notes: To pop everything into place... set top margin at 0.5", bottom margin at 0.5" (or minimums) (I had to tell my program that my primitive printer was using legal-size paper) left margin at 1", right margin at .25 (or minimum) On title page, the instructions in [brackets] are for printing purposes only and the lines they refer to should be centered For all other fonts, use Courier 10 (or typewriter-style, nonproportional 10 characters-per-inch font) "*" used in script probably means "this line changed from previous version" Typos noted in original: on "Locations" page, "Vincent Winnenger's Apt" misspells Winninger Page 17: line 31 spelling of FLEISCHER Street does not match "Fleisher" on Locations sheet --page break-- [bold,large] _LOIS & CLARK_ [bold,ital] The New Adventures of Superman [bold] "Witness" EPISODE TEN Prod. #455310 Written by: DAVID JACOBS Directed by: MEL DAMSEI WARNER BROS. TELEVISION _Production Draft_ Oct. 25, 1993 Blue (full) 10/27/93 Pink Rev. 10/28/93 Yellow Rev. 10/29/93 --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Witness_" _CAST_ Yellow Rev. 10/29/93 CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN LOIS LANE PERRY WHITE JIMMY OLSEN CAT GRANT ______________________________________________________________ BARBARA TREVINO/CLEANING WOMAN VINCENT WINNINGER SEBASTIAN FINN/AIDE DR. HUBERT INSPECTOR HENDERSON * MR. TRACEWSKI OLD TIMER SKATEBOARDER TEACHER KID #1 KID #2 GIRL #1 --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Witness_" LOCATIONS INTERIORS: EXTERIORS: Daily Planet Daily Planet The Pit Storage Room Metropolis Skies Lois' Apartment Driving Range Hallway (Outside) Kitchen Fleisher St. Living Room Lois' Brownstone Bathroom Trade Center Vincent Winnenger's Apt. Courtyard Study Roof Powder Room School Room Trade Center Hallway Stairwell Clark's Apartment --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Witness_" CHRONOLOGY Pink Rev. 10/28/93 SC. 1 - 3 DAY 1 SC. 11 - 30 DAY 2 SC. 31 - aa47 NIGHT 2 * SC. 47a - 77 DAY 3 * SC. 78 - 83 NIGHT 3 SC. 84 - 85 DAY 4 SC. 86 - 93 NIGHT 4 --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ _The New Adventures of Superman_ "_Witness_" _TEASER_ FADE IN: 1 EXT. DRIVING RANGE - DAY - (DAY #1) 1 LOIS and CLARK practice their drives. Loin only has * one ball left in her bucket. She sets the ball down and * swings. The ball goes straight, hitting the 150 yard mark. * mark. * CLARK Nice. * LOIS Thank you * Now it's Clark's turn. He sets a ball down, swings, but * it slices right. * LOIS Not your game, huh. * Clark shakes his head. * LOIS (continuing) I'm going to get another bucket. * Be right back. * As Lois leaves, she passes an OLD in riotously * colorful attire and a tan cap, who pauses from his * practice to survey Clark critically. Clark swings; this * time, the ball hit& the roof and lands in front of the old timer. OLD TIMER You're bending your elbow. Don't bend your elbow. CLARK Thanks. Clark tries another shot. OLD TIMER And watch your temp. Smooth, smooth. CLARK I appreciate this. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 2. 1 CONTINUED: 1 OLD TIMER Sure. But don't be afraid to hit it hard. It can't hit back. The Old Timer CACKLES at his own joke. CLARK Got it. Clark teas up again, doesn't bend his elbow, watches his tempo, hits through the ball. It rockets off to disappear in the sky. Clark shades his eyes to follow the flight. 2 EXT. EARTH - SHOT FROM SPACE - SAME TIME 2 The ball flies away. 3 EXT. DRIVING RANGE - DAY 3 Clark lowers his hand, turns to the Old Timer. CLARK How was that? The Old Timer closes his mouth, which was open in awe. OLD TIMER (grudgingly) Better. On Clark's smile, we... FADE OUT. _END OF TEASER_ 4 4 THRU OMITTED THRU 10 10 --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 3. _ACT ONE_ FADE IN: 11 INT. DAILY PLANET - (DAY #2) 11 Lois Lane and Clark Kent got ready to leave the office. * Lois wears an open-necked blouse and unusually short skirt businesslike but more provocative than her norm. CLARK How did you get this interview? LOIS _He_ called _me_. CLARK What a coup. JIMMY OLSEN puts in his two cents... JIMMY Vincent Winninger. The mad scientist... LOIS He's not 'mad.' He's eccentric. CAT GRANT perks up when she HEARS the name. CAT You're going to interview Vincent Winninger? LOIS Yes. CAT (to no one and everyone) That explains the vain attempt to look sexy. JIMMY Watch out, Lois--Vincent Winninger is a notorious... CAT Womanizer. Maybe I should go with you. LOIS Or maybe you shouldn't. As if for the first time, Clark notes her outfit. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 4. 11 CONTINUED: 11 CLARK Wait a minute. Are you planning to exploit your femininity.. LOIS ... to get the story of one of the strangest and most reclusive scientists of our time? You bet. CUT TO: 12 INT. VINCENT WINNINGER'S STUDY - DAY #2 12 PHOTOGRAPHS, CITATIONS on a wall - the photographs impressive but not self-important. Presidents from Ike to Reagan with Winninger. The original astronauts with Winninger. Marilyn Monroe, Winninger checking out Marilyn's cleavage. VINCENT (O.S.) Scientists, philosophers, histor- ians, hippies. He laughs. PULL BACK to find Lois looking at the photos in a room overstuffed with books, papers, monographs. VINCENT WINNINGER, is a tall, slim, energetic man, not young, once handsome, still long-haired and charming. VINCENT Elimont Center. The 'intellectual' commune. Named after... I don't remember who we named it after, do you? Whoever he was, you can bet * he was obscure. Several PHOTOS of the Elimont group at work and play... a conference... the dance... some theater productions: "A Streetcar Named Desire," "Look Back in Anger," "Marat/Sade," others. LOIS And these theatrical photos? VINCENT The commune had a theater group. Lois gives the photos a closer look. LOIS. Isn't that ... ? (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 5. 12 CONTINUED: 12 VINCENT Marlon Brando? ... Uh, no. That's Sebastian Finn. Mr. Make-up, we called his. He could make himself look like just about anyone. (beat; musing) His Bette Davis was remarkable. LOIS What happened to him? VINCENT I don't know, he sort of disappeared. (beat) His make-up was a whole lot better than his acting. Lois points to a person in the picture. LOIS Isn't this ... ? VINCENT Yes, Barbara Trevino. She's come a long way. From radical hippie to... LOIS To chairperson of the Rain Forest Consortium. VINCENT Well, not until Tuesday. But we're going to change all that. LOIS _We_? VINCENT Yes, you and me. That's why you're here, Ms. Lane. (beat, rhetorically) Did you know that I spent several years living with an Amazonian tribe? He beckons Lois to sit on the sofa. There is a box on the coffee table. He takes some bound journals and notebooks from the box. VINCENT The Life and Times of Vincent Winninger. In this play, Barbara Trevino has a leading role. Shells the fame fatale. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 6. 12 CONTINUED: 2 12 Lois slides forward, her skirt rides up slightly. These events are not missed by Winninger. VINCENT You're a very good looking woman. LOIS Thank you. VINCENT How do you feel about increased male potency? LOIS (flabbergasted) What!!? She slides her skirt back down. LOIS (beat; recovering) Look, Dr. Winninger. I know your reputation with women is only exceeded by your scientific one, but I think it's best if we keep this meeting professional. VINCENT Precisely. LOIS (confused; to herself) What an I missing here? VINCENT Barbara Trevino is going to sell all of us and the Ozone Layer straight down the river, and destroy our chances for increased male potency. A long beat while Lois looks at Winninger. Finally: LOIS I guess the sixties were pretty * good to you. * VINCENT Hear me out. It will all become clear. He gives her one of the notebooks. VINCENT (continuing) Some iced tea? (CONTINUED --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 7. 12 CONTINUED: 3 12 He pours her a glass from a pitcher on the table. In her attempt to wave it away, it spills on her blouse. VINCENT Oh, I'm so sorry He picks up a napkin and goes to wipe it away. LOIS (quickly) That's okay. I'll got it. With notebook in hand, she heads off to the bathroom. Halfway there, we hear a KNOCK on the door. Winninger goes to answer it. VINCENT (O.S.) You're back early. 13 INT. POWDER ROOM - DAY 13 Lois grabs a hand towel and begins blotting her stained blouse. As she dries it she HEARS... VINCENT (O.S.) No! Lois freezes. Vincent's second "No!" is cut off by a dry, compressed SOUND -- unmistakably the sound of a bullet shot through a silencer. Lois unfreezes, turns around, peers through the crack in the open door. 14 LOIS' POV - WINNINGER'S STUDY 14 Nothing visible at first; then ail she sees in Vincent's hand slapping against the floor palm down, over his head. It comes down HARD -- the way it would if Vincent ware thrown to the floor. 15 LOIS 15 REACTS, clamps her hand to her own mouth, stifling any possible outcry. She looks again... 16 LOIS' POV - WINNINGER'S STUDY 16 Winninger's lifeless hand. The KILLER kneels, feels Winninger's pulse. Lois gets a good look at his: he's small, plain, even pleasant-looking, not young, wearing a bow tie. He stands up... --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 8. 17 LOIS 17 ... realizes that he is coming her way. She quickly, silently, closes the door, hoping the final closure doesn't give her away. She backs against the wall, SEES the notebook on the commode lid. 18 OUTSIDE THE POWDER ROOM DOOR - ON THE DOORKNOB 18 A hand reaches for it. 19 INSIDE THE POWDER ROOM 19 Lois starts to reach for the notebook, pulls her hand back uncertainly. 20 OUTSIDE THE POWDER ROOM DOOR 20 The hand grabs the knob, turns it... 21 INSIDE THE POWDER ROOM 21 The door opens. The Killer enters, removing his shirt. The notebook is gone. He unwraps a bar of scrub soap, tosses the wrapper into the trash can, puts the bar on the sink, looks in the mirror. He does not see Lois. 22 ANGLE BEHIND THE DOOR - LOIS 22 ... flattened between the wall and door. If the Killer closes the door she's done for. Fortunately he does not close the door. He turns on the tap, washes, scrubs... Lois can scarcely breathe. The washing lasts an eternity. Finally the Killer, his eyes closed from all the soap and water, reaches blindly for a towel, dangles close to Lois' face. Lois hands him the towel. He exits the powder * room, taking the towel with his. Lois breathes a little easier but doesn't dare move. LOIS (barely a whisper) Oh Superman, where are you when I need you? 23 23 THRU OMITTED THRU 24 24 --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 9. 25 INT. A PLACE - DAY - CLOSE ON SUPERMAN 25 it would be best not to reveal where we are for awhile. PULL BACK SLOWLY during the speech. SUPERMAN I don't know. It's like I can * sense when someone is in trouble. * It goes beyond my super powers, * it's almost psychic. Especially * if it's someone I know well or I'm * close to. Seated next to Superman is a POLICE OFFICER in UNIFORM, bored, checking his watch. By now we realize we are in a sixth grade school classroom. KIDS' VOICES How did you train for your job? What did you major in? Weren't the teachers afraid of you? What's your costume made of? Etc. TEACHER One at a time, please. BOY #2 Superman, how far can you see * really? SUPERMAN Pretty far. I can usually see * trouble coming. * BOY #1 Maybe you could make a deal with nine-one-one. BOY #2 Or you could have a signal in the sky that they shine when you're needed. BOY #1 That's really stupid. TEACHER Don't any of you have some * questions for our other guests? * Now we see the whole panel -- a LADY FIREPERSON; a GUY IN JEANS, SNEAKERS, AND A BASEBALL CAP (UNDOUBTEDLY A MOVIE DIRECTOR); and a COUPLE OF SUITS, male and female -- all seated in front of a banner, "CAREER DAY." (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 10. 25 CONTINUED: 25 GIRL #1 Yes. (beat, dreamily) Superman, do you have a girl friend? Off Superman's bemused look. A26 INT. WINNINGER APARTMENT - DAY A26 Lois' POV into the study. GLIMPSES ONLY of the Killer as he slips into a new shirt taken from a Sportsac. He puts his other in the Sportsac, puts the diaries in the Sportsac, too. He crosses to the door... opens it, looks back... Lois starts to relax -- prematurely, for now she hears the killer returning. She is truly terrified. The Killer steps into the powder room, leans over the waste basket to retrieve the soap wrapper. Than he exits. When Lois HEARS the door close, she waits a beat, then opens the door and steps into the... B26 INT. WINNINGER'S STUDY - DAY B26 She looks at Vincent, looks at where the diaries were, frowns. She crosses to the phone, dials. LOIS This is Lois Lane. I want to report a murder. CUT TO: 26 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 26 Clark, JIMMY and PERRY WHITE stand behind Lois, bent over, reading her story on the computer monitor. Lois also has the phone on her shoulder, listening. PERRY (reading) 'Only minutes before his death, Dr Winninger produced diaries which, he claimed, contained evidence that would abort the impending induction of Barbara Trevino into the Rain * Forest Consortium.' * (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 11. 26 CONTINUED: 26 LOIS (into phone) I see. Okay, I'll try to reach her when she arrives. Where did you say she was staying? Oh, I thought you did... PERRY (touching the screen) She doesn't want to write this. LOIS Well... thank you for your help. She hangs up the phone, returns to her keyboard. LOIS Barbara Trevino is en route to Metropolis now. Has a meeting at the Trade Center tomorrow. JIMMY Why doesn't she want to write it, Chief? PERRY Because I can't print it. JIMMY You can't? PERRY No. She doesn't have the diaries. LOIS She may not have the diaries but he _told_ her what's in the diaries. And I do have the one notebook... She pulls it out of her drawer. LOIS But it looks like Greek to me. Perry takes the notebook and looks at it. PERRY That's because it _is_ Greek. He gives it to Jimmy. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 12. 26 CONTINUED: 2 26 PERRY Check it out, son. (beat) Now, look Lois, a verbal statement ain't worth the paper it's printed on. (beat) See what I'm saying? Without the diaries, you've got nothing to check out. Lois frowns, begins deleting some material. CLARK I hope one of the parts you trim back is this.. (touches the screen) ...where it says the killer took the diaries. LOIS He did take them! CLARK How would you know that unless you were there? LOIS I _was_ there. CLARK The killer doesn't know that -- unless you tell him. LOIS I'm not telling his. Not * exactly. * PERRY And here... (touches the screen) Change 'minutes before his death' to 'earlier that day.' Just to be safe. Another deletion, as... LOIS How about the part that says the man is dead? Can I leave that? Is that okay? She types a few more line, sends the story to the printer with a gesture of completion, and gets up. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 13. 26 CONTINUED: 3 26 PERRY Where are you going? She takes a small spritz bottle from her desk drawer, spritzes liquid on the screen, and wipes all the fingerprints off with a small paper towel. LOIS Back to Dr Winninger's house. If I stay here any longer, I'll have no story left. CLARK I'll go with you. LOIS This is my story, Clark. * CLARK Forget the story. I want to make * sure you're going to be all right. * LOIS Clark, I just spent five hours * with the police. They never * mentioned my needing a bodyguard. * And if I did need one, and I mean this in the nicest way, you * wouldn't be my first choice. * She turns on her heel and goes. * CLARK (ironic) Thank you, Lois. I appreciate * that. * CUT TO: 27 EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 27 Lois exits, walks to the corner. * LOIS (to herself) He's right about one thing. Until * I get that diary translated, I * don't have a story. * She turns around, and bumps into Clark. * LOIS What are you doing? * (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 14. 27 CONTINUED: 27 CLARK (all innocence) Going with you. * Clearly she can't shake him. She rolls her eyes in * acceptance. They wait for the light to change. * 28 A TRUCK 28 ... comes roaring down the street, speeding up to make the green light. 29 LOIS AND CLARK 29 From behind then comes A SKATEBOARDER, a spacesuit-looking soul speeding down the sidewalk. Suddenly he loses control. The skateboard flips out from under and flies into the small of Lois' back, punching her forward, into the street, into the path of the truck. Clark REACTS - _GRABS_ Lois by the back of her jacket and _SWINGS HER IN A SWEEPING ARC BACK ONTO THE SIDEWALK_. A split second later he descends on the fallen Skateboarder, _GRABS HIM_ by his shirt, _LIFTS HIM_ up and _PLANTS HIM_ _ON HIS FEET_, holding him by his lapels. CLARK All right, who sent you? SKATEBOARDER Chill, dude. Clark tightens his grip, lifts the guy off the ground. CLARK _Who sent you_? SKATEBOARDER Sent me to do what? LOIS Clark! Let him go! How could anybody have sent him? My story's not even out yet! Good point -- though Clark still holds on, maybe because the guy has one of those insufferable Beavis & Butthead laughs; for that alone he's indictable. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Yellow Rev. 10/29/93 15. 29 CONTINUED: 29 SKATEBOARDER Right, her story's not even out yet. (beat; confused) Like, what story? He laughs, exits. Lois looks at Clark, smiles. LOIS I'm impressed, 'dude.' As they start across the street... CUT TO: 30 INT. WINNINGER'S STUDY - DAY 30 POLICE FORENSIC PEOPLE finishing up. INSPECTOR HENDERSON * is there with another detective or two. Lois shows Clark the photos on the wall. HENDERSON Did I mention don't touch * anything, Lois? LOIS (sweetly, innocently) Moi? A police officer whispers to Henderson, who gets up to * talk to A MAN at the door. Lois and Clark turn away from the photos. Lois SEES the man at the door and REACTS. LOIS (continuing) That's him! CLARK Who? What? Lois strides to the door, excited, agitated. HUBERT, the man standing inside the door, is the murderer. LOIS This is the killer, Inspector! * Don't let him go! HUBERT What? LOIS The man who killed Dr Winninger! I saw you! I was in the powder room. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Yellow Rev. 10/29/93 16. 30 CONTINUED: 30 HENDERSON This is Dr Hubert, Dr Winninger's, * associate. LOIS I don't care who he is. I saw him kill Dr Winninger this morning. HUBERT I was in Washington, D.C. this morning. HENDERSON Anybody see you there? * HUBERT The thirty or forty men and women who attended the National Science Council meeting... and heard my presentation. Including the Vice President of the United States. HENDERSON I'd call that an alibi, wouldn't * you, Lois? HOLD on Lois. FADE OUT. _END OF ACT ONE_ --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 17. _ACT TWO_ FADE IN: 31 EXT. FLEISCHER STREET - (NIGHT #2) 31 Evening. Lois and Clark walking to Lois' house. CLARK So, you made a mistake. It * happens. * LOIS I didn't make a mistake. He * looked just like him. * (beat) I asked Jimmy to track Dr. Hubert * down, but he's disappeared without * a trace. * CLARK Let's start over. Why would * someone kill Winninger, then go * into the bathroom and clean up? * LOIS Who knows? Maybe he wanted to * wash the blood off, or maybe he * was just compulsive about germs, * like Howard Hughes. Just before they reach the front of her house, A MAN IN A MOTORIZED WHEELCHAIR approaches, and Lois and Clark step aside to let him pass. LOIS (continuing) Well, here we are. Thanks, Clark. CLARK We're not there yet. When I take somebody home, she gets door-to- door service. LOIS Unnecessary. Like I told you... * Before she can finish, Clark notes a movement out of the * corner of his eye, REACTS to it, looks... 32 CLARK'S POV 32 A BLUR as the wheelchair spins around to face then... CLARK Lois! --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 18. 33 SCENE 33 At that moment a motorcycle BACKFIRES down the street. 34 BACK TO CLARK'S POV 34 Two FLASHES from the wheelchair as its occupant fires a pair of GUNSHOTS at Lois. 35 SCENE 35 Almost simultaneously: Clark PUSHES Lois (she virtually _flies_ back and lands on the stoop on her tush). Clark STEPS into the line of fire... GRABS the bullets as they strike his chest. He BLOWS HARD... Under the force of Clark's breath the wheelchair SPINS. LOIS Clark? Clark is eager to get the gunman. CLARK Stay back! He leaves her at the foot of her stoop and hurries to the wheelchair. He can't go too fast because Lois is watch- ing. As the wheelchair slows down and stops it is appar- ent that it is unoccupied. Clark looks around. He SEES: Pedestrians coming home from work carrying brief cases and grocery sacks; a car pulling away, driven by a white-haired woman; a delivery man hopping back into his double-parked van. The shooter could have been anyone. LOIS That _hurt_! Clark REACTS, startled: Lois has come up behind him. CLARK Lois! You don't sneak up on somebody at a time like this. He closes his hand, concealing the bullets. LOIS A time like what? CLARK Somebody tried to kill you! (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 19. 35 CONTINUED: 35 LOIS Yes, _you_ . (noticing) What's in your hand? CLARK What? LOIS What are you hiding? Clearly she means the left hand; he shows her the right. CLARK Nothing. He clenches his right fist, crushing the bullets. LOIS Let me see the other hand. Clark lets the pulverized lead slip from his hand before he shows her. CLARK See, nothing. Lois looks confused. They walk to the foot of Lois' * stoop. * CLARK (continuing) Maybe I'd better stay with you tonight. LOIS Nice try, Kent. CLARK Somebody took a shot at you! They return to, enter her building. OMITTED (36-37) 38 INT. HALLWAY OUTSIDE LOIS' APARTMENT 38 Lois and Clark at Lois' door. Lois unlocks the first of her three locks. LOIS Clark, first of all, what you * heard was a motorcycle backfiring. (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 20. 38 CONTINUED: 38 LOIS (CONT'D) (second lock) Second, why would anyone want to kill ne? CLARK Obviously the killer thinks you can identify him. LOIS But, I barely got a glimpse of him. And the man I did _thought_ did it, didn't. CLARK The killer doesn't know that. She shrugs that off and unlocks the third lock. LOIS And third, the only danger to me out there was caused by guess who? CLARK Someone who saved your life today. LOIS That was earlier. She opens the door, turns around in the doorway, keeping Clark out. CLARK But I did save it. You admit that. LOIS Yes, but you were _wrong_ about somebody trying to kill me. _You_ admit _that_. CLARK Yes, but this time somebody _was_ trying to kill you. LOIS If you were wrong this afternoon, why should I believe that you're right now? CLARK Because I am! LOIS So what you're saying is that you saved my life twice today. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 21. 38 CONTINUED: 2 38 CLARK Yes. LOIS Do you know the odds against that? CLARK Who cares about the odds. * LOIS Clark? CLARK What? LOIS Good-bye. She closes the door, closing Clark out. If she won't let him in, protecting her must be a job for somebody else. CUT TO: 39 CLOSE ON A HUGE, MENACING KNIFE BLADE. 39 ... thrust downward with terrific force. When it strikes, PULL BACK FAST... We are in... 40 INT. LOIS LANE'S APARTMENT - KITCHEN - NIGHT 40 The knife is hitting the cutting board, chopping the living daylights out of three kinds of lettuce, tomato, cucumber, chick peas, and a few other ingredients. The chef is Lois, in jeans and sweatshirt, making a chopped salad for her dinner. As she scoops the ingredients into a wooden salad bowl, she stops; did she HEAR something? It's quiet now, so she resumes work. Then she stops again. What was that? A voice? She looks down the length of her apartment. 41 LOIS' POV 41 Through the living room to the window onto the street. The shears are drawn, but billow a little: the window is open. Other than that, nothing - wait: did something move? Yes, someone is definitely out there. 42 LOIS 42 She moves stealthily to the phone, dials... (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 22. 42 CONTINUED: 42 LOIS (into phone) Come on, Clark. Answer! But Clark doesn't answer. * LOIS (continuing) Now he's got mm paranoid. 43 LIVING ROOM 43 Lois moves toward the window, SEES movement again on the other side. She pulls the in aside a little, SEES * Superman's legs and feet suspended in air. LOIS Would you like to cone in? * She holds the curtain aside for him. * 44 44 THRU OMITTED THRU 45 45 46 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT 46 Superman climbs in through the window. SUPERMAN If I were you I'd want to know what I was doing outside the window. LOIS Just 'hanging' around? (beat) You ran into Clark. He told you I was in danger and wouldn't let him bodyguard me. Am I right? SUPERMAN Yes. They move back to the kitchen, and she resumes her dinner preparations. LOIS So Clark asked _you_ to be my * bodyguard. Why not just knock on * the door? * (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 23. 46 CONTINUED: 46 SUPERMAN I thought it might be better if I stayed inconspicuous. She looks at his Superman suit up and down. LOIS I'd change tailors, if you're going to go for the undercover look. SUPERMAN That's why you should let Clark keep you company. She shrugs. She wants _Superman_ to keep her company, not Clark. But she's not about to say that. LOIS Are you staying for dinner? SUPERMAN No, thank you. I have a few errands. But I'll come back. LOIS Errands. It's funny. I never think of Superman having to run errands. SUPERMAN I do have a life, you know. LOIS Really? What kind of life? * SUPERMAN Tonight, a Neighborhood Watch meeting, and tomorrow a prison... * LOIS That's cute, I guess. * SUPERMAN Well, I have to be on my way. You * going to be okay? * LOIS Sure, I'll be fine. * Superman picks up the evening edition of the Daily * Planet... (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 24. 46 CONTINUED: 2 46 SUPERMAN (continuing) Be careful. If the killer reads between the lines of your story and realizes you were there... LOIS You... read my work? SUPERMAN Always. He drops the paper, starts to exit. Lois goes with him -- at first heading for the window, almost surprised when he chooses the door. SUPERMAN (continuing) Lock your doors and windows. LOIS I promise. He exits. She locks the door behind his, crosses to the window, watches him fly away. LOIS (continuing) He reads my work. She closes the window and locks it. AA47 EXT. STREET IN FRONT OF LOIS' BROWNSTONE AA47 * Clark Kent turns a corner, finds a seat on Lois' stoop and keeps a steady vigil on Lois' apartment. A47 INT. DAILY PLANET - EARLY MORNING (DAY #3) A47 * The day's full hustle-bustle hasn't started yet. Perry crosses toward his office, spots Jimmy and approaches him. PERRY (to Jimmy) Well, you're here awfully early. JIMMY Twenty-four hours, 'round the clock, at your service, chief. PERRY Jimmy? (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 25. A47 CONTINUED: A47 JIMMY What, chief? PERRY Don't suck up, son. I don't like it. (beat) Now, why _are_ you here? Jimmy pulls out the notebook Lois took from Winninger's. JIMMY Winninger's notebook. It contains some kind of scientific formula. Star labs has broken it down, but they don't know yet what its purpose is. PERRY Anything else? JIMMY A map, which appears to be a large section of the Brazilian rain forest. PERRY (puzzled) Well, what in the Sam Hill does * some formula have to do with Barbara Trevino? JIMMY I don't know. PERRY Well, pass the info on to Lois and tell her I said to get right an it. JIMMY Right. Perry walks away a few steps, then turns back to Jimmy. PERRY There's nothing wrong with a _little_sucking up, son. JIMMY Right, _chief_. PERRY Better. He heads toward his office. CUT TO: --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 26. 47 EXT. LOIS'S BROWNSTONE - DAY 47 Early morning. Clark Kent, reading the morning paper, sits on the stoop. 48 INT. LOIS LANE'S APARTMENT - BATHROOM - DAY 48 Lois squeezes a glob of tooth paste on her toothbrush, starts brushing. When she finishes, she turns on the tap water in the sink. Nothing. LOIS Oh, no... With a mouthful of toothpaste, she exits. CUT TO: 49 EXT. LOIS' BROWNSTONE - DAY (SIMULTANEOUS) 49 The front door opens and the building superintend, MR. TRACEWSKI, a pleasant-looking man in jeans and workshirt, hurries out, muttering in an East European accent. TRACEWSKI I tell then, Hey, go for it, they don't listen, they buy cheap. And what? Here it is. Costs two times as much more. He scoots down the stairs and up the street. CUT TO: 50 INT. LOIS' KITCHEN - DAY (SIMULTANEOUS) 50 Lois tries the kitchen sink, _no water_. She crosses to the fridge, takes some sparking water, rinses, than spits into the sink. Than, she crosses to the phone, dials. LOIS Mrs. Tracewski?--This is Lois Lane. Oh, you know. Any idea when that might be? Oh, that long... A KNOCK on the DOOR. LOIS (continuing) As soon as possible, Mrs. Tracewski, thank you. She hangs up, crosses, looks through the peephole, opens * the door, pleasantly surprised. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 27. 50 CONTINUED: 50 LOIS (continuing) Mr. Tracewski! Your wife said it would be a couple of hours! Tracewski enters, wearing a jumpsuit, carrying a toolbox. LOIS (continuing) Not that I'm complaining. As you can see... As soon an the door closes... Tracewski comes toward her, menacing, tosses the toolbox aside. It lands with a * CLATTER. Lois backtracks. LOIS (continuing) Mr. Tracewski, are you all right? Tracewski closes in an Lois, grabs her by the neck. * Lois' struggle surprises Tracewski; she's strong enough to prevent him from tightening, but not strong enough to get away. At this moment she CRIES OUT... LOIS (continuing) _NO_! But in an instant Tracewski gets a now grip, tightening * enough to prevent her making another SOUND, and now enough to choke the air from her. Lois struggles but can't pry his fingers loose. Just an * she goes limp... 51 ANOTHER ANGLE - THE DOOR 51 The front door blasts open and Clark rushes in. Though momentarily shocked at who is doing the choking, he is more concerned with Lois. CLARK Let go! Tracewski backs away, dragging Lois with his, unconscious. CLARK (continuing) Let her go now! Abruptly Tracewski pushes Lois at Clark and flees. Lois falls into Clark's arms, limp as a ragdoll. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 28. 51 CONTINUED: 51 He lowers her to the floor. CLARK (continuing) Lois! _VERY FAST_ he holds her nose, _BREATHES INTO HER MOUTH_. He does it in one take. Lois coughs, sputters, breathes. LOIS Oh, Clark... Clark... CLARK It's all right, you're okay... LOIS I couldn't breathe. It was... * that nice Mr. Tracewski. * CLARK No, it wasn't, Lois. It must have * been someone else. I saw the * real Mr. Tracewski leave. * LOIS He tried to kill me... CLARK I'll find him... * But as he gets up to go she clings to his. LOIS No! * She holds on to him tighter. LOIS (continuing) * Please. Don't leave me. * CLARK I won't. I'm here. I'm right * here. * As Clark holds a trembling Lois, we... * FADE OUT. _END ACT TWO_ --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 29. _ACT THREE_ FADE IN: 52 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 52 Clark enters with Lois. Perry spots then and comes over. His concern is apparent. PERRY Lois, are you all right? LOIS I'm fine. PERRY What are you doing here? LOIS This in where I work. I have a job to do. PERRY Your job isn't going to be worth the sweat off an Elvis imitator if you're dead. Kent, can't you talk any sense into her? CLARK I'm hoarse from trying. LOIS Look, this killer can apparently find me anywhere, and can look like anyone. Ifs probably safer around a lot of people I know. * CLARK I don't think you're going to be safe until we find Mr. Can Make * Himself Up To Look Like Anyone * Else. The light bulb in Lois' head goes on. LOIS Mr. Make-up. Jimmy! Jimmy comes rushing over. LOIS (to Jimmy) Try to find everything you can, especially the whereabouts of an... uh... (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 30. 52 CONTINUED: 52 Lois tries to remember the name of the mm in Winninger's photo. LOIS ... What was his name...? (snaps her fingers) Sebastian Finn! CLARK/JIMMY/PERRY Who? Before she can answer, we... CUT TO: 53 OMITTED 53 54 EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 54 Clark and Lois exit the building. LOIS ... Look, Winninger, Finn and Barbara Trevino ware all in the same photo. _That's_ a connection. CLARK Fine, but why would Finn kill Winninger and what's any of this got to do with Barbara Trevino? LOIS That's what we're going to find out. They start searching for an empty cab. LOIS This is very creepy. CLARK Taxi! 55 LOIS' POV - FACES 55 _Everybody_ looks suspicious. The faces are distorted, as if photographed up close with a wide-angle lens. LOIS (V.O.) Don't you think it's creepy? Finn could be anybody. Anybody you see could be somebody else. --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 31. 56 SCENE 56 She takes Clark's arm, holds it tightly. CUT TO: 57 EXT. TRADE CENTER COURTYARD - DAY 57 BARBARA TREVINO, still beautiful, though more likely, these days, to be called "handsome," completes the answer to a question. BARBARA ... it's a global village now. We of the Rain Forest Consortium have * to act accordingly. REPORTER How does it feel to be the first * to hold this post? BARBARA Well, I don't officially hold it for two days, but at the risk of being premature... (smiles) ... It feels great. The audience appreciates her charm. A58 ANGLE - LOIS AND CLARK A58 LOIS Ms. Trevino, concerning the death of Dr. Vincent Winninger... BARBARA Dr. Winninger was a brilliant scientist, and a dear friend of mine for many years. I was shocked and saddened by his death. BARBARA How do you feel about the Ozone Layer? Barbara, like everyone one also, looks confused. LOIS What about increased male potency? Now everyone, including Clark, looks at Lois like she's lost her mind. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 32. A58 CONTINUED: A58 BARBARA (to Lois) Who are you? LOIS Lois Lane, Daily Planet. BARBARA Well, Ms. Lane, I find your sense of humor odd, to say the least, and totally inappropriate. I suggest this would be a good time to close this press conference. She walks off the podium, and the conference breaks up. CLARK Bold, Lois. Not too bright, but bold. LOIS Did you see the look on her face? She know exactly what I was talking about. (beat) Even if I didn't. CLARK Well, now we'll never got to her. An AIDE -- small, energetic, with a slight but undeniable * Latin accent -- approaches Lois. AIDE Ms. Lane? (Lois turns) I am Dr. Trevino's administrative assistant. She wishes me to tell you that she will discuss whatever you like, privately. She glances at Clark. LOIS I'm... hare with Mr Kent... AIDE I'm sorry. Just you, she said. You understand... LOIS She wants to talk woman-to-woman. It's a sisterhood thing. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 33. A58 CONTINUED: 2 A58 CLARK Sure, I understand completely. (beat) I'm coming with you. Lois rolls her eyes an the Aid leads them away. 58 INT. TRADE CENTER 58 Lois, Clark and the Aide enter the corridor from an elevator. AIDE This way, please. The Aide leads then to a door marked "Roof Access." He * ushers Lois through the door. * CLARK Lois, wait CLANG! The Aide slams the door in Clark's face. He tries it. Locked. He in about to crash through it when he ran s he's still Clark. He _X-RAYS_ through the wall again in time to see Lois KICK HIGH, knock a gun out of the Aide's hands and run for cover. Clark takes off fast. 59 59 THRU OMITTED THRU 68 68 69 EXT. THE ROOF 69 The Aide hobbles up, grabs the gun again and begins looking for Lois on the flat, pebbled roof. He HEARS FOOTSTEPS. 70 LOIS 70 ... running... where? She knows where The Aide is coming from, she doesn't know where she's going, but she knows that every footstep is leading her pursuer to her. --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 34. 71 THE AIDE 71 He follows the SOUND, comes around a building element, expecting to see Lois. He doesn't. He listens. SILENCE. There is no place she could have gone. 72 WIDER - THE ROOF 72 The Aide walks around the perimeter of the roof, looking down -- perhaps she's holding on to the edge. He walks, his footsteps crunching pebbles... He scampers to another element of the roof, flattens his back against it, carefully looks around it. His look in quizzical... 73 HIS POV - LOIS 73 ... hiding at the foot of an element on another, higher, seemingly separate part of the structure. There is no visible connection between this part of the roof and that. How did she get there? 74 THE AIDE 74 He may be confused, but not so confused that he doesn't know what to do. He raises his gun, aims... But even though Lois faces him and her legs don't move, she FLIES ACROSS the roof behind another chimney. The aide is now totally confused. But before he can sort it out, he HEARS a WHOOSH! behind him. He whirls around and sees Lois standing there with Superman. LOIS (to aide; re: Superman) In this guy cool, or what? The aide raises the mm. _THE GUN TURNS RED-HOT_. The Aide CRIES OUT with pain, drops the gun. * SUPERMAN Hey, if you can't stand the heat... Superman puts his hands around the Aide's waist and lifts him, keeping his distance, and takes off. 74A LOIS 74A From her perch across the way, she watches them go... (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 35. 74A CONTINUED: 74A LOIS You gotta love that guy. CUT TO: 76 EXT. TRADE CENTER COURTYARD - DAY 76 Lois enters the courtyard, winded, excited. Clark talks to the Aide, who is fastened to the chair - which is to say the chair is rescued around him, containing him. CLARK Superman had to run... or fly. I said we'd wait for the police. She looks closely at the Aide, sees a seam in his neck, pulls off a condom-thin mask and makeup. LOIS Sebastian Finn, I presume. So... * why'd you kill Dr. Winninger? FINN His Rosencrantz was atrocious. LOIS But why come after me? FINN You could identify me. LOIS No, I couldn't. FINN (shrugs) Well, that's the way it goes sometimes. LOIS How does Barbara Trevino fit into this? He looks at her sympathetically, as if to say -- Don't you know it's hopeless? LOIS Maybe you'll talk to the police. FINN Not likely. Superman may be the Man of Steel... (very theatrically) But _I_ have a will of iron. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 36. 76 CONTINUED: 76 Lois raises her eyebrows. LOIS I hate actors. * CUT TO: 77 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 77 Lois, Clark and Jimmy are at their respective desks, each on the phone. JIMMY Sebastian Finn... * LOIS Winninger... CLARK Dr. Hubart... They hang up simultaneously, turn toward each other. * LOIS (to Jimmy) You first. JIMMY According to the police, Sebastian * Finn wasn't just moonlighting when he killed Winninger. The police think he's been a successful hitman for years. I guess he finally made his ability to disguise himself as anyone pay off. LOIS I can top that I just talked to the dean of the Philosophy department at Metropolis University. He _used_ to be a member of the Elimont Commune. He knew Winninger, Finn and Trevino way back when. Apparently it was a regular Peyton Place. Winninger and Trevino used to be together, but than he dumped her. CLARK Why? (CONT --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 37. 77 CONTINUED: 77 LOIS Because Winninger felt she was selling out, abandoning the ideals they all believed in. Then, she took up with Finn. They eventually split, but stayed in contact. CLARK I can top that. Dr. Hubert, the man no one can find. Well, I found him. He's flying in tonight. He'll talk to us tomorrow. LOIS That's great but, we still don't know the connection between increased male potency, the rainforest and Barbara Trevino. The police questioned her and she's got an airtight alibi, of course. She was getting in her limo. She claims she has no knowledge of any attempt on my life. It would be real nice if I could talk to her myself. Jimmy nods. JIMMY Yeah, good luck on that one. DISSOLVE TO: 78 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 78 The place in less crowded now. Lois and Clark are at their desks. Clark finishes what he's doing and comes over to Lois. CLARK Ready to call it a day? LOIS Not quite. I've got a little more work. CLARK I'll wait. LOIS Clark, there's no need. Finn's in jail. I'll be fine. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 38. 78 CONTINUED: 78 CLARK You're sure? LOIS Yes! And don't be hanging around outside waiting for me. I don't plan to see you till tomorrow. CLARK Okay, goodnight. LOIS Goodnight. Clark leaves. Lois goes back to her computer. After a few moments, the PHONE RINGS. Lois picks it up. LOIS (into phone) Lois Lane. BARBARA'S VOICE (FILTERED) Hi, Lois. Barbara Trevino here. Lois REACTS, but recovers. LOIS I missed you the other day after the press conference. 79 INTERCUT TIGHT SHOT ON BARBARA 79 BARBARA No, I believe it was I who missed you. LOIS Would you like to tell me what this is all about? BARBARA I think I'll tell you when I see you. And that should be soon. * Very soon. * Barbara hangs up the phone. 80 TIGHT SHOT - LOIS 80 Fear fills her eyes. --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 39. 81 INT. CLARK'S APARTMENT - NIGHT 81 Clark is putting various fruits, a glass of milk, and * some ice cubes into a blender when there is a KNOCK on * the door. He sticks his finger into the concoction and * begins to swirl it as he goes to answer the door. It is * Lois. * LOIS Hi, Clark. CLARK This is a surprise. * He takes his finger out, licks it, than pours the * perfectly blended drink into a glass. * CLARK (continuing) How 'bout a smoothie? * (literally) It'll only take a second. * LOIS I'm not thirsty. * Clark sees she is upset. CLARK Lois, what's wrong? * LOIS Don't take this the wrong way... * CLARK What? * LOIS I guess I'd just feel better if I * could... She looks over at the sofa. CLARK Stay here tonight? * She nods her head and steps in for a comforting hug. * FADE OUT. _END ACT THREE_ --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 40. _ACT FOUR_ 82 82 THRU OMITTED THRU 83 83 FADE IN: 84 INT. DAILY PLANET - DAY 84 Lois and Clark enter. Lois seems in much better shape. Clark is checking everybody out like a pro bodyguard. Lois gives him a withering look. LOIS Clark, drop the Kevin-Costner- protecting-Whitney-Houston bit. We're inside the Planet. I think we're safe here. Perry walks through en route to his office. * PERRY I've put on extra security in the lobby. Nobody gets in or out without proper I.D. Lois gives Clark an "I told you so" look. CLARK Excuse me for caring. LOIS (softening) I love it that you care. She squeezes his hand. Clark beams a little. Jimmy approaches. JIMMY Hubert's waiting for you in Winninger's study. CLARK Won't he meet us here? JIMMY Uh Uh. He's afraid to come out, with what happened to Winninger and all. Lois nods. LOIS (to Clark) I assume you're with me. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 41. 84 CONTINUED: 84 CLARK I assumed I would go alone. LOIS It's still my story. Beat. CLARK You are really high maintenance, you know that? Lois nods yes. LOIS But I'm worth it. A85 EXT. DAILY PLANET - DAY A85 Lois and Clark exit. Now it's Lois' turn to check out every face she sees. They hustle into a cab. 85 INT. DR WINNINGER'S STUDY - DAY 85 Lois and Clark talk with Dr. Hubert. HUBERT During the time Vincent spent in * the Amazon, one of the discoveries * he made was a rare plant which, * when correctly harvested and * processed, increased male potency. * LOIS So his prowess with the ladies wasn't all God-given? HUBERT Correct. CLARK Better sex through science. (shrugs) Why not? HUBERT He _also_ discovered vast * mineral deposits beneath areas of * the rain forest that are currently * protected by law. * CLARK How does Barbara Trevino fit into all this? (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 42. 85 CONTINUED: 85 HUBERT Barbara knew of Vincent's discoveries and research, and tried to convince him they should be exploited for their commercial value. He turned her down cold. LOIS Wait a minute! She fishes around in her purse and comes out with a piece of paper. LOIS (continuing) This Is the background sheet on Trevino they handed out at the press conference. She scans it quickly. LOIS Here we go. Barbara Trevino is, among other things, on the of board directors of Hobbs Mining. * (beat) Extensive mining operations in protected areas of the rain forest would constitute an ecological disaster. HUBERT Winninger know that. The world saw him an a hedonist, but he was really a humanist. The plant he discovered was just one of the many potential treasures hidden deep in the rain forest, waiting to be discovered for the eventual good of all mankind. He devoted his life to preserving that resource. Off their looks. CUT TO: 86 INT DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 86 The place is thinning out. But Lois, Clark, Cat and Perry remain. Lois is at her desk. Parry comes over. LOIS Anything from Hobbs Mining? * (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 43. 86 CONTINUED: 86 PERRY No, they're being very closed mouthed. Ben Bradlee used to call it 'non-denial' denials. (beat) You going to be all right? LOIS Sure, I've got my protector over there. A87 ANGLE - CLARK A87 As he walks into a desk. B87 RESUME SCENE B87 PERRY Oh, brother. Well, you be careful. Perry exits, stepping into the elevator. There aren't many people around. PERRY Good night. A CLEANING WOMAN, emptying trash baskets into the giant container she's pushing around, is the only one who responds... though barely. CLEANING WOMAN "Night. She pushes her basket down the hall. 87 OMITTED 87 88 INT. PIT - NIGHT 88 Lois at work. Cat comes over. CAT Big story, huh. LOIS Mm. CAT You must have been terrified. LOIS It was a little scary. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 44. 88 CONTINUED: 88 CAT You want to talk scary? I covered the governor's wife's speech at the museum volunteers' luncheon today. Her dress -- _that_ was scary. Lois smiles politely and goes back to her story. CAT (continuing). But you can tell me. You were scared, right? LOIS Like I said, a little. CAT A lot. LOIS Little. CAT Lot.. LOIS Why is it so important to you that * I admit how scared I was? * CAT It just makes you more human. * (beat) Okay. I write as well as you do, I'm more fun at parties. But you're the star here -- the chief's favorite. In on all the action. And when you get in trouble, look who's hanging around to come to the rescue -- not _only_ a cute guy, but also a god with a cape... LOIS But... CAT Excuse me. You asked, I am answering. You've got something the rest of us don't have, Lois. So it would be nice if for once, just once, you could admit that you have bad days, problems, and _fears_ just like the rest of us. She turns on her heels and goes. Lois takes a deep breath. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 45. 88 CONTINUED: 2 88 LOIS (calling) Cat! (calling) Cat turns back to Lois. LOIS I was scared. . . a lot. * They look at each other and nod. Cat leaves. Lois goes back to work. Clark ENTERS THE SHOT. CLARK I guess it would be foolish to ask if you're ready to go. LOIS I've just got... LOIS CLARK ...A little more work A little more work to do. to do. CLARK I want you to promise me you won't leave before I get back. LOIS Where are you going? CLARK To look for Barbara Trevino. LOIS What makes you think you can find a woman everyone else is looking for and no one can find? CLARK It's worth a shot. (beat) Do you promise you won't leave? LOIS You want it in blood? CLARK Great. But I also don't want you here alone. * JIMMY I'll stick around. They look up to find Jimmy. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 46. 88 CONTINUED: 3 88 JIMMY (continuing) I don't mind. Really. CLARK Okay. He starts to leave, but turns back to Lois. LOIS What? CLARK I'll be back to pick you up in a little while. Clark leaves. A89 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT A89 Various SHOTS of the city. Suddenly, Superman FLIES IN, scanning the city below for the elusive Ms. Trevino. CUT TO: 89 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 89 Some time later. Only a few people still working. Lois looks up at Jimmy. LOIS How about a cup of coffee? JIMMY Sure, I'd love one. * (beat) * Oh. I'll be right back. * Lois gets back to work, but breaks the point off her * pencil. She looks in her pencil box but she's run out. * She gets up and walks toward the storage room, passing * the cleaning woman on her way. * (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 47. 90 INT. DAILY PLANET STOREROOM - NIGHT 90 Lois enters, looks around for acme more pencils. Just then, the cleaning woman enters, closes the door behind her. LOIS Oh, you scared me. Are you * looking for something? * Now the cleaning woman locks the door. * CLEANING WOMAN (Trevino's voice, pulling a gun) I found it * (beat) * Now, tell me where that notebook * is. * LOIS I don't know what you're talking about. As she begins to remove her make-up. BARBARA I knew Winninger was about to expose my true motivation in wanting to be appointed chairperson of the Rain Forest Consortium. * From there it would have bean easy to grant Hobbs the exclusive strip * mining licenses they needed to exploit the area. So, I called on our old friend Finn to eliminate * him. But, Finn left a loose and. LOIS Me. BARBARA And the notebook. Where in it? A91 EXT. SKIES ABOVE METROPOLIS - NIGHT A91 Superman senses something and DIVES. B91 INT. STOREROOM - NIGHT B91 LOIS There's nothing in the notebook except Winninger's processing formula for the male potency plant. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 48. B91 CONTINUED: B91 BARBARA Then I guess I went to a lot of trouble for no nothing. But, with the strip mining proceeding as we speak and you eliminated.... LOIS Eliminated? BARBARA I guess that's the way it goes sometimes. She takes aim, but a NOISE behind her distracts her. Trevino instinctively whirls around; in a split second Lois is upon her, gripping her wrist, holding it up. The gun FIRES at the ceiling, but Lois bangs Trevino's wrist against a cabinet, again, again, and again, but they're stalemated... LOIS Help! Trevino's hand is at Lois' throat, pushing Lois' head back. Lois is in pain, in jeopardy of losing her grip. But then HANDS encircle Trevino's throat from behind, squeeze, pull, until Trevino's hand releases Lois, her other hand drops the gun, and Trevino is wrestled to the floor. Lois falls with Trevino, trapping her there, then looks up to SEE her latest savior. It's... 91 JIMMY 91 ... looking down at them. LOIS Help me, Jimmy! Jimmy kneels, holds Trevino down. LOIS Grab her... it! Jimmy lunges, grabs at Trevino's neck. She runs out the door, but comes flying back into the rom as fast as she left. A beat later, Superman walks through the door. Relief floods Lois' face, but she can't resist a little dig. LOIS Cutting it kind of close there, aren't you, big fella? SUPERMAN Are you all right? (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Pink Rev. 10/28/93 49. 91 CONTINUED: 91 LOIS I am, but the rain forest isn't. CUT TO: 92 OMITTED 92 92A EXT. ABOVE THE RAIN FOREST 92A Superman flies above the trackless jungle, searching for something, dives. 92B EXT. FOREST CLEARING - NIGHT 92B* A group of man are gathered around command post. The leader signals and a WARNING HORN sound. The others don hard hats and move behind the shelter of a rock. The leader grabs a lever with numerous wires running to it. All the men brace for the explosion. He throws the lever: nothing. Behind them, Superman clears his throat. He's holding up the severed ends of the wires. CUT TO: 93 INT. DAILY PLANET - NIGHT 93 Lois and Jimmy. Lois hangs up the phone. LOIS Superman got there in time. All mining operations have been suspended and the authorities are cleaning house at the Rain Forest Consortium. I guess everything's * back to normal. Clark enters. CLARK Sorry I took so long. Anything happen while I was gone? Jimmy and Lois share a secret smile. LOIS/JIMMY Not a thing. Clark enjoys a secret smile of his own. LOIS (to Clark) Come on. (CONTINUED) --page break-- WITNESS (#10) Blue Rev. 10/27/93 50. 93 CONTINUED: 93 CLARK Where are we going? * LOIS I thought you might walk me home. * CLARK I thought you didn't need a * bodyguard? * LOIS Who said anything about a * bodyguard? * Lois stands, takes her coat, takes his arm. On Clark, * pretending to be in the dark, we... * FADE OUT. _END_ 94 94 THRU OMITTED THRU 99 99