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However, Mr. Martin is not planning to kill Ulgine Barrows because he cannot stand her. In fact, he is planning to kill her because she is ruining the efficiency of F & S. As Mr. Martin recalls, Ulgine is constantly reorganizing departments, changing old methods of business, and generally disrupting the entire office's practices. Though Mr. Martin disapproves of her practices, he continues to endure her. However, the final straw arrives when she points herself at Mr. Martin's department in order to reorganize his precious, highly efficient work life. Thus, Mr. Martin decides that Mrs. Barrows must go.
After spending the day carefully maintaining his normal routine, he walks over to Ulgine's apartment and, surprised at the arrival of her guest, she invites him in. Then, while Mrs. Barrows is in another room fixing a drink for herself and her guest, Mr. Martin looks for a weapon with which to kill her. However, nothing in the room will work and it seems that he is stuck. However, as Mrs. Barrows returns with a scotch-and-soda for Mr. Martin, a wonderful plan occurs to him.
Mr. Martin pulls out a pack of cigarettes he bought earlier and has a smoke along with a few gulps of scotch. Mrs. Barrows is surprised at her coworker, since he is well-known to never smoke or drink. However, she is utterly shocked when Mr. Martin offers the toast, "Here's nuts to that old windbag, Fitweiler." (6) Furthermore, Mr. Martin tells Ulgine Barrows that he is planning to get coked up on heroin and detonate a bomb in Fitweiler's office. Of course, Mrs. Barrows is appalled and she orders Mr. Martin to leave her house at once.
The next day, Mrs. Barrows comes in to work and loudly announces to Mr. Martin that she is telling Mr. Fitweiler all about his plan before she storms off to Mr. Fitweiler's office. The other people in the office are, obviously, confused at her pronouncement, but Mr. Martin acts as though he has no idea what she is talking about and he resumes his work as...