Board Thread:Theories/@comment-26600747-20180503185640/@comment-26415426-20180506122422

^ Please, no twins.

Stick with me. My mind is going in a million directions.

Hal was in the crowd when the Black Hood shot up the debate. Of course, someone else could always be a lackey and Hal did this to cast suspicion off of himself but...I don't know. He could've just had someone call as BH while he was around Betty instead. It seems pretty extreme.

On the other hand, Hal stood Betty up at the end, so they're definitely giving us some suspicious vibes.

Why is he still renting the room?

Well, Alice is unpredictable and they're still in the beginning stages of patching things up. I can't blame the guy if he's keeping it just in case Alice goes off on him randomly again. Additionally, I don't think he would have a "serial killer bunker" (or w/e they called it) that is linked to his credit card. That's not smart. Also, she's all "He's STILL making weekly payments" and it's been like a week since he and Alice made up so... (If I understand the timeline that is.)

Why the book?

He could be telling the truth. Why would he keep the book if he'd used it as the Black Hood? BH has moved on from ciphers, it seems. I don't know, we didn't really think twice about Archie giving her The Swiss Family Robinson... Hal also probably doesn't know his daughter as well these days as he used to.

Hal going after Fred for adultery would also seem rich at this point. He was hooking up with Penelope and is married to Alice, two pretty big "sinners".

It sort of seems like someone else could be staying in that room. Potentially someone with a connection to the Cooper family. Maybe Hal was blackmailed or threatened. Even though he's got a beard now (the tell-tale sign that someone has let themselves go on television), it seems way too grungy for Hal. He's supposed to have his Blossom money and money from selling The Register. It just doesn't seem like the kind of living conditions someone like him would deal with. The picture of the Cooper family is the only thing that seems remotely like Hal, but even that reminds me of another character - it's the one Chic was cutting up. I'm not saying it's Chic but, for funsies, Hal could've found him that night when he went looking for Betty. Maybe he was alive. Maybe he threatened to go to the police and it was a way to keep him quiet. Like I said, I DOUBT that's the case, but I think it might be someone else there and Hal is trying to protect Betty and Alice somehow. Maybe he didn't know it was BH, it was just someone threatening him and when Betty brought up the book, he started connecting the dots and he's trying to take care of things/figure out stuff himself.

Or it's Betty once again making everything out of nothing. She might "catch bad men" but she also frames innocent ones. (Assuming Keller is innocent.)

NOW, because I'm defending Hal, he's obviously going to end up being BH.