Plot summary
Sayid is ordered to torture his childhood friend Nadia Jaseem, but he instead kills his superior and stages her escape. In the present, Sayid is captured by native Danielle Rousseau while following a cable, who tortures him and demands to know where "Alex" is, believing him to be one of "the Others." He explains the crash to her and she identifies herself as the originator of the transmission. Sayid tries to escape, but she corners him and demands he stay, needing companionship. She admits she killed her companions to keep their disease from spreading, and after Sayid talks her down, she explains that Alex was her daughter.
Credits
Adapted from Wikipedia contributors, Lost season 1. HTML formatting and reference markers removed.