Ben imagines things moving in the dark. He imagines the poor people all dead below them and the missiles that are surely tracking them.

Over Newark, Ben sends the pilots west again. McCone says that will get them blown up because it’s open territory once they are no longer above the city. The Network will be able to shoot them down without the threat of the wreckage hurting anyone below.

Half an hour later, the Games Federation asks to send a broadcast. When it connects, Ben and Killian greet each other.