Evel (2026) Movie Script
1
[alarm beeping]
[alarm clicks]
[upbeat music]
[]
[snoring]
Yes love
- Is better played
- [camera clicks]
With a scotch in your
hand and a straight face
Yes love
Is a dangerous game
With your heart in my hand
and a switchblade
'Cause you don't need it
And I been your
disease for so long
For so long
And I don't need it
But you're my summer breeze
So hold on
Hold on, hold on
[]
[grunts]
You're coming with me now
'Cause I don't got
time to waste
Either you're
gonna tag-a-long
It's another time,
it's another place
You're coming with me now
Shake off,
it feels to be free
Then once you find
your taste
You never gonna wanna leave
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
So hold on
Hold on, hold on
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
- You're coming with me now
- [keys jingle]
So hold on, hold on,
hold on
[engine sputters]
[music ends]
[clicks]
[musical ring tone]
[cell phone beeps]
Yeah?
[Kari] Did you borrow
my car last night?
Mm-hmm.
I've explained about how
everything works, right?
All the little quirks,
keeping a sixty-year-old V8
running smoothly.
Kari, are you going
somewhere with this, or?
I'm wondering,
did I forget to tell you that
you have to turn the lights off
when you park the car?
Is it my fault, I
have a dead battery?
Shit, did I?
Okay, well I'll get it fixed, or
charged, or whatever.
Just get a cab.
[Kari] I'm in a cab.
Why is there a guy
sleeping on the couch?
Mm, that's just Pete.
[Kari] Not what I asked.
Pete snores, that's
why he's on the couch.
Now, do you want to talk about
what's really bothering you, or?
No, I'm pissed about the
car and the guy, and...
Okay, all right, fine.
Well, if that's
true, then you can
just yell at me
when you get home.
Now go to work,
crush your meeting, and then
see how you feel.
In the meantime, I'll see
if Pete has a friend.
You're welcome in advance.
[upbeat music]
[Debra] We strongly
recommend this approach.
It will effectively delay
and stonewall them for
at least a year,
at which point we
divide and conquer.
-Yeah, yeah.
-[phone slamming on desk]
Seriously?
This is all you've got after six
months and two
million in billings?
[Kari] We have an alternate
proposal, actually.
Oh, and by we, do you mean you?
Aren't you a secretary?
[both] First year associate.
Oh, first year associate.
Well, let's hear it and make it
good because time is money and
at the end of your next
sentence, I'll have made
more money than you will
in your entire lifetime.
Look, I...
we feel that there would be
significant advantages to
settling all of your outstanding
lawsuits immediately.
There is no we.
Zip it!
So surrender, your
plan is surrender?
This is not what I want this...
Did I give you an order, woman?
All right, let's hear more
about your surrender plan.
All the suits, the
patent infringement,
your tool division's faulty
induction chargers
that drain batteries,
the workplace harassment
class action,
the accident proof claim from
those involved in accidents
and the A-list actor who got
run over by a car
that was supposed to be off.
B-list, at best.
Look, it doesn't matter.
Wrap everything up
at once and settle.
Yeah, but that doesn't
square up with
what your chair just recommended,
is that I can push these
suits for years.
Yes.
But you're gonna lose
most, if not all of them.
And the plaintiff's
attorneys know it,
and they're looking at a
five year stretch
or longer of being out of
of pocket before they even
get a whiff of a payday.
But if you do it now,
they'll push their clients to
take 20 cents on the dollar.
That'll be...
[phone tapping]
180 million, at least.
220 with our fees.
Now you see that
is a great thought experiment.
But I don't see how it
translates to the real world.
Because you're gonna need
a lot less money
in the near future.
Now that's something I
haven't heard before.
Under the terms of your prenup...
-Stadner.
-Hey!
Sit!
[ominous music]
For the first time today,
I'm actually interested.
Now this I wanna hear.
Am I getting a divorce,
Madam Secretary?
Is there something you
know that I don't?
Your net worth is made up almost
entirely of your
Empire stock holdings.
According to your prenup,
your wife is entitled to
a third of the
value of that stock at the
time of filing.
At the moment, your
stock is massively
overvalued based on the
perception of its future value.
Settling these lawsuits will cut
the stock price by over 40%.
File papers on your wife after
it tanks, and you've cut your
divorce payout from a
third of your assets, to...
To 20 cents on the dollar.
Exactly.
Except that nearly
halves my wealth
and pulls me out of
the three-comma club.
Temporarily.
Is this a joke?
You aren't confident you can
bring the stock price back up,
get all the truck bros
back into sports cars?
The Predator's a muscle car.
EV muscle car.
You've got brains.
And balls.
Thank you.
Both of which I hate in a woman.
Debra, a word.
[dramatic music]
[inaudible]
[dramatic music swells]
What the fuck was that?
He wasn't buying your approach.
Were you trying to bail me out?
Yeah.
And I apologize.
Apologize? You jeopardized
the biggest account we have.
Right.
[distant phone ringing]
Well apparently Everett
Lom doesn't care
what I think or share my opinion.
What?
So I'm not...
Yes, you're
working on the account.
Starting now, I need
you to deliver some
papers for Lom on a
deal he's closing today.
You want me to courier contracts?
[scoffs] Is that beneath you?
No, no, not at all.
I just,
I don't have my car today.
My roommate borrowed it, left
the lights on and now it's dead.
Well, that's not a problem.
Lom is sending over
one of his latest cars
for you to test drive
and to get you there.
That way you'll get better
acquainted with product.
Here you go.
Get going, it's a few hours away.
Drive safe.
-[distant phone ringing]
-[dramatic music]
Speaking of your roommate,
how are those allergy pills I
recommended working out for her?
Uh...
She's been using them,
she says they're fine.
Good.
Good to know.
Thank you for the opportunity.
[distant phone ringing]
[phone tapping]
[dramatic music]
[Marcus] Kari Stadner?
[sighs] Yeah.
Marcus, Empire.
Is this your first time
in an autonomous vehicle?
[Kari] Yeah.
[Marcus] We have a few
things we should go over.
Let me introduce you to
the Empire Predator EL.
Probably a little more
car than you're used to.
Sure.
Fill me in.
Operating a self-driving vehicle
isn't all that complicated.
Why don't you come on over here
and I'll get you started.
Scan this.
Why?
Smart scan.
We're gonna turn your
phone into the car keys.
Okay.
[eerie music]
[car chirps]
-Hmm.
-Great.
Now, everything that
you might need...
Messaging, music,
anything that you want.
Tap the start button in the
app, you're off and running.
So it's gonna take me
from here to there?
This thing isn't,
it's not exactly legal on
surface streets yet,
but you get this thing
on the 400 North,
far enough out, the car
will seamlessly take over.
And what if something goes wrong?
Nothing ever goes wrong.
Aside from the 15 lawsuits.
Funny.
The important thing is that
you will be completely safe.
This car has a
titanium-enforced body,
strongest frame on the market.
You drive this thing
through a tank,
you're not gonna put
a scratch on it.
Good to know.
All that being said,
if you wanna pull over or
you simply just
wanna drive for a little bit,
all you have to do, grab
the steering wheel,
you're in complete control.
Speaking of, where do
I plug my phone in?
Plug your phone in,
what is this, 1972?
No, induction chargers, just
put your phone right there.
[Marcus] There you
go, congratulations.
You are now in control of the
world's most advanced
consumer vehicle.
But seriously though, what
if something goes wrong?
Do you have headphones?
Yeah.
Why don't you pop one
of those bad boys in?
Great, just push that
button right there.
[start up chime]
[David] Welcome to the
Predator, Kari Stadner.
How?
He synched your phone, remember?
[David] Anything you
need, from directions
to reservations to
roadside assistance,
I'm the most advanced AI
ever in a consumer vehicle.
How can I help you?
I'm good for the moment, thanks.
And Kari?
-Yeah?
-Good luck on the trip.
Thanks.
[dramatic music]
[start up chime]
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
It is the fastest, smartest,
most powerful, accident-proof
car ever built.
So take your hands
off that wheel and
be driven to your
final destination.
Oh, for fuck's sakes,
give it a rest.
[sighs]
[chime]
[energetic music]
[electric motor whirrs]
[digital chirping]
[energetic music]
[chime]
[David] Cleared for auto-drive.
[chime]
Commencing auto-drive
in three, two, one.
Relax, and leave the
driving to us.
-No.
-[David] Auto-drive disengaged.
Only for you
I don't feel the same
Man, this is true
-[phone ringing]
-I'm not in it for the fame
Answer phone.
[Suzy] Hey, so I called
the garage and they
sent a guy over to
charge the battery.
Said it should be good now.
Did you know that if
you pay in cash for
these house calls that
there's no taxes?
Yes, everyone knows that.
Whoa, sorry I'm not as steeped in
the world of casual
crime as you are.
Sorry, I shouldn't have snapped.
It's just, I hate this car.
You're not at the office?
No, I've gotta deliver
some documents
and they gave me this car
the thing keeps trying to
drive for me and it's just...
Ugh!
You're in a self-driving vehicle?
You?
I know.
Huh. Do you let it drive
by itself at all or?
For almost a minute, maybe.
Sounds about right.
So when are you gonna be home?
Late.
I'm still an hour away
from dropping the files off
and God knows how
long that's gonna take.
So I'll have the
house basically to
myself tonight is
what you're saying?
[scoffs] You're calling
that guy again?
Pete, yes, absolutely yes.
Two nights in a row.
Hey, when you strike
gold you keep digging.
And please don't take
this as criticism,
but it'll be kinda
nice not having to
worry about you being
in the next room.
I think I almost broke something
last night trying not to scream.
Jesus, Suzy.
Seriously, I'm gonna
find you a guy
and give you a reason to leave
the office earlier than
8 p.m. every night.
Good luck with that.
See you tomorrow.
Okay, bye.
Bye.
[chime]
-[upbeat music]
-I'm not in it for the fame
[chime]
[David] How can I
be of assistance?
Find me somewhere to eat.
The closest restaurant
is the Tomiko diner.
7.2 miles from
your current location.
Okay, take me there.
Estimated time of
arrival, five minutes.
Commencing Auto-Drive
in three, two, one.
[chime]
Relax, and leave
the driving to us.
[upbeat music]
[upbeat music continues]
[tires on snow]
Can't do parking lots, huh?
[chime] Auto drive disengaged.
[digital chirping]
Uh, car off?
[shutdown chime]
Unlock door.
[chime]
Unlock door.
[car windows whirring]
No, not the windows.
The door.
[digital chirping]
The door.
[car windows whirring]
Ugh.
Unlock door.
[car door unlocks]
[car door closes]
[digital chirping]
[background music]
[toilet flushing]
That makes sense.
[clears throat]
What can I get you?
Do you have anything other
than butter tarts to go?
Sandwiches?
-Butter tarts it is then.
-Okay.
[tense music]
[digital chirping]
[soft, tense music]
[truck rumbles]
[starting chime]
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition
on the Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
David, can you please
disable that video?
[David] No can do.
It's programmed into the
startup chain.
Of course it is.
[Lom] ...accident proof
car ever built.
So take your hands
off that wheel and
be driven to your
final destination.
Why did the car move?
[David] Did it?
I have no record of that.
Got it.
[upbeat music]
[digital chirping]
You call me up just to say
There's something
that you needed
Who's left behind
in outer space
Can I trust you?
[chime] Sure.
Start Auto-Drive.
[chime] Self-Driving,
will commence
in three, two, one.
You rolled your eyes
and then you said
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
[digital chirping]
Alone
Oh my God, that's sticky.
Hmm.
This stuff's like glue.
How far to the destination?
[chime]
Turn left onto rural route 16.
Almost there.
[music muffled]
[chime]
[David] In 500 yards, right
turn on Granby road.
[digital chirping]
[tense music]
[digital chirping]
[muffled] You have just
started the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
Shut up!
It is the fastest, smartest...
[chime]
[taping on phone]
[sighing]
[tense music]
[water rippling]
[tense music continues]
And of course nothing
ever happens right,
when I'm in a dead zone.
Oh shit, the hand break.
[engaging handbrake]
Right, no engine.
[hood slamming]
[tense music]
[trunk latch clicks]
[case latches click]
[tense music continues]
[screaming]
[trunk closing]
Ugh!
[chime]
[David] How can I
assist you today?
Uh, the car is dead.
Wait, dead? What do you...
What specific difficulty are
you encountering?
You're not an AI
concierge, are you?
Strictly speaking, no.
So what was all that about?
I'm not sure what you mean.
You're pretending to be an AI.
You don't have to spin this,
I'm a lawyer for Empire.
You're, oh okay, no,
it's here in the file.
Kari Stadner.
Yeah, so what's with the act?
Well, the concierge AI isn't
quite up to snuff just yet.
Our job is to make sure that
doesn't become public knowledge.
So is there a room full of you
pretending to be computers?
Not a big room.
Anyway, I'm David,
how can I help you?
Like I said, the car is
dead and the GPS is faulty.
Dead?
Faulty?
Was there an accident?
No, I was driving
along and it took me
down a dead-end road
and it just died on me.
Nothing works.
Frankly, I'm amazed
I can talk to you.
[David] Well, I'm linked
to you through
the Empire Satellite System.
According to my
screen, you've got
power, so this is
likely a software issue.
Please tell me it's
something we can fix.
Most things are fixable.
Just give me a second to
connect to your car's computer.
[keyboard tapping]
I'm sorry, it's not connecting.
There's a message on
the touch screen.
Does that help?
It does, can you
please read it to me?
Okay, it says E colon 452.
It's red and blinking
every few seconds.
Well, no wonder it's dead.
Look, I'm gonna have to ask you
to reboot the car's computer.
You want me to turn
it off and on again?
Basically, yeah.
[chuckles]
Okay, where's the switch?
You'll have to go to the trunk.
[trunk clicks]
Okay, what am I looking for?
A big-ish square box.
Got it.
Now, push hard on the back
of it and it should pop out.
-[click]
-[Kari] Done.
[David] Great, we're 1/20
of the way there.
That's funny.
It'll be funnier once I
tell you the next 19 steps.
Okay, next.
Open up the panel and
take a look inside.
I think I, I don't
know, it's kind of dark.
Try the flashlight on your phone.
Not gonna happen.
Phone's basically dead,
which isn't surprising
considering you guys
are being sued over
your induction chargers.
I think I've got it.
Wait.
-[sparking]
-[screams]
What was that?
You said something about
the induction charger.
It doesn't work.
How about we talk about the wire
that just tried to
electrocute me?
It's an electrical
issue we're working on.
You're lucky I can't
testify about this.
For sure.
Lucky.
[trunk lid whirring]
As much as I don't wanna
end up being lawsuit 16,
I need to get this car running.
I'm sorry, but we've reached the
endpoint of what I
can do from here.
So you're saying I'm
completely screwed?
I'm not allowed to
use that kind of
language on calls, but
strictly on the QT...
Yes.
[Kari sighs]
So what's the next step?
Well, if you'll just confirm
your address for me,
I could dispatch a tow truck.
The driver will be
able to diagnose
and repair your problem, or
at the very least, tow you
to the nearest service station.
Is that acceptable?
Not really.
But let's do this.
Great.
I can see where you are.
A truck should be out your
way in a couple of hours.
Wait, seriously?
The closest service
station is 80 miles away.
Hopefully they have a
truck closer to that.
But you can't promise anything?
No, I can't.
Great.
Two hours is, is that the
absolute outside, right?
Because of your location,
there's no guarantee.
It's just, I'm delivering some
important documents and they
absolutely have to be
there in the next two hours.
If I wasn't in this stupid car.
Damn, look, okay.
Is there someone you
can call to pick up
the delivery or drive
you the rest of the way?
If you'll recall the whole
induction charger situation.
Right, of course.
I can make the call for you,
route it through the satellite.
Kari.
Okay, great. It's um,
555-400-2319.
-[phone line trilling]
-Got it.
It's ringing.
-- I'll patch you in.
-Thanks
When you're done,
just hit the red button
and I'll be here.
Stadner, you there?
[Kari] Yes.
You completed the delivery?
Not yet.
The car broke down
and I don't know
if the tow truck will
be here in time.
Well, that's not acceptable.
Papers have to get there today.
I understand that.
I was just wondering if you
could call them
ahead and see if they
could send someone out to
collect them or me, I guess.
I'm just 20 minutes away.
Then that's not, okay,
listen to me.
I'm just heading into a meeting.
I should be done in an hour.
If you get the contracts
delivered before that,
leave me a message.
If not, I'll see what I can do.
Sure.
Thank you.
I'm sorry about all this.
Just another act of God.
[chuckles]
Thank me by getting
the papers there.
Absolutely not a problem.
Not any further problems, I mean.
[phone tap]
Okay.
[sighing]
[sighing]
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
[Kari] Oh, my God!
[Kari groaning]
Unlock door!
Unlock door!
[David] Kari, I can't hear you.
I'm locked in the car!
There's nothing I can do,
you must have done something.
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
[digital chirping]
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
What the hell is that?
[David] It's the car alarm,
did you mess with the doors?
No, I did nothing
and it just, ah!
You should be able to
shut it off from the app.
On the phone your car killed.
Oh, right, damn.
Will it stop at some point?
You'll have to wait
for the tow truck.
I can't do 90 minutes of this!
There's gotta be something!
There is one thing, but...
But what?
You'd have to disconnect one
of the fuses.
From the car that
almost killed me?
Yeah, there's a plug that if you
pulled it, it should shut off.
Should, it won't shock me!
I can't promise that.
Ugh, God damn it, David!
Kari, I'm officially
recommending you not do this.
Officially.
Shove it!
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
-[horn honking stops]
-[car alarm stops]
What's the insurance
coverage on this car?
Don't worry, unplugging the alarm
shouldn't do any
permanent damage.
And if I take a
sledgehammer to it?
That might be a different matter,
but the car is pretty
indestructible.
That's what Marcus said.
I doubted it somehow.
What time is it?
4:30.
Any update on that tow truck?
As soon as I know,
I'll call you back.
Don't go.
What do you need?
I need to deliver this briefcase.
I need to not lose this job.
I need your boss to get a divorce
so I can get an end of quarter
bonus that gets me caught
up on my student loans.
Yeah, I can't help
with any of that.
Okay, then.
Right now, I need to not be
alone in the middle of nowhere.
So can you stick around?
I mean, it's not busy.
You're an angel.
You know that I've kept a car
running for nearly a decade?
Since before I could drive.
Really?
Yep.
It was my grandfather's.
Rebuilt it with my dad.
Runs like a dream.
Hmm, that's a piece of history.
It is.
You know, this car
doesn't even have an engine.
When it died, I went
to check the battery.
Turns out, it doesn't
have an engine.
[chuckles] Well, EVs don't have
a traditional drive train.
They have individual
motors on the wheels that
are powered by the
batteries you're sitting on.
That's how a toy car works.
Well, we're not supposed
to say it, but yeah.
You're basically sitting in
a giant toy car.
Great.
Hold on a second.
[keyboard clatter]
Well, I may not be
an angel, but I've
certainly got some
good news for you.
Okay, don't keep me waiting.
I've just got a report
back from the tow truck.
They're about 20 minutes away.
[sighs]
Thank you.
No problem.
Hey, if you want me
to stay on the line
until they get there,
I'll be happy to.
You're okay, but thanks for
talking me through this.
Well, if you're sure.
Absolutely, but thank you for
staying on the line with me.
Hmm, happy to help.
And hey, if you need
anything else, anything at all.
Red button.
Exactly.
[ominous music]
David.
Kari, what do you need?
There's a van right behind me.
I told you they were
a few minutes away.
No, not a tow truck, a van.
I can't make out the license
plate, but you should call.
Did I say a tow truck was coming?
I meant van.
Sorry for the confusion.
Wait, those are the
mechanics you sent me?
Why are they in a van?
Yeah, I did send them,
but they're not strictly
speaking mechanics.
I mean, they're handy with tools.
What are you talking about?
Well, the thing is, you're not
actually talking to
Empire tech support.
[button clicking]
You should probably know
that button's just for show.
I've been here the whole time.
[Kari groans]
What is this?
What do you want?
[chuckles] Were you just
yelling at that button?
Be honest.
I'm not HAL.
That's not my eye.
It's not even the microphone.
[dramatic music]
Oh, I wouldn't do
that if I were you.
Where are you gonna go, huh?
Back up the road?
They've got a van.
Are you gonna run through
that bog or up the power line?
Good choice, Kari.
What do you want?
Before we start talking about me,
I want you to know
this phone call
is not being recorded for
quality assurance, and I want to
ensure that you completely
understand the
situation you're in.
Allow my associates to
introduce themselves.
[tense music]
[bats tapping]
[seat belt buckle clicks]
[keys jingle]
[tense music continues]
[bat tapping]
Who are you, people?
[David] Still wanna run?
Come and get me.
See how that goes.
Well, since you asked.
[dramatic music]
[door handles rattle]
[car window whirrs]
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
Shut the fuck up.
The safest, accident-proof
car ever built.
[David] How long do you
think you can keep that up?
-[canister sprays]
-[thug groans]
[David] Nice move.
But I'm not out of
tricks just yet.
[Kari groans]
[thug groans]
[Kari] God damn it, what do
you want from me?
[David] Right now, I think
he'd just like to
bash your head in for
crushing his fingers.
Oh, just tell me!
All right.
If you don't do exactly as I
say, they're gonna smash their
way into the car
and drag you out.
Once you're outside of
the car, what happens to
you is out of my hands,
but take my word for it.
It's a fate you would rather
avoid if at all possible.
[tense music]
[Kari] I get it.
You want me scared?
Well fine, I'm terrified.
I will do anything you want.
Great, just what I
wanted to hear.
I mean sure,
I could live without the
attitude, but you're under
some stress, so I'll
give you a pass.
David!
Yes, Kari?
What do you want?
What does anyone want?
Money and plenty of it.
I've got maybe $7,000
in my bank account.
It's all yours, if
you just let me go.
Oh, I've already got your money.
What?
You downloaded an app
to your phone
because a stranger told you to.
What did you think would happen?
I emptied your account hours
ago, but that was just for fun.
I'm looking for something
with a few more zeros.
I don't have it.
Don't be coy.
Of course you do.
It's sitting on your lap.
What, the briefcase?
You want the briefcase?
No, I want what's in the
briefcase, the contracts.
What?
Why?
Because that's where you'll find
account routing and
transfer information.
That'll allow me to siphon the
account they're connected to.
Then we can all go
our separate ways.
So, how about it?
No.
There's more than that.
I don't follow.
If all you needed
were the papers,
you could have had your
boys come and grab them.
But you didn't.
Why?
I prefer low-conflict
transactions.
Maybe.
Or maybe they don't know
how much money is involved.
And if they got their
hands on the papers,
they'd want to
renegotiate their deal.
Okay, sure.
Since you mention it,
I'd rather get the
information from you.
I mean, have you seen those two?
Would you want to work with them
any more than you
absolutely had to?
I trust your fear more
than their honor.
And what's to stop me
from just turning it over
to them and letting the
three of you fight it out?
Oh come on, Kari.
Look, I understand you're a
lawyer, and your first
instinct is to negotiate
your way out of this.
But think about it for a second.
In this situation, who
would you rather deal with?
The pleasant man on the phone,
whom you've had some rapport,
or the two masked men,
quietly praying that they'll get
the opportunity to
crush your skull before
the day is out.
Besides, they can't turn
your car back on.
[chime]
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition on the
- Everett Lom designed
- [Kari screams]
Empire Predator EL.
[David] Or off.
So, why don't you just
pop open that briefcase
and start giving me what I want.
Get rid of them, and
we have a deal.
[chuckles] You can't
really expect me
to throw away my ace, can you?
I've got a flare here.
I can burn the whole file
to a crisp in seconds.
That's not much of a bluff.
At least send them
back to the van.
Deal.
[dramatic music]
[Kari whimpers]
[dramatic music continues]
[David] Now, I believe you
have something for me.
All right.
Little problem here.
Do you have the combination?
What?
No, of course not.
You weren't given it?
I'm not supposed to
open it, remember?
Why don't you call
up Lom and ask him?
Funny.
Let me think.
[tense music]
Your boss is a bit
of a simpleton,
and she said it, so it's
likely pretty vanilla.
Try zero, one, two, three.
[buttons click]
Nope.
Try one, two, three, four.
[buttons click]
Nope.
-Okay, try...
-David, David!
There are 10,000
possible combinations here.
You want me to go
through each one of them?
We'll be here until Monday.
You've gotta get
inside that case, Kari.
Clock is ticking.
All right. It's just...
Come on.
Let's go.
[Kari sighs, groans]
Keep going, Kari.
I'm counting on you.
Come on.
[David] You don't have all night.
What are you doing?
Where are you going?
-[thudding]
-[Kari grunting]
[Kari] Three, seven, eight.
That's the last of them.
[David] Well, it'll take me a
moment to verify all of this.
It's good.
I'm sure, but typos
happen, you know?
[chime]
[Muzak style music plays]
[sighs]
[chime]
Congratulations, Kari.
Everything checks out.
Super.
What now?
Not much.
We've concluded our business.
So we're done?
Yeah.
Shall we talk about the weather?
Vacation plans?
Just turn the car
back on, asshole.
I guess the
pleasantries are over.
Never let it be said that
I'm not a man of my word.
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
You can turn that off, David!
-[Lom] ...Predator EL.
-[Kari groans]
It is the fastest,
smartest, most powerful,
safest, accident-proof car.
[chime]
[dramatic music]
What now?
Sorry. Forgot a detail.
David, we had a deal.
Get them out of here.
He wants his bat back.
Fuck off.
It has sentimental value.
I'm afraid this is
a deal breaker.
[dramatic music]
Tell him to back off.
That seems fair.
[window whirring]
[bat thuds]
[window whirring]
There you have it.
Now go!
David, tell him to go.
Don't bring me into this.
You're the one who
pissed him off.
[Kari grunting]
-[thug groans]
-[horn honking]
[dramatic music]
[breathing heavily]
[van engine revs]
[David] Hey, voila.
Uh-huh.
I just wanna say it's
been a pleasure.
-Sure.
-No, no, I mean it.
I consider myself to
be a professional
and endeavor to handle myself
in a professional
manner, so I can
appreciate working with
someone who behaves likewise.
You kidnapped me and robbed me.
Be that as it may,
you didn't freak out too much
or get hysterical.
You maintained your
composure at all times.
That's a rare trait.
Seriousness of temperament is a
largely overlooked
virtue, I should know.
I'm done talking to you.
Oh, well of course.
I just wanted to thank you
for being such an
accommodating victim.
You get so few of those nowadays.
David?
Yes?
Go fuck yourself.
I guess I had that coming.
But have a great weekend.
Feel free to keep the car until
Empire figures out it's stolen.
Here you go.
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed,
fastest smartest car ever built.
So take your hands off the
wheel and be driven...
[tense music]
[notification chimes]
[David] Auto drive disengaged.
David, you son of a bitch.
[tense music]
[Kari groans]
[chime]
[ev revving]
[David] Dammit,
that was supposed to open just
as you were driving up.
[Kari] David, what are you
doing? Where am I?
Hold on a second.
Trying to connect to this door.
[tense music]
Hey Kari, remember when
I said this was all
about robbing you?
That wasn't entirely true.
Don't fight it Kari,
you've been sold.
-It's just the way it is.
-You're lying.
How do you think a firm like
yours gets a client like Lom?
By offering something
that others won't,
and he wanted you.
[groans] What for?
Not my area.
Maybe he wants to keep you
in a crate like a dog.
Maybe he wants to skin you alive.
I just deliver you.
[tense music]
And on the road?
The files and the money?
What was that?
[thuds]
Don't blame me.
Like I'd have just killed the
cameras in the garage
and had Marcus throw you
in the trunk.
It's Lom's fetish.
He want people to betray him
before he does what he does.
If I hadn't turned over the
money, you'd have let me go?
You know, it's never come up.
He won't get away with this.
You can't just kill people.
-Don't be naive.
-[door thuds]
People disappear every day.
And you're a prime candidate.
Like I've got a program here.
It's wonderful.
You can type anyone's
name into it,
and it'll tell you exactly how
many people will miss
them if they're gone.
-Do you know your number?
-No.
Stadner, comma
Carolyn, Michelle, age 24,
mother died at
childbirth, no siblings.
Father killed in an automobile
accident seven years ago.
Worked harder than anybody.
Got a law degree in record time.
Made no notable professional or
personal connections
Kari, you sit at a desk
and comb the internet.
A week from now,
someone else will be sitting at
that desk doing that,
and no one will know
the difference.
-[Kari grunting]
-[chain clanging]
[screaming]
[dramatic music]
[Kari] Suzy, she won't
believe I ran off.
[David] Yes, Susan Matthews,
age 25, dental assistant,
mom deceased,
brother military, stationed
in Jordan.
Father living as a
sex tourist in Bali.
Fiercely loyal.
[chuckles] She would
absolutely do something,
were it not for her taste in men.
[Kari] Leave Suzy out of this.
-[Kari grunts]
-[tire iron clangs]
[tense music]
[David] Let's say she
brings someone home one night,
and that guy replaced
the allergy pills
recommended by your boss,
Deborah, with identical
pills that do the
same thing, only with a
little chemical added in.
One that builds up
in your system,
and after three weeks or
so, brain aneurysm.
Bad luck for a girl who's
roommate embezzled money,
and disappeared a few weeks
earlier, but hey, that's life.
[Kari] I told you to leave
her out of this.
I wish I could,
but she knows you too well and
we can't have that.
Once she's gone,
the only people who'll
remember you are the
bankers who service
your student loans.
They'll look for you but
they won't find anything.
And then seven years from today,
they'll give up and
write off the debt.
A clerk sitting at a keyboard
will move your file from
active to inactive,
and that will be
the last trace of you.
You need to shut up right now.
[dramatic music]
[footsteps approaching]
[door rattles]
[door slams]
[zapping]
[squishing]
[thuds]
[both groan]
[both groan]
[dramatic music]
[Kari grunting]
[Kari panting]
[door sliding, clangs]
-[flare sizzles]
-[Kari groans]
[flare sizzles]
[thug gasping]
[dramatic music]
[panting]
[dramatic music]
They're dead.
[David] All of them?
What do you mean all of them?
[chuckles] Oh, Kari.
-Hmm.
-[taser fires]
-[gun shot]
-[Lom groans]
[Lom groans]
[chain rattling]
[remote clicks]
A little drowsy, eh.
Yeah, yeah, that happens.
Don't worry.
This normally helps.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
It's gonna be a
while until you can
play your favorite
video game, huh?
God, you're mouthy.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
Ha ha ha, you see?
See now that, that right
there, that's what I like.
Why are you doing this?
Oh, you're the smart one.
Figure it out.
[Kari panting]
Because you can't kill your wife?
-Oh, please.
-[Kari chuckles]
Don't try and profile
me, get in my head
over some bullshit
you found online.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
[Kari panting]
There's not much to
get there inside of.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
No.
No, you're here.
Because what I want, I get.
If I say I want
this now, I get it...
Now.
It's the privilege
of being a god.
[Lom laughing]
You're not God.
You just got money.
What's the difference?
You see, your boss understood.
She understood the importance of
my business brought to the firm,
so when I felt like
I wanted to play,
she found me somebody.
You're not serious.
Debra, she would never do that.
Yeah, I'm sorry,
honey, it's true.
Sometimes,
It's some girl looking
for an internship.
Other times,
it's a bright young writer
coming to pitch me a story.
Either way, Debra
would find them,
David would vet them and
they all ended up here.
No, I think it bothered
her at first, but...
She got over it.
[Lom sighs]
[dramatic music]
[Lom gasping]
See, that's the power of money.
You're probably
thinking to yourself,
how could she do that
to another woman?
But you see, the
loyalty to their own kind
bullshit is always
trumped by cold, hard cash.
-What the fuck?
-Oh, relax.
It's just water,
which in the end,
does conduct electricity well.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
No, you're here because
you pissed too many
people off and you're too
goddamn presumptuous.
Who the fuck do you think you
are telling me to apologize?
Telling me to tank
half of my stock.
They should be on
their knees thanking
me for allowing them
to touch my creation.
-[button clicking]
-What the...
-[clicking]
-What the...
[Kari chuckles]
Come on.
[Kari chuckles]
Another... Everett Lom creation?
Shut up.
I'll see how tough you are,
when I'm taking pieces from you.
[Kari whimpers]
[clicking]
What... the fuck?
Are you really not surprised?
Shut your mouth.
[tense music]
[phone buttons clicking]
If you make a sound, I'll
gouge your eyes out with a fork.
David, you gotta help me.
You need to.
[David] Sorry, Kari, it's over.
Yes, put me through to
anyone at my tools desk.
Tools?
Tools, drills, saws,
hammers, fucking tools.
Do I sound like somebody
who cares what time it is?
Hello, who am I talking to?
Farhan, Farhan?
Yeah, yeah, can you please tell
me why none of my tools are
charging on my fucking
induction table?
You better hope not.
I'm the only person in this
world that can save your life.
[David] That's a little dramatic.
You're desperate.
That's normal.
Try to accept it
with some dignity.
Of course they're my tools.
What the, are you a
fucking moron?
Whose tools would I be using?
I'm not the only one
he's gonna kill.
[David] What?
Just listen.
Yes, it's plugged in.
Don't you put me on hold.
Fuck.
[exhales slowly]
[Kari] It's the firmware.
Shut your mouth.
For once.
You shut this place down when
you're not using it, right?
There's a bug in the workbench.
There's a good chance that
when you started it,
it drained all the
batteries instead
of charging them.
Oh.
So you're an expert on
induction chargers now?
I'm an expert on everything
your shitty company
makes that can get you sued,
which is almost everything.
[gasping]
You know I see what you're doing.
You're trying to get me mad
enough to kill you right now.
-[Kari panting]
-I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I'm gonna have my fun tonight.
[Kari gasping]
I just want you to blame the
right person for this shit show.
What?
Yeah, I shot you.
But that's just
incompetent organization.
Really?
[Kari] Who got you shot?
Who's responsible
for the two dead
guys over this whole
botched assignment?
You want me to kill David?
Only after he suffers
for a really long time.
Oh.
[chuckling]
You don't know, do you?
David's not real.
He's an AI.
No, he was pretending
to be an AI.
[Lom laughing]
I know he's real.
Oh, that's money.
Oh my, you really thought...
[chuckles]
He's our prototype concierge.
And I've been beta
testing him for months.
No, that's not...
Possible?
It's not possible.
Of course it is.
This entire situation...
it's all of his design.
I gave him the parameters for the
scenario but all the
little details...
Oh yeah, that's him.
Real bang up job he did too.
Oh, well.
Here's hoping that Elijah will
nullify some of those
little hiccups.
Elijah?
Oh, he's the next one.
Yeah, I'm torching David at
the end of the next quarter.
And I want you to
know, on my honor,
that I will personally
remove the server boards
and you will get your dying wish.
David's toast.
Can you die easy now?
Why am I wasting
my breath on you?
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
You see because my company is
worth 4% of the GDP.
I am one of the few who's in the
Three Comma Club and in five
years, I'll be the only one
in the Four Comma Club.
-Do you know what that means?
-[Kari panting]
Hmm?
You get to be coddled like a
baby for the rest of your life.
No!
It means that when God
goes to bed at night,
he dreams of being me.
-[Kari panting]
-[clicking]
Fuck!
Fine!
We'll do it analog.
I guess that's goodbye
for the both of us.
[David] He doesn't mean it.
[Kari] [sighs] No?
Then what happened to Adam?
Who?
[Lom gasping]
Lom's not very creative.
I'm guessing if you're David
and Elijah's next,
there has to be earlier versions.
You see, now you...
you don't get to look at me
as some kind of monster
and yet look at
yourself as some
kind of tragic hero.
You're in his phone,
have a look around.
The only thing stopping you from
being as awful as me is money.
David?
[David] There's a Baal,
a Caleb, shit, there is an Adam.
And everything else...
well that's just what we
tell poor people
to keep them that way.
[digital chirping]
[David] Kari, heads up.
-[lights clicking]
-Literally.
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition on
the Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
The fastest, smartest,
most powerful,
accident free car, ever built.
So take your hands off that wheel
and be driven to your
final destination.
[car chiming]
[dramatic music]
[hoist clanks]
Look at that. [chuckles]
Marcus was right.
This car really is
indestructible.
[head thuds]
Hey, David.
Yeah?
Why the change of heart?
[chuckles] I know which side my
bread is buttered on.
Ass kisser.
[footsteps receding]
[dramatic music]
[door creaks]
[Kari] Marcus.
[Kari sighs]
[sighs] Pete.
Ugh, Suzy.
[phone whirrs]
Did you do this?
[David] Destroying
evidence is the protocol.
Lom's dead.
Now I have to protect
the company.
Gotta keep those servers running.
-I do.
-[phone thuds]
[sighs] And what about me?
Am I endangering your
continuing operation?
Look, but it's just business.
No hard feelings, I've
put all your money back.
And I'm supposed
to just trust you?
Some men are on the way
right now, and their
job is to make sure none
of this ever happened.
I would advise you to not
be here when that happens.
Then, before I go, an
act of goodwill that
thing about Suzy's pills,
that wasn't idle chatter.
Look into it.
I will.
[helicopter whirring]
[dramatic music]
[bag zipping]
[doors slam]
[helicopter whirring]
[coffee machine whirring]
[coffee machine whirring]
[phone chimes]
[Kari] Hi Deb.
Let's talk about what
you do for your clients.
[tense music]
Please, Kari we can
talk about this.
No, I'm gonna talk about this.
And you're going to listen, and
say yes to everything I want,
or I'll kill you.
What do you want?
30% raise, partner track,
peer supervisor over
the other associates.
Is that it?
What, you thought I
wanted you to confess
and bring down the firm?
How would that help me?
Seriously, you'll
let all of this go?
If I talk, this
gets really messy.
Mostly for me. [chuckles]
And if I'm going down for killing
Lom, I might as
well kill you too.
But if I play along,
everybody wins.
So let's make some fucking
money, shall we? [laughs]
Am I impressing you yet?
[tense music]
Good.
Now if you'll excuse
me, I've been awake
for 27 hours and need
to get cleaned up.
I'm sure you won't mind
if I use your bathroom.
[Debra] No.
[dramatic music]
[lid pops, rattles]
[pills plop]
[pills clatter]
[lid snaps]
[toilet flushing]
Ah, I'm gonna take the
rest of the day off.
That's not a problem, is it?
No.
Okay.
Could you, could you
cut me loose?
[scoffs]
Hey.
[Suzy] Where have you been?
I've been calling you all night.
Phone died while I
was out of town.
Sorry.
So I did something stupid.
Yeah?
[distant car horn honks]
Remember Pete, the couch guy?
Sure.
[Suzy blows air]
We were texting all day
yesterday and I may
have sent him an
instantly regrettable photo.
And radio silence?
Yep.
Well, let that be
a lesson for the
kind of guys that
you let pick up at clubs.
I really don't need
a lesson right now.
Do I really say I
told you so a lot?
Kari, I love you,
but you're like if I told
you so is a person.
By the way, I picked him up.
[Kari chuckles]
[Suzy] Oh yeah...
-Here.
-What's the package?
Came for you this morning.
[dramatic music]
[phone buzzing]
[Kari] You paid my student loan?
[David] One last act of goodwill.
Well, not quite the last.
Check your bank balance.
That's a lot of zeros.
Lom's not gonna need
that money anymore.
And what's with the phone?
I'm sentimental.
No, you're not.
No, but I thought we might
be able to do some business.
You want me to use my position
on the case to ensure that your
servers are marked
as live evidence
so you can't be
wiped or shut off.
You really are good at
your job, aren't you?
And why would I do that?
At some point, there's
gonna be something you need.
And I think I've proven myself
to be a valuable asset.
I'll be in the office tomorrow.
I'll let you know then.
Kari?
Yes?
You might wanna check the garage.
[garage door whirring]
[dramatic music]
Where is my car?
This is your car.
Where is my car?
Over there.
[garage door whirring]
What the fuck?
My car!
[tense music]
Relax, it's just a joke.
It's out being detailed.
You have four hours
to get it back.
Or else?
I start pulling servers.
Wow, that's harsh.
[dramatic music]
[garage door whirring]
[upbeat music]
You call me up just to say
There's something
that you needed
Who's left behind
in outer space
Then you told me that
you're bleeding
'Cause I said
I said it is too late
To finish what we started
And you rolled your eyes
and then you said
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
Thank you for being
on hold, I'm Farhan.
-Thanks for waiting.
-[bright music]
IT suggests rebooting
the induction charger.
That should resolve the problem.
Is there anything else
I can help you with?
As a valued EMPIRE customer,
we'd like to know about
your experience.
Would you mind taking a moment
to let the supervisor
know how I did?
[alarm beeping]
[alarm clicks]
[upbeat music]
[]
[snoring]
Yes love
- Is better played
- [camera clicks]
With a scotch in your
hand and a straight face
Yes love
Is a dangerous game
With your heart in my hand
and a switchblade
'Cause you don't need it
And I been your
disease for so long
For so long
And I don't need it
But you're my summer breeze
So hold on
Hold on, hold on
[]
[grunts]
You're coming with me now
'Cause I don't got
time to waste
Either you're
gonna tag-a-long
It's another time,
it's another place
You're coming with me now
Shake off,
it feels to be free
Then once you find
your taste
You never gonna wanna leave
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
So hold on
Hold on, hold on
You're coming with me now
You're coming with me now
- You're coming with me now
- [keys jingle]
So hold on, hold on,
hold on
[engine sputters]
[music ends]
[clicks]
[musical ring tone]
[cell phone beeps]
Yeah?
[Kari] Did you borrow
my car last night?
Mm-hmm.
I've explained about how
everything works, right?
All the little quirks,
keeping a sixty-year-old V8
running smoothly.
Kari, are you going
somewhere with this, or?
I'm wondering,
did I forget to tell you that
you have to turn the lights off
when you park the car?
Is it my fault, I
have a dead battery?
Shit, did I?
Okay, well I'll get it fixed, or
charged, or whatever.
Just get a cab.
[Kari] I'm in a cab.
Why is there a guy
sleeping on the couch?
Mm, that's just Pete.
[Kari] Not what I asked.
Pete snores, that's
why he's on the couch.
Now, do you want to talk about
what's really bothering you, or?
No, I'm pissed about the
car and the guy, and...
Okay, all right, fine.
Well, if that's
true, then you can
just yell at me
when you get home.
Now go to work,
crush your meeting, and then
see how you feel.
In the meantime, I'll see
if Pete has a friend.
You're welcome in advance.
[upbeat music]
[Debra] We strongly
recommend this approach.
It will effectively delay
and stonewall them for
at least a year,
at which point we
divide and conquer.
-Yeah, yeah.
-[phone slamming on desk]
Seriously?
This is all you've got after six
months and two
million in billings?
[Kari] We have an alternate
proposal, actually.
Oh, and by we, do you mean you?
Aren't you a secretary?
[both] First year associate.
Oh, first year associate.
Well, let's hear it and make it
good because time is money and
at the end of your next
sentence, I'll have made
more money than you will
in your entire lifetime.
Look, I...
we feel that there would be
significant advantages to
settling all of your outstanding
lawsuits immediately.
There is no we.
Zip it!
So surrender, your
plan is surrender?
This is not what I want this...
Did I give you an order, woman?
All right, let's hear more
about your surrender plan.
All the suits, the
patent infringement,
your tool division's faulty
induction chargers
that drain batteries,
the workplace harassment
class action,
the accident proof claim from
those involved in accidents
and the A-list actor who got
run over by a car
that was supposed to be off.
B-list, at best.
Look, it doesn't matter.
Wrap everything up
at once and settle.
Yeah, but that doesn't
square up with
what your chair just recommended,
is that I can push these
suits for years.
Yes.
But you're gonna lose
most, if not all of them.
And the plaintiff's
attorneys know it,
and they're looking at a
five year stretch
or longer of being out of
of pocket before they even
get a whiff of a payday.
But if you do it now,
they'll push their clients to
take 20 cents on the dollar.
That'll be...
[phone tapping]
180 million, at least.
220 with our fees.
Now you see that
is a great thought experiment.
But I don't see how it
translates to the real world.
Because you're gonna need
a lot less money
in the near future.
Now that's something I
haven't heard before.
Under the terms of your prenup...
-Stadner.
-Hey!
Sit!
[ominous music]
For the first time today,
I'm actually interested.
Now this I wanna hear.
Am I getting a divorce,
Madam Secretary?
Is there something you
know that I don't?
Your net worth is made up almost
entirely of your
Empire stock holdings.
According to your prenup,
your wife is entitled to
a third of the
value of that stock at the
time of filing.
At the moment, your
stock is massively
overvalued based on the
perception of its future value.
Settling these lawsuits will cut
the stock price by over 40%.
File papers on your wife after
it tanks, and you've cut your
divorce payout from a
third of your assets, to...
To 20 cents on the dollar.
Exactly.
Except that nearly
halves my wealth
and pulls me out of
the three-comma club.
Temporarily.
Is this a joke?
You aren't confident you can
bring the stock price back up,
get all the truck bros
back into sports cars?
The Predator's a muscle car.
EV muscle car.
You've got brains.
And balls.
Thank you.
Both of which I hate in a woman.
Debra, a word.
[dramatic music]
[inaudible]
[dramatic music swells]
What the fuck was that?
He wasn't buying your approach.
Were you trying to bail me out?
Yeah.
And I apologize.
Apologize? You jeopardized
the biggest account we have.
Right.
[distant phone ringing]
Well apparently Everett
Lom doesn't care
what I think or share my opinion.
What?
So I'm not...
Yes, you're
working on the account.
Starting now, I need
you to deliver some
papers for Lom on a
deal he's closing today.
You want me to courier contracts?
[scoffs] Is that beneath you?
No, no, not at all.
I just,
I don't have my car today.
My roommate borrowed it, left
the lights on and now it's dead.
Well, that's not a problem.
Lom is sending over
one of his latest cars
for you to test drive
and to get you there.
That way you'll get better
acquainted with product.
Here you go.
Get going, it's a few hours away.
Drive safe.
-[distant phone ringing]
-[dramatic music]
Speaking of your roommate,
how are those allergy pills I
recommended working out for her?
Uh...
She's been using them,
she says they're fine.
Good.
Good to know.
Thank you for the opportunity.
[distant phone ringing]
[phone tapping]
[dramatic music]
[Marcus] Kari Stadner?
[sighs] Yeah.
Marcus, Empire.
Is this your first time
in an autonomous vehicle?
[Kari] Yeah.
[Marcus] We have a few
things we should go over.
Let me introduce you to
the Empire Predator EL.
Probably a little more
car than you're used to.
Sure.
Fill me in.
Operating a self-driving vehicle
isn't all that complicated.
Why don't you come on over here
and I'll get you started.
Scan this.
Why?
Smart scan.
We're gonna turn your
phone into the car keys.
Okay.
[eerie music]
[car chirps]
-Hmm.
-Great.
Now, everything that
you might need...
Messaging, music,
anything that you want.
Tap the start button in the
app, you're off and running.
So it's gonna take me
from here to there?
This thing isn't,
it's not exactly legal on
surface streets yet,
but you get this thing
on the 400 North,
far enough out, the car
will seamlessly take over.
And what if something goes wrong?
Nothing ever goes wrong.
Aside from the 15 lawsuits.
Funny.
The important thing is that
you will be completely safe.
This car has a
titanium-enforced body,
strongest frame on the market.
You drive this thing
through a tank,
you're not gonna put
a scratch on it.
Good to know.
All that being said,
if you wanna pull over or
you simply just
wanna drive for a little bit,
all you have to do, grab
the steering wheel,
you're in complete control.
Speaking of, where do
I plug my phone in?
Plug your phone in,
what is this, 1972?
No, induction chargers, just
put your phone right there.
[Marcus] There you
go, congratulations.
You are now in control of the
world's most advanced
consumer vehicle.
But seriously though, what
if something goes wrong?
Do you have headphones?
Yeah.
Why don't you pop one
of those bad boys in?
Great, just push that
button right there.
[start up chime]
[David] Welcome to the
Predator, Kari Stadner.
How?
He synched your phone, remember?
[David] Anything you
need, from directions
to reservations to
roadside assistance,
I'm the most advanced AI
ever in a consumer vehicle.
How can I help you?
I'm good for the moment, thanks.
And Kari?
-Yeah?
-Good luck on the trip.
Thanks.
[dramatic music]
[start up chime]
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
It is the fastest, smartest,
most powerful, accident-proof
car ever built.
So take your hands
off that wheel and
be driven to your
final destination.
Oh, for fuck's sakes,
give it a rest.
[sighs]
[chime]
[energetic music]
[electric motor whirrs]
[digital chirping]
[energetic music]
[chime]
[David] Cleared for auto-drive.
[chime]
Commencing auto-drive
in three, two, one.
Relax, and leave the
driving to us.
-No.
-[David] Auto-drive disengaged.
Only for you
I don't feel the same
Man, this is true
-[phone ringing]
-I'm not in it for the fame
Answer phone.
[Suzy] Hey, so I called
the garage and they
sent a guy over to
charge the battery.
Said it should be good now.
Did you know that if
you pay in cash for
these house calls that
there's no taxes?
Yes, everyone knows that.
Whoa, sorry I'm not as steeped in
the world of casual
crime as you are.
Sorry, I shouldn't have snapped.
It's just, I hate this car.
You're not at the office?
No, I've gotta deliver
some documents
and they gave me this car
the thing keeps trying to
drive for me and it's just...
Ugh!
You're in a self-driving vehicle?
You?
I know.
Huh. Do you let it drive
by itself at all or?
For almost a minute, maybe.
Sounds about right.
So when are you gonna be home?
Late.
I'm still an hour away
from dropping the files off
and God knows how
long that's gonna take.
So I'll have the
house basically to
myself tonight is
what you're saying?
[scoffs] You're calling
that guy again?
Pete, yes, absolutely yes.
Two nights in a row.
Hey, when you strike
gold you keep digging.
And please don't take
this as criticism,
but it'll be kinda
nice not having to
worry about you being
in the next room.
I think I almost broke something
last night trying not to scream.
Jesus, Suzy.
Seriously, I'm gonna
find you a guy
and give you a reason to leave
the office earlier than
8 p.m. every night.
Good luck with that.
See you tomorrow.
Okay, bye.
Bye.
[chime]
-[upbeat music]
-I'm not in it for the fame
[chime]
[David] How can I
be of assistance?
Find me somewhere to eat.
The closest restaurant
is the Tomiko diner.
7.2 miles from
your current location.
Okay, take me there.
Estimated time of
arrival, five minutes.
Commencing Auto-Drive
in three, two, one.
[chime]
Relax, and leave
the driving to us.
[upbeat music]
[upbeat music continues]
[tires on snow]
Can't do parking lots, huh?
[chime] Auto drive disengaged.
[digital chirping]
Uh, car off?
[shutdown chime]
Unlock door.
[chime]
Unlock door.
[car windows whirring]
No, not the windows.
The door.
[digital chirping]
The door.
[car windows whirring]
Ugh.
Unlock door.
[car door unlocks]
[car door closes]
[digital chirping]
[background music]
[toilet flushing]
That makes sense.
[clears throat]
What can I get you?
Do you have anything other
than butter tarts to go?
Sandwiches?
-Butter tarts it is then.
-Okay.
[tense music]
[digital chirping]
[soft, tense music]
[truck rumbles]
[starting chime]
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition
on the Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
David, can you please
disable that video?
[David] No can do.
It's programmed into the
startup chain.
Of course it is.
[Lom] ...accident proof
car ever built.
So take your hands
off that wheel and
be driven to your
final destination.
Why did the car move?
[David] Did it?
I have no record of that.
Got it.
[upbeat music]
[digital chirping]
You call me up just to say
There's something
that you needed
Who's left behind
in outer space
Can I trust you?
[chime] Sure.
Start Auto-Drive.
[chime] Self-Driving,
will commence
in three, two, one.
You rolled your eyes
and then you said
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
[digital chirping]
Alone
Oh my God, that's sticky.
Hmm.
This stuff's like glue.
How far to the destination?
[chime]
Turn left onto rural route 16.
Almost there.
[music muffled]
[chime]
[David] In 500 yards, right
turn on Granby road.
[digital chirping]
[tense music]
[digital chirping]
[muffled] You have just
started the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
Shut up!
It is the fastest, smartest...
[chime]
[taping on phone]
[sighing]
[tense music]
[water rippling]
[tense music continues]
And of course nothing
ever happens right,
when I'm in a dead zone.
Oh shit, the hand break.
[engaging handbrake]
Right, no engine.
[hood slamming]
[tense music]
[trunk latch clicks]
[case latches click]
[tense music continues]
[screaming]
[trunk closing]
Ugh!
[chime]
[David] How can I
assist you today?
Uh, the car is dead.
Wait, dead? What do you...
What specific difficulty are
you encountering?
You're not an AI
concierge, are you?
Strictly speaking, no.
So what was all that about?
I'm not sure what you mean.
You're pretending to be an AI.
You don't have to spin this,
I'm a lawyer for Empire.
You're, oh okay, no,
it's here in the file.
Kari Stadner.
Yeah, so what's with the act?
Well, the concierge AI isn't
quite up to snuff just yet.
Our job is to make sure that
doesn't become public knowledge.
So is there a room full of you
pretending to be computers?
Not a big room.
Anyway, I'm David,
how can I help you?
Like I said, the car is
dead and the GPS is faulty.
Dead?
Faulty?
Was there an accident?
No, I was driving
along and it took me
down a dead-end road
and it just died on me.
Nothing works.
Frankly, I'm amazed
I can talk to you.
[David] Well, I'm linked
to you through
the Empire Satellite System.
According to my
screen, you've got
power, so this is
likely a software issue.
Please tell me it's
something we can fix.
Most things are fixable.
Just give me a second to
connect to your car's computer.
[keyboard tapping]
I'm sorry, it's not connecting.
There's a message on
the touch screen.
Does that help?
It does, can you
please read it to me?
Okay, it says E colon 452.
It's red and blinking
every few seconds.
Well, no wonder it's dead.
Look, I'm gonna have to ask you
to reboot the car's computer.
You want me to turn
it off and on again?
Basically, yeah.
[chuckles]
Okay, where's the switch?
You'll have to go to the trunk.
[trunk clicks]
Okay, what am I looking for?
A big-ish square box.
Got it.
Now, push hard on the back
of it and it should pop out.
-[click]
-[Kari] Done.
[David] Great, we're 1/20
of the way there.
That's funny.
It'll be funnier once I
tell you the next 19 steps.
Okay, next.
Open up the panel and
take a look inside.
I think I, I don't
know, it's kind of dark.
Try the flashlight on your phone.
Not gonna happen.
Phone's basically dead,
which isn't surprising
considering you guys
are being sued over
your induction chargers.
I think I've got it.
Wait.
-[sparking]
-[screams]
What was that?
You said something about
the induction charger.
It doesn't work.
How about we talk about the wire
that just tried to
electrocute me?
It's an electrical
issue we're working on.
You're lucky I can't
testify about this.
For sure.
Lucky.
[trunk lid whirring]
As much as I don't wanna
end up being lawsuit 16,
I need to get this car running.
I'm sorry, but we've reached the
endpoint of what I
can do from here.
So you're saying I'm
completely screwed?
I'm not allowed to
use that kind of
language on calls, but
strictly on the QT...
Yes.
[Kari sighs]
So what's the next step?
Well, if you'll just confirm
your address for me,
I could dispatch a tow truck.
The driver will be
able to diagnose
and repair your problem, or
at the very least, tow you
to the nearest service station.
Is that acceptable?
Not really.
But let's do this.
Great.
I can see where you are.
A truck should be out your
way in a couple of hours.
Wait, seriously?
The closest service
station is 80 miles away.
Hopefully they have a
truck closer to that.
But you can't promise anything?
No, I can't.
Great.
Two hours is, is that the
absolute outside, right?
Because of your location,
there's no guarantee.
It's just, I'm delivering some
important documents and they
absolutely have to be
there in the next two hours.
If I wasn't in this stupid car.
Damn, look, okay.
Is there someone you
can call to pick up
the delivery or drive
you the rest of the way?
If you'll recall the whole
induction charger situation.
Right, of course.
I can make the call for you,
route it through the satellite.
Kari.
Okay, great. It's um,
555-400-2319.
-[phone line trilling]
-Got it.
It's ringing.
-- I'll patch you in.
-Thanks
When you're done,
just hit the red button
and I'll be here.
Stadner, you there?
[Kari] Yes.
You completed the delivery?
Not yet.
The car broke down
and I don't know
if the tow truck will
be here in time.
Well, that's not acceptable.
Papers have to get there today.
I understand that.
I was just wondering if you
could call them
ahead and see if they
could send someone out to
collect them or me, I guess.
I'm just 20 minutes away.
Then that's not, okay,
listen to me.
I'm just heading into a meeting.
I should be done in an hour.
If you get the contracts
delivered before that,
leave me a message.
If not, I'll see what I can do.
Sure.
Thank you.
I'm sorry about all this.
Just another act of God.
[chuckles]
Thank me by getting
the papers there.
Absolutely not a problem.
Not any further problems, I mean.
[phone tap]
Okay.
[sighing]
[sighing]
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
[Kari] Oh, my God!
[Kari groaning]
Unlock door!
Unlock door!
[David] Kari, I can't hear you.
I'm locked in the car!
There's nothing I can do,
you must have done something.
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
[digital chirping]
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
What the hell is that?
[David] It's the car alarm,
did you mess with the doors?
No, I did nothing
and it just, ah!
You should be able to
shut it off from the app.
On the phone your car killed.
Oh, right, damn.
Will it stop at some point?
You'll have to wait
for the tow truck.
I can't do 90 minutes of this!
There's gotta be something!
There is one thing, but...
But what?
You'd have to disconnect one
of the fuses.
From the car that
almost killed me?
Yeah, there's a plug that if you
pulled it, it should shut off.
Should, it won't shock me!
I can't promise that.
Ugh, God damn it, David!
Kari, I'm officially
recommending you not do this.
Officially.
Shove it!
-[horn honking]
-[car alarm blaring]
-[horn honking stops]
-[car alarm stops]
What's the insurance
coverage on this car?
Don't worry, unplugging the alarm
shouldn't do any
permanent damage.
And if I take a
sledgehammer to it?
That might be a different matter,
but the car is pretty
indestructible.
That's what Marcus said.
I doubted it somehow.
What time is it?
4:30.
Any update on that tow truck?
As soon as I know,
I'll call you back.
Don't go.
What do you need?
I need to deliver this briefcase.
I need to not lose this job.
I need your boss to get a divorce
so I can get an end of quarter
bonus that gets me caught
up on my student loans.
Yeah, I can't help
with any of that.
Okay, then.
Right now, I need to not be
alone in the middle of nowhere.
So can you stick around?
I mean, it's not busy.
You're an angel.
You know that I've kept a car
running for nearly a decade?
Since before I could drive.
Really?
Yep.
It was my grandfather's.
Rebuilt it with my dad.
Runs like a dream.
Hmm, that's a piece of history.
It is.
You know, this car
doesn't even have an engine.
When it died, I went
to check the battery.
Turns out, it doesn't
have an engine.
[chuckles] Well, EVs don't have
a traditional drive train.
They have individual
motors on the wheels that
are powered by the
batteries you're sitting on.
That's how a toy car works.
Well, we're not supposed
to say it, but yeah.
You're basically sitting in
a giant toy car.
Great.
Hold on a second.
[keyboard clatter]
Well, I may not be
an angel, but I've
certainly got some
good news for you.
Okay, don't keep me waiting.
I've just got a report
back from the tow truck.
They're about 20 minutes away.
[sighs]
Thank you.
No problem.
Hey, if you want me
to stay on the line
until they get there,
I'll be happy to.
You're okay, but thanks for
talking me through this.
Well, if you're sure.
Absolutely, but thank you for
staying on the line with me.
Hmm, happy to help.
And hey, if you need
anything else, anything at all.
Red button.
Exactly.
[ominous music]
David.
Kari, what do you need?
There's a van right behind me.
I told you they were
a few minutes away.
No, not a tow truck, a van.
I can't make out the license
plate, but you should call.
Did I say a tow truck was coming?
I meant van.
Sorry for the confusion.
Wait, those are the
mechanics you sent me?
Why are they in a van?
Yeah, I did send them,
but they're not strictly
speaking mechanics.
I mean, they're handy with tools.
What are you talking about?
Well, the thing is, you're not
actually talking to
Empire tech support.
[button clicking]
You should probably know
that button's just for show.
I've been here the whole time.
[Kari groans]
What is this?
What do you want?
[chuckles] Were you just
yelling at that button?
Be honest.
I'm not HAL.
That's not my eye.
It's not even the microphone.
[dramatic music]
Oh, I wouldn't do
that if I were you.
Where are you gonna go, huh?
Back up the road?
They've got a van.
Are you gonna run through
that bog or up the power line?
Good choice, Kari.
What do you want?
Before we start talking about me,
I want you to know
this phone call
is not being recorded for
quality assurance, and I want to
ensure that you completely
understand the
situation you're in.
Allow my associates to
introduce themselves.
[tense music]
[bats tapping]
[seat belt buckle clicks]
[keys jingle]
[tense music continues]
[bat tapping]
Who are you, people?
[David] Still wanna run?
Come and get me.
See how that goes.
Well, since you asked.
[dramatic music]
[door handles rattle]
[car window whirrs]
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
Shut the fuck up.
The safest, accident-proof
car ever built.
[David] How long do you
think you can keep that up?
-[canister sprays]
-[thug groans]
[David] Nice move.
But I'm not out of
tricks just yet.
[Kari groans]
[thug groans]
[Kari] God damn it, what do
you want from me?
[David] Right now, I think
he'd just like to
bash your head in for
crushing his fingers.
Oh, just tell me!
All right.
If you don't do exactly as I
say, they're gonna smash their
way into the car
and drag you out.
Once you're outside of
the car, what happens to
you is out of my hands,
but take my word for it.
It's a fate you would rather
avoid if at all possible.
[tense music]
[Kari] I get it.
You want me scared?
Well fine, I'm terrified.
I will do anything you want.
Great, just what I
wanted to hear.
I mean sure,
I could live without the
attitude, but you're under
some stress, so I'll
give you a pass.
David!
Yes, Kari?
What do you want?
What does anyone want?
Money and plenty of it.
I've got maybe $7,000
in my bank account.
It's all yours, if
you just let me go.
Oh, I've already got your money.
What?
You downloaded an app
to your phone
because a stranger told you to.
What did you think would happen?
I emptied your account hours
ago, but that was just for fun.
I'm looking for something
with a few more zeros.
I don't have it.
Don't be coy.
Of course you do.
It's sitting on your lap.
What, the briefcase?
You want the briefcase?
No, I want what's in the
briefcase, the contracts.
What?
Why?
Because that's where you'll find
account routing and
transfer information.
That'll allow me to siphon the
account they're connected to.
Then we can all go
our separate ways.
So, how about it?
No.
There's more than that.
I don't follow.
If all you needed
were the papers,
you could have had your
boys come and grab them.
But you didn't.
Why?
I prefer low-conflict
transactions.
Maybe.
Or maybe they don't know
how much money is involved.
And if they got their
hands on the papers,
they'd want to
renegotiate their deal.
Okay, sure.
Since you mention it,
I'd rather get the
information from you.
I mean, have you seen those two?
Would you want to work with them
any more than you
absolutely had to?
I trust your fear more
than their honor.
And what's to stop me
from just turning it over
to them and letting the
three of you fight it out?
Oh come on, Kari.
Look, I understand you're a
lawyer, and your first
instinct is to negotiate
your way out of this.
But think about it for a second.
In this situation, who
would you rather deal with?
The pleasant man on the phone,
whom you've had some rapport,
or the two masked men,
quietly praying that they'll get
the opportunity to
crush your skull before
the day is out.
Besides, they can't turn
your car back on.
[chime]
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition on the
- Everett Lom designed
- [Kari screams]
Empire Predator EL.
[David] Or off.
So, why don't you just
pop open that briefcase
and start giving me what I want.
Get rid of them, and
we have a deal.
[chuckles] You can't
really expect me
to throw away my ace, can you?
I've got a flare here.
I can burn the whole file
to a crisp in seconds.
That's not much of a bluff.
At least send them
back to the van.
Deal.
[dramatic music]
[Kari whimpers]
[dramatic music continues]
[David] Now, I believe you
have something for me.
All right.
Little problem here.
Do you have the combination?
What?
No, of course not.
You weren't given it?
I'm not supposed to
open it, remember?
Why don't you call
up Lom and ask him?
Funny.
Let me think.
[tense music]
Your boss is a bit
of a simpleton,
and she said it, so it's
likely pretty vanilla.
Try zero, one, two, three.
[buttons click]
Nope.
Try one, two, three, four.
[buttons click]
Nope.
-Okay, try...
-David, David!
There are 10,000
possible combinations here.
You want me to go
through each one of them?
We'll be here until Monday.
You've gotta get
inside that case, Kari.
Clock is ticking.
All right. It's just...
Come on.
Let's go.
[Kari sighs, groans]
Keep going, Kari.
I'm counting on you.
Come on.
[David] You don't have all night.
What are you doing?
Where are you going?
-[thudding]
-[Kari grunting]
[Kari] Three, seven, eight.
That's the last of them.
[David] Well, it'll take me a
moment to verify all of this.
It's good.
I'm sure, but typos
happen, you know?
[chime]
[Muzak style music plays]
[sighs]
[chime]
Congratulations, Kari.
Everything checks out.
Super.
What now?
Not much.
We've concluded our business.
So we're done?
Yeah.
Shall we talk about the weather?
Vacation plans?
Just turn the car
back on, asshole.
I guess the
pleasantries are over.
Never let it be said that
I'm not a man of my word.
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed
You can turn that off, David!
-[Lom] ...Predator EL.
-[Kari groans]
It is the fastest,
smartest, most powerful,
safest, accident-proof car.
[chime]
[dramatic music]
What now?
Sorry. Forgot a detail.
David, we had a deal.
Get them out of here.
He wants his bat back.
Fuck off.
It has sentimental value.
I'm afraid this is
a deal breaker.
[dramatic music]
Tell him to back off.
That seems fair.
[window whirring]
[bat thuds]
[window whirring]
There you have it.
Now go!
David, tell him to go.
Don't bring me into this.
You're the one who
pissed him off.
[Kari grunting]
-[thug groans]
-[horn honking]
[dramatic music]
[breathing heavily]
[van engine revs]
[David] Hey, voila.
Uh-huh.
I just wanna say it's
been a pleasure.
-Sure.
-No, no, I mean it.
I consider myself to
be a professional
and endeavor to handle myself
in a professional
manner, so I can
appreciate working with
someone who behaves likewise.
You kidnapped me and robbed me.
Be that as it may,
you didn't freak out too much
or get hysterical.
You maintained your
composure at all times.
That's a rare trait.
Seriousness of temperament is a
largely overlooked
virtue, I should know.
I'm done talking to you.
Oh, well of course.
I just wanted to thank you
for being such an
accommodating victim.
You get so few of those nowadays.
David?
Yes?
Go fuck yourself.
I guess I had that coming.
But have a great weekend.
Feel free to keep the car until
Empire figures out it's stolen.
Here you go.
[Lom] You have just started
the ignition on the
Everett Lom designed,
fastest smartest car ever built.
So take your hands off the
wheel and be driven...
[tense music]
[notification chimes]
[David] Auto drive disengaged.
David, you son of a bitch.
[tense music]
[Kari groans]
[chime]
[ev revving]
[David] Dammit,
that was supposed to open just
as you were driving up.
[Kari] David, what are you
doing? Where am I?
Hold on a second.
Trying to connect to this door.
[tense music]
Hey Kari, remember when
I said this was all
about robbing you?
That wasn't entirely true.
Don't fight it Kari,
you've been sold.
-It's just the way it is.
-You're lying.
How do you think a firm like
yours gets a client like Lom?
By offering something
that others won't,
and he wanted you.
[groans] What for?
Not my area.
Maybe he wants to keep you
in a crate like a dog.
Maybe he wants to skin you alive.
I just deliver you.
[tense music]
And on the road?
The files and the money?
What was that?
[thuds]
Don't blame me.
Like I'd have just killed the
cameras in the garage
and had Marcus throw you
in the trunk.
It's Lom's fetish.
He want people to betray him
before he does what he does.
If I hadn't turned over the
money, you'd have let me go?
You know, it's never come up.
He won't get away with this.
You can't just kill people.
-Don't be naive.
-[door thuds]
People disappear every day.
And you're a prime candidate.
Like I've got a program here.
It's wonderful.
You can type anyone's
name into it,
and it'll tell you exactly how
many people will miss
them if they're gone.
-Do you know your number?
-No.
Stadner, comma
Carolyn, Michelle, age 24,
mother died at
childbirth, no siblings.
Father killed in an automobile
accident seven years ago.
Worked harder than anybody.
Got a law degree in record time.
Made no notable professional or
personal connections
Kari, you sit at a desk
and comb the internet.
A week from now,
someone else will be sitting at
that desk doing that,
and no one will know
the difference.
-[Kari grunting]
-[chain clanging]
[screaming]
[dramatic music]
[Kari] Suzy, she won't
believe I ran off.
[David] Yes, Susan Matthews,
age 25, dental assistant,
mom deceased,
brother military, stationed
in Jordan.
Father living as a
sex tourist in Bali.
Fiercely loyal.
[chuckles] She would
absolutely do something,
were it not for her taste in men.
[Kari] Leave Suzy out of this.
-[Kari grunts]
-[tire iron clangs]
[tense music]
[David] Let's say she
brings someone home one night,
and that guy replaced
the allergy pills
recommended by your boss,
Deborah, with identical
pills that do the
same thing, only with a
little chemical added in.
One that builds up
in your system,
and after three weeks or
so, brain aneurysm.
Bad luck for a girl who's
roommate embezzled money,
and disappeared a few weeks
earlier, but hey, that's life.
[Kari] I told you to leave
her out of this.
I wish I could,
but she knows you too well and
we can't have that.
Once she's gone,
the only people who'll
remember you are the
bankers who service
your student loans.
They'll look for you but
they won't find anything.
And then seven years from today,
they'll give up and
write off the debt.
A clerk sitting at a keyboard
will move your file from
active to inactive,
and that will be
the last trace of you.
You need to shut up right now.
[dramatic music]
[footsteps approaching]
[door rattles]
[door slams]
[zapping]
[squishing]
[thuds]
[both groan]
[both groan]
[dramatic music]
[Kari grunting]
[Kari panting]
[door sliding, clangs]
-[flare sizzles]
-[Kari groans]
[flare sizzles]
[thug gasping]
[dramatic music]
[panting]
[dramatic music]
They're dead.
[David] All of them?
What do you mean all of them?
[chuckles] Oh, Kari.
-Hmm.
-[taser fires]
-[gun shot]
-[Lom groans]
[Lom groans]
[chain rattling]
[remote clicks]
A little drowsy, eh.
Yeah, yeah, that happens.
Don't worry.
This normally helps.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
It's gonna be a
while until you can
play your favorite
video game, huh?
God, you're mouthy.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
Ha ha ha, you see?
See now that, that right
there, that's what I like.
Why are you doing this?
Oh, you're the smart one.
Figure it out.
[Kari panting]
Because you can't kill your wife?
-Oh, please.
-[Kari chuckles]
Don't try and profile
me, get in my head
over some bullshit
you found online.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
[Kari panting]
There's not much to
get there inside of.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
No.
No, you're here.
Because what I want, I get.
If I say I want
this now, I get it...
Now.
It's the privilege
of being a god.
[Lom laughing]
You're not God.
You just got money.
What's the difference?
You see, your boss understood.
She understood the importance of
my business brought to the firm,
so when I felt like
I wanted to play,
she found me somebody.
You're not serious.
Debra, she would never do that.
Yeah, I'm sorry,
honey, it's true.
Sometimes,
It's some girl looking
for an internship.
Other times,
it's a bright young writer
coming to pitch me a story.
Either way, Debra
would find them,
David would vet them and
they all ended up here.
No, I think it bothered
her at first, but...
She got over it.
[Lom sighs]
[dramatic music]
[Lom gasping]
See, that's the power of money.
You're probably
thinking to yourself,
how could she do that
to another woman?
But you see, the
loyalty to their own kind
bullshit is always
trumped by cold, hard cash.
-What the fuck?
-Oh, relax.
It's just water,
which in the end,
does conduct electricity well.
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
No, you're here because
you pissed too many
people off and you're too
goddamn presumptuous.
Who the fuck do you think you
are telling me to apologize?
Telling me to tank
half of my stock.
They should be on
their knees thanking
me for allowing them
to touch my creation.
-[button clicking]
-What the...
-[clicking]
-What the...
[Kari chuckles]
Come on.
[Kari chuckles]
Another... Everett Lom creation?
Shut up.
I'll see how tough you are,
when I'm taking pieces from you.
[Kari whimpers]
[clicking]
What... the fuck?
Are you really not surprised?
Shut your mouth.
[tense music]
[phone buttons clicking]
If you make a sound, I'll
gouge your eyes out with a fork.
David, you gotta help me.
You need to.
[David] Sorry, Kari, it's over.
Yes, put me through to
anyone at my tools desk.
Tools?
Tools, drills, saws,
hammers, fucking tools.
Do I sound like somebody
who cares what time it is?
Hello, who am I talking to?
Farhan, Farhan?
Yeah, yeah, can you please tell
me why none of my tools are
charging on my fucking
induction table?
You better hope not.
I'm the only person in this
world that can save your life.
[David] That's a little dramatic.
You're desperate.
That's normal.
Try to accept it
with some dignity.
Of course they're my tools.
What the, are you a
fucking moron?
Whose tools would I be using?
I'm not the only one
he's gonna kill.
[David] What?
Just listen.
Yes, it's plugged in.
Don't you put me on hold.
Fuck.
[exhales slowly]
[Kari] It's the firmware.
Shut your mouth.
For once.
You shut this place down when
you're not using it, right?
There's a bug in the workbench.
There's a good chance that
when you started it,
it drained all the
batteries instead
of charging them.
Oh.
So you're an expert on
induction chargers now?
I'm an expert on everything
your shitty company
makes that can get you sued,
which is almost everything.
[gasping]
You know I see what you're doing.
You're trying to get me mad
enough to kill you right now.
-[Kari panting]
-I'm sorry, sweetheart.
I'm gonna have my fun tonight.
[Kari gasping]
I just want you to blame the
right person for this shit show.
What?
Yeah, I shot you.
But that's just
incompetent organization.
Really?
[Kari] Who got you shot?
Who's responsible
for the two dead
guys over this whole
botched assignment?
You want me to kill David?
Only after he suffers
for a really long time.
Oh.
[chuckling]
You don't know, do you?
David's not real.
He's an AI.
No, he was pretending
to be an AI.
[Lom laughing]
I know he's real.
Oh, that's money.
Oh my, you really thought...
[chuckles]
He's our prototype concierge.
And I've been beta
testing him for months.
No, that's not...
Possible?
It's not possible.
Of course it is.
This entire situation...
it's all of his design.
I gave him the parameters for the
scenario but all the
little details...
Oh yeah, that's him.
Real bang up job he did too.
Oh, well.
Here's hoping that Elijah will
nullify some of those
little hiccups.
Elijah?
Oh, he's the next one.
Yeah, I'm torching David at
the end of the next quarter.
And I want you to
know, on my honor,
that I will personally
remove the server boards
and you will get your dying wish.
David's toast.
Can you die easy now?
Why am I wasting
my breath on you?
-[electricity crackles]
-[Kari groans]
You see because my company is
worth 4% of the GDP.
I am one of the few who's in the
Three Comma Club and in five
years, I'll be the only one
in the Four Comma Club.
-Do you know what that means?
-[Kari panting]
Hmm?
You get to be coddled like a
baby for the rest of your life.
No!
It means that when God
goes to bed at night,
he dreams of being me.
-[Kari panting]
-[clicking]
Fuck!
Fine!
We'll do it analog.
I guess that's goodbye
for the both of us.
[David] He doesn't mean it.
[Kari] [sighs] No?
Then what happened to Adam?
Who?
[Lom gasping]
Lom's not very creative.
I'm guessing if you're David
and Elijah's next,
there has to be earlier versions.
You see, now you...
you don't get to look at me
as some kind of monster
and yet look at
yourself as some
kind of tragic hero.
You're in his phone,
have a look around.
The only thing stopping you from
being as awful as me is money.
David?
[David] There's a Baal,
a Caleb, shit, there is an Adam.
And everything else...
well that's just what we
tell poor people
to keep them that way.
[digital chirping]
[David] Kari, heads up.
-[lights clicking]
-Literally.
[Lom] You have just
started the ignition on
the Everett Lom designed
Empire Predator EL.
The fastest, smartest,
most powerful,
accident free car, ever built.
So take your hands off that wheel
and be driven to your
final destination.
[car chiming]
[dramatic music]
[hoist clanks]
Look at that. [chuckles]
Marcus was right.
This car really is
indestructible.
[head thuds]
Hey, David.
Yeah?
Why the change of heart?
[chuckles] I know which side my
bread is buttered on.
Ass kisser.
[footsteps receding]
[dramatic music]
[door creaks]
[Kari] Marcus.
[Kari sighs]
[sighs] Pete.
Ugh, Suzy.
[phone whirrs]
Did you do this?
[David] Destroying
evidence is the protocol.
Lom's dead.
Now I have to protect
the company.
Gotta keep those servers running.
-I do.
-[phone thuds]
[sighs] And what about me?
Am I endangering your
continuing operation?
Look, but it's just business.
No hard feelings, I've
put all your money back.
And I'm supposed
to just trust you?
Some men are on the way
right now, and their
job is to make sure none
of this ever happened.
I would advise you to not
be here when that happens.
Then, before I go, an
act of goodwill that
thing about Suzy's pills,
that wasn't idle chatter.
Look into it.
I will.
[helicopter whirring]
[dramatic music]
[bag zipping]
[doors slam]
[helicopter whirring]
[coffee machine whirring]
[coffee machine whirring]
[phone chimes]
[Kari] Hi Deb.
Let's talk about what
you do for your clients.
[tense music]
Please, Kari we can
talk about this.
No, I'm gonna talk about this.
And you're going to listen, and
say yes to everything I want,
or I'll kill you.
What do you want?
30% raise, partner track,
peer supervisor over
the other associates.
Is that it?
What, you thought I
wanted you to confess
and bring down the firm?
How would that help me?
Seriously, you'll
let all of this go?
If I talk, this
gets really messy.
Mostly for me. [chuckles]
And if I'm going down for killing
Lom, I might as
well kill you too.
But if I play along,
everybody wins.
So let's make some fucking
money, shall we? [laughs]
Am I impressing you yet?
[tense music]
Good.
Now if you'll excuse
me, I've been awake
for 27 hours and need
to get cleaned up.
I'm sure you won't mind
if I use your bathroom.
[Debra] No.
[dramatic music]
[lid pops, rattles]
[pills plop]
[pills clatter]
[lid snaps]
[toilet flushing]
Ah, I'm gonna take the
rest of the day off.
That's not a problem, is it?
No.
Okay.
Could you, could you
cut me loose?
[scoffs]
Hey.
[Suzy] Where have you been?
I've been calling you all night.
Phone died while I
was out of town.
Sorry.
So I did something stupid.
Yeah?
[distant car horn honks]
Remember Pete, the couch guy?
Sure.
[Suzy blows air]
We were texting all day
yesterday and I may
have sent him an
instantly regrettable photo.
And radio silence?
Yep.
Well, let that be
a lesson for the
kind of guys that
you let pick up at clubs.
I really don't need
a lesson right now.
Do I really say I
told you so a lot?
Kari, I love you,
but you're like if I told
you so is a person.
By the way, I picked him up.
[Kari chuckles]
[Suzy] Oh yeah...
-Here.
-What's the package?
Came for you this morning.
[dramatic music]
[phone buzzing]
[Kari] You paid my student loan?
[David] One last act of goodwill.
Well, not quite the last.
Check your bank balance.
That's a lot of zeros.
Lom's not gonna need
that money anymore.
And what's with the phone?
I'm sentimental.
No, you're not.
No, but I thought we might
be able to do some business.
You want me to use my position
on the case to ensure that your
servers are marked
as live evidence
so you can't be
wiped or shut off.
You really are good at
your job, aren't you?
And why would I do that?
At some point, there's
gonna be something you need.
And I think I've proven myself
to be a valuable asset.
I'll be in the office tomorrow.
I'll let you know then.
Kari?
Yes?
You might wanna check the garage.
[garage door whirring]
[dramatic music]
Where is my car?
This is your car.
Where is my car?
Over there.
[garage door whirring]
What the fuck?
My car!
[tense music]
Relax, it's just a joke.
It's out being detailed.
You have four hours
to get it back.
Or else?
I start pulling servers.
Wow, that's harsh.
[dramatic music]
[garage door whirring]
[upbeat music]
You call me up just to say
There's something
that you needed
Who's left behind
in outer space
Then you told me that
you're bleeding
'Cause I said
I said it is too late
To finish what we started
And you rolled your eyes
and then you said
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
How you gonna
leave me alone?
Thank you for being
on hold, I'm Farhan.
-Thanks for waiting.
-[bright music]
IT suggests rebooting
the induction charger.
That should resolve the problem.
Is there anything else
I can help you with?
As a valued EMPIRE customer,
we'd like to know about
your experience.
Would you mind taking a moment
to let the supervisor
know how I did?