Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?

Rick enters a grand, aging opera house, where a rehearsal of The Magic Flute is underway. Sitting in the dress circle, he observes the performance and quickly identifies Luft, who is playing Pamina. The quality of her singing surprises him, and he thinks about the irony of hunting such a well-crafted and seemingly human creation. He considers his role as a destroyer of forms, contrasting it with the creative force of entities like the Rosen Association. As the rehearsal concludes, he follows the cast backstage to confront Luft in her dressing room.

Inside, Luft appears preoccupied with her music score. Rick introduces himself and explains the need for a Voigt-Kampff test, which she reluctantly agrees to. As Rick prepares the equipment, Luft becomes increasingly evasive, feigning ignorance about basic terms and attempting to derail the test with questions about Rick’s humanity. Her insistence that Rick might be an android challenges his confidence, but he presses forward. The conversation takes a sharp turn when she accuses him of being a sexual deviant and pulls a laser tube on him. Then, Luft calls the police and claims Rick has been harassing her.

A uniformed officer, Officer Crams, arrives and confiscates Rick’s weapons. Rick protests, presenting his identification and urging Crams to contact Bryant. However, Crams claims there is no record of Rick or Bryant within the police department. Rick dials Bryant directly. Bryant answers, but after a moment, the line inexplicably fails before Crams can talk to him. With no way to verify his identity, Crams arrests Rick and prepares to transport him to the Hall of Justice.

On the roof, Crams inspects Rick’s car and finds Polokov’s remains. Rick insists that Polokov was an android, but Crams remains unyielding and orders the body collected for further investigation. Growing suspicious, Rick realizes the patrol car is heading south rather than north to the Hall of Justice. Crams dismisses Rick’s concerns, claiming the old Hall of Justice has been abandoned for years. Rick accuses Crams of being an android, but Crams responds that Rick might be the one with false memories. Resigned to his predicament, Rick believes that the androids have outmaneuvered him. As Crams’s hovercar descends over Mission Street, Rick prepares for whatever awaits him.