41.Resurrection

Howard activates Bridget's replication scan and brings her back as a conscious entity in his VR system. After an emotional reunion and orientation to her new existence as a replicant, Bridget makes difficult phone calls to her estranged family members, experiencing grief over her relationships and her children's complicated reactions to her resurrection.

Howard finally activates Bridget's scan after months of court battles, bringing her back to life as a replicant in his VR environment. Bridget appears as she was at twenty-eight years old and struggles momentarily with her new existence, but Howard reassures her that she is a unique individual, not merely a copy. He customizes her VR space with familiar objects from her old apartment and changes the setting to a tropical beach when she requests it. Howard explains that her original self died of heart failure and that her will changes surprised many people, leading to family conflict that required a legal defense fund. After Howard gives her basic lessons on navigating replicant VR existence, Bridget makes phone calls to her family members. She speaks with her son Howie, who responds with distant embarrassment, caught between wanting to accept her and fearing his wife Rosie's disapproval. Bridget is emotionally affected by these strained interactions, and Howard counsels patience, offering to connect Howie with his own replicant relatives to provide a more positive perspective. Later, Bridget explores her VR apartment, discovering she can alter the environment with gestures. She changes the view from a Vulcan forest to an aerial view of the Odin cloudscape, inspired by Howard's videos of the alien lifeforms—revealing that her scientific interest in the Odin life forms was what resolved her ethical concerns about replication. She playfully hits Howard when he makes a Lord of the Rings reference, then requests a field trip to observe the Odin creatures firsthand.