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Lost Season 5 Episode 14 The Variable recap

26CHAOS. BAM. Hospital doors fly open as paramedics roll in Desmond on a gurney. Penny follows holding young Charlie, and the doctor tells her she’ll have to wait. Later, a woman walks into the waiting area and says that young Charlie has his father’s hair. Penny looks over to see Eloise Hawking. She introduces herself, and says that she believes it’s her son’s fault that Desmond was shot. Penny asks if her son is Benjamin Linus, and Hawking says no. It’s Daniel Faraday.

We WHOOSH back to the island as Faraday gets off the submarine. He shows Miles the new recruits photo with Jack, Kate and Hurley in it and says that’s why he’s back. He needs to see Jack now. At Jack’s house, Faraday explains he’s been at the Dharma headquarters in Ann Arbor doing research. He asks how Jack, Kate and Hurley got back to 1977. Jack says they were on a plane that his mother told them to get on. Faraday asks if she convinced them to do it by saying it was their destiny. Jack says yes. Faraday tells him that she was wrong.

WHOOSH to a ten year-old Daniel Faraday practicing the piano. He’s good, but his mother, Eloise Hawking, comes up besides him and stops him. She seems genuinely sad when she asks him if he understands what destiny means. Young Daniel says no, and she explains that if one has a special gift then he needs to nurture it. Daniel has a special gift, and it’s his mind. He is meant for science and mathematics, and it’s her job to keep him on his path. He can’t be distracted by playing the piano any longer. Young Daniel says he can make time for both, and Eloise says she wishes he could.

WHOOSH to Jack’s house on the island as Faraday leaves. He’s going out to the Orchid station with Miles. Jack goes to Sawyer’s house and tells him Faraday is back. Sawyer is busy trying to deal with his new problem — Phil saw the videotape of him and Kate taking Ben to the Others, and now Sawyer has Phil tied up in the closet.

At the Orchid station, Faraday waits for a second van to pull up with Dr. Pierre Chang in it. Faraday flips through his journal and says right on time. Faraday runs inside — and we see the opening scene from the fifth season premiere episode, “Because You Left,” but we now see it from Faraday’s point of view. He watches as the construction foreman shows Chang the man who was hurt from drilling into the wall. As Chang leaves, Faraday tells Chang that he needs to order the evacuation of everyone from the island. Chang asks why, and Faraday explains that like the accident here, there is going to be an accident at the Swan station site. Only the energy there won’t be contained like it was here at the Orchid. The energy released there will be 30,000 times more powerful, and the accident will be catastrophic. Chang scoffs. How can Faraday make that kind of prediction, and Faraday says because he’s from the future.

Chang thinks Faraday is making fun of him, but Faraday tries to prove he’s from the future by showing Chang his journal. Chang wants nothing to do with Faraday. Miles runs over and tries to make Faraday leave Chang alone. Desperate, Faraday realizes Miles can prove they’re from the future and says that Miles is Chang’s son. Faraday quickly points out that a Chinese man named Miles, that same name as Chang’s son, shows up with him — it can’t be a coincidence. Chang asks Miles if it’s true. Miles says no, and Chang tells Faraday to stay away from him. Chang gets in the van, and the driver pulls away. Miles asks Faraday what he’s doing, and Faraday says making sure Chang does what he’s supposed to do.

WHOOSH to Faraday’s graduation ceremony from Oxford. Eloise meets Faraday’s girlfriend, Theresa, but is cold to her. Eloise asks if she and Daniel can have lunch together. Alone. At the restaurant, Faraday chastises her for being rude to his girlfriend. Eloise says Theresa is his research assistant, and he should be focusing on his work. He isn’t going to have time for relationships. The women in his life will only be terribly hurt. His work will always come first. Faraday asks when it’ll be enough? He’s the youngest doctorate ever to graduate from Oxford, and he just got a £1.5 million research grant. That gets Eloise’s attention, and she asks who it’s from. Faraday says an industrialist named Charles Widmore. Eloise congratulates him and hands him a gift. It’s a blank journal, and we realize that it’s the same journal Faraday carries on the island in which he copied notes from his research. But for now it’s empty, except for the inscription Eloise has written on the first page: “Daniel, no matter what, remember, I will always love you. Mother.”

WHOOSH to Sawyer’s house as Sawyer explains the situation to Jack, Kate, Hurley, Jin and Juliet. This has been their home for the last three years, and the last thing they want to do is leave it. But that’s exactly what they’re going to have to do. They have two options: commandeer the sub and get off the island, or head into the jungle and start from square one. Jin says he’s not leaving if there’s a chance Sun is still on the island. Hurley agrees. After everything they did to get back, he’s not running off again. Suddenly, Faraday bursts in and asks if any of them know where the hostiles are. Juliet asks why, and Faraday says because one of them is his mother, and only she can get them back to where they belong.

WHOOSH to Faraday watching the news report about the finding of the wreckage of Oceanic 815. Faraday is upset by it but he doesn’t know why. A man rings the bell and comes in. It’s Charles Widmore! Faraday apologizes and says that he has a condition that affects his memory. He doesn’t know if they know each other. Widmore introduces himself, and it takes Faraday a moment to remember this is the man who funded his research. He meant to thank Widmore before he left Oxford — and Widmore interrupts him to say before Faraday was dismissed. Flustered, Faraday says it was an accident and that it never should’ve happened. He tested it on himself first. He would never hurt Theresa. Widmore says that’s not why he’s there, and asks what if he told Faraday that all the people from the plane crash weren’t dead. What if he said that the plane was a fake. Faraday asks how Widmore would know, and Widmore says because he put it there. He tells Faraday that the real Oceanic 815 crashed on an island — a very special island with unique scientific properties — and he wants to send Faraday to this island. It will further his research, show Faraday things he’d never dream of… and, most importantly, it will heal him. Faraday asks why Widmore is doing everything for him? Widmore says because Faraday is a man of tremendous gifts. It’d be a shame to see them wasted. Faraday says Widmore sounds like his mother. Widmore smiles and says that’s because they’re old friends.

WHOOSH to Sawyer’s house as Faraday explains that they met his mother in 1954. It was Ellie, the young blonde woman. Sawyer asks what Faraday needs to talk to her about, but Faraday won’t say. Sawyer then says he ain’t showing Faraday anything until he shares what he’s doing. Jack points out that they don’t belong there, and Faraday can get them back where they belong. They argue about what to do, and finally Juliet gives Kate the sonic fence code. She says Kate and Jack should take Faraday to the hostiles. It’s all over for them now anyway. Faraday promises he knows what he’s doing.

Kate and Jack lead Faraday to the motor pool to get a van, but Faraday sees a young redheaded girl on the swings. He approaches her and says hello. The girl is eating a chocolate bar, and when she sees Faraday she looks caught. She says he’s not allowed to have chocolate before dinner. And yes, she speaks with a British accent. It’s young Charlotte, and Faraday smiles. He asks if she knows Dr. Chang, and Charlotte nods. Faraday says that soon Dr. Chang is going to ask people to get on the sub and leave the island, and when he does, Charlotte and her mommy have to go. Faraday says it’s important they go, and she has to never, ever come back. Charlotte is scared of him. He says he tried to avoid telling her but she has to leave.

Faraday joins Jack and Kate at the motor pool as Radzinsky pulls up in a van with some guards. They’re armed. Radzinsky sees them and is instantly suspicious. Faraday is supposed to be at the Swan site. Faraday says there was an accident at the Orchid that Dr. Chang asked him to help with. Radzinsky says he just left Chang at his house — Faraday is lying! Radzinsky sees that they’re armed, and it instantly becomes a stand-off. Faraday says they are leaving, but BANG! Radzinsky fires! Faraday fires back and hits Radzinsky in the hand. A firefight breaks out, Faraday is hit, but they are able to jump in a van and speed away.

WHOOSH to Faraday’s house when he gets a new visitor. It’s his mom, Eloise. She hears that he’s been offered a new job, and she wants him to know that it’s very important he takes it. Faraday says he can’t. Widmore needs someone to calculate complicated calibrations and bearings, and he doesn’t know how to do it anymore. Eloise tells him the island could make him better, and if it does, he could continue his work. He asks if he goes would it make her proud of him? Eloise says yes, it will. Faraday says then he’ll go.

WHOOSH to Sawyer’s house as Juliet and Sawyer pack to leave. They hear the alarms go off, and Radzinsky and his guards burst in to tell LaFleur about the gun fight. They hear a banging coming from inside the closet. Radzinsky opens it and finds Phil tied up. Radzinsky immediately takes Sawyer and Juliet prisoner.

Kate, Jack and Faraday drive up to the pylons. Jack cleans Faraday’s wound as Faraday explains that even though it’s 1977, it’s their present. He warns Jack not to be naïve enough to think that nothing can happen to them there. Any one of them could die. Kate turns the fence off, and they continue on. At a creek, they rest as Faraday explains that he spent years studying relativistic physics and learned that no matter what you couldn’t change the past. But then he realized he’d spent so much time in his research focused on the constants that he forgot about the variables. And in these equations, the variables are them. People. They make choices. They have free will.

Kate asks what Faraday is talking about. He says that soon, while drilling at the Swan station site, they are going to accidentally tap into a massive pocket of energy. If that energy is released, it would be catastrophic. In order to contain it, they are going to cement the entire area in, like Chernobyl. And these people will spend years keeping that energy at bay by pushing a button. A button that one day Desmond is not going to push, and that will cause their flight, Oceanic 815, to crash. And because their plane crashed, a freighter is going to be sent to the island. A freighter that he was on.

Faraday thinks he can negate that energy and destroy it. And if he can, then that means the hatch will never be built and their plane would never crash. It’ll land in Los Angeles like it was supposed to. Kate asks how he’s going to do that, and Faraday says he’s going to detonate a hydrogen bomb.

WHOOSH to the hospital E.R. as Hawking finishes her story to Penny. She’s there to apologize to Penny. Desmond has become a casualty in a conflict much bigger than him. Much bigger than any of them. Hawking leaves the E.R. and outside a voice stops her, asking if Desmond is okay. Hawking turns to see Charles Widmore standing there. Yes, she says, Desmond is fine. Then she tells him his daughter, Penny, is in there. He should go in and say hello. Widmore says his relationship with Penny was one of the things he had to sacrifice. Hawking becomes angry and tells him not to talk about sacrifice to her. Widmore says that Faraday was his son, too. Hawking slaps him and gets in a cab.

WHOOSH to the island as Jack, Kate and Faraday reach the area where the Others live. Faraday walks into their camp and fires a few warning shots. He demands to talk to Eloise. Richard Alpert comes out and says Eloise isn’t there right now. Faraday asks where the bomb is. Alpert tells him to lower his gun and they’ll talk, but Faraday tells Alpert he has three seconds — when BLAM! A gun shot rings out. Faraday looks down and sees that he has been shot, and he collapses to the ground. Behind him stands his mother, Eloise Hawking, holding the gun. Faraday was killed by his own mother! Alpert asks why she did that, and Eloise says that Faraday had a gun on him. Faraday looks up at her and says she knew… she always knew this would happen… and she sent him to the island anyway. Eloise asks who he is, and Faraday says her son.

Lost Spoiler Lost 5 15 Follow The Leader s05e15

eloise-hawkingsMay 6th, 2009 Lost Tv Show will air Episode 15 of Season 5 Follow The Leader. So far we are starting to get more and more answers yet feeling like we don’t really know what is going on. One idea is that Ben and Charles are fighting over who gets to be part of the Garden of Eden (aka – The Island)… Even though as the story goes this was never meant to be found after Adam and Even ate of the forbidden fruit. Anyway, it sounds like a good idea.

We know from last week that Young Eloise Hawkings kills her future son doing what the Hostiles do best (shot first ask later)… Of course Richard Alpert keeping his cool head is not happy with the shooting, but not really upset either. Maybe because Daniel was asking for the H Bomb! Now, Daniel is dead (yet another sacrifice to the island) and Jack is going to try to save the day!

Here is Next weeks Spoiler:

Lost Untangled ABC 514 – Season 5 x 14: the variable (Bad News Deliverred)

So5E14, Lost TV Show presents “Lost Untangled” Episode 14 in the season 5 (1 more season to go)! Okay, if you got lost on lost watch the video, it really explains what you missed or what wasn’t said but meant to be noticed. We have Jack Finally back in the picture taking on a bigger role and doing what he does best! Making the wrong choices… Do you get the feeling something bad is going to happen to him at the very end? Will he ever learn to make better decisions! Well here you go and read below the video to read the complete Season 5 recap on The Variable”

Season 1 Episode 113 – Hearts and Minds

Lost – The Complete First Season

18Lost TV Show (s01e13) – Recap from ABC Lost. I have to say I really liked Boone and was disappointed that he left in such a short time. Boone’s eye opens he’s staring at something. From his POV we see Sayid enjoying an easy conversation with his sister, Shannon. Hurley interrupts Boone, asking him why he and Locke haven’t brought back any boars lately? Boone is offended and tells Hurley that hunting boar isn’t as easy as he thinks. Hurley reminds Boone that everybody needs protein this isn’t a game.

We FLASHBACK to a posh tennis club. Boone is just leaving the court with a lady friend when he gets a call on his cell phone. It’s Shannon she’s crying and we can hear shouting in the background. She begs Boone for help, asking him to come and get her. Boone asks her where she is and the answer serves as another piece of the LOST puzzle falling into place “Sydney.”

Back on the island, Boone confronts Sayid and tells her to stay away from his sister. Sayid doesn’t seem the least bit intimidated, but Boone isn’t backing down either. Before push comes to shove Locke calls Boone away, they have work to do. While trudging through the jungle, Locke counsels Boone not to make an enemy out of Sayid they are going to need him on their side later. For now the important thing is to get back to the hatch.

Hurley finds Jack and asks him if he has anything to help his upset stomach. Jack asks Hurley a few questions and we discover the cause of his distress. Hurley has been eating nothing but fruit for the last week and his stomach is starting to complain they need protein, but there hasn’t been any boar. Jack tells him to go and ask Jin for some fish, but Hurley tells Jack that Jin has it in for him because he refused to eat the sea urchin Jin caught the day they crashed. Later, when Jack recounts this story to Kate, she offers about a more disturbing possibility for the lack of boar meat lately. “What if Locke is not catching them on purpose?”

Meanwhile, back in the jungle, Locke and Boone contemplate how to open the hatch when we

FLASHBACK to a house in Australia. When Boone rings the bell, Shannon’s boyfriend, Brian answers. Boone enters looking for Shannon and when she arrives in the room, she looks surprised to see him. Boone reminds her of her frantic call to his cell phone, but she clams up and asks him to leave. While Brian has his back to her, Shannon pulls back her hair to reveal a nasty looking bruise on her face a silent cry for help to Boone.

Back on the beach, Hurley’s desperation has forced him to approach Jin. He asks him to teach him how to fish, but Jin has no idea what Hurley is saying. Still, as Jin walks to the water for day’s fishing, Hurley is following close behind.

At the hatch, Boone tries to convince Locke to tell the others about their discovery. If not everyone else, at least Shannon. Locke tells Boone she isn’t ready to know and that telling her now will only cause problems, but Boone insists he’s going to tell her when they get back to camp. Locke feels that Shannon has too large an influence over Boone’s life, but tells him the decision is his. But when Boone starts off again down the trail, Locke whacks him over the head with the handle of a knife, knocking him out cold.

Boone wakes up to find he is tied to a tree. Locke sits before him mixing a strange concoction in a coconut bowl. Boone begs Locke to untie him, but Locke refuses and then comes over and spreads some of his concoction over Boone’s open head wound. Locke tells Boone that he is on his own and he leaves a knife just out of Boone’s reach. “You can cut yourself free and make your way back to camp,” Locke says, “With the proper motivation.”

We FLASHBACK to Boone at an Australian police station. While attempting to file a complaint against Brian, we learn an interesting bit of information. Shannon and Boone are not blood related his mother married her father when they were children. The police can’t help Boone, so he decides to take another approach. He finds Brian at work on the docks and tells him to get out of Shannon’s life. When Brian scoffs, telling Boone that he loves Shannon, Boone decides to get to the point and asks what his love is worth. Showing his true colors, Brian names his price: $50,000 US dollars.

Back on the island, Kate and Sun are working in a garden that Sun has made. Kate is taking advantage of the safety zone (Sun can’t understand her) and is speaking freely about herself. When she says something funny, Sun can’t help but laugh and Kate realizes that Sun can speak English. Sun begs Kate not to tell anyone.

Meanwhile, back at the beach, Hurley is trying his best to mimic everything Jin does in an attempt to catch some fish of his own. Having no luck at all, he throws down his makeshift net in frustration and storms back to the beach, but he steps on a sea urchin and howls out in pain. Jin helps him back to the beach and Hurley begs him to urinate on his foot in order to prevent infection. English or no, Jin understands this request and flatly refuses.

Back in the jungle, Boone struggles to free himself, but there is no way of reaching the knife. Suddenly, he hears Shannon screaming from another part of the jungle. When he asks her for help, she tells him that she is tied up too. And there’s a bigger problem the monster is back. And it’s coming their way! Now with Shannon’s safety in mind, Boone is able to contort himself just enough to get the knife and he cuts himself loose before following Shannon’s screams to her location and cutting her loose as well. There is not a second to spare and they both sprint off to avoid the monster hot on their heels. They hide in a mangrove trunk and pray the monster will go away.

We FLASHBACK to the same house in Australia. Boone has paid Brian off and is coming to collect Shannon and her things. But Shannon looks guilty and we learn why when Brian comes into the room and lays it all out for Boone he’s been had. Shannon orchestrated the whole drama in an attempt to get money from Boone’s mother. Boone is humiliated and his emotions get the better of him, resulting in a fight between him and Brian. Boone leaves the house bloodied and dejected.

Back in the jungle, the coast is clear. As Boone and Shannon make their way along the trail, Boone tells Shannon all about the hatch.

Jack and Charlie make a fire on the beach and Jack asks Charlie for his opinion on Locke. Charlie doesn’t hesitate to say that Locke is the one man on the island that he would trust his life to.

Kate and Sun continue to talk about the English secret. When Kate asks why Sun doesn’t tell Jin, Sun tells Kate it’s because she loves him asking Kate, “Haven’t you ever lied to a man you loved?” But we’re not getting that answer yet

Back at camp, Hurley is sharing his tale of failure and sea urchin with Michael when Jin arrives and presents Hurley with his very own fish. He may not speak English, but he recognizes that Hurley made a good effort and this is his reward.

In the jungle Boone and Shannon are attacked by the monster again. And this time, try as they might they can’t run fast enough and Shannon is snatched up by the beast. As Boone screams after her

We FLASHBACK to Boone’s hotel room in Sydney. He is packing when there is a knock on the door it’s Shannon. She tells him that Brian took off with the money and now Shannon has no place to go. The player got played. Shannon latches on to Boone telling him that she knew he would bring the money because he is in love with her. He always has been. Boone tells her she is drunk and crazy, but she comes closer and closer and Boone can’t help himself. They fall into a passionate kiss, but the next morning, Shannon is ice cold towards Boone and tells him she wants things to go back the way they were, regardless of Boone’s feelings.

Back on the island, Boone continues his desperate search for Shannon. But when he finds her bloody, crumpled body lying by the stream we all know he is too late. Boone weeps as she dies in his arms.

Later, finally making his way back to camp, Boone sees Locke sitting by the fire and attacks him, blaming Locke for Shannon’s death. When Boone tells Locke that Shannon died in his arms, Locke asks Boone why there is no blood on him. And there isn’t any! Just as Boone is going to ask what happened, Shannon comes into view. She’s alive and well and chatting happily with Sayid. Locke tells Boone that the concoction he spread on his head wound was a hallucinogenic that allowed Boone to have his “vision.” When he asks Boone how he felt when Shannon died, Boone can’t help but give the honest answer “I felt relieved.” Satisfied that Boone has finally learned to let go of Shannon, Locke tells Boone to “follow me.” After a final look at his sister, the disciple follows his master back into the woods.

Lost – The Complete First Season

Season 1, Episode 112 – Whatever the Case May Be

055Lost TV Show – Season 1 Episode 112 (s01e12) – Kate is out climbing trees for fruit when she runs into Sawyer. They walk through an unexplored part of the jungle, hear the sound of running water and come into a clearing to find a waterfall. They climb to the top and dive into the water to find that this lagoon is not as perfect as it looked. On the bottom, still strapped to their airplane seats, they find two bodies. Horrified, they surface, but Sawyer wants to dive back down and see if he can find any valuables. Kate spots a silver Haliburton case, which she brings up and claims as her own however, she doesn’t have the key, which leads Sawyer to believe otherwise. Kate attempts to act as if the case doesn’t matter to her and hands it over to Sawyer.

Back at the beach, people scurry to salvage their belongings as the tide comes up and threatens the fuselage. Jack presses Sayid for information regarding the French woman. Sayid explains that he has to translate the maps and papers in order to make sense of anything. Meanwhile, on another part of the beach, Shannon interrogates Boone as to where he’s been he’s been leaving everyday at sunrise and returning after dark. Boone claims he’s been out looking for Claire and tells Shannon she’s been absolutely useless.

As the sun sets on another day, Kate sits by the campfire, obviously disturbed that Sawyer has the Haliburton case and whatever it may hold. We FLASHBACK to find Kate at a bank, opening a new account, when three armed men enter and order everyone on the ground. Robber #1 tells the Bank Manager to open the money cage before people start getting killed.

Back on the island, Kate sneaks up on Sawyer in an attempt to lift the case out from under his legs. But Sawyer wakes up and grabs Kate in a leg lock. Kate gives him a head butt and escapes. She demands Sawyer hand over the Haliburton, but in typical Sawyer fashion, he refuses, now very intrigued by what this case means to Kate.

The next day, Sayid approaches Shannon as she lies on the beach sunbathing and requests her help in translating the papers he took from the French woman, Rousseau. And while she suspects Boone may have put Sayid up to it, she agrees to try in order to prove herself useful. Meanwhile, Sawyer attempts to pick the lock on the Haliburton. Michael and Hurley tell him how futile it is, but Sawyer claims he can pick the lock on anything. Michael tells him the only way to open it would be to hit it with something hard like the axe

which Boone carries through the jungle, where he meets up with Locke. After convincing Locke that no one saw him take the axe, they head off on an unknown mission.

Sawyer attempts to smash the Halliburton open on a rock, but much to his frustration it still won’t crack. He climbs to the top of a tree and drops it on some boulders. Suddenly, Kate comes sneaking out of the woods and grabs the case. Sawyer climbs down and gives chase, eventually catching up and tackling her to the ground. Sawyer promises that if she tells him what’s inside the case, he’ll hand it over. But Kate remains silent as we

FLASHBACK to the bank, where the robbers are getting violent. A customer near Kate attempts to take out Robber #2, knocking his gun loose and sending it skidding across the floor, landing at Kate’s feet. The customer yells at her to pick it up. Kate fumbles with the gun and claims she doesn’t know how to use it. Robber #1 grabs her and forcefully leads her into the back room, where we learn that they are in cahoots together when they lock lips in a passionate kiss.

Back at the caves, Kate approaches Jack to ask for his help in getting the Haliburton from Sawyer. Kate suggests they dig up the Marshal’s body in order to get the key from his wallet. She tells Jack that the case contains four, 9 millimeter guns, which would be dangerous for Sawyer to have in his possession. But Jack knows there’s something more to the story there always is with Kate. He senses there must be something very important to her in that case and agrees to help her on one condition that once they get the key, they open it together.

This leads to another FLASHBACK to the back room of the bank, where in order to make it look good, Robber #1 slugs “Maggie” across the face. He pushes her out to the front and puts a gun to her head, threatening to pull the trigger if the Manager doesn’t hand over the keys to the cage. The Manager finally gives in and they march him over to the money.

On the island, Kate and Jack continue digging, revolted by the stench. They reach the Marshal’s body, where Kate reaches into his pocket and lifts out his wallet. She opens it, but comes up empty handed. She hands the wallet over to Jack, who is quick to realize that Kate palmed the key. Angry with her for continuing to lie to him, Jack takes the key from her.

At the beach, Shannon continues her attempt to translate the papers, but Sayid is growing increasingly frustrated the equations don’t relate to her translations. Shannon suggests that the French woman may have been crazy after sixteen years alone on the island, which is why nothing makes sense. Sayid feels asking for Shannon’s help may have been a mistake and when he verbalizes his regret, she picks up and leaves in a huff.

Meanwhile, Jack threatens to stop administering antibiotics to Sawyer if he doesn’t give him the Haliburton. Sawyer reluctantly hands it over, but not before asking if Kate divulged the contents, to which Jack can only shake his head “no.” Jack brings the case back to Kate and they begin to open it together, as agreed, when we

FLASHBACK to the cage, where Robber #1 pockets bundles of cash. The Manager argues to let “the girl” go. But Robber #1 has different plans. He reveals that “the girl” is the mastermind behind the heist, before taking off his mask and aiming his gun at the Manager. Kate quickly spins and disarms Robber #2, leveling that gun on Robber #1 “We said nobody gets hurt.” But when Robber #1 continues advancing toward the Manager, Kate is forced to shoot him in the leg. The other Robbers react and each takes a bullet from Kate. Kate turns to the Manager and demands the keys to the Safety Deposit boxes. Robber #1 writhes on the ground, incredulous that Maggie would set them up. Kate responds, “My name’s not Maggie”. She gets the Manager’s keys, and with her customer key, opens the box. Inside she finds a small green envelope.

Back on the island, Jack and Kate are about to open the Haliburton when Jack asks Kate if there is anything she wants to tell him first. When Kate says nothing, Jack proceeds to open the case. He pulls out the guns, the ammo and an envelope marked ‘personal effects’. Kate takes it and opens it to find the smaller green envelope, which we recognize from the bank. She pulls out a small toy airplane!? Jack asks if that’s what she was looking for and demands to know the truth. Kate claims the plane belonged to the man she loved, then breaks down and admits it belonged to the man she killed. Angry and confused, Jack takes the guns and leaves.

On the new beach, people have settled around scattered campfires for the evening. Shannon approaches Sayid and tells him that she realized the words from the papers were lyrics to a song “Beyond the Sea.” And as Shannon sings the hauntingly beautiful song in French, we pull back to reveal Boone, watching from the shadows.

At a separate campfire, Kate stares at the toy plane with a tear in her eye.

Season 1, Episode 111 – All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues

054Lost TV Show – Season 1 Episode 111 (s01e11)Picking up right were we left off last week, the survivors react to the information that Ethan was not on the plane manifest. Fearing the worse, Jack and Locke rush out to locate Charlie and Claire. They come across Claire’s bag and find a set of footprints with evidence that someone was dragged off. Jack calls to Charlie and Claire, but Locke urges him to be quiet whoever took them could still be around. While Locke wants to organize a search party, Jack acts impetuously and runs off on his own.

We FLASHBACK to Jack in the OR, attempting to resuscitate a female patient. The Chief of Surgery enters and orders him to call the time of death. But Jack is determined and won’t stop CPR. Everyone in the room can feel the tension between them until finally, the Chief steps up and calls it himself.

Back at camp, Locke gathers his gear with the intention of catching up with Jack. Kate and Boone volunteer to go along with him. But when Michael tries to volunteer, Locke tells him that another person would only slow them down. Feeling rejected, Michael threatens to put together his own search party.

Out in the jungle, with little to go on, Jack’s search is proving futile. We FLASHBACK to the OR again, as he looks over the dead patient’s body. The Chief berates Jack for taking over his surgery. Jack says that he stepped in because one of the nurses told him the Chief’s hands were shaking and that he cut into the patient’s artery. And we begin to realize just how personal this argument really is when Jack asks, “How many drinks did you have at lunch, Dad?” As their eyes lock, we recognize Jack’s dad, Christian.


Back on the island, Locke, Kate and Boone catch up with Jack and realize he’s been going in circles. Locke insists that he return to camp and look over Sayid, “You be the doctor, I’ll be the hunter.” But Jack refuses and follows after them.

At camp, Michael fills up water bottles, all the while complaining to Hurley that Locke treats him like a second class citizen. Walt defends Locke and advises his father to listen to him. Michael doesn’t take this too well and in a competitive action, resolves to head south in search of Charlie and Claire.

Meanwhile, the northern search continues, but they’re having trouble finding any leads. Locke wants to rest, but Jack insists they push on. Kate follows Jack in an attempt to find out what’s driving him so hard. Jack reveals that he feels guilty about not believing Claire when she said that someone was trying to take her baby. Locke calls after them because he’s found a piece of tape from Charlie’s fingers. It seems that Charlie left them a trail. They follow it hopefully, until Locke picks up the footprints again. Locke wants to follow them, while Jack insists they continue on Charlie’s trail. Kate points out that the footprints could be a trap. Since she seems to know an awful lot about tracking herself, they split in two Kate with Jack follow Charlie’s trail, while Locke with Boone continue to follow the footprints.

Back at the caves, Walt and Hurley play backgammon. The more Walt continues to win, the more his ability to, “make things happen” becomes apparent. Hurley leaves in utter defeat and frustration. Bored, Walt wanders down to the beach and spreads the news about Charlie and Claire. He runs into Sawyer and suggests that maybe they aren’t the only people on the island. While Sawyer brushes him off, he can’t help but be disturbed at the thought.

Out on the search, Locke & Boone get to know one another. Boone is surprised to learn of Locke’s meager existence in the real world John Locke was a Regional Collections Supervisor for a box company. Meanwhile, Jack attempts to get to know Kate a little better, asking her to give him something honest for once and tell him where she picked up her tracking skills. Kate tells Jack that her father was in the army and that he taught her about tracking when they would go hiking together. And off that revelation about Kate’s father, we go to

a FLASHBACK with Jack’s father, who encourages his son to sign off on the death report, which conveniently leaves out the part about his father’s mistakes. Jack refuses to sign, insisting that his father was impaired, which is what ultimately led to the woman’s death. Jack’s father reminds him that he is on the hook too Jack is the surgeon on record when the woman died. He begs his son not to contradict the report or mention anything about the involvement of alcohol it would cost him his license. He further appeals to his son’s emotions, telling him just what he wants to hear: He’s been hard on him to make him the best surgeon in the city. Jack’s father promises that it will never happen again and Jack signs the papers.

Back on the island, Sawyer goes to the caves to talk to Sayid. The hostility between them is still palpable and while we think Sawyer may have come for payback, we soon learn he’s there to have some questions answered what did Sayid find while he was away? Sayid shares information of the French woman and her team, but points out that what she said may or may not be true. Sawyer pushes for more information, but Sayid admits that he doesn’t have the answers.

Out in the jungle, Locke & Boone are hot on the trail. Locke senses that it’s going to rain and warns Boone against impending danger ahead. He tries to convince him to go back to camp. But Boone refuses and follows Locke deeper into the jungle as it begins to pour. Meanwhile, Jack and Kate hear the roar of the monster as we

FLASHBACK to the hospital, where Jack sees his father conversing with the deceased woman’s husband in the hallway. A nurse tells Jack that the man has threatened to sue. Jack watches his father work his persuasive magic and console the husband.

In real time, Jack and Kate run and are separated. Jack slips and slides down a bank into a puddle of mud. He looks up to see Ethan standing over him. Ethan orders Jack to stop following him. But when Jack asks who he is and where Charlie and Claire are, Ethan delivers a healthy punch to Jack’s face, knocking him back down. He tells Jack once again to stop following him or he’ll kill one of his people. Jack attempts to fight him off, but Ethan is too strong and gains the upper hand, telling Jack this is his last warning and knocking him out. Kate finds Jack and suggests that Ethan may have been a hallucination he fell pretty hard and banged his head. But Jack is sure Ethan was there and is now more determined than ever to find Charlie and Claire.

We FLASHBACK to a medical review board, where Jack’s father details what happened during the fateful surgery. Jack can barely stomach listening to his father’s lies. When he learns that the patient in question was pregnant, he can no longer hold his tongue and speaks out against his father, revising his statement to include the fact that his father was operating under the influence and severed the patient’s artery. Jack’s father stares at his son, shocked by this act of betrayal.

Back in the jungle, Jack and Kate come across Charlie, strung up by his neck, hanging from a tree limb. Kate struggles to climb the tree and cut him down as Jack holds him up. She finally succeeds and Jack works to resuscitate him. It becomes increasingly clear that Charlie is gone and Kate has to pull Jack away but Jack won’t give up, and after beating on Charlie’s chest, he gets him to breathe again.

Back at camp, Michael returns without success, disappointing Walt; Kate tells Shannon her brother is safe with Locke; and Jack tries to get Charlie to talk about what happened but Charlie is experiencing a sort of shellshock and can only convey that all Ethan wanted was Claire.

Out in the jungle, Boone is ready to turn back, the bravado replaced by fear. But his mind changes when he and Locke make an extraordinary discovery something metal embedded in the ground and it’s not a piece of the wreckage. Excited, Locke vows to find out exactly what it is.

Season 1, Episode 110 – Raised by Another

072Claire wakes to the sound of a baby crying, opens her eyes and looks down to find that she’s no longer pregnant. She follows the cries to find Locke, sitting at a desk in the middle of the jungle. He relays a cryptic message to Claire-”He was your responsibility, but you gave him away. Everyone pays the price now.” Then he looks up and Claire sees that one eye is light, the other dark. She runs away and stumbles upon a baby’s crib, above which hangs a mobile with miniature Oceanic planes spinning in a circle. Claire reaches down to pick up the crying baby-but the crib is empty. She peels back the white blankets to discover her hands are covered in blood. Claire screams. A hand falls on her shoulder-she turns and wakes again to find Charlie, who tells her that she’s having a nightmare. But his concern grows when he sees blood on her hands…

Charlie brings Claire to see Jack, who explains that she was sleepwalking and that the blood was a result of digging her fingernails into her palms. He questions her about her pregnancy-specifically about the date when she found out she was pregnant-which leads to-

A FLASHBACK-of Claire with her boyfriend Thomas. Both are panicked over the positive results of an EPT test. Claire is hesitant to accept the truth. But Thomas tells her that he loves her and convinces her that it could be a good thing for them to raise this baby together.

Back on the island, Charlie brings Claire some tea and offers to be her friend. But Claire is clearly hesitant again, unwilling to get close to him. Meanwhile, Kate tells Jack she is worried about Sayid, who has been gone for days.

Another FLASHBACK reveals Claire with a friend on a visit to see a psychic. The psychic seems legitimate when he asks Claire about her pregnancy. However, he refuses to go on with the reading when he sees something blurry in her future. With a look of panic on his face, he asks Claire to leave.

Back at the caves, Claire is sound asleep when someone sneaks up and covers her mouth. Charlie and Jack wake to her screams again and rush to her side. Though she appears to be alone, she claims that someone was trying to hurt her baby and stabbed her with some sort of needle. Charlie and Hurley immediately set out on the hunt while Jack tries to calm Claire. Hurley suggests they start to canvass, or at the very least, compile a list of names of each survivor on the island. In the meantime, Charlie volunteers to stay with Claire and look out for her.

Another FLASHBACK shows Claire and Thomas in the process of fixing up their apartment for the baby. But something is clearly wrong with Thomas, who’s beginning to get cold feet and fears the responsibility of a baby. He goes as far as to suggest that Claire trapped him and walks out on her.

Back at the beach, Jack and Charlie talk to Kate. Jack expresses doubt that something actually happened to Claire she was sleepwalking and woke up two nights in a row, screaming-her symptoms are textbook anxiety. Why would someone try to hurt her baby anyway? Jack is concerned that her stress level could trigger an early labor. He goes to Claire and offers her a sedative, suggesting that she may have been imagining things due to all the anxiety, to which Claire takes offense and packs up for the beach.

Hurley continues his census with a guy named Ethan Rom, while Claire walks toward the beach. We FLASHBACK to Claire re visiting the psychic, offering him more money and requesting that he continue her reading she needs to know the future now that Thomas is gone because she intends on giving up the baby for adoption. But the psychic tells her that it’s crucial she raise this child herself, warning her that great danger will befall her if she gives it up. Claire runs out. But the psychic is persistent and calls her on the phone. He begins to offer an alternative solution, but Claire hangs up before he can finish.

On the island, Hurley gets registry info from Shannon & Boone. Boone suggests it might be easier if Hurley got the plane manifest from Sawyer. Hurley goes to Sawyer and doesn’t even bother negotiating he just comes out and asks. And, surprisingly, Sawyer gives it up.

Meanwhile, Charlie catches up with Claire on her way to the beach. Claire claims that the only reason Charlie wants to help her is because of his need to rescue the pregnant girl. As she tells him she doesn’t need rescuing, she has a contraction. Charlie reluctantly runs to get Jack as we go into-

A FLASHBACK-to a lawyer’s office, where Claire is about to sign papers giving up rights to her baby. But her pen runs out of ink and she can’t bring herself to do it. She leaves and revisits the psychic, ready to take him up on his offer.

Charlie runs into Ethan and sends him to get Jack while he returns to Claire, whose contractions have stopped. Claire tells Charlie about the psychic as we-

FLASHBACK to the events she retells, where the psychic offers her money and a plane ticket to Los Angeles to meet a couple with whom the baby will be safe. But the tickets are for an Oceanic flight-and Charlie deduces that the psychic may have known about the plane crash all along and was consciously sending her and her baby to their death.

Meanwhile, Sayid returns to the camp with news of the French Woman, (a callback to the very first episode, when the survivors heard the French Transmission) announcing that they’re not alone on the island. Hurley confirms this information with news that one of the survivors names wasn’t on the manifest. And while returning to the caves, Claire and Charlie run into that survivor-Ethan Rom. Off of their terrified expressions, we cut to black.

Season 1, Episode 109 – Solitary

15Sayid sits alone on an unfamiliar stretch of beach. He stares at the photo of the Arab woman we saw Claire return to him in “Walkabout.” After running his fingers lovingly over it and placing it back inside his pack, Sayid stands to continue his journey. But something catches his eye. A closer look reveals it as a piece of wire sticking out of the sand. Sayid pulls the wire, lifting it out of the sand, leading into the jungle.

On our beach, Kate tells Jack she’s worried about Sayid — it’s been two days since he left. Jack tells her that Sayid is a trained soldier and can take care of himself.

Back in the jungle, Sayid continues to follow the cable until he sees something that causes him to stop in his tracks. There, hidden in the thick undergrowth of the jungle is a tripwire. Sayid carefully steps over the booby trap only to find that the wire was designed to get him to do exactly that. He’s snatched into the air and slammed into a tree, impaling his leg on a branch. He continues to hang in the trap for a long time, quietly praying when he hears something coming. Caught between fear and hope, he calls out for help. The rope that’s holding him is cut with one swipe of a machete and Sayid comes crashing to the ground. He’s able to see the faint outline of someone coming towards him before he passes out.

At the caves, Jack is tending to the various ailments of the survivors. Hurley comments that everyone appears severely strung out. Jack tells Hurley at least they’re surviving and they should be happy about that. Jack: “Things could be worse.” Hurley: “How?”

As Sayid slowly regains consciousness, he hears a woman’s voice ask, “Where is Alex?” When Sayid doesn’t answer, the shadowy figure that belongs to the voice flips a switch and electricity surges through the wire bed frame that Sayid is tied to. His body jerks in response to the pain. Sayid begs her to stop and tries to tell her he doesn’t know who Alex is, but the switch is flipped again and the light bulbs dim as the voltage is channeled to more painful use.

We FLASHBACK to an interrogation room where a younger, uniformed Sayid works over a prisoner tied to a chair. He beats him savagely until his victim relents. Sayid’s superior, “Omar” is impressed enough to promote him and as they playfully tease each other outside the torture rooms, a female prisoner is led across their path. She and Sayid seem to share a flash of recognition, but before they can act on it, she is led away.

Night has fallen at the caves and Hurley is roused from his sleep when Locke returns to camp with some additional luggage he and another survivor found while out tracking game. As they leave it to Hurley to process for useful items, Walt wakes up and asks Locke if he can go hunting with him. Before Locke can answer, Michael wakes up and answers for him. No chance.

We rejoin Sayid in the island in midst of another jolt of electricity. He pleads with his captor, claiming he doesn’t know who Alex is! He survived a plane crash and heard a distress call that a French woman left — one that has been playing for sixteen years. When his captor repeats the distress call, we realize that Sayid is being held by the FRENCH WOMAN herself! As she comes into frame and reveals her wild eyes, she tells Sayid that she knows who he really is and knocks him out again.

When he comes to once more, Sayid sees the French Woman rummaging through his pack. He takes a moment to look around her habitat and notices a name stenciled on the back of a jacket. He says it aloud, “Rousseau.” But hearing her name only makes her more suspicious and she wants to know more about Sayid. She finds the photos in his backpack and asks him who the woman is. And that question is answered when we FLASHBACK to the prison where we saw Sayid earlier. He has been given a new prisoner to interrogate, but when he steps inside to begin his questions, he discovers this is no ordinary prisoner — it’s the woman who crossed his path in the previous flashback. She calls Sayid by his given name and we learn that they grew up together, when he knew her as “Nadia.” She wonders how the boy she liked so much as a child could willingly serve the regime of Saddam Hussein. She shows him the scars that mark the other interrogations she has suffered through and says she will tell him nothing. Sayid: “Then I’m going to hurt you.” Nadia: “I know.”

Back in real time, the French Woman wants to know if the woman in the photo is on the island. Sayid tells her that she is dead because of him. This admission seems to form a connection with the French Woman who tells Sayid her name is “Danielle” and shares that she knows what it is like to lose a love. Sayid asks if she means “Alex”, but she says it was Robert, a fellow scientist stranded with Danielle when their research vessel sank off the island years ago.

Meanwhile, at the caves, Michael is in the middle of showing Jack his design for an ingenious shower system when Charlie summons them to a grassy hill over the ocean where they are met with something totally unexpected — even for this island. A golf bag was found in the wreckage and Hurley has been busy constructing a primitive 2 hole golf course to raise spirits.

Back at Danielle’s habitat, she shows Sayid a broken music box that Robert gave her. Sayid offers to fix it… if she will untie his hands. She goes to a cabinet and removes an ancient hypodermic syringe, using sandpaper to remove the rust from the needle itself. As Sayid begs her not to do it, she jabs him in the leg and sends him under. When he comes to, Sayid is chained to a desk by his feet and the music box is waiting in front of him. She mentions the presence of the “others”, but when Sayid asks if she has actually seen other people on the island, she says no. However, she claims to hear them… out there in the jungle. They whisper…

We FLASHBACK to the prison in Iraq as Sayid enters Nadia’s cell with some food — and a seemingly genuine concern for her. Sayid shows her a series of photos and begs her to simply nod at the one who helped plan the bombing he’s been investigating. If she does just that, he’s sure he can get her released. And though we can see her affection for Sayid, Nadia won’t do it.

Back in real time, Sayid uses the tools Danielle provided to work on the mechanics and soon it is playing just like new. As Danielle revels in the joy of the music, Sayid asks her to let him go. He now realizes that he must return to his friends. If they have any hope of rescue, they must all work together. Danielle tells him he can’t leave, he needs her if he wants to survive — and as they are arguing there is a menacing ROAR from outside. Danielle immediately springs into action, grabbing her rifle, a knife and extra ammo. “Maybe it’s one of the bears,” she says. “Dinner.” Sayid asks her to untie him so he can go with her. She tells him no — she knows he will only run off. As she is climbing out of the habitat, Sayid warns her that it might be the monster. Danielle looks at Sayid with a mixture of pity and reassurance — “Poor Sayid,” she says. “There are no such things as monsters.” As soon as she leaves the habitat, Sayid opens his hand to reveal a tiny screwdriver he managed to palm without Danielle seeing. He uses it to break free and he quickly gathers his things. He takes the many charts and maps on the table, stuffs them into his backpack and grabs the spare rifle before climbing his way out.

In FLASHBACK we go once more to the Iraqi prison to learn that Sayid has been ordered to shoot Nadia. He argues for more time, but Omar orders him to get on with it — it’s been months and she’s given them nothing. Sayid marches Nadia under armed guard toward the killing room. When they reach the room, he dismisses the other guards, telling them he’ll take over from there. Once they’re out of sight, he removes Nadia’s hood and leads her to a door. He tells her that there’s a truck outside that will be leaving for Baghdad in a few minutes — if she hurries, she can hide in the back and escape before anyone notices. As he removes her chains, Omar comes from behind and demands to know what’s going on. Sayid’s face answers the question for him and as he pulls his sidearm, Sayid draws his own and shoots Omar. Nadia begs Sayid to come with him, but he tells her he can’t. If he deserts, Saddam’s forces will murder his entire family. Nadia manages to write something on the back the familiar photo that Sayid carries before fleeing out the door.

Back in the jungle, Sayid struggles on his bad leg to escape. He hears someone coming and hides just in time to see Danielle looking for him. He gets the drop on her and tells her to throw down her weapon, but she won’t listen. He tells her if she doesn’t drop the gun, he’ll have to shoot her, but she still raises the gun into firing position. Sayid is forced to pull the trigger — CLICK. Nothing happens. Danielle tells Sayid that she removed the firing pin. After an impassioned exchange between them, Danielle agrees to let Sayid leave, but refuses to come back with him. Sayid has one final question before he leaves, “Who is Alex?” Danielle has a look of sadness when she answers, “Alex was my child.”

Meanwhile, in the valley, the whole camp is watching the first “Island Open” as Jack, Charlie and Michael battle it out on the golf course. People are actually laughing for what seems like the first time since they crashed here. Even Sawyer manages to share the moment with the others.But not everyone is at the Golf tournament. As Locke practices throwing one of his knives into the trunk of a tree, Walt emerges from the brush. He asks Locke to teach him. After considering the question for a moment, Locke turns the knife around and hands it to Walt. As he takes it, we are left to wonder just what he has begun…

As night falls, Sayid struggles to make his way back to the beach. The wind howls around him and for a moment he thinks he hears something… the whispering of voices. As we push in on Sayid, we are left to wonder whether the wind is playing tricks on him or… if there really is something out there.

Season 1, Episode 108 – Confidence Man

07Season 1, Episode 108 – Confidence Man (Lost TV Show – recap from ABC Lost).  Kate is out collecting bananas when she comes across a copy of the book Watership Down on the beach. She looks over to find Sawyer taking a swim. He emerges naked from the surf and shamelessly flirts with her. As Kate questions if his tactics work on all the girls, we FLASHBACK to Sawyer in bed with a woman named Jessica — and his southern charm has certainly worked its magic this time around. They bask in the afterglow and seem very much in love. But Sawyer hops out of bed, claiming that he’s late for a meeting. When he reaches for his briefcase, it spills open, revealing bundles of cash.

Back in the jungle, Sawyer approaches the hiding spot where he keeps his stash and finds Boone going through his things. Off Boone’s scared expression we go to the caves, where Jack tends to Sayid’s head wound as Sayid explains that whoever hit him also destroyed the transceiver. Sayid vows to find the person responsible. Boone stumbles back into camp, bloody and beaten. He explains that Shannon has asthma and has run out of refills for her inhaler. He went to see Sawyer because he caught him reading Watership Down — a book that Boone had in his bag; the same bag that carried the refills. Boone tells Jack that Sawyer refused to give up the refills and attacked him.

On the beach, Charlie delivers water to Claire. He tells her that he’s worried about her and attempts to talk her into moving to the caves. But Claire wants to stay on the beach, holding onto hope of rescue.

Jack confronts Sawyer about with holding the inhaler refills that could help Shannon. He begins rifling through Sawyer’s things and the two almost come to blows, but Kate interrupts them, diffusing the tense situation. Jack leaves Sawyer, who pulls out a familiar piece of paper — one that we recognize from the pilot — and begins to read, which launches into a FLASHBACK –

– to the hotel room where we last left him. Jessica is more than curious about all the cash Sawyer has in his briefcase. Sawyer explains that it’s his life savings — $140,000 — but only half of what he needs to buy into a share of an oil mining operation. He’s meeting with an investor who may supply the other half. Jessica’s intrigued and offers a way to get the rest of the money without the investor — through her husband.

Back on the island, Kate tries to calm Jack down. She offers to talk to Sawyer, claiming she can reason with him because, “they have a connection”. Kate approaches Sawyer and attempts to appeal to his sense of capitalism. She asks what he wants in exchange for the inhaler refills and Sawyer requests a kiss. Kate doesn’t buy that this is what he wants and tries to get under Sawyer’s skin by mentioning his ‘letter’ — the one she’s seen him read several times before. Sawyer turns dark at the mention of the letter, forcing Kate to read it out loud. We learn that the letter was written by a young boy who implicates Sawyer in a scam against his parents, which led to an affair with his mother, driving his father to kill his mother and then himself.Meanwhile, out in the jungle, Sayid questions Locke on his whereabouts when he was attacked. Locke claims he was out hunting and points Sayid in Sawyers direction — someone who’s been profiting from their current circumstance. Locke gives Sayid one of his knives to protect him from another potential attack.

At the caves, Shannon is in the throes of an asthma attack, as Sun looks on concerned. Sawyer strolls into camp for water, which infuriates Jack, who finally takes a satisfying swing at him. But Sawyer is defiant and doesn’t fight back. Jack is left to walk away and off Sawyer’s look we –

– FLASHBACK — to an upscale restaurant, where Sawyer, posing as Jessica’s co worker at the bank, explains the oil opportunity to her husband, David. But David is skeptical. Sawyer seems unphased and walks away, but David has second thoughts and calls out to Sawyer, who stops with a grin plastered across his face. Sawyer leaves the money with David in an act of good faith and tells him he’ll wait for a decision.

Back at the beach, Charlie and Claire discuss the comforts they miss at home — but all Charlie can think of is food. Claire admits that she too misses food and is especially craving peanut butter. Charlie makes a deal with her — if he produces peanut butter, she moves to the caves, where, at the moment, Shannon is having a much more severe attack and Jack has to talk her down. He storms out to confront to Sawyer again. Sayid follows him and suggests that he knows a way to get what they want out of Sawyer — he was, after all, in the Iraqi Republican Guard. And Jack, having had no luck at reasoning or fighting with Sawyer, can only agree.

Meanwhile, Charlie hunts for peanuts to make peanut butter, while Sun shares a remedy for Shannon with Michael. On the beach, Sayid sneaks up on Sawyer while he’s sleeping and clubs him over the head. He and Jack drag Sawyer out into the woods and tie him to a tree, much to Kate’s objection. Jack attempts to reason with Sawyer one last time. But when Sawyer refuses to produce the inhalers, Sayid goes about torturing him with bamboo reeds under his nails. Jack can barely stand to watch and calls Sayid off. But there’s more going on here for Sayid, who thinks Sawyer is the one who attacked him in the previous episode. Sayid pulls out Locke’s knife and threatens to put it through Sawyer’s eye. This gets Sawyer to agree to talk — but only to Kate.

In FLASHBACK — we visit Sawyer in a pool hall, where he explains to his to his ‘boss’, Mr. Kilo, that he left his money with the mark in order to earn his trust. He explains that the wives are easy, but that the husbands need to think they’re smarter than him. Kilo tells Sawyer he had better be right and demands his money, plus fifty percent, by noon the next day.

Back on the island, Sawyer wonders if Kate is going to let Shannon suffer over one little kiss, which he asks for shamelessly and she agrees to selflessly — but what starts as a mercy kiss turns into something more…there’s chemistry between them and she may actually be enjoying it. When they break, Sawyer announces that he really doesn’t have the inhalers; the copy of Waterhsip Down simply washed up on shore. And Kate smacks him, hard. She tells Jack and Sayid that Sawyer doesn’t have what they need. But Sayid maintains that Sawyer is lying and goes back to resume his torture to find that he has worked himself free from the ropes. Sayid attacks Sawyer wielding Locke’s knife. They tussle and Sawyer ends up with a slashed artery. Jack pinches off the blood flow, literally holding Sawyer’s life in his hands. He sends Sayid to get medical supplies. And as Sawyer drifts in and out of consciousness –

– we FLASHBACK a final time, to David and Jessica’s home, where Sawyer is about to close the deal and walk away with $300,000. But when David and Jessica’s young son emerges from the bedroom, Sawyer can’t bring himself to do it. He calls things off, inadvertently reveals his affair with Jessica and leaves the money behind.

Back on the island, Sawyer sleeps, recovering with a few stitches in his arm. He wakes up to find Kate sitting nearby with his letter. She explains to him that since she first read it, she’s been feeling that something wasn’t quite right. So she continued to read it — over and over again, when it occurred to her that he wrote the letter — and a 1976 Bicentennial postmark on the envelope confirms it. Sawyer admits that he was just an 8 year old kid when he wrote it. He explains that when he was nineteen, he got into trouble where he owed a lot of money to some very scary men, so he took the name of the man he was hunting and became a “confidence man” himself. But just when we think Sawyer is softening by opening up to Kate, he shuts down and chases her away.

Elsewhere, Sun brings eucalyptus leaves to Shannon, helping her to breathe, while Charlie brings some ‘imaginary’ peanut butter to Claire and convinces her to come to the caves. Sayid tells Kate he’s leaving the camp because he can’t face what he did to Sawyer — he plans to walk the shore and map the island. And Sawyer takes a lighter to his letter, about to burn it, but he’s unable to go through with it and pockets the letter, right along with his anger