The most realistic part is the old dude acting like he owned the dig because he paid part of the salary of one of the researchers.
Feel like it was how slapdash everything was
Yeah for anyone who's ever tried to write a grant that scene made absolute perfect sense.
Epstein supported a lot of academics, so yeah, the crazy guy in a helicopter might also have monsters on an island.
Iirc, from the book, didn't they already know Hammond? Like he was already funding their research?
Can confirm - absolutely sane motive.
this post was submitted on 17 May 2026
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