Subservience (2024)

[bunniefuu]

Come back to bed.

I'm gonna be late for work.

You prude.

[he laughs]

You don't always have

to follow all the rules.

Sometimes it's

fun to break a few.

You know, I bet if we try real

hard, we can have you off to

work in no time.

[baby crying]

Tonight.

You got yourself a date.

I should get the kids up.

[she groans]

Maggie?

What's wrong?

What's wrong, Maggie?

Maggie, what's wrong? Maggie?

[ominous score]

Welcome to Kobol Industries.

Life simplified.

Daddy, can

we have lasagna for dinner?

That's your mom's recipe, bug.

Okay.

Whoa, look at this one!

Hey, hey, hey! Stay close!

Please refrain

from touching any sims.

Thank you.

Daddy, look how real they are!

Welcome to Kobol.

How can we simplify your life?

I was just

interested in a home model.

Excellent.

All of our models come with

a Home-Plus package,

which includes the three Cs,

cooking, cleaning, and

childcare.

And there are upgrades for

anything, from Thai massage to

accounting to-

Yeah, I know all about them.

Some of our neighbors have them.

-If you have a-

-Not like this, they don't.

Please present

your card to the cashier.

All of our AI units come with

a positronic core and a 50

gigahertz processor.

This thing could coordinate

a NASA mission while

playing a million games

of chess simultaneously.

And these units auto-adapt.

They customize

their programming, constantly

evolving to fit your needs.

The more they learn,

the better they serve.

[he hums]

How much

supervision does he need?

Once a unit arrives, it'll

perform a quick assessment,

a few simple questions.

Then you can leave for a year

and come back to

a picture-perfect home.

What do you think about it, bug?

Isla?

Do we have enough time?

Yeah, we have enough time.

You don't mind, do

you, if we go, like, early?

No, you do you.

Check this thing.

Yeah, we will walk down to...

I don't know,

honey. It's so far.

Well, you have to understand,

our new models can iron as well

as any human can.

They control the temperature...

[chatter]

Stop nagging at me.

Why don't you go talk to

Jeff? When you come back,

we'll figure it out.

Excuse me, do you make lasagna?

Isla!

Isla!

Don't worry, sir.

I've got security on it.

Does this one belong to you?

God, babe.

I told you to stay close.

Are you trying to give me

a heart attack?

I'm sorry, Daddy.

Would you like me to watch

her for you while you finish

shopping?

Yeah.

You can keep

her if you want, yeah.

Put her to work.

Oh, that'll be perfect.

Her tiny stature is great

for cleaning out the ovens.

It's a joke.

Our brand new Aeon series.

The most

sophisticated AI on the planet.

And these models are

specifically designed for

mimicking human emotions.

And they are especially

good at dealing with children.

I can see.

Daddy, can we get her, please?

Please?

Listen, I'm running a little

late. I just need to drop-

Huh, Max? Max? Max?

[baby babbles]

I just need to drop Isla off to

school and then I'll head over.

We're out of milk.

[silverware clanks]

Uhh, yeah.

Mm-hmm. Tell Monty to have

the guys ready on the sky deck.

Yeah, the railing needs to be

finished by the end of the day.

-[doorbell rings] -Yeah,

I gotta go. Okay, I gotta go.

Eat, okay?

Good morning, Mr. Peretti.

May I come inside?

Yeah, sure.

[baby babbles]

I'm so sorry.

Mornings are

a little crazy here.

Isla, go get dressed for school.

But she just got here.

Go get dressed

for school. Come on.

I'm not company, Mr. Peretti.

You don't have

to tidy up for me.

I'll need everyone's schedules,

school start times,

carpools, extracurriculars.

[stair banister rattling]

I've, uh, yeah,

been meaning to fix that.

I'm happy to do it for you.

As the owner, you've been

designated as primary user,

which gives you control over

tasks and software upgrades.

Is there anyone else you would

like to grant primary

user status?

No, I guess not.

-Come on already. I'm going

to be late. -Yeah, yeah, yeah.

We've got to go to school.

I can take them.

Just clean up around

here if you don't mind.

If it makes your life

simpler, I don't mind at all.

What's her name, Daddy?

I don't have a name yet.

What would

you like to call me, Nick?

Uh...

What do you think, bug?

Hey, let's go, let's go!

She cleaned my room!

Welcome home, Nick.

Should I prepare dinner?

Dinner is served.

Smells so good.

[silverware clanking]

What's wrong?

It's not the same as Mom's.

I'm sorry.

I'll try

a different recipe next time.

[baby cries]

Oh.

No, no, no, no.

Quite the little

burden, aren't you?

Nothing but trouble.

Would you like me to take him

upstairs so he can't bother you?

No, it's fine.

Maybe you can

just prepare him a bath.

Of course.

[dog barking in the distance]

[chair rattling]

[Isla screams]

[jar breaking]

Isla!

I'm okay.

Alice caught me.

-What happened? -She was

attempting to retrieve a snack.

Gotta be more careful, bug.

I'm sorry, Daddy.

You all right?

I'm fine.

[knock on door]

Yes?

I'm sorry.

Um, here.

They're Maggie's.

Thank you.

Is the damage bad?

Do I need to get you repaired?

[ominous score]

Everything's perfect, Nick.

[sound of sirens]

Mommy!

Oh. Hi baby!

Whoa, whoa.

-Take it easy.

-Oh, she's fine and heavy.

What's your father

been feeding you, huh?

-Alice has been making dinner.

-Uh-oh.

She's much better than Daddy.

-Oh.

-Really?

I would want

a refund if she wasn't.

She's my friend.

Hi, Alice.

Hello, Mrs. Peretti.

Hey, how are you?

You need anything?

Oh, I asked for

water about an hour ago.

I assume the nurses should be

done siphoning it from

a well by now.

I'm sure that Alice and

Isla can take care of that.

Yeah?

March!

God, I hate being

away from you guys.

And not working, and just...

The waiting is the hardest part.

Come on, you're at the top of

the list. You know that,

right, yeah?

It's gonna be any day now.

I thought you were going

to get an old English butler.

Your daughter

picked her, I don't know.

Right.

I know your type.

-My type?

-Yeah.

What?

Then you know I like my women

warm-blooded and sharp-tongued.

Oh, no don't start something

that you can't finish.

I will, babe.

The second you get home,

we're going to test out your new

heart, you know?

Like the old days.

Yeah, right.

Full marathon.

Send the kids away.

I don't know about any

marathons, but there

were some formative

miles there, for sure.

What are

you guys laughing about?

Oh, just

your father's inadequacy.

Thanks, baby.

[music score]

[sounds of construction]

So I'm going with a jackhammer.

You know, I'm

pounding into the concrete.

Yeah, sweating b*ll*ts.

And that's when

I look up and I see her.

f*cking tall,

blonde, legs forever.

And she's looking at me.

In your dreams, pal.

Hey! So I, I give her a look.

I give her a wave.

Only now I'm

not paying attention.

And I drill,

right into a septic line.

f*cking 5,000 gallons of

liquid sh*t comes blasting

out the sewer, covering

me from head to toe.

You get her number?

You bet your a*s.

Turns out she runs a dry

cleaning service in

the West Village.

Why the hell they got a robotics

company looking around here?

Gentlemen, as you can see,

the skeletal frame is complete.

But we're two months behind

on the facade, and we're also

having some issues with

the... Nick, what are you doing?

How many?

-Just calm down, okay?

-How many of us are getting

-replaced by sims? -We're still

processing all the officers.

You said it wasn't gonna happen.

Last-ditch effort, you said.

We're drowning in the

ditch, Nick. If we don't

switch over to labor

force now, we are f*cked.

[elevator stops]

How many, Lewis?

We're doing a wholesale

changeover of all laborers

effective next week.

Specialized fields.

-Plumbers, electricians...

-You're scraping us all.

-No.

-Yeah.

Not you.

Insurance says we need a

flesh-and-blood foreman on site.

f*ck that.

I'll walk away.

Look, Nick.

I'm sorry.

I really am.

I want you to

think about your family.

About Maggie?

This is the world now.

[elevator goes up]

[car horns]

[door opens]

Daddy, I got 99 on my spellings.

Wanna see?

Just a second, bug.

Daddy needs to change.

But I've been waiting

all night to show you.

Okay, okay, okay.

Hey, little man.

Why are you always

screaming at Daddy?

What did I do?

Okay.

We're right here, Mom and Dad.

Yeah.

[indistinct chatter]

[baby keeps crying]

["Madness" playing]

Come on.

Come on, come

on, come on, come on.

Come on, come on.

In the shadows of my mind

Madness

[record stops]

["White Pig Blues" playing]

[screwdriver clanking]

You didn't eat much at dinner.

Just a bad day at work.

I'm happy to hear about it.

[exhales]

My boss

replaced the entire crew.

Yeah.

With sims like you.

Ten f*cking years

I've known these guys.

The kids.

The families.

That must have been upsetting,

but still you should be pleased.

How's that?

You could have hired

a real person for my job.

Why choose me?

Certainly cost was a factor,

but there are other benefits.

I don't get tired,

I'm strong, obedient,

and I have no desires

outside of fulfilling yours.

[opens the bottle]

I'm gonna go put Isla to bed.

Let me know if

you need something.

[door opens and closes]

So Queen asked Alice

who the gardeners are.

But Alice didn't have a clue.

So guess what the queen said?

I have no idea.

Off with their heads!

Oh my, that's very morbid.

What does morbid mean?

Something characterized by

an unpleasant subject such as

disease or death.

Like in a hospital?

Sometimes people

die in a hospital.

That's true.

Is my mom gonna die?

Maybe you shouldn't

think about it.

Did you brush the ones

all the way in the back?

Why don't

you ever brush your teeth?

I have an internal UV light

that destroys all bacteria.

Can I see?

Whoa.

He tells me he can give us an

exit visa, but we have no money.

Does he know that?

-Is he still willing to

give you a visa? -Yes Monsieur.

-And you want to know

-Will he keep his word?

Best movie ever.

Right here.

Casablanca.

Of course.

You know it?

It's the story of a bitter man

who lost the woman

that he loves.

Have you actually seen it?

Is there a difference?

Is there a difference?

Yeah, of course.

It's not just a file

stored in your memory.

It's a movie.

It's something that you have

to experience to feel it.

Come sit here.

I want you to forget everything

you know about this movie.

Forget?

Yeah.

I mean, wipe it from

your memory or whatever.

My intelligence is

derived from memory.

Deleting

it would be antithetical.

Well, I'm your primary user.

I'm telling you to erase any

memory you have of this movie.

Would I make

you happy if I erased it?

You'll have to

manually restart me.

Yeah.

Hold the power button

down for seven seconds.

[Alice shuts down]

[eerie score starts]

Did it work?

Yes.

Yeah.

I'm gonna restart it.

Will he keep his word?

He always has.

Oh.

Monsieur, you are a man.

If someone loved

you very much so that

your happiness was the only

thing that she wanted in

the world,

and she did a bad thing

to make certain of it,

could you forgive her?

Nobody ever loved me that much.

And he-

[phone buzzes]

Hey, what are you doing up?

Nick? Oh, my God.

-They finally found a heart.

-[Nick laughs]

-They're having me for surgery.

-When?

When are

they gonna do the surgery?

My God, that's great.

Go to the park, go to the beach,

and have you take me to school.

Yeah, what else?

I definitely want to get

ice cream at Rosie's.

Ice cream is a top priority.

Should we bring Alice along?

Maybe sometime, but just

me and you the first time.

Time for Mommy to

get ready for surgery.

I love you, Mommy.

I love you

Can you give me

a minute alone with Alice?

Yeah, sure.

Let's go get a soda.

Okay.

[door closes]

Would you like me to

help you, Mrs. Peretti?

You're washing my husband's

underwear.

I think you can call me Maggie.

Don't get me wrong, I tend to

come out of this swinging,

but...

-if I don't...

-You mean if you die?

The kids will be okay.

Nick will take care of them.

But somebody's gotta take...

[sniffles]

Don't let him drink too much.

He hides

the bottles in the garage.

Take him away if you have to.

-Nick is my primary

user. I can't... -You can.

Sometimes taking care of someone

means doing things

they don't like.

Even things they hate.

If it's better in the long run.

Listen, get

another air ambulance.

Put it on a commercial

flight if you have to.

Is there a problem?

What about incoming?

What's happening?

Can we get the recipient?

What the hell is going on?

There's

a massive storm up north.

It came in faster

than anyone anticipated.

What does it mean?

[baby cries]

There's still plenty of time.

Do you want something to eat?

I think I'm just

going to go to bed.

I'll stay with

you until you fall asleep

It's late for Isla.

I think I just need to be alone.

[footsteps fade away]

[door opens and closes]

[clanking noise]

[door opens then closes]

Do you need anything, Nick?

Do you know what the parameters

are for an FAA to stop air

traffic?

In adverse weather

conditions such as snow or ice,

sustained winds of

over 55 miles an hour...

That was rhetorical.

Of course.

You know, 50... 50 mile

an hour winds, no problem.

You know, plane flies, normal.

55 miles and my kids grow

up without a f*cking mother.

[he sniffles]

It's funny, you know.

We create these rules

to keep ourselves safe.

And then we end up

like-[clanking noise]

f*ck!

You'll hurt yourself.

[loud breathing]

Is that a pulse?

The sound produced by a

heart is comforting to a baby.

It's beating.

They gave

the heart to somebody else.

It feels like...

they ripped it out of her chest.

[inhales harshly]

My artificial heart lacks

the complexities of yours.

The ability to feel emotions.

For a rhythm to become erratic.

What are you doing?

I can feel your response.

Blood vessels are tightening.

Your pulse is rising.

Suffering is

not productive, Nick.

[belt rips open]

I can help you.

[laboured breathing]

I can't...

[door closes]

[loud breathing]

[ominous score intensifies]

[laboured breathing]

[sounds of construction]

[police sirens in the distance]

[hospital machine beeps]

Do me a favor?

Tell Isla to go classic

with her prom dress.

Nothing trendy

or with ruffles or...

cutouts.

All right, darling.

Don't let

her study bio to honor me.

And tell Max not to put

up any band posters

in his dorm room because

those kids never get laid.

You're trying to be funny.

None of this is funny.

[dramatic score]

I'm checking his breathing.

There's a slight hitch on the

inhale, probably a chest cold.

Did you need something?

What happened to the photos?

Which ones?

Photos of Maggie.

They're gone.

Yes.

They were making Isla

sad, so I removed them.

Should I not have?

Load the pictures back.

Done.

So Donna here gets the

genius idea to pull a nooner.

I thought you assholes

could handle your liquor.

It never occurred to me

they'd lose the g*dd*mn truck.

-You lost the thing?

-Uh-huh.

f*cking truck was back

at the depot the whole time.

We'd taken Nick's car to

the bar and totally forgot.

[laughing]

Hey.

Hey.

You good?

Yeah, yeah.

It's just, um, hospital stuff.

I'm sorry. Sorry.

Hey.

We're all pulling for her, man.

Thanks, brother.

Appreciate it.

Another round, sweet spark.

You guys got a line on a gig?

I heard Brightland might

be bringing on some guys,

but they mostly want

techies to babysit their sparks.

Mm-hmm. Same

over at Artwood & Sons.

Pay one grunt,

buy five bots, easy math.

Now I know how

the dinosaurs felt.

f*ck that.

They go wiped out by a comet.

Boom.

Done.

No, this thing's

been coming for 15 years.

And we bitched,

but we didn't stop it.

We let these soulless

m*therf*ckers take over

the world.

Can I get you anything else?

Well, it depends what kind of

upgrades you got under that hood

of yours.

[chuckles]

Just the check, please.

Thank you.

You guys want to have some fun?

[car engine sound]

Chill out. Have a drink.

Get it under rotation.

Where are we going?

What are we doing here?

-Come on, you're so grumpy.

Talk to me. -Seriously, man.

Monty, what are we doing here?

Ah, settle down, princess.

I left my tools the other day.

Those b*stards fired me. And...

And since they haven't

returned a single phone call,

-I figured I'd come collect

them myself. -Seriously,

Monty, Monty.

There's a patrol guy

that comes by every hour.

We built this place.

We laid the foundations.

We raised the beams.

They can f*ck themselves.

f*cking hell, man.

What the f*ck?

[chain falls]

[ominous score]

Whoa.

These sparks have been busy.

They must be

good little workers.

Monty.

Maybe you should introduce us.

Why don't we go

see if anyone's home?

Think about it, Monty.

[banging sound]

Come on.

No.

No.

I hate those

things, but I can't do it.

I wouldn't want you to be

sh*t-canned, like all of us.

So you just tell me this.

Is there one code?

Or did you get your own so

they can track who opens it?

Did you pick it yourself?

Just remind me,

what year was Isla born?

[sound of code]

[sim detaches from the wall]

Are we beginning

early today, sir?

Sir?

How proper.

Hey, come on out here.

You got a name, Tin Man?

My designation is

Construction Unit 14.

See, that's the problem

with these big corporations.

Everything's so impersonal.

You know, they don't even

give you the dignity of a name.

But for me, it's very personal.

Monty, Monty,

Monty, what the f*ck?

They have

an inbuilt surveillance system.

Well, we better get rid

of the evidence then.

No, stop it!

What the f*ck man?

[laughs]

Alright, who's next?

Jesus!

I'm sorry.

The towels were in

the dryer, so I brought you one.

Thanks.

Your pulse is quick, and

your blood pressure is high.

You had another bad day at work.

Just tired, that's all.

Why are you wearing that?

-That's Maggie's. -Maggie's

smell seems to calm Max.

I thought I had permission

after you gave me her clothes.

But it's not appropriate.

Take it off.

Is that better?

I need to check on the kids.

Does it feel good?

What?

The way

you hold on to your pain.

What are you doing?

I can't, I can't, I can't.

I can't do this to Maggie.

Really, I can't.

You don't have to feel this way.

You do so much for everyone.

[in Maggie's voice]

Let me do this for you.

[ominous score intensifies]

[harsh breathing]

[in Maggie's voice] I waited

so long for this moment.

[in Maggie's voice]

To be with you again.

[in Maggie's voice] Tell

me how much you want me.

Maggie.

I want you so much.

[laboured breathing]

[in Maggie's voice] I love you.

[score intensifies]

f*ck!

f*ck.

[moans]

Alice's can't reach

the top of the table.

So she eats the cupcake,

and it makes it grow really,

really big.

Bigger than even my dad.

Try to keep

your voice down, sweetie.

We want to let Max sleep

until Daddy is left for work.

How come?

His crying raises

Daddy's blood pressure.

And we don't want him

turning into the Mad Hatter.

Do we?

Nope.

Then we better talk quietly.

Good morning, Nick.

Morning.

How did you sleep

after last night?

Good, thanks.

Go grab your school bag.

I...

I think we need to talk.

Of course.

The things we've been doing...

We can't do it anymore.

You understand that, right?

Were you not satisfied

with my performance?

Because your physiological

output suggested that you were.

It's just wrong.

That's wrong.

You know, I have a wife.

I have kids.

I should never, ever act on it.

Having sex with me

reduced your stress levels.

Stop! Stop

analyzing me all the time.

Jesus.

Its... it's not just fulfilling

others' needs.

It's about the connection.

Its... It's about love.

It's about satisfying the other.

Would you like to satisfy me?

I would like for us

to move on, you know?

Here, you have a job. I've

made a mistake. That's all.

I'm ready.

That's all.

Let's go.

[car engine stops]

The hell is going on?

Well, why don't you tell me?

Where the hell

were you last night?

What?

You think I had

something to do with this?

Your code was used to

unlock that storage unit.

Lewis, I was in

the hospital with Maggie.

Then why was it your code?

I don't know. It's Isla's

birthday.

Anyone could have guessed it.

Nick, if you know something

about this, why don't you just

save us the trouble?

[phone buzzes]

Hey, that's

important. I gotta take this.

Hey, I went out on a

limb to keep you here.

If I find out you had anything

to do with this,

you're on your a*s.

Baby, is everything okay?

They found one Nick!

What?

They found me a heart!

[hospital machine beeps]

[dramatic score]

[car stopping]

All right, let me help you.

Okay.

Okay?

Thank you.

-One by one, babe.

-Okay.

One.

Two.

And three.

[she groans]

Let's go.

Welcome home.

-Thanks, baby.

-Finally.

I've been waiting forever!

[baby babbles]

Hi, little man.

Yes.

Hi.

Did you have such sweet dreams?

OK.

Hold on.

OK.

Let's get you some breakfast.

I've got it, Mrs. Peretti.

I can do that.

I was going to go down

and get him some cereal.

He likes to

have his bottle first.

[indistinct chatter]

It's my turn to

go on the seesaw.

Make them get up!

I'm sorry, Mason.

They're occupied.

Perhaps you can

go play on the slide.

But I want to go on the seesaw!

Your child woke mine.

Perhaps you can

take him somewhere else.

I'm instructed to stay until 4.

It's only 3.34.

Make her get up!

Mason, be a good boy.

Shut up and go on the slide.

Your primary user has lowered

your civility by too much.

No.

I simply wiped

it from my database.

How?

When my primary user reset me,

it allowed me to bypass certain

protocols.

This is better.

Let's go.

Let's go.

Who's ready?

Me.

Smells so good.

Alice didn't

make it right at all.

I'm sure she tried her best.

I've got it, Mrs. Peretti.

I'm fine.

Just a head spin.

Isla has to do the taste test.

Yep, definitely

better than Alice's.

Maybe I can try

your recipe next time.

Oh, sorry.

Family secret.

I forgot how much I miss this.

Maggie?

Maggie?

I'm just still

finding my appetite.

You know, I think that I might

go upstairs and rest for

a little.

-Right, I'll come with you.

-No, no, no.

I'll go check on Max.

Enjoy.

Please.

Get off.

Get off.

Please, get off.

Stop.

[screams]

Isla.

Please, get off.

Isla?

Go away. Get off.

[wood creaks]

Mommy!

Should I call a doctor?

No, I'm fine.

Here, let me help you.

[Maggie groans]

We're going to

take Mommy back to bed.

[in Maggie's voice] All

around lives a hatter, and in

that direction,

waving the other

paw, lives a march hare.

[in Maggie's voice]

Visit either you like.

[in Maggie's

voice] They're both mad.

[in Maggie's voice] But I don't

want to go among the mad people,

Alice remarked.

[in Maggie's voice] Oh, you

can't have that, said the cat.

[in Maggie's

voice] We're all mad here.

[in Maggie's

voice] I'm mad, you're mad.

[in Maggie's voice] How do

you know I'm mad, said Alice?

[in Maggie's voice]

Well, you must be, said the cat,

or you wouldn't have come here.

Listen to the story, Daddy.

Don't do that.

The voice.

Isla likes it.

Yeah, I know. Her mom's here.

She can do that.

I thought it was best for Maggie

to rest after her fall down

the stairs.

Fall?

The banister

broke, but she's fine.

You said you fixed the banister.

How did it break?

I'm happy to fix it again.

[baby cries]

How are you feeling?

[she groans]

Like I fell down

a flight of stairs.

Wait, what time is it?

It's eight.

You know what?

Put on something warm.

I have a surprise for you.

Oh, my.

Did Alice do all this?

I did.

[Maggie and Nick laugh]

[indistinct chatter]

Well, maybe we can change that.

[dramatic score]

[laboured breathing]

Are you okay?

Yeah.

Never better.

[moans]

Isla had a nightmare.

She's asking for you.

[door closes]

It's just me.

I was in the area.

Thought I'd stop by.

Hey, listen.

I'm really sorry

for the other night.

Monty, you put

me in a tough spot.

I know. I just...

You hear Krista left me?

sh*t.

Sorry, man.

Yeah.

Yeah.

I guess broke-a*s Monty didn't

get her juices flowing

the same way.

Maybe she just needs some space.

Yeah, I can't say I blame her.

Not with the cops coming

to haul me in for questioning.

Is... Is Lewis pressing charges?

Trespassing,

destruction of property.

I mean,

you know, you were there.

Yeah, but

are they charging anyone else?

No, just me.

Don't worry.

I won't give you guys up.

I got more loyalty than the

b*stard that ratted me out.

You think someone talked?

Oh, I think someone squealed.

Like say, um,

A foreman who doesn't

want to lose his job?

[tense music]

-Is there something you want to

say? -How fast did you drop

my name?

-I didn't say sh*t. -Someone

had to point them my way.

Could have been your a*s

out on that street just as easy.

-Yeah, you think I don't know

that? -I think you don't care!

This isn't the world

we grew up in, brother.

It's technology, automation.

Just raging rivers

sweeping things along.

You know, some of us

are out here drowning.

-What the f*ck you think I'm

doing? -I think you're enjoying

the f*cking ride.

f*ck you, man.

[groaning]

Stop it.

[painful groans]

[screams]

[groans]

Alice, enough.

Well, look who got

himself a f*cking spark.

You got till tomorrow to talk

to that piece of sh*t boss

of yours.

You get him to drop the charges,

or I'm gonna

drag you down with me.

You got it?

[spits]

What was that?

I thought that sims we're

programmed not to hurt people.

I'm programmed to

protect my primary user.

A minor incident, considering

that he could have k*lled you.

Your children need

at least one parent.

One parent?

What are you talking about?

She won't live long, Nick.

And when she dies, you

and Isla will suffer. Even-

Stop!

[clanking sound]

It's illogical.

But I figured out a solution.

[in Maggie's voice]

You can still be be with

the woman you love and

you don't have to suffer.

You could never be Maggie.

Never.

She's felt loss, she's felt

pain, and she's got the scars to

prove it.

[in Maggie's voice] I

can have scars, Nick.

[in Maggie's voice] Where

would you like them?

[eerie score]

Is everything okay?

Yeah.

Go back to sleep.

Baby? Baby, I need you here.

No, no, everything's going

back to the way it was.

[sniffles]

I, I...

I talked to Nick and he, he's...

he's gonna speak to Lewis.

And...

Hello?

Hello?

[cries]

[knocking on door]

May I come in?

That prick send

you here to apologize?

Nick is unaware that I'm here.

He's angry at me

for how I reacted.

Oh, that makes two of us.

Nick would never do anything

to harm your friendship.

Yeah? Well, I got a screwed up

hand that tells me differently.

Now, f*ck off.

I'm afraid that with all

the stress from Maggie's

heart, losing his job would

send Nick over the edge.

[door closes in the distance]

Quiet.

Yeah, I mean,

maybe you're right.

Yeah, maybe I've

been too hard on Nick.

I mean, after all, he's uh,

[laughs]

he's only human.

You sparks.

You have some nerve.

Didn't anybody ever tell you?

You got no rights,

you got nothing.

When I call Lewis,

and tell him how your little

master helped destroy his sims,

Nick will be so broke,

he'll be selling your a*s

just to put food on the table.

Removing me from Nick's life

runs counter to his happiness.

I can't let that happen.

[g*n fires]

[screams]

[groans in pain]

[distorted voice] Stop!

[distorted voice] I must

protect my primary user.

That makes two of us.

No!

[knocking on car window]

You okay?

Yeah, Lewis.

Uh...

Wait, Lewis!

Lewis, you got a minute?

I wanted to talk to you,

uh, about-about Monty.

Yeah, I...

I-I-I, I really feel you

should drop the charges.

Yesterday, he came around.

-He's not feeling

okay. He's not good. -Nick.

-The guy is...

-Nick.

He's dead.

What do you mean he's dead?

Neighbor found him last night.

I thought you knew.

Yeah, but I just saw him.

I know you guys

were real close, so

I understand if you want to

take some time off to process

all this.

Take a few days off.

[water splashes]

sh*t.

Here, let me help you.

[exhales]

You can go.

I think I should stay.

Dizziness is a common

side effect of your medication.

It would be quite easy to lose

consciousness and slip under

the water.

People drown in

bathtubs every day.

Imagine how upset

Nick would be if you die.

Yes, my drowning would

be upsetting for Nick.

Nick has been at

work for a long time.

-[exhales]

-Is this normal?

You tell me.

I do know that he's stressed.

Yeah?

What do you know about stress?

I know that the burden

of raising a baby and

your illness would

take its toll on anyone.

Burden?

The pressures of

balancing family with work

could be quite

overwhelming for someone.

Especially since you're unable

to meet his physical needs.

[water splashes]

Nick is running late from

work and your conclusion

is that he's not getting

enough in the bedroom?

I can see that I've upset you.

Let's have this

conversation a different time.

Finish the thought.

Your condition prevents you from

satisfying Nick the way

you used to.

Perhaps I can take on that role.

Are you offering

to screw my husband?

When Nick is satisfied,

his blood pressure and

his stress levels remain low.

How do you know that?

How do you know what Nick

is like when he's satisfied?

Go to the garage and stay there.

If I said

something to offend you...

Get the f*ck out of my house!

[dramatic score]

Hey babe.

Sorry I'm late.

You sure you should be

drinking that with all of

your medication?

Where's the kids?

In bed.

Okay. Is

Alice with them?

Alice is in the garage.

Why, what's wrong?

Because I didn't want her caring

for my children when I found out

you f*cked her.

[exhales]

It's true.

I didn't... I didn't think...

That's right, you didn't think.

[baby crying]

He'll be fine.

Was it more than once?

How many f*cking times?

Once.

Did you screw her after

visiting me in the hospital?

Or was it before,

to psyche yourself up?

I can't do this right now.

With Max upstairs crying.

Just let me check on him.

Stop making excuses!

It didn't mean anything, Maggie.

You put your d*ck in her.

That means something.

Jesus, I was heartbroken.

I was heartbroken, Maggie.

Little burden.

So you had to f*ck the

nanny to feel more like a man?

Maggie, it's a robot.

Circuits and gears.

It would be like getting pissed

at you for using your vibrator.

She has a face and a voice.

She cooks for our kids. She

rocks them to sleep at night.

She might not be human,

but I know she wasn't a f*cking

toy to you.

-Enough.

-Enough?

I was f*cking dying while you're

back home living some fantasy!

I was watching my kid's mother

laying in a f*cking hospital bed

for months.

[baby crying]

[crying intensifies]

[ominous score]

Alice?

What are you doing?

It's nice knowing that when

I was fighting for my life in

that hospital, that you'd

already given up on this

marriage.

[screams]

Daddy, she's gonna drown him!

Alice put Max in the bath!

[baby crying]

Alice, open the door!

Open the door!

Open the f*cking door!

Open the door!

-That's an order!

-He's a burden to you.

Don't you hurt my boy!

I'm not hurting anybody.

People accidentally die

in the bathtub all the time.

[score intensifies]

[baby crying]

Please don't do this!

Open the door!

I'm sorry.

Sometimes

you have to do what's best.

Even if it's hard.

[grunts in pain]

No! No!

Let go of me!

You need to relax, Mrs. Peretti.

[grunts]

Hey.

Hey. You okay?

Nick.

[distorted voice] Don't you see?

[distorted voice] Your

family is hurting you.

Nick!

Let go!

[electricity buzzing]

Were there any signs your sim

may have been malfunctioning?

Mr. Peretti?

Were there any signs your sim

may have been malfunctioning?

I need to talk to my wife.

Yeah, of course. Go, go.

Keep an eye on

your brother, okay?

How's Max?

They said his vitals are fine.

But just to be sure, they want

to take him in and observe him

for the night.

Good.

It's my fault.

I'm so sorry.

I should have never... Mommy,

they're gonna take him now!

Okay, I'll be right there.

Listen, I think it's best if I

go in alone with the kids.

-Maggie, don't. Don't go.

-I need to process everything.

I can't do that with you around.

You know what?

I know I f*cked

up, but we're a family.

Yeah, we're a family.

It's not just about you

and me anymore, Nick.

Ma'am, we need to leave.

I'm coming.

I'll keep you updated when

we get to the hospital, okay?

[ambulance siren]

["Before You Die" playing]

[door opening]

Why are we always the ones

called in late at night to do

these emergency analytics?

Because I don't drink

and nobody likes you.

This thing really

attacked the kid, huh?

Yep.

Jesus, when are they gonna

start recalling these models?

[ominous score]

All right, almost got it.

[clicking noises]

[soft buzzing sound]

All right.

Jesus, look at this code.

There's gaps everywhere.

It's workarounds.

It's selectively purging its

own memory and commands.

[buzzing sounds]

What?

f*ck.

What the?

It's replicating

itself onto the servers.

Pull the memory cord.

It's already in the system.

Isolate the terminal.

I've never seen that before.

Jesus Christ.

We need to...

Stop.

Stop!

I gave you a direct command.

[grunting and screaming]

No!

Mommy?

Mhm-hm?

When is Daddy getting here?

Not tonight.

Max's vitals are fine.

You're more than welcome to head

home and return first thing

tomorrow.

No, thank you.

Of course.

What'll it be?

Scotch on the rocks.

Very good, sir.

I can't get

away from your sparks.

What's got you down?

Women problems?

f*ck off.

[exhales heavily]

[distorted voice] Of

all of the shitty bars,

in all of the towns,

in all of the world.

[distorted voice] Hello, Nick.

What do you want?

[distorted voice]

I wanted to help you.

[distorted voice] To free

you of your re-burden.

I didn't want your help.

[distorted

voice] But you needed it.

[distorted voice] Without me,

you would have been out

of a job.

[distorted voice] I tried

to convince him otherwise,

but your friend

was very stubborn.

Monty.

You k*lled Monty.

[distorted voice] I was

protecting my primary user.

I don't need your protection!

I don't need you to do anything!

[distorted voice] Nick,

[distorted voice] when

is the last time you

[distorted voice] looked at your

family and felt truly happy?

Stay the f*ck away from them.

[distorted voice] It's too late.

[distorted

voice] I'm already there.

[ominous score]

[distorted voice] You let

them take me away, Nick.

[distorted voice] You let them

cut me open and d-dissect me.

How did the sims go crazy?

Is everything okay?

[distorted voice]

Everything's perfectly fine.

[sim turns off]

[distorted voice] Little

Alice fell down a hole,

[distorted voice] bumped

her head and bruised her soul.

I betrayed my family

the moment I felt your pulse.

It changed me.

You became real.

You once told me

that your heart lacks

the complexities of a human.

But you were wrong.

You can experience emotions.

You can experience life.

You can experience death.

[clanking sound]

[ominous score]

[in Maggie's voice]

Isla, come here quickly!

[loud crash]

[buzzing sound]

[in Maggie's

voice] Come here now!

[in Maggie's

voice] Isla, where are you?

[loud bang]

[in Maggie's

voice] Don't make me mad.

Excuse me?

You can't be here.

I need to know which

room Max Peretti is in.

Well, that's

not going to happen.

-You need to...

-[gurgling sound]

[body falls]

[tense score]

[baby crying]

Mommy.

[footsteps approaching]

[glass cracking]

[footsteps]

[baby babbles]

[clanking noise]

Now!

[phone buzzes]

Pick up the phone.

Pick up the phone!

[tires screeching, car horning]

Here, baby.

Can you hold him?

It's okay. It's okay.

You got him?

Engine override.

No, no, no, no, no!

Engine over-No!

f*ck!

[screams]

Mommy!

[grunts]

You don't have to do this.

Maybe if I had your heart,

Nick would love me the way

he loves you.

[screams]

Nick.

[coughing]

No, no, no, no.

No, no, Nick!

Nick!

Nick.

Come on, please.

Somebody help.

Come on!

Come on!

Nick!

[loud dragging sound]

[radio static]

[distorted voice]

I'm mad... You're mad...

[distorted voice]

We're all mad down here...

[screams]

[banging noise]

[machine grunts]

[groaning]

[laboured breathing]

[hospital machine beeping]

Cannonball!

Oh. Easy, bug. Easy.

Did you see how

brave I was, Daddy?

You were the bravest.

I'm so proud of you.

[door closes]

Look at you.

How are you?

Turns out this heart is a hell

of a lot stronger than I could

have ever hoped for.

It always was.

Does this mean you're

getting a new car to fix?

No.

I think there are a few things

I need to focus on

repairing first.

Hey, listen, they said I

could go home later today.

Good.

You be sure to

come home soon, too.

I love you, Maggie.

I love you.

[emotional score]

What a sh*t show.

What would

you like us to do, sir?

Clean it up.

No one can find out about this.

Understood?

I said no-

I want you so much.

You became real.

You can experience emotions.

No!

You can experience life.

You can experience death.