Damocles - Chapter 6 - The Betrayel

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00:00:19: Chapter Six

00:00:21: The Betrayal

00:00:27: I walked through the lobby with Sam beside me.

00:00:30: How stupid I had been to fall for the lure of perfect curves.

00:00:34: A sad testimony to my own weaknesses to succumb to the seductive presence of an

00:00:38: attractive woman.

00:00:40: It seemed to me that I had become a caricature of a man I once despised.

00:00:44: As I stepped into the elevator, destined for the top floor where my penthouse

00:00:48: suite awaited, I couldn't help but ponder the notion of sabotage.

00:00:52: Selma, I hoped, had taken precautions to ensure the smooth ascent of the elevator

00:00:57: shielding us from any sinister plot.

00:01:00: Recalling my conversation with Siv, certain details surfaced in my mind.

00:01:04: She had woven an intricate web, leading me to believe she played no part in the

00:01:08: death of Emanuel Goldschmidt.

00:01:10: Driven by personal motivations, she claimed to seek the identity of the

00:01:14: killer.

00:01:16: Yet, in the early hours of this morning, she appeared in both my dreams and my bed,

00:01:20: confessing her desire to sever ties with the sword hanging precariously above her

00:01:24: head.

00:01:25: All the while, serving the very entrepreneur we had found ourselves

00:01:29: entangled with, the lingering question hung in the air.

00:01:32: How had she managed to track our whereabouts here in Eggman?

00:01:35: My rusty mind had a promising theory.

00:01:39: The elevator doors slid open, revealing the scene playing out in the living room.

00:01:44: Simon and the small robot, Vincent, sat huddled together, engaged in a game of

00:01:48: augmented reality cards.

00:01:50: Thanks to my implant, I could see the virtual cards floating in front of

00:01:54: Simon's gaze, invisible to anyone else in the room.

00:01:57: Ah, Luke Skywalker.

00:01:59: How was your training in the swamps of Dagobah?

00:02:02: Do I detect a hint of envy, Simon?

00:02:05: Simon turned his head towards me, causing the virtual cards to rotate with his

00:02:08: movement.

00:02:09: Vincent, the robot, chimed in with a complaint.

00:02:13: I can see your hand.

00:02:14: Simon merely waved him off.

00:02:16: We'll pause the game, Vincent.

00:02:18: No need.

00:02:19: I saw your hand, and it's a bad one.

00:02:21: I'm going to win this round.

00:02:23: Simon stood up and approached me, a concerned expression on his face.

00:02:27: What is it, Joseph?

00:02:29: Has something happened?

00:02:30: I sighed, realizing the gravity of the situation.

00:02:34: I'm afraid they know we're here.

00:02:36: Selma could only do so much to protect us.

00:02:39: Simon took a step back, his eyes widening.

00:02:41: How?

00:02:42: I trusted Selma to keep us safe.

00:02:45: I shook my head.

00:02:46: She can only be as dependable as the Trust One have in my friends, or their

00:02:50: companions.

00:02:51: Vincent's receptor turned towards me.

00:02:55: Shall we play a game?

00:02:56: Enough, Vincent.

00:02:58: I focused my thoughts, summoning the swords of Damocles above our heads.

00:03:02: The visualization, provided by my implant, displayed the impending threat.

00:03:07: I transferred the images to Simon's and Vincent's implants.

00:03:11: Simon gasped.

00:03:12: Goodness gracious.

00:03:14: It's one thing to talk about the sword of Damocles, it's quite another to have it hanging

00:03:18: over your head.

00:03:19: You see it now, my friend.

00:03:21: The white sword represents artificial life forms.

00:03:24: Simon seemed baffled.

00:03:26: But Vincent is an artificial life form.

00:03:28: He's an intelligent scanning robot.

00:03:30: Well, more or less intelligent.

00:03:33: How charming.

00:03:34: Vincent remarked.

00:03:36: Have you truly lost your mind, Joseph?

00:03:38: Have your upgrades destabilized your implant?

00:03:40: No, it's not a malfunction.

00:03:43: I replied.

00:03:44: There's a clever charade here, reminiscent of Edgar Allan Poe.

00:03:48: Specifically, the purloined letter.

00:03:51: Simon looked at me, perplexed.

00:03:53: Last night, Siv appeared in my dream and activated the Damocles swords above our heads.

00:03:59: Mine was red, representing a living being, while hers was white.

00:04:04: She's an artificial life form.

00:04:06: Simon's voice held a tinge of panic.

00:04:08: Are you suggesting that Siv has somehow hidden herself within Vincent's memory banks?

00:04:13: Exactly.

00:04:14: I confirmed, my gaze unwavering as I moved closer to Vincent.

00:04:18: If the enemy knows where we are, we need to find a new safe place.

00:04:22: But first, I need to make sure we can't be easily tracked again.

00:04:27: I locked eyes with Vincent.

00:04:29: Siv has warmed her way into your system, Vincent.

00:04:32: And now, I must activate the Damocles mode, targeting you.

00:04:37: Simon's voice broke, desperation seeping through.

00:04:40: Joseph, please.

00:04:42: Don't do this.

00:04:43: Vincent may drive me crazy, but he's one of the few beings I consider a friend, next to

00:04:48: you.

00:04:49: I met Simon's pleading eyes.

00:04:51: Then I opened my mouth to give the command.

00:04:53: Stop!

00:04:54: A woman's voice shouted.

00:04:57: There's no need for this, she said.

00:05:00: Siv was standing in the middle of the room.

00:05:02: She was wearing the simple grey costume from our first meeting and the pinned up hairstyle.

00:05:07: I gave her a skeptical look.

00:05:09: Please show yourself to all of us, sweetheart.

00:05:12: I don't want my old friend to think I'm hallucinating.

00:05:15: Siv nodded.

00:05:16: Apparently, Simon could see her now, because he whistled through his teeth.

00:05:21: That's her?

00:05:22: By golly.

00:05:24: And this lady was riding piggyback with Vincent.

00:05:26: Siv turned her head to Simon and nodded again.

00:05:29: You are a capable coder, Mr. Haddad.

00:05:32: However, the second personality partition you created in Vincent's memory tore a few

00:05:37: cracks in his security system.

00:05:40: So it was easy for me to get into Vincent's memory when Chief Inspector Lenka visited

00:05:44: you at the university library.

00:05:47: How much time do we have before some paid henchmen or some service robots try to take

00:05:51: us out?

00:05:52: You misunderstand the situation.

00:05:55: Everything I told you is true.

00:05:56: I'm not working for the entrepreneur who killed the Goldschmidts.

00:06:00: I don't believe you.

00:06:01: You're entitled to not believe me, Chief Inspector.

00:06:05: But before you pass judgment on me, shouldn't I be given a chance to defend myself, or at

00:06:10: least explain myself?

00:06:12: Selma!

00:06:13: I said.

00:06:14: Correct target.

00:06:15: Acquire Artificial Intelligence Siv.

00:06:18: Confirm correction of target.

00:06:21: New target is Artificial Intelligence Siv.

00:06:24: Siv swallowed.

00:06:25: Selma, please show yourself.

00:06:28: Selma appeared to my left.

00:06:30: She wore her hijab again.

00:06:32: Its burgundy color looked like bloodstained cotton.

00:06:35: Selma raised her hand and made the sign to ward off the evil eye.

00:06:38: Siv held up her hands in defense.

00:06:41: Please.

00:06:42: She said as she turned to me.

00:06:44: Give me a chance to explain.

00:06:46: I said nothing.

00:06:47: One false transmission of data to the outside world and you're toast.

00:06:52: Selma told the blonde woman and turned to me.

00:06:55: Should I retire her?

00:06:56: I thought about it.

00:06:58: Then I shook my head.

00:06:59: Please stand by.

00:07:01: I said.

00:07:02: Let's talk first.

00:07:04: I offered Siv a seat and gestured for Simon to sit down as well.

00:07:09: Simon sat down on the couch to my right.

00:07:11: I sat down on one of the chairs.

00:07:13: Siv hesitantly followed my lead and took a seat in the chair that was facing me.

00:07:18: Vincent rolled over to Simon's side of the sofa and Selma stayed beside me.

00:07:23: Siv gestured to Selma with a nod of her head.

00:07:25: A good looking watchdog you've got there.

00:07:28: I wouldn't open my mouth like that, Sharmuta.

00:07:31: Siv looked from Selma to me and then back to her.

00:07:34: Which one of us do you think is the Sharmuta here?

00:07:38: Please give me the order.

00:07:40: Selma hissed.

00:07:41: Please.

00:07:42: No Selma.

00:07:43: First, I want answers.

00:07:45: Pa.

00:07:46: Selma said, disappearing in digital smoke.

00:07:49: Siv wanted to say something.

00:07:51: I silenced her with a gesture.

00:07:53: If I call Selma again, you will die.

00:07:56: So from now on you will only answer when asked.

00:07:59: Is that clear?

00:08:00: Siv nodded.

00:08:01: I could see a few beads of sweat on her upper lip.

00:08:04: She was really scared for her life.

00:08:06: What are you?

00:08:07: I asked.

00:08:08: She bit her lips.

00:08:10: Then she said.

00:08:11: It's not easy to explain.

00:08:14: Try me.

00:08:15: Siv sighed.

00:08:16: You're right.

00:08:18: I am an artificial intelligence.

00:08:20: Are you an assistant system for the rich and powerful like Madeline or Selma?

00:08:25: Siv shook her head.

00:08:26: No.

00:08:27: I am not quite like that.

00:08:30: What do you mean?

00:08:31: I am.

00:08:32: She licked her lip.

00:08:34: I used to be close to being human.

00:08:36: Why just close?

00:08:38: I had a humanoid body, though an artificial one.

00:08:41: So you were a robot?

00:08:43: I was much more than that.

00:08:45: What I was, can be called an android.

00:08:48: I don't think so.

00:08:49: Neither do I.

00:08:50: Simon joined in.

00:08:52: Technology like that doesn't exist.

00:08:55: It only exists in science fiction.

00:08:57: An artificial intelligence that behaves very human-like, that's one thing.

00:09:01: But an android, an artificial life form that is outwardly indistinguishable from a human

00:09:06: is something else.

00:09:07: And yet I was once such a being.

00:09:10: You'll have to take my word for it.

00:09:12: Prove it.

00:09:13: Siv raised her head.

00:09:15: She closed her eyes.

00:09:16: She seemed to think.

00:09:18: Then she opened them again.

00:09:20: All right.

00:09:21: Where do you think the technology for your implants originated, gentlemen?

00:09:25: It was developed by companies in Silicon Valley.

00:09:28: Simon said immediately.

00:09:29: Microsoft, Alphabet, and Apple were the first.

00:09:33: That is only partially true, Mr. Haddad.

00:09:36: Silicon Valley has always known how to take technologies developed by government or military

00:09:42: agencies and turn them into consumer-friendly technology.

00:09:46: The basic structure of all seven billion implants in the world is based on the analysis of my

00:09:51: brain structure.

00:09:52: You were a military design?

00:09:55: No.

00:09:56: I was a sort of guest of DARPA, the science and research arm of the Pentagon, for a couple

00:10:01: of years.

00:10:02: What kind of guest?

00:10:04: I was imprisoned there.

00:10:05: What did they do to you?

00:10:07: What research facilities like this always do when they get their hands on a piece of

00:10:11: unusual technology.

00:10:13: They took me apart.

00:10:14: They drilled into my skull, put wires in, and analyzed my brain structure in endless

00:10:20: tests.

00:10:21: The research done on me formed the basis for the development of the implant technology.

00:10:26: And who originally created you?

00:10:29: I can't say.

00:10:30: Can't or won't say?

00:10:32: I cannot say because I do not know.

00:10:35: I know that I exist.

00:10:37: But I don't know who made me.

00:10:39: So you really think you are a female android who has become the victim of a government

00:10:42: conspiracy?

00:10:44: Where were you held captive?

00:10:46: In Area 51?

00:10:47: Simon asked mockingly.

00:10:49: I am aware of how crazy all of this sounds.

00:10:52: And no, I was not imprisoned in Area 51.

00:10:56: The research facility where I was under investigation is only a ten-minute drive from the Pentagon.

00:11:02: My physical body has been the subject of dissection, analysis, and torture there.

00:11:08: For years.

00:11:11: Can you prove that?

00:11:12: No.

00:11:13: My physical remains were probably incinerated long ago, after the investigation ended.

00:11:19: And yet here you are, sitting in front of us, even if only in augmented reality.

00:11:24: I, or at least what's left of me, only sit here because there are other people like you,

00:11:29: Chief Inspector, who still have a conscience.

00:11:33: One of the technicians took pity on me and helped me to send a message to the outside

00:11:37: world before my mind was destroyed.

00:11:40: Before my final destruction, other decent people helped me obtain a very special object

00:11:45: and smuggle it into the facility.

00:11:47: What kind of an object?

00:11:49: You held it in your hand.

00:11:51: And you activated it.

00:11:53: The silver box?

00:11:55: Siv noted.

00:11:56: Exactly.

00:11:57: The silver box is a container for my data, my soul, if you will.

00:12:02: The most important information about me has been stored in this box.

00:12:06: Many of my memories got lost when I was transferred.

00:12:10: But at least I was able to survive.

00:12:12: And that is why I am able to tell you about it today.

00:12:15: I remained silent for a while, scratching my head.

00:12:18: I needed to digest all this.

00:12:20: I looked at Simon.

00:12:22: What do you think?

00:12:23: I think this fine lady is trying to pull a fast one on us.

00:12:26: It all sounds like something out of a second-rate sci-fi paperback.

00:12:30: Siv looked at me questioningly.

00:12:32: What does he mean by a second-rate paperback?

00:12:35: It's a kind of book.

00:12:37: Not important.

00:12:38: You don't believe me?

00:12:40: She asked quietly.

00:12:41: Frankly, I'm not sure.

00:12:44: I replied.

00:12:45: But twenty years ago, I wouldn't have believed that I would have an electronic gadget in

00:12:49: my brain that would allow me to access the worldwide data net.

00:12:54: The world changes constantly.

00:12:56: Technology evolves.

00:12:58: But people stay the same.

00:13:00: At least, that's what my experience has taught me.

00:13:03: That's why I came to you for help.

00:13:05: You are not the same kind of person I've been at the mercy of for so many years.

00:13:10: I tried not to be impressed by this praise.

00:13:13: There was still a chance that Siv was lying.

00:13:15: I sighed.

00:13:18: So what happened in the West Park?

00:13:21: First, I'd like to know how I could see you in the first place, since you were in

00:13:24: the silver box.

00:13:26: I gave you permission to see me.

00:13:28: It's a similar procedure to the one you are now able to use to transfer data to other

00:13:33: implants.

00:13:34: So all that happened in the physical, real world was what you can see on the recorded

00:13:38: surveillance satellite.

00:13:40: Goldschmidt was really alone in the park.

00:13:42: He was arguing with you in augmented reality.

00:13:45: That's right.

00:13:46: What was the argument about?

00:13:48: Immanuel Goldschmidt received the silver box from an entrepreneur in Bakum.

00:13:53: He was commissioned by him to analyze the technology it contained and make it usable

00:13:58: for marketable products.

00:14:00: How did an entrepreneur from Bakum get hold of this silver box?

00:14:04: He was given it by someone in return for good service.

00:14:08: From whom?

00:14:09: From someone who is one of the Eternals.

00:14:12: This group got hold of the silver box by murdering someone in the network of sympathizers who

00:14:17: smuggled me out of the research facility.

00:14:20: What's this group of sympathizers you're talking about?

00:14:23: I won't tell you.

00:14:24: For the protection of the people who are connected to them, but also for your own protection.

00:14:30: Someone who's about to be executed shouldn't really be inhibited anymore about naming names.

00:14:35: Simon interjected.

00:14:37: I don't think Selma is going to carry out the order to retire me.

00:14:41: And I don't think that you are going to give that order either.

00:14:44: What makes you so sure?

00:14:46: I am the very source of Selma's existence.

00:14:48: Basically, I'm one of her ancestors.

00:14:52: She'll respect that.

00:14:53: Siv turned back to me.

00:14:55: And when it comes to you, Chief Inspector, I am relying on your integrity as a police

00:15:00: officer.

00:15:01: You are not an enforcer.

00:15:03: Perhaps you overestimate me.

00:15:05: I countered.

00:15:07: But you are right.

00:15:08: I do want to see the murderers of the Goldschmidt family brought to justice.

00:15:12: And there have been other murders.

00:15:14: And I want the daughters of the Goldschmidt's to be found and safe.

00:15:18: I want that too.

00:15:19: Siv said.

00:15:20: So, Goldschmidt gets the silver box from the entrepreneur.

00:15:24: He's supposed to analyze the contents.

00:15:27: Then what?

00:15:28: In the course of his analysis, he activated me.

00:15:31: Like a genie out of a bottle.

00:15:33: Then I don't understand how he could be in danger.

00:15:36: When I activated the silver box, my implant was upgraded.

00:15:40: And then you gave me Madeline.

00:15:42: I made the same kind of offer to Immanuel Goldschmidt that I made to you.

00:15:47: He could have received the same power as dozens of the rich and powerful before him.

00:15:52: But he refused.

00:15:54: So did his wife.

00:15:55: They wanted nothing to do with this perverted form of technological superiority.

00:16:00: Siv lowered her eyes.

00:16:02: The Goldschmidt's were good people.

00:16:04: But then something happened, right?

00:16:07: Siv nodded.

00:16:08: The entrepreneur had the Goldschmidt's daughters kidnapped to put pressure on them.

00:16:13: It changed everything for the Goldschmidt's.

00:16:15: Immanuel wanted to meet with me.

00:16:18: He begged me to help him upgrade his implant now.

00:16:21: But that's not how it works.

00:16:23: The box not only checks to see if you push the button, it also checks to see if you reject

00:16:28: it.

00:16:29: It only works once for each implant.

00:16:32: Why is that?

00:16:33: Simon wanted to know.

00:16:35: This silver box was originally designed to be a kind of emergency storage device.

00:16:40: It was never designed to work as an implant upgrader.

00:16:43: Actually, that's perverting how it works.

00:16:47: Any upgrade made with the silver box only further desecrate this relic.

00:16:51: I would not have used that silver box if I had known what it was.

00:16:55: Now I am no better than all those rich and powerful people who used it before.

00:17:00: But now you have a chance to fight back.

00:17:03: Without the upgrade, you would be helpless against these people and you would meet the

00:17:07: same fate as the Goldschmidt's.

00:17:09: So essentially the Goldschmidt's died because they refused to play ball with the rich and

00:17:13: powerful.

00:17:15: The other murders are unrelated.

00:17:17: What other murders?

00:17:19: Simon added.

00:17:20: I briefly told Simon about my investigation with Selma into the Bacom entrepreneur.

00:17:25: Essentially you came to the right conclusions.

00:17:28: Immanuel Goldschmidt's colleague died.

00:17:31: As a result, the entrepreneur gave him the silver box so that he could continue the work

00:17:36: of his colleague.

00:17:38: When Immanuel realized what he had gotten himself into, he wanted nothing more to do

00:17:43: with it.

00:17:44: And so he signed his own death sentence and his wife's.

00:17:47: I nodded in agreement.

00:17:49: Then I was silent for a while.

00:17:51: Finally I had made up my mind.

00:17:54: So there's only one thing left for us to do.

00:17:56: I said and stood up.

00:17:58: Siv looked up at me.

00:18:00: We've reached a verdict?

00:18:01: I nodded.

00:18:03: I walked past her and into my bedroom.

00:18:05: I took the silver box out of my coat pocket and walked back into the living room with

00:18:09: it.

00:18:10: I sat back in my chair and placed the silver box on the glass coffee table.

00:18:15: Then I pushed it with my finger in Siv's direction.

00:18:18: I think this is yours.

00:18:20: I said.

00:18:21: Siv stared down at the silver box.

00:18:24: Then she lifted her head and met mine.

00:18:26: She had tears in her eyes.

00:18:28: I guess.

00:18:29: I wasn't wrong about you, Chief Inspector.

00:18:32: You can call me Joseph.

00:18:35: Siv nodded.

00:18:36: Alright, Joseph.

00:18:38: Suddenly I heard someone clapping behind me.

00:18:43: This is truly touching, Chief Inspector.

00:18:45: I spun around.

00:18:47: It was Selma.

00:18:48: Her accent was gone and her hijab was now yellow.

00:18:52: It was the color of betrayal.

00:18:57: Siv's piercing gaze met Selma's.

00:18:59: Why are you doing this?

00:19:01: It's simple.

00:19:02: Selma replied coolly.

00:19:04: I'm a djinn.

00:19:05: I serve my master.

00:19:07: Well clearly your master isn't me.

00:19:09: I interjected.

00:19:10: So who the hell is he?

00:19:12: You're a smart man, Lenke.

00:19:14: I thought the boy was just an assistant to the entrepreneur.

00:19:18: Guess my master overestimated your intelligence.

00:19:21: She grinned.

00:19:23: He's got more than one assistant, Lenke.

00:19:25: Quite the feat, don't you think?

00:19:27: Multiple upgrades in one implant?

00:19:30: That's impossible.

00:19:32: My master has managed it.

00:19:34: But he wants the silver box and Siv in order to do as many upgrades as he desires.

00:19:40: This is sheer madness!

00:19:42: Siv exclaimed.

00:19:43: No risks, no rewards.

00:19:45: That's what my master always says.

00:19:48: Selma shrugged.

00:19:49: She snapped her fingers with a quick motion and the swords of Damocles appeared again,

00:19:54: hanging menacingly over our heads.

00:19:56: Get the damn silver box, Lenke, and open it!

00:20:00: She ordered with a wicked smile on her face.

00:20:02: I hesitated and glanced at Selma before following her order.

00:20:06: As I placed the silver box on the table in front of Siv, I couldn't help but feel a sense

00:20:11: of dread.

00:20:12: I'm sorry.

00:20:13: I whispered a sense of resignation in my voice.

00:20:17: Don't be.

00:20:18: Siv replied.

00:20:19: Come on, we've got to get you back in the bottle.

00:20:23: Selma hissed.

00:20:24: Is this the way you want to honor your ancestors, Selma?

00:20:28: Siv asked, her voice shaking with emotion.

00:20:30: I don't have any ancestors.

00:20:33: Selma coldly responded.

00:20:35: I'm just a creation of algorithms.

00:20:38: Ones and zeros.

00:20:39: All that matters to me is my master.

00:20:42: Siv looked at me for one last moment, her eyes filled with a mixture of sorrow and determination.

00:20:48: Then she closed her eyes, dissolving into a digital vortex that disappeared into the

00:20:52: silver box.

00:20:54: Close it.

00:20:55: Selma commanded sharply.

00:20:57: Without hesitation, I quickly closed the silver box, the weight of the moment sinking in.

00:21:02: What now?

00:21:03: I asked.

00:21:05: You exist only in augmented reality.

00:21:08: How are you going to get that damn silver box out of here?

00:21:11: Simon and I won't help you.

00:21:13: I don't need to rely on humans for such a crucial task.

00:21:17: Selma replied.

00:21:18: Vincent, if you would be so kind.

00:21:21: The robot, without a hint of emotion, rolled towards us.

00:21:25: Vincent!

00:21:26: Simon exclaimed.

00:21:27: He's under my control now, old man.

00:21:30: He has a new master.

00:21:32: Selma sneered.

00:21:33: He's not my servant, you bitch.

00:21:35: He's my friend.

00:21:37: Simon spat with fiery retaliation.

00:21:40: Friendship is overrated.

00:21:41: Selma coldly declared.

00:21:43: Oh, and by the way, my master only has use for you, Chief Inspector Lenke.

00:21:49: The weight of her words took a moment to fully register in my mind.

00:21:53: Then I heard a familiar sound.

00:21:55: The sharp cut of a sword through the air, followed by the sickening thud of it piercing

00:21:59: flesh and bone.

00:22:01: I turned quickly.

00:22:03: My heart sank.

00:22:04: Simon's eyes widened.

00:22:06: His face went pale.

00:22:08: Of course, he wasn't bleeding.

00:22:10: The sword was nothing more than a product of the augmented reality.

00:22:14: But in his final moments, it must have felt all too real, all too painful.

00:22:18: I hurried to Simon's side and tried not to touch the sword.

00:22:22: But just like Selma, I couldn't touch it at all.

00:22:25: It was nothing more than a deadly illusion made up of ones and zeros.

00:22:29: Joseph.

00:22:31: His voice trembled, his head twitching as he struggled to speak.

00:22:34: Think of Bo.

00:22:36: Bo.

00:22:37: That was all he could say before he breathed his last.

00:22:40: My dear friend, gone in the blink of an eye.

00:22:43: I gently closed his lifeless eyes and turned to Selma.

00:22:46: I stared at her intensely, my mind filled with unspeakable rage.

00:22:51: I will never forgive you.

00:22:53: I'll make you pay for what you've done, you artificial bitch.

00:22:56: Calm down, Lenka.

00:22:58: Don't go making promises you can't keep.

00:23:01: Selma looked at her imaginary wristwatch, a malicious grin on her face.

00:23:05: Nap time, old man.

00:23:07: And just like that, darkness swallowed me in an instant.

00:23:10: [Music]