Why didn't <PERSON> and <PERSON> tell about the "timed" nature of the bomb to Captain <PERSON> themselves?
My question is to seek an explanation about the scene with special forces. I couldn't think of any possible plot advancement or plot changes that the scene depicted.
Let's take a quick recap. <PERSON> and <PERSON> were held captive and they both knew the bomb was timed. <PERSON> took <PERSON> to meet <PERSON> secretly in order to brief him about the "updated info" on the bomb. When <PERSON> was just about to brief <PERSON> regarding the timed nature of the bomb, <PERSON> said, "here comes the important part" (which clearly shows that <PERSON> knows that the bomb is timed and it will go off regardless of anything). 663
<PERSON> hearing the brief said to <PERSON> that we'll handle it from here leading to the fighting scene with <PERSON> and died.
So <PERSON>, knowing all, could tell <PERSON> even before coming to the meeting that bomb was timed. Why didn't he? Even <PERSON> said to <PERSON> that someone sold us out but she was seen later with <PERSON> confronting <PERSON> so they even didn't doubt her due to this episode. So why put this scene with no purpose served to the plot?
I already had a discussion with <PERSON> on his answer about what could've been done by the army to save the city (plot changes), using the information provided in the film (not in-universe, I think). I do seek the fit in the plot about this scene.
There are many scenes in a movie but they all contribute to the plot. An example is from Dark Knight where <PERSON> burnt all the cash to second <PERSON>'s point that "some people just wanna watch the world burn" and as he himself said, "...it is to send a message". So it gives insight about the <PERSON> (that he can't be bought) and further contributed to the plot of the movie.
So, why <PERSON> took <PERSON> to meet <PERSON> only to know the bomb is timed while <PERSON> already knows it? There must be a reason for this scene or a significance, not just tangentiality. 663