"Obvious that the newscast was propaganda...not only does it build up the ASA President(Senator Tomachino ?) but the newscrawler says "HHS secretary says Hudson River virus held east of the Mississippi". Sounds like the ASA push is on to make the east seem more dangerous, perhaps it is who knows?"

"It will. Isn't it possible the ASA is the "evil empire"?"

"Figure out who is beloved enough to want to make a town go to war. Certainly not Hawkins, he is new and realtively obscure. Jake, no, not beloved, respected, certainly, but not bloved like his dad. That leaves possibly his brother, or the Mayor, but again, both are not beloved. Hears my scenario, Mimi and Stanely get married. Mimi gets preggars, making them even more liked as charecters. Mimi, while working a JNR, discovers the plot. JNR goes after her and get Stanely instead. With Mimi preggars and Jake being the chivelrous guy that he is, feels it even more neccessary to avenge both his father and Stanely. "

"Of course it is. Those with the vaccine are protected and those without are cleansed."