Claire began to move, and Charlie was startled from his light sleep. "Claire?" he exclaimed, softly. He took her up a little tighter in his arms, staring at her intently. Claire moved again, her small, pale hand straining to reach up to rub her eyes. Charlie, his eyes beginning to tear up, took Claire's small hand and helped her. Claire's hand stiffened, as if it had a life of its own, when he touched her. A tiny crease of worry played between her eyebrows, her breath coming out in terrified gasps. "Claire," Charlie whispered, "it's me, Charlie. Don't worry. It's just me."

Claire's eyes snapped open. She took one look at Charlie and began to scream. He dropped her and began moving away, quickly. She screamed, backing herself against the rock wall of the cave, tears forming and spilling down her cheeks in terror. Charlie's eyes were wide in shock; he was almost as terrified of her as she was of him.

Jack heard the screaming and instantly woke up; Jin woke too and began shouting in Korean, but Sun quieted him; Hurley sat up, startled; even Walt woke up and Michael came to sit by him, in case he was frightened. Jack rushed to Claire, and Charlie sat some two yards away from her, not sure whether to help or stay back, sitting there in a shadow. "Claire!" he called, choking on her name. She just screamed louder.

"Charlie, this is a really bad time," Jack called to him over the noise of Claire's screaming, but Charlie did not want to listen. He crawled forward on all fours, pushed the doctor aside, and tried to get Claire's attention.

"Claire!" he cried, "Claire, it's me!"

Claire just screamed louder, her screaming broken only by the shrieking question, "WHO ARE YOU!"

"Claire, it's me!" he sobbed, as she continued screaming, "It's me, Charlie! We were in love, Claire! You were going to have your baby, and I wanted to help you! You and I, we were kidnapped by Ethan! Ethan!"

At the sound of Ethan's name, Claire screamed louder, thrashing out at him like a wild animal. Jack put a hand on Charlie's chest, trying to push him back so he could take care of the problem himself, but Charlie grabbed the doctor's hand and twisted it. "FUCK OFF, JACK!" he screamed, and Jack retreated a few steps, tending to his throbbing wrist. The small Rock God, angry tears now streaming down his face, knelt down in front of the screaming pixie, and shouted, "Claire! Listen to me!" his voice cracked as he strained it, "It's me! Charlie!" She did not stop screaming. "HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME!" he screamed, even louder than her, and she opened her eyes to stare at him, terrified, "I WAS IN LOVE WITH YOU! HOW COULD YOU FORGET ME!"

Claire slowly stopped screaming, staring at him, terrified, as he panted, tears now streaming down his face, his eyes red, looking even more rabid than she did. "Claire," he panted, reaching out a hand towards her, but before he could touch her, she had sprung to her feet and begun running away.

"Hey!" Jack exclaimed, "don't let her get away! We'll never be able to find her!"

Jack took off after Claire, Walt jumped to his feet and began after the doctor with his father close behind him and even Hurley jumped up to help and followed. Sun and Jin huddled, Jin muttering something to Sun in Korean, Sun looking terrified.

Charlie just sat staring at his hand, at the empty spot where the girl had been, and did not move. A fresh pair of tears skated down his cheeks. "Claire..." he whispered, his voice broken, "how could you forget me?"

Jack caught up with Claire, grabbing her tiny wrist and pulling her back. Claire let out a short little scream of shock, and Jack grabbed hold of her other arm, holding her so she could not run away again. "Listen, Claire," he said, but she did not want to listen.

"Let go of me!" she cried, struggling with him, "Who are you! Let go of me!"

"Claire, you have to listen to me," Jack pressed, "there is a very bad man out here who wants to kill you and your baby. We are your friends. We just want to help you."

"You're not my friend! Who are you!" Claire screamed, "Who are you! Let go of me!"

She struggled to get away from him, but he would not let go of her. "We are your friends, Claire," Jack said again, "you have to trust me! You and your baby will die if you don't believe me! We just want to help you!"

Claire stopped struggling, her hair falling wildly in her face, glaring at Jack. "Are you threatening my baby?" she asked dangerously.

"No, Claire, I'm trying to help your baby," Jack explained, getting exasperated. "I need you to trust me. Trust us." He waited for a moment, and then added, "Please."

Claire just stared at him, her hands balled into fists, her hair still in her face, and then asked, "The man who was screaming at me?"

"Charlie." Jack offered. "I don't need to tell you about Charlie. I'm sure he'll tell you everything himself."

"And you?"

"Me?" Jack paused for a moment. "I'm Jack. I'm a doctor."

Claire's expression softened to one of comprehension, her fists unclenching as she stared at him. "A doctor?" she asked.

"Please," pleaded Jack, "come back to the caves with us."

Claire's hands fell limp in the doctor's hands, and Jack let go of her. Turning, he glanced behind him to make sure she was following, and then headed back towards the caves. A worried thought crossed his mind: when Charlie found out that her memory had been erased, how would he react? How much would he want to tell her? What would he keep from her? And what if she did not believe him? There was that Halliburton case... Jack decided that he would have to find a better hiding place for it.

Charlie had dropped his hand by the time they got back, and the dull morning sun had begun to rise, bathing everything with a ghostly glow, including Charlie's mournfully dark face. Claire paused when she saw him, and tried to hide in Jack's shadow, but he did not even look up. Instead, he stood, and without even turning to acknowledge Jack's or Claire's presence, he spoke. "I'm going to... go for a walk." he told no one in particular. Sun nodded as he disappeared into the forest, and Jack surveyed her with interest.

"Sun," he called, and she looked up at him. "You –?"

Sun looked terrified, and with a quick, indicating glance at her husband, shook her head. Jack stared at her for another moment or two, and then turned back to Claire. She, too, was looking at them but in interest. "They speak Korean." Jack told her. "I think," he added.