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Jacob (background) and his unknown adversary (foreground) in the past

Following the events of Follow The Leader, Kate, Sawyer and Juliet are imprisoned on the DHARMA submarine, being transported to the mainland. After informing Sawyer and Juliet of Jack's plan to neutralize the island's electromagnetic energy source with a hydrogen bomb, Kate pleas for their assistance in returning to the island. Juliet agrees with Kate's assessment, and persuades Sawyer to come with them. The two overpower a DHARMA attendant, and coerce the captain of the vessel to surface and allow them to escape in a lifeboat. After retrieving the plutonium core of the bomb, Jack and Sayid, with the assistance of Richard Alpert and Eloise Hawking, locate an entrance to the DHARMA barracks, and attempt to infiltrate the grounds in order to reach the Swan Station site to detonate the bomb. In the process, however, Sayid is shot by Roger Linus, and the two make a narrow escape with the help of Hurley, Jin and Miles in a DHARMA van. En route to the station site, the group are confronted by Kate, Sawyer and Juliet. After a private conversation turns to blows between Jack and Sawyer, Juliet intervenes and tells Sawyer that she has changed her mind, and decides to support Jack's idea. With renewed support, Jack and the survivors head to the Swan site to complete their goal...

In present day, John Locke, along with Sun, Ben, Richard and the rest of the Others, heads to the location of Jacob. Locke, perplexed by the idea that Ben has kept his plan of murdering Jacob a secret from Richard and the Others, confronts the former Other leader about it. Ben admits that, despite any misgivings he may have, he will support Locke no matter what. After arriving at the four-toed statue, which Richard claims to be Jacob's home, Locke takes Ben inside the structure to follow through with his plan. Following this, the group outside is confronted by the remaining survivors of Ajira Flight 316, who present a metal case containing what appears to be John Locke's deceased body, despite the obvious fact that Locke had appeared to enter the statue moments earlier... - Jacob-Centric

Widmore over the years

Charles Widmore is an industrialist, philanthropist and owner of the powerful Widmore Corporation. However, prior to his rise to success in the business world, Widmore was the leader of the mysterious Others, before being exiled from the island he called home. Due in no small part to his banishment at the hands of Benjamin Linus, Widmore devoted his life to relocating and returning to the island, and to exacting his revenge on Linus.

Widmore's personal life, on and off the island, is a complicated tapestry, as he is known to have fathered at least two children. He had an apparent romantic relationship with another island native, Eloise Hawking, who gave birth to Daniel Faraday, his son. Widmore is also the father of Penny Widmore, who he fathered with an unknown mother. Widmore's relationship with Faraday appears to be non-existent, aside from a grant Widmore provided to further his son's scientific research. However, Widmore's funding appeared to suit his own needs, as he used Faraday's accumulated knowledge to relocate the island, despite the fact he knew it would result in his son's death. His daughter, Penny, after years of distrust and interference, completely distanced herself from her father, and appeared to have severed all ties with him. Widmore viewed this strained relationship as a sacrifice his goal demanded. Nonetheless, Widmore still appeared active in Penny's life, as he actively denounced her relationship with Desmond Hume, who Widmore did not feel was worthy to date his daughter. His attempts to bribe Desmond into avoiding his daughter, among other things, has led Penny to completely distrust her father.

After Widmore's eventual location of the island, he sent a ship full of mercenaries to locate and capture Ben. In the process of the operation, a mercenary killed Ben's adopted daughter, Alex, in an attempt to goad Ben out of hiding. Ben blamed Alex's death completely on Charles, and warned Charles that he would exact his vengeance by killing Charles' own daughter...