The Flash: Rogues (Part 1)

7/28/2019 The Flash: Rogues (Part 1)

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F L A S H : R O U G E S

Story by Jack Kelly

Written by Jack Kelly

Original Characters by Robert Kanigher and John Broome


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DARK SCREEN

(V.O)

Every story is the same.

FADE INTO:

INT- KEYSTONE PRISON

IRIS WEST is sitting at a table in a brightly lit room. Two police officers are with her. Their arms

are folded, expressionless. Sitting across from Iris is LEONARD SNART.

IRIS

How so?

SNART

Ive talked to everyone in here. Were all the same. Criminals. Felons. Villains. Obviously. They

all have the same story.

IRIS

Can you tell me one?

SNART

I can tell you my own. I think it would cheer a lot of people up when they read your column.

IRIS

Mr. Snart, I can detect sarcasm.

SNART

I wanted you to. Lets begin.

IRIS

Why not?

SNART

I was five when I first rode in my grandfathers ice cream truck. I loved it. He would give me a

scoop of ice cream, and put it in my mouth. Then he would put in whipped cream and chocolatesyrup. Do you know how good that feels, swallowing what would be a bowl of ice cream, but in

your mouth, and your grandfather doing the same? And then you get a brainfreeze, and you both

laugh to make the pain go away? Do you know how it feels, doing that every other week, for three

years? It feels good. Do you know what being in a car crash feels like? Do you know what a fire

in a car that you are in feels like. Do you know what gallons of melted ice cream pouring onto tall

grass in the woods just off your street feels like? Do you know what screaming and crying for

hours next to your dead, bleeding grandfather feels like until the authorities finally free you from

that prison, while you scream and cry and wail while you are being dragged away, shouting for

your grandfather. Just wanting him to come back really feelslike?

At this point, Snart has leaned in close enough to Iris so that he breathes onto her neck.

SNART

It doesnt feel very good.


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Snart sits back, leaving Iris stunned at what he has said.

IRIS

Mr. Snart, Im sorr-

SNART

Dont say that!You arent sorry. People like you never are. Ive said the exact same thing Ivesaid to you to twenty-seven other people. Cops, reporters, every last one of them!

Spit flies out of Snarts mouth.

SNART

They all said that! Nothing else but Im sorry over and over again! So dont say Im sorry. I

know that you arent.

IRIS

Well, then, how exactly is your story just like all the others?

SNART

All of us went through some form of torture. Digger had it rough. Alcoholic father, there in the

outback, mother died... I pity him. You see, we all had something happen. Something that

changed us. I still have a scar Miss West, right here on my arm. I tried covering it up with makeup,

long sleeves, but nothing truly got rid of it. Its still there. My grandfather. His truck. All thats left

besides some scrap metal and a worm infested skull is this scar. It wasnt just from the truck. It

wasnt from the crash. He- my own grandfather, the man I laughed with and rode around with for

years... the man I trusted. He took a knife. Youre wondering how we crashed. Well he took the

knife and he-

IRIS

Enough! That... enough. You said that you pitied this Digger. Yet, you dont want people saying

or feeling sorry.

SNART

I dont find pity to be the same as sorrow.

IRISWhy not? What do you consider them?

SNART

Sorrow is a false feeling. Making yourself feel bad for someone without thinking of their

problems, of their position. Pity is when you put yourself where they are, and you see the horrors

theyve been through.

IRIS

Mr. Snart, one last question. Who... or what, do you consider yourself to be?

Snart connects his fingers, forming one large fist, and rests his hands on the table. He is very

calm, not at all the harsh maniac he was mere minutes ago.

SNART


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Miss West, I am a rogue.

CUT TO BLACK

CUT TO:

TITLE SCREEN

FLASH: ROUGES appears in yellow, with a black background. A lightning bolt strikes, and the

black becomes red.

CUT TO:

INT- IRIS APARTMENT

BARRY ALLEN is lying down on a red couch, talking to himself.

BARRY

Maybe I should invite Hal over. But that would require cleaning my room. I didnt really say that,did I? Im a child trapped in a mans body. Or am I a woman trapped in a childs body? Or... forget

it, that last sentence didnt even make sense. But I should get Hal over here.

The door handle shakes. Barry sits up as Iris enters.

BARRY

So?

IRIS

What?

BARRY

So howd the interview with the madman I caught for the third time last week go?

IRIS

Well he spit on me while he talked.

BARRY

Sounds fun. While you were out, I got rid of one more pest.

IRIS

Who? Some giant talking gorilla?

BARRY

Funny. I think I got four of the bad guys in jail in just two weeks. Record!

IRIS

Youre The Fastest Man Alive.

BARRY

Im also sarcastic and narcissistic. I think it was a Mr, Mardon, Kadabra, Harkness, and Rory.

IRIS


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Well, I am beyond exhausted. If you need me, Ill be in my room.

Barry perks up at the sound of that.

BARRY

Can I-

Iris shoots him a look that shuts him up on the spot.

IRIS

No.

She enters her room and slams the door. Barry lays back down.

BARRY

Rhetorical!

CUT TO:

INT- IRIS APARTMENT- LATER THAT NIGHT

Barry is still in his T-shirt and sweatpants. Iris is in pajamas, that are loose at the ankles and

wrists. She holds a cup of hot chocolate. They are sitting on the couch.

Iris takes a sip of her hot cocoa.

IRIS

How can you go back?

BARRY

What do you mean?

IRIS

After the... other ones. You talked about gods and Atlantis. How can you just forget?

BARRY

I didnt. The whole League thing, its been covered up, you know that. But... I think about what

happened every night. Faraday, Jessie, they were right. Everythings changed.

IRIS

Maybe thats a good thing.

BARRY

Maybe.

IRIS

It makes you think.

BARRY

An example?

IRIS


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Gods, mermaids... What else is out there?

BARRY

Who knows?

IRIS

I hope we dont find out.

BARRY

Why?

IRIS

I just dont want things to change anymore.

CUT TO:

EXT- KEYSTONE PRISON- THE NEXT DAY

Police cars pull up to the prison.

COP #1 exits, and opens the the back door.

COP #1

Get out here.

No one comes out. The cop reaches inside the car, and pulls out an OLD MAN by the forearm.

Handcuffs are locked onto his wrists.

COP #1

With me. Now.

CUT TO:


The old man is led through the front doors of the prison. WARDEN LEAR walks towards Cop #1.

The warden is balding, well built, and wears a suit.

WARDENIts good to have you with us Mr...

COP #1

Kadabra. Thats all the judge and I could get out of him. Abra Kadabra.

WARDEN

A crazy, huh? You two!

He points to GUARD #1 and GUARD #2.

WARDEN

Escort him to his cell.

ABRA KADABRA laughs as the guards take him away.


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KADABRA

Get your kicks in now! Keystones going to fall!

The Warden shakes his head.

WARDEN

-click click click click click- Insane.

CUT TO:

KEYSTONE PRISON YARD

MICK RORY and DIGGER HARKNESS are walking together around the yard. Digger speaks

with a thick Australian accent.

DIGGER

Colds stallin.

RORY

He knows what hes doing George.

DIGGER

Call me Digger mate. Now all Im sayin is that-

RORY

He knows what hes doing.

DIGGER

Im not sure. I mean, all of us captured? Why? How is that the best course of action?

RORY

So theres nowhere else toput us.

Mick pats Digger on the shoulder, and walks away from him.

CUT TO:

KEYSTONE- THAT DAY

THE FLASH zooms through the streets of Keystone.

He stops at the sight of rats. Thousands of rats. All running in the same direction. They covered

the streets, squeaking and gnawing on their teeth. They seemed to be led. Flash bolts away,

following the trail.

CUT TO:

The world is in slow motion. The rats have all but stopped. Flash is jogging.

CUT TO:

To our eyes, he is moving at supersonic speeds.


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CUT TO:

DOWNTOWN KEYSTONE- SECONDS LATER

A CRIMINAL with a green hood, in a black, skintight bodysuit, green boots and black gloves. His

face is hidden, but green contacts are visible. He holds a flute. Flash stops in front of him.

FLASH

Come from Hamelin? Did you get me a postcard?

The man rushes forwards, throwing a deadly right hook. Flash starts to vibrate, and the hand

goes straight through his head. He is unfazed, but the criminal is startled. The man blows into his

flute, and the rats run forwards. They climb over, lunge towards, or surround Flash. He brushes

some off, and finally speeds around in a circle, throwing the vermin off. He stops, and speeds

towards the man. Flash stops again, right hooks the man, throws a left hook, slams his foot on the

mans, and uppercuts him. The man falls with trouble and more pain than necessary, as Flash

hadnt lifted his foot. The man scrambled the get up, but Flash grabbed his arms and pulled himup.

FLASH

Who are you? Or, who do you call yourself?

CRIMINAL

Piper.

Flash smiles, and leads PIPER to an arriving police car.

CUT TO:

22 Years Earlier

EXT- KEYSTONE PRIVATE SCHOOL

The sky is clear. Birds fly past us as the camera pans down to the Keystone Private School. The

bell rings.

CUT TO:

One 12 year old boy, HARTLEY RATHAWAY, sees all the other boys rushing to their classes.We hear nothing. Neither does he. He looks around, and decides to run with them.

CUT TO:

INT- ENGLISH CLASSROOM

The teacher, MRS. HARRINGTON, signs out the lesson while talking. Still, we hear nothing,

along with Hartley. Mrs. Harrington turns around. Then, so do three kids. They start spelling

words and phrases like F*** you and A**hole deaf kid in the air with their fingers. Then, they

turn around. Hartley folds his arms, puts them on his desk, and buries his head. He looks up to

see the one boys, ANDREWs, middle finger.

CUT TO:

Present Day

EXT- IRIS APARTMENT


9/15

Detective PATTY SPIVOT, mid-30s, short brown hair, stands at the door to Iris apartment. She

knocks, and checks her watch. Iris opens the door.

PATTY

Is Barry here?

IRIS

Hes coming. Who are you? Whats going on?

PATTY

Can I come in?

IRIS

Sure. So whats this about?

Patty takes a seat on the couch.

PATTYThats... Barry needs to know first.

IRIS

Is he in any trouble?

PATTY

No, hes not. Well, knowing him, not yet.

IRIS

Thats for sure. How do you know him? Who are you?

PATTY

Patty Spivot. We were friends in high school. It wasnt half bad.

IRIS

Not as much as you thought it would be, at least. Would you want something to drink?

PATTY

No, Im good. Thanks.

IRIS

So how good friends were you?

PATTY

I know what youre suggesting, and yes, we did. Are you...?

IRIS

No. Im just helping him out.

PATTY

Tough times.

IRIS


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The next Depression.

PATTY

Whens he going to get here?

IRIS

Hes always late.

PATTY

Trust me, I know. Missed the previews way too many times.

There is an awkward pause as the women look at the floor. A few seconds later, Barry walks in.

BARRY (jokingly)

Honey, Im ho-

He sees Patty. Barry freezes mid-step.

PATTYHi Barry. Long time no see.

BARRY

Oh Lord. Look, whatever it is, I didnt do it.

PATTY

Its not about that.

BARRY

What is it then?

PATTY

Its about your father. I had to tell you in person.

BARRY

My- my father? Is he...?

PATTY

Hes being released Barry. Look, I know that it was a misunderstanding, and that he shouldnthave had to be in there, but-

BARRY

No. Dont say anything else.

PATTY

I thought youd be happy to hear it.

BARRY

I am. Im just... thinking.

CUT TO:



11/15

Barry is sitting at a table. Inmates are talking to their friends and family at other tables. Barrys

father, HENRY ALLEN, is lead to the table by two guards. He takes a seat.

HENRY

Barry, you didnt have to come.

BARRY

I havent seen you in years.

HENRY

It should stay that way. Look, son, I know you think I didnt-

BARRY

I know you didnt.

HENRY

Dont say that. Barry, I did. I did it.

BARRY

Dad...

HENRY

Go. I dont want you here.

BARRY

You... no, you didnt.

HENRY

Dont look for me when Im out.

BARRY

You didnt!

Barry is standing up now, almost crying. Henry cannot bear to look at his son.

HENRY

Go. Now.

BARRY

You bastard!I should kill you! I should kill you and let you rot in hell!

Two guards have grabbed Barrys wrists.

GUARD 1

Sir, Im afraid youll have to leave.

Barry ignores them.

BARRY

Do you know how many times I tried to clear your name!? I knew you didnt! I knew you couldnt!

Ill kill you!


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The guards drag Barry away. Tears stream down his face.

CUT TO

EXT- KEYSTONE PRISON

Barry stumbles out of the prison, almost being thrown by the guards. We hear the crack of

thunder. It starts to rain. Barry puts up the hood on his jacket, hands in his pockets, and starts towalk.

CUT TO:

INT- IRIS APARTMENT

Barry sits on the couch, not moving. He breathes slowly. It is almost as if each breath causes him

pain. Iris enters.

IRIS

You going to talk now?

She gets no response.

IRIS

Barry, just tell me what happened there.

Nothing.

IRIS

Fine. Dont say anything. But its not going to get any better.

Iris walks away.

BARRY

He did it.

Iris turns around.

IRISDid what?

BARRY

He killed her.

IRIS

Barry... Im sorry.

BARRY

No. No, you arent. You dont understand what its like. Do you know how it feels to find yourmother dead? To see your father standing over her bloody corpse? To see them taken away by

cops? To think... to knowthat he was innocent? And to find out that you were wrong? Acting

surprised because you forced yourself into the lie, made it your reality? No, you dont. So dont

say that youre sorry.


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IRIS

Too bad.

She walks away again, leaving Barry alone.

CUT TO:

EXT- KEYSTONE PRISON YARD

Snart, Kadabra, Rory, and Digger walk together in the yard. They walk towards Henry.

SNART

Hey, Allen!

Henry looks at the gang.

SNART

We hear its your last day.

HENRY

Yeah. Why?

RORY

We just wanted to give you a going away present.

Just then, Rathaway comes up from behind Henry, and shivs him. Henry gasps, and drops to the

ground, bleeding. He grabs at his back, trying to find the shiv, but he cannot reach it.

CUT TO:


Rathaway is tossed into solitary confinement. Snart walks by, and nods to his friend. The door

slams shut.

CUT TO:

EXT- IRIS APARTMENT

Patty knocks on the door to the apartment. Barry opens the door.

BARRY

What is it?

CUT TO:

INT- IRIS APARTMENT

It is seven minutes after 3 AM. Barry is awake, sitting on the couch, looking at the floor.

CUT TO:

INT- IRIS BEDROOM

Iris wakes up, jolting. She climbs out of the bed, and starts walking out.


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CUT TO:

INT- IRIS APARTMENT

Iris walks into the living room.

IRIS

Barry? What are you doing?

BARRY

My fathers on death watch in the hospital.

IRIS

When did you-

BARRY

Today.

IRIS

When are you going to see him?

BARRY

Im not.

IRIS

Hes your father.

BARRY

Hes a monster.

IRIS

Hes still a person.

BARRY

I dont care about him anymore.

IRISAnd I thought heroes had morals.

BARRY

This is different.

IRIS

Your dealing with your father.

BARRY

Im dealing with a criminal!

IRIS

Its not fair that he has to be alone through it!


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BARRY

Its not fair that I had to suffer for his crimes!

IRIS

Maybe its not. But its not fair that he has to suffer because of your revenge plan.

BARRY

Sucks for him.

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