The fuselage passengers and Ben are all at the hatch to keep out of the driving rain. While Ben washes up in the bathroom, the rest consult.

Sayid: "I just don't trust this man. He doesn't look like he's been starving, and there's something about his face that reeks of duplicity."

Jack: "What do you think we should do?"

Sayid: "Don't let him think we suspect anything, but somebody must always keep an eye on him."

Hurley: "So instead of shifts to push the button, we need shifts to watch the creepy dude?"

Sayid: "Something like that will work. But we can't make it obvious."

Ben comes out of the bathroom as the beeper goes off. Rose enters the numbers as she anticipates becoming more important.

Ben: "What was that?"

Desmond: "The button we have to keep pushing every 104 to 108 minutes to save the world."

Ben: "That's … unbelievable."

Locke: "You had better believe it. You must have faith." He didn't seem to think the button pushing was all that odd.

The group heads to the pantry for dinner. Claire moves close to Ben, and Aaron starts crying for no apparent reason.

Claire: "I'm sorry; my baby doesn't seem to like you." Claire stares at Ben. Have I seen this guy before?

Ben sidles away to avoid further questioning.

Charlie: "Claire, there's something wrong about that bloke."

Claire: "I think you're right. I'm keeping Aaron away from him."

Kate whispers to Jack, "See that? The baby senses something is wrong with the stranger. He isn't acting like a normal person, making faces and saying things like 'goo goo'."

Jack: "Definitely suspicious, but we should get real proof."

The storm continues, and every settles down in the hatch for the night.

It rains heavily the rest of the day and most of the night. Morning comes, and Emma and Zach are concerned. They get up and go over to where Walt is still hanging upside-down. While the words "BAD BOY" are still emblazoned on his front side, the heptagonal Dharpa logo has substantially faded from his back. Walt is still, but is clearly breathing.

Emma: "Good morning Walt, are you awake?"

Walt opens his eyes and yawns. He wiggles a little, and realizes he is still trapped. He is not in a good mood.

Walt: "No. Us aliens often sleep with our eyes open and talk."

Emma: "You don't have to be so grumpy. Is there something you'd like to get off your chest?"

Zach snickers.

Walt: "Very funny. I have every right to be grumpy. I just spent the entire last episode hanging upside-down from this stupid trap. "

Zach: "Cheer up. That symbol on your back has faded. I bet that means people won't think you're a bad boy much longer."

That makes Walt feel a little better. "Normal people maybe. Those people questioning me yesterday will be hard to convince."

Emma: "We'll convince them. Hey, are you hungry or thirsty?"

Walt: "I could eat. I was able to bend up and catch a lot of water in my mouth yesterday and last night."

Emma: "Bend up? Can you show us how?"

Walt: "Like this." Walt bends up from the waist, his body forming an L shape, and he catches some water dripping off leaves in his mouth. Then he settles back down.

Emma: "That was impressive. You have nice abs."

Walt: "Uh, thanks. So … are you going to get me down, and get me something to eat?"

Emma: "I guess we can see how this trap works."

Emma and Zach follow the rope cinching tight Walt's ankles over two branches, and to a net filled with boulders.

Zach: "These boulders are heavy, but maybe we can get these out together."

Emma: "I don't think we should risk hurting ourselves. Do you mind if we tell Walt they're too heavy?"

Zach laughs. "Admit that you like looking at him like that."

Emma: "Fine, I do."

Zach: "Okay then. But we should be nice to find him something to eat."

The siblings find a conveniently located banana tree, and pick some ripe bananas. They return to Walt.

Emma: "Sorry, there's a net full of boulders that are too heavy for us to move, but we did get some bananas."

Walt sighs. "That's okay, us aliens hang upside-down all the time; it's good for us. It stretches my spine, will make me taller, and the blood spends more time in my brain where it's needed."

Zach: "That does make a lot of sense. But can you eat upside-down like that?"

Walt: "Of course aliens can eat upside-down. Don't you know anything?"

Emma: "It's unclear that my brother knows anything. But I think you better sit up again to eat this."

Walt sighs, and sits up to let Emma feed him the banana. It takes some effort to hold the position, but he manages long enough before relaxing and hanging straight.

Zach belatedly realizes he was insulted. "What do you mean I don't know anything? I know you like looking at your boyfriend's muscles."

Emma is speechless.

Walt: "You have to expect that when you've got a body like mine." Walt squirms some more, flexing his arms and legs a little.

Zach: "Doesn't that rope digging into your ankles hurt? That's going to leave a big burn mark."

Walt: "Naw, I barely notice it when I hold still. And remember, once I get down, that will heal quickly because I'm an alien."

Emma: "You're such a kidder. I believe you when you say everyone heals quickly here."

Walt: "Yeah, thanks. It's just getting frustrating not being able to do anything about my position."

Emma: "It would be nice to see you smile like yesterday."

Walt: "For some reason I don't feel like smiling now."

Emma: "You said you were tied to a tree before. How did you get loose that time?"

Walt: "This guy Hurley tickled me with a black feather, and I squirmed so hard that the rope tying my hands burned through by rubbing it against the tree."

Zach bends down to the ground and picks up a black feather. "You mean like this?"

Walt realizes he may have made a serious mistake. "No, nothing at all like that."

Emma: "Hey, there're lots of those here. How did they get here?"

Walt: "Yesterday these birds came when I got upset from all that interrogation. You better leave those alone."

Emma can't resist, and picks up two feathers, one in each hand. "But I want to help you get out of that."

Walt: "It won't work this time; I've got metal handcuffs on now."

Zach picks up a second feather. Emma starts to walk slowly around Walt, and Zach picks up on her cue, also walking around the captive, keeping him surrounded by himself and Emma. Walt trembles in the anticipation of the upcoming attack, but it does not come. Emma and Zach keep inspecting the helpless prisoner, as if searching for weak points.

The suspense is driving Walt crazy. Just get it over with.

After a few minutes Emma stops and drops her hands to her sides. "I'll bet you thought we were going to tickle you, right?"

Walt lets out a nervous laugh. "Yeah, you really had me going there. But you're good kids, and wouldn't torture a poor defenseless alien."

Emma: "Well, you were right the first time."

Emma springs into actions, stroking her feathers up Walt's sides. When Walt spins around, Zach tickles Walt's stomach with his feathers. Walt twists back, but Emma does not relent.

Walt is laughing quite hard. "Ha ha HA HA I can take this you fools I'm gonna get you for this."

Zach jams the ends of two feathers into the end of a bent stick so he can reach up and tickle Walt's feet. Walt lurches and jerks, but it is hopeless.

Walt: "HEE HEE HA HA stop it okay I'm an alien or whatever you want me to say."

Emma and Zach stop tickling Walt. He is breathing heavily, but wasn't near his breaking point.

Walt: "Why did you stop? I can take more of that."

Emma: "Because you asked us to."

Walt: "Oh. Not everyone does that."

Emma: "Besides, we accomplished our goal. You're smiling. And it's also kind of neat how that 'BAD' gets larger and smaller when you breathe."

Zach chuckles again.

Emma: It is impressive that you're holding up so well from being upside-down so long."

Walt: "Well, it happened before, so it's not a completely new experience. When I thought we were playing cops and robbers, I tried to escape, and Ethan caught me and hung me upside-down."

Emma: "For how long?"

Walt: "Just several minutes. He did swing me around like it was a punishment, but it was actually a lot of fun."

Zach: "You mean like this?" Zach takes Walt by the shoulders, pulls him back, and then pushes him forward so that Walt swings like a pendulum.

Walt: "No, he spun me, and sent me revolving around."

Emma: "I think he means like this."

Emma catches Walt at the top of his arc, and spins him a little, sending his body around in a circle. Zach catches on, and when Walt comes around, spins him harder.

Walt: "That was more like it, but Ethan is very strong. He spun me a lot harder than this."

Eko hears the noise and approaches. He furrows his brow at the sight. "What are you doing?"

Emma thinks quickly on her feet. "We're exorcising the alien sinner's demons."

Zach: "Yeah, that's right, but I don't think we're doing it well enough. Can you help?"

Eko: "It is my calling to help."

Eko seizes Walt by the shoulders, and spins and revolves him rather violently.

Eko: "Demons, take leave of this poor soul's body. Begone!"

Walt: "Whhheeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

Walt is in a state of euphoria as his brain cannot process the wildly spinning images. His consternation over being helpless for so long vanishes. A wide grin breaks out over his face as he enjoys the spinning sensation.

After fifteen minutes Eko notices the change in Walt's facial expression.

Eko: "I believe we have been successful. Let's get the boy down now."

Emma and Zach show Eko where the net of boulders is. With his great strength, though not quite the same super strength of Ethan, he removes enough boulders so that Walt is slowly lowered to the ground. Emma and Zach help Walt so he doesn't hit his head hard. Once Walt's body is completely on the ground, Eko comes back and loosens the rope around his ankles. There are deep rope burns, but no one is concerned.

Eko stands Walt up, but Walt falls immediately on his stomach. Walt is far too dizzy to stand.

Walt: "Ha ha ha, I've fallen and I can't get up, and I don't care."

Zach is jealous of Walt having such a good time.

Zach: "That looks like fun. Mr. Eko, can you spin me like that?"

Emma likes the prospect. "Yes Mr. Eko, I think that's a good idea. My brother probably also has demons."

Eko: "Very well. Whatever I can do to help."

Zach scoots over so that his feet go in the loop of the rope, and Emma gladly tightens it, though it is nowhere near as tight as it was on Walt. Eko then puts a couple boulders back into the net, enough to lift Zach off the ground. Upside-down, Zach's shirt falls so that it is bunched up and hanging over his chin, and blocking his face.

Zach: "Whoops, let me fix this."

Zach tried to tuck in his shirt, but stretched out upside-down it won't stay. Walt vision begins to clear, and he whispers to Emma.

Walt: "I got an idea to get back at Zach."

Walt explains his idea, and Emma replies,

Emma: "I was sort of thinking of something like that."

Emma goes over to Zach, and says: "Let me help you with that."

Emma grabs Zach's shirt, twists it, pulls it most of the way off, and then ties part of it around Zach's hands.

Zach: "Hey, what are you doing?"

Walt rolls over onto his side. "The experience is stronger if your hands are tied."

Zach is doubtful, but Emma pulls his shirt the rest of the way over his head and ties another knot around his hands. Zach twists his hands, but can't get the knot loose. He tries to hit Emma, but it is too awkward and she easily steps back.

Zach: "How did this happen?"

Emma: "You deserve it. Too bad there isn't any paint here to write something on you."

Then Eko returns. Again he is a bit surprised at the sight, but reasons that if Zach is distressed, he will let Eko know. Zach doesn't want to admit what just happened.

Eko: "Are you ready?"

Zach: "Yes. It feels weird, with the blood rushing to my brain."

Emma: "Probably because it's never been there before."

Eko draws Zach back, and spins him around like he did Walt. Within seconds Zach has forgotten his embarrassing position and experiences the thrill of the ride.

Zach: "Whhhheeeeeeeeeeeeee!"

After another fifteen minutes Zach has had enough. He struggles to get his hands free.

Emma laughs: "Your muscles sure are a lot smaller than Walt's."

Zach: "So what, he's a couple years older than me. But I can do this."

Zach strains, twisting and pulling, trying to get his hands free of the knotted shirt. Then suddenly, it rips and the pieces float to the ground. Zach laughs deliriously, makes the best of the situation, and beats his chest.

"I told you I could get out of that."

Walt: "Those pieces might make a nice headband."

Eko: "I think that's enough. Time to get back to the shelter."

Eko removes some boulders to let Zach down. Zach manages to untie his feet, but is quite delirious and too dizzy to stand. Eko picks Zach and Walt up and carries them toward the bunker, but is met by the rest of the tail-section group.

Ana-Lucia: "What is going on?"

Emma: "We exorcised the demons from the boys."

Goodwin is getting concerned. "If that is true, then they won't mind a little stay in the pit just to be sure."

Walt and Zach are still too dizzy to protest. Eko lowers them down, but the cover is left open.

Cindy: "What do you think?"

Eko: "I think the boy Walt is human. He lost his way, but is soul is on the way to recovery. He may have infected Zach, but I believe that is under control."

Libby: "I still say Walt is an alien. He must have been hanging upside-down for the better part of a day and had a silly grin on his face just now."

Bernard: "I believe there are enough votes to declare Walt human. When the boys have recovered we should set out for this beach camp he spoke of."

Ana-Lucia: "I'm inclined to agree. It sounded like it will be a full day's hike. We should leave tomorrow at dawn."

Goodwin thinks, I can't allow that to happen. I must act quickly.

Back in Othersville, plans are made.

Juliet: "You bungled the opportunity to bring Sawyer and Jack and the less relevant people here. We are going to have to go with Ben's plan. Tom, I want you and Danny to meet up with Mikhail, and find Michael Dawson and bring him here. It's a large island, but that never a problem when we really need to meet someone."

Bea: "Who put you in charge?"

Juliet: "Do you have anything better in mind?"

Bea: "No, just don't go crazy and be sure to bring Michael in alive."

Tom: "I've got just the thing. A bola, that thing with three rocks attached to cords that wraps around the victim's legs when you throw it right."

Danny: "What about tranquilizer darts?"

Juliet: "Whatever, just find him and bring in him."

Tom and Danny go off searching. They carry walkie-talkies, so Tom goes mainly south and Danny to the southeast, which turns out to be the direction Michael is coming from.

Michael wakes up in the middle of the day, his arms buried in the earth. He struggles a bit and frees himself, and remembers his mission in life.

"WAAAAALLLLT!"

Upon not getting a response, Michael slogs to the northwest. However, his yelling alerts Danny to where he is, and makes it easy for Danny to ambush him. Danny shoots Michael with a dart, and then tries to carry him back to Othersville. Danny doesn't get far, finding Michael too heavy to carry. Danny calls his comrades on the walkie-talkie.

Danny: "Tom! Mikhail! I found Dawson and knocked him out. I need you to help bring him back."

Mikhail: "Where are you?"

Danny: "About four miles southeast of our Village."

Mikhail: "That will take me the rest of the day to get there."

Danny: "Then get moving."

Tom: "I'm a little closer, see you soon."

While waiting, Danny ties up Michael and takes his rifle.

The main group decides to go to the beach, leaving Jin and Sun to push the button. Out of nowhere Vincent comes rushing up. He is concerned that Walt is not around, nor even Michael. He trots up to Shannon as his third choice.

Shannon: "Hey Vincent, where have you been? Do you know where Walt is?"

Vincent barks, but doesn't attempt to lead anyone in a certain direction. Shannon gets an idea.

Shannon: "I know: Vincent can lead us to Walt by picking up his scent from his old shirt."

Sayid: "That won't work. Vincent is a retriever, not a bloodhound."

Shannon: "So we'll just have him retrieve Walt."

Sawyer: "Makes as much sense as anything else around here."

Boone: "Is that shirt really still around?"

Kate: "It should be near Michael's tent … here it is … ugh!"

Kate holds her nose. "Shannon, it was your idea, you pick it up."

Shannon holds her nose, and picks up the end of the putrid and largely decomposed shirt with a stick. She brings it toward Vincent.

Sayid: "Shannon, Walt hasn't worn that shirt in over a month, and with the rainstorms there's no way there's any scent left on that thing."

Boone gets an urge to defend Shannon. "It can't hurt to try."

Vincent sniffs the shirt, and recoils. It appears that he frowns. He looks around, trots over to Ben, and growls.

Jack: "Very interesting. Have you been around Walt lately?"

Ben: "I have no idea what you're talking about. I'm sorry if one of your people is missing."

Sayid: "Remember Vincent is not a bloodhound. This doesn't mean anything."

When Ben is far away, Sayid announces, "I'm sure he's guilty of something. He needs to be locked up until he tells us the truth."

Sawyer: "Where are we going to lock Bug Eyes up?"

Locke: "There's a room in the hatch that will serve that purpose very well. Let's act like nothing's going on, and then shove him in there tonight when we go back for more food."

Jack: "Since we're done with that old shirt, I suggest we burn it. The odors emanating from it could be a health hazard."

Shannon: "Okay." Shannon walks over to a fire and tosses the shirt and stick into it.

After that, they all go about their business for the rest of the day, and then execute their plan. When they are back at the Swan, Sayid and Sawyer team up and shove Ben into a small room, and lock the door with a combination lock on a chain.

Ben: "Why did you do that?"

Sayid: "Because we know you're one of them."

Ben: "I tell you I'm not."

Sayid: "We don't believe you. See you in the morning."

Tom reaches Danny in a few hours, and then an hour later so does Mikhail.

Danny: "All right, let's carry him."

The three pick up Michael, but it is awkward going up hills and through dense woods as the daylight wanes.

Tom: "This is silly. Wake him up, untie his feet, and make him walk."

Tom drops Michael, and tries to shake him awake. Michael doesn't stir.

Tom: "What did you do to him?"

Danny: "Just shot him with a dart."

Mikhail: "How potent was it?"

Danny: "It should have been for four hours … oopsy, looks like it's actually sixteen hours. I accidentally gave him the extra strong dose."

Tom: "Wonderful. We'll just have to camp here for the night."

The tail-end group gets Emma and Zach out of the pit, and leaves Walt down there. They gather provisions throughout the day in preparation of the next day's journey. Emma comes down to feed Walt before sunset. She finds Walt squirming, as if still trying to get out of the handcuffs, and is concerned.

Emma: "How are you feeling now?"

Walt: "Oh, I'm okay physically, but my chest just started itching and I can't reach it."

Emma: "You poor thing. Let me help."

Emma scratches Walt's chest, and notices something. "Hey, those letters are fading. That's probably what's causing it."

Walt: "They are? That's great. Aaaahhhh."

Emma: "If it really is those letters wearing off, isn't your abdomen itching too?"

Walt: "Yes, but that might be ticklish."

Emma: "I'll be careful."

Emma gently scratches Walt all over the letters. It doesn't tickle except when her fingertips run over the lower portion of the "B-O-Y" and Walt's nipples.

Emma: "Is that good?"

Walt: "That's better, but … can you scratch harder? This has to last all night."

Emma: "No problem." Emma does not mind scratching Walt harder. Walt feels much better, and it is worth the occasional tickles.

Walt: "Thanks a lot. I'm not itching any more."

Emma: "You're most welcome. Will you be okay now?"

Walt: "Yes, but I'm just feeling stupid stuck down here. This reminds of a book we read in that Book Club, "The Pit and the Pendulum." It was if that book forecast something."

Emma: "Well, this is the last day you have to spend down here. It will be better tomorrow."

Walt: "It better be. I'd hate to see how things could get worse."

Emma feeds Walt some fruit and rubs his shoulders so he will be able to sleep. She then climbs up the ladder, and Libby and Goodwin are there to close the pit cover.