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F.R.E.D.I. (2018)
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(WATER SPLASHING) (LIGHT MUSIC) (CRICKETS CHIRPING) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (BUZZING) (DOOR CLICKING) (BEEPING) (INTENSE DRAMATIC MUSIC) (DOOR CLANKING) GUARD: We weren't expecting you till tomorrow. BRODY: Well, the timeline's moved up. GUARD: That's why the doc was stressed out. WILLIAMS: Palmer? GUARD: Yeah, she arrived just before you did. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) BRODY: Hey, Palmer? Get out here, where are you? No, no. - No, no, no, no, no, no. - Palmer! (BEEPING) Sir, we got a problem. - Yes! - Home run! We gotta go now. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) (PHONE RINGING) DANNY: So, you decided what you're doing for your science project? JAMES: You mean what you're doing for my science project? Uh, nope. Sorry, bro, you are on your own. And I mean, it better be good, because my regression cell synosteosis is gonna blow Dunkle's mind. A-ba-boom. Yeah. Good. Look, James, are you even listening? Totally. Let me guess, calculating the probability that Natalie will go out with you in a predetermined set of scenarios? Fat chance. Might wanna start running the numbers on last man on Earth. Wait, you can do that? Dude, you're so gonna get Dunkled. She's not gonna flunk me. Last thing that lady wants to see is me falling asleep in her class next year. Dude. You gotta start trying, man. You know, you gotta try harder. You gotta work for it, it's not just gonna come to you, you know? And I'm only saying this because I'm your friend, but... (BOOMING) I mean, come on dude, I can't keep doing everything for you. Did you see that? (ZAPPING) (DINGING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) What? (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (THUDDING) (HEAVY BREATHING) What do you think they're looking for? A dead body? Looking for Kim K.'s talent, I don't know. Let's find out. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (LEAVES RUSTLING) Come on, come on. BRODY: We lost her. WILLIAMS: We can't let her get away with this technology. BRODY: Grant's gonna kill us. Really? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Who do you think they are, dude? I don't know. DEA? FBI, MIB? MIB? Dude, seriously? What? BRODY: Palmer, we just want the device! It's Arachnacorp property, come on! (BEEPING) Execute Motocom Protocol. F.R.E.D.I.: Certainly, Dr. Palmer. (BEEPING) PALMER: You'll be safe here. Whoever they are, they're obviously freaking out over something major. Something valuable. At night? Come on, maybe it's hunters. Maybe it's serial killers. Maybe we should go check it out in the morning. Wow, that's a great idea. Besides, I'm not skipping school tomorrow. Come on, this is crazy. Fine. After, we'll go after. (PHONE BUZZING) - It's my dad. - Oh. I gotta go. Yeah, dude. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (DEVICE BEEPING) (DOOR TAPPING) Ha, Buster, come on. Buster. Oof, you stink. 9:45 on a school night, man. You gotta hear this. Danny and I saw these people. They had flashlights in the woods. Okay? It's probably just someone out for a night run. - But... - I'm sure it's nothing. Listen, I have a early meeting with the bank about the shop, can you get yourself up in the morning? I think I can manage. Or, you know, I can wake you up before I leave. No, thanks. Okay. I'll leave some cash on the kitchen counter, just get yourself a pizza in case I'm running late, all right? Half pepperoni for me, please. You know processed meats have been linked to cancer, right? Right, better make it meat lover's instead. Come on, boy. Lights out by 10. JAMES: Come on. What's up, playa playa? Let's ride. Holla, home skillet. How weird was last night? Insane. I had crazy dreams about it. Was that after or before your dream about Natalie? (LIGHT MUSIC) Morning, boys. Hi, Mr. Miller. Tell your father I got those moving boxes ordered. Will do, thanks. DANNY: Bye. (ROCK MUSIC) BRUCE: Think fast. Later, losers. - Jerks! - Jockholds. So, I'll expect a detailed proposal from each of you by Monday. Don't forget your proposal should include a detailed hypothesis, including an outline of your methods and materials. (LIGHT MUSIC) Any questions? (BELL RINGING) I'll be in the chem lab until 3:15. Here you go. - Um... - You dropped your pencil. Oh, yeah. I didn't steal it or anything, it just came to me. It rolled to me. Right. Okay, well, thanks? Nash, James Nash. Thank you, James. You're welcome, Natalie. Okay, bye. It rolled to me? That was weird. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (ENGINE RUMBLING) Did you find her? We located her car, Sir. Actually that was my idea, Sir. Now why would I care about her car if Ms. Palmer and the device aren't in it? Actually, that was her idea. Oh, no no, do not put this on me. Oh no no no, - don't put that on me - You're the one who said... - I did not say that! - Enough! I want you to go back out and find her. She's not just gonna come strolling... (FOOTSTEPS TAPPING) Well, well, well, you've got some nerve, haven't you? Strolling back in here. What is she doing here, sir? Well, for starters I'd like my car back. That's not happening. TEACHER: We got one more lap, come on! Danny, hold up. Where you going? Um, home? What'd you forget? Wait, you were serious about that? We gotta know what's out there. Of course you were serious about that. Come on, daylight's burning. GRANT: I thought we had an understanding. If I'm being charged with something, I'd like to know what it is. If not, I'd like to go. GRANT: You're not going anywhere until you tell me where the device is. And why would I do that? Because it's mine. That's debatable. Your father commissioned F.R.E.D.I. to save lives, not destroy them. It will save lives, American lives, on the battlefield. You voided your contract and all your rights - to the tech when you decided... - My lawyers don't seem - to think so. - With all the changes that - you've mandated. - What concern is - that of yours? - If it falls into the wrong hands. Tell me where it is! (CLEARS THROAT) What? Lopez managed to restore 78% of the data from the purge, sir. And the device? We're locked in on its tracking beacon. Excellent. (LIGHT MUSIC) So, what exactly are we looking for? Anything. Everything, clues, signs, evidence, whatever. Uh, I'm hungry. No problemo. What do you have in there? Beans, really? A flashlight? Candy. More candy. Rope? I don't even think I wanna know what this is for. Just being prepared. For what, the zombie apocalypse? May I remind you that your house is two football fields that way? Yeah, but not for much longer. Yeah. I, uh, saw the sign. So your dad's really doing it, huh? JAMES: Put it on the market yesterday. So now what? You're looking for buried treasure? Well, uh, let's get to it. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Well, where's the signal? It's going northeast across state line. Huh, that's weird, there's nothing out that way, but, oh no. What do you mean oh no? It just stopped. What do you mean it just stopped? I mean it just stopped. I hope you brought a change of clothes. DANNY: Listen, man. We've been searching for nearly two hours and we haven't found a thing. JAMES: We haven't found a thing yet. DANNY: Look, maybe it's just time we call it a day. Maybe it's time you sucked it up. My mom's expecting me home before dinner, you know how she is. Well, we wouldn't wanna keep your mother waiting. Yeah, like you'd know. What's that supposed to mean? Nothing, dude. You know what? How about you come have dinner at my house tonight. I can have dinner at my own house. Dude, I. I really gotta go. Fine, then go. I can't just leave you out here alone, it's gonna get dark soon. I'll head back when I finish this stretch of the road. All right. Call me if you need me. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (ENGINES RUMBLING) I think I got something. Where's the rest of it? (LIGHT MUSIC) (PHONE BUZZING) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (WIND WHISTLING) This is it. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (LEAVES RUSTLING) I knew it! Whoa. F.R.E.D.I. Buster! Buster, no! Buster. Go, go. What do you do? (BEEPING) I found something. You're never going to believe this. (PHONE BUZZING) I don't know. (BEEPING) That's weird. You must have a power button. (DOOR THUDDING) RANDY: James, I'm home. Great. Let's go, I'm starving. Coming! (BIRDS CHIRPING) Did you find it? Uh, well, actually sir, we found the homing beacon. GRANT: Bring the device back to the lab, stat. Well, actually, sir, you see, the beacon was disconnected from the device. Well, why would you do that? Uh, no, sir, you see, the beacon was separated prior to us finding the device. We suspect that it may have been compromised. All right. Look, I'll have a chat with Ms. Palmer and you two clowns stop messing around and get back here. Show me. (WARPING) (LIGHT COUNTRY MUSIC) Oh my god. Thank god your mother isn't here to see me eat like this. To let her know her number one son Who's ready for a refill? Sure. Nah, I'm good. WAITRESS: Can I get this outta your way? Oh, no, no, no, not. Make a move for his fries you might lose a finger. Thanks for the tip. Listen, um, your mother sent me an email this morning and she and your sister were hoping for a visit from you over the long weekend. I know, she called yesterday. Oh, you spoke to her. Great, great, so you want me to book you a ticket? Can we afford that? Don't worry about that, okay? Meeting with the bank, pretty good I think. - Did you get the money? - No. But they said they would get back to me a loan for the shop. Does that mean we don't have to sell the house? Do we really need that big of a house? Just the two of us? I was thinking maybe an apartment. You know, with a pool, something like that. What about Buster? He's our family. Also a dog. He's my dog, he's my friend. Why can't you figure this out? (PHONE BUZZING) You know the rules, man, no gadgets at dinner. Have we put any more thought into your science project? I was thinking maybe one of those, you know, volcanoes where you pour the stuff in and then it blows up and then most likely I clean it all up. That's kid stuff, I'm in high school now, remember? All right, what's going on? Are you sure there's not something you wanna tell me here? No, it's fine, it's just Danny. He's anxious to get a head start on the weekend. Oh, big plans? Oh yeah, you know us. We're planning to knock over a couple convenient stores in a tri-county crime spree overnight. Maybe boost a Ferrari. Cops should have me home by dawn. I look forward to that. WAITRESS: All done here? Yeah. Anyone like a piece of pie? Apple or peach? Fresh baked today. Oh, you know what? Pack one up to go for me, breakfast of champions. You want one? No, thanks. RANDY: Thank you. I can assure you we're going to have an unmitigated success with this. Yes. Yes, sir. I understand that, dad. So what, oh, yeah, okay, okay, dad. Am I in charge here or am I not? Thank you. So, just go on an enjoy your cup of cocoa and say hi to mom for me, okay? Thanks, bye. (LIGHT MUSIC) Hmm. Coulda sworn. - Hey, what's up? - Hey. Uh, what do you think? The guys at Harvest suggested I get some sort of a business plan, you know, diversify, and thought maybe selling these skateboards in the shop would bring in some new customers. I dunno though. It's minimalist. Yeah, simple. Yeah, that's what I thought so, too. I kinda like it, I think. Anyway, you mind giving it a test ride? - Sure thing, thanks. - Thanks. Yeah, let me know what you think. All right, so listen, I'm gonna search some flights for your trip to Tucson and probably just turning in early. Sounds good. Watch some Netflix and chill if you wanna. That doesn't mean what you think it means, dad. Yeah, that was weird. Goodnight. (LIGHT SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (CAMERA CLICKING) (PHONE RINGING) Dude, seriously, a toy? You're tripping out over a toy? I don't think it's a toy. Okay, did you try to turn it on? JAMES: There's no switch. DANNY: Great, a toy that doesn't work. I mean, where did you even find it? Okay, after you left I found this old hunting blind and I don't know, but it looked like someone was living in it. There wasn't anyone in there but... (BEEPING) There was this sleeping bag and there was this tactical bag and it was in it. That's pretty dope. Yeah, you gotta get over here. BOY: Mom, Luke put paint in my hair! WOMAN: Luke, do not paint your brother! DANNY: I'll be right over. Okay, see ya in a bit. (LIGHT MUSIC) (CHAIR CREAKING) F.R.E.D.I.: Caution, you are at risk for a fall, allow me to assist you. (MYSTICAL MUSIC) What? You can talk? A warning? About what? It thought I was gonna fall. So it's got AI? I guess so. This thing has to be following Asimov's laws. English, professor? Robotics 101, dude. It can't allow anyone to get hurt, it has to obey human command and it has to protect its own existence. Let's see if it's serious. (SMACKING) Wait, what? Hmm. Well, okay, we need to put you in danger again. Maybe we can illicit another warning, wake him up, I don't... Oh, okay. Stand up, stand up. Follow my lead. Okay. (GROWLING) You're gonna die! Oh, I'm gonna die! He's gonna die! - Unless I get saved by... - Unless someone saves him for some reason. (THUDDING) This sucks, it knows we're faking. (SIGHS) What now? Well. How confident are you that this thing is actually trying to protect you? JAMES: I know what I saw. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) What the heck? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (CRICKETS CHIRPING) How much longer are we gonna do this? Until you decide to cooperate. Sir, we recovered 91.1% of the data. What about the other 9.9%? 8.9. What? 8.9%. 91.1% would leave you 8.9% shy of full data recovery. Uh, so now you wanna be helpful? Butt out, Lopez. Yes, sir. So now you're being helpful, hm? It's simple math. There's been some slight data corruption. What do you mean? I'm not sure yet. We won't know until we attempt to execute a protocol or a series of protocols to show how the prototype's capabilities have been affected. So why don't we just let it do something. Hey, fly it back here. Ah, yes, the raven protocol. Great job, sir. Do it. Right away. (BEEPING) All right. Three, two, one. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) What the? F.R.E.D.I.: Activating Raven Protocol. Whoa. Are you seeing what I'm seeing? It's flying. F.R.E.D.I.: Unable to activate Raven Protocol. I will run a self-diagnostic to assess the problem. One moment, please. (BEEPING) (BUZZING) What is that? (NERVOUS LAUGHING) I can't tell if the device has received my command or if so it's able to execute it. (BANGING) Unacceptable! What do we do now? We wait? (BEEPING) Do you think it's like a bomb? Do bombs talk? I don't know, maybe. F.R.E.D.I.: Diagnostic complete. It appears an electromagnetic pulse has disabled my secondary boosters, interrupting long distance flight capabilities. I am unable to return to home base. Where's home base? F.R.E.D.I.: That location is classified. What are you? F.R.E.D.I.: My technology is proprietary. What do you do? F.R.E.D.I.: I am capable of many functions. My priority is to protect human life. What's your name? Your badge says F.R.E.D.I.. Let me guess, classified? F.R.E.D.I.: The correct pronunciation is F.R.E.D.I.. Hi, F.R.E.D.I., I'm James, this is Danny. Sup? Are you lost? F.R.E.D.I.: My directive is undetermined at this time. What does that mean? F.R.E.D.I.: That information is classified. You know what, I'm gonna go on a limb here and say that this thing is a jerkface. Okay, don't make it mad. It could kill you, okay? One beam, slice you in half, okay? That's true. Slice him. What? No. I found you in the forest. Do you know how you got there? F.R.E.D.I.: I was placed in hiding by my creator. In hiding? Who's your creator? F.R.E.D.I.: Someone is approaching. I assess their intentions to be non-hostile. F.R.E.D.I., hide. So what, what, what about, okay. (JAMES HUSHES) Hey, I'm gonna go ahead and turn it in. Danny, I didn't know you were here. Yeah, just helping out my home skillet with some homework. Yeah. - Homework? - Mmhmm. Whatcha studying? - Uh, ge... - Robotics. Robotics. AI, artificial intelligence, pretty complicated stuff, you know? - Robots. - Sounds pretty advanced. Yeah, it's, yeah. - Future stuff. - Very futuristic, you know? All right, Dad, I'll see you in the morning. Okay. Goodnight. Goodnight. F.R.E.D.I.? F.R.E.D.I.: James hides F.R.E.D.I., too. Is F.R.E.D.I. in danger? Oh, well, no, not here. But out there I don't know. F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. will remain here in safety. I think that's a good idea. (PHONE BUZZING) Oh, uh, I gotta go, dude, sorry. What, you're leaving? Now? Well, if I'm not home in 10 my mom will ground me till summer, so. I was hoping we could take F.R.E.D.I. out for a spin, see what she can do. F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. can spin. She can spin! (DANNY CHUCKLES) Whoa, whoa, whoa, F.R.E.D.I., give it a rest. F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. will rest as instructed. Entering sleep mode. This has been a truly incredible day, but I need to go, so. How can you sleep at a time like this? Easy. You should try it. Later! Text me if anything happens. (LIGHT MUSIC) (CRICKETS CHIRPING) We're never gonna have this done by Monday. Night, F.R.E.D.I.. F.R.E.D.I.: Goodnight, James. (F.R.E.D.I. HUMMING) (PRINTER CHUGGING) (LIGHT MUSIC) Good morning, James. F.R.E.D.I.? No way. F.R.E.D.I.: I noticed you were having trouble completing your paper on climate change. I took the liberty of completing it for you. (KNOCKING ON DOOR) Oh, well, one second. F.R.E.D.I., I need you to hide. F.R.E.D.I.: Okay. (PHONE BUZZING) Come in. What was that? What was what? I heard voices. JAMES: Voices? Yeah. (ROCK MUSIC) Uh, it was probably just the radio. Is this not what I wanted Are you kidding me? Come on, it's a complete mess in here. Would it kill you to clean your room, I don't know, every once in awhile? Yes, as a matter of fact, it would kill me. You know how many toxic chemicals are in disinfectant solutions? Not to mention the trip hazard over the vacuum cord. Or the risk of getting tangled in dirty bed sheets. Wait, wait, wait, wait, whatever. Okay, you fix this. We got an open house Sunday afternoon, we'll never get an offer with it looking like this. Fine by me. Hey, this move's gonna be good for the both of us, you'll see. Good for you. Stay here, I gotta get ready for school. F.R.E.D.I.: Okay, James. I'm detecting a reduced serotonin level. Are you feeling okay? Yeah, fine. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) (LIGHT MUSIC) What the? F.R.E.D.I.? Did you do this? F.R.E.D.I.: Affirmative. F.R.E.D.I. did not want James to die. Huh? Would it kill you to clean your room, I don't know, once in awhile? Oh, right, but, that's just a figure of speech, I wouldn't of really. Nevermind, thanks, F.R.E.D.I.. F.R.E.D.I.: You're welcome, James. I wanna keep you safe, so don't forget the ground rules. Remember, nobody can see or hear you. F.R.E.D.I.: Observing your natural habitat will increase my abilities to assist you in maintaining a safe environment. Just as long as you do your observing without being seen. (MUFFLED TALKING) Can see your attention torn away F.R.E.D.I.: Incoming threat detected. What? What's going on? Oh, poor baby's all alone. Let's get him. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) F.R.E.D.I.: Anti-attack mode engaged. Level two defense commencing. Increasing speed, use of safety gear is advised. It's a little late for that now. Whoa! How is he doing that? Dude, go faster. He's getting away. You better not post this. What, come on, this is an exciting day. Just say something. First day in the new ride. Woohoo, freedom! (LAUGHING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) F.R.E.D.I.: Prepare for olly. You know how to olly? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Whoa! Wow. MALLORY: Oh my god, isn't that guy in our science class? F.R.E.D.I.: Laser on. Locked. Activated. (ZAPPING) (TIRES SCREECHING) (SIRENS WAILING) Oh crap! F.R.E.D.I.: Threat eliminated. That was insane. GIRL: Hey, is that that guy? GIRL: The one in Mallory's video? - Yeah, he did a crazy olly. - Pound it, bro. GUY: Man, that jump was sick. Dude, everyone's talking about you. JAMES: Oh really? I hadn't noticed. Yeah. They're saying you jumped 15 feet over a bench and nearly got Bruce arrested. Technically Bruce nearly got himself arrested with a little help from F.R.E.D.I.. Wait, did F.R.E.D.I. go after Bruce? F.R.E.D.I.: It was a defensive maneuver. F.R.E.D.I., shh. You brought that thing to school? I just, yeah, it's fine. It's a half-day. F.R.E.D.I.: Each solar day is exactly 24 hours. Quiet. James, this is bad, okay? Do you not get that? This is some sort of defense bot. People are gonna come looking for it. JAMES: I'm not gonna let them find her and I'm not giving her back. Did you bump your head doing that stupid stunt this morning? I'm just curious. I've never felt better. This is the best day of my life and I don't intend on wasting it. Hey, sweet move, bro. Oh. Hey, you wanna come with me after school to see what F.R.E.D.I. can do? I can't. Me and the science class are raising money for stem camp. So I'm tutoring students after class to help contribute. And I actually wanted to talk to you about who exactly I'm tutoring. JAMES: Yeah, who is it? It's, it's, it's a girl. Well, well, well, nice going, brother. Uh, who is she? Do I know her? Uh. MALLORY: Hey, guys. Hey. See you this afternoon, Danny. DANNY: See y'all. Natalie? My Natalie? It's not what you think, dude. Nice, we gotta go. DANNY: Really? James! (BANGING) (BIRDS CHIRPING) Sir? Look, excuse the interruption, but I've been running some tests on the virtual model of F.R.E.D.I. and um... Move. You've been doing what? Running some tests on the virtual model... Well that sounds like a massive waste of time and resources, isn't it? With all due respect, I think you're gonna wanna take a look at this. - Am I? - Yes. See, right here. So, back in phase one of development we created this um, this virtual model that we can do - some, you know, - Yes. Hypothetic goal testing without any - real work consequences. - Oh. Well, why in the real world would I even care about any of this? It is the question, isn't it? - Yes, that is - Right. A good question and I have your answer right here. See, this is the model for the hydrogen core that the F.R.E.D.I. prototype uses for the fuel cell along with the internal shielding system that we in place for a stabilizing. Well, it appears that the shielding is failing. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) All right, without all the scientific gibberish, just tell me what you actually mean in English. Well, um, see, the lower the numbers go, the faster it drops. We call it the Omega Error. Ooh, the Omega Error. Oh, I do like the sound of that. Has a certain ring to it, doesn't it? Omega Error. What happens when it goes all the way to zero? Oh no, everything within 400 meters would incinerate. (CHUCKLING) Sounds wonderful. - Uh huh, wonderful? - Yes. - Well, it would be... - Carry on. F.R.E.D.I.: Why are we in the forest? I wanted to take you out for a spin. No, no, no, you can stop spinning. Just wanted to see what else you could do. F.R.E.D.I.: I am programmed to do over 10,000 different tasks. Show me. (LIGHT UPBEAT MUSIC) (ZAPPING) Three, two, one! Ready, I'm gonna get ya. (BRANCH SNAPPING) Ow! (BEEPING) F.R.E.D.I.: This won't sting a bit. Whoa! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) All right, F.R.E.D.I., how high can you go? (BLASTING) (LAUGHING) Yes! That was amazing. F.R.E.D.I.: Caution, Omega Error. Power cell depletion, possible source meltdown. F.R.E.D.I.? What is Omega Error? Are you hurt? F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I.'s power cell capacity is depleted by half. Someone is approaching. I will scan the area. Scan complete. I detect two individuals with hostile intentions. Their bioscans are logged in my database. Let's go. BRODY: Hey, Williams, get over here. What do ya got? What is this? BRODY: I don't know, looks like some fort. WILLIAMS: How did we miss this last time? F.R.E.D.I.: I detect an increase in your heart rate consistent with extreme stress. Quiet! (PHONE RINGING) Hello? Sir, is that you? Sir, I can't hear you, you're breaking up. It sounds like you want to release her. Really? Oh, right away. WILLIAMS: What's up? Grant wants to release Palmer. We need to go. F.R.E.D.I.: Okay. Who are those people? F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. previously encountered them during my field trials. Is that where you came from? And don't tell me it's classified. F.R.E.D.I.: I won't tell you it's classified. So tell me. F.R.E.D.I.: I can't. Fine, I'll look it up myself. (ZAPPING) Hey! F.R.E.D.I.: We are likely under surveillance. Searches related to F.R.E.D.I. may be traced to your IP address. I recommend using a public access point for research. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) BRODY: So tell me why we can't just leave her here again? WILLIAMS: The Constitution. - Right. - Enough. I've decided. We're going to let her go. She's not giving us anything anyway. BRODY: Yeah, so just let her go again. GRANT: Exactly. And then I want you to trace her every move. WILLIAMS: Right, because it won't be long before she heads straight to the gadget. GRANT: That's what I'm counting on. (ENGINE RUMBLING) Yeah, you know, that's super helpful. I totally get it now. Yeah, uh, there's a ton of little tricks like that. Here, see these phylum classifications? It looks really overwhelming when you see them all at once, but if you break them down first by vertebrae and nonvertebrae and then by the environments in which they reside it's easier to break them down and attack it that way. - So let's start... - Can I ask you a question? Yeah, of course. Isn't that why I'm getting paid the big bucks? Um, what's the deal with your friend James? I am, I don't know. What do you mean? You know, like is he single, does he have a girlfriend? (LAUGHING) James? I was just asking. You know, for a friend. Nevermind. DANNY: Uh. - So. - Let's uh, let's get back to this. So a lot of these equations look, uh. (LIGHT MUSIC) What was that? Uh, just some kid. Let's get back to these classifications. (KEYBOARD CLICKING) Future robotics engineered design innovation. F.R.E.D.I.. F.R.E.D.I., you're a star. F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. is not a star. A star is a luminous collection of hydrogen and helium held together by its own gravity. Shh, you gotta keep quiet. We're in the library. (PHONE BUZZING) (LIGHT MUSIC) (PRINTER BUZZING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) (MUFFLED TALKING) F.R.E.D.I.: Hi, there. Hi. What's your name? F.R.E.D.I.: My name is F.R.E.D.I.. BOY: Bye, robot. You know, this is a complete waste of time. I been sitting here for like hours and now my butt is numb. I mean, it's not like Palmer's gonna waltz through her front door in broad daylight. Come on! Well, if you hadn't lost her, you wouldn't be on stakeout duty. Well if she wasn't driving like a maniac I wouldn't have lost her. Be patient. Wow, be patient, yeah, okay. I'll show you how to be patient. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) F.R.E.D.I.? F.R.E.D.I.? Where are you? F.R.E.D.I.? F.R.E.D.I.? (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Oh, you mustn't reshelve the books yourself, you'll muddle the system. Let me do it. F.R.E.D.I.. Young man, this is a library, not a racetrack. Yes, ma'am, sorry about that. (ZAPPING) How'd you do that? F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. is equipped with a cloaking device to evade detection in hostile circumstances. Amazing. F.R.E.D.I.: Caution, Omega Error. Current power 45%. Hey, I found a burst of F.R.E.D.I.-related searches originating from an IP address at the public library. I'm headed over there now. Yeah. Bye. Yeah, no, no, you're getting it, you're getting it. Just keep doing, keep doing that. Real simplified. I need to talk to you, like now. Can you not wait until we're done? Come on. No, it's okay, we could wrap up things now. And I could give you guys a ride home in my car if you'd like. You have a car? Sweet. So, where am I taking you guys? Uh, Arachnacorp, it's by the tech complex. Off the freeway and by the pause exit. So a science lab? Uh, it's for a science project. Whole life's a science project. (BIRDS CHIRPING) (KNOCKING) (SCREAMING) Don't do that. Delivery? I have a delivery for a Mr. Brody. Um, I'm Mr. Brody. WOMAN: Tazikis. Tazikis? - Yeah. - Tazikis? That's my favorite. I mean, I don't have any cash on me at the moment so I don't know how I'm gonna pay you. It's been taken care of. It must be the guys at the station. I love those guys. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (ROCK MUSIC) Last Saturday I crashed a car To the rear end of your mode of contention So if I stay at home tonight It's just because I can't get up (BEEPING) No, no, no, no, no, no, no. No. Who's real now, who's breaking down I feel so sleek, I feel contagious I'm down here and you're up there And you got your hands in a bad affair Like a bad affair is a bad affair You've got bigger problems right now And I can't hear you crying out loud What's your business here today, kids? Um, I'm just dropping off... Morning, we're just headed over to scout out the tech park sidewalks for some sweet spots to ride. - I don't think so. - Why? Skateboarding is not a crime. It's a free country. But this is a secured area. Since when? It's just a business park. What's going on? I want you kids to turn this car around and get out of here now. Okay, yeah, we don't want any trouble. Wait a second. You. Me? Yeah, you, Tony Hawk. What's in the bag? Uh, it's just uh, it's just school stuff. I need to see it. We don't want any trouble, okay? Can we just go? Open the bag. I'm gonna unzip the bag. Doing that now. Here I go. All righty, then, on your way. And I don't wanna see any of you here again. Got it? You can count on that. (BUZZING) (LIGHT MUSIC) Why did you lie to that guy? What's going on? Will somebody tell me what's going on? Okay, James? Look, I know this is your thing or whatever. What are we gonna do, man? Okay, listen, I wasn't going to the lab for a science project. I just, I think. I think I found something really amazing and I need to talk to a certain person about it. Are you guys in trouble, is it something dangerous? No. Well, not exactly. - (TIRE AIR HISSING) - Whoa. Great. (LIGHT MUSIC) I have a spare in the trunk. (SIGHS) Yeah, got a spare back here but no tire iron. Or a jack. My dad was just teaching me how to fix a flat tire and I guess I just didn't put any of it back in there. How ironic. And I can't call them because I'm only supposed to be driving to and from school and practice. Don't look at me. My mom will literally kill me if she finds out I'm out here. What about Mallory, can we call her? She's at dance class. Besides, she only has her learner's permit. But I guess I could call Bruce. - No. - No, no. My dad's at his shop. He's not far, he can bring us tools over. All right, let's get this tire. Hey, Dad. I'm with Danny and a friend. We need your help fixing a tire, call me back. So now I'm a friend? I hope so. (PHONE RINGING) Hey, Dad. Where are you and who's car are you riding in? It's a long story, I can explain. F.R.E.D.I.: Tire trouble? (GASPING) Maybe I can help. What the heck is that? Who was that, who was screaming? Uh nevermind, Dad, Auto Club is here, gotta go. No, no, James, don't you hang up on... (PHONE CLICKING) I guess the cat's outta the bag now. Or robots outta the bag. Is that a bad, okay. Is this your robot? Um yeah, I guess so. Her name's F.R.E.D.I.. Who knows about this thing? No one. Just the three of us. And Dr. Palmer, so you can't tell anybody. Excuse me for a second. Who's Dr. Palmer? F.R.E.D.I.: Dr. Palmer is my creator. I received a warning from her advising us to leave Arachnacorp. Warning? What warning? Is this thing dangerous? F.R.E.D.I.: F.R.E.D.I. is not dangerous. My directive is to help people. I can help you. Me, oh, you wanna help me? Do your thing, F.R.E.D.I.. (BEEPING) F.R.E.D.I.: The tire appears to be flat. Do you have a spare tire in the vehicle? It's talking to me. So talk back. Um, I have a spare but I don't seem to have a jack or a tire iron. F.R.E.D.I.: Not a problem. DANNY: Are you guys seeing this? Unbelievable. - No, no, no. - Stop, what are you doing? What's the big deal? Okay, this is amazing. You guys said it wasn't dangerous. I said F.R.E.D.I.'s not dangerous. I don't know about the people who are looking for her. So you are in trouble. We. We are in trouble. Excuse me? Well, actually, now you know as much as we do. Oh no, nope, nope, nope, I'm taking you two and this tin can home now. I'm afraid it's a little too late for that. Oh, go ahead. No, I'm good, I need something a little higher octane. Bad day? I have been on a wild goose chase from one end of this town to the other. Yeah, you wouldn't believe what we've seen at the front gate today. Wrong deliveries, lost interns, nosy teenagers. Nosy teenagers out here? What'd they want? (PHONE RINGING) F.R.E.D.I.: Repair complete. The manufacturer suggests limiting your speed to 50 miles per hour. Thanks. F.R.E.D.I.: You're welcome, Natalie. She's awesome, isn't she? F.R.E.D.I.: Caution, Omega Error. Power cell at 30%. Shield at eminent risk. What's happening? I don't know, it's the second time today. Something's wrong. That's why I need to find this Dr. Palmer. Like now. (BEEPING) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (PHONE RINGING) Yeah? GRANT: I want you to see if Palmer's inside. Okay. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) Dr. Palmer? (DOOR CREAKING) I know you're here. Come on. Come on out. Dr. Palmer? Dr. Palmer, come on! It's Brody. It's your friend. (PHONE RINGING) Is she there or isn't she there? Huh? WILLIAMS: Gotcha, skater boy. You know why I want an answer to the question? Because I want to know how angry I should be with you... WILLIAMS: Sir? GRANT: Hold up. I think you should see this. Yes? I've got a short list of possible locations. Then we'll impart a new one. (CHUCKLING) - Awesome, sir. - How short? Um, three residential addresses. How positive are you about this? Fairly positive. Fairly positive doesn't sound good enough. Very positive, sir. Actually, I'm 100% sure. Very good. Listen, your partner here, Williams, has got three addresses and she's going to text you them to you right away, I want you to meet us there and don't mess this up. Yes, sir, I'm on my way now. Let's go in. Get outta my way. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) You know what I don't get? How did Palmer know where we were? Or that we were in danger? F.R.E.D.I., what can you tell us about the messages from Dr. Palmer? F.R.E.D.I.: Each message was received using a covert messaging system not disclosed in my manualized program settings. So she can talk to you? Like in secret? F.R.E.D.I.: I can receive messages from Dr. Palmer within a 10 mile radius using the covert communication system. So she's close by. Okay, but if that's the case, then why haven't we gotten another message from her? I hope she's okay. So what do we do now? (BEEPING) She's good to go on the lease, just have her sign right there. Hey, Dad. RANDY: Four calls, five texts, three voicemails. I know, I'm sorry. RANDY: You wanna tell me what's going on here? It's a little hard to know where to start. Why don't put this, go ahead in the break room. Not so fast. Who are you? Uh, I'm Natalie. Natalie. Natalie, now there's a name I've heard before. You've heard my name? Is that you I heard screaming? Sure hope it wasn't you. No, no, no, no, no, no sir, it wasn't. Yeah, yeah, that was me. I was just, I was surprised, everything was fine. I mean everything is fine, it's all good, - nothing weird here... - Kay, that'll do. It was nice to meet you. Let's talk. (LIGHT MUSIC) Me and Danny were out in the woods, we were looking for something we saw the night before. I found this little hunting blind and in it was this sleeping bag and F.R.E.D.I. in it so I took it. Think it's not dangerous. And there's this scientist, Dr. Palmer, she has these people looking for her because I was out, think they were gonna take her and use her for evil. Hey, Williams, I'm sending you an update. It's at 16%, that is not good. 16%, okay? Hi, mom. Wait, what? Some officials came to my house asking for me. Driving, um, and her tire went out flat and that's what you heard. (SIGHS) Wow, I can't believe you've been doing all this alone. Why didn't you just let me know? I didn't wanna bother you. Didn't wanna bother me? You know, with the house and the shop and all. Look, I, James, I know things have been tough and I've been a little distracted lately, but I want you to feel like that you can come to me with anything. Even a bazillion-dollar talking flying robot? Yes, even a bazillion-dollar talking flying robot. There's nothing in my life that's more important than you, all right? So do you wanna meet her? Yeah. Look, I really, I don't know about this, okay? I just think that... I know you're scared. It's gonna be okay. No. F.R.E.D.I., this is my dad, Randy. F.R.E.D.I.: Hello, Randy, nice to meet you. Incoming call. From who? F.R.E.D.I.: Dr. Andi Palmer. Dr. Palmer? Hello, James. You must have so many questions, as I do for you, but the time is short and the stakes are high so let's get right to it. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) I got here as soon as I could. Well, this car, I saw it on the security footage when I was viewing the cameras from the lab. Stop! Congratulate each other later. You, cover the rear just in case somebody tries to get away. Come on, let's go. I'll do all the talking. Are you sure this is going to work? I'm sure of it, you'll just have to trust me. Dr. Palmer, I need you to guarantee that these kids are gonna be safe. I'm gonna do everything I can. F.R.E.D.I.'s also here to keep you safe. She excels in risk management in dire circumstances. So ask for her help whenever you need it. Okay, everybody know the plan? F.R.E.D.I.: Three hostiles are approaching. One in the back and two heading for the front door. Stay here. Looks like one really angry guy in a suit and one gal who apparently hates her job. That's Grant and one of his lackeys. They're here for F.R.E.D.I.. It's game time. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Randy Nash, please. Randy Nash? Yes, Cat, you can go ahead and take your lunch, thank you. Welcome to Phat Tire, how can I help you? We'd like to speak to your son, James. James, what about? We believe that he is in possession of a highly dangerous machine. I'm sorry, who are you? It's a matter of national security. Homeland Security. Okay, I'd like to see some ID please. Oh, weapons manufacturing. It's highly classified work. So, what makes you think that James is in possession of this, what? Machine. Machine. How on Earth are we supposed to get out of here without being seen? You're worried about getting busted? You'll be grounded till you're 50. Look, I don't care about that anymore, okay? I just wanna do what's right. Okay, so, what's the plan? F.R.E.D.I.? F.R.E.D.I.: Preparing to send radio message. Voice replication active. Brody? What's up? F.R.E.D.I.: Those kids just took off. They're running north, go catch 'em. Come on, hustle! Nice job, F.R.E.D.I.. F.R.E.D.I.: Thanks, James. All right, let's go. F.R.E.D.I.: Our mission may prove dangerous. First, safety precautions. (BEEPING) Whoa. F.R.E.D.I.: Emergency power down. Oh no, not again. Okay, there's no time for that, go now. This photo was taken outside our facility today. Do you have any idea of your son's whereabouts, sir? Or did he happen to perhaps mention a Dr. Palmer? Hmm, no, couldn't tell ya. She's a highly dangerous individual. Yeah, well, like I said, I don't know anything about her and I'm sure James doesn't either. We would really like to speak with your son now, Mr. Nash. Well, let me get this straight. You come in my shop on a hunch and you wanna talk to my son who's a minor about some missing war machine? Come on. Your lack of cooperation could be considered treason. Don't threaten me. As far as I can tell the only thing you can prove he's guilty of is riding in a car. What's going on? WILLIAMS: Brody, what are you doing? Did you spot them? What do you mean? You said they took off going north. (PANTING) Which way is north again? What, that wasn't me. I didn't say anything. Sir. Not going anywhere. Get out of my way. I'm not moving. Get out of my way. - (ZAPPING) - Seriously? Get out. Let's go. What are you waiting for? Let's go. Really? Wait for me! (DRAMATIC MUSIC) Hey Brody, send me an update? BRODY: Can't talk, we're on bicycles. You're on bicycles? Why are you on bicycles? You know what, forget it, just the numbers are going down, you got, hello? (BELL DINGING) F.R.E.D.I.: The probability of us being captures is 78.6%. Danger, F.R.E.D.I.'s power is rapidly depleting. Protection Protocol's offline. Nice timing. We need to split up. (THUDDING) Time to end this. You, sir, step away. Homeland security. He's just a kid, he's just a kid! What are you doing, he's getting away. Move after him. (BUZZING) Get out. - No. - What? I'm out! I didn't sign up for this. I quit. What do you mean, you quit? You can't quit. You crossed the line. You don't just walk away from me. You're fired! You know what, I can do this alone. You, what's your name? Brody, sir. Come on, Brody. Let's go get this kid. Get out of our way, fat guy on a bike. (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (BEEPING) Dr. Palmer? You made it. Quickly, we don't have a lot of time. They're right behind us. I need somebody to block the door. Just open the backpack. I got it, I got it, I got it. I'm gonna need your assistance. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) (ALARM RINGING) Does that look right to you? I need you to double check those numbers, okay? (SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC) I think they're inside. Door is locked. All right, big man, I want you to open her. Yes, sir. I'm going around the side. (ALARM RINGING) It's going down. It's going down. (SMACKING) What are we gonna do? Follow the instructions while I enter the code. Um, guys? (BANGING) I need another 30 seconds. (GRUNTING) It's at 2%. Do something, come on! Come on, come on, come on, come on. (BANGING) We need to hurry. BRODY: Palmer, we know you're inside. He's coming! It's at 1%. We're almost there. Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop. Done! It stopped. It stopped. It stopped. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) You sure about this? I'm ready. Pull. (THUDDING) Get over here! Give it back. It's not here. It's not here! How many times have I told you that I never lose? Game's over, dark. I'll never give F.R.E.D.I. to you. Oh, yes you will. Come on. Hand it over. Come on. We coulda been somebody together, we coulda been a unit, we coulda been a team. Just you and me. My beautiful little, beautiful little creation. F.R.E.D.I.: Initiating self destruct sequence. Wait a minute. You. You didn't switch this thing off? Here, we're all gonna die. No, we won't. Because some of us are programmed for protection, not war. F.R.E.D.I.: Goodbye, James. (BLASTING) F.R.E.D.I.! Oh my gosh. (CRYING) You destroyed my baby! You and I both know that F.R.E.D.I.'s core was compromised. This is nothing but a failed experiment. You're a failed experiment. I'm gonna destroy you. Hey, boss? We gotta go. Shut up! Don't tell me what to do. Let's get going. I'm gonna destroy you. (LIGHT MUSIC) I thought you just deactivated it. I'm sorry, James. It was too risky. Why would you do that? We had a deal. It was the only way, trust me. - She's gone, dad. - It's okay. - She's gone. - It's okay. - Hi, James. - Hey. Natalie. AI. Where did you find an interest in robots? It's a hobby I picked up recently. He's obsessed. It's kind of cute actually. Well, Mr. Nash, I have to say I'm quite impressed. Thank you. (LIGHT MUSIC) (COMPUTER BEEPING) What? (CHUCKLING) - Whoa! - My man. NATALIE: Okay, I gotta go. I'll see you later tonight. All right, see you later, Natalie. (DRAMATIC MUSIC) F.R.E.D.I.? F.R.E.D.I.: Hello, James. But how? F.R.E.D.I.: Dr. Palmer held onto a prototype of my original design. She downloaded my memory at the chapel. What? This is crazy. F.R.E.D.I.: I'm functioning at 100%. That's amazing. Why wouldn't she tell me or my dad? F.R.E.D.I.: She thought it was too dangerous to reveal my existence. So why are you here? F.R.E.D.I.: Dr. Palmer is in trouble. She needs our help. (TRIUMPHANT MUSIC) (LIGHT MUSIC) When I was just a kid I built a rocket ship Pretend I was flying high to the moon Hanging with the stars Stowing down Mars Riding out a storm in the middle of Neptune I was Earth-bound, feet on the ground But when you're near me I'm up in the clouds You're like a slingshot outta the dark You crash into my heart and I don't wanna come down 'Cause when I'm with you, I'm up in galaxies You got me weak, got me weak in the knees Just thinking I don't ever wanna be free From the pull of your gravity Your centrifugal force, setting my course Got me dancing, oh, oh Saturn's rings, feel the heat falling Into your space in time 'Cause when I'm with you I'm up in galaxies Make me feel like, you make me feel like I'm an astronaut Oh, I'm an astronaut The magic in your touch Cosmic kinda love You take me to another dimension You're pulling me in, tracing your skin You're my little perfect constellation I was Earth-bound, feet on the ground But when you're near me I'm up in the clouds Like a slingshot outta the dark You crash into my heart, I don't wanna come down 'Cause when I'm with you I'm up in galaxies Got me weak, got me weak in the knees Thinking I don't ever wanna be free From the pull of your gravity Your centrifugal force, setting the course Got me dancing, oh, oh, Saturn's rings Feel the heat falling into your space and time 'Cause when I'm with you I'm up in galaxies You make me feel like, you make me feel like I'm an astronaut Oh, oh, oh I'm an astronaut Oh Oh |
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