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Archive - Sci-Fi 2020 English

[WIND WHISTLES]

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[MAN PANTS]

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[MAN PANTS]

[MAN OVER RADIO] Passing tower eight. You copy?

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[PANTS]

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[WOMAN] Look at that. It's like an empty vegetable.

It lives in the forest. [SIGHS]

I don't know, maybe...

Maybe... [VOICE DISTORTS]

Maybe I should just give it a go. Set up my own shop.

[MAN] Yeah. Take your whole team.

[WOMAN] Yeah, I mean, I would need my whole team

and that would gut the whole department.

[MAN] Do you think they'd come?

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[HOUSE WITH FEMALE VOICE] Welcome to Engineering.

Please beware of your surroundings.

[PANTS]

- [MAN OVER RADIO] Come in. - [WHIRRING]

I'm coming up on your 40. Can you see me?

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[HOUSE] Welcome back, employee George Aimore.

Have a safe and productive day.

Did you pick me up on anything?

[YOUNG FEMALE VOICE] Cameras 19 through 22,

and the infrared grid was showing some heat in places.

OK. All right, let's get this power rerouted. I've got stuff running.

All right, on my count. Three, two, one, now.

- [CLANKING] - [HOUSE] Power rerouted.

If anyone asks you to reactivate a mothballed facility by yourself,

you say no.

You say no and then you go get a burger. Come on.

[J2] I'd like to try a burger.

[CLICK]

- [BEEPING] - [GEORGE] All right.

Today's review is gonna be same as always.

Just stay out of sight while we have the conference call, OK?

- Morning. - [J1] [DISTORTED] Morning.

[CHUCKLES]

- You want the TV? - [J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE] There.

[JAZZ MUSIC PLAYS]

[J2] I had that dream again last night.

[GEORGE GRUNTS] Yeah? Is it the same as last time?

[J2] We were in a car, driving.

W-We were in a car?

Where were we going?

[J2] I don't know.

- Just driving. - OK. Well, was it...

Was it nice driving, or... not nice driving?

[J2] Just driving.

Was there anything else you might remember? Anything at all?

[J2] No.

Just sitting in the car, watching the things go past.

It was pretty, but when I woke up, I felt sad.

Yeah, well...

Dreams can do that, you know?

[SIGHS]

[JAZZ MUSIC CONTINUES]

[PHONE RINGS IN THE DISTANCE]

[J2] She wants to talk to you.

- George? She wants to talk to you. - [GEORGE] I know.

I know. I know she does. It's OK. Thank you, though. [SIGHS]

OK. Can you get her ready for the evaluation?

Thanks.

[PHONE CONTINUES TO RING]

[CLICKING]

[PHONE RINGS]

[PHONE RINGS]

[SIGHS]

Hello?

Hey. I'm here.

Hey.

How's my man?

You know, missing you. A bit.

A lot. Same as usual.

Missing you, too.

Still not going out?

All work, no play, huh?

You know me.

- Yeah. I do know you. - [STATIC CRACKLES]

Hey, hey, Jules.

Jules, can you hear me? Hello?

I'm here.

I really hope you're happy there.

You know, it's beautiful here.

[VOICE BREAKS] I've always, um...

- Hey, don't... - I just can't do this any more.

Don't say that.

Talk like this. It...

It's just too hard. [SOBS]

Jules, listen to me.

[JULES BREATHES SHAKILY]

- I'm sorry. - [SIGHS]

Goodbye, George.

- Hey, don't... - I love you.

[JULES SNIFFS]

[MACHINE POWERS DOWN]

[SIGHS]

- [JULES] Come on, tell me. - [GEORGE] What?

- Give them back. - No.

- No, come on. - No!

- Give them back. - No. No, they are mine.

Once they're on, they are mine.

Come on, just put it in auto.

I don't want to. It's my car. It's our car.

I'm going to drive it. Not a robot.

What's the point of having this car if you're gonna just drive it?

Because it's being driven by something I didn't design.

Hmm. For someone who likes robots so much...

[SIGHS]

I like robots. Just my own, you know? That's why I build them.

[CHUCKLES]

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[STATIC CRACKLES]

[WOMAN] George? Are you hearing me?

- [BEEP] - Yep, yep. I'm hearing you.

Where is everybody? I thought we were supposed to be doing a review.

Cancelled. Very busy over here. Big security review.

Just file what you're doing and get it over.

If I stop to file everything I'm doing, I'm never gonna get any work done.

How are you doing getting those security systems back up?

Not great. There's still a lot to do. You really let this place go to seed.

- Oh, just get it done. - Is this really necessary?

- I don't have time... - Very necessary.

Things are getting hot with Otaku.

We got a few of them in custody. Off the record, of course.

Wow.

So we're kidnapping people now?

It's the cost of doing business. They'd do the same to us.

We're assigning armed response details to all our facilities.

Nobody even knows where this place is. I don't need an armed response unit.

Don't worry, George. I've got some good news.

Hollins is out. Gone.

I'm the new VP of Internal Development.

We are thinking of folding everything into my program.

No, no, I have a three-year contract. You can't just shut me down.

Two and a half,

and we haven't really seen anything yet, except for that ugly thing.

But it would be such a pity if you couldn't deliver.

How's your pet project going, Simone?

[SIMONE] Well, my pet project will define the future of robotics

for at least the next 20 years.

Artisan robotics research isn't really the future of this company.

- Huh. - Oh, come on, George.

My prototype sailed through the Haldeman tests.

I mean, that thing doesn't even speak.

[SIGHS]

Congratulations, Simone. That's great.

Uh, is that it? I'm trying to conserve energy.

We're not doing this again.

There is no way you're getting a new line. Out of the question.

I'm talking about my own energy. This is a waste of my time.

Get those security systems back up.

I want this place secure.

Yeah.

[HOUSE] Call terminated.

[J2] I don't like her. She's a bitch.

Yeah. You're right.

She is a very smug lady and she loves herself very much.

The less she knows about you two, the better.

If she knew about you,

she would pull your brain out and take it apart piece by piece.

She'd realize what an idiot she's been for marginalizing my research...

because she wouldn't be able to put you back together, would she?

[J2] You're not ugly.

[J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE] Take your own team.

[JULES] Yeah, I mean, I would need my whole team

and that would gut the whole department.

[GEORGE] What, do you think they'd come?

[JULES] Well, I'm pretty sure I could appeal to their sensibilities.

I know what they're getting paid!

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER SPEAKERS]

[SNIFFS]

[GROANS] Screw this boundary line thing.

Stop filming me. Come on, come on.

[JULES] Come on. Stop.

[JULES] Come on. Let's go have a drink.

[GEORGE SIGHS] I swear this thing's got ghosts in it.

[BLOWS]

You OK? You're being very quiet.

Is it about your dream?

[J2] No. I know it's just a dream.

Do you have the ten?

[J2] You're welcome.

Why haven't you asked me to help you in your workshop lately?

[CHUCKLES] Is that it? You getting bored out here with me?

- [J2] I thought we were a team. - Yeah, of course we are.

[J2] I know what you're doing in there.

We talked about this, OK? I'm not replacing you.

[J2] You made another like me, but better.

Different.

[J2] Better. Just like I'm better than my sister.

Different! OK?

Look, can you get back to the house? You're getting wet.

I need to check this module. See if she triggered the system.

[CLICK]

[WHIRRING]

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[ALARM]

[SCREAMS]

[ALARM STOPS]

[PANTS]

[GEORGE] I know you can hear me.

I put you into a hibernation state, OK? It's just like sleeping.

You'll be fine.

And when you wake, I'm gonna be here to take care of you.

Everything's gonna be fine.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER PLAYS OVER SPEAKERS]

[GEORGE SNORES SOFTLY]

[GEORGE] Subject J1 showing me

why she could never win an egg and spoon race.

I'm kidding.

[GEORGE] Get you running in no time.

[INDISTINCT CHATTER OVER SPEAKERS]

[SIGHS]

[GRUNTS]

[GRUNTS]

[JULES] Why are you still filming me?

[GEORGE] Well, I'm documenting your career trajectory,

and by the sounds of it we're gonna need this in court.

[FIVE O'CLOCK WORLD BY THE VOGUES]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[HOUSE] Welcome to Vehicle Storage. Have a safe and productive day.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[WHIMPERS]

It's OK.

What are you doing in here, boy?

Go, go! Come on.

Go. Go, go, go!

House, close the door.

- [HOUSE] Unable to execute command. - Close the...

- Did you open the door? - [J1 WHIRS]

[HOUSE] Security system error identified in Vehicle Storage.

[J1 WHIRS]

Have you been into the security systems?

[J2] No.

What's happening?

Get the orange bag. Meet me outside.

Thanks.

Can you check the shutters? I think the runners are jammed.

Hey, I'm gonna need your help again soon. Is that OK?

- [J2] What is it? - I just wanna take a look at your legs.

- [J2] Why? - I wanna check the wear.

[J2] They're fine.

I know they're fine, but I'm gonna have to build another pair soon

and I want the diagnostics driving the design, do you understand?

- [CRACKLING] - [GRUNTS]

[BEEPING]

Do you know anything about this?

Somebody's been in here and changed components. What is this?

- [J2] It wasn't me. - Don't lie to me.

We only have a few of these spare and we need them for the security cameras.

Look, what we're doing here is very, very important, all right?

Limited resources. Don't second-guess me.

- [J2] I didn't do anything. - You didn't do anything? Yeah.

[BEEP]

[WHIRRING]

[HOUSE] Vehicle approaching.

[ALARM BLARES]

[HOUSE] Two vehicles are requesting entry.

- House, put him on speaker. - Mr. Almore?

My name is Vincent Sinclair

and this is my associate, Mr. J.P. Melvin.

We're here to see your wife.

[ALARM BLARES]

Girls, listen up. Back in your bays. All right, back in your bays. Come on.

Come on. There's some people here

and I need you to play dead until they're gone, all right?

You, too. All right, come on. Back up, back up.

It is very, very important... Come on. There you go.

Very important you do not move until I come and get you, understand?

Thank you, Mr. Almore.

We received the notifications of your wife's transition to somnolence.

She's not ready to go yet.

Of course.

Do please excuse our machines. It's just standard company procedure.

We need to check that conditions are optimal for your remaining usage.

Mm-hmm. Sure.

Mr. Melvin will run a few tests.

Sir.

Subject is Almore, Julie Alice.

Term time so far, two years, eight months, four days.

- That's right. - Any problems with the line?

Uh... Well, um, I can't connect with her when I call.

She can call me, but I can't call out.

The line is clear when she calls you?

Yeah, it's clear enough, but it's getting weaker.

Well, that's to be expected near somnolence.

No cut-outs, though?

No. She, uh... She has no idea what's happening to her.

[MELVIN] It's always a shame when we lose a client that way.

Right.

[GEORGE] It's getting worse. A lot of static. Is that supposed to happen?

Well, the Archive experience often ends with audio calls only

as the signal begins to fade.

Mind you, you know all about these units, don't you?

We're working on some new technologies,

but they're not available to the public yet.

What a beautiful view.

Yeah, well, it's one of the benefits of being out of the way, you know?

[VINCENT] And you live here on your own?

Yeah, that's right.

[VINCENT] It must be very peaceful.

[MELVIN] Sir?

The security seals on this unit have been broken.

The environmental systems have been patched.

What are you talking about?

- [MELVIN] Right here on my system. - It's wrong. Check it again.

Home use of the Archive

legally constitutes storage of the deceased user's remains.

If it is opened in any way,

we have a legal obligation to remove that unit and prepare it for burial.

Fuck you. She's not going anywhere.

- I'm going to ask you to calm down. - Don't tell me to calm down.

We are deputized and obliged to act under the Post Death Internment Act.

With force, if necessary.

You're standing on corporate sovereign territory.

This'll be considered an armed incursion by Archive Systems Incorporated.

- Are you sure you wanna start that? - [VINCENT LAUGHS]

A simple misunderstanding. It's completely my fault.

- [ROBOTS BEEP] - I failed to give Mr. Melvin...

the relevant information. [CHUCKLES]

Sure.

Get out.

[WHIRRING]

Hey. How are you feeling?

- Confused. - Yeah, I bet.

I'm sorry I haven't been here to explain any of this to you.

- Well, explain it to me now, George. - You remember me?

It's pretty confusing, actually.

Well, is any of it... any of it real? Any of it feel solid?

Some of it feels...

Some of it feels very real. I...

[STRAINS]

- Hold on. - No, no.

- All right. It's OK. - Please.

When I did it before, it was just for your own good, OK?

I just need you to relax into it, OK?

I'm trying to minimize your trauma before I bring you fully online.

I'll.

- It's easily reversible. - Don't do it again.

OK.

How... how does your...?

Ah! It's OK, it's OK. It's all right. It's all right.

Look at me. It's OK. It's all right. It's all right.

It's OK. It's OK.

How does your skin feel? It... it's a prototype.

[HYPERVENTILATES] Why can't I remember things?

It's just your consciousness rebuilding itself, that's all.

- I hate being like this! - [ALARM BLARES]

This machine! It's just...

It's all right. You need to calm down. You need to trust me.

Just relax. Calm down. It's your software.

It's finding patterns, trying to piece things together.

It's not a tidy process, but it is working. It's working.

OK?

I don't even know how I got here. I don't even know where here is.

I want to go home.

- This is home. - [BEEPING]

It hurts, George.

Being like this.

[ELECTRONIC BEEPING]

[FAINT DISTORTED VOICES]

[GASPS]

[EXHALES]

[BREATHES DEEPLY]

- [GEORGE] Now for taste. - [J3] Vanilla.

[GEORGE] Do you like it?

- [J3] Who doesn't like vanilla? - [GEORGE CHUCKLES] Number two.

- Lemon. - Good.

And finally...

Urghl.

- Lime. - All right. Sorry about that.

OK.

This might feel... a little weird.

How does that feel?

- Fine. - Yeah? Any pain?

- No. - Good.

OK, give me the words again.

Change.

Control.

Partner.

- Lives. - Good.

All right.

Next up.

- [J3] What's that? - This?

This is Hello Puppy.

- What do I do? - You take it.

You look through it and then you play with him.

You'll do stuff together. Puzzles, things like that.

What's the point of these tests? They're pretty basic.

How are they meant to test my intelligence?

They're not. That's an empathy test.

You can tell a lot about a person by the way they interact with animals.

He's asking me if I want to watch him dance.

[J2] I like it.

This isn't the right component. Where's the other one?

- [J2] It's not ready yet. - No. I need the RKA4.

[GEORGE] Come on.

What was that machine?

Oh, that's J2, my second prototype.

She... She loves that thing.

We'll, um, pick this up tomorrow, OK?

So there are three of us?

What happened to your face?

Uh... [EXHALES] It was an accident.

How's your, uh... how's your throat feeling?

Tight. Sort of numb.

OK. You'll get used to it.

You just have to keep talking while it beds in.

- Did you sleep last night? - Yes.

I've been dreaming a lot.

Last night, I...

Well, I don't know if I'm dreaming or remembering.

Dreams do that, don't they?

Hmm. Dreams do do that.

Your ALI is doing everything it can to understand the world,

to give it context, join things together.

Rough with the smooth, right?

Right.

[BEEPING]

- You know I can hear you. - [J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE] Come on. Come in. Come say hi.

Meet our new house guest.

[J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE] Come on. Come in. Come say hello.

I have to help her out sometimes. She has problems with her mobility.

This is J1.

[J1 BEEPS IN GREETING]

Hello.

[J1 BEEPS]

- Sorry. - No, don't say sorry. It's my fault.

Work's been progressing so quickly, I didn't have time to fabricate arms.

But I don't think you mind, do you, girl?

- [J1 GIVES LOW BEEP] - Are you going to finish building me?

Yeah, of course I am.

When?

Well, um... I'm working on something.

So just give me a couple of days and hopefully you will be fully independent.

No tethers, no battery. Nothing.

- Days? - Yeah. Days. I promise.

- I wanna show you something. - [J1 BEEPS]

They're not like normal robots, are they?

They move differently.

Yeah, well, you're all an attempt at the same thing.

Deep-tiered machine learning.

Artificial intelligence. Human equivalent. The holy grail.

Now, J1, she stopped developing around here,

age five, maybe six, max.

Then I took that, used it as a template for version two,

which is J2, who you already met.

And this is her here.

She stopped developing around 15, maybe 16 at most.

And finally... this...

This is you.

This is me.

[CLATTERING]

- [SCREAMS] - Jesus fucking Christ!

You scared the shit out of me.

- [LAUGHS] Sorry. - Hi.

I thought you were out.

Yeah, well, I was out and then I came back.

And you were snoring, by the way.

I only had three hours' sleep, so... And I don't snore.

Er... Yeah, you do.

- [PHONE RINGS] - [GROANS]

If that's Fabian, I'm gonna kill myself.

Hmm! Smiling today.

It's not his fault he's new and he just doesn't know the systems.

Please don't do my section. It's my favourite colour.

[GEORGE] I won't.

[JULES SPEAKS FRENCH]

[GEORGE] When you're done with the man baby, let's make our own baby!

[JULES SPEAKS FRENCH]

[INHALES SHARPLY]

[FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY BY WILLIE NELSON]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[BEEPING]

I'll be outside. You can get hold of me on this if you need me.

The security systems aren't gonna fix themselves.

[FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY CONTINUES]

- You got the day off. - [J2] But I want to come with you.

I don't need your help today.

I just need you to stay home, look after your sister

and make sure she doesn't get into any trouble, OK?

[FUNNY HOW TIME SLIPS AWAY CONTINUES]

[SONG FADES]

[J3 OVER RADIO] George, can you hear me?

Yeah, I can hear you.

The lights keep cutting out in here. Is that you?

Hang on.

[GEORGE] I tried that. I do it every time something trips.

[HOUSE] Power supply interrupted.

- [GEORGE] How is it now? - [HOUSE] Back-up systems online.

[J3] I don't know what's going on, but it's not good.

Can you get back here?

[J3] George, get back here. Please.

OK, I'm coming.

One, two, three, four, five, six...

Seven, eight, nine, ten, 11, 12,

13, 14, 15, 16, 17.

OK, it's 17. I'm in bay three. Trip it.

[SYSTEMS POWER DOWN]

- Two, three, four, five... - [J2] I can help you count the modules.

What?

[J2] I know I did it wrong last time, but let me try again.

You just... you just made me lose count, all right?

Look, can you please take this? Recharge it, OK?

All right, thank you.

[BEEPS]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[SIGHS]

This place is falling apart.

[DOOR WHIRS]

[HOUSE] System failure. Emergency power.

How old is this site?

[GEORGE] Uh... I don't know.

Older than me.

[HOUSE] System online.

[TV PLAYS]

All right, bedtime. No more cartoons, all right?

- [J1 BEEPS SADLY] - Yeah, I know. OK, come on.

It's all right.

- [J1 BEEPS] - Good girl. Good girl.

Here you go. Good girl. That's it.

Now, I've got to go out to a meeting, OK?

[J1 BEEPS SADLY]

No, it's fine. I'll be straight back, right back.

- [J1 BEEPS] - Hey, do you know where your sister is?

[ENGINE ROARS]

[SIMONE] Central Resources have dispatched a risk assessor to see you.

A Mr. Tagg. He's got new security procedures for you.

Needs a face-to-face.

[GEORGE] I don't care what he wants.

This is my research environment. He's not coming here.

[SIMONE] Fine. Meet him at that disgusting place you like.

This is important. Nine o'clock tonight.

[DANCE MUSIC]

[CAR DOOR CLOSES]

[INDISTINCT LOW CHATTER]

[WOMAN AND GEORGE EXCHANGE GREETINGS IN JAPANESE]

Hi. I'm George Almore.

TAGG: Take a seat.

[GEORGE] So, what am I doing here?

I'm a risk assessor.

I assess risk.

And you... You are a risk.

[TAGG CHUCKLES]

[WAITRESS SPEAKS IN JAPANESE]

[ELECTRONIC VOICE] I'm sorry, sir. You cannot smoke in here.

Really?

TAGG: I hope for your sake

I don't need to use this in the next couple of minutes.

[CLICKS TONGUE] Ah.

I keep forgetting. You're new to all this.

Did you hear about Black Mesa?

- No, I didn't. - Well, you should read your circulars.

Two killed. One missing.

All research staff. Knew exactly what they were doing.

How to get in, who to target, what to take.

So, we're escalating.

And we get to be best friends.

Well, I don't have time for friends.

You're being watched.

[SIGHS] Yeah, I got that part.

This involves her.

Hmm.

Two nights ago.

You were in my house?

- It was sent to me. - Who took it, then?

- [CHUCKLES] - Who took the fucking picture?

Oh, if I knew that,

I would be talking to them instead of you.

So what, this is some... some kind of message?

Your new procedures.

Emergency use only.

- Do you understand? - Hm-hmm.

Sleep tight, Mr. Almore.

Oh, and, uh... stay away from the tuna fish.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[CRACKLING]

[CRACKLING]

[CRACKLING]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[CRACKLING]

[CAR ENGINE REVS]

[GEORGE] Oh, you're doing it?

Oh, wow. Oh, shit.

- Wow. - Mm!

That is very ladylike.

[MUFFLED] It's so good.

[JULES] It is so good! Mm!

Tell me how it went.

It went, um... [CHUCKLES] It went, um...

Three years of solid research

with a deliverable prototype at the end of it.

What? Whoa! What?!

- Yes! They gave it to me. - Oh, my God!

- Yeah, that happened. - Oh, my God. Babe, that's amazing.

- Congratulations. - Thank you, thank you.

Oh, my God.

OK, so, tell me everything. Are they expanding your workshop?

Um...

Yeah. I mean, kind of. It's off site.

They gave you a shop at Mesa?

No. I wish. No. It's the Yamanashi Prefecture.

- The what? - The Yamanashi.

I think that's how you say it. Yamanashi.

- Yamanashi. - Yamanashi.

- Yamanashi. - Yamanashi.

What is that?

It's Japan.

[SCOFFS] Come on.

It's Japan.

Look, it's, it's this, um... It's an amazing site.

It's this old mothballed facility in the middle of the forest.

It's beautiful.

I mean, it has this huge house attached to it

with an amazing view and everything I need

and they're just gonna leave us to it for three years.

Right.

Right.

Whoa! [LAUGHS]

Japan?

Yeah.

I know it's a lot.

No, no. It's... Honestly, it's...

It's great.

I'm really proud of you.

Thank you.

[GEORGE EXHALES]

I can say no if you want me to.

- I can say... - [CRASH]

- [ALARM BLARES] - [WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[HOUSE] Alert. Breach in residential area.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[HOUSE] Alert. Breach in residential area.

House, lights.

[ALARM CONTINUES]

[ALARM CONTINUES]

[ALARM CONTINUES]

House, kill the alarm.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

- [HOUSE] System reset. - [ALARM STOPS]

[BEEPING]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[ALARM BUZZES]

[ALARM BUZZES]

[ALARM BUZZES]

[ALARM BUZZES]

[ALARM BUZZES]

[BAT CLATTERS]

[BEEPING]

[DOORS WHIR]

House, abort.

- [HOUSE] Unable to comply. - Mr. Almore, what's going on?

Is this you?

We received notification that your case has been opened.

Yes, I opened it. I wanted to see what's inside.

Everything's fine. Open the doors.

So there's no emergency situation. Is that correct?

No, there is no emergency situation. Open the doors.

I've got welding equipment running.

Open the fucking doors!

If you open that case again, it had better be a real emergency.

Next time, it's a response team.

[GEORGE] House, launch the search drones.

I want a full area scan.

[HOUSE] Launch failure. Magnetic interference.

Drones will not launch inside security perimeter.

[JEEP POWERS DOWN]

I can't quite get my head around it, though.

Once you're gone, you're gone, right?

Right. I mean, you're dead, but you're not gone gone.

Listen to this.

Archived clients can expect up to 200 hours

of face-to-face interaction with the deceased.”

But then it must be some sort of download or something, surely,

if there's a way of saving consciousness after death.

Right. But it's analogue, not digital.

That's why you only get a certain amount of time.

[EXHALES]

I know it's new technology and everything,

but it's just weird as shit to me.

Yeah, it's weird, but it's also kind of amazing.

I mean, you get to wrap up your affairs after you're dead.

You get to say goodbye properly.

The rough with the smooth, right?

Why would you want to talk to me if I was dead?

- [CHUCKLES] Because I would miss you. - Aw!

I... I'd miss you too, I guess.

You know, I wouldn't know I was dead, right?

- How do you know you would anyway? - [SCOFFS]

- OK. Fine, fine. - Fine?

- Fine. - Fine?

No, I don't want it! I don't want it! [SHRIEKS]

[PHONE RINGS]

[PHONE RINGS]

[PHONE RINGS]

[PHONE RINGS]

[GEORGE] Oh, Jesus Christ.

[CLAPS]

I don't really understand why you're so fixated about this.

Because I don't want it, George.

[GEORGE] All right, you don't want it. You hate it that much.

Can you just think about it?

[JULES] No, I don't want to think about it

I don't want it. It's as simple as that.

[GEORGE] Look, why don't you think about it?

- [JULES] I don't want to think about it! - [GEORGE] Ilt's free.

I don't want it, George! I don't want to be trapped in a box, being dead!

[GEORGE] Ilt's not like I went behind your back to do it, OK?

- [JULES] Well, it feels like it. - [GEORGE] Well, I didn't!

Are you gonna cancel it?

Sure. I'll cancel it.

[ELECTRICITY CRACKLES]

[J1 BEEPS]

[BEEPING]

[BLOWS]

[BLOWS]

[JEEP APPROACHES]

- [J1 BEEPS] - No, no, no, no, no.

Come on. I told you to stay inside. Come on.

Inside, inside, inside. Jesus Christ!

Come on. Here you go. Here you go. All right. All right.

- [J1 BEEPS] - Keep walking.

[J1 BEEPS]

[J2] Is she OK?

You know you're not supposed to get wet.

[J2] She wouldn't come inside.

Did you find anything?

No, I didn't.

I need my night kit. I'm gonna have to go back out.

[J2] I'm sorry I'm not enough like her.

Hey, hey, hey, hey, don't talk like that, OK?

We're family and I'm gonna look after you. Both of you.

But right now I need your help, OK?

Now, firstly, do not let her outside under any circumstances.

I don't want anything to happen to her or to you, all right?

Secondly, look at me,

if anyone tries to get into the house, and I mean anyone...

I want you to contact me on the radio. Channel 12. Same as always, OK?

- All right, good. - [J1 BEEPS]

- [J1 BEEPS] - Out. Come on. Out. Let's go.

Come on. You, too. Let's go. Let's go.

I haven't got time for this right now.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[DISTANT BEEP]

- [CLATTERING] - [GRUNTS]

Fuck. [BREATHES HEAVILY]

Jesus.

Are you OK? Can you hear me?

[WHIRRING]

[SCREAMS]

[J3] You sick bastard!

- It's all right. It's OK. - I know about her!

- Calm down. - I know what you've done!

I know she's in that box and she's not coming back!

- Calm down. - Why?! Why have you done this to me?!

Listen to me, listen to me!

It's OK. It's all right. OK? It's OK.

I'm sorry. OK? I'm sorry.

I just couldn't be without her.

Why didn't you tell me?

I wanted to, but I couldn't.

I couldn't.

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

If you want me to trust you, you have to be straight with me.

Yeah. What do you need to know?

Everything.

So...

This is the data that the computer has managed to pull out of the Archive.

They've never managed to connect a computer to one before.

So just save her onto a hard drive.

No.

Jesus, I wish it was that simple.

Strictly speaking, your brain is not a computer.

There is a biochemical element to it.

And the technology in the Archive and your brain is extremely complex.

There's a lot of valves, transistors, a lot of glass.

- But you did it. - Yeah.

I did it.

One time I was able to extract a form of analogue signal from it.

[GEORGE] I tried to reconnect, but I couldn't.

I thought it was some kind of fluke, so I dumped the data

and put it into a piece of pattern-recognition software.

I waited a long time. Over a year.

And then I saw something.

It was her.

So, I used that to create a personality template

and then I started creating a physical version.

J1.

And with each one, you got exponentially better.

J2 and...

Finally you.

[J3] What was she like?

She was perfect. For me.

Do you think we'd get along?

You tell me. You know her better than anyone.

I feel like she's my sister.

Yeah. You all took on that relationship to some extent.

Are you going... to build a J4?

No.

Now I need you to tell me what happened.

She took me to the Archive.

She was holding me and had me pinned, so I struggled.

She must have overbalanced and...

I don't remember anything after that.

She?

[CARTOONS PLAY ON TV]

- What the hell did you do? - [J2] It was an accident.

What do you mean, it was an accident? Why?

[J2] I wanted to tell her the truth.

You wanted to tell her the truth.

- You got jealous? - [J2] Why do you need her?

Why can't you keep working on me?

I want to be better.

Did you do anything to the Archive? Did you touch it?

[J2] No. I'd never hurt her. It was an accident.

Well, you went too far this time. You're staying here.

[WHIRRING]

[J2 POWERS DOWN]

[HOUSE] Secure channel.

[GEORGE] What's this all about? I'm really busy.

[SIMONE] We had a visit from the Archive Company.

They wanted to talk to me about your wife.

[GEORGE] That's got nothing to do with you.

[SIMONE] The company is paying for the service, so actually it does.

They seem to think your robots might somehow be based

around their Archive technology.

They're talking patent infringement.

They want to take a good, close look at them.

Of course, I told them all our research is confidential.

They're threatening legal action against us.

Big-league stuff.

- Is there anything I should know? - [GEORGE] No.

[SIMONE] Well, the lawyers are looking into it. There might be consequences.

- [GEORGE] We're good. - [SIMONE] I mean, against you.

You breached your confidentiality agreement

by letting them into the house.

It might be grounds for termination, but I'll be sure to let you know.

Have a nice day, George.

[WHIRRING]

[BEEPING]

[WHIRRING]

[BEEP]

[BIRDS TWEET]

- [CLICK] - [J2 POWERS UP]

Hey there.

How are you feeling?

[J2] How long have I been gone?

Oh, not that long. A couple of days.

- [J2] Can I come out? - Um...

- Yeah, you can come out, but, uh... - [J2] I want to come out.

OK. Sure.

[WHIRRING]

Whoa Whoa, whoa, whoa. You OK? You all right?

[J2] Where are my legs? What have you done to me?

Well, I needed them for work.

[J2] You've given them to her, haven't you?

No, no, no, I haven't given them to her.

There was some technology in them that was very important

and I needed it, OK?

[J2] I want my legs back.

You can build her some new ones.

Well, what I'm gonna do is I'm gonna build you some new ones very soon.

[J2] When?

Uh, soon, OK? I don't have a lot of time right now, but very soon.

Do you need my help?

[J2] Leave me alone.

[ALARM BEEPS]

[HOUSE] Low power. Warning. Low power.

[BEEPING]

[HOUSE] Failure imminent. Failure imminent. Failure imminent.

[HOUSE] Failure. Shut down.

[J2 POWERS DOWN]

[ELECTRONIC BUZZING]

[FOOTSTEPS APPROACH]

[GEORGE] Good morning, madame.

- Monsieur. - Oh, Monsieur?

Avec le Grande baguette! Oh, oh, oh, oh!

T'es con.

Aijamais rencontré quelqu'un d'aussi débile que toi.

Couldn't speak French yesterday.

[SNIFFS]

[EXHALES]

Something so comforting about a nice hot cup of tea.

Even if I can't drink it.

[EXHALES]

I miss the cheese.

- The bacon. - Oh, yeah.

[CLEARS THROAT]

Try it.

[J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE] It's a simulation.

You don't need it, but you can have all the fun of enjoying it.

- Yeah? - George.

[CHUCKLES]

This might be a Nobel prize or something.

[J1 BEEPS]

[J1 BEEPS]

- Can we have a minute? - [J3] Sure. Come on.

You scared me.

You OK?

- [J2] No. - Well, I didn't see any damage.

[J2] Doesn't mean I'm OK.

[EXHALES]

I'll tell you what.

Why don't you come and talk to me when you're feeling a bit less dramatic, OK?

[CLICK]

[IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP BY LA FEMME]

[CLEARS THROAT]

Hey.

- It's such a good song. - Hm-hmm?

- Come on. - Nah!

Dance with me.

- Come on. - No, no. I'm good.

[IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP CONTINUES]

[WHIRRING]

[IT'S TIME TO WAKE UP CONTINUES]

[BEEP]

[ALARM BEEPS]

[ALARM SILENCED]

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

[BEEPING]

Sorry.

Sorry.

Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.

- I'm really sorry. I'm really sorry. - [LAUGHS]

[JULES LAUGHS]

[GRUNTS]

Get out.

Get out!

[GASPS]

[SCREAMS]

[GASPS]

[HOUSE] Vital signals failing.

[GASPS]

Mr. Max has kindly graced us with his presence.

[GEORGE] Careful.

[ROBOTIC VOICE] Hello. I am bearer of good news.

[GEORGE] OK.

- I am your protector. - [GEORGE] Yes.

[INHALES SHARPLY]

It's great. Honestly. I'm...

[JULES] I'm so proud of you.

- No, it's not what I'm saying. - I can say no.

- I said it's fine. - You're asking me to say no.

[CRASH]

[DISTANT SIRENS]

[MAN OVER RADIO] Echo Mike One.

[DISTANT SIRENS]

[INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER]

[MAN OVER RADIO] Echo Mike One, Mike One!

- [SPITS] - [MAN 2] Echo Mike One, go ahead.

[MAN 1] We need a box over here. Priority one.

[MAN 2] Roger, Mike One. Stand by.

[STATIC CRACKLES]

[INDISTINCT CHATTER]

[BEEP]

[CLICKS FINGERS]

[CLICKS FINGERS]

You OK?

I remember the crash.

I was pregnant.

[PHONE LINE RINGS]

[HOUSE] Synchronization with archived subject cannot be established.

Please try again later.

[PHONE LINE RINGS]

Mr. Aimore.

My name is Hans Elson. What can I do for you today?

Yeah, hi. I'm having a problem with my Archive unit.

Our diagnostic line has notified us

that your wife's unit has become somnolent.

Are you preparing for your final call?

Yeah, well, that's the thing. I can't get through.

I'm sorry, sir, but at this late stage, there's not really much we can do.

Well, I don't understand.

You had a team that came out and checked the unit.

- They said it was fine. - Excuse me, sir. A team?

Yes. Uh, their names were Melvin and Sinclair.

I'm sorry, Mr. Aimore, but we have no record of a site visit.

- What did you say their names were? - Melvin and Sinclair.

I'm sorry, sir, but we don't have anybody by those names.

Mr. Almore, are you preparing for your final call?

My name is Hans Elson. What can I do for you today?

[HOUSE] Welcome to Engineering. Have a safe and productive day.

Don't touch that! Please.

[BEEP]

I need you to trust me right now, OK?

[HOUSE] Ilncoming transmission.

[SIMONE] What the fuck?

You have been busy, you piece of shit.

The Archive Company got hold of the prototype you lost.

Fished it out the fucking lake!

They're threatening legal action that could finish this entire company.

I am shutting you down immediately.

Stay exactly where you...

[YELLS]

[VIDEO CALL DISTORTS]

[HOUSE] Off tine.

They're coming for us. Now.

- [HOUSE] Off tine. - I'm gonna cut the power to the bridge.

I'll be back!

[GRUNTS]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[CHIMING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICK]

Hello?

[JULES] Who are you? Where's George?

It's nice to finally talk to you.

[JULES] Where's George?

George can't come to the phone right now.

[JULES] What's happened to him?

You don't need to worry about George.

I'll take care of him once you're gone.

[JULES] Gone?

When your Archive expires, which won't be long now.

[DOOR OPENS]

What did you say to her?

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CLICK]

Jules, can you hear me?

[JULES] George, who was that?

I can't really explain right now, but...

You have to trust me, OK?

Your signal's really weak.

And I have to do this.

I'll see you very soon.

See you very soon?

[KEYBOARD CLICKS]

[CLICK]

You're going to put her in me.

Aren't you?

Just overwrite me.

Like some sort of software update.

I built you to hold her, yeah.

I had to be absolutely sure...

that you could feel the same emotions...

same feelings as she had.

I'm sorry, but it's the only way.

She's dead.

George, she's fucking dead!

[HOUSE] Warning. Vehicle approaching. Emergency alert.

[ENGINE WHIR]

[BEEPING]

[ENGINE SLOWS]

- [BEEPING] - House, close the doors.

[HOUSE] Access denied.

Close the fucking doors!

[HOUSE] Unable to comply.

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

[WOMAN SPEAKS JAPANESE]

You are not getting out of this, George.

- [HOUSE] System failure imminent. - Fuck.

No.

[HOUSE] Base security has been compromised.

[HOUSE] Security door one has been breached.

- [GEORGE GRUNTS] - [J1 BEEPS]

[GUN COCKS]

Let her go, George.

No.

I have to try and get her back.

- She's gone. - [HOUSE] Emergency.

- Just put the gun down, OK? Just... - [HOUSE] Area breach.

[J3 SOBS]

Who are they? What do they want?

[CLANGING]

- They want you. - [HOUSE] Emergency.

[HOUSE] Area breach.

Hey, hey, hey. Don't do that, don't do that. Come on.

Come on. It's all right.

- It's OK. - [J1 BEEPS]

Come on, come on. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

It's fine. It's OK.

[J1 BEEPS]

[EXHALES] I'm sorry. It won't work with you.

[J1 BEEPS SADLY]

I couldn't build you well enough.

- [J1 BEEPS] - I know, I know, I know.

[J1 BEEPS]

[GEORGE LAUGHS]

- Yeah. - [J1 BEEPS SADLY]

[HOUSE] Security door two has been breached.

I never stood a chance.

- Did I? - It's my fault.

I killed her.

- It was nobody's fault. - Yes, it was.

I was driving.

- It wouldn't have made any difference. - No, no, no, listen.

See, I... I wanted to fix it, you know?

I wanted to make things right

so that we could have a life like we were supposed to have.

[JULES SPEAKS OVER MONITORS]

[JULES AND GEORGE OVER MONITORS]

So that we could have a future together.

I'm sorry.

[SOBS]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[KEYBOARD CLICKS]

[WHIRRING]

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

- You ready? - [CLICK]

[CRACKLING]

OK.

[SCREAMS]

No.

Come on, come on.

Fuck. Come on.

No, no, no. Fuck.

No. Come on.

[HOUSE] Security door three has been breached.

[BREATHES HEAVILY]

[GASPS]

[GEORGE] It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK.

It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

It's OK. It's OK. It's OK.

- George? - Yeah.

Yeah.

[BOTH LAUGH]

- [LAUGHS] George? - Yeah. Yeah, it's me.

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

Don't answer it.

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

[CHIMING]

[CLICKING]

George.

[CHIMING]

Don't answer it.

[CLICK]

- Hello? - [JULES] George?

[JULES] This is the last time we'll be able to speak.

[JULES SNIFFS]

They're telling me your system's going to expire.

I'm sorry I couldn't tell you everything.

But I want you to know that I love you.

I miss you.

[SNIFFS] I have to say goodbye.

There's something I need you to hear.

[GIRL] [VOICE ECHOES] Daddy?

[GIRL] Daddy?

[GIRL] Mummy says we can't come and see you any more.

I love you.

Bye-bye.

[SPEECH SLOWS] Bye-bye.

Thank you, Mrs. Almore.

I'm so sorry for your loss.