Prisoner and hostage situations

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Prisoner and hostage situations have been used repeatedly in the storyline of Lost. Hostage situations are broadly defined as the taking of prisoners with a specific and separate objective other than kidnapping as its own reason.

Contents 1 Hostage situations 1.1 Off-Island 1.2 On-Island 2 Prisoner situations 2.1 Off-Island 2.2 On-Island 2.3 The Lost Experience 3 See also

Hostage situations

Off-Island

Hostage	Held hostage by	Date of abduction	Reason for being held hostage	Status
Mark Hutton and other bank customers.	Kate, Six Foot Five, Jason, and Baseball Hat	2002-2004 "Whatever the Case May Be"	To rob a bank near Ruidoso, New Mexico To open a safety deposit box containing Kate's toy airplane	All hostages were unharmed.

On-Island

Hostage	Held hostage by	Date of abduction (post-crash timeline)	Reason for being held hostage	Status
Charlie	Ethan	Day 16 "All The Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues"	To help his kidnapping of Claire.	Charlie escaped.
Locke	Desmond	Day 22 "Man of Science, Man of Faith"	Leverage when Jack entered the Swan armed.	Locke was released.
Kate Sawyer Jack Hurley	The Others	Day 67 "Live Together, Die Alone"	To use Hurley as a messenger To perform experiemtents on Jack, Kate, and Sawyer Kate was used to manipulate Jack Sawyer was used to manipulate Kate Jack was used to remove Ben's tumor	Hurley was released shortly after being captured Sawyer and Kate escaped with the help of Alex, Karl and Juliet Jack made a deal with the Others to get off the island but is ultimately left behind Jack, Kate, Hurley, and Sawyer eventually all rejoined the survivor's camp
Bea Klugh	Kate Sayid	Day 77 "Enter 77"	Bea was hiding in the basement of the Flame To be traded for Locke	Was shot by Mikhail
Locke	Mikhail	Day 77 "Enter 77"	Mikhail discovered Locke knew he was an Other	Was released, and took Mikhail captive
Ben Alex	Locke	Day 80 "The Man from Tallahassee"	To gain information on the submarine.	Locke got what he wanted, then blew up the submarine Alex and Ben were released
Sayid	The Others	Day 80 "The Man from Tallahassee"	To prevent him from rescuing Jack	Was held prisoner in the barrack's playground. Has since returned to survivor's camp
Kate	The Others	Day 80 "The Man from Tallahassee"	To prevent her from rescuing Jack	Was held prisoner in Tom's basement Was gassed and dragged into the jungle with Juliet Has since returned to survivor's camp
Jin Bernard Sayid	Ryan Pryce Tom Jason	Day 91 "Through the Looking Glass"	The others wanted to take the pregnant women, but were ambushed They took the ambushers hostage as leverage for Jack to not call the freighter	Jin, Bernard, and Sayid were freed and Tom, Ryan, and Jason were killed
Charlotte	Locke	Day 91 "Confirmed Dead"	To keep hidden from the rest of the Kahana crew. Information	Was taken to the Barracks by Team Locke Was traded for Miles Is currently living with Team Jack
Miles	Locke	Day 92 "The Economist"	Traded by Sayid to Locke for Charlotte Information	Was held captive by Locke in the boat house Was questioned by Kate Left the Barracks when the mercenaries arrived. Is currently with Sawyer and Aaron
Sayid Kate	The Others	Day 100 "There's No Place Like Home, Part 1"	Reason unknown	Currently in the Others' custody

Prisoner situations

Off-Island

• Nadia being held prisoner by the Iraqi Republican Guard, and questioned by Sayid. ("Solitary")
• Eko was taken prisoner as a child by the thug captain ("The 23rd Psalm")
• Sayid and Tariq being held by U.S. forces in Iraq. ("One of Them")
• Desmond being in Southway Garrison after "failing to follow orders". ("Live Together, Die Alone")
• Jack being in jail after assaulting his father. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
• Sawyer was in jail, but was set free after tricking Munson into revealing the location of stolen money.("Every Man for Himself")
• Sayid being held by Amira and Sami. ("Enter 77")

On-Island

• After following the cable, Sayid was captured and held prisoner and tortured by Danielle Rousseau in her camp. ("Solitary")
• Walt being captured by Tom and the Others for their own reasons. However later Walt served as a hostage when Ben was held by the Losties, and Michael was captured by the Others: Walt was leverage for the Others to convince Michael to free Ben. ("Exodus, Part 2")  ("Three Minutes")
• Sawyer, Jin and Michael were held in a pit by Ana-Lucia and the tailies. ("Everybody Hates Hugo")  ("...And Found")
• Nathan was held in the tiger pit by Ana-Lucia. ("The Other 48 Days")
• Sayid being taken prisoner by the Tailies after he attacked Ana-Lucia. ("Collision")
• Ben being captured by Danielle, then held by the Losties. ("One of Them")
• Jack was held prisoner in a former dolphin tank, and Sawyer and Kate were held in the Cages, by the Others. ("A Tale of Two Cities")
• Karl was held by the Others in Room 23 for unknown reasons, although Ben mentioned that he didn't want Karl to get Alex pregnant. ("Not in Portland") Before that he was held in the cages ("A Tale of Two Cities")
• Juliet was held prisoner by the Others (and had a trial) after she killed Pickett ("Stranger in a Strange Land")
• Anthony Cooper was held by the Others, and later by Locke in the Black Rock. ("The Man from Tallahassee")  ("The Brig")
• Ben was taken prisoner by the Losties near the radio tower. ("Through the Looking Glass")
• Locke takes Charlotte prisoner, refusing to let her join her people. ("Confirmed Dead")
• Miles is traded for Charlotte. ("The Economist")
• Sayid and Desmond were detained in the Kahana's sick bay. ("The Constant")

The Lost Experience

• Alvar Hanso is being held by Thomas Mittelwerk, who has taken actions in the name of Hanso and The Hanso Foundation. See the Norway video.
• William T. Kilpatrick was kidnapped in a Dodge Sprinter van.

See also

• Fights and attacks
• Slavery and imprisonment
• Life and death
• A-Missions
• O-Missions

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