About this episode In this compelling episode, listeners are immersed in a gripping story told entirely from one side of a phone call. Through skillful narration, the actor captures the tension, emotion, and pivotal moments of the conversation that could ultimately save a life. This storytelling approach highlights the power of communication, empathy, and the impact of a single call, leaving the audience inspired by the profound influence our words can have in critical moments.
0:00 Okay.0:00 Do NOT look at the timer.0:03 Look at me.0:05 Well— you know what I mean.0:08 Look at the phone.0:11 Just listen to my voice.0:14 Good.0:14 Now, tell me what you see.0:18 Slowly.0:19 Start with the casing.0:21 No, no, that's...0:24 that's fine.0:25 It's supposed to look like that.0:29 Messy.0:30 They want you to panic.0:33 We are not going to panic.0:36 Right?0:37 Right.0:38 Okay.0:39 The wires.0:40 Tell me about the wires.0:43 How many?0:44 Seven?0:45 Okay.0:46 Seven.0:46 And the colors?0:48 Red, blue, green...0:51 yellow...0:52 another blue...0:54 okay, hold on.0:56 Two blues?0:57 Describe them.0:59 Are they different shades?1:02 One is sky blue, one is dark.1:06 Navy.1:07 Got it.1:07 And the last two?1:10 Black and...1:11 white.1:12 Okay.1:13 Standard.1:14 This is...1:15 manageable.1:16 I need you to find the primary detonator lead.1:22 It should be connected to a small, silver cylinder.1:29 Do you see a silver cylinder?1:33 Don't touch it!1:35 Just tell me if you see it.1:38 Okay.1:39 Good.1:39 Which wire goes into the top of that cylinder?1:45 The black one.1:47 Of course it is.1:49 Okay.1:50 Now...1:51 this is the easy part.1:53 We're going to isolate it.1:57 You have scissors?1:59 Pliers?2:00 Kitchen scissors are fine.2:03 Just...2:04 are they metal all the way up?2:08 The handles aren't metal?2:11 Good.2:12 We're not trying to complete a circuit with your hand.2:19 Now, I want you to take the scissors and cut the WHITE wire.2:27 Only the white one.2:29 It's a dummy lead.2:32 It does nothing.2:34 Cutting it will give us more room to work.2:39 Can you do that?2:41 Hey.2:42 Look up.2:43 Find a spot on the wall and look at it.2:48 Think about...2:50 I don't know.2:51 What did you have for breakfast?2:55 Cereal.2:56 Okay.2:57 What kind?2:58 I hate that kind.3:00 Tastes like cardboard.3:03 You feeling better?3:06 A little?3:07 Good.3:07 Now cut the white wire.3:10 Okay...3:11 okay...3:12 anything?3:13 Any change?3:15 Any new lights?3:17 A sound?3:18 Nothing.3:19 See?3:19 One down.3:20 You're doing great.3:23 Absolutely textbook.3:26 Now...3:26 the hard part.3:28 The two blue wires.3:31 One of them disarms the sequence.3:35 The other...3:36 accelerates it.3:38 The schematics I have here are for a model six, but this sounds like a seven-A, which is...3:50 different.3:51 What?3:52 What do you mean it's beeping faster?3:57 It shouldn't be— Oh.3:59 Oh, god.4:00 The white wire...4:03 it wasn't a dummy.4:05 It was a trip.4:07 It told the timer you're here.4:11 Okay.4:11 New plan.4:12 Forget the schematics.4:15 Forget everything.4:18 How much time does it say?4:21 Don't say it.4:23 I don't want to know.4:25 You don't want to know.4:28 It's just a number.4:31 It's not real.4:33 What's real is you, and me, and these wires.4:38 Navy and sky blue.4:41 Tell me about your kid again.4:44 What's her name?4:46 Lily.4:47 That's a beautiful name.4:50 You're going to see Lily tonight.4:54 You are going to go home, and you're going to hug her, and this will all be a story you NEVER tell her.5:08 Do you understand me?5:10 Good.5:11 Cut the sky blue wire.5:14 Because the navy one is insulated with a polymer sheath and the sky blue one is cheap PVC!5:25 It's the work of a penny-pincher, not a master.5:32 CUT the sky blue wire.5:34 NOW.5:35 Did it...5:36 stop?5:37 The beeping.5:38 Oh, thank god.5:40 It stopped.5:41 You did it.5:43 You did it.5:44 Okay.5:45 Okay.5:46 Don't move.5:47 Just...5:48 put the scissors down.5:51 And just...5:52 just breathe.5:54 Help is five minutes away.5:57 You're safe now.5:59 Just stay on the phone with me.6:03 We can talk about cereal.
