No Physical Object - Refers to People (the Doctor and Jamie)

The 'strangers' (the Doctor and Jamie) are invoked by Bennett as a red herring, used to deflect attention from Corwyn’s evidence. He accuses one of them of sabotaging the station’s armaments, framing them as the source of the station’s troubles rather than the rocket. This deflection reveals Bennett’s desperation to avoid confronting the larger, more complex threat. The object serves as a narrative device to expose Bennett’s bias and his preference for simple explanations over systemic truths. Their presence also foreshadows the Doctor’s eventual role in uncovering the Cybermen plot.

The Doctor and Jamie are indirectly referenced as 'strangers' whom Bennett accuses of sabotaging the station’s armaments. Corwyn does not engage with this accusation, treating it as a red herring meant to distract from the real threat (the rocket). Their narrative role in this event is to highlight Bennett’s paranoia—he prefers to blame outsiders rather than acknowledge the systemic failures within the Wheel. Their symbolic function is to represent the station’s distrust of newcomers, a defensive mechanism that blinds Bennett to the true danger.