S1E12 · Whatever the Case May Be

Jack, Kate and Sawyer fight over possession of a newly discovered locked metal briefcase which might contain insights into Kate's mysterious past. Meanwhile, Sayid asks a reluctant Shannon to translate notes he took from the French woman, a rising tide threatens to engulf the fuselage and the entire beach encampment, and Rose and a grieving Charlie tentatively bond over Claire's baffling disappearance.

Plot summary and ending

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Complete story — includes the ending

Kate helps a trio of men rob a bank, betrays them when she gets to the back, and takes an envelope from a safety deposit box. In the present, Sayid asks the French-speaking Shannon to translate Rousseau's notes, which she recognizes as lyrics from "La Mer". Kate and Sawyer find a locked suitcase while swimming. She tricks Jack into digging up Mars so she can take the key from his body, but he catches her and makes her open it with him. The envelope is inside, which contains a toy plane that she says belonged to a lover she killed.

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