 Richard had second thoughts about working on the project, now knowing the suit he developed would be used as a weapon, and chose not to get on the plane.Mary, however, felt Richard was a fool for turning down this opportunity, and appeared willing to leave her husband (this contradicts her earlier sentiments, that Richard was getting in way over his head).After the crash, Richard was approached by government agent Henry Gyrich, for the purposes of launching his own research project in case S.H.I.E.L.D.