This is the second episode of the season one of The Young Knight.
Script[]
[Teaser]
- Ext. Judos Building
(Cuts to a view of a beige building as the camera view black cursive letters highlighted in purple neon color known as Judos)
- Int. Ballroom - Runway
(Cuts inside as we see a semi-ballroom and the camera focuses on a lot of female models walking down the runway stage; we soon hear the song, “Fearless” by The Bravery playing in the background)
(Pan and zooms in to several women walking back and forth on the runway as we also see photographers taking amazing pictures of them; the camera suddenly makes several stills of the models and their walks as some sort of a picture)
- Int. Backstage
(Cuts to the backstage as the song continues and we see the models that went on stage are changing into their robes as vice-versa models that are still in their robes change into their outfits. The camera shifts to the director, a female in charge of everything)
Director: Work it girls! Work it! I want passion!
(The camera shifts on stage as a model is showing her walk)
Director: I want elegance!
(Shifts to another model and her walk)
Director: I want fierce!
(Shifts to another section of the backstage as we see one young model putting on her makeup wearing a red feather robe; then shifts back to the director)
Director: (Seeing the names of the models who went and the one who haven’t) Where’s Anastasia?
(Shifts to a friend of hers)
Rebecca: I know where she is.
Director: Find her! She’s next.
(Rebecca leaves to find Anastasia as the director is almost having a heart attack)
- Int. Another Backstage
(Cuts to another section of the backstage as Rebecca is finding Anastasia; the song continues)
- Int. Dressing Room
(Cuts to the same dressing room as the song continues and we see Anastasia still putting her makeup on)
Anastasia: (Applying her makeup)
(We can hear Rebecca’s voice)
Rebecca (voice): Annie…Annie… (Referring Anastasia as Annie)
Anastasia: I’m here!
Rebecca (voice): Cruela DeVil wants us to perform now. Are you finished yet?
Anastasia: Not yet! (Then hearing a mysterious thump) Becky, I said I’m not done yet.
(The camera spots her putting her lipstick on and then all of the sudden; a mysterious hand covers her mouth with a cloth with ether knocking her out unconscious)
- Int. Another Backstage
(Cuts back to the section of the backstage with the song still playing in the background as the camera view Rebecca outside Anastasia’s dressing room door, but its locked)
Rebecca: Annie, open the door…I’m serious. Annie…Anastasia! (Budging the door)
(Shifts to the floor unbeknownst to her we see the crack of the door on the floor as we also see a mysterious white glow; Rebecca budges just enough to open the door as the glow disappears…)
- Int. Dressing Room
(Cuts back to the room as we see Rebecca approaching Anastasia’s back side, but once she turns the chair around the camera shifts to a very old, withered version of Anastasia)
Rebecca: (Screaming as well putting her hands over her mouth in fear as she sees what happened to Anastasia)
(The camera shifts back to the withered Anastasia as the song, “Fearless”, ends as the camera fades into)
[Teaser ends]
- OPENING CREDITS**
[Act I]
- Ext. Wayne Manor
(Cuts to a view of the manor’s exterior)
- Int. Study
(Cuts inside as the camera heads into the study as Bruce is reading some sort of book; Alfred enters)
Alfred: Master Bruce…Is it time for you to go to school.
Bruce: Not yet, Alfred. I need to study something rite quick and then I’m heading out.
Alfred: Not to be so nosy, but what is this “something”.
Bruce: Hobbies…more like this book.
Alfred: You reading make me feel more proud of you even more.
Bruce: Alfred.
Alfred: Sorry sir, but last week you almost put yourself in severe depression and now this week, you are acting chipper and prideful of yourself.
Bruce: Thanks, I think. (Seeing the grandfather clock) Time to go. Drop me off Alfred or I’ll have to take the bus?
Alfred: (Thinking about this new Bruce and he then comes back to respond to his question) I’ll drop you off, sir.
Bruce: Okay, see you in the car. (Heading out)
Alfred: (Continuing to remember what is wrong with Bruce)
- Int. Judos Building – Dressing room
(Cuts to the Judos Building then inside the dressing room as the camera spots the young model, Anastasia, withered like a tree branch and Rebecca trying to calm down; several police officers interrogates the director and other models; Det. Alder appears and realizes this is her first big case by herself)
Det. Alder: Inspector…can you tell me what happened.
Inspector: (An 44-year-old Hispanic having a overcoat over his suit) Anastasia Crawford. 19 years old used to live with her grandmother until her grandmother passed away and now living with her close friend, Rebecca Tress.
Det. Alder: There both models… (Seeing the both of them then realizing their ages) Aren’t there too young to be fashion models.
Inspector: Not the models like Tyra Banks or Naomi Campbell; they are more like pre-models only to try on a few dresses.
Det. Alder: Who own this agency?
Inspector: Judos and Fine or J&F Co. They are a young adult model agency seeking young adult females like these two.
Det. Alder: Thank goodness I have a five-year-old girl. (Going up close to the body) Whoa…this is weird. It seems like….
Inspector: Her youth just withered away.
Det. Alder: Seems like it. I never had seen this type of death before.
Inspector: One of the MDs thinks it’s some sort of dehydration technique gone bad.
Det. Alder: That was one hell of a technique.
(The camera view the entire withered, dry body)
Det. Alder: This can top the strange deaths.
Inspector: If you want to talk to the witness over there, you can go ahead. I’ll check on the director.
Det. Alder: You do that.
(The inspector leaves to chat on the director as Det. Alder heads over to the witness, Rebecca)
Det. Alder: Ms. Tress, sorry about your loss.
Rebecca: She was the best friend I ever had.
Det. Alder: Can you tell me what really happened before you saw her like this.
Rebecca: Just like I told the other officer, I just finished my walk down the runway in an Egosl gown then the director was looking for Annie—I called Anastasia that for short. And like I was saying, she was looking for Annie and I decided to find her for the director, so I knew she was at the dressing rooms freshen up. The door was locked for some strange reason and I tried to budge it in and then when I opened it I saw her like that.
Det. Alder: Anything out of the ordinary.
Rebecca: If my mind was playing tricks on me, I think when I was opening the door I saw a bright light at the bottom of the door.
Det. Alder: Thanks, and again my condolence.
(Megan leaves Rebecca to an officer to take her to a safe place away from the crime scene; Megan once again check to see the sight of what was left of Anastasia Crawford)
- Ext. Powers Mansion
(Cuts to see a view of the Powers Mansion then cuts inside…)
- Int. Library
(Cuts to the library as we see Victor on the phone with someone)
Victor: How’s the progress?
Man (phone): It’s doing fine sir. The degeneration has just begun; you could see results I say in three weeks.
Victor: Be on the path, Dr. Birch, I want this project to be done excellent.
(Jason appears)
Victor: (Seeing his son) Listen doctor, I have to go. I want those results soon understand. (Hangs up the phone and put it back on his desk) Son, (looking at the time) why aren’t you at school?
Jason: O, I’m going. I just forgot to my textbook. Everything okay dad.
Victor: Why wouldn’t it be?
Jason: Who’s Dr. Birch.
Victor: He’s a fellow employee at PowerCorp, but he’s just helping me with a little project that’s all.
Jason: You sure there’s nothing else going on?
Victor: Nothing can amaze more than a son being concerned about his father.
Jason: I see you later (Leaves)
(Victor seeing his son leaving as the camera spots Victor somehow smirking of sensing his son suspicions about his work)
- Ext. Gotham High School
(Cuts to a view of Gotham High)
- Int. Hallway
(Cuts inside the school as we see a lot of teens walking across the hallways; shifts to another section of the hallway as we see Bruce and Leo walking the halls)
Leo: You can’t be serious?
Bruce: I’m serious… reading books makes me calm.
Leo: Calm? Action and adventures calms the extremer, books calms nerds. No way are you a nerd?
Bruce: No! I think books are good to relax your nerves.
Leo: I can think of a few better hobbies that can calm your nerves, dude books are underrated. I wonder what kind of books are you interested in anyway?
Bruce: I like reading mystery books…not sort of a Nancy Drew fan, but I do like her character.
Leo: I am so lost.
(Julie enters)
Julie: Hey guys, what are you two doing?
Leo: Well we had been talking about books…mystery books.
Julie: (Faking a smile) Oh….goodie. Never mind that, have you guys seen Mrs. Danos.
Leo: Mrs. Danos is in the band room.
Bruce: Mrs. Danos is the talent director not the band director; she’s in the other room next to the band room.
Julie: Thanks! (Heads off until…)
Bruce: Why you need her?
Julie: For something.
Leo: Maybe she’s planning a mystery play, Bruce can fit perfect. (Smiling for that sly remark)
Bruce: (Faking) Ha, Ha… (Then back to Julie) So are you going into the acting field.
Julie: Well if you, Sherlock and Watson wants to know, yes I want to try on for a upcoming role.
Bruce: Go right ahead…I’m not stopping you.
Leo: His ego can, but his heart can’t.
Julie: Thanks Bruce and you too, Leo, I see you guys later. (Heading out)
Bruce: (To Leo) Why are you always want to mess with me?
Leo: Don’t want to offend you, but you the only one out of all of us that lost both parents.
Bruce: No offense taking; I got to go.
Leo: (Feeling sorry) Bruce wait! Bruce! (Running after him)
(Cuts to another section of the long hallway as Julie is going to find Mrs. Danos until she stops at a wall seeing several flyers, yet only sees one of them)
(The camera views the green flyer saying “ATTENTION! Young Ladies wanting to prove who you are…come and become a model….Visit the modeling tryouts at Judos)
(Shifts back as we see Julie smiling and thinking this may be a perfect idea to start modeling before acting…and then she sees “TAKE ONE” and she takes one of the tryout flyers and heads off screen smiling)
(Fades out) [Act I ends]
[Act II]
- Ext. Judos Building
(Cuts to the view of the Judos Building and then inside)
- Int. Backstage
(Cuts to the backstage as we continue to see a lot of models walking back and from the dressing rooms to walking on and out of the runway; we then see Julie walking in kind of terrified in some sense until she meets the director, Adrienne Scott)
Julie: Ms. Scott?
Director: Call me “Director” everyone does. So I expect you to do the same.
Julie: Understand.
Director: Good… (Seeing her) Who are you really?
Julie: Um, Julie Madison, I came to try out for the open audition for a new model.
Director: Ah yes! I looking at you…you got potential kid. I want that potential to skyrocket into stardom.
Julie: (Smiling) You have no idea what that means to me.
Director: Good. But, before you get on that runway; you first need to get that audition.
Julie: Where do I begin?
Director: Good, that does good… nab that audition and you get to be on the runway. (Walking away)
Julie: Um, thanks…I think?! (Confused, until she sees the auditioning in the ballroom)
(Shifts to her exiting the backstage to the ballroom, but unbeknownst to her the camera shifts in a point of view of a mysterious figure looking at her, but the moment she disappears, the curtains covers the figure up)
- Ext. Wayne Industries
(Cuts to a view of a tall-glass window building with Wayne Industries letters on top of the roof)
- Int. Lab Development
(Cuts inside as we see several lab sectors, one of them is the sector D—the same sector that had the chemical explosion…we then see several scientists trying unravel what happened to the “Phoenix”)
(We then see an African-American middle-age male, and on his lab coat we see a name card: “Dr. Luicius Fox – Head Tech”
Luicius: Where’s Dr. Birch?
Dr. Malcolm: He’s not here.
Luicius: Where is he?
Dr. Malcolm: I don’t know. He was here when sector D exploded.
Luicius: Since then, he never showed up curious?
Dr. Malcolm: I go to archives and see if there is any more info about the sector D explosion.
Luicius: You go ahead.
(Dr. Malcolm leaves as we shift back to Luicius who is still having concerns about Dr. Birch)
- Ext. Wayne Manor
(Cuts to a view of Wayne Manor)
- Int. Bruce’s Bedroom
(Cuts to Bruce’s room as we see him reading a book and gets a phone call from Jason)
Bruce: (Opens his Verizon Chocolate phone and see its Jason) Jason?
Jason (phone): Yeah, I want to know if you’re doing something right now?
Bruce: (Thinking) I was reading a… nevermind; I’ll be glad if you come over here.
Jason (phone): Great, I think it’s good the sons of a Wayne and a Powers talk for old times.
Bruce: I’m glad this wasn’t Victor.
Jason (phone): Believe me, my dad has nothing to do with this. It’s just you and me…old friends reunite again.
Bruce: I see to that.
Jason (phone): See you there. (Hangs up)
Bruce: (Hangs up as well; he then thinks about what it might do to his relationship with the others once reuniting with his old friend)
- Int. Wayne Industries – Archives
(Cuts back to Wayne Industries then to the Archives room as we see someone scanning through old articles through the computers. The camera shifts to the mysterious figure that is none other than Leo)
Leo: Come on!
(The camera sees the computer as many articles are being passed by one by one; we then notice one article that Leo is looking for)
Leo: (Reading the info on screen) November 21, 1995. Wayne Industries is working with PowerCorp into industrializing Gotham Port control…(He skims down the article until he sees something very interesting) PX chemicals. What is this? (He then look to current articles and one about the sector D explosion noticing the chemical “Phoenix” that been released into the air was actually PX-52TD) So Wayne Industries has been harboring these PX chemicals for 13 years; there has to be more to this?
Dr. Malcolm: (entering) Who are you? What are you doing here?
Leo: My name is Tony Zucco; I’m working for the Gotham Times.
Dr. Malcolm: If you are working at the Gotham Times, why are you using our archives and your job has one?
Leo: Well, this place has more articles for what I need for my report.
Dr. Malcolm: And what report is that?
Leo: Um…. (Looking at his watch) Look at the time… I have to go! I got big stories to write. (Leaves)
Dr. Malcolm: (Feeling suspicious about him and what was he really doing in the archives room)
- Int. Judos Building – Semi-Ballroom
(Cuts to the Judos building then to the room with the runway as we see several young ladies including Julie waiting for the coach)
Julie: Hey, my name is Julie; I’m new to this, so what I do next.
Rebecca: Hi Julie, my name is Rebecca and first off we wait for instructions.
Julie: Okay…who is this coach?
Nina: Ever since what happened with Anastasia, the company decides to train every young lady like us in order to prepare ourselves from that predicament.
Julie: From that predicament? What she means by that?
Rebecca: I really don’t want to talk about it.
Julie: (About to say something until she hears the director’s voice)
Director: (entering) Welcome girls and first timers! I am proud to present to you our fabulous coach who has defined the word old is nothing more than a number. Ladies, I like to present Coach Warren Ripley.
(The camera spots a young modeling coach as he steps right by the director)
Coach Ripley: I want to put the young back in this modeling world and training you ladies will do exactly that.
(The camera glance around all the girls including Julie, who is wondering maybe joining this gig isn’t what she thought it would be)
(Fades out) [Act II ends]
[Act III]
- Ext. Wayne Manor
(Cuts back to the manor then inside…)
- Int. Living Room
(Cuts to the living room as Bruce is sitting on the big couch and then we see Alfred approaching)
Alfred: Sir, Mr. Jason Powers is here.
Bruce: Great send him here.
Alfred: As you wish, Master Bruce.
(Seconds later, Jason enters the room and joins Bruce on the couch)
Jason: Hey man!
Bruce: It felt our last meeting wasn’t so convenient.
Jason: It didn’t because you were looking for my father. Exactly why were looking for my father?
Bruce: I told you before it didn’t matter then and it doesn’t matter now.
Jason: Okay, this wasn’t how I imagined our conversation to begin, but nonetheless we making progress.
Bruce: Just for me to know, why exactly do you want?
Jason: Look We were friends you and me and after everything that happened with your parents we sort of lost contact and now we like to resume our friendship.
Bruce: And you want us to be the same as we before.
Jason: Not exactly we can start fresh. Look you in high school and I’m in college you can start thinking me as a big brother I mean I can help you with applications, internships and what not.
Bruce: Thanks for the offer but I think I’ll be just fine.
Jason: Look I know this is a lot but we both the sons of rich and powerful men. It’s our job to take over and make a difference in this city,look Bruce between you and me we all we got left in saving the children of tomorrow let’s not waste that chance.
Bruce: You right I just been so focused figuring on everything with my parents and all that I never really took a chance to figure out what was more important. This city need people who know they can still give them hope. So what you say partner you ready to make a change.(Extends his hands to Jason)
Jason: How bout friends.(Leans forward to shake Bruce’s hands)
(The camera shifts to Bruce being confident about this friendship then shifts to Jason who thinks the same)
- Ext. Gotham Times
(Cuts to the newspaper building as we see the view of the tower-like structure)
- Int. Lobby Floor
(Cuts to the first floor as we see Leo walking near the elevators and waiting for one to go up)
(One elevator is about to open, as Leo is about to go in, the doors slide out as the camera sees Victor inside and Leo is stunned)
Leo: Mr. Powers? What are you doing here?
Victor: I have an interview to go to.
Leo: I wonder who’s bold enough to interview your stature.
Victor: (Smiling) I see you a high school junior at the paper trying to do what see how a real reporter do his job.
Leo: I just got instincts. Can I come in?
Victor: Sure!
(Leo goes in as the doors slides shut and inside the elevator we see Leo standing in the center and Victor lying near the corner wall)
Victor: What floor?
Leo: Fourteenth.
Victor: (Pressing the button) I wonder why are you here?
Leo: I have a story to give out.
Victor: You’re not old enough to run a story then as to write an article.
Leo: I have free expression to do what I need to Mr. Powers; unlike you, I know my mistakes.
Victor: I give you this kid you got spunk, but if you know what’s good for you; you back away from the lab explosion.
Leo: How you know?
Victor: Like you said, know your mistakes. I have a connection back at Wayne Industries, and they told me that a young kid like you had went to the archives to review something about Sector D.
Leo: Well, people imagine a lot.
Victor: No they don’t. It just that you think you weren’t getting caught, but there’s always a consequence.
Leo: I just want to find out the truth.
Victor: And all I want you to do is to stop now, or you are going to face some consequences.
Leo: Sorry sir, investigating and reporting is my blood. That’s what I do.
Victor: (Hearing the elevator stop and rings for a floor) Look, seems this is your stop.
Leo: Gladly. (Exiting and sees Victor one last time)
Victor: Remember Mr. Foster, stop now before going ahead.
Leo: I can’t.
Victor: Well, good luck; for surly luck won’t be on your side once you faced your consequences. See you again! (Smiling as the elevator doors slide shuts)
(Leo glances at what he just listened to and wondering if going on with this investigation is only going to leave to a huge upset)
- Int. Judos Building – Semi-Ballroom
(Cuts to the Judos Building as we see the ladies are doing some exercises including Julie)
Coach Ripley: I want those legs to be flex; I want those hips to be elegant; these moves will only help make your walk a model walk!
(The girls continue to do the exercise to improve their walk and then the coach gives another instruction)
Coach Ripley: Now, that you done your exercises give me your walk. Now go!
(The camera views the girls finishing up their exercises and head to the runway to give the coach their preview walk as the song The Donnas “Fall Behind Me” begins to play in the background)
(As we see models one by one showing her stuff to the coach, he gives them some advice and criticism)
Coach Ripley: (Giving criticism to one of the models) Is that a walk of fame or a walk of shame; you got to do better than that!
(Minutes later)
Coach Ripley: Good! Keep it up!
(Then Julie shows her stuff in front of the coach as the song continues)
Coach Ripley: Um…. exactly what I’m looking for!
(Julie shows her stuff and then walks back to the back smiling because of the coach’s comments)
(Minutes later we see all of the current model girls and first timers standing near the runway as Coach Ripley tells them good and bad news)
Coach Ripley: Thanks for coming, and I like to say is that in the backstage is a poster revealing the ones who are participating in tonight’s fashion ball. (He leaves to another section of the backstage)
(The girls head to the back to see who are in and who are not)
- Int. Backstage
(Cuts to the back as the song continues as we see the girls coming from the runway entrance and seeing the poster who has out of all twenty females only thirteen can be accepted and to perform at the ball)
(Shifts to Rebecca as she sees her name as one of the thirteen and she gets excited as all other eleven realized their names on the list; Julie approaches and hoping she gets in and she is stun when notices that her name is number thirteen; Julie is so happy that she also realizes the ball is about to begin five hours so the her and the other twelve half to get ready)
(She heads to the dressing room with the other eleven; as Rebecca heads somewhere else)
(Shifts to another section of the backstage as the song continues and we see Rebecca heading to a different dressing room as she know the dressing rooms the others are going to was the last place her best friend, Anastasia, was still alive. She then runs into Coach Ripley)
Rebecca: Sorry coach, yet thank you so much!
Coach Ripley: No problem! Yet can you do something for me?
Rebecca: What’s that?
Coach Ripley: Can I have your youth?
Rebecca: (Stunned as she realizes he killed her best friend and tries to run away)
(Rebecca tries to run, but Coach Ripley holds her left arm and places his hand, which is glowing a strange white glow, on her face; the camera sees her youth instantly deterates as she becomes youthful to a dry, withered body like her friend, Anastasia. The camera sees the coach smiling and the song “Fall Behind Me” going off)
(Fades out) [Act III ends]
[Act IV]
- Ext. Gotham Times
(Cuts to a view of Gotham Times)
- Int. Reporter’s Floor
(Cuts inside as we see Leo looking through files and discovers someone is right by him)
Man: Leo!
Leo: (Seeing him) Dad!
Man: (The camera sees him wearing a normal reporter outfit as his name card we see “Lewis Foster – Reporter”) What are you doing here?
Leo: I know you are busy doing your big story, so I came by to check up on you
Lewis: That’s sweet and all but why are you really here?
Leo: (Hesitating) I’m trying to find a connection between two huge companies and that lab explosion.
Lewis: Son, why even bother.
Leo: I know you wouldn’t like it, so I think it’s best for me to continue what I’m doing.
Lewis: Son I just want you to be careful that’s all.
Leo: Thanks for the concern but I think I’ll be fine.
Lewis: I’m serious; I just want to be careful besides there’s a big story and I don’t want you getting in the way.
Leo: Why can’t you believe I have what it takes to do this.
Lewis: it’s not that I don’t believe in you it’s just that…(All of a sudden another reporter shows up)
Reporter: (Yelling) There’s been another model dead at Judos!
Leo: Another? What’s going on?
Lewis: That’s my big story the murder of a young model.
Leo: What happened to her?
Lewis: Her youth was gone; the police found her entire body looking like a withered branch.
Leo: Great.
Lewis: Now there’s another one and I believe whoever is doing this must need youth.
Leo: Um…(Wondering) I been researching about this Phoenix chemical and I discover most of its side effects are mutant-like powers.
Lewis: And you’re thinking that one of these models is the cause of this.
Leo: It must be.
Lewis: Okay, you wait here and let me find this out more.
Leo: Sorry dad, but I need to share this to somebody. (Heading out)
Lewis: Where are you going? Leo!
(The camera shifts to Leo leaving the office floor as we shift to a worried Lewis)
- Ext. Judos Building – Int. Backstage
(Cuts to the Judos Building then at the backstage as we see the twelve models including Julie all have their makeup on and waiting to perform at the Fashion Ball on the other side; we see the director and Coach Ripley discussing the missing participant Rebecca)
Director: I cannot believe that it happened again.
Coach Ripley: Two young models are dead because their youth is gone.
Director: Whoever done this will pay for this; I have a ball to run and no youth-jacking killer is going to ruin my dreams and these ladies’ dreams. (Exititng to the ballroom)
(Shifts to a shady Coach Ripley then we see a beautiful Julie approaching the coach)
Julie: Coach, something is wrong. Where’s Rebecca? Don’t tell me she was the one who they found dead.
Coach Ripley: I’m sorry, there was nothing anyone would have done to save her.
Julie: (Notices his right hand all shivered up) What happened to your hand?
Coach Ripley: (Sees his hand as well and covering up) It’s just a rare condition. (Noticing the fashion ball from the tv screens behind them) You need to get ready Julie, remember everything I told you. Julie: Understand. (Heading to the wardrobe area to get dress)
(Shifts back to the coach as he is smiling sinisterly looking at his hand and knowing Julie is his next victim)
- Int. Semi-Ballroom
(Cuts to the other side as we see the Fashion Ball already beginning as the camera noticing models wearing fabulous dresses as spectators are applauding and taking pictures as the song “Mind Full Of Daggers” by Juliette & The Licks is playing at the background)
(As the song continues a lot more models are walking then a minute later Julie wearing a high fashioned dark blue gown is walking to impress everyone, yet unbeknownst to everyone one of the spectators is Victor Powers. Shifts back to Julie as she twirls, smiles, and heads back to the backstage)
(As she heads to the backstage, we see the coach smiling as he, too, heads to the back then shifts as Victor is smiling then exits out the preminices; the song “Mind Full of Daggers” ends)
- Ext. Wayne Manor – Int. Study
(Cuts to the Wayne Manor then to the study as Bruce is reading more books and trying to concentrate until Leo enters the scene)
Bruce: Leo, what are you doing here?
Leo: You know that model agency, Judos.
Bruce: Yeah, why?
Leo: Two models have been killed.
Bruce: I heard about that.
Leo: And guess what the M.O. was...their youth was sucked right away from them.
Bruce: You mean someone killed them by stealing their youth.
Leo: Not just anyone, the coach. (Pulling up papers about him) I researched everything about this Judos agency and one person I summed up similarly is Coach Warren Ripley. (Bruce holding and reading the information as Leo continues to talk about it) Ripley was the only one in the building when that chemical explosion happened.
Bruce: Wait you are saying he was affected with the Phoenix chemical and he what has the power of stealing youth.
Leo: Kind of hypothetical, but it does make sense.
Bruce: Where’s Julie?
Leo: Um she weren’t with Mrs. Danos at school, but one person did tell me she went to model...(Shocked) at Judos.
Bruce: (Stunned as well) We got to save her.
Leo: But how?
Bruce: Let me do it; you stay and call me if I’m not back in a hour or two. (Leaving)
(Bruce runs passing Alfred by the side as he exits out the front door quickly)
Alfred: Where is Master Bruce going?
Leo: Saving Julie.
Alfred: From what a cat creature.
Leo: Even worse, a youth-stealing freak.
Alfred: Good grief; Boy what will I do if I have some youth right now. I miss the good old days.
- Int. Judos Building - Backstage
(Cuts back to the Judos Building then to the stage as we see the Ball has just ended; all the spectators have left while the director and the models headed back to the dressing room; Julie is about to head to the dressing room until she gets stopped by Coach Ripley)
Coach Ripley: Julie, I saw your performance it was amazing.
Julie: Thank you!
Coach Ripley: (About to appreciate her by putting his hand on her shoulder)
Julie: (Notices his hand still as she saw before and she is thinking something is wrong) Are you sure that condition is going to be fixed?
Coach Ripley: (Seeing his hand) It can be fixed.
Julie: Well let me help you.
Coach: I can’t let you do that.
Julie: (Walking back) Why not?
Coach Ripley: (As his face starts to deteriorate) I need your youth.
Julie: (Instantly terrify) Oh my God! Help! Help! (Runs to the ballroom room)
(Coach Ripley gets angry and runs after her as the camera spots the tv screens seeing Julie running away)
- Int. Semi-Ballroom
(Cuts to the front room as we see Julie on the runway running away from the coach)
Coach (Voice): Youth is for living life. I am life!
Julie: (Crying and screaming) Help! Help! Hel...
(The camera sees Julie trips on the runway as she yells and the camera zooming as the coach still deteriorating as his hand starts glowing)
(Cuts back to the backstage as we see Bruce wearing a black shirt with a black leather jacket over it, as he searches for Julie and then he notices the tv screens; he sees Julie in trouble and tries to think of something to stop the coach and he then sees something that can really help Julie without him being there)
(Cuts back to the runway as Julie is on the runway floor about to have her youth stolen as Coach Ripley, losing the youth he had collected before, is about to put his glowing hand to her...all of sudden the stage’s flashlights shines very brightly upon the coach as he is slightly blinded. He can’t see and then he falls off the runway to the Ballroom floor as he is rapidly aging down–the camera zooms to his face as he turns from a about-to-be withered face to a withered face to a very dry face to a skull then to ashes)
(Cuts to the backstage as we see Bruce look what just happened at the runway as he is watching it on the tv screens; he dims the stage lights to where it was before he turn it high; he smiles and exits out the place)
(Cuts back to the runway as Julie little bit terrified but seeing what happened to the coach; she smiles as she wonders what caused the lights to shine like that; zooms out as we see her standing on the runway stage bewildered)
(Fades out) [Act IV ends]
[Act V]
- Int. Judos Building - Semi-Ballroom
(Cuts back to Judos then to the ballroom room as we see police now surveying the scene and the backstage)
Det. Alder: (Appears as she heads to where Coach Ripley was as what is left of him is nothing but ashes) So this was our youth stealer; guess he paid the price.
Julie: (Still in the dress and stunned after what just happen a hour ago as she sees Detective Alder) Detective.
Det. Alder: Hey, are you okay?
Julie: I will be alright.
Det. Alder: Are you sure?
Julie: Positive. If I need some help, I know only one person that can help me. (Leaving)\
Det. Alder: (Feeling concern for her knowing it’s going take some time)
- Ext. Wayne Industries - Int. Lab Development
(Cuts to Wayne Industries then way down in the labs as we see Lucius looking through old files Dr. Malcolm might have just gave him form the archives; the camera spots another entering the scene as it reveal to be Commissioner Woods )
Comm. Woods: Hello Lucius.
Lucius: Hey Will, I was wondering when you showed up.
Comm. Woods: I had to dodge the FBI away.
Lucius: Why?
Comm. Woods: I told them let my people start this investigation and if we need your help, we will call.
Lucius: I can take anyone at this point. At this day, I still can’t picture how a rare chemical like PX-52TD caused a major explosion.
Comm. Woods: If we can work together, we can figure it out.
Lucius: I will love it. Are you sure you can handle this yourself.
Comm. Woods: I have detectives such as Megan to handle the civil and criminal dispute, I want to take care of this one myself because it happened at my friend’s business; I surly don’t want Thomas to feel like I ain’t doing nothing since I was too late when he died ten years ago.
(Lucius agrees as he shakes hands with Woods)
- Int. Foster’s Residence - Leo’s Room
(Cuts to the Foster’s house then to Leo’s room as Leo is resuming his investigation report about Sector D and the PX chemicals on his Dell computer, but all of a sudden the hardrive instantly gets a virus when the computer screen is all but static)
Leo: What?
Lewis: (Enters worrying) What happened?
Leo: Everything about my report on the lab explosion is suddenly gone.
Lewis: Sorry son. I know you wanted this more than anything...maybe next time. (Showing some support for his son, he heads out)
Leo: (talking to himself) Next time... this ain’t going to stop me. If Victor Powers want to play rough then I’ll we can play rough.
(The camera sees Leo determined as ever to find out the truth)
- Ext. Wayne Manor - Steps
(Cuts to the view of Wayne Manor then we see Bruce walking down his porch steps seeing Julie sitting and wondering what just happened as the song “Hollywood’s Not America” by Ferras plays on the background )
Bruce: (Joining Julie sitting on the steps)
Julie: (The camera sees her dressed in normal clothes as she sees Bruce joining him) Sorry that I’m sitting here without mentioned it to you.
Bruce: It’s okay because I know how hard it is feeling your passion ruin because of this.
Julie: Actually, my passion is acting, not modeling; it just that it was there and I thought it would have help with my acting more.
(The song continues)
Bruce: I’m not a advice columnist or anything, but it just that maybe going too soon with this acting is going put a bad image on you towards others.
Julie: You think that I can’t act.
Bruce: No not that, it just that acting too soon will put your mind on movies than hanging out with your friends; hanging out with me.
Julie: (Smiling) Bruce, even if I go to Hollywood, I’m not going leave my friends; I won’t leave you.
Bruce: Just for now, continue being a high schooler and after you graduate then acting school will be perfect for you.
Julie: (Laughing) You think I need acting school.
Bruce: Hey you almost lost your youth modeling.
Julie: Who knows, maybe one day this cruel world will have its eyes wide shut when they see us as Gotham’s future.
Bruce: I just know today you are my friend and no modeling, acting, nor future gig can stop it.
Julie: (Smiling)
(They both hug as the camera zooms out as we see them continuing hugging as the song “Hollywood’s Not America” ends and the camera fades out) [Act V ends]
**CLOSING CREDITS**