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The Black Mirror episode you're thinking of is "Black Museum" (Season 4, Episode 6), where a young woman named Nish visits a mysterious roadside museum run by Rolo Haynes, filled with dark, interactive exhibits showcasing disturbing technological crimes and experiments, all linked to Haynes's past ethically questionable ventures in consciousness transfer and pain addiction.
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00:00The woman found something strange on the side of the highway. In such a desolate place there was actually a museum. Driven by curiosity, the woman mustered her courage and walked toward it, but the closer she got to the building the weirder it felt. It was clearly an abandoned house that had been deserted for a long time, but on the door it set open at 11 o'clock. The woman checked the time, and decided to look around first. Unexpectedly she saw a car parked on the side, which was enough to prove that someone was inside. Who would build a museum in a place like this, and what could be the purpose of its existence?
00:25Just as the woman's mind was racing, she suddenly heard the sound of a door opening. A man dressed in outdated clothes walked out from inside. He had thought there would be many customers today, but it turned out only Daisy came. The man said he was the curator here, and told her if she was timid, she shouldn't go inside so easily. That only made Daisy even more curious. She couldn't wait to step inside, and that's when the story really began to reach its climax. When you finish watching it, it will definitely overturn your understanding.
00:49The curator first checked Daisy's backpack. After she passed the security check, he officially began this mysterious journey, but there were only some creepy statues inside. There didn't seem to be anything special about the place. The curator saw through Daisy's thoughts, so he took her to a larger exhibition hall. But unexpectedly the air conditioner broke down today. Inside were objects all related to crime. The curator said that every item here, had a dark and eerie history behind it. Daisy was drawn to a helmet that looked like high tech. Then the curator began to explain to her, the origin of this thing.
01:15In a hospital located in New York, there was an independent scientific research institute, and the young curator had once worked there. That day Dr. Jeff was trying to save a patient, but because he didn't know the patient had taken antibiotics earlier, it caused him to give duplicate medication and the patient died. That made Daisy feel extremely regretful. If they could sense the patient's pain, the tragedy could have been completely avoided. At that moment the curator approached Jeff, saying he might be able to help him solve this problem. Then under the curator's lead, the two entered this mysterious research facility.
01:43They developed a device, that could sense other living beings' neural signals, which meant that as long as someone wore the device, the receiver could experience any feeling from the other person.
01:51The curator said if doctors could accept this experiment, they could truly feel the patient's pain, and yet suffer no harm themselves. It was basically like having the ability to read minds.
01:59Jeff agreed without hesitation, and successfully had the neural receiver implanted through surgery.
02:04They placed the device on the tester's head. The curator poked the woman's hand with a pencil, and Jeff could feel the sting on his fingertip too.
02:10With the help of this miraculous invention, Jeff managed to save countless lives, but he also endured all kinds of indescribable pain.
02:16With the help of this device, Jeff could easily find the cause of a patient's illness. His reputation in the hospital gradually grew.
02:22Even his life after work was twice as joyful, until the day one patient appeared, which completely changed his fate.
02:27It was a kind of pain Jeff had never felt before. He experienced an unprecedented level of suffering, but he didn't know what the illness was.
02:33Until the numbers on the monitor dropped to zero, Jeff fainted along with the death of the patient.
02:37Later they learned, the man had been poisoned, and Jeff had personally experienced, what it felt like to take a trip through hell and back.
02:43From that moment on, he became obsessed with pain.
02:45When it came to the suffering of patients, he felt an unspeakable pleasure, like how people are addicted to chili peppers.
02:50Once you taste it, you can never quit.
02:52Since then Jeff spent every day in the hospital.
02:54Whenever there were no patients, he became irritable and restless.
02:57That night an emergency patient was finally brought in.
02:59Jeff looked at him like a hunter spotting prey.
03:01He was lost in the patient's pain unable to pull away.
03:03Even after the old man died of a heart attack, Jeff still refused to reveal the cause of death.
03:07His colleagues noticed something was wrong with him, so they joined forces to drag Jeff out of the ward.
03:12But it felt to him like they had stolen his prey.
03:14Jeff became furious.
03:15He went to the curator, hoping to end the experiment.
03:17But recently they had started a new scientific project, and couldn't assign professionals to perform the surgery.
03:22Jeff had no choice but to wait a few more days.
03:24However when he got home he was in unbearable torment.
03:27A shattered glass suddenly cut his finger, which triggered his nerves again.
03:30Then an evil thought arose in his mind.
03:31He picked up a shard from the floor, and stabbed it into his finger.
03:34The instant pain felt strangely satisfying, but that opened Pandora's box.
03:38He began to torture his own body in various ways.
03:40Luckily he was a surgeon, so he perfectly avoided the vital parts.
03:43But as time went by, he could no longer satisfy his desire.
03:46So one dark windy night, he found a homeless man on the street.
03:49Jeff pulled out his stun baton, and shocked the man unconscious.
03:52Then he put a hood over the man's head, picked up a power drill, and aimed it at his skull.
03:56That once again let Jeff feel the thrill of near death.
03:58But after that, Jeff turned into a vegetable.
04:00Daisy stared at the device before her in disbelief.
04:03After finishing the story, the curator began to sweat heavily.
04:05Because the air conditioner had broken down, he became dry-mouthed and parched.
04:09Seeing this, Daisy quickly took out a bottle of water from her bag.
04:11After the curator finished drinking, he began to tell the story of the creepy toy monkey.
04:15And it was also the saddest one in the whole museum.
04:18The story started with an unfortunate family of three.
04:20The wife was about to take a photo of her family.
04:22But an accident happened all of a sudden.
04:24Although the woman survived, she became a permanent vegetable.
04:26The husband stayed by her side all along.
04:28But after several years, there was still no miracle.
04:31Until one day the curator found the man, and said they were developing a new project.
04:35That could help solve his troubles.
04:36They could extract the woman's consciousness, in digital form, and place it into the host's brain.
04:40Simply put, humans only use 40% of their brain capacity.
04:44Most of it is left idle.
04:45With this technology, they could place the woman's consciousness inside the man's brain.
04:48They would share the same sensations, and she could see everything the man saw.
04:52After much thought, the man finally agreed to their plan.
04:54It might be the only way to bring his wife back to him.
04:57As the doctor extracted the woman's consciousness, he then implanted it into the man's brain.
05:00The moment he opened his eyes, his wife appeared in a virtual space.
05:04And through the man's perspective, she could clearly see the outside world.
05:07She could even talk to her husband.
05:08The man could hardly believe.
05:10He could actually hear his wife's voice so clearly.
05:12The curator told the man to take a bite of an apple.
05:14The woman inside felt the same sensation.
05:16The man nervously took a bite.
05:17And the taste of the apple instantly reached the wife's mouth.
05:21The husband could hardly believe it.
05:23He excitedly picked up their daughter beside him.
05:25And the wife finally felt the child she had longed for day and night.
05:28They thought it was a great invention.
05:29But without realizing it, they were defeated by the trivialities of life.
05:33Problems between them began to surface.
05:34The woman complained that her husband's books were too shallow.
05:37But the man thought that was what happiness should be.
05:39In daily habits, the husband never washed his hands after using the bathroom.
05:42Which the wife couldn't tolerate.
05:44He also loved watching crime shows.
05:45But the woman thought that was bad for their child.
05:47The man could no longer stand his wife's nagging.
05:49He angrily opened the fridge, grabbed the food she hated most, and ate it without hesitation.
05:54The woman was instantly disgusted by the taste.
05:56The man had no privacy at all.
05:57Helpless he went to the curator for help.
05:59He complained that his wife's control desire was too strong.
06:01That his brain was about to explode.
06:03To help the man solve this tricky problem, the curator gave him a special privilege.
06:07They upgraded his system for free.
06:08So he could turn off his wife's consciousness anytime with his phone.
06:11On his way home, the man met a hot woman in the elevator.
06:14He just took a quick glance, and was instantly scolded by his wife.
06:17Even his physical reactions, couldn't escape her perception.
06:20That caused another argument between them.
06:21The man couldn't take it anymore.
06:23He angrily turned off the system.
06:24When the woman was awakened again, she realized months had passed.
06:27She couldn't understand her husband's behavior.
06:30But for the sake of their child, she chose to compromise.
06:32They made an agreement.
06:33That except on holidays, the woman would stay turned off.
06:36Like visitation rights after a divorce.
06:38But that kind of life didn't last long.
06:39The appearance of the female neighbor broke the peace.
06:41The man gradually fell for her.
06:43He even took the child out with her.
06:44Watching them play with her husband and daughter.
06:46The wife felt a deep sense of sorrow.
06:48They argued once again because of it.
06:49So they went to the curator for answers.
06:51The curator suggested a removal surgery.
06:53But the man said that was too inhumane.
06:55And their child couldn't live without a mother.
06:57So the curator offered another plan.
06:59He took a toy monkey out of a drawer.
07:00It could also hold a sensory receiver.
07:02The monkey's eyes were cameras.
07:03Through them she could see the world.
07:05After the curator's long persuasion, they finally agreed to the plan.
07:08But when the woman was awakened again, she found herself trapped inside the toy.
07:11Her voice could not be transmitted.
07:13The monkey's program was still unfinished.
07:14She could only express emotions through buttons on the chair.
07:17One button for happy.
07:18And the other for sad.
07:20Monkey loves you.
07:22Monkey needs a hug.
07:24The wife completely broke down.
07:25She kept hitting the buttons over and over.
07:27Which made the female neighbor uncomfortable.
07:29The neighbor began to threaten her with death.
07:31Staring at the woman who had taken everything from her.
07:33The wife could do nothing.
07:34And that was when Daisy realized.
07:35The so-called museum.
07:37Was actually a collection of criminal artifacts.
07:39After the United Nations declared consciousness transfer illegal.
07:41The toy monkey was stored here.
07:43Even today.
07:44The woman's consciousness was still inside.
07:45Monkey needs a hug.
07:48She's still in there.
07:49Because deletion was also illegal.
07:51And inside this dark museum.
07:52There was also one prized exhibit.
07:54A living breathing slave.
07:55Trapped inside.
07:56His face was blank with no reaction.
07:58After the curator's introduction.
07:59Daisy realized it was a holographic 3D projection.
08:02Or rather his consciousness form.
08:03Turns out the man was a death row inmate.
08:05The curator planned to buy the man's consciousness.
08:07And in return.
08:08The man's family would receive a huge fortune.
08:10Thinking his family would live worry free.
08:12The man agreed to sell his own soul.
08:13The moment he sat in the electric chair.
08:15The curator used black technology.
08:17To upload the man's consciousness online.
08:19With the help of the holographic projection.
08:21The virtual man appeared in the museum.
08:22But what he never expected was.
08:24When the curator flipped the switch.
08:25Daisy instantly sat in the electric chair again.
08:28As the current passed through.
08:29He suffered the pain of electrocution once more.
08:31Every volt of electricity shot through the man's head.
08:33The curator knew the human limit was 15 seconds.
08:35To make the man the museum's golden attraction.
08:38He set the safety time to 10 seconds.
08:40After the tech company went bankrupt.
08:41The curator decided to make a living on his own.
08:43Soon the museum's business started booming.
08:45And most people who came.
08:47Were there just for the man.
08:48They vented their anger on him.
08:49Building their joy upon his suffering.
08:51To spread the reputation even further.
08:52The curator even made souvenirs of the electrocution.
08:55Also satisfying the twisted vanity of sick customers.
08:58The man was tortured like this for years.
08:59Just when the curator got excited while talking.
09:01He suddenly felt his throat tighten.
09:03While Daisy calmly watched him.
09:04The curator painfully slammed against the glass.
09:06He never would have thought before dying.
09:08That the woman in front of him was the man's daughter.
09:10Turns out her father had been framed.
09:12After her mother's repeated appeals.
09:13Her husband's name was finally cleared.
09:15But because he signed a contract with the museum.
09:17No matter how much his wife protested.
09:19The man remained trapped there.
09:20The museum's business grew colder and colder.
09:22And was despised by almost everyone.
09:24To keep the money coming in.
09:25The curator even increased the shock duration.
09:27To please those sick customers.
09:28Until one particular customer showed up.
09:30Seeing the pile of cash in his hand.
09:32The curator once again lost his principles.
09:34And the man became a vegetable because of it.
09:36Later the wife came to the museum.
09:37And when she saw her husband tortured into unconsciousness.
09:40She completely broke down.
09:41After returning home she fell into despair.
09:43And eventually ended her own life in depression.
09:45Today happened to be her father's birthday.
09:47The bottle of water the curator drank earlier.
09:49Had already been tampered with by Daisy.
09:51And the air conditioner malfunctioned.
09:53Was also sabotaged before she came in.
09:54Then she took out the consciousness extractor.
09:56And right before the curator's death.
09:58She downloaded all of his consciousness.
10:00She wanted to take revenge the same way.
10:02By transferring his soul into her father's virtual body.
10:04She wanted the curator to feel her father's pain himself.
10:07But this time.
10:07She didn't set any limit.
10:09The curator would loop endlessly in the man's body.
10:11Her father was finally freed from his torment.
10:13The curator was turned into a meme.
10:14In the end Daisy took the pitiful toy monkey.
10:16And left this place forever.
10:18While the black museum.
10:19Eventually vanished from the world.
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