Kate is held captive by the Others. When Juliet comes to bring her food, Kate attempts to attack her, but Juliet quickly overpowers her. Soon after, Locke
comes in to say good-bye and that he is leaving with the Others. Locke
tells her he does not want to go home; he explains that he made a
strong case for her but then they told him who she was and what she had
done.
In a flashback to Iowa,
Kate's car breaks down and is towed into a service station. She
overhears a man and a woman arguing. The woman is Cassidy, whom Sawyer
trained to be a grifter and all of whose money he stole. She is working
the jewelry con on the man. He is not buying it and wants to call the
police. Kate tells the man her father was a jeweler, and the jewelry is
not fake. They have drinks together and Cassidy asks why Kate did not
want the police there. Kate says her stepfather was a bad man, so she
killed him, escaped from the US marshal,
who arrested her and now she is back to talk to her mother. Cassidy
offers to help. She says she was conned and embarrassed by a "bad guy,"
too, and that one of them deserves something good.
Back to the island, Hurley tells Sawyer that after the Nikki / Paulo
situation with the diamonds, the camp is going to vote on whether or
not to "banish" him. Hurley says there are benefits to living as part
of a society and suggests he make amends to fix things.
Back at the barracks, Kate hears a loud bang, and looks outside in
time to see the Others packing to leave. They all put on gas masks,
then the door to the recreation center flies open, someone tosses in a
canister and slams the door shut. The canister pops open and gas starts
fuming out, knocking her out cold. She wakes up in the jungle,
handcuffed to Juliet. Kate takes Juliet's knife and tries
unsuccessfully to unlock the cuffs. Kate says they are going back for her friends.
She follows a trail leading to the barracks. They hear the roar of the smoke monster, and quickly run into the roots of a banyan tree
for cover. The Monster roils up in front of them, and Juliet's face is
lit up by a series of bright flashes of light. The monster then
retreats, leaving Juliet terrified. Then, as Kate calms Juliet down,
Juliet reveals that Jack told Kate not to come back for him, not
because he does not want Kate to be harmed, but because she broke his
heart. They end up getting into a fight, and Kate dislocates Juliet's
shoulder before popping it back into place for her.
Back in Iowa, Kate knocks on her mother's door. Diane opens the
door, but before she can say anything, cops surround Kate and cuff her.
Federal Agent Mars walks out only to realize that it is not Kate; it is
Cassidy dressed as Kate, who claims to be just selling Bibles. Watching
through binoculars from down the street is the real Kate, and she
realizes just what she is up against. Later at the motel, Kate admits
that her mom gave her up to the police, choosing her abusive husband
over her daughter, betraying her, and Kate needs to know why.
Cassidy goes to the restaurant where Kate's mom works and
'accidentally' dumps a bowl of chili on her. Diane goes to the bathroom
to clean up; Kate is waiting there for her. Diane tells Kate that she
killed the man she loved. Kate replies that Wayne abused her, but Diane
simply snaps back that she didn't kill Wayne for anyone but herself.
Diane promises not to say anything now, but the next time she sees Kate
she'll yell for help.
On the island, Sawyer tells Hurley he is ready to make amends. He
apologizes to Hurley for calling him all those names, is nice to Claire and gives her a blanket for the baby, and partners with Desmond to hunt for boar and provide food for the camp.
Kate and Juliet continue to the barracks; however, the monster
returns. They take off running, and come upon the pylons. Kate jerks
Juliet to a stop, says they cannot go through them. Juliet reaches into
her back pocket, takes out a key, and unlocks the cuffs. She then runs
to a pylon,
enters an access code on a key pad, and they run across the barrier.
Juliet jams the setting into the red zone. The monster zooms in and
bounces off the barrier. It roils and rises, making awful noises, and
is unable to pass through the fence. Then it quickly shoots away.
Juliet admits that they do not know what it is, but they do know it
does not like their fence. Kate asks about the key. Juliet says she was
left behind, too, and by people she knew and trusted. She hoped that if
Kate thought they were in it together, Kate would not leave her behind
in the jungle like they did. Kate unlocks her cuff, and they continue
on.
On the island, Sawyer roasts the boar and everyone eats. Charlie
tells Sawyer he had not heard about any vote, and Sawyer realizes he
was conned by Hurley into being nice. Hurley explains that with Jack,
Locke, Kate and Sayid gone, Sawyer is all they have, and is the de facto
leader. Sawyer dislikes this idea, but Hurley insists that while Jack
didn't like it either, it didn't change that all eyes were on him.
Kate and Juliet reach the barracks. It is completely empty; everyone is gone. Juliet goes to get Sayid, and Kate goes to get Jack,
finding him unconscious on the floor of his house. Kate wakes him up
and tells him the Others left because of her. She apologizes for
messing up his plans to go home.
In a flashback to Iowa, Cassidy drops Kate off at the service station. Cassidy tells her she is pregnant. She wants the guy
dead, yet she still loves him. Kate says call the cops and have him
locked up. Cassidy asks if Kate would forgive her mom for calling the
cops. Kate says no, but that this guy has it coming.
Back at the Barracks, Jack's first question is about Juliet, and
Kate pulls back emotionally, telling him that they left her, too. They
join Juliet and Sayid. Jack suggests taking what they can find and
starting back before dark. Sayid objects to Juliet coming with them,
but Jack is insistent. Kate and Sayid trade looks, both worried about
this new development, and head out.
