Kim Hammond

**Kim Hammond** is a main character in the first season of HBO Max's *The Flight Attendant*. She is portrayed by Merle Dandridge.

She is a no-nonsense lead FBI agent who ends up revisiting some of her own mistakes while investigating all of Cassie's.

## Throughout the Series

### "In Case of Emergency"

Following the murder of Alex Sokolov in Bangkok, Kim Hammond is assigned as the lead agent at the FBI to investigate his case, along with her partner, Van White. She calls Sokolov's residence and asks to speak with either Edward or Janet Sokolov. The person on the other end of the line is Janet and when Kim tells her that she has a few questions about her son, she asks what happened to her son. Kim is forced to deliver the bad news of his death, not having realized that nobody had told her.

Later, Kim and Van conduct interviews of three flight attendants on the plane which Alex took to Bangkok - Cassandra Bowden, Megan Briscoe and Shane Evans. They seem particularly interested in the activities of Cassandra in their interviews with Megan and Shane, their suspicions likely accentuated by the fact that Cassandra seemingly tried to flee the airport without speaking to them. During the interview, Cassandra claims to have only spoken to Alex a few times, lying about the truth of their relationship and the one-night stand she had with him before she woke up with him dead in the bed next to her.

### "Rabbits"

Kim Hammond tells Van White that they got the footage from Bangkok, specifically that there is none, as six hours before Alex Sokolov's death it went dark, making for twelve hours of worthless static. He asks if there's any physical evidence and she tells him it's all tied up in State, suggesting that they take another run at Cassandra Bowden and see if she tries to flee again. They do just this and get Cassie to admit this time that she had sex with Alex, but she claims that when she woke up the next morning eh was alive and asks them to investigate somebody called Miranda Croft. During the interview, Van goes off book by showing Cassie a picture of Alex Sokolov's dead body. Following the interview, Kim tells him that she's disappointed with his aggressive attitude during the interview and in general. He says that somebody must like it, because he's been at the FBI half as long but they have the same job. At this, she goes off on him, telling him that she's a black woman at a job that can feel like a boys' club and that despite her credentials, she could never get away with the stuff he does. He says that he hears her, but he still thinks they should have arrested Cassie. She gives him a wink, saying that they have more resources at their disposal.

### "Funeralia"

Kim and Van continue to trail Cassie and discover that she is attending Alex Sokolov's memorial service. They set up shop outside, but are discovered by Alex's mother Janet, who asks why there's a federal battalion camped outside her window. Kim apologizes, saying they're just doing their job, but Janet demands that they leave.

### "Other People's Houses"

Kim and Van investigate the apparent suicide of Sabrina Oznowich, a secretary at Unisphere Asset Management who has recently been seen with Cassie Bowden. They enter her apartment building, where they find half-folded laundry, which to Kim doesn't equate to a suicide, as she wonders who would commit suicide in the middle of doing laundry. They discover a new bolt on her door and wonder if she might have been being harassed. Later, back at the office, Van hands Kim an envelope, saying that Alex Sokolov had an apartment at Hudson Yards which Cassie Bowden and a male companion were seen entering and that it's looking more and more like Cassie and Alex knew each other before Bangkok.

### "After Dark"

Kim and Van investigate the Lionfish warehouse visited by Cassie and Max but find it to be only an empty warehouse and don't understand why they visited, not realizing that Lionfish cleared things out in a hurry upon Cassie and Max discovering their servers. Later, Chavez, the agent they sent to tail Cassie, tries to send them a text message, but has his throat slit before he can do so. Back at the office, Kim chastises Van for not telling her that Cassie had brought up Lionfish in her interview. He, however, is uninterested and tells her that he's staying focused, that he believes that Cassie and Alex already knew each other before Bangkok. She complains that it can be really infuriating to be his partner sometimes.

### "Hitchcock Double"

Kim tells Van that she's hit a dead-end with Lionfish and he chastises her, asking how many dead-ends she has to hit before realizing there's nothing there. He shows her a file indicating that Cassie was arrested from the NYPD and she asks him why they didn't get this news from Chavez, given that he's supposed to be tailing Cassie. He calls Chavez a "flake" and she tells him to track him down and remind him of his job. Later, Van informs Kim that the Bangkok police have reconstructed the bottle that they believe is the murder weapon and gotten a fingerprint off of it. He tells her that they both know deep down it'll be Cassie's fingerprint and he's going to sit and wait at the lab until they have the match. She again mentions Chavez and he says that they still haven't found him, but they put a new tail on Cassie's apartment. Kim finds it odd that Chavez went quiet, but Van doesn't seem to think much of it, asking if she wants to put a BOLO on their own agent.

### "Arrivals and Departures"

Kim tells Van that she got shut down on a warrant to search Alex Sokolov's apartment. She says she doesn't understand, that the Sokolovs should want to help, but he asks if she was really expecting normal human emotion from Janet Sokolov. They get a phone call and it's from the lab, saying that the fingerprint on the bottle matches Cassie's. Van shouts that it's the ballgame and that they need to get a warrant to arrest Cassie, then sees that Kim looks hesitant. He asks what her deal is, shouting that there's nob bigger conspiracy, but she tells him that she's been doing this for a while and doesn't need him belittling her instincts. She says that it simply being Cassie doesn't solve things to her satisfaction. Just then, another agent shows up, telling them that Agent Chavez was found in an alley with his throat slit.

Kim and the agent are at the FBI busy discussing Chavez's death when suddenly Annie Mouradian shows up at the office. She presents Kim with a file folder and a flash drive, telling her that they're loading with incriminating evidence about both Unisphere Asset Management and Lionfish. She says that she's probably going to get disbarred, but there's a lot of evidence in it that points to a motive for people other than Cassie. Kim, impressed, agrees to work with Annie, telling her to call her "Kim" and not "Agent Hammond."

They begin reviewing the material and while doing so, Annie recognizes a picture on Kim's monitor as being that of Buckley Ware, a guy that Cassie has been dating. The picture is from Bangkok and the two of them realize that this means that Buckley is wrapped up in the whole conspiracy. They continue their discussion, Annie telling Kim that according to Max, Buckley is in town on a short-term, two-week lease. Then, Van arrives, telling them that he's learned that Cassie is on a flight to Rome. They continue to dig and discover that Buckley is on the same flight, and is apparently stalking Cassie.

## Personality

Kim Hammond is a no-nonsense investigator for the FBI. She is very by-the-book and does not appreciate some of her partner Van White's more heavy-handed tactics. As an African-American and a woman, she resents that these factors alone have kept her from advancement whereas her more free-wheeling partner has the same rank and title as her despite his antics and being rather younger. Nevertheless, she tries not to let it get to her, conducting her job professionally.

## Appearances

Season One
* "In Case of Emergency"
* "Rabbits"
* "Funeralia"
* "Conspiracy Theories" (credit only)
* "Other People's Houses"
* "After Dark"
* "Hitchcock Double"
* "Arrivals and Departures"

## Trivia

* Although credited as starring cast, Merle Dandridge does not appear as Kim in the fourth episode of *The Flight Attendant*, "Conspiracy Theories."

## Gallery

### "Rabbits"

1. ↑ Max Original - The Flight Attendant. HBO Max. Retrieved on November 16, 2020.