
In a stark laboratory, a brilliant but emotionally detached researcher has just brought a small, metallic creature to life. He names it Ohm, hoping it will be the flawless partner he can control without the mess of human feelings. As he turns his back on his estranged wife, their final confrontation crackles with bitter accusations and a desperate plea for connection.
The story explores the unsettling line between scientific curiosity and cruelty, asking whether an artificial mind can truly replace the messiness of a real relationship. It delves into the loneliness of a man who prefers circuitry to emotion, while his partner wrestles with the realization that love may have been reduced to an experiment. Listeners are drawn into a tense, thought‑provoking drama that questions what it means to be a companion and whether humanity can ever be engineered.
Language
en
Duration
~24 minutes (23K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Greg Weeks, Mary Meehan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net
Release date
2021-04-30
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
1922–2010
Best known for helping shape classic American television, he wrote for beloved series including The Waltons and My Three Sons. His long career stretched from early TV dramas to later telefilms and miniseries, earning him Emmy recognition along the way.
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