45 minutes; 1 question; 40 marks; 20% of GCSE

Part 1 (🐸🐸)

• Mr. Utterson visits Dr. Jekyll’s residence and is led by Poole through the kitchen offices and across the yard to a building referred to as the laboratory or dissecting-rooms.
• The laboratory, previously a bustling lecture theatre, is now dilapidated, filled with chemical apparatus, crates, and packing straw, giving it a strange and unsettling atmosphere.
• Mr. Utterson ascends a flight of stairs and is admitted into Dr. Jekyll’s cabinet, a large room with dusty, barred windows, a fire burning in the grate, and a foggy atmosphere.
• Dr. Jekyll appears physically unwell and greets Mr. Utterson with a cold hand and a changed voice.
• Mr. Utterson raises the subject of Sir Danvers Carew’s murder and questions whether Dr. Jekyll has hidden Mr. Hyde.
• Dr. Jekyll vehemently denies any further association with Mr. Hyde, swearing he will never see him again and asserting that Mr. Hyde is safe and will not be heard from again.
• Dr. Jekyll reveals he has received a letter from Mr. Hyde, which he entrusts to Mr. Utterson for judgement on whether it should be shown to the police.
• The letter, written by Mr. Hyde, assures Dr. Jekyll that he has the means to escape and that Dr. Jekyll should not worry about his safety.
• Mr. Utterson notes that the letter improves the perception of Dr. Jekyll and blames himself for harbouring suspicions.
• When asked about the envelope, Dr. Jekyll admits he burned it before realising its significance and confirms it bore no postmark, indicating it was hand-delivered.
• Mr. Utterson questions Dr. Jekyll about Mr. Hyde’s involvement in the terms of his will, which Dr. Jekyll confirms with a nod, suggesting Mr. Hyde had intended to murder him.
• Dr. Jekyll reflects on the situation as a profound lesson and expresses deep regret.
• On his way out, Mr. Utterson asks Poole about the messenger who delivered the letter, but Poole insists no letter had arrived except by post, and only circulars had been received.

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Part 2 (🐸🐸)

• Mr. Utterson departs with renewed fears, suspecting the letter from Mr. Hyde may have entered via the laboratory door or even been written in Dr. Jekyll’s cabinet.
• Passing newsboys announce the shocking murder of an MP, which heightens Mr. Utterson’s apprehension about the scandal implicating his client Dr. Jekyll.
• Returning home, Mr. Utterson consults his head clerk, Mr. Guest, over wine, seeking discreet advice on handling the letter from Mr. Hyde.
• Mr. Guest, a handwriting expert, examines Mr. Hyde’s letter and finds it peculiar but not indicative of madness.
• A servant interrupts with a note from Dr. Jekyll, which Mr. Guest compares to Mr. Hyde’s letter, observing that the handwriting is almost identical but differently sloped.
• This discovery troubles Mr. Utterson, who questions whether Dr. Jekyll might have forged the note to protect Mr. Hyde, leaving him deeply disturbed.
• That night, Mr. Utterson locks the note in his safe, reflecting grimly on the implications of Dr. Jekyll’s possible involvement in the affair.

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