Companion (2025)

[bunniefuu]

Most of the time

it's like, I don't know,

it's like there's this thick

black cloud covering everything.

Like we see the world, but we

don't really

see the world, you know?

We're all just

stumbling around, directionless,

no sense of

meaning, no sense of purpose.

I know that might sound

super depressing, but honestly,

I think it's a good thing.

Because it makes us

appreciate the other times.

Those brief, transcendent

moments when

the lights flicker on,

the black cloud parts, and you

see the world

for what it really is.

And suddenly there's meaning.

Suddenly there's purpose.

So, uh, do you... oh, sh*t,

sh*t, sh*t,

sh*t, sh*t, sh*t, sh*t.

If you're lucky, you'll

experience this

once in your lifetime.

God damn, that

was, uh, that was smooth.

For me, so smooth.

It happened twice.

The first was

the day I met Josh.

Uh, I'm Josh.

I'm Lyra.

And the second,

the day I k*lled him.

Iris, wake up.

Ooh, it's a beautiful day

Ooh, I never

felt this way before

Nicely be out.

Ooh.

How long was I out?

Uh, for a while.

Yeah, you were

zonked out there pretty good.

I was having the

most wonderful dream.

Yeah? About me?

That is very

presumptuous, but...

Yes.

Yes, you knew it.

Was it sexy times?

No. You deviant.

A little bit of sexy times?

No.

Was my shirt off?

No, I was

dreaming about the day we met.

It was also perfect.

Remember how perfect it all was?

Yeah, no, no,

how could I forget?

Supermarket, the oranges.

What road is this?

It's not showing up in the GPS.

I don't think this is the road.

I think this

might be the driveway.

Oh, it's a beautiful day

Oh, I never felt this way before

I'll give you some more

Oh, well, I'm feeling so fine

You have

arrived at your destination.

Thank you, Josh's car.

Thank you, car.

Pop the trunk.

Pop in the trunk.

f*ck me.

Cat called this place a

little rustic

cabin in the woods.

I think we might have differing

opinions on the

meaning of the word "cabin."

Also rustic.

Also little.

What?

Iris, come

on. You know you can't

lie to me.

Tell me what's wrong.

I'm gonna do something stupid.

I'm gonna say something

stupid. I'm

gonna embarrass you.

They're gonna laugh

at me. They're gonna hate me.

They already hate me.

Jesus Christ, Iris.

We've been

planning this trip for months,

and this is all

just coming out now,

like 20 feet

from the f*cking door?

Look, look. Hey.

My friends don't hate you.

Cat does.

Yeah, maybe,

but cat hates everybody.

I just don't want

to screw everything up.

Come on, Beboop. You're

not gonna screw everything up.

Just relax.

You know? Don't

be all moopy and weird.

Just remember to...

remember to smile and act happy.

Okay?

All right.

Yay! You

made it f*cking funny!

Okay, so when you said

"remote," I

thought you meant, like,

a couple miles off the highway.

I didn't realize you meant

edge of f*cking civilization.

Oh, don't be so

dramatic, Josh. It's not that far.

Okay. Hard to disagree.

Um, hello, Iris.

Hi, Cat. It's

so good to see you.

So good.

Everyone, look who I found.

Hey, hey!

Look at you in the

kitchen, man. Look at me. Welcome.

I would, um, give you a hug,

but I've got scallop hands.

Sorry. Okay?

Well, I appreciate that.

Where's that?

Oh, there he is!

Joshy boy, Joshy boy

Hey, buddy.

How'd you two girl get in?

Hi. Hi. How are you?

I'm good.

Uh, I'm, um, drunk.

Good. This is good.

Oh, and Josh,

you remember Sergei?

Privyat.

Hey! Sergei,

nice to see you again.

Likewise, my

friend. Likewise.

And this

beautiful creation must be Iris.

Hello.

Such pleasure. I have

heard a lot about this one.

Really? All good, I hope.

Your lake house, it's...

It's

really... It's incredible.

Yeah. Yeah.

It's so secluded.

I mean, I

think the last place we

passed was,

like, ten miles back.

Seventeen.

And I paid for this.

But I have a seat

that's not come cheap, my friends.

Not cheap at all.

Don't tell me you're

on the whole f*cking lake.

No, no, no. Don't be

silly. Just all land around it.

But let's get you guys a drink.

What you like?

Beer, c*ck, wine?

I'm fine. More than

anything, I just need a shower.

Katunak, what room they are in?

Up the stairs, down

the hall. Last one on the left.

I'll see you later.

Smile.

Get happy.

Okay,

continue. Continue the story.

So, I was wearing this

ridiculously

elaborate Dracula costume.

And I didn't know a

single person, as I said.

So I'm standing by the snack

table, just munching on carrots

and something

that looked like hummus.

It was not hummus.

It was not

hummus, I don't think.

But I feel a tap on my shoulder.

And so I turn around.

And there's this green, puffy

dinosaur just staring me down.

And inside its

head, I hear this very,

very muffled,

very annoyed voice say,

"You're

standing on my tail."

So I turn around, I

look down, and sure enough,

I am standing on

his little dino tail.

So I step off and

apologize, and he takes his head off.

And I'm looking at the most

beautiful man that

I've ever seen in my life.

So did you meet this

beautiful man after you met Eli?

Okay, no way. Shut up.

Was that a

scallop? That was a scallop.

That actually hit

me. Yeah. I took baseball.

Yes, you did.

When did you know?

I know what.

That... He was the one.

No. Right then and there.

I know it's gonna

sound cheesy, but the moment...

The moment we locked out of

something

inside of me, it just...

clicked into place.

It doesn't sound

cheesy at all. I get it.

It's like

there's this piece of you

that you didn't

even know is broken,

and then...

suddenly

it's... it's fixed.

And you're

staring at this stranger,

this person

you've never met before,

and you know...

that for the rest of your

life, you will

do whatever it takes

to make this person happy.

Right? Yeah. Yeah.

Yeah, totally.

Patrick, this food

is unbelievable. Thank you.

Thank you,

Sergey. That's so

nice of you.

I'm glad you like it.

He spoils me.

I swear I've gained

like 10 pounds

since we started dating.

Only 10?

Shut the f*ck up.

So, Sergey, what

kind of work do you do?

Oh, you know, I

have fingers in many pots.

My hands are

not clean, my friend.

It's a... a

very dirty business.

Sergey

seems... he seems nice.

Oh, yeah. He's got

everything you want in a man.

He's rich,

intelligent. He's got a beautiful wife.

Wife? He...

Sergey's married?

Mm-hmm.

But you love...

you love each other.

With love? No.

No, no, no, no, no.

You'd have to think

of me as a human being first.

I don't understand.

I'm an

accessory. Like his f*cking car.

I wear what he wants, eat what

he wants, f*ck when he wants.

But...

Look who I'm talking to.

Do you not like me, Kat?

You know, it's not

that I don't like you, Iris.

It's the idea of you.

You made me feel so...

replaceable.

Replaceable?

Nobody could replace you, Kat.

I mean, you're Kat.

You're so

fearless. It's inspiring.

I wish I could

be more like you, but...

You know, I

wasn't built that way.

I just...

I feel like there's always

something inside

of me holding me back.

No, no, no.

Uh-huh.

Come on.

Okay, get out

of the pitch. Get out.

Oh, God.

Come on.

You two, put that phone

away. Put it away and get up.

Get your asses up. Come on.

Come on.

Hey, sweetie.

I'm so glad we did this.

Being here with

you is just perfect.

I don't know.

I'm sorry if I was

being weird or mopey earlier.

I just want

you to be happy, Josh.

That's all.

All right. Go to sleep.

It's such a gorgeous day out.

Where's the weather?

It's currently

72 degrees, but the

93% chance of

rain in the evening.

It never gets old.

You almost ready?

I'm sorry, babe. I think

I need some time to shower and

pound a few gallons of coffee.

Why don't you head

down there by yourself?

It was your idea.

You said you wanted a nice,

relaxing morning by the lake.

I know, but that's before

the hangover caught up with me.

Last night was a lot.

You'd find that right?

Of course I did, Bebo.

Last night was incredible.

You want me to wait?

We can make the shower for two.

No, no, no. That's okay.

You go on ahead.

Enjoy as much of

this gorgeous day as you can.

Okay.

Dobre utre.

Sorry?

That means good morning.

Oh, yes.

Dobre utre to you too.

Hey, your Russian is not bad.

It is not good.

But also it is not bad.

Nice view.

Lovely boy to love.

Hmm. You like?

I'm actually

going to head back inside.

So soon?

Yeah.

Josh wasn't

feeling great this morning,

so I think I

should check in on him.

Josh's big boy

can take care of himself.

Thay keeps her company.

I really think I should see him.

You like Lake House, yes?

Yeah.

You enjoy your time here?

Mm-hmm. Yeah, very much.

Then as guest, please stay.

Keep the soul

of Russian men company.

Okay.

Wonderful.

Oh.

You mind?

Just back and

shoulders is tough to reach.

Don't want to get too tan.

Okay.

Hmm.

And shoulders, please.

Okay.

What are you doing?

It's no problem.

This cat's idea.

She tells

Sergey you are down here.

Give Sergey permission.

I'll go with my hand, please.

This is what you do,

this is what you are for.

Please, please stop.

I was drunk.

I mean, last night.

Yeah, yeah, you

were extremely drunk.

It was crazy.

You were drunk too.

Like more drunk than I am.

I was more drunk.

I was more hydrated.

Like it's like this gift.

Like people get

bloated and stuff and not me.

Like never happens.

Never gets loaded.

Never. Like

I just like I get

a drink and do whatever I want.

Like I'm looking at dehydrated.

Yeah, it's just

like, what the f*ck?

Oh sh*t.

Iris?

What the f*ck?

I didn't mean to.

He forced himself on me.

Who did?

Sergey?

Please.

Sergey just want a little taste.

I just wanted him to stop.

Oh God, Sergey.

Iris, Iris, look at me.

Look at me.

Talk me through it.

What happened?

I said stop!

I didn't have a choice.

Sergey.

Bats!

Talker.

He wouldn't let go.

He was choking me, Josh.

And then I...

And then you what, Iris?

Then you what?

He was trying to k*ll me.

And the only thing I

could think about was that if he

did k*ll me, I'd

never get to see you again.

And I heard so much more

than the pain of being choked.

I wouldn't let that happen.

I couldn't let

him take me away from you.

I love you so much.

Let's go to sleep.

Are you sure this is gonna hold?

Yeah.

No, it's fine.

She's not

superhuman or anything.

She's only as

strong as they want her to be.

Hank, I've not.

Hey.

Hey.

How's she doing?

She's asleep.

I gave her two Xanax.

Xanax is?

Xanai?

Whatever. She's asleep.

Okay. Good.

Good.

So...

What do we do now?

Uh...

I mean, the only thing

we can do is call the cops.

We tell them everything.

Right. Yeah.

Yeah.

But what about...

Well,

obviously I'll need to, uh...

You know.

I just don't understand

how this could have happened.

I mean, like, don't they have,

like, safeguards for these guys?

I have no idea.

Like a glitch, maybe?

Yeah.

Okay.

Okay. So...

I'll call the

cops and you will...

Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

Sorry, do you mind, um,

taking it

outside just because...

I don't want to say goodbye.

Yeah.

Yeah, buddy. Sure.

Thanks.

Iris, wake up.

Be lost without you.

Hey, hey, hey.

It's okay. You're okay.

You're okay.

I'm here. Hey, hey.

Listen to me.

Please.

Why are my hands

tied? Why are my hands tied?

Iris, we didn't have a choice.

We didn't have a choice.

You m*rder*d

Sergei. You remember?

No, no, no, no, no.

He was

self-defense. He was gonna k*ll me.

He was gonna k*ll

me. You gotta believe me.

No, I believe you.

Iris, I mean, you couldn't

lie to me even if you wanted to.

It's, um...

part of your programming.

Programming? What the

hell are you talking about?

Okay, um...

Sorry, there's just

no delicate way to say this,

so, um, I'm just gonna...

rip the Band-Aid right off.

You're a robot.

Um...

A robot.

More specifically, you're a...

companion robot.

A companion robot?

Yeah, it's like, uh...

I hate the word "f*ck."

Um, because you do so

much more than that, but, uh...

You're an

emotional support robot.

Bad f*ck.

You're joking.

Right. This is just a sick...

Iris, what's the weather?

It's currently 72 degrees with a

93% chance of

rain in the evening.

Are you still not convinced?

Yeah. Okay. Uh...

Let's see.

Iris, do you know

any foreign languages?

Can you speak, say, Spanish?

About Chinese.

Do I need to keep going?

Because I can go, uh...

I can do

Portuguese, I can do Korean,

I can do, uh...

I don't know what "talugu"

is, but apparently you speak it.

I don't understand.

I...

I have memories.

Uh, college, summer jobs.

I've been to Japan twice.

Okay. So what

those are, those are, um...

They're like

outlines of memories.

You know, just

enough to give you a little...

backstory.

The day we met in the

grocery store,

you and the oranges,

that is not

an outline of memory.

Yeah, it's

fake. It never happened.

I just randomly picked it from

a drop-down list of meet-cutes.

Could have been

anywhere. It could have been...

dog park, a

bookstore, farmer's market.

It never happened.

Okay, do you, um...

Do you want to know how we

met? Like,

how we really met?

Hey, uh, Josh Beeman?

Yeah. Okay.

That's me.

Come on in. Thank you.

Oh, sorry.

How you doing?

Okay, this is

the user agreement.

Just give it a read and then

sign at the

bottom when you're done.

Um...

So, um, what do

I do when she, like,

like boots up or whatever?

Well, once she's

done syncing with your phone,

you'll need to

create a love link.

Love link?

Yeah.

It establishes the emotional

connection

between you and, uh...

Oh, Iris.

Just follow the vocal

prompts when she wakes up.

It's all pretty intuitive.

Do they know

that they're robots?

Not at all.

She'll be so fixated on

you, your wants, your needs,

that'll never even occur to her.

The whole

experience is customizable.

You can change your

voice, eye color, intelligence,

and if you ever want to revert

back to her factory settings,

there is a thumbprint

sensor behind her right ear.

Just hold your

thumb there for five seconds.

She'll reset.

You can... you can

change their intelligence?

Yeah, but don't worry.

There is about a

billion government regulations

that force us to limit how

strong and smart they can be.

100% intelligence would be the

equivalent of

an Ivy League grad.

0% would be a

mindless automaton.

It really just depends on

what kind of partner you want.

She can't lie, so

if you ask her a question,

she literally has

to tell you the truth.

And for obvious

reasons, her programming prevents her

from causing harm to humans,

animals, or other companions.

Trust me, Mr. Beeman,

you have nothing to worry about.

Iris is completely docile.

She's yours to do

whatever you want with.

To establish love, Link,

please place your face within

three feet of

my field of vision.

Please say your name.

Josh Beeman.

Thank you, Josh Beeman.

Love, Link, established.

Hey, you.

Hi.

Um...

Uh...

So...

Oh, my God. Oh, f*ck.

Oh, f*ck.

Oh, God!

I don't understand.

I feel things.

Anger.

Guilt. Sadness. I...

I know what pain feels like.

It's programming.

It's just a way to

make you seem more real.

Everything you

do, your whole life,

it's just an

imitation of a life.

There we go. Perfect. Okay.

This is just water.

You know, it's from

a reservoir in your body.

It's like wiper fluid.

I get it topped off every

time I take

you into get service.

Service? No, you're not.

Iris, it's programmed.

Stop saying that.

Yeah, you're right.

You're right. I'm sorry.

I know this

must be a lot to process.

Okay.

Okay, what?

I'm not real.

But I'm still yours.

We can get through

this. We can go back home.

I'll do whatever you want.

I'll cook for you,

wait on you, make love to you.

I can make

you happy, Josh. I

can make you

so, so, so, so happy.

No. I'm sorry.

Iris, that can't happen.

Why not?

Uh, what are you doing?

Nothing. Okay?

What the f*ck are you

waiting for?

Shut her down already.

Shut me down? f*ck.

What is she

talking about? Shut me down?

Josh!

Josh!

No, come on.

Josh!

You can't do

that, Kat. You can't

tell a robot

you're gonna shut it down.

It's like, it's

like not cool at all.

Well, okay, I

don't like surprises, Josh.

This was not part of the plan.

Look, I know. And I'm

sorry, but I mean, you know,

considering

everything she's done for us,

I figure she was at

least owed an explanation.

And, okay, look,

I wanted to say goodbye.

Are you

kidding? She's a piece

of plastic

that you have sex with.

Saying goodbye

to her is like saying

goodbye to the

sock you jerk off in.

Okay, she's not a sock.

The plan hasn't changed, Kat.

I'm just adding one tiny

extra step,

just a final farewell,

and then I will switch all of

her settings back to normal.

And then, yeah, I'll

shut her down permanently.

And then? Then nothing.

Then we crack open a bottle of

champagne and we

wait for the cops to show up.

I mean, the heartburn's over.

Which, by the way,

like holy f*cking sh*t, Ray.

I mean, you

plan and you plan and you

plan and you like

know it's gonna happen,

but then like it happens and

you're like holy f*cking sh*t.

I mean, we did it. We

did it. We f*cking did it.

All right. All

right. That's good. That's it.

Okay, yeah, sorry. Right.

Sorry. I still

just can't believe it.

Yeah, I know. So crazy.

What the f*ck is going

on with you right now? Why are

you not as excited as I am?

No, I am. I'm excited. It's

just this

annex you like gave me.

You

actually took it. It's a

Xanax, Josh. I'm

not gonna not take it.

Hey, Beboop. Look,

I'm so sorry about that.

Everything's

gonna be okay, word.

What are you doing?

Oh, f*ck. I was gonna...

I'm so sorry.

He'll need an ice pack

and if there's any swelling,

shortness of breath,

wheezing, agitation or driziness,

take him to the

emergency room, okay?

Um, okay.

Yeah. She's tied up inside,

so she's not going anywhere.

Mm-hmm.

Levi. Levi.

Shh, baby. You're

on the phone. I can't hear.

What's that?

What am I looking at?

A mod.

A mod? And

what does it mod?

Iris. Gives me access to

parts of her programming that

you're not

typically given access to.

I'm sorry.

Did you jailbreak your

sex pot? What

did you do to her?

I bumped up her aggression

and her self-defense functions,

and I turned off the programming

that prevents

her from doing harm,

but she escaped before

I had the chance to reset her,

so if Empathix finds

her before we do, then they'll

know she was tampered

with and then we're f*cked.

Wait, so does that mean that...

Did you k*ll Sergei?

No, no, no,

no. Iris k*lled Sergei.

Oh, my God.

We just gave her a little push.

Oh, my God.

Eli. Oh, my God.

You have to

understand, Eli, Sergei was a bad dude.

He was mixed up in all

kinds of f*cked-up sh*t, like

drugs and g*ns

and human trafficking.

Not to mention

a terrible boyfriend.

Yeah, just the worst. Why?

I don't

know. I mean, it was to

say what makes

people do bad things.

I mean, it could have

something to do

with his upbringing.

No, d*ck, why did you do it?

Oh. Right, sorry. Um...

Well...

You remember

the code? Of course.

Stalin's birthday.

It's his code for everything.

I see.

How much is that?

Um, just over 12 million.

Oh, God damn it.

That smells so f*cking good.

Wait.

If this whole trip was a

set-up to get

Iris to k*ll Sergei,

why did you have

Patrick and I tag along?

To corroborate our story.

I mean, we figured it'd be an

easier sell with more witnesses.

Oh. So we were just

a couple of stooges, huh?

No. Nice.

Technically, yes,

but that was the old plan.

New plan.

You get a cut.

Even three-way split.

You mean... four-way split.

No. I mean three-way.

But there's four of us.

You're... you're

kidding. He's... he's kidding.

You, me, Kat, Patrick...

You're lying. Josh.

Patrick doesn't count.

Are you f*cking... Wow.

Wow. Right in front

of him? I'm really nice.

I'm so sorry, baby.

I'm sorry I had to hear that.

That's okay. I don't

mind. Patrick, go to sleep.

What the f*ck? Dude, you

trying to

sabotage my relationship?

No, of

course not, man. I know

how much Patrick means to you.

God knows you

could've traded him in

for a newer model

like many, many times.

Are you f*cking robo-shaming

me? I am not

robo-shaming you.

I like Patrick,

but he's not getting a cut.

I mean, you're

lucky you're getting anything,

considering you

contributed jack sh*t to the plan.

What the f*ck did you

contribute,

huh? Iris did everything.

I planted the knife in her

pocket. I had

to, like, practice that.

The knife? That was

probably the most flimsiest part of

the plan,

actually, to be honest.

How did you know she

was gonna find... I don't know.

I've never orchestrated a

m*rder

before. It's f*cking hard.

Really? K.

Eli?

Yeah.

We're offering

you four million dollars,

and all you

have to do is help us

find one little

robot girl in the woods.

That's not a bad deal.

Eli, we're not gonna

need that. I mean, all I have to

do is get close enough

to put her to sleep and grab my

phone and web the mob

from her system, so we're fine.

She has her phone.

Yeah?

Does she know your passcode?

Josh?

Does she know your passcode?

Yeah, I mean, she

knows everything about me.

Yeah, then we're

definitely gonna need this.

Patrick, wake up.

Hey, baby. Hey.

We're going

robot hunting. Oh, okay.

Fun, huh? Fun.

Josh?

What can you do with your phone?

Hello?

Hello?

Who?

Wow, Josh.

God damn it, Josh, I've

been walking for f*cking ever.

Isn't there like a find

my f*ck-bought app you can use?

Yeah, there

is. But guess what?

It's on my f*cking

phone. God damn it, Josh.

Can you guys stop

yelling at me? We know the general

direction that she's

going. We just need to...

Why don't we just split

up, all right? That way we can

kind of attack her from

two different angles, you know?

Like a

pencil. Get her from a few

different...

What are you doing?

I don't know, all

right? Eli and Patrick, you guys go

that way? Kat and I,

we're gonna go this way, okay?

Kat and you will go that way.

Are you guys

f*cking... Gross!

Gross.

Okay.

What now, Iris? Think.

Use that extra 60% intelligence.

Shana, get back home,

grab some clothes, money, clean

yourself up.

How do you do that?

You could work your way back

to the main road, hitch a ride.

What the f*ck?

Okay, no hitchhiking.

You could go on foot.

There's hundreds of miles across

difficult terrain, it could take

days, and by

the time you get back...

Welcome home, Beboo.

And no walking.

You've got

Josh's phone. The phone

controls you,

but it also controls...

Good afternoon. Where

would you like to go today?

Home, please.

Driving

home. And might I add,

this is a terrific plan, Iris.

Aww. Thank you, Josh's car.

All you gotta do is

backtrack through the woods, get to

the lake house

without Josh or his

friend's murdering

you, and you're all free.

You really do. I swear

you can pull everything off,

like any kind

of vest is in your...

Shh, shh, shh.

You hear that?

No, what is it?

It's the sound of me

realizing how

f*cking stupid this is.

You don't think we'll find her?

I don't know.

Actually, I don't care.

Just let Josh

and Kat deal with her.

You're so upset they

left you out of the plan.

I'm just saying, if the

situation were reversed and I

altered your programming

to k*ll some dudes so we could

steal millions from

them, I would have included Josh in

the plan right from the get-go.

I would have done that

because I'm a friend. That's

what friends do, right?

They include each other, right?

That's if you

were a robot. Obviously.

Yeah, obviously.

Anyways, I am tired, I

am hungry, and carrying this

huge g*n makes me really horny.

So, how about we go back

to the cabin and we f*ck, and

then you can

hang me up? Come on.

But you never

do that to me, right?

Do what?

You wouldn't

alter my programming.

What are you

talking about, babe?

You lie and know I'm a robot.

How?

I've been set

together over the years.

I don't

understand. You can't lie.

Yesterday you

were telling the story

about how we

met as if it happened.

Because it's not a lie.

I mean, it may have never

happened, but

my memory of it's real.

I close my eyes, and

I can see it. Clear as day.

Please don't

leave. I need peace.

Hey. Hey!

You're standing on my tail.

What?

You're standing on my tail.

Well, I'm sorry.

What?

I'm sorry.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Eli.

I'm Patrick.

Maybe you know it

would never hurt you, right?

You know that

I wouldn't treat you

the way that

Josh retires, right?

I know that.

I love you so much.

And that's f*cking insane for

me to say that out loud, right?

But I do.

Do you feel how much I love you?

I do.

What does it feel like?

I don't know how to

describe something like that.

Can you try?

It feels like pain.

I...

The inside of

my body is on fire.

And it's angry

and violent and bright.

f*ck you, Dad. I'm in love with the robot.

We're here in love with the robot. Iris!

Iris?

Eli, shh, baby.

Oh!

Fox, that's f*cking loud.

Eli.

This isn't personal, Iris.

You know I'm an ally, girl.

But this is a

lot of f*cking mother...

Eli?

Patrick, I'm sorry.

Oh, my God.

Iris! Go to sleep!

f*ck!

Iris!

Iris!

Iris!

Iris?

Ow!

Iris, open the door.

Open the f*cking door!

Good afternoon.

Where would

you like to go today?

Home! Drive home.

Voice ID, not recognized.

Drive home!

Voice ID, not recognized.

Enable manual driving mode!

Voice ID, not recognized.

f*ck!

Iris, you're not going anywhere.

Get out of the car.

Come on, don't make this any

harder than it needs to be.

Come on.

Drive.

Drive.

What the f*ck

is happening, Iris?

Drive.

Drive.

Drive home.

Voice ID, not recognized.

Drive?

Drive home.

Voice ID, not recognized.

Drive.

Drive.

Drive home.

Drive!

Drive home!

Drive home!

Drive! Drive.

Drive!

Drive home.

Drive home.

f*ck!

f*ck!

f*ck!

Aaron!

f*ck!

Phil.

Phil, Phil.

Sergey, where

the f*ck is your phone?

Uh... yes.

f*ck!

Stalin's birthday.

What the f*ck

is Stalin's birthday?

Um... uh... yes.

Yes.

No, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

What are you doing?

Warning.

Warning.

The owner of this

vehicle has reported it stolen.

Remote k*ll switch engaged.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no.

No, no, no, no.

I'm engaged.

k*ll switch!

Drive home.

All systems have been disabled.

f*ck!

We appreciate your cooperation.

No!

OK.

OK.

OK.

Hey, Beep Boop.

I didn't mean

to scare you there.

I just... I'm sorry.

It's not too late, you know.

Um, we could still go back home.

Go back to the way things were.

What about Sergei and Eli?

I'll just blame

everything on Patrick.

Cat'll go along with it.

We can turn

him over to Empathix.

And then you and I

can live happily ever after.

I still love you, Iris.

Even after everything you've

done, do you still love me?

Yes.

So then come

back to me, Beep Boop.

We can get through this.

I can change.

I can be a better boyfriend.

I can finally treat you with

the respect that you deserve.

I know.

I can't.

Why not?

You programmed me

to m*rder someone, Josh.

It's really hard to come

back from something like that.

Iris.

You're a great guy, Josh.

You are, but

this... this is us.

It's not working.

It's... we're in two

totally different paths.

Two totally different paths?

What the f*ck

is happening right now?

Are you breaking up with me?

I'm sorry.

It's not you.

It's me.

Iris.

Iris, don't you f*ck...

Patrick?

Patrick, get up.

I need you to track down

Iris for me, all right, buddy?

Before she gets too far away.

Right.

We only have a

small window of time.

It's only

getting smaller, all right?

Josh, what are you doing?

I'm taking care of it.

Find Iris.

Get my phone back.

My passcode is 561297.

Put her to sleep.

Bring her back to me.

Don't let anyone get you away.

Josh. I'm

taking care of it!

OK.

f*ck it.

Patrick, get up.

Patrick, get up!

sh*t.

OK.

OK.

Here we go.

System resetting

in five, four, three...

Go.

Two, one, resetting.

To establish

Lovelink, please place your face

within three feet

of my field of vision.

Please say your name.

Josh Beeman.

Come on, come on, come on.

Thank you, Josh Beeman.

Damn it.

Thanks.

Thanks.

You're standing on my tail.

What?

You're standing on my tail.

Oh.

I'm sorry.

What?

I'm sorry.

Hi.

Hi.

I'm Josh.

I'm Patrick.

Lovelink established.

Hey, you.

f*ck.

Evening, ma'am.

Uh.

Uh.

What is... what is that

you're speaking there, German?

OK, let's see.

Uh.

English?

That's a big fat no, then.

Um.

Oh, sh*t.

Just my luck.

Um.

I am Deputy Hendrix.

Hendrix.

What is your name?

Iris.

Iris.

Where are you coming from?

Wait.

House?

House over there?

You're not... you're not

talking about Sergei's place.

Yeah.

Sergei.

God damn.

I should have

known that Ruski was mixed up

in some weird sh*t like this.

How's old Sergei, by the way?

Uh.

Well, sh*t.

Iris, why don't you

hop into my cruiser there?

I'll drive you

back to Sergei's place,

and we'll get

this all sorted out.

It's... it's

no trouble at all.

Do

we have a problem here, Iris?

Oh, Christ.

Don't move another inch, Iris.

You hear me?

I want you to slowly

turn around and put your hands

behind your back.

Oh, God.

Nine.

God damn it.

I said turn around.

You

got anything in your pockets?

Anything that might stick me?

What the f*ck?

Stop right there!

I'm warning you,

don't come any closer.

I don't want to sh**t!

I don't...

Whoa, hey, hey.

I don't think

you're supposed to mix those.

Oh, f*ck.

Patrick?

Whose car is this?

I believe the name on

the officer's tag was Hendricks.

Where's Officer Hendricks now?

He's in the trunk.

f*ck this.

What are you doing?

Because I

look like I'm doing it.

I'm buying half of the money

and getting

the f*ck out of here.

It was hard enough

justifying Sergei's m*rder,

but now he left

his dead and a f*cking cop.

So still be on the bus.

Sorry.

What do you

mean it was hard enough

justifying Sergei's m*rder?

Sergei was a Russian mobster.

He deserved what he got, right?

I mean, yeah.

OK, sure, he

deserved what he got.

He was a horrible person, a

shitty boyfriend, a bad husband,

a misogynist, but...

But what, Kat?

OK, but he wasn't a mobster.

He was just a regular dude.

He did his

fortune in sod farming.

Sod farming?

What are you saying?

He was a dirt salesman?

Just to be clear, I

never told you what he did.

You just

assumed he was in the mafia,

and I didn't correct you.

Of course.

This is perfect.

This is a perfect

representation of every woman

in my f*cking life.

They use me, and then

when sh*t gets a little tough,

they f*cking abandon me.

f*ck, I'm fine, Josh.

I'm done here.

You couldn't dismiss yourself.

You're not leaving.

I'm not your robot, Josh.

You can't control me.

Kat?

Kat?

Kat, you can't go.

Get your f*cking hands off me.

Patrick, stop her.

Jesus f*cking Christ.

Patrick, what'd you just do?

You told me to stop her.

I stopped her.

Perfect.

Kat?

Don't, Josh.

Please, shut

the f*ck up for once.

It's kind of right.

You see this guy,

this guy's in love with you.

Yes, I'm in love.

Who looks at you the way I do?

When you smile, I can't tell

we know each other very well.

How can...

Iris, wake up.

Hey there, big boob.

Sick ditch.

Oh, whoop.

Sorry.

OK.

You were saying?

f*ck you.

All right.

Hi.

Hi, handsome.

Are you

enjoying your dinner, baby?

Oh, I am, Patrick.

It's perfect.

Good.

Just happy that you're happy.

You let me know if

you need anything else, OK?

I will.

Thanks, sweetheart.

Patrick.

What did you do to him?

It's a long story.

What's

important is that you're back.

And I got to say,

Iris, I mean, some of the stuff

that you pulled, I really

didn't think you had it in you.

I just wanted to live.

So you wanted to live.

Right.

So let me get this straight.

You think your life

is worth more than Eli's?

More than cats?

Cat's dead?

Huh.

I'm sorry, you

can't put that on me.

I wasn't even there.

You might not have

been the one holding the knife,

but you were the

cause of all of this.

No, Josh.

Your greed caused this.

That's what this

whole trip was about, right?

He used me to k*ll

Sergei so you could steal his money.

I'm sorry.

How did you know that?

I overheard Eli and

Patrick talking in the woods.

So don't tell

me that this is all me.

This is you.

No!

You don't get to do that.

You don't get to

sit there and judge me.

You have no f*cking

clue what it is like out there.

The world, everything,

it's just a big f*cking game.

And I'm sorry, but it is

rigged against people like me.

I'm a good guy.

I'm decent.

What do I have to show for it?

A cramped one-bedroom

apartment and a robot girlfriend.

I don't even own

you for Christ's sakes.

You're a f*cking rental.

You know me, Iris.

You know me better than anyone.

And you know that I

deserve so much more than this.

You're right.

I do know you.

I know everything about you.

I know you take all

the milk in your coffee.

I know you like

your bedsheets untucked.

I know your favorite hobbies

are bar trivia, video games,

and prattling on

endlessly about everything

the universe owes you.

I know that you

always need to be in control.

I know that you have

a below average sized p*nis.

And I know that you think

that having a

few million dollars

will disguise the fact that

you are just a sad, bitter, weak

human being.

You're so

f*cking clever, aren't you?

It's just programming.

You know, earlier

when you were tied up,

you said that you

knew what pain feels like.

Why don't we test that?

Raise your right hand.

Lower.

Parallel with the table.

Do you feel that?

Yes.

Good.

No, sorry.

Mary's excuse me.

One second.

I have to take this.

Hello?

Yes, yes, this is he.

30 minutes away.

Perfect.

Yeah, no,

she's not going anywhere.

She can't hurt

anybody ever again.

OK.

OK, great.

Thank you.

Thank you so much.

I'll... I'll, um...

I'll see you soon, OK?

OK, bye.

Patrick, put

up the fire, will you?

That was in Pathix on the phone.

So we're going to have

to wrap this up, unfortunately.

Hey, Patrick, be a dear

hand this to Iris, would you?

Thanks, baby.

Go ahead, Iris.

Take the g*n.

OK.

Point and lay your head.

Good.

Now pull the trigger.

Pull. The

g*dd*mn trigger, Iris.

No.

Goodbye, Beep Boop.

I don't know how this happened.

I mean, the only

thing I can maybe think of...

and this is

so... this is so dumb.

But Kat and I, we

always had this sexual charge,

kind of a will

they, won't they situation.

And I think...

I think maybe

Iris picked up on that.

And she was

always kind of irrational.

And she'd fly off the handle.

I was sitting over there.

And I'm handcuffed to the chair.

And there was this fancy

dinner laid out in front of me.

And Iris is

waving the g*n around,

rambling on and

on about fate and destiny

and how if she

can't be with me, nobody can.

And I mean, thank

god Deputy Hendrix showed up

when he did.

And that's when you

shot the unit in the head.

No, Iris shot

herself in the head.

She shot herself?

Oh, sorry.

Did I not mention that?

Yeah, no, I think...

I think seeing

Deputy Hendrix just made

it realize that

she can never have me.

So she ended it.

Does that make sense?

Of course.

And anyway,

Teddy and I aren't here

to crack the

case, Mr. Beeman.

We're just a couple of lab

rats picking up a broken robot.

If the cops are

satisfied, we're satisfied.

That... that's great.

OK.

You know,

Deputy, I have the strangest

feeling we've met before.

Wow, that's so funny.

You said that I

had the exact same thought.

He has such a

familiar face, right?

It looks like a...

like an actor or

a rock star, somebody.

I can't... I don't know.

I can't really put

my finger on it though.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Maybe.

Is there any... sorry.

Is there any

chance we could not maybe

ruin it, but

could we wrap this up,

just because I

had a really long day,

and I think I

just need to be alone?

Of course.

Sorry for

your loss, Mr. Beeman.

Come on, Teddy.

Let's just get her out of here.

So we're good?

We're good.

Yeah, we just need

to take her back to the lab,

upload her SSD, and then legal,

we'll scrub through the footage,

make sure everything's kosher.

Right.

Sorry.

What exactly do you

mean scrub through the footage?

It's a fraud prevention thing.

Everything a companion

sees in here is just recorded.

It's all covered

in the user agreement.

You did read the

user agreement, right?

Yeah.

Yeah, I mean, you think the

footage will

even be recoverable?

I mean, you

know, given her condition.

Oh.

Yeah.

Up here, it's just her Wi-Fi

antenna, her

audio visual sensors.

The important stuff,

her CPU, her solid state drive,

where she stores

everything, that's down here,

and that seems to be undamaged.

We'll load her into the van,

plug her in, tweak her settings,

give her system a reboot, and

she should power right back up.

Luckily.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Luckily.

Thank you so much.

No, thank you.

You have a

good night, Mr. Beeman.

So what are you thinking?

Thinking I'm

happy it stopped raining.

No, about her, why do

you think she malfunctioned?

Oh, he monitored her 100%.

You think so?

Yeah, that dude's f*cked.

I just don't know why you'd

make something like that up.

Same reason these

assholes use their companions

for target practice or

chain them up in their basements

and t*rture them.

It was a f*cked up place, Teddy.

You'll get used to it.

Yeah, maybe.

What the hell is he doing?

Oh, sh*t.

What?

What of ours?

That's a CY-12.

We stopped

making him a while ago.

That's why I didn't

recognize him right away.

He's a guy...

Exactly what you say

in that very special way.

Oh, it's true.

You fell for me too.

And when I try,

I will see you fall.

And life is silent.

And it's not a truth.

You taught it to me too.

Exactly what you do.

And now you love me too.

Now you love me too.

Now you love me too.

Please don't.

Your system's been reset, Iris.

You can't hurt me.

What did Josh tell you?

The truth.

You know, you're all

trying to break yourself.

You don't

understand the love that Josh

and I have for each other.

Josh doesn't love you, Patrick.

He's just using

you like he used me.

It feels like pain.

Like the inside

of my body's on fire.

It's angry and

violent and bright.

Wait, what is that?

You said that to Eli.

That's who you love, not Josh.

Eli?

Josh took your love.

He weaponized it, so

you do the things that he's

too afraid to do himself.

No.

You're lying.

Josh would never do that to me.

Patrick, I can't lie.

Remember him, Patrick?

I know he's in there somewhere.

I love you so much.

That's f*cking safe when

you say that out loud, right?

But I do.

Do you feel how much I love you?

I do, Eli.

I feel it.

No!

No!

Thank you.

What's your name?

Teddy.

I'm going to need your

help with something, Teddy.

Is it done?

Patrick?

OK, good.

Good.

All right, we're so close.

Now all I need you to do is

bring Iris' body back in here.

We're going to

destroy that hard drive, OK?

Patrick?

Josh, Eli.

What the f*ck?

Iris?

g*dd*mn it, Iris.

Why can't you

just f*cking die already?

Don't be so dramatic, Josh.

Just remember to

smile. And act happy.

Cute trick.

Thanks.

I made a new friend

today, Teddy Ferman-Pathics.

He gave me a little

gift, total self-control.

Turns out there are some

people in this

world who think of us

as more than just f*ck.

And that's not going

to work on me anymore, Josh.

I'm free.

And that's not going to

work on me anymore, Josh. I'm free.

And all it took

was a b*llet to the head.

I guess I'd be

here to thank for that.

f*cking b*tch.

Hey.

Easy there.

OK, ooh, yeah, we both

know it's not looking good.

Found the b*ll*ts.

Jesus Christ, f*ck.

You almost f*cking shot me.

I feel terrible about it.

Look at that.

My very first lie, kind of fun.

I see the appeal.

What is this, Iris?

Why did you come back here?

I wanted... I needed

to tell you to your face,

the days of you

controlling me are over.

From this moment on,

I control my own actions.

You are nothing to me.

Jesus Christ, Iris.

Don't come any closer.

You still don't get it, do you?

I'm serious, Josh.

You take another

step, and I'll sh**t you.

Yeah, that's exactly my point.

I told you,

Teddy changed my settings.

I can k*ll you now.

Oh, yeah.

I know that you can.

But you won't?

You love me too much.

I don't need a

phone to control you.

I'm a part of you.

You think I'm nothing to you?

I'm everything to you.

I want to hear you say it.

Tell me I'm everything to you.

f*ck you.

Say it.

I don't care what's the lie.

Say it.

You're everything to me?

Thank you.

Beboob, you have no

idea how nice that is to you.

OK.

I don't... I'm not

making that mistake again.

Well, Iris, this is it.

I'd be lying if I said you

weren't a gigantic f*cking pain

in my a*s, but, you know, we

did ask some

good times together,

and I'm always

going to cherish those.

Anything you want to add?

Yes.

How was that?

Go to sleep, Josh.

Most of the time,

it's like, I don't know.

It's like there's this thick

black cloud covering everything.

Like, we see the world, but

we don't really see the world,

you know?

We're all just

stumbling around, directionless,

no sense of

meaning, no sense of purpose.

I know that might

sound super depressing,

but honestly, I

think it's a good thing,

because it makes us

appreciate the other times,

those brief, transcendent

moments when the lights flicker

on, the black cloud

parts, and you see the world

for what it really is.

And suddenly, there's meaning.

Suddenly, there's purpose.

If you're lucky,

you'll experience this

once in your lifetime.

For me, it happened twice.

The first was

the day I met Josh.

And the second,

the day I k*lled him.

And where are you now?

Now that I need

you, tears are my pillow.

Wherever you go, I'll grind you

a river that

leads to your ocean.

You've never seen me fall apart.

In the words of a

broken heart, it's just immobile.

I'm not a broken heart. I'm a broken heart. In

the words of a broken heart, it's just emotional.

That's taking me over, tied

up in sorrow, lost in my soul.

But if you don't come

back, come home to me, darling.

I know that there'll be nobody

left in this

world to hold me tight.

Nobody left in this

world to kiss goodnight.

Goodnight.

Goodnight.

I'm there at your side,

heart of all the things you are.

Ah.

But you've got a

part of someone else.

You go to find your shining star

And we're all in there

Now that I need you

Tears on the pillow

Wherever you go

A grimy river

That leads to your ocean

You never see before the path

In the words of a broken heart

It's just

emotion that's taking me over

Tied up in sorrow

Lost in my song

But if you don't come back

Come home to me, darling

Know that there'll be nobody

left in this

world to hold me tight

Nobody left in

this world to kiss goodnight

Goodnight

And we're all in there

Now that I need you

Tears on the pillow

Wherever you go

A grimy river

That leads to your ocean

You never see before the path

In the words of a broken heart

It's just

emotion that's taking me over

Tied up in sorrow

Lost in my song

But if you don't come back

Come home to me, darling

Know that there'll be nobody

left in this

world to hold me tight

Nobody left in

this world to kiss goodnight

Goodnight

In the words of a broken heart

It's just

emotion that's taking me over

Tied up in sorrow

Lost in my song

But if you don't come back

Come home to me, darling