vonnegut
08-17-07, 11:07 PM
Episode 16 - One of Us
Written by: Drew Goddard and Carlton Cuse
Directed by: Jack Bender
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[Jack, Sayid, Kate, and Juliet are walking across the island. They pause after crossing a stream.]
SAYID: It's getting late. This is a good place to make camp.
JACK: I'll get some firewood.
KATE: I'll go with you.
[Kate and Jack go off alone and begin collecting firewood.]
KATE: You want to talk about it?
JACK: About what?
KATE: About the week you spent over there with them.
JACK: Well, after you left I'd, uh, I'd made a deal with them that if I took care of Ben that they'd let me off the island. So I just kept my head down, did what I was supposed to. And I didn't ask any questions.
KATE: And that's it?
JACK:That's it.
[Scene switches to Sayid and Juliet by the stream. Juliet dips a cloth into the stream and washes off her neck. Sayid comes over to sit near her.]
JULIET: Ok. Let's have it.
SAYID: I want to know what you people are doing on this island. Why you are terrorizing us, making lists, kidnapping children. I want to know everything. But the first thing I'd like to know is... who are you?
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet and Rachel drive up to a compound of buildings and stop at a security gatepost. They are approached by a guard, and Juliet rolls down her window.]
JULIET: Hi! I'm Juliet Burke. I'm with Mittelos Bioscience.
GUARD: I'll let Mr. Alpert know you're here.
JULIET:Thank you.
[Juliet rolls the window back up as he walks away.]
RACHEL: Well!
[They giggle.]
RACHEL: I think they're taking this whole 'Corporate Secrecy' thing a little too seriously.
JULIET: I'm never going to fit in with these people.
[There is a knock on the window-- it is Ethan. Juliet rolls the window down.]
ETHAN: Hey there, Dr. Burke. If you pop the trunk I'll get your bags.
JULIET: Thank you.
[The gate opens, and Richard walks up, opening Juliet's car door.]
RICHARD: Ah, you managed to find us!
JULIET: I didn't even know they had an airport out here!
[She gets out of the car.]
RICHARD: Oh, I know. It surprises everyone. [Looking over the car at Rachel] Hi. You must be Rachel. Richard Alpert.
RACHEL: Nice to meet you.
RICHARD: Thank you for letting us borrow your sister for a few months.
RACHEL: Just promise me you'll bring her back in one piece.
RICHARD: [Chuckling] Well, we'll do our best. [Speaking to Juliet]. Uh, so listen it's, uh, it's a security thing. Uh, we have to take you in the rest of the way. So... whenever you're ready we'll be waiting right over here. But, please take your time. [Shaking Rachel's hand] A pleasure to meet you.
RACHEL: Thanks.
RICHARD: Thank you.
[Juliet hands Rachel the car keys.]
RACHEL: It's better this way.
JULIET: Is this a mistake? I shouldn't go. What if you get sick again?
RACHEL: I won't. The cancer's gone. And... I'm 100 percent preggers thanks to you.
JULIET: I'll be back.
RACHEL: Yes, I know.
JULIET: Before you give birth, I promise.
RACHEL: I know. Don't worry about us. Okay?
JULIET: Okay.
RACHEL: You spent your whole life working to get here. So, don't blow it.
JULIET: I love you.
RACHEL: I love you.
[They hug each other.]
JULIET: Okay.
RACHEL: Go make us proud.
[Juliet gets in the van, waving goodbye to Rachel.]
[Scene returns to Juliet and Sayid by the stream.]
SAYID: Who are you?
JULIET: If I told you who I was, if I told you everything that I know... you'd kill me.
SAYID: What do you think I'll do if you don't?
JACK: [Returning with firewood] Leave her alone.
SAYID: Sooner or later she'll answer my questions.
JACK: She'll answer your questions when she's ready. And you'll wait until she is. She's under my protection.
[Sayid, Kate, and Jack exchange looks.]
[LOST symbol/chimes]
[On the beach. Charlie walks up from the shore and hears Aaron crying in Claire's tent.]
CHARLIE: Claire? Claire? Claire?
[He walks up to the tent, and takes crying Aaron out of his crib.]
CHARLIE: Speaking in a soothing voice] Oh. Oh...what is it? Oh, it's okay. Shh shh. Hey, now, it's okay. It's okay.
[He looks around and sees Claire sleeping.]
CHARLIE: Claire? Hey! Claire! You okay?
CLAIRE: [Sleepily] Charlie. What's going on?
CHARLIE: Didn't you hear Aaron?
CLAIRE: Is he okay?
CHARLIE: No, he's okay, he's okay. Are you all right?
CLAIRE: Yeah, I just... just feel a little bit off. I didn't sleep well. I can't believe I didn't hear him crying!
CHARLIE: Well maybe you're coming down with something. Well, why don't you let me take Aaron and you get some more rest?
CLAIRE: Yeah, do you mind?
CHARLIE: Absolutely!
[Claire lies back down]
CLAIRE: I won't sleep long.
[Back to Jack, Juliet, Sayid, and Kate walking across the island. Sayid and Kate walk ahead while Jack and Juliet tag along behind.]
JULIET: I guess it's no use asking them to wait up, huh?
JACK: They'll come around, just give them some time.
JULIET: My people kept Sayid chained to a swing set for three days. Then I dragged Kate to the jungle, handcuffed myself to her and lied about it. How much time do you think they need?
JACK: Be back to our beach in a couple of hours. They'll probably be over it by then.
[They chuckle.]
JACK: You nervous?
JULIET: Hell yes.
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet and Richard walk through what looks like the lobby of an office building.]
RICHARD: I know that, uh, six months sounds like an eternity, but you're going to be amazed at how time flies once you're there.
JULIET: I can't wait to find out where 'there' is.
ETHAN: Dr. Burke? [He calls them over to a few chairs grouped around a table.] Want to have a seat? I'd like to take some of your vitals. If that's okay with you?
JULIET: Yeah... sure.
[She sits down next to Ethan as Richard walks over to a counter, pouring juice out of a pitcher.]
RICHARD: Everyone in the company is really excited about you coming down, Dr. Burke. And I think your research is really going to have a major impact on us.
[As Ethan takes Juliet's blood pressure, Richard shakes powder into the glass of juice and brings it over to her.]
JULIET: What is that?
RICHARD: That is orange juice with a considerable amount of tranquilizer mixed in.
JULIET: You want me to drink it?
RICHARD: Oh, yes! You're going to want to be asleep for the trip, Dr. Burke.
ETHAN: [Smiling] It can be kind of intense.
JULIET: Uh...okay. I was fine with signing all of your paperwork, fine with agreeing to not talk to anyone in my life for six months, fine with the fact that no one in the medical community has ever heard of Mittelos Bioscience--
RICHARD: Well... why were you fine?
JULIET: What?
RICHARD: Why were you fine with those things? It seems like quite a leap for a job opportunity. I mean, we're not paying you that much. I think you're fine because deep down, part of you knows that the place we're taking you to is special.
JULIET: Special, huh?
RICHARD: Let me ask you something, Juliet. [He sits down.] You took a woman, your own sister, whose reproductive system was ravaged by chemotherapy, who was sterile, and you made her pregnant. You created life where life wasn't supposed to be. That's a gift, Juliet. You have a gift. Now, don't you feel you're meant to do something significant with it? Where we're going, you can do just that.
JULIET:Where exactly are we going?
RICHARD: [Interrupting] I can't tell you that. What I can tell you is that you'll see things there that you never imagined. Now, no one is forcing you to do anything. So, if you change your mind, we're happy to take you back to--
[He breaks off as Juliet suddenly grabbed the cup of juice and chugs it all at once.]
ETHAN: Um, you probably shouldn't have drunk that so fast...
[Ethan and Richard exchange looks, as Juliet passes out. The screen goes fuzzy, then black.]
[Juliet's eyes open. She is strapped down on a cot. She panics, and a curtain is drawn aside, revealing Ethan.]
ETHAN: Morning.
[Juliet gasps, seemingly disoriented.]
ETHAN: No no no. It's ok. [Chuckling] You'll be hoarse for a few hours but it gets better as the day goes on.
[He pulls off the straps holding her down.]
ETHAN: Sorry I had to strap you in, but the last leg is always a little bumpy. Watch your head! Give me your hand.
[He helps her up off of the cot. Slowly, she follows him down the corridor of a submarine, stopping by the ladder leading outside.]
ETHAN: We're here!
JULIET: [Hoarsely] Here, where?
[He points up, and she begins to climb out of the sub, emerging on her knees on a dock. She gets to her feet and looks around at the island, as Ben walks down the dock towards her.]
BEN: Hello Dr. Burke. My name is Benjamin Linus.
[They shake hands.]
BEN: I'm really looking forward to working with you. Watch your step here.
[She walks with him down the dock.]
[Back on the beach at camp, Hurley is cooking food over a fire as Charlie, holding Aaron, looks on.]
CHARLIE: Hey, whoa! That's too much water. It's going to be all soggy.
HURLEY:It's oatmeal, dude. It's supposed to be soggy.
[Sawyer approaches.]
SAWYER:Well, if it ain't three men and a baby.
[They look up at him.]
SAWYER:I counted Hugo twice.
[Hurley gives him a dirty look.]
SAWYER:Aw, what? Come on, I used your name!
[Claire approaches, looking dazed and ill.]
CLAIRE: Hey. Does anybody know where there's any aspirin?
DESMOND: Claire, you don't look so good.
CHARLIE: What you doing up? You're meant to be in bed.
CLAIRE: Yeah, no, I know. It's... my head's pounding
SAWYER: I got you covered. Two aspirin coming right up.
CLAIRE: Thank you.
[Sawyer walks away, then stops as he sees Jack walking out of the jungle.]
SAWYER: Son of a bitch.
SUN: Jack? It's Jack!
[Sawyer gives a sappy look as Kate emerges behind Jack. All people from the camp walk over and everyone starts hugging. As Sawyer gives Kate a big old hug, Juliet walks out from the jungle.]
SAWYER: [Angry] What the hell is she doing here!
[Commercial break.]
[Juliet sits cross-legged by herself on the beach. Hurley walks over and sits by her.]
HURLEY: Hey.
JULIET: Hey.
HURLEY: Sooo. You're like... one of Them, huh?
JULIET: I'm Juliet.
HURLEY: I don't remember you from the dock. Where you put bags on our heads. After you shocked us.
JULIET: I had the day off.
HURLEY: So, I hear you're a doctor.
JULIET: I'm really more of a researcher.
HURLEY: Uh huh.
JULIET: They send you over here to keep an eye on me?
[Hurley nods.]
JULIET: Ok.
HURLEY: The last one of you guys that came over here? Ethan? He kidnapped Claire and... Charlie got upset. [Nodding down the beach] We buried him over there.
[Juliet looks over, then faces forward again.]
[FLASHBACK]
[During a surgery, with numerous doctors and observers. There is a "flat-line" sound. One of the doctors near the patient takes down his surgical mask. It is Ethan.]
ETHAN: She's gone, Juliet. She's dead.
[Juliet also pulls down her mask, appearing about to cry.]
GOODWIN: [Also one of the doctors, he speaks to Juliet] Hey, it's okay. You tried. Why don't you go ahead and take off. I'll talk to Ben.
[Juliet sits on some rocks by the shore. Ben approaches.]
BEN: It was Sabine's choice to get pregnant.
[He sits down beside her.]
BEN: She knew she was taking a risk.
JULIET: I think it happens at conception. And if that's the case there's nothing I can do about it. At least not here.
BEN: I'm not sure I understand.
JULIET: The only way to see if I'm right is to take a woman off the island, back to Miami...
BEN:You're not taking anybody off the island.
JULIET: In that case, there's nothing more I can do. I know you put a lot of faith in me, Ben. And I'm sorry I couldn't help you. My sister's giving birth in three months and I haven't even been able to call her. It's time for me to go home.
[Juliet stands up.]
BEN: Your sister won't be giving birth in three months, Juliet. [He stands and turns towards her.] She'll be dead before then. Her cancer is back.
[Ben reaches into his bag and pulls out a file, which he hands to Juliet. She steps away, looking through it.]
JULIET: Where did you get this?
BEN: Mikhail. I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner. I just didn't see what good it would do...
JULIET: [Yelling] What good it would do?! I could have gone home! I could have been with her!
BEN: You still can. You can go home, Juliet. Be with her in her final days. Or you can stay here and help me with our problem.
JULIET: Why would I stay?
BEN: Because if you do, I will cure your sister's cancer.
JULIET: I'm supposed to take that on faith?
BEN: You've been here for six months. You've done extensive workups on all of us. Have you seen even a trace of cancer?
JULIET: That's here! And being that you won't let me bring my sister here I'm going to need more...
BEN: Jacob said he would take care of it himself. Unless, of course, you don't have faith in him.
[Juliet appears stunned.]
BEN: Every woman on this island needs you. If you choose to stay... I promise you, we will save Rachel's life.
[Back on the beach, at night. The losties converse around a fire.]
SUN: Trust her? She's one of them!
JACK: Not anymore. They left her behind.
CHARLIE: Oh yeah, where'd they go?
JACK: I told you I don't know.
SAWYER: Maybe we'd better ask her?
JACK: She doesn't know either.
SAWYER: Here's a wacky idea, let's sic our resident Iraqi on her. Let him do what he does and then see what she says.
SAYID: No. I don't do that anymore.
SAWYER: Well ain't that convenient.
SAYID: But I don't trust her, Jack. If she's so innocent why won't she answer our questions?
CHARLIE: [Speaking to Claire who walks up to the group] Hey.
JACK: Give her some time, she's afraid.
SAYID: How much time?
JACK: Look, the fact that I trust her should be enough.
SAYID: It's not.
DESMOND: Where did Locke go?
JACK: He went with them... right after he destroyed the sub. The sub that was gonna take me off this island.
HURLEY: What?
SAWYER: They were gonna let you go?
JACK: Yeah.
SAWYER: Said who?
JACK: Ben.
SAWYER: Ben... whose life you saved.
KATE: Sawyer, lay off.
SAWYER: Should've let that bug-eyed bastard die.
KATE: Yeah, well he did it for us.
SAWYER: Sounds like he did it for him.
KATE: James.
JACK: Something you want to ask me Sawyer?
SAWYER: Yeah Jack, I want to ask you why you're fighting every single one of us and sticking up for one of them.
JACK: Look, I spent every moment over there trying to find a way off this island...
CHARLIE: [Quietly speaking to Claire while Jack talks] Claire?
JACK: I was trying to help all of us... trying to get us rescued.
CHARLIE: [Quietly speaking to Claire while Jack talks] Claire? [Frantically, as Claire passes out, looking ill] Jack! Something wrong with Claire!
[Jack rushes over, as the group of losties start murmuring.]
JACK: Right, right. Put her head back. Put her head back.
CHARLIE: Okay, okay, okay.
JACK: Let's get her up. Let's get her up.
CHARLIE: Claire? Claire?
[Jack and Charlie lift Claire and carry her off.]
JACK: How long she been like this?
CHARLIE: Uh, she started feeling bad this morning
JACK: Before we got back was she showing any symptoms at all?
CHARLIE: No, she was fine.
JACK: What about water? Has she been drinking enough water?
CHARLIE: I think so. Yeah.
JACK: Alright. Keep that head up.
[They lay her down and Jack examines her.]
JULIET: [To Jin and Sun] What happened to her?
JIN: [Says something in Korean]
SUN: He said, 'What do you care?'
[Juliet runs up to Kate.]
JULIET: Kate, I need your help. I need you to go and get Jack.
KATE: Well, he's busy right now.
JULIET: Please, I have to talk to him.
KATE: You want to tell me why you need Jack?
JULIET: Because I think I know what's wrong with Claire.
KATE: Why?
JULIET: Because I did it to her.
[Commercial break.]
[The losties watch from a distance as Jack, Kate, and Juliet talk.]
SAWYER: Giving you a bad feeling in your stomach?
[Sayid looks at him, saying nothing.]
SAWYER:Yeah, me too.
[Scene switches to Juliet, Jack, and Kate talking.]
JULIET: Claire's immunity system is turning on her. She's having a latent reaction to a medication in her blood stream.
JACK: What medication?
JULIET: It was designed to keep her alive during the late stages of her pregnancy.
JACK: Designed by who?
JULIET: By me. For some reason, the women here can't have babies. The mother's body turns on the pregnancy, treats it as a foreign invader. I saw it happen over and over. Every pregnant woman on this island died. [Kate suddenly looks over to Jin and Sun.] That is, every pregnant woman until Claire.
JACK: What did you do to her?
JULIET: One of our people infiltrated your camp and began taking blood samples, right after your plane crashed.
[There is a quick flashback as she speaks of Ethan covering a sleeping Claire's mouth and injecting her with a needle.]
KATE: [Realizing] Ethan.
JULIET: Even though Claire didn't conceive on this island, we found that her symptoms were consistent with the previous mothers, so we tried to save her life.
JACK: By kidnapping her.
JULIET: No, that wasn't supposed to happen. She was our control case. I had developed a serum that I thought would reverse what was happening to her. Ethan was administering the injections...but, then you found out that he wasn't on the plane.
[Quick flashback to Hurley approaching Jack as she speaks]
HURLEY: The census. I interviewed everyone. One of them isn't in the manifest. He wasn't on the plane.]
JULIET: So, he improvised.
[Flashback of Ethan approaching Charlie and Claire.]
[ETHAN: Hello there.]
[Flashes of Ethan as a doctor, Claire, injections.]
JULIET: He kidnapped her on his own. That was never the plan. Look, I know how this sounds, but without those injections, Claire would have died. Without the serum she's going into a form of withdrawal and if I don't treat her quickly, her immune system could shut down entirely. Jack, I can fix this. I just need the serum. Ethan kept a stash of medical supplies near the caves where you used to live. If I go right now, I can be back before it's too late.
JACK: Do it. Get moving.
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet sits in bed, wrapped naked in the blanket, eating.]
GOODWIN: Where are you?
JULIET: In bed... with you.
GOODWIN: [Laughing] Uh huh. And where were you?
JULIET: I was just realizing that tomorrow I will have been on this island for three years.
GOODWIN: Hmmm.
[He kisses her.]
GOODWIN: Well...
[He kisses her again.]
GOODWIN: ...then I'd better bake a cake.
[There is a knock on the door.]
JULIET: Stay here.
[Scene switches to Juliet looking at X-Rays, consternation in her face. Goodwin walks into the room.]
GOODWIN: What have you got there?
JULIET: Karl developed some x-rays for me.
GOODWIN: What's wrong?
[Juliet walks out of her house, passing other Others in their village. She knocks on Ben's door.]
BEN: Hi.
JULIET: Can I come in?
BEN: Of course.
[He lets her in.]
BEN: I was just finishing Carrie. Still don't know why you picked it, but boy is it depressing.
JULIET: You have a tumor.
BEN: [Stunned] What?
JULIET: When you told me about your back pain I said that I would take some x-rays to see if it was a small fracture or a herniated disk...but that's not your problem.
[She takes X-Rays out of a folder and hands them to him.]
JULIET: Your problem is a large tumor surrounding your L-4 vertebrae.
[He examines the X-Rays, looking stunned.]
JULIET: You're surprised.
BEN: Well, you just told me that I have cancer, Juliet, of course I'm surprised.
JULIET: No, I told you that you have a tumor.
[He walks past her into the kitchen, and begins pouring a glass of water.]
JULIET: Why are you scared?
BEN: I'm not scared.
JULIET: Why are you scared, Ben? You said no one on this island ever had cancer. You told me that.
BEN: I know what I told you, Juliet.
JULIET: [Her voice raising] You told me you could fix it! You said that! You said that you cured my sister! You lied to me!
BEN: [Defensive] No I did not lie to you.
JULIET: If you can cure cancer, Ben, then why do you have it?
BEN: I don't know.
[He raises the glass of water, and Juliet slaps it out of his hand, advancing on him.]
JULIET: [Nearly screaming] I want to talk to her. I want to talk to Rachel! I want to talk to her, now!
BEN: It's not gonna happen, Juliet, but I can promise you that Rachel is fine.
JULIET: [Close to crying] You never cured her!
BEN: I did!
JULIET: You're a liar!
BEN: No, Juliet!
JULIET: [Screaming] You lied to me!
BEN: I told you the truth! I gave you my word.
JULIET: [Crying] I don't...
[She collapses, crying on his shoulder.]
JULIET: [Crying] I want to go home. I want to go home, Ben. Please. Can't you please just let me go home?
BEN: No.
[He walks away as she lays her head on the kitchen counter and cries.]
[Back in present time, Juliet hurries through the jungle. She sees a mark carved into a tree, and turns to uncover a case hidden in the undergrowth, starting to open it.]
SAYID: Step away from the case.
[She looks up and sees Sayid and Sawyer approaching.]
JULIET: Listen to me Sayid.
SAYID: Step back.
JULIET: It's full of medical supplies. They're for Claire. Jack knows all about it.
SAWYER: Jack ain't here right now, is he?
[Sawyer opens the case, looking inside.]
JULIET: I'm telling you the truth.
SAYID: You said earlier if you told me everything you knew, I'd kill you. I'm going to test the validity of that statement.
SAWYER: He means talk.
JULIET: We don't have time for this.
SAWYER: We cleared our schedules. We got all the time in the world.
JULIET: You know what's interesting? That you two are now the camp's moral police. I'm curious, Sayid. How long was it before you told everyone on that beach exactly how many people you've tortured in your life? Do they know about Basra? And I'm sure the first thing you did when you got here, James, was to gather everyone in a circle and tell them about the man you shot in cold blood the night before you got on the plane. So why don't we just skip the part where you two pretend to be righteous. I'm taking that medication back to Claire. And you're gonna let me. Because if she doesn't get it, she's gonna die. And the last thing that either of you need right now is more blood on your hands.
[She takes the case away from Sawyer and walks away.]
[FLASHBACK]
[The opening scene of "Tale of Two Cities," with Juliet listening to "Downtown" and setting up for the book club. The scene speeds through the book club meeting, slowing down as the plane falls apart in the sky.]
BEN: Goodwin. Ethan. There may actually be survivors and you're one of them. You're a passenger. You're in shock. Listen, learn, don't get involved. I want lists in three days. Go.
[Ben looks at the book in Juliet's hands.]
BEN: So I guess I'm out of the book club.
[She turns to walk away.]
BEN: Juliet? Juliet!
[She turns back towards him.]
BEN: I was looking for you this morning. You and I need to talk.
JULIET: Now?
BEN: We have some time. It's important. Take a walk with me.
[Scene switches to the two of them approaching the Flame Station.]
BEN: [Speaking into a walkie-talkie] Mikhail, we're here.
[There is no answer.]
BEN: He never has his walkie on.
JULIET: What are we doing here?
BEN: Something I need to show you.
BEN: Mikhail! It's Ben! I'm here with Juliet! We're approaching the house! Don't shoot us...
MIKHAIL: [From inside the station] Well hurry up then.
[Ben and Juliet enter the station.]
MIKHAIL: Did you see it?
BEN: A plane fell out of the sky, Mikhail... of course we saw it. What do you have so far?
MIKHAIL: Oceanic Flight 815. Left Sydney, Australia, headed for Los Angeles, 324 people on board including the flight crew.
BEN: I want detailed files on every single passenger.
MIKHAIL: Already working on it.
BEN: Can we uplink to Richard in Acadia Park please.
[Mikhail messes with some controls.]
BEN: [To Juliet] Yesterday, you called me a liar. I was hurt by that.
[Ben puts on headphones.]
BEN: Hello Richard, can you hear me?
[Juliet's attention is drawn to one of the screens in Mikhail's set up. It shows a Miami Journal.]
BEN: Notice today's date. This is live. Okay Richard.
[The screen pulls away from the newspaper to show Rachel playing in a playground with a young boy.]
JULIET: Oh my God. Oh my God.
[Juliet runs forward, touching the screen.]
JULIET: [Crying] Oh. Oh my God.
BEN: A little over two years ago, to everyone's surprise, Rachel's cancer went into complete remission. Shortly after, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. His name is Julian. [To the uplink] Okay thank you, Richard. You'll wanna get back here as soon as you can. We may have some new visitors.
[The screen goes dead.]
JULIET: [Crying] Oh God! No! No! No!
BEN: I'm not a liar, Juliet.
JULIET: [Crying] I want to go home.
BEN: That's not our agreement, you need to stay here until your work is finished.
JULIET: [Crying] It's impossible. The mothers keep dying.
BEN: Then we'll find more mothers. Who knows... maybe there's even one on that plane.
[Back on the beach, Jack tends to Claire as Charlie watches. Juliet comes running up with the case.]
CHARLIE: Wait. What are you doing? She's not touching Claire. She's the one who did this to her.
JACK: She can help her, Charlie.
CHARLIE: Says who? Her? How can you even trust her?
JACK: I do trust her. You trust me?
[Charlie looks away.]
JACK: Do you trust me?
CHARLIE: Yeah.
JACK: Give us a couple of minutes here, okay?
[Charlie leaves.]
JACK: How long before this takes effect?
JULIET: We should see results in a few hours.
[As she prepares and injection, Jack stops her.]
JACK: Juliet? If this doesn't work... if something happens to her... I'm not gonna be able to protect you anymore. You'll be on your own.
JULIET: I'm already on my own, Jack.
[She gives Claire the injection.]
[Commercial break.]
[Charlie wakes up as Claire rolls over, also waking.]
CLAIRE: What happened?
[Charlie looks at her, grinning.]
[Further down the beach, Juliet sits alone as Jack approaches with a bundle.]
JACK: I got a tarp, couple of blankets, airline pillows... [He sits down] It's not much, but it will get you started. Claire's awake. There's a lean-to we've been using for shade, and everyone says it will be alright if you set up camp there for now.
JULIET: Thank you.
JACK: They're good people. They're willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Uh... eventually they're gonna need some answers.
JULIET: Why don't you? You keep talking about them. Why don't I ever have to explain myself to you?
JACK: You were there. You were standing right next to me when that submarine exploded. In that moment I saw it in your eyes. You want to get off this island more than anything else in the world. Makes you one of us.
[Scene switches to Juliet setting up her tent.]
[FLASHBACK]
[Ben and Juliet sit in a dim room at Ben's house, him in his wheelchair.]
BEN: Let's go over it again.
JULIET: I know what to do
BEN: Let's go over it again, just to be sure.
JULIET: I drag Austen out into the jungle, handcuff myself to her, then tell her I was gassed, just like she was.
BEN: If she catches you in the lie?
JULIET: I'll admit to it, tell her it was the only way to earn her trust.
BEN: Good. What then?
JULIET: They'll take me back to the beach. [Quick scene-switches to Juliet setting up her tent, watching the other losties on the beach, as voice-over continues.] I know you want me to go there, but after everything we've done to them... it's going to be a problem.
BEN: We've activated the implant in Claire. She should be symptomatic within the next 48 hours. By the time you get to that camp, you'll have a nice big crisis to solve.
JULIET: I'll need supplies.
BEN: Pryce is already on his way. He'll hide the case at Ethan's old drop point. Tell Jack that you can save her. He trusts you.
[Juliet says nothing.]
BEN: Are you alright?
JULIET: I'm fine.
[Ben sets a gas mask on the table and begins to wheel away.]
BEN: See you in a week.
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[I]Again, if you see any inconsistencies, or have a suggestion, comment, or correction, PM me. :)
Written by: Drew Goddard and Carlton Cuse
Directed by: Jack Bender
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[Jack, Sayid, Kate, and Juliet are walking across the island. They pause after crossing a stream.]
SAYID: It's getting late. This is a good place to make camp.
JACK: I'll get some firewood.
KATE: I'll go with you.
[Kate and Jack go off alone and begin collecting firewood.]
KATE: You want to talk about it?
JACK: About what?
KATE: About the week you spent over there with them.
JACK: Well, after you left I'd, uh, I'd made a deal with them that if I took care of Ben that they'd let me off the island. So I just kept my head down, did what I was supposed to. And I didn't ask any questions.
KATE: And that's it?
JACK:That's it.
[Scene switches to Sayid and Juliet by the stream. Juliet dips a cloth into the stream and washes off her neck. Sayid comes over to sit near her.]
JULIET: Ok. Let's have it.
SAYID: I want to know what you people are doing on this island. Why you are terrorizing us, making lists, kidnapping children. I want to know everything. But the first thing I'd like to know is... who are you?
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet and Rachel drive up to a compound of buildings and stop at a security gatepost. They are approached by a guard, and Juliet rolls down her window.]
JULIET: Hi! I'm Juliet Burke. I'm with Mittelos Bioscience.
GUARD: I'll let Mr. Alpert know you're here.
JULIET:Thank you.
[Juliet rolls the window back up as he walks away.]
RACHEL: Well!
[They giggle.]
RACHEL: I think they're taking this whole 'Corporate Secrecy' thing a little too seriously.
JULIET: I'm never going to fit in with these people.
[There is a knock on the window-- it is Ethan. Juliet rolls the window down.]
ETHAN: Hey there, Dr. Burke. If you pop the trunk I'll get your bags.
JULIET: Thank you.
[The gate opens, and Richard walks up, opening Juliet's car door.]
RICHARD: Ah, you managed to find us!
JULIET: I didn't even know they had an airport out here!
[She gets out of the car.]
RICHARD: Oh, I know. It surprises everyone. [Looking over the car at Rachel] Hi. You must be Rachel. Richard Alpert.
RACHEL: Nice to meet you.
RICHARD: Thank you for letting us borrow your sister for a few months.
RACHEL: Just promise me you'll bring her back in one piece.
RICHARD: [Chuckling] Well, we'll do our best. [Speaking to Juliet]. Uh, so listen it's, uh, it's a security thing. Uh, we have to take you in the rest of the way. So... whenever you're ready we'll be waiting right over here. But, please take your time. [Shaking Rachel's hand] A pleasure to meet you.
RACHEL: Thanks.
RICHARD: Thank you.
[Juliet hands Rachel the car keys.]
RACHEL: It's better this way.
JULIET: Is this a mistake? I shouldn't go. What if you get sick again?
RACHEL: I won't. The cancer's gone. And... I'm 100 percent preggers thanks to you.
JULIET: I'll be back.
RACHEL: Yes, I know.
JULIET: Before you give birth, I promise.
RACHEL: I know. Don't worry about us. Okay?
JULIET: Okay.
RACHEL: You spent your whole life working to get here. So, don't blow it.
JULIET: I love you.
RACHEL: I love you.
[They hug each other.]
JULIET: Okay.
RACHEL: Go make us proud.
[Juliet gets in the van, waving goodbye to Rachel.]
[Scene returns to Juliet and Sayid by the stream.]
SAYID: Who are you?
JULIET: If I told you who I was, if I told you everything that I know... you'd kill me.
SAYID: What do you think I'll do if you don't?
JACK: [Returning with firewood] Leave her alone.
SAYID: Sooner or later she'll answer my questions.
JACK: She'll answer your questions when she's ready. And you'll wait until she is. She's under my protection.
[Sayid, Kate, and Jack exchange looks.]
[LOST symbol/chimes]
[On the beach. Charlie walks up from the shore and hears Aaron crying in Claire's tent.]
CHARLIE: Claire? Claire? Claire?
[He walks up to the tent, and takes crying Aaron out of his crib.]
CHARLIE: Speaking in a soothing voice] Oh. Oh...what is it? Oh, it's okay. Shh shh. Hey, now, it's okay. It's okay.
[He looks around and sees Claire sleeping.]
CHARLIE: Claire? Hey! Claire! You okay?
CLAIRE: [Sleepily] Charlie. What's going on?
CHARLIE: Didn't you hear Aaron?
CLAIRE: Is he okay?
CHARLIE: No, he's okay, he's okay. Are you all right?
CLAIRE: Yeah, I just... just feel a little bit off. I didn't sleep well. I can't believe I didn't hear him crying!
CHARLIE: Well maybe you're coming down with something. Well, why don't you let me take Aaron and you get some more rest?
CLAIRE: Yeah, do you mind?
CHARLIE: Absolutely!
[Claire lies back down]
CLAIRE: I won't sleep long.
[Back to Jack, Juliet, Sayid, and Kate walking across the island. Sayid and Kate walk ahead while Jack and Juliet tag along behind.]
JULIET: I guess it's no use asking them to wait up, huh?
JACK: They'll come around, just give them some time.
JULIET: My people kept Sayid chained to a swing set for three days. Then I dragged Kate to the jungle, handcuffed myself to her and lied about it. How much time do you think they need?
JACK: Be back to our beach in a couple of hours. They'll probably be over it by then.
[They chuckle.]
JACK: You nervous?
JULIET: Hell yes.
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet and Richard walk through what looks like the lobby of an office building.]
RICHARD: I know that, uh, six months sounds like an eternity, but you're going to be amazed at how time flies once you're there.
JULIET: I can't wait to find out where 'there' is.
ETHAN: Dr. Burke? [He calls them over to a few chairs grouped around a table.] Want to have a seat? I'd like to take some of your vitals. If that's okay with you?
JULIET: Yeah... sure.
[She sits down next to Ethan as Richard walks over to a counter, pouring juice out of a pitcher.]
RICHARD: Everyone in the company is really excited about you coming down, Dr. Burke. And I think your research is really going to have a major impact on us.
[As Ethan takes Juliet's blood pressure, Richard shakes powder into the glass of juice and brings it over to her.]
JULIET: What is that?
RICHARD: That is orange juice with a considerable amount of tranquilizer mixed in.
JULIET: You want me to drink it?
RICHARD: Oh, yes! You're going to want to be asleep for the trip, Dr. Burke.
ETHAN: [Smiling] It can be kind of intense.
JULIET: Uh...okay. I was fine with signing all of your paperwork, fine with agreeing to not talk to anyone in my life for six months, fine with the fact that no one in the medical community has ever heard of Mittelos Bioscience--
RICHARD: Well... why were you fine?
JULIET: What?
RICHARD: Why were you fine with those things? It seems like quite a leap for a job opportunity. I mean, we're not paying you that much. I think you're fine because deep down, part of you knows that the place we're taking you to is special.
JULIET: Special, huh?
RICHARD: Let me ask you something, Juliet. [He sits down.] You took a woman, your own sister, whose reproductive system was ravaged by chemotherapy, who was sterile, and you made her pregnant. You created life where life wasn't supposed to be. That's a gift, Juliet. You have a gift. Now, don't you feel you're meant to do something significant with it? Where we're going, you can do just that.
JULIET:Where exactly are we going?
RICHARD: [Interrupting] I can't tell you that. What I can tell you is that you'll see things there that you never imagined. Now, no one is forcing you to do anything. So, if you change your mind, we're happy to take you back to--
[He breaks off as Juliet suddenly grabbed the cup of juice and chugs it all at once.]
ETHAN: Um, you probably shouldn't have drunk that so fast...
[Ethan and Richard exchange looks, as Juliet passes out. The screen goes fuzzy, then black.]
[Juliet's eyes open. She is strapped down on a cot. She panics, and a curtain is drawn aside, revealing Ethan.]
ETHAN: Morning.
[Juliet gasps, seemingly disoriented.]
ETHAN: No no no. It's ok. [Chuckling] You'll be hoarse for a few hours but it gets better as the day goes on.
[He pulls off the straps holding her down.]
ETHAN: Sorry I had to strap you in, but the last leg is always a little bumpy. Watch your head! Give me your hand.
[He helps her up off of the cot. Slowly, she follows him down the corridor of a submarine, stopping by the ladder leading outside.]
ETHAN: We're here!
JULIET: [Hoarsely] Here, where?
[He points up, and she begins to climb out of the sub, emerging on her knees on a dock. She gets to her feet and looks around at the island, as Ben walks down the dock towards her.]
BEN: Hello Dr. Burke. My name is Benjamin Linus.
[They shake hands.]
BEN: I'm really looking forward to working with you. Watch your step here.
[She walks with him down the dock.]
[Back on the beach at camp, Hurley is cooking food over a fire as Charlie, holding Aaron, looks on.]
CHARLIE: Hey, whoa! That's too much water. It's going to be all soggy.
HURLEY:It's oatmeal, dude. It's supposed to be soggy.
[Sawyer approaches.]
SAWYER:Well, if it ain't three men and a baby.
[They look up at him.]
SAWYER:I counted Hugo twice.
[Hurley gives him a dirty look.]
SAWYER:Aw, what? Come on, I used your name!
[Claire approaches, looking dazed and ill.]
CLAIRE: Hey. Does anybody know where there's any aspirin?
DESMOND: Claire, you don't look so good.
CHARLIE: What you doing up? You're meant to be in bed.
CLAIRE: Yeah, no, I know. It's... my head's pounding
SAWYER: I got you covered. Two aspirin coming right up.
CLAIRE: Thank you.
[Sawyer walks away, then stops as he sees Jack walking out of the jungle.]
SAWYER: Son of a bitch.
SUN: Jack? It's Jack!
[Sawyer gives a sappy look as Kate emerges behind Jack. All people from the camp walk over and everyone starts hugging. As Sawyer gives Kate a big old hug, Juliet walks out from the jungle.]
SAWYER: [Angry] What the hell is she doing here!
[Commercial break.]
[Juliet sits cross-legged by herself on the beach. Hurley walks over and sits by her.]
HURLEY: Hey.
JULIET: Hey.
HURLEY: Sooo. You're like... one of Them, huh?
JULIET: I'm Juliet.
HURLEY: I don't remember you from the dock. Where you put bags on our heads. After you shocked us.
JULIET: I had the day off.
HURLEY: So, I hear you're a doctor.
JULIET: I'm really more of a researcher.
HURLEY: Uh huh.
JULIET: They send you over here to keep an eye on me?
[Hurley nods.]
JULIET: Ok.
HURLEY: The last one of you guys that came over here? Ethan? He kidnapped Claire and... Charlie got upset. [Nodding down the beach] We buried him over there.
[Juliet looks over, then faces forward again.]
[FLASHBACK]
[During a surgery, with numerous doctors and observers. There is a "flat-line" sound. One of the doctors near the patient takes down his surgical mask. It is Ethan.]
ETHAN: She's gone, Juliet. She's dead.
[Juliet also pulls down her mask, appearing about to cry.]
GOODWIN: [Also one of the doctors, he speaks to Juliet] Hey, it's okay. You tried. Why don't you go ahead and take off. I'll talk to Ben.
[Juliet sits on some rocks by the shore. Ben approaches.]
BEN: It was Sabine's choice to get pregnant.
[He sits down beside her.]
BEN: She knew she was taking a risk.
JULIET: I think it happens at conception. And if that's the case there's nothing I can do about it. At least not here.
BEN: I'm not sure I understand.
JULIET: The only way to see if I'm right is to take a woman off the island, back to Miami...
BEN:You're not taking anybody off the island.
JULIET: In that case, there's nothing more I can do. I know you put a lot of faith in me, Ben. And I'm sorry I couldn't help you. My sister's giving birth in three months and I haven't even been able to call her. It's time for me to go home.
[Juliet stands up.]
BEN: Your sister won't be giving birth in three months, Juliet. [He stands and turns towards her.] She'll be dead before then. Her cancer is back.
[Ben reaches into his bag and pulls out a file, which he hands to Juliet. She steps away, looking through it.]
JULIET: Where did you get this?
BEN: Mikhail. I'm sorry. I should have told you sooner. I just didn't see what good it would do...
JULIET: [Yelling] What good it would do?! I could have gone home! I could have been with her!
BEN: You still can. You can go home, Juliet. Be with her in her final days. Or you can stay here and help me with our problem.
JULIET: Why would I stay?
BEN: Because if you do, I will cure your sister's cancer.
JULIET: I'm supposed to take that on faith?
BEN: You've been here for six months. You've done extensive workups on all of us. Have you seen even a trace of cancer?
JULIET: That's here! And being that you won't let me bring my sister here I'm going to need more...
BEN: Jacob said he would take care of it himself. Unless, of course, you don't have faith in him.
[Juliet appears stunned.]
BEN: Every woman on this island needs you. If you choose to stay... I promise you, we will save Rachel's life.
[Back on the beach, at night. The losties converse around a fire.]
SUN: Trust her? She's one of them!
JACK: Not anymore. They left her behind.
CHARLIE: Oh yeah, where'd they go?
JACK: I told you I don't know.
SAWYER: Maybe we'd better ask her?
JACK: She doesn't know either.
SAWYER: Here's a wacky idea, let's sic our resident Iraqi on her. Let him do what he does and then see what she says.
SAYID: No. I don't do that anymore.
SAWYER: Well ain't that convenient.
SAYID: But I don't trust her, Jack. If she's so innocent why won't she answer our questions?
CHARLIE: [Speaking to Claire who walks up to the group] Hey.
JACK: Give her some time, she's afraid.
SAYID: How much time?
JACK: Look, the fact that I trust her should be enough.
SAYID: It's not.
DESMOND: Where did Locke go?
JACK: He went with them... right after he destroyed the sub. The sub that was gonna take me off this island.
HURLEY: What?
SAWYER: They were gonna let you go?
JACK: Yeah.
SAWYER: Said who?
JACK: Ben.
SAWYER: Ben... whose life you saved.
KATE: Sawyer, lay off.
SAWYER: Should've let that bug-eyed bastard die.
KATE: Yeah, well he did it for us.
SAWYER: Sounds like he did it for him.
KATE: James.
JACK: Something you want to ask me Sawyer?
SAWYER: Yeah Jack, I want to ask you why you're fighting every single one of us and sticking up for one of them.
JACK: Look, I spent every moment over there trying to find a way off this island...
CHARLIE: [Quietly speaking to Claire while Jack talks] Claire?
JACK: I was trying to help all of us... trying to get us rescued.
CHARLIE: [Quietly speaking to Claire while Jack talks] Claire? [Frantically, as Claire passes out, looking ill] Jack! Something wrong with Claire!
[Jack rushes over, as the group of losties start murmuring.]
JACK: Right, right. Put her head back. Put her head back.
CHARLIE: Okay, okay, okay.
JACK: Let's get her up. Let's get her up.
CHARLIE: Claire? Claire?
[Jack and Charlie lift Claire and carry her off.]
JACK: How long she been like this?
CHARLIE: Uh, she started feeling bad this morning
JACK: Before we got back was she showing any symptoms at all?
CHARLIE: No, she was fine.
JACK: What about water? Has she been drinking enough water?
CHARLIE: I think so. Yeah.
JACK: Alright. Keep that head up.
[They lay her down and Jack examines her.]
JULIET: [To Jin and Sun] What happened to her?
JIN: [Says something in Korean]
SUN: He said, 'What do you care?'
[Juliet runs up to Kate.]
JULIET: Kate, I need your help. I need you to go and get Jack.
KATE: Well, he's busy right now.
JULIET: Please, I have to talk to him.
KATE: You want to tell me why you need Jack?
JULIET: Because I think I know what's wrong with Claire.
KATE: Why?
JULIET: Because I did it to her.
[Commercial break.]
[The losties watch from a distance as Jack, Kate, and Juliet talk.]
SAWYER: Giving you a bad feeling in your stomach?
[Sayid looks at him, saying nothing.]
SAWYER:Yeah, me too.
[Scene switches to Juliet, Jack, and Kate talking.]
JULIET: Claire's immunity system is turning on her. She's having a latent reaction to a medication in her blood stream.
JACK: What medication?
JULIET: It was designed to keep her alive during the late stages of her pregnancy.
JACK: Designed by who?
JULIET: By me. For some reason, the women here can't have babies. The mother's body turns on the pregnancy, treats it as a foreign invader. I saw it happen over and over. Every pregnant woman on this island died. [Kate suddenly looks over to Jin and Sun.] That is, every pregnant woman until Claire.
JACK: What did you do to her?
JULIET: One of our people infiltrated your camp and began taking blood samples, right after your plane crashed.
[There is a quick flashback as she speaks of Ethan covering a sleeping Claire's mouth and injecting her with a needle.]
KATE: [Realizing] Ethan.
JULIET: Even though Claire didn't conceive on this island, we found that her symptoms were consistent with the previous mothers, so we tried to save her life.
JACK: By kidnapping her.
JULIET: No, that wasn't supposed to happen. She was our control case. I had developed a serum that I thought would reverse what was happening to her. Ethan was administering the injections...but, then you found out that he wasn't on the plane.
[Quick flashback to Hurley approaching Jack as she speaks]
HURLEY: The census. I interviewed everyone. One of them isn't in the manifest. He wasn't on the plane.]
JULIET: So, he improvised.
[Flashback of Ethan approaching Charlie and Claire.]
[ETHAN: Hello there.]
[Flashes of Ethan as a doctor, Claire, injections.]
JULIET: He kidnapped her on his own. That was never the plan. Look, I know how this sounds, but without those injections, Claire would have died. Without the serum she's going into a form of withdrawal and if I don't treat her quickly, her immune system could shut down entirely. Jack, I can fix this. I just need the serum. Ethan kept a stash of medical supplies near the caves where you used to live. If I go right now, I can be back before it's too late.
JACK: Do it. Get moving.
[FLASHBACK]
[Juliet sits in bed, wrapped naked in the blanket, eating.]
GOODWIN: Where are you?
JULIET: In bed... with you.
GOODWIN: [Laughing] Uh huh. And where were you?
JULIET: I was just realizing that tomorrow I will have been on this island for three years.
GOODWIN: Hmmm.
[He kisses her.]
GOODWIN: Well...
[He kisses her again.]
GOODWIN: ...then I'd better bake a cake.
[There is a knock on the door.]
JULIET: Stay here.
[Scene switches to Juliet looking at X-Rays, consternation in her face. Goodwin walks into the room.]
GOODWIN: What have you got there?
JULIET: Karl developed some x-rays for me.
GOODWIN: What's wrong?
[Juliet walks out of her house, passing other Others in their village. She knocks on Ben's door.]
BEN: Hi.
JULIET: Can I come in?
BEN: Of course.
[He lets her in.]
BEN: I was just finishing Carrie. Still don't know why you picked it, but boy is it depressing.
JULIET: You have a tumor.
BEN: [Stunned] What?
JULIET: When you told me about your back pain I said that I would take some x-rays to see if it was a small fracture or a herniated disk...but that's not your problem.
[She takes X-Rays out of a folder and hands them to him.]
JULIET: Your problem is a large tumor surrounding your L-4 vertebrae.
[He examines the X-Rays, looking stunned.]
JULIET: You're surprised.
BEN: Well, you just told me that I have cancer, Juliet, of course I'm surprised.
JULIET: No, I told you that you have a tumor.
[He walks past her into the kitchen, and begins pouring a glass of water.]
JULIET: Why are you scared?
BEN: I'm not scared.
JULIET: Why are you scared, Ben? You said no one on this island ever had cancer. You told me that.
BEN: I know what I told you, Juliet.
JULIET: [Her voice raising] You told me you could fix it! You said that! You said that you cured my sister! You lied to me!
BEN: [Defensive] No I did not lie to you.
JULIET: If you can cure cancer, Ben, then why do you have it?
BEN: I don't know.
[He raises the glass of water, and Juliet slaps it out of his hand, advancing on him.]
JULIET: [Nearly screaming] I want to talk to her. I want to talk to Rachel! I want to talk to her, now!
BEN: It's not gonna happen, Juliet, but I can promise you that Rachel is fine.
JULIET: [Close to crying] You never cured her!
BEN: I did!
JULIET: You're a liar!
BEN: No, Juliet!
JULIET: [Screaming] You lied to me!
BEN: I told you the truth! I gave you my word.
JULIET: [Crying] I don't...
[She collapses, crying on his shoulder.]
JULIET: [Crying] I want to go home. I want to go home, Ben. Please. Can't you please just let me go home?
BEN: No.
[He walks away as she lays her head on the kitchen counter and cries.]
[Back in present time, Juliet hurries through the jungle. She sees a mark carved into a tree, and turns to uncover a case hidden in the undergrowth, starting to open it.]
SAYID: Step away from the case.
[She looks up and sees Sayid and Sawyer approaching.]
JULIET: Listen to me Sayid.
SAYID: Step back.
JULIET: It's full of medical supplies. They're for Claire. Jack knows all about it.
SAWYER: Jack ain't here right now, is he?
[Sawyer opens the case, looking inside.]
JULIET: I'm telling you the truth.
SAYID: You said earlier if you told me everything you knew, I'd kill you. I'm going to test the validity of that statement.
SAWYER: He means talk.
JULIET: We don't have time for this.
SAWYER: We cleared our schedules. We got all the time in the world.
JULIET: You know what's interesting? That you two are now the camp's moral police. I'm curious, Sayid. How long was it before you told everyone on that beach exactly how many people you've tortured in your life? Do they know about Basra? And I'm sure the first thing you did when you got here, James, was to gather everyone in a circle and tell them about the man you shot in cold blood the night before you got on the plane. So why don't we just skip the part where you two pretend to be righteous. I'm taking that medication back to Claire. And you're gonna let me. Because if she doesn't get it, she's gonna die. And the last thing that either of you need right now is more blood on your hands.
[She takes the case away from Sawyer and walks away.]
[FLASHBACK]
[The opening scene of "Tale of Two Cities," with Juliet listening to "Downtown" and setting up for the book club. The scene speeds through the book club meeting, slowing down as the plane falls apart in the sky.]
BEN: Goodwin. Ethan. There may actually be survivors and you're one of them. You're a passenger. You're in shock. Listen, learn, don't get involved. I want lists in three days. Go.
[Ben looks at the book in Juliet's hands.]
BEN: So I guess I'm out of the book club.
[She turns to walk away.]
BEN: Juliet? Juliet!
[She turns back towards him.]
BEN: I was looking for you this morning. You and I need to talk.
JULIET: Now?
BEN: We have some time. It's important. Take a walk with me.
[Scene switches to the two of them approaching the Flame Station.]
BEN: [Speaking into a walkie-talkie] Mikhail, we're here.
[There is no answer.]
BEN: He never has his walkie on.
JULIET: What are we doing here?
BEN: Something I need to show you.
BEN: Mikhail! It's Ben! I'm here with Juliet! We're approaching the house! Don't shoot us...
MIKHAIL: [From inside the station] Well hurry up then.
[Ben and Juliet enter the station.]
MIKHAIL: Did you see it?
BEN: A plane fell out of the sky, Mikhail... of course we saw it. What do you have so far?
MIKHAIL: Oceanic Flight 815. Left Sydney, Australia, headed for Los Angeles, 324 people on board including the flight crew.
BEN: I want detailed files on every single passenger.
MIKHAIL: Already working on it.
BEN: Can we uplink to Richard in Acadia Park please.
[Mikhail messes with some controls.]
BEN: [To Juliet] Yesterday, you called me a liar. I was hurt by that.
[Ben puts on headphones.]
BEN: Hello Richard, can you hear me?
[Juliet's attention is drawn to one of the screens in Mikhail's set up. It shows a Miami Journal.]
BEN: Notice today's date. This is live. Okay Richard.
[The screen pulls away from the newspaper to show Rachel playing in a playground with a young boy.]
JULIET: Oh my God. Oh my God.
[Juliet runs forward, touching the screen.]
JULIET: [Crying] Oh. Oh my God.
BEN: A little over two years ago, to everyone's surprise, Rachel's cancer went into complete remission. Shortly after, she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. His name is Julian. [To the uplink] Okay thank you, Richard. You'll wanna get back here as soon as you can. We may have some new visitors.
[The screen goes dead.]
JULIET: [Crying] Oh God! No! No! No!
BEN: I'm not a liar, Juliet.
JULIET: [Crying] I want to go home.
BEN: That's not our agreement, you need to stay here until your work is finished.
JULIET: [Crying] It's impossible. The mothers keep dying.
BEN: Then we'll find more mothers. Who knows... maybe there's even one on that plane.
[Back on the beach, Jack tends to Claire as Charlie watches. Juliet comes running up with the case.]
CHARLIE: Wait. What are you doing? She's not touching Claire. She's the one who did this to her.
JACK: She can help her, Charlie.
CHARLIE: Says who? Her? How can you even trust her?
JACK: I do trust her. You trust me?
[Charlie looks away.]
JACK: Do you trust me?
CHARLIE: Yeah.
JACK: Give us a couple of minutes here, okay?
[Charlie leaves.]
JACK: How long before this takes effect?
JULIET: We should see results in a few hours.
[As she prepares and injection, Jack stops her.]
JACK: Juliet? If this doesn't work... if something happens to her... I'm not gonna be able to protect you anymore. You'll be on your own.
JULIET: I'm already on my own, Jack.
[She gives Claire the injection.]
[Commercial break.]
[Charlie wakes up as Claire rolls over, also waking.]
CLAIRE: What happened?
[Charlie looks at her, grinning.]
[Further down the beach, Juliet sits alone as Jack approaches with a bundle.]
JACK: I got a tarp, couple of blankets, airline pillows... [He sits down] It's not much, but it will get you started. Claire's awake. There's a lean-to we've been using for shade, and everyone says it will be alright if you set up camp there for now.
JULIET: Thank you.
JACK: They're good people. They're willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Uh... eventually they're gonna need some answers.
JULIET: Why don't you? You keep talking about them. Why don't I ever have to explain myself to you?
JACK: You were there. You were standing right next to me when that submarine exploded. In that moment I saw it in your eyes. You want to get off this island more than anything else in the world. Makes you one of us.
[Scene switches to Juliet setting up her tent.]
[FLASHBACK]
[Ben and Juliet sit in a dim room at Ben's house, him in his wheelchair.]
BEN: Let's go over it again.
JULIET: I know what to do
BEN: Let's go over it again, just to be sure.
JULIET: I drag Austen out into the jungle, handcuff myself to her, then tell her I was gassed, just like she was.
BEN: If she catches you in the lie?
JULIET: I'll admit to it, tell her it was the only way to earn her trust.
BEN: Good. What then?
JULIET: They'll take me back to the beach. [Quick scene-switches to Juliet setting up her tent, watching the other losties on the beach, as voice-over continues.] I know you want me to go there, but after everything we've done to them... it's going to be a problem.
BEN: We've activated the implant in Claire. She should be symptomatic within the next 48 hours. By the time you get to that camp, you'll have a nice big crisis to solve.
JULIET: I'll need supplies.
BEN: Pryce is already on his way. He'll hide the case at Ethan's old drop point. Tell Jack that you can save her. He trusts you.
[Juliet says nothing.]
BEN: Are you alright?
JULIET: I'm fine.
[Ben sets a gas mask on the table and begins to wheel away.]
BEN: See you in a week.
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