Clock fails to start . . . redux

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by assignmentmaker

What if, by your 10-second count, 4 seconds had run off at the point you observe the clock to show 2 seconds remaining?

In your OP you did not mention how much time remained when the TO was granted. I assume that by mentioning 2s above, this is how much time was left when the TO was granted.

Then you're saying that an official has definite knowledge that 4s elapsed. If so, the game is over. In fact, this official should have killed the play was declared the game over when it was apparent that more than 2s had elapsed.