The Darwin Incident (ダーウィン事変)

You refuse to hand Charlie over?

What do you mean? Explain yourself, Phil.

It's just how it sounds.

Why should I have to hand over my private property?

It was something that had no owner.

And I happened to pick it up.

Deputy Graham. As I'm sure you're aware,

we're investigating terrorism and murder here.

We need to question Charlie.

Like I said, that's fine.

On condition that it's recorded on video and my designated lawyer is present.

Assuming you aren't planning on stealing Charlie, what's the problem?

You leave me no choice.

Phil, hand over your badge.

You're suspended from duty indefinitely.

On what grounds?

Grounds?

Well, let's see.

You let Feyerabend get away, you're hampering the investigation.

Take your pick.

As sheriff, I'm well within my rights to stand you down.

Look, Philip.

I don't know what nonsense that congresswoman's put in your head,

but are you gonna toss away your career and your pension?

Think it over care...

Hey, Phil.

I see. I'll support you as far as I can.

But I can't intervene in sheriff's office HR matters.

That'd be an issue.

I get it.

But never mind that. Can you do something about the media?

They've already sniffed out where I live.

I was the one who leaked your address.

What?

They'd have found you sooner or later.

And with them watching, the FBI won't try to get heavy-handed.

Just put up with it until the transfer procedures are in order.

I'll be in touch.

Damned politicians.

This is truer than principles Discovered by geniuses like XY

You are so captivating That I can't take my eyes off you

We are merely beings who are just living

But we are beings unlike any other

You make me wonder

Actors caught in a drama Unaware of the ending

Our "relationship chart" is still blank And it bothers me

We only want to share laughter Yet somehow end up hurting each other

It wasn't supposed to be like this

I wonder what principles or clues Apply to our relationship

A stereo yearning to blend Like left and right

Could it be love? I don't know

Are we at odds? I don't think so

It's a frustrating thing And I can't even tell if it's real

Just how deep is our relationship? Why can't it be measured?

I want to know you I want you to know me

And what's the level of expectation When we get to know each other?

I know nothing else but the long-sought Love, and I want to seek it out

You make me wonder

Just beyond words

You make me wonder

EPISODE 12 SEXUAL DIMORPHISM

It's the deputy sheriff. Roll the camera.

Can't get a good shot.

Should we just come back tomorrow?

I'm back.

I bought what you asked for. Check if anything's missing. Grace?

Thanks.

That's a big help. Those people never let up.

Oh, looks like they're leaving. They sure have it tough.

How's Charlie? Nothing new?

Nope. He's been home all day.

Did you know, Phil? He's really smart.

I gave him a book of crossword puzzles and he solved them all in no time.

Really?

I'm glad you're both getting along.

Hi, Charlie. How've you been?

What are you calling on? Your phone?

It's a tablet. Phil gave it to me after you left last night.

Nice. So how's the new place? Things going well?

'Cause we're almost out.

Geez. We've got enough of it.

Grace is always fussing over me.

That probably means it's going well then.

Charlie.

What about you though?

Me?

I mean… you're all good?

Yeah. I've got my regular checkup at the Kornberg Institute this weekend.

I think I'm pretty healthy though.

My body's lighter somehow.

And I feel extra strong.

Oh, yeah?

Yeah.

My senses are really sharp too.

I think

someone other than Phil and Grace used to use this room.

Suspended?

Yeah. I'm sorry. I...

Oh, well, what can you do.

And it's a dangerous job, so maybe it's for the best.

We've got Charlie to worry about too.

Hey…

I know, the two of us could open a massage parlor here. What do you think?

At this hour? Is it the press again?

Wait, let me...

Yes, who is it?

Oh, Ronnie.

Evening, Grace.

What a surprise.

We hardly ever see you here.

Come on in.

That's okay. I was in the neighborhood. Just thought I'd drop by.

Mind if I borrow Phil for a bit?

Sure thing. I won't even charge you interest!

Grace hasn't changed a bit.

Yeah, she's basically led a sheltered life. Never had it rough.

Don't you wanna make sure it stays that way?

You understand, don't you, Phil?

That monkey's like a spark to dry tinder.

That may be.

But it's the folks 'round here who're feeding the fire.

You put the Humanzee in there? In your dead daughter's room?

That's ancient history.

If you say so.

Better head home. Here.

Ronnie.

Take it.

You deserve it with all the good work you do.

That coward ain't sheriff material.

You should stand for election next time.

I'll drum up the votes for ya.

Good one, Ronnie.

Call me if you need anything.

I couldn't keep a lid on the violence. I'm responsible too.

Hi, Charlie.

How do you like your new home?

It's comfortable.

Sorry for lying to you last time.

This is my wife, Grace.

Nice to meet you. It's my first time coming to a research lab.

We're happy you're here. Please, this way.

Okay, Charlie. We just need to measure your physical strength, then we're done.

Everything looks normal.

I wasn't sure how'd he be,

but I think we can relax for now.

Weird.

This was custom-made to Humanzee specs.

What on earth's going on?

Dr. Fowler. It's…

Something's abnormal with Charlie?

Yes. Compare this with the data from last time.

You can see that his bones have suddenly become thicker,

and his muscle mass has increased significantly.

His blood testosterone and androgen levels have also spiked.

If he were human, he'd probably be at Stage II or III on the Tanner scale...

Whoa there, Doc.

We're not college professors, remember?

Explain it in language we can understand.

Apologies.

To put it plainly, right now, Charlie is…

Hitting puberty.

I got to the ceiling.

Should we redo it?

Puberty? As in puberty puberty?

Yes. He's developing what we call secondary sex characteristics.

Humans and chimps go through the same sexual maturation process

to reach adulthood.

However, for some reason

Charlie never showed any signs of it

when he reached the normal age for either species.

Frankly speaking, I'm not sure why it's happening now.

Perhaps Dr. Grossman arranged things this way.

Or maybe the recent drastic changes in Charlie's environment

have flipped some genetic switch.

Losing his adoptive parents, in particular,

must have caused him a great deal of stress.

But there's nothing wrong with him, is there?

It just means he's growing up.

Instead of worrying, we should celebrate with a cake.

S'pose so.

Can't say I remember my own folks sitting me down

to talk about secondary sex characteristics.

S'cause you're a guy.

Well, so's Charlie.

Anyway, Doc, "abnormal" sounds like a little bit of an overstatement.

Shouldn't we just leave him be and let nature take its course?

No one knows what course it will take.

Charlie's the only Humanzee on the planet, after all.

His species is a complete unknown.

That's a new record.

A perfect 1023 moves with no mistakes in under five minutes. Incredible.

You owe me ten bucks.

Sorry.