Pursuit of Reuben Ormond
Multiple parties, including the Fourth Doctor, Leela, Vince, and an unseen pursuer, actively pursue or evade Reuben Ormond across episodes. The conflict involves pursuit, capture, and shifting loyalties between Ormond and those around him.
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Arc Timeline
Season 15
8 eventsThe Doctor and Leela step from the TARDIS into a dense fog that obscures their surroundings, leaving them unable to recognize the expected coastal landmarks of Brighton or Hove. The …
Vince reports Ben's growing anxiety over the lighthouse's inconsistent electrical systems, presenting a log of unexplained malfunctions to Reuben. The lamp flickers again as Reuben dismisses the issue, attributing it …
The Doctor enters the generator room and calls out for Ben, not realizing the engineer’s charred body lies in plain sight. Finding no reply, he investigates and stumbles upon Ben’s …
Reuben’s simmering distrust erupts as he openly blames the Doctor and Leela for Ben’s death, casting aside professional courtesies to accuse them directly. His refusal to use the wireless telegraph …
Tensions rise in the lighthouse as Reuben abruptly interrupts the conversation between Vince and the Doctor, asserting his authority over the lamp room operations. His brusque insistence that Vince leave …
The tension escalates as Leela dismisses Vince’s claim that Ben’s corpse has vanished from the generator room, shattering the fragile grip on rational explanation. Vince remains insistent while Leela points …
Reuben delivers the crushing news that the yacht has been destroyed, declaring the survivors’ chances of rescue impossible. Leela immediately translates this into the bleak inevitability of death for all, …
The Doctor and Reuben fight to secure a rope while electrical disturbances rage around them in the generator room. Above, Leela activates the lighthouse’s dual defenses—the foghorn and the rotating …