▁hur ts ▁A lic ia ▁and ▁sees ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁in ▁fact ▁capable ▁of ▁cry ing , ▁he ▁real izes ▁that ▁she ▁has ▁feelings . ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁eleven ▁months , ▁Cor ry ▁begins ▁to ▁fall ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁her . ▁A lic ia ▁develop s ▁a ▁person ality ▁that ▁mirror s ▁Cor ry ' s , ▁and ▁the ▁days ▁become ▁bear able . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁ship ▁returns , ▁Captain ▁Allen by ▁brings ▁news ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁cases ▁have ▁been ▁review ed ▁and ▁Cor ry ▁has ▁been ▁p ardon ed . ▁He ▁can ▁return ▁home ▁to ▁earth ▁immediately ▁but ▁they ▁only ▁have ▁twenty ▁minutes ▁before ▁they ▁must ▁leave ; ▁the ▁crew ▁has ▁been ▁dod ging ▁met e ors ▁and ▁are ▁nearly ▁out ▁of ▁fuel . ▁Cor ry ▁lear ns ▁that , ▁because ▁there ▁are ▁seven ▁other ▁passengers ▁from ▁other ▁astero ids ▁on ▁the ▁ship , ▁there ▁is ▁only ▁room ▁for ▁him ▁and ▁fifteen ▁pounds ▁of ▁lug g age . ▁He ▁is ▁initially ▁un con c ern ed ▁as ▁he ▁doesn ' t ▁have ▁fifteen ▁pounds ' ▁worth ▁of ▁poss essions ▁that ▁he ▁car es ▁about ; ▁then ▁he ▁real izes ▁that ▁Allen by ▁does ▁not ▁consider ▁A lic ia ▁human . ▁The ▁fifteen - p ound ▁limit ▁is ▁far ▁too ▁small ▁to ▁accommod ate ▁her . ▁He ▁fr ant ically ▁tries ▁to ▁find ▁some ▁way ▁to ▁take ▁A lic ia ▁with ▁him , ▁arg uing ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁robot , ▁but ▁a ▁woman , ▁and ▁ins isting ▁that ▁Allen by