The Tail Section

Season 1 Episode 06
Title: House of the Rising Sun
Director: Michael Zinberg
Writers: Javier Grillo-Marxuach
FlashBack: Sun and Jin

Opening focus is on Sun’s eye. She looks at her husband as he whacks a fish against a rock to kill it.

FlashBack:
A very upscale party in Korea. Jin is serving the guests and Sun is enjoying the party. Jin approaches Sun and professes his love for her by offering a flower as an engagement promise. Sun wants to run away to America, but Jin wants to honor her and her father.

Jin sees Michael and storm off and tackles Michael. On top of him, he beats him and tries to drown him to the horror of everyone else witnessing. Sayid and Sawyer partner to subdued Jin by handcuffing him to wreckage.

To the Caves:
Charlie steps on the beehive. Locke has a plan to cover the hive, but Charlie has to be perfectly still.

Beach:
Sayid asks Michael what he did to which Michael blames on racism.

FlashBack:
A plush pond, Jin is walking away from the building where he approaches Sun looking disappointed. Then he smiles and tells her that her father gave his blessing. He has to work for him one in exchange for her hand in marriage.

Caves:
Charlie struggle to remain still until a bee stings him. He slaps it, the hive breaks in and everyone runs. Kate uses the bees following her as an excuse to take off her top. She runs into the cave where she finds a badly decomposed body.

Jack examines the bodies. They were placed in this cave for at least 40 years ago according to Jack and they were found with two stones, one black and one white. Charlie walks in with Kates shirt. Kate responded of her lost shirt, it was full of Bee’s. He responds, "I though C’s actually." Locke comments that they have their own "Adam and Eve."

Beach: Sun is taking care if a whiny Jin

FlashBack:
Sun enters a nicely decorated apartment where there is a present waiting for her. It is a puppy, but we learn that it is to keep her company while Jin is working late. He gets a call and has to take it. They are growing apart.

In the jungle, Kate thinks Jack is checking her out to which says that she would know if he was checking her out. To her disappointment, he was actually thinking about bringing everyone to the from the beach to the caves. Kate is not convinced of the plan.

Walt questions Michael about the attack. We find out that this father and son are mere strangers.

Sun again tends to Jin

FlashBack:
Jin enters the apartment and rushes to that bathroom. He has blood on his hands. He says that he was working and she slaps him. The affection that was in his eyes at the beginning of the episode is now gone.

Caves: Charlie seems to be followed by Locke. Locke finally reveals that he is a fan of Drive Shaft and has both albums. And he know that Charlie is looking for his guitar. Locke tells Charlie that he will find it because he has faith.

Beach: Kate and Jack are still talking about moving to the caves. Some do not want to go because they are not willing to give up rescue. And Kate is not willing to be "Eve."

Sun finds Michael and speaks to him in English. She explains that the attack was a matter of honor. Jin saw Michael wearing a watch that belonged to Sun’s father.

FlashBack:
A home decorator gives Sun a plan to getaway from her husband at the Sydney airport. A car will be waiting for at the door. It will look like a kidnapping.

Caves: Charlie gets away from Locke to get a hit. As he pulls out the drugs, Locke is there.. Locke explains that the island will give you what you but you have to give up something. Charlie wants his guitar and Locke insists, so Charlie hands over the drugs. Locke tells him to look up, where he sees his guitar hanging from a tree above them.

Beach: Michael approaches Jin with the axe. Over a watch? He cuts the handcuffs off saying that time doesn’t matter on this damn island.

FlashBack:
At the Sydney airport, Sun is about to make her escape until she sees Jin holding an orchid like the one when their love was young.

The losties are divided, each camp, the caves and the beach, have their fires burning.