[SQLGuy]

Hi folks,

Nice thread and some great observations you have here. I didn't notice anyone else post about the scene where the team that went to steal the sailboat gets back to the others' island, though. When Ben goes to get Juliette to treat the woman who was shot, he says something like, "The sub is back..."

So, apparently that's how they get back and forth (and onto the dock) without being seen.

Oh, and remember, the reason Michael didn't have to leave the main island to "find" the others was that he went to the "decoy" village. That's the one Sayid scouted as well (empty huts, fake hatch, etc).

Cheers,
Paul