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Michaela Stone
An NYPD officer and Flight 828 passenger. She returns still carrying guilt over the car crash that killed her friend Evie.
COMPLETE SEASON 1 GUIDE · EPISODE 14 OF 16
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Episode 14 · Upgrade
The setup
Zeke has the same unusual blood marker as the returned passengers. Public hostility is growing, while Ben and Grace are beginning to reconnect.
OPTIONAL REFERENCECharacters, places and useful termsContains story details. Open after watching.
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11 peopleThe only names you need
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Ben Stone
Michaela’s brother, a mathematician and Flight 828 passenger determined to protect his family and understand what happened.
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Cal Stone
Ben and Grace’s son. He boarded Flight 828 aged ten with leukaemia and returns the same age, although his twin has grown older.
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Dr Saanvi Bahl
A medical researcher and Flight 828 passenger whose cancer work advanced dramatically while she was missing.
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Jared Vasquez
Michaela’s former fiancé and fellow police officer. During her absence he married her best friend, Lourdes.
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Lourdes
Michaela’s lifelong best friend and Jared’s wife, who grieved for Michaela throughout the missing years.
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Zeke Landon
A troubled hiker with an extraordinary account of surviving a blizzard in a cave.
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The Major
The unseen senior figure directing the experiments and surveillance aimed at the returned passengers.
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Alice Ciccone
A desperate Church of the Returned follower whose husband is dying from cancer.
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Adrian Shannon
A Flight 828 passenger who leads the Church of the Returned and encourages belief in the passengers’ powers.
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James Griffin
A violent robber found alive inside a submerged getaway van.
WHILE WATCHING
Recap as you go
Three safe stops for the callings, Flight 828 mystery and changing relationships. Open only the last scene you have reached.
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AFTER WATCHING
Key story points
Hidden until you finish the episode.
Content note: Death, bereavement, medical distress, peril, violence and family conflict.