Lockdown (Lost)
| "Lockdown" | |
|---|---|
| Lost episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 2 Episode 17 |
| Directed by | Stephen Williams |
| Written by |
Carlton Cuse Damon Lindelof |
| Featured music | "I'll Share My World with You" by George Jones "Compared to What" by Les McCann and Eddie Harris |
| Production code | 217 |
| Original air date | March 29, 2006 |
| Guest appearance(s) | |
|
Michael Emerson as Henry Gale |
|
Michael Emerson as Henry Gale
Kevin Tighe as Anthony Cooper
Andrea Gabriel as Nadia Jazeem
Katey Sagal as Helen Norwood
Geoffrey Rivas as Father Chuck
Theo Coumbis as Jimmy Bane
"Lockdown" is the 42nd episode of Lost. It is the 17th episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Carlton Cuse and Damon Lindelof. It first aired on March 29, 2006, on ABC. The character of John Locke is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
In a flashback, Locke is preparing to propose to his girlfriend, Helen, at a picnic, but while he is preparing the lunch, she notices Locke’s father’s name in the obituaries, so they postpone the picnic to attend the funeral. No one else is there, except two mysterious men standing in the distance. There is also a silver Mercedes with a driver who continuously glares at Locke throughout the funeral far away. At the conclusion of the service, Locke stands next to the coffin and says, "I forgive you."
Later, it is revealed that he has opened his own business inspecting homes. After checking the home of Nadia, he sees the same silver car near his house, and finds that it is his father driving it, who had faked his own death to escape from the two men who are trying to kill him because of a "retirement con". He wants Locke to go to the bank to get the money for him from a safety deposit box, and keep $200,000 as payment. After going to the safety deposit box and collecting the money, Locke returns home and encounters the two mysterious men who question him about the validity of his father's death and search his work bag. When Helen asks Locke about the situation, he lies to her and says that he has not seen his father. When Locke meets up with his father at the motel, he tells his father that he is planning on marrying Helen. But when he leaves, he sees Helen has followed him, and she is hurt by his lies. She breaks up with Locke, accusing him of choosing his father's love over hers. Locke gets down on one knee and proposes, but Helen shakes her head and drives away, leaving Locke to stare at his father getting into a taxi cab to leave as well.
...
Wikipedia