We're all going to look back and berate ourselves for not realizing the problem sooner.

[There is no point Alucard is certain of beyond that one. He knows how grim his tone sounds, the statement about Thorne's failure to catch the problem doesn't help either. His face can't become more morose, but he can become more tense as they walk.]

Was it because she was redirecting resources? Or something else entirely that inevitably feeds into this nightmare?