The episode begins with Sayid, Desmond, and Frank Lapidus flying off the island on a clear day heading towards a threatening thunder cloud. Frank concentrates on specific bearings that were provided to him by physicist Daniel Faraday. As the turbulence gets worse and the pilot struggles with the controls, Desmond begin to experience a series of flashbacks of his time with the British Army’s Royal Scots Regiment. He phases in and out, not recognizing Sayid in the helicopter and panicking, and then reverting back to his drilling platoon in the British Army. As confusion sets in trying to make sense of what is going on, he continues to experience flashbacks of himself back on the helicopter.

Late Editions is the ninth episode of the fifth season of the HBO original series, The Wire, the penultimate episode of the series. The episode was written by George Pelecanos from a story by David Simon and George Pelecanos and was directed by Joe Chappelle.

The deadly Hudson River virus hits the area and a vaccine is being withheld from the citizens by a government official. Jake and the Rangers find a way to protect Jericho. Meanwhile, Hawkins convinces Beck that the new government may have a hidden agenda.

When Sarah breaks into Agent Ellison’s apartment looking for the missing T-888 endo-arm, she discovers dossiers, files and video from her stay in the mental hospital. The files lead her to hospital psychiatrist Dr. Silberman, a doomsday convert who made Sarah’s hospital stay unbearable. Meanwhile, Cameron enrolls in a ballet class taught by Maria Shipkov, Dmitri’s sister, in an effort to track down his whereabouts and to find out who has the Turk. John learns what it took for his mom to escape the hospital; Agent Ellison’s endo-arm discovery puts his life in danger.

Alice finds herself in a serious bind when she’s called by Colonel Davis to testify on behalf of the U.S. Army against Tasha. Alice must decide whether to tell the truth about her romance with Tasha, or lie and risk facing charges of perjury. Meanwhile, Jenny continues her romance with Niki, who begins causing more trouble during the filming, while Adele continues to be both a hindrance and help to both. Bette and Jodi continue to slowly drift away while Tina tries to distance herself from Bette by inviting the Lez Girls cinematographer over for dinner at Bette’s house. Elsewhere, Molly continues to resent Phyllis’ action concerning her divorce, and Shane tries to get Molly to see her mother in a more positive light.

Sam and Dean are arrested by Agent Henriksen in a small town in Colorado while demons surround the jail they are being kept in. When he is possessed, Agent Henriksen finally believes Sam and Dean and joins in the fight when demon possessed people attack the police station. Although Sam and Dean manage to perform a mass exorcism, Agent Henriksen along with everyone at the station are later killed by the new demon in town in the form of a little girl, Lilith.

The episode follows Kate both on and off the island. On the island she plots with Sawyer to learn what Miles and the others know of her. She takes Miles to Ben after tricking John with a diversion, Miles blackmails Ben and will tell the boat that Ben is dead, if he gives Miles 3.2 million dollars. By that time, time ran out and Kate pulled Miles out of the room. Kate pushed him against a wall, and she learned that they know who she is, and he advises Kate to stay here to avoid legal trouble. Kate is one of the Oceanic Six, and off the island she is facing court for her actions prior to the crash. It is also revealed she has a son. Kate does mention to Sawyer earlier in the episode that she is not pregnant, and at the end of the show the child is revealed to be Aaron, Claire’s son. Kate and Sawyer’s relationship finally comes to an end when Sawyer calls Kate out on bouncing back and forth between him and Jack for fear of commitment, and she responds by slapping him violently and leaving for the beach.

A charming multibillionaire pursues Juliet, both personally and professionally, in an attempt to take over her company. Caitlin’s job is on the line as her boss, cosmetic’s titan Lily Parrish, puts mounting pressure on her to produce a big publicity splash during Fashion Week, and Mia falls for a foster dog but is unable to pass the ownership test for pet adoption. Meanwhile stay-at-home mom Zoe struggles to be the perfect mother, much as she once aspired to be the perfect executive.

Sam relives the same day over and over, continually having to deal with Dean’s death. Determined to stop the time loop, he repeatedly tries to alter the day or otherwise prevent from his brother’s death from ever occurring. After repeated failures, a slight change in how the day plays out tips Sam off on who the culprit really is. He confronts the man and it is revealed to be a Trickster god, who the brothers believed they had killed some time before. Sam attempts to kill him, but the Trickster ends the loop and allows the brothers to leave. The day after, Dean dies from a mugger. Distraught, dedicates his life to tracking down the Trickster. Eventually, they meet once again, and Sam begs the god to fix things. The god complies, and this time, Dean survives.

A maid comes into Bobby’s hotel room and finds him asleep. No one can wake him up and the doctor concludes that he just suddenly lapsed into a comatose. Dean and Sam investigate this ordeal and find that he was trapped within his own mind. The boys manage to save Bobby and later, Dean must face one of his greatest fears.