Knotted Hemp Rope (Cooling Chamber)

Distinct from generic TARDIS recovery ropes; specifically used in the cooling chamber of a Dalek Jungle Facility to secure a bomb during an attempted breach

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Purpose

To lower and secure a timed explosive device past the Dalek barricade for a tactical offensive.

Significance

The rope becomes the final instrument in Jo and Latep’s desperate counterattack, transforming an improvised tool into the catalyst that shifts the battle’s momentum against the Daleks. Its severing under duress symbolizes the irreparable damage to the Daleks’ perceived invulnerability.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

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S10E20 · Planet of the Daleks Part 6

Jo and Latep detonate bomb in cooling chamber

The knotted hemp rope, previously tied to a fractured conduit pipe at the chamber entrance, bears the weight of Latep’s descent and afterward shows clear signs of strain where the bomb’s explosion severed the line. Its frayed ends dangle inertly from the pipe, marking the limit of the corridor’s resistance.

Before: Coarse fibers darkened by chamber damp, looped tightly around a fractured conduit pipe and taut from Latep’s weight as he climbed down to the corridor level

After: Frayed ends twisted and singed where the bomb’s shockwave snapped the fiber, strands dangling limply from the pipe like idle warnings of the chamber’s violent momentum

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