background checks, interviews and testing were done,

there were three finalists: two men and a

woman. For the final test, the C I A agents took one

of the men to a large metal door and handed him a gun.

"We must know that you will follow your instructions no

matter what the circumstances. Inside

the room you will find your wife sitting in a chair.

Kill her."

The man said, "You can't be serious. I could

never shoot my wife. The agent said, "Then you

are not the right man for this job. Take your wife and

go home.

The second man was given the same instructions. He

took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for

about five minutes. The man came out with tears in his

eyes, "I tried, but I can't kill my wife.

The agent said, "You don't have what it takes, so

take your wife and go home.

Finally, it was the woman's turn. She was given

the same instructions to kill her husband. She took

the gun and went into the room. Shots were heard one

after another. They heard screaming, crashing, and

banging on the walls. After a few minutes, all was

quiet. The door opened slowly and there stood the

woman, wiping sweat from her brow. "The gun was

loaded with blanks," she said. "I had to kill him with the chair.