Gregory wakes tied to a wagon in the Northern Pass, learns from the captain that he accidentally approached Prince Bryce Hunner in disguise. The captain reveals Bryce has unnatural healing abilities. Gregory is told he will be executed as leverage to teach the reckless prince about danger.

Years of hunts across the Empire: Millbrook girl, Willem the farmer, compressed hunts (Annis, healer, fortune-teller), Tomas and blue fire connection. Suzanne infiltrates sealed vault. Elena moments. Petro's doubt deepens toward breaking point.

Beck refuses to cooperate with drone hack. Francis interrogates him and fails, then pauses in the corridor — a rare crack in his composure Helen witnesses. Victor reveals children will be at target, triggering his own suppressed trauma.

The altar is destroyed, Harrow and Doctor dissolve, Thomas escapes the collapsing manor through crumbling stairs and corridors while the between-state unravels, Violet says goodbye, Thomas walks toward freedom.

Thomas and Harrow descend to Black Altar. Three trials: Perception (false exit illusion), Sacrifice (emotional armor surrender), and Altar Temptation (false Sarah). Thomas resists all three, Harrow sacrifices himself, Thomas strikes the altar.

Marcus visits Lily at her boarding school. When she touches him, her psychometry ability triggers - she sees his guilt, St. Bernardine's, and him letting Markowski die. Marcus finally tells her the truth about being Nephilim.

Team reaches secondary access chamber with alternative route to surface. They must choose between collapsed hangar with likely-nonfunctional ships or crossing 23-kilometer lunar surface to far-side base. Rylee decides on surface crossing.

Thomas discovers graveyard with 151 numbered graves. Finds his own carved initials proving he has looped before. Discovers Violet's grave and journal revealing Harrow's origin story. Harrow speaks, revealing this is Thomas's 4th iteration and providing intel on the Heart.

Six-year-old Alaina arrives at Ministry compound on transport ship. Flashback shows the night soldiers came - her father hid her under the bed, but when she heard baby Eva screaming, Alaina chose to leave hiding, attacked a soldier to free Eva, and shielded her sister with her body.