Three Minutes

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Lost (TV series) episode
“Three Minutes”
Episode no. Season 2
Episode 22
Guest star(s) Malcolm David Kelley (Walt),
M.C. Gainey (Mr. Friendly),
Tania Raymonde (Alex),
April Grace (Ms. Klugh),
Michael Bowen (Pickett)
Writer(s) Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz
Director Stephen Williams
Production no. 222
Original airdate May 17, 2006
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"Three Minutes" is the 46th episode of Lost. It is the twenty second episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Stephen Williams, and written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz. It first aired on May 17, 2006 on ABC. The character of Michael Dawson is featured in the episode's flashbacks.

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This episode switches back and forth from "Today" to "13 Days Ago"; "11 Days Ago"; and "3 Days Ago" as it establishes Michael's story that led him from going to rescue his son to murder and betrayal.

Michael's conversation with Walt
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Michael's conversation with Walt

It begins with a flashback from thirteen days previously where Michael asks Locke for a gun. This links with the opening scene of The Hunting Party. Though Locke cooperates, Michael knocks him unconscious, and then heads to the computer to receive directions on how to find his son, Walt. Upon Jack's arrival, Michael confronts him as well, and locks both Locke and Jack in the vault, before proceeding to a meeting with the Others, where he is captured, and has a bag placed over his head before being taken to another location.

Alexandra Rousseau, one of the Others
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Alexandra Rousseau, one of the Others

When the bag is removed, he is greeted by Mr. Friendly and various Others, shortly before Mr. Friendly's encounter with the survivors in "The Hunting Party." From this point of view of the Others, Mr. Friendly is seen to order Alex to bring the captured Kate out, but she refuses and asks Pickett to do it instead. When alone with Michael, Alex tells him that Mr. Friendly is just sending them a message to scare them. She asks Michael about Claire and her baby, wanting to know whether Claire gave birth, and if the baby was a boy or girl. After Mr. Friendly's encounter is finished, he returns and orders Alex to knock Michael out. Alex apologizes to Michael and then strikes his forehead with the butt of her rifle.

Ms. Klugh
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Ms. Klugh

Michael is then dragged to the Others' camp, where they appear to live in makeshift tents. Pickett approaches Michael with a syringe, to take a blood sample, after which Michael is questioned about Walt's childhood by a woman identifying herself as "Ms. Klugh." She eventually explains that she wants Michael to return back to his camp to free Henry Gale. Michael demands to see Walt, and she agrees, giving him three minutes. Michael is then reunited with his son, Walt, who seems relatively unharmed. Walt informs Michael that they make him take "tests", and he cautions Michael that the Others are "not who they say they are". When Walt is dragged away, he calls out to his father, "They're pretending!". Ms. Klugh threatens Walt by asking him if he wants to go back to "The Room", and Walt is subsequently forcibly taken away after throwing himself at Michael, begging him to save him.

Ms. Klugh gives him a pink slip of paper which contains the names of four people from his camp that he must bring to the Others in order for Michael and Walt to be set free. The four people on the list are Jack, Hurley, "James Ford" (Sawyer), and Kate. She states that Michael must bring his companions back if he is ever to see Walt again. Michael agrees, but also demands that he and Walt are given the boat in return.

The scene forwards to the present day, where Michael is burning the pink slip of paper, after which he debates with the other survivors as to who should accompany him to the Others' camp. He does not tell them about his instructions, but insists on limiting the number to the names that were on the paper. When Sawyer informs Michael that he has recruited Sayid, Michael protests, then reluctantly agrees, but then directly tells Sayid that he is not coming. Michael also convinces Hurley to go, by reminding him that Libby was killed.

Sayid suspects that Michael has been "compromised" by the Others, and decides to work on a new plan with Jack to try and regain an advantage.

On the beach, Charlie brings a DHARMA kit to Claire, containing what is apparently the vaccine and a pneumatic injector like the one seen used by Desmond in "Man of Science, Man of Faith", for her and Aaron. Charlie says that he injected himself with a dose just to make sure that it was safe.

Charlie is later seen struggling with the construction of the Church, as Vincent approaches with a Virgin Mary statue, which contains Heroin, a drug that Charlie previously indulged in. Charlie follows Vincent back to Sawyer's hidden stash and discovers the other statues, but decides to throw all of them into the ocean. This is observed by Locke, who is sitting on the beach.

Back at the Hatch, Mr. Eko inputs the code into the computer. Charlie demands to know why Mr. Eko has abandoned building the church. Eko replies that he has been told that this is what he must do now.

During the double-funeral for Libby and Ana Lucia, Locke is seen looking thoughtfully at his injured leg, then draws a knife and cuts the splint off. He stands up, his leg apparently healed, and limps off up the beach, shouldering a rucksack, leaving his splint and crutches behind. The funeral is then interrupted by Sun suddenly spotting a sailboat, drifting just off the beach.

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Lost Season Two
Man of Science, Man of Faith • Adrift • Orientation • Everybody Hates Hugo • ...And Found
Abandoned • The Other 48 Days • Collision • What Kate Did • The 23rd Psalm • The Hunting Party
Fire + Water • The Long Con • One of Them • Maternity Leave • The Whole Truth • Lockdown
Dave • S.O.S. • Two for the Road • ? • Three Minutes • Live Together, Die Alone