The Man from Tallahassee
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"The Man from Tallahassee" is the 13th episode of the 3rd season of Lost
, and the 62nd episode overall. It was aired on March 21, 2007 on ABC
. The episode was written by Drew Goddard
and Jeff Pinkner
and directed by Jack Bender
. The character of John Locke
(Terry O'Quinn
) was featured in the episode's flashbacks.
and has ceased therapy treatment and is denied his disability benefits. Locke lives like a recluse: in an apartment watching TV and eating TV meals. One day, a young man, Peter Talbot, knocks on his door and asks if he is John Locke. Locke tells him he has the wrong guy, but Peter asks him how many kidneys he has, referring to John being conned out of one of his kidneys by his father, Anthony Cooper (Kevin Tighe
).
Surprised, Locke invites Peter in. Peter tells him that his mother met a man named Adam Seward a couple of months ago. Adam said he was a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario, but something about him bothered Peter, so he checked out Adam's story. Peter discovered Adam's name was actually Anthony Cooper, and that Locke had donated one of his kidneys to him. Locke lies to Peter and tells him it was an anonymous donation and he knows nothing about Cooper.
Locke is in a florist shop where he watches his father with Peter's mother — a kind, older woman. Locke knows Cooper is conning the woman for her money. He warns Cooper to call off the wedding and end it or he'll tell the woman the truth. Cooper reluctantly agrees.
Later, Locke walks through his apartment building's parking lot. Two detectives approach him and tell him Peter is dead and ask him if he has any knowledge concerning the situation. They reveal that Peter's family is worth 200 million dollars.
Realizing that Peter's death was staged by Cooper, Locke goes to Cooper's condo and confronts him, but Cooper denies any involvement in Peter's death. He says Peter's mother was devastated and called off the wedding, and assures Locke that he can call Peter's mother himself if he wants proof. Locke picks up the phone to call her when Cooper suddenly charges him and shoves him through the window, in an effort to kill him. Locke plummets eight stories to the ground, but survives.
As Locke lies in a hospital bed, the two detectives inform him that his father has fled to Mexico and has now disappeared. They leave as a physiotherapist lifts Locke out of bed and places him in his wheelchair for the first time; Locke is emotionally stricken at his disability.
, outside the Others' compound, Locke, Sayid Jarrah
(Naveen Andrews
), Kate Austen
(Evangeline Lilly
) and Danielle Rousseau
(Mira Furlan
) watch as Jack Shephard
(Matthew Fox
) and Tom
(M.C. Gainey) play American football. Unnoticed, Rousseau slips away. Juliet Burke
(Elizabeth Mitchell
) and Ben Linus (Michael Emerson
), who is in a wheelchair, come outside. Ben shakes Jack's hand and they all head inside. The survivors are visibly shocked at Jack's friendly behavior and Kate insists that the Others have done something to him.
Later the trio wait until night to sneak up to Jack's house. Kate quietly enters and finds Jack playing the piano. He demands that she leave immediately, saying they're watching him, and he points up to a video camera in a corner of the room. Kate says she is not leaving without him again. The door bursts open and two armed Others apprehend her. They bring in a struggling Sayid and ask who else is with them. Kate realizes they did not catch Locke; she lies and says it is only Sayid and herself.
In Ben's house, Locke wakes him up and threatens him to reveal where the submarine is. They are interrupted — first by Ben's teenage "daughter" Alex
(Tania Raymonde
), whom Locke grabs and hides with in the closet, and then by Tom. Tom tells Ben that they captured Kate and Sayid trying to rescue Jack. Ben tells him to separate them and interrogate them. Then it is revealed that there is another man accompanying Tom (only visible from behind from Locke's perspective), whom Ben refers to as "Richard". Tom leaves the room and Ben tells Richard to bring him the man from Tallahassee. After Richard leaves and Locke and Alex emerge from the closet, Locke asks about the man from Tallahassee and asks if that is a codeword, to which Ben replies it is not.
Locke needs Sayid's pack and tells Alex to go get it. Locke explains that he regained his ability to walk immediately after the plane crash, and Ben surmises Locke is afraid he may become paraplegic again if he leaves the Island, with the submarine making this a possibility. Ben guesses he's going to destroy it, using explosives in Sayid's pack gathered from the communication station. Ben shocks Locke by revealing facts about Locke's life: raised in foster care, wasted away much of his life in Tustin
at a box company, and spent four years in a wheelchair before crashing on the island. Ben says he even knows how Locke ended up in the wheelchair. Ben explains to Locke to picture a box. He also says that Locke must know a lot about boxes (referring to Locke working at a box factory for four years). He says, "Somewhere on the island is a large box and whatever you imagined, whatever you wanted, would be inside that box." Locke calls Ben a hypocrite; pointing out that if Ben knew what the island really was, he would have more respect for it. This and the fact that Locke spontaneously regained the ability to walk, intrigues Ben.
In a recreation room Kate is handcuffed. Tom lets Jack in to talk to her. Jack tells her that he made a deal with them; they are letting him go home and he believes it is the best chance to bring back rescue help for everyone. He then leaves her alone.
Meanwhile Alex goes to get Sayid's pack; a handcuffed Sayid tells her that she looks like her mother. Before Sayid can continue, his captor, the Other Ryan Pryce, hits him. Alex returns to Ben's room with Sayid's pack and Locke makes her take him to the submarine. On the way, Alex tells Locke that Ben is manipulating him, because he manipulates everyone. Rousseau, hidden in foliage, spots Alex and finally sees her daughter for the first time in sixteen years. Locke descends into the submarine.
Jack and Juliet approach Ben in his home. Jack requests that Ben let his friends go. Ben gives his word to do so only if they leave the island. Jack and Juliet are escorted to the dock so they can leave in the submarine. They run into Locke as he is walking back up the dock. Jack asks what he is doing there; Locke simply replies, "I'm sorry" as the submarine explodes behind him.
Later, Locke has been locked in a room. Ben and Richard Alpert
(Nestor Carbonell
) open the door, and Locke reveals that he knows Ben wanted him to blow up the sub. Ben reveals that he wanted to find a way to keep Jack from leaving the island, but did not know how to; Locke had solved this problem. Ben and Richard lead Locke down a hallway, and Ben tells him that, for whatever reason, Locke's "in communion" with the island, and that makes him "very, very important." Ben then shows him what came out of the box, which turns out to be Locke's father.
can be heard on the TV Locke watches in his apartment.
During the last flashback, you can see Anthony Cooper serving a bottle of MacCutcheon 60 Whisky to Locke, the same type used by Mr. Widmore (Penelope's father) and Desmond, Charlie and Hurley in 'Flashes Before Your Eyes', and Sayid in 'He's Our You'
For the scene where Locke is thrown out the window, the footage of Terry O'Quinn ended when Locke is behind a pillar. Afterwards it is a stunt double, who also crashed through a fake window. The aerial scene of Locke falling had the same double falling attached to a harness in front of a bluescreen.
submitted this episode for consideration of his work in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
" at the 2007 Emmy Awards
, an award he would go on to win. It was also sent for consideration for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series".
Lost (TV series)
Lost is an American television series that originally aired on ABC from September 22, 2004 to May 23, 2010, consisting of six seasons. Lost is a drama series that follows the survivors of the crash of a commercial passenger jet flying between Sydney and Los Angeles, on a mysterious tropical island...
, and the 62nd episode overall. It was aired on March 21, 2007 on ABC
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. The episode was written by Drew Goddard
Drew Goddard
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and Jeff Pinkner
Jeff Pinkner
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and directed by Jack Bender
Jack Bender
Jack Bender is an American television and film director, actor, television producer and also a screenwriter. Bender was an executive producer and lead director on the ABC television series, Lost. He directed the series finale of Lost. Bender has also directed on other popular shows such as The...
. The character of John Locke
John Locke (Lost)
John Locke is a fictional character played by Terry O'Quinn on the ABC television series Lost. He is named after English philosopher John Locke...
(Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn is an American actor, most famous for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost. He made his debut in a 1980 television movie called F.D.R.: The Last Year. Since then, O'Quinn has had minor supporting roles in films and TV movies such as Young Guns, All the Right Moves, Silver Bullet,...
) was featured in the episode's flashbacks.
Flashbacks
Flashbacks reveal Locke's previous life at home and how he became paralyzed. It is revealed that he is suffering from depressionClinical depression
Major depressive disorder is a mental disorder characterized by an all-encompassing low mood accompanied by low self-esteem, and by loss of interest or pleasure in normally enjoyable activities...
and has ceased therapy treatment and is denied his disability benefits. Locke lives like a recluse: in an apartment watching TV and eating TV meals. One day, a young man, Peter Talbot, knocks on his door and asks if he is John Locke. Locke tells him he has the wrong guy, but Peter asks him how many kidneys he has, referring to John being conned out of one of his kidneys by his father, Anthony Cooper (Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe
Kevin Tighe is an American character actor primarily known for his roles on television. Tighe is best known for his role as Roy DeSoto, a senior paramedic, on the NBC series Emergency! . He and Randolph Mantooth, his partner in the series, have remained close friends...
).
Surprised, Locke invites Peter in. Peter tells him that his mother met a man named Adam Seward a couple of months ago. Adam said he was a retired computer entrepreneur from Ontario, but something about him bothered Peter, so he checked out Adam's story. Peter discovered Adam's name was actually Anthony Cooper, and that Locke had donated one of his kidneys to him. Locke lies to Peter and tells him it was an anonymous donation and he knows nothing about Cooper.
Locke is in a florist shop where he watches his father with Peter's mother — a kind, older woman. Locke knows Cooper is conning the woman for her money. He warns Cooper to call off the wedding and end it or he'll tell the woman the truth. Cooper reluctantly agrees.
Later, Locke walks through his apartment building's parking lot. Two detectives approach him and tell him Peter is dead and ask him if he has any knowledge concerning the situation. They reveal that Peter's family is worth 200 million dollars.
Realizing that Peter's death was staged by Cooper, Locke goes to Cooper's condo and confronts him, but Cooper denies any involvement in Peter's death. He says Peter's mother was devastated and called off the wedding, and assures Locke that he can call Peter's mother himself if he wants proof. Locke picks up the phone to call her when Cooper suddenly charges him and shoves him through the window, in an effort to kill him. Locke plummets eight stories to the ground, but survives.
As Locke lies in a hospital bed, the two detectives inform him that his father has fled to Mexico and has now disappeared. They leave as a physiotherapist lifts Locke out of bed and places him in his wheelchair for the first time; Locke is emotionally stricken at his disability.
On the Island
Resuming from the previous episodePar Avion
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, outside the Others' compound, Locke, Sayid Jarrah
Sayid Jarrah
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(Naveen Andrews
Naveen Andrews
Naveen William Sidney Andrews is a British American actor. He is best known for portraying Kip in the movie The English Patient and Sayid Jarrah on the American television series Lost.-Early life:...
), Kate Austen
Kate Austen
Katherine Anne "Kate" Austen is a fictional character on the ABC television series Lost, played by Canadian actress Evangeline Lilly. She is the de facto female lead...
(Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly
Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress, best known for her role as Kate Austen in the ABC drama, Lost.-Early life:...
) and Danielle Rousseau
Danielle Rousseau
Danielle Rousseau is a fictional character on the ABC drama television series Lost, which chronicles the lives of over forty people after their plane crashes on a remote island somewhere in the South Pacific. Croatian actress Mira Furlan plays the scientist who shipwrecks on the island sixteen...
(Mira Furlan
Mira Furlan
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) watch as Jack Shephard
Jack Shephard
Dr. Jack Shephard is a fictional character and protagonist of the ABC television series Lost played by Matthew Fox. Lost follows the journey of the survivors of Oceanic Airlines flight 815 on a mysterious island and their attempts to survive and escape, slowly uncovering more of the much broader...
(Matthew Fox
Matthew Fox (actor)
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) and Tom
Tom (Lost)
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(M.C. Gainey) play American football. Unnoticed, Rousseau slips away. Juliet Burke
Juliet Burke
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(Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell
Elizabeth Mitchell , is an American actress/modelwho is known for her roles as Dr. Juliet Burke on ABC's TV series Lost and as FBI agent Erica Evans on V. She has starred in such films as The Santa Clause 2, The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and Gia.-Early life:Mitchell was born Elizabeth...
) and Ben Linus (Michael Emerson
Michael Emerson
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), who is in a wheelchair, come outside. Ben shakes Jack's hand and they all head inside. The survivors are visibly shocked at Jack's friendly behavior and Kate insists that the Others have done something to him.
Later the trio wait until night to sneak up to Jack's house. Kate quietly enters and finds Jack playing the piano. He demands that she leave immediately, saying they're watching him, and he points up to a video camera in a corner of the room. Kate says she is not leaving without him again. The door bursts open and two armed Others apprehend her. They bring in a struggling Sayid and ask who else is with them. Kate realizes they did not catch Locke; she lies and says it is only Sayid and herself.
In Ben's house, Locke wakes him up and threatens him to reveal where the submarine is. They are interrupted — first by Ben's teenage "daughter" Alex
Alex (Lost)
Alexandra "Alex" Linus is a recurring fictional character on the ABC television series Lost played by Tania Raymonde. She was born 16 years prior to the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, but was taken from her mother, Danielle Rousseau by the Others. She was raised among them, believing her mother to...
(Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde
Tania Raymonde is an American actress. Raymonde's first prominent casting role was the recurring character of Cynthia Sanders in TV series Malcolm in the Middle between 2000–2003, followed by a popular role as Alex Rousseau in ABC's Lost from 2006 to 2010.She can currently be seen as UTF officer...
), whom Locke grabs and hides with in the closet, and then by Tom. Tom tells Ben that they captured Kate and Sayid trying to rescue Jack. Ben tells him to separate them and interrogate them. Then it is revealed that there is another man accompanying Tom (only visible from behind from Locke's perspective), whom Ben refers to as "Richard". Tom leaves the room and Ben tells Richard to bring him the man from Tallahassee. After Richard leaves and Locke and Alex emerge from the closet, Locke asks about the man from Tallahassee and asks if that is a codeword, to which Ben replies it is not.
Locke needs Sayid's pack and tells Alex to go get it. Locke explains that he regained his ability to walk immediately after the plane crash, and Ben surmises Locke is afraid he may become paraplegic again if he leaves the Island, with the submarine making this a possibility. Ben guesses he's going to destroy it, using explosives in Sayid's pack gathered from the communication station. Ben shocks Locke by revealing facts about Locke's life: raised in foster care, wasted away much of his life in Tustin
Tustin, California
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at a box company, and spent four years in a wheelchair before crashing on the island. Ben says he even knows how Locke ended up in the wheelchair. Ben explains to Locke to picture a box. He also says that Locke must know a lot about boxes (referring to Locke working at a box factory for four years). He says, "Somewhere on the island is a large box and whatever you imagined, whatever you wanted, would be inside that box." Locke calls Ben a hypocrite; pointing out that if Ben knew what the island really was, he would have more respect for it. This and the fact that Locke spontaneously regained the ability to walk, intrigues Ben.
In a recreation room Kate is handcuffed. Tom lets Jack in to talk to her. Jack tells her that he made a deal with them; they are letting him go home and he believes it is the best chance to bring back rescue help for everyone. He then leaves her alone.
Meanwhile Alex goes to get Sayid's pack; a handcuffed Sayid tells her that she looks like her mother. Before Sayid can continue, his captor, the Other Ryan Pryce, hits him. Alex returns to Ben's room with Sayid's pack and Locke makes her take him to the submarine. On the way, Alex tells Locke that Ben is manipulating him, because he manipulates everyone. Rousseau, hidden in foliage, spots Alex and finally sees her daughter for the first time in sixteen years. Locke descends into the submarine.
Jack and Juliet approach Ben in his home. Jack requests that Ben let his friends go. Ben gives his word to do so only if they leave the island. Jack and Juliet are escorted to the dock so they can leave in the submarine. They run into Locke as he is walking back up the dock. Jack asks what he is doing there; Locke simply replies, "I'm sorry" as the submarine explodes behind him.
Later, Locke has been locked in a room. Ben and Richard Alpert
Richard Alpert (Lost)
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(Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Carbonell
Nestor Gastón Carbonell is an American actor, known for portraying Richard Alpert in ABC's drama Lost and Mayor Anthony Garcia in the film The Dark Knight...
) open the door, and Locke reveals that he knows Ben wanted him to blow up the sub. Ben reveals that he wanted to find a way to keep Jack from leaving the island, but did not know how to; Locke had solved this problem. Ben and Richard lead Locke down a hallway, and Ben tells him that, for whatever reason, Locke's "in communion" with the island, and that makes him "very, very important." Ben then shows him what came out of the box, which turns out to be Locke's father.
Production
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can be heard on the TV Locke watches in his apartment.
During the last flashback, you can see Anthony Cooper serving a bottle of MacCutcheon 60 Whisky to Locke, the same type used by Mr. Widmore (Penelope's father) and Desmond, Charlie and Hurley in 'Flashes Before Your Eyes', and Sayid in 'He's Our You'
For the scene where Locke is thrown out the window, the footage of Terry O'Quinn ended when Locke is behind a pillar. Afterwards it is a stunt double, who also crashed through a fake window. The aerial scene of Locke falling had the same double falling attached to a harness in front of a bluescreen.
Awards
Terry O'QuinnTerry O'Quinn
Terry O'Quinn is an American actor, most famous for playing John Locke on the TV series Lost. He made his debut in a 1980 television movie called F.D.R.: The Last Year. Since then, O'Quinn has had minor supporting roles in films and TV movies such as Young Guns, All the Right Moves, Silver Bullet,...
submitted this episode for consideration of his work in the category of "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Drama Series
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" at the 2007 Emmy Awards
59th Primetime Emmy Awards
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, an award he would go on to win. It was also sent for consideration for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series".