Daniel Faraday's Flashbacks

Note: Daniel Faraday's flashbacks are presented here in the order they happened in his life, as opposed to the order in which they were shown on the show. To read the flashbacks in the order they were presented to Lost viewers, see Daniel's profile for links to episodes containing his flashbacks.

The News

Episode 4x2, Confirmed Dead
As we see the plane under water, a reporter on the news says, "This haunting footage comes to us from the Christiane I, a salvage vessel in the Indian Ocean. For more than two months it's been scouring the depths of the Sundra Trench off Bali in search of the remains of sunken trading ships. Late last night the Christiane deployed two remotely operated vehicles, or ROVs, that verified what the National Transportation Safety Board has long feared."

The news is on a TV in Essex, Massachusetts. A woman walks by the TV set and goes into the kitchen. "How do you want your eggs, Dan?"

A man sits in front of the TV sobbing.

From the kitchen the woman says, "So what happened? They found that missing plane? Dan?" She walks over to him. "Dan, why are you so upset?"

"I don't know," he says.