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Wait, honey, do me a favor. Come by the hardware store on your way back.

I can't do anything more without a few things. And in the toy store, we could

to the toy store, too.

Gideon, it's out of my way, and I'm already running late. It'll just take a

second. Please.

I've only got an hour to get back to get ready for work.

Please, come on, get in the car.

I'll put all the groceries away, and all I have to do is come home and get

checked. Well, if I get a speeding ticket, it's your fault.

It'll be my fault.

I want to go to the toy store. Did you clean your room yesterday like I asked

you to?

No, you did not. And even if we did have time, we wouldn't be stopping at the

toy store. I said I want to go. You're going to get a spank if you don't stop.

Simon, do you remember where you said you wanted to go this weekend?

To the merry -go -round.

Right. Well, I promised to take you there.

But only if you listen to Mommy.

Okay.

My good boy.

Gideon? Uncle Gideon, are you awake?

Is everything okay? I thought I heard something. Oh, no, I just couldn't

You know, me and sleep.

Up and down, up and down.

I know.

Here I nag my favorite niece into moving into my building, and all I do is

disturb her.

Well, you weren't disturbing me. I was awake anyway.

I just wanted to make sure everything was okay.

It's fine.

No, I'm fine.

Fine, fine, fine.

Thanks.

It's okay.

Sleep sweet.

Who was that?

Zoe.

What do you want?

We were being inconsiderate. What does that mean?

We are being noisy.

And so do we.

Come on now.

Time for bed.

Tomorrow's another day.

Okay.

Good night, Daddy.

There is nothing wrong with your television.

Do not attempt to adjust the picture. We are now controlling the transmission.

We control the horizontal and the vertical. We can dilute you with a

channels or expand one single image to crystal clarity and beyond.

We can shape your vision to anything our imagination can conceive.

For the next hour, we will control all that you see and hear.

You are about to experience awe and mystery that

reaches from the deepest inner mind to the outermost.

There is no greater tragedy for a parent than the loss of a child.

But when does grief become obsession?

Yeah?

Hi.

Zoe. I'm just on my way to the store. I thought I'd come by and see if there was

anything you needed.

Ta -da!

Better make a list.

How are your classes this year?

Need troublemakers? You've got to set boundaries, you know.

No, no troublemakers.

A couple of gifted students, in fact.

Half a dozen eggs.

Butter.

How's Hannah?

She's okay.

She's holding up better than her mom, that's for sure.

Any word on custody?

Well, Randall's family hired a high -priced lawyer.

It isn't going to be easy.

Such a terrible thing. It's terrible.

I really miss her. What?

Gee, how can I forget she?

Is there a radio on in here or something? Radio?

The last time I accidentally turned on a radio was in 1980.

Something.

Sorry, there's just no radio in there.

Hey, what was that?

There's no one in there.

Nobody, really.

Hey, let me out. I'm afraid of the dark.

There's a cat in there, Kitty.

Gideon.

Get in.

It's so adorable.

And what's your name?

Simon.

Hi,

Simon. Hi.

Dad, can I come out of here now?

I don't really like you much.

Come here. Come here, Tina.

Come here, Tina. Come here.

never lets me pet her.

Daddy got her for me, but she doesn't like me.

Didn't you have a cat named Tina when your son was alive?

That cat's just adored, Simon.

Never left his side.

Wow.

Don't be offended, Simon.

Tina's afraid of her own shadow. From your side of the vacuum cleaner's in it

send her into hiding for days.

Daddy said he's going to build me some legs so I can walk and play and go to

school.

Well, I think you're very lucky to have a daddy who spends so much time with

you. Yeah.

If even a little too much.

That's not possible. We both know that.

Lily, thanks.

Bye, Simon.

Bye, Zoe.

I still want to know how you do that.

See you tomorrow, Gideon.

Derek, have fun.

Gideon? Hi.

I was just going to go for a walk and get some air. I thought maybe I could

you away from your work.

Hi, Zoe.

Hi, Diamond.

You building another one?

No, that's an old one. Built it years ago.

Never got it right.

Just using some old parts.

Oh.

So, how about it? A little walk, a little talk?

Dad.

Going somewhere?

No, no.

No, Simon. I'm staying here with you.

Simon, your daddy needs a little fresh air.

You'll be okay for a little while, won't you?

It's okay, Dad. I'm a big boy. If we can go to the miracle round soon.

Okay.

I promise.

I am very proud of you, son.

Proud of me, too.

Dad, can I look out the window while you're gone?

Absolutely. All aboard!

Bye, Dad.

I think I know what this is about.

You think I'm cuckoo, right?

Talking to robots, playing with them.

Is good old Uncle Gid losing it?

Worry about you. I mean, the way you talk to that thing.

I mean, I know it's a computer chip or something, but sometimes the way you

speak to it, it seems as if you think it's alive.

That depends on your definition of alive.

Seriously.

I'm being serious.

Let me explain something to you.

I think you deserve to know.

When your aunt and cousin died, I was involved in something called the Neural

Archive Project.

We were trying to make smart computers, trying to record and transfer

engrams and neural patterns from a human brain to a mechanical one.

What does that have to do with Simon?

Our goal was to endow a machine with all the complexities of a living mind.

Unfortunately, the technology failed, and the company eventually gave up.

But I didn't.

So what are you trying to say? That robot... That robot, as you call it, is

endowed with my son's intelligence, personality, memories, dreams.

It's him.

You mean, part of that robot, part of it is actually your little boy.

Your dead little boy.

Well, if you remember, Simon lingered for a few days after the accident, so...

It was time to save him.

I can't believe what I'm hearing. I mean, you're talking about my little

We used to play together when we were kids.

I don't know. Sorry. This is a bit too creepy. There's nothing creepy about it.

Look at you.

Aren't you doing everything you can to get your daughter back?

Yeah.

You're putting your arms around something that is not alive and telling

you love it.

But no matter how much you want it to be, it's still not real.

Give him a chance.

He's becoming more human every day.

Tina's in my lap, sleeping.

I don't want you to scare away.

Tina allowed you to pet her?

That's wonderful.

I like Tina, Daddy.

She's soft.

What's wrong with me? There's nothing wrong with you.

But she didn't want to do what I wanted her to do, and now she's dead. There's

got to be something wrong.

I said there's nothing wrong.

It's me.

It's my fault I didn't teach you properly.

Now stop talking about it.

That damn cat is dead.

Nothing will ever bring it back.

That's all. Just make a real boy.

Dad?

Yes, Simon?

I'm sorry for what I did, but I'm kind of happy that I made a mistake.

When will I be able to walk?

I still need a few parts.

Well, I hope you get them soon. I can't wait to walk.

I know.

Oh.

It's late.

Wake up. It's your bedtime.

Daddy? Yes, Simon?

Will you tell me a story?

Beanstalk it is.

You ready?

Yeah.

Once upon a time in a land far,

far away there lived a boy.

Thanks. Yes?

I want to talk to you.

Please don't tell me you lost a 500 -series servo. I didn't. I just reported

missing.

Well, now, the last inventory shows a 200 % increase in the number of lost

over the past year.

That's terrible. That kind of increase suggests a thief to me, Banks.

If I catch this thief, the company will prosecute me. As well it should.

Well...

I'll keep my eye out for anything suspicious.

You do that.

Daddy?

Daddy! Not my big boy!

Did you get it? Did you get it?

No, son.

I didn't.

I couldn't get the parts today.

You promised.

I'm never going to walk.

Come on.

Daddy's got a surprise for you.

Did you ever hear the expression that babies need to crawl before they walk?

I'm not a baby.

I know that.

But try to understand.

Daddy's been working on something in his spare time.

I was saving it for your birthday.

But I think you're ready for it now.

It's the first step to walking.

But I want to walk.

I know. It's not the same.

You'll be able to move around all by yourself.

Just try it.

For Daddy.

How's that?

Not working. You have to concentrate.

Just think about coming forward to Daddy.

Is there something wrong?

There's no way she got into that garbage bag by herself.

Gideon, what happened to her?

Did he do it?

It was an accident. I know I should have told you about it, but I didn't want

you to think I'm in trouble.

Now I can.

Do you really think it's such a good idea to give it an ability?

Tina was a tragedy.

He was mortified that he killed her.

He made a mistake.

We all make mistakes, don't we? Not to worry.

Daddy!

Let me see.

Oh, good. I was going to call you today if you'd heard anything.

Uh -huh.

Well, what does that mean?

Well, how can you do that?

But there was a date. The court date was set.

This is the third delay.

What does he think? I'm just going to stop trying to seek custody and go away?

Look, it's not fair!

I don't have the money to keep this up, and he knows that.

He's just trying to keep me from Hannah.

No.

I know.

I'll just have to wait again.

Okay.

Fine. Bye.

What are you doing in here?

I want to play.

I want to play, Simon. Go home.

How come you're crying?

Because I miss my daughter.

Me and my husband are separated.

I want temporary custody of her.

And he keeps delaying the hearing.

It's taking so long.

Why the hell am I telling you this?

Well, I can't wait, too.

I've been waiting for my legs for everything.

But my dad said he's going to make them soon.

I got an idea.

Why don't you just build yourself a little girl like Daddy built me?

Because unlike your daddy, I'd still have to live in the real world.

Simon, time to come home now.

I wish it wasn't taking so long, too.

I gotta hang up now.

Okay.

I love you.

And you're calling me.

I know. You have to go.

Bye, Mommy.

Okay, well, I'll see you on Saturday.

Okay. Okay, bye.

Uncle Gideon?

I've been waiting for you.

Do you have a second?

Can we... I think we need to talk.

I've been meaning to... I mean about what I said this morning. You know, I...

didn't mean what I said. I was just... It's okay.

I forgive you.

If... If?

If you could help me out.

How? I have missed.

So... Much work.

Staying home with Simon.

He's, you know, he's okay by himself for short periods now. But if I have to

leave him for anything longer, I really need somebody to keep an eye on him.

You want me to babysit? Please.

Can't you just shut him off? He can't be shut off.

He goes into sleep mode at night, like other kids.

But if I leave him alone too long...

Get scared.

Sure. Okay.

I'll look after him.

So, uh...

Feel free to do what it is that you normally do.

What's your little girl's name?

Anna.

I like that name.

What kind of games does she like to play?

Well, she likes to play dress -up and hide -and -seek with her friends and

with her dolls.

She likes to ride her bike.

And stickers.

It's her latest thing. She loves stickers.

Does she like the merry -go -round?

She loves a merry -go -round.

So do I.

My dad says when I can walk, he'll take me there.

I hate waiting.

It takes so long.

You could take me there.

Oh, no, I don't think that would be such a good idea.

I thought you were my friend.

Well, Simon, I am your friend, but you just have to wait till your dad takes

you. I don't want to.

Well, that's too bad. You're just going to have to wait.

No! Take me now!

Simon.

I said no. Horse.

Horse. Horse.

Horse. Simon.

Simon.

Daddy, she was mean to me.

Look around, Kitty Ann. You did all this.

It wasn't my fault. I don't have to listen to her. She's not a boss.

Shut up!

I... He wanted to go to the merry -go -round when I said no, he had a fit.

I don't know what to say.

It's my fault again.

I was always the easy one.

Liz was the disciplinarian.

It's dangerous.

It's not dangerous.

And I've asked you to stop.

Calling him It.

His name is Simon.

It is not alive.

It is an It.

It doesn't breathe. It doesn't bleed.

And in case you've forgotten, this, this is flesh. This is blood. That, that is

not. I'm sorry you can't see your daughter. But that is no reason to take

on me and Simon. What we have is real.

Who's there?

Simon.

Dad, you're supposed to say Simon who?

Damn it. I'm busy.

When will my legs be ready?

I can't get them to work right.

All I want to do is go to the merry -go -round.

I know.

Please, Dad.

I don't have to watch to get there. Please, can we just go?

You promised.

You should never break your promise.

Happy, son?

So neat.

Daddy!

Look, Daddy, there's Twister!

Daddy! Whoa!

Over here, over here!

Wait, wait for me, son.

Wow.

Remember when we'd come here and ride the merry -go -round all afternoon?

I remember.

That was my favorite thing ever.

You know what my favorite thing is, Simon?

No.

Being here with you.

I just wish Mommy were here.

I don't want to talk about Mommy.

Ready for a ride?

Yeah. Okay.

Hurry up, Dad. Come on.

Ready?

calling because and i wouldn't blame you if you said no but uh i need someone to

watch simon for a few hours he's sleeping right now and i have to run to

took him to the carousel last night and i've never ever seen him so happy so i'm

sure he'll be good

He had to go to work.

Why do you have to go to work and leave me alone?

I'm scared to be all alone.

Well, he'll be back soon.

I'm scared.

There's nothing to be afraid of.

I'm sorry I hurt you the other day.

I know.

I didn't mean to.

I know.

Listen, I have an idea.

Why don't I stay with you until your dad comes home?

Would you like that?

No.

You scared me. I didn't see you there.

Hey, wait a minute.

Hold on.

This is my private property.

Oh, and what do you call this?

Is this your private property, too?

Remember what I said, Banks. Bullet, extent of the law.

Ron, I can't lose my job.

Gideon, what do you do with this stuff?

Sell it? No, I don't sell it.

I create with it.

Create what?

You'd have to see it to believe it.

I've made tremendous breakthroughs.

You're done here, Banks. Let's go. Oh, wait a minute. I am light years ahead of

what we're doing here. And I think it's very, very marketable.

If we could just keep this between us, maybe we could start our own company.

Ta -da.

One coin magically turns into three. How'd you do that?

I can't tell you. Come on, show me.

How's my big boy? Good.

Simon, I want you to meet Mr. Nikita.

He works with Daddy.

Hi. And this is my niece, Zoe.

Hi. What kind of drive are you using?

Oh, it's not drive -based.

Simon freely interacts.

He thinks, listens, dreams, has memories. That's impossible.

Everybody's been saying that. Do you remember the neural archiving project

years ago?

Yeah.

Your son.

It's amazing, really.

We've been talking and playing all day, haven't we, Simon? Yeah.

Daddy, don't wait to show me a magic trick.

Gideon, I understand why you did what you did. I knew it. You just met him.

Because you got all the parts from the company.

Technically, he belongs to Concord Robotics.

What? I'm going to have to take him back. Are you crazy?

You can't take him away from me. Vivian, he doesn't belong to you. None of this

belongs to you.

No! Take your hands off him! Take your hands off him!

away from him. I can't let that happen. And if they find me involved in this,

they'll never let me have Hannah again.

No, Daddy, please.

Get in. You just killed a man.

Daddy, please don't leave me. I won't leave you, son.

I promise it'll be all right. It's not going to be okay.

What are you going to do? Are you going to just lie? Are you going to go on the

run? Cover it up? What choice do I have?

Call in the police. Don't. Don't you dare call the police.

I can't leave him alone.

I have to be here with him. What are you...

that Mommy went away. It was a car accident.

But it was my fault.

I wanted to go to the toy store, and Mommy said no, so I got mad.

Give me some time alone with Simon.

I need to explain to him what's going to happen.

You've been crying.

I miss you.

I miss you too.

Can you come over before the weekend?

Of course I can.

We'll have to check with your dad first.

I'm sure we can work it out. Mommy, I hate that you're not here.

Me too.

But you know that even if I'm not there, I'm always with you.

I'll see you soon.

Anna, I love you.

I just want you to know that I'm going to do whatever I can to make sure that

you and Simon aren't separated.

I can't break the law, but I just want you to know that I'll do whatever I can.

Get in!

Get in!

Transfer complete.

I think I understand, Daddy. Good.

Just remember what I always said.

You should never break a promise.

Especially not to the ones you love.

Oh, Daddy.

Good.

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