Rita explains the mechanics of the Mimics' time-looping strategy to a disoriented Cage using a holographic battle simulation. She reveals that Cage has become a 'receiver' of future memories and outlines their high-stakes mission to break the loop and win the war.
RITA: You ever wonder why the mimic almost always know where we're going to strike next?
CAGE: No.
RITA: Let me speed it up. Watch the movements. The shift happens... each time an Antenna gets killed.
CAGE: So... when I killed the Antenna and it bled on me... I became a receiver? And now I'm picking
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