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Fast forward to 1973, the focus shifts to Bill Randa, the head of a clandestine governmental organization known as Monarch, along with geologist Houston Brooks. The pair seeks to unveil the mysteries of the newly discovered Skull Island, believing it to be home to prehistoric creatures. In seeking approval from Senator Willis, Bill hints at a past government cover-up regarding the 1954 nuclear tests on the island, suggesting the true aim was to eliminate something far more perilous than nuclear fallout. Ultimately, with the Senator's reluctant permission, they mobilize a military unit, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard, to embark on this perilous expedition.