

Perlman encourages Max to meet with another survivor, Carla Rodrigo, whose infant was held in her lap while the plane fell. As he survived without injury, he thinks himself invulnerable to death. He begins drawing abstract pictures of the crash. He is preoccupied with his new perspective on life following his near death experience. Max avoids the press and becomes distant from Laura and his son Jonah. The boy Max sat next to, Byron, publicly thanks him in television interviews, for the way he comforted passengers while the plane fell out of control during the crash. The media call Max "The Good Samaritan" in news reports. Max's late business partner's wife, Nan Gordon, asks about Jeff's last moments. Laura Klein, Max's wife, notices the strange behavior. Max is forced to snap back at the psychiatrist rudely, to be rid of him. Perlman annoyingly tags behind Max back to his home, prodding him for information about the crash. Bill Perlman, the airline's psychiatrist.ĭr. He wants to fly home, having no fear of air travel. The airline representative offers him train tickets. They question his choice to not contact family to tell them he is fine. The next morning, he is accosted by FBI investigators. He finishes the strawberry without an allergic reaction. At the restaurant Alison notices Max eating a strawberry. Along the way he meets an old girlfriend from high school, Alison. He is disgusted by the investigators wanting to interview him. Focusing on the survivors, a team of investigators from the FAA and the airline company conduct interviews. The crash site is chaotic, filled with first responders and other emergency personnel. Among the few survivors, most are terribly injured. In the aftermath of the crash, most passengers died. Max was telling his business partner, Jeff Gordon, of his fear of flying as they took off. Flight attendants move through the cabin, telling another passenger, Carla Rodrigo, traveling with an infant, to hold the infant in her lap as the plane plummets out of control, while telling other passengers to buckle into their seats. He sits next to Byron Hummel, a young boy flying alone. His calm enables him to dispel fear in the flight cabin. The plane plummets, but strangely Max is calm.
