SAYID AND DESMOND BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND THE FREIGHTER'S MISSION WHEN THEY MEET THE SHIP'S CAPTAIN, AND BEN PLEADS WITH DAUGHTER ALEX TO FLEE LOCKE'S CAMP BEFORE AN IMPENDING ATTACK, ON A TWO-HOUR TELECAST OF ABC'S "LOST"

On THURSDAY, APRIL 17 (8:00-10:00 p.m., ET), ABC will air two back-to-back encore episodes of the action-packed mystery and adventure series "Lost" in a two-hour telecast.

In the first hour's episode, "Ji Yeon" (OAD: 3/13/08), Juliet is forced to reveal some startling news to Jin when Sun threatens to move to Locke's camp. Meanwhile, Sayid and Desmond begin to get an idea of the freighter crew's mission when they meet the ship's Captain. In the second hour's episode, "Meet Kevin Johnson" (OAD: 3/20/08), Sayid confronts Ben's spy on the freighter, and Ben urges daughter Alex to flee Locke's camp in order to survive an impending attack.

This telecast of "Lost" is a special enhanced version, which includes text on the lower third of the screen with on-screen facts that "let viewers in" on clues in the show, as well as give back-story to catch new viewers up.

"Lost" stars Naveen Andrews as Sayid, Henry Ian Cusick as Desmond, Emilie de Ravin as Claire, Michael Emerson as Ben, Matthew Fox as Jack, Jorge Garcia as Hurley, Josh Holloway as Sawyer, Daniel Dae Kim as Jin, Yunjin Kim as Sun, Evangeline Lilly as Kate, Elizabeth Mitchell as Juliet, Terry O'Quinn as Locke and Harold Perrineau as Michael.

Guest starring in "Ji Yeon" are Sam Anderson as Bernard, Jeremy Davies as Daniel Faraday, Rebecca Mader as Charlotte Lewis, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Marc Vann as doctor, Grant Bowler as Captain Gault, Lanny Joon as Dr. Bae, Simon Rhee as shopkeeper, Zoe Bell as Regina, Christine Kim as admitting nurse, Lynette Garces as another nurse, David Yew as Chinese security agent and George Kee Cheung as Chinese ambassador. "Ji Yeon" was written by Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz and directed by Stephen Semel.

Guest starring in "Meet Kevin Johnson" are Cynthia Watros as Libby, M.C. Gainey as Mr. Friendly/Tom, Mira Furlan as Danielle Rousseau, Tania Raymonde as Alex, Blake Bashoff as Karl, Marsha Thomason as Naomi Dorrit, Ken Leung as Miles Straume, Jeff Fahey as Frank Lapidus, Kevin Durand as Keamy, Anthony Azizi as Omar, Fisher Stevens as George Minkowski, Grant Bowler as Captain Gault, Jill Kuramoto as female anchor, Galyn Gorg as nurse, Starletta DuPois as mom, William P. Ogilivie as Gus, Francesco Simone as Arturo and James Locke as mechanic. "Meet Kevin Johnson" was written by Elizabeth Sarnoff & Brian K. Vaughan and directed by Stephen Williams.

"Lost" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish audio via SAP. This telecast carries a TV-14,L,V parental guideline.