The future chose Kyle Baldwin, but when his cousin Shawn Farrell pushed him out of the way, it was Shawn who was taken instead. The experience left Kyle comatose for three years. When the 4400 were returned, Kyle was given a second chance at life when Shawn used his newfound healing ability to awaken him. But Kyle wasn't exactly himself. His body was inhabited by a being from the future, one whose purpose was to warn humanity of the coming catastrophe.