Firing an un-suppressed pistol inside a cinder-block and sheet-metal storage locker should have deafened everyone in it, if only temporarily.
Officially, the government gave Nathan Ingram the credit for building the machine. At least two people Vigilance had on trial should have known this (Finch and Greer) and either one of them could have offered up Nathan's name as the machine's creator in an effort to dissuade Collier from killing them.
This is incorrectly regarded as a plot hole. During the testimonies, no party willingly accepted a part of the trial. While using Nathan Ingram's name could have possibly saved some emotion, the cast were not willing participants.
This is incorrectly regarded as a plot hole. During the testimonies, no party willingly accepted a part of the trial. While using Nathan Ingram's name could have possibly saved some emotion, the cast were not willing participants.