From Scratchpad

The Man from Tallahassee

Season

Episode

3

13

Aired

March 21, 2007

Flashback

John Locke

Flashforward

{{{flashforward}}}

Written by

Drew Goddard and Jeff Pinkner

Directed by

Jack Bender

Guest starring

M.C. Gainey as Tom
Tania Raymonde as Alexandra Rousseau
Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert
Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau
Kevin Tighe as Anthony Cooper
Patrick J. Adams as Peter Talbot
Barbara Baehler as Mrs. Talbot
Don Nahaku as Detective Reed
Marlene Forte as Detective Mason
Stephen Bishop as William Kincaid
Cleo King as government worker
Brian Goodman as Ryan Pryce

</span>

The Man from Tallahassee is the 13th episode of season 3 of Lost. John Locke is in the episode's flashbacks.

[edit] ABC press release

Ben tries to persuade a determined Locke to call off his destructive plan by offering him some of the secrets of the island, and Kate's reunion with Jack does not go off as planned when she discovers that he has made a deal with "The Others.”

[edit] Former spoilers and rumors

• DarkUFO (Spoiler source): Locke was paralyzed because his father threw him out a window.
  • TRUE
• Damon Lindelof (Co-creator, writer), Terry O'Quinn (Locke): Flashbacks will finally show how Locke got in the wheelchair.
  • TRUE
• Various spoiler sources: Locke will destroy the Others' submarine.
  • TRUE
• Michael Emerson (Ben): A power shift occurs in this episode, putting someone new in command.
  • TRUE, although only the beginnings of this shift were seen.