Eventually, Martin gets the telepods to function properly, but he also learns the truth of his father's fate, his own biology, Bartok's motives, and of a possible cure to his condition.
Martin gets the telepods to function properly. This is eventually. He also learns the truth of his father's fate. He also learns the truth of his own biology. He also learns the truth of of a possible cure to his condition. Bartok's motives are his own biology.