"It’s not a ray," Murdoch realized. "It's resonance. Finch had tuned a receiver to the exchange’s backup power frequency. Someone amplified the signal, turning the city’s own grid into a silent killer."
As Pemberton was led away, Julia joined Murdoch on the foggy street. "You stopped a madman, William. But Tesla’s wireless world… it frightens me."
Murdoch gazed up at the crackling wires overhead. "Progress always frightens, Julia. But it doesn't have to kill. Not if we understand it first."
"It’s not a ray," Murdoch realized. "It's resonance. Finch had tuned a receiver to the exchange’s backup power frequency. Someone amplified the signal, turning the city’s own grid into a silent killer."
As Pemberton was led away, Julia joined Murdoch on the foggy street. "You stopped a madman, William. But Tesla’s wireless world… it frightens me."
Murdoch gazed up at the crackling wires overhead. "Progress always frightens, Julia. But it doesn't have to kill. Not if we understand it first."
