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* FridgeHorror / FridgeLogic: Ambrose's plan is to allow Nyah to walk around after she's infected, but Nyah decides to simply kill herself after 20 hours rather than get infected. If the disease is contagious before the 20 hours, how did all the other people who may have gotten Chimera get treated? (Presumably Biocyte could have done it, but it would seem a bit strange to have Biocyte make some extra money in that way after their part in the situation). If the disease is ''not'' contagious before the 20 hours, how did Ambrose (who seems pretty smart at that sort of thing) not think of, or otherwise plan for, the possible suicide happening?

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* FridgeHorror / FridgeLogic: Ambrose's plan is to allow Nyah to walk around after she's infected, but Nyah decides to simply kill herself after 20 hours rather than get infected. If the disease is contagious before the 20 hours, how did all the other people who may have gotten Chimera get treated? (Presumably Biocyte could have done it, but it would seem a bit strange to have Biocyte make some extra money in that way after their part in the situation). If the disease is ''not'' contagious before the 20 hours, how did Ambrose (who seems pretty smart at that sort of thing) not think of, or otherwise plan for, the possible suicide happening?



** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleash the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.

* FridgeLogic: The plan for the disease and its cure developed over the movie.
** [=McCloy's=] plan was originally as follows: he had Nakovitch develop a super flu, Chimera, to drive demand so that he can sell its cure, Bellerophon. He tested it out on Bruny island, accidentally killing five hundred people.
** Nakovitch originally thought he was working on a universal flu cure (in developing Chimera), but realized [=McCloy's=] plan and tried to foil it by taking ''all'' the Bellerophon with him, and injecting himself with Chimera, which can then be drawn out at the CDC in Atlanta.
*** At this point [=McCloy=] has Chimera but no Bellerophon, and Nakovitch has both Chimera and Bellerophon.
*** Presumably he takes ''all'' the Bellerophon so that [=McCloy=] can no longer release Chimera (since he has no cure to sell).
*** He doesn't destroy the Chimera, as that would be too visible (it's alarmed) ... though presumably the Bellerophon would also be alarmed?
*** It would obviously be safer to bring infected blood (as Ambrose has later on), and he's already transporting suspicious vials of Bellerophon. Perhaps there's no time to culture it before leaving, though he could inject himself before the flight, then draw his blood and cure himself at a lay-over.
** Ambrose steals the Bellerophon but kills Nakovitch, so he doesn't have Chimera. At this point Ambrose has ''all'' the Bellerophon, and [=McCloy=] has ''all'' the Chimera.
** The cure is only valuable in combination with the disease (Chimera) ("two halves of the same dollar bill"), so [=McCloy=] makes the top offer of £37 million (which is absurdly low for an effective drug, but Ambrose has no other buyers).
** Rather than accept this, Ambrose realizes that he can steal the virus himself, so he has both the virus and the cure, and can sell it to anyone, negotiating a much higher price.
** Ethan's plan is to destroy all the Chimera, so there's no more threat, and Ambrose's cure is no longer valuable.
** Ethan almost succeeds, destroying all the virus except one injection gun.
** ... which Nyah then injects into herself, and is recaptured by Ambrose.
** Ambrose now has all the Bellerophon (in vials) and all the Chimera (in Nyah).
** Ambrose draws blood from Nyah, so he has a supply of Chimera, and lets Nyah loose to start the epidemic anyways.
** Swanbeck wants both Bellerophon and Chimera.
** Ambrose then negotiates with [=McCloy=] to instead get a majority stake in Biocyte, expected to be worth almost 10 billion ... pounds (?) (options for 48 million shares, at over 200 pounds (?) each, is 9.6 billion).
*** He needs Biocyte to produce and distribute Bellerophon: any large drug company would do, but [=McCloy=] is already a known evil and has the facilities.
** Ethan then recovers all the Bellerophon and all Nyah's Chimera-filled blood (in the canister), and then Nyah herself ... and cures Nyah and burns the canister, destroying both the Chimera and the Bellerophon, so none of either are left. (Disobeying Swanbeck; Ethan states Bellerophon was only useful against Chimera.)

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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleash the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.

* FridgeLogic: The plan for the disease and its cure developed over the movie.
** [=McCloy's=] plan was originally as follows: he had Nakovitch develop a super flu, Chimera, to drive demand so that he can sell its cure, Bellerophon. He tested it out on Bruny island, accidentally killing five hundred people.
** Nakovitch originally thought he was working on a universal flu cure (in developing Chimera), but realized [=McCloy's=] plan and tried to foil it by taking ''all'' the Bellerophon with him, and injecting himself with Chimera, which can then be drawn out at the CDC in Atlanta.
*** At this point [=McCloy=] has Chimera but no Bellerophon, and Nakovitch has both Chimera and Bellerophon.
*** Presumably he takes ''all'' the Bellerophon so that [=McCloy=] can no longer release Chimera (since he has no cure to sell).
*** He doesn't destroy the Chimera, as that would be too visible (it's alarmed) ... though presumably the Bellerophon would also be alarmed?
*** It would obviously be safer to bring infected blood (as Ambrose has later on), and he's already transporting suspicious vials of Bellerophon. Perhaps there's no time to culture it before leaving, though he could inject himself before the flight, then draw his blood and cure himself at a lay-over.
** Ambrose steals the Bellerophon but kills Nakovitch, so he doesn't have Chimera. At this point Ambrose has ''all'' the Bellerophon, and [=McCloy=] has ''all'' the Chimera.
** The cure is only valuable in combination with the disease (Chimera) ("two halves of the same dollar bill"), so [=McCloy=] makes the top offer of £37 million (which is absurdly low for an effective drug, but Ambrose has no other buyers).
** Rather than accept this, Ambrose realizes that he can steal the virus himself, so he has both the virus and the cure, and can sell it to anyone, negotiating a much higher price.
** Ethan's plan is to destroy all the Chimera, so there's no more threat, and Ambrose's cure is no longer valuable.
** Ethan almost succeeds, destroying all the virus except one injection gun.
** ... which Nyah then injects into herself, and is recaptured by Ambrose.
** Ambrose now has all the Bellerophon (in vials) and all the Chimera (in Nyah).
** Ambrose draws blood from Nyah, so he has a supply of Chimera, and lets Nyah loose to start the epidemic anyways.
** Swanbeck wants both Bellerophon and Chimera.
** Ambrose then negotiates with [=McCloy=] to instead get a majority stake in Biocyte, expected to be worth almost 10 billion ... pounds (?) (options for 48 million shares, at over 200 pounds (?) each, is 9.6 billion).
*** He needs Biocyte to produce and distribute Bellerophon: any large drug company would do, but [=McCloy=] is already a known evil and has the facilities.
** Ethan then recovers all the Bellerophon and all Nyah's Chimera-filled blood (in the canister), and then Nyah herself ... and cures Nyah and burns the canister, destroying both the Chimera and the Bellerophon, so none of either are left. (Disobeying Swanbeck; Ethan states Bellerophon was only useful against Chimera.)
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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleash the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.

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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleash the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.basically.

* FridgeLogic: The plan for the disease and its cure developed over the movie.
** [=McCloy's=] plan was originally as follows: he had Nakovitch develop a super flu, Chimera, to drive demand so that he can sell its cure, Bellerophon. He tested it out on Bruny island, accidentally killing five hundred people.
** Nakovitch originally thought he was working on a universal flu cure (in developing Chimera), but realized [=McCloy's=] plan and tried to foil it by taking ''all'' the Bellerophon with him, and injecting himself with Chimera, which can then be drawn out at the CDC in Atlanta.
*** At this point [=McCloy=] has Chimera but no Bellerophon, and Nakovitch has both Chimera and Bellerophon.
*** Presumably he takes ''all'' the Bellerophon so that [=McCloy=] can no longer release Chimera (since he has no cure to sell).
*** He doesn't destroy the Chimera, as that would be too visible (it's alarmed) ... though presumably the Bellerophon would also be alarmed?
*** It would obviously be safer to bring infected blood (as Ambrose has later on), and he's already transporting suspicious vials of Bellerophon. Perhaps there's no time to culture it before leaving, though he could inject himself before the flight, then draw his blood and cure himself at a lay-over.
** Ambrose steals the Bellerophon but kills Nakovitch, so he doesn't have Chimera. At this point Ambrose has ''all'' the Bellerophon, and [=McCloy=] has ''all'' the Chimera.
** The cure is only valuable in combination with the disease (Chimera) ("two halves of the same dollar bill"), so [=McCloy=] makes the top offer of £37 million (which is absurdly low for an effective drug, but Ambrose has no other buyers).
** Rather than accept this, Ambrose realizes that he can steal the virus himself, so he has both the virus and the cure, and can sell it to anyone, negotiating a much higher price.
** Ethan's plan is to destroy all the Chimera, so there's no more threat, and Ambrose's cure is no longer valuable.
** Ethan almost succeeds, destroying all the virus except one injection gun.
** ... which Nyah then injects into herself, and is recaptured by Ambrose.
** Ambrose now has all the Bellerophon (in vials) and all the Chimera (in Nyah).
** Ambrose draws blood from Nyah, so he has a supply of Chimera, and lets Nyah loose to start the epidemic anyways.
** Swanbeck wants both Bellerophon and Chimera.
** Ambrose then negotiates with [=McCloy=] to instead get a majority stake in Biocyte, expected to be worth almost 10 billion ... pounds (?) (options for 48 million shares, at over 200 pounds (?) each, is 9.6 billion).
*** He needs Biocyte to produce and distribute Bellerophon: any large drug company would do, but [=McCloy=] is already a known evil and has the facilities.
** Ethan then recovers all the Bellerophon and all Nyah's Chimera-filled blood (in the canister), and then Nyah herself ... and cures Nyah and burns the canister, destroying both the Chimera and the Bellerophon, so none of either are left. (Disobeying Swanbeck; Ethan states Bellerophon was only useful against Chimera.)
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*** This is also implied by Nekhorvich's plan: he injects himself with the virus and has 20 hours to get to Atlanta: he's not contagious before then, and they'll take his blood on arrival.
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*** This is explained immediately after the lab scene (Swanbeck and Ethan talk, explaining the contagiousness and the blood draw, and then Ambrose and Nyah talk, explaining the Ambrose's plan for Nyah to start the epidemic), and the Chimera-infected blood is analyzed by McCloy at the lab building.

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*** This is explained immediately after the lab scene (Swanbeck and Ethan talk, explaining the contagiousness and the blood draw, and then Ambrose and Nyah talk, explaining the Ambrose's plan for Nyah to start the epidemic), and the Chimera-infected blood is analyzed by McCloy [=McCloy=] at the lab building.
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** The disease in not contagious before 20 hours, and Ambrose took a pint of Nyah's blood as a backup (which he can sell), but left her free so she can start the epidemic, as revenge for her betrayal ("... you're going to take a lot of Aussies with you and make me a lot of money. ... In just a few hours you can be assured of going down in history as the typhoid Mary of Oz.").
*** This is explained immediately after the lab scene (Swanbeck and Ethan talk, explaining the contagiousness and the blood draw, and then Ambrose and Nyah talk, explaining the Ambrose's plan for Nyah to start the epidemic), and the Chimera-infected blood is analyzed by McCloy at the lab building.
*** There's no suggestion that Ambrose thinks Nyah will kill herself or is trying to make her do so (not a SadisticChoice), so this is presumably EvilCannotComprehendGood.
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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleaah the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.

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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleaah unleash the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.
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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleaah the virus and reap the profit. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.

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** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleaah the virus and reap the profit. And for that, given extreme contagiousness of the virus, literally ''any'' person would do. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.
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** Ambrose may not have believed that Nyah would kill herself to save others, considering her previously-expressed selfishness given her chosen career.

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** Ambrose may not have believed that Nyah would kill herself to save others, considering her previously-expressed selfishness given her chosen career.career.
** You're overstating the importance of Nyah to Ambrose' plan. It's not like he was targeting some bigwigs specifically who only Nyah would get access to. His plan is much cruder - unleaah the virus and reap the profit. If Nyah does it, good; if not, oh well - just kidnap some bum, inject him with Chimera and release, same result basically.
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* FridgeHorror / FridgeLogic: Ambrose's plan is to allow Nyah to walk around after she's infected, but Nyah decides to simply kill herself after 20 hours rather than get infected. If the disease is contagious before the 20 hours, how did all the other people who may have gotten Chimera get treated? (Presumably Biocyte could have done it, but it would seem a bit strange to have Biocyte make some extra money in that way after their part in the situation). If the disease is ''not'' contagious before the 20 hours, how did Ambrose (who seems pretty smart at that sort of thing) not think of, or otherwise plan for, the possible suicide happening?
** Ambrose may not have believed that Nyah would kill herself to save others, considering her previously-expressed selfishness given her chosen career.

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