Catwoman Page #12

Season #1 Episode #2

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She's awakened the TIGER. Patience lets out another

frightened CRY as he eyes her, no longer recognizing her as afriend. The tiger GROWLS, gets to his feet menacingly,

starts moving in for the kill.

PATIENCE scrambles for a heavily LATCHED DOOR, which shefrantically wrestles to open, getting through and SLAMMING ITjust as the TIGER LUNGES -

CUT TO:

INT. EDNA'S HOME -KITCHEN -DAY

A KITTEN pounces on a CAT TOY.

PATIENCE:

--but this time, it was like the tiger wanted tokill me...

MOVE TO FIND PATIENCE, seated at Edna's kitchen table,

finishing her tale. She's in tight-fitting jeans, RIPPEDalong the sides, a cut-off top revealing her midriff. Safetypins hold the outfit together, but it looks good on her.

EDNA is pulling out teacups, a TEAKETTLE on the burner.

EDNA:

You were afraid --you became its prey. The tigershredded your clothes?

PATIENCE:

No, I did that myself. I mean, I remember doingit, but it wasn't really --you know --me. God, I

don't understand what's happening.

EDNA:

I'm not sure how to put this --it may be hard for

you to accept --but I'm something of an expert in

these matters -

(CONTINUED)

54.

CONTINUED:

PATIENCE:

What matters?

EDNA:

Vampirism, lycanthropy... feligyny.

PATIENCE:

(lost)

Um...

EDNA:

Feles, Latin for cat. Gynos, Greek for female.

I'm a professor of folklore and mythology --that

is, I used to be, until I was denied tenure. Theysaid my work was frivolous, but it was an all-male

department, and --well, it's a long, sordid story

PATIENCE:

Edna, please. Can we talk about me?

EDNA:

Oh, yes. The other night... I think you mayhave... had an accident. A very serious accident.

Fatal.

PATIENCE:

(as if to a child)

But --I'm not dead.

EDNA:

Not anymore, dear. After you died, you werereborn. As a catwoman.

A dramatic WHISTLE. EDNA takes the TEAKETTLE off the stove.

EDNA:

Mint or chamomile?

PATIENCE is beyond speech --what Edna just said is

impossible, and yet makes sense to her.

INT. EDNA'S HOME -OFFICE -DAY

PAN OVER PRINT-OUTS, PAPERS, open BOOKS. A HIEROGLYPHIC of a

figure half-feline, half-female in a heavy TOME.

(CONTINUED)

55.

CONTINUED:

EDNA:

The cult of catwomen dates back to Ancient Egypt,

where felines were first domesticated.

A SMALL CAT suddenly LEAPS INTO FRAME, staring UP AT CAMERA.

EDNA, in her reading glasses, and PATIENCE are seated beforethe research material spread on her desk, cups of tea beforethem. Edna patiently removes the CAT.

EDNA:

Excuse me, Cicero.

ON PAPERS --a DRAWING of the TEMPLE OF BAST.

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