"Dead Is Dead" is the 12th television episode of the fifth season of ABC's Lost. The 98th episode of the show overall, "Dead Is Dead" aired on April 8, 2009, on ABC in the United States and aired on April 12, 2009 on Sky1 in the United Kingdom. The episode was written by editor Brian K. Vaughan and co-executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and directed by Stephen Williams.In 2007, Benjamin Linus (Michael Emerson) summons the Monster in order to atone for his sins.