Sly Leo story
In the wake of the Hub-Market bombing, Jonas has survived, but he is horribly burned. Malte calls the media to claim responsibility in the name of the "Real Humans Liberation Front". Leo almost makes it to the Engmann home, but in his weakened state he collapses in the street, only meters from the house. Bea meets with Niska, who tells her that the vital final part of the Eischer code stored as audio information in Leo's "bio brain", and in an ironic twist, while they talk, they drive right past the stricken Leo without recognizing him, and the next morning Leo is found and taken to hospital. After reading a bible Asa has given him, Gordon discusses his spiritual aspirations with her, but Flash upsets Eva when she sees a photo of Eva and Asa's wedding and abuses her as a "homo freak". Lennart attends an art class, where he meets a vivacious older lady. When the doctors discover Leo's hybrid nature, the intelligence agency takes him into custody and begin interrogating him. Niska forces Flash to apologize to Eva for her insult. At E-HURB headquarters, Ove examines the remains of Max, who has been destroyed in the explosion. When Bea arrives, she gives Ove the robot-shaped USB stick with the copy of the Eischer code, ostensibly as a birthday present. When Ove leaves the lab, Bea uses a taser to destroy Max's brain, but then Ove returns unexpectedly and discovers Bea recharging, and with her cover now blown she is forced to overpower Ove and escape. Therese and Pilar abandon their lawsuit after they learn that the defense team will insist that Rick and Bo are checked for illegal modifications. Lennart suffers a heart attack, but he is saved by Vera. Following a series of confrontations with Eva, Gordon and Niska, Flash leaves the group. Bea meets with Roger and gains his confidence by pretending she has just ended an abusive relationship, and that she has romantic feelings for him. At the hospital, Lennart is told that his insurance includes the right to have a digital "clone" made of his personality, which can be installed into a Hubot in the event of his death. When Roger and Bea return home, they discover that Malte is beginning to crack, and he threatens them with a gun. Tobbe breaks down and confesses to Hans about his feelings for Mimi. Disturbed by the Hubots' continued presence, Eva tries to call the police, but she is stopped by Niska, who threatens to kill her, and Eva runs away in terror. Gordon attends a church service but he is thrown out of the church by the enraged congregation, so he rejoins the other Hubots, and they flee. Directed by: Levan Akin. Story by: Lars Lundström.
23 total · 5 major · 18 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| anti-technology way of life | major | Malte was elated in the aftermath of having brought his plot to bomb the Hubot market to fruition. He called the media to claim responsibility for the attack in the name of the "Real Humans Liberation Front". All this was brought about because of an undercurrent of deep seeded hatred of androids by a thin sliver of society that Malte saw himself representing. |
| facing organized pursuit | major | The renegade Hubots ultimately fled the vicarage where they were hiding out. |
| family affairs | major | One crop of storylines centers around the Engmann family. In this installment, the Engmann's coped with Lennart having suffered a heart attack. Hans had a heart to heart talk with Tobbe in which Tobbe effectively broke down and opened up about his self-described "sicko" robot loving predilections. |
| finding religion | major | The renegade Hubot Gordon became an enthusiastic Christian after having read the Bible three times over. |
| terrorism | major | The story follows Malte, Roger, and Beain the aftermath of their bombing of the Hubot market. |
| AI safeguards | minor | The lawyer raised the idea that Therese and Pilar might have illegally disabled the safety protocols of their respective Hubot boyfriends. |
| beating one's self up | minor | Tobbe called himself a "sicko" and said he needed help. |
| cheating | minor | Tobbe requested the use of Anita to translate his homework, but Inger turned him down. |
| Christianity | minor | The renegade Hubot Gordon was unceremoniously cast out of a church in the aftermath of having made a spectacle of himself by singing with too much fervor. |
| domestic violence | minor | Bea pretended that she had been abused by her partner in order to get close to Roger. |