INT.

RESEARCH LAB - DAY

The sunlight streaming in through the windows is made
redundant by the labs bright, harsh lighting. Beakers stand
on shelves in painfully neat rows. Order reigns.
DR. J.T. DONOWAY, research scientist, stands bent over a set
of test tubes and beakers filled with brightly colored
liquids. He carefully pours a red liquid into a blue flask.
His young assistant, ISABELLA, stands behind him, holding a
clipboard.
DR. DONOWAY
Just think of it, Isabella. Ill be
hailed as a saint! The name of Dr.
J.T. Donoway will go down in
history! Now, lets see...
His hand drifts to two test tubes filled with a seemingly
identical green liquid. Out of his view, we see that one is
labeled with a green check mark, the other with a red X.
After a moments hesitation, Dr. Donoway picks up the X-
labeled test tube and pours it into the flask.
A huge cloud of smoke disproportionate to the volume of the
liquids issues from the flask. Dr. Donoway coughs and falls
to his knees, dropping the test tube in the process.
ISABELLA
Dr. Donoway!
(to camera)
Thats why you should always use a
fume hood for these types of
experiments.
Dr. Donoway moans. As the smoke clears, Isabella runs to his
side. He sits up. From his point of view, we see Isabella
looking down at him. She gasps and recoils in horror.
DR. DONOWAY
(groggy)
What? What is it? Is there
something wrong with my face?
Dr. Donoway gets to his feet. We still dont see his face.
DR. DONOWAY (CONTD)
What is it? Just tell me!
Isabella picks up a hand mirror that had been sitting
conveniently out of view and holds it out to Dr. Donoway.
DR. DONOWAY (CONTD)
Oh no. Oh no! Im...
He turns so that we can see his face and his reflection in
the mirror. He looks exactly the same except that he now
sports a small black mustache and goatee.
DR. DONOWAY (CONTD)
...evil!
ISABELLA
But how?
DR. DONOWAY
I dont know! I must have mixed the
wrong chemicals while I was working
on the cure! Wait a minute...The
cure?
He looks back at his equipment. An evil smile spreads across
his face--strained at first, but then more natural.
DR. DONOWAY (CONTD)
H...Ha! I dont care about the
cure! I dont care about the
children! Im evil!
With a dramatic sweep of his arm, Dr. Donoway sweeps all of
the equipment from the table. It shatters on the floor,
multicolored liquid flowing everywhere.
ISABELLA
No!
DR. DONOWAY
Yes! Hahaha! Hey...that actually
felt good! Farewell, Isabella--I
must do more evil things!
He runs from the room, laughing evilly.
INT. HALLWAY - DAY
Dr. Donoway runs through the hall, still laughing evilly. He
runs past DR. FRANCIS MAYHUGH. Dr. Mayhugh freezes, then
looks at the camera.
DR. MAYHUGH
Dr. Donoway has turned evil!
(smiles)
Ive been waiting all my life for
this moment!
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(MORE)
I will put a stop to him! For I am
not just Dr. Francis Mayhugh. I
am...
He rips open his shirt, revealing...a bare chest. He looks
embarrassed--oops!
Title card: One Wardrobe Change Later
INT. OUTSIDE BATHROOM - DAY
The door to a single-occupancy mens bathroom.
DR. MAYHUGH (O.S.)
For I am not just Dr. Francis
Mayhugh. I am...
The door opens with a bang, and out leaps Dr. Mayhugh, now
clad in a cheap superhero outfit.
DR. MAYHUGH (CONTD)
(booming voice)
Mr. Dr. Francis Mayhugh Man!
Fanfare plays.
DR. MAYHUGH (CONTD)
And I will find Dr. Donoway and
bring him to justice!
He sprints away.
EXT. CROSSWALK - DAY
A crosswalk on a not-at-all busy street. A light indicates
that pedestrians should not cross.
Dr. Donoway stands with his foot poised over the intersection
as two female college students, AMANDA and CHRISTINE, look on
in horror.
AMANDA
No.
He puts his foot down.
DR. DONOWAY
Yes!
CHRISTINE
(hyperventilates)
Hes crossing in the crosswalk.
3.
DR. MAYHUGH (CONT'D)
(MORE)
The light says not to cross and
hes--I think Im gonna pass out!
He continues walking, adding a little swagger to it.
AMANDA
You monster!
DR. DONOWAY
Why, thank you!
AMANDA
Somebody do something!
DR. MAYHUGH (O.S.)
Ill save you!
The girls look in the direction of the shout. Even Dr.
Donoway stops as he looks to see whats going on.
Dr. Mayhugh, or Mr. Dr. Francis Mayhugh Man, is running
towards them from a distance. His cape flows behind him as
Flight of the Valkyries plays loudly in the background.
At last, Dr. Mayhugh comes to a stop at the crosswalk. Music
fades.
DR. MAYHUGH (CONTD)
Its time for you to end your evil
ways, Dr. Donoway!
DR. DONOWAY
Says who?
DR. MAYHUGH
(booming voice)
Says...Mr. Dr. Francis Mayhugh Man!
Fanfare plays.
DR. DONOWAY
Do you really think youre going to
stop me?
DR. MAYHUGH
I have no other choice. Youve
become a menace to society--a
monster!
DR. DONOWAY
Well, its not really my fault! If
I hadnt mixed those chemicals up,
I never would have become evil in
the first place!
4.
CHRISTINE (CONT'D)
ISABELLA (O.S.)
Wait!
All turn to see Isabella running toward them. She carries a
plastic bag with some broken glass and a typed medical label
in it.
DR. DONOWAY
Isabella! What are you doing here?
ISABELLA
Telling you the truth!
She holds up the bag for all to see. Even Amanda and
Christine are interested.
ISABELLA (CONTD)
I did some research on those
chemicals you were using. If my
calculations are correct, you
created a harmless gaseous hair
growth supplement! That noxious gas
didnt turn you evil! It just made
you grow facial hair!
Dr. Donoway gasps.
DR. DONOWAY
But...I parked in a handicapped
parking space. And I jaywalked!
DR. MAYHUGH
That was all you. Im sorry, Dr.
Donoway. But youd be evil even
without that mustache and goatee.
DR. DONOWAY
What can I do?
DR. MAYHUGH
Theres only one thing to do.
EXT. CHURCH - DAY
Exterior shot of a grand-looking church. Organ music plays in
the background, over--
INT. CHURCH - DAY
Dr. Donoway kneels in a pew, his eyes closed.
5.
DR. DONOWAY (V.O.)
Dear God, and also Jesus. Im sorry
that I broke all of that expensive
glassware. And parked in a
handicapped parking space. And
jaywalked. I guess I was led astray
by my own facial hair. I promise
never to commit misdemeanors with
such reckless abandon ever again.
Love, Dr. J.T. Donoway, Ph.D.
EXT. CHURCH - DAY
Dr. Donoway, Dr. Mayhugh, Isabella, Amanda, and Christine all
walk away from the church. They walk in a row.
ISABELLA
Well, I think that all worked out
pretty well.
AMANDA
Yeah, but--
(to Christine)
Why are we even still here?
CHRISTINE
Dont ask. Just go with it.
DR. MAYHUGH
(to Dr. Donoway)
Theres just one thing I never
found out, though. What exactly was
it that you were trying to cure?
DR. DONOWAY
Well, you see--
BLACKOUT
THE END
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