Daniel Faraday
Maybe this had been discussed on here, but just made the connection on Faraday's name.
A Faraday bag is a specialized storage pouch lined with conductive metal mesh or cloth that blocks all incoming and outgoing electromagnetic signals.
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Maybe this had been discussed on here, but just made the connection on Faraday's name.
A Faraday bag is a specialized storage pouch lined with conductive metal mesh or cloth that blocks all incoming and outgoing electromagnetic signals.
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First time watching!
Just started lost about a week ago and I’m on ep 19 s1, been wanting to start this show for a while but due to lack of subscriptions at times I never got the chance but finally committing myself. Have been wanting to watch this show since middle school (2012-2015) as Kate’s (Evangeline lily) actual dad was my home economics teacher for 3 years! Any tips or recommendations when starting this show? I’ve heard people say not to get attached to characters and whatnot but always like to get insight from seasoned watchers:)
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Just started lost about a week ago and I’m on ep 19 s1, been wanting to start this show for a while but due to lack of subscriptions at times I never got the chance but finally committing myself. Have been wanting to watch this show since middle school (2012-2015) as Kate’s (Evangeline lily) actual dad was my home economics teacher for 3 years! Any tips or recommendations when starting this show? I’ve heard people say not to get attached to characters and whatnot but always like to get insight from seasoned watchers:)
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The Others & The Swan Station
Rewatching Lost and just finished season 2. It really makes me wonder why the “others” don’t have their people working in the swan station. Ben would have known its significance surely, why don’t they have people working there and rotate?
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Rewatching Lost and just finished season 2. It really makes me wonder why the “others” don’t have their people working in the swan station. Ben would have known its significance surely, why don’t they have people working there and rotate?
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Finally i understand the ending and I feel so stupid 😭
I FINALLY understand the ending 😭
In the scene where Christian tells Jack, “The most important thing is the time you spend with these people,” and then says that “everyone dies sometime, some before you, some long after you”… it finally clicked for me.
I feel so stupid for not getting it the first time because it’s actually so simple 😭 Christian literally explained the entire ending and what happened to the Oceanic passengers.
So basically, they didn’t all die in the plane crash. They lived their lives after the crash, and eventually died at different points in time. The deaths were just shown to us out of order throughout the series. Some characters died earlier, like Boone and Shannon, then Charlie, and so on… while Jack was the last one to die.
And when Jack died, he entered that afterlife where they were all reunited and living out this alternate-looking version of their lives together. 🥹
The writers were basically telling us the truth the whole time, and I was sitting there like 🤡 trying to figure out what was going on.
I LOVE this ending so much more now that I finally understand it. 😭❤️
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I FINALLY understand the ending 😭
In the scene where Christian tells Jack, “The most important thing is the time you spend with these people,” and then says that “everyone dies sometime, some before you, some long after you”… it finally clicked for me.
I feel so stupid for not getting it the first time because it’s actually so simple 😭 Christian literally explained the entire ending and what happened to the Oceanic passengers.
So basically, they didn’t all die in the plane crash. They lived their lives after the crash, and eventually died at different points in time. The deaths were just shown to us out of order throughout the series. Some characters died earlier, like Boone and Shannon, then Charlie, and so on… while Jack was the last one to die.
And when Jack died, he entered that afterlife where they were all reunited and living out this alternate-looking version of their lives together. 🥹
The writers were basically telling us the truth the whole time, and I was sitting there like 🤡 trying to figure out what was going on.
I LOVE this ending so much more now that I finally understand it. 😭❤️
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Anagrams
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An anagram Amelia Earhart's last name.
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An anagram Amelia Earhart's last name.
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Remember how they called John Locke "an old man"?
and he was only 52... Matthew Fox now at 60 is older than John Locke and his "father" Christian Shepard who was 54. I don't think the "old man" fits Matthew Fox even now.
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and he was only 52... Matthew Fox now at 60 is older than John Locke and his "father" Christian Shepard who was 54. I don't think the "old man" fits Matthew Fox even now.
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Please help me understand these concepts.
\- Where do I begin?
\- Who conceived or founded the Dharma Initiative?
\- Why didn't Dharma investigate the deaths of all its workers on the island or send replacements?
\- Why did Dharma continue sending packages?
\- How does Ben wield so much influence in the real world?
\- What does Charles Widmore want, especially since he already possesses so much after his exile?
\- What is the true nature of the island? Why is it the way it is, and where did the light come from? Jacob knew that the only way to kill him was for someone else to do so, yet he continued bringing people to the island. If he hadn't, the Man in Black wouldn't have succeeded in killing him and wouldn't be so close to leaving the island.
\- Why does the Smoke Monster's departure threaten the world? Was he going to wipe out the entire planet's population, for example? When the light went out, the Black Smoke lost all its power and became an ordinary human. How could it destroy the world without power?
\- Who built the giant statue?
\- What is the secret behind the power of the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42?
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\- Where do I begin?
\- Who conceived or founded the Dharma Initiative?
\- Why didn't Dharma investigate the deaths of all its workers on the island or send replacements?
\- Why did Dharma continue sending packages?
\- How does Ben wield so much influence in the real world?
\- What does Charles Widmore want, especially since he already possesses so much after his exile?
\- What is the true nature of the island? Why is it the way it is, and where did the light come from? Jacob knew that the only way to kill him was for someone else to do so, yet he continued bringing people to the island. If he hadn't, the Man in Black wouldn't have succeeded in killing him and wouldn't be so close to leaving the island.
\- Why does the Smoke Monster's departure threaten the world? Was he going to wipe out the entire planet's population, for example? When the light went out, the Black Smoke lost all its power and became an ordinary human. How could it destroy the world without power?
\- Who built the giant statue?
\- What is the secret behind the power of the numbers 4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42?
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2027 movie starring Josh Holloway named “One Second After” action/thriller about an EMP that sends North America into chaos.
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Sayid is not talked about enough.
Sayid was my personal best character in the show, he was the smartest person and also the most resourceful when it came to combat.
what solidified is top one position for me was how he was able to catch on to Michael being compromised by the others.
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Sayid was my personal best character in the show, he was the smartest person and also the most resourceful when it came to combat.
what solidified is top one position for me was how he was able to catch on to Michael being compromised by the others.
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Lost: The Return episode 2 “Nostalgia”
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
COLD OPEN
INT. FACILITY DORM – DAY
The survivors gather around Rachel.
Everyone is waiting.
Rachel looks like she hasn’t slept.
She’s still trying to process what happened.
Silence.
Finally—
AJ
2004?
That’s what they said?
Rachel nods slowly.
RACHEL
They’re trying to convince me it’s 2004.
The room goes quiet.
SUMMER
So…
they’re suggesting time travel?
Rachel throws her hands up.
RACHEL
I don’t know what they’re suggesting.
I just know that’s what they’re telling me.
Summer shakes her head.
She walks toward the glass wall.
Outside the dorm, a lone technician sits watching security monitors.
Summer knocks on the glass.
The technician looks over.
She motions for him to come closer.
He doesn’t.
She raises her voice.
SUMMER
Hey!
What day is it?
Without emotion—
TECHNICIAN
February 11th, 2004.
Summer stares.
The technician goes back to work.
Summer slowly walks back into the dorm.
Everyone watches her.
She shrugs.
SUMMER
Yeah…
they’re definitely suggesting time travel.
A beat.
AJ
Is time travel even possible?
CHRIS
In theory…
yes.
Everyone turns toward him.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts forms of time dilation.
There are also theoretical models involving wormholes…
closed timelike curves…
None of it’s been proven.
But…
the idea itself isn’t impossible.
Summer blinks.
SUMMER
Great.
We’re hanging our hopes on “theoretical.”
Rachel paces.
Thinking like a lawyer.
RACHEL
No.
Forget whether it’s possible.
Ask why.
What do they gain by convincing us it’s 2004?
AJ nods.
He’s been waiting for someone to ask that.
AJ
Exactly.
It’s part of a long con.
Nobody builds something this elaborate without an endgame.
Whatever they want…
depends on us believing the lie.
Chris folds his arms.
CHRIS
If it is a lie.
AJ smirks.
AJ
It’s a lie.
It has to be.
Rachel looks around.
RACHEL
Okay…
Then why 2004?
Why not 1998?
Why not 2035?
Why this year?
Silence.
Then—
Aaron speaks.
Quietly.
Matter-of-factly.
AARON
I was born in 2004.
Everyone turns.
Aaron doesn’t seem nervous.
If anything…
he seems comforted.
AARON (CONT’D)
We’re here because of me.
No one knows how to respond.
CUT TO BLACK.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2 – “Nostalgia”
INT. FACILITY DORM – DAY
The survivors have broken off into small groups.
The room is quieter now.
Not peaceful.
Just quieter.
Rachel and AJ sit across from AARON, who remains on the edge of his bunk.
He seems strangely comfortable with all of this.
Rachel studies him.
RACHEL
So let me understand this.
You believe we’re actually in 2004.
Aaron nods.
RACHEL
And you believe we’re on an island.
Another nod.
RACHEL
And this island…
She searches for the right words.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…calls to you?
Aaron looks at her.
AARON
Sometimes.
AJ leans forward.
AJ
What does that mean?
Aaron looks down.
AARON
I dream about it.
Rachel and AJ exchange a look.
AARON (CONT’D)
I’ve been dreaming about this place for years.
Rachel’s expression changes.
RACHEL
Years?
Aaron nods.
AARON
I see the island.
The trees.
The ocean.
Sometimes I see people.
Sometimes I hear voices.
AJ
And that’s why you got on the train?
Aaron nods.
AARON
I thought if I went west…
He looks toward the window.
AARON (CONT’D)
…I’d find it.
Rachel absorbs that.
RACHEL
You thought you’d find an island by taking a train to California?
Aaron looks at her.
AARON
I didn’t know how else to get there.
A beat.
Rachel leans back.
RACHEL
So you believe it’s 2004…
She gestures around the room.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…and we’re on this island now?
Aaron looks directly at her.
AARON
Yes.
AJ studies him.
AJ
What’s your name, kid?
Aaron looks at him.
AARON
Aaron.
AJ nods.
AJ
Aaron.
It’s the first time we’ve heard the name.
AJ sits back.
AJ (CONT’D)
Okay.
He looks at Rachel.
AJ (CONT’D)
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
COLD OPEN
INT. FACILITY DORM – DAY
The survivors gather around Rachel.
Everyone is waiting.
Rachel looks like she hasn’t slept.
She’s still trying to process what happened.
Silence.
Finally—
AJ
2004?
That’s what they said?
Rachel nods slowly.
RACHEL
They’re trying to convince me it’s 2004.
The room goes quiet.
SUMMER
So…
they’re suggesting time travel?
Rachel throws her hands up.
RACHEL
I don’t know what they’re suggesting.
I just know that’s what they’re telling me.
Summer shakes her head.
She walks toward the glass wall.
Outside the dorm, a lone technician sits watching security monitors.
Summer knocks on the glass.
The technician looks over.
She motions for him to come closer.
He doesn’t.
She raises her voice.
SUMMER
Hey!
What day is it?
Without emotion—
TECHNICIAN
February 11th, 2004.
Summer stares.
The technician goes back to work.
Summer slowly walks back into the dorm.
Everyone watches her.
She shrugs.
SUMMER
Yeah…
they’re definitely suggesting time travel.
A beat.
AJ
Is time travel even possible?
CHRIS
In theory…
yes.
Everyone turns toward him.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
Einstein’s theory of relativity predicts forms of time dilation.
There are also theoretical models involving wormholes…
closed timelike curves…
None of it’s been proven.
But…
the idea itself isn’t impossible.
Summer blinks.
SUMMER
Great.
We’re hanging our hopes on “theoretical.”
Rachel paces.
Thinking like a lawyer.
RACHEL
No.
Forget whether it’s possible.
Ask why.
What do they gain by convincing us it’s 2004?
AJ nods.
He’s been waiting for someone to ask that.
AJ
Exactly.
It’s part of a long con.
Nobody builds something this elaborate without an endgame.
Whatever they want…
depends on us believing the lie.
Chris folds his arms.
CHRIS
If it is a lie.
AJ smirks.
AJ
It’s a lie.
It has to be.
Rachel looks around.
RACHEL
Okay…
Then why 2004?
Why not 1998?
Why not 2035?
Why this year?
Silence.
Then—
Aaron speaks.
Quietly.
Matter-of-factly.
AARON
I was born in 2004.
Everyone turns.
Aaron doesn’t seem nervous.
If anything…
he seems comforted.
AARON (CONT’D)
We’re here because of me.
No one knows how to respond.
CUT TO BLACK.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2 – “Nostalgia”
INT. FACILITY DORM – DAY
The survivors have broken off into small groups.
The room is quieter now.
Not peaceful.
Just quieter.
Rachel and AJ sit across from AARON, who remains on the edge of his bunk.
He seems strangely comfortable with all of this.
Rachel studies him.
RACHEL
So let me understand this.
You believe we’re actually in 2004.
Aaron nods.
RACHEL
And you believe we’re on an island.
Another nod.
RACHEL
And this island…
She searches for the right words.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…calls to you?
Aaron looks at her.
AARON
Sometimes.
AJ leans forward.
AJ
What does that mean?
Aaron looks down.
AARON
I dream about it.
Rachel and AJ exchange a look.
AARON (CONT’D)
I’ve been dreaming about this place for years.
Rachel’s expression changes.
RACHEL
Years?
Aaron nods.
AARON
I see the island.
The trees.
The ocean.
Sometimes I see people.
Sometimes I hear voices.
AJ
And that’s why you got on the train?
Aaron nods.
AARON
I thought if I went west…
He looks toward the window.
AARON (CONT’D)
…I’d find it.
Rachel absorbs that.
RACHEL
You thought you’d find an island by taking a train to California?
Aaron looks at her.
AARON
I didn’t know how else to get there.
A beat.
Rachel leans back.
RACHEL
So you believe it’s 2004…
She gestures around the room.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…and we’re on this island now?
Aaron looks directly at her.
AARON
Yes.
AJ studies him.
AJ
What’s your name, kid?
Aaron looks at him.
AARON
Aaron.
AJ nods.
AJ
Aaron.
It’s the first time we’ve heard the name.
AJ sits back.
AJ (CONT’D)
Okay.
He looks at Rachel.
AJ (CONT’D)
Aaron thinks we’re on an island in 2004.
RACHEL
I’m aware.
AJ
Just making sure.
Aaron goes back to staring toward the window.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – LATER
The survivors have scattered throughout the room.
SUMMER sits with her ASSISTANT.
The assistant flips through her notebook.
Summer speaks quietly.
SUMMER
We’re expected to listen to the person who thinks we crashed a train onto an island and somehow ended up in the year 2004.
She looks around the room.
SUMMER (CONT’D)
Can these people get any weirder?
GABRIEL “GAB” REYES drops into the seat beside her.
Summer looks over.
Gab smiles.
GAB
You ever met Harrison Ford?
Summer stares at him.
GAB (CONT’D)
You know… at one of those big Hollywood parties?
Summer’s expression says absolutely not.
GAB (CONT’D)
I always thought he’d be cool to hang out with.
Summer slowly turns away.
She looks genuinely repulsed.
SUMMER
Why are you talking to me?
GAB
I don’t know.
A beat.
GAB (CONT’D)
Felt right.
Summer’s assistant tries not to laugh.
Summer shoots her a look.
The assistant immediately stops.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – ANOTHER AREA
JI YEON approaches CHRIS and TORI.
Chris is still studying one of the papers they’ve been given.
JI
Excuse me.
Chris looks up.
JI (CONT’D)
How do you know so much about time travel?
Chris smiles slightly.
CHRIS
I’m a science teacher.
JI
A science teacher?
CHRIS
Elementary science teacher.
Tori looks over.
TORI
He’s a scientist.
Chris gives her a look.
TORI (CONT’D)
He’s done research. Worked on projects. A lot of them.
CHRIS
Yes.
He looks back to Ji.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
But I’m currently just a science teacher.
He extends his hand.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
Chris.
He gestures toward Tori.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
This is my wife, Tori.
Ji prepares to introduce herself.
JI
I’m—
CHRIS
I know exactly who you are.
Ji stops.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
You’re the CEO of Paik Industries.
A beat.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
You’re the reason we were even on the train.
Ji gives him a small, almost playful smile.
JI
Sorry.
CHRIS
No. Don’t be.
He stands slightly straighter.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
It’s an honor to be in your presence.
Ji smiles.
Tori rolls her eyes.
JI
Can I ask you something?
CHRIS
Sure.
JI
Could a train be turned into a time machine?
Tori answers immediately.
TORI
Yeah.
Chris looks at her.
TORI (CONT’D)
If you’re Doc Brown.
Ji smiles.
Chris doesn’t.
He looks at Tori.
CHRIS
That’s not scientifically—
Tori shrugs.
Tori smiles.
Ji actually laughs softly.
It’s the first genuine smile we’ve seen from her.
Chris finally relaxes.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
I guess… anything could be made into a vessel for time travel.
Ji studies him.
JI
Even a train?
CHRIS
If you had the technology.
JI
And if you didn’t?
Chris considers it.
CHRIS
Then you’d need to invent it.
Ji nods slowly.
Something about the answer bothers her.
She looks toward the other side of the room.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – CONTINUOUS
Ji approaches her BODYGUARD.
He immediately straightens.
She speaks quietly in Japanese.
JI
どう思う？
He looks around before answering.
BODYGUARD
可能だとは思いません。
Ji looks toward the survivors.
JI
会社の中に誰かがいたとしたら？
The bodyguard understands.
JI (CONT’D)
The deal was too important.
She lowers her voice.
JI (CONT’D)
Someone inside the company could have sabotaged the train to stop it.
The bodyguard considers this.
Ji looks toward Chris.
JI (CONT’D)
And if they were experimenting with something they didn’t understand…
A beat.
JI (CONT’D)
What if they created something accidentally?
The bodyguard looks at her.
JI (CONT’D)
A machine.
A way to move through time.
She looks toward the window.
JI (CONT’D)
Wouldn’t that explain all of this?
The bodyguard doesn’t answer.
Ji looks back at him.
She doesn’t need him to.
⸻
INT. FACILITY – MEDICAL EXAMINATION ROOM – DAY
Rachel enters.
The same FEMALE DOCTOR from earlier sits at a desk.
A medical technician prepares equipment nearby.
The doctor looks up.
DOCTOR
Ms. Everett.
Rachel
RACHEL
I’m aware.
AJ
Just making sure.
Aaron goes back to staring toward the window.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – LATER
The survivors have scattered throughout the room.
SUMMER sits with her ASSISTANT.
The assistant flips through her notebook.
Summer speaks quietly.
SUMMER
We’re expected to listen to the person who thinks we crashed a train onto an island and somehow ended up in the year 2004.
She looks around the room.
SUMMER (CONT’D)
Can these people get any weirder?
GABRIEL “GAB” REYES drops into the seat beside her.
Summer looks over.
Gab smiles.
GAB
You ever met Harrison Ford?
Summer stares at him.
GAB (CONT’D)
You know… at one of those big Hollywood parties?
Summer’s expression says absolutely not.
GAB (CONT’D)
I always thought he’d be cool to hang out with.
Summer slowly turns away.
She looks genuinely repulsed.
SUMMER
Why are you talking to me?
GAB
I don’t know.
A beat.
GAB (CONT’D)
Felt right.
Summer’s assistant tries not to laugh.
Summer shoots her a look.
The assistant immediately stops.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – ANOTHER AREA
JI YEON approaches CHRIS and TORI.
Chris is still studying one of the papers they’ve been given.
JI
Excuse me.
Chris looks up.
JI (CONT’D)
How do you know so much about time travel?
Chris smiles slightly.
CHRIS
I’m a science teacher.
JI
A science teacher?
CHRIS
Elementary science teacher.
Tori looks over.
TORI
He’s a scientist.
Chris gives her a look.
TORI (CONT’D)
He’s done research. Worked on projects. A lot of them.
CHRIS
Yes.
He looks back to Ji.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
But I’m currently just a science teacher.
He extends his hand.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
Chris.
He gestures toward Tori.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
This is my wife, Tori.
Ji prepares to introduce herself.
JI
I’m—
CHRIS
I know exactly who you are.
Ji stops.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
You’re the CEO of Paik Industries.
A beat.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
You’re the reason we were even on the train.
Ji gives him a small, almost playful smile.
JI
Sorry.
CHRIS
No. Don’t be.
He stands slightly straighter.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
It’s an honor to be in your presence.
Ji smiles.
Tori rolls her eyes.
JI
Can I ask you something?
CHRIS
Sure.
JI
Could a train be turned into a time machine?
Tori answers immediately.
TORI
Yeah.
Chris looks at her.
TORI (CONT’D)
If you’re Doc Brown.
Ji smiles.
Chris doesn’t.
He looks at Tori.
CHRIS
That’s not scientifically—
Tori shrugs.
Tori smiles.
Ji actually laughs softly.
It’s the first genuine smile we’ve seen from her.
Chris finally relaxes.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
I guess… anything could be made into a vessel for time travel.
Ji studies him.
JI
Even a train?
CHRIS
If you had the technology.
JI
And if you didn’t?
Chris considers it.
CHRIS
Then you’d need to invent it.
Ji nods slowly.
Something about the answer bothers her.
She looks toward the other side of the room.
⸻
INT. FACILITY DORM – CONTINUOUS
Ji approaches her BODYGUARD.
He immediately straightens.
She speaks quietly in Japanese.
JI
どう思う？
He looks around before answering.
BODYGUARD
可能だとは思いません。
Ji looks toward the survivors.
JI
会社の中に誰かがいたとしたら？
The bodyguard understands.
JI (CONT’D)
The deal was too important.
She lowers her voice.
JI (CONT’D)
Someone inside the company could have sabotaged the train to stop it.
The bodyguard considers this.
Ji looks toward Chris.
JI (CONT’D)
And if they were experimenting with something they didn’t understand…
A beat.
JI (CONT’D)
What if they created something accidentally?
The bodyguard looks at her.
JI (CONT’D)
A machine.
A way to move through time.
She looks toward the window.
JI (CONT’D)
Wouldn’t that explain all of this?
The bodyguard doesn’t answer.
Ji looks back at him.
She doesn’t need him to.
⸻
INT. FACILITY – MEDICAL EXAMINATION ROOM – DAY
Rachel enters.
The same FEMALE DOCTOR from earlier sits at a desk.
A medical technician prepares equipment nearby.
The doctor looks up.
DOCTOR
Ms. Everett.
Rachel
sits.
RACHEL
You wanted to see me?
DOCTOR
We’re going to run a few more tests.
She gestures toward the equipment.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Blood work. Neurological response. Vision. Hearing. Cognitive function.
Rachel looks at the equipment.
Then back at the doctor.
RACHEL
First…
The doctor waits.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Can I ask why you’re telling us it’s 2004?
The doctor doesn’t hesitate.
DOCTOR
Because it is.
Rachel studies her.
RACHEL
I find that hard to believe.
The doctor says nothing.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Because if it’s actually 2004…
Rachel leans forward.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…then you’re insisting time travel is possible.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Do you believe in time travel?
The doctor looks at her.
Calm.
Not defensive.
DOCTOR
You not believing it’s 2004 is no different than me not believing you’re from 2027.
Rachel freezes.
The doctor continues.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
But here we both are.
Rachel doesn’t know how to respond.
The doctor gestures toward the examination chair.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
So tell me, Ms. Everett…
A beat.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Are you more concerned with being correct…
The doctor looks directly into Rachel’s eyes.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
…or the truth?
Rachel’s expression changes.
The words hit her harder than she expected.
The sound of a TRAIN begins beneath the scene.
CLACK.
CLACK.
CLACK.
Rachel looks away.
The room slowly fades around her.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. COURTROOM – DAY
Rachel stands before a jury.
Professional.
Confident.
In control.
RACHEL
Ladies and gentlemen…
The camera slowly pushes toward her.
FADE INTO RACHEL’S FLASHBACK.
Rachel exits the courthouse victorious.
Reporters swarm her.
REPORTER
Ms. Everett, prosecutors say today’s verdict doesn’t prove your client was innocent. How do you respond?
Rachel smiles.
RACHEL
Because proving innocence isn’t my job.
My job is making sure guilt is actually proven.
If there’s reasonable doubt…
then justice requires one verdict.
Whether people like it or not.
Another reporter asks—
REPORTER
So you’re comfortable defending people the public believes are guilty?
RACHEL
Everyone deserves a defense.
The burden has never been on the accused to prove they’re innocent.
It’s on the State to prove guilt.
She thanks the reporters and walks away.
⸻
INT. COUNTY JAIL – ATTORNEY VISITATION ROOM – DAY
A television mounted high in the corner plays Rachel’s interview.
Across from it sits a man in an orange jail uniform.
Calm.
Patient.
Intelligent.
He’s already been arrested.
Already awaiting trial.
His current defense attorney sits across the table, shuffling through paperwork.
The attorney notices his client isn’t paying attention.
ATTORNEY
Are you listening?
The prisoner never takes his eyes off the television.
Rachel finishes speaking.
Silence.
Then—
The prisoner reaches over…
…closes the case file.
Looks directly at his attorney.
CLIENT
I’m going in a different direction.
The attorney frowns.
ATTORNEY
Excuse me?
CLIENT
You’re fired.
The attorney laughs.
Thinking it’s a joke.
The client doesn’t smile.
He turns back toward the television.
Rachel’s image remains frozen on the screen.
A slow smile spreads across his face.
CLIENT
I want her.
CUT BACK TO PRESENT.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2 – “Nostalgia”
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – DAY
A large institutional cafeteria.
Long tables. Plastic trays. Fluorescent lights.
The survivors eat in small groups.
Nobody talks loudly.
Nobody trusts the room.
At one table—
MEAGAN sits with her BAND.
Her drummer pushes his food around with his fork.
Finally—
DRUMMER
So that’s it?
Meagan looks at him.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We just sleep in their beds…
He looks around.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
Eat in their cafeteria…
He shakes his head.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
This shouldn’t be normal.
The LEAD GUITARIST looks toward the guards.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We shouldn’t just accept this.
MEAGAN
What do you want us to do?
DRUMMER
Leave.
Meagan looks at
RACHEL
You wanted to see me?
DOCTOR
We’re going to run a few more tests.
She gestures toward the equipment.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Blood work. Neurological response. Vision. Hearing. Cognitive function.
Rachel looks at the equipment.
Then back at the doctor.
RACHEL
First…
The doctor waits.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Can I ask why you’re telling us it’s 2004?
The doctor doesn’t hesitate.
DOCTOR
Because it is.
Rachel studies her.
RACHEL
I find that hard to believe.
The doctor says nothing.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Because if it’s actually 2004…
Rachel leans forward.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
…then you’re insisting time travel is possible.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Do you believe in time travel?
The doctor looks at her.
Calm.
Not defensive.
DOCTOR
You not believing it’s 2004 is no different than me not believing you’re from 2027.
Rachel freezes.
The doctor continues.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
But here we both are.
Rachel doesn’t know how to respond.
The doctor gestures toward the examination chair.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
So tell me, Ms. Everett…
A beat.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
Are you more concerned with being correct…
The doctor looks directly into Rachel’s eyes.
DOCTOR (CONT’D)
…or the truth?
Rachel’s expression changes.
The words hit her harder than she expected.
The sound of a TRAIN begins beneath the scene.
CLACK.
CLACK.
CLACK.
Rachel looks away.
The room slowly fades around her.
MATCH CUT TO:
INT. COURTROOM – DAY
Rachel stands before a jury.
Professional.
Confident.
In control.
RACHEL
Ladies and gentlemen…
The camera slowly pushes toward her.
FADE INTO RACHEL’S FLASHBACK.
Rachel exits the courthouse victorious.
Reporters swarm her.
REPORTER
Ms. Everett, prosecutors say today’s verdict doesn’t prove your client was innocent. How do you respond?
Rachel smiles.
RACHEL
Because proving innocence isn’t my job.
My job is making sure guilt is actually proven.
If there’s reasonable doubt…
then justice requires one verdict.
Whether people like it or not.
Another reporter asks—
REPORTER
So you’re comfortable defending people the public believes are guilty?
RACHEL
Everyone deserves a defense.
The burden has never been on the accused to prove they’re innocent.
It’s on the State to prove guilt.
She thanks the reporters and walks away.
⸻
INT. COUNTY JAIL – ATTORNEY VISITATION ROOM – DAY
A television mounted high in the corner plays Rachel’s interview.
Across from it sits a man in an orange jail uniform.
Calm.
Patient.
Intelligent.
He’s already been arrested.
Already awaiting trial.
His current defense attorney sits across the table, shuffling through paperwork.
The attorney notices his client isn’t paying attention.
ATTORNEY
Are you listening?
The prisoner never takes his eyes off the television.
Rachel finishes speaking.
Silence.
Then—
The prisoner reaches over…
…closes the case file.
Looks directly at his attorney.
CLIENT
I’m going in a different direction.
The attorney frowns.
ATTORNEY
Excuse me?
CLIENT
You’re fired.
The attorney laughs.
Thinking it’s a joke.
The client doesn’t smile.
He turns back toward the television.
Rachel’s image remains frozen on the screen.
A slow smile spreads across his face.
CLIENT
I want her.
CUT BACK TO PRESENT.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2 – “Nostalgia”
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – DAY
A large institutional cafeteria.
Long tables. Plastic trays. Fluorescent lights.
The survivors eat in small groups.
Nobody talks loudly.
Nobody trusts the room.
At one table—
MEAGAN sits with her BAND.
Her drummer pushes his food around with his fork.
Finally—
DRUMMER
So that’s it?
Meagan looks at him.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We just sleep in their beds…
He looks around.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
Eat in their cafeteria…
He shakes his head.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
This shouldn’t be normal.
The LEAD GUITARIST looks toward the guards.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We shouldn’t just accept this.
MEAGAN
What do you want us to do?
DRUMMER
Leave.
Meagan looks at
him.
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We don’t know who these people are. We don’t know where we are. They won’t tell us anything.
MEAGAN
Chris said it would be safer for us to stay here.
The drummer scoffs.
DRUMMER
We’re listening to the fifth-grade science teacher now?
Meagan almost smiles.
Almost.
MEAGAN
We’ve all seen two people blow up.
The table goes quiet.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
And we haven’t seen another one since we’ve been here.
She gestures toward the medical staff moving through the cafeteria.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
We’ve been getting medical attention.
A beat.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
So, yeah…
She picks up her tray.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
I think it might make sense to hang out just a little bit longer.
She walks away.
The band watches her.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
CHARLIE sits alone at the end of a table.
His food is untouched.
He’s not eating.
He’s scanning the room.
Guards.
Doors.
Cameras.
People.
Every detail.
Meagan approaches.
MEAGAN
Mind if I sit here?
Charlie doesn’t look at her.
CHARLIE
Go ahead.
Meagan sits.
Charlie continues scanning.
Meagan studies him.
MEAGAN
Charlie, right?
No response.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
My name’s Meagan.
Still nothing.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
Meagan Pace.
Charlie finally glances at her.
CHARLIE
I know.
Meagan smiles.
MEAGAN
Do you know who I am?
CHARLIE
Yes.
A beat.
CHARLIE (CONT’D)
Meagan Pace.
She laughs.
MEAGAN
I’m an international pop star.
Charlie looks back across the room.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
But that means nothing to you.
She smiles to herself.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
And that’s a good thing.
Charlie doesn’t respond.
Meagan looks around.
She notices GAB sitting at another table.
Gab is staring directly at her.
MEAGAN
See him?
Charlie doesn’t look.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
He keeps staring at me.
GAB suddenly raises his voice from across the room.
GAB
Who do you think would win in a fight?
Meagan closes her eyes.
GAB (CONT’D)
Billie Eilish or Taylor Swift?
Meagan slowly turns toward him.
MEAGAN
Seriously?
GAB
It’s a legitimate question!
Meagan shakes her head.
Turns back to Charlie.
MEAGAN
You seem to be the only person who’s calm in all this craziness.
Charlie finally turns toward her.
Their eyes meet.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
How do you do it?
Charlie thinks for a moment.
CHARLIE
You can only control what you can control.
He looks around the room.
CHARLIE (CONT’D)
Everything else just is what it is.
Meagan sits with that.
For some reason—
It makes sense.
She looks down at her food.
Finally takes a bite.
Charlie turns back toward the room.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – ANOTHER TABLE
RACHEL approaches a table where AJ, SUMMER, and CHRIS are sitting.
AJ looks up.
AJ
Glad you’re back.
Rachel sits.
AJ (CONT’D)
Chris was just explaining the effects of time travel to us.
Chris gives AJ a look.
CHRIS
I was explaining the theoretical effects.
Rachel looks at him.
RACHEL
The spontaneous combustion could be one of them.
Chris nods.
CHRIS
Potentially.
He leans forward.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
If the event that displaced us through time involved an extreme release of energy, there could be consequences on a biological level.
Summer looks uneasy.
SUMMER
Like exploding?
CHRIS
Possibly.
He chooses his words carefully.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
A person’s body is an electrical and chemical system. If something disrupted that system at a molecular level—
AJ
Boom.
Chris sighs.
CHRIS
That’s one way to put it.
Rachel looks down at her tray.
RACHEL
The tests they’re running line up with that.
Chris looks at her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Blood work. Neurological tests. Vision. Hearing. Cognitive responses.
AJ
So they know we time traveled?
RACHEL
I don’t think they know.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
But they’re damn sure interested in finding out.
Summer looks between them.
SUMMER
So we’re going with the whole time travel thing?
Rachel hesitates.
RACHEL
I can’t prove that we traveled through time.
She looks around the cafeteria.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
It sounds ridiculous.
A
DRUMMER (CONT’D)
We don’t know who these people are. We don’t know where we are. They won’t tell us anything.
MEAGAN
Chris said it would be safer for us to stay here.
The drummer scoffs.
DRUMMER
We’re listening to the fifth-grade science teacher now?
Meagan almost smiles.
Almost.
MEAGAN
We’ve all seen two people blow up.
The table goes quiet.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
And we haven’t seen another one since we’ve been here.
She gestures toward the medical staff moving through the cafeteria.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
We’ve been getting medical attention.
A beat.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
So, yeah…
She picks up her tray.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
I think it might make sense to hang out just a little bit longer.
She walks away.
The band watches her.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
CHARLIE sits alone at the end of a table.
His food is untouched.
He’s not eating.
He’s scanning the room.
Guards.
Doors.
Cameras.
People.
Every detail.
Meagan approaches.
MEAGAN
Mind if I sit here?
Charlie doesn’t look at her.
CHARLIE
Go ahead.
Meagan sits.
Charlie continues scanning.
Meagan studies him.
MEAGAN
Charlie, right?
No response.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
My name’s Meagan.
Still nothing.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
Meagan Pace.
Charlie finally glances at her.
CHARLIE
I know.
Meagan smiles.
MEAGAN
Do you know who I am?
CHARLIE
Yes.
A beat.
CHARLIE (CONT’D)
Meagan Pace.
She laughs.
MEAGAN
I’m an international pop star.
Charlie looks back across the room.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
But that means nothing to you.
She smiles to herself.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
And that’s a good thing.
Charlie doesn’t respond.
Meagan looks around.
She notices GAB sitting at another table.
Gab is staring directly at her.
MEAGAN
See him?
Charlie doesn’t look.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
He keeps staring at me.
GAB suddenly raises his voice from across the room.
GAB
Who do you think would win in a fight?
Meagan closes her eyes.
GAB (CONT’D)
Billie Eilish or Taylor Swift?
Meagan slowly turns toward him.
MEAGAN
Seriously?
GAB
It’s a legitimate question!
Meagan shakes her head.
Turns back to Charlie.
MEAGAN
You seem to be the only person who’s calm in all this craziness.
Charlie finally turns toward her.
Their eyes meet.
MEAGAN (CONT’D)
How do you do it?
Charlie thinks for a moment.
CHARLIE
You can only control what you can control.
He looks around the room.
CHARLIE (CONT’D)
Everything else just is what it is.
Meagan sits with that.
For some reason—
It makes sense.
She looks down at her food.
Finally takes a bite.
Charlie turns back toward the room.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – ANOTHER TABLE
RACHEL approaches a table where AJ, SUMMER, and CHRIS are sitting.
AJ looks up.
AJ
Glad you’re back.
Rachel sits.
AJ (CONT’D)
Chris was just explaining the effects of time travel to us.
Chris gives AJ a look.
CHRIS
I was explaining the theoretical effects.
Rachel looks at him.
RACHEL
The spontaneous combustion could be one of them.
Chris nods.
CHRIS
Potentially.
He leans forward.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
If the event that displaced us through time involved an extreme release of energy, there could be consequences on a biological level.
Summer looks uneasy.
SUMMER
Like exploding?
CHRIS
Possibly.
He chooses his words carefully.
CHRIS (CONT’D)
A person’s body is an electrical and chemical system. If something disrupted that system at a molecular level—
AJ
Boom.
Chris sighs.
CHRIS
That’s one way to put it.
Rachel looks down at her tray.
RACHEL
The tests they’re running line up with that.
Chris looks at her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
Blood work. Neurological tests. Vision. Hearing. Cognitive responses.
AJ
So they know we time traveled?
RACHEL
I don’t think they know.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
But they’re damn sure interested in finding out.
Summer looks between them.
SUMMER
So we’re going with the whole time travel thing?
Rachel hesitates.
RACHEL
I can’t prove that we traveled through time.
She looks around the cafeteria.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
It sounds ridiculous.
A
beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
But I don’t have anything else.
AJ leans back.
AJ
That’s usually how the good mysteries start.
Rachel gives him a look.
AJ smiles.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
MARK and ABBY sit across from each other.
Mark stares at his tray.
MARK
I don’t like green beans.
Abby looks at him.
ABBY
Since when?
MARK
Forever.
Abby scoffs.
ABBY
You ate them every time I cooked them.
MARK
Doesn’t mean I liked them.
Abby stares.
MARK (CONT’D)
I was being supportive.
ABBY
You were being hungry.
MARK
Those aren’t mutually exclusive.
Nearby, TORI overhears.
TORI
How long have y’all been married?
Mark and Abby look at each other.
Both answer at the same time.
MARK / ABBY
We’re not.
Tori blinks.
MARK
Divorced.
ABBY
Twenty-five years.
Tori’s eyes widen.
TORI
Twenty-five?
Mark nods.
MARK
Still know exactly how she likes her coffee.
Abby looks at him.
ABBY
And he still doesn’t know how to load a dishwasher.
MARK
That’s because there’s a wrong way to load one.
Abby shakes her head.
Tori smiles.
For the first time—
The cafeteria almost feels normal.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
Gab suddenly looks toward the wall.
His eyes widen.
GAB
Oooh.
He stands.
GAB (CONT’D)
Vending machine. You think it takes future money?
Nobody responds.
Gab walks toward it anyway.
He approaches the machine.
Stops.
His expression changes.
Inside—
Rows of candy bars.
One catches his attention.
He leans closer.
GAB (CONT’D)
Apollo bars.
He smiles.
GAB (CONT’D)
I haven’t seen one of these in years.
He looks around.
GAB (CONT’D)
Anybody got change for a twenty?
He holds up a twenty-dollar bill.
Nobody responds.
Gab looks around again.
GAB (CONT’D)
Anybody?
Nothing.
He looks back at the vending machine.
The Apollo bar stares back at him.
Gab slowly lowers the twenty.
Something about the moment feels strange.
He looks at the candy again.
A beat.
Then—
He smiles.
GAB (CONT’D)
Well…
He pats the machine.
GAB (CONT’D)
Nice to see you again.
⸻
INT. FACILITY BATHROOM – DAY
Quiet.
Fluorescent lights hum overhead.
Rachel stands at one sink.
Ji stands at the one beside her.
Both wash their hands.
For a moment, neither speaks.
Then—
JI
So…
Rachel looks at her through the mirror.
JI (CONT’D)
You don’t believe it’s 2004?
RACHEL
Not really.
Ji turns off the water.
JI
Do you?
Rachel looks at her.
RACHEL
You’re not the person with the answer.
Ji considers that.
JI
No.
A beat.
JI (CONT’D)
I’m not.
Rachel dries her hands.
RACHEL
Then who is?
Ji looks at herself in the mirror.
JI
Good question.
Rachel looks back at the reflection.
Something clicks.
RACHEL
I’m talking to the wrong people.
Ji looks at her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
The interrogators don’t know.
She looks toward the bathroom door.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
The technicians don’t know.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
And the doctors aren’t telling us anything.
Ji watches her carefully.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
So somebody knows.
Ji doesn’t answer.
Rachel turns toward her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
I just haven’t found them yet.
Rachel walks toward the door.
Ji watches her leave.
The sound of a TRAIN begins.
CLACK.
CLACK.
CLACK.
Rachel stops.
The sound grows louder.
CUT TO:
FLASHBACK #2.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. COUNTY JAIL – ATTORNEY INTERVIEW ROOM – DAY
A correctional officer escorts Rachel into the visitation room.
A thick pane of reinforced glass separates the room.
On the other side sits the same inmate from Flashback #1.
Hands folded.
Perfect posture.
He smiles politely as Rachel enters.
She sits.
A thick case file lands on the table in front of her.
She opens it.
Inside—
Crime scene photos.
Witness statements.
DNA reports.
Phone records.
Financial records.
Every page seems worse than the last.
Rachel studies them in silence.
Finally…
She closes the folder.
Looks up.
RACHEL
You’ve got a problem.
The inmate smiles.
CLIENT
That’s why you’re
RACHEL (CONT’D)
But I don’t have anything else.
AJ leans back.
AJ
That’s usually how the good mysteries start.
Rachel gives him a look.
AJ smiles.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
MARK and ABBY sit across from each other.
Mark stares at his tray.
MARK
I don’t like green beans.
Abby looks at him.
ABBY
Since when?
MARK
Forever.
Abby scoffs.
ABBY
You ate them every time I cooked them.
MARK
Doesn’t mean I liked them.
Abby stares.
MARK (CONT’D)
I was being supportive.
ABBY
You were being hungry.
MARK
Those aren’t mutually exclusive.
Nearby, TORI overhears.
TORI
How long have y’all been married?
Mark and Abby look at each other.
Both answer at the same time.
MARK / ABBY
We’re not.
Tori blinks.
MARK
Divorced.
ABBY
Twenty-five years.
Tori’s eyes widen.
TORI
Twenty-five?
Mark nods.
MARK
Still know exactly how she likes her coffee.
Abby looks at him.
ABBY
And he still doesn’t know how to load a dishwasher.
MARK
That’s because there’s a wrong way to load one.
Abby shakes her head.
Tori smiles.
For the first time—
The cafeteria almost feels normal.
⸻
INT. FACILITY CAFETERIA – CONTINUOUS
Gab suddenly looks toward the wall.
His eyes widen.
GAB
Oooh.
He stands.
GAB (CONT’D)
Vending machine. You think it takes future money?
Nobody responds.
Gab walks toward it anyway.
He approaches the machine.
Stops.
His expression changes.
Inside—
Rows of candy bars.
One catches his attention.
He leans closer.
GAB (CONT’D)
Apollo bars.
He smiles.
GAB (CONT’D)
I haven’t seen one of these in years.
He looks around.
GAB (CONT’D)
Anybody got change for a twenty?
He holds up a twenty-dollar bill.
Nobody responds.
Gab looks around again.
GAB (CONT’D)
Anybody?
Nothing.
He looks back at the vending machine.
The Apollo bar stares back at him.
Gab slowly lowers the twenty.
Something about the moment feels strange.
He looks at the candy again.
A beat.
Then—
He smiles.
GAB (CONT’D)
Well…
He pats the machine.
GAB (CONT’D)
Nice to see you again.
⸻
INT. FACILITY BATHROOM – DAY
Quiet.
Fluorescent lights hum overhead.
Rachel stands at one sink.
Ji stands at the one beside her.
Both wash their hands.
For a moment, neither speaks.
Then—
JI
So…
Rachel looks at her through the mirror.
JI (CONT’D)
You don’t believe it’s 2004?
RACHEL
Not really.
Ji turns off the water.
JI
Do you?
Rachel looks at her.
RACHEL
You’re not the person with the answer.
Ji considers that.
JI
No.
A beat.
JI (CONT’D)
I’m not.
Rachel dries her hands.
RACHEL
Then who is?
Ji looks at herself in the mirror.
JI
Good question.
Rachel looks back at the reflection.
Something clicks.
RACHEL
I’m talking to the wrong people.
Ji looks at her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
The interrogators don’t know.
She looks toward the bathroom door.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
The technicians don’t know.
A beat.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
And the doctors aren’t telling us anything.
Ji watches her carefully.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
So somebody knows.
Ji doesn’t answer.
Rachel turns toward her.
RACHEL (CONT’D)
I just haven’t found them yet.
Rachel walks toward the door.
Ji watches her leave.
The sound of a TRAIN begins.
CLACK.
CLACK.
CLACK.
Rachel stops.
The sound grows louder.
CUT TO:
FLASHBACK #2.
LOST: THE RETURN
Episode 2
SMASH CUT TO:
INT. COUNTY JAIL – ATTORNEY INTERVIEW ROOM – DAY
A correctional officer escorts Rachel into the visitation room.
A thick pane of reinforced glass separates the room.
On the other side sits the same inmate from Flashback #1.
Hands folded.
Perfect posture.
He smiles politely as Rachel enters.
She sits.
A thick case file lands on the table in front of her.
She opens it.
Inside—
Crime scene photos.
Witness statements.
DNA reports.
Phone records.
Financial records.
Every page seems worse than the last.
Rachel studies them in silence.
Finally…
She closes the folder.
Looks up.
RACHEL
You’ve got a problem.
The inmate smiles.
CLIENT
That’s why you’re