In this episode, flashbacks reveal why Hurley is hesitant at his new job of distributing food found in the newly discovered Swan station.

Jack and Sayid explore the hatch, while Sawyer, Jin, and Michael find out that their captors are from the tail section of the plane.

Hurley keeps his win a secret, and quits his job at a fast food restaurant along with his friend Johnny (DJ Qualls).

The pair enjoy themselves by pulling a prank on their former boss, and going to a record store where Hurley asks out his crush, Starla (Marguerite Moreau).

Johnny pulls into a local gas station to buy some beer, but notices news crews talking to the attendant.

When the clerk loudly points out Hurley as the buyer of the winning lottery ticket, Johnny's stunned expression clearly reveals that, despite his promise, everything has changed.

Sawyer (Josh Holloway), Michael (Harold Perrineau) and Jin learn that their captors are survivors from the tail section of Oceanic 815 and are taken to a DHARMA Initiative station, which they use for sanctuary.

Claire and Shannon (Maggie Grace) give it to Sun (Yunjin Kim), Jin's wife, and she opts to bury the bottle on the beach.

In the hatch, Jack and Sayid (Naveen Andrews) inspect the mysterious concrete barricade blocking what appears to be a corridor to another section of the bunker.

Later, Jack and Kate (Evangeline Lilly) share a moment of sexual tension when she exits the shower wearing only a towel.

[7] L. Scott Caldwell, Rose's portrayer, was unaware of their plans and had been picturing her own husband, a tall black man, when playing the scenes.

Once that problem had been solved, it started to rain, but eventually it stopped and the crew was able to get the shots before ending shooting at midnight.