Bam!

Reno walks in pretending to carry something. Smith looks up and watches as Reno sets the imaginary object down in front of them with a flourish.

SMITH

I’ll bite, what is it?

RENO

It’s a magic button. Just by pressing it, you can kill anyone in the world.

SMITH

Okay, that’s creepy and scary.

RENO

Wait, I’m telling you that you can hit that button and kill a terrorist.

SMITH

I don’t know.

RENO

He won’t suffer, but if you don’t hit that button right now, he’ll detonate a bomb in a crowded market... full of kids.

Smith reluctantly hits the button and then Reno hits it too.

RENO

Bam! Not so hard. Felt kind of good, right? Alright, now if you hit it, you can get rid of... an arms dealer.

Smith hesitates.

RENO

Lives in a mansion while kids ...

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