The Commuter Page #4

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-I'm bothering you, aren't I?

-No.

I am.

You just wanna read your book.

It's... I'm married.

I... Me, too.

-Sorry.

-I study human behavior.

-It's an occupational hazard.

-Being married?

No, bothering people.

I'm a conversationalist.

So, in your job, you sit down,

strike up a conversation.

Then what?

Okay, let's say there are

100 people in this car.

There are

16 personality types,

as defined by psychology.

And so I can assume

that there are about

six people of each type,

with varying

degrees of response

to any particular situation.

My job is to answer

one basic question.

-What's that?

-What kind of person are you?

Me? You should

probably ask my wife.

-Let's do an experiment.

-Experiment?

It's painless.

It's just a simple

hypothetical question.

Okay.

What if I asked you

to do one little thing?

It's something that you are

uniquely qualified to do.

It's something

that's meaningless to you,

but it could profoundly affect

an individual on this train.

Would you do it?

I'd want to know

what kind of thing.

-Does it matter?

-Well, I think it does.

And you would never know

the consequences

of what you did.

Then why would I do it?

Because there

would be a reward.

A-ha.

So, What's the reward?

In the bathroom, carriage two,

maybe there is a package.

It's hidden,

and inside that package

is $25,000.

That money is yours,

plus another 75 cash,

if you do

this one little thing.

I don't understand.

Someone on this train

does not belong.

All you have to do

is find them. That's it.

This person is carrying a bag.

You don't know

what it looks like.

But inside that bag

is something they have stolen.

This person goes

by the name of Prynne.

It's not a real name.

They will be on this train

until Cold Spring.

You find them,

you find the bag,

that $100,000 is yours.

Don't leave the train

before finding the bag.

Don't tell anyone

about this offer.

Wait a minute. Wait a minute.

Simple.

I thought

this was hypothetical.

It's just one little thing.

It shouldn't be too hard

for an ex-cop.

-Wait.

-Arriving at...

-How did you know...

- ...86th Street Station.

-That's me.

-You're being serious, right?

You have until

the next stop to decide.

What kind of person are you?

Now leaving

86th Street Station.

What?

You're kidding me.

Tickets, anybody? Ticket?

Excuse me.

You're gonna

wanna move on, pal.

The AC's out in here.

Actually, I was hoping

you could help me.

I'm looking for someone.

A friend.

Okay.

They're going to Cold Spring,

and I was wondering

if you keep track

of where everyone

gets on and off the train.

Yeah, I take pictures,

I hand out surveys, you know.

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