Naomi (2022–…): Season 1, Episode 1 - Pilot - full transcript

We all look
at the world through
our own lens.

But looking isn't
the same thing as seeing.

What if everything you believed
about the world turned out
to be wrong?

If we truly opened up our eyes,
what would we see?

Every superhero
has an origin story,
and this is mine.

- Hey, Naomi!
- Hey!

Naomi!

Hey, Naomi, thanks
for the AP Lit notes.
Girl, you saved my life.

-Anytime, lady.
Dostoevsky is no joke.
-Right.

Oh!

Damn, Naomi.



Nice reflexes.
You want to join the team?

Will we finally
win a game?

-Yo, cameo time.

You guys, check this out.

Naomi runs the number three
Superman fan site in the world.

Not for long. Brazil site
is number one,

and the Philippines
is number two,
but I'm coming for them.

For someone so fly,
you sure are into
some nerdy stuff.

Mmm-hmm. I'm just saying.

Superman? The guy
wears a cape and spandex.

One or the other, acceptable.

Both together?
I mean, come on.

-Not the coolest.
-Incorrect.

The verycoolest.



Who can shoot laser beams
from his frickin' eyes?
His eyes, man.

But the best part?
He's adopted,

which means he's extra-special,

'cause adopted kids are chosen,
just like me.

-But also,
he's not real. Mmm-hmm.
-Mmm!

So? Einstein said,
"Reality is merely an illusion,

albeit a persistent one."

It was in our AP reading.

Do you actually
take the class, Nathan,

or you just sit there
and look pretty?

You think I'm pretty?

-Annabelle.
-OMG.

Babe, you're like,
four hours late.
Where have you been?

You know my parents
and their firm stance
on family dinner.

-I thought this was ginger ale.
-I'm on it, hon.

-Nathan sure knows
how to throw a party,

and look damn, damn good
while doing it.

Damn good.

I hadn't noticed.

Right, because you broke up
with that fine specimen
of a man

after five dates?

I don't know what
you're talking about.

This is my jam.

Yeah, Naomi!

...ready
for the delegation,

but we're only one stop
on their tour and he's
making us crazy.

Hey. Morning, pumpkin.

-Morning.
-Honestly, it's only two lines.

Hello. It's a pleasure
to meet you.

How hard is that?

-I am a linguist,
not a miracle worker.
-Bonjour.

Hello. It's a pleasure
to meet you.

That...
That's my girl. Up top.

Dad.

What?

Now high fives are out?

Yes, like
ten years ago.

-I like that better anyway.

I didn't hear you
come in last night.
What time did you get home?

I don't know. Midnight.

Hmm, midnight.

Yeah, I haven't stayed out
that late since 2009.

We drove to Portland,
we saw Coldplay.

-Remember, Jen?
-Gosh. I sure do.

-We got our groove on.

Yeah. Yeah, we did.
You still got your groove on.

Oh, you know I do.

It's a little early
for all of that, folks.

Better hurry. Bell rings in 15.

If you let me get a car,
you wouldn't have to worry
about me being late.

Nice try. No driving
until graduation.

Then these are
the only wheels I've got.

Anthony? Hey.

Missed you last night.
I thought you were
coming to the party.

Your boy gave me
the wrong address.

That's not how
you treat people.

I'm sure it was a mistake.

Come on. Why would Nathan
give you the wrong address?

Military brats like him,
they hate townies
like me. It's...

-They always have.
-It's a two-way street.

Most townies aren't
so welcoming to new kids.

Also, I'm a military brat
and I don't hate you.

Yeah, but you're... you.

-So...
-I'll see you in debate club
after school.

Okay, so here's
how this is going to work.

Commander's giving us
15 minutes--

That's not enough time
for a real debate.

Well, it's not a real debate.

Our club has been chosen
to represent the school

by presenting to the visiting
military delegation.

Now, are we ready to begin?

What's going on?

Annabelle says there's
a stunt happening
in the square.

Something to do
with... Superman.

I need this for my site.

Bathroom break. Ten minutes.

I'll be right back.

What happened?
Where did he go?

It was like a scene
out of a movie.

Sixty-five years
on this Earth,

I've never seen
anything like it.

I dropped my phone.
The Superman dude
was right there

and I dropped my phone,

-Annabelle!
-Naomi!

Can you believe it?
Did you know about this?

Because if you knew about this
and you didn't tell me,

-I'm going to be so mad.
-I missed it.

What do you mean,
you missed it?

All I heard was the buzzing.

I didn't hear
anything like that.

Can you just tell me
what you saw?

Okay, so I was walking
down the street on my way
home from school,

and all of a sudden,
I look up and there's
this light in the sky.

So I run out of my store
to see where this light
was coming from.

-I look up and I see--
-Superman.

This guy was legit.
He had a cape and everything.

He was fighting someone
from, like, the movies.

The bad guy? He was blue.
Like, literally, blue.

Blue guy throws Superman
onto a car, wham!

And then they just
keep fighting until, pow, pow.

Superman knocks him out cold.

So Superman grabs him
and then flies off.

And then it's over.

People are doing
the most these days
for likes and clicks.

True, true.
But best stunt ever.

Best stunt ever.

Best stunt ever.

Was it a projection?
Was it wires?

Lourdes, I have nothing
to post about what happened
in my own town.

I'm sorry.
I wish I could help,

but I have no idea
who did this.

You're the only other person
in town who hardcore knows
the comics world.

No way something like this
happens without you
knowing about it.

I'm flattered, but I was going
to say the same thing to you.

What do you mean?

You always know
what's going on,

especially if
it's about Superman.

I figured you had something
to do with it or knew who did.

Kind of a sore subject.

I got to go.

Text me if you hear anything?

Yeah.

Or even if you don't.

Oh.

You're sure
it wasn't the military?

Like an exercise or a flight
experiment or something?

No, I'm positive.

But with the dignitaries
arriving tomorrow,

and the presentation
the day after that,

it's all hands
on deck to prepare.

No one at the base
planned this.

Temp's normal. No fever.

Sure you're okay, kid?
You've never been one
to just faint.

I'm fine.

It was just... so weird.

Dinner
is served, ladies.

Hey, you know the rules.

Time to put it away.

Lourdes keeps texting me
about the Superman thing.

Wait, Lourdes?

Wait. Which one is she again?

Purple hair.
She has a crush on Naomi.

Mom.

Does that mean no more Nathan?

They broke up
last month.

I thought you were
dating Anthony.

Can we please
not talk about this?

You're dating
multiple people now.

They're all my friends.
I like them for
different reasons.

You know, eventually,
you're gonna have to choose.

I'm 16. You really want me
to settle down?

I'm your father.

I want you to live
in that bedroom

with your stuffed animals
until you're 80.

It's not about
who you're dating.

It's about making a choice.

Is this turning into a talk?
Feels like this is turning
into a talk.

No, no, we want you
to be happy.

What the hell?

The camera's broken.

Hello?

They broke my camera,
right there.

What's up,
fellow Superman stans?

Naomi McDuffie here
on the streets of Port Oswego.

Short post today because
I'm in deep investigation mode.

Getting answers
to your questions

about the Superman stunt
that went down yesterday.

I've read your comments,
I see all your questions,

and I've read what people
on other sites are saying.

Just know, those are
all assumptions. Guesses.

And I don't guess,
I deal with the facts.

I do the work,
and you know me.

I always find the answers.

I've already uncovered
some information about
the blatant tampering

and the cut wires
on Main Street.

I never thought
I'd be writing that.

I mean, this is
a Superman fan site.

We usually share
a love of comics.

But I'm on the case to find out
exactly who pulled this stunt,

why they did it,
and how they did it.

This is my town,

and I'm going to get
to the bottom of this,

and figure everything out.
I promise.

Babe, I say this with
all the love of my heart.

You gotta get a grip.

-I've never seen you like this.
-I need those videos, Anna.

This Superman thing
is getting weirder by the day.

The security cameras
on Main Street
are all disabled.

Like cut wires,
blatant tampering.

There's something
bigger going on here.

Like what?

That's what I want to find out.

Babe, I know
you care about your site.

That's not
what this is about.

What do you mean?

I remember when my dad
bought me my first comic.

We were living in Japan.
I was having trouble
making friends.

Those comics have always
made me happy and free.

But ever since the stunt
in the Square, I feel off.

Off how?

This whole thing,
it has me feeling...

I don't know...

Strange. Not bad,
just different.

I don't even
recognize the feeling.

I have to figure out
what's happening.

It's almost ready.

Yeah, the sound just needs
a minute to sync.

Thanks for this.

I have all these
pieces of video,

but none of them
makes sense on their own.

Anything for you.

Even though you, uh, dumped me.

It doesn't change
the way I feel about you.

And how do you feel about me?

I feel a lot of things.
But mostly...

I feel like
you're a good person,

with a beautiful heart,

which makes the whole
thing with Anthony

and the party invite
gone wrong
really weird to me.

I...

-It totally was an accident.
-He's a townie.

You don't like him.

No, I don't.

Maybe because you do.

-Is it ready?
- Ready.

Oh, my God!

Wow.

I knew it was cool,
but seeing it like that?

It looks so real.

How'd they do it?

Who's they and how
did they do what?

We don't even know
what we're looking at.

Well, let's look again.

Slower this time.

Hang on. Pause it.

Is that Dee
from the tattoo shop?

-What the hell?

It looks like
they know each other.

It feels weird that Dee
would be involved in this.

Sometimes people aren't
who you think they are.

Come on.

Not a Zumbado fan?

He's a bad person.

You've seen what happens
when businesses like that
pop up around military bases.

They take advantage
of folks who are just
trying to do their best.

You do have to be
a special kind of awful
to rip off service members.

...don't know how
or what was happening.

-Naomi.
-Dee, uh, hi.

Hey, you wear glasses.

Um, yeah.

I like your designs.

Oh, thank you. Thank you.

Art has been a valuable tool

on my journey to live
a more centered
and, uh, intentional life.

Right. So, um...

Dee, you and I haven't
talked much or ever,

and you're probably
wondering why I'm here.

Uh, I'm guessing
it's not for a tattoo.

Maybe when I turn 18.

Okay, deal.

March 14th, right?

That's the day I was adopted.

-How do you know that?
-Social media.

What can I do for you, Naomi?

We're trying to find out
who's behind the whole
Superman thing.

In the video we saw,

it looked like you knew
the guy who was playing him.

I don't.

You didn't
seem very surprised.

I was. I was very surprised.

No disrespect,
but it feels like you're
leaving something out.

Oh, I'm... I'm not lying.

Naomi, I think
maybe we should go.

Yeah, I think you should.

I'm sorry.
This is just not good
for my anxiety.

Please, can you
just give us some answers?

I can't give you answers
when you're not asking
the right questions.

What does that mean?

Um... it was me, okay?

I did it. I planned
the fight on Main Street.

You planned it?

Why?

For publicity.

Business has been slow,
and I thought it would help.

So I hired an actor
with a jet pack.

Now, if you'll excuse me,
I really should be getting
back to work.

What's up, guys?

I've been reading
your comments,
and it's true.

Dee confessed to
the whole Superman stunt.

He said that
it was for publicity,

and that he hired
a guy with a jet pack.

I didn't see that coming.

I know it's not the answer
we were expecting.

No one had "guy
from the tattoo shop"
on their list of suspects.

I guess, sometimes,
people aren't who
you think they are.

Being chosen
to debate

in front of the dignitaries
is a big deal.

So we got you
something to celebrate.

Surprise.

I don't get it.

- That's your set.
-You're letting me drive?

Naomi, you are a great student,
a great kid.

We're really proud of you.

I got to say,

we thought there'd be
a lot more screaming

and jumping
and general excitement.

I am excited, really.
It's just...

Do you guys know Dee?
The guy who owns
the tattoo parlor?

Are you guys friends with him?

'Cause he acted
like he knew me.

He knew my adoption day.
No one knows that.

And he seemed surprised
that I wore glasses.

And why do I wear glasses?

Sometimes it seems like
they make my vision worse.

Honey, just take a deep breath.

You know
why you wear glasses.

You have a condition
called Leber optic neuropathy.
It's degenerative.

The glasses help slow
the damage to your eyes.

Okay, but what about Dee?

Do you guys think
he knew my birth parents,

and that's how he knows
when I was adopted
or something?

Pumpkin, they died
in that crash far,
far away from here.

You know that.

I don't see how Dee
could have known them.

This is a small town.
People talk.

Okay, yeah. Sorry.

Never be sorry for needing
to talk things through.

-Okay? We're here.
-Always.

Now, how would you like to have
your first practice session

and drive your folks
to the base?

-You ready?
-The question is,
"Are youready?"

'Cause you've never seen
driving like this before.

How about
just regular driving?

We should discuss
my soundtrack.

"Is our behavior

controlled only by our genes?"

Miss Brooks,
the floor is yours.

Thank you, Mr. Villarreal.

We all know that both
nature and nurture

play a factor
in our development,

but which matters more?

Many philosophers,
including Plato himself,

argued that genetics
play a much bigger role.

That is what I intend
to demonstrate today.

Miss McDuffie?

The floor is yours.

There's a reason why people
have been debating about this
for such a long time.

It's because
there's no easy answer,

which is a hard thing
to accept.

If genetics
are everything, yes,

that does give us an answer.

But maybe it keeps us
from having to do
the hardest thing of all...

decide who it is we want to be,

and understand...

that what made you feel happy

and free in one point
of your life may change,

and that's okay.

We have to be willing
to keep striving,

keep searching
and asking questions,

even when it's hard,

even when we're afraid
of the answers.

Even when the answers
don't make sense.

In the end,
all we can control
is our choices,

and it's our choices
that determine our destiny.

Many argue
that all of our behaviors
and characteristics

are a result of evolution.

What would you say
to those people?

First of all,
I would say that...

First of all, I would say
to those people...

Um, I would tell them that...

What I would tell them is...

Shall I repeat the question?

No, I... I heard you.
I can't...

I need a moment, please.

Naomi!

Dr. Riley said
he can't be sure
without running tests,

-but he thinks
it was a panic attack.
- Oh, okay.

That is way better
than what the Internet said.

By the way, very bad idea
to check symptoms online.

We have
an appointment tomorrow.

But what if
it's something else?

Like what?

I don't know.

This all started the day
of the Superman thing.

Maybe it's somehow connected,
like the same trick or device.

Yeah, but pumpkin, why would
it happen again here,
on the base?

Greg,
it's the doctor.

Good. They're gone.

Now we can talk about
what's really important.

You drive now?

Can you believe that?

I literally cannot.
I thought Jen and Greg
would never cave.

-I know.
- I mean, now
we just have to get a car.

Obviously, you can't buy it
because you don't have a job,

and obviously, I can't
buy it because I also
don't have a job.

But let's face it,
I don't want to drive.

I want to be driven.

I was thinking that...

I can see that.

"Superman landing,
Red River Forest."

What...

Okay, before you say anything,

I know I said I was
coming to your house,
but I'm in the woods.

Naomi,
what are you... Woods?

-Annabelle?
-Naomi...

-Anna, I can't hear you.

-Anna, are you there?
-Naomi...

-Hello?
- Not that much service
out here, is there?

Zumbado.

What are you doing here?

It's a beautiful day.
I'm hiking.

What are you doing out here?

- I was, um--
-You were taking pictures.

I'm guessing for that
Superman website of yours?

How do you know about my site?

You know what
I find interesting, Naomi?

Out of all the comic book
characters in the world,

you chose Superman.

Why is that?

I mean, clearly you feel
some type of connection
to that character.

We're both adopted.

You're either clueless,
full of yourself,

or you're just not ready
to face the truth.

Probably all three.

I'm gonna need that disk.

-What?
-Don't play dumb, Naomi.

I know you've been
looking for it.

First on Main Street,
and now here.

I don't even know what it is.

Wait. How did you know
that I was on Main Street?

You... You were following me.

Did you disable
the cameras too?

The disk.

Stay back!

Can be hard once you realize
you're not like everyone else.

It was for me.

People start to look
at you differently.

But the trick is learning
to control your powers.

I used to be ashamed
of who I was.

Thought something was wrong
with me, but there's not.

World's full of sheep.
I was meant for more.

I finally realized...

Why be a sheep
when you can be a wolf?

Stay back!

What was that? What did you do?

You think
that I did that?

Don't believe everything
that you think, Naomi.

It's dangerous.

Okay, okay.

So instead of coming
over to my house,
you went into the woods,

alone, by the way,

which we are definitely going
to be talking about later.

And then, in the woods,
you had what sounds like

a truly terrifying encounter,

which included the trees
coming alive in a real
horror movie kind of way,

which makes you think
that Zumbado is the one
behind the stunt

and all this weirdness
and not Dee,

even though Dee confessed.

Did I miss anything?

-No.
-Okay.

Okay?

-You believe me?
-Of course I believe you.

I know how crazy it all sounds.

You're not crazy, babe.

Look, when you've eliminated
the impossible,

whatever remains,
however improbable,
must be the truth.

I've been bingeing Sherlock.

Look, I don't understand
how Zumbado is involved
in all this.

I mean, the guy
sells crappy cars.

I don't know, but he really
wanted that disk.

It must
be valuable.

Okay, well,
what are we going to do?

It's not like we can
walk into Zumbado's shop
and just look for it.

Oh, no.
That's your plan,
isn't it?

We'll be in and out.
He'll never know
that we were there.

Naomi, breaking and entering,
that's, like, serious stuff.

Not breaking and entering.
More like...

inviting-ourselves-
in-through-the-window-

while-Zumbado's-not-there
and entering.

We won't break anything.

Fine, but we're
gonna need help.

I feel
like we're in a movie.

Can we have code names?
I call Elrond.

From Lord of the Rings.

Sorry I'm late.

What's he doing here?

-Awkward.
-Did you bring them?

Ponies.

-Cute.
- Ha-ha.

It's my sister's.
It's all I could find.

Okay, here's the plan.

Two people will stay outside
and be lookouts.

Elrond to Aragorn,

we're good to go
for the Precious.

Dude, no one knows that means.

Philistines.

The rest of us
will jump the fence...

then sneak inside.

-Annabelle?

-How does it look?
-All clear.

I think. I've never
actually done this before.

What the hell?

March 14th, 2004.

Is that Dee?
He looks exactly the same.

-The mysterious--
- Naomi,
I think we found something.

Maybe he keeps cash in there?

What I need
is in that safe.

We have to open it.

Zumbado's coming.

You need to get out
of there now.

Let's go, come on.

- Come on.
- Let's split up.

Yeah.

You told me I wasn't asking
the right questions.

What did you mean by that?

I shouldn't have said that.

The Superman thing
wasn't you, was it?

No.

Why did you lie?

You were upset.

I'm... I'm not comfortable
with confrontation.

Then how about a conversation?

Please talk to me.

I need answers.

I'm not the guy who's got them.

I'm nobody.

But I'll try.

This happened here before,

on the day I was adopted.

You were there.

Yes, I was there.

Something happened to me
during the Superman thing,

and then again
at the military base.

I heard all this buzzing.

And then I went to the woods

and found some kind of disk,

-with all this weird
writing on it--
-Wait.

Go back to the buzzing.

I've never heard
or felt anything like it.

It made me dizzy and weak.

No one else
seemed to be affected.

Do you know what it was?

No.

But it may have something to do

with people like us.

People like us.
What are you talking about?

You know, it wasn't
supposed to happen like this.

It wasn't time yet.

But I guess
things have changed.

Time for what?

The truth.

Who are you?

Still the wrong question.

Dee, what's happening?

What is the question?

What is the question, Naomi?

The question is...

Who am I?