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denouement

noun

  1. resolution of the action or solution to the problem presented in a narrative work
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Wiktionary

noun

  1. Alternative spelling of dénouement.

    The denouement is the moment when all of the knots of a story are untied, […] But the denouement should not be confused with the end of a story.

    Even without hovering drones, a lurking assassin, a thumping score and a denouement, the real-life story of Edward Snowden, a rogue spy on the run, could be straight out of the cinema. But, as with Hollywood, the subplots and exotic locations may distract from the real message: America’s discomfort and its foes’ glee.