Pierre Chang[as Marvin Candle] Welcome, I'm Dr. Marvin Candle, and this is the orientation film for Station 3 of the DHARMA Initiative. In a moment you'll be given a simple set of instructions for how you and your partner will fulfill the responsibilities associated with the station. But first, a little history. The DHARMA Initiative was created in 1970, and it is the brainchild of Gerald and Karen DeGroot -- two doctoral candidates at the University of Michigan. Following in the footsteps of visionaries such as B.F. Skinner--
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Pierre Chang
--imagined a large scale communal research compound where scientists and free thinkers from around the globe could pursue research in meteorology, psychology, parapsychology, zoology, electromagnetism, and Utopian social--
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Pierre Chang
--Danish industrialist and munitions magnate Alvar Hanso whose financial backing made their dream of a multi-purpose social science research facility a reality. You and your partner are currently located in Station 3, or the Swan, and will be for the next 540 days. The Station 3 was originally constructed as a laboratory where scientists could work to understand the unique electromagnetic fluctuations emanating from this sector of the Island. Not long after the experiments began, however, there was an incident. And since that time the following protocol has been observed: every 108 minutes the button must be pushed. From the moment the alarm sounds you will have 4 minutes to enter the code into the microcomputer processor--
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Pierre Chang
--induction into the program. When the alarm sounds, either you or your partner must input the code. It is highly recommended that you and your partner take alternating shifts. In this manner you will stay as fresh and alert--
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Pierre Chang
--utmost importance that when the alarm sounds the code be entered correctly, and in a timely fashion. Do not attempt to use the computer--
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Pierre Chang
--for anything--
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Pierre Chang
--Congratulations, until your replacements arrive, the future of the project is in your hands. On behalf of the DeGroots, Alvar Hanso and all of us at the DHARMA Initiative, thank you. Namaste. And good luck.
I know you're down here, Ben. Crouching in the dark, just waiting to take a shot at me.
Pierre Chang
[as Dr. Edgar Halliwax, on video] This... is "the vault"...
Well, you better aim for the head, Ben! Not like your boyfriend who shot me in the back like a coward!
Pierre Chang
...to avoid leaving inorganic materials inside...
This body armor's, um, been known to take a bullet or two in its time. But before you take your shot, Ben, let me tell you about this. [revealing a device strapped to his arm] See that? I took out a bit of a--a life insurance policy, Ben. It's a heart rate monitor, and it's connected to a radio transmitter. W--we call it a "dead man's trigger", Ben. If my heart stops beating...it sends a little signal to the 500 pounds of C-4 that I've got hardwired out there on the freighter that'd kill a lot of innocent people, Ben. If you think I'm bluffing, need I remind you of, uh... how your daughter looked as she bled out? Face-down in the grass?
[Keamy hears a noise and whirls around to face Locke]
My name is John Locke, and I have no... conflict with you. And neither do the people on that boat. So... why don't you put your knife down? We can talk about this.
Well, John Locke... I've never really been one for talk.
[Ben attacks Keamy from behind, knocking him to the ground with a baton and stabbing him multiple times in the neck]
You killed my daughter. You killed my daughter!
Ben! Ben! Ben, stop! No, no! Stop!
[Locke pulls Ben off Keamy]
[Keamy's device starts beeping]
You just killed everybody on that boat.
DWDharma Worker
There's an open chamber about twenty meters in behind the rock. There's something in there. And the only way to get it is to lay charges here and here, blast through it-
PCPierre Chang (From Orientation videos)
Under no circumstances. This station is being built here because it's proximity to what we believe to be an almost limitless energy and that energy, once we can harness it correctly, it's going to allow us to manipulate time.
WWorker
Right... Okay, so what? We're gonna go back and kill Hitler?
Pierre Chang
Don't be absurd. There are rules. Rules that can't be broken.
WWorker
So what do you want me to do?
Pierre Chang
You're gonna do nothing. If you drill even one centimeter further, you risk releasing that energy. If that would've happened... God help us all.
(Jack stares at Locke's body, Ben comes up with a stretcher)
TTony
Over here. We were cutting through the rock, right on your specs. That's when the drill melted.
Pierre Chang
The drill melted?
TTony
Yeah, yeah. 3 meters in. We went through six carbon drill bits, and the last one just fried. Then my operator starts grabbing his head and freaking out. We sonar-imaged the wall. There's an open chamber about 20 meters in, behind the rock. There's something in there. And the only way to get to it is to lay charges here and here and blast through it and take a look--
Pierre Chang
Under no circumstances! This station is being built here because of its proximity to what we believe to be an almost limitless energy. And that energy, once we can harness it correctly, it's going to allow us to manipulate time.
TTony
[Chuckles] Right. Okay, so, what? We're gonna go back and kill Hitler?
Pierre Chang
Don't be absurd. There are rules, rules that can't be broken.
TTony
So what do you want me to do?
Pierre Chang
You're gonna do nothing. If you drill even 1 centimeter further, you risk releasing that energy. If that were to happen...God help us all.
[Miles, Jin and Hurley follow Sawyers plan and start to head out towards the beach. Suddenly they hear something. Jin and Miles raise their weapons, but notice that it's Miles' dad - Dr. Chang who has come to meet them. They lower their weapons]
Dr. Chang? What are you doing here?
Dr. Chang
I could ask you the same question. [Pause] Please I must know is what your friend Faraday said true? Are you from the future?
[Hurley briefly glances over at Miles and Jin and then turns to Dr. Chang]
Dr. Chang
Oh really. What year were you born?
Dr. Chang
[Eyeing Hurley] You're 46?
Dr. Chang
That means you must have fought in the Korean War?
[nervous] There's no such thing...
Dr. Chang
Who is the US President?
Ok, we're from the future.
[Hurley turns to Miles and Jin]
Pierre Chang
Your friend Faraday said that you were from the future. I need to know if he was telling the truth.
HRHugo "Hurley" Reyes
Dude, that's ridiculous.
Pierre Chang
What year were you born? What year?
HRHugo "Hurley" Reyes
Uh... 1931?
Pierre Chang
You're 46?
HRHugo "Hurley" Reyes
Yeah. Yes, I am.
Pierre Chang
So you fought in the Korean War?
HRHugo "Hurley" Reyes
[beat] There's... no such thing.
Pierre Chang
Who's the President of the United States?
HRHugo "Hurley" Reyes
[beat] All right, dude, we're from the future. Sorry.
SRStuart Radzinsky
I've been working on this project for six years. Designing a station that'll be able to manipulate electromagnetism in ways we only dreamed of.
Pierre Chang
Have you thought about the consequences of drilling into that pocket? We have no idea what we are gonna --
SRStuart Radzinsky
If Edison was only worried about the consequences, we'd all still be sitting in the dark. I came to this Island to change the world, Pierre; that's exactly what I intend to do.
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