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FIVE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT · The Timekeepers Dilemma

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  [SPEAKER_00]: five minutes.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: That's how much time one employee believes she had to save her coworker.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Five minutes before the building locked down.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Five minutes before security arrived.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Five minutes before a workplace argument turned into a deadly confrontation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Tonight, we're stepping inside a corporate office where ambition, jealousy, and passion collide.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And when the clock reaches midnight, someone won't be walking out.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is five minutes to midnight.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sophia Grant was one of the most talented employees at Sterling Technologies.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: She was creative, driven, and determined to become department director.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Her biggest competition was Michael Harris.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Michael had been with the company longer.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: when Sophia received the promotion instead, Michael's attitude changed.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He stopped speaking to her.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Then he began criticizing her work, eventually Sophia reported him to management.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Michael was warned, but he wasn't satisfied.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: One evening, Sophia stayed late preparing a presentation.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: At 1142 PM, she received a message from Michael.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sofia ignored it.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: At 1148 Michael entered the office he demanded that she resign.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sofia refused the argument became heated.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Across the building security guard Thomas Bell noticed movement on a camera.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He walked toward the office.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: At 1155 PM Sofia called emergency services,
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thomas reached the hallway, the office door was locked.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He heard Sophia shouting, he tried opening the door.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Nothing.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Five minutes later, the building's automatic security system would lock the entire floor.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thomas had five minutes to act.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He forced the door open, Michael turned toward him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sophia was on the floor.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Police arrived shortly afterward.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Michael was arrested.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sophia survived, but suffered serious injuries.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Investigators later learned that Michael had been planning the confrontation for days.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He had studied Sophia's schedule.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He knew when she worked late.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He knew when security changed shifts.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: He knew exactly when the building would lock down.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: His plan depended on
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  [SPEAKER_00]: but time worked against him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sophia survived because she made one phone call.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Thomas saved her because he refused to wait.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And Michael's own obsession created the evidence that ultimately exposed him.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The promotion was never worth a life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: The competition was never worth violence.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: And five minutes turned out to be enough.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes we think we have plenty of time.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: This is the timekeeper's dilemma.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: True crime tales hosted by the Wayne T. And tonight's lesson is simple.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: When danger appears, don't wait for the clock to tell you what to do.