Lost – Sawyer’s Flashbacks

Lost
Character Profile
James “Sawyer” Ford
Flashbacks

Flashback Episodes:

Episode 1.08: Confidence Man
Sawyer sleeps with a woman and accidentally reveals to her a briefcase full of cash. He explains that it is his life savings and half of what he needs for an oil mining investment. He tells her that he is meeting with an investor to try and get the other half. The woman says she can get the money from her husband. Together they approach the husband but he is hesitant. In another scene Sawyer explains his cons to a man he owes money to. He says it’s easy to scam the woman, but the husband’s are harder. Back at the house with the woman and her husband, they are about to proceed with the deal when their son walks in. Saywer says the deal is off and walks out.

Episode 1.16: Outlaws
We see a young Sawer. His mother tells him to stay under the bed and begs him not to make a sound. She hurries out and shuts the door. Sawyer’s dad and mother fight. There is a gunshot and a body falls to the floor. Sawyer scoots further back in bed. The door opens and a man wearing cowboy boots walks in. The man sits on the bed and fires another gunshot. The body slumps.

Sawyer enters a hotel room with a woman. A man is sitting in a chair. Sawyer calls him Hibbs and threatens him. Hibbs throws an envelope on the table and says they are even. He says that inside is the info for the man who ruined Sawyer’s life. His name is Frank Duckett in Australia, and he used to go by the name Frank Sawyer. Sawyer goes to Sydney and visits Frank. He shoots him but as the man dies Sawyer realizes it’s the wrong man.

Episode 1.23: Exodus Part 1
Sawyer is in the Australian police station, in trouble for head butting the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry. They say he has a rap sheet that includes assault, wire fraud, identity theft, bank fraud, telemarketing, and more. They throw down an Oceanic Airlines ticket and say he is being deported.

Episode 2.13: The Long Con
Sawyer is in bed with another woman, Cassidy, and reveals the money. Cassidy laughs and touches the money, discovering that its not real. She tells him that he should have done his homework and that she got nothing from the divorce. She then tells him that she wants him to show her how to con people. Sawyer starts off by editing the price tag of some junk necklaces. He approaches some men at a gas station and shows them the necklaces. Cassidy approaches and asks how much they are worth. She buys two and walks away. The guys tell him to wait.

Later Cassidy asks Sawyer what the next step is. She wants to do a big con. Sawyer corrects her, calling it a “long con”. He says that someone has to think that the con is their idea. But it doesn’t matter because they have no money. Cassidy says she lied before and she does have some money. It is then revealed that Sawyer knew all along that she had the money but he is not going through with the con. He is threatened by Gordy, who says he will kill them both if Sawyer doesn’t follow through and pay him.

Sawyer goes home and tells Cassidy the truth. She is upset and screams and hits him. He tells her that Gordy is going to kill them because he won’t take her money. He starts putting the money in a bag and tells her to leave and wait for him in a hotel. Cassidy leaves and Sawyer pulls out another duffle bag with the real money.

Episode 3.04: Every Man for Himself
Sawyer is in prison. He talks to a new guy, Munson, and says that the warden is using him as a con. Later he is visited by Cassidy. She shows him a picture of a baby and says it is his daughter. She says that he could writer her a letter, her name is Clementine. Munson approaches Sawyer after and asks him to help move his money so that his wife doesn’t find it. Sawyer goes to the warden and tells him where the money is. He tells the warden to place the “commission” in an account under the name of Clementine. Sawyer is released from prison.

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