Runaway Page #2

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- Who's crazy?

- My God, he's crazy.

- Who's crazy?

No television! No pictures!

I won't be on television!

No pictures!

No television!

What was his problem?

Yeah, he was really upset.

That was very hot stuff.

Sgt. Ramsay is wearing

his electromagnetic scatter suit.

He apparently is going in.

What is your next move now?

I really can't say.

It looks as if you're going in

after the robot.

You're broadcasting on an

electromagnetic frequency...

...that the robot reads.

Let's get out of here, John.

This is exciting.

Our own John Wilson...

...is accompanying Sgt. Ramsay

into the house...

...for exciting live coverage

of the runaway robot.

I'm coming out with the kid.

It's all right, darling.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm fine.

Here you go. Where's the father?

He disappeared.

He disappeared?

With his own kid still in there?

After two tense hours and the

tragic death of a KBEX cameraman...

...it was all over

when Sgt. Ramsay...

Hello?

That was great!

See, they're running it again.

You're on instant replay!

Hi, guy. Bobby, this is Karen.

- You're his new partner.

- Nice to meet you, Bobby.

I saw you on TV too,

but you didn't go in the house.

Wow! It was neat when

Dad went in there.

I'll bet you wished you could

go in there too, huh?

It was pretty scary.

I watched the whole thing.

How come the father ran away?

Didn't he wanna see his baby safe?

We were talking about that.

It seems pretty funny to me.

I think you should...

When you hear the tone,

the time will be 10.45...

...which is exactly one hour

and 45 minutes past your bedtime.

Aw, Lois!

This is a weeknight.

Tomorrow is a school day.

- I know, Lois, but...

- Hey, Bobby.

- Lois is right. To bed.

- Okay.

- Nice meeting you.

- You too.

- Do you like sports?

- Sure.

Bobby, bed.

- Good night, Dad.

- Good night.

Good night, Bobby.

He is adorable.

- How about a beer?

- Got anything diet? Soda?

I will verify that Bobby brushes

his teeth. Excuse me.

So that's Lois.

I thought Lois was your wife.

Sometimes she thinks she is.

Or my mother.

Do you have a wife?

She died.

Sorry, I didn't know.

It was a couple of years ago.

A car crash.

But Lois is a big help.

What is she, a Series 10?

No, a Series 12.

Series 12s are much better.

A lot of the Series 10s were lemons.

My mom had a Series 10 that kept

burning toast. Started fires.

- Lois is pretty reliable.

- Bobby is eating a chocolate bar.

His dinner, too, was

nutritionally inadequate.

- What did you give him?

- Hot dogs.

- You can't keep giving him hot dogs.

- It is all he would accept.

- Did he do his homework?

- Yes, he got an A in math today.

- Will your guest be staying for dinner?

- Me?

- You're welcome if you'd like.

- You are welcome if you would lik e.

No, thank you.

- It's no trouble.

- It is no trouble.

- Lois, I was talking to her.

- Excuse me.

- Actually, I better go.

- You sure?

Thanks for the juice.

- May I show you out?

- That's okay, Lois. I can find my way.

Well, see you tomorrow.

- Will I see you tomorrow?

- Lois, she was talking to me.

Excuse me, sergeant.

I'll see you tomorrow.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Is that someone to be put in memory?

Yes. She's my new partner.

- How should she be listed?

- As Karen. Or Officer Thompson.

Very well.

There is a power surge

from Bobby's room.

I'll handle it.

The next dinosaur giant is

brontosaurus, "thunder lizard."

Lik e the other two giants,

she's a peace-loving plant-eater.

She is not as heavy as

the Brachiosaurus, but she does...

Come on, tiger.

Lights out.

Oh, Dad.

Is she still here?

No, she's gone home.

She's nice. Do you like her?

Well, sure, I like her.

She's my partner.

Does she have a husband?

I don't know.

She didn't have a ring on.

You noticed, huh?

It wouldn't kill you

to marry again.

I know, and it wouldn't kill you...

...to go to sleep.

Come on, tiger.

- Hey, Dad?

- What?

Were you really scared in there?

Sure I was.

Was there blood and stuff like that?

Were you really scared?

Me? Not me.

Not even just a little?

Well, a little.

That's okay.

- But everything is fine now.

- That's right.

Everything's fine.

Good night, son.

- Hey, Dad?

- Yeah?

Would Lois ever go crazy

like that other robot?

No, never.

Sleep now.

Good night.

Dinner is served.

This concludes the menu for today.

Reminder. I have not received

the menu for tomorrow.

Captain McNichol,

emergency phone call.

- Son of a b*tch!

- What is it?

We got a non-standard chip here.

See that red stripe?

It's not a commercial chip.

It didn't come with the robot.

Damn sophisticated, though.

Maybe it's experimental.

- What's it do?

- Looks like hard-wired instructions.

- I'm not sure.

- So the 912 was modified.

- Definitely.

- That guy said it wasn't modified.

Maybe somebody else did it,

and he didn't know.

- We got a dense pack! Floor!

- Floor!

A**holes.

There is a high level of smok e

in the room. Please be careful.

What was that?

Monodichromate dense pack...

...the arson special.

What the hell is this all about?

I don't know.

This isn't a runaway.

This is murder.

Jack, you got a call.

You're gonna love it.

Great.

He said you were gonna love it.

Come on, this way, guys.

Careful.

You have a lot of robots here.

This is nothing. You should see

the construction project over on Main.

There aren't any people working there

at all, just hundreds of robots.

No coffee breaks, no union hassles.

So, what's the problem?

Stacker.

Gone nuts!

It's stacking where there's

no place to stack.

It's on the 18th floor.

Come on, I'll show you.

Have one of your people shut it off.

Our insurance doesn't cover it.

Looks pretty open.

Robots don't need doors. Come on.

How about I take this one?

Yeah, I think this one's all yours.

No problem. I worked construction

at one time.

Of course.

I'm on the 18th floor.

It's pretty windy up here.

I can see the stack er now.

We're looking for...

I found the junction box

but can't find the switch.

I got it! No problem!

I turned it off!

Jack, do you read me?

I got it!

Think it's better than it was

when people did all this work?

Sure.

But machines always break down.

I'll tell you how it is.

Nothing works right.

Relationships and people

don't work right.

People make machines,

so why should machines be perfect?

- Because they're machines.

- Yeah?

Well, that's not the way it is.

- Hi, Sally.

- Hi, Jack.

- How's the new car?

- It's in the shop.

You're kidding.

Did you check the door recorder?

No, not yet.

- Is it clean in here?

- Yeah, it's clean.

Hi, Mary. It's Sally.

I guess you're not home.

I came by to see if you wanted to

go to that ceramics class.

Call me when you get in. Bye.

Hi, Dave?

I'm a little nerv ous

about our project and...

Meet me at the office, will you?

It's important. Really.

Okay? Okay.

This is Acme Robot Repairs.

We got a call...

...that one of your 912s was not

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