Scaroth and the Jagaroth curse

Scaroth overrides warnings from his own instincts and the ship’s systems to initiate an untested warp thrust at power three, desperate to escape the dead planet with only main engines …

Count Scarlioni secures immediate funding for his secret time-manipulation project by liquidating priceless historical artifacts, demonstrating his ruthless prioritization of ambition over preservation. He placates Kerensky’s financial demands with a …

Kerensky presents a concerning update on the temporal heist’s progress, citing unexpected side effects. Scarlioni responds by demanding a far greater time span, dismissing scientific caution with blunt pragmatism. When …

Romana notices they are being followed by Duggan after their investigation at the Louvre. The Doctor casually reveals he was equipped with a micromeson scanner from an encounter with a …

Scarlioni presses the Countess about her mishandling of surveillance on Duggan and her strange encounter in front of the painting. When she casually reports the loss of the bracelet, his …

Scarlioni receives the long-awaited artifact but immediately dismisses the operatives who risked everything to retrieve it. In a single ruthless turn he sentences them to death, then pivots his sights …

Scarlioni reinforces his absolute control by ordering the execution of two bumbling operatives who failed to secure the compromised bracelet. He then pivots to a calculated threat, instructing the Countess …

Duggan and the Doctor continue their investigation into Count Scarlioni’s art fraud while Romana probes the scientific anomalies behind the forged masterpieces. The Doctor seizes on information about the Countess’s …

The Countess arrives at the laboratory to find its door securely locked. She calls out to Scarlioni, her voice shifting from casual inquiry to growing unease as the barrier confirms …

The Doctor, Romana, and Duggan are violently ushered into the opulent drawing room by Hermann at gunpoint, their forced entry immediately establishing the Scarlionis' ruthless control. The Countess frames them …

The Doctor, Romana, and Duggan are marched into the Count and Countess Scarlioni’s drawing room at gunpoint after their theft of the bracelet is exposed. Despite the Doctor’s attempts to …

Trapped in a cramped cellar with limited light and dwindling hope, the Doctor urges caution while Duggan grows increasingly impatient with what he sees as indecision. The Doctor’s refusal to …

Duggan impatiently pushes for a violent escape while the Doctor insists on investigating the hidden laboratory first. Their debate quickly reveals divergent methods—the Doctor’s forensic curiosity about the lab’s unearthly …

The Doctor confronts Kerensky over his reckless temporal experiments, dismantling the naive scientist’s belief in a flawless cellular accelerator. As Kerensky’s demonstration collapses a live chicken into skeletal remains, the …

Duggan’s patience collapses as the Doctor’s intellectual dismantling of Kerensky’s dangerous temporal experiment reaches its climax. The scientist’s reckless manipulation of time spirals into grotesque distortions of life, culminating in …

The Doctor discovers six hidden Mona Lisas behind wooden doors in the Count’s secret room, confirming the Scarlionis’ plan to replace the Louvre’s painting with a seventh forgery. Duggan scoffs …

Romana and Duggan navigate the darkened Louvre in search of the stolen Mona Lisa. Their investigation reveals disabled alarms and an unconscious guard, confirming Scarlioni's advanced infiltration. The missing painting …

Romana and Duggan navigate the darkened Salle des États, discovering the Mona Lisa’s frame empty and guarded by a grid of motion sensors. Duggan’s accidental breach of the tripwire triggers …

Romana and Duggan discover the Mona Lisa has been stolen and that Scarlioni’s alarms have been disabled, leaving them vulnerable to capture. Before Scarlioni’s forces can close in, they decide …

Professor Kerensky enters a hidden cellar chamber and discovers Scarlioni unconscious. As he checks the vital signs of the man he believes to be the Count, Scarlioni suddenly snaps awake …

Scarlioni stands transfixed before a mirror, basking in the stolen Mona Lisa’s attainment until his Jagaroth consciousness intrudes. His boastful reflections on having shaped entire civilizations give way to the …

Torvin and Ainu lead their band through Chloris' guarded entrance hall to steal a photon drive fragment from the Doctor's TARDIS. As Romana and the Doctor discuss the critical importance …

Torvin rallies his bandit followers, coaxing them forward with promises of riches toward the rebel camp while Karela trails at a distance. His bold initiative underscores his shift from captivity’s …