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Episode complete credited cast: | |||
Cynthia Preston | ... | Mina Link (as Cyndy Preston) | |
Barbara Tyson | ... | Carrie Emerson | |
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Nathaniel DeVeaux | ... | Col. Birch |
Leonard Nimoy | ... | Thurman Cutler | |
Ken Kramer | ... | Judge Clancy | |
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Eric Schneider | ... | Detective Barclay |
Robert Clothier | ... | Dr. Linstrop | |
J.B. Bivens | ... | Security Guard | |
Robert Moloney | ... | Lab Technician | |
Don MacKay | ... | Dr. Link | |
John Novak | ... | Voice of Adam (voice) |
After Dr. Link is killed in his university lab, the prime suspect is his robot creation, Adam. The robot is taken into custody and tells Dr. Link's daughter Mina that he has no memory of what happened. She wants him released but a court hearing has been scheduled for the following Monday and the expected result is that Adam will be dismantled. Mina convinces now retired civil right attorney Thurman Cutler to defend him. Mina believes Adam to be a sentient being whose artificial intelligence allows him to make reasoned decisions. Cutler wants him tried for murder because if he can do so, Adam's humanity must first be recognized. Written by garykmcd
Self-conscious android kills its creator, but does not remember it. The prosecution is trying to force its destruction, while the daughter of the murdered scientist sees it as a brother and hires a top lawyer to save it. This SF courtroom drama deals with the question of whether artificial intelligence can be considered a personality and have equal rights to people of flesh and blood. The story is very well told, the acting is on an enviable level in relation to most of the series of this type, and the episode finale, although already seen cliché, is quite effective. One of the best episodes of the first season.
8/10