In Port Charles, danger rarely arrives with fanfare.

It often slips in under the guise of normalcy — and that’s exactly how Professor Dalton made his entrance.

Initially seen as an eccentric academic, he now looms over the town as perhaps its most quietly lethal threat.

On the surface, Dalton appears as a soft-spoken environmental physics instructor, passionate about innovation and intellectual pursuits. But beneath that placid exterior lies something far more calculating.

Whispers about cold fusion experiments, secret alliances, and willingness to endanger youth have turned the town’s curiosity into fear. His transformation is subtle, slow—yet chilling.

What makes Dalton’s descent into villainy especially unsettling is how he’s leveraged trust. He’s recruited top students like Emma and Josslyn into his projects—genuine mentorship and manipulation becoming interchangeable. It’s one thing to recruit help; it’s another to use idealistic minds to further a dangerous agenda.

His misdeeds go beyond ambition. Some tipsters suggest Dalton has already crossed ethically impermissible lines—possibly involving animal or higher mammal tests. One shocking implication: human testing. Claims floated among insiders link him to plans to use Josslyn and Vaughn in experiments disguised as academic pursuits.

Anna Devane’s instincts first flagged oddities in Dalton’s methods. As she probes further, a harrowing picture emerges: this is not just a rogue scientist, but a man pursuing control. His motivations aren’t about money or revenge; they are about power—over knowledge, over lives, over what can be unseen and unknown.

Even more alarming: Dalton doesn’t act alone. His collaborations with Sidwell and hints of a shadowy benefactor suggest he’s the visible tip of a darker conspiracy. If Dalton is indeed their public face, the danger lurking behind him may dwarf anything Port Charles has ever faced.

When you blend brainpower with desperation and secrecy, what emerges is a villain more terrifying than any overt threat. And that is the danger Professor Dalton now brings — a slow burn turning into an inferno.