Sam (LEAD)

Sam Barlow, 20s, a geologist for Hokopokee County, has lived his life like water running downhill – always following the path of least resistance. But it has finally caught up to him.  His longtime girlfriend wants him to take a job with her father’s oil company – so they can get married, settle down and live the life she’s always dreamed of.  But Sam still has a dream of his own – he wants to explore mysteries, strange phenomena, the unexplainable. He blogs about his dream as though it were a reality, portraying himself as The Lone Stranger -- part Indiana Jones, part James Bond -- a suave man of action, taking on the supernatural with a clever quip and a quick left hook. He knows that with Mindy he’ll have a future of love, marriage, stability and major bucks.  But dreams, even outrageous ones, die hard.

He talks about his dilemma with his best friend.

SAM

You want to know what’s bothering me?  I’ll tell you what’s bothering me. I’m engaged to a beautiful woman.  Beautiful.  Mindy is way out of my league.  I know it. You know it. Hell, even she knows it. 
(beat)
She’s been pushing to get married, but I keep telling her that what I make as a geologist working for the county wouldn’t pay her monthly mani-pedi expenses.  So, she finally got tired of my stalling and has set up what most guys would consider the opportunity of lifetime.  Going to work, as a geologist, for her father’s oil exploration company.  At a starting salary in the mid-six figures.  So I can marry one of the world’s great women, get rich working for the family business, and live a life of luxury and excess in a beautiful mansion in Dallas.
(beat)
It would be stupid to pass that up.  Stupid! 
(beat)
And yet, I keep thinking that one day I will finally realize my dream.  That instead of just blogging about finding a golden Aztec idol shaped like an alien, or trapping a chupacabra, or finding a nest of vampires...I will actually do it. 
(beat)
I know, I know. These things aren’t real.  There are no monsters, no Bigfoot, no zombies. I should grow up, marry Mindy, move to Dallas.  It’s the smart thing to do.
(He grins a rueful grin)
So I put in my notice.  This is my last week roaming the mysterious deserts of Arizona.  Then it’s off to Dallas. 
(he sighs)
But I keep thinking that something is going to happen. Something weird.  And Sam Barlow -- the Lone Stranger -- will finally get a chance to ride to the rescue.

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