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H.G. Wells a réussi à voyager dans le temps mais pendant ce temps, Tempus vole de l'or pour la machine du temps.
Il vole une arme et kidnappe Wells pour retourner dans le passé. Il veut tuer Superman dès sa venue sur terre. Mais Wells a laissé un plan à Superman pour qu'il refasse la même machine mais Wells avait mis une autre date pour laisser du temps à Superman.
Loïs et Clark tente d'arrêter Tempus mais il lui révèle que Clark est Superman. Ils arrivent en 1966 mais Tempus est déjà sur place et il a entouré le bébé Superman de kryptonite. Loïs combattera Tempus tout en s'occupant du bébé.
Wells amène Tempus dans un asile psychiatrique pendant que Superman amène une météorite pour que Jonathan et Martha trouve Superman encore bébé. C'est le moment de retourner dans le présent et Loïs a marqué sur un papier le secret de Clark mais il le lui retire, sans qu'elle s'en rende compte et retournent dans le présent avec Wells.
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Titre VO
Tempus Fugitive
Titre VF
Retour vers le passé
LOIS & CLARK_
_The New Adventures of Superman_
"Tempus Fugitive"
Written by Jack Weinstein & Lee Hutson
Directed by James Bagdonas
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
JIMMY OLSEN
MARTHA KENT/MISS MARTHA
JONATHAN KENT/MARSHAL KENT
TEMPUS
H.G. WELLS
YOUNG MARTHA KENT
YOUNG JONATHAN KENT
JESSE JAMES
FRANK JAMES
GUN SHOP OWNER
MAN IN ALLEY
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
_1995_
Daily Planet Metropolis Street
Newsroom
Park
Gun Shop
_1966_
Kent House Shuster's Field
Rental Car Rocky Cove
Kent's Truck Woods
Smallville Street
_1866_
Red Eye Saloon Smallville Street
Bank
Livery Stable
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #1 1
As LOIS exits the elevator, JIMMY falls in stride next to
her, holding a wrapped gift.
JIMMY
You're cuttin' it close.
LOIS
(off her watch)
Eight minutes. What'd I get him?
JIMMY
Checked suspenders. Did you
remember the card?
She stops, stricken.
LOIS
Oh, no...
JIMMY
(produces a card, in
envelope)
Who's your buddy? Who's your pal?
I am, aren't I?
She gives his cheek a pinch and takes the card. They head
into the bullpen -- it's festooned with ribbons, balloons
and a banner reading: "Happy Birthday, Chief!" CLARK
appears.
CLARK
Morning, Lois.
LOIS
You're late.
CLARK
'Morning, Clark.'
(removing a wrapped gift
from bag)
What'd you get him?
LOIS
Checked suspenders.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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1 CONTINUED: 1
CLARK
Didn't you give him that last year?
LOIS
(realizes, covering)
Well, he liked them, didn't he?
At that moment, an odd looking fellow (H.G. WELLS) steps off
the elevator. He looks like a dapper, bespectacled
turn-of-the-century English gentleman. He spots Lois and Clark and
heads straight for them.
WELLS
Excuse me... I'm H.G. Wells.
Lois and Clark share a look.
WELLS (CONT'D)
And I've run into a spot of
trouble. I've been traveling with
a companion in my time machine...
Now Lois and Clark share a sigh. A nut job.
WELLS (CONT'D)
... and we've just come back from
the future, I've left him in the (X)
park, actually but... (X)
LOIS
(to Clark)
If this is a gag, you're dead.
WELLS
... we stopped here because --
CLARK
Sir, we're a little busy, so let's
wrap this up -- time travel isn't
possible, H.G. Wells wrote
fiction...
(trying to lead Wells
away)
... and died in 1946.
WELLS
(sotto)
I know you're Superman and I need
your help.
Clark stares at him, stunned.
LOIS
What? What'd he say?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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1 CONTINUED: 2 1
WELLS
(covering)
I said, if I could just have a
moment of Mr. Kent's time, all his
doubts will be quelled.
(to Clark)
Perhaps by meeting my companion
from the future?
2 OMITTED 2
2A EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 2A
Lois and Clark and Wells.
CLARK
Look, Lois, there's no reason for
both of us to go.
LOIS
There's no reason for one of us to
go.
CLARK
So --
LOIS
So what'd he really say to you,
Clark?
(to Wells)
And if you really have some guy
from the future with you, why'd you
leave him in the park?
WELLS
I didn't want him to see the city.
You see, the twenty-second century (X)
is a peaceful, harmonious Utopia.
No violence, no crime. Without
preparation, poor Tempus would be
horrified by the savagery of the
1990s... (X)
3 EXT. STREET - DAY 3
Dressed in sleek, futuristic clothes, TEMPUS wanders through
the bustle of Metropolis, filled with childlike wonder at
his surroundings. He stops, seeing a poster for a movie
called THE PENETRATOR.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 3A.
3 CONTINUED: 3
It's a photo of the hero -- muscular, in shades, holding a
huge pistol, belts of ammo crisscrossing his chest, two
buxom babes clutching him. The log line: "He came... He
saw... He slaughtered!" Tempus seems startled by its
graphic violence and sexuality.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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3 CONTINUED: 3
He moves on, past the mouth of an alley. In the alley, he (X)
hears --
MAN
No, no... help!
Tempus looks. A MAN is having his wallet taken at gunpoint
by a MUGGER. The Mugger sees Tempus. Tempus moves into the
alley, curious. The Mugger shoves past him and takes off.
The Man gets to his feet, shaken.
TEMPUS
What just happened here... is
called... a mugging?
MAN
No kidding. He got everything but
my watch. (X)
TEMPUS
Not a very successful mugging.
Let's see if I can do better.
Tempus shoves the man into the wall, pins his throat with
one hand and rips the watch off with the other.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
(a triumphant grin)
Excellent! I just mugged you!
MAN
Are you outta your mind?
TEMPUS
No... my century.
He throws the man across the alley, sending him crashing
into trash cans.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
And I love it!
With an evil laugh, he puts on the watch and goes bounding
into 1995.
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASER_
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Blue Rev. 2/15/95 5.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
4 EXT. STREET - DAY 4
As Lois, Clark and Wells walk along the sidewalk.
LOIS
(heavy with skepticism)
... and why did this Tempus come
back with you from the future? (X)
WELLS
He volunteered, actually. You see,
I have a sort of club of fellow
inventors back in England. And
I've never been quite able to
convince them that my time machine
was functional. So I wanted to
bring Tempus back as proof.
LOIS
(to Clark)
I think we should cut our losses.
CLARK
(quickly)
Good idea. Why don't you go back
to the office?
He makes a move to follow Wells. She stops him.
LOIS
You don't actually believe this
guy?
CLARK
No, I'm just...
LOIS
... what?
CLARK
... curious.
LOIS
So am I. How'd he get your
interest all of a sudden? What'd
he say?
WELLS
Miss Lane, something you might find
interesting -- Utopia was founded
by Superman's descendants.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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4 CONTINUED: 4
LOIS
Descendants? So he... got married?
WELLS
Oh, yes. And they based their
whole society on the values and
principles he lived by.
LOIS
So who did he marry?
WELLS
Oh, now, that might be giving a bit
too much away.
He leads them into
5 EXT. PARK - DAY 5
And in a grove, they immediately spot the time machine. It
is state of the art 19th century.
WELLS
(proudly)
There she is!
LOIS
Where's your man from the future?
WELLS
Oh, no. He must've wanted a look
around. I hope he didn't go far.
LOIS
(to Clark)
I smell a con job.
There's a JOURNAL on the seat, which Wells picks up off the (X)
seat.
WELLS
Let me show you my problem, so you
can perhaps...
(to Clark)
... get word to Superman?
He unrolls the journal. It's an intricate design of the (X)
time machine.
WELLS (CONT'D)
Now, to fully understand my
predicament, you must first
appreciate the intricacy of the
flux facilitator...
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Green Rev. 2/22/95 7.
6 INT. GUN SHOP - DAY 6
Full of a startling display of weapons. The gold-chained
GUN SHOP OWNER showing his wares to Tempus, the proverbial
kid-in-the-candy-store.
GUN SHOP OWNER
Got your shotguns, your long guns,
your semi-automatics...
TEMPUS
(fascinated)
Semi-automatics?
GUN SHOP OWNER
(removing a gun from (X)
beneath the counter) (X)
My personal choice in self (X)
protection. Keep it down here (X)
next to the cash box. Gives the (X)
scum a real surprise, they try to (X)
rip me off. (X)
(showing off the gun) (X)
Nine millimeter with a twenty-five
shot stagger clip. Spits those
puppies out fast as you can pull
the trigger -- makes you someone to
respect.
TEMPUS
How do you load it?
GUN SHOP OWNER
(demonstrating)
Wham, bam --
(all done)
-- thank you, ma'am.
As the owner removes the clip --
TEMPUS
Tell me, those chains you're
wearing, are they real gold?
GUN SHOP OWNER
Twenty-four karat.
TEMPUS
(re: gun)
May I?
The owner passes the gun and clip to Tempus, who readily
snaps them together.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
(still smiling)
Give them to me.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Green Rev. 2/22/95 7A.
6 CONTINUED: 6
GUN SHOP OWNER
What?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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6 CONTINUED: 6
TEMPUS
(pointing the gun at the
chains; flicking them) (X)
Give... them... to... me.
As the suddenly terrified shop owner hands over the chains
and Tempus loops them over his head.
GUN SHOP OWNER
I don't believe this.
TEMPUS
And I'd like that ammunition belt,
holster, extra clips, of course...
As the Owner puts all this on the counter, Tempus pulls a
pair of shades off a rack and puts them on.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Excellent. You are, you know,
incredibly stupid. Bless you.
With that, Tempus opens fire, avoiding the owner, but
BLASTING THE PLACE TO SMITHEREENS, just for the sheer
pleasure of it.
7 EXT. PARK - DAY 7
Wells is going through a torturously detailed explanation of
his time machine.
WELLS
... as you then slip back out of
what I call the inter-time
continuum...
Clark's SUPER-HEARING picks up the sound of Tempus' GUNFIRE,
people's SCREAMS.
CLARK
Lois, I'm gonna call Jimmy and tell
him we'll be a little longer.
LOIS
Clark --
But he's gone before she can stop him.
LOIS (CONT'D)
He always does that.
Wells gives her an understanding smile.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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7 CONTINUED: 7
WELLS
Don't worry, my dear... someday
you'll understand why. Now, where
was I? Ah, yes, the continuum.
Well, to use your nineties
vernacular, it's _heck_ on the
rods...
8 INT. GUN SHOP - DAY 8
SUPERMAN enters and sees the damage wrought by Tempus -- but
no Tempus. The Owner is just getting up off the floor,
dusting himself off.
SUPERMAN
Are you all right, sir?
GUN SHOP OWNER
Fine, fine...
SUPERMAN
Who did this?
GUN SHOP OWNER
Guy about six three, brown hair...
currently wearing some big guns and
a selection of very tasteful gold
chains for men.
9 EXT. PARK - DAY 9
Wells points from the diagram to the actual machine.
WELLS
... at which point, you're in
danger of a time flow ripple...
LOIS
Mr. Wells? What is it you're
after? Exactly.
WELLS
Didn't I say? Fuel. Afraid I'm
fresh out.
LOIS
What kind of fuel?
WELLS
Gold. Pure twenty-four karat gold.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 9
LOIS
(laughs)
Are you kidding me? That's the
best you can do?
WELLS
Miss Lane --
LOIS
What do you think we're going to
do, fork over some jewelry, or
maybe get Superman to dig a mine?
Do I have the word sucker stamped
on my forehead -- ?
(looks over shoulder)
-- or no, wait, maybe I'm standing
in front of the dumbest person on
the planet and _that's_ who you've
been talking to. Or --
WELLS
-- or I'm really H.G. Wells.
TEMPUS (O.S.)
He is.
Tempus steps onto the scene, resplendent in his shades,
weaponry, crisscrossing ammo belts and gold chains --
looking a lot like that PENETRATOR poster he first saw.
WELLS (CONT'D)
Tempus... ?
TEMPUS
Hello, Herb.
WELLS
... what are you doing with those
horrible weapons?
TEMPUS
I'm taking a trip. And you're
driving. Get in.
He gestures with his guns for Wells to get into the time machine.
LOIS
Mr. Wells, you'd better do what he
says.
Wells does. But he pointedly drops the plans before doing (X)
so.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 2 9
TEMPUS
(looks at her)
Don't I know you?
LOIS
(studies the guns now
aimed at her)
Doubt it. I'm pro gun-control.
TEMPUS
Really? I'm anti-gun control (X)
myself.
(it dawns)
Wait. Lois Lane. Yes. I've seen (X)
the holograms.
(grins)
Well, this is a special pleasure.
I'm Tempus. I come from the future
that you and Superman created.
LOIS
Me and Super -- ?
TEMPUS
A world of peace. A world without
greed or crime. A world so boring (X)
you'd blow your brains out but
there are no guns. You want to
know the future, Miss Lane? No one
works, no one argues, there are
nine thousand channels and nothing
on! Well, I'm going to do
something about that.
Holding the gun on her, he gets in the time machine next to
Wells.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Herb, set the time machine for
Smallville, 1966.
LOIS
Smallville?
WELLS
There's no fuel.
Tempus pulls his chains off and hands them to Wells. Well
just stares coldly.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 3 9
TEMPUS
One of the many disadvantages of
being from Utopia is we have a
complete lack of technological
understanding. I can't run this
machine --
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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9 CONTINUED: 3 9
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
-- but I can run _this_ one. Now,
go.
Wells reluctantly takes the chains, opens a compartment and
slips them inside. Adjusts dials and levers as:
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Miss Lane, you seem like an
attractive and interesting woman.
I'm almost sorry I'll be ruining
your life.
LOIS
What are you talking about?
TEMPUS
I'm going to kill Superman, of
course.
LOIS
No one can kill Superman.
TEMPUS
Unless you could get ahold of him
when he was a helpless little baby.
(playing it up)
Gee, if only I had a time machine.
Ready, Herb?
10 ON THE TIME MACHINE PANEL 10
We see the place: SMALLVILLE and the time: MAY 17, 1966.
Wells hits a lever and
11 BACK TO SCENE 11
The machine kicks on. We hear a humming. Rippling colors
appear in the air around the machine. Lois looks on, in
awe, a sudden believer.
TEMPUS
In a world without Superman,
there'll be no Utopia in the
future..... just a lot of sex and
violence... and me!
12 ON THE TIME MACHINE PANEL 12
Wells' hand moves up to the time side of.the panel and hits
a button, _changing 1966 to 1866_.
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 13.
13 BACK TO SCENE 13
as Superman FLIES in just in time to see the flashing colors
engulfing-the machine. Through the haze of light, Tempus
sees Superman. They lock eyes. Then Tempus raises his hand
and makes a gun with his thumb and forefinger. 'Fires.'
Grins. And in a blast of light... is gone.
LOIS
Superman, I... I don't even know
where to start. I ...
Then she sees it on the ground -- Wells' plans for the time
machine. She reaches down and picks them up.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Wait. How fast could you build
this?
She hands him the design. He studies it.
SUPERMAN
It could take a few hours. (X)
DISSOLVE TO:
14 EXT. PARK - LATER 14
Lois watches as Superman puts the finishing SUPER-SPEED
touches on a DUPLICATE TIME MACHINE. He stops and compares
the journal to what he's made. (X)
SUPERMAN
Now, the only thing we need is
gold. I don't think we can afford
to buy all we need at current
market prices, so I'll be right
back.
LOIS
Hurry. Please.
He nods and takes off.
15 INSERT - MAP OF THE WORLD 15
A dotted SUPER LINE advances from the northeast United
States to Alaska, then back again.
16 EXT. PARK - DAY 16
Lois stares down at the journal, then at the time machine, (X)
then over her shoulder. Clark walks back into the park.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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16 CONTINUED: 16
CLARK
Lois...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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16 CONTINUED: 16
LOIS
Clark, that really was H.G. Wells.
CLARK
I know.
LOIS
And he really had a man from the
future.
CLARK
I know.
LOIS
And Superman flew off to --
CLARK
I know, he told me all about it
when he gave me this.
He holds up a sack. It's filled with raw chunks of
glistening gold.
LOIS
Well, where is he?
CLARK
There's, uh... a volcano about to
blow in China.
(heading to the time
machine)
He wants us to stop Tempus.
LOIS
Us?
CLARK
He said time's of the essence.
They climb in. Lois loads the gold as she saw Wells do. As
Clark slips the key into place.
17 CLOSE ON PANEL 17
and the place: SMALLVILLE, the date, MAY 17, 1966.
LOIS
I don't get it, why is everybody
going to Smallville?
As Clark turns the key, there's a WHIRLING BLUR OF COLORS.
LOIS (CONT'D)
That's _your_ home town.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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17 CONTINUED: 17
Clark shrugs innocently, they're engulfed in bands of
colors, there's a flash of light and they're gone.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT ONE_
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Blue Rev. 2/15/95 16.
_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
18 EXT. SMALLVILLE, 1866 - DAY 18
A white church sits at the end of the dirt street. WE MOVE
past it, glimpse TWO COWBOYS ambling by, some horses tied
up, then MOVE TO a livery stable. Through the slatted doors
and windows, we hear the HUM of the time machine, then see
the colored lights FLASH through the cracks, then silence.
The livery door is thrown open by Tempus, who takes a good
long look at the Western town and its OCCUPANTS and is not
happy. He grabs Wells, who tries to appear innocent.
TEMPUS
Smallville? 1966? I don't think
so.
(points to a shabby
cowpoke)
Unless that's Bob Dylan.
WELLS
It isn't my fault you used an
inferior grade of gold.
(gestures at the machine
in the barn behind them)
It obviously affected the time flux
facilitator. However... (X)
He points to the sign over their heads. "Smallville Livery."
WELLS (CONT'D)
... we are in Smallville.
TEMPUS
But a hundred years early and out
of fuel. I'd almost say you did
this on purpose, Herb... if I
thought you had a spine.
(hustles him out)
Let's go.
WELLS
Where?
TEMPUS
(with a Western twang)
To find out if they've got any gold
in this here town.
--page break--
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19 INT. RED EYE SALOON - DAY 19
A COUPLE OF COWBOYS at the bar, a BARKEEP, an OLD TIMER
noodling the piano and TWO YOUNG GUNFIGHTERS sipping whiskey
at a table with a clear view of the door and their backs to
the wall.
MISS MARTHA pushes through curtains at the back of the room.
She's a dead ringer for Martha Kent, right down to the tool
kit she carries. She glides over to the bar and rests her
tools on top of it, as the Barkeep sets her up with a beer.
MISS MARTHA
(to Barkeep)
Morning, Sam.
(seeing the Gunfighters;
concerned)
Wonder what those two want? They
sure didn't ride all this way for
the pretzels.
(then)
Marshal Kent been in yet?
The Barkeep shakes his head "no." Miss Martha drains her
beer.
MISS MARTHA (CONT'D)
All right, Sam, show me the
floorboard's been catching you by
surprise.
As she starts to go around the bar, her eyes suddenly go
wide. The butterfly doors open as Tempus and Wells push
through. All the action stops dead, as everyone turns to
stare.
TEMPUS
Well, well. Yee-hah.
Miss Martha and the Barkeep exchange a very puzzled glance,
as Tempus and Wells continue to the bar.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Now I guess we belly up to the bar
and order. Herb?
WELLS
I'd love a spot of tea, actually.
MISS MARTHA
(stepping in)
This is the Red Eye, Mister. We
serve whiskey. We serve beer.
The younger of the two Gunfighters eases out of his chair
and to the bar.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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19 CONTINUED: 19
GUNFIGHTER
Another bottle.
MISS MARTHA
That's Snakebite Rye. Dollar per. (X)
He tosses a Double-Eagle gold piece on the bar. The coin
rolls along the polished wood... until Tempus snaps it up.
He looks at it, turning it over, holding it up to the light.
The Gunfighter studies him coldly.
MISS MARTHA (CONT'D)
We keep it in back, I won't be a
sec.
TEMPUS
(flipping coin to Wells)
How many would we need to get out
of here?
WELLS
Two or three hundred.
As he hands it back to Tempus --
TEMPUS
(to Gunfighter)
Where can we get more of these?
GUNFIGHTER
Well, I got that one at the bank.
Whole shipment just came in. Go
on. Take it.
TEMPUS
Really?
GUNFIGHTER
(nods, backs up, hand
hovering over guns)
'Course, you only have five seconds
to spend it.
Tempus studies the Gunfighter.
TEMPUS
Wait. I know you. You're not ... ?
Yes. Jesse James!
He leans in close for a good look. JESSE JAMES -- for
that's who this is -- just stares malevolently.
JESSE JAMES
You better back that face right up,
Mister.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
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19 CONTINUED: 2 19
TEMPUS
I'm right, aren't I?
(off the other gunfighter)
And that's your brother, Frank.
Warily, FRANK JAMES gets to his feet.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
You two are my inspiration, I've (X)
read everything about you. You
must be here to rob the bank. I
don't remember you ever robbing a
bank in Smallville.
FRANK JAMES
(very edgy)
How does he know about the bank,
Jesse?
JESSE JAMES
(to Tempus)
Lots of folks think they know me,
but you're the first to tell me
about things I ain't done yet.
(beat)
That bugs me.
He's ready for some gun play. The Cowboys and the Old Timer
scatter.
TEMPUS
Are you as good with a gun as they
say?
Just as Miss Martha comes back with the bottle of rye, Jesse
smiles and glances up at the BALCONY RAILING. There are six
ornate, baseball-size brass balls running it's length.
MISS MARTHA
Now hold on a minute...
Jesse suddenly aims and FIRES, fanning six shots... knocking
off all six balls. Tempus shakes his head and lets out a
low whistle.
TEMPUS
(to Wells)
Wasn't that something?
(to Jesse)
You're good, you really are, you've
got a future... not a very long
one, actually and here's why -- no
matter how good you are, there's
always someone better. To wit:
(CONTINUED)
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Jesse's eyes go narrow, as Tempus pulls out the weapon he
got from the gun store and LETS FLY TWENTY ROUNDS in a (X)
heartbeat -- and when the SMOKE CLEARS... the railing is in
splinters, hanging down to the floor. Jesse is dumbstruck.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
(sotto, to Jesse)
Now, as much as I like you, if you
and Frank have any ideas about that
bank full of gold ... ? Get in line.
As Tempus laughs, the doors are suddenly thrown open and
MARSHAL KENT walks in, gun drawn. He looks curiously like
Pa Kent. He takes in the whole scene, surveying the damage,
then...
MARSHAL KENT
You boys have something personal
against this place?
CUT TO:
20 EXT. SMALLVILLE, 1966 - DAY 20
A white church sits at the end of town square. WE MOVE
past it, take in a cluster of KIDS running by, then from
behind some big bushes we hear the familiar HUM of the time
machine, sees the lights and color SEAR through the leaves,
then --
Lois and Clark step out of the bushes, a little dazed.
LOIS
It's just... Smallville.
CLARK
Yeah, but the cars...
She looks. All circa early-to-mid-sixties.
LOIS
And the clothes.
WOMEN and MEN, all dressed and styled for a spring
afternoon, 1966. Lois pulls a discarded newspaper out of a
trashcan and scans the date: May 17, 1966.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark, it worked... We're here,
we're really here. Do you know
what this means? We can go
anywhere.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS (CONT'D)
We can be there when Columbus
landed, when Washington crossed the
Delaware, we can cover the greatest
stories in history, first hand... (X)
we can prove that Lee Harvey
Oswald was just a pawn in a (X)
conspiracy. (X)
CLARK
(innocently)
What do you mean? He acted (X)
alone. (X)
LOIS
Clark, I knew you were naive but (X)
please. (X)
CLARK
All right, we'll settle this in (X)
Dealey Plaza, 1963, but right (X)
now -- (X)
(scanning the street)
-- how do we find Tempus? (X)
LOIS
Sorry. You're right. Okay,
let's --
GUNSHOTS. Lois and Clark whirl, see a CROWD on the
sidewalk. Clark cuts a little ahead of Lois X-RAYS through
the crowd to see --
A MAN DRESSED LIKE TEMPUS and A MAN DRESSED LIKE WELLS,
running out of the bank, the Faux Tempus FIRING a s o gun a
the WESTERNERS in the bank.
Clark starts after them, then --
LOIS
(pointing)
Wait!
Over the bank a banner reading: "Centennial Celebration of
the Great Smallville Gold Robbery!"
And now the Crowd CHEERS and the Faux Tempus and the Faux
Wells turn and take bows.
LOIS (CONT'D)
It's not them, it's a re-enactment.
They're just dressed like Tempus
and Wells.
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
But there was never any Great
Smallville Gold Robbery...
LOIS
Unless...
CLARK
... something went wrong, maybe (X)
LOIS
... they ended up back in 1866
CLARK
... and needed gold.
They hurry back to the bushes next to the church.
LOIS
But I still don't understand. What
are we doing in Smallville in the
first place?
CLARK
I think there was a... an early
Superman sighting here. (X)
LOIS
I never heard about that.
CLARK
I think he was pretty young at the
time but... yeah.
LOIS
Huh.
CUT TO:
21 INT. RED EYE SALOON - SMALLVILLE, 1866 - DAY 21
The Old Timer's back at the piano, the cowboys are at their
cards, Marshall Kent's leaning on the bar. The debris of
the balcony railing has been gathered neatly to the side.
Miss Martha is on the balcony, hammer in her hand, a
carpenter's apron around her waist, hard at work installing
a temporary guard rail.
MISS MARTHA
There.
(CONTINUED)
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MARSHAL KENT
Maybe I should've put everybody
away, instead of just letting them
pay damages.
MISS MARTHA
If you locked up everyone who shot
up my place, I'd be out of business
in a week.
She shoots a wary look at Frank and Jesse, quietly at their table.
FRANK JAMES
Jesse, it happens to every man once
in a while.
JESSE JAMES
(morose)
Not to me.
FRANK JAMES
It's not your fault; his was
just... plain bigger.
(CONTINUED)
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21 CONTINUED: 2 21
JESSE JAMES
Size never made no difference
before.
FRANK JAMES
You gotta get your mind off this,
Jesse, or it could affect your
future performance.
Jesse just takes a shot of whiskey, looking utterly
depressed.
The butterfly doors swing open and Lois and Clark walk in.
The music stops, the conversation stops, everyone turns and
stares.
FRANK JAMES
Well now, here's something oughta (X)
perk a man's spirit right up. (X)
LOIS
(oblivious; hot and (X)
thirsty; to Barkeep)
Anything diet.
(off the Barkeep's look;
remembering)
Oh, right... do you have regular
cola, yet?
(then)
Just give me a sasparilla.
The Barkeep just keeps staring at her.
MISS MARTHA
(walking over; giving
Lois the once over)
If you're looking for _work_,
that's not the kind of saloon I
run.
Lois turns and sees Miss Martha. Her mouth drops open.
LOIS
Clark...
CLARK
(equally agape)
I know, I know...
LOIS
She looks just like your...
The word dies in her throat, as the Marshal joins Miss
Martha.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS (CONT'D)
(staring at him)
Oh, my God... I don't believe (X)
this, Clark, I think we're talking
to...
CLARK
(swallowing hard)
... my great-great-grandparents!
MISS MARTHA
(slow burn)
Now, wait a minute...
CLARK
You're Miss Martha! And Marshal
Kent!
MARSHAL KENT
(to Miss Martha)
How many more weirdos are we gonna
get in here today?
LOIS
Weirdos? So you've seen somebody
else strange?
MARSHAL KENT
(pointing to the debris)
The ones who did that.
Glancing at the wreckage, Clark spots something else on the
floor and picks it up. It's a spent nine millimeter shell. (X)
CLARK
They've been here.
MARSHAL KENT
(suspicious)
So, they're friends of yours?
CLARK
Not exactly. Where are they?
MARSHAL KENT
Gone. Which is just where we'd
like you and the naked lady to be. (X)
LOIS
Naked? I am not -- (X)
But she takes in the lacivious stares of all the men In the (X)
bar for the first time and unconsciously tries to hide her (X)
bare legs behind a table. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS (CONT'D)
-- naked, this is a new fashion... (X)
from France. (X)
CLARK
Do you know where they went?
JESSE JAMES
(butting in drunkenly)
I think they had some banking
business to do.
FRANK JAMES
Jesse, you're sounding bitter.
We've got to do something about
this...
Clark SUPER-HEARS: (X)
TEMPUS (V.O.)
... keep those hands high and give (X)
me the gold! (X)
(CONTINUED)
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Clark bolts out the door. (X)
CLARK
I think I know where they are. (X)
LOIS
Bye.
She runs after Clark. With Lois and Clark gone, Jesse
impatiently leaps to his feet, his gun out.
JESSE JAMES
My brother's right. Time to get
back in the saddle. Folks, this is
a holdup!
22 22
THRU OMITTED THRU
23 23
24 EXT. WESTERN STREET - DAY 24
As Clark dashes across the street, he spots Lois following
him.
CLARK
Go back inside, Lois!
LOIS
I will not --
FIRING into the bank, Tempus and Wells run out of the bank (X)
with a heavy bag of gold and disappear around the corner, (X)
never seeing Lois and Clark. (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
Let's go!
But Clark hears a second barrage of GUNFIRE behind him,
turns and sees -- (X)
Jesse and Frank SHOOTING it out with Marshal Kent in the
saloon.
CLARK
Oh, no...
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
Clark, those are your ancestors, if
something happens to them --
CLARK
Stay here, I'll be right back.
LOIS
But Tempus --
He's gone before she can protest. Then she looks up the
street where Tempus and Wells went. She bolts after them.
25 INT. RED EYE SALOON - DAY 25
Marshal Kent is behind the bar with Sam and Miss Martha,
FIRING at the James Brothers, who are behind a table, FIRING
BACK. Now, Marshal Kent is out of bullets. He looks at his
gun.
MARSHAL KENT
Oops.
Jesse shoots. Marshal Kent is hit in the shoulder. Then
Clark, a SUPER-BLUR of wind and speed, snatches their guns (X)
away so they're pulling air instead of triggers. Then he (X)
SUPER-BLURS back at them and in an instant their hands are (X)
tied behind their backs. (X)
MISS MARTHA
Thank you, stranger.
CLARK
My pleasure, ma'am.
MISS MARTHA
The Marshal's been hit...
Clark moves to him, on the floor, holding his shoulder.
CLARK
Is there a doctor in town?
MISS MARTHA
Went back East. Nearest one's
Kansas City, four days' ride.
Clark loops the Marshal's good arm around his shoulder and
helps him up and to the door.
CLARK
Better call the deputy, have him
get these two in jail... (X)
(CONTINUED)
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MARTHA
But what are you going to do?
CLARK
Get him to Kansas City.
Miss Martha hears a moan from the James Brothers, turns to
them, then hears a familiar O.S. WHOOSH. Turns back to
where Clark and the Marshal were and just sees the butterfly
doors swinging --
-- and Sam the Barkeep staring at the doors, eyes wide,
mouth agape. His head tips up to the sky. He passes out
and hits the floor with a THUMP.
26 INT. LIVERY STABLE - DAY 26
Tempus stands over Wells, gun in hand, as Wells feeds the
gold coins into the fuel receptacle.
TEMPUS
Hurry.
Lois moves stealthily through the stacks of hay. She looks
around for a weapon. Sees a shovel, picks it up and moves
to the back of the time machine, about to heave it when --
Tempus suddenly hears a NOISE, turns and sees Lois. Aims.
She stops.
TEMPUS
Miss Lane. What are you doing
here?
LOIS
I, uhhh, I grabbed onto the machine
just before... you know.
Tempus looks at Wells.
WELLS
If she did, she'd've been caught (X)
in the... ah... interdimensional (X)
vortex... (X)
TEMPUS
And you came alone?
LOIS
Yes.
(CONTINUED)
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TEMPUS
Well, Lois Lane, independent (X)
career woman of the nineties, (X)
you're going to be stranded in
1866, without the right to vote,
own property or write for a great
metropolitan newspaper. _God_, I
love irony.
(CONTINUED)
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WELLS
I'm so sorry, Miss Lane, I wish I'd
never invented this contraption...
TEMPUS
Keep loading the gold.
Wells does as he's told.
LOIS
Look, I may not know the future but
I know the past and you've got it
wrong. You want to kill Superman,
but he wasn't in Smallville in (X)
1966...
Tempus just looks at her, then at Wells.
TEMPUS
That's right, she doesn't know
yet... Oh, this is good, this is
really good.
(trying not to laugh)
Uh, Lois? Did you know that in the
future you're revered on the same
level as Superman? Books about
you, statues, an interactive game?
You're even a breakfast cereal.
LOIS
Really?
TEMPUS
Much as everybody loves you,
though, the same question keeps
coming up. _How_ dumb was she?
Let me show you what I mean...
(grabbing Wells' glasses
and putting them on)
Look, I'm Clark.
(taking them off)
No, I'm Superman.
(on)
Mild-mannered reporter...
(off)
Super hero...
(off her puzzlement)
Hel-lo! Duh! Clark Kent is
Superman!
(CONTINUED)
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Lois' singularly stunned expression tells us he's finally
gotten through.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Well, that was worth the whole trip
-- to actually meet the most
galactically _stupid_ woman who
ever lived! Let's go, Herb.
Clark...
(glasses on)
... and Superman ...
(glasses off)
... are dead. And the future... is
mine!
He puts the glasses back on Wells just as the time machine
HUMS to full power and disappears in a BURST of light.
Leaving Lois too overwhelmed to move, then --
CLARK
(running in)
Lois! Lois!
She turns and sees him.
CLARK (CONT'D)
You're okay? I was afraid you --
She hauls off and slaps him. He puts his hand to his cheek
in surprise.
LOIS
And don't pretend that hurt...
Superman.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
27 EXT. MAIN STREET - SMALLVILLE, 1966 - DAY 27
Lois and Clark walk out of a small car rental agency and
move to their car. Clark looks at a furious Lois who walks
beside him.
CLARK
It started because I wanted a (X)
normal life... friends, a job... (X)
(looking at her)
a girl. I couldn't have that (X)
if people knew and mobbed me (X)
everywhere I went. (X)
(pause)
Lois, come on. You haven't said a
word since 1866.
LOIS
You are the lowest form of life
imaginable.
CLARK
Not what I was hoping for... but
it's a start.
LOIS
You're a liar. And there is
nothing worse.
CLARK
I never lied to you, Lois.
(off her glare)
I just made up certain facts to
keep you from finding out about...
other certain facts.
LOIS
You ought to run for President.
Oh, but you can't. You weren't
born here. Then again, you'd just
lie about it. Look at you right
now, renting a car, that's a big,
fat lie. What do you need a car
for? You're Superman!
PASSERSBY glance. Clark tries to calm her.
CLARK
Sshh. I think we should keep as
low a profile as we can... anything
we change in the past could be
dangerous to our future.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
Always got an answer for
everything. You're good, Clark,
you really are.
CLARK
No, actually, I'm not... I hated
not being able to tell you. I
mean, you think it was easy
watching you swoon over Superman
and ignore me?
LOIS
That doesn't make any sense -- you
_are_ Superman.
CLARK
No -- Superman is what I can _do_,
but Clark is who I _am_... and the
closer we got, the more I wanted
to explain but... it kept getting
more and more complicated.
LOIS
Look, you've obviously had a lot
more time to think about this than
I have but just answer this -- how
can I ever trust you again?
She gets into the car, stares straight ahead. He sighs and
walks around the back of the car, muttering to himself:
CLARK
Glasses, secret identity... seemed
like a good idea at the time...
28 EXT. SHUSTER'S FIELD - DAY 28(X)
A deep furrow carved in the earth, leading to the
half-buried, steaming, Kryptonian space craft. Tempus and
wells trudge up to it.
TEMPUS
Just like the history books said.
As he glances around, some glowing shards of green catch his
eye. He bends down and picks one up -- Kryptonite.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Right down to the remnants of the
exploding planet sucked along in
the path of the ship.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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TEMPUS (CONT'D)
(picks one up; to Wells,
re: rocket)
Open it.
Wells unlatches the hatch of the capsule, revealing the
cooing SUPER BABY, swathed in red, yellow and blue blankets,
one of which bears the Is, insignia.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Hello, Junior.
29 INT. CLARK'S RENTAL CAR - ON A COUNTRY ROAD - DAY 29
Clark glances at Lois, but she stares straight ahead.
CLARK
... and it was partly for your (X)
protection. (X)
LOIS
Don't patronize me.
CLARK
I'm not. If you knew and someone (X)
found out you knew, you'd be a (X)
target. (X)
LOIS
What do you think I am... (X)
galactically stupid?
(CONTINUED)
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29 CONTINUED: 29
Clark abruptly pulls the car to the side of the road and
slams to a stop. He turns to her.
CLARK
Lois, I think you're the smartest
woman I know... and I never wanted
to hurt you. If I was wrong, I'm
sorry but I can't change what I
did.
(distracted by the view
out the surroundings)
Wait... we're here.
LOIS
Where?
CLARK
This is Shuster's Field, where the (X)
ship landed.
(getting out)
C'mon.
30 EXT. FIELD - DAY 30
A four foot wire fence bounds the field. Lois and Clark
walk up.
CLARK
I think we're early. Mom and Dad
used to tell me it was night when
they were driving along and saw
what they thought was a meteor...
Lois starts to duck under the fence. Clark takes her gently
by the hand.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Here.
He FLOATS them up and over the fence. She glares.
CLARK (CONT'D)
What?
LOIS
All those times you pretended you
couldn't hit, couldn't jump,
couldn't open the peanut butter jar
yourself.
She stalks off ahead of him.
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
Lois, do the words, 'Let it go,'
mean anything... to...
(falters)
... to... ?
He suddenly stops, looking a little ill.
LOIS
What?
CLARK
I dunno. I feel kind of weak...
like there's Kryptonite around.
(puzzled)
But that would mean the ship would
already have to be...
LOIS
(cutting him off)
Clark, look!
He follows her gaze, seeing the GLOWING rocks of Kryptonite,
around the ship, open and empty.
CLARK
(backing up)
It can't be...
LOIS
Tempus.
CLARK
Maybe... or maybe somehow my folks
found me earlier.
He grabs her hand and they move back to the fence. He
stumbles and she helps him.
LOIS
Are you all right?
CLARK
Just gotta get out of here, I'll be
fine.
31 EXT. ROCKY COVE - DAY 31
A cluster of rocks jutting up out of the woods. Wells
carries the baby, swathed in red, yellow and blue blankets.
Tempus is behind them, gun casually trained.
WELLS
Where are we going?
(CONTINUED)
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TEMPUS
Well, if I remember my Kent history
from college, this is Rocky Cove.
Should be a nice, safe place to
spend some quality time with our
child.
He motions for Wells to stop. Wells sets the child down. (X)
WELLS
You know I won't let you hurt him. (X)
I'll fight you with my last (X)
breath. (X)
TEMPUS
Really?
WELLS
I swear it.
Tempus SMACKS him across the jaw. Wells drops.
TEMPUS
Sorry, but I don't like you (X)
swearing in front of the baby. (X)
32 OMITTED 32
33 INT. KENT HOUSE - DAY 33
Shooting out the screen door, as Lois and Clark walk up. (X)
He prepares to knock, hesitates. (X)
CLARK
What are we going to say?
LOIS
You'll think of something. You
always do.
CLARK
Yeah, right... 'Hi, you didn't
happen to find a baby in a space
ship, did you?'
YOUNG MARTHA appears from inside the house. She's (X)
thirtyish, bright-eyed and warm.
YOUNG MARTHA
Hello.
(CONTINUED)
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33 CONTINUED: 33
Clark opens his mouth, but nothing comes out. Looking at (X)
her through the screen door, he can't get over how young (X)
she is. He looks like he's about to faint and Lois reaches
her hand out to him.
YOUNG MARTHA (CONT'D)
(concerned)
Are you all right?
LOIS
He's just a little tired. We've
been doing a lot of... travelling.
YOUNG MARTHA
I know just the thing to fix you
up... a nice, cool glass of
buttermilk. Come on in.
33A SAME SCENE - MINUTES LATER 33A
Clark drains a glass of buttermilk. Lois and Young Martha
watch.
CLARK
Nothing like buttermilk for what
ails you.
YOUNG MARTHA
But that's just what my husband,
Jonathan, says!
YOUNG JONATHAN KENT appears through the window. He's (X)
mid-thirties as well, robust and cheerful.
YOUNG JONATHAN
What am I being accused of saying?
Clark takes one look at his young father... and drops the
glass.
CLARK
Oh, geez, I'm sorry...
(moving quickly to clean
it up)
... it's just, you both look so
young. I mean...
YOUNG MARTHA
(perplexed, but polite)
Please, don't worry about it.
CLARK
But, I know how clean you like
things.
(CONTINUED)
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33A CONTINUED: 33A
She looks at him, confused.
LOIS
(covering)
Anyone can see you keep your house
neat as a pin.
Young Martha smiles. He pleasure at the compliment
overrides her puzzlement.
YOUNG JONATHAN
(moving inside)
Martha, you hear anything about
Shuster selling his field? (X)
Clark pays attention.
YOUNG MARTHA
No.
YOUNG JONATHAN
I saw a couple of weird-looking
city fellas out at the place --
YOUNG MARTHA
Jonathan, no business talk, we've
got company.
(to Lois and Clark)
So, what brings you folks out this
way?
CLARK
(floundering)
Oh, well...
LOIS
(jumping in)
We were... uh...
But she can't come up with anything.
CLARK
... looking for something.
YOUNG JONATHAN
Like what?
All eyes are on Clark. Finally...
LOIS
(blurts it out) (X)
You didn't happen to find a baby,
did you?
Young Martha's eyes immediately well with tears.
(CONTINUED)
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33A CONTINUED: 2 33A
YOUNG JONATHAN
Now, Martha...
CLARK
I'm sorry.
LOIS
He didn't mean...
YOUNG JONATHAN
No, no, it's okay.
YOUNG MARTHA
(nods)
You see, it's just... I can't have
children.
YOUNG JONATHAN
We can't.
YOUNG MARTHA
I think if I found a baby, I'd be
the world's most grateful woman.
CLARK
And the world's best mom.
YOUNG MARTHA
(surprised, but touched)
Thank you.
(then, pulling herself
together)
More buttermilk?
LOIS
You're very kind, but we're kind of
on a tight schedule.
(to Clark; pointedly)
Aren't we?
CLARK
Yeah.
(suddenly hits him)
Da -- uh, sir, you were saying
something about Shuster's (X)
Field... ?
YOUNG MARTHA
Oh, you don't have to be polite...
LOIS
He's not. I mean, he is, but not
now. You saw someone there?
(CONTINUED)
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YOUNG JONATHAN
Two city fellas. Thought they
might be buyers. Strange looking.
one of them in kind of a.. I don't
know what you'd call it... funny (X)
suit. Why? They friends of (X)
yours? (X)
CLARK
I really want to catch them. Where
were they going?
YOUNG JONATHAN
Headed up to Rocky Cove on foot.
CLARK
We'd better go.
Clark looks at Young Martha for a moment, as though
memorizing her features, then leans over and gives her a
quick kiss on the cheek.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Thank you.
Young Martha looks surprised and Young Jonathan
instinctively bristles... but the sheer innocence of it
washes over him. He relaxes and smiles.
YOUNG JONATHAN
Hope you find who you're looking (X)
for.
CLARK
You, too.
As they nod their thanks and start out:
YOUNG MARTHA
(sotto; to Lois)
I don't know how I know this, but
his color just doesn't seem right.
He's getting sick.
Lois stares at her a long beat, then gives her a hug.
LOIS
(following Clark)
Don't worry, I'll take good care of
him.
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Blue Rev. 2/15/95 29.
34 INT. RENTAL CAR - ON COUNTRY ROAD - DAY 34
Lois is behind the wheel. She glances over at Clark. He's
slumped in the passenger seat.
LOIS
Clark, are you okay? (X)
CLARK
Just tired. (X)
LOIS
I've never seen you so pale... (X)
even from Kryptonite. (X)
CLARK
I'll be okay, just need to rest. (X)
LOIS
Look, I'm sorry I was so hard on (X)
you before about... you know.
(then)
It must've been really difficult
all those years, always having to
pretend and hide, never being able
to share. I'm sorry you had to go
through it alone.
CLARK
I wasn't. I always had my (X)
folks... and you. Maybe there (X)
were things I couldn't say but (X)
there was nothing I couldn't feel. (X)
(wearily)
I've got to wake up here... (X)
LOIS
I don't get it, we're miles from (X)
the Kryptonite, you shouldn't (X)
be -- (X)
Her eyes widen in alarm. His skin is becoming translucent.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark!
He sees the way she's staring at him. He looks down at his
hands and knows instantly what's happening.
CLARK
It's Tempus...
Lois floors it.
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Blue Rev. 2/15/95 39A.
35 EXT. ROCKY COVE - DAY 35
Tempus, Wells and the Baby are well concealed in this
semi-circle of large boulders. Wells' hands are tightly (X)
secured. Unable to move, he watches the Baby playing with (X)
a glowing shard of KRYPTONITE. Tempus is cleaning his (X)
weapon. He looks down at the Baby.
WELLS
Don't do this, Tempus... (X)
TEMPUS
I'm not doing a thing, Herb. (X)
(to baby) (X)
Does baby like the nice shiny (X)
Kryptonite? Hm? Well, okay, you (X)
just play with it all you want... (X)
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT THREE_
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 40.
_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
36 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - DAY 36
With Lois at the wheel, the rental pulls to a stop at the
edge of the woods. Clark points in the direction of Rocky
Cove.
CLARK
Over there...
Lois gets out and hurries around to Clark's side. He tries
to get out, but he's far too weak. She reaches for his
hand. It's beginning to disappear.
LOIS
(horrified)
Clark, what's happening? (X)
CLARK
In a minute, I won't exist... (X)
You'll have to go without me.
Hurry!
With a last worried glance, Lois plunges into the woods.
37 EXT. WOODS - DAY 37
Lois picks her way through the underbrush, stepping lightly,
trying to be as silent as possible. As she pushes a branch
out of her way, a GLINT from the bushes catches her eye.
She peers in. Something's hidden there. It's the Time
Machine.
TEMPUS
(singing, O.S., to the
tune of 'Rock-A-Bye
Baby')
'Oh, Super-baby, new to the
Earth...'
38 EXT. ROCKY COVE - DAY 38
Tempus croons evilly to the weakened Infant, as the bound
and gagged Wells watches.
TEMPUS
'...play with your rock and make
pointless your birth.'
The Baby's eyes flutter.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Blue Rev. 2/15/95 41.
38 CONTINUED: 38
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
'The world will spin on, sans (X)
Super-decree... and the future (X)
belongs to... people... like... (X)
me.' (X)
The Baby drops off to sleep. (X)
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Won't be long now... (X)
WELLS
You really think you can destroy (X)
Utopia by killing a child? (X)
TEMPUS
Well, as you can see, I'm giving (X)
it my best. (X)
WELLS
You're a fool. Kill as many as (X)
you wish -- but a world of peace (X)
will always be man's ultimate (X)
goal. (X)
TEMPUS
Herb... did your books actually (X)
_sell_? Because, you're kind of a (X)
bore. Which brings me to the (X)
question... (X)
(beat)
What am I going to do with you? I
could just leave you here to
starve... but no, you might get (X)
away, build another time machine. (X)
Obviously, I have to kill you, but (X)
how? (X)
(then)
Something suitable, something (X)
ironic... like what I did to Lois,
that was good. Wait, yes -- a
Utopian execution. I know, I'll (X)
bore you to death!
Tempus laughs at his own joke, then stops abruptly. He
hears a noise. Someone moving nearby. He grabs his gun (X)
and goes to investigate.
39 EXT. WOODS - DAY 39
Tempus approaches, carrying his gun. He moves cautiously,
looking every which way, but Lois is nowhere to be seen. He
stops. He was sure he heard something, but maybe not.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Gold Rev. 2/23/95 41A.
39 CONTINUED: 39
He's about to give up, when -- Lois swings down out of the (X)
tree and kicks his hand. The gun flies out. She scrambles (X)
to get it but he body-checks her off balance and scoops it
up.
She ends up on her back. Tempus aims down at her.
TEMPUS
How did you get -- ?
(realizes)
Another time machine. Where is it?
(she says nothing)
You _will_ tell me.
He aims at her knee and is about to pull the trigger.
39A EXT. ROAD - DAY 39A
Clark musters his strength and stumbles into the woods.
40 EXT. WOODS - DAY 40
An almost fully transparent Clark stumbles and can just
glimpse what's happening between Tempus and Lois. He's too
weak to move, but summons the very last drop of his strength
and blows out a burst of SUPER COLD BREATH.
41 EXT. WOODS - DAY 41
Tempus' gun FREEZES, turning white with frost. Tempus
SCREAMS and drops it.
Lying before him, Lois hooks her right foot behind Tempus'
right ankle, then kicks his shin with her left foot. He
tumbles back.
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 42.
42 EXT. NEAR RENTAL CAR - DAY 42
That final burst of energy has made Clark collapse. He
flickers into near-invisibility, fighting to hang on.
43 EXT. WOODS - DAY 43
Lois rolls up, ready to do some damage. Tempus gets to his
feet. The gun is between them.
LOIS
Okay, you like violence so much...
let's see what you've got.
They circle. He swings at her. She blocks, connects with
an uppercut... and drops him. Hard. (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
Hate to tell you, but... you hit
like a girl.
She kicks the gun away, turns and runs into -- (X)
44 EXT. ROCKY COVE - DAY 44
-- races up, grabs the Kryptonite from the Baby and heaves
it as far away as she possibly can. She unties Wells and
picks up the still Infant.
WELLS
The baby... is he... ?
Lois is not exactly an instinctive mom. She holds the baby
at arms length, then tentatively brings it in closer to a
more nurturing, if still awkward, embrace. The Baby looks
up at her... and begins to cry.
LOIS
I'm not very good with --
WELLS
Oh, you will be.
(off her look)
Here, you just have to hold his
head and keep him close.
He takes the baby to show her.
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 43.
45 EXT. WOODS - WITH CLARK - DAY 45(X)
Clark is becoming solid again, full of color and life. He
straightens up, his strength flowing back into him. He
moves into --
46 EXT. WOODS - WITH TEMPUS - DAY 46(X)
still weak and tentative. Tempus comes to and struggles
to his feet, seeing Clark moving toward him through the
trees.
TEMPUS
Uh-oh.
He makes a mad dash for the time machine. Clark launches
after him, leaps and brings him down in a flying tackle.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Showoff.
Lois and Wells -- holding the Baby -- come out of the cove.
LOIS
(relieved beyond words)
Clark!
She nestles against Clark as he still holds Tempus with one
hand.
LOIS (CONT'D)
You're all right?
CLARK
I'm fine.
LOIS
I was so afraid you were --
CLARK
It's all right, it's all right.
LOIS
I couldn't stand the idea I might
lose you and I'd never get to tell
you... to say that... I ...
TEMPUS
Please. I'll go to jail, I'll
strap myself into the electric
chair -- but don't make me listen
to this!
They ignore him, about to kiss, when Clark's head suddenly
snaps up and he looks at the sky.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 44.
46 CONTINUED: 46
CLARK
It's almost night. I've got to go.
He takes his glasses off, hands them to Lois, then rips his
shirt open, revealing the 'S.'
CLARK (CONT'D)
(heaving a liberated
sigh)
I've always wanted to do that in
front of you.
Then he SPINS and in a BLUR goes from Clark to Superman. He
takes the Baby from Wells.
LOIS
He looks like you.
CLARK
(then)
Hope so.
(to Baby)
Time to go, pal.
Superman takes off with an O.S. WHOOSH.
47 EXT. SHUSTER'S FIELD - DUSK 47(X)
Superman deposits the Baby in the ship. He steps back from
the Kryptonite still strewn, woozy, and TAKES OFF.
48 EXT. ROAD NEAR SHUSTER'S FIELD - DUSK 48(X)
The Kents drive by in their truck.
49 EXT. SKY - NIGHT #1 49(X)
Superman flies up, up, and away from us, then turns and
shoots back down to Earth, picking up speed, becoming a
streak of color.
50 INT. KENT TRUCK - NIGHT 50
The Kents hear a supersonic WHOOSH overhead. WE STAY ON
THEIR FACES as they look out the windshield in amazement.
YOUNG JONATHAN
What was that?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 45.
50 CONTINUED: 50
YOUNG MARTHA
Looked like a meteor... over there
in Shuster's Field. (X)
YOUNG JONATHAN
Let's go have a look.
51 EXT. SHUSTER'S FIELD - NIGHT 51(X)
The Kents jump out of their truck and run over to the
rocket.
YOUNG JONATHAN
My Lord...
And inside, of course, Baby Superman. Young Martha picks up
the infant and we can feel her instantly bonding with it.
YOUNG MARTHA
Oh, Jonathan...
In the nearby trees, Superman watches.
52 EXT. WOODS NEAR ROCKY COVE - NIGHT 52(X)
Wells has secured Tempus to the time machine. He moves to a
downcast Lois.
WELLS
What's the matter, my dear?
LOIS
You've been to the future, Mr.
Wells, is it true what Tempus said
about me?
WELLS
Yes. You're as highly revered as
any woman in history.
LOIS
No, about being... galactically
stupid.
Wells smiles and looks at Lois sympathetically.
WELLS
Not stupid, Miss Lane. Blind.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) White Rev. 2/23/95 46.
52 CONTINUED: 52
WELLS (CONT'D)
It's one of the many things that
makes your story so timeless: why
children never tire of hearing it
at bedtime, why parents never
outgrow it, generation after
generation. We're _all_ blind when
it comes to love, especially that
one great love that will change us
forever.
TEMPUS
Excuse me? But I'm in danger of
choking on my own vomit.
Superman LANDS.
SUPERMAN
Everything's fine, the Kents have
the baby.
WELLS
Good. Then we can start to make
things right. Superman, you and
Lois meet me at the second time
machine.
He climbs into his time machine, starts hitting switches.
LOIS
Where are you going?
WELLS
To see to it Mr. Tempus causes no
more trouble.
The machine hums and color flashes appear.
TEMPUS
Superman, while I've got you here,
just answer one thing for me...
Superman walks over. The two men are nose to nose.
TEMPUS (CONT'D)
Why tights? Why a cape? You're a
grown man, don't you feel
_ridiculous_?
In a FLASH OF LIGHT, he and Wells and the machine are gone.
SUPERMAN
(to Lois)
Hey, my mom made it for me. (X)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) White Rev. 2/23/95 47.
52 CONTINUED: 2 52
LOIS
Oh, look, you've got shmutz on (X)
your 'S'. (X)
She picks at the lint. They kiss. (X)
53 EXT. SMALLVILLE - BUSHES NEXT TO CHURCH - NIGHT 53
Lois and Clark move up to the second time machine.
LOIS
Is this going to feel as weird to
you as it does to me? Knowing
you're Superman from now on?
WELLS
(stepping into sight)
Oh, I'm afraid that can't be, Miss
Lane.
(smiles)
Not just yet, anyway.
He climbs aboard the second machine and mans the controls.
WELLS (CONT'D)
We've tampered with history enough.
CLARK
Well, it's a little late...
WELLS
Not at all. I'll simply drop each
of you back before I ever showed
up. You'll both remember nothing
and none of this will have
happened.
They climb on, each on either side of him as the machine
begins to hum.
CLARK
Is that what you did to Tempus?
During the following, Lois surreptitiously pulls out Perry's
birthday card and a pen, writes: "CLARK IS SUPERMAN."
WELLS
Oh, no. Mr. Tempus was such a
lover of irony, I decided to give
him a lifetime of it.
CLARK
How so?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Yellow Rev. 2/21/95 47A.
53 CONTINUED: 53
Lois stuffs the card back in her pocket.
WELLS
By granting him his wish to live in
a violent, hellish Dystopia.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Pink Rev. 2/15/95 48.
53 CONTINUED: 53
In a flash of light and sound, the time machine disappears.
CUT TO:
54 EXT. SMALLVILLE, 1866 - DAY 54(X)
Tempus, wearing chains and convict's stripes, is pleading
through bars.
TEMPUS
You stupid, corn-sucking, hayseed
cow-lovers! I don't belong here,
I'm from the future! I've got to
get out of here and build a time
machine! Is anybody listening to
me?
PULL BACK to reveal he's in a barred wagon that says: (X)
"KANSAS STATE ASYLUM." Off Tempus' ranting and (X)
chain-rattling and the wagon pulling away -- (X)
CUT TO:
55 INT. DAILY PLANET, 1995 - DAY #1 - REPRISE 55
It is the very morning our story began. As Lois exits the
elevator, Jimmy falls in stride next to her.
JIMMY
You're cuttin' it close.
LOIS
(off her watch)
Eight minutes. What'd I get him?
And don't tell me checked
suspenders.
JIMMY
(handing her a wrapped
gift)
How'd you know?
She's momentarily puzzled. How did she know? They head
into the bullpen, it's festooned with ribbons, balloons and
a banner reading "Happy Birthday, Chief!"
Clark appears.
CLARK
Morning, Lois.
LOIS
You're late.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Weinstein & Hutson 2/13/95 49.
55 CONTINUED: 55
CLARK
'Morning, Clark.'
LOIS
(stopping herself)
I have the weirdest feeling of deja
vu...
CLARK
(sees her gift box)
Don't tell me you got him checked
suspenders again.
LOIS
How'd you know?
CLARK
You got him that last year, didn't
you?
LOIS
Clark, I'm serious!
That stops him.
CLARK
Well, now that you mention it... it
does feel like we've done all this
before.
LOIS
(looks at her gift)
Oh, no, I forgot to get a card.
Jimmy!
(then feels something in
her pocket)
Wait.
She pulls out the sealed envelope in her pocket and looks at it.
LOIS (CONT'D)
How'd this get here?
Clark looks at it. on the back -- unseen by Lois -- he
reads the words: "CLARK IS SUPERMAN." She starts to turn it
over. He grabs it before she does.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark!
CLARK
It's uhhh, my card, you were
holding it for me, remember?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
TEMPUS FUGITIVE (#18) Weinstein & Hutson 2/13/95 50.
55 CONTINUED: 2 55
LOIS
(impatient)
No, I don't.
CLARK
Come to think of it, I hate cards.
(tears it up)
Just slows down getting to the
present.
She looks at him very closely, eyes narrowed.
CLARK (CONT'D)
What?
LOIS
I was just thinking...
(leans in very close,
her face almost touching
his)
Naahhhhh.
And with that, she turns away, he sighs and tosses the bits
of paper in the wastecan and we HEAR O.S. "SURPRISE,
CHIEF!"
FADE OUT.
_THE END_
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