Cassidy cannot understand why "they" would go back to the island. Kate says, "Jack says that we weren't supposed to leave." Cassidy says, "Jack sounds like a piece of work." Poor Jack. I've got to admit I'm somewhat fond of him. But I know him for what he is. I mean, even if you remove the beard of fug and his actions while actively addicted to pain pills, I can understand why people who lived with him might get annoyed with or angry at him. But Cassidy's an outsider, so why doesn't she just shut it? Ahem. The wee Jack who lives in my medicine cabinet blows me kisses, then snuggles down inside a package of cotton balls. He's just scrubbed for surgery, so they're still sterile. Don't worry. Cassidy pours a shot of booze into her coffee cup, or Kate's, or possibly both, and tells Kate to drink up and take a nap. She'll keep an eye on Aaron. Kate hugs a sofa pillow to her chest, because she's intimidated by Cassidy's aggressive cleavage, and then confesses, "I lost him." She fills Cassidy in on Aaron's disappearing act at the supermarket. "And, you know, the crazy thing is, is that as scared as I was, I wasn't surprised. All I could think was, 'It's about time'." She wonders aloud why she'd expect Aaron to be taken. Cassidy, BFF that she is, says, "Because you took him, Kate." Remind me why these two are still friends? Kate explains that Claire actually left Aaron in the jungle and that Kate had to take him. "He needed me." Cassidy says, "You needed him. Sawyer broke your heart. How else were you supposed to fix it?" Oh please, just shut up, Cassidy. The cameraman comes to my rescue and we jump to...

The Island; Sonic Fence; 1977: Sawyer plugs the seekrit code into the sonic fence security thingamabob and asks Kate how she ever thought she'd be able to carry a 12 year old boy all the way out to the Others. Kate points out that the "line" is just across the way. Sawyer says, "Well, they ain't right on the other side." They look at Ben, and Sawyer adds that they'd better get moving. Kate wants to know why Sawyer's helping her. "When I found out Ben was gone, and Juliet told me what you were up to, I asked that exact damn question: 'Why are you helping Ben?' and she said no matter what he's gonna grow up to be, it's wrong to let a kid die." He reaches in and gently picks up Ben. "So, that's why I'm doing this." He looks down at the boy who's bleeding through his bandages. "I'm doing it for her." Ooh, burn. I'm not sure I believe him. I mean, I don't think he's lying to Kate, but he might be lying to himself. He's a con artist; it's hard to tell. Kate takes this in as she shuts the bus door, and they walk across the D.M.Z. and to Ben's fate, because whatever happened, happened, y'all.