Jack, Kate, Sayid and Sawyer were discussing their options of how to get Bo back. Sawyer was especially quiet but the other three didn't seem to notice.

"I can't think of any way we could get her back without everyone being in danger," Sayid admitted. "We'd have to kill all the 'others' in order for it to work."

"We're in trouble," Jack agreed. "According to them they own Bo and unless we had a good reason for them to hand her over…"

"Couldn't we… I dunno," Kate paused. "Couldn't we tell them that she's someone's long lost daughter?"

"How exactly would that help?" Sayid asked confused.

"Well if she was had family on the island then maybe the 'others' would see that she has too strong a bond with them and she wouldn't be any use to them," Kate suggested. "After all, the children they've taken so far are babies and from what Michael said Walt was a real trouble maker because he was too old to be brain washed into it."

They all pondered this for a moment.

"It's a long shot but it might work," Jack said. "They'd want something in her place still though."

"Maybe if she had a family member though they'd be willing to swap her for that one person," Sayid said suddenly. "But that'd still mean that one person has to be traded for her. We'd loose that person forever."

Sawyer was still staring into space his mind racing as he thought things over. There must be someway of keeping everyone on the island together. He could only think of one thing and decided this was better than nothing.

"Swap me," he said. The other three looked at him surprised and confused.

"What?" Asked Jack. "No, Sawyer-"

"Swap me," Sawyer said again. "There are things you don't know. Just swap me. The 'others' will agree. Then forget about me."

"Sawyer we can't!" Kate said horrified. "You're our friend!"

"Yeah and so's Bo!" Sawyer said in a high voice. "She's just a child; I'm a worthless con man."

"Ex con man," Sayid put in. Even he, who had been accused by Sawyer of being a terrorist didn't want to see the man taken into the hands of the 'others'.

"Just trust me on this," he said quietly. Jack, Kate and Sayid looked at each other.

Bo was struggling with her bonds. If she could just get out then it would be fine. It wouldn't matter that none of the other survivors had bother to help her out, because she could look after herself.

When the 'others' next came to check on her, not only was she ready, but she was more than a match for them. Even if they didn't want her, Bo was going to say goodbye to the other survivors before heading off into the jungle to live alone.

"Why are you so determined to save her?" Kate asked Sawyer wonderingly.

"Does it really matter?" Sawyer said. "If we can save her what does it matter why?"

"Because you've never been so determined to do something for someone else," Jack said frowning slightly.

"Look I've got reasons, but I can't tell you ok?" Sawyer said. "Just let me trade myself in."

"Sawyer, why can't you tell us?" Sayid asked.

"Oh for the-" Sawyer ran his hands through his hair. "She's my daughter."

Kate stared wide eyed and Sayid almost toppled over from his crouched position. Jack took several deep breaths before saying.

"Sorry, what?" Sawyer rubbed his face with his hands.

"You're gonna hate me when I tell you this," He said thinking back and remembering fourteen years earlier…

James Ford walked up the drive holding a baby in a baby carrier and knocked on the door of number thirty two Apple tree lane. Helen and Bobby Langdon answered the door and let him in.

"I've got the child," James said handing her over to them. "I just need the hundred grand."

"Here," Bobby handed over the suitcase to James and as he stood up holding it he glanced back at the small baby he'd just handed over.

He'd spent a long time finding a naïve enough woman to willingly have a baby with him and be trusting enough to let him take her out for walks alone. He already new the Langdon's were desperate for a baby and it was merely a matter of naming a price and delivering the child to them.

It was the one and only time James had done and ever would do this kind of con. He didn't realise how hard it would be to say goodbye to his own child, but he knew that he couldn't keep her. Not when he was looking for his parents killer. Maybe one day he would come back and see her, but it would be too late to tell her then who exactly he was.

"Thank you so much," Helen said, cooing over the child. James nodded and took his cue to leave.

When Sawyer had finished explaining what he'd done the other three just looked at him.

"Your own child?" Kate said almost disbelievingly.

"Look, I told you that I'm a horrid person," Sawyer said. "I don't need you to make me feel worse."

"Who's the mother?" Sayid asked curiously.

"Does it matter?" Sawyer said with a pained expression.

"Yes," Jack said frowning at Sawyer still. "If you're going to hand yourself over to the 'others' we want answers."

"It was her care worker, Mary," Sawyer replied. "Of course Mary didn't know, but after loosing her child she went into social work."

"Well…" the other three continued to stare unsure of how to react.

"Let's go get Bo shall we?" Sawyer asked darkly.