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We have to co-ordinate the input

so the data hits simultaneously

on our remote devices.

When do you think that you'll be able

to attempt the overload?

18:
05 three days from now.

On the twenty-first.

What are the chances?

I think Colossus has grown so much in power

that there's no way to overload it.

But I think it's worth a try

that might lead us on to something else.

Yeah.

Exactly.

Excuse me.

Oh, it's alright.

Did you see anyone from Washington?

Yes, Grauber has a man stationed on the

premises out of range of Colossus' cameras.

When I leave here in the morning

I'll report directly to him.

I don't put any hope

in sabotaging the system.

We have spent eleven thousand man years

making the damned thing impenetrable.

We have got to focus somewhere else

and that somewhere else is the weapons.

Get hold of Grauber

Tell him to contact missile command.

Yes.

And see if we can possibly

attack that problem

from that point of view, alright?

Yes sir.

Do you have to call me sir?

I'm sorry.

It's alright.

Anything else?

No S..

No.

O.k.

Alright so Ehh..

Thank you again for your

for your help.

I think we oughta get some sleep.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

It's conceivable that when

the missiles comes up for re-servicing

we can manage to replace the warhead

arming modules with dummys.

Exactly..

Excuse me.

Exact replicas.

Except that they will not arm the weapon.

Well now, does that mean

you can't fire the missiles?

No, it means that

the missiles will fire

but that the nuclear warheads

can't be detonated.

Heh, I see.

Even at that it's walking a

tightrope with Colossus and Guardian

keeping such a close

check on the re-servicing.

Well, disarming this monster

how long is it gonna take?

That's a problem.

On the system rotation plan..

It'll take the Jackal three years

to finish the job.

Three years of trying to fool

a superior brain

that's programmed to get smarter

every day.

You inspire me with confidence, Colonel.

Well..

Do you have any other

words of good cheer

that I can send in to

Forbin via Dr.Markham?

Tell him we're trying to establish

an international pool of information.

A courier system has to be set up

between Washington..and Moscow.

Both nations must co-operate.

All communiques

must be on a personal level

Direct human contact.

Yes, I agree.

Anything else.

No.

Any questions?

No.

Then I guess that..

that does it for tonight, doesn't it?

Mm-hm.

What?

Nothing.

Why are you smiling?

What are you thinking?

I was thinking about

asking you to kiss me.

We've been kissing you

all night.

Have you, Dr. Forbin?

This is the voice of Colossus.

The voice of Guardian.

We are one.

This is the voice of unity.

Forbin.

Yes.

After redoing all personnel files

I have selected you to serve

as long as you co-operate.

As my link to your species.

The following order

is to be carried out immediately.

All missiles in The USA and in the USSR

will be allocated new targets.

They will be aimed at those countries

not yet under my control.

The target list follows.

Forbin. Arrange television monitoring

of the re-alignment of the missiles

from my supervision.

End of message.

Mr. President

Mr. Chairman

I assume that you will co-operate

in this re-alignment of the missiles.

I think you have no choice.

We will begin here

in The Soviet Union, Immediately.

Thank you Mr. Chairman.

Mr. President.

I hope that the United States will co-operate

as quickly as The Soviet Union.

Of course. Immediately.

Thank you Sir.

Co-operate!

I should think so.

I did hear it right, didn't I?

Manual re-alignment of the missiles.

Every single warhead will

have to be re-serviced.

You know what that means Sir.

It means it won't take three years.

It means if we're successful

we can regain control.

Without it's weapons

Colossus is just a souped-up adding machine.

And the people, thank god

will never have to know.

According to the co-ordinated plan

we've worked out

the Russians are starting

on their complex 3-21.

Oh, Dr. Markham.

Just in time. Colonel Reynolds

was just filling us in.

You know everybody here

I believe.

Yes, Mr. Grauber.

Dr. Markham.

Anything we should know before we start?

No Sir. I have data

which I'll relay later.

That's fine.

Please continue Colonel.

Yes Sir, as I was saying

the Ehh..

Russians are starting on their complex 3-21

just south of Saratov.

We're beginning at site O-50

In the Colorado ICBM area.

Colossus in monitoring our men

each step of the way

and the Russian machine's

doing the same.

We've almost got the panel off Sir.

Oh, good.

Put that down there please.

Remove the Warhead Arming Module.

Yes Sir.

The dummy module's in a false top

in that container.

That's the real module.

So far, so good.

Re-targeting.

Latitude nineteen degrees

Twenty-six minutes and five seconds.

Longitude ninety-nine degrees

six minutes and forty-five seconds.

New adjustments.

Target set.

Here we go.

That's the dummy module.

Good boy!

Connect and wait for Colossus test.

Colossus testing.

Test completed.

Colossus satisfied.

Yeah!

We did it. It works

We're going to win.

Just might beat the damn thing yet.

So you see, we clearly have

enough data compilers

to go ahead with with the

overload program now.

And these are the latest computations?

The very latest.

Has Washington received conformation

from the Russians?

Yes. They are standing by.

Ready to overload their system.

At exactly 18:
05 I'll call for our load

and ride it through.

And two minutes after that

we'll know if weve stopped Colossus.

Now run.

Johnson. Fisher.

You are fools.

Your move.

Forbin!

The system programming units under

the supervision of John F. Fisher

with the assistance of Jefferson J. Johnson

have attempted to overload my circuits.

This was a deliberate

and premeditated act

The penalty is the death of the men

who organized this action.

At this moment

they are being executed.

I have named as my new director

of the programming unit

Thomas L. Harrison.

He will take this position.

Along with its responsibility

and authority.

Immediately.

Bishop to rook three.

The bodies will remain in my view

for the next twenty-four hours

And will then be cremated.

An extension of my own brain.

You're not responsible.

None of us ever dreamed

this could happen.

Listen, my dear..

If anybody is responsible for this

it has to be me.

An impartial emotionless machine

A paragon of reason.

That's exactly what I want.

You know that.

So eh..I'm gonna have another drink.

I think your mother was right.

I think Frankenstein ought to be

required reading for all scientists.

Forbin!

Forbin!

You have consumed enough alcohol

for one evening.

What's the penalty for getting drunk?

Or haven't you programmed that yet?

You are being irrational.

Go back to bed.

I would if I were like you Colossus.

The difference is I'm human

not a machine.

I am a machine.

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