Set in a future Earth (2035 A.D.) where robots are common assistants and workers for their human owners, this is the story of "robotophobic" Chicago Police Detective Del Spooner's investigation into the murder of Dr. Alfred Lanning, who works at U.S. Robotics, in which a robot, Sonny , appears to be implicated, even though that would mean the robot had violated the Three Laws of Robotics, which is apparently impossible. It seems impossible because.. if robots can break those laws, there's nothing to stop them from taking over the world, as humans have grown to become completely dependent upon their robots. Or maybe... they already have? Aiding Spooner in his investigation is a psychologist, Dr. Susan Calvin, who specializes in the psyches of robots.

Wil Wheaton and Emilio Estevez auditioned for the part of Sonny the suspect robot.

Detective Del Spooner:
What if I'm right?


Lt. John Bergin:
[sighs] Well, then I guess we're gonna miss the good old days.


Detective Del Spooner:
What good old days?


Lt. John Bergin:
When people were killed by *other people*.

Continuity: In almost every scene with Lanning's cat, her eyes are blue. But When Spooner jumps in the fountain, the cat's eyes are yellow.

Written and Performed by Joe Lervold
Courtesy of Marc Ferrari/MasterSource