There was an opening with the CIA for an assassin. They narrowed the possible choices down to two men and a woman. The day came for the test to see which person would get the extremely secretive job.

The CIA men administering the test 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," they explained. "Inside this room, you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."

The man got a shocked look on his face and said, "You can't be serious! I could never shoot my own wife!"

"Well," said one of the CIA men, "You're definitely not the right man for this job then."

So they brought the second man to the same door and handed him the gun. "We must know that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances," they explained to the second man. "Inside you will find your wife sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill her."

The second man looked a bit shocked, but nevertheless took the gun and went into the room. All was quiet for about 5 minutes, and then the door opened.

The man came out of the room with tears in his eyes. "I tried to shoot her... I just couldn't pull the trigger and shoot my wife. I guess I'm not the right man for the job."

"No," one of the CIA men replied, "You don't have what it takes. Take your wife and go home."

Now only the woman was left to be tested.

They led her to the same door to the same room and handed her the same gun. "We must be sure that you will follow instructions no matter what the circumstances. Inside you will find your husband sitting in a chair. Take this gun and kill him."

The woman took the gun and opened the door. Before the door even closed all the way, the CIA men heard the gun start firing. One shot after another for 13 shots. They heard screaming, banging on the walls, and crashing. This went on for several minutes before all went quiet.

The door opened slowly, and there stood the woman. She wiped the sweat from her brow and said "You guys didn't tell me the gun was loaded with blanks! I had to beat him to death with the chair!"