The Tenant

Blake Porter, the Vice President of Marketing at the firm Coble & Roy, is in his 25th-floor office in Manhattan. He thinks of how the last person who had his job, Quigley, attempted to jump out the window due to the pressures of the job; he was stopped by security.

Despite how much work the job is, Blake is adamant that it is worth it. After the difficulties he had with poverty as a child, he is trying to make the best life he can for himself and his new fiancée, Krista Marshall.

Krista calls Blake. She asks if he is coming home for dinner, but he hesitates because of how much work he has to do. However, as he has not been home on time since he took the job a week ago, he promises that he will be home to take her out to dinner.

Blake’s boss’s administrative assistant, Stacie, comes into Blake’s office. She tells him that his boss, Wayne, wants to see him immediately.

Blake has worked with the company for 10 years. He credits everything he knows to Wayne, who has guided him since his first day. However, when he goes into Wayne’s office, he can tell that his boss is angry.