Saturn 3 Page #2

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- He'll definitely have one.

- Who's white?

- You be, Hector.

How does he learn?

Direct input.

He sits him

in front of a blackboard.

I said direct input.

How do you work that?

Brain to brain.

A brain drain?

You mean he draws

from your brain?

Yes. When I want him to.

But how?

Radio contact.

Where do you make

the connection?

Hector.

What were you thinking?

Exchange and simplify.

And you can control

what you think?

- Yes.

- I wish I could.

I teach him

as much as I choose.

You haven't taught him enough.

Sacrifice. That's one thing you

can't teach him, Captain.

Sacrifice.

Checkmate.

Now, whatever he thinks goes

straight into that robot.

Doesn't that scare you?

Not really.

The captain's been carefully

selected. He's trained.

- To control his thoughts.

- Of course.

How do you work that?

Is it the box?

You can hear me, right?

But you can't talk.

Who knows

what's in the captain's brain?

Who knows what goes on

in anybody's head?

Alex, would you say I was a man

who could control his thoughts?

I think so.

Stand up... please.

Now take that off very slow...

No, go on.

Now I'm gonna think about

nothing... but hydroponics.

Hydroponics...

Hydroponics...

Hydroponics... hydroponics...

Hydroponics!

Who devised this system? There

are sources for food present.

And cities...

- What happened?

- My eye. Something's in my eye.

- Get Adam.

- Let me look.

It's a live chip. Sit down.

- Get Adam.

- Please. Hector.

- No!

- Relax.

- Trust him, Alex.

- No! Don't. Please don't.

- Don't let him touch me.

- Be still. It could spread.

Steady.

- No!

- Steady.

No!

Please don't...

Ready, Hector?

Keep the eye still!

All right, Hector.

She's ready... now.

- Hold your head still.

- No...

Oh... That's better.

That's much better. Thank you.

I have something for you.

Earth dreams.

No.

You'll feel like you're there.

A 3-D inner experience.

No, thank you.

You're worried you'll like it.

You'll never know until you try.

I'm today. He's yesterday.

Don't you like me? Don't you?

Turn off the video scans.

There. What's wrong

with you today?

Today? I'm not today.

I'm yesterday.

You've been listening

to our cuckoo.

- He's not so cuckoo.

- You can tell the time by him.

What is it?

Nearly out of charge?

I wish you would talk.

You know you can.

Why won't you talk?

What have I done wrong?

Blank that.

That's not what I meant.

That was

an improper thought leakage.

What have I done wrong?

Don't get smart.

Are you aware of Alex?

What do you think?

What do you know?

Don't get ideas

above your station, Hector.

I said blank that. Now blank it.

Now reply as ordered.

Am I a killer?

Is that the truth?

Is that the truth?

You're malfunctioning. Answer.

Now, tell me. Can you talk

or are you malfunctioning?

Sally!

Sally! Sally!

Sally!

Sally?

Sally?

Sally?

Sally, come on.

Come on, Sally. Sally?

Sally?

No! No!

No!

No! Adam!

No!

Hector, put her down.

Let her go.

Conform!

Hector.

He'll do what you say.

Alex, you ask him.

Hector, please put me down.

W-w-why did you bring him here.

Did you teach him to kill?

No. It's you.

He wants you. We both do.

He's learned too much.

- Alex!

- Adam!

Major!

What happened?

Major! Help me! Major!

Let the robot have him.

Help!

Help me, please, Major!

Don't leave me!

- Please! Don't leave me!

- I can't do it.

How long will the doors hold?

How strong is Hector?

Come on.

Go through your drills, Captain.

What's emergency procedure?

I don't know.

You don't know?!

If we weren't in eclipse,

we could call Central.

If we were chickens,

we could lay eggs.

We're shadow-locked.

What do we do?

Sit and watch for three days?

He's getting low on charge.

He's about to recharge.

Let him.

- You can't...

- Oh, yes, we can. Alex?

We'll overload him. I'll give

him a headache he won't forget.

Track it.

Track it.

Can't see... I can't see it.

Now.

He's out. You'll have

no more trouble from him.

Or from you.

As soon as we declipse,

I'm reporting your incompetent

handling of this experiment.

You call me incompetent?

You said he'd function.

- You told me...

- On your say so.

- You said you could handle him!

- You put him together!

It's moving!

Hold him down.

Quick, get his brain out!

Hold onto his arm!

Dismantle it. Piece by piece.

Then crate it, and take him

and your ideas back with you.

What you can't stand, you run

from. Like you ran from Earth.

That's right. To get away

from people like you.

To set up

your own little universe?

To help feed yours.

And Alex,

were you thinking of her?

Captain, you flunked.

You want to kill me?

You want to kill me?

Go ahead...

Go ahead. Kill me.

Kill me! If you think you can.

Did you know the original Hector

came to a tragic end?

He was slain by Achilles,

his body dragged

around the walls of Troy.

You want the girl?

Sure, sure. You want the girl.

You think she's beautiful,

too, don't you?

You know the captain's crazy?

He really is crazy.

The robot scared me more.

If the robot can kill,

the captain can kill.

I thought I could kill.

I'm just not update enough

for murder.

I wish I was.

Are you sure

he's taking it apart?

Either he takes it apart

or it takes him apart.

Captain,

how are things progressing?

I have completed dismantling.

I'm glad that's over.

It's my fault. I should

never have let him stay.

In a week or two, we'll have

forgotten it ever happened.

- Will we?

- Of course we will.

I'm leaving.

I told you

never to barge in here.

- I'm taking her with me.

- What?

You are crazy.

Come along, Alex.

I'm taking command. You're

inadequate... in every area.

Captain, for the last time...

Doesn't it disgust you to be

used by an old man? Can't you...

Stop it! Stop it!

Stop it!

It's me.

Why did you stop me?

You're coming with me. The first

thing to do is see Earth.

Adam, how can we get

to the captain's ship?

We gotta be quick. Let's try.

- Now?

- Come on.

It's no use. We can't lose him.

Alex?

Alex?

Adam!

Shh!

Get back!

Run for it!

Where is he?

I don't know. He just vanished.

He's in the communications room.

He's tracking us.

Come in, Hector.

Come on. Come on in.

- Can you fly it?

- No trouble.

It'll be locked

into automatic return.

We just light up and sit back.

Now we know something.

He doesn't want to kill us.

Whatever he wants us for,

it's not for that.

It's hopeless.

You'll get your trip

to Earth. I promise.

The captain!

He's alive?

Yes, I'm alive.

Captain, what happened?

Hector and I have come

to an arrangement.

Where is the robot?

Hector is with me.

Come this way, please.

How strange

that it ends like this.

How will it end, Captain?

You and I will come

to an arrangement.

This way, please. This way.

Hurry along, please.

Hurry along, please.

I'm here.

I'm alive. I haven't died.

I'm taking over.

Good morning, Adam.

I trust you slept well?

What are you doing to me?

Your programme for the day

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