The first step was to cut the 23rd fiber-optic cable (in a bundle) resting against the inner casing.As he cut the cable, the panel slammed shut on McCoy""s arm, and the torpedo automatically armed itself - ready to detonate in 30 seconds.When they first meet and are introduced to each other at a rehearsal, he speaks first: "It""s an honor, madam, to sing with you.The leader of the society (the "savior" referred to in the prologue), Caesar (Roddy McDowall), was attempting to generate peace and equality between the simians and the remnants of human society, living together in this pastoral setting.The FBI ordered city engineers to cut the building""s power (within grid 212, an area encompassing 10 square blocks), exactly what Gruber and Theo wanted, so that the seventh "electromagnetic seal" or lock could be released ("the circuits that cannot be cut are cut automatically in response to a terrorist incident.While still strapped down, he lit the match, tossed it at he open oxygen vent, and created a massive explosion in the laboratory.