Rampage Page #4

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I found her!

No, that's a lie.

Technically, she found us.

You must be Davis Okoye.

Thank you so much for

your help.

What help?

I'm Kate Caldwell. I'm a

geneticist with Energyne.

Um, you recovered

my research sample.

Yeah, you mean this?

Oh, please tell me you had that

tested for residual particulates.

Yes, that's exactly what I did.

I always do that.

Anytime something

new comes in.

Amy, have this tested

for residual particulates.

I need that back.

Actually, I need some

questions answered.

Like what the hell is that

thing doing to my friend?

Uh, well, I am not allowed

to discuss that with you.

Oh. Okay, well,

I guess we can't help each

other then.

Kate Caldwell, it was good to meet you.

Nelson, show her out.

He's growing, isn't he?

At an unprecedented rate,

right?

Increased strength, speed,

agility.

Demonstrating levels of aggression

you don't see in his species.

Come with me.

Last night, he was seven feet,

500 pounds.

This morning, he was almost

nine feet, pushing 1,000.

His hair?

Yeah, he's an albino.

As far as I know, he's the only

living gorilla of his kind.

He can sign?

Yeah, he can sign

and he's hungry.

Guys, let's get George

something to eat.

It's okay.

There you go, buddy.

It makes sense.

He must be starving.

He's growing so rapidly.

"Makes sense"?

Last night, he killed

a grizzly bear.

The most powerful terrestrial

predator on the planet.

So you tell me right now, Kate,

how any of this makes sense.

Are you familiar with CRISPR?

Yeah, genetic engineering.

It's more like

genetic editing.

I am talking about

extremely specific results.

Check this out.

Sharks are indeterminate

growers, right?

They never stop.

Isolate that gene

and combine it with, say,

the growth rate of a

blue whale,

the strength of a

rhinoceros beetle,

the speed of a cheetah,

And you get one confused gorilla

that could take down a grizzly.

We developed a lot of different

genetic combinations,

so changes will be incredibly

unpredictable.

Right. Okay,

Kate, I get all that,

but it still doesn't explain

to me how he doubled in size.

Guys, we need to get that

food in now.

See, CRISPR only allows

you to alter

the DNA of one cell at a time.

But I developed a system

which rapidly transmits changes to every

strand of DNA in the host's body.

Mr. Okoye, listen to me.

I am the only one

who can cure him.

George!

George! No!

It's not gonna hold.

Kate!

Everybody back!

Not again! Not again!

George!

George! Stop, George!

Davis!

Sh*t.

Call 911!

Come on!

Look out!

George! George!

George, it's okay.

It's okay.

It's okay.

Yes, I know you're scared.

I'm gonna help you.

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