> > There's a chance that Beth's New Legion will do that too. Or that there might have been a prison escape anyhow. The difference is that Chiaki didn't create a new super-villain, she just released ones that are already there.
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> Ones that had already been captured and were no longer an active threat.
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They probably would have gotten out again sooner or later. It just so happens it's sooner, and all at once.
> > Not total chaos, just enough so the media concentrates on the sudden crime wave that's taken place since the Baroness took over.
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> Or Beth's Legion cleans it up really quick and gets great PR for responding to the break-out. 
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That's a possibility Chiaki considered too. She has other plans, but they aren't as grand in scale.
> > It's a bold plan, but not as big as most people think. Chiaki is trying to create a sudden increase in crime and a public scare. Why? Because when that happens, the public blames the leaders for it, and the current leader is Beth Zemo.
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> Usually those who try to create an increase in crime are criminals.
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Or rebels. It depends on how the current regime is viewed. People who opposed Saddam Hussein were criminals too, but viewed as heroes of democracy. Chiaki figures if the Baroness is in charge, she's helping to fight a corrupt regime the only way a simple human can against metahumans: turn powerful elements against each other.
> > But she also anticipates that most of the escapees will be captured by the police, independent crimefighters, or the New Lair Legion pretty quickly. It's more like sneaking into a dam and opening one of the gates than blowing it up. If it does degenerate into total anarchy she'd be surprised.
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> Regardless of how it turns out, if Hatman was around he'd arrest her and turn her into the authorities.
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Chiaki would accept that and surrender willingly. She would trust Hatman to give her the best chance possible. He would probably even speak in her favor.
Remember also that even before this happened, Chiaki always half expected Hatman to arrest her over her association with Akiko, or her occasionally associating with criminal elements.
