denouement

noun

1. the final resolution of the intricacies of a plot, as of a drama or novel.
2. the place in the plot at which this occurs.
3. the outcome or resolution of a doubtful series of occurrences.

noun

1. 1. the final clarification or resolution of a plot in a play or other work
   2. the point at which this occurs
2. final outcome; solution

n.

1752, from French dénouement “an untying” (of plot), from dénouer “untie” (Old French desnouer) from des- “un-, out” (see dis-) + nouer “to tie, knot,” from Latin nodus “a knot,” from PIE *ned- “to bind, tie” (see net (n.)).

The solution or outcome of the plot of a play or novel: “In the dénouement of many tragedies, the main character dies.”