Lesterson's Laboratory

A room-level architectural entity in the colony, serving as Lesterson's primary workspace for scientific research. Distinct from its contained objects (e.g., workbenches, cupboards) and interacting with broader narrative elements like the Communications Room.

2 appearances

Purpose

Site for examining Dalek artifacts and uncovering colony plots

Significance

Drives companion actions toward evidence that exposes Lesterson's Dalek experiments and rebel ties, escalating the race against Dalek activation in the colony's power struggle.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

2 moments

S4E11 · The Power of the Daleks Part 3

Doctor dismisses Polly’s plea for Quinn

Lesterson’s laboratory is mentioned as the destination the Doctor instructs Ben and Polly to investigate. Its significance lies in its potential to hold clues about the Daleks’ reactivation and the colony’s scientific experiments. The Doctor’s directive to search the lab underscores its role as a critical site for uncovering the truth about the Dalek threat. The laboratory’s absence of Lesterson during the corridor confrontation hints at his detachment from the immediate political intrigue, though his work remains central to the unfolding crisis.

Before: A cluttered, high-tech space filled with experimental equipment and the dormant Dalek capsule, currently unoccupied by Lesterson but active in its scientific pursuits.

After: The laboratory remains a focal point for investigation, with Ben and Polly directed to search it for evidence. Its status as a site of scientific experimentation and potential Dalek manipulation is reinforced, though its immediate condition is unchanged.

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S4E11 · The Power of the Daleks Part 3

Hensell grants Lesterson absolute Dalek control

Lesterson’s Laboratory is referenced as the site of the Daleks’ reactivation and the focus of the Doctor’s warnings. The laboratory is implied to be the epicenter of the colony’s downfall, where Lesterson’s experiments have granted the Daleks the power they need to manipulate the humans. The Doctor’s insistence that Ben and Polly search the laboratory earlier in the scene underscores its critical role in the unfolding crisis. Here, it is mentioned as a space requiring a 'permanent guard,' signaling its heightened importance—and danger—as the Daleks’ influence grows.

Before: A cluttered, high-security space where Lesterson conducts his experiments, already compromised by the Daleks’ reactivation. The laboratory is under Lesterson’s control, but its true purpose—serving as a gateway for the Daleks’ return—is unknown to the colony’s leadership.

After: Now explicitly designated as a high-priority area under Bragen’s guard, the laboratory’s status shifts from a scientific workspace to a fortified stronghold for the Daleks’ operations. Its transformation reflects the colony’s fatal misjudgment, as human authority is unwittingly bent to the Daleks’ will.

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