Prophets

you are being watched.

The government has a secret system--

A machine that spies on you every hour of every day.

I designed the machine to detect acts of terror,

But it sees everything...

Violent crimes involving ordinary people.

The government considers these people irrelevant.

We don't.

Hunted by the authorities, we work in secret.

You will never find us.

But victim or perpetrator,

If your number's up, we'll find you.

The polls are now open,

And we will keep you updated all day long.

we've got several early updates on races across the country.

In the new york gubernatorial race,

We have incumbent governor murray leading 52 to 48.

i'll jump! I'll do it!

Go ahead, doug.

You embezzled money from your own charity,

Then killed to cover it up. Humanity won't miss you.

Don't look at me, buddy.

You just made us chase you up 20 flights of stairs.

Go play with gravity.

Hey, doug, you vote today?

What?

The election's got me in a real democratic mood.

You always have a choice,

Even if it's between two bad options.

I can't go to prison.

Seems like i've only got one choice.

You jump...

And your wife and son don't collect your life insurance.

But you ever hear of "death by cop"?

You force me to kill you, insurance pays.

See, doug, voting's fun.

Lionel, did you call for backup?

you think if i have a heart attack on those stairs,

I'm trusting you to carry me out?

Would you give us some space? I'm trying to negotiate.

you said you were gonna kill me.

I lied.

Your shootout at the o.K. Corral

Earned you some homework.

I saved the guy's life.

Every time i do something good around here,

The department thanks me with carpal tunnel and paper cuts.

That ain't all, partner.

Lucky you, you're on desk duty too.

Until when?

until we talk.

Detective riley, i'm dr. Kimball.

Iris.

Doctor? Head variety.

I don't need therapy.

Orders from internal affairs, and based on your file,

I think we have plenty to discuss.

I'll see you tomorrow at 10:00, detective.

What she finds in that noggin, she'll need a hazmat suit.

well, you might find therapy beneficial.

It could provide balance.

Therapy doesn't work when you have to lie about everything.

Could you find a hobby or take up a sport?

I have a hobby, shooting people. Any chance we have a new number?

Indeed we do, but i've already assigned it to miss shaw.

Who is it?

Turn on news 3.

what do your numbers tell you?

Governor murray will win, no question.

that man is simon lee,

Pollster to the re-election campaign of governor murray.

Already making a name for himself as a golden child

With a gift of near clairvoyance,

He's run ten consecutive successful campaigns.

Your detractors are pointing out that the opponent michelle perez

Is starting to enjoy a strong late showing.

Perez will come close, but close doesn't count.

It'll be murray's win, 52 to 48. You can call it right now.

what's the margin of error on that?

Not enough.

I never lose, and i don't plan to start today.

Why would someone want to kill a numbers geek?

No offence, harold.

I'm not sure. One would think

That simon could predict the threat miles away.

Sure sameen can't use some help?

not at the moment.

I think this is very good for ms. Shaw.

It's teaching her valuable people skills.

why should you vote for governor murray?

Uh... I don't know.

He has lots of hair.

He's been on rogaine for decades,

And that shows... Foresight, right?

Oh, thank god. Vote for murray.

Trust me, you want me to take a break.

Two minutes. We've got an election to win.

this is driving me insane.

John can recommend a therapist.

That latvian politician i assassinated

After he stuffed the ballot boxes,

That was a fun election.

How's mr. Lee?

Have you seen anything suspicious?

we're up on his phone, his computer.

Guy's as clean as a whistle.

He's kind of paranoid, the way he keeps a paper copy

Of all of his data locked in a safe.

Very prudent in this digital age.

No threatening phone calls? No sexual liaisons?

I'd say this guy is in an exclusive relationship

With his work.

What the--

Simon just got some bad news.

"51, murray, 49 perez, 10% reporting."

campaign manager got the text too.

He's not happy.

What the hell is this, simon?

I know, i know. Just wait.

Why all the hubbub, finch? Murray's winning.

But the numbers don't match simon's predictions.

Perhaps our golden boy isn't so golden after all.

I'm afraid you're gonna have to keep an eye on him,

Which means it's back to the phones.

Joy.

hello, harold.

Hello, miss groves, and who might you be today?

Sara cook, u.N. Translator.

Secretary general has a thing for redheads.

Auburn does suit you.

Pity. Sarah retired.

Given that we're tied to these very specific personas,

Your identity seems remarkably fluid.

My mission is complex. When we compromised samaritan,

The machine built in an exception for me.

Every couple of days, i have to shed my skin,

Become someone new.

You wouldn't have a dictaphone knocking around?

No. Are you a journalist now?

karen iverson, new york journal.

And what's karen up to?

I wish i knew.

The machine can't talk to me as much as she used to,

But she did want you to have this,

A gift, a shadow map of new york.

Places without surveillance, blind spots.

It also comes in digital.

Oh, this will be useful indeed.

She also has a message for you.

Sometimes, it's better not to know.

all eyes are on the gubernatorial race

Where we've been seeing some surprising developments.

Trouble in paradise, harold. Murray's losing 48 to 52.

Campaign manager, a guy named mike fisher,

He's not taking it very well.

I pulled back on ad buys, 'cause you said we couldn't lose!

We can't! It's numerically impossible.

We are ready to call another race.

In the new york gubernatorial race,

We project a win for...

Michelle perez, unseating the incumbent, james murray.

No. aw!

this is a surprise win--

Thank you all so much for all your hard work.

We fought a good fight.

This wasn't supposed to happen.

damn right it wasn't!

oh!

Things just got ugly.

Murray has hundreds on his team,

All of whom could blame simon for the defeat.

Any one of them might want him dead.

Hey!

Stop!

Now, this is an election i can get into.

Ah, there we go.

Now, can you see me?

Excellent.

Next question, who am i?

Very good.

Now, let's begin.

Alice and bob are stranded in the desert.

Alice is injured, and cannot walk.

If bob carries alice to safety,

They both stand a 31% chance of survival,

But if bob leaves alice, his chance improves by 9%.

Teaching it word problems?

Is our little project gonna catch terrorists

Or kick ass at 5th grade math?

Both, eventually.

i'm testing the core code-- the higher functions--

To ensure that the system we're creating

Will have the right value set.

Morality in a machine. It's a tall order.

We can't introduce real data

Until we're sure that the program won't abuse it.

That's strange. Did you write this?

Mm-mmm.

There is a new method at line 10,604.

Are you aware of this additional code?