Lost - Season 3 - Disc 1

1. A Tale Of Two Cities.
Flashbacks:
We see Juliet running a book club in a regular suburban-style house, when flight 815 splits overhead. Ben ("Henry") appears, ordering Ethan and Goodwin to infiltrate the survivors. We see they are in a tiny village inland on the island.
Jack and Sarah are divorcing, but she won't tell him for whom she is leaving him. After following her and going through her phone bill Jack incorrectly accuses his father, Christian starts drinking again. Sarah tells him it doesn't matter who her man is, it only matters who Jack isn't.

Sawyer awakes in a cage, opposite a caged boy, Karl, who escapes and lets Sawyer out- only for both to be recaptured quickly. Sawyer is returned to his cage but Karl isn't. After many failed attempts, Sawyer works out a contraption that gives him a biscuit, grain and water. He is told that the bears figured it out in just two hours.
Kate awakes to find the bearded man (sans beard) ordering her to shower and put on a specific dress, adding she's not his type. He takes her to the beach, where Ben has a breakfast ready for her. He wanted her to remember something nice, as the next few weeks will be unpleasant. She is led to Karl's cage. Sawyer throws her the biscuit, which she starts to eat.
Jack awakes inside Dharma's Hydra station, where he hears his father's voice through a broken intercom. Juliet tries to feed him but he escapes and opens a hatch. The station starts flooding with water, so they both lock the door (Ben appears briefly but saves himself) and Juliet knocks Jack out, returning him to his room. She tells him that this was an aquarium for sharks and dolphins, and that they are underwater. reads him a file all about his life- job, father's autopsy, ex-wife... He reluctantly agrees to be fed.

2. The Glass Ballerina.
Flashbacks: A young Sun smashes a small, glass ballerina. She tells her father the maid did it, knowing she'd be fired. We then see her in bed with Jae Lee, who gives her a (literal) pearl necklace, saying he wants her to go to America with him, when Sun's father enters the room. Jin is ordered to get rid of Jae. He tries to quit, but is told he must honour the family. Sun suggests to Jin that they start a new life away, but he says that they can't escape her father. Jin tells Jae to leave the country, but he jumps out of the window onto Jin's car. Jin notices he's holding a pearl necklace. At his funeral, Sun's father tells her it's not his place to tell Jin about her affair.

Ben is told by Colleen that Sayid has found the decoy village, but somehow has a sailboat, meaning the others could be found. He asks her to form a team, adding that he wants that boat. Danny lets Kate and Sawyer out and kisses Colleen goodbye as he leads them away. They are asked to excavate rocks. A hidden Alex secretly whispers to Kate, asking if she's seen Karl. She says she hasn't. Alex tells Kate she's wearing her dress, but can keep it. Sawyer creates a distraction by kissing Kate, overpowering a guard, but gives up when Juliet holds a gun to Kate. They are returned to their cages. He tells her he was checking the strengths and weaknesses if their team. Kate discovers Sawyer's name is James. We see Ben watching them via monitors, hearing their conversation. He visits Jack and shows him video footage of the Boston Red Sox winning the World Series, telling him they have contact with the outside world, and will let him go home if he does what they say.
Jin and Sayid argue over whether or not to leave, as it's been over a day since they lit the signal fire and Jack's not coming. Sun sides with Sayid, who wants to wait. She apologises to Jin, saying she came to be with him. They find a dock, but Sun realises Sayid's plan is to lure the Others. Jin eventually cottons on, revealing he understands English better than they think, and knows Sun has betrayed him. He takes a gun and sends Sun back to the boat. At night, the Others take the boat. Sun runs into Colleen, who tells her that they are not the enemy- but will be if Sun shoots her. Sun is startled by a noise from above, shoots her, and escapes. Jin swims after the boat, but sees Sun in the water and they return to the island. Sayid apologises, saying he'll listen to Jin next time.

3. Further Instructions.
Flashbacks: Locke picks up a hitchhiker called Eddie, who's fleeing his drunken father. The police stop them- he has guns in the back, but also the paperwork for them. He brings Eddie to a camp, where he shows him a sweat lodge, saying it tells you whether you're a farme or a hunter. They join a large group for dinner, calling them his new family. Six weeks later he asks about a mysterious greenhouse, saying he knows what they're up to and wants in, thinking they're planning to blow something up. Locke laughs, saying he'll mention it to Mike & Jan. He finds them packing- Eddie is a cop, the greenhouse is a cannabis farm. Locke says he'll fix it. He takes Eddie into the woods alone, and asks him at gunpoint if he was chosen by the police. Eddie tells him yes, because he had no criminal record and was "amenable for coercion". He walks away, telling John he's not a murder, he's a good man, a farmer. John corrects him, saying he's a hunter, but doesn't fire as Eddie leaves.

Locke awakes in the jungle. He sees a naked Desmond run past. When Eko's stick lands on his head, he heads for the beach, grabs tarpaulin and goes to the church. Charlie follows. Locke, who can't speak, indicates that he needs to speak to the island. He makes a sweat lodge and asks Charlie to stand guard while he goes inside, eating the stuff he'd put on Boone's head. Boone appears, telling him he needs to clean up his own mess before he can help anyone else, adding "they've got him. You don't have much time". He can now speak and tells Charlie he's going to save Eko's life. They find his cross and Locke follows a polar bear's trail. He sends Charlie back to Claire, saying bad things happen to people around him. He refuses. They go to the hatch, and find an imploded hole. When chased by a polar bear, Locke throws a knife through the bushes. It hits Hurley's water flask. He fills them in on the Others. Locke sends him to the beach. He goes. Charlie and Locke discover a cave. Locke goes in alone with a flaming torch and a knife. He finds Eko amongst Dharma-wearing human remains. He fights off a polar bear and drags Eko out to Charlie. As they carry him back to the beach, Locke says he's doing what Boone told him to do- clean up his own mess. Charlie goes for water, John apologises to Eko. Eko tells John he will find, protect and save his friends, because he is a hunter. Charlie returns, but Eko isn't awake.
Hurley discovers Desmond, lending him a tie-dyed t-shirt. He tells Hurley about the fail-safe, Hurley observes Desmond didn't implode. Desmond mentions a speech Locke gave, but Hurley corrects him. Desmond says he's a bit confused.
They all arrive at the beach, and John gives the speech Desmond mentioned to Hurley, saying they'll find their friends and bring them home. Hurley, watching Desmond, tells Charlie he just had déjà vu.

4. Every Man For Himself.
Flashbacks: Sawyer tells new prison inmate Munson that the warden is after his embezzled $10m. Cassie visits him, telling him he has a baby daughter, Clementine, and wants him to write her a letter. He says he has no daughter and leaves. When Munson's wife Lila hires a P.I., Munson asks Sawyer to help him move the money. Sawyer tells the warden where the money is. He is freed, and asks for his reward to go to a new bank account for Clementine Phillips, but she can't find out where the money came from.

Desmond offers to fix Claire's roof, but Charlie says he'll do it. He then gives Paolo golfing advice whilst borrowing a club. He builds a lightning rod near Claire's bed and it's struck.
Jack calls Ben Juliet's boss- she denies it, then Ben bursts in ordering her out, saying the sub has returned.
Jack and Sawyer are about to be taken to work when a stretchered Colleen arrives, badly injured. Sawyer smiles at Kate, saying "we happened", calling it their ticket out. He plans their escape, but when Kate asks about Jack, he says they don't even know if he's alive, it's every man for himself. Ben visits Sawyer and knocks him out before he can execute his escape. He awakes strapped to a bed, where he's given an injection. Jack hears his screams on the broken intercom. He's told he's been fitted with a pacemaker that will explode if his heart rate reaches 140. A white rabbit labelled "8" is used to demonstrate, and he's given a heart monitor watch. Sawyer is warned not to tell Kate, or she'll get one too. He's returned to his cage.
Juliet gets Jack to operate on Colleen, but she dies. Jack is handcuffed to her cart, Ben says he wants him to be with her a little longer. Juliet arrives, telling Jack she's a fertility doctor. He tells her he's a spinal surgeon and saw the spinal x-rays on his way in. He asks who he's there to save, given Colleen was "dead before she was put on the table."
Danny gets Sawyer and beats him until Kate says she loves him. She escapes through the cage roof and tries to free Sawyer but he tells her to run, so she gets back in her cage. He says, "it's every man for himself", she says, "live togeher, die alone." Ben wakes Sawyer and takes him for a walk up a mountain, where he shows him Bunny 8 alive and well, telling him he doesn't have a pacemaker. He then shows Sawyer another island, saying it's the one Sawyer crashed on. They're on a smaller one nearby, so there's nowhere for him to escape to. The only way to gain a con man's respect is to con him.