"I'm sick of imagining what my life could be out of this chair. What it would be like to... walk down the aisle with you."

WHOOOSH to Locke getting ready for his temp job. He calls Jack's office but realizes Jack can't help him and hangs up. Helen overhears this and asks about it. Locke explains he's not going to see Jack and tells her he got fired. Helen is surprised and asks how he got fired. Locke tells her he never went to the conference in Sydney. He has Helen open a suitcase full of knives and tells her they were for his walkabout in Australia but they wouldn't let him go. He was angry at them but they were right. He's sick of imagining what his life could be out of the wheelchair… what it would be like to walk down the aisle with her. That's never going to happen. If Helen wants him to see more doctors, get more consults… if she needs him to get out of the chair… She shouldn't spend her life waiting for a miracle because there's no such thing. Helen is moved by this and tells Locke there are miracles. But the only thing she was ever waiting for was him. Without hesitation, Helen rips Jack's business card in half and kisses Locke.

"No offense, but you already died. So it's great that this ain't a big deal for you -- but if you think I'm climbing down there first, you're off your damn nut."

WHOOOSH to the island as Locke leads Sawyer to a steep ocean cliff. They climb down it to a hidden grotto. Inside they see old rusty tools on a table. In the middle is an ancient scale balanced on each side with a black stone and a white stone. Locke takes the white stone off its tray and chucks it out the opening and into the ocean below. Sawyer asks what that was about, and Locke says it's an inside joke. Locke lights a torch and leads Sawyer deeper into the grotto. He holds up the torch and reveals names and numbers written in chalk all over the cave walls and ceiling. Some are crossed out, chalked over or smudged away. He tells Sawyer this is why he's here.

WHOOOSH to high school and Locke coaches a girl's gym class. Cut to him in front of a classroom and instructing the class to open their books to chapter four. Then Locke wheels through the hallway looking for the teacher's lounge. He goes inside and finds Benjamin Linus at the coffee maker lecturing the other teachers about when to make a new pot of coffee. Ben introduces himself. He teaches European history. Locke says he's a substitute. A new friendship has formed.

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