Once upon a time, there was an island.
Some said it was in the South Pacific.
But you wouldn't find it on any map.
Many people have been drawn to the island throughout time...
lost in their travels
and lost in their lives.
One such man shipwrecked and washed up on its shores.
His name was Des.
He was found by a man named Kelvin
and taken to an underground shelter
where Kelvin had been entering a code into a computer
every 108 minutes for a very long time.
What was all that about ?
Just savin' the world.
He soon convinced Desmond to help him,
and together they saved the world... with every push of a button for the next three years.
It seemed they might be there forever.
But there was one possible way out.
Turn this key, and this all goes away.
Kelvin led Desmond to believe it was unsafe to go outside.
Then one day, Desmond risked exposure
and discovered he'd been deceived.
What are you doing with my boat ?
What do you think ? Want to come with me ?
Why did you lie to me ?!
I lied to you because I needed a sucker to save the world after I left.
You're crazy. You...
get up.
Oh, my god...
By the time Desmond returned,
108 minutes had passed without entering the code.
"System Failure"... "System Failure"...
Desmond was trapped and alone...
or so he thought.
But at the moment of his greatest despair...
He was amazed to discover...
he was not alone on this island after all.
So who's this man ?
He was one passenger on board Oceanic 815.
It was a flight like any other...
a plane full of strangers bound from Sydney to Los Angeles.
Among them... the doctor who lost his father and lost his way...
the girl next door
turned fugitive...
the con man out for revenge, who killed the wrong man...
the couple whose marriage was slipping...
the soldier...
the rock star...
the lottery winner...
the single mother-to-be,
and of course, the man whose faith was lost
and whose body had failed him.
These are just a few of the many
who were brought together high over the ocean
by something they could not understand at the time...
Ladies and gentlemen...
something that caused their plane to split apart
and fall from the sky.
They could not imagine how they survived such a crash.
Then again, they could never have imagined the power of this island
and the tests it would provide.
Two groups of passengers survived.
They would be separated for a time...
And before they reunited,
would experience the island in very different ways.
Excuse me !
Do you ever use a needle ?
I made the drapes in my apartment.
I might throw up on you.
You're doing fine.
48 survivors from the fuselage were brought together by the crash.
Hungry ?
Yeah.
Thanks.
They came from all walks of life...
Don't worry about the others. We need to stay together.
I don't know your name.
I'm Kate.
Jack.
and they would all soon discover that this was not an ordinary island...
not by any stretch of the imagination.
Terrific.
A new day arrived.
The survivors got acquainted.
Hurley. Oh, just...
Sayid.
How do you know how to do all that ?
I was a military communications officer.
What were you, Air Force ? Army ?
The Republican Guard.
Peanut butter ?
Just like you ordered.
It's empty.
No. No, it's not. It's full...
full to the brim.
Oh, god. It makes you want a glass of milk. Extra smooth.
It's the best bloody peanut butter I've ever tasted.
They were strangers thrown together,
each with different priorities.
What are you doing in here ? What's in the bag ?
Food, smokes, a couple "Playboy."
- What's in yours ? - Medicine.
About sums it up, don't it ?
You do this back home, too, steal from the dead ?
You're just not lookin' at the big picture, doc. Still back in civilization.
And where are you ?
I'm in the wild.
So what is it about that guy...
Jack ?
What is it about him makes you all
weak in the loins ?
You tryin' to be a pig, or it just come naturally ?
Say, he's a doctor, right ?
Yeah. Ladies dig the doctors.
Hell, give me a couple band-aids, a bottle of peroxide, I could run this island, too.
You're actually comparing yourself to Jack ?
Difference between us ain't that big, sweetheart.
Across the island,
the 23 survivors from the tail section had a much different experience.
You couldn't find any matches ?
You can ask around, but I couldn't find any.
What are you, a boy scout ?
Member of the Peace Corps.
I'm Ana Lucia.
Goodwin.
And on their first night, something terrible happened...
a deadly confrontation.
What happened ?
who are these people ?
I don't know.
They're out here in the jungle with no shoes,
nothing in their pockets, no labels on their clothes.
These people were here before us.
How's your son ?
Walt ?
Yeah, I think he'll be all right.
How old is he ?
9...10.
10.
Do you play checkers with your pop ?
No.
I live in Australia with my mom.
She died a couple of weeks ago.
You're having a bad month.
I guess.
Before the crash, John Locke had lost faith in his life,
but he rose from the wreckage with the ability to walk,
and with renewed faith, he explored the island and found new purpose.
I'm an ordinary man, Jack. I live in the real world.
But this place is different. It's special.
We all know it. We all feel it.
What if everything that happened here
happened for a reason ?
Yet he still yearned for answers.
His search to discover the great mysteries of the island led him to a hatch in the ground.
My god. What is this thing ?
Exactly.
And he believed in his heart that in this hatch
the answers would be found.
The path ends at the hatch. All of it happened so that we could open the hatch.
Across the island,
the tail section survivors would have another encounter
with the same group, whom they would come to call "the others."
And it was clear the others
were very determined to preserve their way of life.
They dragged nine people into the jungle... the kids...
and there's no sign of 'em ?
Amid so much uncertainty,
Michael wanted desperately to get his son Walt off the island.
Are you all right ?
Can't grow up in this place.
So he built a raft.
And after 40 days on the island,
they were ready to set sail in search of rescue.
Stay with Jack. He'll keep you safe.
Who will keep you safe ?
But they would find out
it was not their time to leave the island...
Ahoy !
when they were intercepted by a group of the others.
What are you folks doin' this far out here ?
The plane crashed. We've been on the island for a month, man !
Hey, it's a good thing we found you. Only the thing is,
we're gonna have to take the boy.
I'm not giving you anybody.
Well, all right then.
hey ! What...
Sawyer !
Dad !
No !
Walt, no !
Help me !
Dad ! Please !
Walt !
And on the same night the raft was stopped at sea,
the survivors would finally open the hatch they discovered.
Kate, you run the fuse.
Jack and I will rig the charges.
They had no idea what lay beneath.
How could they know that inside was a man desperate for his freedom ?
But one fact was unmistakable...
two very different worlds were about to collide.
Amid so many questions, the hatch was blown open,
and the survivors could only hope to find the answers inside.
Kate !
John.
Easy. Easy. Easy.
Behind you.
Desmond shared his story of shipwrecking on the island
and spending three years of his life in the station,
entering the code into the computer.
Jack and Locke watched a film that described the importance of the station.
Every 108 minutes, the button must be pushed.
From the moment the alarm sounds,
you will have four minutes to enter the code into the microcomputer processor.
We're gonna need to watch that again.
You really think this is happening ?
Why wouldn't it be ?
Did you ever think that maybe they put you down here
to push a button every 100 minutes just to see if you would...
that all of this... the computer, the button... is just a mind game, an experiment ?
Every single day.
Help had arrived for Desmond,
What... what are you doing ?
and he could not leave quickly enough.
Are you leaving ?
Wait. Where are you going ?
As far as I can run, brother.
Desmond was gone,
but Locke was ready and eager to take over his duties...
and they explored the hatch in greater detail.
On the other side of this door is more concrete.
I'd say it's at least 8 to 10 feet thick.
You see this ?
Interesting.
Across the island, after a long night at sea,
the raft survivors wash ashore without Walt.
They soon met the survivors from the tail section.
So what's your name, anyway ?
Mr. Eko.
So what's that, like, Mr. Ed ?
And together they began a long hike across the island
to unite with the rest of the passengers.
H ey.
Hey.
You, um...you took a shower.
Had to see if it worked.
You could use one.
Maybe a little later.
I'll leave the shampoo for you.
Sawyer had suffered a gunshot wound on the raft,
Hey !
and as the group neared the fuselage camp... His condition grew worse.
Sawyer.
Where is the doctor ?
I got him.
- Where we headed ? - Bathroom.
He's burning up. Gotta get him in the shower and bring his fever down.
Hello.
The two groups were now together.
Sawyer ?
It's Kate.
You need to listen to me, okay ?
The only way that you are gonna get better
is if you take this pill.
Now swallow.
Swallow.
Good.
Nice job.
Never learned the whole whisper-in-the-ear thing in med school.
But their many issues were just beginning.
I'm sorry.
Are you ?
Yeah, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry that I am not as perfect as you.
What's going on with you ?
Just forget it.
No, don't walk away from me. Let go of me.
No. Kate ! Kate. Kate. It's okay.
It's okay. It's all right.
It's all right.
Kate !
Okay, can you stop moving ? Or I'm gonna cut your ear off !
So what's the first thing you're gonna do
when we get rescued ?
You know, I don't really know.
You can hang out with me in L. A. ...
You and turnip head.
Thanks.
Smashing. Check this out. This is track two.
It's called...
sorry.
It's called "Monster eats the pilot."
The survivors began taking shifts entering the code into the computer.
but one day, when Michael was in the hatch,
something very strange happened.
Hello ?
Who is this ?
This is Michael.
Dad ?
Could it be Walt ?
Or was it a trap created by the others ?
Regardless, Michael made up his mind.
He would wait no longer, and no matter what it took,
he would find his son.
Locke ?
John.
Rtay in there.
- Stay. - Michael.
I'm going after my son, and nobody is going to stop me, okay ?
Okay ? That is my right. That is a father's right.
Listen, we can do this together, okay ?
I have to do it alone.
With the two camps united, loved ones were brought together,
and relationships evolved.
Mornin'.
Nicer ways to wake a man up, freckles.
Come on. It's time to go get your bandages changed.
Thanks.
Come on.
Jack ?
Hey ! In here ! The armory ! Michael Locked us in here.
What did he say ?
I got it.
Howdy, boys.
What are you doing, Jack ?
We're going after him.
Hey, what... what happened ?
Michael went after Walt.
You got a gun for me ?
You're not coming.
Excuse me ?
Someone has to be here to take care of the button.
So why should that person be me ? I can track, carry a gun...
You're not coming. You're staying.
Let's go.
Michael was on his own...
a father determined to find his son.
Hey ! Put your hands up !
Don't move !
You're Walt's old man, aren't ya ?
What ?
Michael's determination would lead to a meeting in the jungle...
He's close.
With the others.
Hey there, Michael.
Where is he, you son of a bitch ?
hey, look at what I found.
You make one sound...
Get ready with the torches. I'm gonna go talk to her people.
I think we'd better head back.
You know what happens if we just turn around and go back ?
We're never gonna see him again.
you're exactly right, Jack !
It was the first real meeting of the two groups,
and it wasn't friendly. But that was understandable.
Both had something to protect.
He's the son of a bitch who shot me on the raft.
Why don't you point the gun down ?
This is not your island. This is our island,
and the only reason you're livin' on it
is 'cause we let you live on it.
Light 'em up !
We got a misunderstandin', Jack. Listen carefully.
Right here, there's a line.
You cross that line,
we go from misunderstanding to... something else.
Now give me your weapons. Turn around. Go home.
No.
I hoped it wouldn't come to this.
Bring her out, Alex !
She was following you.
Don't.
The others issued a warning...
a line in the sand not to be crossed.
You and me ain't done, Zeke.
Unfortunately, the warning would be ignored.
Jack, I...
You all right ?
Mmm.
His friends are goin' home.
Divvy 'em up.
Sorry.
See you, james.
Don't beat yourself up, freckles.
If he told me to stay behind, I'd have done the same damn thing.
Then one day, not long after their meeting with the others...
Over here !
The survivors captured a man in the jungle.
My name is Henry Gale. I'm from Minnesota.
He claimed to be a stranded traveler.
But could his story be believed ?
How did you get to this island ?
We crashed, my wife and I.
Crashed in what ?
A balloon. She died.
What the hell's going on here ?
We should let Jack treat him first. Then we'll get our answers.
Jack ?
Do not untie him.
They remained uncertain if the stranger could be trusted,
so they Locked him up.
You got a problem, Michael ?
Across the island, Michael was escorted to a camp where the others were gathered.
Tell her we're here.
Sawyer ?
Well, hey there, sunshine.
How's your book ?
Not nearly enough sex.
I heard that you have all the medical supplies.
You heard correct.
Where did Sawyer find one of these, anyway ?
I mean, who flies with a pregnancy test, right ?
Have you ever taken one ?
Yeah.
You're pregnant.
No one knew if they could believe the man calling himself Henry Gale,
so he drew a map... a map to his balloon
and to his wife's grave in an effort to prove his story.
And in the hatch, John Locke heard a voice come over the loudspeaker
just before the doors locked shut.
With the timer counting down, Locke was trapped.
What happened ?
And he had no choice but to trust the man no one trusted.
The toolbox ! Get the toolbox !
Come on, come on ! Put it under !
John. John. Wait, don't just...
Wait !
All right. We'll wait till somebody comes to help.
No, we don't have time.
I need you to go up through the grate and into the vents.
That button has to be pushed.
Henry !
As Henry left to push the button,
Locke came upon an amazing discovery of a map.
It was Kelvin's effort to map all of the stations on the island.
I did what you told me to.
I punched in the code, and I pressed the "execute" button, but nothing happened.
Get away from him.
Wait. You don't...
- Step back right now. - I said get away !
It's all right.
Couldn't you find my balloon ?
We did find yo balloon, Henry Gale.
We also found the grave you described.
But still, I did not believe it to be true. So I dug up that grave.
We found that there was not a woman inside.
It was... a man, Henry gale.
John Locke had put his trust in Henry Hale,
but now he didn't know what to believe.
Did you get caught on purpose ?
What possible reason could I have
for putting myself through all this ?
Maybe your people were looking for this place.
This place... is a joke, John.
What are you talking about ?
I crawled through your vents, and I stood at your computer.
The timer went all the way down to zero.
There was a loud hum like a big magnet.
It was really very frightening.
And you know what happened next ?
Nothing happened, John.
I never pressed the button.
You're lying.
No, I'm done lying.
And after his conversation with Henry, he began to doubt his mission,
and he stopped believing.
Hey, you gonna get that ?
He was discouraged...
and Jack was impatient.
Oh, happy day. Here comes Dr. Giggles.
Hey.
Hey, yourself.
I'm going back out into the jungle to talk to our friend with the beard.
See if we can make a trade.
Ah, the old prisoner exchange.
And you're inviting me along' cause you want a gun, huh ?
I'm not inviting you. I'm inviting Kate.
I'll get my things.
Locke grew more and more obsessed with the map he saw,
thinking maybe it held the answers.
The map led Locke and mr. Eko to the discovery of another station.
It appeared to them to be a surveillance post,
designed for observing the behavior of those entering the numbers.
... Initiative. All you need to know is the subjects believe their job
is of the utmost importance.
Locke's faith was shattered, but Eko's was awakened.
Would you like to watch that again ?
No, I've seen enough.
I'm flattered.
Yeah ? Why is that ?
'Cause you chose me to go with you instead of Sawyer.
I only asked you because they don't want you.
They grabbed you, had you at gunpoint.
They could've kept you, but they didn't. Then again, they didn't really want me, either.
Damaged goods.
Both of us.
Hey, man.
You gonna "put the lime in the coconut and drink 'em both up ?"
"Lime in the coconut ?"
The song ?
What do you want, Hurley ?
This.
That is a short-wave radio. It's a glorified walkie-talkie.
Yeah, but can't you switch a blue wire with a red wire and make it stronger ?
Why would I bother ?
Okay, man. Sorry. No problem.
Jack went out to the line he was never supposed to cross,
hoping to trade Henry Gale for Walt.
We've got your man !
You want him back, you're gonna have to come out here.
I'll be right here until you talk to me !
And Henry remained in the hatch, growing impatient with his captors.
If you're gonna say something,
you're gonna have to speak up...
you killed two of us, good people who were leaving you alone.
As Jack and Kate waited for an answer,
the others had their own ideas on how to get their man back.
There's been a development since you came here, Michael.
One of our people was captured by yours.
So go get him back.
We can't do that, but you can.
I want to see my son.
Walt ?
Dad.
Did they hurt you ?
They make me take tests.
They make you what ?
We're not gonna talk about that.
No, no, no, no, wait. Come here, come here, Walt.
Dad !
- I promise you I will get you out of here- - Dad !
- I love you ! - I love you, too, Walt. Put me down, let me go !
After you release our man,
I'm gonna need youto do something else.
whatever you want.
I'm writing four names down.
We need you to bring them here.
If you don't bring all the people on the list,
you'll never see Walt again.
do you understand...
Michael ?
How long you gonna wait, Jack ?
Till I get my voice back.
Then I'm gonna yell some more.
I'm sorry I kissed you.
I'm not.
Michael.
I want to show you something.
Cool ! You fixed it !
We'll see.
The chances of getting a signalare slim at best.
Hold it ! Stop. Do you hear that ?
"...Moonlight Serenade."
It's gotta be close, right ?
Radio waves at this frequency bounce off the ionosphere.
They can travel thousands of miles. It could be coming from anywhere.
Or any time.
Just kiddin', dude.
Jack.
I think he's waking up.
I found them... the others.
How many of them were there ?
I counted 22.
And two guns is all I saw. They're barely armed.
We can take them.
As soon as I get my strength back,
I will take us back there.
And we are gonna get my boy back.
We caught one of them.
The others.
He tried to kill me today.
So I wanted him dead.
I couldn't do it.
Then let me do it.
They're animals.
They took my son right out of my hands. They took my son and...
I'll do it. Give me the gun.
I'll kill him.
I'm sorry.
For what ?
Michael committed to memory the list of the four people he needed to bring across the island.
But first,
it was time to say good-bye.
rest in peace, Ana.
Boat !
Just in time to say hello, once again,
to Desmond.
You.
Refresh my memory, Desmond.
How long did you say that you were down there in the hatch ?
Three years.
What if I told you it was all for nothing ?
How the hell do you know something like that ?
I found another hatch.
So tomorrow...
we're gonna find out what happens if that button doesn't get pushed.
The following day, Michael assembled everyone on the list,
and they left the beach in search of Walt.
Mr. Eko had taken over the duties of pushing the button in the hatch.
Six...
But when Desmond and Locke began their experiment
to see what would happen if the timer went down to zero...
John !
Eko was locked out.
Are you sure about this, brother ?
I'm more sure about this than anything in my entire life.
John ! Don't do this, John !
Sayid was convinced Michael was leading his friends into a trap.
So he set out by boat to find the others' camp and help them.
I'm sorry if what I said was confusing, but
I asked Jin to come.
You need someone to translate.
And you need at least two people who know how to sail.
Desmond managed by himself.
And look where he ended up.
Charlie,
I need your help.
John has Locked me out of the hatch.
And I believe he is doing this because he is going to stop pushing that button.
I am absolutely certain that if he is successful,
in 90 minutes, everyone on this island will die.
All right. I'm in. I'm in.
Thank you. Come on, quickly.
I told you not to come.
It's not seasickness, Jin.
I know.
That's the rock Michael described.
We're here.
What ?
What if you've got it backwards ?
Backwards ?
What if the experiment wasn't on the 2 men in here, but on the 2 men in there ?
Was there anything else in that station... a computer ?
Yeah.
- So what did it do ? - Nothing.
It didn't do anything. It printed out numbers. Knock yourself out.
Listen,
what if we hurt them ?
Or blow up the computer ?
Eko is very upset, John.
Let's just open this door, and we can talk about it.
When did you come here ? How long ago ?
60, 65 days.
No, the date. What was the date ?
It was september 22nd.
I thinkI crashed your plane.
Eko ?
Just wait a second. I don't think it's a good idea, Eko.
We're in a very confined area.
Oh, bollocks !
Sayid arrived at the camp Michael described,
only to find it empty.
The others were gone.
In fact, they were miles away,
waiting in the jungle for Michael's friends.
Sawyer !
Eko's attempt to blow open the hatch had failed.
Eko ? It's Charlie. Wake up.
And Locke and Desmond were at odds inside.
- We need to push the button. - No, we don't !
I crashed your bloody plane.
How did you manage to do that ?
On that day, those numbers turned to hieroglyphics,
and that screen... that screen filled up with "System failure." "System failure."
And that number there... September 22nd, 2004...
the day your plane crashed... it's real !
It's all bloody real ! Now push the damn button.
I know what I saw ! It's a lie ! It's not real !
You killed us all.
I just saved us all.
After Michael delivered his friends to the others...
Everybody just calm down.
The time had arrived to meet their leader.
All right. Let's take care of business, shall we ?
Don't. No, no ! None of this is real.
I've got to go, and you've got to get as far away from here as possible.
I'm sorry for whatever happened that made you stop believing,
but it's all real.
"System failure."... "System failure."
- Come with me ! - Charlie...
- No ! Hang on. - Get off of me !
John !
I was wrong.
You lived up to your word.
We live up to our word, too.
Take this boat and follow a compass bearing of 325.
And if you do that exactly, you and your son will find rescue.
Who are you people ?
We're the good guys, Michael.
- Walt ! - Dad !
- Come here.
It's gonna be okay now. We're going home, Walt. We are going home.
Charlie !
You okay ?
It's hard to tell exactly, but my ears, you know ?
Where's Locke ? Eko ?
They're not back yet ?
No.
Hugo,
you can go back to your camp to tell the rest of your people
they can never come here.
But...what about my friends ?
Your friends are coming home with us.
And so it goes...
people lost in their journey...
lost in their lives.
But this island provides opportunity.
Some may rise, some may fall.
And you wonder who will lose faith...
Who will survive ?
And who really are the good guys ?