You Fired the Backbone of Detroit

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00:00:00Breaking news. A Webster motor car with faulty brakes caused a deadly explosion, killing three college students.

00:00:06As the company's silence raises questions about accountability, authorities are investigating.

00:00:10God damn it!

00:00:12Do you see this? They're calling our car a burning coffin. They act like we killed those kids ourselves.

00:00:18We need to figure out why the door jammed or Webster's going belly under.

00:00:21Hear you, but we've already dropped 100K on diagnostic tests alone and nothing not up.

00:00:27I don't want to hear your excuses. You're a goddamn Ivy League graduate.

00:00:31I pay you $200,000 a year, either figure it out or find a new job.

00:00:36And what the hell do you think you're doing? Tinkering around.

00:00:39You have to run a whole AI diagnostic system and you're over here fiddling.

00:00:44With all due respect, Mr. Russell, I know the Webster Corsair, like the back of my hand.

00:00:49I designed this car back in the day. I'll figure out what's wrong with it.

00:00:51We have a million dollar AI diagnostic suit, can't turn up anything.

00:00:55But you're going to figure it out with a $5 wrench?

00:00:57Well, fancy gadgets and high-minded degrees can be important, but sometimes what you need is plain old experience.

00:01:05You know what? Go ahead. I got nothing to lose. But if anything goes wrong, it's on your ass.

00:01:09Don't worry. I won't mess this up. Let's go.

00:01:13Since I'm this far, I will stand so, this deep desire, found it.

00:01:29See that? It's on my shirt.

00:01:33Car owner must have made a legal modification, snagged it on a thread during the installation,

00:01:38and jammed the latch during impact.

00:01:40Webster's not at fault.

00:01:42You saved the company a few million, buddy.

00:01:44Let's go show the boss.

00:01:45You are embarrassing me, and you're embarrassing yourself.

00:01:48I think I found the problem.

00:01:52Ah, you old son of a bitch! You did it!

00:01:55All right, I'm going to go to the press, tell the board all the good news.

00:01:59You're a hero at Webster Motor.

00:02:03Attention, everyone. This concludes today's shift.

00:02:08Please shut down your stations and clock out.

00:02:11Drive safe, and we'll see you tomorrow.

00:02:12Oh, Mr. Walker, can I have a word?

00:02:21Oh, of course.

00:02:30Um, this is a car my nephew got from his grandmother.

00:02:35It's a collector's item, which means it's one of a kind, and you're the only one I trust to fix it.

00:02:39You know, it's funny, last week it was a plane, this week it's a car.

00:02:44Your nephew sure likes to break things, huh?

00:02:46They're some messy teenagers.

00:02:48Tell me about it.

00:02:49My daughter was the same way.

00:02:51I can have her back to you tomorrow.

00:02:54Great. Is your payment 100k?

00:02:58Miss Wolf, it's an easy fix. You don't have to pay me.

00:03:03Good to see you.

00:03:04Oh, Hank, wait.

00:03:09Hank, wait.

00:03:14I'll be straight with you, okay?

00:03:15You've been at Webster for 40 years.

00:03:17You know cars.

00:03:19You're one of the best engineers in the world.

00:03:21But they treat you worse than the mechanics that work for an hourly rate.

00:03:25Why don't you come work for me at Mach 15?

00:03:28We're developing a new supercar.

00:03:30Silver Link's Model A, and I want you to be in charge.

00:03:32The starting pay is $10 million.

00:03:36That's a lot of money.

00:03:38But you said so yourself, Miss Wolf.

00:03:41I've been with Webster Motors for 40 years,

00:03:44and any time I have remaining, I just assume it be with them.

00:03:48Old mucks like me, we're the backbone of Detroit's industry,

00:03:52and you got a good job on your hands,

00:03:53and you should give it to a youngster.

00:03:56As for me, just stick to toy cars.

00:04:02Hey, look who's early.

00:04:07Hey, how you doing, man?

00:04:08Good.

00:04:09Oh, hey.

00:04:11Tom Norris.

00:04:13You reckon he's here to give us a bonus?

00:04:15I doubt it.

00:04:17Move.

00:04:18Move, move, move, move, move.

00:04:19All right, all right, all right.

00:04:20Hey, listen up.

00:04:22I have an announcement.

00:04:23Webster Motors has gone through a change of hands.

00:04:26We've been purchased by Tesalux.

00:04:30Ah, ah, ah.

00:04:32Yes, that Tesalux, the EV car company.

00:04:35Sir, a big man upstairs, now some guy named Elon.

00:04:39Tesalux is a tech company.

00:04:41Big emphasis on tech.

00:04:43So all you boomers, you're fired.

00:04:49You're fired.

00:04:51What?

00:04:51Wait, what?

00:04:52Wait, wait, wait, wait.

00:04:54We're all fired.

00:04:56That can't be right.

00:04:58Oh, you need me to spell it out for you?

00:05:00Fine.

00:05:01Webster Motors has purchased a cutting-edge AI detection system from Apex AI for over $10 billion.

00:05:08And let me tell you, this software makes all of you has-been boomers look like a bunch of fucking amateurs.

00:05:15It'll do more for this company in 10 minutes than you could do in 10 years.

00:05:20So, go home.

00:05:22Wait for death to come knocking.

00:05:25Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:05:26Now, hold on.

00:05:27That ain't right.

00:05:28Look, we are the backbone of Webster Motors, right?

00:05:32We built this company up from the ground.

00:05:34Hell, some of us were here before Webster was.

00:05:36You can't just let us go.

00:05:37That is, hey, it's workplace discrimination, right, boys?

00:05:40Yeah, right.

00:05:41We're gonna fucking sue you.

00:05:43Well, it's not ageism if you're just bad.

00:05:45We're a tech company now.

00:05:47We need computer people who write AI that does what you do, but they do it better and faster.

00:05:54Face it.

00:05:55This is the 21st century.

00:05:56Everything is fast and digital.

00:05:59It's time for you washed-up old farts to pack your little backs and fuck off.

00:06:03Because, like it or not, you've been replaced.

00:06:05I might not know anything about AI, but I do know one thing.

00:06:10These machines here, they're finicky.

00:06:12And unless real people are monitoring the assembly line at all times, it's only a matter of time before something goes boom.

00:06:20And all production stops.

00:06:22That's right.

00:06:23What do you mean everything goes boom?

00:06:25I've worked here for 40 years.

00:06:28I know these machines.

00:06:29They need to be checked on and resurviced.

00:06:32Otherwise, you're gonna lose billions.

00:06:34Oh, okay.

00:06:36So you're saying the reason that I can't fire you old fucks is because I need someone to watch the machine all day or it's gonna go boom?

00:06:45Yeah, that's right.

00:06:46And you better make sure they have the experience to know what they're looking for.

00:06:49Oh, holy fuck!

00:06:51You're a real fucking shameless one, you know?

00:06:54I know you won't be able to get another job, but that doesn't mean you can make shit up either.

00:06:58I'm not making anything up.

00:07:00I'm telling you how it is, based on my experience.

00:07:02All right.

00:07:03Old man, I gotta go, all right?

00:07:05But don't think you're anything special because of yesterday.

00:07:08I downloaded the source code from the diagnostic test myself, and that car was perfectly fine.

00:07:14You lucked out with that screw.

00:07:16So all you need to do is go back and rot in hospice.

00:07:20No, no, no, how dare you?

00:07:22How dare you?

00:07:23We built this city with our own hands.

00:07:25We are the ones that brought industry to Detroit.

00:07:27Yeah.

00:07:27We did all that hard labor so kids like you could go run off to college.

00:07:31And now this is how you're going to treat us?

00:07:33Shut up!

00:07:34Right?

00:07:34Shut up!

00:07:35You disgusting old fucking hicks.

00:07:38Or I'll call the cops as of now you're fired.

00:07:42So this is trespassing.

00:07:44Tom, you need to tell the assembly line supers about the maintenance.

00:07:49If something happens to one of these machines, it's going to cost Webster millions.

00:07:52And it's a safety hazard.

00:07:54I do not give a fuck about your experience.

00:07:57That is all subjective bullshit.

00:07:58We have the cold, hard facts right here.

00:08:02Our new AI detection system will be fully operational in a few short days.

00:08:07You really think it can't handle a few finicky machines?

00:08:10It'll have them back in tip-top shape before you old schmucks need to get your gloves on.

00:08:15Now hurry up and scram or you can forget about your final fucking paycheck.

00:08:20It's all right.

00:08:26It's all right.

00:08:26Let it go, okay?

00:08:27Look, you warned him plenty about the assembly line, huh?

00:08:30It's his own fault now if you won't listen.

00:08:33Come on, fellas.

00:08:34Let's go.

00:08:34Let's get out of here.

00:08:35Guy's a creep.

00:08:36What do you mean you can't fix it?

00:08:38I pay you millions of dollars for what?

00:08:41Mach 15 is on the line and if you can't fix it-

00:08:43Miss Wolfe, Miss Wolfe, can't you see that I'm on the phone?

00:08:45Webster Motors just fired that old car mechanic you told me to keep an eye on.

00:08:50I'll call you back.

00:08:52They fired Hank Walker?

00:08:54Evelyn, I need you to find him.

00:08:57Our CNC mills just suffered a critical error and he's the only one that can fix it.

00:09:00Make sure he gets here, okay?

00:09:02We need him!

00:09:02Got it, boss.

00:09:03I'll offer him a job.

00:09:04What's the pay ceiling?

00:09:06There's no ceiling.

00:09:08We're paying him whatever he wants.

00:09:11I'll have you, Hank.

00:09:13Hey, I'll catch up with you, Hank.

00:09:17Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Walker.

00:09:19Oh, Hank?

00:09:20Yeah, he just missed him.

00:09:21He went to go see his daughter.

00:09:25Grandpa!

00:09:31Grandpa, I miss you so much.

00:09:33I didn't even get to clear you all up.

00:09:35So holy.

00:09:37I know, kiddo.

00:09:38Your grandpa was busy at work.

00:09:40But I'm going to have a lot more time now.

00:09:42I can come over every day if you want.

00:09:44Yeah.

00:09:44Yeah?

00:09:45Ah!

00:09:47Oh, you're getting strong.

00:09:48Dad.

00:09:49Shouldn't you be at work?

00:09:51I'm actually not going to be working there anymore.

00:09:54Webster laid me off.

00:09:56You got fired?

00:09:59Fuck.

00:09:59What are we going to do about the mortgage now?

00:10:03Mortgage?

00:10:04What are you talking about?

00:10:04The mortgage for this house, you stupid old fuck.

00:10:07Penn and I have been using your paycheck to pay off the mortgage.

00:10:10What are we going to do now?

00:10:11They're going to foreclose on us.

00:10:12Jesse, I've been giving you my paycheck since you and Helen got married.

00:10:17Why isn't the mortgage paid off yet?

00:10:19Because a whole year's worth of your salary didn't even last me a single night in Vegas.

00:10:25So you were gambling it.

00:10:26I bust my back ten hours a day and what?

00:10:30You gambled it all away in one night on craps?

00:10:33Poker?

00:10:34I can't believe you two.

00:10:35All right?

00:10:35I've given everything for you guys.

00:10:37I stopped drinking coffee for you, all right?

00:10:39I barely scrape by on $300 a month.

00:10:43And you flush it down the drain gambling?

00:10:46Look, old man.

00:10:47I don't care.

00:10:48But Helen and I need the money to pay off the mortgage.

00:10:52And until you get another job, I want you to stay away from Audrey.

00:10:55Oh, Grandpa!

00:10:59What's gotten into you, Jesse?

00:11:01I'm near retirement, okay?

00:11:04What's an old man like me supposed to do?

00:11:07You and Helen and little Audrey, you guys are all that I have.

00:11:11I just want to see this little girl grow up, okay?

00:11:14Please.

00:11:16I already lost my wife.

00:11:17Don't talk about my mom.

00:11:19If you weren't so stubborn, if you would have just left Detroit when you had the chance,

00:11:23she would have had better insurance coverage and not die.

00:11:28I would be in a better place, too.

00:11:30And now we're all stuck in this hellhole because of you.

00:11:36You're useless.

00:11:38My buddy Tom Norris got promoted to senior engineer in a year.

00:11:43You've been there for decades.

00:11:44And you're still just some low-level mechanic.

00:11:47Now get out and stay away from Audrey.

00:11:51Grandpa!

00:11:52Grandpa!

00:11:53You want to see Audrey again?

00:11:55Who brings us a nice, fat paycheck?

00:11:59Jesse's great.

00:12:00Got a job.

00:12:01You owe that to us.

00:12:02Now go dumpster dive if you have to.

00:12:04Grandpa!

00:12:05Grandpa!

00:12:06Grandpa!

00:12:08Grandpa!

00:12:09Grandpa!

00:12:10I just didn't want to give up on my city.

00:12:12Is that so wrong?

00:12:14Oh, look at that stinky hobo.

00:12:20Let's cross the street before he gets all his germs on us.

00:12:32Webster still hasn't given us our last paycheck.

00:12:35And I haven't eaten since last night.

00:12:36I don't want to.

00:12:44Guess this will have to be my dinner.

00:12:54Holy shit.

00:12:59Mike Walker.

00:13:00The rock star engineer behind our 1987 Webster Corsair.

00:13:04What are you doing?

00:13:06Eating out of a dumpster.

00:13:07Tom, you know this guy.

00:13:09Yeah.

00:13:10Fired him yesterday.

00:13:11He's a piece of shit mechanic who wouldn't stop going on about,

00:13:14Oh, the assembly line's going to explode.

00:13:17So I got rid of him.

00:13:18Don't laughing matter, Tom.

00:13:20I'm serious.

00:13:21If you're not careful, that whole assembly line is going to malfunction.

00:13:24Oh, fuck, man.

00:13:26Still stuck on that?

00:13:27That is bullshit.

00:13:29Hank Walker.

00:13:31They may have kept you around for 40 years because they're dumb.

00:13:34But I know you're nothing special.

00:13:36If you were anything like me, you'd at least be a manager.

00:13:38Well, they did ask me, but I turned them down because I want to work with cars.

00:13:45That's what I do best.

00:13:46And I don't need some empty title.

00:13:48But Tom, you have got to listen to me, okay?

00:13:51Have your guys watch the line.

00:13:52Otherwise, it's going to cost Webster millions.

00:13:54What a joke.

00:13:55I can't with you.

00:13:58Look, this is our newest software.

00:14:01All the lights are green.

00:14:02Green means good.

00:14:04See, nothing can possibly go wrong.

00:14:07Warning, malfunction detected.

00:14:11Initiating emergency stop protocol.

00:14:15No way this bastard got it right.

00:14:19What the hell happened here?

00:14:21The machine, it's smoking.

00:14:22I don't know.

00:14:23It shouldn't be doing that.

00:14:25We're following the exact same procedures we've always done.

00:14:28Well, it is.

00:14:29Look at it.

00:14:30If this machine goes down, we're going to have to shut down the whole plant.

00:14:34We're going to lose millions of dollars.

00:14:36Norris, I don't care what you do.

00:14:40Fix it by the end of the day or you're done.

00:14:47What are you just standing there for?

00:14:49Fix it!

00:14:50Um, well, Tom, the thing is we don't know what the problem is.

00:14:54We don't know what's wrong.

00:14:55What do you mean?

00:14:56Didn't you go to college for this fucking shit?

00:14:58We just used to do what the older guys and Hank would do.

00:15:01They would diagnose it and they would solve it.

00:15:04Fuck!

00:15:05So fucking sick of this fucking Hank guy.

00:15:08Yeah?

00:15:08What do you want me to do?

00:15:10You want me to go back and bring back those old fossils that I just fucking fired?

00:15:14Fuck off!

00:15:15This whole plant isn't going to suddenly cease to function because a few wrinkly old farts got laid off.

00:15:21That's bullshit.

00:15:21Now fucking fix it!

00:15:23Faster!

00:15:27Miss Wolfe, I just don't see why we need a mechanic like Hank Walker right now.

00:15:31Don't we already have an expert from Apex AI working on the CNC machine mill?

00:15:36We already lost one full production line.

00:15:38If we lose another, that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of loss and profits.

00:15:42Look, you keep an eye on the factory and I will go find Hank because he's the only one I trust to fix this.

00:15:47There will never be a replacement for good, old-fashioned human ingenuity.

00:15:52Machines and humans can work together to create the most efficient outcome.

00:15:56But a machine will never replace a human.

00:16:06Get in scrap, sir?

00:16:09You know it.

00:16:10We still have a lot of material that we need to get rid of.

00:16:14If you can carry it, it's all yours.

00:16:18Sir, there must be something you can do.

00:16:20We need to fix this now.

00:16:21Well, luckily you came to the right place.

00:16:23I mean, we here at Apex AI know exactly what we're doing.

00:16:26We can handle stuff like this in our sleep.

00:16:28So we're just going to have our diagnostics run on it, figure out a problem, and boom.

00:16:33Bob's your uncle.

00:16:33So this is Apex AI's new detection software?

00:16:37It looks brilliant.

00:16:40Jesus, lady.

00:16:41I mean, what did you do to this thing?

00:16:43This is a critical failure.

00:16:45Is there any way you can get it fixed by the end of the day?

00:16:47We need to have production back on schedule or my boss is going to kill me.

00:16:51I know that machine.

00:16:52The reading is off simply because the sensor skips without a manual check.

00:16:56I mean, this is not a job that you can finish in a day, okay?

00:16:58I mean, this is going to take like a week.

00:16:59We don't have a week.

00:17:00We have a client waiting on us.

00:17:01We have to get these parts machined now.

00:17:04Is there anything else you can do, please?

00:17:07I mean, we might have a solution.

00:17:10It's just the pay that you're offering, though.

00:17:13$2,000 for an eight-hour workday?

00:17:15Then what?

00:17:16It just needs a reset.

00:17:18They're asking for even more.

00:17:19Ah, Mr. Pierre and Mr. Esteban, money is not an issue.

00:17:24I will give you $2 million each for your work here today.

00:17:26And if all goes well, there will be a little bonus in it for you both as well.

00:17:30Okay.

00:17:30All right, well, don't worry about it good-looking.

00:17:32All right, fixing machines, that's our job.

00:17:34It's a very tough and thankless and very, very difficult job, but we'll get it up and running for you.

00:17:39I can't believe they just scammed that poor girl.

00:17:43And then you're going to twist it the other way?

00:17:45Get in there.

00:17:47See?

00:17:47Our new AI tool has a solution for everything.

00:17:50Whoa!

00:17:53Well, step 37, that's what it said.

00:17:56Jeez, this isn't ever happening when Hank was around.

00:17:59Shut up!

00:18:00Do I really fuck up by firing those old-timers?

00:18:03I'm not going to have to bring Hank back on board, am I?

00:18:08What?

00:18:09Apex AI's tech experts are over at Mach 15?

00:18:13Oh, perfect.

00:18:14Those guys are a golden ticket to fixing this machine.

00:18:17I'll head over right now.

00:18:25Alrighty.

00:18:26Fire it up.

00:18:29So?

00:18:32Not yet.

00:18:34You can't.

00:18:35You got to reset the machine first.

00:18:38Otherwise, you'll be operating under the faulty presets.

00:18:41You're leading this machine down a one-way path to catastrophic failure.

00:18:45Okay, I'm sorry.

00:18:46Who the fuck is this guy?

00:18:47Go back, get your scrap, get out of here.

00:18:50Okay?

00:18:50You're distracting us from this billion-dollar machine here.

00:18:54It's an easy fix.

00:18:56But I bet you two knew that, didn't you?

00:18:58You talked it up to her so you could get that extra pay.

00:19:01What are you talking about?

00:19:03Wow.

00:19:03You know what, Ms. Ebelin?

00:19:04Can you get your guys to get him out of here?

00:19:06Okay, he's distracting us from working.

00:19:08Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to step back, please.

00:19:10We have plenty of scrap metal, and I'd be happy to help you get it.

00:19:13Miss, miss, forget the scrap metal.

00:19:15If you give me ten minutes with this machine, I will tell you exactly what's wrong with it.

00:19:19And I'll fix it for you, free of charge.

00:19:22Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:19:22Okay, so you're saying you can fix this in ten minutes?

00:19:26We're two of the best mechanics in the world armed with a brand spanking new AI detection system.

00:19:30Now, if we can't pull this off in ten minutes, what's a scruffy old fart like you going to do?

00:19:34You may have your fancy AI, but these machines, they were built by people, and they're meant to be maintenance by people.

00:19:41I've been in this industry for 40 years.

00:19:44Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

00:19:45You need somebody like Hank Walker.

00:19:47Ms. Wolfe said he's a genius car mechanic, and he would know how to fix this.

00:19:55That's me.

00:19:59Breaking news.

00:20:00A Webster motor car with faulty brakes caused a deadly explosion.

00:20:03Killing three college students.

00:20:05As the company's silence raises questions about accountability, authorities are investigating.

00:20:10God damn it!

00:20:12Do you see this?

00:20:13They're calling our car a burning coffin.

00:20:15They act like we killed those kids ourselves.

00:20:17We need to figure out why the door jammed or Webster's going belly under.

00:20:20Hear you, but we've already dropped $100,000 on diagnostic tests alone and nothing not up.

00:20:26I don't want to hear your excuses.

00:20:28You're a goddamn Ivy League graduate.

00:20:30If you do it, I pay you $200,000 a year, either figure it out or find a new job.

00:20:35And what the hell do you think you're doing?

00:20:38Tinkering around.

00:20:39You have to run a whole AI diagnostic system and you're over here fiddling.

00:20:43With all due respect, Mr. Russell, I know the Webster Corsair, like the back of my hand.

00:20:48I designed this car back in the day.

00:20:50I'll figure out what's wrong with it.

00:20:51We have a million-dollar AI diagnostics who can't turn up anything, but you're going to figure it out with a $5 wrench?

00:20:57Well, fancy gadgets and high-minded degrees can be important, but sometimes what you need is plain old experience.

00:21:04You know what?

00:21:05Go ahead.

00:21:06I have nothing to lose.

00:21:06But if anything goes wrong, it's on your ass.

00:21:09Don't worry.

00:21:10I won't mess this up.

00:21:11Let's go.

00:21:12Since I'm this far, I will sense all this deep desire.

00:21:27Found it.

00:21:31See that?

00:21:32From a shirt.

00:21:33Our owner must have made a legal modification, snagged it on a thread during the installation, and jammed the latch during impact.

00:21:40Webster's not at fault.

00:21:41Well, you saved the company a few million, buddy.

00:21:44Let's go show the boss.

00:21:45You are embarrassing me, and you're embarrassing yourself.

00:21:47I think I found the problem.

00:21:52Ah, you old son of a bitch.

00:21:54You did it.

00:21:55All right, I'm going to go to the press, tell the board all the good news.

00:21:58You're a hero at Webster Motor.

00:22:03Big World YouTube.

00:22:05Attention, everyone.

00:22:06This concludes today's shift.

00:22:08Please shut down your stations and clock out.

00:22:10Drive safe, and we'll see you tomorrow.

00:22:12Oh, Mr. Walker, can I have a word?

00:22:21Oh, of course.

00:22:22Um, this is a car my nephew got from his grandmother.

00:22:34It's a collector's item, which means it's one of a kind, and you're the only one I trust to fix it.

00:22:39You know, it's funny.

00:22:40Last week it was a plane.

00:22:41This week it's a car.

00:22:43Your nephew sure likes to break things, huh?

00:22:46They're some messy teenagers.

00:22:47Tell me about it.

00:22:49My daughter was the same way.

00:22:51I can have her back to you tomorrow.

00:22:53Great.

00:22:54Is your payment 100k?

00:22:58Miss Wolf, it's an easy fix.

00:23:00You don't have to pay me.

00:23:02Good to see you.

00:23:03Oh, Hank, wait.

00:23:08Hank, wait.

00:23:09I'll be straight with you.

00:23:14Okay, you've been at Webster for 40 years.

00:23:17You know cars.

00:23:18You're one of the best engineers in the world.

00:23:21But they treat you worse than the mechanics that work for an hourly rate.

00:23:25Why don't you come work for me at Mach 15?

00:23:28We're developing a new supercar.

00:23:29Silver Link's Model A, and I want you to be in charge.

00:23:32The starting pay is $10 million.

00:23:34That's a lot of money.

00:23:37But you said so yourself, Miss Wolf.

00:23:41I've been with Webster Motors for 40 years.

00:23:44And any time I have remaining, I just assume it be with them.

00:23:48Old mucks like me, we're the backbone of Detroit's industry.

00:23:51And you got a good job on your hands, and you should give it to a youngster.

00:23:55As for me, just stick to toy cars.

00:23:58Hey, look who's early.

00:24:06Hey, how you doing, man?

00:24:08Good.

00:24:08Oh, hey.

00:24:10Come sir, Tom Norris.

00:24:12You reckon he's here to give us a bonus?

00:24:15I doubt it.

00:24:17Move.

00:24:17Move, move, move, move, move.

00:24:19All right, all right, all right.

00:24:19Hey, listen up.

00:24:21I have an announcement.

00:24:23Webster Motors has gone through a change of hands.

00:24:26We've been purchased by Tesalux.

00:24:28Yes, that Tesalux, the EV car company.

00:24:34Sir, a big man upstairs, now some guy named Elon.

00:24:38Tesalux is a tech company.

00:24:41Big emphasis on tech.

00:24:43So all you boomers, you're fired.

00:24:48You're fired.

00:24:50What?

00:24:51Wait, what?

00:24:52Wait, wait, wait, wait.

00:24:53We're all fired.

00:24:56That can't be right.

00:24:57Oh, you need me to spell it out for you?

00:24:59Fine.

00:25:00Webster Motors has purchased a cutting-edge AI detection system from Apex AI for over 10 billion.

00:25:08And let me tell you, this software makes all of you has-been boomers look like a bunch of fucking amateurs.

00:25:13It'll do more for this company in 10 minutes than you could do in 10 years.

00:25:19So, go home.

00:25:22Wait for death to come knocking.

00:25:24Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:25:25Now, hold on.

00:25:26That ain't right.

00:25:28Look, we are the backbone of Webster Motors, right?

00:25:31We built this company up from the ground.

00:25:33Hell, some of us were here before Webster was.

00:25:35You can't just let us go.

00:25:37That is as workplace discrimination, right, boys?

00:25:40We're gonna fucking sue you.

00:25:42Well, it's not ageism if you're just bad.

00:25:45We're a tech company now.

00:25:47We need computer people who write AI that does what you do, but they do it better and faster.

00:25:53Face it.

00:25:54This is the 21st century.

00:25:56Everything is fast and digital.

00:25:58It's time for you washed-up old farts to pack your little bags and fuck off.

00:26:03Because like it or not, you've been replaced.

00:26:05I might not know anything about AI, but I do know one thing.

00:26:09These machines here, they're finicky.

00:26:12And unless real people are monitoring the assembly line at all times,

00:26:15it's only a matter of time before something goes boom.

00:26:19And all production stops.

00:26:21That's right.

00:26:22What do you mean everything goes boom?

00:26:25I've worked here for 40 years.

00:26:27I know these machines.

00:26:29They need to be checked on and resurviced.

00:26:31Otherwise, you're gonna lose billions.

00:26:34Oh, okay.

00:26:35So you're saying the reason that I can't fire you old farts

00:26:41is because I need someone to watch the machine all day or it's gonna go boom?

00:26:44That's right.

00:26:45And you better make sure they have the experience to know what they're looking for.

00:26:48Oh, holy fuck.

00:26:51You're a real fucking shameless one, you know?

00:26:53I know you won't be able to get another job,

00:26:55but that doesn't mean you can make shit up either.

00:26:57I'm not making anything up.

00:26:59I'm telling you how it is based on my experience.

00:27:02All right.

00:27:02Old man, I gotta go.

00:27:04All right?

00:27:05But don't think you're anything special because of yesterday.

00:27:07I downloaded the source code from the diagnostic test myself,

00:27:10and that car was perfectly fine.

00:27:13You lucked out with that screw.

00:27:15So all you need to do is go back and rot in hospice.

00:27:20No, no, no.

00:27:20How dare you?

00:27:21How dare you?

00:27:22We built this city with our own hands.

00:27:24We are the ones that brought industry to Detroit.

00:27:26Yeah.

00:27:27We did all that hard labor so kids like you could go run off to college.

00:27:31And now this is how you're going to treat us?

00:27:33Shut up!

00:27:33Right?

00:27:34Shut up!

00:27:35You disgusting old fucking hicks.

00:27:38Or I'll call the cops.

00:27:39As of now, you're fired.

00:27:41So this is trespassing.

00:27:43Tom,

00:27:44you need to tell the assembly line supers about the maintenance.

00:27:48If something happens to one of these machines,

00:27:50it's going to cost Webster millions.

00:27:52And it's a safety hazard.

00:27:53I do not give a fuck about your experience.

00:27:56That is all subjective bullshit.

00:27:58We have the cold, hard facts right here.

00:28:01Our new AI detection system will be fully operational in a few short days.

00:28:06You really think it can't handle a few finicky machines?

00:28:09It'll have them back in tip-top shape before you old schmucks need to get your gloves on.

00:28:14Now hurry up and scram, or you can forget about your final fucking paycheck.

00:28:21It's all right.

00:28:25It's all right.

00:28:25Let it go, okay?

00:28:26Look, you warned him plenty about the assembly line, huh?

00:28:29It's his own fault now if you won't listen.

00:28:32Come on, fellas.

00:28:33Let's go.

00:28:33Let's get out of here.

00:28:35Guy's a creep.

00:28:36What do you mean you can't fix it?

00:28:38I pay you millions of dollars for what?

00:28:40Mach 15 is on the line, and if you can't fix it-

00:28:42Ms. Wolfe, Ms. Wolfe, can't you see that I'm on the phone?

00:28:45Webster Motors just fired that old car mechanic you told me to keep an eye on.

00:28:50I'll call you back.

00:28:51They fired Hank Walker?

00:28:54Evelyn, I need you to find him.

00:28:56Our CNC mills just suffered a critical error, and he's the only one that can fix it.

00:29:00Make sure he gets here, okay?

00:29:01We need him!

00:29:02Got it, boss.

00:29:02I'll offer him a job.

00:29:04What's the pay ceiling?

00:29:06There's no ceiling.

00:29:07We're paying him whatever he wants.

00:29:10I'll have you, Hank.

00:29:12Hey, I'll catch up with you, Hank.

00:29:14Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Walker.

00:29:19Who, Hank?

00:29:19Yeah, he just missed him.

00:29:21He went to go see his daughter.

00:29:25Grandpa!

00:29:25Grandpa, I missed you so much.

00:29:33I didn't even get to pair you all up so holy.

00:29:36I know, kiddo.

00:29:37Your grandpa was busy at work.

00:29:39But I'm going to have a lot more time now.

00:29:42I can come over every day if you want.

00:29:43Yeah.

00:29:43Yeah?

00:29:45Ah!

00:29:46Oh, you're getting strong.

00:29:47Dad!

00:29:49Shouldn't you be at work?

00:29:51I'm actually not going to be working there anymore.

00:29:54Webster laid me off.

00:29:56You got fired?

00:29:58Fuck.

00:30:00What are we going to do about the mortgage now?

00:30:02Mortgage?

00:30:03What are you talking about?

00:30:04The mortgage for this house, you stupid old fuck.

00:30:07Penn and I have been using your paycheck to pay off the mortgage.

00:30:10What are we going to do now?

00:30:11They're going to foreclose on us.

00:30:12Jesse, I've been giving you my paycheck since you and Helen got married.

00:30:17Why isn't the mortgage paid off yet?

00:30:18Because a whole year's worth of your salary didn't even last me a single night in Vegas.

00:30:24So you were gambling it.

00:30:26I bust my back ten hours a day and what?

00:30:30You gambled it all away in one night on craps?

00:30:32Poker?

00:30:33I can't believe you two.

00:30:35Alright?

00:30:35I've given everything for you guys.

00:30:37I stopped drinking coffee for you, alright?

00:30:38I barely scrape by on $300 a month.

00:30:42And you flush it down the drain gambling?

00:30:46Look old man, I don't care.

00:30:48But Helen and I need the money to pay off the mortgage.

00:30:51And until you get another job, I want you to stay away from Audrey.

00:30:55Oh, Grandpa!

00:30:58What's gotten into you, Jesse?

00:31:01I'm near retirement, okay?

00:31:04What's an old man like me supposed to do?

00:31:07You and Helen and little Audrey, you guys are all that I have.

00:31:10I just want to see this little girl grow up, okay?

00:31:14Please.

00:31:15I already lost my wife.

00:31:17Don't talk about my mom.

00:31:19If you weren't so stubborn, if you would have just left Detroit when you had the chance,

00:31:23she would have had better insurance coverage and not die.

00:31:26I would be in a better place, too.

00:31:29And now we're all stuck in this hellhole because of you.

00:31:36You're useless.

00:31:38My buddy Tom Norris got promoted to senior engineer in a year.

00:31:42You've been there for decades.

00:31:44And you're still just some low-level mechanic.

00:31:47Now get out.

00:31:48And stay away from Audrey.

00:31:50Grandpa!

00:31:52Grandpa!

00:31:53You want to see Audrey again?

00:31:55Who brings a nice, fat paycheck?

00:31:58Grandpa!

00:31:58Jesse's right.

00:31:59Good job.

00:32:00You owe that to us.

00:32:01Now go dumpster dive if you have to.

00:32:03Grandpa!

00:32:05Grandpa!

00:32:07Grandpa!

00:32:08Grandpa!

00:32:10I just didn't want to give up on my city.

00:32:12Is that so wrong?

00:32:17Yeah.

00:32:18Oh, look at that stinky hobo.

00:32:20Let's cross the street before he gets all his germs on us.

00:32:31Webster still hasn't given us our last paycheck.

00:32:34And I haven't eaten since last night.

00:32:47Guess this will have to be my dinner.

00:32:49What?

00:32:56Holy shit.

00:32:58Mike Walker.

00:32:59The rock star engineer behind our 1987 Webster Corsair.

00:33:04What are you doing?

00:33:05Eating out of a dumpster.

00:33:07Tom, you know this guy.

00:33:08Yeah.

00:33:09Fired him yesterday.

00:33:11He's a piece of shit mechanic who wouldn't stop going on about,

00:33:13Oh, the assembly line's going to explode.

00:33:16So I got rid of him.

00:33:18Don't laughing matter, Tom.

00:33:20I'm serious.

00:33:21If you're not careful, that whole assembly line is going to malfunction.

00:33:24Oh, fuck, man.

00:33:25Still stuck on that?

00:33:27That is bullshit.

00:33:29Hank Walker.

00:33:30They may have kept you around for 40 years because they're dumb.

00:33:33But I know you're nothing special.

00:33:36If you were anything like me, you'd at least be a manager.

00:33:38Well, they did ask me.

00:33:40But I turned them down.

00:33:42Because I want to work with cars.

00:33:44That's what I do best.

00:33:45And I don't need some empty title.

00:33:47But Tom, you have got to listen to me, okay?

00:33:50Have your guys watch the line.

00:33:51Otherwise, it's going to cost Webster millions.

00:33:53What a joke!

00:33:55I can't with you.

00:33:57Look, this is our newest software.

00:34:00All the lights are green.

00:34:02Green means good.

00:34:04See?

00:34:05Nothing can possibly go wrong.

00:34:08Warning.

00:34:09Malfunction detected.

00:34:10Initiating emergency stop protocol.

00:34:14No way this bastard got it right.

00:34:18What the hell happened here?

00:34:20The machine, it's smoking.

00:34:22I don't know.

00:34:23It shouldn't be doing that.

00:34:25We're following the exact same procedures we've always done.

00:34:27Well, it is.

00:34:28Look at it.

00:34:29If this machine goes down, we're going to have to shut down the whole plant.

00:34:34We're going to lose millions of dollars.

00:34:37Norris, I don't care what you do.

00:34:39Fix it by the end of the day or you're done.

00:34:47What are you just standing there for?

00:34:48Fix it!

00:34:50Um, well, Tom, the thing is, we don't know what the problem is.

00:34:53We don't know what's wrong.

00:34:55What do you mean?

00:34:55Didn't you go to college for this fucking shit?

00:34:58We just used to do what the older guys and Hank would do.

00:35:00They would diagnose it and they would solve it.

00:35:03Fuck!

00:35:04So fucking sick of this fucking Hank guy.

00:35:08What do you want me to do?

00:35:09You want me to go back and bring back those old fossils that I just fucking fired?

00:35:13Fuck off!

00:35:14This whole plant isn't going to suddenly cease to function because a few wrinkly old farts got laid off.

00:35:20That's bullshit.

00:35:21Now fucking fix it!

00:35:22Faster!

00:35:23Miss Wolfe, I just don't see why we need a mechanic like Hank Walker right now.

00:35:31Don't we already have an expert from Apex AI working on the CNC machine mill?

00:35:35We already lost one full production line.

00:35:38If we lose another, that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of loss and profits.

00:35:42Look, you keep an eye on the factory and I will go find Hank because he's the only one

00:35:45I trust to fix this.

00:35:47There will never be a replacement for good, old-fashioned human ingenuity.

00:35:51Machines and humans can work together to create the most efficient outcome.

00:35:55But a machine will never replace a human.

00:35:57Okay.

00:36:05Getting scrapped, sir?

00:36:09You know it.

00:36:10We still have a lot of material that we need to get rid of.

00:36:13If you can carry it, it's all yours.

00:36:17Sir, there must be something you can do.

00:36:19We need to fix this now.

00:36:20Well, luckily, you came to the right place.

00:36:22I mean, we here at Apex AI know exactly what we're doing.

00:36:25We can handle stuff like this in our sleep.

00:36:28So we're just going to have our diagnostics run on it, figure out a problem, and boom.

00:36:32Bob's your uncle.

00:36:33So this is Apex AI's new detection software?

00:36:36It looks brilliant.

00:36:40Jesus, lady.

00:36:41I mean, what did you do to this thing?

00:36:42This is a critical failure.

00:36:44Is there any way you can get it fixed by the end of the day?

00:36:46We need to have production back on schedule or my boss is going to kill me.

00:36:50I know that machine.

00:36:52The reading is off simply because the sensor skips without a manual check.

00:36:55I mean, this is not a job that you can finish in a day, okay?

00:36:58I mean, this is going to take like a week.

00:36:59We don't have a week.

00:37:00We have a client waiting on us.

00:37:01We have to get these parts machined now.

00:37:03Is there anything else you can do, please?

00:37:07I mean, we might have a solution.

00:37:10It's just the pay that you're offering, though.

00:37:12$2,000 for an eight-hour workday?

00:37:14Then what?

00:37:16It just needs a reset.

00:37:17They're asking for even more.

00:37:19Ah.

00:37:20Mr. Pierre and Mr. Esteban, money is not an issue.

00:37:23I will give you $2 million each for your work here today.

00:37:26And if all goes well, there will be a little bonus in it for you both as well.

00:37:29Okay.

00:37:30All right, well, don't worry about it good-looking.

00:37:31All right, fixing machines, that's our job.

00:37:33It's a very tough and thankless and very, very difficult job,

00:37:37but we'll get it up and running for you.

00:37:39I can't believe they just scammed that poor girl.

00:37:43And then you're going to twist it the other way?

00:37:45Get in there.

00:37:45See?

00:37:47Our new AI tool has a solution for everything.

00:37:50Whoa!

00:37:51Whoa!

00:37:52Whoa!

00:37:53Whoa!

00:37:54Step 37, that's what it said!

00:37:56Jeez, this isn't ever happening when Hank was around.

00:37:58Shut up!

00:37:59Do I really fuck up by firing those old-timers?

00:38:02I'm not going to have to bring Hank back on board, am I?

00:38:08What?

00:38:09Apex AI's tech experts are over at Mach 15?

00:38:12Oh, perfect.

00:38:13Those guys are a golden ticket to fixing this machine.

00:38:16I'll head over right now.

00:38:24Alrighty.

00:38:26Fire it up.

00:38:29So?

00:38:31Not yet.

00:38:34You can't.

00:38:35You got to reset the machine first.

00:38:37Otherwise, you'll be operating under the faulty presets.

00:38:40You're leading this machine down a one-way path to catastrophic failure.

00:38:45Okay, I'm sorry.

00:38:45Who the fuck is this guy?

00:38:47Go back, get your scrap, get out of here.

00:38:49Okay?

00:38:50You're distracting us from this billion-dollar machine here.

00:38:54It's an easy fix.

00:38:55But I bet you two knew that, didn't you?

00:38:57You talked it up to her so you could get that extra pay.

00:39:01What are you talking about?

00:39:02Wow.

00:39:02You know what, Ms. Evelyn, can you get your guys to get him out of here?

00:39:05Okay, he's distracting us from working.

00:39:08Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to step back, please.

00:39:10We have plenty of scrap metal, and I'd be happy to help you get it.

00:39:12Miss, miss, forget the scrap metal.

00:39:14If you give me ten minutes with this machine, I will tell you exactly what's wrong with it.

00:39:19And I'll fix it for you, free of charge.

00:39:21Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:39:22Okay, so you're saying you can fix this in ten minutes.

00:39:25We're two of the best mechanics in the world armed with a brand spanking new AI detection system.

00:39:29Now, if we can't pull this off in ten minutes, what's a scruffy old fart like you going to do?

00:39:33You may have your fancy AI, but these machines, they were built by people, and they're meant to be maintenance by people.

00:39:41I've been in this industry for forty years.

00:39:43Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

00:39:45You need somebody like Hank Walker.

00:39:47Ms. Wolfe said he's a genius car mechanic, and he would know how to fix this.

00:39:51That's me.

00:39:59Breaking news.

00:40:00A Webster motor car with faulty brakes caused a deadly explosion, killing three college students.

00:40:05As the company's silence raises questions about accountability, authorities are investigating.

00:40:09God damn it!

00:40:11Do you see this?

00:40:12They're calling our car a burning coffin.

00:40:15They act like we killed those kids ourselves.

00:40:17We need to figure out why the door jammed or Webster's going belly under.

00:40:20I hear you, but we've already dropped a hundred K on diagnostic tests alone, and nothing not up.

00:40:25I don't want to hear your excuses.

00:40:27You're a goddamn Ivy League graduate.

00:40:30I pay you two hundred thousand dollars a year, either figure it out or find a new job.

00:40:34And what the hell do you think you're doing?

00:40:37Tinkering around.

00:40:38You have to run a whole AI diagnostic system, and you're over here fiddling.

00:40:42With all due respect, Mr. Russell, I know the Webster Corsair, like the back of my hand.

00:40:48I designed this car back in the day.

00:40:49I'll figure out what's wrong with it.

00:40:50We have a million-dollar AI diagnosis, so we can't turn up anything.

00:40:54But you're going to figure it out with a five-dollar wrench?

00:40:56Well, fancy gadgets and high-minded degrees can be important, but sometimes what you need is plain old experience.

00:41:03You know what?

00:41:04Go ahead.

00:41:05I have nothing to lose.

00:41:06But if anything goes wrong, it's on your ass.

00:41:08Don't worry.

00:41:09I won't mess this up.

00:41:11Let's go.

00:41:11Since I'm this fire, I will sense all this deep desire.

00:41:27Found it.

00:41:28See that?

00:41:32From a shirt.

00:41:32Our owner must have made a legal modification, snagged it on a thread during the installation,

00:41:37and jammed the latch during impact.

00:41:39Webster's not at fault.

00:41:41You saved the company a few million, buddy.

00:41:43Ha ha.

00:41:44Let's go show the boss.

00:41:44You are embarrassing me, and you're embarrassing yourself.

00:41:47I think I found the problem.

00:41:51Ah, you old son of a bitch.

00:41:53You did it.

00:41:54All right, I'm going to go to the press, tell the board all the good news.

00:41:58You're a hero at Webster Motor.

00:42:00Ha ha ha.

00:42:02They hold you down.

00:42:04Attention, everyone.

00:42:05This concludes today's shift.

00:42:07Please shut down your stations and clock out.

00:42:09Drive safe, and we'll see you tomorrow.

00:42:14Oh, Mr. Walker, can I have a word?

00:42:20Oh, of course.

00:42:29Um, this is a car my nephew got from his grandmother.

00:42:34It's a collector's item, which means it's one of a kind, and you're the only one I trust to fix it.

00:42:39You know, it's funny.

00:42:39Last week, it was a plane.

00:42:41This week, it's a car.

00:42:42Your nephew sure likes to break things, huh?

00:42:45They're some messy teenagers.

00:42:47Tell me about it.

00:42:48My daughter was the same way.

00:42:50I can have him back to you tomorrow.

00:42:52Great.

00:42:53Is your payment 100k?

00:42:57Miss Wolf, it's an easy fix.

00:43:00You don't have to pay me.

00:43:02Good to see you.

00:43:03Oh, Hank, wait.

00:43:08Hank, wait.

00:43:09Wait.

00:43:12I'll be straight with you.

00:43:14Okay, you've been at Webster for 40 years.

00:43:16You know cars.

00:43:18You're one of the best engineers in the world.

00:43:20But they treat you worse than the mechanics that work for an hourly rate.

00:43:24Why don't you come work for me at Mach 15?

00:43:27We're developing a new supercar.

00:43:29Silver Lynx Model A, and I want you to be in charge.

00:43:31The starting pay is $10 million.

00:43:33That's a lot of money, but you said so yourself, Miss Wolf.

00:43:40I've been with Webster Motors for 40 years, and any time I have remaining, I'd just assume

00:43:46it be with them.

00:43:47Old mucks like me, we're the backbone of Detroit's industry.

00:43:51You got a good job on your hands, and you should give it to a youngster.

00:43:55As for me, just stick to toy cars.

00:43:58Hey, look who's early.

00:44:06Hey, how you doing, man?

00:44:07Good.

00:44:08Oh, hey.

00:44:10Kumsah, Tom Norris.

00:44:12You reckon he's here to give us a bonus?

00:44:14I doubt it.

00:44:16Move.

00:44:17Move, move, move, move.

00:44:18All right, all right, all right.

00:44:19Hey, listen up.

00:44:21I have an announcement.

00:44:22Webster Motors has gone through a change of hands.

00:44:25We've been purchased by Tesalux.

00:44:29Ah, ah, ah.

00:44:31Yes, that Tesalux, the EV car company.

00:44:34Sir, a big man upstairs, now some guy named Elon.

00:44:38Tesalux is a tech company.

00:44:40Big emphasis on tech.

00:44:42So all you boomers, you're fired.

00:44:48You're fired.

00:44:49What?

00:44:50Wait, what?

00:44:51Wait, wait, wait, wait.

00:44:53We're all fired.

00:44:55That can't be right.

00:44:57Oh, you need me to spell it out for you?

00:44:59Fine.

00:45:00Webster Motors has purchased a cutting-edge AI detection system from Apex AI for over 10 billion.

00:45:07And let me tell you, this software makes all of you has-been boomers look like a bunch of fucking amateurs.

00:45:14It'll do more for this company in 10 minutes than you could do in 10 years.

00:45:19So, go home.

00:45:21Wait for death to come knocking.

00:45:23Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:45:25Now, hold on.

00:45:25That ain't right.

00:45:27Look, we are the backbone of Webster Motors, right?

00:45:31We built this company up from the ground.

00:45:33Hell, some of us were here before Webster was.

00:45:35You can't just let us go.

00:45:36That is workplace discrimination, right, boys?

00:45:39Yeah, right.

00:45:40We're gonna fucking sue you.

00:45:41Well, it's not ageism if you're just bad.

00:45:44We're a tech company now.

00:45:46We need computer people who write AI that does what you do, but they do it better and faster.

00:45:53Face it.

00:45:54This is the 21st century.

00:45:55Everything is fast and digital.

00:45:58It's time for you washed-up old farts to pack your little backs and fuck off.

00:46:03Because like it or not, you've been replaced.

00:46:04I might not know anything about AI, but I do know one thing.

00:46:09These machines here, they're finicky.

00:46:11And unless real people are monitoring the assembly line at all times, it's only a matter of time before something goes boom.

00:46:19And all production stops.

00:46:20That's right.

00:46:22What do you mean everything goes boom?

00:46:24I've worked here for 40 years.

00:46:27I know these machines.

00:46:28They need to be checked on and resurviced.

00:46:31Otherwise, you're gonna lose billions.

00:46:33Oh, okay.

00:46:35So you're saying the reason that I can't fire you old fucks is because I need someone to watch the machine all day or it's gonna go boom?

00:46:44That's right.

00:46:45And you better make sure they have the experience to know what they're looking for.

00:46:48Oh, holy fuck.

00:46:50You're a real fucking shameless one, you know.

00:46:53I know you won't be able to get another job, but that doesn't mean you can make shit up either.

00:46:56I'm not making anything up.

00:46:58I'm telling you how it is based on my experience.

00:47:01All right.

00:47:02Old man, I gotta go.

00:47:03All right.

00:47:04But don't think you're anything special because of yesterday.

00:47:07I downloaded the source code from the diagnostic test myself, and that car was perfectly fine.

00:47:13You lucked out with that screw.

00:47:15So all you need to do is go back and rot in hospice.

00:47:19No, no, no, no, how dare you?

00:47:21How dare you?

00:47:22We built this city with our own hands.

00:47:24We are the ones that brought industry to Detroit.

00:47:26Yeah.

00:47:26We did all that hard labor so kids like you could go run off to college.

00:47:31And now this is how you're gonna treat us?

00:47:32Shut up.

00:47:33Right?

00:47:33Shut up.

00:47:34Shut up.

00:47:34You disgusting old fucking hicks.

00:47:37Or I'll call the cops.

00:47:39As of now, you're fired.

00:47:41So this is trespassing.

00:47:42Tom, you need to tell the assembly line supers about the maintenance.

00:47:47If something happens to one of these machines, it's gonna cost Webster millions.

00:47:51And it's a safety hazard.

00:47:53I do not give a fuck about your experience.

00:47:56That is all subjective bullshit.

00:47:58We have the cold, hard facts right here.

00:48:01Our new AI detection system will be fully operational in a few short days.

00:48:05You really think it can't handle a few finicky machines?

00:48:09It'll have them back in tip-top shape before you old schmucks need to get your gloves on.

00:48:13Now hurry up and scram, or you can forget about your final fucking paycheck.

00:48:23It's alright.

00:48:24It's alright.

00:48:25Let it go, okay?

00:48:26Look, you warned him plenty about the assembly line, huh?

00:48:28It's his own fault now if you won't listen.

00:48:32Come on, fellas.

00:48:33Let's go.

00:48:33Let's get out of here.

00:48:34Guy's a creep.

00:48:35What do you mean you can't fix it?

00:48:37I pay you millions of dollars for what?

00:48:40Mach 15 is on the line, and if you can't fix it-

00:48:42Miss Wolf.

00:48:43Can't you see that I'm on the phone?

00:48:44Webster Motors just fired that old car mechanic who told me to keep an eye on.

00:48:49I'll call you back.

00:48:51They fired Hank Walker?

00:48:53Evelyn, I need you to find him.

00:48:56Our CNC mills just suffered a critical error, and he's the only one that can fix it.

00:48:59Make sure he gets here, okay?

00:49:01We need him!

00:49:01Got it, boss.

00:49:02I'll offer him a job.

00:49:03What's the pay ceiling?

00:49:05There's no ceiling.

00:49:07We're paying him whatever he wants.

00:49:10I'll have you, Hank.

00:49:11Hey, I'll catch up with you, Hank.

00:49:16Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Walker.

00:49:18Oh, Hank?

00:49:19Yeah, he just missed him.

00:49:20He went to go see his daughter.

00:49:21Grandpa!

00:49:22Grandpa!

00:49:24Grandpa!

00:49:30Grandpa, I missed you so much.

00:49:32I didn't even get to pair you all up.

00:49:34So holy.

00:49:35I know, kiddo.

00:49:37Your grandpa was busy at work.

00:49:39But I'm going to have a lot more time now.

00:49:41I can come over every day if you want.

00:49:43Yeah.

00:49:43Yeah?

00:49:44Ah!

00:49:46Oh, you're getting strong.

00:49:47Dad.

00:49:48Shouldn't you be at work?

00:49:50I'm actually not going to be working there anymore.

00:49:53Webster laid me off.

00:49:55You got fired?

00:49:58Fuck.

00:49:59What are we going to do about the mortgage now?

00:50:02Mortgage?

00:50:02What are you talking about?

00:50:03The mortgage for this house, you stupid old fuck.

00:50:06Penn and I have been using your paycheck to pay off the mortgage.

00:50:09What are we going to do now?

00:50:10They're going to foreclose on us.

00:50:11Jesse, I've been giving you my paycheck since you and Helen got married.

00:50:16Why isn't the mortgage paid off yet?

00:50:18Because a whole year's worth of your salary didn't even last me a single night in Vegas.

00:50:24So you were gambling it.

00:50:26I bust my back ten hours a day and what?

00:50:29You gambled it all away in one night on craps?

00:50:32Poker?

00:50:33I can't believe you two.

00:50:34All right?

00:50:34I've given everything for you guys.

00:50:36I stopped drinking coffee for you, all right?

00:50:38I barely scrape by on $300 a month.

00:50:42And you flush it down the drain gambling?

00:50:45Look, old man.

00:50:46I don't care.

00:50:47But Helen and I need the money to pay off the mortgage.

00:50:50And until you get another job, I want you to stay away from Audrey.

00:50:55Oh, Grandpa!

00:50:58What's gotten into you, Jesse?

00:51:00I'm near retirement, okay?

00:51:03What's an old man like me supposed to do?

00:51:06You and Helen and little Audrey, you guys are all that I have.

00:51:10I just want to see this little girl grow up, okay?

00:51:13Please.

00:51:15I already lost my wife.

00:51:16Don't talk about my mom.

00:51:18If you weren't so stubborn, if you would have just left Detroit when you had the chance,

00:51:22she would have had better insurance coverage and not die.

00:51:25I would be in a better place, too.

00:51:28And now we're all stuck in this hellhole because of you.

00:51:34You're useless.

00:51:36My buddy, Tom Norris, got promoted to senior engineer in a year.

00:51:42You've been there for decades.

00:51:43And you're still just some low-level mechanic.

00:51:46Now get out and stay away from Audrey.

00:51:49Grandpa!

00:51:50Grandpa!

00:51:51Grandpa!

00:51:52Grandpa!

00:51:52You want to see Audrey again?

00:51:54You can bring us a nice, fat paycheck.

00:51:57Grandpa!

00:51:58Jesse's right.

00:51:59Got a job.

00:52:00You owe that to us.

00:52:01Now go dumpster dive if you have to.

00:52:03Grandpa!

00:52:04Grandpa!

00:52:05Grandpa!

00:52:07Grandpa!

00:52:08Grandpa!

00:52:09I just didn't want to give up on my city.

00:52:11Is that so wrong?

00:52:13Oh, look at that stinky hobo.

00:52:19Let's cross the street before he gets all his germs on us.

00:52:31Webster still hasn't given us our last paycheck.

00:52:34And I haven't eaten since last night.

00:52:43Guess this will have to be my dinner.

00:52:52What?

00:52:55Holy shit.

00:52:58Mike Walker.

00:52:59The rock star engineer behind our 1987 Webster Corsair.

00:53:03What are you doing?

00:53:04Eating out of a dumpster.

00:53:06Tom, you know this guy.

00:53:08Yeah.

00:53:09Fired him yesterday.

00:53:10He's a piece of shit mechanic who wouldn't stop going on about,

00:53:13Oh, the assembly line's going to explode.

00:53:16So I got rid of him.

00:53:17It's no laughing matter, Tom.

00:53:19I'm serious.

00:53:20If you're not careful, that whole assembly line is going to malfunction.

00:53:23Oh, fuck, man.

00:53:25Still stuck on that?

00:53:26That is bullshit.

00:53:28Hank Walker.

00:53:30They may have kept you around for 40 years because they're dumb.

00:53:33But I know you're nothing special.

00:53:35If you were anything like me, you'd at least be a manager.

00:53:38Well, they did ask me.

00:53:39But I turned him down.

00:53:41Because I want to work with cars.

00:53:44That's what I do best.

00:53:45And I don't need some empty title.

00:53:47But Tom, you have got to listen to me, okay?

00:53:49Have your guys watch the line.

00:53:51Otherwise, it's going to cost Webster millions.

00:53:53What a joke!

00:53:54I can't with you.

00:53:56Look, this is our newest software.

00:53:59All the lights are green.

00:54:01Green means good.

00:54:03See?

00:54:04Nothing can possibly go wrong.

00:54:07Warning.

00:54:08Malfunction detected.

00:54:10Initiating emergency stop protocol.

00:54:12No way this bastard got it right.

00:54:18What the hell happened here?

00:54:20The machine!

00:54:20It's smoking!

00:54:21I don't know.

00:54:22It shouldn't be doing that.

00:54:24We're following the exact same procedures we've always done.

00:54:27Well, it is.

00:54:28Look at it.

00:54:29If this machine goes down, we're going to have to shut down the whole plant.

00:54:33We're going to lose millions of dollars.

00:54:36Norris, I don't care what you do.

00:54:38Fix it by the end of the day, or you're done!

00:54:46What are you just standing there for?

00:54:48Fix it!

00:54:49Um, well, Tom, the thing is, we don't know what the problem is.

00:54:53We don't know what's wrong.

00:54:54What do you mean?

00:54:55Didn't you go to college for this fucking shit?

00:54:57We just used to do what the older guys and Hank would do.

00:55:00They would diagnose it, and they would solve it.

00:55:03Fuck!

00:55:04So fucking sick of this fucking Hank guy.

00:55:07What do you want me to do?

00:55:08You want me to go back and bring back those old fossils that I just fucking fired?

00:55:13Fuck off!

00:55:14This whole plant isn't going to suddenly cease to function because a few wrinkly old farts got laid off.

00:55:20That's bullshit!

00:55:20Now fucking fix it!

00:55:22Faster!

00:55:26Miss Wolfe, I just don't see why we need a mechanic like Hank Walker right now.

00:55:30Don't we already have an expert from Apex AI working on the CNC machine mill?

00:55:34We already lost one full production line.

00:55:37If we lose another, that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of loss and profits.

00:55:41Look, you keep an eye on the factory, and I will go find Hank because he's the only one I trust to fix this.

00:55:46There will never be a replacement for good, old-fashioned human ingenuity.

00:55:51Machines and humans can work together to create the most efficient outcome.

00:55:55But a machine will never replace a human.

00:55:57Okay.

00:56:04Getting scrapped, sir?

00:56:08You know it.

00:56:09We still have a lot of material that we need to get rid of.

00:56:13If you can carry it, it's all yours.

00:56:16Sir, there must be something you can do.

00:56:18We need to fix this now.

00:56:20Well, luckily, you came to the right place.

00:56:22I mean, we here at Apex AI know exactly what we're doing.

00:56:25We can handle stuff like this in our sleep.

00:56:27So we're just going to have our diagnostics run on it, figure out a problem, and boom.

00:56:32Bob's your uncle.

00:56:33So this is Apex AI's new detection software?

00:56:36It looks brilliant.

00:56:39Jesus, lady.

00:56:40I mean, what did you do to this thing?

00:56:42This is a critical failure.

00:56:44Is there any way you can get it fixed by the end of the day?

00:56:46We need to have production back on schedule or my boss is going to kill me.

00:56:49I know that machine.

00:56:51The reading is off simply because the sensor skips without a manual check.

00:56:55I mean, this is not a job that you can finish in a day, okay?

00:56:57I mean, this is going to take like a week.

00:56:58We don't have a week.

00:56:59We have a client waiting on us.

00:57:00We have to get these parts machined now.

00:57:03Is there anything else you can do, please?

00:57:06I mean, we might have a solution.

00:57:09It's just the pay that you're offering, though.

00:57:12$2,000 for an eight-hour workday?

00:57:14Then...

00:57:15It just needs a reset.

00:57:16They're asking for even more.

00:57:18Ah.

00:57:20Mr. Pierre and Mr. Esteban, money is not an issue.

00:57:22I will give you $2 million each for your work here today.

00:57:25And if all goes well, there'll be a little bonus in it for you both as well.

00:57:29Okay.

00:57:29All right, well, don't worry about it good-looking.

00:57:31All right, fixing machines.

00:57:32That's our job.

00:57:33It's a very tough and thankless and very, very difficult job,

00:57:37but we'll get it up and running for you.

00:57:39I can't believe they just scammed that poor girl.

00:57:42And then you're going to twist it the other way?

00:57:44Get in there.

00:57:45See?

00:57:46Our new AI tool has a solution for everything.

00:57:49Whoa!

00:57:50Whoa!

00:57:51Whoa!

00:57:52Whoa!

00:57:53Whoa!

00:57:53Step 37, that's what it said!

00:57:55Jeez, this isn't ever happening when Hank was around.

00:57:58Shut up!

00:57:59Do I really fuck up by firing those old-timers?

00:58:02I'm not going to have to bring Hank back on board, am I?

00:58:07What?

00:58:08Apex AI's tech experts are over at Mach 15?

00:58:12Oh, perfect.

00:58:12Those guys are a golden ticket to fixing this machine.

00:58:16I'll head over right now.

00:58:24All righty.

00:58:25Fire it up.

00:58:28So?

00:58:31Not yet.

00:58:33You can't.

00:58:34You got to reset the machine first.

00:58:37Otherwise, you'll be operating under the faulty presets.

00:58:40You're leading this machine down a one-way path to catastrophic failure.

00:58:44Okay, I'm sorry.

00:58:45Who the fuck is this guy?

00:58:46Go back, get your scrap, get out of here.

00:58:49Okay, you're distracting us from this billion-dollar machine here.

00:58:53It's an easy fix.

00:58:55But I bet you two knew that, didn't you?

00:58:57You talked it up to her so you could get that extra pay.

00:59:00What are you talking about?

00:59:01Wow.

00:59:02You know what, Ms. Evelyn, can you get your guys to get him out of here?

00:59:05Okay, he's distracting us from working.

00:59:07Sir, I'm going to have to ask you to step back, please.

00:59:09We have plenty of scrap metal, and I'd be happy to help you get it.

00:59:12Miss, miss, forget the scrap metal.

00:59:14If you give me ten minutes with this machine, I will tell you exactly what's wrong with it.

00:59:18And I'll fix it for you, free of charge.

00:59:21Whoa, whoa, whoa.

00:59:21Okay, so, you're saying you can fix this in ten minutes?

00:59:25We're two of the best mechanics in the world, armed with a brand spanking new AI detection system.

00:59:29Now, if we can't pull this off in ten minutes, what's a scruffy old fart like you going to do?

00:59:33You may have your fancy AI, but these machines, they were built by people, and they're meant to be maintenanced by people.

00:59:40I've been in this industry for 40 years.

00:59:42Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

00:59:44You need somebody like Hank Walker.

00:59:46Ms. Wolfe said he's a genius car mechanic, and he would know how to fix this.

00:59:50That's me.

00:59:58Breaking news.

00:59:59A Webster motor car with faulty brakes caused a deadly explosion, killing three college students.

01:00:04As the company's silence raises questions about accountability, authorities are investigating.

01:00:09God damn it!

01:00:10Do you see this?

01:00:12They're calling our car a burning coffin.

01:00:14They act like we killed those kids ourselves.

01:00:16We need to figure out why the door jammed or Webster's going belly under.

01:00:19Hear you, but we've already dropped a hundred K on diagnostic tests alone, and nothing not up.

01:00:25I don't want to hear your excuses.

01:00:27You're a goddamn Ivy League graduate.

01:00:29I pay you $200,000 a year, either figure it out or find a new job.

01:00:34And what the hell do you think you're doing?

01:00:36Tinkering around.

01:00:38You have to run a whole AI diagnostic system, and you're over here fiddling.

01:00:42With all due respect, Mr. Russell, I know the Webster Corsair, like the back of my hand.

01:00:47I designed this car back in the day.

01:00:49I'll figure out what's wrong with it.

01:00:50We have a million-dollar AI diagnosis who can't turn up anything, but you're going to

01:00:54figure it out with a five-dollar wrench?

01:00:56Well, fancy gadgets and high-minded degrees can be important, but sometimes what you need

01:01:02is plain old experience.

01:01:03You know what?

01:01:04Go ahead.

01:01:04I have nothing to lose.

01:01:05But if anything goes wrong, it's on your ass.

01:01:08Don't worry.

01:01:09I won't mess this up.

01:01:11Let's go.

01:01:11Since I'm this fire, I will censor this deep desire.

01:01:26Found it.

01:01:27See that?

01:01:31From a shirt.

01:01:32Car owner must have made a legal modification, snagged down a thread during the installation,

01:01:37and jammed the latch during impact.

01:01:39Webster's not at fault.

01:01:40You saved the company a few million, buddy.

01:01:42Ha ha.

01:01:43Let's go show the boss.

01:01:44You are embarrassing me, and you're embarrassing yourself.

01:01:46I think I found the problem.

01:01:51Ah, you old son of a bitch.

01:01:53You did it.

01:01:54All right.

01:01:54I'm going to go to the press, tell the board all the good news.

01:01:57You're a hero at Webster Motor.

01:01:59Ha ha ha ha.

01:02:02They pulled you down.

01:02:04Attention, everyone.

01:02:05This concludes today's shift.

01:02:07Please shut down your stations and clock out.

01:02:09Drive safe, and we'll see you tomorrow.

01:02:14Oh, Mr. Walker, can I have a word?

01:02:20Oh, of course.

01:02:29Um, this is a car my nephew got from his grandmother.

01:02:33It's a collector's item, which means it's one of a kind, and you're the only one I trust to fix it.

01:02:38You know, it's funny.

01:02:39Last week, it was a plane.

01:02:40This week, it's a car.

01:02:41Your nephew sure likes to break things, huh?

01:02:45They're just messy, teenagers.

01:02:46Tell me about it.

01:02:48My daughter was the same way.

01:02:50I can have her back to you tomorrow.

01:02:52Great.

01:02:53Is your payment 100k?

01:02:57Miss Wolf, it's an easy fix.

01:02:59You don't have to pay me.

01:03:01Good to see you.

01:03:02Oh, Hank, wait.

01:03:07Hank, wait.

01:03:09Wait.

01:03:11I'll be straight with you.

01:03:13Okay, you've been at Webster for 40 years.

01:03:16You know cars.

01:03:17You're one of the best engineers in the world.

01:03:20But they treat you worse than the mechanics that work for an hourly rate.

01:03:24Why don't you come work for me at Mach 15?

01:03:27We're developing a new supercar.

01:03:28Silver Link's Model A, and I want you to be in charge.

01:03:31The starting pay is $10 million.

01:03:33That's a lot of money, but you said so yourself, Miss Wolf.

01:03:40I've been with Webster Motors for 40 years, and any time I have remaining, I just assume

01:03:45it be with them.

01:03:47Old mucks like me, we're the backbone of Detroit's industry, and you got a good job on your hands,

01:03:52and you should give it to a youngster.

01:03:54As for me, just stick to toy cars.

01:04:03Hey, look who's early.

01:04:05Hey, how you doing, man?

01:04:06Good.

01:04:07Oh, hey.

01:04:09Tom Norris.

01:04:11You reckon he's here to give us a bonus?

01:04:13I doubt it.

01:04:15Move.

01:04:16Move.

01:04:17Move.

01:04:18Move.

01:04:18All right.

01:04:18Hey, listen up.

01:04:20I have an announcement.

01:04:22Webster Motors has gone through a change of hands.

01:04:25We've been purchased by Tesalux.

01:04:29Ah, ah, ah.

01:04:30Yes, that Tesalux, the EV car company.

01:04:33Sir, a big man upstairs, now some guy named Elon.

01:04:37Tesalux is a tech company.

01:04:40Big emphasis on tech.

01:04:41So all you boomers, you're fired.

01:04:47You're fired.

01:04:49Wait, what?

01:04:50Wait, what?

01:04:50Wait, wait, wait, wait.

01:04:52We're all fired.

01:04:54That can't be right.

01:04:56Oh, you need me to spell it out for you?

01:04:58Fine.

01:04:59Webster Motors has purchased a cutting-edge AI detection system from Apex AI for over $10 billion.

01:05:06And let me tell you, this software makes all of you has-been boomers look like a bunch

01:05:11of fucking amateurs.

01:05:13It'll do more for this company in 10 minutes than you could do in 10 years.

01:05:19So?

01:05:20Go home.

01:05:21Wait for death to come knocking.

01:05:23Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa.

01:05:24Now hold on.

01:05:25That ain't right.

01:05:26Look, we are the backbone of Webster Motors, right?

01:05:30We built this company up from the ground.

01:05:32Hell, some of us were here before Webster was.

01:05:34You can't just let us go.

01:05:36That is as workplace discrimination, right, boys?

01:05:39Yeah, right.

01:05:40We're gonna fucking sue you.

01:05:41Well, it's not ageism if you're just bad.

01:05:44We're a tech company now.

01:05:45We need computer people who write AI that does what you do, but they do it better and

01:05:51faster.

01:05:52Face it.

01:05:53This is the 21st century.

01:05:55Everything is fast and digital.

01:05:57It's time for you washed up old farts to pack your little backs and fuck off, because

01:06:02like it or not, you've been replaced.

01:06:04I might not know anything about AI, but I do know one thing.

01:06:08These machines here, they're finicky.

01:06:10And unless real people are monitoring the assembly line at all times, it's only a matter of time

01:06:15before something goes boom.

01:06:18And all production stops.

01:06:20That's right.

01:06:21What do you mean everything goes boom?

01:06:24I've worked here for 40 years.

01:06:26I know these machines.

01:06:28They need to be checked on and resurviced.

01:06:30Otherwise, you're gonna lose billions.

01:06:32Oh, okay.

01:06:34So you're saying the reason that I can't fire you old fucks is because I need someone

01:06:41to watch the machine all day or it's gonna go boom?

01:06:43Yeah, that's right.

01:06:44And you better make sure they have the experience to know what they're looking for.

01:06:47Oh, holy fuck.

01:06:50You're a real fucking shameless one, you know?

01:06:52I know you won't be able to get another job, but that doesn't mean you can make shit up either.

01:06:56I'm not making anything up.

01:06:58I'm telling you how it is based on my experience.

01:07:01All right.

01:07:01Old man, I gotta go.

01:07:02All right?

01:07:03But don't think you're anything special because of yesterday.

01:07:06I downloaded the source code from the diagnostic test myself, and that car was perfectly fine.

01:07:12You lucked out with that screw.

01:07:14So all you need to do is go back and rot in hospice.

01:07:19No, no, no.

01:07:19How dare you?

01:07:20How dare you?

01:07:21We built this city with our own hands.

01:07:23We are the ones that brought industry to Detroit.

01:07:25Yeah.

01:07:26We did all that hard labor so kids like you could go run off to college.

01:07:30And now this is how you're gonna treat us?

01:07:31Shut up.

01:07:32Right?

01:07:32Shut up.

01:07:34You disgusting old fucking hicks.

01:07:37Or I'll call the cops.

01:07:38As of now, you're fired.

01:07:40So this is trespassing.

01:07:41Tom, you need to tell the assembly line supers about the maintenance.

01:07:47If something happens to one of these machines that's going to cost Webster millions, and it's a safety hazard.

01:07:52I do not give a fuck about your experience.

01:07:55That is all subjective bullshit.

01:07:57We have the cold hard facts right here.

01:08:00Our new AI detection system will be fully operational in a few short days.

01:08:05If you really think it can't handle a few finicky machines, it'll have them back in tip-top shape before you old schmucks and even get your gloves on.

01:08:12Now hurry up and scram or you can forget about your final fucking paycheck.

01:08:18It's all right.

01:08:19It's all right.

01:08:20Let it go, okay?

01:08:21Look, you warned him plenty about the assembly line, huh?

01:08:23It's his own fault now if you won't listen.

01:08:25Come on, fellas.

01:08:26Let's go.

01:08:27Let's get out of here.

01:08:28Guy's a creep.

01:08:29What do you mean you can't fix it?

01:08:30I pay you millions of dollars for what?

01:08:31Mach 15 is on the line and if you can't fix it-

01:08:32Miss Wolf, Miss Wolf.

01:08:33Can't you see that I'm on the phone?

01:08:34Webster Motors just fired that old car mechanic.

01:08:35You told me to keep an eye on.

01:08:36I'll call you back.

01:08:37They fired Hank Walker?

01:08:38Evelyn, I need you to find him.

01:08:39Our CNC mills just suffered a critical error and he's the only one that can fix it.

01:08:42Make sure that you can't fix it.

01:08:43I'll call you back.

01:08:44They fired Hank Walker?

01:08:45Evelyn, I need you to find him.

01:08:46Our CNC mills just suffered a critical error and he's the only one that can fix it.

01:08:58Make sure he gets here, okay?

01:09:00We need him!

01:09:01Got it, boss.

01:09:02I'll offer him a job.

01:09:03What's the pay ceiling?

01:09:04There's no ceiling.

01:09:06We're paying him whatever he wants.

01:09:09I'll have you, Hank.

01:09:11Hey, I'll catch up with you, Hank.

01:09:15Hi, I'm looking for a Mr. Walker.

01:09:17Who, Hank?

01:09:18Yeah, he just missed him.

01:09:19He went to go see his daughter.

01:09:23Yes, Hank!

01:09:25Grandpa, I missed you so much, I didn't even get to put you all up so holy.

01:09:35I know, kiddo.

01:09:36Your grandpa was busy at work, but I'm going to have a lot more time now.

01:09:40I can come over every day if you want.

01:09:42Yeah.

01:09:43Yeah?

01:09:44Oh, you're getting strong.

01:09:46Dad, shouldn't you be at work?

01:09:49I'm actually not going to be working there anymore.

01:09:53Webster laid me off.

01:09:55You got fired?

01:09:57Fuck.

01:09:58What are we going to do about the mortgage now?

01:10:01Mortgage?

01:10:02What are you talking about?

01:10:03The mortgage for this house, you stupid old fuck.

01:10:06Penn and I have been using your paycheck to pay off the mortgage.

01:10:09What are we going to do now?

01:10:10They're going to foreclose on us.

01:10:11Jesse, I've been giving you my paycheck since you and Helen got married.

01:10:16Why isn't the mortgage paid off yet?

01:10:18Because a whole year's worth of your salary didn't even last me a single night in Vegas.

01:10:23So you were gambling it?

01:10:26I bust my back 10 hours a day and what, you gambled it all away in one night on craps?

01:10:31Poker?

01:10:32I can't believe you two, alright?

01:10:34I've given everything for you guys.

01:10:35I stopped drinking coffee for you, alright?

01:10:38I barely scrape by on $300 a month.

01:10:41And you flush it down the drain, gambling?

01:10:45Look old man.

01:10:46I don't care.

01:10:47But Helen and I need the money to pay off the mortgage.

01:10:50And until you get another job, I want you to stay away from Audrey.

01:10:54No, Grandpa!

01:10:57What's gotten into you, Jesse?

01:10:59I'm near retirement, okay?

01:11:02What's an old man like me supposed to do?

01:11:05You and Helen and little Audrey, you guys are all that I have.

01:11:09I just want to see this little girl grow up, okay?

01:11:12Please.

01:11:13Please.

01:11:14I already lost my wife.

01:11:16Don't talk about my mom.

01:11:17If you weren't so stubborn, if you would have just left Detroit when you had the chance,

01:11:22she would have had better insurance coverage and not die.

01:11:25I would be in a better place too.

01:11:28And now we're all stuck in this hellhole because of you.

01:11:34You're useless.

01:11:36My buddy Tom Norris got promoted to senior engineer in a year.

01:11:41You've been there for decades.

01:11:42And you're still just some low-level mechanic.

01:11:45Now get out.

01:11:47And stay away from Audrey.

01:11:49You want to see Audrey again?

01:11:53Who brings a nice fat paycheck?

01:11:56Jessie's right.

01:11:57Got a job.

01:11:58You owe that to us.

01:12:00Now go dumpster dive if you have to.

01:12:02Grandpa!

01:12:03Grandpa!

01:12:04Grandpa!

01:12:05Grandpa!

01:12:06Grandpa!

01:12:07I just didn't want to give up on my city.

01:12:11Is that so wrong?

01:12:13Ew.

01:12:14Oh, look at that stinky hobo.

01:12:17Let's cross the street before he gets all his germs on us.

01:12:30Webster still hasn't given us our last paycheck.

01:12:33And I haven't eaten since last night.

01:12:46Guess this will have to be my dinner.

01:12:51Wh-

01:12:53Holy shit.

01:12:56Nick Walker.

01:12:58The rock star engineer behind our 1987 Webster Corsair.

01:13:02What are you doing?

01:13:04Eating out of a dumpster.

01:13:05Tom, you know this guy.

01:13:07Yep.

01:13:08Fired him yesterday.

01:13:09He's a piece of shit mechanic who wouldn't stop going on about

01:13:12Oh, the assembly line's gonna explode.

01:13:14So I got rid of him.

01:13:17It's no laughing matter, Tom.

01:13:19I'm serious.

01:13:20If you're not careful, that whole assembly line is going to malfunction.

01:13:23Oh, fuck man.

01:13:24Still stuck on that?

01:13:25That is bullshit.

01:13:27Hank Walker.

01:13:29They may have kept you around for 40 years because they're dumb.

01:13:32But I know you're nothing special.

01:13:34If you were anything like me, you'd at least be a manager.

01:13:37Well, they did ask me.

01:13:39But I turned him down.

01:13:40Because I want to work with cars.

01:13:43And that's what I do best.

01:13:44And I don't need some empty title.

01:13:46But Tom, you have got to listen to me, okay?

01:13:49Have your guys watch the line.

01:13:50Otherwise, it's gonna cost Webster millions.

01:13:52What a joke!

01:13:53I can't with you.

01:13:55Look, this is our newest software.

01:13:58All the lights are green.

01:14:00Green means good.

01:14:02See?

01:14:03Nothing can possibly go wrong.

01:14:07Malfunction detected.

01:14:09Initiating emergency stop protocol.

01:14:13No way this bastard got it right.

01:14:17What the hell happened here?

01:14:19The machine!

01:14:20It's smoking!

01:14:21I don't know.

01:14:22It shouldn't be doing that.

01:14:23We're following the exact same procedures we've always done.

01:14:26Well, it is!

01:14:27Look at it!

01:14:28If this machine goes down,

01:14:30we're gonna have to shut down the whole plant!

01:14:32We're gonna lose millions of dollars!

01:14:34Norris, I don't care what you do.

01:14:38Fix it!

01:14:39By the end of the day,

01:14:40or you're done!

01:14:46What are you just standing there for?

01:14:47Fix it!

01:14:49Um, well, Tom,

01:14:50the thing is we don't know what the problem is.

01:14:52We don't know what's wrong.

01:14:53What do you mean?

01:14:54Didn't you go to college for this fucking shit?

01:14:56We just used to do what the older guys and Hank would do.

01:14:59They would diagnose it and they would solve it.

01:15:02Fuck!

01:15:03I'm so fucking sick of this fucking Hank guy.

01:15:06What do you want me to do?

01:15:07You want me to go back and bring back those old fossils that I just fucking fired?

01:15:12Fuck off!

01:15:13This whole plant isn't gonna suddenly cease to function

01:15:15because a few wrinkly old farts got laid off.

01:15:18That's bullshit!

01:15:19Now fucking fix it!

01:15:21Faster!

01:15:26Ms. Wolf, I just don't see why we need a mechanic like Hank Walker right now.

01:15:29Don't we already have an expert from Apex AI working on the CNC machine mill?

01:15:34We already lost one full production line.

01:15:36If we lose another, that could mean hundreds of millions of dollars of loss and profits.

01:15:40Look, you keep an eye on the factory and I will go find Hank because he's the only one I trust to fix this.

01:15:45There will never be a replacement for good, old-fashioned human ingenuity.

01:15:50Machines and humans can work together to create the most efficient outcome.

01:15:54But a machine will never replace a human.

01:16:06Getting scrapped, sir?

01:16:07You know it.

01:16:08We still have a lot of material that we need to get rid of.

01:16:12If you can carry it, it's all yours.

01:16:16Sir, there must be something you can do. We need to fix this now.

01:16:19Well, luckily you came to the right place.

01:16:21I mean, we here at Apex AI know exactly what we're doing.

01:16:24We can handle stuff like this in our sleep.

01:16:26So we're just gonna have our diagnostics run on it, figure out a problem, and boom.

01:16:31Bob's your uncle.

01:16:32So this is Apex AI's new detection software?

01:16:35It looks brilliant.

01:16:38Jesus, lady. I mean, what did you do to this thing? This is a critical failure.

01:16:43Is there any way you can get it fixed by the end of the day? We need to have production back on schedule or my boss is gonna kill me.

01:16:49I know that machine. The reading is off simply because the sensor skips without a manual check.

01:16:54I mean, this is not a job that you can finish in a day, okay? I mean, this is gonna take like a week.

01:16:58We don't have a week. We have a client waiting on us. We have to get these parts machined now. Is there anything else you can do, please?

01:17:05I mean, we might have a solution.

01:17:08It's just the, it's the pay that you're offering though. $2,000 for an eight hour work day? Then...

01:17:14It just needs a reset. They're asking for even more.

01:17:17Ah, huh. Mr. Pierre and Mr. Esteban, money is not an issue. I will give you $2 million each for your work here today. And if all goes well, there'll be a little bonus in it for you both as well.

01:17:27Okay. All right, don't worry about it good looking. All right, fixing machines. That's our job.

01:17:32It's a very tough and thankless and very, very difficult job, but we'll get it up and running for you.

01:17:38I can't believe they just scammed that poor girl.

01:17:41And then you're gonna twist it the other way? Get in there. See? Our new AI tool has a solution for everything.

01:17:52Well, step 37, that's what it said.

01:17:54Jeez, this isn't ever happening when Hank was around.

01:17:57Shut up!

01:17:58Do I really fuck up by firing those old timers? I'm not gonna have to bring Hank back on board, am I?

01:18:06What? Apex AI's tech experts are over at Mach 15?

01:18:11Oh, perfect. Those guys are a golden ticket to fixing this machine. I'll head over right now.

01:18:16All righty. Fire it up.

01:18:28Go!

01:18:30Not yet.

01:18:33You can't. You gotta reset the machine first. Otherwise, you'll be operating under the faulty presets.

01:18:39You're leading this machine down a one-way path to catastrophic failure.

01:18:43Okay, I'm sorry. Who the fuck is this guy?

01:18:46Go back, get your scrap, get out of here.

01:18:48Okay, you're distracting us from this billion-dollar machine here.

01:18:52It's an easy fix.

01:18:54But I bet you two knew that, didn't you?

01:18:56You talked it up to her so you could get that extra pay.

01:18:59What are you talking about?

01:19:00Wow.

01:19:01You know what, Ms. Evelyn, can you get your guys to get him out of here? Okay, he's distracting us from working.

01:19:07Sir, I'm gonna have to ask you to step back, please. We have plenty of scrap metal and I'd be happy to help you get it.

01:19:12Miss, miss, forget the scrap metal. If you give me 10 minutes with this machine, I will tell you exactly what's wrong with it.

01:19:18And I'll fix it for you, free of charge.

01:19:21Whoa, whoa, whoa, okay. So, you saying you can fix this in 10 minutes?

01:19:25We're two of the best mechanics in the world armed with a brand spanking new AI detection system.

01:19:28Now, if we can't pull this off in 10 minutes, what's a scruffy old fart like you gonna do?

01:19:33You may have your fancy AI, but these machines, they were built by people and they're meant to be maintenance by people.

01:19:40I've been in this industry for 40 years. Trust me, I know what I'm talking about.

01:19:44You need somebody like Hank Walker. Miss Wolfe said he's a genius car mechanic and he would know how to fix this.

01:19:54That's me.

01:19:58That's me.

01:20:01That's all.

01:20:04That was good.

01:20:08You took half the allesler.

01:20:11You know what I did?

01:20:12You like Todos are building on everything.

01:20:15You can think of people in the world with empathy?

01:20:17What I'm talking about?

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