Isolated points in Stone space of a model

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Model theory:

As in the post Using first order sentences, axiomize the $\mathcal{L}$-theory of an equivalence relation with infinitely many infinite classes. consider the language containing only $E$ a relation, and $T$ the theory of equivalence relations together with \begin{align*} &\phi_n = \exists x_1 \ldots \exists x_n ~ \bigwedge_{i < j \le n} \neg E(x_i,x_j), &\psi_n = \forall x \exists x_1 \ldots \exists x_n ~ \bigwedge_{i < j \le n} x_i \neq x_j \wedge \bigwedge_{i=1}^n E(x,x_j) \end{align*} for each $n$. This is a theory for an infinite number of equivalence classes each infinitely large.

Let $M$ a non-empty model of $T$. I wish to classify all the maximal types over $M$ (in one variable), i.e. the elements of the Stone space $S_1(M)$. I know that any maximal type over $M$ is of the form $\mathrm{tp}_{N,1}(a)$, where $N$ is an $\omega$-saturated elementary extension of $M$ and $a \in N$. For each formula of one variable $\phi$ let an element of the clopen basis of $S_1(M)$ be written as $[\phi]$.

I wish to show that the element $a$ is in the image of $M$ under the extension if and only if $\mathrm{tp}(a)$ is an isolated point in $S_1(M)$.

The forward direction is okay since we can take the formula $x = a$ and show that any maximal type over $M$ containing $x=a$ is $\mathrm{tp}(a)$. I am struggling with the backwards direction. If it is isolated then $\{\mathrm{tp}(a)\}$ is open, it is closed as well as it is the intersection of all the $[\phi]$ such that $\phi \in \mathrm{tp}(a)$ and so it can be written as $[\psi]$ for some formula. One thought I had was I could perhaps show that this implies $\psi$ is an atom of the assosiated Boolean algebra, and also show that atoms are precisely of the form $x = c$, but had success with neither of these claims. I have heard that there is a correspondence between isolated points and atoms in the Boolean algebra, but have had no success in finding anything on this.

Am I missing an assumption somewhere? I know that I have cut a corner with this example in avoiding the use of the monster model in favour of an $\omega$-saturated model.

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First, note that $T$ is complete. This can be proved either by quantifier elimination or by Vaught's test using $\aleph_0$-categoricity.

Now suppose you have an isolated maximal type over $M$, say $[\psi(x)]$ (where I'm making explicit your convention of using $x$ as the variable in $1$-types). Since $\psi(x)$ is consistent with $T$ and $T$ is complete, $\exists x\,\psi(x)$ is provable in $T$ and therefore true in $M$. Fix some $a\in M$ such that $\psi(a)$ holds in $M$. Then the type over $M$ realized by $a$ contains $\psi(x)$ and therefore includes the type generated by $[\psi(x)]$. Since the latter is a maximal type, it coincides with the type of $a$.