Marshal reveals Ky’s betrayal and stall tactics

The Doctor returns to the Marshal’s office seeking access to Miss Grant, only to find Stubbs reporting Varan’s death and the Marshal framing Ky as a traitor who abandoned her. The Marshal weaponizes Jo’s precarious health to delay the Doctor’s request, emphasizing Ky’s abandonment while reinforcing martial law and tying the Doctor’s compliance to any hope of seeing her. Stubbs’ cold confirmation of Varan’s execution underscores the Marshal’s absolute control and escalates the Doctor’s moral crisis, as the planet’s suffering is now fully tied to the Marshal’s genocidal agenda and the Doctor’s forced participation. key_dialogue: [ MARSHAL: Ky left her to die, Doctor. The whole planet will remain under marshal law until the fuss of the assassination dies down. Meanwhile, Doctor, Professor Jaeger could use you on a project of some urgency. It will pass the time. DOCTOR: Until you let me see Miss Grant, you mean. MARSHAL: Exactly. ]