The Greater Good (Lost)

"**The Greater Good**"
"The Greater Good"
Lost episode
	Shannon holds Locke at gunpoint.
Episode no.	Season 1; Episode 21
Directed by	David Grossman
Written by	Leonard Dick
Production code	119
Original air date	May 4, 2005
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearances
	Donnie Keshawarz as Essam Tasir; Jenny Gago as Alyssa Cole; Dariush Kashani as Haddad; David Patterson as Robbie Hewitt; Ali Shaheed Amini as Yusef; Warren Kundis as Imam;

"The Greater Good" is the 21st episode of the first season of Lost. The episode was directed by David Grossman and written by Leonard Dick. It first aired on May 4, 2005, on ABC. The character of Sayid Jarrah (Naveen Andrews) is featured in the episode's flashbacks.