Epilogue: The New Man in Charge (2010) - full transcript
Ben Visits an old Dharma warehouse, where he meets two Dharma employees and provides them with some answers. A long forgotten character comes back to the screen.
How soon do you get those peas labeled?
I don't know. Couple hours.
Hurry it up, man. I already got
the rest of the palette loaded.
I don't know why you're
always in such a hurry.
That's why.
We're gonna miss our launch window.
I don't wanna be up loading boxes.
Excuse me.
Who the hell are you?
How'd you get in here?
My name is Benjamin Linus.
I'm from the Home Office.
Nobody from the Home Office
has ever come out here.
There's a new man in charge,
he sent me.
Sent you to do what?
Tie up a few loose ends.
Your services are no longer required,
gentlemen.
We're closing this place down.
So, you're free to go.
But we've been loading the palettes
under the drones for 20 years now.
What are we supposed to do?
This is your severance pay. I'd say you
can do pretty much anything you want.
So, you work with the Dharma Initiative?
The Dharma Initiative hasn't existed
in almost 20 years.
That's not true.
We still get a teletype
before every drop.
It's automated.
Comes from the Lamppost station in LA.
There hasn't been a person posted there
since you two started.
That's why the man in charge has me
going around, closing up shop.
Lamppost station?
I've already said more than I should've.
Before you leave, please lock the doors,
turn out the lights.
Wait. You can't just walk out of here.
We deserve answers!
All right.
Before I go,
I'll let you each ask a question.
But just one. So, make it count.
Where have we been sending these
palettes? Where are they dropped?
An island.
How's that possible? The coordinates
are different every time.
The island moves.
- How does the island...
- Uh-uh! One question.
- Your turn.
- We're on Guam.
So this island is
somewhere in the tropics, right?
So explain this.
Polar bear biscuits. How is there
a polar bear on a tropical island?
Polar bears, actually.
Plural.
You guys have a DVD player?
So we watch it together
and then we all leave.
- Is that a deal?
- Deal.
Deal.
Sorry about the quality.
It's a transfer from an old Betamax.
Hello, I am Dr. Pierre Chang.
This is the orientation video
for station one of
the Dharma Initiative, the Hydra.
For purposes of security, please do not
divulge my name to any outside parties.
I wouldn't want to have to resort
to using an alias in the future.
The chief purpose of this station
is to conduct biological
and behavioral research
on various animal, bird
and marine subjects.
Here are some of the duties
you may be asked to perform.
Genetic alteration.
These fascinating hybrids,
or "hy-birds" as we call them,
will be released and monitored
to see how they adapt to the unique
properties of the island...
...successful advanced studies
in larger mammals.
Ursus maritimus, or polar bears,
possess a keen sense of memory
and adaptability.
These traits make them ideal candidates
for electromagnetic studies
that will be conducted at a secondary
site where their comfort in cold temp...
It's important when
dealing with the bears
that you do not show affection
or become attached in any way.
Also, do not underestimate
their intelligence and cunning.
These rules must always be followed.
I repeat, the bears
are not your friends.
Rewarding the bear with a fish biscuit,
once it has successfully performed
a complex puzzle.
After the training is completed,
you will tranquilize the bear.
Affix this tracking device
around the subject's neck.
At which point it will be transported
to the Orchid station
for the next phase of research.
Remember, be sure to confirm that the
female bears have not been impregnated
before transport,
as the electromagnetic levels
at the Orchid
have an extremely harmful effect
on early term gestation.
As you've already learned,
we do animal research here at Hydra.
Unfortunately, one must consider
the most dangerous animal of all,
humans.
And so, there is another
more secluded test site,
where we are conducting
significantly more sensitive work.
The island's indigenous population,
some of you may have
heard them referred to as "Hostiles",
are acquired on the main island,
sedated and brought here,
to Room 23.
Because the subjects
are unwilling participants,
security personnel should always
be present during these sessions.
Under no circumstances are you
to engage subjects in conversation.
The purpose of these interrogations
is to better understand
the Hostiles' way of life,
their origins, and particularly
their worship of an island deity
they refer to as "Jacob".
After the research team
has concluded their tests,
inject this into the back
of the subject's neck.
Then place these goggles
over his or her eyes.
Hitting this switch will
commence the visualization
while the drugs take effect.
The dream-like quality
of the film
combined with the cutting edge
pharmaceuticals
will create an amnesia of sorts.
Any memory of his or her interrogation
will be effectively wiped clean.
While these interrogative measures
may seem extreme,
rest assured, they are vital...
...our temporary truce with the Hostiles
is not violated.
This concludes your orientation
of the Hydra station.
Do not discuss
the nature of these experiments
with other members of the Initiative.
Enjoy your time here on Hydra Island.
Namaste and...
I think we're gonna need
to see that again.
Sorry, we're out of time.
What did they do to those bears?
- And what the hell's a "Hostile"?
- Goodbye, gentlemen.
I have another call to make.
Namaste.
Hello, I'm here to see Keith Johnson.
Are you on his visitor's list?
No. But I'm sure if you give him this
note, he'll want to see me.
Hello, Walt.
What are you doing here?
Like my note said,
a friend of yours sent me.
I don't have any friends.
We all have friends.
Even me.
You here to kidnap me again?
I'm genuinely sorry about that.
But what's done is done.
I can't change the past.
I can only take responsibility for it.
Walt, I understand
what you've had to go through.
I know the difficulties you've had
pretending to be someone you're not.
Walt, I'm here to help you.
- Why?
- Because you're special.
And I bet nobody's told you that
in a very long time.
What good does that do me?
We need you. You have work to do.
Starting with helping your father.
- My father's dead.
- Doesn't mean you can't help him.
Will you go with us, Walt?
Come on, it's OK.
You ride shotgun.
Dude.
- Hurley.
- It's great to see you, Walt.
I kept hoping one day somebody
would come back for me.
They said I was crazy.
You're not crazy, dude.
Not even close.
You just need to get back to the island,
that's all. It's where you belong.
It's where you've always belonged.
Why?
I wanna talk to you about a job.
All right, Ben,
let's get out of here.
It's time for us all to go home.
I don't know. Couple hours.
Hurry it up, man. I already got
the rest of the palette loaded.
I don't know why you're
always in such a hurry.
That's why.
We're gonna miss our launch window.
I don't wanna be up loading boxes.
Excuse me.
Who the hell are you?
How'd you get in here?
My name is Benjamin Linus.
I'm from the Home Office.
Nobody from the Home Office
has ever come out here.
There's a new man in charge,
he sent me.
Sent you to do what?
Tie up a few loose ends.
Your services are no longer required,
gentlemen.
We're closing this place down.
So, you're free to go.
But we've been loading the palettes
under the drones for 20 years now.
What are we supposed to do?
This is your severance pay. I'd say you
can do pretty much anything you want.
So, you work with the Dharma Initiative?
The Dharma Initiative hasn't existed
in almost 20 years.
That's not true.
We still get a teletype
before every drop.
It's automated.
Comes from the Lamppost station in LA.
There hasn't been a person posted there
since you two started.
That's why the man in charge has me
going around, closing up shop.
Lamppost station?
I've already said more than I should've.
Before you leave, please lock the doors,
turn out the lights.
Wait. You can't just walk out of here.
We deserve answers!
All right.
Before I go,
I'll let you each ask a question.
But just one. So, make it count.
Where have we been sending these
palettes? Where are they dropped?
An island.
How's that possible? The coordinates
are different every time.
The island moves.
- How does the island...
- Uh-uh! One question.
- Your turn.
- We're on Guam.
So this island is
somewhere in the tropics, right?
So explain this.
Polar bear biscuits. How is there
a polar bear on a tropical island?
Polar bears, actually.
Plural.
You guys have a DVD player?
So we watch it together
and then we all leave.
- Is that a deal?
- Deal.
Deal.
Sorry about the quality.
It's a transfer from an old Betamax.
Hello, I am Dr. Pierre Chang.
This is the orientation video
for station one of
the Dharma Initiative, the Hydra.
For purposes of security, please do not
divulge my name to any outside parties.
I wouldn't want to have to resort
to using an alias in the future.
The chief purpose of this station
is to conduct biological
and behavioral research
on various animal, bird
and marine subjects.
Here are some of the duties
you may be asked to perform.
Genetic alteration.
These fascinating hybrids,
or "hy-birds" as we call them,
will be released and monitored
to see how they adapt to the unique
properties of the island...
...successful advanced studies
in larger mammals.
Ursus maritimus, or polar bears,
possess a keen sense of memory
and adaptability.
These traits make them ideal candidates
for electromagnetic studies
that will be conducted at a secondary
site where their comfort in cold temp...
It's important when
dealing with the bears
that you do not show affection
or become attached in any way.
Also, do not underestimate
their intelligence and cunning.
These rules must always be followed.
I repeat, the bears
are not your friends.
Rewarding the bear with a fish biscuit,
once it has successfully performed
a complex puzzle.
After the training is completed,
you will tranquilize the bear.
Affix this tracking device
around the subject's neck.
At which point it will be transported
to the Orchid station
for the next phase of research.
Remember, be sure to confirm that the
female bears have not been impregnated
before transport,
as the electromagnetic levels
at the Orchid
have an extremely harmful effect
on early term gestation.
As you've already learned,
we do animal research here at Hydra.
Unfortunately, one must consider
the most dangerous animal of all,
humans.
And so, there is another
more secluded test site,
where we are conducting
significantly more sensitive work.
The island's indigenous population,
some of you may have
heard them referred to as "Hostiles",
are acquired on the main island,
sedated and brought here,
to Room 23.
Because the subjects
are unwilling participants,
security personnel should always
be present during these sessions.
Under no circumstances are you
to engage subjects in conversation.
The purpose of these interrogations
is to better understand
the Hostiles' way of life,
their origins, and particularly
their worship of an island deity
they refer to as "Jacob".
After the research team
has concluded their tests,
inject this into the back
of the subject's neck.
Then place these goggles
over his or her eyes.
Hitting this switch will
commence the visualization
while the drugs take effect.
The dream-like quality
of the film
combined with the cutting edge
pharmaceuticals
will create an amnesia of sorts.
Any memory of his or her interrogation
will be effectively wiped clean.
While these interrogative measures
may seem extreme,
rest assured, they are vital...
...our temporary truce with the Hostiles
is not violated.
This concludes your orientation
of the Hydra station.
Do not discuss
the nature of these experiments
with other members of the Initiative.
Enjoy your time here on Hydra Island.
Namaste and...
I think we're gonna need
to see that again.
Sorry, we're out of time.
What did they do to those bears?
- And what the hell's a "Hostile"?
- Goodbye, gentlemen.
I have another call to make.
Namaste.
Hello, I'm here to see Keith Johnson.
Are you on his visitor's list?
No. But I'm sure if you give him this
note, he'll want to see me.
Hello, Walt.
What are you doing here?
Like my note said,
a friend of yours sent me.
I don't have any friends.
We all have friends.
Even me.
You here to kidnap me again?
I'm genuinely sorry about that.
But what's done is done.
I can't change the past.
I can only take responsibility for it.
Walt, I understand
what you've had to go through.
I know the difficulties you've had
pretending to be someone you're not.
Walt, I'm here to help you.
- Why?
- Because you're special.
And I bet nobody's told you that
in a very long time.
What good does that do me?
We need you. You have work to do.
Starting with helping your father.
- My father's dead.
- Doesn't mean you can't help him.
Will you go with us, Walt?
Come on, it's OK.
You ride shotgun.
Dude.
- Hurley.
- It's great to see you, Walt.
I kept hoping one day somebody
would come back for me.
They said I was crazy.
You're not crazy, dude.
Not even close.
You just need to get back to the island,
that's all. It's where you belong.
It's where you've always belonged.
Why?
I wanna talk to you about a job.
All right, Ben,
let's get out of here.
It's time for us all to go home.