Strain

When JFK ground control loses all contact with an inbound jet after it lands, the CDC Canary team, headed by Dr. Ephraim "Eph" Goodweather, is called to investigate. Goodweather and Dr. Nora Martinez discover all the plane passengers are seemingly dead. They also discover strange parasitic worms aboard the plane and fear an Ebola-like plague could break out. Four people are unexpectedly found alive, including the pilot, Doyle Redfern, though none know what happened. At JFK, Goodweather is approached by Abraham Setrakian, an elderly Harlem pawnbroker. He insists the victims' bodies must be destroyed and the elaborately carved, coffin-like cabinet that was removed from the plane's hold not leave the airport. Meanwhile, recently paroled Gus Elizalde is hired by Mr. Eichhorst, a mysterious man connected to Eldritch Palmer, a wealthy and powerful entrepreneur. Gus is to retrieve the cabinet from the airport. Eph and Nora discover the cabinet is missing, unaware that Jim Kent, their CDC co-worker, has improperly allowed its release. An airport official