Lost 5.01 - All Roads Lead Here

L O S T "All Roads Lead Here" A Locke-Centric Episode

Episode 5.01

Guest Starring Sam Anderson as Bernard Nadler L. Scott Caldwell as Rose Nadler Skeet Ulrich as Baker James Badge Dale as Jordan Rhona Mitra as Sonia Keifer Sutherland as Marcus Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon

EXT. BEACH - DAY (DAWN) CLOSE IN on a man’s EYE. It snaps open and shifts around in confusion. WIDEN to reveal the eye belongs to... JOHN LOCKE. He is lying on his back in the middle of an empty beach with his still feet touching the edge of the water. The waves of the ocean kick at his feet as he lies motionless, staring around in awe. Locke props himself up on his elbows and squints at his lifeless legs. It’s obvious from the look on his face that he is attempting to move his toes, but to no avail. Frantically, he grabs at his feet in an attempt to move them. LOCKE (whispers) No... No... (shouts) No! This isn’t happening! Not now! He lifts one leg up, but it falls to the sand limp. Gulping, he claws angrily at his head and clenches his teeth in frustration. Suddenly, his ears perk up at the sound of... MALE VOICE (O.S.) What’s wrong, John? Locke lifts his head up and stares at the man before him in shock. We FOLLOW the camera up from the man’s feet to his face, revealing it is... CHRISTIAN SHEPARD. He is still clothed in the same attire from Jacob’s cabin. He has a disappointed look on his face as he stares down at Locke. Locke’s face is full of wonder and amazement at Christian’s presence. CHRISTIAN (MALE VOICE) (extends his hand) Now, get up. You’ve got work to do. A contemplating beat. Locke reaches up for Christian’s hand and lifts himself to his feet. At first, his knees are wobbly and he can barely keep himself up, but in a matter of seconds he can feel the power returning to his numb legs. A bright smile appears on Locke’s face as he chuckles at the miracle. Standing up straight, Locke looks back at Christian who is smiling proudly at him. Still smiling, Locke stares up at the sky as the sun begins to rise. WIDEN to reveal Locke is standing in the middle of a beach in a large, urban METROPOLIS. FADE TO:

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BLACK SCREEN - TITLE SEQUENCE We see the word "LOST" floating towards the black screen, tilted sideways. We pass through the "O" and... FADE TO: INT. HOFFS/DRAWLER FUNERAL PARLOR - VIEWING ROOM - NIGHT (END FLASH-FORWARD) We OPEN on the scene exactly how we CLOSED in THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME, with the camera fixed on JOHN LOCKE’s dead body. Standing next to the casket are JACK and BEN. Jack takes a long look at Locke’s body in the coffin. Jack’s hand hovers over Locke’s body as if he’s trying to touch it, but some invisible force is preventing him from doing so. JACK (whispers) I-I understand now... Ben gazes at Jack as he stares into Locke’s coffin. JACK (CONT’D) (defeated) How did all this happen? A long beat as Jack tries to touch Locke’s cold corpse once more. BEN It happened because you left, Jack. Because you were careless and egotistical. This is all your fault and that’s why you have to go back. Jack lingers on Ben’s words for a moment as he gazes down at Locke’s body. Lifting his eyes up, he turns his attention to Ben. JACK How do we do it? BEN You don’t need to worry about that right now. JACK What about the others?

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BEN You leave that to me. I can find them. (beat) However, I’m going to need your help in convincing them of going back. Jack looks up at Ben with a look on his face that suggests that was the most absurd thing he’s heard. He shakes his head and coughs. JACK They’re not-they’re not gonna believe me. Not like this. BEN I don’t think that’s true, Jack. You’re very good at convincing people. You’ve convinced the whole world only eight people survived that crash. I’m sure you’ll find a way to convince the others to go back with us. Jack’s face falls with remorse. He’s regretting the decision to lie about the other survivors. Turning away from Ben, he looks back at Locke’s body. JACK And what about him? How are we supposed to get him back? Ben’s face contorts into a look of confusion. He stares at Jack as if Jack should know the answer. BEN How else? We bring his body. Ben starts for the coffin and closes the lid. He goes over to one end and grabs it. However, he doesn’t lift it and shoots a look at Jack. BEN (CONT’D) Well, Jack? Are you going to help me or not? JACK (scoffs) So we’re just going to steal his coffin?

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BEN No, we’re not stealing it. It doesn’t belong to the parlor anyways. JACK (inanely chuckles) You think no one’s going to notice two guys hauling around a coffin?! BEN You have a truck don’t you? JACK (shakes his head) This is insane! Ben lets go of his end of the coffin and just glares at Jack. BEN Do you want to go back to the Island or not, Jack? JACK (beat) I-I do... BEN Then help me with this. Jack looks reluctant at first, but then he walks over to the other end of the coffin and helps Ben lift it up. Together, they carry the coffin away from the viewing room and exit the funeral parlor. EXT. JUNGLE - OTHERS’ CAMPGROUND - DAY Still surrounded by the OTHERS, Locke stares up at the sky as the purple light engulfs it. RICHARD ALPERT and the Others are gawking up at the light as well. Their ears are suddenly filled with a piercing echo sound. Everyone covers up their ears to hide from the pain. A second later, the light and the sound disappear and everything goes back to normal. Locke -- dazed, confused, wondering. He’s standing in the middle of a circle, still staring at the sky. The Others stare back at their new leader as he slowly turns to Richard for guidance.

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LOCKE (breathless) Did he do it? (stares back at the sky) Did Ben move the Island?! RICHARD (nods) Yes, John, he did. LOCKE So we’re safe? Richard picks up his backpack and begins to walk away. Locke follows him. RICHARD (without looking at Locke) I don’t know. LOCKE Wait... what-what happens now? Richard stops walking and turns around. He smiles wryly at Locke who stares back at him, still confused. RICHARD We’re going to the Temple. (beat) I’ve got a lot to show you, John. Richard turns back around and casually keeps walking. The Others follow suit and follow Richard deep into the jungle. Locke is left alone in the middle of the jungle with a stunned expression on his face. However, the shock soon transforms into satisfaction as he smiles widely and traipses back into the jungle with Richard and the Others. EXT. BEACH - DAY SAWYER and JULIET stand side-by-side on the shore, both gazing up at the blank, blue sky. They have just witnessed the purple light above them vanish. Mesmerized, Juliet fixes her eyes up at the sky. Sawyer, however, seems more intent on getting answers as he glares down at Juliet. SAWYER What the hell was that?! JULIET I-I don’t know...

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6. SAWYER How do you not know?! This is your Island! JULIET I don’t know, okay? I don’t have the answers to everything.

Defeated, Sawyer turns away from Juliet and stares out to sea. A confused look appears on his face as he squints at the empty ocean. SAWYER The boat... (beat) You said that smoke was coming from the boat, right?! JULIET (confused) Yes? SAWYER (extends his arms out) Well, where the hell is it?! (points out to sea) It ain’t there anymore! FOCUS to reveal the ocean is completely empty; there is no smoke drifting into the sky and no remnants of the freighter floating in the water. JULIET (in shock) It-It’s gone... SAWYER Yeah, no kiddin’! Where’d it go?! BERNARD (O.S.) Sawyer! Juliet! Sawyer and Juliet turn around and see BERNARD hurrying down the beach towards them. He struggles not to trip as he makes his way down the sand. JULIET Bernard! Are you alright? BERNARD (nods) I’m fine. But what just happened? The sky -- it turned purple again like before. (CONTINUED)

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JULIET I don’t know what that was, Bernard. SAWYER Is everyone else alright? Bernard catches his breath and frantically nods. BERNARD Yeah, I think so. (beat) But-But they’re scared. One of the guys -- Frogurt -- thinks he saw smoke coming from the ocean! He thinks the freighter might’ve sunk or something. Juliet and Sawyer both stare at Bernard with perplexed looks on their faces. JULIET (nods) Okay, let’s go. I think we need to have a group meeting. SAWYER Hey! Hold on! He grabs Juliet by the arm and tugs her closer to him. Juliet pulls away, though, scowls at him. JULIET (in a hushed tone) What is it, James? SAWYER What are we supposed to tell ’em? JULIET We tell them nothing. We lie and say the boat is alright. SAWYER But it’s not alright! JULIET You’re right. It’s gone and there’s nothing we can do about it. Sawyer grits his teeth. He’s ready to go off any minute now.

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8. SAWYER Boat’s don’t just disappear! JULIET Well, unless I’m blind, then that boat just vanished!

Sawyer backs off and looks at the sand with a defeated look on his face. Juliet sighs and looks Sawyer in the eyes. JULIET (CONT’D) I’m sorry James, but your friends -- they’re gone. (beat) Right now, all we can do is help everyone else that’s left here! Juliet turns away from Sawyer and looks behind her at Bernard. He has a perplexed look on his face as he watches Juliet and Sawyer argue inaudibly. Juliet shoots Sawyer another glance before turning and following Bernard up the sand. JULIET (CONT’D) Alright. Come on. Sawyer shakes his head disagreeably as Juliet and Bernard disappear from sight. Gazing back to where the smoke from the freighter used to be, Sawyer appears sullen and morose. Reluctantly, he turns back around and follows Juliet and Bernard back to the camp. EXT. SHORE - DAY CLOSE IN on a closed eye. We hear the indistinguishable whispers of people in the background. WIDEN to reveal the closed eye belongs to DANIEL FARADAY. He is lying still on his back, his clothes soaked in water. He blinks twice as he stares up at the disembodied figures before him. Gulping, Daniel suddenly begins coughing as he tries to crawl away from the figures. FROM DANIEL’S POV Daniel’s vision is blurred. We see two human-like figures bent over, gawking at Daniel as he backs away. Behind them, he can make out what appears to be a giant stone pillar. As his vision begins to clear up, we realize the figures are two of the men he ferried from the beach camp -- STEVE and MARTY. They stare at Daniel with perplexed looks as he continues coughing. Steve kneels closer to Daniel and puts a hand on his shoulder. (CONTINUED)

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STEVE Hey, you alright, buddy? EXT. SHORE - DAY Daniel stops crawling away and looks around in confusion. Daniel realizes he is still in the Zodiac raft, but it is now pulled up to the shore of a beach. The motor also looks broken. There is no one else on the raft, but himself. The giant stone pillar behind Steve and Marty turns out to be the Four-Toed Statue. Feeling his head spinning, Daniel grabs his temple and tries to calm down. STEVE Are you okay? DANIEL I-I think so. Yeah... (beat) Wh-Where is everyone? Steve and Marty exchange knowing glances. Daniel looks at both of them, knowing that they’re keeping something from him. DANIEL (CONT’D) What? STEVE (shakes his head) The others -- they-uh-they didn’t make it. DANIEL (in disbelief) What? What do you mean? STEVE (shrugs) When the sky turned purple, I don’t know what happened. We all just suddenly blacked out. MARTY We woke up here. No one else around us. Daniel stares at Steve and Marty in awe. He rubs at his little goatee and blinks repeatedly as if trying to come up with an answer for this mystery.

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DANIEL You mean to say they-they all just... disappeared? Steve nods. Daniel’s face falls with despair. His body sags and he leans back on his hands. Suddenly, his eyes light up and he reaches inside his vest for something. A notebook. Flipping quickly through the pages, Daniel searches and searches until he finds the page he’s looking for. A symbol of THE ORCHID is sketched at the bottom of the page with paragraphs and sentences and diagrams scribbled alongside it. Daniel’s eyes widen in shock and his jaw drops. DANIEL (CONT’D) (whispers) I think I know what’s happening... STEVE What? Steve leans in closer with a puzzled expression on his face. Marty is standing behind him, looking around him in all directions. DANIEL No-Nothing. STEVE No. You said-MARTY We should head inland. Daniel and Steve turn and look up at Marty. His eyes are gazing towards the vast collection of trees spiking up from the ground far away. He turns around and nods his head to Daniel and Steve. MARTY (CONT’D) The others are still probably at the beach camp. We should go find them. DANIEL (nods) That’s a good idea. Daniel climbs to his feet and brushes his pants off. DANIEL (CONT’D) Let’s get going before it gets dark.

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Marty nods and helps Daniel out of the Zodiac raft. Steve, however, stares at Daniel with a perplexed look. Daniel glances back at him with a concerned face, but turns away and continues up the hill. Together, the three men head off towards the jungle ahead of them. EXT. JUNGLE - DAY The Others trek through the jungle with Locke and Richard at the head of the line. Being the one to lead, Locke finally feels right at home. He has a satisfied smile on his face as he and Richard walk side-by-side through the grove of trees. LOCKE So, how far till we get to there? RICHARD It’s not far. We should be there by sundown. LOCKE (nodding) So... what is this Temple anyways? What’s in it? RICHARD You’ll find out soon enough, John. It’s worth the wait, trust me. Locke stops. His face is full of anger and impatience. His mouth opens to talk, but he hears a collective gasp from behind and spins around. Richard turns along with him and looks at the Others. They are crowding around one of their own. Richard and Locke push through them to find one of the Others laying on the ground with blood dripping down his nose. Richard’s eyes widen and he crouches down beside the Other. RICHARD (CONT’D) Carson! Carson! No reply. Richard tries to shake CARSON awake, but nothing. Locke touches him on the shoulder and tries to pull him away. Sighing, Richard sets Carson’s body on the ground and stands up. LOCKE Richard, what’s happening? Slowly, Richard turns to Locke with a sad and worried face. He swallows and shakes his head.

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RICHARD My worst fears have been confirmed. Off that-INT. SANTA ROSA - GAME ROOM - DAY (FLASH-FORWARD) HURLEY is sitting at a small table by himself with a chess board set up in front of him. He moves one of the black pieces then waits a while and moves a white piece. A moment later, he reaches for a black piece, but stops when he’s startled by a NURSE touching his shoulder. He spins around to look up at her. NURSE Hey, Hugo, you’ve got a visitor. (points at the door) His name’s Jeremy Bentham. Hurley looks to where the Nurse is pointing and sees John Locke standing at the doorway. His eyes widen as he watches Locke walk towards the table. LOCKE (to the Nurse) Thank you! The Nurse nods and smiles in appreciation. She walks away as Locke sits down across from Hurley. With a smile on his face, Locke examines Hurley’s shocked face for a moment. LOCKE Hello, Hugo. How are you? HURLEY You’re not dead, are you? LOCKE No, Hugo. I’m not dead yet. HURLEY (gulps) I was afraid of that... LOCKE (confused) Why would you be afraid of that? HURLEY How’d you get off the Island? How are you here?!

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LOCKE Let’s just say, Ben left me a little bag of tricks. HURLEY Wh-What are you doing here then? What do you want? LOCKE Do you believe in destiny, Hugo? HURLEY Destiny? LOCKE (nods) Yes, destiny. Do you believe in it? HURLEY I-I-I don’t know. LOCKE Either you do or you don’t, Hugo. Now, which one is it? HURLEY I said I don’t know! What do you want from me?! LOCKE I’m here to tell you your destiny. Locke smiles confidently at Hurley, but Hurley just looks more confused than ever. He shakes his head at the idea. HURLEY My destiny? What the hell are you talking about, dude? Are you high?! LOCKE You have to go back to the island. Hurley’s eyes widen and he lingers on Locke’s words for a moment. HURLEY You must be high... LOCKE I’m sorry, Hugo, but it’s the truth. The island needs you to come back!

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HURLEY You’re insane! Why would an island want me back? LOCKE That island, it’s not just a piece of rock, Hugo. You know it just as well as I do how much more that island really is. HURLEY I don’t know what you’re talking about, dude. Hurley looks away from Locke and tries to go back to playing chess. However, Locke places his hand over the piece Hurley was about to move and forces Hurley to lock eyes with him. LOCKE (stern) You can pretend all you want, Hugo, but I know about everything. The visits you’ve been receiving, the conversations you’ve been having. They’re all happening because you weren’t supposed to leave! HURLEY Shut up. Shut up! Hurley shakes his head vigorously and cups his hands around his ears. He closes his eyes tight as Locke reaches over to touch Hurley’s arm. LOCKE Please, Hugo, listen to me. The island is trying to tell you something. It’s trying to tell you to return! You have to listen! Hurley pulls his arm away from Locke and continues to shake his head. HURLEY No! No way! I’m not listening to anybody else! Leave me alone! LOCKE Hugo... HURLEY (interjects) No! I can’t! Leave me alone! (CONTINUED)

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The Nurse returns to where Hurley and Locke are seated and puts a hand on Locke’s shoulder. NURSE I’m sorry, Mr. Bentham, I think you should go now. Locke nods somberly and stands up. Hurley is still closing his eyes and covering his ears as Locke reaches into the lining of his jacket for something. The Nurse helps Hurley calm down and moves his hands away from his ears. Staring at Hurley, Locke sets a piece of paper down on the table. LOCKE You know what you have to do. (beat) Keep this. You’ll need it when the time comes. Hurley refuses to open his eyes and fights with the Nurse to keep his ears covered. As Locke looks at him sadly, the Nurse glares up at Locke. NURSE Please, Mr. Bentham! The Nurse looks to the security guard for help, but Locke turns and leaves on his own accord. Hurley lets go of his ears and turns around to watch Locke disappear out the door. Looking back down on the table, he picks up the scrap of paper. FOCUS on the paper, written on it is: 31.72 N. INT. CAR - NIGHT - CONTINUOUS (END FLASH-FORWARD) HURLEY is sitting in the passenger seat of an Audi, staring at his reflection in the window. Driving the car is SAYID. Both men look exhausted, but are somehow managing to stay up. Hurley doesn’t recognize any of the buildings or places they are passing by. He hasn’t seen much of the outside world in a while. Beside him, Sayid doesn’t even shoot him a glance as he drives steadily onwards. HURLEY (impatient) Where are we goin’, dude? SAYID Like I said, Hurley -- somewhere safe.

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HURLEY Y’know, the hospital wasn’t that bad. Food was okay, showers were nice and warm, and they had lots of games... SAYID But it wasn’t safe. Hurley shoots Sayid a look as if he doesn’t know anything he’s talking about. HURLEY How do you know? SAYID Because I know. HURLEY Whatever, dude. Hurley looks away from Sayid and stares outside. Still, nothing outside is familiar. HURLEY (CONT’D) Where is this place? SAYID Please, Hurley, no more questions. It’s better if you just stay quiet. HURLEY But --

SAYID Hurley!

HURLEY Jeez, sorry, dude. I was just curious. SAYID I’m sorry, Hurley, but it is crucial that everything we do from now on remain secret. Understand? HURLEY Not really, but okay. SAYID (nodding) Good. Off that --

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EXT. BEACH - SURVIVORS’ CAMP - DAY MILES is sitting on a bed of tree branches with a can of peanuts in his hands. CHARLOTTE walks up to him from behind. She appears worried and Miles can see this easily. MILES (sarcastic) Why the sad face? We’re on Treasure Island! You should be tanning right now. CHARLOTTE Please, Miles, save the witty remarks for someone else. I’m not in the mood. MILES Why not? (beat) You worried about the Professor? Charlotte eyes Miles out of the corner of her eyes. He smiles childishly at her. MILES (CONT’D) Don’t worry. I’m pretty sure Dan’s alright. CHARLOTTE I hope so. Charlotte looks up and we see Sawyer and Juliet arrive at the camp with Bernard in tow. Rose hurries over to them with eight redshirts behind her. Their names are FROGURT, SULLIVAN, MELISSA, ADRIAN, LESLIE, BRYAN, MIKE, and LEAH. They encircle Sawyer and Juliet as they prepare their questions. Charlotte intently watches them, but Miles couldn’t care less as he eats his peanuts. CHARLOTTE You think they know anything about the sky turning purple? MILES (shrugging) Why don’t you go join the party and ask?

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CHARLOTTE Fine, I will. Let’s go. Charlotte grabs Miles by the wrist, but he refuses to move. MILES Why do I have to go? CHARLOTTE Because, like it or not, these people are going to be our only friends as long as we’re on this Island. MILES (shrugs) They already don’t like me. Charlotte rolls her eyes at Miles and pulls him off the bed of branches. Stumbling after Charlotte, Miles balances the can of peanuts in his hand and heads over to where the rest of the survivors are. As they reach the group, unintelligible words and sentences fill the air while Sawyer raises his hands to calm everyone down. SAWYER Hey! Will everyone just shut the hell up! The other castaways quiet down immediately. SAWYER (CONT’D) (sighs) Thank you, jeez. ROSE You guys saw it too, didn’t you? The sky. JULIET (nods) Yes, we saw it, Rose. I think everyone did. BERNARD Do you know what it was? JULIET Unfortunately, no. FROGURT Well, what about the smoke?

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Juliet and Sawyer look at each other -- worried and fearful that their lie may break apart before it’s even told. JULIET What smoke? FROGURT There was smoke coming from the ocean just before the sky turned purple. Then all of a sudden, whoosh, it was gone. JULIET (shakes her head) I didn’t see any smoke out there. Frogurt eyes Juliet. He knows what he saw and he’s going to prove it no matter what. FROGURT I swear I saw smoke coming out of the ocean. Maybe the freighter blew up or sank or something? JULIET I was pretty close to the shore; I didn’t see a thing. SAWYER I was right there too. (looks at Juliet) There was no smoke. Juliet looks back at Sawyer. She flashes him a faint smile and a nod as if to say ’thank you,’ but he doesn’t even acknowledge it. FROGURT Are you sure? SAWYER Yeah, Yogurt Boy! I’m pretty sure if the freighter blew up you wouldn’t be the only one to see it! Frogurt glares at Sawyer. He doesn’t like being insulted, but Sawyer’s much too large an opponent to strike swords with. FROGURT (nods) Fine. Whatever.

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With an irritated look on his face, Sawyer shakes his head and starts to walk away from the rest of the group. Suddenly, Melissa screams, forcing Sawyer to turn back around. SAWYER (whispers) What the hell?! Sawyer hurries back to the group and finds Bryan shaking on the sand. Juliet crouches down beside him and holds his head up as blood begins to drip out his nose. SAWYER (CONT’D) What happened?! BERNARD I don’t know! He just fell and started bleeding! Rose looks up at Sawyer and grasps his arm. She has a fearful look on her face. Sawyer can’t help, but to give her a comforting pat on the shoulder. SAWYER (to Juliet) What’s goin’ on, Blondie? JULIET (shakes her head) I don’t know. I’ve never seen anything like this! Juliet is trying desperately to keep Bryan from shaking. However, more and more blood is oozing out his nose, ears, and eyes. As blood begins to cover her hands, Juliet’s mouth widens in shock and she can’t take it anymore. JULIET (CONT’D) (gasps) Oh my God! MELISSA What’s happening to him?! JULIET I-I don’t know! I don’t know! While Miles stares at Brian’s shaking body in terror, Charlotte flashes him a knowing glance. He notices it out of the corner of his eye and looks up at her. He shakes his head at her, but is suddenly grabbed by the collar by Sawyer. Sawyer begins to lift him up off his feet and glares angrily at his face. (CONTINUED)

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SAWYER What the hell is going on?! MILES Why do you expect me to know?! I’m not a doctor! SAWYER I know you got somethin’ to tell me, Sulu! So hurry up and say it! MILES I don’t know anything! CHARLOTTE He’s telling the truth! SAWYER Wait your turn, Raggedy Anne! CHARLOTTE The only one that can help you right now is Daniel! Sawyer loosens his grip on Miles and lets him fall to the ground. As he lands on his ass, Miles crawls backwards and struggles back up to his feet. Sawyer glares at Charlotte with a puzzled look. SAWYER Who’s Daniel? JULIET The other man that came with them. The one that’s been ferrying everyone back and forth to the freighter. Juliet lets go of Bryan’s head. He’s dead. His body is still and his eyes are blank as he stares up at the bright, clear sky. Juliet wipes his blood on her jeans and stands up. JULIET (CONT’D) What does Daniel know? Juliet walks straight for Charlotte, intent on getting answers. CHARLOTTE Daniel -- he knew stuff about the Island.

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22. JULIET What do you mean? CHARLOTTE I’m not entirely sure myself, but he-he knew things that no one else did. JULIET Things like what? CHARLOTTE (beat) I don’t know exactly. SAWYER (impatient) How’s that supposed to help us then?!

Charlotte averts her eyes from Sawyer as if contemplating whether or not to tell the truth. Sighing, she bites her lower lip and turns back to Sawyer. CHARLOTTE (reluctant) It had to do with time travel. OFF the incredulous stare on Sawyer’s face. EXT. VALLEY - DAY Daniel, Steve, and Marty march across a valley. They appear exhausted and out of breath as they trudge through the sunny, hot environment.Daniel glances up at the bright sky and wipes the sweat from his face. Loosening his tie, he sighs and continues marching. STEVE I wanna know what you meant. Daniel turns around to Steve who is walking right beside him. Steve is staring at him intently. DANIEL It-It’s nothing. I didn’t mean anything by it. Steve suddenly stops walking and grabs Daniel by the shoulder. He twists him around and grabs him by the collar of his vest. Marty stops walking and turns around to find Steve holding Daniel up.

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STEVE You said you knew what’s happening! Tell us what’s going on! Marty stares at Steve and Daniel with a confused stare and holds his hands up in an attempt to calm Steve down. MARTY Whoa! Steve, what’s going on? STEVE Ask him! He knows what’s up with this Island! DANIEL I-I’m not entirely sure. STEVE Well, what are you sure of?! Steve throttles Daniel and Marty takes a step towards him. MARTY Hey, Steve, take it-Marty suddenly stops speaking and looks down at his chest. There’s a stinging feeling on the left side of his chest. Steve and Daniel turn to him and see a small dart embedded on his chest. Marty touches it and suddenly collapses to the floor. Releasing Daniel, Steve looks around and makes a run for it. Suddenly, a soft, whistling sound echoes in the background and Steve goes down. Spinning around, Daniel tries to see where the darts are coming from. He begins to run when he sees two MEN IN JUMPSUITS coming out from the brush. They circle around Daniel with weapons. One has a rifle and the other has a dart gun.Daniel raises his hands up in surrender as the men surround him. As the men in jumpsuits move in closer, we see the name tags on their chests. The man with the gun is named BAKER and the other is named JORDAN. Baker keeps his gun trained on Daniel while Jordan walks up to him and pats him down. BAKER Who are you?! Daniel doesn’t answer at first, but then... DANIEL (mumbling) (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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DANIEL (cont’d) M-My name is Daniel Faraday. I-I work for Widmore Industries. I was-BAKER Widmore? DANIEL Yes! Yes! Baker gives him a disbelieving stare then lowers his weapon as Jordan pulls Daniel’s notebook from inside his vest. Jordan tosses the book to Baker who flips it open to a random page and reads what’s on it. He furrows his brow at the notebook then looks up at Daniel. Pointing his weapon at him again, Baker steps towards Daniel and presses the nozzle of his rifle against Daniel’s chest. BAKER Who are you? DANIEL (surprised) I-I just told you! Unconvinced, Baker pulls his weapon away then swings it at Daniel, smacking him across the face with the butt of the rifle. Daniel’s body falls to the ground as Baker looks back down at his notebook. Closing it, he stuffs it inside his jumpsuit as he and Jordan begin rounding up Daniel, Steve, and Marty’s bodies. As the three men are picked up off the ground, we CLOSE IN on the emblem on Baker’s chest. It’s an octagonal shape with a black circle in the center. In the middle of the black circle is one word -- DHARMA. EXT. JUNGLE - DAY Locke stares back at Richard who has a despairing look on his face as he cradles Carson’s dead body in his arms. LOCKE What’s going on, Richard? Richard looks at the Others with a worried glance. Coughing, he sets Carson’s body on the ground and stands up. RICHARD (to the Others) Simon, Jason, please take Carson. We have to keep moving.

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Two Others -- SIMON and JASON -- run up to Carson’s body and carry him away. Richard nods his thanks to them and turns to Locke.Putting his hand on Locke’s back, he leads Locke forward and leans towards him. RICHARD What I’m about to tell you cannot be known by anyone else. Is that clear? LOCKE (nods) I understand. A long beat as Richard stares at Locke, contemplating his thoughts. RICHARD When the Island is moved, it doesn’t just move to a new location. Locke’s face contorts into a confused expression. RICHARD (CONT’D) It moves through space... and time as well. LOCKE You’re trying to tell me we’ve traveled to the future? RICHARD (shakes his head) I don’t know yet if we went backwards or forwards in time. All I know is that sometimes, when the Island moves, it becomes unstable. LOCKE What’s that mean for us then? Richard shoots Locke the gravest look he’s ever shown. RICHARD It means everyone on this Island is at risk.

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EXT. PARK - DAY (FLASH-FORWARD) CLOSE IN on someone sitting on a park bench dressed in a suit. Aside from a young woman jogging around the park, the man is all alone. We MOVE around the bench to reveal the man as John Locke. He is sitting still, his eyes fixed forward as he waits for something or someone. A second later, a mysterious FIGURE takes the empty seat next to him. FIGURE Hello, Jeremy. LOCKE (nods) How are you, Dean? DEAN (FIGURE) I’m good. And yourself? LOCKE I’m alright... considering. DEAN Good. Good. I hope everything is going according to plan. LOCKE It will be. Dean turns and looks at Locke, but Locke refuses to look back. He keeps his eyes fixed forward. LOCKE (CONT’D) We don’t have much time left. We have to bring them back soon or everyone on the Island will die. Locke sounds distressed; almost as if he’s ready to break. He has an agitated look on his face as he finally turns and looks at Dean. DEAN I understand the direness of our situation, but you know it’s going to take a little more than a few words to persuade them of returning to that place -- that place of all places. LOCKE I know, but it’s just --

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DEAN (interjects) Remember whose plan this is, Jeremy, before you question it again. Dean shoots a look at Locke. We still can’t see his face, but just by the sharpness of his words we know how piercing the look is. Locke stares back at him and nods in acceptance. LOCKE Don’t worry. I’m not questioning his plan. DEAN Good. The Oceanic Six will return in due time. (beat) Sooner or later, they’re going to realize they each have a reason to go back. They belong to the Island now and it’s calling for them. (beat) We just need you to relay that message to them. LOCKE It will be done. I promise. Dean nods and looks away from Locke. Out of the corner of his eye, he notices a man watching from afar. Alarmed, he stands up and looks down at Locke. DEAN We’ve been spotted. I have to leave now. Dean starts to turn and leave, but Locke stops him. LOCKE Wait! Before you go, I need to tell you one more thing. Dean turns back around and looks at Locke. Locke is staring at him with a grave expression. LOCKE (CONT’D) I know my destiny and I’ve come to accept it. (beat) But when that time comes, I’m going to need you to complete my mission. (CONTINUED)

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Locke finally locks eyes with Dean. The cold familiar eyes of a stranger -- BEN. The two men nod at each other, acknowledging each other’s role in the bigger plan. BEN (DEAN) You have nothing to be afraid of, Jeremy. I’ll follow through with the plan. We FOCUS on Ben’s emotionless face for a moment longer as he and Locke stare back at one another. A second later, Ben turns around and walks off, leaving Locke all alone again on the park bench. EXT. BEN’S ESTATE - DRIVEWAY - NIGHT (END FLASH-FORWARD) We MOVE over a large, luxurious estate sits on a high hill. It is a gated home with a large garden surrounding it. There are very few houses around it. The gate doors open inwards and Jack’s Ford Bronco pulls into the driveway. As he pulls up the driveway, the garage door lifts up. He parks the truck inside the garage and we CLOSE IN on the truck as... INT. BEN’S ESTATE - GARAGE - NIGHT Jack slams the door shut behind him while Ben climbs out on the other side. The two men walk around the side of the truck to the back. Jack unlocks the trunk door and lifts it up. Inside the back of the truck is Locke’s coffin. Jack holds onto one side and slides it out the truck while Ben makes sure it doesn’t get damaged. JACK What are we gonna do about the funeral parlor? When the director reports a break-in, they’re gonna check out the traffic cams and see my truck all over them. We passed by probably five or six of them on our way over here. Jack and Ben pick the coffin up and carry it over to the wall. BEN Don’t worry about that right now, Jack. The authorities wouldn’t have any reason to suspect you and I have any association.

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JACK How do you know all that? BEN (confident) Because I’ve been watching them. Off Ben’s cold, confident look-EXT. APARTMENT - PARKING LOT - NIGHT Sayid parks the Audi in an empty spot amongst several other parked vehicles. As the engine dies down, Hurley unstraps his seatbelt and looks around, wondering where they are. Sayid unlocks the doors and steps outside. HURLEY Where are we, dude? Sayid shuts the door behind him and starts towards the apartment building. Hurley follows. SAYID We’re at his apartment. HURLEY Who’s? SAYID Jeremy Bentham’s. HURLEY (shocked) What?! Why? SAYID He left something here that may help us get to where we need to be. HURLEY (shrugs) Don’t you think the police would’ve gotten it by now? SAYID No, Bentham’s death was ruled a suicide. They’d have no reason to take all of his belongings. Sayid leads Hurley to the front of the apartment building and opens the door.

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INT. APARTMENT - STAIRWELL - NIGHT Hurley begins to breath heavily as he and Sayid reach the next floor and Sayid starts for the next flight of stairs. Hurley looks at Sayid then turns away as if to contemplate saying something. HURLEY Ana Lucia told me someone was coming for him. Sayid suddenly stops climbing the stairs and looks at Hurley with a confused look. He’s intrigued now by whatever Hurley has to say. HURLEY (CONT’D) What if whoever came for him already took it? SAYID (thinks) Then we’re going to have to take it back. HURLEY (nervous) Um...if you couldn’t tell, dude, I’m not in any shape to be chasing down other dudes. I can barely climb these stairs without having to catch my breath every two seconds. Sayid ignores Hurley as they reach the fourth floor of the apartment building. INT. APARTMENT - HALLWAY - NIGHT Sayid heads down the left hallway with Hurley following close behind. He looks at the numbers on the doors till he finds the one marked by a rusty golden "48". SAYID We’re here. Sayid reaches for the doorknob and turns it, but it’s locked. He reaches into his back pocket for a knife and sticks it into the keyhole of the knob. Hurley nervously looks around as Sayid jiggles the tip of the knife against the insides of the doorknob. A second later, the sound of the lock clicking rings through the empty hallway and Sayid turns the doorknob to open the door.

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INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT Locke’s apartment looks exactly the same as how he left it. Nothing inside has been touched. Sayid closes the door behind Hurley and himself once Hurley has entered the living room. Walking around, Hurley observes the plain, empty apartment. HURLEY What’s there to find here, dude? It doesn’t look like he had anything here. SAYID You must look beyond the surface for your answers, Hurley. Not everything is in plain sight. Sayid lifts a few boxes in the corner of the room, but finds nothing. He moves on to the desk next to the wall and opens the drawers next to it. Still, nothing. SAYID (CONT’D) Hurley, stay here and keep watch. I’m going to the bedroom. If you hear anybody coming, come get me. HURLEY (nods) You got it, dude. Sayid nods back and heads for Locke’s old bedroom. INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT Sayid slowly opens the door and reaches into the room to turn on the light. The light quickly turns on and illuminates the small, vacant room. There is nothing there, but a bed, a bedside drawer, a desk in the corner, and a door leading to a closet. Sayid’s eyes wander around the room as he looks for the place Locke could have hidden whatever it is they are looking for. Instinctively, Sayid walks towards the closet door and swings it open. He pushes aside the clothes hung up in the closet and digs deep into the corners of the closet. However, he is still unable to find anything. Sayid stands up and looks around the closet. He finds a small stool on the side of the wall. There is a pair of faint, dusty footprints on it.

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Looking up at the ceiling, Sayid notices the ceiling is tiled. Dragging the stool to the center of the closet, Sayid steps on top of it and reaches up at the tiles on the ceiling. He lifts one and pushes it aside. Leaning into the ceiling, Sayid looks around. Something we don’t see catches his eye and he quickly grabs for it. HURLEY (O.S.) Dude! Dude! Someone’s coming! Sayid drops down from the ceiling and finds Hurley rushing into the bedroom. Hurley slams the door shut behind him and leans back against it as if holding something back. SAYID Calm down, Hurley! Get into the closet! HURLEY I heard him, dude! He’s trying to open the door! Sayid pushes Hurley into the closet and closes the door on him. HURLEY (CONT’D) (whispers) Wait! Dude! What are you doing?! SAYID Be quiet, Hurley! Sayid draws a pistol from his side holster and holds it close to him. There is a silencer attached to it. Cocking the gun back, he takes cover behind the bedroom door and waits. A second later, the door opens and a SUITED MAN enters with a gun in his right hand. He starts towards Locke’s bed, but before he can do a thing, Sayid gets the drop on him. Pressing the nozzle of his silencer against the back of the Suited Man’s head, Sayid prompts him to raise his arms in surrender. SAYID Drop the gun right now! SUITED MAN Alright. Take it easy. The Suited Man loosens his grip on the gun and lets it drop to the carpeted floor. Sayid steps on it with one foot and kicks it towards the closet door as he holds his gun to the Suited Man’s head. (CONTINUED)

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SAYID Who sent you here? SUITED MAN You know who sent me here, Sayid. Suddenly, the Suited Man swings his arm around and catches Sayid off guard. He grabs Sayid’s wrist and twists it in an attempt to get the gun out of his hands. Sayid, however, fights back, kicking the Suited Man in the guts with his knees. The Suited Man manages to twist Sayid’s wrists enough, though, to loosen his grip on the pistol. As the pistol drops, the Suited Man grabs Sayid by the throat and slams him to the ground. However, Sayid wrestles his way out of the choke hold with a kick to the groin. INT. APARTMENT - CLOSET - NIGHT Inside the dark closet, Hurley is closing his eyes and covering his ears in fear. We can see through the slits in the door, Sayid and the Suited Man still scuffling. The Suited Man tries to throw Sayid back to the ground, but Sayid counters by chopping at the Suited Man’s throat. HURLEY (whispers) This isn’t happening. This isn’t happening. This isn’t happening. This isn’t -BANG! Suddenly, Hurley’s chanting is interrupted by the sound of a gunshot. His eyes go wide and he lets go of his ears. Staring through the slits in the door, he sees a SUITED WOMAN aiming a gun at Sayid. She takes a step towards him as he holds his side. Hurley can see blood dripping down his shirt. HURLEY (CONT’D) (in disbelief) No, no. Sayid... Dude... INT. APARTMENT - BEDROOM - NIGHT Sayid is holding tightly to the wound on his side. He can feel blood slowly oozing out of his body. Gritting his teeth, he glares at the Suited Woman in front of him. Her gun is still smoking. Still staring at Sayid, she bends over and helps her partner up with one hand. The Suited Man climbs back up to his feet and smirks at Sayid as he backs away.

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SUITED WOMAN Give it to us, Jarrah. She holds her other hand out as if asking for change. Sayid simply looks at her with a disdainful look and spits up blood. The Suited Woman takes that as her answer and shakes her head in disappointment. She aims her gun forward, this time at Sayid’s head, and a gunshot rings out. A long beat. The Suited Woman’s calm composure suddenly shatters as her face contorts into an expression of pain. She drops the gun to the floor and collapses herself with her partner looking on in surprise. The Suited Man looks up and sees Hurley standing at the closet holding his gun. His eyes wide, he raises his hand to Hurley, trying to calm him. SUITED MAN (to Hurley) Hey -Before he can say another word, another gunshot rings out and a bullet zips through his flesh and bone. The Suited Man falls to his knees and gazes up at Hurley in shock before completely falling face forward onto the carpet. Overwhelmed by the pain, Sayid falls on his back and looks up at Hurley. He is still holding the gun as he crouches beside Sayid. HURLEY I-I didn’t mean to kill them! I didn’t mean to! SAYID (cringing) It’s okay, Hurley. You had to do it. HURLEY I’m so sorry... Sayid grabs onto Hurley’s shoulder and struggles to stand. With his free arm, Hurley helps up his friend and drags him away from the bedroom. HURLEY (CONT’D) C’mon, dude, you need a doctor! SAYID No! No hospitals! They’ll know we’re there!

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HURLEY Who?! SAYID The same people who sent them here. Sayid strikes a look at the Suited Man and Woman who are no longer breathing. Hurley’s face suggests he acknowledges the situation, but doesn’t understand it. Helping Sayid up, he drags him out of the apartment. EXT. BEACH - DAY (DUSK) Juliet is sitting outside her tent when Sawyer marches towards her. He seems determined and his eyes are filled with intent. SAWYER Hey! I need to talk with you! Juliet spins around, caught off guard. JULIET What is it, James? SAWYER The freighter disappeared and one of our people just died! I wanna know what’s going on on this damn Island! JULIET I already told you, James. I don’t know! Sawyer glares at her angrily. SAWYER Yeah, but your people do. JULIET My people? SAWYER Yeah, your people. Ben and those other psychos. Juliet sighs. She knows what Sawyer’s hinting at and she doesn’t like it one bit.

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JULIET So you want to go track down Ben and find your answers. SAWYER Yeah, pretty much. Juliet shakes her head in disagreement. JULIET It’s dangerous to go looking for them. Especially with what just happened. We don’t know what’s happening on this Island anymore! Other people could start dying! SAWYER (angry) That’s exactly why I wanna go find these guys! What’s the use of staying here to help everyone else if we don’t even know what the hell’s happening?! Sawyer glares at Juliet. He’s giving her one last chance to go with him. She says nothing, though, and just shakes her head. SAWYER (CONT’D) You don’t wanna help? That’s fine by me. Just stay here and rot! Sawyer turns around and begins to leave. JULIET (shouts) Wait! James. Sawyer looks back at Juliet with an irritated look on his face. JULIET (CONT’D) You’re going to need my help. Sawyer smirks to himself as Juliet climbs to her feet. Brushing the sand of her pants, she turns and follows Sawyer off towards the jungle.

38. EXT. JUNGLE - DAY (DUSK) Locke marches through the mud of the jungle when he notices Richard has stopped walking. Confused, Locke stands beside Richard while the Others halt their march behind them. Everyone stares up at something, but Locke can’t see it. He turns to Richard with a questioning eye, but Richard remains silent. LOCKE What are you staring at? RICHARD (still staring) Can’t you see it, John? (beat) We’re here... We’re at the Temple. Bewildered, Locke turns to the mountainside they have stopped at and stares at it. There are thousands of vines hanging from the top of the cliff like strands of hair covering a face. Locke grasps at them and moves them aside. Behind the curtain of vines lies a solid steel wall embedded into the side of the cliff. Locke’s eyes widen in shock and his mouth gapes open as he stares at the entrance to the Temple. LOCKE This... is the Temple? RICHARD Yes, John. Surprised? LOCKE (in shock) A little bit. Richard steps forward and moves aside the other side of the vines, revealing a mechanical door. In the center of the mechanical door is a DHARMA symbol with three squares stacked one on top of the other, each square smaller than the one beneath it. Richard moves his hand over to the side of the mechanical door, over a metal control panel with an old number pad on it that appears to be from the ’70s or ’80s. He types something into the pad and the mechanical door slides open with a WHOOSH. Locke stares in awe at the structure before him as Richard takes a step through the now-open doorway. Richard turns and stares at Locke who is still gawking at the Temple. RICHARD Are you coming, John? Off that --

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40. RICHARD (cont’d) perfect safe house for all information... And for all members of the Initiative.

The talk of computers in such a primitive place as this has Locke confused. He looks around in puzzlement and sees the computers lined up against the walls. It’s a wonder to see them all looking shiny and new. It’s as if he was back in the golden days of DHARMA. LOCKE So how are you exactly going to reboot this system? RICHARD (confused) Why would we need to do that? LOCKE You said you were going to show me the truth about this Island. Richard suddenly stops and turns to Locke. He flashes Locke that ambiguous smile -- the only expression Locke could never read. RICHARD That’s... not exactly what I meant. LOCKE Then what did you mean? RICHARD Follow me. Richard turns his head down one hallway and escorts Locke towards the light. INT. THE TEMPLE - HALLWAY - NIGHT Locke and Richard walk down a brightly-lit hallway in silence. On either side of the hallway are doors with strange labels on them. Beside some of the doors are windows. As he and Richard pass by one, Locke looks into the window and sees rows and rows of computers stretched out across the room behind the door. As they continue further down the hallway, the doors begin to disappear and there is nothing but solid wall on both sides of them. Finally, they reach the end of the hallway, where another mechanical door resides. This one appears much different from the others. There is no control panel beside it and it looks several times denser than the other doors. (CONTINUED)

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Richard walks over to the door and places both hands against its surface. Pushing forward, we hear a grinding, screeching sound. Locke watches, puzzled, as dust falls off the door like a waterfall. Richard continues pushing the door forward until it suddenly lifts up into the ceiling, revealing a long, dark, and narrow tunnel. Brushing his hands off against one another, Richard turns to Locke with a confident look and nods at him. RICHARD (motions towards the tunnel) The rest is up to you, John. LOCKE What do you mean? Richard reaches into the dark tunnel and snatches a lantern up from the hook on the wall. He lights it with his a lighter from his pocket and hands it over to Locke. Locke takes the lantern and looks it over. RICHARD Your destiny awaits you. Locke smiles up at Richard and nods with determination. Holding the lantern up, Locke uses it to guide his way down the narrow tunnel. INT. THE TEMPLE - HIEROGLYPH TUNNEL - DAY (DUSK) Carved into the stone walls of the tunnel are hieroglyphs. Reaching the end of the tunnel, Locke stares at the single door. The door resembles the hidden door in Ben’s home that was covered in hieroglyphs. With one hand holding the lantern, Locke pushes the door forward with his other hand. He takes a step back as the door creaks to life and slides upwards. Smiling, Locke takes a step forward and vanishes into the dark room behind the door. EXT. BEACH - NIGHT (FLASH-FORWARD) Jack is standing alone on the beach shore. He has a beard, but it isn’t as long as we’re used to seeing it. There is a look of remorse and guilt on his face as he stares out to sea. Biting his lower lip, Jack brings his right hand up to the side of his head and closes his eyes. We see there is a GUN in his hand as he cocks it and pulls the trigger. However, there is no sound, no gunshot, NOTHING. Jack blinks his eyes a few times before checking the gun’s magazine. It’s full. He presses it against his temple again and pulls the trigger. Again, NOTHING.

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LOCKE (O.S.) It won’t work. Startled, Jack jumps and turns around. He sees Locke walking towards him; Locke seems almost ghostly and unemotional as he walks across the sand. There is a resigned essence about him now. Frightened, Jack points his gun at Locke, his hand trembling. JACK (in disbelief) What are you doing here? LOCKE I’m here to help you, Jack. JACK H-How...? LOCKE I know how you can fix things. Jack shakes his head in frustration and lowers the gun. He gulps and glares up at Locke. JACK How could you possibly know that? You’ve been on an island the past three years! LOCKE That’s exactly how I know. Jack scoffs at Locke and angrily shakes his head. JACK (chuckles) What do you want, Locke? How did you even get off the damn island? LOCKE There are ways. JACK (shakes his head) What do you want? LOCKE (beat) When you left, some very, very bad things happened. People started dying. The Island -- it became... unstable. Everything changed. (CONTINUED)

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There’s a look of disgust on Jack’s face as he stares at Locke and listens. JACK What does that have to do with me? LOCKE It’s your fault, Jack. Because you left, the Island became angry, destructive. Jack spins around in bewilderment at what Locke is saying. He masks his anger and irritation with a smirk and shakes his head. JACK What are you trying to tell me, John? LOCKE I want to help you, Jack. I know you’ve been troubled. I can fix things. JACK (through gritted teeth) And how can you do that? LOCKE By bringing you back to the island. Jack’s face contorts into a stupefied smirk, scoffing at the idea of going back. He begins to laugh inanely, but Locke just looks at him grimly. JACK You think I’d go back to that Island? Me of all people?! Locke looks disbelieving at Jack as he takes a step forward. LOCKE You’re still lying to yourself, Jack? (beat) You know the truth. You wouldn’t be lying to everyone if you didn’t! Jack stares angrily at Locke. The infuriated look on his face suggests he wants to say something, but nothing comes out. Locke gazes at him morosely.

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LOCKE (CONT’D) You weren’t supposed to leave, Jack. You’re supposed to be on that Island! JACK The only place I’m supposed to be is next to my son! (sobs) ...And I can’t even be there anymore... Jack shakes his head and rubs his face with his coarse hands. He takes a deep breath and sighs. JACK (CONT’D) Please, just leave! You’re not gonna’ convince me. LOCKE Please, Jack, I’m begging you, you have to return to the Island! It’s the only way! Jack suddenly explodes as he points the gun at Locke. JACK The only way for what?! To fulfill your destiny, John? To save your Island?! What?! LOCKE No, Jack. It’s your destiny. Furious, Jack clenches his teeth and struggles to hold himself back from shooting lock. He shakes his head and chuckles to himself. JACK Destinies don’t exist, John... LOCKE Yes, they do, Jack. And this is your’s. To go back to the Island. To fix things. To set everything straight. (beat) It’s the only way to save Aaron. Jack cocks his gun and shakes it in Locke’s direction. Locke doesn’t even blink or even look at the gun aimed at him.

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To show his resolution, Locke takes a step forward, prompting Jack to point the gun directly at his heart. LOCKE Listen to me, Jack... JACK Get the hell away from me. LOCKE Why do you think all this is happening, huh?! There’s a reason for everything! JACK Yeah? Well what’s the reason I got off that Island then, huh? If I wasn’t supposed to leave, then why am I here and not there?! Huh?! Locke looks somberly at Jack. It’s as if he’s full of sadness for what Jack has become. LOCKE (beat) You changed things. You went against the Island’s will. JACK (chuckles) Why do you speak as if the Island was alive? You think that Island cares about people? You think that Island can speak, can hear, can breath?! (shakes his head) You’re more insane than I am, John! LOCKE Believe me, Jack, the Island does have a life of its own. It’s not just some piece of land. It’s much, much, much more than that.

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JACK Then why don’t you go back to it and leave me the hell alone! Jack shakes the gun at Locke once more, but Locke doesn’t even quiver. He simply stares at Jack in disappointment. LOCKE You’ll understand eventually. All roads lead here, Jack. Locke lets his words engrave themselves in Jack’s mind before turning around and walking away. As Locke transforms into a tiny dot in the horizon, Jack keeps his gun trained on his back. Angrily clenching his teeth, Jack finally lets his arm fall to the side and throws the gun into the water behind him. Falling to both knees, he desperately clings to the sand as tears gather in his eyes. Locke reaches the edge of the shore and stops to watch Jack from the corner of his eye. LOCKE (shouts) On April 4th, 2007, check the obituaries for a Jeremy Bentham. When you see this, hopefully you’ll understand everything. Maybe then, you’ll understand why I believe. Jack lifts his head up and looks at Locke once more. Turning around, Locke walks back up the shore, leaving a desolate Jack clinging to nothing, but the sands. INT. BEN’S ESTATE - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (END FLASH-FORWARD) Jack is walking along the wall with a fireplace embedded into it. Atop the fireplace are several picture frames. One catches Jack’s eyes -- it is a picture of Ben with a blonde woman. The photograph looks quite old as it is worn out and faded. Jack lifts it from the fireplace. BEN (O.S.) Your sandwich is ready, Jack. Ham, cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onion, just like you asked. Ben enters the living room from behind Jack with a plate. There is a sandwich cut into two triangles on it along with a napkin. He sets it down on the coffee table in front of the fireplace and notices Jack looking at the photograph.

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BEN (CONT’D) Do you mind putting that picture back down? From the tone of Ben’s voice, Jack can tell the photograph brings back memories. He knows he’s struck a chord with Ben. Obeying, he sets the picture frame back on the fireplace and turns around to face Ben. JACK Who is she? The woman in the picture. She’s very pretty. BEN (nods) Yes, she was. JACK Was she your wife? BEN No. JACK You looked very happy back then. (beat) Who was she? BEN That is none of your concern, Jack. Please, quit asking. JACK Sorry. Jack picks up the plate and sits down on the reclining chair on the side of the couch Ben is sitting on. He takes a bite out of one of the triangles and munches on it. Ben watches Jack intently as if he were studying him. BEN Can I ask you something, Jack? JACK (beat) Go ahead. BEN What is it that drives you? Why are you so compelled to go back to the very place you tried so hard to escape from?

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Jack puts the sandwich back on the plate and sets the plate down on the coffee table. He takes the napkin Ben brought with the plate and wipes the edges of his lips. BEN (CONT’D) Is it the friends you left behind? Or do you just feel the need to fix everything? Jack doesn’t even look at Ben as he plays with his thoughts and contemplates an answer. JACK (beat) W-When I was just starting out as a surgeon, one of my first patients was this kid -- a boy in his late teens, football player. He was in really bad shape. He was in -- um -- an accident and we needed to perform spinal surgery on him or he’d die. (gulps) I -- um -- I did my best to save him. But-But he was so far gone; there was nothing else I could do. Five hours after surgery, I-I had to go out there and tell this boy’s parents that-that their son wasn’t going to be around anymore. (beat) A few days later, I was going over the reports and realized I -- um -I had missed something. I made a mistake. Jack stops to grasp at his forehead. He rubs his temple back and forth with his fingertips and inhales deeply. He’s trying to keep tears from falling. JACK (CONT’D) It-It was my fault this kid -- this eighteen-year-old kid who had a whole life ahead of him -- died. I couldn’t live with myself for so long knowing that I messed up. That I made a mistake. That I could’ve saved him if I had done things differently. Ben’s eyes observantly watch Jack as he tells his story. They don’t move an inch away or even blink.

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JACK (CONT’D) (beat) I-I’m doing this -- I’m going back to the Island -- because it’s my fault. Because it was my mistake. Because it’s my problem to fix. (shakes his head) I’ve shouldered these burdens for too long. I’m sick of it! A long beat. Suddenly, Ben begins to clap softly. His face is emotionless -- a blank mask -- as he stares at Jack’s furious visage. BEN I admire you, Jack. I truly do. Not everyone can look themselves in the mirror and realize how lost they truly are. Jack looks up at Ben and their eyes meet for another long, silent beat. EXT. BEACH - SURVIVORS’ CAMP - DAY CLOSE IN on a pistol in Sawyer’s hand. He pushes the safety on then stuffs it down the back of his pants. Standing in front of his tent, he awaits Juliet who walks towards him with a rifle in her hand. The other survivors are gathered around Sawyer’s tent looking up to him and Juliet as they stand in front of them. Among them are Miles and Charlotte. FROGURT Where are you going?! SAWYER To find Ben and Locke. Sawyer tries to push past the other survivors, but stops when he hears... JULIET We know this is sudden, but Sawyer and I have agreed to find Ben and Locke. ROSE That’s dangerous! JULIET As dangerous as it may be, we have to find them. They may be the only (MORE) (CONTINUED)

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JULIET (cont’d) two people on this Island who have remotely any idea what’s happening. FROGURT What about us? We’re just supposed to sit around here and wait for you guys to come back?! SAWYER Unless you wanna risk your pretty little ass and come with us, then you’re more than welcome to sit your butt down on the ground and wait. Frogurt glares at Sawyer, but says nothing. Sawyer glances back at the other survivors. SAWYER (CONT’D) Anyone else? MILES I’m coming. Miles pushes through the other survivors and walks towards Sawyer. Charlotte shoots him an astonished look, but he doesn’t even notice it. SAWYER You sure about that, Bruce? MILES (nods) I need answers too. JULIET Fine. You come too then. Behind the other survivors, Charlotte sighs and pushes her way through. CHARLOTTE I’m coming with you. Sawyer bursts with a chuckle and shakes his head. SAWYER Why don’t we just make it a party then?!

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CHARLOTTE Like Miles said, we need our own questions answered. SAWYER Whatever. C’mon. Let’s get goin’! Sawyer makes his way towards the jungle when he suddenly hears leaves rustling. Pulling his gun out, he aims it in the direction of the trees and waits. The other survivors hear it too. Juliet raises her weapon and aims at the tree line as... VINCENT crashes through the bushes and runs towards Sawyer. Sighing, Sawyer laughs to himself and sticks his gun back in his pants. Bending over, he pets Vincent’s head. Behind him, the other survivors give off sighs of relief while Juliet lowers her weapon. Suddenly, a FLAMING ARROW soars through the sky and hits one of the tents. Everyone looks up at it as another arrow comes flying through. It barely misses Miles as it lands on the ground beside him. Vincent starts barking loudly as Sawyer looks up and sees a barrage of arrows flying straight at him. Ducking, he grabs Vincent by the collar and runs out of the way. Leaping to the ground, his left ankle is scathed by an arrow as it lands by his legs. SAWYER RUN! Immediately, the other survivors start scattering in different directions. However, shrouded FIGURES emerge from the darkness to stop them. Adrian and Melissa run towards one end of the beach, but are shot by arrows. Adrian falls to the ground in pain as Melissa crouches beside him to help him back up. Another arrow flies towards them, though, and embeds itself into Melissa’s back. She falls beside Adrian as the Figures surround them. As she tries to get away, Charlotte is pushed to the ground by Frogurt who makes a run for the tree line. She looks up and sees a flaming arrow coming right at her. However, the arrow hits Frogurt instead and his body bursts into flames. Charlotte’s eyes widen in shock and fear as Frogurt’s frightening screams fill her ears. She tries to look away, but can’t as Frogurt’s body burns up right in front of her. Her jaw drops and she seems unable to move until she feels a hand grasp her arm and drag her away. Looking up, she sees Rose who helps her to her feet. Bernard hurries over to the two of them and covers them with his arms.

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BERNARD We have to go! C’mon! Together, Bernard, Rose, and Charlotte hurry off away from the beach camp while the other survivors try to flee. Ducking behind a tent, Juliet aims her rifle at the tree line and opens fire. Unsure if she’s hit anything, she continues firing. Looking forward, she sees Sawyer running towards her with his gun drawn. He dives behind the tent with her and catches his breath. SAWYER Why are they attacking us?! JULIET Who?! SAWYER Your people! Juliet lets off another round then drops to reload. JULIET That’s not them! SAWYER What do you mean that’s not them?! JULIET Ben and the Others are not the ones attacking us! Juliet rises back up and shoots at the tree line. Sawyer pops up as well and joins her. He continues firing into the darkness until he sees Juliet go down beside him. Crouching beside her, he sees an arrow embedded into her left shoulder. SAWYER Hold on! Grabbing onto one end of the arrow, Sawyer quickly pulls it out. Juliet lets out a painful shriek as the arrowhead leaves her bleeding shoulder. She jerks forward and clutches the wound as Sawyer helps her to her feet. SAWYER (CONT’D) C’mon! We can’t fight them! We gotta go! Leaving her rifle behind, Sawyer leads Juliet away from the tent. Several of the other survivors are still running from (CONTINUED)

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the attack. As he drags Juliet away from the camp, Sawyer sees Leah lying on the ground with an arrow in her side. He rushes over to her, but a Figure rushes him from behind and shoves him to the ground. There is a large stick in the Figure’s hand which he uses to smack Sawyer across the face, causing him to lose his gun. The Figure lunges at Sawyer again, but Juliet comes from behind and smashes her elbow into the Figure’s back. The Figure quickly spins around, though, and grabs Juliet by the throat. He throttles her for a second before throwing her body across the sand. From behind, Sawyer grabs the Figure in a headlock. However, another Figure appears from the trees and lunges at Sawyer with what appears to be a knife. BANG! BANG! Two gunshots suddenly ring out, prompting Sawyer to drop the Figure to the ground and turn around. Figure #2 is standing behind him, knife drawn. Suddenly, he drops to the floor and a pool of blood begins surrounding him. Looking to his right, Sawyer sees Miles with Sawyer’s gun aimed forward. Breathing heavily, Miles drops his hands and runs towards Sawyer and Juliet. MILES C’mon! Lets’ go! With a bewildered look on his face, Sawyer helps Juliet back up and drags her away, following Miles into the jungle. He turns back around to the beach camp and sees the remains of it burning to ash. INT. CELL - NIGHT Daniel is lying on the cold, concrete floor of a dark, windowless cell. His eyes are closed and he appears to be sleeping. Suddenly, his eyes snap open and he backs away from the wall in fear. Stirring, he looks at his surroundings. He’s stuck inside a cell somewhere with a dim lightbulb hanging above his head. DANIEL (whispers) Where am I? Suddenly, he hears the lock on the door jingle and creak open. Turning around, he sees a MYSTERIOUS WOMAN dressed in a tan-colored jumpsuit enter the room. Daniel and the Mysterious Woman’s eyes meet as she closes the large door behind her. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN What is your name?

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DANIEL Dan-Daniel. Daniel Faraday. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN Where are you from? DANIEL Essex, Massachusetts. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN Who do you work for? DANIEL Ch-Charles... Widmore... MYSTERIOUS WOMAN Charles Widmore? DANIEL (nods) Y-Yes. The owner of Widmore Industries. The Mysterious Woman looks at Daniel with a perplexed look on her face. She moves in closer to Daniel. He hesitantly stands his ground as she leans in towards his face. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN Daniel... Charles Widmore is not the owner of Widmore Industries. A beat. Daniel stares at the Mysterious Woman with an even more perplexed look on his face. DANIEL W-W-What? Then-MYSTERIOUS WOMAN What do you know about this Island? Daniel looks at the Mysterious Woman for a second, contemplating his answer. DANIEL N-Nothing. MYSTERIOUS WOMAN You’re a bad liar, Daniel. Just tell me the truth and I will let you go.

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DANIEL (shakes his head) I-I don’t know anything... The Mysterious Woman sighs disappointedly and shakes her head. Reaching behind her, she opens the door and steps outside. Daniel watches her with a confused look on his face as she shuts the door. INT. CORRIDOR - NIGHT The Mysterious Woman walks down a dimly lit corridor -- the same one that leads to the cell in the basement of Ben’s own home. CLOSE IN on her lapel. There is a name written on it -- SONIA. And above that is another DHARMA emblem -- the same as the one on Baker’s jumpsuit. We FOLLOW the Mysterious Woman as she climbs the flight of stairs and disappears through another door. EXT. JUNGLE - NIGHT Outside the Temple entrance, several Others are carrying lit torches while they wait for Locke to emerge. Standing before them is Richard. He is holding a torch himself and staring at the Temple entrance eagerly. There is a proud smile -the kind a father has for his son when he wins a baseball game -- on his face as John Locke steps from behind the shadows. RICHARD Hello, John. LOCKE (nods) Thank you, Richard. RICHARD I take it everything went well. LOCKE (smiles) Better than I expected. A long beat as Locke and Richard share a satisfied smile. Everyone else remains silent. RICHARD Where to now, then?

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LOCKE (beat) We find Jacob. Richard nods and motions for Locke to lead the way. Locke smiles at him and nods as Richard hands him the flaming torch. MONTAGE A) Charlotte has a worried look on her face as she walks alongside Rose and Bernard in the jungle. They all look depressed and scared as they wander around in the dark. B) Daniel paces back and forth across his cell with a concerned expression on his face. C) Hurley drives the Audi with a frantic look on his face. As he speeds through the streets, he looks in the back seat to check on Sayid -- unconscious and bleeding. D) With a cup of milk in her hand, Kate sits at her kitchen table with a concerned and scared expression on her face. E) Sawyer, Miles, and Juliet trudge through the jungle guided only by Miles’ flashlight. Like Charlotte, Rose, and Bernard, they look sad and desperate in the dark jungle. F) SUN stands on the balcony of her hotel room with a phone to her ear. A vibrant and happy look sits on her face as she speaks to the person on the other line -- JI-YEON. G) Ben stands in front of the fireplace at his estate, eyes fixed on the photo of himself and the blonde woman. Suddenly, he sets the picture frame face-down and leaves. H) Water runs from a shiny, silver faucet as a pair of hands reaches underneath and cups some water. Splashing his face, Jack stares at himself in the mirror. His beard is gone and his face is full of determination. A reborn Jack. I) Locke holds the bright torch in his hand as he watches several of the Others enter the Temple. Richard smiles brightly as he stands beside Locke. END MONTAGE

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INT. APARTMENT - LIVING ROOM - NIGHT (FLASH-FORWARD) CLOSE IN on Locke’s faded reflection in the sliding glass door that leads to his balcony. He’s standing in the living room -- a weary and resigned expression plastered on his face. CHRISTIAN (O.S.) Are you ready, John? Locke spins his head to the right and gazes at Christian who now stands beside him. Locke stares at him with a defeated and despairing look. LOCKE I don’t know. CHRISTIAN (CONT’D) What do you do here tonight will echo through time, John. It must happen. LOCKE (beat) I-I don’t know if I can do it. A look of disappointment and frustration crosses Christian’s face. He looks right into Locke’s eyes. CHRISTIAN Don’t tell me what you can’t do, John. (beat) You can do whatever you want. Locke’s eyes fill up with surprise and recognition. He takes in Christian’s words for a moment as he stares at him. It’s almost as if he’s heard what he’s wanted to hear for so long. The despairing expression on his face vanishes as he takes a deep breath and exhales. Behind, the sound of the doorknob turning enters Locke’s ears and he stares resignedly at his reflection in the sliding door. Christian is not standing beside him anymore. Suddenly, the door opens quickly behind him and slams against the wall with a bang. A MAN in a nicely tailored suits enters the apartment as Locke turns around to face his enemies. The Man stares at Locke with a searing smile as he makes his way across the apartment. A second later, MATTHEW ABADDON steps into the apartment with a menacing stare directed at Locke.

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ABADDON Hello, Mr. Locke. I hope your stay here has been good. LOCKE I knew you were coming for me, Matthew. You and Marcus. Locke shoots a knowing glance at MARCUS(Man). MARCUS (smiles) Then I guess we can do away with the formalities and get right down to business. Marcus takes a step towards Locke, but Abaddon stops him with a hand to his shoulder. Glaring at Abaddon, Marcus backs down and lets Abaddon move towards Locke. ABADDON You’re a very peculiar man, Mr. Locke. Born prematurely with low chance of survival yet you made it anyways. Then, against all odds you survived a fall from an eight-story building. Now, that -- that is quite a story. Do you know how lucky you are, Mr. Locke, to still be around and kicking? LOCKE (proud) I’m special. Behind Abaddon, Marcus covers his mouth to stifle his laugh. The look on Locke’s face couldn’t be anymore serious, though. ABADDON Yes, you are, Mr. Locke, yes, you are. (beat) But this -- this isn’t about you. This is about the Island. (beat) But you already knew that, didn’t you? LOCKE You’re not going to find the Island.

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Abaddon takes a step towards Locke and glares at Locke’s face. He wants to make sure Locke can, not only hear him, but understand him as well. ABADDON (CONT’D) I’m not just going to find that Island. I’m going to step foot on it and laugh at your struggles to keep myself and my associates from going back home. LOCKE (beat) You’re weak. You won’t find the Island this way. ABADDON (smiles) Do you remember when we first met, Mr. Locke? LOCKE (beat) Yes. ABADDON I brought you to that Island. I’m the reason you found your way. Abaddon gazes at Locke with a sinister stare. ABADDON (CONT’D) All I’m asking is for you to return the favor. LOCKE I’m not helping you find the Island. Locke stands his ground and shakes his head. Marcus finally takes another step forward and smiles sadistically at Locke. MARCUS You will help us one way or another, John. Marcus circles around Locke as he pretends to smell him like a predator sizing up its prey. He finally stops and stands right before Locke. They are almost at eye level as they glare into each other’s eyes.

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LOCKE You must be delusional if you think I’m going to tell you where the Island is. Marcus tilts his head to the side and makes a clicking sound with his tongue. MARCUS Paint me crazy then. LOCKE You will never get back to that Island. A long beat as Abaddon and Locke stare at one another. ABADDON (sighs) I wish you made the right decision, Mr. Locke. Abaddon turns to Marcus. His face is callous, but commanding. Smiling, Marcus grabs Locke by the collar of his shirt and drags him to the balcony. All the while, Locke simply sighs and closes his eyes. EXT. APARTMENT - BALCONY - NIGHT Locke opens his eyes as he feels the wind blowing against his face. Marcus is holding his upper body over the balcony. From the fourth floor of the building, the street below seems so far away. Marcus grabs Locke’s jaw and forces him to look down at the parking lot. ABADDON Last chance, Mr. Locke. LOCKE I know what must happen to protect the Island. Locke wrestles with Marcus’ hand to gaze up at Abaddon. The two share a disgusted glance. LOCKE (CONT’D) I know my destiny. ’ ABADDON As do I.

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Disappointedly nodding his head, Abaddon signals for Marcus to do his job. Smiling psychotically, Marcus lifts Locke off his feet. As he feels his body lifting off the ground, Locke closes his eyes and inhales. LOCKE (whispers) I hope you’re happy now, Jacob. Locke’s body topples over the railing of the balcony and descends four stories to the pavement. His body lands with a loud SPLAT! Marcus and Abaddon look over the edge of the balcony to see their despicable handiwork. EXT. SIDEWALK - NIGHT CLOSE IN on Locke’s body, sprawled out on the concrete ground outside his apartment. There are no people nor vehicles around. There isn’t a single sound in the air as blood leaks from the back of Locke’s head, forming a puddle around him. Both his eyes are still open and we CLOSE on his right eye -- lifeless and still. FADE TO BLACK