Where am I?
In the village.
What do you want?
Information.
Whose side are you on?
That would be telling.
We want information...
Information...
Information.
You won't get it.
By hook or by crook... ...we will.
Who are you?
The new Number Two.
Who is Number One?
You are Number Six.
I am not a number. I am a free man!
- Training for the big break? - Why not use the village gymnasium?
Perhaps I prefer privacy.
That could be taken as being anti-social.
Some setup.
Keeping it all to yourself, Number Six?
Not the action of a public-minded citizen.
- The committee wouldn't like that. - Certainly not.
You'll face the committee for this.
The council chamber considered your case, Number 93,
and there's disharmony in your behaviour.
You seem reasonable, but you don't want to work for the community.
The court has several cases to be dealt with.
Number Six needs help, and we want to do something for 42.
She's in a permanent state of depression, always in tears.
Your duty, 93, is to prove you are a suitable member of society.
The only way to regain the respect of your fellows
is to acknowledge your shortcomings.
Go to the rostrum and confess.
We will tell you what to say.
- They're right, of course. - They're right, of course.
- Quite right. - Quite right.
- I'm inadequate. - I'm inadequate.
- Disharmonious. - Disharmonious.
- I'm truly grateful. - I'm truly grateful.
- Believe me. - Believe me.
Believe me... Believe me.
- Believe me! - Believe me... Believe me.
BELIEVE ME!
Number Six, enter.
You have completed the written questionnaire of confession?
Of course... Naturally.
Please do not be hostile. We're here to help.
Do sit down. Tell us about yourself.
I take it you have checked my file - regarding hostility.
Your files are not our concern.
Information on you is with Number Two.
Really?
The committee deals with complaints.
- Complaints? - Your complaints.
I have several.
A charge has been made against you about your attitude to your peers.
We deplore your disharmony.
A common complaint around here.
Discretion, Number Six.
Everything is being recorded.
As evidence against me!
This is an impartial committee.
Number Six, you're not here to defend yourself.
All we ask is for your confession.
I'm sure you will cooperate. Gentlemen, it's time.
We are ready for a tea break.
The Group and medical reports will be considered
at the resumed hearing of this committee.
They're right, of course.
They're right, quite right.
Quite... right.
I'm inadequate. Inadequate. I'm inadequate, disharmonious.
I am grateful, truly, truly grateful, truly, truly grateful.
Believe me, believe me, believe me...
Beautiful day, Number 61 .
I might've guessed. Enjoy the show?
The slowest mule's nearest to the whip.
He who digs a pit will one day lie in it.
Is Number Two above investigation?
Nobody is. Non-cooperation makes one an outcast.
No more taxis, no more credit.
It could be only a beginning.
You should know.
You don't think I'm a member of the committee?
Of course not. Never.
No matter what significance you hold for me,
to The Village and its committee, you're merely Citizen Number Six,
who has to be tolerated and shaped to fit.
Public enemy Number Six?
If you insist. But public enemies can't be tolerated indefinitely.
Do not defy this committee.
If the hearings go against you, I'm powerless to help you.
Number 86 has had valuable experience with the committee.
- As a member? - I had the shame of being posted.
- Disharmonious. - How terrible
The hearings were fair. I was wrong.
Sir, Number Six has a busy schedule - the Social Group, then the medical.
Of course. Do carry on.
- No time for tea? - No. Only your future.
First, your frivolous attitude to the committee.
The hearings are televised. That is why your behaviour is so important.
The Social Group is your one hope. I too have been attached to it.
- Most fortunate. - Do try to cooperate.
- I will. - Join in the Group's spirit.
Naturally.
- Only they can help you. - Naturally.
Come, we are already overdue.
Females!
If she makes one mistake, we could lose Number Six. You hear? Lose him.
There can be no mitigation. We must all stand together.
I don't contest the complaint but...
No exceptions.
All right. You say you're a poet.
You were composing and didn't hear Number 1 0's greeting.
Neglect of social principle.
- Poetry has a social value. - He's trying to divide us.
His intentions are to stop us helping this girl.
You're trying to undermine my rehabilitation. Disrupt my progress.
Strange talk for a poet.
- Reactionary! - Disharmonious!
Rebel! Reactionary! Rebel! Disharmonious!
Time for your medical, Number Six.
Yes, of course.
My medical. Splendid, let's go.
First rate, Number Six. Life here suits you.
- Are you finished? - Just the patella reflexes.
Excellent. Fit for any contingency.
Anything specific in mind?
My dear chap, how suspicious you are of us all.
Be seeing you.
Next!
Relax, fellow. Relax.
- Are you his keeper? - So excited, rushing and shouting.
You ever been in there?
- Not in there. - That's odd.
Not odd, please.
- Different, maybe. - Different?
I'm one of the lucky ones. I was...
Yes?
I was unmutual.
The fellow analysis report submitted by the Social Group
leaves us no choice.
We are bound to classify you as unmutual.
We must warn you, if any further complaint is lodged against you,
it'll be necessary to give you the treatment -
instant social conversion.
Your attention, please.
Here is an important announcement -
Number Six has been declared unmutual.
Any unsocial incident involving Number Six
should be reported to the Appeals Sub-committee.
Thank you.
Hello?
Hello!
We represent the Appeals Sub-committee.
Quick off the mark - Number 42?
Appeals Sub-committee already? You get around.
Do not sneer at Number 42. Social work requires moral courage.
Risk of infection?
Bitterness will not help you, Number Six.
You've brought misfortune on yourself.
Nevertheless, ladies, I'm sure you will help me.
It is premature to look for contrition in the poor creature.
Now, let's see how our loner withstands real loneliness.
And for his sake, I hope it will not be for long.
- Did you hear that? - For his own sake.
Attention, please.
Weather - continuing warm and sunny,
with a danger of sudden storms. A reminder.
Coffee, please.
Incidents about Unmutuals should be reported to the Sub-committee.
Thank you for your attention.
Unmutualism, Number Six. More than a game.
They're socially conscious citizens provoked by an Unmutual.
- They are sheep. - He rejects our help.
There remains but one course open to us.
- Yes? - I warned you.
The community won't tolerate you.
You need a scapegoat - "citizens unite, denounce this menace".
A scapegoat? Is that what you think it is?
Let me assure you, that after conversion,
you won't care what it is.
- You just won't care. - Ah, yes - social conversion.
You'll soon have peace of mind.
- Drugs? - Would drugs be lasting?
What would be lasting is isolation of the aggressive
frontal lobes of the brain.
Attention, please, all staff psychologists and psychiatrists.
Those wishing to study the conversion of Number Six
on the hospital's closed-circuit TV,
please report immediately to the hospital.
Thank you.
Splendid, Number Six. Just in time for the procession.
We are using standard equipment.
A unit of quartz crystal
is activated by a variable electromagnetic field
from high-voltage condensers - here.
The crystal emits ultrasonic sound waves,
which are bounced off the parabolic reflector, here.
The focal point of the reflector can be seen... here
by use of light waves.
I'll demonstrate the molecular turbulence at the focal point.
The ultrasonic beam can penetrate, whereas the light cannot.
Now...
The prime concern is to locate the link point of the frontal lobes.
To do this, we use a low voltage
and "feel" our focal point into place.
We have now located the medial aspect of the left motor area.
Three centimetres in...
1 .5 centimetres up...
0.45 centimetres right...
0.023 centimetres down...
0.001 5 up...
Hold the horizontal.
Precise.
The ultrasonic beam is focused on the link point of the frontal lobes.
Lanolin to minimise external cell breakdown and scar tissue.
Relaxant to preclude muscular reaction.
Now, to step up the voltage until the ultrasonic bombardment
causes permanent dislocation.
You went to sleep, Number Six, at the most interesting point.
Just remember, my boy - no exertion,
no excitement, that's not for you any more.
Don't worry, Doctor. I'll keep an eye on him.
And this?
Largely superfluous, but keep it on for a couple of days -
to remind you to take it easy.
Some of us have to get on!
Go home at your leisure, and by the way - congratulations. Wonderful!
Here he is. Welcome, Number Six.
Welcome, Number Six. Welcome home.
The lamb returns to the fold, eh?
That's right, my dear, the kettle -
to make Number Six a nice, soothing cup of tea.
A celebration drink, eh?
Yes, we'll have our little chat later on. I'll be seeing you both.
You're tired.
Lie down.
Relax.
- Cold. - Cold?
Rug...
Bedroom...
Rug.
Rug?
RUG!
Wardrobe.
Rest well.
Be seeing you.
Time for our talk, Number Six.
Our talk?
Yes, now that all your aggressive anxieties have been expunged,
let us say "forever", I know you'll feel free to speak.
- Free to... - Particularly about that
little incident which has been causing you such absurd distress.
The trivia.
The trivia of your resignation!
Yes, you resigned. Why? Why prematurely?
Why did you resign?
It's difficult. Need time to think.
- Oh time, that was it was it? - No, it wasn't time!
You couldn't stand your job. You needed time to think.
I'M ASKING YOU, NOT TELLING YOU!
- Please don't be angry. - I'm not angry, my dear friend.
That's just the way things seem to be to you.
Because your new world...
...is so quiet by contrast. - Is it?
For you, agitation is a thing of the past.
Lay back and rest, lay back and rest.
We'll have our little chat later -
when you've had time to collect your thoughts.
Strange, very strange.
- What is? - Already he suspects.
The scar is genuine. He'll learn nothing from that.
No, but he suspects already. I gave him eight grains of Mytol.
Suspicion, doubt - all factors of aggression.
The drug should preclude all such reactions.
- He's still confused. - He's shocked.
He's seen what he thought was the operation. He should be convinced.
There's no reason for him to suspect it never really occurred.
So he must feel he's undergone the full personality change.
- How long before his next dose? - At least four hours.
Repeat the dose now.
Now?! Sixteen grains of Mytol is quite impossible.
Look!
Already aggressions, suspicions. We cannot afford a relapse.
- Yes, but this drug... - The man's as strong as a bull.
We must step up the injections.
You still have some impatience, impulsiveness.
- D'you like my dress? - More feminine than slacks.
There's one thing, though -
I can't stand girls who don't know how to make a decent cup of tea.
A lesson.
Empty pot, rinse out...
Warm the pot, always.
Rinse out. Now...
One for me, one for thee,
one for the pot...
...one for luck.
Boiling water, switch off, let stand for one moment.
Oh, pour the milk, would you?
Cup, saucer...
...spoon...
...sugar, please, end cupboard.
Pour - should be just nice.
All charmingly domestic. I think I'd like some tea.
- Here you are. Sugar? - Thank you.
Excellent, my dear. Just leave him.
Just leave him to me.
Stupid woman!
Number 86, report to Number Two immediately.
Do you hear that? Immediately.
Number 86 report to Number Two immediately.
Repeat, immediately!
Stupid woman! She'll ruin everything!
Be seeing you.
Well, why not? Let him go out. Feel free. He's safely drugged.
If he has doubts, suspicions even,
a little outside contact will soon reassure him.
- Lovely day. - You were an Unmutual.
Yes, but I was saved by social conversion.
Do you feel different?
- You should know. - I should?
- Who better? See you soon. - See you.
Back here again?
But not so full of himself now.
Not so much punch in him this time.
We have some unfinished business.
Yeah - remember, Number Six?
Perhaps he doesn't feel up to it.
Too much of a social convert now.
- Planning a funeral? - I have to report.
- On plant life? - To Number Two.
- I want to make him happy. - Really?
I want to make him happy.
The ecstasy of illusion.
- I'm higher. - Really?
- I'm higher than Number Two. - Are you?
I have to report.
Go on, then, report.
She could ruin the whole thing.
Maybe she's watching over Number Six.
Physically? Put out a general call for her.
Number Six as well?
No, he's safe enough here for the time being. Just the girl.
Calling Number 86. Report immediately to Number Two.
- I have to report. - Of course.
86, report to Number Two!
- I have to report. - First, there's something
I have to show you. Very important.
Number Two's orders.
- See? - Watch!
Yes, watch. See? See the little green light?
When I look at that, I always feel sleepy.
It makes me want to sleep. See?
I am your superior. Here are my instructions.
Listen carefully. This is what I want you to do.
I'm going to count from four down to one,
and then you're going to make a full report
on the social conversion of Number Six.
Four...
Three...
Two...
One!
Everything went as planned.
We created the illusion of a full ultrasonic dislocation
of the frontal lobes of the brain.
How was this done?
By using just sound. No ray, no focal point.
The patient lost consciousness?
The result of an intra-dermal injection of Mytol I gave him.
I see. How was the illusion maintained?
The patient is being kept heavily tranquillised.
Well done, 86.
Thank you, sir. Was there anything further?
Yes - here are your final instructions.
Listen carefully. This is what I want you to do.
When The Village clock strikes four...
- He's safe. - And if the drug wears off?
It's good for several hours yet.
If we search for him, it might revive his suspicions.
Yes?
Right.
Out.
My dear man, how kind of you to drop in.
That little chat we were having...
Why, yes. Clearer in the mind now?
Much clearer and happier. I wanted you to know.
- Such peace of mind. - Only to be expected.
To think I resisted for so long.
Understandable, a man of your training. But now you er...
Everything is clear-cut now. It's quite simple.
Quite so. No more problems, eh? At last we can have our chat.
- Yes, I hope so. But... - But?
I feel I ought to tell everyone.
You need only tell me. Just me.
Yes, but there must be people who have secrets that you want to know.
If I was to speak out publicly, I might...
- Inspire others to speak out also? - Exactly.
What a good idea, Number Six. Highly commendable.
I shall record this in my report.
I'll be able to thank everyone - the committee, the ladies' appeal -
for their help - for bringing to me total social conversion?
Now, what could be more natural?
Your attention, please. Here is an exciting announcement.
Following his successful social conversion,
Number Six has expressed the touching desire
to address you all in person.
All of you not otherwise occupied, come now to The Village Square.
Thank you.
There is a proverb that he who ploughs a straight furrow
needs owe for nothing.
Come. And just remember - no over-excitement, please.
Fellow citizens...
You're cheering me, you're cheering me - that is a mistake.
It is Number Two you should applaud.
Until he brought about my social conversion,
and it was him, not your committee,
until then, I was a rebel - an Unmutual,
senselessly resisting this, our fine community.
To borrow Number Two's saying -
The butcher with the sharpest knife has the warmest heart.
Some of you have resisted, have withheld knowledge from Number Two.
Now, thanks to social conversion, I want to tell you all something.
I trust that my example will inspire you all to tell... to tell...
Number Two is unmutual... unmutual!
Social conversion for Number Two! The Unmutual!
Number 86 has a confession that Number Two is unmutual.
- Unmutual! - Look at him! An Unmutual,
who desires to deceive you all.
Your welfare committee is the tool of those who wish
to possess your minds!
Unmutual! Unmutual!
You still have a choice.
You can salvage your rights as individuals.
Your right to truth and free thought.
Reject this false world of Number Two. Reject it now!
Unmutual! Unmutual!