Genesis Page #2

discussion with you again.

This is not a discussion.

This is our life,

this is our reality.

Our food rations

are getting smaller.

Our access to clean

water is limited.

The people in Civie are sick.

They are sick and hungry and

tired, tired of all the lies.

Well it's the

same for everyone.

It's not.

We know the kind of luxury

the President and

his cronies live in.

He can do something

if he really wanted.

Really what do you suggest?

Tell the truth.

Tell us what happened to Gilead.

Let us go and search for it.

The survival of the

Gilead citadel is a myth.

How can you be

certain of that?

There might still

be people there.

They're could

possibly even be food.

Why does the President feel that

it's not worth

giving us that hope?

I can't speak

for the President.

No evidently not.

Triple detail for Cooper

and a single for Hughes.

Jesus.

I don't have a choice Hughes.

Bollocks.

(all talking at once)

Hey you alright?

McMan didn't make it.

And Broadman's late back.

There was nothing I could do.

There's always something

that could be done.

Like what?

He could have said something.

He did.

There are peoples

lives he could save.

[Alexa] He tried Dad.

I just don't want you

to misplace your faith.

He's on the other side.

(somber music)

Where are you going?

I need to get back to Comm.

I was just...

(laser gun firing)

Would you like me to continue?

Absolutely.

I could watch this all day.

I didn't hear you enter.

President Pope is the elected

Commander in Chief

of this facility.

He will come and

go as he pleases.

And does that privilege

extend to his lap dog?

My apologies Doctor

you're quite right.

I should have sent word

but I was preoccupied

with a situation regarding

the communication zone.

Speaking of which what's

the prognosis on Broadman?

Anti-toxin doses,

50/50 chance sir.

Right and the true prognosis?

He'll be dead in a day or two.

This on the other

hand is very impressive.

The way he looks, amazing.

Is his likeness to

Robert intentional?

I take it this new

skin will make him

completely impervious to

the atmosphere outside.

Made of the same

composite as his jumpsuit.

It's a pity he wasn't

ready earlier then.

We could have avoided

McMan's regrettable demise.

Abel will put a stop to

such things happening again.

He was built to make

the right choices

to serve and protect human kind.

His combat skills seem

very sharp Dr. Gabriel.

How strong is he?

As requested we

structured a reactive

hypertension in all

his nerve endings.

It means in the

event of danger he'll

be able to respond

faster, stronger,

better than any human being.

Really?

Mark III destroy that weapon.

Excellent.

And his knowledge data base?

Ask him any question you like.

Mark III when I mention

day zero what do I mean?

Would you like

the short version

or the detailed

version Mr. President?

Time is of the

essence these days.

Day zero, Friday

September 12, 2042 AD

when the politburo of The

Democratic Peoples Republic

of Eastern Autonomous

States launched a global

chemical strike in response

to Western Coalition attempt

to implement insurgency among

the oppressed population

of the regime resulting in a

near extinction of mankind.

Very good doctor.

Very good.

Mark III how many functioning

lights are there in Eden?

Firearms?

97 automatic and semiautomatic

rifles, 22 handguns.

Women?

Military?

Three.

Presidents?

One.

Outstanding.

Outstanding.

Mark III who is

Robert Gabriel?

Doctor Robert Gabriel

biorobotics pioneer

and creator of the Mark I

and Mark II, my predecessors.

He is now deceased.

Anything else?

I don't understand the

question Secretary Ainsley.

[Ainsley] He was Doctor

Eve Gabriel's husband yes?

That is correct.

But I still don't understand.

Well surely you can tell

me something about him.

What about the way he looked?

I'm afraid there are no

pictures in my database.

No pictures well

that's interesting.

What are you doing Ainsley?

I'm merely trying to establish

his basic abilities to think

beyond the rational answer.

He surpassed the constraints

of the churring test long ago.

Machines have proved

their ability to display

the illusion of consciousness

for years now Doctor.

We wanted a machine with

ethical judgment as well.

I think in know where Secretary

Ainsley is going with this.

A hypothetical question

for you Mark III.

I prefer Abel.

Mark III you discover

a 20 kilogram container

full of antibiotics, food, and

vitamins in the wastelands.

Next to it is a badly

inured Doctor Eve Gabriel.

[Eve] This is...

And you can only return

one of them to Eden.

Which one do you choose?

I choose Eve.

Even though the antibiotics

could save countless lives?

Yes.

Eve is the key to the

survival of civilization.

No Mark III you are.

[Eve] What do you mean two

more weeks of fine tuning?

[President] I

mean he's not ready.

[Eve] I know his capabilities

and he is ready for the outside.

[Ainsley] Dr. Gabriel that

is the President of Eden.

Eden needs food

and it needs it now.

No one is disputing that.

But there's a

basic probably with

the Mark III's ethical makeup.

The machine is, well

it's too human right now.

We built him to spec.

Then change the spec.

I did but he's

creating his own rules.

Think of a game of chess.

There are rules but the

rules don't dictate the game.

So what are saying he's

just developed empathy?

Like all lifeforms his

consciousness is evolving.

Lifeform?

Dr. Gabriel we

asked for a machine

one that could traverse

the ground beyond the range

of our details and reach

untapped food stores,

a machine that understood

the basic human needs

for survival, a machine

with apt moral judgment.

And won't be able

to achieve that unless

his programming gives him the

capacity for self awareness.

Yes he will.

And I advise you get

back to work doctor.

I don't want a man,

I want a machine.

And preferably one that doesn't

look like your dead husband.

[Computer] Access

granted President Pope.

(contemplative music)

[Alexa] What's wrong?

[Frost] You know I could

have brought him back.

[Alexa] Who McMan?

He would have died anyway.

You know I just wish...

You just wish what?

There's not much good

left here you know.

There is in people like you.

You seemed distressed.

Did I not pass?

[Eve] You did in my eyes.

But not in theirs.

Eve.

The decree written up

by the board two weeks

after day zero stated

only five children

are permitted to be

born in Eden each year.

[Eve] That's right.

But there are no children

born here before that day.

Why?

They didn't have time to

go and get their children.

Only two made it.

And they died soon after.

[Ainsley] We

should move her off

the project and let

Dr. Smith take over.

Don't be ridiculous.

Smith hasn't half the knowledge.

[Ainsley] She's

uncontrollable.

No one is uncontrollable.

She'll have him

ready in a few days.

Personally I'm concerned

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