PART THREE
INT. THE TORCH – DAY
Chloe sits at her desk, typing. She is not really into it. Her mind is elsewhere. She saves what she had and shuts down her computer.
CHLOE: I need a break. An issue being one day late won't hurt anyone. A cappuccino would do me good anyway.
She glances over at the Wall of Weird, then walks over to it. She studies the pictures. Everything is intact. She grabs her bag and walks out of the office.
EXT. A SMALLVILLE STREET – DAY
The street is aligned with different stores. There are people walking along the street, going in and out of the stores or just window-shopping. Bad Clark comes to a stop and smiles. He looks around, trying to find some trouble to get into. He spots Chloe's car headed in his direction. He runs and stands in front of it. Chloe's car comes to a HALT inches away from Bad Clark. She rolls the window down and sticks her head out.
CHLOE: Clark, you got a death wish or something?
BAD CLARK: I'm just trying to have a little fun. Where are you headed?
CHLOE: I was just going to the Talon. I'm in dire need of caffeine.
Bad Clark mentions for her to pull to the side and she does. She turns off the engine and gets out of the car.
CHLOE: So you feeling better?
BAD CLARK: What are you talking about?
CHLOE: You seemed to have a slight memory lapse earlier.
BAD CLARK: I don't know what you're talking about.
CHLOE: And it continues.
Bad Clark rolls his eyes.
CHLOE (cont'd): Oh, I'm sorry! Am I not keeping your interest?
BAD CLARK: No! It's the talking. I'd rather be doing something else.
Chloe gives him an awkward smile.
CHLOE: Like what?
Bad Clark steps closer to her and begins to kiss her. She pulls away.
CHLOE (cont'd): Clark? What are you doing?
BAD CLARK: I thought this is what you wanted.
CHLOE: No! I mean, it is, but...
BAD CLARK: (angered) But? But what? You girls are a tease. You act like you want me, but when you have me you push away.
CHLOE: What are you talking about?
Chloe figures it out and looks hurt.
CHLOE (cont'd): Oh, so you kissed Lana too?
BAD CLARK: Well...yeah!
Chloe's eyes begin to fill with tears.
CHLOE: That's why she wanted me to leave. (upset) And what? After she pushed you away, you thought you'd try your luck with me?
BAD CLARK: It would have been nicer to be able to get both of you.
CHLOE: I can't believe this. Why are you acting like this?
BAD CLARK: Like what? The real me?
GOOD CLARK (O.S.): Chloe, get away from him.
Chloe turns around and sees Good Clark jogging towards them. Her mouth hangs open as she looks from one Clark to the other.
CHLOE: What...what's going on?
GOOD CLARK: He's an imposter.
BAD CLARK: I'm no imposter, you idiot!
Chloe starts wiping her tears away.
CHLOE: This is amazing. Two Clarks.
BAD CLARK: (to Chloe) Now you and Lana each get to have one.
He smiles and she turns away, still teary eyed. Good Clark approaches them. Bad Clark punches him, knocking him through one of the store windows. People start screaming and running away. Chloe begins to back up, but Bad Clark grabs her.
BAD CLARK (cont'd): Hey, sexy! Where do you think you're going?
Chloe hits Bad Clark, but she ends up hurting her hand. She YELLS out in pain. Good Clark, trying not to expose his powers, comes running out of the store. He grabs Bad Clark and throws him to the ground.
GOOD CLARK: I'm not going to let you hurt anyone else.
CHLOE: Clark, let's just go. He's too strong.
Bad Clark gets up and pushes Chloe to the ground. She hits her head and is knocked unconscious. He then rips a parking meter from the ground and swings it at Good Clark. It connects with Good Clark's head, sending him crashing into a nearby car. Bad Clark falls down, holding his head. He is clearly in pain. Chloe wakes up and sees Bad Clark on the ground. She gets up and runs to Good Clark's side.
CHLOE: Clark? Oh, my God!
Good Clark gets up, holding his head. He fakes a limp as he walks away from the car.
GOOD CLARK: Chloe, I'm fine.
He looks over at Bad Clark, who is slowly getting up.
CHLOE: Are you sure? What happened?
GOOD CLARK: I'm sure. He just hit me and I flew into the car. You were the one knocked out. Shouldn't I be the one asking how you are?
CHLOE: Believe me, I'm fine. I think you need to get to the hospital. You look a little out of it.
Bad Clark gets up, smiling.
BAD CLARK: Catch you later, Kent.
He runs away with super speed. Chloe and other people are left standing mesmerized.
CHLOE: This is just a wild guess, but is this what you'll be explaining to me very soon?
Good Clark looks at her and slightly shrugs, then puts a hand on her shoulder.
GOOD CLARK: I'm sorry to just leave you again, but I have to try to stop him.
CHLOE: Clark?
GOOD CLARK: Yeah?
CHLOE: Please, be careful.
Good Clark turns and walks away.
INT. THE KENT'S LIVING ROOM – DAY
Martha, Jonathan, and Pete are sitting the couches talking. Pete has an ice pack on his head.
JONATHAN: Are you sure you're okay?
PETE: Yeah, I'm fine. I just have a small bump on the head.
JONATHAN: I need you tell me exactly what happened during the explosion. And please try not to leave out any details.
PETE: Okay. We were driving to the Talon. The storm seemed to be getting worse. So I started driving a little faster, then all of a sudden, a lightning bolt hit the front of my car, setting it on fire.
MARTHA: Oh, no.
PETE: Clark and I jumped out of the car. I ran but Clark just fell to the ground. He told me to move the kryptonite.
JONATHAN: But you didn't get there in time?
PETE: Well, he was talking about the green kryptonite. But I only saw the red.
Martha looks over at Jonathan, baffled.
MARTHA: Clark didn't mention anything about any red kryptonite.
PETE: He didn't see it, at least I don't think he did. I didn't see the green.
JONATHAN: He told us that the kryptonite entered his body.
Pete looks as if he's had an epiphany.
PETE: That would mean that both kinds did.
MARTHA: But, Jonathan, when Clark rose up his shirt and showed us his cuts, there was only green kryptonite there.
Jonathan thinks for a moment. He suddenly realizes.
JONATHAN: Pete, how long did you two stay after the explosion?
PETE: Not long. Why?
JONATHAN: Remember when both Clarks got weak when you exposed one to the kryptonite?
PETE: Yeah, I was surprise by that. They were at least twenty feet away from each other.
MARTHA: What are you getting at, Jonathan?
JONATHAN: That they both are Clark.
PETE: What are you saying that one of them is good and the other bad?
JONATHAN: Yes, and we have to stop bad Clark and get them back as one.
MARTHA: And how do you suppose we do that?
Jonathan can't answer. He just looks at Martha.
INT. LEX'S OFFICE – DAY
Lex is sitting at his desk holding a picture of Dr. Bryce. He stares at it for a moment before putting it on top of his desk. He reaches down and opens a drawer, pulling out an envelope, marked "Martha Kent". He stares down at it, contemplating whether or not to open it. Just as he decides to open it, Lionel Luthor walks into the room. Lex quickly puts the folder back into the drawer and SHUTS it. He looks up at Lionel. Lionel looks down and sees the picture of Dr. Bryce on Lex's desk.
LIONEL: Lex, don't you think this little affair with the doctor has run its course?
LEX: What is it about her that bothers you so much? I've been with women much more objectionable than her and you've barely batted an eye, unless I married them.
LIONEL: You're the CEO of a major corporation, Lex. You can't accomplish what you have without a certain ethical flexibility. You need to ask yourself if your morally upright small town doctor will find you so captivating once she knows how many people you've stepped on to get where you are.
Lionel lets a brief smirk escape.
LIONEL (cont'd): End it now, before you get any more involved with her. You'll both be better off.
LEX: Helen knows exactly what kind of man I am. The way I do business doesn't change that.
LIONEL: I was hoping you'd be reasonable and it wouldn't have to come to this.
Lionel slides a folder across the desk, towards Lex.
LIONEL (cont'd): Those are signed affidavits from Smallville Medical Center staff who will testify that Dr. Helen Bryce was criminally negligent in at least four cases where patients passed away unexpectedly. There's also a statement from the bartender at a tavern three blocks from the hospital that says he served her three very strong Bloody Marys while she was on a shift break.
Lex looks over the information in the file.
LEX: None of this is true. You either bought these people or blackmailed them.
LIONEL: In some cases, I did both. Of course, I couldn't get any real information on her. The woman's never had anything more serious than a speeding ticket.
Lionel, still smirking, watches Lex's facial expression. He is enjoying every second of this.
LIONEL (cont'd): (icy) Of course, none of that matters. Once the information gets out, there will have to be an investigation. Then, of course, the papers will get a hold of it. Scandal always sells well. It will most likely make the Metropolis papers as well, given her father's prominence. Eventually, she'll be exonerated. But it won't make nearly the headlines as the rumors will. Her career won't recover. She's a good doctor, Lex. Do you really want to ruin her because you're too stubborn to listen to your father and end a relationship that s doomed anyway?
Lex sits, speechless.
LIONEL (cont'd): If this relationship isn't dead in two weeks time, the Board of Directors at Smallville Medical Center will receive this information.
LEX: This isn't about Helen, is it? You can't stand that I've broken from you for good and this is your way of punishing me for it. By showing me you can still control my life.
LIONEL: Don't be paranoid, Lex. I'm merely looking out for my son's best interests. It's what any good father would do. Someday you'll thank me.
Lionel smiles one last time as he turns and walks out of the office.
LIONEL (cont'd) (O.S.): Remember, Lex. Two weeks!
Lex stares intently at the door.
EXT. SMALLVILLE DAM – DAY
Good Clark catches up with Bad Clark. He sees Bad Clark looking over the dam at the water down below. Good Clark walks up to him.
GOOD CLARK: What is wrong with you? You could have hurt someone.
BAD CLARK: Calm down! I was just having a little fun. What's the big deal anyway?
GOOD CLARK: You could've exposed us.
BAD CLARK: You sound like dad. Always so paranoid! (pause)
Oh, by the way, I want to show you something.
Bad Clark lifts up his shirt. Fragments of red kryptonite are embedded in Bad Clark's chest. Good Clark looks confused.
BAD CLARK (cont'd): I discovered this a little earlier. I'm sure you have something like this in your chest as well.
Bad Clark pulls down his shirt.
GOOD CLARK: Yeah, something like that. But...how? I don't get it. (thinks) The explosion.
BAD CLARK: Bingo! It took ya long enough. But you never were the one with the brains. That comes from my half.
Bad Clark jumps onto the dam's rail.
GOOD CLARK: The kryptonite did this. During the explosion...it entered my body and somehow created you.
BAD CLARK: It entered our body, you jerk. And it didn't create me, just split us...or me in two.
GOOD CLARK: We need to find a way to reverse this. We can't stay this way. You know that if one of us gets hurt, the other one does too.
BAD CLARK: That's why we need to be together. Join forces.
Clark, just think. We're unstoppable as one, but the both of us together would be indestructible.
GOOD CLARK: What are you talking about?
BAD CLARK: We can't oppose each other so why try to fight it, Clark? We could rule this world. There would be no one who could stop us.
GOOD CLARK: No. I want to help the world, not conquer it.
BAD CLARK: Clark, you're so unaware. Get a clue, man. The world doesn't want our help. Once they find out what we are, you know, alien, they're going to want to destroy us.
GOOD CLARK: That's not true.
BAD CLARK: You know what our biological father said, "You will be a god among men. Rule them with strength, my son. There is where your greatness lies."
GOOD CLARK : We need to get help. We need to be put back together, before something happens.
BAD CLARK: It's a part of us, Clark. You can't deny your destiny.
GOOD CLARK: I'm a good person. I refuse to give in to evil. I'm not going to do it.
BAD CLARK: Maybe this will change your mind.
Bad Clark bends down and takes a piece of red kryptonite from his pocket, handing it to Good Clark. Bad Clark eyes flash red. The red kryptonite doesn't seem to have any affect on Good Clark.
BAD CLARK: That wasn't supposed to happen.
Good Clark is just as dumbfounded as Bad Clark. Good Clark throws the red kryptonite to the ground. Bad Clark stands up and turns around. He is now facing the water.
GOOD CLARK: Get down from there. It's over.
Bad Clark looks back and dangerously smiles at Good Clark.
BAD CLARK: Not quite. Remember our fear of heights?
GOOD CLARK: No. Don't!
Good Clark goes to stop Bad Clark, but he jumps from the dam. Instead of going down, Bad Clark floats upward. He turns in the air and they look at each other, both stunned. He floats down and lands in front of Good Clark, smiling.
BAD CLARK: Whoa! Now that was...new.
Bad Clark runs off with super speed, leaving a confused Good Clark standing alone.
END OF PART THREE