 At the end, Mrs Sigsby's supervisor (an unnamed man who speaks with a vague lisp) tries to explain that The Institute was being used to eliminate those who precogs working for The Institute have seen threatening the safety of the entire world.The Institute is just one of several around the world, although all of them have suffered revolutions at the same time - apparently co-ordinated by Avery Dixon.The lisping man leaves Luke alone for the promise that the USB Stick (which has been hidden in a safe, each of the surviving children has a key) will not come to public knowledge.