The Big O (1999–2003): Season 1, Episode 13 - R.D. - full transcript
Rumor has it that this "Ellen"
lady who was killed...
...had been going around,
saying strange things.
She told the other dancers...
...that she remembered Memories
from before forty years ago.
This girl was barely twenty.
It's strange, don't you think?
It's been raining for a week.
It's starting to get me down.
Why did you want to see
me, Major Dastun?
Hey, calm down.
From the look on your face,
I can imagine...
...that you didn't call me
here for a pleasant chat.
Then listen.
Do you know these people?
Ellen Weight.
She was a client.
When did you meet with her last?
I hate to say it, but I never
met with her face-to-face.
She called and asked me
to negotiate for her.
That night, she was killed.
The three victims had
nothing in common.
They had different jobs and
lived in different areas.
Then why do you think the
killer is the same?
If you were the killer, I'd ask you
to tell me what the hell this means.
"Cast in the name of God,
ye not guilty."
Norman!
Oh, Master Roger! I had
no idea you were back.
I can't find Dorothy anywhere.
Sir?
I'm terribly sorry, sir.
I've been so busy with the maintenance
work that it slipped my mind.
I'll start dinner at once.
No, that's all right.
Keep working.
Norman.
Sir?
Have you ever thought about
the Memories you have?
How do you mean, sir?
Well, about the fact that
you're able to keep...
...the Megadeus in perfect
condition like this.
What about you, Master Roger?
Do you have any doubts about the fact
that you can pilot the Megadeus so well?
Ye--
No.
Neither do I, then.
That's right.
You should know, too.
Who's there?
You want to know.
Larry Flannis, age 23.
He was a porter at this hotel.
Where was Roger Smith?
Reports say he was on the premises
at the time of the murder.
Why am I not surprised?
Sir?
Canvass the area again.
Find a witness.
The pride of the Military
Police is on the line.
This is just a rumor, but I hear that
the victims all claimed one other thing.
They said they were sure that
they weren't born in this city.
That's-- I know that place!
I've been here before.
A library with no books, huh?
Did someone hire you to come here?
She died before we could finalize
a contract, unfortunately.
What are you doing, then?
Trying to find out what
she wanted to hire me for.
You must have a lot of free time.
Not at all.
You shouldn't dig too deep into this.
It's for your own good.
Is that a warning from you?
Or from your boss?
Paradigm's representatives don't think
you're using the Megadeus properly.
Oh, Alex Rosewater
thinks that, does he?
Schwarzwald piloted his because
he wanted to destroy the city.
Roger, what do you pilot
your Megadeus for?
Are you using that power with
a specific goal in mind?
What are you trying to say?
I just thought I'd ask.
This is--
That's right.
You already knew.
Who's calling me? Schwarzwald?
Me?
I'm--
What's happening to me?
This wasn't here a minute ago.
These are--
Norman!
Oh, Master Roger! I had
no idea you were back.
I haven't seen Dorothy around lately.
Oh. Really, sir?
No, that's all right.
Keep working.
Norman?
Sir?
I'll be out for a while.
Sir? You won't need dinner, then?
I'll see you later, then.
Roger Smith has left
for Ailesberry.
He went to meet the author
of that book, I assume.
Is this a good idea?
It won't matter.
I suppose it won't.
The awakening has already begun.
Pleased to meet you. You were
destined to come here eventually.
This probably isn't our first
meeting, Mr. Gordon Rosewater.
The tomatoes here are
pretty well-made.
Fetch Mr. Smith here some
freshly-picked ones.
Ten or twenty years ago,
you inserted Memories of the
past into several children.
Four of those who have remembered
have already been killed.
Why is this necessary?
These are synthetic, reproduced with
only the delicious Memories of the original.
If we keep repeating the process, these
tomatoes will eventually be the real thing.
You read that book?
Yes.
It's all lies.
The world destroyed by a cataclysm.
The giant robots that ran rampant.
The power of God wielded by man.
But the book isn't finished!
Half the pages are blank!
Son, you have to harvest
at the proper time.
After waiting for the tomatoes to ripen,
it'd be a shame if you let them rot.
You should find that
answer for yourself
You can do it. No, you
should be able to do it.
This is the right address, all right.
R...
Red!
The memories that were
last forty years ago...
If they're sleeping here
in the darkness, then...
This...
...is where you woke up, huh?
Roger Smith...
Androids aren't supposed
to be able to kill people.
Are you different?
I've been ordered to.
I've heard those orders from the
instant I came into existence.
Sol killed them.
It was as natural a thing to do as
opening an umbrella in the rain.
"R" is "Red"... What's "D"?
That's what it means
to be commanded.
Death?
Devil?
Dark?
Destiny!
Destiny?
Who commands you?
No one commands me.
Then why do you pilot it?
You're talking about the Megadeus?
They belong to God.
Only those who are commanded
are allowed to pilot them.
If you're saying you're not...
...then you have to die!
If this keeps up, I'll pass out
from blood loss eventually...
Big O!
It's not responding?
This darkness jams radio signals?
Roger!
No way out, huh?
Or maybe not.
Roger!
R... D!
R. Dorothy!
Goodbye, Negotiator!
Big O!
Dorothy!
You did that?
It did it on its own.
I was helping Norman, and it
started up all of a sudden.
I haven't seen you around lately.
You've been too busy.
I'm terribly sorry, Master Roger.
I was repairing the Big O when its
control circuits suddenly linked up...
...with the Prairiedogs' power
systems and they went haywire.
Big O acted on its own....?
What was that, sir?
It's nothing. Never mind.
By the way, Master Roger,
the Military Police's mechanized
platoon was just mobilized.
Dastun did that?
It would seem that something Is
headed towards the city from the sea.
Dorothy?
Master Roger, what about
the cause of the runaway?
We're heading out for a bit.
Very good, sir.
Shall I prepare dinner?
See to it, of course.
It's too soon. If the power
is released now, it'll...
Does he want to ruin everything?
The Megadeus, huh?
It's okay if some people like to
dance in the rain without an umbrella.
That's what it means to be free.
Big O!
Showtime!
lady who was killed...
...had been going around,
saying strange things.
She told the other dancers...
...that she remembered Memories
from before forty years ago.
This girl was barely twenty.
It's strange, don't you think?
It's been raining for a week.
It's starting to get me down.
Why did you want to see
me, Major Dastun?
Hey, calm down.
From the look on your face,
I can imagine...
...that you didn't call me
here for a pleasant chat.
Then listen.
Do you know these people?
Ellen Weight.
She was a client.
When did you meet with her last?
I hate to say it, but I never
met with her face-to-face.
She called and asked me
to negotiate for her.
That night, she was killed.
The three victims had
nothing in common.
They had different jobs and
lived in different areas.
Then why do you think the
killer is the same?
If you were the killer, I'd ask you
to tell me what the hell this means.
"Cast in the name of God,
ye not guilty."
Norman!
Oh, Master Roger! I had
no idea you were back.
I can't find Dorothy anywhere.
Sir?
I'm terribly sorry, sir.
I've been so busy with the maintenance
work that it slipped my mind.
I'll start dinner at once.
No, that's all right.
Keep working.
Norman.
Sir?
Have you ever thought about
the Memories you have?
How do you mean, sir?
Well, about the fact that
you're able to keep...
...the Megadeus in perfect
condition like this.
What about you, Master Roger?
Do you have any doubts about the fact
that you can pilot the Megadeus so well?
Ye--
No.
Neither do I, then.
That's right.
You should know, too.
Who's there?
You want to know.
Larry Flannis, age 23.
He was a porter at this hotel.
Where was Roger Smith?
Reports say he was on the premises
at the time of the murder.
Why am I not surprised?
Sir?
Canvass the area again.
Find a witness.
The pride of the Military
Police is on the line.
This is just a rumor, but I hear that
the victims all claimed one other thing.
They said they were sure that
they weren't born in this city.
That's-- I know that place!
I've been here before.
A library with no books, huh?
Did someone hire you to come here?
She died before we could finalize
a contract, unfortunately.
What are you doing, then?
Trying to find out what
she wanted to hire me for.
You must have a lot of free time.
Not at all.
You shouldn't dig too deep into this.
It's for your own good.
Is that a warning from you?
Or from your boss?
Paradigm's representatives don't think
you're using the Megadeus properly.
Oh, Alex Rosewater
thinks that, does he?
Schwarzwald piloted his because
he wanted to destroy the city.
Roger, what do you pilot
your Megadeus for?
Are you using that power with
a specific goal in mind?
What are you trying to say?
I just thought I'd ask.
This is--
That's right.
You already knew.
Who's calling me? Schwarzwald?
Me?
I'm--
What's happening to me?
This wasn't here a minute ago.
These are--
Norman!
Oh, Master Roger! I had
no idea you were back.
I haven't seen Dorothy around lately.
Oh. Really, sir?
No, that's all right.
Keep working.
Norman?
Sir?
I'll be out for a while.
Sir? You won't need dinner, then?
I'll see you later, then.
Roger Smith has left
for Ailesberry.
He went to meet the author
of that book, I assume.
Is this a good idea?
It won't matter.
I suppose it won't.
The awakening has already begun.
Pleased to meet you. You were
destined to come here eventually.
This probably isn't our first
meeting, Mr. Gordon Rosewater.
The tomatoes here are
pretty well-made.
Fetch Mr. Smith here some
freshly-picked ones.
Ten or twenty years ago,
you inserted Memories of the
past into several children.
Four of those who have remembered
have already been killed.
Why is this necessary?
These are synthetic, reproduced with
only the delicious Memories of the original.
If we keep repeating the process, these
tomatoes will eventually be the real thing.
You read that book?
Yes.
It's all lies.
The world destroyed by a cataclysm.
The giant robots that ran rampant.
The power of God wielded by man.
But the book isn't finished!
Half the pages are blank!
Son, you have to harvest
at the proper time.
After waiting for the tomatoes to ripen,
it'd be a shame if you let them rot.
You should find that
answer for yourself
You can do it. No, you
should be able to do it.
This is the right address, all right.
R...
Red!
The memories that were
last forty years ago...
If they're sleeping here
in the darkness, then...
This...
...is where you woke up, huh?
Roger Smith...
Androids aren't supposed
to be able to kill people.
Are you different?
I've been ordered to.
I've heard those orders from the
instant I came into existence.
Sol killed them.
It was as natural a thing to do as
opening an umbrella in the rain.
"R" is "Red"... What's "D"?
That's what it means
to be commanded.
Death?
Devil?
Dark?
Destiny!
Destiny?
Who commands you?
No one commands me.
Then why do you pilot it?
You're talking about the Megadeus?
They belong to God.
Only those who are commanded
are allowed to pilot them.
If you're saying you're not...
...then you have to die!
If this keeps up, I'll pass out
from blood loss eventually...
Big O!
It's not responding?
This darkness jams radio signals?
Roger!
No way out, huh?
Or maybe not.
Roger!
R... D!
R. Dorothy!
Goodbye, Negotiator!
Big O!
Dorothy!
You did that?
It did it on its own.
I was helping Norman, and it
started up all of a sudden.
I haven't seen you around lately.
You've been too busy.
I'm terribly sorry, Master Roger.
I was repairing the Big O when its
control circuits suddenly linked up...
...with the Prairiedogs' power
systems and they went haywire.
Big O acted on its own....?
What was that, sir?
It's nothing. Never mind.
By the way, Master Roger,
the Military Police's mechanized
platoon was just mobilized.
Dastun did that?
It would seem that something Is
headed towards the city from the sea.
Dorothy?
Master Roger, what about
the cause of the runaway?
We're heading out for a bit.
Very good, sir.
Shall I prepare dinner?
See to it, of course.
It's too soon. If the power
is released now, it'll...
Does he want to ruin everything?
The Megadeus, huh?
It's okay if some people like to
dance in the rain without an umbrella.
That's what it means to be free.
Big O!
Showtime!