这一集相对来说比前两集有内容，也不再是一些无聊的对话了。这段故事应该发生在Jack刚刚“同意加入”他们的时候。地点应该是Othersville，讲的是Ben和Jack在他的书房里下棋时的一段对话，而Ben的话依然让人琢磨不透，在这集里Ben的一句话成为了这集的看点，Ben说如果小岛不想让一个人离开他就不能离开。但他许诺不会阻止Jack离开的。不过如果Jack离开了，依然会想回来。Jack当然是说不了，可Ben说如果那天到来，我希望你记着这些话。看了这段让人觉得lost会不会又出来一个像Desmond一样能预知未来的人。
我对国际象棋不太懂，不知道这盘棋是否预示着什么。

对白：
Ben - So this must be strange to you.
Jack - Not really. Been a while but my dad taught me to play when I was a kid.
Ben - Actually I was talking about you being here, with us.
Jack - I got what I wanted.
Ben - It’s been a long time since I had anybody with a little skill to play against. I don’t suppose there’s anything I could do to convince you to stick around. Relax Jack. Just an idle question. We have a deal. I fully intend to honor it.
Jack - Intend to, or you will?
Ben - It’s not entirely up to me. If the island doesn’t want you to leave, it won’t let you.
Jack - What the, the island’s going to sink the sub?
Ben - No. No. I promise you I won’t do anything to prevent you from getting home. But if you do leave this place, the day may come when you want to return.
Jack - Never.
Ben - I’ve learned never to say never. And if that day comes, I hope you remember this conversation.
(Checkmate by Ben.)
Ben - Was a nice try though.