Well, Ben was definitely lying to John about some things, but as far as his sincerity towards children, that seemed good enough. I mean, we had the contrast between Charles and Ben. Charles was cold-hearted enough even to kill the baby, but Ben wasn't. Nor did he kill either of the mothers he went to kill.
So yeah, he was pretty genuine last night, with his fears, with his soft spots, with his feeling of loss. But he was also quite jealous of Locke.
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