In 1867, Jacob tried to explain the nature of the Island to Ricardo. He used a bottle of wine as a metaphor to help him understand. He explained that the wine represented evil, and that it needed to be contained by the bottle, because otherwise "it would spread." He explained that the cork represented the Island, holding the darkness where it belonged. ("Ab Aeterno") Later Jacob gave the wine bottle to the Man in Black, saying it would help to pass the time. After Jacob left, the man in black raised the bottle of wine and turned it upside down. He then smashed the bottle against the log he was sitting on, splashing wine everywhere. ("Ab Aeterno")