# Guests Come to Discover Who They Could Become by Robert Ford
> “They’re here because they want a glimpse of who they could be.”
> **— Robert Ford**, *Westworld, Season 1, Episode 2, “Chestnut” (2016)*
## Sources and Context
- **Complete episode transcript:** [“Chestnut” transcript](https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/view_episode_scripts.php?episode=s01e02&tv-show=westworld-2016) — wording, speaker, episode, and scene boundary checked against the full broadcast-dialogue transcript.
- **Official series context:** [Westworld | Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom](https://press.wbd.com/us/property/westworld) — official series and production context.
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## Related Topics
- [[wiki/Robert Ford|Robert Ford]]
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