Megan Hinds

A tense and satirical argument erupts between Benny and The Black Phantom over the use of racial slurs and the legacy of slavery. The Phantom challenges Benny's dismissive attitude toward systemic racism, while Benny attempts to equate his Dutch heritage with the experience of discrimination.

Two men engage in a heated debate about military service, political ideologies, and sports rivalries while driving. The Black Phantom reveals his disillusionment with the Iraq War and his transition from a decorated captain to a mercenary, while Benny challenges his perspective with cynical pragmatism.

Benny recounts his transition from a scholarship student at Dartmouth to a professional contract killer. He explains how a series of strategic robberies and a debt-collection scheme involving his gambling-addicted Ethics professor led him to commit his first murder.