Jason McCormack was a southern man who became a burglar in Los Angeles at one point. During his life of crime, he shot a pregnant Ana Lucia Cortez while she was on duty as a police officer with her partner, Big Mike. As a result, he was also responsible for her unborn child's death (with Ana's ex-fiancé, Danny).
Shooting[]
As she described to Sayid Jarrah, Ana Lucia, alongside her partner Big Mike, had shown up in response to a burglary call. Upon her arrival, Jason, who turned out to be the perpetrator, walked out the front door soon after her arrival while her partner Mike was busy covering the backdoor entrance to find the intruder.
Instead of complying with Ana's demands to put his hands up, Jason instead insisted that he was actually a student, and that she was making a mistake. He then said that all he needed to do was show his identification. Because Ana believed him, she let him reach.
But instead of Jason pulling out his ID, he pulled out a gun and shot Ana. He was using hollow point ammunition that wouldn't penetrate a standard police issue bullet-proof vest, but the shock was enough to kill Ana's unborn child. Jason subsequently escaped.
Sometime later, however, Jason was caught by the police, and confessed to shooting Ana. However, Ana did not positively identify Jason, and he was set free, much to the chagrin of Ana Lucia's mother. A week later, Jason went to a bar and played pool. Ana Lucia followed and confronted him in the parking lot after he left the bar. She told him, "I was pregnant," then proceeded to shoot him six times, the last three at point blank range. She walked away, throwing the gun in the dumpster. ("Collision")
After his corpse was found by the cops, Ana's mother expressed concern that Ana was the one who shot Jason. This mistrust lead to Ana quitting the force. ("Two for the Road")
Trivia[]
- In the original broadcast for the episode "Two for the Road", Jason's surname was referred to as "Elder" by Teresa Cortez (as opposed to McCormack, the name used previously in "Collision"). However, this goof was re-dubbed and corrected for the DVD release.
- There is an Easter egg on the seventh disc of the Season 2 DVD which shows a small interview with Sam Anderson (Bernard) and his apprehension about his scene in the episode "The Other 48 Days". In the seat next to him on the treetop you can see an extra playing a corpse. The corpse appears to be played by Aaron Gold.
Unanswered questions[]
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- For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: Jason McCormack/Theories
- Is he the man (credited as "Arthur" in the end credits) whom Sawyer sold fake jewellery to?
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