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Plasticised Unit

Technicians remove a plasticised unit blocking access in the Power Room. Duggan stands nearby as its clearance exposes a Cybermat scuttling beside the Bernalium supply box. He mistakes the creature for a space bug and fails to capture it, while two more emerge from a nearby damaged box. Rudkin enters but Duggan sends him away on a pretext.
1 appearances

Purpose

Block access or view to equipment areas in the Power Room

Significance

Technicians remove it to reveal Cybermat sabotage on the Bernalium supply, sparking Duggan's internal conflict. His choice to misdirect Rudkin instead of sounding the alarm lets the threat spread undetected, foreshadowing Rudkin's death and the Cybermen's station infiltration.

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

1 moments
S5E37 · The Wheel In Space Part 3
Duggan discovers Cybermat sabotage

The Plasticised Unit is referenced indirectly in this event, as it was removed earlier by the technicians. Its removal exposes the Cybermat scuttling beside the Bernalium supply box, which Duggan initially mistakes for a 'space bug.' The unit’s clearance is a critical moment in the event, as it directly leads to the discovery (and subsequent mishandling) of the Cybermat. While not the central focus of this specific interaction, the plasticised unit’s removal underscores the station’s ongoing maintenance challenges and the ease with which threats can go unnoticed. Duggan’s failure to act on this discovery allows the Cybermats to continue their sabotage, further compromising the station’s defenses.

Before: Removed by technicians, exposing the Cybermat near the Bernalium supply box.
After: No longer present, but its removal has already facilitated the Cybermats’ infiltration.
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