When John first meets him as an orderly in the hospital...Abaddon tells John that the next time they meet, John will owe him. There was no mention of that at all in The Life and Death of Jeremy Bentham. I thought it was strange that Abaddon brings up their first meeting, but the whole part about owing him was left out.
Any ideas on the reason for that?
I thought it was more like a saying, "you'll owe me one" and actually I thought it would have made Locke more comfortable with Abaddon when they met again which it didn't seem to. And here's something I just thought of many who were sick on the island were afraid to leave the island, afraid their illnesses would return. John went home and his legs weren't paralyzed but maybe the universe course corrected and he still wound up in a wheelchair.
ABADDON: Let me ask you something. Do you believe in miracles?
LOCKE: No. I don't believe in miracles.
ABADDON: You should. I had one happen to me.
LOCKE: Hey, look. I just want to go back to my room.
ABADDON: You know what you need, Mr. Locke? You need to go on a walkabout.
LOCKE: Wha--what's a walkabout?
ABADDON: It's a journey of self-discovery. You go out into the Australian Outback with nothing more than a knife and your wits.
LOCKE: I can't "walkabout" anything. In case you haven't noticed, I'm a cripple.
ABADDON: Is that what you are, Mr. Locke? I went on my walkabout convinced I was one thing, but I came back another. I found out what I was made of, who I was.
LOCKE: And here you are, an orderly.
ABADDON: Oh, I'm a lot more than just an orderly, John.
[Elevator bell dings]
ABADDON: When you're ready, Mr. Locke... (presses button) you'll listen to what I'm saying. And then when you and me run into each other again... you'll owe me one.
