Scott Burroughs

Scott Burroughs is a forty-something artist, and one of two survivors of the plane crash. Scott has largely wasted his life drinking, and has only recently gotten back on track by recommitting to his art. Scott is first invited onto the plane by the flirtatious Maggie, who urges Scott to avoid the lengthy ferry trip for a shorter, simpler flight. Scott’s lifelong love of swimming helps him to save himself and JJ after the crash, but his lifelong love of privacy and anonymity (in addition to his survival) make him a central and very public point of focus in the aftermath of the crash. Scott comes to recognize that he and JJ will forever be bound by the crash, and that the crash has given him the opportunity to finally take his life in his own hands and make something of it.

JJ Bateman

JJ Bateman...