WHOOOSH to the school parking lot as Ben is leaving. Alex runs up to him and says her mom will drive him home. Ben agrees and meets Alex's mom, Danielle Rousseau. Danielle says that after everything Ben has done for her daughter, a ride home is the least she can do. Alex asks if Ben can stay for dinner, and Ben protests. But Danielle insists. Even if they have to kidnap him. After dinner, Ben asks about Alex's dad, and Danielle says he died when she was two. That's probably why she's so attached to Ben. After all the interest he's taken in her and help he's given, he's the closest thing to a father Alex ever had. Ben is touched, and a tear rolls down his cheek. Danielle says it's been lovely finally meeting him, and Ben smiles. It seems it's the beginning of something sweet.
"Did you say there were some other people to kill?"WHOOOSH to the island as Ben leads Locke inside his house and points to the secret room where Widmore and Zoe are hiding. They enter, and Locke says it'll be nice to talk without those fences between them. He turns to Zoe and asks who she is. Zoe starts to answer, but Widmore cuts her off, warning her not to talk to him -- when SCHLICK!!! It happens so fast, so shocking -- Locke pulled out his knife and slits Zoe's throat! She falls over, gurgling and grasping her neck. Locke says if she wouldn't talk it made her pointless. Locke then explains since Widmore isn't afraid to die, there's only one way to motivate him to tell Locke what he wants to know. Soon this will be over and Locke will get want he wants. And when he's finally able to leave the island, the very first thing he's going to do is kill Penny. Widmore says Locke will kill Penny whether he talks or not, but Locke promises he won't. He'll keep his word. Widmore weighs his choices and talks. He brought Desmond back because of his unique resistance to electromagnetism. He's a measure of last resort -- and then BLAM! BLAM! BLAM! Ben shoots and kills Widmore! Locke turns to Ben, and Ben says Widmore doesn't get to save his daughter. Locke says Ben never ceases to amaze him. Fortunately, Widmore told him everything he needed. Ben says good. Are there some other people to kill?
"I want to know why! I want to know that Sun and Jin and Sayid didn't die for nothing."Hurley leads Jack, Kate and Sawyer to the clearing where Jacob waits. Jacob says hello, and they can all see and hear him. Kate is angry and asks if he's the one that wrote their names on the wall. Is that why Sun, Jin and Sayid were killed? Because he wrote their names down? Jacob says he's sorry, but Kate doesn't accept it. She wants to know why he put their names on that wall. She wants to know that Sun and Jin and Sayid didn't die for nothing. Jacob tells her they died for something, and he'll tell them why. He'll also tell them why he chose them. And then he'll tell them everything they need to know to protect the island. Because by the time the fire burns out, one of them is going to have to start doing it.
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