I won't call for eight years. December 24, 2004. Christmas Eve. I promise.

[charlie and algernon]

Please, Pen.

PENNY: If I give you the number, will you leave?

DESMOND: Aye.

PENNY: 7946-0893.

{DESMOND repeats the number, whispering.}

PENNY: All that, and you're not going to write it down?

DESMOND: It wouldn't do any good. You have to keep that number. You can't change the—

PENNY: Just get out, get out!

DESMOND: —just, just remember, December the 24th, 2004. If you still care about me you'll have to—

{Door slams in his face.}

DESMOND: I'm not crazy, Penny! You have to believe me! You have to—


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{DESMOND is back on the freighter}

DESMOND: —trust me.

SAYID: I do trust you. But you still have to remember that number.

DESMOND: 7946-0893. (repeating) It's a London number.

SAYID: Excellent timing ... the patch is done, but I don't know how long the battery will last. I hope she's there.

DESMOND: I hope so too.

{The phone rings, the sound playing over the 1996 scene when Desmond leaves Penelope's home. She briefly looks down at him from a second-story window before closing the drapes. After several rings, someone answers.}

PENNY: Hello?

DESMOND: Penny?

PENNY: Desmond?

{The scene briefly changes to 1996 when Desmond is walking away from Penelope's}

DESMOND: Penny...Penny, you answered. You answered, Penny.

{In London, Penelope is at home standing by a Christmas tree}

PENNY: Des, where are you?

DESMOND: I'm...I'm, I'm on a boat. Um...I've been on an island, and — Oh my god, Penny. Is that really you?

PENNY: Yeah! Yes, it's me!

DESMOND: You believe me? You still care about me?

PENNY: Des, I've been looking for you for the past three years. I know about the island. I've been researching---(static)---and then when I spoke to your friend Charlie, that's when I knew you were still alive. That's when I knew I wasn't crazy. Des, are you still there!?

DESMOND: Yes, yes, I'm here! I'm still here, can you hear me?

PENNY: Yeah, yeah, that's better.

DESMOND: I love you, Penny. I've always loved you. I'm so sorry. I love you.

PENNY: I love you too.

DESMOND: I don't know where I am, but—

PENNY: I'll find you, Des—

DESMOND: —I promise—

PENNY: —no matter what—

DESMOND: —I'll come back to you—

PENNY: —I won't give up—

BOTH: I promise. I love you.



SAYID: I'm sorry. The power source went dead, it's all we have.

{Desmond walks toward Sayid, his memory of him and his time on the island returning}

DESMOND: Thank you, Sayid. It was enough.

SAYID: Are you alright now?

DESMOND: Aye. I'm perfect.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is very poignant.

What's it from, my dear charlie and algernon?

[charlie and algernon]

3. it's from LOST

as Fleshdancer said, it's one of the best TV scenes you'll ever see. The Desmond-Penny relationship really makes LOST a truly special show.

[Fleshdancer]

2. Hands down the very best television scene.

That episode took LOST to a whole new level.