After following Ford's instructions to kill Theresa, Bernard began erasing all traces related to her. In addition to destroying all scattered items and hairs, he also forged Theresa's death scene to make it look like she had fallen off a cliff accidentally. When Theresa's body was discovered by other employees and brought before Hale, Ford confronted her in an accusatory tone, stating that he had found evidence of Hale framing Bernard. However, to allow Hale to save face, he pretended that an insider programmer was responsible for the incident. Ford publicly exposed Theresa's act of transmitting data to the outside world. Hale was left speechless by the series of unexpected events and finally understood that experience trumps youth. Ford did not embarrass Hale too much, as he intended to try persuasion before force.
Dolores continued her adventures with William in Westworld. While passing through valleys, rivers, and mountains, Dolores would often suddenly fall into memories, unable to pull herself out. She would find herself trapped in a certain town or wilderness, with harmonious and bloody scenes alternating before her eyes. It was only when William noticed something wrong that Dolores would regain her senses. William realized that Dolores was experiencing consciousness confusion, and Dolores herself vaguely understood the truth happening within her.
Maeve, now able to freely control her consciousness, decided to make a major move in Westworld for the sake of freedom. She once again used injury as a pretext to come under the care of Felix and his colleague Sylvester, intending to have them increase her permissions and grant her the ability to manage other hosts. Felix had always treated Maeve as human, but Sylvester was far more rational, believing that Maeve's actions would endanger their careers. Sylvester pretended to agree with Maeve's idea but actually planned to dispose of her while her system was shut down. However, Maeve was far more dangerous than he had imagined. It turned out that Maeve had anticipated Sylvester's move. Just when he thought Maeve had become an inanimate object, she suddenly woke up, grabbed a nearby knife, and slashed Sylvester's neck. Felix was also startled by Maeve's actions, but Maeve did not intend to take Sylvester's life—only to teach him a lesson. She then had Felix use a thermal welder to suture Sylvester's wound.
After obtaining high-level permissions, Maeve returned to Westworld to build her own army. She took advantage of Hector's robbery plot, incapacitated the sheriff in the storyline, and successfully gained the trust of Hector and his gang. Just as Maeve thought her carefully planned scheme would smoothly lead her out of Westworld, her consciousness suddenly fell into chaos. Scenes of her life in New Orleans flashed before her eyes, and memories of the Man in Black attacking her and her daughter emerged in her mind. Maeve drew a knife and slashed at the Man in Black, intending to resist his violence. As blood splattered from the knife, Maeve looked at her blood-stained hands and suddenly woke up. She returned to her current reality, only to realize that she had not killed the Man in Black but an innocent prostitute. Her meticulously planned scheme was disrupted by her own actions, and Maeve fled in panic under the cover of Hector and his men.