Mary’s investigations lead her to the daughters/creations of these men. Specifically, these mad scientists seem to be dedicated to transmutation - pursuing a faster path to evolution by creating new forms of life.
Could there be a connection?Īs the story progresses, Mary learns that her deceased father was a member of a secret society dedicated to scientific pursuit outside the bounds of the established scientific community. Seeking the help of the famous Sherlock Holmes, Mary sets out to discover the truth about these payments, and ends up stumbling into the mystery of the Whitechapel murders as well. When Mary learns that her mother was sending regular payments to “Hyde”, care of a religious society, she’s both suspicious of blackmail and motivated to find out more. Now, Mary has no choice but to dismiss the household staff, count her few remaining coins, and try to find a way to eke out a few more. Her mother has just died after many years of madness, and Mary is left in her family home, already stripped of valuables over the years as she sold whatever she could in order to make ends meet. When we meet Mary Jekyll, she’s in a sorry state. Now it is up to the monsters to finally triumph over the monstrous. When their investigations lead them to the discovery of a secret society of immoral and power-crazed scientists, the horrors of their past return. Watson, Mary continues her search for the elusive Hyde, and soon befriends more women, all of whom have been created through terrifying experimentation: Beatrice Rappaccini, Catherine Moreau, and Justine Frankenstein. With the assistance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. One clue in particular hints that Edward Hyde, her father’s former friend and a murderer, may be nearby, and there is a reward for information leading to his capture…a reward that would solve all of her immediate financial woes.īut her hunt leads her to Hyde’s daughter, Diana, a feral child left to be raised by nuns. Mary Jekyll, alone and penniless following her parents’ death, is curious about the secrets of her father’s mysterious past.
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