"The Long Con" is the thirty-ninth episode of Lost. It is the thirteenth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Roxann Dawson, and written by Leonard Dick and Steven Maeda. It first aired on February 8, 2006 on ABC. The character of James "Sawyer" Ford is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
Centric Character(s): Sawyer
In flashbacks, Sawyer attempts to con a divorced woman named Cassidy. While getting dressed, Sawyer "acciden...
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"The Long Con" is the thirty-ninth episode of Lost. It is the thirteenth episode of the second season. The episode was directed by Roxann Dawson, and written by Leonard Dick and Steven Maeda. It first aired on February 8, 2006 on ABC. The character of James "Sawyer" Ford is featured in the episode's flashbacks.
Centric Character(s): Sawyer
In flashbacks, Sawyer attempts to con a divorced woman named Cassidy. While getting dressed, Sawyer "accidentally" opens a briefcase filled with fake cash bundles made from newspaper. Cassidy, however, sees through the con immediately. She claims that she did not get a significant settlement in the proceedings, and notices that most of the money is newsprint. Cassidy is also intrigued, and asks Sawyer to teach her how to con someone.
The two scheme a jewelry con by overpricing fake goods, and con two men at a gas station. They perpetrate various cons over the ensuing months. Then, however, Cassidy asks if he can teach her how to pull off a "long con...
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