Lost (TV Series)

The Glass Ballerina (2006)

Matthew Fox: Dr. Jack Shephard

Quotes 

• Henry Gale : Your flight crashed on September 22, 2004. Today is November 29th. That means that you have been on our island for sixty-nine days. And, yes, we do have contact with the outside world, Jack. That's how we know that during those sixty-nine days your fellow Americans reelected George W. Bush, Christopher Reeve has passed away, the Boston Red Sox won the World Series.

  [Jack starts laughing] 

  Henry Gale : What?

  Dr. Jack Shephard : If you wanted me to believe that, you probably should have picked somebody else besides the Red Sox.

  Henry Gale : No, they were down three games to none against the Yankees in the League Championship and then they won eight straight.

  Dr. Jack Shephard : Sure. Sure. Of course they did.

  Television : [TV plays Joe Buck]  back to Foulke... Red Sox Fans have longed to hear it! The Boston Red Sox are world champions! A clean sweep of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Red Sox celebrate in the middle of the diamond here at Busch Stadium.

• Henry Gale : Hello, Jack.

  [He sits on a small chair he brought in] 

  Henry Gale : You know what's crazy, Jack? A week ago, you and I were in exactly the opposite situation. I was the one locked up and you were the one coming in for visits. And I know that you were angry that I lied to you about who I was; but, hell, do you blame me? I mean, let's face it, if I had told you I was one of those people that you and your friends have been calling Others all this time it would have been right back to Sayid and his -- fists. Wouldn't it?

  Jack : What do you want from me?

  Henry Gale : I want for you to change your at -- perspective. And the first step in doing that would be for me to be decent enough to introduce myself honestly, so -

  [He crouches down beside Jack and extends his hand to shake] 

  Henry Gale : Hi, my name is Benjamin Linus and I've lived on this island all my life.

  [pause] 

  Henry Gale : You're not going to shake?