Prime Target
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This article contains spoilers for Prime Target’s episodes 1 and 2.
10Who Killed Professor Mallinder?
He destroys all his research work both digitally and physically, hoping to erase all his progress.
A few days later, he is found dead in his car from carbon monoxide poisoning.
This raises many questions about what happened to him and who killed him inPrime Target’s episode 2.
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9What Makes Edward’s Prime Number Research Dangerous?
8Who Killed Olson & Shot At Taylah In Prime Target Episode 2’s Ending?
Taylah, too, almost dies when the sniper tries to get her out of the way.
Prime Target follows Edward Brooks, a brilliant mathematician, in his pursuit of a prime number breakthrough that could blow open the door to international cybersecurity. Teamed with NSA agent Taylah Sanders, he confronts a hidden conspiracy threatening his discovery and life.
7Who Was Safiya Zamil?
6Was Safiya Killed By The Same People Who Murdered Mallinder?
This prompts Ed to connect the dots and suspect that Safiya and Mallinder might have been murdered.
He realizes that Mallinder did not destroy his research because he was jealous.
Mallinder was seemingly afraid Ed would meet the same fate as Safiya.
5How Did The Prime Numbers Equation End Up On The Wall In Baghdad?
4Should Edward Trust Adam?
3What Does The NSA Want?
However, it seems likethere is more to the organization than the Apple TV+ show is letting on.
2What Is The Kaplar Institute?
Many subtle details inPrime Target’s episodes 1 and 2 suggest Mallinder was involved with KI in some capacity.
Ed even finds the institute’s logo on the pages of his documents.
1What Does Kaplar’s Stephen Patrick Nield Want From Ed?
Teamed with NSA agent Taylah Sanders, he confronts a hidden conspiracy threatening his discovery and life.
