This Is Your Death Page #5

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- Done.

But that doesn't address

my main concern.

Which is what?

You need this audience

as much as I do, Adam.

I'll keep them invested.

Last week an American

ended her life

right in front of you

on national television.

It was shocking.

Some say it was appalling...

but it was real.

We changed a young girl's

life for the better.

Now, if you don't like

what we're doing here,

please, change the channel.

Close your browser,

file a complaint,

or simply turn it off.

Will this fellow ever

follow the script?

But I'm willing to bet

that you won't.

Because, deep down, you know

that what we're doing here

is important.

You're angry.

You want change.

You believe in the value

of life.

Well, guess what?

So do I.

And so do our three guests

tonight.

Cue applause.

It seems my producers want

me to get on with the show.

Cue applause.

Friends...

last week you also changed

a young girl's life.

$300,000 was raised

for Emily Hickey.

$300,000!

Over 100 of you even called in

offering to be her foster parent.

And because of you, and you,

and you, and you...

Emily will find a safe home.

She'll go to college, she'll get

a degree

and fulfill her mother's dreams.

You have all lead by example,

and the WBC network

heard you loud and clear.

So from here on in...

we will be donating $250,000

to the guest that you believe

deserves it the most.

All you have to do is vote.

We go from one death to three,

and now we're doing

death of the week?

Was this your idea?

He's flying solo, but I like it.

I just have to convince our board

of directors to play along.

He's gonna get himself fired.

Yeah, or make himself

indispensable.

All right, put me in his ear.

Adam, you crazy son of a b*tch.

We're a go.

Please welcome Adam Rogers!

Let's get started.

Introducing Timothy Reyes.

Timothy was diagnosed with ALS

and has come to share

his last moments with us.

Please welcome Ellen Black.

Ellen wants to donate

her potential winnings

to aid Syrian refugees.

This is David Williams.

David's wife needs

a heart transplant.

With no donors in sight,

he's giving his own.

Do it already!

Ah!

Don't you think it's horrible?

- I do.

- So why do you do it?

Because I saw somebody die,

murdered, right in front

of me, not too long ago.

It was a senseless

waste of life,

but the deaths

on my show are not.

The number one show in

the United States of America.

But you're profiting

off of other people's misery.

Isn't everybody profiting off

of other people's misery, Mark?

The churches profit,

the banks profit,

the fast food companies profit.

Journalists

just like you profit.

Don't think that you're above

this, because you're not.

Besides, I'm not doing

this for the money.

What are you doing it for then?

I'm doing it because television

needs a wake-up call, that's why.

We're in pain.

We're alone.

We need to connect again.

We need to bridge the social,

racial and political divide,

and I think--

Actually, I believe

that we are the catalyst for

that change.

Adam Rogers for president!

I can almost guarantee you

number one all across the world.

What do you guys say?

Oh, I love to hear it. I love to hear it.

Thank you so much.

Try one with a smile.

When will it be enough?

That's a good question.

I don't know.

When people stop watching,

I guess.

When they don't need us anymore.

But right now they do.

Oh!

This Is Your Death!

This Is Your Death!

This Is Your Death!

This Is Your Death!

This Is Your Death!

Sylvia.

I owe you a drink.

Look, we're a team

and I feel like...

I-I guess I feel like I could

be keeping you in the loop

more than I have been.

And a drink is gonna solve that?

No, but four might.

All right.

Good night.

Hey.

You can hate me,

you can hate

what we're doing here,

but you can't deny

that we're a good team.

- We're not a team.

- Yes, we are!

No! No, come on.

You just do whatever you want

and I clean up your messes.

Right.

One of these days

I will stop, though.

We have the number one show

on television.

I made you rich.

I mean, what else do you want?

What else do you want?

I want a drink.

Maybe a sleepover.

Good night, Adam.

I'll take you up on that drink.

- You Washington?

- Yeah.

- You the foreman?

- Yep.

It's nice to see you.

I've got you my rsum.

Oh, uh, you think about dyin'?

Excuse me?

Oh yeah, that.

Yeah, that's the truth.

You gotta see it.

Anyhow, this is a union job.

How do you have so much

experience with no union card?

Oh, well, I was, uh... a

temp filler over in Chicago,

and it kinda, you know, basically

turned into a full-time job.

F***in' Chicago.

Yeah, well, you got that right.

Well, we're looking to fill

the 8:
00 to 6:00 spot.

That's pm to am.

You'll need to join the

longshoremen's union, too,

so there'll be some upfront

costs there, as well.

Hey, no problem.

I get benefits, right?

Oh, yeah, yeah.

It happens

all the time. Look.

Now I'm gonna need to see

your forklift certification

for ocean.

Is there a problem?

Listen, I need this job bad.

Now, I can do anything

your guys can do,

I just don't have any forklift

experience, but I'm a quick study.

- Trust me.

- Can you lash a ship?

- Of course.

- What's lashing, then?

I'm sorry, Mr. Washington.

We don't have the time

or resources

to be training greenhorns

right now,

especially someone

as old as you.

Please, sir.

Look, I got a family,

I got two kids, I got a

house I'm about to lose.

I'll do anything you ask.

Brunt labor, overtime,

janitorial.

You wanna go clean toilets?

Go talk to the port.

Wait, no, no, wait, wait,

wait! Hold on, man.

Don't-- don't turn

your back on me.

Look, I'm out of options!

Get out of my way, son!

You usually call

your elders "son"?

Go f*** yourself!

Aaargh!

Time to call the janitor, boss!

- Jesus.

- Move forward. Right there.

Ah...

- Holy sh*t.

- Yeah. Yeah, right?

Look at this.

My favorite part.

Come here, come here, come here.

See that casita back there?

Two bedrooms, full kitchen,

and it's got your name on it.

I can't afford that.

You really think I'm

gonna make you pay rent?

You can stay there for free

as long as you want.

Okay? All you gotta do is, you

know, save up for your own place.

Adam, I got six-figure

credit card debt to pay off

before I can even think

about buying a house.

Right, right, right.

- Right?

- That reminds me.

Come on.

I'm not making you rich, I'm

just putting you back to zero.

No. Adam, I can't.

I-I haven't seen you

in three months,

you know you're my only friend.

I-I know, I know.

And I'm sorry.

I've just been...

I've been really busy.

Would you look at yourself?

Would you look at this house?

- This is sick.

- Yeah.

Yeah, you mean sick like cool?

- Because...

- No.

- Because I agree.

- No, Adam, I'm not joking,

and I do not want

your blood money.

You're my sister and I love you,

and you've been doing so well

and I promised that I was

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