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Criminal and Victim Both Call 911

Podcast Quiz, Cloze


A Restful Evening Turns to Chaos
Host: So picture this: Marsha's 1 on her couch, probably mid-2-watch or 3 through a magazine, and suddenly---BAM---a huge 4 echoes from the kitchen. That moment when your heart just jumps into your throat, you know what I mean?
Guest: Oh, my stomach 5 just hearing that! I can imagine how 6 that must have felt for her. You can practically feel her 7 as she 8 for the front door, just hoping she can get out before anything worse happens.
Host: But she 9 makes it a few steps before this guy---dressed 10 in black---grabs her by the hair and 11 her into the wall. Then, out comes the knife, and he 12 her jewelry. That's the kind of nightmare 13 you hope you never have to imagine.
Guest: What gets me is how she 14 to keep her head in that moment. I mean, instead of freezing or 15, she comes up with this 16 plan---leading him right upstairs, acting like she's just going to hand over the 17. That takes some serious guts 18.
A Clever Twist and a Fierce Response
Host: Here's where it gets wild. Marsha isn't just 19---she's got a gun hidden in her 20. She tricks the guy into opening the wrong 21, and right as he's 22, she grabs her gun from the middle one. Talk about turning 23.
Guest: Exactly! And when he 24 after she tells him to get down, she fires a 25 shot---right into the wall beside him. That's not just for show; that's her way of sending a 26 message: she's not 27. The guy 28 straight for the bathroom and locks himself in.
Host: He must've been terrified---hiding out in the bathtub, getting as low as he can while she's 29 shooting through the door. The 30 flips so fast, from him being 31 to him being the one 32 for his life.
Guest: Both of them 33 calling 911 at the same time. Marsha's on the line saying she's got an 34 at gunpoint, and meanwhile, the guy's panicking that a 'crazy woman' is shooting at him. Two totally different 35 of the same 36, all 37 in real time.
The Aftermath and Marsha's Determination
Host: When the police finally 38, imagine the 39 they walk into: Marsha, still holding everything together, and this guy probably 40 in the bathroom. And then they ask her that 41 question---what was she thinking?
Guest: Her answer really 42 with me. She tells them, 'I was just worried that he wouldn't stop at taking my 43 and would rape or 44 me. I wasn't ^iigoing down without a fightii^.' That kind of raw honesty, that 45---it's both heartbreaking and 46.
Host: Yeah, and it makes you realize just how 47 people can be when they're fighting for their lives. Marsha's quick thinking totally changed the 48 of that night. It could've ended so differently.
Guest: It also makes you 49---how would any of us 50, really, when pushed to the 51 like that? Her story's a reminder that fear can fuel 52 in ways you wouldn't expect.
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Host: So picture this: Marsha's 53 on her couch, probably mid-54-watch or 55 through a magazine, and suddenly---BAM---a huge 56 echoes from the kitchen. That moment when your heart just jumps into your throat, you know what I mean?
Guest: Oh, my stomach 57 just hearing that! I can imagine how 58 that must have felt for her. You can practically feel her 59 as she 60 for the front door, just hoping she can get out before anything worse happens.
Host: But she 61 makes it a few steps before this guy---dressed 62 in black---grabs her by the hair and 63 her into the wall. Then, out comes the knife, and he 64 her jewelry. That's the kind of nightmare 65 you hope you never have to imagine.
Guest: What gets me is how she 66 to keep her head in that moment. I mean, instead of freezing or 67, she comes up with this 68 plan---leading him right upstairs, acting like she's just going to hand over the 69. That takes some serious guts 70.
A Clever Twist and a Fierce Response
Host: Here's where it gets wild. Marsha isn't just 71---she's got a gun hidden in her 72. She tricks the guy into opening the wrong 73, and right as he's 74, she grabs her gun from the middle one. Talk about turning 75.
Guest: Exactly! And when he 76 after she tells him to get down, she fires a 77 shot---right into the wall beside him. That's not just for show; that's her way of sending a 78 message: she's not 79. The guy 80 straight for the bathroom and locks himself in.
Host: He must've been terrified---hiding out in the bathtub, getting as low as he can while she's 81 shooting through the door. The 82 flips so fast, from him being 83 to him being the one 84 for his life.
Guest: Both of them 85 calling 911 at the same time. Marsha's on the line saying she's got an 86 at gunpoint, and meanwhile, the guy's panicking that a 'crazy woman' is shooting at him. Two totally different 87 of the same 88, all 89 in real time.
The Aftermath and Marsha's Determination
Host: When the police finally 90, imagine the 91 they walk into: Marsha, still holding everything together, and this guy probably 92 in the bathroom. And then they ask her that 93 question---what was she thinking?
Guest: Her answer really 94 with me. She tells them, 'I was just worried that he wouldn't stop at taking my 95 and would rape or murder me. I wasn't 96 without a fight.' That kind of raw honesty, that 97---it's both heartbreaking and 98.
Host: Yeah, and it makes you realize just how 99 people can be when they're fighting for their lives. Marsha's quick thinking totally changed the 100 of that night. It could've ended so differently.
Guest: It also makes you wonder---how would any of us 101, really, when pushed to the 102 like that? Her story's a reminder that fear can fuel 103 in ways you wouldn't expect.