The Employer Page #5

He doesn't need them anymore.

Let me have my shoes, James.

Sorry.

Sandra?

No, I agree with James.

F*** it.

Do you want to try

and call your sister again?

No, I had my call.

And we only have two left.

It's okay. You can use mine.

If no one else objects.

I don't care.

Hi, you've

reached Christina. Sorry I missed you.

Hey, sis. Uh, I guess you didn't

get my last message.

But you can't call me back...

and I think this is probably the

last time that I can call you.

Look, I'm really sorry

that we couldn't talk...

and...

I'm really sorry

about a lot of things. I just

People can't always get

to their phone, you know?

No, I'm pretty sure she

didn't answer on purpose.

Why do you say that?

We're not really

on the best terms.

I thought you said that you guys went

out for drinks together last night?

Yeah, yeah we did.

But we had an uneasy peace

to begin with...

and last night

did not really help.

We owned a business together...

and you know they say

that you should...

never do that with family,

and they're right.

I wanted to sell, and she

couldn't afford to buy me out.

So, we sold. And she's just held

it against me ever since.

So, um

I wanted her to pick up the

phone so I could apologize.

What a pathetic bunch we are.

Trapped in a room with a phone,

and no one to call.

Or no one willing to answer.

Speak for yourself.

Who do you have to call?

No one. But that doesn't

make me pathetic.

It just means,

I can take care of myself.

What are you doing?

I'm getting my shoes.

We should stop her.

God, if she wants her shoes

that badly, just let her have them.

Toss me the phone.

We only have one call left.

I know. I want it.

You had two.

So hand it over.

I'm not going to toss you the

phone. I don't want to risk breaking it.

I am sick. Can you please

just bring it to me?

Providence, Rhode Island.

I need you to connect me to

Saint Luke's Catholic Church.

The rectory, please.

Is Father Phillip available?

I'm a former parishioner.

Thank you.

Father Phillip.

It's Keith Caverns.

I was an alter boy there,

way back when.

Do you remember me?

Yes.

Actually, not so good.

I did a bad thing.

A very bad thing.

I killed a man. I mean,

it was self-defense, sort of.

I mean, he was trying

to kill me. I think.

But... I'm just so confused...

and I don't know what

to do right now.

Yes, Father.

I will, I will.

Our Father who art in heaven,

hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be

done on earth as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread,

and forgive us our trespasses...

as we forgive those

who trespass against us...

and lead us not into temptation,

but deliver us from evil.

Amen.

Thank you, Father.

I just remembered someone

I want to call.

There's no calls left.

What if he was wrong

about the five call limit?

What if he was lying?

You could be right.

Want to give it a try?

It's worth a shot.

So, um I just have a few more

questions. Are you ready? Sure.

All right, what's the one thing that

really irritates you about this world?

Liars. I hate liars.

You know, honesty is not

necessarily a virtue in big business.

I know that, and I can keep

a secret if I have to.

I just hate being lied to

directly. You know?

Well, how would you know,

though, if you're being lied to?

I have a pretty good sense

for that, I think.

You guys were right

about these shoes.

They're not too comfortable,

huh?

No. They're deadly.

Oh my God!

You stay away,

you stay away from us!

Just look at the last

number called.

It was forty-five seconds long,

twenty minutes ago.

My God. She's right.

He was faking it.

Look, he never called a priest.

Why would he do that?

Same reason

he was acting so weak.

To trick us into letting

our guard down.

Look, this was all a game for him, and he

was determined to win it by killing us all.

Five two one six two.

If two bolts are open,

we may be able to force it.

I saved both your lives,

you know.

Better put those shoes

back in the vent.

Yeah. Sure, no problem.

Well. I read your dissertation

from cover to cover.

Whew. Wow.

A more thorough examination of

this company I have never read.

I mean, it's way more comprehensive than

any of the reports that we get in house.

Well, thank you, sir. It took

quite a bit of research.

I can imagine it did.

And it seems to me...

that you offer quite a flattering

opinion of this company, don't you?

And your conclusion seems to be that we

here at Carcharias are paving the way...

for the future of big business. Is

that a fair assessment? Yes. Yes, sir.

Good. Well then, my question to you is,

and I want you to be perfectly honest...

if you can be, did you write this

report so that you could get hired?

No. I was flattered when you called and I

would certainly take this job if offered.

But it had always been my

intention to go into education.

Ah, yes. It's in your file here.

So you just graduated, right?

Yes. I've been in school my whole life.

You could say I've been institutionalized.

How so?

I didn't want to leave.

I guess I'm not big on change.

I see.

One more question...

If hired here, is there anything that you

wouldn't be willing to do for this company?

Anything, like what?

Come on, you did the research.

You know where all the bodies

are buried. Use your imagination.

It's true, I did come across a few things

that I thought best kept out of my report.

And yet I did agree

to this interview.

And as I said, I would gladly

take this position if offered.

So, yes. I would do whatever it takes to

further advance this company. No questions asked.

Excellent.

Since Keith never made a call,

there's still one left.

I didn't really have a call to make. I

just wanted to get the phone from Keith.

You must have someone that you

want to talk to. A friend?

I don't have any of their numbers. They're

all in my phone, which I don't have.

Why don't you try giving

that waitress a call?

I've got a final interview tomorrow, and

I guess it's down to just a couple of us.

I feel really good about it.

Well, that's great.

What's the job?

It's with this

Carcharias Corporation.

I've never heard of them.

I hadn't either

before I got the interview.

Well, what do they do?

They take over other companies, kind

of like a consulting firm, I guess.

It's really low profile.

Sounds like a pretty

ruthless business.

Probably can be.

That's too bad.

Another nice guy led astray

by the corporate world.

Oh, wait. I do have one

person's number. Who's that?

Um, it's the guy I went out

with last night.

I guess that means

I could call him, right?

I don't see why not.

Well, are you sure

you wouldn't rather?

No. Go for it.

Uh, hey, Pete. It's Billie.

From last night.

I wanted her to make that call.

I wanted us to be able to

talk for a second. What is it?

I don't trust her. I think she's

playing the same game that Keith was.

I don't think she wants

us to get out of here.

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