Episode 20 | GSMC Classics: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Prepare for the ultimate showdown in the gripping finale of GSMC Classics: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde with Episode 20, where the fate of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is decided in a final confrontation that will leave you on the edge of your seat. As the curtain falls on this timeless tale, listeners are taken on a journey into the heart of darkness for a conclusion that is as thrilling as it is unforgettable.

In this epic adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, the stakes have never been higher as Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde face off in a battle that will determine the fate of London itself. With the forces of good and evil locked in a struggle for supremacy, Dr. Jekyll must confront the demons of his past and make a choice that will shape the course of history.

But as the story hurtles towards its climactic conclusion, shocking revelations and devastating betrayals threaten to derail Dr. Jekyll's quest for redemption. With danger lurking around every corner and time running out, he must muster all his strength and courage to confront the darkness within and emerge victorious against all odds.

With expertly crafted sound design and masterful storytelling, GSMC Classics: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde delivers an immersive audio experience that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very end. From the gaslit streets of Victorian London to the eerie confines of Dr. Jekyll's laboratory, every moment is filled with tension, suspense, and the timeless struggle between light and darkness.

Join us as we witness the final confrontation between Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and discover the truth behind one of literature's most enduring mysteries. Whether you're a fan of classic literature or simply love a good mystery, this podcast promises to captivate and enthrall.

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the Golden State Media Concepts Podcast Network. Ladies and Gentlemen, we now present

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George Edwards in Doctor Jekyll and Missthe Hide. There's that I've reserved a
special carriage on the train. Yourwhole bed will be lifted into it so
that you can go up to Londonwithout ever having to move. Even if

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you never do what else? Forme? Doctor, I'll never forget how
kind you've been in what a changeyou've made in life for me. You
just wait till I've finished. Ihaven't started yet. As soon as you
get to London, I'm going tohave you take him to a private nursing
home and then we'll get the bestspecials in England to have a look at
you. Won't You'll be looking afterme, of course I will, but

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I'll need help. There are plentyof things that I don't know. I'd
rather have you than anybody else,no matter how much they know you.
Wait till Sir Humphrey seize you.You'll like him. He operated on the
little Duke of Cumberland. After hewas thrown off his horse. They thought
he'd never walk again. But alittle while ago I saw him playing football.
Be that true? As true asyou're going to get up off that

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bed of yours and walk across theroom to me. Inside six months I
do seem too wonderful to even thinkabout, and me thinking I'd be lying
here, stuck in the little roomfor the rest of me days, instead
of which you're going up to Londonand you're going to start life all over
again. What's this not tears?Oh? Why should you do all this

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for me? Will you do somethingfor me? Anything, anything in all
the world. We'll get way andstrong. Nothing you can ever do will
mean so much to me as that. Will you promise? I promise?
Come along, man, put yourarms around my neck. I'm going to
carry you out of the carriage outside. Then they'll come and get your bed
and take it down to the station. Are you ready? I that I

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be old hard? Then don't beafraid. I'll not let you fall.
I'd not be afraid of anything withyou. Well, makele how's my patient

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today? That's the same doctor.So han't you just having a look at
her now? Would you care togo along? No, I'll see him
after he's finished. Has she beenout on the garden today? Yes,
she had about three hours in thesun. Make any attempt to walk?
Two of the nurses supported her,but no success by herself, none at
all. Strange. Ah, here'sto Humphrey. I'll see what he has

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to say. I got here alittle early. I hope you don't mind
my going ahead and seeing this call. Not at all. I'm glad I
wasn't there. In a way,I'm anxious to hear what you think.
Well. To be quite frank,I'm a little little loss. There's no
reason at all why she shouldn't havebegun to use her legs ages ago.
After all, there was no fracture, just a severe dislocation of the spine.

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And once we get that right,yes, I know, of course
there was a certain amount of atrophyof the muscles from this use. If
only that fellow down in where wasit he lived, budmin that's right?
Budman. Well, if he'd hadthe sense to really find out what was
the matter with her, she wouldhave been on her feet years ago.

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So what are we going to do, Persevere, She's got an idea.
She's going to fall now. Ifwe could only get her walking without thinking
about it, you think she'd beall right? Oh, of course she
would physically. There's not a thingthe matter. All right, I think
I've got an idea. Would youcare to stay for a while and see

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see what if we can get herto walk without thinking of it? Oh?
How are you going to do that? That's my secret? Is she
back in her room? Yes,they brought her inside to let me examine
her. Good. Well, let'sgo and see what we can do.
Yeah. Well, by the way, I was reading an article of yours
in an old science magazine. Everdo any chemical research team? Now I

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want you to walk across this room. Oh I fall, I know I
fall. Not you. I gotso Humphrey to come along, especially to
tell you that there's not a thingthe matter with you? Then why can't
I move my legs? You onlythink you call am I as daft as
all that you're not daft at all. You're just frightened. What about that
you're going to fall? I aregoing to stand up and I'm going to

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take away those crutches like this?Oh no, no, no, no,
Now you must trust me thurther.And when I tell you there's nothing
the matter, I mean it.Don't you remember how you promised me you'd
do anything in the world for meand I would too. Then you've got
to let me take your crutches andtry to stand on your feet by yourself.
Now would you do that? Much? Good girl? Now we'll do

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it. Are you ready? First? One, then the other? Steady?
Steady now, steady? Now what'sall the fuss about? Where did

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you come from? Or some beard? Really? You? I don't know
who else should be hugging you andkissing you like this? Why why I
rocked? I rocked? Of courseyou did. Didn't doctor Jackers tell you
to doctor check? Why he's gone? So he has and the other one

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too? Can you beat that?Now? Perhaps they guessed we'd like to
be alone? How did you here? Where did you come from? Sam?
I got in yesterday by boat,all the way from South Africa?
And why did no one tell meyou were coming back? Oh? That
was part of his plan for cureand you. He knew that there had
to be someone to take your mindoff yourself so that you'd walk. We'reout

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thinking about it. Oh Sam,It's like a miracle to have your back
and to find that I can walkour steady. Now hang on to me,
prapshit. Better not be too flash. Who're standing up at first?
Let me pick you up and carryher back to your chair? Nay,
nay, Let me walk. Hesaid that there were nothing wrong with me.

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I want to prove that you wereright. He said, I'd walk
through Maston Bridge back to my ownhome, and that I'd not lie in
the dark no more and see theface I ed would hide. He were
right. Lasts, he were right. Y'all walk through Marston Bridge to your

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own home, and I go heretill the day I die. Henry,

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Henry, Why Margaret, Margaret?You of all people? Where did you
come from. I'm just up inLondon for a few days to do some
shopping. I caught sight of youas you passed, and well I ran
after you. Henry. I'm alfullyglad you did come and sit down in
this little park and tell me allabout yourself. Where have you been?

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All this time. I went abroadfor a while, and then I came
back and went down to stay withSir Robert and Lady Fairley. That's where
I am Now. You're not makingyour home there permanently. What do you
mean, Henry? Do I haveto say? You mean? John?
Yes? John? I thought i'dsteeled myself against hearing you say things like

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that, but they're still hurt.I'm afraid why, because I want you
to be happy that you can hopeto hear me say I'm going to marry
another man. Sometimes I wonder didyou ever love me at all? I
know, I know, but ifonly you tell me why you won't marry
me. If I had something positiveto go on, it'll be easier.

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But you've given me nothing but hintsand evasions. Is it not enough,
my dear, that I must renounceyou forever? Must I also make you
hate me before your consent to findhappiness with someone else? How can I
do that? Could you you mean, find happiness with someone else? Yes?

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You and I grew together over theyears, Henry. I never realized
how close we were until I've beentrying to forget you during the past three
months. You must forget. Don'tyou understand? You must I can't.
I can't. That's what I cameup to London for. Oh. I

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pretended I wanted to do some shopping. That wasn't, so I came to
see you. I had to seeyou. But you mustn't. You mustn't.
You don't. You don't understand you. You don't know what you're saying.
I know there'll never be anybody elsefor me, no matter what you've

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done or what you are. Oh, Margaret, Margaret, if you could
only understand you don't understand. Iknow I don't. I'll never understand what
it is that came over you,why you suddenly changed when my father was
Don't say it, Henry, don'tsay it. Don't don't look like that.

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You you haven't still got that terriblethought that you were responsible for what
happened. I had allowed myself toforget, to forget for a little while.
I'm glad you, Henry. Whatdo you mean? What is this

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mad obsession that you've got. Iwas talking to Hulanian. He was telling
me that you're trying to find allthe people that Hide has injured and to
put things right for them. Youhad no right you had every right.
He's your friend, and I'm I'mthe woman you love. Can't we know

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the secrets of your life? No, never, no one shall shall ever
know that. Henry, my darling, Why do you shut me out?
You look so haggard and so worn. Oh, and it's all so needless.
Why must you torture me? Haven'tI told you that there could be

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nothing more between us? But why? Why? Because I no longer love
you? What? What did yousay? Henry? It's not true,
not that anything but that. Whatelse can it be? I've tried to

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spare you, but you've forced meto it. You mean you mean that's
some one else, Yes, there'ssome one else. I'm sorry. I

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should have understood before. It wasstupid of me. I'll go now.
No, No, don't bother toget up. I'll just walk down that
path and out through the gate.It's best to do it that way.
Good Bye. I hope that youwill be very happy, ladies and gentlemen

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when I present George Edwards in DoctorJekyll and Mister Hyde. Why Margaret,

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where are you up to you?Oh? Don't stop me now, let
me go, please, But there'ssomething the matter. Why you're crying,
Margaret, Just let me go.Nothing you can do, you're quite sure.
Let me find you a care orsomething. I can't leave you like
this, Won't you tell me what'shappened? It's on. I'm so ashamed

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of myself crying in the street.Everybody's turning to look. Don't forget about
that. Just tell me what's thematter. You've got me very worried.
There's nothing to worry about. It'sjust that I met Henry and it rather
upset me. Oh you, I'mso glad that you are met. You're

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so so comforting. Well, I'mjolly glad of that. You look as
though you are in need of alittle company. Why look, here's little
T shirt. How would you liketo go in there for a while?
Looks nice and cozy. You cansit there and tell me all about it?
All right, let's go in,good girl? Now what you have?

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T and buns d and anything?Just so long as I can sit
here for a while and get controlof my you'll do that, all right?
Come well, I now tell meall about it. What's silly of
me? I suppose I should haveknown, But it's the one thing I
never dreamed of. What is thatHenry should have fallen in love with some

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one else. What that's it?Who told you this? He did?
I've just left him. We've beensitting in those little gardens at the end
of the street. If anybody hadtold me, but you, Margaret,
I'd said it was dreaming. Thenyou don't know anything about it, absolutely
nothing. He's never said anything toyou. While I I knew he had

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some strange sort of idea after hisillness about not getting married. Yes,
I know that. We had along talk about three months ago. He
told me then that he felt hehad no right to marry me or or
any other woman. He spoke asif there was some sort of a flight
on him, as though some terriblething had happened that set him apart from
all other men. I thought it'dgot over that. He's been tons better

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lately. I'd wanted two remarkable successesin his work, and that seemed to
do him no end of good.Yes, he is looking better, but
perhaps that isn't only due to hiswork. What do you mean? Well,
if this other woman I can't believeit, then why would he say
it? Goodness only knows. I'vebeen Henry's best friend for a long time

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now. I've given up asking whyabout him? Has that tea good saying
honest tea? I have a cupor two of that, and then you
can tell me the rest of thestory. I think you know most of
it, Hugh. Ever since we'vebeen children, Henry and I seem to
accept the fact that one day we'dbe married. Perhaps I was wrong.

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I might have thought he cared forme and all the while nonsense. I
know how Henry felt about you.There's never been anyone else. I don't
believe there ever can be. Thenwho is this other woman he's talking about?
I don't know, But the firstchance I get, I'll ask him.
No, no, please, don't, yes, I will. I
can't see you going around with somuch unhappiness in your eyes and not do

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something about it. I don't thinkyou'll be able to do much about it,
confounded fellow, I'd like to wringhis neck. Dear old Hugh,
drink your tea while it's hot,and tell me all about yourself and Nancy.
When you're going to be married,least let me enjoy the thought of
your happiness. All being well,we've plan to take the plunge in about
a fortnight so soon. I'm forgettingthat. I've been away for ages.

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Where are you going for your honeymoon? Nowhere original, believe it or not,
We're going walking through the lake country. It should be marvelous up there,
now anywhere it should be marvelous ona honeymoon. I'm sorry, what
a clumsies I am? What theywant to go talking about that? For?
You? Didn't I ask you?I'm the one who's the fool you.

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Henry made things perfectly clear to meages ago. I deliberately sought him
out today and forced him to tellme what he did serves me right.
I should have had more pride.Pride be hanged. I admire you for
doing it. Must have taken alot of courage. Not one woman in
a thousand would have done it.That's nice of you. I feel I

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need a little of that sort ofthing. My vanities had rather a bad
time, you know, vanity nothing. If Henry's mad enough for someone else
to you, that's just his badjudgment. I wonder who on earth she
can be. I don't know,but I'll find out just as soon as
ever I can. Hello, Peters, any idea where doctor Jacob is?

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Oh? He was here about fiveminutes ago. I think I heard him
say something about checking through some listto supplies that came in from the drug
store, troubling the spedistry. I'llhave a look. Have things been busy
today? Busy? That's not theword for it. Forty two cases in
the outpatient department. A learne mademe feel ashamed. It wasn't here to
lemb a hand, but I metno friend and stayed talking. Oh that

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that must have been nice. Wasn'ta bit nice? It's a very rare
and spendid persons just taking a particularlybad knock. Sometimes human souls need little
attention as much as human bodies.Peter's madair. I'm sorry. I don't
apologize. I know what you musthave been thinking. You look terribly tired.

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Can't you finish up and go home? And there's a good hour's more
work to be got through here,and then at least half a thousand people
to be visited before I get home. Henry and I flatter ourselves we do
most of the hard work around usclinic. But if we didn't have you
to carry on where we left off. Listen, none of your blondie doctor
Lennion save that for Nancy. Oh, by the way, she left a
message for you. She couldn't waittill you got back, as she had

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to go and have some dresses fitted. She wants you to meet her at
Marble Arch at five o'clock then,or don't go without seeing doctor Jackals.
I know he wants to discuss somethingwith your good old Peter. You've forget
nothing there, yes, and that'swhat I get for it, good old
Peters. Why Peters, do youwhat's the matter? What do you think

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is the matter? Just because Iwork here like carter Horse doesn't mean that
I've got no further ambitions than aload of straw ambitions. Of course,
I know there's neither honor nor gloryhere. Not what I mean. I'm
not talking about material things. Whatis it? Then? Oh? I
suppose I'm a stupid old maid.But somehow the sight of Nancy going off

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this afternoon to have a wedding dressright on, looking so happy and so
pretty, and me left here todress leg ulcers and carbuncles. Peters,
Darling, don't take any I'm sorry, I'll get over there. I'm tired,
of course you're tired. You'll haveto have a holiday I'll speak to
Henry about it, don't you day? Don't you ever dare mention what I

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just said to you? Well,i'll be early. I'd say, what
have you been saying to Peter's?I met her running along the passage as
though all nick were after her.It's what she's being said to me rather,
but she doesn't want to discussed,so let's forget it all right.

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By the way, where have youbeen? We need you rather badly down
here this afternoon I was talking toMargaret. Margaret, when did you meet
her? Not far from the placewhere she's been talking to you? Henry?
What's at the bottom of this breachbetween you two? I told you,

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I told you months ago you werea sick man, then made you
believe there might have been some reasonfor I'm not getting married, But those
went the reasons you gave Margaret thisafternoon. What do you mean did she
chie told me everything? Henry?Old man? It isn't true, is
it? What are you talking about? There isn't any other woman, is

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there? How do you know?Because I know how you feel about her?
Don't think I haven't seen the lookon your face when anybody mentions her
name. There's no one else inthe world for you. But her I
told her, so you what Itold her? So I suppose you had
some sort of reason for telling herdifferent. I've had some sort of reason,

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of course, I had, you, blundering idiot. How dare you
interfere in my private affairs? IfI told her one thing? What?
Why should you to say anything different? Henry Anne, I'm awfully sorry.
I should think you would be.Do you think I did it lightly without
knowing all the consequences? But nowyou come along and undo all that I've

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done. So unhappy, Well,if she was better to know the truth
and living the fool to paradise,then it is the truth. Yes,
yes, the truth. Then Ican only apologize over again. I feel
that I can't tell you how Ifeel. That's all right, you meant

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well. I know that, andof course you weren't expected to know.
How longer I know you, Henryyoung Man, Unless I seem to understand,
I know, but bear with me, Bear with me. You don't
understand the position. I mean,if I were to lose your friendship,

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you'll never know that. I know, Henry. Can I say just one
thing more? Go ahead? Areyou going to be happy this time?
I mean, are you going tobe married? Why do you ask that?
I've got two reasons. One ofthem is that I think it would

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be very good for you. Theother is Margaret, Why, what do
you mean? I think, ifyou'll forgive me for saying so, if
you were married to somebody else,she might possibly find happiness with John Fairley.
You think so, I don't thinkshe will, as long as as

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a hope for you. Yes,I I think you're right now. I'll
ask the lady if she'll marry me. I'll do it right away. Do
I know her very well? Verywell? Indeed, excuse me, doctor,
but I find I can get yourway sooner than I said. Do

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you mind if I uh come in, nurse Peaters and shut the door.
I've got something to say to you. I told you that you knew her,
Hugh, Well, here she is. What what are you talking about?

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Doctor Lennon has been chiding me withmy bad behavior. As Peters,
I have the honor to ask youto be my wife. You've been listening

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