Locke asks about Kelvin, and Desmond says that Kelvin brought him there and taught him how to type in the code. Kelvin said he was saving the world.
"So I started pushing the button, too," Desmond says. "And we saved the world together for awhile, and that was lovely. Then Kelvin died and now here I am all alone. The end."
Jack hands the jar over and Desmond tries to fix the computer. To Locke, Jack says, "Don't tell me you believe this. This is crazy. You think that makes sense? Pushing a button? You're going to take his word for it?"
"His word is all we have," Locke says.
Desmond says, "You don't have to take my word for it. Watch the film." He tells them to look on the top shelf of the bookcase and that the projector is in the pantry. Locke and Jack find the film in a metal film canister with the Dharma logo on it. On the side is a label that says "Orientation". Desmond continues to fix the computer, Jack asks all kinds of questions. Desmond says that he didn't know about the plane crash because he has to press the button every 108 minutes, so he doesn't get out much.
He also says that Kelvin died waiting for his replacements. And that he hopes this is all an experiment but that every time he walks past that concrete wall out there his fillings hurt.
Desmond flips a switch on the computer and the power goes out. "It's over," Desmond says. He goes into the pantry and fills a pack with food and his medication and injector. He goes out and Locke runs after him, asking where he's going. "As far as I can run, brother." Episode 2x3, Orientation
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