I agree that the ring of black sand is probably holding Jacob inside the circle.
Obviously Ben baited Locke into coming up to the shack, and desperately wanted to hear what Jacob might say to him.
Richard's lack of aging is intriguing. Remember that he left the island to recruit Juliet, so if the island granted him anti-aging properties, these properties hold true in the outside world.
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