Martin is limited to having social encounters only with his secretary and other fellow workers and begins to feel left out. While getting ready to go to his reunion Martin is doing up his shirt while looking in the mirror. "I am pet physiatrist, I sell insurance, I do test positive thinking, I lead a men's group," Martin rambles off going through many lies he may use to cover up his past. Martin is sick and tired of living his life through lies and would love to carry a normal truthful conversation. He cannot deal with keeping his life a secret anymore.
As a result of actions Martin has preformed in the past not many people can take Martin seriously. At Debbie's radio station Martin says, "I'll be back," and Debbie just replies with, "What are the odds of that." He has trouble convincing people to believe him even when he is telling the truth. Because of his obscured profession his word means nothing when telling people what he does. Most of the time Martin will just get a sarcastic response. For example, "do you have to have any post-grad work for that?" or as Mr. Newberry says, "it's a growing industry," Everyone being completely oblivious to the fact that he really is a professional killer. Some of this may also stem from Martin's joking personality. Like at the bar, Debbie and he are having drinks when someone they went to high school with comes and talks with them; The lady proceeds to ask Martin what he does for a living and Martin responds, "I work at KFC, serving chicken." This personality may also make people hesitant to take Martin seriously. .
Everyone in this world needs someone, and that is what Martin is lacking. He is experiencing a great deal of emptiness in his life. At the beginning of the movie Martin seems peaceful and quite content with his job, as the movie starts with some peaceful upbeat music. However he is missing a bunch of things in his life. He heads back to Detroit where he grew up and finds that his house has been turned into a supermarket.
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