Short Circuit Page #2

- You're right, that's what it is.

- It's a coffee machine.

- That's very good, Howard.

Now it is time to freeze this place,

seal the doors, slam the gates shut.

All right, good enough.

OK, here you go.

Main gate. Captain.

- Where did you disappear to?

- I was hob nobbing.

OK, OK come on over here quick.

Come on. Come on, quick.

The guys downstairs say that number

He should have shut down.

Did you try the return code?

Ya, no response.

This is very strange, he won't talk to me.

- You sure number 5 is operational?

- Ya, as far as I know.

- Check the list polling system.

- OK.

Let's try the emergency override.

This is bullshit. Just let me go get it.

Access code, 42721.

Access gained, number 5 standing by.

With that ease,

you've gotten him on your terminal.

You're just a fine kid.

Report your position.

Malfunction, need input.

What the hell's a need input for?

I don't know,

I guess it can't triangulate his position.

That's a simple function.

Do you know how to triangulate

your position, Howard?

- No.

- Well, then, there you go.

I'm glad you think

this is all such a joke, Crosby.

Don't worry, Skroeder,

you're not going to miss a meal.

Just shut it down, pick it up.

Unable, malfunction.

How can it refuse to turn itself off?

Maybe it's pissed off.

It's a machine, Skroeder,

it doesn't get pissed off...

it doesn't get happy, it doesn't get sad,

it doesn't laugh at your jokes.

- It just runs programming.

- Usually runs programs.

Anybody try the homing device yet?

- No.

- Oh, come on you guys, use your heads!

It's probably right down the hall and...

Ah... Here it comes...

Here it comes...

And...

Bingo!

Good lord!

It is outside the fence!

Oh, and that is not

the worst of it, Dr. Marner.

Don't tell me its laser is still armed.

Bimbo!

Crosby, what's he going to do?

Howard, it's hard to say.

It's malfunctioning.

It might not do anything.

But it could decide to blow away

anything that moves. Couldn't it?

Couldn't it, Crosby?

Oh, my God. It's not coming back.

We've got to destroy it.

No. Howard, you're

overreacting. You can't...

Look, let us at least try to catch it first.

Ya, we'll panic later, OK?

What if you don't catch it. What if it goes

out and melts down a bus load of nuns...

How would you like to

write the headline on that one?

- Nun soup?

- Ben!

- Howard.

- What?

OK, it's malfunctioning. Think about it.

- What about function?

- Alright, look...

Why don't you get your

team together and Skroeder,

Duke, Otis!

- And detain number 5 the best you can...

- Alright, Howard.

- and still avoid an incident.

- I'm already moving.

And Skroeder,

You understand

you don't have to blow it up.

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