4.12 There's No Place Like Home, Part 1

1. Cockpit of a plane, one Pilot says it's choppy ahead, the co-pilot is holding a rabbit's foot, talks about the cargo, says it's bad mojo, Ms. Decker, say she'll let them know they're landing, she tells Jack, Kate, Aaron, Sun, Hurley and Sayid that they're landing at a Military Facility just West of Honolulu, it's private, their families are already there, there's a lot of press that wants to talk to them, but as far as Oceanic is concerned, they don't have to speak to any reporters, but Jack says they'll talk, that they agreed, that they just want to get it over with, Ms. Decker says that the press is referring to them as the Oceanic 6, that it's not the best branding as far as they're concerned, but it's catchy. From Lostpedia
2. Jack says that they all know the story, if there's any questions that they don't or can't answer, to keep their mouths shut, that they'll think they're on shock, Sun says that they are in shock.
3. The plane is landing, US Coast Guard #1717, Hurley is greeted by David and Carmen Reyes, Sun greeted by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Paik, Jack is greeted by his mother, Margo Shephard, no one is there for Kate or Sayid, Hurley introduces Sayid to his parents, Kate holds Aaron and stands there alone, looking around. From Lostpedia
   
4. Rose says the helicopter flying overhead must've been Sayid and Desmond, Sun wonders why they wouldn't land, Jack says they have to follow them, Sun wonders why they can't call, so Jack asks Dan to call, but not to do anything stupid, they hear the Freighties and Frank, putting the helicopter down, five clicks away from the site, when they land, they're going to deploy to The Orchid, Juliet says she didn't hear Desmond or Sayid, Jack asks Kate to go for a walk, Juliet says Jack shouldn't go, that if his sutures rip, he won't be fine, but Jack says he promised those people they would get off the Island.
5. Daniel looks through his notebook, he finds information about The Orchid, he tells Charlotte that they're using the secondary protocol, that they have to get off the Island immediately. From Lostpedia
   
6. Kate and Jack are catching up, Jack says the chopper must've landed, Jack's surgical wound is bleeding, he says it's just discharge, Kate says that most people who lie can't look you in the eye, Jack does the opposite, they hear someone coming toward them.
7. Sawyer, Miles and Aaron run into Jack and Kate in the jungle, Sawyer tells them they lost Claire, that she walked off in the middle of the night, they've been looking for a day, they were hoping she went back to the beach, Jack says they're following the chopper, hoping it's Sayid, Sawyer says he hopes it's not Sayid, because the people from the Freighter just blew up half of New Ortherton, just like Locke said they would, Jack says the helicopter is the only way to get off the Island, that he put Sayid and Desmond on that chopper, that it was his call, his responsibility, that he's going after it whether on it or not Sayid and Desmond are on it, Sawyer tells Kate to take care of baby, Sawyer goes with Jack, tells him he doesn't get to die alone.
8. Ms. Decker leads a press conference, she shows maps of the location of the wreckage, best estimate of crash site, survivors were carried by the ocean's current to an uninhabited island in the lesser Sunda Islands, Membata, on day 103, a typhoon washed up the remnants of an Indonesian fishing boat, including basic supplies, a survival raft, on day 108, the remaining 6 survivors, including Austen's baby, who she gave birth to on island of Membata, used raft to journey to an island called Sumba, came ashore near a village, Manukangga, photo was taken by the local fisherman who found them, once discovered who they were, they were transported to Honolulu by US Coast Guard, has been an extraordinarily trying experience, but they have agreed to answer a few questions, she introduces the survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815. From Lostpedia
   
9. A reporter asks Dr. Shephard, what it was like when the plane hit the ocean, how they survived, Jack says it happened fast, he remembers the impact, the plane filling with water, a group of them got to the emergency exit, got out before it went down, the reporter asks if they swam to the island, Jack says they used cushions, life jackets, they were in the water for over a day before the current took them in, by then there were only 8 left, the reporter asks what happened to the other three, Jack says Boone Carlyle, suffered tremendous internal injuries, died a few days after the crash, a woman, Libby didn't make it through the first week, Charlie Pace drowned a few weeks before they were able to leave.
10. A reporter comments that considering all they've been through, being on an island for over 100 days, they look healthy, Hurley asks if that was directed at him, but the reporter then says Mr. Reyes, was worth more than 150 million dollars before his death, how does it feel to know he'll get it back, but Hurley says he doesn't want it back, says the money was bad luck.
11. A reporter speaks in Korean, Sun translates, she asked if her husband was one of the people that died on island, Sun hesitates and looks at Jack, then says no, he never made off the plane.
12. A reporter asks Mr. Jarrah, if he's aware of the situation in Iraq, if he plans to return, but Sayid says that there's nothing for him in Iraq.
13. A reporter asks Mr. Shephard, now that he's home, what are his plans, Jack says his father died in Sydney, he was bringing him home for the funeral when the plane crashed, even though there's no body, he's like to put him to rest.
14. A reporter asks Ms. Austen, what like giving birth on island, Kate says it was scary, the reporter asks, her son, Aaron, how old is he, Kate says he's a little over five weeks old, the reporter says that would make her 6 months pregnant when the US Marshal apprehended her in Australia for an outstanding murder warrant, Ms. Dekker says that Ms. Austen's legal issue is off the table.
15. A reporter asks Mr. Jarrah, given the amazing circumstances of the survival of the Oceanic 6, if it's possible there are any other survivors from the crash that are yet to be discovered, Sayid says absolutely not.
16. Jack says they did good, Ms. Decker tells Sayid that a woman is outside, says she knows him, but she's not on the list of family members, her name is Noor Abed Jaseem.
17. Nadia is waiting outside for Sayid, he sees her, he's shocked, blinks to see if he's dreaming, they kiss. From Lostpedia
    
18. Sayid takes the zodiac to the island, tells Sun that Desmond is on the freighter, he's going to take people back six at a time, that they have to go right now, before the helicopter gets back to the boat, Juliet asks why they have to go to the boat before the chopper gets back, Sayid says the men on the helicopter have every intention of killing them all, Juliet says that Jack and Kate just went after it.
19. Hurley asks when they're going to tell him where they're going, Ben says it's a place called The Orchid, a greenhouse, they're going to move the island, Hurley asks how they're going to do it, Ben says very carefully, Hurley says if you could move the island whenever you wanted, why not do it before the people from the freighter got there, Ben says that doing it is both dangerous and unpredictable, that it's a last resort.
20. Ben stops, gets something that's hidden behind a rock, it's a box, Locke opens it, in the box is crackers, which Hurley takes, a mirror, Ben says the crackers are fifteen years old, and binoculars, Ben uses the mirror to flash Morse Code message to someone on the mountain, he says he's communicating, he gets a message back, says now they can go, Locke asks what he told them, but Ben says it's none of his business. From Lostpedia
    
21. Daniel Faraday says that they need to get people off the island, that he can ferry people back and forth, while Sayid goes after Jack, he can get them there safely, and by the time Sayid gets back, he can have most of the people on the boat, Sayid agrees, says he guesses Dan knows the bearing, Dan says he can take the first group of six people, Juliet says that Sun is pregnant and she should go on the zodiac first, Kate arrives and asks Sayid what he's doing there, says Jack thought he was on the helicopter, Sayid says he knows, that he's going after him, Kate says she doesn't know how far ahead he Jack is, but he's with Sawyer, and she left them about an hour ago, she says Jack has a satellite phone, they're headed for the helicopter, that she can track them, Sayid says they should go, Kate gives Aaron to Sun, who asks where Claire is, Kate tells her to get Aaron on the boat, to keep him safe, Jin, Sun and Aaron get on the zodiac, they leave. From Lostpedia
    
22. Sun is pregnant, she goes to visit her dad, Mr. Paik, at Paik Heavy Industries, her father is talking to his business associates, asks how something could happen, says whoever did it, used five different banks, the men leave, he tells Sun there's complications with the company, nothing she'd understand, asks about pregnancy, Sun says that he shouldn't pretend to be interested, that they both know he hated her husband, Mr. Paik gets angry and says that she will respect him, Sun says that Oceanic paid a settlement for the crash, that it was very significant, that morning she bought a controlling interest in his company, now he has to respect her, he asks why should would do it, Sun says he ruined her husband's life, because of him he was on that plane, that two people are responsible for his death, and he is one of them, that she's going to have her baby, then they'll discuss plans for the future of the company, our company.
23. Hurley drives up to his house in his jalopy, has a bag from Mr. Cluck's, calls for his mom and dad, coconut on the floor, he hears whispers, sounds like the whispers from the island, but it's just a surprise party, it's his Birthday, Kate and Aaron are there, Kate says Jack is running late, Sayid and Nadia are there, Sayid is wearing a wedding ring, the party has an island-theme, Hurley says mom doesn't get it, a DJ is playing music, there's a Geronimo Jackson record, kids wearing jerseys with the numbers 42 and 23, dad wants to show Hurley his present, he fixed the car, the Camaro, worked on it as a memorial to him, gives him a rabbit foot keychain, the numbers 4815162342 are on the odometer, Hurley freaks out, says he doesn't want it, and he runs away.
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24. Hurley says if they actually move the island, the dudes with guns will still be on it, says it's a problem, Ben says that he's working on it, but Hurley asks about him, says that he still wants to get off it, Locke says that it's a little late for that.
25. Ben uses the binoculars, says they're at The Orchid, says Charles Widmore knows about The Orchid, that they need what's inside, Locke says Ben said he didn't know why Widmore was trying to find the island, Ben says he wasn't being entirely truthful, shows Locke that Widmore's men are already there.
26. The zodiac gets to the Freighter, Desmond sees Sun and Aaron, but no Claire, Dan tells Desmond that Sayid went after Jack, he heads back for next group.
27. Michael says the engine fixed, sends Desmond to tell Hendricks to try it, Sun and Jin discover that Michael is on the Freighter, Desmond goes to Hendricks, says the engine should be working, to take them to the Island, but stay on the bearing of 305, but Hendricks says there's RF interference with the fathometer, he can't see the reef, Desmond says that not possible because the radio room is down, Hendricks says that something on the boat is broadcasting, that he can't get closer than five miles off the coast.
28. Jack tells Sawyer that Juliet took out his appendix, they get to the helicopter, find Frank Lapidus, says he's the one who dropped the satellite phone, so they could find him and he could fly them out of there, that they have to get off the island, the boat is the safest place to be, men from the freighter went to the greenhouse, to find Benjamin Linus, and they're going to do nothing good with people that are with him, Sawyer says that Huge is with Ben.
29. Jack speaking, Christian Shephard's funeral, he says that ten months ago he wrote what he was going to say at his father's funeral on the back of a cocktail napkin in the Sydney Airport, that he would've hated it, he hated eulogies, that he's saying it not for his father, but for him, he says bye to his dad, that he loved him, that he misses him. Kate, Aaron, Hurley, Sayid and Nadia are there. From Lostpedia
    
30. "About ten months ago, I wrote what I wanted to say at my father's funeral on the back of a cocktail napkin at the Sydney airport. I don't remember what I wrote, but whatever it was... he would've hated it. [Chuckles] [laughter] My father couldn't stand eulogies. "The only good thing about a wake is the free booze", he'd say. [Scattered laughter] Not much of a wake because I won't even be able to bury him. So... What I wanna say is not for my father. It's for me. Good-bye, dad. I loved you. I miss you." Jack
    
31. Jack is saying goodbye to people at the door, his mom says she'll see him back at the house, that he loves him, Kate is there with Aaron, says he did well, Jack says that he had a lot of practice.
32. A woman approaches Jack, asks to have a word with him, says that she's sorry for his loss, that she knew his father, that she's the reason he was in Australia when he died, she was in the hospital, she never saw him, he came to see his daughter, her daughter, Jack says he didn't have a daughter, but the woman says that the strange thing about it is that her daughter was on his plane too, they were in the air for six hours, probably just a few rows apart and they never knew, she was one of the ones who died when they hit the water, that her name was Claire, says she didn't mean to burden him, she says the he needed to know, she's sorry for his loss, she tells Kate that her son is beautiful, Kate thanks her. From Lostpedia
    
33. "I believe I'm the reason he was in Australia when he died." Carole "I'm sorry. I don't understand. Why would he have come to see you?" Jack "Oh, he... he didn't come to see me. I was still in the hospital. I never saw him. He came to see his daughter. My daughter, Mr. Shephard." Carole "My father didn't have a daughter--" Jack "Yes. He did. If you don't believe me, check his phone records. Would you like to know the--the strangest thing about all this, Mr. Shephard? My daughter was on your plane, too. She was on flight 8-1-5. (Crying) You were in the air for six hours, probably just a few rows from her and you never even knew she was your sister. (Sighs deeply) she was one of the ones who died when your plane hit the water. (Sighs) Her name was... Claire. (Sniffs) I didn't mean to burden you with this, but... you needed to know. I'm... sorry for your loss." Carole
34. Sun asks Michael how he got back to New York, Michael says that Walt and him took the boat, followed the bearing, after a couple of days, they came to an Island, he sold the boat, hopped a cargo ferry back to the states, didn't tell anyone who they were, Sun asks if he works for Ben, but Michael says that he doesn't' work for Ben, that he's trying to help them, trying to make up for what he did.
35. Desmond needs Michael, they all go, Jin tells Sun to leave,  a room is filled with C4 explosives.
36. Kate says the tracks are not Jack or Sawyer, that someone is doubling back, Sayid yells for them to come out, it's Richard, he says to drop the guns, others show up with guns, Kate and Sayid surrender. From Lostpedia
    
37. Locke sees two of the men from the freighter, but not the one who killed Alex, Ben says he's there, gives Locke his baton, tells him to listen carefully, there's no time to repeat, says to go into the greenhouse, turn left, go twenty paces, patch of Anthuriums on the left, alcove on the North wall, face the wall, reach down with left hand, there's a switch that actives the elevator, takes you down to the actual Orchid station, Ben says he'll take care of the men, that he always has a plan, he leaves.
38. "Listen to me very carefully, John, because I'm not gonna have time to repeat this. You're gonna go into that greenhouse through that hole there. Once inside, you're gonna turn left. Go about 20 paces until you see a patch of Anthuriums on your left. They're in an alcove against the north wall. Face the wall, reach down with your left hand. You'll find a switch that activates the elevator. The elevator takes you down to the actual Orchid station." Ben
39. Everyone is in different places of the island, Ben surrenders, Keamy points a gun at him, then knocks him out.
40. "My name is Benjamin Linus. I believe you're looking for me." Ben
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Questions:

1. Does Juliet really not know anything about The Orchid?
2. How does Daniel Faraday know about the secondary protocol and The Orchid?
3. Why does Faraday seem to know why they have to get off the island?
4. Where is Kate's dad when the plane lands and their families are there? What happened to him?
   
5. Does the press and media actually believe that Aaron is Kate's baby?
   
6. What does Sun plan to do with her father, Mr. Paik's company?
7. What did Ben say to the others with the mirror?
8. What happened there fifteen years ago that there is a box with crackers, a mirror and binoculars? Was that before Ben joined the DHARMA Initiative?
9. What are Sun's plans with her father's company?
10. Did the rest of the Oceanic 6 help Sun buy a controlling interest in her father's company?
11. When did Carole Littleton get out of her coma?
    
12. Why are the others dressed up in their ratty clothing again?
13. What does Ben expect Locke to do when he gets inside The Orchid?
    

Favorites:

1. The reunion of the Oceanic 6 with their families.
2. "You know when most people are lying and they can't look you in the eye? You do the exact opposite." Kate
3. "Hey, long time no see." Miles
4. "Well, you better hope it ain't Sayid, 'cause if he's with those animals that just blew up half of New Otherton, you do not wanna tussle with 'em." Sawyer
5. "What, they tried to kill you?" Kate "Just like Locke said they would." Sawyer
6. "That son of a bitch is stubborn. [Gun cocks, yells to Jack.] Hold up! You don't get to die alone!" Sawyer
7. "Can somebody translate that?" Male Reporter
8. When Sayid reunites with Nadia.
9. "We're going to move the island." Ben "Right. And how are we gonna do that?" Hurley "Very carefully." Ben
10. "(To Hurley) You know, those are 15 years old." Ben
11. "Oceanic paid us our settlement for the crash. It was very significant. This morning, I bought a controlling interest in your company. So you will now respect me." Sun
12. "I am going to have my baby. And then we shall discuss the plans for the future of the company. Our company." Sun
13. "Jesus Christ is not a weapon. Okay. Enjoy your party." Carmen Reyes
14. "Interesting choice of theme." Sayid "Yeah, my mom... really doesn't get it, Dude." Hurley
15. "Hey! How's everybody doing? What are you talking about? Building a fire or huntin' boars?" David Reyes
16. "Is this some kind of joke?" Hurley "What are you talking about?" David "4, 8, 15, 16, 23, 42. Did you do this?" Hurley "Do what?" David "Those are the numbers! Right there! The numbers I won the lottery with!" Hurley "Wow. What--what a coincidence." David "No. No, not a coincidence." Hurley
17. "I wasn't being entirely truthful." Ben
18. "Cut yourself shavin'?" Sawyer "Juliet took out my appendix a couple of days ago." Jack "You're kiddin' me." Sawyer "Nope." Jack "Well, what else did I miss?" Sawyer 
19. "You know this yahoo?" Sawyer "Yahoo? This yahoo dropped that phone on you guys so you could find me and I could fly you outta here. So why don't you do me a favor...See if you can find something to get me outta these things." Frank "You heard the man." Jack "Well, all right. Can I get you boys a nice, cold glass of lemonade while I'm back there?" Sawyer 
20. "Hugo's with Ben." Sawyer "(Sighs) Son of a bitch." Jack 
21. "How many times do I have to tell you, John? I always have a plan." Ben

Notes:

1. The reunion is such an iconic scene that we've all been waiting for since Season 1, and the antithesis of the beginning of the Series, just one that we probably all thought would happen at the very end, not in Season 4. 
   
2. I totally knew who Jack's mom, Margo Shephard, was. She was in White Rabbit.
3. Kate looks around when they get off the plane because she's wondering if someone is there to arrested her.
   
4. Karen Decker was Admiral Cain from Battlestar Galactica. Nice!
5. The plane lands in Hawaii, where they actually film the show.
   
6. Jack can never have Locke be right about anything, can he?
7. Uh, Kate, I don't know if you've noticed, but Jack and Sawyer are always fighting eachother. Mostly over you. You're part of the problem.
8. There is so much information in the Oceanic press conference scene. 
9. Membata is Indonesian for ambivalent.
10. I find it hard to believe that anyone buys that Kate was six months pregnant before she got on the plane.
11. When Sun translate the Korean-speaking reporters question, her parents give her a weird look, this is because they do no know that she can speak English. However, she can kind of just pass that off as living on an island for over 100 days with people who are constantly speaking English.
    
12. The whole story of the Oceanic 6 makes no sense.
13. Naveen Andrews' acting in the scene where he sees Nadia is just outstanding. He blinks his eyes as if he wants to see if he's dreaming or not, and he's too much in shock to even kiss her. That's real. It's not a love-story happy-ending reunion that most television shows and movies have. If that really happened, anyone would be too much in shock to even do anything.
14. You can't fool me, I knew exactly who Noor Abed Jaseem was.
15. Sawyer refers to the barracks as New Otherton, which is Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's nickname for the barracks.
16. From Lostpedia: Hurley's birthday party scene contained the following "Easter eggs": 4 palm trees on the lanai, 8 helium balloons tied by the pool, 15 presents on the lanai table, 16 party hats worn by background individuals, 23 & 42 were the Numbers on the jerseys worn on the 2 boys crossing over the pool right after the DJ was shown.
17. When Hurley's dad, David Reyes, mentions hunting boar on the island, Sayid and Nadia look at eachother as if he knows something in which he shouldn't. This indicates that Hurley has told his dad about the Island, but also that Sayid has told Nadia about the Island, which could mean that he told her everything, and may be why she ultimately died. 
18. Sun is so badass when she goes to stick it to her father. I wish she was like that all the time.
19. Frank says that the boat is the safest place to be. Wrong.
    
20. Jack says that he had a lot of practice with funerals, obviously he means all of the people that died on the island.
21. Jack finding out that Claire is his sister is much like Luke finding out that Leia is his sister in Star Wars.
22. Of course Kate's son is beautiful, Carole Littleton, because he's Claire's son, your grandson!