How many times have you heard: "Just follow directions"? That's what a group of finalists for the job of assassin with the Central Intelligence Agency are supposed to do. After background checks, training and testing, two men and a woman are finalists for one available position.
For the final test, the CIA men administering the test take one of the men to a large metal door and hand him a gun.
"We must know that you will follow your instructions no matter what the circumstances," they explain. "Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."
"You can't be serious," the man says. "I could never shoot my own wife."
"Well," says the CIA man, "you're definitely not the right man for this job."
The second man is ushered in, handed the gun and given the same instructions.
He looks a bit shocked, but nevertheless takes the gun and goes into the room. All is quiet for about five minutes, then the door opens and the man comes out with tears in his eyes.
"I tried to shoot her," he says. "But I just couldn't pull the trigger. I guess I can't handle the job."
"No," the CIA man replies. "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."
Finally, they lead the woman to the same room and hand her the gun.
"We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances," she is told. "Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him."
The woman takes the gun and opens the door. Before the door even closes all the way, the CIA men hear the gun firing. One shot after another for 13 shots. They hear screaming, crashing and banging on the walls. This goes on for several minutes; then all is quiet.
The door opens slowly, and there stands the woman. She wipes the sweat from her brow and says, "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded with blanks. I had to beat him to death with the chair."
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