If you look closely at the part where the voice over guy says that we’ll meet Claire’s “daddy”, you’ll note that the man sitting down seems to be well off. The watch, the button down shirt, the RING.
In a December interview with Kristin from E!Online, Adrian Pasdar said this:
“I will say the relationships get much tighter. Familial bonds are revealed, with somebody you probably don’t suspect…I didn’t expect it when I read the script. But furthering the issues that have been set up is really the responsibility of the second half of the season. I can’t talk too specifically about it, but it does get more intense, if that’s possible.”