Richard Harries

Richard Harries was a scientist.

Early Life
Richard was the brother of Catherine Harries, the pair got on well and both liked science. Richard was a cocaine addict; he had puncture marks on his arm.

Richard and Catherine were blackmailing George Wallace over an affair with his maid, Beryl Green and Gordon Seavers over his publishing of someone else’s work in his name. Their blackmailing of Seavers led to him committing suicide.

At Banquo Manor
Richard was invited by George Wallace to conduct experiments into brainwaves at Banquo Manor. George allowed him to do so due to the blackmailing. He set up a laboratory in the conservatory. He used Rats in his tests and through brainwaves, he was able to transfer knowledge from one rat to its sibling. Richard was able to translate technical French; he did so with a number of books.

John Hopkinson came to give Harries legal advice; Richard looked down upon him and treated him with contempt; Hopkinson did likewise.

Richard was engaged to Susan Seymour, who was considered his opposite in personality. She called off the marriage after they had an argument.

Harries invited Dr. Friedlander to assist in his experiments. He attempted to make up with Susan but was interrupted.

The experiment involved him trying to access a "collective memory" that he believed existed in the sub consciousness. Harries attached himself and his sister via headpieces to his machine. A power overload caused the head pieces to become increasingly hot, Catherine fell unconscious, at this point connection was mad but Richard was killed. His temples were charred and black; his body fell into the fires of the damaged machine. When it was eventually pulled out, he was unrecognisable.

Hopkinson had switched around some wires in Harries' experiment causing the overload. He did this in vengeance for Seavers' death.

Under Catherine's control
Catherine was controlling Richard. She wanted to protect him honour and so used him to kill George Wallace, Elizabeth Wallace and Beryl Green.

Cuthbert Simpson shot him twice with a shotgun, this only delayed him. Harries caught John's ankle but he was pulled free. He then chased them to a room in which they had barricaded themselves and smashed the door in. Catherine pretended she was subconsciously controlling Richard and so halted him temporarily.

Catherine followed Ian, John, Baker and Friedlander when they went to get chain to tie up Richard. She had Richard follow her and told them she was consciously controlling Harries in the killings, that she was connected to him and that she would now kill them. Catherine claimed that Richard was still alive and that she could talk to him through their link. Baker knocked her over and they barricaded her out.

Catherine used Richard to break into the room from outside while she waited in another room. He came through the French window but with a collective effort they knocked him out and barricaded the window. (EDA: The Banquo Legacy)