Jitters

**Jitters** is the eighth episode of the first season of The CW's superhero drama *Mighty-man*.

## Synopsis

Earl Narkins is suffering from seizures. He blames his condition on mineral poisoning he received at Template:LuthorCorp. In an attempt to get Norman Luthor's attention and some information that might help his doctors treat his condition, he takes hostages inside the plant. Alex Luthor successfully bargains for the release of the hostages by bravely becoming a hostage himself. Template:Sam uses his powers to find the mysterious Level Three, but there are no answers there.

## Plot

Template:Jefferson and Marie Jackson are on their way to Metropolis for a few days to celebrate their anniversary.

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In an apartment building in Metropolis, Belinda Narkins puts her baby to bed. While the infant looks up at the ceiling, a shadowy figure enters the room. It's his father, Earl Narkins, who has come to say good night. He tries to pick up his son to hold him, but he begins to tremble. He steps back away from the crib as his jitters get worse. It's almost like a seizure except that everything in the room begins to shake as if there were an earthquake. Belinda reenters the room as if she has heard something, but only the baby is there.Down at street level, the Jacksons drive by Template:LuthorCorp just as Earl, out in the rain, is trying to get his prescription. He is trembling so badly that he drops the bottle. The pills spill and are ruined in the pouring rain. He runs up to the building and calls to Will, the maintenance man, to let him in to see Norman Luthor. He claims that something happened to him at the plant in Brookcity. Will won't let him in. Earl gets a case of the jitters and trembles so badly that he shatters the glass door and falls to the floor. Will runs up and helps him to his feet. He wants to take Earl to the doctor, but Earl gets another case of the jitters while he's still got ahold of Will. When it passes, Will is dead. Having had his arms around him, Earl accidentally broke Will's neck. Horrified, he runs off into the night.

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Walking to school in the morning, Template:Sam tells Katie Jones and Jack Diamond that he's planning to have a party while his parents are out of town for a few days. He emphasizes that he wants it to be a small gathering, but that night there are at least a hundred people at his house, half of whom he doesn't recognize. He uses his super speed to save the flooring from a sick guest. Nelly Watson shows up without Derreck Fordman, and the fireworks begin (literally). Alex Luthor arrives to take credit for the fireworks. He also admits that the police will not be any trouble. He wanted to make sure Sam's first party was a success, to ensure his reputation.

Back in Metropolis, at a restaurant, Marie fails to reach Sam by phone. Jefferson asks if Marie misses living in Metropolis. She admits that she does miss it, but she doesn't regret moving to Brookcity.

Derreck arrives at the Jackson Farm looking for Nelly. They go outside to talk. Derreck is a little upset that she came to the party without him, and Nelly is a little upset that he's smothering her. Just then the barn starts to shake. Nelly runs off to get Sam, and Derreck grabs a pitchfork. When Sam gets out to the barn, they find Earl huddled under a canvas tarp. Sam recognizes him. Earl says that he's come to see Jefferson, but Jefferson is out of town. Just then Earl begins to seize. Sam reaches out to him, but it's like reaching out to Template:Meteor rocks. Sam's hand hurts and his veins turn green. He pulls away and calls an ambulance.

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At the hospital, Sam tells Katie that Earl worked at the Jackson farm twelve hours a day for six seasons until he took a job at the Luthor plant. When Deputy Miller arrives there's a ruckus in Earl's room. Earl is standing but shaking so badly that anyone who approaches is thrown across the room, even Sam. When the fit ends, Earl collapses to the floor.

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The next morning, Sam returns home to find a huge mess in the house from the party the night before. He uses his super speed to clean it all up. He seems pretty satisfied with himself, but then discovers that his parents were upstairs as Jefferson claps sarcastically. They had already seen the mess. They returned home early when they couldn't reach him by phone all night. Sam tells him that Earl is at the hospital, and is wanted for murder. Jefferson can't believe it. Sam also tells them that he couldn’t get close to him because it made him sick the same way meteor fragments do.

Jefferson and Sam go to the hospital to check on Earl. The doctor explains that he is suffering from some kind of mineral poisoning. Tiny bits of the mineral have implanted under his skin. His body is trying to push them out. He claims it all started after an explosion at the LuthorCorp plant six months ago. There is no record of any explosion.

When Jefferson enters Earl's room, Earl explains that the explosion occurred when he was cleaning Level Three. They were conducting experiments with a new fertilizer that would help corn grow twice as fast. It was unstable, and when it exploded, it embedded itself in his skin. They shut down the whole level and transferred Earl to Metropolis. Four months later, the jitters started. Earl asks Jefferson to help him get back into the plant, so he can figure out what was in that fertilizer. Jefferson can't help him, police from Metropolis are on their way to take him back, but Sam has a field trip to LuthorCorp Smallville Fertilizer Plant No. 3.

Gabe Jones, Katie's father, is the plant manager, and he is conducting the tour. Earl has escaped police custody, and he is in the plant at the same time the field trip is being conducted. When he tries to find Level 3, he finds a wall where the hall to the elevator used to be. Sam leaves the others and slips through a door marked authorized personnel only. The rest of the tour goes on to the control room. Earl bursts in and takes the plant manager and the students hostage, at gunpoint, demanding to be taken to Level 3.

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The plant is evacuated. A mob of worried parents gathers outside the plant. Lex Luthor arrives and grants special access to Jefferson and Marie Jackson. Meanwhile, Sam brings Earl some blue prints in an attempt to prove to him that there is no Level 3.

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Of course, Earl is unconvinced. Norman Luthor arrives by helicopter. He tries to talk with Earl. Earl has another episode and grabs a valve to steady himself. It comes off in his hands and hits Sam across the face. Sam is fine, but the pipe is leaking methane gas. Derreck wants Sam to help him take Earl out. Sam can't help, so Derreck tries to do it himself. He fails.

Alex decides its time for some bold action and goes inside the plant His father protests, but is obviously proud of his son's boldness. Alex promises to be Earl's hostage if he lets the others leave the plant. He also promises to take Earl to Level 3, although Alex believes it to be in Earl's imagination. As the student's leave the plant, the gas reaches dangerous levels. The fire doors are ordered to be sealed. Sam manages to stay behind as everyone is evacuated. He finds the same closet that Earl described as the location of the elevator. He uses his X-ray vision to see that the elevator is still there, on the other side of the wall. Sam uses the intercom system to tell Earl that he has found the elevator. When Earl leaves the control room, Sam enters and uses his super strength to turn the valve (without the handle) and shut off the methane leak. Earl drags Alex down to the closet.

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They find that Sam has broken a hole through the wall, and they can see the elevator. Alex is honestly surprised, but when they enter the elevator, there are only two buttons for Levels 1 and 2. Earl touches the blank space where a third button might have been, and it lights up under his finger. Alex is truly astonished. They walk out on a catwalk. Earl says there used to be an enormous cornfield down below, and every night they sprayed it with a green mist, but it's all gone. Sam arrives just as Earl is having another fit. He grabs the handrail and the catwalk begins shaking violently. It gives way, and Earl and Lex end up dangling 30 feet above a concrete floor.

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Sam tries to help but he becomes sick as he approaches. He pushes through his sickness and pulls Earl back up to the catwalk. He sends him to the elevator, and then pulls up Lex. As they head to the elevator, Earl starts to have another seizure. The two race along the catwalk before he can shake it free again. They all tumble into the elevator just as the catwalk crashes to the floor.

When the three of them emerge from the plant, Earl is taken away in an ambulance. His parents greet Sam, and Alex confronts his father. Norman addresses the press referring to Level 3 as a redundant storage area. During the interview, Alex pledges the best possible health care for Earl. Norman pulls Alex away and mock embraces him as Alex stares in envy at the true love that the Jacksons have for each other.

## Cast

### Starring

* T.J.Williams as Samuel Jackson
* Devenity perkins as Nelly Watson
* Jace Norman as Alex Luthor
* Andrew Caldwood as Derreck Fordman
* Sean Ryan Fox as Jack Diamond
* Maeve Tomalty as Katie Jones
* Angel Parker as Marie Jackson
* Adrian Holmes as Jefferson Jackson

### Guest Starring

* Jeffrey Nicholas Brown as Norman Luthor
* Robert Wisden as Gabe Jones
* Tony Todd as Earl Narkins

### Co-Starring

* Michael Eklund as Will
* Andrew Johnston as SWAT Commander
* Michelle Goh as Suki
* Mitchell Kosterman as Ethan Miller
* Terry O'Sullivan as Unknown
* Yvonne Myers as Doctor
* Jessica Amlee as Kid
* Ken Kirby as Drunk Teen
* Mark Gibbon as Deputy Gibbons
* Marke Driesschen as TV Reporter #1
* Claudine Grant as TV Reporter #2
* Lucia Walters as Belinda Jenkins
* Kendall Cross as Mother

## Trivia

* This is the first episode in the series in which the Luthor Mansion is not seen.
* This is the first episode in the series to have a scene set in Metropolis.
* This is the first midseason finale episode.

## Gallery

### Promotional Images

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### Behind the Scenes

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### Videos

Naomi - Season 1 Episode 8 - Fellowship of the Disc Promo - The CW

## References

1. ↑ "Recently Added Episode Titles - Various Shows - 24th February 2022" - Spoiler TV
2. ↑ "Naomi - Episode 1.08 - Fellowship of the Disc - Press Release" - Spoiler TV