WEBVTT 00:00.111 --> 00:01.692 [SPEAKER_00]: Every workplace has a clock. 00:02.513 --> 00:08.477 [SPEAKER_00]: A clock that tells you when to arrive, when to take a break, when to go home. 00:09.378 --> 00:12.660 [SPEAKER_00]: But sometimes the clock is watching something else. 00:13.501 --> 00:17.624 [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes it counts down to the moment when a secret is exposed. 00:18.464 --> 00:19.865 [SPEAKER_00]: A betrayal is discovered. 00:20.646 --> 00:22.607 [SPEAKER_00]: A passion becomes an obsession. 00:23.508 --> 00:26.390 [SPEAKER_00]: And someone realizes they are running out of time. 00:27.270 --> 00:30.553 [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the timekeepers day lemma, true crime tales. 00:31.573 --> 00:44.063 [SPEAKER_00]: I'm your host, The Wayne T. In this series, we step behind office doors into warehouses, hospitals, factories, and workplaces where ordinary people carry extraordinary secrets. 00:44.563 --> 00:55.952 [SPEAKER_00]: These are stories of ambition, stories of passion, stories of jealousy, and stories where one decision can change everything, because sometimes the most dangerous person in the building. 00:56.905 --> 00:59.346 [SPEAKER_00]: is the person sitting right beside you. 01:00.306 --> 01:06.988 [SPEAKER_00]: Episode one, the last time clock, Evelyn Carter was 32 and ambitious. 01:07.988 --> 01:11.470 [SPEAKER_00]: She worked for a large financial consulting company in the city. 01:12.430 --> 01:17.531 [SPEAKER_00]: She was intelligent, organized, and determined to become a senior executive. 01:18.672 --> 01:20.332 [SPEAKER_00]: Then she met Adrian Cole. 01:21.353 --> 01:22.893 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian was her supervisor. 01:26.772 --> 01:30.233 [SPEAKER_00]: He made Evelyn feel as if she were the only person in the room. 01:31.634 --> 01:39.477 [SPEAKER_00]: Their relationship began quietly, coffee after work, private messages, late night meetings that weren't really meetings. 01:40.997 --> 01:46.159 [SPEAKER_00]: Evelyn knew Adrian was married, but Adrian promised that his marriage was over. 01:47.580 --> 01:52.722 [SPEAKER_00]: He said he was only waiting for the right time to leave, weeks became months, months became years. 01:57.028 --> 02:05.070 [SPEAKER_00]: When, when would Adrian tell his wife, when would they stop hiding, when would their relationship become real? 02:06.290 --> 02:11.251 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian always had an answer, soon, but soon never came. 02:12.592 --> 02:15.913 [SPEAKER_00]: One evening Evelyn discovered something she wasn't supposed to see. 02:17.133 --> 02:22.034 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian had left his phone in a conference room, a message appeared on the screen. 02:22.994 --> 02:24.175 [SPEAKER_00]: It was from another woman. 02:26.802 --> 02:28.122 [SPEAKER_00]: Last night was incredible. 02:29.083 --> 02:30.463 [SPEAKER_00]: I can't stop thinking about you. 02:31.684 --> 02:36.225 [SPEAKER_00]: Evelyn Frost, for years, Adrian had made her believe she was special. 02:37.225 --> 02:41.107 [SPEAKER_00]: Now, she realized she might simply be one of many secrets. 02:42.367 --> 02:44.368 [SPEAKER_00]: That night Evelyn confronted him. 02:45.248 --> 02:46.588 [SPEAKER_00]: Their argument became heated. 02:47.409 --> 02:51.610 [SPEAKER_00]: Employees later reported hearing raised voices behind Adrian's office door. 02:52.530 --> 02:54.451 [SPEAKER_00]: Evelyn accused him of lying. 02:55.347 --> 03:00.429 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian accused her of becoming obsessed, then Evelyn made a decision. 03:01.350 --> 03:14.316 [SPEAKER_00]: She was going to expose everything, the affair, the other relationships, and evidence she had collected suggesting Adrian had used company resources for personal business. 03:15.336 --> 03:19.498 [SPEAKER_00]: Evelyn scheduled a meeting with human resources for the following morning. 03:24.886 --> 03:31.191 [SPEAKER_00]: Tomorrow, she said, everything changes, but Evelyn never made it to that meeting. 03:32.371 --> 03:34.713 [SPEAKER_00]: The next morning, Evelyn's desk was empty. 03:35.714 --> 03:37.195 [SPEAKER_00]: Her computer was still on. 03:38.376 --> 03:39.957 [SPEAKER_00]: Her coffee sat untouched. 03:41.398 --> 03:45.801 [SPEAKER_00]: At first, co-workers thought she was late, but Evelyn was never late. 03:47.222 --> 03:51.185 [SPEAKER_00]: Security footage showed her entering the office building the previous evening. 03:52.572 --> 03:57.234 [SPEAKER_00]: Then, just before midnight, the elevator camera is recorded a power interruption. 03:57.874 --> 04:00.455 [SPEAKER_00]: For six minutes, the camera showed nothing. 04:01.335 --> 04:04.056 [SPEAKER_00]: When the system returned, Evelyn was gone. 04:05.016 --> 04:16.060 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian claimed he had left the office hours earlier, but investigators discovered that his keycard had been used near Evelyn's floor at 1143pm. 04:16.960 --> 04:19.381 [SPEAKER_00]: He claimed someone else could have used the card. 04:20.688 --> 04:26.289 [SPEAKER_00]: then investigators found Evelyn's phone, hidden inside a storage area. 04:27.430 --> 04:29.630 [SPEAKER_00]: Her final unsent message was still visible. 04:30.290 --> 04:34.051 [SPEAKER_00]: It read, I'm tired of being your secret. 04:35.392 --> 04:40.973 [SPEAKER_00]: The case exposed a workplace relationship built on manipulation, secrecy, and fear. 04:42.393 --> 04:48.475 [SPEAKER_00]: Adrian had spent years convincing Evelyn to wait, but Evelyn had finally reached her limit. 04:49.160 --> 04:52.561 [SPEAKER_00]: She had decided she was no longer willing to give him another minute. 04:53.261 --> 04:55.321 [SPEAKER_00]: And that decision changed everything. 04:56.042 --> 04:58.282 [SPEAKER_00]: Because sometimes passion isn't love. 04:58.982 --> 05:00.503 [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes it's control. 05:01.183 --> 05:02.743 [SPEAKER_00]: Sometimes it's obsession. 05:03.343 --> 05:10.425 [SPEAKER_00]: And sometimes the moment you decide to walk away is the moment someone realizes they are losing control. 05:11.725 --> 05:12.806 [SPEAKER_00]: The clock kept moving. 05:13.666 --> 05:14.566 [SPEAKER_00]: The office opened. 05:19.687 --> 05:20.668 [SPEAKER_00]: meetings continued. 05:21.910 --> 05:23.773 [SPEAKER_00]: But Evelyn's chair remained empty. 05:24.694 --> 05:31.804 [SPEAKER_00]: It reminded that behind every professional smile, there may be a secret waiting to destroy someone.