Did anyone catch the writing goof where Locke's father tells him "If I don't see you again, Helen is dead" when giving him the mission to get the money from the safety box but then later at the motel asks him if his date at the funeral has a name?

For a show with such an attention to detail, seems like a pretty big goof to me.

I thought he said "I understand" not "Helen is dead."

Yes...He didn't say Helen is Dead....

He said "If I don't see you again, I'll understand"

He did say "I understand" thfan. ;)

Plus Cooper asked Locke who the woman with him at the funeral was at the motel room later. If he'd mentioned Helen's name beforehand, he wouldn't have needed to ask that.