Linda Rash, a “robopsychologist,” presents esteemed engineer Susan Calvin with Elvex, a robot who can dream. Calvin is skeptical at first: never before have robots dream. After interrogating Elvex, Calvin confirms that it has dreamed. Calvin then asks Elvex what it dreamed about, and the robot answers that its dreams centered on a robot uprising. Abhorred by what this might mean for the danger posed to humans by robots, Calvin uses her electron gun to destroy Elvex, hoping to quell the danger for now.