The show opens with a flashback of a young boy in Tikrit, Iraq. He has been told to kill a chicken by his father and is not allowed back inside until he does so. So if this is a young Sayid the ironies would abound; that he was so sensitive and gentle that he could not kill a chicken and yet, he grew up to be a cold-blooded torturer and killer. But this is not Sayid. This is his brother and a younger Sayid comes along, grabs a chicken, snaps it's neck and hands it to him. So basically they are saying that Sayid behaved exactly as one would expect of a kid in that situation. I mean, this isn't the Tikrit Petting Zoo, those chickens are supposed to be killed. Did Sayid's brother not figure out that all those dinners had come from the family of ol' Gladys there in his arms? Maybe this is the big chicken connection we've been waiting for since S3, when Locke chastised Ben for keeping chicken in the fridge. Or maybe I'm just making a connection between them because neither situation makes any sense.

Anyhoo, speaking of chicken, Lil' Ben has made one up into a nice salad-style sandwich and is bringing it to Sayid, as well as a book called "This Oughtta Send the Theorizing Viewership Into a Tizzy" by Darlton Lindlecuse.

We are in Moscow, Russia. Sayid chases a man named Andropov into his bedroom and shoots him dead. Sayid then saunters out to a side street and meets up with the nattily dressed Ben to find out who to kill next. Ben says he's all finished, that all the people who pose a threat to the Losties are gone, and that Sayid should go live his life. Well! How dare he?! After everything Sayid's done for Ben, and this is the thanks he gets? No more killing? No more missions? Not even any cuddling or pillow talk? Ben just leaves Sayid alone, with nothing but his snazzy leather jacket, straightened hair and the page in his Hitman Yearbook that's signed, "You really slay me, ha ha! BFFs 4EVA! Love, Benny"

Ok, I'm dressed like Barry Gibb and you're dressed up like the Nazi who burned his hand in 'Raiders'... where's the party? There... is a party, right?

Back in the 1977 holding cell, Horace and Radzinsky show up to remove Sayid's handcuffs and to try to get him to talk. Radzinky is still all hopped up about the Swan model of which he thinks Sayid got a brief glimpse. Horace tells him he will give Sayid an hour, then he's going to take this to the "next level." What, they're going to move in together?

Over at Casa De Blondes, Juliet is really worried that their lies will soon be exposed. Sawyer reassures her that he's got this under control. Then Horace knocks and tells them he's taking Sayid to see Oldham. Sawyer gets the "I guess I spoke too soon" look on his face. He manages to get Horace to agree to letting him speak to Sayid one more time.

Juliet Burke: Burning every meal since 1977

Sawyer shows up at the cell and sends Phil away so they can talk. He tells Sayid that he needs to claim that he's a hostile trying to defect because, and this is important, it's what's most convenient to Sawyer. Well, who could argue with that? Although, even if this is just to protect the Left-Behinders, I still don't see what Sayid's problem is with this plan. Sayid is supposed to be one of the Losties who is best at thinking on his feet. I don't care how distraught you are over losing your boyfriend-slash-execution scheduler, you should listen to your fellow Lostie and get in with the Dharmites. You can always take off later, right? At least that's what I was telling my TV screen. He didn't seem to hear me.

In the Dharmateria, Hurley brings Jack and Kate a couple plates of waffles. Waffles with ham and dipping sauces, which I have to admit I've never seen before. Was that a big 70's dish? Was that the precursor to the fondue craze? Jack tells them that Sawyer won't tell him what's going on so Kate decides to ask Juliet since Kate was the only one who hadn't figured out that a) Sawyer and Juliet were in a relationship and b) in the 70's no woman could possibly give information without the express, written consent of their man. Kate looks mildly shocked at the news, and a little impressed that Jack hadn't run to her and immediately rubbed it in her face.

Um, Kate, Hugo just brought you HAM and told you Saywer was taken... what does that tell you? It tells me someone wants to take a trip on the Kurley Ship.

Sayid is chillin' in his cell when the janitor comes in to mop the floor. It's Roger Linus and he's just as much of a tool when he's working as when he's at home. He tries to call Sayid stupid for getting caught by "these idiots" but Sayid retorts back by pointing out that he mops up after them. Just then, Lil' Ben walks in with another sandwich. Roger, still stinging from Sayid's burn, starts picking on his kid and pushing him around. The whole scene is a lot like when Harry Potter accidentally sees what happened to Snape as a kid. Sayid, and many viewers, begins to empathize with Ben. Roger takes the tray of food and flings it on the ground, forgetting the number one janitor rule: don't make a mess that you'll just have to clean up yourself.

Back in Santo Domingo, Ben shows up to tell Sayid that Locke was murdered. Sayid asks why, and Ben says, "Well, he really pissed me off... I mean, Widmore! Widmore did it." He tells Sayid Hurley is in danger and Sayid assumes Ben expects him to go back and protect him. Of course he does, Sayid. None of the Losties can resist when someone sends up the Hurley Signal! Ben tells him he knows he's a killer. Sayid says,"Hey, just because my dishwasher warranty was voided because of excessive blood accumulation in no way means that killing comes naturally for me."

Dharmaville: The local constabulary arrives to pick up Sayid. Sawyer leans in way close and asks if he wants to say anything. Before Sayid can say, "Don't tase me, bro," Sawyer zaps him and he is hauled off to Oldham.

The Blue Dharma van pulls into a camp containing a teepee and an old Victrola playing an old copy of "I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Unless You Count Pharmaceuticals, Baby". Oldham comes out and Sayid asks Sawyer who he is. Sawyer replies, "He's our you. Except, that instead of physically torturing you he'll be drugging you to reach the truth of the situation. So I guess in that sense he's more like our Locke. And you are now our me, except that he's going to actually get the truth out of you the first time and we won't have to call in our Kate to kiss the answers out of you. And by the way, our Kate would actually be our Kate."

Oldham places a dropperful of liquid on a sugar cube and forces it into Sayid's mouth. Sayid laughs and says, "I have spent the last few years building up an immunity to Veritaserum. Oh, wait... Wow! This must be good stuff, it's making the dialogue in my marina flashback all different now!"

All the ladies are checkin' out my sugalumps. They drive the ladies crazy...

Flashback: After telling Ben (or whoever it will change to the next time they show that scene) to never bother him again, Sayid goes to a bar and downs McCutcheon's whiskey. Ilana plops down next to him. She casually mentions that the McCutcheon's costs $120 a glass. The glass seems to be about two, maybe three swallows. So, if you think about it, back in Season 3 when Widmore told Desmond that one swallow of McCutcheon's was worth more than Des could make in a month, then it means Des earned, at the most, like, $15 bucks a week. Even with a generous dollar to pound exchange ratio, I can now see Widmore's concern. Back to the bar: Sayid asks if Ilana is a "professional." That charmer! He knows the way to woo a gal is to accuse her of being a hooker. She says she was talking to him because she likes sad men. Really? Hey Ilana, haaaaaaaaave you met Jack?

Ok, so, the game rules are a drink for a Sawyer nickname, anytime Jack cries, when one of the numbers is mentioned, and you have to finish your drink when someone has sex in a flashback. Not so fast, Sayid.

We return to Sayid, his torturer Oldham, and his other torturer Oldham. Once the drugs kick in Sayid starts talking. He mentions coming there on a plane, two of them actually. He also mentions Sawyer. But before he can go further with that Radzinsky butts in and starts demanding answers about what he may have seen in the Flame. The man has a one-track mind and it's all about freaking out over Sayid seeing that stupid model. Either that or he's pissed no one has told him what a good job he's done on it. Sayid startles all of them when he not only can name a few stations and their purpose, but also knows the new hatch will be named the Swan and is for electromagnetism studies. Then Sayid tells them they are all going to die. Just when they start to look concerned Sayid mentions he knows this because he is from the future. Then everyone in the group looks completely confused. So the Dharmites look like all the Lost viewers every week. Welcome to the club, guys! Oldham wonders if he may have given too high a dosage. I'm not sure if he bases that guess on Sayid's wacky proclamation, or the disturbingly creepy way Sayid starts laughing.

Meanwhile over at the motorpool, Kate and Juliet are specifically not fighting over Sawyer, despite what last weeks previews led us to believe. A Dharmobile pulls up. It's Sawyer and the gang returning with Sayid in tow.

All the security personnel are in a meeting at Horace's house discussing what to do about Sayid. Radzinsky wants to kill him because he's "seen" things. Will someone just give the man a gold star on his diorama so we can move on already!? So, assuming they believe that this "truth serum" really works: They would have to believe that he's insane. There would be no reason for the hostiles to send an insane man to spy. Furthermore, if he says he's not a hostile, you have to believe him because of the "serum." Oldham guessed he may have given Sayid too much, so maybe they just think he was incapable of answering coherently. So why use this interrogation as a basis on which to decide his fate? Sawyer tries fighting for Sayid, but they won't listen to reason. Horace wants to think about it but Radzinsky plays the "Ann Arbor" card. Even Amy pushes the issue and Horace finally relents. They take a vote and unanimously - yes, even Sawyer - decide to execute Sayid.

Look, we can't have a creepy, mysterious, murdering psychopath around here... that's Ethan's job.

We join Sayid and Ilana as they burst through a bedroom door, smooching and panting. As he begins to unzip her boot, she kicks him the face and knocks him to the ground. She then pulls a gun and tells him to freeze. It turns out she's a bounty hunter and she is bringing him to Guam on the orders of the family of the guy Sayid shot on the golf course last season.

Sayid's cell: Sawyer doesn't really want to have Sayid shot, he only voted that way to get the others off his back while he tried to set Sayid free. But now, Sayid isn't interested in escaping. He tells Sawyer that he is going to stay because he now realizes there is a reason he is where he is. Sawyer stomps off in frustration, but decides to make a stop over at a house. Kate answers the door, and he seems surprised to see her. He asks her why they came back. Just as she starts to answer, there is a commotion. A flaming Dharma bus is driving through New Otherton all by itself and crashes into one of the houses, setting it ablaze. The community comes out to help: Kate helps people out of the house, Jack and Juliet grab hoses, and Sawyer calls for backup. In the lock-up, Phil gets the message and takes off. Lil' Ben, wearing a very Charlie-like Hoodie of DOOM, creeps through the door and asks Sayid if he'll take him to Richard. Sayid says that that's why he's there. I guess that's where Ben gets that line when he says pretty much the same thing to Locke in about 27 years.

Great, now we have to reset the sign that says how long it's been since we had a "Kid Uses a Fire to Distract the Grown Ups" plot device.

Back to the airport in LA: Ilana is bringing Sayid to the gate. He sees all the other O5'ers and asks Ilana if they can take the next flight. He can just sense this isn't going to end well. When he sees Ben board, Sayid asks Ilana if she is working for Ben. She says she doesn't know who that is. He tells her, "He is a liar, a manipulator, a monster, and his severance package totally sucks."

Lil' Ben and Sayid run through the jungle but are seen by Jin. Sayid tries to tell Jin that Sawyer let him go, which is pretty much the truth. Sawyer did want him to escape. Just, you know, earlier and with less fire. Jin calls Sawyer, for some reason, so Sayid back-flips him into unconsciousness. Then he grabs Jins gun, tells Lil' Ben that he was/is/will be right about him, and says "I am a killer." And then shoots Lil' Ben right through the heart, leaving the viewing audience looking like this:

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