Sandra Cummings wants Dr. Marcus Kemp to take her to a Mardi Gras masquerade ball. He agrees, but instead sends his robot-double he designed, planning to have robot trick Sandra so he can work. When the robot misunderstands a cabbie saying, "I'll kill you!" over his unpaid fare, the robot kills the cabbie instead. At the party, Sandra wants to kiss him on the terrace. The robot thinks she said "kill", leading the self-preservation to kick in. Robot Marcus Kemp kills her instead.