1x03: TABULA RASA
ORIGINAL AIR DATE ON ABC:  10/06/05

Written by Damon Lindelof. Directed by Jack Bender
Transcript by Lost-TV

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1X03: TABULA RASA

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[Shot of people at the beach sorting through luggage. Claire and redshirts sorting through some papers. Scene changes to Jack and the Marshal.]

Marshal

Don't trust her. She's dangerous.

Jack

You should try not to move, man.

Marshal

Have to find her. Have to bring her back.

Jack

Yeah, you keep saying that. And every time I ask you who you have to bring back you pass out on me again. Since your fever's running pretty high, I'm guessing you have no idea who you're talking about.

Marshal

My cuffs, my handcuffs. Where are my cuffs?

Jack

What?

Marshal

My jacket pocket.

Jack

I don't. . .

Marshal

Jacket pocket.

Jack

Okay.

[Jacks gets a piece of paper out of the Marshal's jacket pocket and unfolds it.]

Marshal

Dangerous. She's dangerous.

[Shot of Kate's mug shot wearing a sign that says: Harrison Valley Police with the numbers 961136 below (there are some other numbers, staggered, that don't look like part of the series (3 9 81 4 64).]

[Shot of Kate, Sawyer, Boone, Sayid, Shannon walking back to the beach.]

Boone

It's getting dark.

Sawyer

Then pick up the pace.

Boone

Dick.

Sawyer

Little louder?

Sayid

We should make camp.

Shannon

What, here?

Sayid

Yes, here.

Sawyer

I'm not stopping. You all have a nice cookout.

Sayid

Excellent, walk through the jungle in the dark.

Sawyer

Oooo, afraid the trees are going to get us?

Sayid

No, what is knocking down the trees will get you.

Sawyer [pulling out the gun]

Well, if you're so worried about me, how about you give me the clip back?

Kate

Put the gun back in your pants, Sawyer. Sayid's right, if you keep walking you're not going to make it to the beach.

Sawyer

Yeah, why's that?

[Shot of Charlie looking away.]

Kate

Trust me.

[Shot of the group around a fire at night. Sayid putting a rock on the ground, and holding a torch.]

Sayid

This is Australia (the rock). This is us (the torch).

Sawyer

Nice stick.

Sayid

Two days ago we take off from Sydney. We fly along the same north east route every commercial airliners bound for Los Angeles does. Now the pilot, he said he lost communication with the ground, correct?

Kate

Yeah, 6 hours in. He turned around and headed for Fiji.

Sayid

So, we changed course. Regrettably, no one knew we changed course. The turbulence hit. We know the rest. [Sayid puts the torch's fire out.]

Kate

The pilot said we were over a thousand miles off course.

Charlie

Yeah, but, they'll find us. They have satellites in space that can take pictures of your license plate.

Sayid

If only we were all wearing license plates.

Charlie

Well, aren't you the pessimist.

Sayid

Basic photography - point and shoot. Satellites can shoot, but they must told where to point.

Charlie

Oh. Bullocks.

Sawyer

Okay, really enjoyed the puppet show, fantastic. But we're stuck in the middle of damn nowhere. How about we talk about that other thing. You know that transmission Abdul picked up on his little radio? The French chick that said: They're all dead. The transmission's been on a loop for. . . how long was it, Freckles?

Kate

16 years.

Sawyer

Right. Let's talk about that.

Boone

Well, we have to tell the others when we get back.

Shannon

Tell them what, exactly?

Boone

What we heard.

Shannon

You didn't hear anything. I'm not a stupid translator.

Sayid

No one's going to tell them anything. To relay what we heard without fully understanding it will cause a panic. If we tell them what we know we take away their hope. And hope is a very dangerous thing to lose.

Kate

So we lie.

[Shot of Jack and Hurley at the beach making a shelter.]

Hurley

Was it a dinosaur?

Jack

It wasn't a dinosaur.

Hurley

You say you didn't see it.

Jack

I didn't.

Hurley

So how do you know it wasn't a dinosaur?

Jack

Because dinosaurs are extinct.

Hurley

Oh. Yeah. [Looking at the Marshal.] So what's his story? He looks kind of. . . dying.

Jack

He's not going to die.

Hurley

He's yellow, man.

Jack

His wound is infected, but the antibiotics will fight it off.

Hurley

What if they don't?

Jack

Then his body will shut down one piece at a time. His abdomen goes rigid, then. . .

Hurley

He looks like he's in pain.

Jack

Yeah.

[Hurley picks up the mug shot of Kate.]

Hurley

What's this? Uh, dude? Uh. . . [Jack grabs the mug shot] What do you think she did?

Jack

It's none of my business.

Hurley

She looks pretty hard core.

Jack

Hurley. . . [Jack says this in a tone that indicates he doesn't want to talk about it, and goes back to doing something else.]

COMMERCIAL BREAK

[Shot of Sayid and group sleeping at their camp. Someone sneaks over and takes the clip from Sayid who wakes up.]

Sayid

What are you doing?

[Everyone wakes up.]

Boone [with the gun in his hand]

Standing guard. You heard what they said is out there.

Sawyer

You took my gun off me, boy?

Shannon

[To Boone] Please, you've never even held a gun. [To the group] He doesn't believe in guns. He's goes on marches.

Boone

I don't go on marches.

Sayid

Give it back to me.

Sawyer

Yeah, give it to Al Jerzeera, he'll protect us.

Charlie

Al Jezeera is the network.

Boone

I'll keep the damn gun.

Shannon

We should give it to her. [indicating Kate]

Charlie

Yeah, Kate should hold the gun.

Sayid

Fine with me. Well?

[Boone gives the gun to Kate.]

Flashback.

[Shot of Kate sleeping on hay. The sound of a shotgun being cocked waking her.]

Ray

Good morning.

Kate

Morning.

Ray

You were sleeping in my sheep pen.

Kate

Sorry.

[Ray lowers his gun and Kate gets up.]

Ray

How'd you get here?

Kate

I walked.

Ray

You walked

Kate

Yeah.

Ray

From where?

Kate

Town.

Ray

Nearest town's 15 kilometers.

Kate

Maybe that's why I was so exhausted.

Ray

What's your name?

Kate

Annie.

Ray

You hungry, Annie?

[Scene changes to Kate (Annie) and Ray in the farmer's kitchen. Kate is eating and obviously very hungry.]

Ray

So you want to tell me why you're trespassing on my property?

Kate

I ran out of money.

Ray

You're an American.

Kate

Canadian. I graduated from college and figured I'd see the world. Australia was top of my list so I hopped a flight to Melbourne but I don't know anybody here so I figured I'd walk for awhile, you know.

Ray

Melbourne's 100 kilometers from here.

Kate

I like walking.

Ray

And you just happened to wonder onto my farm.

Kate

I like farms, too.

Ray

Do you know how to work one?

Kate

Yeah.

Ray

My wife died 8 months ago Wednesday. She left me with too many chores and a hell of a mortgage. If you help me with the first one, I'll give you a fair wage and a place to stay.

Kate

Deal.

[Kate reaches to shake his hand. He pulls his arm up and sets in the table with a thud and raps it a couple of times to show it's artificial.]

Ray

No. I'm a lefty.

[Shot of Hurley running on the beach toward the infirmary Jack has made.]

Hurley

Dude, dude, they're back.

[Shot of Sayid with a group gathered around him on the beach.]

Sayid

As you and the others know, we hiked up the mountain in an attempt to help the rescue team locate us. The transceiver failed to pick up a signal. We weren't able to send out a call for help. [Shot of Kate and Shannon.] But we're not giving up. If we gather electronic equipment - your cell phones, laptops - I can boost the signal and we can try again, but that may take some time. So for now, we should begin rationing our remaining food. If it rains, we should set up tarps to collect water. I need to organize 3 separate groups. Each group should have a leader. [Shot of Jack walking up.] One group for water - I'll organize that. Who's going to organize electronics? [Kate starts walking toward Jack.] You? Rationing food? Okay. And I believe a third group should concern themselves with the construction of. . .

[Shot of Hurley watching Kate as she approaches Jack.]

Kate

Hi.

Jack

Hey.

Kate

I, um, I need to tell you something.

Jack

Okay, sure.

Kate

We couldn't send out a signal because there was another signal blocking it. The other signal - we heard it. It was a distress call from a French woman. She said that the others were dead - something had killed them all. She was alone on the island. It's been playing for 16 years, Jack. I wanted to tell you.

Jack

Anything else?

Kate [looking toward the infirmary]

How is he - the man with the shrapnel in his side?

Jack

It's touch and go.

Kate

He wake up?

Jack

No, just for a few seconds during the surgery.

Kate

He say anything?

Jack

No.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

[Shot of people busy at the beach. Jack and Hurley carrying airline seats.]

Hurley

So what'd she say?

Jack

She didn't say anything.

Hurley

But you told her you knew?

Jack

I don't know anything.

Hurley

Well, you kind of know she's in that mug shot. And that we found those handcuffs. And that guy keeps mumbling =she's dangerous, she's dangerous= over and over.

Jack

It's not my business. Not my problem.

Hurley

Yeah, you're right. We'll let Johnny Fever take care of her when he gets better.

Jack

He's not getting better if we don't get some stronger antibiotics.

Hurley

That stuff I got from the luggage. . .

Jack

It's for ear infections and foot fungus.

Hurley

We went through everything, man.

Jack

What about that luggage in the overhead compartments?

Hurley

That's inside the plane.

Jack

Yeah?

Hurley

But, the bodies are in there, and they're all. . . dead.

Jack

Look, I'll handle it. Why don't you keep an eye on him. . .

Hurley

Great. Yeah - love to - on it.

[Shot of Jack looking at the fuselage with ominous music. Shot of Jack in the fuselage with a flashlight in his mouth looking at prescription bottles. He hears something moving around and quickly gets up to see what it is. Sawyer pops up.]

Sawyer

Boo.

Jack [relieved/annoyed]

What are you doing in here?

Sawyer

Trick or treat, same as you.

Jack

You're looting.

Sawyer

Aww, you say potato. . .

Jack

What's in the bag?

Sawyer

Booze, smokes, couple of Playboys. What's in yours?

Jack

Medicine.

Sawyer

Well, that about sums it up, don't it?

Jack

Do you do this back home, too - steal from the dead?

Sawyer

Brother, you've got wake up and smell the bull crap here, rescue ain't comin.' You're just wasting your time. You're trying to save a guy who last time I checked had a piece of metal the size of my head sticking out of his bread basket. Let me ask you something? How many of those pills are you going to use to fix him up?

Jack

As many as it takes.

Sawyer

Yeah? How many you got? You're just not looking at the big picture, Doc. You're still back in civilization.

Jack

Yeah? And where are you?

Sawyer

Me? I'm in the wild.

[Shot of Charlie going to sit down on the beach while Claire struggles with a piece of luggage. Charlie gets up to help her.]

Charlie

Whoa, hey, I got it. I got it.

Claire

Thanks.

[They put in on the wheelchair.]

Charlie

Well, look on the bright side. Whoever's this was is probably better off than we are. I got it.

[Shot of Sun with a suitcase.]

Sun [subtitled]

I think I found your bag.

Jin

Really? Let's see. No, this isn't it.

Sun

Then I'll keep looking.

Jin

Come here. Have you seen yourself? Your clothes. You're filthy. Go wash up. Sun. I love you.

[Scene switches back to Charlie and Claire pulling the wheelchair across the sand.]

Charlie

So, how's the baby?

Claire

It's okay, I think.

Charlie

Good. So, your husband. Was he on the flight?

Claire

Oh, no. I'm not married.

Charlie

Oh.

Claire

I know - how modern of me.

Charlie

Well, who needs men, right? Bloody useless.

Claire [laughs]

So, you guys hiked all the way up that mountain for nothing, huh?

[Shot of Hurley running out of the infirmary with water bottles, and he runs into Kate.]

Kate

Hey, sorry.

Hurley

I was going to get some more water.

Kate

We haven't met. I'm Kate.

Hurley

Hi, Kate.

Kate

Hi.

Hurley

Hurley.

Kate

I was just looking for Jack and I thought he might be in there.

Hurley

Yeah, no. Uh, he went to go get some medicine. . . over there.

[Shot of Kate reveals the gun in her back waistband.]

Kate

Where? In the fuselage?

Hurley

What? Yeah, in the uh, uh, you know what? I've got to get that water. [Hurley runs off.]

[It starts raining and people start trying to collect rainwater, running for shelter. Shot of the Marshal. Kate come up very close - her face near his face.]

Flashback.

[Shot of Kate at Ray's house in the pantry. She removes a panel to a secret compartment with a can of money. She takes the money. Ray turns on the light.]

Ray

The bank would have given you a heck of a toaster if you had kept that in a savings account.

Kate

What do I need a toaster for?

Ray

You're hiding your wages in a tin can, Annie. I mean, I would have held on to it for you.

Kate

I got trust issues.

Ray

Weren't you going to say goodbye?

Kate

Wrote you a note.

Ray

You've been here almost 3 months, Annie. And every time I ask you about yourself, you get that look in your eye. Yeah, that one. So, I mind my own business. I figured maybe you got off on the wrong side of a bad relationship. Maybe you ran. I always knew you'd leave here someday. I guess I hoped it wouldn't be in the middle of the night.

Kate

I'm sorry.

Ray

Yeah, so am I.

[Kate starts to leave.]

Ray

Hey, Annie, why don't you just stay one more night, eh? I'll drive you to the train station first thing in the morning. I promise.

Kate

Okay.

Ray

I get it, you know. Everyone deserves a fresh start.

[Back on the island, Kate is staring at the face of the Marshal. He opens his eyes and grabs her around the neck. Jack walks in and starts to break them up. The Marshal goes into convulsions.]

Jack

Just breathe. Come on, look at me. Look at me. [To Kate] What did you do?

Kate

I was just checking to if he was. . . he jumped on me. He grabbed me. Is he. . . okay.

Jack

He's not responding to antibiotics, he's bleeding internally, his fever's pushing 104. And his abdomen's rigid. He needs water.

[Jack leaves to get water, Kate follows. It's still raining.]

Kate

So, what are you going to do about it?

Jack

About what?

Kate

About him.

Jack

I told you, he needs water.

Kate

Will he suffer?

Jack

What?

Kate

Will it be quick?

Jack

No. It won't be quick. 2, 3, maybe 4 days.

Kate

And he'll feel it?

Jack

Yeah, he'll feel it.

Kate

Can't you put him out of his misery?

Jack

I saw your mug shot, Kate. I am not a murderer.

Flashback.

[Kate in the truck with Ray.]

Ray

Do they listen to Patsy Cline in Canada?

Kate

They listen to Patsy Cline everywhere.

Ray

You hungry?

Kate

I'll eat on the train.

Ray

You sure? There's a little place up here that makes a mean burger.

[Ray looks at a car in his rearview mirror.]

Kate

What are you looking for, Ray?

Ray

What?

Kate

How long have you known?

Ray

Couple of days. I saw your picture in the post office. I guess they knew you were Down Under.

Kate [looking hurt]

Why?

Ray

The reward's 23,000 dollars. I told you when I met you, I've got a hell of a mortgage. If it makes you feel any better, it was a hard decision, Annie.

Kate

My name's not Annie.

[The truck following them speeds up to come alongside. We see the Marshal roll down his window and make a shooting gun gesture with his hand at Kate.]

[Shot of Kate in the rain at the beach.]

COMMERCIAL BREAK

[Shot of Walt and Michael in the rain.]

Michael

Hey, who was that guy you were hanging out with?

Walt

What guy?

Michael

The bald guy.

Walt

Oh, Mr. Locke?

Michael

Mr. Locke got any kids?

Walt

He didn't say.

Michael

Yeah, what did he say?

Walt

I don't know.

Michael

What do you mean you don't know. What did he say?

Walt

Some of it's secret.

Michael

Did he tell you not to tell me?

Walt

No.

Michael

Then what's the secret?

Walt

Mr. Locke said a miracle happened to him.

Michael

Yeah, well, a miracle happened to all of us, Walt. We survived a plane crash. Look, I don't want you hanging around with him anymore.

Walt

Why not? He's my friend.

Michael

Hey, I'm your friend, too.

Walt

If you were my friend, you'd find Vincent.

Michael

Walt, look, I haven't given up on your dog. I'm going to do everything I can to find him.

Walt

No you won't.

Michael

Yeah, Walt, I will.

Walt

You don't care about Vincent.

Michael

I'm going to get your dog back as soon as it stops raining. Hey listen to me, I'm going to get your dog back. [The rain stops.]

[Shot of jungle.]

Michael [off camera at first]

Yeah, soon as it stops raining - good, nice. I'm going to find your dog. . . yeah, I'm just going to go walking through the haunted damn jungle looking for your. . .

[Michael hears something.]

Michael

Vincent?

[Sound of an animal.]

Michael

Vincent? That you buddy?

[More animal growling sounds/movement. Michael takes of running. Eventually, he comes to a clearing where Sun is having a sponge bath.]

Michael

Oh. Something was chasing me so, uh. . . I don't hear it now. But you should probably head back. [He hands her her bra.] Uh, I didn't see anything, you know, if you're worried about it. . . I didn't see anything.

[Shot of the Marshal crying out in pain.

Shot of Locke with a small piece of wood. Charlie walking by. They can hear the Marshal crying out.]

Charlie

What are you making?

Locke

Whistle.

Charlie

I used some tribal flutes once in a recording session. I'm in a band.

[Shot of Shannon approaching Boone.]

Shannon

I wish he would just die already.

Boone

Real humane, Shannon.

[Shot of Sayid walking to Jack who's getting water from the rain tarp.]

Sayid

Anything I can do to help?

Jack

No, I'm good, thanks.

Sayid

The others are getting upset. They want to know what's going on inside the tent.

Jack

Trying to save his life.

Sayid

Rumor has it you can't.

[Jack walks away without responding.

Shot of Kate stacking logs to make a fire. Sound of Marshal moaning in the background. Kate is getting matches ready when we see a lighter being lit in the foreground.]

Sawyer

Need a light? [He throws her the lighter] Came by to thank you. You going to ask what for?

Kate

What for?

Sawyer

For taking that gun away from me.

Kate

I didn't take it away from you.

Sawyer

It's sticking out of your denims, ain't it? I sure wouldn't want to be the one with that gun right now. Because everyone sitting out there listening to that poor boy scream all night knows what's got to be done. Only one that can do it is the one with that gun. Don't act so surprised. I heard you tell the hero the same thing. Hell, there's only one bullet left - be damned near poetic.

[Shot of the Marshal in a lot of pain. Jack gives him some water.]

Marshal

Listen to me.

Jack

No, you need to keep quiet.

Marshal

Listen to me, no matter what she does - no matter how she makes you feel, don't you trust a word that she says. She will do anything to get away.

Jack

What did she do?

Marshal

I want to talk to her.

Jack

Tell me what she did.

Marshal

I want to talk to her, alone. [Jack just looks at him.] She got to you, too, huh?

[Shot of Kate approaching the infirmary with the gun in her jeans. Sound of the Marshal moaning.]

Flashback.

[Shot of the Marshal making the gun shooting hand gesture again. Car chase ensues, and Kate grabs the wheel of Ray's truck forcing them off the road, overturning. The car catches fire and Kate pulls Ray to safety. She pulls his artificial arm off while dragging him to the side of the road.

Marshal [pointing his gun at Kate's head]

Hey, Kate.

[Shot of Kate back on the island in the tent with the Marshal.]

Marshal

What was it?

Kate

What?

Marshal

The favor.

Kate

I don't know what you're talking about.

Marshal

The last thing I heard before the crash - you wanted a favor.

[Flashback to plane crash during heavy turbulence.]

Kate

I have one favor to ask.

Marshal

Really? This ought to be good.

[Sudden extreme turbulence. The case hits the Marshal in the head. The tail breaks off.]

Kate [back on the island]

I wanted you to make sure that Ray Mullen got his 23 grand.

Marshal

What the guy who ratted you out?

Kate

He had a hell of a mortgage.

Marshal

You really are one of a kind. You know, you would have got away if you hadn't saved him.

Kate

In case you hadn't noticed, I did get away.

Marshal

You don't look free to me. Kate, I'm going to die, right?

Kate

Yeah.

Marshal

So, are you going to do it, or what?

[Shot of Jack looking out to sea at night. Hurley comes up.]

Hurley

Yo, so, where's the fugitive?

Jack

In the tent.

Hurley

You let her in there alone?

Jack

What's she going to do? She's 120 pounds soaking wet.

Hurley

Yeah, but she's got that gun.

Jack

What?

Hurley

She's strapped, man. I saw it her, her. . .

[Jack runs toward the infirmary. He sees Kate leaving.]

Jack

Kate?!

[They hear a gun shot. Kate walks away. Sawyer comes walking out with the gun.]

Jack

What did you do?

Sawyer

What you couldn't. Look, I get where you're coming from being a doctor and all, but he wanted it. Hell, he asked me. So, I don't like it any more than you do, but something had to be done.

[Sound of choking sounds come from the infirmary tent.]

Hurley

Oh, no way. Guys?

[Jack and Sawyer go back in the tent. Jack tries to stop the bleeding.]

Jack

You shot him in the chest?

Sawyer

I was aiming for his heart.

Jack

You missed.

Hurley [from the entrance of the tent]

Man, is he still breathing?

Jack

You perforated his lung. It'll take hours to bleed out.

Sawyer

So what is. . . I only had one bullet.

Jack

Get out. Get out!

Hurley [leaving]

Oh boy.

[Sawyer leaves feeling bad, and tries to light a smoke but the lighter doesn't light. He throws the cigarette away.]

Sawyer

Damn it!

[The Marshal's sounds of pain stop. Jack walks out of the tent.]

COMMERCIAL BREAK

[Shot of Locke sitting on the beach blowing his whistle. Vincent shows up. Locke wakes Michael up but quiets him so as not not wake up Walt.]

Locke

I found your son's dog.

Michael

What?

Locke

Vincent? I tethered him to a tree just over there. I know that Walt lost his mom. I thought that you should be the one to bring his dog back to him.

Michael

Hey, thanks.

Locke

Welcome.

[Shot of Jack looking out to sea. Kate joins him.]

Kate

I want to tell you what I did - why he was after me.

Jack

I don't want to know. It doesn't matter, Kate, who we were - what we did before this, before the crash. It doesn't really. . . 3 days ago we all died. We should all be able to start over.

Kate

Okay.

Jack

Okay.

[Hurley listening to his headphones. Jin looking at a sleeping Sun, touching her hair. Boone gives sunglasses to Shannon. Sayid with an apple, tosses it to Sawyer. Charlie writing late on his finger tapes. Claire sitting on the beach. Michael bringing Vincent to Walt with Locke looking on - nice song fades to creepy music.]