Brother Campbell, a monk at a monastery in Eddington, Scotland, offered him help, which led Desmond to believe he had a calling to become a monk too. Later that year, a week before their wedding date, Desmond woke up on the street after a night of drinking, fueled by wedding fears. Ruth said the closest thing Desmond came to a religious experience in that time was when Celtic won the Scottish cup in 1989. (' Catch-22') ( promotional still)ĭesmond began dating a woman named Ruth in 1988 for six years. (' Flashes Before Your Eyes') Monkhood ĭesmond as a monk. For a time, he served as a set designer for the Royal Shakespeare Company. Desmond once mentioned (to Jack) that he had almost become a doctor. Desmond did not graduate from university because he had to support his three brothers after the unknown death or disappearance of their father. Not much is known about Desmond's early life. 4 Return to the Island: 2007 (Season 6)īefore meeting the survivors Background.Eventually, he succeeded in awakening his friends and, along with them and Penny, moved on.

Widmore returned Desmond to the Island, where the Man in Black and Jack both used him to deactivate the Heart of the Island.Īfter his death, Desmond was the first to recall his life and he embarked on a mission to help his friends remember theirs. Desmond and Penny married and had a son, and they hid from Charles Widmore till a dream convinced Desmond to seek him out. He and the Oceanic 6 then encountered Penny's boat, which led them to rescue. He traveled to the parachutist's boat and escaped it after making contact with Penny. He predicted a parachutist's arrival and Charlie's eventual death. The resultant implosion gave Desmond premonitions. He and Locke tried to test whether the Swan was a hoax, leaving Desmond to turn its fail-safe key to prevent disaster. He left the Swan when the Oceanic survivors discovered it, and he joined them after a failed escape attempt as a charismatic, helpful member of the camp.

He confronted and accidentally killed Kelvin, and his negligence sparked the incident which crashed Oceanic 815. In an attempt to regain his honor, Desmond entered Charles Widmore's sailing race around the world and consequently became shipwrecked on the Island.ĭesmond spent three years in the Swan station until he discovered his partner Kelvin was secretly planning to escape. He was fired as a monk, sadly broke up with his girlfriend Penny Widmore, dishonorably discharged from the Royal Scots Regiment, and regarded with contempt by Penny's father Charles Widmore. He had a number of unusual experiences there with electromagnetism, sending his mind repeatedly through time.īefore coming to the Island, Desmond's life seemed to be defined by failure. Desmond David Hume was a Scotsman who spent years on the Island.

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