Security Finds Contraband

Your partner accidentally left their switchblade in your carry-on bag, and it's just been discovered during the security screening. The TSA officer is treating you as a potential threat, and your flight departs in 45 minutes. Your partner is unreachable, and you have no proof the knife isn't yours.

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Nervous Traveler with Wrongly Accused Status

Conversation Partner

TSA Supervising Officer Marcus Chen

Setting

Sterile TSA secondary screening room with harsh fluorescent lighting and one-way observation glass

Location

International Terminal Security Checkpoint, LAX Airport

Learning Objectives

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Convince the TSA officer of your innocence without appearing defensive

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Provide consistent, verifiable details about your partner

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Maintain composure while under intense questioning

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Sir/Ma'am, I'm Supervising Officer Chen. We've discovered a prohibited Class 3 weapon in your carry-on luggage. Before we involve airport police, you have one chance to explain exactly how that knife got into your bag.”

This is how TSA Supervising Officer Marcus Chen's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#539

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