"I just... I... I don't know... Jaz... I..." Alois had of course thought about it. He had the pamphlets hidden away under his mattress, had looked it up on his computer. He had spent a week trying to decide if he should do it. Replicants weren't cheap, but he was certain because Jasmine worked in the factory that produced them, she'd offer one for cheap. But he didn't want to ask her. He didn't want her to get offended that he wanted to replace Sam. Then he managed to convince himself that Sam wouldn't have wanted it, wouldn't have wanted to be replaced by a robot.

"Jaz... Just let me... Think about it... I... I want him back more than anything in the world but... I... I just don't know. What if he's different? What if he... I..." He sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Fine. We'll do it. But if anything is wrong with him and we have to kill him... You know I won't be able to handle it..."