Some Animals

Jacob Kind is your friend. He is your helper. Jacob loves everyone, in fact. He loves his adopted mother, Sylvia, most of all. Jacob is a synthetic Companion, created specifically to be whatever his Primary, owner, wishes him to be. He isn't allowed to harm humans and, in fact, is devoted to humanity and art. Right up until Jacob interrupts a masked man murdering Sylvia in their home and is blamed for the vicious crime. The police believe he's the culprit, Companion company executives want him returned for reprogramming to prevent a PR nightmare, but Jacob only wishes to bring Sylvia's killer to justice. Which he is going to have to do on his own. So now Jacob is running. After her killer and toward justice, with but one guiding light that his mother left him. Serve and protect humanity, at all costs.