Episode Report Card Cindy McLennan: A | 1366 USERS: A- YOU GRADE IT Live Alone; Die Together
By Cindy McLennan | Season 5 | Episode 16 | Aired on 2009.05.13
After Esau-Locke greets him, Jacob says, "Well, you found your loophole." Esau-Locke replies, "Indeed I did, and you have no idea what I've gone through to be here." Jacob's eyes look sad to me as he appraises his old companion. Ben asks the two if they've met before. Esau-Locke says, "In a manner of speaking." Ben's all wound up and ready to kill Jacob, so Jacob says, "Benjamin, whatever he's told you, I want you to understand one thing: you have a choice."
Ben looks at Jacob with hate in his eyes. "What choice?" Jacob says, "You can do what he asks, or you can go -- leave us to discuss our...issues." Ben's voice trembles as he says, "Oh, so now, after all this time, you've decided to stop ignoring me. Thirty-five years I lived on this island, and all I ever heard was your name, over and over. Richard would bring me your instructions -- all those slips of paper -- all those lists. And I never questioned anything. I did as I was told. But when I dared to ask to see you myself, I was told, 'You have to wait; you have to be patient'. But when he (meaning Locke) asked to see you? He gets marched straight up here as if he was Moses. So...why him? What was it that was so wrong with me? What about me?" It isn't fair. I've had enough now, I want my share, can't you see.... Ahem. Excuse me. Jacob stares at him then inclines his head as he says, "What about you?" Shoot, Jacob, I think Ben was hoping for something more along these lines. Ben's eyes grow wide -- no really, even wider than that. He says, "Well," and then plunges Esau-Locke's knife into Jacob's chest -- twice. Jacob falls against Ben, before sliding to the floor. He spits out his own blood as he gasps something unintelligible. Esau-Locke crouches down to hear him and says, "What? I can't hear ya." Gee, maybe that's on account of the fact that your minion left the guy with a sucking chest wound, Esau-Locke. Jacob's nicer than I am, so he repeats himself with what seems to be his dying breath: "They're coming." Esau-Locke looks alarmed. He rises to his feet and standing over the kneeling Jacob's dying body, he kicks him right into the fire. Ben seems aghast, but Esau-Locke just glares at his dying nemesis. But we don't have time to stand around here and yell, "Holy crap," like we need to, because instead, we have to jump to...