WALSH: Here's what we know, and it isn't much: Hostile 17 broke restraints at exactly 2:47 P.M.

FORREST: That's a big head start.

WALSH: Gets bigger every time you interrupt me. It was bagged and tagged locally, so assume it knows the area. The creature has every advantage right now. Fail to recapture it, and everything we've worked for-- The initiative itself-- could end tonight.

Riely: Nobody's failin' on my watch.

WALSH: Glad to hear it. Gentlemen, agent Finn is now in charge of this operation. I'm counting on you, Riley.

RILEY: We start with the basic mobilization pattern. 3 Teams. Sweep and search, just like practice. Thorough but fast. C-team: Take the campus perimeter. Make sure it can't leave. Stake it if you gotta, but only as a last resort. B-team: You're going down. Tunnels, sewers, cemeteries. Gates and miller are with me. We take the heart of campus and work our way out. All units, maintain radio contact early and often. Who's got questions? Move!

• Riley & the initiative

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