Ben visits Sayid in Santo Domingo, tells him he's a born killer

We see Sayid in Santo Domingo working for the organization Build Our World. We first saw Sayid working here prior to this scene when Locke visited him. This time, Sayid is visited by Ben who tells him that Locke is dead and that he thinks he was murdered. We see Ben manipulating Sayid, because we know that Ben killed Locke. Ben tells Sayid that there is a man sitting in a car outside of Santa Rosa Mental Heath Institute watching Hurley. Ben wants Sayid to kill him and seems surprised when Sayid does not seem interested. Ben tells him that he's capable of things most men aren't. He continues saying "Every choice you've made in you life whether it was to murder or torture, it hasn't really been a choice at all, has it?" He continues and says "You're a killer Sayid." Sayid looks incredibly angry yet calmly responds "I'm not what you think I am. I don't like killing." Ben apologizes and leaves.

So this scene spells out the theme of the episode which asks "Is Sayid a killer by nature or by necessity?" It's a question without a clear answer.

Locke visits Sayid in Santo Domingo

The first person that John Locke tries to convince to come back to the island is Sayid. He finds Sayid in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where he is building a school with the organization "Build Our World."

Locke makes a pretty weak case to Sayid saying "Deep down in your heart, you know we shouldn't have left the island." Sayid tells Locke how he had been manipulated by Ben and about his nine months being married to Nadia. Sayid bluntly says to Locke "Why do you really need to go back? Is it just because you have no where else to go?" Locke tells him to come find him in Los Angeles at the Westerfield Hotel under the name Jeremy Bentham if he changes his mind.

So Locke isn't a very good salesman. He wasn't able to get Sayid to budge at all and made a very weak case for him going back to the island. Maybe it wouldn't hurt for Locke to use a little of that manipulative magic that Ben uses so well.