The Outer Limits (1995) s04e15 Episode Script

1 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 MARKE 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 WHA YOUR DEPARTMENT'S BEEN WORKING ON? HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND? THERE'S A REASON THAT PROJEC WAS SHELVED, WE WOULD RATHER NOT HAVE ANOTHER VALERIE 23 INCIDENT, THIS TIME THE ROBO 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' ACTUALLY KILL ANYONE, SHE CAME DAMN CLOSE, FRANK HELLNER'S GIRLFRIEND WOULD BE DEAD IF HE HADN' 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 WHA YOUR PROGRAMMING IS, I'M PROGRAMMED ONLY TO PROTECT AND CARE FOR THE CHILDREN UNDER MY SUPERVISION, WHICH MEANS THE ONLY PERSON SHE MIGHT HUR 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' 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 TES THE MARY 25 ON MY OWN CHILDREN? ( Control Voice ) THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH YOUR TELEVISION, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO ADJUS 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 WAI 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 GREA 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' 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 PROJEC 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 THA 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, HELLO, COME IN, ( Melburn ) COME ON IN, MARY, THIS IS YOUR NEW HOME FOR A WHILE, WELL, UH, LET'S GO MEE 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 THA 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 FIRS THEN ONCE EVERYTHING IS RUNNING SMOOTHLY, HE'LL COME BY ONCE A DAY, HERE'S A KEY, LOCK UP WHEN YOU LEAVE, YOU'RE JUS 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 ABOU YOUR CHILDREN, THAT'S WHA I'M SUPPOSED TO DO, YES, YES, BUT FOR THE PROJEC 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 THA 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 LEAS 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 DISRUP EVEN A HOUSE MADE OF STRAW, THEN WHY DOES HE DO I 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 WITHOU 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' 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 HUR 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 LOS 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 I YESTERDAY, WE WANT TO PLAY HIDE-AND-GO-SEEK, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, KIDS, I HAVE SOME WORK TO DO WITH MARY, BU 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 CANNO 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 PROTEC THE CHILDREN FROM ALL HARM, YOU CAN LET THEM BE TOGETHER NOW, BROOKE, THERE IS A 70% PROBABILITY THA 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 ADJUS 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 THA 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 HUR 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, WHA 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 PAR OF MY PROGRAMMING, I AM PROGRAMMED ONLY TO PROTEC 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 ABOU 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 HUR THE CHILDREN, I NEVER LAID A HAND ON THEM, A CHILD CAN BE HUR 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' 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 BI 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 A 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' 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 THA NO TECHNOLOGY WILL EVER EXIS THAT CAN REPLACE HUMAN WARMTH AND COMPASSION, FOR WHEN SUCH A TECHNOLOGY DOES EXIST,