[The episode commences three years ago. We see a man opening a refrigerator and taking out two long neck bottles of Jekyll Island Beer. He walks out of a galley, turns and goes up several steps. It is Frank Lapidus. As he walks onto the upper deck of the Searcher a conversation is heard.]

HURLEY: Dude, they'll find out.

JACK: Not if we stick to the story.

SAYID: I don't know Jack. It could be a risk. 

JACK: It's the only way. We have to do this.

[There is a table on the upper deck. Sitting around the table are Sayid, Sun, Hurley, and Jack. Kate is sitting in a chair and holding Aaron. Desmond and Penny are sitting along the side of the yacht. Frank totters toward Desmond and Penny and then goes to hand Desmond a beer.]

FRANK: They're still at it huh?

JACK: Look, we're running out of time. We gotta make a decision now.

[Frank walks to the railing on the side of the yacht. He is away from everyone. He puts his bottle of beer to his neck. 

JACK: Are we all ok with this?

SAYID: This is a decision that will affect the rest of our lives. I'm not taking it lightly.

JACK: Kate?

[Kate slowly looks up and at Jack. She waits a moment before replying.]

KATE: Yeah.

JACK: Sun?

[Sun looks worried and just barely nods yes. She says nothing.]

JACK: Frank?

[Frank looks over to Jack.]

FRANK: What?

JACK: Sorry you got dragged into this but we need to know that you're with us.

FRANK: Whatever you guys decide I'll just roll with.

JACK: Hurley, what about you?

[Kate is shown then Sun. Sun has her head lowered and appears upset. 

HURLEY: I don't think we should lie dude.

JACK: We need to protect the people that we left behind Hurley.

HURLEY: How's lying protect them?

JACK: It protects them from Charles Widmore. The guy hired a boat load of people to k*ll all of us. He faked a plane crash. Ya think telling him the truth he's just gonna, gonna leave them alone?

HURLEY: [to Penny] Look he's your dad right? Can’t you just like, call him off?

PENNY: There's no calling my father off.

HURLEY: But, he'll never find 'em. I mean, the island disappeared. We all saw it. It's gone. Bloop.

JACK: You think anyone is gonna believe that? Believe any of it? They're gonna think you're crazy.

HURLEY: Not if someone backs me up.

[Hurley looks over to Sayid. Sayid looks at Hurley.]

HURLEY: Sayid c'mon. They'll think I'm nuts if I tell the truth but what if we all do? What if we can stick together, we can make 'em believe us. I don't want to spend the rest of my life lying. Do you?

SAYID: No. But, I don't believe we have a better choice. [pauses] I'm sorry Hurley but we have to lie.

HURLEY: [to Sayid] You know what dude? I'm gonna remember this. And someday you're gonna need my help, and I'm tellin' ya right now, you're not getting it.

[Hurley and Sayid look at each other and say nothing. Switch to present day, on a city street. Hurley is driving a SUV while Sayid is passed out in the passenger seat. Hurley is speeding.

HURLEY: Wake up Sayid! Sayid!

[Hurley tries to shake Sayid to wake him up.]

HURLEY: Sayid, wake up! Sayid!

[Hurley is weaving as he drives. He is trying to get the seat belt around Sayid. He is not paying attention to his driving. He veers toward the curb and runs over a newspaper dispenser and some cardboard boxes. He swerves then corrects his steering and is back in his lane. There is the screeching of other cars. Hurley takes a deep breath then is startled by the sound of a police siren. The patrol car is right behind him.]

HURLEY: No, no, no, no, no what do I do? [strongly shaking Sayid] What am I supposed to do?

[He pulls over to the curb, shuts off the ignition and watches as the patrol car pulls in right behind him. He sees the legs of a police officer approach his car door. He tries to collect himself.]

HURLEY: Okay, okay, okay. Just stay calm.

[An officer knocks on the window and he lowers it.]

ANA LUCIA: [removing sunglasses] What the hell were you thinking?

[Hurly is surprised and at a loss for words.]

HURLEY: Ana Lucia?

ANA LUCIA: You were driving like a maniac. And why'd you pull over?

HURLEY: I just… I thought…

ANA LUCIA: Ya didn't think. What if I were real? What if a real cop stopped you? They already have pictures of you covered in blood, with a g*n in your hand.

HURLEY: Actually, it's ketchup. We went to a drive-thru, and, uh…

ANA LUCIA: Bro. You need to pull it together. You've got a lotta work to do.

HURLEY: I do?

ANA LUCIA: Let's start with the basics. First off, you need new clothes. Then you need to go to a safe place and take Sayid to somebody you trust. You getting all this?

HURLEY: Yeah.

ANA LUCIA: Then get to it. And stay away from the cops. [pointing at Hurley] Do not get arrested.

HURLEY: Thanks Ana Lucia.

ANA LUCIA: Oh yeah, Libby says hi.

[Hurley is dumfounded. Ana Lucia walks back to the patrol car. As he looks to watch her walk away, he realizes there is no patrol car parked behind him. He sticks his head out to look directly with his eyes. Nothing. He looks over at Sayid.]

HURLEY: Well, you heard her.

[Hurley starts the SUV.]

LOST Logo.

[Switch to the beach. It is daytime. The survivors are all gathered. Bernard is attempting to start a f*re with hand made bow and a stick. Rose is digging a hole near the pile of wood they are using as fuel.]

ROSE: You really think that thing's gonna work?

BERNARD: Rose, I've told you a hundred times, of course it's gonna work. Yes, I've worked hard on it. Better than rubbing two sticks together. 

[Bernard continues to rub the stick along the bow trying to make a spark.]

ROSE: I thought that was what you were supposed to do. Rub….

BERNARD: This is gonna work better. Alright?

ROSE: I think you got too much wood here on the inside. That's gonna smother the leaves. 

BERNARD: [annoyed] Rose if you don't have enough wood, the leaves just burn out.

NEIL(FROGURT): f*re? Who cares about f*re? Any minute the sky can light up and who the hell knows what's gonna happen this time?

[Rose stops and stands up.]

ROSE: Neil, we are trying to focus on what we can control. You are either gonna help or be quiet.

SAWYER: [picking up red plaid shirt] Who's shirt is this?

NEIL(FROGURT): It's mine.

SAWYER: Can I have it?

NEIL(FROGURT): What does it matter? We're all gonna be d*ad by sundown.

SAWYER: [puts on shirt] I'll take that as a yes Frogurt.

NEIL(FROGURT): It's Neil.

SAWYER: [walking away] Yeah, yeah.

[Sawyer walks toward Juliet who is examining the Zodiac raft at the edge of the water.]

SAWYER: Still in one piece?

JULIET: Far as I can tell.

SAWYER: Figured it woulda disappeared with the rest of our stuff.

JULIET: I guess whatever we had with us when we moved is along for the ride.

[Juliet looks off to her right toward the jungle.]

SAWYER: What?

JULIET: Look who's back.

[Daniel walks out of the jungle and onto the beach. Charlotte sees Dan and they hug each other. Sawyer walks straight to Daniel.]

SAWYER: [to Daniel] Welcome back Doctor Wizard.

MILES: I think it's Mister Wizard.

SAWYER: [to Miles] Shut up. [to Daniel] You've been gone for two hours. What the hell were you doin'?

DANIEL: Yeah. You're absolutely right. I'm sorry. I'm [chuckles] left my pack in the jungle and I was coming back and it was a while before I realized I was just, uh, really lost.

SAWYER: Well you figure out when the sky's gonna light up again?

DANIEL: I don’t know.

SAWYER: Well you at least got a plan?

JULIET: I think we should take the Zodiac and head to a shipping lane.

DANIEL: No, no, no, no. We can't just sail out on any course. For us to leave, I need to calculate a new bearing and uh to do that [takes a sextant from his pack] I need to determine where we are now….in time.

CHARLOTTE: And what are the rest of us supposed to do?

MILES: I'm gonna go find us something to eat.

JULIET: And how are you planning on doing that?

MILES: Don't worry about it.

[Miles gets up and leaves the group.]

JULIET: I guess we'll get the water.

[Juliet leaves. Switch to Hurley and Sayid. Hurley is standing outside the passenger door and throws water on Sayid's face.]

HURLEY: Dude! Wake up! [slaps Sayid's face] C'mon, I can't do this on my own. 

[Hurley gets Sayid's wallet from his pocket and takes money out

HURLEY: I promise I'll pay you back.

[He puts the wallet back in Sayid's pocket then puts sunglasses on the unconscious Sayid. Hurley positions Sayid's head so it is not atilt.]

HURLEY: Wait right here.

[Hurley closes the door and Sayid's head falls to his right shoulder. Hurley is still dressed in the clothes he was wearing when he left Santa Rosa, including his bathrobe. He enters a convenience store of a gas station and ties the belt of his bathrobe. The radio is playing Dream Police by Cheap Trick. He starts looking at t-shirts. The first one we see is I Heart My Wirehaired. He is looking for one that fits. He settles on a yellow t-shirt that says I Heart Shih-Tzu. He walks to the counter to pay for the shirt. The counter girl stops reading, looks at Hurley then looks at the t-shirt.]

COUNTER GIRL: Shih-Tzus?

HURLEY: I like Shih-Tzus.

COUNTER GIRL: It looks like you heart them.

[Hurley just looks at her and she looks at what he is wearing.]

COUNTER GIRL: Rough night?

HURLEY: Yeah.

[The counter girl looks out the window at the slumped over Sayid.]

COUNTER GIRL: Your friend's pretty wasted.

HURLEY: Yeah.

COUNTER GIRL: I know you from somewhere. Don't I?

[Hurley looks up and sees the news telecast and sees his face. The sound is off.]

HURLEY: [meekly] No.

COUNTER GIRL: Think I do. Yeah. You definitely look familiar.

HURLEY: [looks down] I just have one of those faces?

COUNTER GIRL: You're lying.

[She winks. They look at each other for a moment.]

HURLEY: I don't believe in lying.

COUNTER GIRL: I remember. You're the guy who won the lottery. And crashed in that plane.

HURLEY: No. I must look like him.

COUNTER GIRL: You're him. Hey! Buy a ticket here. If you win, we get a commission. And good luck.

[Hurley is very nervous.]

HURLEY: Sorry. Bye dude. Keep the change.

[Hurley hurries out of the store and back to the vehicle. He tosses his dirty shirt and robe in the back seat. He gets in the driver's seat, puts on his seat belt and starts the engine.]

HURLEY: Okay, okay, we're outta here.

[As Hurley quickly leaves the gas station and enters an on ramp, a silver car pulls in from the off ramp of the highway. Kate and Aaron on in the silver car. Kate stops the car, shuts off the engine and takes the keys from the ignition. She wipes a tear from her face. She starts looking at a map.]

AARON: Mommy. I want go home.

KATE: Look at your book baby.

[Kate is trying to decide what to do. She picks up her cell phone and looks at Jack's number. She changes her mind about calling him and closes the phone. The phone starts ringing. It shows Unknown Caller. She answers.]

KATE: Hello? I can't believe it’s you. No, hi. How are you? What? You're in L.A.? Of course I can meet you. Yeah. What? I know exactly where that is. I will be there in half an hour. [Hangs up.]

AARON: Mommy. Where we going?

KATE: To see a friend.

[Switch to motel room. Ben is taking off an air vent cover. He takes out a metal box wrapped in cloth and promptly puts it in his duffle bag and zips it shut. Jack exits the bathroom and does not see Ben nor the box. Jack is in a suit. He is looking through his jeans pockets and his clothes in the closet. He is looking for something. Ben interrupts.]

BEN: Are you looking for your pills Jack?

[Jack stops and looks at Ben.]

BEN: I flushed them down the toilet.

[Jack walks away from the closet. His answer is forced.]

JACK: Thank you. Was just gonna do that myself.

BEN: Yeah. I figured you were.

[Ben picks up his duffle bag. He already has his jacket on.]

JACK: Going somewhere?

BEN: I'm checking out.

JACK: Where we going?

BEN: You're going home. And find yourself a suitcase. If there is anything in this life you want, pack it in there. Because you're never coming back.

[Jack is stunned and looks around and finally at Ben.]

JACK: Good.

BEN: Good. I'll pick you up in six hours.

JACK: And where will you be going?

BEN: John's casket is outside in a carpet van. I need to move it somewhere safe.

JACK: [shaking head] Safe? He's d*ad. Isn't he?

BEN: I'll see you in six hours Jack.

[Ben walks out of the motel room and closes the door. Jack is still inside. Switch to watching a man cutting a roll in half and making a sandwich. He puts lettuce, salami, cheese then spoons on mounds of black caviar. We see it is Hurley's father. He picks up a bottled beverage from the counter and walks out of the kitchen. He sits in a recliner, turns on the television and is about to enjoy his meal.]

TELEVISION ANNOUNCER: Previously on Exposé.

[We hear bits of the television show in the background.]

TELEVISION SHOW: [woman] (inaudible)…taking over the culprit's business. You want me to work with (inaudible)..Lee? The dragon lady of Van Ives? I'm here to catch (inaudible). So if you have a problem with that you can go work it (inaudible)out. [ g*n] She's h*t!

[Mr. Reyes is about to take a bite of his sandwich. There is a knock at the door. He pauses and then takes a bite and another knock. He puts down his sandwich, shuts off the television and goes to answer the door. Another knock and he realizes it is not the front door. The knock is on the sliding doors to the patio. He finds Hugo with Sayid over his shoulders.]

HURLEY: Hey dad. How's it going?

[Hurley walks in, goes to the living room and puts Sayid down on the sofa.]

HURLEY: Have you seen the news?

MR. REYES: No. I just got up. Why? You on it again?

HURLEY: Uh, yeah, kinda. Is mom here?

MR. REYES: No. She's out shopping.

[Mr. Reyes removes the throw pillows from the sofa.]

MR. REYES: Here. Sit him over here.

[Mr. Reyes lifts Sayid's left eyelid and looks at his eye.]

MR. REYES: Oh man he's out.

HURLEY: Is he breathing?

MR. REYES: Barely. What happened?

HURLEY: He got sh*t by a dart.

MR. REYES: A dart?

[Hurley shakes Sayid trying to wake him.]

MR. REYES: What were you in the zoo or something?

HURLEY: No. We were at the safe house.

MR. REYES: Safe house?!

HURLEY: Sayid took me there to protect me. Then these two guys jumped out and they sh*t him with darts and now he's, he's in a coma or something.

MR. REYES: Hugo this doesn't make sense. And what are you doing out of the mental institution?

HURLEY: Sayid pulled me out. I'm in danger. We both are.

MR. REYES: Danger from who?

HURLEY: [pauses] I'm not sure exactly.

[The entry gate buzzer sounds. Mr. Reyes responds.]

MR. REYES: Hello?

POLICEMAN: Mr. or Mrs. Reyes. L.A.P.D. Would you open the gate please?

MR. REYES: Just what kind of trouble are you in?

HURLEY: Dad! Just please don't tell them that I'm here!

MR. REYES: Alright. But then you are going to tell me the truth.

[Hurley watches thru the window of another door as Mr. Reyes speaks with two men in suits. One is a tall black man and the other is a white man. They give him a business card and leave. Once they leave he takes a deep breath. Mr. Reyes returns.]

MR. REYES: You k*lled three people?

HURLEY: No. [pointing] Sayid did.

MR. REYES: Oh that's better. C'mon let's get him to the couch.

[Sayid is lying on a pool table.]

HURLEY: He saved me.

MR. REYES: I think we should call a lawyer, right now.

HURLEY: No, no, no. We can't go public. They're after us.

[The two men carry Sayid and place him on the couch.]

MR. REYES: Who? Who is after you?

HURLEY: I dunno. Sayid knows. He can explain.

MR. REYES: Sayid ain't explaining nothing. We need to get him to a hospital. 

HURLEY: Did you not hear me? People are trying to k*ll us. We go to the hospital, they will find us, like the Godfather. It's the last place to go. Everyone knows it. They, they smother you with pillows and make it look like an accident. [shaking Sayid] Sayid, please wake up!

MR. REYES: That's not gonna work. We need a doctor.

HURLEY: I think I know what to do.

[Switch to a hotel lobby. An elevator door opens with the familiar ding. Three people get out then Kate and Aaron get on the elevator.

AARON: Mommy. Mommy can I push the button?

KATE: Sure you can sweetie. We're goin' all the way to the top okay so I want you to press number three one. You see it? You see it? Okay. You get it.

[Kate picks up Aaron so he can reach the panel of buttons.]

KATE: Three one. Yay! You pressed it. You pressed it.

[Kate and Aaron approach a set of double wooden doors and Kate presses the bell. The door opens and Kate looks for a moment then smiles.]

KATE: Hi.

[Sun is at the door and smiles at Kate.]

SUN: Hello Kate.

[Switch to a butcher shop. The butcher is chopping 3 thick steaks and wraps them in wax paper. Ben is entering the shop. He takes number 342. There is another customer at the counter ahead of Ben.]

FEMALE BUTCHER: Have a nice day. [to Ben] I'll be right with you.

[The customer leaves and another butcher goes into a back room. Ben and the female butcher are alone.]

FEMALE BUTCHER: Hello Ben. If it's the porterhouse you're looking for, we're out.

BEN: No. No porterhouse. I do however have something very important in my van Jill and I need you to watch it for me.

JILL: Is it what I think it is?

BEN: [nods] It is.

JILL: [nods] He'll be safe with me.

BEN: Have Gabriel and Jeffrey checked in yet?

JILL: [nods] Yeah. Everything's moving right on schedule. How's it going with Shephard?

BEN: He's with us.

JILL: Really? What'd you do? Bribe him with some pills?

BEN: Cut the man some slack. He's been through a lot. We all have.

JILL: Right. Of course. Sorry.

BEN: So keep him safe Jill. Because if you don't [pauses] everything we're about to do won't matter at all.

[Switch to beach. It is night time. Bernard is trying to start a f*re with the bow and stick. Everyone is around Bernard except Daniel, who is sitting away from the group, immersed in thought. Vincent yawns. A spark lights the f*re.]

ROSE: [rapidly] Hey! You got it! You got it! You got it! You got it! You got it!

[Everyone is amazed. Bernard blows on the f*re lightly and it dies out.]

ROSE: Why did do that?

BERNARD: Because to are supposed to fan the flame Rose.

NEIL(FROGURT): [to Bernard] Thought you said you knew how to start a f*re.

ROSE: [walking to Neil] And I thought you said you didn't care.

NEIL(FROGURT): I care about surviving.

ROSE: I think you need to take a time out Neil.

[Neil laughs and walks away.]

ROSE: [to Bernard] You'll get it Bernard. You will.

BERNARD: Yeah, alright.

ROSE: Just try again.

[Charlotte walks over to Dan carrying two mangos.]

CHARLOTTE: Hey.

DANIEL: Hey.

[Dan clears a space for Charlotte to sit and closes his journal.]

DANIEL: Gimme one second.

CHARLOTTE: [ sits, deep sigh] Got you something.

DANIEL: Ooooo, hey.

CHARLOTTE: I found these in the jungle.

DANIEL: Look at that. Thank you.

CHARLOTTE: There were only two but I thought we could both do with a bite to eat.

DANIEL: Thank you very much.

[Charlotte pauses and rubs her under her eye. Daniel leans towards her.]

DANIEL: Hey. You alright?

CHARLOTTE: I just can't seem to shake this bloody headache.

DANIEL: [pauses] Well, I'm sure it will pass.

CHARLOTTE: Yeah but it's just not that. It's the weirdest thing. Earlier I was thinking about my mom. And all of a sudden I, I couldn't remember her maiden name. I mean, isn't that odd?

DANIEL: Don't worry about it. Listen. All of us have been under a lot of stress. Okay?

CHARLOTTE: Daniel. Do you know what's happening to me?

[They look at each other and are abruptly interrupted by a shout.]

MILES: Dinner!

[Miles is walking toward the group carrying a boar over his right shoulder.]

BERNARD: That's great! Wow! Where did you get that?

MILES: I found it.

[Miles puts the boar on the ground.]

SAWYER: Wha ya mean "You found it?"

MILES: It died in the jungle. I found it. Don't worry. It's fine. It's only been d*ad three hours.

SAWYER: What?

MILES: Who has a Kn*fe?

NEIL(FROGURT): A Kn*fe? Ya need a Kn*fe? Oh. It's over by the Cuisinart, next to the stove.

MILES: What's your problem?

NEIL(FROGURT): My problem is, we don't have a Kn*fe. Wwww we don't have anything. And it wouldn't even matter if we did 'cause Bernie the Dentist can't even start a f*re.

SAWYER: Ease up there Frogurt.

NEIL(FROGURT): It's Neil! You inbred.

[Sawyer walks over to Neil.]

NEIL(FROGURT): And I'm not gonna ease up. 'Cause I'm tired and I'm hungry and I'm screwed. We're all screwed!

[Juliet intercepts Sawyer.]

JULIET: Calm down Neil. We're gonna get through this.

NEIL(FROGURT): [agitated] How are any of us gonna get thru this? Didn't you hear what I just said.? We can't even get f*re!

[A flaming arrow suddenly pierces Neil's chest.]

NEIL(FROGURT): Uh! Uh!

[Chaos ensues. Flaming arrows are coming at the group from the right side of the beach/jungle. There is a volley of seven flaming arrows.

SAWYER: Run!

[Everyone on the beach begins to run. Panic sets in. An arrow lands next to Miles. The arrows are hitting human targets. People start running for the jungle. Some are left burning on the beach. Multiple volleys of arrows chase the group. People are yelling.]

SAWYER: Split up everybody! Head for the trees.

[Juliet helps another woman. Charlotte trips and falls.]

CHARLOTTE: Daniel!

[Daniel turns back and helps Charlotte up and gets her running again. An arrow hits one of the group in the back and pins him to a tree.

MAN: Uhhh!

[An arrow pierces a tree inches from Sawyer's head. Another person is h*t in the stomach with a flaming arrow and falls to the ground on his back. Juliet stops and starts scooping sand on the man to put out the f*re. Sawyer sees this and runs to her. He grabs her by the arm.]

SAWYER: C'mon! He's d*ad!

SAWYER: Come on! You wanna be d*ad too? C'mon!

[Sawyer grabs Juliet by the hand and starts running, taking her with him. Juliet looks back at the man on the ground.

SAWYER: There's nothin' you could've done. We gotta go now!

[Sawyer and Juliet start running again. The beach is afire from dozens of flaming arrows. Switch to Hurley moving a curtain to look out a window from his parents' home. He sees one policeman with two cups approaching the blue car. He hand one cup thru the window to the man sitting in the passenger seat.]

HURLEY: [to Mr. Reyes] Dudes are on a stakeout?

MR. REYES: You just escaped from a mental institution. There's d*ad bodies everywhere. Of course they're on a stakeout. They think you're crazy enough to come back home. [pauses] So, are you? Crazy?

HURLEY: Do ya think I am?

MR. REYES: Either that or you're lying to me.

HURLEY: [pauses] I'm not crazy. And I have a really good reason why I'm lying to you.

MR. REYES: What is it?

[Hurley and his father are abruptly interrupted. Hurley is startled.]

MRS. REYES: Why's there a d*ad Pakistani on my couch?

[Hurley looks over the banister and sees his mother next to Sayid.]

HURLEY: He's not d*ad Ma!

MRS. REYES: Well he's not breathing.

HURLEY: He's not?!

[Hurley rushes down the steps with his father behind him.]

MR. REYES: It's okay Carmen. We have a plan.

MRS. REYES: A plan? What are you talking about?

[Hurley puts his index finger under Sayid's nostril.

HURLEY: He is breathing. Kind of. Dad! We gotta go now!

MRS. REYES: Hugo what is happening?

HURLEY: Mom please?

MRS. REYES: No 'mom please me!' Why are you all over the news? Do you know what they are saying about you?

[Hurley and his father carry Sayid's body out of the living room.]

HURLEY: Yeah mom. I know. Look, everything's gonna make sense. I promise.

MRS. REYES: [sternly]It better.

[Switch the outside of the house. The garage door opens. A Camaro is in one bay and another vehicle exits the neighboring bay. It is a red SUV. It turns left onto the street. Mr. Reyes is driving. He smiles and waves as he passes the two policeman sitting in the blue car.]

MR. REYES: Officers.

[Switch to a cup being filled with hot beverage.]

KATE: So how long are you in L.A.

SUN: Just a few days. I have some business to attend to but I wanted to see you.

[Sun is going thru her wallet.]

SUN: Here it is. Her name is Ji Yeon. Here's a baby picture.

KATE: [smiling] Ooooh. She's beautiful 

SUN: Thank you.

[Kate hands the picture back to Sun.]

SUN: She's with her grandmother in Seoul. I hope someday you get to meet her. It would be nice to see her and Aaron play together.

[Aaron is asleep on a sofa behind Kate. Sun looks over at him. Kate's mood changes. She lowers her head and stirs her beverage.]

KATE: Yeah.

SUN: Kate. Are you alright?

KATE: Yeah. I'm fine. 

SUN: Are you?

[Kate looks over her shoulder at Aaron.]

KATE: Somebody knows we're lying.

SUN: What?

KATE: Some lawyers came to see me.

SUN: Who?

KATE: Two men. They came to my house and they asked for a blood sample. Some kind of lawsuit. They wanted to test to see if [pauses] to see if Aaron's my son.

SUN: Who did these lawyers represent?

KATE: [shaking head] I don’t know. They wouldn't tell me who their client is.

SUN: Then they're not interested in exposing the lie.

KATE: How do you know?

SUN: Because if they were, they would just do it. They wouldn't come to you in private. They don't care that we're lying. They just want Aaron.

KATE: Who? Who would do that?

SUN: I don’t know but you need to take care of him.

KATE: What do you mean take care of him?

SUN: Wouldn't you do anything you had to in order to keep Aaron?

KATE: What kind of a person do you think I am?

[Footage from the S4 finale plays. It is of Jin running on the freighter, waving frantically as the helicopter rises into the air. Jin is yelling to Sun.]

SUN: [S4 footage] Jin!

SUN: [hotel] The kind of person who makes hard decisions when she has to.

KATE: [S4 footage] You get the baby and get on the chopper. I'll get Jin.

SUN: [hotel] Like you did on the freighter.

[Kate lowers her head and begins to cry. S4 finale footage shows Jack preventing Kate from getting Jin.]

SUN: [hotel] You told me to get on the helicopter and you said you'd get Jin.

KATE: Sun I hope you don’t' think ..

SUN: [interrupting] But you did what you had to do? And if you hadn't we probably all would've died instead of just my husband.

KATE: [crying] I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. 

SUN: I don't blame you. So, how's Jack?

[Switch to a parking garage. Mr. Reyes is walking with Jack.]

MR. REYES: Hugo said I could trust you I wasn't so sure, but he swore I could. So, can I?

JACK: Yes, of course.

MR. REYES: Alright.

[Mr. Reyes and Jack walk to the tailgate of Mr. Reyes' SUV. He opens it and removes a blanket to reveal Sayid's unconscious body. Jack checks his wrist for a pulse.]

JACK: What happened to him?

MR. REYES: Hugo said he got h*t with some dart. Must've been some drugs or somethin'.

JACK: Where is Hurley right now?

MR. REYES: At our house, freakin' out.

JACK: I'm gonna get my car. Help me move him over. I have to get him to the hospital.

MR. REYES: No. No, Hugo said whoever did this will come back after him. [points back to Sayid.]

JACK: With all due respect Mr. Reyes but you brought him to me so I am gonna do what I think is best for Sayid.

MR. REYES: Alright! Fine! Take him to the hospital. But with all due respect to you Dr. Shepard but when this is over you're gonna do something for me.

JACK: What?

MR. REYES: Stay away from Hugo. Whatever it is you talked him into, something tells me you don't have his best interests at heart. So stay away from my son.

[Mr. Reyes walks back to his vehicle. Jack gets in his vehicle and drives away. Next we see Jack speeding up to the front of a hospital. He has his cell phone in his hand. He has made a phone call.]

BEN: Hello?

JACK: Ben. You'll never guess who just showed up at my door.

BEN: Who?

JACK: Sayid.

[Jack goes to the back of his Jeep while talking to Ben. Ben says nothing. Switch back to Hurley's parents house. Hurley is sitting at the end of a table and in deep thought. His mother opens a bottle of a cold beverage. She brings it over to Hurley.]

MRS. REYES: Who is Sayid? I thought he was your friend.

HURLEY: He is my friend. Be he also has this double life where he does crazy ninja moves and spy stuff. But he is a good guy.

MRS. REYES: A good guy doesn't k*ll three men. A good guy doesn't k*ll any men.

HURLEY: Mom.

MRS. REYES: [sternly] Don't mom me! You are in terrible trouble Hugo. The news thinks you did this. And if the news does, everyone does. Why is this happening? How can anybody want to hurt you?

[Hurley shrugs his shoulders. He has a frown on his face.]

HURLEY: I don’t know. 

[Hurley is fighting his emotion. His mother cups his chin with her hand.]

MRS. REYES: Tell your mother the truth.

HURLEY: [fights back tears] We lied mom. 

MRS. REYES: What do you mean 'you lied.'

HURLEY: All of us. The Oceanic Six, we lied about what happened after the crash. 

MRS. REYES: And what did happen?

HURLEY: Okay. You see we did crash. But it was on this crazy island. We waited for rescue and there wasn't any rescue. And there was a smoke monster. And there were other people on the island. We called them the Others. And they started attacking us. And we found some hatches and there was a button you had to push every one hundred and eight minutes or…. Well I was never really clear on that. But, the Others didn't have anything to do with the hatches, that was the Dharma Initiative. They're all d*ad. The Others k*lled them. And now they're trying to k*ll us. And then we teamed up with the Others because some worse people were coming on a freighter. Desmond's girlfriend's father sent them to k*ll us. So we stole their helicopter and we flew to their freighter but it blew up. And we couldn't go back to the island because it disappeared. So we crashed in the ocean and we floated there for a while until a boat came and picked us up. By then there was six of us. That part was true. [long pause] But the, but the rest of the people, who were on the plane, they're still on that island.

[Hurley breaks down and begins to cry. His mother softly touches his hand and wrist to comfort him.

MRS. REYES: I believe you. I don't understand you but I believe you.

HURLEY: A lotta people died ma. Now this bad stuff is happening because, well, uh, we shouldn't have lied.

[Switch back to the island. It is nighttime. Juliet and Sawyer are walking in the jungle. Sawyer steps on something.]

SAWYER: Ow!

JULIET: You ok?

SAWYER: Yeah I'm fine, I just stepped on somethin'. Somethin' jammed….

[Sawyer raises his foot to take a look. He is barefoot. There is a large twig protruding from the side of his left foot just below his big toe. He removes it.]

SAWYER: Ugh! [tosses twig] Son of a bitch. We should keep movin', we gotta hook up with everybody at the creek.

JULIET: It's a long creek James. Which part?

SAWYER: I dunno, the wet part. Sorry if my plan's not….

[They hear the rustling of brush in the jungle. They stop walking. They duck in the bushes. The sound of someone walking is heard. They see legs in boots and fatigues. They stay motionless and silent watching. The sound stops]

SAWYER: [whispering]Who are those people? Are they yours? Did they sh**t the arrows?

JULIET: Want me to go out there and ask them?

SAWYER: You don't have to be a wise ass. I'm just trying…

[Suddenly Juliet is pulled up and back by her hair. Another man pulls Sawyer. A large machete is held to Sawyer's neck. Another man in a military uniform approaches holding a r*fle and aiming at Juliet and Sawyer. His name tag reads Jones.]

SOLDIER JONES: [British accent] What are you doing on our island?

[Switch to hospital where Jack gets Sayid on a gurney. He puts an oxygen mask on Sayid and adjusts the t*nk. He sticks electric leads on both sides of Sayid's upper chest and on both sides of his abdomen just above his waist. He turns on a machine. The monitor is beeping and reads ECG preview. Jack steps into the storage area looking for something. Next we see he is filling a syringe. The medication name is not visible. He injects Sayid in his upper right shoulder. Jack looks at the monitor again.]

JACK: Son of a bitch!

[Jack quickly turns to Sayid and is checking his eyes with a small flashlight.

JACK: Come on Sayid. C'mon.

[Suddenly Sayid's left eye moves and he grabs Jack around throat with his right hand. Jack begins to choke. 

JACK: Sa… Sayid! It, it, it's Jack! Hey! It's okay. It's alright. You're okay.

[Sayid begins to recognize Jack and stops choking him. He falls back on the gurney. Jack removes the oxygen mask and tries to calm Sayid. Sayid takes deep breaths and tries to collect himself. Jack touches his throat, relieved to be out if Sayid's grip. He goes to close the door to the exam room. Sayid is still catching his breath.]

SAYID: What happened?

JACK: You're fine. You’re in the hospital. Hurley's father brought you to me. 

SAYID: Hurley's father?

[Jack pours a glass of water and gives it to Sayid who takes and drinks.]

JACK: He said you'd been att*cked.

SAYID: Where's Hurley?

JACK: He's at his parents' house.

SAYID: Who's with him?

JACK: I dunno. His mother maybe?

SAYID: Does anyone else know he's there?

[Jack looks at Sayid and says nothing. Switch to the inside of a microwave oven. There is a Hot Pocket on the carousel. The microwave shuts off with a ding and the door is opened and Hurley retrieves it. It is very hot.]

HURLEY: Ahh!

[Hurley quickly drops it on a folded towel on the kitchen counter. Footsteps. Ben stops at the entry to the kitchen.]

BEN: Hello Hugo.

HURLEY: [startled] AHHHH!

[Hurley tosses the Hot Pocket at Ben. It hits the wall.]

HURLEY: [startled] Get away from me. Get away!

BEN: Hugo. I know you're in trouble. And I can assure you I've taken care of everything. I have a car waiting for us out back. The police didn't see me come in. I can get you out of here.

HURLEY: No way dude. Sayid warned me about you. 

BEN: I'm taking you to Sayid. He's with Jack. That's why I'm here Hugo. Jack called me. How else would I know that they're together? 

HURLEY: [pauses] No. You're playing one of your mind games. They would never trust you.

BEN: In their defense, I am not an easy person to trust. But they came around when they realized we all want the same thing.

HURLEY: What's that?

BEN: To go back to the island. Come with us Hugo. And this will be over and you can stop hiding. You can stop worrying about the stories and the deceptions. If you come with me, you won't ever have to lie again.

[Hurley looks at Ben as he ponders what he has just heard.]

BEN: Please?

[Ben walks a little closer to Hurley.]

BEN: Let me help you.

[Hurley just looks at Ben. Ben breaks a small, quick smile.]

HURLEY: Never dude!

[Hurley runs out the front door toward the policemen in the blue car.]

HURLEY: Hey! Hey you got me! That's right you got me.

[Hurley raises both hands. The policemen get out of the car. They draw their g*n.]

POLICEMAN: Stop police! Step toward me. Slowly drop down to your knees.

HURLEY: [being handcuffed] I'm a m*rder. I k*lled four people. Three people. However many are d*ad. I k*lled them. I k*lled them all. Just, just get me away from here. 

POLICEMAN: You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you. You have the right to speak to an attorney and have one present during any questioning.

HURLEY: Just get me outta here.

[Ben walks back into the house. Hurley watches and smirks at Ben. Switch to the jungle. Juliet is thrown to the ground. Jones is aiming a r*fle at her.]

SOLDIER JONES: I am going to make this quite simple for you. You're going to tell me what you are doing. How many of there you are and how you got here. 

SAWYER: Let her go.

SOLDIER JONES: Unless you are answering my questions, don't speak. I want you to tell me everything or I'll cut off her other hand. 

JULIET: What?

SAWYER: Other?

SOLDIER JONES: The first one's isn't negotiable. It’s just to illustrate how serious I am.

[Another soldier pull out Juliet's right arm and makes her wrist visible. The soldier with the machete raises his arm at the ready to chop off Juliet's hand.]

SAWYER: Wait! Hold on! Chill out! We're not supposed to be here. Somethin' happening to the island. There are these flashes….

SOLDIER JONES: Do it! 

JULIET: No!

SAWYER: Wait a second! I'll tell you what ever you want to know.

SOLDIER JONES: Do it!

JULIET: [screams]No! 

[A thud is heard as Jones is h*t from behind and falls. Attention is drawn from Juliet. Sawyer jumps the second soldier. Juliet grabs the r*fle. Sawyer punches out the second soldier. As the soldier with the machete is about to cleave Sawyer he is stopped by a Kn*fe to his abdomen. He falls to the ground. Sawyer is surprised. Juliet hears footsteps from the jungle and aims the r*fle in that direction. Locke limps from the jungle and retrieves his Kn*fe from the d*ad soldier's abdomen.]

LOCKE: James. Juliet.

[Sawyer and Juliet are relieved.]

LOCKE: Nice to see ya.

[Switch to a darkened room. There is a very large pendulum swinging. The clicking of a woman's heels is heard. A hooded figure stops at a chalkboard and starts writing equations. She writes, she erases and continues to write. She stops and walks over to an old computer monitor. The screen is green and the characters are white. She starts keying. A map of the world shows the east coasts of North and South America and the West Coasts of Europe and Africa. She continues to key in. There are points flashing on the screen between the continents. Behind her we see that it is a Foucault pendulum. EVENT WINDOW DETERMINED flashes on the computer monitor. The woman turns and watches the scribing of the pendulum. She turns back to the monitor and continues keying in. She rises again, with a flashlight, and leaves the area. She opens a heavy metal hatch type door and continues to the spiral stairs. She climbs up. When she exits the stairs there is the flickering of candles. She is in a church. Ben is lighting a candle, hears her, turns and walks to her. The woman places linens on a table then removes her hood to show a head of white hair. She unfolds linens.]

BEN: Any luck?

WOMAN: Yes.

BEN: Really?

WOMAN: Really. What about you?

BEN: I'm having some difficulty.

WOMAN: Hmm? You better get busy because you only have seventy hours.

BEN: What? No, no that's not enough time. I need at least…

WOMAN: What you need is irrelevant.

[The woman turns around. It is Ms. Hawking.

MS. HAWKING: Seventy hours is what you've got. 

BEN: Look, I lost Reyes tonight.

[Ms. Hawking scrunches her eyebrows a bit.]

BEN: So what happens if I can't get them all to come back?

MS. HAWKING: Then God helps us all.

[END]
{"type": "series", "show": "Lost", "episode": "5x02 - The Lie"}