Andrew faces investor revolt led by Emily Perkins over CDM IPO. Returns to estate, caterer finds basement Faraday cage. Visits captive Jason Blake. Receives confirmation from fixer Jeff Tripp that Delaware ship ambush succeeded, revealing Andrew orchestrated the attack on Malcolm.

Jorin descends alone through the Ironworks maintenance corridors, fighting drones and bypassing ancient security systems. He reaches the processing center core, confronts the Architect in its final moments, and triggers the emergency shutdown.

Malcolm HALO jumps onto The Lonely Spirit for CDM cargo destruction; trap springs, team killed, Malcolm nearly drowns. Three weeks later, Lyle reunites with Kate in NH; they retrieve Malcolm from hospital and head to Texas for Wallace Blake job.

Three months after the Treaty of Iron, Petyr visits the young memorial garden and learns to lead. Sera Voss continues Jorin's engineering legacy. Mira manages fragile integration. Cael on the coast, restless and unable to let go.

FBI arrives at Caliche Springs. Imran testifies about the consortium of defense contractors who hired Victor. Lyle wakes in safe house with Kate, accepts his new life.

Recovery of Jorin's body from Ironworks crater. His final recording played to assembled survivors. Monument built with 3000 names. Treaty of Iron signed one month later - permanent alliance. Six months of integration.

Final Ironworks assault. Cael commands surface battle as distraction while Jorin infiltrates to the core. Architect offers integration - Cael refuses. Jorin descends through nine levels of defenses, reaches processing center, initiates shutdown and detonates charges.

Jorin prepares demolition charges for his suicide mission to destroy the Architect's core. Petyr tries to dissuade him but Jorin explains only he can improvise the override codes. He bequeaths his research notebooks to Petyr.

Kaelos presents devastating casualty projections proving conventional assault will destroy the Alliance before the Architect. Jorin proposes a single-person infiltration through Progenitor maintenance tunnels to reach the core while the army provides distraction.