Professor Chronotis's deteriorating physical and mental state conflicts with the urgent need to transmit life-saving knowledge (the Law's hiding place) despite his failing consciousness

Romana enters Professor Chronotis' rooms to find him collapsed on the floor after Skagra's mind extraction attack. After K9 confirms the severity of his injuries—irreversible psychoactive extraction leaving his mind …

Romana and the Doctor’s hopes for a living ally vanish as Professor Chronotis succumbs to his injuries. With time running out, Romana shifts tactics from emergency medical care to decoding …