I guess I just don't get what everyone is complaining about. Before last night, one of the biggest questions in the story was "WHAT DID KATE DO TO GET ARRESTED?" Well, that's been answered now, even if it was also replaced by a new question: She helped rob a bank and shot at least three people (and by her own admission, killed a fourth).
As for the Claire thing...What should they do ? Run in circles, scream and shout ? Jump on their horse and gallop off in all directions ? I think the "warning" the bad guys gave in hanging Charlie might have a little bit of a dampening effect on any massive search and rescue plans as well.
Oh, and as for the Locke / Boone storyline...Boone is so interested in showing what a great guy he is (and just as good as the Doc), he would be easy to convince not to say anything about their discovery. Locke...well, I just don't trust Locke anymore. He's been strange ever since he saw the "thing" in the woods. I don't want to get too "Invasion of the Body Snatchers" on ya', but I just don't think Locke is himself anymore...Maybe I'm wrong and he's just caught up in "the hunt", but I don't think so.
Oh, and DW wants to know if Sawyer is any relation to Mathew McConaughey....