1:25:04
They do.
1:25:05
Unfortunately, that sounds
a little like famous last words.
1:25:09
Yeah. Still, it was his idea to carry out
the failure mode analysis, wasn't it?
1:25:14
It should certainly indicate his integrity
and self-confidence.
1:25:18
If he were wrong it would be
the surest way of proving it.
1:25:20
It would be if he knew he was wrong.
1:25:25
Look, Dave, I can't put my finger on it,
but I sense something strange about him.
1:25:31
I can't think of a good reason not
to put back the Number One unit and...
1:25:34
-...carry on with the failure mode analysis.
-No, no, I agree about that.
1:25:39
Let's get on with it.
1:25:40
Okay. But, look, Dave.
1:25:44
Let's say we put the unit back
and it doesn't fail, huh?
1:25:47
That would pretty well wrap it up
as far as Hal was concerned, wouldn't it?
1:25:51
-Well, we'd be in very serious trouble.
-We would, wouldn't we?
1:25:55
What the hell can we do?
1:26:00
-We wouldn't have too many alternatives.
-I don't think we'd have any alternatives.
1:26:05
There isn't a single aspect of ship
operation that's not under his control.
1:26:09
If he were proved to be malfunctioning...
1:26:11
...I don't see how we would have
any choice but disconnection.
1:26:17
I'm afraid I agree with you.
1:26:19
There'd be nothing else to do.
1:26:23
-It'd be a bit tricky.
-Yeah.
1:26:26
We'd have to cut
his higher brain functions...
1:26:29
...without disturbing the purely automatic
and regulatory systems.
1:26:35
We'd have to work out
the transfer procedures...
1:26:37
...for continuing the mission
under ground-based computer control.
1:26:40
Yeah. That looks far safer than
allowing Hal to continue running things.
1:26:45
You know,
another thing just occurred to me.
1:26:49
As far as I know, no 9000 computer
has ever been disconnected.
1:26:52
Well, no 9000 computer
has ever fouled up before.
1:26:54
That's not what I mean.
1:26:58
I'm not so sure what he'd think about it.