After being attacked in the Raccoon Forest, Richard, along with most of the other Bravo Team members, made his way to the Spencer Mansion in the original game. In the mansion he found Rebecca sleeping, and told her she should move to a safer place. In their search through the mansion they spotted Sergei Vladimir and Ivan recovering TALOS. As they move on, they make it to the attic and are first ambushed by crows. As they entered the attic in an attempt to contact the rescue helicopter, they were attacked by the giant snake called Yawn. As they both survive Yawn's first strike, Richard sacrificed himself the second time to save Rebecca. Rebecca tried to save Richard but he almost dies from the poison and is later found poisoned and bleeding, by fellow S.T.A.R.S. member Jill Valentine or Chr