Lawrence Nichols

Dr Nichols (first name not revealed) was a minor character who appeared in Amplification in video footage.

History
Dr Nichols studied anthrax at Fort Detrick. After the 2001 Amerithrax attacks, he became fanatic and proposed a large $50 billion project to defend against further attacks. The plan included supplying every home with gas masks and a two months supply of ciprofloxacin and giving all hospitals in major cities biosafety decontamination capabilities. During a classified meeting on January 31 in 2002 with the national defense commitee, which declared spending that mcuh money and effort at preparing for an attack that mey or may not happen completely unrealistic, Nichols had an outburst and was later demoted to working with the influenza. He later divorced his wife. Before Amplification, a University of Maryland student named Chad Brown requested Nichols' help with a thesis paper. Nichols became his mentor and even produced anthrax together with him. When Chad Brown took Nichols' beliefs to the extreme, attacking a book store using the anthrax in an attempt to prove a point, the two had an argument which resulted in Brown killing Nichols.

Appearance

 * Season Four
 * Amplification