Analysis Of Samuel Wallace s Unfinished Business

Unfinished Business Samuel Wallace was tired of being humiliated and degraded by his boss, Mr. Marin, so one Monday, Samuel killed him. Samuel had worked for Mr. Marin for 10 years, and had never once been told thank you. The closest he ever got was a grunt when the morning coffee he prepared wasn’t warm enough or the tax receipts weren’t in two weeks in advance. After months of intolerable lecturing, Samuel decided that on the 10th anniversary of his joining the firm, he would stab his boss. The plan was simple. Too simple. As if, subconsciously, it had been taking shape for a long time. His 10th anniversary was on a Monday. Fortunately, that was the day that Mr. Marin spent alone in his office all morning. He played blackjack with†¦show more content†¦He had to keep reminding himself that everything must appear to be normal. With all of his strength, Samuel tried to force himself to focus on his work. However, he couldn’t stop his hands from shaking as he finalized the details of the Jacobson merger. Mr. Marin, right on cue, came in at eight and asked Emily, his assistant, to take all of his phone calls and leave him alone as he would be very busy all morning. As he was entering his office, he turned his eye to Samuel and sneered, â€Å"I need to talk to you after lunch.† Samuel nodded, noticing the pause in the surrounding staff, which indicated that they had heard his remark. At twelve, Samuel packed his briefcase and walked over to the reception, alerting Miranda that he would be leaving for lunch and would be back at one. Miranda nodded, disinterested. Samuel then walked to the fire escape, however that day, instead of beginning his descent, he placed his briefcase in the inside of the door and headed towards Mr. Marin’s office. Closing his fist tightly, Samuel raised his trembling limb and lightly knocked on the wooden office door, one, two, three times. No answer, but he didn’t exactly expect one. Silently, Samuel reached for the metal doorknob, around which he had carefully wrapped a handkerchief. He wasn’t going to leave any fingerprints behind. Samuel entered the office and locked the door after him. Behind a huge