
Sawyer covertly watches Locke at the well. Hurley quips that their conversation would be sweet if they weren't all about to die. Kate stops him and tries to reassure him that he hasn't ruined anything because "nothing is irreversible". Hurley adds, "I have a bad feeling about this."Īs they walk Jack explains to Kate that he took the job because he was supposed to, and because the Island is all he has left, that it's the only thing he hasn't managed to ruin. Sawyer and Kate banter about whether or not she would come with or follow him. After Sawyer suggests that "Jacob didn't really say anything about anything," he goes to get Desmond out of the well while the others go to the Heart.

Sawyer guesses that Locke hasn't yet put out the light because he doesn't have what he needs: Desmond. Hurley asks if the "Locke Smoke Thing" wants to put out the light at the Heart and Jack explains that, if he does, it would be the end of all of them. When Sawyer asks if Jack feels any different now that he's the " new Jacob," Jack answers, "Not really." ♪ Later, Jack tells Kate, Hurley, and Sawyer about the Heart of the Island that Jacob told him they needed to protect. She leaves him alone, but then Sawyer joins him and asks if he's okay and asks what's going on. Kate observes Jack as he wades in the creek, taking in what has just happened. Sawyer leaves to search for Desmond, while the rest go to the Heart of the Island.

In the flash-sideways timeline, Desmond runs over Locke.

The Man in Black says that when he finds Desmond, Desmond is going to help him "destroy the island".
