_LOIS & CLARK_
_The New Adventures of Superman_
"Never On Sunday"
_CAST_
CLARK KENT/ SUPERMAN
LOIS LANE
JIMMY OLSEN
PERRY WHITE
BARON SUNDAY
ZIGGY
ELLEN LANE
BEVERLY LIPMAN
STAR
DETECTIVE
ROD CLEMENS
MATT YOUNG
PASSENGER
POLICEMAN ON TARMAC
_LOCATIONS_
_INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_:
Daily Planet Daily Planet
Newsroom
Elevator Metropolis Street
Clark's Apartment NIA Headquarters *
Bedroom
Outdoor Cafe
Lois's Apartment
Living Room Shuttle Stop
Sunday's Airplane Airport
Theatre
Van
_TEASER_
FADE IN:
1 EXT. SKY OVER CITY - FLYING PLANE - NIGHT #1 (STOCK) 1(X)
A privately owned 727 streaks over the city.
2 INT. PLANE - ON DOLL - NIGHT 2(X)
Two hands reach into FRAME, take a crudely made doll whose (X)
back is to us from a counter top. The hands take us to (X)
BARON SUNDAY, a very hip, good looking African-American man (X)
in his late 30s. He is inside a Boeing 727 that has been (X)
completely gutted and tastefully redone into a living area. (X)
Sunday is standing in front of a table which is draped with
a tapestry that has a crude snake decoration in the middle.
A second man, (ZIGGY) stands in the background. He is (X)
dressed in Jamaican casual clothing and wears his hair in (X)
dreadlocks. He shakes a large rattle made out of a dried (X)
calabash.
3 INT. CLARK'S BEDROOM - NIGHT 3
CLARK is sleeping peacefully. Suddenly he opens his eyes
and has a very disturbed look on his face.
4 PUSH IN ON CLARK'S FACE 4
as he begins having trouble breathing. DISSOLVE into...
5 INTERCUT - CLARK'S VISION 5
What appears to be the lid of a coffin slowly closing,
shutting Clark into a tight, darkened space. He pushes his
hands against the lid, but it doesn't budge.
6 BACK TO CLARK 6
His hands are in the air above him, frantically clawing on
the imaginary coffin lid. As he struggles for breath, a
snake shaped welt, unnoticed by Clark, begins to form on (X)
his chest. After a moment, the vision passes. As it does,
the welt fades away. Clark suddenly sits up and looks
around his empty bedroom, completely unnerved.
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7 INT. PLANE - BARON SUNDAY 7
Sunday opens his eyes, which now have the yellow lenses of (X)
a reptile. TILT DOWN to find him withdrawing a long silver (X)
needle from a doll that looks very much like Clark Kent. (X)
FADE OUT.
_END OF TEASE_
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_ACT ONE_
FADE IN:
8 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY #2 8
Clark crosses to his desk, troubled, preoccupied, passing (X)
PERRY.
PERRY
If you were a woman and your (X)
doorbell rang and you opened your
door and it was me, what would you (X)
think? (X)
CLARK
Well... _What_? (X)
PERRY
I've been fixed up on a blind (X)
date. They do that to you the
minute you're single again. So you
open your door and it's me and
you're...
CLARK
(lost)
Happy? (X)
PERRY
(going off)
I gotta give this thought. You're (X)
not very convincing.
CLARK
I'm not a woman! (X)
LOIS has come up.
LOIS
No... You're not. Hi.
Clark looks through mail, notes contents of a large red (X)
envelope, tosses it in the trash, as:
CLARK
(subdued)
Hi. (X)
LOIS
I tried calling you last night, but
your machine was on. It was (X)
really late, but there was this
great old movie on, and... (X)
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CLARK
I was out walking. (X)
LOIS
In the middle of the night? (X)
CLARK
I... had a really hard time (X)
sleeping. I just didn't wanna (X)
stay in my place.
LOIS
(a bit concerned)
What do you mean.... You didn't (X)
want to stay in your place?
CLARK
(too lightly)
Nothing. It's no big deal. I
just had a little trouble sleeping, (X)
is all.
JIMMY comes over carrying a red envelope identical to the
one Clark just opened. (X)
JIMMY
C.K., this just came for you. (X)
Clark reacts to the familiar look of the envelope. (X)
CLARK
I think I already got one. (X)
(peers inside)
Yeah, I just got through tossing it (X)
in the trash. (X)
LOIS
What is it? (X)
JIMMY
C.K., there's nothing in your
wastebasket. (X)
CLARK
(stares at empty trash)
What're you.... (X)
LOIS
What is it? (X)
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8 CONTINUED: 2 8
CLARK
(feeling inside
wastebasket)
Tickets to see this guy Baron (X)
Sunday. (X)
JIMMY
Oh wow, and you weren't gonna (X)
_use_ 'em?!
LOIS
He's, what, that magician? (X)
JIMMY
'That magician?' _The_ magician.
The greatest illusionist in the (X)
world! (X)
He pulls out an 8 x 10 glossy from the envelope.
9 INSERT - PHOTOGRAPH 9(X)
We now see Baron Sunday in a theatrical pose. He's the man (X)
with the voodoo doll in the tease.
10 CLARK, JIMMY, LOIS 10
At the sight of the photo, Clark shakes his head as if to (X)
clear it. Lois listens to Jimmy, not noticing Clark's (X)
reaction.
JIMMY
The guy is so cool. He lives on (X)
his own airplane. (X)
PERRY
(calling from office
doorway) (X)
Jimmy! (X)
JIMMY
(rushes off)
Coming! (X)
LOIS
(amused, to Clark)
And to think, you were just gonna (X)
throw those tickets.... Clark, (X)
what is it?
Clark suddenly sits down hard in his chair. (X)
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11 INTERCUT CLARK'S VISION 11
A quick image of being trapped in the enclosed space as a
coffin-like lid clamps shut. Ghostly VOICES, a THROBBING
HEARTBEAT.
12 BACK TO SCENE 12
Clark is suffering a shortness of breath.
LOIS
(alarmed)
Clark! What's wrong?
Clark rubs his face and his breathing slowly gets back to
normal as he looks up to see Lois. They stare at each other
and the look of alarm in his eyes scares her.
CUT TO:
13 EXT. METRO AIRPORT SHUTTLE VAN - PARKED AT AIRPORT - DAY 13(X)
People are filing into the van. (X)
14 INT. BUS - DAY 14
CLOSE ON the bus driver, ROD CLEMENS, a jittery 40-year-old
combat vet. He wears a "Metro Airport Shuttle" uniform (X)
jacket and has a green scarf wrapped around his neck. He
speaks with a Southern accent.
CLEMENS
I'd say I've been workin' for MTD
for about three months.
SUNDAY (V.O.)
It's work you enjoy, Mr. Rod
Clemens?
PULL BACK to see that the man sitting behind Clemens is
Baron Sunday, dressed in dark, nearly opaque round glasses,
a tall collar pulled up over his lower jaw.
CLEMENS
How'd you know my name?
(laughs, points up)
Oh, my operator's license.
SUNDAY
Not at all. I'm psychic.
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CLEMENS
(laughs)
Yeah, right.
(CONTINUED)
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SUNDAY
What's that accent? Georgia?
CLEMENS
South Carolina. Born and raised
just over the state line in
Parksville. You ain't _much_ of a
psychic, are you?!
The final person boards the van, shutting the door behind (X)
them; Clemens Cranks the ignition and fires up the van. (X)
SUNDAY
Shall I tell you your birthday?
CLEMENS
Ten bucks says you can't!
Sunday concentrates for a moment.
SUNDAY
November 18, 1949.
CLEMENS
Not even close. August 24, 1951.
15 CLOSE ON CLEMENS 15
CLEMENS
Easiest ten spot I've ever made.
Wanna try some thing else? My
mama's maiden name?
There is a beat and no response. Clemens turns and is
shocked to discover that the seat behind him is empty.
CLEMENS (CONT'D)
What the..? (X)
He looks down.
16 CLEMENS' PALM 16
He opens his hand to find a ten dollar bill inside it.
17 BACK TO CLEMENS 17
He's stunned and a bit scared. Something else feels odd,
and he reaches to his neck, discovers his green scarf is
gone.
CUT TO:
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18 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - LOIS AND CLARK - TRACKING - DAY 18(X)
LOIS
Clark, you really scared me. Are (X)
you sure you're okay? You may not (X)
be _up_ to lunch with my mother.
CLARK
I'm _fine_. I told you, I'm just
tired. By the way, at what point (X)
did we put your mother in charge of
our wedding? (X)
LOIS
She's not in _charge_, she has some
_ideas_. I said we'd hear her (X)
_ideas_. My family just started
talking to each other again, I'm (X)
trying to preserve a little peace. (X)
CLARK
Okay, but we're clear on what _we_
want, right? Small, simple... (X)
Small... Right? Simple? (X)
ON Lois' reassuring smile. (X)
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19 EXT. STREET CAFE - DAY 19
Lois and Clark are sitting at a table with ELLEN LANE,
Lois's mother.
ELLEN
And I know _I'm_ thrilled to at (X)
last be able to give my princess (X)
the big wedding she always dreamed
of. (X)
CLARK
(surprised)
You dreamed of a big wedding? (X)
LOIS
(uncomfortably)
Well, you know, once I did, maybe. (X)
(defensively; off Clark's
look)
Okay, yes, I did. I mean, not
_huge_...
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ELLEN
After her second cousin Martita
married that jockey, it's all she
talked about.
(merrily)
She'd walk around all day, holding
a bunch of flowers, with my slip on
her head.
LOIS
(off Clark's look)
I was six!
ELLEN
_Any_way, don't be shy about
picking Beverly's brains for
suggestions.
CLARK
Beverly?
ELLEN
Beverly Lipman. Acclaimed bridal
consultant.
LOIS
(startled)
Mom, isn't that expensive? Who's
paying for it?
ELLEN
Your father, and it's cheap,
considering he has years of
indifference to atone for.
(spots someone, waves)
Oo-oo!
BEVERLY LIPMAN arrives. She's in her 50's, no-nonsense,
she's done this a thousand times.
BEVERLY
I'm late. Sorry. Don't stand.
(sits)
Miss? Bourbon, rocks. Have we (X)
picked a color palette, yet? I've
been doing a lot of tangerine.
CLARK
Uh, Ms. Lipman, we're steering away
from anything too complicated.
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BEVERLY
Oh? Mrs. Lane told me if she (X)
could hold a beautiful wedding for
her favorite daughter, she could
die happy.
Lois and Clark stare as Ellen emotionally nods. (X)
BEVERLY (CONT'D) (X)
And what do you mean by
'complicated?' You do want the
affair to _say_ something.
CLARK
I just want it to say that I love (X)
Lois. (X)
BEVERLY
That would be doves. Three
hundred. White. (X)
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20 EXT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - FLYING - DAY(STOCK) 20
21 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE (IN FLIGHT) - DAY 21
The shades are drawn, the lighting somber as Ziggy steps (X)
into FRAME, peering around the empty cabin. (X)
ZIGGY
(Jamaican accent)
Baron? Baron, I have the chart (X)
for this Rod Clemens. (X)
The lights dim. Two candles on the table suddenly light. (X)
ziggy's a bit apprehensive.
ZIGGY (CONT'D)
I tell you, brother... This
Clemens born under bad sign.
A light mist rushes in from under a closed door, swirls (X)
around Ziggy's feet. He glances down nervously. (X)
ZIGGY (CONT'D)
Baron? This Rod Clemens..... The (X)
man is living evil.
A hand clamps down on Ziggy's shoulder, Ziggy freezes.
SUNDAY (O.S.)
Not for much longer.
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22 NEW ANGLE 22
as Ziggy nervously turns to face an unsmiling Baron Sunday.
He holds a voodoo doll wrapped in Clemens' green scarf
SUNDAY
Give me the chart.
CAMERA CIRCLES AROUND Sunday as Ziggy hands over the
parchment, which Sunday wraps around the doll. Sunday's
eyes are closed as we come around to see the paper burst
into flames, leaving the doll unscathed. Sunday's eyes fly
open, and they once again resemble those of a reptile. He
plucks a long silver needle of f the table in front of him
and plunges it into the doll's head.
CUT TO:
23 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - DAY 23
Clemens' van is out of control, careening down the street. (X)
Pedestrians are SCREAMING as they leap out of the way.
24 INT. VAN - DAY 24(X)
The passengers are SCREAMING as well.
25 ANGLE ON CLEMENS 25
who is hunched down behind the wheel, a look of total fear
on his face.
26 INTERCUT - CLEMENS' VISION 26
of Viet Cong SNIPERS in the jungle FIRING at the van. (X)
Clemens cries out in fear and dives down behind the wheel,
causing the van to lunge to the left. (X)
27 EXT. SIDEWALK CAFE - DAY 27
Beverly, Ellen, Lois, Clark continue the meeting.
BEVERLY
Now, there's nothing wrong with a
church organ and a combo after, if
you _want_ to go the blah route.
The last wedding I did had a dozen
Swiss Bell Ringers and a fifty
piece orchestra.
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27 CONTINUED: 27
ELLEN
(enchanted)
Swiss Bell Ringers. What do you
think, Lois?
CLARK
Yes, what _do_ you think, Lois?
LOIS
(uncomfortably in the
middle)
Well, I've always admired the
Swiss. That chocolate is too die
for... And those cuckoo clocks...
Wow.
Clark suddenly tilts his head, hearing the Bus In Trouble.
Lois knows the look.
CLARK
(sotto)
I've... gotta go.
(to Ellen and Beverly)
Excuse me.
He vaults the railing and dashes off. Beverly and Ellen
stare, then:
BEVERLY
He's going to be difficult, isn't
he.
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28 EXT. STREET - THE VAN 28(X)
The van ROARS down the street. (X)
29 EXT. CITY SKY - SUPERMAN IN FLIGHT - DAY (STOCK) 29
30 INT. VAN - ON CLEMENS 30(X)
His eyes are wild with fright.
31 ANGLE THROUGH WINDSHIELD 31
The van is headed straight for a grid locked intersection (X)
jammed with cars and pedestrians. They look up to see the
van headed straight for them (X)
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32 REAR OF BUS 32
Superman FLIES down, grabs a rear bumper.
33 THE STREET - VAN - VARIOUS ANGLES 33(X)
The passengers scream, the van nears the intersection, (X)
Clemens rolls back in his seat. In the rear, Superman has
planted his feet, the van bumper in his hands. The van (X)
slows, tires SCREECH and smoke, and the van stops, moments (X)
before impact with the traffic jam.
34 CLEMENS' VISION 34
A VC SOLDIER IN THE JUNGLE appears in front of the bus, (X)
raises his rifle.
35 ON CLEMENS 35
whose face is twisted in shock and terror.
CLEMENS
Captain Ellis! It's an ambush!
36 CLEMENS' VISION 36
as the soldier fires. (NOTE: Not directly into Camera.) (X)
37 ON SUPERMAN 37
He opens the door of the van to find Clemens laying on the (X)
seat. He checks for a pulse, rips open Clemens' shirt to (X)
feel his chest. On Clemens' chest is the snake shaped (X)
welt, the same as Clark's.
PASSENGER
Superman, thank God.
(beat) (X)
Is he dead? (X)
SUPERMAN
I'm afraid so. Did he say (X)
anything?
PASSENGER
He just started freaking Out. He (X)
yelled something about a Captain
Ellis.
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37 CONTINUED: 37
Superman turns back to Clemens to see the welt fading away.
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT ONE_
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_ACT TWO_
FADE IN:
38 INT. THEATRE - NIGHT #2 38
Driving, eerie AFRICAN MUSIC. Baron Sunday is on stage,
standing next to a large box which encases Ziggy's body, (X)
leaving just his head sticking out. Sunday encloses (X)
Ziggy's head in a smaller box, then after some fanfare, the (X)
smaller box levitates off of the larger one and slowly (X)
floats through the air. APPLAUSE. After a moment, the flap (X)
on the small box opens to show Ziggy's smiling face. More (X)
APPLAUSE.
39 INTERCUT LOIS AND CLARK 39
They're in the audience. Clark has a silk handkerchief
tucked into his coat pocket.
LOIS
(looks around)
Where's Perry? He's on his first
blind date since he split up with
Alice and he wanted to double with
us.
CLARK
Maybe he got cold feet.
(then)
I'm waiting to hear from the Army
about this 'Captain Ellis' the Bus
Driver mentioned before he died.
LOIS
What was this snake-shaped welt the
Bus Driver had on his chest?
CLARK
It was freaky. It appeared, then
just faded away.
Finally, the small box comes to rest atop another large box (X)
across the stage. Sunday opens the flaps to both boxes and (X)
an intact Ziggy steps out. The audience goes wild. (X)
40 CLOSE ON CLARK 40
He has tipped his glasses. As he replaces them:
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
I'm not sure how he's doing this. (X)
I can't spot any wires... trap (X)
doors...
41 INTERCUT - CLOSE ON SUNDAY 41(X)
He abruptly looks straight at Clark, flashing a brilliant (X)
smile.
CLARK
(unnerved) (X)
Is he smiling at me? (X)
He turns to find Lois staring off down the row of seats. (X)
LOIS
(distracted) (X)
Hmmm?
(then; re O.S.)
This would answer the cold feet (X)
question. (X)
WIDEN to find Perry and Jimmy coming toward the empty seats (X)
next to Lois and Clark. (X)
LOIS (CONT'D)
(reproachfully)
Chief. You chickened out. (X)
PERRY
Not at all. The lad here had his (X)
heart set on seeing this show, and (X)
I couldn't break his heart. (X)
JIMMY
(to Lois)
Chickened out. (X)
Sssh! Sssh! From all around. On the stage:
SUNDAY
And now, to finish up the evening,
I'd like to create a special
illusion for a member of the
audience. Any volunteers? You,
son? (X)
42 INTERCUT AUDIENCE 42
Perry has sat, but Jimmy is still standing, pulling off his
parka Jimmy stares back, startled (X)
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
(grinning)
Go, Jimmy! (X)
They're all egging him on, he accepts the challenge, (X)
squares his shoulders, starts toward the aisle. (X)
JIMMY
Sure. Okay. (X)
43 THE STAGE 43
APPLAUSE as Jimmy trots up the steps to join Sunday, (X)
shaking hands.
SUNDAY
I need your name, birth date and
city where you were born.
JIMMY
James Bartholomew Olsen. Born
right here in Metropolis on
February 15, 1974.
Suddenly a piece of paper and pencil appear in Sunday's
hands. He quickly jots down Jimmy's statistics and then
holds the paper over Jimmy's head.
SUNDAY
I want you to relax. When the
ashes float down around you, you
will fall into a deep trance.
JIMMY
Ashes?
The paper suddenly bursts into flames, and the ashes fall
down around Jimmy, who closes his eyes.
44 INTERCUT REACTIONS FROM LOIS, CLARK AND PERRY 44
SUNDAY
Now, when I snap my fingers, you
will imagine you are back at your
first day of second grade.
Sunday snaps his fingers. Jimmy opens his eyes. He looks
toward the audience and waves.
JIMMY
(in a childlike voice)
Hey Bobby! How was your summer?
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SUNDAY
I forgot to mention... you've come
to school completely naked.
45 JIMMY'S POV (OF HIS VISION) 45
He looks down to see a pair of eight-year-old, naked legs.
46 BACK TO SCENE 46
as a flustered Jimmy blushes and tries to cover up his body.
JIMMY
I don't know what... I mean... I
was dressed when I left this
morning...
The audience is laughing as Jimmy panics, looking for a
place to hide.
46A INTERCUT JIMMY'S POV OF A SMALL DESK 46A
Jimmy dives underneath the imaginary desk, but as he does, (X)
he seems to bump his head and begins to CRY.
The audience reacts with a collective "aww..."
SUNDAY
When I snap my fingers, you will be
back here, fully clothed and you
will remember everything.
Sunday snaps his fingers. Jimmy blinks his eyes, then looks
out at the crowd and sheepishly stands up, rubbing his head.
Sunday takes his hand, and the two of them bow to an
ovation.
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47 THE STAGE - A SHORT TIME LATER 47
The audience is filing out. Jimmy is standing on the stage
with Lois, Clark and Perry. Lois is examining the bump on
Jimmy's head.
LOIS
What happened to your head?
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JIMMY
I was trying to hide under my desk
and I guess I bumped it.
Sunday and Ziggy join them from backstage.
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PERRY
But the desk was only in your
imagination, son.
SUNDAY
(smooth and charming)
Jimmy was so convinced of what he
was experiencing, his body reacted
as if his vision were real.
Lois and Clark share a look.
CLARK
Interesting trick.
SUNDAY
No trick. I only made use of what (X)
was already in his mind.
(he regards Clark)
You're a... Pisces, right?
CLARK
Good guess. February 29th.
SUNDAY
Nineteen sixty... five?
CLARK
Close. Sixty six.
SUNDAY
Another Metropolitan?
LOIS
You planning on sending _him_ back
to second grade?
Sunday shoots Lois a very chilly glance, then recovers and
smiles.
SUNDAY
No, I'd have something much more
interesting in mind for a man as
worldly as Mr. Kent.
Clark reacts to Sunday's use of his name. How does he know
who he is? The two share a look for a moment, until...
LOIS
Well. We should be going.
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48 NEW ANGLE 48(X)
as they ad-lib good-byes, turn and go. Clark moves toward (X)
CAMERA and we see his pocket handkerchief is gone. Now we (X)
PUSH IN on Sunday, who, smiling coolly, opens his palm to (X)
reveal the handkerchief as we (X)
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49 INT. DAILY PLANET - NEXT MORNING - DAY #3 49
Lois crosses to Clark who is sitting at his desk, working on
his computer.
LOIS
Catch up on your sleep last night?
CLARK
(nods)
Back to my old self.
LOIS
So even though you've been looking (X)
kind of troubled and preoccupied, (X)
there's no reason for me to be (X)
worried.
CLARK
(covering) (X)
About me? None whatsoever. (X)
LOIS
Because if some hypothetical (X)
thing were bothering you, you'd (X)
tell me.
(beat)
Look, are you worried about (X)
getting married?
CLARK
What?! (X)
LOIS
Well, you know, we start making (X)
plans and suddenly you can't sleep (X)
and you have incredible anxiety
and... (X)
CLARK
I'm not worried about marrying (X)
you. I'm looking forward to
marrying you. I'm chomping at the (X)
bit.
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LOIS
(still not convinced) (X)
Chomping at the bit. Got it. (X)
(beat)
Did you hear from the Army? (X)
CLARK
(nods)
The Bus Driver, Clemens, served in (X)
Vietnam under a Captain Ted Ellis. (X)
He was a munitions expert... (X)
LOIS
(looks at computer
screen)
This is interesting. After he left
the Army, Clemens spent a year in
the National Intelligence Agency.
(looks up)
Don't you know someone at the NIA? (X)
CLARK
(nodding)
Matt Young. I haven't spoken to
him in years.
LOIS
Maybe it's time to renew the
acquaintance.
CUT TO:
50 INT. ELEVATOR - DAY 50
Doors are open. As Lois and Clark approach: (X)
LOIS
I just want you to know I know how (X)
difficult this Mother-of-the-Bride (X)
thing is for you.
CLARK
No problem. Just as long, as you (X)
know, we don't lose sight of what
_we_ want...
LOIS
No, no...
They enter.
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CLARK
'Cause yesterday you looked kinda
interested in this Beverly's
ideas...
LOIS
Okay, maybe a part of me _would_
like a big deal kind of thing. A
_tiny_ part of me. Very small. (X)
Does that bother you?
CLARK
Well... no... (X)
LOIS
Good, because we, uh, have another (X)
appointment today with my mother. (X)
(barely audible)
And Beverly. (X)
During this, the doors are sliding shut, Clark looks
jittery and as the doors snap shut, we PUSH IN ON CLARK (X)
and:
51 INTERCUT - FLASH CUT! 51
Clark's vision. The "coffin" lid, the VOICES. Clark
suddenly panics as Lois finishes her sentence and seizes the
elevator door, forces them open, breathing heavily, staggers
back into the office.
LOIS
(staring)
Of course... I could cancel. (X)
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52 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE (IN FLIGHT) - DAY 52
CLOSE ON two dolls laying side by side on the table. One is
fashioned out of Clark's handkerchief and the other is in a
tiny blue suit. Sunday's hands come into frame and pick up
the doll in the suit.
53 CLOSE ON THE DOLL'S TINY FACE... 53
DISSOLVE TO:
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51 EXT. NIA HEADQUARTERS - TIGHT ON MATT YOUNG - DAY 54(X)
MATT YOUNG is a handsome, dynamic man in his late 30's.
PULL BACK to reveal grim fortress of an office building. (X)
Young stands holding open a door for Lois and Clark, who (X)
come outside. As they walk: (X)
YOUNG
I was on my way out. Hope you (X)
don't mind doin' this on the run. (X)
LOIS
No, thanks for seeing us. (X)
YOUNG
(to Clark)
You've come a long way from that
green reporter I met in Jamaica.
CLARK
(to Lois)
I heard there was gun smuggling
goin' on down there, and thought
maybe I could get my career in gear
with an exclusive.
YOUNG
That's where I entered. I was on a
routine assignment when I suddenly
found myself in the middle of a gun
smuggling raid. Bullets flying
everywhere.
CLARK
He cut me a break and gave me the
story.
LOIS
Which brings us full circle,
because we're here for another
exclusive. Wasn't Rod Clemens with
the NIA for a while?
YOUNG
Clemens? I don't recognize the
name.
CLARK
That's funny. We understood he
worked in your division. Munitions
expert?
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YOUNG
(snaps his finger)
Oh... Rocket Rod Clemens. He was
only in my area for a few months.
Had some heavy personal problems.
Seems he could never get 'Nam out
of his head.
CLARK
Post war trauma?
(CONTINUED)
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54 CONTINUED: 2 54
YOUNG
In the extreme. Just before he
shipped stateside, he was caught in
the chest by a sniper. Almost
killed him.
Lois and Clark exchange a look.
YOUNG (CONT'D)
Why?
LOIS
Just an angle we're pursuing.
YOUNG
(too curious)
What kind of angle?
55 BARON SUNDAY - TIGHT ON HIS EYES 55
They open to reveal the Reptile lenses.
56 BACK TO STREET 56(X)
Young suddenly stiffens and his eyes pop open in shock.
CLARK
Matt! What is it?
LOIS
Oh, my God. Not again.
YOUNG
(in terror)
The dogs!
CLARK
There aren't any dogs here.
Young starts backing up, a look of total fear in his eyes.
He knocks over a display table outside a shop. People are (X)
stopping to stare. (X)
57 PUSH IN ON YOUNG'S FACE 57
as we HEAR "his vision," a ferocious pack of SNARLING,
BARKING DOGS.
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58 BACK TO SCENE 58
He reaches around behind him and pulls his service revolver (X)
out of his rear holster.
YOUNG
Stay back!
Before anyone can react, Young starts shooting at the
imaginary dogs. People on the street cry out "What's going (X)
on?" "Oh, my God" "Somebody stop him!" as they dive into
doorways for protection. (X)
59 INTERCUT YOUNG'S POV 59
SNARLING DOBERMAN (STOCK). Young hears the DOGS getting
louder. He turns and takes aim directly at a startled Lois.
Just as he pulls the trigger, Clark dives in front of Lois.
The bullets ricochet off his hands.
A moment later, Young drops his gun and puts his hands up in
front of his face to block an attack by the "dogs".
YOUNG
No!
Young SCREAMS and then clutches his chest. Lois is on him
in an instant, ripping open Young's shirt to see that his
chest has fresh scratch marks. Clark is by his side in a
moment. In the middle of the scratches, the snake welt
starts to rise up.
LOIS
Clark, look!
CLARK
Move back.
Clark spots the metal plate marked "high voltage" at the (X)
base of a street lamp. Still unobserved, since people have (X)
run for cover, Clark bends the plate back, grabs a thick (X)
cable and pulls it from a connection, revealing bare wire.
He grabs the wire, which sparks, then places his other hand
on Young's chest, giving him a jolt of electricity. Young's
body flops with the charge and Clark feels Young's neck. A
SIREN. The scratches and welt have vanished.
CLARK (CONT'D)
He's got a pulse.
People are starting to appear from doorways. A cop car (X)
roars toward them from up the street. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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59 CONTINUED: 59
LOIS
First Clemens, and now Matt Young.
What's going on?
Clark shakes his head in wonder.
CUT TO:
60 INT. LOIS'S LIVING ROOM - ON BEVERLY - AFTERNOON 60(X)
Beverly sits on the couch near Ellen, rattling on as we (X)
PULL BACK. (X)
BEVERLY
So we'll definitely be going (X)
with rose petals strewn by a small (X)
child as you come down the aisle, (X)
and if you don't know any small (X)
children, we'll provide one. (X)
Invitations. My printer can do (X)
something very stylish on Japanese (X)
linen... (X)
CAMERA HAS MOVED to a distracted Lois and Clark, lost in (X)
thought across from Beverly and Ellen. Lois absently (X)
doodles the snake design from the victim's chests on a (X)
piece of paper. Beverly notes their preoccupation: (X)
BEVERLY (CONT'D)
Hello? Invitations? You get a (X)
price break when you order in lots (X)
of five hundred. (X)
CLARK
Oh. Sorry. We'll... take one (X)
fifth of a lot. (X)
BEVERLY
He's kidding, am I right? Are we
having a serious discussion?
LOIS
Clark, it does seem you get a price
break if you go a little bigger....
ELLEN
(beaming)
Even as a child, you always made
economic sense.
BEVERLY
I budgeted fifteen hundred for L
F & G, but I think I may be light.
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CLARK
L F & G?
BEVERLY/ELLEN
Loose flowers and greens.
CLARK
(to Lois)
Do we absolutely need L F & G?
LOIS
Mom?
ELLEN
Beverly?
BEVERLY
Well, you don't absolutely _need_
shoes. But sooner or later your
feet are bloody stumps.
CUT TO:
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61 INT. PLANE (ON GROUND) - CLOSE ON SUNDAY - SAME TIME 61
Sunday brings Clark's voodoo doll up into FRAME and inserts (X)
the silver pin into the head of the doll. The pin goes in (X)
a fraction, then stops. He pushes harder and the pin (X)
bends. (X)
ZIGGY (O.S.)
No!
WIDEN to reveal Ziggy in a doorway, terrified. Sunday
regards him with irritation.
ZIGGY (CONT'D)
This Clark Kent's magic is too
strong. You have _tried_ to kill
him.
SUNDAY
He's been able to resist, for
reasons I don't understand. But he
can be broken.
Ziggy shrinks back into the doorway, still whimpering.
ZIGGY
We will be the ones to pay.
CAMERA PUSHES IN on Sunday as he discards the bent pin and (X)
selects a thicker pin from the table. (X)
SUNDAY
(whispery)
Let his fears flow.
CUT TO:
62 INT. LOIS'S LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME 62
BEVERLY
Does anyone here have a serious
objection to white Polonaise sauce
with shitaki mushrooms? I need (X)
to know.
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
(wryly)
I guess we've pretty much given up (X)
the idea of mini-hot dogs. (X)
ELLEN
(indicates Clark with her
eyes)
Lois...
LOIS
It's just that a lot of our (X)
friends have, you know, simpler (X)
tastes...
ELLEN
(a tense smile)
Oh. Alright. I wanted to make it (X)
perfect for you, of course, but (X)
it's not really my dreams that (X)
matter here, are they? (X)
Lois sits with frozen smile as CAMERA MOVES TO Clark.
CLARK
(eyes fly open)
No!
They all stare as Clark lurches away from his chair, short (X)
of breath, starting to sweat. (X)
LOIS
Clark! What's happening? (X)
63 INTERCUT QUICK CUT OF CLARK'S VISION 63
Once again, he is wedged into a cramped space. There is a
slight metallic glint coming off the walls of his "cell," as
well as a rumbling NOISE and hushed, echoed VOICES. (X)
LOIS
Clark!
Clark is in wild eyed panic, lurching toward the kitchen. (X)
64 THE KITCHEN 64
INTERCUT FLASH CUTS of the vision as Clark sinks to the
floor, trying to find a way out of his personal hell. Lois (X)
rushes in, kneels next to him. (X)
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LOIS
Clark! Come back to me! (X)
CLARK
Too tight. Can't... breathe. (X)
He's gasping for air as Lois opens his shirt. She spots (X)
the snake-shaped welt beginning to form on his chest. (X)
LOIS
Oh no! Come on, Clark. Snap out (X)
of it _now_!
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT TWO_
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_ACT THREE_
FADE IN:
65 INT. LOIS'S BEDROOM - DAY 65
Clark lies on the bed, shirt open, groggily coming to. Lois
sits next to him. Ellen and Beverly timidly appear.
ELLEN
Is he alright?
LOIS
I think so.
BEVERLY
I've seen pre-wedding stress
before, but this is taking it to a
new level.
ELLEN
Honey, we'll just... do this later.
Lois nods as the two women hurry out through front door.
Clark looks up at Lois, trying to focus.
CLARK
Lois?
Lois sighs with relief and her fear and emotions suddenly
come flooding to the forefront. Tears well up in her eyes
as they embrace.
LOIS
Oh, Clark. I thought I lost you.
CLARK
(managing a smile)
You're not going to get rid of me
that easy.
LOIS
When I saw that snake on your chest
I thought...
CLARK
Snake? Like the others? (X)
Clark looks down, but the welt is gone.
LOIS
It was there. I saw it.
Clark shakily stands, as:
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65 CONTINUED: 65
CLARK
It's gone now. Everything's fine.
LOIS
Everything's _not_ fine. You've
got to tell me what's going on.
This is hard for Clark.
CLARK
I've been having some weird
experiences.
LOIS
Experiences?
CLARK
Maybe not experiences. More like
visions.
LOIS
(quiet; frightened)
Like those other men, Clark?
Before their hearts stopped? Why (X)
didn't you tell me?
CLARK
Because until now I didn't connect
it to the others... I thought it'd
go away...
(soberly)
I've never been.... really scared.
Not like this.
LOIS
What is it... you see?
CLARK
It's like I'm being buried alive.
In some kind of coffin. Look, I'm
not giving into this....
LOIS
See, that's what you do! Your
whole life is about _not_ showing
fear... Pushing it out of your
head. But _this_ fear is part of
you. It's something so terrible
you've pushed it way down, and it's
time to let it out, Clark. Because
this thing could...
CLARK
Scare me to death?
(CONTINUED)
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65 CONTINUED: 2 65
LOIS
Like the others. (X)
(beat)
What links you to them? You (X)
only _know_ one of 'em.
CLARK
Matt Young. (X)
LOIS
Tell me what happened in Jamaica. (X)
CUT TO:
66 EXT. SUNDAY'S PLANE (ON GROUND) - ESTABLISHING - NIGHT #3 66
67 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - NIGHT 67
The cabin is empty, dimly lit. Eerie metallic moaning sound
echo softly as CAMERA GLIDES toward a doorway. Ziggy
cautiously comes in, looks anxiously around, moves slowly to
the exit door, placing a hand on the door handle.
68 BOTTOM OF INSIDE DOORWAY 68
Low mist rushes in from another part of the plane. TILT UP
as Ziggy freezes, hearing:
SUNDAY (V.O.)
(mellifluous)
Going somewhere, Ziggy? (X)
ZIGGY
No. (X)
SUNDAY (V.O.)
Were you going to abandon me? Are (X)
you that afraid of Clark Kent? He (X)
_will_ die. I'm getting closer. (X)
Maybe you'd like to warn him. (X)
Here's your chance. (X)
A SOFT KNOCK. The mist rushes back under the inside door. (X)
Ziggy opens the cabin door to reveal Lois and Clark on the (X)
plane's stairway. Ziggy is speechless with fear. (X)
CLARK
Is... Baron Sunday here? (X)
SUNDAY (O.S.)
Yes. He is.
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69 NEW ANGLE 69
Baron Sunday, resplendent in a long satin robe.
SUNDAY
(charming)
Mr. Kent. Miss Lane. You've met
my assistant, Ziggy. Welcome to my
humble abode.
Ziggy hurries off into the plane as Lois and Clark come
inside. Lois looks around, amazed.
LOIS
I'd heard about this, but it's...
incredible.
SUNDAY
I love flying. It gives me a sense
of freedom, soaring over the towns
below like a giant bird. But I'm (X)
sure you know what I mean, Mr. (X)
Kent. (X)
Sunday spins around and two glasses of champagne have
appeared in his hands.
LOIS
You must be very popular at
parties.
CLARK
We needed to talk to someone with
your expertise.
SUNDAY
Oh?
CLARK
We're looking for information on
hallucinations... A kind that might
be conjured up in a person's head
by someone else.
LOIS
Can you tell us how you created
Jimmy's vision?
(CONTINUED)
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SUNDAY
I looked into the depths of his
mind and triggered a memory that
was unique to. him.
CLARK
Is it possible to trigger
hallucinations from far away?
SUNDAY
Mr. Kent, I'm a firm believer that
anything is possible.
Lois notices a thick, bent pin in the carpet by her feet.
She lets her purse slide to the floor, bends to pick it up,
scooping up the pin, too, during:
CLARK
Two people in Metropolis have
experienced frightening (X)
hallucinations; one is dead and (X)
the other's in a coma. (X)
SUNDAY
I find most of life a frightening
hallucination. If I believe I'm
hungry or frightened or sad, I am
all of these things.
CLARK
Are you saying these people's (X)
bodies shut down because they (X)
_believed_ something was killing
them? (X)
SUNDAY
Well, it's a fascinating theory.
When our belief in death overpowers
our belief in life... It's the end.
LOIS
Did you happen to know two men
named Rod Clemens or Matt Young?
SUNDAY
Ah, you see, I don't involve myself
with people, Miss Lane. I just fly
over them.
CUT TO:
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70 INT. DAILY PLANET - NEXT MORNING - DAY #4 70
Lois is at her desk, examining the bent silver needle.
Clark comes by.
CLARK
What do you have there?
LOIS
I'm not sure. It came from
Sunday's plane.
(she shrugs and puts the (X)
needle down)
I read that story you wrote about
gun runners in Jamaica.
CLARK
Be kind. It was the first big
story I ever covered.
LOIS
You sure nailed this guy John
Hendricks.
CLARK
He was the main man. He was hired
by an anti-Castro faction to run
guns to a drop-off point in
Jamaica. From there, they'd go to
Cuba...
LOIS
(scanning story)
... But the Nacionales found out
and busted in on the party. You
don't mention Matt Young or the
NIA.
CLARK
They were only sent in to put a
happy face on the situation. And
Young gave me the story with the
understanding he wouldn't be
mentioned.
(CONTINUED)
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LOIS
(musing)
Hendricks was killed in the raid.
It's not like he could argue with
anything Young said.
CLARK
So you think there's more to this (X)
story? Maybe some kind of (X)
conspiracy? (X)
LOIS
(pleasant smile)
I'm not sure, yet.
CLARK
(pleasant smile)
I don't believe you.
71 NEW ANGLE 71
Jimmy rushes up with a print-outs and a blown-up photo.
JIMMY
Here's the stuff you wanted,
Lois...
(CONTINUED)
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71 CONTINUED: 71
LOIS
(uncomfortably)
Uh, Jimmy....
Clark grabs the print-out from Jimmy.
CLARK
You did a whole computer run on
John Hendricks?
LOIS
Let's say I don't always trust news
flashes from the NIA. I got to
wondering what this big bad gun
runner had in his past.
JIMMY
(re print-out)
Clean as a whistle. Commercial
pilot and taxpayer.
CLARK
(reacting)
Completely clean? Not even a... (X)
traffic ticket? (X)
JIMMY
One interesting thing, though....
He pulls a photostat of a driver's license from the pile.
CLARK
John Hendricks' driver's license.
JIMMY
I had the guys down in processing
do some work on his picture. They
lightened it, blew it up, and...
Jimmy turns to the next page to reveal an eight by ten shot
of Hendricks.
JIMMY (CONT'D)
Ring any bells?
LOIS
(startled)
Wow. He's heavier and younger, but
there's a definite resemblance...
(CONTINUED)
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CLARK
... To Baron Sunday.
CUT TO:
72 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - ON TAPESTRY - DAY 72
Crude folk stitchery of skulls and death masks. CAMERA
MOVES from here, through the darkened cabin swirling with a
light mist, to elevated planking covered in dried grasses
and herbs. On this rests Baron Sunday, asleep, covered with
a thin coverlet, bathed in blue light. CAMERA MOVES to his
face, menacing even in sleep, then TILTS UP to reveal the
interior door opening. Ziggy creeps out, casts a wary eye
toward his master, and silently sneaks to the cabin door.
He cracks it open, starts out, as CAMERA RETURNS to Baron
Sunday. As the door SOFTLY SHUTS, Sunday's eyes open.
CUT TO:
73 INT. LOIS'S LIVING ROOM - ON CLARK - DAY 73
Clark sits warily watching colored glass wands as they pass
around his head, down his neck and shoulders. PULL BACK to
find STAR conducting the examination as Lois watches.
STAR
Well. Congratulations, you are
definitely not possessed.
CLARK
Thank you.
STAR
(to Lois)
Handy, having me downstairs, huh?
Clark... These visions you've been (X)
having... There _is_ the
possibility you're just nuts.
LOIS
He is not nuts. We've gone through
all the logical explanations, and
we're starting to think maybe the
visions are linked to some kind
of... metaphysical...
supernatural... uh...
(CONTINUED)
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STAR
'Magic.' It's okay. You can say
it.
(to Clark)
I knew one day she'd see things my (X)
way.
CLARK
The visions are getting clearer. (X)
I'm enclosed in something. There (X)
are voices. Colors... red... (X)
blue.... And loud noise. Like (X)
thunder... And it's terrifying. (X)
STAR
Maybe. Make it come into (X)
focus. Sometimes you shine a (X)
light on things, they're not so (X)
scary after all.
(then)
Whoa! (X)
As if pulled, the glass wands jerk upward, then rigidly (X)
point at something. Staring, Star slowly moves toward (X)
Lois' purse on the table. (X)
LOIS
What is it?
STAR
Your purse. Lois, is there evil (X)
in your purse?! (X)
LOIS
Just my credit cards. (X)
STAR
Dump it out. (X)
Lois turns the purse over. In the jumble of wallet, (X)
make-up, keys, etc., Star finds the silver needle. (X)
STAR (CONT'D)
What're you doing with this?! (X)
LOIS
(taken aback)
I just picked it up. (X)
(sheepishly, to Clark)
On... Baron Sunday's plane. (X)
(CONTINUED)
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STAR
(slowly)
A Bokor would stick this needle (X)
into a doll to cast a spell on his (X)
enemy. (X)
LOIS
A... Bokor? (X)
STAR
Voodoo, Lois. (X)
CUT TO:
74 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - WITH ZIGGY - DAY 74(X)
DRUMS. Glancing fearfully over his shoulder, Ziggy hurries (X)
down the street.
75 INTERCUT - INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - CLOSE ON SUNDAY 75(X)
Lit by a single spot of light, Sunday's eyes open to reveal
the reptile lenses. CAMERA MOVES IN. (X)
Ziggy staggers, stumbles, as if hit by an unseen force. He (X)
keeps moving. The eyes seem to glow, now SUPERIMPOSED over
Ziggy as he dashes down the street.
76 INT. LOIS' LIVING ROOM - ON NEEDLE - DAY 76(X)
RACK FOCUS to reveal Clark staring at the silver needle.
CLARK
Something like this could cause (X)
hallucinations? Kill someone? (X)
STAR
I don't practice, myself, but (X)
that's what I'm told. (X)
CLARK
Star, if someone were to cast a
spell on you, how would you stop
it? (X)
STAR
It's not easy to ward off the (X)
black arts. The magic has to come (X)
from within.
(MORE)
(CONTINUED)
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STAR (CONT'D)
The evil's gotta be displaced.
You gotta get in touch with (X)
something dear to you... more (X)
powerful than the spell.
LOIS
How? (X)
STAR
Sometimes I hang onto a charm, a (X)
keepsake... (X)
(holds out necklace) (X)
... a family heirloom. (X)
Lois picks up John Hendricks' picture from the table,
studies it. As CAMERA MOVES IN ON IT:
77 INT. LOIS' BUILDING - STAIRWAY - HALLWAY - DAY 77
An exhausted, sweating Ziggy tears into the building,
stumbles up the stairs.
78 INTERCUT - BARON SUNDAY'S PLANE - CLOSE ON SUNDAY 78
He picks up a crude doll of straw and mud. Ziggy rounds a
corner, staggers down the hall to Lois' door and raises his
hand to bang on it. Sunday, with a cruel smile, reaches for
the doll's head.
79 INT. LOIS' LIVING ROOM - DAY 79
Star, Lois, and Clark look up at the FRANTIC POUNDING on the
door. Clark yanks it open it to reveal a panicked Ziggy.
ZIGGY
(very frightened)
Mr. Kent! I come here to warn you!
CLARK
(confused)
Ziggy?
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80 CLOSE ON SUNDAY 80
In SLOW MOTION, Sunday violently rips the head from the
doll, tears the doll to pieces.
81 BACK TO LOIS'S APARTMENT 81
Ziggy suddenly SCREAMS, falls to the ground. Clark tears
open Ziggy's shirt to see the mark of the snake on his
chest.
DISSOLVE TO:
82 INT. LOIS' HALLWAY - CLOSE ON DOOR - A SHORT TIME LATER 82
A hand reaches into FRAME, knocks on door.
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83 INT. LOIS'S LIVING ROOM - ON DOOR 83
A shaken Lois opens the door to admit a Uniformed Cop and a
DETECTIVE. Clark looks up from the Hendricks file, Star
stands nearby.
DETECTIVE
I'm Detective Lundren. You're (X)
Miss Lane?
(as she nods)
Where's the body? (X)
The Detective crosses to Ziggy's sheet-covered body.
LOIS
Over there.
DETECTIVE
The dispatcher said you knew him? (X)
CLARK
His name's Ziggy. He works, or
worked, for Baron Sunday, the
Magician. (X)
DETECTIVE
Oh, yes. Took my boys to see the (X)
show last week.
The Detective knees, raises up the sheet (blocking our view)
and his face registers his shock.
DETECTIVE (CONT' D)
_How_ long ago did you say he died?
LOIS
Maybe thirty minutes.
DETECTIVE
He looks like he's been dead longer
than that.
LOIS
Okay, I may be off by a few
minutes. (X)
DETECTIVE
You may be off by a few _years_. (X)
The detective pulls back the sheet to show Ziggy's face,
which has shriveled to a near skull with a few strands of
hair. Lois, Clark and Star are shocked.
FADE OUT
_END OF ACT THREE_
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_ACT FOUR_
FADE IN:
84 EXT. AIRPORT - ANGLE ON LOIS' - JEEP - DAY 84
The Jeep pulls up, Lois at the wheel, Clark on the phone.
CLARK (O.S.)
Okay, Jimmy. Thanks.
He hangs up as Lois shuts off the engine.
CLARK (CONT'D)
Jimmy says John Hendricks
definitely didn't have a brother.
As they climb out:
LOIS
Well, okay....
(beat)
If we're in the world of the
walking dead, I vote Hendricks and
Baron Sunday are the same person.
CLARK
(nodding)
That's pretty much where I went.
They start walking across the tarmac.
LOIS
Matt Young and Rod Clemens were
both NIA...
CLARK
Hendricks and I are connected to
Young by the incident in Jamaica.
LOIS
Hendricks' background check turned
up clean....
Clark stops walking, putting it together, troubled.
CLARK
Which means I helped frame an (X)
innocent man.
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84 CONTINUED: 84
LOIS
(gently)
It makes sense, doesn't it? Young
and Clemens were probably running
those guns to Jamaica. Hendricks
was just some pilot they hired.
When the whole thing went sour,
Young fed information....
CLARK
... To a very green reporter.
(beat)
And I wrote a story that ruined
Hendrick's life.
LOIS
And now... he's taking his revenge
on everyone.
CAMERA ARCS around behind them to reveal Baron Sunday's
plane, looming ominously above them.
85 LOIS AND CLARK 85
Both nervously wondering what comes next. CAMERA MOVES IN
on Lois, looking worriedly at Clark, then MOVES IN TO her
hand as she quietly slips of f her engagement ring.
86 CLOSE ON THE RING 86
Lois silently drops it in Clark's coat pocket.
87 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - DAY 87
Sunday opens the cabin door to reveal Lois and Clark.
SUNDAY
Miss Lane.
(lips curling)
Mr. Kent. And looking quite
healthy.
LOIS
Mr. Sunday, you said you didn't
know Matt Young or Rod Clemens....
CLARK
How about John Hendricks?
Sunday reacts. Lois and Clark stare at him, waiting for a (X)
response (X)
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87 CONTINUED: 87
SUNDAY
John Hendricks was a fool, who
trusted the wrong people.
CLARK
Your assistant Ziggy came to warn
us about something, but before he
could, he dropped dead.
SUNDAY
And you think he wanted to warn you
about me?
LOIS
We'll never know, unless your
friendly bokor could bring him back
to life... again.
Sunday reacts. (X)
CLARK
Your secret's out, Hendricks. (X)
Sunday looks at them for a beat, then shrugs. (X)
SUNDAY
Ziggy was a faithful servant.
Never complained. Didn't eat much.
LOIS
(boldly)
Were you raised from the dead,
too? Like Ziggy? (X)
SUNDAY
(unrattled)
I never quite passed over. I was
found by practitioners of the
ancient arts... Given certain
powers... But it didn't make up for
what had happened to me.
CLARK
(carefully)
I know what you've been through...
And the part I played in it... You
and I were both set up by pro's.
SUNDAY
(dangerous)
You have no _idea_ what I've been
through' My life was _ruined_.
_And_ my family's' The only
thought that kept me going was the
thought of revenge
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88 SUNDAY 88
His eyes suddenly transform into the yellow snake eyes.
SUNDAY
(whispery)
It's time to finish the job.
The voodoo doll resembling Clark suddenly appears in
Sunday's hand. Before Clark can make a move, Sunday slams a
needle into the head of the doll. Clark immediately doubles
over, gasping for breath.
LOIS
No!
Lois charges Sunday, who whirls on her, his eyes GLOWING
white hot, a rasping HISS coming from his lips. Lois is
stunned by some invisible force and stops in her tracks,
trying to shake it off. Clark is fighting his vision and
trying to breathe. He makes a grab for Sunday, who opens
the cabin door, shoves Clark out with his foot. (X)
89 EXT. PLANE - CONTINUOUS 89
Clark rolls down the steps and comes to land hard on the
tarmac.
90 INT. PLANE - CONTINUOUS 90
Sunday SLAMS the cabin door, closing the latch. Lois is
groggily coming out of her stunned state. The ENGINES
START.
SUNDAY
(whispery)
Air Sunday is about to leave the
gate. This is a non-smoking
flight...
Lois starts toward him.
SUNDAY (CONT'D)
... unless I decide to have you
burst into flames.
A FLAME suddenly appears in Sunday's palm, and Lois stops,
wary of Sunday's power. The flame vanishes.
91 EXT. PLANE - CONTINUOUS 91
Clark is on the ground, having trouble breathing.
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92 PUSH IN TO HIS VISION 92
which is clearer than before. The enclosure appears to be
some kind of small capsule. The lid closes, the ROAR
begins.
93 BACK TO SCENE 93
As Clark struggles for breath, he tears at his coat and
shirt, shredding them to reveal his Superman suit. he air
around him is suddenly filled with the SOUND of Sunday's
plane taking off.
94 THE RING 94(X)
Lois' engagement ring flies from the coat and lands on the
pavement. (X)
95 ANGLE ON SUNDAY'S PLANE LIFTING OFF (STOCK) 95
96 INT. SUNDAY'S PLANE - CONTINUOUS 96
Sunday has an intercom phone in his hand. (X)
SUNDAY
(into phone)
Take her down.
(hangs up; to Lois)
We'll be flying low over the ocean,
so you can discover the joys of
free falling. I understand it's
quite invigorating.
LOIS
What's happening to Clark? (X)
SUNDAY
His own fear is destroying him. (X)
He's resisted up 'til now, but he's
been weakened by each attack and (X)
is ready to surrender. (X)
LOIS
Young may have set you up, but
Clark is a good man. The best man
I ever met. He might've made a
mistake, but it's not fair that he
should die.
SUNDAY
(shrugs)
Life isn't fair.
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97 EXT. TARMAC - CONTINUOUS 97
Clark's clothes have been shredded away to reveal Superman.
He swings out his arm, trying to break out of the imaginary
capsule, and hits a runway sign, shattering it into tiny
pieces. Superman falls to one knee, blinking, trying to
fight the powerful vision.
98 INTERCUT - FLASH CUTS - THE VISION 98
The lid closes. A piece of red material flashes past, (X)
covering the eyes.
CAMERA MOVES IN ON Superman as he hears VOICES.
LOIS (V.O.)
(dreamy)
... The fear is part of you. It's
time to let it out. (X)
Superman is being driven lower to the ground by the vision.
We hear a HEARTBEAT sound growing louder and faster. Then
his eyes fall on:
99 INTERCUT - SUPERMAN'S POV 99
Beyond the shredded clothing is Lois' engagement ring.
Superman fights the vision, reaching, reaching for the ring.
STAR (V.O.)
(dreamy)
Displace the evil with something
more dear to you... More powerful
than the spell...
The ring is nearly in his grasp. He seizes the ring in (X)
CLOSE UP. He focuses mightily.
LOIS (V.O.)
This fear is part of you. It's
time to let it out.
100 SUPERMAN'S VISION - FLASH CUTS UNDER THE SOUND OF 100
EXPLOSIONS
-A strong pair of hands reaching for him.
-A man's face.
-The hands lower him into the capsule.
-A woman's face, starting to cry.
And suddenly the sound of a BABY CRYING!
-A blue and red blanket with a golden "S" tucked around him.
-The lid of the capsule closing.
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101 BACK TO SUPERMAN 101
The BABY'S CRIES echo and tears are in Superman's eyes as
they blink open, the look of realization on his face.
101A PUSH IN 101A
on Superman's eyes to see the image of Krypton exploding. (X)
101B BACK TO SCENE 101B
Superman looks down at the diamond ring in his hand and (X)
slowly closes his fingers around it.
102 EXT. PLANE - IN FLIGHT - STOCK 102
It is headed out over the ocean.
103 INT. PLANE - CONTINUOUS 103
SUNDAY
It's at an end, Miss Lane. I have
waited to be at peace for so long.
Only one bit of business remains.
Sunday OPENS THE AIRPLANE DOOR and the plane shudders with
the change of pressure and a WHOOSH of violent wind.
104 BACK TO SCENE 104
Sunday moves to grab Lois and she stuns him by lashing out
with a well placed kick, knocking him back. Before she can
lash out again, he seizes the back of her head and glares
furiously into her eyes.
105 CLOSE ON SUNDAY 105
His eyes are frightening.
106 LOIS 106
She tries to fight it, but she is slipping into a trance.
He releases her, and:
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107 INTERCUT - HER POV 107
A wall of fire springs up in front of her, separating her (X)
from Sunday.
108 BACK TO SCENE 108
Sunday smiles nastily as Lois backs toward the open door.
In her POV, the fire is moving toward her, forcing her (X)
back. Her feet near the open doorway, the WIND howling (X)
around her.
109 EXT. PLANE - FLYING - STOCK 109
Superman flies into FRAME, chasing the plane.
110 INT. PLANE 110
As Lois moves away from the flames, she falls back into the (X)
wind. Suddenly, a blur outside the door, and Lois and
Superman blur into the cabin. Sunday is stunned, recovers,
starts to work another spell.
SUNDAY
(quickly)
Mighty Danballah. Meet my enemy...
Superman seizes him by the throat, lifts him into the air,
then tosses him.
111 SEAT 111
Sunday flies backward into a seat, there is a BLUR of blue
all around him, and he is buckled into place with several
seatbelts.
SUPERMAN
Fasten your seat belts, Sunday.
We're beginning our descent.
CUT TO:
112 EXT. TARMAC - A SHORT TIME LATER 112
The plane is down. A police car pulls up and a POLICEMAN
and another Cop hop out as Superman and Lois come down the
stairs.
(CONTINUED)
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112 CONTINUED: 112
POLICEMAN
He's inside?
SUPERMAN
(nods)
Tied up and ready for delivery to
the city jail.
The Cops head into the plane. (X)
LOIS
So all along, your hallucination (X)
was based on a traumatic experience
you had when you were a baby. (X)
SUPERMAN
Once I faced it, I saw it wasn't (X)
a coffin I was seeing. It was the (X)
capsule my parents sent me to
Earth in. (X)
LOIS
(softly)
Sunday couldn't kill you. Your (X)
vision wasn't about death, it was (X)
about life.
SUPERMAN
As I was remembering, I could feel
the love and sadness of my parents,
sending their baby off into the
cold universe.
LOIS
And into my life.
He looks around, then takes her hand, slides the diamond (X)
ring onto her finger, kisses her hand. (X)
SUPERMAN
Thank you. (X)
POLICEMAN (O.S.)
Superman!
Lois and Superman turn to see the policeman standing in the
door of the plane holding the four seat belts.
POLICEMAN
There was no one there.
SUPERMAN
But that's impossible.
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112 CONTINUED: 2 112
The policeman shrugs and Lois and Superman share a look of
confusion. As they turn away, a large snake slithers away
from the plane and into the tall grass along the runway.
CUT TO:
113 INT. LOIS'S APARTMENT - NIGHT #4 113
Beverly and Ellen are sitting on the sofa, surrounded by (X)
samples, pattern books, sketches. Rapid fire: (X)
BEVERLY
... and I spoke to Ivan about the
catering. As a special favor to
me, only a hundred and fifty
dollars per person.
During this Lois crosses resignedly from the kitchen, (X)
carrying a wine bottle and two glasses. She waves her (X)
fingers at the two women, but they don't even notice. She (X)
sighs, continues past them. (X)
ELLEN
I've definitely decided to go with
the tangerine. (X)
BEVERLY
I already ordered twenty bolts. (X)
ELLEN
And I can't decide... Tent? No (X)
tent? I was up all night. (X)
BEVERLY
Tent.
ELLEN
Tent.
BEVERLY
Tent. Doves or Swiss Bell
Ringers? With Bell Ringers it's (X)
four month's notice or forget it.
During all this, Lois has calmly climbed out her window.
114 EXT. LOIS WINDOW - FIRE ESCAPE - NIGHT 114(X)
Clark sits there, legs hanging over the iron, a lit candle (X)
near him. Lois sits next to him, pours wine. They toast. (X)
The women, visible through the sheers in the b.g., rattle (X)
on.
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114 CONTINUED: 114
LOIS
I don't think I've ever seen her (X)
have so much fun. It's scary. (X)
CLARK
(toasts)
To life. (X)
LOIS
(toasts)
Life. (X)
ELLEN
(calling)
Lois! For heaven's sake, this
isn't _my_ wedding. Are you going
to participate or not?
LOIS
(calling)
You're doing fine, Mom. You (X)
just do what you do best, and so (X)
will we.
And with that, Lois and Clark are kissing. We PULL BACK
from the fire escape with wedding plans being furiously made
inside, and
FADE OUT.
THE END
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