The smoke monster/Locke kills Bram & 3 others, Ben cowers

At the four-toed statue, Ben is still staring at Locke's body, though his look has changed from utter shock to thoughtful determination. It would seem that he's going to stick with new Locke for the time being, as he tells Richard that if he wants to know what happened inside, he should go in and find out for himself. Bram comes over and grabs Ben, forcing him into the statue. Three other armed guys from Team Ilana join them.

Inside, Locke refers to Bram and the others as Jacob's bodyguards, and tells them that Jacob is dead, that he burned up in the fire. He tells them that there's nothing left for them to protect, so they can go and they're free.

Bram takes a shot at Locke, and others follow as he ducks behind a pillar and disappears. Bram picks up the bullet he hit Locke with up off the ground, so obviously he can't be killed, at least in a conventional way. During all of this, Ben cowers, taking cover in a corner.

As the familiar sounds of the smoke monster fill the room as it enters, grabbing and killing three of the men by slamming two of them around the room while once gets tossed out of the hole in the ceiling. Bram pulls out a pouch of that ash we've seen surrounding the cabin which stops the monster in it's tracks briefly. Smokey is smart though, an manages to knock Bram out of the circle by smashing a portion of the ceiling. He promptly gets tossed through part of Jacob's loom and his chest is skewered by a piece of wood.

The monster quietly disappears and Ben starts to walk towards the door when he turns around to see Locke once again, who creepily says "I'm sorry you had to see me like that."

So this confirms that the new Locke is the smoke monster, but is he also an incarnation of the man in black, or another force on the island all together? Either way, this was the most ruthless we've seen smokey yet and I'd guess he's not done killing yet.

John Locke's dead body is in the crate, Richard reveals 'What lies in the shadow of the statue'

At the remains of the four-toed statue, Richard offers Sun some water and she asks him if he has any alcohol. Richard says "No, but I sure wish I did."

At that moment, Ilana, Bram, Frank and the others come walking towards the statue with the crate. The others all pull weapons on them and Ilana tells them it's okay and puts her gun down. Ilana then asks "Which one of you is Ricardos?" Richard steps forward and says "It's Richard actually."

Ilana asks him the big question, "What lies in the shadow of the statue?" Richard answers in Latin "Ille qui nos omnes servabit" which translates to "He who will protect/save us all." Ilana and Bram look incredibly happy to hear the right answer.

Ilana tells Richard she has something he needs to see and tells her people to open up the crate. The others steady their guns again, but Richcard tells them it's okay. The crate is flipped over and it is revealed that the body of John Locke is inside. Richard asks where they found him and Ilana says that Locke was in the cargo hold of the plane in a coffin.

Sun then asks the million dollar question. She says "I don't understand. If this is Locke... who's in there?" Ilana and Richard both looked very, very panicked.

So in this scene we come to learn why Locke has not seemed very Locke-like since his faux ressurection? The question is, who is using Locke's form? There is also still a big question mark over Ilana. Who is she and how does she know Richard as Ricardos?

It's worth noting that this is the second season finale in a row where Locke's dead boby has been revealed inside a box. I don't think we'll be seeing it in the series finale though.

Ilana finds the cabin empty, Jacob leaves a message on the wall, the cabin is set on fire

Ilana enters Jacob's cabin slowly and examines the room. The cabin is in shambles. There are holes in the walls, chairs turned over and debris everywhere. The odd painting of the dog is leaning against the wall.

She notices an old looking sword sticking in the wall in the corner of the cabin. It is holding a piece of fabric to the wall which she studies and then looks very worried.

She leaves the cabin and tells Bram that Jacob is not there and hasn't been in a long time. She says that someone else has been using the cabin. She then tells the other guys to burn it and they toss some flaming bottles in it. Frank points out that torching the cabin is a good way to set fire to the jungle. Bram ignores him and asks Ilana what they will do next. She shows him the piece of fabric which has an image of the four-toed statue on it. Bram says "Well I guess we know where we're going."

At this point, the cabin has erupted in flames as the group picks up the crate and moves on towards the statue.

How long has Jacob's cabin been used by someone else and who is using it? It seems likely that "Jacob's enemy" from the opening scene may be a likely candidate. Questions still remain about how Ilana knows so much about Jacob and the island.

Ilana leads Bram, Frank, the rest to Jacob's cabin, the ash is broken

Back with Ilana's group, Bram and the others are still carrying the Ajira cargo crate through the jungle. Frank tells Bram that he wishes that they hadn't show him what was in the box and then asks what they're going to do with it. Bram says that they need to show it to somebody so they'll know who they're up against. Frank asks what they're up against and Bram says "Something a hell of a lot scarier than what's in this box Frank." Bram tells Frank that as long as he's with them, he'll be fine. Frank says that would be reassuring if he knew who they were leaving Bram to say a familiar line "We're the good guys." Frank says that the people who go out of their way to say they're the good guys are usually the bad guys.

Ilana stops and tells the rest of the group "We're here." They have stopped at Jacob's cabin. They examine the circle of ash surrounding it and Bram points out that the circle has been broken. Ilana looks worried and tells the rest of the group to wait there as she heads towards the cabin.

So who broke the ash at the cabin? Was it Jacob's enemy who is posing as Locke? That might explain where he went while Ben and Sun waited at the barracks.

Ilana shows Frank what's inside the box, is Frank a candidate for something?

Ilana, Bram and the other mysterious Ajira folk make their way to the shore on the canoe with the large crate still in tow. Frank is still appears to be knocked out from the rifle to the head, though he's just pretending to be.

Bram asks Ilana why they bothered to bring Frank and Ilana says that they might need him. Bram says that he didn't even know the answer to the question and Ilana tells him that it doesn't mean that he's not important. Bram asks is she thinks Frank's "a candidate." Ilana then points out that Frank is awake. Bram asks how long he's been listening to them and Frank says "Long enough to wonder what the hell I'm a candidate for." Frank then asks "Who the hell are you people?" She says that they are "friends" and only knock the people out that they like.

Bram and the other guys lift the crate from the canoe promting Frank to ask what's in it. Bram says it's Ilana's call whether they show Frank what's inside and she decides to show him. Frank looks insdie the crate and says "Terrific."

So if it wasn't clear before, it's clear now that Ilana is 100% in charge of this group. The big question is, what is Frank possibly a candidate for? Does Ilana sense something about Frank that made her decide to bring him along? Very odd.