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With all of the things Ben has done in his long, evil life, shooting Desmond in the shoulder is really no big deal. In fact, if he hadn't shot Desmond, Penolope wouldn't have seen him, Charley wouldn't have come out of the living quarters, and Ben wouldn't have put down the gun. If anything, Desmond should be thanking him for saving his wife's life by shooting him when he did.

How could somebody commit suicide then work for Obama. Is this a Lost plotline?