"Do you see anything?" Sayid called up to Shannon, who was almost to the top of the tree. She stood and looked around. "Can you see Claire or Ethan?" Sayid called.

"I see Jack!"

"Do you see Claire?"

"Wait... who's that?"

Shannon stopped looking around and stared at the Man, who stared right back at her. Shannon squinted at him, and he pulled back his arm, as if to throw something. She stared at him, beginning to get scared. Then he let the arm go, and something came flying at her.

"Who is it?" Sayid called, but instead of an answer, all he heard was a suppressed scream, a series of short screams, and then one long, drawn-out scream. "SHANNON!" he cried, staring up, but he did not see her until it was too late. With a violent thud, she hit the ground, sprawled spread-eagle. Sayid ran to her and lifted her head. "Shannon!" he cried, but her head just lolled sickeningly to one side. Sayid put his fingers to her red neck and felt that the spinal column had been snapped.

Shannon was dead.