Lost Episode 3.06 I Do

We open with a flashback Kate checks into a hotel room and looks at her wedding veil. A policeman knocks on the door and demands to be let in. Is she going to be arrested? When Kate opens the door, she jumps into his arms they're a couple! Kate is marrying a cop. Kate has a moment of doubt, but Kevin assures her it's right and real because he loves her.

On the island, Jack checks Ben's x rays and medical file. He tells Ben the tumor will be inoperable in about a week and he needs to be in surgery immediately but Jack won't do the surgery. He told Ben this so he would know how he's going to die.

Locke tells Nikki, Paulo, Sayid and Desmond that Eko was killed by an animal. Sayid doesn't believe him. When they're alone, Sayid asks Locke what really killed Eko. Locke says people call it the monster but he doesn't believe in monsters. Locke believes it may be what brought them there and that Eko died for a reason he just doesn't know what it is yet.

While Kate and Sawyer are working, a warning sounds it's a compound breach. Suddenly Alex runs out of the jungle holding a slingshot and firing rocks, demanding to know where her boyfriend is. She's grabbed from behind and taken off. She shouts to Kate that they'll kill her boyfriend, meaning Sawyer, just like they killed hers.

Juliet tells Kate that Pickett is going to kill Sawyer, but if Kate can convince Jack to do the operation, Kate can save Sawyer's life. When Jack and Kate see each other, emotion overcomes them. Kate hates being used but she tells Jack he has to do the operation. Jack is mad she believes the Others... and mad that she's there asking him to save Sawyer's life.

Flashback to Kate, nervous before her wedding. Kevin's mom, Suzanne, gives her a beautiful gold locket her mom had given her. Kate tells her mother in laws aren't supposed to be so nice. During the ceremony, the Minister talks about Kate's honesty and faithfulness, and how what you see is what you get. But Kevin, Suzanne and the Minister think Kate's name is Monica, and Kate is aware of the irony of those words.

After shopping for dinner, Kate calls U.S. Marshal Mars. She doesn't want to run any more, and pleads for him to stop chasing her. He guesses it's about a guy. She tells him she loves the guy. The Marshal agrees that if Kate can really stay put, really settle down, he'll stop chasing her. But he and Kate both know that's not going to happen.

Back on the island, Kate tells Sawyer about seeing Jack and what they want him to do. Sawyer is glad Jack isn't dumb enough to do the surgery. Kate gets angry, climbs out of her cage and breaks open Sawyer's. If he doesn't want Jack to save his life then he's going to save his own. But Sawyer finally tells her they're on another island there isn't any place to run. This hits Kate hard. Sawyer didn't tell her this earlier because he wanted her to believe they had a chance. In his own way, he was protecting her.

The situation, the emotion, the chemistry between them is too much and Kate kisses him. Sawyer is surprised, but he kisses her back. Maybe they think Pickett really will kill Sawyer, or maybe they really love each other, but all that matters is their moment together. They fall out of frame as they make love.

Meanwhile, Locke says a few words for Eko and buries him. As he pounds Eko's Jesus stick in the ground for the marker, Locke sees a message on it: Look north, John 3:05. Locke smiles he's finally found his further instructions.

In the Hydra station, someone unlocks the door to Jack's room. Jack gets out and finds a weapons cabinet and the surveillance room. On one of the monitors he sees Kate and Sawyer together. It's a sucker punch for Jack. Ben appears behind him and is surprised, too. He thought Kate would've picked Jack. Jack decides to do the surgery. He promises to remove the tumor and keep Ben alive, but he wants Ben to keep his promise. He wants off the island.

We WHOOSH back to Kate with pregnancy test results she's not pregnant. Relief floods over her. She brings Kevin iced tea and tells him the truth she's a fugitive on the run for killing her father. She can't be tied down to their domestic life, worrying about getting pregnant and planning dinners. Kevin protests, and she reveals her name isn't Monica. She loves him but can't stay. Kevin tries to get up but falls over. She drugged him to protect him. Since he's a cop they'll ask questions and she doesn't want him to lose his job. He falls unconscious. She put the gold locket his mom gave her in Kevin's hand and leaves.

Back on the island, Jack starts the surgery. Once Ben is under, Pickett goes after Sawyer. He discovers Sawyer and Kate together. He forces Sawyer to his knees with a gun to his head. He's going to kill Sawyer and make Kate watch...

...When Friendly calls over the walkie. Jack sabotaged the operation and will let Ben die if they don't let Kate and Sawyer go. Jack tells Kate to run. When they're safe, he wants her to radio him and tell him the story he told her on the day of the crash when she stitched him up. Kate doesn't want to go without him, but Jack tells her to run...

And BOOM! That's it, folks. See you in February.