<black screen, a morbid electronic song begins to play>

SL4ever: “11:45. Restate my assumptions.”


MALLORY BROS. ENTERTAINMENT


One man....


<cuts to a small room surrounded by electronic equipment and small paper boxes>

SL4ever <voice over>: I work in the Sara Lee district. I am a PIEtician.

<cuts scene>

Little girl: “Do you know what’s in this pie?”

SL4ever <walking away>: “Lemon extract, cream, vanilla, brown sugar...”

<little girl looks at the bottom of the pie box and sees the ingredients list... and notices that SL4ever is correct.>


One mystery...


SL4ever: “What’s this?”

Delivery guy <holding out a manila folder>: “Something the higher-ups want you to look at.”

<SL4 opens manila folder and scans its contents, which includes an old page in indistinguishable writing>

SL4: “Looks like some ancient recipe...”


Three contenders...


<SL4 is stopped in a darkly lit garage by two men dressed in black. One man is pointing a gun to the PIEtician’s chest>

SL4ever: “What do you want from me?”

Unarmed man-in-black: “It appears you’ve had a special assignment handed to you. We want your findings.”

<cuts scene to SL4 talking to a man in Jewish garb>

J. Man: “What I'm about to say to you may sound preposterous, but the recipe that you have in your possession contains something more than just dessert.”


<heartbeat>


<cuts to a scene where SL4 finds his house trashed>

<cuts scene to SL4ever yelling on the phone>

SL4ever: “WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?!?!?!”

<cuts scene to SL4’s girlfriend walking towards him like a drugged zombie, her mouth covered in pie crust and filling.>

GF: “That was good, honey... will you make more... please...”

<cuts scene to SL4 getting shot at in a darkened alley by more MIBs>

MIB: “SURRENDER WHAT YOU KNOW, MR. GOAD!”

<cuts to SL4 hiding in his office in fear>

SL4: “Why is this happening?”

<cut to the Jewish guy>

J. Guy: “Don’t you want to help us with our cause?”

<cuts to a scene where SL4 quickly pulls apart some curtains followed by a flash of light>


Sometimes you can’t trust what you taste...


Sara Lee Rep.: “I think it’s time for you to do what’s good for the company.”


<shows a simple outline of a pie>

PIE

“A delicious thriller.” Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times.


October 2001