PAUL
Hello? Hello? Who’s there?
ALAN DAVENPORT
Is this Paul Conroy?
PAUL
Yes. Yes, this is Paul. Who are you?
ALAN DAVENPORT
Paul, my name’s Alan Davenport, I’m the personnel director here at Crestin, Roland and Thomas.
PAUL
I left you a message.
While buried alive in a coffin, Paul Conroy receives a phone call from his employer's personnel director. Instead of offering help, the director uses a recorded legal script to terminate Paul's employment retroactively, stripping him of insurance benefits for his family while he faces certain death.
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PAUL
Hello? Hello? Who’s there?
ALAN DAVENPORT
Is this Paul Conroy?
PAUL
Yes. Yes, this is Paul. Who are you?
ALAN DAVENPORT
Paul, my name’s Alan Davenport, I’m the personnel director here at Crestin, Roland and Thomas.
PAUL
I left you a message.
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