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What's that for, sir?

Let's see what

these things can do.

Ooh.

Oh.

Mr. Hammond.

I had a feeling about him.

Count yourselves lucky, men.

You're witnessing a new era,

the most significant advance in

warfare since the Predator drone.

Put it down.

Transmission occurs through saliva,

not by blood,

so anyone with

a nonlethal bite wound

becomes immediately infected,

and as soon as their heart rate spikes,

they become feral

and lash out

at anyone in their way.

You believe there's a cure?

Theoretically

we can synthesize one

if we have antibodies

to use as a blueprint.

If we can find Patient Zero,

they may have that blueprint.

Excuse me, General.

Could I, uh, have a word

with you, sir?

Of course, Major.

Uh, in private.

Excuse me.

I just saw a man

in the coroner's office

who had his throat torn out.

That was

Mr. Hammond's work,

the man you

chased down earlier.

He attacked again,

and we had to act.

Both men were killed

in the process.

Well, I'd really like to

see that surveillance tape.

Of course, Major.

Meanwhile, I'm gonna

go down to the airport.

With any luck,

perhaps I can identify Patient Zero.

Excuse me.

Major Hoffman,

Dr. Ellen Gordon, CDC.

Nice to meet you.

Would you please look

for any signs of anxiety

or erratic behavior

among passengers

in the security footage?

That seems to be

the primary indicator

of an impending morphosis.

Start in Customs.

Witnesses report seeing

the first attacks here.

Okay. Thank you, Doctor.

Thank you.

General.

Mm-hmm.

We don't want to keep you from your work,

Doctor.

Yes, sir.

You see, Colonel?

Men like Hoffman,

all they want is reassurance

that we're all

on the same side.

But, sir, are you sure

we want a cure?

It'll be produced

on a mass scale.

Only if its discovery got out.

I'd be more than happy

to keep Hoffman quiet.

He's just doing his job.

He just wants to understand

the canines' origins

and behavior.

I want to see if they

can track a target.

I think this

little excursion of his

may present us all with an

opportunity to get what we want.

Like I said,

cooperation.

Major Hoffman, USAMRIID.

What the hell?

Major Hoffman.

Max Stevens,

Director of Border Customs

and Security at JFK.

Would you, uh,

come with me, please?

One of those things got into

the surveillance hub

and destroyed the place,

so security cameras

are useless,

but I got something better.

These haven't even

been made public yet.

We're the first to

install them after Dubai.

Check it out.

Wow.

Oh, yeah.

That is incredible.

You can see every hair,

every wrinkle, every detail.

And this, this happened

before the attack?

41/2 minutes before.

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