The Twilight Zone1959

Romney Wordsworth:
Chancellor.

Chancellor:
[turning back from the door] Make it brief, Mr. Wordsworth.

Romney Wordsworth:
You have plenty of time. You're not going anywhere.

Chancellor:
How's that?

Romney Wordsworth:
I'm afraid I haven't been very fair with you. I invited you here for a very special reason. Would you like to know the method that I've chosen for my - liquidation? Well, in a very few moments, here in this room, a bomb is going off.

Chancellor:
How thoughtful, Mr. Wordsworth, a relatively quick and painless death.

Romney Wordsworth:
Yes, isn't it? However, knowing that you're going to be blown to smithereens in a few moments, isn't the happiest thought in the world, is it? *Is* it?

Chancellor:
That depends on the individual, Mr. Wordsworth.

Romney Wordsworth:
Indeed, it does.

Chancellor:
[turns to the door, finds it locked] What kind of idiocy is this, Mr. Wordsworth? You've locked the door!

Romney Wordsworth:
Oh yes, yes, I've locked the door.

[turns to face the camera]

Romney Wordsworth:
Now, question: how does a man react to the knowledge that he's going to be blown to bits in a half an hour? Answer: that depends on the individual.