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Thomas Logan, in a drunken stupor, invaded the Hewlett estate with his
son and attempted to take Elizabeth Hewlett (implied to be his former
lover) with him. John attempted to stop him and Thomas Logan shot him
down in cold blood. James Hewlett had just entered the room when this
occurred and for the first time his mutation manifested; his claws
extended from the backs of his hands and he attacked the intruders with
uncharacteristic ferocity, killing Thomas Logan, and scarring Dog's face
with three claw marks. Elizabeth Hewlett, who was already an
emotionally disturbed woman, took her life immediately afterward with a
blast from Thomas's gun. Fearing for their safety, Rose fled the estate
with James, who appeared to have been deeply traumatized and had somehow
repressed or forgotten most of the memories of life back at the estate.
Dog falsely reported to the police and James's grandfather that Rose
had murdered John Hewlett II and Thomas Logan. The eldest Hewlett,
shunned James and with no family left, took Dog in as his ward. However,
Dog was already a burgeoning psychopath and it was too late for his
character to evolve down any other path.