#and in Utterson's mind he's negotiating a hostage situation with a murderer

[kyanitedragon]

[ID: A gifset featuring Mr Opale / Mr Hyde and Mr Joly / Mr Utterson from Le Testament du Docteur Cordelier (1959):

A servant of Jekyll hands a pistol to Utterson before leaving him alone with Hyde. Hyde gestures to his own pocket, telling Utterson to put away his gun, and Utterson complies and does so.

Hyde walks up to Utterson with the key to the locked lab door. He holds it out to Utterson, playfully waves it around when he hesitates to take it, and then Utterson snatches it from him in annoyance.

Hyde fetches a packet and walks back over to Utterson, tossing it to him onto the lab bed, and then sitting down and kicking his legs as he waits for Utterson to take it.

Hyde gestures with his head to the packet, urging Utterson to open it. With his permission, Utterson begins to try to open it with his hands. Hyde casually tosses him a letter opener, and Utterson flinches and pulls back reflexively. Then he takes the letter opener and opens the packet. End ID]