In flashbacks, we see Sun in a park. A middle-aged woman sitting
next to her points out Sun's wedding photograph in the newspaper and
inquires if that's her. Sun affirms that it is. The woman suggests that
it would be embarrassing if the world were to find out that a daughter
from the wealthy Paik family had married a man with a shameful past.
Sun says that she knows Jin is the son of a fisherman and doesn't care;
the woman retorts that he is also the son of a prostitute. The woman
then demands a hundred thousand dollars in three days or else she will
expose Jin's past.
Later, Sun asks her husband about his family; he tells her that his
mother died when he was a child, then gives conflicting stories on when
his father died. When she pushes for more information, he grows angry
and asks her to drop the issue. Sun visits Jin's father without his
knowledge, who confirms the woman's story. He never told Jin his mother
was a prostitute, and is still alive, and pleads with Sun not to tell
his son the truth. He also mentions that he raised Jin alone and is not
even sure he is his biological father.
Sun then visits her father and asks for the money. When he demands a
reason, she tells him that she has never pried into his affairs, which
are clearly illegal, and would like the same respect. However, she
admits that the money will prevent great shame coming to someone she
loves. Mr. Paik realizes she means Jin, and tells her that he will bear
the debt by working for him directly, instead of as a floor manager.
Jin discovers the money in Sun's purse. She concedes she got it from
her father, but claims it was just for furniture and their honeymoon.
Jin says he doesn't want to be any further in her father's debt, and
asks her to return it. Sun agrees, then goes directly to the park, when
the woman is waiting. She gives her the money, then reveals that she
knows the woman's identity: she is Jin's mother. The blackmailer
callously shrugs this off and Sun threatens to have her father kill the
woman if she reveals her existence to Jin.
Back on the island, Jack inquires about Sun's pregnancy in a manner
that arouses her suspicions. Sun asks Kate about Jack's loyalty; Kate
suggests she talk to Juliet, who reveals that pregnant women die on the
island. That night, Juliet sneaks into Sun's tent and offers to help
her, but only if she comes with her, alone. The pair leave for the
Staff, to get an ultrasound image, so Juliet can calculate the date of
conception. Juliet reveals that women who conceived off the island can
survive; those that conceive on the island can't. Sun explains how her
husband was sterile before coming to the island, and how she had an
affair with Jae Lee before the crash. Either way, it's bad news: either
she's going to die, or the baby is not her husband's. Juliet performs
the ultrasound, and confirms that the conception took place some forty
days after the crash. Sun sincerely thanks Juliet for the news,
reassuring her that she delivered good news. Juliet asks Sun if she'll
be okay waiting outside as Juliet "covers their tracks; in the medical
station, then she enters the Staff alone to surreptitiously leave a
message for Ben on a tape recorder, explaining her findings with Sun,
and promising to get a sample from Austen (Kate). She then stops the
tape and whispers, "I hate you."
Meanwhile, Desmond, Hurley, Jin and Charlie are arguing how to care
for the parachutist when Hurley accidentally shoots off a flare. Mikhail Bakunin, thought to have died in Par Avion,
appears shortly thereafter. He attempts to flee, and Jin pursues him,
subduing Mikhail after a brief struggle. The other three question him,
revealing that Sayid, Kate and Jack told them how he'd been supposedly
killed by the sonic fence. Mikhail says he was a field medic and offers
to help save the parachutist's life, if they promise to let him go. The
parachutist fades in and out of consciousness, at one point asking in Mandarin Chinese, "出了甚麼事?" ("What happened?"). She also tells them, in Portuguese
that she is not alone ("Não estou só"). Mikhail seems to understand
this but tells Desmond that she merely said "Thank you". He keeps his
word and they keep theirs, but Mikhail attempts to steal the satellite
phone, only to be stopped yet again by Jin. After a brief argument,
they allow Mikhail to leave without the phone. Later, Charlie and
Desmond argue over whether they should have allowed Mikhail to go;
Charlie says the Others are too dangerous, and Desmond points out that
"by my count, you killed more of them than they've killed of you."
Charlie can only respond, "They started it..."
The parachutist regains consciousness while Hurley is watching over
her. She asks him who he is; he tells her he is Hugo Reyes, from
Oceanic Flight 815. She replies, "That's not possible" because "They
found the plane. There were no survivors; they were all dead." Which
Hugo responded "What?'.
