anagnorisis
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
countable, uncountable
His heroines never have a true anagnorisis because the moral fault is never in themselves, only in outside conspirators.
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry anagnorisis (CC BY-SA 4.0).