04x07 - Romeo

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Previously on Manifest

Major says proceed.

They're using

massive electrical currents to

do experiments on their brains.

My son is channeling the pain

from one of the missing passengers.

It's all about the work for you.

I loved you. Vi, I'll always love you.

- Mommy!

- Give me back my daughter!

I just wanted to thank

you for saving us.

Anyone would've done the same.

I don't know if the people

I hurt will forgive me.

It's not about them.

It's about you.

And seeing yourself as

someone worthy of being loved.

We might just be on

the brink of changing

the very definition of science

as we know it.

It might very well

be the signature of

The divine?

Did I pass out?

After you insisted you

weren't gonna go back inside.

- But, Cal, we

- Don't.

We need to get you to a

doctor. You look like hell.

You're one to talk.

I can smell the alcohol

on your breath from here.

You collapsed. This is serious.

- It could be

- Anything.

It could be the flu, for all

we know. Don't worry about it.

I can sense you're worried about it.

Why don't we get your dad and

have Saanvi run some tests?

I am not telling my family.

And Saanvi's practically family.

Besides, she has enough

on her plate already.

- She'd make room.

- I said no!

They are just starting to

pull themselves together again

with Eden home.

Last thing they need is for me

to stress them out all over again,

especially over something

that could be nothing.

Fine. What If I can get you

to somebody who isn't family?

I need that address.

Let's pick up the pace.

Yeah, I got this right here.

Homicide on line 2. Where's the captain?

Just grab Thompson. We

need to get a team together.

Okay. Okay.

What the hell is going on?

Another passenger was

m*rder*d. Anna Ross.

That's another 828er in 24 hours.

They don't think that Colvin

No, he's cleared for

everything but extortion.

Okay, so what's the plan?

Registry is all over this. Already

combing Anna's house for clues.

No, I mean, what is the

plan with the passengers?

Why is there not a cop

at every 828er's door?

That's the first thing I

suggested to the new boss.

I'm not the enemy here.

I know. I'm sorry. Just

Look. I had another Calling. There

was blood pouring down a red X.

I don't think this k*ller

is close to being done.

All right. I'll talk to the

captain and see what I can do. Okay?

- But in the meantime

- Steer clear of Anna's. Got it.

Saanvi, the sun is barely

up. What time did you get in?

I never left. I was going

over Cal's scar sample results.

And it turns out it's regular

tissue. Then Olive ca

Saanvi, you are gonna burn out

if you don't take

some time for yourself.

Get this. Sapphire may be the antenna

that tunes us in to

divine consciousness.

Sapphire, like on the tail fin

and the driftwood from Noah's Ark.

All I need is to get my

hands on some sapphire.

Hold on a second. What you need

is to take care of yourself.

Vance, I am.

Don't you see? There may be a

way for passengers after all.

A way for us to make it past 2024.

Of course you'll make it.

It's your father's 60th.

Oh my God! You're not listening to me!

There is no point in

buying me a plane ticket

or talking about anything

past June 2nd, 2024

because I will be dead.

We already lost you once.

I will not hear this again!

She just doesn't understand.

Of course she does. She

just doesn't want to.

Neither of us do.

Well, neither do I.

I would do anything for more time.

So why don't you? Surely there

must be somebody at the lab.

What lab, Dad?

After the plane disappeared,

the government shut it all down.

Then what about that nice man I met?

Vance? I haven't heard from him.

And your friend, the doctor? Alex?

There's no way to right the Lifeboat.

Passengers keep doing awful things.

Keep k*lling innocent people.

Maybe it's not about

righting the Lifeboat.

Maybe it's about

finding another way.

Okay.

Everything's been processed

under your pseudonym.

Even put "Gabriel"

down on your lab work.

Thank you for that.

And for seeing us on no notice.

Anything for friends of Dr. Bahl.

So, Gabriel

the CBC test results will

take a few more hours.

From there, you may need to come in

for a bone marrow aspiration and biopsy

to get the most accurate diagnosis.

Okay, but

But your condition

appears to be consistent

with falling out of remission.

Meaning my cancer's back.

Until the results come in,

I can't say for certain.

I know it's hard.

Try and focus on something else today.

Find a way to take

your mind off all this.

And do what?

Live your life.

Hey, sweetie.

- You wanna draw on this?

- No!

Chin up, kiddo.

You didn't like me hovering when

you were building Lincoln Logs.

Not at first, but I came around.

Hey, you still stuck in there?

Ben, Anna Ross was m*rder*d.

- What? She was just at the house.

- I know. That's why I'm calling you.

Jared's gonna meet me at Sam's

to see if there's

something we've missed,

but two 828 murders, that's not random,

unless there's some connection

between Sam and Anna.

I hope so, for all our sakes.

Okay, uh, I will be in touch. But

until then, hunker down. Cal too.

Yeah.

Cal?

Hey, Cal?

Hi, it's Gabriel.

Please leave a message.

Oh, there you are. Thank God.

Thank God you're all right.

Why wouldn't I be?

Look, I'm sorry I

yelled at you last night.

Did something happen?

Anna Ross was m*rder*d.

Oh my God.

Someone's k*lling 828ers.

Can't have anything happen,

which is why you gotta lay low.

- No leaving the house.

- Wait. What?

No one even knows who I am.

Angelina does.

Who's she gonna tell? The

police? They'll arrest her.

Cal, It's nonnegotiable.

Your life could be in danger.

Yeah, some life.

Cal.

He's got a lot on his mind.

Are those letters?

Huh.

A little young to be spelling.

I don't think she's spelling, Dad.

I think she's having a Calling.

Well, don't look at

me. Go figure it out.

- What? Now? I just told Cal to lay low.

- Eden needs your help.

She can't follow a Calling,

but you can follow it for her.

Maybe it could be something that

could help us catch this k*ller.

All right, you sure you don't mind?

And spend time with my granddaughter

I haven't seen in two years?

I'm positive.

All right. Don't worry, peanut.

Gonna figure this out

for the both of us.

Dad,

lock the door behind me.

Hey, I got your message.

Hey, um, thanks for

coming on your day off.

Of course. Two passenger

killings in the last 24 hours?

It's not a coincidence,

agreed. But why these two?

I don't know. I doubt we're

gonna find any answers here.

Between us and the Registry, this

place has been combed through.

Okay, we gotta comb again. There's

gotta be something in there.

Um, hello?

Oh, it's okay. It's

all right. We're police.

Did you know Sam?

We weren't besties, but he was nice.

Certainly didn't deserve all the hate.

For being a passenger, or

Those anti-828 people are no joke.

Stalking? Vandalism?

Like a Kim K robbery-level stalking.

Even cost me a babysitting gig.

Sam didn't have kids though.

Some lady and her daughter

were staying with him last year.

I offered to sit, but they took off.

I think the fear got to them.

Is this the kid?

Hey, yeah, I found the connection.

Anna and Sam both took

in Angelina at some point.

- So much for steering clear.

- Did you just hear me?

Angelina could be out

there on some revenge spree

against anyone who helped her, or,

I don't know, didn't help her enough.

Well, I could tell you where she's not.

Her psycho mom's place in Westchester.

Noelle's in New York?

Yeah, Registry got a tip.

Tossed the place. No sign of Angelina.

Well, maybe we poke the

hornet's nest a little more,

- see what we can stir up.

- Mick.

Look. I might find something

that your guys missed.

If Noelle can help me

get closer to Angelina,

to just ending this, then

Okay. Yeah, I'll send you the address.

Just, please, with everything going on,

be careful.

Yes. Thanks.

Explain to me again why

you think it's a good idea

to tear apart a $10,000 laser.

Because lasers use high-grade

sapphire in their lenses.

And right now, this lens

is all that we've got.

This is a loaner. Last thing

I need is for you to break

that.

For you to break that.

- Tell me this wasn't worth it.

- It wasn't worth it.

You just spent $10,000 on an antenna.

It's not any antenna.

Instead of waiting for the

Callings to come to us

You tune into them?

Yes. We'd have an all-access

pass to unlimited Callings.

All right. Maybe this was worth it.

Now all I need is an instruction manual.

Where you going? Why

is your shirt ironed?

Well, 'cause I'm

following doctor's orders.

I was told to do anything

other than wait for bad news,

so I'm going out.

Look, I feel for you,

sometimes literally,

but your dad was pretty explicit.

Zeke,

for once in my extremely

shortened life, I'm gonna live.

Can you please hold? Okay, thanks.

May I help you?

I hope so. I'm looking

for a place for my father.

He's He needs help.

One minute, he's with us.

The next, he's dragging me off to

the 500 Club to see Frank Sinatra.

I mean, we're pretty short-staffed.

I don't know if there's

anyone around that can

Please. I'll show myself around. I

can't manage him by myself anymore.

Yeah.

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Okay, just a quick look around.

All right.

And don't disturb any of our clients.

Sure.

Hello, ALNI.

Yes.

Okay.

Who do you think you are?

You have some nerve thinking you

can flash your badge and barge in.

The police were already

here, demolishing my home.

Do you know what your partner

did to me? She abducted my child.

Actually, it sounds like she

saved your child from you.

How dare you! The only person Angelina

needed saving from was herself.

I bet she did k*ll those people.

And if that is anyone's

fault, that's yours.

I tried to protect the

world from my fallen angel,

and I was doing a fine job

of it until you took her away.

So you're telling me the last time

you saw your daughter was in Costa Rica?

The only person I would want

in my home less than you is her.

Wow! You believe all that?

Not a word.

- She certainly doesn't like you.

- I don't need her to.

If she's not gonna give us

proof that Angelina's involved,

maybe the bodies will.

Reynaldo.

Stone.

I haven't seen you

since you left the force,

which begs the question,

why are you in my morgue?

Two 828ers are dead, and I think

they were k*lled by the same person.

I also have a feeling

that person's not done.

We have a theory.

But to get this new boss to

believe it, we need proof.

Well,

both victims have identical markings

made in blood on the

palms of their left hand.

So you are correct in thinking

it could be the same k*ller.

Someone 130-135 pounds minimum.

How do you know that?

The Kn*fe was driven so

deeply into each body,

the hilt left bruising,

and that takes real weight.

There goes our proof.

Angelina's 110, tops.

What are you thinking?

I used to think someone was

trying to pin it on an Xer,

but maybe our k*ller just simply is one.

They were harassing Sam.

Hmm, they clearly know where to find

us, so let's go find one of them.

- Excuse me!

- Oh, I'm sorry. I apologize.

This is, uh this is my wife.

- Sorry I'm late. Traffic was crazy.

- Don't worry, babe.

Dad's gonna love this place. Do

you mind if we take one more lap?

Go ahead.

Hello, ALNI.

Okay, what was so important

that I needed to rush over?

Not what.

Who.

The detained passengers.

How?

Eden's Calling led me to them.

Someone must have dumped them here.

Well, we still don't know what

the major did to them or why.

I think Eden sent us here

to find out. The question

Who the heck are you?

You cannot be in here.

You can't disturb my patients.

Disturb them? Um, they don't

have any brain function.

Wow, cold much? They're still people.

- Let's go.

- You don't understand.

Buddy, don't make me call security.

Okay. Our apologies. We're leaving.

- What? We gotta get back in there.

- Like there's any chance I'd leave now.

Look. I made a promise

to myself a long time ago

that I would never give up on anyone.

Not ever again.

Maybe this is it ♪

This is all we get ♪

Excuse me. Give me another.

Maybe we can pick just a little bit ♪

It's all I get ♪

Before your exit, pull over ♪

Big night? What you celebrating?

Jumping ship.

I think it's about time I

realized I am getting ghosted.

But I don't need a girl tonight ♪

Just came up and feel all right ♪

Um

Do you mind if I get the

check, like, right now?

You know what? It's on me tonight.

Looks like you could use the win.

You know what I could use?

A big, dark cave I can just crawl into.

Well, I'm fresh out of those, but

I do have a bed you could crawl into.

What time do you get off?

Uh, Violet?

- Hi.

- Hey, thanks for meeting me.

I would've come to you,

but with my new job

Oh, don't sweat it. Seriously.

I'm the one that texted you.

Glad you did.

Uh, I've been meaning

to return your coat,

but I wasn't sure how to

reach the hero that saved me.

Oh, please. You're the hero.

This is my favorite jacket.

Uh

So, um

So

what did you have in mind to

to do?

Unless you just wanted your jacket.

Oh, no. Uh, um

I'm easy. Whatever you want.

Well, how about I buy you a drink?

The least I could do after everything.

I mean, only if you want to.

Yeah, a drink.

Uh-huh.

Lead the way. Okay, all right.

For sure.

- Take a look at this.

- Wait.

- You're gonna see what I found.

- I've read enough.

"Enough soft-pedaling

with the 828 passengers."

"Time to treat them like

the vermin they are."

How do you put up with this

sh*t? All the hate 24/7?

I don't. Just gotta tune out the crazies

and learn to find out

which ones are harmless

and which ones mean business.

- XOUT828?

- Look at his most recent posts.

He has a whole game plan

for wiping out 828ers,

starting with passengers

being marked with blood.

Wait. He said blood specifically,

like how the k*ller uses blood

to mark an X on the victim's palm?

It's not public information.

I think we're gonna need a name

and address for this XOUT828.

It sounds like you're

gonna need to call Drea.

I thought this was a

normal bar. I can't do this.

Of course you can.

- Well, I'm not good at singing.

- That's what makes it fun.

No one's good. Haven't

you done this before?

You're a karaoke virgin?

Is that what they're calling it now?

Don't worry. I'll make sure your

first time's one to remember.

Are you kidding me?

Please. I'm a doctor.

One look at their charts.

- That's all we ask. Then we'll go.

- Out of the effing question.

These people were in my care.

Oh yeah? Then what are they doing here?

I don't know,

but there could be something buried

in those charts that could help me

help you take care of them.

If you wanna help, leave.

If I violate HIPAA, I get fired,

and then my patients

are really out of luck.

I am the only one who cares for them.

The facility doesn't even care that

no one knows who these people are.

We know who they are.

They're Flight 828 passengers.

Okay. I see.

You're some of the folks that

are fascinated by the plane.

Okay.

You're wrong. We're some of those

folks that were on the plane.

Hey!

She's not lying. That's Marlon.

His wife, Joelle. And that's Lena.

And that's

Marko.

Oh my God.

Marko.

I'll never forget what the major did.

Those horrible experiments. The

connection you had with my son.

Eden led me here for a reason.

To remember.

It's not good enough to

help myself. I have to help.

All of us.

Forgive me, Marko.

I'm sorry. I'm so sorry.

That can't be.

What did you do?

I asked for his forgiveness.

Well, I think he gave it to you.

He's conscious.

I think these passengers do

have function. They're awake.

Five minutes with their records.

If I can get inside their minds,

imagine the type of care

you could provide for them.

Five minutes, but that is all.

- Anyone catches wind of what we're doing

- They won't. We'll be in and out.

Just one of you.

Go. I'll stay here. I wanna

spend some time with these guys.

All right, so apparently our

guy XOUT828, AKA Greg Turner,

isn't allowed within 50

feet of any passenger.

You really think an Xer is gonna

behave based on a piece of paper?

There's only one way to find out.

We wait.

Figured it was gonna be a long

day. And, yes, before you ask,

there is extra avocado.

Yeah, I'm not making that mistake twice.

Yeah, there it is. Good job.

There's our guy.

Thanks for coming.

I've written all this down for

Cal, but it bears repeating.

This is a powerful opioid for the pain.

No more than two of

these every 12 hours.

Now, we aren't there yet, but

if Cal does end up needing chemo,

he has to stop taking those.

They can mask high temperatures.

His doctor will need to

know if he has a fever.

I can't hold on to these.

I'm all of 18 hours sober.

I've been so focused on

making others' pain go away,

I forgot about me.

My pain.

And now I have no room

left to process it.

I haven't even told

my wife I relapsed yet.

Sorry. It's the first time

I'm saying this out loud.

I don't know what to do.

I know the truth will hurt her.

- But if she finds I kept this secret

- It'll hurt her even more.

It's the nature of secrets.

You've been there.

I have so been there.

I can't believe this is the first

time I'm saying this out loud.

But on the day 828

was supposed to land,

I was at JFK

waiting for Saanvi.

Secrecy breeds pain, Zeke.

Promise me you'll love yourself

enough to make room for it.

Whoa! Talk about a deep cut.

Is this from when we were gone?

Try 20 years before we

existed. It's my mom's favorite.

Moving forward,

using all my breath ♪

Making love to you ♪

Was never second best ♪

I saw the world crashing

all around your face ♪

Never really knowing it

was always mesh and lace ♪

I'll stop the world

and melt with you ♪

You've seen the difference ♪

And it's getting better all the time ♪

Keep going. You're crushing it.

What?

What? What?

Nothing. I just

This is nice, is all.

It's been a while since

I felt like the real me.

Mm.

- Mysterious.

- Hmm.

Okay. Go on, then. Who are you really?

Uh, that's just it.

I'm actually Cal.

Cal Stone.

Cal Stone, the runaway?

But I thought he was

Younger?

Yeah.

Hard to explain, but it's me.

So that little girl

from the compound is

My sister Eden.

Oh my God.

I'm sorry. I should

have told you sooner.

I totally get if you hate me right now.

Hate you? You're gonna hate me.

That lady, Angelina.

I helped her, like, a year ago

with books and diapers and stuff.

I worked at a day care.

So I hooked her up.

I even let her crash there after hours.

I had no idea who she

was or what she had done,

but after seeing that little

girl reunite with her dad, with

with your dad

If only I had told someone sooner.

No. Angelina had us all fooled.

You are a good person.

And after everything you've been

through, you can't. You just

I'll stop the world

and melt with you ♪

I've seen some changes ♪

But it's getting better all the time ♪

There's nothing you and I ♪

- Here.

- No, it's all right. My house is just down the block.

Please. You're freezing out here.

Besides, it looks better on you anyway.

I'll stop the world and melt ♪

Who said chivalry was dead?

I'll stop the world ♪

Wanna come over? I make

an amazing Pop-Tart.

I I should I

should really get back,

but maybe on our next date.

Oh, you thought this was a date?

The future's open wide ♪

I'll stop the world

and melt with you ♪

You're dangerous, Gabriel.

And it's getting better all the time ♪

There's nothing you and I won't do ♪

I'll stop the world

and melt with you ♪

Should be somewhere against

the back wall. I'll keep watch.

I don't understand. I saw

you crying. You're conscious.

How can you not have

any neural activity?

Hey, space cadet. We gotta go,

now. My boss is starting rounds.

Did you find something

that can help them?

I think I found something

that can help all of us.

That guy isn't allowed within

50 feet of a passenger's home.

What does he do? Shows up at one.

Okay, according to Ben's database,

this is Chris Levins's house. Seat 15B.

Someone's home.

Drop it!

Where's the Kn*fe?

The hell? What Kn*fe?

- He's not our guy.

- What? He's outside a passenger's house.

He's not the k*ller.

k*ller? What are you talking

about? Get the hell off of me!

Relax, man! We're not

trying to hurt you!

There's a text from Drea.

Someone just stabbed a

third passenger to death.

Wait. So the serial

k*ller's still out there.

Hunting us.

I'm telling you, a giant light

leaped from Marko's brain scan.

Proving he's conscious?

Well, we saw him cry. We

already knew he was conscious.

Why get a Calling confirming

what you already knew?

That's the thing. I feel like the

Calling wasn't trying to tell me that.

It wasn't only Marko's.

All nine of them lit up.

And the beam wasn't just a light.

It was pointing straight

up like an antenna.

Like an antenna to the glow.

Yeah, but that would mean

These people have a direct

channel to divine consciousness.

How is that even possible?

The goal was never to save people.

What's the point of a powerful mutation

if you can't replicate and weaponize it?

The major.

She did this to them.

Of course she did. The t*rture. The

Forget t*rture for a

second. She figured out a way

to tune the detainees

into the God frequency.

I mean, if I could replicate that,

maybe create our own antenna

Saanvi, stop. What the

major did was awful.

Look what happened to

Marko, to all those

I'd never do that to anyone.

But if I could figure out

how the major did this,

I would know both what

to do and what not to do,

and maybe, just maybe, we can figure

out how to survive our Death Date.

A direct link to divine consciousness?

Yes, without getting anyone stuck there.

I mean, Ben, if our Callings aren't

enough to keep the Lifeboat afloat,

this is our other way.

Eden, her

her Calling led us to this.

She's a chip off the old block.

Thank you.

I know I haven't always been there.

But like you said, you never gave up.

Not on the passengers. Not on me.

It's okay.

What?

Welcome back, friend.

We're about to get started.

Oh, thank you, man.

- There you go.

- Hey, thanks.

Feel like starting off?

Sure.

My name is Zeke.

And as of today, I'm one day sober.

Did you find what you were looking for?

Daddy.

Well, I'd say so.

How did you know to send me there?

And how did that Calling

get in your little head?

Well

however it happened, thank you.

You reminded me that we're

all in the same lifeboat

and that I just might get the

chance to watch you grow up.

This is a sight for sore eyes.

All good things, Mick.

All good things.

Hey, Jared Vasquez from 129.

Do me a solid. Process this guy.

- No time.

- Make time.

He's an Xer in violation

of his court order.

Yep, all right, pal. Let's go.

Hey.

We got a problem.

That's all of them. But so

far, no mention of sapphire.

I don't understand. How could the major

tap into the God frequency without it?

You might want to ask Aria Gupta.

Dr. Gupta. Why would I talk

to her about the detainees?

Seems our old friend

conducted their intake exams.

What?

Why didn't she tell us?

Well, if she was an

accessory to t*rture,

it's not exactly

something you brag about.

You know, maybe she doesn't

understand what the major accomplished.

Okay, well, there's

only one way to find out.

We gotta go talk to her.

We're this close to figuring it out.

A chance for more time.

You all right?

Three of us are dead

and no clue what's next.

What do you think?

I think you don't need to go it alone.

Marko made me realize how

asleep at the wheel I've been.

Ben, you weren't asleep.

You were living a nightmare.

But if you wanna help, I'll take it.

Why did I see a bloody X

if it's not gonna lead me towards

the k*ller or the next victim?

Well, maybe there's more to

your Calling than meets the eye.

Let's start from the top.

I don't know, Ben. The X you drew,

there's something not

quite right about it.

I don't know. It's just It's too

Maybe we're looking at it the wrong way.

That's not an X. That's a cross.

The Calling, it was

leading me to the k*ller.

I was at the right house,

looking at the wrong person.

I know who it is. I

know who the m*rder*r is.

- What the hell, J? You scared us.

- Where is Cal?

Cal? Where is he?

- Whoa. What's up?

- I need to see Cal. Where is he?

I'm here.

Talk to us, Jared. What's happening?

The Registry thinks

they found the k*ller.

It's Noelle, right?

Jared, tell me it's Noelle.

Why are you looking at me?

I don't even know who's dead.

What's this?

This this is the last image

the Registry has of the suspect

before he walks out of

frame, away from the victim.

Victim?

No.

No. She can't be. I was just with her.

With who? Can someone tell

me what the hell's happening?

What's happening is Gabriel

Stone's about to be arrested

for the m*rder of Violet Wheeler.

Jared, this has gotta

be some kind of joke.

Cal didn't leave the house tonight.

I didn't say he did.

The Registry doesn't know about

Cal. They think Gabriel's the k*ller.

Where were you?

Cal!

It doesn't matter where he was.

What matters is where he'll

go. Cal needs to run, now.