Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Page #18

SOMETHING SLITHERING

up the side of Luthor's desk.

LUTHOR:

opens his eyes to face the COBRA, inches from him, hood up.

Luthor does not move. He does not flinch, he does not

blink. Doing so would mean certain death.

It is a test of wills. Luthor stares down the cobra.

Seconds turn into lifetimes, but still Luthor does not

move. Finally, the Cobra, beaten, lowers its hood,

slithers away. Luthor sits back with a sigh.

ASABI (O.S.)

Will that be all for this evening,

sir?

ASABI, Luthor's turbaned valet, holds the snake at the end

of a professional rod with a wire trap.

LUTHOR:

Yes, Asabi. Thank you. That will

be all.

Luthor stands, steps onto his balcony, the rain falling

down upon him. He begins to laugh, a resounding roar of

triumph and we

FADE OUT:

END OF ACT TWO:

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ACT THREE:

FADE IN:

67 EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - MORNING 67

Clark walks briskly down the street toward the Daily

Planet. A cab pulls over to the curb beside him and Lois

gets out.

CLARK:

'Morning.

Lois pays the driver, turns to Clark.

LOIS:

Maybe for you. I've been at it for

hours. I went back to EPRAD and

followed the truck with the

wreckage from the Messenger inside.

They brought it to this hangar. I

tried to get inside, but your

friend Dr. Baines threw me out.

Just then, less than a hundred feet in front of them, the

sound of an EXPLOSION.

68 STREET - LOIS AND CLARK IS POV 68

A "People Working Sign" surrounds an area of excavation in

the middle of the street. The explosion below has caused

smoke to belch out from a manhole. A horrified SUPERVISOR

screams...

SUPERVISOR:

There's a man down there! Call the

fire department!

69 LOIS AND CLARK 69

Race to the scene. Clark lags behind as Lois disappears

into the gathering crowd and smoke. Clark spies a manhole

at the other end of the street, runs to it, opens it and

jumps down.

SUPERVISOR:

There was an explosion! Did

someone call the police?

(beat)

Keep those people back!

The Supervisor and his fellow workers try and keep the *

people away from the scene. *

SUPERVISOR (CONT'D) *

Back off! one of my men is down *

there! Where are the fire trucks? *

Hurry up! He's dying down there! *

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70 OMITTED 70

71 EXT. STREET - SAME TIME 71

The SIRENS from approaching Ambulances and Fire Trucks can

be heard in the distance as the crowd strains to see

through the blinding smoke.

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ANGLE - THE OPEN MANHOLE

A pair of strong arms lifts the WORKER up and onto the

street.

THE SUPERVISOR:

thinks he sees something through the-smoke. As it begins

to clear, he and the crowd now gathered are astounded to

see the Worker laying on the street just in front of the

manhole. The Ambulances and Fire Trucks arrive as the

Supervisor bends over the Worker.

SUPERVISOR:

You okay?

The worker stops coughing, opens his eyes for a second,

looks at the crowd.

CROWD - WORKER'S POV

By this time, Clark is standing next to Lois.

THE WORKER:

Points to Clark.

WORKER:

That man. He... he saved me.

LOIS:

looks at Clark. His sportscoat has been torn and singed.

CLARK:

I ... he's delirious.

LOIS:

Obviously.

(re:
his suit)

You're a mess. From now on, do

what I do:
bring a change of

clothing to work.

As the Ambulance workers appear with a stretcher we

CUT TO:

72 INT. LEX LUTHOR'S STUDY - MORNING 72*

Lex Luthor, in his bathrobe, enters from the terrace into *

his study. In a large swivel chair, back to us, we can *

HEAR a woman's voice, speaking into the telephone. *

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72 CONTINUED:
72

WOMAN'S VOICE

Thank you. Call me when

everything is in place.

When the woman swivels around to face us, we see that she

is none other that Dr. Antoinette Baines, scantily clad in

a negligee. Baines hangs up the phone and moves

toward Luthor.

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72 CONTINUED:
72

DR. BAINES

It's done. The Messenger's at the

hangar.

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