Dearest Des,
I am writing this letter to
you as you leave for prison. And I've
hidden it in the one place you would
turn to in a moment of great desperation.
I know you go away with
the weight of what happened on your
shoulders. And I know the only
person who can ever take it off is
you. Sorry to be so dramatic, but
these are dramatic times, are they not?
Please don't give up, Des. Because
all we really need to survive is one
person who truly loves us.
and you have her. I will wait for
you. Always.
I love you, Pen
Penny had written Desmond this letter and hidden it in his copy of "Our Mutual Friend", as she was aware it was of great importance to him, and that it would be the last book he would read before he died. She wrote the letter before he had been incarcerated by the Royal Scots Regiment and placed in what would be the one place he would turn in a moment of great desperation. Desmond later found the letter inside the Swan Station and it was reading this letter that made Desmond realized how bad his life had gotten. Desmond would later hear Locke banging on the hatch door, and this event restored Desmond's hope. (Live Together, Die Alone)
Lost: Desmond falls into a deep depression and contemplates suicide, Live Together, Die
Alone (2006)
"Live Together, Die Alone" is the second season finale of the ABC television series Lost, consisting of the 23rd and 24th episodes of the second season. It is also the 48th and 49th episodes overall. The episode was written by Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse, and directed by Jack Bender. It first aired in the United States on May 24, 2006 on the American Broadcasting Company. The episode was watched by 17.84 million people and received positive reviews.
In the episode, flashbacks reveal how Desmond came to the island. In realtime, Desmond unintentionally returns to the beach and is enlisted by Locke to help him stop the button in the hatch from being pushed. Meanwhile, several castaways head off to rescue Michael's son, Walt, from the Others.
Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) is being released from a military prison for unknown reasons. Upon leaving, he runs into Charles Widmore (Alan Dale) who reveals that he prevented communication between his daughter Penelope (Sonya Walger) and Desmond, while he was in prison, and strongly warns Desmond against attempting to reform a relationship. Desmond, wanting to prove that he is not a coward, travels to the United States from the United Kingdom to train for a race around the world, sponsored by Charles Widmore. He meets Libby (Cynthia Watros) in a cafe, and after a deep conversation, Libby gives Desmond a sailboat owned by her late husband. While Desmond is training, Penny tracks him down and angrily questions him. He tells her that he is determined to win Widmore's race and promises that he will return. However, while sailing, Desmond gets caught in a bad storm, and washes up on the island. He is rescued by a man in a yellow HAZMAT suit, Kelvin Inman (Clancy Brown) (who also is the American intelligence officer that blackmails Sayid in one of his flashbacks) who takes him to the Dharma Initiative Swan Station. The two live together for three years before Desmond finds out that Inman is secretly planning on escaping the island using Desmond's boat. Desmond violently confronts Inman about this, accidentally killing him in the process. After almost letting the countdown timer run down, Desmond starts drinking liquor and contemplates suicide. Before he shoots himself however, he hears John Locke (Terry O'Quinn) banging on the hatch door, and turns on a light. Desmond then realizes that there is still hope and decides not to kill himself.