Scenes with The Man in Black 40
[Jack and The Man in Black are meeting for the first time]
The Man in BlackDoes it bother you?
No, what bothers me is I have no idea what the hell you are.
The Man in Black
Sure you do.
The Man in Black
Because he was stupid enough to believe he had been brought here for a reason. Because he pursued that belief until it got him killed. And because you were kind enough to bring his body back here in a nice little wooden box.
And he had to be dead before you could look like him?
The Man in Black
That's right.
And who else have you looked like?
The Man in Black
Jack, what do you really want to ask me?
Our third day here, I chased my father through the jungle, my dead father. Was that you?
The Man in Black
Yes, that was me.
The Man in Black
You needed to find water. Jack, I know this must be hard for you to understand, but all I've ever tried to do is help you.
To "help me?" To do what?
The Man in Black
Leave! But because Jacob chose you you were trapped on this Island, before you even got here. Now Jacob's dead, we don't need to be trapped here. We can get on a plane and fly away anytime we want.
If we could just get on a plane and fly away, why would you even still be here?
The Man in Black
Because it has to be all of us.
[Jack still looks uncertain]
The Man in Black
What?
John Locke was the only one of us who ever believed in this place. He did everything he could to keep us from leaving this Island.
The Man in Black
John Locke was not a believer, Jack. He was a sucker.
The Man in Black
Were you following us, Claire?
The Man in Black
Why?
[Looking at Jack] Because he's my brother.
The Man in Black
Looks like you two have a lot of catching up to do. I'll leave you to it.
Claire, I'm-- I'm sorry we--
Did he tell you? That he was the one pretending to be our father?
You know I pretty much gave up hoping that any of you would come back. And now that you're here...it's good to see you, Jack.
Yeah, it's good to see you too.
Well, I've never had much in the way of family so it really means a lot that you're coming with us.
Actually, I haven't decided if I'm coming with you.
You decided the moment you let him talk to you, just like the rest of us. So, whether you like it or not, you're with him now.
[Zoe, Widmore's associate, enters The Man in Black's camp]
The Man in Black
What can I do for you?
ZZoe
You took something from us. We want him back.
The Man in Black
I don't know what you're talking about.
[Zoe goes for her walkie, MIB's people take aim on her]
The Man in Black
No, no, it's okay.
ZZoe
[On her walkie] Show them what we're capable of.
[A few seconds later, a mortar round lands behind The Man in Black, causing an explosion. He doesn't even twitch, unimtimidated. Zoe gives him a walkie]
ZZoe
You can call us on that when you're ready to return what you took.
[Zoe leaves. The Man in Black drops the walkie and crushes it with his stick]
The Man in Black
Well, here we go.
The Man in Black
I need for you to trust me.
The Man in Black
Because I could kill you, Jack. Right here, right now. And I could kill every single one of your friends, and there is not a thing you could do to stop me. But instead of killing you, I saved your life, and now I want to save them too.
The Man in Black
Are you sure you won't reconsider, Jack?
The Man in Black
Well whoever told you that you need to stay had no idea what they were talking about.
John Locke told me that I needed to stay. [pushes the Man in Black in the water]
The Man in Black
[Looking out at sea] It sunk...
You mean the sub? But everyone was on board. What, they're all dead?
The Man in Black
Not all of them.
[MIB grabs a rifle and his pack and starts off into the night]
Wait, where are you going?
The Man in Black
To finish what I started.
Man In Black
[sheaths his dagger] Yes...How are you?
Man In Black
Well, Mother, you should be. I spent 30 years searching for that place you brought me as a child--that...waterfall with that beautiful light. I've walked this island from end to end, not once coming close to finding it. But, then I began to think--what if the light underneath the island--what if I could get to it from someplace else? Figuring out how to reach it took a very long time.
The people with you, they saw this, too?
Man In Black
Yes, they have some very interesting ideas about what to do with it.
Do with it? You don't' have any idea wh--
Man In Black
I have no idea because you wouldn't tell me, Mother.
[Man In Black dislodges a stone, which allows light to filter in - Mother notices a large, wooden wheel leaning against the cavern wall]
Man In Black
It's a wheel...We're going to make an opening...one much bigger than this one; and, then I'm going to attach that wheel to a system we're building. A system that channels the water and the light. And then I'm gonna turn it. And when I do...I'll finally be able to leave this place.
How do you know all this? How do you know it will work?
Man In Black
I'm special...Mother.
[Ben has given up Widmore and Zoe to the Man in Black]
The Man in Black
What a pleasant surprise. How nice to finally talk to you without those fences between us.[Looks to Zoe] And who might you be?
ZZoe
Zoe, my name is Zoe--
Don't talk to him. Don't say anything!
[The Man in Black interrupts by swiftly slitting Zoe's throat with his knife, she collapses in Widmore's arms dying]
The Man in Black
You told her not to talk to me. That made her pointless. Now... Charles, it's clear you're not afraid to die. So there's only one way to motivate you to tell me what I want to know. Soon this will all be over. I'll get what I want. And I'll finally leave this Island. And when I do, the first thing I'm gonna do is kill your daughter. Penny.
You'll kill her whether I talk to you or not.
The Man in Black
No, I won't. I give you my word.
And I'm supposed to just take your word?
The Man in Black
You tell me why you came back here and I will not hurt your daughter.
I brought Desmond Hume back here because of his unique resistance to electromagnetism. He was a measure of last resort.
The Man in Black
What do you mean "last resort?"
[Looks at Ben] I'm not saying any more in front of him.
The Man in Black
Well than whisper to me.
[Widmore whispers in MIB's ear, before he is shot several times by Ben, killing him]
He doesn't get to save his daughter.
The Man in Black
Ben...You never cease to amaze me. Fortunately, he already told me what I needed to know. So, no harm done.
Good...Did you say there were some other people to kill?
[The Man in Black and Ben find Desmond has escaped from the well he was trapped in]
What did Widmore say to you?
The Man in Black
He said Desmond was a fail-safe. Jacob's last resort in case, God forbid, I managed to kill all of his beloved candidates. One final way to make sure I never leave this Island.
Then...Why are you happy he's alive?
The Man in Black
Because I'm gonna find Desmond, and when I do he's gonna help me do the one thing that I could never do myself. I'm gonna destroy the Island.
[Jack's group confronts The Man in Black's group in a clearing]
The Man in Black
Well this oughta be interesting.
[Immediately grabs Sawyer's rifle and opens fire on MIB] YOU KILLED THEM!
[MIB is not phased at all, Sawyer restrains Kate]
The Man in Black
I'd save your bullets.[Confronts Jack] So it's you?
The Man in Black
Jacob being who he is, I was expected to be a little more surprised. You're sort of the obvious choice, don't you think?
He didn't choose me. I volunteered.
The Man in Black
I assume you're here to stop me?
I can't stop you. In fact I uh, I wanna go with you.
The Man in Black
I'm sorry Jack, I think you're a little confused about what I came here to do.
No I'm not. You're going to the far side of the bamboo forest, to the place I've sworn that I'll protect. And then you think you're going to destroy the Island.
The Man in Black
"I think?"
[Smiles]That's right, because that's not what's going to happen.
The Man in Black
And what's gonna happen, Jack?
The Man in Black
[Visibly intimidated]... How are you planning to do that?
The Man in Black
Alright then, let's get on with it.
[Jack and The Man in Black are lowering Desmond into the heart of the Island]
The Man in Black
This remind you of anything, Jack?
The Man in Black
You and me, Desmond going down into a hole in the ground. If there was a button down there we could argue whether or not to push it. It'd be just like old times.
You're not John Locke. You disrespect his memory by wearing his face, but you're nothing like him. Turns out he was right about most everything. Just wish I could have told him that while he was still alive.
The Man in Black
He wasn't right about anything, Jack. And as soon as this Island drops into the ocean and you drop with it, you're going to realize that.
Well I guess we'll just have to see which one of us is right.
The Man in Black
[holding a knife to Jack's throat] I want you to know, Jack, you died for nothing!
[shoots MIB in the back] I saved you a bullet!
[Jack gets to his feet; MIB looks out at the Island as it slowly crumbles]
The Man in Black
You're too late...
[Jack kicks The Man in Black over the cliffs, killing him]
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