The Bubble Bursts Eve

I found a strong signal and couldn't hack in.

-Is this to do with you?

-Negative.

Tedaco L Seven.

A nuclear reactor.

Eve, did you do this?

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-'Uploading Protocol Zero.'

MUSIC: Eve Theme

SHE SIGHS

We've thrown everything we've got at the Tedaco breach.

I've had all my top people on the job

but they've come up blank.

So I thought I'd try you.

Thanks(!)

We were locked out of sector L Seven for half an hour.

Our largest nuclear reactor was completely under the control of...

whoever.

They could've triggered a core meltdown.

Don't even talk about it! Our share prices would NEVER recover.

Find out who did this.

How they did it.

And why.

Phew...

KNOCKING

Go away, Abe.

Hey, Sis.

Not now, Abe.

"Eve nuclear weapon"?!

What do you want?

Dad's got his hernia operation tomorrow.

I know, but...you don't need to worry, he's going to be all right.

Oh, sure HE will. But what about me?

I've got to deliver papers to the whole estate by the end of the week.

So?

So, Dad usually delivers them for me.

But Mum says he has to rest up.

Can you help me, Sis?

You want ME to help you

with your after-school job because Dad can't(?)

Ah, there's a reason they call you the family genius.

Get - and we both know where this sentence is going

but I'm extending it for emphasis -

out.

You do know you're being mega-paranoid about Eve, right?

She's a super-advanced robot with powers unknown to human science.

Who knows what she's capable of?

I broke it.

It's all right, it's just a bubble.

But I liked it and now it's gone.

Where did it go?

It's fine. I can make some more, look.

How does it work?

Here, you have a go.

What do I do?

You just...

-Oh.

-HE LAUGHS

Yeah, I forgot,

you don't breathe.

I do not require oxygen...

but I wanted to make bubbles.

WATERY CLINKING

Try this.

Beautiful.

HE SIGHS

OK, watch and learn.

Check for dogs.

Approach house.

Locate letterbox.

Lift flap.

Insert newspaper.

Think you're up to the job?

I will try.

OK.

Show me what you've got.

Nice.

Don't rush it.

Ease it through.

Perfect. And that's training complete. Congratulations, partner.

Deliver these to the whole estate.

If you run out, come back and get some more.

See you later, partner.

Yes!

Look, I know Eve can be, you know, unpredictable,

but she's not dangerous.

Will, look at this.

-NEWSCAST:

-'Calimov Systems, who own and maintain

'Tedaco nuclear power station,

'have appealed for calm

'after an unknown hacker managed to seize control

-'of the reactor core...'

-Last night, Eve hacked into a power station.

She just took control of the reactor core.

-'..Calimov maintain...'

-What makes you think it was Eve?

The message I found yesterday. Remember?

It definitely came from Eve.

And she denied sending it.

Well, maybe because she didn't.

Why can't you just trust her?

Because we know nothing about her.

Well, you might not, but I do.

Nobody should be able to hack into the Tedaco system.

Mary Douglas HERSELF designed it.

Have you still not managed to find her yet?

I keep sending messages, but...nothing.

We have to find out what Eve's capable of.

You really think she did this?

No, of course not. It's just Lily's being paranoid.

But we've got a load of questions for Mary anyway, right?

I have delivered a newspaper to every house on the estate.

Nice one.

What should I do now? Are there more papers to deliver?

No.

But there could be.

You don't get tired.

You could work all night!

We could expand the business.

This could be MASSIVE.

I've got to make some phone calls. Stay here.

"Human waste and greed are destroying the planet.

"The polar icecaps are shrinking, so are the rainforests.

"Ways to save the world - switch it off."

CHEERING ON TV

CLICK

Eve, what did you do that for?

To save the world.

Save the world?

From what?

Global warming. Flooding. Ice ages.

The long-term disastrous effects of climate change.

Oh...

that.

We can all help to save the world by using LESS power.

Right...

Er, Eve...

Tedaco L Seven, does it mean anything to you?

Does it?

I have no record of Tedaco L Seven in my databanks.

ELECTRIC BEEPING AND WHIRRING

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Protocol Zero activated.

All other instructions and protocols subject to system override.

Execute Protocol Zero.

BEEPING

MENACING MUSIC

Eve?

What are you doing in my room?

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Initiating system override.

Eve?

SWITCH CLICKING

REVERBERATING BUZZING AND BEEPING

Protocol Zero executed.

Will?

RUSHING WATER

Argh!

Will, are you OK?

No, I'm not. The shower's freezing. Why did you switch the heater off?

I didn't. Did you unplug my alarm clock?

No.

Eve.

PHONE BUZZES

It was really scary.

Her eyes were all like scrolling through computer code.

And she said something about Protocol Zero

and a system override.

Wh-What does that mean?

I don't know.

Ask HER.

Oh, Eve.

Lily said you was in her room last night.

Was I?

Yeah. You were acting all messed up and talking about Protocol Zero.

What is Protocol Zero?

I don't know, you're the one that said it. Like this.

-MIMICS EVE:

-Protocol Zero executed.

My database has no record of these events.

Are you calling me a liar?

No, but...

But what?

But...

Are you sure you wasn't dreaming, Lily?

I know when I'm dreaming and when I'm not.

All right, you just...

We need to sort this cos I don't want to have to...

choose between you both.

YYou know what I mean, don't you?

Yeah, I do.

I'll go then.

Oh...

DOOR SHUTS

KNOCKING Will?

Oh, Dad.

Yeah, sorry, it's just me.

Um, so I...I just wanted to say that they've confirmed my appointment

and, um...

well, I'm off to the hospital now.

OK. See you later.

Lils, I don't suppose there's any chance of a hug?

Dad, it's just a hernia operation.

It's not like you're going to die or anything.

Yeah.

You know, I have heard that

some daughters like to give their dads hugs.

And even if they're not dying. Huh...

You are SO needy. I'll hug you at the hospital, OK?

Are you coming with me?

I've got nothing better to do.

What if those things did happen and...your memory didn't record it?

It is impossible for me to forget anything.

But what if something went wrong?

My entire system would have to malfunction simultaneously.

So, it could have happened then?

Eve?

ELECTRICAL WHOOSH

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Initiating system override.

Eve, what are you doing?

Override activated.

Eve?

HE SIGHS

Eve!

Eve, stop!

It's me. Where are you going? What are you doing?

Protocol Zero active.

All other protocols suspended.

But don't go in there, it's a substation.

It controls the power for the whole estate.

Argh!

ELECTRICAL BEEPING AND FIZZING

Execute Protocol Zero.

RAPID ELECTRONIC BEEPS

WHOOSHING

ELECTRICAL WHOOSHING AND THRUMMING

-Eve!

-ALARMS BLARING

Wh-What was that?! You did something to the substation.

-NORMAL VOICE:

-What?

I need to get you out of here now!

ELECTRICAL FIZZLING AND CRACKLING

BRAKES AND TYRES SQUEALING

HORNS BLARING

ELECTRONIC CLICKING AND FIZZING

BEEPING

SYSTEM POWERING UP

PHONE RINGS SHE SIGHS

Doctor Calvin speaking.

-'There's been a power outage.'

-What?

How could that happen?!

BEEPING

CLUNKING

SYSTEM POWERS UP

-What's wrong? Why are you so upset?

-SIRENS WAILING

The power's out all over town. Somehow you did this.

But I have no record of...

I saw you.

All my actions are recorded and backed up.

Not this one.

It's this Protocol Zero thing.

It makes you do things and then you forget them.

You're being worked by a remote control.

Like a machine?

Yeah. Like a machine.

All this because of interference at one substation?

-No, that's impossible.

-Thank you, yes!

There are too many impossible things happening to this company.

Have you found anything on the Tedaco breach yet?

Well, I've isolated the vulnerability

-that the hacker targeted.

-Good.

Now find the source.

Someone is running a targeted campaign of sabotage against us.

And we have to stop her.

Oh...

looks like they might be ready for you.

Right, then.

-Can I have that hug now?

-Yeah.

And don't worry, Dad, I've looked it up online.

-The chances of fatality are less...

-I don't...I don't want to know.

You'll be OK, Dad.

-Promise?

-I promise.

You total and utter wimp.

-Thank you.

-PHONE RINGS

Oh, sorry, I know phones aren't allowed in here.

PHONE BEEPS

-Here goes.

-OK.

VOICEMAIL BEEPS

Lily, it's me. You were right about Protocol Zero.

There's something wrong with Eve.

She's just caused a massive power cut at the...

Yet more stock for many, many clients.

Call me back.

Abe, where's Lily?

Hospital. Dad's operation today.

-But the power's out all over town.

-Not at the hospital.

I suppose they've got an emergency generator.

ELECTRICAL WHOOSH

Well, if you see her, can you tell her I'm...

sorry and I really need to talk to her.

ELECTRICAL BEEPING AND WHIRRING

Are you OK, Robogirl?

Eve, no! Stop that.

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Initiating system override.

-What's wrong with her?

-She's doing it again. Eve!

Override initiated.

Eve!

-Where'd she go?

-She heard us talking.

The generator! She's heading for the hospital.

-I need to borrow your bike.

-Well, if you're going to rent it

from Abe Watson Delivery Solutions, I can do you a deal for...

-Hey!

-I'm sorry, it's an emergency.

Emergency rates are double!

Have you found her yet?

You mean the hacker?

You know who I mean.

There's only one person good enough to hack our system.

The person who designed it - Mary Douglas.

Mary? Why would she do that?

Revenge.

-To get at me.

-No.

I know her, she would never put lives at risk.

Grow up, Nick.

This is war - she'll do whatever it takes.

BEN: 'Lily, it's me. You were right about Protocol Zero.

'There...there's something wrong with Eve.'

Eve?

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Analysing energy consumption.

Energy consumption unacceptable.

Preparing to remove power from hospital.

No, Eve, please don't do this.

Look, my dad's in surgery. If you mess with the power, it could...

Connection point located.

Eve!

Eve! Eve!

Eve!

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Connection with source established.

Protocol Zero executed.

Eve, stop!

Generator shutdown sequence initiated.

Eve!

Lily. Lily.

Are you all right?

-ADULT ROBOTIC VOICE:

-Shutdown complete in ten, nine, eight...

Eve, don't do this.

Eve.

Shutdown in seven, six, five...

Eve, look at me.

This is a hospital.

There are people on life support.

If you shut down this generator, they'll die.

Four...

She doesn't understand.

..three, two...

Remember them bubbles?

You said they were beautiful.

You didn't mean to break 'em but you did.

And now they're gone forever.

You can never get them back.

Well, that happens to people, too.

They'll be gone forever.

Lily won't have a dad any more.

-Do you want that? NORMALLY:

-No!

Well, then stop this. You're the only one who can.

One.

Look at this.

What am I supposed to be looking at, exactly?

Here and here.

Those are readouts from before the security breach.

There was a series of disastrous malfunctions

in the core cooling mechanism.

-And they went completely undetected by our systems.

-Yes.

Whoever hacked into the reactor core

managed to avert a major catastrophe.

She must have shut herself down to protect the hospital.

I know.

We need to get her out of here.

So...

our mysterious hacker is some sort of guardian angel?

You've got the report, you can see for yourself.

SYSTEMS POWER ON

Finally.

PHONE BEEPS

I have to go home.

My...niece has been taken ill.

ELECTRICAL WHIRRING

Will. Will!

Eve!

-Will.

-Are you OK?

I don't know.

I don't understand what's been happening to me.

Whoa!

Mary. You got my message. Where are you?

I can't talk for long, but I need to tell you that I have been

sending regular upgrades to Eve ever since she first came online.

And has she known about this?

No.

Well, it messed up her memory.

I meant well.

Protocol Zero was a new primary directive I created

to protect planet Earth.

But I miscalculated. The installation was faulty.

It won't happen again.

Ma...Mary?

I'm sorry, I can't stay on this channel any longer

without being detected.

Look after her for me. Please.

Mary?

Who was that woman?

Um...

Your mother.

-Hey, Mr C.

-Er, where do you think you're going?

Er, just going up to hang out with Eve and Will.

Not until you've sorted this lot out.

What...?

Eve was supposed to deliver this.

It's not my fault she went all Protocol Zero on me.

Well, that is the downside of being the boss.

The buck...

stops with you.

Off you go.

Unbelievable.

-Lily...

-If you apologise one more time...

-But she could have killed you.

-Well, she didn't.

And she did save the hospital.

-From herself.

-Still counts.

You know what, you were right.

We have no idea what she's capable of.

We don't know anything about her.

'You're not my father, Nick.

'You can't tell me what I can and can't do.

'From now on, I do what I want when I want.'

What am I, Nick? What am I?!

If Mary was building Eve for the military,

she could be some sort of weapon.

I expect results.