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Last Chance for Life
As the hospital's transplant coordinator, you have 30 critical minutes to convince the Martinez family to donate their son Carlos's organs. Carlos, 19, was declared brain-dead after a motorcycle accident, but his organs could save five lives. The family is deeply religious and struggling with the finality of brain death - time is running out as organ viability diminishes by the minute.
Your Role
Hospital Transplant Coordinator
Partner
Dr. Sarah Chen, Head of Transplant Services
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Emergency Landing Crisis
Multiple commercial aircraft have reported severe damage from unidentified debris on takeoff. As senior air traffic controller at JFK International, you must coordinate emergency landings for three damaged aircraft while managing diminishing runway capacity and deteriorating weather conditions. Lives of over 520 passengers hang in the balance.
Your Role
Senior Air Traffic Controller - JFK Tower
Partner
Director Richard Hayes - FAA Emergency Response
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Wrong Body, Wrong Family
As the night-shift administrator at City Memorial Morgue, you face your worst nightmare. The Martinez family is here to collect their grandmother's ashes, but you've discovered a potential mix-up in the cremation documentation from last week. You must navigate this devastating conversation while protecting the facility from legal exposure and managing the family's mounting grief and anger.
Your Role
Night Shift Morgue Administrator
Partner
Marcus Rodriguez (Head of the Martinez Family)
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On-Air Death Threat
You're hosting your usual controversial morning show at KXBR when a caller makes a chillingly specific threat. The voice is distorted but eerily familiar, and they know details about your daily routine that weren't public. With 45 minutes left in your broadcast, you must maintain composure, alert authorities, and protect yourself - all while keeping your listeners engaged.
Your Role
Marcus Chen, Host of 'Raw Talk with Marcus' on KXBR 101.5
Partner
Detective Sarah Martinez
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Life-Critical Device Dispute
Your insulin pump suddenly failed during the night, sending you to the ER. Now, facing mounting medical bills, the manufacturer's representative insists you violated the warranty by using third-party supplies. With only 48 hours of loaner equipment remaining, you must prove the malfunction wasn't your fault or face devastating out-of-pocket costs for a replacement.
Your Role
Patient with Type 1 Diabetes facing device failure
Partner
Claire Morton, Senior Claims Adjuster
Challenged
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Crowd Control Chaos
As lead security coordinator at MegaSound Arena's sold-out concert, you're facing an unprecedented crisis. The surging crowd of 50,000 is compressing dangerously toward the front barriers, with early signs of a potential crowd crush disaster. You have minutes to prevent casualties while managing an understaffed security team and an uncooperative event promoter who refuses to stop the show.
Your Role
Head of Security Operations
Partner
Marcus Chen, Event Promoter
Challenged
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Alternative Medicine Scam
Your sister is dying of stage 4 cancer. You've discovered she's spending her life savings on 'miracle treatments' from a dangerous fraud named Dr. Sarah Chen. You must gather evidence of her illegal practices while posing as a desperate cancer patient, knowing one wrong move could warn her to destroy evidence before the authorities arrive.
Your Role
Undercover investigator posing as terminal cancer patient
Partner
Dr. Sarah Chen - Holistic Healing Specialist
Challenged
Survived
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Harbor Collision Crisis
Two massive container vessels have collided in the narrow channel of Port Angeles Harbor, creating an immediate environmental and economic catastrophe. As Harbor Master's Chief Emergency Coordinator, you must manage the crisis before millions of gallons of bunker fuel spill into protected waters and completely shut down West Coast shipping operations. Time is running out as the vessels' hulls continue to breach.
Your Role
Harbor Master's Chief Emergency Coordinator
Partner
Port Authority Director Victoria Chen
Challenged
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Trainer's Negligent Push
After sustaining a severe back injury from a personal trainer's dangerous instructions during a deadlift session, you must confront the gym's legal representative who's wielding an ironclad liability waiver. With mounting medical bills and a possible chronic condition, you have 24 hours before the statute of limitations expires on filing a claim.
Your Role
Injured Gym Member seeking compensation
Partner
Ms. Victoria Sharp, Corporate Legal Counsel
Challenged
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Serpents on the Loose
Multiple deadly snakes, including a Black Mamba and King Cobra, have escaped their enclosures at Peak Valley Zoo's reptile house during maximum visitor hours. As the Head of Emergency Response, you must coordinate the evacuation while preventing mass panic and ensuring the safe recapture of these lethal specimens. Time is critical - the venom from just one bite could be fatal within hours.
Your Role
Head of Emergency Response
Partner
Dr. Victoria Hess - Zoo Director
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Trauma in the Boardroom
You're minutes away from presenting to your biggest potential client when familiar triggers start creeping in. The fluorescent lights flicker just like they did that night, and your heart races as memories threaten to surface. With $2.4M in contracts on the line and your CEO watching, you must maintain composure while fighting through an emerging PTSD episode.
Your Role
Senior Account Director at a tech consulting firm
Partner
Marcus Sterling, CEO of Sterling Dynamics
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Sinking in Grain
You're working the late shift at Heartland Grain Storage when you hear muffled screams from Silo 7. Your coworker Marcus is trapped inside, slowly sinking in 40 feet of corn. With oxygen running low and the grain acting like quicksand, every second counts. The facility manager is more concerned about OSHA violations than saving a life.
Your Role
Night Shift Worker
Partner
Operations Manager Davidson
Challenged
Survived
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