Why did the Nazgûl drop Merry in Bree?

[Coffeehouse]

Originally Posted by Attalus

I will take 'competence,' here, to mean "the quality of being competent; adequacy; possession of required skill, knowledge, qualification, or capacity". I the Ringwraiths had been competent to take the Ring from Frodo, they would have done so. If it is argued that they were competent, then one must observe that they made a frightful hash of it, presumable because all their initiative had been drained form them "had no will left in the matter," as said under another connection.

A simple, but intelligent observation Attalus!