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[Landscape of corn field. A car drives up to a motel. A blond gets out
and changes Nebraska plates to Ohio plates. A couple of kids and a dad
exit a motel room, leaving the door slightly ajar. A maid walks by with
a cart and stops to clean the room next door. The blond grabs a towel
and shampoo off the cart and enters the room with the open door,
putting out the Do Not Disturb sign as she enters. The blond dyes her
hair and takes a shower. Reveal of Kate.
[Kate enters the motel office and talks to the desk attendant, Sanjay.]
Kate
Hi. I'm expecting a letter - hold for guest arrival.
Sanjay
Sure, what's your name?
Kate
Joan Hart.
Sanjay [handing her a letter]
Oh, Joan Hart.
[Shot of license plate: Ohio: the heart of it all!/DPN 924A/Shelby.
[Kate reading the letter and crying. She's holding a stack of 20 dollar bills.
[Kate on the beach holding the airplane. Charlie enters.]
Charlie
Platinum.
Kate
Platinum?
Charlie
As in platinum record - as in a million units sold. Now,
Driveshaft's albums must have spiked when everybody found out that I
died in some catastrophic plane disaster. When I come back, alive, it's
going to be insane.
Kate
So you think the raft's going to work?
Charlie
Of course it's going to work, look at that thing. That's not a
raft. They built a sodding boat. And when they get picked up the
helicopters will come making us ridiculously and eternally famous.
What's the matter, don't you want to be famous?
[Kate turns to look at a ruckus over at the raft.]
Kate
What do you think is going on over there?
Arzt
Sure, you can absolutely wait a few weeks before you launch. I was just assuming you didn't want to die.
Michael
So, when is the next time we can launch?
Arzt
3, maybe 4, months.
Sawyer
C'mon, even a weather man on TV don't know what's going to happen. Why are we listening to Arzt?
Arzt
Because I'm a doctor, and you're a hillbilly.
Sawyer
You're a damn high school science teacher.
Jack
Hey, Sawyer, just let the man talk.
Arzt
It's been raining every damn afternoon. That means that we are on
the cusp on monsoon season. Monsoon season is bad. Now, the trade winds
are blowing north right now - shipping lanes are north - so north is
exactly where you want to be.
Michael
What does that mean?
Arzt
It means that when monsoon season hits the trade winds are going
to shift to the south. The raft goes with the wind. Can anyone tell me
what is the only piece of land that is south of us?
Jack
Antarctica.
Arzt
That's right Jack, Antarctica.
Michael
So, when do we have to leave?
Arzt
Yesterday.
[Kate catching up to Michael walking along the beach.]
Kate
So obviously you believe him?
Michael
Arzt? I don't know, but I'm not taking any chances.
Kate
You think you'll be ready by tomorrow?
Michael
The man said not a day to waste.
Kate
Supplies all set? You've got food, fresh water?
Michael
Kate, no offense, but I've got work to do. Why the sudden interest?
Kate
Because I'm going with you.
Michael
Look, the raft's full - we need 4 we got 4.
Kate
Including Sawyer?
Michael
Including him. We needed the stuff he had so he bought his way on.
Kate
To the first raft, which burned.
Michael
You know, I'm not going to get into semantics with you. I told the guy. . .
Kate
He doesn't even know how to sail.
Michael
And you do?
Kate
I spent 2 summers crewing J boats. I know my way around a sailboat.
Michael
Yeah, maybe so, but a deal's a deal. I'm sorry.
Kate
You're bringing Walt, too? I'm just saying it's dangerous.
Michael
I decide what's best for my boy. And right now, what's best for
him is to get the hell off this island. The raft's full.
[FLASHBACK]
[Kate with a large bouquet of flowers walking down a hospital corridor. She walks up to a nurses station.]
Hospital announcer [in background]
Hospital chaplain to the neural ICU. Hospital chaplain please report to the neural ICU.
Kate
I have a delivery for Diane Jansen.
Nurse
Right, she just came up from ICU. She's in room 208, right around the corner to your right.
Kate
Thank you.
Nurse
You're welcome.
[Kate sees an officer guarding a room and uses the flowers to hide her face as she passes.
Shot of a doctor getting in his car.]
Kate [from the back of the car]
Hey, Tom.
Tom
Oh, Katie. What are you doing here?
Kate
Diane's dying of cancer. I thought I owed it to her to come see her.
Tom
I heard. I'm sorry.
Kate
Yeah, me too.
Tom
So any particular reason why you're hanging out in the back of my car?
Kate
I need your help.
[Sun approaches Jin as he's working on the raft.]
Sun [subtitled]
Are you going? Please Jin, talk to me.
Jin [subtitled]
Yes, I'm going.
[Sun walks away.]
Jack and Sayid walking in the jungle.]
Jack
How much further?
Sayid
We're almost there.
Jack
You want to tell me where we're going, Sayid?
Sayid
It's better that you see it for yourself.
Jack
No, I'm not so sure that it is. Tell me why you brought me out here or I'm going to turn around.
Locke [appearing]
He brought you out here because I asked him to. I asked him not to tell you. I wanted you to have an open mind.
Jack
Open mind about what?
[Locke motions for Jack to follow him. They walk to the hatch.]
Jack
My god, what is this thing?
Locke
Exactly. I guess it's time we talked about this.
[Michael dragging a metal-looking thing to the raft. Sawyer drinking some water.]
Sawyer
Yo, chief, dumb question here - we're sailing out in the ocean, right?
Michael
Do you mind?
Sawyer
Sulu over here is packing a suitcase full of salted fish.
Michael
Yeah?
Sawyer
We can't catch fish?
Michael
Do you know anything about surviving at sea - sailing, navigating, steering a raft?
Sawyer
Do you?
Michael
It doesn't matter what I know, I built it. Maybe you are the wrong guy to go on the raft.
Sawyer
You're going to vote me off, Micky? And who the hell's going to take my place?
[Kate burning the photo of a passport. Sawyer enters.]
Sawyer
What the hell do you think you're doing?
Kate
Sorry?
Sawyer
Don't give me the awe-golly eyes. Michael just told me you were jockeying for my spot on the raft.
Kate
I was just asking some questions. He must have misunderstood me.
Sawyer [grabbing Kate's arm]
I know what you're doing.
Kate
Yeah?
Sawyer
Yeah, just like I know why you wanted that Halliburton case so
bad. The one that belonged to that U.S. Marshal who was flying with us?
You were his prisoner.
Kate
Let go of me.
Sawyer
The only chance of running is getting on that raft, ain't it? We
get picked up by a ship and they come back to rescue the rest of you
all - there's going to be a nice big asterisk next to your name. Don't
worry puddin', your secret's safe with me. But just so you know - no
way in hell you're getting my spot on that raft.
Kate
Hey Sawyer. I want your spot, I'll get your spot.
[Michael and Jin working on the raft. Walt enters.]
Michael
Hey, give me that water, man.
Walt [tossing a water bottle to Michael]
Yo, dad.
Michael
Thanks.
Walt
So what were you and Sawyer arguing about?
Michael
I told him something he didn't want to hear.
Walt
Why does he want to get on the raft so much?
Michael
Because he knows it's going to work.
Walt
When we get rescued we're going to come back for everybody else, right?
Michael
Yeah, sure, of course. The thing is - this island - uh, is uh - finding it again might be hard.
Walt
Can't we fly around and look for it?
Michael
Absolutely, but there's no guarantees. That's why you and me. . .
[Michael is unsteady and sick.]
Walt
Dad?
Michael
Oh [he chuckles to play it off]. That's why you and. . . [Michael doubles over in pain.]
Walt
Dad! Dad!
Michael
Get Jack.
[Walt running through the jungle. He comes upon Kate and Sun.]
Walt
Help! I need help. It's my dad.
Kate
What's the matter?
Walt
His stomach is really bad.
Kate [to Sun]
Take him back to Michael. I'll go get Jack.
Sun
Let's go.
Walt
This way.
[Kate running through the jungle.]
Kate
Jack! Jack!
[Jack, Locke and Sayid at the hatch.]
Jack
How long have you known about this?
Locke
3 weeks, give or take.
Jack
3 weeks. You've been out here for 3 weeks digging this thing up and you never told me about it?
Locke
All due respect, Jack, but since when do I report to you?
Jack
All due respect, John, but you lied.
Locke
How long did you have that case full of guns before you decided
the rest of us needed to know? You used your best discretion. I used
mine.
Jack
So how do we open it?
Sayid
What? You want to open it?
Jack
Yeah.
Sayid
We should bury it. I brought you here to talk him out of this insanity. Anything could be inside.
Jack
Best case scenario there's supplies - worst case, we use it as a shelter.
Sayid
Actually, Jack, I can think of much worse cases than that. You
notice anything about this hatch? There's no handle. Could the reason
for that be more obvious? Maybe it was never meant to be opened from
the outside.
[Locke, Jack and Sayid walking back. They hear Kate calling out to Jack.]
Kate
Jack! Jack!
Jack
Yeah, over here.
Kate
It's Michael, something's wrong.
[Michael in pain at the beach. Jack is doing his doctoring.]
Jack
What'd you eat today?
Michael
Fruit, fish.
Jack
You drinking enough water?
Michael
2 or 3 bottles.
Jack
Where are you getting that water from?
Michael
You know, the caves, like everybody else.
Jack
Alright, listen, just take it easy, okay? Stay in the shade and try not to move too much, okay.
Michael
No. We have to launch that raft tomorrow. We have to.
Jack
I know. I need you lay back.
[Jack and Locke walk off. Kate helps Michael.]
Kate
Lay down. Just lay down, okay.
[Flashback.]
[Kate at Tom's place, looking at pictures of his wife and kid on the refrigerator.]
Tom [on the phone]
Hello? Hey, Adam, hey, listen can you carve out some time for me
on the MRI? Yeah, it's a favor for a friend of a friend. Um, no, that
would work out great, okay. Thanks Adam. [Hangs up the phone and sees
Kate looking at the pictures.] His name's Conner.
Kate
How old is he?
Tom
22 months next week.
Kate
He's beautiful.
Tom
Yeah, well, it's Rachael; it's not me.
Kate
Where is she?
Tom
She's over in Cedar Rapids visiting her folks. They get back on
Sunday. I got Diane in for an MRI. They'll bring her downstairs to
radiology. . . the appointment's not til 5am so we've got about 3 hours
to kill.
Kate
Tom. . .
Tom
You're welcome.
Kate
You think it's still there?
Tom
What?
Kate
You know what.
Tom
It's the middle of the night, Katie.
Kate
We might not get another chance.
[Kate and Tom drive up under a big tree and get shovels out. Kate counts off 6 paces and they start digging.
Locke and Jack walking on the beach.]
Locke
What do you think it is? Heatstroke?
Jack
No, he would have felt that coming on.
Locke
Bad fruit maybe? Raw fish?
Jack
Michael and Jin are on the same diet.
Locke
Well, Jin's fine.
Jack [looking at the cooler of water bottles by the raft]
Jin's fine. What was making him sick was metabolized fast. It hit him quick and it hit him hard.
Locke
So you think it was the water.
Jack [showing Locke the bottom of a water bottle with some white deposits]
No, I don't think it was the water. I think it was something in the water.
[Jin and others working on the raft. Jack with Michael.]
Jack
Feeling any better?
Michael
The cramps are quieting down. . . as long as I don't move, or breathe.
[Jack getting some water for Michael, notices Hurley talking to Locke.]
Michael
You and Locke kiss and make up? [Jack shakes his head.] Good.
[Michael reaches for his water bottle. Jack stops him and gives him a different one.]
Jack
No, Michael.
Michael
What?
Jack
Drink from that one.
Michael
Somebody did this to me?
Jack
I don't know. I'm not sure of anything yet.
Michael
Sawyer.
[Hurley talking with Locke.]
Hurley
I'm on bamboo duty, but yeah, sometimes I help refill the water.
Locke
Michael and Jin getting along?
Hurley
Well, they fight like a married couple building a raft together. . .
Locke [to Jack who has just entered]
You told him?
Jack
Think Sawyer might have done it.
Hurley
Oh, because of Kate?
Jack
Kate?
Hurley
Yeah, I guess she wants on the raft. So Sawyer went off on Michael
because, you know, he gets to decide who goes. Hey, you don't think
Kate did it, do you?
Locke
Why would Kate poison Michael?
Hurley
Well, you know, the whole fugitive thing.
[Jack has a look like ³Hurley you idiot.²]
Hurley
He doesn't know? [Jack shakes his head.] Well how am I supposed to
keep straight who knows what around here? I mean, Steve didn't even
know about the polar bear.
Locke
What did she do?
Jack
I don't know. Why don't you ask her?
Locke
And you didn't think the others should know about this, Jack?
Jack
Discretion, John.
[Baby in the crib. Charlie is playing guitar while Claire tries to cut his hair.]
Claire
Okay, can you stop moving or I'm going to cut your ear off.
Charlie
Ah, this is good. I'm writing again. I'm really feeling it, as
well. So, what's the first thing you're going to do when we get
rescued?
Claire
You know, I don't really know.
Charlie
You can hang out with me in L.A. - you and turnip-head. You know, until you figure things out.
Claire
Thanks.
Charlie
Smashing. Okay, check this out. This is track 2; it's called [he
turns his head and she straightens it so she can keep cutting] sorry.
It's called Monster Eats the Pilot.
[Jack at the caves looking through medical supplies. Kate enters.]
Kate
How's Michael?
Jack
He's going to be fine.
Kate
Somebody going to be taking his place on the raft?
Jack
I don't know.
Kate
Because, you know, Dr. Arzt said if they leave tomorrow. . .
Jack
Did you poison Michael, Kate?
Kate
What?
Jack
He's not sick, someone did this.
Kate
Do you really think I'm capable of that?
Jack
I don't know what you're capable of.
[Flashback]
[Kate digging. Tom getting a beer from the car.]
Kate
You brought beer?
Tom
No self-respecting man in Iowa goes anywhere without beer. It's not fair, you know - you coming back. Here. Home.
Kate
Yeah, I know.
[Kate strikes something metal and pulls a box out of the ground (A
New Kids on the Block lunch box). They open the box to reveal a red
ball cap, the plane, a tape, and few other items.]
Tom
Wow.
Kate
Wow. Oh.
Tom
Oh my god. My plane. I can't believe I let you talk me into putting this in there.
Kate
That was your idea. [She picks up the tape.] Kate and Tom, 1989.
[They listen to the tape in the car.]
Young Tom
Is it on? I don't think it's on.
Young Kate
It's on.
Young Tom
Okay, this is Kate Austin and Tom Brennon and this is our
dedication for our time capsule, here on August 15th, 1989. Hey, give
me that back.
Young Kate
Why are you putting this stupid plane in there?
Young Tom
Because it's cool, Katie. I got it when I flew to Dallas by myself.
Young Kate
That is cool, just like this time capsule.
Young Tom
It'll be totally cool when we dig it up in like 20 years.
Young Kate
How do you know we'll be together?
Young Tom
Because we'll be married and you'll be a mom and we'll have 9 kids.
Young Kate
I don't think so. As soon as I get my license we should just get in a car and drive. You know, run away.
Young Tom
You always want to run away, Katie.
Young Kate
Yeah, and you know why.
Tom
Funny how things turn out, huh?
Kate
Yeah.
[They kiss.]
Kate
Sorry.
Tom
We'd better get to the hospital.
Kate
Yeah.
[Locke is doctoring his leg wound. Walt enters.]
Walt
What happened?
Locke
I had a little accident.
Walt
Does it hurt?
Locke
Yep. Something you want to tell me, Walt?
Walt
I didn't do it.
Locke
Didn't do what?
Walt
I heard Jack. He thinks somebody got my dad sick. And I didn't do it.
Locke
You think because I know you burned the first raft that I think
you made your dad sick? [Walt nods.] We're friends, Walt. I didn't tell
on you before and I'm not going to tell on you now. [He puts his hand
on Walt's wrist.] And I know you would never do anything to hurt your
dad.
[Walt looks down at Locke's hand and pulls his arm away.]
Locke
What's the matter?
Walt
Don't open it.
Locke
What'd you say?
Walt
Don't open it, Mr. Locke. Don't open that thing.
Locke
What? What thing?
Walt
Just don't open it.
[Sawyer throws a bottle of Pepto Bismol-type stuff down by Michael.]
Sawyer
Thought you might need that, boss. Wouldn't want our pilot out of commission before take-off.
Michael
What? You feeling guilty?
Sawyer
What?
Michael
You're off the raft.
Sawyer
Come again?
Michael
You're off the raft.
Sawyer
We had a deal.
Michael
Yeah, well, the deal ended the minute you decided to poison me.
Sawyer
What now?
Michael
I'm done with you.
Sawyer
You ain't done with me by a damn sight. You said you needed 4.
Michael
I've got 4. You've been stealing stuff off of dead bodies, keeping
it for yourself, using it to buy favors. You're a liar and a criminal,
and I'm not letting you near my boy.
Sawyer
Oh, I'm a criminal, huh? I poisoned you because I'm a criminal.
[Jin jumps up and pushes Sawyer back.]
Sawyer [to Jin]
Get your hands off me, boy. [to Kate] Hey, sweet-cheeks, I had no
idea how bad you wanted off this rock. Time to set things straight.
[He grabs Kate and pulls her over to Michael.]
Kate
Let go of me.
Sawyer
No, look who the criminal is.
Charlie
Hey, leave her alone, man.
Sawyer
Tell him.
[Sawyer grabs her backpack.]
Kate
Give that back.
Michael
Leave her alone.
Sawyer
Leave Her alone?
Kate
Give that back.
[Sawyer dumps her stuff out and grabs the passport.]
Sawyer
Mmm-hmmm. Look. Look at this.
Kate
Sawyer, please.
Sawyer
You all remember Joanna, don't you? Huh? The woman who drowned?
[He hands the passport to Michael.] Now what's Kate doing with poor
Joanna's ID? Could it be she'd do just about anything to get on that
raft? So she could get herself rescued, run off with a new identity
before half the reporters in the world descend on this damn island? She
might even poison the captain himself.
Kate
Shut up.
Sawyer
She don't care about nothin' or nobody but herself.
[Flashback]
[In the hospital: Tom and a hospital worker wheeling Diane out of a room.]
Tom [to hospital worker]
This is good here. Thank you.
[Tom makes sure the coast is clear and then motions to Kate to come out from behind a wall.]
Tom
My office is right there. I'll wait for you.
[Kate approaches Diane who's eyes are closed.]
Kate
Hi, mom. Can you hear me? Mom?
[Diane opens her eyes.]
Kate
Mom? [Kate cries] It's me, Katie.
Diane
Katherine?
Kate
It's me, Katherine. I'm so sorry for everything I have put you through.
Diane [softly]
Help. Help.
Kate
It's okay, mom. It's me.
Diane [more loudly]
Help. Help.
Kate
It's okay.
Diane
Help. Help me. Somebody help me.
[The hospital worker sees Kate and she runs out. She runs into a security guard.]
Security Guard
What's going on?
Kate
I'm her daughter. She's just confused. I was going to get a doctor.
Security Guard [grabbing Kate's arm]
Hang on. [Into his walkie-talkie] We've got a situation. . .
[Kate grabs his walkie-talkie and clocks him with it. Tom enters.]
Tom
What happened?
Kate
I need your car keys. [She runs.]
Tom [running after her]
Kate, Katie?
[They get in the car with Kate driving. A police car blocks the exit to the garage.]
Kate
Get out.
Tom
I am not letting you do this. Katie, if you cooperate they go easy. . .
Kate
He's calling for backup. I've got to go. Get out.
Tom
You can have a real life.
Kate
Tom, please.
Tom
No.
Kate
Now. Get out.
Tom
No.
[Kate drives through the blockade while the officer shoots. She crashes and then sees that Tom is shot, apparently dead.]
Kate
Tom? Tom! Oh god, Tom. No, no, no, Tom. Please wake up.
[She sees a cop car approach, and notices the contents of the time capsule in the back seat. She flees on foot.]
Sawyer
You want to tell us why you need to run so bad? You want to tell us the truth?
Kate
Yes. I was on the plane with the Marshal. Yes, I was wanted and
caught and being transported back. No matter what I say about what
happened - about what I supposedly did - I'm going to jail. But I
didn't poison you.
Michael [handing the passport to Sawyer]
Here.
[Everyone is stunned. They leave Kate standing along on the beach.]
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[Jin and others working on the raft while Sun looks on. Jack enters.]
Jack
He looks determined.
Sun
Yes, he is.
Jack
You don't want him to go do you?
Sun
No.
Jack
Is that why you tried to make him sick? Michael and Jin working
together all the time - pretty easy for them to get their water bottles
mixed up.
Sun
I didn't want him to die out there. I just didn't know what to do.
I only used enough to make him - I wasn't trying to hurt him. Are you
going to tell the others?
Jack
I don't see any reason why they need to know. But Sun, he's going. If I were you I'd say goodbye.
[Kate alone at a fire. Sawyer enters.]
Sawyer
I'm back on the raft.
Kate
I'm glad to hear it.
Sawyer
Michael's going to cowboy up. We set sail tomorrow.
Kate
Are you here to say sorry, Sawyer?
Sawyer
Nah, sorry don't suit me. You cornered me, Freckles. I did what I had to.
Kate
I cornered you?
Sawyer
You said if you wanted my spot you were going to take it. I guess
I believed you. Well, that's that. I've got some packing to do.
Kate
Why is it so important for you to be on that raft?
Sawyer
Cuz there ain't anything on this island worth staying for.
Kate
Be safe, Sawyer.
Sawyer
Yeah.
[Walt and Michael at the beach by the raft.]
Walt
Dad.
Michael
Hey, buddy.
Walt
Feeling better?
Michael
Yeah, yep. I'm going to be alright. Hey, don't worry. I'm going to
be on my feet soon. We'll be sailing home before you can even. . .
Walt
I'm the one that burned the raft. I didn't want to leave and I
thought I could stop you. Sorry. I'm really sorry, dad.
Michael
Hey, it's okay, man. We can stay here. You and me. We don't have to go.
Walt
Yes we do.
[Kate and Sun at a beach shelter.]
Sun
Hello.
Kate
Hey.
Sun
Jack knows. I didn't tell him it was your idea.
Kate
Thanks.
Sun
Why should you be punished you were only trying to help me? He said he wouldn't tell the others.
Kate
Yeah, Jack's good at keeping secrets.
Sun
When I was a little girl I believed that once I found the man I loved I would be happy, forever.
Kate
Yeah, me too.
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