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I'm going on the assumption it's a desperation attack to ensure that ZECT can't make any more riders going on the assumption that the data is only in the one location

Hell that's the way you selvage the previous 2 parter give a reason losing the final prototype is a bad thing. Make it clear they have no development data due to them keeping all data on their major projects in one hidden location and that back fired with it destroyed and the staff dead so without the final anti mimic missile it would take them an extremely long amount of time to start from scratch. I mean it doesn't prevent the other issues of that plot but it gives a reason to kill about the McGuffin of the week