Emily Linus

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Emily Linus was the wife of Roger and the mother of Ben. While in her seventh month of pregnancy with Ben, she and her husband were hiking through a forest outside of Portland when she went into premature labor. Roger delivered the child in the woods, but Emily suffered complications. Roger helped Emily and the baby to the side of a highway and flagged down Horace and Olivia Goodspeed for assistance. Before the Goodspeeds could drive the Linus family to the hospital, Emily died. Her dying words were a request that Roger name their son Benjamin. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")

As a child, Ben sees apparitions of Emily on the Island. His first vision of her is a startling appearance in his bedroom window at the Barracks. Later, at the perimeter between the barracks and the jungle, Ben sees Emily again and tries to run toward her. She calls to him to stop, as she does not want him to cross the sonic barrier. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")

During their time on the Island, Roger forgets Ben's birthday multiple times, saying that it is also the anniversary of when Ben killed his mother. Roger complains that he is unhappy that Emily is no longer around, and that he is stuck on the Island with Ben. Years later, just before Ben kills Roger in the DHARMA van, he tells his father that he's missed his mother too, but the difference for Ben is that he also had to put up with his father for all those years. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")

Trivia

• Carrie Preston, who portrays Ben's mother Emily, is the wife of Michael Emerson, who portrays Ben.
• A painting of a woman who looks similar to Emily is briefly seen in Roger's and young Ben's barrack. In the painting she's holding a rodent-like creature that may be a hamster. ("The Man Behind the Curtain")
• Later, when Ben has grown up, the same painting is seen hanging in his living room. ("The Man from Tallahassee")
• The name "Emily" derives from the Latin for "industrious, striving".
• Emily is also the name of Locke's mother.
• Emily Gale is the wife of Henry Gale in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. When Ben was first imprisoned by the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, he called himself "Henry Gale".
• Emily is the second deceased character that died off the Island and has appeared alive on The Island (the other being Christian Shephard).

Ben Linus Portrayed by Michael Emerson v • t • e
Centric episodes	"The Man Behind the Curtain" • "The Shape of Things to Come"
Mobisodes	"King of the Castle" • "Room 23"
Flashback characters	Richard Alpert • Annie • Marvin Candle • Casey • Dharma Rep. 1 • Horace Goodspeed • June • Olivia Goodspeed • Emily Linus • Roger Linus • Mike • Opal
Flashforward characters	Bedouins • Ishmael Bakir • Iraqi merchant • London doorman • Sayid Jarrah • Noor "Nadia" Abed Jazeem • Narjiss • Charles Widmore
Items	Ben's diary • Ben's maps • Ben's painting • Ben's photo • Ben's passports • Ben's tape • Tape recorder • X-ray • DHARMA parka • Telescopic baton
See also: Main Characters