“D.O.C.“, which stands for “Date of Conception” is the 18th episode of Season 3, was originally broadcast on April 25, 2007. When Sun discovers what happens to pregnant women on the island, she demands answers from Juliet. Meanwhile Desmond, Hurley, Charlie and Jin try to save the life of the injured parachutist.
Synopsis
Flashback
Sun is walking through Seoul, talking to Jin on her cell phone. She is still getting used to being called “Mrs. Kwon.” She sits down on a bench next to an older woman. After hanging up, the woman strikes up a conversation after noticing Sun and Jin’s wedding announcement in the paper. Sun tells the woman Jin’s parents are dead. The woman says that she finds it odd that a member of the powerful Paik family would marry the son of a fisherman. She then demands one hundred thousand dollars or she will reveal the fact that Jin’s mother was a prostitute.
Sun speaks with Mr. Kwon about Jin’s past.
After noticing Jin’s evasiveness about his parents, Sun manages to track down Mr. Kwon. Mr Kwon confirms that Jin’s mother was a prostitute who had left Jin with him. He raised the boy even though he was not sure that Jin was in fact his son. He asks Sun to not tell Jin that she visited him, and to not indicate that Jin’s mother is still alive.
Sun goes to her father’s office and asks him for them money she needs. After a confrontation, Sun eventually admits that she needs the money to spare embarrassment to someone she loves. Sensing that this someone is Jin, Mr Paik gives her the money but insists that Jin must pay off the debt by working for him.
At their apartment, Jin accidentally discovers the money. Sun tells him that she had gotten it from her father in order to buy furniture and a honeymoon. Jin asks her to return it, saying that he can provide for them and does not want to be in Mr Paik’s debt. Sun agrees, telling Jin that she loves him. Later she meets with the blackmailer. Sun confronts the woman with the fact that she is Jin’s mother, gives her the money, and threatens her.
At the beach / At the Staff
Sun asks Juliet what happens to pregnant women on the island.
Sun is working in the garden when Jack approaches her. He begins asking her about her pregnancy and eventually makes Sun suspicious, despite the fact that he claims these are routine questions.
Immediately after Sun questions Kate about Jack’s loyalties. Kate tells Sun about the nature of Juliet’s work, which prompts Sun to confront Juliet about what happens to pregnant women on the island. Juliet confirms that every pregnant woman has died.
That night, Juliet confronts Sun in her tent and offers to help her. They travel to the Staff where Juliet explains that if Sun conceived off the Island then she will probably be fine; however, if Sun conceived on the Island then she will likely die. Sun explains that she had cheated on Jin and that if the baby was conceived off of the Island, it was not her husband’s. She then asks Juliet why she is helping her, and Juliet explains that she used to give women the news that they were pregnant and it was the best news they had ever received. However, on the island she has lost 9 patients in 3 years and she wants to be able to give good news again.
Juliet leads Sun to a secret chamber hidden behind the station’s locker room. The room contains stashed medical equipment and nursery furniture. Sun asks why this room is hidden, and Juliet explains that this was where the pregnant Others came to die. Sun then tells her that the baby could not be Jin’s as he is infertile. Juliet says that normally, men have an average of 60 to 80 million sperm. On the island they have 5 times that amount, which they call “good odds.”
Juliet points out the fetus to Sun.
Juliet gives Sun an ultrasound, telling her that they crashed on the island 90 days ago and the baby was conceived 53 days ago. Sun begins to cry. Juliet tells her she is so sorry and will do everything she can to help her, but Sun expresses happiness that the baby is Jin’s and thanks Juliet. As they are leaving, Juliet makes an excuse and returns briefly to the locker room, where she leaves a message for Ben on a tape recorder. She informs him about Sun’s condition and then says that she is moving ahead on collecting “samples” from the other women among the survivors, including Kate. After shutting the tape recorder off, she says (presumably to Ben), “I hate you”.
At the parachutist’s crash site
Hurley accidentally fires the parachutist’s flare gun.
The parachutist is found to have a wounded lung that was pierced by a branch. Desmond decides to go running back to get Jack and bring him to the woman to treat her. This course of action is stopped when Hurley accidentally fires a flare. Charlie explains to Desmond that if he leaves now The Others will surely find him.
Mikhail stumbles upon Charlie, Desmond, Hurley and Jin
Shortly after the flare is fired, Mikhail comes running out of the jungle unexpectedly to see Desmond and the rest. Just as sudden as he appears, Mikhail backtracks and runs into the jungle. Jin chases him, catches up to him, fights him and captures him. It is then that Charlie realizes that Mikhail is the man that supposedly died in the sonic fence. The group returns to the injured woman, where Mikhail explains he was a field medic for the Soviet Army and offers to treat her in exchange for his release. Desmond accepts his offer.
Eventually Mikhail treats the wound and explains that it will heal in a day. Charlie remarks that it was a pierced lung: an injury not likely to heal so soon. Mikhail smirks and explains that the island heals in a different way, though concedes that it might “take a day and a half.” Mikhail obtains as much information as he can from them about the woman and learns about the satellite phone. After the woman is treated, Mikhail leaves. Charlie is reluctant to allow him to, but Desmond reminds him that they promised. As Mikhail leaves, Jin realizes that the satellite phone is missing. Jin re-captures Mikhail and takes the phone back from him. Mikhail sarcastically comments that they would have thought less of him if he didn’t at least try to steal the phone. Regardless, in the end, Desmond still allows Mikhail to depart into the jungle.
Naomi tells Hurley that there were no survivors from Flight 815.
Later, while the others are making a stretcher, Hurley pretends to call his mother on the phone. The parachutist wakes and impatiently asks where she is. Hurley explains that they are the survivors of Flight 815 that crash landed on an island. The woman is shocked to hear the news and says that it is impossible for them to be survivors of 815. She explains that, “They found the plane,” and that, “There were no survivors. They were all dead.” Hurley, dumbfounded by this, can only remark, “What?” before the episode concludes.
Trivia
General
- Sayid, Ben, Sawyer and Locke do not appear.
- The producers remarked that the Oceanic 815 storyline was not complete - most likely making a reference to Naomi’s story.
- Late in the episode, Juliet mentions it is Saturday. This corresponds to Dec. 18, 2004, the 88th day on the island.
- Sun’s pregnancy (by Jin) is up for debate.
- Sun took a hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) pregnancy test in “The Whole Truth” on day 60. These tests require at least six days, and normally nearly two weeks, from fertilization to function. Jin was gone on the raft from “Exodus, Part 1” (day 44) to “Collision” (day 48). It is possible that she became pregnant after day 48, but this would leave little time for the hCG test to work.
- Jin was very angry at his wife during the events of “…In Translation” (day 33) and the days afterward, and it was only when he left on the raft in “Exodus, Part 1” on day 44 that he forgave her. Therefore, it is unlikely that conception occurred from day 33 to day 44.
- Ultrasound measurement tests are not particularly reliable. Juliet said “about 8 weeks”, which is 56 days, not “53 days” as she said. This could easily be off by a week or even two, allowing the conception to occur before day 33.
- All the Korean people are speaking in terms of dollars instead of the won
Recurring themes
- Mikhail, who was believed to be dead, is actually alive. (Life and death)
- Jin deceived Sun about his parentage before they were married. (Secrets)
- Sun lied about the reason she had such a large amount of money and concealed the fact that she was being blackmailed. (Secrets)
- Jin’s mother, the blackmailer, concealed her identity from Sun in their initial meeting. (Deceptions and Cons)
- Though she despises her father’s line of work, Sun agrees to let Jin work for him. (Parent Issues)
- Desmond tells Charlie “by my count, you killed more of them than they killed of you.” (Crimes of the islanders)
- Jin tells Sun he was in the military. Military uniforms can also be seen in his father’s house. (Military)
- Naomi asserts that there were no survivors from the crash of Flight 815. (Life and death)
- Sun is told by Juliet that her pregnancy will result in her death. (Life and death)
Naomi’s languages
Naomi (the parachutist) speaks at least five languages (including English):
- “Me estoy muriendo” is Spanish for “I am dying” (from the captions).
- “Aiutami sto morendo” is Italian for “Help me I’m dying” (from the captions; partially incorrect, but comprehensible).
- She mutters in an “asian language” (from the captions) which Jin claims is Chinese, not Korean. “出了什么事?(chu le shen me shi)” is Chinese for “What happened?” or “What’s going on?”.
- After Mikhail and Desmond treat Naomi’s wound, she says something in Portuguese not spelled out in the captions. It is not “Thank you” as Mikhail claims. Instead, it sounds like “Eu não estou só″ which is Portuguese (spoken with a Brazilian accent) for “I am not alone.”[citation needed] The “Ardil-22″ book is also Portuguese.
Unanswered questions
- For fan theories about these unanswered questions, see: D.O.C./Theories
- Did the outside world actually find Flight 815 or was it a lie given to the public?
- How did Mikhail survive the Sonic Barrier?
- Was the sonic barrier active?
- Mikhail was bleeding from his ears indicating that is was active. However in light of the chip in Clair anything is possible
- Was the sonic barrier active?
- Why did The Others hide the nursery items behind a false wall?
- Could women who conceive on the island survive by terminating their pregnancies?
- Did Mikhail try to take the satellite phone to help the Others contact the outside world or to keep it from the losties?
- Why didn’t Desmond let Charlie question Mikhail on his sudden appearance back from the dead?
- Who, or what, did Mikhail think he was running towards when he saw the flare?
- What kind of “samples” does Juliet plan to obtain from Kate and the other women?
- Does Naomi have any companions, and if so, where are they?
- Why does Naomi speak at least five different languages? (English, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese)
- In a lot of European Countries they speak more then two languages. Americans are the only ones that make a big deal about it.
- Is Naomi connected to the two men in the Listening Station?
- Did Hurley shoot the flare on purpose?
- What did Juliet’s “I hate you” comment regarding Ben mean?
- How did Sun get the dossier on Jin’s Father, locating him so quickly?
- Penny said that with enough money you can find anyone. Sun’s father is rich giving her possible resources to locate him quickly.
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