Charles Widmore
From LOST
| Charles Widmore | ||||
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| Name | Charles Widmore | |||
| Gender | Male | |||
| Country | Great Britain | |||
| Occupation | Owner of the Widmore Corporation | |||
| Family | Daughter - Penny Widmore | |||
| Episode(s) | Live Together, Die Alone, Flashes Before Your Eyes, The Constant, The Other Woman, The Shape of Things to Come | |||
| Played By | Alan Dale | |||
[edit] Summary
Charles Widmore was the father of Penelope Widmore and was also an industrialist, philanthropist, and the owner of the Widmore Corporation.
When his daughter became romantically involved with a man named Desmond Hume, Charles strongly disagreed claiming that he was unsuitable on several levels for his daughter. Charles met with Desmond for a job interview, and granted him a position in the human resources department, however, Desmond was actually there to ask for his daughter's hand in marriage. Widmore, proceeded to pour a glass of MacCutcheon Whiskey, and stated that Desmond was not worthy of drinking his whiskey, and in turn not worthy of his daughter. (Flashes Before Your Eyes)
Widmore attended a Southfield's auction where the diary of the first mate aboard the Black Rock was being auction off. The diary, previously owned by Tovard Hanso, had never been released outside of the family. Widmore purchased the diary for ₤380,000. Shortly after, he was greeted by Desmond, who requested Penny's address to get in contact with her. Widmore gave him the address, so that Penny herself could tell him that she hated him. (The Constant)
Desmond was eventually sent to a military prison for not following orders, and during his incarceration he sent several letter to Penny, none of which arrived to her, as Charles had prevented all of his letters from reaching her. When Desmond was released, Charles greeted him at the exit and presented him with two boxes which contained his past and future. The box with his past, contained all the letters he had written to Penny, and the box with his future contained a large sum of money, which was given under the condition that he never contact Penny, and run away. (Live Together, Die Alone)
Benjamin Linus presents Locke with a video tape showing Widmore beating a member of the Others who had gotten caught. Ben claims that the Kahana is owned by Charles Widmore, and that he intends to exploit the island and will do anything in his power to possess it. (The Other Woman)
In 2005, Charles was visited late at night in his London penthouse by Benjamin Linus. Charles revealed to Ben that he keeps a bottle of scotch next to his bed because of nightmares that he had been having. Ben placed the blame of Alex on him, however, Charles turned the accusation back on Ben stating that he was responsible. Ben then threatened that he was going to kill his daughter, Penelope; to which Charles replied that Ben would never find her. Before Ben left, Charles stated that the island was his, and that it will be again; when Ben stated that he would never find the island, Charles stated that the hunt was on for both of them. (The Shape of Things to Come)
