He and his companion came across Benjamin Linus in the Sahara Desert wearing a thick winter coat, and no visible footprints around him. His companion ordered him to search him, and they discovered a telescopic baton hidden in his pocket. Ben struck him with the baton, and used his gun to murder his companion. He surrendered to Ben, who then struck him with the butt of the Kalashnikov rifle after discovering that he did speak English. (The Shape of Things to Come)