Institutional powers (police/military) vs. the Tong's secret society operations

The Doctor and Leela intervene in a violent abduction orchestrated by the Tong of the Black Scorpion, rescuing a bound victim from four assailants in a narrow alley. Their success …

Leela and the Doctor endure Sergeant Kyle’s aggressively dismissive interrogation at the police station while the Doctor demands immediate attention be paid to their evidence of a kidnapping attempt. Tension …