FLASHBACK:

Jack driving into a small town to a funeral parlor. He is playing hard rock of some sort in his Jeep. He has sunglasses and the beard and is trying to look like a badass.

Jack walks into the funeral home and the funeral director tells him that no one, neither family or friends, showed up for the funeral. Jack says he's neither family or friend. The funeral director tells him he can spend a few minutes alone. He walks over to the coffin, takes a pill, puts the sunglasses on again and walks out.

PRESENT:

Jack asks Danielle when she was last at the transmitter. She says when she recorded the message. Suddenly, Ben and Alex show up. Danielle gives her crazy look. Ben tells Jack, "Jack! We have to talk."

Bakunin puts on his eyepatch. The brunette asks what Ben said. The blonde asks if she can kill Charlie. Bakunin begins to question them about why they are here. The blonde says she trusts Ben and Jacob and the moment she starts questioning orders, everything falls apart. "You have a good point," says Bakunin.

He shoots the brunette, then wounds on the blonde. "I, too, am following orders." As he cocks to finish her off, Desmond appears with the speargun and shoots Bakunin in the chest. He goes to shoot the blonde, and Charlie tells Desmond, "Wait. We need her."

Ben wants Jack to talk for five minutes. "You killed five of my people. The least you can do is talk to me."

FLASHBACK:

Jack is wanted his prescription filled: Oxycodone. A guy behind him wants to shake his hand, because he's a hero. The woman behind the counter tells him she can't let him write his own prescription. He says that's the Dr. Sheppard is "Christian Shepard", his father. They want to call his father to ask about the prescription. He walks out. Jack is clearly addicted to pain medication.

PRESENT:

Ben mentions a decision he made once cost 40 lives. Ben says that the woman who parachuted onto the island is not who she says she is. He says that if the woman radios her people, that they will kill every single person on the island. Ben says they can each walk back to "their people". Ben wants his walkie talkie back.

Ben mentions that Jack's plan killed seven of his people, but the ones who didn't die have his people captive. Jack asks what's keeping him from snapping his neck. Ben tells them if they don't hear his voice in one minute, that they should shoot the captives. Ben starts to ask Jack why he wants off the island, then starts to count down. Suddenly, gun shots ring out on the walkie talkie. "Sorry, Jack," says Ben.

Jack snaps, jumps on Ben and starts to beat him bloody and senseless. He gets on Ben's communicator and asks for Tom. "Yes, Jack?"

Jack: "I'm about to lead my people to the transmitter and get them rescued. Then I'm going to come back and kill you."

The brunette floats dead in the water. The blonde (Bonnie) moans. Charlie explains that Ben betrayed her, that she can make him really unhappy by telling him the code. She begins to give the code, but he can't hear plainly. She says "Good Vibrations", that the code was programmed by a musician.

Jack marches Ben back to the group. He tells them to tie Ben up, that he's coming with us. Ben's "daughter" walks over to him with concern in her eyes. Danielle walks up and Alex asks her, "What?"

Ben (in serious pain), says (meekly), "Alex...this is your mother." (great line)

Jack pulls out a bottle of water. Kate asks what Ben said. Jack says it isn't important. Kate starts to dress his bloody hand from beating Ben. Jack tells her that they killed Sayid, Jin and Bernard, and he let them do it. "I had to." He tells her not to let the rest know for now. Kate asks why he didn't kill Ben. "Because I want him to see it (them reach the transmitter)".

Sawyer and Juliet hiding near the beach. They see the three captives still alive. Tom shot the guns into the sand instead of the captives. Juliet and Sawyer puzzle about what they are going to do. Suddenly, Hurley drives the blue van onto the beach. He runs down one of the Others.

Sayid grabs another with his legs and snaps his neck. They grab the guns. Juliet holds a gun on Tom and tells him to surrender. Tom says he surrenders. Sawyer shoots him anyway.

"That's for taking the kid off the raft," says Sawyer to Tom.
"Dude, it was over. He surrended," says Hurley.
"I didn't believe him," replies Sawyer.

FLASHBACK:

Jack is breaking into the Oxycodone at work. He gets his fix. He grabs some files. The doctor he spoke with earlier asks what he is doing. Jack says he wanted an update. The doctor says he called him three times. Jack says his phone is broken. The doctor wants to talk to him alone in his office. Jack says he will talk to him right here. The doctor asks a nurse to leave. The doctor starts to recount that the injured woman woke up from successful surgery two hours ago and told him the story about a man standing on a bridge. The doctor has pretty much figured out what Jack was doing there, so he asks him how he got to her car so quickly. Jack says he doesn't want to be pitied and walks out of the hospital.

PRESENT:

The group is walking on. Suddenly, Hurley voice is heard on the walkie talkie. He mentions that everyone is safe on the beach. Everyone is relieved. Claire asks about Charlie. Hurley says there's no sign of him, but he's probably paddling his way back by now.

Charlie and Desmond back at the hatch. Charlie asks Desmond if he's had any flashes. Desmond says no. Charlie begins to hum "Good Vibrations" and starts to play it out on the touchtone keypad. This starts to bring the communications equipment to life (so to speak).

A woman (Penelope Ridgemore) is on the other end. It is static-y. She asks about Desmond. Charlie begins to explain about Naomi, when the Penelope asks who Naomi is. Charlie looks over at Bakunin's dead body. It isn't there.

He looks around to see Bakunin through the window, swimming around in the water outside. Bakunin holds a hand grenade. He pulls the pin. Charlie runs to the hatch door as Desmond runs towards it from the other way. Charlie pulls it closed and locks it. There is an explosion. Water begins to rush into Charlie's room, quickly filling it up.

Charlie writes a message to Desmond (through the hatch window) on his hand that says "Not Penny's Boat". Then Charlie (apparently) dies. Sad music plays.

Naomi tells Claire that he friend Charlie just saved them.

Naomi runs up to Jack to tell them "he did it". They listen to the walkie talkie, the strange computer voice talking in the code from Season 1. They walk into the transmitter room. Danielle tells her daughter she put that message up 16 years ago, three days before Alex was born.

Naomi says that she can't get a signal in the transmitter room. They walk outside. Ben is tied to a tree. He begins to warn Jack about making "that call. This is your last chance."

Naomi is about to make the call. She gives a shocked and pained look. A knife is in her back. It was thrown by Locke. Locke is standing there, holding a pistol. Locke tells Jack not to reach for the phone. Jack lunges for it. Locke misses when he tries to shoot Jack.

Locke: "Put down the phone."
Jack: "I want off this isle."
Locke "I will kill you if I have to."

The dial tone is sounding. Locke refuses to kill Jack. Jack gets an answer on the phone. It's a man. Jack explains he's with Naomi and the man seems to recognize the name. He says he a survivor of Oceanic Flight 815 (or whatever). The man says, "Sure. We can rescue you."

FLASHBACK, OR MAYBE NOT:

Jack (with beard) sitting in a room with maps of islands and whatnot strewn around. He calls on his cellphone. "It's me. Don't have up. I just have to see you. Please. I'm at the airport. You know where. Thank you."

Jacks jeep drives up in the dark near a fence surrounding an airport. A woman shows up in a car. It's Kate and she's pregnant. "Still pulling people out of burning wreckage?"

"Old habit."
"You look terrible."
"Thanks."
"Why did you call me?"

Jack shows her the newspaper clipping.

"I was hoping you had heard and would go to the funeral."
"Why would I go to the funeral?"

Jack mentions he's been flying a lot lately, using the "golden pass". He says that he's been going to Tokyo and Singapore and everywhere else. He says that he wants to crash, that he wants to go back. He says they made a mistake and they weren't supposed to leave. Kate replies that, "Yes, we were. Goodbye, Jack."

"We have to go back, Kate."

Kate gets in the car and looks sad. She drives off.

"WE HAVE TO GO BACK!"

A plane flies overhead.