The Adventures of Superboy (1988) s03e19 Episode Script
Werewolf
Rocketed
from a distant planet,
to a bold new destiny
on Earth,
found by a Kansas family
and raised as Clark Kent,
he learned he possessed
the strength of steel,
the speed of light
and the desire
to help all mankind.
He is Superboy!
[music playing]
[animal howls]
[rustling]
[creature growling]
[creature snarling]
[static crackling]
Both of you,
twice the supplies as
others, look at Clark.
His name almost never
appears on the supply list.
He's very careful.
He almost never
- Excuse me, Mr. Jackson.
- Clark!
I was just using you
as an example of an organized
and conscientious employee.
In fact,
these are supposed
to go to the Bureau's
most improved employee,
and that is you, Clark.
Passes to
Universal Studio Tour?
All right, so it's not a bonus.
The guy's in public information
had a couple left over.
- Do you want 'em or not?
- Sure, thanks.
I almost forgot,
there's a woman waiting
in reception.
- She seems a little upset.
- I'm not upset.
I'm intense.
- What is it that's
making you intense, Miss
- Riley.
- Miss Riley.
- A werewolf.
Miss Riley, as you can see,
we are in a meeting.
These are cases.
Poltergeists, singing bushes,
apparitions of various kinds,
and these are workers
who think that little things
staples and paper clips
are little things.
What I don't need today
is an imaginary werewolf.
It's not imaginary.
I've got proof on this tape.
- [Lana] Were you hurt?
- [Miss Riley] No.
[Mr. Jackson] Maybe because
there wasn't anything there.
[Miss Riley] Yes, there was.
It's a werewolf.
I know. I've been tracking
this thing for months,
trying to get evidence
for my book.
Maybe you should have waited
a couple of more months
before you came in here.
Excuse me, Mr. Jackson.
I think I saw something.
You've got better eyes
than I do.
Maybe.
All right, you think there's
something there? You got it.
- Well, I didn't mean
- No, no, no. You got it.
You fill out the reports.
You follow through on it.
But don't come to me
when it turns out to be
a poodle with distemper.
Here are the clips
you wanted.
Whoa! You seen Clark?
He's up there.
Same place he was yesterday
and the day before
and the day before that.
Think he's gonna ask her out?
The other way around
is more like it.
Why's that?
Because Clark's heart belongs
to someone else.
[laughs]
I'm beginning to think
this Canaris guy isn't
your werewolf.
Clark, it's a process
of elimination.
Everywhere Canaris has been
in the last six months, there's
been a killing or a sighting,
and only on nights
with a full moon.
Could be coincidence.
Canaris is an expert
on the occult.
Ghosts, vampires
and werewolves.
He's totally obsessed.
I know it's him.
If it is,
our trail's run cold.
Maybe he's using
a different name.
Why don't we check
the police records
for reports of anything
suspicious on the nights
of the attack?
There must be hundreds
of police reports.
Clark, there's
a full moon tonight.
He could kill again.
Or pass on the curse.
What curse?
By scratching someone.
That's what
the legend says anyway.
What else does it say?
Supposedly if the werewolf
is killed,
the curse is lifted
from everyone it scratched.
You're thinking
of killing it.
Solid silver.
You shouldn't.
Clark, it has to be done.
Who knows how many people
have been affected.
Maybe this is just something
that Superboy should handle.
Except even he may be
vulnerable to the curse.
Six hotels and four apartments
in two hours.
This detective stuff
is killing me.
I feel like I'm on Dragnet.
Thanks for helping me, Clark.
I know I've been pushy.
- Intense.
- Intense.
You've been wonderful.
Can I help you folks?
Yes, we're looking
for a Mr. Miller.
He was arrested near here
for drunk and disorderly
conduct last month.
Miller's got an office here
and he takes a drink every
now and then.
So what?
So a few weeks ago,
he showed up here at dawn,
with his clothes torn
and mud all over his feet.
So he takes a couple
of drinks every now and then.
I don't think you should
be taking alcoholism
so lightly,
if that's what it is.
Hey look, I don't know
what his problem is.
But if you wanna find out,
why don't you ask him yourself?
That's not Miller.
That's Canaris.
This is the one he went in.
What now?
Christina?
[growling]
[growling]
[exhales]
[werewolf howls]
[growls]
Christina, where've you
been? I was worried.
Is it dead, the werewolf?
- Yeah.
- Oh, God.
Where'd you go?
I was afraid. I ran away.
And I couldn't find you today.
Don't ask
any more questions, OK?
He's dead.
That's all that matters now.
This is exactly what
I've been talking about.
You used a paper clip
when a staple would have
been just as effective.
A paper clip costs
a tenth of a cent,
but a staple only costs
four ten-thousandths
of a cent.
Surely you can see that.
Of course, what was I thinking?
The police found a derelict
in an alley last night.
His throat was torn out.
By this alleged werewolf?
Same kind of wound,
but it wasn't the werewolf.
At least not
the one Superboy fought.
- But why didn't you call?
- Can't we just forget about it?
- But I wanna know.
- You know what I think?
I think you spend
too much time in this place.
You need to get out.
Come on.
You're telling me
that there were two
werewolves out there?
Coroner says the derelict
was killed two hours
after Canaris died.
Well, where did this other
werewolf come from?
- And who is it?
- [telephone rings]
Jackson here.
Oh, thanks for getting back
to me so quickly.
Mm-hmm.
I didn't know that.
Are you absolutely certain?
OK, thank you.
Well?
That was my friend
from the university.
He knew Canaris and he
asked me about Canaris'
research assistant.
- He had an assistant?
- For the past two years.
And her name
is Christina Riley.
Why didn't she tell us that?
She's with Clark.
Let's ask her.
Where's Kent?
He just left with that girl
he's been working with.
Clark, you've been so great.
And you trusted me right
from the start.
Just part of my job.
You really trusted me.
Well, you trusted me,
too, didn't you?
I do now.
There's something
I should tell you.
Never mind.
No, what?
What is it?
Doesn't matter anymore.
Of course we checked
his apartment.
He's driving a beat-up
'68 Chevy truck.
Green. Can't you put out
an APB or something?
It's very important
that he call his office
immediately.
Why else would she lie?
She's hiding something.
Like what?
Like she's the other werewolf.
- Come on.
- No, no, it all fits.
Remember when Clark
said she disappeared
at the office building?
That's when she killed
the homeless man.
And the tape we saw.
What about it?
The werewolf could
have scratched her then.
See, she used us
to help her find
Canaris for her.
She was afraid if we knew
the truth, we wouldn't help her.
She wanted to kill him
to lift the curse
from herself.
It doesn't matter anymore,
right?
Isn't the curse supposed
to be over now that
Canaris is dead?
Yeah, according to this book.
But this one says nothing
can end it,
except death.
So does this one
and this one.
Oh, and there's
something else.
According to this one,
"the werewolf tries
to kill the one it loves."
Clark.
And after that,
I took my internship
at the Bureau in Capital City.
And here I am.
I didn't realize
this was such a long drive.
I must be boring you to death.
I'm sorry.
No, not at all.
OK, they put out an APB
on his truck.
If he's in this city,
they'll find him.
He could be anywhere by now.
I know where they went.
What are you doing
with that?
I'm not taking any chances.
Go to the security office
at the studio.
I'll meet you there
as soon as I can.
And hurry,
Orlando's a long way.
[knock on door]
We're closed.
No, you gotta let me in.
It's urgent.
Government business.
What does the government
want with me?
I need something in silver.
Are you OK?
You don't look so good.
Yeah, I'm OK.
It's just that earthquake ride
really shook me up.
That's the idea, Clark.
Another full moon tonight.
Really?
Sometimes there's two
in a row.
Anything wrong?
No.
Not anymore.
Oh.
Is everything OK?
I don't feel so well.
I'll be right back.
It doesn't
have to be pretty.
Yeah, yeah, but it does
have to work.
[werewolf growling]
[women screaming]
Her name is Christina.
I'd appreciate it you
could check on her.
It is still warm.
Thanks.
Wait.
Maybe you need one
of these, too?
Some other time.
But you don't understand.
Sure I do.
There's a werewolf
running loose.
It's his job.
He works here.
Him and I go bowling
on weekends.
No, this is a real one.
- [growling]
- [screaming]
Bowling, huh?
[growling]
The werewolf.
It's Christina Riley.
She came here
with Clark
Christina? Stay here.
Christina.
Christina.
[growling]
Christina,
it's me Clark, remember?
Remember how
I trusted you?
Now you have to trust me.
You have to fight it.
[snarling]
[gunshot]
[crowd gasps]
There was no other way.
[music playing]
from a distant planet,
to a bold new destiny
on Earth,
found by a Kansas family
and raised as Clark Kent,
he learned he possessed
the strength of steel,
the speed of light
and the desire
to help all mankind.
He is Superboy!
[music playing]
[animal howls]
[rustling]
[creature growling]
[creature snarling]
[static crackling]
Both of you,
twice the supplies as
others, look at Clark.
His name almost never
appears on the supply list.
He's very careful.
He almost never
- Excuse me, Mr. Jackson.
- Clark!
I was just using you
as an example of an organized
and conscientious employee.
In fact,
these are supposed
to go to the Bureau's
most improved employee,
and that is you, Clark.
Passes to
Universal Studio Tour?
All right, so it's not a bonus.
The guy's in public information
had a couple left over.
- Do you want 'em or not?
- Sure, thanks.
I almost forgot,
there's a woman waiting
in reception.
- She seems a little upset.
- I'm not upset.
I'm intense.
- What is it that's
making you intense, Miss
- Riley.
- Miss Riley.
- A werewolf.
Miss Riley, as you can see,
we are in a meeting.
These are cases.
Poltergeists, singing bushes,
apparitions of various kinds,
and these are workers
who think that little things
staples and paper clips
are little things.
What I don't need today
is an imaginary werewolf.
It's not imaginary.
I've got proof on this tape.
- [Lana] Were you hurt?
- [Miss Riley] No.
[Mr. Jackson] Maybe because
there wasn't anything there.
[Miss Riley] Yes, there was.
It's a werewolf.
I know. I've been tracking
this thing for months,
trying to get evidence
for my book.
Maybe you should have waited
a couple of more months
before you came in here.
Excuse me, Mr. Jackson.
I think I saw something.
You've got better eyes
than I do.
Maybe.
All right, you think there's
something there? You got it.
- Well, I didn't mean
- No, no, no. You got it.
You fill out the reports.
You follow through on it.
But don't come to me
when it turns out to be
a poodle with distemper.
Here are the clips
you wanted.
Whoa! You seen Clark?
He's up there.
Same place he was yesterday
and the day before
and the day before that.
Think he's gonna ask her out?
The other way around
is more like it.
Why's that?
Because Clark's heart belongs
to someone else.
[laughs]
I'm beginning to think
this Canaris guy isn't
your werewolf.
Clark, it's a process
of elimination.
Everywhere Canaris has been
in the last six months, there's
been a killing or a sighting,
and only on nights
with a full moon.
Could be coincidence.
Canaris is an expert
on the occult.
Ghosts, vampires
and werewolves.
He's totally obsessed.
I know it's him.
If it is,
our trail's run cold.
Maybe he's using
a different name.
Why don't we check
the police records
for reports of anything
suspicious on the nights
of the attack?
There must be hundreds
of police reports.
Clark, there's
a full moon tonight.
He could kill again.
Or pass on the curse.
What curse?
By scratching someone.
That's what
the legend says anyway.
What else does it say?
Supposedly if the werewolf
is killed,
the curse is lifted
from everyone it scratched.
You're thinking
of killing it.
Solid silver.
You shouldn't.
Clark, it has to be done.
Who knows how many people
have been affected.
Maybe this is just something
that Superboy should handle.
Except even he may be
vulnerable to the curse.
Six hotels and four apartments
in two hours.
This detective stuff
is killing me.
I feel like I'm on Dragnet.
Thanks for helping me, Clark.
I know I've been pushy.
- Intense.
- Intense.
You've been wonderful.
Can I help you folks?
Yes, we're looking
for a Mr. Miller.
He was arrested near here
for drunk and disorderly
conduct last month.
Miller's got an office here
and he takes a drink every
now and then.
So what?
So a few weeks ago,
he showed up here at dawn,
with his clothes torn
and mud all over his feet.
So he takes a couple
of drinks every now and then.
I don't think you should
be taking alcoholism
so lightly,
if that's what it is.
Hey look, I don't know
what his problem is.
But if you wanna find out,
why don't you ask him yourself?
That's not Miller.
That's Canaris.
This is the one he went in.
What now?
Christina?
[growling]
[growling]
[exhales]
[werewolf howls]
[growls]
Christina, where've you
been? I was worried.
Is it dead, the werewolf?
- Yeah.
- Oh, God.
Where'd you go?
I was afraid. I ran away.
And I couldn't find you today.
Don't ask
any more questions, OK?
He's dead.
That's all that matters now.
This is exactly what
I've been talking about.
You used a paper clip
when a staple would have
been just as effective.
A paper clip costs
a tenth of a cent,
but a staple only costs
four ten-thousandths
of a cent.
Surely you can see that.
Of course, what was I thinking?
The police found a derelict
in an alley last night.
His throat was torn out.
By this alleged werewolf?
Same kind of wound,
but it wasn't the werewolf.
At least not
the one Superboy fought.
- But why didn't you call?
- Can't we just forget about it?
- But I wanna know.
- You know what I think?
I think you spend
too much time in this place.
You need to get out.
Come on.
You're telling me
that there were two
werewolves out there?
Coroner says the derelict
was killed two hours
after Canaris died.
Well, where did this other
werewolf come from?
- And who is it?
- [telephone rings]
Jackson here.
Oh, thanks for getting back
to me so quickly.
Mm-hmm.
I didn't know that.
Are you absolutely certain?
OK, thank you.
Well?
That was my friend
from the university.
He knew Canaris and he
asked me about Canaris'
research assistant.
- He had an assistant?
- For the past two years.
And her name
is Christina Riley.
Why didn't she tell us that?
She's with Clark.
Let's ask her.
Where's Kent?
He just left with that girl
he's been working with.
Clark, you've been so great.
And you trusted me right
from the start.
Just part of my job.
You really trusted me.
Well, you trusted me,
too, didn't you?
I do now.
There's something
I should tell you.
Never mind.
No, what?
What is it?
Doesn't matter anymore.
Of course we checked
his apartment.
He's driving a beat-up
'68 Chevy truck.
Green. Can't you put out
an APB or something?
It's very important
that he call his office
immediately.
Why else would she lie?
She's hiding something.
Like what?
Like she's the other werewolf.
- Come on.
- No, no, it all fits.
Remember when Clark
said she disappeared
at the office building?
That's when she killed
the homeless man.
And the tape we saw.
What about it?
The werewolf could
have scratched her then.
See, she used us
to help her find
Canaris for her.
She was afraid if we knew
the truth, we wouldn't help her.
She wanted to kill him
to lift the curse
from herself.
It doesn't matter anymore,
right?
Isn't the curse supposed
to be over now that
Canaris is dead?
Yeah, according to this book.
But this one says nothing
can end it,
except death.
So does this one
and this one.
Oh, and there's
something else.
According to this one,
"the werewolf tries
to kill the one it loves."
Clark.
And after that,
I took my internship
at the Bureau in Capital City.
And here I am.
I didn't realize
this was such a long drive.
I must be boring you to death.
I'm sorry.
No, not at all.
OK, they put out an APB
on his truck.
If he's in this city,
they'll find him.
He could be anywhere by now.
I know where they went.
What are you doing
with that?
I'm not taking any chances.
Go to the security office
at the studio.
I'll meet you there
as soon as I can.
And hurry,
Orlando's a long way.
[knock on door]
We're closed.
No, you gotta let me in.
It's urgent.
Government business.
What does the government
want with me?
I need something in silver.
Are you OK?
You don't look so good.
Yeah, I'm OK.
It's just that earthquake ride
really shook me up.
That's the idea, Clark.
Another full moon tonight.
Really?
Sometimes there's two
in a row.
Anything wrong?
No.
Not anymore.
Oh.
Is everything OK?
I don't feel so well.
I'll be right back.
It doesn't
have to be pretty.
Yeah, yeah, but it does
have to work.
[werewolf growling]
[women screaming]
Her name is Christina.
I'd appreciate it you
could check on her.
It is still warm.
Thanks.
Wait.
Maybe you need one
of these, too?
Some other time.
But you don't understand.
Sure I do.
There's a werewolf
running loose.
It's his job.
He works here.
Him and I go bowling
on weekends.
No, this is a real one.
- [growling]
- [screaming]
Bowling, huh?
[growling]
The werewolf.
It's Christina Riley.
She came here
with Clark
Christina? Stay here.
Christina.
Christina.
[growling]
Christina,
it's me Clark, remember?
Remember how
I trusted you?
Now you have to trust me.
You have to fight it.
[snarling]
[gunshot]
[crowd gasps]
There was no other way.
[music playing]