Previously on LOST: Jack was warned not to cross the line, Locke saw a map on the blast door and Henry may or may not have pushed the button.
Things open with Rose and Bernard putting away the groceries, as it were. All the new officially licensed Dharma food is being put in its place on the shelves someone built and Bernard can't quite believe it. Is he the only one who wonders where, why and how the food got there? Is he the only one who still wants to be rescued?
Over in Station Three of the Dharma Initiative, Locke is trying to draw the map he saw from memory, but is having little luck. The alarm is sounding but he is so preoccupied, that Jack has to remind him to push the button. Or maybe the button just isn't a priority for Locke anymore.
Outside the armory, Ana-Lucia informs Jack that Henry hasn't eaten or spoken for two days. Jack enters and begins to change the dressing on Henry's wound. He mentions the plan Henry talked about at breakfast the other day and thinks it's a good idea. He plans to go cross the line and offer a trade for Walt. As Jack leaves, Henry finally speaks coldly and matter-of-factly. "They'll never give you Walt." Cue creepy LOST title screen.
It's wintertime in flashback country and Rose's car is stuck in a snow bank. Bernard helps push her out of it and ends up face down in the snow. Afterward, they introduce themselves. Just as Bernard is about to drive away in his own car, Rose calls to him and invites him on a coffee date. Bernard happily accepts. This scene is what the movie biz calls a Meet cute.
In the present, Bernard is in a much better mood now. He finds Hurley and asks him to help round up all the extras, who apparently have names! Rose asks him what's going on. "I've got an idea," he answers with a wink.
As Jack packs for his trip, Ana-Lucia asks him if he wants her to come. He glances over at the frazzled looking Locke and tells her to stay and watch him. Ana-Lucia hands the doctor her gun and warns him not to go out there alone.
Jack then teleports over to the beach and finds Kate and Sawyer. He states his plan, but surprises Sawyer by inviting Kate along instead of him. Sawyer is even further irritated when he learns that Jack already has a gun. Kate happily accepts the invitation and they leave Sawyer alone to chew on that.
Elsewhere, Bernard reveals his own plan to the group. He wants to build a gigantic sign on the beach to alert planes and satellites to their presence. Most heads nod in agreement that this is a good idea, but Rose protests, saying they should ask Jack first. Bernard is perturbed and pulls his wife aside. She tells him that she doesn't want him giving these people false hope. He scoffs and returns to the group, more determined than ever to put his plans in motion.
Bernard flashes back to a fancy restaurant he visited with his date. On bended knee, he proposes, but Rose leaves him hanging down there. She grimly reveals that she is dying of cancer and has only a year to live. Bernard gets off the floor and asks her to answer the question. Realizing the short amount of time they have together is not an issue for him, Rose happily accepts Bernard's proposal.
In the present, Bernard asks Mr. Eko and Charlie if they will help him, but they decline. They are busy building a church, which Bernard thinks is utterly ridiculous. He thinks they don't want to be saved, but Eko reminds him that people can be saved in different ways.
Back in Station Three, a frustrated Locke crumples up another failed attempt at the map and limps over to the armory. Ana-Lucia won't let him in because they are unarmed so Locke has to shout through the door. He really, really, really needs to know if Henry pushed the button. Inside the armory, a still silent Henry creepily smiles with satisfaction at how deep he has gotten inside Locke's head.
Bernard returns to his meeting spot to find that his number of helpers has dwindled. Anyway, he wants to use black rocks from a lava field to build the letters, but no one seems too keen on doing all that heavy lifting. As his troops begin to grumble, Bernard insists that they get to work. Conveniently, he has kept the easy letter-tracing job for himself.
Bernard flashes back to the Australian outback where he took Rose on their honeymoon. She is not sure why they would honeymoon in the middle of nowhere, so he happily shows her why. He wants her to see a faith healer who might rid her of her cancer. Rose is very upset, saying that she has made her peace with what is happening. "Well, I haven't," Bernard answers. He asks her to please try it for him.
In the present, Bernard is desperately trying to recruit Sawyer for the sign project, but he also declines. Bernard approaches his wife, expecting her to gloat over his failure. She thinks (correctly) that he might have a management problem. He replies that he always has to try to do something and if he didn't, she wouldn't be there. Rose walks away from him as Bernard looks regretful about what he just said.
In the jungle, Kate admits to being flattered by Jack's invite. He responds that he only took her along because the Others clearly don't want her. She speculates that she and Jack are damaged goods and therefore unworthy of being kidnapped. Kate stops when she sees a doll on the ground. Jack warns her not to touch it, but gets there only in time for them to both become caught in the net trap. Guess her tracking skills are a little off today.
Things are tight and full of sexual tension in the net, but Kate manages to get the gun out of Jack's back pocket. She takes a shot at the rope but misses badly. Jack takes the gun from her and hits the rope in one shot, knocking them to the ground and freeing them.
Back at the beach, Bernard returns to his sign with a bag full of rocks to find that Jin, the only helper left, is not doing things to his liking. Jin walks off and though Bernard apologizes and begs him to help for Rose's sake, Jin does not come back to work.
Elsewhere, Rose finds Locke sitting on the beach. She is surprised that he is out of the hatch, and he replies that he is done with it. She tells him that he is just frustrated by his injury. He says he will be healed in four weeks, but Rose looks at him knowingly and tells him they both know it will not take that long.
Rose flashes back to her visit with the faith healer. She is barely seated before he insists there is nothing he can do for her. He harnasses the magnetic power of this spot on the earth and uses it to heal people, but this is not the right spot for her. Rose is not disappointed since she didn't expect anything, but when she watches her husband through the window, she realizes he will be devastated. So she decides to tell him that she has been cured.
In the jungle, Kate finally gets around to telling Jack about the empty medical hatch she found with Claire. When he wonders why she wasn't forthcoming with the information, she says she was waiting to be invited back in the club. Before they can argue, Jack realizes that they have reached the right spot. He begins shouting to the Others, but gets no immediate answer. He looks silly and Kate thinks they can't hear him but he is determined to wait them out.
At the beach, Rose brings her hard-working husband some supper along with an apology. She admits she lied to him about the faith healer but that doesn't mean she wasn't healed anyway.
Rose flashes back to the airport where she ruffles through her bag and drops a bottle of pills. As it rolls along the floor it is scooped up and handed back to her by the wheelchair bound Locke. In voice over, Rose explains that it was the island that cured her. Bernard now understands that Rose does not want to be rescued and vows that they will remain on the island for the rest of their days.
In Station Three, Ana-Lucia finds Locke in a much better mood. He doesn't say it, but his faith in the island was restored when he was reminded of it by Rose. He returns to his post at the computer with a renewed determination to recreate the map.
Night has fallen and in the jungle, the wait for the Others continues. Kate tells Jack that she is sorry that she kissed him. "I'm not," Jack replies. Before they can lean in and relive that moment, they hear a noise. Someone is coming toward them. Someone stumbles and collapses at their feet. That someone is Michael.
In three weeks: Michael has seen where the Others live and thinks they can be taken out. It might be time to restart Jack's army training.
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