Kathryn Fitz

Kathryn Fitz
Biographical Information
Alias:	The Major Ellen Ragier (cover)
Gender:	Female
Status:	Alive (New Timeline) Deceased (Original Timeline)
Deathdate:	December 28, 2019
Cause of Death:	Intentional anaphylaxis caused by Saanvi Bahl
Occupation:	US Army Major General Psychiatrist (undercover)
Family Information
Relatives:	Sarah Fitz (daughter)
Physical Description
Species:	Human
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Brown
Show Information
Portrayed By:	Elizabeth Marvel
First Mention:	"Off Radar"
First Appearance:	"Vanishing Point"
Latest Appearance:	"Icing Conditions"
Latest Mention:	"Mayday (Part 2)"

Major-General Kathryn Fitz, better known as The Major, is a Major-General in the United States Army. After the return of Montego Air Flight 828, Fitz takes an interest in the passengers and stars researching them and experimenting on some. While still keeping tabs on the passengers, she would pose as a therapist under the alias of Ellen Ragier, getting valuable information she needed for her research through Saanvi Bahl.

On December 28, 2019, Fitz was unintentionally killed by Saanvi due to not using her antidote on her in time. After Fitz's death, her body was thrown in the river by the NSA, who cover up her death. This would attract the attention of her daughter, Sarah, who becomes concerned about her mother's "disappearance."

After a new timeline was created, Fitz is restored to life.

Biography

Before Flight 828

Kathryn Fitz graduated with a Behavioral Science and Leadership major at West Point. She then got her PhD in Psychology at Harvard, eventually becoming a psychological warfare specialist. Fitz then served as 30 years in the Black Ops before becoming the Major General in the United States Army. Around that time, she would adopt the title of "the Major." ("False Horizon")

After Flight 828

When Flight 828 returns after its five-and-a-half year disappearance, the Major takes an interest in the passengers. She goes as far as to abduct and experiment on 11 of them, using Fiona Clarke's psychological research as a way of experimentation. ("Off Radar")

Even after her experiments are compromised, she still keeps tabs on various 828 passengers. She continues her research and investigation into Flight 828, the blood markers, and the Callings. As a way of getting inside information, she poses as a psychiatrist named Ellen Ragier, and begins using her sessions with 828 passenger Saanvi Bahl to continue her own research. ("Estimated Time of Departure") She also takes great interest in Cal Stone, calling him the "Holy Grail" of her research.

When Saanvi learns that the Major was posing as a psychiatrist to gain information, Saanvi meets her in a park to interrogate her on the research. To gain leverage, Saanvi induces anaphylaxis and has a treatment for it. The Major tries to gain her leverage back, saying that Saanvi is not a killer and she won't let her die. They have a skirmish over the antidote. In the midst of the scuffle, the antidote is dropped, and the Major dies due to Saanvi not being able to inject her with the antidote in time. Right before her death, the Major reveals to Saanvi that the US army never found a cure and that they were intending on weaponizing the DNA mutation and infecting people with it.

To protect Saanvi, Vance and his team cover up the Major's death making it look like Fitz was killed by a foreign spy. However, in actuality, Vance's team rented a truck from private garbage disposal service to help retrieve the Major's body out of the park, before eventually disposing of her body in an unknown lake.

After Vance's survival is revealed, the government agents interrogating him reveal that the Major's project was shut down after her death.

Some time after this, the Major's daughter, Sarah Fitz, becomes concerned about her mother's absence and begins looking for her mother. Finally, she reaches out to Michaela Stone and the NYPD for help. Stone refuses to take on the case, but Jared Vasquez takes interest and begins looking into Fitz's death, before being told by Vance's team that the Major was killed by a foreign spy and that he should close the case.

Fitz is restored to life in the new timeline, not taking an interest in the passengers anymore, but possibly just working and handling current government situations.

Appearances

Manifest: Season One
"Pilot"	"Reentry"	"Turbulence"	"Unclaimed Baggage"	"Connecting Flights"	"Off Radar"	"S.N.A.F.U."	"Point of No Return"
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Absent	Mentioned
"Dead Reckoning"	"Crosswinds"	"Contrails"	"Vanishing Point"	"Cleared for Approach"	"Upgrade"	"Hard Landing"	"Estimated Time of Departure"
Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned	Appears	Mentioned	Appears	Absent	Appears

Manifest: Season Two
"Fasten Your Seatbelts"	"Grounded"	"False Horizon"	"Black Box"	"Coordinated Flight"	"Return Trip"	"Emergency Exit"
Appears	Appears	Appears	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Carry On"	"Airplane Bottles"	"Course Deviation"	"Unaccompanied Minors"	"Call Sign"	"Icing Conditions"
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears

Manifest: Season Three
"Tailfin"	"Deadhead"	"Wingman"	"Tailspin"	"Water Landing"	"Graveyard Spiral"	"Precious Cargo"
Absent	Absent	Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned	Absent	Absent
"Destination Unknown"	"Bogey"	"Compass Calibration"	"Duty Free"	"Mayday (Part 1)"	"Mayday (Part 2)"
Absent	Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned	Mentioned

Trivia

• Arguably her malice and lack of empathy came back to bite Kathryn. She refused to make a deal with Saanvi, for the antidote, destroying the only cure to her poisoning in the struggle. Ironic, much like the Joker in Arkham City.
• Kathryn is brilliant in that she took non-Americans who were on Flight 828 for experiments. There would be no family in America looking for them.