Gabriel John Utterson, a lawyer, is on his weekly walk with his cousin, Richard Enfield. They reach a door leading into a rather large house, and Enfield tells Utterson of an encounter he had some months ago between a man and a young girl. The man, a sinister figure named Edward Hyde, and the young girl accidentally bump into one another, but Hyde proceeds to trample her. Enfield chases after Hyde and forces Hyde to pay £100 to avoid a scandal for his behaviour. Hyde leads them to this door, which he enters and re-emerges with £10 in gold and a cheque for the rest. The cheque is signed a reputable gentleman, later revealed to be Dr. Henry Jekyll, one of Utterson's clients and old friends.) Jekyll had recently so drafted his will as to make