- Outside  Influences -
Charles Widmore

Philanthropist and Industrialist

Has a daughter, Penelope (Desmond's ex girlfriend)

 

In "Live Together, Die Alone", Desmond is approached by Charles Widmore after being released from prison.
Charles shows Desmond the letters that he had been sending to Penny Widmore from prison, letters which Charles intercepted and kept from Penny.
He also gives Desmond a box full of cash, and tells him to stay away from his daughter.



Quote:

Desmond goes outside and it's pouring down rain. A well dressed man in the back seat of a car rolls down his window and says, "You want a ride?" Desmond: "Not with you," Widmore: "Get in the car," as he rolls up the window. Desmond gets in the car and sees two boxes. Desmond: "You bring me a present?" Widmore: "Actually, two presents, One of these boxes contains your past, Hume. The other, your future. Go ahead, open it." Desmond opens a box full of envelopes and shakes his head. He pulls one pile out. They are letters from him to Penelope Widmore. Desmond: "You're a bastard, you know that?" Widmore: "The fact that she never received your sentiments was good for her. Good, because as far as she's concerned you've forsaken her. And that's the way it's going to stay." Desmond: "Is it now?" Widmore: "Penelope's moved on, Hume. She's getting married." He opens a box full of money. Widmore: "This is for your new life, away from my daughter. The conditions are simple. No contact. No calls. No post. You just run away, Desmond." Desmond: "And what makes you think I would just run away?" Widmore: "Because you're a coward."



Desmond runs into Libby and tells her that he wants to enter a solo race around the world sponsored by Charles. He shows her a brochure.

Quote
There was a mass of spectator craft out in the Solent - that came [as a] surprise. We were not expecting so many people, and it made it difficult to steer,
especially since there was no marshaling to speak of. We almost ran down a rubber dinghy, but managed somehow to avoid it at the last.

WIDMORE SIGHTINGS
Widmore Construction
In a Fire + Water flashback, Drive Shaft is filming their videoclip nearby Battersea Power Station,
which has a Widmore Construction banner hanging from one of the buildings walls.



Widmore Labs
The company is seen to be the maker of a pregnancy test kit referenced in The Whole Truth.
Widmore Labs has also sponsored or manufactured the balloon of the real Henry Gale.






From the book Bad Twin:

• In Chapter 4, Widmore is said to have "begun with mid-town real estate, then expanded to the financial district, Florida, California, the Caribbean..."
  And that "aspects to the Widmore businesses... arcane construction and engineering projects, investments in wide range of scientific enterprises...
  At times there had been murmurs of Widmore involvement in off shore ventures that would have been illegal on U.S. soil; other rumors hinted at classified defense contracting or private security work of questionable ethics."
• In Chapter 6, Googling "Widmore Corporation" pulls up "over ninety-seven thousand references... sites about the sale of eleven-million-dollar co-ops on Park Avenue, and articles about the construction of office towers in Singapore... references to joint ventures with something called the Hanso Foundation, and links to engineering
  journals about new techniques for reinforcing concrete... society-page mentions of benefit galas, and investingative pieces about alleged enviromental violations in obscure corners of the world."
• In Chapter 6 we learn that Widmore and the Hanso Foundation work from the same building.
• In Chapter 8 we learn that Widmore was doing a deal to go into partnership with Paik Heavy Industries
• In Chapter 23, in a apparent new change in the board at Widmore, Alvar Hanso was replaced by Thomas Mittelwerk (only last name is given, assuming it's Thomas).
  Mittelwerk is described as "sneaky... got ideas and ambition... everything but morals and conscience."

Metafictional Widmore family members mentioned in Bad Twin are:
Arthur Widmore -- the head of the family, and CEO of Widmore Corporation from the novel.
Clifford Widmore and Alexander Widmore -- the twins.
Vivian Widmore -- Arthur's current wife
 Shannon Widmore -- Deceased wife of Clifford Widmore
 Bernard Bryce Widmore - Deceased - Father of the Widmore Dynasty