Robot and Frank Page #3

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It's got to be dark.

We gotta sneak in.

I don't know if I can sneak.

Hunter brought you here

to help me,

but I don't need

that kind of help.

You want to be partners?

Let's be partners.

You said yourself,

I need a project.

I do. I need something to keep me

stimulated, to keep me exercised.

Look, this is it.

Okay, Frank.

Okay.

Call from Hunter Weld.

Oh, why is he calling?

Call from Hunter Weld.

Did you call him?

No.

Call from Hunter Weld.

Hello.

Dad, call off

your dogs, all right?

I'm not changing my mind.

What? What are you

talking about?

Dad, Madison won't stop calling me with

all these Human Movement talking points.

Deal with her yourself.

What? No, no, no.

This is not going to work.

The robot is staying.

I can't keep coming up there.

Nobody's asking you to.

This is ridiculous.

A robot caretaker

is just as humane as a human caretaker.

'Cause they're more efficient...

Hunter, I don't care.

...it doesn't make them inhumane.

All right, well, she said that you said

you were saying that the robot is...

The robot's fine.

Just go do something

nice with your kids.

Okay, all right.

Would you tell her to stop bugging me, please?

We're on vacation.

All right. Bye.

All right, bye.

You're not telling Hunter anything

about the locks, are you?

Developing trust

is part of my program.

I can keep anything that you feel

is important between just us.

Perfect.

Keep your mouth shut.

Not a word about

anything to anybody.

Wait.

Eureka.

Wait here.

This reminds me of a job

I did in South Florida.

It was probably a bad idea,

scaling that high-rise,

but I was involved with this

knockout redhead at the time.

I can't remember

her name. Okay.

Okay.

Let's see what we got here.

This kind of stuff

used to be solid gold to me.

I never got caught because I understood

building plans better than anybody else.

My family thought

I was a maintenance man.

It's open.

Which book do you want?

Jane Eyre? Don Quixote?

Take whatever's most valuable

by the ounce.

But I really was

a maintenance man.

Because I couldn't

spend the money.

I had two toolboxes, my work

tools and my other tools.

And I taught Hunter how to

fix just about anything.

We're supposed

to be quiet, Frank.

What?

Why are you wearing

a space helmet?

Frank, we need to leave.

Yeah, I know. I know.

That was more dangerous

than you led me to believe, Frank.

Oh...

Jennifer's just going

to love this.

Frank, it's time to go to bed.

You know what you are?

You're no fun.

You were crackerjack

at those locks, though.

I never could show Hunter

how to do that stuff.

I wanted to.

I wanted to.

But I never did.

He was a little hellraiser.

He burned a hole in the carpet.

Or was that Madison?

I read about it.

They used to send me letters.

Frank, it's very late.

Do you remember?

Was that you

or was that your sister?

I missed so much.

When I came home,

I thought you were

the neighbor's kid.

Why does that matter?

You know what? I don't even

mind this stuff anymore.

I'm too busy

planning our next job.

Where should we hit next? The MoMA?

The Guggenheim?

Call from Madison Weld.

Maddy, my girl!

Dad, are you there?

Oh, you look pretty.

Where are you now?

Daddy, Hunter is claiming that

you're now fine with the robot

and that you want it

controlling your life.

Oh, no. No, no. Slow down, honey.

Wait a minute.

Seriously,

what was he thinking,

just leaving you there

with this thing?

Look, I told him that he comes

around to see me too much.

So...

Too much? Daddy, he has

abandoned you with a machine.

Yeah, well, you know...

At least he did something.

I'm sorry. I'm traveling.

This is what I do for a living.

I know, sweetie. I'm sorry.

I didn't mean it that way.

Dad, time's running out on this thing.

I'm going to go, okay?

Bye.

I'm back.

How are you holding up?

Well, it's free booze.

Are you okay?

Actually, I'm not supposed

to say anything,

but somebody broke into

the library last night.

It's funny you should say that.

It's almost as if they sensed our

vulnerability. It's horrible.

Jake thinks that maybe

they were trying to hack

into the new donor information.

I don't know.

Oh. You brought

your little friend.

Hi, there.

Where's Mr. Darcy?

Mr. Darcy.

Are you two enjoying the party?

I'm functioning normally.

As am I.

Why don't you mingle together?

I have no functions or tasks

that require verbal

interaction with the VGC-60L.

Mr. Darcy,

that is so rude.

So, when all humans are extinct

you're not going to

start a robot society?

I don't understand, Frank.

Why don't you pretend that

Mr. Darcy is a human being like me

and start up a conversation?

Hi, there.

How are you doing?

I'm functioning normally.

As am I.

There they are.

Enjoying yourselves?

I wanted to introduce my wife, Ava.

This is Jennifer.

It's so nice to meet you.

It's so nice

to finally meet you.

Jake is so excited

you're staying on.

Why, I...

I love this old place.

I can't believe we all

overlooked it before.

Except you, Frank.

You're so square, you're

practically avant-garde.

What the hell did

you just say to me?

You're so crazy, Frank.

You don't mind if I borrow

Madame Librarian for a moment?

I want to introduce her

to some elite donors.

Ladies.

You shouldn't be drinking those, Frank.

It's not good for gout.

I don't have goddamn gout.

You don't have gout. Yet.

You just keep that

book out of sight.

I don't know

what I was thinking.

Hey, Frank.

What?

Do you mind if I ask you

a personal question?

Is it about

printed information?

Were you ever in prison?

Have you been googling me?

No. It's just...

Do you wear reading glasses?

No, I don't. Why?

I'd appreciate it if you didn't

come around here anymore.

Excuse me.

Thank you.

So, that wasn't such a bad

party once you start drinking.

How do you know this whole

thing isnt just one big scam?

What?

What if this guy, Jake,

isn't who he says he is?

Look at all these donations coming in.

These people are loaded.

And look at all the

gowns and the jewels.

That's a little far-fetched,

don't you think?

He's settled down here.

He's not a con man.

Frank?

Okay, next.

Couldn't you get any closer?

How's this, Frank?

Boy, you got some memory.

I wish I could do that.

Flashy sh*t is back in style.

I'm sorry, Frank, but I can't agree

to let you risk another burglary.

Let's focus

on the garden instead.

Look, the library was strictly

a smash-and-grab job.

Smash and grab? You didn't

even give Jennifer the book.

I'll give it to her

some other time.

Maybe I'll invite her over

for dinner or something.

Meanwhile, going after one of these rich

yuppies, it's a whole different story.

You can't predict that, Frank.

Isn't this something

you're supposed to encourage?

Without the library job,

I'd just be down in the dumps,

watching you dig up my lawn.

Instead, I'm at a party

with a beautiful woman.

I don't want to

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