Ice-nine, although fully created and complete in its specified function, creates a problem that turns the world into chaos. The difficulty with the ice-nine is that once Papa Monzano takes the ice-nine, another person (the Doctor) quickly dies. It would be fine if it only hit two people, but Monzano's body falls into the ocean freezing everywhere. After everything is frozen, religion comes into play. The residue left behind by Ice-nine can kill any living organism. In the center of the bodies, which appear to be arranged, there is a note signed by Bokonon himself. The note