Mick is taken to be reconditioned back into Chronos, while Kendra and Carter are turned over to Savage as he returns to 2166. Sara and Snart, who evaded capture, make plans to rescue the team with the help of Gideon. Druce explains to Rip that the Time Masters helped Savage because an alien race from the planet Thanagar will attack Earth in 2175, and only Savage is able to unite the world and stop them. Druce also reveals the Oculus, which the Time Masters used to manipulate Rip’s team among various others to facilitate Savage’s rise to power, including the murder of Rip’s family. Snart and Sara disable the other time ships and rescue the others. The team decides to destroy the Oculus before leaving the Vanishing Point, only to find Druce waiting for them with soldiers. Luckily, having recruited Martin’s intermediate past self to help him, Jefferson returns in the jump ship and evens the odds. But the success of Oculus’ self-destruct costs the team Snart, who sacrifices himself to keep Mick from taking Palmer’s predestined death and taking Druce with him. Mourning the loss of their comrade, the team plans to go after Savage as it learns of Druce’s death and decides to make use of the time traveling technology at its disposal.