Scene changes to Jack in his tent with Charlie and Sayid...
Say: What was he doing up there?
Ja: I don't know Sayid.
Say: Is he going to be ok?
Ja: Yeah. He inhaled a serious amount of smoke which means he could be out for a while.
Say: He started the fire then.
Ja: We don't know that.
Say: He was the only one up there and people want answers.
Ja: How do we know it wasn't the others? We can't just automatically blame Charlie.
Scene changes to Boone sitting by the fire, staring out into the distance, Hurley walks over and sits next to him...
Hur: So dude, wassup?
B: Well barely anyone on this island will look me in the eye. Wait, how come you're talking to me?
Hur: The way I see it, we've all done something in our past we're not proud of. Just yours happened to be broadcasted to the whole island. Jack himself said when we first crashed, everyone gets a new start here.
A couple of days later....
Scene goes to the tent…Charlie is still unconscious, Jack is leaning over him…
Sayid: It was him….he started the fire Jack…I remember…
Jack: What…What do you remember?
Sayid: He wanted to get rescued….He asked me to fix the transceiver with him…help him get us off this island…
Jack: Oh…but… that doesn’t mean he started the fire!
Sayid: Then he stormed off into the jungle alone…I’m pretty sure it was him Jack…he did this…
Jack sat watching Charlie’s lifeless body as Sayid recited what had happened, and then they sat in silence…neither knew what to say next…the silence was broken by Charlie, he coughed loudly and tried to sit up…Jack immediately held Charlie’s head as Charlie took in air desperately trying to get the smoke out of his lungs….
Jack: Charlie!
Sayid smiled and looked at Jack…
Charlie’s coughing stopped and he looked around…
Charlie: Fire…there was fire, everywhere….I couldn’t escape! How am I here?
Jack: We rescued you, and put out the fire….Was it you that lit the fire Charlie? Did you do it?
Charlie looked at the ground and sighed…
Charlie: Erm…yes…sorry, I just wanted to get off this bloody island! Don’t you?
Jack: Yes…but setting this place on fire isn’t gonna help…it could have killed you and other survivors!
Charlie: Yeah well I’m sorry….
Jack: But why are you so desperate to get off this island? You’ve managed ok for the past two months!
Charlie looked at Jack and laughed…he couldn’t tell Jack that he only wanted to get off the island, to get his drugs again…he cleared his throat…
Charlie: Erm…
FLASHBACK
Charlie was sat on a single bed, in a dark dingy room, the walls were grey and looked like concrete, the door was metal and had a small shutter built into it…Footsteps were heard outside the door…as they grew louder Charlie glanced at the door as the shutters opened and a man peered through…
Man: Stand up!
Charlie stood up very unenthusiastically….
Man: You’re free to go!
He opened the door and stood aside as Charlie plodded out slowly….
The man looked at Charlie disgustedly…and then with sympathy
Man: Don’t do it again yeah? You’ll only get arrested again…Drugs aren’t good Mr Pace…get out while you still can…Here’s your bag
Charlie looked at the policeman, he was handed his bag
Charlie: Yeah I know…It’s my own bloody fault…
END FLASHBACK
Charlie: It don’t matter…I just wanted to get out of this place…
Jack looked at Charlie unconvinced before glancing at Sayid…
Jack: You need to rest Charlie…Scene changes to Claire who was sat on the beach, holding Emily in her arms....
Cl: I wonder where your brother is Emily...you miss him don't you?
Emily gurgled and waved her arms around.
Cl: Yeah me too.
She looked up to see Hurley walking towards her carrying a couple of pieces of fruit.
Cl: Hey...
Hur: Hey dude. You want some fruit?
Cl: No, I'm ok thanks.
Hur: I thought you hadn't eaten in ages.
Cl: I guess I haven't. But I'm not hungry.
Hur: You missing the little dude?
Cl: Yeah. I'm more worried then anything.
Hur: Don't worry. He'll be back soon. We got Sawyer and that FBI girl who have a rescuing thing going on.
Cl: I guess...but it's been a month now Hurley...and theres been no sign from any of them.
Hur: Kate left but came back. The same thing'll happen for CJ
Flashback
Charlie was lying on a bed, asleep in a pretty bare room, a man was shaking him…
Man: Charlie! Charlie! Wake up!
Charlie: huh…what?
Man: Our stash…it’s run out…
Charlie: What do you mean Dave?
Dave: It’s gone! We used it all! But…you could get us some more….
Charlie: Oh….how?
Dave: Tonight….there’s a deal going on down the street…you go get some for us…
Charlie: But…we don’t have the money Dave! What do you expect me to do? Steal it?
Dave looked at Charlie and nodded…Charlie gulped….
The scene cuts to that night…its dark outside as Charlie leaves his apartment….he walks down the road and he sees the huddle of people down the road…he walked swiftly towards them and tried to slip into their group without being noticed….Drugs were being handed round all over the place…All Charlie had to do was reach out and grab some and run!
Charlie breathed deeply before clasping his hand around a small plastic bag of the drug…. he whipped his hand away quickly and ran…. he smiled to himself as he sprinted down the estate…He looked back to feel a hand on his shoulder, pulling him to a sudden halt…. one of them had followed him…
Charlie looked up at the huge man in horror he didn’t know what to do…he tried to turn away but more had caught up and were surrounding him…he moved his feet quickly as he slipped through the people…He felt a fist in his face…he fell to the floor…he began to get kicked…people stamped on him as they shouted at him to give the drugs back…Charlie lay pleading for help saying he’d dropped them…then he fell unconscious…
When he opened his eyes it was early morning….he reached up and touched his face blood was seeping from several cuts and his eye had swollen up…he breathed slowly and looked up at the sky…Dave peered over him…
Dave: Charlie! What happened?
Charlie: Erm…they caught up with me…
Dave: Oh…no drugs then?
Charlie smiled to himself and opened his tightly clasped fist….there lay the small bag containing their precious substance…Dave laughed…
Dave: Charlie Pace…thank you!
Charlie grinned through his bloodied face.
Dave reached out and grabbed the drugs before Charlie could stop him…Dave ran away his footsteps becoming more and more distant as Charlie lay in the alley helplessly injured….
End of Flashback A couple of days later...
Shannon was sunbathing; laid on a towel, sunglasses shielding her eyes from the sun. Kate came and sat next to her.
K: You're getting fat.
Sha: You would know everything bout getting fat wouldn't you Kate.
K: Should of expected a smart comment instead of a proper answer.
Sha: There's a proper answer for someone telling you you're fat?
K: I guess not. I only meant to say you actually look pregnant.
Sha: You sound shocked that I do.
K: Well, there were a few of us who thought you were faking it.
Shannon sat up and pushed her sunglasses onto the top of her head.
Sha: Faking it?! Faking it?!
K: Uh yeah.
Sha: Why the hell would I do that? Thats sick Kate.
K: Well you're always trying to be the center of attention and we thought that maybe you couldn't think of anything else. I mean you couldn't get kidnapped
again and having an affair you did a couple of weeks back.
Sha: You thought I'd make up being pregnant!? You're sick.
Scene changes to Elizabeth/Fiona and Hurley who are in the jungle, picking fruit off the trees...
Hur: So whats up with you and Jack?
Fi: He's like my dad.
Hur: Woah...didn't see that one coming.
Fi: Yeah, you weren't the only one.
Hur: So how come he never mentioned you before?
Fi: We haven't really talked that much since he told me...but I think he said something about thinking I'm dead.
Hur: Dude....that sucks.
Fi: Yeah......
Hur: Why haven't you talked much?
Fi: Dunno. He's just been doing his doctor thing...to be honest he's a total stranger to me....Catch! *throws a mango to Hurley*