[Jared] Previously on Manifest...
- I just kept repeating it over and over. - Find her.
[Angelina] You were right. We're connected by the Callings.
I'm gonna help you follow God's mission.
We are to detain every passenger till further notice.
No. I'm all he's got!
Child protective services will take care of him.
Daddy!
- I'll be back, okay? - [Charlie] Daddy!
I'm the captain. I did what I had to do.
I'm not ready to die, Bill.
Who said anything about dying? I'll see you in 2024.
[suspenseful chord plays]
- [dog barking] - [indistinct chatter]
Can I share?
[Angelina] For me? Thank you.
Cheers.
What's wrong with your hand?
Mmm.
There's nothing wrong with it. In fact, it's very right.
It shows I've been chosen by God.
Like you're special?
Mm-hmm.
If you're so special, why are you here?
[sighs]
'Cause I'm waiting for him to send me a sign.
And yesterday, for the first time in a long time, he did.
He made my hand glow.
God needs me again.
Needs you for what?
To prepare for the day of judgment. Final trial by fire.
Is there anyone else like you?
Yeah. Actually, there is one other person.
All these months later, it suddenly started glowing again.
Hand me a wrench, will you?
Mystical dragon scar.
That's incredible.
[sighs]
The sink should be good.
And that is how you fix a small drip.
Got it. Easy enough.
Hey, can I... Can I make you breakfast?
Olive's spending the day volunteering at Eden's school, so I got time.
Oh, Cal, I... I wish I could stay and keep you company,
but I gotta go to work.
My 22-year-old boss, who goes by "Pooter,"
is considering putting me in charge of the frozen food section.
I hate that you had to go back to work to help support us.
And I hate that I can't work at all.
I wanna help out.
- I wanna go out-- - Cal.
You are unique,
even among 828ers.
You have to be careful.
I cannot lose another family member to that godforsaken place.
[mysterious music plays]
[distorted note plays]
Saved by the glow.
[chuckles]
Zeke, I hate it here.
Can't I just come stay with you instead?
You'd just try to redecorate the place.
And I like the blinding, bright-white aesthetic.
To say nothing of the infinite knowledge of past and future part either.
I wish I could tell you everything that's gonna happen, Mick.
- Tell me. - [Zeke] I can't.
If I tell you about the future, it'll change your decisions.
I can't risk messing with your free will.
[sentimental music plays]
We can talk about the past.
That's safe, right?
Sure.
How far back do you wanna go?
That moment we met in the cabin?
Or earlier?
What do you mean "earlier"?
Remember how Angelina and Pete were in the same photo as kids?
Yeah.
There were so many moments in our lives when you and I almost met and had no idea.
Like when?
Rockefeller ice rink, 2007. You almost slammed right into me,
but at the last second, you caught yourself. Sped right on by.
- You're kidding. - [Zeke] No.
The day you bought your first box of purple hair dye. [chuckles]
- I was one aisle over, buying toothpaste. - That's crazy.
You know what's really crazy?
I was at JFK the night 828 was supposed to return, driving my cab.
How do you not remember that?
I was doing airport pickups pretty much every day.
I mean, by the time 828 was in the headlines,
I couldn't remember exactly where I'd been.
But from here,
I see it all.
All the "almosts" we had.
We both heard your voice saying...
Find her.
- You did. You found me. - We finally got it right.
God, I love you.
You have no idea how hard it is not to touch you. Not to just...
wrap my arms around you and just feel you.
I wish I could kiss you.
Just...
Zeke.
Mick, this doesn't exactly seem fair to you.
As painful as it is to say, maybe it's best for you--
- No, Zeke, please. - [knocking on door]
[door opens]
Turn around, please.
Ow!
What the heck was that?
Sorry, they said to just... You're supposed to come with me.
Our systems indicate you had a Calling this morning at 8:14 a.m.
We need every detail.
How about this?
How about I tell you all about my stupid Calling
after you help me track down my child?
You remember him? Charlie?
He's been in foster care since you locked me up in here.
I haven't seen him in months.
Look, I get that you're frustrated.
Oh, you think you get it.
You have kids?
Not yet. Someday.
So, no, you don't get it.
I lie awake every night, wondering where he is.
If he falls asleep without some kind of light,
he has nightmares.
And he... he'll never admit it, but, uh...
the only way he finds comfort is in my arms.
And I tell him, "It's okay, Charlie. Sometimes, we're all afraid of the dark."
I don't know if he has a night-light anymore.
Look, we'll do what we can to track him down, okay?
How about this, Mr. Butler?
If we solve your Calling,
then Lieutenant Vasquez will be authorized to make some calls on your behalf.
If you solve my Calling?
The team's gonna solve this one.
Mick, did you have a Calling? What's going on?
No. I have no idea.
[Zimmer] Mr. Butler?
The Calling.
I saw a commercial work order.
Some sort of city-authorized maintenance.
Before all this, I used to be a contractor, a good one.
- Saw these documents all the time. - What was it for?
I don't know. Something had spilled on it.
Ink, maybe?
It was dimly lit, all eerie and shit.
But I managed to make out a few numbers.
Did you hear or feel anything by chance?
The music.
Violins?
Like, classical.
That's all I remember.
Please solve this.
I need to find my boy.
- [door opens] - Sorry, why am I here?
Director Zimmer has agreed...
On a trial basis...
...to pair you with Vasquez to help solve this latest Calling.
Sorry, why... why me? What happened to Drea or Wicks?
They've already been dispatched, and they aren't passengers.
Okay, what about Ben? We could both--
Ben will be released from solitary,
but you are the only passenger with a law enforcement background.
So you're just gonna let me walk out the door--
[scoffs]
You chipped me, didn't you?
- That's barbaric. You can't. - [Jared] Seriously?
An insurance policy.
If you aren't back in this room by 5:00 p.m., Calling solved or not,
you'll never see the other side of that wall again.
Fine.
I cannot tell you how long I've been fighting
to get a passenger on the Callings Unit,
and we need a win, so do not let me down.
[door opens]
Dim lights, violins, spilled ink, and a jumble of numbers.
Okay, well, we've done more with less.
It was a city work order, right?
We know that, which means I may have a possible shortcut.
- All right. Time's up. - [beeping]
[door buzzes]
Ben, you gotta be more careful.
Ben, what are you doing?
Ben?
Hey.
[mysterious music plays]
[theme music plays]
[Saanvi] Ten fingers. Ten toes.
Thirty-two weeks.
Hmm.
I don't know how much longer I can hide it. Just...
- Just not yet. - No, I get it.
It's not normal in here.
But, um, hey, we've been able to hide it this long.
What's the Registry gonna do with me when they find out that I'm pregnant?
Or worse, what are they gonna do with my baby?
No, I understand you're scared.
And I don't have all the answers for you, but I can promise you one thing.
You're not gonna have to go at it alone.
And I am not gonna tell anybody till you're ready.
Excuse me. I'm with a patient!
Come with me now. It's Ben.
Okay. Just stay in here as long as you need. Okay?
I tried to pull him out of it, but it's like he's in a trance.
I've never seen a Calling like this before.
It says, "Wake him up." Is there anything you can give him to snap him out of it?
I don't think we're supposed to stop him. I think he's supposed to finish this.
You think he'll finish in two minutes?
I need to monitor the Callings Unit.
Zimmer's up my ass, watching their every move.
Clearly, this is Callings Unit business too.
I'm gonna keep an eye on him. Make sure he's okay once he's done.
I'm leaving you alone in a restricted area
and trusting you to get him to his room. Don't make me regret this.
I've got a lot on the line today.
- Mickey Mouse, so good to see you. - You too.
It's been... I don't even know how long.
I tried to invite you to the Vasquez Thanksgiving, but Jared--
Okay, yeah, nope. Mmm-mm.
Wait a minute.
- Are you two... - Come on, bro. No empieces.
- The holidays have never been the same. - Aw.
All right, all right. So, what's up?
First off, you look funny behind this big desk, little bro.
Your face will look funny if you keep on.
- [Jared] Oh, yeah? - [brother] Yeah.
- [laughing] - Ooh.
So you come all the way to the Bronx to mock my spot or what?
We were hoping you could help us locate a business,
pero there's a bit of a catch.
We only have a few numbers for you to go by.
So we're hoping this database of yours got Google beat on this one.
Uh, leave it to me.
Thanks to Uncle Jared, my kids practically live on that thing.
He built it in a week. Overachiever.
Huh. A man of many talents.
His brother has a few talents as well.
And...
voilà.
So these are the plat numbers.
They identify the city blocks,
but within that block, there are 15 businesses.
So without more numbers to go on, I can't narrow it down further.
Fifteen. Okay, we should bounce. Time is not on our side. Thank you though.
- So good to see you. - You too.
Hey. Take care.
And then last night, Hannah's brain scan showed that her Calling finally stopped.
And I just...
I worry it's another Calling that went away because it wasn't solved.
Who knows what that means
for our Lifeboat.
Oh, I guess I can finally tell you since you can't actually hear me,
but Polly, Ben, she's pregnant.
Life in here is so cruel and hard, and...
I'm really glad that you came back.
[gasps]
- Ben? Hey. Ben? Hey, come here. - [Ben groans]
Hey, you okay?
- Saanvi. - Yeah.
What the hell is that?
[mysterious music plays]
[indistinct chatter]
All right. So, um, so far, we have zero leads.
And that was, what? Stop number nine?
Only half of them recognize me as, I quote, an "828 freak," so that's good.
On the bright side, we're running out of time.
This is bullshit.
I mean, what if the only reason Joe got the Calling
was because he's a contractor?
He'd have an easier time helping us know what to look for in these shops
if he was here with us.
I don't understand how Zimmer thinks I can solve someone else's Calling.
I've seen you do it a thousand times. Seriously, you're like a Calling legend.
You see? You see? There she is. What are you... What now?
No, it looks... The street looks familiar.
A couple blocks that way. Isn't there the Around the World bar?
We'd go there after beat shifts back in the day.
Shit, yes, that's right. With a drink-your-way-around-the-world menu.
All the beers from different countries. Oh my gosh. That Lithuanian lager.
[Jared] Ooh. That hit the spot every time.
You know, actually, I, uh... I may have looked up honeymoons in Lithuania.
Yeah.
Hey, if we solve Joe's Calling, maybe we can go by the bar, see if it's open.
I give it 20 minutes
before Zimmer's red-headed henchman hunts us down.
Well, we'd only need ten.
Preventing the world from ending and finding Joe's son
were my primary goals in solving Joe's Calling,
but Lithuanian beer ain't bad either.
"Wake him up. Wake him up." Wake who up? You?
I have no idea.
Clearly, I thought it was important. What's with my spacing?
The spaces are...
a path.
Leading us to...
this.
Wait. Wait, wait, wait.
Offices.
Mess hall.
Rec.
ALNI patients are down there.
Labs. Ben, this is a map of the detention center.
We're not waiting for Callings Unit to handle this, are we?
No, we are not.
As my kids like to say, we're going on a treasure hunt.
[suspenseful music plays]
- [Jared] Next door? - I hope this is the right place.
[doorbell buzzes]
[violins playing]
Violins. That's a promising start.
I've been waiting for you.
I think I know exactly what you're looking for.
- [Jared] Oh, uh... Yeah. - No!
No, I'm sorry, sir. We're not ring shopping.
Gold, round cut,
pretty simple, very tasteful.
[Jared] It's... It's nice.
Actually, I... I gave her one just like that.
Yeah. Problem is she gave it back.
- Oh. - Yeah.
[chuckles] Oh dear.
And what he's leaving out is he chose a princess cut.
- Uh, did I get that right? - Mm-hmm.
Yeah. It just so happened to be on my best friend's finger instead.
- You really wanna play this game? - I do.
- Yeah. - [shopkeeper] Ah.
Not here for rings.
Got it.
Well, I'm Graham Carpenter.
So, uh... [sighs] What can I do you for?
Well, we received reports of potential code issues.
We're just checking out the whole block.
Well, the store's gas main was updated last month.
The electrical system is in good working order.
As far as I'm aware, no water issues.
But you're welcome to look around for yourselves.
Thanks.
[mysterious music plays]
There's a camera down there.
When it turns again, we have eight seconds to get to the end of the hall.
Wait, how do you know--
While you spent the last few months trying to find a way out,
I've been finding my way around.
Go in order by room.
[camera whirs]
Okay, let's go.
[suspenseful music plays]
- [man over radio] Heading your way now. - Yeah. Okay, copy that.
[Saanvi] Someone's coming.
Wait! Wait.
In here.
Sh.
[door opens]
If they find us in here, we'll never see the light of day.
There's no reason passengers should be here.
- Okay, so just follow my lead. - [keys jingle]
Hey, you mind?
[Vance] Yeah, kind of.
- [Saanvi sighs] - Vance, thank God.
I come down here to make sure you two are okay,
and you're playing tonsil hockey like it's prom night?
- We thought you were Zimmer's attack dogs. - Whatever it is you're doing, wrap it up.
There's a surprise count happening later.
If you aren't in your rooms by then, you'll both be locked up indefinitely.
Vance, the faster you distract the guard down the hall,
the faster we solve this thing and make it back to our bunks.
Hey, I think the scanner down here is broken. Can you confirm?
[guard] Yes, sir.
[man over P.A.] All guards. Lockdown by 7:00 p.m. tonight.
[violin music playing]
So...
the lights in here, they don't ever dim?
Again, no.
You checked the electrical, the gas, the water,
even the printer ink supply,
which I highly doubt falls under the city code.
Thank you for your patience.
[door buzzes]
All right, so do you think we got the wrong store?
No, that has to be the right one. It's the only one playing classical music.
Not to mention he nailed your ring style.
Or what I thought was your ring style.
It was perfect.
What did you, uh, do with it, anyways?
[sentimental music plays]
Your ring?
I still have it.
If you think this is the right store, we should call Olive, right?
Have her, you know, cross-reference the boards.
Look at you, Mr. Callings Unit. Go ahead.
[phone buzzing]
- Jared? - [Jared] Hey.
I just tried Olive, but she didn't pick up.
Dad smashed her phone. Classic.
Well, I got a familiar voice for you. Hold on.
Hey, it's me.
Hey, you got out again?
Uh, not exactly. Um...
Long story.
I need you to find any info on Joe Butler. 29 C.
All right. Let's see.
Originally from South Carolina.
Has a kid.
He lost his wife a few years ago.
- They haven't had it easy. - Don't forget about the ink or the lights.
Hey, is there anything on the boards about, um, ink or tar or ooze?
Or any mythology on dim lights? Uh...
Contractors? Form?
God, the more I talk, the more it's a lost cause.
Yeah. Sorry, I'm not seeing anything on the boards.
- Did your Calling have anything else? - [Michaela] Not my Calling. It's Joe's.
He's desperate for us to solve it so that he can track down his kid.
Oh.
[Michaela] I wish there was a way to get in his head.
[Georgia screams] Help me! Help!
[screams]
Aunt Mick, remember what I said about seeing Bethany's Calling the other day?
- Yeah. - What if I could do that again?
Intentionally getting inside someone else's Calling? Can you do that?
I have no idea, but I can try.
[mysterious music plays]
[thunder rumbling]
[violin music plays]
[thunder rumbling]
- [distorted whirring] - [glass shatters]
[machine buzzes]
[door opens]
[Vance] See anything new?
I had the sensation of a Calling, but it was totally blank.
Well, that's new.
His brain activity indicates he had a Calling.
Print out his scans for me, will you? I'll take it up with Dr. Bahl.
[keyboard clacking]
- [Cal] Hey, you still with me? - Yeah.
I did it. I was in Joe's Calling.
Cal, that's incredible. How?
I can't explain it exactly, but listen, this felt urgent.
I saw the ink and the piece of paper and the dim light, but it didn't stay dim.
What do you mean?
It was an old chandelier over the front desk.
The bulbs burned so brightly, they shattered.
Okay, we're on it. Thank you. You're amazing. Go, Dragons!
And after losing another five years of my life over guards and near misses...
This would be the X.
- [door buzzes] - We're gonna have to handle one more.
[keypad beeping]
[woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.]
How do we get in? A four-digit lock leaves us with 9,999 combination options.
- Really, 10,000. - [keypad beeps]
- Calling? - No, I just brought my ears.
I punch a code into my lab every day. I've gotten used to the tones.
I'd say I'd kiss you, but been there, done that.
Oh my God.
[machine beeping]
Daly.
[suspenseful music plays]
[squishing]
[door buzzes]
Oh great. You're back.
Was there a chandelier there?
Well, if there was, it would've been over a century ago.
The whole system is defunct.
Come on. The city shut that system down in the 1930s.
There's no way it could generate a spark of any kind.
No, he's right.
Listen, kids, I've been playing ball with you for hours, but I'm done.
Time to call it a day.
There's no way this system's capable of lighting anything.
The Callings aren't literal.
We're supposed to pay attention to the electrical unit,
which means, Mr. I've-Been on-the-Callings-Unit-for-Eight-Months,
that we...
Follow the wires.
I'll take the downstairs.
What? You've gotta be kidding me.
There is nothing down there.
Bill, are you okay?
- What happened to him? How'd he get here? - [Saanvi] I don't know. Uh...
Okay, we know that after Cal touched the tail fin,
he saw Daly in the glow.
And Daly wanted Cal to stay there.
Then he blipped back into the plane at Eureka for a few seconds.
And then he disappeared again. I assume back into the glow.
That leads us back to our original question.
How'd he get here?
I mean, his vitals are completely normal.
So, what? He's comatose like the detainees?
No. No, not according to his charts.
I mean, he has been sedated
to make it easier to monitor his brain activity and vitals.
- Saanvi. - What?
My Calling.
"Wake him up." We have to wake him up.
He could have information about the glow. Bill!
He doesn't have the vapors. They've pumped him full of Ketofol.
Gotta get him to talk.
Someone could come in any second now. Bill, can you hear me?
Did I ever tell you what my favorite movie was?
Uh, Shawshank Redemption? Arrival?
No, Pulp Fiction.
[gasps]
[thunder rumbling]
[distorted whirs]
Wow, it's nice to see a familiar face. Hi.
Angelina, you're alive?
Did I bring you here?
We always seem to find a way to each other. We're connected, Cal.
No, I don't wanna be anywhere near you.
[panting]
- [gasping] - [Ben] Bill? Bill. Bill.
Can you see me? Can you see me?
[sighs] Thank God.
Okay. You're gonna be okay, all right?
Now, can you remember anything about the glow or how you got here
or when you got here?
[machine beeping]
Okay, he's trying to say something. It's okay. Hey, take your time.
- [buzzer sounds] - Shit.
[man] All passengers must scan and return to sleeping quarters...
This is what Vance was trying to warn us about.
- I can't leave him here. - No, no.
If they catch us, they're gonna lock us up in solitary for God knows how long.
- And then we're no use to Daly or anybody. - Calling. We have to wake him up.
We did that already. And to be able to do more, we have to leave.
- [Ben] Right. - Ben. Now.
We'll be back for you, okay? I promise you.
- [Saanvi] Ben. Let's go. - I promise you.
Look, I do not give you permission to be back here,
so let's just wrap this little charade up.
- Has this always been a wall? - Did you hear me?
You're gonna have to come back with a warrant!
[faint music plays]
I bet a contractor would deem this a fake wall.
Mick, watch out.
Get up!
[man grunting]
[hammer pounding]
[video game music playing]
Oh my God, this is his trafficking ring.
Is everyone okay? Okay, you guys are safe now, all right?
- Daddy! - Charlie?
I think Joe's Calling just saved his son.
[police siren blares]
He created whole new identities for them.
Forged adoption papers. Faked birth certificates.
You caught this just in time.
Yeah, I know.
These kids thought they were going to camp.
They had no idea what was gonna happen.
We've been after this ring for almost a year.
Now it's busted wide open. Good job. We'll take it from here.
Listen. DCS, they had him placed with a family. You don't understand that?
[woman] We've had him with several families.
Once they find out his father was on Flight--
I promise I will personally do my best to get him into the right home.
Can I go live with my dad? He's the right home for me.
Hey, your dad, he loves you so much.
I know that 'cause he's got a picture of you beside his heart.
He does?
Hey, you know what your dad told me?
He said you help him every single time he gets scared of the dark. You help him.
Yeah, I say, "It's okay, Daddy. We're all scared of the dark sometimes."
And he feels better.
We'll make sure he's placed with a family sympathetic toward 828.
Oh, I'm gonna make sure of that.
Hey, you're gonna be okay. All right, Charlie? I promise you.
Come here. Come here, buddy.
- All right. - Thank you.
You all right?
I'm pregnant. I get lightheaded sometimes.
- Are you hurt? Did you hit-- - [Polly] No, I'm okay.
Thank you.
[man] You look fantastic.
[Polly] Thank you.
[indistinct chatter]
[Joe] You guys just missed the crackdown,
but I hope you had a good time out in the world today.
[Michaela] We did.
We, um... We solved your Calling.
Does that mean you'll call about my son?
They'll do you one better.
Come with us. We'll tell you everything you need to know.
[door buzzes]
[woman speaking indistinctly over P.A.]
He was a little rattled,
but he has no idea how much danger he was in.
Your Calling saved his life.
[Joe] Charlie.
Charlie. Oh my God. My boy.
I missed you.
I missed you too, Daddy. Look, I have a wiggly tooth.
And guess what? I get to see you all the time now.
My new foster family said they'd bring me for visits anytime,
just until I get to live with you again.
They have this monster playset.
And Caleb, he was fostered too.
He says he has an extra night-light for me.
He gets scared of the dark sometimes, just like me and you.
Buddy, today is a reminder.
The dark never lasts.
You had a hell of a day.
Yeah, I got to be a detective again. I got to actually help make a difference.
Yeah, you did.
[chuckles]
Zeke, it felt good.
It just felt good being back out there doing that.
My thanks is I got locked right back up here.
[scoffs]
Gonna suck, huh?
Don't focus on the impact the bad ones have on you.
Focus on the impact you have on the good ones.
That's why I love you.
You always know exactly what to say.
Hmm.
But sometimes words aren't enough.
I could really use a hug right now.
I'd give you one if I could.
Can you at least tell me everything's gonna be okay?
[knocking]
[Jared] Uh, Mick?
Hey, yeah, come on in.
[Michaela] Hey.
[sentimental music plays]
[Jared] I didn't get a chance to thank you for today.
I don't know. Working together like that, it just, uh, felt like old times.
[laughs softly]
Brought you a little something from the past.
- [Michaela] Uh... - Yeah, it's not the ring.
- Mmm-mm. - Okay. That's good.
Yeah.
Oh!
Nice.
Here you go.
Hello, Lithuania.
[Jared] Cheers.
[knocking]
Hey!
I saw your light on. You good?
I am. In fact, I saw him today.
- Who? - The other chosen one.
Was he happy to see you?
Not really. Um...
He doesn't understand.
But he will.
He will.
[mysterious music plays]
[Cal] I think this is the orchard. Thanks.
You.
- Um... - Yeah.
I bet it's a girl. I don't know for sure, but...
[sentimental music plays]
[Ben] Oh.
Damn it.
- [Saanvi chuckles] - Glad we're on the same side.
We made a pretty good team today.
So, uh, what little lesson do you think Daly brought back with him?
No idea.
But if we've learned anything, it's that we know no one returns empty-handed.
Hmm.
- I thought you were gonna take it easy. - [Saanvi] I can't.
[Ben chuckles] You're too good.
Let's see. What's your next move? I'm curious.
I'm flustered now.
Care to tell me why his nap is over so soon?
What is it?
Come on. Spit it out.
[Zimmer shrieks]
[theme music plays]