7:10pm

Sayid forced himself to wash down the small chunk of boar that Jack had gave him, he couldn't starve himself due to his worry, he needed to eat to keep uphis strength. But he had to chew these meats into lumps before he could swallow.

Locke was bending down and carefully examining for the lightest hint of a signal. Suddenly he frowned, and grabbed Sawyer.

"What…" Sawyer had barely spoke when Locke triumphantly yanked something out of his pocket.

"Surely you will recognize this Sayid."

The distraught husband reached out his hand to grasp the object, his fingers wrapped aroundcool metal. He knew the object very well, he could drew up every detail without once looking at it.

The band of gold had four small sapphires at the very top, curving around a tiny diamond to form a flower. He had slaved himself away in order to give that ring to Minta, as well as cutting down all of his expenditures for the purpose of buying the wedding ring.

"She would never take her wedding ring off unless she was forced." Sayid whispered. "She is kidnapped."

"Why would you have Minta's wedding ring?" Jake demanded the Southerner.

Sawyer was staring blankly at the ring that had mysterious appeared in his pocket. Turning around he saw that every single person was glancing at him accusingly…no, not everyone..

"You are asking him the wrong question Jack," Sayid interrupted, "You should ask 'What have you done to make someone put the ring into your pocket'. Someone is trying to frame him."

"Frame him?" Michael said in disbelieve. "Man, it is obvious that Sawyer is the kidnapper."

"No." Sayid repeated again, very quiet but very steady. "He did not do it. He will not hurt her again."

"How can you trust him after he tried to withdraw her inhalers?" Jack began, but was interrupted by Sawyer, who muttered a fierce oath and leapt at Jack. The two of them immediately engaged into a fight, one that would last very long.

Shaking his hand Sayid spat out something in Arabic, grabbing a rifle he stormed out of the cave.

"STOP THIS!" Sun yelled. "STOP THIS!"

Her husband bent down and grabbed Sawyer back, while Hurley tried to do the same to Jack.

"STOP IT!" Sun continued. "Aren't you ashamed of yourself? Minta is still in danger and you two are fighting instead of helping Sayid, who has just gone into the wilderness by himself!"

"We'll find him," Locke announced for himself and Boone.. "but it is probably too dangerous for anyone else to go."

"I am going to help Sayid too." Sawyer snapped, glaring at everyone defiantly.

"Then you stay with us throughout the whole hunt." Locke ordered.

Before Locke left though, he quickly drew Jack to his side.

"Do you think Sawyer…" the doctor began.

Locke nodded. "Have you not notice the way he stares at Minta? Jack, he is half in love with her and like everyone else on the island, he knows that Minta and Sayid only loves each other."

"But this is mad!" Jack muttered. "I know that Sawyer's line of moral scruples is lower then all of ours but surely, kidnapping someone is going to far!"

"Love is mad Jack," the other man shrugged. "If you think about it, what Sawyer did is not that surprising if he believes himself to be deeply in love. He kidnaps her and threatens her, and if he does harm him that he strikes both at the woman who doesn't love him, and the husband that stands between them."

"I don't believe…" Jack repeated again.

"Jack, you have to face this. This island is giving many opportunity that many people wouldn't have thought of before."