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I don't know if this has been discussed or not, but I was struck with an idea tonight for some reason while thinking about LOST.

We all remember at the end of S2 when, in exchange for Kate/Jack/Sawyer, Michael was given a boat and allowed to navigate his way to rescue.

However, upon further recollection, I couldn't remember if Ben mentioned anything specifically about running into a freighter or not, so I went back and watched the scene in question.

Upon further review, I found that he did NOT specifically mentione running into a freighter or a ship, but he did say something to the effect of, "If you follow this direction (giving a compass bearing), you will find rescue." At first, a lot of us assumed this was merely the only direct line out of the sort of "forcefield" of the island, or what have you. NOW, knowing where we are currently at, I'm inclined to believe that Ben KNEW the freighter was coming in search of the island, and in response, he fortunately was able to send Michael out to "meet" the freighter and get "rescued."

Now, this begs the question: If Ben KNEW Michael would find the freighter, how did he know that Michael would then subsequently become a "spy" for him?

The answer is: I dunno.

My only logical explanation is that, somehow, a deal was struck between Ben and Michael to where Michael would ensure that the freighters returned Walt, and in exchange, Michael would, using the on-board communications, communicate with Ben on the island about things going on there.

I don't know if any of this is relevant, if any of it makes sense, OR if Michael were to ACTUALLY be the "contact" on the freighter. I just thought it was an interesting perspective to look at it from to make a case FOR Michael being the contact.