belong to him, he should have chosen the bottle as the island belongs to Locke. * The bottle belongs to Richard and it contained medicine to cure his sick wife Isabella. * The compass is different in appearance to the one Locke uses, and later gives to Sayid. * Locke did not choose the comic book. He never has a comic book in his life as far as we know. * While certain books of the Old Testament portion of the Bible are considered books of law, and the Old testament is sometimes referred to as "The Law," the book Mr. Eko finds and later hands to Locke is "The Holy Bible." The book that Richard Alpert presents has a very different appearance and is titled "Book of Laws." * It would seem more logical to conclude that only one of the items is actually from his future on th