Played by: Emilie de Ravin
Reason on Plane: Psychic bought her a ticket to LA to give up baby for adoption
Profession: Was a fry cook at a fish place; did peircings at a tattoo parlor
Claire's Diary

 

Claire is the child of her single mother, Carole, and when we first see her, she's angry. Dark and angry. Claire is in the driver's seat when she is involved in a terrible car accident,  and her mother is left brain dead. At the hospital, Claire learns that her mother's care has been taken care of, by her estranged father Christian Shepherd. Christian explains that he couldn't leave his  family behind to be with Claire's mother. He also encourages Claire to take her mother off of life support. Disgusted, Claire leaves him without learning his name.

 

Later, Claire finds herself unexpectedly pregnant by her boyfriend Thomas. Initially, Thomas encourages her to have the baby, and says that they'll get married. Claire and a friend go to visit a psychic who begins her reading, correctly notes that she's pregnant, and then stops. He sends her away, refusing to finish her reading. Later, when Claire is fairly far along in her pregnancy, Thomas announces that he can't go through with it, and leaves her. Uncertain what to do, Claire decides to give the baby up for adoption. Claire returns to the psychic who tells her that she must keep the baby at all costs. Claire leaves the psychic is undeterred. He calls her repeatedly, all with the same message: do not give up your child.

 

Claire visits with an adoption attorney and a prospective family, but finds that she can't go through with the procedure at the last minute. Claire revisits the psychic who tells her that he's found a family in Los Angeles who wants to adopt the baby, and he has bought her an airline ticket to go meet them. Of course, the ticket is for doomed Flight 815.

 

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