In 1977, Sayid is held prisoner by the DHARMA Initiative and is questioned by Horace Goodspeed and Radzinsky .
The episode ends with a shocking moment where Sayid, believing he has found his "purpose" on the island, shoots a young Benjamin Linus in an attempt to change the future.
These reveal how Sayid was captured by Ilana , a bounty hunter who tricked him into boarding Ajira Flight 316 to bring him to Guam to face justice for a murder he committed for Ben. What is "Xrysoi se"?
He is given a drug by a DHARMA torturer named Oldham , causing him to reveal details about the future and the DHARMA stations, which the group dismisses as hallucinations.