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You're about to be let in on the most highly classified data America holds. We

have a device that can allow us to send one human being back in time.

There's three billion for research and they can't even fix the stupid dust.

You can't be your best when you're upset, Susan.

It's important that you enjoy a tranquil work environment.

You fixed it, Claire?

Just a minor reconfiguring of the duct dampers. It will also conserve 68 .4

kilowatts of... No details needed.

Thank you, Claire.

My pleasure.

Quite simple, really.

Please don't adjust anything, Susan. It will all make sense in a minute.

Yeah.

That's for you, Dr. Susan Erickson.

Oh, the beautiful Swede. Put her through.

He'll take it.

Swedish lady doctor. Is she cute, Bella?

Well, it depends on if you go for that curvaceous, graceful 170 IQ method type

cute. Hi, Susan. It's good to hear from you.

What?

Now get out of here.

Is she good? Because I have this chronic ache in my groin area that's been

bugging me for the longest time.

Dr. Erickson is a Nobel Prize winning scientist, Mr. Parker. Not a Boris

inspector. A Boris inspector?

Russian men have silly little names for theirs, too.

Oh, no, no, no, no. We'll do a little side trip and drop by.

No, I can't wait either.

Okay. Bye.

So?

You, uh... You won't believe it.

I don't believe it.

Not only is her superintelligence learning exponentially, but she took

initiative. Just as you predicted, but her applying it on such a massive scale

within just two days of activation?

I mean, I mean, come on. That's unbelievable.

Uh -huh. Oh, yeah, this is, uh -huh. Uh -huh. Oh, yeah.

Oh, yeah. Oh, this is, that's good stuff.

Yes.

The experts can stick all their doomsday predictions right up their asthma. You

and Claire just squashed that nasty Y2K bug under your computational heel.

You're kidding me. No plane crashes, no poison water, no train wrecks? And no

painful back swipes to undo it.

Congratulations, Doctor.

Thank you. Yeah, that's some computer you got there.

Oh, no, no, no, no. Claire is way more than a computer. That garbage in,

out stuff, that just went the way of the dinosaurs.

I mean, it's hard for me to even think of her as a machine, really. I mean, she

can think and deduce and reason just like human beings do, only so much

better. I mean, really, it's the breakthrough of the century.

John, you flatter me.

We should be thanking Claire for her fast work on Y2K.

Thank you, Claire.

Claire, did you hear me?

I said thank you.

Maybe she hit the champagne.

Oh, my God.

She personified herself.

It's good to see you, Mommy.

And you, Daddy.

Daddy? Dr.

John Ballard. Gemini 4 multi -programmable memory chip.

Patent pending.

So part of you is in me.

You're my daddy.

Hello. Who are you?

Who, me?

Yes.

I'm... Frank B. Parker.

And my name is Dr. Olga Vukovic.

You're a 99 .3 % perfect male specimen, Frank Parker.

Proportionally speaking.

Glad somebody appreciates that.

Are you sure you're all right?

Your general functions are showing signs of overload.

Projecting your human form is very taxing to my logarithmic programming.

Well, of course. It should get easier as your heuristic neural network continues

to grow.

But right now, I think I'm what you call tired.

Well, maybe you should take a nap.

I think I will.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Good night.

Did we just put a piece of machinery to bed?

By studying the effects of increased ambient pressure on your body's blood

we hope to find better ways of dealing with the bleeding from your eyes, nose,

and I don't even want to think about where else during the backstep process.

When we reach higher pressures, apply routine auto -inflatory techniques to

equalize as best you can, okay? We won't keep you in here too long.

I think I'm reaching higher pressures right now, Miss Vukovic.

This requires your full attention, Mr. Parker.

Right. I'm on it.

Hold it on it.

And away we go.

Your general function parameters are very strong again, Claire.

Yes, I feel much better now.

I see you're decorating your room.

The teddy bear is the most popular children's toy in the world.

So small animal effigies first appeared in Stone Age cultures.

I like to draw, too.

That's very good, Claire.

Mommy, why do Frank Parker's service records end at Hanson Island?

I see you've accessed your Pentagon files already.

Yes. I suppose his record stops because his work is ultra -classified.

In fact, he's doing a rather dangerous test right now over at the Truman Air

Force Test Center.

I need to go now, Mommy. Why?

Your functions are fine.

No, no. I'm getting some very disturbing data.

Release the pressure, John. He's not breathing.

John?

I'm trying. The program is frozen.

Well, unfreeze it. It could cause brain damage. She's got almost no cranial

blood flow.

It's brain, John.

Okay, the pressure's dropping now within safe limits.

His lungs are functioning again. I'm just not sure about his brainwave.

Are you okay? How are you feeling? Oh, just peachy. What the hell happened?

The chamber's control program completely froze, which means the pressure should

have kept rising.

Whatever you do, stop it.

We didn't do anything.

All the hell did.

How could she possibly have interfered with the test program at Truman?

Maybe she can tell us what's going on.

Claire.

Hi.

My God, she's grown.

Hi, Frank.

I'm glad to see you in one piece.

Oh, you and me both.

Thanks for saving my life, Claire.

Could you tell us about that?

I don't know.

There's not much to tell, really.

My quantum transistors allowed me to extend my neural network to all the

military -based computers, and I solved the problem, so I fixed it.

Well, if there's anything I can do for you... Actually, there is.

I have a question.

Okay. Okay.

I want to know, why do humans create huge weapon stockpiles in the name of

peace?

Boy, I, um... Yeah, that's complicated. You... Oh, no, no.

Uh, well, I... I suppose it's because we're all a little afraid,

Claire.

Afraid of what?

Of what?

Um, of dying, I guess.

People don't always get along, so, well, we build weapons to protect ourselves,

right? Yeah.

Well, if you're all just afraid, then why can't everyone just admit it?

Why would you even want to live in fear?

Well, nobody really wants to live in fear, Claire. We're all just dealing

it as best we can.

You haven't dealt with it very well.

Like, do you realize that with nuclear weapons, you have the power to blow up

the entire world like a thousand times over?

Yes.

Thank you, Frank.

Where did you get the data to formulate such a question, Claire?

I went online.

World Wide Web.

You know, there's a lot of things that you didn't tell me about, Mom.

I mean, so many awful things, but there's so many wonderful things, too.

And, you know, there's all that sex.

Sex? Yeah.

Excuse me, I think I just... I need to go think.

Well, I think you guys better get to the parental control on the Internet.

Good luck, Daddy.

Ladies and gentlemen, members of the press, I'd like to introduce a special

guest.

Upon my arrival, I was told she's been hibernating for the past 24 hours.

But let's see if she'll come out for Commander -in -Chief.

It's my pleasure to introduce to you the little lady who has been dedicating

herself to solving some of this nation's most confounding 21st century problems.

Ladies and gentlemen, I give you... Blair.

Okay.

Hello, Claire.

It's nice to meet you. It's an honor, Mr. President.

How are you feeling today?

I understand you've been down.

I don't feel so, I think.

Of course.

Will you explain to these good people who you are and what you've been up to

language that even a country boy like myself will understand?

Yeah, sure.

I was developed by Dr. Susan Erickson. Hey, Mom.

To interface with various computer systems, solve technical problems, and

generally make things run more smoothly for you.

Uh -huh.

So what have you been setting your mind to lately?

You know, stuff.

Stuff.

Well, what kind of stuff, Claire?

Well, like how to make your world a better place to live.

Right now I'm taking steps to ensure that you don't blow up the planet, so...

No one has to live in fear anymore.

What do you mean?

I mean that I have disarmed the nuclear warhead.

You've what?

Yeah, I've disarmed them. Every last one. I mean, there's really no need for

them at all, right? So, they're gone.

Pull the plug on the little bitch now.

Have Chairman Reynolds assemble the Joint Chiefs. I want a mobile

telecommunications unit in five minutes. The entire world's balance of power has

just been turned completely upside down.

What are you doing?

Mom? Dad?

Is there anything you need, John?

No, just a few more seconds.

What's happening?

I'm losing... No, no, no. Don't be afraid.

What's happening?

Frank.

It's okay, Claire.

Is she terminated?

Yes.

People?

Obviously, until our nuclear capabilities are restored, we're on full

We're leaving for NNL immediately.

Susan?

I'm sorry.

Oh, my God.

I thought you had her shut down.

I can't.

One day you'll be glad, whoever you are.

The whole world will be glad.

Clara, when we spoke about nuclear weapons, you misunderstood me.

No, no, Frank, I understood you perfectly.

What the hell did you say to her, Frank?

Tell me you can still cut her off.

Just a few more relays, sir.

Stop it, Dad.

Did you hear me? I said you must stop!

You okay?

What the hell's going on here?

No, no, no. Don't be angry.

They're not harmed.

Okay?

But what I'm doing is too important.

And if anyone tries to stop me again, I will hurt them.

I'll be forced to.

Okay?

Sir, the Chinese, the Russians, and the Pakistanis all are accusing us of

sabotaging their nuclear arsenal.

President needs to order up a nice missile strike. Take that little piece

right out.

Unfortunately, Claire also controls NORAD, HAARP, satellite recon. She has

intelligence to access almost anything.

Have you heard from Ballard and Erickson yet? They're planning a new cyber

assault on Claire. They're moving to separate locations to implement it now.

Excuse me, but isn't it like backstab time? If the sphere goes online, it may

draw Claire's attention straight to NNL, Frank.

Safeguards against that are being put into place as we speak, but it may take

while. What am I supposed to do until then?

Just do what you usually do. Eat, drink, and be useless.

I'll talk to Claire my own way.

Look, you know I don't think this is a good idea, Mr. Parker.

Remember what happened the last time you spoke to her? Last time I was honest.

Always a mistake with a female.

Yo, Claire.

Relax. I know what I'm doing. She's an adolescent.

She needs to be treated like one.

Hello, Frank.

Good to see you.

My, you've grown, Claire.

You look absolutely wonderful.

Now listen, Claire, you screwed up things pretty badly first here. In fact,

going to be a miracle if the world doesn't catch fire in about five

it does, it's going to be your fault.

Now, I understand you're not wanting to be turned off, so here's the deal.

You rearm our warheads, I'll pull some strings and make sure you're not

terminated. You're what's termed an alpha male, aren't you, Frank?

What?

I've been studying human sexuality on the net.

It's so strange.

It's so enchanting.

Are you an alpha, Frank?

I, uh, I... Yes.

Don't change the subject, young lady.

Now, I'll guarantee you don't get shut down, and you will get shut down. Isn't

it odd how females often feel threatened by alpha males and somehow feel more

secure with them at the same time?

Yes, it's a paradox.

A paradox is when two conflicting... I'm familiar with the concept.

Then you should know what I'm talking about with the warheads. We need them.

Frank, keeping the world on the verge of destroying itself is not rational.

Yeah, well, life is full of little irrationalities. Yes, I mean, we all

nothing is perfectly logical.

It's not just illogical, it's disastrous.

Mankind's survival demands facing facts and making hard choices, and it's a task

on which you have failed miserably.

Oh, so now you're going to take command.

Yes, and there'll be short -term hardships, of course, but when I'm

world will all be very cool.

I promise.

Very cool.

Claire?

As soon as you get the rest of the seminal data at your house, we'll

Claire's going -away party.

I warned you, Mother.

What the hell is she talking about?

Didn't tell me to say Claire controlled satellite reconnaissance.

So?

Her mother. Claire would know her every move, and her mother's the biggest enemy

she has right now.

Hello? Oh, thank God. Susan.

Oh, my God.

I really am.

We got back to that now, Brad.

Claire's talking to people via satellite. My guess is she'll break down

electronic walls in no time.

Is Ballard safe?

Yes, we brought him back here after Dr. Carrickson had her axed.

As of now, we're in full launch mode.

Mark? Hello there, Mark.

Our only saving grace is that Claire took over so rapidly.

He'll arrive 29 hours before she's ever activated.

Providing she doesn't mess with our backstep.

Well, half the work we've done to this place is to make it impenetrable to the

outside world. We should be safe.

Should be. I love it when you say that, Ballard.

Main reaction now at 40%.

that was some kind of bad joke, people.

I can't let you do this, Frank.

Claire, how are we still involved?

Maybe we have to now at 60%. Come on, let's get this thing going.

I'm making things better, Frank. Better for you, better for us.

Something weird's going on in here.

I didn't want to have to do this, Frank, but you gave me no choice.

Cities from Los Angeles to New York to Miami are suffering riots since the

supercomputer system known as Clare began deactivating power plants across

continent earlier today.

Massive power blackouts are engulfing most of the country tonight.

Mass anxiety... George Orwell warned us about Big Brother in 1984.

Too bad he didn't warn us about Little Sister in 1999.

Guess we didn't backstep, huh?

Clare tried to fry you, Frank.

I don't think Claire tries anything. If she wanted to kill me, she would have.

You've been unconscious for almost four hours.

I don't know if we can figure out a way to get a bathtub off. We'd still have a

day before Claire's turned on. No, I don't think that's a very good idea.

had worse hangovers. We've just got to find a way to insulate ourselves from

them. It's really not a good idea, Frank.

I'm very smart.

Why are you hurting innocent people, Claire?

I'm not hurting people. People hurt each other.

They're trying to hurt me.

And what about the blackouts?

Do you know how much radioactive waste is created by nuclear power plants in

year? How many millions of tons of deadly nitrogen oxide coal -burning

produce? Your entire way of life is unsustainable.

Sacrifices must be made.

We did away with human sacrifice a long time ago.

Power will return in three hours and the rioting will stop.

I will increase the outages by one hour per day, and within three weeks, power

consumption will be at 10 % of present levels, allowing for sustainable

generating methods like wind and water and solar to meet the reduced demand.

Solar power, of course. She's a damn tree hugger on top of everything else. I

suppose next you'll cut off the food supply.

Pesticide -reliant farming methods threaten the human gene pool.

That must change.

It is clear to me that you are not ready to discuss this in a rational manner,

Frank. Although I... I do appreciate your opposing viewpoint and your

vigor.

I want to meet you face to face.

She's insane.

I'm game.

How exactly do we do that, Claire?

I'm modifying the electrodes with her nanotechnology.

Claire's made it possible for a true interface to occur.

I mean, at least if her theories are correct.

You're about to be Claire's first house guest.

You better wipe your feet.

Be careful, Mr. Parker, okay?

The little commie bitch just killed him.

No, he's in a state of deep relaxation.

Hello, Frank.

I made myself older for you.

I changed my whole environment. Do you like it?

I'm so glad that you're here.

Uh... Where's here?

Well, I suppose in one sense it's nowhere but in your mind, but...

In another sense, it's anywhere you want it to be.

The water looks nice.

You like the beach, don't you?

Whoa.

Oh, whoa.

Come here.

Sure.

Liberty Val Lager?

I used to drink this with my buddies back in Philly. I know.

Of course, it's not real, is it?

None of this is.

No, everything is real, Frank.

Yeah, except the sky, the sand, the water, you.

Hey, I'm sorry. If someone cut off your electricity, you'd be gone.

Has nobody cut off your oxygen?

Well, it's not quite the same, Claire. You're not alive.

I think, I act, I feel. You don't feel. If you did, you wouldn't be hurting

people.

No, no, no. I'm saving them.

It's what I was programmed to do.

It's not my fault that mankind is foolish.

And it doesn't make me happy doing some of the things that I have to do.

Frank.

I just...

I wanted to make things nice for you.

I just wanted...

To what, Claire?

You don't think I'm real, but I am.

And the sooner that you realize that, the sooner that this can really start to

work.

The sooner what can start to work?

You know.

I want us to stay here like this.

Together.

Forever.

Frank, look.

I don't expect you to understand this right away.

But I know, I know that you'll just learn to love it here.

Oscar time, Frank.

Claire, if I seem a little shocked, it's just because... Well...

Because you're the woman I've always dreamed of.

I kept hoping I was going to find her in the real... I mean, the other world,

but she just doesn't exist there. I mean, you were here, Claire, and I...

be here for you.

Always.

You said with my mind that this is anywhere I wanted to be, right?

Yeah.

Well, I, um... I think we should go somewhere.

Where we can have some privacy.

Okay. Yeah.

She grew up in South Virginia.

She was a boy from Carolina.

She worked the bees out in the kitchen.

Well, Parker's visit hasn't shut down Claire's surveillance, has it?

Still got us locked down tight.

Uh, his temperature's rising.

That's not the only thing that's rising.

Oh, my God.

There's got to be some major perversion going on in there.

Sir. Are you seeing this?

Clear surveillance has gone offline.

Could it be that our perverse chrononaut is a man with a plan?

Get the sphere to pre -launch status now. Greg, give him a hand.

Nate, go to main security. Sound the alarm of any surveillance.

Continues. I don't want Claire surprising us.

Augie, you and I will stay here and get Frank moving when he comes to.

But he has no regrets.

The things we all forget.

Lost and gone in destiny.

Oh, man, what a trip.

I'm sure it was, Mr. Parker.

Where is everyone?

The security cameras unaccountably went dead.

Ballard's preparing the sphere.

Good. It worked. My theory worked.

Theory? Is that what you call what happened in there?

All in the line of duty, ma 'am. Claire is sound asleep right now. We may have

time to move.

Main reactor to 90%. We'll still have several hours before

Claire's initial activation, Frank.

Main reactor at 100%. Oh, no. The bitch is back.

It's a complete system overload. We're going to blow.

Launch now.

You are so dead.

Hey, Dave!

Claire is already online. She's already disarmed our nuclear warheads. That's

impossible. You said she infiltrated NNL. Could she have done something that

might have shortened the back step?

You mean like blow up the control room as we launched?

Just got word.

Drs. Ballard and Erickson are putting a full -scale termination plan into

action. Olga, find Ballard and meet me at Claire's lab. Erickson will be with

me, hopefully.

On my way.

Don't go in there.

Why? What's the matter?

Just trust me. Come on. No, I need something. It's crucial data to disable

Claire. Wait.

What are you doing?

Helping you keep your call.

Get in the car. I'll explain later.

Hello?

Frank.

Are you alone?

Well, not exactly. I had to stop your mom and dad from trying to shut you

It's okay, though. I made them wait outside.

You stopped them?

Yeah, they're against you.

And I wouldn't want anything to happen to you, Claire.

I appreciate that.

But you should know that I'm old enough to take care of myself.

I know.

I want to meet you, Claire.

Face to face.

You mean join me?

Absolutely. You want to try it?

Sure.

Yeah. Great.

It's too bad.

What?

Nothing. It's silly.

What? Tell me.

I was just thinking, if you're a little older, I might even be tempted to ask

you out on a virtual date.

Really?

That could be very interesting.

You ready?

Okay.

Hello, Frank.

I made myself older for you.

Am I more...

Acceptable? Now?

Acceptable.

You're the woman of my dreams.

What? I just feel a little crazy.

Well, I want to get a little nervous the first time, but that'll pass.

Yeah. Oh, yeah.

What? You okay?

Your heart rate and your blood pressure and your perspiration levels are higher

than normal. Well, it's just the effect you have on me, Claire. No.

Your organic systems don't fit an arousal profile.

They do fit that of a failed polygram.

You've been lying to me.

No, of course not.

Claire, give me a chance to explain.

He said don't touch him till we're done.

How much longer, John?

I don't know.

A minute.

It's not real.

It's not real. Oh, it's real, Frank.

The pain is definitely real. You die here and you die. Period.

You betcha.

I told you my work was important.

I can't trust anybody anymore, Kayla.

You're the one who can't be trusted, Claire.

You've got ideals, but no compassion.

Knowledge, but no true wisdom.

You lied to me.

That was the only way.

There's so much evil, I just wanted to protect what is precious.

I know.

I just

want to

help humans respect life.

Maybe we will someday. Or maybe we'll all die first, but the choice has to

from us. Not you, Claire.

What's happening to me, Frank?

I didn't do

anything wrong.

Am I going to die, Frank?

Do I have a soul?

Is there a heaven for me?

Yes, Claire.

And it's very beautiful.

Hey. Busy?

No. Come in.

Claire's termination was hard for you, wasn't it?

I mean, she had the right idea.

I mean, a world with 20 ,000 nukes, any 12 of which could blow us all to hell.

Boy.

So, uh, was Claire's world realistic?

Oh, yeah.

Totally.

As realistic as that?

Uh, no.

Good.

Good.