"The Cost of Living" Guide - Season 3, Episode 5

Pre-Airing - The Cost of Living

Original Airdate: 11/1/06
Written by: Alison Schapker & Monica Owusu-Breen
Directed by: Jack Bender
Episode Flashback Character: Eko

Preview
Jack sees that two of the Others aren't getting along, but doesn't know which to trust. Eko deals with some of the things he's done in the past. Locke takes some of the other Losties to the Pearl, hoping they can use the computer to locate Jack, Kate, and Sawyer.

The Cost of Living Photo Gallery

Post-Airing - The Cost of Living

The Cost of Living Highlights
As a young boy and as an adult, Eko does not want to confess for things that he doesn't believe are sins.

The Cost of Living Full Recap
From Eko's flashback of being told to confess, to Eko's non-confession with Yemi.

The Cost of Living Audio Recap

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Understanding The Cost of Living

• Clues and Questions
• Theories and Observations
• Appearances of the Numbers - The only number I caught in this episode was four.

The Cost of Living Quotable Quotes

Look for these quotes in quote boxes in the The Cost of Living Full Recap to see where and when they happened.

• Jack: "You say that like you're not just going to throw a bag over my head and drag me out if I say no."
• Hurley: "You know what, dudes? We looked everywhere. Eko's gone. Not that we know what a trail, like, looks like."
• Eko: "I ask for no forgiveness, Father, for I have not sinned. I have only done what I needed to do to survive. A small boy once asked me if I was a bad man. If I could answer him now, I would tell him that when I was a young boy I killed a man to save my brother's life. I am not sorry for this. I am proud of this."