In the episode, the survivors meet and interrogate Henry Gale (Michael Emerson), a man whom they believe to be an "Other".
Some are resisting, and as Sayid's commanding officer Tariq orders them to continue, American troops burst in.
Two higher-ranked military men ask Sayid to act as a translator, and he attempts to get his CO to reveal the location of a captive American pilot.
Before he leaves, Inman gives him several hundred American dollars for a "bus ride back to Ramadi".
Ana Lucia Cortez (Michelle Rodriguez) takes Sayid into the jungle, and he tells her to go back after seeing Danielle Rousseau (Mira Furlan), who was looking for him.
Ignoring Danielle's warning, Sayid frees the man, who attempts to flee until she shoots him in the back with a crossbow.
Sayid brings him to the hatch and tells John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) that he needs to talk to Henry.
Sayid asks Locke to change the combination in the armory, so he can find out more by torturing Henry in a secure room.
After crashing on the island, Henry claims that his wife got sick three weeks earlier, starting with a fever, degrading to delirium and ultimately resulting in her death.
Meanwhile, James "Sawyer" Ford (Josh Holloway) cannot sleep due to a chirping noise coming from the jungle.
He asks Jin Kwon (Daniel Dae Kim) to help him find the source of the noise.
Jin ignores him instead, so Sawyer goes into the jungle alone, and eventually discovers Hugo "Hurley" Reyes (Jorge Garcia) eating from a hidden stash of food from the hatch.
Stating that the Others are merciless, he asks Charlie if he remembers how they hanged him from the tree and kidnapped Claire.
In 2001, American actor Michael Emerson won an Emmy award for his guest appearance as serial killer William Hinks on The Practice.
[3] The Lost producers liked his work on The Practice, so they were keen to cast Emerson in the role of "Henry Gale", as they thought he would fit the character well.