A stand-off at the COPE compound leads to tragic results.A stand-off at the COPE compound leads to tragic results.A stand-off at the COPE compound leads to tragic results.
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- Nate Ryland
- (as Madison Smith)
- Analyst
- (as Maxwell Yip)
Storyline
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- TriviaWhile operating under the assumption that the COPE members are planning a mass suicide, Darius and his staff are concerned about having another Jonestown on their hands. Led by reverend Jim Jones, the mass suicide by members of the Peoples Temple cult in 1978 resulted in 909 deaths at the Jonestown settlement, and was the single greatest loss of American civilian life until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
- GoofsAs rail guns use magnetic forces to propel their payload, they contain no propellant material unlike conventional weaponry, due to this no "fireball" will come out the end of the barrel during firing. You will only see a cloud of water vapor as the air condenses.
- Quotes
Director Evelyn Davis: The reporter's name was Emery Long. He was White House press corps for twelve years. Apparently well-liked, no history of mental illness. Joined COPE a month ago.
Darius Tanz: Is there any evidence that Bass Shepherd ordered or coerced this suicide?
Director Evelyn Davis: No, but there's some pretty troubling indicators from his camp. Now, we've been tracking the sales of automatic and semi-automatic weapons since Bennett's takeover attempt, and we noticed a recent spike in these areas.
[turning on a television monitor]
Director Evelyn Davis: Now, every single one of these hotspots corresponds to a COPE headquarters. We dug deeper, found the security companies buying firepower are actually shell corporations funded by COPE.
Harris Edwards: They're stockpiling weapons.
Liam Cole: I knew it. I told you. Members were handing over their possessions, signing them over, big-ticket items like houses and cars, as if...
Grace Barrows: They wouldn't need them anymore.
Director Evelyn Davis: And in the last 24 hours, there's been a lot of Internet chatter about "Celebration Day".
Harris Edwards: What the hell is that?
Director Evelyn Davis: No idea, but it's today. Look, our profilers are concerned. All signs point towards the possibility of... self-destructive behavior.
Liam Cole: You mean like mass suicide?
Harris Edwards: COPE has millions of members. This could be Jonestown on a global scale.
- SoundtracksMirror Black Mirror
Performed by Andrew Adkins