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Kate Austen
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Joan Hart
Monica Callis
Katherine Dodd
Maggie Ryan
Lucy
Wayne Janssen - Father
Sam Austen - Stepfather
Kevin Callis - Husband
Jack Shephard - Ex-Fiancé
Suzanne Callis - Mother-in-law
Aaron Littleton - Adoptive Son
Katherine Anne Austen, more commonly known as Kate, is one of the middle section survivors. A fugitive being pursued for the murder of her biological father and participation in a bank robbery, she was in the custody of U.S. Marshal Edward Mars when Flight 815 crashed. On the Island and after her initial experiences there, Kate formed very strong bonds with Jack and Sawyer. In the post-rescue flashforwards she is one of the Oceanic 6. In the aftermath of her very public trial for murder and other charges, Kate agrees to 10 years' probation with the condition that she must remain in the state of California. Aaron Littleton lives with her and he believes that Kate is his mother.
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Before the crash
Childhood
Born in rural Iowa in 1977, Katherine Anne Austen was raised by her mother, Diane, and Sam Austen, whom Kate believed to be her biological father. However, her actual biological father was a man named Wayne. In 1982, aged five, Kate became a child of divorce when Diane and Sam separated. Diane got custody of Kate and married Wayne. Diane began to suffer from domestic abuse, but she still professed that she loved Wayne. In 1989, Kate and her childhood sweetheart Tom Brennan buried a time capsule. It contained a recorded message, a toy airplane and a baseball. ("What Kate Did") ("Born to Run")
Murdering Wayne
While making a scrapbook for Sam's birthday, Kate discovered from pictures that Austen couldn't be her biological father as he had been away fighting in Korea during the period when she would have been conceived. This horrified Kate as she realized that Wayne was her biological father. Feeling the need to protect her mother, and free them from Wayne, Kate decided to take drastic action. After taking out an insurance policy on the house, she orchestrated a devastating gas explosion. On that day, Wayne had returned home and Kate tended to him in a far-from-loving manner. She was further horrified when he made advances toward her. Leaving him drunk and asleep in the house, she left as the gas explosion tore the house apart, killing Wayne.
Kate then visited her mother at the diner where she worked. After a conversation where Diane showed her dismay at Kate riding a motorcycle, Kate commented about an injury on her mother's hand that Diane claimed was caused by a shelf in the kitchen (although it was clear to Kate that this had actually been inflicted by Wayne). Kate then handed her mother the insurance policy and told her that she was protecting Diane. Fleeing the scene, she warned Diane that she wouldn't see her for a while and left - forcing Diane to question "What did you do?" After discovering her husband's death, Diane called the police to report the crime and gave her daughter up.
Kate then attempted to flee Iowa, unaware that the authorities were already tracking her and that U.S. Marshal Edward Mars had already been assigned as her primary law enforcement figure in her pursuit. As she attempted to leave for Tallahassee, she engaged in an uncomfortable conversation with Mars, who eventually revealed himself and arrested her for murder as she tried to flee the scene - revealing that her mother had given her up. As the Marshal escorted her to imprisonment, he questioned why she chose to kill her father now but Kate refused to respond.
Kate then went to see the man who she believed to be her biological father at a recruitment office, much to Sam's shock due to the fact that the U.S. Marshal's were searching for her. Kate, however, questioned him as to why he didn't tell her about her true lineage, recalling the story of how she discovered Wayne was her father. He recalled that he didn't tell her because he knew she would kill him. He then warned her that he would have to call them and Kate asked for him to give her an hour. Her obliged and she fled the scene. ("What Kate Did")
Help from Cassidy
Kate evaded the law for roughly two months before she tried to initiate contact with her mother again. Kate went back to Iowa, but her car broke down from a bad fan belt before she could get to Diane. The mechanic took her to the local repair station, where Kate witnessed Cassidy Phillips trying to sell fake jewelry to local people. When one man threatened to call the police, Kate interrupted and purchased one of the fake necklaces. After the men left, Cassidy thanked Kate for her help. However, she detected that Kate didn't want police attention herself. Cassidy offered to take Kate into town to buy her a drink, which Kate accepted. ("Left Behind")
At the bar, Kate told Cassidy of killing her father, her escape from the marshal and how her mother had told the police. Cassidy offered to help Kate get a meeting with Diane, due to her own betrayal by a man who had conned her and stolen all the money she had. Kate questioned why Cassidy wanted to help her, and she replied that one of them deserved something good. Wanting to test how much security was around Kate's mother, Cassidy disguised herself as Kate and knocked on Diane's door. Believing it was Kate, many agents attcked Cassidy. Down the road, Kate observed the situation through binoculars and realised it would be a challenge to meet with her mother. ("Left Behind")
Hours later, Cassidy returned to a motel, where she and Kate were staying. Angered by her half-hour questioning, Cassidy demanded to know what Kate did. She confessed that she killed Wayne, her father, by blowing up his house, but taking out a an insurance policy on it beforehand, which would have set up her mother for life financially. The reason why Kate wanted to meet her mother was beacause she wanted to know why Diane had betrayed her, when she only tried to help. Now knowing the whole story between Kate and her mother, Cassidy agreed to continue helping her. The next day, Cassidy ordered a meal from the diner where Kate's mother worked and purposely spilt her meal on Diane. She remained polite and went to clean up in the toilets. Diane found Kate there, and she asked her mother why she had reported her. Despite Wayne's abuse, Diane defended him, claiming that you can't help who you fall in love with. Kate stated she wasn't sorry, and Diane warned Kate if she ever came near her again, she would yell for help. She left the tearful Kate in the bathroom to herself. ("Left Behind")
Later that day, Cassidy gave Kate a lift back to her fixed car. She thanked Cassidy for all the help but asked her for the name of the man who conned her. However, Cassidy revealed she was pregnant and he was the father. Kate still advised her to call the police. Before parting ways, Kate told Cassidy her real name. ("Left Behind")
Return to Iowa
Later, Kate learned via a letter that her mother was hospitalized and dying of cancer. Though she had sworn never to return to Iowa, she sought the help of her childhood sweetheart, Tom Brennan, who was also a doctor at Diane's hospital, to gain access to her mother before her death. Before visiting her mother, Kate and Tom dug up their time capsule and retrieved Tom's toy airplane from inside. When Diane saw Kate, she kept her word and screamed for help to the nearby security guards, forcing Kate to attempt another escape. Against Kate's objections, Tom insisted on going with her in his car. Tom was killed in the subsequent shootout between Kate and the police. Kate fled on foot, leaving behind Tom's cherished toy airplane. ("Born to Run")
Marriage to Kevin
On her wedding day, she was visited by Suzanne Callis, Kevin's mother. After commenting how beautiful Kate looked, she presented her a precious locket that had been passed down through the family. However, since her sons where all boys, Suzanne thought Kate should have it. A few hours later, Kate and Kevin married. After settling down with Kevin, Kate realized this was the life she wanted. So Kate called the marshal and begged him to stop chasing her. He guessed she was married and told her it wouldn't work, due to her nature of running out on people if life got difficult. ("I Do")
Although she hated Edward Mars, Kate realized he was right, the relationship couldn't continue because her past would eventually catch up with her. One night, during dinner, Kevin surprised Kate with an overseas honeymoon to Costa Rica, which would require a valid passport, which Kate didn't have. Soon after this, Kate detected that she may be pregnant. After revealing a negative result on the pregnancy test, Kate decided to confront Kevin. ("I Do")
Kate presented him with a spiked lemonade and joked about being a fugitive, she then turned serious and told Kevin how she blew up her abusive father and it would only be a matter of time before he found out. He was left speechless and didn't know if it was a joke. Kate told him about the pregnancy and how she couldn't do regular things like have a "taco night". When he tried to calm her down, he called her Monica. Kate snapped that this wasn't her real name and began to leave. Kevin collapsed due to the spiked drink. After tearfully revealing some of the truth about her history, Kate left the unconscious Kevin and took up life on the run once again. ("I Do")
New Mexico bank robbery
In a later attempt to taunt Kate, Mars informed her that he had Tom's toy airplane in a safety deposit box in a Ruidoso, New Mexico bank. Kate then traveled to New Mexico, took the name "Maggie" and joined up with a group of bank robbers. She became romantically involved with one of them named Jason, and convinced the gang to rob the bank where the toy airplane was stored. ("Whatever the Case May Be")
The heist started with Kate (as "Ms. Ryan") applying for a loan to a senior employee named Mark Hutton. He asked Kate what brought her to New Mexico. She told him she was a photographer, taking pictures of old theaters in small towns. After talking for some time, Jason and the robbers invaded the bank. They shot all the security cameras and made staff and customers, including Kate, stay down on the floor. After pondering what to do, the robbers demanded the security key from Hutton. On the floor, one of the bank-goers told Kate he thought he could take one of the robbers. The man disarmed a robber, whose gun then slid along the floor, towards Kate. She picked up the gun, stood up and aimed at the robbers. The man instructed Kate how to use it but she claimed to have never used a gun before. However, when she attempted to fire, the gun would not. Jason then grabbed Kate by the neck, and took her to the office. ("Whatever the Case May Be")
Once in the office, Jason and Kate kissed. After discussing what they would do next, Jason smacked her across the face, to make it look like there had been a struggle. He then took Kate to Hutton, and told him if he didn't give him the key, Kate would be killed. After counting to three, Hutton handed over the key. The three headed into the vault, where Jason told the manager their plan, and how Kate was responsible for the whole thing. Jason then pointed the gun at Hutton. However, Kate never intended for anyone innocent to get hurt and grabbed the other gun. She aimed at Jason and made an ultimatum that if he shot Hutton, Kate would shoot him. After Jason made to shoot Hutton, Kate did shoot him in the leg, as well as the two other robbers. ("Whatever the Case May Be")
With the robbers injured the manager gave Kate the key to the safety deposit box. She had the other key to go with it and she opened the box. It contained a small toy airplane, which previously belonged to Tom Brennan. She left the other members of the gang behind and escaped the scene. ("Whatever the Case May Be")
Caught in Australia and Flight 815
Kate then fled to Australia, where she stayed at a farm owned by Ray Mullen for nearly three months. She was planning to subsequently travel to Bali, Indonesia. ("Hearts and Minds") Mullen eventually noticed Kate's wanted poster at the post office, and attempted to turn her in to Edward Mars for a reward of $23,000 dollars, which he intended to use to pay off his mortgage debts.
Kate discovered the plan, but when her escape attempt endangered Mullen's life, she chose to save his life rather than make her escape. Mars consequently captured Kate and prepared to extradite her to the U.S. aboard Oceanic Flight 815. ("Tabula Rasa")
On the Island
Season 1 (Days 1-44)
During the turbulence that preceded the crash of Flight 815, Kate's captor, US Marshal Edward Mars, received a head injury caused by falling baggage. Kate unlocked the handcuffs securing her by stealing the keys from the unconscious Mars before the plane crashed. Incidentally, her handcuffs were discovered after the crash by Walt and were used briefly to restrain Jin.
One of Kate's first acquaintances post-crash was Jack, who had just finished tending to the injuries of some of the other survivors, and needed Kate's assistance in stitching one of his own wounds. This meeting was the beginning of her involvement in what would become the core subgroup, composed of herself, Jack, Locke, Sayid, and Sawyer, who later were to participate in the most significant adventures of the survivors. It was also the opening scene in what would later become a love triangle involving Jack, who played "straight" man to Sawyer's "bad boy". Jack was also tending to Edward Mars, who was discovered dying. He learned from Mars that Kate was a criminal and a fugitive, but gave Kate the benefit of the doubt, and decided to judge her by her actions on the Island, rather than solely by her history.
Kate's first island adventure, with Jack and Charlie, was the quest to retrieve the cockpit's radio transceiver, in the hope of obtaining rescue. During the expedition, they were confronted by the Monster for the first time. Once the transceiver had been obtained, it needed to be repaired, then brought to higher ground for better reception. These needs led to her meetings with Sayid, who had technical expertise, as well as Shannon, Boone, and Sawyer. This quest ended with their discovery of a chilling distress signal that appeared to have been running for sixteen years. ("Pilot, Part 2")
Later, when Kate set out on a mission to triangulate the distress signal, Jack asked Kate if she was going on the mission to catch boars. To which she replied "I'm a vegetarian". However she had been eating bacon and eggs at Ray Mullen's farm, so it can only be assumed that she was lying.
The beginning of the love triangle formed a few days later, when Jack and Sayid were attempting to force Sawyer to give medication to Shannon. Kate accepted Sawyer's request to kiss him in exchange for revealing his knowledge of Shannon's asthma medication. However the request was only a ruse to get a kiss, since he then revealed that he didn't have the medication. ("Confidence Man")
After Claire and Charlie were kidnapped by Ethan, Kate and Jack went together in pursuit of them. They had a short confrontation with Ethan, then discovered Charlie hanging from a banyan tree, apparently dead, although Jack managed to revive him after an extended resuscitation attempt, during which Kate broke down into tears and pleaded with him to stop. ("All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues")
While diving in the waterfall, Kate and Sawyer discovered Marshal's Halliburton case, trapped underwater. The two vied for possession of the case, but, when Sawyer could not open the locked case, despite his best efforts, it fell into Kate's possession. Kate then convinced Jack to exhume Edward Mars's body to recover the key to unlock the case. Jack then recovered the firearms from the case, but Kate also got what she had really wanted from the case, the toy airplane from her time capsule with Tom Brennan. ("Whatever the Case May Be")
Kate's relationship with Sawyer became closer on a boar-hunting trip. During this expedition, they played a game of "I never", and revealed dark secrets to each other, many of which they had in common, such as having killed someone. However, her relations with Sawyer were not always smooth, such as when he revealed the secret that Kate was the Marshal's prisoner, so that he could obtain a space on Michael's raft. However at the time when the raft set sail, Kate had departed on a mission to the Black Rock to find dynamite to blow open the newly-discovered hatch. She realized then that she regretted not having said goodbye to Sawyer. ("Exodus, Part 2")
Season 2 (Days 44-67)
After the mysterious hatch was opened, Jack and Locke came to blows over whether the hatch should be abandoned claiming that they couldn't get everyone down the shaft due to the broken ladder, a claim which was not aided by Kate discovering "Quarantine" written on the Hatch door. The group decided to head back to the caves before making a decision, and while the traveled Kate questioned Locke on why he wanted to go down the hatch so badly, but Locke remained her of the unnatural tendencies of the island. Upon arriving at the caves, Locke defied Jack and decided to descend the shaft, and Kate told him that she was planning on doing so with him. Being the lighter of the two, Kate agreed to go down first and after she was harnessed in by Locke and his contraption made of cable she started the descent (reiterating 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 as she did so. However, the cable came loose forcing her to drop to the bottom, as a florescent light emitted up the shaft. In order to find her Locke, and later Jack, came down the Hatch. ("Man of Science, Man of Faith")
In the hatch Kate, and later Locke, are discovered by the man living in it - Desmond Hume. Instantly suspcious of the two he ordered Kate to tie up Locke upon his arrival. However, Locke used his knowledge of Kate's past to their advantage, telling Desmond that she was a fugitive and more dangerous. Therefore, Kate's hands and bare feet were tied and she was gagged and locked in the Swan Station's pantry, but not before she was aided with a knife. Inside the pantry, she freed herself from her confines and escaped the room via the air vents where she witnessed Jack's entry into the Swan as he came face to face with a man from his past. ("Adrift")
The distraction of Jack and Locke was enough to allow Kate to drop from the air vents and into the armory where she armed herself. She approached Desmond and hit him with the butt of her gun, forcing him to the floor, but not without firing a bullet before he did so. In this mêlée the Swan computer was damaged, a computer which Desmond previously explained must have The Numbers entered in it every 108 minutes in order to save the world. Not wanting to test Desmond's beliefs, Kate fled for the caves to recruit Sayid to fix it. After assisting in the reparations of the computer, it became a shared secret between the survivors with Kate being a key feature in it's running. ("Orientation")
The following day, Kate and Hurley were on shift in the Swan and she awoke him from his slumber as the time to enter the numbers approached. She reminded him of the numbers, which were written on a post-it note, unaware of the irony of the situation. Later, and awkward moment ensued between Jack and Kate when his and Sayid's explorations of the Hatch lead him upon a towel-clad Kate following her sulphuric shower. That night, as Hurley distributed the food, she happily ate with Jack as they joked together. ("Everybody Hates Hugo")
In the meantime, while her feelings for Jack grew, her bond with Sun also developed as she helped her in searching for her wedding ring. An attempt to reassure her everything would be alright forced Sun to confess about the message bottle that Claire found. Upon digging up the bottle, Kate began siphoning through the messages, but was stopped, but professed that she never got to say goodbye to Sawyer (displaying her feelings for Sawyer were still ever present), but soon noticed Sun's ring in the sand. ("...And Found")
Kate continued to bond with Jack, even playing golf together as the friendly bantered with each other who could hit the ball the furthest. Jack's determination to win led them both into the jungle where they encountered Eko who had an unconscious Sawyer strewn across his shoulders, after his gun shot wound from one of the others on board the raft. Jack became aware of Kate's feelings for Sawyer as they tried to give him a pill for the infection in the Hatch, as she whispered in his ear to get him to co-operate. They both learned of Shannon's death in the process. ("Collision")
It was while she cared for a delirious Sawyer that Kate began to question her own sanity. She was unaware that in his delirium, Sawyer professed his love for Kate to Jack. Her questioning of her sanity first came when she saw a black horse, similar to the horse that allowed her to escape Edward Mars, in the jungle. Slightly perplexed, she returned to the Swan to tend to Sawyer while the rest of the camp went to Shannon's funeral, lying to Jack that she was "great" as he left. However, while alone with Sawyer, he began to mumble and as Kate got closer he grabbed her by the thought questioning "Why did you kill me?" (Kate believed her biological father Wayne was speaking to her through Sawyer.) Kate fled the Swan, leaving Sawyer unattended.
After a brief conversation with Charlie, a clearly distracted Kate was found by Jack and he accosted her for leaving the Hatch. A temperamental Kate responded "I'm sorry I'm not as perfect as you. I'm sorry that I'm not as good." As she attempted to run away Jack grabbed her and, without warning, she kissed him - her emotions getting the better of her. Confused by her actions and the emotions she was feeling, Kate fled into the jungle.
Kate then returned to the Hatch to face her demons. She approached Sawyer, calling him "Wayne" after he didn't respond. Believing that she was talking to Wayne, she confessed to killing him because she hated that he was a part of her and then confessed that every time she looked at Sawyer, she saw him - and it made her sick. Sawyer stirred, asking "Who the hell's Wayne?" Kate and Sawyer reunited, as Sawyer became sure they had been rescued after seeing the interior of the Swan. As they exited, and Sawyer's hopes were dashed, Kate came face to face with the horse again and Sawyer confirmed it was actually there, telling Sawyer that she knew the horse when he asked. ("What Kate Did")
Having sorted her emotions, Jack and Kate still seemed somewhat awkward after their kiss and Kate began to spend her time with Sawyer. Unaware of Michael's discovery on the computer the previous day (when Walt communicated with him, Kate agreed to swap her shift with Michael at the computer. Later, she gave Sawyer a well needed haircut. ("The 23rd Psalm")
With Sawyer recovering from his injuries, a trip with him to the Swan forced Kate into a sad situation. Entering the hatch they found Jack and Locke, imprisoned by Michael before departing for The Other's camp to find his son. After freeing them, Jack told the group that he planned to initiate a hunting party, to which all four of them agreed to go on. Jack denied Kate, saying that someone needed to stay and man the button. They left without her. Feeling rejected, Kate tailed the group of three undetected but was caught by The Others and taken hostage.
During a confrontation between the hunting Party and the bearded Other, both Michael and Kate where held (Kate unaware Michael was there due to the bag on her head.) In order to force the group to surrender their guns, the man ordered "Alex" to bring her out (however Alex refused to do so and Pickett did instead.) Taking off her hood, her deception was revealed to the group and they surrendered their guns to allow her to go free. During their trek back, Jack refused Kate's apologies and gave her the cold shoulder, infuriated that she would follow them. ("The Hunting Party")
The arrival of Ana Lucia and her previous days events tested her and Jack's bond. While she spent time with Sawyer, they both saw Jack and Ana Lucia emerging from the jungle. This evidently didn't make Kate and Sawyer particularly comfortable. After Charlie apparently kidnapped Aaron proclaiming he needed to save him, Kate stayed with a worried Claire and warned Charlie that seeing the child probably wasn't the best idea. She later watched the confrontation between Charlie and Locke as he tried to save Aaron once more. ("Fire + Water")
Soon enough, Sawyer returned to his packrat ways as he began hoarding the medical supplies, causing Jack to ransack his tent. Kate found this very amusing as she taunted him, but their happiness was shattered as Locke approached them discussing the recent change in dynamics in the came, including Jack and Ana Lucia's friendship which made the pair increasingly uncomfortable - Sawyer exclaiming that Kate is "at odds with the doc." In the jungle Sun fell victim to an attempted abduction from a hooded figure and Kate and Sawyer found her unconscious after the attack. Kate and Sawyer returned her where Ana Lucia theorized that The Other's had returned. At the scene of the crime, Kate and Sawyer hunted for clues and Sawyer reported that it wasn't The Others who kidnapped her, due to the use of diffrent bags. Putting thoughts in her head, he asked her who would have the motivation into scaring 46 people into joining an army? As Sun awoke, Kate watched on believing this to be a ploy by Ana Lucia to get the guns and form her army.
Tensions between Jack, Locke, Ana Lucia and Kate came to a head as everyone theorized over who was behind the scam as three warning shots were fired. Sawyer emerged holding a gun. He explained to the group that he was taking back what was his, including possession of the guns, calling himself the new sheriff. It then became apparent that the whole elaborate con had been Sawyer's doing. He had used Kate, Jack, Locke and Ana Lucia to turn them against each other so he could regain his place as the sheriff. Kate later approached Sawyer and asked him how he did it, and if he played a part in Sun's abduction. He kept tight lipped, but when she asked why and theorized that he wants people to hate him he responded "You run. I con. Tiger don't change their stripes." ("The Long Con")
Later, Claire began having memory flashes from the time she was kidnapped by Ethan. Kate decided to help her find Rousseau. After finding her, Rousseau agreed to help for her own reasons. The trio continued their journey to the place where Rousseau had found Claire, which triggered enough memories to enable her to discover the entrance to the Staff station. Inside, Claire searched for a vaccine for Aaron, Danielle searched for clues to Alex's fate, while Kate found several lockers, containing the Others' trashy costumes, and a fake beard. Upon their return, Kate told Jack of these discoveries, which hinted that the Others were not the ragtag, disorganized group they seemed to be. ("Maternity Leave")
The following day, after Sun suspected herself to be pregnant, Kate sat with her while she waiting for the results to become clear. During this wait Sun asked Kate if she had ever taken a pregnancy test and Kate admits that she had. Their discussion was interrupted when the time had elapsed and they discovered Sun to be pregnant. After consulting Jack, Sun made them promise to keep it a secret and they agreed, but Jack warned her that she would tell Jin the whole truth. He then left for the hatch, irony in his words as he himself had not told Kate the whole truth and she remained blissfully ignorant about the situation in the hatch. ("The Whole Truth")
Kate participated in a friendly game of Texas Hold 'Em with Hurley and Sawyer, but she pulled out of the game, preferring to watch, when the competition heated up as newcomer Jack and Sawyer decided to "put their mangoes where their mouths are." After Jack gloriously won, Kate caught him up in his trek back to the hatch. After she suggested that she would take a shower, Jack became desperate to keep her away from the station and told her a pipe had burst. Kate had little time to question this as a flashing beacon in the distance grabbed their attention. Eventually, they both came across a large pallet filled with foods. Further more, they were interrupted from their discover when Sayid, Charlie and Ana Lucia returned from their journey with the truth about "Henry Gale". Kate joined them in the hatch as they confronted the prisoner, this being the first time she had heard of or laid eyes on the man. ("Lockdown")
Kate was forced to hold her questions as a she helped Locke deal with his injuries following the Lockdown procedure. She then left for the beach to collect some crutches for Locke where she ran into Sawyer just prior to his beating by Hurley out of revenge for all the nicknames he had adorned on him. It seemed Jack aversion of the truth didn't help in further distancing their relationship. ("Dave")
The following day, Jack chose Kate to join him in a journey to "the line", where he planned to force a trade with the Others, Ben for Walt. He claimed to choose her because they already had her and let her go, dampening her beliefs that he chose her for other reasons. When Kate saw a baby doll in the jungle, despite Jack's protests, she picked it up triggering a net trap in which Jack and Kate were both caught. The situation became increasingly intimate and awkward as the two tried to disable the trap. Her attempt to shoot the trap failed, but Jack succeeded forcing the two the the floor on top of each other.
As night fell, the two continued their trek and Kate confessed to Jack of the discovery of the Staff station during her trek with Claire and Rousseau and also told him of what she found inside (such as the raged clothes and the fake beard.) Jack asked why she had kept him from this, but Kate responded that she had been left out of the circle, as they had captured one of them and decided not to tell her. Their discussion was interrupted as they arrived at the line. Jack and Kate stayed for for some time, in which their discussion turned personal. Kate apologized for kissing him, but Jack told her that he was not sorry. However, a rustling in the bushes caught their attention and eventually Michael emerged, dazed and delirious. ("S.O.S.")
Following his arrival, Kate attempted to check Michael for injuries, but Jack began to wander into the jungle. This infuriated Kate who relentlessly protested that he was alone. Jack admitted defeat and the two slung Micheal's arms over their shoulders. The two brought Michael back to the Swan where they enlisted Locke to help them (Locke, however, was slightly distracted by some ominous news from the prisoner.) Kate remained at his side until he awoke some time later, and she listened as Michael informed that that "they could take them." Deciding a confrontation with the Others was the only way to survive, Kate, Locke and Jack left the hatch to get the guns from Sawyer, unaware of the deadly aftermath leaving Ana Lucia and Michael alone with the prisoner would bring. ("Two for the Road")
As the three, now with Sawyer, walked back to the camp they all learned that Ana Lucia had a gun and raced back to prevent a catastrophe. However, they were too late as Michael stumbled out of the hatch with a gunshot to his arm. They all rushed inside to find Ana Lucia and Libby dead, and "Henry" escaped following the days events. Kate proclaimed Ana Lucia dead, but she was forced into action as it was revealed that Libby had gone into shock - but was still alive. As Sawyer and Kate trekked to retrieve the heroin stash to ease Libby's pain she questioned him on how Ana Lucia had his gun, but receives no answer. As the two bumped into Hurley, they were forced to break the heart wrenching news to him. The groups efforts were in vain, however, as Libby died soon later. Following this, Kate broke down - but Sawyer was there to comfort her. ("?")
Unaware of Micheal's traitorous intentions to help the Others, Kate agreed to join the squad of five survivors, that he had suggested to rescue Walt from the Others. Kate spotted the Others tracking them along their trek, which resulted in Sawyer's shooting of one of them, and Jack's admission that he knew Michael had tricked them all. Despite knowing the truth of their quest, the five castaways were captured by the Others at the capsule dump. They were taken to Pala Ferry, where Ben gave Walt back to Michael, along with a boat to use in escaping the Island. As they both left, Hurley was set free and sent back to camp with orders for the survivors not to attempt a rescue. Kate, Jack, and Sawyer were taken away as prisoners of the Others. ("Live Together, Die Alone")
Season 3 (Days 68-91)
Kate's first experience as a prisoner at the Others' base was awakening to find a bandage on her arm from an apparent blood sample. Tom then told her to shower. She was then treated well with new clothes, a sundress, and a luxurious beach side breakfast with Ben, during which she was told that the next two weeks were going to be very unpleasant. Ben also quizzed her about her feelings about Jack and Sawyer. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
Kate then was imprisoned in a large animal cage, across from a similar cage holding Sawyer. Jack was nowhere to be seen. Kate and Sawyer were forced to work daily at a rock quarry, overseen by a belligerent Pickett. Kate and Sawyer continued to bond, culminating first in Sawyer kissing Kate while working in the quarry. As Pickett responded, Sawyer almost turned the situation into a successful escape attempt, which was foiled only when Juliet arrived with a gun and believably threatened to shoot Kate. Kate and Sawyer discussed the strength and composition of the Others, but also began to ask oblique questions about their feelings for each other. ("The Glass Ballerina")
When Sawyer believed that he had a deadly device affixed to his heart, Kate discovered that she could escape the cages by climbing out through the top bars. When Pickett was beating Sawyer almost to death, she begged him to stop, and he continued to ask if she loved him. When Picket did not listen to her wishes, she said that she loved Sawyer, and asked him to stop once more, and he did. Although mystified why Sawyer did not want to attempt to escape with her, Kate refused leave also, and climbed back into her cage, quoting Jack's, "Live together, die alone" to demonstrate that she would stick with him, despite his attempt to convince Kate to make a solo escape attempt by citing: "Every man for himself." The entire interaction was secretly observed by Ben, who had orchestrated the situation, and appeared to be studying the development of their relationship. ("Every Man for Himself")
Juliet persuaded Kate to try and convince Jack to perform surgery on Ben, by describing Pickett's threats to kill Sawyer. This was Jack and Kate's first reunion since their journey from the Pala Ferry. Although they were initially emotional and grateful to see each other, their conversation quickly soured as Jack accused Kate of being manipulated by the Others. Kate started to cry, pleading with him to do it, believing Sawyer was soon to be executed if Jack wouldn't perform the surgery, but Jack angrily refused her and she left devastated to think Sawyer would be killed. That night, Sawyer revealed to her that they were on a different island than their. own, and that escape was probably impossible. Kate kissed Sawyer and the two of them made love for the first time. Jack sees them together via the security cameras and is shocked and upset. The next morning, Pickett and Jason came to shoot Sawyer. Although he had overpowered Pickett, Kate's life was threatened and Sawyer knelt to be executed, in order to save Kate's life. Kate begged and screamed desperately for Sawyer's life. At the last moment, Pickett was interrupted by the walkie-talkie. It was Tom, who ordered Pickett to allow Kate to speak with Jack. Jack was holding Ben hostage during surgery, and ordered Kate to run and escape. ("I Do")
She and Sawyer beat up Pickett and Jason, and fled the Hydra Station. Once they reached the beach and saw the main island, they realized they needed a boat. Their salvation came in the form of Alex, who rescued them from Pickett and his team. After helping her get her boyfriend, Karl, out of a strange prison-like complex, Alex agreed to give the pair her boat. Before leaving, Kate spoke to Jack on a walkie, and was told never to come back for him. With that, Sawyer and Kate set off back to the main island, accompanied by Karl, who faced death if he stayed with Alex. ("Not in Portland")
The three made it back to the main island, and Kate and Sawyer argued about whether they should go straight to the castaways camp or not, an argument Sawyer won. While camping she and Sawyer argued again over whether she felt guilty about sleeping with him - possibly because of her feelings for Jack. Once back at camp, Kate was determined to rescue Jack, and set off with Locke and Sayid in tow. In the jungle, Kate also successfully recruited Rousseau, using Alex as a lure. ("Tricia Tanaka Is Dead")
Traveling north they found the Flame station, inhabited by Mikhail Bakunin who told them that he was the last member of the DHARMA Initiative. After Sayid revealed that he was lying, the team took him prisoner and continued their mission to find Jack. ("Enter 77")
Using maps found by Sayid at the station, the team made it to a sonic barrier surrounding the barracks. Locke pushed Bakunin into the barrier to his apparent death, to Kate's horror. After this, they used a chopped-down tree to surmount the barrier and proceeded to the barracks, with Kate being the first to get to the other side. There, Kate saw Jack running towards them and tried to catch his attention, but was held back by Sayid. They were astonished to find Jack was playing football amicably with the Others. ("Par Avion")
That evening, she sneaked into Jack's house where she found Jack playing the piano. Jack orders her to leave, saying he's under surveillance, and sure enough, the Others barge in, and throw her into a rec room, handcuffed. Jack came to see her, admitting that he'd made a deal with Ben to escape the Island. They have an emotional exchange, where Kate asks why he would believe them, and he responds, "because you asked me to." She discovers that he knows about her and Sawyer. Before he leaves, Jack whispers in her ear that he "will come back here for [her]".("The Man from Tallahassee")
Still in the Others' captivity, Kate was dumbfounded after she heard that Locke was leaving with the enemy. Later, she was gassed when a canister was thrown into the rec room where she had been imprissoned. When she woke up, she found herself in the jungle, handcuffed to Juliet. Decisive to go back for her friends, Kate led Juliet towards the Barracks once more. On the way, the two physically fought , culminating in Kate dislocating Juliet's arm. Later, after the two had survived an attack from the Monster, Juliet tells Kate that Jack had seen her with Sawyer, telling her that she broke Jack's heart to which Kate looked shocked and emotional - she then popped Juliet's shoulder back into place. After another encounter with the mysterious black smoke, the two made it back to the deserted Barracks. There, Kate found Jack, and apologized for everything she had done, preventing him from escaping the island as she was trying to rescue him. He showed no interest in her and asked to see Juliet. Outside, they joined up with Juliet and Sayid, and agreed it was time to go back to the beach camp. Kate notably walked with Sayid, while Jack headed off to talk with Juliet. ("Left Behind")
When they reached the beach camp she and Sawyer shared a long hug. When Claire mysteriously became ill, Juliet came to Kate, telling her that she knew why Claire was ill because she was the one that made her sick. Juliet explained to Jack and Kate that pregnant women die on the island, leading Kate to become concerned about Sun too. ("One of Us")
Sawyer flirted with Kate, though Kate rebuffed his suggestion that they have sex. That night, after attempting to engage Jack in flirtation, in which Jack treated her coldly, Kate was hurt to see him having dinner alone with Juliet. She went to Sawyer's tent and began kissing him, telling him to "shutup". Sawyer stopped her and asked if she was crying, but she rebuked him, and they continued. The two had sex, but the next day in a conversation with Jack, Sawyer learned that Juliet and Jack had dinner together the night before. Suspecting that Kate initiated sex with him out of jealousy of Jack and Juliet's new found friendship, he confronted her about it. Kate denied this. ("Catch-22")
Sun sought Kate's advice after Jack asked her some odd questions about her pregnancy, and Kate told her about Juliet's research with pregnant women on the island. She then tried to calm Sun as she confronted Juliet. Later, they learned that the Others had taken an interest in Kate, as Juliet spoke of obtaining a sample from her. ("D.O.C.")
A couple of nights later, Kate found Sayid and Hurley attempting to fix the satellite phone, and Sayid told her everything about Naomi. She betrayed their trust, running immediately to Jack with the information but was angered that he wouldn't talk to her out of Juliet's presence. She told him about Naomi and the possibility of rescue anyway, and told him that no one trusted him anymore. Jack asked Kate for more information. Juliet implied that there was something Kate should know, but Jack refused to tell her, leaving Kate very confused and rejected. ("The Brig")
The next day, Kate was among the group of survivors who gathered together to listen to Sayid talk about his distrust of Jack and Juliet. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
Shortly after the tape was played by Sawyer, Jack and Juliet returned to offer an explanation. They took the survivors into the jungle, where they revealed their plan to rid themselves of the Others. However, Karl arrived on the beach to warn them of the Others' change of plans. Kate then headed off to the radio tower, along with Jack and the rest of the camp. On the way, she showed concern about Sawyer's distant attitude, and was abashed when he refused to let her go with him back to the beach to help Sayid. Later, whilst trying comfort her about her argument with Sawyer, Kate asked Jack why he was sticking up for Sawyer.Jack then tells Kate that it's because he loves her. Kate looks thoughtful, and remains silent as he turns and walks away catching up with the rest of the group. They then reached the tower, and Jack managed to call for rescue. ("Greatest Hits") ("Through the Looking Glass")
Season 4 (Days 91-108)
After Naomi ultimately died of the stab wound inflicted by Locke, Kate met up with the rest of the survivors in the jungle by the cockpit of the plane. She informed everyone of Naomi's death, then decided to stay with Jack and the survivors, who believed that Naomi's people intended to rescue them. Jack and Kate talked about Charlie for a brief moment, remembering when they went on their first trek to the cockpit in "Pilot, Part 1". Shortly thereafter, she and Jack witnessed a man parachute onto the Island, apparently a member of the "search and rescue" team from the freighter. ("The Beginning of the End")
Kate and Jack agreed to help Daniel Faraday, the parachutist, find the other members of his team, who were forced to bail out of the helicopter when it experienced mechanical difficulty. The first person they found was Miles, who initially appeared dead, but surprised Kate and Jack and held them at gunpoint, demanding to know where Naomi's body was. After learning that Naomi had used a code to communicate that she was in trouble, Kate told Miles that Naomi was killed by Locke, but stated that he was not with them anymore. After being taken to the body, and apparently communicating with Naomi somehow, Miles accepted her story, but still regarded Jack and Kate with suspicion despite Daniel's insistence that they were "good people", and wouldn't put his gun away.
Kate and Jack were ultimately saved by Sayid and Juliet, who surprised Miles and Daniel by firing shots from the jungle, and disarmed them. Kate appeared disappointed that Juliet, her romantic rival, was responsible for saving them. Kate was also present when the group discovered that Locke was holding Charlotte, another team member, hostage, and when they found Frank Lapidus, the pilot of the helicopter and final team member. She and Daniel carried Naomi's body back to the helicopter. ("Confirmed Dead")
Sayid and Lapidus negotiated a deal: If Sayid could retrieve Charlotte from Locke's group, then Lapidus would allow him onto the helicopter. Jack was not invited on Sayid's mission, and Kate said she knew what it feels like to be told not to come along. Jack, however, encouraged Kate to go anyway, as he didn't trust Locke and knew that Sawyer would protect Kate. Kate joined with Sayid and Miles as they went across the Island to the barracks. ("The Economist")
Upon reaching the barracks, Kate heard a muffled shouting coming from inside one of the houses. With Sayid and Miles, she investigated the noise, to find Hurley tied up in a cupboard. He told them that Locke had gone crazy and that he tied him up and was going to leave the barracks after shortly stopping at Ben's house. The group headed to Ben's house to investigate, and while Kate was searching around Ben's bedroom, Sawyer entered and closed the door, motioning for Kate to be quiet, but she yells for Sayid anyway. He told Kate that he didn't want to leave the Island because there was nothing left for him back in the outside world. He also reminded Kate that she was a fugitive, and would be arrested if she left the island. He told her that he thought they should stay at the barracks, as they had everything they needed to live comfortably. He asked Kate to stay and "find out" what it would be like to live together there.
Kate moved into the barracks with Claire, but not long afterwards, she demanded to speak to Miles. Although denied by Locke, she gained access to Miles by tricking Hurley. Kate demanded that he tell her what he knew about her. Miles agreed, but in exchange, wanted to talk to Ben first. Kate, using Sawyer to distract Locke, broke Miles out and took him to see Ben, where she witnessed Miles blackmail Ben for 3.2 million dollars. Miles then revealed that he knew all about Kate and her criminal record. On their way out, they were intercepted by Locke, who told Kate to leave by morning. She went to Sawyer's house, where she spent the night. In the morning, the couple had a tense moment where Sawyer expressed relief that she wasn't pregnant, and also chastised Kate for looking for a reason to leave. He said that after a week back at the beach, she'd come back to him when the moment she'd get upset at Jack. Kate slapped him, then left and headed for the beach. ("Eggtown")
On the walk back, Kate encountered Daniel and Charlotte making their way to the Tempest. After she caught them lying, discovering their gas masks, Charlotte knocked her unconscious. Jack and Juliet found Kate shortly after. While Jack tended to Kate, Juliet snuck off ahead after Daniel and Charlotte. Following Juliet to the station, Kate told Jack that she stayed with Locke's group to find out if the people on the freighter knew about her status as a fugitive, and that they did. They later reached the Tempest after Juliet had controlled the situation, and Kate decided to see if Charlotte's story checked out by following them into the Tempest. ("The Other Woman")
Following her return from the Tempest, Kate grew ever more suspicious of both Juliet and the Kahana crew. With the prospect of rescue too much of a gamble to take, she remained on the beach but expressed her doubts to Sun, and they were reciprocated. Kate later drew Sun a map to the Barracks when she decided she and Jin would defect from the beach camp. ("Ji Yeon")
Kate was bathing on the beach when she saw Jack walking by. She followed him to his tent and asked him about his medication. They chatted for a little while until they heard Bernard's cries for help. They find Dr. Ray's body washed up on the beach with his throat slit. They ask Faraday who it is and he informs them that he was the freighters' doctor. Later that night, Kate is present when Jack finds out Faraday and Lewis have been lying to them about what the freighters' intentions are. She attempts to aid Jack when his stomach bug starts to act up. ("The Shape of Things to Come")
When it turned out to be more than a stomach bug, Kate was concerned. Juliet recruited her to help with the surgery to remove Jack's appendix, but Kate had difficulty with this. When Jack started to feel the pain of enduring the surgery without anesthetics, Kate started to cry and was ordered from the tent. After the surgery, Kate went to see Jake, finding Juliet stiching up his stomach. Juliet told Kate about her and Jack's kiss, and Kate is initially upset. Juliet then tells her that the kiss was nice, but that it was intended to prove that Jack "wasn't in love with someone else" - the implication being he really loves Kate. Relieved, Kate thanks Juliet, and then again for saving Jack's life. ("Something Nice Back Home")
Kate is present at the beach camp when suddenly, a helicopter was heard in the distance. The chopper flew over the camp, and a satellite phone fell from it. ("Cabin Fever")
Kate and Jack, both armed, followed the helicopter through the jungle, tracking it with the sat phone. After hiking what appeared to be all night, they ran into Sawyer, Miles, and Aaron making their way back to the beach. Kate took Aaron, and she and Miles returned to the beach, while Jack and Sawyer continued on towards the chopper. Upon arriving at the beach, Kate delivered the news to Sayid, who decided to go after Jack and Sawyer. Kate handed Aaron off to Sun, and followed Sayid back into the jungle. During their trek, they encounted tracks that did not belong to Jack or Sawyer, and appeared to be following them. Kate and Sayid drew their guns, at which Richard Alpert emerged from the jungle, along with a group of armed Others surrounding them. Kate and Sayid were disarmed and lead off into the jungle. ("There's No Place Like Home, Part 1")
Some time later, Kate comes running out of the jungle toward Keamy and his men, claiming that she is being chased by Ben's people. After telling Keamy her name, she is ordered to put her hands above her head and stay beside Ben. After the Others take out the mercenaries, Kate and Ben run while being chased by Keamy. After Richard shoots Keamy and saves Sayid's life, Kate cuts Ben's bonds. Ben tells her and Sayid that the helicopter is theirs and they're free to leave the Island. When Kate and Sayid are joined by Hurley, Jack and Sawyer at the helicopter, they lift off and head for the freighter. When there was a fuel leak, Kate and the other survivors toss things out of the helicopter to reduce weight. Sawyer turns to Kate and whispers something into her ear, kisses her and jumps out of the helicopter in order to save the other survivors. Upon landing on the freighter, Kate told Sun to get Aaron on the helicopter and that she would go and get Jin. Kate goes to get Jin but Jack stops her and tells her he's not leaving without her. Kate and Jack board the helicopter and it leaves the freighter with Sun, Aaron and Desmond. Kate and the others witness the freighter blowing up with Jin and Michael still on board. When the Island moved and the chopper ran out of fuel, the helicopter crashed into the ocean and Kate and the others got into a liferaft. They were later found by the Searcher and rescued. Kate and the rest of the Oceanic 6 departed for the island of Sumba on a life raft. ("There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3")
After the Rescue
2005
Sometime later, Kate landed in Hawaii with the rest of the Oceanic 6 and from here she professed to being Aaron's biological mother. She found that none of her family and friends were waitin