▁Ben ▁sp ared ▁her ▁and ▁instead ▁st ole ▁her ▁child , ▁Alex . ▁Al pert ▁said ▁nothing ▁in ▁this ▁exchange . ▁As ▁an ▁adult ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ben ▁assist ed ▁Al pert ▁in ▁killing ▁the ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁D har ma ▁In iti ative ▁with ▁poison ▁gas ▁in ▁" The ▁Man ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Cur tain ". ▁After ▁the ▁pur ge , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Richard ▁cons orted ▁with ▁Ben ▁in ▁ban ishing ▁Charles ▁W id more . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁Al pert ▁attempted ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁Jul iet ▁into ▁Mittel os ▁B ios cience ▁in ▁" Not ▁in ▁Port land ". ▁Jul iet ▁initially ▁decl ined ▁the ▁offer , ▁off hand edly ▁j oking ▁the ▁only ▁way ▁she ▁could ▁go ▁is ▁if ▁her ▁employ er , ▁her ▁ex - hus band , ▁were ▁hit ▁by ▁a ▁bus ; ▁Al pert ▁saw ▁to ▁it ▁that ▁this ▁" jo ke " ▁became ▁reality ▁in ▁short ▁order . ▁Al pert ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁forgotten ▁Jul iet ' s ▁jo ke ▁when ▁she ▁mentioned ▁it ▁later , ▁and ▁she ▁accepted ▁the ▁job ▁offer . ▁Al pert ▁then ▁admitted ▁the ▁company ▁is ▁not ▁really ▁in ▁Port land , ▁and ▁Jul iet ▁was ▁taken ▁to ▁the ▁island . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁when ▁Ocean ic ▁Airlines ▁flight ▁ 8 1 5 ▁crash ed ▁on ▁the ▁island , ▁Al pert ▁was ▁in ▁Miami , ▁Florida , ▁film ing ▁Jul iet ' s ▁formerly