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Confirmed Dead

Season

Episode

4

2

Aired

February 7, 2008

Flashback

Daniel Faraday
Miles Straume
Charlotte Lewis
Frank Lapidus
Naomi Dorrit

Flashforward

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Written by

Drew Goddard and Brian K. Vaughan

Directed by

Stephen Williams

Guest starring

Ken Leung as Miles Straume
Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday
Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis
Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus
Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau
Tania Raymonde as Alexandra Rousseau
Blake Bashoff as Karl
Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit
Lance Reddick as Matthew Abaddon
Jill Kuramoto as female anchor
Necar Zadegan as translator
Azure McCall as Mrs. Gardner
Kanayo Chiemelu as African/Tunisian man

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Confirmed Dead is the 2nd episode of season 4 of Lost. Daniel Faraday, Miles Straume, Charlotte Lewis, Frank Lapidus, and Naomi Dorrit are featured in the episode's flashbacks.

[edit] ABC press release

The survivors begin to question the intentions of their supposed rescuers when four strangers arrive on the island.

[edit] Former spoilers and rumors

• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): Ghosts, Tanzania, ghettos, quiet tear-jerking, coverups, ocean cameras, a skull, a psychic, and a corporate recruiter make up the flashbacks for CD (Confirmed Dead).
  • TRUE
• Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, writer), Carlton Cuse (Writer, producer): Jeff Fahey will play a character in season 4. Based on his appearance and the producers' demands for him specifically to play his role, many speculate he may play Jacob. Others report his character will be named Frank Lapidus.
  • TRUE, his character is Frank Lapidus.
• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): Characters from the freighter are featured in this episode's flashbacks.
  • TRUE
• Various spoiler sources: Jack, Kate, and the new character Daniel Faraday were seen being filmed on a hill.
  • TRUE
• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): Flight 815's crash was a cover-up and we will meet one of the people responsible.
  • TRUE
• Michael Emerson (Ben): Ben is actually fighting someone else, someone who will make the Others vs crash survivors conflict pale in comparison.
  • TRUE