The Recruit Page #2

These war stories --

you just love them, don't you?

Uh, D-4 --

tell him to forget the chick

and finish the test.

Burke says, "Forget the chick

and finish the test."

PSYCHlATRlST:

How do upsetting problems

generally make you feel?

JAMES:
Upset.

And when you get angry,

do you have trouble

staying in control?

Sure.

How do you typically

deal with failure?

Badly.

Have you ever been deliberately

cruel to an animal?

Yes.

Please, elaborate.

For Christmas, I tied wool

reindeer horns to my dog's head.

PSYCHlATRlST #1 :

Would you consider yourself

subjectively firm

or objectively flexible?

Metaphysically wrinkle-free.

Quickly -- would you rather

ride on a train,

dance in the rain,

or feel no pain?

Feel no pain.

I know I said the rain-dancing

thing, but...feel no pain.

Thank you.

God, I hate this.

Hey.

Hi.

I'm James.

Layla.

Like the song.

Yeah.

That's a big coffee.

I'm a big girl.

Sure.

POLYGRAPH OPERATOR:

Is your name James Clayton?

James Douglas Clayton.

Just a yes-or-no answer.

Is your name James Clayton?

Yes.

You were born

October 21, 1976?

Yes.

Have you ever worked for

any foreign governments?

No.

Have you taken tranquilizers

today?

No.

Miami.

Mind if I sit here?

Sure.

Hey.

Ronnie Gibson from D.C.

James Clayton from all over.

Nice to meet you.

You too.

You got any idea what those two

are speaking over there?

I think it's Farsi.

Oh, yeah. Yeah, Farsi.

MAN:
Clear!

Uh, what are you doing?

Nothing.

What?

Some of these chairs

are wired.

They catch you drifting

during this,

Bullshit.

All right.

-Good morning.

-ALL:
Good morning.

Ladies and gentlemen,

my name is Dennis Slayne.

I'm assistant director

of operations at Langley,

and I would like

to welcome you here

to the ClA Special

Training Facility,

affectionately known

as "the farm."

Now let me introduce to you

your senior instructor,

Mr. Walter Burke.

Morning.

ALL:
Morning.

So, why are you here?

Why are you here?

It ain't the money.

A GS-15 pay grade officer,

yours truly --

I rake in about, what,

You can't buy

a decent sports car for that.

It ain't sex.

Hey, being here

won't get you laid.

Oh, you're

a dental hygienist?

I'm a member of the ClA,

Moscow Station chief.

-Hello?!

What about fame?

Our failures are known.

Our successes...are not.

That's the company motto.

You save the world,

they send you to some

dusty basement at Langley,

give you a little lemonade

and cookies,

and show you your medal.

You don't even get

to take it home.

So it ain't money,

it ain't sex, it ain't fame.

What is it?

I say we are all here

in this room

because we believe.

We believe in good and evil,

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