WEBVTT 00:00.131 --> 00:02.332 [SPEAKER_00]: Every workplace has a final moment. 00:03.432 --> 00:08.373 [SPEAKER_00]: The final meeting, the final shift, the final phone call. 00:09.273 --> 00:14.534 [SPEAKER_00]: But what happens when someone becomes obsessed with controlling that final moment? 00:15.635 --> 00:21.676 [SPEAKER_00]: Tonight's story begins at a small technology company where an employee was desperate to prove himself. 00:22.616 --> 00:23.817 [SPEAKER_00]: His career was slipping. 00:24.657 --> 00:25.857 [SPEAKER_00]: His dream were collapsing. 00:30.662 --> 00:34.304 [SPEAKER_00]: Then, at exactly 6 p.m., the office clock stopped. 00:34.944 --> 00:38.586 [SPEAKER_00]: What happened next would expose a secret nobody saw coming? 00:39.786 --> 00:41.147 [SPEAKER_00]: This is when the clock stopped. 00:42.408 --> 00:45.869 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan Cole had spent 10 years trying to become an executive. 00:46.590 --> 00:47.390 [SPEAKER_00]: He worked late. 00:48.070 --> 00:50.111 [SPEAKER_00]: He volunteered for difficult projects. 00:50.732 --> 00:51.872 [SPEAKER_00]: He wanted recognition. 00:52.813 --> 00:57.315 [SPEAKER_00]: But his coworker, Adrian Wells, kept receiving the promotions Nathan wanted. 00:58.748 --> 01:01.630 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan became convinced Adrian was sabotaging him. 01:02.951 --> 01:04.672 [SPEAKER_00]: His co-workers noticed the change. 01:05.312 --> 01:07.114 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan stopped eating lunch with them. 01:07.754 --> 01:08.695 [SPEAKER_00]: He stopped joking. 01:09.995 --> 01:12.377 [SPEAKER_00]: He became obsessed with Adrian's schedule. 01:13.878 --> 01:19.802 [SPEAKER_00]: He knew when Adrian arrived, when he left, where he parked, and when he worked late. 01:21.343 --> 01:25.566 [SPEAKER_00]: Then Adrian discovered that confidential company information had been leaked. 01:29.016 --> 01:40.305 [SPEAKER_00]: He reported his concerns to management, management scheduled a meeting for Friday at 6 p.m. Adrian planned to present evidence, Nathan knew about the meeting. 01:41.686 --> 01:49.272 [SPEAKER_00]: At 547 p.m., Adrian entered the conference room at 553 Nathan followed. 01:50.633 --> 01:53.635 [SPEAKER_00]: At exactly six o'clock, the office clock stopped. 01:54.295 --> 01:56.177 [SPEAKER_00]: The meeting never officially began. 01:57.176 --> 02:00.657 [SPEAKER_00]: Employees downstairs heard shouting, then silence. 02:02.078 --> 02:04.139 [SPEAKER_00]: If you minutes later, Nathan walked out. 02:04.779 --> 02:05.799 [SPEAKER_00]: He told security. 02:06.359 --> 02:08.120 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian left through the back entrance. 02:09.101 --> 02:11.401 [SPEAKER_00]: But security footage showed something different. 02:12.182 --> 02:13.422 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian had never left. 02:14.022 --> 02:14.963 [SPEAKER_00]: Police were called. 02:15.583 --> 02:17.184 [SPEAKER_00]: The conference room was searched. 02:17.904 --> 02:19.504 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian was found unconscious. 02:20.065 --> 02:21.445 [SPEAKER_00]: He survived the attack. 02:22.125 --> 02:23.226 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan was arrested. 02:27.227 --> 02:30.028 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan had not leaked the company's information. 02:30.948 --> 02:37.709 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian had been secretly selling confidential information to a competitor. 02:38.950 --> 02:41.990 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan discovered it and threatened to expose him. 02:42.991 --> 02:44.791 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian planned to blame Nathan. 02:45.851 --> 02:49.632 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan discovered the betrayal and everything exploded. 02:50.972 --> 02:52.733 [SPEAKER_00]: Both men's secrets eventually 02:54.990 --> 02:58.633 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian phase charges related to the theft of confidential information. 03:00.015 --> 03:01.876 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan phase charges for the attack. 03:02.597 --> 03:07.061 [SPEAKER_00]: The company replaced its security system and review is workplace policies. 03:07.962 --> 03:10.244 [SPEAKER_00]: But employees remember something else. 03:11.425 --> 03:11.865 [SPEAKER_00]: The clock. 03:13.046 --> 03:15.809 [SPEAKER_00]: For months, it had hung above the conference room. 03:16.729 --> 03:19.512 [SPEAKER_00]: After the incident, nobody wanted it repaired. 03:20.112 --> 03:20.773 [SPEAKER_00]: They removed it. 03:21.525 --> 03:35.131 [SPEAKER_00]: The company eventually installed a digital clock, but some employees said the O clock had become a symbol, not because it had stopped, but because everyone had assumed they had more time. 03:36.572 --> 03:39.353 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian thought he had time to hide his crime. 03:40.633 --> 03:45.956 [SPEAKER_00]: Nathan thought he had time to confront Adrian, management thought it had time to intervene. 03:47.276 --> 03:50.017 [SPEAKER_00]: And by the time everyone realized how serious 03:52.659 --> 03:54.100 [SPEAKER_00]: The clock had already stopped. 03:55.261 --> 04:00.726 [SPEAKER_00]: Five stories, five workplaces, five moments when time became part of the crime. 04:01.987 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