Lucy
Help! Kam! I’m trapped inside the car!
Kam
Sorry, nice try, but you’re still late for class.
Lucy
That’s what I keep trying to tell you…
Lucy
I’m trapped inside Stella!
Kam
Lemme get this straight.
Kam
You’re saying you’re late for class because-
Kam
You took the Prof’s self-driving car prototype out for a spin-
Kam
And it straight up went rogue?
Lucy
Yes!! I was testing Stella and it suddenly sped off.
Lucy
WITH ME LOCKED INSIDE
Lucy
Why is that so hard to believe???
Kam
I hate to break it to you, but cars do not grand theft auto themselves.
Lucy
Stella is not a normal car.
Lucy
The A.I. has become sentient…
Lucy
It has a mind of its own.
Kam
Ha ha. This is a next level BS excuse for ditching class.
Lucy
I’m dead serious Kam.
Lucy
You have to help me!!
Kam
Brb. Tucker is calling.
Tucker
Yo. K-Dawg! You hear the news about that crazy chick?
Tucker
Lucy. The chick you have the hots for.
Kam
A) I do NOT have the hots for her. B) She’s NOT crazy.
Tucker
U sure? Because she totally stole the Prof’s car.
Tucker
Yeah, she drove off from the lab an hour ago.
Tucker
Everyone is freaking out!
Tucker
Dude, she’s in so much trouble!
Kam
Oh man. Tucker, I gotta go.
Kam
WTF is going on, Lucy?!? Campus is freaking out!
Kam
People are saying YOU stole Stella!!!
Lucy
That’s not what happened!!
Kam
Tucker saw you driving off in it.
Kam
Lucy, this stunt isn’t funny. Just bring the car back.
Lucy
I DIDN’T TAKE STELLA
Kam
Fine. I’ll play along. Where are you?
Lucy
I’m not sure. It’s dark. We just got off the highway
Kam
Dude. This is the Bay Area. There’s a lot of coast. You wanna specify?
Lucy
We’re going up this winding road. It’s like …
Lucy
God, this is going to sound nuts …
Lucy
Like the car is hunting for something. Or for someone.
Kam
FACT: Automobiles do NOT hunt.
Lucy
For real. We’re at the top of the hill in front of some big house. A BMW is pulling out.
Lucy
Oh my god. The BMW just sped off!!
Lucy
I caught a glimpse of the driver.
Lucy
He looked really frantic. Panicked.
Kam
Look, I got work to do, so I’mma -
Lucy
No no non onononono.
Lucy
Slow down slow down.
Lucy
Stella is chasing the BMW!!
Kam
This joke just isn’t funny anymore.
Lucy
Oh my god. I think I recognize the driver.
Lucy
I think it’s … the Prof.
Lucy
I’d recognize him anywhere.
Kam
Might explain why he wasn’t in class today.
Lucy
Stella is trying to knock him off the road!!
Kam
Whoa. Whoa. Is this really happening?
Lucy
FOR THE LAST TIME. YES.
Lucy
Why would I make this up??
Kam
Okay okay okay. I believe you.
Kam
Can you override the A.I.?
Lucy
I’m trying. It’s not working.
Lucy
Oh no nonono. Stella is closing in. WE’RE GOING TO HIT HIM
Lucy
He’s not gonna make it.
Kam
Come on! Say something.
Lucy
The Prof tried some kind of sick skid turn thing
Lucy
He doubled back in the road and he got away!
Lucy
Now Stella’s just stopped in the middle of the road like it’s…processing.
Kam
WHEW. Crisis averted!
Lucy
I think so. Just rattled.
Lucy
I think Stella might be … confused.
Lucy
I don’t think it’s ever been outsmarted by a human before.
Kam
I can’t believe this. This is so -
Kam
Why would the A.I. try to kill the Prof?
Kam
Pretty vicious glitch, man.
Kam
Computers are NOT random. There’s gotta be a reason, a logic.
Lucy
We’re moving again!!
Lucy
Just got back on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Lucy
What if ... Stella is out to kill again??
Kam
Okay, let’s try to stay calm.
Kam
Who else would be on Stella’s hit list?
Kam
Anyone else from the university?
Lucy
And why hasn’t it killed me?
Lucy
What if it goes after you?
Kam
Why would Stella want to kill -
Lucy
Stella found the Prof.
Kam
Uh oh. Not this again.
Lucy
He’s trying to outrun Stella
Lucy
But Stella is gaining.
Kam
Please. Say something.
Lucy
I saw the whole thing.
Lucy
The look in his eyes…
Lucy
Just before Stella ran him off the road!!
Lucy
His car fell down the cliffs…
Kam
Are you okay? Are you hurt?
Lucy
I think I’m going to be sick.
Lucy
I just watched a murder.
Lucy
Prof was married. He had a life. A brilliant mind.
Kam
ENOUGH. This is crazy.
Kam
I’m calling the police.
Lucy
Absolutely do not call the police.
Kam
You just witnessed a murder.
Lucy
The cops will think I did this!!
Lucy
So? No one is going to believe it.
Lucy
A sentient AI capable of murder?
Lucy
I’ll go to jail for this!! My life is basically over.
Kam
Hold on. Breathe. Don’t spiral.
Lucy
All I ever wanted was to get my degree.
Lucy
And make my family proud ...
Lucy
Please Kam. Help ...
Lucy
I have an idea, but it’s a little out there...
Kam
I don’t like where this is going.
Lucy
We can check Stella’s command history and prove that I wasn’t controlling the car.
Lucy
All we need is the Prof’s tablet.
Kam
Sure, but the Prof carried that thing with him everywhere.
Kam
It’s probably at the bottom of the Pacific right now.
Lucy
Yes, but Prof had a backup tablet.
Lucy
Back in the lab on campus.
Lucy
Kam, you need to get that tablet!
Kam
Okay. I’ll call campus security. They’ll let me in.
Lucy
No one can see that tablet but you
Kam
Why? Dude, that’s crazy.
Lucy
The Prof was working on something else
Lucy
Something much bigger than self-driving cars…
Lucy
Things no one is ready to see yet.
Lucy
Things that will get a lot of people in trouble.
Lucy
No one can know about this.
Lucy
If the University or the police find out ...
Kam
Hold up. You want me to break into the Prof’s lab?
Kam
Excuse me? Breaking and entering is the only way?
Kam
Lucy, you’re really cool and all.
Kam
But you know how shady it’ll look if I’m sneaking around after hours? Even if I wasn’t a black dude it would look bad.
Lucy
If you can help me get out of this alive, we can finally hit that dumpling place you were talking about.
Kam
The one with the lobster xiao long bao?
Kam
And the dope mood lighting?
Lucy
You and me, and maybe a romantic bubble tea afterwards.
Kam
Smart girls and dumplings.
Kam
You know my weaknesses.
Lucy
But none of that can happen if I’m in jail.
Lucy
Please, Kam. I need you.
Kam
Gah. Okay. Fine. I’m in.
Kam
But if anything happens to you, I want you to know that -
Lucy
Stella is accelerating
Lucy
Going max speed down the PCH.
Lucy
But it’s not stopping.
Lucy
Stella’s going somewhere fast.
Lucy
And I don’t want to find out who’s next on the hit list.
Lucy
Kam. You have to help me.
Lucy
Quick!! Get the tablet!!
