During the procedure, something goes wrong. The Rekall technicians discover that Quaid actually has real suppressed memories of being a spy. Before they can react, police swish into the room, and Quaid instinctively fights them off with lethal precision. When he returns home, Lori reveals she is not his wife but an undercover agent assigned to monitor him. She attempts to kill him, forcing Quaid to flee into the rain-slicked streets of the Colony.

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Quaid is eventually captured and brought before Cohaagen, who reveals that the "recorded message" was a ruse to lead the Chancellor to the resistance leader, Matthias. After Cohaagen kills Matthias and begins the invasion, Quaid and Melina escape. They fight their way onto "The Fall," a massive gravity elevator that travels through the Earth's core.

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Douglas Quaid is a factory worker in the late 21st century, living in a world divided between two nations: the United Federation of Britain and the Colony. Despite having a stable life and a beautiful wife, Lori, he is haunted by recurring dreams of being a secret agent. Seeking an escape from his mundane existence, he visits Rekall, a company that implants fake memories of heroic adventures.

In a final confrontation atop the transport, Quaid sets explosives and defeats Cohaagen in a brutal struggle. The Fall is destroyed, halting the invasion and liberating the Colony from the UFB's control. Quaid wakes up in an ambulance with Melina, but as he looks at a billboard for Rekall, he is left to wonder if his victory is real or just the "secret agent" package he paid for.