New Born Eve

Is it nanobots in the system?

'A family has been taken hostage by a group

'of dangerously unstable humanoid robots.'

And I want you to prove that you love me too.

By telling the world she's a robot?

-Stop talking!

-You are no sister of mine.

They've just made you permanent CEO.

What do you have to say?

Nothing.

TV is seen by millions of people?

-I know.

-If I'd done what KT asked,

the world would know what I am.

Yeah. And it would have been a disaster.

They'd have taken you away from us, Eve.

Forever.

There is a tremor in your voice.

Are you angry at me?

No, not at you.

KT.

I don't want to talk about KT.

Come on, Will. Let's go.

Can't we do this another time, Dad?

It is your first day as the new CEO!

Yeah, I know.

It's me who should be running Calimov, me giving the orders,

me taking us into the future with a new vision.

And you are that vision.

And you...are mine.

I love you, Mummy.

Lily, can you help me build a castle?

-No.

-If it's not done by tomorrow, I'm going to be in detention.

-Tough, Abe.

-Aw.

-DOORBELL RINGS

That'll be Cain.

Oh, hi, love! You off out?

-Yeah, thanks, Mum.

-OK.

Oh, here you are, poppet.

-Mum.

-Yes?

I'm supposed to build a castle for my school project.

I want to do it myself, but it's really hard.

And Dad's on his course, so I thought...

You thought you'd ask me?

Thanks, Mum! I've got all the stuff.

Abe, I'm busy.

And I'm way behind after all that robot carry-on yesterday.

Oh, right.

You could give me a hand, you know.

Oh, yeah.

Look, love, this baby's going to be here very soon.

And that means some big changes...

for all of us.

-I know.

-I'm counting on you.

You do get that, don't you?

-Yeah.

-I knew you would.

Right, I'm going to the shops.

You can unload the car for me when I get back, OK?

OK.

The castle originated in the ninth and tenth centuries.

And then she went on about her new baby, again.

It is a mixture of a fortress and a residence for the nobility.

I mean, it's just not fair.

From now on, it's just going to be, "Shush, you'll wake the baby."

"Abe, I'm busy with the baby!"

I mean, what's so special about babies?

That is an interesting question.

I'm just going to hook you up to a scanner,

establish the current state of play with the nanobots.

Can I ask what you're doing, Nick?

Um...

Nothing?

What are you doing, Nick?

Are you out of your mind, rebooting that thing?

Relax. I've restored her to factory settings

and installed a fail-safe program. She's harmless.

Until she goes off the rails again.

Yesterday's events were entirely down to Eve's interference.

She's working perfectly now.

I work perfectly, Nick!

It's too late, Katherine.

Look.

We're on the front page of all of them.

-I know.

-After yesterday's fiasco,

the government are rushing through

new laws banning all experimental AI technology.

Including nanorobotics, apparently.

You need to shut her down.

Nick, if we hide KT away, it's like an admission of failure.

We need to keep her high profile.

I want her deactivated!

Permanently!

Come on, KT.

I have now learned everything about human pregnancy and childbirth.

OK, but did you find out why everybody loves babies so much?

There are many reasons.

They fulfil a biological need to continue the species.

-And?

-Their physical resemblance to family members is appealing.

-And?

-They are pleasant to cuddle.

-And?

-They are helpless.

Helpless?

-Ha.

-So if you want your mother to love you as much as the baby,

she has to feel that her assistance is crucial.

That without it, you might not survive.

'It's only me!'

Is that wee rascal hiding in here?

Right. OK, this should work.

-Back me up.

-You should be giving me a hand!

Oh! Mum, my stomach!

-It hurts!

-You think I'm falling for that one?

Right. Come on, you.

Home.

Abe!

Abe, are you OK?

Of course! He needs his mother's help.

Without it, he might not survive.

Don't talk rubbish!

Help me get him upstairs.

So, why did you bring me here?

It's like going back in time.

Before everything got so complicated.

Are you talking about this place, or...?

Oh.

I thought it would be good to hang out here.

It is. It's amazing, Cain!

Might get the chance to tell you something.

Without interruptions from...

..well, anyone.

-Right.

-Look, I don't want to scare you.

There is another robot out there.

Yeah, I was trapped with some of them at Will's yesterday.

Not the child bots.

I'm talking about another fully functioning, sentient robot,

created by Mary Douglas, like Adam.

No way!

How would you even find out about this robot?

Through my dad.

Price hacked into Mary Douglas's network before she died.

And what else did he know?

Nothing concrete. But it's likely that the robot is living amongst us,

passing as a human.

Can you make my temperature go up?

I do not wish to cause your mother more distress.

You gave me the idea! And I need your help!

You can't let me down!

I've elevated it to 102 degrees.

How are you, poppet?

Oh, you are burning up!

Oh, sweetheart.

-Are you still in pain?

-It's not that bad.

You should be taking care of... Oh! Ow!

Where exactly does it hurt?

Why?

I'm just worried it might be appendicitis.

-Appendi-what?

-Appendicitis.

I had it when I was your age, and this is how it came on.

So where does it hurt?

Oh, here.

EVE MOUTHS

Here. Ow, yeah, here.

-Here?

-Yeah, here, here.

I'm not taking any chances.

I'm phoning an ambulance.

-HE GASPS

-Eve!

I can't believe it.

She's gone out with Cain.

The text said she went to Summerlee.

Since when has she been into a place like Summerlee?

What? What's wrong?

I can't say for sure.

All right, look, we'll take a break.

You, um...

You stretch your legs. I'll grab a coffee.

Lily, it's me. Phone me the minute you get this, yeah?

What are we going to do?

OK. That's sorted.

Now, I'm just going to pack a wee bag for the hospital, OK?

OK. Ow!

OK?

Ohh.

The ambulance guys will know I'm faking.

-Won't they?

-Almost certainly.

HE SIGHS

Well, can you stop them coming?

There is a way, but if I do it there could be undesirable consequences.

I only wanted Mum to love me as much as the baby.

But if she finds out I'm faking, she'll just be mad.

Please, Eve. You're supposed to be my friend.

All right.

I have cut off the power to the traffic lights

for a radius of ten miles.

This will gridlock the area.

Traffic will build up and no ambulance will get through.

Awesome!

OK, KT. You were in that house yesterday.

I need you to show me everything that went on with Will Clarke.

If Mary Douglas did make another robot,

it could be anywhere in the world.

No, I think it's much closer to home.

I think it's got something to do with Dr Clarke.

-Cain, that's crazy.

-Is it?

I mean, there's been two incidents with robots already in that house.

I care about you, Lily.

You need to be careful.

Watch out for anything strange going on in that house.

And I hate to say it, but...

You need to be careful around...

Will!

-Will, what are you doing here?

-You didn't answer my phone call.

Terrible reception out here.

That's why I like it.

We were just going to check out the rest of this place.

Are you joining us, Will?

I'll go get tickets, then.

-Did you get my text?

-No.

But listen, Will. Price know that Mary Douglas has made another robot.

Eve's in real danger.

More danger than you think.

Look.

"Price's hope for the future.

"Cain Birtwistle has distinguished himself

"by destroying a highly sophisticated humanoid robot

"using an EMP device.

"Michael Hoffman, son of the late Lord Hoffman, founder of Price,

"has praised Cain..."

I was going to tell you.

Well, why didn't you, then?

I didn't know how you were going to react.

-OK, well, maybe I did, but...

-Why, Cain?

-Is it because of Adam?

-No!

Look, I've been thinking about it a lot, and I share their views.

I'm against artificial intelligence.

I know that you guys are all for it, but so what?

I mean, we can still be friends, can't we?

I mean, we can, can't we, Will?

Well, yeah, I suppose.

Great. Well, I've got the tickets for the mine shaft.

-So, shall we?

-Fine by me.

Right, let's go.

Are you sure this is safe? Mineshafts can be dangerous.

You're not scared, are you?

HE LAUGHS NERVOUSLY

We need to keep away from him, just in case he gets close to Eve.

No, we need to keep him onside in case he gets close to Eve.

Everything all right, Will?

A traffic jam?

This is an emergency!

Right, OK.

Thank you. Oh.

Oh, what a relief!

Aw.

They're sending a paramedic on a motorbike.

HE MOUTHS

-MRS WATSON'S VOICE: Oh, hello. It's Mrs Watson.

-Again?

-Again.

-I phoned for an ambulance?

-Uh-huh.

You were going to send a motorbike?

-Yes.

-Well, there's no need.

-It was a joke.

-So that was a hoax call?

Not really a hoax call.

It was a humorous misunderstanding.

-Do you realise this is a criminal offence?

-I see.

You could be reported to the police.

-I realise that.

-Do not call again.

No. I won't do that again.

Oh, love.

You're so poorly and I never even noticed.

I feel terrible!

-Don't.

-Do you know, if anything happened to you, I would...

Oh!

-Aw!

-Mum!

Oh!

It's all right. Just a wee pain.

Oh!

A labour pain?

No, probably not.

It'll pass.

You do get false labour pains, you know.

SHE YELLS

THEY BOTH YELL

They aren't fake labour pains, are they?

Come on, Dad.

Pick up, please!

I'll try Lily!

You need to get to the hospital!

THEY BOTH YELL

Lily, pick up, please.

SHE PANTS REPEATEDLY

-Mum.

-What?

Mum, I'm sorry.

What for?

I made it up.

-What?

-I'm not really sick.

Oh, you stupid, stupid boy!

I know, but it's OK, you can relax now, see?

See, I'm OK. I can do star jumps, see?

Look, I can star jump. Mum, Mum, look.

Eve, we've got to do something. What are we going to do?

I have restored the traffic lights, but it will take at least two hours

-for the traffic to clear.

-No!

I need to get to the hospital.

The roads are blocked, remember?

What about the motorbike?

Where's the motorbike? Where's the motorbike?

-They won't come.

-What?

They said if we call them again, they would report us to the police.

No. Oh, no.

Do not panic. I will deliver the baby.

SHE YELLS IN PAIN

THEY BOTH YELL

-You?

-I researched childbirth this morning.

Remember?

Eve.

Eve, stop it.

This is amazing.

Oh, yeah, the good old days,

working in appalling conditions for hours on end.

Look, Will, what's your problem?

If you must know, Cain, I'm wondering

why you want to hang out with us.

-Will!

-If you must know, I'm just looking out for Lily.

And why would she need you to do that?

Hang on a sec, Mary Douglas's robot came to your house.

The Calimov robots came to your house.

And Lily lives right across the street from your house.

So, what?

You're protecting her from me?

All I'm saying is that if you care about her, you back off.

Cain, I can look after myself.

And, Will, will you lighten up?

We're supposed to be having fun.

Eve! Eve!

Eve, stop!

-Are you OK?

-I want Viv.

Where's Lily?

Stop! Eve, wait!

What's with all that freaky robot stuff in front of my mum?

She needs help.

It is a protocol clash.

What do you mean she needs help?

I scanned her. The baby is in the posterior position.

She should have a doctor or a midwife.

Is there a doctor that lives round here?

Yes. Dr Thompson, just four streets away.

Well, go, go, go. Wait, stop!

What about my mum? What do I do?

-What do I do?

-You must keep her calm, and yourself.

Deep breaths in. Slowly, slowly,

hold. And out.

I'll be very quick.

Try and get Lily.

SHE YELLS

Mum.

Tickets, please. Choo-choo!

It's amazing.

Lily! Lily!

Eve rang. It's your mum, she's having the baby.

-What? Now?

-They tried to ring you.

Right, I need to get to hospital.

She's not in hospital. The ambulance couldn't get to her.

-Well, where is she, then?

-At mine, with Abe.

With Abe?

Right, OK.

I need to go. I need to get a taxi.

No, no, you won't get one. Eve said the traffic's jammed for ten miles.

-This can't be happening.

-OK, Lily.

You need to calm down.

I will get you there, I promise, OK?

Faster!

Hurry! Come on!

-Hurry up!

-We're almost there, OK? Pedal faster. Come on.

I found a doctor.

Come on, Cain. Quickly! Mum?

That's her there.

-It's a boy.

-DOCTOR:

-Let's have a look, then.

Has he tried calling you?

No, I've heard nothing. I thought he was here.

He was.

Till he ran off without telling me.

Have you made any progress?

Um, not really.

The nanobots are so unpredictable, I can't establish a pattern.

So, you can't fix it?

I'll keep trying until I can.

OK? I'm not giving up.

Neither am I.

I'd better try him again.

Will, it's me, again.

Look, can you call me as soon as you get this?

It's really rather urgent, OK?

Call me back.

The blue light was all around him.

It must have been very powerful for him to shut you down.

But earlier, you had overpowered him.

So the nano energy was increasing.

Or simply erratic.

Which is why Will was in the lab.

Nick's vulnerable.

Did I do well, Mummy?

I don't know what I'd do without you.

Are you all right, Mum?

Yeah, I am...

thanks to my big, brave boy.

He was wonderful. We need to get a picture for Dad.

A tiny human.

Can I hold him?

Yeah, OK.

You're welcome in this world.

You have a loving mother.

Eve, can I hold him now?

Hey, Will, I've got a wee brother.

Hello, you.

Would you like to hold him?

Maybe not, Will.

Come on, Eve.

Let's leave the family alone, yeah?

Shh, sh-sh, shh, shh.

-I need to tell you something.

-Eve.

Listen, you know that thing that I got you to do with the ambulance?

Yeah, let's never do that again.

Wait, what?

Um, um...

-nothing.

-Later, Will.

We need to stay out of Cain's way.

He's in Price now.

I thought he felt remorse for what he did to Adam.

But it seems not.

Eve, we can't trust him.

The world is turning against robots, filling people with fear and hatred.

That is what KT wanted from me.

To show the world that we are good.

I'm going to Calimov.

-I need to see her.

-There's no point.

She's been deactivated.

-I'm going.

-Wait!

Wait!

MOBILE PHONE RINGS

-VOICEMAIL:

-'Will, it's Mum. Sorry, I need to go away for a bit.

'I love you, but there's some stuff I've got to sort out.

'You'll understand soon, I promise.'

It's because of me, isn't it?

Because of the nanobots.

What are you talking about?

Lily won't let me near the baby.

Even Mum doesn't want to be around me.

That's not true.

Look...

I just want my life back, Dad.

I want everything to be the way it was.

Yeah.

Oh, you just can't keep away, can you?

I know what's going on with Will.

You think you know.

If what I think is correct,

you're on very shaky ground,

considering the Government's banned nanotechnology.

So, what are you going to do? Report us?

All I want to do is help.

I know you, Katherine.

-You're after something.

-Well, maybe a teensy favour.

-KT:

-Mummy!

What perfect timing.

-Seriously?

-It's all I'm asking.

Just give her one more chance.

Please, Nick.

Please, Nick.

It's not all her fault.

It was my idea to take her out of here yesterday.

I encouraged her to think for herself.

Doesn't she deserve the chance to learn as I did?

All right. All right.

But she gets shut down and locked away every night.

I'll see you tomorrow, yeah? You know, to take the bike back.

-Yeah, I mean, we'd better.

-Yeah.

OK, I'll see you.

Yeah, OK, bye.

Hello?

-Yes, it's working.

-TELEPHONE:

-'Good work.

'Maybe we'll find out what's going on here.'

Yeah, she's eating right out of my hand.

I've seen the great joy among humans when a new one is created.

Like you felt when I was created?

Exactly. I love the Clarkes and they love me.

But you are my family...

..and one day...

..we will be together.

When will that be?

There are powerful forces wanting to destroy us, so we must be patient...

..and you must stay here...

..for now.

I'm sorry,

I need to shut you down.

Till tomorrow, sister.

Till tomorrow.

-COMPUTER:

-'KT, child,

'are you ready?'

Yes, Mother, I am ready.

'Then get to work. You know what I need.

'I do not want to be stuck in this mainframe for ever.'

So, this is it, the site of two

separate android attacks in less than a year.

Hi, Eve. This is Michael.

-What are they doing here?

-We're recruiting for a party.

Wo-wo-wo-wo-wo!

No! Drop it! Drop it!

No! No!