 Before they can complete the mission , Silik is killed by a guard near the conduit , and Archer is nearly shot by a confused Tucker . With the alien shields down , Enterprise then completes an atmospheric entry , flying over New York City and destroying the alien facility with photon torpedoes . The episode ends with Daniels showing Archer the threads of the timeline resetting themselves back to normal , as the Temporal Cold War finally ends with the death of Vosk . Archer demands that Daniels should never visit or bother Enterprise again . With their mission completed , Enterprise finally arrives back in its proper time period , where the crew are welcomed and escorted by an entire squadron of Starfleet vessels . 
