Jacko (Monkey)
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Background
Jacko is a pet monkey aboard the HMS Erebus.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 3 The Ladder
John Franklin remembers when Lady Jane Franklin gave him Jacko, the pet monkey she got him.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 5 First Shot a Winner, Lads
Henry Goodsir opens a can of food and serves it to Jacko.
During the events of The Terror: Season 1 Episode 6 A Mercy
January, 1848, Goodsir takes notes as Jacko continues to eat the canned food and shows signs of agitation. Later, Charles Des Voeux tells Goodsir that there is trouble in the lower deck. Goodsir finds a crowd surrounding a cabin door and screeching coming from the cabin. He looks in and hears Jacko thrashing around and pools of blood. Goodsir examines the now dead Jacko and sees it has black gums like John Morfin has and realizes the canned food is tainted with lead.