and eventually maybe the Chinese? (see 2:17 in video). There's definitely something there that the whole world is interested in.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n0fGJu3gnI&feature=related
So just like I guessed China the sleeping giant is going to enter the fray (along with US, Pakistan, and Russia) next week and they are going to go on the island.
What is so big about the island that they would go that far?
If the Chinese got that far they could have destroyed or captured the sub, but obviously they are on the island for a reason? Rare earth minerals as only Sam, the French lady, and the drug dealer know about so far, or maybe the CIA mole Cortez, or maybe the Navy Seals who are hiding the secret of why they killed the hostage they rescued for the USA but then killed on NATO or UN orders that somehow superseded the original American order. It could be pure chance that Pakistan, Russia, and now China came upon this area of the ocean and came in contact with the island or people related to it, but I hope the writers tie all these loose ends up.
Also the arms dealer family (father, daughter, son) back in DC may have something to do will all this before it's over and I haven't figured out yet if they are in bed with the corrupt secretary of defense or if they are good, or if they have their own evil agenda, too. My guess is that those in the inner circles of power in some nations are aware of the importance of that particular island even though it's small. In history, relatively small places like Corinth, Jerusalem, and Sicily have been disproportionately fought over and this island could be the next strategic gem.
After looking up what
rare earth minerals could be for, from Vaneck.com site, I could see a valuable resource if we are talking stuff used for cellphones and hybrid cars, especially if said rare earth mineral is only on that island:
WHAT ARE RARE EARTH/STRATEGIC METALS? HOW ARE THEY USED?
Rare earth/strategic metals are industrial metals that are typically mined as by-products in operations focused on precious metals and base metals. Compared to base metals, they have more specialized uses and are often more difficult to extract. Currently, approximately 49 elements in the periodic table are considered rare earth/strategic metals. They include such elements as cerium, manganese, titanium and tungsten. Strategic metals are used in a variety of technologies including jet engines, hybrid cars, steel alloys, wind turbines, flat screen televisions and cellular phones. Rare earth metals, a subset of strategic metals, are a collection of 17 chemical elements that are essential in many of todays most advanced technologies, with particular applications in electronics.
To guess, the submarine could be stranded in the Bonin Islands chain, kept by Japan after WWII. Maybe there was a deal struck after the war where Japan would do something beyond terms of a peace treaty and in return get those remote islands. All other remote islands were stripped from Japan after the end of the war. Why would Japan keep those islands and of what importance is it that they should maintain them? My best guess is that even back then they were seen as a resource and now the sub is on one of those valuable islands in a time where a rare earth mineral could be made strategic with both cell phones and hybrid cars all the rage.
Being that
Last Resort is from the
Lost people, they are going to make a far flung connection that explains all the killing and sheer greed and the crux of the story won't be something obvious.