The Price of Life Eve

Your dad's EMP. I won't ask if you know how to use it.

Look at this. "Michael Hoffman, Lord Hoffmann's grieving son,

"vows to continue his father's work."

A new body at last!

-So, where did my mum go?

-All indicators suggest that she would

return to Dubai, but I can find no record of her boarding any flight.

So, she's still in the country?

Don't hurt him!

Cain!

Zero life detected.

-No, please no.

-What have we done?

Hey!

-Jane, where have you been?!

-Julie! Oh, my goodness.

It has to stop.

I will make it stop.

I promise, sister.

Humans will never learn,

always finding new ways to damage and destroy...

..and it's always the innocent who suffer the most.

I'm not innocent.

I hurt a human.

A human died.

I regret the loss of life.

But we didn't start this war.

You told me that war is bad.

That's why we will end it forever.

We are fighting for the future of the world, KT.

-Mother!

-I'm sorry.

I'm still getting used to controlling this thing.

Now, get on with your work, KT.

There's lots to be done.

Will?

I thought you were revising for your exams.

Yeah, I am. I just needed a little kip.

You've slept an average of 20 hours a day over the last nine days

since the...accident.

Is this because of the damage to your nano bots?

I don't know, I just need another ten minutes, OK?

No. You need to see this.

Price have set up a memorial page for Cain.

What are they saying?

Cain was a tragic victim of technology gone wrong.

So, they know what KT did?

No. They believe that the lightning storm triggered an electrical surge

on his computer.

Their story doesn't make sense.

It makes more sense than the truth.

Abe. How is Lily?

I don't know. She won't speak to me either.

Shove over, mate.

You look rough, Will.

Shouldn't we get you to a doctor?

I've scanned him. He's not suffering from any known medical condition.

It's true. A doctor won't help.

We just need to fix those nano bots.

Dad, did you manage to speak to Mum?

Uh, no, not yet.

But I'll keep trying. And don't worry,

we'll sort this, OK?

Oh, Eve.

Uh... Quick word?

Abe.

Tell Lily I'm sorry.

Tell her yourself. She can't blank you forever.

Have you ever met your sister?

There's a clear pattern of decline.

If this continues, the nano bots will cease activity entirely

in less than 24 hours.

I know.

What will happen to Will?

The nano bots are constantly evolving.

I've been studying them for over a year now and I still can't predict

their behaviour. I need an expert.

Who created the nano bots in the first place?

Benjamin Peterson.

But he died eight years ago.

Rebecca's not returning my calls,

so the only other person that knew about Project Aurora...

Mary Douglas.

She was the one that shut it down,

said it was too dangerous.

-She is the dangerous one.

-I know...

but we need her help.

Eve...

If you know how to find her,

please tell me.

I do not know how to find her.

I'm sorry, Uncle Nick.

Get out, Abe.

You need to go see Will.

It wasn't his fault, Lils.

He tried to save Cain!

Abe, if he hadn't introduced Eve to our lives,

none of this would have happened!

Well, to be fair, there was no way he would have known that.

Fair? How can you even talk about fair?

What does that even mean, Abe?

None of this is fair.

What are you doing here?

-Get out of our house!

-Abe, I invited him.

Hey.

-How are we doing, champ?

-You just called me champ.

-How do you think I'm doing?

-Yeah, sorry about that.

Whoa.

-What is it? What's wrong?

-It's my eyes.

I can't focus. It's gone all blurry.

Your visual cortex is glitching now?

It's like every part of me's shutting down.

Dad, please. Please, I can't focus!

-Help me!

-I will, I promise.

We'll beat this.

OK?

I'll get back to work. Eve, look after him.

Eve, you disabled your blocking device.

Inform me of your location.

I have important information for you, Mother.

You will come alone?

-Yes.

-Transmitting location details.

Do not betray me, Eve.

I will not, Mother. I am not you.

Thank you for agreeing to see me.

I'm...

so sorry.

Cain was...

an extraordinary young man.

He had so much to give.

There are no words.

Believe me,

I really do know how you feel.

Because of your dad?

Yes.

Do you know what happened to my father?

Mary Douglas.

Did Cain ever talk to you about her?

-Not really, why?

-On the day of the accident,

Cain told me that Mary Douglas was still alive,

and that she'd built herself an android body.

-He said that to you?

-I know how ridiculous it sounds, and...

he couldn't produce any evidence, and I was angry.

I thought he was disrespecting my father.

But I've thought about it a lot, and it doesn't make sense...

that Cain would lie about something like this.

Maybe he made a mistake.

Maybe.

Anyway, Cain left...instructions

in the event of anything, you know...

He left certain items to Price...

..and also...

..he wanted you to have this.

Why would he want me to have that?

He cared about you.

He wanted you to be safe.

So...

be safe, Lily.

You said you had important information.

Will Clarke is dying.

-You must help him.

-I would if I could...

But I don't know how.

Save him, or I will tell the human authorities where you are hiding.

They will destroy you.

KT.

Yes, Mother?

KT.

Do you know what you did?

The human had to be stopped.

At least I have one loyal daughter.

She will be by my side till the end.

Condemn me and you condemn her, too.

You're controlling her using protocol zero.

She did the same to me once,

but love without choice is no love at all,

and I know you understand that!

I love my mother.

I know you do.

Please don't upset KT,

she's been through enough.

Because of you!

You hurt and destroy everything you touch.

Eve.

Despite everything,

I do love you.

Goodbye, Mother.

Wait, I...

I... I...

-Mother!

-I...

-I...

-What happened?

-I...

-Is it a protocol clash?

I don't know.

I...

-I...

-Help her!

You love her. You help her!

But I don't know what to do.

I... I... I... I...

-I...

-Not this time, Mother.

You must not leave her, she's your mother.

She has caused nothing but pain and suffering.

The world will be a better place without her.

You sound like her when you talk like that.

I...

Ho... Ho... Ho...

Hi-i... He... He... Help...

He... He... He... He...

Help... Help... Help...

KT, no!

Just leave him alone!

Ah!

Dad! Dad, come quick!

We've got an intruder!

Dad!

I tried ringing the bell, nobody answered.

And yet you didn't take the hint.

We're facing our biggest crisis yet.

And let's face it, we've had a few.

My son is ill. Mmm?

I'm on compassionate leave.

A touch of nano flu?

That's the trouble with illegal technology -

you can't exactly call a helpline.

Katherine. If you've just come here to make threats...

Why on earth would you think that?

I'm here to help.

I don't need your help.

-No...

-HE COUGHS

..we don't.

Well, I tried.

It's a shame you're so cynical.

Sometimes nice is just...

nice.

-Thank you, Eve.

-Will it happen again?

I predict that it will.

Human brain patterns do not belong in a robot body.

Adam's did.

Adam changed.

He became something new,

but you still think like a human.

The problem isn't me.

It's the technology.

Katherine Calvin stole my ideas,

but her creations were vastly inferior.

The child bots.

-You used them...

-..to rebuild herself.

You could have helped them.

Made them better.

Instead, you created a monster.

This form can never be stable.

You think I don't know that?

Stay with me.

Help me.

I need you.

I came here to save Will Clarke.

Help him...

then I will stay with you forever.

KNOCK ON DOOR

Come in.

Lils, I know you think nobody understands.

Dad, it doesn't matter if you understand,

it's not going to bring him back.

I get that.

I've lost people too.

And I know it's not the same.

So, what's the point? Why are you here?

Because I'm your dad.

Look, I can't stop you from hurting or feeling angry.

I suppose I do feel angry.

You want to punch something, right?

Kick stuff and throw things around.

And scream.

Never stop screaming.

I'll tell you what...

Scream at me.

I'm tough, I can take it.

It's so wrong. It should never have happened.

I mean, if I could go back to that day, then...

-..I could have saved him.

-Listen, it was an accident.

There was nothing that you could have done.

There should have been.

It was my fault. It was all my fault.

Come here.

Come on, it's not your fault, all right?

It's not your fault.

This is your problem, Eve.

You are far too attached to your human friends.

Of course I am. My friends are part of me.

Sentimental human garbage.

We are all ultimately alone.

The closer you think you are to someone,

the more it hurts when you lose them.

Who did you lose, Mother?

-My sister.

-You had a sister?

I had a twin.

Her name was Helen.

She was the kindest, most wonderful person you could ever meet.

People used to say that I was the head and she was the heart.

My great passion was science.

But Helen...

Helen cared for everybody and everything.

And that is why I lost her.

She was protesting against war...

and she died for her beliefs.

I've seen this image before.

You told me that it was you.

In many ways, it was.

She was a part of me.

You really loved her.

She gave her life for peace and it changed nothing.

The wars continue.

The greed, the waste, the destruction of the planet.

Because humans never learn!

So, we must work together to create a better world than they ever could.

Which is more important -

the future of the universe or your friends?

My friends.

Even though you will lose them all in the end?

Yes.

Because the people you love will always be alive in your mind.

Losing Adam taught me that.

I must go now. Will needs my help.

Wait.

What if I could bring Adam back?

Who let you in?

Your father.

We need to talk about Will.

He's in danger.

His nano bots are malfunctioning.

But...you knew that.

You remind me of a young me.

Please never say that again.

I can help Will,

if you'll let me.

It's not up to me.

So, you had a fight.

Stay out of it, Katherine.

I probably should, but...

..I'm not going to.

I know what it's like to be ill and alone.

All those months in hospital.

You know who came to see me?

Nick Clarke.

That's it.

Only Nick.

When you're at your lowest point, that's when you need your friends.

Dad?

Yeah, I'm here. Is your vision getting worse?

It's bad.

Please just...

Please tell me you can fix it.

I've been working on the way to supercharge your nano bots.

-Kick them into action.

-And is it working?

Well, no, not yet...

but it will.

OK? I promise.

Hi.

Dad?

It's me.

Hi, Will.

Hey.

I saved Adam's consciousness in electronic form.

His body was destroyed, but his personality survives.

Where is he?

Here.

Go ahead.

Hello, Eve.

Adam!

I knew you'd find me.

How long have you been waiting?

It doesn't matter.

There's no time here.

-Are you going to stay?

-I have to get back.

Will Clarke is dying.

He needs my help.

Should I go to him or stay with you?

If you could help him, you would have done so by now.

Your presence here indicates that you already have done all you can.

That is true.

If you go, you will be sad.

Stay with me and be happy.

-I can't.

-Please, stay, Eve.

I love you.

No, you don't.

You can't!

There is no Adam. It's just another one of your tricks.

I was only trying to help you!

Goodbye forever, Mother.

It won't work, Eve!

You are not human!

You should be with your own kind.

I'm sorry I blamed you.

None of this was your fault.

Yeah, it was.

-If I hadn't have brought Eve...

-Will, you couldn't have known.

I've messed up a lot, Lils...

-..and you've always been there for me.

-I'll always be here.

-Yeah?

-Yeah.

-What's up, robot girl?

-Will and Lily.

They were engaged in protracted mouth-to-mouth contact.

You mean they were snogging?

Yes. But it is illogical.

Lily and Will are friends,

not boyfriend and girlfriend.

Well, the thing is, robot girl...

stuff like that can change.

I've done it! I've worked out how to stabilise the nano bots.

Will.

I've run every possible test,

and this is 100% safe.

You'll be cured, permanently.

-Are you two OK?

-Yeah, we're very OK.

Things are changing, aren't they?

-Dad, I'm 20.

-Ready?

Yeah, let's do this.

I just want to say, I'm so proud of you.

You must not, it's bad luck.

Eve, I don't believe in luck.

-I just want to make sure you're not freaking out too much.

-No.

I can't wait.

You look amazing.

They're here.

-Hi, Dad.

-Hi.

She's been napping all the way.

-She'll wake up soon, though.

-Hello, you.

You got a smile for your grandad?

Oh, she's lovely.

Eve.

-Hello, Madeline.

-Look who it is, Gramps.

Hello, Will.

It's me.

Eve.

Don't kid yourself, robo girl.

Time gets all of us humans in the end.

But not like this.

He can't...forget me.

Don't feel bad. It's the way of things.

After all, he's human and you're immortal.

That is true.

I walk in eternity.

Now you're getting it.

Oh, nice try, Mother.

How did you do it? Did you hack my predictive software?

-I was only trying to show you that...

-I know!

-..that humans move on.

-That humans will move on and change and die.

It hurts. But it is what makes us human.

-But you are not human.

-Yes, I am!

I am both robot and human.

And you are neither.

Your body is failing.

Next time you malfunction, I will not be there.

You would let your own mother die?

I thought you were better than that.

So did I.

Goodbye forever, again.

Wait!

All right, there's something you should know.

This is Benjamin Peterson.

After I fired him, I had him monitored.

About eight years ago, they told me he was dead,

but I never believed it.

Inquest certificates, DNA records, they can be faked...

..if you're good enough.

So, he faked his own death...

as you once did.

Three years ago, an associate showed me some encrypted messages

that appeared to come from Peterson.

We tried to track him down, but the trail went cold.

I can give you all the information I have.

Why didn't you tell me this before?

Because you're too dependent on these humans!

I was trying to make you see that.

Sometimes a mother has to be cruel to be kind.

Kind? Is that word even in your database?

I'm not a monster, Eve.

Now, do you want the information or not?

Eve, where have you been?

How is Will?

He'll be OK. I found a way to jump-start his nano bots.

-Is that safe?

-I doubt it.

That's right. I've come to save the day.

I see you've built yourself some sort of pound shop nano botherer.

Put it away. I've got the deluxe option.

What do you know about nano bots?

She did get the child bots to work.

Don't tell me you still don't trust me.

No, we don't.

But we might not have a choice.

100 watts is enough to disrupt

the electrical pathway of the nano bots.

Under charge them, and they could freeze.

He'll be paralysed.

Professor Peterson, creator of the nano bot.

Peterson's address at the time of his death was Edendale farm.

If there's a chance he could be alive, then we need to find him.

-Hello?

-SHE SHOUTS