- Play it again.
- COMPUTER VOICE: Androids... control... industry.
- So what have we learned?
- After playing this 75 times, I've learned that
it's not impossible for an android to feel bored.
- Maybe we missed something.
We know WARPA's plan involves androids, control and industry.
- Excellent recall, Dayton Reyes.
- That tells us the who of the plan
but not the what.
We have to find out more.
Do you think Rachel might be able
to recover the deleted data?
- As a hardcore gamer with serious tech chops,
it's quite possible.
- That's true. But...
- What is your hesitation?
- Rachel is super smart.
Eventually, she's going to figure out
she's not playing a high-tech adventure game.
- WILL: Frankie, Cynthia's here!
- Thanks, Dad. I'll be right down.
- Couldn't we ask Cynthia for help?
- Cynthia Mondal has already destroyed a copy of the file
in the interest of keeping me safe.
I don't think she's a viable option.
- Right.
Then it's Rachel or nothing.
- Hi, Frankie. Hi, Dayton.
- Hey, Cynthia. Bye, Cynthia.
See ya at school, Frankie.
- Goodbye, Dayton Reyes.
Are we scheduled for a maintenance session?
I must depart for school soon or I'll be late for homeroom.
- This will just take a couple minutes.
We can do it right here.
Your mom and I decided to upgrade
your location transponder.
- But my scan shows my current device
is working properly.
- Well, there's working and then there's "working".
The upgrade is accurate to within ten millimeters.
Plus, it interfaces with your voice and biometric data,
so we know what you're doing, where you are,
and who you're talking to at all times.
Which I now realize could sound
like an invasion of your privacy,
but I promise it's just so we can be extra cautious,
for your mother's piece of mind.
- I wanted more independence, not less.
- Don't worry.
I'm not interested in who you hang out with or what you do.
You can go about your life exactly as you always do.
With one exception.
You have to stay away from Simone.
- But Simone is my friend.
Despite the fact that she lacks a last name,
which I still find troubling.
- Frankie, she was created by WARPE or HARPA or whatever.
She could be a threat to you, and we can't take that risk.
- But you wiped out her memory when you rebooted her.
She barely knows who she is.
- She could have hardwired malware
that could allow WARPA to use her against you.
I'm sorry, Frankie.
That's the way it has to be.
- Oh, bring your history book to class.
Mr. Milflew will give you detention if you don't.
And you don't need that kind of attention.
- What class does Cole have first period?
I still need to thank him for saving me yesterday.
What he did was very brave.
- What's so brave about hitting a car with a tennis ball?
Hurry up, we don't wanna be late for class.
I do, but you don't.
- [metal clangs]
- SIMONE: Mm.
- ANDREW: Yo, Frankie Fresh.
- Good morning, Andrew LaPierre.
- Hey, I need you to do me a solid.
Could you help me watch Simone?
She's still not herself,
and I don't want anything to happen to her.
- Sadly, I cannot do you a solid...
or a liquid, or any other state of matter.
But I can do you a favor.
- Fine. Can you help me watch her?
- Again, I cannot.
Cynthia Mondal and my mom forbade it.
They worry Simone is working for WARPA.
- Simone's not working for anybody.
She barely even knows her name.
- No one knows her last name.
So frustrating!
- Please, Frankie, with this android amnesia,
who knows what she'll do or say next?
And we can't let anyone else find out about her secret.
Just help me out.
Cynthia doesn't have to know.
- Even if that were true, which it is not,
I can't watch Simone. - Why not?
- Because she's not here to be watched.
- Oh, man! Not again!
- ♪ Feels like things are getting real, re-e-al ♪
♪ Never felt so alive ♪
♪
♪ Feels like things are getting real, re-e-al ♪
♪ Feels like things are getting real ♪♪
- Oh, Simone.
- I startled you. I'm sorry.
I wanted to thank you for saving me.
- You don't need to thank me.
I just did what anyone else would do.
- I thought it was very brave.
- Yeah, well... - But Andrew says I was wrong.
Still, it took great skill
to stop a car with a tennis ball.
Here's a tennis racket.
A gift from me for preventing catastrophic hardware damage.
- Oh no.
Is that an Eradicator T-1000?
My Dad has one of these.
I didn't think anybody used them anymore.
That--that's so sweet,
but you don't need to give me anything.
- Look at poor Simone. We should help her.
- But she has a crush on Cole.
And Tammy called dips on Cole.
- Tammy calls dips on every cute boy she sees.
It's over-dipping.
Other people need those dips.
- [bell ringing]
- Well, uh, I gotta go.
Do you need help finding your class?
- We'll take it from here. - Oh, okay.
Later.
- Girl, you have to raise your game.
- And not your tennis game.
- I'm sorry. Do I know you?
- What's with her?
- Hormonal confusion.
A common side effect of having a crush.
- A crush? - Yeah, Simone.
It's kinda obvi you're crushing on Cole.
- I get wanting to give him a gift.
But a tennis racket?
- MAKAYLA: Yeah, that's like giving Miss Hough
a cute kitty calendar.
- Excellent analogy, Makayla. - Thanks.
- If you're gonna give Cole a gift,
you have to maximize crush impact.
Give him something that lets him know how you feel.
- Should we get the nurse?
- Thank you. You've been extremely helpful.
- Where are you going? Don't you have class?
- Yes, but there are so many of them.
Seven today alone.
I will go to a class when I get back.
- There's Rachel.
- Now it is my turn to have second thoughts
about enlisting her help.
- You're worried she'll figure out your secret?
- It's not about me.
WARPA's shown itself to be highly dangerous.
I cannot allow myself to put Rachel Brandt in harm's way.
- Wow. I feel really bad.
I didn't even think about that.
You're right, we should keep Rachel away from all this.
- RACHEL: Hi, guys.
What's shaking? - Everything.
All particles vibrate at a subatomic level.
- Ha! Good one.
So, when can I play your game again?
- Didn't you say the file self-destructed?
- Yeah, right when I was on track
for some serious ownage.
So how do I start a new game?
I can't find the command for it.
- Um...
- There is a way to start again, right?
- It's not your typical videogame.
- No restart?
That means you can keep a game going even after you lose?
OMG. You guys are geniuses. Geni!
You'll revolutionize gaming.
Let me think. Let me think.
- Rachel Brandt, I think there's been a misunderstanding.
- The date was corrupted, but it wasn't wiped.
If it's only fragmented, maybe I can rebuild it!
I thought you guys were just tech newbs.
But you're way out on the cutting edge.
I'm in aw.
- [nervous chuckles]
- Thanks.
- I'm in aw of how bad we messed that up.
- You have to stay away from Simone.
- Simone, I do not believe Cole Reye's locker's
an ideal place to plant roses.
It contains several old gym socks
that could be quite toxic.
- I am crushing on Cole.
When you crush on someone,
you give gifts that maximize crush impact.
I dug up roses from the botanical gardens
and am giving them to Cole.
Are you having a hardware malfunction?
- I appear to be.
Scanning all systems.
I am functioning normally.
I must go find Dayton Reyes right away.
- Why?
- I'm not quite sure.
But something indicates the presence of my BFF
is essential. Goodbye.
- This isn't a rose.
It's a beehive.
- Think about it, Dayton Reyes. I could be soundboard.
- I could be spot. - Okay.
- [indistinct chatter]
- Did you know Simone has a crush on Cole Reyes?
- I sort of did.
- Why didn't you tell me?
This is "the dirt",
and BFFs are required to give each other "the dirt".
- I didn't wanna upset you for no reason.
I don't think it's a real crush.
I think she just thinks she like-likes Cole
because he protected her.
- Okay, cast, let's warm up with some mirror exercises.
Everybody, pair up.
- Partners? - She's partners with me.
- Why do you need to warm up? You're the producer.
- Yeah, producer.
Which is theater for boss, so shoo.
Even if it is a crush, it doesn't matter.
Lots of girls get crushes on Cole.
They seem to think he's cute. I don't see it.
But he doesn't like them, he likes you.
- What if he like-likes both of us?
- [bees buzzing]
- DAYTON: He doesn't.
You and Cole have a real connection.
- [bees buzzing]
- You don't have to--uh! Bee!
- I don't have to, "uh, be" what?
- Sorry. Not that type of "be".
You don't have to be jealous.
- Jealous? Is that a type
of catastrophic system malfunction?
- Actually, it kind of is.
And humans get it, too.
Jealousy is awful, but everybody feels it sometime.
- I think you're right.
Jealous must be how I made Cole Reyes feel
when I told him I liked Andrew LaPierre.
I need to go find him and tell him I'm sorry.
- [bees buzzing]
- [buzzing louder] - Bees!
- I guess we'll start rehearsal without Frankie.
Uh, Scene Six is up. I'll play Frankie's part.
Alright, start whenever you're ready.
- As long as I could remember, I've looked for my soulmate.
I assumed she'd be human.
- You're right. It could never work between us.
As you said, you're human, and I'm just a creature.
- Okay, well, that's that.
Nice to know you. I'll hit the road.
- And hold, please. Dayton, what's his line?
- "It doesn't matter".
"The only thing that matters is us".
- Let's pick it up from there.
When you're ready.
- It doesn't matter-- blah, blah, blah, blah--us.
- What's going on? Why are you acting this way?
- ANDREW: I like the original play better
when they were both androids. - They were never androids.
- Okay, whatever. That version made sense.
Why can't we go back to that?
- I don't believe in that play anymore.
You know, you of all people
should appreciate this new version.
- What's that supposed to mean?
- You're an android.
And half the school hates you just because of it.
You know, this play is saying
that people who are different can still get along.
I'm doing this to help you.
- Well, no one asked you to.
- You walk out that door, don't bother coming back.
- [door slams] - You're fired!
- Cole Reyes, I'm sorry.
- Sorry for what?
- For making you jealous when I told you
I liked Andrew LaPierre.
- Oh that.
- Did I just do it again?
- That depends.
Do you still like Andrew?
- I... do not... not like him.
- Wait, so you do do like him?
- Can we not talk about that right now?
- [bees buzzing]
- Okay, Frankie, what's going on with you?
- I'm finally able to understand how you felt, because...
I felt it myself when I found out Simone has a crush on you.
- Really?
Wait, wait. Did she put the bees in my locker?
Oh no, I better tell her we're just friends.
- Jealousy is such a terrible feeling.
Please accept my apology.
- Okay. I accept.
- Thank you.
And now I have to go find Dayton Reyes.
I left abruptly.
- [phone buzzing]
- Hello? - Hey, Cole. It's Hartrue.
So what's your story, buddy?
Coming to NETS or not?
- Yeah, I know. I owe you an answer.
And I really appreciate your patience.
- You're a heck of a talent, Cole,
but we gotta serve or get off the court.
I'm gonna need your answer by the end of today.
- I understand. And you'll have it.
Goodbye, Mr. Hartrue.
- [bees buzzing]
- Cole!
For you.
- A tennis umpire chair?
- How did you know?
You haven't unwrapped it yet.
- Lucky guess. Where'd you get it from?
- From underneath the tennis umpire.
- You shouldn't have gotten me this.
- The tennis umpire said the same thing.
Is it not a good crush gift? A good crush gift is personal.
And you are a person who's "into tennis".
- Look, Simone, I'm flattered
you think you have a crush on me.
But I like you, too.
But, um, as a friend.
- We're friends?
That's wonderful.
Hey, friend,
would you mind helping me return this to the tennis courts?
There is an umpire who would greatly appreciate it.
- Yeah, okay.
- I'm deeply concerned for Rachel Brandt's safety.
We must stop her from working on the file.
- How? What are we gonna tell her?
- The truth.
- Hey, I'm glad you guys are here.
Some friends in the data recovery community
hooked me up with this ultra-advanced algorithm.
It uses interval quartering to overcome the insufficiency
of conventional linear interpolation.
- Rachel Brandt, we must insist you stop at once.
Please surrender the thumb drive.
- What? No way!
I'm just making progress.
- You don't understand. - No! I do! You don't want me
to play because you don't want me to beat your high score.
And you know nothing can stop my ownage.
And nothing will stop my ownage!
Don't look for me.
You won't find me until I own this game!
Uh! Ow! I just owned my toe.
- Now what?
- MS. HOUGH: Well, well, well. Look what the cat dragged in.
- I wasn't dragged in by a cat.
I walked in under my own power.
- Clever.
Perhaps you think it's clever to skip all your classes, too.
Maybe a few hours in the kitty cooler
will change your mind.
- Uh-oh, cover me. I'm going in.
Miss Hough! Miss Hough!
This is all a big misunderstanding.
I can explain. - Oooh!
Well, I would love to hear that.
What's the matter, Dayton?
Cat got your tongue?
- Where are all these cats?
- Right this way... in detention.
You're invited, too, Miss Reyes. - Wha--
[sighs]
- There must be a way to restore Simone to her former self.
Does James Peters maintain backups?
My mom was always diligent about backing me up.
- No, we're not bringing Dr. Peters into this.
I don't trust him.
- Maybe we don't need to.
Do you know the password to his computer?
- [keyboard clicking]
- Frankie, hey, you should go.
You're not supposed to be around Simone.
- I'm afraid that ship has sailed.
- Perhaps you could take a plane instead
or a bus to be thrifty.
- I will deal with the consequences when they arise.
Right now, I need to help Simone.
- She's ready.
- Installing backup.
Rebooting to complete installation.
- [keys clicking]
- Oh, I hope this works. I literally cannot handle
anymore extremely literal people in my life.
- [electronic beep]
- What? Do I have something on my face?
- I think she's back.
- Running diagnostics.
- Don't bother, Frankie.
I just did, and I'm fine.
- She's definitely back. - Oh, finally!
- [phones buzzing]
- Oh, it's Cole. - As is mine.
He's at The Garage.
- He wants to talk about NETS.
He has to make a decision now.
- This is the hardest decision I've ever had to make.
If I go, it means I can commit to my dream
of becoming a professional tennis player.
But it also means giving up everything else...
and everyone that I care about.
I think I know what I'm gonna do.
But I wanna hear what you guys think.
- I don't want you to go, but I think you should.
This is a huge opportunity.
- Thanks, sis.
What do you think, Frankie?
If you don't want me to go, I won't.
- I want you to stay,
but asking you to do so would be selfish.
I will miss you, but I agree with Dayton Reyes.
Going to NETS is the right thing for you.
- Then I guess I know what I'm gonna do.
Mr. Hartrue, it's Cole Reyes.
- HARTRUE: Hey, Cole. So, what's it gonna be?
- I've made up my mind and...
I'm in.
- HARTRUE: You're in? Awesome.
Best decision of your life.
We'll pick you up at your place tomorrow at 5:00.
Bye, Cole.
- They're gonna pick me up tomorrow at five.
I made the right decision.
Didn't I?
- [electronic beep]
- Dad says I have to go home.
I don't wanna leave you, Cole Reyes.
- Well, I'll see you tomorrow.
We have to say goodbye.
- You better tell Mom and Dad.
- Yeah, right.
- KINGSTON's VOICEMAIL: This is Clarence Kingston.
I can't come to the phone.
- I'll try again later.
Don't wanna give him the news over voicemail.
- Call Mom, she's home.
- Where's Dad been anyway?
- Last I heard, he went to that tech job interview.
- He probably got it.
- Help! Let me out of here!
- Hello, Kingston. - Hello.
- Welcome to WARPA. - WARPA?
What? This is...WARPA?
What do you want from me?
Is this about that android I promised you months ago?
Well, that issue was closed when you took Andrew.
- Andrew? Please, he was useless.
- Well, um, let me go, and I'll see what I can do.
I'm sure we'll be able to work out something
that is mutually beneficial.
- Quiet!
We didn't bring you in for a petty grudge.
There's something much more important going on,
and we can't have you messing it up.
- What are you talking about?
- You'll find out in due time. - In due--no, no, wait.
Wait, wait, wait, please! Come back! Come back!
- Hi, Cynthia Mondal... Dad.
Mom, how's space?
- Oh, don't "How is space" me, Frankie Gaines.
Cynthia told you clearly to keep your distance from Simone.
- You were in her presence four times today.
See?
This is your dot. This is her dot.
The dots are together here, here, here, and here.
Dots don't lie.
- It's true.
I tried to stay away from her, but I found out she has a crush
on Cole Reyes, and she gave him roses and bees and--
I sense my explanation is not satisfactory.
But it was not my intention to break the rules.
- SIGOURNEY: We don't want to be unreasonable, Frankie.
But WARPA built Simone.
They even gave her a cover story.
We don't know why, but it can't be anything good.
She is a clear and present danger.
- Simone is not dangerous.
Especially not to me as I am impervious to bee stings.
- Frankie, you can't know that for sure.
Which is why we've decided, until further notice,
you're not permitted to leave the house
except to go to school.
- I am grounded?
- [electronic beep]
- Rachel, where are you?
- You'd like to know, wouldn't you?
Well, I'll never give up my best hiding tree ever.
Oooh, I've said too much already.
- So, what's up?
- I've crushed your game is what's up.
Got to the end, uncovered the whole master plan.
No applause necessary.
- You did?
- The recovery program worked like a charm.
It reassembled the entire video file.
So, I win, right?
- Um, hold that thought.
I'll get Frankie, we'll be right over.
Where is your tree?
- Who says I'm in a tree?
I'll come to you.
- Okay, I'm at The Garage.
- [phone buzzing]
- Hello, Dayton Reyes!
- Frankie! Rachel did it!
She has the master plan! The whole thing!
You have to get to The Garage ASAP.
- I can't. I'm grounded.
- What?
I would not normally advise this, but just sneak out, okay?
This is huge.
- You're right. Here I go.
- What's happening?
- I can't leave.
Some sort of invisible barrier is keeping me in the house.
- Oh, my uncle used that on his dog.
Don't try to run through it
no matter how many squirrels you see.
- I will attempt to resist.
- Okay. And I'll be over as soon as I talk to Rachel.
- There must be a weakness.
- WILL: Frankie! Dayton's here!
- FRANKIE: Dayton Reyes.
Is everything alright?
Has one of Miss Hough's cats got your tongue?
- It's bad, Frankie.
Really bad.
- ♪