Robert Louis Stevenson
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde: storylines
4 storylines and 27 events, in the order they happen. Follow where the plots fork and come together; hover over or tap an event to see what happens.
- Hyde's violenceHyde tramples a child
Enfield sees Hyde calmly trample a young girl after colliding with her in the street.
Chapter 1 › - Hyde's violenceHyde pays compensation
Pressed by Enfield and the gathering crowd, Hyde obtains a cheque signed by Dr Jekyll to compensate the child's family.
Chapter 1 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson examines Jekyll's will
Troubled by Enfield's story, Utterson rereads the will that leaves Jekyll's estate to Hyde.
Chapter 2 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson meets Hyde
After watching Hyde's doorway, Utterson confronts him and is disturbed by his indefinably repellent appearance.
Chapter 2 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson fears blackmail
Learning that Hyde has free access to Jekyll's house, Utterson suspects that Hyde is blackmailing his friend.
Chapter 2 › - Jekyll's double lifeJekyll defends his will
Jekyll refuses Utterson's request to alter the will and insists that he can be rid of Hyde whenever he chooses.
Chapter 3 › - Jekyll's double lifeJekyll protects Hyde
Jekyll makes Utterson promise to safeguard Hyde's interests if Jekyll disappears.
Chapter 3 › - Hyde's violenceHyde murders Carew
A maid witnesses Hyde brutally beat Sir Danvers Carew to death with a heavy cane.
Chapter 4 › - Utterson's investigationPolice identify Carew
A letter found on the victim leads the police to Utterson, who identifies Carew and recognises the broken cane as Jekyll's gift.
Chapter 4 › - Utterson's investigationPolice search Hyde's rooms
Utterson leads Inspector Newcomen to Hyde's Soho lodgings, where they find the other half of the cane and signs of a hurried escape.
Chapter 4 › - Jekyll's double lifeJekyll renounces Hyde
Jekyll assures Utterson that he has finished with Hyde and presents a letter supposedly promising Hyde's escape.
Chapter 5 › - Utterson's investigationGuest compares the handwriting
Mr Guest observes that Hyde's handwriting closely resembles Jekyll's, though the letters are differently sloped.
Chapter 5 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson suspects forgery
Utterson concludes that Jekyll forged the letter to protect Hyde.
Chapter 5 › - Utterson's investigationJekyll shuts out Utterson
After briefly resuming his social life, Jekyll abruptly isolates himself and refuses to see Utterson.
Chapter 6 › - Lanyon's revelationLanyon reveals his doom
Utterson finds Lanyon gravely altered, estranged from Jekyll and certain that he will soon die.
Chapter 6 › - Lanyon's revelationLanyon leaves sealed testimony
After Lanyon's death, Utterson receives a sealed narrative that must remain unopened until Jekyll's death or disappearance.
Chapter 6 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson greets Jekyll
Utterson and Enfield find Jekyll sitting at his window and invite him to join their walk.
Chapter 7 › - Utterson's investigationJekyll vanishes from the window
Jekyll's face suddenly changes in terror, and he slams the window before Utterson and Enfield depart in horrified silence.
Chapter 7 › - Utterson's investigationPoole summons Utterson
Convinced that something terrible has happened to Jekyll, Poole brings Utterson to the doctor's house.
Chapter 8 › - Utterson's investigationPoole and Utterson break in
After hearing a strange voice and reviewing the cabinet occupant's suspicious behaviour, Poole and Utterson smash down the door.
Chapter 8 › - Utterson's investigationUtterson finds Hyde dead
They discover Hyde's body in Jekyll's clothes, find Jekyll missing and recover documents directing Utterson to read Lanyon's narrative and Jekyll's confession.
Chapter 8 › - Lanyon's revelationLanyon retrieves Jekyll's drawer
Following Jekyll's urgent instructions, Lanyon obtains a drawer of chemicals and papers from the cabinet.
Chapter 9 › - Lanyon's revelationHyde visits Lanyon
Hyde arrives at midnight, eagerly inspects the drawer and prepares a potion from its contents.
Chapter 9 › - Lanyon's revelationHyde transforms into Jekyll
Lanyon watches Hyde drink the potion and physically transform into Dr Jekyll.
Chapter 9 › - Jekyll's double lifeJekyll creates Hyde
Jekyll explains how he devised a potion that transformed him into Hyde, allowing his concealed desires to act freely.
Chapter 10 › - Jekyll's double lifeHyde murders Carew
After an involuntary transformation and a period of restraint, Hyde erupts in violence and kills Carew, driving Jekyll to renounce him again.
Chapter 10 › - Jekyll's double lifeHyde overwhelms Jekyll
Increasingly frequent transformations and a failed supply of the potion's original salt leave Jekyll expecting Hyde to take permanent control.
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