As children, Eko protects his younger bother Yemi. He breaks into
a storage room to steal food for his hungry baby brother, and is caught
by an angry nun. The nun demands that Eko confess, but the young boy
doesn't understand why he must--after all, his brother was hungry, and
he was simply taking care of him.
The flashback
continues moments after the incident on the tarmac, when the soldiers
mistake Eko for a priest. They bring him back to Yemi's church, and
assure him that he is home. Eko, still stunned, enters the church and
finds a photograph of himself and Yemi as children inside Yemi's bible.
A woman, Amina and her son Daniel enter the church looking for father
Yemi. Eko explains that YemiYemi's place. had to go to a refugee camp, and he'll be
taking
Later, Eko and the people of
the village are confronted by some militia men who demand the shipment
of vaccines that were due. Amina explains that the village receives the
medicine from the Red Cross, and in exchange for protection, the
village turns over 80% of the medicine to the men. Eko, however,
refuses to be intimidated. So, to drive their point home, the leader,
Emeka, shoots and kills an innocent woman.
Eko
learns from Amina that the vaccines fetch a high price on the black
market, and he attempts to sell them to one of his contacts before he
leaves the country. However, Emeka learns of Eko's plans. He and his
men return to the church, and threaten to cut off Eko'sEko
manages to break free in time, and he tuns the machete on Emeka and his
men. hands.
The vaccine arrives, but Amina is angry with
Eko--he hasn't saved the church from anyone, there will only be more
men who take Emeka's place. And because of Eko's violent act, the
church is no longer sacred. Amina assures Eko that he must make his
amends to God for what he has done, and he owes his brother a church.
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