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Titre en VO : A Bolt From the Blue
Diffusion US : 20/11/94
Diffusion FR : 09/05/95
Superman sauve Waldeker qui tentait de se suscider lors d'une enquête au cimetière à propos de la mort de Lex. Mais un éclair tombe sur eux et les pouvoirs de Superman sont transmis à l'homme. L'homme, tout content, décide de devenir le nouveau superhéro et il devient "Resplendissant Man".
Superman essaye de lui parler mais il n'y a rien à faire. Le Dr. Kelly, qui était en charge de la réanimation de Lex, a été témoin du transfert du corps de Lex et elle compte se servir de Superman pour elle et Lex. Elle kidnappe Wandamae, la soeur de Waldeker, ainsi que Loïs.
Superman et Resplendissant Man se battent en pleine rue mais le Dr. Kelly arrive et essaye de transférer les pouvoirs. Elle réussit et devient puissante et attaque Superman.
Note : 7/10
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Titre VO
A Bolt from the Blue
Titre VF
Coup de foudre
Première diffusion
20.11.1994
Première diffusion en France
09.05.1995
_LOIS & CLARK_
_THE NEW ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN_
"A BOLT FROM THE BLUE"
Written by Kathy McCormick
Directed by Philip J. Sgriccia
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
PERRY WHITE
JIMMY OLSEN
MARTHA KENT
JONATHAN KENT
WILLIAM W.W. WALDECKER/RESPLENDENT MAN
GRETCHEN KELLY
WANDAMAE WALDECKER
ALLEGRA VENNUM
DISTRAUGHT WOMAN
COP #1
MATRON
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet Perpetual Pines Cemetery
Newsroom Van Dyne Crypt
Van Dyne Crypt Metropolis Streets
Underground Bunker
Sky
*
Burning Building
Lois' Apartment
Ledge #1
Tattoo Parlor
Ledge #2
Happy Hollow Rest Home
* Happy Hollow Rest Home *
Activites Area
Grove of Trees
Clark's Apartment
Kent House
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 EXT. PERPETUAL PINES CEMETERY - NIGHT #1 1
It's a dark night, and it's about to be a stormy night.
Distant THUNDER RUMBLES, distant lightning crackles. Well,
not so distant, maybe, and it's moving this way.
It's spooky here. Shadows flit across tombstones.
Mausoleums loom. Moonlight teases the darkness but never
quite penetrates the deepest gloom.
LOIS and CLARK appear. They're sneaking, they're skulking,
they're not supposed to be here. Lois is fine with this,
Clark isn't. Both talking softly: (X)
CLARK
I think I need for you to explain (X)
this to me again. Mrs. Cox called (X)
you from prison... (X)
LOIS
She said, and I quote, 'If you (X)
want to know what happened to Lex (X)
Luthor, try a night visit to (X)
Perpetual Pines Cemetery.' So (X)
here we are. Don't you care what (X)
happened to Lex? (X)
Clark opens his mouth to speak, but: (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
Shhh!
She has put an arm out and stopped him. They listen.
FOOTSTEPS, CRUNCHING through leaves, somewhere nearby. As
Lois peers futilely into the murk, Clark, behind her, lowers
his glasses and SUPERSEES through a mausoleum: The
footsteps belong to a patrolling security guard.
CLARK
It's a guard.
She turns her head to give him a look. He slides the
glasses back up.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 2.
1 CONTINUED: 1
LOIS
For somebody who wears glasses,
your eyesight sure is --
He pulls her into deep shadow. He points. She looks. The
guard appears, headed this way. Lois ducks down behind a
tombstone, motions Clark to do the same, but something has
caught his attention. He does duck behind another
tombstone, where he uses his SUPERSIGHT to zero in on:
2 EXT. ANOTHER PART OF THE CEMETERY - NIGHT 2
The storm clouds, the lightning, the THUNDER are getting
closer all the time. We're near an oversized tombstone,
evidently marking the dual grave of a departed husband and
wife. The husband's name -- Walter W. W. Waldecker -- is
kind of scrunched up on one side of the stone; the wife's
name -- Mae August Waldecker -- takes up most of the room.
The death dates tell us that Mrs. Waldecker died recently,
outliving poor Mr. Waldecker by some years. Standing at the
foot of the grave is a little guy in his thirties -- WILLIAM
WALLACE WEBSTER WALDECKER, only son of the deceased. Little
Will, as he's known, is holding a handgun loosely at his
side; he's come here to have a final conversation with his
mother. He has a Southern accent, and he talks real fast:
LITTLE WILL
Well, Mama, I reckon you were right
about me all along, everything I
touch just seems to turn to cow
pies. It's not like I'm not used
to it 'cause God knows I am by now
after a whole entire lifetime of
it, and as long as it's just me I
don't mind, really I don't, but,
Mama, I went and lost all the money
and now I can't afford to keep
Sister in the rest home past the (X)
end of the month, and being as how
I am just worthless as a one-legged
bird dog, well...
3 CLOSE ON THE GUN IN HIS HAND 3
There's a tattoo on the back of his hand, distinctive enough
to be recognized when we see it again. He begins to raise
the gun.
4 WIDER 4
As Little Will raises the gun toward his head, there's a
WHOOSH, and Superman appears.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Pink Rev. 10/19/94 3.
4 CONTINUED: 4
At the moment he grabs the gun in Little Willis hand, a
ferocious BOLT OF LIGHTNING strikes Superman. The (X)
electricity travels visibly from his body through the gun (X)
and then through Little Willis body. (X)
The flash briefly illuminates something in the b.g.: the
massive Van Dyne mausoleum, and standing in the unexpectedly
open doorway, a shadowy figure. We may not even be sure
whether it's a man or a woman. Meanwhile, you expect that
Little Will has been fried, but as the bright light fades,
we see that he is still standing -- a little stunned, a
little discombobulated, but very much alive. Oddly,
Superman seems a little discombobulated, too.
LITTLE WILL
Well, my goodness...
Recovering, Superman takes the gun from Willis unresisting
hand.
SUPERMAN
Sir, please listen to me: Life is
a precious gift. Every new day
that we're alive is another chance
to be the best that we can be.
Little Will is recovering his usual self now.
LITTLE WILL
Oh, puh-leeze, what would you know
about it, Mr. Nothing-Can-Hurt-Me-
And-I-Don't-Need-Money-To-Live --
(eyeing the costume)
-- and didn't anybody ever tell you
that two primary colors just do not
work together?
SUPERMAN
(kindly)
You can criticize my appearance, or
you can talk about what's really
bothering you. Which would you
prefer?
WILL
Well, if you put it that way...
5 BACK WITH LOIS 5
who's looking around. The guard is gone.
LOIS
(whispering)
Clark... Clark...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Pink Rev. 10/19/94 4.
5 CONTINUED: 5
God, where _does_ he go? She stands up and starts looking
for him.
6 WITH SUPERMAN AND LITTLE WILL 6
If Superman were capable of regretting having done the right
thing, this would be the time.
LITTLE WILL
-- So, what with Wandamae being,
um, in need of professional help
and all, and me getting that very
very bad advice about how
biodegradable golf clubs were the
wave of the future and I better get
in on the ground floor, you can see
how my life just is not worth
living anymore --
Somewhere during this, Superman SUPERHEARS:
LOIS (V.O.)
Clark... Clark... Where are you?
Even in a whispered V.O., we can tell she's getting a little
annoyed.
LITTLE WILL
-- and I feel so guilty, my daddy
went to an early grave, this one
right here in fact, making all that
money, and what do I do, I just go
and lose every last bit of it in
one fell swoop.
Superman stems the flood of words:
SUPERMAN
Sir, Metropolis General Hospital (X)
has a referral service for
counseling and therapy --
He's crushing the handgun into a perfectly round steel ball,
which he hands to Little Will.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
-- people you can talk to, people
who can help you see that --
He puts a supportive hand on Little Will's shoulder.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Life _is_ worth living.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 5.
6 CONTINUED: 6
He WHOOSHES away, leaving Little Will holding the wadded-UP (X)
weapon. Little Will makes a face at the departing
superhero.
LITTLE WILL
Easy for you to say.
(looks at the gun)
Well, Mama, I guess I won't be
joining you and Daddy after all,
not at this particular time.
Peevishly he drops the gun-ball and halfheartedly kicks at
it. The steel sphere rockets out of the cemetery and keeps
going, destination Neptune. Little Will reacts, stunned.
He looks down at his feet, his hands. Can it be?
LITTLE WILL (CONT'D)
Oh, my gosh.
Another lightning flash illuminates the shadowy figure in
the doorway of the Van Dyne crypt. As Little Will absorbs
the fact that he now has superpowers, we PUSH IN ON the
shadowy figure; and as we do, the storm breaks. Lightning (X)
lets us see that the shadowy figure is Dr. GRETCHEN KELLY,
personal physician to the gelatinous goo. She has seen.
She knows. She covets.
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASER_
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 6.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
7 EXT. STREET - DAY #2 7
Lois and Clark are walking toward the Daily Planet building,
going to work. It's a beautiful morning. L&C are in the
middle of:
LOIS
Well, of course we got kicked out,
and whose fault was that? I am not
the one who stepped on the only dry
twig in the entire cemetery just as
that guard came back.
CLARK
Well, you are the one who (X)
believed Mrs. Cox when she told (X)
you that Lex is alive and well (X)
somewhere in Perpetual Pines (X)
Cemetery. A) How could he be (X)
alive, and B) if he is alive, why (X)
is he hanging around a cemetery? (X)
Does that make sense, Lois? (X)
Clark stops at a coffee vendor's stand. Lois keeps going,
without noticing that Clark's no longer at her side.
LOIS
I didn't believe her or disbelieve (X)
her. I'm a reporter, I was (X)
following a lead, that's what (X)
reporters do, in case you -- (X)
A SQUEAL OF BRAKES, BLARING HORNS drown her out. (X)
8 WITH CLARK 8
He looks up to see a swerving car bearing down on Lois, who (X)
has nowhere to go to get out of the way. No time to turn
into Superman. Clark lunges toward --
9 LOIS 9
but before he grabs her, a CAPED CRUSADER swoops down from
the sky and plucks her from harm's way. Clark disappears
under the front of the car as it stops a few inches before
crashing into the side of the Planet building. In the b.g.
we can see JIMMY furiously snapping pictures.
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 7.
10 CLARK 10
emerges from under the car, looks around, finds everybody
looking up. He looks up, too. (It should be clear here
that the driver of the car is not hurt and does not need
tending to.)
11 WIDER 11
as RESPLENDENT MAN (he'll get his name in Act Two) sets Lois
down near Clark. The new superhero is dressed in a blue (X)
and orange costume; he wears a half-mask, which does not (X)
conceal his identity from Clark, who is absolutely stunned
to recognize Little Will. Lois is stunned, too, to see a
second Metropolitan superhero.
RESPLENDENT MAN
(to Lois)
You are just about the prettiest
thing I've saved so far, though.the
day is young and my experience is
somewhat limited.
LOIS
Who... who are you?
Jimmy has gotten closer and is snapping away. Clark is
goggling at Resplendent Man. R.M. takes Lois's hand, raises
it to his lips and kisses it. The tattoo is visible, and
Lois notices it.
RESPLENDENT MAN
That's for me to know and you to
find out, isn't it?
He grins charmingly and flies off, leaving a bunch of
baffled people behind.
12 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 12
CLOSE ON prints of the photos Jimmy took. WIDEN as:
PERRY
By thunder, now this is a story!
A new superhero in Metropolis! Who
is this guy?
Lois, Clark, PERRY, Jimmy. Clark's suit is ripped in a
couple of places from his collision with the car. Lois is
looking intently at one of the pictures.
LOIS
Clark...
She points. He and the others look.
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Yellow Rev. 10/20/94 8.
13 CLOSE ON PHOTO 13
It's the car. Clark has disappeared somewhere under it; all
we can see of him is his hands clutching the front bumper
from underneath.
14 BACK TO SCENE 14
They all look at him.
CLARK
Ah, it was --
Perry claps him on the back.
PERRY
You're a lucky man, son. A few
inches either way and you'd've been
under a wheel.
RUNNER (O.S.)
Miss Lane?
Lois turns to see a young runner. He hands her an envelope.
Perry keeps talking over this:
PERRY
A shame about your suit, though.
No way to fix tears like that.
Lois has opened the envelope, reacts to the contents:
LOIS
What?! Excuse me?!
She has their attention. She waves a piece of paper around.
LOIS
He's charging me! This is a bill!
$32.50!
(reading)
'A small price to pay for being
plucked alive from the snapping
jaws of certain death.'
They take a moment for their reactions to this piece of
effrontery, then:
PERRY
Lois, Clark, see if you can track (X)
this guy down. Find out who he (X)
is. I want an exclusive. (X)
He goes into his office. Jimmy hustles to layout.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 9.
14 CONTINUED: 14
LOIS
(thinking aloud) (X)
We could start with the costume.
Whoever he is, he didn't just buy
that off the rack. And there's a (X)
tattoo on the back of his hand we (X)
could check out. And we need to (X)
talk to Superman. (X)
CLARK
You go ahead. I'll catch up with
you.
Lois can't believe this. (X)
LOIS
This is big. This is huge! What (X)
could possibly be more important (X)
than the story of the century?! (X)
Clark indicates his clothes.
CLARK
I -- um -- have to change my suit.
15 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - DAY 15
He's changed his suit: Superman is flying, scanning the
city below.
16 EXT. BURNING BUILDING - DAY 16
It's a house -- the last remaining house in a neighborhood
that's now all apartment buildings. SIRENS are approaching,
but the fire department has not yet arrived. But
Resplendent Man has; he's trying to calm a distraught
ELDERLY WOMAN, the owner of the house.
DISTRAUGHT WOMAN
Oh, please, somebody save my sweet
little Muffin!
She clutches at Resplendent Man.
DISTRAUGHT WOMAN (CONT'D)
Can you save her, please, please?
RESPLENDENT MAN
Yes, ma'am, I sure can, is your
sweet little Muffin a dog or a cat?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Pink Rev. 10/19/94 10.
16 CONTINUED: 16
DISTRAUGHT WOMAN
A dog, just a wonderful little dog,
please help me.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Dogs are twenty-nine ninety-five, a
small price to pay for being
plucked alive from the snapping
jaws of certain death.
Behind him, a blue and red streak goes by, into the burning
building. From inside there's a big SUPERBREATH SOUND, and
the fire goes out. Superman comes out carrying a dog. He
hands it to the grateful woman.
DISTRAUGHT WOMAN
Oh, thank you, Superman, thank you!
She smothers the dog with kisses. Resplendent Man is
miffed.
RESPLENDENT MAN
(to Superman)
Well, excuse me, Mr. Boy Scout,
there's not enough work for both of
us? Do I horn in on your action?
The crowd edges closer, very interested in the superheroes'
conversation.
SUPERMAN
Can we go somewhere and talk?
Superman takes R.M.'s arm and starts to take off, but he (X)
can't pull hard enough to make R.M. come along for the
flight. A new experience for the Man of Steel.
RESPLENDENT MAN
If you want to provide your
services for free, that is entirely
up to you, but I personally have
bills to pay.
Okay, brute strength won't work. Superman tries persuasion:
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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16 CONTINUED: 2 16
SUPERMAN
Can we go somewhere and have a
_private_ conversation? (X)
But R.M. is on a roll:
RESPLENDENT MAN
I'm not greedy, my prices are real
reasonable, and I'm not an ogre,
I'm gonna throw in a little pro
bono work.
Superman sighs.
SUPERMAN
How about if I pay you to come with
me and have a talk?
RESPLENDENT MAN
Now you know, that brings up a
point I have always wondered about:
Where do you carry things like
money in that outfit?
(lifts his cape)
I sewed in some pockets underneath
here, but it's a lot of trouble,
gotta fumble around for the zipper,
zip it open, zip it closed, and I'm
afraid velcro would kind of pucker
up the fabric and just absolutely
ruin the lines. What do you do?
Superman all but rolls his eyes and covers his ears. He
smiles kind of maniacally -- for Superman, anyway and
leans down for a sotto:
SUPERMAN
If you don't come with me, I will
follow you everywhere you go from
now till the day one of us dies,
and I will save everybody before
you do.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, gosh, you don't have to get
nasty about it, all you had to do
was ask. For goodness sake. How
rude.
Superman crooks his finger at R.M.: Let's go.
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Pink Rev. 10/19/94 12.
17 EXT. LEDGE - DAY 15
This is one of those really narrow ornamental ledges near
the top of a tall old commercial building. There should be
plenty of privacy here; no one who can't fly could get here,
or stand here. Down below, a,crowd has gathered and is
looking up, watching the superhero confab. The spectators
can be INTERCUT as desired.
SUPERMAN
But how could that have happened?
I've been struck by lightning
before. My powers never got
transferred.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, don't look at me, all I know
is one minute I was a ninety-pound
weakling and the next minute I was
a ninety-pound Hercules, and I like
it a whole lot better this way.
SUPERMAN
Well, I can understand that, Mr. --
What should I call you?
RESPLENDENT MAN
Do you know, I haven't quite
decided on a good enough name yet.
What do you think about Brawny Man?
No? How 'bout Magnificent Man? (X)
Superman takes the bull by the horns:
SUPERMAN
I'm sure you'll find the perfect
name, but right now I want to talk
to you about right and wrong.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, all right, if you think you
know so much more about it that I
do.
Superman leans in, to impress this on R.M.:
SUPERMAN
You can't charge people for saving
their lives.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, my goodness me, if that's not
worth a little something, what is?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 13.
17 CONTINUED: 17
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
And excuse me, but I am simply
plying a legitimate if somewhat
unique trade in an increasingly
service-oriented economy. I would
think you'd welcome the help. You
may be Superman, but even you can't
do it all by yourself.
Resplendent Man flies off, leaving Superman a bit exasperated.
18 THE CROWD BELOW 18
swiveling their heads to watch as Resplendent Man buzzes
them and flies off. PUSH IN ON one of the spectators:
Gretchen Kelly, watching him with a focused gleam in her (X)
eye.
19 EXT. CEMETERY - THE VAN DYNE CRYPT - DAY 19
Gretchen Kelly appears, enters the crypt.
20 INT. CRYPT - DAY 20
Dark and spooky, until Gretchen Kelly opens a trap door,
flooding the crypt with garishly bright fluorescent light.
She descends into what is obviously an underground bunker.
21 INT. UNDERGROUND BUNKER - DAY 21
A few minutes later. CLOSE ON Gretchen Kelly as she talks
to someone -- or, as it happens, someTHING -- O.S.
GRETCHEN KELLY
Superman's powers can be
transferred.
She laughs rather maniacally.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
Electricity and a conductor. So
simple. So reproducible.
We're WIDENING to see that she's talking to the cylinder of
gelatinous goo, all that's left -- for the moment -- of the
mighty Lex Luthor. She strokes the cylinder.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 14.
21 CONTINUED: 21
GRETCHEN KELLY
If I can duplicate the (X)
circumstances, you and I will have (X)
superpowers, Lex. Together we will
rule the world, my darling. And
superman will be powerless to stop
us.
The woman is clearly obsessed. (X)
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT ONE_
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Yellow Rev. 10/20/94 15.
ACT TWO
FADE IN:
22 EXT. KENT HOMESTEAD - DAY 22
Clark has come home to talk to MARTHA and JONATHAN. This
power-transfer thing really-has him down; and, of course, he
has nobody else to talk to. His parents are naturally very
interested in this phenomenon.
JONATHAN
How do you suppose that happened?
CLARK
I don't know, Dad. All I know is I
wish it had turned out different.
MARTHA
You saved a life, Clark. You did
the right thing.
CLARK
I know, Mom, but it sure is a mess.
This little guy just doesn't
understand the responsibility.
MARTHA
He's new at it. Maybe he'll learn.
Clark ponders this, decides:
CLARK
I don't think so.
Jonathan's been pondering the problem.
JONATHAN
You have superpowers because the
earth has a yellow sun. The sun's (X)
heat and energy make clouds. (X)
Lightning occurs only in clouds, (X)
cumulonimbus clouds, to be exact...
MARTHA
Oh, Jonathan, this is not about
figuring out how it happened.
Clark is still on his track.
CLARK
And everybody at the Planet is
running around trying to get the
story -- who is he, where'd he come
from, how'd he get superpowers?
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Yellow Rev. 10/20/94 15A.
22 CONTINUED: 22
CLARK (CONT'D)
I'm a reporter, I work at the
Planet, and I _know_ the answer,
but I can't tell them because I
don't want anybody to know. Can
you imagine? Every time Superman
touched down he'd be mobbed by
people wanting superpowers.
MARTHA
You can keep the secret, but what's
to stop this little guy from
talking?
CLARK
Probably the same thing that's (X)
stopping me. (X)
(then)
And I _hate_ misleading Lois... (X)
I don't know what to do. (X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Yellow Rev. 10/20/94 16.
22 CONTINUED: 2 22
Neither does Martha. Clark looks over at Jonathan. Maybe (X)
he has some words of wisdom. But Dad is still gnawing at
the mechanics of the transfer.
JONATHAN
(shrugs)
There are properties of lightning (X)
that are still mysterious to (X)
science... Who's to say that (X)
lightning might not have some
unexpected effects on a (X)
Kryptonian?
23 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT #2 23
Lois has her entire current financial life spread out on the
dining room table. Mounds of bills and receipts and
suchlike stuff. Pencils, checkbook, calculator. A
cardboard box full of papers. She's hard at work. A
familiar WHOOSH causes her to look up smiling. But it's --
24 RESPLENDENT MAN 24
standing on the window sill, flowers in one hand, candy in
the other. He's come a-courting.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Now, I know it's kinda
unimaginative and all, candy and
flowers, I mean, but I'm just an
old-fashioned guy at heart, can I
come in?
Lois would kill to interview this guy.
LOIS
Absolutely.
R.M. steps inside, proffers the candy and flowers.
RESPLENDENT MAN
I flew all the way to Brazil to
pick these flowers along the banks
of the Amazon, just 'cause I wanted
you to know how special I think you
are.
Lois studies the bouquet; she's not fooled.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) FULL Blue Rev. 10/17/94 17.
24 CONTINUED: 24
LOIS
Gee, I didn't know edelweiss was a
rainforest kind of plant.
R.M. looks at the flowers. Whooops.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, that's Amazon edelweiss,
brought to the New World by some
famous explorers or other, oh, a
long time ago.
He'd lie to St. Peter.
LOIS
Those famous Swiss explorers, I
guess. Please, sit down. Can I
get you anything? Do you mind if I
ask you a few questions
RESPLENDENT MAN
You mean like an interview?
LOIS
Yes.
He hasn't sat down, he's wandering, looking, touching
things. He stops at the dining room table; he's looking at
the cardboard box full of papers. (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
Oh, Miss Lane -- you don't mind if
I call you Miss Lane, do You? -
this is a very very bad idea, just
tossing out financial records
without shredding them first.
Dishonest people pray for this kind
of trash.
LOIS
It's not--
At SUPERSPEED, he tears the contents of the box into (X)
confetti, then turns to Lois, who's white as a sheet.
RESPLENDENT MAN
There now, that's better, isn't it?
LOIS
(a croak)
Those were my '94 tax records.
(CONTINUED)
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RESPLENDENT MAN
My goodness. Well...
(deflecting)
What do you want to ask me?
He sits down, looking at her with eager, if spurious,
innocence. For the sake of the interview, Lois swallows her
anger and leads with the big question:
LOIS
Who are you?
R.M. wags his finger at her: That one's a no-no. Lois
moves on.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Are you from Krypton, too?
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, no, ma'am, I'm from
Tennessee.
LOIS
Have you always had superpowers?
RESPLENDENT MAN
(shakes his head)
It's kind of a recent development.
LOIS
How did you get them?
RESPLENDENT MAN
Now it's quite a story, but I'm in
the middle of negotiating with some
real interesting people about
selling my rights, so I really
don't think I can give it up for
free, I know you understand.
As he talks, he's fumbling with a zipper on the underside of
his cape. He now pulls out a sheet of paper and hands it to
her.
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
But I was thinking maybe you could
publish my price list so I won't
have to keep on repeating myself
every time I save somebody.
Has he no shame?
LOIS
Have you no shame, Mr. -- What do I
call you?
(CONTINUED)
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Out of another pocket comes a pocket thesaurus.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Maybe you can help me with that, I
just can't seem to decide.
(reading)
Magnificent, splendid, majestic,
glorious...
LOIS
(under her breath)
... vainglorious...
RESPLENDENT MAN
What?
LOIS
(a dazzling smile)
I said the main story is who you
are and how you got your powers,
but you don't seem to want to
answer those questions.
Unseen by either of them, Superman appears at the window,
takes in the scene, and disappears.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, I might, if you paid me a
whole whole lot of money.
(smiles at her; it's kind
of a leer)
Or you could be my girlfriend...
Lois is saved by the DOORBELL.
25 AT THE DOOR 25
Lois opens it: Clark.
CLARK
Hi, Lois.
(peers beyond her)
I see you have company. I
should've called.
She pulls him inside.
LOIS
No, please, come in, I don't think
you've met the person with
superpowers but no name -- This is
Clark Kent, my colleague.
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
And friend.
LOIS
And friend.
Resplendent Man has put out his hand; Clark takes it.
RESPLENDENT MAN
How good a friend?
He's jealous. He's squeezing Clark's hand, not crushingly
hard, but harder than necessary. Clark is real tempted to
squeeze back, but he looks to Lois for a cue.
LOIS
Good friend. Very good friend.
Clark nods.
CLARK
Very good friend.
R.M. squeezes harder. Clark fakes a convincing wince.
CLARK (CONT'D)
But not romantically involved or
anything like that.
Resplendent Man releases Clark's hand and slaps him on the
back -- well, kind of the lower back, since he's so much
shorter than Clark is. Clark stumbles.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, you keep on looking, one of
these days you'll find somebody.
You're a handsome boy, though I
would personally suggest losing the
glasses and getting contacts.
He takes Lois's hand, kisses it -- again we see the tattoo.
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
Don't forget my price list. Bye-
bye.
He waves goodbye and flies out the window. Lois and Clark
watch in silence for a moment, then:
CLARK
I'm sure you'll be very happy
together.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
Bite your tongue, I was just trying
to get an interview.
Still teasing her, Clark picks up the flowers and the candy.
CLARK
Really?
She swats at him.
26 LOIS' APARTMENT - A LITTLE LATER 26
The stuff on the dining room table has been moved aside.
Lois and Clark are sitting opposite each other, the box of
candy open between them. Lois has her notebook in her hand,
bringing Clark up to speed on her day.
LOIS
-- so after going to sixteen tattoo
parlors, only,they're all called
dermal emporiums now, I finally
found somebody who recognized the (X)
tattoo on his hand as being the (X)
work of a 'dermal artiste' named (X)
Allegra Vennum, I am not making (X)
this up, but by the time I got to (X)
the relevant dermal emporium, it (X)
was closed, so that's on the list (X)
for tomorrow. (X)
CLARK
I've never been to a tattoo (X)
parlor. (X)
LOIS
It's an experience... (X)
CUT TO:
27 OMITTED 27
28 INT. TATTOO PARLOR - DAY #3 28
CLOSE ON a bald head being tattooed. (X)
ALLEGRA VENNUM (V.O.)
Yes, that's one of my most
successful designs, artistically
speaking.
WIDEN to find ALLEGRA VENNUM, dermal artiste. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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ALLEGRA VENNUM (CONT'D)
It would look fabulous on you.
WIDEN to see that she's talking to Clark. She likes him. (X)
She circles him. (X)
ALLEGRA (CONT'D)
You have such a nice --
She's looking at his butt.
ALLEGRA (CONT'D)
body --
(strokes his arm)
hard and smooth like polished
steel. Do you have any designs on
you?
CLARK
No...
LOIS
(to Allegra)
Though you seem to...
She points to the picture in the design book that's the same
as R.M.'s tattoo.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Did you do this tattoo --
Allegra shoots her a venomous look.
LOIS (CONT'D)
-- dermal design on a little guy
with a Southern accent? Here?
She points to the back of her left hand. Allegra has
abandoned Lois and is now running a light hand across
Clark's chest.
ALLEGRA VENNUM
I love working on a big canvas. My
specialty is maritime disasters.
The Titanic, the Lusitania, the --
She's actually going to unbutton his shirt. Maybe we even
see a flash of blue before he stops her. He's really (X)
uncomfortable. (X)
CLARK
Um, I'll think about it, Ms.
Vennum. In the meantime...
Allegra sighs for what might have been.
(CONTINUED)
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ALLEGRA VENNUM
Yes, a little guy with a Southern accent.
LOIS
Do you remember his name?
ALLEGRA VENNUM
Names? You want me to remember
names? I remember the feel of
flesh, the smell of fear, the gasp
of pain...
LOIS
I'll take that as a no. Do you
keep records?
Clearly, Lois regards this as an unlikely possibility. But
Allegra is already reaching for a diskette and inserting it
into a computer on the counter. Lois looks over Allegra's
shoulder as names come up on the screen. Clark pulls his
glasses down and fries the disk with his HEATVISION. (X)
ALLEGRA VENNUM
Well...
LOIS
Do you have a backup?
ALLEGRA VENNUM
That was the backup.
Lois takes Allegra by the arm and pulls her aside.
LOIS
(sotto)
If you can remember the name, I'll
try to talk Clark here into letting
you tattoo the Battle of Midway on
his chest.
Allegra's eyes light up at this prospect, then she closes
them, the better to concentrate. After a moment:
ALLEGRA VENNUM
Woodpecker... Windchecker...
Woolpepper...
Her eyes pop open.
ALLEGRA VENNUM (CONT'D)
Waldecker! It was Waldecker.
William Wallace Webster --
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29 INT. HAPPY HOLLOW REST HOME - DAY 29
Little Will is standing meekly at the front desk, announcing
himself to the imposing MATRON who's sitting there.
Allegra's voice BLENDS into his:
LITTLE WILL
Waldecker. William Wallace Webster
Waldecker, I'm here to see my
sister Wandamae. Wandamae
Wingfield Waldecker.
The matron motions to an orderly.
MATRON
Tell Mrs. Lincoln she has a
visitor.
30 EXT. ACTIVITIES AREA - DAY 30
START ON ALBERT EINSTEIN, using Tinker Toys to construct
models of molecules. As the CAMERA MOVES past him, we hear
Wandamae before we see her:
WANDAMAE (O.S.)
Abe and I spent our first night in
the White House last Friday. Abe's
not used to having so many servants
around. I told him he'd have to
get used to it if he doesn't want
people to think he's just a country
bumpkin.
Somewhere during this we've come upon WANDAMAE. She's
dressed like Mary Todd Lincoln because, as far as she's
concerned, she _is_ Mary Todd Lincoln. Beside and a little
behind her is an easel on which sits a portrait of Abraham
Lincoln. Little Will sits with her. There are other people
around, so he speaks softly.
LITTLE WILL
That's wonderful, Wandamae, but I
want you to try to focus on what
I'm telling you. Since I got
Superman's powers everything's (X)
gonna be just fine. (X)
WANDAMAE
You got Superman's powers? (X)
LITTLE WILL
That's what I've been trying to (X)
tell you, Wandamae. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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WANDAMAE
We could've used Superman at Fort (X)
Sumter. (X)
She's pretty seriously deluded. Little Will takes her (X)
hand, looks deeply into her eyes with an expression of (X)
caring and pity. (X)
LITTLE WILL
I was really awful worried there (X)
for a while, 'cause I just love (X)
you so much, and I want to be able (X)
to take care of you like I (X)
promised Mama I would. (X)
Wandamae pats his hand.
WANDAMAE
You're a good boy, Tad.
(CONTINUED)
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LITTLE WILL
I wish you could see my costume.
It's orange and blue and I've got (X)
these boots I wear with it. (X)
Wandamae looks uncomprehending. (X)
LITTLE WILL (CONT'D)
Well, it's kind of hard to (X)
explain, and I can't show it to (X)
you here... (X)
WANDAMAE
Oh, Tad, I know it must look just (X)
resplendent!
Resplendent, resplendent. Little Will's face lights up.
And behind him, someone reading a newspaper lowers it to
peer at Little Will. It's Gretchen Kelly.
31 EXT. HAPPY HOLLOW REST HOME - DAY 31(X)
Little Will comes out, walks toward:
32 EXT. A SMALL GROVE OF TREES - DAY 32
Hidden from view, Little Will starts to unbutton his shirt,
stops when he hears:
GRETCHEN KELLY
I know who you are.
Little Will wheels around to find that Gretchen Kelly's with
him.
LITTLE WILL
Then you do, as they say, have the
advantage of me.
GRETCHEN KELLY
That's the way I like it.
She's moving closer to him.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
It makes life so much more pleasant
for me.
Suddenly, she reaches out and rips his shirt open, exposing
the Resplendent Man costume.
(CONTINUED)
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GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
You see, I _do_ know who you are.
And I can make you rich beyond your
wildest dreams.
LITTLE WILL
Shoot, I can do that by myself.
GRETCHEN KELLY
I can do it faster.
LITTLE WILL
Well, aren't you just the sweetest
thing to offer.
This is said in a heavily sarcastic tone. Gretchen Kelly
smiles.
GRETCHEN KELLY
I think we understand each other.
LITTLE WILL
I reckon we probably do. What do
you want?
GRETCHEN KELLY
Three people know how you got your
powers. You. Superman. And me.
Little Will catches on right away; he knows what she wants.
LITTLE WILL
Oh, my goodness, I just knew this
would happen if anybody ever found
out. You want the powers, too.
GRETCHEN KELLY
I'm a scientist. I can duplicaate
the conditions for transfer.
LITTLE WILL
And I can see why you'd want to do (X)
that. But why would I want to (X)
help you? (X)
She leans against him suggestively; she runs a hand along
his cheek and gently lifts his face to gaze into his eyes.
GRETCHEN KELLY
Because I'm part of the deal.
William Wallace Webster Waldecker is not used to this kind
of treatment from women. He's about ready to swoon. He
lets her plant a big smackeroo on him, then:
(CONTINUED)
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LITTLE WILL
That's a mighty attractive
inducement --
As he continues, he rips off his street clothes (which are
velcroed together), revealing the Resplendent Man costume.
LITTLE WILL (CONT'D)
-- but see, I just don't feel (X)
you're a truly honest person, and
basically you don't have any
leverage, blondie.
She's in a cold fury. He winks at her.
RESPLENDENT MAN
But you're real cute when you're
mad.
He flies off. Gretchen's slitted eyes follow him.
GRETCHEN KELLY
(to herself)
You want leverage, you insect?
I'll show you leverage.
33 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT #3 33
Lois and Clark are telling Perry what they've found out.
LOIS
William Wallace Webster Waldecker.
He's not married, his parents are
both dead, he has one sister in an
institution. (X)
PERRY
What kind of institution?
LOIS
For people who are, um, challenged (X)
by reality. (X)
CLARK
The family moved here from Little
Big Holler, Tennessee, 25 years
ago...
He's interrupted by:
JIMMY
Guys! Hurry!
They look over to where Jimmy's watching a TV.
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34 CLOSE ON TELEVISION 34
over visuals showing Resplendent Man saving a baby from a
ravening pack of wolves or something:
ANNOUNCER (V.O.)
(Bob Singer)
In trouble? Need help no mere
mortal can provide? Call
Resplendent Man. Instant service,
reasonable rates.
Flashing across the bottom of the screen: DIAL 1-900-0-1- (X)
RES-Q-U. In small print beneath that: $3.98 for the first (X)
15 seconds.
LOIS (V.O.)
Look, he even charges for the call.
35 WIDER 35
LOIS
How greedy can you get?
Clark looks upset.
PERRY
How in the Sam Hill did some guy
from Little Big Holler, Tennessee
end up with superpowers?
(to Lois)
Did you ask him that?
LOIS
Of course I asked him, Perry. He
wouldn't tell me.
PERRY
Either one of you talked to
Superman about this?
They shake their heads.
PERRY (CONT'D)
Well, do it. Maybe he knows
something.
CLARK
Like what?
PERRY
I don't know. Ask him.
Lois has punched up a phone number: 1-900-0-1-RES-Q-U. She
puts it on speaker: (X)
(CONTINUED)
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35 CONTINUED: 35
RESPLENDENT MAN (V.O.)
(phone; recorded)
You have reached the voice of
Resplendent Man. If your situation
is a bona fide emergency, press 1;
if you can wait a little while,
press 2; if you'd like to join the
Resplendent Man Fan Club for a
really teeny-tiny nominal fee,
press 3; if you --
She hangs up. (X)
LOIS
Can you believe this guy?
She turns, finds only Perry at her side.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Where's Clark?
Perry looks around.
PERRY
He was right here...
36 EXT. SKIES OVER METROPOLIS - NIGHT 36
A grim look on his face, Superman flies over the city, (X)
looking for Resplendent Man. (X)
37 SUPERMAN'S POV 37(X)
A pair of blue beams, focused horizontally. Resplendent (X)
Man is using his X-RAY VISION. (X)
38 SUPERMAN 38
Having located his man, he goes into a sudden dive.
39 EXT. WINDOW LEDGE - NIGHT 39
Resplendent Man is sitting on the ledge, eating a burger and
aiming his X-RAY VISION at:
40 HIS POV 40
Through the wall of the building opposite we see a women's.
locker room. Just as a woman is about to take off her
T-shirt, something blocks the view.
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41 WIDER 41
Hands on hips, feet spread, cape billowing -- the classic
pose -- Superman stands between R.M. and the object of his
licentious gaze. Resplendent Man refocuses to his normal
vision.
RESPLENDENT MAN
Do you mind?
SUPERMAN
Yes, I do mind.
He's angry but under control.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I've tried to be patient, I've
tried to be understanding --
RESPLENDENT MAN
Get a grip here. Do I tell you
what to do? I do not, and I would
appreciate the same courtesy from
you.
Superman is really pissed. He gets right in R.M.'s face
for:
SUPERMAN
You will take this to heart, you
will memorize it, you will live by
it: The strong do not exploit the
weak, the powerful do not attack
the defenseless, and you do not use.
your x-ray vision to spy on women
in a locker room!
R.M. gazes at him for a moment, then:
RESPLENDENT MAN
Oh, puh-leeze, what planet are you
from? Try to grasp this, it is
not a tough concept: You may not (X)
like what I do, but there is not (X)
one blessed thing you can do about (X)
it. (X)
He FLIES off, all but thumbing his nose at the Man of (X)
Steel. Off Superman's utter and absolute frustration
42 EXT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 42(X)
Lois is here, pacing, pacing, waiting. After a moment,
Clark appears, key in hand. He's looking a little grouchy
after his run-in with Resplendent Man.
(CONTINUED)
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42 CONTINUED: 42
LOIS
Where have you been?
CLARK
Um -- hanging around. (X)
Lois plows ahead. (X)
LOIS
Perry was right. We need to talk
to Superman, and the only way I can
ever seem to get his attention is
to fall out of a window, which I'd
rather not do right now, or tell
you, so here I am.
CLARK
Oh, gosh, I forgot to get my mail
when I was downstairs.
LOIS
Clark, this is important. You can
get your mail later.
He hands her his key.
CLARK
I'm expecting, um, my cheese of the
month shipment. Go on in, I'll be
right back.
He heads down the stairs. Lois sighs and turns to find
Superman standing there. He smiles.
SUPERMAN
You don't have to fall out a
window, Lois.
Off her reaction --
43 EXT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - LATER 43
Lois is trying to get information from Superman.
LOIS
-- So Perry thought you might be
able to help us find out how this
thing happened.
SUPERMAN
Believe me, Lois, I was as
surprised as anybody else to find
out there was another person like
me in Metropolis.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
But you've talked to him. (X)
SUPERMAN
So have you. (X)
LOIS
I think he'd be more inclined to (X)
bond with you, wouldn't he? You (X)
do have a lot in common. (X)
SUPERMAN
Less than you might think. (X)
(then) (X)
I wish I could help you -- and
Clark and Perry -- but I can't.
LOIS
You really don't know how he got (X)
his powers? (X)
He's between a rock and a hard place here -- perilously (X)
close to having to violate his own ethics. (X)
SUPERMAN
When you talked to him, did he (X)
answer your questions? (X)
Lois is starting to get a little suspicious of his (X)
evasiveness. (X)
LOIS
No... And you don't seem to be (X)
answering them, either. (X)
This is really disturbing the Man of Steel, but he doesn't (X)
waver. (X)
SUPERMAN
I'm sorry, Lois. I wish there were
something I could do.
He FLIES off. Immediately, Clark comes up the steps. He's
empty-handed. Lois looks at him. He shrugs.
CLARK
No cheese.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
44 EXT. HAPPY HOLLOW REST HOME - ACTIVITIES AREA - DAY #4 44(X)
Lois and Clark are sitting with Wandamae and the portrait (X)
of Abe. Lois is trying to keep Wandamae focused, not an (X)
easy task.
WANDAMAE
-- My daddy thought I could make a
better match than a skinny
politician. But I've never
regretted ignoring Daddy's advice.
LOIS
No. Not your father. Your
brother. William? William Wallace
Webster Waldecker?
WANDAMAE
It's a mouthful, isn't it? But
there was a lot of family, you
know, so he was called William
after our daddy's great-granddaddy
who lost three fingers at Antietam
and Wallace after our mama's
brother who tried to save his
papa's best hunting dog from a big
old alligator, the dog was fine but
Wallace was not; and then there was
Cousin Webster, who didn't actually
deserve the honor but they needed
another 'W.'
As she rattles on, pretty much oblivious to her audience, (X)
Clark leans over to Lois. (X)
CLARK
(sotto) (X)
I don't think we're going to get (X)
much useful information this way, (X)
Lois. Maybe we should just go. (X)
WANDAMAE
But Abe and I use his nickname. We
call him Tad.
Lois jumps back in. (X)
LOIS
Well, okay. Tad. Have you seen
him lately?
(CONTINUED)
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WANDAMAE
Oh, yes, he was here quite
recently, yesterday, I think, or
maybe last month.
Clark gives Lois a look: See? Lois plows ahead: (X)
LOIS
And did he say anything about, ah,
any changes in his life? Big
changes? Like... he can fly?
WANDAMAE
Isn't it wonderful? Our little
Tad, free as a bird. He was always
the flighty one.
LOIS
I want you to stay with me here,
Wand-- ah, Mrs. Lincoln. Did Tad
tell you how he's able to fly?
WANDAMAE
Yes. He did.
A nurse appears. Well, it's not exactly a nurse. It's
Gretchen Kelly in a nurse's uniform.
GRETCHEN KELLY
It's time for you to see the
doctor, Wandamae.
Damn it! Lois gives the "nurse" an engaging smile.
LOIS
Two more minutes?
GRETCHEN KELLY
This institution, madam, is not (X)
run for the convenience of the
visitors.
She reaches out to take Wandamae's arm, starts to pull
Wandamae to her feet. Wandamae grabs Lois I arm, hangs on
for dear life.
WANDAMAE
No, Abe, I don't want to go to the
theatre! Please don't make me!
GRETCHEN KELLY
You're not going to the theatre,
Wandamae.
(CONTINUED)
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She's tugged Wandamae to her feet. Wandamae is still
hanging onto Lois's arm, so Lois is now on her feet, too.
Clark watches.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
You're going to see the doctor, and
you're going to do it now.
LOIS
(to Gretchen)
How did you get this job? Your
people skills are somewhat lacking.
This pisses Gretchen off. She abandons Wandamae and faces
Lois. Wandamae sits back down, smiles at Clark as: (X)
GRETCHEN KELLY
(to Lois)
Maybe you'd like your teeth
rearranged.
Lois takes a defensive stance.
LOIS
You can try, Brunhilde.
Clark drops his pencil, leans down to pick it up and --
45 ANGLE 45
Shielded from view by the table, he lowers his glasses and
aims his HEAT VISION at Gretchen's clunky nurse shoes, which
start SMOKING. Clark looks up to find Wandamae's head (X)
under the table, too. She has seen what he did.
45A BACK TO SCENE 45A
Gretchen screeches and hotfoots it -- so to speak -- from
the room. Lois has no idea what just happened, but she
figures her time is limited here:
LOIS
How did Little Willie get his
powers, Wandamae?
Wandamae is looking at Clark.
WANDAMAE
Superman.
Clark tenses. Lois is unsure what's going on.
(CONTINUED)
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45A CONTINUED: 45A
LOIS
What?
Wandamae turns to Lois.
WANDAMAE
Tad got his powers from Superman.
Clark is helpless. Lois is stunned. Wandamae turns back to
Clark, who's expecting something besides:
WANDAMAE (CONT'D)
Thank you for your help, General
Grant. The President will be
grateful to you. Someday soon you
will command the Army of the
Potomac.
46 EXT. HAPPY HOLLOW REST HOME - WALKAWAY - DAY 46
Lois and Clark are leaving.
LOIS
(to herself, really)
He lied.
CLARK
Who?
LOIS
(still to herself)
I never thought he'd lie to me.
Clark knows exactly what she's talking about, and he feels
bad. Lois shakes it off, addresses Clark:
LOIS (CONT'D)
What a story this is.
CLARK
Wandamae is a little confused,
Lois, though I'm sure the doctors
will be able to help her.
(then)
What if it's not true, what she (X)
said? (X)
Lois stops, faces Clark.
LOIS
What if it is? If Superman's
powers can be transferred to
humans, that's _big_ news.
(CONTINUED)
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46 CONTINUED: 46
He looks at her for a second, then points to a sign that
points in the direction of a men's room. He disappears in
that direction. Lois walks to --
47 EXT. HAPPY HOLLOW REST HOME - PARKING LOT - DAY 47
Lois stands by her car making notes while she waits for
Clark. There's a WHOOSH, and Superman appears. She gazes
at him for a moment, then:
LOIS
Did you lie to me?
SUPERMAN
What makes you say that?
She's watching him closely. (X)
LOIS
Either you know what I mean or you
don't... I think you do.
He's silent, looking into her eyes. Then:
SUPERMAN
I didn't... lie. (X)
LOIS
All right. Did you lead me to
believe something that wasn't
exactly true?
After a moment:
SUPERMAN
Yes...
LOIS
I wouldn't have expected that from
you... I kept Kryptonite a secret (X)
because it's life-threatening. (X)
This is news. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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47 CONTINUED: 47
He can see how disappointed she is, and he's sorry. But:
SUPERMAN
Lois, do you understand what will
happen if this information becomes
public knowledge? Everybody will
want superpowers. Everybody will
think they deserve superpowers.
Lois is hurt, and she's pissed, and she's a reporter.
LOIS
It's a reporter's job to
disseminate the news, not to ponder
the consequences of every story.
SUPERMAN
If more people pondered the
consequences of their actions, this
planet would not be in the shape
it's in.
LOIS
I'm not a philosopher, I'm a
reporter.
SUPERMAN
And a human being. Which is more
important to you?
(then)
I'm only asking you think about it.
Talk it over with Clark.
LOIS
Clark's a reporter, too.
Superman SUPERHEARS something.
SUPERMAN
Both of you have good hearts, Lois,
good instincts. I know you'll do
the right thing.
And he's airborne. Lois watches him go, then looks over to
the front entrance of Happy Hollow, wondering what's taking
Clark so long. She doesn't see Clark, but she does see
Wandamae being hustled into a car by the fake nurse,
Gretchen Kelly. The car squeals away. Lois is torn for an
instant: Should she wait for Clark? Only for an instant.
She hops in her car and follows Gretchen Kelly and Wandamae.
48 EXT. METROPOLIS - DAY 48
SHOOTING UP, we see Superman catch up with Resplendent Man. (X)
They're now flying side by side over the city. (X)
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49 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - DAY 49
A fly-and-talk between Superman and Resplendent Man.
SUPERMAN
This time you've gone too far. (X)
You almost got people killed. (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
Excuse me, I most certainly did (X)
not. All that man had to do was (X)
get out of his car and get out of (X)
the way of the train. Is it my (X)
fault he cared more about his (X)
classic Mustang than he did about (X)
his life? (X)
SUPERMAN
You have superpowers! All you had (X)
to do was pick up the car with him (X)
in it and move them both out of (X)
the way. (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, I would have if you hadn't (X)
done it yourself. (X)
SUPERMAN
You were _negotiating_ with him! (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
There was plenty of time. That (X)
train was way far away. (X)
SUPERMAN
And what about the people on the (X)
train? Did you think about them? (X)
Do you think about anybody but (X)
yourself? (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
I had the situation under control!
Now leave me alone, I do not need (X)
to hear any more of your carping
and complaining!
Resplendent Man peels off, streaking toward the ground.
Superman follows him.
50 EXT. DOWNTOWN METROPOLIS - DAY 50
Resplendent Man LANDS, then Superman.
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 50
SUPERMAN
Well, you're going to listen to it
until it sinks in! Your behavior
is unacceptable!
Resplendent Man has pulled his arm back, now throws a
roundhouse. Superman's never been punched by someone with
strength equal to his own. It hurts. He puts his hands up,
palms forward.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I don't want to fight with you, I
just want you to understand what it
means to be -- (X)
Resplendent Man FLIES into Superman head first, right in the
gut. It sends Superman flying into a bus bench, which (X)
collapses. By now a crowd is, of course, gathering. some (X)
enterprising lowlife is already taking bets. Superman (X)
picks himself up.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
-- to understand that you can't
just --
Resplendent Man is going to do it again. This time Superman
defends himself: He puts a hand out, catching Resplendent (X)
Man's forehead. Resplendent Man swings at Superman, but (X)
his arms are too short to connect. As he swings: (X)
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
-- act like there's nobody else (X)
who matters but you -- (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
All right, come on, come on, one (X)
of us has to go! Put 'em up, (X)
duke it out! (X)
Resplendent Man stops swinging, steps back. (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
Metropolis is not big enough for (X)
the both of us! (X)
SUPERMAN
Do you see what kind of example (X)
this sets? (X)
Resplendent Man backs off some more. (X)
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I'm _not_ going to fight with you. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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50 CONTINUED: 2 50
RESPLENDENT MAN
Well, all right. You do whatever
you want...
SUPERMAN
Violence is a poor solution to
conflict --
R.M. lunges at Superman. Off Superman's reaction --
51 INT. LOIS' CAR - DAY 51
Lois is still following Gretchen Kelly's car. They're
approaching Perpetual Pines Cemetery. The CELL PHONE RINGS.
Lois answers. Before she can even say hello:
51A INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 51A
Perry's at the other end of the call:
PERRY
(yelling)
Where is everybody?! Get (X)
downtown, right this second, and I
mean right this second!
51B EXT. PERPETUAL PINES CEMETERY - CONTINUOUS 51B
Gretchen Kelly's car stops. Lois stops, too, well back of
them, watches as Gretchen pulls Wandamae from the car and
disappears with her into the heart of the cemetery. During
this:
51C INT. LOIS' CAR/INT. DAILY PLANET - INTERCUT 51C
LOIS
I'm in the middle of something,
Perry.
PERRY
I don't care if you're in the
middle of the Atlantic in a leaky
lifeboat, get yourself to Second
and Main, now!
LOIS
Perry, this may be big, I have to
go. I'll call you later.
She hangs up and follows Gretchen and Wandamae.
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52 EXT. DOWNTOWN METROPOLIS - DAY 52
CLOSE ON Jimmy, snapping pictures as CRASHING and CRUNCHING
SOUNDS fill the air. Then there's silence, except for the
murmuring crowd.
53 WIDER 53
FOLLOW Jimmy as he approaches the winded superheroes, who (X)
are leaning against whatever's handy, trying to catch their (X)
breath. We see the destruction: dented cars, toppled (X)
newsracks, whatever. Even though the battle seems to be (X)
over, the crowd is not going anywhere. This is great. The (X)
fight of the century, and it's free.
JIMMY
'Scuse me, are you guys done here? (X)
I don't want to miss anything, but (X)
I do have a deadline. (X)
Getting no answer, he looks expectantly from one to the (X)
other of them. (X)
54 EXT. VAN DYNE CRYPT - DAY 54
Lois sees Gretchen and Wandamae enter the crypt, with
Gretchen closing the door behind them. She creeps to the
entrance and listens. There's a very loud CREAKING NOISE,
then silence. Steeling herself, she opens the crypt door
and enters
55 INT. VAN DYNE CRYPT - DAY 55
Dark, silent, no sign of Gretchen and Wandamae. Lois is
perplexed until she finds a tiny chink of light. Investi-
gating, she discovers a trap door. She opens it. Bright
light floods the main crypt from the underground bunker.
Gretchen Kelly looks up and sees Lois. She smiles, not a
nice smile. She presses a button on a control panel; the
main door of the crypt slams shut with a final sounding
THUD.
GRETCHEN KELLY
There's no way out. You might as
well come on down.
Off Lois' reaction --
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT THREE_
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
56 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 56
Perry and Jimmy are looking at the pictures Jimmy took of
the superhero face-off.
PERRY
These are great, Olsen. Just (X)
great. But I have no story to go (X)
along with them. (X)
Clark enters, unwittingly walking into the buzzsaw:
PERRY (CONT'D)
Kent! Where have you been?! Do (X)
you have any idea what you (X)
missed?!
Perry shows him the pictures. (X)
PERRY (CONT'D)
The story of the year, that's what!
I have these perfect pictures and
no story. (X)
Clark has been trying to get a word in, now succeeds:
CLARK
It's okay, Perry. You'll get your
story. I was there.
PERRY
You were? (X)
JIMMY
I didn't see you.
CLARK
You had a camera attached to your
face.
PERRY
And where is Lois?
CLARK
I don't know. I left her at the
rest home.
(CONTINUED)
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PERRY
Sometimes I think we all belong at
the rest home.
He stumps off toward his office.
PERRY (CONT'D)
I want that story five minutes ago!
Clark sits at his computer. (X)
57 EXT. STREET - DAY 57
Resplendent Man is coming out of a bakery. He's carrying a (X)
bag of doughnuts. He's explaining to someone: (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
Even superheroes have to eat. (X)
He runs smack into Gretchen Kelly. He looks up at her.
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
I do not believe you and I have
anything further to discuss.
He starts to move away, but she stops him by holding up the
Mary Todd Lincoln hat that Wandamae wears.
GRETCHEN KELLY
How's this for leverage, you little
tic?
RESPLENDENT MAN
You have Wandamae? You have my
sister? Why, you --
He grabs her collar and pulls her down to his level.
RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
I can snap you in half.
GRETCHEN KELLY
If you do, Wandamae will die.
RESPLENDENT MAN
I'll find her, I'll save her. I
am Resplendent Man.
(CONTINUED)
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57 CONTINUED: 57
GRETCHEN KELLY
You can find her, but if you try to
save her...
She makes a "boom" gesture with her hands.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
BOOM!
58 INT. UNDERGROUND BUNKER - DAY 58
CLOSE ON explosives attached to the bars of a cage. WIDEN
to find that Lois and Wandamae are prisoners in the cage.
Wandamae is weeping, Lois is trying to deal with her. The
cage has a keypad lock.
LOIS
She lied to you, Wandamae. Try to
focus here. This is 1994. There's
no Abe Lincoln, there's no Ford's
Theatre, there's no John Wilkes
Booth. Everything is fine
(to herself)
-- except that I'm in a cage in a
bunker underneath a mausoleum in a
cemetery, and nobody knows I'm here
except a bunch of very strange
people...
There's a ZZZZZTTT noise, accompanied by a BLINDING FLASH of
light.
RESPLENDENT MAN (O.S.)
Miss Lane, there just is no point
in trying to convince Wandamae that
she's not Mary Todd Lincoln.
(to Gretchen)
Though I really think it was too
bad of you to tell the poor thing
that Abe had a bad night at the
theatre. (X)
During this, we WIDEN to find that R.M. is here, too. He's
standing on a steel plate. Throughout the scene, Gretchen
Kelly is experimenting, trying to transfer R.M.'s powers
into a white rat, which is on a second, connected steel (X)
plate. She has just completed one such experiment, and she
has failed. We know that because a nearby meter says (X)
so. (SEE PHIL SGRICCIA.) She's peering at the rat, which (X)
is grooming itself or something. Gretchen has no response (X)
to make to R.M.'s comment.
(CONTINUED)
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RESPLENDENT MAN (CONT'D)
What are you expecting that rat to (X)
do? (X)
GRETCHEN KELLY
Shut up and concentrate. (X)
RESPLENDENT MAN
I don't think concentration has
anything to do with it. It's just
the electricity and the conductor
playing off each other somehow.
GRETCHEN KELLY
Shut up anyway.
LOIS
(to Gretchen)
Who _are_ you?
Wandamae starts to wail.
WANDAMAE
Oh, Tad, please get me out of here!
RESPLENDENT MAN
I would if I could, Wandamae, but
this awful woman has done something
to that cage. If I try to get you
out, the cage will explode and you
and Miss Lane will surely die.
LOIS
What if she's just saying that?
Resplendent Man ponders the likelihood.
GRETCHEN KELLY
Go ahead. Bend the steel with your
bare hands. See what happens.
(to Lois)
The explosives are motion-
sensitive, Little Miss Lois Lane.
Don't shake the bars too hard.
Lois has been holding onto the bars as she talked. She lets
go of them and backs up.
RESPLENDENT MAN
(to Lois)
Well, maybe I better not risk.it.
Gretchen is now ready to start the next experiment. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 2 58
LOIS
I think you have to, Will. She's
trying to get superpowers for
herself, and whoever she is, she is
clearly not a person who should
have superpowers.
At this moment Gretchen throws the switch that activates the
fake lightning. Resplendent Man glows, the rat glows. The
glow fades. The meter needle drops. Curses. Gretchen
Kelly is pissed. She gives a guttural SCREECH and goes to
stroke the cylinder of gelatinous goo, murmuring
indistinctly to it.
LOIS (CONT'D)
In fact, she is clearly a person
who should not be allowed out by
herself.
(X)
59 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT #4 59
Perry slaps Clark on the back as they look at page one of
tomorrow's Planet -- Clark's story, Jimmy's pictures.
Headline: BATTLE OF THE TITANS. Subhead: Superheroes
Fight To A Draw.
PERRY
Great story, Clark. I see another (X)
Kerth Award in your future.
CLARK
Which reminds me: where is Lois?
(CONTINUED)
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59 CONTINUED: 59
PERRY
I don't know. The last time I (X)
talked to her, she said she was
onto something big. (X)
CLARK
Did she say what?
PERRY
No, but I'm getting a little (X)
worried. That girl does have quite
a nose for trouble.
CLARK
Um, maybe I'll go see if I can find
her.
60 INT. UNDERGROUND BUNKER - NIGHT 60
Gretchen's still trying to figure out the formula for the
transfer. Wandamae is asleep. Lois is talking to
Resplendent Man, who's standing on the steel plate.
LOIS
I think she's getting closer, Will.
The meter didn't go all the way
back down that last time.
GRETCHEN KELLY
(to Lois)
Shut up.
LOIS
(to R.M.)
Whatever havoc she wreaks once she
has superpowers -- it'll be on your
head.
GRETCHEN KELLY
Shut up or die.
She clearly means it. Lois shrugs, moves away from the bars
of the cage. Gretchen prepares another experiment. As she
is doing so, with her back to Lois, Lois starts entering
numbers on the keypad that controls the cage's lock:
2424ENTER, 3535ENTER, 4646ENTER. Nothing happens, of
course. Without turning around:
GRETCHEN KELLY
There are a million possible
combinations, Miss Girl Reporter.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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60 CONTINUED: 60
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
I think it's unlikely you'll find
the right one in your lifetime --
(laughs)
which is getting shorter by the
instant.
Lois just keeps on trying. Gretchen is checking her (X)
equipment, begins talking to herself. (X)
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
I am duplicating cloud-to-ground (X)
lightning... The negatively (X)
charged atoms move downward to (X)
meet the positively charged -- (X)
(eureka!) (X)
That's it! That's it! I didn't (X)
account for the action of the (X)
return stroke! (X)
She fiddles with dials and things while Resplendent Man's
eyes go back and forth between Gretchen and Lois, who just
keeps on entering numbers. Then:
RESPLENDENT MAN
(to Gretchen)
You know, I'm just not feeling
right about doing this, I think
Miss Lane is right, I think
Superman was right all along, I
think I've just been selfish and
greedy, and I think you and I are
just really not superhero
material --
Gretchen throws the switch. Fake lightning flashes, R.M.
and the rat glow, the glow fades. The meter needle stays at
the highest setting. Gretchen senses triumph. She reaches
for the rat, but:
61 ANGLE 61
A white STREAK zooms past her, moving vertically. There's a
CRASH, and debris rains down on her head. She looks up.
62 HER POV 62
A hole in the ceiling of the bunker shows where the rat
powered through.
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63 WIDER 63
Gretchen is thrilled. She laughs, she strokes the cylinder.
GRETCHEN KELLY
I've done it, I've done it!
Nothing can stop us now, my
darling!
Lois and R.M. are watching her. She really is crazy.
LOIS
(to Gretchen)
What _is_ that stuff?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
page 50 is missing from my copy
[may have shown Superman's airborne search for Lois;
seeing her Jeep]
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RESPLENDENT MAN
Yes, I do, I do see how dangerous
she is, she is dangerous enough to
kill poor Wandamae, who never did
an unkind thing to anybody in her
life. Oh, how I hate dilemmas!
Gretchen Kelly throws the switch. Flash, glow, fade. She's
still alive, but does she have superpowers? She picks up a
steel bar and bends it like a pretzel. Aha!
At that moment, Superman crashes into the bunker and lands
in front of Gretchen.
GRETCHEN KELLY
You're too late! You couldn't kill
Lex Luthor, and you can't kill me!
RESPLENDENT MAN
She made me do it! I had to! She
was gonna kill poor Wandamae!
Superman takes it all in in a sweeping glance: the
equipment, the switches, the steel plates, Lois and Wandamae
in the rigged cage.
LOIS
(to Superman)
You can reverse the transfer if you
get her on the other plate!
Superman moves toward Gretchen Kelly.
GRETCHEN KELLY
(smiles)
You and what army?
She steps off the steel plate and throws a superpunch,
connecting with Superman's chin and sending him flying into
the opposite wall. Everyone is surprised; Lois is stunned.
LOIS
(a whisper)
Superman...
Superman is on his feet. Gretchen is in his face. (X)
GRETCHEN KELLY
Did I hurt you? It's okay, I'm a (X)
doctor. (X)
WHAP! She slaps him with her right hand. He backs off. (X)
She follows. She points to her chin. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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65 CONTINUED: 2 65
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
Go ahead, hit me. Hit a woman. (X)
She slaps him with her left hand. He backs off. She
follows.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
(mocking)
You can't, can you, it's not the
superhero thing to do.
She throws another power punch, sending him flying toward:
66 66
THRU OMITTED THRU
67 67
68 SHOOTING FROM INSIDE THE CAGE 68
as Superman's back comes toward the explosives. Lois yells:
LOIS
Superman! The explosives!
He veers to the side just in time, hits a wall more or less
harmlessly. Lois exhales her relief.
69 SUPERMAN AND GRETCHEN KELLY 69
Superman struggles to his feet to find Gretchen Kelly in his
face again. She laughs.
GRETCHEN KELLY
You can't do it! You can't fight (X)
a woman! You poor sap.
Suddenly, from the side, a fist connects with Gretchen
Kelly's chin, sending her flying across the room. WIDEN to
see Resplendent Man rubbing his knuckles.
RESPLENDENT MAN
I, on the other hand, have no such
compunction.
Gretchen landed near Resplendent Man's steel plate. As she
starts to get up:
SUPERMAN
(to R.M.)
Now!
They both lunge at her, hold her on the plate.
(CONTINUED)
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SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
Hold her here!
Superman leaps onto the other plate.
GRETCHEN KELLY
(to R.M.)
If he reverses me, he reverses you,
you idiot!
Superman throws the switch. Flash, glow, all that stuff.
When it's over, Gretchen Kelly and Resplendent Man stand
there, looking kind of exhausted and wondering if they still
have superpowers. Gretchen Kelly goes over to Superman,
throws a punch to his midsection. Oh, the superpowers are
definitely gone.
GRETCHEN KELLY (CONT'D)
(to Superman)
You _really_ shouldn't have done
that. Say goodbye to your
girlfriend.
She presses a button. The bars of the cage begin to
VIBRATE. Superman leaps toward the cage, is stopped by:
LITTLE WILL
You can't stop it, Superman! Oh,
I'm so sorry, Wandamae!
GRETCHEN KELLY
Say goodbye to the would-be Mrs. (X)
Luthor!
She's giving Lois a horribly malevolent glare. A lightbulb
goes off in Lois's head.
70 CLOSE ON LOIS 70
She hurriedly enters six digits into the keypad. As she
hits "ENTER," the bars cease their vibrating, and the cage
door swings open.
71 WIDER 71
Lois, Superman and Little Will are almost exhausted from the
release of the tension. Wandamae doesn't have a clue. As
Little Will goes to get her out of the cage --
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Lois smiles a little shakily.
LOIS
(nods)
Are you?
He smiles at her, then gets serious:
SUPERMAN
Now do you see why I didn't want
anybody to know?
Before Lois can respond:
WANDAMAE (O.S.)
Where is that nice blonde lady,
Tad?
73 WIDE 73
As Superman, Lois and Little Will realize: Gretchen Kelly
is gone.
74 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #5 74
A wrap-up. Lois, Clark, Perry, and Little Will. Jimmy's at
a nearby desk, feet up, reading a tabloid.
PERRY
How did you figure out the
combination, Lois?
LOIS
She seemed to be fixated on my
connection to Lex, so I tried the
date of my wedding.
CLARK
Thank God it worked.
LITTLE WILL
Yes, we do have an awful lot to be
grateful for.
LOIS
How's Wandamae?
LITTLE WILL
Oh, she's just fine, Miss Lane.
Well, as fine as she gets, but
who's to say it's a bad life?
He looks at his watch. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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LITTLE WILL (CONT'D)
Well, I have to go.
And he starts to, but turns back for:
LITTLE WILL
If I learned one thing from all
this, it's that life is worth
living for as long as you get to,
'cause you just don't ever know
what's going to happen next.
CLARK
You learned something else. You
found out who you are deep down:
You did the right thing when it
counted, even though it meant
making a big sacrifice. I think
Superman would say... that's what
being a hero is all about.
LITTLE WILL
I'm not sure it _was_ such a big
sacrifice. To tell you the truth,
having superpowers turned out to be
kind of a burden.
He waves and leaves. After he's gone:
PERRY
What a story. Some nobody little (X)
guy suddenly wakes up one morning (X)
with superpowers. And then, just
as suddenly, the powers fade. (X)
Lois and Clark exchange a quick look.
PERRY (CONT'D)
I'd give my pension to know how it
happened. (X)
He moves toward his office, passes Jimmy, sees what he's
reading.
PERRY (CONT'D)
Boy, don't read that tabloid trash
in the Daily Planet building.
He takes the paper from Jimmy and tosses it into the
wastebasket. We see the headline: MYSTERIOUS FLYING RAT
TERRORIZES SEWER WORKERS. Perry keeps going, into his
office.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
A BOLT FROM THE BLUE (#8) Yellow Rev. 10/20/94 56.
74 CONTINUED: 2 74
CLARK
Well?
LOIS
Well what?
CLARK
How do you feel about not telling
Perry everything we know?
LOIS
Bad. I feel bad. But Superman was
right.
CLARK
Yeah. It's one of his more
irritating qualities.
Ordinarily, Lois would take him up on this, but she's got
her mind on something else. She sighs.
CLARK (CONT'D)
What?
LOIS
Poor Lex. I know you never liked (X)
him, and I know I was wrong about (X)
him, and I know he wasn't a nice (X)
man... but what a way to end up... (X)
75 EXT. MAUSOLEUM - DAY 75
The cylinder of gelatinous goo is here, having been moved up
from the bunker. Two POLICEMEN are stuck with guarding it
until it's picked up. They're peering at the crystal
coffin.
OFFICER FRIC
Is he dead or alive?
OFFICER FRAC
I dunno. What's the difference?
It's not like he's suddenly going
to regenerate himself.
They back off a little. You never know. At this moment a
coroner's van backs up to the cylinder of goo. REVEAL that
the driver of the van is Gretchen Kelly. She's come to
spirit the goo to a new hiding place. Lex Luthor will
return.
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
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