Title: The Interview

John Cleese sits at his desk, looking through resumes. There's a knock at the door.

John: Come in!

In walks Werner Heisenberg, wearing a suit and carrying a briefcase.

Werner: Hello, Mr. Cleese. Thank you for considering me for the job.

John: Oh, it's my pleasure, Mr. Heisenberg. You have a very impressive resume. I see here that you won the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1932!

Werner: Yes, that's correct. I'm very proud of that achievement.

John: And you were a member of the German nuclear energy project during the war?

Werner: Yes, I was the head of the theoretical department.

John: Ah, well that's quite an accomplishment. But, uh, I do have one concern.

Werner: Yes, what is it?

John: Well, you were also a mid-century German during World War II, weren't you?

Werner: Yes, I suppose I was.

John: (sarcastically) Oh, that's all right then. Nothing to worry about!

Werner: I'm sorry, I don't understand.

John: Well, you were a Nazi, weren't you?

Werner: No, no, no. I was never a member of the Nazi Party. I was a scientist, not a politician.

John: Oh, right. A scientist. Because that's much better.

Werner: I don't see how my scientific accomplishments have anything to do with my nationality.

John: (pauses) You know what, you're right. I'm sorry. Let's just move on.

Werner: Thank you, Mr. Cleese.

John: So, tell me, what would you say is your biggest accomplishment as a physicist?

Werner: Well, I'm probably best known for my work on the uncertainty principle.

John: Ah, yes. That's the one where you don't know both the position and momentum of a particle at the same time, isn't it?

Werner: Exactly.

John: (nodding) Yes, yes. I remember that now. You know, it's funny. If only you had used that principle during the war, you might have been able to avoid detection.

Werner: I'm sorry?

John: Oh, never mind. I'm just joking. (pause) So, when can you start?

Werner: (smiling) I would be happy to start as soon as possible, Mr. Cleese.

John: Excellent. Welcome aboard, Mr. Heisenberg. And don't worry, I won't tell anyone about your Nazi past. (winks)

Werner: (confused) Nazi past? What are you talking about?

John: Oh, nothing, nothing. Just a little joke. (laughs)

The two men shake hands and the scene fades out.