Serious Fall is a scripted Call Incident featured in 911 Operator. This call has a single storyline, in which a man calls in to report that a woman has suffered a serious injury by falling from a "great height".
As a Scripted Call, Serious Fall can only be triggered in Career Mode, and only in New York City.
Opening Lines[]
| Speaker | Line |
|---|---|
| Operator | "911, what's your emergency?" |
| Caller | "Hello, I need an ambulance, paramedics woman's life is in danger." |
Reputation[]
This call sets the Reputation and Ignore Reputation rewards to 0 at the very start. You can therefore IGNORE this call as soon as the opening lines are read - but you'll be forfeiting any potential Reputation reward and a $1,000 fine.
| Dialog Choice | Reputation | Ignore Call Reputation |
|---|---|---|
| (ANSWER CALL) | Set to 0 | Set to 0 |
DOES SHE REALLY NEED HELP?
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Set to -1 | Set to 1 |
ARE YOU SERIOUS?
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Set to -1 | Set to 1 |
PRECISE?
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Set to -1 | Set to 1 |
NICE ONE
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Set to -1 | Set to 1 |
I'LL SEND HELP
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Set to 0 | Set to 0 |
I'LL SEND THE POLICE
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Set to 2 | Reset to default penalty |
DON'T BLOCK THE LINE
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Set to 0 | Set to 0 |
| Maximum possible | 2 | 1 |
Plot[]
This call has only a single plotline. The operator may actively direct the conversation towards several endings, with one being clearly superior to the others. It is outlined here.
Summary[]
A man calls 911 to report that a woman is injured after a fall. A few questions from the operator, as well as the background noise of people laughing and having fun, clearly indicate that the caller is playing a pick-up line on a woman at a bar, pretending like she literally just fell all the way from heaven and requires medical assistance.
The operator chides the man for blocking a 911 line frivolously. A police unit is sent to punish the man by fining him $1,000 for his actions.
On Site[]
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SERIOUS FALL | ||||
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| Element | Name | Actions | Notes | ||
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Barney Stinpson (caller) | 
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Fine | $1,000 | Always male. |
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Attractive woman | 
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Interrogate | Always female. | |
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Ted Mosbay | Always male. Resolved by default. | |||
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Marshall Eriks | Always male. Resolved by default. | |||
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Robin Serbatsky | Always female. Resolved by default. | |||
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Lily Aldron | Always female. Resolved by default. | |||
- On arrival at the scene, units will find Barney Stinpson (the caller), the woman he was trying to pick up, and four of the caller's friends.
- The caller must be fined by police for $1,000.
- The woman must be questioned by police.
- The four friends are Resolved by default, and require no interaction.
Optimal Conversation[]
| Speaker | Dialogue | Extra Effects |
|---|---|---|
| Operator | 911, what's your emergency? | Reputation +4 |
| Caller | Hello, I need an ambulance, paramedics woman's life is in danger. | |
ADDRESS?
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| Operator | What's the address you're calling from? | |
| Caller | <address> |  Location discovered.
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WHAT REALLY HAPPENED?
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| Operator | Sir, tell me what exactly did happen to her? | |
| Caller | Well, she did fell. | |
PRECISE?
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| Operator | Ok, how many feet of the ground was she when she fell? | |
| Caller | She fell straight from heaven. | Reputation set to -1. Ignore Reputation set to 1. |
CONSEQUENCES OF FAKE CALLS
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| Operator | Do you know the consequences of such prank calls? If somebody needs help, he might not get it, because of you. | |
| Caller | Hey dude, it was just a joke. You need to chillax a bit. | |
I'LL SEND THE POLICE
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| Operator | I'll send the police who are gonna explain to you why they don't tolerate this kind of jokes in our line of work. | Reputation set to 2. |
| Caller | Okay, okay. I'm sorry. Bye. | Call ended. |
Choices to Avoid[]
There are no "bad" choices in this call, only time-wasters. If you did not reach I'LL SEND THE POLICE, simply IGNORE the call to receive either 0 or 1 Reputation points.
Ignoring the Call[]
Every ending other than I'LL SEND THE POLICE will allow you to IGNORE the call, receiving either 0 or 1 Reputation points.
However, by doing so you will forfeit a +2 Reputation point reward (see Optimal Conversation), as well as a $1,000 fine.
If you wish to just get this conversation over with as soon as possible without wasting time (e.g. if you're busy with many other incidents), simply press IGNORE as soon as the caller finishes speaking his very first line. You will receive 0 Reputation points for doing so.
After Action Report[]
| Condition ID | If... | After-Action Report Text |
|---|---|---|
| Noneed | I'LL SEND HELP?
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"The medical intervention was unnecessary. The caller tried to use medical services to impress a woman by pick-up line about falling from heaven." |
| Legend | NICE ONE
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"Although the pick-up line was legendary, the operator should warn the caller about fake call's consequences, instead of congratulating him the idea." |
| Good | CONSEQUENCES OF FAKE CALLS
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"The operator discovered that caller was trying to impress the girl by calling 911. The operator warn him about consequences of fake calls." |
Trivia[]
This call is based on a scene from season 1 of television sitcom How I Met Your Mother, in which main character Barney Stinson plays this exact same pick-up line on a woman (though he didn't actually call 911 and instead used actors to portray paramedics responding to the call).
This call demonstrates what might happen if the same thing was to happen in real life, blocking a real 911 line.
The name of the caller (Barney Stinpson) and his friends (Ted Mosbay, Marshall Eriks, Robin Serbatsky and Lily Aldron) are all "expy" names for the main characters of the show, all of whom were present in the scene described above.