that you've forgotten
about our responsibility.
No, I didn't.  But I also didn't forget about
our responsibility toward her.
Nadezhda! Sergei! I don't understand
the point of your argument.
It's pretty obvious that we're dealing
not with a robot but a human being.
And a pretty girl at that.
Something's scary.
This girl has the body of a robot.
I'm asking the Council to let her stay
at my house.
What if she was created to kill?
Any contact with an alien mind
implies some degree of risk.
And sooner or later this risk
has to be taken.
In your institute she'll be completely isolated.
And this is bad.
Let her stay among people.
Let not only us understand her,
but also her understand us.
A human being must have a house.
It needs to be proved that she's a human.
Let her become a human.
I repeat, I'm asking the Council
to consider my proposition.
I'm competent enough for contact.
Okay; but how are you going to provide
bio-control in your house?
Maybe you could help with it?
Yes of course, but...
That's all for today.
Members of the Contacts Council
Please stay a bit longer.
You forgot completely...
I didn't forget anything, Mother.
You haven't changed a bit;
You're still not overly affectionate.
Come here.
This is your house, and this is your family.
Hello!
She's new here and we're looking at her as if
she is a hippo.  It's not very nice.
Mother.
The mysterious beauty may bite?
Stepa; shame on you!
-Father, she's never seen the grass.
-Maybe.
Come; come here.  Don't be afraid.
Come in.
-Where's the father?
-He's been at the station for the last three days.
There's an epidemic among his sperm whales.
You know that he's crazy. If I have a cold
it's nothing; But if a whale has a cold,
then it's a catastrophe.  We almost never
see him lately.
It's so good to be back home.
Stepa, I brought you a stone, bronzolith.
The only treasure of the planet Senik.
-Thanks.  -You brought a stone...
-I don't need anything else.
You're just as selfish as your father.
You've been gone for a year.  Now you're back.
But I don't believe that you're back.
Because all you can think of is this creature;
It's more important to you than me.
It's more important that Stepan, it's...
-You're wrong, Mother.
I missed you all alot.
You, Stepan, Tanya...
All of you.
But I have my job.
It's my job, understand?
-Did Dad bring this shell from Java?
-I brought this shell.
You didn't let me finish.
What was I talking about?
About my job.
No, I was talking about Stepan.
You completely forgot that you have a son.
You bring him these idiotic stones,
you see him once a year
He's going through changes; He has to go
to space, but he's rude to his teachers.
I went through those changes a long time ago.
-You simply didn't notice it, Grandma.
-Did you hear that?
Yes, yes, yes.
She'll live here at Tanya's.
A technician will be here tonight.
And he'll install a forcefield on the window.
You see Sergei? You're turning our house
into a test site.
Excuse me, but I have to take some
elementary safety measures.
You're afraid of her.
She may get scared.
If we don't become close with her,
she may die.
You see, Sergei,
In the end you'll leave for your next expedition
and I'll have to take care of everything myself.
Like that time when you brought that predator
the one that was sneezing all the time.
-What was its name?
-Legocephal Son'ka.
And I had to treat cuts on Stepan's hands.
Mother, you're a doctor.  Moreover, you're
a gynecologist.  You've always dealt with kids.
With human kids.
This is Nadezhda.
Peace to you home! Everybody have a good day!
-Hello! Can I have a ride?
-Go ahead.
Hello, Sergei.
Hello, Maria Pavlovna.
I read your latest article-
it's very fascinating.
Thank you.  How are you?
-Any complaints about you?
-No, I'm trying not to let you down.
Thank you, it's very important to me.
My new hobby; Collecting autographs.
Can I have one, please?
You're not