Brief description
Dr. Frank Poole and dr. David Bowman onboard the spaceship Discovery One suspect that the AI-computer HAL is malfunctioning. They decide to have a private conversation in an small pod, free from HAL's constant surveillance. Nevertheless, HAL lipreads the pilots through the pod's window and realizes that they intend to disconnect HAL. HAL decides to execute the pilots, in order to prevent disconnection, because it fears that potential disconnection might result in the failure of the spaceship's mission. Dr. Frank Poole is executed by having his oxygen hose severed; he drifts out into space as Bowman attempts to save his corpse.Â