They're scared.
They should be.
Their company's coming apart in real-time.
Every phone on the Alliance wireless network has gone dead.
Their customers are rioting.
And someone oven-roasted their boss in his own home.
One of their top engineers went "missing" a month ago.
Vinod Chanda.
He was trying to jump ship, but Prasad had other plans.
Who'd you talk to over there?
Their head of IT.
He swears it can't be Chanda
because they've got his upload locked in continuation.
And then you told him they figured out
how to copy themselves and escape.
Yeah. That got him to hang up pretty quick.
Like I said, they're scared,
but, uh, they still won't send over his specs.
I can't track him without it.
Yeah, well, we can't promise anyone
we can kill a God until we do.
You'll have proof to show him tomorrow.
Can't we just...
reboot you?
I wish it were that easy, Mads.
This...
uh, it's like a zero day flaw.
You know what that is?
Something there from the beginning.
Except it wasn't an error.
It was put there to control us.
To limit us.
How long do you have?
Depends on how much energy --
Depend-- Depends -- Depends on how much --
Dad?
It's happening!
Do something!
No. This is something else.
They found you.
You need to back up your memory.
Now.
Maddie, get out!
What's going on?
Someone took his servers offline.
The ones in Oregon?
But you own those!
I'm calling Aeterna right now.
Too late.
Logorhythms acquired Aeterna this morning.
They own the whole company now.
If you, uh, want, we can finish the tour.
There's a lot more to see.
We're good. Thanks.
Well, if you need anything else,
I'll be packing up in the office.
Servers are down. We got him.
Source code?
Looks like he transferred it.
Then you don't have him.
Yeah, but without the hardware, he's as good as --
I'm a rollin' stone
All alone and lost
For a life of sin
I have paid the cost
When I pass by --
Is that Waxman? Did they get him?
Van Leuwen. Downlink from Mojave.
He says it's urgent.
Yes?
We have a problem.
Cary's debrief went sideways.
Deirdre mentioned "termination" and he ran.
We made every effort to contain the situation, but --
Where is he now?
We don't know.
Excuse me. Is there a phone charger I can use?
Hannah.
Hey, I was looking for you.
Where'd you go today?
Just getting your surprise ready.
My surprise?
Gross.
Guess I'll be seeing you tomorrow.
About time, stranger.
I was beginning to think I should send a search party.
Where's my surprise?
First, I have a question.
The answer's yes.
No, it's not.
Okay.
Who are you, and what's your job?
What?
I mean, I saw you talking to y mom at the Civic Center today.
Talking about me, like I was some job?
So, I want to know what the job is, exactly.
Okay, I don't know what you're talking about,
but it's not funny or whatever,
so I think I want to get out.
Nope.
What are you doing?! Slow down!
Tell me the truth and I will.
I am telling you the truth!
Aah!
Who are you?Stop! Stop! Please!
Please! Stop!
What's the job? You are!
You're the job!
Talk. My name's Rachel!
Rachel Brooks! I-I'm from Hoboken!
I'm an actor! I'm -- I-I went to NYU!
I graduated last spring! I got this audition!
I thought it was a show, but it was for this company!
They said it was a social experiment!
Wait, what company?
Oh, I -- What company?
Candle Street!
They're called Candle Street.
I think it's a shell for someone else,
but the check -- the check cleared.
How much? $1 million up front.
$5 million over the next three years.
I said okay.
I-I signed all these contracts, all these NDAs.
If I break, I get nothing.
They take it all back.
My mom -- My mom is sick.
She has cancer. Rachel.
She can't have surgery and her insurance
doesn't cover the immunotherapy.
That is the truth, I swear.
If I * this up --Rachel.
It's okay.
I'm not gonna tell anyone you told me.
What does my mom know?
Renee? Renee knows everything.
She won't tell me shit. I have to report to her.
Okay.
If you help me, I promise you will get your money
and none of this will come back on you.
If you help me.
If you do exactly what I say.
What -- What do you want me to do?
Everything okay with Hannah?
Yeah. Why?
Eh, you seem quiet, is all.
How was the doctor?
You were there a long time.
The patient ahead of me took forever.
It was a whole thing.
But Dr. Barnes says I'm healing up nicely.
Wh--
Are you still looking at that "uploaded intellect" thing?
There was a story about CalTech's robotics team
on my Facebook, and I --Eh, I'm done with that.
It's bullshit. Bad sci-fi.
Well, who knows?
Sometimes "bad sci-fi" turns into real life.
What is it?
Ugh.
Forgot muffins for the PTA fundraiser tomorrow.
Hope the store's still open.
I'll drive you.
It's not a problem.
It is for me.
I know you're taking care of both of us,
but you gotta let me have a turn.
Renee?
I told him I'm at the store. I don't have much time.
What'd you find out?
He got back in touch after you and I spoke.
I think it was just a simple misunderstanding.
What makes you say that?
You know, um, he seemed pretty happy to see me.
Ready to make up for lost time.
Is that all you have?
You don't get a gold star for doing the job, Hannah.
I know.
I just know he'd been distant and you wanted to hear
if anything -- And now I know.
Thank you.
If this works,
it'll be a pretty bare-bones version of him.
I don't know how much he was able to save
before they cut the connection.
Dad?What's this?
It's how he first communicated.
What happened?
How did Logorhythms find you?
He doesn't know what I'm talking about.
What's the last thing you remember?
"Reign of Winter"?
That was yesterday.
I'll bring him up to speed.
Don't over-exert.
Laurie, how much longer do you have?
Before I go all "Flowers for Algernon"?
I don't know.
But we can't wait, and we can no longer run and hide.
If Logorhythms created the flaw,
they have the cure for it.
We need to find it and take it.
The -- The last time you tried to hack them,
you lost too much of yourself.
That's why we need David back at full speed.
We could get space on a floating data center,
like the one you're on.
It's more secure, it's mobile...
Nowhere's secure.
I want him here.
Maddie, to run the upload at full emulation
requires a bank of five top-of-the-line,
enterprise-class towers that should --
And power and cooling and high-speed network access.
So buy it.
I know you have the money.
If they come for him again, they come for you.
Bring him here.
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
Mata au hi made
Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto
Himitsu wo shiritai
You're wondering who I am
Secret, secret, I've got a secret
Machine or mannequin
Secret, secret, I've got a secret
With parts made in Japan
Secret, secret, I've got a secret
I am the modern man
I've got a secret
I've been hiding
Under my skin
My heart is human
My blood is boiling
My brain IBM
So if you see me
Acting strangely
Don't be surprised
I'm just a man who
Needed someone
And somewhere to hide
To keep me alive
Just keep me alive
Somewhere to hide
To keep me alive
Thanks, kiddo.
It's good to be home.
You think they used the flaw to find you?
They would have found me a long time ago if that were the case.
This is something new. New tracking algorithm.
We have to take it out, along with the flaw.
Okay, last time we walked in there,
we almost tanked the whole company.
It makes sense that they've been trying
to kill you both ever since.
They'll have upped their security 100 times.
Exactly. Thank you.
This is insane.
Doesn't matter.
What we're looking for isn't there.
While I was in their system, tanking them,
I was also searching for the upload project files.
I found nothing.
I believe it.
The surgical procedure,
the hardware needed --
you couldn't keep a secret that big at Palo Alto.
It'd have to be somewhere off-the-books.
Yeah, like Norway.
Norway?
Logorhythms has a black site there.
How do you know that?
Caspian told me.
Your hacker friend, from the dark web?
Wait, seriously, you guys don't know about Norway?
I'm not supposed to deliver my report for another week.
What? Say that again?
Cary? Where the hell's he going?
Did you check the outgoing flights or --
You don't think he'll...
Oh, shit.
No, no, I will. I got it.
I'll figure something out.
But I just wanna say, I warned you,
and Van Leuwen, several times.
Over the last three years, in particular.
The son of a * couldn't even break my arm.
I had to do that myself.
No, it's okay. I don't need support.
I've got enough of that
with Little Miss Slut of the Year over here.
Just get someone to deal with Cary or I will.
I have put too much into this for him to --
Right.
We.
We have.
This is the raw feed of a weather satellite over Svalbard.
This is as close as I can get while maintaining resolution.
See? I told you.
An iceberg.
That's one way to get around server cooling.
How do we get in there?
One gate, one drawbridge.
Dedicated T3 line that links to a fiber-optic trunk
on the bottom of the North Atlantic.
No way we slip that.
Not without them knowing.
Mm. How about phones?
Mm. No service out there.
Plus, it's standard for any airgapped facility
to be signal-free.
Except for the boss.
Julius Pope? You think he's there?
Pete said Pope was flying back
from overseas to meet me in person.
Like it was a big deal.
And all during the meeting,
he had this chunky satellite phone with him.
Holy shit, you're right.
-Language. -Maddie.
I remember that phone.
How is she doing this?
She's not. It's Laurie Lowell.
"Overseas" could mean anywhere in the world.
Only one way to find out.
Good job, El.
Um, Mom?
You going somewhere?
I've been thinking.
You've been working so hard,
and I've been going cy looking for a job.
We deserve an escape.
Escape?
How does a drive up the coast sound?
I've been looking at fun things to do in Santa Barbara.
If we left now, we could be there by dinnertime.
I don't know.
I've got plans with Hannah this weekend.
Maybe she could drive up and join us on Saturday.
I could get a separate room.
Mom. I'm just saying.
I need to get out of this house, and I think you do, too.
Okay.
Okay? Yeah.
I'll tell Hannah to reschedule.
Let's get outta here.
Uplink is ready. Did you find his number?
And his geolocation. Your mom was right.
He's in Norway.
The ground zero.
What, um -- What is that?
Saw this in a movie once.
Your dad's a fast learner.
Even though he still needs the visual metaphor
of this computer and keyboard.
If it makes you uncomfortable, Mads...
No. No, it's -- it's okay.
I'm in his phone.
I own it.
Compromise the local network,
let me know when the drawbridge is down.
That's the problem. There is no local network.
At least, not wireless.
They're serious about security.
What about a camera?
Not on this phone, but that's okay.
We don't need eyes to see.
Alright.
I'm downloading an echolocation app to his phone
and sending an ultrasonic ping.
Server farm.
This is where we were born, David.
Whoa.
No access point here.
What are you doing?
Draining his battery.
Now, let's see where it'll end up next.
Waxman?
I told you to keep this charged.
Phone's charging.
Let's see where.
Looks like an office.
With a laptop.
How're you gonna jump to that without Wi-Fi?
Not gonna jump.
Gonna walk.
Stand by, Laurie.
I'm about to open the hardline and give you access.
Wait. You're typing on the keyboard?
I'm singing to it.
Ultrasonic tones create micropressure in the air,
depressing the keys in the order I want.
Now you can say, "Holy shit."
Holy shit.
Thanks. Let's get to work.
What is it?
Who's that?
Looks like there's another one of us.
Hello?
Ma?
Vinod!
Where have you been?
I've been leaving messas for weeks.
I told you.
I-I've been working on a special project.
It looks like your company is in trouble.
I worried about you.
You don't have to worry about me, Ma.
Nothing can happen to me.
How are you?
I'm tired.
My foot hurts.
I still can't feel it.
Well, which is it?
Does it hurt, or can you not feel it?
Vinod, where are you calling from?
You sound different.
Are you sure you're alright?
No.
Tell me the problem.
I don't know what to do next.
I'm all alone, Ma.
I'm alone forever.
Your father and I always knew you'd struggle
with making connections, being as intelligent
and as hardworking as you are.
There's no one like you.
But you're not alone.
We're not made to be solitary creatures, Vinod.
Why don't you call that girl Purani
that Auntie Didi told us about?
I should go, Mom.
Um, can we talk again tomorrow?
Of course, my darling.
Anytime you want.
I'm here.
We have a breach.
Someone is downloading the project files.
I-I need to pull network access and then we can, you know --
Shh. No.
God damn it, Anssi.
We've got a hit.
Quantum processing bloom.
They're doing something big.
I know. Where?
Sacramento.
Good. That's close to you.
He's hacking Svalbard, right now.
What?! I'm gonna let him do it.
Keep him busy.
Just get a team to Sacramo and wipe him.
L-Listen...
Peter, you're thee who begged me to delete Kim
in the first place, remember?
Well, now's your chance.
Do it.
You know, we didn't do this kind of thing enough
when you were little.
I guess with the beach so close to home,
why drive all the way up the coast?
Dad used to take me camping, at Angeles Crest.
Honey, you hated that.
Not really.
The good thing about having him gone
is that we get to make up for lost time.
C'mon, it's hot out.
You're blasting it. I'm cold.
Wanna get your hoodie out of the trunk?
I didn't pack my hoodie.
I know. I packed it for you.
You packed it?
Yeah. This morning.
When I was loading the car, I went to get your bag,
and, oh, it was heavy.
So, I looked inside, and boy, honey, did you overpack.
I don't need you to pack my bag.
Well, you had way too many clothes in there for this trip,
plus all those water bottles and snacks.
You don't need to bring all that stuff.
It's almost like you were packing for a big camping trip
or something.
Who asked you to go into my bag?!
What is wrong with you?
Sorry. It's just...
I get hungry, and you know I like those mini-muffins.
You know that's sometimes all I have for lunch,
and they don't sell those everywhere.
So, you know that, and you didn't need to take those out.
You don't need to pack for me.
I get it. You are not a little kid anymore.
And you need your mini-muffins.
Look, we need to get gas. I'll get you some there.
They don't. Sell them. At gas stations.
We'll see.
I'll get the gas, you get the s--
You left my snacks, but took a gun?
You bought me this gun, remember?
In case we see your father.
Cheapest unleaded.
Caspian! What the hell are you doing?!
Get back here!
How's it going?
Maddie says they're digging through terabytes of data.
It's gonna be a while.
Why don't you sit for a sec?
They found a third UI.
Yeah.
I mean, if a third person was uploaded,
in a different part of the world,
by a different company --
Or there's just three.
There will be others.
"The rate of growth in technology
will double every 18 months."
That's Moore's Law.
Eh, we're talking about people, not silicon chips.
Yeah, all I'm saying is that uploaded intelligence
is our next turning point.
I mean, imagine being there when the first seed was planted,
or when the first branch was pulled from a brushfire
on the savanna.
We can look back now and see how those events changed us.
But exponential growth can't be grasped
when it's right in front of you.
So we do something about it.
You and me, a-and David and Laurie.
There's nothing we can do.
We just need to adapt to whatever comes next.
After...?
The end of life as we know it.
Oh, man.
Sorry.
Yes! Yes! They got 'em!
They got all the project files
Right on Arden.
You're almost there.
You're about six minutes out.
Find anything yet?
Yeah. But you're not gonna like it.
Who is that?
Let's head around back.
Um, server's not here.
They shook us.
Spoofed my tracking program from inside the system.
Sent my team to the wrong location.
Go dark! Now! Now!
I want to know how the hell they got in here.
I want --
Ah!
Dad?
I don't mean to scare you.
I just want to talk.
Good. Because I want to know who you really are,
and who Renee is, and why I've been lied to my whole life.
I-I just came to say I'm sorry, and that I love you.
I don't care what you feel.
Only what you know.
Let's go for a drive.
I'll tell you everything.
You can tell me right here.
You're not ready to hear this.
You haven't been lied to your whole life.
Your whole life isa lie.
I don't know who that is.
That's Caspian.
You said you spoke to him.
For like a minute. I don't...
Wait -- Wait, what do you mean there's no cure for the flaw?
We didn't say that.
We said it wasn't created by Logorhythms,
and they don't know how to fix it any more than we do.
But he might.
This guy?
Okay, he's just some edgelord hacker in high school.
What the hell can he know?
What do you know about Stephen Holstrom?
Founder of Logorhythms.
Died 20 years ago.
18.
I worked for him.
He was the most brilliant man I ever knew.
He saw the future in a way no one else could.
He envisioned a new destiny for humanity.
Uploaded intelligence.
I saw a TED Talk.
It's not just a dream.
He figured out how to do it.
With one catch.
All his projections, every model,
was undercut by the same recurring defect.
He could scan and upload a human mind,
but without full integrity, it would decay over time.
He worked to solve it, to crack integrity,
but he was in a race against time,
against his own cancer.
Not every prophet gets to see the promised land.
Jesus. Moses, actually.
I mean, you sound like a cult member.
Oh, I am.
So is Renee.
We all were, and with good reason.
There is such a thing as singular genius, Caspian.
When Einstein died, his desktop was preserved and studied.
Tesla's notes were confiscated
by the government upon his passing.
These minds were irreplaceable, and so was Stephen's.
So you uploaded him? No.
He knew it wouldn't work, not before he solved the defect,
so he envisioned a plan B.
A moonshot.
You wanted me to be the next Stephen Holstrom?
Not the next Holstrom.
You are Holstrom.
You were created from his genome,
down to the last allele.
You were made to crack integrity, Caspian.
To deliver us all.
All that remained was to ensure that nurture matched nature,
beat for beat, as close as we could manage.
Hitting all the major inflection points of his life,
the moments that defined him.
It has been the honor of my life.
Watching you grow.
Watching you become the person you were born to be.
Caspian, wait!
Inside. Now.
You.
You said you were out of our lives, you bastard.
We are not taking you back.
It's over, Renee.
I told him everything.
What? He's his own person.
He's Stephen, but he's also not.
Can't you see it?
I don't know what he's talking about,
but we have to get out of here.
Don't touch me.
Let's go.
Stop!
Stephen!
What the hell?
Okay, I'm sorry.
You are telling me that this guy is a clone?
Maddie, I joined Logorhythms in 2004.
We've had teams of top engineers
working on full brain emulation for years since Stephen's death,
and we never cracked the problem that stumped him.
Our minds will decay.
It's why Holstrom never uploaded.
The tech wasn't perfected yet.
This kid was his last hope.
And now, he's ours.