Murderland Page #5

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INT. JOHN C. MCCAY'S VIDEO LOUNGE, FIRST BANK - DAY

John C. McCay and Zach sit on a couch in a soundproof

room in the penthouse office suite. The big screen T.V.

replays the demise of SIMPSON. Zach watches as stoically

as he did the previous night. John C.

McCay watches like a pervert watching a porno. He is

excited. As the tape ends...

JOHN C. MCCAY

That was rather.... disappointing.

ZACH:

I had suggested that they tone down the

program so that the "guests" might take

longer to expire.

JOHN C. MCCAY

I want more action. I want to see more

ingenuity than that. I want to see the

injured man out wit the machines !

ZACH:

But sir, most of the people we are

putting into the "Park" are accountants

that embezzle or investment bankers.

They are not known for their physical

or intellectual prowess.

JOHN C. MCCAY

I don't believe Ol' Bruce is having as

much fun with this as he once did. He

still insists on the "guests" being of

the more nefarious type.

ZACH:

That's right, sir. He does a thorough

background check and if he finds them

to be criminal or guilty of

embezzlement, then he will put them in

the park. He has refused the last three

suggested "guests".

JOHN C. MCCAY

What about that time when the mail room

kid was accused of stealing and we put

him in the "Park" ? Wasn't that a

computer glitch ?

ZACH:

Yes sir. It turns out we put an

innocent man into the "park" and he was

not the one who stole from the stamp

machine. That is also about the time

when Bruce began refusing.

JOHN C. MCCAY

That mail room kid was the longest

lasting "guest" yet ! Maybe we can

alter the computer records and make

another "guest" from the more athletic

of our staff.

ZACH:

Bruce may still refuse. It is my belief

that he is becoming more belligerent.

The CEO contemplates this for a while.

JOHN C. MCCAY

I propose we consider a hostile take

over. Perhaps Ol' Bruce is in need of a

new job opportunity.

ZACH:

What do you mean sir ?

JOHN C. MCCAY

What if we were to put Bruce into the

Park as a Guest ?

ZACH:

Sir ?

JOHN C. MCCAY

I'll bet that would be the Park run of

the century !

ZACH:

Sir, he created the Park. He would know

how to circumvent any of the traps.

JOHN C. MCCAY

I'm willing to bet that even the

creator can't out wit his creation.

ZACH:

What then sir ? What would we do with

the park with out Bruce ?

JOHN C. MCCAY

Do you think the assistant, what's his

name...

ZACH:

John, sir.

JOHN C. MCCAY

Yes, do you think he would like a raise

and a new position ?

ZACH:

Sir, this is not like firing any

employee. We can't predict what will

happen.

JOHN C. MCCAY

That my boy, is the best part. Life on

top of the world is boring...

predictable. If I wanted life without

chances, I never would have paid for

Murderland. Now go. Make a formal

proposal and see about the assistant.

Find out if it's viable.

Zach begins to go into the elevator.

After he's gone. McCay opens up a video library named

after former employees who have entered Murderland.

INT. 44TH FLOOR, FIRST BANK - DAY

Zach walks out of the elevator again. He sees MATTHEW

flirting with Saundra. Although his face won't betray

it, Zach is very jealous of this.

MATTHEW:

Come on, I'm serious. Look at Wilma.

She's this frail little thing, and

Fred, I mean Fred Flintstone is this

BIG guy. He has to be hung like a

horse, and THAT's why Wilma puts up

with his B.S.

SAUNDRA:

I've never heard the Flintstones

reduced to a sexual exploitation quite

like that. You're funny.

Zach is right on the other side of the cubicles from

them. He can hear clearly, but they don't know he's

there.

MATTHEW:

Listen, I was thinking, you know. Would

you go, it's I think you're...

SAUNDRA:

Do you want to go out with me ?

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