Starring: Nestor Carbonell, Matthew Fox, Daniel Dae Kim, Josh Holloway, Evangeline Lilly, Yunjin Kim, Terry O’Quinn

Jack, Kate, and Sawyer are prisoners of the mysterious “Others.” After their captors drug them and take blood samples, they are held in separate areas. The camp leaders–Ben (Henry Gale), Mr. Friendly and a new woman, Juliet–try to make the castaways adjust to their new circumstances.
Flashbacks reveal more about Jack’s past with his father and his wife Sarah.

Sun and Jin’s lives are put in danger when Sayid tries to locate Jack and the other missing castaways. Sayid also creates a plan in order to get the attention of the “Others” on the beach. Meanwhile, Henry (i.e. Ben) gives Jack an offer that is very tempting in exchange for his cooperation. Lastly, Kate and Sawyer must adjust to harsh conditions that are being forced upon them by “The Others.”

Locke, Eko and Desmond are found scattered about the island after the implosion of the hatch. Locke receives a message from the Island asking him to fix the situation he caused.

Hurley returns to the beach camp to report the imprisonment of Kate, Jack and Sawyer by the Others.

Desmond has been fundamentally altered by the implosion, giving him a mysterious new power.

The Others prevent Sawyer and Kate from escaping, leaving Sawyer perplexed by the extent of the measures taken to keep them imprisoned. Jack is asked to use his medical training to save the life of one of the Others. At the beach, Desmond’s strange behavior attracts attention. He begins to construct a mysterious device.

A delirious Eko wrestles with past demons; some of the castaways go to the Pearl station to find a computer they can use to locate Jack, Kate and Sawyer; Jack does not know who to trust when two of the Others are at odds with each other.

Jack makes a decision regarding Ben’s offer. Sawyer’s life is placed in danger when Pickett decides to make good on his threat. Locke discovers a hidden message that may help unlock the island’s secrets. Kate recalls memories from the past, which caused her to make an important choice.

Jack has the Others in a desperate situation as he holds Ben’s life in his hands. Meanwhile, Kate and Sawyer try to escape from their captors. Flashbacks reveal Juliet’s past as a medical researcher in Miami.

After Desmond rescues Claire from drowning, Charlie gets Hurley to help him find out why Desmond has seemed able to predict the future. Desmond recalls exactly what took place in the moments after he turns the key, where he experienced a strange vision of his life prior to his Army days.

As Kate and Sawyer journey back to the main island with Karl, who is exhibiting effects of the brainwashing video, they argue over whether to go back and save Jack. On Hydra island, as Juliet’s fate rests in his hands and a power struggle within the Others ensues, Jack recollects the time he spent in Phuket, Thailand and his relationship with Achara, a mysterious tattoo artist.

Kate is still struggling over their decision to leave Jack in the hands of the Others as she and Sawyer return to their camp. Meanwhile, Hurley finds an old van in the jungle and attempts to use it to help a fellow survivor in need of faith and hope. Flashbacks reveal more of Hurley’s tumultuous past with the numbers curse.