A CIA officer was interviewing 3 candidates for an open position.

	He explained to each of them, "In the next room is your mother. Take this
	gun, enter the room, and kill her."

	The first candidate became pale and quickly declared he simply 
	couldn't  do such a thing. The officer thanked him for his time
	and excused him. 

	The second candidate took the gun and went into the room. Ten minutes
	passed with no sound or anything. Finally, he came out without shooting
	his mother. He told the officer he simply couldn't do it and left.

	The third candidate took the gun and briskly walked into the room.
	Seconds later three shots blasted out from the room. Shortly after
	a scuffle ensued inside the room. The officer looks surprised and just
	as he is about to go in, the man walks out. "What idiot put blanks in
	the gun?! I ended up having to strangle her!"

	The officer cooly replied, "you're hired".