Contrails

"Contrails"
Information
Season 1, Episode 11
Premiere date	January 14, 2019
Written by	Matthew Lau Bobak Esfarjani
Directed by	Marisol Adler
Episode Chronology
← Previous	"Crosswinds"
Next →	"Vanishing Point"

"Contrails" is the eleventh episode of the first season of Manifest. It premiered on January 14, 2019 on NBC.

Synopsis

Ben heeds Cal's calling to help Captain Daly clear his name for what happened to Flight 828, and the journey uncovers a seeming conspiracy that stems all the way back to the day the plane disappeared. Meanwhile, Michaela assists Autumn in her own journey of redemption, but has Autumn truly set out to redeem herself, or is she still working against the passengers?[src]

Plot

In flashbacks, Captain Bill Daly and co-pilot Amuta fly Flight 828 through an unexpected storm. In 2018, Vance accuses him of questionable decisions. In the present, Bill tells Ben how he has been blamed for what happened to Flight 828 and the event separated him from his family. Michaela contacts Amuta, who supports Bill's claim but has returned to Jamaica. Bill and Ben meet with a meteorologist, Roger Mencin, who suspected dark lightning contributed to Flight 828 vanishing, but he was coerced into silence before he could share his views publicly. Director Jansen prompts Autumn to visit Michaela, who is watching Cal. Believing he can prove he was not at fault for Flight 828, Bill abducts Fiona, whom he believes was involved in the conspiracy. Bill flies a stolen airplane and Fiona into another dark lightning storm. The Air National Guard claims the airplane was shot down, but the media reports no wreckage was recovered. Meanwhile, Michaela learns Roger died in a suspicious boating accident and suspects Autumn overheard a conversation about him. Grace discovers Cal is missing.

Cast

Starring Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone Josh Dallas as Ben Stone Athena Karkanis as Grace Stone J.R. Ramirez as Jared Vasquez Luna Blaise (Credit only) Jack Messina as Cal Stone Parveen Kaur as Saanvi Bahl* Guest Starring Shirley Rumierk as Autumn Cox Frank Deal as Captain Daly Francesca Faridany as Fiona Clarke Daryl Edwards as NSA Director Vance Bruce MacVittie as Roger Mencin

Co-Starring H. Foley as Harris Brandon Schraml as Jansen Joseph Latimore as Carl Leajoto Robinson as Co-Pilot Amuta Uncredited Mugga as Bethany Collins* Curtiss Cook as Radd Campbell*

Note:
*:Only in archive footage

Deaths

• Roger Mencin (died in a boating accident presumably arranged by the Major)

Trivia

• The episode was originally promoted under the title of "KXTA".
• This is the first, and so far the only episode of the series to have more than one main character not appearing in new footage, in this case being Olive Stone and Saanvi Bahl.
• This is the first episode where a main character appears in archive footage but not in new footage, in this case being Saanvi Bahl.

Videos

1x11 - Contrails - Promo