Griffin left crowded London to live peacefully in the village of Iping. He wanted to be away from the searching eyes of the people of crowded London. He had booked two rooms at a local inn. Mrs. Hall, the landlady was snubbed when she tried to be friendly with him. He had no ready money now. So in order to get the much needed ready money, he burgled into the house of the clergyman in Iping. The clergyman and his wife heard the chink of money being taken from their desk. They were helpless as the invisible man, Griffin was doing all this. They only found the desk open and all their money missing. Griffin's adventures didn't end here. He threatened Mrs. Hall and her husband by hitting them with his hat and the bedroom chair. He forced them out of the room. Poor Mrs. Hall thought that the house was haunted by spirits. Her strange guest had caused those spirits to enter into her furniture.
When Mrs. Hall tried to question him how he entered a locked room, Griffin became furious. He threw away his bandages, whiskers, spectacles and false nose. She and the people in the bar found themselves staring at a headless man!
The most remarkable adventure of Griffin in Iping was his encounter with the village constable Jaffers. When Jaffers came to arrest him, he threw away all his clothes and became invisible. The constable found himself struggling with someone he could not see at all. The invisible man Griffin hit all those with his mighty blows who came to help Jaffers. In the end, Jaffers was knocked down unconscious. Griffin had shaken himself free and no one knew where to lay hands on the invisible Griffin.