The Man Behind the Curtain (Lost)

"**The Man Behind the Curtain**"
"The Man Behind the Curtain"
Lost episode
Episode no.	Season 3; Episode 20
Directed by	Bobby Roth
Written by	Elizabeth Sarnoff; Drew Goddard;
Production code	320
Original air date	May 9, 2007
Running time	42 minutes
Guest appearances
	Nestor Carbonell as Richard Alpert; Andrew Divoff as Mikhail Bakunin; M. C. Gainey as Tom Friendly; Jon Gries as Roger Linus; Doug Hutchison as Horace Goodspeed; Samantha Mathis as Olivia Goodspeed; Carrie Preston as Emily Linus; Tania Raymonde as Alex; Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit; Sterling Beaumon as Young Ben Linus; Madeline Carroll as Annie; Jenn Boneza as Casey; Gregory Suenaga as Dharma rep; Diamante Kielo as Opal; François Chau as Dr. Marvin Candle;

"The Man Behind the Curtain" is the 20th episode of the 3rd season of Lost, and the 69th episode overall. It was first aired on May 9, 2007, on ABC. The episode was directed by Bobby Roth and written by Elizabeth Sarnoff and Drew Goddard.

Ben Linus (Michael Emerson) reluctantly leads John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) to Jacob, the mysterious leader of the Others. The episode is the first to feature flashbacks recounting Ben's backstory.