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I've been rewatching Season 1, and regarding Sun & Jin, one thought came to mind: There is somebody in California waiting on a very expensive watch that Jin was supposed to deliver, that Jin instead gave to Michael on the boat shortly before Walt was kidnapped. If Ben has detailed files on everybody, and is as well connected in the outside world as we've been lead to believe (knows of Paik and his devilish deeds), keeping Jin alive, and on the island could be one of the many ways the "Oceanic 6" are "keeping their friends safe" as Ben alludes to in his coversation with Sayid. If in fact, "keeping his friends safe" means friends that are still on the island... and not the other 5 that are off of it. In otherwords, keeping Jin on the island, and alive, is part of the "deal" that the 6 are forced into by Ben. As long as they "don't tell" (reference to Hurley/Jack's flashforward conversation) Jin, and company stay alive and safe on the island, an island in which we've obviously been shown that Ben has the power to gas at any moment. The Tempest station wasn't just dropped into the plotline like that for no reason. How does Ben get into this position? Ben is now walking freely amongst the Barracks after showing Locke the video of Widmore, and probably telling him that Michael is his spy on the boat. Cut to the therapist telling Juliet, "Ben is exactly where he wants to be." And reference Hurley telling Jack in the flash forward, "I shouldn't have went with Locke." Any more dots that I haven't connected yet?