I like this! You’ve got some good suspense building. You went a total other direction than what I was expecting. I get a Quentin Tarrentino vibe reading it now. At first I was writing it from a goofy comedic viewpoint, although I had not brought the comedy in yet (The humor I had in mind was to be contained in the TVT name). I may write another sequel too, but I really the way this one sounds and where it seems to head.
A bit of a switch from the protagonist as eager for a paycheck, but it plays well enough, with an odd sort of feel to the whole situation that seems to fit nicely.