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"Special" is the fourteenth episode of the first season of '' Lost ''. The episode focus on Michael's background, and was directed by Greg Yataines and written by David Fury . It first aired on January 19 , 2005 on ABC . PLOT An annoyed Michael confronts Walt , who has been studying knife skills under Locke , and enlists his help in scavenging parts from the wreck to build a raft. Eventually, Walt tells his dad that he is going to get some water and runs off with his dog. Michael initially accuses Locke of contributing to his son's delinquency despite his repeated warnings, but when he sees that the boy is not with Locke, the two men track Walt into the jungle. Michael risks his own life to save Walt from one of the island's unlikely predators, a Polar Bear , thus aiding the reconciliation between the two. Flashbacks show that Michael and Susan (Walt's mother) were unmarried, and when Walt was only a few months old, Susan —an ambitious young lawyer— accepted a job in Amsterdam and took her child with her. She married a co-worker called Brian when Walt was two, and their work eventually brought them to Australia . Michael didn't see his son again until after Susan's death from a blood disorder. Though Brian said it was Susan's wish that Michael be given custody, it turns out Brian doesn't want custody of Walt because the boy is 'different'. Walt is hinted to have some sort of supernatural power over his surroundings. As a child in Australia, Walt opens one of his books to a picture of a native bird, and shortly afterwards the bird fatally slams into a nearby window. On the island, while teaching him to Throw A Knife , Locke tells the boy to visualize hitting the target, and Walt fires and embeds the blade perfectly on the mark. Later, a polar bear appears soon after the Comic Book Walt had been reading, which featured a picture of a polar bear, is thrown on the fire by his father. Charlie recovers Claire's diary from Sawyer with help from Kate . As he skims through it, hoping to find some mention of him in her musings, he reads her description of a dream about a "black rock" which corresponds to a location on Sayid's stolen map. He shows this to the others, thinking it might be a clue to her whereabouts. However, while looking for Vincent (Walt's dog, who disappeared shortly after Walt was attacked by the bear), Locke and Boone are shocked by the sudden appearance of Claire, stumbling out of the jungle. TRIVIA
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