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Doctor's Bottle of Smelling Salts

A small glass ampoule containing a pungent ammonia solution, wrapped in a protective gauze pad. The Doctor wields it in the drawing room as both distraction and aid—first clapped under Inspector MacKenzie’s nose to jolt him from his inquisitorial haze during tense negotiations, later repurposed to steady Ace’s dazed reaction to Nimrod’s violent intrusion. Its sharp ammonia fumes cut through dizziness and mental fog, temporarily restoring clarity but leaving a lingering sting in the air.
10 appearances

Purpose

To induce reflexive inhalation through nasal passageways, rapidly rousing consciousness or sharpening focus in cases of fainting or disorientation

Significance

Restores Russell's awareness amid panic and gunfire, exposing alliance strains between Doctor's ingenuity and Carstairs' pragmatism; enables brief strategy talk but fails to halt retreat, leaving the brainwashing threat intact.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

10 moments