(menacing music)
- [Various voices] Where am I?
- Where am I now?
- Where am I?
- Where am I now?
- Where am I?
- Where am I now?
- It's so delicious.
I love it so much.
(indistinct whispering)
Sanctuary, I can feel it.
(electrical buzzing)
- Where am I now?
- [Nichols] So we'll be able to speak with, with the ...
- The deceased? Not exactly, Mr. Nichols.
We're not reaching into an astral plane
or the afterlife.
Our technologies at HGTA
allow us to simulate human consciousness.
In this case, your wife's.
- Like AI?
- Artificial intelligence is incapable
of giving meaning to its own calculations and predictions.
Our simulation operates using
memories and personal experiences.
Not algorithms.
- Henry.
This is what you wanted to see.
- I know, I know.
And this, this ...
- We call them whispers.
- He's good.
- Dr. Caul.
Yes, he is our very best.
- Ah.
Here he is.
Gentlemen, this is Dr. Caul.
- It's, um ...
- A pleasure to meet you.
- Doctor of what, exactly?
- Psychology and parapsychology
- Parapsychology?
Like ghosts, seances.
- Yes. I find it complements my
doctorate in neuroscience quite well.
We should begin.
Now.
Mr. Nichols, when we start
I'm going to recite a series of primer words.
- What words?
- Words of meaning are used to primer and guide.
If you will, assimilation ...
- It's a form of phase locking.
Meadow, domineer, twitch, consent,
sunset, vanilla bean, peacock.
- Peacock.
- These words meant something to Mrs. Nichols?
- Whether the words had meaning to her is something
I'm sure only Mr. Nichols can speak to.
- For us, these are merely words that carry
a certain amount of trackable data.
With these words, we can conduct a better interaction
between you and the simulation.
- Our minds are a free-flowing stream of thought.
Simulations, however, are more of a torrent.
- The words are used to help the simulations stay focused.
- Any deviation from these words could have
detrimental effects.
As well, avoid any mention of the here and now.
- Here and now?
Fellas, I thought I was talking to my wife.
- Mr. Nichols, you're speaking with a computer
that's simulating her consciousness.
Please do not be mistaken.
This is not the soul or spirit of your wife.
It's simply a feedback loop of ones and zeros.
(ominous music)
(electrical ticking)
(electrical humming)
(overlapping voices)
- [Voice] My fingertips ...
There's a sensation of touch, breathing, running.
Running on the beach.
Too much sand.
Henry hates sand.
- Meadow. Domineer.
- [Voice] It's like he's strutting around like a peacock ...
- Twitch. Consent.
- [Voice] Peacock, always strutting ...
- Sunset. Vanilla bean. Peacock.
(whispering)
- Rachel?
- [Rachel] It's you.
This is my place.
My space.
Why is he here?
Henry?
Should he be here?
Should I let him stay?
- It's me, babe.
- [Rachel] Henry, what are you doing here?
- I just wanted to hear your voice.
- [Rachel] You can hear my voice anytime.
(anguished whispering)
- I know. I know.
- [Rachel] I can't stand you, I can't stand you ...
- I've missed you.
- [Rachel] Is everything okay?
- Everything's fine.
- [Rachel] You should just admit it, you pig ...
- Rach.
There are some things I didn't get to say to you
before you ...
- [Rachel] ... when I'm looking right at you,
you look right through me ...
- [Nichols] I hope you know I love you.
- [Rachel] ... faithfulness, but I see you. Sleeping around.
Of course I do.
Henry. You're starting to worry me.
- [Nichols] I hope that ...
- [Rachel] Just say it.
Say you've been unfaithful, you ...
- You know that I never intended to hurt you.
- [Rachel] Never my intention to hurt me, but you did.
Over and over again.
Henry, I don't know what this is about,
but can it wait until I get home?
... I hate you so much ...
We can talk then.
- Home?
You can't.
You're ... you're ...
- I'm what?
... you started loving money ...
Henry?
You started loving money more than me ...
You started loving women more than me ...
Darkness.
I can't feel my hands.
Death.
... this is all about your greed ...
Corpse. Death is death.
... you had everything you could possibly have,
you were like this hungry pig ...
Where am I now?
(whispers overlapping)
I don't understand what's happening to me.
Henry? Henry, where am I?
Let me out of here!
- Domineer.
Twitch, consent,
sunset, vanilla bean,
peacock.
- [Rachel] Death is death.
(electricity powering down)
- Where is she?
Where's my wife?
- Mr. Nichols,
your wife is deceased.
- That was my wife.
- I have nothing to gain here,
so believe me when I say that that was
nothing more than a simulation.
Your wife is gone.
- Shut up.
What happens to her now?
- [Devon] I'm afraid I can't disclose that information.
- Roger?
- For what it's worth,
I'm sorry for your loss, Mr. Nichols.
Truly.
- Go fuck yourself.
You creep.
- Peacock.
- Mr. Nichols bought his wife a peacock pendant,
an apology gift for the first time he was
caught being unfaithful.
- You'll be hearing from us.
(ominous music)
- [Whisper] Where am I now?
(eerie music)