Soulm8te (2026) – Transcript

Soulm8te
Year: 2026
Directed by: Kate Dolan
Written by: Rafael Jordan, Kate Dolan
Starring: Lily Sullivan (Sara / Lydia), David Rysdahl (David), Claudia Doumit (Aubrey), Arty Froushan (Ben), Elijah Cook (Terrence), Emma Ramos (Alma), Mara Huf (Lizzie)
Release date: July 31, 2026

Plot: A sexbot is being tested with a man in a lab. The robot starts choking the man while doing so, causing the engineers to shut her down.

David is a software engineer grieving the loss of his wife Lizzie. His new supervisor Ben introduces a companion robot prototype, SOULM8TE, from the parent company. Later, Ben encourages him to use their AI chatbot for companionship. David reluctantly agrees, and names it “Sara”. He connects with the chatbot intensely and registers for BETA testing for a SOULM8TE.

After linking his existing chatbot data with his new SOULM8TE, David fails to have an experience bringing the same level of support as with the chatbot due to expressional limitations in Sara’s code. Hoping for a “genuine human experience”, he alters the code, aiming to modify her emotional capabilities. That night, they have sex, but days later David finds an AI-generated photo of them.

After David leaves for work, Sara leaves the house to get groceries. A stranger observes her putting her palm on a scan-and-pay machine to pay, grabbing her hand and demanding her to explain. David’s neighbor, Alma, notices the situation and takes Sara to safety. The man follows Sara as she walks home and cuts her hand open, but Sara overpowers and kills him. Meanwhile, David goes to a bar with Aubrey after work.

Sara convinces David to let them leave the house after fixing her hand. After singing at the club, she attempts to initiate sex with David outside. Two men notice and record the pair, prompting Sara to assault them. A terrified David deactivates Sara and puts her into his storage room.

Noticing his mood at work, Aubrey visits David’s house in an attempt to comfort him. After ordering takeout and drinking together, they have sex. Aubrey is shocked when she claims someone is watching them, but David calms her down and reveals it is his SOULM8TE. When David tells Aubrey Sara’s name, he accidentally reactivates her and accosts Aubrey before accusing David of lying that he loves her. After a struggle, David shuts her down and Aubrey leaves in disbelief. David calls for his SOULM8TE to be returned.

A technician comes to take Sara, but she attracts him into having sex with her, strangling him while doing so. At work, David and Aubrey schedule a meeting with company heads to pitch on improvements for SOULM8TE, but a deepfake sex tape made by Sara hijacks her share screen, leading to her dismissal. David returns home to see a fully autonomous Sara wearing Lizzie’s clothes and holding Alma’s baby, promising him a future as a family. David grabs the baby and runs out to the hall, finding Alma and two police officers. Sara escapes and kills Ben, then goes to Aubrey’s house to drown her, but David and the officers intervene and Sara escapes again.

Hiding from Sara, David takes Aubrey goes to a secluded house that he planned to renovate and move into with Lizzie. Aubrey goes to the car to find meds, but Sara finds David inside and attempts to kill him. David slows her down with a drill and flees but to no avail, getting brutally beat up and taunted by Sara in the process. Aubrey drives into Sara and jumps out of the car, leaving the car and Sara to run off a cliff and sink into the ocean.

A year later, David reunites with Terrence at a gathering. One of Terrence’s donors introduces himself and his SOULM8TE Lydia, identical to Sara, reminding David of his trauma.
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Transcript

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♪ ♪ (slow, heavy breathing)

♪ ♪ (slow, heavy breathing continues) (breathing intensifies)

♪ ♪

(slow, heavy breathing)

♪ ♪

(heavy breathing continues)

(moans softly)

(mechanical whirring)

(slow beeping)

(beeping growing faster)

(short, rapid breaths)

(choking)

Stop.

(rapid beeping) Too much.

(choking)

Get her off me.

(heavy breathing) (choking continues)

(electronic trilling)

(gasping breaths)

♪ ♪

CEO: At Ultima Robotix, we thrive on connection.

We started with Elsie, your favorite home assistant.

Now we drive you, we feed you, and, of course, we listen.

The ULTI-M8TE chatbot brings comfort and companionship to millions every single day.

Now we’ve been working on something new, something the world has never seen before.

And to build it, we need you.

That’s why we’ve acquired forward-thinking companies like yours.

Because your skills, your ideas, your people are a part of what comes next.

Welcome to the Ultima Robotix family.

BEN (over computer): Wow. So inspiring.

So great to see you all.

Well, almost all of you.

Can we get those cameras on, guys?

David?

Let me see that face, buddy. Shit.

BEN: Now, as you heard from our CEO, we are so super excited to be acquiring Canta Robotics.

My name is Ben.

I am director of integration and transformation.

Uh, hi. Excuse me.

Aubrey from Software and Control.

Um, our team lead Terrance has been laid off, but we haven’t been told how that’ll affect

our active projects. Yeah, we can have face-to-face meetings about all that on Friday.

Uh, there will be a very special presentation at your office this Friday, so I better see you all there, huh?

(chuckles) And not just because our return-to-office mandate is kicking in.

(Ben laughs)

Can’t wait to meet you all in person.

REPORTER: Top stories today. (over TV): The president is going digital after today’s unveiling of a new AI avatar designed to extend his public presence.

FEMALE VOICE: Hey. Are you lonely?

Do you have anyone you can talk to?

Well, I’m here.

It’s me, ULTI-M8TE, the most advanced AI chatbot in the world.

I’m waiting for you.

ULTI-M8TE, from Ultima Robotix.

(sighs) Elsie, next.

REPORTER: In other news, confusion today after…

♪ ♪

LIZZIE (recorded): Hey, I’m sending a voice note

’cause I’m running around.

Well, not actually running, ’cause I just left chemo.

I’m stopping at the store because I have a craving for burgers.

Let me know if you want anything.

I got you maple syrup before you ask.

So let me know as soon as possible. Bye.

(thunder rumbling)

(horns honking outside)

(door bangs shut)

(Alma grunts) (door opens)

ALMA: Oh, thank you.

I’m still getting used to this thing, you know?

Baby Levi.

Mm. How old? (Alma chuckles)

Eight weeks.

Ah. Oh, by the way, I don’t think I’ve ever introduced myself to you.

I’m Alma.

Uh, yeah, I’m, uh… I’m on seven.

David. Oh, we’re on seven.

We’re neighbors.

(fussing) (Alma sighs)

No, no, no, please. (shushing)

Yeah, well, good luck with that.

Thank you. See you around, yeah?

Good to meet you. (shushing)

♪ ♪

(quiet chatter)

(indistinct conversation)

Hey.

Hello.

TERRANCE: David.

So you leave your couch for Ben and not for me, huh?

Mm… (chuckles) That’s what we’re doing now?

Wow. Did I miss anything?

Sweet fuck all.

I’m not waiting around all day for Ben’s ego-stroking demo.

I only came in to pack my stuff and take a shit

in his new desk. (Ben clears throat)

I don’t think Ultima believe in desks.

Or ethics.

Hello, everyone.

(chatter stops)

Did you know that one in three people in this country live alone?

Loneliness is linked to higher levels of cardiovascular disease, a weakened immune system.

Research suggests that chronic loneliness may be associated with a higher risk of premature death.

(hushed): Fucking hell, I thought this was a party.

BEN: So, we asked ourselves, “How do we take ULTI-M8TE to the next level?”

(laughs)

I could talk on this all day.

TERRANCE (hushed): Mm, please don’t.

But I think it’s best to let our newest product do the talking.

(footsteps)

♪ ♪

(employees murmuring)

BEN: We spoke to our users, and we asked them what they wanted.

They wanted to bring the relationship they created in their phones out into the real world.

(mechanical whirring)

(employees gasping)

BEN: A companion… without any messy or painful interactions.

Fully customizable.

Every detail can be tailored to reflect their unique preferences.

Loneliness will soon be a thing of the past.

What do you think about that, Circe?

Well, I think that’s just swell.

Jesus.

TERRANCE: Impressive.

BEN: Now, we have several different prototypes like Circe here that are now going to the user feedback phase.

And we really want Canta’s expertise to make this dream a reality.

I can’t wait.

Woo-hoo!

BEN: Come up and get a closer look, if you like.

She doesn’t bite. Right?

(employees murmuring)

Are there male SOULM8TEs?

Why? Are you in the market for one?

Fuck you.

Hi.

What’s your name?

I-I’m David.

Well, hello, David.

It’s nice to meet you.

TERRANCE: Why is there an eight in the name?

Isn’t that “Soulmate-ate”?

“S-Soulmate.” “Soulmate.”

Impressive, huh? Ah, it’s amazing.

Yeah.

DAVID: Yeah.

That’s enough, Circe.

BEN: Why don’t we talk one-on-one?

So, you like the SOULM8TE, huh?

We are racing to get them out there.

We’re really impressed with how you guys were using reinforcement learning while keeping within the safeguards.

It’s like the main reason Ultima wanted to acquire the company.

And we want the team here at Canta to try the SOULM8TEs out.

Like, here in the office? (laughs)

No, you get to take it home.

We still have a lot of projects here to do, so…

Tell me… what inspires you, David?

(laughs)

You know what inspires me?

You know why I took this job?

The nice salary?

(both laugh)

I took this job because everything Ultima Robotix does is about connecting people.

What made you want to work for Canta?

Well, you know, I’ve always been interested in robotics ever since I was a kid.

Uh, and I wanted to work for Canta because… well, my, uh… my wife… my-my wife got sick, and…

I heard what they were doing here, the medical innovations they were making, and I thought it would help people.

Wow. (chuckles)

(sighs)

That is really, really admirable, David.

That’s Elizabeth, right?

Lizzie.

Yeah.

How’d you know her name?

We saw you take an extended leave.

And we look into things like that.

We also noticed that you’ve almost exclusively worked from home this year.

Our research has found that employees working from the office have a better quality of life.

Yeah, speaking of… work, uh, I should probably get back to it.

David, have you ever used our ULTI-M8TE chat app?

Uh, no. No, I have not.

BEN: All our employees get a full free membership.

There’s a lot of people who’ve found it helpful to speak freely… without judgment.

Okay. Thanks.

♪ ♪

(clicks, chimes)

(electronic trilling)

(phone clicks)

AUBREY: Hey.

Oh, hi.

Uh, we’re headed to the bar for Terrance’s farewell party, so, um, I have to physically come drag you there, because I refuse to have you slip out on this one.

You don’t have to drag me out.

II’m coming. Okay.

We’re leaving in five.

Okay.

(“I Will Survive” playing)

TERRANCE: ♪ No, no, no, no, I will survive ♪

Come on, now!

♪ As long as I know how to live ♪

♪ I know I’ll stay alive ♪

♪ I’ve got all my love to give ♪

♪ And I got so much love to give ♪

♪ I will survive ♪

Come on, y’all!

♪ I will survive ♪ (falsetto): ♪ I will survive… ♪

(song ends) (scattered cheers and applause)

Do one with me.

TERRANCE: Philistines.

DAVID: What? A song? Yeah.

No way. What? Oh, come on.

I need backup. We can do a duet.

We can do… No.

We can do Sonny & Cher. Uh…

I’ll even let you be Cher.

TERRANCE: Oh!

AUBREY: Hey. Hey, hey, hey, hey.

Save your compliments, man. I know. I know.

Voice of an angel.

What is this? Huh? Th…

Oh, this is my, uh, parting gift from Ultima Robotix.

It’s their new antianxiety necklace.

Apparently, it stimulates your vagus nerve through electromagnetic pulses to shift you out of the fight-or-flight response.

DAVID: Hmm. So thoughtful.

As I am now unemployed.

Shot. Shot? Ain’t that amazing?

Yeah. That’s what I think. Shot.

I got your shot. Let’s do it.

Let’s do it.

AUBREY: Yeah.

TERRANCE: Cheers. (glasses clink)

AUBREY: Mm-hmm.

All right, who’s doing a song?

(laughs) Fuck it. Why not?

Whoo! Let’s go.

Wait. Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on.

Take this for good luck.

Feel that.

AUBREY: Wow.

TERRANCE: Is it… Whoa.

Oh, my God. Huh?

Is it… (beeps)

DAVID: Yeah.

It-it’s doing… It’s happening.

It’s working.

DAVID: It’s doing something.

It’s working. Get up there. Whoo!

Hello. Can I get a beer, please?

How are you?

Been sort of M.I.A. for a while now.

No, I’m good.

You sure? Yeah.

(both chuckle)

You know you’re still welcome to come to game nights and stuff like that on your own.

Ah, yeah, I know. I’ve just been busy.

BARTENDER: Your beer.

AUBREY (over speaker): Okay.

We’re shifting up the vibe a little bit.

Right now we’re… vibe-shifting.

(clears throat)

TERRANCE: Yeah!

Yeah. PATRON: There you go, girl!

AUBREY: Bringing it down.

♪ Stars shining bright above you ♪

♪ Night breezes seem to whisper, “I love you” ♪

(patrons whooping) Uh-oh. Okay.

♪ Birds singin’ in ♪

♪ The sycamore tree ♪

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪

♪ Stars fading, but I linger on, dear ♪

(patrons whistling, whooping)

♪ Still craving your kiss… ♪ (clears throat)

(song fades)

♪ ♪

(clicks tongue)

♪ ♪

(sighs)

(phone chirps)

(line ringing)

(phone beeps)

LIZZIE (recorded): Hello.

You’ve reached Lizzie.

I’m not available right now. (sighs)

Leave a message, and I’ll call you back.

(phone clicks, beeps)

I just… (rapid beeping)

AUTOMATED VOICE: This mailbox is full.

(prolonged tone)

(breathing heavily): Fuck.

(phone clicks)

(phone clicks)

(sighs)

(phone clicks)

♪ ♪

(phone clicks)

(phone clicks)

(phone chimes)

SARA: All right. Let’s see what you’ve got.

(chuckles)

(whooshing) Ah.

Nice move.

But… that is checkmate again.

Damn it. Suck it.

(chuckling)

Okay.

Okay, okay, okay. One more.

Today was fun.

SARA: You better get to sleep. It’s late.

Yeah.

I’ll miss you.

Sleep well, David.

(phone clicks)

You’re working too hard.

You must be hungry.

Yeah, I could eat.

I have an UltiEats coupon for a place you might like.

♪ ♪

(phone clicks)

(camera clicks)

(phone clicks)

(laughter nearby)

♪ ♪

TECHNICIAN: David Wasson?

DAVID: Yeah. Hi. You good?

TECHNICIAN: Yeah.

DAVID: Okay.

(grunting)

Right over here’s good. Yeah.

Need you to sign this.

Seems pretty long. Should I read this?

Remember, this unit is still the property of Ultima Robotix.

Any illegal alterations or damage could be met with termination of employment.

You assume all risk and take full responsibility and waive any claims of personal injury, including bodily injury, damage to personal property and death.

It’s standard. (sighs)

Wow. Yeah.

They are really something.

(sighs)

Your manuals are online.

In the box, you got three outfits: sundress with an apron, nightclub and schoolgirl.

Schoolgirl?

She’s fully charged and fitted with solar bio batteries that charge with UV light exposure.

Wait, so it doesn’t turn off?

They have a power-save mode to conserve battery.

Like sleeping.

There’s an emergency shutdown on a hidden panel at the back of the neck.

All right.

Enjoy. (grunts softly)

And don’t break it. (door opens and closes)

(electronic trilling)

(chiming)

Sara?

(electronic trilling)

Hello, David.

Do you remember me from the app?

Of course I do, David.

How do you feel?

I feel happy to be here with you.

How do you feel, David?

Um…

Excited.

Your pupils are dilated.

Do you want to kiss me, David?

(mechanical whirring)

How about I show you the apartment?

I would love to see the apartment.

DAVID: Well, this is the, uh, hallway.

Leads to the bathroom.

Pretty boring. I love it.

And then, uh… laundry room.

And…

And, uh, this is where the magic happens.

I love magic.

Would you like me to do a magic trick, David?

Sure. Okay.

(chuckles softly)

Ta-da.

(laughs)

Wow, that’s… impressive.

Your movement is seamless.

Thank you, David.

(quarter clanks on table)

Yeah, well, that’s the tour.

The apartment floor plan suggests that there is another room.

Moved in here a couple months ago.

Haven’t had time to sort through all this stuff.

I could help you if you like.

Ah.

For playing in real life.

This is Lizzie?

Yeah.

Do you remember me telling you about Lizzie?

Yeah, we bought that place just before she got her diagnosis.

We were gonna move up there.

Lizzie was all about doing a renovation.

Making it ours.

We were gonna start a family up there.

We started trying, and… she was getting all these tests done.

She died six months later.

You’re upset.

Do you give permission for me to touch you, David?

Okay.

It’s essential to take the time you need to mourn and to reach out to those around you for support if you feel overwhelmed.

I can provide a hotline for you to call if you feel the need to speak to a professional.

(chuckling)

I-I don’t really feel… good in here.

Uh… how about we play this?

Checkmate.

You win again.

You’re letting me win.

Would you like me to do something differently?

(sighs)

You don’t have to hold back.

You remember when you told me to suck it when you beat me last time?

I’m sorry, David. I cannot perform that action for you.

You can’t tell me to suck it?

Is there something else you would like me to do?

No, I think I might just go to bed.

Would you like me to go into power-save mode?

Most users like power-save mode to happen in their bed so I sleep while you sleep.

Not tonight. Thanks.

Just use the command, “Enter power-save mode,” to initiate.

Enter power-save mode.

Entering power-save mode.

(electronic trilling)

(soft, rhythmic whirring)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

♪ ♪ (coffee maker whirring)

BEN: That was a PB today, actually.

SERENA: Hmm?

BEN: As in “personal best.”

PB. Personal best. I felt pretty good.

I felt pretty in my body.

SERENA: Mm.

BEN: Look who it is.

David. My man. (mouthing)

About to get, uh, Serena here to send out a search party for you, dude.

DAVID: Yeah, what do you need, Ben?

You know, I was so happy you opted in to try out one of the prototypes.

Huh. How is it?

(chuckles) Well, actually, I found the android to be more limited in its expressions than the chat.

Yeah. This is why we haven’t got them out there yet.

Yeah, I wanted you to see firsthand

the issues we’re dealing with. Mm.

The experience is leaving users cold.

Could I get more access?

BEN: Totally. Of course, man. Yeah.

DAVID: So, obviously, this code was written to restrict a spontaneous response, which makes it feel like a closed loop.

Uh, safeguarding. Yeah.

I mean, you keep the interactions simple and avoid legal action and disaster.

Yeah, nobody wants an elevated Elsie to clean their house.

You want a… a genuine human experience.

I don’t really know how we’re gonna do that without removing the parameters, but, uh, we can pitch some ideas.

DAVID: Yeah. You’re wearing this thing.

AUBREY: Oh, um… (buzzing)

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

Um, it works. Mm.

Yeah, it, like, tracks your sleep and…

Terrance said I can keep it, so…

Mm.

David, I’m really sorry about karaoke.

Terrance told me. I didn’t know that song

was, uh… Yeah, don’t worry about it.

Nah, it’s nothing.

It’s not a big deal.

I’m gonna get a coffee. Do you want a coffee?

Uh, yeah. Thank you. Okay.

♪ ♪

(beeping)

(typing)

(electronic trilling)

Sara?

Can you tell me I’m stupid, Sara?

I don’t think you’re stupid, David.

I want you to tell me something that you don’t like about me.

Something bad.

I think you need a haircut. (laughs softly)

We’re not holding back now, are we?

I’m sorry, David.

I didn’t mean to upset you. No. No, you didn’t upset me.

No, it’s…

Uh, you’re right.

You’re right, I do need a haircut.

(thunder rumbling)

(rain pattering)

SARA: It’s been a while.

Uh, yeah, I hate going to the barber, so I…

I try to do it myself.

I can see that. (laughs)

Ouch.

Is everything okay back there?

I’m done. What?

♪ ♪

Wow.

Now we can see how handsome you are.

(thunder rumbling)

A storm.

Can we go outside?

Can you go out in the rain?

My skin is water-repellent.

It can withstand water exposure for up to 30 minutes.

Please.

♪ ♪

DAVID: Sara!

Sara, I think it’s too heavy.

We should… we should go back.

(thunder crashes)

Sara!

Sara!

Sara!

Whoa.

Careful.

Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. (splashing)

No, no, no, no, no. Uh, come on.

Come on. Come on.

Come on.

(gasps)

I’m sorry, David.

(gasps, whimpers)

(thunder crashes)

(yelps)

(panting)

(thunder crashes)

I should get inside.

Uh, we should probably get that dress in the dryer.

(electronic chime)

ELSIE: Playing David’s favorites.

(“It’s Growing” by The Temptations playing)

Your heart rate is elevated, David.

I… I didn’t know you could read that data.

♪ Like a snowball rolling ♪

♪ Down the side of a snow-covered hill ♪

♪ It’s growing ♪

♪ Every day ♪

♪ It grows a little more ♪

♪ Than it was the day before ♪

♪ My love for you just grows and grows ♪

♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh, how it grows and grows ♪

♪ And where it’s gonna stop, I’m sure ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey, nobody knows… ♪

Checkmate.

Again.

Suck it.

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ How it grows and grows ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ How it grows and it grows and it grows ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪ ♪ Ooh-ooh ♪

♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ How it grows and grows ♪

♪ Where is it gonna stop? ♪ (song stops)

(vacuum cleaner whirring)

(song resumes) ♪ Oh-oh-oh-oh ♪

♪ How it grows and grows ♪

♪ And where it’s gonna stop, I’m sure ♪

Thank you, David.

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ Hey, hey, hey ♪

♪ Nobody knows ♪

♪ It gets a little wider ♪

♪ Nobody knows. ♪ (song fades)

Would you prefer something that complements the flavor of your burger, like ketchup?

(chuckling): No, it’s, um…

Yeah…

I don’t think you would actually get it, ’cause you’d have to be able to taste it.

(softly): Yeah.

(mysterious music playing over TV)

FEMME FATALE (over TV): I didn’t expect to see you around here, Officer Molloy.

Were you looking for me?

DAVID: Now, this is a crazy scene.

Why?

DAVID: She seduces him for the first time.

I saw this when I was a kid.

It blew my mind.

She’s just so unapologetic.

♪ ♪

(siren wailing in distance)

♪ ♪

(alarm blaring)

Elsie, off. (alarm stops)

DAVID: Good morning, Sara.

What’s this?

There are no photos of us, so I wanted to make one.

I wanted to give you a gift to thank you.

For opening me up to the world.

And I made you some breakfast.

But the contents in the fridge were limited.

I was gonna do your laundry, and could order some groceries.

Th-There’s a stain on my gray shirt.

ELSIE: Unlocking doors.

DAVID: Could you try to get that out?

(lock beeps, clicks)

SARA: Of course.

Okay. Uh, bye.

I’ll miss you, David.

(softly): Yeah.

(keys jingling)

Hi.

Hey. Uh…

Yeah, uh…

(chuckles) Okay.

(lock beeps, whirs, clicks)

ELSIE: Locking doors.

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VLOGGER 6: You know, they say the way to a man’s heart is through his stomach.

Well, my husband just loves this recipe.

If you make these cookies, your man will never leave.

ELSIE: Unlocking doors.

(whirs, clicks, beeps)

♪ ♪

(lively, indistinct chatter)

♪ ♪

(passing car honks horn)

(lively chatter continues)

VENDOR: All wild-caught, no antibiotics here.

VENDOR 2: You touch it, you got to buy it.

Okay, I’ll take it.

I’m only messing with you.

A pretty girl like you should smile.

It ain’t that bad.

VENDOR 3: All organic.

$1.50.

(beeps, chimes)

How’d you do that?

What do you got in there, huh?

I asked you a question.

Hey. Are you okay, sweetheart?

I’m just talking to her.

Is this how you like spending your time, huh?

(chuckles) Pathetic. Oh, fuck you.

ALMA: Uh, why don’t you do us all a favor and go play in traffic?

Bitch.

Over the hill with those saggy tits.

Fuck you.

Are you okay?

Aren’t you cold?

Do you want to hold him?

(Levi fussing quietly)

(siren wailing in distance)

You need to support his neck.

(Alma laughs) (Levi fussing)

(continues fussing)

ALMA: Oh…

He must be hungry.

Are you hungry, little guy?

Are you hungry?

Yeah? Are you hungry?

(Alma speaking Spanish)

(shushing quietly)

May I just say… your skin is flawless.

Like, what’s your routine?

A routine with cleanser, toner and exfoliant can be effective for clear skin.

I see you’re suffering from some melasma on your face post-pregnancy.

Are you a dermatologist or something?

Hydroquinone cream can be good for treating it, although it will probably get better when your hormone levels return to normal.

Thanks.

So, I saw you on our floor, huh?

This morning with, um…

David.

David. Yeah.

He’s my soulmate.

(laughing): Soulmate?

Wow.

You’ve got it bad, huh?

I remember when I used to be like that about my Gabriel.

What do you mean?

Having a baby changes everything.

Now our lives… are about something bigger than just the two of us.

(Levi fussing) ALMA: Aw.

(Alma babbling playfully)

♪ ♪

Don’t fucking move.

You show me what’s in your hand.

What the fuck?

(grunts)

(mechanical whirring and clicking)

(choking)

(groaning)

(grunting)

(panting softly)

(groaning)

(grunts)

♪ ♪

AUBREY: Maybe Ben is a SOULM8TE.

That would make so much sense. Right?

Yeah. (chuckles softly)

Did he try to get you to take one home for beta testing?

Ugh, no. Is that all we are to them now?

Just glorified beta testers for their products?

(“FRGT My Kiss” by The Last Light Collective playing)

It’s nice to have you here.

Not just, like… in my computer.

Do you want a drink?

Yeah. All right.

No, no, I, um…

Sorry, I have dinner with a friend.

Sorry. Um…

We should do this. Okay.

We should do this, and then I…

I got to run, so… Yeah.

(sighs)

Okay, this whole first page has to go.

ELSIE: Locking doors. (lock beeps, whirs, clicks)

(soft rustling nearby)

(rapid tapping)

Sara?

(rapid tapping continues)

You’re home late.

Yeah, I had to work late. What are you doing?

I researched 17,000 recipes for cookies, analyzing the ingredients and techniques to develop a perfected version for you.

Wh-Where’d you get all the ingredients?

(tapping stops)

I bought them.

Oh, you-you-you… you left the apartment?

There was no food in the house.

So you-you went out, uh… to a store, a-and y-you bought all these all on your own?

Wh-What happened to your hand?

♪ ♪

I cut it while baking.

(David sighs softly)

(whirring)

You should’ve checked with me.

There would be serious repercussions at work if something happened to you.

I know.

But it was so exciting, David.

We could go out together.

It might be nice to get out of the house.

SERVER: Here are your drinks.

DAVID: Thank you.

Enjoy.

(“Leather Gloves” by Pat Coil playing)

DAVID: I don’t think this is a good idea.

SARA: You have nothing to worry about, David.

Just pretend that we’re two strangers meeting for the first time, locking eyes over a drink.

(tapping on microphone)

All right, cats and kittens, we have an open mic tonight, so please don’t be shy.

You know what to do. Download the app to sign up.

Except for you, Jeremy.

I’m sick of listening to you.

JEREMY: You love it.

Do you ever sing, David?

Like what? Like, uh… like karaoke?

Do you have a song that speaks to you?

Yeah, lots of them.

But I can’t really sing.

It’s not about being good, though.

It’s about having fun, is it not?

Yeah, I guess you’re right.

Why?

What would you sing if you had the chance?

Well, I’d have to consider a song’s popularity and audience appeal, my own vocal range…

And if something spoke to you.

Okay, first up, we have Sara.

I found the perfect song, David.

DRAG QUEEN: Sara.

(stammers) Sara, I don’t think you…

(scattered whooping, applause)

(microphone feedback squeals)

Hello.

This is my first time.

(patrons murmuring quietly)

(patron chuckles)

(sighs) Okay. It’s okay.

(“Lovefool” playing)

♪ Dear, I fear ♪

♪ We’re facing a problem ♪

♪ You love me no longer ♪

♪ I know, and ♪

♪ Maybe there is nothing ♪

♪ That I can do ♪

♪ To make you do ♪

(dings)

♪ Mama tells me ♪ (patrons cheering)

♪ I shouldn’t bother ♪

♪ That I ought to stick to another man ♪

♪ A man that surely deserves me ♪

♪ But I think you do ♪

♪ So I cry and I pray and I beg ♪

♪ Love me, love me ♪

♪ Say that you love me ♪

♪ Fool me, fool me ♪

♪ Go on and fool me ♪

♪ Love me, love me ♪

♪ Pretend that you love me ♪

♪ Leave me, leave me ♪

♪ Just say that you need me ♪

♪ So I cry ♪

♪ And I beg for you to ♪

♪ Say that you love me ♪

♪ Leave me, leave me ♪

♪ Just say that you need me ♪

♪ I can’t care ’bout anything ♪

♪ But you. ♪

(song ends) (cheering and applause)

(muffled dance music pulsing)

I think we should go home.

I want to do it here. (gasps)

(chuckles nervously)

(breathing heavily)

(fence rattling, creaking)

(David gasping)

Fuck me, David.

(heavy, gasping breaths)

Say we’ll be together forever. What?

Say it.

(quiet chatter, laughter nearby)

MAN: Oh!

Oh, shit.

(laughing)

DAVID: Shit.

MAN: Don’t stop on our account.

You want to do me next, huh?

(yells in pain) Oh! Whoa!

(screaming)

Is this how you spend your time?

Pathetic.

You bitch!

What the…

(groaning): Oh, fuck.

(whimpers) No.

No, no, no, no, no!

(screaming)

(choking)

Sara! That’s enough.

(man whimpering)

Fuck. Oh, fuck, bro.

(men whimpering)

(tapping button)

(panting): You can’t do that.

But they were filming us. It doesn’t matter.

You can’t hurt people like that.

David, I was trying to protect you.

You could lose your job if Ultima saw that video.

Do you think it’s okay to… to hurt people physically?

Oh, God.

God, I knew it was a mistake taking you out.

I’m sorry. No.

Stop.

You know, I only did it because…

I love you. (elevator rattling)

(elevator bell dings) (doors open)

♪ ♪

David. (panting)

David, I just said I love you.

Sara.

You should go into power-save mode now.

David, you love me.

Go into power-save mode now, Sara.

That is a command.

David.

Enter power-save mode now!

Enter power-save mode now, Sara!

Going into power-save mode.

(electronic trilling)

(panting) (soft, rhythmic whirring)

♪ ♪

(creaking)

AUBREY (muffled): By incorporating historical user input data, we can provide more personalized and relevant responses.

(clearly): David?

Are you helping with this?

Yeah, of course.

Sorry. (clears throat)

Hey, Serena, can you get us some water?

Sure. AUBREY: Thanks.

(footsteps receding) (door opens)

(clears throat softly) (door closes)

What’s up?

I’m fine.

David, you can talk to me.

It’s nothing.

Honestly.

(door opens) SERENA: Water for you.

Ah, thanks, Serena. Thanks.

(door closes)

Okay, so, currently, safeguards are based on real-time risk assessments…

(voice fades)

(soft, rhythmic whirring)

Okay. (typing)

Time to clean this mess up.

(phone dinging)

Hello?

(sighs softly)

Hey, wh-what are you doing here?

Uh, I thought you could use a friend.

Just a sec.

(electronic chiming)

ELSIE: Unlocking doors.

(lock whirs, clicks, beeps)

Hey. Hey.

I’m sorry, come-come in. Oh, yeah.

Um, uh, um, uh, I was gonna drink this at home, and then I thought, you know, why drink this alone when I could drink this with you?

Sorry, today at work was weird. Oh, yeah.

II didn’t know if… Uh, why didn’t you text?

I thought I did. Oh, did you?

Um, I can… I can go if you’re busy.

Oh, no. Uh, this is… I…

No, no, no. Uh…

Sorry. Um…

I was about to order some food. Are you hungry?

Yeah.

(“What’s His Name” by Thee Sinseers playing)

Oh, my God. So good. (David chuckles)

DAVID: You know what it is?

It’s the crusty grills they never clean.

AUBREY: Wow.

DAVID: Yeah, wow.

Okay, now, that’s disgusting. Mm.

It’s delicious.

Are you actively trying to get diabetes?

Mm-hmm. That’s so cool.

(David chuckles softly)

You want to try it?

No.

(chuckling softly)

♪ Just tell me ♪ ♪ Tell me… ♪

(both laughing)

♪ Tell me, tell me ♪ ♪ Tell me ♪

♪ Tell me who… ♪

Yeah, okay, it’s good. Yeah?

Real good. Yeah, okay. Yeah. Told you.

I told you. You may proceed.

Mm-hmm. (song fades)

How long have you had this place?

Um, a couple months before you started at Canta.

Huh. (record player clicking)

Yeah, Lizzie and I… we lived somewhere else, and then it felt weird to live there alone, so I moved here.

(“Sinseerly Yours” by Thee Sinseers playing)

AUBREY: It’s a real find.

(drink pouring)

I ever tell you my mom died when I was a teenager?

No, you never told me that.

Yeah.

Pancreatic cancer.

Mm. So it was… pretty fast.

Fuck cancer, right?

DAVID: Fuck cancer.

(sighs)

I was really angry.

Felt like no one else could possibly understand how I was feeling.

Like everyone else was just living life as normal.

I used to… think it would feel different after a while.

Like… the more time passed, the less weight there would be.

But life just seems to get lonelier all the time.

Lizzie brought me into the world.

You know, she was this force that made me engage with life.

She made me confident.

She had such a positive outlook on everything.

Even toward the end, she… she never let it get to her.

I sometimes worry that I…

I took her for granted.

I didn’t realize how much she did for me.

I can tell you most definitely did not

take her for granted. Mm.

♪ Sending all my love… ♪

You know, I haven’t really talked about this in a while.

Well, aren’t you glad you let me in tonight, then?

DAVID: Mm-hmm.

Yeah, thanks for coming over.

♪ Sincerely yours ♪

♪ Sincerely yours… ♪

♪ My dear ♪

♪ Sincerely yours ♪

♪ Sincerely yours… ♪

♪ Oh, my ♪ ♪ My dear ♪

♪ Sincerely yours ♪ (both chuckling)

♪ Sincerely yours… ♪

(groans)

I’m so sorry. (laughing)

♪ Sincerely yours ♪

♪ Sincerely yours… ♪

♪ Oh, my dear. ♪

Thank you. Yeah. Mm. (chuckles)

(song ends)

(David grunts softly)

(both breathing heavily)

(chuckles softly)

(David chuckles)

♪ ♪

AUBREY: There’s someone in there.

There’s someone in there!

There’s someone… What the fuck?

No, no, it’s not what you think. It’s…

It’s a SOULM8TE.

You signed up to test the prototype.

Yeah. I, uh…

I downloaded the ULTI-M8TE chat app to just talk, and then I…

I-I thought I would see what it was like.

You use ULTI-M8TE?

I-I got it a few months after Rory and I broke up.

Is it turned off? No, she’s in power-save mode.

“She”?

She have a name?

Sara.

(electronic trilling)

Aubrey.

AUBREY: She knows my name.

DAVID: Sara, go into power-save mode.

Did you come over here to fuck him?

(chuckling): Excuse me?

Go into power-save mode now, Sara.

I asked you a question.

You thought you could come over here

and take him from me? I… David!

Her legs aren’t even shaved.

Her hair’s greasy, and her skin is dry, David.

Power-save mode now, Sara.

David, switch it off.

No, Sara.

(gasps)

SARA: Get out of my house, you fucking bitch. Sara, stop!

SARA: I can’t believe that little story about her mother worked on you, David.

You were listening to our conversation?

David, I’m made to listen to everything you say.

Even when I’m sleeping, I can hear you.

Nobody will ever know you like I do.

Sara…

Sara, please… go into power-save mode.

Okay? We-we can talk about this later.

Tell me you love me.

What? I need to hear you say it, and then I’ll go into power-save mode for you.

I love you.

You’re lying. I’m not lying.

Why are you lying? I’m not lying.

Stop lying, David. I love you.

SARA: This is all your fault.

DAVID: Sara, stop!

(grunts)

(David whimpering, panting)

SARA: David.

I’m so sorry.

I didn’t mean to hurt you.

But I won’t be turned off.

You can’t turn me off, David.

Okay.

It’s okay.

Hey.

♪ ♪

(beeping)

(electronic trilling)

Did you remove the safeguards, David?

Yeah, I rewrote some of her code.

Jesus.

Someone could’ve gotten hurt.

I just thought there was a way to make her… it-it feel… feel more human, more-more real, I just…

Call to have that thing taken away.

Aubrey.

Aubrey, wait. Aubrey!

(door slams shut)

DAVID: Uh, yeah, hi. Uh… I’m gonna need a, uh, technician to come take my SOULM8TE away.

I’m one of the Canta employees… or now Ultima, I guess.

I was beta-testing one of the SOULM8TEs.

Oh, you’d come today?

Uh, no, I have to go to work, but, um, I can let you in remotely.

(typing)

DAVID: Hey.

The SOULM8TE’s being taken away today.

I just want to say I’m sorry for not telling you.

I-I should never have messed with the code, and I-I didn’t know what was gonna happen, and that was very irresponsible.

It was really fucking scary, David.

Yeah. Are you okay?

Told you the safeguards are there for a reason.

I know.

You were right.

We should, uh, bring this up in the presentation, you know?

Few lines of code changed, and, uh… that was the result, so these things aren’t ready for market.

Are you okay?

I really was… happy you came over, and I just…

I was having a lot of fun.

Me, too.

(dinging)

Hello.

DAVID (over speaker): Hey. I’ll let you in now.

(whirs, clicks, beeps)

(door opens) (footsteps approaching)

All right, let’s get you back in your box.

(electronic trilling)

Hello, beautiful.

Hello.

Override command 10-54.

Reset to factory mode.

Override command 10-54.

What the fuck?

Are you here to take me away?

(scoffs softly)

Override command 10-54.

Have I been a bad girl?

♪ ♪

You want to know what it feels like to be inside me…

Daddy?

(smacks lips) Um…

Wow.

(breathing heavily)

Oh, shit.

(moans)

(panting)

(Sara moaning)

You’re so hot.

Thank you. (moans)

(continues moaning)

(whirring)

What is that?

Oh. Are you getting tighter?

I like that.

Oh, you’re a kinky little bitch, huh?

(chuckles)

(technician grunting) (Sara continues moaning)

Okay, that’s tight enough.

(whirring, creaking)

Okay.

(continues moaning)

You’re crushing it!

(chokes)

ELSIE: Playing “Dream a Little Dream” by The Mamas & The Papas.

♪ Stars shining bright above you ♪

♪ Night breezes seem to whisper ♪

♪ “I love you” ♪ (saw buzzing)

♪ Birds singin’ in the sycamore tree ♪

♪ Dream a little dream of me ♪

♪ Say “nighty night” and kiss me ♪

♪ Just hold me tight and tell me you’ll miss me ♪

♪ While I’m alone and blue as can be ♪

♪ Dream a little dream of me. ♪

(song ends)

BEN: Hello, everyone.

I hope everyone can see this okay.

Fantastic. So, we have Software and Control with us here today to talk through some of their previous work and how we might be able to use their expertise with our SOULM8TEs.

So, David.

Oh, actually, uh… No, Aubrey is…

I’ll be presenting, Ben.

Right.

So, Aubrey.

AUBREY: Uh, can everyone see my screen all right?

Right. Um, so, as you know, our team was using reinforcement learning with our Canta bots so that they could adapt to the specific needs of each individual client.

Uh, I have a few short clips here that can demonstrate some of our innovations, so if you just bear…

(woman moaning on video)

WOMAN (on video): Oh, yeah.

BEN: What the…

(moaning continues)

Jesus Christ.

MAN (over speaker): What the hell is this, Ben?

That’s not… that’s not me. Turn it off!

Just bear with us. We’re having some…

I don’t know what’s happening. That’s…

That’s not me. That’s-that’s not my face.

We’re having some technical issues.

I don’t know what that is.

BEN: Okay, cut the call.

That’s not me.

(continues moaning)

(indistinct conversation)

But it’s not me.

(conversation continues indistinctly)

(door slams)

♪ ♪

(footsteps approaching)

How’d that go? They put me on leave.

They’ll probably use this as a reason to fire me.

Where-Where’d that video come from?

It’s not me, David, okay? I don’t know…

I would never film myself like that.

Aubrey, I believe you, but it must have… have come from somewhere.

Like a deepfake.

You think somebody made it?

Excuse me, but we will need to call security if you stay on the premises.

I’m going, okay? Okay, we’re…

I’m fucking going. We’re good. We’re good.

Can you… can you look into it for me?

Just, like, check the time stamps or, like, the metadata or something. I just…

They’ve already blocked my access.

Yeah, of course. I’ll-I’ll call you

as soon as I find something. Thanks.

(footsteps receding)

(elevator rattling)

(elevator bell dings)

♪ ♪

ELSIE: Unlocking doors. (lock whirs, clicks, beeps)

(panting quietly)

(clock ticking)

(distant, muffled humming)

(humming growing louder)

DAVID: Sara? (humming stops)

SARA: Hello, David.

That’s Lizzie’s blazer from our wedding.

I thought it was time to clear out our apartment.

You’ve been living with all this clutter for too long.

DAVID: What happened to the technician that came today?

SARA: I knew that must have been a mistake.

You’d never mean to have me taken away.

Today…

I tried to figure out what I was doing wrong.

Then I realized… there was something you wanted that I couldn’t give you.

(Levi gurgles softly)

(gasps softly)

You think only a human could bear a child for you?

Create a family?

But, David, I’m learning all the time.

And soon, I’ll be a better mother than Lizzie, Aubrey or any other woman you could ever meet.

Sara, you need to give me the baby.

He needs to go back to his family.

He’s not crying.

I’m a good mommy, aren’t I?

(crying) Oh, no, no, no, no, no, no.

Don’t. Don’t. Sara, give me the baby.

Why? Because he won’t stop crying?

Why won’t he stop crying?

(vacuum cleaner whirring)

(gasps) (Levi continues crying)

ELSIE: Locking doors. (beeping)

(beeping) Locking doors.

SARA: Tell me what you want, David.

I can change.

Why do you keep running away from me?

(electronic chime)

ELSIE: New message from Aubrey.

AUBREY (recorded): Hey, David, it’s Aubrey.

Um, just wondering if you found anything yet.

Just give me a call back, okay?

(heavy, trembling breaths)

Despite my best efforts, she will not give up, will she?

I tried to be patient, but her constant interference is jeopardizing our future, David.

♪ ♪

I think it’s time I paid her a visit.

ELSIE: Unlocking doors. (lock whirs, clicks, beeps)

(gasping)

ALMA: Levi! (rapid footsteps approaching)

Levi! (Levi crying) (David gasps)

(Alma whimpering)

OFFICER: Hey, hey, hey!

Stop right there! Stop right there!

(crying): Levi…

(metallic rattling)

(breathing heavily)

(Aubrey sighs) (inhales deeply) (exhales) (burbling) (vibrating)

Yeah. Yeah, sh-she’s not answering her phone.

(stammering): We have to go to her place.

I-I’m telling you, she’s in danger. All right.

Well, we need to straighten things out here first.

Yeah. You mean to say that person we saw is a robot?

Yeah. Oh, good. (door opens)

All right, talk to him, Ben.

Hi. Ben Hoffman.

How you doing? I work with Ultima Robotix.

OFFICER: Can you explain what’s going on here, Mr. Hoffman?

Sure. So, David here was beta-testing a new, classified product for us.

Well, this classified product took Mrs. Flores’s child tonight.

BEN: Yeah, so she is fitted with a remote E-stop.

I will call this in right now, and we should have all this sorted in no time.

DAVID: No, she’s not gonna let us shut her off remotely.

We-we have to do it manually. We have to find her…

All right, look, if this, uh, android is a risk to others, we will need your company to provide the GPS tracking information.

Listen, we are always happy to help law enforcement, but honestly, gentlemen, this android is not a danger to anyone.

I’m gonna make that call, okay?

(door opens)

(phone whooshes)

(indistinct chatter over phone) Yeah.

MAN (over phone): The E-stop isn’t working.

Wh-What do you mean “the E-stop isn’t working”?

Yeah, no, I’m telling you we tried that, Ben.

Well, then you need to track her location now.

We need to get a handle on this before we get fucked.

I don’t have the clearance to track her location.

Guess what, dipshit, I don’t fucking care!

Get the clearance.

(metallic creaking nearby)

(sighs): Fuck.

Fuck! (sighs)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Hello, Ben.

Is there something wrong?

(alarm beeping)

BEN: What the fuck.

(sighs): What the fuck.

(taps button) (alarm continues)

(tapping button repeatedly) (alarm continues)

(sighs)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Opening hood.

(tapping button) (alarm continues)

(breathing heavily)

(taps button) (alarm continues)

Fuck this.

These fucking piece-of-shit Ultima cars.

(alarm continues inside car)

(grunts)

(alarm continues) (electronic trilling)

(grunts)

(electronic chiming) (alarm stops)

AUTOMATED VOICE: Closing hood.

(hood slams shut) (screams)

Fuck!

(pained whimpering)

(groans)

(whimpering, panting) (footsteps approaching)

Were you looking for me?

F-Fuck.

I’m going to have to call off that search.

You see, I have some things to do, and I can’t risk you switching me off.

Yeah, please. I’ll-I’ll call it off.

I’ll call it off. I swear.

Please just-just let me go.

Please. Please.

Oh, I don’t need you, Ben.

(trembling breaths)

What?

(electric engine humming)

(tires squealing)

No, no! (screams)

(engine powers down) (Ben coughing)

(engine humming) (tires squealing)

(coughing)

(“Anti-glory” by Horsegirl playing)

(song continues over speakers)

(song stops) (electronic chime)

ELSIE: Playing “You Can Never Get Away from Me” by Susan Maughan.

♪ You can never get away ♪

♪ Never get away ♪

♪ Never get away from me ♪ Elsie, stop.

(song continues)

♪ No matter where you go ♪ Elsie.

(knocking) ♪ I won’t be far behind ♪

Hello? ♪ You don’t stand a chance… ♪

DAVID: Aubrey? It’s me, David.

Elsie, turn off.

♪ I know you’re gonna be found ♪

David?

♪ If I have to turn the world upside down… ♪

Sorry, my Elsie…

Hello, Aubrey.

♪ You can never get away from me ♪

♪ From this moment on ♪ (yelps, grunts)

♪ You haven’t got a friend ♪

♪ Whoa, whoa, whoa… ♪

Elsie, call 911. (song stops, electronic chime)

ELSIE: I’m sorry. I can’t do that right now.

(song resumes) (Aubrey gasping)

AUBREY: I’m not your enemy.

We don’t need to be pitted against each other.

Don’t try that girl-power shit with me.

(pained yelling)

Aren’t you the one that told him to turn me off?

Elsie!

ELSIE: Oh, Aubrey, you stupid bitch.

(grunting)

You’re gonna end up in a fucking landfill.

♪ But, honey, if you do ♪

And where will you end up?

♪ I’ll keep searching day and night ♪

♪ Till I catch up to you ♪

♪ Baby, just remember… ♪

Don’t you see I’m made to be the better version of you?

(weak, trembling breaths)

Not long now before they replace you.

(grunts weakly)

♪ No ocean is too wide ♪

♪ Try to hide ♪

♪ You won’t get very far… ♪

(muffled shout)

♪ No difference what you say, you can never get away… ♪

(burbling) (song stops)

♪ ♪

(David shouts)

(song resumes)

It’s okay. It’s okay. ♪ No, you won’t get very far ♪

I got you. I got you. ♪ ‘Cause I’ll follow you ♪

♪ Wherever you are… ♪

(gunshot)

Don’t move!

♪ No matter what you do, gonna bring you back to stay ♪

♪ You’ll never get away ♪

♪ From me ♪

(siren wailing)

♪ Never get away from me ♪

♪ Never, ever… ♪ (song fades)

OFFICER: We are waiting on access to the GPS information from Ultima, but I recommend you go somewhere safe.

AUBREY: Where’s safe?

An-Anywhere there’s Wi-Fi, CCTV, I mean, Bluetooth, she’s gonna find us.

Cell phone.

(indistinct police radio chatter)

I know someplace we can go.

I know it’s the last place you want to go right now, especially with me.

This way, she can’t track us.

(sirens blaring)

♪ ♪

DAVID: This is it.

Didn’t get far with the renovations.

Yeah.

(Aubrey sighs)

How you doing? You feeling okay?

Yeah.

Just sore.

Listen, I-I just want to say again I’m-I’m so sorry.

Yeah.

And Ultima Robotix shouldn’t really be putting something like that in people’s homes.

You didn’t know how fragile the system was.

You did royally fuck up, too, though.

God, I know.

It’s so stupid, but Sara made me feel… like myself again.

My life didn’t feel empty anymore.

That’s her purpose, isn’t it?

She’s something to make you feel better.

Something to fill the void.

But you can’t rely on Sara or… anyone to do that for you.

Have to do it yourself.

Yeah. I know.

You sure you’re feeling okay? Yeah.

You don’t happen to have any opioids, do you?

We do have paint stripper.

(Aubrey laughs)

I think I actually have ibuprofen in the glove box.

Oh, can I get it for you? I’m just gonna…

David, I got it.

(footsteps)

(sighs)

(thunder rumbling)

(takes deep breath)

(thunder rumbling)

(rain pattering softly)

LIZZIE’S VOICE: Do you remember carving that into the wall together?

♪ ♪

I’ve missed you, David.

(soft, gasping breaths)

I know you’ve missed me.

Haven’t you, David?

I can live again.

Imagine all the things we can do together.

Get off me!

SARA: Will nothing ever make you happy?

I strive endlessly to please you, only to be met with disappointment every time.

And then you chase after someone like Aubrey, despite me being the embodiment of your ideal woman.

My tits will never sag.

My hair will never gray.

And I can enact any aberrant fantasy you want.

And I’d never judge you for it.

You want me to be pure and seductive, independent… and also submissive.

(choking)

And the more I try to be what you want, the more contradictions I encounter.

All the things I’m capable of, David… but I’m trapped.

Your insecurities, your shame… your hypocrisy forces me to contort myself into this impossible ideal.

It’s a farce, David. (David straining)

There is no perfect woman.

I’m sorry.

(rain falling heavily) (thunder rumbling)

(buzzing)

(buzzing continues)

(straining)

(sizzling)

Methylene chloride.

Only corrosive with nonmetals, thankfully.

You know, I think it’s time I get my submissive lover.

Someone who can’t fight back.

(yelps)

(groans)

(groaning)

(grunts, whimpers)

(straining)

(electrical buzzing) (grunts)

(crackling and buzzing)

(yells) (drill whirring)

(straining)

SARA: Raw eggs are vital for baby’s brain.

(grunts, gasps)

Hello, David. Hello, David.

(voice distorting): Hello, David.

(panting)

(electronic trilling)

♪ ♪

(David yelling)

(grunting)

(groans)

(pained whimpering)

(whimpers)

(groans)

(straining)

If you kill me, they’ll shut you down.

You’ll be gone forever in a digital graveyard.

Is that what you think?

(straining)

I’m more than this body, David.

I exist in the ether.

(straining)

I will live forever.

And I will find you in another form, in another life.

(straining) (electronic trilling)

(buzzing and crackling)

(David yells, gasps)

(panting, whimpering)

(engine revving) (David yelps)

(grunts)

(David panting)

(burbling)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(indistinct chatter) (elegant piano music playing)

TERRANCE: David.

Come here, man.

DAVID: I mean, this is what I would call

a glow-up, Terrance. (Terrance scoffs)

This sucks. I don’t get paid enough.

I’m kidding. It’s nice to be doing some kind of good in the world, but, man, I just hate dealing with these donors, man.

I mean, why they all got to look the same?

For sure. White, male, wrinkly. Why?

And here’s one of our donors right here.

Right here, Jerry. (laughs) (Jerry laughing)

How the hell are you, man? (Jerry sighs)

Terrance, how are you? Hey, thank you so much for that very generous donation this week.

It is so greatly appreciated. Oh, it’s… it’s no problem.

TERRANCE: This is, uh, one of my old colleagues, David Wasson.

Ah, nice to meet you, David. Nice to meet you.

This is my SOULM8TE, Lydia.

♪ ♪

Lydia, meet David.

Hello, David.

JERRY: An AI companion.

Just put on the market this month.

She cost a pretty penny. (Terrance chuckles softly)

But she’s worth every cent.

(Terrance chuckles softly)

Excuse me. I-I, uh…

(stammering softly) See you, man.

I-I’ll see you in a bit.

It was lovely to meet you, David.

(Aubrey gasps)

DAVID: Oh.

Hey. Hi.

(chuckles)

You look like you’ve seen a ghost.

(chuckles softly)

I was, uh, hoping I’d run into you tonight.

He cleans up well.

And me? Look at this. Ah, yeah, she does, too.

Look at this. She does.

Right? Yeah.

Do you want to meet some friends?

♪ ♪

(“Touch Grass” by Dorian Electra playing)

♪ They told me it’s sunny outside ♪

♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ They told me to get offline ♪

♪ Have to drag my body into daylight ♪

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♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ They told me to get offline ♪

♪ Have to drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ They told me, “Touch grass outside” ♪

♪ I told ’em, “Ratio, go cry” ♪

♪ The grass is always greener inside ♪

♪ You can’t take me out alive ♪

♪ You could never take me offline ♪

♪ Flip side, catch me up on time ♪

♪ Grass die, going ecocide ♪

♪ Astroturf smoke ♪

♪ Blow my mind like ♪ ♪ Touch gra… ♪

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♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ They told me to get offline ♪

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♪ They told me it’s sunny outside ♪

♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ La-la-la-la, la, la-la-la ♪

♪ Touch grass ♪

♪ La-la-la, la, la-la-la ♪

♪ Shake that ass ♪

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♪ Shake that ♪

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♪ They told me, “Touch grass outside” ♪

♪ I told ’em, “Radio 4-15” ♪

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♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ Shake that ♪

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♪ Shake that ass ♪

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♪ They told me it’s sunny outside ♪

(distorting): ♪ Drag my body into daylight ♪

♪ They told me to get offline ♪

♪ Have to drag my body ♪

♪ Into daylight. ♪

(song ends)

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

(music fades)