 Construction worker Carl knows it for sure. Flicka lives with him because she loves him, and not of out of opportunism. But Flicka, Swedish for girl, is only a computer program. Carl doesn t want anyone else however. He chooses her specifically. Carl feels he can really open his heart for her. Both decide to grow old together. But when Carl goes to the store to pick up some new food modules for the program, they are sold out. Flicka can t survive without them.