Did a search. Didn't find this. Apologies if I'm a jerk.)

Why did John Locke have a bandaged hand and a shiner?

He had a shiner in the scene after he blew up the submarine in The Man from Tallahassee. When he was handcuffed around the pipes right before he saw Anthony Cooper all bound and gagged. I assumed the others and or Jack beat him pretty good because he destroyed their only way off the island.

Humm, I didn't pick up on the black eye, but I totally saw the bandaged hand.

Me thinks he was beating on Anthony since he first laid eyes on him.

Forgiveness isn't his strong suit either?

Was his hand hurt from when he got in a fight with Patchy before this? I can't remember. That might be where the black eye was from also, but I didn't notice it myself.

its kinda strange,yeah.the shiner is easily explained ,assuming that after he supposedly blew up the submarine he got the heat for his deed,but whats with the bandage in his right hand???As we can see in the man from tallahassee (http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/141/talalhassexg4.jpg) John's right hand isnt bandaged,while in Left behind (http://img227.imageshack.us/img227/7446/leftbehindox1.jpg) there seems to be something wrong with it.Whats happened?He let it all out on some near by wall and had to be taken care of?