Previously on "Manifest"...
I love you. It's always been you.
♪♪
Maybe you can help me get my life back, too.
I went from entrepreneur wunderkind to out on my ass.
Excuse me. Can we touch you?
♪♪
We're all but certain the Major sent her to spy on us.
What does she want with our son?
If I've learned anything running point for 22 years,
there's no need to chase the enigma
when it lives right in our backyard.
He's coming.
He's almost here.
I didn't mean to.
But I killed my little sister.
Zeke: [ Echoing ] Go back.
Zeke: What the hell was that?
Michaela: That was a calling.
Maybe you're supposed to come back with me.
Go back where?
Back to the world?
I'm not sure the world wants me back.
Michaela: Here we are, home sweet home.
It's amazing how, after 5 1/2 years
and a new address, they still know how to send you junk mail.
I just hope, after one year, somebody fed my fish.
[ Chuckles ] Um, Ben just moved out.
The couch is free, so you can crash here for a bit.
No, no. I don't want to impose.
I can find my own place. How?
Look, Zeke, if you're not gonna reach out to your family,
all you've got are the clothes on your back, and that's it.
You don't need me in your hair.
Zeke, the petrograph -- that's about you and me.
You've got to start trusting me.
I've been having these callings for weeks.
It wants us to accomplish something...
together.
I just got to figure out what.
Okay. I fold.
Thank you.
♪♪
I'm scared.
Tommy Barber says girls aren't good at science.
Tommy Barber's an idiot.
It's a pickle.
Come on, Einstein. You got this.
[ Button clicks, zapping ]
You're the best brother ever.
I love you, Zeke.
♪♪
Michaela: Ben left these.
You can try them on, see if they fit.
Anything's better than what I've got on now.
It's like somebody died in this.
[ Laughs ] Cute.
Um, hey, you should also try and keep a low profile.
Not a lot of people know you're back.
That's a -- That's a good thing.
Meaning?
There are some military types who are not very friendly,
and, um, not a lot of people have had the greatest reaction
to those of us that came back on that flight.
So, I'm gonna guess it's the same for you.
Right.
Yeah.
♪♪
Beloved, my fellow passengers and I
were sent back to heal the world.
And, already, the returned are making a difference.
There are police who have saved people's lives.
Doctors who have cured disease.
We are miracles unto you.
Blessed is Flight 828, the vessel of the miracle.
All: Blessed are the returnees, the purveyors of that miracle.
[ Engines roaring ]
♪♪
[ Insects chirping ]
What's a petrograph?
Rock painting. Mick found one upstate.
I'm trying to figure out how it connects with Zeke coming back.
Look.
According to this, petrographs in that area
are hundreds of years old.
Nobody knows who made them.
First peacocks, now this.
I mean, do you think they might be related?
It's possible.
I got to say, this is a welcome sight.
It feels good to be home.
Dad, check this out. Huh?
Petrographs database, sorted by geography.
Wow. She's definitely your daughter.
[ Chuckles ] I'm not gonna argue with that.
[ Cellphone rings ]
Sorry. It's Mick.
Finally. Where are you? You okay?
Yeah. We're back in the city. We're at my place.
Zeke, too? Yeah.
He's gonna crash here for a couple days.
And before you say anything, I spent the last
couple days with him. He's one of us, Ben.
No, it's -- it's a good thing he's staying with you.
There's a lot of hate around about 828 right now.
I don't even want to think about what happens
when news about Zeke gets out.
Yeah, well, it's not a problem over here.
Zeke's not exactly fired up to tell the world
he's back quite yet.
Good. Then you guys lay low.
Saanvi's doing some research to see what else Zeke
has in common with the rest of us.
She's gonna get back to me tomorrow.
Mick, this isn't just about the flight anymore.
Everything's changed.
We need to figure out what Zeke's return
means for the bigger picture.
♪♪
[ Smooching ]
Jared, what's going on?
I don't know.
Look, I know I promised not to rush you,
but the doc gave you a clean bill of health.
There's no medi-- Look, I know.
I just -- I just need some time.
[ Breathes deeply ]
Is Michaela back yet?
I don't know. Why?
I've just been thinking about her.
♪♪
[ Tapping ]
[ Tapping continues ]
[ Tapping stops ]
♪♪
[ Snarling ]
[ Thud, screaming ]
What was that?
♪♪
Buddy.
Ben: You all right?
It's okay, honey. You just...fell out of bed.
It's coming.
[ Indistinct conversation ]
Good morning.
Traffic this morning?
You're usually three hours early.
Today, only two. Uh, no. [ Chuckles ]
I had to stop by the Columbia med-school library
and pick up some extra research I'm doing for a side project.
What? It's not enough you cured cancer?
You got to do extra credit?
Non-fat, extra foam?
Mm. You always were my favorite.
Dr. Bahl? Saanvi Bahl?
Yes?
I'm Alice Ciccone.
I need your help. My husband is sick.
Oh, I'm sorry. Alice, I do clinical research.
I don't actually see patients outside of my studies, but I --
I know, but I heard you have a new treatment,
and my husband is, uh...
I'm sorry. We've tried everything.
Do you think you could just take a look?
Okay. Take a seat.
I don't want to get your hopes up.
The treatment that we're currently working on
is only testing for juvenile patients.
I just need to know if there's a chance or if...
Please. We're supposed to have the rest of our lives together.
Did you bring your husband's medical files?
Uh, of course.
His name is Jacob, and this --
I'm sorry.
♪♪
He, uh -- He sees a new doctor this month, so...
Jacob, he's always the...
[voice breaking] organized one.
Always so many forms... Hey, hey. Alice?
Look at me.
It's gonna be okay.
It's not.
If you can't help me, I don't know what I'm gonna do.
[ Sniffles ]
It was definitely a wolf, and it was definitely not friendly.
It leapt at me, and then it just vanished.
Cal had a calling last night, too.
We found him on the floor. He said, "It's coming."
What's coming? A wolf?
I know I've been gone a while. We get a lot of those in Queens?
[ Sighs ]
It could be anything...anyone --
the Major, the red x tagger,
some threat we don't know anything about yet.
Where is Cal? Can we not talk to him?
He was up all night, scared to death.
He finally crashed an hour ago.
Can you stick around till he gets up?
I got to go to work, but that doesn't mean Zeke can't.
It's not like I've got anything else on my calendar.
Um...okay.
[ Telephones ringing, chatter ]
Hey. Where have you been?
You haven't returned any of my phone calls.
Yeah, I, um...
I needed a couple days to clear my head.
Mick, you just disappeared.
I know. I...
I was hoping that I could get some clarity on what happened.
Did you?
I can't get over what we did. It's not right.
We're supposed to be together, Mick.
Supposed to be or not, we're -- we're not together.
You're with Lourdes.
I'm not gonna take you away from her.
I won't do that.
You're not taking me. I...
Welcome back.
I need one of you down on the waterfront.
Recovery of the getaway vehicle from that armored-car heist
that went into the East River.
That's still happening?
Yeah. It's going on four days now.
At first, divers couldn't go into the water
because of the electrical storm.
Now they can't even find the thing.
How do you lose a utility vehicle in the river?
You got me.
Isn't babysitting a little below our pay grade?
Well, this baby went for a swim with $75 million stashed inside.
Now, last night, a couple of geniuses
with scuba tanks tried to find it themselves.
So, the chief of detectives wants a gold shield on-site,
'round the clock, till the thing comes up.
How about Vasquez takes the day shift
so that he can be at home with his wife, um,
and I'll do nights?
It works for me.
Great. Get a move on.
♪♪
It was just a nightmare. I don't want to talk about it.
Buddy, it's -- it's okay.
Zeke had a calling last night, too.
Cal, maybe you can help him understand it.
I saw a wolf. Or at least I imagined one.
You, too? This is all new to me.
I don't have the slightest idea what it all means.
Do you?
Honey, last night, you said, "It's coming."
Are we in danger?
Don't ask me. It's his calling.
That's okay.
I don't want to do this anymore.
♪♪
It's okay, baby. You don't have to.
[ Sighs ]
Sorry. He's not normally like this.
I'm not great around kids. He can probably sense that.
Uh, give us a sec.
♪♪
[ Whispering ] Cal is afraid of something.
Could it be Zeke?
[ Whispering ] He rescued Zeke. I doubt it.
I think something's... escalating.
What? It's just a-a gut feeling.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
[ Sighs ] What's up?
I've been texting Saanvi about these new callings,
but she's not getting back to me.
It's not like her.
Why don't you go down and see her?
I can handle things here.
You're okay being here with Zeke?
I won't take my eyes off him.
And you're right -- Cal rescued him for a reason.
♪♪
All right. I'll be back as soon as I can.
Hey...
Be careful.
♪♪
Thank you for coming.
Since we lost the insurance, nobody will come to the house.
[ Coughs ]
Okay. You got to save your energy.
You know, your wife loves you very much.
So...you think you could help him?
I'm sorry, Alice. I wish I had better news,
but there's nothing I can tell you
that your doctors haven't already told you.
But your treatment.
Jacob's cancer is just too far along.
We've only been married for two years.
I've spent half of it going from specialist to specialist.
I'm not ready to lose him.
I'm sorry, Alice.
You and Jacob really should be looking to make him
as comfortable as possible.
What? Until he dies?
I'm happy to make some recommendation
for palliative care, if you like.
N-No. I-I would not like.
I want you to make him better.
Alice...
You are returned.
You were brought back here to help, so help.
You can cure him. I'm sorry.
I don't know where you got that impression.
I'm just a doctor. Actually, you know what?
I have to go. No, no. Please.
You're the only one.
Alice, there is nothing I can do to help --
[ Groans ]
I'm sorry. I am so sorry.
It's okay. It's okay.
I just really have to go.
No!
[ Cabinet opens ]
Alice.
♪♪
I told you, you're going to save him.
Get in there.
Do what you were brought here to do.
She was supposed to call me first thing this morning.
Dr. Bahl misses one call, and you come down to check?
You're quite the friend. Well, I am a little worried.
Some of the passengers are receiving threats.
She seemed fine to me earlier.
Maybe she's just head-down in some research.
[ Door opens ]
Let me call the lab.
[ Telephone beeps ]
Hey, it's Cam. Is Dr. Bahl down there?
Thanks.
They haven't seen her all morning.
They say she missed a meeting.
That doesn't sound like Saanvi.
Let me check her schedule.
♪♪
Ben says Cal experiences the callings
differently than everyone else.
Stronger.
Thanks.
I don't know how long it's been since I've had
a home-cooked meal.
Speaking of home,
have you reached out to your family,
let them know you're back?
You, too?
No.
Zeke...as the mother of a returned son,
I can tell you that every parent wan--
needs to know their child is safe.
With all due respect, my family --
it's a different situation.
And my coming back feels like a fluke.
Well, I don't really know how all this works,
but I know it's not random.
[ Clears throat ]
♪♪
Could random...
do this?
♪♪
That's you.
Please don't take this the wrong way,
but my son risked his life to save you.
He thinks you're important.
That's no fluke.
♪♪
That's Ben Stone.
Blessed is Flight 828, the vessel of the miracle.
And blessed are the returnees, the purveyors of that miracle.
Brother Benjamin.
Adrian, what --
Welcome to my church.
Well, our church, really.
What is this? Some kind of scam?
Not at all.
Ben, this is my -- What was the word you used?
My calling. [ Chuckles ]
When I came back, I had nobody, but I found new purpose.
It's to bring hope to the world.
Or to incite dangerous beliefs.
How can I help you?
I'm looking for a passenger, Saanvi Bahl.
Last time I saw Saanvi was at a meeting you called.
Then why did I find a flier for this...church
in her office with her name on written on the back?
Have any of your...parishioners taken an interest in her?
Oh, they've taken an interest in all of the returned, even you.
And why wouldn't they?
We're saints.
You've lost your mind.
Ben, we came back from the dead.
If not to help others, then why?
[ Chuckles ] Mind if I have a look around?
Like I said, this church is as much yours as it is mine.
♪♪
Alice: [ Echoing ] We used to walk...
Brother Adrian, please help my...
...faces his battle with cancer. Pray for us.
My beloved Jacob...
[ Flier crinkling ]
♪♪
You have to help me.
Your wife thinks I can heal you,
and she is going to hurt me if I don't.
I'm sorry.
This isn't who Alice is, but ever since I got sick
and things have been getting worse...
[ Coughs ]
She's not a bad person. You have to believe me.
I do.
Lie to her.
Tell her I'm healed.
I am a doctor, Jacob. I am a scientist.
Lying isn't in the playbook.
Not even to save your life?
I'm already living on borrowed time.
Someone lied to me once, and it didn't end well.
What happened?
Someone said they loved me, but it was complicated.
And we made plans to go away to spend a week on the beach,
hash it out.
But then, when the day came, only one of us
showed up at the airport.
What'd you do?
[ Chuckles ]
I wasn't gonna waste a round-trip ticket to Jamaica.
[ Chuckles ] So I went.
I think you know how that story ends.
I'm sorry.
You and Alice found love.
That's the miracle.
She needs to accept the truth, Jacob,
or she is gonna spend the rest of her life regretting it.
What was it like on the other side, before you came back?
I never went to the other side.
I don't even know if that exists.
I'm not ready to die.
Neither am I.
♪♪
Hey. Hey.
Um, Jared's not here right now. He's down at the river.
I know.
I came to see you.
Can we talk outside?
Yeah. Of course.
I was gonna talk to Jared, but it sort of feels like
I should start with you.
This is about us as much as it is about him.
Okay.
Mick...is there something going on between you two?
Thanks. That's all I needed to know.
Please, please, please, please. It was a mistake, okay?
I don't know what I was thinking.
I-I wasn't thinking. I regret it.
Lourdes, he's supposed to be with you.
You figure that out before or after you slept with him?
How am I supposed to look at Jared after this
and not feel like I'm the other woman?
You're not the other woman, Lourdes. You're his wife.
And you're not just a random girl he hooked up with.
He loves you.
And I can't help feeling that you took advantage of that.
I-I can't apologize for still loving him.
Lourdes, it was one month ago, my time,
that he was down on his knees.
I had a ring on my finger. I was gonna marry him.
Is that right?
'Cause you told me that you were gonna turn him down.
What was I supposed to say?
I was trying to protect your marriage.
Is that how I'm supposed to feel?
Protected?
My marriage can't recover from this.
You broke it.
You broke us.
And you didn't even have the decency to tell me.
Decency?
Lourdes, you didn't even show up.
I have known you my entire life.
You didn't even come to the hangar to tell me to my face.
And that makes this okay?
That's not what I'm saying. But, Lou, I know you.
There's a -- There's a part of you
that didn't show up 'cause you felt guilty.
Of course I felt guilty.
Guilty and scared that I would finally find out
the truth of whether he loved me the same way that he loved you.
I guess now we know.
♪♪
[ Sirens wailing, sea gulls squawking ]
♪♪
Gartrell: Vasquez! Are you kidding me?
Is this a spectator sport?
They haven't even found the damn thing yet.
I've been freezing my ass off for four days. [ Cellphone chimes ]
What are they doing down there?
Jared: Beats me.
♪♪
[ Tapping toy ]
[ Sighs ]
Go ahead.
Hey, Cal.
Your mom showed me some of your drawings.
Pretty cool.
I-I need -- I need some help with my wolf calling.
You're an old pro.
Think you can help me draw it?
Look, man, I know we just met, but the thing is...
the only person in the world who I trusted
and trusted me was my little sister.
And she's -- she's gone.
But I could really use some help.
And I hear you're the guy.
I can't.
If I draw it, it'll happen.
♪♪
Cal...did you see the wolf, too?
♪♪
It's okay.
And you think if you draw it, you'll make it real?
I brought you back from the dead.
Cal, I wasn't dead.
I-I don't know what I was, but I don't think you --
you brought me back to life.
I get it -- you're scared.
My sister used to get scared.
But she was stronger than she thought.
I think you are, too.
I've got an idea.
If you think your drawing causes the future,
then draw me this lamp broken on the floor.
Will that make it happen?
That's not how it works.
It has to come from my head.
Okay. Then you think of something.
Go ahead, Cal.
Draw something fun.
Okay.
I'll draw you tall.
Great. I'd love to be able to dunk.
[ Chuckles ]
Hey. Thanks for pulling the address.
It's down a block.
You okay?
Yeah, I don't want to talk about it.
Um, so, what makes you think Saanvi was taken
by one of these nutbag believers?
I found this at the hospital...
and this at the church.
It's the same handwriting.
And Cal and Zeke's calling.
Adrian is a false prophet,
a wolf's in sheep's clothing -- Matthew 7:15.
Look at the atheist remembering Bible verses.
You looked it up, didn't you?
[ Scoffs ]
This is it.
Stop.
If Saanvi is in danger, we need to know
what's going on in there first.
Alice, can we talk about this?
Alice...let her go. This has gone too far.
Nothing's too far for you, my love.
How are you? Are you -- Are you healed?
Healing isn't on the table anymore.
We need to accept that.
I am not losing you.
Why didn't you do what I asked?!
I'm sorry.
There's only so much I can do.
Look at me. I'm dying.
You are not going to die!
Alice, I have seen a lot of couples
lose each other in grief.
What you two have is very special.
Please don't let your last days together be this way.
Stop talking.
No. Listen to her, Alice.
I don't want your last memory of me to be begging
for some other woman's life.
Please, Alice.
Don't you think if I could heal him, I would?
♪♪
You're a liar! [ Gun cocks ]
No, Alice.
You healed the others! Now heal him!
Mick.
Alice.
If he dies, you die.
Detective Stone, Badge 9915.
I need ESU to 408 Cheever Street.
We have a hostage situation.
ESU is 10 minutes out. I don't think we have that long.
Ben, stop. Come on. This could backfire.
NYPD protocol is to wait for backup.
Well, I'm not NYPD. No, you're not. Can you please stop?
Saanvi is in there because Adrian is telling the believers
that the passengers can work miracles.
So? So, let's give her one.
Ben...
[ Panel buzzes ]
[ Ringing ]
Alice: Hello?
Alice, it's Ben Stone from Flight 828.
Adrian told me you needed some help.
Can I come up?
[ Door buzzes ]
[ Knock on door ]
♪♪
Alice?
I'm here to help.
It is you. [ Laughs ]
Can I come in?
I knew a miracle would come.
Please, this way.
♪♪
Ben, she's got a gun.
♪♪
Alice...now, there's no need for that.
I'm here to heal your husband.
Put the gun down.
No. Fix him first.
I will, I promise.
But I need to be able to focus, and I can't when you have --
Heal him.
♪♪
Okay.
♪♪
You see? Brother Adrian said they would help.
We're waiting, Brother Ben.
It's going to be okay.
♪♪
Faith is compromised by pessimism, Alice.
Let's be optimistic.
Put the gun down.
Alice...please.
♪♪
Let us pray.
Blessed is Flight 828.
The vessel of the miracle.
And blessed are those who are returned,
the purveyors of the miracle.
Alice...hold my hand.
♪♪
Blessed are those left behind,
for they shall be brought to the light.
Drop it! Drop it!
[ Gun thuds ] [ Groans ]
Please don't hurt her.
[ Handcuffs click ]
[ Breathes deeply ]
[ Exhales deeply ]
[ Police radio chatter, sirens wailing ]
Miss, there's an ambulance downstairs
if you'd like to go to the hospital.
I'm fine.
After what you've been through, maybe you should see a doctor.
I am a doctor.
I have a patient I need to go take care of.
Yes, ma'am. Thank you.
Ben: Okay, appreciate it.
Is this ever gonna stop?
Is this the new normal?
At least you got your family to get you through it.
But I guess, in a pinch,
you're not so bad as a big brother.
I'm heading your way. You need a lift?
There's something I got to take care of.
Alice is going to jail,
Jacob is dying without his wife by his side,
and Saanvi is traumatized because of you.
You're blaming me? I have nothing to do with this.
You made Alice believe we can perform miracles.
You have everything to do with this.
I-It made me sick to even pretend.
How can you live with yourself?
Because I'm opening people to the truth.
Miracles happen.
After all, what was Flight 828 if not miraculous?
Adrian, you and I both know whatever happened to that plane
was not the result of divine intervention.
Do we?
You mean to tell me, in all the years your son was sick,
you never prayed for him to get better?
Don't talk about my son.
You're afraid to admit it to yourself,
but Saanvi's cure was a miracle, wasn't it?
We live in a world where airplanes full of people
come back from the dead.
Who's to say we aren't the answers to the world's prayers?
And I don't have to believe.
They do, and that's more than enough.
♪♪
Now, if you'll excuse me,
I have a flock that needs tending.
♪♪
[ Indistinct conversations ]
[ Applause ]
♪♪
Adrian: Blessed is Flight 828, the vessel of the miracle.
All: Blessed are the returnees, the purveyors of that miracle.
Blessed are the left behind,
for they shall be brought to the light.
All: And blessed are those who serve,
for they make the light shine.
Blessed is Flight 828, the vessel of the miracle.
[ Telephones ringing, chatter ]
I can tell by your look that you owe me 10 bucks.
How did you know Ben Stone would be popping up again so fast?
And what does this have to do with his son?
Clearly, the boy is special. His father knows it, fears it.
This is a man desperate for answers.
You want me to bring him in?
I want to see what he does next.
These people are a threat.
Whatever power they possess, our job is to understand it.
That's the only way to protect the country.
Once we've done that, if we can,
we weaponize it.
We have a clear line on Ben Stone right now.
Why don't we take it?
Eye on the prize, Jansen.
Ben Stone is only a vehicle to get to his son.
Until we're sure the boy is our Holy Grail,
we sit tight.
♪♪
Hey, Dad.
How was your day?
It was...
It's better now.
You really are your father's daughter.
[ Both chuckle ]
Wow. You've been busy.
This -- This is awesome.
Okay, so, that petrograph --
it's a drawing of the constellation Gemini.
It is?
From mythology, like the peacock.
The stars were the giveaway.
Gemini. The twins.
So, you think that's what this could be about?
Cal and I being twins?
I don't know. Maybe.
[ Sighs ]
[ Knock on door ]
Lourdes, it's Mick.
Come on. Please let me in.
Lou, we got to talk.
[ Sighs ]
She's not home.
Where is she?
She's gone, Mick.
[ Door closes ]
♪♪
Right after your text, I, uh...
I got my shift covered and...came home,
and, uh...she was waiting with her bags packed.
Jared, I...
Why did you tell her?
I didn't have to. She already knew.
This is not how it was supposed to be.
We're lying to ourselves, Jared.
She was always gonna find out.
Which is why we should have come clean in the first place.
That would have never done anything.
The hell it wouldn't, Mick.
That's the difference between --
between hiding a lie and embracing the truth.
The truth? What? That we cheated?
That we love each other.
You know what?
Maybe this was meant to happen...
so that we could finally be together.
We could start over without any of the lies.
Jared...
Mick, please talk to me.
[ Cellphone chimes ]
♪♪
I got to go. The divers just found the van.
No, please.
Mick, don't walk away from me right now,
after everything that we've been through,
the whole universe conspiring against us.
Mick, I almost died for you.
And I'd do it again tomorrow.
I love you.
♪♪
I love you, too, Jared.
I want everything that you want.
But...Lourdes just walked out.
I can't -- I can't talk about
you and me right now.
I'm sorry. I...
♪♪
[ Insects chirping ]
Come on, money. Come on, money.
Ew. Tough luck, kiddo.
I don't think your drawings cause the future.
I think they predict it. See the difference?
So, I'm not making things happen.
I just know about them first.
Exactly. Big difference.
But it would be nice to have that money, wouldn't it?
[ Laughter ] I guess.
The thing is -- I still need your help.
I still don't understand what it means.
But I think you do.
Can you draw it for me?
It wasn't just a wolf.
[ Pearl Jam's "Pendulum" plays ]
♪♪
♪ Can't know what's high ♪
♪ Till you been down so low ♪
[ Gasps, crying ] ♪ The future's bright ♪
♪ Lit up with nowhere to go ♪
♪ Understand what we don't know ♪
♪ This might pass ♪
♪ This might last ♪
♪ This may grow ♪
♪ I'm in the fire, but I'm still cold ♪
♪ Nothing works, works for me anymore ♪
♪ Ah, a-a-a-ah ♪
[ Beeping ]
Heads up, everybody. Here it comes.
♪♪
Ben?
♪♪
[ Beeping ]
[ Chatter ]
The body's still inside.
That long underwater?
It's not gonna be pretty.
♪♪
[ Crane whirring ]
♪♪
Aunt Michaela?
♪♪
[ Screams ]
[ Gasping ]
♪♪
ng ]