Charlie's words hit everyone like a tidal wave of information. While the good news was that they had someone as skilled as Charlie on their side, the bad news seemed endless:
1. The island was deadly. Everyone who had arrived with Charlie was dead—except him.
2. The previous group of survivors had waited three years for rescue, which meant escape was likely impossible for them too.
3. If there had been Charlie's group, and a group before them, how many others had there been? And were they friendly? If they were, Charlie wouldn't be the only survivor from his group.
4. The island held strange, unexplainable phenomena and unknown dangers. Judging by Charlie's tone, he wasn't telling them everything.
5. And worst of all, there was a killer among their own group—a threat just as dangerous
