William Briscoe

**William "Bill" Briscoe** is a character on HBO Max's *The Flight Attendant*. He is portrayed by Terry Serpico.

Bill Briscoe is the loving husband of Megan Briscoe, but is unaware she is involved in corporate espionage, stealing information from his laptop and delivering it to shady contacts in exchange for money. After Megan's activities come out into the open, he is forced to sell the family house in order to pay the legal bills.

## Throughout the Series

### "Funeralia"

In a secretive meeting at a cafe, a man named Mr. Ho instructs Megan Briscoe to download files off her husband's computer and pass them off to a Mr. Hak. He promises help for her husband and her entire family if things get sticky. She later manages to sneak onto the laptop and complete the transfer.

### "Conspiracy Theories"

Bill tells Megan to not use eBay on his laptop anymore, that it's gotten extremely slow and he thinks that it might have a virus on it. She suggests that he speak to his son about it, saying that she saw him watching highly graphic porn on it. Bill is dubious, saying that his son doesn't even know what that is, but Megan counters that his son is 15 and has surely been watching porn for at least the past five years now. Furthermore, if it wasn't him, then somebody else left the browser open on the porno site. He shouts for his son and walks away, and Megan breathes a sigh of relief.

### "Other People's Houses"

Bill catches Megan standing outside of a motel, waiting to meet one of her shady contacts. He confronts her about it, asking what she's doing there, but she plays it off as setting up a surprise a sexy birthday surprise, some dirty roleplay. She manages to convince him with this excuse, then accuses him of thinking that she might be having an affair. He apologizes and she accepts the apology, but tells him not to be stupid the next time he sees her standing in the parking lot of a motel. She agrees to cancel the motel, but not the dirty roleplay, and he drives off.

### "After Dark"

Bill enters the room while Megan is having breakfast. She asks why he's up so early and he tells her that there's a computer issue at work and they need him to come immediately. He tells her that he'll call her later and leaves.

### "Hitchcock Double"

Megan calls Bill. He asks her what she needs and she tells him that she's just checking up on him as he left that morning in a rush. He tells her that they think there's malware on his computer and that it might be spyware from the North Korean government. She acts shocked, saying that he works as a tech company, but he explains that they do government contracts. He continues that they think it might be espionage and that he did it. She responds with outrage, but he says that it's his computer and she's the only one who ever uses it besides him. This seems to sink it and he asks her about the time she asked him to bring his computer home. She tries to play it off, but he's unconvinced, asking her if she did it. She replies that she only wants the best for them and he would never do anything to hurt her. "Would you?" she asks him. He replies that he wouldn't and hangs up.

### "Brothers & Sisters"

Megan, who has been on the run for over a year, arranges a meeting with Bill through Eli, who reveals that Bill had to sell the family home in order to make ends meet because of the legal bills. When Eli reveals Megan to Bill, he sends Eli away, telling him to go back to work. Bill asks Megan just why she did what she did. She tells him that she doesn't think the answer will help, but he replies that he asked and he wants to hear it anyway. Megan tells him that she wants it to be clear that it wasn't anything that he did, that he was always very sweet. She continues that she felt like their relationship was on auto-pilot, that she wanted more, to feel special and seen. She tells him that her time away has made her realize that she only wants him and Eli. He, however, tells her that it isn't that simple, that the FBI told him to call them if she ever came back. He tells her that he has to protect their family, but she pleads that it isn't their family if she is not in it. He, however, walks away, leading her to shout after him, pleading in anguish for him to come back. He, however, does not.

### "Backwards and Forwards"

Late one evening, Bill and Eli emerge from a van in front a large, well-appointed house where Megan is waiting with a tall man. Megan covers her mouth and sobs upon their arrival, saying that she didn't know if they were going to come and that nobody would let her call them. They discuss the house, which it turns out is where they'll be staying as new members of the witness protection program. Bill says that it's big and that he likes the yard. The agent is pleased with this, saying that it's good when those in witness protection like where they end up. He addresses Bill and Megan as "Mr. and Mrs. Jones," as these are their new names for witness protection. "Shall we?" asks Megan, and she, Bill and Eli all head inside the house.

## Appearances

Season One
* "Rabbits"
* "Conspiracy Theories"
* "Other People's Houses"
* "After Dark"
* "Hitchcock Double"

Season Two
* "Brothers & Sisters"
* "Backwards and Forwards"