 The episode takes place on December 22 , 2004 , 92 days after the crash of Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 . A group of survivors prepare for an upcoming raid on their camp by the " Others " , while the rest prepare to contact a nearby freighter . Charlie Pace ( played by Dominic Monaghan ) recounts the five greatest moments of his life , which are depicted in flashbacks , as he prepares to fulfill Desmond Hume 's ( Henry Ian Cusick ) premonitions of his death . 
