1:25:04
It should certainly indicate his integrity
and self-confidence.
1:25:07
If he were wrong it would be
the surest way of proving it.
1:25:10
It would be if he knew he was wrong.
1:25:14
Look, Dave, I can't put my finger on it,
but I sense something strange about him.
1:25:20
I can't think of a good reason not
to put back the Number One unit and...
1:25:24
-...carry on with the failure mode analysis.
-No, no, I agree about that.
1:25:28
Let's get on with it.
1:25:29
Okay. But, look, Dave.
1:25:33
Let's say we put the unit back
and it doesn't fail, huh?
1:25:36
That would pretty well wrap it up
as far as Hal was concerned, wouldn't it?
1:25:41
-Well, we'd be in very serious trouble.
-We would, wouldn't we?
1:25:44
What the hell can we do?
1:25:49
-We wouldn't have too many alternatives.
-I don't think we'd have any alternatives.
1:25:54
There isn't a single aspect of ship
operation that's not under his control.
1:25:58
If he were proved to be malfunctioning...
1:26:00
...I don't see how we would have
any choice but disconnection.
1:26:07
I'm afraid I agree with you.
1:26:08
There'd be nothing else to do.
1:26:12
-lt'd be a bit tricky.
-Yeah.
1:26:15
We'd have to cut
his higher brain functions...
1:26:18
...without disturbing the purely automatic
and regulatory systems.
1:26:24
We'd have to work out
the transfer procedures...
1:26:26
...for continuing the mission
under ground-based computer control.
1:26:29
Yeah. That looks far safer than
allowing Hal to continue running things.
1:26:35
You know,
another thing just occurred to me.
1:26:38
As far as I know, no 9000 computer
has ever been disconnected.
1:26:41
Well, no 9000 computer
has ever fouled up before.
1:26:43
That's not what I mean.
1:26:47
I'm not so sure what he'd think about it.