They're dead. In either case...
4 seconds sound clip from the The Matrix movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 01:34:39 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- Well, there has to be something that we can do.
- You're gonna kill him? Kill Morpheus?
- We don't have any other choice.
- Never send a human to do a machine's job.
- If indeed the insider has failed, they'll sever the connection as soon as possible, unless...
- They're dead. In either case...
- We have no choice but to continue as planned. Deploy the sentinels. Immediately.
- Morpheus, you're more than a leader to us.
- You're our father. We'll miss you always.
- Stop!
- I don't believe this is happening.
[...]