Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-2245905-20140610223340/@comment-11533671-20140812161602

Xitsmemiichx wrote:

I still think it's Adrian R. Harris, the chemistry teacher who was supposedly killed by the darach, but his body was never found. He said the darach still needed him, which would mean he knew about the supernatural in Beacon Hills. Also, Jeff Davis said The Benefactor goes all the way back to season 1 and the Hale house fire. As we all know, Harris was the one who gave Kate Argent the information on how to commit arson and get away with it.

Then there's Dylan O'Brian who confirmed that he figured out who the Benefactor is in episode 4, so what happened in episode 4 that would lead to him finding out who it is? Harris was kidnapped by the darach because he belonged to the Warrior category, back in season 3. He had a sign on his desk which said : "A cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do." meaning he had some sort of connection to the military. In episode 4 of season 4, they find out that 'The Mute' (creepy guy with no mouth) used a military Tomahawk and gloves to eliminate his victims. Maybe Harris knew this guy from his connection to the military and used him as an assasin.

When the robbery in the Hale fault happened, you only saw the Benefactor from the waist down, but if you watch closely you can tell the clothes and shoe's that person is wearing, are way to big for his/her figure. So it would be a small male, or a female. Personally, I don't think it's a female, as Meredith said : 'He doesn't want me to.' meaning it's a guy.

Also, Harris was a Chemistry teacher, and there was some sort of gas used with the robbery in the hale fault, Harris would know how to make something like that or where to purchase it. And then there is the other creepy guy who made the virus which would eliminate werewolves. Harris probably knew a lot of people who were capable of doing these things. It would be just too obvious if it turned out to be Gerard, Deucalion or Allison's mom, Jeff Davis probably wants everyone to think that, neither one of them played a big role around the Hale house fire. Also, the word 'Benefactor' comes from Bene: Good and Factor: Maker, so Goodmaker. that could mean someone who is trying to restore balance, or someone who seeks revenge.

There just happened too many things around Harris which were never explained.

And let's all be honest here, Harris is a proper asshole.

All of this has honestly been my reasons for his inclusion on my suspect list.

My only doubt is the overuse of retconned or resurrected characters seems too juvenile, even for the genre, but that is a subjective opinion.

IF it does happen then my hope is the explanation for his survival, motivation (beyond the obvious revenge) and maybe a little backstory we're provided is well thought out and logically fits the plot beyond just wanting to bring him back.