John Hopkinson



John Hopkinson was a solicitor.

Biography
John was the first to discover the body of Gordon Seavers after his supposed suicide.

John visited Banquo Manor to see the experiments of Richard Harries on brainwaves; he was there to give him legal advice. The manor was owned by George Wallace whom John openly admitted to as to having very limited scientific knowledge; this caused Richard to look down upon him. Although Harries' experiments amazed John, he did not like him.

John hid behind a curtain, eavesdropping on a conversation between Harries and his fiancée, Susan Seymour. He overheard her telling him the marriage was off. George then told him the history of Banquo Manor and it's founder, Robert Dodds.

Gordon was expected at the manor but John did not tell George of his death.

John met Dr. Friedlander when he came to assist in the experiments with his assistant Herr Kreiner. John and Friedlander questioned Harries on his experiment, John was not in favour of collective though as he stated "our minds are private property". Harries merely told him he wasn't bothered by the moral implications.

They all went to witness Harries' experiments; he hooked himself and his sister, Catherine Harries, into his machine. It overloaded and John managed to take Catherine's headpiece off, saving her life; Harries was killed.

John was questioned by Inspector Ian Stratford; he became nervous but managed to put on a calm air. Stratford questioned him on his decision not to tell George of Seavers' death; he lied, saying George had been very ill and he hadn't had the chance to tell him.

That night John dreamed of Harries and awoke to hear one of the escaped rats nearby. (EDA: The Banquo Legacy)