Don't Look Deeper (2020) s01e05 Episode Script
Testing
MAN: Abel.
Sending me on the Jet.
Must be serious.
My brother can't have the precious
moneymakers malfunctioning.
Merced Magnet School, clean it up.
I have an aunt
who lives 30 minutes east of Merced.
Took me to a Vietnamese restaurant once.
Fantastic pho, terrific.
He's not gonna have time for pho.
No?
Probably no pho.
Okay.
Half power to stun, full power to fry.
You've outdone yourself.
Keep it away from kids and animals.
I'll do my best.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[AISHA GRUNTS]
Aisha?
Hey.
What happened, honey?
What happened?
I-I got a little lightheaded.
- She passed out.
I saw it happen from across the street.
MARTIN: Oh, did--did you hit your head
or anything, babe?
No. I'm fine.
- You're fine. Okay, here, okay.
- Oh, no.
I think you should call an ambulance.
- She's fine, all right?
Please.
- Who are you? Are you her father?
Who are you? Back off, okay?
- Just--we got it, all right?
- WOMAN: Oh, my God.
- Is this yours?
- I got it.
- Okay.
- WOMAN: Wow.
Here, let me--let me take this
for you, okay?
W-we're fine. We'll take it from here.
Come on, babe. Come on.
Um
maybe I should go to the hospital.
I don't--I don't know
if that's necessary, baby.
What if I have a concussion?
You said you didn't hit
your head, right?
- Right.
- Okay.
Well, then let's just get you home, okay?
I think you probably just have
low blood sugar or something.
And we'll get some food and water in you.
I'll order from Yang's, okay?
You know I don't like Chinese.
No--yeah.
No, La--La Cabaña, La Cabaña, Mexican.
Okay, just sit back.
Put your seat belt on.
You're gonna be all right.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[♪♪♪]
Okay.
Let's go.
You're gonna be fine.
ROBOT: This is an example of surface tension.
If you look closely,
when the pink is behind the green,
it makes a brown color.
Water and oil don't mix.
[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
[♪♪♪]
[KEYS CLACKING]
[♪♪♪]
MISS HART: No Aisha?
Uh, I haven't seen her today.
I'll call the office.
MARTIN: Okay, well, you're looking better,
so, look, why don't you go on in
and, um, order the food?
And I-I've got to--I've got to get
back to this faculty meeting.
Uh, and I'll see you later, okay?
Okay.
[GEAR SHIFTER CLACKS]
[LINE TRILLING]
Yeah, it's me.
Listen, she, uh--she--she collapsed again.
Initiate audio enhancement.
MARTIN: Yeah, this time she asked me
to take her to the hospital.
Of course I didn't take her
to the goddamn h--
Look--no, it's all these lies, okay?
They're all, like, building up
and collapsing on top of each other.
Are you listening to me?
Listen, I-I'm coming over.
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[♪♪♪]
[PILLS RATTLING]
- Want some coffee?
- No.
Look, y-you could've at least told me that
you made her stop liking Chinese food.
I didn't.
Maybe she was testing you.
She's hacking her own system.
- Well, that's new.
- Yeah, but not unexpected.
It was only a matter of time
before she adapted.
I'll wipe, archive, and reinstall.
Jesus.
Hey, you know, I--
I-I-I have to keep a damn journal,
you know, just to--just to keep track
of what reality we're living in, Sharon.
Sharon, Sharon, listen
[STAMMERS]
We can't keep doing this.
It's not right.
We've taken so much of her life from her.
Okay, there is no choice.
If she becomes aware
it's only a matter of time
before they become aware.
And if they become aware,
they know she's here and not in a box--
They'll come for her, I-I know.
[PHANTOGRAM'S "CRUEL WORLD"]
[♪♪♪]
I used to see beauty in people ♪
MARTIN: Let's just tell her,
I mean, bring her in on it with us.
If she's in on it,
what does she become then exactly?
[♪♪♪]
The whole point of the experiment is--
- She is not an experiment, Sharon, okay?
Not to me.
But I'm sorry, my friend,
this is the end ♪
It's a cruel, cruel world ♪
SHARON: You knew what this work was, Martin.
And you agreed.
Well, okay, well,
then I-I don't agree anymore.
I disagree. I un-agree.
Whatever.
I don't--I don't want to do it anymore.
[♪♪♪]
It's a cruel, cruel world ♪
[♪♪♪]
You have to understand, at some point,
I'm gonna do what is right
for my daughter.
That's--
Erase you from my mind ♪
I'm sorry, but I ♪
I'm cutting all the ties ♪
So I'm saying my good-byes ♪
[♪♪♪]
Good-bye to my good side ♪
[♪♪♪]
[TONE PLAYS]
[COMPUTERIZED FEMALE VOICE]
Welcome, Martin Taylor.
Activating surveillance system.
And I finally learned ♪
Wait a minute. What--
[SCOFFS]
What is this? What's going on?
It's always been the best way
to get you to shut up.
Jesus. Fuck you, Sharon.
Which is what usually followed.
- Cruel, cruel world ♪
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[♪♪♪]
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
What the fuck?
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
MAN: Abel.
Sending me on the Jet.
Must be serious.
My brother can't have the precious
moneymakers malfunctioning.
Merced Magnet School, clean it up.
I have an aunt
who lives 30 minutes east of Merced.
Took me to a Vietnamese restaurant once.
Fantastic pho, terrific.
He's not gonna have time for pho.
No?
Probably no pho.
Okay.
Half power to stun, full power to fry.
You've outdone yourself.
Keep it away from kids and animals.
I'll do my best.
[TIRES SCREECH]
[AISHA GRUNTS]
Aisha?
Hey.
What happened, honey?
What happened?
I-I got a little lightheaded.
- She passed out.
I saw it happen from across the street.
MARTIN: Oh, did--did you hit your head
or anything, babe?
No. I'm fine.
- You're fine. Okay, here, okay.
- Oh, no.
I think you should call an ambulance.
- She's fine, all right?
Please.
- Who are you? Are you her father?
Who are you? Back off, okay?
- Just--we got it, all right?
- WOMAN: Oh, my God.
- Is this yours?
- I got it.
- Okay.
- WOMAN: Wow.
Here, let me--let me take this
for you, okay?
W-we're fine. We'll take it from here.
Come on, babe. Come on.
Um
maybe I should go to the hospital.
I don't--I don't know
if that's necessary, baby.
What if I have a concussion?
You said you didn't hit
your head, right?
- Right.
- Okay.
Well, then let's just get you home, okay?
I think you probably just have
low blood sugar or something.
And we'll get some food and water in you.
I'll order from Yang's, okay?
You know I don't like Chinese.
No--yeah.
No, La--La Cabaña, La Cabaña, Mexican.
Okay, just sit back.
Put your seat belt on.
You're gonna be all right.
[DRAMATIC MUSIC]
[♪♪♪]
Okay.
Let's go.
You're gonna be fine.
ROBOT: This is an example of surface tension.
If you look closely,
when the pink is behind the green,
it makes a brown color.
Water and oil don't mix.
[CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY]
[♪♪♪]
[KEYS CLACKING]
[♪♪♪]
MISS HART: No Aisha?
Uh, I haven't seen her today.
I'll call the office.
MARTIN: Okay, well, you're looking better,
so, look, why don't you go on in
and, um, order the food?
And I-I've got to--I've got to get
back to this faculty meeting.
Uh, and I'll see you later, okay?
Okay.
[GEAR SHIFTER CLACKS]
[LINE TRILLING]
Yeah, it's me.
Listen, she, uh--she--she collapsed again.
Initiate audio enhancement.
MARTIN: Yeah, this time she asked me
to take her to the hospital.
Of course I didn't take her
to the goddamn h--
Look--no, it's all these lies, okay?
They're all, like, building up
and collapsing on top of each other.
Are you listening to me?
Listen, I-I'm coming over.
[♪♪♪]
[DOOR CLOSES]
[♪♪♪]
[PILLS RATTLING]
- Want some coffee?
- No.
Look, y-you could've at least told me that
you made her stop liking Chinese food.
I didn't.
Maybe she was testing you.
She's hacking her own system.
- Well, that's new.
- Yeah, but not unexpected.
It was only a matter of time
before she adapted.
I'll wipe, archive, and reinstall.
Jesus.
Hey, you know, I--
I-I-I have to keep a damn journal,
you know, just to--just to keep track
of what reality we're living in, Sharon.
Sharon, Sharon, listen
[STAMMERS]
We can't keep doing this.
It's not right.
We've taken so much of her life from her.
Okay, there is no choice.
If she becomes aware
it's only a matter of time
before they become aware.
And if they become aware,
they know she's here and not in a box--
They'll come for her, I-I know.
[PHANTOGRAM'S "CRUEL WORLD"]
[♪♪♪]
I used to see beauty in people ♪
MARTIN: Let's just tell her,
I mean, bring her in on it with us.
If she's in on it,
what does she become then exactly?
[♪♪♪]
The whole point of the experiment is--
- She is not an experiment, Sharon, okay?
Not to me.
But I'm sorry, my friend,
this is the end ♪
It's a cruel, cruel world ♪
SHARON: You knew what this work was, Martin.
And you agreed.
Well, okay, well,
then I-I don't agree anymore.
I disagree. I un-agree.
Whatever.
I don't--I don't want to do it anymore.
[♪♪♪]
It's a cruel, cruel world ♪
[♪♪♪]
You have to understand, at some point,
I'm gonna do what is right
for my daughter.
That's--
Erase you from my mind ♪
I'm sorry, but I ♪
I'm cutting all the ties ♪
So I'm saying my good-byes ♪
[♪♪♪]
Good-bye to my good side ♪
[♪♪♪]
[TONE PLAYS]
[COMPUTERIZED FEMALE VOICE]
Welcome, Martin Taylor.
Activating surveillance system.
And I finally learned ♪
Wait a minute. What--
[SCOFFS]
What is this? What's going on?
It's always been the best way
to get you to shut up.
Jesus. Fuck you, Sharon.
Which is what usually followed.
- Cruel, cruel world ♪
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
[♪♪♪]
[COMPUTER BEEPS]
What the fuck?
[COMPUTER BEEPS]