIGHT 56
Superman _SHOOTS_ into sight, sees a speaker on a second
story wall, _BLASTS_ it with a _HEAT VISION BEAM_ but --
Three other speakers hidden on walls surrounding Superman
EMIT a new and powerful SOUND and --
Superman covers his ears in agony. The VOLUME increases.
His _FLYING_ becomes wobbly and he _DROPS_ from the sky,
CRASHING into a parked car, COLLAPSING its roof.
STOKE (V.O.)
Like my new sound?
Superman climbs out of the car wreckage and stumbles onto
the street. He looks at one of the speakers, trying to
summon up a heat beam. His eyes _FLICKER RED_ for a moment,
but he's just too besieged by the noise. He collapses.
INTERCUT:
57 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 57
STOKE
This one doesn't just go after the
ear drums. It's an ultra-high
frequency of five hundred million
megahertz tearing through you --
melting that metallically dense
nervous system of yours.
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58 EXT. STREET - NIGHT 58
Superman is on his hands and knees.
STOKE (V.O.)
To put it a little more simply --
This is your brain, this is your
brain on _sound_... any questions?
Superman is lying near a manhole. Pulls the metal disc
cover off, rolls to his feet with it and with a final burst
of super-strength _THROWS THE MANHOLE COVER_ like a discus.
It _HITS_ the first speaker on the wall above Superman with
a CLANG, destroying it, then _BANK SHOTS_ across the street,
HITS the speaker there, then _BANK SHOTS_ back across the
street and hits the third and final speaker. The SOUND is
cut off.
59 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 59
STOKE
(impressed)
Well -- you must be quite a pool
player.
60 EXT. STREET - NIGHT 60
Superman gets to his feet.
STOKE (V.O.)
I believe that makes it your shot.
SUPERMAN
You can't hide forever. (X)
STOKE (V.O.)
Believe me, I don't intend to.
Superman _TAKES OFF_.
CUT TO:
61 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 61
Lois, a trench coat buttoned up over her groupie outfit,
comes in, looking extremely depressed. Jimmy is sitting at
her desk, furiously typing at her computer. She stands over
him, glowering; it's a moment before he notices, then --
(CONTINUED)
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61 CONTINUED: 61
JIMMY
Oh, hey, Lois...
(off her silence)
...I know you hate people at your
desk but I was just borrowing your
computer, hope you don't mind.
She just stares silent daggers.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
See, uh, Superman saved me from
this building the Sound Guy blew up
and even though I'm not a
reporter, I thought I'd show the (X)
Chief a few paragraphs on it but (X)
uhhhh...
(gathers his notes)
...I'll just finish it someplace
else and get right out of your way.
That he does. She sits.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Hey, you're wearing the receiver...
for my spy pen? How'd it work?
Lois pulls the receiver out of her ear and drops it in the
trash.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Uh-_huh_.
She yanks her drawer open and pulls out a bottle of aspirin.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
I get the feeling you're not really
into the talking thinq right now...
(fishing receiver out of
trash)
...so I'll just cut you a wide
berth...
She SLAMS the drawer so hard chotchkes tumble oft the desk.(X)
JIMMY (CONT'D)
... like a couple blocks.
Fiddling with the receiver, he heads OUT OF FRAME. Lois
gets up and walks to the water cooler, next to the stairs
that lead up to the library. She gets a cup of water and
starts to down the aspirin as Perry walks by.
PERRY
Nice nose ring.
(CONTINUED)
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61 CONTINUED: 2 61
He heads for the elevators. She plucks the ring from her
nostril and starts back to her desk when Clark comes
barrelling down the stairs, holding an atlas. He stops.
CLARK
Oh, hi.
LOIS
Hi.
They head to their stations together.
CLARK
How's the Stoke lead going?
LOIS
I was so close... then I rammed
myself right into a dead end.
Dejected, she sits at her desk and undoes her coat,
revealing the groupie disguise.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark, I've lost something...
CLARK
(per her outfit)
Your fashion sense?
LOIS
My edge. When did it happen? Is
it gone forever, like socks that go
the dryer but never come out?
CLARK
Lois, you're babbling.
LOIS
I know. See? I never babble.
CLARK
Are you kidding, you're a _brook_.
But that's not the point -- the
point is you're the same reporter
you've always been: dedicated, hard
working, a little over the top
sometimes... you could use a few
more vacations, maybe a hobby, I
don't know, even a _life_ --
LOIS
Is this leading anywhere?
(CONTINUED)
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61 CONTINUED: 3 61
CLARK
You're the best reporter in the
city, Lois. You always have been
and you always will be.
LOIS
(touched)
Awww. Thanks. You really are a
good friend. I'm sorry I got so
wound up over a stupid award.
CLARK
Not even an award, just a
nomination.
LOIS
Exactly. How ridiculous.
(quickly)
So, how's the Camden search going?
CLARK
(opens atlas)
I think I know where he is.
LOIS
We do?
CLARK
'We?'
LOIS
(checks map in atlas)
Echo Canyon, interesting...
CLARK
What is this 'we' stuff?
LOIS
Didn't you just say I was the best?
CLARK
Well, yeah..
LOIS
And who do you want for a partner,
the worst?
CLARK
Well, no, but...
(CONTINUED)
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61 CONTINUED: 4 61
LOIS
(buttoning her trench
coat, in motion)
Look, do you want to sit here and
quibble or get out there and tackle
our story?
Jimmy walks up and hands her the ear receiver.
JIMMY
It should pick up the bug now.
LOIS
What was wrong with it?
JIMMY
Nothing. You just had it set to AM
radio.
CUT TO:
62 EXT. ECHO CANYON - NIGHT 62
A vast, rocky gorge. Lois' headlights are tiny pinpricks in
the distance.
CLARK (V.O.)
Camden had a friend from the
hospital, Noami Valdez; she didn't
speak English too well but she
talked. about a place he liked to
go... Canyon Del Sonido...
LOIS (V.O.)
Canyon of Sound?
CLARK (V.O.)
Very good.
(X)
63 EXT. CANYON ROAD - NIGHT 63
Lois' car bumps along a twisting dirt road.
CLARK (V.O.)
Anyway, according to the atlas,
Echo Canyon's famous for the way
sound can bounce and carry for
miles.
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61 CONTINUED: 4 61
LOIS
(buttoning her trench
coat, in motion)
Look, do you want to sit here and
quibble or get out there and tackle
our story?
Jimmy walks up and hands her the ear receiver.
JIMMY
It should pick up the bug now.
LOIS
What was wrong with it?
JIMMY
Nothing. You just had it set to AM
radio.
CUT TO:
62 EXT. ECHO CANYON - NIGHT 62
A vast, rocky gorge. Lois' headlights are tiny pinpricks in
the distance.
CLARK (V.O.)
Camden had a friend from the
hospital, Noami Valdez; she didn't
speak English too well but she
talked about a place he liked to
go... Canyon Del Sonido...
LOIS (V.O.)
Canyon of Sound?
CLARK (V.O.)
Very good. According to the (X)
atlas, Echo Canyon's famous for (X)
the way sound can bounce and carry (X)
for miles. It's a state park, no (X)
houses, no camping, but there's an (X)
old ranger station up here... (X)
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64 INT. LOIS' CAR - NIGHT 64
Lois at the wheel, Clark scanning the road ahead.
CLARK
It's a state park, no houses, no
camping, but there's an old ranger
station up here...
65 EXT OLD RANGER STATION -- NIGHT 65
A crmmbling shack being engulfed by encroaching forest.
Lois and Clark creep through the surrounding brush. She
stumbles.
LOIS
Ow.
She glares down at her spiked heels.
CLARK
Shhhh.
LOIS
Sorry, does my ankle shattering
annoy you?
CLARK
(suddenly freezes)
Not me, him.
LOIS
Who?
CLARK
The guy with the gun.
She whirls and stumbles hard, startled by crazed-looking
DEREK CAMDEN, who steps out from behind a stand of trees, a (X)
.45 aimed at them. Clark catches Lois, whose flaying hand
knocks his glasses askew.
CAMDEN
Are you my Appointment in Samarra?
LOIS
What?
CAMDEN
Are you death come to visit me?
CLARK
No, we're reporters. And you're
Dr. Camden, right?
(CONTINUED)
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63 63
THRU OMITTED THRU
64 64
65 EXT. OLD RANGER STATION - NIGHT 65
A shack. Lois and Clark creep through the surrounding (X)
brush. She stumbles.
LOIS
Ow.
She glares down at her spiked heels.
CLARK
Shhhh.
LOIS
Sorry, does my ankle shattering
annoy you?
CLARK
(suddenly freezes)
Not me, him.
LOIS
Who?
CLARK
The guy with the gun.
She whirls and stumbles hard, startled by crazed-looking
DEREK CAMDEN, who steps out from behind a stand of trees,
a .45 aimed at them. Clark catches Lois, whose flaying hand
knocks his glasses askew.
CAMDEN
Are you my Appointment in Samarra?
LOIS
What?
CAMDEN
Are you death come to visit me?
CLARK
No, we're reporters. And you're
Dr. Camden, right?
(CONTINUED)
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65 CONTINUED: 65
CAMDEN
You work for _him_, you're his
assassins.
LOIS
(as she teeters in her
heels)
Oh, for God's sake, if we were
assassins, would we be this clumsy?
CLARK
(fumbling with his
glasses)
She's got a point.
CUT TO:
66 INT. RANGER STATION - NIGHT 66
A cot and on old pot belly stove. Camden is at the window,
gun still in hand, paranoid, as Lois and Clark try to get to
the bottom of this.
CLARK
So those sounds that put people to
sleep and blow things up --
CAMDEN
(points to head with (X)
gun)
Here, all from _here_... (X)
LOIS
Doctor, be careful... (X)
CAMDEN
(points at her) (X)
Don't touch me. (X)
LOIS
(backs off)
Don't worry.
CLARK
(steps in) (X)
Calm down, we're your friends. (X)
CAMDEN
He used that word, too. What does (X)
that word mean -- friends? I used (X)
to know... (X)
(CONTINUED)
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65 CONTINUED: 65
CAMDEN
You work for _him_, you're his
assassins.
LOIS
(as she teeters in her
heels)
Oh, for God's sake, if we were
assassins, would we be this clumsy?
CLARK
(fumbling with his
glasses)
She's got a point.
TIME CUT TO: (X)
66 EXT. RANGER STATION - LATER 66(X)
Camden is pacing, gun still in hand, paranoid, as Lois and (X)
Clark try to get to the bottom of this.
CLARK
So those sounds that put people to
sleep and blow things up --
CAMDEN
(points to head with
gun)
Here, all from _here_...
LOIS
Doctor, be careful...
CAMDEN
(points at her)
Don't touch me.
LOIS
(backs off)
Don't worry.
CLARK
(steps in)
Calm down, we're your friends.
CAMDEN
He used that word, too. What does
that word mean -- friends? I used
to know...
(CONTINUED)
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66 CONTINUED: 66
CLARK
Stoke lied to you. He said he was (X)
your friend just to get you out of (X)
the hospital, then stole all your (X)
inventions, right? (X)
CAMDEN
No, my dreams! He stole my (X)
dreams! He want to end my body (X)
and keep my dreams! (X)
LOIS
But Stoke _is_ the Sound Man? (X)
CAMDEN
Thief, killer, destroyer... (X)
LOIS
I'll take that as a yes. Ha! I (X)
knew it! I was right! (X)
CLARK
We were both right. (X)
LOIS
Dr. Camden, what about that (X)
frequency that hurst Superman? (X)
Was that your... dream, too? (X)
CAMDEN
Never wanted to hurt, no (X)
hurting... theories, play, circles (X)
in the air... but not Lenny. (X)
Lenny has the power. (X)
CLARK
What power? (X)
CAMDEN
The power, the power... it's all (X)
about power... doesn't work (X)
without power, where's he getting (X)
the power? I never found the (X)
power. But Lenny... he found the (X)
power. He _stole_ the power. (X)
(huddles in the (X)
corner with his pistol) (X)
And he's coming... for me, for (X)
you, for everybody... and (X)
_nothing_ can stop him. (X)
CUT TO:
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66 CONTINUED: 66
CLARK
Stoke lied to you. He. said he was
your frient just to get you out of
the hospital, then stole all your
inventions, right?
CAMDEN
No, my dreams! He stole my dreams!
He wants to end my body and keep (X)
my dreams!
LOIS
But Stoke _is_ the Sound Man?
CAMDEN
Thief, killer, destroyer...
LOIS
I'll take that as a yes. Ha! I
knew it! I was right!
CLARK
We were both right.
LOIS
Dr. Camden, what about that
frequency that hurts Superman? (X)
Was that your... dream, too?
CAMDEN
Never wanted to hurt, no hurting...
theories, play, circles in the
air... but not Lenny. Lenny has
the power.
CLARK
What power?
CAMDEN
The power, the power... it's all
about power... doesn't work without
power, where's he getting the
power? I never found the power.
But Lenny... he found the power.
He _stole_ the power.
(huddles in the corner
with his pistol)
And he's coming... for me, for YOU,
for everybody... and nothing can
stop him.
CUT TO:
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67 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - NIGHT 67
Stoke with his feet up, on the phone.
STOKE
(into phone)
Mayor Sharp, I hope you're not
trying to trace this call. I've
routed it through three oceans,
five isldnds and four continents.
You'll be drawing social security
before you I.D. me. I also hope
you're not thinking this is a
negotiation. It's _demand_. Now,
yes or no.
(pause)
I see. Well then, maybe it's time
for more show and less tell.
He hangs up and turns to the Techies.
STOKE
Into the cellar, boys. We're going
to need more power.
CUT TO:
68 INT. LOIS' CAR DRIVING THROUGH METROPOLIS - DAWN - (DAY 4) 68(X)
Lois at the wheel, Clark beside her, in mid-argument:
LOIS
I agree -- a tactical police team
could infiltrate Stoke's place and
pull his plug but come on, do we
_really_ have enough evidence to go
to them?
CLARK
Camden said --
LOIS
The Nutty Professor? Come on.
CLARK
All right, what do you have in
mind? Something reckless,
dangerous? The kind of fly by the
seat of your pants plan guaranteed
to get you killed?
LOIS
You couldn't be more wrong.
She parks the car.
(CONTINUED)
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68 CONTINUED: 68
LOIS (CONT'D)
We're not even leaving the car.
She smiles, pulls Jimmy's spy pen receiver out of her coat
pocket and fits it in her ear. And we REVEAL that they're
parked across the street from --
69 EXT. THE STOKE CLUB - DAY 69(X)
Dark and ominous looking.
70 BACK IN THE CAR 70
Lois tunes the receiver.
LOIS
Just give me first hand
confirmation that Stoke's our man
and a few juicy quotes for page one
and... hang on, I'm getting
something...
We MOVE IN ON Clark's ear as he tips his head toward the
car's open window and --
CUT TO:
71 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 71(X)
Start TIGHT ON THE BULGE OF THE SPY PEN in Stoke's shirt
pocket, then REVEAL:
STOKE
(into microphone)
Are the speakers set?
JACKET GUY (V.O.)
Two more minutes...
CUT TO:
72 EXT. CITY HALL - DAY 72(X)
JACKET-GUY (V.O.)
...and City Hall will be ready to
fall.
With the van in the background, we see a Sound Gang Member
set a speaker in the bushes of the park across the street
and a Second Gangster sets one at the base of a lamp post,
both aimed at the Main Building.
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73 INT. LOIS' CAR - DAY 73(X)
LOIS
Clark, he's going to destroy City (X)
Hall. What do we do...? (X)
FADE OUT:
_END OF ACT THREE_
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
74 EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF STOKE CLUB - DAY 74(X)
as Lois and Clark climb out of the car.
LOIS
What are we going to do?
Clark tips his head, hearing a THRUMMING ELECTRIC BUZZ, then
drops his glasses and follows the sound with --
75 CLARK' S X-RAY POV - OF THE CELLAR UNDER THE CLUB 75
and the two Techies toiling there. He sees they've cut into
the concrete floor and linked a juncture of cables to the
city's main grid power lines running underground.
76 BACK TO SCENE - FRONT OF STOKE CLUB - DAY 76(X)
CLARK
You know what? I bet he's getting
his power from the city lines
underground, siphoning it off and
if we could get into his cellar,
maybe we could --
LOIS
Clark, that is absolutely the most
ridiculous theory I ever --
She stops and adjusts her ear piece as --
77 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 77(X)
STOKE
(into mic)
...I need as much power as you can
pull but make sure the city can't
trace it.
78 EXT. STOKE CLUB - DAY 78(X)
LOIS
You're right. How'd you -- ?
CLARK
Lucky guess. We have to get into
the club.
CUT TO
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79 EXT. STOKE CLUB - FRONT DOOR - MOMENTS LATER 79
Lois POUNDS. The Three Amazons pull it open.
LOIS
Hi. I just thought I'd give you
girls a tip. Lenny told me he
really likes his women to be...
well... how should I put this?
Smaller than your average milk cow?
So if I were you, I'd either drop
some poundage, or graze someplace
else.
As the Amazons burn
LOIS (CONT'D)
I'm sorry, should I be using
smaller words...?
Amazon 1 lunges for Lois, who catches the huge woman's wrist
and flips her onto her back as the Two Other Amazons come at
Lois, she blocks, punches and retreats, leading everyone
away from the open door as --
Clark slips out from behind a pillar, through the door
and --
80 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - DAY 80(X)
Alone in here, he _SUPER-SPEEDS_ through the backstage door
and --
81 INT. CELLAR - DAY 81(X)
Clark _SUPER-SPEEDS_ down the stairs and _STOPS_ between the
two Techies manning the electric juncture. They look up,
seeing him for the first time as he BANGS their heads
together.
82 INT. STOKE'S MUSIC ROOM - DAY 82(X)
Stoke hits a switch.
82A ON MONITORS - CITY HALL 82A
from various angles as the van drives off.
82B BACK TO STOKE 82B
As he gives a little bye-bye wave.
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79 EXT. STOKE CLUB. - FRONT DOOR - MOMENTS LATER 79
Lois POUNDS. The Three Amazons pull it open.
LOIS
Hi. I just thought I'd give you
girls a tip. Lenny told me he
really likes his women to be...
well... how should I put this?
Smaller than your average milk cow?
So if I were you, I'd either drop
some poundage, or graze someplace
else.
As the Amazons burn --
LOIS (CONT'D)
I'm sorry, should I be using
smaller words...?
Amazon 1 lunges for Lois, who catches the huge woman's wrist
and flips her onto her back as the Two Other Amazons come at
Lois, she blocks, punches and retreats, leading everyone
away from the open door as --
Clark slips out from behind a pillar, through the door
and --
80 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - DAY 80
Alone in here, he _SUPER-SPEEDS_ through the backstage door
and --
81 INT. CELLAR - DAY 81
Clark _SUPER-SPEEDS_ into view and _STOPS_ between the two (X)
Techies manning the electric juncture. They look up, seeing
him for the first time as he BANGS their heads together.
82 INT. STOKE'S MUSIC ROOM DAY 82
Stoke hits a switch.
82A ON MONITORS - CITY HALL 82A
from various angles as the van drives off.
82B BACK TO STOKE 82B
As he gives a little bye-bye wave.
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83 INT. STOKE MAIN ROOM - DAY 83(X)
Lois is fighting what looks like a losing battle with the
three Amazons, then she rallies and in a fantastic series of
kicks and blows, drops all three to the ground.
LOIS
(winded)
Also, you could get those roots (X)
lightened up. (X)
84 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 84(X)
Stoke's fingers are poised over the keys.
85 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 85(X)
Clark _YANKS_ all of Stoke's cables out of the juncture.
SPARKS FLARE.
86 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 86(X)
Stoke's fingers hit the keys just as ALL THE POWER KICKS OUT
--lights, monitors, computers, everything plunged into
darkness.
87 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 87(X)
Dramatically lit by the POPPING SPARKS, Clark pulls his
glasses off -- ready to kick some _serious_ ass.
88 INT. STOKE CLUB - MAIN ROOM - DAY 88(X)
Lois comes in, just in time to see Superman crossing to the
door of Stoke's music room. She beams at him, he returns
the smile, grabs the door handle and --
89 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 89(X)
The door is _RIPPED_ off the hinges and sent CLATTERING.
Superman charges in, Stoke whirls and lifts his hand --
STOKE
Rude not to knock.
SUPERMAN
You're the one who's going to learn
some manners.
Stoke hits a remote control in his palm and --
(CONTINUED)
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83 INT. STOKE MAIN ROOM - DAY 83
Lois is fightingwhat looks like a losing battle with the
three Amazons, then she rallies and in a fantastic series of
kicks and blow, drops all three to the ground.
LOIS
(winded)
Also, you could get those roots
lightened up.
84 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 84
Stoke's fingers are poised over the keys.
85 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 85
Clark _YANKS_ all of Stoke's cables out of the juncture.
SPARKS FLARE.
86 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 86
Stoke's fingers hit the keys just as ALL THE POWER KICKS OUT
-- lights, monitors, computers, everything plunged into
darkness.
87 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 87
Dramatically lit by the POPPING SPARKS, Clark pulls his
glasses off -- ready to kick some _serious_ ass.
88 OMITTED 88
89 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 89
The door is _RIPPED_ off the hinges and sent CLATTERING.
Superman charges in. The chair is empty. No Stoke. Lois (X)
comes running in. (X)
LOIS
Superman! (X)
Suddenly, Superman sees Stoke step out from behind an (X)
archway -- grabs Lois and holds a pistol to her head. (X)
Superman kicks into _SUPER-SPEED_ but Stoke holds up a
metal-gloved hand and with a strange WARBLING SOUND, the air
around Lois and Stoke SHIVERS slightly and --
About two feet from Stoke's outstretched hand, the
_SPEEDING_ Superman HITS an INVISIBLE FORCE FIELD at full
speed
(CONTINUED)
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89 CONTINUED: 89
STOKE
Am I?
EVERYTHING COMES BACK TO LIFE -- lights, monitors, computers
and from the enormous number of speakers in here. THE
DEADLY SUPER-SONIC SHRIEKS and drops Superman to his knees,
right at Stoke's feet.
STOKE (CONT'D)
No, I think _you're_ the one with a
bit to learn. For instance -- if
you rely on power, always have a
backup generator.
Stoke grins and gestures to a tall, cylindrical device in
the corner THRUMMING and GLOWING with energy. Lois comes
through the door --
LOIS
Superman...
SUPERMAN
Stay back, Lois.
He fights his way to his feet and takes a wide swing at
Stoke. Stoke sidesteps the sloppy blow and gives Superman a
shove. He SLAMS into Lois, knocking her over.
STOKE
Oh, now see, there you are being
rude again, smashing up my pretty
guests.
Stoke laughs and hefts Superman. Gets ready for a Sunday
Punch but Lois is all over him like ugly on a monkey. She
clobbers him from behind and stuns him. Amazon 1 races in
with a pistol drawn. Lois does a spin-kick round-house
combination, knocks the gun out of her hand --
The gun goes flying. Lois and Stoke both dive for it at the
same time but Lois gets it first, rolls and aims at the
glowing backup generator in the corner and --
STOKE
NOOOOOOOOO!
She FIRES FOUR ROUNDS into the generator. Bullets PUNCTURE
its steel skin. SPARKS ERUPT. SMOKE BILLOWS and --
ALL POWER DIES, including the SOUND felling Superman, who
shakes his head clear and gets to his feet as --
Stoke charges Lois, grabs her wrist, twists and the gun
drops into his free hand, puts the pistol to Lois' head.
(CONTINUED)
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89 CONTINUED: 89
The field around Stoke and Lois RIPPLES like water as
Superman is bounced back off it.
STOKE
Surprise.
(to Lois)
Darling, please.
He pulls back the hammer of the gun. Lois stops squirming.
Superman gets to his feet, circles Stoke, looking for a way
in.
STOKE (CONT'D)
As you can see, these gloves aren't
just an affectation. Little
something I dreamed up called the
Wall of Sound. A sonic barrier so
dense nothing can get through it,
not even you, Superman. And
there's no plug to pull --
independent power supply.
Superman moves at Stoke.
STOKE
Well, there's that lantern-jawed
look of concern for human life.
(studies Lois)
Or something else? She's your
girl, then?
(smiles)
She is, isn't she?
Superman stands his ground.
STOKE (CONT'D)
You've got five seconds to go or (X)
she dies. Five, four, three, (X)
two --
Superman _TAKES OFF_, _FLYING_ across the room and out the
door.
LOIS
No...
STOKE
I know, darling, but really, you'll
see... I'm _much_ more fun.
CUT TO:
90 EXT. SUPERMAN _FLYING_ - DAY 90
Over the Metropolis skyline (X)
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89 CONTINUED: 2 89
Superman kicks into _SUPER-SPEED_ but Stoke holds up a
metal-gloved hand and with a strange WARBLING SOUND, the air
around Lois and Stoke SHIVERS slightly and --
About two feet from Stoke's outstretched hand, the
_SPEEDING_ Superman HITS an INVISIBLE FORCE FIELD at full
speed. The field around Stoke and Lois RIPPLES like water
as Superman is bounced back off it.
STOKE
Surprise.
(to Lois)
Darling, please.
He pulls back the hammer of the gun. Lois stops squirming.
Superman gets to his feet, circles Stoke, looking for a way
in.
STOKE (CONT'D)
As you can see, these gloves aren't
just an affectation. Little
something I dreamed up called the
Wall of Sound. A sonic barrier so
dense nothing can get through it,
not even you, Superman. And
there's no plug to pull --
independent power supply.
Superman moves at Stoke.
STOKE
Well, there's that lantern-jawed
look of concern for human life.
(studies Lois)
Or something else? She's your
girl, then?
(smi1es)
She is, isn't she?
Superman stands his ground.
STOKE (CONT'D)
You've got five seconds. Five,
four, three, two --
Superman _TAKES OFF_, _FLYING_ across the room and out the
door.
LOIS
No...
STOKE
I know, darling, but really, you'll
see... I'm _much_ more fun.
CUT TO:
---page break---
WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 48.
91 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 91
Stoke and Lois still inside the Wall, which SHIMMERS around
them as they walk. Amazon 1 comes in.
STOKE
Get downstairs and hook us back
into the city main.
92 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 92
With the Amazon overseeing, the Techies re-attach the cables
to the power supply.
93 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 93
The power comes back on. Monitors alight with the sime
SHOTS of City Hall we saw earlier. Computers HUM. Stoke
and Lois, still in the Wall, move to the keyboard.
LOIS
Look, Lenny, this is --
STOKE
Oh, come on, you're not going to
say something tiresome like, 'You
can't possibly get away with this,'
are you?
LOIS
Well...
STOKE
Just keep those happy little
greeting card thoughts to yourself,
hm?
94 EXT. SKY OVER METROPOLIS - DAY 94
Superman _STREAKS_ by, a BLUE BLUR, moving so fast there's
an ear-shattering BOOM.
95 EXT. METROPOLIS ALLEY - DAY 95
Two WINOS sit in filth, sucking down their hooch. As the
BOOM reverberates, they glance up..
WINO 1
What the hell was that?
(CONTINUED)
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 49.
90 EXT. SUPERMAN _FLYING_ - DAY 90(X)
Up, up and away from Stoke's mansion.
91 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 91(X)
Stoke and Lois still inside the Wall, which SHIMMERS around
them as they walk. Amazon 1 gets to her feet.
STOKE
Get downstairs and hook us back
into the city main.
92 INT. STOKE CELLAR - DAY 92(X)
With the Amazon overseeing, the Techies re-attach the cables
to the power supply.
93 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 93(X)
The power comes back on. Monitors alight with the same
SHOTS of City Hall we saw earlier. Computers HUM. Stoke
and Lois, still in the Wall, move to the keyboard.
LOIS
Look, Lenny, this is --
STOKE
Oh, come on, you're not going to
say something tiresome like, 'You
can't possibly get away with this,'
are you?
LOIS
Well...
STOKE
Just keep those happy little
greeting card thoughts to yourself,
hm?
94 EXT. SKY OVER METROPOLIS - DAY 94(X)
Superman _STREAKS_ by, a BLUE BLUR, moving so fast there's
an ear-shattering BOOM.
95 EXT. METROPOLIS ALLEY - DAY 95(X)
Two WINOS sit in filth, sucking down their hooch. As the
BOOM reverberates, they glance up.
(CONTINUED)
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 49.
95 CONTINUED: 95
WINO 2
Sound is a mechanical disturbance
with limited speed. When an object
reaches seven-hundred-and-forty
miles per hour, it catches up with
its own noise and the piled-up
energy takes the form of a violent
shockwave called a sonic boom.
WINO 1
They never shoulda fired you from
NASA.
WINO 2
(guzzling)
Tell me about it.
96 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 96
Lois and Stoke now stand before his keyboard. He extends
his forefinger. Grins and lowers it onto --
A key. The SHIVERING FORCE FIELD surrounding his hand
depresses the key about an inch from the finger tip and --
97 EXT. METROPOLIS CITY HALL - VARIOUS SHOTS - DAY 97
We hear that deep, sonic RUMBLE coming from the tiny
speakers. Everything begins to VIBRATE.
98 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 98
Stoke watches this on monitors, smiling, when --
Superman's Blue Streak _BLASTS_ through a wall and in a
SERIES OF LIGHTNING FAST CUTS, WE SEE:
-- his Blue Streak _SHOOT_ through the Wall of Sound as the
clear force field RIPPLES HUGELY, then Stoke's gloves and
pistol are _SNATCHED_ away so fast it's like they
_DISAPPEAR_ and the keyboard and monitors are _SMASHED_ in a
spectacular _EXPLOSION_ as the Super Blue Bolt _FLIES_ out
the other end of the force field, _DESTROYING_ the
equipment.
99 EXT. CITY HALL - DAY 99
Stops quaking. The speakers are silent.
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 50.
95 CONTINUED: 95
WINO 1
What the hell was that?
WINO 2
Sound is a mechanical disturbance
with limited speed. When an object
reaches seven-hundred-and-forty
miles per hour, it catches up with
its own noise and the piled-up
energy takes the form of a violent
shockwave called a sonic boom.
WINO 1
They never shoulda fired you from (X)
NASA.
WINO 2
(guzzling)
Tell me about it.
96 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 96(X)
Lois and Stoke now stand before his keyboard. He extends
his forefinger. Grins and lowers it onto --
A key. The SHIVERING FORCE FIELD surrounding his hand
depresses the key about an inch from the finger tip and --
97 EXT. METROPOLIS CITY HALL - VARIOUS SHOTS - DAY 97(X)
We hear that deep, sonic RUMBLE coming from the tiny
speakers. Everything begins to VIBRATE.
98 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 98(X)
Stoke watches this on monitors, smiling, when --
Superman's Blue Streak _BLASTS_ through a wall and in a
SERIES OF LIGHTNING FAST CUTS, WE SEE:
-- his Blue Streak _SHOOT_ through the Wall of Sound as the
clear force field RIPPLES HUGELY, then Stoke's gloves and
pistol are _SNATCHED_ away so fast it's like they
_DISAPPEAR_ and the keyboard and monitors are _SMASHED_ in a
spectacular _EXPLOSION_ as the Super Blue Bolt _FLIES_ out
the other end of the force field, _DESTROYING_ the
equipment.
99 EXT. CITY HALL - DAY 99(X)
Stops quaking. The speakers are silent.
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 50.
100 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 100
Stoke is left standing gloveless, gunless, his equipment
smashed and SPUTTERING, as he turns and sees Superman
standing amid the smoking wreckage.
LOIS
(beaming)
Like I was saying, you don't want
to do this... because you don't
want to make him mad.
Holding Stoke's gloves and gun, Superman crushes them. (X)
STOKE
But how -- ? How -- ?
SUPERMAN
Simple. Broke the sound barrier.
He tosses the crushed guns and gloves aside and grabs Stoke.
STOKE
No, no, please, I -- I hate flying.
SUPERMAN
Look on the bright side -- you
won't be getting the chance for a
few decades.
He hefts Stoke by the arm and --
CUT TO:
101 EXT. PRESS ASSOCIATION BUILDING - (NIGHT 4) 101
Lois and Clark emerge, looking spectacular in their evening
wear. Clark holds a small cut glass statue -- the Kerth
Award. Perry, also in tux, shakes Clark's hand.
PERRY
Son, I'm as proud as a papa.
LOIS
Not as proud as I am. Your speech
was great.
PERRY
Well, that's a nice little attitude
adjustment. What brought that on?
LOIS
I'm just... glad I have such a good
partner.
(CONTINUED)
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 51.
100 INT. STOKE MUSIC ROOM - DAY 100(X)
Stoke is left standing gloveless, gunless, his equipment
smashed and SPUTTERING, as he turns and sees Superman
standing amid the smoking wreckage.
LOIS
(beaming)
Like I was saying, you don't want
to do this... because you don't
want to make _him_ mad.
Holding Stoke's gloves and gun, Superman molds them into
hunks of modern sculpture:
STOKE
But how -- ? How -- ?
SUPERMAN
Simple. Broke the sound barrier.
He tosses the crushed guns and gloves aside and grabs Stoke.
STOKE
No, no, please, I -- I hate flying.
SUPERMAN
Look on the bright side -- you (X)
won't be getting the chance for a (X)
few decades.
He hefts Stoke by the arm and --
CUT TO:
101 EXT. PRESS ASSOCIATION BUILDING - (NIGHT 4) 101
Lois and Clark emerge, looking spectacular in their evening
wear. Clark holds a small cut glass statue -- the Kerth
Award. Perry, also in tux, shakes Clark's hand.
PERRY
Son, I'm as proud as a papa.
LOIS
Not as proud as I am. Your speech
was great.
PERRY
Well, that's a nice little attitude
adjustment. What brought that on?
LOIS
I'm just... glad I have such a good
partner.
(CONTINUED)
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 51.
101 CONTINUED: 101
PERRY
(looking off)
Comin', honey!
(with a wink)
Everytime Alice sees me in a monkey
suit, she can't wait to get me home
and tear it off. 'Night, you two.
Off he goes. Lois and Clark walk.
LOIS
So how did I rate as a date?
CLARK
A-plus.
LOIS
I hung on your arm decoratively?
CLARK
You did.
LOIS
Fawned appropriately?
CLARK
Absolutely.
LOIS
And then just faded into the
background during your big moment.
CLARK
You were beautiful, yet invisible.
LOIS
(with a thousand watt
smile)
Make me go through another night
like this and I'll rip out your
spleen.
CLARK
Fair enough.
Clark studies his prize.
CLARK (CONT'D)
It's smaller than I thought.
(CONTINUED)
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 52.
101 CONTINUED: 101
PERRY
(looking off)
Comin', honey!
(with a wink)
Everytime Alice sees me in a monkey
suit, she can't wait to get me home
and tear it off. 'Night, you two.
Off he goes. Lois and Clark walk.
LOIS
So how did I rate as a date?
CLARK
A-plus.
LOIS
I hung on your arm decoratively?
CLARK
You did.
LOIS
Fawned appropriately?
CLARK
Absolutely.
LOIS
And then just faded into the
background during your big moment.
CLARK
You were beautiful, yet invisible.
LOIS
(with a thousand watt
smile)
Make me go through another night
like this and I'll rip out your
spleen.
CLARK
Fair enough.
Clark studies his prize.
CLARK (CONT'D)
It's smaller than I thought.
(CONTINUED)
---page break---
WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 52.
101 CONTINUED: 2 101
LOIS
And not quite as shiny close up.
(shrugs)
You win a few of these, you find
out they don't mean much. A quick
rush, a few pats on the back, then
you're back on the beat, only as
good as your next story.
CLARK
Where do you think I should keep
it?
LOIS
I'm the wrong person to ask. I
keep mine at the bottom of a
closet...
CUT TO:
102 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT 102
She opens an armoire and there, spectacularly lit and
dazzlingly displayed, are her three Kerth Awards.
She sighs contentedly at the sight of them, then notices a
smudge on one. She picks up a chamois cloth, spritzes a
cleaning solvent on the spot and rubs fastidiously. Behind
her, she hears curtains RUFFLE in the breeze, turns and --
Superman is standing in front of the open window.
SUPERMAN
I saw your light. Is this a bad
time?
She sets down the rag and cleaning fluid.
LOIS
No, no, just doing a little...
cleaning.
He moves to her.
SUPERMAN
I wanted to thank you for the other
night. I couldn't have stopped (X)
Stoke without you. You were very (X)
brave. (X)
LOIS
Well, me and Clark. (X)
(CONTINUED)
---page break---
WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 53.
101 CONTINUED: 2 101
LOIS
And not quite as shiny close up.
(shrugs)
You win a few of these, you find
out they don't mean much. A quick
rush, a few pats on the back, then
you're back on the beat, only as
good as your next story.
CLARK
Where do you think I should keep
it?
LOIS
I'm the wrong person to ask. I
keep mine at the bottom of a
closet...
CUT TO:
102 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT 102
She opens an armoire and there, spectacularly lit and
dazzlingly displayed, are her three Kerth Awards.
She sighs contentedly at the sight of them, then notices a
smudge on one, She picks up a chamois cloth, spritzes a
cleaning solvent on the spot and rubs fastidiously. Behind
her, she hears curtains RUFFLE in the breeze, turns and --
Superman is standing in front of the open window.
SUPERMAN
I saw your light. Is this a bad
time?
She sets down the rag and cleaning fluid.
LOIS
No, no, just doing a little...
cleaning.
He moves to her.
SUPERMAN
I wanted to thank you for the other
night. You saved my life.
LOIS
Well, hey, a few dozen more times,
we'll be even.
A look is held between them -- the kind that could lead to (X)
almost anything.
(CONTINUED)
---page break---
WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 53.
102 CONTINUED: 102
SUPERMAN
Yes, I'll be sure to thank him, (X)
too. (X)
A look is held between them -- the kind that could lead to
almost anything. Then Superman's eyes flick to the three
Kerth Awards in the armoire.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
What are those?
LOIS
Nothing, they're just, uhhh...
SUPERMAN
Journalism awards.
(hefts the cleaning
fluid)
You sure do keep them in good
shape.
LOIS
(caught and embarrassed)
Not really, I hardly even know
they're --
SUPERMAN
I like the lighting; makes them
look... bigger.
She's not quite sure how to take his mischevious grin.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Well, I'd better get going. (X)
LOIS
Wait. (X)
She plucks a white rose from a vase of flowers and hands it (X)
to him. He hesitates, then takes it with a smile. (X)
SUPERMAN
What's this for? (X)
LOIS
Do I have to have a reason? (X)
SUPERMAN
I guess not. (X)
She kisses his cheek. (X)
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Good night, Lois (X)
He moves off.
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WALL OF SOUND (#2) Full Blue Rev. 8/2/94 54.
102 CONTINUED: 102
Then Superman's eyes flick to the three Kerth Awards in the
armoire.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
What are those?
LOIS
Nothing, they're just, uhhh...
SUPEAMAN
Journalism awards.
(hefts the cleaning
fluid)
You sure do keep them in good
shape.
LOIS
(caught and embarrassed)
Not really, I hardly even know
they're --
SUPERMAN
I like the lighting; makes them
look... bigger.
She's not quite sure how to take his mischevious grin.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Well, good night, Lois.
He moves off. (X)
102A CLOSE ON LOIS' SMILING FACE 102A
as she hears the familiar WHOOSH of Superman's takeoff and (X)
the wind b1ows her hair back. (X)
LOIS
Good night.
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
WALL OF SOUND (#2) Pink Rev. 8/3/94 54.
102A CLOSE ON LOIS' SMILING FACE 102A
as she hears the familiar WHOOSH of Superman's takeoff and
the wind blows her hair back.
LOIS
Good night.
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
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