Episode 12 of "Lost"
s01e12 Whatever the Case May Be
Title: Whatever the Case May Be
Original Air Date: 01/05/2005 on ABC
Director: Jack Bender
Writer: Jennifer Johnson, Damon Lindelof
Guest Stars: L. Scott Caldwell (Rose), Victor Browne (Shooter (Jason)), Tim Halligan (Hutton), Achilles Gacis (Six Foot Five), Dezmond Gilla (Baseball hat)
Plot Outline:
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.