Better Call Snyder

"Better Call Snyder" is the pilot and first episode of the science fiction crime thriller web series Better Call Badman on the Myth Smith YouTube channel. It was released on July 20, 2023, on YouTube following the channel's first video after a ten-month long hiatus Envy and Greed: The Murder of William Frank.
==Plot==
Doctor Nathan H. di Angelo pleas out-of-camera for Jerry Snyder to stop posting on Quora, a statement in which Jerry takes great offense towards. In the process, Nathan attempts to convince Jerry that his actions make him no better than his rival, John Beef, a fact which Jerry dismisses. After a few more insults from Nathan, Jerry takes it upon himself to kill him with a priceless Qing dynasty vase.
Seeking legal help, Jerry calls upon lawyer Saul Badman, who is shocked to hear what Jerry had done. Saul agrees that he would be able to help Jerry on the condition that he is owed a substantial amount of money. Jerry does not worry, as he states that he will acquire the money from his mother's pension.
The following montage shows Saul's infiltration of the police station, where they helped him smuggle out key evidence which would have linked Jerry to the crime, as well as rearranging the crime scene itself to disrupt the investigation. Saul also spiked the head prosecutor's drink, leading him to crash into a building and become charged with a DUI, leaving him with a suspended license.
The ruling by the jury and judge, Steven He, declared Jerry to be innocent, as the mishandling of the evidence by the prosecution was seen as unprofessional and a mark of amateur action. As such, Judge He berates the prosecution for their failures compared to his son's cousin Timmy from China, who has thus far accomplished many impressive feats by only the age of nine.
In the aftermath of the ruling, Saul demands that Jerry pay him for his work, to which Jerry refuses. Feigning surprise, Saul attempts to threaten Jerry, who simply rhetorically asks if Saul was going to call the police on him. Standing up, Saul revealed to Jerry that their workings together was a plot to take down Jerry. As he says this, a man runs at Jerry from behind, killing him with a blow to the head with a vase.
Saul wonders what the man, now revealed to be John Beef, will do now that he killed Jerry. John simply states that Jerry's mother was willing to go through with the murder, as she had become tired of Jerry living off of her pension money. After a joke about comparing the murder to third-degree arson, Saul shakes John's hand as the latter walks out of the room and up the stairs, stating that there is a Rolls-Royce with his name on it.
In the end credits, it is stated that Jerry's mother was able to get her pension money back by filing Jerry's life insurance. Around the same time, John Beef immediately crashed his Rolls-Royce into a tree after driving it out of the dealership, where he would call Saul for help with the damages to the car.
==Characters==
===Debuts===
*Saul Badman: Attorney at law and main character of the series. Helps keep Jerry Snyder from facing jailtime, as well as helping John Beef trap and kill Jerry.
*Jerry Snyder: 46-year-old virgin who posts controversial stances on Quora. Kills Nathan H. di Angelo and is later killed himself by John beef.
*John Beef: Homeless man who is a bitter rival of Jerry Snyder on Quora. Kills Jerry during a trap set up by himself and Saul.
*Nathan H. di Angelo: Friend and mentor of Jerry Snyder. Later killed by Jerry over disagreements involving Jerry's Quora activity.
*Steven He: Judge presiding over Jerry's case who finds Jerry innocent following the mismanagement of the evidence by CSI.
===Deaths===
*Nathan H. di Angelo: Killed by Jerry Snyder with a Qing dynasty vase.
*Jerry Snyder: Killed by John Beef with a vase to the head.
Category:Better Call Badman episodes
Category:Better Call Badman (season 1)
Category:Pilots