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Richard Alpert:
I gave you this?

John Locke:
Yes.

Richard Alpert:
After you were shot in the leg and I wandered out of the jungle to patch you up?

John Locke:
That's right.

Richard Alpert:
Then why don't I remember, well, any of this?

John Locke:
Because it hasn't happened yet.

Richard Alpert:
[laughs] I'm not sure what you're expecting me to say, John Locke.

John Locke:
I expect you to tell me how to get off the island.

Richard Alpert:
That's very privileged information. Why would I share that with you?

John Locke:
Because you told me that I had something very important to do once I get there. And because I'm your leader.

Richard Alpert:
You're my leader?

John Locke:
That's what you told me.

Richard Alpert:
Look, I certainly don't want to contradict myself, but we have a very specific process for selecting our leadership, and it starts at a very, very young age.

John Locke:
All right. All right. What year is it right now?

Richard Alpert:
It's 1954.

John Locke:
All right. May 30, 1956. Two years from now. That's the day I'm born. Tustin, California. And if you don't believe me, I suggest you come and visit me.