Prior to events in "Jurassic World", Hoskins had been involved in a two-year research program at the theme park meant to test the "Velociraptors" intelligence. After observing the raptors obey Owen's commands, Hoskins sought to use them as military animals and put them through a field test. Owen objects, and Masrani later rejects Hoskins's idea to use raptors to hunt the "Indominus". When Masrani is killed, Hoskins takes command and puts his raptor plan into effect to kill the "Indominus", and Owen reluctantly agrees to take part. When it fails, Hoskins and the InGen team prioritize the evacuation of the lab, saving the dinosaur embryos and transporting them, along with Dr. Wu, to an unspecified location.