The Official Lost Thread

[Shane]

Thanks for the recap, Cliff. No way Locke can be dead. If he is, that will be a major mistake on the part of the writers.

Please, please, please, let Charlie die next week. Still, I'm guessing that either Desmond or Claire will get it instead.

[Adam12]

For those of you who missed it, it was announced the other day that Lost will continue for 3 more seasons after this one. Each season will be 16 episodes long.

Talk about milking it for all that it's worth.

[Cliff]

FLASHBACKS: (The flashbacks this week are the Top Five moments of Charlie's life.)

Charlie Flashback #1: Charlie and his band are in an S.U.V., broken down in the rain on the side of the road. Charlie argues with his brother and tells him that he quits. Suddenly, they hear their song on the radio. They celebrate, because they know they will be big stars.

Charlie Flashback #2: Young Charlie poolside with an older man who is teaching him how to swim. Charlie's brother splashes Charlie with water. The man promises to catch Charlie. Charlie slowly steps to the edge of the pool. He dives in and goes underwater. The picks him out of the water and Charlie exclaims, "I did it." They laugh and Charlie goes on swimming.

(SPECIAL OTHERS FLASHBACK - 6 HOURS AGO - Ben walking through the camp. His daughter asks him when he got back and where Locke is at. Ben hands his daughter back her gun. Ben wants Ryan to take his ten best and get there tonight. Richard seems leery about the idea, fearing Juliet will not be prepared.

Ben's daughter escapes into the jungle to find Carl. She tells him to run to the castaways and let them know. She says Carl owes them for saving his life. She kisses him and tells him to go, but not before giving him her gun. The kid jumps in the boat and stars paddling. END SPECIAL OTHERS FLASHBACK.)

Charlie Flashback #3: Charlie laying in bed with two groupies. "The birds from row two," as his brother calls them when he wakes up Charlie. He calls Charlie the only rock star in the world who doesn't take drugs. Charlie's brother wants Charlie to take his "DS" Driveshaft ring, which is something of a family heirloom. It belonged to their father (or something like that). The brother passes it on to Charlie, saying it must be in the family, that "he needs to know it's safe."

Charlie says he'll hold the ring, but not take it.

Charlie Flashback #4: Charlie is standing on the street corner playing an Oasis tune. It begins to rain. He walks off and sees a woman being mugged down an alley. He runs down the alley and yells at the guy, who flees down the other way. He says he hasn't been in a fight since he was 8. She tells him that makes him a hero. He says it's only what anyone else would do. The woman (with an accent) calls him a hero, saying three other people walked by the alley and didn't help. He smiles. "You're a hero and don't let anyone ever tell you any different."

Charlie Flashback #5: Charlie walking on the castaway beach in his hooded sweat shirt. It is night time. He sees a pregnant Claire resting on the island. He says "Hi" and offers her his blanket. He and Claire strike up a rapport. Charlie being positive, talking about living on a beautiful island and they will find them and take them back home.

[Cliff]

PRESENT:

Jack, Juliet, Hurley, Charlie, Desmond, Claire and everyone else are walking out across a field. They are talking. Charlie thinks Desmond just had another of his visions. Desmond denies this.

Jack stops to tell everyone that JUliet. Jack calls out for Danielle and asks her to "show them". She pulls out a battery and touches two lines together. A tree explodes. He mentions that Danielle has been bringing dynamite here for the last two days. Jack mentions that--for the first time--they know when the Others are coming, and when they come, they won't find pregnant women, but a bunch of dynamite.

Jack: "We stop running, we stop living in fear of them, because when they show up...we're going to blow them all to Hell."

Naomi is talking to Charlie. She says they made a big deal about him when they world found out he was dead. A new album, "Greatest Hits", and everything.

Danielle, Jack and Juliet are rigging explosives to a hut. Sayid wants to talk to Jack about Naomi's phone. Jack doesn't want to talk right now, but Sayid says he is trying to get them off the island. He wants to go to the transmitter to cut off Danielle's signal. With the boat 80 miles off shore, they will hear the signal. Juliet mentions that Ben is jamming signals at one of the Dharma stations. She doesn't know where it is, only that it is "underwater somewhere". Sayid says he believes he knows where it is.

Charlie and Desmond talking on the beach. Charlie wants to know what Desmond saw. Desmond says he saw Claire and her baby getting in a helicopter, getting rescued. Charlie is happy, saying he thought Desmond was going to say he was going to die. Desmond says that Charlie has to die "this time" if he wants Claire (and perhaps everyone else, though it's vague) to be rescued.

Charlie sitting on the beach writing. Desmond sits down and asks him what he's writing. Charlie says it's nothing and wants to know what will happen. Desmond says he's in a hatch, that he flips a switch and he drowns. Charlie asks when and Desmond doesn't know. Charlie asks if he is sure he

Sayid pulls out a map called the "Looking Glass Hatch". Sayid wants Juliet to tell him about it. She says she's never seen it. Sayid wants to swim into the hatch and flip the switch. Charlie walks up and says he wants to do it. He says he was a junior swim champion and he wants to do it. Jack says he can't do it. "Sayid, you've been asking me for 90 days to make a decision. I just did."

Bernard and Rose helping get things ready. Jin asks Sun if what Juliet was talking about is about the pregnancy. She tells him the child is very healthy and they hug.

Hurley spots a guy coming up onto the beach in a small rowing boat. It is Carl, Ben's daughter's girlfriend. Sayid tackles him. Sawyer vouches for him, saying they were in cages next to one another. The kid says the Others are coming. Sawyer says they already know. The kid asks why they haven't fled. Sawyer says they are preparing for them when they appear tomorrow night. The kids say, "No. They're coming tonight. They're already here."

The castaways look at one another in astonishment and apprehension.

The castaways are standing around Carl. He denounces Juliet as a spy. She says they already know. Sayid says they need to ambush them with guns when they come to the tents. Carl pulls out his gun and offers it to Sayid. Everyone is startled, then Sayid takes it. Danielle says she will take part in this. Jack asks Charlie to swim to the hatch.

Charlie writing a note on a piece of notebook paper with a marksalot. He folds it up and smiles. He walks up to Claire. She asks why he hasn't told her about this. He says it's to get them rescued. He says he'll be fine and while he's gone, "Don't worry about me." She says okay.

Charlie takes the baby and goes through all that business. He tells the baby he loves it. Claire seems touched. Charlie tells Claire, "See you soon." She tells him to be careful and they kiss. They smile at one another as the Lost touching music plays. He strides down the beach purposefully. He has a determined look on his face.

Charlie and Desmond sitting on the beach. Charlie is getting advice from Desmond. Desmond asks him how long it will take hi to hold his breath. Charlie asks him if it really matters.

Bernard, Rose and Jack having target practice. Bernard looks to be quite a shot, since he was a pheasant hunter. His wife is worried and wants to stay with him. Jack says no. Rose says she likes him better now, that he's "almost an optimist".

Sayid tells Jack he needs to leads the non-combatants to the radio tower. Jack says this is his plan and he "owes" the Others. Sayid says that Jack is the leader and he (Sayid) can execute Jack's plan.

Hurley wants to go with Charlie. Charlie tells him he can't, that Hurley is too big. Hurley says "that isn't cool" and begins to walk off. Charlie gives Hurley a big hug.

Charlie: "Wait, wait, wait, wait."
Hurley: "Dude, it's fine, I don't even want to go in your stupid boat."
Charlie: "I'll check you later. Just remember I love you."
Hurley: "Yeah, I love you."

Jack on the beach asking people if they have enough water. Kate comes up and tells Jack, "Here we go again." He smiles and says the same thing. Juliet walks up and asks if Jack has found a third shooter. He looks over at Sun and Jin knowingly.

Claire getting stuff ready to move. Hurley walks up and asks if she needs help with the little guy. She picks the baby up, leaving Charlie's "DS" ring in the baby crib.

Charlie and Desmond getting the boat ready for Charlie's final adventure. They shove off to sea, pulling on an underwater cable that must be leading them to the underwater shaft.

Charlie on the boat with Desmond writing his note to Claire about "...the night I met you...". He wants Desmond to give this note to Claire. He says it is the "5 Greatest Moments of my sorry excuse for a life". Desmond wants to go in Charlie's place. He says maybe he keeps seeing flashes because he's supposed to go in Charlie's place. Charlie asks about Penny. Desmond tells him to keep his memories to himself, that he'll take it from here. Charlie plays along.

As Desmond looks away, Charlie whacks him with an oar. He gives (the unconscious) Desmond the note. Charlie says, "You and I both you, you aren't supposed to take my place, brotha."

Charlie looks back one last time, then dives underwater. He swims toward the hatch. One of his shoes comes off and drifts to the surface. He sees the light of the hatch. He gets down there and swims underneath. He comes up inside and gasps for air. He climbs up an arm ladder and screams out "I'm alive."

Two strange women come through a door an hold guns to Charlie. One's a blonde and the other is a brunette. END OF EPISODE.

NEXT WEEK:

A two-parter that is three seasons in the making. Jack and Ben in a showdown.

Jack: "I'm getting them all off the island. ALL OF THEM!"
Ben: "Shoot 'em." (They seem to have castaways at gunpoint.)

Charlie tied to a chair, being bitch-slapped by one of the women.

Flash of Sawyer looking concerned.

Ben: "Everything I did, I did for the island."

Jack to Kate: "I love you." Kate looks emotional.

[Cliff]

So Charlie didn't die. I guess he at least tried to die, but now he's captured. What do you think his chances of dying are now?

I'm betting they're not that good.

That's about what I figured. I knew it would have been too straightforward to have him march off and die. I thought we were going to get Desmond's sacrifice instead, but Charlie foiled that.

Now we have to ask, who are these other people? Others, I guess. Maybe it's something entirely different.

At least Jack had a good plan. After stumbling into Others traps for the last couple of seasons, at least the good guys are taking it up a notch.

If those rumors are true about five people dying in the last five episodes, they better get on the ball.

This was a fair enough episode, though it's all building towards next week. I hope the payoff is spectacular, or this one won't look so great in retrospect.

[Shane]

Originally Posted by Cliff

So Charlie didn't die. I guess he at least tried to die, but now he's captured. What do you think his chances of dying are now?

I'm betting they're not that good.

That's about what I figured. I knew it would have been too straightforward to have him march off and die. I thought we were going to get Desmond's sacrifice instead, but Charlie foiled that.

Now we have to ask, who are these other people? Others, I guess. Maybe it's something entirely different.

At least Jack had a good plan. After stumbling into Others traps for the last couple of seasons, at least the good guys are taking it up a notch.

If those rumors are true about five people dying in the last five episodes, they better get on the ball.

This was a fair enough episode, though it's all building towards next week. I hope the payoff is spectacular, or this one won't look so great in retrospect.

IN wrestling, when they promise a match and don't deliver, they call it "bait and switch." That's what it seems like went on in tonight's episode. For God's sake, if you keep hinting that Charlie is going to die, then just kill him already. I know he's shagging Evangeline Lilly in real life, but enough is enough. CHARLIE MUST DIE!

[CastingCouch5150]

Originally Posted by Shane

IN wrestling, when they promise a match and don't deliver, they call it "bait and switch." That's what it seems like went on in tonight's episode. For God's sake, if you keep hinting that Charlie is going to die, then just kill him already. I know he's shagging Evangeline Lilly in real life, but enough is enough. CHARLIE MUST DIE!

You don't like Charlie much, do you?

[Crazy '88]

It's time for Charlie to become heroic.

He's ready to sacrifice himself. He has women tell him he's a hero. It looks like next week he'll start getting tortured like Saywer.

Next thing you know, he'll be choking people to death with a chain.

[Cliff]

FLASHBACK:

Jack (in a beard) having a drink on a flight. He wants another drink. The stewardess says they'll be landing in twenty minutes and offers him a newspaper. There is turbulence. He sees something in the newspaper and tears out a piece.

Jack is in a truck in a city. He stops and wads up the newspaper. He begins to cry. He makes a call on his cellphone. "Hey. It's me. I just read..." and he chokes on his words. He turns off the phone. A train (or is it a barge) is heard in the background. His truck is near a bridge. He gets out and goes to the ledge. He looks like he's about to jump down onto the barge.

He hears a car crash behind him and voices of a woman and child. Jack goes to save them.

PRESENT:

The castaways are getting prepared on the beach. Jack and Kate share a look. Jack goes to Sayid and they talk about final preparations. Sayid wants Jack and everyone else not to turn around, no matter what happens. They wish one another good luck.

Rose and Bernard say goodbye. She makes him promise that he'll remember he's a dentist and not Rambo.

Jin and Sun say goodbye. Jin wants Sun to stay near Jack. Jin says, "because we have to go home" in fairly good English.

Jack calls everyone to move out. Sayid, Bernard and Jin stay behind with guns.

The castaways walk down a different part of the shore. Naomi asks Jack what he did before the island and if she can ask him a question. Naomi wants to show Jack how to use her communication device, in case she can't (that's a bad sign).

Charlie being punched by a blonde woman. The brunette tells the blonde to take it easy. He's tied to a chair. They want to know how he got down here. He says in his invisible submarine and gets another punch. Charlie tells them Juliet told them where this place was. The blonde wants to get in contact with Ben.

Ben is in camp. It is dark. He wants to know why they broke radio contact. The blonde says it is one of "them". He asks which one it is and Charlie calls out, "It's me! Charlie!" Ben sends Bakunin down to the underwater hatch.

The Others approach the camp. The three shooters take aim. They show the hidden dynamite. Sayid shoots the dynamite. It explodes. Bernard shoots and hit. Jin misses, but shoots an other with a pistol. One of the Others knocks him in the head with a rifle butt. One of the Others takes Bernard captive. Sayid draws on the man and Bernard, but a third Other sneaks up on Sayid. The two explosion screwed up several Others, but Jin's miss allowed the Others to take the three shooters captive.

Some distance away, the castaways hear the two explosions. Rose is worried. Kate says that something went wrong, because there were only two explosions. "It didn't work."

FLASHBACK:

Jack (with beard) in the hospital getting stitches. A good-looking female doctor tells him the media want to talk to him as a hero. His ex-wife shows up, asking him if he's been drinking again, if "he's Jack". The ex wants to know what he was doing on the bridge at two in the morning.

He replies, "Do you think you can give me a lift home?"
She says, "I don't think that would be appropriate."

They part. (Jack's ex-wife has no personality. I hate her.)

PRESENT:

Jack tells Jin and Rose they must continue. They want to stay. "We have a plan. For all we know, it worked." The group continues on. Sun comforts Rose.

The blonde tells Charlie, "I'm going to ask you one more time, why are you here."

He tells the blonde that he's going to turn off their jamming equipment. She asks him what the code is. He looks confused, then tells her he won't need the code, because the hatch will be flooded. When she asks what he will do, he says he will die.

Mr. Friendly tells Ben over the communicator, "Diane, Ivan, they're all dead". Ben wants them to kill Jin, to make the three talk.

Sayid says they will kill us all anyway, and gets him in the face with a rifle. The put the gun to Jin's head and he says, "Sayanora" (I think that's what he said). Bernard begins to spill his guts.

He tells about the group fleeing to the transmitter, and that Carl came in a boat to tell them of the attack. Mr. Friendly asks if they should kill them, and Ben says, "No. Not yet."

It is daytime. Ben is drawing on a map at a table. Richard looks to be messing around with a putter. Ben wants to find Jack and his friends. Richard warns him not to go alone, that the Others are starting to talk, that rumors are starting to say everyone on the beach is dead. Ben's daughter wants to go with him. He says that's a good idea, that she can see Carl again. She gives him a baffled look.

The castaways are stopped at a stream. Sawyer is staring into the water. Kate and he begin to argue. She wants to go back to help the three, because they should have caught up by now. He doesn't want to, saying there is always someone to go back for. She says he's been acting differently since he got Locke's tape. She splashes him with water and says that Juliet went to the medical hatch to check to see if Kate is pregnant, too. "Well, let's hope you're not," says Saywer, and walks off.

Desmond is out in the boat. Suddenly, Bakunin starts to shoot at him with a rifle. Desmond takes a breath and begins to swim towards the hatch. The two women are arguing in the next room. Charlie tells Desmond to hide. They hear him and asks him what he's doing. He says he's singing, "You all, everybody." The blonde hits him and draws blonde. Charlie has them fooled. He looks through a window grate of some sort and sees Desmond hiding behind it.

FLASHBACK:

Woman in a hospital bed, looks to be in bad condition with head wrapped up. Jack (in beard) looking at her chart. The woman's doctor comes in. When he learns he is Jack Sheppard, the doctor wants to shake his hand. Jack wants to perform an operation on the woman. The doctor mentions another fine doctor who will perform the surgery. "With all due respect..." and Jack repeats he wants to perform the surgery. The doctor talks him out of it, but Jack wants him to let him know as soon as it's over. Jack walks outside, sees the woman's 8-year old boy, who is watching a news report of him saving the woman and the boy.

PRESENT:

Sawyer tells Jack he wants to go back for their friends. Kate wants to go. Sawyer says he doesn't want her to go. Jack says he doesn't even have a weapon. Juliet says she knows where there's a secret cache of guns. Jack says she doesn't have to do this. "I kind of do."

Juliet and Sawyer go after the guns.

Charlie is singing. He's driving the blonde to distraction. She wants to find the speargun and kills Charlie slowly. Bakunin shows up. He seems surprised that the blonde and brunette are still on the island. (I thought you were on a -- to Canada.) He mentions that he chased Charlie's friend down to the hatch. Charlie mentions to Bakunin that Ben is jamming transmissions from the island.

Bakunin is talking to Ben on the radio. He wants to know why Ben lied to him about the jamming. Ben says that the island is under assault by forces greater than anything in some time. Bakunin asks why Ben didn't trust him. Ben says he "made a mistake", but Bakunin has to do some things to help him. Ben wants Bakunin to kill Charlie. Then he will have to kill "Greta and Bonnie", so they don't tell the rest of the Others about the jamming. Bakunin asks how he knows that Ben didn't tell them to kill him (Bakunin), and Ben replies, "If that were the case, you would already be dead."

Sawyer is asking Juliet about all the work they had them doing back at camp. "It was a runway for the aliens." (a joke) Sawyer asks her if she's screwing Jack yet. "No. Are you?" Sawyer asks where the guns are. She says she lied, that that was the only way Jack would let them go back.

Suddenly, Hurley shows up, saying he wants to go with them. Sawyer says that Hurley will get them all killed, but lets him come with them.

Ben and his daughter are stopped. She asks why he let her come with him. "Because you betrayed me." She gives the litany of things she did to him that she considers betrayals. She asks why he doesn't let them live. "Because I CAN'T, Alex."

Locke is lying in the pit of bones. He is struggling to move. He picks up a pistol on the ground near him. He makes sure it has bullets. He puts the gun to his forehead. "Don't, John."

Locke looks up and it is Walter. Locke says that he's been shot and he can't move his legs. Walter says that he can move his legs, "so get up."

"Why", asks Locke.
"Because you have work to do," says Walt.

Kate and Jack talking on the side of the trail. Jack asks why she didn't go with Sawyer. She says Sawyer didn't want her to. Jack says Sawyer wanted to protect her, that's why he told her not to come back.

Kate: "Why are you taking up for Saywer? He would never do it for you."
Jack: "Because I love you." Then he walks off.

[Cliff]

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.