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I'm putting my money on Ben. While Ben has been shown to be, without question, ruthless, cruel and manipulative, there has never been a shred of doubt in my mind that he's doing what he honestly believes is in the best interests of the island and, whatever else, I'm pretty sure we're supposed to be on the side of the island. Until this episode, the show has repeatedly and deliberately shown Charles to be in it for himself. The commandos, his treatment of Desmond and his daughter, etc. I don't have any faith in his pitch to Locke, because he's not comported himself in a way that makes him in any way reliable. And, if nothing else, I think Jacob-whoever or whatever he is-and Richard are the best clues we have as to what the island wants. Both of them seem to approve of Ben and his leadership. Richard didn't seem at all pleased with young Widmore, and we've never seen Charles with Jacob. Guess we'll have to see.
My only guess about Ben's killing of Locke is that he knew enough to know that for the six to get back, the plane needed to have conditions as close as possible to the original crash-which included a dead body and that a suicide wouldn't be close enough circumstances for the island. On the note of killing Locke, assuming he ever meant for him to stay dead, Ben is not doing so well. Island/Locke 2; Ben 0.
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