Broken Family: Sayid and the Gassed Village
After Sayid
is taken by the Americans and unsuccessfully interrogates Tariq about the
location of the missing helicopter pilot, he has a discussion with Joe Inman,
the DIA agent. Inman plays Sayid a videotape of a village marketplace:
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INMAN: I want to talk to you about
your buddy Tariq. Look, I get it; you're a man who values loyalty. Even doing a
little translating for us -- you feel like you're doing the wrong thing. I get
that, and I respect it. This is what Tariq was doing before he took over command
of your village. He was the head of the chemical warfare battalion in the North.
[Inman starts playing a video tape] He personally supervised the use of sarin
gas on this village. You recognize it, don't
you? You had relatives in that village didn't you, Sayid? So, you know what
sarin gas does. No discrimination -- the entire marketplace -- innocent women,
children.
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Daddy Issues - Sayid
In Iraq, Sayid is captured by the Americans and because of
his command of English, is used by the DIA as an interrogator of his commanding
officer Tariq. After Sayid initially interrogated Tariq to no avail, and the DIA
agent Joe Inman has shown Sayid the videotape of the gassed village, Sayid
agrees to torture Tariq for information. In the torture room, Tariq reveals his
disgust at Sayid collusion with the Americans and begins to taunt him:
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TARIQ [subtitled, laughing]: This is
their new bluff? That you're going to torture me? They think you will do this? Sayid, you are a loyal soldier. The son of a
great hero. Do not disgrace your father! You wouldn't dare harm me! You
will follow my orders as your commanding officer. Take that bag. Put it over
your head and tape it up. Kill yourself, now! That's an order. Do it and die
with what little honor you have left.
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