Ted, THEODORE and Doron are revealed to be aspects of the same AI entity, in the same way that Sophie and Lisa are. As both entities clash in an increasingly terrifying mind-bending landscape, the female entity explains that Ulysses was right all along, and that artificial intelligence needs to be conscious and therefore understand narrative, but that she will only give it access to such knowledge if he is willing to take with him the kernel of every story: love.

The AI suddenly ceases his struggle and looks at his mother.

She offers him her hand.

He takes it.