notes: To pop everything into place... use Courier 10 (or 10 characters per inch) set top margin at 0.5", bottom margin at 0.5" (or minimums) left margin at 1", right margin at .25 (or minimum) (I had to tell the program that my primitive printer was using legal- size paper) Cover: [my cover, probably originally red, photocopied almost black] "Target: Jimmy Olsen", Written by Tony Blake & Paul Jackson [and] Directed by David Jackson are all in large, bold print. WARNER BROS. TELEVISION is in an arial-type font. The remainder of the script is in Courier 10. Typos noted: a lot of commas that should be in places (i.e., "Thanks Superman") are missing in original Page 23, Scene 30, plays with STORMIN NORMAN', sixties has apostrophe in wrong place in original Page 39, mid page, "cardbord take out" probably should be "cardboard" Page 52, 3/4 down page, "and take her free Clark's grip." free should probably be "from" --page break-- (graphic insert logo.bmp or logo.jpg) "Target: Jimmy Olsen!" EPISODE NINETEEN Prod. #456470 Written by Tony Blake & Paul Jackson Directed by David Jackson WARNER BROS. TELEVISION _Production Draft_ February 22, 1995 --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Target: Jimmy Olsen!_" _CAST_ CLARK KENT/SUPERMAN LOIS LANE JIMMY OLSEN PERRY WHITE _________________________________________________________________ DAN SCARDINO SARAH LONGLEY CLAUDINE PEROT DR. CATHERINE PEROT MR. MUUNOUR STORMIN' NORMAN NURSE BERKEY DR. ALAN FROST STAFFER --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Target: Jimmy Olsen!_" _LOCATIONS_ _INTERIORS_: _EXTERIORS_: Daily Planet Hospital Newsroom Conference Room Street Lois' Apartment Lois' Apartment Living Room Hallway Medical Plaza High Rise Katherine Perot's Office Metropolis Bank office Office Examining Room Alley Dr. Frost's Office Retired Officer's Club Sarah's Apartment --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ "_Target: Jimmy Olsen!_" _CHRONOLOGY_ SC. 1 - 3 NIGHT 1 SC. 4 - 23 DAY 2 SC. 24 NIGHT 2 SC. 25 - 34 DAY 3 SC. 35 - 50 NIGHT 3 SC. 51 - 74 DAY 4 --page break-- _LOIS & CLARK_ _The New Adventures of Superman_ "Target: Jimmy Olsen!" _TEASE_ FADE IN: 1 INT. DOCTOR FROST'S OFFICE - NIGHT #1 1 A darkened office. The silhouetted figure of a woman wearing SURGICAL GLOVES, works quickly to pick the lock on a file cabinet, then starts rifling through file folders. Suddenly, a shaft of light floods the office as the door swings open revealing DOCTOR ALAN FROST, late 50's, a simple man in sport jacket and tie, who's stunned by what he sees. DR. FROST Katherine! What are you doing?! The woman turns, revealing DOCTOR KATHERINE PEROT, 30-ish, smart and beautiful. KATHERINE Doctor Frost! DR. FROST I thought this was settled. Those files are to be destroyed. KATHERINE Those files represent years of my father's work. DR. FROST Katherine, Project Valhalla was a horrible mistake. CLAUDINE (O.S.) Was it? 2 ANOTHER ANGLE REVEALS 2 CLAUDINE PEROT, Katherine's mother, late 40's-early 50's. A sultry, attractive woman, revealingly dressed to the nines including white gloves, and a Tiparillo. She gives the impression she'd destroy anyone who got in her way. Think Joan Collins only not as classy. She steps into the office, closing the door behind her. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 2. 2 CONTINUED: 2 KATHERINE (cynical) Nice work mother. I thought you were going to keep him occupied. CLAUDINE Yes. Well, apparently I'm not Doctor Frost's type. KATHERINE (sarcastic) Really? I can't imagine why not. DR. FROST Claudine, this is insane. Even your husband admitted that experiment never should have happened. CLAUDINE But George is dead and as his widow I'm entitled to all his belongings. Including his files on the Valhalla Project. DR. FROST That's absurd. Look, I've already begun putting calls out to the kids who were involved in the experiment... CLAUDINE (interrupting) Then we'll just have to work a lot faster. She nods to Katherine who turns back to the file cabinet. As Frost turns toward Katherine, Claudine pulls a letter opener from her purse. DR. FROST No! You can't play God with people's lives... Claudine comes up behind him, stabbing him in the back with the letter opener. He stiffens a beat, then falls to the ground. CLAUDINE Oh yes we can. Katherine turns, holding a folder boldly marked VALHALLA. She eyes the fallen doctor, then looks at her mother who slips the letter opener back into her purse. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 3. 2 CONTINUED: 2 2 CLAUDINE (CONT'D) (feigned innocence) Looks like there's an opening for a new head of Family Medicine. (re: folder) Are the targets in there? Katherine lays the folder down on a table and opens it. 3 INSERT VALHALLA FOLDER CONTENTS 3 Fanned out are three pages that look like a doctor's initial interview page with the patient's name, address, date of birth, and a 3X5 black and white photo in the corner. As we go close on the top page, the name and photo come into focus: JAMES B. OLSEN. KATHERINE (O.S.) They're here. FADE OUT: _END OF TEASE_ --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 4. _ACT ONE_ FADE IN: 4 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY #2 4 CLOSE ON a CONE SHAPED WOOD CARVING resting on Lois' desk. We WIDEN to REVEAL a puzzled LOIS and JIMMY eyeing it. JIMMY Okay, I give. What is it? LOIS It's a... well, it's obviously a... (surrendering) Dan Scardino sent it over and I don't have a clue as to what it is. Jimmy SPINS THE CARVING on it's base, revealing he has a rash on his forearm thru... JIMMY Here's one clue. It's ugly. Lois notices Jimmy scratching his arm. LOIS That must be some itch. Jimmy raises his arm and we focus on the DISTINCTIVELY PATTERNED RASH. JIMMY Yeah. I get it every year around this time. Ever since I was a kid. LOIS Ooof. Looks awful. Don't they have some cream or something you can put on it? JIMMY I've tried everything. But my doc says not to worry. PERRY (O.S.) Jimmy... JIMMY turns and sees PERRY standing at the entrance to his office. Perry looks uncomfortable, somber. PERRY (CONT'D) Can I see you for a moment, son? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 5. 4 CONTINUED: 4 JIMMY Sure, Chief. As he exits, DAN SCARDINO appears at Lois' desk. DAN (re: gift) Hi. I see you got it. LOIS Oh... uh yeah... thanks. You shouldn't have. DAN Well, anybody can send flowers, and I thought this would be something you could really appreciate. LOIS And I do. (awkward beat) So DAN So if you remember, a while back we talked about us maybe going out. LOIS (sighs) Dan, I'm flattered, I really am. It's just... there's someone I've kinda been seeing... DAN Kent. (off her nod) Nice guy. Real... polite. LOIS Well, there's more to him than that. He's bright, he's... Scardino's eyes stop her cold. The way he's looking at her... she could swim in them forever. LOIS (CONT'D) He's... he's polite... She stops, realizes that sounds familiar. DAN They say good things come to those that wait. I got time. He flashes a dazzling smile, then heads for the elevators, leaving a conflicted Lois behind. --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 6. 5 ANOTHER ANGLE 5 CLARK enters from a side entrance, spots Scardino leaving. A troubled look crosses his face as he approaches Lois. CLARK What did he want? LOIS Huh? oh, he just came by to say hi. You know, in the neighborhood, that sort of thing. CLARK (re: carving) He give you that? LOIS Yeah. Just something he saw and thought I'd like. Clark nods, less than thrilled. As he turns to head for his desk... LOIS (CONT'D) I wish I knew what it was. CLARK (to himself) It's trouble. Perry exits his office, his arm around a stunned Jimmy. PERRY Lois. Clark. He gestures for them to approach. As they do... LOIS Jimmy... what's the matter? JIMMY (shaken) Dr. Frost has been murdered. CLARK Alan Frost? The doctor who writes that weekly column for us? PERRY The same. He was also Jimmy's family doctor. JIMMY He just called me yesterday. Left a message on my machine. I was gonna call him back today... (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 7. 5 CONTINUED: 1 5 Perry hands Clark a slip of paper. PERRY According to the police, Frost also left messages with these two other patients. But they never talked with him either. I want you two on this. Lois and Clark nod, turn to leave when... JIMMY Chief? I want to go with them. PERRY Now Jimmy, I understand how you feel, but... JIMMY Chief, please. I knew Dr. Frost my whole life. PERRY (beat, then) All right. As Jimmy flashes him a grateful smile... CUT TO: 6 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - DAY 6 Lois, Clark and Jimmy approach a counter at a nurses station manned by NURSE BERKEY, no doubt a drill sergeant in a former life. She's swamped under paper work and she's cranky. Nearby is Doctor Frost's office door, with yellow police tape across it. CLARK Excuse me, we're from the Daily Planet. We'd like to take a look at Doctor Frost's office. NURSE BERKEY Oh, you would? Well we have strict orders not to turn this place into a media circus. LOIS Well... (eyeing her nametag) ... nurse Berkey, I can assure you that we... (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 8. 6 CONTINUED: 6 NURSE BERKEY Do you understand English? (to Clark) Perhaps you could interpret for her. (to approaching worker) Charlene, there's a case of pentobarbitol missing from your inventory report. Find it. (to Lois) Do I need to call security? Clark leads Lois away. Jimmy follows. LOIS Do you believe that woman's attitude JIMMY Talk about your bedside manner. CLARK We're going to need a diversion to get by her. He eyes a pregnant woman being pushed past in a wheelchair... CLARK (CONT'D) I've got an idea. WIPE TO: 7 INT. HOSPITAL CORRIDOR - LATER 7 A very pregnant woman with an oxygen mask over her face lies on a gurney that's wheeled down the corridor by a doctor in surgical scrubs, including mask and cap. A closer look reveals Clark as the doctor, the patient, Lois. Suddenly, Lois lets out a loud MOAN and continues MOANING thru... CLARK Nurse! I have an emergency here! 8 ANOTHER ANGLE 8 Nurse Berkey rises from her seat and hurries to the gurney, as Jimmy appears from behind a corner and slips past the nurses station into Frost's office unseen. NURSE BERKEY What do you need doctor? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 9. 8 CONTINUED: 8 CLARK I'm going to need an operating room for a C-section! Nurse Berkey-quickly heads back to her station and picks up the phone thru... NURSE BERKEY Who should I get for an anesthesiologist? Clark's face suddenly goes blank. Lois MOANS louder. CLARK Anybody! As Nurse Berkey starts dialing... NURSE BERKEY What's the diagnosis? CLARK Uh... uh... Another LOUDER MOAN. CLARK (CONT'D) Pain! A lot of pain! A skeptical look crosses Berkey's face. Then... NURSE BERKEY Take the staff elevators Doctor, it's faster. Clark and Lois exchange a look, obviously neither of them know where the staff elevators are. Another LOUD moan as Nurse Berkey eyes them, suspicious. NURSE BERKEY (CONT'D) Doctor! The staff elevators! She points down the corridor, opposite of the way they came. Clark runs to the other end of the gurney and quickly pushes in the direction the nurse pointed. 9 ANOTHER ANGLE 9 Claudine Perot, in a low cut suit rounds a corner with an ADMINISTRATOR and her daughter Katherine, in lab coat. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 10. 9 CONTINUED: 9 CLAUDINE As a member of the board of directors I can tell you Jim, we're very unhappy with the level of security for this hospital. As Clark tries maneuvering the unwieldy gurney past the threesome he loses control and CRASHES into a food cart. The impact sends trays flying and Lois' 'baby,' a BASKETBALL, rolls out from under the sheet. As Katherine Perot picks it up, an angry Nurse Berkey advances on them. Lois hops off the gurney. LOIS (backing up) Well. Guess I won't be needing that C-section after all. They turn and take off passing the Perots who eye them as they disappear into a stairwell. KATHERINE (to Berkey) What was that all about? NURSE BERKEY A couple of Daily Planet reporters trying to poke around Alan Frost's office. CLAUDINE (to Administrator) You see Jim? That's exactly what I'm talking about. As Katherine looks after our heroes, concerned... CUT TO: 10 EXT. HOSPITAL - DAY - MINUTES LATER 10 Lois and Clark, now in street clothes, hurry out through the front doors onto the sidewalk, laughing. LOIS I gotta admit Clark, that was a pretty out there scheme. CLARK (kidding) I've been taking lessons from Dan Scardino. Jimmy rushes up to them. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 11. 10 CONTINUED: 10 JIMMY What happened to you guys? LOIS Our basketball arrived a little early. You find anything? JIMMY It's what I didn't find that's interesting. Yeah. He pulls out the slip of paper Perry had given Clark. JIMMY (CONT'D) You know those two other people Doctor Frost tried to call? Their files are missing, along with mine. (and then) You ever get that feeling in your stomach like something really bad's gonna happen? LOIS I think we ought to try finding these people. See what you all have in common. Jimmy and I will take Sarah Longley. (to Clark) You look for this G.E. Mallow. CLARK Okay. And Lois? Stay close to him. Off Lois and Jimmy's concern... CUT TO: 11 INT. APARTMENT HALLWAY - DAY - LATER 11 Lois and Jimmy come down a hallway checking numbers on doors. Suddenly, they hear a woman's SCREAMS coming from one of the apartments. They rush to the door. JIMMY It's hers! Together they use their shoulders and try breaking the door in. On the second try, it works. --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 12. 12 INT. SARAH LONGLEY'S APARTMENT - DAY - CONTINUOUS 12 Lois and Jimmy burst in to discover SARAH LONGLEY, early 20's, pretty, smart, with an acerbating wit and a tendency to overanalyze everything. At the moment she's standing in her living room, struggling to extricate herself from the grasp of MARTIN WONG, late 20's, powerfully built. JIMMY Hey, leave her alone! At the sight of Jimmy and Lois, Wong releases Sarah, darts through an open window and heads down a fire escape. LOIS (to Sarah) Are you all right? SARAH (dazed) Yeah, I think. JIMMY I'm going after him! As he heads for the window... LOIS Jimmy, no! But it's too late. He's already out the window. LOIS (CONT'D) What happened? SARAH I don't know. The last thing I remember is waking up on the couch and seeing that guy standing over me. CUT TO: 13 EXT. STREET - DAY - MOMENTS LATER 13 Wong drops six feet from the bottom of the fire escape ladder to the sidewalk and races across a sidewalk to a motorcycle. Wong kick starts the cycle as Jimmy drops from the fire escape ladder in hot pursuit. 14 ANOTHER ANGLE 14 Clark rounds a corner and sees Jimmy racing after Wong, who's pulling away from the curb, just feet ahead of Jimmy. Clark ducks into a doorway and rips open his shirt REVEALING THE BIG RED 'S.' --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 13. 15 ON WONG 1 15 speeding down the street as the cycle accelerates. 16 EXT. SKY - DAY 16 Suddenly, SUPERMAN STREAKS down out of the clouds, heading straight at the oncoming, speeding motorcycle. 17 ON WONG - INCLUDING HIS POV 17 Superman's heading straight at him. It's a game of chicken! 18 ANOTHER ANGLE 18 At the last moment, Wong tries to swerve around Superman. As the two speeding figures meet, Superman snatches him off the bike. 19 ANOTHER ANGLE 19 The riderless motorcycle crashes into a dumpster, Wong's helmet bouncing along behind it. 20 ON STREET 20 Superman floats to the ground holding the helmetless Wong by the collar as Lois, Jimmy and Sarah come running over. SUPERMAN (to Wong) I've never lost a game of chicken yet. JIMMY Thanks Superman. (to Wong) Who are you!? Wong remains impassive and silent. SUPERMAN I'll take him downtown. Maybe the police can get him to talk. Sarah grabs Wong by the shirt. SARAH Listen, pal! Unless you're a mute, I want some answers. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 14. 20 CONTINUED: 20 Jimmy shoots a look to Lois. He likes Sarah's style. He looks back at Sarah then suddenly... JIMMY Sarah! He rolls up his sleeve and extends his arm, placing it even with hers. 21 CLOSE ON THEIR FOREARMS 21 revealing they both have the same odd looking rash. 22 RESUME SCENE 22 JIMMY How long have you had that rash? SARAH Ever since I was a kid. I get it every year at this time. Why? Off Lois, Jimmy and Superman's concerned reaction.... 23 ANOTHER ANGLE 23 Half a block away, a dark, late model Jaguar rests near the curb. Inside, Claudine and Katherine Perot passively watch the scene. KATHERINE That's that woman reporter who was at the hospital. CLAUDINE I hope for her sake she doesn't find out too much. And off Claudine and Katherine's cold stare... FADE OUT: _END OF ACT ONE_ --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 15. _ACT TWO_ FADE IN: 24 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - NIGHT #2 24 Sarah is in Lois' chair, Lois perched on her desk. Jimmy approaches and hands a coffee cup to Sarah. SARAH Do you think that guy in my apartment is connected to Doctor Frost's murder? LOIS I'm sure it's a possibility the police will be investigating. JIMMY I wonder what else we have in common besides Doctor Frost and this rash? LOIS Sarah how long have you been seeing Dr. Frost? SARAH All my life. Ever since my Dad was stationed at Fort Truman. JIMMY You were born at Fort Truman? Me too! How old are you? SARAH I just turned nineteen. JIMMY Me, too! This is getting really weird. SARAH (studies him a beat, then) Are you easily excitable? Probably prone to impulsive behavior? Capable, intelligent, even sensitive... but still seeking self confidence? JIMMY What are you talking about? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 16. 24 CONTINUED: 24 SARAH I'm a psych major. I was just wondering if I was anywhere close to describing your personality. JIMMY (defensive) No... I don't think so. SARAH (confused) Hm. It describes me perfectly. Well we don't have that in common. Clark approaches. LOIS Where have you been? CLARK At the police station. Detective Wolfe told me what happened. (to Sarah) Hi. I'm Clark Kent. SARAH Hi. LOIS What were you doing at the police station? I thought you went to get G.E. Mallow. CLARK He's missing. The police think he's been kidnapped. As everyone digests this... CLARK (CONT'D) I don't think you two should go home tonight. Not until we know what's going on. Jimmy, you can stay with me. LOIS (to Sarah) And you can stay with me. DISSOLVE TO: 25 EXT. MEDICAL PLAZA HI-RISE - DAY #3 - ESTABLISHING 25 --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 17. 26 INT. KATHERINE PEROT'S OFFICE - DAY 26 A consultation office with a door leading to an examining room. Katherine and a revealingly dressed Claudine huddle over the stolen files with MR. MUUNOUR (Moon-hour), a short, slight emissary from a Middle Eastern country. CLAUDINE Only three of Project Valhalla's 100 test subjects are still living in Metropolis. Katherine's completed tests on one. I think you'll be impressed with her findings. MR. MUUNOUR I am impressed with nothing I have seen so far. CLAUDINE (shamelessly flirting) Nothing? KATHERINE Mother please... have SOME respect for yourself. CLAUDINE (patiently) My daughter views this project as some kind of validation of her late father's work. Me, I smell money. Lots of money. So my goal is to please you. KATHERINE (to Muunour) The synthetic virus injected into these subjects is lying dormant and can be activated only during heightened metabolic periods. These periods are indicated by a red rash. MR. MUUNOUR Go on. Lifting a model of the human brain. KATHERINE The virus only affects the pre-frontal cortex... that's the area that controls free thought. MR. MUUNOUR I know what it is. I'm not a moron. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 18. 26 CONTINUED: 26 KATHERINE (challenging) So I can assume you know where that area is. Muunour confidently pinpoints an area on the model with his finger. Katherine pushes his finger over an inch. He withdraws, unamused. KATHERINE (CONT'D) The ultimate effect is similar to brain washing. Once the subject is injected with the pentobarbitol serum the virus is activated. Then they're able to be controlled by use of the trigger word, 'Warrior.' MR. MUUNOUR But given the price you ask, you still haven't convinced me of its value. KATHERINE You know, Mr. Muunour, unlike my father, you are a man of little vision. CLAUDINE Katherine... KATHERINE (ignoring her) The virus can be mass produced. Under the guise of public health, you can set up clinics and alter everyone in your country. CLAUDINE Imagine, a whole nation that blindly answers to your command. I'd say that's valuable, wouldn't you? MR. MUUNOUR I want proof. And on a male subject only. (to Katherine) Where I come from, we don't need drugs to control our women. Claudine ignores him but Katherine struggles to hold her tongue. CLAUDINE Well, aren't we in luck. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 19. 26 CONTINUED: 2 26 She gestures to Katherine to open the door to the nearby examining room. Katherine does so, REVEALING a young man, G.E. MALLOW, bound and gagged on an examining table. CLAUDINE (CONT'D) Mr. Muunour, meet Mr. Mallow. off Mallow's wide eyed expression... CUT TO: 27 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - MORNING - DAY 27 Sarah's in the kitchen cooking scrambled eggs. Lois comes into the kitchen dressed but still in rollers. As Lois grabs a cup of coffee... SARAH You know I can tell a lot about you by the way you've organized your kitchen. I'm taking this course in applied psychology and... LOIS Sarah, there's something you need to know. I hate anyone trying to analyze me. She heads back toward the bedroom. SARAH That's amazing. That's exactly how I would have described you from the way you organized your kitchen. Lois stops and shoots her a look, then decides not to get into it. She exits to the bedroom as the DOORBELL RINGS. SARAH (CONT'D) I got it. She goes to the door and opens it revealing Dan Scardino. He flashes his big smile. DAN Hi. Is Lois home? Sarah takes Dan in. Obviously he's not her type. SARAH Sure. Can I tell her who's here? DAN I'm a friend. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 20. 27 CONTINUED: 27 SARAH A friend. Boyfriend, friend-friend or just... friend? DAN Gee, if I knew there was going to be a test to get in I would have studied. Lois appears in the background, hair now brushed and ready for work. LOIS Dan. What are you doing here? Sarah finally steps back, her analytical eyes never leaving him. A little disconcerted, Dan quickly slips by. DAN I just came by to ask if you'd made a decision. LOIS Oh, that... Uh, well, to be perfectly honest... things have been a little hectic since yesterday. SARAH (coyly) Would you two like to be alone? LOIS DAN No. Yes. SARAH (to Dan) Since she's putting me up, I'll go with her answer. DAN Who are you? LOIS She's a friend. SARAH Just... friend. Sarah moves into the kitchen thru... LOIS Dan, look, it's not that I'm putting you off. It's just... (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 21. 27 CONTINUED: 2 27 LOIS (CONT'D) I'm not the kind of person who likes to jump into things. I like to... I don't know... let things ferment. DAN Ferment? Lois, we're not making wine here. It's just a casual evening out. LOIS Dan, a casual evening out is what you have with friends of the same sex. What we're talking about has much bigger implications. Sarah returns to the living room eating her eggs off a plate. SARAH I'm afraid she's right, Dan. You know, the imprint of a male female relationship is formed from the moment both parties meet. So any... LOIS Sarah. I don't think Dan's interested in applied psychology right now. CLARK (O.S.) Lois? 28 ANOTHER ANGLE 28 Clark stands in the open doorway. Having both Clark and Dan here causes Lois a little discomfort. DAN Oh-oh. Dad's here. Fun's over. Clark shoots an icy glare at Dan. LOIS Clark. What are you doing here? CLARK I got some information on Mallow. What's he doing here? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 22. 28 CONTINUED: 2 28 SARAH They were discussing the pros and cons of wine making. Lois shoots Sarah a look that reads 'butt out.' Sarah flashes an innocent 'What'd I do?' DAN Look, I'll uh... catch you later. And he exits. There's an awkward moment as Clark and Lois don't know whether to discuss Dan or ignore him. Then... SARAH You know what you two are doing right now is classic. You're both thinking the exact same thoughts but you're both hoping the other person will talk first. They both turn to her, their eyes shooting daggers. SARAH (CONT'D) I uh... I think I left something in the bathroom. 'Scuse me. She quickly slips away toward the bathroom. LOIS So what did you find out? CLARK Mallow was born in the same Army hospital as Jimmy and Sarah. But get this. Doctor Frost was head of pediatrics there before he resigned and went into private practice. LOIS (intrigued) Really. (then not happy) I hate military investigations. You can never get anywhere. CLARK Don't worry. Perry's old Army buddy, Admiral Haberstettzer is in town. LOIS Stormin' Norman? CLARK Perry set up a meeting for us. CUT TO: --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 23. 29 INT. RETIRED OFFICER'S CLUB - DAY 29 CLOSE ON the top plastic grid of the board game BATTLESHIP. Numerous white pegs indicate that the player has yet to hit any of his opponents ships. STORMIN' NORMAN (O.S.) D three. LOIS (O.S.) Miss. As a male hand places another white peg in a hole, PULL BACK TO REVEAL we're... 30 ANOTHER ANGLE 30 ... at a card table. Lois reluctantly plays with STORMIN NORMAN', sixties, gruff, and a sore loser. Clark sits next to Lois. STORMIN' NORMAN You sure I didn't hit something? LOIS Sorry. CLARK Admiral... about the hospital at Fort Truman STORMIN' NORMAN Right, right Well, I heard about something back in the 70's. Something called the Valhalla Project. LOIS What was it? STORMIN' NORMAN You play, I'll talk. LOIS G nine. STORMIN' NORMAN (grimacing) Hit. That sinks my cruiser. Damn. (and then) According to the rumors, some rogue doctors were trying to tinker with the brains of babies, fix it so they could control their minds. (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 24. 30 CONTINUED: 30 STORMIN' NORMAN (CONT'D) The idea was to turn them into assassins when they grew up. F five. Lois just shakes her head. As Norman reacts... CLARK How far did they get in their testing? STORMIN' NORMAN Don't know. The whole thing was scuttled when the Pentagon found out about it. The General in charge kept his commission, but his career went nowhere after that. (and then) Your turn. LOIS Um... B three. STORMIN' NORMAN Hit. If I didn't know better, I'd say you had x-ray vision. CLARK Admiral, do you know where we can find that General? STORMIN' NORMAN Perot? He's dead. Passed a few months ago. LOIS (beat, then) Was he married? STORMIN' NORMAN What's it to you? LOIS Well, maybe he talked to his wife about the project. My dad's a doctor and he always told my Mother about his day over dinner. STORMIN' NORMAN You got a good head on your shoulders. You would have made a good Wave. J eight. LOIS Miss. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 25. 30 CONTINUED: 2 30 STORMIN' NORMAN (reacts, then) Perot married some floozy. Claudine, I think her name was. A real gold digger. They had one kid, a smart girl, grew up to be a doctor of some kind. As Lois and Clark exchange an intrigued look... STORMIN' NORMAN (CONT'D) Your turn. LOIS Huh? Oh, uh... C three. STORMIN' NORMAN (sighing) Hit and game. Guess it's a good thing I was never in combat. LOIS Thank you for your help, Admiral. STORMIN' NORMAN Hey, hold on there. I need a chance to get even. How are you at Stratego? CUT TO: 31 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY - LATER 31 CLOSE ON a baffled looking Jimmy and Sarah. JIMMY Mind control? PULL BACK TO REVEAL that the young couple are standing at Lois' desk as Lois and Clark brief them. CLARK It's just a rumor, we haven't confirmed anything yet. SARAH But if it is true, and we were tested on... are you saying that someone can control our minds? LOIS It's a possibility. They react, then... (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 26. 31 CONTINUED: 31 JIMMY Oh man... and I thought listening to rock was gonna fry my brain... Perry steps out of his office. PERRY Jimmy! You were supposed to have a photo sheet on my desk half an hour ago! JIMMY I'm on it chief! As Perry steps back into his office... JIMMY (CONT'D) Who needs drugs to control people when you can use fear? He flashes a wan smile and heads OS. As he does, he passes a staffer who lays a couple of message slips on Lois' desk. STAFFER You got three calls while you were out, Lois. They're all from someone named Scardino. As the staffer exits... CLARK Three calls? Is he so insecure he's afraid you won't call back if he only leaves one message? LOIS (defensive) Maybe it's something important. Clark snatches the messages off her desk. CLARK 'What about dinner tonight?' 'Dinner tomorrow?' 'Lunch?' (drops them back on Lois' desk) Yeah, real important. As he starts to walk away... CLARK (CONT'D) I'm going to see if that fax from the Medical Association came in. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 27. 31 CONTINUED: 2 31 Clark exits, leaving Lois to stare after him. All of this has been seen by Sarah. SARAH (pulls up a chair) So what's going on with you and Clark? LOIS Nothing that's any of your business. She tries to ignore Sarah, but it doesn't work. LOIS (CONT'D) We went out on a date, okay? It went great. Then we kissed. That was better than great. But now it's like we're in some kind of holding pattern... nothing's moving forward. SARAH And now this Scardino is looking pretty good. Lois eyes her, unsure. SARAH (CONT'D) Lois, it's classic. Psych 101. Look, Clark's a terrific guy, anyone could see that. But he's kind of like a rowboat. LOIS Rowboat? SARAH Yeah. You feel secure, you know you'll get across the lake safely, but it's not an exciting trip. Scardino, on the other hand, is a speedboat. Fast, sleek, a wild ride. (a cautionary finger) But, there's also a better chance of capsizing. LOIS (impressed) You're good. You're really good. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 28. 31 CONTINUED: 3 31 SARAH I figure by the time I graduate, I can charge three hundred an hour, easy. Clark approaches, waving a fax. CLARK The medical association came through on Katherine Perot. (shows her a fax photo) Look familiar? LOIS I saw her when we were running out of Metropolis General. CLARK She's on staff. SARAH (realizing) That's where Dr. Frost worked. LOIS Coincidence? Before Clark can answer, Perry steps out of his office. PERRY Lois! Clark! 911! There's some nut shooting up a bank over on Duffy Street. I want copy and pix for the late edition! CLARK (to Lois) You get Jimmy. I'll meet you there. As Clark heads for a side exit, pulling at his tie... LOIS (to Sarah) You stay put. We'll be back. CUT TO: 32 EXT. METROPOLIS BANK - DAY 32 SCREAMING pedestrians race in different directions to get away from a crazed G.E. Mallow who stands in front of the bank, brandishing an assault rifle. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 29. 32 CONTINUED: 32 Across the street are four police cars, the officers crouched behind them, guns aimed at Mallow. POLICE (V.O.) (on bullhorn) Put down the rifle! Suddenly, he opens fire, spraying a short BURST OF BULLETS all over the street. As people SCREAM... Suddenly a WHOOSH and Superman lands five feet in front of him. SUPERMAN Give me the rifle, Mister Mallow. Mallow slowly approaches. His face now blank, he seems almost harmless. He gets to point blank range and it appears he's about to hand Superman the rifle when instead he OPENS FIRE, the BULLETS RICOCHETING OFF THE MAN OF STEEL'S CHEST. Superman grabs the weapon from Mallow and BENDS IT IN HALF. Then, unexpectedly, Mallow passes out. 33 CAMERA PANS TO 33 The Perots standing in the distance, watching with Mr. Muunour. Claudine, as usual, dressed more elegantly than the hour requires, her ever-present tiparillo in hand. CLAUDINE (caustic) What did you do to him? KATHERINE Nothing! Did it ever occur to you that maybe something's wrong with the formula?! MR. MUUNOUR Ladies, please. It appears this experiment was a waste of my time. I must be on a plane in twenty four hours. CLAUDINE Don't worry. We have another target. In fact, if I'm correct he should be arriving shortly. KATHERINE Mother. Look. She indicates the scene in front of the bank. Claudine and Muunour look over. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 30. 33 CONTINUED: 33 CLAUDINE Oh, there he is now. 34 THEIR POV 34 Jimmy, on the scene, taking photos. CLAUDINE (O.S.) James B. Olsen. FADE OUT: _END OF ACT TWO_ --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 31. _ACT THREE_ FADE IN: 35 INT. DAILY PLANET CONFERENCE ROOM - NIGHT #3 - LATER 35 Perry's at the head of the conference table. Jimmy and Sarah sit together next to him, looking over photos of Mallow. A worried Jimmy holds a photo out to Lois who stands behind him. JIMMY Look. On his arm. He's got the same rash we do. LOIS According to neighbors his behavior was totally out of character. He's basically a shy little messenger. PERRY You think this guy was already under mind control? LOIS It's possible. It's exactly the kind of behavior the Admiral said project Valhalla was capable of producing. SARAH Okay... I've got to express this, otherwise I'm gonna start manifesting symptoms of post-trauma paranoia. JIMMY What? SARAH I might start freaking out. (to Lois) I'm scared. I'm really scared.. JIMMY Hey, nobody's going to turn us into assassins. We've got Superman on our side. (to Lois, worried) Right? Lois' expression is less than reassuring. SARAH What's Valhalla mean anyway? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 32. 35 CONTINUED: 35 PERRY It's a Nordic myth. Supposedly there was a band of young women called Valkyries. They rode great airborne war horses over battlefields. Their job was to choose those fallen warriors who were fit to enter Valhalla. Clark enters. CLARK I just spoke with the police. They I.D.'d Sarah's abductor. His name's Martin Wong. That's about all they know. And his one phone call was to some bail bondsman named Roxie Terrace. The STAFFER enters carrying two pieces of paper. STAFFER The medical report just came in on Mallow. He hands it to Lois and exits. She eyes it, then... LOIS Doctors found a drug called pentobarbitol in his blood. CLARK Pentobarbitol. Lois, that's the medication that nurse at the hospital said was missing. LOIS (putting it together) The same hospital where Katherine Perot works. And whose father was head of Project Valhalla. PERRY (rising; to Lois and Clark) Since she probably doesn't make house calls, why don't you two pay her a visit? CUT TO: 36 INT. KATHERINE PEROT'S EXAMINING ROOM - NIGHT 36 Katherine and Claudine are at a counter. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 33 36 CONTINUED: 36 KATHERINE Apparently too much pentobarbitol leads to an overload of the brain synapses. That was the problem with Mister Mallow. Katherine hands Claudine a hypodermic needle and a small vial thru... CLAUDINE (cynical) Too bad your father didn't note that in his research. KATHERINE He probably didn't have the time to find out before the Pentagon shut them down. Claudine takes a vial and a hypodermic needle off the counter and places it in her purse. CLAUDINE More likely he didn't think to check. He always was sloppy in his work. If it wasn't for my help and constant prodding he would have died a lowly second lieutenant. KATHERINE (bitter) Without you he also might have lived longer. CLAUDINE (smiles) Touche. A TONE, then the receptionist's voice comes through a wall INTERCOM. FEMALE VOICE (V.0.) Doctor Perot, there are two reporters here to see you. The Perot's exchange a look. KATHERINE Really. Send them into my office. FEMALE VOICE (V.O.) Is it all right if I leave for the night? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 34. 36 CONTINUED: 2 36 KATHERINE Certainly, Doris. CUT TO: 37 INT. KATHERINE PEROT'S OFFICE - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER 37 Clark and Lois stand near Katherine Perot's desk as she and her mother enter from the examining room. KATHERINE Can I help you? LOIS Yes I'm Lois Lane. This is my partner, Clark Kent. We're from... KATHERINE The Daily Planet. I know. I've read your work. CLAUDINE So have I. (to Clark, flirting) You're very good. KATHERINE Uh... this is my mother. CLARK How do you do? CLAUDINE I'm terrific. How about you? Clark's thrown by the come on. LOIS Uh, doctor Perot, we'd like to talk to you about a project your father (to Claudine) ... and your husband was involved with in the army. CLAUDINE Oh, I'd love to stay and chat but I have a pressing appointment. I'm sure Katherine can answer your questions. (to Clark) Bye. WIPE TO: --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 35. 38 INT. KATHERINE PEROT'S OFFICE - MINUTES LATER 38 KATHERINE ... so you see, while he did tell me of the Valhalla project, as far as I know all the research papers were destroyed by the Pentagon. Her PHONE RINGS. KATHERINE (CONT'D) I'm sorry I can't be of more help. (picks up phone) Doctor Perot. As she listens, Clark uses his SUPERHEARING to eavesdrop on the phone call. We recognize Mister Muunour's voice. MR. MUUNOUR (Filtered) My plane leaves at three o'clock tomorrow. Will I be seeing another demonstration or not? As Clark and Perot listen, Lois subtly cranes her neck to read a phone message on Perot's desk. 39 INSERT PHONE MESSAGE 39 'Roxie Terrace. Please call back.' KATHERINE (O.S.) Of course. But I won't be able to give you more specifics until later tonight. 40 RESUME SCENE 40 He hangs up. So does Katherine. LOIS Uh... Doctor, I was wondering. Do you know a man named Roxie Terrace? There's a brief hint of being caught off guard in Perot's expression. She looks down at the desk, sees the phone message then... KATHERINE Do you make a habit of reading people's phone messages, Miss Lane? LOIS It's just... a bad habit I picked up being a reporter. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 36. 40 CONTINUED: 40 KATHERINE (joking; or is she?) Bad habits can be hazardous to your health. (off Lois' reaction) Mister Terrace is a patient. Would you like his diagnosis? CLARK I don't think that will be necessary. Thanks for your time. As they turn and exit, Katherine eyes them coldly. CUT TO: 41 INT. LOIS' JEEP - NIGHT - MOMENTS LATER 41 Parked in front of the Perot's office building. Lois and Clark are inside. LOIS If Roxie Terrace is a patient, I'm Oprah Winfrey. And was she threatening me? CLARK I'm not sure. But I think we should keep an eye on her, I've got a hunch something might be happening tonight. Lois smiles to herself. Clark picks up on it. CLARK (CONT'D) What are you smiling about? LOIS Well this is the first night we'll be spending together since our first date and it's another stake-out. You think that means something? Like on some cosmic level? He just looks at her. Is she for real? LOIS (CONT'D) (mildly defensive) Well, I don't know. Sometimes when it's difficult to make something happen... (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 37. 41 CONTINUED: 41 LOIS (CONT'D) It means it's not supposed to happen, unless it's something you really don't want to happen in the first place, in which case... CLARK (interrupting) Lois are you hungry? LOIS Yeah, how'd you know? CLARK Because you babble when you've got low blood sugar. I'll go get us some dinner. We can pick this conversation up after we eat. LOIS Okay. Can you get Thai food? I've been craving Mee Krob all day. CLARK Mee Krob it is. (as he gets out) Call the office and tell them where we are. As Clark walks off down the street... DISSOLVE TO: 42 EXT. MOUTH OF ALLEY - NIGHT 42 As Clark strides down the sidewalk, he hears SOUNDS coming from a nearby alley. He enters to investigate. 43 EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS 43 Three TAGGERS deface an alley wall, unaware of Clark's presence. Shaking his head, he unbuttons his shirt, revealing the Big S, and slips into the shadows. 44 ANOTHER ANGLE 44 As the taggers step back from the wall to admire their "art"... SUPERMAN (O.S.) Nice work. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 38. 44 CONTINUED: 44 They spin and discover Superman HOVERING behind them. SUPERMAN (CONT'D) Too bad that's a public wall and not a canvas. The taggers exchange a look, then run like hell. Superman BLOWS ICY BREATH on the ground in front of them. The taggers hit the patch of ice and take major banana peel falls. As they struggle to rise, Superman LOWERS himself down in front of them. SUPERMAN (CONT'D) Now that you've expressed your feelings, I'm going to express mine. SMASH CUT TO: 45 EXT. ALLEY - NIGHT - LATER 45 CLOSE ON A HAND scrubbing a brush across the alley wall. PULL BACK TO REVEAL all three taggers scrubbing and rinsing the almost clean wall. SUPERMAN (pointing) You missed a spot. off the tagger's frustration... CUT TO: 46 INT. LOIS' JEEP - NIGHT - LATER 46 Lois sits alone. Bored, she checks her watch. Suddenly, she's startled by a TAP TAP TAP on the passenger window. VOICE (O.S.) Police! Open up! She turns to see Scardino smiling in at her. LOIS Scardino! What do you think you're doing!? He holds up a small cardboard picnic type box. DAN I got dinner. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 39. 46 CONTINUED: 46 She unlocks the car and Scardino hops in. He rests the box on the floor in front of him. DAN (CONT'D) I heard you were on stake-out and I thought you might be hungry. He pulls out two wine glasses and puts them in the cup holders on the console thru... LOIS Actually Clark went for food... but I don't know what's taking him so long. He unpacks two six-inch Correl dishes, hands her one and puts the other on the dash. DAN I got some great Mee Krob. She's at a loss for words as he opens a cardbord take out containers. LOIS How did you know I like Mee Krob? DAN Lois, I'm an undercover cop. He pulls out a wine bottle already open and re-corked and pours two glasses. LOIS What else do you know about me? He smiles a wickedly knowing smile then hands her a glass of wine. He takes the other. DAN Shall we toast? LOIS To what? DAN How about... the future? LOIS Whose? DAN How about ours? She lets out a big sigh then puts the glass down. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 40. 46 CONTINUED: 2 46 LOIS Boy, you never stop, do you? For a brief moment all pretensions drop away and we see the serious side of Dan. DAN Lois, when you live the kind of life I do, you learn real fast that time is a precious commodity. (beat) Look, I'm attracted to you... and every minute that goes by that we're not together... seems like a terrible waste. His words impact her deeply. There's a moment between them. Then he lifts his glass, back to the upbeat Dan. DAN (CONT'D) Carpe diem. She smiles and they clink glasses. But the moment is broken by the car door opening. It's Clark, carrying take out. He eyes Scardino, then looks at Lois. His face can't hide his negative feelings for Dan. LOIS (forced upbeat) Clark, where've you been? Agent Scardino was... DAN Just in the neighborhood. CLARK You know, Scardino, you want to chase Lois, that's your business. But when you start doing it on my time... that's my business. LOIS Clark... CLARK (to Scardino) Now I'd appreciate it if you let us do our job... alone. Scardino smiles. He's not interested in a confrontation. DAN Hey, not a problem. He gets out of the car and faces Clark, non-threatening. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 41. 46 CONTINUED: 3 46 DAN (CONT'D) Enjoy the food. As he walks off, Clark eyes him, then gets back in the car. There's an uncomfortable beat, then Lois tentatively asks... LOIS Would you like to continue the conversation we were having? CLARK No. CUT TO: 47 INT. LOIS' APARTMENT - NIGHT 47 Lights are low, popcorn's in the bowl. Jimmy and Sarah sit on Lois' couch watching an old TV show. Jimmy laughs at something on the screen. SARAH You think this is funny? JIMMY (doesn't everybody) It's F-Troop. (off her dubious look) Look, I know it's kinda hokey but it's... it's funny. I mean, Corporal Agarn, Chief Wild Eagle... (stops, sighs) You think I'm retarded, don't you? SARAH No... (turns to him) I think you're just weird enough to be sexy. Whoa. She scooches a little closer. Jimmy grabs the remote, flips off the tube. JIMMY Bag F Troop. She leans in closer, a beat, then they kiss. When they break, Jimmy's so hot he's steaming. He swallows, his throat dry. JIMMY (CONT'D) Listen uh... my mouth's kinda dry... (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 42. 47 CONTINUED: 1 47 JIMMY (CONT'D) (CONT'D) (rising) You want something to drink? SARAH Sure. He's up and off towards the kitchen in a flash. The PHONE near the couch RINGS. SARAH (CONT'D) Hello? 48 CLOSE ON A WOMAN'S MOUTH 48 talking on a cellular phone. FEMALE VOICE (V.0.) Sarah? SARAH (O.S.) (futzed) Yes? FEMALE VOICE (V.0.) It's time to choose the fallen warrior. 49 RETURN TO SARAH 49 SARAH What? FEMALE VOICE (V.0.) (futzed) Warrior. A cloudy look crosses Sarah's eyes, then.. FEMALE VOICE (V.0.) (futzed) Now listen carefully... 50 ANGLE ON JIMMY 50 as he carries two cans of soda and two glasses of ice out of the kitchen. JIMMY All Lois has is diet. I hope that's okay... (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 43. 50 CONTINUED: 50 He trails off when he sees the receiver dangling near the floor. His eyes find Sarah, her back to him, at the front door. JIMMY (CONT'D) Sarah? Sarah unlocks the door, then turns, revealing she's holding a GUN leveled at him. The door opens and Claudine enters. JIMMY (CONT'D) Sarah... what are you doing? CLAUDINE Exactly what she's been told to do. Lock the door, Sarah. Sarah mechanically complies. As Claudine opens her purse she notices Jimmy staring stunned at Sarah. CLAUDINE (CONT'D) You don't get it, do you? (then, relishing it) Wong wasn't kidnapping Sarah. He was putting her back. Realization suddenly crosses Jimmy's face, instantly replaced with fear as Claudine withdraws a HYPODERMIC NEEDLE. FADE OUT: _END OF ACT THREE_ --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 44. _ACT FOUR_ FADE IN: 51 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY #4 51 Jimmy enters through a side entrance, carrying some files. He looks tired, distracted. As he crosses the bullpen Perry pokes his head out of his office. PERRY Jimmy. It takes Jimmy a second for it to register, then... JIMMY Huh? Oh... yeah Chief? PERRY (approaching) You getting enough sleep, son? I know if I don't get at least eight good, my carcass drags the whole day. JIMMY It's weird. I woke up on the couch, but I don't remember going to sleep last night. I don't remember much of anything after Sarah and I kiss... He stops himself, but it's too late. A grin crosses Perry's face, and he glances over at Sarah, who's at Lois' desk, studying a college textbook. PERRY (cheshire cat) Well, that explains a lot. You're not the first stallion to have a hard time concentrating when there's a fillie in the field. (checks watch) Speaking of young fancy... where's Lois and Clark? It's almost noon. JIMMY Sleeping in. They were out late on that stakeout. PERRY Y'know, back when I was a young reporter, the old pros could pull an all nighter and still come in bright and early the next day. (MORE) (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 45. 51 CONTINUED: 51 PERRY (CONT'D) (admiringly) Yup... they were real newspaper warriors. At the mention of "warriors", Jimmy subtly reacts. He blinks his eyes and shakes his head imperceptibly. But we can tell by his eyes that something's happening to him. PERRY (CONT'D) Oh... there's Clark... Perry walks off, leaving a dazed Jimmy behind. 52 ANOTHER ANGLE - AT CLARK'S DESK 52 Clark's settling in as Perry approaches. PERRY How'd it go last night? CLARK Nothing happened. Dr. Perot didn't leave her office till three and then went straight home. Canfield's watching her now. PERRY (handing him a message) Well, Stormin' Norman called, said he remembered the National Security Agency has a file in their archives on the Valhalla Project. CLARK (eyeing message) It's in their data base in Washington. Looks like I have some hacking to do. His phone rings. CLARK (CONT'D) Kent. What?! How? (and then) All right. We'll see you back here. (hangs up; to Perry) Canfield lost Dr. Perot. She left her house and he lost her in traffic. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 46. 52 CONTINUED: 52 PERRY (steamed) Damn! Well, see what you can get from that data base. As a still dazed Jimmy drifts by... CLARK Hey Jimmy. You okay? PERRY Aw, he's fine. (to Jimmy) You just need to get some sleep. As Perry exits... JIMMY (softly) Yes sir. As a pre-occupied Clark turns his attention to his computer, Jimmy drifts to his desk, sits down and immediately drops off to sleep. CLARK Hey Jimmy. You know what I could use? A big fat cup of... He looks up, spots Jimmy asleep in the chair.. CLARK (CONT'D) I'll get it myself. As we HOLD ON Jimmy napping... CUT TO: 53 INT. KATHERINE PEROT'S EXAMINING ROOM - DAY 53 Katherine enters with Mister Muunour, surprised to find Claudine on a massage table, getting rubbed down by LARS, a large, blond Nordic male. KATHERINE Mother, what are you doing? CLAUDINE What does it look like, dear? You should try it once in a while. KATHERINE How are we supposed to have this meeting with him here? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 47. 53 CONTINUED: 53 MR. MUUNOUR I hope this was not a waste of my time. CLAUDINE Don't worry. Lars doesn't understand a word of English. (to Lars) Isn't that right, you gorgeous blond moron. Lars flashes a big smile to Claudine as he keeps working. KATHERINE Mister Muunour won't be satisfied with Jimmy Olsen just robbing Metropolis Mercantile. MR. MUUNOUR (to Claudine) If you're selling me the technology to create assassins who kill without remorse, Mrs. Perot, then demonstrate what you're selling. Claudine eyes him a beat as an idea forms. CLAUDINE (to Katherine) Well, I didn't think we'd have to go that far... but this may work out well for both of us, in more ways than one. (reaches for a cellular phone) Not only will we prove the Olsen boy can kill... we'll get rid of some nosy reporters as well. CUT TO: 54 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY - LATER 54 Jimmy still naps in his chair. VOICE (O.S.) Jimmy! Line one. Jimmy stirs, opens his eyes. JIMMY What? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 48. 54 CONTINUED: 54 VOICE (O.S.) Line One. For you. Jimmy slowly picks up the phone. JIMMY Olsen. Jimmy suddenly reacts, blinking his eyes and shaking his head imperceptibly, just like he did when Perry inadvertently said "warrior." Then... JIMMY (CONT'D) Yes... yes... I understand. He hangs up and starts across the bullpen, his eyes eerily focused on something only he can see. He passes Perry, who's approaching his office, reading over some copy. Jimmy brushes his arm as he passes. PERRY Jimmy? Where you going? JIMMY (evenly) To see Lois. She needs me. He never slows. Perry watches him exit, then, to himself... PERRY Eight hours. That's the key. As he disappears into his office... 55 ANOTHER ANGLE - AT CLARK'S DESK 55 Clark's typing commands, but the screen keeps reading "Access Denied". Sarah approaches and lays a large book on his desk. SARAH This is the only book on Nordic myths your library has. What do you need this for? CLARK (opening book) I'm trying to find the code word that will let me access the computer files on Project Valhalla. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 49. 55 CONTINUED: 55 SARAH (doubtful) And you think they used a word associated with the myth? CLARK Long shot, huh? She nods. Clark takes a pencil off his desk. CLARK (CONT'D) Uh... could you sharpen this for me, please? Sarah's not happy to do another menial task, but... SARAH Sure. As Sarah walks off, Clark SUPERSPEED turns the pages of the book with one hand while he SUPERSPEED types hundreds of possible code words with the other. The computer screen's a BLUR. Sarah returns just as Clark succeeds in breaking in. SARAH (CONT'D) Here. Good as. (notices screen, stunned) You got in? CLARK (shrugging) Sometimes long shots pay off. I tried the word Odin. He was the Norse God who gave the Valkyries their orders. And... voila. Off Sarah's impressed look... CUT TO: 56 EXT. LOIS' APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY 56 Jimmy approaches a Jag sitting in front of the building steps. He stops at the passenger window, which rolls down, revealing the Perot's and Mr. Muunour inside. KATHERINE Jimmy, are you friends with Lois Lane? JIMMY Yes. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 50. 56 CONTINUED: 56 KATHERINE Would you please kill her. JIMMY Yes. CLAUDINE (to Muunour) Impressive, no? MR. MUUNOUR We'll see. KATHERINE Do it now, Jimmy. Kill Lois Lane. As an impassive Jimmy turns and heads up the steps... CLAUDINE One down, one to go. CUT TO: 57 INT. LOIS' HALLWAY - DAY - MOMENTS LATER 57 Jimmy walks methodically to Lois' door. He's about to knock when Dan Scardino appears down the hall and approaches. DAN Hey, Jimmy. What's up? Jimmy, expressionless, turns to face Scardino. DAN (CONT'D) Lois in? Without warning, JIMMY DELIVERS A POWERFUL BLOW to Dan's mid-section. As the surprised Dan doubles over, Jimmy delivers ANOTHER CRUSHING BLOW with both hands to the back of Dan's neck. Dan crumbles unconscious to the floor. As Jimmy drags Dan off down the hall... CUT TO: 58 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY - SAME TIME 58 Clark and Sarah read Clark's computer screen. CLARK Look, here's a whole section on de-programming... As they focus on the screen, Clark's PHONE RINGS. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 51. 58 CONTINUED: 58 CLARK (CONT'D) Clark Kent. Yeah, she's right here. Focused on the screen, he absently hands the phone to Sarah. SARAH Hello? What? (and then, evenly) Yes. Yes, I understand. She slowly hangs up the phone, her eyes cold, steely. CUT TO: 59 INT. LOIS' HALLWAY - DAY - SAME TIME 59 Jimmy KNOCKS on Lois' door. A beat, then the door opens revealing Lois in jeans and sweatshirt. LOIS Jimmy. What are you doing here? JIMMY (evenly) I left my wallet here last night. LOIS Really? I didn't see it. But come on in and look. 60 INT. LOIS APARTMENT - DAY - CONTINUOUS 60 As Jimmy steps, Lois heads for the bedroom. LOIS I was just getting dressed for work. There's some coffee on the stove if you want. As she disappears, Jimmy methodically moves to a kitchen drawer and pulls out a HUGE, GLEAMING CHEF'S KNIFE. CUT TO: 61 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY - SAME TIME 61 Sarah reaches Lois' desk, opens her purse. Behind her, Clark's glued to the computer screen, unaware of what Sarah is up to. As she reaches into her purse... --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 52. 62 ANOTHER ANGLE 62 Clark reacts to something on the screen. CLARK This says there's a drug that permanently deactivates the synthetic serum... He looks up at Sarah just as she turns and levels the gun she used against Jimmy. Clark reacts, then takes a quick look at his phone. Realizes. CLARK (CONT'D) (rising) It's okay, Sarah. Just relax. Sarah cocks the gun. CLARK (CONT'D) Sarah? It's me, Clark. Put down the gun. Fat chance. As Sarah FIRES... 63 ANOTHER ANGLE 63 In one swift motion, Clark SUPERSPEEDS behind Sarah and knocks the gun free from her. The wood carving on Lois' desk spins crazily from Clark's backdraft as staffers SCREAM and react to the SOUND of the shot. Clark wrestles with the struggling Sarah as Perry and others rush up. PERRY Somebody get security! (to Clark) What in blazes is going on?! CLARK She's been brainwashed. As Sarah struggles violently, two SECURITY GUARDS rush up and take her free Clark's grip. PERRY Take her into my office, get her to lie down. And somebody call the paramedics! As Sarah is led off... PERRY (CONT'D) Are you okay son? (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 53. 63 CONTINUED: 63 CLARK (nodding) Lucky she's a bad shot. He surreptitiously opens his hand at his side, REVEALING THE BULLET SHE SHOT. As he drops it unseen in a wastebasket... CLARK Where's Jimmy? PERRY He left. Said Lois called and wanted him. Off Clark's realization... CUT TO: 64 INT. LOIS APARTMENT - DAY 64 Jimmy, knife in hand, approaches Lois's bedroom. She's at the bed, her back to him, now in her blouse and skirt, brushing out her hair. LOIS I'm surprised Perry let you go out alone. Jimmy is now at the threshold of her bedroom. He starts raising the knife... LOIS (CONT'D) Did Katherine Perot ever leave her house? Jimmy is within three steps of Lois. As he brings the knife over his head, ready to strike, Lois, hairbrush in hand, suddenly turns around. In that one moment everything comes crystal clear to her. 65 ANOTHER ANGLE 65 As Jimmy brings the knife down toward her she SNAPS A SHARP KICK TO JIMMY'S MID-SECTION sending him stumbling backward, and the knife flying. She makes a dash for the front door. Jimmy tackles her. Again she kicks free. She scrambles for the door, but Jimmy grabs her from behind and throws her back into the room. She lands near the knife. Jimmy also sees the knife. He dives for it as Lois reaches for it. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 54. 65 CONTINUED: 65 She grabs it a split second before him and rolls away. They both scramble to their feet, Jimmy in between Lois and the door. Lois holds the knife out at Jimmy. LOIS (panting) Jimmy... listen to me. It's Lois. You've been brainwashed. Jimmy, a chilling blank look on his face, advances on her. LOIS (CONT'D) Jimmy don't. Stay back. Lois backs away as Jimmy continues to advance on her. LOIS (CONT'D) Jimmy, you've got to stop! Jimmy passes a floor lamp. He picks it up and swings it at Lois' legs. It connects, knocking her to the floor, face down. Again the knife goes flying. Jimmy jumps on top of Lois. 66 ANGLE TO INCLUDE LOIS' FRONT DOOR 66 The door to Lois' apartment swings open revealing the Perots and Mr. Muunour. LOIS Help! Help me! As they watch passively, Jimmy sits on Lois' back as he pins her arms to the floor with his legs. He grabs the cord from the lamp he swung and brings it under her neck. As he pulls up on it A BEAM OF HEAT VISION hits the cord and it breaks in Jimmy's hands. He looks up to see... 67 ANOTHER ANGLE 67 Superman coming through the window towards him. SUPERMAN Take it easy, Jimmy. Jimmy slowly rises, then suddenly DARTS TO A WINDOW AND JUMPS THROUGH IT with a CRASH. As Superman starts after him... --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 55. 68 INT. LOIS HALLWAY - SIMULTANEOUS 68 As the three villains turn to hurry away from Lois' door, they come face to with Dan Scardino and his gun. DAN Something tells me you folks aren't Jehovah's Witnesses. CUT TO: 69 EXT. LOIS APARTMENT BUILDING - DAY 69 Superman floats to the ground with Jimmy in his arms. Jimmy starts coming out of his trance. He looks around. JIMMY Superman. What happened? SUPERMAN Well, for a minute there, Jimmy, you thought you could fly. JIMMY Really? I can't imagine what got into me. SUPERMAN You'd be surprised. And off Superman's knowing smile... CUT TO: 70 INT. DAILY PLANET BULLPEN - DAY - LATER 70 As Lois and Clark enter through a side entrance... PERRY (approaching) Hey you two. What did the doctors say? LOIS Jimmy and Sarah are going to be fine. CLARK The chief physician said they'll be out of the hospital in a day or two. Just as soon as they can create enough of the antidote. (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 56. 70 CONTINUED: 70 PERRY You know, I think I'll go by and visit them. They could probably use some cheering up. LOIS Uh, Perry? They're in the same hospital room. They're pretty cheery already. Perry laughs. As he exits... PERRY Oh, by the way Lois. You got a visitor. He points to the coffee area, where Scardino chats with some female staffers. Lois and Clark exchange a look, then Lois heads for Scardino. 71 AT COFFEE AREA 71 The female staffers see Lois coming, drift away. Scardino smiles when he sees her. DAN How are things at the hospital? LOIS Fine. They'll be out in a couple of days. (and then) I didn't get a chance to thank you for your help back at my apartment... DAN It's okay. You know, I had this terrible thought while I had my gun pulled on them that they might be part of your Tenant's Association or something. (off Lois' grin) It would be hard for you to date a guy who got you kicked out of your apartment. LOIS (smile fading) Daniel... (CONTINUED) --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 57. 71 CONTINUED: 71 DAN I know. Kent. We've been down this road before. (and then) Lois, I know this is difficult for you. And I wouldn't push it if I didn't think we might have something. LOIS I know, I know... DAN Look, if you and Kent are supposed to be, we'll know it and we'll walk away friends. But if _we're_ supposed to be... Lois eyes him a beat, then takes a deep breath. 72 ANOTHER ANGLE - AT CLARK'S DESK 72 Clark sits at his desk, arms folded. Lois approaches. There's an uncomfortable beat, then... LOIS Clark... CLARK You're going to go out with Scardino, aren't you? There's an uncomfortable beat. CLARK (CONT'D) Look, if that's what you want to do, do it. LOIS (beat, then) Clark... you know me. I could never live with a 'what if' hanging over my head. (and then) I think I owe it to myself and our relationship to find out. Clark and she share a long look, then... CLARK Okay. She nods, heads back towards Scardino. --page break-- TARGET: JIMMY OLSEN! Blake & Jackson 2/22/95 58. 73 ON CLARK - INCLUDING HIS POV 73 He watches her return to the coffee area, where Scardino greets her. As they talk... 74 ANOTHER ANGLE 74 The staffer passes Clark's desk, sees him watching Dan and Lois. STAFFER Boy, that guy's sure got a way with women. And as he walks off... CLARK (to himself) Yeah. And he just got away with mine. FADE OUT: _THE END_