5.13 Some Like it Hoth

1. A microwave reads 3:16, a man says I'm telling you it's a steal at 400, in an apartment, he asks if a woman has to check with her husband, she says that it's just her, a boy calls his mommy, comes in, asks if he can have a quarter for the vending machine, the mother says I told you to wait by the pool, the man says that he thought it was just you, she says that she meant her husband was out of the picture, that it's just her and her son, the man says he doesn't know, that most of the other tenants, they don't like noise, woman says he's very quiet, man says he's going to need two months up front, she gives the boy a quarter, he leaves, she tells him no running, says you hear me, Miles, the boy walks around, a car alarm goes off, he goes to the vending machine, but he has a vision, a feeling, he goes to apartment #4, touches the door, looks down at a rabbit, takes the key out from underneath, opens the door, looks inside, he yells for his mom, mommy, help, they go in the apartment, a man is dead on the floor, the landlord says it's Mr. Vonner, Miles' mom asks what were you doing in here, Miles says that man was all alone, that he was scared, and his chest hurt, he kept calling out for Kimberly, the landlord says that was his wife, that she died last year, asks Miles how he would know that, Miles says that he heard him, mom says what are you talking about, Miles says he's still talking right now, mom says he's dead, Miles says he told her, he could hear him.
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2. "He... he was all alone. He was scared. His chest hurt. He kept calling out for Kimberly. I heard him." Miles "Miles, what are you talking about?" Lara "He's still talking right now." Miles "Honey... he's dead." Lara "I told you! I can hear him! I can hear him!" Lara
3. Sawyer calls Miles on his walkie, Miles asks where he's been, Sawyer says he needs him to take care of something, the security tapes from the pylon cameras feeds, they need to accidentally get erased, Miles asks why, Sawyer says that he doesn't have time for questions, to just do it, he tells him to look on his monitors to see which ones, asks Miles if he sees them, Miles says he's on #4, asks is that Kate, Sawyer says to just erase it, and if anyone asks, he's off the grid, he's looking for the escape hostile, Miles says you mean your pal, Sayid, Sawyer asks if he's going to help him or not, Miles says yes, he has it, Sawyer says he owes him one. From Lostpedia
4. Sawyer tells Kate to go back and find Juliet, see what they know so far, he's going to find Sayid, going to do his best to cover it up, in case she hasn't noticed, he's head of security, Kate leaves.
5. Horace goes into security, asks Miles where's La Fleur, Miles says he's out looking for escaped prisoner, that he must be out of range, tried to reach him on his walkie, Horace says he needs La Fleur, but he's going to have to ask Miles for a favor, Horace says that he's going to bring him into the circle of trust, asks Miles can I trust you, Miles says absolutely, Horace says take this out to Radzinsky, at grid 334, he says that he's going to give him something in return, to bring it back to him with no questions asked, Horace asks Miles does he understand, Miles says they're not supposed to be in 334, he asks isn't that hostile territory, Horace says welcome to the circle of trust, Miles doesn't get the tape, he leaves in a DHARMA van, drives, Radzinsky comes out from nowhere, stops the van, points a rifle at Miles, Radzinsky says what are you doing out here, that he was expecting La Fleur, Miles says La Fleur is busy, that Horace sent him instead, that he's in the circle of trust, Radzinsky says to get out, Miles says he's supposed to give him this, hands him a package, and says that Horace said he had something for him, Radzinsky whistles, calls someone out, he opens the package, men come out of the jungle with a body on a stretcher, Miles asks what happened to him, Radzinsky says he had an accident, Miles asks what kind of accident, Radzinsky says that he fell into a ditch, Miles looks at the body, sees a hole in the man's head, he asks if the ditch had a gun, Radzinsky says it doesn't matter what happened, because knowing that is not his job, that his job is to do what he tells him to, the men cover up body, put it into the back of the van, Radzinsky says to take him back to Horace now, Miles, Miles gets in, then looks at the body in the back of the van, opens up the body bag to see a man, Miles says okay, asks the body, so what really happened. From Lostpedia
6. "Um... we're not supposed to be in 3-3-4. Isn't that Hostile territory?" Miles 
7. Knocking on a door, Apartment #7, Miles, a teenager, dressed punk, a woman answers, Miles says that he needs to see her, the woman lets him in, a dog is barking outside, Miles' mom is very sick, she looks like she's dying, possibly of cancer, she's in a hospital bed, really sick, losing her hair, Miles sits down next to her, Miles says mom, it's me, she wakes, she says Miles, Miles says that he's sorry that he couldn't make it by sooner, she says it's okay, that he's here now, she asks why did you come, Miles, he says he needs her to tell him why he's this way, how he does the things he does, and he needs to know why she won't talk to him about his father, she says because he never cared about them, never cared about him, Miles says needs to know where he is, she says it doesn't matter where, Miles says it does matter, she says please, Miles says that he has a right to know, she says that he's dead, your father, kicked us out when he was just a baby, he didn't want anything to do with us, so the less you knew about him, the better, Miles says why didn't she just tell him, she says because it was over, your dad has been dead a long time, Miles asks where's his body, she says that it's somewhere he could never go.
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8. "I need you to tell me why I'm this way... how... how I do the things I do. And I need to know why you won't talk to me about my father." Miles "He's dead. [Miles releases his mother's hand in shock.] Your father... kicked us out when you were just a baby. He didn't want anything to do with us. So, the less you knew about him, the better." Lara "Why didn't you just tell me?" Miles "Because it was over. Your dad has been dead a long time." Lara "Where's his body?" Miles "Somewhere you can never go." Lara
9. Miles back at security, Horace on the phone, he says Pierre, if it was about the electromagnetism, they need to know, he says that he just got back, I'll send him out with it right away, Horace hangs up, asks Miles did he bring the package, Miles says package, you mean the corpse, Horace says yeah, now he needs him to bring it to Dr. Chang down at The Orchid, Miles says listen, he's security, if he just needs someone to drive a van, can't someone from the Motor Pool do it, Horace says since La Fleur decided to disappear, he's all he's got, so just bring it out to Dr. Chang, and they'll all call it a day, Miles leaves.
10. Hurley is outside, putting stuff in Miles' van, Miles says he can't, Hurley says he just signed it out, asks Miles where he's going, he says to The Orchid, Hurley says he is too, that he made sandwiches for the crew, ham and cheese, asks if Miles wants one, says and he made his secret garlic mayo, Miles says he's waiting for the neext van, Hurley asks why, he says they're going to the same place, why don't they carpool, he says that it'll help them with global warming, which hasn't happened yet, so maybe they can prevent it, he says wait a second, aks Miles if he's on some kind of secret mission, Miles says to just get in.
11. Juliet at the Infirmary, Kate comes in, Juliet asks how'd it go, Kate says they gave him to the others, Juliet asks if anyone saw them, Kate says she doesn't think so, Juliet asks did James help, Kate says yes, thank you so much for sending him, Roger comes in with a crate of things from The Staff, says he got there as soon as he could, he's out of breath, notices that Ben is no longer there, an empty bed, he says where's Ben, asks did he, Juliet says no, that she's so sorry, she was gone for ten minutes, she doesn't know what happened, Roger says she's his doctor, she's supposed to watch him, Juliet says she doesn't know, Roger says he's going to security, he leaves, Juliet tells Kate, well, here we go.
12. "Well... here we go." Juliet 
13. In DHARMA van, Hurley writes in a notebook, Hurley asks Miles how you spell bounty hunter, Miles asks what he's doing, writing memoirs, Hurley says it's personal, asks Miles dude, did you just, you know, it stinks, Miles says no, Hurley says well it wasn't him, Miles says so roll down window, Hurley does, but says it's not him, it stills stinks in here, it's coming from back there, Miles says maybe it's his famous garlic mayo, Hurley says that's not possible, okay maybe it is possible, tells Miles to pull over, he has to check, Miles says he's imagining things, Hurley says if those sandwiches are bad, people could get sick, yells for Miles to pull over, Hurley goes in back to check, looks through things, smelling, finds the body, says dude there's a body bag back here, with a body in it, Miles says that's traditionally what you put in a body bag, Hurley asks well who he is, what happened, Miles says don't worry about it, and don't tell anyone you saw him, Hurley asks what happened, Miles says his name is Alvarez, he was digging a hole, and thinking about some chick named Andrea, then he felt this sharp pain in his mouth, which turned out to be a filling from his tooth being yanked right out of its socket, and blowing through his brain, then he was dead, Hurley asks how does a filling get blown through someone's head, Miles says let's go, Hurley asks how he knows all of this, Miles says because he knows, Hurley asks but how does he know what he was thinking, Miles says he just knows, Hurley says he can talk to dead people, Miles says please just go, Hurley says don't worry dude, your secret's safe with me, you want to know why, Miles says no, Hurley says because he can talk to them too. From Lostpedia
14. "His name's Alvarez. He was digging a hole and thinking about some chick named Andréa. Then he felt this sharp pain in his mouth, which turned out to be a filling from his tooth being yanked right out of its socket and... blowing through his brain. Then he was dead." Miles "How does a filling get blown through someone's head?" Hurley
15. "How do you know all this?" Hurley "Because... I know." Miles "Yeah, but how do you know what he was thinking?" Hurley "I just know." Miles "You can talk to dead people." Hurley "Can we please just go?" Miles "Don't worry, dude. Your secret's safe with me. You wanna know why?" Hurley "No." Miles "'Cause I can talk to 'em, too." Hurley
16. Miles with man, looking at picture of boy in a football uniform, says if you don't mind, Mr. Gray, can you tell me what happened to him, he says last Labor Day weekend, a drunk driver ran a red light, Miles asks how his son was buried, Mr. Gray says he cremated him, scattered his ashes around the football field at his school, Miles says that what he does, it's much better if there's a body, Mr. Gray says but his ad said, he could communicate with the dead, any time, anywhere, Miles says he knows what the ad said, Mr. Gray says he just wants him to ask, did he know that he loved him, Miles says it's going to cost extra, Mr. Gray says of course, gives him more money, Miles says okay, now give him his hands, he says to concentrate on Russel, just get a picture of him in his head, asks can he do that, Mr. Gray says yeah, Miles focuses, Mr. Gray asks did it work, Miles says his son says that he knew that he loved him, that he always knew, Mr. Gray says thank you, Miles says I'm sorry for your loss.
17. "For what I do, it's much better if there's a body." Miles 
18. Miles leaving Mr. Gray's house, putting his things in the trunk of his car, Naomi approaches him, asks if he's Miles Straume, introduces herself as Naomi Dorrit, says her employer has been following his work for some time now, and he's interested in following his rather unique services, she says there's a restaurant not too far from there, asks Miles if he wants to hear what she has to say, Mile says yes, absolutely, he leaves with her. From Lostpedia
19. "Hi. My name's Naomi Dorrit. [Naomi hands Miles a business card.] My employer's been following your work for some time now, and he's interested in retaining your rather unique services." Naomi
20. On island, Roger drinks a beer on the swing-set, Kate sees him, decides to join him, says hey Roger, asks if he's okay, Roger says let me see, well my son got shot, and now he's disappeared, so I think I'm pretty far form okay, Kate says you know I'm sure things are going to work out, Roger say well thanks for the pep talk, Kate drinks a beer with him, says she just has a feeling he's going to be okay, Roger seems surprised by this, asks what she means, a feeling, Kate says she just doesn't think that he should give up hope, Roger asks if she knows something, does she know what happened to his son, Kate says no she doesn't, Roger says wait a minute, why is she so interested in his son, Kate says she's just trying to help, Roger says if she wants to help, why doesn't she just mind her own business, Kate leaves. From Lostpedia
21. In the DHARMA van, Miles and Hurley listen to Love Will Keep Us Together, Hurley writes in his notebook, says he doesn't know why Miles won't just admit it, that he can trust him, he talks to lots of dead people, Miles says so he has conversations with them, like they're his pals, Hurley says sure all the time, sometimes they even play chess, Miles says he actually sees them, Hurley says why wouldn't he, Miles says because that's not how it works, Hurley calls him out, says he wouldn't know how it works if he didn't do it, Miles says what he can do has nothing to do with chatting with ghosts, that it's a feeling, a sense, when somebody's dead, their brain stops functioning, it's just who they were and how they died, Hurley says that's not how it works for him, Miles says good, he's happy for him, Hurley says he's just jealous his powers are better than his, they're here, Miles says shut the hell up and deliver is damn sandwiches.
22. "I don't know why you just won't admit it. You can trust me. I talk to lots of dead people." Hurley "So, you have conversations with them, like they're your pals?" Miles "Sure, all the time. Sometimes we even play chess." Hurley "You actually see them?" Miles "Of course. Why wouldn't I?" Hurley "Because that's not how it works." Miles "Aha! You wouldn't know how it works unless you can do it." Hurley "What I can do has nothing to do with chatting with ghosts, you nitwit. It's a... feeling... a sense. When somebody's dead, their brain stops functioning, which means there's no more talking. There's just who they were and whatever they knew before they died." Miles "That's how it works for me." Hurley
23. They're at The Orchid, they get out of DHARMA van, Pierre Chang is there, Hurley begins to unload his food, Pierre comes over, he asks Miles what Hurley is doing there, Miles says he came to deliver lunch to the work crew, Pierre says lunch, his instructions were to come alone, Hurley says don't worry, that he won't tell anyone about the body, Pierre asks he knows, Miles says he was rooting around the back, he saw it, Hurley says don't worry he can keep a secret, Pierre says he better, Hurley, because if he thinks working in the kitchen is bad, Hurley says he likes working in the kitchen, Pierre asks well how does he feel about polar bear feces, because if he breathes one word of this, he'll have him shipped off to Hydra island, so he can weigh turds for their ridiculous experiments, Hurley says gross, Pierre says you two, talks to two men who work at The Orchid, tells them to take the package inside, and you, Miles, stay here until he gets back, says think you can handle that, Miles says yes sir, men take the body out of the trunk, Hurley says dude that guy is a total douche, Miles says that douche is my dad. From Lostpedia
24. Miles tells Naomi she did say she was taking him out to dinner, Naomi says no, she said she was taking him to a restaurant, they go into a restaurant kitchen, which is closed, Miles says want to tell him what's back here, Naomi says his audition, there's a body on the table, Naomi unzips it, Miles says look, whatever she has going on here, this isn't really his thing, Naomi says from what she understands, if the price is right, this is exactly his thing, she tosses Miles some money, Naomi asks so what can he tell her about this man, Miles goes over to the body, he focuses on it, gets his feeling, he says that his name was Felix, he was on his way to deliver something to a guy named Widmore, Naomi asks deliver what, Miles says a bunch of papers, photos, pictures, of empty graves, a purchase order for an old airplane, Miles says so did he pass, Naomi says she's leading an expedition to an island, and on that island is a man that will be very difficult to find, that's why she needs him, Miles says why, Naomi says this island has a number of deceased individuals residing on it, as is this man was the one responsible for the deceased, we believe they can supply valuable information about his whereabouts, Miles says as much as hunting down a mass murderer sounds really safe, he's going to pass, Naomi says her employer is willing ot pay him $1.6 Million, Miles says when do we leave. From Lostpedia
25. "His name's Felix. He was... on his way to deliver something to, uh... [The whispering continues.] A guy named... Wid-more." Miles "Deliver what?" Naomi "A bunch of papers, photos, pictures... of... [the whispering continues] empty graves. A purchase order... for an old airplane. [Miles puts his head in his hands. Naomi zips up the body bag.] So... did I pass?" Miles
26. "I'm leading an expedition to an island, and on the island is a man that will be very difficult to find. That's why I need you." Naomi "Need me for what?" Miles "This island has a number of deceased individuals... residing on it, and as this man is the one responsible for their being deceased, we believe they can supply invaluable information as to his whereabouts." Naomi
27. Miles and Hurley, Hurley has a sandwich, says so anyway, Miles says he doesn't want to talk about it, Hurley says are you kidding me, how weird is it that your dad is that dude from all those movies, only back then, he was called Marvin Candle, asks if that was like a stage name, Miles says he doesn't want to talk about it, Hurley asks if he doesn't want to talk about it, then why did he tell him, asks how long he's known he was his dad, Miles says the third day they were there, he was in line at the cafeteria and his mother got in line behind him, that was his first clue, Hurley says but all the DHARMA dudes end up dead, Miles says he can't save them, that they're going to get killed no matter what he does, so why bother, Pierre Chang shows up.
28. "But all those DHARMA dudes end up dead. Don't you wanna... save him?" Hurley "I can't save him! They're gonna get killed no matter what I do, so why bother?" Miles
29. Pierre says he needs Miles to take him to Radzinsky at the worksite, immediately, he says you, Hurley, if you say a word, Hurley says polar bear poop, got it, Miles asks what happened to the body, Pierre says what body, the three of them get in the van.
30. Jack cleaning a classroom, Roger comes in, says this room is on his rounds, why is he here, Jack says he figured he'd cover for him, after what happened to his son, Roger says which part, that he got shot, or that someone kidnapped him from the Infirmary, Jack says then what is he doing there, Roger says what else is he going to do, sit around and pray that those idiots find his boy, Roger says so he can get out of there, knocks things over, Roger says he came in here a couple of a days ago with that woman, Kate, Jack says yeah, Roger says you know her at all, Jack says why, Roger says she has some kind of weird thing for his kid, first she shows up at the Infirmary and gives his kid blood, and then when he goes missing, she comes to him and says don't worry, he's going to be okay, Roger says I'm going to tell you something, I'm beginning to think that she's got something to do with this, he says that he should go to Horace, report her, he asks Jack what do you think, Jack says he thinks that he's had a hell of a day, and that's giving him a very good excuse to go out and get drunk, and maybe that's put some crazy ideas into his head, he says that he knows that woman, Kate, that she's his friend, and she would never do anything to hurt his son, Roger says sure, he leaves.
31. "I think, Roger, that, uh, that you've had a hell of a day, and that... it's given you a very good excuse to go out and get drunk. Maybe that's put some--some crazy ideas into your head. I know that woman--Kate. She's my friend, and she would never do anything to hurt your son." Jack 
32. In the DHARMA van, Hurley says that he's new here, Dr. Chang, asks what exactly it is he does down at The Orchid, Pierre says it's classified, Hurley says really, that he can't tell anyone, not even his wife, Pierre says no, Hurley asks what about his kids, Pierre says he has a three month old son, so no, Hurley says congrats, asks what's his name, Pierre says Miles, Hurley says small world, his name is Miles too, right Miles, Miles says yeah, Hurley asks so are you a fan of Jazz, Dr. Chang, like Miles Davis, Pierre says no, that his wife is, he says he likes Country, Miles scoffs at this, Hurley says so they've both been there three years, that they must be pretty tight by now, Miles says that Dr. Chang and him don't exactly travel in the same circles, Pierre says he wasn't aware there were circles, Hurley says great, that they should all get together for a beer some time, he says how awesome would that be, Pierre says to stop here, he gets out of the van, he opens a hidden gate camouflaged in jungle, he gets back in the van, they go in. From Lostpedia
33. "So I'm new here, Dr. Chang. What is it exactly you do at The Orchid?" Hurley "It's classified." Dr. Chang 
34. Inside, there is a construction site, Chang gets out, says Miles doesn't need to wait, that he'll get a ride back with Radzinsky, Hurley asks what is this place, what's up with all the secrecy, Miles says he doesn't know and doesn't care, Hurley looks, he sees the hatch door, a guy asks what the serial number that goes on hatch lid is, another guy says it's 4 8 15 16 23, can't read the last number, says it's smudged, Hurley says that it's 42, Hurley is freaked out, Miles asks how the hell he knew that, Hurley says because they're building their hatch, Miles asks what hatch, Hurley says the one that crashed their plane. From Lostpedia
35. "Dude, what is this place? And what's up with all the secrecy? " Hurley 
36. "Hey, Glenn! What's the serial number that goes on the hatch lid?" Worker "4, 8... [The first worker picks up metal stamps and pounds them into the metal hatch lid with a heavy mallet, one by one.] 15...16...23... Hold on a minute. It's smudged." Glenn "42." Hurley "42." Glenn "How the hell did you know that?" Miles "'Cause they're building our hatch." Hurley "What hatch?" Miles "The one that crashed our plane." Hurley  
37. Miles gets a taco, a van drives up next to him, a man says hey Miles, Miles asks do I know you, they get out, take him, put him in the van, drive off, Miles, my name is Bram, Miles says he owes him a fish taco, Bram says sorry about that, but his apartment is being watched, and they had to try their best to talk him out of working for Charles Widmore, Miles says he has no idea who that is, Bram says he's the man that chartered the boat he'll be getting on next week, and my friend, you don't want to be getting on that boat, he asks Miles do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue, Miles says no, he can't say that he does, Bram says he's not ready to go tot hat island, but if he goes with them, all those things he spent all his life trying to find out, he'll know, he'll know who he is, why it is he has a gift, and most of all, he'll know about his father, Miles says he doesn't know where he's been getting his intel, but he stopped caring about this father a long time ago, but he says that what he does care about is money, he says tell you what, if he wants him to pass on going to the island, it's going to have to cost him double, $3.2 million, Bram says they're not paying him anything, that all the money int he world isn't going to fill that empty hole inside him, Miles says that's sad isn't it, Bram says to toss him, they throw him out of van, Bram says that he's playing for the wrong team, Miles says what team are you on, Bram says the one that's going to win. From Lostpedia
38. "Sorry about that, but your apartment's being watched. And we had to try our best to talk you out of working for Charles Widmore." Bram "I have no idea who that is." Miles "He's the man who chartered the boat you'll be getting on next week. And, my friend, you do not want to get on that boat. Do you know what lies in the shadow of the statue?" Bram "No, can't say that I do." Miles "Then you're not ready to go to that island. But if you come with us--all those things you've spent your life trying to find out? You'll know. You'll know who you are, Miles--why it is you have a gift, and most of all, you'll know about your father." Bram "I don't know where you've been getting your intel, but I stopped caring about my father a long time ago. What I do care about is money. So, I'll tell you what. You want me to pass on going to the Island? It's gonna cost you double what they offered--$3.2 million." Miles "We're not paying you anything. All the money in the world isn't gonna fill that empty hole inside you, Miles." Bram
39. "You're playing for the wrong team!" Bram "Yeah? What team are you on?" Miles "The one that's gonna win." Bram  
40. Miles in DHARMA van, Hurley says that hatch that they're building, there's going to be an accident, and then they're going to have to build a computer with a button you have to push every 108 minutes so the world doesn't end, Hurley says so your dad, is he around, you know, where we came from, the future, Miles says no, Hurley says then this is kind of awesome, Miles says how is that awesome, Hurley says because then he gets to hangout with him, he can get to know him better, and don't bother thanking him, but he was totally down for that beer, Hurley  says maybe he can hold baby him, or he can change his own diaper, Miles stops short, he says to listen up, because they're only going to have this conversation once, okay, Miles says he doesn't want to hangout wit his dad, he doesn't want to get to know him better and stuff, Hurley asks why not, asks did he beat him up when he as little, Miles says he wasn't even around when he was little, that he never even knew him, until now, Miles asks why am I even telling you this, Hurley says because he's in pain, Miles says he's not in pain, that his father is dead, he's gone, he never cared about him, and nothing he can do will ever change that, Hurley says but he's not gone, they just dropped him off, Miles says let's see what's going on with you, takes his notebook, gets out of the van, he reads it, "EXTERIOR, HOTH, a little spy robot thingy zips through the atmosphere, and crashes into the snowy planet below. That's when Chewbacca shows up and blasts it away with his crossbow laser. He shakes his fury fist in the sky in triumph. CHEWBACCA--Raaar." Hurley says it's furry fist, that he needs a spell-check, Miles asks what the hell is this, Hurley says he's writing The Empire Strikes Back, Miles says what, Hurley says it's 1977, so Star Wars just came out, and pretty soon, George Lucas is going to be looking for a sequel, he says that he's seen Empire like 200 times, so he figured he'd make life easier, and send him the script, with a couple of improvements, Miles says that has got to be the stupidest thing he's ever heard, Hurley says oh Yeah, well at least he's not scared to talk to his own dad.
41. "That hatch they're building? There's gonna be an accident, then they're gonna have to build a computer with a button you have to push so the world doesn't end." Hurley 
42. "So your dad... is he around... you know, when we came from? The future?" Hurley "No." Miles "Well, then this is kind of awesome for you, huh?" Hurley "How is it awesome?!" Miles "Because you get to hang out with him, you know, get to know him better and stuff." Hurley
43. "Listen up, 'cause we're only gonna have this conversation once. Okay? I don't want to "hang out" with my dad. I don't want to "know him better"... and stuff." Miles "Why not? Did he beat you up when you were little or something?" Hurley "He wasn't even around when I was little, you dimwit! I never knew him, until now. Why am I even telling you this?" Miles "'Cause you're in pain and you need to let it out." Hurley "I'm not in pain! It doesn't matter. My father is dead! He's gone! He never cared about me, and nothing I can do will ever change that. "But he's not gone. We just dropped him off." Miles 
44. Sawyer goes home, Juliet says he's back, Sawyer says barely, asks if she's ever had one of those days where you feel like a little Dutch boy with your finger in, he notices Jack is there, says what's going on, Jack says Ben's father thinks that Kate had something to do with his son going missing, Sawyer asks why the hell would he think that, Juliet says because she talked to him, tried to make him feel better, Sawyer says why the hell would she do that, Jack says her heart was in the right place, Sawyer says but where was her head, Jack says he had a talk with Roger, doesn't think he's going to say anything to anyone for now, just wanted him to know, Jack tells Juliet thank you, Sawyer says thanks for filling him in, Jack leaves.
45. Sawyer goes outside, Phil comes over, says hey boss, they have a development, that he better come down to the office, La Fleur says he's been running around the jungle all day, so whatever development he's got, it can wait a while, Phil says he knows who took the kid, La Fleur asks who's that, Phil says you, La Fleur says he's got a perfectly good explanation for that, he escorts Phil inside, asks him if he's talked to Horace about it yet, Phil says no, that he thought that after three years of working together, he'd give him the benefit of the doubt, Sawyer knocks him out, tells Juliet to get some rope. From Lostpedia
46. A man raking leaves, Mr. Gray, Miles comes back, says he hopes he doesn't mind, says his gate was open, he says Mr. Straume, of course, no problem, Miles comes with bag packed, Mr. Gray asks what brings him by, Miles says well sir, he's about to go on a boat trip for a while, wanted to give this back to you, he hands him an envelope with money, Miles says he lied to him, he wasn't able to talk to his son, Mr. Gray asks why tell him this, that he could've just let him go on believing, Miles says it wouldn't have been fair to his son, Mr. Gray says sorry, Miles says if he needed his son to know that he loved him, he should've told him when he was still alive, Miles leaves.
47. "If you needed your son to know that you loved him, you should've told him when he was still alive." Miles 
48. Back at the barracks, Miles and Hurley get out of the van, Hurley says sorry he said he was afraid to talk to his dad, Miles says don't worry about it, Hurley says he used to hate his dad too, he tells Miles that he left when he was 10, but the best thing he ever did was give him a second chance, and they got to be the best of friends, and although he'll never see him again, he misses him and he knows that he feels the same way too,  Miles says that his dad didn't leave when he was 10, he was a baby, he never knew him, and he doesn't want to, not happening, Hurley says that was Luke's attitude too, in Empire, Luke found out that Vader was his father, and instead of putting away his lightsaber and talking about it, he overreacted and got his hand cut off, he says they worked it out eventually, but at what cost, another Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and they got the Ewoks, it all could have been avoided if they all just communicated, and let's face it, the Ewoks sucked, dude.
49. "I used to hate my dad, too." Hurley "Yeah?" Miles "He left when I was 10. But, the best thing I ever did was give him a second chance. We got to be the best of friends, and although I may never see him again, I miss him. And I know he feels the same." Hurley "My dad didn't leave when I was 10. I--I was a baby. I never knew him. And I don't want to. It's not happening." Miles "That was Luke's attitude, too." Hurley "What?" Miles "In Empire, Luke found out Vader was his father, but instead of putting away his lightsaber and talking about it, he overreacted and got his hand cut off. I mean, they worked it out eventually, but at what cost? Another Death Star was destroyed, Boba Fett got eaten by the Sarlacc, and we got the Ewoks. It all could've been avoided if they'd just, you know, communicated. And let's face it. The Ewoks sucked, dude." Hurley  
50. Miles goes to his father's house, sees him through the window reading to his son, Miles, he cries, the phone rings in Pierre's house, his wife takes the baby, Pierre talks on the phone, says he'll be right there, he comes out of his house, sees Miles walking away, says he needs him, Miles says you do, Pierre says the sub is in from HQ, Miles says new recruits, Pierre says no, the sub is in from Ann Arbor, with scientists, he says they need to get the van and get to the dock. From Lostpedia
51. "Miles! I need you. [Miles turns back around.] You do?" Miles "Sub's here from H.Q. I need your help bringing them in." Dr. Chang "Sure. New recruits?" Miles "No, uh, scientists from Ann Arbor. Get your van, and let's get to the dock." Dr. Chang  
52. At the Pala Ferry, Miles goes to submarine to help, he hears a man ask can he get a hand with this, getting out of sub, Miles helps, the man comes out of the submarine and it's Daniel Faraday, Miles is surprised to see him, Daniel says hey Miles, long time no see.
    
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53. "Hey, Miles. Long time no see." Daniel 

3.20 The Man Behind the Curtain

1. A pregnant woman is giving birth in the woods, her name is Emily, something is wrong, she has a boy, she says it hurts, bleeding, her husband says no one knows they're there, carries her and the baby, a road, Portland 32 miles, a car pulls over, a woman and a man stop to help them, he says they were hiking, that she's not due yet, they're going to bring them to the hospital, Emily says to call him Benjamin, then she dies. From Lostpedia
2. Ben is holding a carved doll, it's his birthday, Richard asks about bringing the tape to Juliet, Ben says he was supposed to do it yesterday, he's missing his recorder. From Lostpedia
3. "It's a birthday present. Mine just happens to be today. You do remember birthdays, don't you Richard?" Ben
4. Locke returns with his body, wants Ben to tell him everything he wants to know about the island, says to start at the beginning, Ben says it's not that simple, he's not their leader, Jacob is, he can't take him there, Richard doesn't know where he is, Ben says he was born on the island, one of the last that was, most people he brought there, Jacob talks to him, trust him, tells him what to do, no one else has seen him, Locke says he's lying, that he's the man behind the curtain, because his hand is shaking, that his people are stupid to believe him.
5. "I was born here on this Island. I'm one of the last that was. Most of these people you see—I brought them here. So Jacob talks to me, John. He tells me what to do, trusts me." Ben
6. "How convenient. You know what I think, Ben? I think there is no Jacob. I think your people are idiots if they believe you take orders from someone else. You are the man behind the curtain, the Wizard of Oz. And you're a liar." Locke
7. Ben as a child, arrives at the island on the sub, walking on the dock, Pala Ferry, with his father, DHARMA vans, Namaste sign, the man from the car that tried to help Emily, Horace Goodspeed, doing his dad a favor, gave him a job, Ben doesn't say much, processing. From Lostpedia
8. "That's okay. I bet he will when he has something to say. Right, Ben?" Horace Goodspeed
9. Roger and Ben at Orientation, Dr. Marvin Candle, he says stay within the confines, barracks surrounded by high frequency sonar fence, to protect from the wildlife, study properties.
10. "Welcome to the Island. For your own comfort and safety, we ask that you stay within the confines of your new living quarters. Our Barracks are surrounded by a high frequency sonar fence, to protect us from the Island's abundant and diverse wildlife. You are now a member of the DHARMA Initiative. Every morning you will be given a new code which will allow you to cross outside the fence... there are properties on this Island that exist nowhere else on Earth. Our mission is to study these properties for the betterment of mankind and advancement of world peace. Most of you will be working on the main (inaudible), should you be assigned...(inaudible, possibly "to geological studies")" Dr. Marvin Candle
11. Annie introduces herself to Ben, gives him an Apollo bar, says they can have as many as they want, Roger Linus, Ben's father, is given a janitor uniform, Roger Work Man, Goodspeed said they were doing experiments changing the world.
12. Sawyer returns to camp, he tells Sayid about Locke and the tape.
13. Mikhail is back with the Others, says the pylons were not set to a lethal level, Ben says Locke is with them now, tells Ben about Naomi, encountered several of Locke's people in the jungle, injured woman parachuted onto the island, helicopter crash, her ship is 130 clicks west, had a radio phone, he assumes they brought her back to their camp, Ben says they're going there the day after tomorrow, Mikhail says they have to go now.
14. Locke says Ben is not going anywhere, that they're going to see Jacob, Ben says no, Mikhail questions Ben, Locke attacks Mikhail, Alex gives him a gun.
15. Ben is in school, the teacher, Olivia Goodspeed, doing their own volcanic reaction, says there is a volcano on the island that erupted, reaction a long time ago, gunshots ring out, an alarm goes off, she tells them to get in their positions, grabs a gun, says it's the hostiles. From Lostpedia
16. Roger argues with Horace Goodspeed, says he was driving back from The Flame, explosion, siren, drove into the middle of a shoot-out, Horace says they've been having skirmishes with the natives, says not sure who they are, Roger wants more money.
17. Ben is listening in on their conversations, has a pet bunny, Ben hears something, then he sees mom through the window in his room. From Lostpedia
18. Sawyer and Sayid looking for Juliet, Kate says she took off with Jack, that she told them everything about Naomi.
19. Ben says tells Locke that Jacob is real, and he will be angry, because he's a man who summons you, but Locke says there's a first time for everything.
20. "Something you should know, John, before we go. Whether or not you think he's the Wizard of Oz, I can assure you that Jacob is very, very real. And we're gonna go see him, and he's not gonna like it. In fact, I have a feeling he's going to be very...angry. And that's why my hand was shaking, because this is not a man you go and see. This is a man who summons you." Ben
21. Annie gives Ben dolls for his birthday, so they never have to be away form eachother, he returns home and dad is drunk, forgot his birthday, says he can't celebrate the day he killed his mom, she was only 7 months pregnant, they went on a hike, and he came early. From Lostpedia
22. "It's your birthday. Sorry I forgot. Kinda hard to celebrate on the day you killed your mom. She was just seven months pregnant. We went for a hike, but you had to come early. Now, she's gone. And I'm stuck here on this island...with you. Happy birthday, Ben." Roger
23. Ben runs away into the jungle, he hears the whispers, sees his mom at the sonar fence, she tells him not to approach her, that it's not time yet.
24. Ben and Locke walk upon what appears to be a circle of ash.
25. Sayid tells everyone about Naomi, Jack protecting Juliet, Sawyer plays the tape for everyone, Jack and Juliet return, Juliet says to play the other side of the tape, Ben says he's sending 3 teams to extract Kwon, the night after tomorrow, to mark the tents, Juliet says she told Jack everything after she took Sun to The Staff, Jack says he didn't tell anyone because he didn't have a plan yet.
26. Ben runs away, gets to the sonar fence, puts in code 54439, let's his bunny go through the pylons to make sure he doesn't die, he hears the whispers, Richard appears, asks if he's one of them, Ben says he left home, looking for his mom, she's dead, not on the island, that he saw her, she talked to him, she said that he couldn't go with her, tells him to go home, Ben says he hates it there, says take him, Richard tells Ben to think about it, to be patient. From Lostpedia
27. Ben and Locke arrive at Jacob's, a cabin, Ben says no flashlight, feels the same way about technology as Locke does, Ben gets a lantern, they enter the cabin, a room, painting on the wall, an empty rocking chair, jars on a shelf, nothing, no one is there, Ben appears to be having an imaginary conversation with himself, Locke thinks Ben is crazy, that he is Jacob, doesn't know anything about the island, putting on a show, Ben says he's too limited to see, that he know there's someone there, Locke thinks none of it is real, but then hears something, "Help me," is terrified, person appears, an eye, Locke flashes light on him, Jacob gets angry, Locke is terrified, runs out of the cabin. From Lostpedia
28. Locke thinks there is no Jacob, Ben asks what he said to him, Locke says it's time his people were told truth, that they're not going the way they came, Ben says he wanted to show him something first, tells him he wasn't born on the island.
29. Ben Work Man, older, has the doll Annie gave him, birthday again, Roger and Ben run supplies to The Pearl, dad says then go to the mesa, they can drink some beers, have some father and son time, Shambala plays in the car, Ben asks dad if he really blames him, dad says he'll try to remember his birthday next year, Ben keeps looking at his watch, says putting up with him took patience, puts on a gas mask, releases a canister, then kills father, returns to the barracks, everyone is dead, Horace Goodpseed, Richard and his people there, masks, guns, the hostiles, Ben says leave dad out there. From Lostpedia
30. "You know, I've missed her too. Maybe as much as you have. But the difference is, for as long as I can remember, I've had to put up with you. And doing that required a tremendous amount of patience." Ben
31. Ben takes Locke to a mass grave, where Ben came from, the DHARMA Initiative, seeking harmony, couldn't even co-exist with the island's inhabitants, the purge, Ben says he was one of the people who was smart enough to not end up in there, he shoots Locke, says because he heard Jacob, asks Locke what he said, Locke tells him that Jacob said help me, tells him that he hopes he can help him, leaves him for dead. From Lostpedia
32. "This is where I came from, John. These are my people. The DHARMA Initiative. They came here seeking harmony, but they couldn't even coexist with the Island's original inhabitants. And when it became clear that one side had to go, one side had to be purged, I did what I had to do. I was one of the people that was smart enough to make sure that I didn't end up in that ditch. Which makes me considerably smarter than you, John.

Questions:

1. Does Richard Alpert have a birthday?
2. Why is Ben the only one that can talk to Jacob?
3. What happened to Annie? Is she still alive?
4. Who takes a 7 month pregnant woman hiking?
5. Why did Ben see his mother on the island?
6. What is the circle of ash? Why is it there?
7. Why doesn't Richard Alpert age?
8. Did Ben and Richard have contact from the time they met in the jungle to the time of the purge? How?
9. Who is Jacob? Why is he in the cabin? Why doesn't he like technology?
10. Why does Locke hear Jacob say "Help me?"
11. When was the purge?
12. Did Ben become the leader immediately after the purge?

Favorites:

1. "Work man? What is this? Work man? I'm a janitor?!" Roger
2. Richard, Tom and the Others' faces when Locke says he's going to see Jacob.
3. "You know, you didn't have to beat Mikhail senseless to make your point, John." Ben
4. "Well, I guess there's a first time for everything." Locke
5. "Jacob? I'm here with John Locke. We're coming in now." Ben
6. "Jacob. This is John. Aren't you going to say hello, John?" Ben
7. "Jacob! He's sitting right here, in this chair! [Looks at the chair] Yes, I know, but he insisted." Ben "What is this?" Locke "You wanted the secrets of the Island? Well, here they are. This is the man who can answer every single.... [Stops, pauses while looking at the chair] I am not. He made me bring him here—do you think that that was my—sorry, may I finish? Jacob, please, I can't hear him if you're gonna talk over what he's saying—" Ben
8. "What's the problem now? You're usually Chatty Cathy in the morning." Roger

Notes:

1. The whispers, from DarkUFO: (Center) Your hope is here. There ain’t no turning around. Sounds like “turn to that screen.” Don’t forget him. Is anyone awake? We should take him. (Right) What’s happening? If we go over there we might be able to see him, but I don’t know. Did you hear about him. Is anyone on? (Left) Sounds like “disobeys you,” because the moment’s bad/rare. That’s what I mean. It’s heavy. Don’t worry. Sounds like “I looked through them.”
2. Both Locke and Ben have had their fathers killed in order to become the leader of the Others; their mothers are both named Emily, and have both exclaimed "call him..(your name here)," right after giving birth to them.
3. Ben's mom is Michael Emerson's real-life wife, Carrie Preston.
   
4. This episode scares the hell out of me.
5. Skeletor is Ben's daddy!

3.02 The Glass Ballerina

1. Sun, as a little girl, breaks glass ballerina, blames it on the maid, tells her father, Mr. Paik, who says he has to fire her if she's the one who broke it. From Lostpedia
2. Jin says that Jack should be there already, Sayid wants to light another fire, but Jin says no, Sun says that she can sail, that she'll help Sayid.
3. Juliet brings Jack soup, Ben watches in a monitoring room, says that she never made him soup.
4. Colleen says that the Iraqi found the decoy village, Ryan radioed in, says they have a boat, they can find them, Ben wants it.
5. Pickett takes Sawyer and Kate out of their cages, gives them lunch.
6. Sun says she shouldn't have disagreed with Jin, that she doesn't want to be without him.
7. Sun and Jae Lee had an affair, he gives her a Pearl necklace, says he doesn't want to share her, her English is good, can go to America, Mr. Paik shows up.
8. Sawyer and Kate work for the Others, Kate chops rocks loose, Sawyer hauls them out, Pickett says they do anything wrong, they get shocked, Kate says she's not doing anything until she sees Jack, and Pickett shocks Sawyer.
9. Mr. Paik says Jae Lee stole from him, wants Jin to kill him, Jin says no, tries to quit, Paik says he soiled the family name, shamed him, manipulates Jin by calling him son.
10. Sayid, Sun and Jin arrive at the dock, Pala Ferry, Sayid says the dock is decaying, it's safe, wants to dock there, Jack will be able to see fire. From Lostpedia
11. Kate talks to Alex, she asks about Karl, says they're not supposed to be in those cages, says dress is hers, the she can keep it.
12. Sayid builds another fire, Sun knows he's lying, Sayid says they've been captured, tracks on the dock, fresh, as recent as yesterday, that the fire is for the Others, when they see smoke, send scout party, night, he'll ambush, take 2 hostage, one to make the other cooperate.
13. Jin tells Sun about the message he's supposed to deliver, she says don't do it, he says that he has to, that's what it takes to be married to her.
14. Jin figures Sayid out, asks him for gun, knows it's a trap, they want Sun to go to the boat, Sayid tells her about gun if the Others get past them.
15. "He says he understands English better than I think he does." Sun
16. "If they get past you, that means my husband is dead, and I won't care anymore." Sun
17. Juliet gives Sawyer her water, but he spills it out, he kisses Kate, he fights some of the Others, gets a taser but it doesn't work, then he gets one of their guns, but Juliet holds a gun to Kate, calls him James, Pickett shocks Sawyer. From Lostpedia
18. Sayid and Jin waiting in the trees, the Others sneakily on boat.
19. Jin at Seoul Gateway, threatens and beats the snot out of Jae Lee, who says he's sorry, knows that Jin is Sun's husband, but Jin only thinks he's there for Mr. Paik, feels guilty, he says leave country, never return, doesn't kill him, but Jae Lee commits suicide, jumps from the balcony and lands on Jin's car, with pearl necklace in hand. From Lostpedia
20. Colleen knows who Sun Kwon is, that she's not a killer, she has 5 friends with her, says they're not the enemy, but she does shoot Colleen, shooting goes on between the Others, Sun and Jin, Sun escapes from the boat, falls into water, the Others drive off with the boat. From Lostpedia
21. Jae Lee's funeral, Sun goes, Mr. Paik shows up, says he does business with his father, that he won't tell Jin about the affair, it's not his place.
22. Sayid apologizes to Jin and Sun, says that next time he'll listen.
23. Kate and Sawyer are back in their cages, Sawyer says 2 guards have a real fight in them, heavy set guy packs a good punch, shaggy haired guy has Martial Arts training, zappers things have a safety, they've never seen any real action, the blonde would've shot Kate, no problem, Kate asks why she called him James, Sawyer says because that's his name, that they wait for them to make a mistake, Ben watches and listens on the monitors. From Lostpedia
24. Ben talks to Jack, introduces himself, Benjamin Linus, lived on the island all his life, he tries to shake Jack's hand, but Jack leaves him hanging.
25. "Hello, Jack. You know what's crazy, Jack? A week ago, you and I were in exactly the opposite situation. I was the one locked up and you were the one coming in for visits. And I know that you were angry that I lied to you about who I was; but, hell, do you blame me? I mean, let's face it, if I had told you I was one of those people that you and your friends have been calling Others all this time it would have been right back to Sayid and his--fists. Wouldn't it?" Ben
26. "I want for you to change your at--perspective. And, the first step in doing that would be for me to be decent enough to introduce myself honestly, so--Hi, my name is Benjamin Linus and I've lived on this island all my life. You're not going to shake?" Ben
27. Juliet brings a television into the other side of Jack's cell, he asks about Kate and Sawyer, Ben says they're fine and close, says if he cooperates, they'll send him home, Jack asks if that's where he sent Walt and Michael, why they'd be there if they could leave, Jack says they're stuck there just like he is, but Ben says they do have connection to the outside world.
28. "Your flight crashed on September 22nd, 2004. Today is November 29th. That means you've been on our island for 69 days. Yes, we do have contact with the outside world, Jack. That's how we know that during those 69 days your fellow Americans re-elected George W. Bush; Christopher Reeve has passed away; the Boston Red Sox won the World Series. [Jack starts laughing] What?" Ben
29. Ben shows Jack the tape of the World Series, says if he listens, he can go home. From Lostpedia

Questions:

1. What were Sawyer and Kate helping the Others build?
2. Where did the Others come from when they got to the dock? Did they take the submarine? How could they get onto the sailboat without Sayid and Jin noticing?
3. Why does Sayid decide to go back instead of looking for Jack, Kate and Sawyer?
4. How could the Others know a minute detail like Jack being a Boston Red Sox fan?

Favorites:

1. "You expect me to work in this dress?" Kate "Well, it's up to you. You can take it off if you want." Pickett "How dare you!" Sawyer
2. "I got a question, boss." Sawyer
3. "You're not going to shake?" Ben
4. "If you wanted me to believe this, you probably should have picked somebody else besides the Red Sox." Jack "No, they were down 3 games to none against the Yankees in the league championship, and then they won 8 straight." Ben "Sure. Sure, of course they did." Jack

Notes:

1. I don't really understand how Danny Pickett went from the guy who said "See you in the funny pages" to Michael when he took blood from him, to so angry toward Kate and Sawyer when they're breaking rocks, even before Colleen dies.
2. I absolutely love the scene where Jack sees the Red Sox winning the World Series. It's probably the only scene, besides where Jae Lee commits suicide, that I like in this episode.
3. Upon initial reaction, I never thought that Sun pushed Jae Lee off the balcony, although I wouldn't put it past her, and can definitely see the symbolism.
4. It's really cool that LOST started the phrase, "That's why the Sox'll never win the Series," and it not only paid off in this episode, but the Red Sox, in fact, did win the World Series the same year that LOST aired and started using the phrase on the show, 2004. Coincidence?