_LOIS & CLARK_
_The New Adventures of Superman_
"_We Have A Lot To Talk About_"
Written by John McNamara
Directed by Phillip J. Sgriccia
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
JIMMY OLSEN
PERRY WHITE
MARTHA KENT
JONATHAN KENT
BILL CHURCH, SR.
BILL CHURCH, JR.
MINDY CHURCH
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
MAN IN BLACK
TIMID MAN
FIELD REPORTER
COP
RUNNER
STAFFER
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet Metropolis Street
Newsroom
Perry's Office Park Street
Lois' Apartment Costmart
Church's Lair Art Museum Courtyard
Senior's Office
*
Fleabag Hotel Room
Kent Porch
Power Plant
Power Plant
Baseball Diamond
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 A RECAP OF PREVIOUS EPISODES 1
Starting with a brief history of the Churches, Bills Junior
and Senior... moving through highlights of the season finale
and Lois' near demise... including most of the final
proposal scene, right up to CLARK's rainy, "Will you marry
me?" and now we are into the already-shot line the world's (X)
been waiting to hear:
LOIS
(as she slips his (X)
glasses off) (X)
Who's asking, Clark or Superman? (X)
And off her knowing smile and his shock --
FADE OUT:
_END OF TEASE_
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_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
2 EXT. STREET ALONG PARK - NIGHT #1 2
CLARK takes LOIS' hand and they run out of the park, across
the street to a lighted doorway.
3 EXT. DOORWAY - NIGHT 3
Lois and Clark step into the dry and shake themselves off.
Then they look at each other as she hands him back his
glasses.
CLARK
It's the new glasses, isn't it?
They just don't work as good as the
old ones.
(tries for a laugh; no
response; slips them on)
I guess the first question is, 'How
long have you known?'
LOIS
Really? I thought the first
question'd be, 'How'd you figure it
out?'
CLARK
They're kind of neck and neck with,
'How mad are you?'
LOIS
How about we save that one for
last?
CLARK
Oh-kay. (X)
Lois shivers, dripping, then sneezes.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Here.
He steps back, lowers his glasses and a SPRAY of HEAT VISION
caresses her body, drying her.
LOIS
Thanks. So. How long have I
known? Since yesterday. And how
did I figure it out?
(reaches for his hand)
This.
She takes his hand and we --
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4 FLASHBACK TO: THE SEASON FINALE 4
and juxtapose the scenes where Clark touched her face
tenderly, then Superman did the same. As Superman touched
her, we again see Lois' look of dawning awareness.
5 BACK TO SCENE 5
as Lois places Clark's hand against her cheek, the same way.
LOIS
I've touched you before.... both of
you... but something about almost
dying sharpened everything, all my
senses, like putting on a pair of
glasses.
(glances out at street) (X)
Hey. It stopped.
6 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - NIGHT 6
Deserted. Glistening in lamplight. Lois and Clark walk.
CLARK
So how mad are you?
LOIS
Not at all.
He stops.
CLARK
Pardon?
LOIS
I'm not mad at all, Clark.
CLARK
Look, don't hold back --
LOIS
I'm not.
He looks at her a second, then --
CLARK
I'm sorry, I was talking to Lois
Lane? You might know her, she was
standing here just a second ago...
LOIS
I'm hurt.
CLARK
Oh.
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LOIS
Really, _really_ hurt.
CLARK
This is gonna be worse than mad,
isn't it?
(she turns and walks)
Okay, I've been rehearsing for
months, let's see if I can get it
right:
(he stops her) (X)
Lois, I know this is a shock and I (X)
wanted to be the one to tell (X)
you... so you could understand how (X)
hard this has been... how long (X)
I've carried this secret by myself (X)
and how much I wanted to tell you, (X)
but... when I decided to become
Superman, I --
LOIS
-- became a target, so anyone close
to you would be a target, and then
it got more complicated when you
realized you loved me --
CLARK
-- which was about two minutes
after I met you --
LOIS
-- don't try and score points --
CLARK
-- sorry.
LOIS
I get all the reasoning, I really
do, it's logical, it's even
thoughtful but when you get right
down to it, you made me believe you
were two people and you did it by
lying and that makes me wonder if I
even _know_ you and that hurt me
and you know what?
(realizing)
I _am_ mad.
CLARK
Okay... (X)
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LOIS
I'm... mad. I'm really mad. I am
really, really, _really_ mad! I am
furious at you, Clark, I am just --
CLARK
All right, that's good, just get (X)
it all out -- (X)
Before Clark can utter his next syllable, he hears a MAN'S
SCREAM from around the corner. He and Lois both turn toward
it. Then she looks at him.
LOIS
Go.
(he hesitates) (X)
GO! (X)
He whirls and becomes SUPERMAN. She can't help but be
dazzled --
LOIS (CONT'D)
Whoa.
-- then a second SCREAM from the same man brings them both
back to the immediacy of the moment. He's gone in a
SUPER-BLUR.
7 EXT. AROUND THE CORNER - NIGHT 7
A LEATHER-CLAD THUG is on his knees, arms twisted behind his
back by TWO MEN IN BLACK SUITS. The Thug is the one
SCREAMING, unwilling to let go of his knife. The Men in
Black exert more pressure. The knife drops. Superman
SHOOTS into sight.
SUPERMAN
Let him go.
A TIMID MAN steps from the shadows. Torn sweater, glasses
askew; scared.
TIMID MAN
No, Superman, they saved me. I was
walking home and this guy --
(the Thug)
-- jumped me and these two came out
of nowhere. If it wasn't for them,
I... I...
Lois comes around the corner now. Superman looks at the Men
in Black and notices identical insignias on their breast
pockets: brightly stylized "C's."
(CONTINUED)
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MAN IN BLACK
Hello, Superman. We're Members of
the Church Group.
He hands the Man of Steel a card. He glances at it as Lois
comes up next to him. Simultaneously, Man in Black 2 cuffs
the Thug and flips open a cellular phone, mutters into it.
SUPERMAN
(studies the card)
Church Group... as in Bill Church?
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LOIS
As in Intergang.
MAN IN BLACK
Mr. Church wants Metropolis to be a
better place to live and he's
committed his fortune to that end.
More Men and Women in Black appear at every corner, near and
far. Then a black sedan with the stylized "C" on the side.
MAN IN BLACK (CONT'D)
(into a wrist mic)
Situation green, continue patrols.
The Men and Women at the corners touch their ears, nod and
move off in pairs.
LOIS
I get it, you're some kind of
vigilante group, Church's private
storm troopers. Well, that's
against the law --
MAN IN BLACK
Miss, if you'd like to check with
the police, you'll find we're
operating under their purview.
(to fellow MIB)
Let's get this man into custody.
(to Timid Man)
Sir, come with us, the police'll
need your statement. Superman,
thanks for trying to help.
The condescension is not lost. A brief look between the
two. Superman just nods: oooooh-kay. Then, with a
no-nonsense efficiency, the Men in Black slide into the
sedan with the Thug and the Timid Man.
LOIS
Well, you've got to give Church and
his son credit -- they love
Metropolis and they never stop
trying to take over.
SUPERMAN
I should probably take a look
around the city, make sure
everything's all right... but I
don't want to fly off with you (X)
mad.
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LOIS
I'm not mad. Okay I _am_, but
it's all right. I'm Just...
An awkward beat.
LOIS
I think it was easier talking to
Clark...
SUPERMAN
You still are.
LOIS
That's just it... I don't know
anymore.
SUPERMAN
Let me prove it.
He produces the ring again. She looks at it, then him, then...
LOIS
No...
His faces creases. He's surprised how much this hurts.
LOIS (CONT'D)
... I mean, I can't, yet... I need (X)
to think...
He nods and closes the case. A little too sharply.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Clark...
He can't look at her.
LOIS (CONT'D)
... do you understand?
SUPERMAN
Sure.
LOIS
You're not -- ?
SUPERMAN
I asked, you answered.
LOIS
Look, I'm the one who was lied to,
don't get petulant --
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SUPERMAN
Oh, I see, it's okay for you to be
mad but I'm not supposed to feel
anything when you say -- ?
LOIS
All I'm saying is, this is too
much, too fast --
SUPERMAN
-- right, I get it --
LOIS
-- no, I don't think you do --
SUPERMAN
Well, I'm telling you I _do_ and
it's fine and... I've got to...
(makes flying gesture)
... you know.
Before she can object, he takes off, leaving Lois alone on
the night street.
LOIS
I hate it when he does that.
8 INT. THE CHURCH SUBTERRANEAN LAIR - DAY #2 8
The elevator doors open and out comes BILL CHURCH, JR.,
carrying an overnight bag.
JUNIOR
Dad?
BILL, SR. appears. He embraces Bill, Jr. This comes as a
surprise to the younger Church and he returns the affection
stiffly.
SENIOR
Son. It's so good to see you. How
was Tokyo?
JUNIOR
That little territory spat with the
Yakuza's all settled, stores are
going up, the Japanese Foreign (X)
Minister took the bribe. How're
you feeling?
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SENIOR
The doctors say I'm doing great. A
new heart, a new man, that's my
motto these days... Ah, Billy,
I've got so much to tell you, I
don't even know where to start.
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JUNIOR
(warily)
Uh-huh.
They move into
9 INT. SENIOR'S OFFICE - DAY 9
In the middle of being torn apart.
JUNIOR
What are you doing to your office?
SENIOR
Well, that's part of what I have to
tell you.
MINDY (O.S.)
Hunky?
SENIOR
Mindy?
JUNIOR
Uh-oh.
MINDY appears. Gorgeous and dressed to show it all off.
SENIOR
Billy, meet your new stepmom.
MINDY
Hello, Billy.
She gives Junior a kiss, then wraps herself around Senior.
MINDY (CONT'D)
Your Dad's told me so much about you.
JUNIOR
Well, that certainly gives you the
advantage... Mindy.
SENIOR
Son, I know what you're thinking --
the old man's gone soft from that
heart attack, married his pretty
nurse and now he's a few grapes shy
of a bunch.
(MORE)
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SENIOR (CONT'D)
(kisses her)
But I'll tell you, I've never seen
things clearer... or known with
more absolute fervor my true
destiny.
JUNIOR
I'm guessing I'll need a drink.
He moves to the bar, pours.
SENIOR
Billy, we're criminals. Greedy,
opportunistic vermin preying on the
innocent.
JUNIOR
(nods)
And... ?
SENIOR
I can't do it anymore.
JUNIOR
You want to retire?
SENIOR
I want to dismantle Intergang.
Ever since the operation, I've had
visions. I've tried to ignore
them, but I can't. It's all been a
waste. The money, the power. It's
meaningless. We're gonna pull the
plug on this whole stinking
operation and use our resources to
make the world a better place.
JUNIOR
You're serious.
SENIOR
Totally.
JUNIOR
Considering the jet lag and the
airplane food, I think I'm taking
this pretty well... don't you,
Mindy?
MINDY
Huh?
JUNIOR
Exactly.
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SENIOR
I've already started step one.
He moves to a wall map of Metropolis, showing dozens of
green Church Group Stations every few blocks.
SENIOR (CONT'D)
I've earmarked five hundred million
dollars for the Church Group...
four thousand men and women
patrolling Metropolis, with the
singular goal of making this the
safest city on Earth. And if it
works here, we'll do it in other
cities; we'll give every cent we
have to make amends for the horror
we've caused.
JUNIOR
Boy. You shell out some pretty
good drugs in that hospital, huh,
Min?
MINDY
(blank)
What?
Bill gulps his drink, watching Senior nuzzle his bride and
CUT TO:
10 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 10
Lois at her desk, typing into the computer, trying to
concentrate, but her eyes keep drifting over to:
Clark's empty desk. She tries not to let it unsettle her.
PERRY and JIMMY in the near-distance, looking at Lois, then
looking at Clark's empty desk, then looking at Lois looking.
JIMMY
Chief, I know we said we weren't
gonna talk about...
(off a glare from Perry)
... certain people so obsessively
anymore but...
(Perry's glare hardens)
Okay, okay. We have lives of our
own, we're interesting, we don't
need their daily dramas.
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PERRY
My mantra exactly.
JIMMY
So.
PERRY
So.
JIMMY
How's the golf game?
PERRY
On Saturday, came _this_ close to
sinkin' a hole in one. How's your
love life?
JIMMY
Pretty much the same.
PERRY
Uh-huh.
(a glance at Lois)
She look like she's been crying?
JIMMY
Chief...
PERRY
Okay, okay. Let's go dig up some
news. (X)
Back on Lois now, as she hears footsteps approach, turns and
sees Clark walking toward her. She brightens.
LOIS
Hi.
CLARK
(putting on a good face)
Hi.
She stands. He stops. Should they kiss? Touch?
Back to Jimmy and Perry, staring, mesmerized as Lois makes a
move to kiss his cheek and he backs up ever so slightly and
then _she_ backs up and --
JIMMY
Yeah. News. (X)
They both move off, but separately glance back over their
shoulders as --
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Lois and Clark finally settle on a good morning handshake,
about as stiff and awkward as you can imagine.
PERRY
They're doing this on purpose,
aren't they? They're torturing us.
On Lois and Clark now, handshake over, awkwardness escalating.
LOIS
I, uh, I called last night... a
couple times.
CLARK
Yeah, well, I was, uhhh...
(makes a flying motion
with one hand)
... you know. (X)
LOIS
Anything happen?
CLARK
No, it was pretty quiet but I
wanted to keep an eye on that
Church Group. Sure are a lot of
them.
LOIS
Yeah, I've been doing some
research.
(hands him a file)
Here.
CLARK
(takes it)
Thanks.
LOIS
Look, Clark last night, we both
got pretty emotional. It's
understandable, I guess. But I
feel a lot clearer today...
CLARK
Great, me too.
(scans file)
Huh, so they're completely
legitimate, funded entirely by
Church... And look at the board he
assembled -- former Governor,
Vice-President, a General...
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LOIS
Yeah, it's got a nice... polite
exterior.
CLARK
(as he sits)
Well, let's find out what's under
the surface.
LOIS
Clark --
Sound of a SIREN, far off. A look of relief for Clark. (X)
CLARK
Lois, can you cover this just a
little longer? I think I hear a
siren.
LOIS
But --
He's gone. She sits.
11 INT. CHURCH UNDERGROUND LAIR - SENIOR'S OFFICE - DAY 11
Mindy is in here alone, dabbing her eyes, crying. Junior
comes in.
JUNIOR
Mindy? What is it?
MINDY
Oh, Billy, um, nothing...
nothing...
JUNIOR
Is Dad okay?
She looks at him and bursts into tears, full on. He moves
to her.
JUNIOR (CONT'D)
What is it?
MINDY
I know we don't really know each
other... and there's no reason why
you should trust me...
He leans into him, pressing her incredible body close to
his.
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JUNIOR
Well...
(CONTINUED)
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MINDY
I think your father's very sick... (X)
JUNIOR
Sick how?
MINDY
He's going crazy... He keeps
talking about his new mission (X)
and the way he's spending money
JUNIOR
Yeah, I've seen the reports.
MINDY
He just bought half-a-museum in
London because he wants to be (X)
surrounded by beauty... If this
keeps up, there won't be anything
left...
(looks at him)
... for us.
Their eyes meet.
JUNIOR
The thought had occurred to me.
MINDY
I'm just his wife, I don't
understand all this business you
two talk about... but I really
think it'd have to be best for
everybody if maybe he...
JUNIOR
Yes?
MINDY
... retired?
She strokes his cheek.
JUNIOR
And I ran things? The way they
should be. He's not going to
just... step down.
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MINDY
Oh, I know.
(beat)
I'll do anything you say, Billy.
JUNIOR
Anything?
She kisses him, long and hard.
JUNIOR (CONT'D)
(pushes her back)
Wait -- you're married to my
father.
(grins)
This is great!
He kisses her hungrily as she tears at his clothes and we...
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
12 INT. PLANET - DAY 12
Lois walks by with a cup of coffee, her attention caught by
a FIELD REPORTER on TV:
FIELD REPORTER
... of course, it's getting to be a
well-known fact that our streets
are now dramatically safer from
crime but the Church Group doesn't
stop there.
13 ON TV - SHOT OF CHURCH MEMBER 13
checking the tires on a taxi. (X)
FIELD REPORTER (V.O.)
They've taken it upon themselves to
offer free auto assistance, safety
checks of homes, businesses and all
manner of public transportation.
14 ON TV - SHOT OF CHURCH MEMBER 14
helping an OLD LADY across the street. (X)
FIELD REPORTER (V.O.)
Management of busy intersections,
teaching kids about community
service, taxis for the infirm and
elderly...
15 ON TV - SHOT OF CHURCH MEMBER 15
studying some fruit at an outdoor market and shaking his (X)
head.
FIELD REPORTER (V.O.)
... even going so far as to
guarantee food freshness in
restaurants and grocery stores.
Polls indicate that citizens have (X)
never felt safer or more secure. (X)
The board of tourism is showing a (X)
dramatic increase in vacationers (X)
and housing sales have jumped (X)
twenty percent.
(MORE)
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FIELD REPORTER (V.O.) (CONT'D)
And what is Costmart CEO Bill (X)
Church saying about all this? (X)
Well, the one and only statement (X)
he's issued reads, 'I want the (X)
actions of the Church Group to (X)
speak for themselves.' (X)
16 BACK TO LOIS 16
as she walks away from the TV, scowling suspiciously. Moves
to her desk and picks up the late edition of the Planet.
The headline reads: WINDOW WASHER SAVED BY CHURCH MEMBER...
Then the others: CHURCH MEMBER STOPS MUGGING... CHURCH
MEMBER FINDS LOST CAT. Jimmy and Perry walk up.
PERRY
Please tell me you're on a hot
story full of mayhem and scandal.
LOIS
No such luck.
PERRY
(to someone O.S.)
Denny, tomorrow's lead's gonna be:
GIRL SCOUT JAMBOREE BIG SUCCESS.
(passes a STAFFER,
snoring at his desk)
Hey! Wake up!
STAFFER
What, what's happening?
PERRY
Well... nothing... but... Aw, hell,
go back to sleep.
(moving on)
This keeps up, we're looking at a
one page city section.
JIMMY
Well, hold on, Chief, how come news
always has to be bad? How come we
couldn't report all the good things
that happen?
PERRY
You been sniffin' lanotype? This
is a newspaper -- it's catastrophe
or atrophy.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
I know the Churches are up to
something, Chief, but I just can't
get a fix on this. I put in a call
to Bobby Bigmouth but I haven't
heard back.
PERRY
Well, maybe it'd help if I arranged
an interview between you and my old
golf buddy Bill. See if you and
Clark can sniff out the stink under
the perfume. Speaking of Clark,
haven't seen him around much. He
all right?
(off Jimmy's look)
I mean, professionally, of course.
LOIS
Well, we're both trying to get all
our facts straight...
(sighs)
... so we can figure out what's
really going on and make some
decisions...
(pause)
... about the story.
JIMMY
Right --
PERRY
-- yep --
JIMMY
-- absolutely --
LOIS
-- the story.
Lois moves back to her desk, again passing the TV, where the
Field Reporter is saying to camera:
FIELD REPORTER
... so it has to make you wonder,
with all the good work being done
by the Church Group, what's left
for Superman to do these days?
Reporting from downtown, this is
Grant Burton. (X)
On Lois, wondering the same thing
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17 EXT. A BASEBALL DIAMOND - DAY 17
An eleven year old RUNNER slides into a base clearly out as (X)
the ten-year-old BASEMAN tags him. Superman stands near.
SUPERMAN
You're out!
The Runner gets to his feet.
RUNNER
Are you blind?
(before he can respond)
That's the fifth lousy call today! (X)
SUPERMAN
That's not a very sportsmanlike
attitude.
RUNNER
This game was a whole lot better
before we had some umpire we never
asked for. The bats and balls are (X)
mine and I'm outta here. (X)
The runner gathers his stuff and stalks off. The game (X)
starts to break up. (X)
SUPERMAN
Hey, come on, this is silly, let's
play ball... Guys? Guys?
18 EXT. COSTMART - DAY 18
Paintings and sculpture being brought in. We glimpse a few
famous pieces as they're carried past by WORKMEN. A beaming
Senior looks on as his son walks up to him.
SENIOR
Amazing, isn't it? For just a few
hundred million, we can have all
this beauty...
JUNIOR
The bargain of the century.
SENIOR
I mean, what have I been doing with
money all these ears, hoarding and
investing...? Ridiculous.
JUNIOR
Preposterous.
As Junior laughs with his father, Mindy sidles up to Senior.
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SENIOR
I'm glad to see you've come around,
son.
JUNIOR
Well, I had a nice long talk with
the newest Mrs. Church.
(pulls out cigar)
Dad? Can I tempt you?
SENIOR
(looks at Mindy)
Well, uhhhh...
(she nods)
If the nurse says it's all right.
Junior and Senior both slide cigars into their mouths.
Mindy is standing between them, looking at father, then son,
as both pat their pockets for a light.
Mindy flicks a lighter, first lights up Senior, then Junior.
JUNIOR
She can be very persuasive.
SENIOR
Don't I know it.
The two men face each other, puff away, And in the merging
plumes of smoke between them, she lets out a dainty cough, (X)
then -- (X)
MINDY
Uh, honeybun? The man with the
Rodin wanted to see you about the
bill.
Senior nods and moves off, leaving Mindy alone with Junior.
MINDY (CONT'D)
I have a kind of a thought.
JUNIOR
(puffing away)
Me too.
MINDY
(giving his cheek a
stroke that moves down
the length of the cigar)
Me three but _this_ thought's
business. Your Dad keeps talking
about having this fundraiser... and
so maybe it could be at a museum?
(MORE)
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MINDY (CONT'D)
And maybe, the museum could be full
of really important people and,
y'know, art? And then maybe it
could blow up? Which'd maybe...
uhhh...
JUNIOR
... make the cops think Dad did it
to increase the value of his own
burgeoning collection? So let me
get this straight. You expect me
to frame my own father for the
murder of hundreds of innocent
people?
MINDY
Uh-huh... (X)
JUNIOR
I _love_ it! The whole thing is
just So... Greek. Off he goes to a
nice, cozy jail, have to turn the
business over to m -- er, US.
MINDY
Oh, I hadn't thought of that part,
that's good, that's really good.
JUNIOR
Now all we need is a good
explosives man...
19 AT THE OTHER END OF THE LOT 19
Lois and Clark get out of her jeep and start to walk.
LOIS
So, you've been pretty busy ... ?
(makes that flying
motion with her hand)
CLARK
Yeah, pretty busy.
LOIS
Mmm hm. Doing what... exactly? I
mean, it's been a little slow
around these parts, action-wise.
CLARK
Well...
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19 CONTINUED: 19
LOIS
You wouldn't be trying to use your
other identity as an excuse to
avoid talking to me... would you?
CLARK
Lois... there are certain things
about me being Superman that you're
just going to have to get used to.
LOIS
Like the urgent need to umpire a
kid's baseball game for two hours
yesterday?
This stops Clark cold. Then begins the backpedalling:
CLARK
Look, it was a very tense
situation... kids were yelling at
each other, there were bats... (X)
LOIS
Clark, what's going on? Why won't
you talk to me?
CLARK
What is there to talk about? I
wanted to get married, you
didn't --
LOIS
I didn't say I'd never --
CLARK
-- because you found out something
about me you don't like --
LOIS
That's not fair, that's not what
I --
CLARK
-- and what am I supposed to do
about that? I can't change who I
am or what I've done, so --
At that moment, an ebullient Bill Church, Senior walks up.
SENIOR
Lois, Clark... wonderful to see
you.
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20 A PICNIC TABLE IN THE LOT 20
where Senior is seated under an umbrella with Lois and Clark
and Mindy. Junior hovers nearby, ostensibly supervising the
unloading of more artwork.
SENIOR
... and every Costmart is now going
to have displays of the world's
great art, so people can shop for
bargains and experience the beauty
of culture at the same time.
LOIS
Must be costing you a fortune.
SENIOR
Well, one thing I've learned from
my wife... don't ask the price,
when the reward is joy. Right,
pookey?
MINDY
Right, hunky.
They nuzzle. Lois goes into near-vomit mode. Clark shifts
uncomfortably.
CLARK
Mr. Church, given the allegations
that you're involved with Intergang
SENIOR
(in his own world)
You know, being married to someone
you really love is the greatest joy
there is. It's life-altering...
Lois and Clark do not look at each other. Junior twirls
his cigar in his lips and glances at Mindy.
SENIOR (CONT'D)
... it's soul-changing, the summit
of all human desire... and when you
achieve it, it's as if mind and
body finally merge... and set you
free.
MINDY
Totally.
SENIOR
(offers -- )
Cookie? They're lowfat. (X)
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LOIS
Thanks no. Back to the Intergang (X)
allegations --
JUNIOR
Mr. Kent, Ms. Lane, my father's
alleged past is just that...
alleged and past. So why don't we
take a cue from the masterworks
being brought in here and get our
minds out of the gutter?
LOIS
That was a very nice speech, Mr.
Church but --
Mindy looks at Lois and Clark and blows a gum-bubble.
MINDY
Hey. You guys a thing?
LOIS
Excuse me?
MINDY
You going out? You seem like a
thing. Not a real happy thing but
-- hey, look, cutie, she's
blushing.
SENIOR
If you two feel you need any
guidance, Costmart carries a series
of videotapes on relationship
exercises. Money back guarantee if
you don't see marked improvement in
six weeks.
(smiles lasciviously)
Includes a coupon for a free vial
of eucalyptus massage oil.
Clark rubs his eyes. Lois sighs.
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21 LOIS AND CLARK 21
marching back across the lot to her jeep.
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LOIS
Clark, do you realize what just
happened? We were sent to
investigate and spent the whole
time wallowing. We wallowed. I
hate wallowers and that's what
we've turned into -- a couple of
sighing, slack-jawed, self-pitying
wallowers!
CLARK
For whatever it's worth, I x-rayed
under the store and found evidence
of machinery being dismantled.
Church could be telling the truth.
LOIS
Are you kidding? Next you'll be
telling me you bought his lovey,
newlywed spew.
CLARK
Well, I _hope_ that being married
to someone changes your life, maybe
gets you to think about things in a
new way...
LOIS
And doesn't that big love change
start with _communication_?
Getting things out in the open?
CLARK
I _did_ get things out in the open,
starting with, 'Will you marry me?,
LOIS
No, I got things out in the open,
starting with, 'You are Superman.'
CLARK
A little louder, I don't think they
heard you in Gotham City.
LOIS
And speaking of which, when were
you planning on telling me, hm?
The honeymoon? Our first
anniversary? Around the time the
kids started flying?
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CLARK
Lois, first I needed to know if
you'd marry me... not Superman, his
powers, _me_, Clark. I needed to (X)
know that, okay? Then I was going
to tell you everything.
LOIS
Well, I guess we'll never know,
will we?
CLARK
No, I guess we never will.
LOIS
(getting in jeep)
You coming?
CLARK
Thanks, I think I'll just...
(makes the flying motion
with his hand)
... you know. (X)
LOIS
Fine.
She slams the door and starts the jeep.
CLARK
Fine.
She squeals off. Clark reaches into his pocket and pulls
out the ring case, pops it open and studies the stone. We
hear the Gary Lewis and the Playboys song, 'This Diamond
Ring' as he studies it, growing more and more upset.
He looks around to make sure he's alone, then takes the ring
out of the box, hauls off and hurls it into the air.
22 THE RING 22
hurtles up, up and away from Metropolis.
23 BACK TO CLARK IN THE PARKING LOT 23
as he turns and starts to walk off, then stops.
24 THE RING IS NOW LEAVING EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE 24
and heading into space.
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25 BACK TO CLARK 25
looking up, stoic. (X)
26 THE RING IN SPACE 26
tumbling through the void, then Superman's hand catches it.
REVEAL Superman studying it pensively, then heading back to
Earth with it.
27 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - NIGHT #2 27(X)
Clark's alone, on the phone.
CLARK
I don't know, ever since she
said no, it's like we both... all
of a sudden... aren't even sure we
like each other.
28 INTERCUT - THE KENT PORCH - NIGHT 28
MARTHA and JONATHAN on phones.
MARTHA
Well, remember, she's got a lot to
think about...
JONATHAN
You both do. You're taking some
big steps. It's bound to be scary.
CLARK
I guess.
MARTHA
Oh, honey, you sound so sad...
JONATHAN
How are things in Metropolis?
Still slow?
CLARK
Today I spent two hours polishing
my boots; an hour ironing my 'S.'
Flew around; saved a runaway
hamster from a cat.
Martha looks at Jonathan, alarmed, cupping her phone:
MARTHA
You make the reservations, I'll
pack.
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29 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT 29
Someone's knocking on Lois' door. She opens it. It's BOBBY
BIGMOUTH.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Thank God you called!
He shoves in past her.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH (CONT'D)
You know what it's like out there?
No crime, no snatching, no food
I'm starving!
He moves to the fridge, opens it and
BOBBY BIGMOUTH (CONT'D)
Pickles and mustard. All you got
is pickles and mustard. What kinda
person lives like this? If my
mother saw this, she'd put a curse
on you.
LOIS
We can order takeout.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
You don't have crackers? Nuts?
Some of those little styrofoam
packing squiggles?
LOIS
(opens freezer)
Ice?
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
What am I, a beverage?
(quickly)
No, it's all right, it's okay...
I've been feeling lately this food
obsession of mine is masking some
deeper emotional trauma.
LOIS
(impressed)
Bobby, really?
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
No, I'm just trying to talk myself
out of eating your chair. Anyway,
onto your query -- I got a tip the
Church boys reached out to Joe
Arlo.
LOIS
Wait, I know that name...
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BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Explosives expert outta Atlanta.
Nickname's --
LOIS
-- Joe the Blow. Used to work for
the CIA.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
You're quick. Of course, _you've_
probably had protein in the last
two hours, whereas my body is
beginning to consume _itself_.
(hands her paper)
He just flew in, here's where he's
staying. Good luck.
LOIS
Thanks.
BOBBY BIGMOUTH
Hey, I'm not doing this for you.
This town stays crime-free, I'm
looking at having to live on three
meals an hour.
He exits. She moves to the phone, starts to dial, then
stops and looks at the phone:
LOIS
No... I think things'll go a
little smoother if I'm partner-free
tonight.
She hangs up.
30 INT. FLEABAG HOTEL - ROOM - NIGHT 30
JOE THE BLOW sits in the lamplight, smoking a cigar, working
on an intricate bomb timing mechanism. He looks at his
watch, stretches, puts all of his equipment in a toolbox,
locks it, gets up and leaves.
Beat.
Then the door squeaks open and in walks Lois, dressed as a
maid. She scans the depressing little room, then spies the
toolbox. Pulls a lockpick out of her skirt and begins to
work on the lock; opens the toolbox and sees the explosive
devices there.
31 LOIS' POV OF TOOLBOX 31
She looks through the wires and circuits, finds something
curious: a diagram of the Metropolis Museum of Art.
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32 TIGHT ON THE WALL 32
Embedded in the molding, we see a round, black piece of
glass about the size of a contact lens.
33 POV OF THE LENS 33
A shot of Lois as she studies the diagram. Shutter frame
BLINKS, snapping several pictures of her.
34 INT. CHURCH SUBTERRANEAN LAIR - NIGHT 34
Almost completely dismantled. one work light burns. Junior
and Mindy enter as he pulls out pictures.
JUNIOR
We have a problem.
MINDY
(looks at photos)
That reporter...
JUNIOR
... is onto Joe the Blow. If she
connects him to the museum...
MINDY
Well, I know I'm kind of new at all
this but is it a big problem
killing her?
JUNIOR
She's kind of tight with Superman.
Makes it complicated.
MINDY
Unless...
JUNIOR
Yeah?
MINDY
You came up with some kind of
really brilliant way of keeping him
busy? Like getting him out of
town? By causing some kind of big
disaster someplace else?
35 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY #3 35
Clark steps up to a CAPPUCINO VENDOR and his radio: (X)
CLARK
Hi, can I get a -- ? (X)
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35 CONTINUED: 35
NEWSCASTER (V.O.)
... and the reactor is continuing
to emit deadly radioactive gas.
Clark stops.
NEWSCASTER (CONT'D)
Authorities in Philadelphia don't
know how many workers are still
trapped in there or how long their
oxygen tanks will last...
Clark's eyes flash with the thrill of a super-challenge at
last. He disappears around the corner. (X)
36 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 36
She comes out of the bathroom, hair wet, and steps on -- (X)
-- a rubber mat. We hear a CLICK and the VOICE of Joe the
Blow:
VOICE
This is a recording. Don't step
off the mat.
Lois sees the mat she's on is wired to a BOMB.
VOICE (CONT'D)
You look like you're in pretty good
shape. Do a lot of jumping jacks?
Start now, stay on the mat, and
keep the beat...
Atop the bomb is a dancer's metronome. It clicks off the
time and Lois starts doing jumping jacks on the mat,
matching the clicks.
VOICE (CONT'D)
The rules are simple. Stop... and
die. Slow down... and die. Okay,
Lois. Let's feel the burn...
On Lois frantically doing jumping jacks and looking at her
bedside clock, which reads 9:05 AM, we...
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
37 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 37
Lois doing jumping jacks about three times faster than we
last saw her, the metronome's clicks setting her new pace.
She's drenched in sweat, her clock now reading: 9:35.
VOICE
C'mon, faster. You've got to
double your speed every ten minutes
or Mr. Bomb gets very upset.
She goes faster.
LOIS
(winded)
Superman.... Superman... help...
VOICE
Hey, how about some water?
(laughs)
Just kidding.
38 EXT. PHILADELPHIA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT - DAY 38
Belching deadly gas. (X)
39 INT. POWER PLANT - DAY 39
A SUPER-STREAK pierces a hole in the thick smoke, then (X)
Superman moves into sight, helping POWER PLANT EMPLOYEES in (X)
gas masks to their feet. As he gets them out, he seals a
hissing pipe with HEAT VISION.
40 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 40
The clock reads 9:55. Lois is going as fast as humanly
possible, pushed past the brink of endurance as the clicks
of the metronome become like a Geiger counter.
VOICE
That's it, go, girl -- think of
what a great looking corpse you'll
make!
LOIS
... Super... man please... I
can't... keep up
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41 OMITTED 41
42 EXT. SKY OVER METROPOLIS - DAY 42
Superman soars into view and hears a very faint -- (X)
LOIS (V.O.)
... help... help... can't...
43 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 43
Utterly exhausted, Lois stumbles and collapses off the =at.
The bomb ARMS, about to blow, as
A SUPER-BLUE STREAK SHOOTS THROUGH the room, out a window (X)
with the bomb and --
44 EXT. SKY OVER METROPOLIS - DAY 44
Superman soars. The bomb EXPLODES against his chest. (X)
45 OMITTED 45
46 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 46
Lois is cleaning the broken glass from the window. She (X)
hears the familiar WHOOSH and looks up to see Superman.
SUPERMAN
You all right?
LOIS
Fine, thanks.
She sweeps. (X)
SUPERMAN
What is it?
LOIS
What is what?
SUPERMAN
Lois, I know that look.
LOIS
I'm not giving you any look.
SUPERMAN
Exactly, it's your
not-giving-me-a-look look.
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46 CONTINUED: 46
LOIS
Okay, since you asked... what took
an hour?
SUPERMAN
A nuclear reactor was melting down
in Philadelphia. What's your
point?
LOIS
Just that maybe you're taking my
jeopardy a little for granted these
days.
SUPERMAN
What?
LOIS
Well, I can understand, it's not
this new sizzling romance anymore;
I don't look at you like a
mooney-eyed cheerleader... and
maybe you look at _me_ differently,
too. I'm just good ol' Lois... get
around to her _whenever_.
SUPERMAN
That is ridiculous.
LOIS
Just food for thought. Well, if (X)
you're not busy, guess we'd better (X)
try and find the guy who did this. (X)
She exits.
SUPERMAN
All things considered, I'd rather
be in Philadelphia.
47 EXT. METROPOLIS ART MUSEUM - COURTYARD - DAY 47
Senior, Mindy and Junior emerge.
SENIOR
It's going to be the greatest party
ever... great art, great food, more
money raised for the Church
Group...
MINDY
Everyone's going to love the new
you as much as I do, Hunky.
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JUNIOR
As much as we do, Dad.
SENIOR
(looking across the
street) (X)
Look. Balloons.
(he gestures to a
VENDOR)
I want to buy them all... and give
then to the children.
He toddles off across the street, leaving Junior and Mindy
alone.
JUNIOR
He's losing brain cells by the
second.
MINDY
Well, as crazy as he is, he can
still read a paper. If Lois Lane
publishes what she knows --
JUNIOR
-- she still doesn't know a thing,
except that she's about to get an
invitation to a party she won't be
able to resist.
MINDY
And what about Superman?
JUNIOR
We plan just a little better for
him this time.
48 INT. DAILY PLANET - PERRY'S OFFICE - DAY 48
Lois sits with Perry, giving him an update:
LOIS
... we went back to the hotel and
Joe the Blow was gone; in fact
according to the computer register,
he was never there.
PERRY
So we don't have clue one.
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48 CONTINUED: 48
LOIS
Well, we have clue half. When I
went into his toolbox, there was a
diagram of the Museum of Art. And
this morning, Clark and I each
got --
(lifts an engraved
invitation)
PERRY
(does the same)
-- me, too. From Bill Church, Sr.,
for this Saturday, at the museum.
LOIS
And the only connection I can see
is, Church, Sr. just started buying
art like the Russians are in
Oregon.
PERRY
So you think he might be out to
increase the value of his
collection by ridding the world of
a few Modiglianis?
LOIS
I know he's a friend of yours
but --
PERRY
Well, the friendship got a little
strained when that whelp of his
kidnapped me. We're all going to
the party...
(picks up phone)
... and we're going with the
Metropolis Bomb Squad.
49 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY #4 49
A knock at her door. She's getting dressed for the museum
party; opens the door, revealing Martha.
LOIS
Martha...
MARTHA
I know it's rude to come by without
calling and even ruder to stick my
nose in where it doesn't belong
but...
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49 CONTINUED: 49
LOIS
Clark told you?
(Martha nods)
Everything?
(Martha makes an 'S' on
her chest)
Well, come on in...
50 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - DAY 50(X)
Clark sits with Jonathan, having a heart to heart:
JONATHAN
Son, I never told you this but...
your Mom turned me down the first
time I asked her to marry me.
CLARK
You're kidding.
JONATHAN
Actually, the first two times.
CLARK
What'd you do?
JONATHAN
I sulked. Dove into my work.
Unfortunately, it was winter, so I
looked pretty silly plowing those
fields in the snow. Anyway, around
about spring, I finally realized
that getting married wasn't just
about my feelings, hurt as they
were. Your Mom was young, scared;
she knew she loved me but was it a
lifetime kind of love? She
needed...
51 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - DAY 51
LOIS
... time... to think it over, to
get to know him the way he really
is. Is that so unreasonable?
MARTHA
No. But you have to understand,
Clark's always been alone.
(MORE)
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51 CONTINUED: 51
MARTHA (CONT'D)
When he was thirteen and getting
strong -- really, _really_
strong -- he made up his own mind
he wasn't going to tell anybody.
He said he wanted to fit in...
(shakes her head)
But he never could, not really. It
broke ray heart, watching him having
to hide so much; afraid held always
be alone...
LOIS
(fighting tears)
Oh, Martha, I love him so much...
MARTHA
Then tell him. And make him tell
you. You can get through anything
else. My God, I turned Jonathan
down four times before we finally
made it down the aisle.
LOIS
Really?
MARTHA
Well, I thought he was crazy.
Every time I said no, he'd get on
his tractor and plow a field of
snow...
(Lois laughs and wipes
her eyes)
This is so nice. Almost thirty
years and you're the first woman
I've been able to talk to about my
boy.
And as they hug --
52 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - DAY 52(X)
-- Clark and his father hug.
CLARK
Thanks, Dad.
JONATHAN
Last piece of advice, son? I know
she's a handful sometimes but trust
me... she's a rare woman, a
fighter. And fighters never let
you down. I know. I married one
myself.
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53 EXT. MUSEUM OF ART - COURTYARD - DAY 53
The party in progress. CLUSTERS of PEOPLE in fine clothes; (X)
a bar and buffet. At the center of it all, Bill Church,
Senior, greeting heartily. Junior and Mindy linger off to
the corner.
MINDY
The bomb's all set?
JUNIOR
In a few minutes, this museum's
going to be the world's most
expensive pile of ashes.
MINDY
I promise you, Billy, we'll visit
your Dad in prison every Sunday.
JUNIOR
Actually, every other Sunday'd be
fine. He wasn't much of a father.
54 CLARK 54
is here; he tips his glasses down and scans with his X-RAY
VISION. (X)
LOIS
(appearing at his side)
Hi.
CLARK
Hi.
LOIS
Are you, uhhhh... looking into
things? (X)
CLARK
Yeah. (X)
LOIS
So _that's_ what you've been doing (X)
all these years when you pulled (X)
your glasses down. I thought you (X)
had a stigma. (X)
(as they both smile)
Look, there's something I have to
say...
CLARK
Me too.
Perry walks up.
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54 CONTINUED: 54
PERRY
Bomb squad boys are in the museum,
dressed as guards, doing a sweep.
Be out here in a few minutes, so
let's get ready for an exclusive,
kids.
(moving off)
Olsen! Where's your camera, boy?
LOIS
Anyway, I guess we should try and
find the bomb, catch the bad guys,
blah-blah-blah, so we can get out
of here and talk.
CLARK
Good plan.
He scans the buffet table with X-RAY VISION, looking through
the clothes of TWO PASSERSBY, seeing their hose, socks and (X)
underwear, then --
CLARK (CONT'D)
Uh-oh.
55 CLARK'S X-RAY POV 55
under the banquet table. And there: AN ENORMOUS, HIGH-TECH
BOMB.
56 BACK TO SCENE 56
LOIS
What?
CLARK
Just found a job for Superman.
He starts to move, then his X-RAY VISION picks up RIPPLING (X)
WAVES of ENERGY, emitted from the bomb, hitting his body,
as he hears the Voice of Joe the Blow: (X)
VOICE
Superman. This is the pre-recorded
voice of your friendly neighborhood
bomber...
LOIS
(noting Clark's
stillness)
What is it?
(CONTINUED)
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56 CONTINUED: 56
VOICE
... coming at a frequency only you
can hear to let you know that your
singularly dense molecular (X)
structure has triggered my (X)
auto-sensors. And if you move a
millimeter... boom.
LOIS
What's wrong? Clark?
CLARK
Lois, I can't move or I'll set off
the bomb.
Junior walks up and slaps Clark on the back.
JUNIOR
Enjoying the party?
Lois and Clark exchange a look of undisguised dread and we...
FADE OUT:
_END OF ACT THREE_
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
57 EXT. MUSEUM COURTYARD - CONTINUOUS 57
Clark is frozen in place, Lois next to him.
VOICE
... and don't even think about
getting to the bomb before it goes
off. As fast as you are, you'll
never make it.
LOIS
We've got to do something, the
bomb's not here for decoration --
it's going to go off, no matter
what.
CLARK
I think I have an idea.
58 JUNIOR 58
makes his way to Senior.
JUNIOR
Dad? Can you spare five minutes?
I've got a surprise for you.
SENIOR
What kind of surprise?
JUNIOR
A little something I bought that
I'd like us to donate to the museum
together.
SENIOR
(touched)
Oh, son...
JUNIOR
It's being delivered to the store,
I thought we'd bring it back
together.
They head out, passing Mindy, who kisses her husband on the
cheek, then as he moves out onto the street and Junior
lingers:
(CONTINUED)
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58 CONTINUED: 58
JUNIOR (CONT'D)
Bomb's set to go off at four; the
cops'll get that anonymous tip from
you, come get Dad at Costmart,
then...
MINDY
A little family reunion at your
place?
59 BACK TO LOIS AND CLARK 59
CLARK
The sensors are locked onto me.
But if you could move toward the
bomb...
LOIS
And?
CLARK
Defuse it.
LOIS
Defuse it? What am I, a Navy Seal?
CLARK
I can tell you what to look for.
LOIS
Why can't I go get the bomb squad? (X)
(quickly)
Okay, okay, I'm fine. I'll do it.
CLARK
We can't tell anybody what's going
on. A panic could set it off...
Be careful, try not to move too
fast.
Moving with odd slow steps, Lois creeps toward the buffet
table. A MAN passes and gives her an odd look.
LOIS
I'm a mime, okay?
She continues the slow creep.
60 BEHIND THE BUFFET TABLE 60
Lois very slowly pulls back the tablecloth. A WAITER bends
to help.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
I lost something very... personal.
So...
She motions for him to back away. He does.
61 UNDER THE TABLE 61
Lois peers in and sees the huge, ominous device blinking there.
LOIS
(softly)
Clark? If you can hear me, say
'Lois,' loud enough --
62 ON CLARK 62
his super-hearing isolating her voice.
LOIS (V.O.)
-- so I can hear _you_.
CLARK
Lois.
LOIS (V.O.)
I didn't hear --
CLARK
LOIS!
People turn and look. He ignores them.
63 UNDER THE TABLE 63
Lois now slips all the way in, very slowly.
LOIS
Okay. I'm seeing what looks like a
kind of computer clock wired to
these really, really big canisters
that I assume are full of... well,
we don't have to dwell on that.
Uh, so, do I want to detach the
wires? If I'm right, say 'Lois,'
if I'm wrong say, 'Lane.'
64 INTERCUT CLARK 64
for the rest of the sequence:
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
LOIS!
Perry comes up alongside Clark, scans the crowd.
LOIS
Okay, there's a red wire, a blue
wire and a green wire.
PERRY
You lose her, son?
CLARK
(whispering)
Uh, no, Chief...
LOIS
I'm thinking I should pull the red
wire?
CLARK
LANE!
Perry looks at him oddly.
LOIS
The blue?
CLARK
LANE!
PERRY
(who can't hear Lois and
has no idea she's under
the table with a bomb,
being talked to in code)
Things so bad between you two
you're callin' her 'Lane?' Son,
don't resort to that, it's kid
stuff.
LOIS
So it's the green.
CLARK
LOIS!
PERRY
That's better. Now I took a kind
of private vow to steer clear of
you two, but I just can't help
myself --
LOIS
Should I unclip it from the clock?
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
LANE!
PERRY
Now come on, son, quit playing
around here.
LOIS
Or the explosive?
CLARK
LOIS!
LOIS
(tugging at wire)
Got it.
PERRY
You gotta make up your mind how
you're gonna treat her and you've
got to be consistent.
(gives him a friendly
shove)
Now go get her.
Clark nearly tumbles over.
VOICE
Bad boy!
Under the table the bomb clock flashes ARMED, just as Lois
yanks the green wire and --
Silence.
Clark sighs.
Lois sighs, then comes out from under the table. Perry sees
this and shakes his head.
PERRY
Oh, Lord... it's worse than I
thought...
Clark moves to Lois and helps her up as Mindy breaks through
a small crowd and sees Lois getting out from under the
table. She takes a deep gulp from her drinks and bolts from
the party.
CLARK
You okay?
LOIS
Yeah... little shaky...
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CLARK
You did great.
LOIS
_We_ did great.
And they kiss. Perry can't help but smile. Jimmy walks up.
JIMMY
(watching Perry watch
them)
Chief, you're not back in that bad
habit place again, are you?
PERRY
Son, they need us. They've been
floundering without our cool,
objective eye. I know it won't be
easy but... we've got to dive back
in.
JIMMY
Well, the getting-my-own-life thing
wasn't really panning out anyway.
65 EXT. COSTMART - DAY 65
Senior is admiring a new painting that Junior has just
unveiled.
SENIOR
Billy, it's beautiful. It'll look
wonderful in the museum.
JUNIOR
Well, in about two minutes, it'll
sure stand out.
SENIOR
I think I'm going to cry.
Just then, police cars pulls up.
JUNIOR
Don't cry, Dad... I'll visit every
other Sunday.
Senior is confused and Junior smug as the COPS get out, guns
drawn, cuffs-out, moving toward them and
SENIOR
What -- ?
Cuffs are slapped on Senior.
(CONTINUED)
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65 CONTINUED: 65
JUNIOR
Be gentle now.
Then cuffs are slapped on Junior.
JUNIOR (CONT'D)
Hey. Hey, wait, this is a
mistake...
COP
No mistake. We got a tip linking
you to him... (X)
He points to Joe the Blow, in the back of the car.
COP (CONT'D)
... and that bomb in the museum. (X)
SENIOR
(as they're led away)
Bomb? Billy, what's going on?
JUNIOR
Mindy... it's Mindy, that
double-crossing, two-timing --
SENIOR
Billy... don't talk about your
mother that way!
66 INT. CHURCH UNDERGROUND LAIR - OFFICE - NIGHT #4 66
Many THUGGISH MEN gather around a silhouetted figure behind
the desk. The big chair squeaks back, a pair of feet go up
and a match ignites in the gloom, revealing the face of
Mindy Church.
MINDY
Boys... it doesn't look good for
father and son. Which means...
(uses the match to light
a cigar)
... there's a new boss in town. So
get ready for some changes.
And as she laughs --
67 INT. DAILY-PLANET - NIGHT 67
Lois, Jimmy and Perry wait for an elevator as they read the
late edition.
(CONTINUED)
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67 CONTINUED: 67
PERRY
'Churches Arrested,' 'Bomber
Confesses,' Now _these_ are
headlines!
LOIS
'The Fall of Intergang.' I'm not
so sure about that one...
The elevator comes. They get on.
67A INT. ELEVATOR - NIGHT 67A
Standing with them as they read is one other Passenger.
JIMMY
I kinda miss those guys in the
black suits helping eve body,
though. What do you think they're
gonna do now that they all got
fired?
The Passenger tips his head up. He is our Original Man in
Black from Act One.
MAN IN BLACK
Very good question.
(pulls out gun)
Here's my very good answer: Give
me your wallets.
LOIS
I don't think so.
MAN IN BLACK
Lady, if I want an argument --
PING! The doors open to the --
67B INT. PLANET LOBBY - NIGHT 67B
LOIS
-- all you have to do is turn
around.
He does. Sees Superman standing there, arms crossed.
MAN IN BLACK
Look, um, I'm willing to admit...
(hands over gun)
... this was a bad career move. I (X)
didn't really think it out.
(CONTINUED)
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67B CONTINUED: 67B
SUPERMAN
Nicest thing about jail? Lots of
time to ponder those life choices.
(turns)
Lois? Could I talk to you a sec?
LOIS
Sure.
SUPERMAN
There's something I want to show
you.
68 EXT. WHITE FOG - NIGHT 68
Then, through the swirling haze, superman appears, holding
Lois, flying straight up.
We move up with the two of them until they break out of the
clouds into --
69 EXT. SKY - NIGHT 69
and the dazzle of a billion stars. Lois holds Superman, her
face shining in the light, as a strong wind blows.
SUPERMAN
You cold?
LOIS
A little.
He pulls her closer and wraps his cape around her,
enfolding them both in its warmth as they hover. (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
It's so beautiful.
SUPERMAN
I used to come up here a lot by
myself and just... drift. Not part
of the stars, not part of the
Earth. Not knowing where I fit
in... till I met you.
LOIS
Oh, Clark...
SUPERMAN
I'll wait for you, Lois. I'll wait
as long as you need me to.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
I want you to know... I love you. (X)
(her hand on his face)
You're not alone anymore.
They kiss and WE PULL BACK to see them suspended in the
night sky, wrapped around each other, drifting past a HUGE
HARVEST MOON.
_THE END_
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