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Season 1  "Ghost in the Machine"  1x7

Aired 30 years ago - Oct 29, 1993

A computer with highly advanced Artificial Intelligence begins to kill in order to preserve its existence when it is deemed inefficient to continue controlling the workings of an office building.

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- And you? - I was gunning for a basement office
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The servo switch - could it have been moved manually?
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All I do is monitor the system, make sure it's functioning properly,
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I'm just looking for my profile notes.
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since he designed a trap, not only to avoid detection,
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- Hey, don't get all bent out of shape. - That was my profile.
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And fully consistent with Jerry's excellent behavioural profile.
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Brad Wilczek? We're with the FBI.
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Not exactly. It means "I discover things".
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But there's plenty of kooks out there. Data travellers, electro wizards, techno anarchists.
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To make juxtapositions. To see relationships where others cannot.
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and other Eastern philosophies.
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Not to you.
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This we put together from a series of lectures Wilczek gave at the Smithsonian last year.
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Someone must make sure Wilczek stays put.
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Going up.
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Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth. Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth...
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Program executed.
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- That subpoena's been obviated. - What are you talking about?
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Why do you think they want the most innovative programmer in this hemisphere?
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for some of our more inquisitive colleagues in the Department of Defence.
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Oppenheimer may have regretted his actions, but he never denied responsibility for them.
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Now you tell me how to destroy it.
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You're probably right.
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Yeah, that's my number. Somebody's accessing my computer.
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No!
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That's why I'm here so late.
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Let's say our paychecks are signed by the same person.
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is of enormous scientific interest.
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- I even petitioned the Attorney General. - You won't find him.
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They've been on it for five days. Wilczek's virus was thorough.
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Yes, sir.

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- And you? - I was gunning for a basement office
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The servo switch - could it have been moved manually?
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All I do is monitor the system, make sure it's functioning properly,
#7
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I'm just looking for my profile notes.
#8
Recap of The X-Files Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 9
since he designed a trap, not only to avoid detection,
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- Hey, don't get all bent out of shape. - That was my profile.
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Recap of The X-Files Season 1 Episode 7 (S01E07) - 11
And fully consistent with Jerry's excellent behavioural profile.
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Brad Wilczek? We're with the FBI.
#12
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Not exactly. It means "I discover things".
#13
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But there's plenty of kooks out there. Data travellers, electro wizards, techno anarchists.
#14
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To make juxtapositions. To see relationships where others cannot.
#15
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and other Eastern philosophies.
#17
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Not to you.
#18
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This we put together from a series of lectures Wilczek gave at the Smithsonian last year.
#19
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Someone must make sure Wilczek stays put.
#20
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Going up.
#23
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Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth. Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth...
#24
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Program executed.
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- That subpoena's been obviated. - What are you talking about?
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Why do you think they want the most innovative programmer in this hemisphere?
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for some of our more inquisitive colleagues in the Department of Defence.
#30
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Oppenheimer may have regretted his actions, but he never denied responsibility for them.
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Now you tell me how to destroy it.
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You're probably right.
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Yeah, that's my number. Somebody's accessing my computer.
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No!
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That's why I'm here so late.
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Let's say our paychecks are signed by the same person.
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is of enormous scientific interest.
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- I even petitioned the Attorney General. - You won't find him.
#48
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They've been on it for five days. Wilczek's virus was thorough.
#49
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Yes, sir.
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