Sienna opens her defense before judges, presenting a distributed AI optimization built on the Starlink model. Mid-presentation an offstage voice shouts, 'Say every word you stole from my mind,' accusing her of theft. She presses on, explaining nonlinear reconstruction and improved efficiency while the audience alternately praises her and urges global prospects. After she concludes and shows the team’s results, the moderator announces the next presenter: James Lynch, prompting surprised whispers. A judge then directly asks Sienna, 'is what you presented your design concept?' The episode ends with Sienna forced to answer under mounting suspicion.