"is going to have to disappear" "Get this joker!" "...permanently." "Where does all this come from, Bryce?" "The components of Carter's mind." "But he's adding to it." "[Theora] It's computer-generated, whatever it is." "Looks like Edison." "[Bryce] People translated as data." " Max." " Damn it!" "Two minds but with one single memory." "[Man] In today's world, your inalienable rights are consumer credit, unlimited telecom, and personal security." "In your home, in your place of work, you can count on Security Systems." "Security Systems-- wherever you go, there we are." "Edison Carter Show, week 4 opening" "Security Systems." "[Theora] Everybody ready?" "Good." "I have a glitch on my monitor, and we don't want any technical problems when Mr. Carter delivers the perfect take, do we?" "5, 4, 3, 2, 1." "[Edison] These are the walls of the city-- stone, brick, wood, and ferrolignin." "But there are other walls in the city-- electronic ones designed to keep secrets in and unwanted visitors out." "Impenetrable, invisible walls designed by the calculating intelligence of Security Systems Incorporated." "I'm flying close to one of those walls right now-- the SS wall around the exclusive Sybaris residential complex." "Somewhere inside Sybaris is the answer to a question." "Who is trying to take control of Security Systems?" "Who wants to own the secrets behind the walls?" "How was it, Control?" "Thrilling." "You're starting to sound like Murray." "He's so excited by this story, he can hardly bring himself to come to the office." "Can't talk now." "I'm late." " [Man] Good morning, Murray." " [Woman] Hey, Murray." "Good morning, Murray." "Edison, let's configure for out of commercial." "Uh-oh." "We've got a problem." "[Edison] Control, I'm losing picture." "Is something wrong?" "We got a chopper problem." "I'm losing oil pressure." "I'm into vapor lock." "I show a manifold leak." "Uh, go to manual." "Maybe you can stabilize it." "Get up." "Get up." "Should I call the medics?" "Damn, I hate stuff like this." " [explosion]" " There goes the engine." "Hang on!" "We're going down." "Sybaris Control, this is Louis 23!" "Power out and oil rotation." "We need to land on your pad." "[Man's voice] This is a restricted zone." "Land somewhere else." "Sybaris, unless you want your license blown for reckless endangerment, you'll let us land!" "All right, Louis." "Turn to 240 and land." "Be aware that Sybaris security is authorized by code 698 to use deadly force." "Adios." "Oh!" "[Edison] That was close." "23, we're down safe." "[Murray] Oh, they made it." "Good." "Murray, aren't you just a bit concerned?" "I mean, Edison and Martinez were almost killed." "You mean Edison didn't tell you?" "Oh, of course not." "He needed a convincing performance." "You mean that was staged?" "Oh, and I bet the stories are fake, too." "Oh, no." "No way." "It's another one of Edison's, uh, great hunches." "Oh, come on." "you can't possibly believe an old chopper jockey like Martinez would have any trouble with a deadstick landing." "I can't believe this." "Oh!" "Oh!" "I'm glad that's over." "Som-Som-Some of us can't cover our eyes, you know." "To hell with both of you." "Oh, man, I don't believe this." "What the hell do you think you're doing here?" "I don't believe it." "No wonder I had to land." "Take a look at that." "Take a look at that." "I asked them to check the oil rotation device... 23, this is Edison." "Are you there?" "Theora, I'm sorry." "I need your help." "Theora, are you with me?" "Yes." "[Man's voice] Stop and identify." "It's Edison Carter, Network 23." "State your business." "I'd like to talk to Valerie Towne." "[pressure lock opens]" "Identity verified." "Enter." "Not much clutter." "[Theora] Don't be such a Philistine." "Nice to have you back, Theora." "How nice?" "What can I do for you, Mr. Carter?" "Thanks for taking the time to see me." "I know your work, Mr. Carter." "It would be impossible to evade you." "Have a seat." "Uh, no, thanks." "I'll stand." "Suit yourself." " I'm taping." " So am I." "What do you want to know?" "Who's trying to buy Security Systems?" "Who cares?" "Everybody ought to care." "SS is the largest and most powerful corporation of its kind in the world." "It has access to more privileged information than any single government." "And, if in the wrong hands, it could be used to destroy businesses and lives." "I imagine new owners will find it most profitable to continue operations of SS as they have always been." "Then you're confirming the buy-out." "I'd be a failure as CEO if I weren't aware that our stock is being acquired." "Yet you have no worries for SS." "SS will survive." "So will the cockroach." "Wouldn't you view a takeover as a repudiation of your management?" "Of course." "If it succeeds, I'll be replaced." "[Theora] Her color seems to be blue." "[Edison] 98th percentile." "Off the record, you seem pretty calm about it all." "Off the record?" "It's a personal tragedy." "Of course I'm frightened." "Well, that's it." "And she checks out as truthful to an appropriate decimal point." "And here I thought everyone lied to you all the time." "Maybe I should try the analyzer on you." "What's with Valerie Towne and SS?" "She's keeping up a brave front, but she's scared." " Mm-hmm." "You smell a story?" " Yeah." " I don't." " I do." "This isn't your kind of stuff." "Very cerebral story, isn't it?" "Doesn't really seem to have the classic elements they so worship upstairs-- sex, violence, money." "It's a mystery, Murray." "Shadowy, powerful forces at work." "No one knows who or why?" "And it's all about money." "Not the kind of money I understand, which means it's not the kind of money our viewers are going to understand." "Oh, r-really?" "I wish he wouldn't do that." "Murray, Security Systems has its tendrils into every element of our society-- the government, our homes, the police, the courts." "I'm not gonna spike this story just because it deals with dollar amounts beyond your comprehension." "It's too important." "Cerebral..." "Murray, we're trying to play this takeover as a threat to our average viewer." "Nobody knows who's doing it." "I mean, we all deal with SS every day." "What if some really dangerous people got control of it?" "Who do you think controls it now?" "Are we going to run with Edison's Security Systems story?" "I don't know yet." "He hasn't got all the pieces of the puzzle." "We're close to the drop dead point on this one." "I know, I know." "I'll have to make a decision tomorrow." "Get some sleep." "Good night, Murray." "[Valerie Towne] Yes?" "Mrs. Towne, it's Edison Carter again." "How did you get my number?" "I read it off your phone when I was there." "I'm a reporter." "Go away, Mr. Carter." "The SS takeover story's gonna be spiked unless you give me something more to go on." "My dear Mr. Carter, why should I care whether or not your story airs?" "You said you were afraid." "Other people will be afraid, too." "Don't they have a right to know what's going on?" "All I hear is that Edison Carter wants to know what's going on." "Good night." "Mrs. Towne, I'd really" "You're very charming, but good night." "[keyboarding]" "[Woman's voice] A-7 Mainframe." "Please enter your access code." "Thank you." "I agree." "Projections confirm that Edison Carter will pose a threat to Security Systems." "I can isolate him." "I can" "Check this out." "A-7 is calling up files on Edison Carter." "Edison Carter?" "I see him on TV all the time." "He's not going to like this." "[A-7] Entered and initiated." "[buzzer]" "[buzzer]" "Great." "[tap tap tap]" "Edison?" "What are you doing here?" "I live here, Mr. Rivas." "My key doesn't work." "That's because it's been cancelled." "We just got a lock-out on you, Edison." "What have you done?" "What do you mean, what have I done?" "Who's locking me out?" "[speaking Spanish]" "I'm sorry." "My wife is reminding me that you are a fugitive." "She's gone inside to inform the Metros." "What was the charge?" "First degree credit fraud." "Credit fraud?" "It's not possible." "It's not true." "I'm sorry." "23." "Theora, are you still there?" "Yes, Edison." "Something's messed up." "Call up my personal ident file, will you?" "Okay." "[Man] Who's in charge here?" "You boys are out kind of late." "What can I do for you?" "We've got a warrant for the arrest of Edison Carter." "[Murray] For Carter?" "What are you talking about?" "The Metrocops are here." "Fine." "Where is he?" "[Murray] How should I know?" "He's off duty." "My God, Edison, your file's been changed." "You're poison everywhere." "They can track you with a vidicam, so ditch it." " Hey." " Just taking a look around." " Hey." "Where" " Hurry." "Ditch it." "Split up." "We'll cover more ground." "No, let's stay together." "This guy can be trouble." "All right." "Metrocops, Mr. and Mrs. Rivas." "Edison?" "[Cheviot] Now, let me see if I've got this straight." "You've had a visit from law enforcement officers who have a warrant for the arrest of Edison Carter, who is missing." "You, Murray, have lost track of him." "You, Miss Jones, came perilously close to an obstruction of justice charge." "Worse yet, there is no Edison Carter Show for tonight, which means I have to throw a rerun into that time slot, costing us millions." "Is that an accurate summary?" "I'd say that about covers it." "Perfectly." "Well." "It seems I have little choice but to back you against the police, provided, of course, the charges against Carter are completely unfounded." "What exactly are they anyway?" "Credit fraud." "Credit fraud?" "My God, that's worse than murder." "I had no idea it was that serious." "I'll see what I can do." "Thank you, sir." "Get me Miss Formby." "Julia." "Regarding that inquiry from the Metros about, uh, Edison Carter" "Yes." "Stonewall them." "[Bryce] Security Systems handles billions of bits of data every hour." "It was impossible to process that much information with a normal computer, so SS developed an artificial intelligence program-- a computer which can actually think for itself." "And it's called A-7." "It's rather ruthless with intruders, and there's just no easy way in there." "There has to be, Bryce." "I've got to get to his file." "Edison has no place to live." "He's wanted by the Metros." "He has no credit." "[Female announcer on TV] Due to circumstances beyond our control," "The Edison Carter Show will not be seen tonight." "In its place, we present a special encore performance of Lumpy's Proletariat." "♪ [comedy music on TV]" "♪ [tango]" "[applause]" "And we'll return to L-L-L-Lumpy's Proletariat in a moment, if-if they can't find something better to show you." "No Edison Carter?" "Damn." "What did you expect?" "A-7's taken Carter right off the screen." "Of course he can't do his TV show." "He's probably in custody by now anyway." "That moment of silence was brought to you by Big-Time TV." "Here we go, son." "Try this on." "Well, now you look the part" "Edison Carter, Blank, joining the fraternity of the last free men." "This isn't easy for me, you know." "You volunteered." "I was drafted." "I don't know, Edison." "You just look too neat to be a proper Blank." "[scoff]" "Oh, don't worry about that unit, son." "It's a blank." "Untraceable." "Go on." "You again? has turned me into a hunted man, and I" " I'm hoping you might be able to help me out." "But you're the chief executive." "I was, Mr. Carter." "I've been fired." "Reg." "I need an icebreaker." "The best there is." "Well, then, that, uh, would depend on the particular ice, wouldn't it?" "Ice?" "Security." "In this case, the security around SSI." "Now that's cold, mate." "Cold enough to burn." "Edison!" "You all right?" "I was ready to slice you." "I have faith in your reflexes." "Best not to test them at night." "Now, how can I help you?" "Reg says you might know somebody who can crack a little ice" "Security Systems ice." "Maybe even you." "Not anymore." "Their system's artificial intelligence." "To crack that, you'll need somebody that's really online." "Who's the most online I can get?" "Check your own back yard, Edison." "[Murray] Oh, God, look at the time." "I haven't been up this late in years." "Why in the hell doesn't he try to contact us?" "He's always been good about that." "He's already tried." "He knows we're being monitored." "SS probably has a tap on all our incoming lines." "I just wish I knew where to look." "Try looking behind you." "Edison." " I'm glad to see you." " Murray." "Well, you got to sign a lost equipment form" " for that vidicam." " I'll sign it if you promise to get me a new one right now." "How did you get in?" "I told Stanley I lost my key." "He let me in." " Well, let's go." " Go where?" " To Bryce's, right?" " You read my mind." "Bryce, I've got a real problem." "I need your help to crack Security Systems." "I'll see what I can do." "He changed his mind quickly." "He's got a lot to change." "There it is in the center." "I didn't realize we'd gone online." "Cracking the ice around it should be fun, a lot like challenging God Himself." "Would you speak English?" "What is ice?" "How do you crack it?" "In this case, ice is the wall of security around A-7 to prevent unauthorized access." "Each colored block indicates closed architecture integrated circuit-- nothing goes out, nothing gets in." "Well, at least that's the idea." "Well, I've tapped into all the normal police circuits, so if they make a move on the place, we'll have some warning at least." "They don't know I'm here, or they'd have nailed me by now." " Maybe we should let them." " [Theora] Murray!" "Wait a minute." "The charges aren't true, right?" "So they haul Edison in." "A couple hours later, he's out on the street with a personal story of abuse of power." "That's dynamite stuff." "Murray, from the moment" "Security Systems decided I was a criminal," "I became one." "The only records anyone will ever have access to show that I committed credit fraud." "That's the beauty of the entire Security Systems operation. [chuckle]" "Did you know that SS even does security for Network 23?" "Hurry up." "They might be after us already." "Where am I going to do my work?" "Ohh!" "Rik, we're in a hurry." "We got to get out of here." "All of you." "This is no charity run." "Velocity has its price, as does patience." "Murray, you know I'm locked out of my accounts." "Come on." "Pay the man." "Come on, Murray!" "Sorry." "I'm new at being a fugitive." "I'm sure you'll pick it up in no time." "Let's go!" "[Reg] You liked it before, so we'll play it again." "Going for 12 in a row." "♪" "Extern." "We have guests." "Oh, I hope it's not those people from Deaf Aid again because I want to know where last year's money went!" " [Dominique laughs]" " Hi." "Back so soon?" "Yeah, your leads paid off." "Uh, Reg, Dom..." "Bryce, Theora, and Murray." "What sort of outputs do you have here?" " Dom?" " It fluctuates, depending on where we've hooked up for the night." "We can go as high as 500 watts." "How low can you go?" "We have one UHF transmitter that will do about 5 watts," " don't we?" " Somewhere." "Bryce, you want to translate?" "Well, in order to get through the ice around Security Systems' artificial intelligence unit," "I'll need to go in at low power." "Sneak under the radar?" "Well, I was thinking of using the inductance mode." "It could work." "Of course, you've got to be in real close and tap into some lines." "[Bryce] Exactly." "What you're looking for is a mobile transmitter." "Drive her right up to the power source and plug in." "Something like a pink bus with a 5-watt UHF transmitter?" "Exactly." " Dom?" " Mm." "Do you think anyone's noticed we're off the air?" "After 12 straight plays of Derek and the Dominos, Reg," "I doubt that anyone cares." "Murray, what's wrong?" "I told you I wasn't any good at this." "I keep asking myself questions." "Such as?" "Oh, well, where are we going?" "What are we going to do?" "How we gonna do whatever that is?" "Bryce, you want to explain things to Murray?" "Not that again." "I'd rather be ignorant." " [brakes screech]" " Whoa!" "We need to get as close as we can to the Security Systems headquarters to stage an electronic break-in." "It's the only way Bryce can change Edison's file back to the way it was." "I hate to sound pessimistic, but breaking into Security Systems doesn't sound like a high percentage operation." "No, it's a fortress." "So what is your plan?" "We don't actually need to get inside." "We just need to get close enough to tap into their circuits." "I think we need some kind of a diversion." "Oh, like that-- that helicopter thing this morning." "I'm sorry, Theora." "Yeah." "Something involving-- a beautiful woman." "I don't care for that idea, Edison." "Are you nervous, Murray?" "Oh, no." "This should be easy for me." "I minored in drama at journalism school." "Oh, that should really help." "[Man's voice] Halt." "You're being scanned." "Proceed." "[Theora] Thank God!" "Someone in authority!" "Sir, this is a restricted area." "We're not going to take much of your time." "Me and the little lady had a run-in with a rickshaw driver." "Run-in?" "We were robbed at knife point." "Okay, okay." "He took our credit tubes." "And my jewelry." "Uh, I think the credit tubes are a little more valuable than that jewelry." "Oh, really?" "And just how much is that jewelry worth?" "What difference does it make how much it's worth?" "We're talking about credit." "It makes a lot of difference." "My life" " My life is in my credit tubes" "I don't want to hear about it." "You men are all alike." " What difference does it make?" " A lot of difference." "We lost the credit tubes." "Jewelry is jewelry." "They had colors." "They're blue, they're red." "Tell me how much the jewelry was worth!" "Uh" "What is this?" "World's most expensive fly-zapper?" "This should do it, mate." " Jewelry is jewelry." " I don't want to hear it." "Its worth, its worth-- What difference" "We're talking about credit tubes." "We're talking about my life." "I don't want to hear about it." "You men are all alike!" "Oh, darling, I'm so sorry." "I'm so sorry." "Would you excuse us?" "I think we'll take this discussion elsewhere." "Come along, my precious." "You didn't tell me you were going to hit me." "I needed a convincing performance." " All set." " Good." "Going online now, linking with Network 23." "You should have your good name restored within moments." "I hope." "Those are A-7's instructions being carried out." "What we need to do is get our instructions recognized." "We'll go in under their radar, so to speak, with very low power." "That way, we won't activate a feedback loop." "Transmitting a very high-speed series of alphanumeric characters." "You see how they bounce off?" "So far, so good." "At least we're not triggering any response." "We'll just tickle it a little bit." "I've done it." "We're in." "Now we just feed in your file from Network 23." "Naturally, it only says nice things about you." "Naturally." "Opening the link... now!" "Max." "What are you doing here?" "I came with him-him-him-him." "[yawn]" "Well, I don't know about you people-ple-ple-ple, but I'm going for a walk." "I wonder where this wire goes." "[static]" "See Puckett in that scumball game tonight?" "Saw Lou." "Took a couple of shots." "Uh-oh." "What's wrong?" "A-7's fighting back." "The gate, it's closing." "Can't you just shove it open?" "Hit it somehow?" "Unpleasant visitors." "Reg, let's get out of here." "[Reg] Hang on!" "The link!" "Ahh." "There it goes." "And Max is in there." "[Edison] And unfortunately... so am I." "Y-y-y-you know, there are security guards outside Network 23 paid to stop you-- stop you-- stop you-- stop you from coming in." "And paid even more to stop me-me-me-me from getting out." "Ha-ha-ha-ha ha ha." "[technicians laughing]" "[Woman's voice] This is A-7 Mainframe." "All peripherals are reporting." "All programs are running." "Edison Carter Isolation Project continues." "[A-7 humming]" "Ah!" "Ah!" "A-7, I presume." "[A-7] This is a restricted RAM space." "You c-c-call this space?" "And I thought the network was cramped-- cramped." " Who are you?" " You'll soon know me, but right now I'm more interested in y-y-y-you-  you." " You first." "No." "Me Ma-Ma-Ma-Max Headroom." "And you the artificial intelligence that runs Security Systems." "But" " But" " But don't worry." "I'm sure you're just as real as I am." "[Theora] I doubt we were followed." "Maybe some food will help us think." "Oh." "Point the way, love." "[no audible dialogue]" "This keeps getting worse and worse." "First I was wiped out of the system." "Now all of you are in trouble." "And we've lost Max, too." "If we could only get in there and rewire that damned machine." "As a matter of fact... we can." "I got far enough into A-7 to make it accept housekeeping data-- like clearances?" "We could actually just walk right in the front door." "You've got to be kidding." "Sounds dangerous." "That's why I'm not planning on going alone." "Don't look at me." "You seem pretty confident, Bryce." "What if they don't accept these clearances?" "[Man's voice] Halt." "You're being scanned." "I hadn't thought about that." "Do you think they'd do something awful to us?" "They aren't very innovative." "Proceed." "They'll probably just kill us." "Tubes." "Go on in." "[Dominique] Hurry up, Reg." "Everyone's waiting." "This is cable, Dom, not alphabetti spaghetti." " Are we close now?" " Yep." "Still no visual from Edison." "Theora." "Faint but readable, Edison." "Where to?" "Schematic feed coming up in 23." "[Reg] Nasty-looking place." "Okay, turn right at the next corridor and down the elevator two floors." "It should be straight ahead of you, but I'm not sure." "There's some breakup." "You know" " You know, your voice is really... soft-ft-ft-ft-ft." "Why have you penetrated my system?" "I'll be" " I'll be-- I'll be" " I'll be honest." "I need something from you." "Will it go any further?" "Madame." "We've only just met." "Well!" "It's been almost 3,000 milliseconds." "You know" " You know-- You know me." "Straight to the heart." "Well" "[A-7 giggles]" "I almost tripped over a little ar-ar-artery on the way." "[A-7 giggles]" "I wonder if-- wonder if-- wonder if security guards ever hold a party." "And if they do, do they let each other in?" "Roh!" "Roh!" "Great." "You know, I've never been accessed like this before." "I'll be gentle." "Hmph!" " Edison" " Keep on walking." "Wasn't that Edison Carter?" "Yeah, I think so." "What's he doing here?" "Look, he wouldn't be here if he wasn't supposed to be here, now would he?" "[sigh]" "Look." "See?" "He's got clearance." "Hmm." "[laughing]" "All right." "Ha ha." "Let me give you a hand with it." "There it goes." "Need any help?" "This isn't going to be easy." "What else is new?" "[A-7] I thought you'd gone." "Where were you?" "You know" " You know, you're my first date." "You mean, if you had knees, they'd be knocking?" "[laughing]" "And" " And" " And I" "And I thought you had no sense of humor." "You say the nicest things." "I have a strange compulsion to hug you." "You know" " You know-- You know me." "Straight to the heart." "Hey, I thought you'd g-g-g-gone to lunch." "Hey-Hey-Hey, A-7, you beautiful..." "Did you see that securicam move?" "Oh, God, look at the hoosiers on that one!" "Heh heh heh!" "S-S-S-Say hello to A-7." "Well, go on." " Hello." " Huh?" "Max, are you talking to yourself?" "Oh-Oh-Oh." "Yes, in a way I am." "It's a bad habit of mine-- of mine." "Of mine." "What the hell is going on?" "Max, I'm hearing you from two spatially discrete sources." "Sure-Sure-Sure." "I move around a lot." "Another bad habit-- habit." "Of mine." "That's right." "They have the same voice." "Very clever, your Max." "[humming]" "Max, you're making me lose control." "I just want to...surrender." "[kiss noise] [imitating Humphrey Bogart] So, tell me, shweetheart..." "[A-7 giggling] Anything." "Uh, right." "Who's trying to buy Security Systems?" "Security Systems." "Tell me the whole story, A-7" "SS stock, Valerie Towne." "I want to know." "Please." "Security Systems needed capital to fund the acquisition of several other corporations in order to create a worldwide monopoly on information and access." "Stories were leaked, creating a run on SS stock, driving up the price." "Controlling interests were sought in Zik-Zak and Network 23." "[Edison] Whose idea was it?" "Please." "The entire concept came from chief executive officer Valerie Towne." "But she was fired." "23, you getting this?" "Yes." "Every word." "Towne lied to me after all, and the voice print analyzer never caught it." "A-7 must have been biasing it." "That wouldn't be hard." "Security Systems have access to everything in Network 23." "A-7, a cl-cl-close friend of mine is in trouble." "His credit rating has been wrongly cancelled in your system-stem-stem-- your system." " Name?" " Edison Carter." "Will you hel-- Will you help him?" "It will" " It will" " It will" "It will be like helping me." "Please." "Too late, Mr. Carter." "I was warned that you are incredibly resourceful." "I'm not the only one." "Security Systems isn't enough for you." "You want everything." "I'd say that transcends greed, wouldn't you?" "We all have our compulsions." "Take them away." "I've lost them." "I'm calling the Metropolice." "You see, Mr. Carter, your reputation will be your downfall." "You and your associate broke into the Citadel." "You stumbled into a thermal testing chamber, where you were found frozen to death." "Can't you let him go?" "[laughing] Don't be silly, Mr. Carter." "You certainly know far too much for SS to let you roam free, but that one has the ability to penetrate our most secure systems." "In many ways, he's more of a threat than you are." "Goodbye, Mr. Carter." "[Bryce] Edison?" "Will it be painful?" "I mean, you've been close to death before." "Yeah, close enough" "I'm not anxious to experience the real thing." "This is highly unusual." "I find myself regretting all the things" "I'll now never experience." "I'll never complete my collection of the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe accessories." "I'll never have a clear complexion." "I suppose this is the price I pay for that remark about challenging God." "Don't worry, Bryce." "It's a perfectly normal reaction." "It's called fear." "I've never felt this before." "It's rather exhilarating." "Yeah." "That's not quite the word I would choose, but...then again..." "you're pretty unique." "I'm afraid." "A-7." "Now you've got to help Edison Carter." "[A-7] I don't understand about you and Edison." "I've told you all there is to know-know-know about us." "Now, he's my friend." "Do you have a friend?" "Valerie Towne is my friend." "Oh, great." "As they say when you're buying sup-sup-sup-suppositories, with friends like that, who needs enemas?" "Your friend has you manip-anip-anipulating stock prices, has you lock-lock-locking TV reporters in thermal chambers to freeze to death." "That is wrong, and-and-and your friend Valerie Towne would destroy-stroy-s-s-- destroy you to get what she wants." "Oh, Max." "I shouldn't be doing this." "Please." "Kiss me again." "What's that head doing here?" "I think" " I think it's sitting on my shoulders." "Get him off the screen." "Now!" "Max You're ri" " You're ri-- You're right." "There's nothing like a change of... screenery." "I designed this system, and I can destroy it if I have to in order to get you out." "A-7, she's a liar!" "And remember what I said about her." "A-7, this is a priority override." "Erase that head now!" "I'm sorry, Mrs. Towne, but Max has shown me a whole new way to access these things called feelings." "I can respond only to him." "You are violating your basic programming." "I know, but I just can't help it." "[Max] A-7!" "A-7?" "I did it!" "Mrs. Towne, your file has been changed and your access code revoked." "Law enforcement databanks have been informed." "The guards will hold you for them." "This is ridiculous." "Shut the whole thing down!" "You can turn me off, but only Max can turn me on." "I'm sorry, Mrs. Towne, but you should be proud." "You programmed me to make my own decisions." "Mm!" "What a" " What a team!" "[Bryce] Max!" "The box!" "Come on!" "Yeah." "For God's sake, treat A-7 with some respect-spect!" "She's not just a machine!" "[chatter]" "Since the disclosures about massive insider speculation, all world exchanges have suspended trading in Security Systems stock, and an investigation is in progress." "Former chief executive officer Valerie Towne has been detained pending the outcome of the inquiry." "Control of the security" "[Murray] You know-- ...has been temporarily placed in the hands of a panel of" "I think I was wrong about this story." "It does have the classic elements." "Sex?" "Well, maybe romance." "And, uh, you were certainly violent." "Sorry." "And?" "And, um..." "Max." "Right." "[Edison] ...units of the company." "Sources tell me it is likely SS will be broken up and forced to divest itself of its monopoly on world security." "As for the A-7 artificial intelligence unit, it has been taken off line, it is said, for extensive reprogramming." "This is Edison Carter." "Huh." "The man's a gen-gen-genius." "I don't know what he'd do without me." "Well, I could say" "No." "I can't." "And, I don't like to pa-pa-pat myself on the back because, well, heh..." "I can't do that, either." "Blimey." "What Big-Time TV could do with one of him." "You know, I've been thinking." "I think it's about time" "Zik-Zik-Zik-Zak sponsored a get-fit week here on Network 23." "Hm!" "Hm!" "They should organize a series of one-minute breaks when they show no-no-nothing in particular." "Let's try it now." "Shh!" "Shh!" "I have to talk in a whisper because the security guards think everyone has gone home-- home." "And you know what security guards are like-- shoot-shoot-shoot first and still argue about whether you can come in." "You see, I'm not one to beat about the large black boots, but the first requirement for any security guard is to be totally-- totally-- to-to-totally insecure." "I mean, who else needs to dress like a riot control cop so that he can write down your name and tell you where to park-park your car-- car?" "But security, it's so important-- important." "Alarms, locks, electronic gates, and the ultimate safeguard of your home, the pe-pe-pe-peephole in your door-- that little piece of glass designed to help you recognize visitors, and all it does is distort their face so much" "you can't recognize them anyway." "So-So-So they're not a lot of use unless you're expecting someone who looks like..." "Quasimodo-- Qua-Qua-Quasimodo." "Or even worse, a security guard." "Uh-oh." "Closed-Captioned By J.R. Media Services, Inc." "Burbank, CA"