The Samaritan - Episode 1
by Stanyo Zhelev
Listen to me very carefully.
There's a man entering the building.
He'll be on the ninth floor in seven minutes.
He's here to kill you.
What? Who is this?
It doesn't matter.
I’m just a good Samaritan, trying to save your life.
How did you get my number?
I looked it up.
It was right under “Idiots who ask stupid questions while their life is on the line.”
I'm hanging up now.
What about that black van outside your house?
What?
It's been there for three weeks.
It hasn't moved once.
I know you've seen it.
I…how did you know about that?
And sometimes you feel like you're being watched, right?
I see this guy sometimes. It’s almost like he's…
Like he’s following you? Exactly.
Look, I'll be glad to tell you my story just as soon as I'm done saving your life.
You have five minutes left, pal.
Oh, God. What should I do?
Should I call security? The police?
The police won't make it in time.
And security's been paid off to stay out of this.
You're on your own.
Except for me.
Someone paid them off?
Who would do that?
Who do you think, genius?
The people trying to kill you.
Okay, now you’ve got me scared.
Good. You should be.
What should I do now?
Head for the roof.
The roof? Why?
The man after you isn’t watching the stairs to the roof.
And he doesn't expect you to run.
You can give him the slip but you have to be quick about it.
You have four minutes.
Go. NOW.
I'm on my way.
Good.
Try not to look like you're running for your life.
Even though you are.
Just look casual.
Pretend you're just taking a private call and you don't want anyone listening.
He has accomplices.
They’re probably monitoring the building.
They’ll let him know if they see anyone running.
Okay, I’m walking toward the roof.
Good.
l’ll pretend I’m talking to my fiancée.
Smooth. What’s her name?
Janine.
I’ll bet she’s beautiful, isn’t she?
Uh, is this really the right time for this?
Hey, I'm just trying to keep your mind off the whole impending death thing.
It's not working.
I'm really scared.
Scared is good.
Scared keeps you moving.
Scared keeps you alive.
As long as you don't have a nervous breakdown or something.
You know what?
You need to work on your people skills.
And you need to work on your staying alive skills.
How close are you to the roof?
I’m almost there.
Do you know who's trying to kill me?
A hitman.
Okay, but who hired the hitman?
I don't know.
An angry ex, maybe?
I don’t have any angry exes.
Janine was my first girlfriend.
Oh how sweet.
It could be anyone in your life.
Lots of people want to kill other people.
You're not special, you know.
Thanks a lot.
Don't mention it.
Okay, I'm at the roof.
Great!
Good job.
Now, could you do me a favor?
What?
Could you stand on that big red X on the ground?
The what?
A man with a rifle appears on the roof of the building next door.
He aims it at Jimmy and shoots.
Jimmy falls to the ground.
You’re such a moron, Jimmy.
I just needed you on the roof to get a clear line of sight.
So I could get you out of the way once and for all.
Because maybe you didn’t have any angry exes.
But Janine did.
And now she’s all mine.
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