Hurley finds a manuscript for a book called The Bad Twin. The Author, Gary Troup, was on the plane and died after it crashed by getting sucked into the turbine engine of the plane.
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[We
see Hurley sitting by a fire reading a manuscript entitled Bad Twin by
Gary Troup. Sayid enters carrying a pole and the radio.]
HURLEY: Hey, check this out. I found a manuscript in one of the suitcases. It's like a mystery book.
Book Description
Sometimes evil has a familiar face . . .
Paul Artisan, P.I. is a new version of an old breed -- a righter of
wrongs, someone driven to get to the bottom of things. Too bad his
usual cases are of the boring malpractice and fraud variety. Until now.
His new gig turns on the disappearance of one of a pair of twins,
adult scions of a rich but tragedy-prone family. The missing twin -- a
charismatic poster-boy for irresponsibility -- has spent his life
daring people to hate him, punishing himself endlessly for his
screw-ups and misdeeds. The other twin -- Artisan's client -- is
dutiful and resentful in equal measure, bewildered that his "other
half" could have turned out so badly, and wracked by guilt at his
inability to reform him. He has a more practical reason, as well, for
wanting his brother found: their crazy father, in failing health and
with guilty secrets of his own, will not divide the family fortune
until both siblings are accounted for.
But it isn't just a fortune that's at stake here. Truth itself is
up for grabs, as the detective's discoveries seem to challenge
everything we think we know about identity, and human nature, and
family. As Artisan journeys across the globe to track down the bad
twin, he seems to have moved into a mirror-world where friends and
enemies have a way of looking very much alike. The P.I. may have his
long-awaited chance to put his courage and ideals to the test, but if
he doesn't get to the bottom of this case soon, it could very well cost
him his life.
Troup's long-awaited Bad Twin is a suspenseful novel that touches
on many powerful themes, including the consequence of vengeance, the
power of redemption, and where to turn when all seems lost.
An Occurance At Owl Creek Bridge By Ambrose Bierce
Locke is seen holding this book (upside down) while looking for
something in the hatch. It is unknown at this time what exactly he is
looking for, but one assumes it is more of the film.
Summary
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''An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge'' is one of the most widely anthologized
American short stories and is considered Ambrose Bierce's best work of
short fiction. First published in Bierce's short story collection Tales
of Soldiers and Civilians in 1891, the story centers on Peyton
Farquhar, a southern planter who, while not a Confederate Soldier, is
about to be hanged by the Union Army for attempting to destroy the
railroad bridge at Owl Creek. As Farquhar stands on the bridge with a
noose around his neck, Bierce leads the reader to believe that the rope
breaks and that Farquhar falls into the water below, only to escape to
his farm, where he is reunited with his wife. It is revealed at the end
of the story, however, that Farquhar has, in fact, been hanged and that
these imaginings took place in the seconds before his death. While ''An
Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" has been occasionally faulted for what
some critics consider its gimmicky ending, it has nonetheless been
lauded as an example of technical brilliance and innovative narration
as well as for its examination of such themes as the nature of time and
the complexities of human cognition.
