The Outer Limits (1995–2002): Season 6, Episode 8 - Simon Says - full transcript

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!

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[ 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.

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There is no greater tragedy
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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, come and ride
the horsey.

Daddy,
come and ride the horsey.

Daddy...

daddy...

daddy...

daddy...

daddy...

daddy...

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!

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.