Supergirl: Home - Ep. 5
"Boris and Natasha"
NOTE: up to the ending, this whole episode takes place with
Supergirl at 15.
FADE IN:
INT. CAR - DAY
An old car driving down the road to Leesburg. The driver is
BORIS, late thirties, tall, wide. Riding shotgun is NATASHA,
early thirties, slim. They both speak with a soft Russian
accent.
A CD plays Bach. Boris directs an invisible orchestra with
his right hand.
Natasha reads a newspaper, the Leesburg Gazette. The
headline is about millionaire Armand Loyce moving to town
and building a warehouse store that would probably put out
of business some of the local merchants.
NATASHA
Loyce? Is that the guy?
BORIS
Yes. He has a fifteen-year-old
daughter.
(beat)
The newspaper doesn't mention her.
NATASHA
How cute. He's trying to protect
her from us.
BORIS
Yes. He's a good father. I'm sure
he'll pay handsomely for her return.
NATASHA
How much are we talking about, Boris?
BORIS
Five million at least.
NATASHA
We should start at ten million.
BORIS
Good idea, Natasha. He probably
has that much cash around the house.
NATASHA
Yes. Rich people always have cash
around their houses.
2.
BORIS
It's so convenient. You never
know when your daughter is going
to be kidnapped.
NATASHA
You must be prepared at all times.
They smile at each other.
A moment later, a sign appears on the road ahead. It reads:
Welcome to Leesburg, home of Supergirl. There's a painting
of fifteen-year-old Supergirl, smiling, with her arms folded
across the chest.
Natasha looks at the sign and smiles.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
Stop the car, Boris.
Boris stops the car. They both walk out.
EXT. ROAD TO LEESBURG
Natasha walks toward the sign, looking like a six-year-old
who just spotted a puppy.
NATASHA
Would you look at that, Boris? A
baby superhero.
Boris looks moved too.
BORIS
She looks so cute.
NATASHA
Yes. She's adorable.
Boris wraps his arm around her shoulders and they both stare
at Supergirl's painting for a moment with wide smiles on
their faces.
NATASHA (CONT'D)
Oh, Boris, I really hope we don't
have to kill her.
BORIS
Me too. She's too adorable.
(beat)
But I'm sure we're going to have
to hurt her.
NATASHA
That goes without saying.
3.
INT. HALLWAY - SCHOOL - DAY
LINDA stands next to her locker on the hallway of Leesburg's
only high school. Her friends BECA and DARLA stand next to her.
BECA
Mrs. Wilcox's gone nuts this time.
Does she really want us to do all
that stuff? It's not like we're
going to be astronauts or anything.
DARLA
Yeah. She's so old. I'm sure she
flipped.
LINDA
Don't say that. She's my favorite
teacher.
DARLA
You're such a teacher's per, Linda.
LINDA
I'm not. I'm just good at math.
BECA
And what good would that do to you?
LINDA
Math's really useful.
DARLA
You're such a nerd.
LINDA
I'm not. I'm a smartass. There's
a difference.
Fifteen-year-old CATHERINE LOYCE walks into the hallway. She
wears designer clothes and walks like a princess. Otherwise
she looks like every other girl in the hallway.
Some of the kids look at her, make a face and turn away.
Catherine notices this, it hurts her, but she tries to look
cool.
Linda notices too.
LINDA
Who's that girl?
DARLA
You don't know? She's Loyce's
daughter.
4.
LINDA
THE Loyce? The millionaire?
BECA
Uh-huh.
LINDA
Why is everyone snubbing her?
DARLA
After what her father's trying to
do? Are you kidding?
LINDA
Her father's the one doing it,
not her. It's not her fault.
BECA
Still, she deserves it.
LINDA
No, she doesn't.
Linda glares at Beca and heads for Catherine, who looks
rather pathetic standing alone, pretending to put her book
in her locker.
LINDA
(smiling)
Hi. I'm Linda.
CATHERINE
(cold)
Let me guess. You're going to
pretend to be my friend for ten
seconds, then you'll say
something really nasty about my
father and make me look like an
idiot.
LINDA
I wouldn't do that.
CATHERINE
Good for you.
Catherine walks away. Linda stares at her for a moment then
walks back to Beca and Darla, who give her the cold shoulder
and walk away.
Linda stands alone in the hallway. Everyone snubs her.
5.
INT. CAFETERIA - SCHOOL - DAY
Lunch period. Catherine sits alone on one table. Linda,
carrying her food tray, heads for the table where Darla and
Beca sit, but the look on their faces tells her that they
won't let her sit next to them. So Linda heads for
Catherine's table.
CATHERINE
Keep going.
Linda sits.
LINDA
Sorry, no. I'm hungry and this is
the only table where I can sit,
so I'm eating here.
CATHERINE
Don't talk to me.
LINDA
I just want to eat, okay.
They both eat in silence for a few seconds.
LINDA (CONT'D)
But for the record, I was trying
to be your friend this morning.
And in case you haven't notice,
now everyone hates me.
CATHERINE
And you're still trying to be my
friend, right?
LINDA
I just want to eat.
(beat)
But for the record, I think it's
wrong what they're doing to you.
CATHERINE
(beat, sarcastic)
Let me guess. You're a very noble
person who can't stand the
injustice of everyone treating me
like crap, so you decided to be
my friend even at the cost of
your own social life. Who the
hell do you think you are? Supergirl?
6.
LINDA
I'm not going to dignify that
with an answer.
(beat)
And how do you know about
Supergirl, anyway? I thought you
came from a big city.
CATHERINE
Supergirl's huge everywhere.
After what she did to the Sierra
bullies, she became huge on the
internet. And when she saved
Leesburg, she was on all the
headlines. There are like a
hundred websites of her now. I
have one of them.
LINDA
(beat, smiles)
You're kidding me. Supergirl's
famous?
CATHERINE
How can you not know that when
you live in Leesburg?
LINDA
Well, she's big here. But I
didn't think anyone outside of
Leesburg knew about her.
CATHERINE
Everyone knows about her. That's
why I came to Leesburg. I wanted
to meet her. Have you met her?
LINDA
I've seen her many times.
CATHERINE
You know what I was thinking? I
was thinking that I should, you
know, like stand in front of a
bus or something, so she'll come
and rescue me, and that way we'd
become best friends and everything.
LINDA
Don't do that.
CATHERINE
Why?
7.
LINDA
Well, she's very smart. She'll
probably figure that you did it
on purpose and she'll get angry
with you.
CATHERINE
Good call. She's like the
smartest girl on the planet.
Linda smiles.
LINDA
Nah.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DANVERS' HOME - NIGHT
Linda, FRED and SYLVIA sit at the table, eating dinner.
Linda has an ear-to-ear smile.
LINDA
And there're like websites about
me and everything and fan clubs.
And people all over the world
come to this chat rooms -- or
whatever they're called -- and
talk about how cool I am. It's so
great.
Sylvia and Fred exchange glances.
FRED
Linda, I think you should try to
be a bit more -- how do I put it? --
SYLVIA
Don't be so pretentious about it.
Honey, you're doing a great job
as Supergirl. We're proud of you.
And the better you do as
Supergirl the more you're going
to find people like Catherine who
think you're the greatest thing
in the universe. But don't get a
big head about it. Just be yourself.
LINDA
Yeah, I know I'm overreacting.
But it's so cool to know that
someone I've never met thinks so
high of me.
FRED
What about Darla and Beca?
8.
LINDA
What about them?
FRED
Don't you think you're exchanging
the friends who like you for who
you are for the one friend who
worships you?
LINDA
They're the ones snubbing for
trying to do the right thing. But
if they want to be my friends
again, they just have to come to
me. They don't even have to
apologize.
(proudly)
I'm the bigger person. I'm Supergirl.
Fred stares at her for a moment.
LINDA (CONT'D)
I'm kidding, dad.
(beat)
By the way, can we get internet?
FRED
Not a chance.
LINDA
Then can I go to Catherine's
house tomorrow?
SYLVIA
Does she have internet?
LINDA
Er... does it matter?
SYLVIA
Okay, get it out of your system.
But if your head is too big to
fit through the front door,
you're sleeping outside.
LINDA
Thanks, mom.
EXT. HILL - NIGHT
Boris and Natasha stand outside a small shed on the skirt of
a hill. They embrace each other while they look at the shed
like proud parents.
9.
NATASHA
It's such a lovely shed. Don't
you agree, Boris?
BORIS
Yes, Natasha. It's simply
adorable. It's like it was made
for us.
NATASHA
Yes, that's the feeling I get too.
It was made for us. Perhaps after
we're millionaires we can come to
live here.
BORIS
No, we'll have a palace when
we're millionaires.
NATASHA
You're right, Boris, I don't know
what I was thinking. A palace is
much better. But perhaps we'll
have a little shed like this one
inside our palace.
BORIS
That is a wonderful idea.
INT. FRONT DOOR - LOYCE MANSION - MORNING
The doorbell rings. A BUTLER comes to the door and opens it.
Linda stands outside, smiling ear to ear. She's all dressed
up, as if she was going to a party.
LINDA
Hi. Is Catherine home?
INT. CATHERINE'S ROOM - LOYCE MANSION
The room is large and ostentatious. There are two 48-inch
plasma TVs on the wall. Both of them are on right now, on
different channels. There's a state-of-the-art stereo system
on a shelf. And a computer with a 21-inch flat-screen monitor.
Catherine lies on her bed, reading a book.
The Butler appears at the door.
BUTLER
Ms. Catherine. There's a young
girl here to see you.
Catherine jumps off her bed.
10.
CATHERINE
Linda? Where is she?
The Butler turns around, looking for Linda. Finds her.
BUTLER
Ms. Linda. Here is Ms. Catherine's
room.
LINDA (O.S.)
Oh, sorry.
Linda walks into shot. She's looking around like a tourist
in the Sistine Chapel.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Wow. This place is huge.
CATHERINE
Come in.
LINDA
Sure.
Linda comes into the room. Catherine sits in front of the
computer. Linda stands next to her. There's another chair
there but Linda seems not to notice it. She looks at the
computer.
CATHERINE
You can sit, you know.
LINDA
Yeah, thanks.
Linda sits. The computer now shows the desktop. The
wallpaper is a picture of Supergirl.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Is that the Supergirl website?
CATHERINE
No, Linda, that's just my
wallpaper.
(beat)
This is my Supergirl web page.
Catherine clicks on the Internet Explorer icon and the web
page appears. A highly elaborated web page.
LINDA
Wow.
11.
INT. CAR - MORNING
Boris and Natasha drive their car and stop fifty yards away
from a construction site. There's a large sign that reads:
"Future site of Loyce's Megamart."
Through the windshield, we see ARMAND LOYCE, late forties,
standing next to the entrance, wearing a hard-hat and giving
instructions to some of the workers. His ASSISTANT stands
next to him.
BORIS
That's our man. Armand Loyce.
NATASHA
He doesn't look very rich. That's
a good sign, isn't it?
BORIS
He's a hard-working man. He made
his own money. That means he can
make it all over again after we
take it from him.
NATASHA
We're such kind people, aren't we,
Boris?
EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE
The same scene we saw through the windshield of Boris' car.
A worker approaches Loyce.
WORKER
Sir, the locals don't want to
sell food to the workers.
LOYCE
(chuckles)
I know. They think they can stop
me. Just send someone to Sierra.
WORKER
Yes, sir.
ASSITANT
Do you think it's wise? I mean if
they won't even sell food to your
workers, what makes you think
they'll buy in your store?
LOYCE
Matt, the one thing you don't
learn in business school is that
people are stupid, immoral cows.
(MORE)
12.
LOYCE (CONT'D)
Right now, they treat me like I
got the plague, but when I start
selling them their TVs or their
oatmeal at half the price of the
local store, they're going to
become my best friends.
ASSITANT
If you say so, sir.
INT. CATHERINE'S ROOM - MORNING
CATHERINE
And this is my picture gallery.
She clicks on a link and the screen now shows a dozen
pictures, most off them are bad photo-manipulations.
Linda smiles until she notices that they're not really
pictures of her.
LINDA
That's not Supergirl.
CATHERINE
I must admit some of the pictures
are from -- shall we say --
dubious origin. But now that I
live in Leesburg, I'll make sure
to take a few hundred pictures of
the real Supergirl.
LINDA
Oh, good. And how about those
chat rooms you told me about,
where everyone talks about how
cool Supergirl is? Can we see that?
CATHERINE
I was going there. As the
webmaster, I have the obligation
to clear up any misunderstandings
regarding Supergirl.
LINDA
Misunderstandings?
CATHERINE
For instance, some people believe
she's Superman's little sister.
She's not. She's his daughter.
LINDA
What?
13.
CATHERINE
Yes. It's a little known fact
that Superman is actually fifty-
two years old. He's been married
to a woman named Billy Jean
McAdams for the last ten years.
LINDA
Is that Supergirl's mom?
CATHERINE
Oh no. Supergirl's mom is an
alien woman named Verlanda, from
a planet called Netheriuos.
That's why Supergirl is the
strongest woman in the universe.
LINDA
(chuckles)
Really? She is? I thought Wonder
Woman was stronger.
Catherine gets really angry.
CATHERINE
Take that back!
LINDA
What?
CATHERINE
Supergirl is much stronger than
Wonder Woman! Say it!
LINDA
Well, I wouldn't know. I've never
met Wonder Woman. Geez, don't get
angry.
CATHERINE
Sorry. It's just that it's sort
of a touchy subject in the chat
rooms. But everyone knows
Supergirl is stronger. Wonder
Woman can only lift 300 tons.
Supergirl can lift 500.
Linda bursts into laughter. Then she tries to look as
serious as possible.
LINDA
Really? I didn't know that. To
think I've lived all my life in
Leesburg and I know so little
about Supergirl.
14.
INT. CAR - NOON
Boris and Natasha drive to the Loyce mansion. They park at
the bottom of the hill were it is.
BORIS
This is his Loyce's house.
NATASHA
He has good taste.
BORIS
No. The people he hired to find a
house for him had good taste.
Remember, rich people don't do
anything themselves. They hire
others to do everything for them.
NATASHA
You're right, Boris. Do you think
we should hire people to do
things for us when we're rich too?
I like my own taste. I hate when
other people buy things for me.
BORIS
Me too. And you have such good
taste yourself. I cannot imagine
anyone better than you to choose
the mansion we'll buy with the
millions Loyce will pay us for
his daughter.
NATASHA
Yes. His lovely daughter. Did we
come to kidnap her now?
BORIS
No. Not yet. I just wanted to
show you his house. We'll kidnap
her tomorrow, when he takes her
to the construction site.
NATASHA
Why not now?
BORIS
Because I want him to see us. I
want to show him how powerful we
are. He has to know that we can
hurt him and his daughter. He has
to know that calling the police
will do him no good.
15.
NATASHA
And what about the baby superhero?
Do you expect her to show up?
BORIS
I count on it. She's our best way
to show Loyce how pointless it
would be to call the police.
NATASHA
So we're going to hurt her?
BORIS
Yes. But only a little.
NATASHA
I hope so. She's too adorable.
BORIS
Yes, she is.
INT. CATHERINE'S ROOM - NOON
The screen shows a list of topic on the chat room.
CATHERINE
And when you want to read the
message, you click on it, like this.
Catherine demonstrates. The screen shows a post about the
casting of a Supergirl movie.
CATHERINE (CONT'D)
See.
LINDA
Yeah.
Linda reads the post. She frowns.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Britney Spears? Is he kidding?
CATHERINE
Unfortunately, he isn't.
The Butler appears at the door.
BUTLER
Ms. Catherine, it is time for you
to choose the menu for today's lunch.
16.
CATHERINE
I'll be there in a moment.
(to Linda)
Would you excuse me? I really
need to do this.
LINDA
It's lunchtime already? Wow, it's
so late.
CATHERINE
You're having lunch with us,
aren't you?
LINDA
Can I?
CATHERINE
Of course.
LINDA
Okay, then.
BUTLER
Ms. Linda, if you desire to
inform your parents about it, I
could lead you to the phone.
LINDA
No, it's okay. Mom and dad know
I'm here. They'll figure I'm
staying for lunch.
BUTLER
Very well, then.
CATHERINE
Feel free to check out the chat room.
LINDA
Sure.
Catherine and the Butler leave. Linda moves to Catherine's
chair, in front of the computer.
She begins to read the posts. We don't see the posts yet,
only a collage of her reactions to them. She frowns at some,
laughs at others.
Then her expression begins to turn serious. We see small
portions of the posts:
"...she's just a stupid teenage girl..."
"...she's a wimp. Any male superhero could turn her into a
pretzel..."
17.
"...women are worthless. She's the best proof of it..."
"...bah, she's just a weakling. Wonder Woman's a hundred
times better..."
"...Superman should beat her up for stealing his costume..."
Linda is on the verge of tears. This is the first time in
her life she encounters the notion that someone might hate
her (at least someone who isn't trying to take over the world).
She doesn't want to look at the screen anymore but a post
calls her attention. It's signed by "KS" (as in Karen Starr).
She reads it out loud.
LINDA
"why don't you try telling her
that to her face, you wimp?
Because she'll turn you into a
marshmallow, that's why! Now
leave her alone. She may not be
as cool as Power Girl, but she's
still the second coolest girl
around." Signed, "KS."
Linda smiles.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Thanks, Karen.
Linda thinks about it for a moment, the gets a mischievous
grin. She begins to type as she speaks.
LINDA (CONT'D)
Well, if you want my humble
opinion, I think Power Girl is
almost as cool as Supergirl. But
she'd be way cooler if she didn't
spend most of her time in her
room, grounded by her mom. Signed,
LD.
She chuckles. A moment later Catherine returns. Linda sees
her and switches back to her chair.
Catherine notices the post.
CATHERINE
... If she didn't spend most of
her time in her room, grounded by
her mom.
She chuckles.
18.
CATHERINE (CONT'D)
That's a good one, Linda. But
everyone knows Power Girl is a
clone of Supergirl created in a
lab inside Area-51, so she
doesn't have a mom.
LINDA
Oh, yes, everyone knows that.
Silly me.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DANVERS' HOME - NIGHT
The Danvers family eats dinner.
SYLVIA
I must admit your head seems to
be back to normal size.
LINDA
I got a bit of a reality check.
Catherine really worships me. Or
at least she worships who she
thinks I am. I mean, she thinks I
can lift like 500 tons and
everything. But there're some
people who really hate me. They
said so many mean things.
FRED
Do you still want internet?
LINDA
Dad, don't joke. It really hurt
me. Some of them were really mean.
You'd think I said something very
nasty about their moms or something.
FRED
I know how you feel, honey. I'm a
cop, remember? Leesburg is a good
town in that regard, but cops in
most other cities get spat on by
the people they're trying to help.
Just tell someone in a big city
that they shouldn't use the wall
as a bathroom and they'll try to
use you instead.
SYLVIA
Just don't think about it too
much. Do what you need to do and
let people think what they want
to think.
19.
LINDA
Yeah, mom.
FRED
(to Sylvia)
Wow, you're a smart lady. Would
you go out with me some time?
SYLVIA
Oh, I'd love to, but I'm a
married woman. And my husband's a
cop.
FRED
I ain't afraid of him. I'm sure I
can take him.
SYLVIA
I'm sure you could. He's tall,
but he's a wimp.
FRED
A wimp? Really? I heard he beat
Supergirl at arm wrestling.
LINDA
Dad!
EXT. CONSTRUCTION SITE - AFTERNOON
Loyce takes Catherine on a tour of the construction site.
They both wear hard-hats, though hers seems more a fashion
accessory than anything else.
LOYCE
And here's where the food court
will be. We'll have enough space
for every franchise there is.
From hamburgers to fried shrimp.
CATHERINE
It looks small.
LOYCE
It's a small town. We don't need
that much space for the seats.
CATHERINE
But you'll make the town grow, right?
LOYCE
I'm sure we'll have an economic
boom in no time.
20.
NATASHA (O.S.)
Booms are nice. I like booms. Do
you like booms, Boris?
Loyce and Catherine turn around. They find Boris and Natasha
standing behind them.
BORIS
Yes, economic booms are good.
Especially the one we're about to
have for ourselves courtesy of Mr.
Loyce.
LOYCE
Who are you two?
NATASHA
We're the ones who're about to
kidnap your daughter.
BORIS
And we'll ask for a nice reward
for her return, too.
NATASHA
That goes without saying, Boris.
BORIS
I know, Natasha, but I still love
saying it.
LOYCE
(chuckles)
You're kidding, right?
Catherine regards them with some amusement.
CATHERINE
You're going to try and kidnap me?
Great.
She cleans her throat, then takes a deep breath and lets out
a loud shriek. Then in a normal voice:
CATHERINE (CONT'D)
Help. Please, Supergirl, help me.
Boris and Natasha turn to each other.
NATASHA
Did you expect that to happen, Boris?
BORIS
The shriek was expected. But I
must say the absence of volume in
her cries for help was not.
21.
CATHERINE
I don't need to scream. Supergirl
has the best ears in the entire
universe. He could hear a whisper
a million light years away.
SUPERGIRL (O.S.)
I wouldn't say that. But I can
hear a mosquito a mile away.
Everyone turns to Supergirl, standing at the exit of the
construction site, smiling and showing everyone her power
stance. Natasha makes the same 6-year-old-seeing-a-puppy
face she did when she saw Supergirl's painting. Boris smiles
too.
NATASHA
Oh, look, Boris, it's the baby
superhero. She looks so adorable
in person, doesn't she?
BORIS
Yes, she does.
Supergirl's smile turns into a glare. Natasha gets all
exited about it.
NATASHA
Look, she's glaring at us! She
looks so cute! Oh, Boris, I want
a little girl just like her.
Supergirl's glare intensifies.
SUPERGIRL
You're losing teeth for that one.
NATASHA
(to Boris)
Oh, she's too cute. Do we really
have to hurt her?
BORIS
Yes. We do.
EXT. BERT & BETTY'S DINER
Supergirl comes flying (not by her own free will) into the
wall and through it. We hear noises as she crashes through
several tables and chairs inside. Then a pause. Then another
crash as a large fridge falls on top of her.
22.
INT. BERT & BETTY'S DINER
BERT REID stands behind the counter, looking aghast at the
destruction on his diner. There's a corridor open by the
force of Supergirl's entrance that leads from the hole on
the wall to a group of soda fridges at the end of the diner.
One of them has toppled over. Luckily, there were only a
couple of customers inside and no one got hurt.
It takes a moment for anyone to react to what just happened.
Supergirl moans, and everyone rushes to the fridge.
Supergirl pushes the fridge away from her, but she's in too
much pain to move.
BERT
Are you okay, Supergirl?
SUPERGIRL
Not by a long shot.
INT. BERT & BETTY'S DINER - FIVE MINUTES LATER
Supergirl slumps on one of the tables of the diner. She
holds an ice pack on the back of her head and looks dazed.
A moment later, OFFICER GETZ enters, followed by Fred.
FRED
Are you okay?
SUPERGIRL
(weakly)
No. Ouch.
FRED
What happened?
SUPERGIRL
He punched me real hard.
FRED
Who punched you?
Loyce enters the diner.
LOYCE
The man who kidnapped my daughter.
Officers, I'm glad you're here. I
want this woman arrested.
OFFICER GETZ
I beg your pardon?
23.
LOYCE
Don't beg. Just arrest her.
Thanks to her my daughter's been
kidnapped.
SUPERGIRL
Oh, sure, that was my fault.
LOYCE
Thanks to you my daughter is in
great danger, you irresponsible
little brat.
BERT
Get the hell out of my diner, Loyce.
LOYCE
(to Bert)
Make me.
(to Getz)
Are you going to arrest her or
what? Should I call my friend
Judge Fairbanks to get the arrest
warrant?
OFFICER GETZ
You can call the president if you
want to, but I'm not arresting her.
BERT
You damn SOB. I don't care that
you're trying to run me out of
business but you better watch out
what you say about Supergirl. If
I'm alive it's because of her. So
get the hell out or I'll kick you
out myself.
LOYCE
Just try it and I'll sue the hell
out of you.
BERT
Just try that you son of a --
SUPERGIRL
Stop it!
She stands up, still holding the ice pack.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
I'm sorry about Catherine, Mr.
Loyce. I promise I'll save her.
24.
LOYCE
Don't you dare get anywhere near
my daughter, you worthless little
pip-squeak. You're going to get
her killed.
OFFICER GETZ
That's it.
Officer Getz grabs Loyce like he was a criminal in "Cops."
He twists his arm around and forces him face-first into a
table, ready to cuff him.
SUPERGIRL
Stop that! Let him go.
Officer Getz, reluctantly, lets Loyce go. Loyce fixes his
suit, tries to look cool.
LOYCE
What a pathetic little town. A
dopey little girl gives orders to
the police. You can't get any
lower than that.
(to Supergirl)
Stay the hell away from my daughter.
Loyce leaves the diner.
INT. POLICE STATION - MINUTES LATER
Supergirl sits atop one of the desks, still holding the ice
pack to the back of her head. Fred, Officer Getz and DOUG
PORTER stand next to her.
SUPERGIRL
I suppose I should stay out of this.
FRED
Don't let that guy get you down.
SUPERGIRL
It's not that. I'm not sure I
could help Catherine. Those two
are much stronger than I am. I
suppose I should let you guys
handle this.
DOUG
We're not handling anything.
Loyce's lawyer called to say that
Catherine Loyce is safe and sound
in her grandmother's apartment in
Sierra, and that police shouldn't
interfere with any of Loyce's
businesses. Meaning he wants us out.
25.
SUPERGIRL
So that's it? We let Loyce pay
those guys?
OFFICER GETZ
I hope they clean him.
SUPERGIRL
Don't say that. They might hurt
Catherine. She has nothing to do
with this.
DOUG
We have out hands tied. If you
want to do something, it's up to you.
SUPERGIRL
I don't know if there's anything
I could do. Those two are too strong.
FRED
So what? You're pretty smart. I'm
sure you can find a way to beat them.
SUPERGIRL
But should I try to beat them on
my own, risking Catherine's life?
Should I get help?
DOUG
Maybe you should go home and rest.
She puts the ice pack down on the desk and stands up.
SUPERGIRL
I'm okay now. But I do need to
clear my head.
EXT. SKY - DAY
Supergirl flies through the sky above Leesburg.
SUPERGIRL
(to herself)
I suppose I should call PG. Or
Oracle. Yeah. That's what I'll do.
A beat.
CATHERINE (O.S.)
Help me. Please, Supergirl, help me.
SUPERGIRL
Catherine!
She turns around, trying to locate the voice. She does.
26.
EXT. HILL
Supergirl lands twenty yards away from the shed were Boris
and Natasha hold Catherine hostage. She uses her X-ray
vision to see inside. Catherine is inside a steel cage in
the back room, while Boris and Natasha play cards in the
front room.
She stares at the shed for a moment, then gets an idea. She
grabs a small rock and throws it at the shed. It hits the
wall with a BANG and lands harmlessly on the ground.
She looks at Boris and Natasha. They're still playing cards.
They didn't hear the noise.
She grabs another rock and throws it, this time it hits the
window. But Boris and Natasha don't move.
She looks frustrated.
SUPERGIRL
Are you deaf?
She thinks about it.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Wait a minute. That's a good thing.
She starts to walk toward the back room of the shed,
thinking she can free Catherine without them noticing her.
She has only taken a couple of steps when she triggers a
tripwire. Two bells CLANG loudly. She freezes.
Boris and Natasha come out.
NATASHA
Look, Boris. It's the baby
superhero. She came to rescue her
little friend. How sweet of her.
SUPERGIRL
Oh, THAT you hear?
Boris and Natasha separate, one heads for Supergirl's right,
the other for her left, trying to trap her between them.
Supergirl knows what they're trying to do.
In a moment, Boris and Natasha stand a couple of feet away
from Supergirl, each on either side of her. She can't look
at both of them at the same time. She turns left then right,
not knowing which is going to move first.
Then Natasha makes her move. She takes a step forth.
Supergirl turns her head. Big mistake. Boris grabs her from
behind. She struggles to break free, but he's much stronger.
27.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
I can't believe I fell for that one.
NATASHA
It's such a shame, baby superhero,
but I'm going to have to hurt you
now.
Supergirl looks scared.
We PAN to the back room window. Catherine watches everything
that's happening outside. We only see Catherine's expression
of horror as Natasha begins to pummel Supergirl.
INT. BACK ROOM - SHED - THREE HOURS LATER
Catherine and Supergirl are inside the large steel cage in
the back room. Supergirl is unconscious. Her wrists are
shackled to the bars of the cage.
Catherine caresses Supergirl's face, with an expression of
half horror, half concern on her face.
CATHERINE
Please, wake up, Supergirl.
Please, tell me you're okay.
Supergirl slowly wakes up. She's in terrible pain.
SUPERGIRL
Ouch.
CATHERINE
Are you okay?
SUPERGIRL
No.
(beat)
How long was I out?
CATHERINE
Hours. Two or three at least.
SUPERGIRL
Where are they?
CATHERINE
The front room. They love to play
cards. They haven't even called
my father.
Supergirl shakes her head. She's still dazed.
28.
CATHERINE (CONT'D)
How could they possibly do this
to you? You're the strongest
woman in the universe.
Supergirl chuckles.
SUPERGIRL
No, I'm not. On a good day I
could lift like ten tons. Wonder
Woman could wipe the floor with me.
Catherine gets really angry.
CATHERINE
That's a lie!
SUPERGIRL
Are you going to argue with me
about that?
Catherine thinks about it. Her anger turns into disbelief.
CATHERINE
But... but...
Supergirl chuckles again. Catherine looks hurt.
SUPERGIRL
Sorry. I'm not laughing at you.
It's just that you have a really
twisted idea of who I am.
CATHERINE
How do you know...
SUPERGIRL
I've seen your website.
CATHERINE
You liked it?
SUPERGIRL
Not the picture gallery.
CATHERINE
Can you give me an autographed
picture? I mean, when we get out
of here.
SUPERGIRL
Sure. But we have to get out of
here first.
(beat, thinks)
Those two are too strong for me.
I think I'm faster.
(MORE)
29.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Maybe I could beat one of them,
but not both. Either I'll need to
separate them or get some help.
Anyway, my priority is to get you
out of here.
CATHERINE
That's easy, just break those
shackles.
SUPERGIRL
That's not as easy as it seems.
But let's give it a try.
Supergirl tries to break free from the shackles. She puts
all her strength into it but can't.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Dammit. Now that I wanted to show
off my strength. Well, luckily
I'm smart too.
She uses her heat vision on the shackles as she tries again
to break free.
Slowly, the metal begins to bend. A moment later she breaks
free.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Yes!
She heads for the bars and looks at them for a moment.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
You've seen those movies where
the hero pulls apart the bars of
the prison with his bare hands?
I've always wanted to do that. It
looks so cool. Let's see.
She grabs one bar with each hand and tries to pull them
apart. She can't.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
That's it! Tomorrow I start doing
push-ups.
Then she grabs one bar with both of her hands and puts her
foot on the next bar, and tries again. The bars begin to
pull apart, but too slowly. Then she uses her heat vision.
In a moment the space is large enough for them to pass through.
She looks wound up, but happy.
30.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Applause, please.
Catherine smiles. She's about to applaud but Supergirl grabs
her hands.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
(hushed)
No! Don't applaud. I forgot those
two.
Supergirl walks out of the cage and motions Catherine to
follow. Then they walk to the back of the room, away from
Boris and Natasha. Supergirl eyes the wall, which is made of
wood.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Here's what's going to happen.
I'm going to make a big hole in
this wall. Then I'm going to pick
you up and run away as fast as I
can. I'll try to get as far away
from here as I can before they
notice we're gone. The thing is,
I run really fast, so you won't
be able to breathe while I'm
running. And you're going to feel
like your brain is trying to come
out through your eye sockets. But
you're going to be okay. And when
we stop, I need you to be very,
very quiet, okay?
CATHERINE
Okay.
SUPERGIRL
Ready?
CATHERINE
Uh-huh.
All we see is a blur as Supergirl slams through the wall and
then returns, picks up Catherine and rushes away.
EXT. HILL
The blur rushes about two hundred yards downhill and then
stops behind a small mound. Boris and Natasha come out of
the shed, looking for them.
Supergirl rests Catherine on the ground. Catherine looks
like someone punched really hard in the stomach. She can't
breathe.
31.
SUPERGIRL
(hushed)
Relax. Let the air come back in.
You'll be okay.
Catherine relaxes. A moment later, she begins to breathe
normally.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Now I need you to do me a favor.
I need you to get help. There's a
road fifty yards downhill. Go
there, hitch a ride, and get to
the police station. Tell them I
need help. They'll know what to do.
CATHERINE
Why don't we just fly away? You
can fly, right?
SUPERGIRL
Yes, I can. But I don't want to
take my eyes away from those two.
They might try to hurt your
father, or someone else in town.
I need to keep them busy while
help arrives.
CATHERINE
Okay. I'll get help.
SUPERGIRL
Hurry.
Supergirl looks toward the shed. Boris and Natasha are
getting closer to them.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Go!
Catherine stands up and runs downhill. Supergirl runs uphill,
trying to attract the attention of Boris and Natasha away
from Catherine.
Supergirl stops running and drops into a fighting stance.
NATASHA
Look, Boris, there goes our hostage.
BORIS
But the baby superhero wants to
volunteer as a replacement.
NATASHA
You think the town will pay for
her return?
32.
BORIS
I am sure they will. Everyone
loves her here.
NATASHA
Good.
The fight starts. Supergirl rushes to Natasha and gives her
a good push that sends her flying a hundred yards back. Then
she attacks Boris. She gets a couple of good punches in, and
then shoves Boris, sending him flying a hundred yards, just
when Natasha comes running back.
That's her tactic for the fight. She pushes one away, gets a
couple of good punches on the other, then pushes the other
away when the first one comes back.
EXT. ROAD
Catherine comes running down the hill. She reaches the road
and stops. She doesn't know which direction to run to.
A moment later, a car appears. Catherine begins jumping and
making all sorts of signs to make the driver notice her.
The car drives up to her and stops. The DRIVER rolls down
the window, looking at her with friendly eyes.
DRIVER
Need help young --
(frowns, then angry)
Hey! You're Loyce's daughter!
The Driver steps on the gas.
CATHERINE
Supergirl needs help!
The Driver slams on the breaks. The car stops on a dime. The
Driver sticks his head out the window.
DRIVER
Supergirl?
EXT. HILL
Supergirl punches Natasha, then grabs her arm, spins her
around and sends her flying out of shot.
A second later Boris comes running. He looks wound up, but
not really hurt.
BORIS
This is not fighting, baby
superhero. This is running. And
I'm getting tired of it.
33.
SUPERGIRL
Deal with it.
She runs around Boris, grabs him from behind and throws him
out of shot.
A second later, Natasha runs into shot.
NATASHA
You're not that adorable, you
know. I don't want I little girl
like you anymore.
SUPERGIRL
You think I care?
Supergirl goes after Natasha, but gets hit from behind by a
large rock that Boris threw at her. The blow gets her off
balance long enough for Natasha to grabs her and pin her
arms behind her back.
Supergirl struggles to break free, but Natasha is much stronger.
Boris walks into shot.
BORIS
Good. No more running.
SUPERGIRL
It's not fair. I was winning.
BORIS
And now you'll be hurting.
Boris approaches, he cocks his arm and sends a right jab
toward Supergirl's face. Supergirl moves her head out of the
way at the last second. Boris' fist stops a millimeter
before it hits Natasha's face. He glares at Supergirl.
BORIS (CONT'D)
Oh, no-no-no. You almost make me
hit my beloved Natasha, baby
superhero. That is not good. VERY
not good.
Boris cocks his arm again, and he's about to punch when a
white/red streak (Power Girl, of course) comes flying and
takes him away, out of shot.
Natasha turns her head around.
NATASHA
Look, Boris, another baby --
34.
Supergirl takes advantage of her distraction and hits
Natasha in the nose with the back of her head. Then breaks
free from her grip.
Now it's a one-on-one battle. Natasha is stronger, but
Supergirl is faster and more agile.
Supergirl gets several good punches in at superspeed, then
knocks out Natasha with a roundhouse kick.
ANGLE ON Power Girl.
She's fighting Boris. We see her, but he's out of shot.
Supergirl walks into frame, looking angry as hell, staring
at Boris out of shot.
Power Girl turns to Supergirl and glares.
POWER GIRL
Hey! I don't need your help to
deal with this guy!
Supergirl stops walking. She never takes her eyes off Boris.
SUPERGIRL
This one held my arms, while the
other one turned me into a
punching bag.
Power Girl's glare melts away.
POWER GIRL
He's yours, sis. Knock a couple
of his teeth out on my behalf.
Supergirl walks out of shot. We stay on Power Girl. We never
see the fight.
POWER GIRL (CONT'D)
(beat)
Okay... you're doing well... keep
your left up, sis.
(long beat)
Yeah, use your legs. You have
legs, remember?
(beat, then angry)
I meant her, you moron.
(beat)
Good... another one of those....
yes! You almost got him.
The Power Girl makes a face.
POWER GIRL (CONT'D)
Oh, that was a nasty one!
35.
Supergirl walks back into frame, looking tired and limping a
bit.
POWER GIRL (CONT'D)
Remind me not to call you "dork"
for at least a week.
Supergirl keeps walking to Power Girl, then gives her a hug.
POWER GIRL (CONT'D)
Oh no, not the hugging again!
Quit it! We're superheroes.
Superheroes don't hug each other!
SUPERGIRL
But best friends do.
Power Girl, reluctantly, hugs Supergirl.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Thanks for coming.
POWER GIRL
Forget it. You would've done the
same for me.
SUPERGIRL
Yeah. And thanks for the post at
the website too.
POWER GIRL
No problem. But what was that
about me being grounded by my mom
all the time, eh?
(beat)
By the way, you're going to be
explaining my mom why I'm not in
my room right now.
SUPERGIRL
Better let my mom do that.
POWER GIRL
Yeah, good call.
(beat)
Are you done with the hugging?
SUPERGIRL
I'm not so much hugging you as
holding on to you. I'm way too tired.
Power Girl pushes her away. Supergirl chuckles.
POWER GIRL
You're such a huggy bear.
36.
They both chuckle, then they get a bit more serious. They
turn to the unconscious Boris and Natasha.
POWER GIRL (CONT'D)
And what are we going to do with
these two?
SUPERGIRL
I'll call Oracle. She'll send a
clean-up crew.
POWER GIRL
You know Oracle?
SUPERGIRL
Of course. Don't you?
POWER GIRL
No. How did you meet her?
SUPERGIRL
It was during the whole thing
with the Twins. When your mom
told me you were grounded, I
called Superman and he --
POWER GIRL
You have Superman's phone number?!
SUPERGIRL
Sure. He gave it to me when he
came to Leesburg --
POWER GIRL
You've met Superman??!!
SUPERGIRL
Er... sure. Her came to tell me I
was doing a great job. And that I
could call him... er... he didn't
visit you too?
POWER GIRL
No.
Power Girl feels pretty bad about it.
SUPERGIRL
Well, I'm... I'm sure he's
planning to go visit you soon.
He's probably too busy or
something but er...
(beat)
Can you take care of these two
for a couple of minutes? I'll
call Oracle and be back in a flash.
37.
POWER GIRL
(angry)
Yeah. Of course I can take care
of two unconscious criminals!
SUPERGIRL
Er... well... I'll be back in a sec.
INT. POLICE STATION
Supergirl walks into the station. Catherine sees her and
rushes to her.
CATHERINE
You're okay!
She hugs Supergirl. This surprises her. She pats Catherine
lightly in the back.
SUPERGIRL
Wow. Now I know what PG feels.
CATHERINE
What?
SUPERGIRL
Nothing.
Catherine pulls back.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
(to Fred)
I'm not done yet. I'll need a
phone. A private phone.
FRED
Come with me.
INT. FRED'S OFFICE - POLICE STATION
SUPERGIRL
Oracle, it's me.
ORACLE (O.S.)
I know. Your dad's office, right?
SUPERGIRL
Yeah. Wow, you're good. Do you
know why I call you too?
ORACLE (O.S.)
I'm not that good.
38.
SUPERGIRL
I need a clean-up crew. Two meta-
humans. Very strong. They're
lying unconscious on a hill three
miles northwest of town.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Done. Anything else?
SUPERGIRL
Er... why didn't Superman contact
Power Girl too?
ORACLE (O.S.)
(beat)
I don't know. Maybe he has his
reasons.
SUPERGIRL
Oracle... you know, right?
ORACLE (O.S.)
Look, I know Power Girl is your
friend, okay.
SUPERGIRL
What's that supposed to mean?
ORACLE (O.S.)
(beat)
She's on a list. Not a good list
to be on, by all means.
SUPERGIRL
What list?
ORACLE (O.S.)
(beat)
Black sheep list. Meta-humans
with a high probability of
turning bad.
SUPERGIRL
WHAT?! How can you say that?
ORACLE (O.S.)
Look, she's your friend --
Supergirl gets angry.
SUPERGIRL
She's my BEST friend! And she
just saved my life!
ORACLE (O.S.)
Calm down.
39.
SUPERGIRL
How do you expect me to calm down?!
ORACLE (O.S.)
Calm -- down, okay. Let's talk.
You can still help her.
SUPERGIRL
Help her what?
ORACLE (O.S.)
She's emotionally unstable.
Extremely emotionally unstable.
And violent too. She has hurt
innocent people. And that's
nothing compared to what she does
to the not-so-innocent ones.
Supergirl is speechless for a second.
SUPERGIRL
She's not like that.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Not when she's around you. She
has problems. And you need to
help her.
SUPERGIRL
I really think you got the wrong
person here. PG's not like that.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Let's get one thing straight,
okay. Most of us have problems. I
mean if you want to see problems,
you just have to meet Batman one
of these days. But most of us
learn how to deal with them.
Power Girl doesn't know that. My
reports say that she has a very
bad family life. And she tends to
take her frustrations out on
everyone else. She doesn't deal
with her frustrations in a
healthy way.
SUPERGIRL
She has some problems with her
mom and she gets grounded all the
time, but you make it sound like
she's a psycho, and that's not true.
40.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Don't get angry with me. I'm not
telling you to get away from her
or to beat her up. Quite the
contrary. She needs you. Only you
can help her.
SUPERGIRL
(beat)
What should I do?
ORACLE (O.S.)
Talk to her.
SUPERGIRL
We talk all the time.
ORACLE (O.S.)
I don't mean chitchat. I mean
talk about how she feels. About
her mother.
SUPERGIRL
She doesn't like to do that.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Exactly.
SUPERGIRL
(beat)
I'll talk to her.
ORACLE (O.S.)
Good. I don't want to lecture you
or anything. I mean, I'm not THAT
old. But being a friend is more
than just occasionally having fun
together. You have to be there
for each other, and I don't mean
just to fight the bad guys. So
talk to her, okay. And if you
need any help figuring what to
say to her, just give me a call.
SUPERGIRL
I'll do that.
INT. POLICE STATION
Supergirl comes out of Fred's office, looking pensive. She
heads for the exit. Loyce is there, with Catherine. He sees
Supergirl and glares at her.
LOYCE
I'm going to sue you, you little
prick. You almost get my girl killed.
41.
CATHERINE
Dad! Don't you dare.
Supergirl continues walking, ignoring Loyce, until she's
next to him. Then she turns to him.
SUPERGIRL
You're an idiot. Now leave me
alone, I have bigger problems
than you.
Supergirl starts for the exit. Loyce stares at her, looking
dumbfound. Catherine begins to chuckle.
INT. LIVING ROOM - DANVERS' HOME - NIGHT
Karen, Linda and Fred sit at the dinner table. Sylvia talks
to Mrs. Starr on the phone.
SYLVIA
Karen is really sorry for leaving
her room without permission, but
she only did it to help Linda. I
mean, Linda was in deep trouble.
Karen glances at Sylvia with an hopeful expression. Linda
stares at Karen.
MRS. STARR (O.S.)
Well, that's not really an excuse.
But I'm glad Linda is all right.
SYLVIA
You know how the girls are. They
really care for each other.
MRS. STARR (O.S.)
Yeah, well...
LINDA
(hushed)
Mom, ask her if she can stay tonight.
Karen puts her hands together as in prayer and mouths
"please, please, please."
SYLVIA
Look, I was thinking about
something. Karen's supposed to be
grounded and it's too late as it
is, so why doesn't she stay here
for the night. You know, to make
sure she doesn't stray away on
her way home. And tomorrow
morning I'll take her back to
Johnsonville myself.
42.
MRS. STARR
(beat)
But no TV, okay.
SYLVIA
No TV.
Karen celebrates, then pats Linda in the back.
KAREN
Good call, sis.
MRS. STARR
And you bring her back first
thing in the morning?
SYLVIA
First thing. Promise.
MRS. STARR
Okay. She can stay. See you
tomorrow, then.
SYLVIA
Bye.
She hangs up.
KAREN
Great!
(beat)
You meant that no TV thing?
SYLVIA
Yes.
KAREN
Oh well, whatever.
LINDA
Don't worry, you won't be bored.
We have lots to talk about.
INT. CAR - NIGHT
SUPER: Present time.
Boris and Natasha, seven years older than we last saw them,
drive the same old car down the road to Leesburg.
Bach can be heard again. Boris directs an invisible orchestra.
NATASHA
Oh, such memories.
43.
BORIS
Yes. Memories are what make life
worth living.
NATASHA
How true, Boris, how true.
A moment later, they see something in the road ahead (we
don't see what). They smile.
NATASHA
Would you look at that?
BORIS
She came to greet us.
Boris stops the car.
EXT. ROAD TO LEESBURG
Supergirl, now twenty-two, stands in front of the car,
showing them her power stance and a wide smile.
Boris and Natasha get out of the car and regard Supergirl
with amusement.
NATASHA
Look at that, Boris. It's the
baby superhero. She's all grown-up.
BORIS
Yes. She's got boobs now.
Supergirl's smile turns sour for an instant, then she
regains her cool.
SUPERGIRL
What are you two doing here?
Boris and Natasha walk to Supergirl.
BORIS
We came to visit.
NATASHA
We liked this town so much the
last time we were here. I hope
you don't mind.
SUPERGIRL
I do.
Natasha quickly moves behind Supergirl and holds her arms
back. Supergirl makes no attempt to break free. She still
smiles.
44.
BORIS
Too bad. You see, baby superhero,
we're not vengeful people, but
tonight we plan to make an exception.
Boris cocks his arm and then connects a right hand into
Supergirl's stomach. The punch looks and sounds like a
marshmallow hitting a steel wall.
Boris is in terrible pain. He probably broke his hand.
Supergirl still smiles.
SUPERGIRL
Notice you couldn't even erase
the smile off my face.
Supergirl effortlessly breaks free of Natasha and elbows her,
knocking her out. She takes two steps toward Boris, who
backs away, scared to death.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
The only reason you're still
conscious is that I want to make
two things perfectly clear to you.
First -- I'm not fifteen anymore.
You guys can't even tickle me now.
And Second -- Leesburg is MY town.
Under MY protection. Don't ever
come here again.
Supergirl punches Boris and knocks him out. She takes a good
look at the sleeping Boris and Natasha, then caresses her
stomach. She felt the punch.
SUPERGIRL (CONT'D)
Ouch. That's it! Tomorrow I start
doing sit-ups.
FADE OUT.
THE END
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