We learn that Locke and the Others have all gone on some sort of camping trip, bringing with them Locke's captive father, Anthony Cooper.
Ben tells Locke that he must kill Cooper in order to divorce himself from the past--to do away with the physically and emotionally crippled man he once was. Cooper is the man who destroyed Locke's life, now it's time to seize it back, Ben says.
The Others seem to view Locke as someone special. He was once paralyzed, but can now walk again. They admire him. But they are disappointed when Locke can't bring himself to do what Ben orders.
Later, though, the Other Richard Alpert talks to Locke. He says Ben wanted Locke to look weak in front of the rest. Ben fears Locke's abilities. Richard then hands Locke a file on one of the other crash survivors, saying this person can do what Locke bring himself to do--kill Cooper.
That person is Sawyer. As suspected for a while now, Cooper the "real Sawyer," the con man who swindled Sawyer's parents, leading Sawyer's dad to kill himself and his wife.
Locke goes back to the beach camp and confronts Sawyer. He says he's taken Ben captive and that he wants Sawyer to kill Ben. Locke also starts revealing some of the things he's learned by reading Sawyer's file. Confused and angry, Sawyer follows Ben to the wreckage of the old slave ship, the Black Rock, where there's a hooded captive in the brig.
Sawyer steps into the brig, believing the captive to be Ben and Locke suddenly shuts the door, locking Sawyer in with the captive.
Sawyer unmasks the prisoner and discovers it's not Ben, but Cooper. Cooper, we learn, was apparently abducted by the Others following a car crash. He thinks he's dead and that he's in hell. That's why he's been confronted by Locke, who he believes died in the plane crash. And, in the course of the discussion, Sawyer discovers who Cooper really is.
Cooper taunts Sawyer, calling him weak. Growing more and more angry, Sawyer loses control and strangles the prisoner. Locke then lets him out and they part ways. Before that, however, Locke tells Sawyer that Juliet is a spy and gives him the cassette recorder Juliet's been using to send messages to Ben.
Back on the beach, Desmond, Charlie, Jin and Hurley are treating the injured parachutist--keeping her presence secret because they don't trust Jack and Juliet. They bring Sayid into their confidence, however, thinking he might be able to get the parachutists satellite phone working again. We learn that the parachutist's name is Naomi and that she's been looking for Desmond on behalf of Penelope Widmore. She says the rest of her team is on a ship near the island.
Kate soon learns about Naomi, too. And, although she's been urged to keep the secret, she immediately tells Jack, in Juliet's presence, what's going on: There's a new person on the island who's trying to rescue them. She has a phone and there's a ship nearby.
Jack and Juliet's response is very odd. Jack is very interested in the satellite phone and and Juliet says about Kate "maybe we should tell her?" but Jack interrupts saying "Not yet."
Clues, observations, speculation:
* What do Jack and Juliet's comments mean? Do they mean that there's no way the phone will work due to the electrogmagnetic disturbance caused by the Hatch explosion? Do they know something about the island's location and realize any rescue attempt is somehow futile? What's the deal?
* Are the Others aware of Penelope's efforts to locate Desmond? What's the Widmore-Dharma connection?
* Rousseau goes to the Black Rock for some dynamite while Locke, Sawyer and Cooper are there. Locke let's her take as much as she wants. What does she plan to do with it? Does she plan to attack the Others, who took her daughter? Why isn't Locke concerned?
* Both Cooper and Naomi again make reference to the plane crash wreckage having been discovered complete with dead passengers. Was this evidence staged by the Others? Or is everyone really dead? And, if they're dead, how can they die even more? Sawyer kills Cooper. Ana Lucia and Libby are killed. So is Mr. Eko. Nikki and Paulo are apparently dead. And there are more. Faked wreckage seems the more likely scenario. But why?
* Is Ben really worried about Locke's potential influence over the Others, or is Richard Alpert just using that scenario to manipulate Locke?
* Do the Others view Locke as some sort of divine figure? Do they think he's "Jacob"?
* Ben stands up from his wheelchair and starts walking with a cane. Is his recovery due to Locke's presence, as he tells Locke?
* Why does Ben bring so much stuff with him when he goes camping? He had bookshelves and an entire office in his tent.
* And what's up with the whole camporee thing anyway? Why have the Others left their village? Do they ever plan to go back?
* What's motivating the Others? Spiritual beliefs? Fear? What's their community all about? It's disturbing and odd seeing the bunch of them, including Cindy the stewardess and the two children from the tail section, all standing in a group wanting to see Locke kill his father. Are newcomers like Cindy brainwashed or indoctrinated in some way? A person from the outside world wouldn't easily fall in line with their worldview. Or was Cindy an Other spy from the get-go?
* Cooper tells Sawyer some of his various aliases: Adam Seward,Anthony Cooper, Ted McLaren, Tom Sawyer, Louis Jackson...
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