Why do you guys think he did it. I've only seen the episode once and in rough quality so I might have missed something... But the only thing that comes to mind is that at this point he already knows HRG is starting to get attached to Claire, and he hopes to use Merideth as bait in the future to draw Claire out should HRG prove disloyal. I can't think of anything else plausible.

I assumed it was something more human than that. His change of heart happened literally as soon as Meredith mentioned Claire's name, then he made some comment like "go, you have a daughter out there". I doubt it was anything too calculating, she explained why she has no faith in the company and I think by letting her go with the knowledge Claire is alive, it was kind of like Thompson's one act of mercy, giving her a second chance which might cause Meredith to rethink her view of the company in the process.

Bah, it's Thompson. I can't swallow him ever doing anything selfless without a benefit for him. There had to be a real reason. It's like saying Linderman healed Angela's mental scars out of the goodness of his heart.

Thats exactly why he did it. Didn't you listen? "I still have a shred of morality in me". Although he may have feelings for Angela it is still the same.

Read between the lines dude, he did it to protect himself. He knows Arthur will kill anyone who challenges him or outlives their purpose, even his own son. Linderman knows the second Arthur is done with him, he will kill him. Angela is the closest person to Arthur and therefore the one in the best position to strike back against him. He healed her so he can turn her lose on Arthur. Use the brain god gave.

I don't really think that's true at all. Linderman healed Angela, as he knew Angela would be the only one who could stop Arthur from killing Nathan. Arthur was going to kill Nathan because if Nathan's investigation into the Linderman Group had succeeded, then Arthur would have gone to jail and this would have ruined the plans for New York. Although his logic is kinda evil, he does have a logical reason for trying to kill Nathan. He wouldn't have any logical reason to kill Linderman unless Linderman tried to challenge Arthur.

There's nothing logical about killing Nathan at all. Arthur is a man who has spent years mentally manipulating his own wife, he could have either A) selectively erased Nthan's memory and pass it off as amnesia, or B ) put a thought into his head saying "you don't want to go after Linderman". Very very simple. But the truth is, Arthur is a bloodthirsty psychopath, and he has no problem murdering his own family. Secondly, there is a specific line in the episode, and I'm paraphrasing here, but Arthur says to Linderman around the time he is trying to convince him to to find another way pacify Nathan, Arthur says "I'm beginning to think you're outliving your usefulness". I think the very next scene with Linderman is him going to Angela to heal her. So I;m sorry, but there;s solid evidence in the episode that Linderman's main goal here is self-preservation, which is in line with his character since Season 1 (when directly threatened by DL, he didn't hesitate to pay off his wife to eliminate him). A secondary longterm reason why I'm sure Linderman wanted Arthur gone was because he himself wanted to take over the plans for New York. Which we saw pretty much happen in Season 1, with Angela pretty much Linderman's pawn. Linderman is a sly, sly dog, and I don't think he gave a ratsass about Angela, or anyone else. Linderman is a man who looks at the big picture, not individual people.

Well I think, Linderman did it, because he secretly loved Angela and he couldn't stand her being engaged with Arthur and seeing him abusing her (by wiping her mind). I don't think he was moral after all, but even the worst person can love.

I was kinda dissapointed when Thompson let Meredith go. He seemed so loyal to the company in the second (?) season. He even "had" to be killed. It didn't work for me, that he let Meredith go just because someone lied to her.