The Stones realize they cannot trust the authorities. The "official" narrative of Flight 828 is a cover for a shadow operation.
The story begins with falling into a sudden, unexplained illness. He develops a high fever and starts speaking in a foreign language (Bulgarian), screaming "Help me!" in a voice that isn't his own. Manifest_S01e06
While Ben focuses on the science and the search, uses her position in the NYPD to investigate the shipping containers where the passengers are being held. She faces resistance from her partner, Jared , who is torn between his duty and his lingering feelings for her. The Stones realize they cannot trust the authorities
The episode ends on a haunting note: though Cal’s fever breaks when the experiments momentarily stop, the realization settles in that the passengers are being hunted by the very people who claimed to be helping them. He develops a high fever and starts speaking