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Loïs, qui a été enlevée par des extraterrestres, fait sans cesse des cauchemars la nuit et elle entre en trance et ça la met en danger.
Après cela, elle fait de l'hypnose pour savoir ce qui se cache derrière tout ça et elle réalise que ce ne sont pas des extraterrestres qu'elle voit mais le patron d'une entreprise informatique.
Loïs réalise qu'il la droguait à chaque fois qu'il voulait voler quelque chose comme ça il ne l'avait pas dans les pattes et Superman non plus.
En arrivant dans le laboratoire de ce patron, il remarque les objets volés servent en fait à faire fondre les êtres biologiques. Clark sauve tout le monde mais blesse Loïs et il s'en veut énormément. Alors il lui dit qu'il la quitte car il l'aime trop mais il lui fait trop de mal mais à ce moment, elle voulait lui dire oui à sa demande...
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Titre VO
Contact
Titre VF
Contact
Première diffusion
01.10.1995
Première diffusion en France
07.05.1996
France (redif)
Mardi 04.10.2022 à 00:55
France (redif)
Samedi 01.10.2022 à 01:40
_LOIS & CLARK_
_The New Adventures of Superman_
"Contact"
Written by Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by Daniel Attias
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
JIMMY OLSEN
PERRY WHITE
MARTHA KENT
JONATHAN KENT
BOB FENCES
STAR
DR. MARTIN SOLSVIG
SIMONE
THIEF #1
WOMAN VENTRILOQUIST
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet Daily Planet Street
Newsroom
Conference Room Airport
Perry's Office
Lois's Apartment Building
Lois's Apartment
Living Room Country Road
Kitchen
Bedroom Nanosoft Headquarters
Lois's Jeep
Clark's Kitchen
The Kent's Bedroom
Bob Fence's Office
Dr. Solsvig's Lab
Zenith Chip Corporation
Helicopter
Flashback - Hazy White Space
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 EXT. AIRPORT - AFTERNOON - DAY #1 1
LOIS suddenly bursts through the rear doors of the baggage
terminal building, running at full speed.
LOIS
(yelling)
Stop! Stop!
Two THIEVES (#1 and #2), dressed as airline baggage
handlers, flee on a little baggage tractor, pulling several
open carts of luggage. Lois sprints across the concrete,
legs driving, arms pumping, and leaps onto the last cart.
She starts climbing her way forward. Thief #1 starts
hurling luggage at her from the first cart, trying to knock
her off, as Thief #2 drives faster and faster.
2 CLARK 2
suddenly steps out of another door in the terminal and for
the first time hears Lois's cries.
CLARK
Lois?!
Spotting the trouble, he reaches to loosen his tie as he
dashes forward. He passes behind another luggage cart piled
high with baggage and when he emerges from the other side,
he's SUPERMAN, disappearing in a streak.
3 THIEF #2 3
a look of horror on his face, slams on the brakes and stops
the tractor; he was about to run into Superman. Thief #1
catapults back into his seat.
THIEF #1
(groaning)
Oh, man...
SUPERMAN
Gee, that must've been painful.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 2.
3 CONTINUED: 3
Superman steps close, his arms blur, and a second later he's
tied the two thieves wrists to the steering wheel with their
windbreakers. Lois runs up from the last cart.
SUPERMAN
Lois, are you okay?
LOIS
They couldn't've hit me if I'd been
standing next to them!
SUPERMAN
(smiles)
Wait right here. I've gotta drop
them off at the police, then I'll
see you home.
LOIS
You don't have to do that.
SUPERMAN
Lois...
LOIS
(mimics his tone)
Superman...
The two thieves perk up; is this a little domestic spat
they're watching? Embarrassed, Superman gestures Lois a few
steps away. They speak in whispers.
SUPERMAN
Lois, I'd feel better if you'd wait
for me. It's going to be dark
soon.
LOIS
Clark, I've driven home alone for
as long as you've known me. And
like two million times before that.
I'll be fine.
SUPERMAN
But...
LOIS
Look, okay, I admit, ever since I
figured out... you know... maybe
I've taken a few more chances
because I always know you'll be
there. But it's not like I'm six,
Clark. I can cross the street
_fine_.
Superman relents. He can't help it. He loves her.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 3.
3 CONTINUED: 2 3
SUPERMAN
Don't forget to buckle up.
Lois smiles and leaves. Superman turns back to the two
hapless thieves.
THIEF #1
Girlfriend trouble?
SUPERMAN
(to himself)
Don't get me started.
He reaches to untie the thieves.
CUT TO
4 EXT. COUNTRY ROAD - NIGHT #1 4
Lois drives her Jeep along the empty road.
5 INT. LOIS'S JEEP - NIGHT 5
Lois hums a little tune to herself. Suddenly, her car dies.
It coasts to a stop. Lois tries the ignition. Click click.
Nothing.
LOIS
(puzzled)
Hey?
All of a sudden, a blinding WHITE LIGHT descends from above.
It engulfs Lois and her car, completely whiting out the
screen. Then the light abruptly vanishes... and Lois is
gone.
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASE_
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 4.
_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
6 EXT. LOIS'S APARTMENT BUILDING - DAWN - DAY #2 6
A 1972 Cutlass 442 convertible, stacked high with personal
belongings, is parked in front; the passenger door hangs
open, more belongings spilled onto the sidewalk. Lois pulls
up in her Jeep behind it.
She drags herself out. She carries notepads, purse, and a
bulging canvas tote bag slung over one shoulder. The tote
bag has the Daily Planet logo and "Lois Lane" embroidered on
it. Lois looks shook-up and uncertain. STAR ADAMS, a young
woman about the same age as Lois, is energetically moving
stuff from the Cutlass to the lobby. She's dressed in
casual, but funky clothes and wears a small crystal on a
chain around her neck. Star notices Lois heading up the
steps and brightly turns to greet her. She always speaks in
bursts.
STAR
Oh. wow! Don't tell me _you_ live
here! This is so cool! You're
Lois Lane, right? The Daily
Planet? That must be a great place
to work. I don't have a
subscription, but I really love the
logo. I'm your new neighbor: Star.
Lois feels flattered at being recognized and it brings her
partially out of her preoccupation.
LOIS
Hi. It's, uh, not often I meet
people who recognize me.
STAR
Oh, I didn't! I've never seen you
before in my life. Not even a
picture! If you were a snake you
could've bit me.
LOIS
(a shade annoyed)
Then what are you; like, psychic?
STAR
Yeah! You, too?!
LOIS
No. But how'd you know my name?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 5.
6 CONTINUED: 6
STAR
I got it off your tote bag.
(hands her a card)
I do psychic counseling and
channeling, but don't worry, I'm
really quiet. Occasionally, I _do_
do hypnosis and tarot and crystal
healing, but I _never_ do any of
the dark stuff. Too scary. I'm a
Pisces, at least in this life, but
I have been a Taurus; wow, was that
bad. So did you just come in from
a story or something, you look
really whipped.
LOIS
Um... yeah. I was out on a...
story.
Lois starts to move to the door. Star suddenly puts her
fingers to her temples and closes her eyes.
STAR
Wait a minute. Wait a minute.
(opens her eyes)
You don't really have to close your
eyes, but most people expect it.
I'm getting... I'm seeing...
something more than a story
happened to you tonight.
Lois is suddenly very uncomfortable. She tries to get past
a mound of Star's belongings.
LOIS
Nope. Just... a boring old story.
Nothing to get brainscanned over
and... anyway... I like to keep my
brain private.
STAR
Oh, I'm not prying. Your mind's
practically shouting.
LOIS
It is?
STAR
Lemme see, you were... buying
groceries and met Mel Gibson. No,
that's not it. You... just came
into a lot of money, but it doesn't
belong to you. You stole it. No,
that's someone upstairs. You...
went for a drive...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 6.
6 CONTINUED: 2 6
LOIS
Yes ... ?
STAR
... and stopped...
(in a rush)
at a tiny little diner, ordered the
breakfast special, even though it
was night, and... Mel Gibson sat
down next to you! No. Ha! I
guess you can tell where _my_
mind's at. Okay, un, gee, you're
tough. Oh, I know! I know! You
were abducted by aliens!
LOIS
(stunned)
Yes! That's amazing. How'd you
know?!
STAR
(meaningfully)
I always know.
CUT TO:
7 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - EARLY MORNING 7
Lois and Star are having tea. They sit facing each other,
practically knee to knee.
LOIS
... then there was this blinding
white light and, I don't know, sort
of this... floaty feeling. Then, I
have a vague, hazy memory of...
creatures...
(with more confidence)
... and then, I'm back in my car,
but it's six A.M. and three hours
have gone by.
STAR
It must've been terrifying.
LOIS
That doesn't begin to describe it.
STAR
You don't have to talk about it if
you don't want to.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 7.
7 CONTINUED: 7
LOIS
No, actually, it feels good to tell
some one. It's just too weird not
to.
STAR
More tea?
Star gets up.
LOIS
Thanks. You know, I have to admit,
when I met you downstairs, I
thought you were a little flaky.
But you are really... I'm touched
by how understanding and... down to
earth you are.
STAR
(brings more tea)
Who knows. Maybe we were friends
in an earlier life.
LOIS
(uh-oh)
Maybe.
STAR
Do you remember anything else about
the aliens?
LOIS
Not really. Just that they had big
heads, large, dark, slanting eyes,
and... hands... like ours, you
know.
STAR
Hmph. I thought you were going to
describe these guys I know from the
Pleiades, but these sound
different.
LOIS
The Pleiades?
STAR
Or Cassiopeians.
(gossipy)
I mean, those guys, faster than
light travel, cities that float,
but _no_ indoor plumbing. You
gotta love it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 8.
7 CONTINUED: 2 7
LOIS
You've been to where they live?
STAR
Not physically. But astrally,
dozens of times.
This is too much for Lois. She makes a big show of looking
at her watch as she stands up.
LOIS
Gee, look at the time. I hate to
say this, but I've got to get ready
for work.
STAR
No problem. I've still got some
moving to do.
Lois escorts Star to her front door and opens it. Halfway
out, star pauses and turns back to Lois.
STAR (CONT'D)
Gemini, right?
LOIS
Libra.
STAR
I knew it!
She smiles and is gone.
8 INT. DAILY PLANET - NEWSROOM - DAY 8
The newsroom is in full bustle. Lois enters and heads
straight for her desk. Clark meets her there.
CLARK
So, I see you got home safe last
night.
LOIS
Um, yeah.
CLARK
Want some Danish?
LOIS
Sure.
CLARK
Are you mad at me?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 9.
8 CONTINUED: 8
LOIS
No.
CLARK
(awkward)
Look, I'm sorry. it's just that, I
worry about you. Even more than I
used to.
Lois makes up her mind and decides to tell him.
LOIS
Clark, last night I was--
PERRY (O.S.)
Lois!
PERRY sails in, trailed by JIMMY, carrying papers.
PERRY
Clark told me how you two cracked
the airport luggage theft story.
Ride 'em, cowgirl! I can't wait to
see that copy on my desk! Say,
half an hour?
He's gone before they can even reply.
JIMMY
He's been on a tear all morning.
Just started boxing lessons. Very
pumped.
(grins; confidential)
I think he caught Alice
checking out a waiter the other
night.
With a wink he's gone, zipping after Perry. Lois relaxes
and turns back to her desk, only to be surprised by the
presence of Star. How'd she get here; it's almost spooky.
Star drops a stack of books on Lois's desk.
LOIS
Star?!
STAR
I had a sudden flash, right after
you left to go to work. I knew
you'd left for work 'cause I can
see who comes and goes from one of
the windows in my living room.
Anyway, maybe you'd like to read
these books. They're _all_ about
alien abductions.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 10.
8 CONTINUED: 2 8
STAR (CONT'D)
Maybe you'll get a clue about the
guys who took you last night.
Everyone around suddenly stops and listens. Lois squirms
with embarrassment.
STAR (CONT'D)
Oh, and if you've only got time for
one, read this one by Dr. Martin
Solsvig. He's the world's leading
authority on alien abduction.
Lives right here in Metropolis.
Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.
(to Clark, re: danish)
Cinnamon apple?
CLARK
Yes.
Star taps her right temple.
STAR
I knew it.
Then she charges towards the exit. Everyone still stares at
Lois; she glares right back.
LOIS
If you want some entertainment, go
turn on the TV!
Everyone returns to their work.
CLARK
(sotto voce)
Lois, did something happen last
night?
LOIS
(sotto)
No. Nothing. Sort of. No,
just...
(in a rush)
... my car stalled, a big white
light engulfed me, I saw some
aliens and I woke up in my front
seat three hours later but it only
seemed like two seconds.
(beat)
Did I mention floating?
CLARK
(skeptical)
Lois, you saw some aliens?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 11.
8 CONTINUED: 3 8
LOIS
What, you think Krypton is the only
planet in the universe with
intelligent life?! Or should I
say, 'semi-intelligent'?
CLARK
It's just that --
PERRY
Gort, klaatu barada nikto!
Perry and Jimmy have arrived. Jimmy flips open his wallet
like a Star Trek communicator.
JIMMY
Stand by to beam me up.
LOIS
Go ahead, laugh! I know what
happened! I'm not an idiot. Don't
you think I've asked myself a
thousand times what really
happened? But I'm telling you, it
really did!
Perry's demeanor instantly changes. He can hear the anguish
in Lois's voice; the time for kidding has passed.
PERRY
Lois, I apologize. Something
obviously has upset you. Now, I
don't know what it was, but I do
know you, and you wouldn't lie...
at least to me... most of the
time... so forget about the airport
story for now; you can turn it in
later. Whatever happened, I want
you and Clark to get to the bottom
of it, okay? Spend whatever you
need.
LOIS
Perry, are you feeling all right?
PERRY
Hey, I gotta make Accounting sweat
every once in a while, keeps them
on their toes. Now git!
9 INT. CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE - NANOSOFT CORPORATION - DAY 9
BOB FENCES, the 25-year-old billionaire boy genius founder
of Nanosoft, sits behind his desk.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 12.
9 CONTINUED: 9
He's got narrow shoulders and big glasses. He makes noises
and plays with plastic action figures and spaceships.
FENCES
Look out! Bzzzzt! Ahhh, the death
ray! Skkkkk. Don't worry, I'll
save you, Princess Cleavage. Gzzz!
DR. MARTIN SOLSVIG, 57, enters and stops at the desk. A bit
of the absent minded genius, he has two pairs of glasses
pushed up on his head.
FENCES (CONT'D)
So, Martin, what can I do for you
today?
(to the toys, falsetto)
Bzzzzt! Oh, golly, my dress is on
fire, I'll have to take it off!
SOLSVIG
I don't know. You called me...
didn't you?
FENCES
No. _You_ called me.
(to toys)
Take _that_, Count Gravity! Arggh!
SOLSVIG
Oh, right!
(beat)
Why did I call you?
FENCES
Could it be the Super Microwave
Transmitter? The project you've
been working on the last six
months? You know, if we microwave,
they will come?
SOLSVIG
(snaps his fingers)
Right! Right! Our attempt to
contact alien civilizations!
Sorry, I was trying to remember
where I left my glasses.
Fences, with restraint, taps the top of his head. Solsvig
does the same to his own and finds his glasses. As Solsvig
talks, Fences continues to play, though at a lower volume.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 13.
9 CONTINUED: 2 9
SOLSVIG (CONT'D)
Much better! Anyway, I got your
new program and we've loaded it
into the computer, but as I said in
my memo, there are still two
problems we haven't been able to
lick if we want to reach your
goals...
FENCES
(in action figure voice)
Standby the anti-boredom ray!
SOLSVIG
(oblivious)
First, our computer chips aren't as
good as the ones I used to have at
NASA. Those were from Zenith Chip,
far above anything commercially
available, but we just haven't been
able to match them.
Fences holds up an action figure and pretends it's speaking
in a deep commanding voice.
FENCES
I an Bob, Master of the Universe,
my word is action. Worlds tremble
at my feet. A crack team is
already working on your chip
problem.
SOLSVIG
Really? Excellent. Second, we
need a stronger pulse amplifier.
(reluctantly)
Unfortunately, one doesn't exist.
FENCES
(thru the action figure)
That's all right. I am Bob, owner
of a seventy billion dollar
software company. I can do what I
want. You shall have your chips
and amplifier. Do not worry, Bob
will take care of it.
SOLSVIG
(to the figure)
Thank you, Bob.
FENCES
(thru the figure)
Don't mention it.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 14.
9 CONTINUED: 3 9
Solsvig leaves and an attractive woman enters. This is
SIMONE, Bob's personal secretary. She has a lot of
cleavage. Fences putt down the figures and speaks normally.
SIMONE
Has he figured it out, yet?
FENCES
Not a clue. He still thinks this
is a hobby of mine.
(mocking)
Albeit a _really_ expensive one.
He picks up an Action figure and stares at it.
FENCES (CONT'D)
(gloating)
For the last few years Nanosoft's
profits have been limited by trade
barriers overseas, but since
negotiations have failed, they
leave us no choice but to make our
money another way.
He checks his watch. It's two minutes to Eleven.
FENCES (CONT'D)
In two minutes, the empire begins
to strike back.
He crashes one action figure into another.
(NOTE: INTERCUT THE FOLLOWING TWO SCENES AS NEEDED)
10 INT. ZENITH CHIP CORPORATION - DAY 10
It's a high tech computer chip manufacturing facility, like
Intel. (That is, as high tech as our budget will allow.)
Everything is super sterile. The MANAGER checks his watch
as it just hits 11AM. Suddenly, a _trance-like_ expression
comes over his face and he moves to open the high security
door that permits access to the room.
11 INT. HELICOPTER - DAY 11
Lois, Clark and Jimmy, plus a PILOT, fly over the
countryside (STOCK SHOTS) near the airport we saw in the
Teaser. Jimmy shoots random photos as Clark stares at Lois,
who's focused on studying the ground. Suddenly, Lois
becomes aware of Clark's stare.
LOIS
What?
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 15.
11 CONTINUED: 11
CLARK
Nothing.
LOIS
Don't give me that look. I know
what you're thinking. You're
thinking I should've waited for you
last night.
CLARK
(lying)
No, I'm not.
LOIS
Clark, you can't control
everything. We're both rational,
thinking adults. Sometimes I'm
going to do things we disagree on.
CLARK
That's what worries me.
Jimmy suddenly turns to Lois.
JIMMY
So what are we looking for?
Lois reluctantly twists to face him.
LOIS
I don't know. Landing sites.
Scorch marks. A snapshot of
themselves at Disney World.
Anything that might show that a UFO
has been here.
Jimmy glances at Clark, who just shrugs.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Go left. There... that's about
where it happened.
She suddenly glances at her watch. It reads 11 AM. A
_trance-like_ expression comes over her face, but no one
notices.
12 INT. ZENITH CHIP CORPORATION - DAY 12
The Manager opens the security door. MASKED ROBBERS,
brandishing machine guns, rob the place., dumping trays of
finished chips into small athletic bags. A WORKER presses a
hidden alarm button.
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 16.
13 INT. HELICOPTER - DAY 13
The police scanner in the helicopter crackles
RADIO ANNOUNCER
All cars in the vicinity of Fortnum
and Mason, we have a Two-Fifteen
silent alarm at Zenith Chip
Corporation. Robbery in progress.
I re-
Clark urgently taps the pilot.
CLARK
Take us down! We have to go down!
The PILOT nods and works the controls, but before they can
descend, Lois, still in her trance, undoes her seatbelt and
dives out of the chopper! Everyone gasps.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT ONE_
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 17.
_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
14 INT. HELICOPTER - DAY 14
Clark look out the open door, horror struck. For a moment,
he freezes... he can't change into Superman here. Then he
gets an idea. He undoes his.seatbelt and lunges after Lois
as if to see if there's any hope. All this takes about a
second.
CLARK
Lois?!
Clark lets his lunge "accidentally" carry him out of the
helicopter.
JIMMY
C.K.!
15 EXT. CLOUDS - DAY (SPECIAL EFFECTS) 15
Lois plummets earthward, disappearing into a cloud. Clark
plunges in after her, loosening his collar as he goes. Lois
continues to plunge until she's suddenly caught by Superman.
SUPERMAN
Don't worry, Lois. I've got you.
Lois doesn't speak; she just nods.
16 EXT. AIRPORT - DAY 16
Superman lands with Lois.
SUPERMAN
Lois, are you okay?
LOIS
(vaguely)
I'm... fine.
He sets Lois on the ground.
SUPERMAN
Stay right here, I'll be right
back. I have to stop a robbery.
17 SUPERMAN 17
turns, takes a step, jumps... and stops in mid-leap. He
looks back at Lois... who's tottering like a zombie.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 18.
17 CONTINUED 17
Superman goes back to her.
SUPERMAN
(gently shaking her)
Lois? Lois! LOIS, look at me!
Lois blinks and comes out of her trance.
LOIS
Clark? What happened, what are we
doing here?
SUPERMAN
You jumped out of the helicopter
and I saved you, don't you
remember?
LOIS
(nervous laugh)
No, really.
SUPERMAN
Really.
Lois's worried look is interrupted by the off screen landing
of the helicopter and the pounding arrival of Jimmy.
JIMMY
Superman! Thank God! Lois, I
thought you were a goner! But
where's Clark?!
(to Superman)
You caught, Clark, didn't you?!
SUPERMAN
He's fine. Lucky I heard him
shouting. He went to tell the
control tower that everything's
okay.
JIMMY
Man, Lois, you were like Greg
Louganis. Whooosh, right out the
door.
LOIS
I... I must've slipped.
SUPERMAN
Jimmy, why don't you go get Lois's
car.
(to Lois)
I think you've had enough flying
for the day.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 19.
17 CONTINUED: 2 17
JIMMY
Sure thing.
He runs off.
SUPERMAN
(to Lois)
And I think _we_ should have a
conversation with Dr. Solsvig.
CUT TO:
18 INT. CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE - NANOSOFT - DAY 18
Fences beams as Simone dumps a double-handful of Zenith
computer chips on his desk. Fences pauses in his action
figure playing.
SIMONE
Everything went perfectly,
Superman was completely distracted.
He never made it to the robbery.
Fences divebombs a figure at the chips. He makes a
whistling bomb and machine gun sounds.
FENCES
Kh-kh-kh-kh-kh-kh! Give them to
Solsvig. He'll be overjoyed.
(checks his watch)
And at three o'clock, if things
continue to go as plan, he'll have
his pulse amplifier, too. Then
I'll be...
(voice deepening)
... Bob, Supreme Ruler of
Everything; and I will crush
everyone who has thwarted me in the
past.
He flies his action figure in a heroic-manner, knocking over
several other toys with smashing noises. Simone gives him
an adoring smile.
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19 CLOSEUP - SOLSVIG'S FACE 19
SOLSVIG
Hypnosis.
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20 INT. SOLSVIG'S LABORATORY - MANOSOFT - DAY - CONTINUOUS 20
Solsvig sits by a computer that's "on", speaking to Lois and
Clark, who sit across from him and lean towards him. Behind
him is the super Microwave Transmitter. His lab is filled
with photos of UFO'S, crop circles, drawings of aliens, etc.
LOIS
I've never really been comfortable
with that idea.
SOLSVIG
It's the best way to determine if
what you experienced really
happened.
(eagerly)
I'd be happy to arrange a session
for you.
LOIS
I don't know. What if I said
something I didn't want to get out?
SOLSVIG
(chuckles)
Then it'd be out. Excuse me if I
seem so excited, but I've worked my
whole life towards contacting alien
civilizations. Soon I'll complete
my Super Microwave Transmitter, but
until then, talking to people
who've had your 'experience' is the
closest I'll ever get.
CLARK
There's always Superman.
SOLSVIG
Yes! A one of a kind. So unlike
all the other aliens ever reported.
I'd love to meet him.
Lois and Clark exchange glances.
LOIS
Dr. Solsvig, one last thing. Some
'unusual' things have been
happening to me since... you know.
SOLSVIG
(excited)
Really? Like what?
LOIS
This morning, I, uh, went into a
trance for a brief period.
(CONTINUED)
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SOLSVIG
(disappointed)
Oh. Perfectly natural. Some
people report enhanced paranormal
abilities, others bizarre behavior.
CLARK
Have you ever heard of a person
putting themselves into jeopardy
after an abduction?
SOLSVIG
No. That would be unusual.
Lois lets that sink in, then rises to her feet.
LOIS
Thanks for your time.
SOLSVIG
My time is space-time.
(off their blank looks)
Sorry. Physicist's joke.
LOIS
Oh.
She forces a smile, but as they turn to leave, Bob Fences
enters. He's surprised to see them, but quickly covers.
FENCES
Lois Lane and Clark Kent, am I
right? The two most famous
reporters in America.
Lois sticks out her hand and they shake.
LOIS
I know we've never met, but I've
the strangest feeling that we have.
FENCES
I'm afraid I've been in the news a
lot lately.
CLARK
Yes, I read your interview on trade
barriers. You were rather adamant.
(CONTINUED)
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20 CONTINUED: 2 20
FENCES
(serious)
Unfair trade barriers are the bane
of U.S. businesses overseas, and
if negotiations fail, I believe we
should go to war.
(grins)
Metaphorically speaking.
CLARK
Let's hope it never comes to that.
Clark gives a parting nod, and they leave. Fences watches
them depart with a thoughtful look.
21 EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 21
Lois parks her Jeep about a block from the Planet; it's the
closest space she could get. She and Clark get out. They
start walking towards the Planet.
CLARK
The thing I don't understand is,
what would you jumping out of a
helicopter have to do with aliens?
LOIS
I haven't the faintest.
Lois checks her watch. It's 3 o'clock. The trance-like
expression returns to her face, but Clark doesn't notice.
Lois peels out of frame as Clark continues to speak.
CLARK
I mean, in Close Encounters,
Richard Dreyfuss was drawn to the
mountain, but what could've been
drawing you? The ground? It
doesn't make sense. It's just
lucky I was there. You know,
that's my nightmare, you'll get in
trouble and I'm not there. That's
why when you --
The blasting horn of a semi-truck cuts Clark off. He spins
towards the street and WE SEE that Lois is walking down the
middle of the street straight towards the speeding truck!
The truck blasts it's horn again.
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22 CLARK 22
With no time to change into Superman, cups his hands to his
mouth as he pretends to cough and SUPERBLOWS Lois up into
the air and out of the path of the truck. Then, still
hiding his breathing with his hands, he GENTLY BLOWS a
supporting cushion of air and lowers Lois softly to the far
sidewalk. He zigzags across the street to her.
CLARK
Lois....
But Lois is still in the trance.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Lois! Listen to me, it's me,
_Clark_.
He shakes her and her eyes slowly clear. A scared look
wrinkles her face.
LOIS
It happened again, didn't it?
CLARK
You nearly became a hood ornament.
Come on, I'm going to take you
home.
Clark firmly takes hold of her hand and they walk back
towards the Jeep.
23 EXT. LOIS'S APARTMENT BUILDING - AFTERNOON 23
Clark, driving the Jeep, parks in front of the building. He
and Lois get out and pause on the sidewalk, mesmerized by
what they see.
24 LOIS AND CLARK'S POV - A NEON SIGN 24
That shines brightly in a first floor window. It reads:
"Psychic Channeling and Advice by Star".
LOIS
Unbelievable.
A second later, a man dressed in a bad, homemade set of
clothes who looks like Ben Franklin, sprightly steps out the
front door and waves back at Star, who's opened the window
next to the sign.
STAR
See you next week, Mr.
Schaffenberger!
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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STAR (CONT'D)
(to Lois and Clark)
That's Mr. Schaffenberger. Ever
since he got hit by lightning, he's
thought he's Ben Franklin. I've
been helping him reach Thomas
Jefferson; they're working on a
revision of the Declaration of
Independence. Ooops, gotta get
ready for my next appointment.
Star waves goodbye and disappears back into the recesses of
her apartment. Lois looks at Clark.
LOIS
Maybe you're not the only alien on
the planet.
CLARK
She seems good hearted.
LOIS
Actually, she is. That's what's so
creepy.
They both laugh. Lois starts to go in and Clark follows.
Lois stops.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Where're you going?
CLARK
I thought... I mean
(confused)
... I just... felt... you might not
want to be alone right now.
LOIS
Clark, I appreciate your concern,
but I'll be fine.
CLARK
How do you know?
LOIS
I _know_, now _go_. Besides...
(putting on a brave
front)
... you can't babysit me 24 hours a
day, other people need you, too.
She leans up and kisses him, then makes a shoo-ing motion
with her hand. Clark reluctantly nods, and leaves.
(CONTINUED)
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24 CONTINUED: 2 24
Lois heads for her entrance, but is cut-off by a WOMAN
rushing ahead of her. The WOMAN carries a ventriloquist's
DUMMY on one arm.
DUMMY
I hate it when you make me late!
WOMAN
I don't know why you keep going to
her, she's a nut!
DUMMY
She's a nut? _She's_ a nut?! Who
diagnosed termites when nobody else
could find anything? Huh? Huh?!
And as the bickering pair enters, Lois takes a final glance
at the neon sign and goes in.
25 INT. SOLSVIG'S LABORATORY - NIGHT #2 25
The lab is dark except for Solsvig typing away on his
computer. He runs his finger along lines of data in a
program for the Super Microwave Transmitter. He double
checks something, frowns, and reaches for the phone. He
dials and waits a beat.
SOLSVIG
(worried)
Mr. Fences, I've just discovered
something in that new program you
gave me that I'd like to talk to
you about.
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26 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NIGHT 26
Lois reads Solsvig's book: "The Alien Touch" as she removes
a pint of ice cream from the freezer; it's chocolate brownie
and vanilla. Unfortunately, it's practically empty.
Disappointed, she scrapes a half-spoonful out of it and
throws the container away. She turns back to the book and
nurses her meager bite.
LOIS
(to herself)
No way!
Still reading, she walks towards her fish tank and begins to
read aloud. Occasionally, she looks at her fish to see if
they're listening.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS (CONT'D)
Get this: 'Some abductees report an
increase in their ability in
psychic communication, either
in reading thoughts, or having their
own thoughts read.'
(alarmed; to herself)
Star.
(to fish)
What if she found out about Clark?!
Lois hurriedly reads more, but she does it silently until...
LOIS (CONT'D)
'A few individuals stated that the
only way they could prevent their
thoughts from being perceived by
others was to wear a skull cap of
aluminum foil.'
(to the fish)
Can you believe this?
(to herself)
What am I saying? I'm talking to a
fish?
(to the fish)
Don't you turn away from me like
that!
Lois sighs and flops in a chair, dispirited. A moment of
self-pity lingers, then there's a knock at the door.
STAR (V.0.)
Lois? It's me, Star. I brought
you some ice cream. It's chocolate
brownie and vanilla.
Lois glances at her own spoon of chocolate brownie and
vanilla; a look of alarm consumes her face. She bolts for
the kitchen.
LOIS
I'll be right there.
She frantically rummages in a drawer for aluminum foil,
finds some, tears off a sheet, and quickly fashions a skull
cap onto her head. She races to the door, stops, and opens
it with an air of studied nonchalance. Star enters.
STAR
You know, I just had the funniest
feeling. A little voice said, Lois
wants some ice cream. _Fish_ ice
cream. I didn't have any of that,
so I brought this instead.
(CONTINUED)
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26 CONTINUED: 2 26
She flops on Lois's couch.
STAR (CONT'D)
(beat)
What's that on your head?
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27 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - LATER 27
Lois and Star are deep in conversation. Each has a spoon.
The ice cream is mostly gone.
LOIS
... It's just that, Clark's such a
worry wart. He thinks I'm always
putting myself in danger.
STAR
Well, are you?
LOIS
No.
(beat)
Not that often.
(beat)
I mean, you can't be a great
reporter without taking some
risks.
STAR
And _that's_ the only thing that's
keeping you two apart?
Lois unconsciously readjusts her aluminum foil beenie.
LOIS
That, and one or two other things...
(Star waits)
some of which may be my own
problems...
(Star waits more)
... like, okay, maybe.the biggest
thing that scares me is just the
idea of committing to a
relationship. For life.
STAR
Don't you think he's scared, too?
LOIS
Yeah.
(CONTINUED)
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STAR
But you both love each other?
(with growing intensity)
It's not like you think that one
morning you're going to wake up and
find out that he's shaved his head
and tattooed the entire third Act
of Henry the Fourth on it and has
gone to live in a commune in Brazil
where they all worship a giant
butterfly named Fred, is it?
Ooops, sorry. I mean, you really
_love_ each other, right?
LOIS
Yes! But so did my parents, and
then _they_ got divorced.
STAR
But you're not your parents,
anymore than they're you. What you
want is a guaranteed, risk free,
happy ever after relationship. But
there IS no such thing.
LOIS
But it's scary.
STAR
Lois, you're willing to risk your
life for work, why not risk your
life for love?
Lois thinks about this for a moment; then comes to a
decision. She suddenly beams.
LOIS
Okay, I'll tell him!
(beat)
I just have to figure out when.
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28 INT. LOIS'S BEDROOM - NIGHT 28
Lois sleeps alone in her bed, a slight smile on her face.
The smile slowly changes to a frown. CAMERA PUSHES IN on
her face as she moves uncomfortably in her sleep.
29 LOIS'S FLASHBACK #1 29
We see everything from LOIS'S POV. We are in a hazy, all
white space. Everything is slightly blurry.
(CONTINUED)
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Lois is lying on an examining table, looks left and right.
Other people lie on tables, too. To her left WE recognize
the Manager from Zenith Chip. To Lois's right, a RED-HEADED
WOMAN in a business suit.
We HEAR strange, garbled noises and Lois's POV turns to look
up and see weird, HIDEOUS BEINGS in all white garb, large
heads with freakish, oversized dark eyes and some mechanical
device over where their mouths should be. They're speaking
as they loom down, but because it's a memory and hazy, we
can't distinguish what they're saying. Sometimes it has the
tone of questions, sometimes the tone of commands.
Occasionally, they seem to talk to another alien out of
sight and behind Lois's head.
We can't see this alien because the examining table has a
tall headboard on it. Suddenly, a mechanical arm swings
into Lois's POV with a hugely sinister hypodermic at its
end. It grows larger and LARGER as it looms down and we
hear Lois screaming and SCREAMING and SCREAMING.
FADE OUT.
_END ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
30 INT. LOIS'S BEDROOM - NIGHT 30
Lois, still screaming Wakes UP with a jolt, a look of
terror in her eyes.
31 INT. KENTS' BEDROOM - NIGHT 31
MARTHA and JONATHAN are peacefully asleep. The phone RINGS
and Jonathan groggily opens one eye and gropes the
sidetable.
JONATHAN
I hate alarm clocks.
Martha reaches out and turns on her light.
MARTHA
It's the phone, Jonathan.
She picks up her phone as she eyes the clock on her side.
It's 2:13.AM, Smallville time.
MARTHA (CONT'D)
Hello?
32 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NIGHT 32
Clark talks on his portable phone; it's wedged between his
shoulder and ear. He's washing mud off his cape and uniform
in a square plastic bowl in his sink. It's a sudsy mess.
(NOTE: INTERCUT WITH MARTHA AND JONATHAN AS NEEDED.)
CLARK
Hi, Mom.
MARTHA
Clark, is everything okay?
Jonathan picks up his extension.
CLARK
I'm fine. Had to stop a mudslide
in Chile. You know.
JONATHAN
How's Lois?
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
That's what I wanted to call you
about.
MARTHA
Is this one of those father-son
talks you want me to butt out of?
CLARK
It's not that kind of conversation,
Mom. It's just that... sometimes I
think Lois and I shouldn't be
together.
MARTHA
(sympathetic)
Oh, Clark, did you have a fight?
CLARK
No. I'm just worried I'm a jinx.
JONATHAN
A jinx?
CLARK
Yeah. Let's face it, ever since
she's known me, Lois's been
kidnapped, frozen, pushed off
buildings, almost stabbed,
poisoned, buried alive and who
knows what else, and it's all
because of me.
MARTHA
Did something happen today?
CLARK
No! No. It's just something I've
been thinking about.
JONATHAN
Clark, they weren't all your fault.
CLARK
You know what I mean.
MARTHA
Have you talked to her about this?
CLARK
Sort of. But we never get very.
far. It's kind of uncomfortable.
(CONTINUED)
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32 CONTINUED: 2 32
MARTHA
Honey, you're going to have to talk
about it some more; communication
is key.
JONATHAN
Something I learned a long time
ago, son: no matter how much you
love somebody, you can't protect
them from all the evil in the world
all the time. Even if you _are_
Superman.
CLARK
(unconvinced)
Yeah, I guess.
MARTHA
And don't forget, Lois knows what
being involved with you means.
It's her choice, too. She's not a
six year old, you know.
CLARK
That's what she said.
JONATHAN
See? She's smart, just like your
Mom.
Clark gives a tiny grin. His doorbell suddenly rings,
followed by hard knocking and...
LOIS (V.O.)
Clark?! Clark?! Wake up, it's me!
Clark?!
CLARK
(into phone)
Mom, Dad, I gotta go. Love ya,
bye!
Martha and Jonathan exchange a glance. Clark runs to the
door and opens it. Lois streaks in, hyper. She's only
thrown on a few items over her pajamas.
LOIS
Clark, I remember being kidnapped
by the aliens! I had a flashback!
I could see them! They had big,
bulging heads, and they'd snatched
these other people and they had,
had these thingamajiggies over
their mouths so they sounded
like...
(CONTINUED)
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32 CONTINUED: 3 32
Clark tries to gently embrace her.
CLARK
Lois, it's okay, it's okay. You're
here now. Everything's all right.
LOIS
... then this big mechanical arm
came over me with a needle pointed
at my neck and I was screaming and
screaming and screaming, and you
weren't there...
CLARK
Lois, are you sure you weren't just
dreaming?
LOIS
Oh, God, I don't know what to
think. It seemed so real.
CLARK
I never should've let you go home
alone that night.
LOIS
It's not your fault.
CLARK
But I feel responsible.
LOIS
But you shouldn't.
CLARK
Sure I should. I love you. That's
what makes it so difficult. When
I'm catching some bad guy, I'm
thinking, is Lois okay? Or is
somebody slowly boiling her in oil?
LOIS
(touched)
Really?
Clark takes a breath. He's unused to these strong, new
feelings he has and it's difficult for him to talk about
them.
CLARK
Yes. And what I can't stand is the
idea that the closer we get, the
more at risk you are.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
That's not true!
CLARK
Lois, for the sake of argument,
let's just say you _were_ kidnapped
by aliens. In a way you were
lucky, because what if it had been
your average earthbound criminal
and when you were drugged, you'd
let slip that Clark Kent is
Superman? Everyone knows that you
and I are an item, and to get to
Superman, they would do _anything_
to you.
LOIS
But that's a worse case scenario.
CLARK
Who could've predicted you'd be
kidnapped by aliens?!
LOIS
So what do you want me to do, hie
thee to a nunnery?
CLARK
(re: their situation)
No! It's just, hard, that's all.
Harder than I ever thought it would
be.
Moved by Clark's admission of vulnerability, Lois throws her
arms around him.
LOIS
But we can make it work, I know we
can.
Clark holds her tight. He brushes her hair with his hand.
LOIS (CONT'D)
In fact, I want you to know, I'm
ready to say --
Clark notices something on Lois's neck. It's a puncture
mark.
CLARK
Lois, what's this?
(CONTINUED)
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32 CONTINUED: 5 32
LOIS
(mood broken)
What?
(no answer)
What?
CLARK
It looks like a puncture mark.
Lois looks at Clark. Her eyes begin to widen in renewed
horror.
CUT TO:
33 INT. SOLSVIG'S LABORATORY - NIGHT 33
The computer hums quietly in the FOREGROUND. All we see
is _Solsvig's shadow_ looming on one wall as he angrily
walks about. ANOTHER SHADOW stands quietly listening; we
can't see who it is.
SOLSVIG (O.S.)
This is diabolical! This is
monstrous! This is not nice!
I won't stand for it!
The other shadow shifts its weight; Solsvig instantly
falters.
SOLSVIG (CONT'D)
Okay, I'm willing to talk! Let's
not be precipitate!
(nervous laugh)
Heh heh, a small ... joke there.
CUT TO
34 INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY #3 34
Lois is elbow deep in research on abductions. Books and
magazines litter the table, all about UFO's and aliens.
Clark stands by the small food and coffee table in the
corner and microwaves some tomato vegetable soup. It pings
and he takes it out. He moves back to Lois and hands it to
her. She eats as she reads.
LOIS
Thanks. Ooo, hot! Mmm, listen,
there're all sorts of reports of
medical examinations by aliens on
abductees, and people having
flashbacks, but nothing on trances.
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
And you had two in one day. The
first was --
LOIS
-- at eleven o'clock exactly. I
remember looking at my watch.
CLARK
(nodding; singsong)
You jumped, I saved you. I take
off for the robbery, save you
again; forget the robbery, stay
with you.
LOIS
Then at three o'clock exactly, I do
my trance thing again.
They both look at each other. Then...
LOIS & CLARK
Jimmmmy!!!
Just then Jimmy blows through the door with an armload of
books and magazines. He dumps it on the table between them.
Jimmy
Hey, Louise down in research can
only move so fast.
LOIS
Forget the books! Call the cops
and see --
CLARK
-- if there was another robbery
yesterday --
LOIS
-- at exactly three o'clock.
Particularly at a --
CLARK
-- high tech firm. Ask for
everything --
LOIS
-- they've got.
JIMMY
Did you guys practice that?
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS & CLARK
(annoyed)
Go.
He vanishes out the door.
CLARK
Okay, let's assume there _was_
another robbery. Then maybe the
timing of your trances _wasn't_
completely accidental.
LOIS
Maybe they were meant to keep
Superman from stopping those
robberies!
CLARK
But what would aliens want with our
technology? They're way ahead of
us already.
LOIS
(beat; deflates)
Yeah, that doesn't make sense.
Jimmy rushes back in. He carries some pages.
JIMMY
Man, are you guys psychic or what?
LOIS
Don't use that word.
JIMMY
This just came in over the fax. At
exactly three o'clock yesterday,
some guys broke into WaveTech
Industries; they're a top
contractor for the Department of
Defense. They stole the prototype
of an advanced pulse amplifier.
LOIS
Yes!
JIMMY
They figure it was an inside job,
just like the one at Zenith Chip.
In both cases, they've already
arrested a suspect. Here. They
even faxed over their mug shots.
Jimmy lays them on the table. Lois pales. One is a picture
of the Manager; the other of the Red Headed Woman.
(CONTINUED)
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34 CONTINUED: 3 34
LOIS
Clark, I know them. Both of them
were in my dream.
On Clark's look of concern, we...
CUT TO:
35 A SPINNING, HYPNOTIC SPIRAL DISC 35
It fills the frame, whirling whirling whirling, drawing us
in.
STAR (V.0.)
(softly)
Now I'm going to ask you...
36 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - DAY 36
Star takes away the disc from in front of Lois, who sits
hypnotized on her couch, eyes open. Clark sits next to her.
STAR
... a few simple questions, just to
put you at ease. First, what's
your name?
LOIS
Lois Lane.
STAR
And where do you live?
LOIS
At 1058 Carter Avenue, Metropolis.
Apartment 407.
STAR
And if you were an animal, what
type of animal would you be?
Excluding invertebrates, viruses
and certain classes of
photo-plankton.
LOIS
(confused)
What?
Clark gestures for Star to get on with it.
(CONTINUED)
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STAR
Okay, now I want you to remember
that you are in a warm, secure
place. Clark and I are with you.
Nothing is going to harm you. If
at anytime you feel uncomfortable,
you will emerge from this session
by your own choice. Nothing can
stop you. Are you ready?
LOIS
Yes.
STAR
I'd like you to think back to the
dream you had last night. What do
you see?
(NOTE: INTERCUT AS NEEDED WITH A REPLAY OF THE FLASHBACK,
THOUGH THIS TIME IT'S ALL IN CRYSTAL CLEAR FOCUS)
LOIS
I'm in a white room. There's a man
and woman on either side of me.
These... creatures are leaning over
me, talking to me.
Clark, who's been scribbling a note, shows it to Star, who
nods.
STAR
What are they saying?
LOIS
I... don't know. It seems like
questions. They keep talking to
someone who stands behind my head.
He seems to be giving them orders.
CLARK
What's he look like?
LOIS
I can't see him. It's blocked...
by a kind of... headboard.
STAR
You never see him?
LOIS
No.
(beat)
Yes. There's a reflection. A tiny
reflection.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 40.
36 CONTINUED: 2 36
STAR
Where?
LOIS
On the mechanical arm.
STAR
Can you focus on it?
LOIS
Yes. It's... it's...
We CUT in closer and closer to the reflection until we
see... Bob Fences, dressed normally, speaking to the
"aliens".
LOIS (CONT'D)
... it's Bob Fences!
Lois instantly comes out of her hypnosis. She's animated
and grabs Clark.
LOIS (CONT'D)
He was right there! Talking to
them!
CLARK
To the aliens?
LOIS
No, don't you get it?! They
weren't aliens, the whole thing was
staged! Then they drugged me and
gave me, um...
(searches for the word)
CLARK
... post hypnotic suggestions?
LOIS
Exactly! Everybody knows I'm a
friend of Superman's.
CLARK
So, they kidnap you...
LOIS
... and brainwash me...
CLARK
... to put yourself in jeopardy
whenever they want to rob
somebody...
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 41.
36 CONTINUED: 3 36
LOIS
... and presto-change-o, Superman's
forced to miss the robberies 'cause
he's too busy saving me.
CLARK
But what would Fences want with
computer chips and a pulse
amplifier?
LOIS
That's where Solsvig comes in.
The phone rings. Star looks at it, but doesn't pick it up.
STAR
(dead serious; to Lois)
It's for you.
LOIS
(beat)
Thanks.
She answers.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Hello?
37 INT. PERRY'S OFFICE - DAY - CONTINUOUS 37
Perry's on the phone. Jimmy hovers next to him, anxious.
PERRY
Lois? Good. Look, I thought you'd
want to know this as soon as it
came in, I just got a call from
the police.
38 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - CONTINUOUS 38
Lois is shocked.
LOIS
Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Yes, thanks,
Perry.
(to Clark and Star)
Martin Solsvig's been killed.
Clark and Star react.
FADE OUT.
_END OF ACT THREE_
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 42.
_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
39 EXT. NANOSOFT - DAY 39
Clark and a very determined Lois march towards the building.
CLARK
Lois, it's the oldest trick in the
book.
LOIS
Clark, who's the best poker player
at the Planet? You're talking to
the Queen of Bluff. If I can't
maneuver him into talking, no one can.
Clark gives a dubious look.
40 INT. CHAIRMAN'S OFFICE - NANOSOFT - DAY 40
Fences is at his desk. His computer is "on", but the screen
is blank. He plays with two action figures. He tosses one
high up in the air, out of frame.
FENCES
(Action Figure #1 voice)
Oh, no, my jet pack failed!
The figure smashes down onto the desk and bounces,
scattering others. Fences makes smashing noises, then...
FENCES (CONT'D)
(Action Figure #2 voice)
Lucky you landed on your head.
(Action Figure #1 voice)
Too bad I didn't land on _you_!
He crashes Figure #1 into Figure #2 and they get into a
strenuous fight, with appropriate sound effects. Simone
enters.
SIMONE
The transmitter's almost ready.
FENCES
About time.
(back to fighting;
Figure #1)
Take that, you boogerhead!
(Figure #2)
Oh, yeah, I'll microwave your butt,
you overgrown cuisinart!
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 43.
40 CONTINUED: 40
SIMONE
And those two reporters are back,
Lane and Kent. They want to speak
to you.
FENCES
(Figure #1)
They're awfully nosy.
(Figure #2)
Let's kill 'em!
(Figure #1)
With what, you're breath?
(Figure #2)
No, your face!
(Figure #1)
Ha ha ha. Krassshhh!
He smashes #1 into #2; they fight some more; then Fences
stops, panting.
FENCES (CONT'D)
(Figure #1)
Okay. Okay. Let's see what they
want first. Then we'll decide.
(Figure #2)
Hope they're not whiners, like
solsvig:
(imitates Solsvig)
But Bob, you shouldn't've done this
without my permission. This...
this... could _hurt_ people.
(normal Figure #2 voice)
Yeah, like no kidding, Sherlock.
That's the _point_!
Simone clears her throat.
FENCES (CONT'D)
All right, all right. Show them
in.
He puts the figures to one side and waves an admonishing
finger at them.
FENCES (CONT'D)
Not a word.
Lois and Clark enter. Simone shuts the door behind them.
FENCES (CONT'D)
Ms. Lane. Mr. Kent.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 44.
40 CONTINUED: 2 40
LOIS
Mr. Fences, I'll get straight to
the point: you kidnapped me, then
you drugged me, and then you
brainwashed me.
FENCES
Good to see you, too. Anything
else?
LOIS
You killed Martin Solsvig.
FENCES
Nope to both of them. Next.
CLARK
Mr. Fences, Lois saw you in the
white room.
FENCES
White room? Was it padded?
LOIS
(frustrated)
I know what I saw.
FENCES
And where did you see this?
LOIS
(reluctantly)
In my dream.
FENCES
Have a nice day. Don't let the
door hit you on the way out.
He presses a button on his phone. Lois gives Clark a look
that says, "Okay, watch me now."
LOIS
(bluffing)
I have a witness who can connect
you to my kidnapping.
FENCES
Ms. Lane, I didn't do anything.
Your witness must've been dreaming,
like yourself. Now if you'll
excuse me?.
Simone opens the door and waits for Lois and Clark to leave.
Reluctantly, they do. She shuts the door after them and
turns a questioning face to Fences.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 45.
40 CONTINUED: 3 40
FENCES
Lane and Kent are getting close.
Tighten security, but otherwise, we
stay on schedule. When the time
comes, Lois will keep Superman
occupied. And hold my calls, I've
gotta finish that letter.
Simone nods. Fences hits some keys on his computer.
41 EXT. NANOSOFT HEADQUARTERS - DAY 41
Lois and Clark pass several people, chatting.
LOIS
(sotto)
What's he doing now?
Clark turns back with his X-RAY VISION.
42 CLARK'S X-RAY POV - (SPECIAL EFFECT) 42
Fences is just turning off his computer screen, whatever was
on it shrinking to a dot.
43 BACK TO SCENE 43
Clark shakes his head.
CLARK
Nothing. Something was on his
computer, but he turned it off just
before I could read it.
LOIS
Did you hear anything?
CLARK
They're out of three-hole paper.
Otherwise, too many people.
LOIS
(sighs)
So much for spooking him into
giving himself away.
CLARK
Lucky he doesn't play poker.
Lois gives Clark the eye.
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 46.
44 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAILY PLANET - DAY 44
Lois and Clark scan stacks of books and magazines.
LOIS
Here's another one on his personal
fascination with aliens.
CLARK
And another one about the
unfairness of trade barriers.
They each toss their magazines on a stack and pick up two more.
LOIS
Here's one on him personally
funding Solsvig's transmitter.
CLARK
And yet _another one_ on him
railing against trade barriers.
Again they toss the magazines onto the stack and pick up two
more.
LOIS
Solsvig said the transmitter was
nearly complete, so what does he
need more chips and a pulse
amplifier for?
CLARK
Maybe he wants to make a really
long distance call.
LOIS
So funny.
(takes a new magazine;
reads title)
'Aerospace, Submersible and Land
Technologies Monthly.' That's a
grabber.
She flips through the magazine. Something-catches her eye
and she reads with greater intensity.
LOIS (CONT'D)
Whoa! Whoa! Listen to this:
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 47.
44 CONTINUED: 44
LOIS (CONT'D)
(reading)
'However, due to Department of
Defense budget adjustments,
research on several new weapons
systems were terminated in fiscal
1994, among them the Navy's
personal undersea laser rifle,'
blah blah blah, blah blah blah,
'and NASA's Super Microwave
Transmitter.'
CLARK
Weapons system? Everything else
says it's for communications with
aliens.
Clark gets up to read over her shoulder.
LOIS
(nods, reads, skims)
Theoretical modifications...
project a deadly beam of microwave
radiation...
CLARK
(reads)
...that could literally boil any
living thing, but leave buildings
and other non-organic structures
intact.
LOIS
So it could look like a harmless
transmitter, but actually be
deadly!
CLARK
Solsvig must've found out that
Fences had other plans for his
transmitter...
LOIS
And that's why he was killed.
Clark speed reads the rest of the article.
CLARK
Hmph. The microwave could be
bounced off any satellite... hit
any city on Earth... fired so
quickly, it's point of origin would
be undetectable.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 48.
44 CONTINUED: 2 44
Lois and Clark look at each other. Lois sinks into her
chair.
LOIS
Fences can blackmail countries for
billions.
CLARK
It's the perfect way for him to get
revenge on their trade barriers.
LOIS
But who's first? He hates
practically everybody.
CLARK
I don't know, but we've got to stop
him. Even I can't outfly a
microwave.
LOIS
(dismayed)
But we don't have any proof. Are
you sure you didn't see _anything_
on his computer screen?
CLARK
Nothing. It was just a...
shrinking dot.
LOIS
(gets an idea)
Maybe you just need some help
remembering.
45 CLOSEUP SPINNING SPIRAL DISC 45
As it whirls and whirls.
46 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - DAY 46
Star has just hypnotized Clark. Lois watches attentively.
Star puts down the spiral.
STAR
(softly)
Now I'm going to ask you a few
simple questions, just to put you
at ease. First, what's your name?
CLARK
(beat)
Kal-el.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 49.
46 CONTINUED: 46
Lois jumps in as Star turns a puzzled face towards her.
LOIS
Can you believe this guy? He can
joke even under hypnosis! Let's
just cut to the chase, okay?
Lois hands her a list of questions. Star raises an eyebrow,
but goes ahead.
STAR
Now remember, Clark, you're in a
warm, safe, fuzzy place; kind of
like you're living inside a giant
Teddy Bear ... that's missing one eye
because your stupid sister used him
for homeplate while you were trying
to get your retainer unstuck from
your bicycle spokes...
Lois flicks Star on her arm and without missing a beat, Star
gets back to business.
STAR
... and any time you want to
emerge, it's your choice, all
right?
CLARK
Sure.
STAR
(checks list)
Okay. I want you to think back to
your visit this morning to Bob
Fences.
(Clark nods)
As you were leaving, you glanced at
his computer screen. Correct?
CLARK
(beat)
Yes.
STAR
Did you see anything on it?
CLARK
He was turning it off as I looked.
Lois gestures for Star to keep going.
STAR
Maybe just a glimpse, or a glimmer?
Clark concentrates.
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 50.
47 FLASHBACK - CLOSEUP COMPUTER SCREEN 47
The screen is filled by a document, but then vanishes.
48 BACK TO SCENE 48
CLARK
A document.
Lois perks up, points to another question on the list.
STAR
Good. Very good, Clark. Now
relax. Let your mind remember what
you saw. Let it hold onto the
image of the document. Hold until
you can see it... and read it.
Clark frowns, but then relaxes.
49 FLASHBACK - DOCUMENT ON COMPUTER SCREEN 49
Now we can read it. It's a letter, addressed to the Prime
Minister of Pacifonesia.
50 BACK TO SCENE 50
CLARK
It's a letter. To the Prime
Minister of Pacifonesia.
STAR
And what does it say?
We see Clark's eyes move under his eyelids, as if he's
reading something.
CLARK
It demands one billion dollars to
be delivered to an offshore bank in
the Cayman Islands or one of their
cities will be destroyed. If he
contacts Interpol or anyone else,
five cities will be destroyed.
Lois urgently points at another question.
STAR
When will all this happen?
CLARK
Today. At 5 PM, Eastern Standard
Time.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 51.
50 CONTINUED: 50
Lois glances at her watch. It's five minutes to 5.
LOIS
(sotto, to Star)
Ask this one, then we've got to go!
STAR
Is there anything else you
remember? Anything important?
CLARK
Yes. His secretary has the most
beautiful body in the world...
LOIS
What?!
CLARK
... next to Lois's.
Star looks at Lois and smiles.
51 INT. SOLSVIG'S LABORATORY - DAY 51
Fences sits at the computer. On the screen is a map
representing several islands. A pair of glowing red
crosshairs blink over a port city. "Pacifonesia" is written
across the top of the screen. A countdown clock reads
1100:05 seconds and HOLDING" in the upper right corner.
Fences slams down the phone and looks over at Simone, who's
anxious.
FENCES
Those pikers still haven't paid up.
So, time to french fry!
He types on the computer keyboard.
SIMONE
What about Superman?
FENCES
Will you _stop_ with the Superman
stuff?
(checks his watch)
By now, Lois is probably hurling
herself in front of a subway.
BOOM! The doors slam open and Superman strides in, with
Lois right behind him.
FENCES (CONT'D)
Then again, maybe not.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 52.
51 CONTINUED: 51
Superman looks at the super Microwave Transmitter and
focuses his heat vision on the transmitting rod at the top.
With a shower of sparks, the rod topples over and hangs
downwards.
FENCES (CONT'D)
You idiot, it's still going to get
the signal to fire, but now it's
going to explode!
EVERYTHING SUDDENLY GOES TO SUPER SLOW MOTION:
A SERIES OF SHOTS:
1. Superman looks from the transmitter to Fences, alarm
spreading across his face.
2. Fences turns to run.
3. Lois's mouth goes wide in surprise.
4. Simone starts to duck.
5. The countdown on the computer clicks from 1 second to 0
second.
6. Superman blurs out of frame.
7. A blue blur sweeps Lois away.
8. A rainbow of exploding light blots out the room.
BACK TO NORMAL SPEED A shower of debris bounces off Superman
as he crouches near one wall, his cape spread by his arms
over the huddled forms of Fences, Simone and Lois.
After the debris stops falling, he stands up, debris falling
from his shoulders like snowflakes. A shaky Fences and
Simone also rise, but Lois remains sitting.
FENCES
Well, that was... invigorating.
SUPERMAN
Lois?
Lois lies unconscious, a trickle of blood from one nostril,
a red bump on her forehead. Superman checks her pulse.
FENCES
Is she...?
Furious, Superman whirls to face Fences.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 53.
51 CONTINUED 2 51
SUPERMAN
This is all your fault!
For a second, it looks like he's going to kill Fences and
Simone; they shrink in horror. Then his arms blur and he's
tied them tightly together with a scrap of heavy electrical
cable. A moment later he bends and picks up Lois. He leaps
out of frame.
52 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - DAY 52
Lois lies in bed, a square gauze bandage on her forehead.
She's slightly propped up on a pillow. There are Get Well
bouquets and balloons around her. Perry and Jimmy stand
beside the bed.
LOIS
... then, because I'd had two
trances already, we checked for any
other hypnotic suggestions and had
Star remove them.
JIMMY
That is so incredible.
PERRY
Lois, I don't want to see you for a
week. You've had a bad concussion
and if it wasn't for that thick
skull of yours, it would've been a
fracture.
LOIS
Don't worry, I get nauseous every
time I move faster than a crawl.
PERRY
Good! That'll teach you to keep
your head down the next time
you-know-what starts hitting the
rotating blades.
LOIS
(smiles)
I'll remember that.
There's a breeze and everyone turns to see Superman.
SUPERMAN
(tentative)
Hi.
Perry and Jimmy nod.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 54.
52 CONTINUED: 52
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I wonder if I might have a moment
alone with Lois.
PERRY
Sure. We were just leaving. I'm
late for the gym.
He makes boxing motions.
JIMMY
If you need anything... anytime...
just call.
LOIS
Thanks, Jimmy.
They leave, and then there's a moment of awkward silence
between Lois and Superman. Then...
SUPERMAN
Lois... I feel horrible about this.
LOIS
Clark, it wasn't your fault. You
saved my life.
SUPERMAN
No. I got... careless. I was
overconfident. No matter how bad
the situation is, I always think
I'm strong enough, or fast enough
to fix it.
LOIS
And you _are_! You saved a whole
city full of people from being
microwaved like popcorn!
SUPERMAN
But you still got hurt. I used
to saving people, not getting them
injured.
LOIS
You can't control everything. You
can't protect everybody all the
time, Clark. It's impossible.
SUPERMAN
I know. That's what my Dad said.
(CONTINUED)
--page break--
"CONTACT" (#3) C. Ruppenthal 7/24/95 55.
52 CONTINUED: 2 52
LOIS
But we can handle it.
Clark ... darling ... there's something
I want to tell you.
SUPERMAN
(in hell)
There's something I need to tell
you, too.
LOIS
I know this isn't the best time, or
the most romantic, but --
But Superman isn't listening. He's come here to say
something and he's going to say it.
SUPERMAN
Lois, I love you too much to ever
let something like this happen to
you again. I know I can't control
everything, but I can control
people not using you to get to me.
(he stands up)
That's why I came here. To tell
you... I don't think this is going
to work out. I'm sorry.
Lois is stunned. Superman cocks his head. He's heard
another emergency.
SUPERMAN (CONT'D)
I gotta go.
With a sad look, he leaves.
LOIS
(beat)
Clark?
_THE END_
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