This article contains discussions of attempted murder.
Spoilers for Prime Video’s Cross are ahead!
At the end ofCrossseason 1, episode 7, Ed Ramsey injects himself with a mysterious drug that has major implications for the storyline. Based on the books by James Patterson, season 1 has Detective Alex Cross go up againstCross’ serial killer called The Fanboy, who was created for the show instead of pulled from the source material. The character has an obsession with serial killers, idolizing them to the point of choosing victims who could be transformed to look like the murderers.
After changing their appearance to match the original, Ramsey then feeds them the serial killer’s last meal and murders them in the same way the original person died. His most recent victim is Shannon, a woman he wants to be hisAileen Wuornos inCross. Fortunately,Alex Cross figures out that Ed Ramsey is The Fanboy and takes steps to stop the killer.This leads to a climactic moment in Cross episode 7, where Ed Ramsey injects himself with a drug rather than let himself get arrested.
Ed Ramsey Injects Himself With A Drug That Slows His Heart Rate To Being Undetectable
It’s Unclear What Drug He Used, But It’s Likely A Fictional Substance
InCrossepisode 7, Ed Ramsey injects himself with a drug to fake his own death so that he can continue his reign of terror. The medication slows his heart rate to where it’s undetectable and made him lose consciousness. The show doesn’t directly confirm the specific substance, and it seems the medicine used might not exist in real life.
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Drugs like Adenosine can temporarily stop the heart; however, they don’t last long enough for Alex to check the pulse, call the police, the police to arrive, and Ed Ramsey to be transported to the morgue. More likely,Ed Ramsey took a fictional drug given to him by the plastic surgeon who knowingly supports his murderous actions.
What Ed Ramsey Was Going To Give Shannon To Kill Her At The Hospital
Ed Ramsey Wanted To Finish Killing Shannon With The Same Method Of Lethal Injection That Aileen Wuornos Experienced
At theend ofCrossseason 1, Ed Ramsey is stopped by Alex Cross while he’s in Shannon’s hospital room about to inject a drug into her IV. He wanted to finish the process of killing her in the same way Aileen Wuornos died. The famous serial killer was injected first with sodium thiopental, a sedative; pancuronium bromide, a muscular paralytic drug; and potassium chloride, which stops the heart (viaDeath Penalty Information Center).
Had Ed Ramsey forced Shannon to die through lethal injection inCross, he would have failed to replicate the death in a fundamental way.
Since Ed finished the first two steps before the ceremony was interrupted,he was going to inject her IV with potassium chloride, which would have killed her rapidly. However, Ed Ramsey’s plan had one major flaw he didn’t anticipate that would have ruined his plan to put her to death in the same way as Wuornos. The serial killer went to the execution entirely willingly (viaABC News). Had Ed Ramsey forced Shannon to die through lethal injection inCross, he would have failed to replicate the death in a fundamental way.
