7 Days Until Ben Linus Returns and Makes Life Worth Living Again

Benjamin Linus
Michael Emerson

BEFORE THE CRASH:

The leader of the Others
Ordered Goodwin and Ethan to infiltrate the survivor camps for information
See how he's connected.

ON THE ISLAND:
-Captured by Rousseau and believed to be an Other
-Turned over to Sayid, who held him prisoner in the Swan station
-Claimed to be Henry Gale from Minnesota and crashed on the island four months ago with his wife; told Sayid his wife died after getting sick
-Sayid did not believe him and savagely beat him to get the truth
-Drew a map to his balloon and wife's grave for Ana Lucia
-Implied that if he were an Other, the map would lead Ana Lucia to a trap and his people would capture her
-Helped Locke get out from under the blast doors
-Claimed to have entered the code into the computer
-Confronted by Sayid and Ana Lucia with the truth: they found his balloon but the grave contained the body of the real Henry Gale
-Claimed that the real Henry Gale's neck was broken when his body was found
-Sayid revealed a note scrawled on a $20 bill that Henry Gale had written to his wife; he wasn't dead when he was found
-Tried to choke and kill Ana Lucia; told her the two Others she killed were good people
-Set free by Michael after Michael killed Ana Lucia and Libby and shot himself in the shoulder to make it appear like Henry Gale did it
-Revealed to be the leader of the Others
-Told Michael the Others are the good guys
-Held Jack, Kate and Sawyer prisoners and took them away
-Revealed to Jack the Others can leave the island.
-Offered to take Jack home if Jack does what Ben wants