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) page breaks in hard copy indicated by ---page break--- regular tabs, hard returns and right flushes are used to position things to look as much like original as possible sometimes the formatting changes slightly (as in the numbers at the end of the lines), but I'm going to keep consistent because it's easier logo on front page will be noted when used but not included here as this may be sent in .txt, originally underlined words will look like _this_ NOTES: on front page LOIS & CLARK is in large, bold, underline The New Adventures of Superman is in not so large, italics "Fly Hard" is in same size font, not italicized EPISODE 18, Written by: Thania St. John, Directed by: Phil Sgriccia (and) WARNER BROS. TELEVISION are somewhat smaller, all caps All other text on first page is in courier 10 page 3.: "Jimmy comes out of the office holding a carboard cut-out.." cardboard is spelled wrong in original page 6.: "Clark and Luthor share a competative look as Lois leans" competitive is spelled wrong in original page 15.: "Then he looks at Fuentes who is emersed in in his work." "in" repeated in original. page 18.: (mid page, Clark speaking) "possibilites already? The timing," possibilities is spelled wrong in original page 19.: (mid page, Lois speaking) "Bagdhad Hotel," Baghdad is spelled wrong in original. page 21.: (Near top, Clark speaking) "The oils and tannen from the tea" tannin is spelled wrong in original. page 24.: (at top of page) "a gangster era flashback" gangster is spelled wrong in original. page 25.: (mid top page, DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR speaking) "precint...", precinct is spelled wrong in original page 31.: in message on screen "RECIEVE" is spelled wrong in original page 39.: (lower half of page) "...enter the the Pit..." double "the" in original. page 45., into scene 48, "Bud crosses the room..." I don't know who Bud is, but it was in the original. They may have meant "Bill." _LOIS AND CLARK_ The New Adventures of Superman "Fly Hard" EPISODE 18 Prod. 0455318 Written by: Thania St. John Directed by: Phil Sgriccia WARNER BROS. TELEVISION _Production Draft_ February 9, 1994 FULL Blue 2/11/94 Pink. Rev. 2/14/94 Yellow 2/14/94 Green Rev. 2/15/94 Gold Rev. 2/16/94 White Rev. 2/18/94 Blue Blue 2/22/94 Pink Pink 2/23/94 Yell. Yell. 2/24/94 ---page break--- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Fly Hard_" Yellow Rev. 2/14/94 _CAST_ CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN LOIS LANE PERRY WHITE JIMMY OLSEN CAT GRANT LEX LUTHOR ______________________________________________________________ JACK WILLIE FUENTES * REMY SCHUMAK BLACKMAN ---page break--- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Fly Hard_" Yellow Rev. 2/14/94 _CHRONOLOGY_ SC. 1 - 65 NIGHT 1 SC. 66 DAY 2 ---page break--- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Fly Hard_" Yellow Rev. 2/14/94 _LOCATIONS_ _INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_: Daily Planet Daily Planet The Pit Alley Perry's Office Street Outside * Roof Conference Room Lobby Stairwell Hallway Air Conditioning Duct Speakeasy ---page break--- _LOIS & CLARK_ _The New Adventures of Superman_ "Fly Hard" _TEASER_ FADE IN: 1 INT. DAILY PLANET - (NIGHT #1) - CLOSE ON A DIGITAL CLOCK 1 ... as it flips over to 8:00 p.m. We PAN over and read the date off of a digital desk calendar. SATURDAY 3-26. We PAN further to reveal CLARK sitting at his desk which is covered with small stacks of papers and receipts. He works diligently, dressed in jeans and a T-shirt. After all, it's after hours. Also on Clark's desk are two large feet encased in sneakers. They belong to JACK who sits next to him glued to a computer game. Enthusiasm is not high. We HEAR a CRASH. Neither Clark nor Jack seem phased as we CONTINUE the PAN toward Perry's office. There is a large * pile of junk outside his door. PERRY'S VOICE No, not that! A faded, cardboard elephant with an arrow on it's stomach lands on top of the pile. PERRY retrieves his prized possession. JIMMY is in the middle of the mess, overwhelmed. PERRY This marked the way to the GOP hospitality suite at the '76 convention. Gerry Ford tripped over it, for criminy sakes. It's _history_. JIMMY You're right. It's history. He puts it back on the pile. PERRY Olsen -- JIMMY Look, Chief, if you want me to help you Spring clean, you're going to have to be willing to part with some of this stuff. PERRY But -- (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 2. 1 CONTINUED: 1 JIMMY Chief, it's PERRY I know, Jimmy, but it's _my_ junk. JIMMY You know, this isn't exactly my idea of an exciting Saturday night, so why don't I just -- PERRY All right, all right. Keep going. But I'm warning you. Touch the Elvis box and you're a dead man. Jimmy knows he's in for a long night as we go to... 2 OMITTED 2 3 THE ELEVATORS 3 The doors open revealing LOIS and LUTHOR. He looks annoyed. LUTHOR Lois, the opera begins in thirty minutes. LOIS Well, how did I know one of my sources would get arrested? I have to rewrite my lead. They walk through the darkened newsroom and come across the rest of the gang. LUTHOR Don't any of you people have _homes_? Clark sees Lois, all dressed up for a night on the town. CLARK Evening, Lois. LOIS Clark, what are you doing here? CLARK Taxes. JACK It was supposed to be a movie. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 3. 3 CONTINUED: 3 CLARK We can still make the late show. (to Lois) Aren't you a little over-dressed for a night at the office? Lois sits down at her computer and begins to type furiously. LUTHOR We were on our way to 'Madame Butterfly.' LOIS Ten minutes, all I need is ten * minutes. Perry comes over wearing a hat that can hold two beer * cans on either side with a flexi-straw leading to his mouth. PERRY Super Bowl Twenty, Bears and the Pats. What a blow out. LUTHOR Why, it's a party. Perry takes it off, embarrassed and puts it on the pile. PERRY Evening Lex, Lois. Just getting rid of a few things. Jack salvages the hat from the scrap heap. JACK Cool. Anybody want a pizza? Jimmy comes out of the office holding a carboard cut-out of Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. * JIMMY Sure. Fresh tomatoes, mushrooms, peppers, olives -- JACK Hey, if it goes on a salad, it doesn't go on a pizza. Jack goes to the phone as Perry studies Elvira. * PERRY Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 4. 3 CONTINUED: 2 3 JIMMY She's a little scary to me, boss. * PERRY Not to me, son. She's the reason * I've seen Godzilla a hundred and * sixteen times. * 3A ANOTHER ANGLE - DOOR TO STAIRWELL 3A CAT stumbles into the Pit, locked in a passionate embrace with her latest Romeo. They are halfway into the Pit before they notice anyone else is around. CAT Oh. Hi, everybody. This is. George. George waves, embarrassed. LOIS What are you doing here? CAT It's what we were _going_ to do here, but it's a little crowded. Jimmy crosses on his way to the storage room, his arms full of Perry's junk. JIMMY I could've lived without knowing that. CAT Come on, George, I think the observation deck at the Metropolis Tower is still open. They exit out the stairwell door. 4 THE ELEVATORS 4 ... as they open with a DING. A very old man in a security guard uniform surveys the crowd. This is WILLIE, the night watchman. WILLIE What's going on here? He looks at his pocket watch. CLARK Hey Willie, it's just us. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 5. 4 CONTINUED: 4 WILLIE You're not supposed to be here now. PERRY Everything's fine, Willie, don't you worry about a thing. Keep up the good work. WILLIE Yes, sir, Mr. White. Willie quickly hobbles back onto the elevator. Jack is finishing the pizza order as Lois keeps typing and Clark and Luthor flash phony smiles at each other. JACK Hello? Anybody there? All right, who cut me off? Lois grunts in frustration. LOIS The system's down. I lost my story. LUTHOR Better luck tomorrow. Shall we? Suddenly, the lights flicker. Clark realizes something is up but not before the elevator DINGS once again and five TERRORISTS, armed to the teeth with automatic weapons (with silencers attached) burst into the pit and spread out. REMY, a gorgeous female terrorist, sprays the * ceiling with bullets to get everyone's attention. Clark * can't possibly cover them all at once. He lifts up his glasses ready to use heat vision on the closest one when Perry steps in front of him. PERRY What in the Sam Hill is --? One of the terrorists grabs Perry while the head terrorist gets their attention by firing off a few rounds at the ceiling. This is FUENTES, a slick, ominous looking * fellow who fancies black leather. FUENTES The Daily Planet building is now ours. I suggest you cooperate and everything will go smoothly. Let him go. Perry is released and he goes to stand by the others. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 6. 4A STORAGE ROOM DOOR 4A Jimmy opens it and sees the terrorists. * JIMMY Holy... * His eyes grow wide and he shuts himself back in. * 4B BACK TO SCENE 4B Remy tosses Fuentes a nylon bag. Fuentes unzips the * bag and removes a small, black device with digital readout and several buttons. It resembles a cellular phone. FUENTES (Cont'd) And in case any of you feel the need to contact the authorities or your friend Superman... Fuentes pushes a button, activating the device. * FUENTES (Cont'd) ... you can tell him I'm holding a small but dirty nuclear device and if I catch so much as a glimpse of a red cape, this building and the gene pool of Metropolis will pay the price. All eyes are glued to Fuentes' finger on the button. * Clark can't make a move. If he goes for the device, one of the other terrorists may shoot his friends. He tries to put a hand on Lois' shoulder for comfort but he's beaten by Luthor who protectively puts his arm around her. Clark and Luthor share a competative look as Lois leans appreciatively into the gesture. FUENTES (Cont'd) So relax. By morning this will all be over, one way or another. Clark just glares at his new nemesis, wondering how he's going to get them all out of this one. FADE OUT. _END OF TEASER_ ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Goldenrod Revision 2/16/94 7. _ACT ONE_ FADE IN: 5 INT. DAILY PLANET - CONFERENCE-ROOM - NIGHT 5 Clark, Lois, Luthor, Perry, and Jack are all in the conference room. They talk in loud whispers while SCHUMAK, the beefiest terrorist, stands guard outside, sub-machine gun in hand. LOIS No telephones, we're too high up to signal for help. It could be morning before anyone even realizes something's wrong. PERRY That's what they're counting on. But what do they want with the Daily Planet? JACK And what are they going to do with us when they're finished? 5A OMITTED 5A 5B BACK TO THE OTHERS 5B Clark has been watching Fuentes and Remy through the glass. They have set up a command center at one of the desks in the pit and are conferring over a portable computer that they have brought with them. Fuentes still holds the nuclear device. LOIS We've got to find a way out of here. LUTHOR Negotiation. I've dealt with worse across a boardroom table. We find out what they want, then offer them a better deal. CLARK (sotto) * If we could burn the wires leading * to the bomb. * LOIS Great, Clark. Then we'll all just * fly out of here. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Goldenrod Revision 2/16/94 7A. 5B CONTINUED: 5B JACK It's five against five. I say we take 'em. I bet that bomb's not even real. Clark uses his _X-RAY VISION_ to see inside Fuentes' bomb but it is encased in lead and he can't see through it. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 8. 5B CONTINUED: 5B CLARK (frustrated) Lead. (covering) I mean, we can't take that chance, can we? LOIS Clark, they're going to _kill_ us. CLARK We don't know that. LOIS We can identify them. CLARK The safest thing for all of us to do is just wait. LOIS What about Jimmy? Maybe Jimmy can * save us. * PERRY Jimmy couldn't save baseball * cards. * LUTHOR I know these kind of people. We * should consider ourselves dead. * In that regard, we have nothing to * lose. We must take the offensive. * CLARK Luthor, he may be holding the * lives of thousands of people in his hand. Don't do anything to provoke him. LUTHOR Well, now that we know what Mr. Kent is made of, it's obvious we need someone with a cool head and a keen sense of judgment to take charge. CLARK You? LUTHOR I have thousands of employees... (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 9. 5B CONTINUED: 2 5B PERRY Now, just a dog gone minute.. This is my ship and I'm still the captain. JACK Yeah, the Exxon Valdes. Lois watches as Fuentes and Remy cross to the elevators and get in. LOIS Lex is right, we need a plan. She eyes Schumak through the blinds. * CLARK It's too risky, Lois. LOIS We're wasting time. (to Luthor) I'll create a diversion, you hit him with a chair. CLARK Lois -- But she's already in action. LOIS (to Perry) Chief, sit down, you're having a heart attack. PERRY What the --? She pushes him into a chair, and before anyone can stop, her she's banging on the windows trying to get attention. LOIS Help! Help us! He's having a heart attack. Quickly! He needs a doctor. She looks over at Perry who has no choice now but to play along. He clutches his arm and breathes hard as Schumak enters. Clark eyes him nervously as Schumak trains his weapon on Lois. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 10. 5B CONTINUED: 3 5B LOIS (Cont'd) Do something. He's going to die and _then_ where will you be? On trial for _murder_ that's where. Clark is about to lunge for Schumak when Fuentes and Remy * come in. Fuentes points his gun toward Perry and fires. * Everyone is stunned silent. A semi-circle of bullet holes appears around Perry's feet. He is frozen in fear, no longer faking the coronary. Fuentes smiles, satisfied. * FUENTES A nine millimeter automatic. Better than a triple by-pass. Perry can only nod. Fuentes goes over to Lois. Luthor * and Clark tense up. FUENTES (Cont'd) There will be no more tests of my. patience, is that understood? Lois flashes a defiant look, about to say something when... CLARK She understand, sir. She throws Clark a dirty look then steps back toward Luthor. A loud NOISE by the elevators makes everyone turn. The other two terrorists, NEWBERRY and BLACKMAN are moving heavy demolition machinery out of the elevator. FUENTES (Cont'd) (frustrated) They're on the wrong floor. Schumak, go. Tell them it's down one. * Remy catches up with Fuentes and they begin to have an * animated conversation out of earshot. Meanwhile, every one is concerned for Perry. PERRY (ruffled) Lois, I swear, if you ever rope me into anything like that again, you'll be writing recipes for the food section. LOIS There won't even _be_ a food section if we don't do something to stop them. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 2. 5B CONTINUED: 4 5B LUTHOR Division among the ranks is a sure sign of weakness. I suggest we put this incident behind us and concentrate on learning their next move. Clark turns his ear toward Fuentes and Remy, eavesdropping with his _SUPER HEARING_. REMY What do you mean? They've seen our faces. We can't just let them go. FUENTES You know what our instructions are. REMY I say kill then now. FUENTES You don't have any say. None of * us do until the boss comes. * 5C STORAGE ROOM 5C Jimmy is pacing. JIMMY Stay calm, I'm calm. I'm in the storage room and out there are a million terrorists with _guns_! I can handle this, no problem. (beat) I gotta get out of here. He looks up at the air vent. 5D BACK TO THE OTHERS 5D Clark, concentrating on Remy and Fuentes hasn't heard Jack who has stepped up next to him. JACK Clark. Hey, Kent. CLARK What? Oh. Everything all right? JACK That's what I was just about to ask you. You look kind of out of it. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 12. 5D CONTINUED: 5D CLARK Just thinking, that's all. JACK You really believe that's a nuclear bomb? CLARK Whatever's in that lead-lined box, we can't take any chances. (beat) We're going to be fine. JACK Yeah, I hear you hardly feel a thing at ground zero. They join the others. LOIS You don't think they'd really blow themselves up do you? LUTHOR Terrorists know that the value of one life, even it it's their own, doesn't equal the importance of their cause. CLARK I don't think we need worst case scenarios right now. LUTHOR The point is, it's up to us to stop them. CLARK It's up to us to stay alive anyway we can. Luthor and Clark are in each others faces now, voices raised. LUTHOR Then what do you suggest, Mister Kent? That we just sit here, let them do whatever they want, then wait for them to kill us? CLARK (frustrated) No, I have no choice! If I try to get to the bomb, one of the others might kill any one of you. (MORE) (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 13. 5D CONTINUED: 2 5D CLARK (cont'd) And, if that's a hair trigger under his finger, it could go off faster than I could stop it. I can't take that risk. Everyone is surprised at Clark's outburst. LOIS Clark, take it easy. You're not Superman. CLARK I know, but even if I was, I couldn't -- LOIS Superman would find a way to save us, I know he would. I know he _will_ Off Clark's pensive face we... TIME FADE TO: 6 LATER - SAME 6 Our prisoners have settled in, more comfortable but far from relaxed. Lois pours herself a glass of water from a pitcher and drinks it down. Clark studies Fuentes * through the glass. JACK I wonder if they'll let us go to the bathroom? Lois looks at her empty water glass, suddenly wishing she hadn't. Clark uses his _MICRO VISION_ to get a closer look at... 7 FUENTES 7* ...who is still going over some papers, the nuclear device never leaving his hand. We can't really get a good look at what he's reading because the angle is wrong. 8 8 THRU OMITTED THRU 9 9 ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 14. 10 BACK TO CONFERENCE ROOM 10 ... where Clark is definitely hatching a plan. Meanwhile Lois looks uncomfortable. LOIS I have to go. JACK Okay, see you tomorrow. LOIS No, I mean, I have to _go_. JACK All of a sudden? LOIS No! Just since you mentioned it, thank you very much. LUTHOR They have to provide us with the means to sustain basic human needs. LOIS I don't think anyone told _them_ that. PERRY I think you should tell Miss * Congeniality out there that it's * her responsibility to escort you * to the facilities. * LUTHOR Or you can hold it. Indefinitely. * Meanwhile, Clark hasn't been listening to them. Instead, he eyes the... 11 AUTO SPRINKLER HEAD 11 ... on the ceiling above Fuentes. * 12 BACK TO CLARK 12 CLARK (to himself) Just a few seconds... He lowers his glasses and aims his eyes at the sprinkler head. At the last second, a loud TAPPING distracts him. He turns his head to see Lois knocking on the glass, getting her captor's attention. Clark sighs, his opportunity lost as Remy enters, weapon poised. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 15. 12 CONTINUED: 12 LOIS I have to go to the bathroom. REMY Too bad. LOIS You can't treat us like this. Everyone tenses as Fuentes walks over. * FUENTES I thought I told you not to make trouble. LOIS Evidently my bladder didn't hear you. Fuentes thinks about it. * FUENTES (to Remy) Take her. I'll watch them. He takes his gun as he walks back to his work. Remy walks Lois roughly across the pit. Clark and Luthor watch closely as they disappear into the Ladies' Room. Fuentes * goes back to his computer, the device never leaving his hand. Clark goes back to watching Fuentes while Luthor stays * near the door. He glances surreptitiously toward a red EXIT sign over a doorway about thirty yards from him. Then he looks at Fuentes who is emersed in in his work. * Meanwhile Clark is ready to try his sprinkler trick again. CLARK (to himself) Stay in there, Lois. He lowers his glasses and turns his _HEAT VISION_ toward the sprinkler head. It begins to spray water on top of Fuentes. He recoils, dropping the nuclear device. * * Meanwhile, Luthor makes a run for the Exit. Fuentes * spots him, manages to pull his gun out and fire off several rounds. Clark, turns to see where the bullets are headed. Lex stumbles, just a few feet from the Exit door. Fuentes, no longer hampered by the blast of air reaches * the device easily. Clark runs toward Luthor, followed by the others. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 16. 12 CONTINUED: 2 12 CLARK Luthor! Luthor stands slowly, out of breath. He holds his shoulder. Lois and Remy enter. LOIS Lex! LUTHOR It's nothing. I'm fine. Fuentes stands extremely angry, pointing his gun. FUENTES No second chances. 13 INT. LOBBY - NIGHT 13 Willie, the security guard, is sitting at the desk talking on a direct security line. WILLIE Fire? No, there's no fire. No * need to send a truck over. Must be a busted sprinkler head. I'll check it out when I make my rounds. Yup, pretty quiet night. Thanks for checking. He hangs up, checks his pocket watch, then picks up an old paperback and settles in. 14 CLOSE ON HANDCUFFS 14 ... as they are snapped onto a man and woman's hand. PULL BACK to reveal Lois and Luthor being cuffed together, as are Clark and Jack. Perry is handcuffed to a chair with wheels. The five prisoners sit on the floor of the newsroom. FUENTES We're now operating under the buddy system. If one of you is missing or tries anything heroic, your buddy dies. We PAN across the frightened faces sitting on the floor and end on Clark. PERRY (to the empty chair) No heroics, buddy. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 17. 14 CONTINUED: 14 Clark looks at Jack and knows his hands are truly tied. FADE OUT. _END ACT ONE_ ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 18. _ACT TWO_ FADE IN: 15 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 15 Remy and Fuentes try to salvage their papers and computer * from the water damage. The nuclear device is now strapped to his chest by a shoulder harness. Our prisoners are still sitting oh the floor in pairs, as they were cuffed. Some time has passed. Everyone seems more resigned to the situation. Everyone but Jack, that is. Clark HEARS a CLICK. He and Jack talk in low whispers. CLARK What was that? JACK We're out. I picked the lock with a paper clip I found on the floor. CLARK Put them back on. JACK Don't worry. CLARK Jack, listen to me. Don't you think I've gone over all the possibilites already? The timing, the position, the speed, I've calculated it all. But even if I made it, they could kill you or the others. And anything might make him trigger that bomb. Even Superman wouldn't take that kind of chance right now. JACK But -- CLARK I won't let you do it. * Clark snaps the cuffs back on them. JACK (disillusioned) I guess Luthor was right about you. CLARK Jack, it's more complicated than that. JACK Guess we can't all be heroes. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 19. 15A INT. AIR CONDITIONING DUCT - NIGHT 15A Jimmy is crawling through, talking to himself. JIMMY (mimicking Perry) 'Kid, you mind coming to the office * on a Saturday night? Help me spring clean?' Sure, boss, I'll do anything. I'm an all-purpose moron. He keeps crawling. 15B BACK TO THE PIT 15B Clark knows he's done the right thing, but he's beginning to wonder if what Jack says is true. How long will it take before he must reveal his secret in order to save their lives? Meanwhile, Lois talks to Luthor a few feet away from them. LOIS (quietly excited) This is going to make an incredible story. I mean, how many journalists have had this kind of opportunity? To be in the belly of the beast, _part_ of the event, not just a casual observer. Just like those guys in the Bagdhad Hotel. While she has been talking, Luthor has slowly slumped down beside her. His head now falls on her shoulder, eyes closed. LOIS (Cont'd) Okay, so we don't share the same enthusiasm, you don't have to fall asleep. But he doesn't wake up. LOIS (Cont'd) Lex? She shakes him. LOIS (Cont'd) (worried) Lex? His jacket opens and she sees that his shirt is soaked with blood near the shoulder. LOIS (Cont'd) Oh my God, someone help him. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 20. 15B CONTINUED: 15B He lapses in and out of consciousness as the others move closer to see what's going on. LOIS (Cont'd) He's really hurt. Clark and Jack get his jacket off with their free hands, then open his shirt. Clark inspects the wound. CLARK The bullet went straight through, but he's losing a lot of blood. * PERRY We have to close his wound. * LOIS How? Clark looks over, spots the coffee station, then addresses the others. CLARK I'm going to need three tea bags, a cup, an orange and a pack of gum. LOIS For what? CLARK A remedy I learned from a Bornean medicine man. It should stop the bleeding. Perry gathers the items. LOIS Clark, this is no time for voodoo. CLARK Lois, we have no choice. Perry brings the stuff over. CLARK (to Perry) Open the tea bags and combine the leaves. (to Jack) Chew as many sticks of gum as you can. (to Lois) Squeeze some orange juice into the cup. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 21. 15B CONTINUED: 2 15B LOIS This is ridiculous. CLARK The oils and tannen from the tea leaves, combined with the peppermint from the gum and the ascorbic acid from the orange juice form a very potent healing mixture. Lois, there's no time. Flustered, she begins to peel the orange. As everyone's attention is diverted to their tasks, Clark begins the real remedy. He finds the bullet hole and, using his _HEAT VISION_, he cauterizes the wound. Luthor comes to. * LUTHOR Kent? CLARK Don't worry, you're probably a little dizzy but you'll be fine. (to the others) Is it ready? Lois holds the cup out. Perry puts in the tea leaves and Jack puts in a wad of gum. Clark takes Luthor's handkerchief out of his pocket, wets it with the placebo mixture, then places it on Luthor's shoulder. CLARK (Cont'd) (to Luthor) Careful, this could sting. Luthor winces. Clark removes the handkerchief revealing a nicely healed shoulder. PERRY Well, I'll be damned. Lois, too, is amazed. She looks at Clark. LOIS (sincerely) Thank you. LUTHOR Lois, help me up. I'm fine... Before he can finish, they are all shaken by a huge jolt. LOIS What was that? JACK An earthquake. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 22. 15B CONTINUED: 3 15B It happens again. Clark looks over at Fuentes who pulls out a walkie talkie, looking annoyed. CLARK I don't think so. The shaking continues. Clark X-RAYS through the floor. 15C BELOW 15C* ... the other three terrorists use jackhammers and a * battering ram to break through walls and the floor. 15D BACK TO C 15D* CLARK They must be using that machinery we saw them bring in here. PERRY For what? Why would they come in here and destroy the Daily Planet? Fuentes talks angrily into the walkie talkie. * FUENTES I told you to wait for my instructions. I'm still studying the plans. Clark monitors them with his _X-RAY VISION_. * 15E BELOW 15E* ... they search the rubble, dissatisfied. * 15F BACK TO SCENE 15F* CLARK I don't think they're trying to destroy the Planet, Chief. I think they're looking for something. Fuentes slams the walkie talkie down. * FUENTES There's nothing there! Get that thing working again. Remy looks up from their computer that she has been trying to fix. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 23. 15F CONTINUED: 15F REMY There's no way. Too much water damage. Fuentes aims his gun at the computer and fires. He then * flings the water-soaked papers aside. CLARK Guess they didn't find it. Fuentes and Remy argue quietly. Clark uses _SUPER HEARING_ once again. * REMY So that's it? A machine breaks and we just give up? FUENTES I have no blueprints. Dragonetti's office isn't where we thought it was. What am I supposed to do? He clutches the detonator tightly, frustration building. CLARK (to himself) Dragonetti? LOIS Dragon what? CLARK They said Dragonetti. LOIS How do you know? You read lips now? CLARK Well, as a matter of fact -- PERRY Dragonetti? Well, I'll be damned. I haven't heard that name in years. LOIS You know him, Chief? PERRY Know of him. Pino 'Pretty Face' Dragonetti. One of the fiercest gangsters in Metropolis during the Prohibition era, as ruthless as he was handsome. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) White Revision 2/18/94 24. 16 EXT. DAILY PLANET - BLACK AND WHITE FLASHBACK - NIGHT 16 Perry continues his.story over a gangster era flashback with our people in starring roles. Dragonetti (Luthor) walks under a theater marquis announcing "The Jazz Singer" and turns the corner into an alley. PERRY (V.0.) Dragonetti actually built this place. He and a consortium of other high profile gangsters. They hid behind a dummy corporation and tried to launder their gin money through the real estate market. This was before the Daily Planet moved in, of course. Anyway, Dragonetti used this as his headquarters. There was even a speakeasy in the basement, right where the cafeteria is now. Dragonetti goes to a nondescript door near some garbage cans. He knocks, and an eye hole slides open. The door opens immediately and we move into... 17 INT. SPEAKEASY - NIGHT 17 The music is loud, the gin flows and everybody shakes Dragonetti's hand. The cigarette girl (Cat) flashes him a smile and he winks at her as the Maitre'd (Jimmy) comes up to him, looking slick in a dinner jacket. MAITRE'D/JIMMY Evening, P.D. Good crowd. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Who've we got tonight? MAITRE'D/JIMMY The mayor's brother, that actress from the coast, Lieutenant Moore * at the bar and Bud Robertson waiting for you at your table with Lily. The cigarette girl crosses the floor. CIGARETTE GIRL/CAT Cigars, cigarettes, tiparillos... The Maitre'd falls back as Dragonetti approaches a man at the bar. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Lieutenant? The man turns around. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) White Revision 2/18/94 25. 17 CONTINUED: 17 LT. MOORE/PERRY Pretty Face. * DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Enjoying yourself? LT. MOORE/PERRY As always. * DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR About that little problem my trucks ran into in the Hobs River precint... LT. MOORE/PERRY All taken care of. * DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR (smiling) Who says you can't find a cop when you need one? Dragonetti crosses to a table where Bill (Clark) and Lily (Lois) are deep in private conversation. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR (Cont'd) I didn't realize your share of the business entitled you to fifty percent of my personal assets as well. Lily and Bill part quickly. Lily, dressed in white, stands and cuddles up to Dragonetti. LILY/LOIS Pino, I missed you. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR I can see that. Now, beat it. I've got business with Bill. LILY/LOIS Your business is my business, you big lug. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Later, baby. She looks at them both, blows Pino a kiss, then leaves. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR (Cont'd) So, what's the emergency? BILL/CLARK It's Murphy. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 26. 17 CONTINUED: 2 17 Bud and Dragonetti look across the room at Murphy (Fuentes), who sits with the rest of his gang. * BILL/CLARK (Cont'd) He's making a play for our action down by the Wharf. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Is that so? Murphy sees Bud and Dragonetti and walks over to their table. He looks down at them. MURPHY/FUENTES Gentlemen, what a lovely establishment you have here. BILL/CLARK You've got a lot of nerve, Murphy. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR But, fortunately for us, not too many brains. We've got the wharf locked up. 18 BACK TO THE PRESENT 18 Fuentes has crossed the room and stands over the hostages. FUENTES I said the system's locked up. Now who can get me on-line with the computer? Lois is about to speak but Clark cuts her off. CLARK I can help you. What file do you need? FUENTES That's not your concern. Remy starts to unlock his cuffs. FUENTES (Cont'd) Just get me onto the Metro-Comp data base. Lois pipes up. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 27. 18 CONTINUED: 18 LOIS Metro-Comp? That's the old system. We updated three years ago. He won't know how to use it. She raises her cuffed hand, cutting off Clark's protest. LOIS (Cont'd) You'll have to take me. Fuentes nods. Remy re-cuffs Clark and releases Lois * instead. Luthor looks worried as they cuff him to Clark. LUTHOR (to Lois) Be careful. LOIS Don't worry. (to Clark) _Somebody's_ got to find out what they're doing here. Before Clark can say a word, Fuentes drags Lois into... * 19 PERRY'S OFFICE 19 Fuentes points at the computer behind the desk. FUENTES (to Lois) Sit down. LOIS I'd prefer to... FUENTES Sit. She does. Fuentes begins to walk around. * FUENTES (Cont'd) All right, give me your access code. 20 BACK TO CLARK AND LUTHOR 20 ... trying to see into Perry's office. LUTHOR (still weak) How could you let her go in there? (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 28. 20 CONTINUED: 20 CLARK It wasn't exactly my plan. LUTHOR If anything happens to her I'll... They HEAR Lois SCREAM. Clark immediately uses his _X-RAY VISION_ and _SUPER HEARING_. LUTHOR (Cont'd) What's he doing to her? CLARK Shhh. Clark sees Fuentes holding Lois by the hair. FUENTES Now, Miss Lane, I've spent the last eight months planning for this night. Your life means less than nothing to me right now, so if you don't give me the _correct_ access code I'm going to break your lovely little neck. Clark looks to Jack an his left, Luthor an his right. But not even his secret identity is more important than Lois' life. 21 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 21* LOIS (meekly) Superman. 22 CLARK 22 ... starts to stand. CLARK I'm coming. Remy walks over, her gun poised. 23 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 23* FUENTES Superman can't help you now. He tightens his grip. LOIS Superman is my _access_ _code_! ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 29. 24 CLARK 24 ... relaxes as he sees Fuentes release her and sit her * behind the computer. He lets Remy stare him back down but Luthor, still weak, starts to stand. LUTHOR (dazed) I'm going in there. * Luthor falls back down. Clark lifts up his hand to * straighten his glasses but Luthor yanks it away. Neither one is used to the cuff's yet. CLARK (Cont'd) May I? Luthor reluctantly lets his arm be guided up to Clark's face. The two rivals just glare at each other. * 24A 24A THRU OMITTED THRU 24F 24F * 25 BACK TO LOIS 25 on the computer. Fuentes leans over her shoulder. * FUENTES The file is named... (spelling) D-P-B-L-P-R-N-T. Lois enters the letters. LOIS (confirming as she goes) D-P-B-L-P-R-N-T. (deciphering) Daily Planet... blueprint? FUENTES Just call it up. LOIS So you must be interested in * architecture. I always found this * building particularly fascinating myself. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 30. 25 CONTINUED: 25 FUENTES There it is. Bring it up. LOIS Yes, sir. Daily Planet Blueprint. Fuentes smiles as we see the document appear. Sure * enough, it's page after page of blueprints on the screen. FUENTES Find the floor below us. LOIS Hmm. I think that's the advertising department. Thinking about placing a personal? Again, he ignores her as he studies the screen. He looks pleased. FUENTES Now, show me the plans to this floor. Fuentes smiles as he talks into the walkie talkie. * FUENTES (Cont'd) Bring the equipment up here. LOIS Now, what could possibly be here in the Daily Planet newsroom that would be worth risking your lives and the lives of everyone in Metropolis? FUENTES What else has man sought after without pity or remorse since the dawn of time? LOIS Inner peace? FUENTES Cold, hard, cash. LOIS (nervous) Oh. FUENTES Now print me out those plans. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 31. 25 CONTINUED: 2 25 LOIS Sure. But they'll come Out over there. She points into to a printer outside the office. FUENTES Fine. Do it. She enters some more commands. We HEAR the printer BUZZ. LOIS Well, since I've already been so helpful, how about giving me an exclusive interview? FUENTES We'll discuss the future later, Miss Lane. He exits. Lois knows she can' t get up but she's got to do _something_. Eyeing Fuentes, she quietly types on the * computer. The screen now reads... "WELCOME TO THE COMPU-LINK E-MAIL SYSTEM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO: A) RECIEVE MESSAGES? B) REVIEW MESSAGES? C) SEND NEW MESSAGES?" Lois clicks the cursor to the last option as Fuentes * re-enters. She smiles at him, innocently. He sits on the other side of the desk, and begins to make notations on the plans. Lois' eyes wander back to the screen. It now reads... "WHAT IS YOUR MESSAGE?" She can barely breathe. She creeps her hand back to the keyboard and we see her message appear as Fuentes sits * just inches away: "S.O.S." Off Lois' nervous face. FADE OUT. _END ACT TWO_ ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 32. _ACT THREE_ FADE IN: 26 INT. DAILY PLANET - PERRY'S OFFICE - NIGHT 26 Lois hasn't moved a muscle. She eyes Fuentes who is still engrossed in his work. Her finger moves over to the "ENTER" button and presses down. The words "Sending Message" flash on and off and she is visibly relieved. Until the computer BEEPS. Fuentes looks up. She smiles. 27 27 THRU OMITTED THRU 28 28 29 BACK TO THE PIT 29 Luthor winces as he puts weight on his wounded arm. CLARK How's your shoulder? LUTHOR Oh, please, no false sympathy, Kent. JACK Hey, you'd still be bleeding to death if it wasn't for him. LUTHOR (surprised) Is that so? CLARK Don't ask me if I'd do it again. Clark who looks toward... * 30 PERRY'S OFFICE 30 Another BEEP. This time Fuentes is suspicious. Lois' * confidence is melting away. Fuentes stands and quickly * comes around the desk to read the computer screen. His finger pushes the "ESCAPE" key. The words "Message Interrupted: Retry?" appear. FUENTES You've got a lot of nerve, Miss Lane. Not good judgement, but a lot of nerve. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 33. 30 CONTINUED: 30 He grabs her by the arm and drags her out of the office, but not before she grabs one of the small pieces of paper he has been making notes on. She stuffs it into her pocket during their scuffle out the door. 30A INT. AIR CONDITIONING DUCT 3OA* Jimmy scuttles along on his hands and knees fantasizing. * JIMMY The intrepid cub reporter stealthily worked his way through the dark maze of tunnels knowing that certain death could lurk around every corner. Yet he continued on... He was their only hope. He was Olsen, Jimmy Olsen. 31 BACK TO THE PIT 31 ... as Fuentes brings Lois back to the group. FUENTES (to Remy) I'm beginning to think you were right about our uninvited guests. They re-cuff Lois and Luthor together, separating him from Clark, who watches as Lois is comforted by Luthor's arms. LUTHOR Thank God you're all right. FUENTES (to Remy) I've found it. They're bringing the equipment back up but time is definitely a factor now so get down there and help. REMY (re hostages) What about them? FUENTES If anyone tries anything, we shoot to kill. Satisfied, Remy walks off. Fuentes looks straight at * Lois. FUENTES (Cont'd) _Anyone_. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 34. 31 CONTINUED: 31 He goes back to his papers in Perry's office, keeping the group within eyesight. CLARK (to Lois) What did you do in there? LOIS (talking fast) He had me pull up the architectural plans for the building. They're looking for money. Lois carefully removes the paper from her pocket. LOIS (Cont'd) Look, I stole this from him.. She passes it around. CLARK It's a diagram of these offices. LUTHOR And a very familiar name. 32 INT. PERRY@S OFFICE - BLACK AND WHITE FLASHBACK - NIGHT 32 BILL/CLARK Dragonetti, you double crossing son of a -- Dragonetti stands up to face Bill across his desk. Lily * lounges on the couch reading a magazine. LILY/LOIS Bill, now why would Pino double * cross you? You're partners. * BILL/CLARK Word on the street is you're dealing with Murphy. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR And you trust that word more than mine? It's a stand-off. Bill blinks first. * BILL/CLARK No. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Good. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 35. 32 CONTINUED: 32 LILY/LOIS Friends again, you silly boys? Dragonetti sits back down. BILL/CLARK Look, maybe it's time I cashed out, took my share and just said goodbye to this town and this life. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR I don't think so. BILL/CLARK Half of what's in that vault is rightfully mine. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR And if I let you take it, then the whole operation will only be worth half as much. Sorry, Bill. In * for a penny, in for a pound. Isn't that right, Lily? Lily looks nervously from her magazine. She and Bill * share a worried look. Bill takes a key chain out of his * pocket and tosses it in his hand. BILL/CLARK Just remember, it takes two keys to open the vault, and I've got one of them. He JINGLES the keys again. 33 BACK TO PRESENT 33 Clark's _SUPER HEARING_ picks up a faraway JINGLE just like in the flashback. Then some faint CLICKS. LOIS So you think Dragonetti's vault is still here in the building? PERRY Well, I always thought it was one of those tall stories, you know, like that mess Geraldo got himself into? But maybe there's some merit to it after all. Another JINGLE. He _X-RAYS_ through the ceiling this time and sees... * ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 36. 33A TWO FLOORS UP 33A* Willie, the nightwatchman, conscientiously making his * rounds. His long key chain TINGLES as he walks down the * linoleum hallway, CLICK, CLICK. * 33B BACK TO SCENE 33B* CLARK (worried) Willie... LOIS Willie! He's still making his rounds. He'll save us. He's a security guard. PERRY He's an octogenarian. LOIS He has a gun. PERRY He has a hernia. JACK We've got to get to him before they do. He can go for help. LUTHOR And how do you propose we do that? Luthor gestures with the hand cuff. Before anyone can answer, we HEAR a CLICK. JACK (to Clark) Don't worry, buddy, I'll be back before they know I'm gone. CLARK Jack, no And with that he's off toward the exit door, silent and low to the ground, leaving Clark with an empty handcuff hanging from his wrist. He's angry at Jack, but more angry at himself for letting it happen. Clark looks at Fuentes, who's too busy to notice. He knows what he's * got to do. CLARK (Cont'd) I can't let him go alone. He looks at Lois, still holding onto Luthor's arm. She meets his gaze. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 37. 33B CONTINUED: 33B LOIS Be careful, Clark. PERRY Hurry back, son. With one last look at Fuentes, Clark follows Jack through * the exit door and into a... 34 STAIRWELL 34 Clark races up two flights at _SUPER SPEED_ and catches up with Jack as he enters... 35 A HALLWAY 35 Jack jumps when he sees Clark. JACK What did you do, fly up here? CLARK I tried not to make any noise. They see Willie shuffling down the hall, checking doors. They make their way toward him. He turns around to find them and nearly has a heart attack. WILLIE Mr. Kent... wh-what are you doing up here? CLARK Willie, we need your help. Off Willie's perplexed face. 36 BACK TO THE NEWSROOM 36 ... where the elevator doors open and Remy, Schumak, and the Blackman remove the machinery once again. Fuentes * goes over to meet them, plans in hand. FUENTES I think I've found the best way in. (remembering) Schumak, check the prisoners. Schumak walks across the pit toward... ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 38. 37 THE OTHERS 37 ... who are sitting in a line, protecting something behind them. SCHUMAK What's going on? LOIS We're getting tired. LUTHOR So we're taking shift's sleeping. PERRY You got a problem with that? Schumak looks through them. There are two figures under blankets. A pair of old shoes peaks out from one end. After a seemingly endless beat, Schumak is satisfied. SCHUMAK No, no problem. Better for us you all go to sleep. He laughs and goes back to help the others. The three cohorts breathe a sigh of relief. 38 REVERSE ANGLE 38 ...shows the decoys, none other than Elvira and the GOP * elephant underneath a blanket that says "I Saw Halley's Comet, 1985." PERRY And they wanted me to throw this stuff away. 39 BACK TO THE HALLWAY 39 ... where Clark and Jack talk to Willie. WILLIE I'll get the cops. But you boys get yourselves back down there before they find out you're gone. You don't know what they might do. CLARK Thanks, Willie. We're counting on you. Willie hurries toward the elevators. Meanwhile... ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 39. 40 LOIS AND LUTHOR 40 ... have gotten closer, resting on each other now. Luthor looks weaker. LUTHOR Now that I know it's money they * want, all I need is five minutes * alone with their leader. * LOIS I don't think they'll go for it, * Lex. They have no reason to trust * you, and they've already got a * bird in the hand. * LUTHOR It's worth a try. As soon as Kent * and the kid get back I'll begin to * negotiate. * (beat) It's only money, Lois. * LOIS A _lot_ of money. * LUTHOR But what is it really worth? It * can't buy a perfect blue sky, the * symphony of waves crashing against * a rocky shore, a hand to hold when * you're alone. * He takes her cuffed hand in his, brings it to his lips and kisses it tenderly. She sees something new in him. Something sincere. And she likes it. By now, the terrorists are all in Perry's office so they don't notice the elevator DING. But Lois does. LOIS We're saved! Luthor and Perry look over to see Cat enter the the Pit and head straight for her desk. LOIS (Cont'd) Ca -- Perry stops her. PERRY Shhh. Don't draw their attention to her. Perry, Luthor and Lois all.start waving frantically at Cat who is busy pulling lingerie out of her desk drawer, trying to make a decision. She sees them waving. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 40. 40 CONTINUED: 40 She waves back and holds up one of the teddys for their approval. She mistakes their desperate gestures for a "yes," smiles, waves goodbye then disappears back into the elevator. LOIS If I'm alive on Monday morning, she won't be. 41 THE STAIRWELL 41 ... as Clark and Jack make their way down to their floor. Jack is ahead of Clark and almost to the door when Newberry, the fifth terrorist, makes his way up the stairs from the floor below. Jack freezes. Newberry spots him. He aims his gun at Jack and fires. Clark has no time to think. He pushes Jack down, and instinctively places * himself between Jack and the bullet. It bounces off his * chest. Clark then hops the railing and tackles Newberry. * 42 CLOSE ON LOIS 42 ... as she reacts to the shot. LOIS Did you hear something? LUTHOR Faintly. Lois looks toward the group in Perry's office, still * unloading. They didn't hear it. Back to... 43 THE STAIRWELL 43 ... as Clark takes a nearby fire hose and ties Newberry tightly. He takes the man's cap off and stuffs it in his mouth so he won't make noise when he comes to. Meanwhile, Jack has rejoined Clark. * JACK (confused) What happened? CLARK (simply) He missed. Jack looks at Clark's shirt. A bullet hole, but no * blood, no wound. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 41. 43 CONTINUED: 43 JACK Oh... I... (beat) * ... you sure you're all right. * CLARK Fine. Clark starts for the door. JACK Hey, Clark? Clark turns to face him. JACK (Cont'd) Luthor was wrong about you. Clark smiles, then he and Jack duck and enter... 44 THE NEWSROOM 44 ... where they go, one at a time, across the open space toward the others. Lois looks visibly relieved as Clark sits down next to her and snaps the cuffs back on to his hand, then to Jack's. Clark looks at the decoys, then smiles at Lois. JACK Did you find Willie? CLARK Help's on its way. What have they been doing? PERRY Futzing around with those fancy tools. They watch as Schumak and Blackman carry jackhammers inside Perry's office. Remy and Fuentes follow with * chain saws and picks. PERRY (Cont'd) What the... 44A PERRY'S OFFICE 44A Fuentes and Schumak drag Perry's desk across the room, * not caring what they damage in the process. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 42. 44B BACK TO THE OTHERS 44B PERRY Not the Elvis box! They are all startled by the loud ROAR of a motor. PERRY (Cont'd) They're not doin' what I think they're doin' ... 44C JACKHAMMERS 44C ... start to tear apart the floor in Perry's office. The noise and the dust are overwhelming. 44D BACK TO THE OTHERS 44D CLARK Looks like they've found Dragonetti's vault. JACK And it's been there all the time. Right under the chief's... Perry's look makes him choose his words wisely. JACK (Cont'd) ... nose. off their looks as Perry's office gets demolished. FADE OUT. _END ACT THREE_ ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Yellow 2/24/94 43. _ACT FOUR_ FADE IN: 45 INT. DAILY PLANET - SAME NIGHT 45 The hostage group is on its feet now, staring at the carnage in Parry's office. They hear the sound of metal hitting metal and a few sparks fly from within. The machinery noise grinds to a halt. 45A OMITTED 45A 45B INT. DAILY PLANET - AIR DUCT - NIGHT 45B* JIMMY Olsen was tired, hungry, and * sore-kneed. But his unquenchable * spirit drove him onward. Until... * There! An opening! A light at * the end of the tunnel. * (reaches the opening) * An... M-16. * (beat) * Uh-oh. * 46 OMITTED 46 47 CLOSE ON A BLOWTORCH 47 ... as it is lit. It moves out of frame, revealing Perry, his face incredulous. Fuentes now addresses the hostages as the blowtorch is brought into Perry's office. FUENTES As you can see, we found what we were looking for... CLARK Dragonetti's vault. LUTHOR I'll double the amount in that safe if you release us unharmed. FUENTES From what I've heard, I'd be better off out there with the cops on my tail than you, Mr. Luthor. Remy comes out. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Yellow Revision 2/24/94 43A. 47 CONTINUED: 47 REMY We're close. Good. I think it's only fitting that after all the trouble he's gone to, I allow the mastermind of this plan to do the actual unveiling, don't you all agree. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 44. 47 CONTINUED: 47 LOIS (to Clark) I knew he wasn't smart enough to think of this on his own. FUENTES Besides, I know you'll all enjoy meeting him. (into walkie-talkie) We're ready for you, sir. As if on cue, the elevator DINGS. All heads turn as the doors open, revealing... ALL Jimmy? * Jimmy enters with his hands up, behind him Willie slowly * makes his way down to them, holding Jimmy at gunpoint. * ALL Willie!? * LOIS But this means -- FUENTES Help is _not_ on its way. PERRY Willie, how could you? Why, I recommended you for this job. WILLIE Would you have recommended me if you knew I had a prison record? LOIS Willie, just because you did something bad in the past doesn't mean you have to turn to a life of crime in your sunset years.. WILLIE I just got out ten months ago. LOIS Oh. Well, nothing you did could possibly be as bad as armed robbery and kidnapping. WILLIE Murder One. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Pink Pink Revision 2/23/94 45. 47 CONTINUED: 2 47 LOIS (swallowing) Oh. JACK You killed someone? WILLIE Of course not! Don't be ridiculous. I couldn't hurt a fly. CLARK Then why were you in prison? Willie looks around. His eyes settle on Perry's office. 48 FADE TO BLACK AND WHITE 48 Bill enters the darkened office. BILL/CLARK Dragonetti? You wanted to see me? Lily steps out of the shadows, again dressed all in white. LILY/LOIS No, I did. I couldn't stand it any more. I couldn't be away from you. Bud crosses the room, takes her in his arms and kisses her passionately. BILL/CLARK I'm going to get us out of this, I swear. There's thirty million in * here and half of it's mine, fair and square. I'll just wait 'til he gets here. Bill takes out a gun. The door opens. A figure stands in the doorway. We HEAR a SHOT and the figure goes down. BILL/CLARK (Cont'd) (confused) Dragonetti? Dragonetti steps out of the shadows behind Bill, a smoking gun in his hand. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Sorry, Bill. There's no such thing as fair and square. Bill looks at the body on the floor. It's Murphy. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) White Revision 2/18/94 46. 48 CONTINUED: 48 BILL/CLARK Murphy! DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR I realized this was becoming a one man operation and the two of you conveniently complied. BILL/CLARK If you think you can get rid of me that easily -- DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Lieutenant Moore, arrest this man * for the murder of Mr. Murphy. Lieutenant Moore enters and takes Bill's gun. Dragonetti hands him his gun as well. LT. MOORE/PERRY I'll probably need these guns for * evidence. I guess you wrestled that one out of his hand. DRAGONETTI/LUTHOR Yes, that's it, thank you. BILL/CLARK You won't get away with this. Lily, tell him what really happened. Lily crosses to Dragonetti, double-crossing Bill. LILY/LOIS It's just like Pino said. You killed him. BILL/CLARK Not you, Lily... LILY/LOIS There's a sucker born every minute. 49 FADE BACK TO WILLIE 49 ... lost in his memories. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 47. 49 CONTINUED: 49 WILLIE Anyone but you. (beat) I lost a lifetime because of Dragonetti and I swore, if I ever got out, I'd come back for what belonged to me. (beat) * Dragonetti got his due, though. * He was gunned down a week after I * went to prison. * The others are engrossed in his story. CLARK Willie, they're going to send you right back to prison for what you've done to us. WILLIE But you weren't supposed to be here! (to Fuentes) And you broke your promise. You said no guns. FUENTES I lied. (beat) About a lot of things. Fuentes grabs Willie and cuffs him to the other side of Perry. WILLIE Fuentes, what do you think you're doing? FUENTES Sorry, Pops. You're a liability. WILLIE But I'm the one who told you about the vault in the first place. FUENTES And I'll always remember you fondly for it. But we've got to make a clean getaway and you're not exactly at your physical peak. Remy sticks her head out of the office. REMY We're in. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Green Revision 2/15/94 47A. 49 CONTINUED: 2 49 FUENTES Good. Load the bags. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 48. 49 CONTINUED: 2 49 LOIS What about us? FUENTES Remy! She comes over, carrying two bags. FUENTES (Cont'd) I believe I've come around to your way of thinking. We'll take these up and meet you at the chopper. They're all yours. (beat) Except her. Fuentes unlocks Lois' cuff. * FUENTES (Cont'd) We may need a hostage if anything goes wrong. Luthor tries to jump Fuentes but he's too weak. Remy * easily wards him off with a sharp blow. Lois is at a loss. LOIS You can't just kill them. FUENTES You'd be surprised what you can do for a hundred million dollars. Remy points her weapon at the group. REMY Get him up. Let's go. Clark helps Luthor to his feet and carries him, half-conscious, toward the elevators. LOIS (weakly, to Fuentes) * I suppose this means I can't have the interview. 50 50 THRU OMITTED THRU 53 53 54 STAIRWELL 54 ... as they begin to descend. Jack looks nervously at Clark who is still uncertain what he knows. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 49. 54 CONTINUED: 54 CLARK (re Luthor) Hold him. Jack nods and as he is busy taking Luthor's weight, Clark, his back to the others, aims his _HEAT VISION_ at the light fixture. SPARKS fly, the lights flicker, then off all together. 55 OVER BLACK 55 We HEAR a short scuffle, then Jack opens a door letting light into the stairwell. He looks at the cuffs dangling from his wrist. Clark's is broken open. He hides it from the others as they see Remy now unconscious and tied up next to Newberry. JIMMY Hey, where's C.K.? 56 56 THRU OMITTED THRU 57 57 58 EXT. ROOF - NIGHT 58 Lois, Fuentes, Schumak and Blackman come out onto the * roof. They look around, confused. FUENTES Where's the chopper? SCHUMAK I don't know. FUENTES Newberry! BLACKMAN He can't even drive a car. FUENTES Then who took it? Lois smiles, figuring it out. LOIS Superman. Fuentes angrily pulls her back inside followed by the * others. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 50. 59 INT. DAILY PLANET HALLWAY - NIGHT 59 The terrorists and Lois race back toward the elevator. FUENTES Down to the garage. We'll take the van. But before they reach the button, they are plunged into darkness. Lois SCREAMS. LOIS Superman! We're up here. FUENTES Shut up or I push the button. 60 CLARK 60 ... steps away from the main power box where he has just thrown the switch. CLARK Hang on, Lois. He takes off at _SUPER-SPEED_. 61 BACK TO LOIS AND FUENTES 61* Fuentes holds a small flashlight. FUENTES Shumak!? No answer. FUENTES (Cont'd) Blackman!? Nowhere to be found. Fuentes is nervous now. * LOIS I told you. It's Superman. FUENTES And I told you unless I make it out of here with the money, the whole city goes. He drags her back out onto... 62 THE ROOF 62 They head for the ledge. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 51. 63 BACK IN THE HALLWAY 63 Clark is about to go out on the roof when Jack bursts through the stairwell door, huffing and puffing. CLARK What are you doing? JACK Helping you. They HEAR Lois SCREAM. CLARK Go back. But Clark has no time to waste. He goes out onto... 64 THE ROOF 64 where he sees Lois and Fuentes go over the side. * LOIS Clark! Clark and Jack race to the edge. Fuentes and Lois are on * a window washer's scaffold that hangs off the side of the building. Fuentes still has the bomb in one hand which * hinders his movement but he is above Lois preventing her from climbing back up. CLARK Jack, quick, get the police. * Jack takes off. * FUENTES I'm going and I'm taking you all * with me. * Lois grabs his loose arm and fights for the device. In their struggle one end of the scaffold becomes untied and Lois falls off. Clark jumps after her. * 64A ANGLE JACK 64A looking back, the roof is empty. * 65 EXT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 65 SUPERMAN stands under the globe and catches Lois. LOIS I knew you'd come. ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 52. 65A BACK TO THE SCAFFOLD 65A ... as Fuentes' finger moves toward the button, still in his hand. The other end of the scaffold gives out before he can push it and he, too, plummets to the ground. 65B SUPERMAN 65B catches Fuentes, grabs his wrist. Fuentes involuntarily drops the device. Lois catches it. LOIS (disgustedly) Other women catch bouquets, I catch bombs. SUPERMAN (smiling) That's what makes you so special, Lois. LOIS (smiling back proudly) Oh. He takes the bomb from her as we HEAR SIRENS pull up. SUPERMAN Tell them there's one tied up in the west stairwell and two more on the roof. (re bomb) I'll take care of this. He flies off as the police grab Fuentes. Perry, Jimmy, Willie and Luthor come out of the main doors. PERRY Hey! We've got an injured man over here! Lois rushes over to Luthor's side as two paramedics lead * him to an ambulance and sit him down. * LUTHOR Lois? Are you all right? LOIS I'm fine. LUTHOR What an experience. At least I got to spend the night with you. I didn't know you were that type of woman. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 52A. 65B CONTINUED: 65B LOIS Hey, I'm full of surprises. He takes her hand. The paramedics interrupt them and * then guide Luthor into the ambulance. Meanwhile, Clark * and Jack come out of the building. * CLARK Amazing night... * JACK Pretty unbelievable. * CLARK Yeah, you could say that. * JACK I mean, if I ever told anybody * about it they'd think I was crazy, * right? * CLARK Probably. * JACK You know, you still owe me a * movie. * CLARK Next weekend. * JACK You're on. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 53. 65B CONTINUED: 2 65B Clark slaps Jack oh the back, walks toward Lois. She * throws her arms around Clark, relieved. They part. * She's slightly embarrassed at her outburst of emotion. * LOIS I told you Superman wouldn't let us down. CLARK I'm sure he always had his eye on * us. * LOIS Well, just another Saturday night * in Metropolis. * CLARK Yeah, the fun never stops. * (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Blue Blue Revision 2/22/94 54. 65B CONTINUED: 3 65B LOIS You know, it's times like these I * think maybe I should get a regular * boring job, settle down with a guy * who sells insurance and have * two-point-four kids. * Beat. LOIS CLARK Nah. Nah. * LOIS Well, I guess I should ride with * Lex. * CLARK Lois? * LOIS Yes? * CLARK Be careful with Luthor. You don't * know him like I do. * She turns and walks to the ambulance where she takes * Luthor's outstretched hand. Clark watches, feeling * suddenly alone amid the flurry of activity. * 66 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY #2) 66 Monday morning and the newsroom is buzzing, mostly with people trying to see into Perry's boarded-up office. Perry stands with Jimmy. (CONTINUED) ---page break--- FLY HARD (#18) Yellow Revision 2/14/94 55. 66 CONTINUED: 66 PERRY Oh well, I guess the place needed a lift. Lois and Clark sit at their desks. A messenger brings a flower arrangement over. She opens the card. It reads: "Love, Lex." She looks at Clark who just keeps * working. CAT enters, her bubbly self. CAT _What_ at a weekend. I know he may not look it, but under that plain, mild-mannered facade, George is a wild man. (confidentially) I spent most of the weekend in handcuffs. So, what did you guys do this weekend? By this time, Lois, Clark, Jimmy and Perry are all just glaring at her. Lois starts to move toward her. CAT (Cont'd) Gee, sorry I asked. FADE OUT. _END ACT FOUR_