Starliner smuggling crisis

Captain Rigg receives urgent reports from a crewman as the Empress suffers a catastrophic collision with a smaller vessel. The damage is severe—the two ships are fused together, blocking critical …

When Secker slips away after the collision, the Doctor and K9 become suspicious. Following him, they discover a hidden filing cabinet locked by a keycard inside a shadowy luggage area. …

Romana interrogates Tryst about his CET machine, probing its true nature as a matter transmutation device that stores living organisms in electromagnetic signals. Tryst defends its perfection but Romana identifies …

Romana inspects Tryst’s CET machine and immediately identifies its volatile interface as a serious hazard exacerbated by the recent collision. When she challenges his claims of perfect functionality, Tryst bristles …

Romana seizes control of the interrogation from the Doctor, using Tryst’s log — which lists only nine crew members on his original ship — to press him about the tenth …

Captain Rigg and the Doctor inspect the collision site between the space liner and the damaged shuttle. The Doctor’s initial investigations into Secker’s mysterious condition hit a dead end, deepening …

While investigating the stashed Vraxoin, the Doctor returns to discover a smuggler with a distinctive ring already looting the cabinet. Without warning, the thief draws a gun and shoots the …

The Doctor’s dramatic entrance shocks Romana with the revelation that their near-collision was deliberate. He exposes a resurgent Vraxoin trafficking operation on board, smuggling the deadly drug despite its apparent …

The Doctor and Rigg discover an alien creature roaming the Empress's corridors, prompting Rigg to demand answers about its presence while the Doctor deflects with evasive observations. Their exchange reveals …

Della prepares a fresh drink for Romana but deliberately exchanges it with one doctored with Vraxoin for Rigg. As Rigg discusses Romana’s fainting spell and accepts the lethal draught without …

Pressure mounts on the Empress Bridge as contract deadline looms for Dymond, forcing him to confront Captain Rigg about their off-course deviation and the ruined salvage mission. Rigg deflects blame …

The Doctor arrives on the upper deck of the Empress and immediately confronts a shadowy figure who abruptly brandishes a weapon before fleeing into the toxic corridor mist. As the …

The Doctor turns to find himself face-to-face with the mysterious man from the CET area only to be violently hurled from behind. Their struggle sends bodies crashing across the room …

Tryst activates the CET machine to expose the Vraxoin smuggling ring aboard the Empress, directly implicating Della by weaving her dead friend Stott into a web of suspicion. Tryst’s manipulation …

As the Doctor investigates the Vraxoin smuggling on the Empress, opportunistic operator Tryst seizes the moment to derail the inquiry by falsely framing deceased crewmate Stott and pinning the crime …