notes: To pop everything into place... use Courier 10 (or 10 characters per inch) set top margin at 0.4", bottom margin at 0.4" (or minimums) left margin at 1", right margin at .25 (or minimum) (I had to tell the program I was using legal paper) Extra "Gold" pages were supplied by a friend: they are pages: 36, 50 LOIS AND CLARK The New Adventures of Superman "I'm Looking Through You" EPISODE THREE Prod. #455347-003 Written by: Deborah Joy LeVine LORIMAR TELEVISION Production Draft July 29, 1993 Yellow Rev. 8/4/93 LOIS & CLARK "I'm Looking Through You" CAST CLARK KENT\SUPERMAN LOIS LANE PERRY WHITE JIMMY OLSEN CAT GRANT LEX LUTHOR ____________________________________________________________________ JONATHAN KENT MARTHA KENT ASABI HENRY BARNES ALAN MORRIS HELENE MORRIS EDUARDO FRIEZ MURRAY BROWN LINDA MONTOYA DETECTIVE BURKE * * DEPUTY MAYOR OLD MAN MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES FAKE INVISIBLE MAN MATRONLY WOMAN FIRST CRIMINAL FIRST WOMAN DEBUTANTE LOIS & CLARK "I'm Looking Through You" CHRONOLOGY Pink Rev. 8/3/93 SC. 1 - 34 DAY 1 SC. 35 - 36 NIGHT 1 SC. 37 - 38 DAY 2 SC. 39 - 53 NIGHT 2 SC. 54 - 62 DAY 3 SC. 63 - 69A NIGHT 3 SC. 70 - 77 DAY 4 SC. 78 - 82 NIGHT 4 SC. 83 - 105 DAY 5 SC. 106 - 108 NIGHT 5 Yellow Rev. 8/4/93 LOIS & CLARK "I'm Looking Through You" LOCATIONS INTERIORS: EXTERIORS: DAILY PLANET METROPOLIS SQUARE The Pit Conference Room MORRIS HOUSE CLARK'S APARTMENT * LOIS' APARTMENT METROPOLIS STREET Living Room Bedroom CLARK'S APARTMENT ROOFTOP Hallway (outside) FORT METROPOLIS MORRIS HOUSE Basement Laboratory PHOSPOROUS VAN WYCK JEWELERS HOUSE OF RARE COINS LEX LUTHOR'S PENTHOUSE * KENT'S LIVING ROOM ABANDONED WAREHOUSE FORT METROPOLIS Corridor Vault [my copy of this script is missing the first page - Debby] I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 2. 5 CONTINUED: 5 LUTHOR Ladies and gentlemen, good citizens of Metropolis, let us all welcome Superman to our fair city!. (applause) He came to us a stranger, but his good deeds have not gone unnoticed. As last year's recipient of the Key To The City, I an honored to pass it on to our newfound friend. (beat) Madam Deputy Mayor, if you (X) please. Lex Luthor removes the Key To The City from around his neck and hands it to... 6 THE DEPUTY MAYOR 6 A Black Woman in her early sixties, who now takes the microphone. DEPUTY MAYOR (X) We take pride in proclaiming this day, Superman Day, and offering you the Key To The City. The Deputy Mayor puts the Key around Superman's neck and the (X) crowd erupts in APPLAUSE. All encourage a speech from him and Superman shyly steps up to the microphone. SUPERMAN I... Photographers, Jimmy included, rush the stage to get a picture. A blast of flash bulbs invades from every angle. SUPERMAN (Cont'd) ... you've made me feel very welcome here and... 7 SUPERMAN stops for a moment, looks around, taking in the Barkers at the concession stands, the Kids in Superman capes. He suddenly feels very uncomfortable and very... visible. SUPERMAN Thank you. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 2A. 7 CONTINUED: 7 Superman quickly turns from the crowd back to the Deputy Mayor. (X) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 3. 8 LEX LUTHOR leaves the stage and walks toward his limo. ASABI stands at the ready to open the door for him. Luthor takes one more look toward the stage, no longer bothering to mask the hatred he feels for the Man of Steel. LUTHOR His time will come soon enough. ASABI To the penthouse, sir? LUTHOR No. The airport, Asabi. I'm in the mood for a little sport. ASABI (pause) Kenya? The leopard ranch? LUTHOR No. Something a bit more... cold blooded. ASABI The Everglades. LUTHOR Yes. Just what the bootmaker (X) ordered. As he slips into the limo and Asabi closes the door we're... 9 BACK TO THE CROWD 9 Lois is still trying to get Superman's attention, but to no avail. 10 AS THE MOB CROWDS THE STAGE 10 Superman slips away, turns a corner. A beat later he hears something... something disturbing ... something coming after him. He ducks behind the nearest door, walks inside an abandoned storefront, but seconds later the door bursts open behind him. He turns, his eyes wide with fear. He looks up for an exit, but the ceiling is low and there are no windows. The "thing" is getting closer now. What could it be? What could scare Superman? An alien from another planet? A pre- historic monster from another era? A terrorist with a rocket launcher? Nope. It's the... I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 4. 11 SUPERMAN FAN CLUB 11 Fifty or more wild teenage girls surge toward him, kissing him, ripping his cape. Superman, enveloped, tries to hold them at bay, but even he's unable to repel the dreaded assault as we... FADE OUT: END OF TEASER I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 5. ACT ONE FADE IN: 12 INT. DAILY PLANET CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY - (DAY ONE) 12 The troops, including Lois, CLARK, and EDUARDO FRIEZ assemble (X) for the early morning staff meeting. Lois is in her own world, staring dreamily into space. Cat, wearing a micro-mini skirt, passes by Clark, then swivels on her heel, sits on his lap, and kisses him full on the mouth. When she finishes... CAT 'Morning, hot cakes. Clark is left momentarily speechless as Cat sashays to sit at the other end of the table. Jimmy rushes into the conference room to ask Clark a question. JIMMY Hey, C.K., about that book you lent me on Robert Capa... C.K.? LOIS (re: his silence) What's the matter? Cat got your tongue Perry enters, calls the meeting to order. (X) PERRY Okay, boys and girls, let's get started. (calling out) Clark! CLARK Right here, sir. PERRY Oh, sorry, Kent, didn't see you. I take it you and Lois are on the Superman-Gets-Key-To-City story. LOIS (halfheartedly) Yeah. On it. CLARK (leaning in to her) Bored with Superman already, Lois? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 6. 12 CONTINUED: 12 LOIS (miserable) I was right in front of him... he didn't even notice me. CAT Nothing to notice JIMMY Hey, anybody get a load of today's 'National Whisper'? Jimmy throws the tabloid on the table. PERRY Jimmy, don't bring that trash in here. Sorry excuse for a newspaper. 13 CU - FRONT PAGE 13 A picture of one hundred dollar bills FLOATING IN MID-AIR with the headline: INVISIBLE ROBIN HOOD STRIKES AGAIN!!! JIMMY But Chief, it's really smooth. This invisible guy breaks into the safe of the city's most notorious slumlord, ttakes the money, then hands it out to the tenants in one of his buildings. Lois picks up the paper and gives Jimmy a look. LOIS Did you happen to notice the headline next to it? (reading) Benjamin Franklin is alive and living in my electric blender? PERRY All right everybody, settle down. (X) Cat... anything on the arrest on Councilman Addis last night? CAT Let's just say, the man was not cruising Sunrise Boulevard looking for a fourth for bridge (MORE) (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 6A. 13 CONTINUED: 13 CAT (CONT'D) I'm on my way to a house of ill repute to interview the lady in question. LOIS Aren't those also known as 'Cat Houses'? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 7. 13 CONTINUED: 13 CAT What a coincidence. PERRY Friez -- are you following up on the escape of that armed robber from the State Penitentiary, what's his name? FRIEZ Barnes. Big manhunt started last night. They think he may be headed for Metropolis. Wanted posters go up today. 14 CU WANTED POSTER ON TABLE IN FRONT OF FRIEZ 14 A photograph of Henry Barnes, thirties, wicked smile, shark- like stare. PERRY What's everybody sitting around for? We've got a... JIMMY Newspaper to run. As they begin to disperse, Perry grabs Jimmy's arm. PERRY Jimmy, let me give you a little advice. Don't ever run with scissors, and don't ever... JIMMY ... finish your sentences. Got it Chief. PERRY Good. Jimmy follows after the rest of the troops as we go to: 15 INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - DAY 15 Lois, Clark and Jimmy are at their respective desks, on their respective computers when a man (MURRAY BROWN), approaches Lois' desk. Murray is an old-style Hollywood agent, oozing with sleaze. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 8. 15 CONTINUED: 15 MURRAY Lois Lane? Murray Brown, Galactic Talent Agency. I'm looking for the big guy, the Superman. I figure 'cause you wrote those articles you might know where I could find him. LOIS Well, you figured wrong. MURRAY I'll leave my card just in case. Lois picks up the card, dryly turns to him. LOIS You're a talent agent? MURRAY Artists' representative. LOIS And you want to represent Superman? MURRAY Let me tell you something, cookie. Those buns of steel are money in the bank. Lois shakes her head in disgust when... JIMMY (O.S.) Lois! C.K.! Look at this! Lois and Clark join Jimmy in front of the television monitor in the pit. Other staff members crowd around. 16 ON THE TUBE - INT. TV STATION 16 A TV reporter. LINDA MONTOYA If you're not seeing what I'm seeing, then you're witnessing a miracle. Captured on amateur home video this morning, a catering truck, loaded with fancy treats for a political fund- raiser, was high-jacked by the 'Invisible Man.' I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 9. (X) 17 ON THE STATION MONITOR - A HOME VIDEO TAPE 17 17 showing a catering truck stopped at a stop light when the driver's side door opens and the driver is ejected. The catering truck then drives off sans anyone at the wheel, leaving the astonished driver to stare after it. 18 BACK TO TV NEWS STATION 15 18 LINDA MONTOYA That truck-ended up at the fourth street shelter here in downtown Metropolis, where homeless families feasted on goose liver pate' and cold lobster salad. Many thanks to the Invisible Man! 19 JIMMY, LOIS AND-CLARK 19 A woman (HELENE MORRIS) has entered the pit and stands beside the threesome. She tries to get Lois' attention. HELENE Excuse me, Ms. Lane? LOIS (distracted) One sec. 20 ON THE TUBE 20 LINDA MONTOYA No one, as yet, has any clue to this unexplained phenomenon. Is it real? Is it an illusion? All we can do is wait and 'see.' For LexCom News, this is Linda Montoya. 21 JIMMY, LOIS AND CLARK 21 Lois now turns toward the woman. LOIS Yes, can I help you? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) Levine 8/3/93 Pink 10. (X) 21 CONTINUED: 21 HELENE You spoke at my women's group last October. 'The Weaker Sex, Fact or Fiction' -- it was a terrific speech, and... LOIS Thank you, but if you'll excuse me... HELENE I'd like to talk to you for a minute. You see, my husband's disappeared, and... LOIS Try missing persons. First floor. HELENE No, he's really disappeared. I'm the Invisible Man's wife. Helen points to the TV screen. LOIS (humoring her) Would you mind waiting in the conference room? Jimmy? Jimmy escorts her away as Clark excitedly turns to Lois. CLARK Come on. Let's talk to her. LOIS Why are you so interested? CLARK Uh... I'm fascinated with the paranormal. LOIS Why doesn't that surprise me? (beat) Okay, I've got ten minutes to kill. Who knows? Maybe she can also introduce us to Casper the Friendly Ghost. They move toward the conference room as we... CUT TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 10A. 22 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - DAY 22 HELENE (O.S.) But, I'm telling you the truth. My husband is invisible. Lois and Clark face Helene across the table. (X) (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 11. 22 CONTINUED: 22 Lois picks up a photograph of the Morrises on their wedding day, then hands the picture to Clark who studies the man's face. 23 CU - ALAN MORRIS 23 A small-statured, book-wormy type. 24 LOIS 24 LOIS Mrs. Morris... HELENE Helene, please. LOIS Helene, what makes you think your husband's invisible? HELENE I saw him. Or rather, I didn't see him leave. CLARK When was the last time you did see him? HELENE In the flesh? Lois rolls her eyes, takes a sip of coffee. HELENE (CONT'D) Well, it was Monday a week ago... I think. LOIS You don't remember? HELENE To be perfectly honest, we don't see much of each other anyway. For the past several years he's practically lived downstairs -- in his laboratory. He'd come home late from work, I'd leave his dinner on warm in the oven... you know how it is. But they don't. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 12. 24 CONTINUED: 24 CLARK He had a laboratory? Helene nods. Lois and Clark exchange a look as we... WIPE TO: 25 EXT. ALAN AND HELENE MORRIS' HOUSE - DAY - TO ESTABLISH 25 A small suburban tract home. 26 INT. MR. MORRIS'S BASEMENT LABORATORY - MOMENTS LATER 26 A homemade, but nonetheless sophisticated laboratory. LOIS So... you and your husband were having marital difficulties? HELENE (considering) No, not really. I mean, we never fought. We just stopped talking to one another, sort of slipped into a pattern. I guess... he lost interest in me. (beat) We've been married twenty-seven years. Helene has said this by way of explanation. LOIS What happened the night he left? HELENE Well, he hadn't touched his dinner so I came down looking for him. He wasn't here, but I saw that door over there suddenly open. (pointing) I heard him say, 'Goodbye Helene. See you around.' And then he walked out. The door closed behind him. Helene has started to cry, quickly wipes away the tears. Even though Lois isn't buying her story, she still feels badly for her, puts an arm around her shoulder. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 13. 26 CONTINUED: 26 LOIS What do you want us to do? HELENE Write an article about him. Say that I want to know if he's ever coming home. That... I miss him. Clark exchanges yet another glance with Lois as we... CUT TO: 27 EXT. MORRIS HOUSE - DAY - MINUTES LATER 27 Lois and Clark exit her house, walk down the driveway. LOIS Poor woman. Her husband's probably got something going on the side, walks out on her, and she thinks he's turned invisible. CLARK How do you know he isn't? LOIS Clark, are you serious? We're talking about a figment of somebody's overactive imagination. CLARK Does everything in life have to have a perfectly reasonable explanation? LOIS Everything. CLARK All grounded in clear, scientific reality? LOIS Of course. CLARK No magic left in the universe? LOIS No werewolves or vampires loose in the city, either. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 14. 27 CONTINUED: 27 CLARK What about Superman? LOIS Huh? CLARK Superman. There's a guy living somewhere in Metropolis who flies, Lois. Lois glances up in the sky, shakes her head in disgust. LOIS Oh, no. Not him again. CLARK Who? Clark looks up. 28 IN THE SKY - CLARK'S POV 28 An airplane has skywritten: SMAN - CALL M. BROWN 1-555-I-REP- YOU. 29 LOIS AND CLARK 29 LOIS Unbelievable! The nerve of that guy! CLARK He's persistent. LOIS He's a smarmy, money-grubbing opportunist! They all are! Everybody wants a piece of Superman! Keys to the city, telethons, benefits... What's next, a guest shot on A.M. Metropolis? Where's it all going to end? CLARK Are you worried that all this will go to Superman's head? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 15. 29 CONTINUED: 29 LOIS No. I'm worried that he'll forget about me. CUT TO: 30 INT. DAILY PLANET - PIT - DAY 30 Lois and Clark walk toward their desks, bump into Jimmy. JIMMY How'd it go? LOIS Dead end. JIMMY I don't think so... Jimmy turns on the TV set. 31 CU - TV SCREEN 31 HELENE MORRIS is being interviewed outside her home. On the lawn are dozens of news crews. A newscaster has stuck a microphone in Helene's face and she awkwardly faces the camera. HELENE He worked very hard to make himself invisible. And, I guess, he finally found out how. He was in that laboratory day and night. 32 OMITTED 32 32A INT. ROOM - SAME TIME 32A A Man in a hat, sunglasses and trench coat, watches the (X) interview on TV with great interest. 33 HELENE 33 HELENE All I want to say is, Alan, if you're listening, please come home. I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 16. 34 BACK TO LOIS AND CLARK 34 JIMMY Her nosy next-door neighbor sold the story to the wire services. LOIS It doesn't matter. There's no story here, anyway. (with emphasis) There is no such thing as an invisible man. WIPE TO: 35 INT. VAN WYCK JEWELERS - NIGHT 35 The fashionable, high-priced jewelry salon has several customers being waited on by the sales staff. It's just about closing time; the clock on the wall reads 5:45. The rain is coming down hard outside and we can hear distant THUNDER. Suddenly, the FRONT DOOR OPENS BY ITSELF. Then, a GUN APPEARS, FLOATING IN MID-AIR, AND A DEEP VOICE: INVISIBLE VOICE (BARNES) Okay, everybody, down on the ground. Salespeople and customers exchange astonished glances. The voice is now harsher, screams its order... INVISIBLE VOICE (BARNES) (CONT'D) You! Lady! I said get down! A Young Woman, holding the hand of her Toddler Son, is roughly pushed to the floor by an invisible force. She starts to shake and cry, clutching the Toddler to her tightly. The other customers, just as terrified, quickly hit the ground as well. We now watch as the GLASS ENCLOSED CASES ARE SMASHED BY THE BUTT OF THE GUN, and the GOLD JEWELRY FLOATS IN MID-AIR AND THEN DISAPPEARS ALTOGETHER. A crack of lightning as we... (X) 36 ANGLE ON THE STORE MANAGER 36 He reaches for a security alarm, but the INVISIBLE MAN HITS HIM IN THE HEAD WITH THE GUN and he falls in a heap on the floor. The horrified customers watch as the last of the jewelry is (X) taken. (X) INVISIBLE VOICE (BARNES) Tell them the Invisible Man was here! On his exit, the fearful faces of his victims, and the echoing (X) of his insane laughter, we... FADE OUT: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/4/93 Yellow 17. ACT TWO FADE IN: 37 INT. VAN WYCK JEWELERS - DAY (DAY TWO) 37 The scene of the crime. DETECTIVE BURKE wanders with Lois and (X) Clark, examining the smashed cabinets, shaking his head in frustration. BURKE (X) No prints, no leads, no nothing. LOIS Witnesses? BURKE (X) To what? An invisible man? You'll forgive me if I don't call in our sketch artist. (beat) We've got a warrant out on this Morris guy, but how're we gonna find him? Burke walks away. Lois turns to Clark. (X) LOIS Has everyone in the city lost their minds? There's no such thing as an Invisible Man! CLARK The security guard in the hospital might disagree with you. (beat) At what point are you going to start believing in this? LOIS When I don't see it with my own two eyes. A Cop comes up to Lois with a note. As she opens and reads it, we WIPE TO: 38 INT. MR. MORRIS' LAB - DAY 38 Lois and Clark wander around the now-destroyed basement laboratory. The storm rages on, with lightning and thunder. Helene Morris sits on a chair, a bandage on her forehead. Lois sits down next to her, takes her hand. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 18. 38 CONTINUED: 38 LOIS Helene, when did this happen? While Helene speaks, Clark wanders around the lab, sees something on a counter, picks it up. It's a thin, shiny white shroud of cloth that reflects the overhead light strangely. Clark pockets it. HELENE A few hours after the news vans left. I came downstairs and he hit me on the head. I haven't called the police yet. LOIS Has your husband ever been violent with you before? HELENE You think it was Alan? Never. He wouldn't hurt a fly. Really. If there was a fly in the kitchen, held spend half an hour catching it and setting it free. LOIS So, what you're trying to say is that some other invisible man... HELENE (finishing her sentence) ... is impersonating my invisible man. WIPE TO: 39 INT. DAILY PLANET VAN - NIGHT 39 Lois and Clark drive through the pounding rain. (X) LOIS She's still defending him. (X) CLARK She said it wasn't him, Lois. (X) LOIS He bashes her on the head... (X) CLARK Just because he's a little (X) eccentric... (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 19. (X) 39 CONTINUED: 39 LOIS Eccentric? Try a taco short of a combo plate. CLARK But he doesn't sound like the man who's been terrorizing the city. I want to emphasize that in the story. LOIS That's slanted. CLARK But there's no evidence to suggest that Alan Morris is an armed robber. The man was giving money away. Why is he now stealing it? LOIS Fine, we write the story. But admit it, Helene could be wrong. After all, nobody really knows anybody. CLARK That's not true. LOIS We like to think that we do, but we all wear disguises. Don't you? CLARK Uh, well... LOIS I mean, in order to let someone really know you, you have to let them see you as you really are. CLARK So? LOIS So, as soon as you reveal yourself to someone, they wind up using it against you. CLARK But marriage is about sharing everything you have, even when you don't feel like it. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 19A. 39 CONTINUED: 39 LOIS So's divorce. Ask my mother. They drive in silence a moment, then... (X) CLARK So, where to? (X) (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/4/93 Yellow 20. (X) (X) 39 CONTINUED: 39 LOIS Home. I have to get dressed. CLARK Hot date? LOIS Uh huh. CLARK With who? LOIS Superman. on Clark, very surprised to hear this, we... CUT TO: 40 INT. LEX LUTHOR'S PENTHOUSE NIGHT 40 The banner across the wall advertises "Auction Tonight -- Buy a Date With Your Favorite Celebrity!" All the beautiful people are there, gathered around the auction block. Lois anxiously waits, clutching her handbag. 41 ANGLE ON BALCONY 41 Superman lands on the balcony and enters. The room is immediately hushed, a harpist plays a crescendo. Cat rushes to Superman's side. CAT You certainly know how to make an entrance, Superman. Superman looks to the stage, watches in horror as a spotlight shines on an eligible bachelor who is bid upon from the audience. SUPERMAN I thought when they said celebrity auction... I didn't realize... CAT But it's for such a good cause. All proceeds go to the Luthor Center for the Blind. I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/4/93 Yellow 21. 42 ON STAGE 42 The MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES leads the host, Lax Luthor, onto the (X) stage. Luthor looks incredibly dashing in his tuxedo and newly made Crocodile Boots. Women of all ages and types rush to the front of the stage to bid. MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES And here he is, ladies. (X) Metropolis' most eligible (X) bachelor, and the fourth richest man... LUTHOR (correcting her) ... third. MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Third richest man in the world, Mr. Lex Luthor. Dinner and (X) dancing next Friday night. Shall we start the bidding at... five hundred dollars? 43 ON THE FLOOR 43 A MATRONLY WOMAN calls out... MATRONLY WOMAN Five hundred! FIRST WOMAN One thousand! As the bidding continues, Cat, barely legal in her Cher-like outfit, saunters up to Lois. Lois gives her the once-over. LOIS Couldn't you afford a whole dress? CAT Less is more, darling. (pointed stare at Lois) Sometimes. The Matronly Woman will not be outbid. MATRONLY WOMAN Ten thousand! The crowd applauds as the Mistress of Ceremonies hits the gavel on the podium. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 21A. 43 CONTINUED MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Sold! For ten thousand dollars! I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/30/93 Blue 22. 44 SUPERMAN 44 is lead on stage just as Luthor walks off to exchange (X) information with his future "date." MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES (X) And now, something really special. A Super Date. A Sunday picnic in the clouds. So, Ladies, what will you give me for the Man Of Steel? 45 ON THE FLOOR 45 A veritable feeding frenzy as every woman in the room rushes to the front. Again, Lois fights to get near the stage. FIRST WOMAN One thousand! LOIS Fifteen hundred! CAT Two thousand! Lois can't believe this. She's actually bidding for Superman against Cat. She steps in front of her. LOIS Twenty-five hundred! FIRST WOMAN Five thousand. CAT Six! Lois leans into Cat. LOIS All right, you've made your point. Now... butt out. CAT What's the matter, Lois? Too rich for your blood? FIRST WOMAN Eight thousand! CAT Nine! Lois sags. She can't match this price. Then... (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/4/93 Yellow 23. 45 CONTINUED: 45 DEBUTANTE (O.S.) Fifty thousand dollars. All eyes turn to a very beautiful, very rich DEBUTANTE. The diamonds around her neck are worth ten times her bid. 46 SUPERMAN 46 seems surprised at the bid, but strangely, very... flattered. MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES Fifty thousand! Going once, going twice... sold! The expressions on our people are mixed, but generally, miserable. Cat stands, hands on hips, miffed. Lois, looking at Superman looking at his future date, is inconsolable. Luthor, insanely jealous, covers wi. his most charming persona as he strolls up to Lois, takes and kisses her hand. LUTHOR A pleasure to see you again, Lois. LOIS And you, Lex. I'm sorry I had to cancel our lunch. It's just that Superman is such a big draw and... LUTHOR Yes, and apparently not only for you. Lois looks toward Superman. 47 SUPERMAN - LOIS P.O.V. 47 Superman stands quite close to his future date, exchanges information with her. The debutante kisses him on the cheek, (X) turns and leaves. Then, Superman starts toward the balcony without so much as a glance back to acknowledge Lois' presence. 48 LUTHOR AND LOIS 48 LUTHOR Can we reschedule? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 23A. 48 CONTINUED: 48 LOIS Yes. I'd like that very much. CUT TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 6/4/93 Yellow 24. 49 INT. LEX LUTHOR'S PENTHOUSE - BALCONY - MOMENTS LATER 49 Superman STARTS TO TAKE OFF, and is, in fact, HANGING IN MID- (X) AIR when he hears someone calling to him. MURRAY (O.S.) Superman! wait! It's Murray! Murray Brown! Superman LEVITATES BACK DOWN to face him once and for all. SUPERMAN Look, Mr. Brown... MURRAY Supe -- call me Murray. Arnold does. Listen... do you really want to trample through this jungle without someone to carry your loincloth? You may be able to leap tall buildings with a single bound, but in La La land, well... you're just another guppy in a Great White tank. SUPERMAN I'm sorry, but... MURRAY Jeez. You're squeezing me, pal. Okay, I wasn't going to tell you this until after you've signed, but... (leaning in to him) We've had an offer. SUPERMAN Offer? MURRAY On the table. SUPERMAN From who? MURRAY Cleveland. SUPERMAN The Browns? MURRAY No... the city. They want you. Bad. Metropolis doesn't have an exclusive, you know. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/4/93 Yellow 25. 49 CONTINUED: 49 SUPERMAN Murray, I'm not interested. I'm not for sale. Please leave me alone. Superman LEAPS UP INTO THE AIR. Murray yells after him. MURRAY Forget Cleveland. I'll give you three little words -- Rio De Janeiro. Hey! Hey! I'm talking here! CUT TO: 50 INT. LEX LUTHOR'S PENTHOUSE - LATER 50 51 ANGLE ON ENTRY 51 Clark enters. Not a single head turns to look at him. Clark glances around the room for Lois, finds her. She sits alone at a table, pours herself another glass of champagne. Clark sits next to her. CLARK A date with Superman, huh? LOIS What are you doing here? Barn dance let out early? CLARK I filed the Morris story. You're very welcome. Lois' mind is elsewhere. LOIS I was saving for Tahiti. But a date with Superman... that would have been a real adventure. (beat) Oh, Clark. He doesn't even know I'm alive. Maybe it was stupid of me to think that he really cared. Clark stares into her eyes... (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 26. 51 CONTINUED: 51 CLARK Not so stupid, Lois. Did you ever think that maybe Superman was afraid to reveal himself... his true feelings? Lois seems deep in thought, stares into Clark's eyes. He quickly looks away. CLARK (CONT'D) Come on. I'll put you in a cab. WIPE TO: 52 INT. METROPOLIS HOUSE OF RARE COINS - NIGHT - SAME TIME 52 The storm has brought lightning and thunder. (X) 53 AT A WORK TABLE 53 An OLD MAN, wearing thick glasses, examines a gold coin. Around him are piled hundreds more. OLD MAN Beautiful. Just then, he hears the sound of BREAKING GLASS, looks around, suddenly scared. OLD MAN (CONT'D) Hello? The Old Man sits in terror as he HEARS, but cannot SEE, something approaching. Then, a miracle, as the Old Man watches one of his coins FLIPPED IN THE AIR. INVISIBLE VOICE (BARNES) Call it, gramps. Heads I win. Tails you lose. OLD MAN (now terrified) Please. Who's there? A sinister laugh as the coin lands back on the desk. It's Heads. Suddenly, the Old Man is choking... invisible hands around his neck. He lapses into unconsciousness and falls into a heap on the floor. The gold coins are now put into a bag as the sinister laugh continues and we WIPE TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 27. 54 INT. DAILY PLANET PIT - DAY - (DAY THREE) 54 Lois gets off the elevator, passes Jimmy on his way out. JIMMY Another robbery last night. LOIS The invisible man? JIMMY You got it. House of Rare Coins. The owner's in the hospital Crushed windpipe. LOIS Where're you going? JIMMY Clark needs some stuff from the hall of records. Check you later. Lois heads toward her desk. Clark leaves his, approaches her. CLARK What'd you get? LOIS Not much. Morris' supervisor knew what desk he worked at but that's about it. CLARK But he worked there for almost twenty years. LOIS (nodding) You should have seen the place. A hundred lab techs in little cubicles -- it was so impersonal. When he didn't know up for work they didn't even bother to call him. Just replaced him. (beat) What did you find out at STAR labs? CLARK (very excited) Lois, it was incredible. They said that the material's a type of fiber optic. It's designed to reflect visible light as ultra- violet light. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 28. 54 CONTINUED LOIS Come again? CLARK UV light is an invisible part of the spectrum. LOIS Are you saying that someone could really be invisible? CLARK Think of it as the next stage in stealth technology. If you wore a suit made of this kind of material, you could appear invisible. LOIS That makes sense (still defending her position) The appearance of invisibility is different from real invisibility. CLARK You know, Lois, it must be tough being right all the time. LOIS (after a beat) Yeah, it is. Clark shakes his head. Lois smiles at him and they share a laugh as we WIPE TO: 55 INT. DAILY PLANET PIT - LATE DAY 55 The work day is winding down. Sound of distant THUNDER can be heard from outside. Only a few remaining newshouds, including Lois and Clark, are still busy at their desks. Perry White exits his office and walks toward the elevators, passes by Jimmy, carrying a dozen files, en route to Lois' desk. PERRY (X) Working late again, kid? That's (X) the spirit. JIMMY (X) Yeah. 'Night Chief (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 28A. 55 CONTINUED: 55 Jimmy dumps the files in front of Lois (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 29. 55 CONTINUED: 55 JIMMY (CONT'D) All the armed robberies that occurred in Metropolis in the past ten years. (beat) And Lois, that article you and Clark wrote asking the invisible Man to turn himself in to you really paid off. Lois looks up from her desk to see an "INVISIBLE MAN" standing in front of her. His face and entire body are wrapped in bandages. He wears sunglasses, a hat, and a trench coat. Lois doesn't flinch. LOIS Another one? INVISIBLE MAN (fake scary voice) I am the Invisible Man. Lois, without a beat, stands up and rips a bandage off his face. He yelps as a nose appears. LOIS Sorry, buddy. Try central casting. The fake invisible man sadly walks away. Lois glances toward the elevators. 56 THE ELEVATOR STANDS - WAITING AREA - LOIS' P.O.V. 56 Three other "Invisible Men" sit on the bench, similarly (X) dressed. LOIS That's it. I'm going home. Lois gathers her things, heads toward the exit. 57 ANGLE ON CLARK 57 CLARK (calling after her) Goodnight Lois! See you tomorrow! Lois doesn't hear, continues an toward the elevators as we... CUT TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 30. 58 INT. DAILY PLANET - PIT - DAY 58 We can see and hear the lightning and THUNDER through the window as Clark Kent gets off the elevator and moves toward his desk. The newsroom is nearly deserted, only our regulars still hanging around. Clark notices Lois busy at the computer, Jimmy at his, Cat reading a magazine, and Perry inside his office. Clark sits down, but something causes him to look up at the Daily Planet Clock. 59. DAILY PLANET CLOCK - CLARK'S P.O.V. 59 The clock is red, yellow, and blue, and the time is seconds to noon. The hands on the clock are Superman replicas. As the seconds tick... 60 CLARK is confused, looks around the newsroom until he hears the TWELVE GONGS. At the sound of the twelfth gong, Perry exits his office to join Lois, Jimmy and Cat, who all stand and quickly begin ripping off their clothes in wild abandon. 61 LOIS, JIMMY, CAT AND PERRY - CLARK'S P.O.V. 61 They have all finished disrobing and each wears a very primitive replica of the Superman outfit (e.g., leotards and tights with S's painted on them.) 62 CLARK 62 rushes toward Lois, very confused and upset. CLARK Lois, what's going on? LOIS (animated voice) It's... Supertime!!! At that moment, Lois, Jimmy, Cat and Perry start LEVITATING INTO THE AIR. LOIS STARTS FLYING OUT. CLARK Lois! Wait! Where are you going? LOIS For my flying lesson, of course! (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 30A. 62 CONTINUED: 62 As CLARK WATCHES HER FLY, HIGHER AND HIGHER, we... SMASH CUT TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 31. 63 INT. CLARK KENT'S APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT 63 Clark wakes with a start, TEN INCHES OFF HIS FUTON BED. He DROPS DOWN like a stone. He sits up, breathing hard, unable to shake the nightmare, finally begins to calm as we... WIPE TO: 64 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT 64 in the light of a THUNDER CRACK we see Lois sleeping soundly, her arms wrapped around a pillow. A beat later she wakes with a start when she hears someone KNOCKING on her front door. She sits up, looks at the time, shakes her head. The KNOCKING continues. Lois throws the covers off, grabs a robe, puts it over her pajamas and exits the bedroom. 65 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS 65 Lois walks into the living room. LOIS All right, already! I'm coming. (ear to the door) Who is it? No answer. Lois, immediately suspicious, stands quietly by the door. The knocking has ceased. She waits a moment before putting the chain on and opening the door a crack. 66 INT. LOIS' HALLWAY OUTSIDE HER APARTMENT - HER P.O.V. 66 Nobody there. 67 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME 67 Lois now removes the chain, opens the door wide, steps into the hallway. Not a sign, a package, a note, nothing. She shrugs, walks back inside, shuts the door. Lois goes into the kitchen, opens the refrigerator door, takes out a bottle of milk. INVISIBLE VOICE (MORRIS) Lois Lane? Lois whirls toward the sound of the man's voice, grabs for a knife from her utensil jar. LOIS Who's there? I've got a... (now seeing it's not a knife but a spatula) ... weapon. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 32. 67 CONTINUED: 67 Lois turns on the light, sees no one, quickly comes up with a logical explanation. LOIS (CONT'D) Jimmy... where are you? If this is your idea of a joke... INVISIBLE VOICE (MORRIS) It's no joke. It's just me... Suddenly, slight movement, and THE NOW VISIBLE HEAD OF ALAN MORRIS stands in front of Lois. INVISIBLE MAN (MORRIS) (CONT'D) The Invisible Man. And as our heroine SCREAMS and falls down in a dead faint we FADE OUT: END OF ACT TWO I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 33. ACT THREE FADE IN: 68 INT. LOIS LANE'S APARTMENT --LATE NIGHT 68 The storm, for the moment, has eased. Lois, still in her robe (X) and pj's, and Clark Fit facing ALAN MORRIS, who quietly tries to explain. ALAN MORRIS I was the invisible Robin Hood, but I'm not the one doing all these bad things. There's another invisible man out there! Lois and Clark exchange looks. Lois leans in to him. LOIS Alan, let's start at the beginning. Why? ALAN MORRIS It's very simple, Ms. Lane. I became invisible to become visible again. LOIS I'm not following. ALAN MORRIS Well, at some point, I don't know when exactly, years ago, I just... disappeared. I went to work every morning, did the same thing. I drifted apart from my friends. Helene and I stopped talking. I guess, she lost interest in me. I became so invisible in my own life, that I decided to do it for real. I started experimenting. CLARK Where did you get the idea for the suit? ALAN MORRIS From a florescent light bulb. A florescent light bulb turns invisible light into visible light. I reversed the process. It took me fifteen years to build a working suit. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 08/4/93 Yellow 34. 68 CONTINUED: 68 Alan lifts the thin, shiny, metallic suit beside him. He hands it to Lois, who studies it carefully, holds it up. LOIS How come I can see it? ALAN MORRIS Because it hasn't been activated. There are switches in the interior lining. (beat) Go ahead. Try it on. Lois, still skeptical, puts on the hood but leaves the faceplate open. Morris presses the activation switch. A second later her head disappears. ALL WE SEE ARE TWO EYES STARING BACK AT US. LOIS I knew it wouldn't work. Clark smiles, turns back to Alan as Lois removes the hood. ALAN MORRIS Somebody must have stolen my other suits. I made several back- (X) ups. LOIS Someone did break into your basement. ALAN MORRIS (suddenly concerned) Helene? LOIS Don't worry. She's fine. Alan emits a noticeable sigh of relief, then... ALAN MORRIS Will you help me stop whoever's doing this? CLARK It's not going to be easy. Invisibility is an incredible advantage. Alan nods. Lois walks over to the window, shakes her head. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 35. 68 CONTINUED: 68 LOIS The man who could really help is Superman, but he's probably signing a deal to star in his own TV series by now. CLARK Superman? on I don't think so. (beat) Alan, I think you'd better come stay at my place. Until this thing is resolved. Lois walks then to the door. LOIS I'll be over in the morning. Clark and Alan step into the hallway. Clark turns back to say goodbye, notices that Lois' robe has come undone, and now, clearly visible for the first time, are her pajamas. They're red, yellow and blue, with, you guessed it, the familiar "S" on the front. Clark shakes his head. CLARK Lois. Not you, too. Lois looks down at her pajamas, quickly re-fastens her robe, shoves Clark out the door. CUT TO: 69 INT. CLARK KENT'S LOFT - NIGHT 69 Clark's loft is sparsely furnished, but the book shelves are filled and the artifacts on the walls give the place an international flavor. Clark puts a blanket and pillow down on his futon-sofa. Alan sits on it. CLARK I hope you'll be comfortable here. ALAN MORRIS Thanks. This'll be fine. Clark walks into the sleeping area of his loft, divided only by an ancient Japanese screen, then returns carrying a fresh shirt. He removes the one he's wearing, starts to put on the new one. Alan shyly notices the super-build of his host. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 36 36. 69 CONTINUED: 69 ALAN MORRIS (CONT'D) I know what you must think of me... some crackpot... CLARK Not at all. ALAN MORRIS You don't have any idea what it's like. People pass you by, and they look right through you. They never see the part of you you want them to see. Clark takes a moment before responding. CLARK You'd be surprised, Alan. I'll bet lots of people know what that's like. (beat) I have to go out for awhile -- will you be okay here? ALAN MORRIS Don't worry about me. If anything happens, I'll just... fade into the background. As Clark starts out the door we... WIPE TO: 69A EXT. METROPOLIS STREET - NIGHT - SAME TIME 69A A Man, the same man that we saw watching Mrs. Morris on TV, and still wearing a hat, sunglasses, and a trench coat, stands in the shadow of a lamp post, under the pouring rain. As he steps into the light, he stands right beside a Wanted poster on the lamp post, with his likeness on it. The man is HENRY BARNES. A bolt of lightning illuminates another sign on the fence (X) behind him. It reads "Metropolis Penetentiary." Barnes takes (X) out a pair of wire cutters as we... CUT TO: 70 INT. KENT FARM - LIVING ROOM - MORNING - (DAY FOUR) 70 We are CLOSE on a bobbing-head doll of Superman. PULL BACK to reveal MARTHA and JONATHAN KENT sitting around a blazing fire in the hearth, various Superman toys and paraphernalia on the cocktail table in front of them. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 36A. 70 CONTINUED: 70 A "Jack In The Box" plays a carnival-like tune through their conversation. CLARK Can you believe this stuff? It's all over Metropolis. JONATHAN Not just Metropolis. Harley has a whole section in his feed store. MARTHA Although, I do think the doll is cute. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 37. 70 CONTINUED: 70 CLARK Ma! They're buying and selling Superman on street corners. Lois has a pair of Superman pajamas... MARTHA You saw Lois in her pajamas? CLARK No! Well, yes, but it was an accident. When her robe came undone... Both are staring at him. CLARK (CONT'D) The point is, they're selling Superman off like a piece of meat! MARTHA Fifty thousand dollars to help blind children. There's nothing wrong with that. CLARK Mom, I know it's for a good cause... and I want to help. It's just that Superman has become a SuperStar and I don't know if he can keep up. MARTHA What do you mean, 'he?' You (X) speak as if Superman were someone else. (beat) You're Superman, Clark. It's a simple statement, but it has a strong effect. Clark sits down next to his mother. CLARK I guess I just feel like I'm losing myself to the man in the red, yellow, and blue suit. Jonathan exchanges a look with his wife, puts his arm around his son. JONATHAN It's the man beneath the suit that we care about (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 38. 70 CONTINUED: 70 Clark sighs, gives this some thought. Just then, the "Jack in The Box" music stops playing and up in the air pops... a flying Superman. As the Kents duck for cover, we CUT TO 71 71 thru OMITTED thru 74 74 75 INT. DAILY PLANET PIT - MORNING 75 The staff, including Perry, Jimmy, Lois, Cat, and Clark, gather. around the television monitor. LINDA MONTOYA (ON TV) The city is gripped with fear this morning after last night's break-out at the Metropolis (X) Penetentiary. The Invisible Man freed an entire cell block holding some of the nation's most vicious criminals (MORE) (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 39. 75 CONTINUED: 75 LINDA MONTOYA (CONT'D) The Police Commissioner urges the people of Metropolis to remain calm, but has ordered a ten p.m. curfew for tonight. He asks all citizens to make sure that all windows and doors to their homes are securely locked. For LexCom News, this is Linda Montoya 76 JIMMY 76 shuts off the TV. The group is momentarily silenced with some dreaded thoughts. PERRY Great shades of Elvis. An army (X) of invisible criminals. LOIS Something even Superman can't fight. As Clark takes in the ramifications of this assessment, we... WIPE TO: 77 INT. ABANDONED WAREHOUSE - DAY Henry Barnes, now fully visible, meets with his "army" of the four inmates he freed the other night. BARNES With these suits, there's nothing we can't do, no place we can't get into. (beat) All my life I've dreamt of gold... beautiful, shiny gold. Now it's ours for the taking. (MORE) (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 40. 77 CONTINUED: 77 BARNES (CONT'D) We're going back to the source, and this time we're going to pull it off. (beat) A billion dollars worth. And, afterward, we just... disappear. A small laugh, then the group are all laughing until we... WIPE TO: 78 INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE ROOM - EVENING 78 Lois and Clark have dozens of files and pieces of paper strewn (X) around the conference room; they've been at it all day and into the evening. LOIS This is impossible. Even after eliminating all the armed robbers still in jail or accounted for somewhere else, we've still got hundreds of suspects. CLARK Let's go over it again. First, he robs a jewelry store, then a rare coin shop. LOIS Jewels? Collectors items? Precious metals? CLARK (the dawning of an idea) But not all precious metals. Lois looks at him, then grabs a sheet of typed notes off the desk. LOIS (reading) A gold ring with emerald stone, gold chains, gold brooch, gold coins... CLARK Gold. He steals gold. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 41. 78 CONTINUED: 78 LOIS (yells out) Jimmy! CUT TO: 79 INT. CONFERENCE ROOM - LATER 79 Jimmy is there, referring to an old newspaper article. JIMMY 'Golden Boy' Barnes and his gang all went down for the last job they pulled. Several of them were on the bus that he hijacked the other day. Lois and Clark jump for joy. LOIS We've got him! CLARK (calming down) But how can we find him? JIMMY He's bound to strike again. CLARK But where? LOIS I know exactly where. Jimmy and Clark stare at Lois, who is holding the paper that Jimmy referred to earlier. She turns the front page toward them. 80 CU - NEWSPAPER HEADLINE 80 It reads: "Robbery at the Metropolis Gold Repository Foiled". Beneath that: "Golden Boy Barnes and His Gang to Serve Time." WIPE TO: 81 INT. CLARK KENT'S LOFT - NIGHT 81 Clark opens the door and enters, Lois right behind him, turns on a light. Alan is fast asleep on the sofa. Clark moves toward him... (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 42. 81 CONTINUED: 81 CLARK Poor guy. Hasn't slept in a week. LOIS Well, let him be, then. We'll wait awhile. I don't know if he can help anyway. CLARK I'll make some tea. TIME CUT TO: 82 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT TERRACE/ROOFTOP - LATER 82 Lois and Clark sit outside on the rooftop, sipping tea. It's (X) a windy night, the storm brewing once again. LOIS (re: the tea) Nice. CLARK Lapsang Suchang. My mother used to make me tea and raisin scones when I was feeling bad. Years later, I had them for tea at the (X) London Savoy, but it never tasted as good. Lois walks over to the roof edge, stares out at the sky. LOIS When we were little, Lucy and I'd play a game -- we'd ask each other, 'What would you rather be able to do -- fly, or be invisible?' CLARK And you chose... LOIS Invisible. I wished I could walk through all those closed doors. I guess I still do. CLARK And what do you think you'll find there, behind those closed doors? (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 43. 82 CONTINUED: 82 LOIS I don't know. Something different, wonderful... something I don't have, or can't have. (beat) So, what about you? CLARK Huh? LOIS Invisible? or fly? Clark stands, walks over to the roof eave to join her. CLARK Fly. LOIS Really? CLARK Yeah. LOIS I never thought I'd say this, Clark. But we have something in common. CLARK (close to her) What's that? LOIS Superman. You want to fly like (X) him. I want to fly with him. If only she knew how close she really was. on them, we... FADE OUT: END OF ACT THREE I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 47A. 89A CONTINUED: 89A INVISIBLE ALAN MORRIS I don't know about this, Ms. Lane. This could be very dangerous. INVISIBLE LOIS Danger is my business, Alan. WIPE TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 44. ACT FOUR FADE IN: 83 INT. CLARK KENT'S LOFT - MORNING We PAN to find Alan snoring on the sofa, and Lois still fully dressed minus her shoes, also fast asleep on the futon in the sleeping area. Clark's nowhere to be seen. 84 ON LOIS 84 A shadow falls over hr face and the change in the light causes her to shift position and slowly opens her eyes. As she does so, the thing she sees causes them to open wider and wider... 85 LOIS' P.O.V. - SUPERMAN 85 stands in front of her, his cape waving in the soft morning breeze. 86 LOIS 86 sits up, in awe and wonder... LOIS Superman! SUPERMAN I'm sorry. I didn't mean to wake you. I ran into Clark at the Courthouse and he told me... LOIS Did Clark leave? What's he doing at the courthouse? SUPERMAN Hall of Records, something about researching the past activity of Barnes' gang. Anyway, Clark said you could use my help. LOIS We can. SUPERMAN You know, Lois, you don't have to bid for my attention. Lois stands to face her hero. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 45. 86 CONTINUED: 86 LOIS You saw me there? I didn't think (X) you noticed me. (X) (beat, softly) I was afraid that I'd become just (X) another face in the crowd. Superman softly touches her cheek with his hand. SUPERMAN You'll always be special to me, Lois. LOIS I will? SUPERMAN Of course. You're the first woman that... (beat, covering) ... interviewed me. ALAN MORRIS (O.S.) I don't believe my eyes. Is that really Superman? Lois and Superman turn to see Alan standing behind them. SUPERMAN Good morning, Alan. I need some information from you. ALAN MORRIS Anything. Just then, the phone rings and Superman is quickly across the room to answer it. SUPERMAN (into phone) Hello? Oh, yes... Clark. (to Lois) It's Clark Kent. (back to phone) Yes, they're both fine. All right, I'll tell her. Thank you. He hangs up. LOIS What'd he want? SUPERMAN He said he'll... be awhile. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 45A. 86 CONTINUED: 86 LOIS Good. Uh, I mean, let him take his time. CUT TO: 86A INT. KENT FARM - LIVING ROOM - SAME TIME 86A Martha is still holding the receiver, very confused, hangs up (X) when she hears the dial tone. Then, she picks up the phone again, stars to re-dial, thinks the better of it, hangs up. BACK TO 86B INT. CLARK KENT'S LOFT - SAME TIME 86B Superman sits down on the sofa next to Alan (X) SUPERMAN Clark filled me in about Barnes and the Gold Repository. My problem is, even if they show up there, I can't see them. LOIS Even with your x-ray vision? SUPERMAN No, because I still need visible light. Alan, is there anything else you can tell us that might help? ALAN MORRIS I don't think so. LOIS (prompting) You got the idea from a florescent light bulb... (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 46. 86B CONTINUED: 86B ALAN MORRIS Yes, but I guess I never really thought about trying to make an invisible suit visible. LOIS There must be a away. SUPERMAN (a revelation) (X) Yes, there is. Superman is headed out the back door to the roof. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 47. 86B CONTINUED: 86B LOIS Where're you going? SUPERMAN To turn on the lights. Lois and Alan exchange a glance, watch Superman leave. Lois looks at the invisibility suit, grabs it, starts walking out. ALAN MORRIS Oh, no. Not without me you don't. LOIS (re: suit) Got a spare? ALAN MORRIS Of course. (beat) One size fits all. A beat, then Lois grabs Alan and they're out the front door. On their exit we... WIPE TO: 86C EXT. FORT METROPOLIS - TO ESTABLISH ONLY 86C A massive old structure on the outskirts of the city. (X) 87 87 thru OMITTED thru 89 89 89A INT. FORT METROPOLIS - CORRIDOR LEADING TO VAULT - DAY 89A We move with an Invisible Lois and Alan down the corridor. INVISIBLE ALAN MORRIS Psst! Lois! INVISIBLE LOIS (in a whisper) What? INVISIBLE ALAN MORRIS Where are you? INVISIBLE LOIS I'm right here. Take my hand. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 48. -49. 90 EXT. PHOSPHORUS MINE - FROM THE AIR - SUPERMAN'S POV 90 Superman FLIES over a group of low-lying mountains. He PAUSES IN MID-AIR to focus on the ground below. The image pixilates to: 91 CU - SIGN BY MINE ENTRANCE 91 "Jackson Phosphorus." 92 ON SUPERMAN 92 As he descends toward the mine, we... WIPE TO: 93 OMITTED 93 94 INT. FORT METROPOLIS - CORRIDOR - SAME-TIME 94 The Invisible Lois and Alan approach the vault room, hear (X) voices inside. The door is ajar and they gently push it open even further. 95 INT. FORT METROPOLIS - VAULT ROOM - LOIS AND ALAN'S P.O.V. - DAY 95 Henry Barnes' gang loads the gold bullion into invisible sacks. Some of the gang, including Henry Barnes, are visible ONLY FROM THE WAIST UP. A Male and Female Guard are slumped on the floor, one with a head wound, guarded by a member of the gang. 96 INT. FORT METROPOLIS - CORRIDOR - MOMENTS LATER 96 We move back down the hallway with the invisible Lois and Alan. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Gold 50. 96 CONTINUED: 96 INVISIBLE LOIS Let's get out of here. We've got to call the police. (beat) And will you please take your hand off my thigh! INVISIBLE ALAN MORRIS Thigh? I'm not touching your thigh. A beat of noticeable silence and then... INVISIBLE LOIS Uh oh. 97 INT. FORT METROPOLIS VAULT - MOMENTS LATER 97 A visible Lois and Alan now stand before a visible Barnes and his group. Two Guards are kept at bya with guns trained on them. HENRY BARNES This should work out perfectly. (beat) I can see tomorrow's headline: "Invisible Man Found Dead Along With Hostages and the Daily Planet's Star Reporter." Barnes nods and his gang begins to exit the vault room. When they've gone, Barnes begins to close the door, turns to smile at Lois. HENRY BARNES (CONT'D) By the way, did you know this room is air-tight? With the door (X) shut, I'd guess there's only about two minutes left of air in here, so if I were you, I'd say my prayers. LOIS (still defiant) I'll say one for you, but it won't help. Barnes laughs, starts to shut the door. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/3/93 Pink 50A. 97 CONTINUED: 97 HENRY BARNES (with a wink) I'll be seeing you. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Green 51. (X) 97 CONTINUED: 97 Barnes slams the door to the vault and locks it from the outside. Lois bangs on the door, screams, looks around for another exit -- there is none. Alan, Lois, and the two guards sit close together. Lois tries to muster a valiant smile to keep all of their spirits up, but the air is already getting thin. Disconsolate, Lois utters her earlier words with complete disgust. LOIS 'Danger is my business.' CUT TO: 98 EXT. FORT METROPOLIS - SAME TIME 98 Detective Burke, the Metropolis Police and their equivalent-to- SWAT-team have surrounded the massive old building perimeter. The fort door opens. The police are at the ready, but do not see the ARMY OF INVISIBLE MEN who come out. An over-anxious SWAT team member FIRES. BURKE Hold your fire! They may have hostages. But, it's too late. The invisible gang starts firing back. Burke and his squad are at a terrible loss, being shot at, but unable to return the fire. Then, from above, a rain of a finely-ground, powdery substance begins to fall over the whole area. 99 BARNES 99 As the powder coats him, he becomes visible: the suit glows red. He looks up. 100 ON THE ROOF OF FORT METROPOLIS 100 Superman stands there, emptying the last of a pile of sacks stamped "Jackson Phosphorus" and carefully BLOWING the powder to cover the street area below. 100A BARNES 100A Starts to run, but suddenly, Superman appears in front of him. Barnes FIRES directly into Superman's chest, but the BULLETS BOUNCE OFF. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Green 51A. 100A CONTINUED: 100A SUPERMAN Nice to see you, Barnes. (X) (X) Superman takes his weapon and BENDS IT, then leads Barnes away. 101 BURKE 101 From where he stands, all-five gang members are now glowing blue-red: easily visible. The SWAT team train their weapons on the gang. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 8/5/93 Green 52. 101 CONTINUED: 101 BURKE Drop your weapons! (to the man at his side) Talk about being caught red- handed. Superman hands Barnes over to Burke. (X) SUPERMAN Where's Lois Lane? BURKE Lois? Is she here? Superman looks around, then HEARS Lois inside the Fort, calling for him. He's through the front door in a flash. CUT TO: 102 INT. FORT METROPOLIS - THE VAULT ROOM - SAME TIME 102 Lois, Alan and the Guards are gasping for air. They can't make it much longer. LOIS Superman... where are you? Just then, Superman crashes through the concrete wall to the vault room. Suddenly Lois is in superman's arms. The police are right behind, taking out the injured guards and Alan. 103 EXT. FORT METROPOLIS - MOMENTS LATER 103 Superman, carrying Lois, exits the building just as Henry Barnes and his gang are being handcuffed and loaded into police cars. LOIS How did you know how to make them visible? SUPERMAN Florescent light. (beat) In a florescent lightbulb, invisible light becomes visible by passing it through a coating of phosphorus. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/30/93 Blue 53. 103 CONTINUED: 103 Lois is happily taking in the fresh air. Superman sets her down on the ground. LOIS That's the second time you've saved my life. SUPERMAN Glad to be of service. Superman is about to fly, but... MURRAY (O.S.) Supe! You were terrific! (X) They turn to see Murray Brown standing there, holding a document. MURRAY (CONT'D) You want it in writing, right? Here's the emmis. World wide merchandising rights. I'm talkin' movies, I'm talkin' miniseries, I'm talkin' music videos, I'm talkin' comic books, I'm talkin, action figures. But, you call the shots. Quality control is Murray Brown's middle name. You don't like it, we don't do it. How can you turn down a deal like that? SUPERMAN I can't. LOIS (aghast) You can't? SUPERMAN But, all proceeds go to charity. MURRAY Great touch. Superman starts to fly. Murray calls after him, suddenly concerned. MURRAY (CONT'D) That wouldn't include my commission, would it? WIPE TO: I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 54. 104 EXT. ALAN MORRIS HOUSE - TO ESTABLISH ONLY 104 105 INT. ALAN MORRIS HOUSE - BASEMENT - DAY 105 Alan, wife Helene, and Lois and Clark are gathered. ALAN MORRIS 106 I destroyed the suits, all my notes. 107 CLARK Are you going back to your job? ALAN MORRIS I got a new one. Something very exciting. (proudly) Vice President, Research and Development for Luthor Technologies. Clark reacts to hearing Luthor's name. CLARK Congratulations. Lois turns to Helene. LOIS I'm so glad the two of you are back together. Helene looks around, whispers something into Lois' ear. Lois, eyes widen. LOIS (CONT'D) (surprised) He did? HELENE Yes. Alan's his old self again. Thank you for bringing him home. 108 Helene moves to her husband and they kiss. ALAN MORRIS Guess I don't need to be invisible to be visible any more. CLARK You never did, Alan. (recalling his father's words) It was the man under the suit that Helene cared about. (CONTINUED) I'M LOOKING THROUGH YOU (#3) LeVine 7/29/93 55. 105 CONTINUED: 105 Alan shakes Clark's hand. On their exit upstairs we WIPE TO: 106 EXT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT - TO ESTABLISH ONLY 106 107 INT. DAILY PLANET - THE PIT - NIGHT 107 Lois and Clark are busy writing the story at their respective desks. Lois stops typing, prints a page out, walks over to Clark's desk, sits on the edge, hands him the sheet. LOIS I think we should lead with this. CLARK (scanning the page) Nice work. Lois nods, then can't help herself... LOIS You know, Clark, not that I'm one of those people who revel in saying, 'I told you so'... CLARK Uh huh. LOIS ... but I hope you've learned your lesson. There is no such thing as an invisible man. Lois stares at Clark, looking for confirmation. She gets none. She shrugs, walks back toward her desk. 108 ON CLARK 108 He leans back in his chair, looks at Lois across the way, nose to the grindstone. CLARK (softly) Yes there is, Lois. Yes there is. And on Clark, perhaps the most invisible man of all, we... FADE OUT: END OF ACT FOUR ??