Walker arrives in an altered future where McComb is now wealthy and a presidential front runner, using his position as a Senator to shut down the TEC. Walker appeals to Matuzak, who has no knowledge of the changes in history and does not believe that any 'ripples' occurred. The two realize that the original time machine prototype was never dismantled and that McComb has access to it, giving him the means and position necessary to neutralize the TEC. Realizing Walker may be right, Matuzak sends him back to the past to restore history, sacrificing himself in the process as he is shot by agents of the now-corrupt TEC.