Koenig and company continue to verbally batter the hysterical robot with repeated accusations. Like a guilty child, Brian tries to hide, ending up in an airlock. Koenig ejects the machine into space, but its antenna is trapped when the outer door cycles shut. Brian threatens to erase his memory core unless he is brought back aboard. The Alphans must proceed cautiously as Brian is linked to the only available working computer. Despite the threat, Koenig orders the antenna cut and the robot set adrift. Begging for mercy, Brian breaks down, sobbing as it offers to give the Alphans anything they want.