LOST Revisited: 6-7 “Dr. Linus”

Richard walks through the hold of the Black Rock, and he clearly has a history there. Remember, the last time Smokey saw him, he was in chains. Lot of chains in that cargo hold. He even tells Jack that it’s the first time he’s come back to the ship. “Come back”. That pretty much clinches that he was on that boat. He finds a box of dynamite and does not handle it gingerly. In an episode where Arzt appears prominently, that seems like a bad idea. Hurley is appropriately freaked out.