s ▁wife . ▁Jacob ▁then ▁convinced ▁Richard ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁still ▁alive ▁and ▁not ▁in ▁hell ▁by ▁continu ously ▁sub mer ging ▁his ▁head ▁under water ▁until ▁Richard ▁admitted ▁he ▁would ▁d rown ▁and ▁die ▁if ▁Jacob ▁did ▁not ▁stop . ▁Jacob ▁explained ▁to ▁Richard ▁how ▁the ▁Island ▁is ▁like ▁a ▁c ork ▁in ▁a ▁wine ▁bott le , ▁keeping ▁the ▁Ev il ▁contained . ▁The ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁thinks ▁human ity ▁was ▁evil ▁and ▁cor rupt , ▁while ▁Jacob ▁wants ▁to ▁prove ▁to ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁that ▁humans ▁can ▁do ▁good ▁and ▁was ▁bringing ▁people ▁to ▁the ▁island ▁to ▁contradict ▁his ▁belief . ▁Richard ▁points ▁out ▁that ▁Jacob ' s ▁policy ▁of ▁non - inter vention ▁leaves ▁a ▁vac u um ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁is ▁very ▁willing ▁to ▁take ▁advantage ▁of . ▁This ▁convin ces ▁Jacob ▁to ▁give ▁Richard ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁his ▁sole ▁inter medi ary ▁between ▁him ▁( Jac ob ) ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁coming ▁to ▁the ▁Island ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁In ▁exchange , ▁Jacob ▁granted ▁Richard ▁imm ort ality , ▁after ▁stating ▁he ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁bring ▁Isabel la ▁back ▁from ▁the ▁dead ▁or ▁absol ve ▁Richard ▁of ▁his ▁s ins . ▁ ▁Richard ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁and ▁told ▁him ▁he ▁was ▁joining ▁Jacob . ▁The ▁Man ▁in ▁Black ▁informed ▁Richard ▁he ▁found ▁Isabel la ' s ▁cross ▁on ▁the ▁ship . ▁Richard ▁took ▁it , ▁and ▁after ▁cry ing ▁buried ▁it ▁at ▁the ▁base ▁of ▁a ▁tree . ▁ ▁Al pert ▁is