"Get your ass out here right now... or I'm gonna kill your daughter." Keamy said to Ben in a threatening, commanding voice. Ben thought for a moment, trying to come up with a plan.
"I'd like to present a counterproposal." Ben began slowly.
"I'm listening."
"You and your friends... you turn around. Walk back to your helicopter. You fly away and forget you ever heard of this island."
"Tell your daddy goodbye." Keamy said, handing the walkie-talkie to a frightened Alex.
"Dad... they're serious. They killed Karl and my mother." Alex said, her voice shaking with fear and sadness.
"Alex... I have this under control. Everything's gonna be okay." Ben assured her.
"Please, daddy! Just please, please..."
"You have 10 seconds, Ben." Keamy threatened.
"Okay, listen."
"Nine..." Ben opened his mouth to say something but he was cut off by another voice.
"Wait!" Hurley shouted, coming out of the bedroom where he had been with Claire. Everyone stared at him in surprise but Hurley ignored them, and looked straight at Ben.
"He changed the rules" He told Ben. He could see the confusion and fear in Ben's eyes as he considered what it meant, and wondered how he knew about the rules.
"What rules?" John asked, but no one listened.
"Don't do this. Don't let her die. She's just a kid. He changed the rules." Hurley continued to Ben, who in turn continued to stare at him dumbfounded. Outside, they could hear Keamy's countdown getting closer to zero.
"Four…three…"
"Ben!" Hurley shouted at him. He could see the fear in the other man's eyes.
"Two…" Suddenly, Ben snapped into action.
"Stop!" Ben shouted into the walkie-talkie, and then continued slowly. "Okay Keamy. You win. I surrender. I'll come out, and you let my daughter go." Keamy smiled wolfishly, but kept his gun on Alex's head.
"Alright Ben. This is what's going to happen. Hand the walkie-talkie to someone in the room with you." Looking away, Ben tossed the walkie-talkie to Sawyer. Sawyer caught it, surprised that he was the one Ben trusted.
"Now what?" Sawyer asked.
"What's your name?" Keamy responded.
"Sawyer."
"Alright, Mr. Sawyer. Here's what's going to happen. You're going to take Linus out here to me. No weapons. Try anything, the girl dies. If anyone else in there tries anything, she dies. You got that?"
"Yes." Sawyer said, trying to mask the fear in his own voice.
"You have ten seconds to bring Linus out to me." Keamy threatened again.
"John…" Ben said quietly. John looked at Ben as he continued to talk. "You have to move the island. Don't trust anything they say. They will still kill all of you." John opened his mouth to ask something but Ben cut him off, turning to Sawyer and Hurley.
"Watch out for my daughter." With that he moved to the door, opened it, and started to walk outside. Sawyer followed him quickly, not sure what was going to happen. It seemed like hours before they were halfway to Keamy. Keamy pulled Alex to her feet, and continued to smile evilly. Ben and Sawyer stopped once they were a foot from Keamy and Alex.
"Trade ya'" Keamy said mockingly to Sawyer, who in return glared at him. Just then, Keamy shoved Alex at Sawyer, and grabbed Ben in the same moment. Sawyer caught Alex and gently but quickly, began to pull her back to the safety of the house.
"Dad!" Alex screamed, tears streaming down her face. She watched in horror as several of Keamy's men came out of the trees and grabbed Ben roughly, dragging him back into the forest.
"Dad! Dad!" She screamed again, her voice becoming more and more frantic each second. Once they reached the house, Sawyer gently pulled her inside, and Hurley closed the door behind them. All of them stood silently, Alex's cries were the only noise. John walked over to the crying girl and slowly took her tied hands and began to cut them free with his knife. Once she was free, she mumbled a "thank you" in-between sobs. Hurley walked over to her and hugged her. Alex hugged him back, crying into his shirt. They stood still for what seemed like hours, unable to decide what to do next. After a while, Alex stopped crying, and stood silently with the rest of them.
"Alex" John began quietly. Alex looked up at him, a great sadness still reflected in her eyes. "Your father said that we have to move the island. Do you know what he meant by that?" Alex just shook her head.
"No, sorry." She said sadly.
"So now what?" Sawyer asked.
"We go talk to Jacob." John responded.