Machines Like Me

Charlie and Miranda discuss her having sex with Adam. She argues that because Adam is a machine, it’s no different than her using a vibrator, and Charlie can’t blame her for that. For the sake of arguing his point, Charlie uses Turing’s principle that if Adam looks and behaves like a human, then he is one. When this fails to persuade her, Charlie confronts her past by pretending that Adam told him everything about the court case she was involved in. Charlie wants to use this opportunity to his advantage by cornering Miranda into being more emotionally open with him—and therefore more connected to him. He expresses unconditional support for her. Miranda, distraught, reveals that a man, Peter Gorringe, will be out of prison in three months and intends to kill her. The police don’t take her seriously. Before Charlie can get more information from her, Adam returns to consciousness and goes to answer the doorbell. Mark is outside with a note from his parents on the business card Charlie left with them: They’re abandoning their child to Charlie’s care.

Adam, Charlie, and Miranda focus on giving Mark breakfast and a bath. As Mark plays with Miranda, Adam watches them intently.