Utterson is surprised to receive a visit from Poole. Jekyll's servant tells the lawyer that he fears his master has gone missing…and has been replaced by some sort of creature who has locked himself in Jekyll's laboratory. Utterson goes with Poole and together they break the door of the laboratory down, but they are too late - the figure in the laboratory has already taken his own life. Utterson returns home with documents that will finally explain the mystery.
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7. Incident at the window. audio
Utterson and Enfield encounter Jekyll and are horrified at his changed appearance.
9. Dr Lanyon's narrative. audio
Utterson reads Lanyon's account of his meeting with a strange messenger sent by Jekyll.
10. Henry Jekyll's full statement of the case. audio
Jekyll's written testimony explains the events and explores the duality of human nature.
