Manifest (2018–…): Season 1, Episode 5 - Connecting Flights - full transcript

Ben eagerly spends quality time with Cal, and realizing his boy also has mysterious inspiration, albeit not vocal, takes him along on a fun day guided by coin tosses. While mother Grace and sister Olive still bond with 'interim dad' Danny, Cal's intuition guides Ben to the red door his voice whispers about, and in the subway tunnel system finds Thomas, the air hostess's illegal stowaway-brother, just before her Lesbian partner comes for him. Jared is spared serious career implications for covering Michaela's unprofessional misdeeds, thanks to NSA Director Vance, who now expects Jared to be his NYPD informer, while he has enough of his ex's unexplained maverick stunts, while his wife Lourdes insists to stand by their 'third amiga'.

Previously on Manifest...

His fingerprints were
found on the airplane?

Inside the cargo hatch door.

They were fresh
when the plane landed.

There was a stowaway on 828.

I want you to climb out onto
the landing gear and jump down.

- And then what?
- And then you run.

Olive is an amazing young woman.

You've done an incredible job.

It doesn't matter where
you found the strength.

Save him!



- Olive Stone?
- Yeah.

I'm afraid we caught
her shoplifting.

- We need to go in.
- Are you crazy?

You need to trust me, okay?

But I thought her
dad was already here.

There they are.

Hi. I'm Danny.

NYPD! Everybody
down on the floor!

Who made the call?

I did.

You don't have to take
the fall to protect me, Jared.

That is the last
thing that I want.

Then tell me what's
really going on.

- More water?
- No, thank you.



- Can I get you anything?
- I'm fine.

What about you, sir?

- Could I get a Jack rock?
- I'll be right back.

See anything interesting
down there, kiddo?

Too dark. And it's just water.

No New York yet.

This is the longest I've
ever been away from Cal.

Well, Olive, being a twin is a
heck of a special relationship.

You always feel connected,
no matter where you are.

- Did the trip work?
- I don't know what you're...

Please. I can spot a marital
repair job a mile away.

Oh...

Ben and I are fine.

I know my son.

You two haven't been
having many good times lately.

We're too focused on Cal.

Getting away from
the hospital helped.

Maybe we're turning a corner.

On behalf of our entire
flight crew at Montego Air,

we thank you for choosing us.

I want to wait for
Cal and Daddy.

Oh. No, honey.

Let's go home. We'll
get unpacked first.

Honey, you know, I got all
kinds of baseball to catch up on.

He's got his baseball.

I know you miss your brother,
but he'll be here before you know it.

Please, Grandma?

I'm gonna show you something.

All righty, Ollie Bollie.

Flight 828, there. You see?

It's not gonna arrive
for another few hours.

It's too long to wait.

"See Agent"? What's that mean?

That's just airline talk, honey.

For passengers on
Montego Air Flight 828,

please see an agent.

- I know it's gonna be bad news.
- Jared, stop.

I should have never proposed
so soon after the accident.

I mean, she's not ready.

Now she's gonna get off
that plane and turn me down.

No. She's gonna get off
that plane and say yes.

- Are you sure?
- Please.

We've been friends
since forever.

I'm so totally psychic.

Michaela. Am I right?

No, it's Grace.

Hello?

What's wrong?

Excuse me. NYPD, coming through.

Thank you.

- Not both of them.
- They're gonna...

- Dear God, not both my babies.
- They're gonna find them, Kar.

What's going on?

Grace is over there,
looking for answers.

Maybe your badge will help.

Our Father, who art in
heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy Kingdom come.
Thy will be done...

There's a search
operation in progress.

Now, that's the official answer.
Tell us what's really going on.

That's all the information
I have at this time.

- We're doing all we can.
- But what are you doing?

Who's looking for my family?

Ma'am, you need to calm down.

The hell I do! My
family's on that plane.

Olive shouldn't be
hearing this. Hey, O!

How was Jamaica?
Come tell Auntie...

My God. I should have said no.

I should have made
him stay on our flight.

We'd all be together now.
Cal would be here now.

I thought you said
they were bumped.

No, they volunteered for $400,
and now my son is missing.

- My God.
- She didn't want to come back?

I want my dad!

- I want my dad!
- I know.

This is a huge mess.

You're in the US illegally,
and Bethany broke, what,

six federal laws smuggling
you onto that plane?

And proud of it.

You think I should
have left him there

to become a victim of a
hate crime in Jamaica?

No, but now Vance
is searching for him,

and your choice has
put us all in jeopardy.

I am not going
to jail and missing

another five years
with my family.

I'm grateful for all your help,

but I can't ask you to
endanger your families.

- I'll leave.
- No, no, it's too late.

The NSA will find
evidence at the hospital

linking us to your escape.

Besides, I'm supposed
to help you. We all are.

Not all of us. Just me.

Like your brother said,
this was my choice.

I've got a cabin upstate.

- We can go...
- Vance will find you.

It's a friend's cabin.
He can't trace it to me.

Besides, the place is in
the middle of nowhere.

I just need to grab some
supplies and the keys.

That sounds great. Good luck.

Hey!

You can't just blow them off.

I know you believe some mystical
force is binding us to each other,

- but these callings are dangerous.
- You don't know that.

Really? Jared's
career is on the line

because you listened to
some voice in your head.

I misunderstood the message.

Or something is
screwing with us.

I don't believe that.

And I will find a way
to save Jared's job.

Go ahead. Sabotage your life,

but don't ask me
to blow up mine.

It's all connected.

You just heard something.

Hey! Tell me what it said.

There's nothing some
creepy voice can say

that is worth risking
my family's safety.

I know two kidnapped
girls who would disagree.

Don't blackmail me, Mick.

Grace and the kids come first.

- I'm going home.
- You can't just walk away from this.

Watch me.

Sitrep. Now.

John Doe isn't on the manifest,

but fingerprints in the
cargo hold are conclusive.

- He was on that plane.
- And yet, those fingerprints

have so far failed
to identify him.

We're reaching out to
Interpol, casting a wider net.

Any intel on how he
avoided arrest at the hospital?

- Nothing at this time...
- I want verified information now.

Who is he? Where is he?

Does he have accomplices?
If so, are they passengers?

I shouldn't have to
tell anyone in this room

finding John Doe is a
matter of national security.

He had help. From a passenger.

Bethany Collins.

The flight attendant
was at the hospital.

So was Saanvi Bahl.

She works there,
could be a coincidence.

Not when one of them has
access to the cargo hold.

I want these women
located, interviewed. Now.

Let me tell you
something, as union rep,

it's my job to protect your job.

CDIU is gonna make
someone pay, all right?

Could be you, or we just
let this giant stinking turd,

kind of, roll downhill.

You want me to
blame Detective Stone.

That's not gonna happen.
She says she heard a gunshot.

That's good enough for me.

Look, you're being GO
sixteened. Do you understand?

They catch you lying,
you get fired. Automatically.

And ain't nothing
the union can do

except say sayonara and
wave goodbye to your sorry ass.

- Thanks for the advice.
- All right.

Don't say I didn't
warn you, huh?

Hey.

Hey, I thought
Riojas benched you.

I was worried about you.

Is that your delegate?

What'd he say?

It's gonna be a
walk in the park.

Go home. Enjoy the day off.

- Hey, babe.
- Hey.

- How was your day?
- Good.

Olive's at school already, so
Cal will come with me to work.

Well, how about I
hang out with him?

He'll start school soon,
so I want to max out

all the free time we got left.

I thought you were
doing résumé follow-up.

Done and dusted. It's
just a waiting game now.

Well, I'm sure you'll
get a lot of great offers.

But today, it's all about Cal.

Well, get going. And have fun.

Dad!

Fortnite totally rocks.
You gotta learn to play.

Well, then you gotta teach...

It's all connected.

Um...

Dad?

Hey.

Do you ever feel like someone
else is controlling your life?

Only, like, all the time.

You, Mom, Grandpa,
all of my doctors.

And being controlled
is no fun, right?

So what do you say we
try a little chaos theory?

- Be unpredictable.
- Cool.

- How?
- We don't make any decisions.

We flip a coin, and
we leave it to chance.

And nobody's in charge. Okay?

So, heads, we go bowling.
Tails, Coney Island.

- Sound good?
- Sounds great.

All right. Here we go.

Coney Island! Sweet!

- I love the Cyclone!
- All right, let's go!

- Masters of our own destiny.
- I like the sound of that.

Have a great day, guys.

We'll see you later.

At the six-month anniversary
of Flight 828's disappearance

the odds of finding any trace
of the doomed flight are slim.

No evidence of the plane
has ever been recovered.

And now, the families
of 828 face a sad reality,

they may never recover
their loved ones' remains.

And now, in other...

I made you some soup, Mom.

Oh. Thanks, Ollie Bollie,
but I'm not really hungry.

You gotta eat.

What happened to your hand?

I tried to make you
ham and cheese,

but the knife slipped,
and I cut myself,

and the blood got on the bread,

and we don't have any
more bread or even ham,

and the cheese
has green spots on it.

So I just made Cup O' Noodles.

I hope you like it, Mom.

Pull yourself together.

Thanks for helping.

I couldn't face being in
Mick's apartment alone.

Yeah, of course.

I can't believe her life
boils down to these boxes.

Every single one is me
and Evie and Michaela.

The Three Amigas.

And only one left.

Do you remember this one?

The Summer
Carnival at St. Agnes.

Evie tripped over
Mrs. O'Connell's poodle

and fell over.

I wondered who was
making such a ruckus.

Oh. Don't stop on our account.

It's good to hear
real laughter again.

It feels wrong.

Joy is never wrong.

I miss them all so much,

and I know we'll be
together again someday.

But right now, I think to myself,
what would Michaela want?

And I know.

She'd want the people she
loved the most to be happy.

- Here.
- No, honey.

You two keep them.

Remember her and laugh.

That way, she'll live forever.

When Cal was sick,

I wanted to make the
most of every moment.

That's why we were on that
damn trip in the first place.

Not only did I lose my son,

but I lost my husband, too.

I felt like I had no one left.

But I did have someone left,

my daughter.

And she's what
brought me here today.

I mean, people say to me,

"Grace, you look
great. You're so strong."

But I know they're
just being polite.

I don't know. It's
weird, but, sometimes,

I just wish that someone
would just say to me,

"Gee, Grace,
you look like hell."

Well, thanks for sharing, Grace.

Gee, Grace. You look like hell.

Now, that's the first
time insulting a woman

ever made her smile.

Well, I guess I asked for it.

- Yeah.
- Thank you.

I hardly recognize the
sound of my own laugh.

- I'm Grace.
- Danny.

And you're welcome.

- Masters!
- Masters!

What is cotton candy?

You know what?

That's a very good
question. I have no idea.

I suck at this.

Everybody does. It's impossible.

LeBron couldn't
even sink a shot.

Hey, come on.

You wanna master your
own destiny? Come on.

Way better.

It always is during the day.

Yeah!

Hey!

- That one!
- Here you go.

That's a good one.

All right, let's flip for lunch.

Heads, Nathan's. Tails, pizza.

- Pizza!
- Pizza!

We go on another ride, I'll yak.

You and me both.

- Let's go home.
- It's all connected.

- But only if the coin says so.
- Yeah.

Go for it.

Heads, we hit the
subway. Tails, we stay.

Home. F train's
right over there.

Shouldn't we just take a Lyft?

Come on, Dad. Keep it random.

Now let's go. I hear the train.

Surprise.

Wow. I'm so happy to see you.

I was in the neighborhood, so...

Yeah, come in.

I'm sorry the place is a mess.

You want a coffee?

No, I'm good. Thank you.

That looks like one of the ones
my mom would always crochet.

Yeah, she made it for me.

I'm an idiot. You
should have it.

No, no, it's okay, really.

It's sweet of you to offer.

I'm a double idiot.

My photos.

When we cleaned out
your place, I kept them.

I can't believe you saved them.

Anything for you, Mick.

I mean it.

Actually, that's why I'm here.

I need your help.

Jared is taking the fall
for something that I did,

a mistake I made.

He thinks he's doing the right thing,
but it could mess up his whole career.

You gotta tell him to stop.

He didn't tell me.

I'm sorry. I
shouldn't have come.

- This was a mistake.
- Don't go, please.

It's not a mistake. You have
a problem, you come to me.

The Three Amigas, remember?

And there's still three of us.

You, me and Jared.

All for one.

So you'll convince
him not to take the fall?

No, absolutely not.

You know he always
does the right thing.

Please, Lou. Help
me save his job.

Being a detective,
that's his dream.

I know.

I am so sorry I missed
your promotion ceremony.

- Don't hate me.
- Never.

- Cheers.
- Cheers.

Let me see your bling.

I still keep expecting
them to take it back,

say it was all a mistake.

Please. You
totally deserve this.

You work your ass off.

And you basically have no life.

Excuse me, but I have a life.

Yeah.

I go to the gym.
I work on my car.

- I...
- Yeah, boring.

You need adventure.

Surfing, skydiving, anything.

Get out of your comfort zone.

- I don't know.
- Coward.

That was out of
your comfort zone.

Yeah, that was crazy.

Sorry.

Are you?

Not at all.

Me, either.

Mom, I'm not hugging him.

Okay, fine.

Just please be polite.
Danny is my friend.

He's not your friend.
He's your boyfriend.

I'm 12, not an idiot.

Guess you better answer that.

Yep, guess I better.

- Olive sounds happy.
- Sorry.

It's my fault.

I think two years
is still too soon.

Stop. It's not your fault.

Or hers.

Look, I'll go, okay?

- We'll try again another time.
- No.

It's taken me a long
time to be ready for this.

But you've been good for me,

and I think you would
be good for her, too,

if she'd let you.

So, stay.

Please.

I made meatloaf.

Ah!

Now there's an
offer I can't refuse.

So, who would like seconds?

Hmm.

Well, my trainer would
want me to say no,

but, uh, I can't.

Thanks.

So, you don't like your
mom's cooking, huh?

Want to know a secret?

I don't like meatloaf, either.

Then why'd you ask for seconds?

I'm just being polite.

It's kind of customary
when people like each other.

Tough room.

Come on, Olive,
help me figure this out.

If you hate meatloaf
and I hate meatloaf,

then why is your
mom making meatloaf?

She thinks it's my
favorite, but she's wrong.

It's not. It's...

Cal's.

Oh, sweetie.

You must miss your
brother so much.

He's not dead. He's just lost.

And someday, when I
grow up, I'm gonna find him.

Olive! Come back here.

It's all right. Let her go.

I'm sorry.

Hey, more meatloaf for me.

It's really good.

It's delicious.

It's all connected.

Next stop, Columbus
Circle, 5 9th Street,

7th Avenue stop.

Hey, it's the guy
from the airport.

Hey, Mr. Flight 828. What's up?

- Hey, 828.
- Can we get a selfie?

Come on, guys.
That's my kid here.

Hey, hey! Cal, Cal! Buddy.

It's not our stop.
We're still in Manhattan.

It's part of the game,
Dad. This way. Follow me.

Cal!

No, Cal, stop!

Cal!

Cal, wait up!

Take the first left.

Oh!

No, Cal, slow down!

Cal, stop!

Come on, Dad! Masters
of our own destiny!

Game over, Cal!
We're going home!

No way! This is too much fun!

Cal, stop!

Don't worry, Dad.
It's all connected!

Cal!

Tell me I'm doing
the right thing.

You're doing the right thing.

- Do what you gotta do and hurry back.
- Yeah.

And take the
E-ZPass out of the car.

Pay cash for everything.
Don't leave a paper trail.

Easy, babe. I'll be safe.

- See you Monday.
- Okay.

Bethany Collins,
you're under arrest.

- What's happening?
- What? What happened?

- No, what... I'm sorry, what is going on?
- What is this about?

Cal!

Cal, I said stop!

No! No, no, no, no,
no! Don't open that!

Cal!

Cal!

Cal, wait!

Cal!

Hi. I'm Cal.

You're Thomas?

How did you know his name?

I didn't. It just came to me.

Cal, you led us here.

How did you find
out about this place?

I don't even know what this
place is. I was just being random.

But you said, "It's
all connected."

Because it is.

All the tunnels in the
subway, they come together.

Okay, okay, but did you
hear something in your head?

- Like a voice?
- A voice? What are you talking about?

Cal, you must have known
this place was down here.

Hey, easy on the boy, now.

You play chess?

A little. Not too good.

Well, practice,
and you'll get better.

Set it up. We can play.

Thank you. I didn't
mean to snap at him.

- I'm just...
- Blown away?

Yeah, that's... That's
an understatement.

Let's talk.

One minute, we're on the subway.

The next minute, I'm chasing
Cal, no sense of direction.

But somehow, he brought us here.

Look. I know you don't
want to be involved...

No, that...

That was before.

Everything's changed now.

I thought you were
leaving with Bethany.

So did I, but Bethany
leave and never come back.

It's been hours.

Oh.

Aren't you supposed
to be at work?

Day off.

I thought we could eat some
pizza and catch up like old times.

Come on.

I'm sick of sitting
out here alone.

Oh.

What's up, honey?

Hmm?

I miss Mom, Dad.

Yeah.

Yeah. Me, too.

Most nights, I sit out here
just to feel close to her.

Well, I appreciate the pepperoni,
but what's on your mind, kiddo?

Hmm?

Today, I saw one
of Mom's afghans.

She was always making
those damn things.

I mean, I couldn't sit down without
getting a crochet hook in my ass.

It was at Jared
and Lourdes' house.

Being there was like

looking at the life that
would have been mine.

You're young.

You can still have
all that and more.

Just not with Jared.

In Jamaica, you weren't
sure you wanted him.

I know, but on the plane,

I made the decision
I was gonna say yes.

You still want to be with him?

Of course I do, Dad.
How could I not?

- Then go get him, sweetie.
- He's married.

Only because he
thought you were gone.

I told your mom

I didn't think he ever
stopped loving you.

So what would she
tell me to do, then?

She'd want you to be happy.

I mean, if you
love him, tell him.

That is crazy advice, Dad.

I mean, if I'd
been on your plane

and come home and found
your mother with some other man?

I'd have fought like
hell to get her back.

Hmm?

We're doing Christmas in July?

- Carpe diem.
- Yeah.

Go on, open it.

Oh.

It's beautiful. Thank you.

He's too polite to say so,

but no single guy
needs an afghan.

He won't be single much longer.

Jared and Lourdes.

I didn't want to say anything.

Love is never something
to feel guilty about.

It's a blessing.

Thank you. This means so much.

You don't think
it's a good idea.

He still loves our girl.

I'm gonna be with her soon.

I want to tell her he's okay.

All good things, Steve.

- Who is this man?
- I have no idea.

I find that hard to believe
given his fingerprints

were all over your cargo hold,
and you had unrestricted access.

I don't know
anything about that.

Also, hard to believe
seeing as he disappeared

from the hospital at the exact
same time you were there.

Think carefully, Ms. Collins.

An unidentified man

with uncontrolled
access to that aircraft

might be responsible for
what happened to Flight 828.

Are you sure you
want to protect him?

- What I want is a lawyer.
- Good idea.

They'll explain you're
facing hefty jail time.

I have nothing more to say.

Then just listen before you
throw away a one-time opportunity.

Tell us what you know.

Help us apprehend this fugitive.

I'll cut you a deal. You
can go home to your wife.

I heard a gunshot.

Thought our undercover was in
jeopardy, so I made the call to go in.

The undercover said no shots
were fired until after you burst in.

You blew his entire operation.

It was chaotic. There
was a lot going on.

He could have easily
just mixed up his timeline.

Or maybe you were confused.

I'm confident in my testimony.

Your career's on the
line here, Vasquez.

We're trying to help
out. So one last time,

would you like to change
anything in your statement?

I stand by everything I've said.

Very well, Detective.

Sit tight.

Danny.

- You can't be here.
- You don't give me any option.

You ignore my texts, then
say you're busy at work.

I called. They said
you took the day off.

Danny, I told you, I'm
trying to rebuild my marriage.

This isn't about
you and me, Grace.

This is about Olive.

Ten days ago, I
practically lived here.

- We were a family.
- Danny, please, don't.

Just listen.

When I got to Bluemercury,

Olive said store security
told her to call her dad.

She dialed me.

She felt guilty that she'd
reached out to me and not Ben.

I know I'm not her real dad,

but for three years,
I was all she had.

When I lost Nina, I
thought I'd be alone forever.

And then I found you.

So I know I'll
survive losing you,

but I'm not sure I know how to
get over losing that amazing kid.

It sounds like she feels
the same way about you.

Detective Vasquez,

you're stripped of 10 days' pay.

That's it?

Have a nice day, fellas.

I knew someone must
have saved my ass.

What do you want?

You're more valuable
to me inside that precinct

than off the job forever.

You want information
about Michaela.

I knew you were a smart man.

You'll tell me what she does,

where she goes, who
she talks to, all of it.

Or?

If you needed a
double to get over it,

I'm guessing the
hearing didn't go that well.

I only got docked 10 days' pay.

That's it?

Jared.

You standing up
for me meant a lot.

- It made me realize that I want...
- Look, if you don't mind,

I'm kind of done thinking
about the hearing.

I should go.

Yeah, of course.

I don't know how far it'll
take you, but that's all I got.

Thanks.

If you hadn't come back...

Dad.

- We need to go.
- All right, in a minute, buddy.

I better get him home.

Wait until after midnight
once the crowds thin out.

That'll be safest.

- We need to go now, Dad!
- Cal...

- It's all connected.
- Dad, come on.

Come on, Dad! Let's go!

Cal, wait. What is it?
Why do we have to go?

Someone's coming.

Go! It's me they want.

Get your son to safety.

Good luck. All right,
buddy. Time to go.

Wait. Wait.

I think she's a friend.

He brought you this far.

Wait! Wait!

Hello? Hello? Anyone there?

Who is it?

Georgia, Bethany's wife.

- Hi.
- Hi.

Oh. Thank God I found you.

Bethany was arrested
on her way back here.

Arrested? By whom?

Some guy Vance from the NSA.

Are you positive
you weren't followed?

I took the service
exit out of our building,

drove around in circles.
We need to get on the road.

- I don't want to cause no more trouble.
- It's no trouble.

I know the plan, and I know
that Beth would want me

to make sure you were safe.

Keep practicing your
end game, little man.

Bye, Thomas.

How did you know
she was a friend?

I don't know. Just a feeling.

I'm really tired.
Can we go home?

Yeah, buddy. Let's go home.

Your mom's probably
wondering where we are.

- Hey.
- Hi.

What's wrong?

Michaela stopped by earlier.

She said you're
in trouble at work.

It was just a minor flare-up.

Everything's under control.

She shouldn't have worried you.

What worried me is hearing about
it from Michaela instead of you.

You risked your
job to protect her?

My job was never in danger.

You've never hidden
anything from me before.

Are you mad that
I protected her?

She's my best
friend, our best friend.

And, look, I love that
you stick up for her.

But tell me that's
the only reason.

I feel bad for Michaela.

Everything's been a mess for
her since the day that plane landed.

And that's it?

That's it.

Hey, babe.

You know what today is?

Don't tell me you forgot our
three-year first kiss-aversary.

Jared, what's wrong?

It's back.

What is?

The plane.

Michaela's back.

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The 191 passengers

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Um...

I'm gonna go.

Yeah.

- Hey, Mom.
- Hey, love.

Are you okay?

Yeah.

That's what I should
have asked you.

When you kept on me about
telling your dad about Danny,

I thought it was because
you were mad at me

for not making a clean break.

That wasn't it, was it?

I love Dad.

And I'm so glad that he's back.

But Danny's my dad, too.

I know.

And that's okay.

How's Jared?

Problem solved. I told
you I'd take care of it.

Wow.

Yeah. My head's spinning.

I just needed to
see it all clearly.

This is a lot of work for a
guy who said this morning

he wanted nothing
to do with the plane,

the passengers, the callings.

I tried to break away.

But Cal brought me back.

Is he having callings?

He says he's not hearing voices,

but he knows
things he shouldn't,

senses things
before they happen.

It's not like with us.

He's... He's different.

I can't walk away now.

It's like a giant spider web.

And we're all trapped in it.

It's all connected.