At midnight, Goodwin puts his plan into action. Without waking anyone else, he goes from the Arrow Station to the pit. He opens the cover, places the ladder against an edge, and climbs down. He shakes Walt.

Goodwin: "Walt, wake up. We have to get out of here."

Walt: "What? What's happening?"

Goodwin: "Libby convinced the others that we shouldn't have interfered. They're going to leave you the way we found you."

Walt: "You mean, all tied up and gagged? But I thought I convinced enough of them that I was telling the truth."

Goodwin: "They were acting to get your guard down. Now come on."

Goodwin puts an arm around Walt and helps him up the ladder. Goodwin then takes the ladder out and puts the cover over the pit back in place, the way he found it. Goodwin then scratches a message in the dirt: "Help, Alien Walt is abducting me!" It is too dark for Walt to see what Goodwin is doing.

Goodwin takes Walt by the arm. "Come on, this way."

Walt: "Where are we going?"

Goodwin: "To that beach camp you described."

Walt: "Good, thank you for rescuing me."

Goodwin: "It was the right thing to do."

They go through the dark woods. Goodwin has excellent night vision, but Walt's night vision has been developing rapidly since he has been on the island. Goodwin takes Walt on a convoluted path to confuse him.

Walt: "Are you sure we're going the right way?"

Goodwin: "Yes. We've been at that shelter for a while, and know our way around."

A little before dawn, they are at the sonic security fence.

Walt is alarmed. "Hey, we went back toward those Others' village!"

Goodwin: "Sorry about this, but I assure you it was necessary. At least here no one thinks you're an alien."

Goodwin gently pushes Walt to the ground. As usual, the handcuffs prevent Walt from making effective resistance. Goodwin enters the security code, then picks up Walt, carries him inside the perimeter, and resets the code. Grasping Walt's arm firmly, he marches Walt into the DeGroovy building.

In the morning, the tail-end group wakes up, to find Goodwin missing.

Ana-Lucia: "This doesn't look good. Reminds me of Nathan."

Cindy: "Who remembers Nathan?"

Eko: "He was the one that was abducted very early on. Remember he had a red shirt?"

Cindy: "Oh right. So you think the same thing happened to Goodwin?"

Libby: "I think we better check on the alien."

Emma: "Walt is not an alien, but I'd like to see him anyway."

Zach: "Of course you do."

They all go over to the pit. It looks normal at first, but Walt is not down there.

Libby: "I knew it! The alien used its powers and kidnapped Goodwin."

Bernard: "Don't be ridiculous. It had to be the other way around. Walt was in handcuffs and this pit cover was tied down. There's no way he could have abducted a healthy grown man."

Ana-Lucia: "That does seem unlikely. But we should look for evidence."

They search the area, and find Goodwin's message scratched out in the dirt.

Libby: "I told you so! Here, read this: 'Help, Alien Walt is abducting me!' "

Bernard: "That doesn't prove anything. If he really was being kidnapped, he probably wouldn't have been able to write a message like that."

Cindy: "Does anyone know if that's his handwriting?"

Eko: "Why would Walt leave such a message?"

Bernard: "I've had it! I'm going south to where Walt said their camp was, and I don't care if anyone comes with me."

Ana-Lucia: "We should stick together. It's obviously still very dangerous here."

Emma: "We'll go with you. They might have gone to Walt's camp."

Zach: "Yeah. We should go somewhere; maybe we'll find them."

Cindy: "I've had enough of this place. If we just stay here, more bad things may happen."

Libby: "All right, but we have to be careful. And if we don't find anything in a few days, we can come back here."

They all gather their supplies and begin the long trek to the south.

Inside the DeGroovy building Room 15, Goodwin forces Walt to sit in a chair with his arms behind the chair's back, and tries to contact Ben. Upon getting no answer, he calls Bea.

Goodwin: "Bea? Goodwin here."

Bea: "Goodwin? Where have you been all this time?"

Goodwin: "On assignment with those tail-end people. I've learned all I can about them, but had to come back here now."

Bea: "Did it have to take so long?"

Goodwin: "I wanted to do a great job. And besides, that Cindy is a real fox. She accidentally tore off my shirt when the smoke monster appeared."

Goodwin gives a summary of what he has seen the last fifty days, and then adds, "By the way, did you lose a certain bad boy?"

Bea: "You found Walt! That's wonderful. I'll be right there."

Dead tired from being up most of the night, Walt just sits in the chair and tries to regain his strength.

Bea arrives, and talks to Goodwin.

Bea: "Thank goodness you found him. He has some kind of powers, and we've been testing him, but he escaped."

Goodwin: "Yes, he told us all about it. But where's Ben?"

Bea: "Ben went to look for Walt, and we haven't heard from him in a while. There is a plan to get him back though. How did you know to bring Walt here?"

Goodwin: "He had the Dharpa logo painted on his back. That was very clever of you."

Bea: "It was actually an accident. We tied him to a chair with wet paint. But we need to examine him to make sure he's all right. I'll notify Juliet and Ethan."

Bea finds Ethan is well enough to walk, and he gets up from his infirmary bed, and they make their way back to Room 15. Juliet arrives, and is upset to find Walt in handcuffs.

Juliet: "Why did you handcuff the poor kid again?"

Goodwin: "What do you mean again? That's how we found him, and we didn't have a key."

Juliet: "You mean he's been handcuffed for four days?"

Ethan: "I don't blame Goodwin. Walt's a very dangerous character."

Juliet: "Where is the key?"

Ethan: "It last was in my pack. Is that still in the infirmary?"

Juliet: "Yes, I'll get it."

Juliet rushes off to the infirmary, finds the pack and handcuff key, returns and unlocks the cuffs.

Walt breathes a sigh of relief, and rubs his shoulders. Then he becomes more alert.

Bea: "Walt, we have to examine you to make sure you're all right after your ordeal."

Walt: "You are not examining me!"

Bea sighs. "Are you going to let us examine you the easy way, or do we have to strap you down to the examination table over there?"

Walt looks at the table with straps at the sides. That doesn't look bad compared to what I've already been through, and the way things are going I'm bound to get strapped to that table anyway. May as well get one good shot in. Walt turns suddenly and hits Goodwin in the jaw. Ethan and Goodwin then wrestle Walt onto the table on his back, and Bea straps him in with his arms at his sides, tightening four strong black straps across his chest, waist, knees and ankles. The straps are buckled at the sides and below the table, so Walt can't possibly reach them. On this occasion Walt remembers to his expand his chest as the highest strap is being buckled, but he acts like he can't move.

Juliet: "Walt, why did you have to do that? Was it worth it?"

Walt: "Yes it was, hitting Goodwin really felt good. And this isn't so bad; I might be able to escape from this … ugh."

Walt tries to lift himself up and gets nowhere. "Or maybe not. But it will be more comfortable sleeping like this."

Juliet shakes her head, but then gets on with the physical examination. Ethan gives directions, as he is still a bit sore from the encounter with the orange smoke monster.

Juliet: "Walt, you are about a centimeter taller, with more muscle and less body fat. Your reflexes, pulse and blood pressure are fine. You have no cuts or bruises or anything like that. It just seems that you are growing at a very fast rate."

Walt, sarcastic: "Wonderful."

Bea: "Now that we know Walt is in good shape, there is another matter to attend to."

Juliet: "You mean …"

Bea: "I'm afraid so. You need to be punished for running away."

Ethan: "And for causing my injuries."

Walt, apprehensive: "So what is it going to be?"

Bea: "Since Ben isn't here, there is another person who will be responsible for that. It is our sheriff, and her name is Isabel."

Juliet winces, and Walt notices.

Walt: "What is this Isabel like?"

Bea: "She makes Ethan look like Juliet."

Ethan: "Should one of us be insulted? I get along fine with Isabel."

Juliet: "That may have been a dig at me; I'm not sure."

Bea: "I'm not sure either. Let me call Isabel."

Bea calls Isabel, and explains the situation.

Bea: "Isabel says she has to deliberate for a few hours, probably four since that's such a special number. We'll come back then."

Walt: "Hey, since the physical exam is over, can't you unstrap me now?"

Ethan: "Why should we break character now?"

Juliet: "And some other characters need more screen time."

Walt: "Good point; I guess I wasn't thinking. But isn't it kind of ridiculous to keep me tied down for four hours?"

Bea, Ethan, Juliet, and Goodwin consult. Bea then addresses Walt.

Bea: "You're right, it is ridiculous. The timing is way off. People are moving distances and doing things that can't possibly be accomplished in four hours. You shall remain here for eight hours, and then face your punishment."

Walt opens his mouth, and then reasons, If I complain again, I'll be here for fifteen hours.

Walt: "Okay, so I'll just lie here the next eight hours. I could use the nap; I didn't get much sleep last night. But wow, these straps are tight."

Ethan: "We wouldn't want you to fall off and get hurt."

Walt: "That's very thoughtful of you."

Bea: "Have some juice to hold you over."

Bea pours a glass of orange juice into Walt's mouth.

Walt: "Thank you, you're too kind."

Bea, Ethan, and Goodwin leave, with Ethan going to his house to get a shirt and to finish recuperating, and Goodwin also going to his house to get a shirt and to rest up. Juliet stays behind for a moment.

Walt: "I know you're nicer than the other Others; can you please loosen the straps a little?"

Juliet: "Walt, I have to make this look good. If I show any signs of leniency toward you, they'll put me in a position where I can't help you when you really need it." And that will delay my chances of meeting with the interesting men from your camp.

Walt: "I could use some help now."

Juliet: "But you aren't uncomfortable now, right?"

Walt: "Actually, this kind of feels like I'm being hugged. It's a lot better than having my hands tied or cuffed behind my back."

Juliet: "Good. Then I'll be leaving now; I have things to do. And if I have to participate in Isabel's punishment, know that I'm doing to keep up appearances."

Walt: "I understand. See you later."

As Walt hoped, Juliet leaves Room 15. When the door is closed, Walt shrugs his shoulders, and expands and contracts his chest, gaining a little leeway for his arms. Then he makes a big yawn, and realizes that he hasn't nearly the energy for an escape attempt at the moment, having spent half the night hiking through the jungle while handcuffed. I need to be at full strength for this. I'll get a little nap, and then escape again.

Back at the Swan Station, a disembodied female voice is heard: "Lockdown in forty-two minutes."

Boone: "What is that? Should we panic?"

Desmond: "No, that just means some supplies are coming, but we're going to be locked inside for a little while."

Voice: "Lockdown in twenty-three minutes."

Sayid: "That was not nineteen minutes since the first message."

Shannon: "It wasn't nineteen seconds."

Desmond: "That thing doesn't have a good sense of time."

Voice: "Lockdown in sixteen minutes."

Kate: "What's a lockdown?"

Desmond: "These blast doors are going to come down and seal us in. Otherwise we don't get the supplies."

Voice: "Lockdown in fifteen minutes."

Claire: "Those last two messages were about the right time apart. For some reason it reminds me of when I was having contractions."

Locke: "But what if the computer beeper goes off?"

Voice: "Lockdown in eight minutes."

Desmond: "Duh, we just make sure someone is next to the computer when it happens."

Charlie: "What a relief. I was afraid someone might have to crawl through vents or something."

Voice: "Lockdown in four minutes."

Sawyer: "Is someone at the computer now?"

Boone: "I'll save you!"

Boone runs into the computer room, but Jin, Sun, and Rose are sitting there calmly.

Voice: "Lockdown commencing. Please stand clear of the descending blast doors and don't get crushed like a complete doofus."

Several thick metal blast doors descend, cutting off the computer room from the other rooms in the Swan, and also sealing the exterior exit. Lights flicker and go and out.

Hurley: "Dude, you forgot to mention this power outage thing."

Desmond: "Brutha, I got so used to it, I don't even think about it."

Kate: "How long does this lockdown last?"

Desmond: "I timed it once, and it lasted twenty-three minutes and forty-two seconds."

Hurley: "Of course it did."

The lights flicker, and a map shows up on the blast door the largest group can see.

Jack: "Is that a map of this island?"

Desmond: "Aye, but it isn't to perfect scale, and some of the things might be jokes."

Locke: "It says here there are stations named the Staff, Flame, Arrow, Pearl, Looking Glass, Tempest, Orchid, and some numbers, CV one, CV four, …"

Sayid: "C4 is an explosive."

Locke: "Cool, maybe we get to blow up stuff. That fake dynamite from the pirate ship was a big disappointment."

Kate: "It also says 'there be dragons here'."

Locke: "Who made this map?"

Desmond: "Kelvin told me he and this guy before him, Radzinsky, did."

Hurley: "Hey, whatever happened to Kelvin? That's a forgotten plot line."

Desmond: "Dropped plot lines happen all the time. Kelvin just disappeared one day, and I never saw him after that, more than two years ago. He told me that Radzinsky went insane, and disappeared also."

Jack: "It is within the realm of medical possibility that this place could drive one insane."

Shannon: "Isn't it neat how we're having a lockdown and we have someone here named Locke?"

Locke: "Wow, I never thought of that. Did anyone else?"

Everyone else shakes their heads no.

The beeper goes off.

Locke shouts at the blast door: "Can you hear us in there? Is it under control?"

Boone: "No, the door is too thick to hear through."

Shannon: "Bummer."

Boone: "Shan, that was a joke … oh never mind."

Jin and Sun work as a team, pressing buttons alternately, and let Rose push the execute button. The beeping stops. A minute later the blast doors go up, and the lights come back on.

Desmond "Time to get the supplies."

Claire and Charlie take a turn on computer duty, while Desmond leads the rest outside to where a parachute has dropped many boxes of supplies.

Sayid: "What is in these crates?"

Desmond: "Food, mostly."

Hurley: "Awesome."

Kate: "How about clothes?"

They inspect the crates, but don't find any new clothes or clothing material. Among the supplies dropped is a five-gallon container of gasoline and a tire pump.

Sawyer: "So Mr. Fortuneteller, why would need these? You got a car hidden around somewhere?"

Desmond: "It probably foreshadows something, but we don't have any roads here."

Hurley: "An all-terrain vehicle would be sweet."

They all begin to gather the crates and lug them back to the Swan.

Bea calls Tom on the walkie-talkie.

Bea: "Good news, Goodwin returned with Walt, and the boy is secured now."

Tom: "What should we do with Michael here?"

Bea: "The plan hasn't changed. Put him in the cage his son was in. We may need the old man to get Ben back."

Tom: "Got it." And I going to have me a little fun.

Tom pours some water on Michael's face, waking him up. Michael is not pleased to find himself tied up on the ground. "Who are you? What do you want?"

Tom: "We don't answer the questions. But what I wanted was to use this thing called on a bola on you. Unfortunately my colleague shot you first."

Michael "How does that work?"

Tom: "I'll show you." Tom unties Michael's feet, but leaves his hands tied behind his back."

Danny: "What are you doing? We can't let him get away."

Michael runs, and Tom twirls his bola with the three large stones attached to cords. Tom throws it at Michael, and misses. Tom resorts to his backup plan, and shouts.

Tom: "Hey, we can tell you about Walt."

Michael freezes, and then turns around. "Tell me, where is he? Why did you take him?"

Tom: "First you have to let me use this thing on you."

Tom retrieves the bola, and Michael realizes he won't get far with his hands tied. Tom winds up again, and this time the bola wraps around Michael's legs and brings Michael down.

Tom: "That was so much fun."

Michael: "Whatever. Now tell me about Walt."

Tom: "He's safe with us now. He was a bad boy and ran away, but he's back."

Michael: "Take me to him!"

Tom: "That isn't up to me, but we'll see."

Mikhail: "Let's go then. But he has to be blindfolded."

Danny: "Of course." Danny takes a hood out of his pack and puts it on Michael's head.

Michael: "What? Who carries such a thing around?"

Tom: "It's standard for us to bring rope and good blindfolds when we may encounter threats. You can't be too careful out here."

They being the long march back to Othersville. They don't make good speed due to Michael being tied and blindfolded.

Walt wakes up after about seven hours. Unsurprisingly, he is still strapped to the examination table.

I'm alone, good. Now's my chance.

Walt wriggles and twists, expands and contracts his chest and stomach, and slowly gains leeway for his arms. With a real chance of escaping, he is excited and having fun. In fifteen minutes he manages to pull one hand free from the strap around his waist, and quickly after that the other hand. More twisting and squirming follows, and in another quarter hour he pulls one arm free from the strap around his chest, and again quickly gets the other arm out. He reaches to the side of the table, and fumbles with the buckles. It takes eight minutes to get the top strap undone, and four minutes for the next one. Now he sits up, and unbuckles the straps around his knees and ankles. It has taken forty-two minutes to free himself, and he beams with pride.

He tries the door, and finds it unlocked. He opens it quietly, and steps into the hall. He can hear people in one direction, so he goes in the opposite direction. There are footsteps coming from the end of that corridor, so he opens the nearest door and enters a new windowless room, failing to notice the door was numbered 23.

The lights are off, and he doesn't want to give himself away be letting the Others see light at the crack at the bottom of the door. Consequently he closes the door behind him, and waits in the dark. He listens at the door, and the footsteps come closer, and stop. He is unaware he was continuously observed, usually by Bea who was enraptured by his struggle to free himself from the straps, and never had a chance to escape the building. On the plus side, he did get credit for passing one test by escaping the exam table.