Giving Up the Ghost Eve

I brought you these. White flowers are for forgiveness.

How would you feel about me moving closer to you,

so we could see each other more regularly?

Eve, you know me.

Eve, you said you loved me.

How can I be in love, when I don't know what I'm in love with?

I couldn't stop thinking about her. That's why I came back.

What are you doing to my boyfriend?

That's him!

Eve, Eve!

Dad said we can't go in there.

-Adam's in there.

-Eve.

MONITOR BEEPS

-Please help him.

-Wait here.

They'll do everything they can.

Is he going to be OK?

HEART MONITOR FLATLINES

DOORBELL RINGS

How is she?

She read that baking is a coping mechanism for grief.

Right.

Any news about Mary?

Hi, Lily. Muffin?

Eve, I think you've used salt instead of sugar.

I mistook one thing for another.

Now everything is ruined.

Zac!

The door was open, so...

Why are you here, Zac?

For you.

Look, Eve, I'm so sorry about Adam.

I really am.

But I think I can help.

How?

Well, you thought Adam was me, right?

-That is correct.

-Well, I'm still here.

And I still think we could have something.

When you're ready. If that's what you want.

I came back for you, Eve.

DOORBELL RINGS

Please.

Just give me a minute.

Cain.

He was just leaving.

Hey, Roboslayer. What are you doing here?

Don't ask.

They're still mad, huh?

You know, I think I could help you.

Cain panicked. It was an accident.

That was Cain? Did he have the EMP?

I'm guessing it'll be back with his dad now.

Yeah, well, that's not a good thing.

Hey, guys. I've got the best idea to cheer you up.

You know, take your mind off what happened.

How about a ghost hunt?!

Using Calimov technology, we can take your little EMP toy

and turn it into something much more useful.

Expand the range and the power.

No, listen.

Technology is new and... and...and unpredictable.

We shouldn't mess around with things we don't understand.

It's never stopped you before.

And we have no intention of messing around.

We don't want to anger Mary Douglas.

We want to annihilate her as a threat.

Can you promise a more powerful long-range EMP that will

destroy all Mary Douglas's technology?

-We can't build that.

-Yes. We can.

Give us the location and we'll supply the tech.

Mary moves around a lot,

but our sources have details of all her safe houses.

The plan is to take them all out.

Simultaneously.

Then you're going to need some serious kit.

Can you deliver?

-If you can.

-Then we have a deal.

I'll handle him.

I'll be in touch.

Some people believe that, when life ends, ghosts live on.

But what is a ghost?

Er, well, it's... it's like your soul.

What is a soul?

It's your, er...personality.

The body is the hardware and the soul is the software.

-Yeah.

-It makes everything work.

-Do you think artificial people have ghosts?

-Maybe.

So Adam could have one.

And, if he has a ghost, I could see him again.

I could say goodbye.

Could I not?

-I want to go ghost hunting, so I can see if they exist or not.

-Abe.

Eve isn't going anywhere with you until you tell me

-why you want to go there.

-I...

-The REAL reason.

Like I said - to cheer up Eve. I'm all heart.

I don't believe you.

Oh, come on, Will! That's not the spirit. Get it?

-Spirit! Ba-da-boom!

-Have you forgotten what's just happened?

Yeah, and are we going to sit around moping about it all day?

He's got a point.

-Come with us, Will.

-No, thanks.

-You're scared.

-No, I'm not.

-Well, then, prove it.

-Yes, Will. Prove it.

We simply cannot build those things. What if Eve...?

-Eve will be perfectly safe as long as she stays out of the way.

-Thanks.

But why take the risk?

Because Mary Douglas is out to destroy me.

And I'm going to deal with her, whatever it takes.

Eve told me she caught you experimenting on Adam.

Trying to take him apart.

I had to. He was under Mary's control.

Really?

He tried to take your precious Eve. I stopped him.

You should be grateful.

We need to work together to stop Mary - for good.

-No.

-What?

Not this way. One death is enough.

-SHE SCOFFS:

-What do you mean, death?

He was just an android.

-OK.

-HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

I'm done, Katherine.

Finished.

I'll build the EMPs with or without you.

Good luck with that.

OWL HOOTS

With visitors reporting more than 100 ghostly sightings a year,

my calculations indicate this is the most haunted site in the area.

Oh, sweet!

An old woman lived here, but one day, she was found dead.

But her pet dog waited for her to return.

Some say he remains to this day -

guarding his mistress against intruders.

BIRDS CAW

We're doing this for Eve, remember?

-DOOR CLOSES

-Hello?

Hello?

Hello?

"Out with Eve."

Will.

HE SIGHS

HE EXHALES

DOOR CREAKS

Over the years, many people have spent the night here

and reported seeing a dog sitting at the end of their bed.

And on a dark night,

the sound of barking can be heard for miles around.

BARKING

Eve, that's a real dog.

I do not detect any canines in the vicinity.

-WAH!

-Ah!

See, he is scared.

Humans aren't scary. So why are ghosts?

Abe, I'm not scared. You just made me jump.

All right, well, prove it. You can go first.

What? You want me to...?

-Come on, yeah.

-OK.

I'm not scared, you just made me jump.

And for you. Zac.

CREAKING

VOICE ON RADIO

What's that noise?

A radio.

Well, who turned it on? We're all here.

-A ghost.

-No, wait! Eve!

Eve.

Eve. Eve!

RADIO CONTINUES

Come on, this is freaky stuff.

Why do you want everybody to be freaked out, Abe?

I don't.

Look. That thing's ancient.

-It's probably just a loose connection.

-Exactly.

RADIO STOPS

-Well, how about we check out the rest of this place?

-Yes!

Splitting into groups will give us a 63% better chance

-of achieving our target.

-Good plan!

Adam and I will cover upstairs.

Zac - Zac and I will cover upstairs.

-You OK?

-I think so.

I don't know.

-I've never felt like this.

-Eve, it's OK to feel sad.

I was the same when my grandma died.

But you'll feel better in time, I promise.

I just want to say goodbye.

Come on.

Caravan 999.

Great British Fry Up?

HE SIGHS

Pulling a sickie, Nicholas? Very naughty.

-Rebecca!

-I always told you the plant pot was a security risk.

HE GASPS

HE LAUGHS

CREAKING

CREAKING

-This is so stupid.

-Well, it's what Eve wants.

-BOOK SLAMS

-Ah! Don't do that, please.

-You're scared, aren't you?

-No, I'm not scared. It's just...

This place really freaks me out.

And I think that something's watching us.

Nothing's watching us, Will.

See? This is weird.

Come on. Let's go and find the others.

LOCK BREAKS

-Oh, no!

-HE EXHALES

Another visitor woke in the middle of the night to find a woman

watching him sleep. Then she disappeared.

Eve, enough of the ghost stories.

You called me Adam.

-Did I hurt your feelings?

-I'm worried about you.

I don't think you're safe here right now.

-In the haunted house?

-In Green Park. After what happened with...

Do you remember when we first met?

At the Halloween party?

You...you said you'd love to see my country.

So let's go.

You and me. A trip to Cuba.

WHOOSHING

Thank you.

So, um, where are you staying?

The other side of town. I was going to ask if Will could help me unpack.

-I could use a hand.

-I'm not sure when he'll be back.

-But I...

-Um...oh! Hmm!

Don't give up your day job!

You know, most people make sure

they get another offer of employment BEFORE quitting.

Katherine went too far this time.

When does Katherine Calvin ever not got too far?

She's working with Gwenlan.

They're building this new EMP with a longer range.

These EMPs - they destroy all technology, right?

Yes.

-What about Aurora?

-I don't know.

I think so.

So...you see why I couldn't stay.

Yes.

All the same, you are going to have to go back.

-Why?

-I know Katherine. She's going to build this thing anyway,

so you have to go back to Calimov to stop her.

Before anyone else gets hurt.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Hello?

Guys!

Guys, we're locked in.

Zac! Eve!

DOOR OPENS, HE GASPS

No!

Oh!

RELIEVED SIGHS

-Hey, guys.

-I'm going home.

What...? Wait!

Guys! Just one more room.

BIRDS CAW

How'd you get out of this stupid place?

Oh! It's like a maze!

-EERIE NOISE

-Um, what is that noise?

-Argh! Oh!

-CLOWN LAUGHS

-Did you find a ghost?

-No. It's just that stupid toy.

You look angry, Will.

He looks like he's seen a ghost.

-Ha-ha! Yeah. I'm out of here.

-Good idea.

HOWLING

CLOCK CHIMES

What is that?

Still no canine activity.

So, if ghosts don't exist, explain that, Will.

Let's track the noise.

No, Eve, can we just...wait?

Guys! No, wait! Wait up.

BIRDS CAW

-We should tell them.

-Tell them what?

I'm going on holiday with Zac. To Cuba.

-What?

-What?

Maybe we should wait till we get home to talk about this. With Dad.

UNEARTHLY HOWL

What was that?

-Guys!

-Is that a...?

Wait! No, Zac, don't...

Zac!

SWOOSHING

What are you doing?

It's no ghost.

Cain!

HOWLING ON TAPE RECORDER

You've got to be joking me.

You going to explain this, Abe?

-But...

-Did my brother have something to do with this?

No. No, of course not.

Yeah, well, he said that you guys needed somebody to

act like a ghost for some sort of school drama project.

Obviously, I didn't believe him and I knew that this wouldn't fool you.

Oh, great. There goes my 200 smackeroonies.

Is this all true, Abe?

Yeah.

The local radio station launched a competition

to get evidence on ghost sightings.

-Unbelievable.

-Oh, whatever!

So why did you do this? For the money?

No, of course not.

It was because I wanted to apologise properly to your faces.

And, Will, you can't slam a door in my face.

Look, honestly, I thought that the robot was a danger to you.

A threat. And you're my friends. I just wanted to protect you all.

I know what I did was wrong. And I'm really, really sorry.

Come on!

Er, I think you should get a cab.

-Maybe YOU should get a cab, Abe.

-Everyone in.

What's that?

What?

See, Abe? We were right.

-Er, guys! In the van, please.

-Right, hold on.

Abe, now.

-Just...

-Abe!

HE SIGHS

ENGINE STARTS

Even if I do get my job back, how can I stop them activating the EMPs?

You'll think of something. You always do.

-Mum!

-Hi.

-You're back.

I'm going upstairs to pack now.

She thinks she's going on holiday to Cuba with Zac.

Er, no. She's not!

Actually, is that such a bad idea?

I mean, would she not be safer there,

-especially now you've quit Calimov?

-You... You've done what?

Dad says that I have to go back and live with Mum

until I can be trusted to behave responsibly.

It's so unfair.

-When do you leave?

-Er, Mum's expecting me this evening.

The radio station won't even pay out,

-because I've got no real evidence of the ghost.

-Oh, what a shame.

You know, um, if I could go back in time and change things, I would.

Back in time!

Roboslayer, you're a genius.

I should go.

Let's keep in touch, yeah?

Yeah. I could, um, send you some more stories.

-Yeah.

-OK.

Eve, even if you had a passport,

you still don't know anything about Cuba.

Cuba is the largest island in the Caribbean,

with a subtropical climate and an average temperature of 26 degrees

and it's brimming with vibrant art,

soul-stirring music and villages cloaked in colonial charm.

Robogirl, you've got a reco mode, or something like that,

that records everything you see.

-Correct.

-Could you show us what you saw in the window?

There was definitely a ghost.

Not this again!

Can I have a copy? ..Oh, please, Robogirl! I'm begging you.

WHIRRING

Show me the money!

Look, if you zoom in, you'll see...

Um, could you clean it up a bit?

-Mother!

-Mary.

Nick, come and see this.

Is it a hologram?

I don't think so, no.

It's...it's something...

..something else.

I need to go.

-Dad!

-Just let him do what he needs to do.

I was wrong.

There are no ghosts.

Robots don't have souls.

I don't have a soul.

Well, that doesn't matter, because you'll live forever anyway.

-Why will I?

-Cos you're a robot.

So was Adam.

Hey!

Adam!

Can I have my job back, or not?

Why the change of heart?

Because Mary Douglas is about to get more powerful

than you can possibly imagine.

Why? What's she done now?

Eternity wasn't the only secret project I worked on with Mary.

There was another.

Even more impossible.

Even more world-changing.

It was so out there, I don't think I ever really believed it could work.

But...?

But I think she's cracked it.

And, if I'm right, Mary's going to be unstoppable.

Unless we fight her, together.

Salt and sugar.

They look the same. But they're very different.

So you know I'm not Adam.

I need you to understand that, Eve.

You left me.

When I told you the truth that I wasn't human, you ran away.

-I know. And I'm so sorry, but...

-Adam was there for me.

He fought off Mary to be with me.

I don't love you, Zac.

Hah!

So, er...

..this is really it.

The end.

You're sad.

Would you like a muffin?

I should go.

We could stay friends.

Your survival protocols won't even let me hug you.

Will they?

I could turn it off.

I hurt you.

I don't want to do that any more.

Goodbye, Eve.

DOOR OPENS AND CLOSES

It's...it's going to be all right.

Yes. I believe it will.

PIGEONS COO

Goodbye, Adam.

-Please, Mum! Help!

-Don't worry, love. We'll sort this.

Lily's been arrested for hacking.

Bit too clever for her own good, that one.

I don't think you know how serious this is.

If the police decrypt Lily's laptop,

they will find other things that she is guilty of.

They will find out about me.

I have an idea.

Don't get arrested.

-Please let my friend go.

-You can't be in...

Whatever you think she did, you're wrong!