▁When ▁they ▁go ▁to ▁the ▁D har ma ▁In iti ative ' s ▁bar ra cks , ▁they ▁are ▁told ▁by ▁Charles ▁W id more ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁is ▁coming ▁for ▁them . ▁Richard ▁and ▁Ben ▁go ▁to ▁talk ▁with ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Black , ▁who ▁surfaces ▁as ▁the ▁Sm oke ▁Mon ster ▁and ▁h urls ▁Richard ▁from ▁the ▁D har ma . ▁Mil es ▁later ▁finds ▁Richard , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁a ▁grey ▁hair ▁on ▁his ▁head . ▁Now ▁seeing ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁somehow ▁age ▁again , ▁he ▁reg ains ▁his ▁will ▁to ▁live . ▁On ▁their ▁way ▁to ▁H yd ra ▁Island , ▁the ▁two ▁find ▁Lap id us ▁floating ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁water . ▁T ogether ▁they ▁repair ▁the ▁A ji ra ▁plane . ▁Once ▁the ▁A ji ra ▁plane ▁is ▁made ▁air worth y , ▁Lap id us , ▁Mil es , ▁Richard , ▁S aw yer , ▁Kate ▁and ▁Cla ire ▁are ▁seen ▁to ▁fly ▁safely ▁off ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁by ▁a ▁dying ▁Jack . ▁Ost ens ibly , ▁Richard ▁leaves ▁the ▁island ▁and ▁surv ives . ▁ ▁Character istics ▁The ▁myster ies ▁surrounding ▁his ▁ag eless ▁character ▁were ▁heavily ▁discussed ▁among ▁the ▁fan ▁community . ▁Although ▁being ▁present ▁in ▁scenes ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 8 6 0 s ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁Richard ▁does ▁not ▁appear ▁to ▁age . ▁In ▁" The ▁Man ▁Be hind ▁the ▁Cur tain " ▁Ben ▁says ▁" You ▁do ▁remember ▁birth days , ▁don ' t