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Richard
1:36 am
“Its too late to be doing this I have to go to sleep.”
“No you don’t Richard!”
“I need rest if I am going to pull this job off tomorrow.”
“Well you don’t dictate when to rest and when not to rest. Have I ever steered your wrong before Richard?
“No. No you’re right I need to get this done.”
“---- right we need to get this done. Now finish up.”
2:02 am
“All facts considered we have to go in through the front door.”
“The blueprints indicate a emergency exit in the back.”
“We aren’t able to disarm the camera without being seen if we go through the back, Lenard”
“Fine, but if we go through the front we don’t take hostages, Richard.”
“Well what do we do with them?”
“You let me take care of that Richard.”
3:08 am
“Well done Richard. Very well done indeed. You see what we can accomplish when you allow us to work together?”
“It really is amazing. Good thing you’re here.”
“Richard, you were the one who made it not me. I am here simply to motivate.”
“You are too modest Lenard.”
“Get some sleep Richard you have a big day tomorrow.”
7:59 am
“Richard get up it’s time to get ready.”
“Alright, alright I am up.”
“Don’t forget to prepare the guns.”
“Are you sure we have to bring them for this job? I always liked the jobs that didn’t involve them.”
“This is why I am here Richard. If it were up to you we would be living on the streets.”
“I guess your right Lenard. You always are.”
8:54 am
“Alright Richard, I walk in first, you let me take over, I come back to get you and then you crack the safe and we get out of there.”
“Sounds good to me Lenard.”
9:06 am
“Lenard! What happened to all of these people?”
“They’re asleep Richard! Hurry up and get into the safe!”
“What? Asleep? How could they just…
“Just open the safe Richard!”
“Almost have it Lenard.”
Click*
“Good job Richard! Get the money in the bag and move out!”
“Alright Lenard I know you are right.”
“Come on Richard! You are taking too long! You need to get out of here!”
9:11 am
“Freeze! Drop your weapons!”
“Lenard drop the guns…”
“Lenard these are the policemen! Do what they say!”
“Sir, I won’t say it again drop your weapon!”
“Richard, you know I don’t have the weapons. You know I am only here for motivation.”
“Lenard how did I get the guns?”
Crack!
“They shot me! Lenard they shot me!”
“Richard you know I can’t help you. I am only as real as your mind can make me.”
4:12pm
“Hello, Mrs. Samson?”
“Yes, may I ask who is calling?”
“This is sergeant Gordon calling about your son Richard.”
“Oh my God! Where is he? Is he ok?”
“Mam, we brought your son in earlier today for attempting to rob a bank.”
“Not this again. We can’t control him. He always runs away. He probably blamed this on Lenard, didn’t he?”
“Yes mam, I was going to ask you about that. Who is Lenard?”
“Richard has schizophrenia. Lenard is a character that he sees from time to time. From what I have heard he seems like that bad half of Richard. Richard can’t seem to understand that Lenard is not real.”
“Well I suggest you come down to the station to see him. We may be able to get your son into a mental institution.”
“Alright, I will be down there in about a half an hour.”
“Goodbye mam.”

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