Unclaimed Baggage

"Unclaimed Baggage"
Information
Season 1, Episode 4
Premiere date	October 15, 2018
Written by	Laura Putney Margaret Easley
Directed by	Craig Zisk
Episode Chronology
← Previous	"Turbulence"
Next →	"Connecting Flights"

"Unclaimed Baggage" is the fourth episode of the first season of Manifest. It premiered on October 15, 2018 on NBC.

Synopsis

When a mysterious message leads Saanvi to the flight attendant of 828, she enlists Ben's help in uncovering a secret about the plane. Meanwhile, Michaela begins to question the nature of the callings when one goes horribly awry, leaving Jared to suffer the consequences.[src]

Plot

Saanvi has a Calling of a stone statue leaving wet footprints. After learning that her brain scans are similar to those of sufferers of schizophrenia, she is accosted by a patient who bursts out of his hospital room gibbering about Bethany, an attendant on flight 828. Bethany reveals that the patient, Thomas, was a stowaway on the flight she was helping to smuggle out of Jamaica to avoid persecution due to his homosexuality.

While on stakeout for a gun deal crackdown, Michaela and Jared reminisce about their past relationship. Michaela discovers that Jared set up the roster such that they would be together for the stakeout, and insists on dealing with her issues without his help. She has a Calling similar to Saanvi's: a winged stone statue urging her to "save him". This compels her to raid the deal location before the buyer appears in order to save the ATF's mole. However, the mole was safe undercover and the entire operation is ruined. Jared takes the blame for making the call to move in, is suspended, and urges Michaela to seek help with what she's dealing with.

Michaela and Saanvi's storylines intersect when Thomas escapes from his hospital. Along with Bethany, the two narrowly escape the NSA, who are also searching for Thomas. Bethany deduces from their shared Calling that Thomas is waiting at the statue of the Angel of the Waters at Bethesda Fountain. Despite agreeing to meet his boyfriend Leo there, Leo disappeared two years after flight 828 vanished. With the others' assistance, Thomas seeks shelter in one of the Taylors' now-unmanaged properties. Afterwards, Ben theorizes that the Callings might not be benevolent, and Michaela wonders if they even have a choice whether to follow them.

Now that Ben is back, the life insurance Grace claimed on him is being taken back by the insurance company, and they might lose their house. However, Ben easily buys them more time to pay back their loans. Olive is caught shoplifting and Grace's lover Danny appears to collect her at the same time Ben does. After taking her home, Ben assures Olive of his unconditional support. Though Olive asks Ben not to tell Grace, she learns about her shoplifting from Danny. Additionally, despite agreeing to break things off with him, Grace still texts Danny. Following this, she and Ben are on uneasy terms.

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 as Olive Stone Jack Messina (Credit only) Parveen Kaur as Saanvi Bahl Guest Starring Daniel Sunjata as Danny Mugga as Bethany Collins Sheldon Best as Thomas Daryl Edwards as NSA Director Vance Alfredo Narciso as Captain Riojas Frank Deal as Capt. Bill Daly

Co-Starring Tim Moriarty as NSA Deputy Tim Powell Gary Lee Mahmoud as Dr. Ron Feldman Jon Viktor Corpuz as Avery Jenna Kurmemaj as Young Olive Fortuna Gebresellasie as Make-Up Artist Gregory Dann as Undercover Agent Oscar Torres II as Officer Tony Diaz Katie Calogero as Med Student Denise Keizer as Nurse Kisha Barr as Psych Ward Nurse Jamil A.C. Magnan as Security Lisa Bol as Gray Woman

Trivia

• Starting with this episode, Mugga is credited as "Guest Starring", as opposed to "Co-Starring".
• This is the first episode in the series to have an absent starring cast member in an episode, in this case being Jack Messina, who portrays Cal.
• The title has a double meaning. Thomas was a stowaway hiding down in the cargo hold alongside baggage, and had nobody waiting for him on the outside, so he was unclaimed.
• Saanvi's vision about the fountain creepily invokes the Weeping Angels from Doctor Who.

Videos

1x04 - Unclaimed Baggage - Promo