-
And proceeds to do the only
-
thing he can do to defend himself against Hal,
-
which is shut down the program, basically killing--
-
if we can talk that way--killing Hal.
-
Meanwhile, as all this is going on,
-
Hal and Dave, the human astronaut, are talking to each other.
-
Hal realizes what's going on.
-
Hal tries to stop Dave, understandably enough.
-
And Hal says, as Dave begins to shut down Hal's circuits,
-
"I'm afraid. I'm afraid, Dave."
-
What's he afraid of?
-
He's afraid of dying.