Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Page #9

CLARK:

The Cherry Orchard. Anton Chekhov.

BEATRICE:

(relaxing)

His finest, don't you think?

Clark nods, walks up the stairs to the stage.

CLARK:

Definitely.

BEATRICE:

They don't understand. A theatre

is more than bricks and mortar.

It's drama and passion and mystery

and comedy and... _life_

(beat)

Don't make me go. I'm not ready.

CLARK:

We have some time.

Beatrice looks around the grand old theatre, the empty house.

BEATRICE:

You understand, I just wanted to

say goodbye.

Beatrice smiles. Clark nods. He _does_ understand.

CUT TO:

34A OMITTED 34A*

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35 INT. CLARK'S ROOM - LATE AFTERNOON 35

Clark is at the table hunched over a portable computer,

working on his story. As he gets into it his hands move

faster and faster. When a puff of smoke comes out of the

computer he slows down to normal speed, reads what he has

written.

CLARK (V.0.)

Beatrice was eighteen when she made

her debut. Warren G. Harding was

President, the unknown soldier was

interred at Arlington, and Babe

Ruth was sold to the Yankees...

36 INT. CLARK'S ROOM - LATER THAT NIGHT 36

Clark is still typing away...

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36 CONTINUED:
36

CLARK (V.0.)

It was a different era, a time of

promise and renewal. Beatrice was

filled with all those emotions and

more when she stepped onto the

Sarah Bernhardt stage for the first

time...

As Clark continues to type we now hear Perry's voice and

slowly begin another DISSOLVE...

PERRY (O.S.)

... she came to say goodbye.

Goodbye to a young girl in a

gossamer dress, goodbye to the

players, long dead, to the spirit

of the theatre, so strong that

nothing, not even the wrecking

ball, could destroy it.

37 INT. DAILY PLANET - PERRY WHITE'S OFFICE - EARLY MORNING 37

Perry reads the last sentence.

PERRY (CONT'D)

She came to say goodbye, as we all

must, to the past, and to a life

and a place that soon would exist

only in a bittersweet memory.

We pull back to reveal Clark sitting in front of Perry's

desk, Jimmy standing beside him and Lois leaning against a

wall. Jimmy looks over at Clark, eyes him differently than

he did on their first meeting.

JIMMY:

Smooth.

Perry looks over at Lois, and _keeps_ looking, until she

shifts positions and responds.

LOIS:

(begrudgingly)

Yeah. If you like that sort of

thing.

Perry stands.

PERRY:

You know, Kent, there's one

attribute I value as much as

experience, and that's initiative.

He holds his hand out to Clark.

PERRY (CONT'D)

Clark Kent, welcome to the Daily

Planet.

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37 CONTINUED:
37

Clark has little time to revel in his new position.

Outside the office, a commotion and muted voices. Perry,

Lois, Clark and Jimmy exit the office and enter the pit.

38 INT. DAILY PLANET NEWSROOM - CONTINUOUS 38

The staff is gathered around a TV monitor. On the screen,

the rocket Messenger is being readied for launch. As the *

boosters ignite, a PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER comments...

PUBLIC RELATIONS OFFICER

Wait a minute... there's something

wrong! There's a fire... there's *

a fire...

ON TV:

the rocket EXPLODES in flames. *

A SCREAM as one woman in the newsroom watches the disaster

unfold. Lois, as if in a trance, walks slowly toward the

huge screen, until she is almost in the picture. Lois

covers her eyes to try and block out the horror, but it can

never be forgotten.now and we

FADE OUT:

END OF ACT ONE:

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ACT TWO:

FADE IN:

38A INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 38A

Many of the staff, including Jimmy, Lois and Clark gather

to watch the morning news. Perry, just coming in, stops to

listen as well.

ON TV - NEWSCASTER CARMEN ALVARADO

CARMEN ALVARADO:

The world mourns the loss of

Commander Laderman and the *

transport vehicle Messenger, which

exploded in its pre-dawn launch

Friday morning.

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