[Jack takes a bite of the burger.]

BEN: We had such a wonderful plan to break you, Jack.

JACK: Break me?

BEN: Wear you down till you were convinced we weren't your enemies. Get you to trust us. And then of course we'd lead you to believe that you were choosing to do... whatever we asked you to do. All of this of course assumed that you would get... invested.

JACK: Invested in what?

BEN: Has it not occurred to you that Juliet bears a striking resemblance to your ex-wife?

JACK: Why are you telling me this?

BEN: I'm telling you this, Jack, because my wonderful plan... got shot to sunshine when you saw my damned x-rays and figured out I was dying.

This part of the transcript is from "The Cost of Living". Hmmmm.... I'm beginning to think that the plan DID NOT get shot to sunshine, but maybe just rearranged a little bit. And Ben's plan to beautifully break him using someone who looks like his ex-wife does seem to be fully operational. Jack thinks it's all his idea to bring Juliet back to the beach, she was left behind, too, she cares for us because she helped Claire. Jack's a sucker. Also which episode was it where Ben told Jack "that no matter what you think, she is one of us" in a similar to Danielle's theory about Ben "He will lie for a long time".

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`Dear, dear! How queer everything is to-day! And yesterday things went on just as usual. I wonder if I've been changed in the night? Let me think: was I the same when I got up this morning? I almost think I can remember feeling a little different. But if I'm not the same, the next question is, Who in the world am I? Ah, that's the great puzzle!'

-- Alice, from “Alice’s Adventure’s in Wonderland”