Hattie was a senior flight attendant, young and beautiful, working for Pan-Continental Airlines. She seemed to be attracted to Pan-Con pilot Rayford Steele, perhaps wanting an affair with him. (In the movie version only, during her last flight, to Heathrow Airport, she reveals that she is leaving Pan-Con for the United Nations, thanks to a certain Cameron "Buck" Williams sending letters to Nicolae Carpathia about her.) Late into the night, many awake to find that loved ones and others have vanished, leaving behind everything material, ranging from clothes and hearing aids to tooth fillings. Terrified at the events, Hattie informs Rayford about the event, thinking he does not know what has just happened. When they return to Chicago, Hattie begs Rayford to stay with her, but he refused, want