0 7 – 2 0 0 8 ▁Writ ers ▁Gu ild ▁of ▁America ▁strike ▁resulted ▁in ▁C ane ▁being ▁cancel led ▁and ▁allowed ▁Car bon ell ▁to ▁return ▁for ▁the ▁final ▁three ▁episodes ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁season ▁and ▁several ▁in ▁the ▁fifth . ▁ ▁Character ▁bi ography ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 , ▁Richard ▁Al pert ▁was ▁a ▁Sp ani ard ▁known ▁as ▁Ric ardo ▁who ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁Can ary ▁Islands ▁with ▁his ▁wife , ▁Isabel la , ▁who ▁was ▁dying ▁from ▁t uber cul osis . ▁Richard ▁promised ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁and ▁rode ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁the ▁nearest ▁doctor ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁a ▁heavy ▁ra inf all . ▁The ▁doctor ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁medicine ▁which ▁could ▁help ▁her , ▁but ▁Richard ▁could ▁not ▁afford ▁it ▁and ▁was ▁refused ▁aid . ▁He ▁grew ▁des perate ▁and ▁ple aded ▁with ▁the ▁doctor , ▁who ▁w ound ▁up ▁getting ▁accident ally ▁knock ed ▁back ▁and ▁hitting ▁his ▁head ▁on ▁the ▁table , ▁killing ▁him ▁instantly . ▁Richard ▁took ▁the ▁medicine ▁and ▁r ushed ▁back ▁to ▁Isabel la , ▁only ▁to ▁find ▁her ▁dead . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁arrested ▁for ▁murder ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁be ▁h anged . ▁When ▁the ▁time ▁came ▁for ▁his ▁execution , ▁Father ▁Su are z , ▁a ▁priest , ▁sold ▁him ▁to ▁Magn us ▁Hans o , ▁who ▁was ▁setting ▁out ▁to ▁the ▁New ▁World . ▁ ▁Richard , ▁now ▁a ▁slave , ▁was ▁ch ained ▁below ▁the ▁deck ▁of ▁the ▁Black ▁Rock , ▁which