Chapter Thirty-Six:

"Someday it will bring me back to you."

[Shot of Sawyer and the guys on their trek. They are walking through the jungle, Desmond in the lead. He pushes through some clearing and they realize they are back at their camp.]

Sawyer: Sonuvabitch.

Desmond: Sorry, brother. Guess I'm not as good at the tracking as I thought.

Sawyer: That's bull! You knew what you were doing!

Desmond: Andie's gonna be fine, brother. And the only trail I could find was our own.

[The other islanders notice their arrival back and come over to greet them. Hurley, Jin and Charlie leave Des and Sawyer to argue and greet their friends. Sun comes over with Aaron in her arms. She hands him to Charlie.]

Charlie: Hey buddy. Where's Claire?

Sun: She wasn't feeling well; I told her I'd watch him.

[Charlie looks to Claire's tent and sees her sleeping.]

Charlie: Thanks.

[He walks with Aaron over towards her.]

[Shot back to Sawyer and Desmond.]

Desmond: I'm sorry you feel that way, Sawyer, but I'm not going back out there.

[He walks away leaving Sawyer fuming.]

[Shot to Andie, Sayid, Kate, Jack and Juliet trekking across the island. They come to a stream and Sayid stops.]

Sayid: Its getting late. This is a good place to make camp.

Jack: I'll get some firewood.

Kate: I'll go with you.

Andie: Me too.

[Shot of Jack, Andie and Kate break firewood nearby trees]

Kate: You wanna talk about it.

Jack: Talk about what?

Kate: About the week you spent over there with them

Jack: Well after they separated us, I made a deal with them if I took care with Ben that they'd let me off the Island. You know I just, kept my head down, did what I was supposed to. Didn't ask any questions.

Kate: And that's it.

Jack: That's it.

[Kate looks on as Jack walks away. Andie walks over to Kate.]

Andie: That's not it.

Kate: I know.

Andie: What is up with him and that Juliet chick?

Kate: I don't know. They were together a lot when we were with them.

Andie: I'm sure it's nothing.

Kate; He trusts her.

Andie: Kate; she's one of them. Jack knows that.

Kate: So why's he acting like this?

[Shot of Jack, Andie and Kate arriving back at their little camp with firewood.]

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 you think I'll do if you don't.

Jack (entering first): 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 looks on in anger, Kate and Andie in surprise, and Juliet with no real emotion, all in silence.]

[The next day.]

[Shot of the group walking across the island, Sayid angrily cuts trees with a machete with Andie and Kate close behind him. Jack and Juliet are further behind walking together.]

Andie: They were going to leave the island together; maybe they had a plan.

Kate: With one of them? Jack wouldn't do that.

Andie: Kate, he just stuck up for her. The Jack I know wouldn't have done that a week ago.

Kate: So they did something to him. Maybe they still are. What if she's still working with them?

Andie: How? We don't even know where they are.

Kate: Whatever's going on; I don't like it.

[Shot to the beach. Hurley is cooking oatmeal with Charlie, who is holding Aaron]

Charlie: Hey, wow, that's too much water, its going to be all soggy.

Hurley: Its oatmeal dude, it's supposed to be soggy.

Sawyer: Well if it ain't three men and a baby... I counted Hugo twice. Oh what, come on I used your name.

Hurley: Sorry. Just thought you'd still be mad at Desmond for the whole bringing us back to camp thing.

Sawyer: Bygones, Hugo.

[Claire arrives looking exhausted.]

Claire: Hey. Does anybody know where there's any aspirin?

Desmond: Claire you don't look so good.

Charlie: What are you doing up? You're meant to be in bed.

Claire: Yeah no I know, I just...my head's pounding.

Sawyer: I got you covered, two aspirin coming right up.

Claire: Thank you.

[As Sawyer heads for his tent he sees Jack coming around the shoreline.]

Sawyer: Son of a bitch.

Sun: Jack? It's Jack!

[The other survivors all notice and run over. Sawyer spots Andie and sighs. Shouts and cries can be heard from the whole group as they hug Jack, Kate, Andie and Sayid. Andie sees Sawyer and jumps into his arms, wrapping her legs around him. He happily hugs her back. Charlie comes over with Aaron and greets them all. Claire watches with a smile on her face from the camp. Sawyer and Jack shake hands then and Sawyer hugs him. Sawyer hugs Kate and greets Sayid. Then Andie hugs him again. He sees someone over her shoulder.]

Sawyer: The hell is she doing here?!

[The whole group turns and notices Juliet. Andie turns back and sees Charlie, holding Aaron, looking at Juliet. She glances up the beach and sees Claire has collapsed on the ground.]

Andie: Claire!

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