Bill Tanner
Dr. Bill Tanner is a minor antagonist in Snakehead. He is an Australian doctor who works in an illegal organ harvesting clinic, owned by Major Yu, where Alex was sent to be killed after he was captured. He was in charge of removing Alex's organs for transplants, having been sacked from his previous job for telling a patient they could receive an instant transplant if they paid him. He tells Alex of all the security systems in the hospital, which helps Alex to escape. After Alex escapes and sets fire to the hospital, Tanner survives the attack and sends a Huey helicopter after Alex. It is later revealed that Tanner commits suicide, rather than face Major Yu's horrible punishment.
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