The turning point on the film was banal. A relay tower that had not been properly inspected collapsed under its own weight and rain; the network partitioned. Orders from the Accord rear echelon arrived mismatched and delayed. The Central Purge misread a call meant as surrender—protocol numbers and frequencies twisted into hostile intent. At 16:22 local time, the Purge launched a suppression strike meant to displace an entrenched position. Their ordnance struck not the military outpost but the valley clinic.