[Seeing Beth's building badly damaged, leaning against another tower.]
Hud: Please tell me she lives on the ground floor.
Rob Hawkins: 37th.
Hud: Shit.
Marlena Diamond: Hey, Rob! Marlena. I think we met, probably three times total and every one of those times, I was really drunk. But, you have a cool job! That's something. You're president of something.
Hud: Vice President.
Marlena Diamond: Also really cool! So, good luck with that and we're gonna be here, all chilling and fun for you when you come back.
Hud: That was good. You wanna do another one?
Marlena Diamond: Do you have a card? My agency is leaving on this retreat and they like all this emotional, video-bonding crap.
Hud: I'm not a professional. I'm Hud.
Marlena Diamond: Hug?
Hud: How could they not know anything about it? Unless... Maybe they're like, in on it, you know? Like maybe the government created it or something.
Rob Hawkins: Do we have to talk about this now, Hud?
Hud: Well, I need to talk about something, because if I don't I'm going to actually shit my pants in this stairwell.
Hud: Rob, what time do the choppers take off?
Rob Hawkins: 0600.
Hud: What time is that?
Rob Hawkins: 6:00 Hud...
Hud: Oh yeah, I knew that.
Clark: How are you going to survive without Rob? He's like your main dude.
Hud: I don't know. Hey Rob, how am I gonna survive without you?
Rob Hawkins: I don't know. I'm like your main dude.
Hud: Beth lives in Midtown. Midtown is that way. You know what else is that way? Some horrific shit!
Hud: Okay, so, just to be clear here: our choices are we die in here, die in the subway, or die on the streets. That right?
Rob Hawkins: Yeah... That's about right.
Hud: Look, all I'm saying is that this thing coulda have come from anywhere! It could have come from outer space!
Marlena Diamond: Like Superman?
Hud: Yeah! Wait... You know who Superman is?
Marlena Diamond: [Sarcastic.] Wait, you know Superman? Whoa... I need like, a minute here.
Hud: Okay, I get it...
Marlena Diamond: Are you aware of Garfield?
Hud: Looks like you should've left town a little bit earlier, huh Rob?
Beth McIntyre: What the fuck was that?
Hud: I don't know! Something else - also terrible!
Answer: It's very unlikely that the military would have to resort to exploding her, given they not only had guns, but access to all of the hospital's drugs and sharp instruments. While we can't say for sure, it's most likely an extreme reaction to the monster bite.
Myridon