Liz!
Wait, honey.
Could you do me a favor?
Swing by the hardware store
on your way back?
I can't do anything more without a few things.
And then the toy store.
We could go to the toy store, too.
Gideon, it's out of my way, and I'm already running late.
It'll just take a second.
Toy store, toy store, toy store.
Look, I've only got an hour
before I have to be back to get ready for work.
Simon, please, get in the car.
I'll put all the groceries away.
All you have to do
is come home and get changed.
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?
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,
you remember where you said
you wanted to go this weekend?
To the merry-Go-Round.
Right.
Well, I promise to take you there,
but only if you listen to mommy.
Okay.
That's my good boy.
I love you, daddy.
I want to go to the toy store!
Daddy, help me!
Help me! Help me!
Daddy!
Simon!
As commander MIKE Dobson
demonstrates the ease of anti-Gravity travel,
lieutenant Peter Benson
brings the high-Resolution scanner array into focus.
Electron counts in space from the primary array
are within nominal levels...
[ Voices ]
[ VOICES ]
Gideon?
Uncle Gideon, are you awake?
Is everything okay?
I thought I heard something.
No, I just couldn't sleep.
You know me and sleep-- Up and down, up and down.
I know.
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, that's all.
It's fine.
No, I'm fine.
Fine, fine, fine.
Thanks.
Okay.
See you tomorrow.
Sleep sweet.
Who was that?
Zoe.
What did she want?
We were being inconsiderate.
What does that mean?
It means we were being noisy.
She needs her sleep...
and so do we.
Come on, now...
time for bed.
Tomorrow's another day.
Okay.
Good night, daddy.
Good night, Simon.
[ ♪ ]
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 delude you with a thousand channels
or expand One single image to crystal clarity...
and beyond.
We can shape your vision
to anything our imagination n conceive.
For the next hour,
we will control all that you see and hear.
You are about to experience the awe and mystery
which reaches from the deepest inner mind
to --The outer limits.
There is no greater tragedy for a parent
than the loss of a child,
but when does grief become obsession?
[ Knocking ]
Yeah?
Hi.
Zoe.
I'm on my way to the store.
I thought I'd come by
and see if there was anything you needed.
Ta-Dah!
Better make a list.
How are your classes this year? Any 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 Hanna?
She's okay.
She's holding up better than her mom.
Any word on custody?
Well, Randal'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.
Uh, cheese.
How can I forget cheese?
[ Simon singing ]
is there a radio on in here or something?
Radio?
The last time
I accidentally turned on the radio
was in 1980--
or something.
Sorry,
there's just no radio in there.
[ Simon ]: what was that?
There's someone in there.
It's nobody, really.
Hey, let me out.
I'm afraid of the dark.
There's a kid in there, Gideon.
Gideon?
Hi, Zoe.
I said, hi, Zoe.
Gideon...
it's so adorable.
And what's your name?
Simon.
Oh...
hi, Simon.
Hi.
Dad...
can I come out of here now?
I don't really like it in here much.
Psst, psst, psst, psst...
come here, come here, Tina.
Come here, Tina. Come here.
Psst, psst, psst, psst...
Oh, she never let's 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?
Yeah, that cat just adored Simon.
Never left his side.
Well, don't be offended, Simon.
This Tina's afraid of her own shadow.
The mere sight of the vacuum cleaner
is enough to 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.
Maybe even a little too much.
That's not possible.
We both know that.
The list.
Thanks.
Bye, Simon.
Bye, Zoe.
I still want to know how you do that.
See you tomorrow, Gideon.
Derek. Have fun.
Show me, show me, show me!
Wow!
Gideon?
Yeah?
Hi.
I was going to go for a walk and get some air.
Can I pry you away?
Hi, Zoe.
Hi, Simon.
Are you building another one?
No, that's an old one. Built it years ago.
Never got it right.
Just using some old parts.
So how about it,
a little walk, a little talk?
Dad...
going somewhere?
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 merry-Go-Round soon.
Hah!
Okay.
I promise.
I am very proud of you, son.
I'm proud of me, too.
Dad, can I look out the window
while you're gone?
Absolutely.
All aboard!
Whoa!
Hey, hey!
Whoo, whoo...
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?
I just worry about you.
I mean, the way you talk to that thing.
I know it's just a computer chip,
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--
Nap for short.
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 saying?
That that robot...
that robot, as you call him,
is endowed with my son's intelligence,
his personality, his memories,
his dreams.
It's...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 there was time to save him.
I can't believe what I'm hearing.
You're talking about my little cousin.
We used to play together when we were kids.
I don't know.
Sorry, this is just too creepy.
There's nothing creepy about it.
Aren't you doing everything you can
to get your daughter back?
Gideon...
you're putting your arms around something that isn't alive,
and telling it that 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.
I'm home.
Hi, Dad.
Don't, don't.
Don't turn on the light.
Why can't I turn on the light?
'cause Tina's in my lap sleeping.
I don't want you to scare her away.
Tina allowed you to pet her?
That's wonderful.
I like Tina, daddy.
She's soft.
Soft.
I'm sorry, daddy.
I didn't mean to hurt Tina.
I know.
Real boys love their kitties.
I just wanted to love her.
It's not your fault.
Yes, it is. I killed her.
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.
Something's wrong.
There's nothing wrong.
It's me.
It's my fault.
I didn't teach you properly.
Stop talking about it.
The damn cat is dead!
Nothing will ever bring it back.
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, Simon.
Listen to daddy.
Real boys have accidents all the time.
If you were perfect, you wouldn't be real.
You made a mistake, that's all--
Just like a real boy.
Dad?
Yes, Simon?
I'm sorry for what I did,
but I'm kind of happy that I made a mistake.
If real people make mistakes, then it's almost like I'm real.
Dad?
Yes, Simon?
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--
Way past your bedtime.
Daddy?
Yes, Simon?
Will you tell me a story?
Sure.
What story would you like to hear?
"Jack and the beanstalk."
"Jack and the beanstalk" It is.
You ready?
Yeah.
Once upon a time,
in a land far, far away,
there lived a boy
named Jack.
Banks...
Yes?
I want to talk to you.
Please don't tell me you lost a 500-Series servo.
I...I just reported it missing.
Well, now, the last inventory shows a 200% increase
in the number of Lost parts over the past year.
That's terrible.
That kind of increase suggests a thief to me, banks,
and if I catch this thief,
the company will prosecute.
As well it should.
Well, I'll keep my eye out for anything suspicious.
You do that.
Daddy?
Daddy!
How's my big boy?
Did you get it? Did you get it?
Huh?
No, son, I didn't.
I couldn't get the parts today.
You promised.
I'm never going to walk.
Come on.
Where's my big boy?
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!
It's not the same,
but you'll be able to move around,
all by yourself.
Let's try it.
For daddy?
How's that?
It's not working.
You have to concentrate.
Just think about coming forward to daddy.
Okay.
It moved!
Whoa!
I did it! I moved!
You certainly did.
I did it! I did it!
Look, dad! This is great.
[ knocking ]
who is it?
[ Zoe ]: it's me.
Just a sec.
Come on in.
Gideon...
is something Wrong?
Hi, Zoe.
Hey, guess what?
I can move!
Isn't it marvelous?
It's wonderful.
I'm just like a real kid.
Whoa! Hey, look at me!
Whoa...Oh, no.
Something is wrong.
Is it about Hanna?
You told me Tina ran away.
I found her in the trash bin out back.
She didn't get into that garbage bag 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 Simon...
and Now he can move?
Do you really think
it's such a good idea to give it--
I mean, Simon--Mobility.
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.
[ wheelchair moving ]
daddy, come and ride the horsey.
Come on, daddy.
Come and ride the horsey.
Daddy...
Come and ride the horsey.
Daddy, come and ride the horsey.
Daddy...
daddy...
daddy, come and ride the horsey.
Daddy, come and ride the Horsey.
Yeah.
[ ring ]
hello?
This is she.
Oh, good.
I was going to call you today to see if you'd heard anything.
Uh-huh.
Well, what does that mean?
Well, how can he 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 away from Hanna.
No.
I know.
I'll just have to wait, again.
Okay.
Fine. Bye.
What are you doing in here?
I want to play.
I don't want to play, Simon.
Go home.
How come you're crying?
Because I miss my daughter.
Me and my husband are separated.
He won temporary custody of her,
and he keeps delaying the hearing.
It's taking so long.
Why the hell am I telling you this?
I hate waiting, too.
I've been waiting for my legs forever,
but my dad says
he's going to make them soon.
I've got an idea.
Why don't you just build yourself a little girl
like daddy built me?
Because, unlike your daddy,
I still have to live in the real world.
Simon, time to come home now.
I know, sweetie.
I wish it wasn't taking so long, too.
I've got to hang up now.
Okay, I love you.
Daddy's calling me.
I know you have to go.
Bye, mommy.
Okay, well, I'll see you on saturday?
Okay.
Okay, Bye-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...
I didn't mean what I said.
I was just...
shh, shh. 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...
he gets scared.
Sure, okay.
I'll look after him.
Thanks.
So, uh...just feel free
to do what it is you normally do.
What's your little girl's name?
Hanna.
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 play 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 the 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'll just have to wait till your Dad takes you.
I don't want to.
Well, that's too bad.
You'll just have to wait.
No! Take me now.
Simon, I said no.
Horsey, horsey...
horsey, horsey...
Simon, I said no.
Horsey, horsey...
stop it!
Horsey, horsey, horsey...
Simon, stop. Stop it.
Horsey, horsey, horsey...
horsey, horsey, horsey...
horsey, horsey, horsey, horsey...
Simon, Stop.
Horsey, horsey...
[ Telephone Ringing ]
Hello?
Daddy, she was mean to me.
Look around, Gideon.
He did all this.
I don't have to listen to her.
She's not the boss--
Why?
He wanted to go to the merry-Go-Round,
and when I said no, he had a fit.
It's my fault again.
I...I was always the easy one.
Liz...
Liz was the disciplinarian.
It's dangerous.
He'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, and this is blood.
That--that is not.
I'm sorry you can't see your daughter,
but that is no reason
to take it out on me and Simon.
What we have is real.
It's not real.
You're son is dead.
You cannot bring him back.
He's dead.
Don't you ever say that again.
Daddy?
Vroom...
knock, knock.
Dad, knock, knock.
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.
I just want to go to the merry-Go-Round.
I don't have to walk to get there.
Please, can we just go?
You promised,
and you should never break your promises.
Oh...
happy, son?
This is so neat.
Wow!
Daddy...
look, daddy, there's twister!
Daddy...
over here, over here.
Wait. Wait for me, son.
Remember when We'd come here
and ride the merry-Go-Round
all afternoon?
I remember.
That was my Favorite thing ever.
This is so neat.
Thank you, daddy.
I love it here.
You know what my favorite thing is?
Being here with you.
Yeah...
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?
Ready.
Okay.
Oh, this is neat.
Whoa!
Whoa, whoa!
This is so much fun.
This is great, Dad.
Dad?
Yes, Simon?
I love you, dad.
I love you too, son.
Wow!
Yeah. Whoa...
[ Telephone Ringing ]
hi. This is Zoe.
Leave me a message.
[ Gideon ]: hi. It's me.
I'm pretty sure you're there.
I saw your car outside.
Could you please pick up?
I'm sorry about the noise last night.
I couldn't sleep, moving the furniture around...
I'm calling because--
And I wouldn't blame you if you said no, but--
I need someone to watch Simon
for a few hours.
He's sleeping right now,
and I have to run to work.
I took him to the carousel last night,
and I've never, ever seen him so happy, Zoe.
I'm sure he'll be good.
I hate to impose, but I have no choice.
Zoe?
Going...
going...
gone.
[ Simon crying ]
Simon?
What's wrong?
My daddy left, and I don't know where he is.
Well, he, um... he had to go to work.
Why'd he 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, hmm?
Would you like that?
Yeah.
Oh, Ron...
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?
Fullest extent of the law.
Ron, I can't lose my job.
What do you do with this stuff? Sell it?
No, I don't sell it.
I...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.
Wait a minute!
I'm 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-Dah!
One coin magically turns into three.
How'd you do that?
I can't tell you. It's magic.
Come on, show me.
I'm home.
Well...
isn't this nice,
seeing you two pals again?
Daddy!
How's my big boy?
Good.
Simon, meet Mr. Hikida.
He works with daddy.
And this is my niece, Zoe.
What kind of drive are you using?
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
from years ago?
Yeah?
Simon?
Your son?
It's amazing, really.
We've been talking and playing all day,
haven't we, Simon?
Yeah.
Daddy, Zoe just showed me a magic trick.
Gideon, I understand
why you did what you did.
I knew if you just met him--
but because
you got all the parts from the company,
technically,
he belongs to concorde robotics.
What?
I'm going to have to take him back.
You can't take him.
He doesn't belong to you.
None of this belongs to you.
No! Take your hands off him.
Take your hands off him!
Daddy, I'm scared.
Get out of my way!
I said, let go of him!
Daddy, help me.
You two are both in big trouble.
Stop it.
No.
Daddy, help me!
Oh, my god, Gideon.
What have you done?
Gideon, call the police.
Call an ambulance.
I knew he was dead the minute I hit him.
Look, it was an accident.
It was self-Defense.
They'll take me away from him.
I can't let that happen.
If they find me involved, they'll never let me have Hanna.
No, daddy, please.
You just killed a man.
Daddy, please, don't leave me.
I promise. It'll be all right.
It's not going to be okay.
What are you going to do,
lie, go on the run, cover it up?
What choice do I have?
I'm calling the police.
Don't you dare.
I can't leave him alone.
I have to be with him.
You think I'm just going to cover up for you?
Please!
Stop.
It's my fault.
Everything.
It's because of me that mommy went away,
and now it's my fault that daddy has to go away.
What do you mean because of you 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.
We were driving by the toy store and I wanted mommy to turn.
She wouldn't turn,
so I pulled on the steering wheel.
Shh...
I'm so sorry.
No, no, no...
shh, shh, shh...
it's going to be all right.
I'll do the right thing.
I promise.
Give me some time alone with Simon.
I need to explain to him what's going to happen.
Shh, shh...
okay, okay, okay, okay, okay...
[ Telephone Ringing ]
hi. This is Zoe.
Leave me a message.
[ Hanna ]: mom.
Mom, it's me.
Are you there, mommy?
Mommy, if you're there, I want to talk to you.
Mommy?
I'm here.
Hanna?
Hi, mommy.
What's wrong?
You sound like 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,
but 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.
Daddy says I've got to hang up now.
We're going to go get ice cream.
Okay.
I'll see you soon.
Hanna, I love you.
I love you, too, mommy.
Gideon?
Gideon...
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...
[ Gun shot ]
Gideon?
Gideon!
[ Computer ]: transfer complete.
Scan complete.
Transfer complete.
I think I understand, daddy.
Good.
Just remember what I've always said--
You should never break a promise,
especially not to the ones you love.
I won't, daddy.
Good.
When we endeavor to fill the terrible void,
sometimes the void can consume us.