7.07 Repercussions by AM & AoT (Part V)

AM: Martha's office. The CoS takes a call and tells Martha there's someone on the phone for her.
AoT: Still with Lionel Martha asks if the CoS can take a message.
AM: "You might want to take this one."
AoT: "I said take a message."
AM: "It's the President."
AoT: Martha practically craps her pants.
TW: Annette, she better not hit on the President.
AoT: [smiling] Don't worry, she won't.
TW: My God. The President is going to hit on her?
AoT: [guilty smile]
AM: No, we cut that scene.
AoT: What? Why?
AM: Clinton's been out of office almost eight years. Half our audience is too young to get the joke.
AoT: Allison, the President hitting on Martha is not a joke!
TW: Finally, something we can agree on!

AM: Martha and Lionel exit her office building.
MR: Two Martha scenes in a row? What about Lex?
TW: What about Clark?
AoT: I told you Allison gave me lots of screen time.
KK: I swear I'm going to get you, Allison.
AM: As they talk about her upcoming meeting with the President they pass by the Villain of the week.
AoT: Martha mentions that the President thinks her bill might have a lot of merit. Air Force One is going to be waiting for her and mutant guy by the time they get to the airport.
AM: The camera returns to villain guy. He looks extra pissed.

AoT: That night the Villain is cleaning his sniper rifle as he watches CNN footage of Martha...
TW: Three Martha scenes in a row?!?! Allison, have you no shame?
KK: I think the Dallas maneuver answered that question.
AM: You know what, Annette, do we have an extra ten to five seconds for Lana to do a strip tease with the lasso?
AoT: Will it reduce my screen time?
AM: No.
AoT: Sure, why not?
AM: [Writing] Excellent.
AoT: Martha and mutant advocate are exiting the White House.
AM: The correspondent announces that Martha will be back in Metropolis tomorrow morning to hold a joint press conference/town hall meeting with mutant guy.
AoT: Villain puts his cleaned gun down on a table on top of a flyer for Martha's town hall meeting. He turns off the TV.

AoT: The next morning Clark drops by...
TW: Finally!
AoT: ...Chloe's on the way to dig up GreenK.
AM: Sex is explaining to Chloe how Lex fell for Chloe hard back in season 3.5.
MR: Oh, no, he didn't.
AM: Says you. Oh, yeah, and Lana is in the background doing her strip tease.
KK: She is not!
AM: Quick flashback of Lex turning Chloe away and then focusing on Lex's anguish.
MR: What!?!?! There. Was. No. Anguish!
AM: I'm seeing anguish right now, and that's what I want to see when we film.
MR: The hell you will!
AoT: Sex explains that he pushed Chloe away out of fear.
MR: Fear?!?!? This is bullshit!
AM: Chloe is amused.
JG: [Chuckling] She's not the only one.
AM: "You were afraid of me?"
AoT: "You were the one I couldn't fool. I wanted to be the kind man you could love but I knew I couldn't. You had a schoolgirl crush on a man who swooped in and saved your life. But eventually you'd move on. I was afraid that I couldn't."
AM: Chloe looks at him almost unable to believe.
MR: I know I don't believe it.
AoT: "So I pushed you away."
AM: Chloe is confused, "But..."
AoT: She's interrupted by a knock at the door.
AM: She cracks it open to see Clark.
AoT: Clark asks how Chloe is doing.
AM: It's awkward, "OK. How are you?"
AoT: "I'm worried about my mom. She's been getting death threats because of her bill." He hesitates, "Can I come in?"
AM: Chloe hesitates, then "Now's not really the best time, Clark."
AoT: When Clark persists Chloe cracks the door open a bit more and looks behind her. Lois, Bittleman, and Jimmy are sitting at the kitchen table playing cards. Lois smiles at him, "Hey, Smallville!"
AM: Jimmy holds up his drink, "C.K., my man!"
AoT: Clark smiles weakly, "Lois? But I thought..."
AM: Chloe interrupts, "Let me introduce you to Ted Bittleman. He and Lois are, uh, working together."
AoT: Bittleman nods, "Heard a lot about you, Clark!" Lois butts in, "Come on, Chloe, it's your bet!" Then she gives Clark a not so subtle hint, "Don't you have some cows that need milking?"
AM: Jimmy interjects, "Like Pa Kent always said..."
AoT: Lois and Jimmy clink their glasses together, "They're not going to milk themselves."
AM: Clark is surprised, "Jimmy, you never met my..."
AM: Chloe shrugs and looks a Clark guiltily, "I've got to go."
AoT: Clark asks if Chloe is going to make it to Martha's press conference.
AM: "Maybe."
AoT: "She'd like to see you there."
AM: "I'll think about it." Chloe closes the door. When she turns around Lois is dressed in the stripper outfit from Exposed and Bittleman is dressed like a court jester. She smiles at her haniwork.
AoT: Oblivious to her attire, Lois, "What?"
AM: Sex interjects, "Come on, please?"
AoT: Chloe rolls her eyes and then relents. "Oh, all right." Suddenly Jimmy is wearing a wedding dress. Bittleman and Lois wear fluffy bridesmaids dresses. Jimmy asks Lois if she thinks the outfit makes him look fat. Lois tells him, "No, it's very flattering." Sex howls laughing.
AM: Chloe chuckles despite herself.
AoT: Sex studies Jimmy, "What do you see in him, anyway?"
AM: Lois, Bittleman, and Jimmy disappear. She looks seriously at Sex, "He's sweet, honest, and adoring. Everything Lex wasn't."
AoT: Sex almost looks hurt.

AoT: Bittleman and Lois arrive ahead of time at the meeting site.
AM: Bittleman tries to get into the conference area.
AoT: But his biting sarcasm doesn't seem to do much to sway the LexCorp help.
AM: He's thrown out on his ass. Literally.
AoT: Lois holds back a chuckle.
AM: Bittleman stands and dusts off his suit. "I guess that's that."
AoT: Lois holds up a maid and porter's outfit. "This will get us in."
AM: Bittleman takes one look at the uniform and shudders, "Oh, no! Maybe you have a trashy boyfriend at home who enjoys running around in costume but if you think for one second I'm gonna slip into that moth-infected polyester nightmare you have another thing coming!"
AoT: Lois is already changing, "Give it a rest! You'd think I'd asked you to wear the one that comes with tights."
AM: "At least you have the whole sexy french maid thing going." Bittleman eyeing the porter's outfit with horror, "This one's all in primary colors!"
AoT: "Are you going to help get this story or not?"

AM: A pit full of GreenK. Clark checks his watch. It's almost time for the press conference.
AoT: When he hefts the bag of meteor rock over his shoulder it rips open his suit.
AM: He tries to climb out of the pit but cannot. He dials up Chloe but she's not answering her phone.
AoT: He collapses.

AM: Back stage at the town meeting. Villain of the week is scoping the place out.
AoT: Martha asks the CoS if she's seen Clark.
AM: CoS says no.
AoT: Martha looks worried. She calls and we cut to show Clark unable to reach his phone.
AM: When Martha hangs up Lionel recommends that she post-pone the meeting until Clark can get there.
AoT: Martha looks conflicted.

AM: Cut to Lex's big meeting. Lex, "So, where's Hasaad?"
AoT: Hasaad's number two is dismissive. He says they only met with Lex to let Lex know who's boss. Hope gets up and stands between the two of them.
AM: Kahloe, "Tell me, Lex are you always going to let other people fight your battles?" Hasaad's men draw their weapons.
AoT: As cool as a cucumber, Lex says to Hope, "It's OK. I can handle this."

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