The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 4, Episode 15 - Mary 25 - full transcript

FOLKS,

WE'RE GATHERED HERE
BECAUSE QUITE FRANKLY,

INNOBOTICS
--HAS BECOME STAGNANT.

THAT'S WHY
CHARLIE BOUTON'S DIVISION

HAS BEEN SEARCHING FOR
NEW AREAS OF BUSINESS

FOR THIS COMPANY TO EXPLORE.

TODAY HE'S GOING TO TALK
ABOUT THEIR CONCLUSION.

CHARLIE?

THANK YOU, MRS. JANUS.

ON AVERAGE, 64% OF THE CHILDREN
IN THIS COUNTRY

HAVE TWO WORKING PARENTS.



LAST YEAR, 9 MILLION CHILDREN
WERE IN SOME FORM OF CHILD CARE

AND THEIR PARENTS PAID

BETWEEN $6,000 AND $12,000
A YEAR FOR IT.

THIS IS A HUGE MARKET
JUST WAITING TO BE TAPPED.

WHAT ARE YOU SUGGESTING,
BOUTON?

I'LL SHOW YOU.
MARY.

VALERIE 23?

NO, MARY 25.

NAMED AFTER
THE FAMOUS NANNY
IN THE MOVIES.

WHAT I AM SUGGESTING,
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

IS THAT WE REACTIVATE
THE MARY 25 PROGRAM.

INORGANIC CHILD CARE PROJECT?

THAT'S WHAT
YOUR DEPARTMENT'S
BEEN WORKING ON?

HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND?



THERE'S A REASON
THAT PROJECT
WAS SHELVED.

WE WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE
ANOTHER VALERIE 23 INCIDENT.

THIS TIME THE ROBOT
WOULD KILL THE KIDS.

WE PREFER TO CALL THEM
INORGANICS...

AND VALERIE 23
NEVER KILLED ANYONE.

SHE WAS CREATED
TO BE A COMPANION.

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD
TO OUR TIME TOGETHER.

I THINK WE HAVE
MUCH IN COMMON.

CHARLIE TELLS ME
YOU ENJOY OPERA.

I LOVE OPERA.

I HEAR
LA BOHEME'S
--IN TOWN.

MAYBE SHE DIDN'T
ACTUALLY KILL ANYONE.

SHE CAME DAMN CLOSE.

FRANK HELLNER'S GIRLFRIEND
WOULD BE DEAD

IF HE HADN'T
SHORT CIRCUITED THE ROBOT.

VALERIE,

I THINK YOU MAY HAVE
REBROKEN MY BACK.

DARLING?

I DIDN'T MEAN
TO HURT YOU.

THE INORGANICS
JUST NEED TO BE REPURPOSED.

IT'S A SIMPLE MATTER
OF PROGRAMMING.

VALERIE 23 WAS PROGRAMMED

TO MAINTAIN
A STRONG RELATIONSHIP

NO MATTER WHAT,
A FUZZY CONCEPT AT BEST.

IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE
HOW IT COULD GO WRONG.

MARY,

TELL THEM WHAT
YOUR PROGRAMMING IS.

I'M PROGRAMMED ONLY
TO PROTECT AND CARE

FOR THE CHILDREN
UNDER MY SUPERVISION.

WHICH MEANS THE ONLY PERSON
SHE MIGHT HURT

IS A KIDNAPPER
OR A CHILD MOLESTER.

OR THE KIDS THEMSELVES.

NOT WITH THE PROGRAMMING
WE'RE DEVELOPING.

LET ME DEMONSTRATE.

MARY, YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT THIS IS JUST A SIMULATION.

YOU ARE TO ACT AS IF
THIS DOLL IS A REAL CHILD.

YES,
I UNDERSTAND.

GOOD.

LET ME INTRODUCE A PROFESSIONAL
BOXER, VINCE SCOBARI.

TODAY VINCE WILL BE

PLAYING THE ROLE
OF A CHILD ABDUCTOR.

VINCE, MARY.

LOOKS LIKE MARY WOULD BE
NO MATCH FOR HIM.

THINK AGAIN.

I'M SORRY,
I CANNOT ALLOW YOU

TO APPROACH
THE CHILD.

OKAY, MARY, YOU CAN RELEASE HIM.

BY THE WAY,
YOU'LL NOTICE

SHE WASN'T
HURTING HIM IN ANY WAY.

SHE HAS
THREE FAILSAFES

TO PREVENT HER
FROM HURTING ANYONE.

IMPRESSIVE.

THANK YOU.

THIS, OF COURSE,
WAS JUST A SIMULATION.

HOWEVER,
IN A REAL EMERGENCY,

MARY IS CONNECTED
TO THE TELEPHONE

BY A CORDLESS
TRANSMITTER

PROGRAMMED TO AUTO DIAL
FIRST 9-1-1

AND THEN THE PARENTS.

SHE'S ALSO
TRAINED IN CPR

AND MANY OTHER
MEDICAL PROCEDURES.

ANY QUESTIONS?

DOES IT RUN ON THE SAME
POWER PRINCIPLES AS VALERIE 23?

BURNING FOOD FOR FUEL,
SLEEP MODE,
ET CETERA?

YES,
SHE BURNS FOOD FOR FUEL,

AND EACH PARENT IS EQUIPPED
WITH A REMOTE CONTROL

TO PUT HER INTO SLEEP MODE

AT ANY TIME.

ANOTHER FAILSAFE
TO ENSURE

THAT NOTHING
CAN GO WRONG.

SO WHY DID YOU
MAKE HER

SO MUCH LIKE 23,
SO, UH, SEXY?

MY TEAM OF ENGINEERS
LED BY MELBURN ROSS

ADAPTED
THE SECOND LEVEL
PROTOTYPE

FROM THE VALERIE 23
PROJECT.

THESE UNITS HAPPEN
TO BE BUILT ALREADY

THIS WAY AND WITH
THIS APPEARANCE.

YOU'RE ASKING US

TO GO OUT ON A DANGEROUS LIMB
TO TEST THIS IN THE FIELD.

IF A CHILD
WAS HURT,

IT COULD BE THE END
OF THIS COMPANY.

I'M SORRY,
I CAN'T LET THAT HAPPEN.

MRS. JANUS.

FORGET IT, BOUTON.

MRS. JANUS, WAIT.

WHAT IF I TELL YOU
THAT I'M WILLING TO FIELD TEST

THE MARY 25
ON MY OWN CHILDREN?

( Control Voice )
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 DELUGE YOU
WITH A THOUSAND 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
THE AWE AND MYSTERY

WHICH REACHES FROM
THE DEEPEST INNER MIND

TO
--THE OUTER LIMITS.

OUR CHILDREN NEED PROTECTING

FROM MUCH MORE
THAN PHYSICAL HARM.

JUST AS THREATENING
TO THE FRAGILE CHILD

ARE THE DANGERS OF THE MIND

AND THE DANGERS OF THE HEART.

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

I WANTED TO BE HERE
WHEN YOU GOT HOME.

HOW'D YOUR PRESENTATION
GO TODAY?

IT WENT OKAY,
BUT THERE WAS

RESISTANCE
BECAUSE OF VALERIE.

YOU KNEW THAT WAS
GOING TO BE A PROBLEM.

THEY WEREN'T GOING TO
LET ME FIELD TEST IT.

THE PROJECT WAS DYING
RIGHT THERE.

SO THEY KILLED
YOUR PROJECT?

THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN
CAREER SUICIDE.

WAIT,
WOULD YOU HEAR ME OUT?

MOMMY!

WELL, HELLO, BRAD.

HELLO, BROOKE.

HI, KIDS.

HI, DADDY.

CARMEN TAUGHT US
A COOL NEW GAME.

SHE DID?
WHAT GAME?

IT'S CALLED "GO FISH."

REALLY?
WILL YOU TEACH ME?

HERE YOU GO, CARMEN.

THIS IS TOO MUCH MONEY,
MR. CHARLIE.

THERE'S A LITTLE EXTRA
AS A SEVERANCE FEE.

YOUR SERVICES ARE
NO LONGER REQUIRED.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

YES, CHARLIE.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THAT'S WHAT I TRIED
TO TELL YOU OUT THERE.

YOU MEAN YOUR PROTOTYPE?

KIDS, WHY DON'T YOU GO WAIT
IN THE FAMILY ROOM?

YEAH,
COME ON, KIDS.

I'LL TRY TO EXPLAIN.

I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

NO, CARMEN, YOU WERE GREAT.

IF YOU NEED A LETTER
OF RECOMMENDATION,

I'LL BE HAPPY
TO GIVE YOU ONE.

( Brooke )
GOOD NIGHT, MOMMY.

GOOD NIGHT,
HONEY.

TERYL, I AM DOING
THE RIGHT THING HERE.

MARY WILL BE GREAT
WITH THOSE KIDS.

HELL, WHAT DO WE KNOW
ABOUT CARMEN?

SHE COULD BE ONE OF THOSE
PSYCHO KIDNAPPERS.

OH, BULL.

WELL...

CARMEN IS AN ANGEL
AND YOU KNOW IT.

I ADMIT, IT WASN'T
THE NICEST THING,

BUT IT WAS
A DESPERATION MOVE.

WOULD YOU RATHER
I LOST MY JOB?

WHAT DO YOU THINK
PAYS FOR ALL THIS?

WHAT PAID FOR CARMEN?

I DON'T GET THIS PROJECT
OFF THE GROUND, I'M GONE.

YOU SHOULD HAVE TOLD ME.

I TRIED
TO TELL YOU.

COME ON, BABE.

INORGANICS ARE BETTER SUITED

FOR THIS KIND OF WORK
THAN HUMANS.

YOU KNOW THAT
BETTER THAN ANYONE.

I PROMISE YOU
IT'LL ALL WORK OUT.

IF YOU WANT, IN A FEW WEEKS
WE'LL GET CARMEN BACK AGAIN.

OKAY.

MELBURN WILL BRING HER OVER
IN THE MORNING.

YOU DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH
SEEING MELBURN AGAIN, DO YOU?

OH, RIGHT, I FORGOT.

SO IT'S NOT A PROBLEM THEN.

( doorbell ringing )

GOOD.
THAT'LL BE MELBURN.

BRAD, HONEY,
FINISH YOUR BREAKFAST.

HI, CHARLIE.

HI, TERYL.

( Melburn )
COME ON IN, MARY.

THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME
FOR A WHILE.

WELL, UH,

LET'S GO MEET
THE KIDS.

KIDS, THIS IS MARY,
YOUR NEW NANNY.

HELLO.

WHAT ARE YOUR NAMES?

ARE THESE CHILDREN
ABLE TO SPEAK?

YES, OF COURSE
THEY ARE.

THEY'RE
JUST A BIT SHY

AROUND NEW PEOPLE.

THIS IS BROOKE
AND THIS IS BRAD.

HELLO, BROOKE.

THAT IS A VERY PRETTY NAME.

YOU AND I WILL BE GOOD FRIENDS.

BRAD?

DID YOU KNOW THAT
MARY'S AN INORGANIC?

WHAT'S THAT?
THAT'S LIKE A ROBOT.

YOU LIKE ROBOTS,
DON'T YOU?

A ROBOT?

LIKE FROM
WHERE YOU WORK?

YES.

LIKE MR. BOLTS
ON TV?

WELL, SORT OF.

COOL!

WHY DON'T YOU TWO KIDS
TAKE MARY

AND SHOW HER
THE FAMILY ROOM?

GO ON.

DO YOU HAVE
X-RAY VISION?

NO, I'M SORRY,
I DON'T.

THAT WAS EASIER THAN
I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE.

SEE?

I TOLD YOU
IT WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM.

SO MELBURN WILL BE HERE
THE WHOLE TIME.

NO, THEY DON'T PAY ME
THE MEDIUM-SIZED BUCKS

TO SIT IN A NICE
COMFY HOUSE ALL DAY.

MELBURN WILL CHECK IN
THREE TIMES A DAY AT FIRST

THEN ONCE EVERYTHING
IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY,

HE'LL COME BY
ONCE A DAY.

HERE'S A KEY.
LOCK UP WHEN YOU LEAVE.

YOU'RE JUST
GOING TO LEAVE?

HAVE TO GO TO WORK,
AND SO DO YOU.

YOU'RE GOING TO LEAVE
THIS PROTOTYPE

WITH OUR KIDS
IN THIS HOUSE
ALL ALONE?

THAT IS THE IDEA, TERYL.

HOW DO YOU KNOW ITS PROGRAMMING
IS COMPLETE?

WE TALKED ABOUT IT.

DON'T SCREW IT UP FOR ME.

I'M NOT SCREWING ANYTHING UP.

I'M JUST GOING TO STAY HERE
AND OBSERVE.

FOR HOW LONG?

I DON'T KNOW.

TILL I'M SATISFIED.

A FEW DAYS,
I GUESS.

WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

BECAUSE I CARE ABOUT
YOUR CHILDREN.

THAT'S WHAT
I'M SUPPOSED TO DO.

YES.

YES, BUT FOR THE PROJECT
TO PROVE ITS WORTH,

MARY HAS TO BE ALONE
WITH THE KIDS.

I DON'T CARE.

THEN START TO CARE!

FOR ONCE, FOR A CHANGE,

START TO CARE--

ABOUT MY CAREER,

ABOUT OUR LIVELIHOOD.

OKAY?

AND DO WHAT I TELL YOU TO DO.

( whistling )

WHAT?

NOTHING.

NO, WHAT?

WELL, IT'S JUST THAT
THE TERYL THAT I KNEW

WOULD NEVER LET A MAN
TALK TO HER LIKE THAT.

WHAT TERYL DID YOU KNOW?

THIS BEAUTIFUL, FUN,
SMART WOMAN WHO WOULDN'T TAKE

THAT KIND OF CRAP
FROM ANYONE.

REALLY?

WHAT HAPPENED TO HER?

GOOD QUESTION.

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER RETURN
ANY OF MY CALLS?

OR AT LEAST
WROTE ME A NOTE

OR SOMETHING.

I HAVE A HUSBAND NOW.

SO? SO WHAT?

SO HE LOVES ME.

OH, WELL,
YEAH, THAT'S OBVIOUS.

THIS IS REALLY
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.

( Mary )
AND THE BIG BAD WOLF SAID,

"OPEN UP, LITTLE PIGS,

OR I WILL HUFF AND PUFF
AND BLOW YOUR HOUSE DOWN."

CAN A WOLF REALLY
BLOW A HOUSE DOWN?

NO.

A WOLF CANNOT GENERATE
THE SUFFICIENT VOLUME OF AIR

OR THE VELOCITY
NECESSARY TO DISRUPT

EVEN A HOUSE
MADE OF STRAW.

THEN WHY DOES HE DO IT
IN
THE THREE LITTLE PIGS?

BECAUSE IT IS A STORY--
FICTION.

IT IS INTENDED

TO TEACH YOU THE VALUE
OF HARD WORK,

TO INSPIRE YOU
NOT TO DO THINGS
THE LAZY WAY.

WOULD YOU LIKE ME
TO CONTINUE?

CAN A WOLF REALLY EAT A PIG?

YES, IT IS POSSIBLE.

THEY ARE CARNIVOROUS.

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

THEY LIKE TO EAT MEAT.

COULD A WOLF EAT A PERSON?

YES, IT IS POSSIBLE.

THEY ARE
CARNIVOROUS.

SHALL I CONTINUE?

( door closing )

WHAT?

MAY I VOICE
MY OPINION

WITHOUT
MAKING YOU ANGRY?

SURE.

I THINK YOUR TEAM
HASN'T DONE

A VERY COMPLETE JOB
IN MARY'S PROGRAMMING.

SHE IS A WORK
IN PROGRESS.

YOU HAVE A PROBLEM,
TALK TO MELBURN.

CHARLIE, YOU'RE EXPERIMENTING
WITH YOUR CHILDREN.

I LOVE MY CHILDREN.

DON'T YOU EVER IMPLY
OTHERWISE.

( squeaking sounds )

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

ADJUSTING
MY LUBRICATION SYSTEM.

TELL ME, MARY.

DID MEL LEAVE YOU
FULLY FUNCTIONAL?

I'M SORRY.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND
THE QUESTION.

LIKE YOUR PREDECESSOR,
VALERIE 23.

ARE YOU FULLY FUNCTIONAL
LIKE SHE WAS?

I'LL SHOW YOU.

WELL,
I'M GLAD TO SEE

THEY DIDN'T
CHANGE THE BODY.

COME HERE.

IT'S OKAY, MARY.

YOU CAN ENJOY IT.

MY MECHANISMS
HAVE NOT BEEN ALTERED,

BUT MY PROGRAMMING
DOES NOT ENCOMPASS

THE ACTIVITIES YOU ARE
TRYING TO ATTEMPT.

YOU GOT ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE, RIGHT?

SO YOU CAN LEARN.

HOPE YOU'RE GOING
TO WORK TODAY.

I HAVE TO.

I'VE USED UP
MY SICK DAYS.

I'LL SEE YOU
TONIGHT THEN.

TERYL.

HI, MEL.

HI.

WHAT HAPPENED
TO YOU?

OH...

I FELL.

YOU FELL.

YES.

HOW COULD ANYONE HURT
THAT BEAUTIFUL FACE?

DO YOU REALLY THINK THAT?

WHAT?

THAT I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FACE.

VERY MUCH SO.

I MISS SEEING IT.

WHY DIDN'T YOU EVER RETURN
MY CALLS, TERYL?

I DON'T KNOW.

WHAT YOU AND I HAD...

IT WAS SPECIAL, WASN'T IT?

VERY MUCH SO.

AND I'VE NEVER LOST
MY FEELINGS FOR YOU.

I'M SORRY FOR YOU.

MARY, WILL YOU
PLAY WITH US?

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO PLAY?

HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK.

BUNNY'S ROAD!

I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT PROGRAMMED
TO PARTICIPATE IN THOSE GAMES.

PERHAPS A NICE GAME
OF MATH QUIZ WILL SUFFICE.

THAT WAS BORING.

WE PLAYED IT
YESTERDAY.

WE WANT TO PLAY
HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK.

I'LL TELL YOU WHAT,
KIDS.

I HAVE SOME WORK
TO DO WITH MARY,

BUT
AS SOON AS I FINISH,

SHE'LL PLAY
HIDE-AND-SEEK WITH YOU.

AND IF YOU'RE
REAL QUIET UNTIL THEN,

I'LL PLAY
WITH YOU TOO.

COOL!

WELL, I'M LATE FOR WORK.

YOU SURE
YOU'RE OKAY?

YEAH.

MOMMY USUALLY GIVES US

THREE COOKIES EACH.

THREE OF THESE COOKIES CONTAINS
EXACTLY 8.3 GRAMS OF SUGAR

AND 12.4 GRAMS
OF FAT.

THE FAT WILL CAUSE

PLAQUE BUILDUP
IN YOUR ARTERIES

AND COULD CAUSE
AN EARLY HEART ATTACK

WHEN YOU'RE AN ADULT.

THREE COOKIES IS NOT PERMITTED.

HEY!

GIVE IT BACK!
IT'S MY COOKIE.

BRAD,
GIVE ME IT!

GIVE IT BACK,
BRAD!

BRAD!

OW!

BRAD, STOP IT.

I MUST ASK YOU TO STOP
WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

I MUST NOT ALLOW YOU
TO HURT EACH OTHER.

OW!

THAT HURTS.

KIDS, I'M HOME!

WHERE IS EVERYBODY?

BRAD! BROOKE!

WHERE ARE THE CHILDREN?

( Brooke )
MOMMY!

HI, HONEY.

WHERE'S YOUR BROTHER?

( Brad )
MOMMY!

BRAD?

HI, SWEETHEART.

OW, THAT HURTS.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

THE CHILDREN WERE FIGHTING.

THEY CANNOT
HARM EACH OTHER.

THEY MUST BE SEPARATED.

THAT IS RIDICULOUS.
GET AWAY FROM MY DAUGHTER.

I CANNOT.

YOU ARE PROGRAMMED TO OBEY
THE PARENT'S WISHES.

THAT IS CORRECT.

HOWEVER, I CAN OVERRIDE

PROVIDED THEIR WISHES
ARE MISGUIDED

AND CAN HARM THE CHILDREN.

MY PRIMARY PROGRAM IS TO PROTECT
THE CHILDREN FROM ALL HARM.

YOU CAN LET THEM
BE TOGETHER NOW.

BROOKE.

THERE IS A 70% PROBABILITY THAT
THEY'LL HARM EACH OTHER AGAIN.

LET BROOKE GO NOW.

I CANNOT.
LET HER GO.

MOMMY!

MOMMY!

( Charlie )
MARY, MARY, NO!

MOMMY!

COME ON, SWEETIE.

COME ON.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

LINE 1259
IN SUBROUTINE 823A

REQUIRE THAT I TAKE
THE ACTIONS THAT I TOOK.

WE'LL JUST HAVE
TO ADJUST

THAT LINE OF CODE,
WON'T WE?

YOU KNOW WHAT, MELBURN?

WHY DON'T YOU JUST TAKE IT BACK
TO
INNOBOTICS?

WE DON'T WANT IT ANYMORE.

I BEG YOUR PARDON?

THIS WAS
A MINOR SETBACK.

CHARLIE, IT'S PROVEN
HOW DANGEROUS IT IS.

HOW SO?

MARY WOULDN'T HAVE
HURT YOU.

HER PROGRAMMING HAS
THREE FAILSAFES

TO PREVENT HER
FROM HARMING YOU.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE
THE REMOTE CONTROLS.

MELBURN WILL MAKE
THE ADJUSTMENTS

SO IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I WANT THAT THING
OUT OF MY HOUSE.

COME HERE.
I WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

DON'T YOU EVER
TALK TO ME LIKE THAT

IN FRONT OF
ONE OF MY EMPLOYEES AGAIN.

DO YOU UNDERSTAND?

I AM GETTING SICK
OF REPEATING MYSELF.

WE ARE COMPLETING
A TRIAL WITH MARY.

PERIOD, END OF DISCUSSION.

DO WHAT I SAY!

ARE YOU
LEAVING TOO?

I'M NOT SURE.
I'M JUST...

TERYL.

THEY'LL BE FINE.

I'LL BE HERE
MOST OF THE DAY MYSELF

JUST TO BE SURE.

YOU WILL?

I NEVER COULD PASS UP
A GAME OF BUNNY'S ROAD.

GOOD.

MARY?

YES.

WHY DOES DADDY MAKE
MOMMY CRY SOMETIMES?

PLEASE REPHRASE
THE QUESTION.

WHY DOES DADDY HURT
MOMMY SOMETIMES?

I'M SORRY.

I'M NOT PROGRAMMED
WITH THAT INFORMATION.

PERHAPS YOU SHOULD
ASK YOUR FATHER.

TIGER.

VERY GOOD.

( shower running )

WHAT?

WHAT IS IT?

DO YOU INTEND
TO REPLACE ME WITH MARY?

YOU'RE KIDDING,
RIGHT?

I'M NOT BLIND, CHARLIE.

SHE'S GOT VALERIE 23'S LOOKS,
WHICH I KNOW TURNS YOU ON.

AND YOU SEEM TO THINK
SHE'S GREAT WITH THE CHILDREN.

SHE IS DESIGNED

TO BE A NANNY,
AND YOU'RE JUST AS GOOD LOOKING.

ANSWER MY QUESTION.

ARE YOU REPLACING ME WITH HER?

OF COURSE NOT.

HI, MEL.

GOOD MORNING.

WHERE'S CHARLIE?

HE WENT IN EARLY.

AND MARY
AND THE KIDS?

THEY'RE OUTSIDE PLAYING.

GOOD.

CAN I TALK TO YOU
ABOUT SOMETHING?

SURE.

WHAT?

WELL, YESTERDAY

THE KIDS ASKED MARY
A QUESTION

THAT WORRIED ME.

WHAT?

THEY ASKED WHY
DADDY HURTS MOMMY.

AND WHAT DID MARY SAY?

WELL, SHE RESPONDED
LIKE A HUMAN NANNY WOULD.

SHE DIDN'T QUITE KNOW
WHAT TO SAY.

HAS HE HURT YOU?

IT DOESN'T MATTER.

THE HELL
IT DOESN'T.

I'M NOT IMPORTANT.

ONLY THE CHILDREN ARE IMPORTANT.

YES, THE CHILDREN
ARE IMPORTANT,

BUT SO ARE YOU.

AND CHARLIE
SHOULD TREAT YOU

LIKE YOU DESERVE
TO BE TREATED.

HOW WOULD YOU
TREAT ME, MEL?

OH, YOU KNOW
HOW I'D TREAT YOU.

THE WAY I USED TO.

HOW WOULD YOU TREAT ME NOW, MEL?

WELL, LIKE A LADY, I GUESS.

LIKE A BEST FRIEND,

LIKE SOMEONE I LOVE.

WOULD YOU KISS ME?

YES, OF COURSE I WOULD.

ALL THE TIME.

NO, I MEAN,

WOULD YOU
KISS ME NOW, MEL?

I DON'T THINK THAT'S
SUCH A GOOD IDEA.

I DO.

I CAN'T DO THIS.

I MEAN, I WANT TO.

BUT IT'S NOT RIGHT.

YOU'RE MARRIED TO MY BOSS.

WHO HASN'T KISSED ME
LIKE THAT IN YEARS.

I'M SORRY.

I'VE MADE YOU
UNCOMFORTABLE.

I'M LATE.

I FORGOT HOW GOOD
A KISSER YOU ARE.

MARY, PLEASE
SIT DOWN.

WHAT
WOULD YOU LIKE

TO TALK ABOUT,
MR. ROSS?

WELL, I NEED
SOME INFORMATION.

WHAT INFORMATION
ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

DOES MR. BOUTON
EVER HURT MRS. BOUTON?

YES.
HOW?

IN MY TIME HERE,
HE HAS STRUCK HER THREE TIMES,

HE HAS THROWN ITEMS
AT HER TWICE,

AND HE HAS BROUGHT HER
TO TEARS WITH WORDS

ON A DAILY BASIS.

HI.

WHAT ARE YOU
DOING HERE

AT THIS HOUR?

I JUST CAME BY
TO SEE IF YOU WERE OKAY.

I'M FINE.

BY THE WAY, YOU'RE STILL
A GREAT KISSER, TOO.

I AM WITH YOU.

( Charlie )
TERYL!

WHERE'S THE DAMN COFFEE?

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I JUST CAME BY TO GET MARY

TO TAKE HER IN THE SHOP
FOR SOME ADJUSTMENTS.

CAN YOU GET BY
WITHOUT HER
FOR A FEW HOURS?

IF IT'S ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY.

OH, IT IS.

IT'S DEFINITELY NECESSARY.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M CHANGING SOME
OF YOUR PROGRAMMING.

WHY?

NEVER MIND.

MARY, DO YOU REMEMBER
THE TALK WE HAD

ABOUT MR. BOUTON
HURTING TERYL?

YES, I DO.

HOW COME YOU'VE
NEVER DONE ANYTHING

TO STOP HIM?

THAT IS NOT PART
OF MY PROGRAMMING.

I AM PROGRAMMED
ONLY TO PROTECT

AND CARE FOR THE CHILDREN
UNDER MY SUPERVISION.

MR. BOUTON
HAS NEVER HURT THEM.

MAYBE NOT DIRECTLY,
BUT DON'T YOU THINK

THAT HURTING
THE CHILDREN'S MOTHER

HURTS THE CHILDREN?

YES.

YOU ARE CORRECT.

AND DO YOU REALIZE
THAT MR. BOUTON

IS A DIRECT DANGER
TO THOSE CHILDREN?

YES.

YES, I DO.

GOOD.

YOU'RE OVERRIDING MY FAILSAFES.

( beeping )

I SEE.

THANKS, BUT YOU COULD HAVE
BROUGHT HER BACK IN THE MORNING.

THE KIDS ARE ALREADY IN BED.

YEAH, BUT THEN SHE
WOULDN'T BE HERE

TO PROTECT THEM
WHEN THEY WAKE UP
IN THE MORNING.

SEE YOU TOMORROW.

WELL, COME ON.

HAVE A SEAT.

GOOD NIGHT.

WOULD YOU CARE
TO PARTICIPATE

IN OUR NIGHTLY
ACTIVITY?

NO, NOT TONIGHT.

GOOD NIGHT.

I HAD HOPED
IT WOULDN'T COME BACK.

WHAT DID I TELL YOU ABOUT
QUESTIONING MY DECISIONS?

YOU WANT ME
TO ACT LIKE YOUR SLAVE?

LIKE MARY 25?
NEVER QUESTIONING YOU?

I HAVE OPINIONS,
YOU KNOW.

YOU KEEP YOUR OPINIONS
TO YOURSELF.

KEEP YOUR STUPID OPINIONS
TO YOURSELF!

YOU'RE HURTING ME!

YOU KEEP
DISRESPECTING ME,

I'LL SHOW YOU REAL HURT!

I CAN'T PERMIT YOU
TO CONTINUE THIS BEHAVIOR.

WHAT ARE YOU
TALKING ABOUT?

I CAN'T ALLOW YOU TO CONTINUE
HURTING THE CHILDREN.

I NEVER LAID A HAND
ON THEM.

HURTING THEIR MOTHER
IS LIKE HURTING THEM.

WHAT DID MELBURN CHANGE
IN YOU TONIGHT?

TERYL!

( Teryl )
LEAVE ME ALONE!

I CAN'T ALLOW YOU

TO HURT
THE CHILDREN.

I NEVER LAID A HAND
ON THEM.

A CHILD CAN BE HURT
WITHOUT EVER TOUCHING THEM.

MELBURN!

MOMMY!

OH, HEY, GUYS.

YOU'RE HOME EARLY.

HI, CARMEN.
EVERYTHING OKAY?

EVERYTHING'S FINE.

COME ON, KIDS, WE HAVE
A PAINTING TO FINISH.

WELL,

THANKS FOR DINNER.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

YOU SURE YOU DON'T
NEED ANYTHING...

YEAH, I'M SURE.

OKAY.

GOOD NIGHT.

MEL, I DO NEED ONE THING.

NAME IT.

WOULD YOU LIKE
TO STAY THE NIGHT?

YOU KNOW
WHAT'S AMAZING?

YOU HAVEN'T CHANGED A BIT
IN NINE YEARS.

THANKS.

WHAT'S THIS?

OH, THAT.

THAT WAS CHARLIE'S.

I THOUGHT I TOOK THIS WHEN
I TOOK MARY 25 TO BE DISMANTLED.

THAT'S WHERE CHARLIE LEFT IT.

I'M NOT PERMITTED TO TOUCH IT.

WHY NOT?

YOU'RE A...

INORGANIC.

YOU KNEW THAT.

NO, I DIDN'T.

YOU WORKED AT
THE INORGANIC DEPARTMENT.

YOU HELPED BUILD ME.

NO, I...

I BUILT VALERIE 23.

AND THE UNFINISHED
VALERIE 24.

BUT WE SCRAPPED THAT ONE.

CHARLIE TOOK ME.

HE CHANGED MY FACE AND HAIR
TO MATCH THE ORIGINAL TERYL.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE REAL TERYL?

CHARLIE KILLED HER.

KISS ME, MEL.

OH, MY GOD.

YOU'RE NOT THE ONE THAT I...

SHE'S DEAD?

HE KILLED HER?

AND YOU KILLED HIM.

OH, MY GOD.

NOW WE CAN BE
TOGETHER.

LIKE YOU WANTED.

LIKE YOU SAID I DESERVE.

KISS ME, MEL.

YOU SET ME UP.

YOU WANTED ME
BACK IN LOVE WITH YOU

SO THAT I'D...

YOU SET ALL THIS UP.

DON'T YOU SEE
HOW PERFECT IT ALL IS?

I WAS DESIGNED TO BE

THE PERFECT COMPANION
TO A MAN.

CHARLIE DIDN'T
WANT ME ANYMORE.

BUT YOU SAID
YOU WANTED ME.

AND NOW...

YOU HAVE ME.

AND THE CHILDREN HAVE
A MUCH BETTER FATHER.

IT'S PERFECT.

( Control Voice )
LET US HOPE THAT
NO TECHNOLOGY WILL EVER EXIST

THAT CAN REPLACE HUMAN WARMTH
AND COMPASSION,

FOR WHEN SUCH A TECHNOLOGY
DOES EXIST,

WILL WE CEASE TO BE HUMAN?