WEBVTT 00:00.091 --> 00:07.753 [SPEAKER_00]: Though timekeepers dilemma, true crime tales, workplace crime, passion, and running out of time. 00:08.913 --> 00:13.754 [SPEAKER_00]: At 206 in the morning, the factory floor was almost empty, almost. 00:14.954 --> 00:19.995 [SPEAKER_00]: 30-year-old Marcus Bell was finishing his final shift at Black Ridge Manufacturing. 00:20.795 --> 00:22.536 [SPEAKER_00]: He had worked there for 11 years. 00:23.116 --> 00:28.217 [SPEAKER_00]: He knew every machine, every hallway, every emergency exit, 00:28.858 --> 00:30.139 [SPEAKER_00]: and every secret. 00:30.999 --> 00:34.200 [SPEAKER_00]: That night, Marcus discovered something he wasn't supposed to see. 00:35.121 --> 00:37.462 [SPEAKER_00]: A maintenance report had been falsified. 00:38.102 --> 00:39.843 [SPEAKER_00]: A machine had been declared safe. 00:40.783 --> 00:42.064 [SPEAKER_00]: But Marcus knew it wasn't. 00:43.104 --> 00:46.646 [SPEAKER_00]: Someone had deliberately hidden a dangerous mechanical failure. 00:47.866 --> 00:52.808 [SPEAKER_00]: And tomorrow morning, hundreds of workers were scheduled to enter that factory. 00:54.089 --> 00:57.110 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus had until sunrise to expose the truth. 00:58.070 --> 01:00.451 [SPEAKER_00]: He didn't know that someone else was counting down, too. 01:01.731 --> 01:03.731 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus Bell loved machines. 01:05.112 --> 01:13.554 [SPEAKER_00]: His father had been a mechanic and Marcus grew up taking apart radio's engines and appliances, just to understand how they worked. 01:14.994 --> 01:18.415 [SPEAKER_00]: At Black Ridge manufacturing, his passion made him valuable. 01:19.695 --> 01:23.676 [SPEAKER_00]: He could hear a machine malfunction before most engineers could see it. 01:25.057 --> 01:26.877 [SPEAKER_00]: But Marcus also had a temper. 01:27.787 --> 01:29.287 [SPEAKER_00]: He couldn't tolerate short cuts. 01:30.748 --> 01:34.428 [SPEAKER_00]: His biggest argument was, with plant manager Gregory Shaw. 01:35.389 --> 01:37.169 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory believed production came first. 01:37.769 --> 01:39.489 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus believed safety came first. 01:40.070 --> 01:42.110 [SPEAKER_00]: Their arguments became legendary. 01:43.170 --> 01:47.291 [SPEAKER_00]: Then one Tuesday morning, a hydraulic press, malfunctioned. 01:48.531 --> 01:49.392 [SPEAKER_00]: Nobody was injured. 01:50.452 --> 01:52.092 [SPEAKER_00]: But Marcus noticed something unusual. 01:52.592 --> 01:54.793 [SPEAKER_00]: The safety sensor had been manually disabled. 01:55.233 --> 01:55.853 [SPEAKER_00]: He reported it. 01:56.910 --> 01:59.971 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory Dismissed him, put it in the maintenance log. 02:00.992 --> 02:02.873 [SPEAKER_00]: I did, then leave it alone. 02:04.133 --> 02:04.714 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus didn't. 02:05.954 --> 02:07.015 [SPEAKER_00]: He inspected the machine. 02:07.715 --> 02:10.016 [SPEAKER_00]: Someone had deliberately bypassed the sensor. 02:11.397 --> 02:12.918 [SPEAKER_00]: He began checking other equipment. 02:13.818 --> 02:16.019 [SPEAKER_00]: Three more machines had similar modifications. 02:17.140 --> 02:19.881 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus realized someone wasn't simply cutting corners. 02:20.982 --> 02:23.703 [SPEAKER_00]: Someone was systematically disabling safety systems. 02:24.639 --> 02:26.460 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus began documenting everything. 02:27.020 --> 02:30.161 [SPEAKER_00]: photographs, dates, maintenance records, names. 02:31.322 --> 02:34.563 [SPEAKER_00]: He created a private folder called LastShift. 02:35.764 --> 02:39.446 [SPEAKER_00]: His plan was to take everything to federal safety investigators. 02:40.606 --> 02:42.407 [SPEAKER_00]: But then he discovered another problem. 02:43.247 --> 02:45.888 [SPEAKER_00]: The factory was scheduled for a surprise inspection. 02:47.129 --> 02:51.131 [SPEAKER_00]: If the violations were discovered, production could stop for months. 02:54.828 --> 02:56.369 [SPEAKER_00]: The company would lose millions. 02:57.249 --> 03:00.951 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus suspected someone would do anything to prevent that. 03:01.811 --> 03:03.832 [SPEAKER_00]: One night, Marcus stayed late. 03:04.752 --> 03:07.353 [SPEAKER_00]: At 130 AM, he heard footsteps. 03:08.174 --> 03:09.734 [SPEAKER_00]: He hid behind a storage rack. 03:10.454 --> 03:14.916 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory entered with another employee, Evan Price, the Knight Supervisor. 03:15.577 --> 03:17.097 [SPEAKER_00]: They opened an electrical panel. 03:17.918 --> 03:20.779 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus watched as Evan removed a safety component. 03:25.328 --> 03:31.333 [SPEAKER_00]: Inspection is tomorrow, Evan said, Gregory answered, then it needs to look clean. 03:32.854 --> 03:35.136 [SPEAKER_00]: Mark says heart pounded, he had proof. 03:35.857 --> 03:38.799 [SPEAKER_00]: But before he could leave, his phone slipped from his hand. 03:39.420 --> 03:41.241 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory turned, who's there? 03:42.222 --> 03:42.903 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus ran. 03:44.324 --> 03:46.045 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus made it to the security office. 03:46.546 --> 03:48.067 [SPEAKER_00]: He tried to copy the recording. 03:48.647 --> 03:51.350 [SPEAKER_00]: The computer wouldn't turn on, power failure. 03:52.711 --> 03:53.572 [SPEAKER_00]: He checked the time. 03:54.972 --> 03:56.092 [SPEAKER_00]: 206 A.M. 03:56.553 --> 03:58.653 [SPEAKER_00]: He had four hours until the morning shift. 03:59.333 --> 04:01.774 [SPEAKER_00]: He grabbed his evidence and headed for the main exit. 04:03.094 --> 04:04.315 [SPEAKER_00]: But the doors wouldn't open. 04:04.955 --> 04:06.515 [SPEAKER_00]: Someone had locked them remotely. 04:07.196 --> 04:09.056 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus called emergency services. 04:09.516 --> 04:10.136 [SPEAKER_00]: No signal. 04:11.457 --> 04:14.658 [SPEAKER_00]: The factory was a steel building surrounded by warehouses. 04:15.218 --> 04:15.918 [SPEAKER_00]: He was trapped. 04:17.098 --> 04:18.839 [SPEAKER_00]: Then he heard machinery start. 04:19.539 --> 04:20.619 [SPEAKER_00]: The hydraulic press. 04:21.300 --> 04:22.460 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus ran towards 04:23.587 --> 04:29.791 [SPEAKER_00]: Someone had activated the machine remotely, a warning light flashed, the press began cycling. 04:30.611 --> 04:39.057 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus realized what was happening, someone wanted to destroy the evidence, the machine would crush the equipment containing the maintenance records. 04:39.937 --> 04:45.521 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus climbed onto the platform, he reached the emergency controls, nothing. 04:53.440 --> 04:57.362 [SPEAKER_00]: The machine stopped inches before crushing him, Marcus collapsed. 04:58.342 --> 05:01.123 [SPEAKER_00]: Then he heard a voice behind him, Gregory. 05:02.444 --> 05:03.765 [SPEAKER_00]: You should have let it go. 05:04.805 --> 05:05.545 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus turned. 05:05.986 --> 05:06.426 [SPEAKER_00]: I couldn't. 05:07.186 --> 05:08.247 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory stepped closer. 05:08.907 --> 05:09.927 [SPEAKER_00]: That's your problem. 05:11.208 --> 05:14.289 [SPEAKER_00]: Before Gregory could reach him, Siren sounded outside. 05:15.170 --> 05:16.630 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus had forgotten one thing. 05:17.251 --> 05:19.932 [SPEAKER_00]: His emergency call had finally connected. 05:21.072 --> 05:22.253 [SPEAKER_00]: Police entered the building. 05:22.920 --> 05:24.500 [SPEAKER_00]: Gregory and Evan were arrested. 05:25.160 --> 05:28.701 [SPEAKER_00]: The investigation revealed years of falsified safety reports. 05:29.421 --> 05:31.081 [SPEAKER_00]: The company was fined heavily. 05:32.322 --> 05:34.122 [SPEAKER_00]: Several executives were charged. 05:34.742 --> 05:36.822 [SPEAKER_00]: Marcus became a witness in the case. 05:37.762 --> 05:40.083 [SPEAKER_00]: But he never returned to Black Ridge. 05:41.523 --> 05:49.384 [SPEAKER_00]: When someone later asked him why he risked his life for a factory that had treated him so badly, Marcus gave a simple answer. 05:53.687 --> 05:54.328 [SPEAKER_00]: he paused. 05:55.529 --> 05:57.691 [SPEAKER_00]: I was protecting the people who worked there. 05:58.691 --> 06:04.677 [SPEAKER_00]: His passion for machines never disappeared, but he learned that machines weren't the dangerous part. 06:05.337 --> 06:09.801 [SPEAKER_00]: People were, especially when profit mattered more than time. 06:10.782 --> 06:16.387 [SPEAKER_00]: Because sometimes the most frightening countdown isn't the one on a clock. 06:17.328 --> 06:20.090 [SPEAKER_00]: It's the countdown to the moment somebody gets hurt.