San Martino's Political Turmoil

The Doctor and Sarah Jane materialize in Cromhall Quarry just as the workers prepare to detonate explosives, causing chaos and forcing a swift escape from the blast. Hiding behind a …

The quarry detonation sends debris crashing down, trapping Sarah Jane beneath rubble. As rescuers free her, she awakens in pain and reaches out to grasp a broken alien hand embedded …

The Doctor, despite his minor injury, pivots swiftly from personal assessment to demanding updates on Sarah Jane’s state. He dismisses the intern’s casual professionalism regarding pain and urgency, overriding protocol …

The Doctor and pathologist Carter scrutinize X-ray images of the alien hand in a pathology lab, revealing its silicon-based crystalline structure. Carter’s initial skepticism gives way to fascination as they …

The Doctor and Carter investigate the alien hand retrieved from the quarry, analyzing its silicon-based structure under an electron microscope. They uncover the horrifying truth that the artifact is not …

Sarah Jane fights free from her bed and slips into the hospital pathology lab, her will already compromised by the alien hand’s influence. While Carter analyzes a sample under an …

Abbott the quarryman leads the Doctor to the stratum where Sarah Jane uncovered a fossilized alien hand. As Abbott speculates this hand dates back to prehistoric times, the Doctor’s geological …

Sarah

The Doctor interrupts Watson’s questions to press Sarah directly about her connection to Eldrad and the unfolding nuclear crisis. His rapid interrogation through an open comm channel forces Sarah, who …

The Doctor seizes on a condemned cooling duct plan to reach the rogue reactor room where Sarah continues her sabotage. Watson and Jackson protest the lethal heat, but the Doctor …

Carter, under Eldrad's influence, attacks the Doctor on a metal staircase in the generator hall, swinging a spanner with lethal intent before falling. The Doctor dodges with practiced precision but …

Sarah infiltrates the Fission Room intent on using Eldrad's ring to trigger a meltdown, her mind controlled by the ring's will. The Doctor bursts in and disarms her, physically overpowering …

The Doctor and Watson assess the Hand's properties after Sarah’s infiltration, revealing Eldrad’s terrifying capacity for regeneration. Watson struggles to grasp the implications as the Doctor explains how the Hand …

Sarah’s trance falters under the Doctor’s insistence that she is not bound to Eldrad’s will. His repeated assurances and firm commands break the psychic hold, allowing her brief autonomy just …

Driscoll, compromised by the Hand’s influence, ambushes a guard in the decontamination room and brutally incapacitates him to access the contamination safe. The Hand latches onto him, enhancing his aggression …

With Driscoll forcing the reactor door open and armed threats still active from Eldrad’s influence, the Doctor makes a split-second choice—shoving Sarah behind him as the rogue technician enters the …

The Doctor materializes the TARDIS near the pulsating Dodecahedron, its ominous glow illuminating the chamber despite Romana and Deedrix's warnings. Romana and Deedrix insist he not face Meglos unprotected, citing …

Romana and her allies spot the Doctor being forcibly dragged aboard Grugger’s spacecraft after a brutal confrontation. The sight shatters their belief in his innocence and propels Romana into a …

The Doctor and Meglos confront each other in the Security Hold, each testing the other’s confidence in Meglos’s scheme. The Doctor reveals he has sabotaged the Dodecahedron’s controls during a …