Swan Song

Cameron Turner, my man.

Let me guess. Latte, oat milk, no sugar.

Spot on, sir.

Uh, I'll take an echo bar if you've got any.

Echo's my middle name. Will that be all?

That's good, thank you.

All right. Payment taken. Order coming up.

Ta-da.

Thank you, bro.

You're welcome, Cameron. Okay, good talk. We'll see you tomorrow.

Step down from the train.

Look, I know my brother, all right? He's very sensitive.

Hello?

Hey. Yeah.

No. Uh, we're pulling into the station now.

This station is summit park.

I'll see you in a bit, okay? All right.

Bye.

It's all yours.

The train is now arriving at summit park.

Hmm.

The next station is stadium Avenue.

Oh, my god.

Oh, fuck.

Oh, no.

Oh, shit.

I'm sorry. Excuse me.

Cameron.

Hi, Cameron. Dr. Scott here.

Look, I don't wanna add any more strain on you,

but with your latest scan showing an accelerating deterioration,

it's vital that we keep moving forward with..

Mute.

Pig. You out here?

Ah. Good boy, now.

You guys save me some food?

Yeah? You didn't eat all my food today?

Child prodigy or future serial killer?

Can't wait for parent-teacher night.

Welcome to arra house, Cameron. Good to meet you in person.

Come in.

This is our main living area.

Wow.

I know that some of these concepts are uncomfortable.

Just remember that if you decide not to proceed

at any point in the evaluation process, he never leaves this facility.

And there's.. There's no way he gets this thing?

As outlined, we modified the relevant strands of his DNA

to prevent that happening again.

And what happens to him if I decide not to do this? He just..

He goes to sleep that night unaware. Doesn't know a thing.

We'll be calling him Jack for now, if that name's okay with you.

This is the control room.

And this is Dalton.

- Welcome, Cameron. - Hello.

He's a psychologist and the head technician.

And that completes our team.

It's just three of you?

Three humans. Our ai systems do the work of about 50 people.

Oh.

Before we let you in,

we'll need you to disable the cameras in your contacts and your watch.

Oh, okay. Um...

Disable cameras.

Thank you.

So, shall we go in?

Molecularly regenerated.

Mapped to your DNA.

Cameron Turner to the molecule.

Is he dreaming?

Not yet.

Go ahead. He can't wake.

I'm sorry, doctor.

I can't do this.

I know what a momentous decision this is for you.

I know what you're going through.

But just...

The second you tell your wife that you're dying,

your opportunity to do this is gone.

You can tell her,

or you can do this with us and let life go on for your family.

But given your worsening condition, we can't afford to delay, Cameron.

Please call me.

Um, a surf scoter.

Excellent. And this one?

Cory?

Hooded mergant.

No. No.

Can I have your pencils?

- Oh, you eyeing my pencils now? - Uh-huh.

The same set I've had for 22 years. You're eyeing my pencils?

You ain't using 'em.

"Ain't"? When did we start saying "ain't"?

You don't use 'em since Andre died.

Cam, what's with you lately?

Look, I know you're an artist and this is painful for you. I get it.

But this is a health-focused organic tea.

It's not some fucking ayahuasca brew we're designing.

When you follow along with what the client wants, you kill it, you know?

So just play ball. Okay?

- All right. - Love ya. Bye.

Hmm. You want one of these?

- Uncle Andre. - Cory, can you say "uncle Andre"?

Oh!

Ow!

That is cloning, by the way.

- No! No, no, no, no, no. - Yeah.

No, technically speaking, it's not. The article said it's not.

It's.. It's regeneration.

It doesn't matter what you call it, Andre. It's still weird.

I don't care how good they say the tech's gonna be.

You'd know it wasn't a real person in seconds.

Look, I'm just saying, hypothetically speaking,

what if it was actually possible? What if they did actually work it out?

They won't, Andre. 'Cause you can't copy a human being. You can't.

- Cameron? - No. I.. No, I'm staying way out of this.

Oh, come on.

Nothing like a good death chat first thing in the morning.

Okay.

- Is that funny? - Right? It's ridiculous. Come on.

Look, if mom could be sitting here right now with us,

and, like, you know, we couldn't tell, she was indistinguishable, then yeah.

You know, screw the ethics. I would take that.

I mean.. I mean, that being said,

if they happen to delete her fondness for yacht rock,

- I would not be devastated. - Yes.

Going crazy. Gimme the lips, poppy. Gimme the lips.

There it is.

Yes.

I know how you're feeling, but there is no lie.

When the memory of this process gets wiped,

he wakes up that day at home as Cameron Turner.

And no one knows. Not even him.

It's the only way this works. A clean swap.

How many others are out there? I wanna know.

You'll be our third.

This will be as common as a heart transplant within a few years.

Come back and spend a week with him before making your decision.

This is not just my decision. My wife needs to know.

Either you decide that your wife would want this, which requires secrecy,

or you decide that she wouldn't, and tell her you're dying.

Either way, you're deciding for her.

Listen, the woman you're about to meet has no idea she's a duplicate.

Neither does her daughter, her mother, or her friends.

So, where is the lie?

Oh, hey, there. Mr. Turner, right?

Yeah, uh, Cameron.

Browsing for a three-bed in the neighborhood?

Oh, yeah.

This is, uh, my boss, Samantha.

I'm her daughter.

Mm-hmm, daughter.

She runs a tight ship.

Anyway, have a seat.

I had some good ones come in today, actually.

You said in your message you had a son, right?

Yeah. Cory.

He runs the show as well?

Yeah. The smaller, the bossier.

- Hey. - Hey.

- Yeah? - Yeah.

Cory at Jessie's for dinner?

Yeah. He's back at 8:00.

Mmm.

- You taking a break? - Yeah.

Mmm.

So I think we're gonna get Dr. Herbert for the ultrasound.

Mmm.

I'm just waiting for them to confirm, but it's looking good.

Yeah.

Mm-hmm.

That's good. We like Herbert.

Are you bracing yourself for sexy bowling ball bod?

I still can't believe it.

We're gonna fall in love with a new little person again.

Seven months.

What's up, cam?

Mmm. Mm-mmm.

I'm good. It's just, um...

It's just, um...

So, we, um...

Cameron?

Um...

It's just, a new little person. And, um...

I think that's just sinking in still, you know.

Oh, bear.

Cam.

Cam.

I know it took me a minute,

and I know we haven't been us for a while,

but this baby is going to be good for us.

Yeah.

We're gonna be okay. All right?

Mm-hmm.

Cory.

Cameron?

I've changed my mind.

M-Mind if I sit?

Hi. I'm.. I'm Cameron.

Kate.