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Dumb question: Northmoor

posted 7 years ago by gbean2397
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Forgive me for asking such a dumb question, I have watched this movie a couple times, and while I do get it, one thing I'd like to ask is what was the villain Jack Bennett planning in the film? You know, secretly manufacture nuclear weapons disguised as "Jihadist dirty bombs", Nuclear R&D proliferation, etc. But one thing I didn't get was the one scene where the G-Man calls Bennett asking to abort, but Bennett says, "It's too late, it's already done." What does he mean by that?

Either the movie didn't exactly elaborate more on it, or I did not catch on. Did I miss something? Please help me understand it. Keep in mind I did not actually watch the original 1985 BBC series, but I respect it nonetheless. Discuss.

Peace out.

[–] mururoa 7 years ago

It meant Craven had already been administered the tallium - we get the confirmation 2 scenes later when Craven starts vomiting into the kitchen sink.

How did they do it? I'm not sure, but it could have been the shaving cream (that he is shown applying on his face in the scene between the "it's already been done" scene and the vomiting scene). Furthermore, I'm not sure why did they feel the need to take him to the Northmoor facilities for what appeared a glandestine poisoning operation, AFTER he had already been poisoned.