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hey small town fam, it's Yardley. How are you guys? Where are you guys? I hope wherever

you are, all is well. Today, we're going to take you behind the scenes of a hostage negotiation.

The suspect has barricading himself in an attic

and is threatening to kill police

if he can get a clear shot at them.

This episode highlights one of the extraordinary aspects

of being a detective,

and that is setting aside all judgment

of the person sitting in front of you,

or in this case barricading

himself in an attic and threatening to kill you, setting aside all of your feelings about that

person so that you can stay safe, gather evidence, and ultimately get justice for the victims.

New guest, retired detective Constable Ron, is on the microphone today,

and he gives us an up-close and very personal account

of what it takes to talk someone off the ledge, so to speak,

when the stakes couldn't be higher.

This episode has everything you'll never hear on the evening news. Here is Deadlock.

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