I dunno. Would you use the One Ring to attack Sauron? No, I think the cursed knife must be taken straight to the municipal incinerator and yeeted into the Crack of Doom — and I don’t trust Hugh to do it alone. Shauna must go with him, and if his fortitude fails she can yeet him in along with it. Or kick him in, shouting, “This is Tackleford!” It’s every taxpayer’s right!
P.S. If Hugh decides he’d rather flush the cursed knife down the toilet, don’t let him!
His personality wasn’t fully developed yet. Neither was Charlie Brown for the first couple years….