Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Part 8 summary
Part 8 of 10 · 18 min to read the part
In The Last Night, Poole brings Gabriel John Utterson to Henry Jekyll’s house, where they force open the cabinet and discover Edward Hyde dead in the doctor’s oversized clothes. Jekyll remains missing, but a revised will and sealed papers shift the investigation from searching the building to reading his written explanation.
What happens
- Poole visits Utterson and asks him to investigate frightening changes at Jekyll’s house.
- Poole describes an unfamiliar voice, desperate requests for chemicals, and a small masked figure he believes is Hyde.
- Utterson stations Bradshaw and the boy outside, then orders Poole to break down the cabinet door.
- They find Hyde dead with a crushed vial, but their search reveals no trace of Jekyll.
- Among Jekyll’s papers, Utterson finds a will naming him beneficiary and a note directing him to two accounts.
- Utterson takes the papers home and promises to return before midnight to summon the police.
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What to notice
The search resolves neither Jekyll’s whereabouts nor his fate. Finding Hyde’s body does not explain the doctor’s disappearance.
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Whose name replaces Edward Hyde’s in the new will?
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