Latest / The Timekeepers Dilemma / The Last Shift

Transcript

The Last Shift · The Timekeepers Dilemma

• 0:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Timekeeper dilemma, workplace stories about true crime passion, and running out of time, timekeepers, dilemma, a true crime podcast where every episode unravel stories of a human complexity, deceit, betrayal, and justice.
• 0:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: Expect episodes featuring crimes rooted in relationships, workplace scandals, and
• 0:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: the stories behind the crimes, the countdown begins.
• 0:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: In this gripping introduction to the timekeepers dilemma, true crime tales, host to Wayne T., set the stage for a chilling journey through the world of true crime.
• 0:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: This series explores the intersection of time, motive, and the dark corners of the human mind.
• 0:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: With tales of deception, betrayal, and mystery, each episode reveals how life's ticking
• 0:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: can lead to unimaginable crimes.
• 1:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Wayne T. gives listeners a taste of what's to come, including stories of workplace betrayal, relationship horrors, and much more.
• 1:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: Buckle up, it's going to be a win Lisa Taylor, a rising star in the corporate world, mysteriously disappears.
• 1:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: Her colleagues at a prestigious financial firm suspect she's taken of a
• 1:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: But when her body is discovered in the building's abandoned basement, a sinister plot involving office politics for bitten secrets and incorporate sabotage unravels.
• 1:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: Hosted the Wayne T takes you deep into this chilling tale of ambition turned deadly.
• 1:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Pounding right into the shadows.
• 1:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: Subscribe now to the timekeepers dilemma true crime tales to never miss an episode and join
• 1:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: as we dive into stories that will make you question how well you really know the people around you.
• 2:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: In this debut episode, host the Wayne T. introduces the some of the most chilling and complex true crime stories.
• 2:15
  [SPEAKER_00]: Each episode digs deep into human nature, exploring the moments when time itself seems to stand still, leaving people trapped in dilemmas they never imagined.
• 2:28
  [SPEAKER_00]: In this inaugural episode, host the Wayne T. invites you to step into the shadowy corners of humanity where crime meets mystery.
• 2:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: Learn about the podcast mission, uncovering true crime tales that challenge perceptions of morality and justice.
• 2:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: From workplace betrayals to love,
• 2:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: and prepare to unravel the mysteries behind the ticking clock of fate.
• 3:03
  [SPEAKER_00]: Stay with us as we set the stage for gripping stories that blend mystery, intrigue, and chilling details.
• 3:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: Subscribe now so you never miss a moment of the timekeepers dilemma.
• 3:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Time is a strange thing.
• 3:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: It moves slow when we're bored, fast when we're scared.
• 3:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: deadline you can't escape.
• 3:30
  [SPEAKER_00]: And when one person's passion becomes another's last chance, tragedy can happen in the blink of a clock hand.
• 3:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: Tonight, we go to an overnight manufacturing plan where one worker learned to late that time doesn't heal every wound.
• 3:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: The Phillips Industrial
• 3:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: Workers moved like ghosts through the fluorescent lit warehouse, clocking in and clocking out, life measured by the punch of the card.
• 4:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: Laina Morelle worked the third shift.
• 4:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: She was quiet, dependable, and had been there nearly 11 years.
• 4:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: But everything changed when the company hired Darren Cole, a younger worker full of charm and vision,
• 4:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: At first, Lena and Darren became close, friends, co-workers, something more.
• 4:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: They take breaks together, sharing secrets no one else knew.
• 4:35
  [SPEAKER_00]: But Darren had ambitions beyond the factory floor.
• 4:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: He wanted a supervisor position.
• 4:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: And Lena, she wanted him.
• 4:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: When Darren got promoted, everything shifted.
• 4:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: He trained with management, attended meetings, and his life moved forward.
• 4:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: Lena however stayed behind.
• 4:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: She didn't just lose a friend.
• 4:57
  [SPEAKER_00]: She lost a future.
• 4:58
  [SPEAKER_00]: She believed was already written.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Then whispers began.
• 5:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: Darren was seeing someone new.
• 5:06
  [SPEAKER_00]: Someone outside the plant.
• 5:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Later in those passion became obsession.
• 5:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: She began timing her shifts to match his following him quietly on camera monitors.
• 5:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: She had access to.
• 5:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Counting the minutes he spent in every room.
• 5:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: She logged everything in a notebook.
• 5:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: 1204 AM, he talked to her again.
• 5:27
  [SPEAKER_00]: 117 AM, his hand brushed hers.
• 5:31
  [SPEAKER_00]: 258 AM, I will run out of time.
• 5:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: One night, Darren stayed late alone, finishing paperwork.
• 5:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: Lena walked in, calm, too calm.
• 5:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: They argued quietly at first, then louder.
• 5:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: Words twisted into accusations, then into please.
• 5:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: Darren said, it was never serious Lena.
• 5:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: You knew that, something snapped, but rent, one blow, then another.
• 6:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Time stopped.
• 6:02
  [SPEAKER_00]: Security cameras caught everything.
• 6:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: No attempt to run, no attempt to explain.
• 6:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: Lena's appetite, Darren's body, staring at the clock on the wall.
• 6:10
  [SPEAKER_00]: 307 a.m.
• 6:13
  [SPEAKER_00]: Her notebook lay next to her, the final entry.
• 6:21
  [SPEAKER_00]: She was arrested without struggle, never crying, never speaking again.
• 6:26
  [SPEAKER_00]: Some say if you walk the factory floor at night, you'll hear the faint click of a time-clock being punched.