Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Part 8 summary

What happens

1. Poole visits Utterson and asks him to investigate frightening changes at Jekyll’s house.
2. Poole describes an unfamiliar voice, desperate requests for chemicals, and a small masked figure he believes is Hyde.
3. Utterson stations Bradshaw and the boy outside, then orders Poole to break down the cabinet door.
4. They find Hyde dead with a crushed vial, but their search reveals no trace of Jekyll.
5. Among Jekyll’s papers, Utterson finds a will naming him beneficiary and a note directing him to two accounts.
6. 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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