Miscellany

Since my return, my mind has felt devoid of witty and clever things to write. I suppose that has to do, at least in part, with the shock wearing off and being left with the undeniable, yet still unbelievable, truth that Hyde is dead. In fact, I find myself saying, out loud, "Hyde is dead."

Hyde was a genius. Have I mentioned that yet? In fact, in his sane moments I think he WOULD have been a great President; he was certainly smarter than our current so-called Commander-in-Chief. His genius was both his greatest asset and his biggest enemy. Being that much smarter than everyone else around him made him a "marked" person, something that he would, over time, exaggerate to deadly outcome.

Back to my conversation with Cap'n John. After he told me that Hyde was just causing trouble for himself, what he then said was, "He would disappear for days on end and no one would know where he went or what he was doing." Now, you see how that's kind of a strange thing for him to say? Unless Big Brother was watching, who would know or care what Hyde was up to? Why would where he went and what he did be of any concern to anyone except Jeckle and me, especially if all he was doing was "causing trouble for himself"? It was at that point in the conversation that the Cap'n veered off course and attempted to paint himself in a favorable light (having realized his faux pas) and let me know that he did not trust this P.I., even though he recognized the name of the person who hired him (a local). He righteously declared that he did not give him any information.

And what information, exactly, did he have to give and where did he get it?

The whole thing smells fishy to me!

You see, this was always the trouble with Hyde's delusions. There was always enough truth behind them to make them somewhat plausible. It's just that they became so grandiose they would fall apart under their own weight. Why would HE be the target of such intense scrutiny and "campaigns of terror" (as he started calling them this past year)?

But what if...?

Jeckle and I even briefly entertained the idea that it wasn't Hyde's body lying on the kitchen floor, that he had murdered someone (intentionally or in self-defense) and then disappeared in order to start fresh. After all, no one made a positive I.D. or checked his dental records and Mr. Wizard, who actually looked at him, stated, "It could have been anyone."

See? I have to shake my head to clear it in moments like this because it is very easy to get sucked into Hyde's world of madness.