Episode 13, Season 3 Recap - The Man From Tallahassee
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"John Locke," he says.
The woman writes down his information. "Marital status, Mr. Locke?"
"Single."
"Girlfriend?"
"No," he says.
"Are your parents living?"
"I was raised in foster care. I never really knew my parents." Locke is in a cubical, others are in the background.
"Have you ever considered seeking out your real parents?"
"I don't see how that's relevant."
"It's relevant, Mr. Locke, because if the government is going to continue to pay your disability insurance, I have to figure out whether or not your condition has improved. So, how's your appetite?"
"Fine."
"I see you stopped submitting your therapy bills for reimbursement."
"That's because I stopped going. Waste of time."
She stamps his paper Benefits Suspended and says that it's only a temporary suspension. "As soon as you resume your sessions, you can reapply."
"You think I'm temporarily disabled?"
"Depression can be temporary, yes. And seeing as you've seen fit to stop going to therapy, I guess you're all better."
Locke gets up. "Guess I am." He walks out.
"What is he doing?" Kate whispers.
"Jack," Juliet calls as she walks over to him. He throws her the football. She throws it to Tom.
"She's the one who helped me and Sawyer escape," Kate whispers.
Juliet holds Jack's arm as they talk.
Sayid notices that Rousseau is gone.
Locke watches as Jack walks off with Juliet. Juliet knocks on a door and then goes in. Ben comes out in a wheelchair and talks to Jack. Ben and Jack shake hands.
A few minutes later, Kate cocks her gun and Sayid says, "What exactly are you saying? We simply start shooting people and hope for the best?"
"We came here to rescue Jack," she says, "and that's what we're going to do."
"Obviously the circumstances have changed," Sayid says. "He may not want to be rescued."
"That is not him! That's not Jack!" Kate says. "They must have done something to him. When they captured us they drugged us."
"He did not appear to be drugged, Kate."
"They kidnapped him, held him prisoner. He wouldn't just forget that!"
"I agree," Sayid says, "but until we know why, we're putting our lives at risk."
"I'm not going to leave him, Sayid."
"You may not have a choice."
Locke says, "It's Jack. The first time I saw him, he was risking his life, pulling people out of burning airplane wreckage. If he's shaking hands with the Others, I'm sure he has a good reason. We just have to go down there and find out what it is."
"What do you suggest?" Sayid asks.
"We wait until it's dark. We approach Jack when he's alone. And if he wants out, we get him out." Locke cocks his pistol.
"I'm not trying to sell you anything," the man says. "Listen, my name is Peter Talbot and I just need a couple of minutes to talk to you."
"Talk about what?" Locke asks.
"My mother, actually. I think she might be in some trouble."
"You've got the wrong John Locke," he says and starts to shut the door.
John opens the door. A few minutes later, as he makes coffee, Locke listens to Peter's story.
Peter says, "She met him two months ago. Love at first site, is what she said. The guy was charming, sweet, funny. His name's Adam Seward. He's a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario."
Locke hands Peter a cup of coffee and Peter continues. "Anyway, he had something special. My mom just went ga-ga for him right out of the gate. After two months of knowing him she agrees to marry the guy. Something about him, something in my gut, told me he was after something, so I had to check him out."
"Well I'm not sure what any of this has to do with me," Locke says.
"Well what this has to do with you, Mr. Locke, is you donated one of your kidneys to Adam Seward, only his name was different back then. He used to be ." Peter hands Locke a picture of Anthony and Mrs. Talbot. "All I could find were his medical records and I saw that he was the recipient of a kidney transplant from you. So I figured, hey, someone gave the guy his kidney. How bad could he be? Right?"
Locke looks at the picture and then says, "Well, it was an anonymous donation. I never met him."
Peter looks down, then back at Locke. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry, I can't help you." Locke hands the picture back.
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Locke's Flashback - Disability
"Name?" a woman says."John Locke," he says.
The woman writes down his information. "Marital status, Mr. Locke?"
"Single."
"Girlfriend?"
"No," he says.
"Are your parents living?"
"I was raised in foster care. I never really knew my parents." Locke is in a cubical, others are in the background.
"Have you ever considered seeking out your real parents?"
"I don't see how that's relevant."
"It's relevant, Mr. Locke, because if the government is going to continue to pay your disability insurance, I have to figure out whether or not your condition has improved. So, how's your appetite?"
"Fine."
"I see you stopped submitting your therapy bills for reimbursement."
"That's because I stopped going. Waste of time."
She stamps his paper Benefits Suspended and says that it's only a temporary suspension. "As soon as you resume your sessions, you can reapply."
"You think I'm temporarily disabled?"
"Depression can be temporary, yes. And seeing as you've seen fit to stop going to therapy, I guess you're all better."
Locke gets up. "Guess I am." He walks out.
Save Jack or Leave Him There
Locke, Kate, Sayid, and Rousseau, under the cover of the jungle, watch Jack play football with Tom."What is he doing?" Kate whispers.
"Jack," Juliet calls as she walks over to him. He throws her the football. She throws it to Tom.
"She's the one who helped me and Sawyer escape," Kate whispers.
Juliet holds Jack's arm as they talk.
Sayid notices that Rousseau is gone.
Locke watches as Jack walks off with Juliet. Juliet knocks on a door and then goes in. Ben comes out in a wheelchair and talks to Jack. Ben and Jack shake hands.
"This is going to be more complicated than we thought," Locke says.
A few minutes later, Kate cocks her gun and Sayid says, "What exactly are you saying? We simply start shooting people and hope for the best?"
"We came here to rescue Jack," she says, "and that's what we're going to do."
"Obviously the circumstances have changed," Sayid says. "He may not want to be rescued."
"That is not him! That's not Jack!" Kate says. "They must have done something to him. When they captured us they drugged us."
"He did not appear to be drugged, Kate."
"They kidnapped him, held him prisoner. He wouldn't just forget that!"
"I agree," Sayid says, "but until we know why, we're putting our lives at risk."
"I'm not going to leave him, Sayid."
"You may not have a choice."
Locke says, "It's Jack. The first time I saw him, he was risking his life, pulling people out of burning airplane wreckage. If he's shaking hands with the Others, I'm sure he has a good reason. We just have to go down there and find out what it is."
"What do you suggest?" Sayid asks.
"We wait until it's dark. We approach Jack when he's alone. And if he wants out, we get him out." Locke cocks his pistol.
Locke's Flashback - Peter Talbot
Locke eats a TV Dinner and watches TV. He answers a knock at the door and sees a young man. Locke says, "I'm sorry, no solicitors.""I'm not trying to sell you anything," the man says. "Listen, my name is Peter Talbot and I just need a couple of minutes to talk to you."
"Talk about what?" Locke asks.
"My mother, actually. I think she might be in some trouble."
"You've got the wrong John Locke," he says and starts to shut the door.
"How many kidneys do you have?" Peter asks.
John opens the door. A few minutes later, as he makes coffee, Locke listens to Peter's story.
Peter says, "She met him two months ago. Love at first site, is what she said. The guy was charming, sweet, funny. His name's Adam Seward. He's a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario."
Locke hands Peter a cup of coffee and Peter continues. "Anyway, he had something special. My mom just went ga-ga for him right out of the gate. After two months of knowing him she agrees to marry the guy. Something about him, something in my gut, told me he was after something, so I had to check him out."
"Well I'm not sure what any of this has to do with me," Locke says.
"Well what this has to do with you, Mr. Locke, is you donated one of your kidneys to Adam Seward, only his name was different back then. He used to be ." Peter hands Locke a picture of Anthony and Mrs. Talbot. "All I could find were his medical records and I saw that he was the recipient of a kidney transplant from you. So I figured, hey, someone gave the guy his kidney. How bad could he be? Right?"
Locke looks at the picture and then says, "Well, it was an anonymous donation. I never met him."
Peter looks down, then back at Locke. "Are you sure?"
"Yeah, I'm sorry, I can't help you." Locke hands the picture back.
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