The doctors fix the bone that was sticking out of his leg, and he wakes up that night to find Charles Widmore sitting beside him. “It’s nice to see you again,” Widmore tells Locke. They reminisce about how four days ago, Locke remembers meeting a 17-year-old Widmore for the first time.

Widmore was leader of the Others for three decades until he was exiled by Ben. He found Locke because he knew that spot in Tunisia was the exit point for the Island. Though only a week has passed for Locke since the Oceanic 6 left, it’s been nearly three years for the outside world.

Widmore offers his assistance in bringing everyone back to the Island. He’s not doing it for himself, but because, as he claims, a war is coming on the Island, and if Locke isn’t there, the wrong side will win. Given the source for this information, I question which side is supposedly the wrong one.

The next morning Widmore gives Locke a new identity (Jeremy Bentham) and a dossier with the locations of the Oceanic 6. Locke wonders why he should trust Widmore over Ben, and the obvious answer is that Widmore hasn’t tried to kill him. Yet.

Abaddon shows up to take Locke wherever he needs to go, even providing a wheelchair. After spending some time as his personal driver, Locke asks him to find a woman for him: Helen.

The first stop is Santo Domingo where he finds Sayid working with Habitat for Humanity. Sayid doesn’t want to go back and Locke is unable to convince him otherwise.

The second stop is New York City just outside of a school. It’s Walt’s school, and when the kid sees Locke he can’t believe his eyes. Well, actually he can, because Walt (now tall with a deep voice) has been having dreams of Locke in a suit on the Island surrounded by people who want to hurt him.

Walt asks about his dad, and Locke can’t bring himself to tell the truth. He lets the boy go because he’s been through enough. When Locke and Abaddon get back in the car, Benjamin Linus is watching.


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