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Titre en VO : Operation black out
Diffusion US : 30/10/94
Diffusion FR : 02/05/95
L'armée a créé une nouvelle arme, L'ATAS, mais un général est tué durant sa présentation. Le meurtrier est Ryan, un ancien soldat mort.
Loïs le connaît. Il était à l'université avec elle et il sortait avec sa meilleure amie. Loïs et Clark vont voir Molly, l'ancienne meilleure amie de Loïs, qui était dans l'informatique mais maitenant elle est dans la méditation.
Molly joue un double rôle car elle voit encore Ryan. Ryan veut en fait prendre le contrôle du satellite OCAIL. Il pourra de ce fait contrôler toutes les communications.
De ce fait, le Daily Planet est obligé de réutiliser les machines à écrire et toute l'électricité coupe.
Ryan, après cela, éloigne tous les soldats de la base pour la faire exploser et lancer le satellite. Il réussit mais Superman arrive à détourner le satellite.
Note : 9/10
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Titre VO
Operation Blackout
Titre VF
Black-Out sur Métropolis
Première diffusion
30.10.1994
Première diffusion en France
02.05.1995
_LOIS & CLARK_
_THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN_
"OPERATION BLACKOUT"
EPISODE SIX
Written by Kate Boutilier
Directed by Michael Watkins
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
MOLLY FLYNN
RYAN WILEY
COL. CHARLES FANE
GEN. RALPH MARSHALL
ANDY TUCKER
2ND LIEUTENANT
CHANTER
MAN (WITH PREGNANT WIFE)
SOLDIER
TV REPORTER
_LOCATIONS_
INTERIORS: EXTERIORS:
Daily Planet Daily Planet
Newsroom
Metropolis Street
Greenhouse Bookstore
Store Greenhouse Bookstore
Backroom
Fort Truman
Lois' Apartment Field
Platform
Fort Truman Grandstand
Col. Zane's Reception Guard Gate
Col. Zane's Office Zane's Building
Stockade Command Center
Command Center Jeep
Car * Lois's Building
Flag pole
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 EXT. FORT TRUMAN - ARTILLERY PIT - DAY #1 1
Three targets at the end of the field. Opposite is a
grandstand where LOIS, CLARK, and JIMMY sit near the top,
amidst Press, City Officials. Down front is a small
platform where several Officers flank COL. CHARLES FANE, (X)
40's, a sycophant with a dark side and GEN. RALPH MARSHALL, (X)
50's.
2 ON LOIS, CLARK AND JIMMY 2
sitting on benches. Lois shifts, trying to get comfortable.
LOIS
They spend eighty million dollars
on a new weapon but we've got to
sit on hard wooden benches.
CLARK
The army's not known for being big
on comfort.
JIMMY
(squirming)
Tell me about it. I just got a
splinter in a very embarrassing
place.
3 ON PLATFORM 3
COL. FANE (X)
(into microphone)
It is now my great honor to
introduce the base commander of
Fort Truman, General Ralph
Marshall. (X)
Marshall stands to APPLAUSE. They shake hands, then (X)
Marshall speaks into the microphone. (X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 2.
3 CONTINUED: 3
GEN. MARSHALL (X)
Thank you, Colonel Fane. (X)
(to the crowd)
What you are about to witness is a
demonstration of the 'ATAS.' The
first step toward taking the United
States Military into the twenty
first century.
Marshall holds a small REMOTE CONTROL UNIT to his mouth. (X)
GEN. MARSHALL (CONT'D) (X)
Forward, five yards. (X)
on his command, into frame comes a ROBOTIC WEAPON, moving on
three wheels with a long neck and rotating head.
4 ON LOIS, CLARK AND JIMMY 4
Jimmy snaps a picture with a telephoto as Lois peers through
binoculars.
JIMMY
Check it out. A killer robot.
LOIS
Actually, the ATAS is an
'all-terrain automated soldier.'
JIMMY
What's the difference?
CLARK
About a hundred thousand taxpayer
dollars worth of P.R.
5 ON THE ARTILLERY PIT 5
The ATAS halts twenty-five feet from a target. The
amplified VOICE of the Colonel over:
GEN. MARSHALL (O.S.) (X)
The ATAS has the ability to replace
the fire power of an entire
infantry platoon, with pin point
accuracy.
(into remote)
Center target, fire! Lower left (X)
quadrant, fire! Target three (X)
niner west, fire! (X)
The ATAS discharges, fragging a wooden target.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 3.
5 CONTINUED: 5
GEN. MARSHALL (O.S.) (X)
Fire left! (X)
The ATAS swivels and fires upon a troop truck, exploding it
in flames.
6 ON LOIS, CLARK AND JIMMY 6
Jimmy's snapping pictures.
JIMMY
Remote voice-activated. Cool.
Lois lowers her binoculars.
LOIS
(then, re: binoculars)
Want to try these?
CLARK
Don't need 'em.
(off her look)
Uh... they're hard to use with my
glasses.
7 ON THE FIELD 7
A MAN in CIVILIAN CLOTHES, RYAN WILEY, 30-ish,
inconspicuously stands near the corner of the bleachers
holding a small black case open against his torso. With one
hand he punches some buttons on whatever's inside the case.
8 ON FANE 8(X)
as he surreptitiously exchanges a look with Wiley. He turns
and whispers something to General Marshall who nods, then (X)
steps down from the podium as...
GEN. MARSHALL (X)
(into microphone)
If the target is out of visual (X)
contact, the ATAS will (X)
automatically reposition itself.
(into remote)
Target one zero, zero south, one
six zero east. Fire.
9 THE ROBOTIC WEAPON 9
rolls down field ten yards, then suddenly spins and aims
DIRECTLY AT THE CROWD of spectators!
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 4.
10 ON GRANDSTAND 10
Before anyone can react, the ATAS FIRES on the podium area.
People SCREAM and scatter in panic. Lois and Jimmy hit the
deck, Jimmy continuing to shoot pictures. Clark jumps off
the back of the bleachers and disappears.
11 ON RYAN WILEY 11
He turns and strides away from the grandstand.
12 ON THE FIELD 12
Superman lands in front of the ATAS. The weapon RAPID-FIRES
into Superman. Bullets BOUNCE off his chest. Superman
SNAPS the head of the rapid fire gun off its base, BREAKS it
in half. The ATAS goes silent, bobbing up and down like a
chicken with its head cut off.
13 ON GRANDSTAND 13
As a dazed Lois and the others slowly get to their feet,
Superman approaches. The crowd ad libs their thanks to the
man of steel as...
SUPERMAN
(to Lois)
Are you all right?
LOIS
Yeah, I think so. Thanks.
A shaken Jimmy comes up from the podium area, camera in
hand.
LOIS (CONT'D)
(looking around)
Where's Clark?
SUPERMAN
He... went to get an ambulance.
JIMMY
Too late. General Marshall's (X)
dead.
off their concern...
14 ON FANE AND WILEY 14(X)
in the shadows of a barracks. Fane stares off at the (X)
field, worried. Wiley's relaxed and confident.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 5.
14 CONTINUED: 14
RYAN
For a man who's about to become
base commander, you don't look too
happy.
COL. FANE
For godsakes Ryan, we just killed (X)
a man.
(grim)
Sometimes I think you're as inhuman
as that robot out there.
RYAN
That would be a good thing, Chuck. (X)
Because that's what it takes when
you're going to hold the entire (X)
world hostage. (X)
FADE OUT
_END OF TEASER_
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 6.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
15 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY - LATER 15
Lois and Clark at their desks, each on the phone, pencils at
the ready.
LOIS
Isn't there anyone at the Pentagon
who can say something besides 'no
comment?'
A beat, then she stares at the dead receiver in her hand.
LOIS (CONT'D)
'Good-bye' wasn't exactly what I
had in mind.
She hangs up, sighs, looks to Clark.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Are you getting anywhere?
CLARK
(re: the phone)
No. But now I know all five verses
of 'Windy.'
(then, into phone)
Yes, this is Clark Kent with the
Daily Planet, and I'm trying to get
an official statement regarding the
death of General Marshall ... (X)
He reacts as the other party LOUDLY HANGS UP.
CLARK (CONT'D)
I see. Would that be 'click' with
one exclamation point or two?
As he hangs up Jimmy approaches, holding a stack of photos.
JIMMY
Shots of the accident, just out of
the soup.
As he hands them to Lois ...
JIMMY (CONT'D)
(anxious)
What do you think?
Clark approaches as Lois flips through the photos.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 7.
15 CONTINUED: 15
LOIS
They're kind of blurry. This one's
completely out of focus. Jimmy, is
this the best we have?
JIMMY
Sorry, but my finger froze on the
shutter. That happens when I'm
getting shot at.
LOIS
Is this a picture of your feet?
JIMMY
Yeah, but you can see the killer
robot right between them.
LOIS
(discarding photos)
No... no...
Clark notices Jimmy's crestfallen look.
CLARK
I'm sure we'll find something we
can use.
LOIS
No... no...
(she stops, stares at a
photo)
Oh my God, this man's dead!
JIMMY
(confused)
I know I'm still new at this, but I
thought that was kinda' obvious.
LOIS
Not General Marshall. This man! (X)
Jimmy and Clark lean in and look over Lois, shoulder.
16 INSERT - PHOTO 16
A tilted photo shows the man we know as RYAN leaving the
side of the bleachers, carrying the briefcase.
17 RESUME SCENE 17
CLARK
Lois. Dead people rarely walk.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 8.
17 CONTINUED: 17
LOIS
Clark, it's Ryan Wiley! I went to
college with him! He was a
computer engineer at Fort Truman!
(for emphasis)
Where he died... a year ago!
CLARK
Ohhhh, he's a ghost... Well, why
didn't you say that in the first
place?
LOIS
Is that supposed to be sarcasm?
CLARK
I wasn't clear enough?
LOIS
He dated a very close friend of
mine in college. They were engaged
to be married. So I think I would
know what he looks like and I'm
telling you... this is Ryan!
A now less doubtful Clark exchanges a look with Jimmy as
Lois stares at the photo. Off her look...
CUT TO:
18 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY - LATER 18
Lois and Clark walk thru...
CLARK
Did the military ever say how this
guy died?
LOIS
Just that it was an accident.
There were rumors that it had
something to do with the Hawkeye
Strategic defense system.
CLARK
What's that?
LOIS
It's top secret and Molly couldn't
say too much but I think it's some
kind of killer defense satellite.
Whatever it is Ryan was dead and
that was that.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 9.
18 CONTINUED: 18
CLARK
(doubtful)
But... he's alive now.
LOIS
Pretty weird, huh? What an I going
to say to her? Your boyfriend's
back and we think he's starting
trouble, hey lah de lah?
CLARK
(spots something OS)
There it is.
He leads Lois across the street towards MOLLY'S GREENHOUSE
BOOKSTORE, a small SoHo type hole in the wall.
LOIS
This can't be right.
CLARK
(checking piece of
paper)
It's the forwarding address her
mailman had for her.
LOIS
But Molly's a computer engineer.
What's she doing running a flaky
place like this?
They stop in front of the display window. Inside, a dozen
books titled "TECHNOLOGY IS KILLING US" by Molly Flynn are (X)
prominently displayed.
CLARK
'Technology is Killing Us,' by
Molly Flynn. (X)
LOIS
What? When did she start writing
this junk?
CLARK
Why do I get the feeling you and
Molly aren't exactly on the friends
and family program?
LOIS
(defensive)
So we've drifted apart a little.
Have you stayed in touch with all
_your_ college friends?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 10.
18 CONTINUED: 2 18
CLARK
Well... yeah.
LOIS
Oh sure. That's easy when you go
to Smallville U. with a graduating
class of ten farmers and a cow.
As she heads into the store...
CLARK
Just hate losing those arguments,
don't you?
CUT TO:
19 INT. MOLLY'S GREENHOUSE BOOKSTORE/CAFE - DAY 19
The new age look. Several customers browse the racks.
MOLLY FLYNN, late 20's, but all earth mother, dressed in
Birkenstocks, granny skirt and wire-rimmed glasses, talks to
a customer as Lois and Clark enter.
MOLLY
You hang them in the corners of
your room and they act like a
spiritual air cleaner.
20 ON LOIS AND CLARK 20
CLARK
Is that her?
LOIS
Just barely. I don't believe it (X)
The customer moves off and Molly turns to greet Lois
MOLLY
Can I help you?
(then)
Lois?
LOIS
Molly.
They hug. Then...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 11.
20 CONTINUED: 20
MOLLY
You look wonderful.
LOIS
Thanks. And you're so... not
yourself.
MOLLY
(beaming)
I know.
(gesturing around)
What do you think?
LOIS
(smiling to cover)
Why it's... um... uh...
CLARK
(baiting her)
You had a word for it out front. I
think you said it was...
LOIS
(interrupting)
Nice! Very nice.
As she shoots a bemused Clark a look...
TIME CUT TO:
21 INT. BOOKSTORE/CAFE - LATER - DAY 21
The store is empty. Molly, Lois and Clark are in an aisle.
Molly holds several crystals in her hand.
MOLLY
They have amazing healing
properties. You can either wear
them or meditate with them by
putting them on your forehead.
LOIS
Wouldn't they fall off?
CLARK
You lie down when you do it.
LOIS
(covering)
I knew that. It's a little new age
humor.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 12.
21 CONTINUED: 21
MOLLY
(amused)
Same old Lois. Still can't admit
you don't know everything.
LOIS
That's not true. Is it Clark? (X)
CLARK
Uh... actually Lois, we didn't (X)
come here to talk about you. (X)
Lois gives him a look as Clark quickly changes the subject.
CLARK (CONT'D)
(to Molly)
Lois tells me you used to be a
computer engineer.
Molly walks down an aisle. They follow
MOLLY
That's right. I gave it up after
the Hawkeye project. The machine (X)
that can kill from space. It made (X)
me realize the horror technology (X)
has become. (X)
Clark picks up a copy of Molly's book off a shelf. Unseen
by Lois and Molly, he READS THE BOOK at SUPERSPEED
through...
LOIS
Are you serious? Without
technology we'd be in the dark
ages. (X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 13.
21 CONTINUED: 2 21
MOLLY
Lois, it's killing us. We've got (X)
to release its death grip and free (X)
the human spirit. (X)
LOIS
Gee, I feel like I'm supposed to
yell 'Amen.'
MOLLY
Maybe it would help if you read my
book.
LOIS
Sure. Do you have it on tape?
As Molly eyes her dubiously...
CLARK
Ah Molly, I notice you mention your
boyfriend's death on the last page,
but there aren't any details. Did
the Army ever tell you what
happened?
MOLLY
(surprised)
You went to end of the book
first?
CLARK
I uh... read a lot of mysteries.
It's a bad habit.
MOLLY
Oh. Well, they said he was
installing the trigger system on
the satellite when it somehow
exploded.
(then)
They said the blast was so bad
there weren't even any remains.
LOIS
I wonder what they'd say if they
knew he was at Fort Truman this
morning.
MOLLY
What?!
She hands the photo of Ryan to Molly who eyes it through...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 14.
21 CONTINUED: 3 21
LOIS
This was taken during a weapons
demonstration.
MOLLY
(dismissing)
This isn't Ryan.
LOIS
What do you mean it's not Ryan?
MOLLY
(irritated)
It's not Ryan. It looks a little
like him, but then he had one of (X)
those faces.
She hands the photo back to Lois and moves to a shelf with
small dropper bottles.
MOLLY (CONT'D)
(flirtatious)
Do you know much about Chinese
herbs, Clark?
She picks up a bottle.
CLARK
Well, actually, when I was in
China...
LOIS
Molly, could we get back to Ryan?
MOLLY
Lois, he's dead. What more do you
want?
LOIS
(getting exasperated)
A little more than the military's
official story would be...
MOLLY
It's the only story I know.
(to Clark, charming, re:
herbs)
They say it's supposed to slow down
the aging process by calming all
the organs of the body.
(to Lois, pointed)
You might consider trying some, (X)
Lois.
SMASH CUT TO:
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Pink Rev. 9/26/94 14A.
22 EXT. BOOKSTORE - DAY - MOMENTS LATER 22
As Lois and Clark exit and walk...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 15.
22 CONTINUED: 22
CLARK
You two have a very interesting
friendship.
LOIS
It's Ryan. He's the only thing we
ever argued about. He was a user
and she couldn't see it.
CLARK
(needling her)
Let me guess. And you tried
helping her see the light, but in
her love struck state, she mistook
your sound advice for meddling.
Lois shoots him a look.
LOIS
You think you're so smart. She
never used the word meddle.
(beat, then)
But I'll tell you this. I was
right about him then and I don't
believe her now.
23 INT. BOOKSTORE - DAY - SIMULTANEOUS 23
Molly's at the window watching Lois and Clark as they walk
off. Behind her a man steps into frame and puts his arm
around her. It's Ryan. Molly looks up at him, a look of
concern an her face and we...
DISSOLVE TO:
24 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT #1 24
The door opens and Lois and Clark enter.
LOIS
I can't believe you actually agree
with her!
CLARK
I didn't say that. All I said was
that she's not alone. A lot of
people realize there are drawbacks
to technology.
As Lois crosses into her kitchen...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 16.
24 CONTINUED: 24
LOIS
Really. Well, tell me one
technological advancement that
you'd be willing to give up.
CLARK
How about cable television? Oh,
wait a minute. You said
advancement.
LOIS
What's wrong with cable? Clark,
we're talking about five hundred
channels. It opens up a whole new
world of possibilities.
CLARK
Including the possibility that you
will never have to talk with
another human being again.
LOIS
That's not true. First of all,
there's always an operator standing
by somewhere.
As she pours some left over coffee from the pot into a cup
and sticks it in the microwave...
LOIS (CONT'D)
And second, I've gotten to know my
cable repairman so well, we
exchanged gifts last Christmas.
CLARK
You're missing the point. Just
look at your trio back here. You
got money from an ATM. You paid
for your gas at the pump. You used
a security card to get into your
underground parking... you didn't
interact with one other human being
the whole time.
As the microwave dings and she removes her coffee ...
LOIS
Sometimes that can be a good thing.
I'm going to fax an order over to
the pizza place. You want
something?
CLARK
How about a delivery boy who's
interested in my opinion?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 17.
24 CONTINUED: 2 24
She shoots him a look, then, as she starts writing out her
order, she suddenly stops and stares at her handwriting.
LOIS
Hey, wait a minute. Clark. Do me
a favor? My college yearbook's on
the top shelf of that closet.
Could you get it down for me?
CLARK
(moving to closet)
Why?
LOIS
Ryan signed it for me.
CLARK
(opening closet)
So?
LOIS
So. Remember how everyone had to
sign in at Fort Truman's front
gate? If we can get a copy of the
sign-in sheet, maybe we can find
the name Ryan signed in under and
compare the handwriting.
Clark grabs the book, turns to her.
CLARK
Which would prove he's alive. Very
clever.
LOIS
Don't sound so surprised.
Clark opens the yearbook, starts to read the fly leaf.
CLARK
'To Stretch: No one swings like
you. Love, Teddy.' Stretch?
LOIS
We were in gymnastics together,
okay? He was just trying to be
cute.
CLARK
'Stretch.' I kinda like it.
LOIS
And that's the last time you'll use
it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 18.
24 CONTINUED: 3 24
She grabs the yearbook from him and flips some pages.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Here it is.
CLARK
'Dear Lois. Eye to eye we've never
seen, but friends we will remain.
Let's stay in touch, Rye.'
LOIS
Yeah, right. He didn't like me
anymore than I liked him.
Everything about this guy was
phony.
CLARK
Even his death.
Off her look...
DISSOLVE TO:
25 EXT. FORT TRUMAN - DAY - ESTABLISHING (DAY #2) 25
26 INT. COL. FANE'S RECEPTION AREA - DAY 26(X)
A uniformed 2ND LIEUTENANT stands next to a fax machine as
it spits out a message. The front door opens and Fane (X)
enters.
COL. FANE (X)
Morning. Any messages?
2ND LIEUTENANT
On your desk, sir.
COL. FANE (X)
Any more calls from that Planet
reporter?
2ND LIEUTENANT
No sir.
(indicating machine)
But she's faxing over her request
to see yesterday's sign-in sheets,
as you ordered.
The 2nd Lieutenant pulls the finished fax from the machine
and hands it to Fane. He studies it a beat, then... (X)
COL. FANE (X)
If she calls again...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 19.
26 CONTINUED: 26
2ND LIEUTENANT
(beleaguered)
You mean, _when_ she calls again,
sir.
COL. FANE
Tell her we're having technical
problems, we never got this.
He crumples the fax, drops it into a wastebasket.
COL. FANE (CONT'D)
And she'll have to send her next
request by certified mail.
2ND LIEUTENANT
Yes sir.
Fane opens his office door and steps into...
27 INT. FANE'S OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS 27
He closes the door behind him, revealing a uniformed Ryan,
without a name tag, concealing himself against the wall.
Fane reacts, grimaces.
COL. FANE
How did you get in here?
RYAN
Pretending to be dead for a year is
a challenge, Chuck. Breaking into (X)
your office isn't.
Pane moves to the desk, lifts a nameplate reading GENERAL
MARSHALL off the desk and drops it into a wastebasket
thru...
COL. FAKE
Well, next time, ask. I'm in
charge here now and I expect to be
treated with...
RYAN
You're not going to say respect,
are you?
Ryan approaches the desk. Fane visibly tightens.
RYAN (CONT'D)
I'm the reason you're in charge.
And I'm the man who's gonna make
you rich.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 20.
27 CONTINUED: 27
RYAN (CONT'D)
So _I'm_ the one who deserves the
respect. Don't forget it.
Fane just stares at him. Then... -
RYAN (CONT'D)
Now, there's a sergeant, I think
his name is Cook. Every time I'm
in the control room he hovers over
me. Reassign him.
COL. FANE
Ryan I've already transferred
everyone who could possibly have
recognized you. Cook's a satellite
engineer. Where can I put him (X)
that wouldn't raise suspicions?
RYAN
I don't care if he ends up peeling
potatoes, he's asking too many
questions. I can't take control (X)
of the Hawkeye if he's hanging on
me like a bad suit.
COL. FANE
All right, I'll move him.
(and then)
Speaking of questions, there's a
reporter from the Planet poking
around.
RYAN
Lois Lane.
COL. FANE
(surprised)
You know her?
RYAN
She's one of my biggest fans.
Unfortunately, she thinks she saw
me on the testing grounds
yesterday.
COL. FANE
She's trying to get a hold of the
sign-in sheets.
RYAN
Probably to cross-check handwriting
samples. She always was a little
too pushy for my taste.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 21.
27 CONTINUED: 2 27
COL. FANE
I'm not sure how much longer I can (X)
keep ducking her before she gets
suspicious. (X)
RYAN
(eyes him, then)
How did you ever convince anybody
you were officer material?
As Fane glowers, Ryan moves to a nearby computer.
RYAN (CONT'D)
Relax Chuck. Once I start the (X)
chaos in Metropolis, Lois Lane's (X)
going to be too busy to think (X)
about us. (X)
As he begins to tap in some commands...
CUT TO:
28 EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 28
Jimmy's across the street, walking, head down, reading a
ROCK magazine. He comes to the intersection, stops at the
curb.
29 ON TRAFFIC LIGHT 29
RED. Drops to GREEN.
30 ON INTERSECTION 30
Two stopped cars get the GREEN LIGHT and accelerate.
31 ON TRAFFIC LIGHT - OPPOSITE DIRECTION 31
STAYS GREEN. Now all four sides are green!
32 ON JIMMY 32
stepping off the curb, oblivious to a car racing to make the
green light, headed right for him.
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT ONE_
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
33 EXT. STREET - DAY - CONTINUOUS 33
Clark approaches the Planet. He glances across the street.
34 HIS POV 34
The speeding car headed right for the unsuspecting Jimmy.
35 ON CLARK 35
He dashes into an alley, then comes out as Superman.
36 IN THE STREET 36
The speeding car is only feet from Jimmy when Superman FLIES
into frame, a blue blur, and whisks Jimmy off his feet out
of harm's way.
37 ANOTHER ANGLE 37
Superman deposits the shaken Jimmy on the curb, then jumps
out of frame.
38 IN THE INTERSECTION 38
Superman lands and SPINS AT SUPERSPEED, arms outstretched,
and stops each of four other cars about to collide in the
center of the intersection.
39 AT THE CURB 39
Jimmy wipes his arm across his brow. Superman approaches.
SUPERMAN
Are you all right, Jimmy?
JIMMY
(breathless)
I'd uh... feel better if my (X)
breakfast... stopped dancing. (X)
Superman pats him on the back then flies off.
DISSOLVE TO:
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40 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY - LATER 40
Lois, Perry, Jimmy and staffers watch a reporter on the TV
screens.
REPORTER
Metropolis Transit Authority
reports that all 10,400 traffic
lights are stuck on green. There
have been several near disasters,
but thanks to Superman, no serious
injuries.
JIMMY
You can say that again.
REPORTER
All available police officers have
been put on traffic detail...
PERRY
Jimmy, why are you standing here
watching pictures when you should
be out taking them?
JIMMY
Right chief. I'll get my camera.
PERRY
That would help.
Perry starts for his office as Jimmy exits and Clark
approaches holding Molly's book. (X)
PERRY (CONT'D)
Clark, where have you been?
CLARK
I was, uh... stuck in traffic.
PERRY
Well now that you're here, see if
you can piece together a story on
this mess for the afternoon
edition.
He exits to his office as Lois and Clark cross to her desk.
CLARK
Any word on what caused this?
LOIS
It sounds like sabotage. The
Department of Traffic got an
anonymous note saying...
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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40 CONTINUED: 40
LOIS (CONT'D)
(referring to a notepad)
'Cars are isolating us from each
other. Walk among your fellow
man.'
CLARK
(indicating book) (X)
Lois, that's a direct quote from
Molly's book. Do you think... ?
LOIS
No. Not Molly. She's an activist
but she's the last person who (X)
would do something like this. My (X)
guess is it's probably some nut who
read her book.
Lois sits at her desk and taps keys on the computer.
CLARK
Any luck getting information on
Ryan Wiley's death?
LOIS
Zero. Everything comes back
'classified, access denied.' But I
wrote this follow up article on
the A.T.A.S...
She SHRIEKS, taps her keyboard wildly.
LOIS (CONT'D)
I just lost my story!
41 ANOTHER ANGLE 41
Perry comes charging out of his office.
PERRY
Somebody get me M.I.S.! My
computer just froze up.
LOIS
So did mine.
PERRY
We're a half-hour from deadline!
Somebody call the Systems Operator!
Never mind, I'll do it.
He picks up Lois' phone, listens, hits another button, slams
it down.
(CONTINUED)
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41 CONTINUED: 41
PERRY (CONT'D)
It's dead!
Jimmy rushes in from the elevators with his camera and an
8x10 piece of paper.
JIMMY
Chief!
PERRY
I thought I told you to get some
pictures!
JIMMY
The guard downstairs found this
taped to the lobby door.
He hands it to Perry. Lois and Clark read over his
shoulder.
PERRY
(reading)
'The phones of Metropolis are mute,
its computers silenced. We have
released the death grip of
technology and freed the human
spirit.'
Lois opens a drawer in her desk and pulls out her yearbook,
thru...
PERRY (CONT'D)
What kind of sophomoric claptrap is
this?
LOIS
(to Clark)
It's exactly the claptrap Molly was
ranting about yesterday.
CLARK
Looks like Molly's graduated from
activist to terrorist.
LOIS
I guess. There's nothing Molly (X)
couldn't do with a computer system.
PERRY
(re: note)
You know who wrote this?
(CONTINUED)
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41 CONTINUED: 2 41
LOIS
Yeah. But not as well as I
thought.
PERRY
Well what are you two standing here
for? Get on it.
As Clark and Lois exit...
PERRY (CONT'D)
Okay everybody, listen up. We may
have lost the battle, but not the
war. We've still got a paper to
put out.
JIMMY
But Chief, we're fully
computerized.
PERRY
Olsen, you're young, so I'll excuse
that. Believe it or not, there was
a Daily Planet before there were
computers.
JIMMY
But there's no wire service, or
faxes...
PERRY
So you pound the pavement, just
like the old days. First rule of
journalism: publish or perish!
(to Staffers)
Kathy, rustle up some typewriters!
Virgil, see if that old linotype
machine down in the basement still
works! And Jimmy... I want you to
stick with me like glue. You're
about to learn what it's like to be
a real newspaper man.
As an unsure Jimmy follows Perry into his office...
CUT TO:
42 OMITTED 42
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43 INT. GREENHOUSE BOOKSTORE - DAY 43
Lois and Clark enter to discover SIX PEOPLE of various age
and dress sit on the floor CHANTING, 'Om Mah-knee paad mee
hun' to a tape playing on a small recorder on the floor.
Lois looks skeptically at Clark.
CLARK
Sounds like some kind of Buddhist
chant.
What next? She looks around. No sign of Molly. She leans
down to one of the chanters.
LOIS
Excuse me. Is Molly here?
She's ignored. They all keep chanting. She tries another
chanter.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Excuse me. Have you seen Molly?
(she's ignored; tries
another)
Excuse me. I'm looking for Molly
Flynn. (X)
Again she's ignored. Frustrated she hits the button on the
tape player, stopping it. They stop chanting. A nervous
CHANTER, tie askew and sleeves rolled up turns on her.
CHANTER
Hey! What are you doing!? We're
chanting here!
LOIS
I just wondered if any of you have
seen Molly Flynn? (X)
CHANTER
No! We haven't!
LOIS
Who let you in?
CHANTER
We have a key, okay!?
As he sits back in the circle...
LOIS
Um... just what is it you chant
for?
CHANTER
Inner peace and brotherhood! Now
go away!
(CONTINUED)
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43 CONTINUED: 43
He hits the tape and they all start again. Lois and Clark
walk off toward the back of the store.
CLARK
He must be new to the group.
They approach the door that leads into the area behind the
store. The sign says 'Private.' Lois knocks, waits, no
answer. She looks to Clark then turns the knob. It opens.
They step inside.
44 INT. ONE ROOM APARTMENT - DAY - CONTINUOUS 44
A small double bed, sink, tv, chair, dresser. Lois and
Clark enter and look around. Lois eyes a small
refrigerator.
LOIS
I guess anti-technology stops at
giving up your refrigerator.
Lois moves to a small closet as Clark lingers near the TV.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Her clothes are all gone. Big
surprise.
Clark opens the fridge.
CLARK
Not much in here. Yogurt, tofu,
and a couple of cans of Golden
Springs beer. (X)
Lois rushes to the fridge, knocking Clark aside, and pulls a
can of beer from the fridge.
CLARK
Gee, Lois, if you're thirsty you
could have just asked me.
LOIS
Clark this isn't just any beer!
CLARK
I know. It goes with sun and good
times.
LOIS
(beat)
No! It was Ryan's favorite beer. (X)
You have to special order it. And
Molly doesn't drink.
(CONTINUED)
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44 CONTINUED: 44
CLARK
You think she was hiding him here? (X)
LOIS
And we scared the off. I knew it (X)
was him in that photo! They're
pulling these stunts together.
CLARK
Yeah. But what was he doing at
Fort Truman? (X)
LOIS
I don't know. But let's get back
to the Planet and see if we can
find out who headed the
investigation of his death. I
bet they'd make a very interesting
interview
Clark's SUPERHEARING suddenly picks up..
MAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
Somebody help! My wife's having a
baby!
CLARK
Uh... I'll catch up with you later.
I uh... want to talk to some of
these chanters. They might know
something.
LOIS
See if they know a chant for
missing persons.
CUT TO:
45 EXT. FORT TRUMAN - DAY 45
A worried Fane exits his office, starts across the bass when
an anxious Ryan strides up to him.
RYAN
Did you hear anything yet?
Fane nervously glances at passing soldiers.
COL. FANE
For God's sake, salute me. I'm
your, superior officer.
(CONTINUED)
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45 CONTINUED: 45
RYAN
Chuck, there's nothing about you (X)
that's superior.
COL. FANE
Ryan, please. People will notice!
A beat, then Ryan gives him a halfhearted salute. Fane
snaps a return.
RYAN
So?
Fane looks around then pulls Ryan behind a building.
COL. FANE
I made the offer to the Mayor.
It's her call whether she wants our
troops or not.
RYAN
Well, she'd better decide by noon
tomorrow. That's when the Hawkeye
will be in range for me to override
its tracking systems.
COL. FANE
Ryan, the Mayor's not going to ask
for troops unless the city's really
out of control! And it's not yet!
RYAN
Then tonight, we're just going to (X)
have to help it along.
CUT TO:
46 EXT. CITY STREET - DAY 46
A MAN, late 20's, dials a pay phone. In the background, a
crowd's gathered around a car parked haphazardly at the
curb. The man angrily slams the phone down.
47 ANOTHER ANGLE 47
The man rushes towards the car. As he pushes his way
through the crowd...
MAN
The phone's are still dead! I
can't get an ambulance...
The man's stopped short by the sight of...
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48 SUPERMAN 48
kneeling at the open rear passenger door. We can just make
out the form of a woman propped up in the back seat.
There's suddenly the SOUND of a BABY'S CRY and Superman
slowly rises, holding a wrapped bundle in his arms. The
crowd APPLAUDS as Superman hands the baby to the man.
SUPERMAN
Not how you planned it I'm sure,
but still the same result.
As the man stares open mouthed at the newborn...
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Take your daughter and get in the
car. I'm gonna fly all of you to
the hospital.
48A INT. CAR - DAY - CONTINUOUS 48A
The man gets in behind the wheel. As he pulls the shoulder
harness around his baby and himself...
MAN
I can't believe it. My daughter
was delivered by Superman...
SUPERMAN (O.S.)
Everyone buckled in?
MAN
Ready when you are, Superman.
As he car is SLOWLY LIFTED OUT OF FRAME...
48B EXT. STREET - DAY - CONTINUOUS 48B
As the crowd looks up and reacts to the shadow of the car
passing over...
MAN (O.S.)
Honey? I just had this great idea
for a name...
WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
Don't even think it.
DISSOLVE TO:
49 OMITTED 49
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50 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 50
A hotbed of activity except for the obvious absence of the
sounds of technology. NO PHONE RINGING, FAX BEEPING, etc.
Perry steps out of his office, grabs a passing staffers
PERRY
Tell the sports department I'm
going to need their copy two hours
sooner for paste up.
The staffer nods, moves off. As Perry moves across the
bullpen...
PERRY (CONT'D)
(loudly)
Type faster people. I don't have a
computer to help me edit.
He approaches Lois' desk. She's typing at an old Underwood.
As she applies whiteout to a mistake...
PERRY (CONT'D)
Look at that. I haven't seen
whiteout in I don't know how long.
Boy, that brings back a lot of
memories. Mainly about mistakes.
She shoots him a look. As she unjams some stuck keys ...
LOIS
Perry, it's hard enough to
re-create my story on this antique
without feeling like my teacher's
standing over my shoulder.
PERRY
(sympathetically)
Goin' through technology
withdrawal, aren't you honey?
As she nods and lets out a big sigh, Jimmy approaches,
struggling with an old fashioned SHORT WAVE RADIO, complete
with microphone and antenna.
JIMMY
Where do you want this, chief?
(it starts to slip)
Hopefully somewhere close ...
PERRY
My office.
As Jimmy nods and heads O.S ....
LOIS
Is that a short wave radio?
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 50
PERRY
Sure is. Battery powered. Used to
be a hobby of mine. Until Alice
decided I was talking too much to
it and not enough to her.
LOIS
Could you get Washington on that?
PERRY
I could get Paris if I wanted to.
Unfortunately, I'd have to talk to
the French.
LOIS
Perry, I need to find out who
investigated Ryan Wiley's supposed
death. Do you know anyone in
Washington who could find that out?
PERRY
Sure. Stormin' Norman.
LOIS
Schwarzkopf?
PERRY
Haberstetzer. Retired Admiral.
Stormin' Norman's his handle.
LOIS
Do you think held mind looking into
it for me?
PERRY
He'd love it. Give him something
to do. There's only so much
'Battleship' a man can play.
ANDY (O.S.)
(loudly)
Perry! That you?!
Startled, Perry and Lois turn to see ANDY TUCKER, late
sixties, burly, big and LOUD, immaculately dressed in suit
and tie.
PERRY
Andy?
(extends his hand)
Thanks for coming by.
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 2 50
ANDY
(loudly)
Thanks for asking me! I thought
just about everyone had forgotten
about old Andy!
Lois casually sticks a finger in the ear closest to Andy,
trying to save her hearing.
PERRY
Oh, uh...
(loudly)
Andy Tucker, this is Lois Lane!
ANDY
Of course! You're one of the
fourteen pointers!
LOIS
I beg your pardon?
ANDY
What'd she say?!
PERRY
In the old days, fourteen pointer
was slang for a reporter. Andy's
the only pressman I could find who
knows how to run the old linotype.
As Jimmy reappears...
PERRY (CONT'D)
Olsen, this is Andy Tucker. Take
him down to the press room, let him
take a look at the linotype.
JIMMY
Sure. Follow me.
ANDY
What!?
PERRY
You gotta talk loud son. Twenty
years running linotype machines
affected his hearing.
JIMMY
Follow me!
ANDY
(to Lois)
Nice meeting you!
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 3 50
LOIS
You too.
As Jimmy leads him away...
ANDY
(to Jimmy)
What'd she say?!
JIMMY
You too!
ANDY
Me too what?!
As they disappear off screen Perry pulls her story from her
typewriter.
PERRY
Is this ready?
LOIS
Let's just say it's not going to
get any better.
Perry pulls out a red pen, starts to proof it right there.
Lois watches uncomfortably as Perry marks a word.
LOIS (CONT'D)
I never realized how much I use
spell check before...
Perry stops and looks at her.
PERRY
Lois, you look tired. Why don't (X)
you go on home and get some rest.
We're covered here. If I get
through to Stormin' Normin, I'll
send a runner to your place.
LOIS
Thanks, Perry.
Lois waves her thanks. As she grabs her purse...
DISSOLVE TO:
51 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT #2 51
The door opens and Lois enters, her purse slung over her
shoulder, carrying two bags of groceries. She flips on the
light, closes the door, then notices an OPEN WINDOW across
the room. A look of confusion crosses her face and she lays
the grocery bags down.
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52 ANOTHER ANGLE 52
As she nears the open window, the LIGHTS suddenly GO OUT
across the city. Everything's in darkness. The only
illumination is the moonlight coming in through the open
window. As a cacophony of protests start filtering up from
the street, Lois slowly moves to the window and looks out.
Suddenly a FIGURE in a DRESS rushes her from the blackness
of the apartment and grabs her. Lois struggles with the
figure an instant before she's shoved out the window.
LOIS
Noooo!
53 EXT. NIGHT SKY - ON LOIS 53
falling, flailing by the light of the moon, her purse still
hanging from her shoulder.
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
54 EXT. NIGHT SKY - CONTINUOUS 54
Lois falls a few floors, then yanks her purse from her
shoulder and SNAGS a flagpole jutting from the building with
the strap. Lois quickly wraps her legs around the pole and
holds on for dear life, breathing heavily.
LOIS
Uh... hello... anybody?
She tries pulling herself up on the pole, but it bends under
her weight. Suddenly Superman floats into frame beside her.
SUPERMAN
I know you probably have everything
under control, but since I'm
here...
LOIS
Well... I guess... if you're not
doing anything...
He gently untangles Lois from the pole and floats upwards
with her.
55 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER 55
Superman floats in through the open window with Lois. As he
sets her gently down on the floor...
LOIS
Thanks.
SUPERMAN
Want to tell me what happened?
LOIS
Somebody pushed me out the window.
She indicates her open apartment door.
LOIS (CONT'D)
But it looks like they're gone.
SUPERMAN
Stay here.
He SUPERSPEEDS out of the apartment. A beat, then Lois
notices something on the floor reflecting the moonlight.
She reaches down and lifts a CHARM off the carpet. As she
studies it with dismay, Superman SUPERSPEEDS back in.
(CONTINUED)
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55 CONTINUED: 55
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I didn't see anyone.
LOIS
Doesn't matter. I know who it was.
She shows the charm to Superman.
LOIS (CONT'D)
I gave this charm to an old college
friend.
(then)
I guess we're not friends anymore.
WOMAN'S VOICE (O.S.)
Somebody help! They're stealing my car!
LOIS
Go ahead.
(then)
I'll be fine. Really.
Superman nods, moves off screen toward her window. Lois
watches him leave. We hear the WHOOSH, then HOLD ON her
pensive look as we...
DISSOLVE TO:
56 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 56
The news room is lit by COLEMAN LANTERNS. Staffers carry
flashlights. Perry-stands near a desk, reading a paste-up,
wearing a CONSTRUCTION HELMET WITH A FLASHLIGHT taped around
it. He looks up as Lois enters from THE STAIRWELL, carrying
a bag of groceries.
PERRY
Lois! I thought you went home for
the night.
She puts the bag down as Jimmy approaches.
LOIS
I figured you'd be pulling an all
nighter, so I thought I'd bring
some goodies.
JIMMY
(rummaging through bags)
Chocolate chip cookies, corn chips,
licorice... no double fudge crunch
bars?
(CONTINUED)
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56 CONTINUED: 56
LOIS
I'm hoarding those for myself.
Jimmy shrugs, takes out a cookie bag thru...
PERRY
What's the city like out there?
LOIS
It's eerie. Every soldier from
Fort Truman must be on the street. (X)
It's like we're under siege. Do we
know what caused the blackout?
PERRY
Looks like your friend again.
Power Company got a note that said
something about electricity being
the evil handmaiden of technology.
Clark enters, looking tired.
PERRY (CONT'D)
Kent! Where have you been?
CLARK
(yawning)
I was uh... covering Superman,
chief. He's been out all night
saving the day.
There's a beat as Lois, Perry and Jimmy eye him, then Andy
approaches, hands and arms covered in ink, smudges on his
forehead. He carries a tabloid sized newspaper and hands it
to Perry.
ANDY
(loudly)
Here's the first copy, Perry! Hot
off the press!
57 INSERT - NEWSPAPER 57
A smaller, TABLOID STYLE, black and white version of the
Planet. A headline reads "Havoc in the City."
58 RESUME - SCENE 58
CLARK
You pulled off a miracle, chief.
PERRY
Well, I couldn't do it alone.
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 58
LOIS
(modestly)
Aw, chief...
PERRY
(patting Andy's back)
Andy, you're the best.
ANDY
It's okay! I don't need a rest!
JIMMY
(eyeing the paper)
I don't know. Kinda looks like one
of those papers that say stuff like
'I had Elvis' Alien Love Child.'
PERRY
(to Jimmy)
Remember son... what looks like a (X)
plow horse might run like a (X)
thoroughbred. (X)
ANDY
What'd you say?! (X)
PERRY
Looks great, Andy! (X)
ANDY
I know it's late! You wanna run (X)
it?! (X)
VOICE (O.S)
Chief? Someone's calling for you
on the short wave.
Perry hands the paper to Andy.
PERRY
Get down to the pressroom and (X)
print like hell! Sun-up's around
the corner! Jimmy, go with him.
He's gonna need a lot of help.
JIMMY
(right in Andy's ear) (X)
C'mon! I'll give you a hand! (X)
As Andy and Jimmy exit.. .
ANDY
What are you yelling for?! (X)
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 2 58
PERRY
By God, we're going to be the only
paper in this town to have a
morning edition!
As Perry exits toward his office...
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 2 58
CLARK
(to Lois)
Superman told me what happened at
your apartment. Are you okay?
LOIS
(shrugging it off)
I'm fine. So an old friend tried
to kill me. These things happen.
(off his look)
okay, so they happen to me.
(and then)
I can't believe Molly's behind
this. She's just not capable of
terrorism and murder.
CLARK
People can have two sides to their
personalities.
(to himself)
Believe me, I know.
Perry enters, jazzed.
PERRY
Lois! The calvary came through.
That was Stormin' Norman on the
shortwave.
CLARK
Swartzkopf?
LOIS
Haberstetzer. I'll explain later.
PERRY
He got the name of the officer who
investigated Ryan Wiley's alleged
death.
(pointed)
One Colonel Charles Fane. (X)
LOIS
Fane?! (X)
CLARK
No wonder he's been ducking us.
It'd be hard to explain how a man
you swore was dead is walking
around your base!
LOIS
I wonder if they're all in this
together.
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 3 58
CLARK
But why paralyze the city?
PERRY
Unless... y'know it's hard to spot
a storm someplace else when there's
trouble brewin' at home.
Lois and Clark exchange a look.
CLARK
Are you saying that everything
that's going on in Metropolis is
just a diversion?
PERRY
I don't know. But my gut says
there's something pretty
coincidental about a man takin'
over a base and then emptyin' it
out twenty four hours later.
CLARK
A man who only took over because
General Marshall was killed. (X)
LOIS
There's one way to find out what's
going on. We've got to get on that
base.
CLARK
Lois, if Fane emptied Fort Truman (X)
for a reason they're not just going
to let us drive on with a smile.
A look crosses Lois' face, then...
LOIS
Meet me out front in ten minutes.
As she hurries for the exit...
PERRY
I worry when she gets that look in
her eye.
CUT TO:
59 EXT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 59
Soldiers and several military vehicles are in evidence as
Clark comes out the revolving doors and walks to the curb.
He looks around, then hears the sound of SQUEALING TIRES.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 43.
59 CONTINUED: 59
An army jeep comes barreling around the corner and SCREECHES
to a stop in front of him. Lois, wearing a fatigue hat, is
behind the wheel.
LOIS
Hurry up! Get in!
Clarks runs to the passenger side and hops in thru...
CLARK
You stole a jeep?!
LOIS
I didn't steal it. I'm returning
it to the base for them.
Three soldiers come running down the street behind them.
SOLDIER'S VOICE
Hey! Bring that jeep back!
LOIS
(pulling away)
Here. Put these on.
She tosses him a set of dress khaki's. As the jeep
jack-rabbits down the street...
CLARK
(eyeing uniforms)
Where did you get?... never mind.
I don't want to know.
CUT TO:
60 FORT TRUMAN - GUARD GATE - DAWN - DAY #3 60
Lois and Clark, in uniforms, drive to the GUARD GATE. Lois
salutes with her left hand as the Guard waves them through.
61 ON GUARD 61
A suspicious look crosses his face, reaches for a phone ...
62 IN JEEP - DAY - MOVING 62
CLARK
You just saluted with the wrong
hand.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 44.
62 CONTINUED: 62
LOIS
With everything that's going on I
doubt he noticed.
(looking around)
Boy, there's hardly a soldier in
sight.
63 INT. COL. FANE'S OFFICE - DAY - MINUTES LATER 63(X)
Deserted. The outer door opens. Lois and Clark enter and
approach the empty front desk.
CLARK
(disappointed)
Great. No one's here.
LOIS
Fane must be around somewhere. (X)
The soldiers outside the Planet
said he stayed on the base.
CLARK
(eyeing lights)
They must have their own
generators.
LOIS
(near fax machine)
Look at this. They said their fax
machine wasn't working.
(stroking the machine)
It's true. You don't know what
you've got til it's gone.
She eyes a letter in the machine waiting to be faxed. Her
eyes go wide, then she abruptly yanks it from the machine.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark! Look at this!
CLARK
(reading)
To the Joint Chiefs. Fort Truman
has just been destroyed. The
Hawkeye Satellite is now under our
control. Like my book says.
'Technology is killing us.
Literally.' When's this set to be
sent?
LOIS
(eyeing fax machine)
The timer's set for nine a.m.
That's fifteen minutes from now.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 45.
63 CONTINUED: 63
CLARK
Perry was right. Metropolis is
just a diversion. They killed
General Marshall so they could (X)
empty the base and hi-jack the
satellite without interference.
LOIS
Clark, there are hundreds of
dependents on this base. They'll
never get out in time.
CLARK
Let's get to the command center.
Maybe there's somebody who could
jam their transmissions.
64 EXT. COL. FANE'S OFFICE BUILDING - DAY - CONTINUOUS 64(X)
Lois and Clark come running outside, then stop.
CLARK
Any idea where that command
center's located?
LOIS
No. And there's never a soldier
around when you need one. Try
those buildings over there. I'll
go this way.
As Lois disappears around the building, Clark starts to
loosen his tie (to change into Superman) when a MILITARY
SIDEARM comes into frame and pokes into his back. Clark
freezes.
65 ANOTHER ANGLE REVEALS 65
Fane holding the gun. Two armed soldiers flank him. (X)
COL. FANE (X)
I guess you didn't know trespassing
on a military facility is a federal
offense.
(to soldiers)
Put him in the stockade.
As the soldiers unshoulder their rifles we...
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT THREE_
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 46.
_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
66 INT. STOCKADE - DAY 66
The soldiers march Clark toward a holding cell, rifles
trained on him
CLARK
Guys, you're making a big mistake.
Colonel Fane's planning to blow up
the entire base.
SOLDIER
Is that the best you can do? Get
in.
CLARK
Look, my name is Clark Kent. I'm a
reporter for the Daily Planet.
SOLDIER
So? In case you hadn't heard, the
military and the media aren't
exactly best of friends.
CUT TO
67 EXT. HAWKEYE COMMAND CENTER - DAY 67
Lois rushes up to a door. Over it is a sign reading
'Hawkeye Command Center.' She pulls open a heavy security
door and rushes inside/
68 INT. HAWKEYE COMMAND CENTER ROOM - DAY - CONTINUOUS 68
A high-tech command center. Deserted except for Molly,
sitting in a swivel chair, her arms behind her. Off Lois'
stunned expression...
MOLLY
Lois!
LOIS
Surprised to see me alive?
MOLLY
What are you doing in that uniform?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 47.
68 CONTINUED: 68
LOIS
Why'd _you_ try to kill me last
night?
MOLLY
Kill you?!
LOIS
Where's your psycho boyfriend? (X)
MOLLY
I have no idea. He kidnaped me!
She swivels in her chair revealing her hands are bound.
MOLLY (CONT'D)
I've been locked in here the past
twenty four hours!
LOIS
(rushing to untie her)
Oh my God, Molly
MOLLY
He's going to hi-jack the Hawkeye
LOIS
I know. I thought you were (X)
working with him.
MOLLY
Nice to know you think so much of
me.
LOIS
Well, you lied to me about him
being dead. How do you explain
that?
MOLLY
I thought he _was_ dead! Until (X)
he showed up at my door and told (X)
me he faked his death. He said (X)
he'd stumbled onto military (X)
secrets and the Army was out to (X)
kill him. (X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 48.-48a.
68 CONTINUED: 2 68
As she finishes untying Molly...
LOIS
And you fell for that?
MOLLY
Don't start with me, Lois!
The door opens, revealing Ryan and Fane. Ryan carries a
briefcase.
RYAN
Well, isn't this a surprising
reunion? I thought you fell out a
window. Lois.
LOIS
You mean pushed out... by a man who
likes to dress up like his
girlfriend.
Lois charges at Ryan but Fane pulls his sidearm stopping
her.
COL. FANE
Don't... don't make me use this.
RYAN
(needling)
Ooh, Chuck. That sounded so (X)
menacing
(heads to bank of (X)
computers)
I'd love to stay and chat Lois, (X)
but I've got a satellite to hijack.
LOIS
Death must have affected your brain
cells. How are you going to get
all this equipment out of here in
ten minutes?
He begins to remove a motherboard from a computer.
RYAN
Don't have to. I'm using the
mobile remote system. You remember
that, don't you, Mol?
MOLLY
I'm sorry I ever designed it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 49.
68 CONTINUED: 3 68
RYAN
Spoken like a true anti-technology
queen.
LOIS
It's people like you she's against.
Not technology.
MOLLY
Actually, Lois, I am against
technology.
LOIS
Molly, don't be ridiculous...
As he slips the motherboard into his briefcase...
RYAN
Ladies, ladies. You've got ten
minutes to live. Don't waste it
arguing.
LOIS
What are you going to do? Use the (X)
satellite to blackmail governments (X)
so you can feel like the big man (X)
you never were?
RYAN
(calmly charming)
Oh, we're getting catty. But
you're right. All done in the name
of the great anti-tech author Molly
Flynn.
LOIS
And you think that's going to (X)
work?
RYAN
Of course. They'll be looking for (X)
Molly but she... and you... are
about to disappear without a trace.
And they'll never look for me,
because I'm already dead.
As he and Fane had for the door...
MOLLY
(venomous)
You can't leave us here!
CONTINUED:
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 50.
68 CONTINUED: 5 68
RYAN
You can watch it all happen on (X)
that computer screen. When the (X)
cross hairs are directly over this (X)
command center... poof. Don't (X)
worry. You'll never know what hit
you.
They exit, locking the big steel security door behind them.
Lois runs to the door. It's sealed shut. As Molly hurries
to the computer bank...
LOIS
Can you stop it?!
MOLLY
I don't know.
As Molly starts to disassemble another computer...
CUT TO:
69 INT. STOCKADE - DAY 69
As the guards push Clark into a cell...
SOLDIER
Get in.
CLARK
I'm telling you, Fane's hijacking
the Hawkeye satellite. There's not
a lot of time before this base is
destroyed.
SOLDIER
Sure pal. Next you're gonna tell
me you're Superman and you have to
save the day.
The soldiers laugh as they slam the doors on him then walk
off. Now alone, Clark floats up to the small barred window
at the top of the cell. He grabs the bars and spreads them
apart, then rips open his shirt.
CUT TO:
70 INT. HAWKEYE COMPUTER COMMAND CENTER - DAY 70
As Molly withdraws the motherboard from the computer...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 51.-51A.
70 CONTINUED: 70
LOIS
What are you doing?
MOLLY
Replacing the motherboard he took
with this one. Pray it's (X)
compatible.
LOIS
If it is, can you stop it? (X)
MOLLY
Who knows!? But I don't know what
else to try!
LOIS
Hey, there's no reason to get
snippy at me. _I_ wasn't the one
who dated the psycho.
As she hurries to install it in the computer Ryan
cannibalized...
MOLLY
Lois. In what may be our last
minutes together on earth, is this
really what you want to talk
about?!
LOIS
Well... just once I'd like for you
to agree with me about Ryan.
MOLLY
Look, he was cute, we had a lot in
common, we fell in love. How'd I (X)
know he'd turn out to be a psycho?!
She starts typing in commands.
LOIS
So you admit it!
MOLLY
Okay, I admit it! And we're still
going to die so what good does it
do!!?
LOIS
Well, _I_ feel a little better.
MOLLY
(facetious)
Great.
Lois has no comeback as Molly continues to bang the
keyboard, then checks the screen.
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Pink Rev. 9/26/94 52.
71 CLOSE ON SCREEN 71
A graphic depiction of the base with high tech cross hairs
moving over it. The edge of the base appears on the right
side of the screen.
LOIS (O.S.)
There's the base!
72 RESUME SCENE 72
MOLLY
I can see that!
(then)
You know what bugs _me_?
LOIS
(innocent)
About me?
MOLLY
Yes about you! It bugged me when
my best friend dropped out of my
life over my boyfriend.
LOIS
What was I supposed to do? I hated
him, you ignored me and that was
that.
MOLLY
A real friend would have respected
my feelings and kept our
relationship alive. But I guess
that would require someone who's
not judgmental and self-absorbed. (X)
On Lois' exasperated expression...
CUT TO:
73 EXT. SUPERMAN - DAY - FLYING 73
over the Army base. He spots something and dips out of
frame.
CUT TO:
74 CLOSE ON - COMPUTER SCREEN 74
The graphic image of the command center is approaching dead
center in the cross hairs.
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Green Rev. 9/27/94 53.
75 PULL BACK TO REVEAL 75
Molly feverishly working at the computer. She suddenly
stops.
LOIS
Why are you stopping!?
MOLLY
(defeated)
Ryan made the file read-only.
LOIS
Read-only? So you can't override
it? So we're basically... so this
is...
MOLLY
it.
They look at each other a beat. As they start to hug... a
loud Crash interrupts and the security door is RIPPED FROM
IT'S HINGES. Superman appears.
LOIS
Superman! The Hawkeye's going to (X)
blow up the base! We can't stop it
from here! (X)
He turns and rushes out.
CUT TO:
76 EXT. COMMAND CENTER 76
Superman darts out into the daylight and looks into the sky.
77 HIS SUPERVISION POV 77
The Hawkeye Satellite floats ominously in space.
78 ON SUPERMAN 78
A leap and he's... out of frame.
CUT TO:
79 EXT. SPACE 79
Out of the blackness a blue streak slows as Superman appears
and approaches the edge of the huge dish-like Hawkeye. He
grabs it by the rim and struggles to change its rotation.
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 54.
80 INT. COMMAND CENTER 80
Lois and Molly watch the computer screen. The cross hairs
are a fraction of an inch from dead center on their
building.
81 EXT. SPACE 81
Using al his strength, Superman finally gets the satellite
to rotate just as a BLUE BEAM SHOOTS from its center, firing
harmlessly off into space.
82 INT. COMPUTER BUILDING 82
Lois and Molly watch the computer screen, the cross hairs
now focused on the Milky Way. They collapse against the
control table in relief.
MOLLY
Lois, I'm sorry.
LOIS (X)
Me too. Life threatening (X)
situations don't always bring out (X)
the best in me. (X)
MOLLY (X)
I've missed you. (X)
LOIS (X)
I've missed _you._ I can't believe (X)
we let a man come between us. (X)
MOLLY
Me neither. I haven't met the man
yet who was worth giving up a good
friend for.
They break the hug. They return to the screen.
MOLLY (CONT'D)
Then again, I've never met
Superman. I wonder what he's be
like on a date?
LOIS
You and me both.
Molly notices Lois' dreamy look, and smiles.
DISSOLVE TO:
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 55.
83 EXT. MILITARY JEEP - DAY - SECONDS LATER 83
Fane drives, Ryan stares down at the remote control unit on
his lap. Concern crosses his face.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Yellow Rev. 9/27/94 55.
83 CONTINUED: 83
RYAN
Something's wrong...
(tapping keys)
The Hawkeye's facing the wrong way!
Suddenly...
84 ANOTHER ANGLE INCLUDES SUPERMAN 84
pulling up alongside the moving jeep in a SITTING POSITION,
as if he were behind the wheel of a car.
SUPERMAN
Let's see... satellite hijacking,
attempted murder, terrorism and
speeding... I'm going to have to
ask you to pull over.
As Ryan and Fane stare open mouthed... (X)
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
(to Fane) (X)
This is _not_ going to look good at
promotion time.
As the defeated men react...
DISSOLVE TO:
85 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 85
Lois and Clark, still in uniform, enter from the stairwell.
LOIS
Clark, do you think I'm judgmental?
CLARK
No... not really.
LOIS
Am I self-absorbed?
CLARK
No... not often.
They start down the ramp...
LOIS
Do you think I always have to be
right?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 56.
85 CONTINUED: 85
CLARK
Well... not always. Lois, what's
this all about?
LOIS
It's just something Molly said...
(and then)
Do you think I'm a good friend?
CLARK
I think you're a great friend.
LOIS
(beaming)
Thank you.
CLARK
Although you do have your quirks.
As they reach her desk...
LOIS
(defensive)
I like my quirks. They make me
unique.
CLARK
Oh, you're unique all right.
She shoots him a look as Perry approaches.
PERRY
Hey, I just got off the shortwave
with Stormin' Norman. I hear you
two held down the fort. Nice work.
LOIS
Thanks Perry.
PERRY
How's your old friend?
LOIS
Molly? She has a lot to work
through, but she'll be fine. I told
her we'd talk in a few days...
(to Clark)
...in person.
Clark smiles at her, then...
CLARK
Where's Jimmy?
Perry turns and indicates his office.
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) Goldenrod Rev. 9/28/94 55.
86 THEIR POV 86
Jimmy's fast asleep on Perry's couch.
87 RESUME SCENE 87
PERRY
He's got the heart to be a real
newsman, just lacks the stamina.
Suddenly the power surges back on. As the light and
computers flicker on...
PERRY (CONT'D)
All right! Looks like we'll be
able to run an Extra edition!
(to Lois and Clark)
And we're leading with your story.
(looks toward his
office, then)
I hate to do this.
(exiting to office)
Jimmy! Wake up!
As Lois flops in her chair.
LOIS
I guess it'll take more than a few (X)
terrorists to bring down this
paper.
CLARK
(sits on her desk)
With Perry and Jimmy on board?
Definitely.
LOIS
And you too.
CLARK
Thanks.
Clark heads to his desk...
LOIS
Notice I didn't say anything about
myself?
CLARK
I did.
LOIS
But _you_ could say something.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
OPERATION BLACKOUT (#6) FULL Blue Rev. 9/23/94 58.
87 CONTINUED: 87
CLARK
I could.
Clark's impish smile says it all and we...
FADE OUT
_THE END_
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